The Western news., 1947-09-04
Libby Fair and
Celebration is
Big Success
Many Exhibits, Plenty of
Entertainment, and Good
Weather Draw Crowds
TEKOA TAKES FIRST
MONEY IN TOURNEY


The weatherman played his card
perfectly TO furnish ideal condi
tions for the Western Lincoln CO
Labor Day Fair at Libby, Angus
81 and September l, when a larg
and enthusiastic crowd gathered a
the City Ball Park to see fine ex
hibits and enjoy outstanding enter
tainment
Large crews of workmen had beer
busy all week building booths anC
clearing grounds in preparation fol
the official opening at noon, Angus
81, under the direction of Elmer
Switzer, Sr., general superintendent
and William VanderwOod, assistant
Nearly two hundred individual:
made entries in the various depart
ments including poultry and stock
farm and vegetable products, fruits
culinary arts, domestic arts, flow.
ers, arts and crafts, with excellent
showings by the All clubs. The
large floral exhibit prepared by the
Libby Garden Club attracted es-
pecial attention.
Concessions on the grounds did g
thriving business both days, and
kept the crowd supplied with food
and refreshments. Total gate re-
ceipts for the two days were ap-
proximately $l700, according to Dex-
ter Shaurette, Secretary Of Fair As
sociation.
The ball games furnished the On
tertainnlent the first afternoon. the
first between Libby Vets and Tekoa
(Wash.} Club, resulting in wet Dry
for the latter, score 2 to g. The
second game between the Kalispe'l
Chiefs and Levitch (Spokane) Jew
elers was closely fought resulting in
a tie of 2 to 2 at the end of the
ninth inning Four more innings
were played before darkness clcsed
in, with the game still a tie Of 3
to 3, ar d it was decided TO continue
the game tHs following norl'ing.
On Monday M, nine add:ti1nsl
innings were L&ayed, making twe;-t..--
two in all, the resulting score being
to 5 in favor of Kalispen players.
Losing teams of Sundays games
played Monday afternoon, with Lev
itch Jewellers of Spokane winning
over Libby, and giving them third
place IN the tournament. Winning
teams of SJr'ay's games were pit
ted against one another for first
and second place in the tour .arlent
resulting in Tekoa Club, Washing
ton, gaining first place and Kal's-
pell Chiefs. second.
The evening entertainment, Adg
ust 81, with F-ltZ Maurer as master
of ceremonies, opened with two
selections by the High School band,
directed by Dean Vinal, followed
bv a brief address of welcome by
Mayor Andrew Gompf, in which he
credited the Libby Chamber of
Commerce and not the city admin
instration with the excellent weather
Four guitar numbers were furnished
by Pal LaClaire and his son, Pal,
which were well received. A clown
act followed put on by a troupe
from Bonners Ferry, Ida. The adj
dress of the evening by DR.. George
Selke, Chancellor of the Greater
University of Montana, was well
suited to the occasion, full of phil
osophy, inspiration and humor, bis
theme being that any community
can progress if its people have The
determination to win.
On Monday A. M, log saving con-
tests and other sports were held
IN front of the grandstand
At IL o'clock, water fight be-
tween Libby firemen and the j.
Neils Co. firemen was staged on
Third Street resulting in victory for
he city department
Promptly at one o'clock, Monday,
an outstanding parade of floats from
and business houses, |
slso saddle horses, decorated bicy- !
les, and pets was held in the up
own district First prize of $100 |
or floats was awarded to the Mod
,rn Arts Club, whose float depicted |
i bridal couple drawn by a pair CT
vans. Second prize of $50 went |
o the Farm Woman's Club whose |
lC at showed a group of young girls
working in modern kitchen as
future Farm Women of America. |
Third Prize of SOS was given 10 |
<abinet Grange of Troy whose float
howed people using old fashioned
Methods of work, with a slogan,
Waiting for the R.E.A." The par
lde as a whole was colorful and
showing that those par
had spent much time ard
fort to make It successful.
Monday evenings program opened
With selections by the High School
,and Due to q sudden attack of
Ilness, Elmer Switzer, Sr., Fair
superintendent, was unable to be
resent but the crowd gave him
lad hand Of appreciation for his
efforts in planning the Fair.
)ther numbers were specially acts
" William Shawl and VIM. Hiatt,
Irchestral music by the Four Aces,
lovelty dance numbers by Mary
daurer and Thelma Rolseth ac-
by Hilda McCullom, and
speech by Gordon Luscher of the
lumber and SawmiI Workers I'm
m IN which he made a strong plea