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. ' to. 1 . v V ; 'Vw iii Advertisers Give The Best Buys VOLUME TWENTY-TWO Yancey, County Hails 4-1 Club Week March 1-8 4-H Work Io The Schools By: Ed Hunter, Jr., Principal The 4-H Club has earned for itself an important place in , the public school program of today. Almost every public school has had the opportunity to test the , 4-H Club as ,'a. part of Its extra-! curricular activity program,* and those that have given it a fair 1 chance to prove its meri-|-s have I found it- to be an essential part j of the school program. ' The 4-H Club is the "something | for nothing” that the present day principal and teacher is constant ly in search for. In recent years the duties and responsibilities of school personnel have grown tre mendously with a constant de tmand that the school take over many of the tasks that vvere once taken care of in the home and by agencies other than the school. It is almost impossible for any tea cher to do all the work and accept all the responsibilities that is ex pected of her by the public. There fore, the teacher must take many short cuts, and the principal must constantly be in search of ways and means of helping the teachers do the most efficient job possible. With this in mind, the principal knows that the well trained 4-H Club leaders provided through the Cpunty Farm Agent’s Office are a solution to at least a part of this problem. These leaders are usually as well trained as the best teachers in dealing with boys and girls. They have a good under standing of the problems that our children and young people face and of’ their Capabilities and li mitations. These leaders also have access to many teaehing aids and demonstration materials that tea chers .cannot readily obtain. All this comes free and without ob ligation to the school. Teachers are not expected to neglect their classroom duties by doing excess ive amounts of extra work with the club. The school is expected to furnish a teacher-sponsor for each club, who accepts the responsi bility of helping members plan progress, keep record books up to date and advise students on cer- 1 - tain other problems. The development of the whole child, physical^mentally, moral ly, socially, and spiritually, is the ultimate of the school... The well rounded program of the 4-H Club strives to help its members reach for this same goal as indicated by the club, motto and pledge. At Junior Woman’s Club Tp Hear Dr. Williams The Junior Woman’s Club, which usually meets on the first Monday of each month, has sch-> eduled its next meeting for March 10th at 8 p. m. in the Community Building. Mrs. William A. Tuttle yvill be in charge of the program. Guest speaker for the evening will be Dr. Charles F. Williams, pediatric 'consultant for the N. C. Board of Health, Raleigh. He will talk about well baby clinics and is interested in starting one in this area. Club members will welcome visitors who are interested in seeing a clinic of. this type estab lished here. Hostesses will be Mrs,' William A. Banks and Mrs. Earl Young. MEN’S CLUB ELECTS NEW OFFICERS The Burnsville Men’s Club, at’ ,its February meeting held last Monday elected the fol lowing officers for the coming year: president, Paul Laughrun; vice president, George Roberts; secretary-treasurer, Roger Hyatt. These officers will be installed at thfr March meeting of the club, which will be the annual ‘‘ladies night" banquet of the organiza tion!. • ' - • * • ■ v: ■- mm ■ The Yancey kecord Subscription: $2.00 Per Year each meeting of the Club, each member not pnly has an oppor tunity, but is encouraged to de . velo® himself to the fullest in each ■of these areas. I The ideaneacher strives to give , individual attention to as many ■ students as possible. But here she finds it nfext to impossible po dis- I charge all her responsibilities and still give students the individual I attention that they may need. In 1 the 4-H Club the leaders are' able] to give mt>re individual attention. In addition to being available 1 after each meeting for individual consulation, the leaders try to get into the home of each active mem. ber once or twice a year, or more often when -needed, to meet par ents and discuss projects as well as the growth and development of the member. The 4-H Club member does not complete his work when school is out in the spring. Instead, the va cation months are usually his , busiest months with work .on the selected project of ' his choice. In addition to this he has further opportunity to develop through the camping program. Every active member is eligible to spend a week in 4-H camp during his summer i vacation. In addition, certain mbnil bers may attend State 4-H Club Week in the slate capltol, and those who achieve certain goals may be invited to attend other camp activities throughout the state. All this keeps the club mem ber mentally alert durinethesum mer, so that when Tiereturnsfo the classroom in the fall, his mind t isrr’t ‘‘rusty’’ as is the case many i times where students spend their• vacation months doing nothing in i particular. Therefore, he gets off to a better start and-progresses more rapidly in his school work than he