Washington County News | 1940-06-27 | Page 1 | St. George Airport may Become Hub from Which to View Southern Utah Points

ii St. George Airport May Become Hub From Which To View Southern Utah Points fns are going forward for plac-t. plac-t. Z the St. George Airport on the j jP as a hub from which to view If I a'r tne scen'c wonders of r uthern Utah, and the surround-j, surround-j, "8 territory, states L. C. Owens, ,lj cal airport representative. it ." has long been felt that once ii ""Plane visitors could be drawn f, use of this center for short -'Sht-seeing trips to close by Places of interest, and longer 'Ps to surrounding country where I jading fields are available, this I J. 6 AirPrt. unique from I intSra' viewpoints, would come Pi and keCOgnition' rise in PPularitv I become a commercial asset to this locality. The St. George Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the advertising ad-vertising of the Airport, as a center of scenic attractions, and are finding hearty cooperation on the part of Joseph Bergin, state commissioner of aviation and other local and state officials. The balance of the lights which had been broken were ordered recently for the Airport Tower, states Mr. Owens, and as soon as they arrive and are installed, this Airport will find its place in the National Airport directories and its facilities as a tourist center will be made known.