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Show Governor Sets State Wide Observance Of 'Make It Ymirselflmh-WooUMeekl SALT LAKE CITY Stressing Utah's role in the production of fine wool, Governor J. Bracken Lee has joined the governors of 16 other Western wool-producing states In setting aside the week of September 2 as "Make It Yourself With Wool Week." The observance focuses attention atten-tion on the importance of wool in the U. S. economy and on the men and women of Utah engaged In sheep raising and the marketing market-ing of wool. In proclaiming the week. Governor Gov-ernor Lee asserted: "The State of Utah is especially suitable for the grazing of sheep, and over the years the sheep-growing industry in-dustry has contributed much to the economy of our state. One of the major projects of sheep growing grow-ing Ls wool, and the continued use of wool will aid not only the sheep industry and the State of Utah, but the consumer as well." Wool Week serves to heighten the Interest of young women of high school and college age in the annual "Make It Yourself With Wool" home sewing contest sponsored by U. S. wool growers to stimulate the development of home sewing skills by the nation's na-tion's future home-makers. , "The 17 Western wool-growing states are joining in the movement move-ment of encouraging young women wom-en of the West to learn the advantages ad-vantages of sewing for themselves them-selves and of knowing the peculiar pecu-liar qualities of wool, thereby using a local product and gaining gain-ing useful knowledge of the art of designing and sewing," Governor Gov-ernor Lee said. "I urge the young women of Utah to cooperate in this observance in every way possible." Open to all girls 14 through .22. the "Make It Yourself With Wool" contest is conducted In Utah by the Women's Auxiliary of the Utah Wool Growers Association, Asso-ciation, the National Wool Growers Grow-ers Auxiliary and the Wool Bureau. Bur-eau. More than $40,000 In prizes Including travel, scholarships, U.S. Savings Bonds and other 'J . ' .; GOVERNOR LEE proclaims Utah's annual obaervanoa of National Nation-al "Make It Yourself with Wool Week." Joining the governor as he seta September t-S as dates for tha event are (left to right) Mrs. Brace J. Barton of Maatt, second vice-president of the Utah Wool Growers A axillary; Mrs. Thomley K. Swan of KaysvUIe, state director of the "Make It Yourself with Wool" contest, and Mrs. Parson A. Webster of Cedar City, president of the Utah Wool Growers Auxiliary. awards are offered for the best all-wool coats, suits, dresses and ensembles made by young Western West-ern women. The contest reaches Its climax when state champions from all contest states meet in the National Finals in January. Each state is represented by two champions one between the ages of 14 and 17, the other from 18 to 22. Travel expenses to the finals, to be held this year in Las Vegas, are paid by the F. W. Woolworth Company. Top awards in the contest are two all-expense paid trips to Europe via Pan American World Airways, with a four-day stay In New York. Top prizes in the contest. con-test. Including 11 national awards, are presented by Singer Sewing Machine Co.; Pendleton Woolen Mills; Forstmann Woolen Co.; S. Stroock it Co., Inc.; L A. Wyner & Co.; Botany Mills, Inc.; Standard Stand-ard Felt Company; Coats and Clark, Inc.; John Dritt and Sons; McCall's Patterns; Woolite; Colorado Colo-rado Woman's College; Chamber-tin's Chamber-tin's Handwovens of Seattle, and the Handweaver and Craftsman magazine. |