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Show Wi5 w County, City And Civic Leaders ind Hear Plans for '47 Centennial Exposition ind. Counties of State Asked To Participate JQ In State-Wide Program Plans for (he 1947 Centennial to be Sheld in Utah and the part that the counties and communities of the state are to have in the program, pro-gram, were discussed by county, n& city and civic leaders at a noon luncheon held in the Arrowhead hotel yesterday (Wednesday). Gus - r Backman, state committee mem ber and secretary of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce was 10n on' present to explain the proposed it, the program. Id aL-o Mr. Backman explained that action rather than building a lot of ex- ies of pensive buildings in Salt Lake and Power attempting to hold the crowds c'ty to there, it was the plan of the com ities at mittee to have each county de- iey can velop its senic, recreational areas n with and other points of interest, in- ce St. eluding county programs such as for all the Lions Rodeo and Hurricane should Peach Day and that this informa- Id react tion would be presented to the smaller people and an attempt made to jardner. send them to all points of interest Gardner in the state. 'ed that This committee is cooperating ' that a with all organizations in an ef- George fort to beautify the entire state ut help and thereby help in presenting as ier the fine a picture as possible to the if an tourists. It was pointed out that showed every additional day that tourists t couli ' are kept within the state, the tes tht whole state benefits, leet am After hearing the proposals of ly couli Mr. Backman it was decided that ation. Washington county would co- Gardne: operate in every way possible and ding tht a nominating committee was to be el plant appointed by the Chamber of Commerce with representatives from every section of the county , represented. This committee is to j select the county committee which i will work with the state com-' com-' mittee. Towns of the county were well represented at the meeting including a group of four from Enterprise. |