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Show Fairmont Boys' and Girls' Club Maps Expansion Program I Boys and girls of the Sugar House area will find ever-Im- Drovins facilities at the Fairmont Boys' and Girls' Club, 2361 South 9th East, according to recently-named recently-named citizens' advisory committee com-mittee members. Chosen by Commissioner Fred Tedesco at a special meeting in the City and County Building, the new committee will have charge of a three-point program: 1. to create pubilc interest and cooperation with the boys' and girls' club program; 2. to improve im-prove facilities and services of the clubs; 3. to insure maximum maxi-mum service to the community through the club. S. L. C. Has Record In organizing citizen committees commit-tees for all Salt Lake clubs, Comissioner Tedesco pointed out that Salt Lake City has the best record in the country for handling juvenile delinquency. It is not only the lowest in amount of juvenile delinquency, but also has the most success in rehabilitation of delinquents. Much of the credit for this situation sit-uation goes to the boys' and girls' cl raorpm.bug W deefwd girls' club program, according to juvenile court Judge Rulon Clark. Members Named Don R. Hobbs, local manager of the Woolworth store, is chairman chair-man of the Fairmont Club advisory ad-visory committee. Working with him are: John C. Barnes, 1 100 Yale Ave., and Charles Hol-hngsworth, Hol-hngsworth, 937 Simpson Ave., who will serve on the buildings and equipment sub-committee; Milt Gygi, 849 Connor St. and Paul Pehrson, 1072 Yale Ave., programs; Charlie Nelson, 1945 So. 11th East, and R C Viani, 2375 E. 34th South, finances-Mrs. finances-Mrs. Virginia Thomas, 2262 Windsor Street, and- Kimball Vance of Holladay, personnel. State Inspection As a sample of how the citizens' citi-zens' committe will work, Mr. Barnes and Mr. Hollingsworth, have planned a complete inspection in-spection trip of the Fairmont Club building tomorrow, Oct. 9, to determine club needs. A preliminary pre-liminary inspection revealed the need for more furnishings, tools, athletic equipment, and other general improvements. Club Officials Commended Mr. Barnes commended the officials of the Fairmont Club for the marked success they have had in their program, in spite of limited funds and the fact that -the club has no sponsor. spon-sor. Arlo Furlong, 3683 So. 11th East, is director of the club; Paul Cornell, 488 So. 13th East, is assistant director; Beverlee Collins, 876 Simpson Ave., is eirls' director; Nate Long, 2745 Hartford Ave., is shop 'instructor; 'instruc-tor; and Charlie Michelog is custodian. Sponsoi-ship Needed A very important factor in the future of the Fairmont Club, according to Mr. Hobbs and Mr. Barnes, is to find sponsors from among the Sugar House civic clubs. Mr. Furlong said that local lo-cal clubs and businesses have been very cooperative, but that a continuous program is difficult diffi-cult to maintain successfully without one or r""vP sDOnsors. It is planned to. enlist the s-sorship s-sorship of the bugar House Lions, Rotary and Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Hobbs said. |