The Sidney herald., 1957-02-07
Richland County
Fair Dates Set
For Aug. 26-28

Billings, Jan. 30-The 31st an.
nual meeting of the Rocky Noun.
tain Association of Fairs in the
Northern Hotel was concluded
Tuesday following a 1890 a. m
business meeting at which Off
GERS were elected, committee re-
ports heard and a city for the
1858 convention selected.
Emanuel Koenig of Glendive
was elected president of the Rocky
Mountain Association of Fairs al
closing sessions Tuesday OF the
organizations annual meeting in
Billings.
Koenig, formerly vice president
OF the association, succeeds TONY
Sneberger of Deer Lodge in the
office.
Named vice president was Rudy
Hruska of Lewistown. Clifford D.
Coover Of Shelby was reelected
secretary-treasurer of the fair
mems group.
Officers elected we're nominated
by a committee headed by Paul
McCalmon of Powell, Wyo. Other
members OF the committee includ-
ed Don McRae of Forsyth and
Matt Reichmuth of LeWistown.
The slate was adopted by unani-
nous vite of delegates at the
morning session in the Northern
Hotel.
Fairmen chose Great Falls as
their meeting place next year. The
association meeting will be held
in January, Coover said.
Some 1875 fairmen and attraction
representatives were registered for
the three-day meeting which open
ed Sunday.
Business included the announce
ment Monday morning by fair of
ficials of the dates for the 1857
fairs in this region.
Fair schedules are as follows:
A. Circuit: Casper, Wyo., July
81, Aug. 1-3; Great Falls, Aug.
$40; Billings, Aug. 1917.
B.. Circuit: Shelby, July 1928;
Lewistown, July 81, Aug. 1-3; SEQ
hey, Aug. 6-8; Dodson, Aug. 10-11;
Havre, Aug. 1917; Basin, Wyo.,
Aug. 1921; Powell, Wyo., Aug.
22-24; Sidney, Aug. 1928; Miles
City, Aug. 1881; Glendive, Sept.
1-3.
C. Circuit: Terry, Aug. 17-18;
Forsyth, Aug. 20-22; Baker, Aug.
1925; Glasgow, Aug. 1880; Chi
nook, Aug. 81, Sept. 1-2; Fl. Ben
ton, Sept. 6-8.
E. Circuit: Twin Bridges, Aug. To-
10; Plains, Aug. 1925; Deer Lodge
Aug. 1924; Dillon, Aug. 81, Sept.
IL; Hamilton, Sept. ST; Mis-
soula, Sept. SD; Kalispell, Sept.
1914.
Introduced for discussion Mon
day by State Senator Don Nutter
of Richland County was a resolu-
ton in opposition to House Bill
No. 103 which prohibits the crea-
ton of a state Racing Commission
for the taxation and licensing of
race meets.
The resolution which will be
presented to this legislature stated
that at the present time, there is
no need for another commission
to perform acts and services al
ready being adequately performed
by County Fair Commissions and
the creation of such a commits
sion together with imposition of
additional taxation and license
fees on fairs now using or who
in the future may use, horse rae
ing for part of their entertain
ment program, would force them
to abandon horse racing and would
deprive the patrons of such fairs
of this type of entertainment. If
are forced out of this field,
they will be replaced by private
operators who would re-
quire more rigid policing than
that proposed in Bill No. 103.
Also discussed by the fairmen
House Bill No. 148 which
would put a tax on travelling
shows coming into the state.
Shows coming in only for fairs,
however, would not be taxed.
Morning speakers included May
or Earle Knight, Paul j. Moore
Bozeman, state All club lead
er; Leo c. Daley of Great Falls,
secretary-manager of the North
Montana State Fair, and Lex Con-
nelly of Denver, secretary of the
Cowboys Assn.
Connolly discussed the rules of
the RCA as set at the Denver
convention.
A highlight of Monday afternoon
sessions was a panel discussion
by Sen. Nutter, secre-
-ary of the Richland County Fair,
discussed fair activities and
problems.
Panel members were Floyd Bow
IN of Chinook on Moving Our
Fairgrounds; Earl Jones of Park
County, Wyo., on Does A Horse
show Pay?"; Allen Hansen of Hill
on Highway Interior
Roy Killenbach of Daniels
on Problems of a New
Jim Gustin of Kalispell on
City Limits Extended; d. Walk !,
n of Big Horn county, Wyo., on !
What Happens When A Fair Is !
Jim Schultz of the .
Montana Fair on Coop !
from Organizations; and |
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y on Fair Dates. |
Monday afternoon speakers in |
luded John F. Sasek of Helena,
Who discussed the public employ
,e's retirement system and social 4;
ecurity program as it pertained !
O fair employees. =
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