JOHNSTON COUNTY
HAM & EGG
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IIIIKSDAY-FRIDAY Johnston
1968 Ag. Bldg.
The Twenty First Annual
Johnston County Ham and
Egg Show and Sale will be
staged at the Johnston Coun
ty Agricultural Building, in
Smithfieki, Wednesday and
Thursday, April 10 and 11.
One hundred fifty hams and
125 dozens of eggs are ex
pected to be exhibited, states
Hernando F. Pa.mer, Agricul
tural Extension Agent.
Registration and en ries
will be made from 9:00 a.m.
uj 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Ap
ri- 10. Judging will begin a:
11:30 a.m. The Awards Ban
quet will be held at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday. Hams and eggs
will be on exhibit 8:30-9:30
p.m. Wednesday and fl-on n m.
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I~* 1 ~* ~j* CDBiinerce In. «bo*rs his delfgM in reeshiiig OteGrand Cbsoyrido ham-
by the CAROLINIAN and given to him. Others shown are 3, A. Spudding. J&sner Wiges,
the producer, Alexander Barnes.. H, F, Palmer and C» A. Haywood*
ISO Hams , 125 Dozen Eggs To Be On Exhibit
to 1:00 p.m. Thursday. The
sale will begin at 2:00 p.m, on
Thursday April 11.
The Annual Show and Sale
is sponsored joint’y by the
Smith Teld Chamber of Com
merce and the Aricultural Ex
tension Service. John Wallace,
Jr. is chairman of the Coor
dinating Committee. Other
members are Cieon Arrington,
John Mitchinor. Pete Wil
liams and Leonard Wiggs.
Judges for the hams will be
J. A. Christian Ex ension
Food Science Specialist, State
College. Raleigh; J. A. Jones,
Manager of Carolina Packers,
Inc.. Smithfieki: and R. T
Edmonson, Manager of John
. ion County Ham Company.
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RALEIOH* M. C., SATURDAY, *APRXL IS, 1968
Inc., Smithfield.
Judges for the eggs mi l be
Carl Tower In Charge of Poul
try and Egg Marketing Sec
tion North Carolina Depart
ment of Agriculture. Raleigh;
J. R. West and T. B. Moms,
Extension Poultry Specialists,
N. C. S ate University, Ra
leigh.
Exhibitors must be reside nts
o: Johnston County and must
produce the products entered
by them.
Dr. L, C. Dowdy. President
& A&T State University is the
gust speaker for the banquet.
D. E. Stancil will be the Auc
tioneer for the Sale on Thurs
day. Free ham biscuits and
cokes will be served at the
Sale. Free hams and eggs will
be given to lucky ticket hold
ers.
The 1967 Grand Champion
Ham exhibitor was Joseph M.
Sanders Route 1, Clayton. The
ham was purchased by First
Citizens Bank and Trust Co.,
Smithfield for $345.00.
The 1967 Grand Champion
Dozen Eggs was exhibited by
Mrs. Blanche DeLainc Route
1. Clayton. The eggs were pur
chased by Branch Banking Ac
Trust Company, Selma for
$70.00.
Palmer states that in addi
tion t.) the Coordinating Com
mittee there is an overall
Leaders Board of Directors
composed i»l IJcv. J T Ho
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®"?. th< L youngsters have taken over tf,e Johnston
" - Ham 4: Egg SlioWj when It com os to pri2.es.
cutfc, Chariman and Cleon Ar
rington, Mrs. Carrie Atkinson
Booker T. Bryant William H
Clayton, O. V. Cogdell. Cari
Fox, Hubert Bell, Charles Cole,
Mis. Dorothy DeLaine, J. H
Harris. T. W. Hood, Miss El
sie Howell, Mrs. Thelma Joy
ner, David M. Merritt, Rev H
D. Merritt, John W. Mitchin
er, George Reveil, Henry Rev
ell, David Richardson, Mrs.
Dora Sanders, Herman San
ders, Mrs. Thelma Sanders,
Lafayette Sherrod James
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Whitley, Leonard Wiggs, Ro
bie Williams, James Young,
Mrs. Barbara Nixon. Miss
Elaine Samps >n. Mrs. Lucv T
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