The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-27
HALLOWEEN SOAP
ARTISTS Will WIN
WINDOW PRIZES
Juneau Merchants Add 10
Civil Air Patrol
Celebration


spirit of the gala celebration, Ju
neau's first Halloween Art Contes
promises to turn the downtown dis
trict into a Wednesday morninI
are gallery.
Right after announcement tina
the Civil Air Patrol will sponso
party for youngsters land thei
parents) Tuesday evening, larg'
group of Juneau merchants dream
ed up contest to get into tn
act They worked out the rule
and Clipped in the prize money
which is just fine with the CAP.
Nearly 20 downtown display win
dows will be used for the work O
junior artists, cash prizes to b'
awarded the team winners.
Miss Jacque Fisher, CAP part,
chairman, has outlined the con.
test in person to all grade schoo
classes, and rules for high schoo
teams will be posted Monday morn.
ing.
So that everything will be impair.
tial-no advance planning on known
window space, no studying of inside
displays as part Of the background
participating merchants hav'
asked that their names not be an.
nounced until after assignments are
made Tuesday afternoon.
Merchants names, and those Of
student teams and their locations
will be published in The Empire
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, re-
alistic, funny or whatever-will start
as soon as school is out Tuesday
and can continue until the young
artists go to the CAP Capers IN
the National Guard Armory. Party
hours are from 7 to $50 pm.
Art Contest Ruler
Halloween Art Contest rules pro-
vide that students from to IA
years old, inclusive, may sign up
any time with their class room
teachers. No more than four are
permitted on a team, with two
teams allowed for each class. Win
dow panels, by number, will be
assigned at a drawing Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Team members are to go to the
manager of the assigned store, sign
for the use of the window and use
soap the manager gives them.
Junior artists will be disqualified
if they draw above the line under
the window number, or if they use
ladders, boxes or stools.
On behalf of the CAP and Che
merchants group, Miss Fisher said
today, If everyone shows respect
to the student artists, leaving the
windows alone for Wednesday
morning judging, we hope this can
become an annual contest, with
more and more prizes. Let's en-
courage the junior artists, and
make this distinctive Juneau ira
dition. Who knows, we may discover
some unknown genius the morning
after Halloween"
The young artists will be intro
duced at the CAP party and in
terviewed over the loud speaker by
a roaming master of ceremonies.
Team prizes will be awarded
Wednesday, after the judging by
professional artists. First prize will
be SIS in cash; second, $40, and
third, $500.
All Gastineau Channel youngsters
are urged to come in costume to
the CAP party in the Armory, al
though 1t is not required. All three
merry go-rounds will be running.
the committee is working on plans
for some prizes in the games to be
free rides.
Hot dogs, pop and coffee may be
purchased, and there will be games
for both young and old.
Free movies will be shown, and
the Civil Air Patrol Stinson air.
plane will be on display, with a
pilot there to explain how every
thing works.
Persons or groups wishing to
join the community fun by offering
entertainment, treats, or noisemak-
ers, are invited to come to the CAP
work party in the Armory at 7 pm
Monday.