The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-09-28

Fred Sanburn, agricultural agent
for the Great Northern Railway,
spoke briefly after Mr. Wood in his
introduction, told of the great as J.
slstance Mr.. Sanburn had been to
the committees in charge of the fair
MIR. Sanburn said he was much sur
prised at the variety and quality of
the exhibits and remarked that the
Great Northern is always greatly in
terested In agricultural develop
ments along its lines.
Fears Involvement in War
The program committee had asked
the Spokane Chamber of Commerce
to send good speaker to address
the meeting. Their response was
to send Frank Funkhauser. attor
ney, and president of the Junior
Livestock Association. Mr.. Funk
hauser was a spirited speaker.
amused his audience for a few min
utes with humorous stories and then
grew more serious in discussion of
the European war and what it would
mean to the United States. He felt
we were already in the war in
that its repercussions would affect
us SO vitality and feared this nation
would eventually be drawn actively
INTO 1t. He urged his listeners to
do everything they possibly could to
help keep the United States out of
the war.
Mr.. Funkhauser's address was the
last number of the program, which
closed another highly successful
community fair.
a condition showing the need for
larger quarters for the fair was
pointed out by Glen Oneal. There
were fully a hundred people who
wanted to hear the night program
but who could not get into the hall"
SAID Mr. Oneal land | was one of
them.
A number of people from Ural,
Warland, Eureka and Troy were
present for the big day.
Following is a list of those win
ming premiums:
All judging of exhibits was done
by Miss Lillian Tubb, home demon
stration agent of Flathead county.
and Mr.. Halvorson, county agent Of
+ Iatnead county
Pet and Doll Parade
Prizes by Libby Commercial Club
zeal of the committees that had
worked SO hard for the success of
the fair, especially eulogizing Ell
mer SWitzer, Sr., who was general
chairman IN charge of arrange
ments. He told of Mr.. Switzer's
long service as a public spirited
and then called him to the
platform Mr. Switzer spoke brief
ly, thanking his helpers for their
wonderful cooperation and faithful
ness and then turned the meeting
over to Supt A. A. Wood, who was
in charge of the evenings program.
Mr.. Wood has a happy faculty of
being able to preside over such af-
fairs and keeping everyone inter
ested. He announced the numbers
of the program, which proved to be
a program that held for nearly two
hours, the interested attention of
a crowd that packed the hall. The
program follows.
|. Skit by the Farm Women's
1iu1 Ioiloloklil5 VI singing ana Tap
dancing by Lila Davidson and Joan
Manion, with Mrs. Graham Caldwell,
accompanist.
2. Cornet quartet, by Duane
Magyar Ronning, Doug
las Saunders, Wayne Kemper.
3. Recitation, Kipling's IT, by
Oneal. NJ
A. Vocal solos by Mrs. Walter
Neils, Loves in My Heart" by
Huntington Woodman; Land of the
Sky Blue Water by Cadman: "A
Heart That's Free" by Alfred
Robyn. Miss Inez Ratekin, accom-
PIANIST
5. Selections by CCC orchestra,
composed of Robert Allen Smith,
Jack Brandt and William Specht,
who played on the piano, guitar and
banjo.
6. Recitation, THE Town of Don't
You Worry" by Elizabeth Beebe.
T. Vocal sextette, composed of
Norma Jane Switzer, Edith Detiens.
Syverspn, Geraldine
Burke, Doris Reidt, Catherine
hampton.
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