Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
Fair Exhibit
Heads Named
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Aug. 25.-Dr. j. S. Dor
ton, manager Of the North Carolina
State Fair, today announced eX-
hibit directors Tor the IA separate
departments Of the fair, which will
be held here this year from October
10 10 A.
DR.. Dorton said that all the di-
rectors are recognized experts in
their lines and are known through
out the State.
The fair will be the 83rd for the
State and the third in succession
to be under the direct operation and
management of the State Depart
ment Of Agriculture. DR.. Dorton was
selected manager when operation
was taken out of the hands of
leSses and assumed by the depart
ment.
The state Board of Agriculture's
fair committee, which will have
supervision of the entire exposition!
is composed of Mrs. l.. l.. Stevens
of Shawboro, w. Ivan Bissette of
Grifton and c. S. Young of Shelby.
Exhibits in all departments will
be under the general supervision of
F. E. Miller, director OF test farms.
Directors for the individual de-
partments are as follows:
Cd County educational, agricul-
tural and industrial exhibits, F. H.
Jeter, State college editor and pub
licity head.
(2) Field crops and farm exhibits,
r. E. Currin, Jr., Rocky Mount, sup
erintendent of the Upper Coastal
Plain station; and r. J. Harris, Ra-
leigh, superintendent of the Cen
tral Experiment station.
90 Horticulture products, DR..
Charles Dearlng, Willard, SuX%erin-
tendent of the Coastal Plain station;
H. r. Niswonger and Robert
Schmitt, both of State college.
(4) Livestock, DR.. William Moore,
state veterinarian, Raleigh; and j..
A. Arey, State College Dairy Ex-
tension specialist.
(5) Beef cattle and sheep. E.
Foster, N. c. Experiment Station
and L. l. Case, State college beef
cattle and sheep specialist.
CO. Dairy cattle-Dr. C. D. Grin
nells, N. c. Experiment Station and
A. c. Jimrey, dairy extension
specialist.
CD Swine-H. w. Taylor, State
College Extension swine specialist
60 Draft horses-Earl H. Hos
teller and Dalton SWaffer, State COL
lege specialist.
(9) Poultry-J. Wade Hendricks,
Statesville, superintendent of the
Piedmont test farm; and Dean w.
| Coward, SWannanOa, superintendent
of the Mountain station.
Cd Boys and Girls All Clubs
| l.. r. Harrill, State college All Club
director and Miss Frances Mac
Gregor, All Club.
11) Bees and honey-C. H. Bran
lon, State entomologist director,
With P. C. Craddock, State apiary
| Inspector and c. L. Sans, State col
lege bee specialist.
| ODD Vocational Education-ROy
H. Thomas, Raleigh, State super
visor of vocational agriculture, with
director of Industrial Education,
George w. Coggin, Charles H. War
zen and Miss Katherine 7. Dennis.
G3) Educational department.
State Superintendent of Public In
;truction Clyde A. Erwin; A. B.
Combs, FL. Arnold Perry, E. NJ
oeeler. John c. Lockhart, c. F.
1addy and Horace Grigg, associate
directors.
(14) Fine Arts-Miss Katherine
Norris, Raleigh, director; Mrs. Will
am Hodges and Baker Wynn, asso-
ciates. ~
Q5) Farm Machinery and Trac-
tors-David S. Weaver, State college
1irector of agricultural engineering.
Q6) Horses and mule pulling
,ontests-Paul L. Fletcher, State
Department of Agriculture livestock
marketing specialist, and DR.. Weav-
er.
| I7) Federal Department Exhibits
III w. Shoffner, farm management
pecialist at State college.
About two-thirds of the field work
- checking compliance under the