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admiral Ingredient» Burlesque ................... page 2 Midway page 3 I a ) ,, ' ' , ‘ Food page 4 McNOm Victims .................... page 6 ~ g /. Contests ............... page 7 Sum photos by Lynn Mcuoiu and Linda Brafford mum"“mummmm Graphics by Doug Weston TwO / Technician State Fair Special October 22, 19% Spinning lights and thrilling screams are abound After getting off the ride you only complete at night when all The Himalaya. an old stan- The Polar Express was another by Greg Lytle will wish you hadn‘t eaten before of the lights are on and when the dard. was a calmer version of the version of the Himalaya ride. Entertainment the ride. It is certainly not for the crowds swell. The action during roller coaster. pivoting around in Both of these rides were ex» My first glimpse of the fair squeamish. the daylight pales in comparison a large tent with blaring music tremely popular and long lines was a train unloading rides. The excitement of the rides is to the evening. and colorful lighting effects.. were seen even when the fair creating quite a traffic jam. crowd was small. Yes. the N.C. State Fair was in For the roller coaster fans town and those 24 hour-a—day there was the Mark .I. a scaled setups had begun. down version of the huge Even though the opening was coasters seen in amusement over a week away you could see parks. The smaller size did not rides on test runs. effect the exhilarating ride. The crowds were already however. ‘ gathering and several booths One of the rides which con- opened early. tinually drew people back This year‘s fair offered several the bumper cars. The cars new rides. ranging from the provided enjoyment for all ages Tidal Wave. a large swinging and' allowed many pe0ple to boat. to the Astro Liner. a alleviate the frustration which simulated spacecraft voyage. had built up from losing at the many games. ‘The Giant Wheel offered a Space specialty spectacular view of the grounds and was perhaps one of the more The Astro Liner‘s major sedate rides. feature was it's rolling motion Another noteworthy ride was which imitates that of a the Tilt-a-Whirl. This ride spaceship. The motion. which ac- rotated in a circular motion and companied a film of a mythical ‘ gave you most of the feeling of space journey, was limited to the Super Loop. but with a feel- rolling back and forth. This con- ing of being strapped in by the tinual rolling became very tremendous gravitational pull repetitious after the initial lift of which was exerted. the nosecone of the craft. Be sure to bring plenty of money so you can ride the rides. You can't avoid the spook and Most of the major rides cost $1 or’ funhouses. They seem to be $1.20. Ride booklets can be pur- everywhere. There are at least chased for 85 for 20 tickets — four spook houses and as many most rides take 4 tickets. funhouses. A good spook house can be a chilling treat, but this year’s of- fering failed to provxde the substance after whetting the ap petite. The failures stem mainly from broken equipment. some of which is due to age. The Super Loop takes the greatest courage of any ride in the fair. It consisted of a train on - a large circular track. The train often stopped upside down. leav- ing the riders to hold on for dear life. due to a fear of certain catastrophe which would occur if they let go. French Burlesque; a different sort of fun by Shannon Crowson Entertainment Writer So sue me. I thought I had got- ten to the brave stage in my McNalll writing where no experience Rldas fo/chlldran ofevery age are available at the falr. Breathtaking thrills are the favorites ofsome made me pale and quivering, in- dare-davlls but many prefer down-to-aartfr axcitamant. cluding facing death, destruction or a bad movie or album. But this time I found that things went too far. - ’You weigh about‘two ton...’ Located on the Midway at the N.C. State Fair. the French Messer said he was “taught by bronco machine complete with Casino Burlesque House is a dif- by C. J. Allen my boss — one of the better strap for hanging on for dear life ferent sort of pleasure house in Features Writer ones." and mattresses laid (necessarily) the midst of the basically clean “You weigh one hundred and Technician Photo Editor Lynn around on the ground. The fun of the Himalaya (the puns are . I'm afraid to go any higher . McNeill was traipsing up the “cowboy." arm waving for going to flow. I have a feeling). nine. Step up on the scale. 