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NEW EXHIBIT HALL This beautiful new 144-by-252
foot exhibit hall is the headliner of all
new construction at the Douglas County Fair
grounds south of Roseburg and will be opened to
house more than 36,000 square feet of exhibit
space when the I960 Fair and Exposition gets into
full swing Thursday. This $93,000 building, con
structed by Western Structures, of Portland, will
be dedicated at 6:15 p.m. Sunday. Featured
speaker at the dedication will be Hillman Luedde
mann, Portland, past president of the West Coast
Lumberman's Assn. The building is constructed
entirely of products from the Northwest and fea
tures Oregon wood products throughout. Its multi
colored exterior adds sparkle and life to what
promises to be one of the finest, if not the greatest
fair and exposition in Douglas County history.
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HOUSING FOR 4-H MEMBERS during the 1960 ond
future Douglas County Foir and Expositions will be pro
vided in this new dormitory and shop building. The dor
mitory will house 60 or more girls and an equal number of
boys in modern quarters. The building, which costs about
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$16,000 is made of cement block construction., with some
wood exterior. The wing ot the back of the building is the
shop and the wing facing the camera when this picture was
taken is the new dormitory.
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SPACE FOR 64 HORSES will be provided at this week's foir
in the new $16,000 horse barn. The barn is located along
the Umpqua Park fence, is of basic wood construction and
one of the many new physical features of the fairgrounds
which will be open to inspection by fair fans throughout
this week.
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Exhibit Hall
Dedication
Set Sunday
One of the real thrills of the
I960 Douglas County Fair and Ex
position will be for fair fans to
browse the grounds and lake stock
of the new buildings.
Wore than $150,000 has gone into
new construction and moderniza
tion to get the fairgrounds ready
for this year's show, fair manager
Dick Turley reports.
Topping the list of new buildings
is the 144 by-252 foot exhibit hull,
which will provide more than 36,
000 square feet of exhibit space
for this week's fair.
This building, constructed entire
ly of Northwest products, features
Oregon wood products at their fin
est. It cost about $93,000 and em
bodies the latest features of fair
exhibit facilities.
Wood Used
General contractor for the pro
ject was Western Structures of
Portland. The roof is made of
stresscd-skin panels, representing a
new structural use for plywood.
The exterior walls are surfaced
with Pacific Plywood Co.'s particle
board, making this one of the first
buildings to use this newly-developed
exterior board on a large
scale.
The exhibit hall will be dedicat
ed at 6:15 p.m. Sunday, with Hill
man Lueddemann, Portland, to he
the featured speaker at the dedica
tion. Leuddemann is general man
ager of the lumber division of Pope
and Talbot Co., past president of
the Portland Chamber of Com
merce, West Coast Lumberman's
Assn. and the Rose Festival Assn.
Presentation of the building lo
the fair will be made by Paul
Chrislerson, general manager of
Western Structures. Music for the
event will be provided by the Rose
High School Band, under the di
rection of Gary Wilson.
Dormitory Built
The new dormitory and shop
building, located at the cast end of
the grounds between the exhibit
hall and the river, was built nt a
cost of $16,000. The dormitory
wings will house 60 or more girls
and an equal number of boys.
Douglas County's 411 members
will stay in the newly-completed
dormitory during the four dav
event.
The stage wing addition on the
community buildine. built at a cost
of $15,000, provides a 35 by-70 foot
stage. It also features a ticket
booth, lobby, a covered entryway
on the cast end of the building and
dressing rooms on the west.
Also new is the horse barn, lo
cated along the Umnaua Parle
fence. This building was complet
ed tli is summer at a cost of $16,
000. It will house 64 horses and
add greatly to the modernization
of the grounds.
Kounding out the moaernization
program are a new front for the
pavilion, new surfacing on the
grandstand and a modern entrance
gate.