Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-04-09
TWO THOUSAND BOYS To CONTEST
FOR CORN PRIZES IN THIS SECTION

prof George V. Cunningham, Or
yanizer of Boys Corn clubs for this
saction of Georgia, spent yesterday in
Americus. meeting old friends, re-
viewing conditions. generally and
getting another line on his work In
sumter county.
To. Prof Cunningham belongs the
honor of having organized the larg-
est of the Boys Corn clubs in
the state. In Irwin county his club
has 359 members, and in Tiff coun-
ty he has 145 boys enrolled, this be-
ing the second largest club in the.
state, In all, in the thirty counties
under his direction, Prof. Cunning
has now has over two thousand boys
enlisted in the prize contests. That
some remarkable yields. of corn will
result and much permanent good be
done he has no doubt. The stimulus
given to agriculture generally
through the Corn club movement IS
already pronounced and the awaken
ing of interest in their work among
the farmers sons is we'll calculated
to bear rich fruit hereafter
All of his thirty counties now have
been organized, the two thousand or
more boys started enthusiastically
and intelligently on their work, and
from now on until the crops are ready
to gather Prof. Cunningham. will be
kept moving over his territory, study
ing the crops, encouraging the con-
testants, advising and stimulating
them in their efforts. Yesterday he |
furnished The Times-Recorder with |
the lists of the members of the Corn |
clubs in Sumter, Lee and Webster |
counties, as follows:
Sumter County Boys Corn Club.
Joseph Moses, Leon Evans, Madison
Summerford, Dennis Cocks, Merrill
Stewart, Nathan Morgan, Hilton Bass
Edward Young, F. H. Hines, Jr, Ce-
ell Parker, Julian Grant, Norman Dos
ter, Roy Bivins, Bennie Methvin, Joe
Z, Dozier, John Frank Thomas, Sam
ue Joseph Wise, James Forrest Otis
Carter, Willie Mcneil, l.. V. Freeman.
D. D. Freeman, Selton Ratliff, Ernest
Dean, Thad Jones. Mack Jennings,
Cecil Walters, Homer Walters, Roy
Holman, Carl McAlister, Douglas Wal
ters, Will English.
Sumter county prizes aggregate
5000.
Webster Ciunty Boys Corn Club.
Alton Goss, Kenyon Drew, Ernest
Drew, John T. Sapp, Wick Stevens,
Eugene Reese, Jim Lunsford, Phillip
Addy, Charles Pendrey, Luther Her.
ry, Sampson Gunnels, Owen ]. Sta
pleton, Charlie Jones, Edgar Wealth
ers, Sidney Adams, Russell Cleveland,
Lawton Sims, Carl Cosby, Gordie |
Christian, Andy Lowery, Arthur
Adams, w. o. Fussell, Cecil Simpson, |
Joe Wilson, Kaigler Jones, Cecil
Dennard, Roy Askew.
Webster county prizes aggregate
800.
Lee County Boys Corn Club.
Willis Tison, Marion Lee, Preston
Adams, Frank Goodwin, Rowe Nc
Bride, Roy Dennard, Harry Powell,
Robert Summerford, jeffrey Young
blood, Arthur Long, Bruce Clifton,
Warren Crews, Francis Pryor, Terrell
Simpson, R. J. Richardson.
Lee county prizes aggregate $125
Boys should look over the list and /
see if their names are in" said Prof. |
Cunningham yesterday, "and If not !
should send them in at once to G. V. !
Cunningham, district agent Boys !
Corn Club Work, Triton, Ca, as the
time for joining the clubs expires OH
April 18th.
There is plenty of time to get in
and win, as the state winner last
year, Ben Leath, did not plant his
corn until April oath.
1t costs nothing to join the CLUB
and any boy may win the county prize
and even the state prize.
There are over 5000 offered to the
boys of Sumter county by the mer-
chants and business men of Americus,
and there are more than $4,000 offer
ed in the state"