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Show - AMERICAN FORK, UTAH, THURSDAY SEPTEMBERS, 1948 -NUMBER 27 )urth Annual Steel Day Program JEleady Pork is ready to spread the welcome mat before rTwn all parts of the state bidden to attend the hpr next Mondav. The dav i rp puiauvti v v m . unHHav. Labor Day. many of our former f Twill avail themselves of the opportunity to join the celebration centering oMS I I 1 1 K .1 ltV " - aas wiu. , the state, the com- J.nred a full aay S..'5 lT salutes av j -; ' .-ch hour will educational uni r oueen Mm heratondante,Mariam j and louise w u, especially design-. design-. hw hie parades. Uck b acting aa general of the Steel v&y conwi- . raston Brown as itp. 1(j Gordon director. ith the various suo-com- ,v worked like irojana tiMDle of this oommun; e many guests expected tiflB which will be long ltd and enjoyed from be-ln be-ln end. . Jng U the program of uie OB THE DAY LrrPeck. lovely brunette, trican Fork's choice as Oueen. This coveted hon- tn her when the contest tar several weeks of In- Irapaigning by a half doz-1 knti and their friends, at la dance Saturday night. Ing the queen will be Miss Humphries and Miss uu- who polled next hignesi Jhe contest naay me mice juuhj Eteel Day officials visited Herbert B. Maw in the VtoJ building with an in fo attend the Steel Day here. The Governor ex- kirinment. imltte of women from a in the civic clubs were t of the queen's contest Ltrsen as chairman had bttee members Mrs. Sam urs owen TiDDetta, ana hi others of the auxlliax- FARADES colorful pageantry of far floats, a-glitter with silks and decorative of varied hues, Amer- r Steel Dav committee 1 . oii-imoortant the f"ate8.. s-mnles of float materials are available at the office of the Cham- Lber of Commerce In the city hall. with Information as to where the materials may be obtained. PARADE LINE-UP Marshals of the Day: Leo G. Meredith, Walter B. Devey, Elijah Chipman and Stanley Peters. Parade Route: 10 a.m. From Second East on Main to Latona. 6 p.m. Latona to Second East on Main. - - - Floats to line up at 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.' ; : , SECTION I 1. Uncle Sam (Jesse M. Walker) 2. Color Guard, American .Legion .Leg-ion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, (4 each) 3. American Fork High School Band. 4. Steel Day Queen. 5. Gold Star Mothers. 6. City Fathers SECTION 2 Line-UD on State highway to 3rd East 1. Band 2. Pioneers 3. Commercial Floats 4. Floats from visiting cities SECTION 3 Line up on State Highway to 3rd East. , 1. Magna Drum and Bugle Corps 2. Civic clubs 3. Church Floats 1 .. SECTION 4 Lmeup south of highway on 2nd East to 1st South. 1. Band 2. Children's Floats 3. Comics 4. Industrial Floats SECTION 5 Line up on 2nd East between 1st andT2hd SoutHv " Riding Clubs BIG NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT "Steel Day will be celebrated this vear with the usual attrac- a j bt i Linns is tiie tuuiuwuw LuSoT'andJaycee heard by those discussing the coming ielebration. This is not true this year, says George Jones, head of the night entertainment committee. His committee, states Mr. Jones, has gone to considerable consider-able expense to bring the unusual ts American Fork. ...The night show, to begin at o . nn n.iulr nn a nt the daV'S 1. I.. . . D.UU U IrlUvlM - " - P jw wui present w we j.'.,,.,. will h iriv prongs a mammoth moir""; kJii nrk A snecial muscular work is guaranteed breathtaking. This act is definitely defi-nitely out of the ordinary. - The above and. other fine acts are expected to attract a record-breaking record-breaking crowd to the night en tertainment. The Rotary Club-was assigned l the responsibility of arranging for the night show. George Jones is the chairman with Mayor David L. Greenwood and Warren F. Anderson assisting. The Rotary club also will have charge of the three refreshment booths, a hamburger .and hot dog stand and an ice cream and soft drink stand in the Robinson City park, and the third, a combined sandwich and ice cream, etc. stand In the city ball park. One paid man will be -on duty in each of the booths all day with various members of the civic