Springville Herald | 1947-04-03 | Page 9 | Payson Girl Wins First in Legion Oratory Contest

'PAYSON GIRL WINS FIRST IN LEGION ORATORY CONTEST Miss Pearl Butler, representing Payson Post No. 48, American Legion, won the District 4 American Ameri-can Legion oratorical contest Saturday Sat-urday night in the Payson junior high school. The subject of her oration was "Our Living Constitution." Constitu-tion." Second place winner was the representative from Phovo and third place was from Springville. All used the constitution as their theme to promote Americanism. Miss Butler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Butler will represent repre-sent District 4 in the state contest to be held at Murray high school I on April 5. Winner there will go ' to the national contest. D. C. Forsey of Payson, district chairman of the Americanism committee was in charge of the district contest. Mr. and Mrs. ! Sherman Christenson of Provo and Miss Thelma Vest of Payson were the judges.