Variety (Feb 1938)

^JtteisJiiy,: ^^^^ VAklETY #9 (Cbntinwfwi from Pjafee 37) Qhouting^ the titltf ^^)f the ptograrh; headlines oi three most imiior^nt stories to Me heard on the blast« and ccnbludiiie with 'Peter Grant it . the r liiicrophoneT' The Coorey lad may be'taken for a vocial twin, pf Jphiirty, the Philip Morris cig page. After the oeriod is under way, Coorefy breaks : jn pb.w ,an<J then With headline ;cries. Blurb?,:openings mid.dle:and. clos-? in<* are for a rieedle.iahd braid com-: • biA'ation, which, with a book ;bf in- • stfactions. oh ■ how to make' various useful iVeniis fbr the home >ind. ais; gifts, is : offered, . for; $1^ _ Sponsor would do well, to give the combo : a catchy nkme; one descriptive of the purpose served, rather than merely ; advisingt''Miil ai dollar bill to.iPetet Grant, care of this statiqrt.' ' At clo^e Goorey doeS'a nifty fade-. yell bn 'Afternoon Edition*^ and 'Peter ■ ■/.tlrant;' - .^ ^.;'.^^.y V:-;; -:;. ::/'/Kdll,," ■'PilFblillEsi WILLIS:? ^-^ : ^ . .;'Cli|HdirehV'P*'og!f*'« 60 Mins>rLbcal ; r; ' ■ MOXTGOMERX WA^tn^ Saturday,.'8 a.in.v--./^-.;v WOKO, Albany : dood childi'en's.^ -shbWi;' - Airing unrehearsed interviews .with' arid by . youngsters; picked at. ratid'om--from; a stiidib audiience vein a parlor of. Ten. • Eyck Motel, whiere ktatidn. hag hcad-.;| quarters), ■ Jianibov.ees reveal \ child_^' • ^ood.iri its natural rather, thjih in the; prec6cio\iS( exhibitionistic .: pha,se: :, whlit^ :makes so^^ m kidrper- . former broadcasts trying-for ayevagc: '"viistiStvBr^'.''---v-''---- v/-^-,.''■■•;;■-■/ r Vliere. aire .boys:-:and girls talking,; ' thinking .arid dreaming ?rs they':.dd; in . the., home, ;at- schdbl or on' .the ..street: frank arid .^secretive, ::happy- , go-lucky and. serious, . definite and vague, corifideiit ind diffident, smart • and,- slow; Willis. not', b nly..'qiiizzei} hirnself,; but brings; sonie oi :the: . . youngsters; up;;to the mike in pairs, . io that they .may question one .arir other; He .^Isp \t.urrts .:two or . thriee Ib.dse each 'Aveek:: bri copy-reading; / .Interviewees receive 50 cents apiece. instriimentialists-r-kept at a Tminiriium. -^draw; twficef- thait, amount.: A tptal . . of $15 is. hainded but during the hbun . -.v,;:-::' .'.- ■.' •■■•jflc.b. Each does two sblos oh the haif-hoiii: prograiri and they combine voices for another number just before close. Both ; Miss Davis and Roese hiave vpice.«! which blendi neiatly into the dreamy pMttet-n set up for the bccia- •sion. ; ; RMss Ganter handles ihe brier ah- riouncemients at beginning iand end and Lb well Riley isprpducer.-. - ■ >. Otis.: Orchestral .and VociaL • ■3<j. Mihai.r-Local McMUIiTRV'PAINT MEG. CO. V Sunday,''S p.tiL ■■KQA,/-penyiiir\ ■;. V " Orchestra, - directed , byHenry Trustman (jiiisburg, does good^ job. Nuriibers :5elec,ted riot' only to; please thpse . liking . the i irioderh : "tyi>e :. of music but those ^pireferring the clas- sical. . TiiD^s arie generally light and played . with. verve., There's a tenor on the: prpgram; Russell. Hollinger, that: hais a ^yell modulated vpice. In brief, :,a better.