clubs of the city taking two hour shifts to assist. The revenue will be turned to the Steel Day committee to assist in certain features of the day's celebration. The admission fee is $1.00 per person. One of the best fireworks exhibitions ex-hibitions seen here in years is promised by the committee, immediately im-mediately following the vaudeville show and the car drawing at the city baseball park. The exhibition will include 12 heavy aerial flash salutes, 14 gor geous color shells to tint the night with rainbow hues; six shell pat riotic tableaus, six Old -Glory shells, new oriental streamlined bomb shells including Sphere of Gold. Weeping Willow, Memorial, Summer Snowstorm, Crimson Beauty, and Battle of the Clouds; Tableau of Jewels shells, Tableau of Flying Dragons, i fancy flitter shells with comet streamers and showers; floral tableaux, 2 para-chaute para-chaute shells, one a waterfall and the other aerial searchlight The display promises to be a spectacle of fire art. The American Fork fireman will be in charge of setting off the pieCeS. vr. r-3r-. OFFICIAL STEEL DAY PROGRAM 6:00 A. M. Salute at Daybreak. theVFW. Under the direction of 7:00 A. M '. Flag! . Raising Exercises City Hall. Under - - the direction of the various Boy Scout Troops of the City. 9:00 A. M. Concession Time Rides and Stands. 10:00 A. M. Mammoth Parade. , , t , ' 11:30 A. M. Bicycle Races Center Street, between Main and Second South. 12:00 Noon Children's Races at Robinson Park. All Day Flower Show Tabernacle Basement. v All Day Art Exhibit In store windows. . All Day Steel Exhibit In store windows, . 1:00 P. M. Baseball Game at City Ball Park. 2:00 P. M. Horse Shoe Pitching Contest at Robinson Park. 3:30 P. M. Rodeo Rodeo grounds, Vk miles north of Am. For. 4:00 P. M. Concession time for all. . 6:00 P. M. Mammoth Parade. 7:30 P. M. Magna Drum & Bugle Corps. Review. 8:00 P. M. All Star Six-Act Vaudeville Show Direct from Los Angeles and Chicago. AWARDING CAR. GIGANTIC FIREWORKS. CITY. BALL PARK. 9:30 P. M. Dance at Latona Dance Hall. .-- r Jng bands will precede the pde time set by the offlc- im. and 6 p.m. In the the parade will start at the spectators will enjoy uie show under an Illumination system sys-tem wond to none in the county. rh awardlne of the new '48 Chevrolet car and the fireworks SWm designates the as- Fit for the sections. E! itotoM tamedlately follow the P evening parade route " mosl unusual - KfcginLg Latona be high lighted by sometWng .out Mcond east The of- of the ordinary m won oi rop-uiK"!' ui"-' " The Royal Whirlwinds, sensa- iftii,.i itistnai rm Mr RKaLiim 3 iTwolSUST Cgo wm be part of this gi- Mariam Humphries and gantlc show. tck win grace the special- To maice their act more inter- 4 and laviQhiv Ho.nrato oifu than an ordinary roller- skating act they will indulge in e commftfPA has wn L nti. ninv; with .the audience. 200 in Dri7.P Tho HnHtrna LrliHmir thmSP who like TOller f HarVAV Craitk Dl.na I .lutUn n. fru rlHP It'S all Ul I ' i- I iR.aniift a - Miss Mary, r.ujley and fun-of. course and. the pleasure Flos Cba'tes of iihi i9 f nniv ririved by those lor- k-- l lij UUH " ' - , 1 . lll be dnn nn thnlf,,nta onmiirh to Eet Si ITCt riuc, AMATEUR RODEO Ride 'em, cowboy! Celebrants here on Steel Day are going to see one of the best am ateur rodeos ever presented in this part of the country, beginning at 3:30 p.m - The construction work on a race track and rodeo bowl in the 60 acre natural amphitheatre north of i the city is nearing completion. Vera Holindrake, president of the American Fork Riding club, sponsor of the rodeo reports that the club is especially proud of the chutes which are now completely installed. The chutes, seven in number, num-ber, he says are some of the beat. About 20 head of horses have been brought in from the desert and wild stock from off the range la being brought in There'l be bucking contests, on both bareback and saddled horses, calf roping, steer roping, and nov elty events. The riders will- be lo cal men. Harold Cook, Leslie Parker and Ralph Hunter are In charge of the rodeo Btock. Francis Anderson is chairman of the stunts and pro gram numbers. A visiting riding club will perform. per-form. The rodeo is set to begin immed iately following the ball game. An admission fee of $1.00 for adults and . 