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-1 . 1 - II C ' SI4i2f . LIBRARY. " ""aAlETOH IT c ' COMP SEC TION I Pages 1 To 8 2 T-J"" ' 1 2 Sections ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7, 1919 NO. 5S9. VOL. XII. GREATEST FAIR EVER A SHOT GUN WOULD GET EVERY ONE OF THEM OF COURSE, LAST YEAR'S STAGED AT THIS CITY FAIR WAS FAILURE tie Number .of High Class Attractions, Running Races, government ixniDits, Military reatures, Etc. Surpass Expectations of Every One Connected With Big Enterprise no piere are a few people who are interested in running in.cs. far more who are. But There are t)ie feu- have been industriously aurin? others that runners adr vertised by the Albemarle Agri cultural Association will not be here. They would "be glad to have the effort to bring running horses to the District rair come to num ing. ; Mi But some of the runners are al ready here. Three blooded and beautiful horses are now quarter ed at the fair grounds. Bangan, Dattas Best and Retreat, all own ed bv W. E. Nelson, Detroit, Michigan, arrived Friday, Oct. 31. 0. C. Atwell, the jockey, and P. G. Walsh, the groom, are witn the horses, . Other runners are on the way, and still, others will later arrive from southern circuits. There is each night of the fair, bent on enjoying every feature of the great exposition. There will not be a dull moment dur ing the fair, but the nights, with their music, lights and crowds will be especial ly enjoyable. Exciting events will fol low each other with fast fleeting de light. Comprising all that is great, clean, novel and wholesome in entertaining and instructive features, there are few who will be able to resist thai lure of this year's fair. Whole families will be there, I from babes to grand fathers and grand mothers. And all will forget their trou bles in a world of novelties, and up-to- the-minute attractions. THE MIDWAY The midway is a great feature of any fair, and the one at the District Fair will be the best. The Merry-Go -Round, the Ferris Wheel, The Monkey Show, the Negro Minstrels, the Motor Drome, the Exhibition of Lions, Bears, Leopards, Punits and other animals, are only a few of the attractions which it will offer. Rajah, the man-eating lion, an untamed creature from the jungles of Africa that killed a man only three weeks ago, will surely be seen by all who attend the District Fair. The keeper of the great brute enters his cage, but not without a chair and revolver, and "M""MgMWW""MWM"""!?I?ySin!nrSm5 Mil'""" " ".".-:"n "nr.. nIL. -1 JJ,, ifWi 'f' .W0k And With the Whole Country, Ravaged and De moralized by (Influenza, Last Years Fair Was , - No Standard by Which- to; Judge This Year's Marvelous Achievement thousand times. We know! and Raleigh State Fair, and. that letters are coming almost daily congratulating the Albemarle Association on, its good for tune in securing this special attraction. The exhibit, is an education in - itself, and ti wouId take days "to thoroughly master all the lessons taught by its pan els, photographs, arid models. . One shot from a Bbotgun would fill every horse In this race with birdshot, so close are they, and so well matched. The judges will have their hands full to pick the winners In one, two, three order. So many good horses ;of reputation are being entered for the liberal purses offered, that horsemen pre-. diet several such races at the big District Fair, Elizabeth. City NCV" ." Nbveraber. il to . 15. V - v, " Aro pUp for the runners to protecting club, ULri" . ; . , . rTi K go the week of the District rair, and all are on their way to Pine hurst, North Carolina, which opens November 18th, and where running races are the program for the entire winter. The managers of the District Fair are going to find out whe ther the people want running ra ces, and purpose giving the pub lic in the future what it desires. A vote will be taken on the days of imagined. The lion is really untamed, and not trained to savagely lunge at his Vootur with roars that send the cold chills up and down the spine. THE "I CROSS FIVE" There is a-growing curiosity about the "I Cross Five'" party, which is coming to the District Fair, due partly to the name, but particularly to the people's love of seeing soldiers in camp. The party which consists of three offi cers and twenty other soldiers, travels in its own trucks, and lives under its own canvas. While the other army men who will be at the fair will stop at ho- nnl hnnrdinff houses, the "I Cross the fair, and the result of that will Iptermine the policy of Five" , detachment of the forty-ninth.. rytc "ill detfrm ne;Wf:f the Albemarle Aencuit.uiii xvo- - , . . y.vpi nn I nose wuu ulicuu sociation with respect to its race opportnnity to see how soldiers in camp 3Tf)e battle ot nje JFafc BY LORENZO D. CASE Secretary, The Albemarle Agricultural Association CO program next year. SPECIAL PROVISION FOR AGRI CULTURAL EXHIBITS As vre go to press, word comes that the -L-at water-proof chautauqua tent has .