Mr. Farmer: It Will Pay You to Sell Your Tobacco in Smithfield This Season
SMITHFIELD NEEDS:
—Bigger Pay Roll.
—A Modern Hotel
—Renovation of Opera House.
—More Paved Streets.
—Chamber of Commerce.
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SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 28, 1925
Number 82
CRIMINAL DOCKET
RECORDERS COURT
Heavy Criminal Docket Con
sumes Tuesday and
Wednesday of
This Week.
18 CASES ARE TRIED
There was a heavy criminal
docket for the Recorder's court
this week, and both Tuesday and
Wednesday was devoted to the
trial of the cases. Even then there
were a few scattering cases which
were not settled. The following
cases were disposed of during the
two days:
Marvin Littleton, Willie Mitchell
J. Parnell, Jesse Smith, white
men of Micrf township, were in
court charged with violations of
the prohibition law. Mitchell, Par
nell and Smith were discharged
while Marvin Littleton was found
guilty. He w'as given a six-month
county road sentence from which
he appealed to the superior court.
His appeal bond was fixed at $200,
which he gave.
Herbert Jones was charged with
assault with deadly weapon on one
count and on another with cruelty
to animals. He was found guilty
and given thirty days on the
county roads. He was also taxed
with the costs.
Hubert Jones received a $25.00
fine and costs on a charge of vio
lating the prohibition laws.
Clarence M. Sanders, negro, of
Smithfield, was charged with driv
ing a car while under the influ
ence of whiskey. He was found
guilty and judgment wns suspend
ed upon payment of costs.
Hubert Boll, Elevation town
ship negro, was found guilty of
carrying a concealed weapon and
was lined $50.00 and costs.
Lee Frazier, charged with reck
less driving of an automobile, was
called and failed. Judgment nissi
sci fa and capias.
Lai Sanders, a Smithfield negro,
was found guilty of an assault
upon a female. Continued prayer
for judgment was entered upon
the payment of costs.
Oliver Wiggins, a negro of
O’Neals township, was charged
with having a brew in his home,
which, if doubled through a still,
would produce monkey rum. He
contended, however, that it was
a biscuit making preparation
which his wife had been using for
time immemorial. The judge did
not agree with Sir Oliver and so
gave him a f •ur-nionth road sen
tence. This was ro’lrwed by a
few tears on the part of defendant
Wiggins, and the road sentence
was suspended upon !he payment
of a fine of $50.00 and costs.
John Horton, negro, was found
guilty of violating the prohibition
laws. Judgment was continued in
his case and he was required to
give a $000 bond for his appear
ance before His Honor on 3rd of
November, 1925, at which time
judgment will be announced.
Ephriam Williams, a negro of
the Benson section, faced the judge
on three counts, assault, carying
concealed weapon and disturbing
public worship. He was found
guilty on all the counts and the
net result was a six-months road
sentence.
George Warren, a negro from
Princeton, was charged by Savan
nah Massey, also of Princeton, is
a bastardy action. He was found
guilty and the fine was fixed at
$125.00. The costs were also tax
ed against him. He was unable to
pay the fine and costs and was
lodged in jail until a more for
tunate day.
Herman Capps and James E.
Capps, white men of Banner
township, were tried for possess
ing' spiritous liquor, llhcy wore
found guilty but a plea as to very
serious illness in their homes was
entered, and they were given until
November 3, 1925, at which time
they are to report again in court
to receive their sentence.
Pauline Mat ter son, a negro
woman of O’Neals township, was
charged with drunkness and dis
turbing public worship. Fbund
guilty and continued prayer for
judgment was entered. Annie
Barnes, negro, was a co-defend
ant on the charge and received a
like deal at the hands of the
court.
A Warning!
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This boy, Everett Adams, 17, ol'
Wilmington, O., confesses murder
of A. R. Cla .' on. Lodi, N. V., who
gave him a lift in his flivver out
in Missouri. The boy, “broke,'
shot Clawson and threw the body
in a ditch. Now ha faces trial at
Sedalla.
