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Show iusinessiiisii Enthusiastic Over Christmas Turkey Days fox 1959 "Pleasant Grove's businessmen are enthusiastic about this year's Christmas Turkey Shopping Days," said Hal Haycock Wednesday Wed-nesday morning. Mr. Haycock is general chairman of of .the 16- day bargain and buying event which gets underway on Friday, Dec. 4. He called attention to the fact that Christmas is a special day and that both buyers and sellers expect to do something out of the ordinary in preparation for it. Pleasant Grove's merchants and those who perform services throughout the Pleasant Grove area are optimistic regarding the amount of Christmas business expected ex-pected during the "Days." The demand for free tickets to be given away with each one dollar spent for goods or services is brisk, according to Vilace Rad-mall, Rad-mall, finance chairman. Mer- chants may get the. tickets at the Pleasant Grove Review office, of-fice, he added. "With or without cranberries, Utah prime Tom Turkey is top eating," said Thome Smith, chairman chair-man of the turkey drawings which will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12 and Wednesday, Wednes-day, Dec. 23. Twenty-five birds will be awarded each day and lucky ticket holders need not be present at the drawings, he explained. ex-plained. For the small fry there are some things even more interesting interest-ing than roast turkey. For them the afternoon visits of Santa Claus on Main Street, Dec. 12, 19, and 23 are tops. As a special treat from the Chamber of Commerce Com-merce and Manager Keith Miller of the Grove Theatre, a free kiddies picture show will be provided pro-vided Wednesday, Dec. 23 following follow-ing the turkey drawing. Grant A twood, president of the local Chunber of Commerce, sponsors of this year's shopping events, called attention to the grand opening at 6 p.m. Friday Dec. 4 when the Christmas lights will be turned on illuminating the business district special decorations. decora-tions. -, |