NEWS
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EDITION
Arrive Early at Atlantic City See the Pageant and Mardi
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Vol. 19, No. 15 newly crowned queen, and, in addition, t h e vast amount of national publicity focused upon her opens the gates of opportunity to any ambitious girl. The board of 17 governors, elected by t h e sustaining members of Showmen's Variety Jubilee, direct the policies of the pageant. T h e organization of this annual event entails months of preparation and hard work. The work is divided and assigned to various civic committees, all functioning under t h e direction of the board. The contestants have complimentary accommodations, American pian, at the finest hotels during their week of com petition. A local group of socially promi nent matrons is assigned the responsibility of chaperoning the young ladies. One of t h e rules prohibits their visiting a cocktail lounge or bar. N o attempt is made to set up any hard and fast rules or standards which the judges must follow in selecting Miss America. A jury of experts, men and women who themselves in their daily vocations mold public opinion as to the standards of beauty and culture, is se lected, and the judging is left entirely in their hands. Thus, the quest for beauty goes on year after year. It is organized on business principles. It is conducted in a clean, wholesome, and fair manner. I t s motive is civic. Any profit which might accrue from the event goes t o charity.
Tentative Program for Miss America Pageant September 1 to 7 Monday, September 1 Arrival of 48 interstate contestants. King Neptune Reception.
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HO, HO! You're invited t o arrive early. T h e Miss America Pageant and Mardi Gras will occur the week previous t o t h e A. C. S. meeting. This will afford many an opportunity to see the colorful affair. September 1 t o 7 will be the Mardi Gras week, and t h e A. C . S. meeting will be September 8 t o 12.
Hotel Accommodations and Rates T h e hotels have agreed t o offer t h e A. C . S. convention rates t o those who arrive early t o attend t h e pageant. Should y o u plan t o attend, make your reservation a t once or, if it has already been made, adjust i t .
The Pageant Youthful freshness, enhanced by per sonality, charm, sweet disposition, healthy body, and a fair degree of talent, is t h e objective of t h e Miss America contest, rather than the extreme t y p e of superficial professional beauty. T h e s e y o u n g ladies are t h e chosen few
from some 15,000 prelimi nary contestants throughout the Nation. Franchises are issued by pageant headquarters in Atlantic City t o civic clubs, reliable newspapers, theater chains, or other amusement enterprises in the various states, large cities, or sections. The winners of these various state or sectional finals are sent t o Atlantic City by their local sponsors. T h e purpose of the Miss America Pageant, aside from providing an out standing civic event for the city, is t o afford t h e young ladies of the Nation an opportunity of advancing their ambitions. Agree ments and contracts are made prior to the finals which assure substantial financial returns t o the
Evening. Fireworks display. Pageant presentation of "Ice-Capades of 1941", sensational musical comedy on ice, with first appearance of contestants at Convention Hall. Tuesday, September 2 Spectacular American beauty parade on Boardwalk, with 100 gaily decorated floats and 18 bands. Evening. Mardi Gras on Boardwalk. . . . Gala costume parade . . . dancing. Wednesday, September 3 Newsreel pictures on beach. Evening. First official preliminary judging of Miss America contestants. Convention Hall. Thursday, September 4 Evening. Second official preliminary judging, talent contest, and ''California Sportswear Revue" at Convention Hall. Friday, September 5 Ail-American baby parade on Boardwalk . . . selection of Miss and Master Junior America. Evening. Third official preliminary judging, talent contest, and "Cavalcade of Screen Glamour", at Convention Hall. Saturday, September 6 Beach party for contestants Evening. "Cavalcade of Screen Glamour". . . . Final official judging, talent revue, selection and crowning of Miss America 1941 at Convention Hall. Coronation ball. Sunday, September 7 Re-enactment of crowning for newsreels. This tentative program is subject to change.
Magnesium from Magnesite CONTINUED PROM PAGE 8 3 9
is reported t o be the responsible borrower of the major share of the funds required from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Arrangements for R F C financing to the extent of $9,250,000 for the whole plant were announced in February 1941. Part of this sum was advanced for the building of the first unit of the plant, and the remainder of the loan (about two thirds of the total) is to be made available only after successful demonstration of the process in the unit now nearing completion. U. S. production of magnesium is rising rapidly under the stimulus of defense demands. Output in 1935 was 2,120 tons and had risen to 5,325 tons by 1939. Estimated production for 1940 was 6,250 tons. Estimated world production for 1939 was 32,800 metric tons. Plans now under way look to an ultimate U. S. production of some 50,000 short tons annually.
Chester B. Kwiecien is now employed in the Planning Department of the Sherwin-Williams Co., Chicago, 111.
