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Show 0Committee Sets Apr. 8 Street Lighting Celebration CHAMBER COMMITTEE MAKES PLANS FOR AVHITE WAY OPENING A street lighting system for Sugar House which is not surpassed sur-passed even by New York City or Philadelphia will be turned on in its full brilliance Friday evening, April 8. A committee to plan the evening's celebration was named this week by the board of directors of the Sugar House Chamber of Commerce. Paul L. Pehrson, former secretary secre-tary of the chamber, was named chairman of the committee, according ac-cording to M. L. "Bud" Brain, chamber president. Mr. Pehrson's committee to plan the big event will be: Frederick Fred-erick R. Lawson, Horace A. Sor-ensen Sor-ensen and A. L. Leick. Two other committee members will be named in a 'few days, Mr. Pehrson said. Each committeeman committee-man will be given a specific responsibility re-sponsibility so as to properly herald the new lighting system. Program Planned Tentatively planned for the evening will be a short program from a platform near the plaza, at which time a master switch will be thrown to turn on the new lights. City and state dignitaries dig-nitaries will be present, Mr. Pehrson said. Most Sugar House stores will hold open house during dur-ing the evening to greet the thousands who are expected to attend the event. John C. Barnes, who was the chamber's representative on the lighting project, said ' that the new system will be the most important milestone for Sugar House since the old railroad tracks were removed. Mr. Barnes commended the city commission and particuarly Commissioner L. C. Romney for their assistance in making the project possible. "The Utah Power & Light Company has done a fine job also," Mr. Barnes said. Surprise In Store Mr. Barnes pointed out that the "white way"' system has already al-ready enhanced the daytime appearance ap-pearance of Sugar House because of the attractive metal poles which have replace;! the unsightly un-sightly wooden ones. A surprise sur-prise is in store for the citizenrj , according to Mr. Barnes, when the system is turned on for the first time. It will be like a "face lifting" job on Sugar House, he said. |