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Show Cellar City lays out welcome mat lor Utah Jaycees Convention provides economic aid to community leader says "The $30,000 spent by Jaycees Jay-cees in Cedar City this week end will regenerate some $210,000 for the local econ-Jim econ-Jim Sarle, public relations director di-rector for the Utah State Jaycee Jay-cee organization told Kiwuuis Club members Monday night. He explained that it has been estimated by eeono.ny experts that every djiiar .,pent in a community by contention con-tention delegates such as ihose attending the annuai jaycee Convention in Cedar Jily May M through 17 will jhange hands at least seven iimes before it leaves the community. He also told the Kiwanians that Utah is in the running with two other state organizations organiza-tions for the title of the top Jaycee group in the country. He predicted that the Cedar City convention will be one of the most successful in the his. tory of the organization. Some 600 Jaycees and wives will begin arriving in the city today to begin four days of business sessions and social activities. First event will be a Sfato Executive Committee dinner party noed at Bioom-ington Bioom-ington this evening by the Terracor Corporation. Registration is scheduled for Friday from 12 noon to 11 p. m. in the foyer of the Southern Utah State College Auditorium. All business sessions ses-sions will be held at the college. col-lege. Hospitality headquarters for the convention Is the Cedar Crest Motel. Friday sessions will Include a State Executive Committee meeting, "Speak-Up Jaycee" finals, orientation for newly elected chapter officers, and a get-acquainted steak fry. Hugh Piiuiociv, president of the Regional Office of Connecticut Connec-ticut Mutual Life Insurance Compaany and a regional representative re-presentative for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be keynote speak or for a noon luncheon Saturday. Satur-day. Other events that day will include breakfast meetings for local presidents and Jaycette president, Jaycee Forum and "Speak Up Jaycette" contest, President Award, and Parade of Cities, featuring floats from each of the state Jaycee units. The Awards Banquet is scheduled sche-duled for 6:30 p. m. Campaigning for elections will be conducted Sunday, with swearing in ceremonies in the afternoon for the newly elected state president, internal inter-nal vice president, external vice president, and five na- nonal directors. Convention business will be concluded by a meeting of the Slate Executive Exec-utive Committee. Local arrangements are under un-der the direction of J. Lynn Uibel, coordinator of Public Services for SUSC, Sam Cook, past Cedar City Jaycee president, presi-dent, and Frank Nicholes, newly elected Cedar City president. |