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Show MILFORD KIDS ENJOY 'SArE AND SANE' FOURTH Milford's Fourth of July celebration cele-bration was "highly successful," according to Al Kirk and Perry Neal, program directors, and Claude Horton, Lions Club chairman who directed the serving serv-ing of a free barbecue for the children. Beginning with a kiddie parade pa-rade at 10 a. m., with the children chil-dren parading decorated bikes, wagons and doll buggies, the entertainment moved swiftly along without a hitch until the Softball game was completed under the lights at the fair grounds. Following the parade, the kids gathered in Library park to race for nickels, dimes and quarters, then mobbed the Legion Pavilion ham burger stand for free barbecue and soft drinks. Bert Smithson contributed a 200-pound steer to feed the children, housewives cooked the meat, and Marion Walker made the barbecue sauce. Assisting As-sisting in serving were Mr. Walker, Claude Horton, Mr. I. Altman, George Smith, Steve Williams, and a couple of youngster pressed into service when the older folks were too slow to keep the crowd of kids from famishing. Mrs. Ken Archer, Mrs. Myron Persons, Per-sons, Mrs. E. L. Smith, Father Valine, Mrs. Harold Cline and Mrs. Jay Christensen cooked the roasts. Local grocers, the White Market Mar-ket and Jefferson Mercantile Co., contributed buns, soda pop, candy, catsup, etc., and the City Council advanced $100 to the Fourth of July Committee to cover expenses. Vance Fisher set up his public pub-lic address mike to announce the races, and also used his record player for the free children's dance. A free show for the kids was staged in the Firmage Theater, and the North Side of town shellacked the Southsiders, 23 to 9, in the Softball game in the evening. |