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Show Indian Days Has A Future An objective news story could hardly do justice to the . 1947 Utah Indian Days celebration; the work it entailed and its general gen-eral acceptance by the spectators. Despite a deficit amounting to an estimated $700, future celebrations, cele-brations, if produced in the same tempo as the one - just passed, might easily earn Indian Days a national reputation. A surprising number of tourists tour-ists stopped in Roosevelt to witness wit-ness the two day event, and - their comments were heart warming, foreshadowing national nation-al recognition for Utah Indian Days. The best possible advertising adver-tising for any show is a pleased audience, and those from distant dis-tant points who were loud in their praise of the celebration will pass the word along. Disheartening as a deficit may be to the Indian Days finance committee, it must be remembered remem-bered that the show is in its infancy, in-fancy, and that some time will pass before its develops sufficiently suffi-ciently to support itself. No one but the most imaginative person could have labeled it a steller attraction prior to this year, but last week the real start was made, and when August 29 drew to a close the townsfolks were satisfied beyond measure. This year the Indian Days committee received financial assistance as-sistance from the Utah Centennial Centen-nial Commission, in 1948 the show will be on its own. But no liens stand against Roosevelt's first rate rodeo ground, nor against its . unequaled naturaj amptheater. Here then are two expensive properties, essential to the producing of a top notch show, all paid for and awaiting future use. Even "without state help, the scene is already laid the days of starting from scratch are over. That the 1947 Indian Days celebration expressed a new spirit of cooperation in Roosevelt Roose-velt is perfectly obvious. There were differences and, there were delays in planning, but in the main the operations were smooth as evidenced by the quality of the four major events: the parade, par-ade, the rodeo, the horse races, and the pageant. Now that the fact has been established that cooperation in Roosevelt is possible, the objective objec-tive should be bigger and better Indian Days, aimed at drawing a nation-wide audience. |