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Show i National Parks Lodges to be Opened Saturday War conditions, the pressure of intensive tralnbig programs and civilian defense work tend to produce pro-duce a nervous strain on the nation's na-tion's citizens and the need of recreational re-creational facilities become inreas-ingly inreas-ingly imperative. The national parks and national monuments in Utah offer unusual rereatlonal opportunities oppor-tunities to assist in filling this need. The loldge at Bryce Canyon National Na-tional Park will ojxrn on May 16th. Meal service will be available on that date and accomodations will be furnished according to demand. Unless Un-less travel warrants later on, the cafeteria will not be open, but the camp cabins an groceries for campers camp-ers will be available. Zlon National Park is open throughout the year and accommodations accom-modations and meal service are always al-ways availble. The lodge at Zion will open on Decoration Day, May 30th. The lodge at Grand Canyon National Na-tional Park will also open on May lGth., with the same conditions prevailing pre-vailing at this park as are announced announc-ed for Bryce. If weather conditions permit, Cz-dar Cz-dar Breaks National Monument will open for the season on June 10th. Sleeping and eating accommodations accommoda-tions are offered ut the Breaks. Superintendent Paul R. Franke announces that the National Park service has, for the duration of the war waived the $1.00 motor vehicle permit fee for all uniformed members mem-bers of the nation'y armed forces. The operator of concessions also offers a 25 percent reduction In sleeping accommodation rates at all lodges and cam;j centers to uniformed uni-formed personnel ar.d their immediate imme-diate families. This will permit Uncle Sam's soldiers and sailors to visit and enjoy the parks at minimum min-imum exensc. |