The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-17
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dean of State college; John W.
Goodman, assistant director of ex-
tension work at State college; Roy
II. Thomas, state superintendent
vocational agriculture: w. H.
Darst, head of the farm crops di-
vision of State college; f. II. Je-
ter, state extension editor; DR..
J. II. Stallings, director state and
federal soil conservation work of
High Point.
Included on the invited guest
list who will be introduced at the
banquet are Tai II. Stafford, dis
trict vocational agriculture super
visor; Fred Sloan, district county
agent; A. H. Vesey, state agron-
omist: J. C. X. Mcclure and Geo.
Stephens of the Farmers Fedora
ton: Fred l.. Weede, Of the Ashe-
vile Chamber of Commerce; j. ID.
Earle of Asheville; w. E. Breese,
district director WPA; H. B. KEEL
ly, Hendersonville: President T..
]. Coltrane and ID. w. Coward,
Brevard college; county commis-
sioners of Henderson and Tran
sylvania; mayors and city clerks
of Brevard and Hendersonville;
representatives of civic clubs
from the two towns; county
agents and vocational agriculture
instructors of the two counties,
and newspaper representatives.
T. J. Wilson of near Brevard
has been accorded first place in
the corn growing contest between
the two counties. Mr.. Wilson grew
140 bushels of sound millable
corn on his one acre plot OF
ground at a cost of $33.15. He
will be awarded a sterling silver
loving cup at the banquet Satur,
day evening, and in addition will
be given first prize for best grow
er in Pennsylvania county-$Zo
cash. ,.,
The silver loving cup which is
being given by the State Trust
company of Hendersonvilie, has
Ibeen engraved - Henderson
Transatlantic Corn Growing Con-
test" and the name of t. j. Viii,
son-1936, has also been placed
ON the cup. The cup will remain
the property of Mr.. Wilson for
one wear, and will be again award
ed next year to the high scorer
in the contest, for which plans are
already being made.
Ten cash prizes, ranging from
sos down to 50, will be awarded
to ten high scorers in each coun-
tv at the banquet. Winners have
been determined by the judges in
the growing contest on the basis
of the largest yield, taking into
consideration the cost Of produc-
tion on a scale made up last spring
by the agents and farm commit
teemen Of the two counties. List
ed in the order of their rating
the following will be given cash
prizes at the banquet:
T. ]. Wilson, E. Carl Allison
Gerald Allison Vocational agri'
culture student), H. B. Glazener
Guy Whitmire, Edward Glazener
(4-H club member, Hubert Fish.
er Vocational agriculture stu
dent), j. B. Jones, E. o. Ship
man, Alfred Allison, Jr. (voca'
tional agriculture student).
Adult farmers who entered the
contest in Pennsylvania and who
completed their required record
books and growing project, are
T. ]. Wilson, E. Carl Allison, H
B. Glazener, ]. B. Jones, Guy
Whitmire, E. 0. Shipman; voca.
tional agriculture students: Roy
Carter, Ivan Galloway, Joe Jones
Jesse Gillespie, Paul Owen, Grady
Baynard, Homer Batson, Harry
Lee Hogsed, Gerald Alison, HUI.
bert Fisher, Alfred Allison, Troy
Owen, Lamar Whitmire; All club
members: Loonie Sisk, Richard
Norton, Edward and Fred Glazen.
er.