| Show Dream comes true New municipal pool to open June 25 mid ceremony 0 GETS FIRST SWIM Reigning over the grand opening of Roosevelt's new swimming pool next June will be Gayle Splash of who with attendants gets first She was chosen for this honor in 1959 gets first with other royalty in Mayor Ken Aycock to give address That day which has long been awaited by residents of Roosevelt and surrounding communities has almost Next June 25 at 2 ribbons will be and along with oldsters by will take their first swim in the new municipal TEN YEARS AGO when the present publishers of Standard took over the editorial reins in this people were talking about the time when a swimming pool would become a part of the recreational life of the community A couple of years later a committee was formed composed of interested citizens to make a study of pools about the state and come back with reports as to THE STUDIES were mode but when an investigation as to costs was the committee literally threw up their hands at the prohibitive amounts quoted by other Thus an idea was or relegated to the innermost coiners of the mind and remained as a dream LESS THAN T 0 vears ago the swimming pool idea again began to smolder in the minds of another group of people in Some were among those who had worked on the possibility New costs were quoted and designs shown of pools that could be built for to The wheels began to turn and an active campaign was launched raise funds to build a community swimming SEVERAL THOUSAND dollars were With about in the bank a year and a lot of the to build a pool was let and work They bought the did the and poured the concrete for the pool before the money ran Work was halted and nothing more was done until about sit weeks ago when another push was made for nearly needed to complete the The had been up to nearly ROOSEVELT CI TV Council voted unanimously to put in and guarantee payment of a note at the bank so the job started early in 1959 could be completed in 1960 and the people of the area enjoy swimming in a beautiful new That's about the story to now of the Roosevelt Municipal NOW COMES the big which is June 25 at 2 p.m. At that time lovely Gayle voted over a year ago as following a very spirited and well-planned beauty will officially break the barrier and be the first to enter the pool for a She will be followed by one Miss Linda then the little Prince and Manuel Hanson and LeAnn will follow before the pool is open to the general The other will be unable to participate in the first See SWIM POOL Back page Swim Pool continued from pane 1 1 but will be present to watch the opening BEFORE THE Mayor Kenneth Aycock will the dedicatory address after being introduced by Dick general chairman of the swimming pool committee A few informal introductions will be made and then Miss Splash and her along with the prince and will take A El ND raising feature of the grand opening of the pool will be a talent show and Everything will be at the city park with the chicken barbecue from 6 to talent show following the and the dance on the tennis court 9 o'clock THAT WILL about take care of the formalities opening the pool to the A schedule of houis and costs to use the pool have been set up by Uie committee who has announced that Coach Ken Benson will be the manager of the He lias swimming lessons in mind and more will be said about this later Assistant manager will be Terry George Glines will be the life guard and Karen Jensen the HERE IS THE pool schedule of time and prices Pool will be open daily from 2 to Monday through and on Sunday 2 to 6 Prices will be for children under 12 and for adults until 6 p.m. After six o'clock admission will be foi Parties may reserve the pool on Tuesday and Saturday |