-Ivod. and no doubt can now exist in a:,! mind as to the ability of the Albe ..j.;,. Agriculture Association to house l-n ".'.t ts "exhibits on the occasion of the ric-t Fair. it- .1 4-1io ther fair has been oDiigeu its exhibition halls .' Wlio dreamed a few weets .at to enlarge has, chat live, and there are few who are not m terested in such a spectacle. T.y the way. the -I Cross Five-' party was ordered to return to the headquar ters of the forty-ninth infantry, but, when asked to extend the time of the party in North Carolina that it might bo at the District Fair, the order was countermanded. PLENTY OF MUSIC Everybody wants music, and plenty of it. on every imblic occasion. It fills the voting with joy, and makes the old age tit.-eriii ot ! s'm:i- wiii bon.: bp Unir on i it v. dcir. T Cv, of ( r.llX:i';:tU fr'.i,, the managers of the District , "srol li;ol.e spriRhtly. Tt gives 15fe and color to any gathering of th people. That's why the Albemarle Agricultural Association will have, not one. but two bands on the grounds during the week of the District Fair. There will be mu sic all the time music both day and night. Xever before has a Military Band vis ited this part of the State, but one will be here fair week. It will be with the forty-ninth infantry party of three offi cers and twenty privates, and is a musi cal organization of fourteen pieces. The other band will be furnished by the Carnival company. It is the organ ization that made such a favorable in. pression on the people on the occassion of Elizabeth City's Fourth of July cele bration. FARMERS COMING DAILY Most of the farmers will visit the fair, not one day, but several, but all will want to be on hand Thursday, Farmers Day. That's the day of the Free for all t for the $500 purse. It's the day famous "Lillian T, the fastest horse in the state of North Carolina, ,;n ,; nn exhibition of her wonderful i j rppnrd of the local speeu, auu 1 o ... 4-1, That's the day when tnere win. ue iocf number of farmers on the -mT.Aa nt one time, and it will offer rhinJfv to meet old an unusual vfj"" an1 to renew old acquaintances, Sav what you will, we all have a special fondness for the men who are engaged t on. kind of business, and they are . i wft best love to nev.. vo0 little "talkfesf with. -o,,l,l he un against such, a neces No one, not even the men behind Hir Much careful figuring done .pace was set aside for the gov ,nt exhibits, and it was then be- Ii,.v. .i that the mam exmumuu " oov,r everything. As a matter of fact, n. i.-vson anticipated that the coming fair would assume such proportions as to necessitate an additional space to (over the exhibits. Tl e tent will be erected by an expert Santrdav. on ground especially prepared for it. and will be ready for the instal lation of exhibits Monday. What was once bad news is now good. Tho people go to fairs to see things and the more the better. Isow that .vision has been made to cover all exhibits, everybody will be glad that tllf. ,umber of them at the District Fair is going to be too many for the siii '!.. hall, large as it is. ARMISTICE DAY v..,..;w Dav. the first tnniversary t was dav on wnicn tue ,1 .hich ended hostilities in France, elaborately observed by the Ai rie Fair Association. The day will orally observed throughout the ,,1 States, and, falling as ,t does, opening day of the lysine as decided to hold a big patriotic .otration on the Fair iG rounds .. Government Exhibits and the 1 Five- will bring a score or more ers and regular army sobers to i. .v, ti.-i1i be in !i itv. all 01 " . . and participate in the Armis-celebration.--, A Military Band 49th infantry will furnish the A A:..! 1'. for . om that will ature ot tne vth ; lhe peopie of Eastern North :, is the coming of Col. A .V. r. .,, to present to Mrs. Mary L. Distinguished Service Cross, ., ,,r of extraordinary heroism " .; 1., her son, Seth Perry, who 1; fi-lds of France in carrying :,;;1.ius mission, which he. vol- u, undertake. This is the only hiis yet been awarded Any l ev for 'special bravery in the v.' Hd War. ... ; not yet been decided who will . ... ..ration, but efforts are be- 1 - i w ... secure the presence of some oi.uoTis man, holding a high offi i ; - tl..n, in the Government or the irr:;v. OPFM niY AND NIGHT !... ;ivtriet Fair will be open day and f'i'-i. The rds wiU be brilliantly il tumi(.ti with electrc lights. The mid- .md great exhibition hall and tent lr- x'-we to be thronged by multitudes a liow a lttle talKIeL Everywhere thruout ten counties ij are taking down the calendars and put ting a big ring around the lucky num ber (13) in November.' That's tne great dav for the farmer, iney about it at the grocery stores thruout the district, and it is the one theme of interest