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Show VOL. L VERNAL, UINTAH COUNTY, UTAH, FEB. 2, 1924 NO. 2. Na Hana Calf Club, Maeser, Utah, Winners of Prize Calf Given in Boys and Girls Club work in Uintah County for 1923 Reading from left to right, J. A. Cheney, Cashier Uintah State Rank, Vernal; (Calf) Ogmlas Purhaa of Bayview; LeRoy E. Carroll, leader of club; Afton Bingham, winner of first prize; Ray Smith, Howard Collett, Lawrence Caldwell, winner of third prize; Lcla Caldwell, Clarence Ackhurst, Victor Bingham, Gertrude Ackhursit, Mark Stringham. President of the club Lynn McKee, and Secretary Elmer Hofeltz were absent. Mr. Carroll is giving a lesson on stock judging. The Uintah Basin Should Have Three Big Fairs in 1924 Then Exhibit The Prizes of All Three Fairs at State Fair During the fall of 1924 there should be three fairs held in the Uina county fair in Dutah Basin. A county fair in chesne county. a fair for the enand Uintah county tire Uintah Basin. Then in place of Duchesne and Uintah county entering as separate units In the state fair exhibits they should enter as a Uintah Basin unit. In doing so they need not lose their identity as county exhibitors but show their unity in the larger exhibit and the greatness of the products of the Basin. What a stir it would create at the state fair to have a united Uintah Basin exhibit, so placed as to show to the best advantage the products of the Great Inland Empire and yet distinct as to county, because there happens to be a county line drawn somewhere in our midst. The Uintah Basin fair should be held for at least two days in time to take the prize products to the As a suggestion, Fort state fair. Duchesne would be the logical place for such a fair, and with the new assembly building being planned for there, would be ideal. Uintah county already has their fair association with large exhibit Duchesne buildings at Vernal. should early get together county and select a place for their fair and work to the end of placing an exThe prize winning hibit this year. exhibits could be taken to the Uintah Basin fair and then practically the entire Basin exhibit taken to the State fair. The dates of the two county fairs should interlock, running so that one day of the time both fairs are Ba-in Then follow with the session. sin fair on suitable dates. What an opportunity this arrange-en- t would bo for the Boys and Girls Their clubs of the two counties. achievement portion could be unique as their distinctive medals can only be won under certain conditions, as these medals are controlled of the by the Extension division Utah Agricultural college in conjunction with the United States Department of Agriculture, and the county agents. The idea could be carried out in the Basin fair and it is now planned to have the same basis of award for the boys and girls club work at The boys and the Utah State fair. girls to be winners in such an arrangement would be heralded over the entire United States and this publicity alone would be worth all the entire cost of the three fairs thing that every person in the Basin will be proud to have taken part, starting now and planning for the achievement, with a real vision of the future and that not so far away it cannot be accomplished. It is one of the things that will make everyone, taking any part in any way, grow to the position where we can see ourselves and the uniqueness of our surroundings as does the stranger coming into our midst One Just can not help but grow when they are planning and working for some worth while accomplishment in the future. Right now is the time to get together and do some real planning If the publicity and achievement possible through this plan is worth while, it is up to each community to determine what they are willing-tdo to build for the future and and much more. of the cost will be Just effort most The right kind of on their part. will put across In 1924, the greatest The thing can be done, shall we visual demonstration of the real do Its up to you. it? Some Basin. of Uintah the wealth |