• Rodeo Chief, Fair Official Plan'59Event

DalllS will be host to rodeo com­petition "in ib lintst hour" when the National Finals Rooeo is .I'af(! at the Stale fa ir Live'

l slock Coliseum in December. 1959. I

So preciicltd John V.nCronk· hill!, general manager of the Nt­tiOM! Finab Rodeo Comminion. who WIS in Dallas Saturday to diKUU plana ~t the tvmt with James H. ~.rt. executive vice­president .nd ,eneral mana,er of the Stlte Fai, of TexIS, I

D,lI., WI! recently IW.rded the series by the Naelon.1 Finals l

Rodeo Commission . which Van­Cronkhite called the "biggHt r0-

deo in the world," V.nCronkhite pointed OUI that

n:deo today is • booming sport, which covus 3S stalu from COIst: to COlSI and draws In annul' , attendance of some I~ .OOO,OOII -'Inking it with major IUJUe but­bill Ind colleSI! football IS OM

of the most JIOPIfla, .pectator !port! in the nation.

Cowboys - (hostn on the bui. of points won in regular-selson RCA competition - will compete! for the biggest $-day purse in the I history of rodeo, lmountin, to S50.0IXI plus entry fee.. I

The 5-d.y mie. in the new! 7,mseat Stile F.ir Livestock

l Col iseum will open Dtc. Z6, lUll, •