Show Counties Plan Highway Opening Ceremonies A ribbon ribbon cutting cutting highway dedication will be held Saturday at 3 pm p.m. celebrating celebrating cele cele- brating the final completion of Utah's State Highway 44 construction and pay pay- payIng ing Governor Calvin L L. L Rampton Hampton willbe will willbe willbe be on hand to cut the ribbon officially opening the highway connecting Vernal and Manila with a first class highway COMPLETION OF the last section of highway between Dowd Mountain and Sheep Creek a distance of oC seven miles marks the end of oC years of highway construction construction con con- linking Vernal with Manila with witha a first class paved highway In addition work has been completed competed on realignment of the Greendale Junction Junc June lion tion on Utah 44 turnoff for Cor Dutch John SPECIAL FEATURE of the road dedication dedication dedication de de- de- de will be a free beef barbecue sponsored by County Commissions of oC Uintah Daggett and Sweetwater Counties Counties Coun Coun- ties tics following the dedication ceremonies location o 0 ol he dedication is at the Willows in Sheep Creek Canyon a mile and one half west of Sheep Creek Bay boat ramp on Highway 44 44 The public is invited DIGNITARIES FROM local cities and counties as well as state stale and federal high commissions and the U U. S. S Forest Service will attend the tha finishing c cere re remony mony moray The new highway will greatly assist the increasing number of tourists travelIng traveling traveling travel travel- ing to Flaming Gorge National Recreation tion llen Area In July people passed through the Recreation Area bringing the seven month total to The Dowd Mountain road Is also a avital avital avital vital link connecting to Interstate flO 80 at Green River Wyoming to the north Plans have been started to make this highway designated as from G Grand and Canyon to Yellowstone |