French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-16
MILLS RIVER COMMUNITY FAIR
WAS A BRILLIANT SUCCESS
Speeches We're Made by N. w. Walker
of Chapel Hill and w. HI. Hipps of
ASheVille-Prizes Given.

Lined up in brilliant array, the sew
eral schools of Mills River township
Friday, November 10, at a signals
sound, started from Whitaker & Dav-
enport's store for the Mills River
school building. A long train of wag-
! ons, buggies. and automobiles loaded
| with school children, parents and
! friends-flags waving and children
yelling to the top of their voices was
! formed by each school which was led
with a float from that school. Much
enthusiasm was manifested along the
entire parade. The parade was led 5y
Rugby school while Smoky Hollow
brought up the rear. Each school
| (Smoky Hollow, Mills River and Rug
Iby) presented good display with their
beautiful floats and their enthusiastic
boys and girls. Large crowds greeted
the children along the parade.
coed Speeches.
Among those who were watching the
parade was Prof. N w. Walker of
Chapel Hill, N. c. Immediately after
the floats and other vehicles arrived at
the school building, the older people
assembled in the school auditorium
where they were addressed by Prof.
Walker and Supt. w. H. Hipps of Ashe-
Vile. Both speeches we're interesting
and to the point on better equipment
for the schools.
In substance Mr. Walker said that
it was not a dream, that could not be
realized, for Mills River to have a
Farm Life school to prepare theAyoung
men and women for the yoeatfons that
they wished to follow. Mr. Hipps
went right to the point on what Mills
River should do in the way of school
Improvements and made convincing
speech on school improvements.
Fine Exhibits.
! After the speaking. the doors were
opened to all of the exhibits inside the
school rooms. Exhibits of apples,
farm products, handicraft (works), old
pieces of hand work, fancy work,
crocheting, embroidery and tatting,
canned goods, preserves. cakes, pies,
breads and various other things were
on.
| In the exhibition of farm products
large turnips, squash, and pumpkins
added considerably to the general ap-
pearance of the rooms; in the exhibits
of old articles could be found bed
spreads more than a century and %
years old horns used in the ReVolu-
tionary war, a bible 200 years old, and
numerous other things of interest.
| The fancy work was excellent
throughout. Each school presented a
fine exhibit of needle work. The ex-
hibit in this line would compare favor-
ably with work done in schools where
domestic science and art are taught;
breads, pies, cakes, etc.. were no less
to be considered.
The exhibits were confined mostly TO
farm products and the works of do
mestic science and art. However, there
were some farm exhibits of animals
The people of Mills River hope to
have exhibits of live stock at next
years fair.
Prizes Awarded.
Prizes were given for the best float,
for the best exhibit of apples, for best
exhibit of farm products, for the best
piece of wood work, for the best eX-
hibit of old hand work. for the best
exhibit of canned goods: preserves,
cakes. pies, ETC., and for best exhibit OF
fancy work. Smoky Hollow school
Won Iu0 prize OF 9I.OU gwen ny n. L cSI-
terson's department store for the best
float in the parade; Lila Osborne won
the first prize for the best exhibit OF
farm products: Gather Niece first
prize on best piece woodwork; Mrs. L.
L. Johnson first prize on best collec-
ton of preserves. jellies, etc.; Mrs.
Gallamore first prize for best exhibit
old handiwork; Russell Goode first
prize on best exhibit of apples. Uni
form prizes were given on ali the ex-
fhibits except on the feat Davenport
& Whitaker, Hayes Bros, and j. c.
Britain were among those who gave
tprizes. The prizes were given for
general exhibits this time but It is
hoped that there will be prizes for all
exhibits next year. BlueN ribbons,
however, were used very extensively
this time instead of prizes.
In the near future the people of Mills
River will oreanize a fair association
to promote the interest and further
the work for a larger fair next year.
DELIVERY TRUCK WRECKED.