The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-10-24

BIG FIELD DAY.
And Agricultural Day at Troy, Octo-
Der 81.

Obion County has had many big
DAYS, but doubt IL there has been
In many years a day more interest
ing, of greater benefit, or farther
reaching in it's effect than the big
day to be held at Troy October 81!
Indeed it is the first program OF Its
kind ever attempted in West Tennes-
see and it now gives every evidence
of being the most successful event
ever pulled off in this end Of the
state.
You have seen contests in basket
ball between schools; you have seen
races, jumping contests, sack races,
relay races and various other athle-
tical stunts between schools. You
have also seen free community fairs,
but did you ever see communities GO
into contest in putting on an agri-
cultural exhibit or, better yet, did
you ever see whole communities pit
ted against each other to prove they
had the most progressive farmers. up
to date housewives, modern schools
and skillful boys and girls? That
is Just what is going to happen at
Troy on Friday, the 31st Of this
month.
The communities of Troy, Horn
beak and Rives have entered In a
big general contest to test which Is
the most wide awake and progress
sive in school and community inter-
ests. There will be contests in a
general community agricultural ex-
hibit. This exhibit will have four
distinct features consisting of the
work of the men, the women, the
boys and the girls, and every feature
will have it's bearing on the count
which is to decide the winner of the
day. In addition to tho community
exhibits as mentioned above each of
the communities will exhibit the
work of the school, showing what
the students are doing along intel
lectual lines. Then there are big ath-
letic contests, consisting of basket
ball, both for boys and girls, potato
races for the girls, relay races and
individual races for the boys, wheel
barrow races for both boys and girls,
individual sack races, climbing of the
oldtime creased pole, and jumping
contests, consisting of the running
broad jump and the high jump.
There will be on the ground pigs
that have been raised by the boys
belonging to the Pig Clubs, corn by
the Corn Club boys, poultry by the
Poultry Club members, canning
and sewing by the Club Girls, and
hundreds of individual exhibits toe
numerous to mention here.
The day will reflect the progress
sive ideas of the communities in every
line and the athletics will exhibit the
young manhood and womanhood Of
the boys and girls. 1t is going to be
day different from any yet seen In
this county. Whether you be far
mer, livestock man, school teacher
or whatever your profession, yor
will find something here to inter
est you, and the best part of all II
that everything is going to be FREE
for each community has gone dowr
in its own pocket and furnished al
the money necessary to finance thu
prizes and expense. These commu
mites are awake and they want YOU
to see what they are doing. You will
get inspiration from them to d.
something better in your community
The fact is, that iG just the purpos
of the promoters in putting on thi
day and you are going to be the los
or IL you do not attend.
County superintendent of Publ
Instruction from adjoining countie
have expressed their intention of at
tending this great event with the in
tention of carrying the same ide'
back to their own county. They ar
coming from every direction, but Tro,
is prepared to take care Of the crowds
1t will be day of general enthu
siasm and those who attend canno
fail to catch the spirit.
If you have any old friends in tn
county whom you have not seen TO
several years you will be apt to fin
them at Troy attending this big fiel
day. If you do not care to bring din
ner with you lunches will be serve
on the grounds by the girls of tn
Domestic Science Glass.