North Carolina Newspapers

VOI LUX NO. 73 LUMBZSTOIT, N. C, MONDAY, OCTOBE2 23. 1821 COUNTRY. GOD AND TEUTH. xstabusbco m. mae rmt crsrx IUUL VUC Ut lUVANr.E OirmiSchQHBbys Made Fine Record lh Judging Contest Conrad Purvis Won First Place in Judging 'Dairy Cattle at State Fair - and Teams Won 5th and 10th Places Boys .Made Splendid Record in Contests With Boys From All Over State and Had a Bully Time. Robeson county boys of the voca tional department of the Orrum high school, Prof. H. W. Bullard, teacher, made a line record at the State fair at Raleigil last week. .Conrad Purvis, 15 years old, won first place in judg, ing dairy cattle over 292 contestants making 192 points -out of "a possible 200. As a team in live-stock judging, Clifton Ammons, Ralph Home and Wilmoth Leggett won fifth place, forty schools contesting, going . up from 14th: place, which was won last year by a team from this school. In the crop-judging contest a team com. posed of -Hubert Rhodes, Charlie Nobles and Sammie Allen won 10th place forty schools contesting, mount ing from 34th place which position was won by the team from the Orrum school last year. i - ' ; Besides Conrad Purvis, 6 others boys . from the Orrum school entered as individuals in the live-stock judg ing contest, these being Sammie Allen, Roscoe Shaw, Wallace Hodge, Charlie Nobles, Dan McCormick and Hubert Rhodes. r . Results were announced last Wed nesday night at State college at a banquet at which speeches were made by Mrs. Edith Vanderbilt, president of the State fair. Hon. Josephus Daniels, Dr. Clarence Poe, Mrs. Mc Kimmon, Dr E C. Brooks, and Mr. Leonard Tufts. "Tuesday night the boys enjoyed a special program of moving pictures and an address by Mrs. Bickett, widow of former Gov ernor Bickett Prof Bullard and the ten , boys whose names are given above went o Raleigh Monday and returned Friday. Besides the special occasions mention ed abovethe boys" were given specif privileges and they had a corking good time, and they and Prof, Bul lard are naturally proud of the-fine record they made. Their record shows wonderful 4 improvement over last yeaft which was t the first year of vocational training at the Orrum school, and also shows that the " Or rum school boys can compete suc cessfully with boys from anywhere else in North Carolina. Ages of the Orrum boys who entered the contests range from' 14 to 19. - Selling Tickets for Lyceum Course Five Attractions. Five attractions are included in the Redpath Lyceum course which comes to : -Lumberton this fall and winter under the auspices of the Woman's club. These are: Werno Ladies' Quar. ete, November 2nd; Miss Pouge, Nov ember 80; sTroubadour Male Quartet; Morris the Radio man, an entertain ment that appeals, especially to boys; Anderson's Brogan Duo. Ladies of the Woman's club began selling season tickets today, prices being $2 for adults and $1 for children for the five numbers. - , Antioch Sunday School Will Give Play at East Lumberton. Antioch Baptist Sunday school pupils of Allenton will give a double act play at East Lumberton Saturday, October 28, at 7:30 p. m. The first act, "Freezing a Mother-in-Law", five characters, will be followed'by a black face comedy,- "Oh Doctor1', eight characters. Admission will be 50 and 25 cents and proceeds will go to the young men's Bible class of Antioch Baptist Sunday school. Recorder's Court. . Robert Prevatte was tried before - Assistant Recorder L J Britt Saturday on the charge of resisting an officer on October 11th, was found guilty and fined $5. He gave notice of appeal-Two other charges against Pre vatt were dismissed, haying been tried previously before Justice Spurgeon Small. John Lewis, colored, was found guilty of - vagrancy, judgment sus nended noon payment of cost. Ques tioned by Solicitor W. B. Ivey as to where he sot 4 coca-cola bottles of whiskey found in his trunk by the officers, John said he saw some white men hide it Iby the ifroadside and took it after they had gone. 14 Persons Lose Uves in New York Fire. New. York, Oct. 22. Fourteen per sons, most of them children, lost their lives . early today in a fire believed - by city officials to be the work of a pyromaniac. The flames swept with murderous suddenness from cellar to attic of a five-story brick tenement at Lexington avenue and 110th street, in the thickly popu lated East Side.. Dr. Lyman Abbott, Famous Preacher Editor and Author, Passes. New York, Oct. 22. Dr. Lyman , Abbott, ; editor-in-chief of The Out look.' with v)iihkIia ha A Kaati flnsfw. dated nearly forty years; clergyman, lawyer, author and successor to