wherever rural people gather. A DAY FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN Ever alert to give the children of the citv and county every advantage, . the school authorities have arranged to make Friday of fair week a holiday r m order that ' the little ones may enjoy ?he pleasure and profit of the exhibits and amusement features of the District FThe children will learn many a new foir. The great govcrn- cnmgb - -,t them, and ments exniDits teach them things that could not be so 1eftrned in months from text books. And what delight they will find m the midway, the flight fireworks the baloon ascenSion and parachute jump the races, and the many other exciting 'HE time-honored institution known as the Fair has survived through all the years because exper rience has demonstrated that it meets important community needs, and serves important community inter- . csts. In the first place, it affords the people an annual holi day, and much needed recreation. Man was not made to v work, work, work. He must have rest and play spelis,;6r " his efficiency is soon impaired. Why do we hear so much about "Americanitis?" Because, unlike foreign nations we hav not learned how to play, and, as a result, have estab lished a record for nervous prostration and kindred ills. We need a new inerest in nerve-relaxing holidays, and plea sures. The average American plays too little. , ; , Then, again, any occassion serves .an important ptfrpose , : "fliaTiets tfif peoplen8ggthgrToT6(:iAl Ullfi'twtg tm ' t&teiys? renewing of acquainances. and for the creatibn'of trie, new T undertakings and sympathies that follow from the mingling of rich and poor, high and low on a common footing. There cannot be too many of such gatherings of the people in a democray, for half its ills are directly traceable to the sus picions, jealousies and misunderstandings born of ignorant misinterpretations of the lives and purposes, of others. The annual fair is an important factor in the education of the people In a democracy the problem of every reform, of everv social and political movement, is primarily one of the education of-"the people. Permanent improvements cannot, as' a rule be secured without popular education. Every real fair niakes provision for the enlightenment of the people on political and social questions, by having pres ent men of ability and influence, whose words are. an in spiration and a help to all who hear them. It is impossible to overestimate the good that has been done in this direc tion by the fairs of the country. But, above all, the fair is the one place where the farmer learns many practical lessons. Better than reading, better than oral instruction, is the object lesson. The thing vis ualized is easily understood, and never forgotten. The grow ing man, the man who wishes to increase his efficiency, misses no opportunities to see what has been accomplished by others in his own field of work. Text books on agricul ture, discussions of methods of crop production, valu able as they are, do not half so effectively help the farmer as concrete demonstrations of what his most skillful neigh bors are doing. Prize products, etc., not only inform the mind, and sharpen the judgment, but they stimulate emulation. He1 is a hopeless man who sees something better done than he has ever been able to do it, and who hears no voice saying, "Go thou and do likewise." Few there are who are not moved to new endeavors by seeing something better than their best, especially if that something be a neighbor's pro duct. While designed chief lly to. stimulate interest in and exalt the noblest of callings, fairs react to the benefit of the whole community. Exhibits and speeches arouse the competition that raises standards of quality, and increases the quantity of essential products. What benefits the farm er benefits the whole people.. Hence, there should be a uni versal interest, in fairs, and every encouragement given to their holding and- improvment The success of the fair in any community should concern every resident of that community. NEXT GOVERNOR 1U Page, Gardner; and. Morrison . All Three Candidates Coming $3,200 PURSES FOR THE RACERS Such Purses Never Before Of f er- ed by Any Northeastern : .:v-; V-N. C Fair Three men are very much before the public at the present, time. They are the three candidates for the office of Gov ernor of North Carolina. All three will visit the , Albemarle District Fair, and ach will deliver an address. Hon. Rob ert N. Page will speak on Wednesday, November -12th, Hon. O. Max Gardner, will speak on Thursday, November ,13th, and Hon. Cameron Morrison on Friday, November 14th. ' Fairs have been big factors in the education of the people everywhere. Be lieving that the people of the ten counties embraced within the territory of the Dis trict will welcome an opportunity to see and hear these