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Show Spotlighting j UTAH I GENEVA IN THE BALANCE The fate of Geneva Utah's 2u4 million dollar steel plant will in all probability be decided the week of November 5, as Washington, Wash-ington, when Utah's publicity and industrial development chairman, Ora Bunday, along with Dr. J. R. Mahoney, U of U, Gus Backman, Salt Lake C of C, and Hal Pricket, Prick-et, traffic consultant will enter into in-to conference with high government govern-ment officials in an effort to save the state's steel industry. Such dignitaries as United States Attorney General Tom E. Clark, along with officials from the Reconstruction Re-construction Finance corporation, Surplus Property administration, the Department of Interior and the Department of Commerce will confer with the Utah delegation in conferences supervised by the O'Mahoney sub-committee of the military affairs committee whose duty is to hold hearings relative to the disposal of all steel plants which may become surplus property pro-perty with the war's end. On No-'vember No-'vember 5, the hearings will convene con-vene on Geneva and on that date, every citizen of Utah should cross his fingers and fervently hope for the success of the men who have gone to Washington to fight to save Geneva. HOLLYWOOD COMES NORTH With all motion picture activity on Utah's "southern front" suspended sus-pended for the season, two feature fea-ture pictures are now being filmed film-ed in and around Salt Lake City. An MGM picture, titled "Army Brat" using a cast and crew of 85 people are winding up activities at Fort Douglas. Patrons of Hotel Utah's Empire Room still stare on seeing actor James Craig, actress Francis Gifford and "Butch" Jenkins Jen-kins along with directors and officials of-ficials eating dinner at the long table in the southeast corner of the room each evening. Southern Utah's Gronway Parry, the transportation specialist, was right on the job during the filming of the picture and to the surprise of MGM director, he moved 1,000 soldiers from Kearns to Fort Douglas Doug-las almost within a matter of minutes; min-utes; Gronway of course has the facilities and knows how to do the job. On the other hand, Director Ya-kama Ya-kama Canutt, a former all-champion cowboy and whose name is familiar to every rodeo fan in the United States, along with other Republic Pictures officials are now in Salt Lake City filming a picture titled, " Night Train for Memphis." Appealing to David H. Mann, Utah publicity and industrial development develop-ment official for aid in finding suitable locations, Mann, along with Daniel P. Heiner, Denver and Rio Grande Western passenger agent, and Clem Schramm, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, located loca-ted an acceptable rail line with a pine tree background, river bridges etc., in Provo Canyon. Pine covered cover-ed hills for long shots were found in the High Uintas and photogenic tunnel openings on the Denver & Rio Grande lines nears Castle Gate. Camera crews and actors are now stationed at Hotel Utah and will complete the filming this week from a special built "camera car" which negotiates mountain roads, paved highways and railroad rail-road tracks with equal facility. EASTERN UTAH EXPANSION Congratulations are in order for Editor William B. Wallis of the Vernal Express for his editorial of October 18; it should be read by every citizen in Utah. In outlining the community's post war program, pro-gram, editor Wallis revealed that his section of the state is certainly a hustling, bustling place and that the post war program is being launched with all the enthusiasm and careful planning of a battleship battle-ship launching. Among the activities planned and many of which are underway are the construction of a county hospital, armory, field house of natural history and ward and stake chapels; strategic road improvements, im-provements, Jaycee swimming pool, machine shops, store.market, theatre, hotel and y laundry improvements im-provements and expansion. Power development on the Green and Yampa rivers is scheduled and the planned expenditure of several millions of dollars by the Barber Asphalt company for expansion is noted. The Utah Chemical and Oil company's recently completed plants for the manufacture of plastics pla-stics and rubber base materials is mentioned. the enlargement of the sewer system, additional paving, installation of curb and gutters, the building of hundreds of new homes and projects too numerous to list are recorded. ' In conclusion, Editor Wallis says "There will be more opportunities to better ourselves if we are a-lert." a-lert." If very community could catch some of Editor Walis' spirit, statewide state-wide post war activity would soon be evident in every town in the state. |