115. Midway Friday night with an balance. stayed on through the the elephant ride and the loop Rubber underwear! Take your armload of toys — one of them a fury and stepped down declaring thing that goes upside down. prize. You weigh about two ton. reward for fooling a guesser in "Glad my mule don’t do that!" However. after observing a oop. 210 . can't get it anymore the age game. The next rider. a girl in a red V young man throwing up during .. go get a prize. Won't be “I'm 13.” McNeill said, Bama shirt hung on in a frenzy the ride. muchto the extreme nothing left when I get done -— laughing. Messer couldn’t have and came away yelling to her disgust of his girlfriend — their three winners in a row.” Bob been the guesser. He never loses friends “Ha! you owe me ten car was upside down at the time Messer. a four-year veteran of by more than a year or a pound dollars." — I question the cleanliness. the age-weight-month game. and a half. Johnny Picket. a resident of Nevertheless, I think he at didn‘t have much luck guessing On to the scene of a man whose Murdoch Center in Butner. look- least owed her a massive stuffed those two. but he did manage to body was jerking spasmodically ed on delightedly from his guess correctly the next seven above the heads of the onlookers. (See ”In. " page 5) people who approached him. What? How can he? A bucking (See “Eight. " page 6) October 22. 1980 / Technician State Fair 8oecial / Three a,“ 5-Cent admission fee by Beth Smith Again in 1918 there was no The 'building was completed in Staff Writer fair. This time the culprits were 1952 and named the J.S. Dorton World War I and an influenza Arena. Because of its unique ar- The first N.C. State Fair was epidemic. chitectural design. the arena has founded in 1853 by the North In 1925 a State Fair Board was won acclaim as one of the most Carolina Agricultural Society. It appointed by the governor of significant structures of modern was held on a sixteen-acre tract North Carolina in an answer to a times. of land located 10 blocks east of request for help from the The Village of Yesteryear. one the Capitol Building. and the en- Agricultural Society. The Socie- of the most popular exhibits. trance fee was 25 cents per per- ty disbanded and there was no especially among homemakers. son. The charge for a carraige fair in 1926 and 1927. was established in 1951 as an was one dollar and 50 cents for a The state fair moved to its pre educational division of the state buggy- sent location, a tract of land fair. The first fair. considered bordered by Hillsborough Street In January 1965 Arthur K. highly successful with atten- and Blue-Ridge Road. in 1928. Pitzer was named manager of the dance between four and six thou- Governor J. Melville Broughton state fair. Pitzer still holds the sand. produced a total of $3,000 had convinced the N.C. job. from receipts. legislature to give the 200 acres Beginning in 1969 the state “Nearly every section of the of land to the state fair. fair was extended to nine days. state. and every industrial pur- In 1930 the state fair was put In the early 1970s a program of suit within its borders. were under the control of the Depart- special exhibits was initiated. represented." stated an editorial ment of Agriculture where it re- The exhibits. which are 'changed in. the Sunday October 22. 1853 mains today. from year to year. are housed in edition of the Raleigh Register‘s large, movable domes. Owing to the turmoil and Dr. J.S. Dorton became An estimated 250,000 people a. uncertainty during the Civil War manager of the state fair in 1937. viewed the world's largest space- The N.C. State Fair has grown significantly sInco Its early days. and Reconstruction Period there The state fair showed a profit of related educational exhibit at the was no state fair from 1860 to more than 38.000. and these pro 1972 state fair. (This year there During the 19705 several per— acres. The fairgrounds and 1866. fits were used for improvement will be two exhibits in the domes. manent structures were erected facilities undergo continuous im- By 1873. twenty years after its of the grounds. One exhibit will concern the on the fairgrounds. The Gover— provement and expansion. Since founding. the state fair had Entertainment came to the North Carolina Agricultural Ex- nor Kerr Scott Building came in the 1979 state fair $70,000 has outgrown the original sixteen- state fair in 1948 with the arrival tension Service.