The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-10-10
CROWDS AT THE FAIR
GROW LARGER DAILY
Thousands Flock 10 City on Thursday to See
Coast Guard Demonstration and Pres
entation of Medals

With fine weather favoring
the Albcmarlc Fair. and the
roads improving. the crowds
arc growing lar"cr each day.
Thousands flockcd to the fair
on Thursday. making the
greatest attendance of the
week. Car load after carload
Of visitors were pouring in the
rates as this news ,aDcr went
to press on Thursday after
noon.
Camden County took first prize
of $50 at the District Fair with the
best county exhibit: Wceksville
High school took the first prize OF
SD for the best community exhibit;
and e. W. Ives Of Wildwood farm
this county. got the Sl5 for the best
farm exhibit.
Nrwland got the second prize for
community exhibits and Dudley
I.aglcy. came NIL the way from
MUyOrk in Cuiituck County aud
won the riblon for the second best
farm exhibit.
Hundreds of visitors came cspeci.
ally Ia see the biz Coast Guard
demonstration and the presentation
Of medals held after dinner ycs.
iriday. Rear Admiral +. e. Billiard
CumnIandant Of the Coast Gunrd
service himself was present to Civ,
the medals. and q. VI. Maxim. Chief
of the Division Of Operation Of the
Coast Guard was there To tell tnt
>tory Of the rescue for which the
Coast Guards were decorated.
The men who received the decora-
tions were capt. John Allen Mid.
gett. nnd sirfmCn Irltoy \. Midget,
Prorhorus l.. O'Nral. Arthur V.
Midget. clarcncc T.. Midget. and
Zion :. Midget, men Of Chicama.
| cOmicO Coast Guard who Oh August
IL. 1913. rescued IL British scancn
from the sca of tOdnnthe. The
men were members Of the crew OF
; the British =. =. AIirlO. which was
! torprdOrd by n submarine. Loaded
with oil. the after tanks Of the ship
I blew Up. covering the sea with burn.
ing oil and wrcckngc, over which
+ iloatcd II heavy pail 0f black smoke.
Irt" this blazing, smoking Inferno,
the men of Chicamncomico station
made thrir way IN n small motor
surflcat AMI rescued the seamcn.
I The hoat uscd by the rescuers
waa hrnught to Elizabeth City and
"Nhilitrd .nt the fair. 'IFmOnstra.
liun. of life saving iiIcthclls employ.
al by the C"ast Guard Yefc features
Of yesterdays pr0gram.
Cars. Midget; and his crew were
drc0rnicd three years ago 10y the
British government. and the medal
Of twp nations were pinned side ant.
side ulI the coats Of the men yester.
day.. 4 hundred ar more Coast
Guards of The Seventh District came
Ia -" the event.
The medals presented here this
week are medals authorized by net
or Congress, June ~. 1871. and
hcaring on the reverse side. this in
srriptiOr "ln testimony Of Heroic
Deeds in Saving Life From the
E'urirs ,r the Sea-
The first Of these medals To have
been presented iD SIrfmen In the
Seventh district were given To the
late capt u. Is. Daily Of Ilattcras
father of y. W. Daily, secretary OF
the Surfmrn's Mutual Benefit Asso.
citation of this city, and to Capt
lJnily's crew of six men who assist.
I al him In the rescue Of the crew
al the bark Ephriam williams,
wnirrlnggcd "n cnpr lIntterns, Dec.
rmhcr 22. 1884. Captain Daily
and his six men rOwcd II miles In
raging wintry sea. 10 rescue the
men. The heroes ARE drnd and
gone. The medal won 10y Captain
Daily is now IN the possession OF
his son. y. W. Daily.
Two More Days
There arr still two more big days
0f the fair, Friday and Saturday.