4-H Members Tell Stories Os Their Projects Dress Making Finalist Recalls Start, Rise As A Seamstress BY RAMONA BOWOITCH I b?gan 4V Club work in the fall of 1959. I selroted sewing as my main project. I was very in terested and eager to complete this project. I completed the re quirements in my unit, which in cluded the making of a pin cushion, an apron and other small hr tides. That year I also learned how to use the sewing machine and a few attachments. in 1980 I entered my first 4-H i Dress Revue. I had no idea of B« BOBBY DALE STYLES 'SPUD JUNGLE’—No, , Bobby Dale Styles of Banks’ Creek isn’t tracking his way through the wilderness. He's merely waist deep into an inspection of his banner potato crop. He’s the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby C. Styles. THE HOME BY SARAH C. WILSON My 4-H project has helped me realize how much better a neat room looks and how much space can be saved by simply knowing how to arrange things. I spent one whole Satm-day washing walls and cleaning out closets. Now, I can find the pair of shoes I want more easily. My grandmother gave me a dresser, bed spread and curtains for my room. I also added two lamps (one bed lamp and one desk lamp) and a rug. In looking at my room f realiz ed I was losing a lot of space in comers, m I re-arranged the furniture. I also cleaned out the drawers in nr* closet. My color scheme is blue. The rug, bed spread and walls are blue. My bed, desk, dresser, chest and table are maple. Conference Molds 4-H Leaders BY RAMONA BOWDITCH i The Seventh Western District 4-H Leadership Conference uUs held at Swannanoa on August 13- 17, 1962. This toenre was “Your Challenge-Leadersliip for To morrow.” Leadership Conference is plan ned to provide for 4-H members fourteen and over a chance to se cure a broader vision of the oppor tunities in 4-H Club work and to secure .training that will enable them to be more effective junior leaders. I was chosen as one of the young people from Yancey County to go to 4-H Leadership Conference in 1962. I gained a lot of know ledge and experience that has, and will continue to help me in working with younger-4-H mem bers. Each morning and evening we had sessions in which state and district 4-H leaders talked to us on such subjects a “Youth Leader sh'p and Group Effectiveness,” “You O 4-H Junior Leader,” “The Community 4-H Club,” “Oppor tunities in Leadership,” and others. Through them we learned how to work togfeir.cr effectively as a group, how not to became irritated with younger people, lr- 'W your appearance makes a big impression, how to organize and I winning a ribbon , because this ! was my first dress. I ; | how careful I was to measure ■ each seam and how hlard I tried ' to make this dress perfect. The day of the revue came. I ■ was very ■'Stared. I remember I how excited I was when I found I cut I had won second in the juni. r division. J really i couldn’t believe it. My prize was I material for another dress. I continued sewing. Each >time - becoming more interested. Again COOKING BY DONNA LEE ATKINS I enjoyed I my 4-H project in in cooking very much. I learned a lot about cooking in the past year. Several evenings I cooked sup per alone, while my mother was working. I have learned to make corn bread. My mother says, that I can make better cornbread than she. She wants me to make it every time we have it. I also learned how to make cakes. I usually make a yellow cake, which I can make better than others. For 4-H Achievement Night in January of 1962, I made ginger cookies shaped like a four-leaf clover and decorated them with green and white frosting to repre sent the 4-H Club. GARDENING BY ARNOLD BALL In 1962 I learned a lesson of a lifetime that is, nothing grows by itself unless it is weeds; Bugs and insects come free and In droves; never put off until to morrow what you can do today; and tomorrow is too late. I started with sr problem. My garden was on a loose hillside, was fenced in iand it couldn’t be plow ed with attractor. N I had to do 'all of my plowing with a garden tiller. I borrowed my father’s tiller, plowed up the hill and dragged it back down be cause it couldn’t be plowed down the loose hill. I m'ade the rows by tying strings to small .posts and pulling a hoe alongside the string. The planting was easy because the ground was very loose. Ob taining plants and seeds was easy | because I live on a farm and 11 use the spares left over from home use. Read The Want Ads keep a community 4-H Club going, and what to consider in choosing careers for the future. We were divided into four groups. Each morning one group would have worship; There were four of