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Show 4-H Canning Contest Awards Exceed $6,000 4-H canning is a No. 1 war project pro-ject this year promising to easily exceed last year's pack of 11,000,000 jars of all kinds of foods by 250,-000 250,-000 4-H girls. Such a total assures ample supplies for home use and the release of other essential foods required by the 15 million or more people among our allies and on the armed forces. In view of this situation more importance than ever . attaches to the national 4-H canning contest offering county, state and national awards valued in excess of $6,000, all provided by Mrs. Ruth Kerr, glass jar executive, for the 14th. season It will be conducted by the Extension Service during the summer months this year, and leaders and members are urged to secure particulars at once from their county agent or club leader. Gold medals will be given county winners at the close of the season, sea-son, trips will be awarded state victors to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago in Dumber' and five $200 college scholarships go to national winners. Your money can do two things, think and buy war stamps-bond. |