Show many features and phases of ft duchesne conclave win wide praise 0 educational social and cultural aims at of annual UHIC indian fair lauded by state leaders governor Go blood tells of plans lor extensive reservoir system indian pageant draws statewide state wide attention with the well done presentation of of a historical pageant to a ahr throng n declared ec la red by bk many to be one of the greatest crowds ever assembled a Fort Duchesne the seventeenth annual uintah basin convention and indian fair became a glorious memory looking back over the three day conclave perhaps the outstanding program con tribu ions were th the e interesting exhibit corr conducted acte d b by y the mountain states telephone and telegraph company the melodious concert sung by the salt lake orpheus club and the elaborate indian pageant which attracted wide spread interest throughout the state from an educational point of view as well as entertainment the convention was successful in I 1 n every way and the extensive rould round table discussions on oil agriculture stock raising farm problems and land use hold held in the huge circus tent and led by experts in their various fields will no go a long way toward raising the standard of farming in the uintah basin and increasing the income of the farmers ers through raising cash crops culturally speaking the in indian dian fair offered a wide field T the h e art display incle including aing painting sculpturing etc r attracted great interest and ad so some me very vary fine work was vas exhibited over in the building bu alding each morning and afternoon were 1 lectures readings and book review to please many tastes governors day interesting and forward looking addresses were given by some of the leading citizens of the state including governor governo henry 11 blood senator william 11 II king and congressman abe abc murdock governor blood was the guest of honor on thursday and gave ga e the principal address of the lay lie ile discussed the water supply of the basin and plans to build smal in the state 0 which would be constructed in the basin governor blood alluded allude i to the uintah basin junior college bill passed by the last state legislature which lie he vetoed sa saying y in that he hoped the commission commission appointed to investigate the state educational system and its needs would make a report and offer plans to form a basis for legislative action looking forward to improvement in higher secondary and public school education governor and mrs blood who accompanied him hee were honored orv d at a reception rece P tion given by the indian fair committee at the american legion hall in roosevelt nearly persons were in ili attendance fashion show A fashion show presented at tha tbs main pavilion thursday afternoon ba by the department committee delighted both men and women onlookers also of great interest were the colorful indian exhibits senator king who ad addressed the gener general al assembly on friday centered his remarks around the seething european situation and said that white while the united states does not need to be drawn into the conflict yet it may be that the cause of civilization humanity and justice may well require a great sacrifice at our hands in discussing uintah basin problems senator king said that wate should continue to be conserved and more acres acree put under cultivation congressman cou raged tile development of water sources from the colorado colordo river among other notable speakers were dr elmer G peterson of the utah state agricultural college T H humpherys state engineer W D hammond chairman of the state road coninis commission sion harold J thompson and howard J maughn declared by spectators to be one of the best conventions in the seventeen years of its history last weeks celebration continued oto to further interest in the social and educational conclave of the future dr R Q warnock of roosevelt president of the committee an 1 his staff deserve great credit for their efforts and their success |