Show i July 5 Festivities Outlined ined Its just an old fashioned of July celebration That is the way celebration chairman Raymond Jensen described described de de- f scribed the ninth running of the Manti Independence Day celebration which will be staged in the Manti Memorial Park on July this year because because be be- cause July falls on Sun Sun- day As in the past the days day's program will follow a patriotic patriotic patriotic pa pa- theme and will be full of activities for Initiated nine years ago by bythe bythe bythe the Manti Jaycees the annual event has become a model of community cooperation with all of the city's civic and church groups cooperating to present an outstanding program pro gram of patriotism and activity activity activity ac ac- ac- ac Chairman Jensen ex ex- This years year's pr program gram promises promises prom prom- to furnish all of the flav of of an old fashioned of Df July with bells band music games hamburgers sno-cones sno cotton candy balloons watermelon watermelon water water- melon and fireworks to be in iii included l' l lI I eluded in a busy day of ac at- ac- ac Uncle Sam a traditional fj figure fig fig- v u ure at the celebration will once again be on hand to direct direct di di- red activities and give a red white and blue color to the celebration the chairman said F Former Manti Ward rd Magleby Magleby Mag- Mag leby will be the f featured rr r. r speaker at the 11 am am a.m. program program program pro pro- gram which will also feature band music by the Manti High i 1 School Band and an address t of f welcome by Manti Mayor Frank Garbe Mr Magleby r is isa isa a former director of the Manti ManU Seminary program and is now nowa a member of th the Religion Department Department De De- staff of the Brigham Young University Independence Day a activities will wilt begin at 6 6 am Lm l I Monday morning with t the tolling of the American Legion Freedom Freedom Freedom Free dom bell At the same time timea a traveling band will travel throughout the community with a sunrise salute commemorating commemorating commemorating comme comme- the birth of American Ameri Amen can fre freedom dom years ago The bell ringing ceremony 1 will once again be a part of the national Bells of Freedom Freedom Freedom Free Free- dom program Mr Jensen explained explained ex ex- f adding that it was the f fringing ringing of the liberty bell which proclaimed the declara declara- n of American freedom Many years ago At 11 am a.m. the Freedom bell will ring again in concert with other bells throughout the nation to mark the event Flags will be displayed both Sunday and Monday on Main Street and are urged to display flags at home on both of these days Chairman Jensen stated Manti is becoming becoming becom becom- ing noted as a city of flags on holidays he said so lets let's show that we know and appreciate ap ape the meaning of the day by flying a flag from every ery house in town All of the ham eggs and ho hot cakes you can eat will greet early risers at the American American Amer Amen ican lean Legion Independence Day breakfast which will be served at the American LegIon Legion Legion Le Le- Le- Le gion Hall starting at 6 am a.m. and continuing until 9 am a.m. Cost of the breakfast is 1 per person or 5 per family Activities at the Memorial l Park will get underway at 9 a am a.m. m. m according to the chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man and will continue through the day First activity will be a Tetherball contest for boys and girls age 8 to 12 Contests will be held for separate separate sepa sepa- rate age groups with cash prizes for all participants The tetherball contests will be followed followed fol fol- fol lowed by childrens' childrens races at am a.m. and a Teenage sack race at 10 am a.m. At 10 am a.m. the Manti ManU High School Band will assemble at atthe atthe atthe the high school and march in information information information formation to the Memorial Park where they will give a short concert at 1030 They will be dressed in new band uniforms which were purchased purchased ased with funds received in a recent community fund raising project A special raising flag ceremony ceremony cere cere- mony and a military marching exhibition will be presented by bythe bythe the Manti ManU unit of the Utah National National Na Na- Guard and and will act as a prelude to the patriotic program program pro pro- gram which will begin at 11 am a.m. Adequate seating will again be available for everyone who wishes to attend the program the chairman stated Chairs and benches to seat more than people will be available A public address system will be used to assure that everyone can hear the program program Concession booths located in inthe inthe inthe the old eld tennis court area will willbe willbe willbe be ready for operation by early early ear ear- ly morning and will offer a wide variety of foods and nov nov- cities The Manti Jaycees will sell sno-cones sno pronto pups and cotton candy while the Manti South Ward Elders Elder's Quorum will operate the Hamburger Hamburger Hamburger Ham Ham- burger and soda pop stand Homemade candy and popcorn popcorn popcorn pop pop- corn will be sold by the Activity Activity Activity Ac Ac- Club while the Manti Tennis Club will dispense donuts donuts donuts do do- nuts and root beer Other concessions will include include in in- clude the American Legion water water water wa wa- ter drop where for a quarter you have an opportunity of dunking well-known well Manti personalities into a tank of ice cold water and there will be pony rides sponsored red by the Riding Club The will have a dart game booth the Lions Club will sponsor a Bingo game concession and the 4 H 4 H Clubs will have a Spook Alley designed to send chills up young spines The Jaycees