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National 4-H Club Week Is Being Observed This Week
My Trip ft National 4,11 Chili Congress
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Most state project and demon
freo trip to the National -Mi
Ckih Congress held eaeh yewr
in CUtago the last week of No
vember. 1 won this trip through
my peanut project in the 4-Hj
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the Congress has frequently |
been called the "show case of I
VH” because it offers a price-1
less opportunity to tell the pub
lie more about club work
Throughout the week, delegates
are photographed and interview
ed for hundreds of newspapers,
magazines, newsreels, and radio i
and television programs. More
than 350 press, radio and tele-,
vision representatives covered j
the event in person to provide
a steady flow of news about
one of the most worthwhile ?’*d
exciting youth events in the
vorld.
The delegates registered in the'
w.u-ld’s largest hotel, the Con
tad Hilton, upon arrival in Chi
cago. The rest of the first af
ternoon the delegates from ev-1
ltv state in the Union had a
chance to get acquainted and toj
explore what seemed to them
a new and fascinating world.
The next morning brought
still more thrills. All the dele
gates attended the morning l
worship hour in the grand ball
room of the hotel where the
famous evangelist. Billy Gra
ham. spoke to the group on
"The Youth of Today".
Some of the highlights of the
week were the banquets. On
Monday morning in the Grand
Ballroom of the Conrad Hilton,
the Firestone Company sponsor
ed a banquet in honor of all
the state winners and their
sponsors. Later during the day !
the delegates were taken on aj
tour of the city of Chicago.
That afternoon all the delegates
and leaders were invited to at
tend the special showing of cine
rama "South Seas Adventure"
in the Palace Theatre. On
Monday night the delegates
were guests of the Singer Sew
ing Machine Company at a con
cert presented by the Chicago
Lyric Opera Orchestra. The
Congress strikes a fine balance
between seriousness and fun. as
you can see from the activities.
Tours, exhibits, talks, assembly
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think we know a sound investment when we see one.
4*H Club work is such an investment. It will pay off in
better homemaking, more efficient farming, and in
citizens who are alert to the interests of their communi
ty, county, state and nation.
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sessions and group discussions
combine education and inspira
tion in equal degrees.
The Congress is always held?
simultaneously with the Bntere
national Livestock Exposition in
order to give delegates the
! chance tq visit this great agri
-1 cultural event. Here we not
j only saw livestock but also Ar-
I thur Godfrey entertained the
j 4-H'ens. Tats trip ;o the arena
was certainly one of the most
dramatic highlights of the week.
The climax of the week was
the annual 4-H banquet in the
grand ballroom Thursday night, j
|At this banquet the National
winners were announced. The
| delegates also got another sur
i prise when they saw Roy Rog
ers and Dale Evans at this ban
quet. After the banquet and
the presentation of the national
winners, a farewell party was
given for everyone in the Willi
-1 ford and Waldorf rooms of the
Conrad Hilton.
Friday morning ended the
; week when the North Carolina
I delegates boarded a Capital
plane to return home. They ar
i rived at Rale gh-Durham air
; port Friday afternoon at ap
proximately 3:30 to end a glori
j ous week that each and every
one would remember for many
■ years to come, an exciting week
at the National 4-H Congress
' in Chicago.
Cotton Allotment
Deadline Is Near
Cotton farmers don't have
much longer to decide whether
they will plant their cotton.
acreage or release it- A. C.
t Griffin. Chairman of tne Cho
i wan County ASC Committee ex
! presses the hope that all cotton
' farmers will get a clear pic
ture of the choice they have to
make before the deadline date
of April a to release cotton acre
age.
Griffin says that complete re
lease of cotton acreage which
will not be planted this year
, could go a long way toward sol
• vingg the problems of cotton
farmers, ginners and processors
; this year. Cotton formers took
. an 18ri cut in acreage last year.
’ through failure to plant their
THE CHOWAN HERALD EDEHTOR, WORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, MARCH 10. 1950.
Wins Showmanship Award
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In 1959 Kay Lowe. Edenion Route 3. won the showmanship
award in the county by showing her Hampshire pig—Mary. This
week Kay. who is 4-H County Council president, is taking an ac
tive part in National 4-H Club Week observance.
full allotment. Tnis reduced our
state's income from cotton pro
duction by over sll million. ;
According to Griffin, though,;
all the advantage from releas-j
ing and reapportioning cotton I
acreage does not only go to j
the farmer who will be able to!
plant the released acreage this
year. The farmer who releas
ed the acreage benefits just as
much as the farmer who receiv
ed the released acreage. Re
leasing acreage he can't plant
is the only way a farmer can
retain planting history and keep
from cutting his own future al
lotments.
Farmers who cannot plant
their full cotton acreage this
year should by all means visit j
their ASC County Office and:
discuss with them the advan-:
tages and disadvantages to re
leasing cotton acreage.
To date Chowan County farm
er that do not wish to plant'
cotton in 1960 have released to!
the Committee 134.7 acres. This
will be reapportioned to farm
ers making request for reappor
tioned acreage for 1960 by
April 5.
March 16 is the final date for
farmers to notify the Chowan
County ASC office of his desire
to plant cotton under the Choice
,“B" allotment.
