Smyrna times., 1950-09-14
Al COMMUNITY
FAIR COLORFUL
Held at Clayton School With
Exhibits, Contests, Races,
Showing of Animals
MANY PRIZES AWARDED

The second annual community
fair staged at the Clayton School
last Saturday by the Kenton-
Clayton-Smyrna All Community
Council proved to be a colorful and
exciting affair. with many varied
exhibits on display in the auditor
ium of the school, and competitive
contests, races, and show of dairy
animals outdoors. Reminiscent Of
a three-ring circus, the judging of
the tractor driving. contest, and
judging of animals was taking
place simultaneously, while the
ponies were awaiting their turns
for the races. The Alters had the
assistance of large group from
the University of Delaware, acting
as judges, and also the support of
many county officials in All work.
A large group of parents and
friends of club members were on
hand to watch the various events,
among them Miss A. Margaret
Webb, Kent County All Club
agent; Sam Gwinn, Sussex County
All Club agent; Frank Gordy,
county agent leader; w. E Tar
bel, county agent for Kent Coun-
ty, and William Kruchen, presi-
dent of the Smyrna-Clayton
Chamber of Commerce.
Many Exhibits
The exhibits included handmade
clothing, woodcraft and leather
craft. jewel boxes, letter holders,
wallets, and clogs; vegetables,
poultry, and cooking. Outstand-
ing among the articles shown was
a dressing-table arrangement, by
June Colder, with skirt and lamp
shades, as well as frill for the mir
ror, made of permanent finish yell
low organdy, awarded blue rib
bon. Judges for the different
events were DR.. R. A. Baker, Uni
versity of Delaware, the dairy
show; Miss Ruth Pearce, clothing
specialist; Miss M. Gertrude Hol-
loway, state home demonstration
agent, cooking; Robert Stevens,
extension horticulturist, garden;
Silas McHenry, assistant poultry
man. poultry and eggs; William
Calvert, extension engineer, ]. E.
Lofiand, tractor driving contest.
Awards were made as follows:
Open class heifers, Mary Sue Ross,
first; Earl Hurd, second, Frank
Ross, third; Black Angus, Gene
Short, first; senior heifer, William
Cook, first; senior heifer calf, Gene
Short, first; bull, Clarence Scuse. I
first; William Knotts, second;
Scuse, first; James Snow, second; I
junior yearling heifer, William
Cook, first. Awards given by the
Breyer Ice Cream Co. for the boy
making the best showing in the
ring, William Cook, first, blanket;
George Scuse, second, halter; for
having the best fitted calf in the
ring, Clarence Scuse, first. blank 1
ct; James Snow, halter Remodel
ed piece of furniture; June Colder, /
first; lamp shade, June Colder,
first; swine, Edward Wheeler, Sec
ond; eggs, Mary Sue Ross, second; .
Earl Hurd, third; pen of three
hens, Earl Hurd, first; Mary Sue
Ross, third; mullins, Nancy
Knots. fourth. Garden exhibits
squash, Roger Woolford, second;
cantaloupe, Anthony Woolford,
third; Roger Woolford, fourth;
watermelon, Anthony Woolford,
second; Roger Woolford, third;
lima beans in hull, Anthony Wool /
ford. first; Roger Woolford, third;
exhibit of 5 or more vegetables,
Thomas Colder, first; John Clark,
second; sweet corn, Anthony
Woolford, first; Roger Woolford,
first; beets, Anthony Woolford,
second; Thomas Colder, third;
peppers, Roger Woolford, fourth;
green tomatoes, Edwin zippe, first,
John Marshall. second; ripe toma-
toes, Edwin zippe, first; John
Marshall, second; Anthony Wool
ford, third; potatoes, John Marsh