Show a c c CAMP holds celebration ot of greatest importance to the surrounding country was the gala celebration held saturday novem ber 14 by camp DG 44 COG a ut at t pipe springs arizona important not only to the members of the camp but important to every per son in the irizona arizona strip tile the celebration was coupled with dedication ceremonies of the newly I 1 completed cedor knoll dam tho the ceremonies mentioned above may be better called a 0 commencement thaw dedication it was wag together the end ot of a long period of labor md the beginning of it a period of returned prosperity to the members ot df co 2557 this dedication nihal marked ked tho ahe finish of the birst water development project undertaken by this camp The cattlemen and tile the sheep men of the Str la may well look upon it as the beginning of the return of those things ariot triot make a great grazing country the dam itself of tile the earth till fill type Is one of oc many examples of the good work done dy by uw although it can not be ba compared to the boulder coolidge and and other modern engineering miracles it presented problems that were overcome only through much struggle and hard labor it is a fitting memorial memo ilal to the boys of camp pipe and the civilian corpses coida coipa sas as a whole the dedicatory ginning a at twelve noon at the dam were tit la charge of my mr hamil hamilton ton A draper project superintendent camp who acted ea as chat chaly man ile he first called on lieutenant henry CCO chaplain st george utah who rendered the invocation Cr certain william B shirley corn com ni anding officer of company 2557 was the first speaker captain shirley extended a cordial welcom to all gwo a brief history of the organization and gjoke of the manner in which a CCO camf camp the next edien ker was captala captain Ci charles IL R nate district CCO inspector from fort douglas utah captain nate represented brigadier general wa waiter walter iter 0 sweeney commanding general COC CCO fort douglas district leand and captain keith K tatom both of whom were unable tabe ta be present bemuse of previously arranged I 1 engage ments captain N nate aid dwelt largely on the importance ot 0 the CCO ot 01 emphasizing is importance not only as a a rebul lder 0 of f natural resources but bui more irl important por tant the building of men malting worth while citizens from those who have not tad had the advantages of a more fortunate class 0 of f 0 people ople mr elmer eilmer jaakson Fresi president denV of the kaneb lions club expressed the thanks ot of the tha surrounding locality and spoke as a pioneer while mile a comparatively comparative lr young mui mr jackson told of his ex perlen ces as a boy when there were no roads within this territory such as we have toda of hla his trying ex perien per lences ces as a sheep and cattle man when water was scarce cad and journeys Jour neya of any distance were ha z arbaug lie he told of how he ata kept in touch with the CCO per bonel of the pipe springs camp and with the work that was being done by the organization he dwelt upon tile the Ini importance rind and value ot of such dams as aa that at cedar knoll to the surrounding citizens and spoke of the that is being built by the CCO organization that will eventually lead to the rim of the tha grand crin you yon taking the tourist ana bust busl ness men through val ley he mentioned the alie tact fact that tho the road ra already constructed saved him at least two hours in getting to his cattle ranch land and stated chrt by the time lt it Is fin dished there will probably be an I 1 additional two hours saving in time in getting over tits the distance traveled mr air E IV sr samuels amuels representing the regional Reg lonal office of tho the department of 0 grazing albuquerque que new mexico spoke at some length concerning tha experiences he had had with tiie tha CCO organ atlon Iza iz tion ile he quoted from the cami ller verse of scripture be fruitful t and multiply and Te replenish the tha earth and subdue 10 it and dwelt theron to considerable length commenting on how tho the writ that Is being done by the civilian 1 conservation corps represents the subduing of the earth ile he told of liow how the dam at cedar knoll was constructed of how it had been necessary tor for water bitet to be hauled over rough toads roads ao distance of approximately 30 miles to mix tho the clay core chachad that had been built into its structure and finally of how on one rainy night before the spillway was completed the dam was about destroyed and of tile the heroic effort put forth by by the enrollees voluntarily and without ectra epry pay or privileged which resulted lesul ted la in its being saved he further commented on the permanence maii ence of therun the dam of how it grazing dazing from Salt baltak lake city spoke concerning hla his knowledge of 0 the import importance anve of such dams as that at cedmir knoll to the stockmen stoc kmen would be of value tot not only to the present generation but also to succeeding generations mr D D mckay R regional na supervisor E 0 W division of 0 of a community he explained why it was necessary that such dams be built by the rath er ahm by individuals explaining tile the amount of work that would be necessary it a suf out fi clent number of them were built to take care of the watering needs of 0 all the stockmen stoc kmen of the gemi arld arid regions of the western states other speak speakers era were mr stevenson tor for mr martine Martl neg of the southern utah civics clubs and mr air draper project Super ln of pipe springs camp following the ceremony at the dami the tha crowd adjourned and met as soon as possible at camp pipe pipe Bp springs rIngs arizona there tere al a most delightful repast of barbea barbecued ven vension slon lamb alid and beef had bad been prepared this was waa ably served liy by tile the nied members ibers of the cooking force at tho the ca camp the crowd in iii the he meantime being entertained by musical muil cal numbers by the amp stringed band dinner was followed hollowed by art an invitation vi to all aji to la inspect speet and make themi thernis selves elves at home in the camp proper many took advantage and it is rumored that the camp passed with an A starting at nine in tho the evening a dance aarl WM hold held in the ahe usually most favorite place in camp the mess hall all members ot the camp and the entire public were invited lasting until midnight the armco dan cc proved to by bo a decided sue suc cess providing tun fun and merriment tor for all the success of this celebration can be attributed mainly to one thing and that is co tills this event was waa planned by members of the technical staff at camp W dua 44 the entire army per bonnel r and nd members of company at pipe springs coope operation cooperation co ratton in every respect I 1 |