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Show 1954 0 ISC Voted Tremendous Success . . . One of the largest crowds in the history of the Uintah Basin Industrial Convention jammed the Roosevelt City Park on the final night of the 1954 affair to witness the finals in the talent show, and to be on hand when winners of the approximately ap-proximately $600 worth of prizes were decided. Attendance at the day programs, pro-grams, which began each of the first two days with an outstanding out-standing parade, was about normal nor-mal with other years, but the night programs really pulled them in from every part of the Basin. The first night they saw and Indian program, under the direction of Ray Summers and the second night's attraction was a special talent show, planned plan-ned and directed by E. Floyd Ross. On the second night's program were talent winners from other years; those who performed per-formed on the TV program in Salt Lake on Tuesday of last week, and other top talent from various parts of the Basin. With the American Legion, Basin Post 64, as the sponsoring sponsor-ing organization, two of the finest parados 'in UBIC history thrilled the crowds that thronged thron-ged Main Street Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Top honors in the parade went to the Roosevelt Roos-evelt Second LDS ward, who created a "wheel of progress" out of paper; the second place winner was the Legion-Auxiliary float, with Socialette and Culture Clubs being tied for third. In the commercial field first prize went to the Uintah Freight Lines float, and Cash Meat Market was judged first in the novelty division. Talent Winners Judged first in the junior division of the amateur contest on Friday night was Shirley Ann McConkie, of Mt. Emmons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyard. McConkie, who won the honors by playing a piano solo. In the senior division, a new comer to Roosevelt from Ogden, Russell Nielson's baritone solo, "My Friend," gained the favor of the judges, and he, along with Shirley Ann received a wrist watch. All other contestants in the show were given identification identifica-tion braclets. Winners of the merchandise given away during the final night dance were as follows: 1 year's locker service at Pink's Locker Plant, Jesse Tuttle; Ferron; woman's luggage from Sather's, Mrs. Jack McArthur; yearling calf, donated by Lynn Ross, Arcadia, Mrs. Cora Hacking; Hack-ing; man's luggage from Chris-tensen's Chris-tensen's George Harrison; boy's bicycle from Drollinger's, Cliff Angus; girl's bicycle from Harm-continued Harm-continued on Back Page) 1954 UBIC . . . (Continued from Page 1) ston Supply, Mrs. Ted Jensen and the Pfaff sewing machine from Fran Harrison Appliance, Mrs. Themis Costuros. First Baby Show Pretty little brunette Kathy Leavitt, three year old daugh. ter of Mr. and Mrs. Theron Leavitt of Roosevelt, was crowned Princess of the first Baby Show sponsored during the UBIC. Crowned as Prince of the show was Roger, Mitchell, Mitch-ell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Mitchell of Altamont. Each received re-ceived a trophy. Approximately 150 youngsters young-sters from 1 to 5 years of age were entered in the show and very carefully judged by a group of judges on the stand. Winning first place in the one-year division was Danny Oaks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Oaks of Vernal; in the two-year two-year old division, Sherri Dean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Dean of Myton, was judged first place winner; Tad Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Taylor Tay-lor was the winner in the four-year four-year old group; and Crae Hancock, Han-cock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest For-rest Hancock of Myton, was the winner of the five-year old di--vision. Mrs. Hale Holgate was chairman chair-man of the baby show and commentator com-mentator was Mrs. Anthon Christensen. Pianist was Mrs. Bennie Schmiett. An imported sound system contributed greatly to the success suc-cess of the entire convention. Those responsible for the system sys-tem during the three-day celebration cele-bration were Brown's, Inc. Dairy Freez and Uintah Farmers' Farm-ers' Co-op. Sports Results Kenneth Nickell, chairman of the sports division, has ' announced an-nounced the following winners in the various sports events: TENNIS George Miller, singles, and Dr. Paul Stringham and Mr. Miller, doubles in the senior division. Dick Rupel, singles and he teamed with Dick Weiss to win the doubles in the junior division. HORSESHOES Singles, Chellis Caldwell, Vernal, 1st, and Gordon Eldredge, Roosevelt, Roose-velt, second. Doubles, Eddie Richman and Carl Johnstun; Father and Son doubles, Steve and "Butch" Malnar. In the baseball and Softball games. Bennett defeated Myton 5-4, on Wednesday; the Roosevelt Roose-velt Firemen defeated Uintah Power & Light, 18 to 3 in a Softball game, Thursday, and the Roosevelt Half-Pints trounced troun-ced the Myton kids 25-2. |