PraifUnt't Message
Clubs Observe 4-H Week;
Persons 10 to 21 Can Join
By LINDA McDONALD
411 County Council President
"Live, Learn. Serve Through
4-H!" Yes, that's our theme for
this year. National 4-H Club Week
is here again, from March 5
through 12.
The 4-H club grew from a little
twelve-member Corn Club, at Ahos
kie, N. C. in 1909 to a state-wide
and then a nation-wide organiza
tion. In 1960, the state of North
Carolina has an enrollment of over
162,000 4-H Club members.
How did it happen that North
Carolina was the first to partici
pate in 4-H? State 4-H Club Lead
er, L. R. Harrill, explains it this
way:
"When the land grant colleges
and the United States Department
of Agriculture approved a plan of
joint support of a demonstration
program for rural youth, North
Carolina State College and the
USDA concluded the first agree
ment. I. O. Schaub became the
first youth group demonstration
leader. The Corn Club mentioned
previously was the first organized
club to come nnder this program
in July, 1909.
"Later when the four leafed clov
er with its four H's standing for
head, heart, hands and health, was
adopted as the symbol for the
youth demonstration clubs, the
nickname '4-H' was officially
adopted as the name of the organi
zation."
That is the brief history of 4-H.
The 4-H Club pledge is:
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.
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The motto is: "To make the best
better."
It is the duty of all members to
strive to uphold this pledge and
motto.
Now you may ask "What projects
does the 4-H Clu5> offer me and
what are the requirements to
join?"
Any person, from the age of 10
to 21, may join, and 1 might add
that there are NO FEES OR
DUES.
There is a large variety of proj
ects offered in most any field you
may wish to study. There is a
total oi ninety seven projects* of
fered in the field of agronomy,
clothing, dairying, engineering, en
tomology, food conservation, food
preparation, forestry, home im
provement, home management,
horticulture, livestock, poultry, and
a few others.
If you are between the ages of
10 and 21, why not join? It can
prove to be both educational and
enjoyable. I highly recommend it
as a good, clean, educational, and
interesting club for any boy of girl,
j It's really fun and of course there
is some work, too.
! Will you be at the next meeting
to enroll?
Hats off to*'
4-H
Sinclair Refining Co.
T. T. POTTER Sl SON
Your Sinclair Dealer
PHONE PA6-3216
600 Evan* St. Morehead City, N. C.
Congratulations to members...
OUTSTANDING WORK
A 4-H Booster
Sanitary Fish Market & Restaurant
Capt Tony Seaman T?* Garner Tony Seamon Jr.
Phone PA6-4327 ? 901 tmu St. Morehead City, If. C.
What 4-H Means to Us
Dear Readers and 4-H Club Members:
Since entering the 4-H Club in 1955, we have partici
pated in 4-H activities in and outside the county. We
would like to express our gratitude and thanks to the
many people who have helped and encouraged us in
our 4-H work. We take great pride in writing this letter,
hoping that we will be able to tell you what 4-H means
to us.
Our names are Patsy and Ethel Phillips. Patsy is in
the seventh grade and Ethel is in the sixth, and we at
tend Smyrna Consolidated school. We live on Davis
Island in Core Sound. Our main means of travel is by
boat. Although inconvenient at times when the weather
is bad, it is nice at times, also.
In 1957, Patsy received a blue ribbon at the County
4-H Achievement Day Fair at Morehead City, and a
white ribbon at the District Fair in Wilmington. That
same year, Ethel received a red ribbon at the fair in
Morehead. Each of us has received two pins and two
certificates for completing two clothing record books
each.
This year, we received blue ribbons at the County 4-H
Fair and Ethel received a white ribbon at the District
Fair. At the 4-H Talent Show in Beaufort last year
Ethel received honorable mention for the good job she
had done in completing her 4-H health record book.
We feel that without the help and the support given
to us by our parents, teachers, and 4-H leaders, we could
not have achieved these awards and enjoyed the work
we have done.
Sincerely,
Patty and Ethel Phillips
Smyrna Junior 4-H Club
Good News
Aboirt'
By David Warrick, t-H Advisor fS
By DAVID WARRICK
4-H Advisor
About 1,200 4-H'ers in this area
will join in observing National 4-H
Club Week this week. The local
youth, 10 to 21 years of age, are
among the 2V4 million 4-H'ers of
America who belong to some 93,000
clubs in rural, urban, and subur
ban communities. The state of
North Carolina has a 4-H enroll
ment of over 162,000.
