The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-06
MYRTLE GROVE
CELEBRATI
HUGE SUCCESS
Five Hundred People From
All Over County Make
Occasion Memorable.
JOCKEY SCHOOL
WINS HONORS
Awards in Essay Contest.
Cattle Dipping; Speeches
by Many Experts.

Over five hundred people from
Pensacola and other parts of the
county attended the picnic at Myrtle
Grove Thursday, celebrating the an
nlversary of the first cattle dipping
vat in Escambia county. The affair
was splendid success in every way.
The Joseph B. Jockey School, OF
Pensacola, carried off the honors in
the athletic meet, with Myrtle Grove
close second, aud Brent third.
The picnic began with music and
songs and an address Of welcome by
Escambia Ccun1y Farm Demonstra
ton Agent C. A. Fulford
Dr. j. Y. Knapp, in an address on
tick eradication, told Of the progress
of the movement in other counties in
Florida, and in Escambia county,
stressing the importance OF til<
eradication in this county.
e. ". Jenkins, agriculture district
agent for North and West Flor. q.
talked on demonstration work in tue
south and of the improved metlo Is
of farming that were being spread
by the demonstration movement.
A delightful lunch was se-vei ~
the noon hour by children Of ths
Myrtle Grove and Joseph 3. Jockey
schools.
Dipping Demonstration.
The exhibition OF cattle dipping
was probably the biggest feature Of
the day, the entire crowd gathered
| around the vat. eager to see the di2-
ping. Fifteen COWS were put through
the vat, the dipping being in charge
of Mr.. Atkinson and DR.. Knapp.
Miss Stroud, hcs1e demonstrators
agent of Santa Resa COUNT, gaze a
very able fashion an oItlire Of the
work being don5 in demonstration m
Santa Rosa county.
A. S Edwards spoke CT Gaming
Club work in the state, calling attea-
ton TO the fact that North aid West
Florida occupied first places in the
yield and low cost Of production 81
tomatoes.
Escambia Should Lead.
s. w. Hiatt, former demonstration
agent of this county, but TOW thu
agent in Jackson county, told of tn.
necessity of the farmers taking the
: initiative in cattle tick eradication,
stating that the farmers of this coun-
4 tv should lead the other counties IN
! the state in tick eradication because
/ cattle raising is the principal indus
/ try in Escambia county.
/ w. B. White, of the county school
! board, presented the prize to che Jo-
seph 3. Jockey school, the winner
: in the athletic meet.
/ Some time ago J B. Perkins, when
! on a visit to the Myrtle Grove school
! in the interest of the Spanish Trail
I movement, promised to give the school
! an American flag if it would plant
4 trees on the Spanish Trail road, and
! the flag was presented to the Myrtle
! Grove school yesterday by Mr.. Herr
/ der. Mr.. Perkins was unable to be
present. E
Essay Prizes Awarded.
! The winners in the essay contes
read their essays and prizes, ten do
/ lar gold pieces, were awarded thei
as follows:
Cathrvn Wehn1eier, of the Joseph
| 7 ,ockev school. winner in the eight.i
Grades. donated by Mrs. f. j.. Saun-
I ders; presented by c. A. Fulford.
Mabel Atkinson, of Myrtle Grove
/ school. winner in the seventh grades,
donated by Watson, Parker & Reese;
/ presented by DIR. Knapp.
Edna Jones, of Ferry Pass school,
donated by the Myrtle Grove Farm
ers' Association; presented by Z. A.
Fulford.
These three winning essays viii be
printed in full IN Sundays Journal.
The winners in the athletic meet
4 were as follows:
Athletic Contests.
Potato relay race for girls, won by
Ferry Pass school; Edna Jones and
Ruby Brooske.
Relay race for boys, won by Joseph
4 B. Jockey school; Gormley Caro- and
Burnley Graham.
Sack race, won by Ferry Pass
school; John Gates.
Girls three-legged race won by
Joseph B. Jockey school; Edna kais-
er and Erdile Graham,
Boys three-legged race, Won by
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