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Show - - - Mineral Shortage ShortageStirs \ - Stirs New Search Probably never before in m the theJustory th , e history Justory of our national nabonal has there therebeen e been a more intensive mtenslve study search searchfor searcfor h for minerals mmerals than there is today todaySharp Sharp eyed detectives are huntmg huntmgthe huntm the hidden ludden minerals IDmerals from the Ala Alaska ska Bkas s Seward penninsula pennmsula to the thedunes dunes and beaches of ' Florida I'londa Ilonda Much Muchof Muc Mucof of this search is centered on Wes Western i tern United Uroted States and particu parbcu parbculanly lanly Utah which produces a larg large largePl1rt part Pl1rt of the metals that put the thesmew th thsinew sinew smew in m the nation nations s mdustnal mdustnalbiceps bicepsIndIV1dual biceps Individual IndIV1dual mining nurong corporabons corporabonshave is have their engineers and geologist geologIsts geologIstsrunmng ; running runmng ' down every lead that thatmIght tha thamight might bring brmg about a new mme , as ns new producers have been few fewand and far between m In the last two twodecades tw twdecades decadesWhy decades Why all this tlus tapping around arounde 'I I ' First of all alI the demand for metal metals ; I I is ! > > heavy and at present rate of ofconsumption o : consumption the nation s supply of ofstrategIC strategic minerals mmerals will look shm sl1m at atthe the end of 25 years unless new newsuppl1es - supplies suppl1es are found Moreover our ourpart part in m the reconstruction reconstrucbon of Eu Europe rope demands metals aiyl and , there is a ; $100 100 $100000000 100000000 $ 000 000 metal stock pile to tobe be maintained mamtamed by the government governmentunder under an act of last congress congressNumber Number one need is develop development ment In the past individual md.1V1dual md1V1dual . finns finnshave firm firmhave have searchmgfor done much of the searchmg eearchin ; for ore and mineral mmeral reserves Dur DurIng ing the war however , with In Increased creased emphasis on actual J ; > prc ro roduCtlOn - duction duCtlOn rather than prospectmg prospectmgUtah Utah mining nunmg now finds itself In Inneed need of rehabilitation rehablIJtatlon More of ofthe c cthe the return from ores mined mmed must mustbe ; be ploughed backmto back into mto developmen development . ' Mrs lVIrs ! Charles Cunninghai Cunnmgham Cunnmghamreturned .1 1 . returned Saturday from Salt SaltLake Sa SaLake Lake City where she had spent spentthe the past several weeks She was wasa a patient at LDS hospital where whereshe she underwent a serious senous maJor maJoroperation ] ( operation She is recovering recovenng sat satI satIs sa saistactonly ; I Is istactonly actonly Mr Cunnmgha Cunnmgham Cunnmghammotored : 1 motored to Salt Lake City Fn Fnday Fr day ( to nng her home Mr IMr and Mrs Tom TaYlo ! turned Friday from Salt SaltCIty City where they had em emThanksglvmg Thanksgiving Thanksglvmg holIday holIdaywere were accompanied accompaIlled 'by by ' t daughter Mrs Max SomelVi SomelViand Some and son Colvin Colvm Taylor spent the week end hel't helt ' , turning to Salt Lake S evenmg |