The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-11-24
WINNERS NAMED
IN FARMING FOR
BETTER LIVING
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy S. Stanton.
Grantsville, Selected by Council
At Annual Banquet last
Thursday

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy S. Stanton,
Grantsville, were declared the win
ners in the Farming for Better Liv-
ing Program for 1919. The announce
ment was made following the annual
dinner last Thursday evening at the
William-James hotel in Oakland, at
tended by most of the families of
those competing.
Over 125 persons attended the af-
fair which was highlighted by am adj
dress on soil conservation by Walter
G. Gumbel, soil conservationist of the
Monongahela Power company.
Declaring that Democracy rested
upon the land, he urged his listeners
and all persons to be good trustees of
the land, and to preserve the soil. He
pointed out the differences in relative
cost of food in countries where the
soil had been depleted. Where in
America the average was 35 cents
out of every dollar spent for food, in
some countries the cost ran as high
as 90c out of every dollar needed for
food. He asserted that food was
city mans problem.
Every family competing in the pro-
gram was awarded prize by mer-
chants from Grantsville, Accident,
Friendsville, Mt. Lake Park, Crellin
and Oakland. Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton
will be presented a $500 prize at a
regional contest which they will at
tend later along with Mr.. and Mrs
Clark Schlossnagle, last years win
ners.
Competing in the program this
year were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph V.
Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Beachy
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Bittinger, Mr.
and Mrs. E. H. Bishoff, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Beachy, Mr.. and Mrs. Harland
Bowman, Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Custer, Mr.. and Mrs H. Robert De-
Witt, Nh and Mrs. Hubert A. Friend,
Mr.. and Mrs. Montell Friend, Mr. anG
Mrs. Ernest Gortner, Mr.. and Mrs
H. G. Gortner, Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit
Glotfelty, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar A
Harmon, Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Haenft-
ling, Richard Hesse, Mr. and Mrs
Allen S. Paugh, Mr.. and Mrs. BoyC
Paugh, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Paugh
Mr.. and Mrs c. A. Rexrode, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Dewey Rice, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Riley, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Schloss-
nagle, Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Selby, Mr.
and Mrs. Willis SLIDER, Mr. and Mrs
Guy Stanton, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Stephens, Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Swiger
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Sembower, Mr.
and Mrs. G. S. Tichnell, Mr.. and Mrs
Paul WEIGH, Mr.. and Mrs. Merrel
Wilburn, Mr.. and Mrs James E.
White, Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Watts,
Mr.. and Mrs Obey Weimer Winners
were judged by improvements made
upon their farms this year, and the
results of the scoring of their project
books.
Prizes were awarded by II. C.
Riggs, treasurer of the Farming for
Better Living Council. Howard White.
chairman, after welcoming those
present, turned the meeting over to
Neil C. Fraley, POSTMASTER.
L. Bush Swisher, project director,
Morgantown, w. Va, explained the
purpose of the program briefly
Musical numbers were by Wayne
Hamilton, Jay L. Bell, and the Lions
club quartet, which included Jack
Treacy and Beeson Snyder in add
ton to Hamilton and Bell. Closing
remarks were by John Carter, county
agent.
The project, in its tenth year in
some West Virginia counties, is in
its second year in this county and is
sponsored by the Mt. Top Chamber
of Commerce.