115 Receive Old Age
Aid During February
Mrs. J. H. McMullan, super
intendent of public welfare, re
ports that during February 115
persons received old age assist
ance in the amount of $4,272.
Twenty-five aid to dependent
children cases received $1,699,
while 37 cases of aid to perma
nently and totally disabled re
ceived $1,663 and 10 aid to blind
cases, $427.
During the month there were
eight emergency cases requiring
$88.26.
Other financial assistance in
cluded nine cases hospitalized in
the county, $1,161.34, of which
the county’s part was $821.34
and five cases hospitalized out
side the county, $82.60.
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MY TRIP TO STATE 4-H CLUB WEEK ]
By LEON EVANS
Joe Nixon and I won a free
trip to 4-H Club Week at State j
College in 1959 by being district!
winners in-the Forestry Demon-1
stration.
We left Edenion on July 25tfi|
ground g:3Q. When we got to
Raleigh We checked in at, the
Coliseum to see where we were
to stay. Joe and I were to stay
in a room on the second floor of
Bagwell Dormitory. At assem
bly that night it was announced
that there were , approximately
1,400 4-H’ers there. After the
program we had recreation on
the campus. Then, Joe and I
went to the dormitory.
We were to give our demon
stration Tuesday afternoon. Joe
and I carried our equipment to
the Forestry Building, Tuesday
morning and practiced our dem
onstration again. We ate lunch
and went for the forestry dem
onstration contest. There were
six very good demonstrations
given. When the demonstrations
were over I went swimming.
We had a box lunch in Ricks
Stadium that night. 'At the as
sembly, the demonstration win
ners were announced. Only the
first two places were announc
ed. We did not place in the top
two. We didn’t know until wei
got home that, we placed third
in this contest. After the win-,
ners were announced, the new|
members were tapped into thei
Honor Club.
| Wednesday, I went to see the
| boys’ electric demonstration. I
went swimming again that even
! ing. The State Dress Revue was
i that night. I enjoyed it very
j much. Thursday, the 4-H’ers
who were in the Health Pageant
met to see what they had to do.
Judy Haste and I were to repre
; sent Chowan County in the
! Health Pageant. This was very
j exciting. When the Health
j Pageant was over, there was a
I watermelon slicing,
j Friday afternoon was All
I Counties Day and we left the
I campus and went to the show.
I An inspiring ceremony was held
Friday night—the candlelighting
| ceremony in which the new of
ficers were installed.
During the week, I made
many new friends and saw
many old friends which I had
met before at other 4-H func
tions.
Saturday morning we left and'
came back home. We were glad
to get home even though we had’
a wonderful week. Joe and I
have given the forestry demon
stration in the county and dis-j
trict contest for three years.
We would like to say “Thank
you,’,’ to Mr. Robert Marsh. Mr.
Bill Stanton, Mr. Harry Venters, |
Miss Catherine Aman, and any-|
one else who helped make it;
possible for us to win a trio!
to State 4-H Week. I enjoy 4-H|
work and have gained manvi
valuable experiences which will,
help me through life.
State 4-H Club Week with its,
many activities has certainly
bean an incentive for me to
Work even harder in the county
4-H program. \
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Business Directory
Being Distributed
The 1969 edition of the Clam
ber of Commerce “Where ,Tq
Find It” business directory \is
being distributed throughout - tbe
county by the Advertising arid
Promotion Committee. Just ofif
the press, the business direc
tory lists products and services
available in Edenton from!
Chamber of Commerce members,
arranged under classified head- j,
ings similar to the phone book
“yellow pages.”
Chairman Elton Forehand said
the directory will be distribut
ed generally out of town and
in town at places where visit
ors are likely to stop, such as
service stations, restaurants, mo
tels and hotel. Forehand said
members wishing additional cop
ies may call the Chamber of
fice.
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Likes Steer Project {
By BRYANT WHITE i
Through the past years of
4-H Club work I have received
several awards for champion
steers. These awards were
achieved through hard work andi
much effort.
J In keeping a steer for a 4-H
I project, there are many prac- J
tices to be followed. I begin
the feeding process in Septem-;
her, and by the end of March,
! the steer which I bought is
i ready for the Chowan County
Fat Stock Show and Sale,
j Through the months between
' September and March, I tame
| and halter break my steer,
i which is the hardest part of all.
i After he is halier broken. I be
I gin to teach him. to lead and
I stand. He has to be brushed
and curried every day, if possi
i ble. This is important because
I the steer’s hair has to be glossy
and manageable to show off the
best points.
After long months of careful
attention to the steer, the sale
day finally comes. This is the
day when fellow 4-H members
come from all over the county
. to compete for championship in
This Is National 4-H Week
We are proud of you ... and! proud of
1 vour parents who have encouraged
your 4*H Club work.
TO ALL 4-H FAMILIES” IN THE
ALBEMARLE COMMUNITIES...
OUR SINCERE
CONGRATULATIONS
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the Fdrt Stock Show. After the
day of the sale, I feel sort of)
lonesome because it seems as if
I have lost my best friend, but
I always look forward to having
another steer the next year. .
I chose this project four years
ago, and I still have the. same
one. The reason I chose a steer
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finish high school. Through'
this project, I have learned s
great deal about livestock, and-
I am planning to go on and
learn more about animal hus
bandry when I finish high
school.