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Show THE Page Six FEWER HOURS WORKED, TOO Coal Mine Pay Higher Than Other Industries six and one-ha- lf hours hours less. Obviously an industry can afford to pay high wages only if the workers' high production makes it possible And high production can only be achieved by giving the worker better tools. In other words, by making machines do the work. That is why the coal miner is the artistocrat of labor. His job has been made far easier, far more productive, and much safer because a progressive coal industry, through mechanization, has changed him from a miner to a In skilled machine operator. short, the high pay of bituminous coal mine workers is possible only because the American coal industry is the most efficient and productive in the world" the report concluded. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that the average weekly earnings of workers in all manufacturing industries reached a new all-tihigh m The average pay, the bureau said, was $64 30 a week. But this new record wage level still does not equal that of the average bituminous coal miner, the report continued. His weekly earnings in February were $70.50 or more than $12 a week higher than the average for all other production workers, and that figand ure includes absenteeism part-tim- e workers. What is more, the coal miner worked fewer hours to earn more. The Bureau of Labor Statistics leports that the average factory work-wee- k was slightly over 41 hours. But in the bituminous coal averaged industry, work-tim- e 34 Junior Stock Show $1078.98. mid-Marc- h. Receipts Well Above Last Years The 15th annual Intermountain Junior Fat Stock show auction held June 8 skyrocketed ahead of last years total receipts by nearly 50 per cent. According to William D. Backman, show secretary-treasure- r, the total bid for 403 cattle, 184 hogs, and 103 sheep was $152,082.34, compared with last years $110,030.62. Only nine more animals were sold this year than in 1950, a clear indication of the higher prices that prevailed. Largest single buyer at the auction was W. P. Rogers, purchasing for Utah Parks company, operators of hotels and lodges at Bryce canyon, Zion National park, Cedar Breaks National monument, Mr. Rogers and Grand Canyon. bid over $65,000 for 145 cattle a total of 139,945 weighing pounds. Cattle sold at this years show realized $136,050.14, compared with last years $80,180.85. Hogs sold for $11,228.91, an increase of $2,216.19 over 1950. Sheep, with 53 fewer shown this year, dropped $241.92 under last years fig- ure of $5,045.22. Highest prices were bid on the prime animals. Chef Gerard of the Hotel Utah, W. E. Williams, Safeway stores, and I. H. Jacobs, Livestock Marketing Producers association, paid a total of $7,095 for eight prime steers, sold at $1 a pound. Livestock Deseret company, Petersen Sheep company, Spencer, Iowa; Safeway stores and Producers Livestock Marketing association, Ogden, bid 11 prime sheep to an average of $1.35 a pound, and paid a total of $1370.-9- 0. Ten hogs awarded purple ribbons, were sold at 49 cents a pound. They were purchased by Utah Livestock Commission company, Producers Livestock Mar. keting association, and Sears Roebuck, who paid a total of ald of Colorado, is spending a few days with his grandparents. Merlin and Kenneth Anderson and families were visitors at Fairview. They also got in some good trout fishing while there. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Cantor spent a few days in Ferron with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ludwig and children and Ray Winn of Bacchus spent Fathers day at the E. L. Winn home. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Conover and sons drove to Ferron for the week end which they spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. LaMar Jensen. Fred Tatton and Mrs. Tatton and Florence Ann went to Moab for Fathers day. Dr. and Mrs. Robinson and Pat, Mr. and Mrs. George Garrigues went to Dead Horse Point for a picnic on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dominic Polve and Mr. and Mrs. James Polve went to Provo over the week end to visit their daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Glendon Jewkes. Mrs. Janet Anderson of Ephraim spent Tuesday with her sister. Mrs. Marion Roper. Mrs. Billy Birch gave birth to a seven pound girl Friday at the Kenilworth hospital. She is recuperating at the home of Richard In all, 372,513 pounds of cattle, hogs and lambs were sold, with the average price nearly 41 cents a pound. Two F,mery county youths were among the purple ribbon winners in two divisions of the show. Neil Larsen, Ferron, a Future Farmer of America club member, gained a high place for his entry in the hog division and Kent Barton, also of Ferron, a II club member, gained his purple ribbon with his entry in the cattle division son-in-la- w, Davis. A nine-pou- girl was born Wednesday to Mrs. Lawrence Potts at the Kenilworth hospital. Both the mother and baby are doing fine. Mr. and Mrs. William May visited Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thurston Bittick in Dragerton. