Farm Bureau Notes
Durham ? The retired head of
North Carolina's 4 - H program
and mi outstanding lady of the
state's dairy industry received
the N. C. Farm Bureau's 1963
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ceremonies here Monday.
L. R. Harrfll of Raleigh and
Mrs. F. A. Needham o I Alamance
County accepted the Bureau's
highest booor during a special
recognition session at the organ
ization's mh annual meeting.
Harrill, *ho served for S7 years
at the helm of the 4-H program,
was cited for "a virtual lifetime
of unaelftab service." He retired
June 30, but is yet known to mil
lions of rural North Carolina
youngsters as "(Mister 4-H."
Mrs. Needham, who assists her
hiaband in operating their 329
acre dairy farm, was the first
lady in the state to be named
to the N. C. Milk Commission.
She was appointed early in 1962
by Governor Sanford.
(Dr. L. M. Massey of Zebulan,
chairman of the Farm Bureau
Awards Committee, said in mak
ing the presentations that no one
"works for the Distinguished Ser
vice Award, lit is bestowed orty
upon those rare persons who work
unselfishly, untiringly, and un
ceasingly for their fellow man,
and for a better rural life for
41."
Harrill's long association with
4-H began in Buncombe County
to 1922, when he became the first
county agent hired by the N. C.
Agricultural Extension Service
to work exclusively with He
moved to N. C. State College
three years later as head of the
state's 4-H program. Under his
guidance, its membership has
grown from 20,000 in 192R to over
166,000 this year? the largest 4-H
program in the nation.
Harrill is a native of Cleveland
County and a graduate of N. C.
State College. He continues to be
active in many civic and service
organizations, and has been ac
corded official recognition on
prior occasions for his outstand
ing contribution to agriculture.
Mrs. Needham, the mother of
three, was commended because
her "talents and energies have
extended her beneficial influence
beyond the walls of her home."
In addition to her Milk Com
mission post and duties on the
farm, she serves as a member ot
L. R. HAHRILL
. MRS. F. A. NEEDHAM
the Women's Committee and
Dairy Advisory Committee of the
N. C. Farm Bureau.
As a charter member of the
Alamance County Farm Bureau,
she was elected as its first secre
tary. She has served since 1957
as county treasurer, and has been
a member of the county Fanfi
Bureau board of directors for
many years.
She has also distinguished her
self in her work with Home Dem
onstration Clubs, 4-H, the Agri
cultural Advisory Board in ber
county, and the June Dairy Month
Program.
She is a native of Guilford
County and a graduate of Wo
man's College Her Alamance
home Ijf at Ht. 4, Graham.
Lodge Trophy
Howard Cottrell, Past Governor of Boone Moose Lodge No.
1809, poses with the trophy which the lodge recently won
as having the highest percentage of the new members in
1963 among North Carolina Moose lodges. The Membership
Achievement Trophy was accompanied by ? Past Governor's
Merit Award, one of five in this district, which the Federal
Council of Moose Lodges awarded Cottrell in recognition of
his services.
Farm-Gty Meet
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Firm-City meeting should con
tact one of the following mem
bers of the attendance commit
tee at oaee?: J. B. Robinson,
Sam Dixon of the First Nation
al Bank, Paul Winkler, Bob Al
len, or Junes Marsh.
An extra feature of the event
is that it win he a "ladies'
night" affair. Attendance is ex
pected to be heavy from the
membership of the various
civic groups for whom the
Farm -City meeting is a yearly
highlight ? the Garden Clubs,
Chamber of Commerce, and
Women** Worthwhile Club. It
is conceivable that a record
number of persons will attend
the meeting.
Master of Ceremonies for the
Farm-City meeting will be Dr.
J. F. Bozard. The event is joint
ly sponsored by the Boone
Chamber of Commerce and the
County Agricultural Extension
Service. . ?- v
Roy Isley will preside over
that part of the program de
voted to the official Installation
of officers for the Chamber of
Commerce and Merchants ?As
sociation for the coming year,
while presentation of commun
ity awards will be made by Jer
ry Adams.
County Agricultural Agent L.
E. Tuckwiller, who is program
chairman for the meeting, will
recognize out-of-county guests.
The presentation of guest
speaker Dr. David S. Weaver
will be made by Clyde R.
Greene.
The Farm-City meeting comes
at a most opportune time, since
farm harvests are just about
completed and merchants are
preparing their Christmas sales
drives. All interested persons
are urged to attend this meet
ing If they possibly can.
French expect to have H
bomb by 1966-67.
Project Mercury defects are
-laid| to 'industry.
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Nickels
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Laurel Creek? V. D. Ward'*
store.
Meat Camp? Heat Camp Ser
vice Station.
North Fork? Biter's Store.
Shawneehaw ? Yates Grocery.
Stony Tort? Deep Gap Poet
office.
Watauga ? Howard Mast's
Store.
A. S. C. S. Office ? Boone.
F. C. X. Store? Boone.
Appalachian High School.
Cove Creek High School.
Elk ? Simmons' Store.
Foscoe ? Shook 's Store.
Core Creek ? Cable Bros.
Stwe.
County Agents' Office ?
Boone.
con (Mess works o*^ " :
Congress will stay In ?pera
tion right up to the start Of the
1M4 leiiin
Mansfield told his colleagues
to expert a one-dsy break for
Veterans Day, two days off for
Thanksgiving and a twelve-day
recess over Christmas and New
Year's Day.'
The last time Congress ran
a full year was in IMi, the year
that the United States entered
World War n.
Every minority ha* a ten
dency to blame the majority
for its own mistakes.
Mabel Burkett's Store.
Critcher Produce Company.
Timbered Ridge? May's Store.
Silverstone ? Owen Little's
Store.
New Store
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(continued from page one)
featuring ? shingled interior
and a brick imitation fireplace,
with ample room for shoppers
to search for the items they
need. Efficiency and modernity
are combined with the rustic
ON M HOUR WBU
tabor lenders campaigning
to cut the 4Midtrf work week
estimate that more than 5,300,
000 Americans already have
contracts calling for fewer
hours.
George Meany, president of
the big laoor organization, says
it ia the oftly answer to full
employment.
An executive is one who
cannot work unless he haa as
sistants
Memory is the product of in
telligence and work.
r. H. A. urged to improve
loan procedure*.
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