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Show Southern Utah Promotes Autumn Splendor The second annual promotion of Indian Summer Days, designed design-ed to encourage visitation to the southern Utah scenic and historic histor-ic area during the colorful fall season, is well under way, according ac-cording to Milt Jolley, executive secretary of the Cedar City Chamber of Commerce. Celebration of Indian Summer Days Is slated from Labor Day, Sept 5 through Oct. 15. . Over $5000 has been allocated I to the promotion by the Flvei County Organization, consisting of Iron, Washington, Garfield,1 Kane and Beaver counties in ad- dition to cooperation from the Utah Publicity Council. i Booklets pointing up the scenic sce-nic beauty, history and attractions attrac-tions of the entire area are being be-ing issued Utah visitors as a joint venture. Special efforts to bring southern California tourists and LDS Conference visitors to the area is being made. Films for Ufa ir television promotion pro-motion have been made and will be circulated throughout the southern California area as one phase of the program. Towering cliffs in Z!on National Nation-al Park, the pinnacles of Bryce Canyon, colorful rock terraces of Cedar Break3, Fishing at Navajo and Puffer Lakes, the old Iron Town at Cedar City, Indian pet-roglyths pet-roglyths near Parowan, Movie sets at Kanab and spectacular Grosvcnor Arch are just a few at-tactions at-tactions of the area. Visitors are Invited to take jeep or horseback trips to remote areas, participate In mountain lion hunts, explore mining ghost towns at Frisco and Silver Reef, go "rock-hounding" In the back country, and to photograph pho-tograph such spots as Koda-chrome Koda-chrome Flats. Attractive special motel and restaurant rates, special events planned In .many highway 89 and 91 communities, and late season fishing are other attractions. attrac-tions. Visitors are also to be shown such historic structures as the old Brigham Young winter home in St. George, and the century cen-tury old Pine Valley Mormon ward house. |