would have had he not been an active 4-H* member. These are -only a few of- the many advantages that the 4-H Club program offers the public school. | Many of the benefits are intang- I ible and cannot be measured ex cept in the minds of the individ ual members. The club offers un limited opportunities for growth and development of each of its members and every public school should not oply open its doors to -j-he 4-H Club, but should support its endeavors with every means possible. I know of no greater bar. gain for today’s teachers and principals than the club program, which when handled properly will in no way conflict with any other part of the school program. * HH f * Jr* "fe am A ' • 1 w v m Hr / )&■';' wjjflnv/ w /jtfm S YANCEY COUNTY 4-H COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICERS are (left t*'right* Clal.l,- Sparks of Micaville Senior Club, song leader; Arlene Grindstaff of Brush Creek Community 4-H Club, presi- . dent; Harold Higgins of Jacks Creek Community 4-H, Club, secretary; Carolyn Gogen of Burnsville > Senior Club, treasurer; Becky Proffitt of Bald Creek Senior Club, vice-president; and Susan Mcln tosh of Burnsville Senior Club, song leader. Norma McDougald of Mieaville Senior Club, reporter wa« absent when this picture was taken. V ♦ “Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County” j BURNSVILLE, N. C., THUTMIdaY,. FEBRUARY 27, 1958 Spread through this special 4-H issue of; the RECORD, you will find much about Yancey I County 4-H dub work, its progress.and the fine work of its leaders and members. In other parts of this issue, you will find 4-II messages sponsored by merchants and business : men in Burnsville and Yancey County. Read these inspiring messages and remember that these [ business.men are true friends of 4-H Clubs; Trade with them . " These public spirited merchants and business places, who so generously sponsored 4-H messages, are The Yancey Fharrqacy, Roberts Insurance Agency, Western Auto Associate Store, Robinson’s Dairy, Blue Ridge Hardware Co„. French Broad Electric Members hip Corp., Deyton Farm Supply, Burnsville Furniture & Hardware Co., Proffitt’s Stores & Poultry' Farm, The Northwestern Bank, Johnson & Co., .Roberts Chevrolet, Inc., Banks-Young Motor Co, and B. B. Penland & Son Lum ber Co. There _also is a special “4-H Gram" to alt boys-and girls between 10 and 21 years old from the menibers of Yancey County" 4-Il Clubs. WHAT 4rH HAS MEANT TO ME By: Harold Higgins In February of last year, a com l munity 4-H club was organized in Jacks Creek Community. I j joined the club and was elected [ president. Being presient for the past year has made me feel more at ease whenl talk to a group and also has made me realize that it takes cooperation on the part of everyone to make a 4-H club. After joining the club, I sel ected gardening and the Pig Chain for my projects. Garden ing \gas a good experience for me and I am planning to make a long time record on-it. June 5-8 1957, : I attended a TVA meeting at Fontana Village where I learned the importance of the TVA program in Western''Caro lina- In July I became a member of the Yancey County 4-H Dairy- Judging team. The training which I received by being a team mem ber has helped me to select good dairy calves for my project for 1958 and I learned the good points to look for in a good dairy cow. Last August I attended the an nual 4-H Leadership Conference at Camp Swannanoa. The confer ence was planned *to provide an >«***»• vision of the different opportuni ties in the 4-H club work and tc | secuf-e training that will enable I 4-H members to be more effective ! leaders. Last fall I became a member of the Yancey 4-H Tobacco Judging Team. The team judged at the Junior Tobacco Show and Sale in Asheville in December and our team came out 4th Ollt" "Os five teams. I always try to keep in my mind that winning, isn’t all that is that important. What we learn and the experience we get is just as important as winning. I have found that through 4-H club work it is a good way to get a lot of experience and know-how which will be helpful in my future years as club member and leader. GARDEN CLUB TO MEET FRII) \Y The Garden , Club will meet Friday evening at 8 o’clock at thehome of Mrs. D. R. Fouts Mrs. Troy Ray is pro'gram leader. : Religious Census To Be Made Sunday . .. . jr - ■ ■ ■ The churches of the Burnsville a area will umlretake to make a ' complete census Sunday after ! noon. Any church in the area al though they may not have been ' contacted' will ,bo welcbme to . participate in this effort, All cards will go to the church that is - indicated as the local church preference by the person signing the card. A card should be filled out for every member of the. fam ily. It will be helpful if some member of the family could ar range to be at . home between the hours of 1:30 and 3:30 and be prepared to give the information that' is needed. All workers will meet at the First Baptist Church promptly at 1:30. They will be given an as signed territory with specific directions as ter, the number of houses to be rayed-t upon. Trans portation wiU arranged where needed. No too large L 9 *»*-' covereip .yfr hours or ;je.4s. The