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Show National Little League Week Activity Planned In observance of National Little Lit-tle League Baseball Week, upwards up-wards of 5,000 Little leagues throughout the world will participate parti-cipate in games and other activities activ-ities during the period of June 14-20, 1959. National Little League Baseball Base-ball Week has been proclaimed by President Dwlght D. Elsenhower Elsen-hower on authorization of the Congress of the United States. The proclamation Invites "the people of the U. S. to observe Little Lit-tle League Foundation Week." In Cedar City a short program dedicated to the national foundation foun-dation will be presented prior to the regular league game Satur day, June 20, at the Elks Little League park, according to Charles Esplin, president. Cedar City Little League now is comprised of six teams, each with 15 member rosters and In cooperation with the city recreation recre-ation department a minor league progruu for n additional 120 young boys between 8 and 12 are participating in baseball activities. ac-tivities. Money contributed on Saturday, Satur-day, June 20 Foundation Day will go Into the foundation to perpetuate a permanent fund to made the national organization organiza-tion self-sustaining. On i)iv nf rvintrihiiHnna from throughout the nation is expected expect-ed to build up a fund for national nation-al organization operations Including In-cluding the expense of the Little League World Series. Little League Foundation is a non-profit organlzatolon dedicated dedicat-ed to Insuring the future of Little Lit-tle League Baseball and to pro-vlda pro-vlda facilities for training, research re-search and other aids necessary to meet the growth demands of the program. Foundation Day Saturday will be a regularly scheduled league contest between Rotary Rangers and the Klwanls Kubs. |