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Show 23-Be- Hospital Serves Valley District d Walkers FRUITA A new d hospital, built at a cost of $225,000, all of it subscribed by residents of Fruita was opened here within the past few years. It is staffed by three medical doctors and one dentist, two registered nurses and several trained nurses. The hospital provides adequate medical care and health protection to this ftenfsin Wafer FRUITA business district, looking west on Aspen Avenue to- ward the park. Along this street the towns business is transacted, and here shoppers find everything from a modern grocery and meat market to a dime store operation. Fruita is a busy western Colorado town, and wants to grow more if the Chamber of Commerce can interest construction companies in erecting new homes which are now sorely needed. Area Contributes To Best UINTAH Pool & Cards Candy - Pop - Ice Cream Colorado Fruita THEATER Colorado Fruita FRUITA CONSUMERS FRUITA, Colo. Good water is the desire of every community, and Fruita has just that. Melting snows high up on Pinion Mesa south of the town filters down through the soil and finally is brought through steel pipes to a large settling reservoir just south MEATS domestic and commercial use. Water for irrigation is taken from the Colorado River, which flows within a mile of the town. CO-- ASS'll OP GROCERIES GAS & ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES EMERSON & MOTOROLA TV cf Fruita where it is chemically treated to assure good water for HARDWARE & MACHNNERY Fruita, Colorado Phone 38 & Economy of Valley. Milletfs Specialty Sales & Service FRUITA, Cok). Contributing to (he economy of the entire Grand Valley of the Western Slope, agriculture and livestock are two of the largest industries of this area. There are sheep, cattle, hogs and poultry farms in this district, and dairying is rapidly becoming an Important industry in the lower Talley. This area is well adapted for rowing potatoes, tomatoes, sugar eets, small grain, hay, corn, and many fruits and vegetables and the district is considered to be ene of .the richest farming areas In the valley. URANIUM ACCOUNTING INCOME TAX SERVICE PUBLIC STENOGRAPHY SHOPPING SERVICE On Any Special Product or Service You f FRUITA Union High School, one of the most modern In the district and presently serving 400 students. The building was completed in 1936 and still is large enough to accommodate the towns needs. At the rear of the high school will be the new junior high school, to be completed soon at a cost, of $350,000. Quality Groceries The Best In Meats Colorado Name It We'll Get It 509 Rood, Grand Junction 104 E. Aspen, Fruita Waltons Market Fruita FRUITA CIGAR STORE OLIVER TRACTORS & EQUIPMENT All Size Wheel or Crawler Models Mr. Miner, Farmer, Contractor, or Industrial Buyer, you MUST SEE the SUPER 55, or the Crawler OC-- 3 before you buy ANY tractor. Loaders, dozers, three point equipment. Gas or deisel engines. More tractor, less costs. Fruita Proud Of Schools FRUITA, Colo. Fruita fs proud its educational facilities and boasts of a school program for its children, kindergarten, elementary, junior high and high school groups. All grades are housed in comparatively new and modern buildings, and a new junior high school will be completed soon at an overall cost of $350,000. The new junior high school will provide children with hot lunches and will have auditorium and recreational facilities. A lighted athletic field where a full program of sports is scheduled each school term was made available only last year. There are more than 50 fulltime teachers in employ of the district, supplemented by ten part-tim- e teachers. A full program of music and dramatics are taught in addition to the regular curriculum. Although Fruita school officials are confident that additional facilities soon to be available will meet current school room needs, they are a little dubious concerning future classroom needs and are presently studying population trends in an effort to establish whether additional definitely space will be required in later years. of Phone 4213 Phone 113 1.3 Cars Per Person pre-scho- BALDWINS HARDWARE See Us First For Quality Hardware Phone 100 Colorado Fruita Liffte & Manley Farms, Dwellings Business & Building Sites Phone 70 Colorado Fruita FRUITAS Family Store We carry a complete line of Hardware, Tires, Batteries, Auto Accesories, Feminine Touch! FRUITA, Colo. Women in business? Fruita has em. In this town of 1,800 people 11 miles west of Grand Junction there are at least 22 women who own their own businesses, are in joint ownership with their husbands in business ventures, or manage businesses. Three women operate beauty shops: 17 help them husbands in operation of business establishments ranging from grocery stores to auto repair shops; one owns and runs a drug store, another a combined auto accessory, hardware and dry goods store, and another is manager of the local hospital. Coronado Electric Kitchens, Coronado Radios and T.V. Ladies and Childrens Ready to Wear Mens Work Clothing Dry Goods Notions and Shoes Refresh yourself at our soda fountain FRUITA LUTONS DRUG COMPANY u.tisSirMiMan Fruita, Phone 60 J Prescription Druggists Fruita Colorado Total motor vehicle registration in Grand Junction in 1954 was 22,994, or approximately 1.3 vehicles per person in the commun- ity of about 18,000. The total was 1,700 better than 1953, and up more than 5,000 from Fruita Oliver Sales Fruita, Colo. Earl Tompkins Phone 25 1949. amum company With an eye to the Future... Expansion of nuclear physics and electronics lab- oratory in Grand Junction Establishment of a research department in the field of solar energy Continuing exploration and development of uranium projects, both for Pick Uranium and for other interests belief in the future of Grand Junction, and a close alliance between the growth of the community and the Pick interests A Headquarters 43 United States Bank Bldg. 357 Main Street Grand Junction, Colorado |
