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Show Spotlighting llcUTAH 1 WOMEN STUDY UTAH'S TltlSON SYSTEM Sponsored by the Utah Federation Federa-tion of Women's clubs, a full-scale study is being made of Utah's prison pris-on system. The Federation has already alrea-dy made studies and reports of other oth-er state departments. J'. ,Mj J. WOULD TAKE TOURISTS TO SOUTHEASTERN UTAH Application has been made to the Utah Public Service Commission by Stewart Campbell of Layton for a certificate of common carrier for a stage line between Salt Lake City and other Utah points on the Denver Den-ver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Rail-road, to Monument Valley, The National Na-tional Bridge Monument, and Arches national monument. Mr. Campbell hopes to lnnaugurate a scenic tour of the places mentioned, which will Include boat trips on various sections sec-tions of the Colorado river. WHY NOT COPPER? 1 The April Issue of the "Mining and Contracting Review',' a Utah publication, calls the Mormon Church officials to task for recovering recov-ering the Salt Lake Tabernacle roof with aluminum sheets instead of copper. "Church officials," the publication pub-lication declared, "ignored the copper cop-per Industry Utah's most lmpor-nnt lmpor-nnt single contributor to taxes, provider pro-vider -of employment and industrial activity." No doubt the competent personnel of the Mormon church which handles han-dles the materials and purchases had ample reason to choose this type of material for the covering of this one of the mast unique and historic his-toric buildings In Western America. DISNEY TO FILM COLORADO: Leaving Mexican Hat June 6, the Disney Film Corporation of Hollywood, Holly-wood, with Utah's Norman Neville as technical assistant, will start making a film on Utah's' famous Colorado River. Representatives of the Utah Department of Publicity and Industrial Development have been Invited to Join the party. 9 "COVERED CAR IS STARTLING SIGHT Next July, motorists using Highway High-way U. S. 30 will be startled to see seventy-two prairie schooners gliding glid-ing swiftly along the highway somewhere some-where between Nauvoo, Illinois, and Salt Lake City. While Uiese covered wagons are actually seventy-two automobiles over which are mounted wagon bows covered with canvas to which are attached life-sized plywood ply-wood oxen, the likeness to the genuine gen-uine prairie schooners of one hundred hun-dred years ago Is so amazing that eyes of folks along the old Mormon Trail will open In wonderment when the procession goes by. The caravan, by the way, Is that of the Sons of Utah Pioneers on their Centennial Trek from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Luke City. Already the Nauvoo Chamber of Commerce has organized a welcoming welcom-ing committee for the Utahns when they assemble there July 14. On the way back to Utah, camp-fire camp-fire programs will be held each night along the trail. The last program pro-gram will be held at Fort Brldger, Wyoming, where 10,000 people will gather to hear an address by Centennial Cen-tennial chairman David O. McKay. TIMP CAVE OPENS The 25th season of the Timpano-gos Timpano-gos Cave national monument opened open-ed last Sunday with plenty of Interested In-terested visitors on hand. During the 24 seasons that this unique attraction attrac-tion has been open to the public, 251,372 visitors have toured the underground un-derground cavern, or an average of 10.474 per year. Attendance is expected ex-pected to reach an all-time high this season. MORE RANGELY OIL TO REACH UTAH A tremendous Increase In demand for petroleum products In Utah Is bringing about the construction of a ten inch oil pipe line from the Rangely Oil Fields In Colorado to the Utah Oil Refining company In Salt Lake City. The oil will be delivered under the pressure of big pumps and 25.500 barrels daily will reach the refinery. With this pipe line completed in 1948, the oil reaching Salt Lake City via pipe line from the Rangely oil field will total 46.500 barrels daily. UTAH GAINS WIDE PUBLICITY Fresh from the presses, the April Issue of the "County Officer Magazine," Mag-azine," a publication with national distribution, features Utah on the front and back covers as well as the Inside. Promoted. by the Utah Department of Publicity and Industrial Indus-trial development, the Utah material mater-ial In the magazine features the scenic attractions of the Stae. The front cover carries a two-color picture pic-ture of the "This Is the Place'' monument and the back cover Is a unique work of art portraying Utah as the "Hub of Scenic America.'' This magazine Is distributed to county coun-ty employees In every court house 1 In the United States. |