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Show Spotlighting UTAH Bundy Reports on Geneva. The answer to Geneva's disposal dis-posal may be expected soon, declared de-clared Ora Bundy, Commissioner, Utah State Department of Publicity Publi-city and Industrial Development, upon his recent return from Washington. "The surplus property board probably now has the report on Utah's steel plant," Mr. Bundy said, "and after deliberations by a cnhpnmmittpp rnn crrpss will have 30 days to consider the report re-port and the board's recommendations." recommend-ations." While in the east, Mr. Bundy testified before various congressional congres-sional subcommittees on reclamation, recla-mation, irrigation and other projects proj-ects affecting the state. Where To Find It Perhaps there is no ore "little known" state department that is doing a "greater work" than the Utah State Historical Society. Organized Or-ganized to collect, disseminate and preserve Utah historical material, ma-terial, the present efforts of this group to preserve the complete history of Utah's participation in World War II is worthy of commendation. com-mendation. The Historical Society So-ciety at the State Capitol Bulid-ing Bulid-ing has catalogued the complete record of Utah enlistments, casualties cas-ualties and discharges in the Navy, Maritime Service, Marines, Coast Guard and eventually the Army. This material is available to veterans and other interested parties and represents the determined deter-mined efforts of secretary Marguerite Mar-guerite L. Sinclair and her staff. In addition, the department's issuance of a large number of historical quarterlies over a period peri-od of years is of incalculable value to those interested in the state, its history, traditions and attractions. The last book to come off the press is the Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol. 12. The first section of the publcation has to do with "Indian Relations On The Mormon Frontier," and the second half; "A History of South- ern Utah And Its National Parks." No home library should be without this edition. Millard-Geological Paradise It is suggested by an influential influen-tial citizen that a school textbook text-book sponsored by an interested organization should be written about the scientific and geological geologi-cal objects in Millard County. A tourist, or even a Utahn looking look-ing at Utah's map would think the county blank, it was pointed out. By way of support, some of Millard's attractions were mentioned men-tioned as follows: A marvelous and gigantic fault; trilobites, (fossilized crabs) millions of years old and 7,000 of which have been sent to the Smithsonian Institute; In-stitute; the upthrust of Crystal Peak; Topaz Mountain; the ample am-ple field of obsidian from which the pre-historic Indian made arrowheads; ar-rowheads; terraces of Lake Bonneville; Bon-neville; craters of the state's largest extinct volcanoes; sea coral fossils near Leamington; the "Great Stone Face" near Delta, Del-ta, the finest natural resemblance to any human face ever pictured by nature, and the ninth largest meterorite ever found in the.U. S. all in Milliard County. More "soda pop gas" Carbon county's underground supply of carbon gas (ordinary soda pop gas) some 3700 feet beneath be-neath the surface is being tapped this week for the third time by well drillers, eight miles south of Price. The latest well is expected ex-pected to augment the present supply which arrives above ground at the terrific pressure of 700-pounds per-square-inch. For the benefit of the uniformed, the prefied gas is converted into blocks of dry ice for commercial uses, which at a temprature of 140 degrees below zero, gives off clouds of vapor when subjected to ordinary atmospheric conditions. condi-tions. In addition, the carbon dioxide is converted into Cardox, the latter named gas is often used in Carbon county's coal mines instead of blasting powder. It is introduced into a drilled hole and allowed to expand, thereby breaking open the coal seams without the attendant dangers of the use of dynamite. Alta Expects Visitors Mayor Watson of Alta has received re-ceived the following letter: "Your honor: As I have been informed that the best skiing in the U. S. is to be had at Alta, I am planning plan-ning to bring my family there for three weeks next February. Send complete information concerning concern-ing hotels, ski lifts and facilities." facili-ties." Signed, Colonel Lawrence Iliggins, Metropolitan Club, The above letter is only a sample of the hundreds being received re-ceived by the Mayor. "We need two new hotels and a sewer system," the Mayor declared, de-clared, "to adequately take care of the thousands of visitors who want to play at Alta this winter." Manti Miracle , The miracle of Manti concerns those fifty brave pioneer families who during the dead of winter, 1849, arrived in wagons at the present site of that city. Turning to the spur of the east mountain for relief from the intense cold and deep snow, they made "dug-outs" "dug-outs" in the gray hill where the Manti temple nrmTr5'''' ' theadventPofsnp7ng- .tb the comfort of the rcl u" was suddenly intem?n,k iheC , unexpected and Ifeartn aX from under slabs ofUle,1ae Sel crevices crawleu hLrt n,e aW' spotted-backed aZ8 snakes. The Manti V -rat'le-C stood their ground 'Pl,oneeK;JI11 one of the strangest batti 0U2V recorded- war again"1? hissing reptiles. Thrpo V ' fearsome snakes lay dL w'M. evemng of the f, aead by ,0 The war continued tw attle the night and for set' a?p and nights until every til daP e x t e r m i n ated-huSe I v hundreds of themAnd aiV : a fort that preserved the finl Manti's people from 70n T 0 :- Unsbentonblel. Today, like a crown of ow on a spot personally dedicatpri Ly I Bngham Young, 'stand? M "white. temple on the hm H' marking the exact spot w&JS'. ' "Miracle of Manti" , secured " I' |