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Show UMi to Stgtoi pDiifiw indite mum iitet' 1 Shoppers invited to guess time ice block melts Springville merchants, al- ways anxious to serve the people of this area and to encourage en-courage the building up of our own communities, are going all-out to sponsor a Back-to- school sales promotion here 'his weekend and next week announces Don Terry, chairman chair-man of the event. In addition to stocking their shelves with the newest and best school supplies available anywhere, participating merchants mer-chants have devised a unique and . fun-provoking guessing game contest in which everyone every-one is invited to participate. Guessing game Home-town shoppers and others in Springville during the shopping days special Thursday, Friday, Saturday and next week, may be sur- i prised to see a nice plaid : blanket encased in a block of ice, in a prominent place on Springville's Main street. Pur- ! pose of this unique display - will not necessarily be to keep shoppers cool, but to give them an opportunity to guess when the ice will be completely melted and win some fine " prizes. It works this way. With every purchase made in a participating par-ticipating merchants store, a ticket will be given and the shopper may write on it the time, to the day, hour and minute, the 300-pound block of ice will be melted. A total of $100 in merchandise prizes : await the ten people who . guess the nearest time the ice melts. The block will be on the street all day and placed in the cooler at night. The contest is expected to ' create much interest and spec- ulation in addition to a lot of fun for shoppers. Shoppers are invited to look ;j over the hot shot specials offered of-fered by Springville merchants during these special Back-to school shopping days. Then come to town and fit out the ; family with every school time j need in addition to qualifying !; for many fine prizes being of- j fered in the contest. ' |