- prograrii -'than outrbf- tbwners :wPuld expect in ^Denve.r. . ^ . .Prpigram . bpehs, with; 'Lady tirbrii Spain" in a_ tenlpb: that:keeps, onels hands.-away i'rbni the dials^, v.. ^ Annbiincernerits h^iridled: in; sanie tempo as -i-est of program by Gilbert .Vei:ba. .and even- :though. .there are several.' they 'aive -iihOrt^ a^ ;trusive.V\■■V:'-v. -.Rpseij"-- •j'IRISH.JECHOES'- ' With Terry OToble. Betty Ailen^ Eleanor Diemer, Johii Kiley, Myles O'JVIaltey, Veronica Dbherty, Jeirry CBrieii, John E. Rellly, Mattie . Tpuhy and His Irisir Minstrels . . Irish Musical ShOMT ... ; 30 MihsrHLocai; -/.SiisCaining':' ... :':'Saiurd«iy,V7:15' WMEX, Boston ;;;;; This iis ;the\shbW that Yankee Net- work had under, contract fill recently when! employerremploiree difficulty sievered the Irish Echoes show from the WNAG-Yarikee payroll. :WMEX has /taken: the shbw ' over intact. Oh tlie. stint caught (5), the pattern of :prbductibn was in. rare entertairimfent fprin. The; plaintive watbling of O'Tbole,The Boy from aeland' with just the right tinge of Erin brbgiie wai istandbtit in several splp^ arid in his weekly informative . talk; on . something reprpsehtative Pf .Eire. Thi$ tirtie it was .the origin of the Londonderry Air lyrics.. Script arid spiel job by, O'Toole Was im- ■ pressive.;-;,, • . ^: T ^P'^ST.^ 3^^^^^ by John Kiiey, the thezzorsiopranoing of Hpleh; MacGarthy Brown, and the en.sernble,-^orisisting of. Betty Allen, harpist, Eleanor Diemer, cellist, and organist Kiley, is blatantly punctured by, the Jig ditties splashed Put by' Mattie Touhy's: Minitrbls. ■ ISudden veering from; the show's tempo with ,aimless: type of Irish -music, , should be smoothed over. Kiley, Brown,; Dieriier and : i particularly Allen; sound well. .. Myles: 0'Malley_, bec'ca rbcbrdirig ;lad. uses Ould Sod tuHesvwith his tin r(,D^* ■ "V^rPriica Doherty and Jerry" .. 0 Brieri.; accordibh team, finger the squeezeboxes bke. . .' ShbSv is thrown to the Irish trade, wh^cb is choice fbi: . its gulief, since .. r"^ tneirie embiraces the >song; melody .and sto^y Of Ireland. Largie green population in Bearitown;. i-;^9hh Reilly;. mikemati,^ .CQ-rii;cl's ;I}e;sJ^w with O'Toble and he gave WMEX; listeners a new brahd of ah- nounoing that .shbnid: .annex him favorable corriment. '. Horin, <RQMANCE IN RHYTHM' With Waltier. Knick's orchestra. Ruth • ?Q.-Mins.-LocaI: ' Susitalninir DiHly, l;3p p. m. WBNS, Columbus WBNS^i 10-piece« stafT P^ncstia to nice advantage in this naif-hwir nfiati riee.'of uhinterrupted / ^"'T'lc. Qfleririgs aire all on the swe<et .?>de; .^ Celeste, faur clarinets- "and ;,Jriul,ed :brass instead 6f the. band's' >^?^ 'nstriimcrftation.. . ..; ; There arc no ariiibuhcehierils cx- ^<i„.PP<in and clo.se; 30-riiiriute , """CS' are. linked together by S,--'^V^'^s '^he Ce.lo.s^ by Snook VbGals are :altcrnated with ortjhcstral numbers. • ■•' . Two vocalists on tlic pi-oijrtiitin are ;^<*V 9qc};o. tenor, and Riilh Davk iropranp •.from. Ohio State Univcr.slty. V • ;<Cbntiriu^d .fivpm 'p trude Lawrence); :iridispOsitiori;.HKr^^ rtiatineSes :(rib Monday night); around $17,000 last,week, v^-: //V-. 