men "who are candidates for the office of Governor of the great commonwealth of isroraiolinatand f eelinsr that the custbni '"- of , making a . tion and leadersliip- to discuss pouucai and socal issues is one that should be kept up, the Albemarle" Agricultural As sociation is bringing these three distin guished sons of the State to Elzabetb Citv for the District Fair. Never before .has any Eastern North Carolina Fair offered $3,200 worth of purses for its races. But that is the to tal of the purses of this year's District Fair.. - Excepting the first day, Tuesday, there will be two harness races daily, and one running race) making a total of three races for each of the last four days of the Fair. There will be but one race on the opening day because of the big Armistice Day celebration. There , will be no tiresome waits be tween heats. The 500 Foot Slide for Life, the Double Trapeze-Cradle, the daylight fire-works and other interesting and amusing features will be staged be tween heats. ' The track will be sprinkled daily.. The pumping station is being installed, and the water sprinkler will lay all . dust. Horsemen say that this new . departure will make the track of the- Albemarle Agricultural Association, ;one of the best and fastest in all the bouth. . , The famous Jockey, O. C. Atweii, who is already nere witn me son runners, says there is no better tracK anywhere for running races, and that it Joas few equals s CULTURAL BY U. S. Uncle Sam Takes 4,000 Feet of Space at Fair to Help Farmers everybody knows that last year's fair was not a conspicuous sue- cess, wnat man t suiter tne same fate last Fall. And whose memory is so short as' not to recall the rea-,. son. The influenza had, not only ' this section but all the country in its grip. Business was paralyzed for - months. Whole townships were " stricken. The State Board of' Healths closed cities,, put .re- -strictions on business houses and in the interest of the public wel fare, did all sorts of autocratic things with the approval of the people. . ; At the eleventh hour, and when every thing was ready for the opening, the State Board . or Health, sent word that the District Fair must riot be held till a later date. No one found fault with the decree, not even the men who were behind the Fair, and who knew ttie effect of a postponement upon such an undertaking. And when the District Fair was finally held the influenza epidemic had but slightly moderated, and most of the people were fearful of any public gathering,; and avoided them. . : . " . ' . Was it the .fault of the Albe marle Agricultural Association that last year's fair was a disap pointment or of any of its offi cers. 'No. No one man,-no' body A REAL SENSATION of men could have made a-great - cumstances. , -Is it just to point to last years failure and to -say that because it was a failure, this year's attempt must alsobe? No. WhatifEliz- About those Daylight Fireworks? Did you ever see them? I? not, no descrip tion is going to do them justice. Those who have witnessed such demonstrations, long for more. A widely travelled man . 11 - 14.1. f ir.i v nf flip Al- was raising , : . . , . , 4.u bomarle Agricultural Association tne i fairj and tnere arc uiuw other day; and, when told about the day- ! claim that? What has that to do light fireworks to be snown at me -;n rni,-. said. "I hope I can be here abeth City has never had a real There is a wide-spread interest in the great Agriculture Exhibit which the United States Department of Agriculture is sending to the District Fair, and a desire to know about it. The exhibit covers 4,000 square feet of space, and there are three types of installation on panels, in cabinets, and on tables. 230 panels, 42 cabinets, and 93 tables, will be used in setting up this exhibit. There will be scores of models of most interesting things. Among the number will be the following: Bishopp Fly Trap Weevil Proof Granary, Spraying Appara tus, Vegetables Drier, Farmstead, Road Relocation, Typical tRads, Map exhibit Machine, Farmer's Market, Hog Appli ances, Poultry Husbandry, Sheep Build ings, Dairy Building, Installation of Lightening Rods, Weather Bureau In struments, etc. It is impossible to give a detailed de scripiton of this extraordinary exhibit. It s enough to say that it has been shown in connection with the greatest Fairs in the North, than it was a feature at the I never weary of such an exhibition, and I have seen them many times." They will be fired every afternoon during fair week, and will delight all. Davlight fireworks have never- been shown in this part of Uncle Sam's do minion, and they will create the same interest and talk here that they always have elsewhere. FASTEST HORSE IN STATE AT THE FAIR The latest information is that there will be at least seventy-five hor--vfi, Pnrolina. is coming for the Dis trict Fair. She is owned