Show county boy wins wi s award in catl garden contest NI W YORK A mg morgan county boy larry D baer of morgan today WAS named a stale charn champion plon in III the 1952 brodu production action marketing nun ketina contest of the hie national junior vegetable growers glowers association judges in the 46 state competition competition announced the high school juniors victory was proclaimed during the awards ceremony which closed annual convention ile he won a share in tile the A P foods stores scholarship dunkl provided annually by the clia chain in as irai pait t of its program or of farm youth sponsorship young haer baer grew 12 varieties on oil his big contest plot ind and netted en cn a 53 investment ills his parents are mr and mrs walter balter M baer active 1 in 4 11 club work for three years he Is the current vice president of Ms his local group group ile he is active in community affairs of his church and takes part pait in ili extra efti a programs at ills his school the state winner was also a prize winning contender in vegetable competition it at state and county falls fairs the morgan contest record decord won high p raise praise from flora prof grant 13 snyder of 0 the university I 1 of massachusetts chief adult advisor to larry Is of rural youngsters who are already proving that they will bel competent farmers in a growing nation he said the program conducted on the local level by adult leaders from ther and educational fields Is designed as ap prentice type training in efficient methods of vegetable production and marketing it Is endorsed by the national grange the national association of secondary school principals leaders of 4 11 clubs and future farmers of america organizations and by other agricultural and educator organizations awards in the associations pro duct ion marketing contest are made on the national regional and sectional a as well as state levels this years national champion Is nadine thompson 18 of Lake lakewood nood colo a leader in her states farm youth programs and present secretary treasurer of she completed her championship project shortly before she and her mother joined her father a point four program official in beirut beirut lebanon where she Is a freshman at the american university 6 |