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Bryan and Mr. and Mrs. James Wallace entertained Mr. and Mrs. Clinton nd Thursday, June 21, 1951 SUN-ADVOCA- Bryan at a family dinner in honor of Mr. Bryan for Fathers day, Mrs. Delis Peterson. Mr. June Bott and children visited in Castle Dale Sunday. Henry Sumsion of Santa Barbara, California, and Mr. and Mrs. Neal Davis from Chester spent the wek end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vic Christensen. Victor Christensen and sons, Clyde and Ross were at Fish lake for the opening of fishing season. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Whitford were dinner guests Sunday at the home of their daughter, Mrs. John Olsen of Sunnydale. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Draper were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brozovich in Wattis Sunday. Dorr Hansen and Dorr, Jr., spent Saturday and Sunday fishing at Ferron reservoir and Willow lake. They reported good luck. Mr. and Mrs. Art Sage and daughters are visiting at the home of Mrs. Dorr Hansen. Mrs. Sage is the former Lucille Mathis. Mr. Sage, also a former Carbon resident, is a member of the Los Angeles police force. Former Carbon county residents, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Mathis of Inglewood, California, are visiting with their sons in Price and Kenilworth. Mrs. Elizabeth Hansen, Karla Joy and Loel were dinner guests recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold of Price. Ronald Jewkes arrived home Monday evening from Toledo, Ohio, where he spent two months at the National School of Meat Cutting. The school teaches all the latest phases of selling and meat display. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McDonald of Castle Gate were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. William May. The Gerald Morgans spent the week end at Huntington. While Gerald and Blaine fished Mrs. Morgan visited with her mother, Mrs. II. W. Grange, and other friends and relatives. She attended the farewell party for her niece, Miss Ruth Brasher, who is being sent to the northwestern states on an LDS mission. Mrs. Vennice Berensen, Mrs. Leo Zanelli, Jay Nelson and Mrs. Joe Mason visited with Mr. and Mrs. George Mason at Hiawatha Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Marx of Sterling and Mrs. Clinton Marx of Mantl were Friday guests at the Martin Swenson home. LaRay Hunt of Ferron spent a week visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clint Bryan. Miss Erlene Davis of Spring Glen is spending a week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Holmes. One of the nice catches of the opening was reported by Elbern Nelson. He and Mrs. Nelson and Jay were at Fremont for the opening. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Burton from Price spent Fathers day visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Burton and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Holmes. They were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Burton. Don Mortensen and family have returned to Kenilworth. Mr. Mortensen has employment with the company. Mr, and Mr?. Calvin Jewkes made a business trip to Salt Lake City Tuesday. Mrs. Garth Hyatt is spending a week with her parents in Huntington. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Morton moved to Hill Field Monday where One Oilers Mo Re-ho- Hammond, BRAND the whiskey thats CeerZas fsJame" KENTUCKY U HOOF WHISKEY 45X A BLENOX. NEUTRAL SPIRITS CHAIN OLD SUNNY BROOK CO., LOUISVILLE, KY. Win New Friends V' msm simxoh Corey. The Home Cooker girls met at the home of their leader, Mrs. Rosali Corey, June 3 and 13 to elect officers and discuss their plans and program for the summer work. Officers elected were Glenda Campbell, president; Geraldine Corey, vice president; Elizabeth Columbus, secretary, and n treasurer, and Sandra as reporter with Georgia Suasta-monie- Hatsis, cheer leader. Mrs. E. G. McCabe from Aspen, Colorado, and son spent a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Luther. Sunday the Luthers took her home and they returned Monday. Mrs. Rowe Smith and daughter of Los Angeles, California, is spending a few days with her husbands parents, Mr. and Mrs. Evan Smith. For the past six weeks Mrs. Smith has been visiting her parents in Des Moines, Iowa, also with Rowes sister, Donna, and husband in Denver. Little Larry Fitzgerald, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Fitzger Yes, You Get Both Sets. ,63 Pieces Dinnerware & Bakeware Troubled with worries over shortages of hired hands, plus rising operation costs? , . . Then put electricity to work on such jobs as brooding, water pumping, and protecting health of poultry with ultraviolet lamps. . . . Farmers pay the same residential rates as city dwellers, on our interconnected system 24 below the national average. BUY FROM YOUR PEAIER mm msm a uqid m .3 THE jJMHs mwm president; ; Arlene Biddle. Sunday school was held with George Richards presiding and Marion Roper conducting. Sunny Brook Jen i(worth O. 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