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Show Bands and Barbecue, Fights and Floats Readied For US 6 Completion Jamboree Biggest Celebration Ever Held Here Sept. 26-27 Delta is making plans to entertain thousands o visitors for Ihe hign b Completion Jamboree September 26 - 27, largest celebration ever planned here. Hospitality will be the keynote of the event, and all citizens are appointed as goodwill ambassadors for the two-day two-day festival. Golden H. Black, general chairman, said today that support of the program is excellent, and interest is high. Opening with the fights cardg Friday night, entertainment will continue throueh Saturday, concluding with street dancing Saturday night. Mr. Black has had a letter from Gov. Charles H. Russell o Nevada assuring him of his attendance, accompanied by a party. Many will be here from Nevada, including includ-ing Sen. Pat McCarran, and Utah's Gov. Lee and state officials and road commission will also attend. For the .barbecue Saturday, Wayne Gonder and Vivian Dear-den, Dear-den, of Garrison, have contributed a beef. Mr. Black asks that any . person or groups who would like to contribute a beef get in touch with him or the committee members, mem-bers, C. M. Pace, Orvil Jeffery, or Earl Kelly. The fish and game commission are providing two. elk for the feast. - The parade Saturday promises to be the largest yet seen here. Nephi is bringing five floats. There will be eight bands, from Santa-quin, Santa-quin, Eureka, two from NephI, Millard Mil-lard high school, two from Delta, and Ely. John Day, parade chairman chair-man has promises of many more floats. Arve Rose, fight card chairman, reports that Palomar Is all lined up for the bouts and the reserved seats are all marked accurately. He says the committee guarantees that the patron will get the seat he buys. Highway 6 has been opened for travel now, and the blockades removed. re-moved. Travel over the road will help pack it, and the final step, the seal coat, will be applied prior to the celebration. STREET SQUARE DANCE Preparations have been completed comple-ted for the big square dance Jamboree Jam-boree Saturday night, Sept 27. Climaxing the two day Highway 6 Completion Jamboree. At 8:30 a very colorful two block torch light parade will begin the night ceremonies. Square dancing and round dancing In the street will follow. Six trophies will be given to dance groups. Mr. C. Vern Yates will be master of ceremonies and will do some of the calling. Pretty and talented little 5-year old Connie Con-nie Christensen of Salt Lake City will do some novelty calling and will assist Mr. Yates by calling two more numbers. Other callers from all parts of Utah have been invited to come and participate. Many have responded saying they will bring several sets of dancers with them. Cedar City Is holding a Square Dance Jamboree in the BAC field-house field-house Saturday Sept. 13 and have sent the pe.ole of Delta and vicinity vicin-ity a special invitation to join the fun there. |