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Show of the outstanding features of the Utah Centennial," Mr. Richardson commented. "It has been a true historical celebration." The California centennial celebration cele-bration will last three years and be planned in three phases: Gold discovery, 1948, gold rush, 1949, and the 100th anniversary of statehood, state-hood, 1950. PLANS UNDERWAY TO PERPETUATE INTEREST IN UTAH Pleased with the success of the Utah Centennial program of events the governor will name a committee commit-tee of leaders in drama, art, music and athletics to study feasibility of perpetuating national - interest events in the state of Utah. The committee will be asked to make recommendations to the state legislature, leg-islature, and should that body find it convenient to set up a revolving fund to pay the initial costs, the annual program could be self-sustaining,- Gov. Maw pointed out. In the meantime, the fame of the success Utah Centennial has reached California and Rodney C. Richardson, coordinator of California Califor-nia Centennial affairs, accompanied by Sen. Fred Weybret, chairman of ,the California legislature of Centennial Cen-tennial committee, have arrived ia Salt Lake City to confer with Utah centennial officials and learn how Utah put over a successful centennial. cen-tennial. "Lack of commercialism is one |