1965

First Prize Class A17

Fred Merrill and John Demaree of Demaree & Merrill, a South Pas design firm decided to get involved in the 1965 Parade, float building was taken to new heights, depths, and atmospheres. Their first entry, “Tommorrow’s Headlines,” featured a supersonic jet cantilevered out in front of the float, leaving behind a fiery trail of exhaust. It won a first prize for civic entries, but the firm had loftier expectations. The following year, they entered “It Is a Small World,” featuring a astronaut peeking out of his space capsule which had landed on a foreign planet. Greeting him was a large, long-necked, heart-shaped creature whose face contained big doe-eyes and giant pair of Marilyn Monroe lips poised to kiss her invader. The float won South Pas the Mayor’s Trophy.

Excerpt from The SouthPas Float Story-2006 Official Souvenir “a History of Doing it Ourselves“ by Jim Taveres