GASOLINE PRICES
CUT HALF A CENT
Standard Oil Company Makes
Initial Cul and Other
Companies Meet
Reduction. \
New York, Aug. 25.—Gasoline
prices came tumbling down in
many Atlantic seaboard and mid
dle western states today giving
widespread joy to motorists.
A general reduction of one half
cent a gallon by the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey was the
fourth to be iniated by that com
pany this month and it brought
the tank wagon quotations thru
out its territory to 16 and 17 cents
a gallon. The Gulf Refining com
pany, the Sinclair Oil company
and other competitors in New Jer
sey, Maryland. Virginia, West Vir
ginia, North Carolina, South Car
olina and the District of Columbia
met the Standard Oil s cut.
In New York city, Yonkers and
in Long Island a cut of three cents
a gallon by the Tidewater Sales
corporation and the Gulf Refin
ing company brought the tank
wagon quotations to 17 cents a
gallon. A price of 16 to 18 cents
prevailed in New England. The
same level was established in
Pennsylvania and Delaware thru
a one cent cut--by Atlantic Refin
ing company.
Competitive conditions in the
middle west which cause the
Standard Oil company of Indiana
to lower its gasoline price two
cents a gallon today also forced
the Sinclair corporation to make
a similar cut.
An invasion of gasoline from
the Pacific coast was said in oil
circles here to have prompted re
cent reductions in the east and in
directly to have shut off the east
ern outlet for many of the mid
continent refiners.
Even Canada joined in the price
cutting wave, the Imperial Oil
company. Ltd., reducing the Im
perial gallon from 28 to 27 cents.
MOVING STABLES
TO SMITHFIELD
A. W. Hodges, Well Known
Mule and Horse Dealer,
Is Moving Here From
Henson.
Mr. A. W. Hodges, of Benson,
who has been a livestock dealer
for years, is moving his stables to
Smithficld. He will be located in
the old F. H. Parrish stand.
Mr. Hodges is well known in
Johnston county. He is an exper
ienced mule and horse dealer, hav
ing been in this business for fif
teen or twenty years. He is now
is Tennessee to purchase a car
load of mules and horses. He ex
pects to have his stables here open
by September 1.
Electricity and (las
Sammie, watching his mother
comb her hair. “Ain’t we funny
folks?”
Mother—Why?
Sammie—’Cause you’ve got elec
tricity in your hair and grandma
has gas in her stomach.
TAX RATE LOCAL
TAX DISTRICTS
Smithfield and Selma Districts
Have Highest Tax Rate;
Allen and Creech Dis
tricts Lowest.
ELECTIONS P ENDI N G
At the last regular meeting of
the County Board of Education the
full board was present consisting
of W. G. Wilson, Chairman., P. B.
Johnson and J. W. Woodard. At.
this meeting it was ordered that
the tax rates for the special or
local tax districts, as requested by
the several committees, be certi
fied to the Board of Commission
ers of Johnston county as follows:
Banner No. 1, “Benson,” 30c;
Banner No. 5 “Allen,” 25c; Ban
ner No. G, “Jernigan,” 10c; Ban
ner No. 7, “Beasley’s Grove,” 15c;
Banner No. 10, “ Woodrow” known
as Oakdale, 30c.
Bentonville No. 1, "Plainfield.”
30c;
Beulah No. 1, “Hickory Cross,”
25c; Beulah No. 3, “Kenly,” 30c;
Beulah No. G, “Glendale” (election
pending), 30c; Beulah No. 12,
“Watson” (election pending), 25c.
Boon Hill No. 1, “Carter’s”
(election pending); Boon Hill No.
4, “Royall”, 10c; Boon Hill No. 6,
“Brogden”, 30c; Boon Hill No. 8,
“Progress” (election pending) 20c;
Boon Hill No. 10, “Princeton”,
(election pending), 25c.
Clayton No. 1, “Clayton”, 30c;
Clayton No. 2. “Powhatan”, 15c;
Clayton No. 3, “Sandy Ridge”, 10c.
Cleveland No. 2, “Shiloh”, 10c.
