The Sidney herald., 1959-05-13
Plans Completed For
Montana Stockgrowers
Annual Convention


f report on Beef Production" b.
: Joe Black, Glasgow, presiden
n of the Montana Beef Council
Edward Woozley, head of tn,
< Bureau of Land Management
f Washington, D. c., will be mex
with a talk on Public Domain
Administration The last speak
: er will be Keith Anderson, Hell
ena, executive secretary of ths
Montana Taxpayrs Assn, speak.
ing on Can We Afford to Fol
low Michigan"
!, AT 100 D. m. Thursday, viii
be a meeting of the Montana
Livestock Commission and SAM.
tary Board, in the Elks build
ing. At eight o'clock that eve
ming will be the annual meeting
of the Montana Beef Council.
The Friday session will start
with a report on Livestock Di-
sease Control by DR.. John SAT-
ford, state veterinarian. This
will be followed by a panel dis
cussion by ten past presidents of
the Stockgrowers. Moderator will
be f. H. 'Neckyoke Jones" Sin
clair of Sheridan, Wyoming.
The second speaker will be
Stephen Hart of Denver, who
will give a report on the Ma
tional Livestock Tax Committee,
of which he is a member.
The Friday business session
will end with a report of the
nominating committee and cleo
ton of officers.
Friday noon there will be a
luncheon for the Cow Bellies in
the Elks basement.
The final day of the convention
will be Saturday, May %. Start
ing off will be William Cheney,
executive officer of the Montana
Livestock Commission, Helena,
who will talk on Are You Get
ting Your Moneys WORTH" P.
H. Stephens, Wichita, Kansas,
will represent the Farm Credit
Banks and will report on whats
Ahead for the Cattle Industry"
Next will be a talk by John H.
Litzelman, Vermillion, S. D.,
president of the Corn Belt Feed
Assn. His topic will be "The
Growth and Prospects of the
Cattle Feeding Industry"
The convention will end with
a report of the resolutions COM
At noon, there will be a
meeting of the new executive
committee.
On the social side of the pro-
gram, the Stockgrowers will be
guests at a public barbecue on
Thursday at 4 p. m. at the Fair
grounds. This is being sponsored
by the Custer Rod and Gun Club,
people of Miles City, and
area rancherS.
Friday at 5 p. m, the Stock
growers will be guests of the
Montana Livestock Auction Mar
Assn, for a social hour at
he Crossroads Inn.
Saturday at 4:30 p. m. there
viii be a giant outdoor steak fry
It the fairgrounds. This event
will take the place of the Stock
'rowers annual banquet. Senator
Willis Junior" Spears, of Big
iorn County, will be in charge
# operations. He will be assist
d by members of the Custer
Farm Bureau.
Saturday, at 10 p. m. the Stock
'rowers Ball will get under way
n the Exhibition Hall at the
fairgrounds.
The Jubilee celebration will in
lude a great variety of enter
ainment that should prove a
attraction for convention
rs, tourists, visitors, and Miles
The program for May 20 in
ludes the grand parade which
5ill proceed down Main Street
tarting at 100 p. m. That eve
ing will be the first perfor-
lance of the big Historic Pag-
ant, Cow Country to Cattle
'apitol," at the City Ballpark.
his will be staged all four eve
ings and starting time is 8 p. m.
The first three nights will see
performance by the famous
ioux City White Horse Patrol,
-arting at 8 p. m. at the fair
All four nights, the Diamond
jubilee Follies will be held at
lie Park Theater. There will be
lree shows nightly, featuring a
ay nineties type revue. Show
mes will be 8 p. m, 10 p. m.
nd midnight.
Each morning, Thursday thru
aturday, the Miles City Sage
iders will serve a chuck wagon
reakfast in the City Park from
to ii a. m.
Square dancers will have two
Ights of dancing. Thursdays
ance will start at 8 p. m. and
i'll be held in the Custer High
-hool gym Friday nights at
III will be a street dance pro-
am.
Thursday afternoons program
Ills for an old fashioned range
'undup at the fairgrounds. On
there will be a cowboy
'rse racing program. This will
clude every type of race and
'rse except a real race horse.
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