'The Stir Wagon,' Einpire (22d week) (GD-l,096-$3.3O). Cpmrnarids strong .'buisiriess and is longbst stayer of ■ this .season's better . shows; imore than held' its. ovin last week; $15,000 or more. ;. .\K 'The Women/ Barry more (61st week); (;G-1,048-$3.30). Also main- tained .recent, gait arid shpuld get gobd^ :shai-e ^of- hbliday agoing , this ;week: over $13,000. . •Three waitzes,' Majestic (9th week) (O-l,753.-$3.30). Operetta is getting by, but attendance: ' Vdisap- poiriting; ■estimated.- gross around $15,000. 'Tobacco ; Road,* ; Fbrrest (2!20th week) (G-1,1 07-$1.^5). Goes along steadily^ earning, prpfits despite nriod- est takings; fated around $5,500. . •You Can't. Take It With You/ Booth .{63d week) (Ct708-$3.30. Stands up tg excellent money con- sidering this stage of iriin; last week's takings qubted close to $12,000 mark.. •Wirie of Choice/ Guild (1st week) (Cr914-$3.30). Presented by Theatre Guild; wfitteri by S. N. Behfmari; did well in Boston; opened Mphday. . ■■■ Added :. •Ptiis and Needles/ Labor .Stage' , (11th week) (M-500; $2.75); Garment union players continue to fare well in.'-the Small- theatre with satiirical revue. ' ; ..,; ..- ;\ *A .Fireman's Flame/ American Music Halll old type, nieller. lni nigh spot. : \ -v.^, ; .: : ... V;.- " '.;' • ■• ";.':'' '; '~.RBvlval» ■■' 'Murder in the Cathedral/ Ritz (2d week) , (918: $3.30). Impoiitatibri. drew respectful' press; chances not indicated after midiweek starts .. 'iuliuss Caesar' arid 'iSheemaker's jloliday/National .(16th Wieek) (l,i64; , $2.20 ).r Getting excellent money. - 'A Doll's House/ Morosco (9th week) . (1.116; $3.30). Final three wfeeks; London slated- later, - ■ .;--'WPA. 'One Third of a Nation/ Adelphi. '|»o.wer,' 49th Street.. - , Nitery Phceinenfs . Carlos Dul-an's fhumba band, Suh- s^t club, Holiywopd;.'; , : Ha I-r y 1 ; Ro'sen th at ' hand,:; Edua rdo P.urande.. La Cbnga. Hollywood. V: Frances White; Bill's Gay Nineties; N, -S', r- ". X ■ ■■•■•■::•■■'■•■'■''■ ■:.\-^;-^ 3 Little Sachs, Barney Gallairit's, Dimitri & Virgil, Club Gauchb, •N.v'Yv;. ;.:.:.;>;'..;..;';•.:..;;..;-.. . A^^^ orch,. Giarbbi N. Y; - Benay Veriuta,' Hbtel Belmont- Piaza. N. Y. . GAis 'ri aiikliri; Hotel Park Central, N. Y. -v -V/-- '■•■■:■/■. : Cahda Maria. Harris.- & . Shore, Hotel St. Regi.s, N. Y- Nina,A1 reri; Uki M irage. N: Y.S • ^Bowers & Walter, .Lc. Ruban Bleu, 'N.- Y.; .'.•.: ':':;:- ;'..- -•' ;:. . Biil.v:/ftiiltori. Rainbow .Room. K. Y. Charles Bsfuni brch., Esseic Hou.'ie; N. y,, ^succebdirig Rudolf 'Frinnl; :Jr. ■- - Goldett Gite Epic - r : . ; : San'Francisco, Feb..'22. ' 'CSavaicade of .the Gplclen- W-Csl' .is: the. .'monickfer-.'gi.v'w vthe . h',$ior|ca.l. .<pec.1 aclo 16 'ibp produced daily at the 1039. (jolden Gale Jnlernatiorial .'Ex': pb <■ i Uoh > by.. A,'L. / V61.1 m : Ii^i^O|i=fant: and . colbiiful hi.storita! :epif;pd:csv'..:\vl''iich .'. btcur-rPd;.: in:. - the, ViWlci?ri ,• S'i'a {;es. d u'rjng. the .pa.st; 1.00 .:' !!,.'•• '■.\vj'n be.i-ccrci.i.ted,in the- spccr .tadlt'r ■' " :■; ' .