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Save Your Exhibits and Cairy Them to the SandhiU Fair, Nov. 16-17-18
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Devoted to the Upbuilding of Vass and Its Surrounding Country
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00
VASS, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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With the approach of this impor
tant event everyone is asking what
we are going to have this year, what
day will be the best, when the parade,
the pageant, the football game and
the other interesting events, etc.
As briefly as possible the Secre
tary enumerates a few of them this
week with a threat or a promise of
more to follow.
The Pigs
Whether your favorite breed is
Berkshire, Poland China or Duroc
Jersey or any other breed, you are
going to see the greatest hog show
that has ever been exhibited in this
country.
Grand Champion, Champion and
Blue Ribbon Berkshires from all over
the United States to the number of
over 200 will assemble at Pinehurst
to compete for the $2,600 in prizes
and as a sight seeing proposition
alone it will pay anyone to spend a
considerable time looking them over.
You will see Berkshires that have
traveled all the way from California
to sow themselves at the Sandhill
Fair. The Berkshire Show will take
place Wednesday afternoon and
Thursday morning and on Friday
morning many of these wonderful
animals will be sold at auction.
B. Tyson, Mrs. M. G. Dalrymple and
Mrs. Frank Blue of Carthage; Mrs.
Fred Page, Mrs. W. A. Blue and Mrs.
Alma Gregory of Southern Pines;
Mrs. H. G. Waring and Mrs. Leonard
Tufts of Pinehurst; Mrs. Fred By
num, Mrs. W. N. Everett and Mrs. T.
C. Leak of Rockingham; Mrs. Will
T. Land and Mrs. J. R. Boyken of
Hamlet; Mrs. A. S. Newcomb of Lake-
view; Mrs. B. F. Butler and Mrs. Geo.
Maurice of Eagle Springs; Mrs. W.
Gillam Brown of Sanford and Mrs.
G. A. Smith of West End.
The Parade
The Cattle
The same thing applies to cattle.
No matter what your favorite bre%d
is, yoli will be mightily interested in
the Ayreshires that have also travel
ed over many states to the Fair.
There will be prize winners from
the New England States, from the
West and South. The Cattle show
takes place on Wednesday morning
and on Thursday morning. Many of
these will also be offered for sale at
auction.
Music
The 13th Artillery Brigade Band
consisting of 35 men will give daily
concerts at 11:00 A. M., and will play
every afternoon during the entertain
ment features. '
A new musical feature will be daily
concerts by the Carolina Orchestra in
the Agricultural Building.
The Harvest Ball
This annual social event, which has
become one of the most enjoyable
features of the fair, will be held at
the Country Club on Wednesday
evening, November 16th. The Caro
lina Orchestra which has pleased so
wonderfully in the past, will again
furnish the music. It is expected
that the 13th Brigade Band will give
a concert at tho Club preceding the
Ball and we also have the asstirance
that a large number of officers from
Camp Bragg will be present.
Tickets may be secured from any of
the ladies who have consented to act
as patronesses. These are: Mrs. T.
What promises to be the most at
tractive parade ever held will take
place Thursday at 1:30 P. M., when
the “Parade of Fairy Tales” will wind
its way around the track. Floats
representing the many fairy tales
which we all remember so well will
appear as follows: The Fairy Queen
(?) will ride in a beautiful float pre
pared under the supervision of Miss
Louise Blue, of Aberdeen, to be fol
lowed by “Briar Rose or the Sleeping
fieality,” by Mrs. W. A. Blue, of Ab
erdeen; “Fair One with Golden Locks”
by Miss Flora Mae McKeithen, of
Aberdeen, “Hansel and Gretchel of
the Gingerbread House,” by Mrs.
Dr. Bowman, of Aberdeen; “Cinderel
la,” by Mrs. F. E. Cole, of Carthage;
“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,”
by Mrs. Chas. T. Grier, of Carthage;
“The Goose Girl,” by the Girl Scouts
of Southern Pines; “Jack the Giant
Killer,” by the Boy Scouts of South
ern Pines; “Aladdin and the Wonder
ful Lamp,” by Miss Florence Fowle,
of Pinebluff; “Tom Thum and his
Bride,” by Mrs. L. W. Evans, of Pine-
bluff; “Little Red Riding Hood,” by
Miss Hattie Tarpley of the Farm
Life School; “The Fisherman and his
Wife,” by Mrs. John Ellis, of Jack
son Springs; Jack and the Beanstalk,”
by Miss Ethel VonCanon, of West
End; “Mother Hulda,” by the Cam
eron School; “Clever Elsa,” by Miss
Georgia Conley, of Vass; “King Midas
and the Golden Touch,” by Mrs. Tufts
of Pinehurst.
