Evening star., 1949-11-27
Maryland Team
Wins Livestock
Judging Contest
Delegates Register
For All Congress
Opening in Chicago
By George B. Porter
Stor StoH Correspondent


CHICAGO, Nov. ga Mary
land All livestock Judging team
placed first in one class as the
International Livestock Show
opened here today.
The team, consisting Of three
boys from Washington County.
proved to be the best judge Of
horses in a Junior livestock con-
test.
When it came to judging all
types of livestock-sheep, swine.
ETC.. the points compiled by the
Maryland team landed it in 18th
place, however. Virginia was
seventh among 81 teams, with
Wyoming at the head of the list.
Virginia Team from Lebanon
The Virginia team is from Le-
banon, in the Southwest corner
of the State.
Members of the Maryland team
are Richard Kershner, William
IPitsnogle and Leon Trumpower,
with John Draper Alternate. They
were coached by Raymond Muel-
Iler, assistant Washington County
agent, and Boyd Whittle Of the
University of Maryland staff.
Maryland also has team in
the collegiate livestock judging
contest. It has been coached by
DR.. Malcolm Kerr Of the univer-
sity staff.
The livestock judging was the
only official business for the 4-H
youths today.
The States % delegates to the
National All Club Congress, which
formally opens tomorrow, regis
tered at the Hotel Stevens after
an overnight train ride. They
include a girl who does not live
on a farm and a brother sister
team.
Miss Roberta Taylor, Is, OF
Perryville, Cecil County, won the
trip for her success in recreation
and rural arts, such as tie-dyeing,
textile stenciling and cereamics.
As a community recreation leader
she entertains patients at dances
and ward parties at the Perry
Point Veterans Hospital.
On the train ride here she led
group singing and party games
in the coach which contained the
Maryland, West Virginia and Del
aware delegations. Miss Taylor
is sophomore at the University Of
delaware.
Brother, Sister Attend.
/ The brother-sister team con-
sists Of Walter Schmidt, 20. and
Christa Schmidt, 1s, Of Sudlers-
vile, Queen Anne County. Walter.
winner Of the field crops contest.
has earned $4,155 through his 4-H
projects. - 80 ,s3f
Christa was awarded the trip
here because of her sewing ac-
complishments. She has made so
per cent Of her clothing for the
last three years.
The Schmidts are quite a All
family. Another brother, Oscar.
attended the Congress two years
ago and this summer went to Hol-
land as a member of the Inter-
national Farm Youth Exchange.
Another clothing winner, Pa
tricia Ann Lynch, 17-year -old
Gaithersburg High School senior.
Travelled to Chicago in a dress
of her own making. Daughter Of
a Federal Reserve Board employe.
she is used to conventions, having
recently attended the National
Conference of Rural Youth at
Jackson's Mill, w. Va.
Girl, Is, Youngest Delegate.
Youngest delegate here from
the Free State is Patsy Phillips.
Is, who lives on Hooper's Island
in Chesapeake Bay and attends
a four-room school. Her princi-
pal was among those who saw
her of to the congress.
i But this years Maryland dele
cation is older than in recent
years, the boys averaging 19
years, with seven years in club
work, and the girls II years, with
five years in club work.
It was described as an Ideal
group of leaders Of young peo-
pie" by w. Sherard Wilson, as
sistant State boys club leader.
During the coming week seven OF
them will receive National awards.
While the Maryland delegation
entrained at Baltimore as a group,
the IA delegates from Virginia left
their homes in scattered sections
of that State.
Taken on Tour Of City.
i The boys and girls were taken
on a tour of the city today. Later
they were the guests Of National
network radio program. After the
opening session of the congress
tomorrow. q special vesper service
will be held.
Registrations include repre-
sentatives from every State,
Hawaii and Puerto Rico, plus
SUCStS 1IOu1 klONuISCo Va S0AAeS~esS
Austria, Costa Rica, Cuba. Den
mark, Finland, Korea, Nicaragua.
Switzerland, Sweden, Turkey and
Uruguay. .
i The young people earned their
} trips through outstanding work
in All Club projects in their home
States. Each is q State winner in
some project or activity. OF this
cream of the crop" 100 will be
named as National winners during
the congress. They will receive
college scholarships totaling more
than $4,000.
i The 50th annual livestock show
began an eight-day run today.
| Under one roof were 1880 head
of cattle, horses. sheep and swine
valued at more than $4,000, 900.
and 5000 samples Of grain and
hay.
i Exhibitors are from 80 States
1 and four Canadian provinces.
l prizes total $1l6 600. to say