rnliiif-Utfg'u-ni.i as many ne at the i hurelv. and the cards a.;-: r'hce will indi j’atrs'W twW ekef.’’ fchurch will have its prospects Sunday afternoon! Where no local church preference is indicated a card will be male and'given to every church in the area. The purpose of the census is to gather information that will help the churches to minister ti the people in Burnsville and the adja _cent~areas... .1: , ' ! ■ , , ; Holcombe Seeks Re-election In County Harlon Holcombe*, who repre sented Yancey County in the 1957 session of the General As sembly, announced today that he will seek re-election subject to ( the Democratic primary to be held May 31st. He is a native of Mars Hill and , has resided in Yancey County for the /past eighteen years. He is a partner in the Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home in Bur nsville. : « —: ±2. New Minister In Area To Occupy Presbyterian Pulpit The Rev. George R. Blue, com ing recently to Carolina from New England, will preach in the -Burnsville Presbyterian Church oh Sunday morning at the 11 o’clock service. Mr. Blue is a native of Newton, Massachu setts, and has been preaching in recent years at Shirley, Massa chusetts, near Fort Dev,ins. Last Tuesday at a meeting of the Presbytery of Holston in Erwin, Term, he was received into the Presbytery and on March 9th will be installed as minister of the Madison County Larger Par ishs-- of which Walnut is the lead ing church. Mr. Blue preaches in Burnsville on this Sunday as part of a presbytery-wide pulpit exchange, done as an evangelistic project in each church. Mr. Reeve has been assigned to preach in the Mar shall : Presbyterian Church. Each congregation is having a lunch eon after the service and a fur minister. The Presbyterian men will have their monthly breakfast together ther conference with the visiting - Mrs. Ralph Laughrun attended a meeting of the Executive Coun in the church at 8 a. m. Sundaj cil of the Women’s Presbyterial Society. > ’ Do You Put The 4-H PledgeTo Work? By: Virginia Cox 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 Every 4-H club meeting is open , ed by repeating the pledge to the American flag and the 4-H pledge. I Many times when words are re peated together the words come automatically and there is no thought behind the words. During your lives you develop ways of doing things and ways of saying things so that by the time you are a teen-ager or younger your family and your friends know pretty well what to expect of you. They know whether or not they can count on you to do something you promised to do, pr whether you will thank them for their help. These actions are generally rcfared to as habits. The of your habits can be compared 5 ' the growth of trees. When a tree is young and its roots aren't set very deep, it can be pulled up easily •, but after it continues growing and the rbots develop, it- cannot be pulled up. While people are still young their habits aren’t set firmly and they can be swayed or pulled up with very little effort; but later their habits become a part of the per son and it is a hard job to get rid of them • Let's take sto- \ of your habits and see if the} are what they should be and if ’e have let them become a part of as. A pledge is a promise and' is not' to be taken lightly. What does it mean when you pledge your head to clearer thinking? Are you a dependable person and proye that you are by finishing what you start? get your jobs done without being remised ?coming home when you say you will? and by keejfv ing your project up to date? Do you discuss differences of opinion •; —W< iiii'tpn.iiii wn—.«ni —■ ' Price Per Copy: . Five Oente What Is The 4-H Club? ■ O' ' . . :-A . fc&gi «£• . By: Roger Hyatt* Assistant County ■ Agent The 4-H Club is the world’s lar gest rural youth organization of boys and girls from 10 to 21 years of age. who are Interested in home making, farming, personal improve" ll ment and community relations. It is an organization of opportuni ties for young people to have and work with something of their own. As the club members work . and play in the 4-H club, they use their head, heart, hands, and health. Membership is voluntary. Club work is a part of* the Agri cultural Extension Service of North Carolina State College, the United States Department of Agricultural and your county. The extension county farm and home demonstration agents and assist ants, working with 4-H adult lea ders, help the club members with their individual club work. The extension agents meet regularly Xwith clubs a-J- school during the school year. The agents and lea ders meet with neighborhood clubs also. 4-H club members are expected to do the "following things: (1) Enroll in at least one project per taining to the farm or home; ,(2) enroll in the Health Improve ment activity; (3) they are expect ed to keep an accurate record of the project and Health Improve- FIRST SERVICE IX NEW CHURCH BUILDING . I. Members of the West Burns- \ ville Baptist Church will have 1 -J-heir first worship service in the new church building this Sunday morning. The Rev. E. G, Adkins, pastor of the church.will deliver the message, and the choir has prepared special music for the