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Show ) Page Two THE tre of a strike deadline always in the SUN-ADVOCA- 31, 1957 Thursday, January fha Sun - Advocate Issued Every Thursday By The CARBON COUNTY PUBLISHING COMPANY ONE ONE NEWSPAPER, COVERAGE, COST" ONE Entered at the post office at Price, Utah, as second class matter under act of March 3, 1879. Subscription rate $3.50 yearly in Utah; $4.00 yearly outside state. Hal G. MacKnight, Publisher Alex Bene, Jr., News Editor CORRESPONDENTS flORMA TREASE Scofield-Clea- Josephine Houghton ..... Dorothy Olsen Sunny side Spring Canyon Wattit Peterson Elizabeth Hanson Wanda ... Selma Rowle& Ila L. Anderson Ruth Davis NATIONAL . Wellington Kenilworth Spring Glen Dragerton Hiawatha EDITORIAL GOOD mimhii STAHl UTAH LABOR-MANAGEMEN- UTAII LEADS IN URANIUM BONUS Uranium production bonuses totaling $2,891,189 have been paid to operators of 260 mining properties in Utah, according to official reports. The Utah mines that qualified for the production bonus, which can go as high at of $35,000 per property, represents the bonus payments made under this program since 1951. Next closest state was Colorado with 193 bonus payments, totaling one-thi- rd i'asS0C5a,Sn fefei4VSTAININO than anything else. Castle Gate .... Agnes S. Jeffs I la Jensen Creek r back- ground. Partly because of this stable situation, he believes, annual demands for coal in 1965 will reach 725 million tons about 50 per cent above last years figure. This is all to the good, and it is to be hoped the situation continues that way. But one things should be added the coal people must be able to sell the product at a price which covers high wage and other operating costs and returns some profit. We have seen the selling prices of all manner of commodities rise simply because rising expense made that unavoidable. Coal is no different ASSOCIATION T RELATIONS The President of the Bituminous Coal Operators Association recently had something pleasant to say about labor relations in that industry. Freedom from government intervention, he pointed out, has led to genuine collective bargaining and a protracted era of labor management peace. In past times, he went on, government intervention, with boards and mediators, fact finders, seizures and White House pressures had, by and large, resulted in the settlement of our economic problems on a political basis. Now, by contrast, the industry has real collective barcontracts that permit gaining on open-en- d discussion and negotiation without the spec- - $2,237,841. The bonus payment program was passed by congress in 1953 to stimulate exploration for the production of uranium. At the time the bill was. passed, many people still regarded the United States as a have not uranium was nation so far as defense-vitconcerned. Recent records indicate that the national production of uranium ore has increased from about 3000 tons of concentrate per year in 1953 to 8000 tons per year today. Estimated reserves are placed at 60,000,000 al tons. Production bonuses are paid on the first of contained uranium-oxid- e on a given property. Payments produced range from $1.50 to $3.50 per pound, or a miximum of $35,000 for the highest grade mines. Rate of pay is based on the percentin delivered age of contained uranium-oxid- e ores. The.program is effective through 1960. 10,000 pounds Back in East Texas, a group of leading citizens met for a county conference one Saturday night. The conference was well under way when Doctor Smith, one of the oldest physicians, drew aces back to back in a hand of stud. Everybody stayed. The Doc drew another ace. At this moment one of the ranchers stood up, bent double, and went down with a heart attack. Have you heard about the goat The Doc was with, him in a flash. herder's daughter who couldnt get It was too late. married because she couldnt get The other players stood around, dumbfounded, while Doc laid him anyone to stay with the kids. out on a bench and covered him with a coat. Its awful, one of them muttered. Whatll we do now? Well, out of respect for old Doc suggested, George;, maybe wed better finish this hand standing up. 39 TWENTY YEARS AGO from tbr tiln tf Tin and Tb Sun Efforts of those carrying on the drive to secure for Price a junior college bore first fruit Tuesday afternoon when the Utah state senate passed the measure calling for establishment of such an institution of education here. There was not a single dissenting vote. Ntm-Advot- scope and a nr fractw table. Add- o this equipment brings the hospital! to a new high; standard. ition Work an the construction of the auditorium; building got Helper under way Monday where a crew of eight men started work. This project is being carried, out under Through courtesy of the Carbon the P.W.A. and must be- eompleted County Poster Cbmpany, outdoor By October M, 1937. advertising firm which owns many Last week- saw the" largest of the billboards; in this section, the Price post of the American Le- amount of coaf moved through the gion has had posted three full Helper terminal since its establishsheet advertisements promoting ment in 1930. A lot of cars; over 160G were moved through Helper, motoring safety. according to the trainmaster's Preparatory arrangements and possibe authorization; of a special bond election within; Price city, Ago with reference to the construction; of a proposed new municipal auditorium building, will be discussed The Cblumbia school with the by members of the city council In aid of the county hoard of educameet- tion has Just completed a project their regular ing here next Monday night, ac- in which; the children have purcording to reliable word this week. chased' a fine piano. Pupils of the Wattis school are working on a Installation of approximately similar project. $5,000' worth of new and specialized equipment was being underSaturday evening last a meeting taken at the Price city hospital of the Sanpete Water Board was this week,, and the preparatory held at Ephraim. E. B. Jorgensen, work: is expected to be completed representing the Sutherland-Barrthis week ire readiness for immedi- Comapny of New Orleans, Louisate operation. Authorized by the iana, told those assembled that his city council approximately three house was ready to finance the months agt the new additions Gooseberry project. comprise a fluoroscope, table, y The Denver Rio Grand Western machine; portable equipment, control apparatus, stere and' the Los Angeles and Salt Lake - were ordered last Wednesday by the public utilities commission to pay the state of Utah $3099.40 with legal interest for the excess f ref gilt charges declared collected by the railroads in hauling of sand and gravel between Mount and Castle Gate and Mount and Kenilworth: junction during the months of July, August, September and October, 1922. The materials were shipped" to the points during of roads by the state department. The rate per ton is said by the complaint to have been core-structi- fifteen and a half cents higher than charged other shippers for the same service under similar conditions. After shooting to death Y, in a Japanese clubhouse at. Helper February 3, Sekishi started' across the street in the direction of the city hall to go give himself up to the officers. Before he got there, however, he was arrested by City Marshal va Kash-wia- gl Knobbs. USE THE CLASSIFIEDS! - THIS WILL COST SOMEBODY PLENTY! Thirty Years semi-month- An accident can happen in a split-seco- nd . . . yet cause long hours of worry (and many dollars of expense) to the driver who is not adequately insured. Liability coverage costs little, may save pleDty. Its always better to be safe than sorry!' ly Insure ... to be Sure ! y EQUITABLE INSURANCE AGENCY GEORGE PATTERICK X-ra- PHONE 202 X-r- ay PRtCE Stoop; Thats a queer pair of socks you have on one red and the other green. , Stupid: Yeah. 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