Pocahontas star herald., 1924-09-05
BIG ATTENDANCE
EXPECTED AT FAIR

draw the largest crowds of any event
ever staged in this part of the state.
To make the fair a greater success
it. has been decided to hold the annual
school fair and the agricultural fair
together. The ball park in Pocahontas
has been selected as the fair grounds
and the place is already being laid
out and prepared for the occasion. 4
small admission fee will be charged
at the gate, but all the exhibits. con
tests, etc, can be seen free of charge.
This fair is not being put on to make
money. The POcahOntas Chamber of
Commerce and the business men of the
county have dug down in their pockets
to insure the expenses and the only
profit they expect to receive is the sat
isfaction of knowing that we have had
a successful fair.
The management expects an exhibit
from every farm in Randolph county.
No matter what the size of the farm,
or what it produces, whether it is rent
ed or farmed by the owner, it has some
product which can be entered. Prizes
totaling $1,000 in cash and many
other prizes of value will be awarded
for the best exhibits. Even though a
man should be certain that his exhibit
would not win a prize, it is well to
bring il in and place It on trial, in
order that he may find what is lacking
in it and discover way to make a
real prize winner out of it at the next
fair. For rules and regulations cover
ing the entrance of exhibits, see fair
catalogue, or consult any of the Of.
ficers of the fair association.
The daily program which appears
below is subject to change in minor
details. In this event due notice will
be given. 1t is the intention of the
management, however, to have all the
events occur according to the follow.
ing schedule:
Thursday, September %
Reception of all exhibits, including
hogs, poultry, agricultural, horticultur-
al, culinary and textile departments,
which must be in the hands of the
heads of departments so that same
may be properly arranged. No ex-
hibit will be received in the above
departments after Thursday noon.
Auto parades start at 10 a. IN. $25
in prizes will be awarded the best dee
Grated automobile, SIS first prize and
so second prize.
Friday, September 26
Continuing program, including ath-
letic. events of schools. Final award
Of prizes.
Parade of all live stock showing
winners at 10 a. m.
Saturday, September u
This day will be given over to the
school children of the county. Super
intendent Rufus q; Mock will be in
charge and has prepared a complete
and interesting program for the day.
Parade of all school children. Every
school child and teacher who march
in the parade will be admitted to the
fair grounds free of charge.
A special speaking program will be
arranged for each day of the fair.
The program each day will be com
plete and there will be something do
ing every minute. This fair will be
the best place in the world to get in
touch with new ideas as to what is
being done in the schools and on the
farms of the county.
1t is the intention of the county
agent and the county superintendent
to represent Randolph county at the
state fair at Little Rock in October.
In order to do this they must gather
the exhibits from the products shown
at the county fair. Arrangements will
be made with the exhibitors to take
the prize winning products to the stale
fair.
The officers, directors and heads Of
departments for the fair are as fol.
lows: Joe S. Decker, president; +. j.
Baltz, vice-president Rufus A. Mock,
secretary; DIR. II. Il. Ruff, j. o. Sallee,
John L. BledsOe, DAILY Thompson, DR.,
j. w. Brown, J. d. Wells, g. +. Shan
non, Ben A. Brown, J. NJ. Hoffman,,
directors ]. L. Bledsoe, head Of hort
culture department; l.. =. Smith, head
of agricultural department: Rector