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Show fpjf From where I sit ... ly Joe Marsh &MMr " s Pr'nc'Pql 4fl of the Thing! Every autumn our High School From where I sit, it's no won- has a contest to see who can get der our youngsters think Miss the most ads for The Recorder Gilbert's such a wonderful per- the school magazine. The winner son (even though they know becomes honorary Principal for they'll have to make up that a day. day). Her tolerance, her friendly Skip Roberts won last week, way with people of all ages re-and re-and his first (and only) official fleet in everything she does. For act as "Principal" of the school instance, at my house Miss Gil-was Gil-was to announce in a loud, clear hert prefers tea but always re-voice: re-voice: "I hereby declare today spects my preference for a glass -a school holiday!" of beer. As a real person . . . m Knowing Miss Gilbert, the real any community, Miss Gilbert be- principal, it was no surprise to longs at "the head of the class." me that she laughed as hard as ), anybody else . . . and said to go WAli right ahead. Copyright, 1953, United States Brewers Foundation fS-d UHE track foreman watches his men place production has increased from 94,000 tons of ore and long steel bars under the ties and rails. He sees them waste material in 1926 to 225,000 tons today, dig in for leverage and brace themselves for the push. Because of these improvements the number of jobs Then he booms out, "Yo, Heave," and the track for Utah people also has increased. In 1926 there were moves about two feet. This is repeated over and over about 3,300 employees in the Utah Copper family, until the track is again close enough to the hillside of Today, there are 5,600 employees, low grade copper ore for the big steam shovels to dig The increased efficiency since 1926 is import-in, import-in, or make their cut. ant. It has made possible the processing of ore contain-That contain-That was in 1926, and the action took place on one ing as little as eight pounds of copper to the ton. Being of the levels of Kennecott's Bingham Canyon mine. able to treat such low grade ore (once considered waste Today, you see an entirely different picture. material) has lengthened the life of the mine Bulldozers and road graders have replaced picks These vast changes benefit all of us. More Utah and shovels in setting and smoothing the track grade. people have jobs. Payrolls and supply purchases are An ingenious track shifter has taken the place of men larger. And bigger tax payments help meet the cost of with steel bars to slide the track in position. our schools and other government services. Because of such machines, electric shovels and loco- Industrial progress, as represented by the ingenious motives, and hundreds of other improvements, daily track shifters, has benefited us all. W-Mil-I ffennecott Copper Corporation --- "A Good Neighbor Helping to Build a Better Utah" |