Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-01-17

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The active pallleafers we're her
ccphews aud cousins, except the last
namei: Charles Bancroft Carrol, of
q, Charles Carroll, n Homewood,
Benjamin Chew Howard. Ali,ert II.
Weld, stephen 81 Lee, Hayward Il.
Boyer, Charles Morton s,esarL Jr,
and Martin g Livingston. Her re-
mains were lail away IN the new
Cathedral Cemetery IN the midn Of q
large gathering OF fri, nds and rela-
lives.
champson Cora Grower cfsRoys' Corn
Club From St. M.ry's County.
During tie year siast passed 500
Mar5 land boys enrolled IN the Boys
Corn Club, fought weeds, pests, drouth
and about 81 other varieties Of adver-
sitieslh order 10 compete for one Of
The most coveted OF honors among
farm boys OF the entire State the
State champion boy corn grover.
And most OF them won out that Is.
they finished tbe year with good yields,
and AZ that, yields decidedly better than
their fathers Ia most cases.
Bot II has been left for this honor 20
be placed In ST. Mary's county, with
.. Mcguire Matlingly as recipient, for.
after moisture test had been made,
there were % bushels, % nearly 20
barrels, Of shelled corn on his acre.
This yield, together with the good
showing Of the record book, the low
cost Of production and the exhibit
score entitled our Sc. Mary's county
boy 70 tbe prize.
To show The good that Is resulting
from the contest work, Magulrc raised
only ! barrels on entering the contest,
but by sticking TO the task and keep
ing up an unfailing dissemination 20
e!n, Tho high mark OF ~ barrels was
reached, resulting 10 The highest
honors being given him.
y has not been The purpose Of the
Boys Club leaders 10 emphasize the
prize features Of the contest, they do
string the educational, business and
thrift sides OF Il 10 count most Ia Inc
long run; still m added !ncentlse does
3 great amount Of good, aud Mcguire
AaitIngly will receive n ESQ Liberty
Bond, Certificate oi Award aud will
have hts cNpenscN paid 10 onc.wcck |
short course at he State Agricultural
College during Easter week.
in all nine 81 Mary's county boys
finished 10 tho 1917 cora contest. Each |
Of these will receive a certificate oil
awArd signed by the president u TIE
cspliegt, no dlrccior al lhss AselruI.
safa EszSshsi6 SkF4vice and ihe state
Boys Club lcAae-. The certificate
wiIl show hat shcy have completed
ohe years work IN the Boys Agricul-
lural lub Of Maryland This IL
something asas every Maryland boy
should be- proud OF
The following boys Of our county
aalshrd in tbs euntosl this year, and
their rank la The county Is as follows.
]. J. MaRairc MaluDgly.
. Thos DcSallos Knott.
3 James l. MauinRiy.
Z. Moakley MAltinely
5. Dunbar Love
6. William TrossbAek.
Z George Rsosder
>, Lawrence Bartcll.
SAmmie Graves, ~ the Mechanics.
willie Club, VAS lbs only boy In ihe
couniy % fnish Ia the potato contest.
There have been seven boys clubs
recently organized 10 the county, |
which means that prospects for the
counting year arr very fright indeed.
TIE teachers Of the county are giving
their best support TO tire movement,
and with his corporation given to the
county agent aud She club leader, Si.
MAry's counsy should have club
Fvcord second 70 none 10 Maryland |
when the work u again brought % d
close next fall.
Every boy In ths county who finishes
his work next year that Is. grows bis
crop and turns In record book with
cost OF production, yield, methed Of /
production and history OF Tho trf,p