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Show HOBBIES TO GET ATTENTION AT COUNTY FAIR Aiming to encourage the handicrafts handi-crafts as an occupation for leisure time, the department of arts and crafts of the Utah County fair is dedicated to the great group of people who find a little time now and again to do the work they desire. , Formerly this .section of the fair was known as the hobby department, de-partment, but this year the applied art division of home economics has been transferred and combined com-bined with the 'hobby group to make the new department. Vearl S. Johnson of Provo, taking tak-ing the place of Edward W. Bent-ley, Bent-ley, will supervise this phase of the fair. Mr. Bentley, named supervisor su-pervisor some time ago, finds it impossible to be in the county at fair time, September ID, t ami 17, so resigned the position. Over 50 separate divisions, comprising com-prising almost every hobby imaginable! im-aginable! will allow many entrant en-trant into this department. , As one man remarked: A hobby is what you do when you don't have to do anything. It is creative; crea-tive; it is enriching both physically physical-ly and mentally. There is real enjoyment en-joyment in whittling out toys, novelties, tricks, and puzzles; in etching a metal tray or lamp; in making a miniature airplane, or weaving a colorful rug. There is a lasting satisfaction in watching watch-ing the growth of a collection of old stamps or pioneer costumes and relics or native minerals. Any collector will testify to the reality of the thrill in discovering just the article to complete a certain part of his collection. In our industrial in-dustrial age many people work at occupations that are largely drudgery. A hobby offers the solution, so-lution, and many a man or woman has watched their dreams come true and ridden their hobby-horse into a fascinating life-work. It is the hope of county commissioners com-missioners and the fair board that this department will grow to be one of the most interesting and colorful of the entire fair. We invite in-vite you to exhibit your hobby. |