Among the special 4-H Week ca
tivlties planned for this county are
several tape recorded radio pro
grams by 4-H club members; news
articles in THE NEWS-TIMES; a
tv program by Doris Phillips on
the Greenville station Friday be
tween 7:15 and 8 a.m. (a 15-minute
sewing demonstration ) ; posters
with the new 1960 theme "Learn ?
Live ? Serve through 4-H" will be
placed on the schools' bulletin
boards; and 4-H club members will
make and place Grace cards on
tables in restaurants in the county.
Nationally. 4-H Club Week will
be highlighted
in Washington,
D. C., by six
previously se
lected members
who will present
the annual 4-H
"Report to the
Nation." The re
port will sum
marize in story
and pictures
outstanding 4-H
David Warrick
accomplishments and current pro
jects.
The three girls and three boys,
while in the nation's capital, expect
to review the report with Presi
dent Eisenhower at the White
House. They also plan to visit
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft
Benson, C. M. Ferguson, adminis
trator of the Federal Extension
Service, and various senators and
members of Congress on Capitol
Hill.
4-H'ers everywhere will share
honors with the 296,000 adult vol
unteer leaders who guide 4-H work
in local communities throughout
the 50 states and Puerto Rico. The
main purposes of 4-H Club Week
are to acquaint more young people
with opportunities available to
th?m through joining or forming
4-H Clubs, to assist new members
in staffing projects in farming,
homemaking, community service,
and other activities; and to inform
the public about 4-H aims and
methods.
Watch for these activities as We
join With other 4-H'ers throughout
the nation in observing National
4-H Club Week.
4-H'er Works
On Insects
By MARTHA CHAD WICK i
Smyrna Intermediate 4-H Club |
I have enjoyed participating in ,
4-H Club work. I chose entomol
ogy as my project, because of the t
opportunities it offer* in (he art of ?
collecting and classifying the vari- j
oils species of insects. This project '
has helped me realize what the
four "H's" stand for in our 4-H ,
emblem? Head, Heart, Hands, and |
Health.
Its educational value ia in the i
reasoning required in classifying
the Insects. It teaches one the |
beneficial types as well as (he i
harmful ones. There is fun and 1
exercise in collecting insects, slxfi i
The prties and awards which I
have won on my collection, are as
follows: first prize at the Caste Mt
County Fair; first prize at the i
Achievement Day Fair at More
head City; second prize at the i
Area 4-H Honor Program for East
ern North Carolina at
Nine Carteret 4-H'ers
Attend 4-H Week in July
Community 4-H
Clubs Organize
At Harlowe
By MRS. E. C. McLAWlIORN
Chairmar of Harlowe 4-H Clubs
Our community 4-H Club was bo
gun as an Answer, we hope, to a
need for supervision and help with
our young people. The need has
been felt for a number of years
and our adults have waited for
help which was offered through
our extension workers this year.
The need was brought to our at
tention when we found there was no
Junior 4-H club in our local school
and the senior club there permit
ted to meet only once every six
weeks. The boys and girls need
help to complete their projects and
take part in county, state and na
tional events, which they could not
receive training for in such a short
time? so the answer had to be a
community club.
Mr. Lyman Dixon, state 4-H rep
resentative in Raleigh met with our
adults Jan. 18 in the educational
building of the Methodist church
to explain the organization and the
requirements necessary for a suc
cessful community club. We de
cided to organize and meet with
our children on Feb. 4.
At this meeting the children
helped in the selection of adult
leaders. When organizing, we
combined the senior and interme
diate age groups and formed a sen
ior club, because the group was
too small to form both a senior
and intermediate club.
Mr. and Mrs. S. I). Wilkinson and
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. McLawhorn
were selected to lead this club.
We also organized a Junior 4-H
club with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Becton and Mr. and Mrs. John
Ives as adult leaders. It was de
cided that the senior club would
meet the first Thursday night in
each month at 7:30 p.m. in the edu
cational building of the Harlowe
Methodist church.
The junior club would meet the
first Monday night at the same
place and at the same hour.
The first meeting of the senior
club was held Thursday night,
March 3, and we elected club of
ficers as follows: president, Ray
Bowlin; vice-president, Sheron Wil
kinson; secretary and reporter,
Ann Becton; talent leader and song
leader, Sheron Wilkinson; program
chairman, Gary Williams.
After the organization and elec
tion of officers, the projects were
chosen and the next meeting plan
ned. We enjoyed recreation led
by Mrs. Jo McCabe and later had
refreshments. The junior club
will meet soon and is expected to
enjoy a similar program.
