The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-09-22
H0memnhers And Future Homemakers
Haze A Heyday With Exhibit Triumphs

Judging OF exhibits at the Five
County Fair concluded Thursday.
and winners in all events were
named by Friday evening when the
Battle Of wits champion was picked.
First place winners of several open
Tor adult classes. including canned
goods. handicrafts. clothing and
special exhibits. were announced
in the Friday edition of the Herald.
Prince Edward homemakers
walked away with many Of the
prizes in the baked products con-
test. Thursday morning. OF 19
classes featured in. the show, Is win
ners came from Prince Edward.
Competition. however. was well
represented in "a different entries
from the five participating coun-
ties.
Leads Department
Mrs. Robert Campbell. of Pros
pect. led the department with four
blue ribbons-plate of six buttermilk
biscuits. plate Of six sweet milk
biscuits. layer cake, and a decor
ated birthday cake. From Cumber-
land county. Mrs. Jack Martin
scored firsts with a plate Of six
dropped or pressed cookies. and a
devils food cake. Mrs. Newton Coin
picked up a first with a plate Of six
rolls. and the Prince Edward ex-
hibitor also won a $40 prize in the
special Fleishman's yeast contest.
a class open to both adult and
junior participants.
Other baked products winners
were: loaf of bread. Mrs. J.. w.
Waycaster, Buckingham: plate of
six rolled cookies. Mrs. Gordon
West. Cumberland: plate of six bar
cookies OF brownies. Mrs. A. S.
Williams. Cumberland: angel food
cake with no icing. Mrs. Sam
Campbell. Prince Edward; chiffon
cake with no icing, Mrs. Campbell.
pound cake. Mrs. Frank Hollander.
Prince Edward: pie baked in shell.
Mrs. L. D. Jacobs. Prince Edward.
pie, %two-crust. Mrs. Frank Ownby.
Buckingham: fudge. Susan w.
Clark. Prince Edward: seafoam
candy. Mrs. Margaret Connatser.
Prince Edward. and candy. any
kind. Mrs. r. B. Bernard, Prince
Edward.
COlorfuI Flower Show
Sixty : five entries provided a
colorful flower show at the Fairs
homemakers' tent. Thursday. Mrs.
Harvey Miller. Of Prince Edward
county. took a blue ribbon in class
eight. specimen dahlia. over eight
inches. grown by exhibitor. She
gained the honor of best entry in
the show with the dahlia entry.
Mrs. R. B. Bernard. Of Prince
Edward. added two more blue rib
bons to her collection in the flower
show. n for her dish garden and
another for her line arrangement.
Flower show first place winners
in other classes were: arrangement
of cut flowers for dining room
table. Estelle Atkinson. Bucking-
ham: arrangement of cut flowers
for hall or living room. Mrs. Joe
Hazlegrove. Cumberland: specimen
rose. grown by exhibitor. Mrs.
HaZlegrove: specimen dahlia under
eight inches. grown by exhibitor.
Mrs. Marshal Cook, Prince Ed
ward: arrangement under six
inches. Mrs. j. B. Ellington, Char
lotte:: large arrangement. suitable
for church or stage. Mrs. Averette
Simpson. Prince Edward; and dried
flower arrangement. Mrs. C. L..
Spurlock, Prince Edward.
Mrs. X. E. Schiller. of Prince Ed
ward county. took the grand cham
pion ribbon in class Is. specimen of
my blooming flower grown by ex-
hibitor. Mrs. j. B. Ellington also
won blue ribbons for her driftwood
and Christmas arrangements.
Junior Flower Show
The junior flower show open only
to FILA and All members was
smaller than last years event. but
four counties wer represented in
the winning column. In the seven
featured classes only II entries
we're made.
Jane Martin. of ~Appomattox. col
lected blue ribbons for an arrange
ment of flowers over six inches
high. and a dried arrangement.
Judges picked her dried arrange
ment for the d champion