Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-02-23

: the $500 forestry comPe-
Prize, u The Great Southern Lum-
zion Of u,S we're decided by judges
q C9@ apriag the past week and s the
rnsd q Sp The winners announced Sat
Tdsy. Ii,iduals entering the con-
fbe en- members Of the various
y were GeTrsso-astation Clubs throughout
s1s siJ n which 664 coming citi.
h sac n ~ received practical
~ q In TO during the latter part Of
eI SnioneI VI. H. Sullivan, man
sSL tSs Great Southern Lumber
gsf y If Bogalusa, originated the
JJsnps1ntyb sse clubs and so successful
10 o. H tbe work that the offering
q 0es ives , was the logical outcome
/. " 4. teaching Of forest conserva-
l'I rolIowed Lees Rules
.ontroI and fire prevention,
sHTn y clearing for a better yield
s a.so y were among the lessons
glO';i = the Louisiana Forestry
lsgi following out the rules laid
slo' Professor ]. G. Lee Of the
wv AK. y state University at Baton
.sa and one Of the members Of
ouisiana Forestry Advisory
5.s,i
'o sD.k how entering the contest kept
I ~ record Of his work. Some
u niots Of from one to three acres
" .spa,oond.qrowth pine and second
%j' hardwood. Others took plots
J. W. Tere partially seeded or barren
n Ether planted seed or trans
I,tsd seedlings, thus starting the
.asl growing of trees.
~ forestry competition will be
..sstsd IN 1922 and it is expected
.'nrb interest will be aroused in
-. ~ work by that time that over
\. ' tbousand forestry demonstration
n. Mn Be entered and at least 5000
-. will be under modern methods
agriculture.
Fir,t Prize to Boy, ID
The first prize, a sweepstake Of
IA vas won by Willard Parks Of
r,SkliDton, La. Willard is IA and
~ IN a farm a mile out of Frank
I,tsp he is a bright pupil Of the
SsDEinton High School. He cut
~spgb wood from his plot to supply
\ some with fuel during the winter.
Esrl Schexnaydre, of r. F. D. No.
Bogslusa, winner of the first prize
ne pine Seeding class, is Is, and
5uDi Of the Pleasant Hill school.
Robert Magee, of R. F. D. No. 4,
FnnkintOn, won the principal prize
A Tie 6-to-l0-year-old pine class. He
Is years old and a pupil of the
FnnkInton High School.
The main prize in the 11-to-15-
rrrOld pine cass went to Cayton
s,kg, r. F. D.. No. 2, Choudrant.
ab II, and will be graduated from
IL Choudrant High School this year.
The l6-to-20-year-old pine class
Is led by Carl Duke, Of Robeline.
Sul Is only 10, and though he lives
o niles from Robeline, is a regular
4sndant at the High School Of that
1Eh.
Ksnner eagle led all competitors in
h 2ltO-25-year-Old pine class. His
gns is in Merryville and he is II
afs Old. he is in the senior class
i the Merryville High School and is
u Tie football and track teams.
Attg graduation this year Kenner
Fll enter college and study forestry.
The work Of the boys in the last
iEes classes mentioned consisted in
aspng the plots clean of combustible
atsfial, guarding against fire gen.
asly and planting trees in the bare
pots Of their areas.
80 Prizes Awarded
h all 30 prizes we're awarded by
iudges and nearly as many by the
fahes making appropriations. The
iie winners in detail were:
sEeepstake Prize-Millard Parks
a.aklinton, $50, pine.
weddings, 1-to-5-year-old pine
a Schexnaydre, Bogalusa, Route
a s35; 7. G. Galloway, VALID
|. h SlO; Boyd Loomis, DeRidder,
~ l. Tannerhill, Jr., Urania, IS.