Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-31
FARM CONTESTS

Vile; poultry management. Rebekah
Reed, Winslow: Room Improve
ment, Edna Butterfeld, Standish;
sewing, Florence Besse, Union.
Cumberland and Kennebec coun-
ties were the only ones to get two
champions each while Androscoggin,
Oxford, York, Hancock, Piscataquis,
and Knox got one each.
The Maine Central Railroad con-
tributed 5000 for prizes to the win
ners of the various projects at the
contest. First prizes was 50; second,
81; third, So; fourth, s.; and fifth.
81. The following received awards:
Canning--frst, Ruth f. Libby,
Eliot: second. Mary Mosher, Wilton;
third, Bernice Parsons, South Paris:
fourth, Clarine Hubbard, Wayne;
fifth, Rose Mahoney. Machias: VIII
liam Blaisdell, Franklin: Pauline
Smith, Wcstbrook; Elizabeth Corri-
IAN, Portage.
Chick raising-first, Lena Mae
Davis, South Paris. second. Leo NJ.
Staples. South I'enobscot: third.
Omar X. Gibbs. I.ivermore Falls:
fourth. Francis Hamln, Temple;
ham: Eva Weimer. East New Port
tsthAb 1-iSASN Ahoiiif'SOii, \flle'lS'
Cooking and housekeeping-frs
Helen MacKay. Eliot: second. Sadie
Nelson. Canaan; third, Phyllis Ma
grath. North Wilton: fourth, Mildred
Stevens, Portage; fifth. Miriam Pike,
boro; Dorothy Hail. Calais; Alberta
Miller East Sangerville.
Garden-first. stephen Larrabee,
Scarboro; second. Poseph Spiller.
North Arson: third, Roger Luke,
Buxton: fourth. Alvin Newell. East
Wilton: fifth. Clarence Carville. Lis
hon Falls; Earlon English. Chel ca;
Leo NJ. Staples, South penobscot.
Sweet Corn--first. Rodman Pal
mer. Readfeld; second. Wendell Mo-
sher. jay: third. Omar Gibbs, Liver
more Falls; fourth, Fred Colby,
South Paris.
Pig-flrrt. Leo NJ. Staples. South
Penobscot: second. Omor Gibbs. Liv-
crmore Falls: third. I'reeland Clark.
Bethel: fourth. Mark Rand, North
Arson: fifth, Ernest Merchant, North
Yarmouth.
Potato--E'irst. William Hall. East
Sangcrville: second, Leo NJ. Staples
Palmer. Readfeld: fourth. El!n Nc
Collar. Scion.
Poultry Management -f'irst. Ron
aid Keddy. Bethel: second. Fred
karney. LAGRANGE; third. Albert
Colwell. South Hancock; fourth.
Omar X. Gibbs. I.ivermore Falls;
fifth. Percy Gowen. Wells; Alvin
Newell. East Wilton: Merle Good
win. East Corinth.
Room Improvement-F'irs Edna
Butterfeld, Standish: second, Clar-
inc Hubbard. Wayne; third, Rose
Mahoney. Nachias.
Sewing-t'irst. Florence Jesse
Union; second, Minnie We,ch. Wells:
third, Ora WEIGH. Strong; fourth
Clarine Hubbard. Wayne: fifth. Niyr-
tie Walker Frances Ferna!I, Tops
ham; Bernice Dow, East Dover;
Rose Mahoney, Machias; Amanda
Ellis. North Anson; Louise Small
Ashville; Boulah Allen.
The Maine Farmer prizes TO Flor
once 3esse, Union. Ronald Keddy,
Bcthel, and Louise Gilman. Brid~-
ton, for the three best stories writ
ten by county champions on their
years work.
The program opened on Thursday
afternoon With n tour of IL" camp
us and q reception at Ralcntinn han.
where members of tho faculty and
the Extension Service met tho visit
ing county champions and lccul club
leaders. The opening session was
held t'tat night in Alumni hall and
an address OF welcome was made by
p". Leon s. Merrill. dean of the Col
icgo of Agriculture. The response
vas made by Evelyn IIodg'lnn. lead
or of the West Gorham Grub and Il
county project leader. mUtion
picture on club work WAS shown and
games pla y"d.
Friday morning was devoted to
;udsing contests by the club mem
hers ard - health tax by Miss
extension specialist. President T. g.
chapel.
The FIRST os the afternoon was
passed in subject matter meeting.
One group discussed clothing with
Mss lidan N. cobb. clothing spc-
cialist. another discussed foods with
Miss Jackson and a third group lis
tened to dairy. garden ana poul-
try talk b. y. *. Gardner, crops spe
Ciali$t.
At > o'clock there was joint
session which was addressed by X.
J. Libby. agent for rural education.
Augusta: and A. l.. T.. Cummings.
secretary OF the State Chamber of
Commerce, Portland. Roger NJ. Luke
gave q mandolin solo, willis various
leaders talked briefly on the work
in their county.
The annual banquet was servPd in
Balentine hail at go p. NJ. Here