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Show COPPER FIRM HONORS 20-YEAR JMPLOYEES Twenty year awards were presented pre-sented to 440 veteran employees of the Utah Copper Division of Kennecott Copper Corp., at a dinner meeting Wednesday evening, ev-ening, March 28, at Newhouse hotel. In addition three veterans of the Garfield Water Co., an affiliated af-filiated organization received a-wnrds. a-wnrds. The award ceremonies were held in conjunction with a banquet ban-quet at 6:30 p.m., at Newhouse hotel, at which George C. Earl, a veteran employee with 42 yrs. of service, was toastmaster. Presentation Pre-sentation of awards was made by Louis Buchman, general manager man-ager of the company's western mining divisions, and response on behalf of the recipients was made by J. A. C. Coward, one of the honored guests, who is a , veteran employee at the Utah Conner mine at Bingham. This was by far the largest j group ever to receive the award, and the number represents employees em-ployees reaching twenty years of service during the years 1944 to 1950, inclusive. Previously 808 employees have been honored, and the additional veterans to receive the award this year brings the total to 1251, with a large per cent of them still on the job. Ther,e were twenty-four retired 20-year men at the Wed- nesday ceremonies. Veterans with thirty years or more service will receive awards at a special banquet next June, when approximately 230 men with thirty years service will be honored. Among the veteran employees to be honored are three women, Mrs. Louise Wilson, Mrs. Crystal Colombe, and Mrs. Ida Stewart, all three employed at the department depart-ment of mills. O- . |