HEAD
HEALTH
4-H Clubs Observe National Week
March 1-9
"Serving As Loyal Citizens Through 4-H"
HEALTH
THE 4-H STORY
THE 4-H STORY, by FTanklln M.
Reck, published by Iowa State
College Press; 308 pages; avail-,
able from National Committee ,
on Boys and Girls Club Work,
Inc., ,59 E. Van Buren Street,1
Chicago 5. 111.; $3.
With help from a committee of
4-H leaders, Franklin M. Reck has
written the first formal history of
4-H Club work, a unique volun
tary educational program which
has reached an estimated 15 mil
lion persons in the last 40 years
and which now enrolls some 2 mil
lion rural teen-age boys and girls
annually.
The author traces the beginn
ings and growth of 4-H in a fac
tual manner, supporting all parts
of the book with written evidence.
He lists many persons who have
made major contributions to the
movement but does not give un
due credit to any Individual or
group.
The volume carries pictures and
discussion of the work of two
North Carolina 4-H pioneers? I.
O. Schaub, who organized Boys'
Corn Clubs beginning in 1909. and
Jane S. McKlmmoh. who formed
Girls' Tomato Club a short time
later.
Reference also Is made to the
work of L. R. Harrill, State club
leader since 1926, who as 1951
chairman of the National Exten
sion Subcommittee on 4-H Club
Vork was one of six signers of a
?roll read at the dedication of the
National 4-H Club Center near
Vashington early in 1951.
Autographed copies of The 4-H j
5tory were presented to delegates
o the 1951 National Club Con
'ress. It was released at that time
o celebrate the 30th anniversary
>f Club Congress.?Extension
Farm News
Purpose Of National 4-H
Club Week
Four-H Club,
AsISeelt
(By JOHN MORLEY
4-H Club Leader)
Young men and women in every
state of our nation are learning
advanced practices ir agriculture
and homemaklng through 4-H
Club work. These young men and
women are learning by doing.
They are helping to set the pace
ID advanced practices and modern
methods with individual and group
projects. Often parents and neigh
bors have adopted some of these
advanced practices. They have in
cases Increased the level of farm
income and helped improve stan
dard of farm and community liv
ing.
In the communities of our
Cherokee County young men and
women have shown initiative and
creative thinking in planning their
work. They have won the coopera
tion and respect of others. In our
defense program with its demand
for increased production the 4-H
Club will play an Important part.
4-H Club training symbolizes
the high sandards and ideals upon
which this country was built. As
long as such a large segment of
our young people are living and
working according to these stand
This is a week set aside to call
attention to the efforts, ideals, ac
complishments of the world's
largest organization for rural
youth?the 4-H Club. The theme
for this year is "Serving as Lcyal
Citizens Through 4-H". Club work
offers many opportunities to rural
youth. The progress of our farms
and homes are essential to our
nation. Everyone must have "food
and fiber." Today improved sci
entific methods of farming and
living are here to offer a challenge
to youth. This week club members
are given the opportunity to ex
press how they feel about club
work. These expressions1 you will
find on this special page.
I
Hie National
4-H Club Pledge
I pledge
my HEAD to clearer thinking,
my HEART to greater loyalty,
my HANDS to larger service
and
my HEALTH to better living
For my club, my community and
my country.
ards and Ideals, the future of this
country will be in good hands.
History Of County 4-H
Program
The first 4-H In Cherokee
County was organized in 1034 by
A, Q. Ketner. During the eighteen
year* of Club work in the county
the enrollment has progressed to
over 800 members in 13 organized
elubs. In the past five years the
enrollment has more than doubled
itself.
Our county has had 16 state
project winners, 3 delegates to
National 4-H Camp, two National
project winners, one International
Youth Exchange delegate. The
first girl in North Carolina to be
both the National Achievement
-vinner and a Foreign Exchange
Student was Carolyn Smith from
Cherokee County.
WINNERS?Emma Jean Shield* and Doris Wells, who won a blue
ribbon in the 8tate grouping of the District Dairy Team Demonstra
tion. Doris won a trip, to National Club Congress as 1991's date
Garden Winner.
COUNTY COUNCIL?Back row, left to right,
Shirley Carver, president; Barbara Barton, vice
president; Mable Almond, secretary; Jerry Ruth
Smith, music leader. Front row, left to right, Billy
Killian. treasurer;'Emma Jean Shields, reportsr; !
James Smith, recreation chairman. Not present are
Killian. treasurer; Emma Jean Shields, reporter; !
leaders.
