Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-22
YARDS AND GARDENS
AWARDED PRIZES
Judge. Appointed BY Roanoke Mills
Company Find Yards and Gardens
ofMin Village in High State Of Ez-
cellence. decisions Close in Many
Instances.

| MRS. E. l. CRAY AND Mr.. SAN
COLEY LEAD
It is the consensus of opinion
among the judges Of the yardl
and gardens in the Roanoke Mill.
village this year that the efforts
of the prize winners of 1921
have reached a higher degree OIL
perfection than has been attain.
ed in the five years that the
Roanoke Mills Company has
sought to stimulate horticulture
both floral and vegetable among
Its employees. Certainly it is
that the competition was keener
and the results closer than in
previous years. The prize win
ners may be sure that they
trilvnphcd over no mean COM
pelilors and they are to be con-
graduated upon the fact that
their efforts were able to stand
out above a level almost uniform
ly high.
One who saw the Roanoke
Mills village five years ago and
again to-day would hardly be
able to credit his own perceptions
and memory, so great has been
the improvements wrought in the
yards. While there are more
elaborately beautiful yards in
some instances in the rest
of the town, the average of the
Roanoke Mills village is certainly
higher than that of the town as
q whole.
The yard prizes were awarded
by q committee composed of Miss
MYRTLE Balm and Mesdames
George Taylor and W. c. Ais
brook and are as follows: First
prize, $4,000, Mrs. K. l.. Gray;
second prize, $1,000, Mrs. R. O.
Bray; third prize, $500, Mrs.
W. A. Tunstall; fourth prize, &.-
90, Mrs. R. O.. Riggan. Mrs.
w. |. Wallace won the first prize
of $1,000 and Mrs. J. R. Jenkins
the second prize of $500 for
having made the greatest i'm
provement during the year.
The garden prizes awarded by
a committee composed of Messrs.
W. S. Hancock. J. W. Taylor and
J. T. Stainback, are as follows:
first prize, $4,000, Mr.. Sam
Coley; second prize, $1,000, Mr..
w. F. Hux; the third prize, $500
was reported tied between
Messrs. S. M. Vaughn and Harry
Moore, the fourth prize, $4.OO.
tied between Messrs. C. C. Car.
penter and G. E. Buckner. In the
case of the tied awards the
Roanoke Mills Company. instead
of dividing the prizes, very
generously paid the full prize to
each of the awards.
The yard committee reported
for honorable mention the yards
Of Mesdames M. B. Ray, W. C.
Taylor, and W. A. Butts for de-
sided improvement, and for
general appearance and attrac.
tiveness, the yards of Miss Mary
Mabrey, Mesdames R. M. Powell.
w. 7. Glover, j. E. Edmonds.
Sam Coley, w. H. Moseley, Y. N.
Underwood, J, R. Williams, Miss
Melissa Strauther, Mesdames
W. A. Daniel, Earnest Cross,
C. P. Owens, N. C. Cashwell,
Wallace, c. W. Wood, A. L.
Mariner, ]. W. Graham, and
]. A. Christman. The committee
also reported that "the improve
ment made in the new mill village
between Third and Fifth Streets
and on Henry Street is especially
notable. We are also glad to re-
port that throughout the entire
mill village there is a marked
improvement"
The garden committee reported
for especial mention the gardens
of Messrs. A. E. Fowler, j. R.
Jenkins, r. H. Smith, j. H. Hines
Charlie johnson, Lewis Mabrey,
W. A. Tunstall, R. O. Bray,
w. E. Smith, irwin Edwards,
T. X Turnar w n Moselys