Show DEN TUFT WINS WINS' POPULARITY VOCAL CONTEST RADIO RADI LISTENERS SELECT M MONROE NR f fY Y YOUTH mH IN V VOTING nN Victory Quartet Takes Second Place Emma W By J. J HOWARD Voicing their opinion In Jn no uncertain uncertain uncertain un un- certain terms radio listeners throughout the state overwhelming overwhelmingly ly voted vote Elden Tuft winner of the capital prize in the Salt Lake ke Telegram Telegram- Telegram Mountain States Radio Trades association vocal contest Mr Ir Tuft led his nearest competitor by more than 1000 votes The final capitulation of votes places the Victory quartet of Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray In second place and Miss ma En Worsley third Mr Tuft is possessed of an unusually un up- usually rich mellow baritone voice and has a a large Jarge measure of that intangible something called temper temper- ament Early in the contest he at attracted at at- the attention of the judges judges' by the warmth and color of his tones and by the depth of feeling displayed when ho lie sang In the preliminary tryouts he sang NeVins NeVin's Mighty Lak a Rose an and it was Immediately apparent that Salt Lake City had uncovered a voice of exceptional possibilities Of a retiring and somewhat shy nature Mr Tuft had literally to be beC forced to enter the contest A brother broth er or residing In Salt Lake City drove e to Monroe for the purpose of bring ing him hint to the tho city for the contest and only after considerable persi a slon sion could ho he be induced to file filean an entrance blank In fact he proved proved- the proverbial hour eleventh can can- for not until 1143 1145 p. p in of or orthe the final day did he enter his nameS name Contests seem to be his pet aversion aversion aver aver- sion slon for on a similar occasion family packed him onto a L train it t Richfield bound for a vocal contest In Salt alt Lake The family followed by automobile and found on arrival arriva that he had reached Salt Lake Late and immediately taken another r train for for- home J JOne j jOne One of the very first to offer to-offer offer r co con 1 L i 1 to the winner was Governor Governor Gov- Gov J George H. H Dern who vho displayed dis played keen interest in the 1 of the young singer At At- are being m made de to fete Mr Tuft at the various civic clubs Next Monday at the Elks club climb he and the eight other finalists in the contest will be luncheon guests of the Mountain States Radio Trades Trade association Not only will Mr Tuft be the recipient of the capital prize but he has already been awarded the 50 prize as first place winner in his own division in the contest He will appear for one week at the Pantages theatre beginning next Wednesday and will also be heard over Salt Lake radio stations both bothof of which awarded contracts to U the e winner Mr Tuft has made definite arrangements arrangements ar ar- ar for the development of his tal talents His plans include an ln extensive course of study It Is ap apparently apparently apparently ap- ap a matter only of time timo and he attains a position o of ot prominence among amon the tile leaders inthe Inthe in the singing profession Mr 1 Tuft will be an honored guest of ot the tile Kiwanis club Thursday noon at its luncheon at Hotel Utah He lie will sing the number that won him first pla place e. e |