Elevation No. 3, “Royall”, 20c;
Elevation No. 5, “Spilona”, 10c;
Elevation No. 7, “Rchobeth”, (elec
tion pending); Elevution No. 8,
“Barbour’s”, (election pending).
Ingrams No. 1, “Corinth”, 30c;
Ingrams No. 2, “Stewart”, 30c;
Ingrams No. 6, “Stanley”,, 30c;
Ingrams No. 7, “Parker’s”, 30c;
Ingrams No. 8, “Four Oaks”, 30c.
Meadow No. 1, “Long Pine”, 15c;
Meadow No. 2, “Meadow”, 30c;
Meadow NS. 3, “Holly Grove”,
25c; Meadow No. 4, “Poplar
Grove”, 25c.
Micro INlo. 2, “Silverdale”, 30c;
Micro No. 3, “Micro”, 20c; Micro
No. 4, “Pearce”, 20c.
O’Neals No. 2, “Corbett-Hatch
er” (includes O’Neals No. 5), 25c;
O’Neals No. 4, “Moore’s”, (elec
tion pending), 30c; O’Neals No.
(, naies . ouc.
Pint Level No. 1, ‘Pine Level”,
25c; Pine Level NO. 2, “Fitzger
ald”, 25c; Pine Level No. 2, ‘'Mas
sey”, 10c.
Pleasant Grove No. 1, “Pleas
ant Grove” (election pending);
Pleasant Grove No. 3, “Hightow
er”, 10c; Pleasant Grove No. 6,
"Piney Grove”, (election pending);
Pleasant Grove No. 8, “Piney
Forest”, (election pending).
Selma No. 1, “Brown’s, 80c;
Selma No. 3, “Selma”, 45c; Selma
No. 6, “Plainview”, 20c.
Smithfield No. 1, “Smithfield”,
45c; Smithfield No. 2, “Yelving
ton Grove”, 25c; Smithfield No. 4.
“Hopewell”, 15c; Smithfield No. 8,
“Creech", 5c.
Wilders No. 1, “Archer Lodge”,
26c; Wilders No. 2, “Barnes”, 25c;
Wilders No. 3, “Corinth-Holders”,
25c; Wilders No. 5, “Batten”, 30c,
Wilson’s Mills No. 1, “Wilson’s
Mills”, 30c.
Kate For School Bonds
Banner No. 1. “Benson”, 46c;
Banner No. 3, “Banner”, (election
pending).
Beulah No. 6, “Glendale”, (elec
tion pending), 40c; Beulah No. 3,
“Kenly”, 20c.
Boon Hill No. G, “Brogden”,
25c; Boon Hill No. 10, “Prince
ton”, (election pending), 42c.
Clayton No. 1, “Clayton”, 42c.
Ingrams No. 8, “Four Oaks”,
85c.
Meadow No. 2, “Meadow", 40c.
Micro No. 3, “Micro”, 30c.
Pine Level N“o. 1, “Pine Level”,
28c
Selma No. 3, “Selma ’, (to be
supplied),
Smithfield No. 1, “Smithfield”,
34c.
Wilders No. 1, “Archer Lodge”,
25c; Wilders No. 3, “Corinth-Hol
ders”, 25c.
Wilson’s Mills No. 1, "Wilson’s
Mills”, 5c.
AVateh the date on your label and
don’t let your subscription ex
pire.
TWO AUDIENCES
HEAR DR. DANIELS
Smithfield and Henson Aud
iences Pleased With Ad
dress on Economic Re
lationship of Farmers
and Business Man.
NATIONAL REPUTATION
It is perhaps a fitting coinci
dence that Dr. D. W. Daniel of
the English and Literary Depart
ment of Clemson College. S. C.,
came to Johnston county following
the county thanksgiving services
to emphasize the neglected eco
nomic side of the business of far
ming. It' is proper that we should
be thankful for the bountiful crops
in Johnston and other eastern
counties, but it might also be well
to reflect that if all the counties
in the cotton belt had as good
prospect'3 for bumper cotton yields
as exist in this county the South
would produce this year approx
imately 30,000,000 bales, and this
suggests financial disaster.
