The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-16
Plans For Allegheny ;!
County Agricultural ,
Fair About Complete
To be Held at Sparta Sept. "a
and Is. Large Crowd Expect
ed. Full Program.
MANY PREMIUMS OFFERED

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Agricultural Fair, which will be
held on the high school grounds in
Sparta September "a and Is. are
nearing completion and the officers
of the association are now looking
forward to having one Of the best
and most successful fairs ever held
in Allegheny county.
The large and attractive catalo-
CUES, containing "a pages filled with
| advertisements as well as instruc-
tons and complete information re-
garding the fair, have been widely
distributed throughout the county
during the past week.
Excellent use of advertising space
and Ideal donations from merchants
and individuals in Sparta and
neighboring towns have made it
possible for the management of the
fair to offer a larger number of at
tractive premiums this year than
heretofore.
The exhibits are divided into 18
departments, starting with beef cat
tie as department one and ending
with school exhibits. Many prizes
are offered in each department.
Entertaining Program
For these two big days and nights,
fine entertaining program has
been arranged, with c. R. Roe and
Ralph Cheek in charge. A bingo
stand will be operated on the
grounds under the direction of Mrs.
Robert M. Gambill, Mrs. Fred
Richardson, Mrs. Alton Thimpson
and Miss Annie Sue Mcmillan.
Mrs. Vance Choate, Mrs. r. E.
Black, Mrs. Walter Irwin and Mrs.
Ellen Parks will DIRECT the operation
of lunch counter at the fair. 5.
On Friday rzsht a play entitled,
"Aunt Abby Answers An ADJ, will
be presented by members of the
high school in the school audito-
rum, starting at o'clock.
At 10 o'clock Saturday morning
athletic events will be held between
various grades and high schools in
the county.
At three o'clock that afternoon a
wood-chopping and cross cut saw
ing contest is to be held, with
everyone in the county being able to
participate. Saturday night boxing
and wrestling bouts will be held in
the school gymnasium.
Many Valuable Prizes
According to the list of rules and
regulations printed in the catalo-
CUES, all entries except livestock
must be in by II A. NJ, Friday,
Sept. "a, and livestock must be in
place by $50 A. NJ Saturday. No
exhibit can be removed before $3.50
P. NJ, Saturday. Ribbons will be
awarded for first and second prizes.
The rules further specify that all
exhibits of fruits, grains, veget-
ables, etc. must be taken from the
1887 crop.
In the beef cattle department,
three prizes will be awarded in each
classification. These prizes amount
to about So, So, and ST.. Prizes in
the sheep and hog departments
range from SOC to $500, or the eqt1
haven't amount in merchandise.
The Is exhibit departments are
as follows: beef cattle, dairy cattle,
sheep, hogs, horses and mules, pou-
TRY, grains and grasses, fruits and
vegetables, culinary, canned foods,
fancy work, sewing, quilts, bed
spreads and rugs crocheting and
knitting, art, flowers, miscellan-
eous, and school exhibits.
The officers of the fair are: r.
E. Black, county farm agent, presi-
dent; c. R. Roe, principal of the
Sparta high school, vice-president;
J. H. Jackson, agriculture teacher,
secretary and treasurer. The direc-
tors c. G.. Collins, livestock; Van
Miller, crops; and Mrs. J. T. In
skeep, women's work.