CAROL PAINTER

A Record from the Newspapers, 1966–1973

Part Three of Four · 1970

Daughter of Preston E. and Marion Painter of Rochford, South Dakota
Clippings submitted by Melinda Painter

The three items below all fall in 1970, from July to December, and together they mark the high point of Carol Painter’s record in these papers: top score in the county at livestock judging, ribbons at the State Fair, and election as her school’s Good Citizen. Each entry gives the publication and date, so that any item may be returned to in the original.

Carol Painter Tops the Field in County Livestock Judging

Rapid City Journal, July 22, 1970 — Page 30

Lawrence County 4-H members were posting scores in livestock judging schools as they worked toward a final school in early August, after which six juniors and six seniors would be selected to represent the county at state and district contests.

At a tri-county school held the previous week at the Willson Crook Mountain Angus Ranch near Whitewood, Carol Painter of Rochford posted the top score among all Lawrence County 4-H’ers — 289 points out of a possible 300. No one in either division, senior or junior, scored higher. Rick McKee of Deadwood was next among the seniors with 284, followed by Chuck Crago of Spearfish with 280 and Ed Blair of Vale with 276. Dick Painter, also of Rochford, tied at 275 with Paul Marrs of Whitewood and Len Mitchell of Spearfish.

Carol also earned the high score for oral reasons, with 48 points out of a possible 50 — again the best mark reported, ahead of the 45 points shared by Ed Blair, Chuck Crago, Rick McKee, Paul Marrs, and Rich Blair.

At a second judging school held Sunday at the Walt Crago & Sons Hereford Ranch near Belle Fourche, she was among the high-scoring seniors with 270 points, tied with Charles Blair. Rick McKee led that day with 281.

Note for the archive. This is the first item to place Dick Painter at Rochford directly, alongside Carol.

Carol Painter Wins at the South Dakota State Fair

Lead Daily Call, September 19, 1970 — Page 4

More than sixty Lawrence County 4-H boys and girls took part in the South Dakota State Fair. Among them they were awarded a total of 100 ribbons across the contests, exhibits, and demonstration events they entered — 11 purple, 37 blue, 37 red, and 15 white.
Carol Painter is listed twice. In the clothing division she took a red ribbon in the Winter Garment class for a dress revue entry, credited to Rochford. She also served on the livestock judging team, alongside Ed Blair, Mark Anderson, and Ardel Stuen; the team placed twenty-first out of forty-eight teams.

The listing runs the full range of 4-H work of the period — clothing and dress revue, foods and nutrition, child development, arts and crafts, photography, crops, horticulture, rocks and minerals, sheep, livestock judging, and home economics and agriculture demonstrations.
Note for the archive. Carol is credited here to Rochford rather than to Deadwood or Lead, a place association that recurs across several of these items.

Carol Painter Elected ‘Good Citizen’ for Lead High SchoolLead

Daily Call, December 18, 1970 — Page 8

Carol Painter, a senior and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Preston Painter, was elected the Lead High School representative in the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens contest for 1970. She was chosen by the faculty from a list of senior girls who qualified for the honor.

The criteria, as the paper set them out, were four: dependability — truthfulness, loyalty, and punctuality; service — cooperation, courtesy, consideration of others, and civic activities; leadership — personality, self-control, and the ability to assume responsibility; and patriotism — unselfish interest in family, school, community, and nation. The contest was open only to senior girls in four-year accredited schools. Carol’s name and credentials were entered for the county contest, with the county representative to be selected before December 29.

The article gives the fullest account of her school record found in these clippings. She was a member of the Concert Choir, a three-year National Forensic Leaguer, and a member of the Girls’ Athletic Association for four years. She worked on the technical staffs of the senior play and the all-school musical, was in Pep Club two years and Student Council three, and served the German Club as secretary one year and as president the next. She had attended Girls State the previous summer and was a candidate for Miss LHS. Outside school she was outer guard of Job’s Daughters and president of the senior Presbyterian Youth Fellowship. Mrs. Fern Lefler chaired the DAR contest in Lead.

A portrait photograph of Carol Painter accompanied the article.

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