Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06
|}2,s4,sl VALUE
Of CLUB WORK
BOYS AND GIRLS OF
| KENNEBEC IN 1924
Carry on Ten Projects-Coun-
ty Agent C. A. Days An
nual Report Reveals Inter-
estaing Facts-This County
Among First to Take Up
Work

Canned goods. chickens; eooiiax and
housekeeping. sweet corn, sasdeas.
pags' potatoes, sewing and room i'm.
provensent to the value OF $4ssl.Sl.
nave been made, raised or brought into
existence IN the past year BY the 200
boys end Urls Of kennebec county
vke are members Of the Boys and
Gisle Agricultural Clubs conducted I'M
eSr ~ direction Of the Extension
Service and the Kennebec Farm Bu-
geau. Many members have carried
mere than one project ana the work
was IN the following quantity: Can
afag. IL; chick raising, Is; cooking and
housekeeping. 81; sweet corn, 8: ear
sens. ~; pigs, 3; potatoes, 4: poultry
mana Element, 8; room improvement, 3;
sewing. n.
OF the 200 who undertook work, s.
nave coinplstsd the work and took part
N tns county contest which was re-
Gently held 1t Rsadfeid. This Anal
result - less than expected. a. q, 50
per cent. mark was expected. The
Rsaaheld 1926 coRtest was the eighth
annual. county club contest and was
the nrst TO be held outside Of Water
VILE or Augusta. The departure from
the uspal custom was because q three
toid invitation had been received,
namely from the Eeadheld Farm Blu
seau' the Grange and the Chamber Of
Cemmsrce.
Another favorable phase Of the VEN
lure was that more local interest was
taken In the contest because the town
had club In its midst.
Clarence A. Uay, kcnnebec Farm
Bureau agent. and Miss Grace l.. PEN
mock, home demonstration agent, as
, wen as Mrs. W. A. Nickerson Of Read
Eeid, the county club leader are the
three principal workers III the club
,, work IN kennebec. At the county con-
test club charters were awarded to the
Clubs OF East Augusta, North Belgrade.
Headheld and FarmingdaIe. Ths Ma
tional Seal Of Achievement, which
comes from the federal government
and is the highest honor attainable in
! state club work awarded in high
standards OF work, was awarded to
East Augusta. Winslow and Fayette,
This is the Nth consecutive year that
the f'ayctte club has received this
coveted prize.
The following Senior prize vim
ners In the years work and who are
eligible to go to Orono next month
to- compete Tor State championships
were named: Chick, Benz, min Wood
Of Winslow: poultry management,
John Patterson Of Winslow; cooking
and housekeeping. Margaret Reed Of
Winslow; garden and potato. Henry
w. Patterson Of Window; pig, Yer
,, nal Furbusr or North Belgrade;
room improvement. Katherine Fos-
ter Of Augusta. The state contest
will be held jan. to 3. Kennebec
county has already had two Staae
champions.
Clvb work was started in this
county in 1914. this being one Of the
first In the State to take it up.
East Augusta, A.rs. ID. T.. Foster
leader: West Augusta, Mrs. l.. J..
Ayers. and Mrs. Merle Grover: North
belgrade. Mrs. Nellie Woodbury.;
Farmingdale. Mrs. Mary Hethering-
ton; Fayette, Mrs. Deitina Barter:
Oakland, Mrs. L. r. Oliver; Read
field, Mrs. w. A.. Nickerson: vassal-
boro. Mrs. A!b;e Davis: Winslow.
Mrs. Percy Jakins; Winthrop. Mrs.
May Alden. There are Is boys and
1S2 girls In the clubs. The biggest
club is the Young Yankees of North
Belgrade with IS members: Eext,
Uncle Sans Thrift club Of Fayette
with &c and tho Fort Halifax club Of
Winslow, with "a.
The county winners in the Junior
divisions Of the Boys and Girls club
work, also awarded at the Readneld
event. are: Canning. Annie NJ. Pat
/ ten VI Fayette: chick raising. Wal
ter Woodbury. Of North Belgrade;
poultry management, Walter Harrf-
man of Readheh: cooking and
housekeeping. Louise Nickerson Of
Readfield; gardens, Leroy Barter of
Fayette; pigs. Kathleen Gullifer of
Nassalboro: sweet corn. Elmore
Wood Of winslow; sewing. Clara
This Is the fourth successive year
that II has been impossible to award
special prizes to the Seniors and the
Juniors who ranked highest regard
less of the project. In tho Senior
division the Kennabec Pomona hon
or was won by Henry w. Reed OF
winslow: the Farm Bureau I:,iZe
by Katherine Foster Of East Au-
gusta. In the Junior division. the
East Kennebec Pomona prize went
to Waiter Woodbury. Of North Bel
Grade; the Farm Bureau prize to
Louise Nickerscn Of Readfeld.
The Augusta Savings Bank has
distributed zoo in prizes for ave
successive years, to the amount or
loco in all. The pri.es are in form
Of pass books and are to encourage
thrift and teach business in bank
ing, The awards are made in such
a manner that every member who
completes thse work, receives .
prize. The distribution Of prizes for
the bank are made by Richard e.
Goodwin, treasurer. lie states that
the bank 10 much pleased with the
results obtained in giving prize
money and made the following sig:
nihcSnt statement at the last annual
contest: The money awarded o.. sy
the Augusta Savings Bank Ia the
past four years II 1901: donated BY
others, $45; deposited by Chicapocapi
club, Sts; making . total OF $500.
Deposits made by the boys and girls,
ss.$iS.ss; dividend added by the
BANK. $3.50: making total Nov. !.
depositcd By club. $s.s1s.7a. Depos::
RI withdrawn. $685.: making total
deposits, Sa,sso.72. In sll.i ia bank
books have been passed out; IL have
been colsed.