In his speech at the court
house Tuesday night Dr. Daniel
emphasized the need of a broader
conception of the economic im
portance of a better marketing
system. His subject was “The Eco
nomic Relationship of Farmers,
and Business Men.” “No town can
prosper unless it is closely linked
up with the country around it,”
said the speaker. “Better BUSI
NESS IN TOWN NATURALLY:
FOLLOWS BETTER BUSINESS
IN THE COUNTRY.”
The producer’s part of the con
sumer’s dollar is distressingly
small, according to Dr. Daniel.
Food raised by farmers in one:
year brought $22,500,000. Of this
amount farmers received only
$7,500,000. Fifteen milion dollars
was absorbed in the processes, yf •'
I distribution. “It requires sixty
three and a half dozen eggs to
pay a plasterer for one day's
work,” said Dr. Daniel. “It takes
seventeen and a half bushels of
corn to pay a brick Jayer for one
day’; work; foity-two pounds of
butter f.'j settle with the plumber
fer his day’s work, and a good
carpenter may demand a 175
pound hog in payment for a day's
work. It requires twenty-three
chickens to pay a painter for a
day’s wcik.” The plasterers, car
penters. bricklayers, plumbers and
painters are organized. Hue pro- i
ducers of eggs, chickens, butter j
and other farm products are not j
successfully organized. But far
mers can have nobody on earth to I
blame except themselves. Organ
ized self-help is the only way out.
The idea which Dr. Daniel stress
ed is that farmers and towns that
depend upon the agricultural in
dustry must continue to suffer us
long as the lessons of o'her suc
cessful industries arc ignored. The
methods that have made American
manufacturing successful will put
agriculture on a solid foundation.
Long ago the manufacturers learn
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CHIROPRACTORS TO
MEET AT BENSON
Sixth District N. C- C'hiro
pcaclic Association To
Meet With Dr. Fo>
L. Perkins.
Benson, Aug. 27.—The North
Carolina Chiropractic Association,
district No. f>, will meet in Benson
with Dr. Foy L. Perkins on Aug
ust 29. The chiropractors will be
served a picnic supper at Stewart’s
pond at six o’clock. After supper
they will meet at Dr. Perkins’
home on Church street for a bus
iness session.
The state association is divided
into six districts. The sixth dis
trict is comprised of Tarboro. Scot
land Neck, Mount Olive, Goldsboro,
New Bern, Kinston, Smithfield,
Benson. Wilmington, Dunn, Rose
Hill, Clinton, Newton Grove, Wil
son, Rocky Mount, Greenville,
Beaufort and Edenton. The state
association meets once a year.
Each district meets monthly in its
respective district. There are over
three hundred chiropractors in the
state now, thirty having passed
the State Board and received li
cense in May.
FIRST BALE OF NEW
COTTON SELLS IN BENSON
The first bale of new cotton to I
be cold on the Benson market was j
sold Tuesday, August 25. It was j
raised by Mr. J. A. Nordan who
lives near Benson and was ginned t
by Johnson and Neighbors gin. It i
brought twenty-two and a half j
cents a pound, having been pur- i
based by Mr. W. D. Boone
SCOPES LAWYERS
ASKED QUESTIONS
—
Judge John T. Raulston Wants
Them to Give Evidence
Supporting Evolu
tion Theory.
Winchester, Term., Aug. 25—
Charging that defense attorneys in
the .Scopes "evolution case” still
were criticizing him because they
had failed to dominate his court
and hoped to displace him on the
bench. Judge John T. Raulston to
night issued a statement in which
he propounded a series of ques
tions to the lawyers.
The jurist said he would "be
glad” to have the attorneys to
John T. Sc'Cpes, who was convicted
of violating Tennessee’s anti-ev
olution law, answer the following
questions:
“First, when you insist man de
scended from a lower order of an
imals, have you evidence to sup
port this theory sufficiently defin
ite to justify the expectation that
intelligent people will accept ft
and adopt this theory?
