Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-31
(spcial Dispatch to the Journal.)

(Spcial Dispatch to the Journal.)
. 4ASHBURN, Ca, May 2S.-Turner
county has set the precedent in holding
a county school fair in connection with
the commencement exercises at Ash
burn which closed Saturday afternoon.
There were musical recitals on We'd
nesday and Thursday nights and on
Friday morning was held a Live Stock
Rally and fair. The speakers of the
occasio nwere Commissioner of Agricul-
ture Conner, who spoke on Diversity Of
Crops and the Enrichment of the Soil :;
DR. E. NJ Nighbert who spoke on
"Herding and Marketing Cattle and
Tick Eradication; Mr.. R. E. Grabel,
Field Agent of the G. s. & F. r. r.
addresses the boys and girls of the
county on growing corn and the coming
Corn Club conventions. In the after
noon the athletic contest was held. The
winners follow: IL Id. shotput, Dan
Whelchel $500; running high jump, Car
whelch $500; running high jump, Car
los Evans s2.00; pole vault Dan
Whelchel $3.50; longest baseball, Dan
Whelchel $3.50; 100 yard dash, George
Tharpe $3.50; sack race. Seab Croker
$3.50; 220 yard dash, George Tharpe
$25O; human race, Clayton Beai and
Carlos Evans $3.50; hurdle race, Kelous
Whelchel $2.5O; three legged race,
Frank Bell and Seab Coker $500; best
in tumbling, Onis Wright $500; second
in tumbling. Frank Johnson $3.50; third
in tumbling, Herbert Williams, IS ctnts.
On Saturday Prof. ]. P. Campbell of
the State School of Agriculture spoke
to farmers, Mr.. G. V. Cunningham held
a reunion of the Boys Corn clubs and
Miss Mary z. Creswell spoke on the
best methods of canning and poultry
raising.
The display of vegetables was good
indeed for the season. The Domestic
science display is worthy of special
mention; also the button hole and soda
biscuit contests which were held in
presence of the judges.
The prizes in the cooking contest
were awarded to Gladys Tharpe, best
plain, cake $3.50; Jewel Williams, best
sponge cake $3.50; Cassie Clark, best
layer cake $3.50; Lottie Coclkrell, best
light bread $500; Pearl Bryant and
Marguerite Evans, honorable mention.
Thelms Harvey, best beaten biscuit
$3.50; Ruth Thomas, best collection of
cakes $3.50; honorable mention Fannie
Cantey, Rosa White, Ella Morgan, Pearl
Bryan, Irene Hardy, best soda biscuit
$500 gold Ella Evans, candy $3.50;
Gladys Tharpe, best pie $3.50; Carmine
Huette, best custard $3.50; Irene Har-
dy, canning and preserving $1.O0; An
nellie Thrasher, canning and preserving.
first prize $500.
In the sewing department the follow
ing won prizes: Nina Maddox second best
dressed DOLL s1.75; Flora Dalton. best
dressed doll, 81; Fannie Clair Hill, third
best dressed doll. S1.50; Mary lack Cow
an, best doll apron, $175; Mary Ward,
second best doll apron, $3.50; Lois Bass,
third best dressed doll apron, SIPS; Ada
Bell Brown, best centerpiece, 81; Ada
Lee Martin second best centerpiece, $3.50;
honorable mention, Flora Dalton, Willie
White, best button hole worked in pres
ence of judges, SO; Clara r. Peacock,
second best button hole, $3.50; Elise Nor
gan, best made suit of underwear, 50;
Matte L. Wardlow, second best under
wear, $780, Allie Cantey, best shirt
waist suit, IS; Kava Moagan and Addia
Lee Sumlin, second best shirtwaist suit
$3.50.
The joultry prizes were won by Fletch-
er Jenkins, finest trio. $3.50; Elise Nor
gan. second poulrrie r. I. r., $l'5O; Jo-