The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-09-23
THE WILLIAMSBURG
COUNTY FAIR
SECRETARY WEIGH URGES CO.
OPERATION OF PEOPLE FOR
SUCCESS OF FAIR.

er it be farming, merchandising, pro-
fessional life or any other vocation.
1t is true that many of US have been
interested in the primary election, but
now that the primaries are over and
our tobacco marketed, let's turn our
attention to preparation for the Coun-
ty Fair to be held November 9-12.
Our fair last year was not up to the
standard as we all know. We need
not discuss here the causes for its be-
ing below par. What we are inter-
ested in now is making the coming fair
success. We are anxious to make it
the best yet. But we cannot do it with
out the cooperation of the citizens Of
the county. That is what we are
pleading for now. This is not the
Presidents nor the Secretary's fair;
it is your fair, and in order for US to
have good fair you must take an in
terest in it. You, through your exc
cutive committee have elected US Of
ficers to direct the work, but your
work is not finished when that is
done. Back them up in their work IN
behalf of the fair by constituting
yourself committee Of one to begin
talking about and boosting the fair
and the best way to boost anything is
to have the personal interest in an
undertaking that you would like to
see others take in it.
One of the principal reasons the
fair was no better last year is the fact
that everybody was disposed to leave
it to George. Everybody COM
planned that labor was scarce, and
that it was too great a personal sac
rifice to make exhibits. It took too
much of your time and money. I do
not believe that the citizens Of the
county are going to be so lax this
year. We have already heard seem
expressions of regret from some peo-
ple at the lack Of interest shown by
them last year. We know there are
many who feel that way, and we feel
now that we are going to get the n.;.
essary cooperation. We must have 1t,
and we know YOU are going to give it
to US.
There are many reasons for b.t-
ter fair this year: First-A better
premium list In no case have w. in
creased the premium less than I'D per
cent, and in many cases two and
three hundred per cent It Is tr1e
that we are later this year than usual
in getting out the premium List, but
we believe that the fact it is lste will
cause many people to keep up inter
est in it. Many times when they are
sent out early you lose interest in the
list and thus lose the premium list
itself. We have the premium list in
the hands of the publisher and ex-
pect to get them out by the 1st OF
October. It is our plan to nil and
distribute them otherwise as soon as
we get them. If you do not get one
write US and we shall be delighted to
mail you one. When you get it, study
it. Take an inventory Of what you
have and if you find something worth
while bring it along and we shall be
glad to get it. If you get the prize
you will be glad, if you :on't you Ger
tainly will have the satisfaction OF
knowing that you have been a great
contributor to the success Of the fair.
This is the spirit we want to see IN
the heart and soul Of every exhibitor
at the Williamsburg County Fair this
fall.
We are going to have clean car
nival this year. We said that last
year, but were disappointed. We are
more experienced this year. The Du-
four and Tillford Shows, who will be
in Florence fair week, come to US
highly recommended. They have no
money wheels, their concessions being
principally commercial. They have
no cabarets, no oriental dances. They
have four rides and ten good shows.
If there are clean carnivals, the Du-
four and Tillford Shows are in that
class. In order to make ourselves
doubly sure as to the character Of the
shows, ETC.. we reserved the right, as
officers of the Association, to dis
continue anything we think should be
stopped. We did not have this power
last year under the contract we had
with the carnival company.
We shall also have some good free
acts before the grand stands to en-
tertain the people. We are not spar
ing any money nor time in trying to
get YOU something highly entertain