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Anyone who has followed the progress of the Pittsburgh – Des Moines Steel Company (PDM) in Utah Valley cannot help being impressed at its growth and widening operations in the West. PDM bought the Hammond Iron Works at Provo in 1959, and has demonstrated its faith in this area by expanding its plant and its… Continue reading A Valley lndustry Expands

Congratulations are due a Utah County steelmaker who has risen to high-echelon ranking in the United States Steel Corporation. Dean G. Wilson. a native of Payson. has been appointed vice president of engineering for U.S. Steel, effective Sept. 1. Since January 1976 he has been general superintendent of the corporation’s Homestead (Pa.) Works. Mr. Wilson,… Continue reading WiIson’s Success Story

In the death of George S. Ballif, Provo has lost one of its bestknown citizens and community leaders. A highly-respected attorney, he practiced law here for more than half a century. The esteem in which he was held in the legal field can be judged by the eminence and recognition he achieved. His colleagues elected… Continue reading Tribute to George S. Bullif

It was a big day as are all American inaugurals. Jimmy Carter took the helm as our 39th president – and Gerald R. Ford yielded the office he had failed to win for another four years in the November election. There was something reassuring and heatwarming about seeing the pictures of Carter and Ford shaking… Continue reading Our Peaceful Change-Over

Today marks the final observance of Veterans Day on the fourth Monday in October. But it is only a token commemoration. Amost from the time Congress enacted a new alignment of holidays in 1968, veterans protested the switch from the storied “llth hour of the llth day of the 11th month.” Indeed, Nov. 11, date… Continue reading It’s Veterans Dcsy, Buf…

Statistics quoted by the Allstate Motor Club say that superhighways have only half the collision rate of conventional roads. But don’t let that make you over-confident as you drive the freeways in Utah and elsewhere. Accidents can and do happen ; people still get killed on the superroads ; emergencies can loom suddenly when you… Continue reading Safety on the Freewuys

When and under what conditions does the American Flag fly at half-staff? With the death of Hubert H. Humphrey, the flag was at halfstaff at the U.S. Capitol, among other places. Humphrey rated the honor as a former vice president and as a U.S. senator. A presidential proclamation issued in 1954 set forth instructions as… Continue reading Flying Flug at Half-Stuff