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Rules
and Regulations
Saturday, Sept. 13
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Arts & Crafts Building
Tuesday, Sept. 16
9:00 a.m.
No Premiums to be paid at this time
Sunday, Sept. 28
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Remaining Items to be picked up in the Fair Office between Monday, October 6th - Friday, October 24th
Monday - Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Monday, September 22 - Friday, September 26, 2008
In the Fair Office between 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
1st Place - $3.00
2nd Place - $2.00
3rd Place - $1.00
Tri-Color - $5.00
Arts
& Crafts Building.
All entries in the Department will be subject to the General
Rules and Regulations of the East Texas
State Fair.
- Due to Limited Space, entries will only be accepted from
Smith County and Adjacent Counties.
- Every care will be taken
of articles exhibited, but management will not be responsible
for properties entered.
- No items will be accepted for display
or competition that is distasteful, suggestive, offensive
or
controversial.
- No parcel post or express materials for exhibit
will be accepted. All pieces for exhibit must be brought
to the Arts & Craft Building.
- All articles except antiques
and hobbies entered in competition in this department must
have been
made within the last two years, and can only be exhibited
in the name of the maker.
- All food must have been canned since
October 2007, and must be in standard glass containers, such
as Mason, Ball and Kerr.
- There will be only one (1) jar per
exhibitor in each class (quarts and pints Div. A & B,
Sec. A, Fruits
and Vegetables) and (quarts, pints and 1/2 pints Div. A & B,
Sec. B, Pickles, Relishes, Jams, Jellies).
There must be no rusted lids. All “screw rings” (rims)
must be removed before entering. All
vegetables and fruits entered must be below the liquid and
1/2 inch from the top of the jar. All jars must be clean
on the outside. Jars with popped lids or open lids will
not be accepted. All lids must be sealed closed. No personal
names will be allowed on the jars. No warm jars will be
accepted.
- See Special Food Preservation Awards provided to
participants in Division A & B - Youth and Adult Canned
Foods; provided compliments of Alltrista Consumer Products
Company.Any articles that have previously been exhibited
for competition during any East Texas State Fair will not
be ccepted.
- If any article was displayed “For Exhibit
Only” last
year, it may be entered for competition this year.
- Any article
that has taken a premium under any class at a previous East
Texas State Fair cannot
compete for a premium, but may be placed on exhibition if
space will permit.
- Each exhibitor is permitted only one entry
in each class.
- Exhibitors must can their own products and
do their own sewing and home improvements work for
exhibit.
- Exhibitors entering articles in the Youth Division
must be 17 years of age or younger.
- Teachers and commercial
artists may place a card (calling card size) by their exhibit
after judging.
- Judges must not award a premium to any unworthy
exhibit. It is the intention that no premium of any
kind shall be given to any exhibit that does not deserve.
This rule MUST be strictly adhered to,
whether there is competition or not.
- In the event there are
less than three entries in a given class, the placing of
each entry, whether first,
second or third, will be left to the decision of the judges.
- A fair and impartial arrangement of pictures and articles
for advantageous showing will be made as
far as conditions will permit. Due to limited space, all
pictures must be framed and wired for
hanging. Wood frames are preferred. Sawtooth hangers will
not be accepted.
- A specimen must be an article entirely finished.
- All exhibitors
in this department are prohibited from removing their entries
from the exhibit place.
Entries can be obtained only by presentation of claim check
to Chairman of Division, Sunday,
Sept. 28, between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m.
- All home improvement
articles, such as quilts, rugs, etc., and all clothing must
be clean. No article
will be accepted that is soiled, shows wear or is unfit
for exhibition. All articles must have been made
in the last two years.
- All exhibits must remain in place until
2:00 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28, and must be checked-out
by 4:00 p.m.
All exhibit items not claimed by October
24, 2008 will be disposed of at the discretion of the East
Texas State Fair.
Divisions
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