Show w ti A i I r Si 4 x 1 1 Pd 11 d 01 m VERNAL SEARCH AND RESCUE members prepare for convention this weekend From left to right front row Le Les Thacker Harold Pope Coke Jeffries Bob Dickson Don Ufford Ken Merlin Walker Back row Cal Warren Mott Arden Stewart Glade 4 Southam Southern Gary Lyon Dellis Morrill Merrill Allen trujillo Rulon Ru- Ru Ion lon Hacking Lorin Hacking and George Calder Trophies Trophies Trophies Tro Tro- will be awarded at vehicle performance rally to be held Friday at the H Honda hills I tL Search and Rescue Confab Starts Today Every available tourist accommodation in the Vernal area area as far as Roo Roosevelt Roose- Roose e. e volt velt has been taken tt thus s weekend by members of search and rescue organIzation organization organization organ organ- attending the annual Na- Na lonal ional Jeep Search and Rescue Association Association Association tion convention being held here Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day today through Sunday CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS indicate indicate indicate in in- the crowd will be well over the anticipated persons pla planned ned for tor- torby by bythe bythe bythe the Uintah County Sheriffs Sheriff's Search and Rescue Hescue Posse who are arc hosting the con con- The convention headquarters will wi beat beat be bo boat at the Vernal Junior High School West 1st South The following convention convention convention conven conven- tion schedule of activities has been outlined outlined outlined out out- lined THURSDAY 1200 to pm p.m. Regi- Regi lion Uon Convention Headquarters pm p.m. pm p.m. National Board Meeting Convention Headquarters FRIDAY a.m. am 1200 Noon Registration Registration Registration Re Re- Convention Headquarters 1230 to pm p.m. 1st General Business Business Business Busi Busi- ness Meeting Convention Headquarters pm p.m. Pistol Shoot Vernal Rod and Gun Club Lodge 5 miles N. N W. W of Vernal pm p.m. Picnic Luncheon Vernal Vernal Ver- Ver Ver Ver- nal Rod and Gon Club Lodge pm p.m. Social and Get Acquainted Dance Vernal Rod and Gun Club SATURDAY 1000 am a.m. First Aid Competition Convention Headquarters Headquarters Headquarters Head Head- quarters Lawn 1000 pm p.m. 2nd General Business Business Business Busi Busi- ness Meeting Convention Headquarters 1030 1230 pm p.m. Ladies dies Luncheon Convention Headquarters pm p.m. Parade Down Main Street Performance Rally 3 miles North on Vernal Avenue pm p.m. Social Hour Vernal Elks Lodge ICO Annual Banquet Convention Convention Conven Conven- tion lion Headquarters SUNDAY am a.m. Break Break- fas fast t. t 1000 am a.m. New officers board meeting PRESIDING AT T the convention will be National Commander George Connell of Cedar City Also present will be a a Mexico Search and Rescue organization representative who will ask for foran an an international international international inter inter- national organization to be formed A representative of American Motors Jeffery Wright will be on hand to present present present pre pre- sent the new Jeep to the lucky winner Saturday night A representative of Toyota Toyota Toy Toy- Toyota ota Cars of California Jerry Burns will willbe willbe be present Toyota donated 1750 for the banquet and social hour of the conven conven- tion A REPRESENTATIVE of Chevrolet regional office Bob Hamik will be present present pre pro sent to present presenta a Chevy Junior powered gas car to someone attending the the con con- Local rescue patrol members have been working hard making preparations for the ambitious convention A parking lot was constructed at the Honda hill area where the veW e performance rally will be held Spectators can can watch the events from a cleared off place on top of a hill giving excellent grandstand scats seats reports committee members The featured speaker of the convention at the Friday general business meeting will be Governor Calvin L. L L Rampton who has declared this week as Search and Rescue week throughout the state LOCAL COMMITTEE members of the 1 convention and officers of the patrol J i Jare iare are Merlin Walker commander Lorin Hacking captain Coke R R. R Jeffries lieutenant lieutenant lieutenant lieu- lieu tenant and Harold Pope secretary j I Convention committee chairman are j I First Aid competition Coke Jefferies i pistol shoot Harold Pope program book Cal banquet and meals Tex and Warren Mott performance performance performance mance rally George Calder and Allen Trujillo performance rally course Leslie Thacker tickets Ernest j Scott prizes Gary Lyon meeting places Glade Southam door prizes Allen Voorhies Voorhies hies and Don Ufford d loud speaking tern Lorin Hacking parade Allen Voorhies and guest speaker Rulon Hack Hack- j ing I CHAIRMAN OF the convention Is Merlin Merlin Mer Mer- lin Walker with Ken las as co- co 1 chairman The the the ladies auxiliary j of the Search and Rescue patrol have i been busy making favors door prizes and registration kits for the convention activities have been under the direction of Alma Jefferies Doris Merrill Mol Mer I rill nh Carolyn Walker and Mary Iu I It u 1 l McKee The ladies entertainment at the f Saturday luncheon will be f by Norma Denver and her Indian students students students stu- stu dents from the the Whiterocks School 1 |