The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-09-18
Once-A-Year Ghost City Begins To Stir
For Sixteenth Annual FiveCounty Fair
Many Varied Events Planned For Week
Grand Opening
Set For Monday,
Sept. 81, at 1880


SheppardS came into the Herald
office Tuesday and announced.
The tents are going up"
The tents that Marc was talk
ing about were the Five County
Fair tents that were being set up
for the grand opening, Monday
night at 1870. Fair weather. the
Five County vnriety, was settling
over FarmvIlle and Prince Edward.
Cumberland. Buckingham Char
lotte and AppomattoX counties.
Grand Opening
After the grand opening. Mon
day, five days packed with fair
activities will follow at the fair
grounds west of Farmvine on
Route 400
Tuesday1Solored school chill
dren Will be admitted free IN the
afternoon. and there will be a spe-
cial low prices on all rides and
shows, with track, field and novel
ty events for the children. A
colored quartet contest will be
held IN the evening.
WedneSday-White school chill
dren will be given free adm. sSion,
with special prices on all rides and
shows In the afternoon. there
will be fashion show for girls.
livestock judging and special bak-
ed products exhibit by All and
FILA members Tractor driving
contests for Al, FLA, and MIA
members will be held Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoons.
Thursday-Special baked prod
ucts exhibit. flower show. special
demonstrations in the booths Of
the Commercial Tent, and beau
" contest sponsored by home
demonstration clubs in the coun-
ties at p. m. in the Commercial
Tent
Tournament
Frlday--tournament at D. m.
and coronation ball at 9 p m,
in the Farmv.!le AImory.
Saturday night will be closing
night, A new car will be given
away as the grand prize of this
years sixteenth annual Five Coun-
W Fair.
George Clyde Smiths rides and
shows Will be on the midway with
entertainment and fun Tor The en-
tire family.
Riders Of the area will compete
for prizes and honors in the tour
nament, Friday 1t Will start at
2 p m, at the fair grounds. Prizes
this year. will be first, S25: second,
20: third. SIS; and fourth, $40.
The winning knight will crown
the queen OF his choice at the COR
onation ball in the Farniville ar
mory at 9 p. m. The Royal Vir-
ginlans Orchestra from Stanton
will play for the dance.
Forestry Display
According to E. F.. Striplm,
Prince Edward County Agent, tree
growers in this area will have an
opportunity of seeing the first
portable miniature forestry dis
play ever constructed during the
Five County FAIR.
In order to make it convenient
for people 20 view realistic min
lature forest, the Southern Pulp
wood Conservation Association has
constructed series of scale model
displays, complete with midget
pines, inch-lono over saws and
even a pockets'ze mechanical tree
planter Then all the exhibits were
assembled on a specially con-
structed trailer that will visit this
years fair. A sound system has
been built into the trailer and
recoroed voices explain the con-
servation practices depicted by
the exhibit
Beauty Contest
A beauty contest sponsored by
home demonstration clubs in the
five county area will be held
Thursday. Sept. "a. at p. m, in
the Commercial Tent.
Winner Of the Five County Fair
contest will represent this area in
the contest at the Atlantic Rural
Exposition IN Richmond TO select
Miss State Fair of 1858 She
will receive trophy from the Five
County Fair Association, also
Contestants must be between
the ages Of Is and 80 and single.
One. or more contestants may
be sponsored by each home dem
onstration club in the area.
Song Battle
This will be the first year that
the Fair has sponsored a colored
quartet contest. called The Bat
tie of Songs" It will be held Tues
day night. Sep! %, in the Com
mercial Tent. Prizes will be award
cd by the Five County Fair AsSo-
citation. as we'll as cup for the
first place winners by WFLO.
Fair time is here. Citizen of the
area are invited to come take part
IN this annual event.