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Show Thursday, September 20. 1962 Magna Timet, Magna, Utah Behold! A Mountain Turned Inside Out! -- : V . Hunter Notes of Interest baptist Mrs. Hoyt Palmer won a trophy in the baking division at the Utah dommunity - s ' x.' Page 3 1 t ,i;4V) sV"t Ti ,; . f-i- $. ' '.$' J S908 South 6900 Wst William H. Whin'hunt, Pastor Phon BY u A GROUP of Magna prople Evan-- wwv gelism Rally forjL yr all the American at- tended an Baptist Convention churches of the area Sundaj at the new Lay-to- n church. The local peo pie heard Dr. Donald Thomas, a member of the Department of Rv. William H. of Whiaenhunt Evangelism the American Baptist convention, speak. Opening Relief Society Social Slated At Hunter Stat Fair. Her daughter, Mrs. Richard Allgier, won a trophy for the best baked aiticle and also a trophy for canning in the Salt Lake County Fair, as well as placing second in the State Fair. She received a cash, award and a quantity of fruit jars from the! Kerr Company. The Hunter Ward Relief Society extends an invitation to all lady members and to attend their Opening Social on Sept. 26th at the Hunter Ward. Guest speaker will be Mrs. Margaret Masters of radio and television fame, talking on How To Mrs. Myra Culver and two Have Fun. Luncheon will be daughters, Aria and Carol of Cal-- ; served at noon. ifornia, are visiting with Mrs. CulA program will be presented vers mother, Mrs. Annie Peterall ladies are welcome to atand sen, Mr. and Mrs. Hiland Kent of Hunter and Mrs. Sadie Loveless tend. of Salt Lake City. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Unice enterMiss Aria will attend the Brigham Young University this year. tained for members of their study group Sunday evening complimentary to Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Mr. and Mrs. Lester Cooper Witbeck, Mr. and Mrs. Keith have returned home from a most Fairbourne, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold enjoyable two weeks vacation in Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Vance, the Northwest, enjoying deep-se- a Mr. and Mrs. Richard Curtis, Bishop and Mrs. John Nielson. fishing, sightseeing and atRefreshments were served, foltending the Worlds Fair in discussion. lowing a round-tabl- e OWN A PROFITABLE TEXACO SERVICE STATION BIGGEST HOLE world-- th U the biggl man-ma- d hoi in lh Copper Corporation's Bingham Canyon Thii Knncott (Editor Note: Thit i another in a eerie of So Utah article to better acquaint Utahn with their ttate. The torie have been prepared with the approval of the Utah Touritt and Publicityr Council. Each week a different of the atate will be featured.) tec-to- A hole in tba ground doesnt seem to be much of a tourist attraction. But this is no ordinary hole in the ground this is perhole haps the biggest man-mad- e in the world. This is the Kennecott Copper Bingham Copper Corporations Mine. This is also one of the most fantastic mining operations in the world and is this weeks Utah Tourist and Publicity Council Tour of the Week, as part of the See Utah promotion. And to See Utah one must see this mammoth amphitheater which is the first open pit mine in the copper industry. In fact, the Bingham Canyon mine is the largest single mining project man has ever undertaken. Coppr-Produc- r It has produced more copper than any individual mine in hisof gold tory and its and molybdenum (a metal important in making steel) make it the second largest producer of these metals in the country. The mine is vast. The excavation area, for example, covers more than 1,000 acres and at its widest point it is about two miles from rim to rim. The pit is so large that it would take nine ships the size of the to reach Queen Mary, across its widest dimension, and it is so deep the Empire State Building, television tower and all, of would reach only three-fourtthe way up the mines west rim. Mountain Insid Out This is a mountain turned inside-out. Great spiral steps or end-to-en- d, A BAPTIST Youth Fellowship Workshop, will be held at the Gilead Baptist Church on Saturday, Sept. 29, 1:00 to 4:00 p. m. All officers and group chairmen min. Thit min producai on fifth of America'! copper. It ii are invited to attend. Plans will two miles across from rim to rim. be made for youth work in the benches run completey around the waste material line both sides of ensuing year. sloping sides of the huge amphi- the canyon above the homes. The mining area itself requires THE SECOND session of the theater, like whorls on the thumb 170 miles of tracks. Because Leadership about a of giant. print Training course was Standard-gaug- e the amount of material handled held Monday night at 7:00 p.fh. ore trains they look like toys from the rim daily is so huge, the haulage sys- It is not too late to start these scurry like ants in slow motion tems normally has a greater vol- training classes for any interested ume than most of the larger rail- person. Four more sessions are along the benches. scheduled for the following MonPower shovels as high as a roads in the world. three-stor- y Since the mine was started 56 day evenings. building are difficult to identify. years ago, more than two billion The mine is located in Bingham tons of ore and waste material NEW MEMBERS are being Canyon, 30 miles southwest of have been removed. To remove for the Baptist Church sought this waste each afternoon at about Salt Lake City. states Mrs. Lola V. Davis, choir, 4 of mountainside the p.m. parts Entrance to the mine is through and choir director. Reguthe City of Bingham Canyon, an are blasted away to shake loose organist lar weekly rehearsals are held historic mining community that the copper ore. each evening at 7:00 p. And after it was discovered, m. AllTuesday crowds the narrow walls of the interested men and women canyon. Bingham itself is fast when new and radical departures or young people, are extended a turning into a ghost town as the from accepted mining practices cordial invitation to attend. edges of the mine keep expand- were inaugurated, this incredible ing, eating everything in their hole in the ground consistently has been an attraction. VANCE A. BARNES, church way. Its history, its amazing produc- moderator, announces that the reRailroad Lines Canyon Standard gauge railroad tracks tion records and its sheer physical gular time of Sunday School at used ' for transporting ore and magnitude have set it apart from 9:45 a.m. and Church Worship at 11:00 a.m. will continue through other large mines in the world. the fall and winter as in the summer months. Everyone is invited to any or all sessions of this group. BUSINESS TV- LOCATIONS BECOMING AVAILABLE EXCELLENT LAKE CITY AND SURROUNDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE. DURING FOUR-WEE- TRAINING K AND MINOR MECHANICAL EXIcRIEIlCI TUNE-U- P HELPFUL BUT NOT REQUIRED. FOR DETAILS PHONE OR WRITE TEXACO INC. DA 1 51 - 734 WEST 8th SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 14 Cu. FT. Combination a week. . . . you need shop only onto ... has convenient Separate Freezer guard for orderly stacking. Cold Iniedor Cooling keeps foods fresh longer. Twin Porcelain Crispers keeps vegetables dewy fresh. CH In t other fuels ' vm. 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