Show Spotlighting Utah SLAT SLATED EO FOR SOUTHEASTERN UTAH The State Department of Publicity Is transferring to the State Road Commission to finance preliminary surveys surveys surveys sur sur- veys for the proposed bridge over the Colorado River a few mile mlle above the town of lute In southeastern Utah An automobile road constructed Into this region In 46 1945 by the FID FIB FIDas as an access road constructed to one of the states state's most attractive and undeveloped undeveloped undeveloped scenic areas was put out of commission commission com corn mission recently when the toll ferry operated op op crated over the Colorado at Rite JUte was swept a away way and lost In the Colorado flood waters The construction con s t rue t 1 0 n of the proposed bridge over the Colorado will break all geographical barriers for the first time between southern Utah and southeastern Utah and facilitate tourist travel be between between be- be tween scenic attractions in remote sections sections sections sec sec- sec sec- of Colorado and New Mexico and Utah FIVE FUE MILLION DOLLARS SLATED FOIL FOlt UTAH AIRPORTS Construction of 31 new airports and Improvement of of 33 others in Utah has been slated by the civil aeronautics administration ad ad- ministration Local and state sponsors must provide three and one-half one million In matching funds The plan Is part of a year three-year Improvement of the national airways system by the federal government govern govern- ment I C BIDDING FOR AMERICAN I TOURiSTS More than 20 million United States citizens are expected to visit Canada this summer it Is III announced uy by the Canadian Government Travel Bureau Dureau enough the bureau reports that Canadas Canada's only shortage at present Is of or United States dollars Utah like Canada Is also short of ot United States dollars and the Utah Department Department De De- of Publicity has underway a a. major program to get more tourists to whose pockets are Jingling with U U. 5 S. S dollars TURKEY LOOKS S TO UTAH Hikmet Feridun Turkish magazine editor edito vas as as a visitor In Utah recently and was eager to do an article for his publication publication publication pub pub- on Utah Information and pictures pictures pic plc- tures were furnished the gentleman by FLU PID CANYON OPEN Bryce Bryco Canyon National Park Is open to tourist traffic the year around and while the pInk park lodges are not operating until early summer visitors to the area can find eating and sleeping at Rubys Ruby's Inn located In the Immediate vicinity Many visitors find Bryce Bryco more beautiful In the winter than during the summer UTAH PHOTOGRAPHER i t a Joern Gerdts Salt Bait Lake City photographer photographer photographer photo photo- grapher has received a a. check for irom Hom Colliers magazine for tor his color photo of two children on a sleigh The photo was used on the cover of the January 17 magazine With national magazines going all out pr color on th th-lr th ir covers and Utah being called The Rainbow Land because of Its colorful scenic attractions Utah photographers should take note that national magazines magazines maga maga- ames are begging for cover material WANTED CHILDREN'S CHILDRENS RENS REN'S CAMPS i IN UTAH Donald II 11 P Parker managing director of the tue New England Camp Directors' Directors A Association ha has requested the PID FIB to give him a list of ot childrens children's and adults' adults summer camps In Utah Mr Parker points out that he Is getting get ting numerous requests from clients who want to send their children to Utah summer camps for the coming season Parker has 81 Bl New England camps listed under his supervision Unfortunately the FIB PID was waa forced to Inform Mr Parker that Utah has no privately operated summer camps for children as far as their Information goes Uno Thu hu summer resort dude ranch and summer camps he was Informed has n nver vet ver been developed to any degree In Utah Evidently an opportunity exists in Utah for private summer camps campI which I would cater to looking after children of ot wealthy easterners Utah apparently Is fast establishing a favorable reputation among easterners as a good place to spend the summer OGDEN PROMOTING PItO IN DRIVE BANK n BANKIn In order to clients of ot Ogden's Commercial Security Bank Dank who would like to do their banking from an automobile the banking company is now bringing to completion a a. In drive bank near the center of the city Depositors or others may drive In and transact business business business busi busi- ness with the tellers without leaving their cars A porch-like porch projection over the drive in area will give protection against rain or snow for those doing banking business UTAH PEOPLE CANDY LOVERS According to a a. report credited to the theU U U. S. S Department of Commerce and published published published pub pub- In an Ohio newspaper the people of or Utah buy more candy per capita than Inhabitants of ot any other state Per capita capita capita cap cap- ita consumption In Utah for 1946 1046 was Ibs lbs Colorado came next with lbs Ibs The average U. U S. S consumption in 1946 was Ibs lbs per capita Kentucky only consumes 9 95 S Ibs lbs per capita New NewYork NewYork NewYork York State however consumes pounds of ot candy annually |