Milford chronicle., 1962-09-07
Scholarship offered
BY Pyrofox Cos Co.

Boys and girls from 13 to 10 can
enjoy the exciting opportunity OF
winning college scholarships and
hundreds more prizes with the
start today of this years $4,000
Pyrofax Gas Teen-Age Baking Con-
test.
Sponsor of the annual contest,
Pyrofax Gas Corporation, marketer
of gas appliances and bottled gas
for cooking and heating, has raised
this years top prize of three col
lege scholarships to $4,000 each
an increase of $500 over last years
scholarship awards. Sparked by the
contests slogan, Bake Your Way
/ Toward Your B.A.," teens can lit
orally do just that-win scholar
ship to further their education
and just for the baking!
The three First Prize winners
will receive, in addition to $4,000
college scholarships, a $500 bonus
each if their family uses Pyrofax
Gas; a $500 Caloric Range for
themselves, and a similar one for.
the Home Economics department
[ of their school.
In all, there will be 9S1 prizes
awarded with a total value of
$32 900. Closing date for entries is
midnight, October 81.
Entry blanks for the contest may
be obtained in this area from the
area, Pyrofax Gas Corp, of Lewes,
Del.
Rules of the contest are simple.
The contestant first writes down
his or her favorite recipe for a
cribirg the measurements and in
gradients accurately. Then the con-
testant is asked to write a short
essay of 100 words or less on why
1 Want to Go to College"
Contestants may enter as many
recipes and essays as they like,
provided they are accompanied by
separate entry blanks. Essays must
be original, and no packaged re-
cipes will be accepted.
Acting as host and hostess for
the Teen-Age Baking Contest are
Dwayne Hickman and S b i a
James, better known as "Dobie"
and Zelda" stars of the popular
weekly CHS Television Network
series "Dobie Gillis." ''Dobie" and
zelda" appear on all store post
ers, counter cards, entry blanks,
and school posters, and will feature
the contest on their radio and tele-
vision programs.
A total of S64 essays will be
chosen at the outset by the judges,
and their authors will be notified
of the time and place in their area
where one of SO local baking COM
petitions will take place.
Prizes at these local competitions
will include for the first place win
ner an expense-paid round trip to
the Grand Finals for two, Samson
lite Luggage, and a Revere Trophy
Bowl. Runners-up will receive
Waltham 17-jewel watches, Kodak
Starmite Brownie camera outfits,
and hi-fi records. Each of the S64
contestants participating at the sc
locals will win a prize.
The SO top localists will then
be sent to one of three Grand Fin
ais that will take place in different
Fcities on successive Saturdays
Dec. 1 in Albany, NY; Dec. in
Indianapolis; and December Is in
Richmond, Va.
The prizes to be awarded win
ners at the Finals in the three
cities: three $4,000 scholarships to
the college of the winners choice;
a bonus of $500 if the winners
household already uses Pyrofax
Gas; a Caloric gas range valued
at $500, and an identical range to
be presented to the Home Econom-
les department of the winners
school. Runners-up will also re-
ceive similar Caloric ranges, plus
8mm Keystone movie cameras.
Scholarship winners in la t
years Pyrofax Gas Teen-Age Bak-
ling Contest were Miss Bette Aliski,
Simsbury, Conn; Miss Pat Cerney,
Eagle River, Wise; and Miss Anne
Louise Alexick, Lynchburg, Va.