"Second, have you any evidence
that this theory can in any aspect
of life be beneficial to man? Is j
not the contrary true—that it
tejids to degrade?
“Third, doesn't the theory of ev
olution seek to destroy the doc
trine of the inspiration, of the. Bi
ble?
Fourth, doesn’t it purpose to
eliminate the divinity of Christ?
Fifth, doesn’t it deny the resur
rection ?
.Sixth, if the theory of evolution
destroys man’s faith in the integ
rity of the Bible, in the divinity of
Christ, and the resurrection, does
n’t it thereby undermine the -Chris
tian religion?
“Seventh, can civilization sur
vive the destruction of the Chris
tian religion ?
“Answer through the press.”—
Associated Press.
John F. McNair and Hon Do
nate Funds for Purchase
of Machine at State
Sanatorium.
Sanatorium, Aug. 2 o.—As a
memorial to their grandson and
nephew, Mr. John McNair Pate,
Mr. John F. McNair and his son,
Mr. James L. McNair, of Laurin
burg, have donated funds to the
North Carolina Sanatorium for
the purchase of a moving picture
machine for the benefit of the pa
tients at the institution.
Mr. John McNair Pate was a
patient in the institution eight
years ago. He had been entirely
cured and was one of the most
successful young business men in
his community. His accidental
death last year brought grief to
his host of friends throughout the
State.
This gift of a moving picture
machine for the benefit of the pa
tients here at the Sanatorium is
a most fitting memorial to Mr.
Pate.’ Shut in as they are, the
possible forms of entertainment
of the many tuberculous sufferers
here at the Sanatorium are rath
er limited. This will take their
minds off their troubles and will
be a most useful means of enter
tainment and instruction for
years to come.
The spring lamb is the most
profitable farm product on many
farms in North Carolina. Howev
er, this lamb must be born early
and fed well to make the most
profit say livestock workers.
Hog off the corn advises W. W.
Shay of State College, who states
that none of the nutrients of the
corn crop are lost in this way.
PLEASANT GROVE
SCHOOL ELECTION
Carries With Majority of
Three For High School In
Center of Five Consoli
dated Districts.
PROVIDES $40,000 BONDS
Five districts in the western
part of the county, Pleasant Grove,
Piney Grove, Piney Forest, Reho
beth and Barbour’s, voted bonds
Tuesday to build a high school,
the election being carried by a
small majority. Four hundred nine
ty-seven voters registered, two
hundred fifty-two being cast for
the bond issue, 182 against, and
63 not voting. Bonds in sum of
$40,000 of will be issued, the re
mainder of the funds needed to
put up an adequate building to
bo secured from the State building
fund. A site has already been se
lected at a cross roads in the cen
ter of the territory outlined, and
it is expected that the building
which will be a modern brick struc
ture, will be erected in time for
the opening of school a year from
now.
The election, which was held at
the home of the registrar, Mr.
W. II. Jones, passed off quietly,
even though the voting was close.
Tne poll holders were Messrs. W.
H. Flowers and Charlie Stephen
son. A good many remained at the
voting place all day and worked to
carry the election.
On the same day that the elec
tion was held in Pleasant Grove,
an election was held at Princeton
to provide a uniform tax rate of
50 cents in Princeton, Progress,
and Carter’s districts. The elec
tion, however, failed to carry. Four
hundred forty-two voters regis
tered making it necessary for 222
to vote for the consolidation. Only
two hundred eight voted for the
proposition. One hundred thirty
five cast votes against, and 99 did
not go to the polls.
Department of Labor and
Printing Plana to Pick
Cotton By Novem
ber First.
Raleigh, Aug. 26.—A mobile
army of from 10,000 to 15,000 cot
ton pickers will be organized by
the Department of Labor and Prin
ting with avowed intention of the
members to getting the cotton
picked in every field in North
Carolina by the first of November,
i.. was announced yesterday by
Frank I). Grist, State commission
er of labor and printnig.
Bad crop conditions in the wes
tern part of the State have creat
ed a surplus of labor there, Mr.
