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Show Queen Contest First .... Top Programs Promised For Annual UBIC Aug. 5, 6, 7 According to Merlin Sullivan," president, very little is left to be completed as plans for the annual Uintah Basin Industrial Convention are rapidly nearirig the perfected state. At least from the standpoint of program, speakers, and departmental sessions. ses-sions. Among the notables who have definitely assured the committee commit-tee they will come to Roosevelt as guest speakers on the general gen-eral programs for the three days are George Staples, former Duchesne Du-chesne and Roosevelt High School coach, who has risen the ladder in the , educational field as one of Utah's foremost administrators, but whose most recent achievement has been in the radio field. His program designed de-signed to stimulate love of freedom free-dom won him top honors in the nation. Representing the president presi-dent of the Brigham Young University Un-iversity will be Harvey Taylor, newly appointed executive assistant as-sistant to the president; David Whittenburg, chairman of the Utah State , Road Commission, will represent Governor J. Bracken Lee, who will be in Seattle, Wash, on state business during the UBIC. C. E. Huff, Denver, general manager of I Farmers Union, is the other speaker who has definitely assured as-sured the committee he will be j present. ' Two other vacancies still exist ex-ist on the speaking end of the program with the possibility of Congressman Douglas String-fellow String-fellow being able to leave his duties at Washington long enough to appear on the program. pro-gram. Definite committments are expected momentarily from invitations extended prominent Utah personalities. On the departmental panels during the three days are some (Continued on back nage) UBIC Program . . . (Continued from oaee 13 of the outstanding educational and community leaders in the state. Back again will be Elaine Cannon, teen-age editor for the Deseret News, who inspired in-spired young girls last year with her personality, charm and down-to-earth solution of their problems Cecil Baker, basketball basket-ball coach at the USAC, will fill in the same space on the program with teen-age boys, and is highly capable of giving the young men something very worth while. Ruth Tolman, of the Charm Studio in Salt Lake City, is listed on the program to give girls and women soma of the benefits of her experience and knowledge. Every other department de-partment as staffed with competent com-petent leaders who will give freely of their abilities to the residents of the Basin. Heading the Home - coming program, which will be emphasized em-phasized on Thursday, Aug. 6, is Lynn Johnstun and Mayor J. V. McLea, who reports attempts at-tempts will be made to have every visitor register during the 3-day convention. David Watkins will direct community singing, and the talent show finals will fill in the evenings from 7:30 to 8:30, with the big dances to complete the day's activities. Assurance has been, received that most of the high school bands in the Basin, excepting Vernal, will be on hand for the parades and concerts during the three days. From the USAC in Logan is coming some of their fine musical talent to entertain the large groups expected. From the finalists in the talent tal-ent contest, a television show over KSL is being arranged for Aug. 2. This will be the first time space has been given UBIC talent to appear over TV. The first part of the UBIC will be the pre-queen dance and contest at Victory Park on Friday, Fri-day, July 31, at which time one girl will be selected, by ballot, from the nineteen lovelies who are being sponsored by various organizations for the right tj become the first "Miss UBIC Queen." Tickets are being sold, which will entitle the holder a vote for the girl of his choice. The Socialette Club, with Mrs. Kent Johansen president, is in charge of this feature that has been added for the first time to the UBIC. |