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Show Contest Opens For Centennial Queen with less than 50.000 population. In larger counties there will be one finalist for every 50.000 pop-uation, pop-uation, or percentage thereof. That means two from Utah, county, two from Weber county, and four from Salt Lake county. I Eligibility rules are: I 1 Must be a descendant of a I Utah "pioneer of before May 10, llSGf). 2 He available for ap- nonratifap t Vi rnucrlmi! t t It A vear of 19-17. 3 A total abstainer from tobacco or alcoholic drinks. ' -1 At least IS years old by Nov. i 1, 19-16, and not more than 25 by Nov. 1, '47. 5 Single, not previously married, and must agree to remain single during the centennial. 6 If a finalist, must be willing to submit to a general physical examination. 7 Must be a bona fide resident j of Utah when application is made. National, state, and local honors, hon-ors, unprecedented in the his- tory of any Utah miss, await some pulchritudinous and talented tal-ented young lady of the state. They will go to the fortunate girl who wins the title of centennial centen-nial queen, it has 'just been announced an-nounced by David R. Trevithick, public relations director of the state centennial commission. ' The search for the queen was declared open this week, and the queen will be selected about Nov. 1, the exact date to be announced an-nounced later by Mr. Trevithick. Coronation ceremonies will be held some time during the first week in December, and the lucky girl will take over her regal duties in the new year. The contest will be conducted throughout the state by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers for the centennial commission. Under Un-der the organizational plan all instructions and application blanks have been turned over to the state organization of the DUP to be distributed to the county organizations. Aspirants for the honor may compete by obtaining entry blanks from the county organization of the DUP in their own counties and should not write either 'the state DUP or the state centennial commission. When filled, the blanks should be returned directly di-rectly to the county DUP, since no contestant is eligible for the state finals unless certified as winner in the county. State finalists will include one contestant from each county |