County Council
By SHIRLEY CARVER
COUNCIL PRESIDENT
Within the county there are
thirteen 4-H Clubs and seventy
4-H officers. These clubs each
select a president, vice president,
secretary, treasurer, reporter and
song leaders. The officers are or
ganized into the County Council,
which meets once a month. They
in turn elect from among them
selves officers. These are the
County Council officers, the su
preme officials of the 4-H Clubs
in the county. The monthly meet
ings are carried on according to
parlimentary procedure.
The purposes of the County
Council are numerous. The Coun
cil plans the 4-H Club County
Program and then the members
carry this information back to the
Clubs.
It sponsors special interest
programs and special activities,
such as achievement days, exhib
its, publicity, 4-H Club day, con
tests. field days, 4-H Church Sun
day, also recreational programs
and other activities.
The present officers of the
County Council are the following:
president. Shirley Carver; vice
president. Barbara Barton; secre
tary, Mable Almond: treasurer,
Billy Killian; reporter, Emma
Jean Shields; recreation chairman,
James Smith, and music leaders,
William Franklin, Mary Nell
Reese, and Jerry Ruth Smith.
4-H Church Sunday
By JERRY RUTH SMITH
Four-H Church Sunday will be
observed May 18th this year
throughout the nation at churches
of all denominations. This is a
Sunday that all 4-H club members
are looking forward to with great
interest. It gives us the opportun
ity to worship in a body and iden
tify ourselves as a group of young
people with high Ideals for the
better things of life. Four-H
Church Sunday gives us a better
understanding of the relationship
with people and God and gives us
the opportunity to participate in
a service that develops the Heart
H.
It makes no difference to us
how small or large our part on the
urogram may be. We do it with
pride and joy and a feeling of
goodness in the heart as only a
true club member ha^ experi
enced. We learn many goc d things
'n our club work. Our motto?"To
Make the Best Better"?would
apply to our 4-H Church Sunday
'n an effort to make the best 4-H
Church Sunday we have ever had.
To me 4-H Sunday gives another
opportunity to dedicate.my self in
'he new for the betterment of my
home, church, and community,
and to remember always that I
am God's and have just been bor
-owed for a short while. To do
good to all la my desire and to be
able to Ham up to our 4-H Pledge
Motto
"To Make the Best Better"
Camp Builds
Character
(By William Franklin
Outstanding Boy Camper 1951
Conncil Music Leader)
"The purpose of *-H Camp Is
to recognize the achievement of
club members and to stimulate
interest in Its program. It pro
vides a week of Information, rec
reation, and inspiration. It broad
ens the horizon of rural young
people." It would probably sur
prise you to know how many
friends the boys and garls of
Cherokee County have made In
the other counties of the state
through this week of camping. The
4-H camper "experiences group
responsibility," learns "to use
leadership ability," study handi
craft, nature, music, and "to meet
and to get along with other young
people and plan and work togeth
er."
Thirty-one young people from
cur county attended Camp Schaub
last summer. We think this a good
number but would like for every
l-H member to be able to attend
this summer. Each one of our
members who attended seemed to
feel the need for self and com
munity improvement.
There are many activities at
camp. Our program included
swimming, outdoor sports, con
tests, horseshoes and hikes. In
door recreation consisted of con
tests and folkgames. These activi
ties are under the direction of a
trained director; honor and sports
manship are stressed at all times.
We. also have trained Instructors
in Nature Study. Crafts. We found
?his both helpful and interesting.
The Cherokee boys and girls
brought home many articles they
had learned to make.
One of the more serious activi
ties at camp was our Vesper Ser
vices. These are religious services
planned and conducted each even
ing by 4-H Club Groups. The boys
and girls from -Cherokee County
took an active part in these ser
vices and everyone enjoyed them.
Our evening programs of group
singing, skits, plays were much
enioyed. The groups planned the
skits, plays and the singing. We
gained valuable experience in this
as well as having a lot of good
clean fun.
We can not leave out saying that
we enjoyed these things more be
cause of the "good eats" we had
?n the central dining room, which
was approved by health authori
ses1. We had good medical atten
tion available at all times.
The camp always has a good
group of Instructors, directors,
snd staff members. They are well
trained and capable of. helping us
solve our problems. We hope you
will help your 4-H club member
attend Camp Schaub this summer.
DOROTHY SHIELDS
What 4-H Has
Meant To Me
By DOROTHY SHIELDS
State Achievement Winner, Del
egate to National Club Camp,
State Winner in Dairy Team Dem
onstration. State Winner in Com
; munity Relations, Delegate to
Georgia State Congress, and other
honors.
The 4-H has meant more to me
! than I can ever express in words.
{It is like a lovely friendship that
, has followed me through high
; school and has made such a big
place for itself in my heart that
, it will be a life long friendship.