Gris' said, and the mobile army
will be organized from men left
idle on farms where crops have
been burned up by drought. By
utilizing the labor of the western
part of the State, the fine cot
ton crop of the eastern section
will be quickly and efficiently pick
ed. Mr. Grist stated.
Mr. Grist and C. I.. Beddingfield,
newly appointed assistant direc
tor of the United States Employ
ment Service, will go into the field
immediately to organize the huge
army of cotton pickers.
In picking the cotton a communi
ty system will be used whereby
the army will move into one com
munity. completely pick the crop
there and then move on to anoth
er community. The plan has vork
edout in Harnett county and Mr.
Grist, who went there recently to
confer with regard to it, believes
that it can be successfully used
throughout the State.
' The mobile army is expected to
not only provide all necessary la
bor for the picking of the phe
nomenal cotton crop of this year
but it is believed it can be done
at a smaller than usual cost.
The Department of Labor and
Printing under Mr. Grist organiz
ed a smaller mobile army of the
harvesting of the truck crops early
this summer with great success.
The poor crop conditions in the
west are expected to make the
securing of farm laborers easier
than under usual conditions.—
News and Observer.
MISSIONARY TO SPEAK
AT METHODIST CHURCH
Mips Combs, who has recent'ly
returned from Sungkiang, China,
will speak on missions in the
Methodist church here Sunday af
ternoon, September fi, at o’
cloc. People of all denominations
in the county are cordiailv asked
to come and a special invitation
is extended to the young people.
Pastors of churches and Sun
day school superintendents are
requested to announce this meet
ing in their various churches next
Sunday
TWO CLUB MEETS
PROVE SUCCESS
Home Demonstration Clubs
Stage AH Day Meeting
at Meadow and San
ders Chapel.
POULTRY SHIPMENT
The recreation season in rural
sections of Johnston county is al
ways featured by a number of pic
nics, reunions, and all-day meet
ings, and Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week saw two success
ful occasions of this kind one at
the Meadow school and one at
Sanders Chapel respectively.
The programs at the meetings
which were under the auspices of |
Home Demonstration clubs, were
somewhat similar, but the per
sonnel of those participating gave
each an individuality ali its own.
At Meadow on Wednesday. Mr.
James M. Cray, assistant director
of Extension, of Raleigh was the
principal speaker who used “Com
munivy Spirit” as his topic. Mr. ;
M. V. Blackman, president of the j
Meadow Comunity club, presided j
over the occasion. Comunity sing
ing was a feature of the morning
program, while in the afternooi
games ana contests proviuea con
siderable fun and amusement. Dur
ing the day certificates were
awarded two young girls who
completed the short course at> Ral
eigh. These young ladies were
Misses Mabel Lee and Miss Myr
tle Strickland. Representatives to j
attend the clothing school in j
Smithficld October 5 and fi were
named before the crowd disper- I
sod. The clubs arranging bhe
Meadow program with the help of
Mis- Minnie Lee Garrison, the
county home agent, were Poplar
Grove and Meadow.
Yesterday Pomona, Creech’s
and Carter-Massey clubs met in
the grove at Sanders Chapel ;
church, and with the families of j
the members and other invited
guests enjoyed a program similar
to that staged at Meadow.
After comunity singing and a
prayer. Rev. A. J. Parker,, pastor
of the JVIethodixt church here,
made a most interesting talk on
“Cooperation in Comunity Life"’.
Following his speech, Miss Garri
son presented certificates as fol
lows: Mrs. Preston Creech for
completing Woman’s Short Course;
Misses Leafy Stancil, Omega and
Alma Creech for completing Girls’
Short Course
The Riverside Sere.iaders of
Smithfield, a nine-piece band, gave
a concert during the morning and
also in the afternoon. Games and
contests were an enjoyable part
of the afternoon program. Miss
Mary E. Wells, assistant county
superintendent of schools, delight
ed the children with several stor
ies at the noon hour.
