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About The news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1948-1994 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1963)
nt-lhlmmmm Kr sir Ju GRAND CHAMPION Angus hull last year was shown by his owner, WiJIard Powell of Cheshire. This onimal in tne open closs is indicative of the high caliber entries in open, FFA and 4-H competitions. Illllliil, ADDING A LILT and a laugh to the step of fair goers this week will be Gino and Genie, strolling organ grinders, with real monkeys. They will roam through the grounds during the five days of the fair as did the German band last year. Competition Keen in 4-H, FFA Tests Competition for ribbons and cash prizes at the Douglas County Fair isn't just limited to bringing an animal or a newly-made apron to be judged. Much of the activity calls for displays of skills right before the judges. One of the most grueling of these contests is the 4-H Dol lar Dinner competition. Young 4-H cooks must prepare a nutritious meal from the menu itself to the finished product, which costs no more than $1. In the past two years, young future homcmakers have been sur prised to find one of their guests to whom they must serve their meal was the governor himself. Four-H events and contests in cooking, sewing, etc., will be con ducted this year in the 4-H exhibit area in the exhibit building, be ginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Livestock events will be carried on at the livestock arena for 4-H and FFA .participants from Doug las County. Frank von Borstal and Maxine Johnson, who are in charge of 4-H club work the year around, will be in charge of these activ ities for youngsters. CARNIVAL RIDES West Coast Shows will be" back this year with its carnival for the five days of the Douglas County Fair. At least 15 mechanical rid ing devices, major rides and chil dren's rides are planned. Among the most popular are the Mad Manse, Scrambler and Meteor. Livestock Big Part Of Fair Of course, one of the key fea tures of the Douglas County Fair will be the livestock exhibits. Vying for ribbons will-be owners of animals in both open classes and 4-11 and FFA classes. All open class departments arc open to residents ol Douglas, Lane, Coos, Curry and Josephine, Jack son and Klamath counties. Four-H and FFA classes arc limited to Douglas County. These 4-H and FFA entries arc the heart of the fair, -in the final analysis, because the fair was launched as a lair for youngsters in these or ganizations only. The open classes weren't allowed in until about a decade ago, when fair expansion began intensively. - The animals in the classes men tioned will be housed and judged in the livestock pavilion and the horse barns. Pen space is pro vided in tho spacious livestock pa vilion, and the horse barns next to Umpqua Park provide 02 box stalls and .70 tie stalls. Even with Hie expansion of the livestock pa vilion,' all space is expected to be taken. Mon., Aug, 12, 1963 The News-Review, Roseburg, Ore, 7 Rotary Auction Planned . One of the highlights of the Doug las County Fair every year for 4-H and FFA stock raisers is. the an nual Rotary Livestock Auction. The Roseburg club has made a tradition of staging the auction to give the young raisers a chance to show off their animals and deter mine their worth before an appre ciative audience which recognizes the work they put into their ani mal projects. In many cases the bids on the prime- animals far exceed the market prices. Supermarkets of the area vie with each other to claim the top hog, sheep or beef animal. These lop animals are NOW YOU KNOW By United Press International Hie Amorican public held life insurance worth $730 billion at the end of 1902, according to the In stitute uf Life Insurance. Uhcn butchered for the meat counters where top prices, are so cured because of the quality of tho meat. Last year, an interested specta tor at the auction was Gov. Mark Hatfield. When he was finally rec ognized, after having stood incon spicuously in the crowd, his cam paign manager for Douglas County bought a prune lamb and present? ed it to the governor and his fam ily. Without the auction, the young animal raisers would have to sell their products to slaughter houses and meat packers for no more than the market price. Frank von Bor stal, county 4-11 extension agent, reports the auction has the quality of boosting the spirits of the young people when they see they not only win ribbons for their animals but buyers are willing to pay top mon-. ey for the best. , The auction will take place Sat urday afternoon. (Sec schedule). FOREST FIRES BURN DURBAN, South Africa (UPl) Three forest lues burned out of control tadjiy in South Africa's Natal Province. Fire partially de stroyed a government plantation near the village of Weza, and threatened to engulf a saw mill. Authorities said the blaze has blackened more than 1,000 acres of pine timber. $100 BONUS ALLOWANCE Install a General Electric All-Electric Home Heating System and qualify for the $100 bonus allowance. ' This is Col-Ore League sponsored offer. Furl del-ails at our display in Hie Exhibit Building at the Douglas County Fair tozeb's Heating and Sheet Metal 806 S. E. Lone, Roseburg Ph. 672-3379 CAN HELP MAKE THE DOUGLAS COUNTY FAIR and EXPOSITION A Big Success BY BEING THERE Be Sure To Attend Douglas County STATE BANK R0SEBURG-0AKLAND-SUTHERLIN Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
