The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-11
COMMISSIONERS
STAMP APPROVAL
ON COUNTY FAIR
Board In Special Session Here ss,ur
day Afternoon. orsnh Assoes
tlon's Request for ApproprIa.
tlons OF 5000.
FAIR NOW ASSURED
IS ANNOUNCEMENT
County Agent Houston and Mrs
coryeII Start Work on casa'
logue After Their Contracts
Are Renewed

All obstacles standing In the way
OF tho Grady county free fair were
removed Saturday when the board
OF county commissioners. in special
session. approved the free fair as
soclation's request for an appropria.
tIon OF $1,000.
September 20 to 20. inclusive, are
the dates selected for the fair, to
be held at the Grady county fair
park adjoining this city.
Immediately following the boards
action. County Agent Houston and
Mrs. Nettie II. coryell. county home
demonstration agent. began work OF
compiling the prize list and fair
catalogue. This work will be com
pleted some time in the verys near
future and the printed catalogue will
be off the press on or about Sept
ember /. II was announced.
Prizes to be Offered.
Prizes amounting to $4,000 VIII be
offered at the fair, according to the
announcement of the agricultural and
|rome demonstration agents. The re
mainder of the appropriation VIII be
spent in defraying expenses OF ter
community fairs and In collecting
and arranging for the exhibits FOL
the main event.
To make the 1921 free fair the
best ever staged In the county, II
the aim o. the demonstration agents
and the fair association. Prizes vii
be offered for the best exhibits. AL
Grady county farm products, ant
work being carried on under the di
rection of the county agents.
The county agent urges that OK
hibitors begin at once to collect thei
exhibits for the fair.
Renew Agents Contract
Contracts for the services of tn
agricultural agent and the, home de
monstration agent were renewed D
the board in special session Sal
urday.
Salary changes we're made in tn
new contracts, which expire July
1922. During the present fiscal veal
County Agent Houston will receiv
800 per month and travelling O.
penses from the county, instead
$40 per month without travelin
expenses as provided in the old col
tract. The home demonstrate
agent will receive $11O per mont
from the county instead of $lOO p'
month, Each agent receives $50 p'
, month from the state and feder
funds.
Mrs. Coryell is beginning her 81
th year as county home demonstl
tion agent. Mr.. Houston has beg'
the serving of his second year
agricultural demonstrator. He W
engaged in this work in louisa
;, and Mississippi before coming
Grady county.
; Supporting their claim that M
Coryell should be given sala
boost. friends of the home demt
= stration agent submitted the
lowing letter, written by Mrs. ID
r sey M. Frazier, district home dem'
a stratjQa agent, to the board;
s 81 do not think that we have
It agent who does more permanent a
d lasting work than Mrs. Coreyll.
visiting her clubs I find that
y girls are doing s.he work under N
1t Coryells direct supervision, and I
is something that we do not hnd
many counties. We' appreciate
H. fact very much and know that
is takes a great deal of Mrs. Gorge
time and strength to direct tn
girls personally. l also find time
ID visiting the Home Demonstra'
mt Clubs with her that the women
pend upon Mrs. Coryell for m
things outside of home demons
Z tion work, and that< she does
= of this work cheerfully. In FAC
= do not think we could say too m
: regarding Mrs. Coryell's work in
= county. Each year her girls do n
: sewing and cooking than in
= other county, and l hope that
4 will be able to see her through
= thcr successful year"