ibits At Fair
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' Represented;
Ascension Saturday
Quality of Article*
Praised by Judges
Airy'* <*lr Is under way
a day lata by
of the week bids oartato
to brine large numbem of
lair (round*.
was all that the
Judging of exhibit* «a
Tuesday afternoon in the various de
partments and those who supervised
the work were pleased with the num
bar of exhibit* ind th# high QUiltty of
the articles.
Mr. ■. S. MUlsaps. of Statesellls. dis
trict farm scent, had charge of the
Judglnc of the farm exhibits. In this
department a prise of 09 was won by
W. a. WUllams. Rusk, for the best bve
went to Robert Bartley of In
Va Mr Williams' exhibit
contained M different articles produc
ed on his farm and was a striking lee
son on what oan bs crown by the far
FARM prizes WON.
The »Uver cup given by T. W. Wood
* Boa for the bast It ears of oora waa
awarded to J R Venabta of Rockford
|The tobacco display prim wen
>finM u follow*. FM, Robert
Thore. route S. 113: 2nd. Kermlt Wood,
route 4, M; 3rd. Jamee Jackson. route
4 B
Other prlM In tin farm exhibit
•wanted Included the following:
Boat hun. I. F. Armfleld. Lowgap M;
2nd. A. L. Bunker, White Plain.
Bacon, first, A L. Bunker; 2nd. W.
B. Williams. Rusk .
Beet vegetable collection Mr*. O. B.
Webb. Mount Airy.
Beet 10 ear* of corn, W. B. William*.
*■: 2nd, Howard Blue. White Ftaina, H
Beat display hay. J. R. Norman.
Kappa Mill. 4.
B*at display wheat. M H. Needham,
route 1. 16; 2nd, B. A. Needham. route
1. *3.
Beat commercial dlaplay of fruit, O.
O. Blue. White Plain*. <30; tod. W. H.
Bowman. The Hollow. Va.. Hi
PANTRY BSPAB1HBMT.
Ml&s Ruth Current. illeUlut homa
agent, of Statsarina. waa ptiawrt dur
lng the fair aad Judged the exhibits
In the pantry department. Especially
did (he praiae the high quality at the
cake* that were exhibited We list be
low the winner* of the group (Uvtays:
Collection of 13 jar* earned good*:
tat. Mrs R. L. Christian, Waatflald. tie;
tod. Mrs. B. W. Oatron. Independence,
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H6rses Make Low
Record At The Fair
la a liM Trot TUm of Sill b
Mmdrn by WinnT; ML Airy
Tr««k b Pniwd by Hor»«
Racee at the Mount Airy Mir tot
under way Wednesday afternoon after
being called off on Tuaeday on ac
Bount of rain. And Use raoo mat* t
Wedneeday aant a thrill through Uww
who know hone raolag and take an hi
tereet In It. lor then wen earn fast
ram made and horaemen wen delight
ed with the time made.
In the S:M trot a time of 1:11 wae
iii on third boftti And of
the veteran horaemen elated that sev
eral yean amid paae Man enoh a low
mark In a 3:M elaea would again be
reached. The winner of thla event wae
Brownie Cooper, driven by Stout. Sec
ond winner waa Brim Bru. driven by
Hatcher. Third winner, Sylvia Volo,
driven by Rogera. Seven hones wen
■nterad in the race.
Several prominent horaemen and
raoe official* are attending the raoee
hen awci than being W. W. Smoke
of Winston Selem. B. O. Fryer«ou. sec
retary of the fair at Spartanburg; Dr.
T. N. Speoeer. Concord; and J. O.
The official (tarter, Ool C. A Rip
pert. of Kenton, Ohio, was' liberal in
hi* pratae of the condition ef the
track and pronounced it as one of the
beat he has saaa tor aoan* time. For
several days the track hae bean under
the constant care at Llndaay ffolnomb
who has seen that It received the pro
per <i sggl't and thl/i haa bean a oon
trtbuttng factor tc the faet time that
Ur being made by the uacw.
Arthur Towe Loses
An Eye in Affray
Typical of the botUr claat of aehook »ow botag built
In Worth Carotin* W' " , |
Lowgap Consolidated School Example of
I Educational Advancement in Sorry Co.
