' AND THE COVERED WAGON ROLLED RIGHT
ALONG." . . .
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one look» o* if if hod done
quite
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bit of rolling. A long woy from the fish-
toiled »uper-chorged hortclctt corriogc of todoy,
thi» perfectly preserved mode of transportotion i»
but one of the hiitoricol item» to be found in the
compound ot the Villogc of Yesteryear ot N. C.
Stole Foir. The young non gating ot it seem»
uncertain
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to whether he would like to try it or
not . . . but he, olong with thousand» of other
foir goers, is certainly interested.
THE PICTURE TELLS A STORY OF ITSELF. And
it’s
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foscinoting subject, keeping the oudiencc
spell- bound
о»
they watch the beautifully molded
objects come to life before their eyes. There ore
a number of nationally known potteries in the
state using "Kick" wheel turning tobies and
hond-shoping which produce a wide voricty of
boked clay ond porcelain ceramics. While much
of this production is sold at the roadside stores,
quantities go into regular channels of trade
through deportment and chain stores. A special
deportment in ceromics ot N. C. Stole College is
broadening both the "hobby" and commercial
production in the stole.
A FASCINATING HOBBY AND A PROFITABLE
BUSINESS. . . . Fred Scroggs of Brosstown com¬
bines the two in his jewel cutting. Specimens of
practically all known precious and semi-precious
stones hove been found in the hills of North
Carolina. Cutting, polishing and setting these
stones has become a profitable business for Mr.
Scroggs. Here in the Village one con also start
a collection on one's own with specimens which
- Mr. Scroggs hos orranged on cords. There ore
v also
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number of interesting books ond pamphlets
on the history of rocks, minerals and precious
stones to bo found in the old North Stole.
State Fair
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“Old Village”
It .shows how North Caro¬
lina lived a century or
more ago.
The calendar will do a backward
flip from moon-visiting rockets to the
covered wagon for fair goers who visit
the North Carolina State Fair, October
13-17.
Scientific wonderments shown by
the Armed Forces, by students of En¬
gineering from State College or from
the high school science classrooms
have droves of avid viewers at the
Scicncc-Education-In-Action exhibits
within the spacious parabolic pavilion
known as the State Fair Arena. Yet.
the pulsating world of tomorrow with
all its exciting dreams and promises
of life and travel beyond the earth's
confines has no stronger appeal nor
keener interest to the fairgoers than
have the marvels of bygone days in
the Village of Yesteryear.
Some two hundred yards from the
Arena through rough, hand-hewn
gates one enters another world ... a
world that traveled only short dis¬
tances at a much slower pace ... the
North Carolina of one hundred and
more years ago.
This is the old Village, which com¬
petes on most favorable terms with
the miracles of progress.
The Village was established as an
educational feature in 1951. It was
greatly expanded for the 1 00th an¬
niversary celebration in 1953. Each
year sees continued growth and ex¬
pansion with larger attendance and
greater sales. Men and women who
arc skilled in the age-old handicrafts
come each year with their work
benches and their tools, their spinning
wheels and looms, their rug frames
and pottery wheels ... old timy tools
of even older crafts and trades.
Throughout the week they demon¬
strate the venerable arts of ironwork¬
ing. silver and coppersmithy, weaving,
spinning, carving, basketry, pottery-
making and even the cutting and
mounting of precious and semi¬
precious stones.
Pottery, leatherwork. cotton, woolen
( Continued on
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35)
THE POKE BONNETTED OPERATOR of this 200
year-old loom hos one of the leading attractions
of the Villogc. Mrs. Ed Norton of Greenville,
Tcnn., revived this old ort during the depression
os a mcons of supplementing income of herself
and the mountain people. There arc many similor
looms in the homes of the Carolina Appalachians,
most of them operative, ond mony in regular use.
Products ore sold by roadside shops and gift
centers throughout Western Carolina, ond mony
products ore sold oil over the Eastern holf of the
notion.
IVOCOYS
ONE OF THE WOODY BOYS is toking it eosy
on one of the choirs mode by Woody's Choir
Shop, owned ond operated by Arvol J. Woody ond
Woltcr T. Woody, Spruce Pine. About 100 choirs
a year crafted in the Woody Choir Shop are
scattered in every stote in the Union, Conado,
Alosko, Honolulu, Canal Zone ond Finlond
Woody choirs arc mode by on early Amcricon
principle, with no noils or glue in the moin struc¬
ture. This work hos been carried on by members
of the Woody fomily for about 150 ycors, with
the present Woody fomily the fifth generation to
engage in the croft.
SPINNERS ARE A RARE BREED. . . . Mrs. Eliza¬
beth Edens of Pcnland soys thot she did not
Icorn this oncient ort in two days. Instead it took
weeks ond months of orduous practice before she
become proficient. Her teacher wos on 85-yeor-
old colored womon, who lived 25 miles from her
home. Mrs. Edens has been demonstrating spin¬
ning ot the Villogc for
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number of yeors. While
the spinning wheel is the heritage of every stote
of the Union, few orcas continue its usage for
special yarns as do the mountain industry people
of North Carolino. These homespun yarns and
the motcriols made from them ore in great dc-
mond in gift and specialty clothing shops.
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