Show 1 i DESTROYS DANCE MALI HALL AT PALISADE r The The dance hall at Palls Palisade de P Park lk Burned to the grou ground 1 Saturday y JulY y 5 between 1 and 2 o'clock The rhe loss is estimated to be about JS OO Saturday about 1 o'clock some someone someone one oae noticed a a. smoke rising from the he south west corner of ot the dance floor noot Immediately the tho alarm was rounded founded and those who were at athe atthe atthe the he Lake rushed to the floor So short was the time between the appearance appearance ap- ap of the smoke and the complete envelopment of the floor loor In flames that very little was saved from om the hall The Tho suddenness of ot the fire and the almost instantaneous instantAneous instantaneous sheathing of the hall in inflames inflames flames lames have caused some to V with Ith suspicion the origin Suspicion does not point to anyone however tad Uld Is probably ungrounded Along with the burning of ot the hall hail went several hundred dollars worth of musical instruments LeRoy LeRoy LeRoy Le- Le Roy Parry leader of the orchestra which was engaged by the management management management manage manage- ment of the Park at t the time lost Mr jt t a Parry card car- car fried dried d out one armful of ot Instruments I IOn On his se rip into the ball of i fire he approached to win thin a afew afew few feet of ot his but the 1 terrific heat of the spreading blazo blaze drove drops him back The piano a aj ai j i violin a a. set of bells cases music stands and music were all burned to ashes Immediately upon receiving word of the fire tIre men and boys from ManU Manti Ephraim Sterling and Gunnison Gunnison Gun Gun- nison responded All were eager to help but there was US very little littleto I to be done Twenty minutes after the fire started the hall hail was vas inthe In Inthe inthe the grip of ot one huge devastating flame flame unconquerable The workmen workmen work work- men non rendered splendid service in saving the concessions stands which were kept wet to protect them from sparks and cinders The Palisade Park has and should continue to be one one of Southern South South- ern Utah's finest resorts The lo location location location lo- lo cation is unique and cannot be duplicated The place has been an asset to this part of the state HavIng Having Having Hav Hav- ing been managed in such a way asto as asto asto to satisfy the good people here and elsewhere it is certainly entitled to whole hearted support Its destruction is a loss felt by every every- one If the public cannot get entertainment entertainment en en- near by it will beek beck pleasure at distant points Manti and nearby tO towns should certainly be keenly interested in the rebuilding rebUilding rebuilding re re- reI I building of a place which has become become become be be- come a necessary part of our social life The heavy loss of course falls upon the owners of t the e dance hall halt These Theae young men have given years of ot tear lives to build the park to what it was Somewhat short of or means they have struggled struggle along adding adding- improvements here and there as they were able to do al always always always al- al ways striving to give to tho the people the best service possible Now In the space of a lOw moments the blighting hand of ot misfortune has destroyed that which has required the work o ot of years Bad as the misfortune misfortune misfortune mis mis- fortune is the boys are going tomake to tomake tomake make a plucky effort to rebuild it We hope they succeed Several plans have havo been suggest suggest- suggested ted t- t ed for financing this proposition It H seems that a very fine wa way would be to sal sail season tickets Viewing the thI thing g in the light of ofUs Its Us importance to the people Inthis inthis in inthis this vicinity parents vicinity parents as well as young It people J people it appears that such sucha a plan could be put over readily Lots Lot's get back of the Palisade Park boys toys and help them put over a 3 bigger bigger bigger big big- ger and better Palisade for 1931 I t |