Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-10-09
State Fair
Is Started
Daily ijISpaScn Sureau,
In the Ssr WaiIer IkOteL

Raleigh, Oct. 9.-ltS lar week, ana
everybody connected with the big eX-
position seems to be in quite q Whirl.
That is, everybody except the man
who might we'll be the most jittery
of them all, Dr. J. S. Dorton, who is
manager, chief cook and bottle
washer and the fellow who would
get all, or at least almost all, the
blame if the weather should be bad
/ or the fair for some other reason
should fail to click with the same
SmOOthnesS that marked the shows
of 1897 and 1888.
But this Dorton person is as calm,
cool and collected as any prime GU
cumber growing on its shady vine or
snugly reposing in vinegar. Obvious
ly he is not in the least fearful of
putting over his big act act as mayor,
recorder, chief of police, fire marshal
and general factotum Of what will
amount to good sized city from to-
day until after midnight Saturday,.
That's probably because all the
possible DOrtOn dOngs have been
done and the fate Of things rests in
the hands Of the weather gods and
the enthusiasm of Tar Heels, young
and old, for their State Fair.
Helping DR.. Dorton in getting over
to the public the impression that this
weeks affair is going to be the big
gest ever" Louis H. Wilson, Depart
ment Of Agriculture publicity head,
has flooded every publication in the
State with an ocean Of propaganda,
readable and interesting, but pro-
paganda just the same, although in
the best sense of the term.
; Wherefore if the fair isn't success
full it will not for lack of thorough,
Woodworking preparation on the part
of it's manager and its press agent.
! Now as to what the fair really has
on the ball. The eXpositions Of last
year and the year before are general
ly conceded to have been quite sue
/ This success is unanimously attri-
buted to smart managership and gen.
eral knowledge Of what makes good
fair. There is the same management
again this year.
Exhibits ought to be more numer-
Gus and batter balanced. The pre-
MUM list has been upped about Is
! per cent to a grand total Of some ST.
900, with $4,000 going in ten awards
| to county progress exhibits
The States most noted specialists
have cooperated in preparing for the
showing Of agricultural, educational
and industrial classes. State College
! experts, Extension Service specialists,
experiment station heads have done
their best to make these classes at
| tractiVe.
And so c. .he ~,eic'!v educational
and agricultural side the t'alr ougilt
to be fully up to par.
On the entertainment side of the
| picture, Wednesday afternoon, is I'M
| doubtedly the most attractive on a
basis of known factors. Lucky Teter
and his He'll Drivers will perform
that day, and they need no ballyhoo
from this, or any other corner
| They're been here before and if not
| a single new customer went, they'd
| play to a packed house Of those who
have seen them before, but want to
see them again
The free acts, to be given each aft
crnoon and night, are termed excep-
tional. In the past two years, the
fairs acts have lived up to advance
| notices. There is no reason to sus-
pect they'll fall sho., lis time.
Then there'n be the Midway; and
| chances are it will be tn usual run
)f-mne Midway, no better, no worse.
critics may knock and cynics may
corn, but after all what would be a
air without a Midday?
All III all, that fairs here again.
nd it Ought really % he just bit
Jlgger ana better than ever before.