The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1941-09-11
Over $500 For
Prizes; Wed. Is
To Be Entry Day
Valuable Sweepstakes Prizes
Offered. Everyone Invited
to Enter and Attend.

With more than ST, 100000 worth
of cash and merchandise prizes
being offered in 20 different de-
partments the Ashe County Fair
is expected to attract a record
number of entries as well as ex-
hibitors here next week.
Everyone in Ashe county in
particular, and those in the sur
rounding counties are cordially
invited to enter in all of the var
ious departments and to attend
the fair
West Jefferson merchants again
this year have made up most Of
the premium list and cash or
merchandise awards are offered
as first and second prizes. Third
prize winners will receive rib
bons.
Many Valuable Prizes
This year two grand sweet
stakes prizes and nine sweep
stakes departments prizes are Of
fered.
The Ashe Hardware company
will give a Duo-Therm oil burn
er heater as the first grand sweep
stakes prize to the person getting
the highest number of points in
the following departments: canned
goods, culinary, needlecraft, flow
ers, art, photography, grains,
grasses and vegetables.
The Blue Ridge Electric Mem
bership corporation will give a
$75 or more electric appliance as
the other grand sweepstakes prize
to the exhibitor receiving the
highest number of points in the
following departments: beef and
dairy cattle, sheep, poultry, draft
horses and mules.
Department sweepstakes prizes
include a Stewart-Warner radio
from the Central Hardware COM
pany to go to schools; $3.50 cash
and a 9x12 linoleum rug, for beef
cattle; an electric iron, for dairy
cattle; SO baby chicks for poul-
try as we'll as others.
The point system used will be:
first prize winners get three
points; second prize winners two
points and third prize winners,
one point.
These are valuable prizes and
in addition to the individual
prizes won on each entry, they
are we'll worth working for and
entering, Secretary H. D. Cues
senberry, emphasizes.
Exhibitors Welcome
Fair officials pointed out this
week that it was not necessary
for any exhibitor to make any adj
vance arrangements. Bring in
what you have next Wednesday
and we will be glad to enter it
in the department in which it
classifies," secretary H. D. Cues
senberry said.
He stated that livestock and
poultry could be entered On
Thursday morning. All entries
must be made by Wednesday and
Thursday because the judging
will start at 800 A. M. Thursday,
he cautioned.
Mr.. Quessenberry further an
nounced that the large tents in
which livestock will be exhibited,
will be erected on Monday and
livestock can be entered on We'd
nesday afternoon if the owner so
desires, and will assume full and
complete responsibility.
20 Different Departments
This year there are 20 different
departments and first and second
cash or merchandise prizes will
be awarded winners in around
$50 entries.
The departments are: farm and
live-at-home exhibits, C a n n d
goods, culinary, needlecraft, flo
wers, are, photography, schools,
beef cattle, sheep, swine, poultry,
draft horses and mules, farm
crops, sheaf grains and grasses,
vegetables, fruits, All clubs, home
demonstration clubs.
Full and complete information
regarding each department, en-
try and prizes is carried in the
fair catalogue.
Exhibitors are requested to
leave their entries on display I'M
til Saturday afternoon at 800
o'clock.