Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-10-13
Tabor Set For Three Days
OF CarOlinaS Yam Festival

Interest was at a high pitch IN
Tabor City this week in anticipa.
ton of the Carolinas Yam Festival
-mammouth three-day event hef-
aiding Tabor City's position as the
largest sweet potato market IN the
world.
The festival will get underway
with q street parade Thuf"ds
afternoon at 1915 and will sccn.
tinue Though Saturday night
when the festivities will end win
the closing Of the square Hasnre
at Garrell's warehouse Mt midt
night.
Last minute plans were rapidly
shaping up Tuesday and Genersl
Chairman Larry C. Ashby and his
committees reported that partici-
patton in the variots events Will
be much larger than the 1estiVa'
planners had hoped for. -,
Following the parade Thursday
afternoon, the festival crowd WIN
hear an address by w. Kerr Scott
North Carolina governor-nominee.
Congressman ]. Bayard Clark
will be in charge of the festivities
at the speakers stand.
! At 2:3O p. m. Thursday. the ex-
hibit hall at the New Farmers
warehouse, featuring sweet potato
exhibits and numerous commercial
booths. will be opened to the public.
From 8 until 6 p. M, the gather
ing will enjoy games and contests
which will include:
I Bubble blowing. balloon blowing.
yam race, three-legged race pte-
eating contest. cracker-eatiHa con.
test. matchbox relay. hofleaH0e
pitching. The contests will be un-
der the direction Of Neal Bolton.
agricultural agent of Tide Water
Power Company. ard Richard
Anger. Columbus county Boy
scout executive. g.
At p. m. the sweet potato
grading contest will be directed by
A. r. Howard. Atlantic Coast Line
agricultural agent.
The exhibit hall will remain
open to the public until 8 p. m.
when the Yam Ball. featuring the.
music Of Larry Clinton and his
orchestra, will get underway.
During intermissiOn. ct III p.
m., the Sweet Potato queen will
be selected and crowned by
Congressional Nominee Efte
Carlyle. ,,
On Friday morning. the exhibit
hall again will be the center OF at
traction from a. m. through the
day.
During the afternoon other
games and contests will be con-
Quoted including: Hog calling. hlis-
band calling, ladies' nail driving.
woman's marathon. button sewing,
patch sewing. spelling bee, horse,
Shoe pitching and Maggie and
Jiggs. 49,,
The sweet potato grading con-
test will be held at 4 p. IN.
A football game between Tabor
CITY and Chadbourn will be stage !
on the Tabor City field Friday AZ
ternoon and between halves. spec.
tators will be treated to tug-of-war'
guinea pig and greasy pig eaton
ing contests.
The exhibit hall will remain
open until 9 p. m. Friday.
The hall again will open at
a. m. Saturday. staying open until
From / until 2 p. m. Saturday.
there will be the final sweet 20
tato grading contest and gamee
and contests.
At 2 D. m. there will be a speaking
nrogram featuring agricultural OK
perts attending the festival.
Prir cipal speaker will be FRANK
H. Jeter, editor of the State College
extension service. -; -
Cash prizes to winners IN rae
various competitions will ne
awarded at 2:45 p. m. anu az
o'clock Slim Minis and his Dream
Ranch boys will enteEtaIH WIN
a musical program at Il lhtn.t
hall. ,..,.,t.
The auction of merchandise, o.,
which only yam currency will be
used, will be held at 4:30 p. m. on.
Saturday. "a.
The festival will be topped OF
nv the square dance from p m.
until Saturday midnight. "' SIM
Minis and his Dream Ranch boys
will furnish the music.