- ': Captain .John L. Young,, developer of Atlantic.' .C enter- prises, and builder of the ;;Millibn Dpllar Pier,;dled in his winter hon>e at West Palm Beach, Fla., Feb.; 15. He ;was 84 years of; age. . .. Bbrn-( in Absecbh,:'' close":; by" ; the -resor'tj . he served- as, liXe ..guard - in- sumrtier arid on the police . forte >in winter,'.deriving yhis . title Captaip . from the latter, employment. ': - ■, V: He.'iriade. ea^^^ estate, buildirig'iuririm^ profits of AVhich enabtecl : hini- "to .;go^ into partnership -. wltlii Stewart , R. McShea. in the purchase of Apple-- gate's 'pier,. ;which> >yas. irfenamed' Young's, and' tb;:which he added'a theatre':, arid roller rink; ■ P'ripr to that he biiilt the f|r^^^ in ..the tPWri; -opposite,' the pieiTj to. which he also gave . his; name," biit. which .isf now known. as the .Knickerf bpcker. The hotel was • directly across the boardwalk ir.om -th® P^?'^* Ill health caused him tp. sell biit his iriterbst in- 1905^ bU^^^ the follbwirig yeai" he erected the Million Do'llar pierv Which h^e mj^de his .kbriie, in^ sumiher in:^a Venetian, styl^ :Mansipn situated' ..about. the iniddle- ..of the pier.. He. :adbpted : 'Nb; 1.' Atlantic Ocean' as his postal address.-. He was. aided in this enterprise by the late Kennedy, Cfosson,, of Phiiadelphia. He xerifiained president of the enter-' prise until recently \Vheri ill health again forced his/retireirncnt : Capt. Young was ,well known .tp prof essiorials pf the I I dst ;gehbr at;ipn; While he ; was best knpwn fpr. the Million Dollar Pier which bpened in 1906, his . rianrie . was. connected with' Yburig's. Ocean'Pibr, known as the. Pld- pier, which: extended into the .'• sea. ; opposite Young's. hotel (later, the. Alanriae and. ripw-: . the Knickerbbcker); .whicii' he built.. It was the first fireproof hotel, in the resort.: ; . [. ■ . ■ ' : ' :;' ''. .- :;.-:;'■■' : The bid. pier Avas taken oyer by a syiidicate -at the turn - of the cen- tury and was- Pperaited :by . his sorir iri-iaWf the late Erriest: S.hacklbford, whbse . widow, Enima, Vrbsident: pf Miami, sUrviveSi. as do .hiis" secbrid Avife and a spii;': .John. L. Young, Jr. A honie bn th6-new pier was his doririciie; for -.'years. . It; was kribwn as -Number. • One Atlantic Ocean/ but he later lived'off shore,' near Pleasanlville. . Ybung figured, in the proriiotibn of Lbng Beach,' L. I.,' but b.ver-irivested . in that ' venture. ;. . Veteran . had a; hobby • of .-lecturing at the net hauls at both piers which! his riaitie ^ was; connected \With yaudeville./under "the direction bf; the late Ben, Harris was the- year roiind - policy of, the; theatre: on the old rpief" arid Was; used for breaking, in by many standard acts. The hotel was the favorite spot for legit peo- ple when Atlantic .Ci.ty was. The try- out spot for major musicals, includ-:: jrtg. Ziegfeiid's ■^Fbllies'; arid^ the Dil- lingham attractionsi :bid pier.'b^^^ dowii in' 1912 and vyas partially re- built, now being .used for. commer- cial exhibits^ • Both . Young's /piers : 'have. been used 'for sonie of the: largest ;elcctr,ic signsC eyer'designed.;^ Carneys CracW Op^h x^:- Season on Coast \ \ Los Angeles; Feb. 22. .