Show Formation Abandoned By Flying Armada Eight of the original eighteen planes of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce air Armada arrived in Cedar City Monday between and p. p m. m The passengers were re entertained at a banquet and dance given by the Cedar City Chamber of Commerce and the American Legion The arrival of the armada in Cedar City was as asery very ery much of a disappointment disappointment disappoint disappoint- ment to the hundreds of people who gathered to see the eighteen planes arrive arrhe in formation but the reception of the visitors was as a success nevertheless I less Two the planes crashed before i reaching this far in the tour one in canyon and one at Torrey Torrey Torrey Tor- Tor rey and others were forced to drop dropout dropout dropout out for various reasons The group that did arrive were forced to battle storm and wind on the flight from Moab to Kanab and St St. George and then on to Cedar City which caused the disorganization and the arrival of the planes singly instead of In forma forma- i tion The Cedar junior band was on hand to furnish music on the arrival of the armada and entertained the waiting crowd with a very enjoyable band con con- cert The fliers filers were ere met at the field by civic and club officials and many people from Cedar City Parowan and surrounding towns tons The visitors were guests of the Chamber of at a banquet atthe atthe at atthe the Escalante Hotel and afterwards at ata ata a a dance given by the American Legion They were greeted by Mayor Charles Charlesn R. R Hunter and Wilson N. N Lunt president president president dent of the chamber of commerce and responses were made by various members of the flying group Scott Matheson acted as toastmaster Cedar City was represented in the Armada by Lloyd Allen and Durrel W. W Corry who made the trip in the Southern Utah Flying Service plane piloted by Floy Ririe They report that the trip was exceptionally Interesting Interesting interesting inter Inter- esting in spite of the bad weather en encountered encountered encountered en- en countered nearly all the way Every section of the state covered on the trip proved very interesting they said They were especially thrilled with the trip from Moab over the wilds of the Wayne Wonderlands The flight over Zion National Park seemed to impress most of the party as the outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing sight of all aU The group left Cedar Tuesday mornIng morning morn morn- Ing to Milford Richfield and Salt Lake City |