Show British walker welcomed to Basin this week Dr Barbara British long-distance walker and noted physician of spent the bigger part of three days and nights of this week in the Uintah where she was presented with gifts of pure Basin honey and Indian souvenirs and welcomed by delegations of people She spent night at Monday in Roosevelt and Tuesday in At each community she was extended real Utah for which she expressed her profound I libit arrival in Roosevelt about 6 30 Monday after ending her walk a mile north of Moore was taken to Phillips Motel where she spent the night- of Mb and Beans owners before she retired that the Boys Club and the Chamber f Commerce Joined in a dinner at Kvan's Cafe in her Presiding at the dinner was Robert R president of the along with Law I eg Chamber extended a warm welcome to the personable woman diK who has In-come a confirmed vegetarian and eats nothing but fruits and dairy A ate her green vegetable salad and bowl of mixed with cottage cheese and she chatted with the nearly 30 people on hand to share the banquet with She told the group she had walked through the and had plans of walking across Canada before she returned to her home where she lives with her husband in a large 30 room She had walked over miles since leaning San Francisco with New-York as her destination have found the people in UL-ih the most friendly and hospitable of any people I have on my and I shall remember you always for your genuine friendship and hearty I especially thank the Boys and Chamber of Commerce for this lovely affair S-v MOORE It I Moore from Page 1 here tonight and for the gifts of Roosevelt she told the group at the MAYOR KENNETH Aycock presented a key to the city to Moore and a gallon can and quart jar of Yack honey of Bennie gave a few brief remarks in the capacity of executive secretary of the Chamber of Despite a painful blister on her Moore was up at the crack of dawn Tuesday and with the help of Trooper Ray Herrington of the highway she was taken by him to the point south of Roosevelt where she ended her Monday walkathon and proceeded on her journey She passed through Roosevelt about having walked the seven miles in 1 hour and 45 THE UTE INDIAN tribe got into the act and as the personable Moore neared the Fort Duchesne she was by members of the Ute tribe in full She stopped long enough to receive a royal Indian a few souvenirs and have her picture taken by Francis tribal before proceeding on her way toward where another fine welcome was accorded Moore decided to take Highway 40 through Utah and Colorado and on east after she inquired at the American Em-bassey in London as to routes running from San Francisco to New chose Highway 40 after making a careful study of the three main routes because of the scenic attractions it I have been happy every minute that I made this and will be a booster of this route from now she told the Roosevelt and Vernal I ALTHOUGH SHE denies she is competing with two British Patrick Maloney and who took 30 and left San Francisco about the same with New York as their Moore indicated she would like nothing better than to beat the male walkers to the cast They were midway through Wyoming |