The Sidney herald., 1961-10-04
Chamber OF
Commerce News

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the city economy according to
President Eldon Steffens. They
are: c. A. Bud" Bracken, Arne
Degn, Wendell Elliot, Ray Kan
eski, J. 1. Turner, Bob Hall, HUI
Williamson, Mrs. Trudie Hall, Vic
Koch, Clifford Larson.
The election to be conducted by
mail in Octoot1 will be for a
three year term to replace Presi-
dent Eldon Stfefens, Robert Pc
tersen, Irwin Atchisc,l, Walt
Quilting and bud" Halvorson on
the governing body.
Other candidates may be added
by petitions signed by 10 Cham
Der members and filed with the
S-ecretary-Manager prior to Oc-
tober 10th. On that date ballots
will be mailed to all eligible vot-
erS so that the election can be
completed by October goth.
Officers for the coming year
will be nominated at the October
meeting and elected at the Nov
ember meeting.
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Preliminary preparations have
been completed for "old fashioned
Bargain Days scheduled for Oc-
tober 9th and 18th. Using an old
fashioned theme, the Sidney mer-
chants will turn back the clock to
offer prices on special items that
will make the shopper feel that
he has been magically transport
ed back to the early part of the
century. To add to the occasion
sales people are asked to wear
clothing to match the theme.
On Saturday afternoon the
Chamber of Commerce will be
the hosts to a theater party for
all the small fry IL and under.
The big Sidney-G loudive football
game at Swanson field on Satur-
day night will provide a suitable
finish to what should be an ex-
citing week end.
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A program is being arranged for
a series of special meetings in Oc-
tober to discuss the formula for
Fair Share Participation" that
will determine the 1862 invest
ments each merchant will be ask
ed to make in their Chamber of
Commerce.
If you believe in Sidney's future
and the part that you want to
play in it, attendance at the meet
ing you are called for is essential.
Only through a heavy percentage
of participation, can the Chamber
of Commerce be the vehicle of
progress that it should be.
Credit is due to so many indi-
viduals in the successful campaign
to have the Research Station To-
Gated at Sidney that it would be
extremely difficult to enumerate
them. kilograms and letters have
been exchanged with our legisla-
lures but to anyone else who in
anyway played a part, the Sid
ney Chamber of Commerce wishes
to express their gratitude.
The $425,0O station will not
only ado a great deal to our econ
omy but will make Sidney the
center of n of the largest re-
search projects being carried on
in the USA. We are very proud
of being considered and apprecia-
tive of being selected.
The businessman and the people
who work for him are very often
the impression the potential Gus
toners have of a store or a town.
Much effort and advertising
monies are spent annually to build
up a friendly impression so that
these potential customers will de-
sire to do their buying in that
store OF that town.
But, too often much of this is
destroyed by an unfriendly act.
tina. leaves them wondering if
their business is appreciated. One
OF the areas where we city dwell
lers fall down the hardest is in
our actions during the hunting
season. Left open gates, cut fences.
drove-on fields, and dead farm
animals r certainly not the re-
suits OF friendliness. When really
the hunting season could provide
the chance for a promotion of our
city by stopping IN for a friendly
chat, in u haste we run helter-
SHELTER over the country side
without a thought of what our
careless actions might cost u
farmer friends.
Most farmers l know love to
hunt as well as their city cousins
and appreciate the fact that we
need land to hunt on. But when
you talk to them about the way
they have been treated by some
of the hunting crowd, you can
readily e why so much of our
area is now posted.
We must never forget that
hunting IS a privilege. If we are
to protect that privilege, we must
ever follow the golden rule ard
treat our hosts as we want to be
treated if the shoe were on the
other foot.
Kenneth Chapman
Secretary, Richland Co.
CO