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Show U. S. 6 Jamboree Scores Great Success in Deltd Highway 6 Completion Jamboree was an outstanding success, opening open-ing with the fine fight card Friday night in the Palomar, and continuous con-tinuous entertainment all tlirough Saturday. A crowd estimated at 7000peop-le 7000peop-le thronged the streets by 3 p.m. for the ribbon cutting ceremony and the huge parade that followed at 4 p.m. The free barbecue at noon excellent fare, and 4500 barbecues were served in 55 minutes min-utes Skies were bright and sunny all day and the crowd began gathering gather-ing early for the good entertainment entertain-ment on the morning program, On the speakers' platform and taking part on the program were Gov. J. Bracken ,Lee of Utah Gov. Charles H. Russell, of Nevada, Sen. Pat McCarran, of Nevada, Sen. Wallace F. Bennett and Sen. Arthur V. Watkins, Utah, mayors of various towns along the highway, high-way, and members of the state j road commissions of both states. j The stand was decorated with t ! sagebrush for Nevada and sego lilies for Utah. Goldon H. Black, general chairman of the event, 't j gave the welcome address, and ; introduced the visiting dignitaries, -f After the morning program and barbecue six specialty numbers, j, with clowns, acrobats and Jugglers kept up the entertainment until time for the ribbon cutting ceremony. Cut Ribbon ) Red, white and blue ribbons was stretched across U. S. 6 and Third West. From the east, in a 1902 Oldsmobile came Gov. Lee and Sen. Watkins, while from the west in an 1898 Columbus came Gov. Russel 1 and Sen. McCarran. The senators cut the ribbon, officially opening U. S. Highway 6, with the two governors as witnesses. Miss La Von Brown, newly crowned Miss Utah, held the ribbon for the ceremony. cere-mony. Keynote of the speeches was the great benefits that will be derived in the completion ot the transcontinental transcon-tinental route, both in increased tourist travel through thl s area and the vital importance of the route to our national defence. Form Closei Ties Sen. Watkins said "Completion of Highway 6 is not only an accomplishment acc-omplishment of the moment, but it is an investment in the future". Sen. McCarran pointed out the A-meriean A-meriean svstem of hiehwav oer- mits people from all sections of the country to become aquainte4 with people in all other sections of the country, all of which make for a better understanding of" the American way of life. Huge Parade At 4 p. m. the largest parade ever seen here went along U. S. 6 from west to east, commencing with Father Escalante, first white man here, in 1776. There were 60 floats in the parade, coming near and far, bands from Ely, Nephi, . Delta, Fillmore, Santaquin and Eureka. There were riders from Days of the Old West, and the Bit and Spur riding club, from Toole, with their drill team. Adding color was the stage coach from Ely, and Mayor Smiley Washburn Wash-burn from Last Frontier Village with his covered wagon, dispensing j souvenirs. The big B-29 was on display. dis-play. Cars ol ancient vintage, clowns, and floats both beautiful and comic paraded. Preceding the evening festivities was the banquet in Deseret stake house that concluded the day's meeting of the Associated Civic Clubs of Southern and Eastern Utah. The public was invited Square Dancing A torchlight parade and square dancing in the streets filled the night program. This is the first time Delta has had street dancing, and a large crowd enjoyed the old time calls and dances staged by several hundred gaily garbed dancers. dan-cers. ! Square dance teams from all ! over Utah and several local sets j took part. Cups were awarded, and j taking honors were the teams of 1 San Pete county first, and FU1- (Continueud on back page) lr Highway Six... more second. The morning program pro-gram and ribbon cutting ceremonies ceremon-ies were broadcast over Richfield and Cedar City radio stations as they took place and many took in the program at home over their j radios. In the parade East Millard 4-H, in the large float class, took first place, with Nephi queen second, and Utah Poultry third. In the small float class first prize went to Service Drug, second to Baker Pharmacy and third to Lowe Dance Studio. From noon unitl 8 o'clock open, house for the ladies was held in Delta First ward and refreshments served by Lady Lions, JayCee Wives and members of the American Amer-ican Legion auxiliaries. A large number of beautiful gladioli used to decorate were sent by Dr. Beck-stead Beck-stead of Nephi, as his part in the celebration. Mr. and Mrs. C. Vern Yates and and small Connie Christensen from SalULake City, did most of the calling for the square dancing and received a trophy each. |
