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ilanteParadetoReviveGulchHistoryFridayMore than 170 floats will line up at Last Chance Gulch and Neill Friday noon to begin the annual Vigilante Parade of Helena Senior High School, climaxing the efforts of 700 students who have planned and assembled the floats during the last severalweeks.The parade, which has become the chief tradition of the high school, dates back to 1924 w'hen several cowboys, a few Indians and one or two floats comprised the first parade.The elaborate floats in Friday’s event have been designed to depict the discovery and growth of the Treasure State, particularly the Capital City region.The line of march, originating at Last Chance Gulch and Neill will proceed south on Last Chance Gulch, then north on Park Avenue, terminating at theCivic Center.Leading the procession will be the horse-mounted color guard,followed by the 60-piece high school band under direction ofJohn Varnum and the 24 Bengal Twirlers, directed by Joan McCracken.The twirlers will be costumedin turquoise Indian outfits withshort-fringed skirts, silver braidtrim, Indian headbands and white boots. Leading them will be head majorette Betty Featherly.Other twirlers are Marla Babcock. Marilyn Baird, Julie Beck, Candy Cougill, Gail Cleveland, Penny Eathorne, Linda Hurni, Nieca Irwin, Barbara James, JoanKnudson, Clare Martinson, Susan Lucking, Elona Rodgers, Terye Skor, Synthia Speer, Cathy Ver-zuh, Martha Wilkinson, Roxy Wal-czak, Vondene Zander and Marilyn Zanger.Vigilante Queen Carol Ann Ko-rizek and Vigilante Princess Joyce Swenson, with their attendants, wdll ride on the queen’s float designed and prepared by members of the student council.The queen’s attendants are Nancy Bridges, Marilyn Hopkins, Judy☆☆☆☆:*lt;Vv.*.\y .v. v v. v. v.• ••••■•I*r,'AmmV.y.I•y.-.v.■Alt;'k:: ,zmSm• • .• • •• ■»• •»•••• lt;» c.•••.•. • •m mm*:,•••.• ■••,■• »vlt;-..........kV.• • • • • • •yXvWA.’A'.v.v.y..'V.v.v».Joyce Swenson(Vigilante Princess)☆☆☆☆☆ixiii I mmf « « * « I » * t • • » # • .•_* I • • • • • • • « » •••••• IGl • • • i -V* • • ..»»•«■vyj«yXvvK^-v^%vvXv.yXw.v.v.*.\'.v.#.*.v. mSac*'-'•.» • » ■ww/.v,ww %wy..v.A..y• »• * • .• • •.•.•• •/.w.y.v.•'■•vlvj/Xv • • • • • • •v.v.w.v% . •• o ■ lt;• • * » » • » • • • • •.•ar. . » •XvX-fc'.-.v.v. ‘.•.y-'.’.y.yc.:• 'Av.v.;/ v vp-XvXvfcv: v.• .*».•• ••;-Vvy.y.‘-;.y.*-y.\yy.y.-.v.*.v.y.'.,.^^v.vv.-. . •••• y#v v.-.v.w• : • : *vyy %%v.v.%y.v.% .y.y..y.:,\v.y.v.w.Carol Ann Korizek(Vigilante Queen)Leger, Mary Longmaid and Margie Sterling.The royalty are elected and crowned in October, and the Vigilante Parade is the highlight of their rule.The approximate order in which units will appear in theparade is: Color guard, band, twirlers, pioneers, individual Indians, prospectors and pioneers, cowgirls, cowboys, mounted frontier characters, miscellaneous vehicles, pioneer life and pioneerbusiness, historical, mining, novelties, miscellaneous, Four Georgians and stage coaches.Judges for the parade will be Robert Cooney. Mike Kennedy, Mrs. Ralph Miracle, Alex Swaney,Wanna Thompson and NormanWinestine.Climaxing Vigilante Day will be a dance in the Seventh Avenue Gym from 9 p.m. until midnight. Admission is 50 cents, with only high school students admitted. Prizes for floats will be awarded at the dance, with the total value of prizes at $2,145. Among prizes donated by merchants are a fishing rod, movie camera, two still life cameras, jewelry, a brief case, books, numerous record albums, a watch and many cash prizes and certificates.For the sweepstakes winner, there is a prize of 100 silver dollars. In addition to the prizes collected from merchants, $168.37 in donations was collected from state government buildings.Vol. XX—No. 138Helena, Montana, Thursday, May 2, 196324 Pages, Two SectionsPrice Ten CentsU.S. ClimbersReach Topmmm•.•.I'.'•■r* . •y.v.vOf Mt. Everesty.vX'X-......•.••I**! y-yv%v..\vX\vX*Xv••y.smmiy.-•••.X-Katmandu, Nepal— (/P) —Twomembers of the American expedition reached the summit of Mt. Everest Wednesday, a radio message from the base camp said today.The two Americans, who were not immediately identified, followed the British in 1953 and the Swiss in 1956 in the conquest of the 29,028-foot summit of theworld’s highest mountain.The message said they reached the top at 7:20 a.m. Greenwich Time 2:20 a.m. EST.The report confirmed that the expedition had climbed the final 1,300 feet and reached the summit• • • •• * • • • • i . i , . • a.. • « Ji’.'AW.*/ ' *v. .V.\ .• V.\V.V.'.V.*.V.SCounty OfficersHad Requested■■mmmHis Resignationmmwxm■A:iiChairman Dan Fulton of Mo tana’s Board of Equalization sai today he will not resign as r quested by certain county cor missioner groups.Announcements that they wou ask Gov. Tim Babcock to reque Fulton to resign came out of di trict meetings of county commi sioners in Havre, Billings, Gl« gow, Helena and Missoula.v vmmv S •; %s. !%\mb:«*** •Formal Requests MissingHowever, all of these groups d not forward formal request* the governor and in at least or
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Helena Independent Record
Helena, Montana, US
Thu, May 02, 1963
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