The 4-H is the type of friend that
, falls under the old saying, "once
t friend, always a friend". In the
beginning everything is new and
different about 4-H, but as one,
I two. or three projects are com
I pleted one becomes acquainted
! with the personality of 4-H. This
, personality is so lively and full,
one can work with it for years
and Still feel like they have just
met. During my eight years of ac
tive 4-H work I completed several
4-H projects, yet I can see many
places where I should have done
more.
The phase of 4-H 'learn by do
ing" has meant more to me than
anything else. It has given me the
opportunity to take advantage of
the leadership training as taught
'hrough the demonstration of bet
ter farm and home practices. The
4-H has helped me to develop
Ideals and standards for home
making, community life, citizen
ship, and a sense of responsibility
'or their attainment. I have ap
preciated the fact that the 4-H de
velops In Its members habits of
healhful living, provides them
vlh information and direction in
intelligent use of leisure time, and
irouses in them worthy ambitions
and a desire to learn, In order that
they may live fuller and richer
lives. To me these are the most im
portant things about the 4-H Club.
It has meant much to me to car
ry out a 4-H project and to feet
that I have successfully completed
it. Through this the 4-H has
taught me the Importance of
learning to do a job and to always
"Make the best better". For this
I will always be Indebted to the
4-H, because now I realize how
(Ceuttaned eu rage 4)
Four-H Club
Commemorative Stamp
This year a green and white
commemorative stamp has been
issued in salute to 4-H club work
This stamp will go on sale in Mur
phy Saturday, March 1.
This stamp is lovely in design.
Across the top Is the motto, 'Jo
Make the Best Better.' On Ac
side is a farm and home scene; V>
the center is the four-leaf
with "The 4-H Club" written
der; on tl.e other side is
boy and girl in uniform.
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Appreciation Of Local
Leaders
By EMMA JEAN SHIELDS
Mnrphy Senior Club President
Council Reporter
The 4-H clubs in Cherokee
County are improving all the
time. But why . . . ? The local
leaders, or club advisors hold a
key position in the whole 4-H pro
gram. Our leaders are outstanding
men and women who are suffi
ciently interested in 4-H members
and willing to spend time in help
ing us plan our own programs.
Our parents, teachers, preachers,
superintendents, and merchants
are among our leaders. They help
obtain supplies and equipment
which would be hard and some
impossible to get. Since 4-H club
members do not know how to do
everything they encounter in club
work, our local leaders train us
in activities. Along with their as
sistance they demonstrate the
work to us so that we may learn
how to teach others.
Many times we get discouraged
?d need help in keeping records
for the different contests. We
don't see how it is possible to fin
ish our "yellow report form" by
the required time. Then is the
time when the guidance, advice,
and encouragement of our adult
leaders is most appreciated. By
doing things of this kind they
help us over the hard places in
club work.
Our adult leaders hot only help
with the hard tasks, but they make
t possible to have a lot of fun by
Jirecting recreation. This year our
club has chosen a project,
iris and Recreation," and wfth
he help of our leaders we plan to
make it one of the very best.
In the absence of an Assistant
County Agent many leaders have
helped with the club meetings.
They are especially a help wHfen
the club is organizing as well as
with the singing, discussions, 'Ad.
planning for the coming months
In 4-H club work there ar*- a
number of meetings oat of the
county, which all boys and girls
would like to attend. Our leaders
have helped with transportation to
these meetings as well as the
county meetings. We are especial
ly glad they do this because ar alb
these meetings they just heft to
represent Cherokee County a lit?
tl better.
Four-H members really enjoy
the fair because k givds tfWtn a
whole week to work with their
leaders. We not only help our
leaders enter things in the t?te,
but during that time we can talk
and discuss projects and pro
grams. The fair is another Case
where it would be Impossible
without the assistance of Qpr
leaders. We just couldnt have it!
I have mentioned a number M
things that our 4-H leaders make
it possible for us to do. I htkpe
that all leaders now realize that
they really do bold the key posi
tion in the 4-H program.
VARIETY OF PROJECTS
The 4-H Club is big enough to
offer something worth while to
every rural boy and girl. Projects,
activities, and contests of every
phase of farm and home living is
covered. The one required pro
ject is Health Improvement be
cause health is a necessity of life.
Many prizes, metals,
trips, and honors are availabli
those who do a good Job In
work. The club does not
any membership fees. The 1
are given by different individuals,
companies, or groups?even by
the president of the UlfjEed
States.
Billy and Jimmy Stiles, County Winners In Swine Protect
This Advertisement Sponsored In Interest Of And! As A Salute To 4-H Club Work In Cherokee County
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Coble Dairy
Davis'Esse Service
Cherokee Cafe
E. C. Moore
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Fanners' Federation
Stiles Prodnce Co.
Palmers' Sinclair Station
Western Auto Associate Store
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Evans Hereford Farm
Dickey Chevrolet-OWPipMe 60.