Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-10-03
Miss South Carolina Will Be Yam Fete Honor Guest

Will pldllS VII LuoiAJ SotAtfA>S>
for the staging of the Fourth An
nual Carolinas Yam Festival here
next week, October II, II, and
IS, A. C. Edwards, chairman of
this years celebration, 'announc-
ed that Miss Joyce Perry, recent.
ly elected miss South Carolina
of 1851" has accepted an invita-.
ton to attend the festival and
will be guest of honor.
Miss Perry, a native of Con-
way, will take her place in the
Friday parade and will attend
other functions during the course
of the three day event.
The program for the Fourth
Carolinas Yam Festival to be
held in Tabor City Thursday, Fri.
day and Saturday, October II,
~ and Is is complete, A. G. Ed.
wards, chairman, has announced.
The three day program of edu.
cation and entertainment will get
underway Thursday at 10 o'clock
a. m. with Miss Aleice Hill of
Boardman, 1850 Yam Queen, cut
ting the ribbon from the exhibit
hall doors. Mayor w. A. Williams
will make a welcome address and
Ward Coleman of WENC will
conduct a man on the street
broadcast.
Following the official ceremon.
lies farm classes and veteran
groups throughout the Carolinas
will hear instruction by experts
at the "a booths set up in the ex-
hibit hall by State college on the
growing and marketing of quail.
ity sweet potatoes.
The Chadbourn football team
will meet the Tabor City Red
Devils on Civitan Field at 8
o'clock Thursday night.
Friday is slated for the gala
day with the biggest parade ever
Ito take place in the history of the
Yam City at 2 o'clock p. m. The
Clarkton Hot Shots and Southern
Hill Billies will entertcsn the
crowd following the parade and
81 900 in merchandise will be a.
warded to farmers, by Tabor City
merchants, at o'clock p. m.
Bruce Bubbles Becker and his
orchestra will give a floor show
and furnish the music for the
Queens Ball in Garrells ware
house Friday night at 9 o'clock.
About 20 candidates are expected
to vie for the 1851 Queen honor.
Miss North Carolina" and Miss
South Carolina" have been invit-
ed to attend the festival and the
ball as honor guests. c. Med.
Davis, ACL president, will crown
the queen. Carl Goerch will also
attend the festival as a special
guest.
A sweet potato pie eating con-
test is scheduled at 2:30 p. m.
Saturday after which the cash
prizes will be awarded to the win
ners of the sweet potato baskets
and sweet potato dishes. The
Clarkton Hot Shots and Southern
Hill Billies will entertain in the
exhibit hall during the afternoon
and will furnish the music for a
square dance in Garrelps ware
house that night at 8 o'clock.
The exhibit hall, featuring edu-
cational and commercial exhibits,
will be open all day and into the
evening during the three day per-
iod. The New Farmers warehouse
will house the exhibit hall.
Cash in the amount of 5000
will be given to the owners of the
prize winning sweet potato has,
kets in the Carolinas Yam Festi-
val Charlie Raper, Columbus
County Farm Agent, announced
today.
Adults entering the contest
must submit two baskets while
youths will enter only one basket.
The potatoes must be in the ex.
hibit hall, New Farmers Ware.
house, on the opening day of the
festival, October II, at 1920 a. m.
The contest is open to youths
of the All and FILA groups, and
adults in the seven county area
of the Carolinas, Raper said.
Fi,.ct rrizo ic S50. second S25.