We adult leaders pin great hopes
on our 4-H Clubs and look to the
future with prayerful hearts for
good leadership and the chance to
help our children as much as we
can.
Our thanks go to our extension
leaders for their wonderful help
on this project.
How It Started
Four-H clubs got their start with
i corn club at Ahoskie, N. C.
Morehead Senior 4-H'eri
Hold February Meeting
The senior 4-H club of Morehead
~ity high school held its February
neeting at the school. Adviaors
present were Mr?. Floy Garner,
lome agent, and David Warrick,
?sslstant (arm agent.
Doris Phillips called the meeting
o order and led the 4-H pledge,
rhe program consisted of two read
ngs. You and I are Americans and
IToung America.
Portia Salter read the minutes
ind called the roll The nine mem
Mrs absent will be asked to ex
plain their abaence with good rea
son!
The group discussed the post
ponement of a dance and attend
ance at the district meeting in
Beaufort Mrs. Garner gave a
lemonstration to the girls and Mr.
Warrick talked to the boys.
?Marie Blanchard, Reporter
ceisfully completing two yean of
l-H work. I also received the conn- 1
ly entomology pin.
Through the help of my parents,!
teach??_?tfjH^ady, Jfapj
? By ANN FULCHER
Beaufort Senior 4*11 Club
During Ihe week of July 20-24,
1959, about 1,200 boys and girls at
tended 4-H Club Week at State col
lege. Every 4-H'er was dressed in
a 4-H uniform. The girls wore
green and white 4-H dresses and
the boys wore green pants, white
shirts, and green ties.
Attending 4-H Club Week from
this county were Doris Phillips.
Michael Lewis, Gordon Slaughter,
Ann Marie Lewis, Amy Stoy, Em
ma Jean Lawrence. Gordon Bee
ton, Mary Louise Shivar, and Ann
Fulcher.
The mian activities at State 4-IL
Club Week were the competition
of district demonstration winners,
the election of state 4-H officers,
selection of state dress revue win
ner, and the selection of a state
Health King and Queen. We had
participation from Carteret in the
demonstration and we had a Health
King and Queen representing us.
The candidates running for state
4-H offices, put on election cam
paigns. Some of the posters used
in the campaign were very interest
ing. One poster read "Pick John
Smith for President," and beside
this phrase was pictured a tooth
pick.
* Each person there was assigned
to one of the four groups. Head, j
Heart, Hands, or Health. The dif !
ferent groups met each morning to I
hear talks on various topics. Dur
ing the week each group heard
talks entitled, Look at Yourself.
4-H Senses a Need, Beautifying the I
Home Grounds, and Career Oppor
tunities in Agriculture and Home
Economics.
From 2 to 4 Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday afternoons each
4-H'er attended the demonstration
of his choice. Participating in
demonstrations were Doris Phil
lips with her sewing demonstra
tion and Ann Fulcher and Amy
Stoy with a vegetable marketing
demonstration.
l-.acn day from 4 to c was devoted 1
to recreation. We had a choice of
playing Softball, basketball or go
ing swimming. I think about every
one went swimming because the
warm weather really called us
there.
Friday afternoon from 1 to 6 was
"all county's day." Each 4-H'er
went with their county group to ,
visit some place of interest in Ra
leigh Our county group toured
the Capitol, Dix Hill, the Gover
nor** Mansion, several colleges, i
the State Museum, and other places
of interest.
Friday night everyone attended
the talent show. After the talent !
show everyone went to the sta^um I
for a candle light service. The
girls formed the 4-H clover leaf
and the boys formed the 4-H's in- j
side the clover leaf.
Saturday morning everyone ate !
breakfast and was off for home I
with the happy feeling of making 1
many friends and spending a won- I
derful week together. It was a j
week we will never forget.
Congratulations, 4-H'ers!
The observance of National 4-H Club Week, March 5-12, is aa
opportunity to salute the more than two million 4-H boys and
girls who are taking important strides toward finer citizen
ship. Whether it be learning better care and operation of
farm equipment or mastering a homemaking skill, 4-H mem
bers acquire initiative, responsibility and leadership. We com
mend them for their dedication to the fourfold development
of Head, Heart, Hands, and HeaJth through the 4-H program.
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4-H Members
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We're proud of you ? and proud of your parents who have
encouraged your 4-H Club work. To all "4-H families" in the
community . . . our sincere congratulations.
Friend of 4-H
HUNTLEY'S
BUILDING SUPPLIES
PHONE PA8-4487
HIGHWAY 70, BEAUFORT, N. C.