Newspapers / The Echo (Pisgah Forest, … / July 1, 1947, edition 1 / Page 14
Part of The Echo (Pisgah Forest, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
PAGE FOURTEEN THE ECHO July, iWy, Gardeners Direct Efforts Toward Festivi Classifications And Rules For Harvest Festival RULES 1. All exhibits entered must be grown by employees (and, or members of their immediate house hold.) An exception is made in the case of canned peaches since peaches do not thrive in this vi cinity. 2. Peaches not grown by the ex hibitor and entered in the canned goods division must be purchased in the raw state and fully prepared by the exhibitor. 3. All exhibits entered in the Harvest Festival must have been canned and grown during the 1947 season. 4. All canned goods exhibited must be canned by an employee or a member of his or her family. 5. Entries must be received at the company cafeteria not later than Thursday, September 4th, at midnight. 6. Exhibitors may make only one entry in each classification. 7. Exhibitors are urged to pre sent a list of entries to the Per sonnel office well in advance. La bels will be typed and held until exhibits are presented for show ing. 8. If there are three or fewer exhibits in any one classification, judges will use discretion in awarding prizes. 9. Judges’ decision will be ac cepted as final. 10. Owner must claim and re move displays between midnight Friday, September 5th, and 4:30 p. m., Saturday, September 6th. Prize ribbons will be removed with the displays. 11. Cash prizes may be called for at the judges’ booth in the Cafe teria, between 4:00 p. m. and 8:00 p. m. Friday, September 6th, or afterward at the Personnel office. 12. Display plates for fresh vegetables will be loaned to ex hibitors for flower arrangements. CLASSIFICATIONS Fresh Fruits And Ve;getables Apples, (any variety) plate of five; green beans, one plate; lima beans, one plate; beets, bunch of five; cabbage, one head, trimmed for market; carrots, bunch of five; corn, tallest stalk; field corn, five ears; cucumbers (slicing) plate of five; grapes (any variety), best plate; greens, one plate; okra, plate of five; onions, plate of five; pears (any variety), plate of five; potatoes, Green Mountain, plate of five; Irish Cobbler potatoes, plate of five; Sequoia, plate of five; pumpkin, largest; pumpkin, best specimen; rhubarb, five stalks; squash, plate of five; sweet pota toes, plate of five; tomatoes, red, plate of five; tomatoes, yellow, plate of five. Canned Fruits And Vegetables Division Apples; apple butter; apple ci der; apple jelly; apple sauce; as paragus; baby beets; beans, lima; blackberries; blackberry jam; blackberry jelly; carrots, catsup; cherries; chili sauce; corn, cream style; corn, on the cob; corn, whole grain; grape jam; grape jel ly; grape juice; huckleberries; mint jelly; okra; onions; peaches; peach preserves; peaches, pickled; pears; pear preserves; peas, field; peas, green; pickles, bread and butter; pickles, dill; pickles, green tomato; Big Annual Event To Be Held Sept 5 In Cafeteria; Almost $1,000 In Prizes Sweepstakes Awards To Be Given Again This Year; Three Divisons July and August are mighty im portant months in everyone’s gardening and canning programs. Climaxing these busy days, of course, is the big Harvest Festival in the cafeteria, Friday, Septem ber 5, a date that can very easily slip up on all of us unless we cir cle it on our calendars. Those who do remember this date and prepare for it accordingly, will be among those to share in the merchandise and cash prizes amounting to almost $1,000. Remember, there will be three classes: Fresh Fruits and Vege tables, Canned Fruits and Vege tables, and Flowers. The Festival will be conducted along the same lines as last year with many prizes going to the winners in the various classifications. In addi tion to these, there will be valu able sweepstakes prize for win ners of each division and a grand sweepstakes prize for the winner of the highest number of points in the show. Entries must be re ceived in the cafeteria not later pickles, mixed; plum jelly; rasp berries; raspberry jelly; sauer kraut; soup mixture; squash; strawberry preserves; string beans; sweet potatoes; tomato juice; to matoes, whole; tomatoes, (for soups, etc.) F1oW€5TS Assorted cut flowers, best