The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-22
CORN GROWING CONTESTS
PRIZES AWARDED TO GUU FORD
MEN AND ROY-pIANS FOR
MASON'S HOME-NEW COUNTY
OFFICERS - UTILIZE ECLI Sc
or MOON.
(By ANDREW JOYNER.l

Greensboro. Nov. 19.-Today was a
big event for a large nurnber OF young
boy farmers, and the old ones
as we'll. for it was the day set apart
to judge the result Of the boys corr
contests and award the prizes.
One of the rules was that those not
making as high as fifty bushels TO the
acre were not to be considered in the
prize awards.
There were fifty boys in the IA out
OF the eighteen townships OF Guilford
raising one acre Of corn each. as mem
bers Of the boys club.
OF the entire fifty acres, an average
Of sixty-one bushels to the acre was
grown. Thirty fell below the so
bushels, leaving twenty contestants.
OF these, young Roscoe Causey, of
Green township, got the blue ribbon
and the grand prize. winning both the
township and county prizes, and the
Poultry Association prize, the whole
amounting to S95. He made ia
| bushels on his acre
The next highest was r. Gladstone
Groome of umm townships. with
"a ushel followed by Van ers,
of Gilner township, with SO bushels.
There were ten who won h fifteen
| dollars prizes. their yields being over
Sixty-fve bushe1 The average weld
per acre of the twenty who were
entitled to compete for prizes was II
bushels. That Is high class farming,
and speaks trumpet tongue for the
industry and intelligent progress OF
these fine voung farmers.
To Build Masonic Home
Hon. r. N. Hackett, Worthy Grand
Master OF the North Carolina Grand
Lodge of Masons. spent the day here
Mr.. Hackett was looking after having
the deed for the Lindley property. on
which is to be erected the buildings
for the aged and decrep't Masons and
their wives, transferred to the Grand
Lodge. He says that. having secured
a perfect title, he will at once secure
an architect and have plans FOR the
building drawn, after which q contrac'
will be let for the erection of the
buildings at the soonest possible mo-
mant consistent with good and perma-
nent construction.
County Officers and Their Clerks.
The candidates for the various
county offices who were elected OF
November Sth will take the oath o.
office and enter upon their duties OF
Monday, December 9Th. The oHicefs
will be sworn in before the boara o.
comfy commissioners. The OLD ooaro
will meet and administer the oath tt
the newly elected board, after Wnici
the chairman will administer the oatf
SAAN
to the other officials.
T. Al. Rankin and W. c. Boren are
the new members of the board o.
commissioners. J. A. Davidson, W. =
Tucker and w. G. Bradshaw. OF ths
present board. being reelected. Othe'
;. new officers are J. W. Forbls, cierh
! and W. H. Rankin, register OF ueeus
THE old officers reelected are q. Il
ZONES. sheriff; G. II. Mckinney. treas
nrer: w w. Wood. oroner, ana I. l.
Foust. surveyor.
THREE no,
II is learned that Clerk Forols ne,
obtained the consent or MT. W
Reall, Jr., who has been chi"f ofnc'
G.Duty under both Clerk Nelson ARK
C1erk Clapp for several years 80 :
main with him until January nTst an'
help him get familiarized WIN ~
work and the records. Mt. forbis ~
named Mr.. NJ. w. Cant, Of Stokesuiie
as his chief clerk. when Mr. Feai Re
tires after January first. The IA" al
lows two deputies to the clerk ou
Mr. Forb;s says he is going TO try t
see if he himself and one deputy can
rn- run the office after Mr.. Redl re
tires. *
Sheriff Jones will retain as MS OF
fec. deputy Mr.. J. III. shaw. ~no I'D