Show Record crowds attend describes Annual Words to sum up the success of the 1962 Uintah Basin Industrial Convention were inadequate as the beautiful Indian pageant drew to a climax a two-day packed with timely messages from guest speakers and talent THE ANNUAL celebration drew tremendous crowds each day and especially at night for the Teen-age and adult talent shows the colorful- Indian Officials of this year's convention headed by G. Hullinger deemed it one of the most successful held in recent with an estimate of people jamming the city park each of the three nights the event was in way to make accurate A BEAUTIFUL by Thure Carlson of the Kiwanis who was in started the celebration rolling Thursday evening at Mayor Merlin Sullivan officially opened the convention with a brief address of He was introduced by who also made brief remarks and introduced other members of the general Recognized also were all past presidents of the who were presented with a jar of that famous All visiting platform guests also received the same Basin The committee chairman expressed appreciation to the Yack brothers for their generous contribution of the honey TIKE CHAIRMAN also presented the 1962 Marilyn and her Diane Winterton and Mary Jane and the Indian Jean Noble and her Paulette and Isabel On the stand Friday night with the Uintah Basin royalty was Judith Ann Ridd of who entertained with the interpretive dance number presented when she won the title Adding the usual spirit of enthusiasm to the celebration was Floyd who led the audience in community singing each THE AMERICAN Post posted the after which the audience thrilled to two vocal numbers sung by Grant entitled Land and Your and Own Imported speakers bringing challenging messages to residents of the Uintah Basin in- j eluded Kay W. owner- j manager of Richens Advertising Agency in Salt Lake and Chester J. Olsen of retired Forest and page 8 I describes from Pago member of Utah State Park and Recreation addressed Uio group Friday night and challenged the people the Basin to develop their go after industry and make the area an attraction for He concluded by an convinced that the development of the Uintah Basin depends on the development of YOU You in the Uintah SPEAKER FOR THE Saturday night session prior to the pageant was Chester J. of who keyed his re marks to the Basin Modern Comfort Amid Primitive He pointed out the opportunities in the Basin for recreation areas and stating that the downward trend in population in Duchesne County can bring into reality sound economic advantages in the entire Basin by developing the tremendous recreation potential as an integral part of other resource uses to be developed on both land and He made definite recommendations in accomplishing this and urged the commissioners of both Uintah and Du- chesne counties to appoint a permanent county development corporation to make a comprehensive survey and analysis of the resource potential on a county-wide basis and then work from ALSO PRESENT and on tin-stand Saturday night were Congressman and David S. The Congressman spoke briefly to the and the couple Viewed the Indian pageant which The Democratic candidate for the U.S. was loud in his praise of the beauty he witnessed as the story of Hiawatha was unfolded in pageantry by the Ute Indian Tribal He expressed a desire to have written into the congressional record editorial comment on the pageant SATURDAY morning Roosevelt's main streets accommodated huge crowds to witness the parade at which time judging of the lovely floats and entries was in four First place in the main float awards went to Culture with their Lilac Time float for Miss second place to the with their float of the and third to the Catholic Church for the Mother of Duchesne In the children's division first place went to A. G. Pratt fo his entry of the Billy Goats and second to the Children with the First Aid and third to the Girl Comic prizes went to A. G. Pratt in a 1918 Model T and Orlle and Al who clowned along the In Individual entries Frank Arrow-chis on his beautiful horse won first and Albert Crumbo in his shiny Model was awarded second Judges for the parade were Bill My Vera and Otis an author and who is residing at present in Rock Excellent talent from the Basin was displayed Thursday night in the Teen-age division and again Friday night in the adult with results announced in separate THE INDIAN pageant Saturday night brought a ful climax to the 1962 convention when it is believed that a record crowd of tourists and local residents filled the city park to witness so beautifully portrayed in song and dance by an almost all-Indian The array of gorgeous Indian costumes made a spectacular scene to behold as Margaret Phillipps and Rex LaRose unfolded the ever-popular Hiawatha Leading roles were played by Cesspooch as and Maxine as Accompanists were Laura and Rhoda and singers included Juanita Marion Harrison and Jasper W. Co-directors of the pageant were Clare McGivney and Rex Lighting was handled by Junior With the Lion's Club in a tennis court dance was held each evening and valuable prizes given the lucky ticket Smith's and Tal's orchestras furnished the music each of the three DONATED at cost by local were a-warded as Lane cedar Cecil Floyd Tape Carol picnic ice Dean John Paul Wat- rod and Hyrum and Lawn 1 lounge Gloria Richard Nelson and Howard Entertainment for children throughout the celebration was provided by movies at under direction of Kent Scholes and Keith and stories in the daytime by Marie THE WATER SHOW was held at Montes Creek instead of Lake due to water conditions and was by Orvil Rudy and Arthur For sports fans baseball and softball games were enforce in the ball parks during the under supervision of Phillip city recreational |