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Murphy Senior 4-H
Community Club Formed
By BUIie Staicup, Reporter
The Murphy Senior 4-H Club
was officially formed Monday
night at a meeting in the Mur
phy Power Bard Building.
Officers elected were
Shirley Jones, president;
Dewey Johnson, vice - presi
dent; Judy Quinn, secretary -
treasurer; Billie Staicup, re
porter; Carla Beth Stiles, re
creation leader; Charlotte
Staicup, pianist; and Susanne
Ivle and Karen Caldwell, song
leader.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Quinn
and Mrs. Anna Mae Jones are
the leaders for the Club. The
new sponsors for the club are;
Mrs. Vinson DeHart, Mr. and
Mrs. B. J. Fish, Mr. and Mrs.
Peyton Ivie and Mrs. Ruby
Stiles.
Items of business were dis
cussed, project record cards
filled out, hostesses for the
year selected and programs
plr ined.
Refreshments were served
to the following: Carla Beth
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Stiles, Charlotte Sttlcup, Bil
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Susanne lvle, Shirley Jones,
Russell Caldwell, Gary Bry
son, Hubert Wells, Mr. and
Mrs. A. G. Quinn and Anna
Mae Jones.
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4-H'ers Hear
Story Of Rocks
By Lucy Rozier, Secretary
Clover lea/ 4-H Club
HAYKSVILLE - Do you know
that there are families of
rocks and minerals; that each
rock tells a story, its life
story, if you only take time
and observe it; that a rough,
beaten river rock might have
starry white crystals inside;
or that a ruby is actually a
blood-red sapphire?
Members of the Cloverleaf
4-H Club of Clay County
learned all this and more
about rocks and minerals at
their regular monthly meet
i ing on March 2.
The speaker was the Clay
farm agent, Rufus Vick, a
member of the Tri -State
Rock Hounders Club.
Leader of the club, Phil
lip Howell, gave the mem
bers their project record
books for the year 1964.
Hostesses for the meeting
were Lucy and Cindy Rozier,
| members of the club.
Cherokee Scout & Clay County
Progress, Thurs., Mar. 12, 1964
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TWO SECRETARIES in the Cherokee County Extension Service were recently awarded
length-of-service awards by the N. C. Extension Service. Miss Nancy Lunsford (L) was
awarded a 15 year length-of-service award and Mrs. Anna Mae Jones received her award
for 10 years of service. County Extension Chairman James Stewart, who presented the awards
said "these ladies have helped to create a favorable image through their courtesy and help
fulness to all who visit the Extension offices. Their loyalty, devotion to duty and capable
assistance has contributed to helping build a better Cherokee County."
Cows Choose Silage
As Their Favorite Food
By J araes M. Stewart,
County Extension Chairman
Dillard Stiles, dairyman in
the Martin's Creek Commun
ity, says you should see him
feeding at about 7:46 every
morning. There is no doubt
which feed the cows like
best. He feeds good silage
and good hay at the same
time.
'The cows really go after
the silage', says Stiles. The
hay he is feeding with sil
age is the best he can pro
Demonstrations Discussed
At Clay 4-H Council Meet
HATESV1LLE - The 4- H
County Council of Clay County
met Saturday morning, March
7, at die Agricultural Exten
sion Office in Hayesville.
Council members and their
agents, Mrs. Jurell Beal and
Mr. George Bowers, discus
sed reasons for giving 4-H
demonstrations; how to give a
4-H "method" demonstration;
competition on the county, dis
trict, and state levels; and a
wards available.
Demonstrations, though not
"required", are a major part
of learning and growth in 4-H
and help improve project re
cords and giv a 4-H'er more
poise as a speaker.
Four-H District Demon -
strati on Day will be held June
17, at Clyde A. Erwin School
in Buncombe County.
PtacbtrM Ntws
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hen
drix, Mrs. David Hendrix and
son, Davie, spent Monday in
Asheville.
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Mr. and Mrs. Bill Barnett
spent Saturday in Chattanooga
on business.
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Mrs. Verlin Crisp is on the
sick list this week.
Modernize electrically >
It's spring ? time to give your home its annual face-lifting.
And just think of the many ways that electricity meets your
home improvement plans.
Smart new electric appliances and cabinets can change your
kitchen completely, making it easy to work in, handsome to
look at.
Or perhaps you want a new heating system, one that's
cleaner, more dependable, more comfortable. Electric heating
is your answer here.
Or is it lighting ... air conditioning ... a new wiring
system?
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uuce. Cows leave the hay un
til all the silage is eaten.
Many dairymen have seen
for themselves that silage Is
preferred by their cows.
They have seen that with
silage their producing goes up.
Both DUlard and Grant
Stiles produced some excel
lent corn silage in 1963.
Their variety of corm was one
that is a high producer , stands
up good and Is blight resis
tant.
4-H Achievement
Program Mar. 20
At Baptist Church
I By: Judy Qulrm
MURPHY - The 4-H Achie
vement program will be held
Friday, March 30, at 7j00
p.m. in First Baptist Church.
This program Is being held
to present awards for 4-H
achievement and for comple
tion of 4-H record books.
Talks will be given by 4-H
members , who will also pro
vide entertainment. Refresh
ments will be served.
All 4-H*eru>arems and fri
ends of 4-tfers have been
invited to the program.
