The Mena weekly star., 1917-10-18
PRIZES AWARDED
 AT SCHOOL FAIR
Judges Task in Choosing Between Rival Exhibits Was Difficult Many Canning Club Products
 Were Sold at Close.

The awarding of prizes at the Ed ucational Rally and Boys and Girls Club Fair was a most difficult task for those called upon to act as judges, for there were so many ex- hibits that were of high quail ity that it took close scrutiny to make a decision. The contest for the large United States flag which was to be awarded to the school having the largest percentage of it's enrolment in the procession was the closest of all, and final deeis- ion can not be reached until close contesting schools send in their reg isters.
 Awards were made as follows:
 Best display of canning club products, Miss Bessie Richardson, Hatfield, S5.
 Second best display of canning club products, Miss Beva Jones, Acorn, S3.
 Third best display canning club products, Miss Bonnie Garland, Acorn, S2.
 Fourth best display of canning club products, Miss Jessie Hughes, Dallas, Si.
 Best display of corn products, up- land, Enos Garland, $5
 Second best display of corn pro- ducts, upland, Harold Redmond, Hartley, s3.
 Third best display of corn pro- ducts, upland, Ethan Garland, Acorn, $2.
 Best display of corn products, bot tom, 0rice Stockton, S5.
 Best display of ten ears of corn grown by pupil not a club member, Rudolph Clark, Dallas S5.
 Best display of cotton products, Burtis Philpot, Egger, Si
 Second best display of cotton pro- ducts, Dewey Arnold, Ozark, S2. Third best display of cotton pro- ducts. Virgil Burke, Ozark, Si.
 Best registered pig, Freeman Dow CT Hatfield, SS.
 Second best registered pig, Marvin Evans, Si.
 Best United States flag made by pupils. Hatfield school.
 Second best United State flag made by pupils, Hatton schools. Best Arkansas flag made by pupils, Hatton schools.
 Second best Arkansas flag made by pupils, Vandervoort schools.
 Best axe handle made by pupil, Lacey Terrell, Rocky. Best hammer handle made by pu- pil, Jewel Strawn, Rocky. A nice United States flag was giv- en to each school having an exhibit of school work on display, and a premium was also given to each club member in attendance.
 The canning club girls who had some of their products on exhibit were Bessie Richardson of Hatfield, Beva Jones and Bonnie Garland or Acorn, Jessie Hughes and Eura Farnsworth of Dallas, Edna Diehl, Rosa Lee, Annie Sterner, Pirtle Phil pot and Eddie Philpot of Egser, Pearl Barron and Hester Henson Of Acorn. Dollie Sexton of Rich Noun tain. and Ninetta Boys of Eagleton. The premium for the best display of canned goods by pupil not a club member, went to Miss Ona An derson of the Oak Ridge school.
 The Judges of exhibits were C. w. Watson of the corn and hogs, Miss Connie Bonslagel of the canning club products. Mrs. T. R. Jones, Jr., and Mrs. W. T. Huneke of the needle work and Prof l.. F. Quinn of the manual training work.
 If is interesting to note in this connection that many of the can hing club exhibits were sold after the close of the fair, and six jars that were especially fine were se- lected by Miss Connie Boaslaeel to be taken to the State club fair in Little Rock.
 Taken in all, the influence of the