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TIM Longap caacoadatad school
opened tart Monday (or tu aeoond rwt
of Work. By Wedneeday it had carolled
J07 pupils, 40 of tl»em being In the high
tag (ran day to day and It la pradict
ad that within tan days mora MO m
pUa will have l Iglataril Tha pitaalpil
at the school la Mr . T. B Ferree and
the (acuity la made up of Mr. and Mia.
D. D. thd|»i, Miaa Oanara Love, Miaa
Foya Woodruff. and Miaa Buhy Lee
Jotna.
Thto eohool may be taken aa aa
example of what North OaroMna la fe
int (or her rural folks and yet in aaaaa
particular* it la unique. Per hap* no
where elae In auoh a small territory
win one (Ind such a tana Juvenile
population. The hiiib
around Lowgap seem to be tmmlng
with children tot beat of all thote chil
dren are Kfer (or an aducattod and
their parenta are Just as aager that
that ware dMdad^beta. 8»wh a thirst
(or education ampiy Jurtlflea the wis
dom of county and state autaoritiae in
tha aotabltahmant of a-- rural schools
Mr. J. J. Blair, euperrieor of rural
tchffol buildings in thf itttc, snapped
the picture of the Lowgap school that
appear* herewith. And he baa pro
noonoed It one of North OaraSrjrt beet
rural school buildings and says un
qualifiedly. that that it oocuplee the,
moat beautiful stta of any school la the {
state. It will Interact the readers of
The News to know that tha Bureau of
Education of the Federal government
North Oarolina for Information on our,
rural anhnola Mr. Blair ahowod him
the picture of the Lowgap eohool and ;
gave him a copy which was later print-:
ad la a bullet la on better rural schools j
The building haa aevan clam rooms.;
an office for the principal and a 11-;
brary room. A large auditorium with a
slanting floor glvaa a good view of the
ataga. Modern toilet farlllttee the
building are piovtdad for both sexes
A large septic tank at a distance (root
the building ptwldea aanitary eewaiaga
diepoeal. The building Is provide*. with;
running water piped from mountain
springs a mile and a half away. This
Child sad Grandfather Hart la
Car Accident
An mrklMrt ooouiiad at the oorner
of Otlmer and Oak htmU Sunday
aftmew when a oar drim by Lee
Hlatt eoltteed with one drlwn by
Fletcher Fry
Little Irene Hlatt. (If* mn old.
m thrown agalnat the wtndahleld of
her hlUri ear and wai badly cut
about the fore heart a terere gaah be
tas made above am eye, her grandfath
er A. Z. Oook of the eectfcm between
Woetfleld and PUot Mountain who was
al*> In the Watt oar mffwad a brofc
Mr. and Mrm. Pe Meet en ofiuMfa
tacton. D. O., are Innattin here and wm
Former Mount Airy CHisoa
Dioa in Florida.
Word bu bam ncdwd hm of ttm
death Tueeday of M. K. rftaaanta at
hi* home in Ocala. PI*., following an
llln— of mora than two jwn. The
body 1» being brought back to U» old
bona of |the dacaaaad at Loal^un. H.
C., for burial on Friday
I Mr. Pleaaante waa formerly a reel
dent of ttaia city and at one ttana op
erated a laundry here tor a abort time
near Slate Mountain. Be ta em-Tired by
a wife, who la a Mar ot J. 8 Bray.
| thia city, and ana eon and one daogh
VANCE HALL GETS FIVE YEARS
FOR MURDER OF JOHN KING
feature is Um gift of • local Industrial
MnL H to pertep* UM ODljr school la
Um oouniy ha ring a moving picture
mMhtao; Um gift at Um patron* of Um
■vaiybudj takes a pride In keeping
Um houes and (round* n*at
and Inviting. The ctuaan* believe that
•0 much money inveeted by the tax
payer* should bo paying dirldaoda. *o
they make frequent uaa of Um building
aa a oommunlty oentar lor aH aorta of
way of UhMtiaUac Um dartre of thl*
mountain oommunlty (or aduoaUonal
provide them a high school department
ao their children would not be obUgod
to gat up at daylight and make a long
and uncertain journey by bu* to ntk
school The authorities did not beUeva
the district had wrfleMnt pupils to
justify a high school department, so tt
was denied. The community thought
tlwy knew beat aa to Um number of
their children, so they dug down Into
their Jaaoi and. relied the money to
employ a competent high school teach
er. Me has bean on the job throe days
with the result that 46 children who
have pawil the seventh grade are tak
ing advantage ot the courses la the
assume that only half of these children
would have had thaee advantages If
forced to go by bus away (Mm heme
for them.
