Show CO 0 Chambers Members Hear Plans For Wide Nation-Wide TV Program The general membership of ot the i Grand county tv Chamber of Commerce Com Corn merce under President Ray Bran Branscom m c met at the Towne and Country club Monday evening and among other business conducted con can ducted the from the National Company to cast case Moab as Hometown U as USA U.S.A. SA was placed before those I I assembled and details were dis- dis Members of the Industrial com corn mittel spoke at length about contacts with New York pursuant to the television show which would reach close to five million viewers The first proposal pro pro- al came from Mr Ron D. D Salk New York public relations man who in a letter told of his discussions with NBC We told toM tie tle National Broadcasting company com corn pany about the McCalls McCall's story en cn Moab and proposed to them thema a documentary film on Moab's growth and new civic NBC's Home Show seen on network television daily dally for one hour has a minute 22 segment called Hometown USA U.S.A. which they would like to devote to Moab within the next month The Home show has an audience of five million Mr Salk stated Later In the week a conversation with Mr Salk Iato lcj Ie to another call from Mr Jack Fuller special projects editor for NBC's Arlene Francs Home Show phoned the Moab Industrial com corn Mr Fuller made an offer to film Moab for the TV program which will reach cities coast to coast and Is sponsored by Firestone Swift American BIscuit Biscuit Biscuit Bis Bis- Cambell Soup Dow Chemical Chem Chern- ical izah G General Motors Minnesota Mining and others Chamber members rs were told that NBC Is sending a sample I movie taken for other cities ap ap- ap peering on their show for viewIng viewing view view- view view-I ing Int In Moab The members voted hat that th the officers decide on a n time and place to view this film the problem of ot raising Moab's share of the production costs will then be he discussed At first it was fund found that NBC would expect Moab to contribute towards the cose of the filming but later contact Indicated that If this fi figure figure figure fi- fi gure unduly high other arrangements might be worked out The proposed filming would be made In January with cooperation cooperation cooper cooper- of ot local people and materials materials materials ma ma- used will be with approval approval approval val of the Moab group Also the Chamber Chamb r will be furnished with witha a copy of the film for future In fri other oilier business William Harding In the absence of ot members members mem mern- bers of I the he movie committee gave a brief report on progress beng be- be ng made on the Book and its purpose He lie also told of the activities of the Merchants committee committee com corn and the progress they are arc making for the Christmas cele cele- bration He lie stated that the Chamber Chamber Cham Cham- ber her would be asked for 50 to defray expenses but otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- wise the cost would be borne by bythe bythe bythe the merchants Th nominating committee made up of C. C S. S Thomson R. R J J. J Miller Mil Mu- ler Jer er Jr and Mitchell will submit names before the next meeting for the coming elections |