Show Banquet Friday I Winds Up Day 2 Road Conclave About persons Friday attended a banquet at the Nn- Nn National Guard armory that was the concluding event of the annual City Streets and County Roads School held in inVernal inVernal Vernal Thursday and Friday Preparing the excellent din din- dinner dinner ner were members of Vernal 1st Ward under the direction pi pf Mrs Harold E Davis LOCAL TALENT also pro pro- provided provided vided the entertainment fol- fol following following lowing the dinner Mayor Alvin Kay ay introduced introduced ed visiting and local Entertaining were the the 4 H singing girls group under the I direction tion of Mrs Ora Fay Oviatt re applauded enthus i I enthus-I THE AUDIENCE also ex- ex expressed expressed pressed enjoyment at songs by Mrs Oviatt Oviatt ArIa Arla Jones and LuAnn Ross Mrs Ruth Walker Walk Walk- Walker andI I er accompanied d Mrs Oviatt I John Evan Jones was mast mast- master master er of ceremonies Thursday general and de- de departmental departmental sessions were held heldon ort on technical aspects of road construction and main ten ten- ance J Edward J Johnston deputy dir director for planning and traffic of Utah Highway De- De Department Department was one of the prin-I prin principal cipal speakers lIe He advised that outmoded concepts in highway building and financing must be dis discarded carded if the state its coun counties ties and cities are to build an adequate highway system HE SAID THAT contrary to the belief that pet projects can be obtained if the wheel squeaks loudly enough sound engineering economic and social factors must govern projects I The fhe philosophy of some people is that road building funds come from a bottomless barrel This is not true funds I are extremely limited Mr Johnston said He urged cooperation in achIeving uniformity of high way standards When people recognize something is not working they should contact us and they can help us solve the problem he stated HE AVERRED that if roads not on the state system meet the regular standards they should be added but if not they should be At 4 pm Thursday the visitors toured Dinosaur Na Na- Monument and As As- As Asphalt Ridge A get acquainted social was held at Coun- Coun Country Country try Club from 7 to 8 pm fol fol- followed lowed by a smorgasbord dIn dIn- dInner net ner at 3 pm Friday morning there were panels and discussions of governmental ImmunIty and justice courts Then there was a tour of Flaming Gorge Dam awl a barbecue THE WEATHER bright bright- brightened ened up for fOT Ws this tour and andrain andrain rain held beld oU off until the barbe- barbe barbecue barbecue cue was nearly over The ladies enjoyed a tour of the Field House Thursday morning under the direction dire tion of Mrs G E luncheon following at land Country Club and a visit in the afternoon to Ver- Ver Vernal Vernal nal slopping center with favors and refreshments at some local stores |