A bountiful dinner spread in
picnic fashion characterized both
these all day meetings, and at
both meetings, Mrs. D. J- Thurs
ton, the newly appointed county
welfare officer, was introduced
and she mads short talks.
A matter of special interest to
; farm women, was announced at
both meetings—the fact that ar
! rangements are being made to
j have a car stop at one or more
! points in Johnston county for the
| purpose of shipping poultry direct
to northern markets. The A. C. I,.
! railway company \. cooperating
with the State Division of mar
kct'ng to this end. For the sum of
$5.85 the car will stop at one
I poin' in Johnston county begin
] ning the latter part of September
j and continuing until late spring.
Tthe needs will probably not re
auire more than a car a month at
first but in the spring when ship
ments will be heavier two cars or
GREAT PROGRESS
MADE BY FAIRS
In 1810 There Was One Fair,
In 1925, 2000^ Attendance
In 1810, 5000; In 1925
Over 25,000,000.
BETTER TYPE OF FAIR
In 1810. one *air; in 1925, two
thousand fairs.
In 1810, an attendance of about
five thousand; in 1925 an esti
mated attendance of approxi
mately twenty-five million.
These figures, in a nutshell,
tell the story of the marvelous
growth of the American fair
from the the humblest beginning
to its present-day status as an
important factor in agriculture ed
ucation. They are of especial in
terest here in view of the ap
proaching Smithficld fair which
will be held October 27-30.
While the fair idea has been
taken hold of trelfcendously m the
United States, it Is not native to
this country. Fairs run back to an
cient days, but in the olden times
'.hey were more after the manner
of a bazaar or market, only held
with less frequency, very much like
the fairs in vogue in Germany and
other European countries today.
The American fair traces its an
cestry back only to about the mid
dle of the eighteenth century,
when a group of progressive far
mers in the Tees River valley in
northeastern Britian joined to
bring their livestock together for
comparison. It has been termed
the first agricultural fair and was
the model after which were pat
trned the hundreds of country fairs
both here and in England
Elkanah Watson of New York
has been credited with being the
father of the American fair. In
1815 Watson organized the agri
cultural society of Albany, N. Y.,
and proceeded to establish fairs
and cattle shows in the neighboring
counties. In 1819, due mainly to
his influence, the New York leg
islature appropriated tela thous
and dollars a year lor six years
for premiums on agricultural and
home manufactured products. In
1832 the state agricultural
ety was founded and work started
in other eastern states. But while
Watson was busy converting far
mers and legislators to the value
of fairs, the Columbia Agricultur
al Society held what is believed to
be the first- exhibition of its kind
in Washington, D. C., in 1810.
Pittsfield, Mass., shortly there
after inaugurated regular agri
cultural exhibits, and from these
first small efforts grew up our
system of commiUity, county,
state, district, national and inter
r>" oral fairs which cover practi
cally every section of the country.
The development of the fair in
the United States has been one of
normal growth and expansion, ac
cording to Samuel It. Guard, di
rector of the Sears-Roebuek Agri
cultural Foundation and one of the
leading exponents of agricultural
exhibits in America. The success
ful contestant in a local fair nat
urally wished to compare his pro
ducts with those of winners in
other local fairs. That was how the
county fair came to be. The state
fair with it-? wider appeal was the
next logical step, and there coun
ty winners went to settle disputes
on the relative merits of their pro
ducts. Eventually this lead to a
competition between states, culmi
nating first in the inter-state fair,
later in the national show and fi
nally in the inter-national exhibit.
Many a national champion grain
grower or livestock breeder today
can trace his success to some little
honor captured at the county fair
years ago. K g
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weekly shipments will be provid
ed. Eggs will be shipped in this
manner as well as all kinds of
fowls. The farmer will receive the
money for his chickens and eggs
when delivered at the car. Stops
closer together than -'iO miles are
not recommended and it is prob
able that Smithfield, the county
seat, will be selected as the ship
ping point. These stops will bo
made at places on the A. ('. L.
through the state. Miss Garrison
urges all who are interested in this
proposition to notify her at once,
in order that the car may be ar
ranged for in September,
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