| Show Governor Sets wide State-wide Observance O O 01 f Make 1 It Jt t Yourself with WooL Woo Week SALT LAKE CITY Utah will I join 13 other western states in marking National Make It Yourself with Wool Week Governor Governor Gov Gov- J. J Bracken Lee has has' hasan announced anI announced an an- t I in a proclamation setting aside the week of August 22 through 28 for the observance I The event spotlights the importance importance importance tance of wool in the states state's economy economy economy econ econ- omy and focuses attention on n the I ei eighth annual Make It Yourself with Wool home sewing contest a competition sponsored each year by the nations nation's wool growers to develop young women's interest interest interest inter inter- est in the art of home sewing The State of Utah is especially suitable for the grazing of sheep and over the years the sheep sheep- growing industry has contributed much to the economy of our state Governor Lee asserted One of the major products of sheep growing is wool and the I continued use of wool will aid not only the sheep industry and the State of Utah but the conSumer consumer consumer con con- sumer as well Urges Girls to Take Part Fourteen western wool-growing wool states are joining in a movement to encourage young women of the West to learn the advantages of sewing for themselves and of knowing the peculiar qualities of wool wool thereby thereby using a local product product product prod prod- and gaining useful knowledge of f the art of designing and sew sew- I ing mg ingI I urge the young women of Utah to cooperate in this observance observance observance ance in every way possible Now in progress throughout the western states the Make It Yourself Yourself Yourself Your Your- self with Wool Contest is open to all alj young women from 14 through 22 Girls from 14 through 17 compete compete compete com com- pete as juniors those from 18 through 22 as seniors More than in prizes prizes prizes-in- in including travel scholarships U. U S. S Savings Bonds and other awards are are offered in the contest which reaches its climax when state champions from all contest states meet in the National Finals in December The Finals will be held this year in Salt SaIt Lake City in conjunction with the annual convention convention convention con con- of the National Wool Woo Growers Association Top Experts Compete At the Finals the states state's two top home sewing experts one between between between be be- tween the ages of 14 and 17 and the other between 18 and 22 22 v. v ill compete with sewing enthusiasts from Crom the 13 other states for titles as National Champions GirI Girls throughout the state are arenow arenow arenow now readying their garments for c z i s sP P x Y Ya 1 a K a 1 ay f x 1 tM f fi i f y a WOOLS WOOL'S IMPORTANCE TO UTAH'S ECONOMY Is stressed in instates instate's instates instate's instates instate's states state's observance of National Make lake It Yourself with Wool Week proclaimed by Governor J. J Bracken Lee for week of August 22 Discussing the event with the Governor are left to right Tight Mrs Leland Peterson of Salt Lake City President of the Women's Auxiliary of the Utah Wool Growers Association Mrs l of Heber City President of the Women's Auxiliary of the National Wool Growers Association and Mrs l Ray J J. J Clark of Salt Lake City the states state's contest director area eliminations and state finals to be held this fall Utah girls still have an excellent excellent excel- excel lent ent opportunity to compete for forthe forthe forthe the valuable awards offered in the Make It Yourself with Wool Contest it t was em emphasized today to today today to- to day by Mrs Ray J. J Clark of Salt Lake City state contest director She urged all young women with an interest in sewing to compete The Contest is sponsored in Utah by the Utah Wool Growers Association and its Auxiliary Top awards in the contest are trips to London and Paris sponsored by Pendleton Woolen Mills Wills and The Wool bureau Bureau with the he cooperation of Pa Pan American World Airways Champions from all contest states travel to and from the NaI Na Na- I Finals in Salt Lake City as guests of the F F. W. W Woolworth Company Other top-ranking top firms which present national contest awards include The Singer Sewing Machine Company which awards two Singer console sewing machines as as' as national awards and 28 portable machines as state awards F Forstmann Woolen Company which with Pendleton Woolen Mills MiUs and Colorado Womans Woman's College College College Col Col- lege provides special scholarship awards awards' I. I A A. Wyner Vyner Co S. S Co Wilton Woolen Mills MUIs Inc the Producers Livestock MarkEt Marketing Association Chamberlin's Hand- Hand of Seat Seattle tIe and er Craftsman magazine |
