St. Tammany farmer., 1922-10-28
PARISH FAIR AN
IMPROVEMENT
IN MANY
WAYS
Character of Exhibits Indi-
cate Great Improvement
In Agriculture
SCHOOL DAY
is BIG EVENT
Miss Galmiche Wins First
and Miss Goodbee Sec
ond in Contest

Smile" It is more significant than
gave indications of great agricultural
improvement in St. Tammany parish.
While it is encouraging that it was
a financial success, the most import
ant showing is the community inter-
est that has developed since last
year. Exhibits from community fairs
were in evidence in every depart
ment. Education, domestic science,
agriculture and commerce all show
ed the stimulating effect of public In
terest, and cooperation. It Is re-
grettable that the stock industry was
not representative, but it is balm to
the wound to know that the cause is
removable and that tick eradication
now has the endorsement and CO.
operative assistance Of the stock
raisers, and that the next fair will
make up for any shortcoming In this
direction. There were so many
things of interest in the Educational
Building that 1t is difficult to make
individual mention. Both Catholic
and public schools had wonderful ex-
hibits, showing general and special
training in the schools. The polish
ed wood exhibits Of Slidell and La
combe were exhibits that any COM
munity might be proud of. In fact
there were many Individual exhibits
in the different booths that attracted
special attention. Considering the
booth as a. whole, the Covington
school won first place.
The displays of Satsuma oranges
were perhaps the most interesting OF
any, because it is the foundation Of
the future prosperity of st. Tam
many parish. It is conceded that
this fruit can be developed to its
highest degree here, not excepting
any point in the Satsuma belt, which
is limited strip. Waldhefm made
an excellent demonstration OF what
this fruit can do, and Mr.. Friedland-
er, besides his splendid exhibition OF
Satsumas, exhibited grape fruit that
was excellent.
We can not publish, and II we
could we could not at this time se-
cure the list of all those who won
prizes or ribbons, but we publish be-
low list Of the winners of special
prizes and cups:
Best corn display, Sweepstakes, H.
A. Dutsch, Wa1dheim.
Best display of sugar cane, A. G.
Jenkins, Waldheim.
Best 8 bundles rice any variety,
special prize of SO offered by Cow
ington Bank & Trust Co.-1st Drize.
SIS; B. w. Brown; I'd, SO, r. L.
Dutsch; Sd, 81, Mrs. P. Lamousin.
Louisiana Sweet Oranges-1st, w.
Koepp; I'd, John Haas; Sd, A. G.
Jenkins.
satsuma aranges-1st, Ullman
Bros; I'd, A. Lenel; Sd, j. 81
Krentel
Grape Fruit-1st, Mrs. A. w. Hay
den; I'd, A. Lene1; Sd, Mrs. N. Levy.
Agricultural Sweepstakes-1st, e.
Langenhenning; I'd, Dave Taylor;
Sd, H. A. Dutsch.
Best Community Display list,
Waldheim; I'd, Vaudeville; Sd, Pill
grim Rest; 4th, Folsom; 5th, La
combe.
Best Decorated Booth-Waldheim
School Day, on which school child
rem parade, has always been an oc-
casion that touched the hearts Of
the people. The eager faces, the
triumphant defiance of the school
yells, the pride and loyalty to school
and the discipline Of the march al
ways bring to view the future Of st.
Tammany. Vaudeville school was
winner Of the cup.
A new voice, that of the colored
school child, was heard In the VIC
torious yell Of the school, Monday,
which was set aside as fair day for
the colored people. The children
marched with equal pride and dis
cipline and precision, The exhibits
at the fair-in agriculture, in school
and Industrial work, in domestic
science and in ornamentation-we
very creditable indeed. The dance
in the evening was conducted with
the greatest decorum and was at
tended by many white people as spec
tators, who were high in their praise
of the orderly conduct on the dance
floor and in the grounds. The Cow
ington school won the parade award,
The Popularity Contest.
The popularity contest was hotly
contested and was won by Miss
Vernie Galmiche. Miss Ethel Good
bee was second.
Contests Of this nature are diff
cult to carry out without some dis
appointment and some misunder-
standings, and this one was not ex-
empt from some criticism; but we
are confident that all contestants will
be perfectly satisfied if they view
the matter fairly and examine into
the points Of dispute, which seems
to be that the box should have been
closed at 1880 p. m. and not at
70 p. m.
The st. Tammany Farmer had
promised to add something to the
prize, and in conformity with this
promise gave silver and gold coin
case to the second in the contest,
Miss Ethel Goodhee. This prize is
Of equal value to the first prize. Mr..
Mason, of The st. Tammany Farmer,
fHnntinued an mage 6)