Show Livestock Show Opens to Public With Everyone Invited to Attend Entries far exceed expectations O Over er one fat beef entered sheep and hogs also high Buyers enthusiastic about condition of animals and number number number num num- ber to be sold Banquet scheduled at the Delta High school Thursday night I Officials of the livestock show in are very happy this morning checking up the high number of entries made In this years year's show At first count about one month ago it was expected that about 60 fat rat beef would be entered this figure rose to 80 a little time back and this morning finds the entries well over Sheep and hogs have al also also nl- nl so been entered far in excess of expectations A lot of work has been done on the stockyards with bleachers set setup setup setup up for the patrons and canvas covers covers covers cov cov- ers over them to protect them from the sun and wind The stock is paneled off so that it can be lead into the ring on one side sold and led out the other side for weighing and loading Each large buyer will willbe willbe willbe be furnished his own corral for the stock he buys so that it may be turned into his corral as soon as weighed From the corrals the stock can be easily loaded on the cars for shipment In view of the shortage a of labor trucks gas etc this feature will meet with much approval for all concerned Buyers have voiced high approval al of the stock sold here each year and are awaiting the sale on Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day to buy the stock of this year Judging is being done at this writing with the hogs completed and the sheep about one half done The judges this year are Harry Smith and David Sharp both from the The Banquet The banquet will be held in the Delta high school Thursday tonight tonight to tonight to- to night with an excellent dinner being being being be be- ing prepared by Mrs Irene Little Stock show beef will be the main course with all the trimmings A program has been arranged with short talks from many of the notables notables notables not not- ables who are expected to be present pres pres- ent The junior exhibitors will be the guests of the show committee at atthe atthe atthe the banquet and their payment of or orthe the entrance fee at the grounds entitles entitles entitles en en- titles them to attend the banquet Others who wish to attend the banquet will be charged a plate All day Friday is given over to the sales After the boy has weighed weigh weigh- ed his animal he returns to the desk and gets his check In the past it has been as much as two weeks at times before the boys were paid off This year the paying off will consume about ten minutes minutes minutes min min- utes time which will be welcome news to the boys |