Show OJ LLO UJ Magnesium Wealth of Grand brand County Pictured to Club Young Man Succumbs To Extended Illness Charles Clinton Cllnton Cato 22 of Grand Junction died cled at the home of his grandmother Mrs Martha fartha Westwood at Moab Tuesday morn mornIng hag Ing at 9 15 Death resulted from cancer He had been ill since April and was brought to tc Moab in m July for treatment Funeral services will Ill be held I heldI Thursday afternoon at the local L D S chapel and interment will lill willbe willbe be at the Moab cemetery Ibe He was born bom at Moab August 7 1919 the son of Charles and Mary MaryI Illen Westwood Cato He attend attended attended I ed the Moab Price and Fruita schools For several years past he had res rev ded with his parents at Grand Junction He is survived by hIS parents three sisters Mrs Edith Johnston of Price Mrs Leda Smith of Fruita and Mrs Zona Smith of Colo two ho brothers Owen and Rowland land Cato of G and Junction and add his two t I grandmothers Mrs Martha West Westwood Westwood Westwood wood of Moab and Mrs Cato ot of Grand Junction I Vast Mineral l Resources of Thompsons Area Explained to Lions An extremely interesting meet meet- meeting meeting meet meeting ing of the Moab Lions club was held Monday at which 32 members and guests were in attendance A feature was as a talk by Pa Fave Fae ye L L Wright consulting geologist of Los Angeles regarding the mag magnesium resources at the Thomp Thomp- Thompsons Thompson Thompsons sons son area as disclosed by the two wells which have been drilled there picture Mr Wright gave a general pic- pic pic ture of the magnesium situation in lathe In the world today sho shoving ving the pre pre- present present pre present sent supply in the United States Is less than half halt what is needed for national defense Another Interesting talk was given gi by C N Woods tam tarn tam region forester Mr Woods an authority on traffic control told of Utah s miserable record m is traffic fatalities for which there rs IS ho excuse Mr Woods stated that the Utah Traffic council is mak making making mg ing a determined effort to im- im improve improve im improve prove the situation but heretofore hereto hereto- heretofore heretofore fore there has not been proper state leadership the reorganIzation reorganization of the state traffic patrol he declared there is s strong tion of Of all traffic from 80 to 95 per Del cent 1 are avoidable Mr Ir Woods stated and it is up to the people of Utah I to correct the terrible record of the tle past fast ast few years sears ears Other guests who stoke spoke v were ere H C Johnson and Jean Hubbard of the Utah Oil Refining Louis D Carlson of Sacramento secretary of the Utah Magnesium corporation A G Nord assistant regional forester and V G Cutler of the tt-e state tat commISSion President Earl J Freeman who who- who presided presided at the meeting was as pre pre- presented presented pre presented by Secretary L B Redd with ith a senior semor master key the gift of Lions International m ap- ap appreciation appreciation ap appreciation of his having brought more than 25 members Into Lion Ism A letter from Secretary Secretary- Secretary General General Melvin Jones was as read complimenting Lion Freeman high lugh highly highly ly Iy on his achievement It Is the first fast senior master key to be pre presented presented presented to a Lion in Utah A large attendance of Moab Lions at the Navajo Trail as association association ocia- ocia tion meeting at Mesa Verde National Na- Na National Na National park and the Associated Civi Clubs of Southern Utah meet meet- meeting mg ing at both of which wIll be held Saturday was urged Delegations will be sent to both bath meetings Lion W W Welton pointed out cut that the Moab Boy Scout charter will III expire September 30 and he asked what ha the club wanted to do about renewing it The matter was referred to the board boud of directors for recommendation Mr Wright who ho is s general man manager manager ager agel of the Utah MagnesIUm corporation traced the develop development development development ment of the production of mag mag- mag- mag magnesium I magI stating that until the present pre present present sent time Germany has practical practically ly controlled world production The situation is changing ho hoper sever p and magnesium plants are no nov v being be erected elected with government go aid at five points in the United States ith a potential production of 2701 pounds of the metal a ear ear However ever this the country re- re reQUITes requires re quires QUITes pounds a year for national defense and the Grand county deposit appears to offer the greatest source for mal mak making mg Lp P the shortage The Crand Grand county deposit is I very velY unique Mr ht declared There is nothing in the s o 0 Id ld so soli h-ge h ge oe or so rich so far hr as is s known The of the tte deposit is some somewhat somewhat what hat sm similar ar to the potash de of New Ne Mexico An ancient inland 1 sea much like the present D Dead d sea once onre existed in souti eastern Utah Wells drilled for oil encountered en encountered encountered countered rock salt snIt over o a distance of 80 miles long by 20 miles wide sho ving what hat this the ancient sea dried up and other form were era de deposited deposited deposited posited upon the Permian salts The magnesium chlo chlo ide salts s em to have ha been deposited principally near Thompson Thompsons although one other occurrence has been found down the Colorado river at creek The Thompsons Thompson depos ts is r Mr Wight continued have haie been es i 1 mated to w lease have 80 acres proven and about acres acre p The mineral occur In livers h ers from to feet and a total of 1300 feet of solid soUd mineral salts Is 1 no no vu 11 to exist east Utah state en engineers engineers and United Stats Stat's oal engineers en have ale estimated mil liens of tons of the metal metallic is mag magnesium In the daces dl t and when lly developed It v would be more than 2 times larger than the Utah Copper mine at Bingham can canton on In dollar value To develop the property Mr 1 stated wi will require ample reap heap reap PO power er which could be sup tilled nixed by ly the De Do sey ey dim dam on the Colorado river or by a steam plant I Continued on last pass 11 WEALTH IYE E ALTH ALTHOF OF GRAND GRA COUNTY COUNT Continued from page one lo to at Elgin on tho th Gleen Green riser n eri ire e solicited the tre cooperation of Grand county peo Ie le in to getting I the te e government to proVIde this po por po s r It is necessary to ob tail financial aid from the federal federa nt ft because b cause it reqUIres require m lions o of dollars to construct an anid anid ld id el tic metal plant Ie he stated To bring the operatIon o a successful production capaci t would require either the tte Dessey De Devie ey el plant a an unknown t vii 01 er a steam plant at an est esti estimated estimated mated maled cost of 5 COO In n adds addition hon tion Mr right Bright right stated a water ater sJ system stem would be required at a cost I of a 13 drilling program of 10 to 0 wells ells at each a em large them clem cal dehydrating plant at al and a large electrolytic net let 1 pant p ant at The lant would 1 tons of oloa 1 per oer veir ve and the Industry eu cu d lumish a payroll of 03 er 1 l er month |