The Pageant
Over two hundred school children
from Aberdeen, Southern Pines, Vass,
Cameron, Carthage, Farm Life School,
Jackson Springs and West End are
drilling daily for the Annual Pageant,
“Autumn,” under the direction of
Miss Ann Gregory, of Chase City,
Va. All the be^tiful colors of au-
tum leaves and flowers will be repre
sented by these children will make
one of the most pleasing pageants
we have ever had.
Special Drill
Too few in Moore county know of
the wonderful things that are being
done for the girls at Samarcand
Manor. These girls, perhaps a hun
dred of them, will give a special
drill as well as the Highland Fling,
Irish Dance and Indian Dance which
will be one of the big and surprising
features of the Fair.
Athletics
First, perhaps, in general interest,
will be the football game between
teams of State College and Davidson
College Thursday afternoon. These
are the Freshmen teams from each
college and, according to all reports,
you will see a game that will rival
any varsity game.
A note recently received from David
son is enlightening and we will quote
it verbatum: “You are going to see
real football game this year at
Pinehurst. The Freshmen team gave
the Varsity team h— the other day.”
There is very little difference be
tween them. Word also comes from
State College that their Freshman
team is much stronger and better
than last year.
There will be two basketball tour
naments. One between the girls’
team and one between the boys’ team.
One game by each, each day with the
winners playing it off on Friday for
the Championship of Moore county.
Track events including the Run
ning Broad Jump, High Jump, Pole
Valulting and 100 yard dash will also
be held.
Races
With the arrival of many more run
ning horses than ever before we are
able to offer two running races each
day and two harness races which
assures a great racing card every day.
The Moore County Booth
At the State Fair this year Mr. M.
W. Wall, Moore County Agent, had
a Moore County Booth which attract
ed more attention and received more
complimentary remarks than any
other county booth.
This booth with all its exhibits will
be seen at the Sandhill Fair and will
be an eye opener to those who failed
to see it at the State Fair.
Exhibits
We think we are safe in saying
this year that the Agricultural Hall
will be filled with high class farm
products, home products and school
exhibits.
Eight splendid community exhibits
were held in the county this year and
all these community exhibits will be
brought to the Sandhill Fair to com
pete for the $150 in prizes offered
jointly by the County Board of Edu
cation and the Sandhill Fair Associa
tion. There will also be special ex
hibits of Berkshires, Ayrshires,, Sheep
Bees and Poultry.
The New Grand Stand and Restuarant
A new grand stand will be ready
which is being built right beside the
old one and just the same size. Un
derneath the grand stand will be a
first class restuarant where anything
from a “hot dog” to a dinner can be
had. Upstairs will be three tiers of
boxes with' seven boxes on each tier
and eight chairs in each box. These
boxes can be reserved for all three
days of the fair or for one. These
boxes will prove a great convenience
to those who desire to spend the day
or days at the Fair for patrons will
be free to go and come as they see
fit all day with the assurance that
their seat will not be gobbled up by
some one else.
Prices for the three days will be
$18 for boxes in the lower tier, $16
for the second tier and $12 for the
third tier. Single chairs for the day
will be $1.00.
Advance reservations. can be made
wtih the Secretary at any time.
What Else?
There are two other attractions, big
attractions, that we are not quite
ready to announce this week, but we
hope to be able to say something
about next week.
AN UNPRECEDENTED
Never in the records kept by the
weather bureau at Raleigh has this
part of the country had so long a
period of scant rainfall as this um-
mer. Up to the present time we are
short about seventeen inches of rain
fall since the first of the year, which
means enough rain to make seventeen
inches deep all over the couontry if it
could be confined and not allowed to
run off. Normally bout 50 inches of
rain should fall here in the year. If
the present conditions continue we
will be twenty inches short by the end
of the year, and the shortage has
been confined to the period since the
first of May.
The weather sha^rp say this has
been brought about by the warm
weather of the last winter and the
hot summer, The hot air currents
have prevented the condensation of
moisture from damp clouds, and it is
only when the northern latitudes are
reached up in Canada where the
weather has been colder htat rainfall
has been sufficient. Some of the east
ern northern states have had sufficient
rain but with that exception the
whole United States has suffered, and
the drouth has reached to Europe
likewise. But in the Sndhills the
springs and wells are stil full of
water. The big porous sand beds
give their water out slowly, and have
a big reserve at all times, and they
absorb all the rain that falls except
a small amount that runs away when
the rain is at its height.
Vass citizens should do all in their
power to protect the birds. Try and
remember that the dove brings peacie
[and the stork brings tax exemption.