The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-10-04
County FaN.

Mr. Editor, will you kindly give me
space in your paper to address few
words to the people of Clarendon coun-
tv concerning our second annual Fair.
A little more than one year ago a
small band of public spirited men ard
woven OF our county met together and
organized The Clarendon County
Fair Association" AS an outgrowth
OF that organization we held our first
County Fair for two days during No
vember 1915
The Fair as whole and each of It's
departments were pronounced sue
cess according to the testimony OIL
those who visited the grounds and the
experts and judges who were presents.
One OF the Judges who had been Wis.
iting the County Fairs OF South Caro-
lima and adjacent States for con.:u
uous number of years said that ''Clar.
endon Couuty's Fair was not only a
marked success, but that it was better
than the Fairs 10 many Counties where
they had been holding for goodly
numo Der of years.
Now if we were able to make our
initial Fair success without previous
experience or equipment, without any
established system or precedent 10 be
guided by, teel sure that you vii!
agree with me N saying that there IS
more re.Sol now to expect successful
Fair for this season. And since those
of US who claim TO be iron Missouri
have seen what this county can do TO-
ward conducting a Far, I believe that
YOU will agree with me further that
we have every reason cow TO expect
more cou6deace and cooperation 10
planning for and holding our second
one.
At a receGt meeting OF the AssocIa-
tion it WAS decided to hold a Fair this
year for three days. The dates decid-
ed upon being from November 18th t'
November l7th Inclusive.
l want to call your attention to the
fact that these dates are not far of and
that the time is now ripe for making
separations for selecting your exhib-
its. If your exhibits are not already
prepared get busy and make something.
The premium list will soon be print.
ed and forwarded To you just as soon
as you receive it read it through and
see how many of the articles mention.
ed in its various departments YOU will
be prepared to compete for.
DO not wait any longer but com.
meuce now TO boost the second annual
Fair. See how many people in YOUR
community you can interest in it. You
will not have to convince them that
County Fair is good thing for the up
building of our several communities
because any rational mao or woman
realizes that a good County Fair is a
symbol of progress and that it is help
ful and educating 70 both the young
and the old. Go TO your neighbors
and enlist their sympathies and their
help. Tell them what a good Fair we
had last year and how much they miss.
ed BY not taking 40 active part in 1t.
The County Fair association is not
the property Of any one or two men, ii
was founded. and nov exists for all the
people OF the county. For one dollar
you can purchase share Of stock and
enjoy the full benefit of its membership
l would love to see every white man
and woman in the county the owner o1
one or more shares of stock. The ideal
plan is not to have the stock of the AS.
sociatlon owned by few liberal pA.
trlots but instead let one or TWO shares
be distributed in every home through
out the width and breadth Of th-
county.
AS final word, permit me 10 invite
your hearty cooperation and let Us
not delay butsstart at once to unite and
contribute our best efforts in behalf OF
this practical and progressive cause iu
which each one of US claim vital in
tcreSt.
John C. Dinkins,
Secretary.