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Show American Legion Junior Baseball And Recreation Program Is Now Assured A - GEORGE BIIILER, IN CHARGE FOR POST, ANNOUNCES AMOUNT ON HAND Assurance that ample funds are now on hand for the Bingham recreation re-creation program and the Junior baseball league this summer was given this week by George Blhler, American Legion committeeman In charge of the summer recreation work at Copperton park. $400 has been raised by Mr. Blhler. Twelve suits and some baseball base-ball equipment given for use of the American Legion baseball team Is included In that amount. To this will be added (200 the Bingham Dist. Business Men raised rais-ed by a dance given in the Civic Center last Saturday night. Music was furnished by the Smooth Keys orchestra and a girls trio which was added by the orchestra management manage-ment as a special feature. Although the dance was not as largely attended attend-ed as had beon hoped, generous patronage given advance sale of tickets enabled the committee In charge to raise the . amount recmir- ed . Committee members were: James West, chairman; Ed Johnson, Bud Aven, T. H. McMullin, Bailey Santistevan, Art Sorenson, Vern Faddis, William Grant, Al Ablett, Elliott Evans, Joe Scussel and Le-land Le-land Burress. '. ... Bailey Santistevan, director of the playground program the , past five years, has indicated his willingness to supervise the program again. Under Un-der Mr. Santistevan an average of 300 boys a day were active in the baseball project. This large attendance attend-ance was a factor in having the playground rated the third largest of its kind in Utah. Jordan school district will again furnish busses to transport boys to Copperton. Sufficient money has been raised for this project to. Insure In-sure purchase of needed equipment and the fund is large enough to allow al-low a broadening program. " |