The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-18
Fall Festival -.
&, At Pinewood
Plans Being Made For Com
munity Fair and Annexation
'.t Celebration

The Pinewood, and Fulton and
Calvary townships sections of Claren-
don that voted into Sumter county on
September 7th are evidently Interested
I'm the approaching Sumter County
Fair November 18th to 10Th. and are
about to accept the invitation OF the
Sumter County Chamber of Commerce
to participate largely in this falls
fair. A meeting will soon be held at
Pmewood to settle the question oi how
that section will particiate in the coun-
~ fair, and TO what extent, il any.
Professor W.-O. Tatum, Jr., superin-
tendentI Iof the Pinewood graded and
high school, and president of the
Pinewood Community Fair, has writ
ten TO Secretary Reardon and asked
about the advisability of holding the
1920 Pinewood Community Fair if
that section decides to enter as q
part of the Sumter County Fair, or
whether TO go ahead and hold the 1920
community fair and then bring the
community fair exhibits TO the Sumter
county fair.
Mr.. Reardon has suggested that
Pinewood hold it's annual commun-
ity fair by all means, and participate
in the Sumter county fair Immediate
ly following the community fair. He
has offered the cordial and active CO.
operation OF the Sumter County
Chamber of Commerce in getting up
the community fair, advertising same,
getting Sumter business houses and
manufacturing establishments to make
offer premiums, and has
guaranteed big crowd from Sumter.
II is proposed to make combination
cNcEt of the community fair by hold
ing a big celebration in honor of
PineWood and immediate vicinity haV-
ing voted to join Sumter county. and
20 pull off a big get together Pine
wood Sumter County" gala day. The
sumter business establishments will
JC requested to close for half holiday
at least and for all Sumter and Sum-
tci county people TO gather together
at Finewood for big time, ceebra-
ton, plenty to eat, and plenty of fine
music, basket BAH games, musical
program, and a general big time. The
date has not been been set, but it looks
like a Biz time ahead for Sumter and
Pinewood in the near future.
The progressive and public spirited
men and women, boys and girls of
Pinewood and the so square miles re-
Gently voting to join this county are
very proud of their victory in getting
such an overwhelming majority in ia
vor of annexation to Sumter county,
and they seem determined to get into
the closest possible touch with the af-
fairs and Institutions of Sumter and at
the earliest possible moment. Sumter
county is proud of acquiring this new
and is splendid citizens and
the Sumter Chamber of Commerce
will be ''on the job" from now on to
make our new fellow citizens realize
hat Sumter "is a good place to visit,
a better place to live, the best place for
YOU"
II PineWood decides to hold its an
nual community fair which is a splen-
did exhibition in every respect. the
ouiiitci ShaiilpeI VI hOlnHeTCe VIII
lake this community fair under it's
wing and help to put it over in the
greatest possible and most creditable
shape. although Pinewood people do
not need much help in doing things
rs they are among the most progress
sive and up to date people in the
south. The business establishments of
Sumter will he there with axhihitS and
offerings of substantialtial premiums,
and other cooperative activities.