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Show filling Of Boys State Quota Looms ) As Legion Post Secures Sponsors; i Twelve Entered In Jaycee Contest An even dozen American Fork boys were nominated this week as candidates in the Junior Chamber of Commerce contest for the selection selec-tion of a boy to represent the club at the Boys State at Camp Williams, Wil-liams, July 7 to 20. The boy to be sponsored by the young men's civic club will be selected se-lected at a community dance Wednesday Wed-nesday night, June 12, at the beau-, tiful new pavilion on the highway west of the city. Members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce are Prospects that the American Leg- ,n post may secure sponsors to send " full quota of local boys to the Boys tate at Camp Williams this sum-ier sum-ier appeared brighter this week, ac-)rding ac-)rding to W. E. Hoggard, chairman t the Legion committee in charge. In addition to sponsors definitely ned up, several individuals and or-jnizations or-jnizations are showing interest in ie project. Legionnaire Hoggard dd, American Fork City, Legion ost 49, the American Fork Junior chamber of Commerce and Ed mifh have already came forward now busy selling tickets, under the direction of Ernest Salerno, dance I chairman. Since nominations of boys will be accepted up until the dance starts Wednesday night, the field of contestants con-testants is expected to be doubled at least. Any resident of the community com-munity may nominate a boy by contacting con-tacting Karl H. Bennett of the dance committee, and giving Mr. Bennett the boy's name. Boys who are in their junior or senior year of high school, or boys of corresponding corres-ponding age not in school, or eligible. eligi-ble. The field of candidates nominated this week . includes Virgil Wootton, Jack Wagstaff, John Walker, Dick Tattersall, Elwood Robinson, Junior Richan, Dan Hindley, Glen Bar-ratt, Bar-ratt, Kenneth Beck, Keith Chad-wick, Chad-wick, Alva Goodall, and Garth Mc-Gee. Mc-Gee. Each ticket to the dance Wednesday Wednes-day night will entitle the holder to vote for the boy of his choice. Winner Win-ner of the contest will be announced later during the dance. Howard Nelson's orchestra will furnish the music. s sponsors, and others t are investi-ating investi-ating the plan. prospective sponsors are invited to et in touch with the Legion com-ilttee, com-ilttee, Mr. Hoggard said. Since the S Ki post will be entitled to send ven boys to the camp, in addition two executive officers of last ear's Boys State from American "tork, the help of individuals and vie organizations will be welcome. Cost of sending a' boy to the en-impment en-impment is $15. This pays all ex-enses ex-enses during his two weeks' stay at je camp, which will.be held from uly 7 to July 20. Boys State, Mr. Hoggard points ut, is' an Americanization activity , f the American Legion department f Utah. Its purpose is to teach the. 5 outh of today constructive attitudes jward the American form of gov-mment, gov-mment, and to educate youth in iie duties, privileges, rights, and o ssponsibilities of t American citizen-hip. citizen-hip. Boys State is a mythical 49th state rlth a constitution, statutes and or-inances or-inances constructed by its citizens o. govern themselves. In Boys State )ltizens organize their own city, .ounty and state governments. They hoose their own officials in ac- ordance with regular election pro-dures., pro-dures., They.,learri:; the duties, of !?Jhe various city, county and state ffices. They introduce and argue raCi:heir own bills in a legislature. Jus-' Jus-' 1,1 Ice Is administered by their own ' 'Eiw enforcement agencies, and Caiiourts. In Boys State, the young le 'itizen has the opportunity to leam two'or himself that his government is list what he makes it. o |