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Show IjnTDays Best Jayccc Project Of Year In Nation Judges Award Bingham First : In Cities Of 10,000 Population Bingham Canyon junior chamber cham-ber of commerce was awarded national first place honors in the field of best project of the year in competition with entries from hundreds of junior chambers of commerce across the nation, according ac-cording to an announcement bv William M. Shepherd, Pine Bluff, Ark., who is vice-president in charge of awards of the U. S. junior chamber of commerce. The announcement was made Saturday at the 22nd annual convention con-vention of the United States junior jun-ior chamber of commerce, held June 18-21 in Minneapolis. Galena Days, sponsored by the Jaycees, was the project entered by the local group. Newspaper clippings and photographs, reports re-ports and pictures on Galena days, filled a 32-page scrapbook on the project. A two-page digest di-gest on the program and committee com-mittee set-up, a complete financial finan-cial report were prepared by Dale Johnston, Elliott W. Evans, Leland G. Bun-ess, Jesse M. Southwell and C. Inglis (Jack) Wetmore. 'Bingham Canyon's project was outstanding", Shepherd stated, stat-ed, "and clearly deserved the honor which was bestowed on your organization by this award. It is through the inspiration of accomplishments such as this project of the Bingham Canyon junior chamber of commerce, that our program nationally can become more effective", he added. Over 1700 delegates were in ntendance at the convention in I Minneapolis. |