Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-08-16
Adults, Youngsters, Animals
Prep for County Fairs Start

fair, which opens Tuesday at the
Gaithersburg fair grounds, will
be kicked off to a fast start by
beauties, fireworks, and antique
autos.
Miss Washington and the Mont
gomery County Farm Queen,
Patsy Messer of Gaithersburg, ac-
companied by Navy Rear Adm
John H. Shultz, executive officer
of the National Naval Reserve AS
ISOLATION, will lead cayalcade of
antique autos to the 10 am. rib
bon-cutting ceremonies which will
open the fair.
In the group will be five pretty
county girls who are competing
for the title Miss Naval Reserve
of Montgomery County" Fair
visitors will be able to vote for
their favorites. Miss Naval Re-
serve of Montgomery County will
be named at the fair next Friday.
The colorful conveyances used
to usher the beauties to the fair
grounds will be on display in the
annuak antique auto show Fri
day evening. Gordon Umstead
and David and Calvin Martin, all
of Olney, have arranged the show.
More than $1,000 worth of fire
works will entertain fair visitors
on opening night at the baseball
grounds. The fireworks will be
followed by military drill by the
Marine Corps Drug and Bugle
Team and rabbit fashion show"
lat which the latest in rabbit
furs will be shown.
Besides the thousands of en-
tries and the carnival attractions
which will go on continually at
the fair, series of special events
are scheduled for each night.
One of the highlights of the fair
will be the annual kids Day"
Wednesday. Rides will be half
price, and special contests for the
youngsters-including frog
Jumping contest, pie-eating COM
petition, and a trutle race-will be
features.
At the conclusion of the day,
the Army Band and drill team will
entertain. The light draft horse
pulling contest will follow.
Thursday evening, the Navy
Band and drill team, the heavy
draft horse pulling contest, and a
gala fashion show by the Hecht
Co. featuring casual clothes for
country living, will be held. The
Miss Naval Reserve contestants
win appear on the program cour-
tesy of the Naval Reserve Sur
face Divisions of Montgomery
County.
Friday nights highlighted pro-
gram will feature the traditional
parade of animal champions, a
military drill and the old auto
show put on by local antique auto
owners in Montgomery County.
On Saturday, light horse show
featuring ponies, juniors, hunters,
jumpers and saddle horses will be
held at 10 a. m. At Z p. m. a
horse show of hunters, jumpers
and saddle horses will climax fair
week.
Schedule of events for the fair
is:
Tuesday,
10 a.m.-Dairy goat judging.
! p.m.-Home arts department judging.
! p,m.-ARural arts and handicrafts de-
partment judging.
] p.m-Girls' club department judging
/ p.m.-Brown Swiss Judging
] p.m.--Milking Shorthorn cattle judging.
Ia pm.-Homemakers demonstrations
p.m.-Farm. garden. fruit, dairy and
poultry products judging.
topen, All and FFA)
p.m.-Honey and beeswax judging.
pm.-Draft horses.
5 p.m.-Military drill-Marine Drum and
Bugle Drill Team.
$3.50 p.m.-Fireworks and rabbit fash
ion show.
Wednesday
a.m.-Hampshire, Polad China and
Yorkshire Swine Judging.
8 a.m.-Jersey cattle judging
10 a.n.-Poultry judging-open, AZ and
FLA classes.
10 a.m.--Rabbit judging.
12-4:30 p.m.-4H girls demonstrations.
pm.-Frog jumping contest.
p.m.-Pie-eating contest
p.m.-IIolstein cattle Judging
6 p.m.-Sheep judging-Hampshire and
Southdown.
8 p.m.-Military drill-Army Band and
Drill Team.
$3.50 p.m.--Draft horse pulling, light
Thursday
9a.m.-Duroc Berkshire, Chester White
swine judging.
8 a.m.-Ayreshire cattle judging.
8 a.m-Hereford and Shorthorn beef
cattle judging.
10 a.m.-Augus beef cattle Judging.
Ia p.m.-4-H girls demonstration.
p.m-GueInsey cattle Judging.
p.m.-Dorsett, Shropshire and Suffolk
sheep judging.
8 p.m.-Military drill-Navy Band and
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