By special subscription the school
will be run eight month*. Intonated
citiasas are now canvassing the situa
tion with a view of aaklng for an elec
tion to vote a special tax to provide an
eight month* term for future years.
If anyone has the notion that moun
tain people prefer ignorance to enlight
enment. let him go to Lowgap and find
out bettor. Tinas people live right In
the mountains and are proud of It.
They deplore their own lack of educa
tion and are determined that their
children shall not be aa handicapped.
On their school staUonam (and by Um
way how many rural schools anywhere
have their own printed stationeryfi
on their stall nwrj tin Lowgap
has this motto: "Not even mountain
barriers can prevent the iwugisss of a
free people
CHURCH DEDICATION IN THIS CITY
TAKES PLACE SUNDAY MORNING
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Farmers To Attend
Winston Banquet
Gwtnor Gudoar Will Ad
draw GatWinc m Whutot.
Invitation to b> the guoet at I
main speaker at i btaqutt to to i
by tho Kiwani
In that city on tto night of Oot. Mth
in (he lUMrt S. Lm hotel. Tlw eublect
to to dtomwd will to of interest to
the termer* of
Uw Oov,
state's agricultural I aad«
to hie audience hie viewi on
Ject of farm aid and procreee
The Wlnetcn Below Klwanis Club lei
taking a lead in the ■oinnl to in- [
tereet the people In I
at the fathering to to hold In their city |
the ehib ie Invtting a
■roup of
felt
vtte* to I
tj are ▼. O. Taylor, county agent; Dan
Hemming* of Doteon; W. A. York, of
Round Peak: Veetel Taylor. White
Plain*; Oliver p. Kaueer Shoale: i
Store Entered and
Robbed At Quarry
For eome time the store* in the
Quarry eection have ben entered at
night at different time* and goods of
value (token. The etore of 8. J.
Deatherage wae the lateet eceae at m
robbery thie week. On Tueeday
nixht eome one entered the building
by way of a window and took several
dollar* from the money drawer and a
quantity at other rood* Mr. Doath
erage had an idea that tto thief would
repeat the performance if he were
given the opportunity. With thle in
mind, he said nothing about hie loee,
bat with a neighbor, Mr. J. W. Gen
try, he remained ia the etore the fol
lowing night. After aO wae qrici
and with a tor of iron prised it up
and entered tb« etore. Mr. Deather
age eeited the man who proved to to
a neighbor bov, Sam Thomas, a youth
just laaiglay into manhood. The fal
low begged Mr. Deatherare to let him
i^and make no pi memt'en. While
. .. talking the auatter over
Grow WlUhft^a, young man ofthe
id ana a nlftuTf ox lion
I. and demanded that Thom
as to given his freedom. Mr. Death
era«« and hie neighbor were both at
WiUhite were ricioua about the mat
ter and were determined that no ar
* made. Mr. Deatherage win
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Aa the aun aank lit the
afternoon Aug. lg. IMS at tJO p. a.
neratone laying ahould !
tag a period of great
and cooperation, • u
Um Proteatant Churchea
In a great evangehatic
by Dr. Burke Culpepper um! hla mo
(ellatle party
Into Um atone •
which the Rer Mr WUltama I
mlnlatry. a Hat of thoae taking
thr eeremony Including Dr.
and Dr. H. K. Boyer and
Elder J. H West, the ourrent
the church organa pubUahed at Naah
vWe and Oreenaboco and a copy of
The Mount Airy lfewa.
Dr. K. K. Boyer. than pa at or of <
tral Methodfat Church, m a I
the new church which la I
for
ey to
When the church waa
K. H Koehtltxky gave a
Mra.
The Rev Mr. WU
Mount Airy afat yean
the Mrenth year In
the work he had
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