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Show Campground Opening Aired Tuesday by C of C It was announced at Tuesday's Tues-day's Chamber of Commerce meting that the Department of Interior has consented to open Devils Garden Campground Camp-ground in Arches Nation;;! Monument a few days before , Easter. President Osborn.i also reported that the campground camp-ground would be open and manned during Easter weekend, week-end, which is tlie area's largest lar-gest visitation period in the season, and would continue being open the following weekends until the regular open period begins. Don Hoffman, who last summer established his Castle Cas-tle Valley Ranch at Castle-ton, Castle-ton, announced that he is currently in an advertising phase of work. Hoffman's advertising program consists of showing slides to groups in the Salt Lake area. In addition ad-dition to showing the Can-yonlands Can-yonlands area, he presents slides which help publicize other tourist operations in the area. He requested 300 Moab 'brochures to hand out to interested in-terested persons attending his program. Royal Hotter announced to Chamber members that American Western Airlines (formerly Pacific Western) is planning to start a flying service March 17. March 17 is also the dale for the ABC-TV spectacular "Three Young Americans: In Search of Survival." ABC will present this next Monday Mon-day evening at 7 p.m. on Channel 4. A large portion of the two-hour two-hour program is based on the tour taken last iall into and south of Canyoiilands National Park. The film depicts de-picts the struggle of conservation conser-vation as opposed to development devel-opment of the senic resources resourc-es within that area, a subject sub-ject discussed in depth by gvernment officials, local leaders, and conservation representatives on the trip. Jeep Safari Chairman liar-old liar-old Jacobs announced that he would like to see business men and their employees well informed about that event so that they can help the visitors when inquiries are made. Jacobs stated that it may be possible to hold a meeting prior to the Safari so as to help the tourist-oriented businesses make the visitors feel satisfied with the town's welcome. |