Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-08-25
SHENANDOAH FAIR TO Be
BIGGEST In HISTORY

give the people OF the Valley the blggeS
and best exhibition ever held in thi
section. There are 1853 stockholders i
the Association and these stockholder
are men of vision, men who have seel
the annual fair held in Woodstock grow
IN magnitude and influence until i
ranks among the few really big fairs il
the State. These stockholders have
| been content to reinvest the earning:
| OF the Association in such betterment:
and improvements as would add to the
pleasure and comfort of the thousands
who visit the grounds each year Nc
dividends have ever been declared on
the stock Of the Association, although
the earnings Of past fairs would have
justified a distribution of profits. Rather
than declare dividends, the officers.
with the unanimous consent of the
stockholders, have applied surplus
earnings to building up the fair to its
present proportions.
Secretary Frank NJ. Fravel has out
lined for the benefit of our readers
some OF the things which the Associa-
ton offers to the visitors who will come
to the 1922 exhibition, which begins
september II and closes September 10.
This has been the premier live stock
tar OF the western part of Virginia, and
IN some classes the entries were sup
erlor to those at the State Fair in Rich
mond. Indications are that the 1929
exhibit Of stock will excel all previous
exhibits. There will be the pick of
nationally known herds ofShort Horns,
Black Pole Angus, Red Polls, Devons,
Ayershires, White Face Herefords,
Guernseys and Jerseys and other
breeds Of cattle. These cattle will come
from nearby states and from those coun
ties Of Virginia noted for the produc-
ton Of pure bred stock.
The increase of entries in the poultry
department has made it necessary to
provide large tent for the display.
This increase is about 200 per cent over
former exhibits. A separate tent will
also be used for the exhibits Of the
calf clubs Of the county.
In the swine department there will
be an enlarged number of exhibitors.
This means an unequalled exhibition Of
swine, for last year il eXceIIed that Of
the State fair.
II fact all departments will be filled
to Overlooking " it'll best productions Of
field, farm, factory and home. and the
visitors in September will 60 away con
WINGED that the slogan IF the Associa-
ton is more than a mere advertisement
There is one thing particularly which
should be borne in mind The admission
price is only fifty cents, while lesser
fairs with fewer attractions are charg
ing - cents Season tickets at $3.50,
as We'll as general admission tickets,
will be on sale at convenient places
throughout the County. This will enable
people 10 purchase tickets near home
and save crowding and delay at the
gate,
FREE ACTS AND ADJUSTMENTS
An innovation this year will be the
great pyrotechnical display on We'd
nesday and Thursday nights. Fire
works Of magnitude and magnifcenc
will be featured. and it will be a dis
ploy which has never been paralleled
at Valley fair. In addition 10 the
fireworks all buildings will be illumi-
mated and, except for racing, every
will be in full blast and
open to visitors, The free acts will be
staged and the brilliant midway and all
shows will be operated. On these
nights small admission, twenty five
cents, will be charged, but the gates
will be free on Tuesday and Friday
nights.
It is impossible in the limited space
to describe at length just all OF the
good things, free, in store for fair
visitors in September for The best
talent obtainable will be here for Your
There is Dare Devil
Daugherty, who loops the loop on a
bicycle, with his clothing ablaze,
death defying spectacle that has been
the talk Of two continents. This high
priced attraction appears at only two
places in Virginia, Norfolk and Wood
stock
The Portia Sisters, premier aerial
artists, who were stellar attractions
with the Hagenback- Wallace Shows
last year, will give thrilling trapeze
performances in front of the grand
stand every day.
Rice ard Elmer, comic horizontal bar
artists, in an inimitable exhibition of
skill and daring, will delight thou
sands. They come to the Shenan-
doah County Fair direct from Wheel
ing, and it is one of the big acts which
has been recently brought to America
from Europe.
The Daring Cromwells, featuring in
balancing and contortion, is another
big free act (which will be seen daily.
RACING PROGRAM
Each day there will be speed con
tests on the best half mile track in the
State, and the purse offered for these
contests will attract the best harness
horses on the Virginia circuit. Over
SO, 200 in purses have been hung ur
for the speed contests and those who
enjoy the sport Of kings" are.assur-
ed of high quality Of racing, On the
first day there will be added to the
published program mule and pony
race and both events will add much te
the joyfulness of the day.
LEW DUFoUR's CARNIVAL
The cry for clean midway and clear
shows has been answered by the man
agement by securing Lew DuFour':