- Southern 'California's carniyjal season' is already under way, with three- outfits ;shpwing in the area; including the, White City Shpws, how at San Fernando; Crafts .20 Big Shows, at Indib and Siebrarid Bros. .Picadilly . Circus at National. City. Hilderbrand's .United Shovvsv under the management of . George Coe, starts its season Aprji 1 'at Alhiam- bi^a;\'•. o::»■-;■' ' .'■ "yx : ADAMICK WINS, BUT FANS ARE SKEPTICAL By jACK PIJLASKI -;;.'./v-.;' Doc jack kearns, who was a .big ish'ot fighting niariager; ih the hey- day Pf Jack Denripsey and; who ha^ been coming back as ' promoter arbiind ' .Detroit, was giveri ;. breajk by the sports writers jn; New -York; anent, his claims; cbriCerning Jimmy Adamick, a 22-year-old heavyweight .from out that way. His. bby won froni Harry Thomas, a trial horse frorii ;the midwest, too, but'the Gar-. d(sh was lightly attended FridaydS), probably because of the title contest between; Joe Louis and .Nathan Mann, carded there for tonight (23). .; Although the. IMidfahd-Mauler,'.as Kearns ;caUs .;his ;kid, cbpped. both the fans and the sports experts :\yere riot ebrtvirfced,that Adamick has"any^ where, near as much .'on the ball as Kearns claiiris he has. . "Jiiii's record: is studded •with, knpck^^ the way hp uses his tight ■ (doesn't" back up the rep. Admanick .flings the ;pbt^tside mit: light a baiseball pitcher, and there is no snap to such' waUbpsi . 'When the lighl. wavs over," the bugs booed long and lustily, one of those crowd ;,rpactionis that, are niystpries. Adamibk . Won iat; least seven , out of the; 10 rounds .and the score bf the bfficials was uhahirtipus. ' llbwever, Thomas,, who is piloted by the pppv ular Niate; Lewis bf (jhicagb, came out in the'final .session throwing both hands and for; the .fiirst minute sniothered.the kid.: Jim fight back tpW.ard the\tlpsei but, so pleased were the fans that; they wanted Thomas to get the -win,; ; Fight: was that of a .boy . figliting an. old man; They brought on "Tripm- as for, a Max Schmeling set-up ear- lier-in the winter arid the German ha:l little trpuble. stowing him away, in fact, .Thomas hit the deck so/oifteri the referee got tired. counting, ;ahd stqppledVit; Adariiick-'s willirtgries^i.to mix-it. and his .left hook makes him look like a . prospect, but he: has plenty -tb learn: before entering the- corttendership I'anks. It is also to be proven whether the kid can take it, Several .tlrries he appeared to be on the ragged edge, particularly after being socked in the 'midsection. ■J-. A, isell-out: is - claimied f or tonight's encounteh' With Louis, first quoted at 5 to 1 to beat Mann, but by Tuesday the odds Were backed down' tb ' 3 to 1. Latter halls from New Haven- arid ..a couple pf thousand fans ..are coming to town on the chance their man will clip Lbiiis .on . the chin. Curiously, Mann was riot so .well re- garded in his: home town tintil the match-rriakers- singled him but. They said he \ was a ■■ synthetic, fighter, but evidently the ' niitmcggers have changed their -minds. :;. :': '■■ ; ;;■.',.,.'