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Show L julyi. 1949 L ' .1 F' BINGHAM BULLETIN, BINGHAM CANYON, UTAH . r " x PAGE FIVE Virginia Peterson, Aid To the Stricken Hungry tornado victims and rescue workers get food from the serving shelf of an American Ked Cross mobile canteen unit Bed C ross canteen service last year fed 2,90,231 persons. cato thnt numerous automobiles come into the region tach wt'ek. to see the sights and fi-s-h in thu Colorado. The Riant 450-fo- high Hoskinini monument in White's can,-- on and named after a fam-ous Navajo chief, is a major of the region. The first men to ever set eyes on this wide spot in the Colorado river gorge, the climate of which is semi-tropica- l, was Captain John Wesley Powell and party, Colorado river explorer who passed in 18ti! and describes the ' prehistoric Indian fort built of stone which today still remains standing on a high bluff aero. the river from Hite. j Today, crossings at Hite are made via automobile ferry guided and made secure by a heavy cable anchored in the rock walLs of the gorge. In 1940, Hite had one human occupant, two buildings and some orchards. Today, the uranium ore found in the area is bringing dozens of prospectors into the re-- ; gion and a processing mill to handle the uranium ore taken from White's canyon nearby is now in operation. Only a few days ago, the new mill was in-spected by the president of the Vanadium Corp. of America, ac-companied by his vice president and three directors. During the past year the popu-lation of Hite swelled to several dozen people and a public school was set into operation to accom-modate the children of the com-munity. Hite is the jumping off place for the many boating trips down the 164 miles of river to Lees Ferry, Arizona. Reports from Hite, which is (il) miles south of Hanksville, indi- - With this much pay in their jeans the miners and their fam-ilies were traveling in all direc-tions .with Utah's national parks, monuments and fishing areas the prime objectives. Many are vis-iting relatives and friends in oth-er sections of the state. What two and one half million dollars. will do to the economy of the state is anyones guess, but coal miners and their families are good travelers and good spenders. It is safe to estimate that the cash will be distributed in many directions in all sections of Utah. 30 Million Tons of Coal Found The Kaiser Co., Inc., has an-- ; nounced that following extensive drilling tests in the rich coal mm-- ; ing areas of southeastern Utah, they have found a new source of more than 30,000,000 tons of high grade coking coal. The company is making plans to go into exten-sive mining operations and the coal will be shipped to the Kais-er steel plant at Fontana, Calif. The new coal deposits lie in the famous Book Cliffs field which also supplies the Geneva -t- i-el plant with coal. Town of Hite Shows Unusual Activity Hite, one of Utah's interesting, but most isolated towns is get-ting into the news. The only town in the state to be located directly in the Colorado river gorge, except Moab, Hite has ex-perienced interesting history in the past 79 years. Cass Hite, from whom the place was named, built a house in this wide spot in the river gorge in 1870. For many years he existed by panning gold in the river. Ev-entually word got out and a gold rush was started. Gold dredges were hauled to the Colorado where they still lie twisted and rusting. Disappointed prospectors tried to find Hite to kill him, however, he hid out until the trouble blew over and the gold fever subsided. Hite's crossing which he nam-ed "Dandy Crossing" was con-sistently used by the Indians. It is the best of the four natural crossings of the Colorado in Utah. 1 ' Spotlighting I UTAH Tsurist Bonanza Hits Utah Starting midnight, June 24, live thousand Carbon and Emery county coal miners, drawing fif-teen days regular pay and ten days vacation pay started to put two and one-hal- f million dollars into circulation vacationing in Utah. Their regular pay check amounted to $1,500,000 and their vacation money amounts to $100,- -' 000 a day for 5,000 miners, this totals $1,000,000. rtjpPERTON : ,1 DMt'ric'i 580W week with Mr. and ft is Ethel (f0fSalt Lake City. " S Shields and chil-ffi- el and John, of Salt ? vh hav, been spending Sat the homo of Mr. and e Hess. ' Elvin Arniitstead nVik for a two weeks :J,a in California. 'd Mrs Ernest A. Diede-;n- d chik!rt-- and Mrs Alma daughter fcthel were Mondav of Mr. and VSrd Kgelund of Salt city. - daughter of turned from a vacation trip to San Francisco, Calif Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peterson and children, David t Poland Mr. and M"AS and children, Cynthh and Peggy, returned Tuesd iv cning alter spending three dava camping in American Fork an yon. Wet'k.en,d ut at the home of and Mrs. Henry A. Cheever rpi!sSondauBhu-r- ' Mn-daughter Shu Mr Mrs. Robert A. Peterson a d Mr! and Mrs. J A. Cheever and son Ronnie J., all of Granger . W.B.A ma Wednesday even-ing at the home of Mrs. Howard Marker. A regular business meet-ing was held after which bridge was played Prizes were won by Mrs. H. K. Gust, first; Mrs. Verl Peterson, second and bingo prize! and Mrs. W.D.S. Brown, consola-- 1 ition. Mrs. Isabel Murphy and her sister, Mrs. Ann Davis of Salt Lake City were out of town guest present. Otners attending were! Mrs. T. R. McNeills, Mrs Peter mithl,M.rs- Norman T. Jacobsen,: Mrs. Heber Nichols, Mrs. Veda Carter Stoddard, Mrs. J. J Doyle Mrs. S. T. Nerdin and Mrs. Hattie' Lotts of Midvale. Lovely refresh-- ' ments were served. niily were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Judd and children. Mr. and Mrs. Ray OLsen visit-- : ed Wednesday evening with Mr. and .Mrs. Murom OLsen of Plea-- sant Grove. Wally Bcekstead of Riverton was Tuesday dinner guest at the home of Donna Rae Olscn. I A birthday slumber partv was enjoyed Tuesday evening at the home of Beverly Rav on her 12th birthday. Tho.se attending were Joyce OLsen, Trudy Douglas and r reddie Fike. Mr. and Mis Kenneth Judd land children, Dana and Paul, of Los Angeles, Calif., visited Mo-nday evening at the home of Mr. land Mrs. M. E. Olsen and familv. Aiso present were Mr. ami Mrs. Ray L. OLsen and children and :Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brisk and chil-:dr- Lovely refreshments were served. Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rav and family were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ray and Philip and ErVie Jr. Kuger of Salt Lakei Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Gust were Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Abrahamson of Salt Lake City and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Davis of Midvale. A canyon birLhday party was given Tuesday evening at Big Cottonwood canyon in honor of Janet Bolton on her fourteenth birthday by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Bolton. Games were played and delicious refreshments were served. Those attending were Carol Wing, DeCarma Lan-caster, Vonda Olsen, Bonnie Skinner, Carolyn Stoddard, San-dra Archibald, Marjorie Parker, Sally Brown, Mary Ann DeCol, Manllyn Moore, Patricia Ablett, Marilyn, Jimmy and Susan Bol-ton, Mrs. Sterling Skinner, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Boulton and chil-dren, Jesse Boulton and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Ridd of Salt Lake City. The honored guest received many lovely gifts and a good time was enjoyed by all. Joyce Olsen was overnight guest Monday at the home of Janell Hansen. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hansen were Tuesday visitors in Salt Lake City where they attended a show and enjoyed dinner. Af-terwards they visited with Geo-rge Carrigan, who is a patient in the hospital. Karen OLsen spent the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Robison of Salt Lake City. Tuesday quests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Olsen and fa- - City. - A candy pull honoring Roslvn Hansen on her fifteenth birthday .was enjoyed Thursday evening. Those attending were Nannette Santistevan, Patty Lee Fike, Shir1 ley Cheever, Aria OLsen, Austa Armitstead, Barbara Coward and Lucille Zanardi. Lovely refresh-ments were served. Recent arrivals are, Mrs. James Hill and daughter Bonnie Jane of Portland, Ore., who are visit-ing with her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sturgill and children and other relatives and friends. 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Dirt and grime just slide right off on a waxed car . . . and it is so easy to keep clean and looking good by just wiping it off. COMPLETE PAINT JOB With the choice of late modern colors. If your paint is scratched or faded . . . and if your car i shabby looking, have it painted at our place, and it will look like new. EASY PAYMENTS IF YOU WANT and the price of a complete new paint job it surprisinely low. Get our estimate. STANDARD GARAGE 125 MAIN STREET PHONE 18 TUNE IN THE Bingham American Melody Hour Every Tuesday 7:00 to 8:00 p.m K M UK 1230 on your dial Your Murray Music Station with Am SUPREME "l GASOLINE J A Product of ndard of California t best thing to put-igane- w engine under t'hood is putting bron Supreme in i tank! For this great tad of dean-burnin- g Eolines is climate tai-fe- d to suit your, local iving conditions... suring you faster jkuP . . . smoother g...more pep... er more miles! Distributed by DEAN j. ham Ei, Utah 12 BURN UTAH KING COAL PROMPT DELIVERY CUSHING COAL COMPANY ROSS M. CUSHING TELEPHONE 64 BINGHAM CANYON if Jl ' : rC?Sy ) 0 UTAH POWER & LIGHT CO. Home Ownership - A TAX PAYING COMPANY - local Contro' FOR BETTER MEATS GIVE US A TRY! p0ULTRY CHEESE - QUALITY MEATS BUTTER EGGS BINGHAM MEAT CO. Robison W. H. Harris Clinton Robison ne5 We Deliver WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE I BINGHAM CLUB BEER ON TAP I LCAL AND EASTERN BOTTLED BEER J Sam Feraco, Prop. and Saturday of last week her sister, Mrs. Verl Ott and Mr. Ott and family of New Plymouth, Idaho. : local notes: James T. Prigmore of No. 2 Heaston Heights is a lucky win-ner in the giant KSL "Gold" Fish derby staged in cooperation with the Utah Fisn and Game commis-sion. Mr. Prigmore caught one of the 500 tagged trout planted in streams all over the state. The tags are worth from $1 to $50 when sent to Ted Kimball in care of KSL, Salt Lake City. Mr. Prig-- 1 more's name was read on the program "Let's Go Fishing" Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Sorcnsnn spent Monday visiting with Mrs. Vern Huffaker of Midway. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Hodges and Mr. and Mrs. Jack House-holder Jr., enjoyed dinner in Salt; Lake City last Thursday evening. The occasion celebrated Mrs. Householder's birthday anniver-- ; sary. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Murray had as guests Thursday, Friday - Uncle Sam Says July 4 is the day when we at a nation celebrate Independence. Though the goine, at times, has been rough we have persisted in upholding the ideals of freedom and security. And you can main-tai- n individual Independence, the freedom from financial worry, if you are Investing regularly in U. S. Savings Bonds. With half of 1949 already gone how much money have you salted away? There is but one way for you to celebrate future independence and that is by saving your money today. In ten short years you will receive 4 for every S3 ynu put into them. U.S. Trttsury Dtptrtmtat |