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Show State Mir Talent Find BrdWsST Contestants t. Mow Fnholbnff Afttinsicfts Mounds For Ftsnrm B(uiiro&iu booth commemorating Farm Bureau's new exhibit at the State Fair. The 20-foU.F.B.'s 50th year featured historical and modern photographs depicting agriculture's progress in Utah and the services offered by Farm Bureau. Also featured was a model farm scene showing the development of agriculture from early ot day farms to a modern operation. Manning the booth were F.B. Insurance agents who gave 5,000 tops to fascinated youngsters. In the center of the picture can' be seen the 2nd prize plaque awarded by the Fair. First prize was won by the LD.S. Church for their exhibit. Talent Find Is Highly Successful Farm Bureau Exhibit Wins 2nd Place In State Fair Competition Another successful state Talent Find was completed on Friday, September 1. The annual affair, held in connection with Farm Bureau Day at the State Fair, attracted 59 county winning numbers in the 3 division. When we include the accompanists, we find that a total of 116 people participated in the state contest. We dont know how many additional people were involved in the county but Millard had 40 contest, numbers in their county. Every Farm Bureau county organized in the state but four conducted talent finds. Winners in the Junior Division were: 1st -- CamiGubler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Gubler of Washington County. Cami sang a vocal solo. 2nd - Dough, Denna, Ann and Eddie Lyman, children of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Lyman of Utah Their number County. was an acrobatic dance . 3rd -an accordian solo played by Tom my son of Mr. and Mrs. Walker, Wayne C. Walker of Davis County. Intermediate Division winners were Barbara Sudweeks of Salt Lake County, 1st, with a violin solo. Barbara is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Sudweeks. Jane Mitchell of Davis County placed 2nd with an organ solo. Janes parents are Mr. and Mrs. 3rd place Arthur Mitchell. winner was Mack Wilberg of Emery County with, a piano solo. In the Senior Division, five fin As part of the Utah Farm Bureau's 50th anniversary celebration, the Executive Committee directed that a booth for the Utah State Fair be constructed to portray Farm Bureaus growth and progress in Utah. A committee, consisting of Barbara Whitbeck, UFB Womens chairman; J. S. Young, S.L. District Agency Manager for Farm Bureau insurance services; Junior Stewart, Northern Utah Agency Manager; and Ken Rice, Information Director, was formed to plan the development and manning of the booth. The booth was built largely by Ken Rice. A good deal of credit for the interesting miniatures seen in the exhibit, goes to Mrs. Rice. Manning the booth presented special problems since the Fair was open twelve hours a day for ten days. A woman selected by the Salt Lake County Farm Bueau was hired to man the booth during the morning hours and the rest of the time was handled by Farm Bureau insurance agents from the area of Provo, Ogden and Salt Lake. The booth was awarded a prize for the second best exhibit in the Industrial- Exhibit Building m. First prize was won by the L.D.S. Church for their large and fascinating exhibit. Small plastic tops with Farm Bureau insurance mottoes were given away to children by the ite emblem designed lo commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Utah Farm Bureau. who will com- alists were chosen, pete at the State November for the resent Utah at the Convention in right to repA.F.B.F. Convention in December at Chicago. They are Duane Bishop and La-Ri- ta Pratt of Millard County, with a vocal duet; Lana Johnson and MRecia Johnson of SevierCounty, who played a duet; Preston Lloyd of Salt Lake County, piano-marim- ba with a saxaphone solo; Russell and Tom Wilburn of North Box Elder, a duet with guitar accompand a mens quartet animent; from Sanpete County consisting of Dwight Inouye, Scott Stewart, Clyde Hendricksen and Randy Curtis. A vocal duet from Cache County, Carolyn and Nancy Bingham were chosen as alternates. - agents at the booth. A matter of some surprise was the fact that many of the youngsters had never before seen a finger spin top. It was some satisfaction to see how tickled they were to learn how to operate them! More than 5,000 tops were given away during the period of the Fair and the size of the crowds around the exhibit (Continued on Page 3) 9 zO Ul jo flu 5 3 58o Ui z tL a. |