The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-09-27
A Little Pen
Is Injected
By Boosters

A colcrful parade down Main
st,cct, stirring music by band
CCmpoccd of thirty-twO State Col
l2Sc boys, Snappy speeches,
throngS of cars AZ, pcOpic on
Main street, gauoy an1 noiIy
scuycnirS, and behind I all a
spirit of good will and boostinT.
By thc:e tokens shall ye know
tbcm--thcy are the State Fair
Boosters. They swoopcd down up
Cn Elizabeth City Wedne day
night and boosted.
The State Fair Boosters Special.
of fifty Raleigh business
men and the State COLLEGE Band,
made a noisy entrance into Eliz-
abeth City shortly a4Cer 81, y
Wednesday evening and began the
business OF boosting the State Fair
to Elizabeth City folks. The mptGi
cavalcade was composed Of four
large motor buses. which were pre-
ceded into town by six State liigh e
way Patrolmcn. The shriCkS OF
sirens On the patrolmen'S motor
cycles gave Elizabeth City its II S.
notice that the boosters were here.
BIZ. that was nothing compared
with what was to follow.
The members of the Special first
turned their attention TO securing
rooms for the night. arranging
parties and getting something tc
cat. These matters attended to. al
the Boo terS who could be found
were lined up behind the baul and
paraded down Main street. From
Road to Water streets. the main
drag was lined with cars and peo-
pie. This was Elizabeth CityS frs
chance to see a street parade al
night and young and old alike turn
ed out TO view the parade WedneS-
day night. The parade OYER. the
Boosters and the crowd went int:
the court house. where the Boosters
were welcomed to Elizabeth City
and where the boosting began IL
earnest.
J. c. B. EhringhauS, hailed by tn
Raleigh delegation as our next Gov
ernor. made the speech of welcome
r. S. BuSbee. General Chairman o
the State Fair Special. followed MI
Ehringhaus with a short speech. I
vocal quartet. composed Of member
of the band. rendered several oil
favorites. Tom White. Of Herttoro
President of the State Fair, an
Frank H. Jeter, Of the Department
of Agriculture at North Carolin
State College. also made speeches
The band whooped it up with NOR
music and everybody went home
Elizabeth City had been boosted I
the members of the State Fal
Special and the State Fair had pee
boosted to Elizabeth Citizens. An
everybody was happy.
This was the sixth annual stat
Fair Booster Special. but it was IN
second of its kind to visit North
eastern North Carolina. The Boost
pr Special came to Elizabeth CIT
nv the northern route throug
Rocky Mount. Enfield. RoanoK
Rapids. AhoSkie and GateSVlll'
Short stops were made at every tow
along the rouse but Elizabeth CIT
was the focal point of the two-oa
trip. Leaving Elizabeth City earl
Thursday morning the Special re
turned to Raleigh through Eden
ton WilliamEon. Washington
Farmville. Tarboro, wilson all
Zebulon.
The Boosters boosted. and the
left Northeastern North Carolln
and Elizabeth City we'll aware OF '
fact that a bigger and better stat
Fair and Homecoming Week Will
held in Raleigh during the wee
from october IA to 10 and that a
were cordially invited to come up
Raleigh at that time and see Jul
what resources their State ia
and what progress it has made
the past quarter Of a century