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Show Csdar City Merchants To Close Tuesday, February 22 The Cedar City Retail Merchants Mer-chants Committee this week established a holiday schedule to be followed through 1955 after a ballot of preference was taken of all merchants. According to the action of the committee Washington's Birthday, Birth-day, Tuesday, F"b. 22, will be the first of the Holidays to be observed In Cedar City. Shoppers in Cedar City and isurrounding area are being advised ad-vised by the committee that the i business firms of the community 'will be closed on that day. There had been some lalk earlier that 'some of the stores would be open. However, as the result of the vote of the merchants it was agreed that the holiday would be observed. Patrons of the Cedar City stores have ben advised that many week end and Monday specials will be offered throughout the city prior to the holiday, afford ing an opportunity for shoppers to pick up extra merchandise to tide them over the mid-week , holiday. Tlans for a year round program pro-gram to come In approximately four major prornotions Is now under consideration by the committee. com-mittee. Merchants and shoppers alike will be advised of these promotional activities well in advance. ad-vance. This, It Is hoped, will afford af-ford merchants an opportunity to prepare extra special bargains well in advance and will give shoppers a similar knowledge of the shopping bargains in time to plan for their purchases. |