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Show Pony Express : k-ifltses Friday right in Utah The l'ony Express rides Friday night in every village, town and i in the state as the gigantic statewide drive for funds is conducted con-ducted to erect the two massive Pony Express Memorials, one as Utah's gift to the nation in Washington, Wash-ington, D. C, and the other 'for placement on Utah's State Capitol grounds. Friday is the night when Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, cubs, 4-H club members and other junior organizations, organ-izations, between 4 .and 6 p. m:, will deliver special Pony Express collection envelope to ever iac -cessible home in Utah. Volunteer women will go back after them between 7 and 9 p. m., according to the elaborate plans of the Pony Express Mid-Century Memorial Commission of Utah, which was given the responsibility by Gov. J. Bracken Lee of raising the funds to complete the two heroic-sized Memorials. Alvin G. Pack, executive director direc-tor of the commission, explained that these collection envelopes will be unique in several ways. First, it will naturally serve as a depository for contributions to the Bony Express Memorial fund. But, in addition, a special perforated flap .will offer both a special souvenir souv-enir 'Pony Express stamp and 'a valuable 50-page book titled "Riders "Rid-ers of the Pony Express". The stamp may be retained by all who contribute to the fund in anv amout while the official receipt on the flap, when the contribution con-tribution is one dollar or more and the receipt is properly countersigned coun-tersigned by a agent of the Commission, Com-mission, will entitle the bearer to receive one free copy of Riders of the Pony Express compiled by Kate B. Carter. All rights to the book in this special edition have been generously assigned to the Commission Com-mission by Mrs. Carter and the Daughters rl! Utah Pioneers, Mr. Pack said. The Pony Express figuresb y Dr. Avard Fairbanks first appeared in the Utah Centennial parades, and a movement was started to have them perpetuated in bronze. Dr. Fairbanks will start work, immediately on the huge task of re-doing the pony express figures. Twelve tons of clay will be required re-quired to fashion the first clay models. Two tons of plaster of paris will be needed to cast the original molds and then more than thirty tons of bronze will toe needed need-ed to make hte two finished memorials. mem-orials. One will be placed on a special train to be carried to Washington, D. C, wheer the President a! the United States will accept it as Utah's gift to the nation in honor of old and modern postal service. The other will he placed on the Capitol grounds. |