Show Over 1000 Hear Dignitaries Dedicate Moab's Uranium Mill A large number of Moab people people peo peo- pie along with others from all allover allover allover over over the west enjoyed dedication ceremonies held at Uranium Reduction Reduction Re Re- company's mill in Moab last ast Saturday which featured talks by leaders In government and In mining and milling in the uranium Industry I The mill which Is the second I largest In the U. U S. S was built by Uranium Reduction company at ata ata ata a cost of around 9 million and ha has been in operation processing ores from the Dig Big Indian district of San Juan county since last October Over 1000 people heard es es from various dignitaries and the dedication address by Jesse C C. Johnson director of the Raw Materials division of the Atomic Energy commission Mitchell Moab attorney attorney attorney ney and of ot Uranium Reduction Reduction Re Re- introduced officers and directors fo the company as well as distinguished guests present at atthe atthe the ceremonies In response to the introduction persons persons assembled heard talks by Howard I. I Young president of the American Mining Congress and by Charles A. A Steen of Moab president of Exploration company and vice president of I Uranium Reduction whose discovery discovery dis dis- dis covery of the MI Ml Vida mine InDig In Dig Big Indian in 53 1952 touched off the uranium boom in this part of the Colorado Plateau Mr Steen spoke of his pre I cious Ious few tew the people who had been Instrumental fa In n aiding him with his plan for a milling Industry in southeastern Utah to handle ort s oix-s from the mining district he pioneered Given special tribute was W. W R. R McCormick of Moab president of Standard Uranium company who was with Mr St Steen from the beginning Other guest speakers included Governor George Dewey Clyde and Senator Arthur V. V Watkins I who spoke of the economical sig of the ton 1500 per day capacity mill to the tho group as as- as Senator Watkins said that the new mill was the beginning beginning be ginning of a southeastern Utah industrial development that would rIval your great potential for for de de- de as a major tourist cen cen- ter He ife went on to praise company company company com com- pany officials for their efforts to obtain private financing for the major ajor undertaking of building a amill amill amill mill a fete that had not been attempted before He lie also told of gains in the tho Moab Moth area in other respects In the past few years Governor Clyde stated that Utah Is only at the beginning of its greatest era of resource development in as in its scores of other sources of natural wealth He urged that the Atomic Energy Commission either extend its guaranteed price fr uranium ores beyond the presently presently pre pre- gently set limit of 1962 or move the from commercial transactions In uranium and let it find its price level on the open market The featured speaker of the program was introduced by E. E H. H Sn er er chairman of the board of Uranium Reduction who told of his long acquaintance with the speaker He praised Jesse C. C Johnson as being a man of high integrity shown by his long work with mining of essential minerals in the west Mr Johnson who was earlier of given the degree of Doctor Uranium by officials gathered In Moab told of the success of the mill from the pilot plant stage to the present-day present operation He said that he was fortunate in this dedication address to know that the operation being dedicated was successful The first nine rune months of operation I have shown the mill production regularly more than Its rated capacity capacity capacity ca ca- he said Great credit for this accomplishment was given to Roy Hollis bills general manager of the Moab mill mm who had worked worked work work- worked ed with the process Involved at Moab since Its beginning stages t L. L LA A. A Painter was general chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the dedication program and was assisted by Rich Richard d Rey Rey- Chairmen and co-chairmen co pt of of the committees In charge of the various events scheduled durIng during dur dur- ing ng the day were as Mill tour committee Robert R. R Mates and Willard M. M Johnson badge committee Eari Earl F. F Blank and Mrs T. T F. F Izzo hostess committee com corn Lorraine and end Merle decoration committee commit commit- tee Mrs Mitchell and A. A I Ross Thomson chairs commit commit- tee t Willard Johnson and R. R B. B Tibbetts refreshment committee T T. F. F Izzo and Kenneth D. D Willams Williams Wil Wil- liams lams Iams transportation committee B. B B. B Winn and Herbert C. C Ja Jacobs Jacobs Jacobs Ja- Ja cobs housing committee Harold Michel and Mrs Norma Foote childrens committee Mrs Catherine Catherine Ca Ca- therine Cooper Coop r and Mrs Richard Reynolds Band committee Wallace Wallace Wallace Wal Wal- lace Somerville and the Moab community band safety and welfare welfare welfare wel- wel fare committee Richard Reynolds Reynolds Reynolds Rey Rey- and Lawrence C. C Davis sign committee Louis P. P Wyman and nd Christopher Karayan plant preparations committee Herbert W. W Jacobs and Theodore E. E Belliner Belliner Bel Bel- liner entertainment committee Frank fran A. A Burke and and R ft U-Curf- U man platform committee Ted Tibbetts Mrs Ms E. E J. J Mayhew and Mrs Darrell Reardon standby committee Daniel C. C Poppe and Erhart T. T community regions relations re reo re- re lations gions committee e R. R L. L Hollis souvenir committee committe Harold Pro- Pro and Darlene Merrill parking park ing ng committee Rupert M. M Smith and operations committee Ri Richard RIchard RIchard RI- RI chard W. W Unger and Charles M. M Brown Light refreshments were served served ed to the large gathering followIng following follow follow- ing ng the dedication ceremonies and mill mm tours took Look up the remainder remaInder remainder re re- re- re of the afternoon Tours through the Mi Ml Vida mine In inDig Big Dig Indian were also arranged for the afternoon Music during the program was furnished by the Moab community community ity band under the direction of Wallace Somerville Somerville Invocation was given by Congressman William Wil WH liam A. A Dawson |