Caswell County Church Beautification Contest: 1949
In 1949 a Caswell County church beautification contest was launched. All Caswell County churches were invited to participate. Only twenty-three did. This was the idea of Henry Hicks.
The idea resulted in a meeting in the office of Henry Hicks attended by Rev. H. R. Ashmore (Yanceyville Methodist Church), Rev. W. T. Baucom (First Baptist Church of Yanceyville), Rev. Herman J. Womeldorf (Yanceyville Presbyterian Church), Ralph Aldridge (Assistant County Agent), and Miss Louise Homewood (County Home Demonstration Agent). Churches would have between May 1 - December 15, 1949, to improve the appearance of the church grounds. Letters were issued to all churches in Caswell County.
The judging committee for the white churches: S. H. Abell, Principal of the Bartlett Yancey School; Edward H. Wilson, Cobb Memorial School agricultural teacher; and Mrs. George S. Wilkins, representing the home demonstration clubs.
The judging committee for the Negro churches: N. L. Dillard, Principal Caswell County Training School, B. T. Carraway, Negro County Agent, and Alonza Wallace, Caswell County Training School agricultural teacher.
Winners
Black Churches
1. High Rock Baptist Church
2. Yanceyville Baptist Church
White Churches
1. Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church
2. Locust Hill Methodist Church
"Caswell County Church Beautification Contest," The Herald-Sun (Durham, North Carolina), 25 December 1949, Sunday, Page 33.
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