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Show State Officials Discuss Moab 'Fly-In' With Chamber Directors Tuesday Chamber of Commerce directors di-rectors and members were shown an eight-minute flying fly-ing promotion movie during their Tuesday luncheon. The film is a recent production pro-duction of the . Utah Travel Council put together by Ross Jurney and Associates 'of Salt Lake City. Instate Director Dir-ector of the Utah -Travel Council, Milt Jolley, told Chamber members that the film is available in ten copies co-pies and will be used to promote pro-mote flying in the state of Utah. The film is in color and shows scenes by air over Salt Lake City and from there throughout some of the scenic areas found in Utah. One of the areas featured fea-tured in the film is the Canyonlands Can-yonlands country, including Arches National Monument, Dead Horse Point, Canyonlands Canyon-lands National Park, Lake Powell and Monument Val-' ley. Several feet were shot of Moab, one of the few cities shown in the film. This portion por-tion of the film was especially espec-ially commented upon by the Moabites viewing the film. Three Visitors at the Moab Chamber meeting this week included Dr. Richard Ogle, Forest Recreation Specialist Special-ist of Utah State University; t Dr. Gar Workman, Wildlife Extension Specialist for the state, who is also a member mem-ber of the Canyonlands National Nat-ional Park Advisory Board, and Professor Larry Royer. the Tourism Extension Specialist Spec-ialist at the University. Mr. Royer spoke to the Chamber members about the-tourism the-tourism clinic which is slated slat-ed for Moab in May. Royer said they will be presenting a revised show, a new and better package which should appeal to high schol groups and provide training to motel mo-tel clerks and maids, gas station attendants and res-1 res-1 1 iAnt waitresses. The membership drive is proceeding reasonably . well, Chairman Izzy Nelson reported. re-ported. The drive is still $1400 short of the budget, but there are several parties and organizations yet to be contacted, Nelson said. The Boy Scouts are inter- ested in providing a Frijjay evening barbeque for the Jeep Safari visitors April 4, Gene Cary said. The matter was discussed briefly Ly Chamber members. Harold Jacobs said that the customary custom-ary breakfast is needed to bring in profits to pay for dS-cals dS-cals and other expenses. The Scouts, however, want to hold their fund-raising barbeque during a time so that it won't conflict with the Chamber plans. The local lo-cal public would be invited to such a barbeque, Cary said. Following the Chamber meeting, local tourist service ser-vice operators met to discuss plans for this summer's Fly-In which is scheduled for July. The tour is being hosted by the Utah Travel Council and the Utah State Aeronautics Division with reservations and arrange ments being handled by Chi's Tour Travel Agency of Salt Lake City. The tour will be open to 10 planes and 375 flyers and is scheduled to stop in Moab for a two-day inspection of the surrounding scenery. ' -V w it w - , -- ; ) h! u? v , ' -r ft v .:fV"M: . -Oi , , - : ' . .; ' . ' - r "... - .The scheduled Fly-In was discussed fol-Icwing fol-Icwing the Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday. Local tour service operators were 'invited to the meeting to lay plans for accommodating ac-commodating the 375 flyers and 100 air- planes expected in July. To Tex McClafch-ey's McClafch-ey's right are Mr. Malt Jalley, Instate Director Di-rector of the Utah Travel Council, and Miss Barbara Robertson of Chi's Tours Travel Agency. |