, 1935-06-23
TO
OFFER SllS
IN CONTESTS
Full Program Planned
For Second Annual
Picnic to Be Held
Thursday
Especial to The Heraldl

Especial to The Heraldl
HARLINGEN. June pa grand
total Of si1s.75 In cash and mer-
ehandise prizes will be awarded at
the second annual picnic Of the VAL
ley Vegetable Growers Association
Thursday at Fair Park. it was an
nounced at the association office
here Saturday.
The prizes will be distributed
among % persons with SIS the major
award and Is cents the smallest.
Open 30 All
The picnic will be open not only
70 members Of the association but
also to other farmers and their fam
lies and friends, il was stated. A
large attendance was had last year
and 1t Is hoped to have an even lar
ger one this season.
The day Of activities will begin at
10 O'Clock with a horse rae for Lat
tn-AmeT1cans only. 1t will be a free
for-all sweepstake n lap with a
first prize Of S. second prize OF
$50 and third prize of 81.
At 10:15 o'clock there will be n
other horse race for American boys
and girls Is years old and under
with prizes OF IS, $3.50. 81 and so
cents. A run-off between second.
third and fourth places for a single
prize Of 50 will be held.
The Slow-mule race at 1890 o.
clock Is expected to prove highly
amusing. Owners will not be permit
ted TO ride their own animal and the
last mule to cross the line will win.
Any rules left at the stake will be
eliminated. Prizes will be SIS, $3.50 and
81.
A girls 50-yard dash is due to be
held at 10:45 O'Clock. the event to be
open only to girls 10 years old and
younger. The prizes are 50, $50. 81,
so cents and IS cents.
The race for girls ii TO Is years
old will follow at 11:15 a m. with
similar prizes.
Those attending the picnic r TO
bring their basket lunches. The Har-
lingen Municipal band directed by
ICE Lyday. will play during the
luncheon hour.
Formal part Of the program viii
get under way at / o'clock with
Manager A. L. Brooks Of the cham
Der of commerce giving the welcome.
Officers OF the association will be
introduced and a talk had from a
visiting speaker for whom arrange
ments are being made.
Contests will be resumed at 2 p. m.
with a ladies' nail driving contest
The woman driving II nails in a 6x12
inch space in the shortest time will
be declared the winner. Contestants
must furnish their own hammers.
The following prizes will be award
ed: $3.50. 81 and so cents.
Each local unit Of the association
Is to be represented by five husky
men for the tug-of-war TO be held
mt 2:30 o'clock. The winning team.
to be decided by elimination, will
get a S. cash prize.
Fat men will have their inning at
Sis o'clock when a fat mans a
over a 50-yard course will be run fer
a first prize of 50 and a second prize
Of 81. No one weighing less than 225
pounds will be eligible. They must
be IS years or older.
Other Contests
The three alleged race for boys will
be run at $3.50 p. m. with prizes Of So.
90 and 81.
A free-for-all creased pig con
test Is expected to provide the usual
hilarity. The pig will be the prize.
The cracker eating contest at 4:10
o'clock offers the following cash
awards as well as the crackers eaten
by the contestants: $50 cents and
10 cents.
Winners in the cotton and corn
contests will be announced at 4:30
o'clock. A cash prize Of s $50 will be
given for the best half dozen ears
Of corn and for the cotton stalk with
the most bolls. quality considered.
winners CT other prizes alsJ will be
lad ut this time with SO 70 the oldest
person present. 50 TO the tallest and
IS TO the largest family.
Only members Of the association
viii be eligible for the attendance
lrizes totalling s45. A drawing will
be held for these prizes with SIS
MS first money SO as second, $3.50
as third, IS as fourth, $3.50 as fifth
ard 81 t. sixth. seventh, eighth,
rtnth and tenth winners.
The Uyrick Brothers quartet will
enteytain through the dav