Henry Ward Beecher as pastor of Plymouth cnurcn, Brooklyn, died today, lie would have been 87 next December. . f "r - CURB MARKET . NEWS I Special Sales for Next Saturday and Later Prices Must be Reasonable. Martha Flax Andrews Home Dem. Agent ; !. . .Next Saturday, 28th, has. been as signed to the St Paul Branch asso ciation of the alumnae of Flora Mac donaW college. They ' will put - on ; a special sale in cakes and other good eats. They have been working on this sale for about two weeks and we are looking forward to something good. Cakes will be one of their specials. ?' Arrangements are also being made by a number of the Home Demonstra tion clubs to put on special sales in November. There wilj be all kinds of Christmas suggestions and goodies of fered during November, S j i.f-i "Now I would also like te w to the producers and consumers ; that we do not intend to kill the. goose that laid the golden, egg,: by having the -prices too high on the curb market I under, stand some of the prices -were rather high on Saturday last, but I had to be away in; Raleigh and ' thus v the producers iwere not sure "" of their prices. But I am insisting that the producers be reasonable' . in ' their prices as this market i sure .is, the goose that lays the golden egg and we do not intend to kill her by high prices. .'' OWSLEY OF TEXAS ELECTED COMMANDER OF LEGION "Buddies". Had a Good Time in New Orleans and Felt That They Ac complished Much. New Orleans Oct., 20. (Associated Press.) The American legion wound up a five-day convention here today, unanimously elected Alvin M. Owsley, of Texas, as its national commander to succeed Hanford MacNider, of Iowa,' who has served for the past year, heard a plea ' for international action which, according to its spon sors, the wounded men of the inter allied . veterans 1 federation,- would bring; about world peace. Then, after the selection of vice-commanders and a-national chaplain, the convention war djOumed and men and women trudged wearily out of . the big hall And began making their way to rail road, stations to catch trains back to their home, Communities; . , "k'u H Was the legion's greatest 'conven tion, everybody said, and the one which had accomplished most. After stormy sessions, the legion re-affirmed its position as to the so called soldier bonus "adjusted com pensation" is the term the legion naires prefer criticised severely Brigadier-General Sawyer, " personal physician to the President; tabled resolutions dealing with the Volstead act, the Ku Klux Klan and various minor issues. It averred again that its first interest was proper care of the disabled of the war. The convention was attended by the noise, excitement and emotional out-i bursts which those who have attended similar gatherings in the past have learned to expect. But all in all, the "buddies" had a wonderfully good time, and feel that they accomplished much. Next year's convention will be held in San Fran cisco. MR. TOM NANCE MEETS TRAGIC DEATH UNDER COTTON WAGON Neck Broken When Wheels Passed Over Him On Way to Gin With Last Bale When he FelL Mr. Tom Nance, aged 28 years, was killed when he fell off a wagon load ed with cotton at his home, near Clarkton, Bladen county, on October 13. Mr Nance had started to the gin with his .last bale of cotton when he fell off the wagon. Two wagon wheels passed over him and his neck was broken, death resulting instantly. His widow and 3 children survive. MOCK MARRIAGE FOR BENEFIT OF ORRUM SCHOOL Correspondence of The Robesonian. -Orrum, Oct 2JL. You are invited to attend the marriage of Miss Jill and Mr. Jack at Orrum school build ing Thursday evening, October 26. . 8 o'clock. Tickets 15 and 25 -cents. For benefit of school. ' Robeson County People Won Prises at State Fair. At the - State fair at Raleigh last week Mrs. B. M. Davis of Lumberton won first prize on fig preserves and Mr. T. G. Balfour pt Lumber Bridge won first prize on a White Leghorn cockerel and first and second prizes on White Leghorn pullets. : t Miss Martha Flax Andrewshome demonstration of Robeson, had charge demonstration agent of Robeson, had - charge of a model kitchen booth at the fair. She was most favorably impressed with the exhibits, which were better than at - any previous fair, and with the fact that while no objectionable shows of , any kind were allowed on the grounds and the admission fee was higher than ever, still the crowds that attended daily were larger than ever. Very Little Cotton in Fields. Very little cotton remains in the fieMa in Robeson countv. Manv farm. ers have already cut their