Show 1940 AND INDIAN FAIR TO BE SUSPENDED i Indifference of and Committee Given as Causo Temporary Chairman Appointed I To Plans for If Interest Revives i There will be no Uintah Basin Industrial convention and Indian fair at Fort Duchesne this This decision was announced at a meeting of the 1940 committee held at Fort Duchesne Monday Reasons for suspending the traditional conclave given by Superintendent C. C. Wright of the Indian agency who acted as temporary president of the committee were public lack of moral and financial the difficulty encountered in filling committee positions and the disturbed condition of the world at Because surveys made showed many Uintah Basin people still favor continuing the and because committee members be suspending the celebration for one year would renew interest in Carl G. Duchesne county was appointed temporary to keep the committee confer with the Du-chesne and Uintah county planning boards and If the public wants it to organize a 1941 con and President Resigns The first order of business to come before the committee was the resignation of William B. Wal-lis of Vernal as president of the Wallis' letter of resignation was dated December 15 but because this was the first meeting of the committee since it was officially accepted Monday vice-president of the acted as temporary president and led the Wright that some of the Indians valued the convention and others were against he objected o holding the convention at Fort Duchesne because of the disorder md upset it caused both getting cady for it and cleaning up after t. he people want it and are wiling to share some of the of putting it the In Han service and the Indians will permit the use of their grounds and will get them ready for the Too Late This Year Because nothing yet has been lone and because several officials jf the Indian service have planned vacations during the next two Wright felt it was to hold the celebration it Fort Duchesne this year and recommended Its suspension for ane year in an attempt to revive Several of the committee hers felt giving up the which brings the Uintah Basin i more favorable publicity than any other one thing and which next I to conference sessions of the L. D. S. church in Salt Lake brings together the largest num ber of people in was a step A. C. Boyle of the Bureau of Reclamation explained that his department very strongly endorsed the and has al ready appropriated funds for j dinosaur exhibit this Letters from William Peterson of the extension service and other leaders urged continuance of the event which has become famous throughout the Report of Surveys A report of questionnaires sent out in Uintah county by County Agent Russell Keetch were read and of the questionnaires returned 35 people favored continuing the and 39 were opposed to A similar questionnaire was sent to Duchesne county people who were shown to be decidedly in favor of continuing the Despite all discussion the continuance of the the fact still remained that nearly half of the committee appointed to make arrangements for the convention have resigned ano no one seems willing to take the responsibility and put the thins If public interest is stimulated through the endorsement of county planning boards and if decide it is worth the effort of putting it the and Indian Fair will be resumed in 19 U. |