25c ,for . .chUdnen up ..to-12. will be charged. All net proceeds from the affair will go back into MpwvemcntLihseJpowjL riding club project begun over a vear airo sons may secure a copy from these members. An effort is being made to contact flower growers of the community, - American Fork boasts many beautiful flower gardens,' the committee com-mittee points out, and there is every ev-ery reason to exepct in outstand ing show.. Invitations iU be done nn the timoto onmiffh to Eet a free ' ride, Pw Day committpe him eont.tnr will Derhaps enjoy t wth Ewtng Albertson this act above all the others. Trie work in coninnptinn i.,MO nt fhA f ivinc wheels wiu iPolicee force in the pre- witness something entirely new PI traffic ou tr I . .. - -!-., tv,a hnokers tt.. -"wu. ivejr m roller s&atuig, city will be patroUed Drornise. " 0Wers befnrA arsA affo . ... .t unusual QUallty rEast bound traffic h. jaPr Cavanaugh, Australian K! ?" whip cracker, who inddentiy "s isi, norm does 8everai acts on nd vice-versa forL- whtnh is his famous knife ... . I v w ; a . . j throwing. His "traewve v partner is placed on a revolving .i.t rVin the wheel is to -to viue-versa iori H flc during the par- committee, compris- : "u members consists Taylor, chairman: K. w U Faddis and Noel ,wi and while the wheel motion he throws with uncanny precision and , accuracy sharp Zaa vr,iu At this live target. M tu... t-AvorcA nosltions Taylor W.n. ow??m" ZZi irtvle un- we amMnM nT a ntM the 2 T Bun. ia..AtWucm of P"ie Winnlno- ., I ai1!"' .. UX v J, nonnil(rhS onnnf. h lOUnU, zzr vi.Tm. m addition StW.tK do some excellent efrln ' DUt mill .i Pn the night "enter. tsi:. a" park th a "rchine formtin- . -.- - - - MMuiiu a vi ,lr Vr&3Z 01 TMtwM Bonnw boh i "" sunnortea oy me . - floats, bikes, e e da-rmg girl climbs: er grounds. FLOWER SHOW Interest in the Steel Day Flower enow is running high among the flower lovers of this community. Mrs. Lila O. Hansen,, general chairman chair-man ef the show, and the members of her committees are meeUng with enthusiastic response, and tne show promises to be one of the fine cultural as well" as entertainment features of the day. The flowers will be on display in the Alpine . siane , muei none basement during the day, .beginn ing at 11 a.m. immejiiajgiy'Toiiow-ine immejiiajgiy'Toiiow-ine the morning parade, and con tinuing untill0:0ap.m - Entries win oe rev.-civo evening between 5:00 and 7:00 p. m. (Nte the change In time made avoid disturbance or cnurcn s7rc7sbginnW fatalrl- find flowers also will be re. " . ..... r. .nn coivod Monday from e:w to :v a m Mrs. Hansen and her committees . nrerintr every flower grower in the.CQiumunlty ...to .makentrtes,. Programs and lists are in ine nanus of committee members containing full information. Interested per- have been extended to the Orem, Provo, Heber, Pleas ant Grove, Lehi, Payson and other flowers clubs of the county. The judgea will be Prof. M. D. Wallace of the BYU, Tony Rho-bock Rho-bock of Orem and Mrs. R. W. Clark of this city. Entries are open to everyone, regardless of whether the individ ual is a member of a garden club or not The major awards Include a silver victory trophy, live cups, special sweepstakes ribbons in each division and individual bluer red and white ribbons for first, second ana intra places in eacn ai vision. Entry classifications include as ters, cosmos, mariglods, zinnias, petunias, gladioli, dahlias, delph-injums, delph-injums, phlox, f roses, chrysanthemums, chrysanthe-mums, also artistic arrangements and miscellaneous Including house plants, miscellaneous annuals and miscellaneous perennials. The victory trophy will go to the exhibitor of the "queen of the howV-th grand champion bloom. regardless of variety.. . " The committee rules that all flowers must be grown by the exhibitor ex-hibitor and all varieties may be shown whether listed or not The general show committee consists of Mrs. Lila O. Hansen, chairman; Dr. C. R. Anderson, Mrs. Arthur Nilason and Walton E. Foulger. Other committee are: Staging; - Ekkm J. Miller halr man; Mr. and Mrs. Leo T. Hansen, Arthur Nilssoiv- Mrs.C.