Peachtree
Community
Organizes
PEACHTREE- On Monday ni
ght, March 9th, a community
organization meeting was held
at the heme of P. J. McKeon
for the Peachtree Community.
Officers elected were :
Frank Barnett, President;
James Faust, Vice-President,
Mrs. Jack Ferguson, Secret
ary, Treasurer; Mrs. Mar
c ell us Smith .Reporter; and
Mrs. Clarence HendrU, Scrap
Book Chairman.
Plans were made for a
regular monthly meeting to
develop projects.
The meeting was presided
over by County Farm Agent,
J ames Stewart.
Refreshments were served
by Mrs. McKeon and daugh
ters.
Poultry Producers
Invited To Meeting At
Duke's Lodge Mar. 17
A "Dutch" treat supper Is
scheduled for all poultry pro
ducers for Tuesday, March
17, at 7:00 p.m. at Dukes
Lodge.
Guest speakers for the
meeting are Dr. J. R. Harris,
Extension Poultry Veternar
lan, and Tom Morris, Exten
sion Poultry Specialist. Both
of these specialists are from
North Carolina State College.
Dr. Harris, an excellent
poultry veterinarian, willdis
cuss same of tbe latest In
formation on poultry sanitat
ion. He will also bring pro
ducers up to date on the
present situation regarding
la ryngocracheitls.
Tom Morris, Extension
Poultry Specialist, will dis
cuss the care and handling of
hatching eggs.
These two men will be able
to answer questions on a wide
variety of subjects pertain
ing to more profitable pro
duction of htching eggs.
Riverside Community
Organizes New 4-H Club
HAYESVILLE - Parents,
leaders, sponsoring commit
tee members, and prospective
4-H members of the River
side Community in Hayes -
ville met In the Agricultural
Assembly Room Monday night,
March 9, and organized their
community 4-H Club.
Alvin Penland, chairman of
the Hayes ville - Blair Creek
Sponsoring Committee, pre
sided.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cunning
ham are the adult leaders for
the Riverside Club.
The sponsoring commit
tee members are parents at
tending the meeting. They
were the Rev. Don Turner,
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Davis, Mr.
and Mrs. Alvin Penland, Mrs.
Willette GaUaway, and the
leaders of the club, Mr. and
Mrs. Cunningham.
Prospective club members
attending were Suzanne Galla
way, Susie Curtis, Paula Cun
ningham, Betty Faye Coffey,
Billy Curtis, Robbie Tiger,
and Jimmy Tiger.
The next meeting of the
club will be April 7 in the
Agricultural Assembly Roam
and all boys and girls in the
community are invited to join
the club.
WNC Needs Many Acres
Of Christmas Trees
By Junes M. Stewart
County Extension Chairman
Sheared White Pine Christ
mas trees offer a very excel
lent return per acre when
compared to beef cattle, corn,
soybeans and hay. Unfortun
ately, Christmas trees can
not be grown wild. Care and
attention is important if trees
are to be grown properly and
be suitable to market.
Returns of $200 per acre
per year above labor and other
costs arepossible. Land which
is not Ideal for row crops can
be used to grow Christmas
trees.
Just what are the basic
requirements to grow Christ
mas trees? The requirements
are: suitable land, adequate
labor, capital or money, and
Approximately 35 people of
Peach tree Community met
with the Cherokee County Ex
tension staff Monday night,
March 9, in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Peter McKeon. The
purpose of the meeting was
to discuss the problems, po
tentials and opportunities for
Peachtree Community.
After a very interesting
and informative discussion led
by James Stewart, the group
voted to organize a rural
community club. The follow
ing officers were elected:
Franklin Barnett, president;
James Foust, vice-president;
Mrs. Jack Ferguson, secre
tary and treasurer; Mrs. Mar
cella Smith, reporter, and
Mrs. Clarence Hendrlx,
scrap book chairman. It was
decided to meet at the school
house each second Mon
day night of each month.
The hostesses served re
freshments to those present.
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The Peachtree Baptist
Church will observe Youth
Week from March 16 through
21 with the young people of
the church holding the various
offices in the church and
Sunday School.
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Misses Mae and Dale Sud
derth spent last Saturday in
Asheville.
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The Rev. and Mrs. Lester
Stowe and children spent last
Saturday In Chattanooga.
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Mrs. BUI Crain and child
ren of Murphy spent Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. Nor
man Barton.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. C. 101
patrlck have returned home
from a visit with relatives
and friends In California.
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Mr. and Mrs. Grady Mc
Gulre and W. A. Puett ,of
Maryville, Tenn., were guests
Sunday of Mrs. H. S. Sudderth
and family.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Payne
visited friends in Copper
hill, Tenn., on Monday.
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Mrs. Bob Roberts accom
panied her daughter, Maria,
bad: to Waynes villa where
she has employment.
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Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bar
ton and children of Ruther
fordton were week id guests
of his mother, Mrs. Norman
Barton.
good management or the de
sire to do a good job. Trees
must be spaced and planted
correctly; they must be shear
ed and weeds controlled.
What about the demand for
Christmas trees? There is a
need for several thousand
acres of Christmas trees in
Western North Carolina.
There is a need for a large
volume of trees to meet the
market needs of today. The
demand will increase.
Anyone interested in this
crop as a good source of in
come should contact the
County Agent's office for
additional information. White
Pine seedlings for both tim
ber and Christmas trees are
available for $7 per thous
and plus shipping fee.
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