The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-27
BOYS CORN FAIR

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;;s.S. n aMEs OF TEIE EXHIBITORS AND
55.> Y, 8: THE. PRIZE WINSERs.
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.s;M Large Crowd Was Present and
s 'i's !, the & Fair: Was; .: Complete Sue.
g y. s. cess.
4, The orangeburg Corn Fair held
yesterday at the Court House was
o., =. big success and largely attended.
I the fair was to be. held
Hast Wednesday but owing to bad
weather was postponed. Neverthe-
sess the Fair could not have been
~ better attended OF same interest
shown than was displayed here yes
- terday. Boys. farmers. trustees
/: 1; school teachers were present and
sd, was shown beyond no doubt what
~, orangeburg county could do in the
s way OF growing corn and other ag'
,,nsricultural products. =
4.iH.: The Chamber of Commerce, the
8 merchants and business men of this
i city spared RID efforts to make this
:;fair red letter day for Orangeburg
:::,by contributing their encouragement
and money in the matter OF prizes.
.Gs:The following merchants decorated
rattheir store show windows approprl-
!. s.;:ately for the corn fair, illustrating
& hog ad hoautiny, oFerfiowins corn
.',terfbs. manufactured corn products,
and the raising of corn and necessa-
ry accesaorles, J. w. Smoak, J. =.
Glover, John McNamara. Theodore
Eiohn. Geo. v. Zeigler, Fairey and
.u'Meeks. Wannamaker. Smoak and
.."Ce,. Marchaat Music Co.. Clarks
Seed Store, T. E. Andrae, and ~.
s::Batshay.
,>,t.r THE following boys exhibited corn
.sqiere yesterday in the ten ear exhibit
s.Roy Granting. Carley Hughes, Allie
tlHIydrick. Gordon Hungerpiller, Lu-
:fher WertE, Talmage Livingston, AL
.,..aie Strock, Marion Strock, Ernest
Bair, Clarence Rickenbsker, Grady
!. f.: p, ItIydrick. DENIM West Glenn D. Shul
=er, 4Tomnle Stroman, Harvey Rick
enbaker. Turner Hughes. Normsh
Fekling, Kirby Smith. Nicely Stro-
>,mar Leon Gibson. Carsie McCants,
..Burnie L. Rourk. George Whetseli,
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g The following farmers exhibited
corn here yesterday: ]. D. Strock,
r. A. Fairey, C. B. Williamson, Hen
::ty Holman. j. C. Binnicker. r. E..
.Rdckenbaker Mrs. Sarah Moorer, J..
w. E. Moorer, w. NJ. Hughes, H..
j. Livingston. E. ]. Smoak, Donnie
Bair. P. s.. B. Wertz, ]. 3. Rourk,
1S. H.; West. J. r. Punches, J, w.
Hart, w. B. King.
,g,tPop corn exhibitors: J. D. Strock
Rob Irwin Cook. ". T. Cave, Olar.
gr G.. Tom Stroman. T. r. Hunt.
i5s,Eated stalk exhibitors: J.. M.
Williamson. A. J. Hydrick, j. A.
,BSyleston. Leon Stroman, J. P. Shul-
-. .tOver three hundred people assem-
bsed. in the court room at 11.30 to
!. enjoy the obstructive, addresses Of
..;3 N the, day. The program was opened
Flth prayer aby Rev: C: 3. Smith.
SiiE 4 fsW introductory remarks were
made byis Supt.i of Education L..
w. Livingston, and to whom great
praise ;iis'dHe for the snccess;.of the
fair. who stated that the fair yes
tsrday Is the beginning of what is
a. to be big county fair, not only
corn exhibits. but for all farm pro
ducts. stocks. etc.
prof w. X Tate addressed the
trustees and teachers on the lmpor-
tance Of organization. He delineat-
eu a plan FOR organization in Orange
burg county and his speech was full
Of good plans and advice.
.:7State, Superintendent of Education
J,.E: Swearingen addressed the boys
Of the corn club and his speech was
aitgem. S. At the conclusion OF his
speech% Supt Swenringen presented
the following boys with diplomas Of
merit:
.G.uther Wertz, ia bushels; Nor
man Fickling. 1906 bushels; Leon
Gibson, 100 bushels; Ernest Bair,
a0tbushels: Gary Binnicker, Sc bu-
sf1els; :Aliie Strock, sc bushels;
Cetley Hughes. 81 bushels; Marion
Strock. IS bushels, Harold Punches,
SF;bushels-
Prof. Ira ". Williams addressed
the farmers and farmer boys on the
iufportance Of Seed Selection.
after the addresses the following
pnizes were awarded,
Prize for Greatest Yield.
First prize. s35--of which SIS
was donated BY the Times and Demo-
erat. $40 by the Bank Of Orangeburg
IS by ]. W. Smoak and IS by John
McNamara-won BY Luther Wertz
whose acre produced 114.21 bushels
Sec. Prize-s25 of which $40 was
donated by the Times and Democrat,
eE hu tho Formars and Merchants