American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-07-18
ALL ABOARD FOR FAIR
SEPTEMBER II, IS, 10;
EVERYBODY BOOSTING
BUSINESS MEN BACK DIRECTORS
IN PROGRAM TO MAKE 18th AM
SUAL FAIR BETTER THAN Ev-
Err BEFORE.
SPORTS COMMITTEE AT WORK
Carnival Companies and Concessions
lists Asking for Dates-C. III. Tor
race Collecting Exhibits, Secretary
Durkee Busy, Everybody Boosting.

All abord for the Power County
Fair-Yo-Hee-ee. All together,
we're off. "Bigger and Better
Than Ever" the fair directors
say, bigger aud better than ever,
everybody says.
The twelfth Annual Power County
Fair will be held this year during the
days of September 18th, 18th and 10th
ON the county fair grounds in Amerl-
can Falls. II Is Power county's own
event, there are no distractions. no
conflicting dates, no one who believes
n isn't the biggest event OF the year.
The fair program is expected to
out the attitude OF tho American Falls
business men Monday so they called
a meeting to consult them and found
that they were solidly behind the
fair; even impatient to get prepara-
tions under way. SO committees were
appointed appropriations made and
plans laid to cover every phase OF ex-
hibit work. entertainment and sports
c. II. Torrance began work yesterday
morning and will spend the next two
months In getting exhibits from the
county. Fred Durkee, secretary and
his assistant. @. NJ oliver are scour-
ing the country for entertainment and
concessions ard alyeady have pro-
cured correspondents who IL they
come will put on the liveliest enter-
eminent the fair has ever seen.
'"-' EE;serybody Boosting.
J. s. schrock, thai yeeteran perform-
er who has steered the fair to past
successes Is enthused with his job
and is putting every one he sees to
work on some special stunt and soon
viii have the entire county lined up
behind him with u united front to-
ward a bigger and better" fair.
The fair progra mis- expected to-
be something different this year and
Secretary Durkee has some ideas that
he Is working out with reference To
advertising and publicity. The sports
committee IL on the job and met Wed
nesday evening 10 lay plans for tho
| biggest sport festival ever seen here.
| They do not intend to stop this side
OF past performances and are pre-
| pairing few stunts like an auto road
race that will provide great draw
ing feature for every day OF the fair.
The association this year Is eK-
periencing considerable difficulty in
selecting from the large list OF ap-
plicants for concessions and as there
are no conflicting dates the conces-
sions and amusement companies are
expected to be better than ever before.
II you have any suggestions about
how the fair should be run. tell them
10 some of the committee. They want
TO hear from you and assure you that
you Will hear from them several
times. No one Will be allowed to
sleep on the job until the fair is over
and every mothers son In the coun-
ty has had a round Of fun and good
times that he will never forget
Directors.
The fair directors are: j. 8.
Schrock. president; Chas. G.. Allen,
treasurer; +. y. Durkee. secretary
G.. NJ. oliver, assistant secretary; t.
l.. Evans. Jr.. chairman of sports com
mittee and Geo. s. Butler.
The sports committee consists OF
l.. il. Evans, Jr., chairman; T. G.
Sparks. X. E. Torrance, g. NJ. Oliver
Frank Moench and VIII oliver. The
exhibits committee is Chas. Torrance
and Bruce LampBOn.