stalks and some ar discing their landprepara tory for another crop. ... Fountain for Max- ton Depot Grounds Flowers and Shrubbery Also Will Add Beauty to Station Park Studying Unfinished Task. Correspondence j of The Robesonian. Maxton, Oct. 21. Last spang Maxton got itself tangled up in am bitions, the principal one being to to the prettiest town on the Seaboard Air Line railroad. Different commit tees were given sections of the town to clean up and in which to plant flowers and shrubs. The committee in charge of the grounds about the de pot planned to put flowers there and in imagination could see the delight ful effect on a hot day of a tinkling fountain. The chairman of the com mittee wrotfe the Seaboard, which in turn took the matter up with the At lantie Coast line, and the final re sult is that ; in the near . future a fountain will be placed in the middle of the grass plat to the east of the depot. Flowers and shrubbery will be planted. also and there is no doubt about that in the near future Maxton will attain to her ambition and the people who ride through the town on the trains will always remember it as the "prettiest town on the road." (f A numter of Maxton people went to the , State -fair at Raleigh this week, among them being Mrs. Rory McNair, Dr. T. M. Watson, Messrs. Arthur Mcinnon, Rufus Williams, T. O. Evans and J. E. Carpenter. . The various circles of the women's auxiliary of the Presbyterian church met at different homes in town Thurs. day afternoon to study the book select ed this year "Unfinished Tasks" by Homer McMillan. MAXTON SOCIAL ITEMS Current Topic Club Meets With Miss . McCurdy Sredent Club Carries Oat Enjoyable Program. Correspondence of The Robesonian Maxton. 0t 2I The - Current Topic1 club met with Miss Grace Mc Curdy Tuesday night Many ; guests were present as well as most oft the club members' After ; the minutes-', of the previous meeting and the roll was called. I score -'cards representing .dif ferent firuitawitbA their , leaves to maun, werepaaaeaj partners joeaieog their partners by the leaves -and fruit. and in turn found their tables from the description of the fruit , written on each table. Those having apples and apple leaves found the table whereon the description read "The fruit which caused the downfall of humanity," and so on. This caused much laughter and when all were fi nally located at their tables to play "rook" the fun continued, so that the affair seemed "progressive laughter" instead of "progressive rook." Orange ice cream and cake were served. The, Student club met at the home of Mrs. Luther McNeill Friday night and va very enjoyable program was carried out. Most of the members were on hand and the club also had a guest, Miss Virginia- Borden of Goldsboro, who is visiting Mrs. H. A. wciunnon. JU13S imma Jones read a paper on Greek - Mythology; Miss 1 wedding was witnessed by a few rc1, MUrdy4 haJd Z v n ends and the immediate family J!f' a CpidSni PheIv?r,; the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. F. "fw a?df,Euydwe Mlds Pus on North Main street, when ilL a t?- Mrs. Ucy Mc- Miss Ada Henley became the bride of 5EL n mythological re- Mr. Duncan Crawford Ratley. ?i'J ? hefGreek Romans., The room in which the c;remony An JSii? Pe"eus nd was performed by the Rev. W. F. iSSrt SS9 Ber M?; Trawick was beautifully decorated SSJSJ? MytholfGems " with ferns and flowers and lighted f,nd .als v.00'1. candles, and a beautiful color scheme It fSSS- W H.allTv.ee,n .gh0St3 ' white and yellow. Miss Clara h i? bei-ng the last f ee,C- Freeman opened the ceremony with SSiSS? fKeA 80meu0f thet a beautiful violin solo, "Until", ac Vn it I a ay W8f, br?ugnt companied by Miss Stella Murray, who 55. ri J A'fy bian piayed the piono during the cermony. SiS! bJ? MMof"! dlstr,lbuted As Mendelsohn's weddmg march was Miss Bess McNair at the close of her w .. t.JLa k Ktwg 6 members' Wlth th "As I was coming across the street, A ghostly messenger I did meet. He hurriedly pressed into my hand These slips of paper, with this com mand: t t, ' . I white and yellow organdies. After frm . lme' aveyard deep they had uken their places the groom rf.thf fUvtUre I a? able to peep, entered on the arm of the grooms. S fcflJ0 !ue memb; man, Mr. Warren Archie Ratley, his If the words they are unable to de- brother,: being; closely fallowed by TfcJ wv ' ' t . 'the bride and bridesmaid, Miss Bertha They must seek the one tfho sits by Davis, who was-besutifully dressed n. J fw 4V ri v. Jin black silk net ever gold satin ?S thls ,UttIe t I with hat and shoes to Ktatch. The J5? What gh03ts have bride wore a beautiful traveling suit r writ. of Darls brown poiret twill, with hat , . , , ,. 