Bloxom High School - Panther Yearbook (Bloxom, VA)

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Bloxom 4 H Club scored over 2900 points in the county contest at Keller this year. This was 1000 points more than any other club. The club with Milton Phillips as president, Verna Mae Young as secretary and Mary Godwin as reporter scored an easy victory over the other clubs in the county. Accomack Club won second place and they expect to make the competition much keener this year. The club had twenty-nine active members and completed thirty-five record books. Many club members completed several projects. Milton Phillips, president, attended the State Short Course held at Blacksburg in June and July. Derrick Adkins, Marvin Joe Fisher, and Brooks Killmon attended summer camp at Jamestown in July. Milton Phillips, Clifford Ann is , and Gerald Taylor attended the State Poultry Camp held at Jamestown in august . Thile they were attending the State Poultry Judging Camp they -ML visited the Capitol and State Laboratory at Richmond. Short educational tours -were made to Yorktown and the Mariners Museum and Shipyard at Newport News . One afternoon was spent visiting Milliams burg and one evening the group witnessed the play, The Common Glory The club won forty-five dollars in prizes at Keller Fair. In the county contests, Stella Scott won the Home Beautification Medal and plant food valued at three dollars. Clifford Annis won the poultry trophy and chicken troughs. Sammy and Tommy Turnipseed won the garden contest. Milton Phillips received a plant duster and also medals for leadership, Poultry and Safety. Yerna Mae Young received a 4 H Locket for keeoing the best Secretarys book.. Mary Godwin was judged the best reporter and received a bracelet. Milton Phillips was judged the best 4 H Club president ih the county. So, I think you can see why Bloxom won the 4 H Club Championship of the county. 3fc — it A - -