Show KANAB C ems BOND V J A vic victory peace what wonder ful words aft after er nearly four years yean of war and kanab not to bo be out done by the rest lost of the nation hastened to prepare festivities for foi the two day holliday beginning with a bang plus firecrackers whistles and the ithe honking of horns a street dance was hold held in tile the center of town red lanterns marked orf a section of highway 8 89 9 the orchestra played loud and and long and everyone had a good time wednesday morning for the towns early birds and those who retired tuesday night a bond band concert was given at eight thirty AX AM by the kanab high school on tile tha north ward chapel Pre formers were not limited to high high school however because several men in uniform tuned up their horns horna just like old times and played with the students the afternoon of VJ day was celebrated in true western fashion by tile the staging of an impromptu race meet at ab the rodeo grounds horses were matched and many exciting races were run tor tar the amusement of the celebrating crowd crowde lit in the first race SwIft dale out run rqn trina by a few yards and then merrill johnsons star dust camy out in front of alvin judds midnight in the second george maces corn pone was just a bit faster than Whir laway and and fralia frank tojo tejo out nosed I lade hade churchs churche sad sam in the fourth oscar oacar judd brought suntan Sunt ln a or a awl against donald swa p pw rancher acher and donald ended tho iho meet by beating alvan judda Ange angelada An geleda ieda in the ilie last race A dance at hiller hillcrest Hlll crest esi featuring a combination of cedar city and kanab orchestras orchestra brought the day a a close and left the populace pred ired but happy and thankful that the war was won |