col lection; asters; cosmos; dahlias, large varieties; dahlias, pompom varieties; best geranium; gladioli; marigolds; nasturtiums; petunias; best potted plant (any sort); roses; snapdragons; best sultana; zin nias. Square Dance Team And String Band In Folk Festival The Ecusta Square Dance team and String band is participating in the 20th annual Asheville Moun tain dance and folk festival which is being held in the City auditor ium this week end. The unique event has again at tracted participants from several states. TTie total number taking part is expected to exceed six hun dred. Ecusta participated in the Festival last year. The Ecusta performers are also expected to take part in the Labor day festivities at Canton again this year. The local team won first place there last fall and tied with Enka at the Western North Caro lina Fair in Hendersonville. than midnight, September 4th. The special sweepstakes prizes will be announced in the August issue of The Echo and as soon as the prizes arrive they will be put on display in the cafeteria. Last year the grand sweepstakes prize was an electric refrigerator, with many other valuable prizes going to the runners-up. There will also be prizes for the exhibitor having the largest, the second largest, and the third largest number of items entered in the Festival, regardless of whether or not prizes are taken in any individual classification. Three awards will also be present ed to the three entrants having the best individual displays. A full evening of entertainment is being planned in connection with the Festival. Pie Eaters’ Paradise howDoe YDUR By BOB BOLT “Once more) the lib*r*l ^ ] laughs out O’er richex stores than gold; Once more with 1 shout ,. Is nature’s bloodless if* told.” —John Greenleaf And once more our vest Festival draws near! A ^ deners and housewives harvesting and putting juj' winter stores. Home food J tion provides the homenia»® J a splendid opportunity to J ]j her family’s diet and to appeal and taste appeal ily’s meals. Too many not eat enough fruits tables for good health. By P ^Jin ing part of the summ®'^® dance from home and production the homemaker j \ better assured of an year-round supply of vegetables for her family- ^ t tions point to an abundant ^j,| \ fruits and vegetables this j ■ Take advantage of this. . Many of you who feel ^, don’t have a chance to prize are hesitant about our Harvest Festival. Let mind you now that the ^ IVW VAACIV • o4 ' I pnzes are not the only member, each winning ? ceives a cash prize also. AO ll with a few entries might ^ awarded for their efforts, on in because “it’s not ^ ning that counts, but bo H played the game.” f ' Here are a few pointers i paring your entries: J In selecting fruits and J f for the show-bench, these factors: Proper size always the largest that i. quality, maturity and freedo ^ blemishes, uniformity gs*! shape, and color, and true" J type. Exhibit those buy yourself if you were for them. ],(ir Exhibits in a flower sho'*' . represent as near to cultur fection as possible for ^ ^ dener to attain. Flowers a age should be free of aoy ,./ jof. or disease injury. The should be at the top of ment, foliage of a good good texture. Avoid crowd’^ arrange so that bruising a® j,i , siz® , if. age is avoided. Mere of There’s no contest at the annual picnic that affords more fun to spectators and participants alike as does the pie-eating contest. Naturally, no pie is as “colorful” for such a contest as is berry pie, so that’s what is used. The boy in the center above seems to be enjoying both the pie and the contest while the other fellow is not so sure he is enjoying either. He looks like he has had too jmucbJ flower is not a criterion culture or good selection show. Remember quality- jj tion, uniformity, and tru® type. r In selecting your entr* j f canned fruits and vegeta", member that they are chiefly by appearance. . ^ the product, its color, shape, condition, and art® 7 The clearness of the fulness of pack or propo‘ jJ liquid to product are of in the scoring. The jar or S'* ers should be of appropr* ^ and shape for the prod** - May the best can win!
The Echo (Pisgah Forest, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
July 1, 1947, edition 1
14
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75