Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-10-21

LEAGUE FAIR
Great Are The Women of
GOldSbOrO
SO, TOO, ARE THE
CANNING CLUB GIRLS

ALI the County AS Well as the City
! Are Enthusiastic For Common
County Fair Next Year Grow
ing Out Of This Exposition.
| The Housewives League Fair of
Goldsboro, under whose auspices the
| Wayne County Girls Canning Club,
tutored so efficiently by Mrs. Herman
c. Smith, also gave nexhibition Of
their years canning achievements,
came to a close amidst the universal
encomiums of city and country peo-
pie alike, and the common purpose OF
the whole county now is to have q
great Industrial County Fair next year,
and for this spirit of cooperation and
progress the Housewives League of
Goldsboro is due the entire honor.
The following is list Of the Can
ming Club prize Winners full list
of other winners, including the prize
j babies, will follow:
1st prize-$5 in gold-Mr. e. B. Bor-
den, President Wayne National Bank,
Juanita Mitchell (age 10y Pikeville, N.
&C., r. 3-922 cans.
End prize-$5 in gold-Goldsboro
Womans Club, Mary Dewey Hooks,
Gage 16) Goldsboro N. G., R. 1-577
cans.
3rd prize-Ang1e Lamp-Royall =
Borden, Lima Fleming (age III, Pike
: vile, R. 3-504 cans. (Also $5 in gold
by H. Well & Bros, for largest num-
Der of canned fruits and vegetables at
Housewives League Fair.)
: Best record book oil stove-C. ".
Bender, Norfolk; Louise Holmes, Or
: phan Home.
End prize pair es-Graves j
: Smith; Ruth Hooks, Fremont, N. G.
For jar of best packed tomatoes =
"Good Housekeeping" 1 year-House-
e wives League; Juanita Mitchell.
End prize-1 pair scissors-W. It
Yelverton; Lima Fleming.
For jar best packed fruit-"Pro-
gressive Farmer" year-Dr. Clarence
Poe; Mary Dewey Hooks.
End prize-"The Headlight year
A Roscower; Lima Fleming.
For glass best scuppernong jelly :
e weekly Argus'-Col. JOS. E. Robin
son; Lima Fleming.
) Total number cans of tomatoes IL,
076: value $865.07.
Sold fresh $61.9O.
Total number other products in til
peas, peaches, beans, corn, potatoes
365.
Total number in glass (reported)-
e. 1,614
While these girls have stored away
ne for winter comfort, products to thi
amount it is the concensus of opinio
among them that for each dollar made
e. SO worth of more valuable attainmen
of self development and steady puI
pose has been given.
The community spirit, the spirit {
cooperation, has been beautiful to SCI
These girls have been organized
e. months and their report must compel
with clubs that have been organize
ne one, two, three and four years.
Had it not been for the excessiH
ed. rains in the spring which damaged a
lproducts the profit would have bee
greater-the wilt attacked the Orpha
Home garden, 1essening the produ
ton, also two other gardens.
re- The All Brand tomatoes are now {
sale and the housewives are requests
to ask for them and thus help tt
- girls of Wayne county in their effo
to better themselves, their count
ON their State, and at the same time gi
re- value received.
ait- These girls realize this work is
Der it's infancy and they have vision
will Wayne county grocers carrying Way
county products-they are ready
kindly criticism or pat upon t
tshoulder ''in that friendly sort of wa,
Quality, not quantity, has been i
cen pressed or must be, upon them. 9
est make the best better" their motto
every one in Wayne county aid them
'ec- Every member of the Canning Gu
rts, together with the County Agent, W
In to thank most heartily everyone
, is Wayne county, who has helped
olet make this work success-especia
The would they thank the County Super
der tendent and members of the Board
dur Education for their interest; the ol
wns who so gladly offered the prizes;
ign Womans Club, who by their effo
J ia revived this work in the county;
ork. Housewives League, Womans Club
So other organizations who have so che
fully used their influence to push