by Smith & Dale, and will lower the record of the isal trnnk. Lillian T. has a record of 2:01 on a mile track, and 2:03 on a half mile The latest information is that there will h will be at least seventy-five hor- s at the District Fair, ana provision se is being made for more stables. m a -v m with the coming tairr mere was a time in uic uihji .y w. .. j A free ticket to the Elizabeth City Fair jKith every yearly subscription i THE INDEPENDENT next week. See particulars elsewhere in this newspaper. events! Who does not recall the days when he was a child, and went to the county fair, and who would not gladly live those days oyer again! What days of eager anticipation before the. great event! What joy when the day finally came, and, with a few nickles in your pocket, you breathlessly mad? your wr.y to the fair grounds. Every father and mother who has not forgotten, and alas! there ars such fathers and mothers, will surely have all the children at the fair, and find their greatest pleasure in watching the won der and delight in the eyes ot the little ones. ELIZABETH CITY DAY One of the big days at the Fair will be Wednesday, Elizabeth City Day. All 11 1 of the business nouses win ciuse noon, and everybody will go out to tne fair grounds. Show your community loyalty, by fol lowing the crowd Elizabeth Day at the District Fair. You'll be lonesome if you remain in town. . Better join the multi tude that will wend ts way to the fair on that day. Good resolutions are all right, provided .the resolutor resolutes as he resolves. THE DISTRICT FAIR . By Ralph Pool Attractions good beyond compare will be here for the District Fair this coming week that is to say, from .Tues day until Saturday when there will be a , goodly share of fun for folks from everywhere. The railroads offer lower rates upon these extra-special dates, so if your flivver takes a snooze, and your gray nag shakes off her shoes you won t feel forced to stay away while others come each gala day. Of all the Fairs we've ever had, some good, and others somewhat bad, this is the Biggest and the Best, so come, enjoy it with the rest. . :. i . The Government sends a display which will be here on every day of agriculture and of guns which put cold shiv ers o'er the Huns. And, too, a military band and baseball teanvall soldier-manned- The State will also have a share, iri exhibitions at this Fair while every hopeful candidate for Governor hopes to orate. Of races there will be the best, replete with pep and speed and zest; some brand-new stunts to make you gay, and fireworks by the' light of day. Balloon ascensions and good shows will be here till the Great Fair's close. Then, too, should you desire to buy some merchandise that's not too high, remember this is Bargain Week, when prices do a downward sneak. Be here each red-letter date, prepared -to help us celebrate I . great fair in the country when it was but little better than a fiat failure. Every successful fair be- trtn in such a wav. but finally trr S"-" " - umphed. The District Fair is going to De a great exposition this year. That is true, no matter what has hap pened in the past And it is going on to larger and still larger things, until, with the great ter ritory it covers it has grown into an institution second in impor tance only to the state fair itsell. And it is going to take a giant stride in that direction this year. Don't deny yourself the chance to witness the great exhibits Un cle Sam is going to send to the fair, or miss the other novel and .educational features, because some one has said that the Dis trict Fair has never been much. If you do, yours will be loss, and" yours the regret when your neigh bors tell you about it after it is all over. . SPECIAL DAY FOR THE COLORED PEOPLE on It was a wise move on the part of the Directors of the Albemarle Agricul tural -Association, when they decided to set apart a special day for the colored i citizens of the ten countinn wium territory covered by the District Fair. Comprising a large part of the popula tion of. the several counties, it is only just that the men and women and child-, ren of the colored race should be given a chance to enjoy the . fair without re servations or restrictions, just like the white people. So the Association has added a day to this year's fair, and that day, Saturday, will belong to the colored people. Colored people are not barred from attending the fair on any day, and white people will not be excluded Saturday. But on Saturday everything will, be open to the colored people, and they may go where they please and do as they please without any restrictions except those which are imposed upon white- and color ed alike, whenever and wherever crowds assemble. 5 . And the exhibits will . be the same as on the other days of the Fair, and every attraction advertised will surely be stag ed on Saturday.