'shoes and gloves to match. The bride as she finished reading, with a and bridesmaid carried bride's rose wild and weird chant a witch rushed, with ferns. The beautiful and im m and in a ghoulish voice called j pressive ring ceremony was used by xouow me. bhe led the wav to an-'r tvotttl- as .a r;A x uuiu. wuere in a corapr nan' been fixed a woodsy bower and in the middle a fire seemed to burn; all was dark and the witch crouched over her red fire and as the guests passed her their blank slips, she held them over the light when little rhymes ap peared and much laughter was caused at their appropriateness to the idiosyncracies or pet desires . of the different ladies. Frozen salad was served with whip, ped cream and at a very late hour the club adjourned. Another American explorer Is plan ning to return from the frozen north this winter.' We advise him to bring plenty of good warm clothes with him. Life. . . Fairmont News Circus Day Much Cotton " Sold at ' Good Prices Lyceum Course Be gins 26th New Store Building to . be Erected. By H. V. Brown Fairmont, Oct 21. Today, circus day. Streets being filled with curiosity seekers at early hour." Cotton selling at good price with large quantities being offered. Many -- farmers have sold their entire amount . . ' , It is understood that other marri ages will take place in Fairmont in the very near future. ' Everything is in near readiness for the Piedmont Lyceum course, . which begins on the night of October 26th in the Jones building. This .will be the first show that has ever been staged in this large halL since it was Lfirst built several years ago. When it was built it was so arranged that the stage would accommodate any show "' that was touring the country, but the 'finishing touches had never been made. New that this has been completed' the; Piedmont Lyceum will have the opportunity to give the first performance in this well-built audi torium. Tickets for the course have been placed on sale at the different durg stores and at Messrs. Stephens & Barnes', local furniture dealers. Mrs. P. B. Thompson and son, Halbert, and Mrs. Lalah Bracey re turned here last Tuesday after a short, visit to relatives and friendl in Stedman, Fayetteville and Louisburg. -Having met with much success with his gigantic sale, Mr. N. W. Jenkins, manager of N, W. Jenkins Co.. has continued this sale through out this coming week. Mr. Harry Weinstein has begun another large sale .also which , will continue for several days. ' Material is being, placed on the business lot of Mr. H. ' Weinstein's and the erection of a handsome store building will begin at once. Tttr. J. D. Kyle, who managed the Tobacco Growers Co-operative ware house at Proctorville this past sea son, left last week for Blackstone, Va, where will be. connected with the co-ops". The members of the co operation here are re-joicing at the victory, they received in -the trial the ether day in the Eastern belt, where some'pf their brother members had4 violated their contracts and sold to bacco on the auction floor. They are now eagerly waiting for the results of an appeal to the Supreme Court Mr. W. B. Jennings, who has been confined to his room for the past several weeks, is able to be out again. Miss Lorena Lewis, who has been ilLfor some time, has entered a Lum berton hospital for treatment. HENLEY-RATLEY Miss Ada Henley Becomes Bride of Mr. Duncan Crawford Ratky in Beautiful Home Wedding at Fairmont.-'" Special '-to . The Robesonian. Fairmont, Oct. 21. Last Thursday ,,i,t nf 7 vwir Kfifi and took his place under an arch of flowers and ferns and was followed by Master Garran Purvis, ring bearer, who was dressed in a costume of brown broadcloth. Then little Misses Martha Eleanor Floyd and Nell Hen- 1 a. 1 M 1 im ... iey emereu as iiower gins, inese 111. I tie Misses were daintilv dnuwil in couple. After the ceremony the couple left for Lumberton. where they left onj the ten o'clock train for a few days' Mr. L. C. West of the Allenton sec. honeymoon. jtion was among the visitors in town . Mr. and Mrs. Ratley are both well 'Saturday. known in this community and have1 Mi' vs. Leonard Britt, J. Z. and E. numerous friends who wish for them.B- Sr vie of Mt. Elim were among the best married life affords. Mrs.itho ?;tors in town Saturday Batley is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Henley, who have made ( the. sc noi t orrum, was a Lumber their home here for the past several ton visiter Saturday, months with their