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Show SWEETENED SPECIALS Fourth 'Sugar Days' Marks Community's 98th Birthday Fourth annual Sugar Days was drawing crowds to Sugar House Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, A'pril 23 to 25, with the climax seen for Friday evening when stores stay open for their customers. In addition to "specials sweetened with sugar," the community offered several other attractions, according to Paul L. Pehrson, Sugar Days chairman. Children accompanied by their parentis were given "cotton candy" from a special house near the Plaza. Two attractive girls j ber of Commerce. People who I had not yet seen the exhibit j were urged to attend, Mr. Sor-I Sor-I ensen said. I SUGAR INCLUDED j Tons of U-I sugar were being dispensed in five Sugar House I grocery stores after customers had received coupons with purchases pur-chases in local retail stores. The sugar included in purchases ranged all the way from 1 lb. to 100 lbs. The 1 lb. coupon was a new feature of this year's Sugar Days, and was reported to be a big success. Sugar Days was founded in April, 1949, when the community commu-nity celebrated the instllation of its great white way lighting system. sys-tem. Each year the celebration has marked a milestone in Sugar Sug-ar House history. This year the 25 year advanced plans' for Sugar Sug-ar House (mentioned above) were the highlight of the event. from East High School dispensed dis-pensed sugar samples in cellophane cello-phane bags to everybody in the community. Other events were a band concert from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, and a .community breakfast Wednesday morning at Beau Brummel Restaurant. PLANNING EXHIBIT One of the big features of Sugar Sug-ar Days, which will continue until Monday evening, April 28, is a display of plans for the development de-velopment of the community at the Sprague Library, south board room. Numerous visitors to the exhibit remarked that it j was one of the most inteesting j planning displays they had ever seen. Two scale models formed the center part of the display, and the walls were decorated with various sketchs, la5"outs, pictures, and maps of how the community might develop through planning. Prepared by the University of Utah department of architecture, architec-ture, under the direction of Prof. Roger Bailey, the plans were made by a group of advanced students. They have spent a year in the development of the plan, according to Horace A. ! Sorensen, public affairs chair-; man of the ,Sugar House Cham- |