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Show f 95th Anniversary Of the Last Dragerton postal patrons will be interested in knowing that this in American history. The record run of seven days, eleven hours to send Lincolns inaugural speech 1900 miles from St. Joseph to Sacramento was an amazing feat in those days of slower transportation and communication. Today a letter airmailed, in New York at 5 p.m. reaches Dragerton at 9 a.m., 36 month marks the 95th anniversary of the last Pony Express ride. In October, 1861, when the telegraph hours later. line from Placerville, California, SUPER SPEED o nthe west end and from the MisSpeaking of speedy mail service, souri river on the east met at Salt Lake City, the Pony Express pass- a high school girl came into the office of J. R. Mills, postmaster at ed into history. A monument designating the Pleasant Grove, Utah, and bought Pony Express station in Salt Lake two air mail stamps and placed on a letter to her boy friend City has been erected in front of them in the service. The letter was not the Salt Lake Tribune building. and when asked why The first Pony Express arrived two the stamps, she answered, I in Salt Lake City on April 9, 1860, two stamps on all my letters followed a day later by the first put to him then they go twice as fast Pony Express from the west. UNITED NATIONS STAMPS In the unique Postage stamps which are not mail service the Pony Express ridover-weig- trans-continen- y but immortal' chapter sold in post offices and which can short-live- d Pony Express Ride THE DRAGERTON TRIBUNE ht tal Under the direction of the Munot be used only on mail deposited tual Improvement officers of the at one place, is one way of describ- Dragerton Ward, the annual HarUnited Nations postage vest Ball was held Saturday night ing at the East Carbon gymnasium. stamps. They are used on the mail of the world organiza- The hall was appropriately decor- tion from its headquarters in New York, and on all other mai posted children of the world. at the United Nations headquarIt will be a symbol of the asters by the staff of the organiza- pirations of all Americans who fertion and by visitors. vently hope for world peace in the inasmuch as October 24, is Unit- years ahead, and will stress the ed Nations Day, interested Drag- fact that our children of today are erton residents may wish to obtain the hope of the world tomorrow, more information about U. N. Mr. Summerfield explained. stamps from the U.N. Postal AdThe design for the new stamp ministration, United Nations, New accepted for the post office deYork, N.Y. partment and carrying the slogan, NEW CHILDREN'S STAMP Friendship The Key to World Dragerton philatelists will be Peace, was selected by a commitpleased to learn that Postmaster tee from among designs submitted General Arthur E. Summerfield during a national competition by has announced that the Post Of- the school children of United fice department will soon issue a States, its territories and possesspeciar 3c childrens stamp design- sions. ed to promote friendship among Agnes Scow. of-ficv- ial Tuesday, October 23, 1956 ated with the harvest theme in evidence. Plans were formulated to hold the dance in the recreational hall of the new Dragerton ward church but the building was not quite ready for such an event. The Happy Nine pinochle dub met this week at the home of Mary OBrien. Firsl prize was won by Rae Coleman. Second prize went to Blanche Tidwell and the nine prize was awarded to Ruth Crosby. ' Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess. ' : ; Authorized Ironrite Dealer ' AUTOMATIC IRONERS Ironrite Price-Help- er Phone 424 Box 173 Price Utah weighers, mostly wiry 125 wrote a less than pounds, ing teen-age- rs Never before In history has anything m built by man traveled so far in so short a time by land or ' seal p3rts Ctnr&ztcr eSRTIFIOAl IT' r Club. Ytcorief && V : ' . v' ;v v,- .. ; . ' aJf v'wM Caaa Mb S; W "A" SQPOO hi; o&te aft UM.C M. tmiaa i w. I 'I JftmaM Car Amaaratt CfaJCar&0riMn o k&4 - v MfiM Mam' ram ai mma maja Mf a ttf7M fmb wM mV. tha An announcement of decisive importance to anyone about to buy a new; automobile ' s ; The most exhaustive endurance test ever given an automobile has just been completed by two stock 57 Fords identical in every respect with cars now being offered by Ford Dealers. r t Under the supervision of the United States Auto Club and the Federation Internationale de Automobile, each of these two 57 Fords traveled 50,000 miles in less than 20 days. Ford No. 1 averaged 108.16 mphfor the entire run... Ford No. 2, over 107 mph. These averages include time for all pit stops. In all, the BE AM... distillers Ford smashed 458 57 A car, like a man, is known by its deeds, not words. 'j J -- ' That is why. We at Ford, despite our con-- s fidence in our 57 cars, let their deeds of accomplishment speak for themselves. Therefore, we engaged an independent engineering organization to test our 57 cars more thoroughly than any other cars have ever been tested before in this country or abroad. We provided them with 57 Fords cars identical with those now offered by Ford Dealers. The rest we left up to them. Here is what they did: " They took these cars to the Salt Flats at Bonneville, Utah. national and international records. Here, twelve of the world's greatest drivers took over. . This test was run on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah . . it was the longest left turn in history. In relays they drove these cars night and day for a distance greater than twice around the world a distance equal ... i to 5 years of normal driving, j j maNot in all history has a man-bui- lt chine traveled s far in so short: a time by land or seal But this was not a test of speed but of endurance of the Inner Ford. A trial to take the measure of Thunderbird V-- 8 power without qualification A test of running gear of kind. of any brakes, of materials in body and chassis. Of steering and roadability, yes, and Y-blo- ck comfort, tool A test, indeed, such as no other cars have ever undergone, let alone successfully concluded. Surely they have told you, in decisive terms, that they are worth more when you buy . . .and when you sell! 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