Vernal Express | 1958-05-29 | Page 17 | Over 1,000 Visitors Expected Sunday at Dinosaur Center Dedication Rites Section

over 1000 visitors expected sunday at dinosaur center dedication rites the restless ghosts of disturbed dinosaurs can be expected to hover over the new dinosaur national monument visitor center in the quarry near jensen sunday when an expected thousand visitors at tend the impressive dedication rites riles having rested hidden and unmolested in the heart of the earth for the past million vears give or take a few mil lion or so the fossils of the ex monsters will now be viewed by countless thousands from throughout the U S and many foreign countries the ritts rites scheduled for 2 p m sunday will follow prelude music by uintah high school band of vernal and ong hag raising ceremonies the invocation will be given by patriarch archie johnson principal speaker will be assistant secretary of the in rorer roger C arnst mem hers of congress may be b among other distinguished visitors ken president of venal vernal chamber of commerce will serva as 09 rooster master of tremon fes governor george D clyde will w ill welcome oil all visitors to utah and superintendent jess 11 II lombard will give an address of welcome to dinosaur national monument dr loroy leroy kay formerly of 0 CHiru glo museum in pitts baigh will explain the importance of the area benediction will be offered by lh rt lit rev richard S witson atson episcopal ap pp D bishop shop t utah appropriate musical items have been planned ron following owing the dedication a ribbon wilt will be cut officially opening the visitor center and a tour will be conducted of the bul building iding tentatively timed for 3 25 p m at 5 p in a river boat trip is expected to arrive at split mountain gorge campground the various committees include clayton simmons jess 11 II lombard superintendent of dinosaur national monument L Y mr also Is chairman of the invitation and reservation committee with mr lombard properties chairman harold Rk richardson hardson with J 3 I 1 carmack of the national pork park service transportation and parking chairman 0 T dick and sen D 11 II string horn ham publicity chairman ken dwight hamilton han diton entertainment and hospitality pita lity chairman 13 11 II String liam other visitors will include 11 II raymond raymand gregg regional chief of interpretation region two omaha howard W baker regional director region two omaha and burton V coale regional publications officer