-0-But- -trfklr''.;ftF'Hennns'-Entrx;'' Mrs J. L. Mower, chairman; Mr, len Holmdrakr' 'Mrstiaruran-SobdaW-'Mrsf Ernest- lndleyrMr: and Mrs. Alfred Hayes; Awards, Mrs. D. W. Jories.chalrman; Mrs, Ernest Lloyd, Mrs. C P. Jensen, rhil Jensen and Mrs. Walter Dur- rant; Publicity, Mrs. C. A. Grant, chairman; Mrs. Reed H. Robinson, Walton E. Foulger and Mrs. Le' Grande Mott. ART EXHIBIT Some 80 pictures, the work of American Fork and other artists of the state will be exhibited here on Steel Day. The pictures will be displayed In the leading show windows of the main business section, from Dixon Taylor Russell Co.'s windows on west along main street, cards will designate the name of the artist and. the picture. .-. . The art exhibit is oeing sponsored spon-sored by the Associated Artists of American Fork with the following bfficer w wiargetwaitoTrx".T"oul v rer. president; Ida Cahn, , vice president; Marcla Parks, secretary treasurer; Ruth Enkelson, histor ian; LaDean Wagstarr. publicity; Marguerite Ohran, program, Ruth Ashby. membership. ., .. . .. The members of the art assoc iation are to exhibit four pictures each and also have each invited a visiting artist to exhibit. A num ber of leading artists wil show pic tures, including Cornelius and Rose Howard Salisbury and Michael Cannon of Sal Lake City; Bessie E. Gourley and Fay White Perkins of Provo. Pictures of other well known ar tists, now deceased, will be shown including Edmund Evans, E. H Eastmond and Joseph A. F. Ever ett Liza C. Cnristensen, Salt Lake City, former local resident will also exhibit- STEEL EXHIBIT Raw materials used by Geneva Steel Company and samples of the finished products made at the plant will be on exhibit in one bf the Dixon-Taylor-Russell windows during the day. James O. Dillon, superintendent of industrial relat ions with several men from his department de-partment - are - arranging , the - ex hibit which will engage the interest of the Steel Day visitors, BASEBALL . The baseball game scheduled for 1:00 p.m. will be between the Am erican Fork' team and the Plnney Beverage of Salt Lake. The Salt Lake team are champs of the first half of the industrial league and the game will be a good one. Admission -fee will- be 73c adults and children 10c, CONCESSIONS R. B. Young concessions will op erate in the area south of the Apollo Hall across from the school grounds. These will be. the usual fun making rides. Refreshment concessions will be operated by members of the Steel Dav committee in the Robinson park and city ball park. The pro coeds of t the refreshment ..booths 'wiil'wvrtVrUie"iSteel Day fund. HORSE SHOE PITCHING Mr. Orson- M. Slack, general chairman of the Fourth Annual Steel Day Committee. loonsored by local hardware deal ers who are donating merchandise prizes. .'- 4,'-:;! '' The bicycle racees wiu do staged beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Center street between Main and second south streets. 1 , The older groups will rax for two blocks while the younger cy clists will race but one block. , Girls are Invited aa well as boys. Registration blanks may be ob tained at the stores of tne sponsors spon-sors of the race: Saunders Hard ware, Chipman Merc; uo. ,non Bates Paint and Hardware, Firestone, Fires-tone, Western Auto, Robinson Sports Shop and Dave Greenwood Motor Co Mr. and Mrs. Clert Saunders are chairmen of these events The groups, boys and girls sep arately have been divided as follows: foll-ows: 8 to 10 year olds; 10 to 12 year olds and 12 to 18 year olds, The Drizes win include tennis racquets, bicycle accessories, etc Children's Races . Immediately following t he momintr narade there will be hildren's races in Robinson Part Cash prizes will be given AWARDING" CAB A new 1948 Chevrolet car will be jtfven away at the night enter tainment In the city ballpark. -The Finance committee named bv the Steel Day Committee Is comprised of the Jaycee members. The awarding of the car will be made under the directlorr of this committee: G. Easton Brown, School Buildings Ready For Students Tuesday All school