Yesterday was a day of rush and hurry at the Glenburnie fair grounds as fair officials, exhibitors and the many civic committees who ae assisting waded through the final preparations for the opening of the Craven County Agricultural Fair which opens today for a four-day run.
The exposition will be officially put underway this afternoon at 1 o’clock, and it was announced yesterday that it would continue through until Saturday evening, thus extending it into four days instead of three as originally planned.
The heavy and incessant rains of the past several days made necessary the postponement of the racing events planned for this afternoon, the race track being in no condition or use. Hence it was decided that all events scheduled for the track this afternoon would be postponed until Saturday afternoon. It is hoped that no changes in tomorrow’s and Friday afternoon’s events will be necessitated.
Postponement of today’s racing calendar will in no way detract from the main features of the fair, it was pointed out. Practically every exhibit had been placed last night, and was in readiness for the entrance of the crowds this afternoon. The community exhibits, and there were many of them, were said to be the most attractive and complete in every way than have been shown in an Eastern Carolina fairground in many years.
It was announced yesterday that in account of the lateness of arrival of some of the exhibits that the judging of these would not be held until Thursday. This will give all exhibitors a fair opportunity to get their exhibits in the best possible condition before the judges inspect them.
Harry Sultan, it was stated, had been placed in charge of all poultry exhibits. He will direct the showing of all fowl entries, and will look after the feeding and care of them during the four days they are on display.
One of the most interesting exhibits that will been seen in the main building, it is said, will be that of the premiums have that have been contributed by business houses here. These will be placed together in a booth, each premium labeled so as to denote the contributor.
An important addition to the fair premium list was announced yesterday by H.A. Patten, head of the executive committee. He said word had just been received that the Pillsbury Flour Mills would through their local distributor, The Armstrong Grocery Company, give one barrel of their flour for the best loaf of bread baked with Pillsbury flour, and one barrel of their flour for the best pan of rolls baked with Pillsbury flour.
It was pointed out that it was important for contestants to bear in mind the requirement that the entries in this class be of Pillsbury flour only. It is expected that many housewives in the city and county will compete for these additional premiums.
From the front page of New Bernian, Oct. 1, 1924
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