The Mena weekly star., 1920-08-12
RATnFLD'S FAIR
 PLEASING 10 All
Record I'reaker in Attendance and Ex- hibIfs--Elosed With Big Rain < onn rcssman Wingo's Speech a
 Feature cf the Last Day.

came t4 SlOTlOuSly NOe AAniSA NS urday afternoon.
 After contending with the dust and heat foa two days and drawing a rec ofd-breaAing attendance of both ex- hibifs and patrons despite the handi- can. driving rainstorm furnished a wet f}na1e at o'clock Saturday.
 But fho storm, while it put an end Id the real activities of the gath .or1nx. and effectually settled the dust, e4..lA ...>z drown out the conviction that Hatfields live community had succeeded in it's annual enterprise.
 The attendance the last day was es- .tiudafed at 5000 persons, and enl- br4ced visitors from many distant noInfs Visitors came by train, by au- f0, on horseback and in wagons and carriages from all parts of the sur roand;nK country. The attendance or OkIaho1na was particularly noticeable.
 The rain interferred with the com pIetion Of the latter part of the ar Y&nked program, but 1t did not halt the bix feature of the fair, the award ine of premiums. This work was com ploted and the ribbons placed before the dounpour of rain began.
 concrcssman Wingo Speaks.
 This being the big year in politics the Hatfield fair was the gathering o1ace for pcliticians and office seekers and they were there a plenty. The {eats1rt of Saturday in political way W6S the Appearance of Congressman ot3s WfnRo of DeQueen, who was the sn6cia1 guest of the fair management. Congressman Wingo was the only one who had Opportunity to speak, and lis a<Idress was not one that could be chased aa partizan political.
 Ho cho8e as his ubject The Duties of Cttlzenship,' especially those per fainfuK fo this after-war period. For more than an hour he kept the crowd henEfuG infently upon his discourse and his remarks were given enthus- iaafic approval by his hearers.
 Congressman Wingo gave especial attention to the great problem Of af- fer.war legislation, and declared the stnfesn1anship of the world is on trial. 13e depIored the petty partisan poll ties thaf Is being used to defeat meas lir6s that are of real worth to human ffy. He declared that the situation in 'the United States over the peace treaty fs ' 'disgraceful condition" and shoWod wherein our own country < :s !: <;ss:5 :jr s;se that has failed to off ci1liy eHd the great world war.
 The au6&ker reiterated his promise fo f1I<[II his pledge of support for the I6e1ea f1eotY and league of nations. {01 &r8s8218n Wingo said that more .5ie6 mn becn told about the text of .fhe IdaelI8 of nations than anything he 'kn1W about He showed the audience \ DrIn<&d CODY of the text and asked that ls8 compared with the publish ed s<afemenfs, stating that it was a Dir book and difficult of comprehen-
 ono of the most telling portions of ,ltI1e ef)n )n<<e4sman' talk was that in re- |ear;II F F F st %peopie being deceived. He ,Ixr<6d E 6earers to be on their guard 1196Inak 6G1aptions of different kinds n|kf l0 XXf<h carefully the trend of x4ui& {cGf fhey be deceived. He be- E1 1{<6 61( 0f the important duties of sIkIx1 1<hIt Was an intelligent knowl- 4Ike 0{ 1<kiIc affairs and the best siti<eu NH he who was not fooled by AISe pro14I{eS and idle talk.
 Fiae Knowing of Babies.
 Preceding the congressmaD's talk was a baby show which brought out FlnapIe evidence that the Hatfield com nnhi&s h3d wonderfully fine crop ,l youkhfui eitizens.
 { For LIe class that embraced babies f eas fh6u one year old, there were P 4z1z1l14= zaazl.ding two sets of twins. \ h& 3I1l11 1ad a difficult time in de- z sId1HE E1o W1nners, but after lengthy lIs s14l <I90 awarded first prize to !. uI0x4N6 HHfon, daughter of Dr. and .UrX A U Hilton of Grannis. and .0E0H6 r<Ik4 to David Williams, son Mr. &0d Mrs. Penn Williams of ,n IHere were 10 entries in the class rom I 70 years old. Two boy babies ron 1n4 H6u0rs in this class, first go- ds1x 70 Iz Es Cheek, IT,, son of MT. and If 4E4 A & Cheek of Hatfield and sec {, m <6 I1Uk Rowe son of MT. and
 z<te< Rowe of Hatfield.
 1I[I Disappointing feature of lds the shortage of fruit ex- "A Iis one respect only was :, Id t1X short of previous exhi- DIT {|Ie 1isplay of live stock was
 o< IS expected but what it
 X<1 numbers was more than i. iE&4 4p t0 0uality. The showing of 1CE1 65 Ford Younce was the fea- . i<& q m IIXe stock exhibit.
 rss Hates and Corn.
 % <|1z1< Tn and Corn were feature hll III 1< the opening of the an- o6 H6<l|eld fair Friday, and it was ks I zo XII which received the most l1s III <Q911kX has been blessed with fl kood crop of the king of sss LIT H6&r, and the political sea- 'r. VIII also be remembered 10 >5 Htc| HE crop of office seekers. < GIT Attendants at the Hat md a plentiful supply of
 attractions on the
 Ire were candidates for ., Iotrict offices and coun- Ind to shake hands and co W and other advertising hea were also 16-foot .e 6talks of lesser length, z a ears. ccrn without Q the cob, white corn, k then some.
 cS ere familiar with past 4. [|6 say they never saw a " 0f corn or more candi-
 M 1C<ning day.
 W Many Concessions. 1f ome grove which ad- 5 building were located