service. The public is cordialjy invited to be present. r in family matters without “blowing up” 7 Hold your tongue when you want to say unkind things? Wil -1 lingly take your turn in matters? r Do you discuss your 4-H project 1 with other members of the family? These questions may help you to - decide if you are carrying out the 2 pledge. If you pledge your heart to great* - er loyalty, do you thank members ? of ycur family for things they > have done to help you? Praise f members of your family and f friends more than you criticize ; them? Remain loyal to your i friends or are you just kind when ■ when you want something from them? Do you treat the friends of other members-of your family as you want them to treat your fri ends? Have respect for persons older than you? Are you using your hands for larger- service? Do you offer tb do someone else’s work when you know they don’t feel, well? Clean up any mess you have made? Offer to help other members of the fam ily when they need help or en couragement? Keep your room and clothes-tidy and in order? I Do you strive to complete your project to the bpllt of your abi lities ? Are j*Bu using your health for better living? Do you}. ..practice good health habits? Look neat and clean? Eat the proper foods?" Go to bed at the hour agreed upon by you and your parents? Do you work with your family and corn unity to help improve sanitary and safety conditions of your home and community? ■) Let us each take inventory and see if we are carrying out the pro mises we make when we say the 4-H pledge and also the pledge to the American flag. Even though paying the pledge at meetings may become a habit, the things that are said can become a great part of us and we will strive to the fullest “To Make The Best Better^ / ,j ' Give Tht Best Buys"] NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN ment Activity; (4 (exhibit the pro ject 'or parts of it in the home,* community, county, or other places if they are asked to; (5) attend local club meetings in the school or community; <6) do all , lire, work in. cnnection with the project as far as possible; (7) try each year -to enlarge the project, or proip.ets over the previous year, • (8) take part in demonstrations, judging teams, exhibits, and other such 4-H activities which will im prove the quality 4 of the project or projects; (9) write a story telling how the project was car ried out; (10) “turn in completed project and health record hooks when asked for by the extension agent. Selecting a 4-H project will be an important decision * fur the eLub members. The member will need the., help of his or her par ents,, and together they should consider the following points in selecting a project: (1) The needs - - of the family; (21) the money it will take; 30 the space or equip ment available for a prticular project; (41 the time the parti cular project requires; (5) the support the member .can depend on from his or her family; (6) the use or the marketing of the pro ject or animals; (7) how the pro ject or animals; (7) how the pro ject fits the needs of the com munity and county. I After the club member and his or her family has considered these points, they should review the various projects which can be taken. Together they should de cide the project or projects to be taken for the Year. Check on. the project enrollment card, which is given to the club member by the extennion agent, the project or projects which have been cho sen. When the card is returned, the agent will give the club mem a record book and a manual which will outline the requirements' for completing the projects. ’ There are 54 various farm and 1 home projects which can be <-ta ' ken by club members. A brief de scription of the projects are avail- L able from the extension agent. The club member should read 5 carefully the description and re ; quirements and choose the pro ject or projects best fitted to his or her ability and to their farm, 5 home, and community situation. Health Improvement ia not a separate project. Each year the * club members will carry it as a ‘ 4-H activity along with their other projects. In order to carry out their activity they will first check the health improvement which they should make and those which should be made by their families and communities. They will then make plans for these improvements and carry out as many as possible. Spanish Study Group Formed A speed-up course' in Spanish is being offered under the auspi ces of the Woman's Club of Burnsville on two evenings each week. Tile course is open to any adult or serious high school stu dent interested in acquiring a good workisg knowledge of Spanish in a short time. It rs a free public service conducted for its cultural and recreational value. The meeting place of the group rotates amotfg the homes of members of the class. An enjoy able two-hour session of good hard work is slated for each meeting. To date, there have been two classes, but the ground coffered thus far can- be made up* by those entering now. I_ The next pesslon will be morrow night at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Robert K. Helmle. lo ““
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