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Show Green River Chamber Holds Annual Banquet Green River Chamber of Commerce held its first membership banquet ban-quet and general meeting meet-ing on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Thirty-two members and guests met at Ben's Seven Gables Cafe or a feast of good food and good fellowship. President Jim Hurst greeted the assemblage, presenting out-of-town guests, Mr. and Mrs. Winn Wendell from Price. He then talked on the past history of Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce in Green River, pointing out the change in the recent re-organization of electing both a president and a Chairman of the Board. The president presides over general meetings, but most business bus-iness is carried out by the Board, consisting of Ted Ekker. Chairman. ReyLloyd and Vail Hatt, Bob Seely, who is Vice-' Chairman, Tim Anderson, Ander-son, Jim Ramsay and Secretary Gary Howland. w ith Mrs. Florence How land as Corresponding Secretary. He then turned the meeting over to Chairman Ted Ekker. Chairman Ekker reported re-ported on the progress of membership drives, with a total of 29 members mem-bers signed up. A start has been made on a brochure bro-chure for Green River, which is under the direction dir-ection of Jim Ramsay. He then called on Mrs. Pearl Baker, a member of the Emery County and Castle Country Travel Councils. Mrs. Baker spoke on the organization of the Travel Council, and stated stat-ed that the sum of $3.-071.36 $3.-071.36 has been rebated to the county by the State Tax Commission. In the statement accompanying the check, this amount was tagged as being taken in from September I to November 30, but County Recorder Bott had doubted doubt-ed the dates, since the starting date was July 1 Money for t,0 qiKU'ter beginning October 1 had not yet been paid in to the Tax Commission by the motels, so these date's are open to question. Mrs. Baker reported that the Castle Country Travel Council is waiting for the required three advertising ad-vertising agencies to submit bids for the proposed prop-osed Castle Country Brochure. Bro-chure. When these bids '"'I' Price Chambcror I Commerce Chairrr Tom Anderson will get: touch with Emery Trav; Council Chairman Jir Hurst and a date will t-set t-set to meet ard organ!:: accept the Constituti:: by-laws, and deal w:: the bids on the brochur; The meeting wasope: ed for round-table (ts cussion, and hopes er; expressed that an Lz-ery Lz-ery County-Green Rive-brochure Rive-brochure might be pi: for out of the transie-room transie-room tax. Mrs. Bakern ported that County K; corder Bott had express ed approval for such. project, and there . ' probably be considerat 1 enthusiasm and help frc the County Commissi, I to further this use oft funds. Lee Howland spoke c : phases of business ; i Green River other th; : tourist accommodatio" ; He expressed the infl;. ence the Missile Bas: . has had on the local ec , onomy, and also pointe: out that we have a fir; potential enterprise " the Geyser owned t Steve Cook, but not u developed. If put into pre , duction again and prorr . oled by either a priva : concern or by a State e Federal agency, he poin:- ; ed out it could be a re: . drawing card for th- r area. j Members and gufs- attending the meefc t w ere: President and Mrs ,. James Hurst. Chairnu . and Mrs. Ted FkKe: Vice-Chairman and Mrs t Robert Seely. Secretar ; and Mrs. Garv llolan: ( Mr. and Mrs. Vail r Mr. and Mrs. Winn Wo" . dell, Mrs. Pearl BaK': Mr. and Mrs. Don U , cox. Mr. and Mrs. Jamf ( Ramsay. Mr. and Tim Anderson. Mrs. kf' Silliman. Mr. and Mr ; James Banasky, Mr. i Mrs. U.S. Anderson, M: ; and Mrs. Lee llol.i"-' ; Mr. aiHlMrs.Janio:-.!'1'"' : rock. Mr. and Mrs. K' -land Beach. Laddie Kitf : and Mr. and Mrs. Jan"" s Peacock. i |
