Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-07-30

L Wncre ne ATTENDED the 1883
World Exposition In Brussels.
We asked him to write for US
= story OF that Worlds Fair"
and he has graciously compli-
ed with the following that we
are happy to print. WHO.
BY-LEWIS SKIES
Expo SO. Two small, half
words that stand for the great
est show on earth. A show that
combines not only the tradi-
tional neon-lighted honky-tonks
where children and grown-ups
alike thrill to the rides on roller
coasters and to the barkers'
claims at tht side shows, but
also modern mans attempt to
achieve international co-opera-
ton and understanding through
his deliberately exhibited cult
ures and scientific attachments.
Truly, the greatest show on
earch, and, II you are in Brus-
sells, it will cost you only fifty
cents.
Whichever of the five entr-
ances you choose will not mat
ter. You may even arrive by he'll
icopter and be put down smack
in the center of this fantastic
world. You will be Immediately
overwhelmed by the vastness of
the fair itself, an area compare
BILE in size to Tabor City. It will
seem necessary to sit down for
a minute and gasp at what you
see. Vibrant color is every
where abundant in the most dar-
ingly conceived modern build
ings and at night grand illumin-
atoms provide still more color;
music floats from speakers con-
cealed in rocks, in the branches
of trees, and from the spectacul-
ar fountains scattered through
out the fairgrounds; people of
every nationality abound and
are in themselves of great int
crest whether they be reG-fezzed
MoroccanS with flowing white
robes, Indian women in their
handsome hand-wOrked saricS. or
an American overawcd by what
he is seeing. All will wonder
that such a place could be so
tremendously achieved.
One might first decide to
make a tour of the foreign pa
fVIllIonS which comprise about
one fifth of the total area OF
the fairgrounds. There are forty
Iscven of these pavillionS anG
each is situated in setting q
natural beauty which recalls In,
country it represents. There are
several modes of transportation
available. motorized bicycle
with baskets over the front
wheels in which you sit viii,
the driver prattlcS necessarily il
your ear in variety OF laacu
ages Frcnch and Flemish .
the Official languages %
Expo, chair lifts TIA; INK
over the fair for binds y
view, and miniature opens ,.
BUSES that jog along tic clabor
ate network o: ay.......
visiting the p@N!!lgnS. j, , 3.
ccSSary 20 rely on two 90.
There seems to be no -
in the way the foreign T.yi '.p..
axe arranged. one may CT.
the street from the glccmin
white mosquc-like palace g
'lTuHisia. rCckino III. ...,cns
and filled with strange na:iv,
chants to the extremely modern
cool blue and white pavilion q
Switzerland where yodelerS vi,
with choir boys to claim one:
attention and where huge chunk.
of Swiss cheese are available fol
the asking. Farther along Is ia.
pavilion o! Great Britain. ,n
OF the four largest Ulc 9th.
are France. Russia. and ii.
United StateSD. and. in my opin-
ion. t"c best of the forty-scvcn
At the entrance stands a sentry
from tic Coldstream Guards
whose rigid attention. red Jack
ct, and blac'; shake remind one
Immediately of the guards out
side Buckingham Palace. Or
stepping inside, the serene ma
jesty achieved by high vaultec
walls hung with purple velvet
and maSterfully lighted with
green and red spots is almost
overpowering. One feels com.
PEELED to walk slowly. almost &c
march. by replicas of England's
great heritage such as the crown
jewels and an enormous pro.
trait of Queen Elizabeth, while
marital music is trumpetct
forth. Then through corridor af.
liter corridor of British Sciept;fi,