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Show '13 Sunday, December 8, 194S SUNDAY HERALD Score Of Floats, Six Bands - - And Santa - - Comprise Provo Yule Parade By RAY SCHWARTZ I Santa Claus made his second visit to Provd in two days Saturday Satur-day afternoon, when he distributed dis-tributed candy o hundreds of children on First East street Just cast of the city and county building, build-ing, as a part of the city's 15th annual Christmas celebration of the chamber of commerce. Old St. Nick arrived in Provo by air Saturday at 1:30 p.m., with Merrill Christopherson, manager f the Provo airport, at the controls con-trols of the plane. The plane was taxied up Center street behind a police escort to First East. Assisting Santa in the distribution distribu-tion of the candy were Elvin Anderson, An-derson, Elbert Startup, and J. Alldridge. Erven A. Coon was in charge Of the arrangements for Santa's arrival by air. Parade Friday Nifht Provo's Christmas season was officially ushered in Friday night with a yuletide parade that attracted at-tracted thousands of persons. It ;was one of the biggest crowds ver to jam the city's streets for a winter function. ' Santa Claus himself, riding a float constructed by Provo firemen, fire-men, led the parade. The float depicted Santa Claus climbing down the chimney of a snow-covered snow-covered house. He waved to hundreds of bug-eyed kids as the float rolled along the line of inarch. ; There were a great number of .other floats, displaying the beauties beau-ties of the winter season and the festivity and spiritual aspects of the yuletide season. Six Bands In addition, there were six bands including those from Brig-!ham Brig-!ham Young university, Provo and Lincoln high schools. Farrer and Dixon junior high schools, and the Central elementary school, plus the Provo Footprinters "German" "Ger-man" band. high school depicted the night before be-fore . Christmas with a silver spangled silhouetted moon, stars and Santa Claus with reindeer, while the Brigham Young university uni-versity float was white with large silver Christmas bells. Following this came the float built by Provo high's sophomore class and showing angels with large silver wings in front of the Christ child and Virgin Mary. World Peace Theme World peace was the theme of the float from Franklin school with representatives of the nations na-tions of the world dressed in satin. The Teen Kanteen's float dis played King Cole and all his court dressed in bright costumes, while Maeser school carried out the theme of "Love is the Spirit of Christmas." The senior class at Provo high depicted the "Future 49'ers" with a Christmas scene, while the junior class carried out the theme of "Bundles to Britain." BY high's float depicted a big Christmas present. The Timpanogos Mountain club and the Edelweiss ski club carried out winter sports themes with their floats. Winter Sports Show Following the parade was a winter sports show at Provo high school, sponsored by the Timpanogos Timp-anogos Mountain club and the recreation department in cooperation cooper-ation with Provo merchants, and a dance in the Federation' room of the Provo Labor temple. As the parade started moving up Center street, city officials participated in a program which opened the Christmas season in Provo. The program was held on a platform at First West and Center streets, and brief remarks were made by Mayor George E. Collard; Doug Mercer, chairman of the Junior Chamber of Commerce's Com-merce's Christmas lighting con gest committee; Claytoif Jenkins, Chris tmas-1 948-C omes To Provo n if 'fce IT -V ii 'Hi M. ..,-..-.. ' A" ' . ,J P Vineyard " Members Of the Sunday school organization will have charge of the program- at sacrament meeting meet-ing tonight. Fast day services will begin at 11:30 a. m. in the ward khall. Primary officers and teachers received the attendance prize at union meeting Thursday. 100 per cent of the Vineyard workers attended at-tended the meeting. Relief society meeting, to b held at the home of Mrs. Ray Gammon Tuesday afternoon, will feature a visiting teachers message mes-sage by Mrs LuCinda Anderson. Class leader, Helen Allen, will present the theology lesson. ' The work and business leaders of the stake met at the home of Mrs. Maud Holdaway Thursday Mrs. Harold R. Clark of Provo displayed Christmas gift suggestions sugges-tions and many useful articles which were made by the group. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Gillman attended at-tended the celebration at Price Thursday which honored governor-elect, J. Bracken Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Thompson and family of Caliente, Nev., are now living in the old Orvin home. mnnaofr nf 1TIP rnmnn' OI com- various j r..i c-i,iM rw. ul. ;..;, iu. " v..w..v..., v.... ... easion. With its float, Dixon Costumed drum majorettes and pep clubs from the reation director; and Art Adam- . son, general chairman for the junioi ir.i-i.i.- n.ukr.tinn I Wilt lOl'I'BU V V. - V" V v. . Mayor Turns On Lights ! The lights in the business; district of Provo were turned on! during the ceremony by Mayor; Collard. After the parade, Mr. Jenkins said he thought the quality of the floats in Friday night's parade far surpassed those of previous Christmas parades, while Art Adamson praised the cooperation of everyone who had a part in the celebration for their cooperation in making the parade a success. '-si-! Ifi' v V.&j 111 BIG SCOOP!! Ice Cream Sale 55c Quart Hand-dipped Regular 75c Guaranteed Richer Better!! 16 Butterfat The best ice-cream your money can buy!! Pick-Up 2 Quarts Today 12:00 Noon 12:30 P. M. Across From Provo High 'ssif-t I NEW I Tlie Blittcr and beauty of Provo's Outer street at Christmas-time is caught by the Ileraiii camtiv-man camtiv-man in this shot, above, taken Friday night during the Christmas parade. The picture, taken from the second floor of the city building, looks west on Center street from University avenue. Lower, one of the .many beautiful floats entered in the parade by Provo schools. This is the Maeser entry. No judging was made on the floats, and many were equally beautiful. Driver Not Guilty, But Tardiness Costs $10 Anyway Blaine B. Harper, 27, 816 E. 7th N., Friday, was found not guilty of a city court charge of failure to yield the right of way, but was fined $10 for contempt of court because he was late for ttltahcr OH, MY ACHING Badly-Fitted Shoes Making Us a Nation Of Semi-Cripples 30 N Univ. SHOES his trial. Ervin Carl Burrows. 18, pleaded plead-ed guilty to charges of failing to stop for a pedestrian and was fined $15 by the Provo city court Friday. Rex Johnson Jr., E. 7th N., also pleaded guilty to charges of failing to stop at a stop sign and received a $15 fine.' Ben Lingenfelter, 45, Salt Lake City, told the Provo city court Friday that he was not guilty of charges of failure to yield the right of way. His trial was set for Jan. 12, 1949. Forfeitures for Friday's court included: Shelton P. Dawson, 21, Wymount, unlawfuj turning, $15; William R. Mann, Milford, no license plates, $5; Rulon Jack Redford, 21, 838 E. 3rd S., speeding, speed-ing, $15; Eugene J. 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