The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-10-27
Plans Are Completed For Holmes County FaiI
0d. 31-Nov. 5; Superintendent Listed
$1,000 Gosh Prizes To Be Offered: Work
On Site Is Near Completion

Plans for the Holmes County
Falr and Livestock show, the first
OF its kind in Holmes county, will
finally materialize on Monday.
October 81, at Lexington. Cash
PIXIES totalIng $1,000 viii be
awarded and many interesting ex-
hiolts will be on display.
Last-minute preparations are
being made by the general execu-
i've board, the directors end
members of the various COM
mlttees, and facilities will be
ready for the placing Ct ea;ries
beginning Monday and contiu-
ing through 6 pm. Tuesday. Juda.
ing OF the exhibits will begin
wednesday, November 2. md
continue through Friday, leo pl
m, SSee program on page o.
Ihere will be two divisions. ona
lor white and one for colored.
They will not show in compet;-
tlon with each other, but will
compete within their own divi-
slons. Glasses and entries will
be the same, and the general rules
Will apply in both divisions and
prize money will be equally dis
tributed.
Superintendent of classes and
entries will be w. r. Sullivan.
dairy cattle-Junior and senior di.
visions, and beef cattle-junior and
senior divisions; H. T. Parish.
hogs-junior and senior divisions:
Arden BENEFIT, poultry and turkey
show; A. p. Carroll and J. r.
Coca, work stock and crops divi-
sions; o. A. Cleveland, commune
ty booths; H. T. Parish, wildlife
exhibits; Miss Joyce Williams
and Miss Eta ellis, women's di.
visions; and w. R. Sullivan, A. P.
Carroll, E. R. Trotman and Miss
Joyce Williams, premiums COM
mittee.
Members of the build:n~ -
grounds committee, ". d Str;der
lC. c. Taylor, and Kelly Criscos
now have the fairgrounds in ex-
cellent condition. The land has
been leveled and drained. roadl
ways have been cut and graveled.
culverts have been laid, power
poles have been set and a power
system has been built. The area
is well-drained and the ground IS
solid and should be in excellent
condition for the fair.
Preparations for this event have
come a long way since June 3.
l949, when various members of
the LADA and Jaycees of Lex
ington and Holmes county first
discussed possibilities of a fair.
On that date the Fair association.
composed of msmbers of the LA
DA and JayceeeFoups, was estab-
lished. Members are Emmett
Reese, general chairman, Law
renee Rabb, Jr., general secretary
and John j. Miller, treasurer. Di-
rectors are w. E. Thurmond, Paul
Koran, Vernon King, N. B. Schur
and r. B. Connally.
Everything that has been ac-
complished thus far has taken
place during the 5 short months
since June 8, with the exception
OF a 6-week period when arrange
ments for the shoe factory on the
Playground site stopped all work.
Committee members contribute
ing generously of their time and
efforts are R. B. Connally, carni-
val and employment; John Hol-
ditch, George Povall and M. B.
Brown, publicity and advertising;
Miss Joyce Williams and Miss
Eta ellis, woman's departments;
Paul Koran and w. r. Mcclellan.
industrial exhibits; Doty Porter
and w. R. Mcclellan, CONCESSIONS
w. E. Thurmond and Allie Po-
vail, traffic and police; John
Holditch and Emmett Reese, cata-
log and program, and the building
and grounds committee listed a.
bove.
The ]. A. Gentsch shows will
be at the fair from Monday
through Saturday. Admission to
the grounds will be 10c for chill
dren and Zoe for adults. Everyone
is cordially invited to attend.