will spon sponsor or a Wheel of Fortune and the American Continued on page two JULY PLANS FORMED Continued from page pare one last years year's singles winner Lee R. R Thompson of Ephraim and doubles winners Evan Johnson of Manti ManU and Afton Moon Peterson of Ogden The popular search for the Money in ha the Haystack will begin at pm p.m. for kids age 14 and under Children participating participating parti partie will be divided by age groups so that everyone gets an even chance f for r the cash which will be tossed in by Uncle Sam Miss Manti ManU of July will be crowned at the Beauty Show slated to take place at 3 pm p.m. Miss Yvonne Voorhees last years year's title winner will place the crown on the head of this years year's winner who willbe willbe will willbe be selected from candidates age 14 to 17 who will model cotton frocks Winners of the Miss Manti of July title will also receive a 10 cash prize with prizes slated for each of two attendants The younger set will also take the spotlight in hi the Beauty Beauty Beauty Beau Beau- ty Show when girls age 4 to 7 model the latest in childrens children's clothes including play suits cotton frocks and In charge of this years year's beauty beauty beau beau- ty show are Mrs Kenneth Miller Mil MU- ler ier chairman assisted by Mrs Paul Jensen and Mrs Homer Giles Prizes will be awarded to all who participate in the Beauty Show A dress rehearsal for the fashion show will be held on Sunday at 3 pm p.m. for the girls in the ithe 17 14 age bracket while the younger set will gather at An exhibition of modern younger set dancing will bethe be bethe bethe the center of attraction at 4 4 p pm p.m. m. m when local teenagers will demonstrate the latest in dancing dancing dancing ing styles an activity labeled labeled label label- ed the Teenage Stomp This event will follow the opening of the swimming pool for for free swimming for everyone during during during dur dur- ing the afternoon Following the Teenage dance activity ithe the Heart of Utah Square Dancing group will give an old tune old time square dance exhibition under the direction di of Mr and Mrs Merritt Merritt Merritt Mer Mer- ritt Bradley The activity will begin at pm p.m. A prize will be at stake in the ithe pie eating contest to tobe tobe tobe be held at 5 pm p.m. with contestants contestants contest contest- ants coming from Manti civic and church groups The creamiest creamiest creamiest cream cream- iest pies in Manti anU will be used for this event which this year will accent speed and will allow allow al al- al low style free-style pie eating 5 pm p.m. will also see ithe the beginning beginning beginning be be- ginning of a Little League baseball game between two Manti Little League teams It will be played on the baseball diamond in the southeast corner cor- cor corner corner cor cor- ner of the park There will be more to Ito eat at pm p.m. when the annual Watermelon Bust will see hundreds hun hun- hundreds of pounds of juicy watermelon watermelon watermelon wa wa- wa- wa sliced up by the Manti Jaycees and served free of charge to everyone Climax of the days day's activities will be a fireworks display from the hill east of the Tem Tem- The annual display which draws thousands from the area will be bigger than ever this year according to program officials who state that additional addi addi- additional funds have been used to purchase a larger fireworks display Sponsors for the fireworks fireworks fireworks fire fire- works display is the Volunteer Fire Department of the American American American Amer Amer- ican Legion Final event of the celebration celebration tion will be a Record Hop on the Manti High School tennis courts Spinning the discs at the hop will be the popular radio personality personal personal- ity Ray Bishop Chairman Jensen Jensen Jensen Jen Jen- sen emphasized that the dance is for everyone young or old and urged everyone to attend It is an amazing thing just to watch he promised You can make quite a game out of trying try try- trying ing to determine who is dancing dancing dancing ing with whom he said Admission to the dance is per person with all proceeds proceeds proceeds pro pro- to be used in the Manti tennis program There will be adequate seating for those who wish to come and watch the chairman said Refreshments will be available at the dance Legion Auxiliary will have a Fish Pond A Small Lunch will be besold besold besold sold by the Six Chefs a local 4 H 4 H group Chairman Jensen stated that most of the proceeds from the concessions have been earmarked earmarked earmarked ear ear- marked for development of the Ithe playground area on the west side of the school block All profits will be used in community building projects he said Afternoon activities will begin begin begin be be- gin with a Candy Scramble for youngsters to age 14 at 1 pm p.m. to be followed by an egg egg- throwing contest at In Inthis Inthis Inthis this event Mother and Daughter Daugh Daugh- ter teams will compete to see who can throw and catch raw eggs at atthe the ithe greatest distance with prizes to be awarded to the winners The Greased Pole Climb will get underway at pm p.m. with money pinned at the top of the pole the prize for those who can make it tt up to the top top- At the greased pig chase will be staged with different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent age groups attempting to catch the well-oiled well porkers and with cash prizes for all who participate Also AIso at 2 pm p.m. the Horseshoe Horseshoe Horse Horse- shoe tournament will begin with handsome trophies to be awarded to the winners in both single and double tour tour- The Horseshoe pits its located west of the concession area and everyone interested is urged to compete Expected to compete again this year are |