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Show St. George Holds Celebration On Registration Day I Stores Close for Three Hours While Public Program Is Presented Opening the conscription program in St. George was a gala affair ith two bands and hundreds of college, high school and elemetary students in the parade along with the St. George unit of the National Na-tional Guard, and members of the American Legion and Legion Auxiliary. The parade extended nearly three blocks with the Stars and Strips leading and the Dixie college col-lege band and Woodward high school band furnishing parade music that stirred the hearts of the long line of people who looked on from cars and sidewalks. Halting in front of the library building, all joined in saluting Old Glory and in singing the Star Spangled Banner. Following the parade they assembled in the Recreation hall where Mayor D. C. Watson took over, after Post Commander Ezra McArthur called call-ed for the advance of the colors, the singing of America, prayer by Chaplain Vernon Worthen, and read the Preamble to the Legion constitution. Mayor Watson extended welcome, wel-come, announced the purpose of the celebration and called on the congregation to join in singing, "God Bless America". Two numbers, num-bers, "Marching Along Together", and "On Parade", were presented by Earl J. Bleak and his band. Mayor C. W. Shelley, of Monte-(Continued Monte-(Continued on page eignt) Conscription Program (Continued from first page! ";ello, Calif., was presented as iiest speaker, and succeeded in reaching those present with interesting inter-esting quips and with sound appeals ap-peals to citizens for honest patriotism. patri-otism. Since arriving in St. Oeorge Monday, he states he has "-,?d opportunity to study some of "he Pioneer history of this section, sec-tion, and said. "Our battle is --mall compared to that of the "Dixie Pioneers. This land they have reclaimed is worth saving for ouselves, but if we do not -ant it, let us not be guilty of giving it to foreign countries. If we don't want this land enough o live for it, and give our utmost ut-most for it, we should give it back to the Indians ' who have first right to it. "We are registering 16 million American youth. Many will be called but few chosen. Let us not be overcome by fear. Parents see "heir children on pleasure trips That are far more dangerous. We can't stop at any time in our Hives and let the tortoise of war catch up with us. Let us take our hats off to The Flag and live God Bless America', then devote ourselves to helping God bless America and everything will be better for all of us." I Mr. Shelley won the audience with his southernisms and his cairn facing of the facts ahead. He served in the World War and makes his own deductions as to I what America can do if the need j arises. Joseph W. McAllister directed his Dixie male chorus in singing "The Anvil Chorus", with Mrs. Pace at the piano and Dean Peterson Pet-erson at the xylophone accompanying, accom-panying, and Miss Roene Bigler sang. "I Am An American". Closing number was a trio, "We'll Never Let the Old Flag Down", by Melba Baker, Mary Lou Wells and Alice Cannon, accompanied ac-companied by Mrs. Pace. |