\ ':. ■;-.■ ' _Syracu.se, Feb. 18. :' State , Agricultural Cbmmlssibner Hbltoh V» -Nbyes, : addressing ■ the , convention of State .and County F^ur prpnipters;.this week, put the. ban pri use of further State funds tp support these exhibitipns,' nri- . less: all - midways cut on copch girl shows . and:. gamblihg.! Noyes; told delegates}',^ to- ■ .icontihue .; midwayi! .. bbpkedv^biit.-to warn carney pwnersi to clean, up ;all. g^tl .shows. ■ v- : County fairs have iri the . past; run 'wide open* in the smaller towns; but State fair heire in Syracuse al- ,ways. has run under wraps. Al.so; announced at coriyentibix vthat fbr first ■time in history, State Fair here . in iSyracuse will run for two Weei^s ^ ppening Aug,y28i ::pr. Albert Brown, State -Fair manager, tuled all bingo, (Jartrthrowing arid .blanket gyping; but this year. ■'■ ■ • '.;.■;■_ COLE BRO& SXAR^ RINatNGSM ROUTE H'wood Showmen Lease GiifFp Carnival .Regiria-, S.ask.;;Fbb^ 22.- ' -^^Vei-a: :Hrubj>/ IT^yb^ir-pid ..,ezcchp>• ;Slpvakian;;i'ce ;:<t^^ .sj,£[:ne;-vi fear tured attraction; /at sixth arinuail' skatirig. carniva-l/ .f : Wa.sc'a'rif---.Winler Club; March .4-5 at ' vStadiUm': here. Stars of Winr-ipeg Winter- Cltib also to;pei'form. ' "■, '/•' \ Club gets ■ .U proceed.s; '.members .even having 1 pay Xc ..us(;;- pf-cpsi-; tumes;;and 'pei;foi'n-)br.s aside:;from pros: as Hi uba, gcltihg.. only . cxv. pen.se.s. ■'.''.';■■■.■■. : '\ \\'r, Buildup tor Akron Park ■- •;' , . '/'.-.• ■ ;■ ■Akfon, (D.. Feb, :22. ■: :. - .nc\Tuypnaiifj ' .'of .'ySum'nhiit; - Beach park- here.'AvillVbc firi-thei;ed.ih.is.year d(K?pi ic the' bu.yinc'ss j-c.ccssiori;;Fraiik Raful. riianagin.L; dir.ectbr^'jirinoiinced., :■ Apprpximaleiy ^JOO.OO.p:\viU ■ be :.spent. on an ■■ imprpvpmcnl;. a'nd ' ex.f pan.sion p'rograriri, .w'.hich ■ will ■<Up;)lc-. niLont an- cxiensivc''■.(.■bnstruction pro'-, .ijirann'c()mplcitd at' the park a year ago. .' ■' ■ .'.:.■ \ '.■,"■: - ■■'.;: ■ -. ■' .■ - :"' .''. '-Los Angeles. Feb. 22, Will Mornssey; W.VB. Friedlarider and -Arthur Silber,: operating under name; of The Hollywood Showmen, have taken five-year leases oh Casa aparia: arid: Pioneer! Pal ace,; two. of' bright .'spots of rbcerit ;Fbrt .. Wbrth expby which. they will bperate with ^hows and spectacles. ; : ■,. -Trip' ;plans; .'tp' bppri : concos^^^ arbund niid-May. ^'- ' Cole . Bros.-Clyde ''• Beatty.; Circus this; week bacariie involved ' the battle for early sPa^ori^ eastern Ohio, industrial area, in corn-; .petition .With,; thp Ringlirig-fiarriunri and th<e Hagenbeck Wallace cijrcii.ses^; both of which have ;had coritracting agents in the territory for more than i a month. • Cole show will head east imme- diately after the clPise pf: the Chitagp engagement, probably playing" an In- diana stand the first day put unde^ canvass; . Most bf the .month of May, will be spent ;in /rlridiaria,; illiriois, West Virginia and Ohip, from pres-r ent; indicatibris;. Show is set here definitely for Thursday, May. 19, with Akrpn^ Ybungstown and other Ohio stands to