The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-11-17
EVANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
HOLDS COMMUNITY FAIR
Under Auspices of VO-Ag. and
the Home Economics Depart
ments With Many Attending

the Vocational Agriculture and Home
Economics Departments of the
Grantsville High School held the first
school community fair in the history
of Garrett county on Thursday night
at the high school building. 1t was
a splendid effort and reflected great
credit upon the pupils and upon the
instructors, Miss Eva Falkenstein, of
the Economics department, and Elmer
son Bishoff, of the Agriculture depart
ment of the school, who worked and
planned for the success of the fair.
The Home Economies and Agricul-
dure rooms of the school were decorat-
ed in yellow and green crepe paper
and evergreens, which was very at
tractive and showed the taste and skill
of those responsible for it's arrange
ment. The display made in the booths
of the Home Economics department
were extremely pretty. A demcnstra-
tion was given by the pupils in max
ing wool flowers, in correct cutting
and sewing of undergarments, salad
making and in distinguishing the vari-
Gus kinds Of flour, correct method of
serving an informal luncheon, etc.
The judges in this department were
Mrs. Fred. Livengood, Mrs. Ira Huff,
Mrs. H. P. Miller, Mrs. J. U. Stanton,
Mrs. Harlod Boucher, Mrs. Norman
Patton and Miss Benthein, Home Dem
,onstration Agent of the Department
of Agriculture.
Special prizes were awarded for the
following articles:
Best glass jelly, June Beachy, 81, by
j. E. Ford.
Best tea towel, Helen Baker, Soc, by
j. A. Beachy.
Best dressed chicken, Zeola Layman,
Soc, by C. U. Edwards.
Best cookies, June Beachy, Soc, by
C. C. Layman
Best display canned goods, June
Beachy, given by Keller Drug Store.
Best plate biscuit, Mary Martha
Miller, pair hose, given by Zeller Gro
gerry.
Best apron, Mildred Bowers, mater
ial for dress, G. W. Diefenbach
Best plate candy, Helen Baker, flow
er basket, Miss Friel.
Best Best cake, Mabel Younkin, a
box stationery.
Other prizes for which ribbons were
given by the school were as follows, in
the first and second class:
Apron, 1, Mildred Bowers; night
1 Mohn1 O1,nly,ro VIII hob 90
ment, l, Cleda Folk; kimona, l, Zeola
BILE cover, 1, Margaret Hanft; cushion
,cheted, 2, Clara Wilburn; tea towel, l.,
Helen Baker; guest towel, 2, Edith
Opel; pillow slips, 2, Helen Swauger;
bed spread, 2, Dorothy Butler; dresser
scarf, l, June Beachy; buffet set, 2,
Dorothy Butler; vest and boomers, 2,
Helen Miller; crocheted scarf, l, Mar
garet Hanft; salad poster, l. Zeola
Layman; milk poster, /, lola Folk;
biscuits, /, Mary Martha Miller; GER
ter piece, 2, Margaret Hanft.
Parker House rolls, l, Zeola Lay
man; cookies, l, June Beachy; butter,
l, Zeola Layman; chicken, |, Zeola
Layman; corn relish, l, Freda War
nick; cake, 1, Mabel Younkin; candy,
1, Helen Baker; carrots, /, Zeola Lay
man; tomatoes, l, Zeola Layman; to-
mato pickle, /, June Beachy; apples,
1, Dorothy Edwards; pineapple jelly,
1, lola Folk; apple jelly, l, Margaret
Hanft; elderberry jelly, Gladys Gus
ter, /; grape jelly, l, Edith Opel; Dor
othy Butler, 1, peach jelly; currant
jelly, l, Dorothy Butler; pears, l.,
Ruthella Swauger; beets, 2, Marion
Wisseman.
The exhibits in the agriculture de-
partment were excellent and COM
mendable, the work being that made
by the students.
Demonstrations were given in bal
ancing and mixing dairy rations; Bah
cock milk test; Turog test for lime;
selection and care of seed corn. The
Judges in this department were County
Agent McGlone, ]. U. Stanton and H.
P. Miller.
Special prizes were given by the
local merchants and banks, as follows:
For best display of vegetables, AL
len Baker, Bender's Store, boys gar
ment.
Best display of corn, Henry Patton;
Broadwater's store.
Best peck of potatoes, Markell Stan
ton; First National Bank.
Best pen of chickens, Ralph Youn-
kin, $3.50 gold; First State Bank.
First, second and third prizes were
awarded by the school, but only the
name of the winner in each class will
be mentioned, as follows:
Best 10 ears field corn, Harry Pat
ton.
Best six stalks field corn, Alvin Bea-
chy.
Best peck of wheat, Alvin Baker.
Best peck Japanese buckwheat,
Clyde Beachy.
Best peck oats, Leslie Stanton.
Best peck barley, Casper Loechel.
Largest sunfower, Joseph Lewis.
Best vegetable display, Allen Baker.
Best bunch carrots, Allen Baker.
Best bunch parsnips, Allen Baker.
Best bunch onions, Allen Baker.
Best peck potatoes, Markell Stanton.
Best apple, Floyd Zehner.
Best pint lima beans, Allen Baker.
Best pint soup beans, Harry Doerr.
Best pint wax beans, Allen Baker
Pae+ couash Allen Baker