daughter, Mrs. F. Mr. M. C. Prevatt of R. 3, Lnmber F. Purvis. Mr. Ratley is the popular ton, was among the visitors in town of Mr. and Mrs. Neal A. Ratley. The young couple will be at home to their friends in their new nome on the western edge of town after the 25th of October. LUMBER BRIDGE NEWS LETTER "Venetian Trio" Tuesday Night Baby Chicks by Thousand Mr. T. G. Balfour Wins Prizes st State Fair Missionary Rally Social and Personal. -Correspondence of The Robesonian. Lumber Bridge, Oct 20. Miss Mar garet Brown, sponsor of the Senior elass of Lumber Bridge high school, delightfully entertained her class on Monday evening at the teacherage. The house was artistically decorated in red and white, the class colors. A profusion of red and white flowers was used in every room. Many interesting and attractive games were - enjoyed by the ' guests, after which an ice course was served. The members of the senior class are: Misses Leila Hubbard, Grace Bullard, Thelma To lar, Ethel. Deaton, Kathleen Marley; Messrs. Stamps Sykes, Clarence Starling; little Miss Maurice Johnson Marley mascot. j . - On Tuesday evening, October 24, the ."Venetian Trio" will present a program in the auditorium of the high school building. . Since Jast week it is known that Sarah Bell Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Smith, won fifth prize in the baby contest at the Robe son county fair. Mrs. Martha Cobb is visiting re latives Sn Richmond, Va. Chason Brothers last week, receir. ed 1500 baby chicks and this week Mr. Walter Marley has received one thousand baby chicks. Mr. Ernest McGongari was called to Raleigh this week for Pershing day. Mr. McGougan is a member of the reserves. Mr. Sam McGougan, student at North Carolina State college, is spending the week-end st home. Miss Ursula Balfour spent several days this week with Mrs. A. B. Smith. Among those who attended the State fair Thursday are: Messrs. E. M. Brooks, W. E McGoogan, Louis Fogleman. Dan Adams, D. B. Monroe, John. Currie, John McGougan and T. G. Balfour. Mr. Napier Balfour and Mr. and Mrs. Matthews spent a night in Varna this week enroute to the State Fair..: v.-.'- Mr, T. G. Balfour won the follow ing prizes at the State fair on his White Leghorn chickens; First and second prize, cockerels, and second and .lifth, prize, .ulleta . s ' Utility birds. "This is another boost for the Lumber Bridge Poultry association. On Monday afternoon of this week the Woman's Auxiliary of the LUm ber Bridge Presbyterian church held a Missionary rally. The church was most attractively decorated. An in teresting and instructive program on "Chosen" was carried out. Mrs. E. C. Murray of St Pauls delivered the ad dress 01 the evening. The program was further enhanced by the presence 01 several of the young girls dressed in Korean costumes. After the pro gram a social hour was enjoyed. THE RECORD OF DEATHS. John F. Hickman ; The remains of Mr. John F. Hick man, who died Thursday at his home in Concord, arrived here Saturday morning and were interred yesterday at 2:30 p. m. in the family cemetery at Baker's chapel. Mr. Hickman, who was a native Robesonian, had been in ill health for several months. His widow and 3 children survive. He was about 35 years old and was a member of the Baptist church and a wood man. Geo. Edwards, Colored. Inmate of County Home. George Edwards, colored inmate of the county home, aged about 85 years, died Thursday. He was a native of the Rowland section and had been an inmate at the "home" for several years. Interment was made in the county home burying ground late Thursday afternoon. Net Gain of 5,000 in Western Confer ence. Reports of the eleven presiding elders of the Western North Caro lina Methodist conference at Monroe last week revealed the fact that dur ing the year there had been something like 10,000 who made profession of iaith, within the bounds of the con ference and that there had been a net gain of more than 5 000 in the mem bership of the churches. The reports ox tnese leaders indicate that many new houses of : worship have been erected and parsonages built during the year. There has been a large advance in the finances of the church. Mr T. H. Jones and family mov ed from Fairmont to Lumberton Thursday of last week. They are Iiv- I ing in the Griffith residence, East Fourth street, Prof R. L, Pittman, principal of Mr. F. G. West of R. 5, Lumberton. was in town Saturday. - Mrs. O. T. Lee and son,: Master Willis Moore,' of Allenton were Lum berton visitors Saturday. .Coti.Marloet'' Middling cotton tmnA , M w local market today at 23 X-2 cents the poena; strict middling 