The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-05-12
INJECT YOUNG BLOOD
INTO 1922 DISTRICT FAIR
Howard Smith, President and Buxton White,
Secretary-Manager To Stage Elizabeth City
Fair This Fall

-N,rltIOn tOT the NSdI 4IA- - II
safe bet that Elizabeth City
,r;,r have the best fair in its his
-.~v this fall. For the first time
IN the history of the Fair AsSo-
,;or;on its affairs have been en-
-~vs,ed 10 Young and progress
ire men who are identified in
r;r WAYS with the agricultural
.~,rress of the Elizabeth City
territory. Howard Smith is
manager OF the Carolina Potato
rvchange. the sections one sue
,ess:,,l cooperative marketing
.~yanization. and Buxton White
:. head of the Buxton White
Seed Co.. the biggest and most
progressive seed house in North
eastern North Carolina. 1t means
something to these boys to put
- a real fair and neither Of
,,cn is afraid of an innovation.
W Ben Goodwin who has served the
Fair Association as Secretary Manager
:.- .wo years was compelled to give
..n -ae work this year because of the
.auy other enterprises which demand
is constant attention.
Nryady the new officers and directors
ns iii. Elizabeth City Fair are at work
~ a general program. There will be
.->> money spent on horse races this
v-ar and more money for worth while
exhibits. There will be more exhibit
>,arr. including 4 new exhibit build
.s. with big prizes for county exhibits.
Tie management will also spend more
money for big free attractions. attrac-
IONS that will swell the attendance by
,s1v thousands The new management
.-eo.uize> the fact that while a big fair
,.ase> q county or a section, the people
.ake the fair and the people seek
amusement above everything else. 1t
.,u'- what the people ought to see that
-r-> them: its what they want to see
aud -le new management is going TO
--y 20 give them what they want to get
t-.u in the grounds and then give them
what's good for them as well.
At the most enthusiastic meeting of
r-p Fair Association ever held the fol-
living officers were elected Monday
-.ga- % pilot the already successful AL
5-ma.le District Fair for the year
lg222:
President. y. Howard Smith; 1st
Wee President, J. 7. McCabe; Treas
g.er. Savings Bank & Trust Co; Sec
g-,arr-M Manager. Buxton White; Second
Wee Presidents. Dan W. Morgan. r.
D. City: H. W. Bright. r. F. D.
Cry: Seth W. Scott. WeekSville; Sam
G-eg1rr. City: W. II. Gallop. Jarvis
5rrs; VI. H. Hubbard, Old Trap; T. s.
W-.-a Hertford; R. H. Welch. r. F.
b. Ue-,ford: $. NJ. Combs, Columbia
Directors: J. W. Foreman. c. W.
S--r-@,. W Ben Goodwin. Brad San
.-.>. W. J. Woodley. Edgar NJ. Ste
vs. Grover W. Falls. W. \. Brock.
DR.. e.. D. Bell. Darias White, c. Tay-
.oc G,aldy, DR.. l. Fearing, G. G..
Markham :. b. Parsons, Miles W. Fer
e5se, \. 3. Houtz. G. F. Seifert, S. G.
>.o-- W. G.. Gather. T. ]. Markham.
E.. +. Aydlett. Jr.. o. F. Gilbert, S.
l. Johnson, c. o. Robinson.
Tie new officers and directors have
expressed themselves as being whole
a1ar,e3ly determined to put work and
push behind this years Fair to make
y tie largest and best yet held and un
eZce..ed by any fair of its kind in North
Carolina.
In keeping with this policy the move
@rnt is already under way to raise
funds to erect a new Agricultural Build
- 'o adequately display all the re-
sources Of the entire section.
II is planned to allot sufficient dis
Play space to each county n the dis
trct 20 put on a competitive exhibit of
is farm and natural resources, and suf-
aclent premiums will be offered to make
'-. effort worth while. Space will also
'r allotted for individual farm exhibits
with suitable prizes. Plans are being
started for the assembling of these ex-
~.'.,S which are expected to excel any
lung ever attempted in the exploita-
Ton Of the resources of entire Abe
marie section.
II Is thought that this plan will mean
Il.n toward bringing the Fair home to
rae people of the outlying counties and
-''6" them realize as they have never
"'1' before that this is their Fair
I'' Elizabeth City's Fair, not Pasquo-
,"aN County'S Fair, but the Albemarle
o,i.irt Fair-the entire sections Fair!
lac erection Of such a building would
~''a" the release of the space under
." SrandStand for commercial exhibits
.~I eating booths, both of which would
-.'P IN making a larger, better and
~'E" interesting Fair.
Lie large. new stock building erect
W. .~,. Year is considered quite ade-
''.. Tor the housing of the districts
] .'-' ..'d breeds of horses and cattle,
' = is thought that it may be nee
20 provide sheds outside of this
'Hr swine and possibly sheep.
.. improvements anticipated
". '.. present plant and the en-