The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-23
Many Are Expected .
To Attend GRASSY
Creeks Fair Sat.
Many Exhibits to be Displayed.
A Big All Day Program is
Planned.


ration, the officers of Grassy Creek
Community Fair are now looking
forward to having record break
ing crowd present for their eleventh
annual fair which will be held Sat-
urday.
Judging by the interest that has
already been shown fair officials
believe that the exhibits this year
will be larger and more numerous
than ever before.
The opening attraction of the fair
will be big boxing match Friday
night in the Virginia Carolina
school gymnasium, in which all of
the outstanding prize fighters in this
section will participate. The bouts
were originally scheduled for Sat
uday night, but change in the
schedule was announced this week.
At 10 o'clock Saturday morning
the exhibits will be judged and rib
bons awarded to prize winners. At
2 o'clock in the afternoon several
talks will be made by widely
known speakers and at 8 o'clock
games, stunts and various athletic
contests will be conducted.
On Saturday night an entertain
ing play will be presented in the
school auditorium.
All exhibitors have been request
ed to enter all exhibits, except live
stock, on Friday afternoon so that
everything will be in readiness for
the opening Saturday morning.
Exhibits this year are divided in
to the following departments:
Farm Crops department, Fred
Jones, superintendent and Joe Bar
ker, assistant; Horticulture depart
ment, I. T.. Barker superintendent
and Howard Sexton, assistant; Pou1-
try department, J. It. Wagg, super
intendent, and Dale, Brown, assist
ant; Livestock department, Dewey
Cox, superintendent and Roger
Waddell, assistant; Farm and Gar
den Exhibits, Walter Hudler, super
intendent and Ralph Spencer, assis-
tant.
In the Woman's department there
are 10 different classifications of
exhibits, Miss Julia Hager announ-
ces. They are: embroidery, Mrs.
w. w. Spencer, manager, and Alta
Dixon, assistant; crochet, Mrs. E. r.
Duvall, manager and Myrtle Pugh,
assistant; breads, Mrs. H. R. Sexton
manager and Jewel Pierce, assist
ant; pastry, Mrs. Donald Denny,
manager, and lone Spencer, assist
ant; candy, Mrs. Bob Pierce, manag-
er, and Helen Sexton, assistant;
canned goods, Mrs. w. P. Coward
manager and Waive Kiser, assist
ant; miscellaneous, Mrs. w. T. Spen-
Ger, manager and Mrs. Cldye Cox,
assistant; flowers, Mrs. Lula Hud-
Ter, manager and Mrs. Anna Hale,
assistant; antiques, Mrs. R. A. WAL
ker, manager and Ruby Blackburn,
assistant; art, Mrs. Paul Thomas,
manager and Undine Nye, assistant.
The officers of the fair this year
are as follows: George M. Vanhoy,
president, F. c. Nye, vice-president;
M. w. Reynolds, secretary and tre-
aSurer
The executive committee is COM
posed of Frank Sturgill, r. L. And
erson, E. B. Young, w. T. Spencer,
j A. Dickson and E. r Duvall.
On the exhibit committee there
are Paul Thomas, M. F. Spencer, w.
c. Reeves, J. Cam Fields, C. D.
Sturgill, Walter Hudler, Cleve Peak,
Fred Jones, J A. GRAPHICAL, H. P.
Haynes, Edison Thomas, H. R. Sex
ton, w. w. Spencer, w. D. Brown
D. j. Parsons, Charles Barker.
Entertainment committee has Ro-
by Walker, Ruth Halsey, Myrtle
Pugh, Edgar Ashley, Eloise Young
and G. M. Vanhoy. Judging Com
mittee consists of: Julia Hager, A.
V. Allen, R. r. Reynolds, c. C.
Tucker, c J. Rich and Lloyd PARE
sons.
"The management hopes that you
will attend and enjoy your fair and
derive some real benefit from
viewing the exhibits, hearing the
agricultural talks and meeting and
discussing farm problems with your
neighbors," Mr.. Reynolds stated.
''This is your opportunity to be Of
real service to your school and your
community" he added.
Ribbons will be awarded in all
classes of exhibits. First prize
awards will be blue ribbons; second