Show Utah Fair Unit Refuses lo to loThe End EAd Exposition The state fair board Friday dec declined de de- de- de c to accept the offer of the Utah Centennial commission to take over the Centennial tion g grounds Sept 1 through I Sept 20 and operate it ai as the ann annual state fair Gus P. P Backman Centennial Centennia commission director after meetIng meeting meet meet- ing tog with fair fair board officials announced announced announced an an- that because 10 so little Interest Interest in interest In- In terest had been displayed by participants participants participants par par- in several severah of the live live- shows which have been held in conjunction with the exposition the fair board decided would it-would h be unwise to attempt to develop ver the week three-week period a complete te testate state fair Cancel H 4 v Show As a result I I am notifying al alof all all' allot of ot the remaining livestock divisions divi- divi sione that the Utah Centennial Centennia commission will not conduct an any additional livestock shows hows an and have hav also decided to cancel the 4 H club wc week k show how the thelast last week o of the exposition said Mr Back Back- man He added that through cancellation cancel cancel- lation of the livest livestock ck shows a sayings savings of about would be made Mr Backman pointed put out that tha from Sept 1 to 6 inclusive the fairgrounds will be opened from 2 pm p.m. to 1230 am a.m. as has been the pr practice in the past but beginning beginning beginning be be- ginning Sept ep ept C t the would woul not be open until 5 pm p.m. and would close at 1230 All Allot of the buildings will be operated operated op op- op- op crated as in the p past lt with the exception ex ex- of those housing Uv livestock livestock live live- stock sto k asserted Mr Backman On Labor day the the Car Barnes ruthers Theatrical Enterprises of Chicago will win pr present ent a huge outdoor outdoor outdoor out out- door spectacle A Trip to Won Won- derl derland nd This will win be presented nightly In front of the grandstand as u a grand finale of the Ce CentennIal Centennial Centen Centen- nial exposition Others Canceled Mr Backman Is la canceling thin rabbit and dairy shows shown which were scheduled for the first week in September the pigeon and beef beet cattle second week and the the poultry and H 4 club shows the last September Sheldon R. R Brewster secretary- secretary manager state fair board and exposition ex ex- I position manager who m met t with Mr Backman said the fair board decided to l let t the Centennial commission com corn mission finish out the exposition The fair board has no funds tot foe a state fair tair this year because the thelast last ast state did not provide provide provide pro pro- vide any in view of th the funds appropriated appropriated appropriated ap ap- ap- ap to the Utah Centennial commission he asserted He said the midway will continue con continue con and a Miss Utah for 1948 will be named because her expenses ex ex- will not be due until next yea year rear |