The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-11-12
NORTH CAROLINA COVER
NOR SPEAKS AT NEGRO
FAIR.
Pays Tribute to Racial Pro-
gress When Addessing Huge
Crowd at State Fair.

Raleigh, N. c.. Nov. 1O.-"T never
heard of a Bolshevist Negro in my
life" declared Governor Cameron Nor
rlson in the course Of a tribute to the
forty-third annual fair of the North
Carolina Industrial Association.
Speaking for only. fifteen minutes
and explaining that his physical con-
cancelled the engagement altogether
but for IAN earnest desire for you
to know that the Governor of this
State keeps constantly in mind the
people, of all races and all political
parties,' Governor Morrison warmly
praised the record of the State in Its
treatment of the Negro and commend
ed the response that has been given
to that treatment.
I'VE have made much progress in
North Carolina and your labor and
your conduct has contributed nightly
to that progress" the Governor told
the Negroes who crowded Floral Hall
to hear him. I'VE have made North
Carolina well nigh, If not quite. the
finest farmer in the country and with.
out the black mans toll IL could not
have been done"
81 am quite sure voice the heart
of my race when | congratulate you
upon your good behavior, your indus
try and the progress you have made
in every good line"
History he continued does not re-
veal where two races have ever lived
together with the same concord and
harmony that we have here in North
Carolina. / want to declare to you In
all sincerity that / believe there Is
finer, concord. sympathy and under
standing between. white and black
has ever been before. We are in sym
pathy with your every effort"
Praises War Record.
The Governor took occasion partieu-
I In w IN aFafC 10 .af Vn an.
! tire Negro race during the war, de-
claring that the Negroes of the coun-
try had performed their duty with
blind submission that won the plaud
/ its of the entire world.
Fentures of Exhibits.
| One of the most interesting features
! OF the Fair is display by the Negro
schools of the State in which voca'
the progress that is being made In
training Negro boys for life on the
farm. Six country training schools have
individual, exhibits typifying the work
classroom, shop and on the home
farm.
Splendid progress is being made in
the state in preparing Negro boys
for the business of farming. Vocation
al agriculture was taught in eighteen
schools last year with an enrolment
of 3S8 pupils. Each pupil enrolled last
year received from his home project
to instructing the boys in school
thirteen schools gave short courses
for adult farmers with 323 farmers
attending. These farmers are cultiva-
ting 10,597 acres in crops according
to the most improved methods Negro
teachers of agriculture last year held
So meetings with 11,244 people at
tending to discuss better methods OF
farming, and individual advice was
The most imposing industrial exhibit
is that Of the West Indies Cigar Co.
of Durham. the only Negro manufac-
tory of cigars in the world. Demon
stration of the process of making ci-
gars is a part of the exhibit.
Over the Woman's Building, alarge
amount of space is given to health
work. The Health Education Of Ne
groes work of the Bureau of Tuber-
culosis of the State Department OF
Health has large exhibit and
there is also an exhibit from the
Wake County Health Department. Du-
ring the week Better Babies" con-
test will be held, the examinations be.
ing conducted by DR.. Z. F. Long
Wake County Health Officer, assisted
by local Colored physician.