Laurel outlook., 1950-05-10
LAUREL To PICK
SWEET|E JUNE |
Audience At Royal To Make
Selection From Group Of
Four Candidates


Laurel's entry for the sweet
heart contest of Kids day, Satur-
day, June "a, will be chosen from
among the four high school candi-
dates to appear on the stage of
the Royal theater the evening Of
June 1. AS each sweet teen-age
miss advances and makes her bow,
a recording device will show the
volume of applause accorded her
by the ~admiring audience, and the
young lady receiving the greatest
applause will be declared the win
ner. She will later in the month
compete with the sweetheart can
didates, sent to Laurel by several
high schools in the area, for the
title of sweetheart of the water
carnival.
The Laurel candidate, following
her selection, will be given a bath
ing suit of her own choosing, the
committee in charge of the event
has announced. She will also re-
ceive a $25 permanent, as an
nounced last week.
The king and queen of Kids
day will be a Laurel grade school
boy and a grade school girl, who
will have the honor of being the
first two children to officially en-
ter the pool. They will be chosen
by Uncle Mac, of local radio fame,
from letters he is now receiving.
The letters begin with 81 want to
be the first kid in Laurel's e
swimming pool because" COM
with not more than 25
words. The grade school king and
queen will be crowned the same
evening the Laurel sweetheart can
1idate is chosen at the theater.
The committee in charge of Kids
lay expect that the honor of being
he first to enter the pool will be
something the young queen and
ting will remember the rest of
lives.
For the parade preceding the of
'icial opening of the pool, 10 spe-
,ial prizes are being offered. They
ire:
l.. For best decorated child's
2. For best decorated bicycle.
3. For best displayed pet.
4. For most unusual pet.
S. For prettiest doll buggy.
6. For best displayed doll.
7. For best character portrayal
4 costume, including historical
8. For funniest costume.
9 and 10. For best unclassified
ostumes.
All awards will be to children
ppearing in the grand parade.
DR.. w. A. Mccormick said this
eek that the first three prizes
ave already been contributed. The
est decorated wagon will receive
bicycle basket from the Laurel
'rading Post; the best decorated
will receive a baseball
love from Thompson Yards, Inc;
ne best displayed pet will receive
bicycle light from the Marshall
Wells store.
The general committee says It
ishes to encourage the appear
nee of commercial floats in the
arade, also groups or organiza-
ons who wish to enter drill
cams and other marching units.
The morning party for children,
receding the parade at noon, will
e in North park. The kids will be
five age groups, with boys and
iris separated. There will be a {
umber of gag races. So the kids ;
ill know what is being talked !
bout, the committee gives sew
ral descriptive definitions:
A sack race is where each con-
,stant wears a gunny sack over !
feet and legs while he tries E
run, or hop. A three-legged race t
where legs of two children are
ound together. A potato race con- |
SITS of contestants crawling and
potatoes with their noses. I
potato relay race is where the {
miners carry small potatoes in
'oons and relay them to other
nners with spoons. A cake eating )
ice does not need much explain
it is over a prescribed run
ing course, with the runners eat
g as much cake as they can as
as they can In a wheelbarrow
zee one kid wheels another.