The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-11-19
GIRLS CANNING CLUB EXHIBIT.
Splendid Display Of Their Work
at Court House.

of Williamsburg county, held IN the
court house here last Saturday, is
but a minor indication of what these
clubs can accomplish with a little
perseverance and ingenuity.
In the spring there were organized
and set to work by Miss Amanda
Edwards, county agent, among the
girls of the county eight canning
or tomato clubs, composed of some
DO or so young ladies. Their work
was not confined to tomato raising
and canning, but they were to can or
preserve, in addition to tomatoes.
anything they could produce. Their
efforts have been successful and
should be highly gratifying 20 the
parents and everyone interested in
this line of work, which not only
develops these young ladies into
useful citizens but puts them upon a
more independent plane by enabling
them to help themselves.
This fall these young ladies, mem
bers of the various canning clubs,
got together a collection of their
products, which was put on exhibi-
ton at the recent State Fair at Co.
lumbia, where they made a most
creditable showing for themselves,
for their organizer and for their
county, for there is no disputing the
fact that the Williamsburg booth at
the Columbia Fair showed up as well
as that of any other county where
conditions were equal.
This same exhibit was shown here
last Saturday, with a few additional
articles from club members who did
not contribute to the State exhibit,
but on account of the exceedingly
bad weather that prevailed all day,
there were only a few of the county
people present to view the splendid
display. On that account the exhibit
has been kept intact and will again
be open to the public next Saturday,
at which time the names of the
prize winners will be announced.
The following young ladies are
contributors to the splendid stock
on display and are therefore con-
testants for prizes:
Misses Maude Sexton, Ora Nc
Kenzie, Lula Sexton. Bessie William
son, Bertie Wilson, Lois Nesmit, Liz
zie McElveen, Eva Gamble, Ella Du-
Bose, Walline Huggins, Anna Perry,
Sallie Haselden, Archie Smith. Edna
Clark, May Gowdy, Eleida Kennedy,
Effie Stewart, Irene Mckenzie. Eta
Stuckey, Agnes Fulton, Anna Fulton,
Westa McElveen.
In addition to the girls canning
club exhibit, Mr. T Olin Epps, who
has charge of the boys corn clubs,
has an attractive display of farm and
household products on exhibition.
These consist of oats, hay, corn, pea
nuts, pecans, sweet poptatoes and
various kinds of canned and preserv-
ed articles. There is on exhibition
at this show one sweet potato which
is believed to be the largest raised
in the South this year. The tuber
is we'll and perfectly formed in the
shape of a large musk mellon and
weighs 194 pounds. 1t was raised
by Mr. J w Ard, near Greelyville.
There are also several large yell
low pumpkins on exhibition taken
from one plant which produced 45O
pounds of fruit. These are the pro-
ducts of Mr. R C McElveen, of the
Hebron section, who says that some
of the plants runners measured 80
feet in length.
1t is hoped that a good represent
alton of Williamsburg citizens will
visit the exhibit here next Saturday
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