The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-24
STATE FAIR THIS
YEAR TO BEGIN ON
TUESDAY, OCT. 10
Here Is Schedule of Events
for Five-Day Festivities


DAY; s am, Gates Open; 9 am,
Judging starts in almost all de-
partments; 10 am, formal open
ing of the State Fair, Exhibit
Buildings and James E. Strates
Shows on the Midway open; IL
am, first performance of State
Fair Folk Festival; 1890 pm,
Grandstand opens for afternoon
program of Harness Horse and
Pony Races, Circus and Hippo
drome Acts; 2 pm, Harness
Horse Races sanctioned by U. S.
Trotting Association on Grand
stand Track, Folk Festival Per-
Torrance; 2:45 pm, Circus and
Hippodrome Acts in front of
Grandstand; $50 pm, Folk Fes-
tival Performance; $50 pm,
Grandstand opens for evening
show; 7:30 pm, George Hamid's
"Phantasies of 1954"-Spectacu-
lar Revue and Grandstand Show;
$50 pm, Fireworks display; II
Midnight-James E. S tr tie
Shows on the Midway close for
the night.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20
THRILL DAY; 8 am, Gates
Open; 10 am, Exhibit Buildings
open and James E. Strates Shows
on the Midway H. am, Folk
Festival Performance; 1890 pm,
Grandstand opens for afternoon
Thrill Show; 1870 pm, Tractor
and Farm Machinery Parade on
track in front of Grandstand; 2
pm, Jack Kochman's Cavalcade
of Thrills, Folk Festival Per-
Torrance; $50 pm, Folk Festi-
val Performance; $50 pm,
Grandstand opens for evening
show; 7:30 pm, George Hamid's
Spectacular Revue, "Phantasies
of 1854" on stage in front of
grandstand; $50 pm, Fireworks
display; II Midnight-James E.
Strates Shows on the Midway
close for the night.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21-
GOVERNORS DAY; 8 am,
Gates open; 10 am, Exhibit
Buildings open and James E.
Strates Shows on the Midway
open for the day; IL am, Folk
Festival Performance; 1890 pm,
Grandstand opens for afternoon
program of Harness Horse and
Pony Races, Circus and Hippo
drome Acts; 2 pm, Harness
Horse Races sanctioned by the
U. S. Trotting Association on
Grandstand track, Folk Festival
Performance; 2:45 pm, Circus
and Hippodrome Acts in front of
grandstand; $50 pm, Folk Fes-
tival Performance; $50 pm,
Grandstand opens for evening
show; 7:3O pm, 'Phantasies of
1851; $50 pm, Fireworks dis
play; IL Midnight-James E.
StrateS Shows on the Midway
close for the night.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER On. C.
SCHOOL CHILDREN'S DAY: 8
am, Gates open; 10 am, Exhibit
Buildings open and James E.
Strates Shows on the Midway;
II am, Folk Festival Perform
ance; 1890 pm, Grandstand
opens for afternoon program of
Harness Horse and Pony Races,
Circus and Hippodrome Acts; 2
pm, Harness Horse races sane
toned by U. S. Trotting Associa-
ton on Grandstand track, Folk
Festival Performance; 2:45 pm,
Circus and Hippodrome Acts in
front of grandstand; $50 p. m,
Folk Festival Performance; $50
pm, Grandstand opens for eve
ming show; 7:30 pm. George A.
Hamid's "Phantasies of 1851;
$50 pm. Fireworks display; IL
Midnight-James E. Str ties
Shows on the Midway close for
the night.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23-
AUTO RACE DAY; 8 pm, Gates
open; 10 am, Exhibit Buildings
open; II am, Folk Festival Per-
Torrance; IL noon, Grandstand
opens for program of U. R. c.
Sanctioned Automobile Races;
4 pm, Time Trials start for
Automobile races; 2 pm, Folk
Festival Performance; 2:30 pm,
Automobile races on Grandstand
racetrack; $50 Final Folk Festi-
val Performance; $50 pm,
Grandstand opens for evening
show; 7:30 pm, Final perform
ance of George A. Hamid's Re-
vue; $50 pm, Fireworks dis
play, IL Midnight-Fair ends.