The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-11

New York, July 1.-The heavy iil- Aux of out-of-town visitors to the New York Worlds Fair over the last weekend furnished definite proof that the vacation season is on.
 All parts of the country furnished their quota of visitors, but the nun. Der from below the Mason Dixon line, where schools and colleges close 6 week or two earlier than they do in northern climes, exceeded ex- pectations.
 The enthusiasm, the excitement and the local dialects identify visitors from outside New York. At the same time the license tags on automobiles in the five Worlds Fair parking fields and, the New York city field adjacent to the fair grounds are an indicat ton of the proportion of New Workers to residents of other parts of the country attending the fair each day.
 There has been a steady increase in automobiles in the parking fields. The proportion of cards owned out- side New York state has increased from 1l.4 per cent to 45 per cent from the middle week lend of May to the middle weekend of June.
 In addition to the influx of visitors from the south, the midwest, far west, New England, Europe md South America are contributing to the steady stream of humanity click ing through the 193 turnstiles ct the nine admission gates.
 10th Million Visitor
 The 10000, ,000th visitor to the fair, Miss Adeline K. Kruse, of AIS West 23rd street, New York city, and South Bend, Ind. was clocked through the Independent subway gate on the fairs 67th day of op- eration.
 The average daily attendance since the fair began is well over i75,000.
 Peak attendance at the Worlds Fair is expected during July and August, the normal vacation season for the millions of workers through out the country.
 The millions of persons who pour into the fair grounds during this period will find that everything pos- sible has been done to make their visit as comfortable and as economi- cal as they wish to make 1t.
 Benches are scattered through the grounds where they can sit down to rest or to eat a picnic lunch. Several special areas have been set aside as well for the exclusive accommoda- ton of picnickers, and there are res. taurants on the grounds with Q total seating capacity of nearly 10000 persons.
 Average Meal Check 43 Cents
 Visitors to the fair thus far have been surprised to discover that the average restaurant check Is 43.3. Ten restaurants picked at random at widely separated points on the grounds had average checks of 48 cents, 60 cents, 35 cents, b5 cents, 3i cents, A cents, 50 cents, 37 cents, A cents and 36 cents. Visitors who want to go higher can find the finest food and vintages from the far corners of the earth in the foreign zone where world famous chefs prepare the cuisine from rarest ingredients.
 The fair, now running ct is op- erations peak b geared to handle crowds even larger than are expect- cd on It's i2i6h acres. Weekend visitors who find plenty of room on the grounds, in restaurants, at all the exhibits and in the amusement area, are amazed when they discover they form part of c crowd between 260, 900 and 300,000.
 All Exhibits Now Ready
 All the exhibits on the grounds have been completely set up and c number of them are much more elaborate than originally anticipated. The dozens of varieties of entertain- ment available in the amusement area are all running full blast.
 Transportation facilities, geared to handle the tremendous volume of traffic expected for the fair, have proved entirely adequate. The fair is particularly easy of access by nu- tomobile. Police for 100 miles around RV4t. Nt.