follo-w.; :■ I-.;;. New. Gbl. Tim McCoy wild west show; which also launches/its;season in Chicago the middle of April, will take tb the road inimediately after the clPse.. of the Windy City engage- inent, probably at Cincinnati,; with eplumbus, Pittsbiirgh",: Harri.sburg and then Philadelphia, tp: open for* h week May 9, The shpW will not halt in the Middle West biit will get into the East ahead pf the; big show and ■ likely will remain in that territpry until well into, the, summer, 'early rputirig revealed; . '■ .;■ N. Y. Fairs Housten on Rollers . V 7-' -HoiixtMn. F<!b; 22;- -;;HpUKlbn's ; ..fii;.st <iii'.-cp.r)d.)lif)n<jfJ ■rpiler-i.skatirif,' • ririlc w,"! 1 i .-be ,ojxcn.cd 'March I. by--thp:,.L. Amxi^^mvtii Co., a C0Mc\':rri, i-cconil-y nr,'.^ifnizr by P> ::F.- .Luclfie,' Ho.us[f)n-.'thii''alrff'' rnan, ^an;d- Hiigh;' Ty 1 civ; of. ^I;:iijryi.ev.\ 1 Cik'ljj-.- .. A story aivci a h;ili" br.ick building, :frbnling- 14'7-f(''(;t-. (iii.;N'(iir;ii: Miv purcha,sed -by 'lilt. -comA'a'o'y-: 'ti'nt ■ if. 'E. ;• FIcnVing! 3,000,0^:It - has;; a m'ap.lo i'l.jor ;. a.hd eoriltiin.s;''- -e-OOCJ | .Kquare-.fccl. of , .sl«itin;j; 'spuc;cV.. ., .'■ A cVjntest 16 .decide Ihr .name of ;ihc ■rli)k'. will' bo .coriducicd; ;i:>' a': Jfeature :bt: the ;bpcnirig; ;;- | .:.. Albany, N. Y„ Feb. 22. ., ' . A notice that gariibling devices and obscerie shows; at county faiirk mu.st be banned was served by Agricul- •. illral ■ Comriiissioner Holtori V. Noyes ■ pri 200 delegates attending: the. gold- en jubilee meeting of the New Yoric • State A.ssociation Pf Cpunty. Agricial-- tural: Societies - at the Ten Eycic . hotel: . .. ;■ ;■■ .■;: / '-; ^V/.'-"•■•.; 7- ^abob. G; Newtpri, iSr was •;.. elected president of the association.' Other new 'officers include:; Jphri. Greenman, Cprtland County, first. V.p.; John Fi Williams, "Troy, .second ... V^p:; ;'Williai)m A. Dardess^ County, .reelected treasurer; George; ■W. Harrison, Albany, secretary. :' . C ,.; Early Start ; ^-y. - . Rochester, N, Y„ .Feb;, 22... Storm of - critici.srn . after 1937 Or-' ;Jeaiis:..(:;bunty.Faiii a^t Al^^ r£s^l.l.cd ;- in: .earlier .than usUal ".organizatibn'. and bPoking of attractions for next fall. Aug. 3-6. -y^-.": ••;;;;, . . Midway . was particuiar target; •pa-: . trons c'lairiiirig .dearth of altraetibn.«> , so ..bfri'ciais: have .^cCir.rctl-;;DeLuxe Shows With' promi^ie ;of at; least ^iky /nidwiiy;shbws .and 10;.ricles.;Ev'enirig- ' .en.tertainrincnt tp. include^! i'arariip.orit, ■ Dancing Rpyup, Rcxpin.;. Sif iitei-fi, ;'•' Gprricdy- .tean-TS- singers arid a'cTobats, .;-- Horspra.cirig :,stil^'aftC!■nobri.'.fcat^^ 'Wiiliam.''-W.' ;Mt!l.l, ' Ban;;(>;, n?imod'. ' :fiiir;^"ni"a7ri«nger; 'drid^.l^ .AibipnV'prcsidbril of a^ ■'■ CHAMBLISS AGAirV , . :;:; Charlotte,- N.; C... Kx ij. 22, ' ■ N:(i..nnuri- -'-Y; .:Cfiami>'i)s.Sv-. of. -.H .Mount, will direct t'lifi HdwjVn ('i).uiiiy fair. .•Saiisbu'ry,:.fcjr ;tho third sec.Utive season,-, it ' hns ; IjcW'd;-. ari-: flounced,. • ' ' • •. ■■.'■■X ' ■ -■ :v. ; J 'Woik' of Oct. 11... ■Will)' thi-:C'c i J in' A:'. WiIsori''ShtAvs. midway