The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-24
Weather-B Bound 1857 Fair CO'ers Make
Last Three Days Major Success Story
New Weekday
Attendance
Mark Set Friday

A The 2oth Five County Fair did
nearly as much as any Of the pravi-
GUS 10 and in half the time.
H While more than two inches of
rain kept the 1857 fair from any
real activity until Wednesday was
half gone. General Manager j. C.
Rrirkert still could saw TODAY,
taken as whole. the 1857 fair was
one o. ouI best
The week S run came to an end
just before midnight Saturday. The
climax came wlen A. E. Hillsman.
who lives on Route 307 near Rice.
won the new automobile.
Between that grand prize hold
your-breath climax and the end Of
the rain late Wednesday. the fair
chalked up number of records.
Records Set
/ Friday was the best for non-Satur-
day attendance in fair history. Sat
III days Homecoming day was the
second best for attendance in the
~ Saturdays Of the fair down
through the years.
Brickert estimated that 10 coo per-
sons We're on the ground Saturday
night. The ticket receipts then were
Just $3.50 short OF the fair Saturday
nightmare, set in 1854.
The general manager said the fair
Produced two additional records
One was made III the commercial
tent where more businesses and
service organizations had space than
any otler tain The other was made
by the fairs greatest-ever concen-
tlatlon OF farm equipment and
implements. The variety as well
as the number was outstanding this
year" Brickert said Monday
Livestock Tops
Fair officials and county agents.
who play major role at fair time.
were glad to note that cattle and
sheep numbers were entered al
near-record numbers. Hogs and
poultry entries. however. were be-
hind this year.
Brlckert said he was quite pleased
this year at the number of persons
who sought him out TO express
compliments about the farm. school
and homemaker tent exhibits. I'VE
heard many nice things not only
about the variety Of exhibits. but
about the original and thought-pro-
voking manner in which things
were exhibited. he said.
I Financially the fair is yet a cues
non mark, since numerous account
ing procedures still must be com
4 pleted. However, the general mana
ger said that attendance Thursday.
Friday and Saturday helped ire
mendously in probably" assuring
that red figures, if they appear at
an Will not be large.
To Mail Prizes
The Fair Association has to con-
tend with such half-weeks AS ex-
perienced in 1857 in keeping the
week-long activity on its feet This
year savings in several WAYS. which
did not interfere with the total value
Of t.e event. helped.
Bf.ckert said that most premium
winners had appeared to claim their
Cash prizes. Those who did not will
receive checks through the mails
he added. The fair paid out nearly
$500 this year in premium prizes.
The fair midway. sodden spec
tacle through Tuesday night. came
70 life Wednesday afternoon. with
the help of truckloads Of sawtiust
BY Thursday noon, this area of the
fair was at full tilt and didn't stop
thereafter. One concession owner
looked at the long lines waiting at
the ferriswheels and exclaimed
longest I've ever seen at county
fair.
There remained one unsettled fair
matter today Monday. Mss Five
County Fair. l5-year-old Deanna
Cassada. was at Richmond to com
pete in the beauty contest to select
Miss Virginia State Fair of 1857
Judges were to make that selection
Monday night