these workshops. They were long-time record keeping, re creation leadership, “I Need Your Loving,” and Communications. In record keeping we learned the correct way to fill out a long time record book, plus other things that make it interesting. Recreation leadership was a period when we were taught new games and dances. W e were also given a chance at trying to lead the group to these. ‘‘l Need Your Lovin,” caught everyone's attention with its title. It was to show us how to under stand people that are older, young er, and the same age as you and how to make yourself understood. In communications we learned different pointers in writing more effectively, ways to prepare radio copy and, how to act when on a radio program. We had a “library” in a can -1 teen room. At a certain time each 1 day we ad a reading period In ' which we were to check out books ! and spend that time studying and . concentrating. ■ v _ : Every evening we ad special l itnerests groups. In these we se-1 ; T entered the Junior Dress Revue ' 'with he same anticipation I fAd ■ the year before. Again I placed 1 second. My interest in sewing grew and grew. Os course I could not give up sewing as a project. Each gar ment I rr; 1e I tried to make it perfect. I wouldn't give up that hope. 1 In the summer cf 1962, Dress Revue time came again. I enfcer -1 ed as scon as possible. This time i f was the Janitor winner! The • prize was a free trip to Junior l-H Camp. At Cast I ibid accomplished my goal. I had never entered another dress revue except 4-H. In the 1 fall of 1962, Mrs. Alice Hopson (of : 1 the County Extension Office) in formed me of a Make-It-W.ith- Wool contest. I decided to enter in the sub-deb division. I bought my material and start ed to work. I fctarely got my dress finished before the day of the district contest which >was t held at Mooresville, N. Q. Mrs. : Hopson accompanied me. I was really surprised when I was . named as—one of the three final ists in my division to go to Rble igh. * ~ Again Mrs. Hopson accompanied me. The contest at Raleigh was held in toe textile building of North Carolina State College. This time I didn’t win anything but the trip alone wia.s a great honor.. I shall never forget it. This year sewing is again one of my 4-H projects. I have leam-f ed many things through 4-H iJi sewing. If it had not been for 4-H I could never have shared in the /any wonderful experiences I’ve had. 4-H has been an outlet to many things for n.e. _ I have a lot to learn yet, but I know 4-H and its leaders will guide and teach me. I See More Stories i On Page I „ - Seven lected a project we liked and then spent that time working on it. The ones we iould ihoose from were reireation leadership, long-time re cords, locks and minerals, photo graphy, and crafts (aluminum copper tooling, and broom mak ing). I chose copper tooling in crafts. 1 At night, after sessions, we re ceived some of the t’..':i:\s we had learned in recreation. Os course no day was complete without vespers. Each night a different service was presested and each pointed out something. Thursday night we had a picnic and “stunt ngiht.” Each ™»njn presented a stunt and ».i.w chal lenged another cabin in some feat. We all had a very good time. On Friday evening both girls and boys looked th !r best. We had a banquet and then a Recog nition Ball. L. R. iHarnill, State 4-H Club Leader, and his wife were present. Th-r e were no out standnging leadership awards pre sented as each person attending had leadership qualities. Saturday morning we said our farewells and departed with many memories. I’m sure each person left with a better understanding of other people and had learned how to be a more effective junior I leader. !s•*'* ifa- • ? ‘ mySp**- j f". J&J f:(: V. ‘:4 I , a ' ' ■■ UNMCO'ERN, BUT IT WORK S—Someitnmes 4-H’ers aren’t able to use-dad’s up-to-date equipment. The old ways, as demonstrated here by Glenn Fresnel] of Double Island, aren’t always toe best I but they work. Glenn's the son of Mis. Vernon Presmell. Calendar Os Events For 4-H’ers In 1962 Yancey County 4-H Highlights of 1962: JANUARY The year was started by having the 4-H Achievement Night for 1961 on January 31, 1962 at Burns ville Elementary School. E. L. Dillingham, County Extension Chairman, spoke on the new com , munity 4-H Club concept. Differ • ent 4-H Clubs had special exnibits lon project work. The Pensacola Club won in the school club div ision and the the Arbuckle dub won in the Community division. FEBRUARY-MARCH In February and March, 4-H dub members sold first-aid kits to promote the 4-H Develop ment Fund. They raised S3OO. i -I ! -T-- APRIL. ■ On April 27 