Plans For A "Miss Wool” Competition

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30269, 23 October 1963, Page 2

Plans For A "Miss Wool” Competition

A “Mass Wool" competition will be held in conjunction with the national finals of the sheering and woolhandling corrapetiticns and the New Zealand blade shearing chaznpxxnsiups at Ashburton in March. In a letter to agricultural and pastorial assocations. the secretary of the Christchmh central committee foe shearing and wool-handling. Mr E. R. Challis, appeals to

associations to conduct elimination contests He says that the show programmes

of some associations may now be completed and it may not be possible to hold the eliminations at these association's shows. In that event he suggests that associations might still hold an elimination later this year or early next year. One association, he says, asked the Local Country Girls’ Chib to help and is holding an evening early next year to find a contestant flor the final in Ashburton. Entrants in the competition, who will come from country areas, may wear woollen garments of any type and they may be made by the contestants or purchased Competitors will be judged on stage appearance, dress, deportment and knowledge of wook It has been suggested to associations that there should be three judges, but it is open to associations to make theu- own appointments. The judges for the final will be drawn from the Retailers’ Association. National Airways Corporation and the Wool Bard. The prize for the winner of the final will be three return seats to anywhere in New Zealand given by National Airways Corporation. £25 given by the Wool. Board to be spent on woollen garments and a champion cash given by the Wool Board. Tl >e second prize will be :

£25 given by the Wool Board for spending on woollen clothes, and the third prize a travelling rug given by the Wool Board. The Canterbury’ Frozen Meat Company will give a travelling rug to each association as a prize for its elimination contest