The Coolidge examiner., 1939-12-28
Valleys Wealth,
Beauty Will Feature
Parade Float

Phoenix will be represented in
the Sun Carnival parade at Ell Paso
in connection with the New Years
Day Sun Bowl football game by a
beautiful float symbolizing the
riches and beauty of the Salt River
valley and entitled, "The Gold
that Coronado Missed"
This entry has been made pos
sible through the cooperation of
the national advertising committee
of the Phoenix Chamber of Com.
merce. Fabrication Of the entry is
being supervised by the Thunder
birds. an honorary organization
within the chamber of commerce
The float in realty will be a
train" consisting of 10 units. AL
though $50 feet in length this
train" will move as one unit, for
the low 'dollies," or trucks, of each
unit are attached together and
drawn by tractor cleverly dis
guished to form the first unit.
Will Portray Coronado
The first will portray Coronado,
in armor, standing at the foot of a
mountain and gazing ahead, as If
to read the future and analyze the
destiny of the great Southwest
that he has discovered.
The second unit will present
two attractive goods from the Ari,
zona State Teachers College at
Tempe, attired in sweaters and
shorts in the colleges colors, hold
ing in leash a bulldog that is
figuratively chasing a Catholic
University football player.
The third unit will present an.
other coed riding on huge box
of citrus set in the midst of great
display of lemons, tangerines, or
, anges and grapefruit which symbo
Lies one of the valleys greatest
agricultural assets. .A-.y..-
Lettuce Will Fill Bowl
Another famous product of the
Valley OF the Sun will be typified
by the fourth unit, which will be
A bowl of heroic proportions filled
TO the brim with fresh Iceberg
lettuce. Lending additional color
10 this section will be an attract
! i've girl attired in an abbreviated
costume in the act of mixing a
salad with a huge fork and spoon
Calling attention to still another
product of this fertile valley, the
fifth section will symbolic it's can
talope industry. This nit will
carry a realistic artificial "slice'
Of cantaloupe some 10 feet long
resting on snow-white table
cloth. A beautiful valley gir
will accompany the float.
Symbolizing the states great
cattle industry will be the sixth
unit. which will present a dudette
in cowgirl costume cooking over q
campfire On the desert.
Typifying the resort hotels ant
ranches of the valley, the seventh
unit will present four beautiful
girls attired in varying outdoor
costumes. taking their ease in sun
shine.
King Cotton To Be SymboIized
King Cotton will be symbolized
in the next section of the entry by
huge bowl filled with snowy cot
ton from this valleys fields
emerging from the center of which
will be an attractive girl represent
ing cotton pick.
The ninth unit will present q
modern Bo Peep, watching over a
flock of lambs. This will symbo
lie the sheep raising industry.
The final unit will present
! beautiful throne of gold and satir
backed by a large sun, with &
border of green at its base typi
flying the 100000 green acres o
the Salt River valley. Gracing the
throne will be Miss Margare
Spain, who was princess repre-
senting the valley in last years.
Sun Carnival parade.
The valley float entry will b.
taken to Ell Paso aboard the Soutl
ern Pacific's Sun Bowl Special
which will leave Phoenix at p. m
Saturday, arriving there at 6 am
Sunday, Immediately after whicl
the float crew will begin assem-
bling the train" before Ell Pas
wakes up.
The Sun Bowl Special will b
parked II the Ell Paso station an
used as hotel by the excursion
lists. 1t will leave Ell Paso at
D. m. Monday. Januarv arriyin