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Show N0r!Ctr1l ATih SOUTH SALT LAKE NEWS Serving The Center Of Industry Volume 1 - South Salt Lake, Utah, Thursday, May 23, 1968 1 Number 4 DEAR NEIGHBORS, The good things you say about us and rjjthe Interesting news Items sent In are really 'appreciated. We are hopeful that each of you will take a personal Interest In seeing that good news keeps coming and subscriptions are turned in. Our future is in your hands; you hold the purse strings that will be the means of supporting those numerous progressive businesses that supply the advertising from which we realize our greatest financial support. We want any and all news from Remember, this is your paper. individuals, Clubs, organizations. In fact, anything that will be informative and help build our community. Brig. Gen. Ray D. Free views Armed Forces Day Parade held in downtown Salt Lake Saturday. Awards will be given to individuals and organizations who send in the most interesting stories, articles, or news items. If you don't hove the time to write the material, call us at and we will write it for you. Send pictures when you have them. 484-14- 41 Parade Thrills South Salt Lakers Utahs young men paraded their weaponry in downtown Salt Lake Saturday. f the audience with a deep feeling of confidence and pride that Utah is preparing and giving some of her best manhood in defense of free-- It was a great hour in the life of dom and the good life we enjoy in the military and the viewers who this glorious land of America, gathered in large numbers to wit- Principle officials on the review-ne- ss the demonstrations of an es- - ing stand, included Governor Calvin timated 3,500 hundred members Rampton, Maj. Gen. John Franklin representing the Utah National Jr. Sixth Army deputy commander Guard Army Reserve, Naval and of the Presidio, San Francisco, Marine Reserve, Air National Guard Maj. Gen. Maurice L. Watts, Utah and units of high school ROTC. National Guard adjutant general, The parade started at 10 a.m. at and Brig. Gen. Ray D. Free, th Temple and main street and mander, 96th U.S. Army Reserve continued down main to Broadway, command, also, Col. Madison Thom-th- en east to state, then north and as, Hospital unit command officer, Between Washington Square and disbanding at South Temple. Both adults and children were the Metropolitan Hall of Justice thriUed by the precision marching there was a display of rockets, of the various units and the exhibi- - tanks, artillery pieces and other tion of fine manhood represented by military equipment, these groups.. This was a great day . Officers Circle at Ft. Douglas ' and a wonderful hour for 'tee people was the scene of a noon concert by of Utah. A deep sense of pride and the 23rd Army Band; Utah National confidence in knowing that the citi- - Guard, directed try Chief Warrant through his prepared- - Officer Thomas C. Maxwell, ness was able to strengthen our At the Prudential Auditorium, defense against difficult times a- - 3261 South State, that evening; head. Guardsmen hosted a reception for It was a good feeling to know these the director and stars of "The young men were here and not tramp- - Devils Brigade, government through the jungles of Vietnam flcials and civic leaders. At 8:45 in an undeclared war. p.m. at the Lyric Theatre, 132 The ROTCs Utah Navy Gold Rif- - South State Street, "The Devils les Team proved themselves mast- - Brigade had its western premiere, An Armed Forces Day finale oc- ers of the driU. Their precision and feaof the one main was at Ft. Douglas the following cured dexterity tures presented for spectators at day, Sunday, with the 328th General the reviewing stand, and received Hospital unit conducting a parade repeated applause. This event con- - and review on Stilwell Field at eluded the hours activities and left 3 p.m. com-Sou- zen-sold- ier of-l- ng ? 4 This picture was taken at the time .the South Salt Lake Branch Library was didicated in February of 1955. South Salt Lake Library Kept Busy The South Salt Lake Branch Library is one of ten branch libraries in the Salt Lake County Library System. The above branch opened its doors to the public in the latter part of 1954. It was officially opened in February 1955. The number of volumes in the library at that time was approximately 12,000. 5 used in the libodes the library Besides brary. maintains current and back issues which may only be of magazines, along with pamphlets and pictures. The library not only serves the public but takes the place of a school library for the children of the Madison Elementary School. Three days each week, the children come with their classes, and the librarian from the school introduces books, reads and tells stories, and teaches them about the library. Presently there are some 19,842 volumes housed within its walls. The number of items circulated to the public during the first year totaled. 57,242. In 1967 a total of 95,019 items were circulated. The library contains books on a wide variety of subjects as well as fiction books, both in the children's area and the adults area. It has up to date reference tools also I VotersTake Note i Your voting districts have been divided. All voters living within the bounderies of second to third East, from 21st South to 2400 South will attend mass meetings in district 33 8A. Those living from State Street . During the autumn, winter, and spring, special programs are presented to the public every other Friday night free of charge. Book reviews, musicals, dramas, and Re-li- ef Society lectures feature in these to 2nd East, from 2100 South to 2400 South will meet in district 338. All voters living East of Second East to Third East from Claybourne to Millcreek Stream, from Garden Avenue, West to State Street programs. The programs begin at eight p.m. and usually last about one hour. Each summer the library has a story hour for children. These story hours are held on Tuesday afternoons at 2 p.m. during June, July, and August. They will be held this summer as in the past and 'will begin on Tuesday, June 11. The story hour is provided to stimulate an interest in children for good books, but it also provides educational and entertaining films for the young people. The South Salt Lake Library is headed by Miss Janice Derbyshire, assisted by Mrs. Gene Johnson. Mr. Boyd Williams, Mr. Galen Tir-re- ll and Miss Cathy Marchant are part-ti- me helpers. and South to Garden Avenue. Mass meetings will be held Monday, May 27. Republicans 8 to 9 p.m. Democrats 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Avenue and thence to Millcreek will attend mass meetings in district 344A. District 344 will run West of 2nd East, from Garden Avenue to State Street. From State Street to 27th South, East to Third East, South to Claybourne Avenue West to 2nd East i family of South Salt Lakers view parade and afterwards examine the heavy equipment, along with an Air Foce display. Also the Minuteman ballistic missile drew large crowds. The picture above shows the wife and children of Joseph Salazar of 37WestShelly Avenue standing beside the Minuteman Missile. Mrs. Evelyn Salazar, her three sons Joseph, Sammy and Danny. Also, Randy Kinyon and Jerry Parsons, friends of the Salazar family. A i i |