| Show MUSICIANS VIEN VIE IN N PRICE TESTS 1300 Soloists 25 Ensembles En En- Ensembles Ensembles Compete Special to The Telegram PRICE M May y 3 M 3 More 3 More re than soloists soloists soloists so so- and 35 ensembles Ies opened the second day of the first western division division di die vision national band contest and md music music mu mu- sic festival in competition Friday for fori ratings that will vill entitle them to cn en enter cn- cn ter the national school band bund contest to lo be held next year ear two Forty-two schools unable to send bands to the meet were represented represent represent- ed in the solo and ensemble contests that began at 9 a. a m. m in the Carbon count county high school auditorium with Leopold A. A Yost bandmaster and William Bunbury assistant bandmaster t ter r of the Thirty eighth infantry Pictures on Page Paso 26 band of Fort Dou Douglas las acting as judges The soloists arrived Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day from Preston Idaho on the north to Monroe on the thc south routh and Elko N Nev v. v to the west with Carbondale Carbondale Carbon Carbon- dale Colo Cob in the east cast About persons Including the Carbon high school and Harding junior high sch bands band met a specia special cial cia train from Colorado upon its arrival arrival ar are ar- ar rival Thursday at 5 p. p m. m The train carried band members and citizens citizens citi citi- zens from Grand Junction Palisade Collbran and Montrose The local bands paraded back to Main street and the visitors were taken to headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters and assigned private homes and public buildings for 01 housing howing Lost housing cards and confusion was avoided by the smooth working housing by Mrs nn ana J W V Ham Hamot ot of the Cral com i t The committee c consist v. v Jm u f William v. v Hakalo Mrs M. 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W Ross Coli and Eldon Ellen Ottes n. n Mrs Rug- Rug geri reported that more than band students were housed with nearly half that many parents Thurs Thurs- day Every precaution is being taken b by Lawrence Whitmore chief o of poU police polk e. e to io insure safety for for visitors He announced an an- no Friday that 40 special policemen policemen policemen po po- po- po have been engaged to patrol patrol pa- pa Irol housing quarters of the bands 24 hours a day and that all street streetlights lights arc are permitted to burn the full night during the contest Visitors are being provided with Continued on Page Two T t MUSICIANS MUSICiAN'S VIE IN PRICE TESTS TESTS' Continued from Pille Pe one transportation through courtesy cars operated by the Elks Elk club dub Buses have been a. a assigned to each band by Nick Galanis Galan 3 manager Information bureaus bureau have been established by the Pep girls girls' club of Carbon county high school hool for the convenience of ot outsiders The bureaus bureaus bureaus bu bu- bu- bu are attended by club members from tram 9 a. a m. m until 5 p. p m. m under direction direction di di- of at J Josephine Lambson dent The contest got officially under underway underway underway way when class dass D bands began gan their concert contest in the L L. 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S tabernacle tabernacle tab tab- at nl 6 p. p m. m Thur Thursday day The concerts concerts con cor- are being c conducted by the Price Rotary club committee of ot which Rulon Sulon Bryner is chairman Friday the bands lands are competing In solo ensemble ble sight reading and concert con- con tests test Class D and C bands from Kenilworth Grand Junction junior high Appleton Collbran Sunnyside Fruita Fruta Helper junior high Grand county high Uintah county high Palisade Evanston Grand Junction high Montrose and Carbon county high schools competing Boy Scouts are being used as u messengers mes and as aids in policing the streets The boys are being directed by Ed Morgan scoutmaster of at troop No of Price Troop No of ot Castlegate and troop No of ot Price are arc assisting Mr Morgan Morgans troop in the work Saturdays Saturday's program as u announced by Norman Hamilton Hamilton contest contest director tor or includes rehear rehearsal l ot of all high school bands 8 to 9 a. a m m. m band directors directors' directors directors' tors' tors s school hool 9 to 10 a a. a m m public coa- coa cert by outstanding soloists blest bios all high school band and drum majors' majors twirling contest 10 a a. a m. m to 10 12 noon band directors directors' banquet 12 noon to 1 1 I p. p m m. parade contest during during dur dur- ing th the afternoon massed band concert con conS cert 7 to 9 p p. p m m. and final dance at Silver r Moon ballroom 9 p. p m. m till 12 Official entrance to lo the parade contest contest con con- test has been made by Hiawatha Hiawatha Latuda La La- Latuda tuda luda Gordon Creek Notre Noire Dame Wellington Spring Canyon canon Spring Glen Kenilworth Grand Junction junior high Harding junior high Collbran Appleton Sunnyside Fruita Helper Grand co county nty high Uintah county high Palisade Grand Junction high school Montrose and ind Carbon c county high schools |
