Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-08-05
Fair Visitor Is
To Be King" At
1855 Exposition

It's going to be easier for folks
to see the Ohio State Fair this year;
there's going to be bigger variety
of sights and attractions; and all of
it will be in a gayer and more fes-
tive setting.
Those are the promises of State
Fair Manager Sam C. eastman, as
he looks forward to opening day on
the Columbus Fairgrounds. Dates
are Aug. 26-Sept. 2.
One new building-the partially
completed Youth Center-will be
filled with busy crowd of young
Junior Fair exhibitors and their
guests, serving as reminder that
the first step in the Master Plan for
reJuvenated fairgrounds has been
taken.
A beginning has been made also
In beautfying the present grounds.
Thirty oak trees have been planted
along Eleventh Ave. Thousands of
annual flowers are blooming in
newly planted beds and borders.
Flags and banners line the visitors
walkway to the newly Handicapped
Merchants and Manufacturers
Building. Artistic figures and SYM
bols, glorifying Ohio's contributions
to culture and progress, dot the
grounds. A mammoth Davy Croc-
kett, fianked by a live bear Tin an
enclosure) will remind visitors that
Bill "Davy Crockett" Hayes will be
one on the list of famous enter
tainers.
New long resting" benches and
tents set in shady places will invite
tired visitors to relax and have
cold drink. Picnic facilities will be
available near the lake, recently
stocked with fish for youthful MIN.
rods who take their catch home.
Getting around the grounds has
been simplified by the addition of
IL on the g roun d s passenger
buses, which will make complete
circles of the grounds on regular
schedules with frequent stops. Fare
will be nominal-fve cents round
trip for children-ten cents for
adults. Shuttle buses will bring
visitors from the huge parking lot.
Things will be easier also for
those who prefer to walk. Many
areas have been resurfaced to do
away with complaints about stones
and dust. The entire Midway has
been smoothed and the roadway
from the Junior Fair buildings to
the M. and M. Building is black
topped.
Inside the buildings old time WIS.,
itors will note changes in the nature
and makeup of exhibits. Old-fash-
Toned static sets or pieces will give
way to exhibits with movement and
color. In the Hort and Ag building,
completely new plan of arrange
ments will have its focus in a center
piece in ice sculpture. Five produc-
ers' groups will present dynamic
and educational exhibits with how
to-do-it demonstrations.
In the M. and M. Building q do
it-yourself show will be set up for
the first time and fashion exhibits
will feature Ohio designs. The latest
in fall and winter styles will be
shown in the Arts and Crafts Build
ing at afternoon and evening style
shows directed by the Boston Store,
Columbus.
All of the farm machinery and
equipment exhibits, flanked by a
display of antique articles, will be
consolidated in a space near che
center of the grounds, south of the
race track. Greatly enlarged from
that of 1854, the exhibit will be so
arranged as to have appeal for
rural and urban visitors alike.
Entertainment will be afforded
In great variety, including "big
name" stars of stage, radio and
television, Lassie and Wild West
rodeo, folk festivals, talent shows.
horse show performances, harness
races and fh,.;Jl choxx,.