Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-01
WILLIAMS BOY
wins CONTEST
Norris Welsh Wins Farm Boy Essay
Contest and Will go to the State
Fair for Week as
Reward.
RADCLIFFE LAD IS SECOND
For First Time Since These Contests
We're Started, Webster City
Loses.

+ County Superintendent E. F. Snow
has announced that Morris Welsh of
Williams is winner of the annual essay
contest conducted by educational fore
es in the state for the farmer boy in
school. The subject given this years
contestants was How the Farmer Boy
Can Help Win the War" The winner
in each county will be awarded trip
to the Iowa state fair with all expens-
es paid.
While there is no award attached to
second place, other than merit, Clifford
Larson of Radcliffe, whose composition
placed second, will have the privilege
of making the trip should anything
interfere with the winners attending.
The essays were judged by commit
tee of three-Mrs. Ella Burleson, G. J.
Long and Rev. c. V. Pence. Each con
tribution was distinguished by num-
Der, only, the critics making their
markings according to specified sys-
tenn of ratings.
A record has been broken for Web
ster City. For the first. time in the
period covering the several years, dur
ing which time the contest has been
an annual event, the prize will go to
a school boy outside the county seat.
Former winners have heretofore been
attendants of the Webster City schools.
-W.S.S.-
Plan Baby Loan Drive.
Most people find it a pleasure to
give something to child. Especially
is this true in the case of parents and
relatives. But children's gifts should
be chosen wisely and with definite
regard for the future. And this is the
feature, among others, that the COM
mittee having in charge the Babies
Liberty Loan campaign are endeavor
ing to bring before Hamilton county
parents of small children.
Mrs. B. o. Dubois, who is in charge
of the babies loan throughout this
county, has taken the surest means Of
reaching the parents by drafting the
teachers of the public schools into the
service. Miss Katherine Lane is at
the head of the drive locally and town.
ship chairmen have been appointed
elsewhere in the county. Each Ham,
ilton county teacher has a certain part
to play in this weeks campaign
and the rural schools will have a
definite district to canvass for Liberty
Loan subscriptions on behalf Of the
children in. the homes
The motto Of the campaign workers
is Every baby in Hamilton county a
Liberty Bond holder" 1t will mean
much to the coming generation to
know that they had a part in bringing
to successful conclusion the greatest
war of all history. Nothing less than
complete defeat for both Allied and
efforts can impair the value
Of the bonds and this, it is agreed, can
never happen.
The bonds are negotiable at the
present time and redeemable in twen-
ty years. Held in the child's name
they may prove considerable boon
when funds are needed for educational
later on. Childrens saw
ings put into bonds are absolutely safe
and the value of the saving habit is
early inculcated in the child's mind
Interest problems will have new and
added interest to the child who may
compute it on his own moneys.
-W.S. S.
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