buildings throughout the Alpine. District are ready for opening of the doors to the chil- " dren next Tuesday morning', Frank r Woffinden, supervisor of buildings and grounds reported today. . All class rooms have been thor- . oughly cleaned and about 65 per ' cent of them have been redecor- , ated. Mr. Woffinden said. One . building has been re roofed and repairs re-pairs and minor alterations have been made to more fully meet the school's growing' program. -- Heating equipment has received spectatl attention and needed re- pairs have been made' whenever necessary, worn floors have been ' repaired, all broken windows have . been replaced, cracked plaster, re I done, and attention given-to. all hardware. . . . .. In reporting on the Harrington building. Mr. Woffinden said that it had been cleaned from top to bottom, all windows have been washed, some rooms hare had ths ,. wodwork painted and. most of , them have been redecorated, v , The new elementary school building for Orem has the found ; ' ation completed and work on ths walls is progressing,' the super visor said, and it la the hops of the school officials to have mors adequate quarters by this time . next year. Seminary To Register Coming Week. Registration for 'Alpine stake Seminary will be held at the Am, . Fork high school along with ths regular High School registration, announced principal Raymond T. Bailey. AH LD3 Church members well as non-members are, en couraged to take seminary. Each student that registers must have a pink slip signed by his parents par-ents permitting him to take Semin- - ary. . v v-.;v chairman, Dick Hunter, Stan Dahl I The f ee has been raised to $2.00 and Larry t Lassen. -Queen -Mary j to meet the raise in price in books and other materials. $1.25 will bo spent for books and 75c for three activities which will be held in con- Junction with the Lehi and Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove Seminaries. ; The teachers this -year are Prin cipal Raymond Bailey, Glenn M. Saturday night admission Will be Vernon and John FugaL Mr. Baii- Peck will draw the number. DANCE Y The official Steel Day dance will be held at the outdoor Latona' hall beginning at 9:30 pjn. The popular Wea Barry's orchestra of Provo has been engaged. The regular charged. -!4- Draft Registration Commences At Am. Fork City ey will teach the morning and Mr. Fugal in the afternoon. Mr. ver-non ver-non will teach the full six periods. The class schedule for 1948-49 is i follows: ' Bailey: 1st, Church History, 2nd. Old Testament; 3rd, Character Ed ucation.. . -.; Vernon: 1st, Church History, 2nd New Testament 3rd Church Hist ory. 4th, Old Testament, 5th, Char acter Education, 6th, New Testament. Testa-ment. - Fugab 4th. Church History, otn. Draft registration for peace time military training as set up by the 80th congress started,., in. Testament th Old Testament- American Fork Monday wltn tne The buildln has been completely 25 year.. . Olds registenng. .First I cleaned and repairs made in prep,;- AlmVMadsm'jVitoiimw -'r""-.HJ" . , . . . 1 1 11 nnn If. f V. ?0 TV AO I ........... horse-shoe-pitching contests. Mr, Madsen is lining, up the top horse AltiUaCIl tO tllUil UU UlV Wl aawaww T I - ' - --a. lj.iiJLn .uiirn v"'!? ? ; rr.uT.w IJt. w MM iimU Und Mrs.. Sarah.: Rowe.: -had . aa Uhgleonifgjwljlch eligible. Eliminations wiu narrow the field to the top eight-from which first, second and third place with cash prizes will be named. BICYCLES RACES One of the numerous attractions 6f the day will be the bicycle races tersall. son of Mr. and Mrs-James H. Tattersall, who, had he been Monday there were 14 men supper guests after meeting Mr, nirutrA4 . TiiAaHnv 5 rif thfl and Mrs. Julius Anderson, . Mr 24-year-olds registered, and up and Mrs. Jorgen Hyllested, and to the deadline Wednesday there Miss Rutnttansen, oiui, ho hAn nniv suvpn 23-vear- cltv. The eentlemen had furn- olds appear at the registration lshed the program at the Second center at the City Hall. . ward services. Steel Day Queen Miss Mary Peck" and her attendants, AMiss Miriam Humphries and Mlss.Eoulse Beck, who will reign over Steel Day Monday, September 6th. i i I: A," |