The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-18
TALLADEGA NEGRO
 FAIR SUCCESSFUL Prizes Awarded Competi-
 tors Saturday Night
  SHORTAGE OF HAY
Plan Extension of County Road--Pav- ing Streets in Talladega-Will Build Addition te the Pres
 byterian Church

Talladega. November. 7.-(speciale e-The negro fair of Tailadega College was sur prisingly successful for the first attempt Awards were made to the competitors Saturday night. Last spring the negroes 2 of the county organized farmers as sociation, this being the initial step to- ward holding the fair. The exhibits were arranged and numbered by pre- cincts, a large majority of the beats fin the county having booths and exhibits Talladega college lent It's large industrial building for the exhibits A large ium- Der of leading white people took an in- terest in the fair, some of them acting as judges of the displays, others con tributing money and making exhibits. More than a thousand separate articles were entered, representing the product of the farm and home of the negro. Over two hundred and fifty persons competed for prizes. There were pens Of fine poul- try, large hogs, staple crop samples, sor- ghum, sweet potatoes, canned goods, quilts and fancy articles galore. Some hand woven linen, and cotton cloth and pumpkin weighing SS pounds was shown dS pdtL Ol tHC COultillS O1 6 nlll-DcdI booth
 The fair is expected to be a stimulus to better crops, better homes, and citizen ship among the Talladega negroes. It will be an annual event, exhibiting each year the growing prosperity of the Tal- ladega farmer.
 pr. F. B. Webb, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, returned Saturday from Jackson, Ala, where he has been assisting the pastor of the Presbyterian church at that place in holding a series of meetings for the past ten days. Dr. Webb preached at his own church in this city at the morning and evening ser vices.
 Quantities of baled hay from pea vines, alfalfa and Johnson grass are heing brought to the city, where 1t finds a ready market. One wagon driven by a farmer whose place is near Talladega contained sixty bales, or 5000 pounds of baled hay. With the large hay produc- ton of Taladega farmers the supply is not yet sufficient for the local demand as a car load or more of hay is shipped into the city each week.
 The county model road will be extended to the historic Lawler home, seven miles
 
 be available for this road by February ]. The road already has been graded for three miles. and the gravel is being placed on the roadbed. The general di- rection of this state highway Is south west from Taiadega, leaving the Jack son-Trace road at the 1sbel branch, and coming into it again at the bank of 'Tal- ladega creek. Part of the road is graded through the garden of Alex White, known to fame as Bonnie Blue Flag" White. The Lawler home furnished models for the scenery in Augustin. Thomas cele- brated play of Alabama"
 Work will be resumed on Monday morn ing by the paving contractors with an additional force of laborers. and increased facilities as the delayed asphalt plant has arrived. The delay in the coming of the latter was caused by a railroad wreck in Mississippi. Two streets are ready for the asphalt finishing work
 part of the money has been sub scrbed to build a Sunday school room to the First Presbyterian church. A com mittee is soliciting the remainder of the necessary funds It is hoped that within a few months work can be begun on this needed addition. The room will be built upon the same level with the present au- dience hall of the church.