The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-10-06

Fair Plans
Forge Ahead
Merchandise Displays, Lun h
Stand Will Be New Features
of Fair.
MERCHANTS SUPPORT
IDEA GENEROUSLY

The annual Community Fair.
sponsored by the Libby Farm
Woman's Club and the Libby Com
mercial Club, is slated to be held
the evening of October 20 at the
Moose hall. Committees started this
week getting things ready for the
big show.
A. A. Wood received word We'd
nesday from j. c. Taylor of the ag-
ricultural extension department of
Montana State College at Bozeman
that 5. N. Hafvorson, county extern
sion agent of Flathead county and
Miss Eleanor Harrar, home demon
stration agent, will be present to
Judge the displays. The judges will
also give short addresses during the
program.
Although it will be impossible to
Judge floral exhibit, the members
of the fair committee are urging all
flower lovers to exhibit their fav-
orlte varieties. They request that
the flowers be brought to the fair
III suitable containers SO they NAV
be shown easily It is expected
that even though there will be no
competition in the flower displays
they will add a great deal to
the decoration scheme Donors are
requested to attach their names to
all bouquets.
1t has been announced that sew
eral merchants are planning TO dis
play merchandise at the fair and
those III charge say that space will
be reserved for any merchant or
business man that wishes to make
use of it, All requests for space
should be addressed to Mrs. August
Manicke.
The Libby Farm Woman's Club
will conduct hamburger stand for
those who are unable to eat enough
dinner to carry them through.
The merchants of Libby have
given generously to the support Of
the fair and a. larger gathering and
more exhibits are expected than
ever before. All persons are urged
to attend. There will be no adj
mission charge
List of Exhibits
Following is tentative list of
exhibits for which prizes will be
offered. The figures in parentheses
indicate the number there must be
in each exhibit
Glass A-Potatoes
Potatoes (6)-Netted Gems, Irish
Cobbler, Triumph, Early Ohio, any
other.
Glass B-VegetabIes
Cabbage e heads) Pointed,
round, flat.
Cauliflower e heads, celery (3);
citron; cucumbers (3); pie pump
klns l2); peppers, green or ripe,
30; Hubbard squash (2), green
squash ~, yellow; any other, Win
ter radishes (3); table rutabagas 10y;
satisfy, turnips; tomatoes, ripe (6),
green (6); sweet corn (3).
Class C--Root Vegetables
Table beets (3); Oxheart carrots
(3); half long carrots (3); onions.
white (6), red (6), brown (6), SETS
one-half gallon.
Glass D-Stock Vegetables
Carrots 10y; sugar beets (6); tur-
nips (6); pumpkins III; mangles
(6), red co., yellow (6), white (6).
Glass E-Forage Crops
Alfalfa; corn C. stocks); sunflow-
ers (6); crested wheat 6 to 7 in.
diameter, any other.
Glass F-Threshed Grains
Wheat, spring and fall; oats; bar
ley, bearded, hulless; any other; rye.
Glass G-Fruits
Apples (5 of each) - Delicious,
Wealthy, Rome, Duchess, Mcintosh,
any other. Whitney (10); any 9TH
er (10f.
Pears, (5); plums (10); grapes;
strawberries.
Class H--Canned Goods
Vegetables; fruits; jelly, jam and
preserves, meats; pickles.
Glass BAKED Goods
Bread; cakes; pies; cookies;
doughnuts; fancy baking.
Glass J--Handicraft, Embroidered
Luncheon sets; tablecloth; pillow
cases; towels; bedspreads; tea tow
els; scarfs and table runners; pill
lows.
s.@ Crochetcd
Davenport sets; chair sets; bed
spreads; table cloths; garments.
Knitted
Dress; sweaters; mittens or
gloves
Quilts-Patchwork, applique, af-
CHAN.
Rugs-Braided, hooked, Gro
cheted
Practical Sewing Dresses
aprons, hostess and service. not
holders; any other.
Class K--Miscellaneous.
List OF Donors
Cheffs-$250 in merchandise.
j. c. Penney Co.--$10.00 in mer-
chandise.
j. A. Krall-Case of assorted veg.
etables.