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Show 4B Lakeside Review, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1981 WITH HUMAN FESTIVITIES in full swing at the fairgrounds, these two swine could care less, as they catch up on some sleep. Fair Delights Yang, Old By MAGGI HOLMES Review Staff FARMINGTON You guys are doing it too easily, said Vern Adams, an official at the Davis County fair, when he saw the crowd of children practicing their climbing techniques on the slick, greased climbing pole. He then smeared the pole with a thick layer of good old baking grease and the pole climb began. The climb was only one of the activities that drew children and adults to the county fair grounds last week. Other special events included a junior rodeo, a tractor driving contest, a barbershop quartet contest, Farm Bureau talent contest, horse shows, watermelon eating contests, dives for dollars, cowhide contest and games and races. It wasnt just activities that drew folks out to the fair grounds, there were plenty of exhibits and booths, too. The 19th Special Airborne Forces for the U.S. Army were there and they brought several pieces of weaponry to show off. Sergeant Merwin Holgate explained the weapons and said that one of the rifles was made by Mattel, a toy company. Everything but the trigger housing was made by them, he said. The gun is constructed to be easier to carry for use in close combat. He also explained use of cannons and trucks. Behind booth a couple of his companions were propelling off the stadium. Another booth featured the first and only electric Christmas tree company. This booth shimmered with colored lighting that danced on the merry decorations. The booth keeper said the trees were unique and had won several prizes. The trees have Hol-gat- es the lights built into the branches. Other booths had displays of craft and sewing companies, cosmetic companies and several religious groups. Also included were several government supported groups such as Davis County Mental Health and the Davis Area Vocational Center. Jewelry and crafts were being sold in the outdoor booths along with the cotton candy and soft drinks. Most of the crafts that were selling were of Western style, which matched the mood of the fair. In the shed, between the commercial booths, the entries in the fair competitions were displayed. These included dolls, ceramics, art, photography, baked and canned goods, field crops and vegetables, fruit. pole, and clenches desperately for needlework, clothing, home arts, crafts and hobbies. The entries were from all age groups and included a couple of small wooden replicas of military aircraft, an intricate chess set with pieces shaped and painted to look like cowboys and Indians, and a charmingly painted hardwood head board. Dairy cattle, beef cattle, poultry, sheep, swine, rabbits and horses were also on display in shady sheds. One of the oddest entries was owned by Noal Hide. He had several birds that were half turkey and half chicken and others that looked like they were half chicken and half pheasant. One of Hides friends, Darwin Tyler, said Hide was into crossbreeding of poultry and had several unusual types of birds on his place. The fair was a little exhausting for little children and resting places were few and far between. Dean Kirkman, of West Point, found a resting spot for his grandson Clint Vesser, behind the wheel of an old tractor parked behind the fair sheds. Its the only place I can find and this little guy wants to sit, he said. Everytime he sees one of these (a tractor) he wants to get on it, he said. BENTLY (left) and James Owen entice a big black bull to the fence with a handful of hay. Children of all ages enjoyed the animal exhibits and the freedom to feed and pet some of them at the Davis County Fair. TROY Photos by Dan Miller DARWIN TYLER encourages his donk- ey, Mammoth Jack, to hold his head high for the picture. Mammoth Jack was one of many participants at the 1981 Davis County Fair, , for the greased last a attempt. VICTORIA SCHILD finds she is no match DEAN KIRKMAN Clint Visser, take August heat and and his grandson, a break from the thq-Davi- s County Fair activities. Kirkman said that "every time we go past a tractor he (Clint) has got to sit on one." |