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Show STATE'S 4-H CANNING QUEEN AFTER CHICAGO TRIP, U. S. TITLE, AND SCHOLA RSHIP To her title of state 4-H canning can-ning queen Ruth Sharp, 15, Coalville, Coal-ville, Summit Co., Utah, has a chance to add that of national champion if she vanquishes rival contenders ln the regional and final contests, announces the National Na-tional Committee on Boys and Girls club work which is conducting conduct-ing a national contest among canning can-ning girls in cooperation with agricultural extension agents. The state canning queen is automatically entered in competition compe-tition with champions of other states for nine trips offered to the National Club Congress to be held in connection with the International In-ternational Live Stock Exposition, December 1 to 9. All of the prizes, and three agricultural college scholarships in addition, for which trip winners win-ners will compete are given by the Kerr Glass Corporation as incentives in-centives to rural girls and housewives house-wives to promote national thrift and health. The scholarships are cash awards of $300, $200 and $100. The eight regional trip winners in last year's contest canned an average of 1965 pints of foods in their club careers which averaged six years. The average value of their products and prizes won was $715.16. The girls averaged 17 years of age. Waneta Guthrie, Guth-rie, 16, of Scott County, Kansas, canned 3,004 pints in her club career of six years. This year's winners are expected to show still better all-around canning records. The 1933 national champion will be announced at a banquet of 1200 club delegates and leaders lead-ers during the Chicago club congress. |