24 cents. Items of Local News Special eommtmteatinn nt st at. bans lodare Noll4. A. P. A a m Tuesday night 7:30. Work in first del gree. : , ,. ... t -. i ; Mrs. R. C Beaman returned home Saturday niaht (mm trnia. son. where she spent several weeks during the last illness and following aeain ox a sister, Miss Sarah Clements. - . o - mvmvw tm inar a double-drive rami in mttA , ,'t filling station, Elm and Nineteenth streets. The new station will be known as "Buddie's" filling station. Mr. and Mrs. G. P.. McMillan, Mrs. L. W. McMillan ni Mr HI .n McMillan attended Saturday after- won at rayettevuie the funeral or their aunt Mrs. C. B. McMillan, who died Friday. Mr. J F. Stokes, supreme State commander of the Maccabees,' is ex pected to attend the regular review of Lambee tent No. 18 Frirfv n;na r this week. All members are urged to oe present. Mrs. V. E. Fountain a Tvm Edgecombe county, arrived Friday cvenuiK ana win spend some time here visiting her mother, Mrs. S. E. ami, ana other relatives. A fiddlers' convention will be held at Barker-Tenmile school build ins: Friday nirht. Nonmh n,. convention will be conducted by- Mr. W. F. Bolunt of Fayetteville. All fid. die and, banjo players and players of other Instruments are requested to be present and take part The public is cordially invited. It is expected that the paving on Elm street between Sixth and the town limits, Nineteenth street will be completed today. If the work Is AimsniHX uhimy ins srivsi snu nest atvavi ea to traxiic tomorrow. The concrete hac haa Ium imlA mt 1 tween r.im and Walnut and on Chestnut from Twelfth to Fourteenth. ine next asphalt to be spread after the worn on lm U completed will be on Fourteenth and Chestnut straits, , .s- ,',,. . Mr. DeWitt Smith passed through wwn Mway enroute to nu oooie on K. 5, from Lumberton from Camp ucuieiiand, Ala., where he received an nouorapie aiscnarge xrom tne army 1 1 1 j- 1 . . after 6 years service. Mr. Smith was in France and Germany during the war. He returned to the United States after the war but went back to Germany, where he spent two more years, returning to the United States again in April of this year. He is a son of Mr. Jas. G. Smith, who lives on K. o from Lumberton.' 60TH ANNUAL CAPE FEAR FAIR AT FAYETTEVILLE THIS WEEK Opens Tuesday and Lasts Through rriaar many special feature and Exhibits Will be Bigger and Better Than Ever. The 60th annual Cape Fear fair at Fayetteville will open tomorrow, 24th, which will be known as "school day." It is promised that the biggest parade ever witnessed in Fayetteville will be staged at noon tomorrow, headed by the chief marshal and his staff and the Fort Bragg band. In the parade "there will be miles of mounted men decorated floats, Fort Bragg detach ments and many other outstanding features." On this day all the whitd - ".. 1 1 1 3 j. ... 1 tuuureu ux vuiaueruing aula aajouunK counties are invited to the fair a: guests of the management The chil dren will be admitted free. Prt will be judged and awarded en thi. day. and there will be a complete prp ' gram of free acts, special music,' bij horse races and a mammoth midway. Wednesday, 25th, will be "militar day", featuring Fort Bragg. On thi day all Confederate veterans will b guests of the fair association. The; will meet at the armory and be es corted to the fair grounds. A mam moth exhibition of phases of militar life will be depicted by the soldier of Fort Bragg, including tent.piten ing, harnessing drills, roman races tug-of-war, first-aid drills and avis! tion stunts. This exhibition will star! prompt at 1 p. m. The regular hors races will follow immediately aftel the ort Bragg exhibition togethe with the free attractions,. which Wi take place daily, both afternoon an night, in front of the grandstand. Thursday, 26th, will be "everybody day." Special features will be militar and aeroplane maneuvers, Fort Brag band, free attractions, races, etc. Friday, 27th, will be "negro day when all negro school children will I admitted free of charge. Regular fea tures same as other days with tl addition of special features for tl colored people. Special features will be mammo' fireworks display every night, f eatu ing the "Battle of the Marne." Midway "and free acts, including trii race horses, sensational trapeze ai iron jaw act, lady high diver, ai an educated horse that was train- by a 5-year-old Sampson county bo The exhibits are expected to be bi ger and better, especially in livesto and swine. The association has had ' enlarge the capacity of its buildin to take care of the great numb of exhibits this year