The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-23
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1t Proposes To Be Known
as Practical, Progressive,
Productive Fender
Especial to The News and Obseryer.l

vatha, Mar. 21.-That they may
ot he found tagging behind in the |
Movement hat is taking place all
kver the State Of North Carolina, in
h. direction OF social betterment,
h. people of Fender county have
nken hold of an undertaking that
8 fraught with both promise and
broft for old and young. The under-
aking now under way and which is
10 nave its consummation on Friday
next. March Is, is Of a two-fold
character. On that day is to be held
AZ the town Of Burgaw, the county
seat. the county school rally, ard the
frs Pig, Poultry and Corn Show, the
latter under the auspices of the re-
Gently organized Fender County Agri-
cultural and Industrial Society, both
If which events combined bid fair,
weather conditions being favorable,
Tor making a red letter day in the
history, not only of Burgaw, but of
the county as a whole.
Elaborate preparations are being
made by the directors of the newly
organized society, every one of whom
is fully imbued with the spirit Of
modern progress and working, alike
| Individually n collectively, like
beavers To ensure success. IA and
all appear to nave read or heard the
sentiment that occurs in Addison's
play OF Cato: "Tis not in mortals to
command success. SemprOnius. but
VIA is more. We'll deserve it," Hence
they have not only decided that they
deserve success but they are going to
win out without n ifs or butts"
about the matter; for as one of the
directors said at a recent meeting of
that body: Friends, I do not find the
word failure either in my dictionary
or my vocabulary: nor am / going to
allow that word to be coined or used
in connection with this undertaking.
our slogan is Success and / feel the
potency Of that word Success in the
very atmosphere already"
And success" has been adopted as
the county slogan and Is being heard
an every hand.
Before proceeding to outline the
plans devised for making this dual
celebration the biggest event in the
county. since Fender was set off from
New Hanover county over thirty
years ago, II nay be Of some slight
interest to make q depression for a
moment TO tell the brief story OF how
this new movement originated.
some two years ago, in a neck OF
The woods lying between the North
east river and the Angola PocOsin
nine miles from Burgaw. a harvest
thanksgiving service was held in a
small rural church. For the Occa.
sion the sacred edifice was decorated
with garden, field and forest pro.
ducts. Arranged in front Of the pull.
pit was abanked-up display Of veg.
%etables. fruits and flowers which haG
been grown in the immediate neigh
oorhood exclusively. About thirty
different kinds were shown; ever,
one OF the vegetables and fruits be
my NJ n Grn ~o h@%h ~
pearance n quality. There was
large congregation assembled on tina
sunday morning to enjoy the special
" prepared music and singing II
part, but mostly to see the uniQu'
display, the very idea Of which ha'
seemed to everybody N the neigh
oorhood almost an act of desecra
9on both Of the day and the churcl
oulidlng. But greatly en-
loyed the service and from that tim
on talked about it. Many even aske'
mat a similar service should be he'll
East autumn and it was 8 70 held. wit
a larger, more varied and more at
t~ractive display Of good, useful an
beautiful things than on the first &C
"aSlon, and with a far larger congre
cation present at the beautiful an
Impressive service.
Here let it be stated that as tn out
growth of the first harvest thanks
S1Vlng service q successful Farmer
institute was held in March Of Ia:
year at the Carolina Industrial Scho'
'ocated in the same neck OF tn
woods, alongside the rural churc
aforementioned; in fact forming pal
81 he same establishment, which he
come to be recognized as one Of tn
o'6t equipped scholastic education;
Institutions for the rural populatiO
IN the State Of North Carolina. ar
Is q product Of the untirjng enerS
put forth for now over ten years by
New England woman and an u
England man, whose names a.
household words from Maine to Cal
'ornia, for the moral, social. inte1le'
tial and spiritual betterment Of tn
obscure community.
Again last November. a secor
Farmers Institute was held at II
same place, and at the same time