the sixth annual 4-H, Talent ShcMt,.w«# held in the Burnsville School gymsasium. Over a hunndred 4-H’ers partici pated. Attendance was approx, mately 400. Placing first was the Bee Log Senior 4-H dub with a skit called “Shortenin’ Bread.” Second place went to the ciear mornt dappers, a square-dance team. Ramona Bowditch from South Toe School won third place with a piano solo—" Black Hawk Waltz.” Other numbers which placed were “Wildwood Flower,” a guitar number by Billy Gouge and “The Minuet” by the Bald Creek Junior 4-H Club. ' MAY In May Yancey County 4-H Clubs observed 4-H Chinch Sunday by helping with church services in various ways; On May 29. five boys arid girls were selected to receive regfctiered gilts through the 4-H clubs and Seal's. JUNE-JULY June and July are probably the busiest months of all for the 4-H Club members. The County 4-H Dress Revue and Health. Pageant was held June 8. There were three divisions of the Dress Revue. Anita Hall won in the sub-junior division, Ramona Bowditch in the junior division and Mary Sue Grindstaff in the senior division. A' total of 20 girls participated. . . Fifteen Kings and Queens of Health, selected from • various clubs, participated in .the Health Pageant. Junior witters Shelia Pate and Gary Bennett worn free trips to camp and senior winners Virlinia McMahan and Oscar Pender won scholarships to 4-H Club Week. . . Joan Gortney from Brush Creek and Glenn Presnell from Double _ | SEWING r BY CATHY MARROW My name is Cathy : Morrow. I am nine years old. I male an apron and I was in the Apron Revue. I got a white ribbon for my apron. I was -priud of , the i ribbon and my mother was, tou. ' 4-H leader told ne to keep my apron, so I am. I[y apron is rad with white spots and rlck wo jt. _ ,4. • • • ... ; |■ i" V , ; '—» Island represented Yancey County at the Regional Resource Deve lopment Conference which was held at Fontana Village. . . Eighteen girls participated in the County commeal muffin con test. Winner Phyllis McMahan won a trip to camp and runner up Connie Randolph won an elec tric hand mixer. . . Sixty t-H Club members, onts aaid leaders attended Dis tinct Demonstration, Day. Includ ing talent numbers, eleven de monstration contests were entered. Sue Grindstaff was alternate Dress Revue winner. Oscar Fen der was district winner in poul try barbecue demonstration and Basil McDougald won in forestry I demonstration. Tiwo talent num-1 wir® ola-cj-u in. th* Wuo «■«* bon grouping. Two Yancey 4-H’ers were elected to district offices. Mary Sue Grindstaff as reporter and Oscar Fender as historian. . . Thirty-four 4-H’ers attendee) Camp Schaub from July n-16. . . Five boys and girls attended State 4-H Club WeekJßasal Mc- Dougald won the state champion ship in the forestry demonstrat ion contest and Oscar' Fender was runner-up in poultry barbecue de monstration. . . On Wednesday evening of Club Week, Yancey County 4-H’ers were in charge of vesper service. “Faith” was the vesper theme. AUGUST Eight boys and girls attended 4-H Leadership Conference at Swanra-ca August 13-18. , . Lida Fender attended Congress August 12-13. . . Jay Lee Whitson attended the annual Forestry Camp at Camp Mills'one August 13-18. A total of 19 animals were shown in the, Yancey County Dairy Shew. Twelve blue ribbons and seven red ribbons were pre sented. Mildred Presnell . won tihe fitting con.tr -t and Soundra Dun can won the showmanship con test. . . In the District Dairy Show. Yan cey County took top honors in the Jersey Division. Satumdra Duncan showed the senior grand champ ion of the Jerseys. Saunlra also won (the Jersey fitting and shew- 1 manship contest. SEPTEMBER I In September the Burnsville • Lions Club presented Roger and Sammy Grindstaff the registration ! papers on the heifers that tney raised. . . 1 Jimmy Robinson of Brush Creek Community 4-H Club and i Phyllis McMahan of Arbuckle . Community 4-H Club received a 1 registered calf each. . . i Oscar Fender. Jr. gave hi* poultry barbecue demonstration , at the State Fair, . . Billy Randolph, Toumy Adkins, Richard Bailey and Eddie Ed- : wards entered the tobacco judging content at State Fair. . . Rametia Bowditch entered _ the ■ con test and was selected as ode of three- winners in the sub-deb division of the Western N. C. Con test. She also . competed in the state tautest which was held in Raleigh. . . Slate Champ Explains How He Won Honor BY BASIL McDOUGALD Since mdOh land in Yanpey County is covered with trees, there should be a deep forestry. I "jr one, am very interested in fores try. Through 4-H I have leaned very much about the im portance of forestry in Yancey County. I- started] .