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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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] . <my 4-H if ves
try project six years ago. Since
then I have taken every major
forestry project offered i.i 4-H.
My fret project-3 Was Tree Plar.it
tirg. Alter that, Tree Identification,
Pores- Protection and Timber
Steed Improvement.
The Forestry program is spons
ored by Southern Telephone
and Telegraph Company. They
also sponsor Forestry Camp, to
Which one boy from each county
gets a free trip.
Through 4-H forestry I have
won a trip to Forestry Camp and
a trip to 4-H Club Week in Rale
igh. The trip to club week was
for winning the forestry de
raciasir&tion program. My de
monstration was on the control of
hardwoods. It could not have been
completed without the help of
Charles Steelman, Assistant Coun
ty Agricultural Agent.
After winning the Western Dis
trict Forestry Demonstration, 1
represented the Western District
at the State Demonstrations dur
ing 4-H Club Week at Raleigh. I
■ in state. This could not
have ""Been possible without the
training that 4-H had given me.
4-H has been a great experience
for me. I would like to urge every
boy and girl in Yancey Coun
ty that is not enrolled in 4-H at
this time to join a Comhuirity
' 4-H Club if there is me in their
community. If tnere is not a dub
lin your community contact the
County Extem&ioo oitice in 'Burns
■ ville and they will be happy to
get a club started.
GROOMING
BY CLAUDETTE WILSON
One of the most important
things my Good Grooming pro
ject has helped me to do is to
control my weight. I haw lost a
desired amount of weight.
I didn’t miss out on eating. I
simply cut out must of my
betweer-iritatl-soacks and cut down
on the amout of bread I ate. I
also took daily exercise.
I find it very hard to keep my
nails always manicured properly.
But I did cut out biting my nails
and I use a noil brush when
needed. I use lotion daily.
I have started using lipstick
tois year. I try to keep it as
light as possible. I always buy
light shades <as girls my age
should).
I brush my hah- daily. I sham
poo at least cnee a week. I use
a very soft hair spray which
holds my hall- in place without
making it hard and stiff. I re
cently had it cut and styled.
I went for a dental check-up
this year. Then I had’ to go re
gularly for several weeks. It will
be six months in January since
my last visit to the dentist. I
plan to go back soon.
I brush my teeth every morn
ing when I get up and at night
just before I go to bed.
I usually get nine hours of
sleep each night. I go to bed
around 10:30 p. nr. ar.d get up
around 7:30 a. m.
At the start of the year I must
admit I threw my clothes EAST
AND WEST. Now I take care to
hang each thing up. It doesn’t
take as much ironing now.
I like this project better than
any other I have taken before. It
has helped In many ways. I
would advise every 4-H’er to take
it.
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GARDENING
BY GARY BENNETT
- Writing how I grew my vege
table garden as a 4-H project last
spring, summer and fall is simply
adding a chapter to a continued
story because I have had garden
ing for my project the past four
years.
I planned and prepared the
same garden plot in 1962 that I
used the previous three years for
■hfese reasons : an excelk-nt local-
on, soil tested, good type soil for
the variety of seeds and plants to
be planted, the kind of fertilizer
to be us- J for toe best yield, and -
time saved from trying to lo
cate a new garden spot.
When time came for gardening
I was interested in getting a new
start as I had a new garden plow,
so I felt that I had good help to
start with. I then plowed my gar
den more often and used my hoe
tvery little. My plants grew faster
' and it .seems my yield was much
* larger.
A groat deal of my time was
spent m my garden after school
in order to get ready for early
planting when the soil had been
plowed and toe weather became
warm enough for toe tender plants
and seeds to be planted.
I used my planting calender and
information that I received from
toe Extension Service as a guide
for planting my seeds and plants.
My family and friends enjoyed
toe vegetables when they were
harvested and I enjoyed sharing
them.
Each day my interest grew from
planning, planting and observing
the growth and yield of the vege
table un-til they were harvested.
My garden serves as a means
for earning money, furnishing
fresh vegetables for toe home use,
far sale and giving to others. It
has proven valuable training, and
ai the same time has provided na
ture's best foods that furnish valu
able materials for building and
regulating the body and maintain
ing health and growth.
During the time I spent in the
garden, it was an opportunity for
me to use toe same time in get
ting morning sunshine, fresh air
and exercise for daily health
habits.
Prom my experience in garden
ing, I have found these objectives
will help any 4-H boy or girl
achieve the following; to acquire
the knowledge and develop the
skill essential to the care and
management of a well-planned
garden: to Increase individual and
family income by reducing toe
amount of food purchased; to con
tribute to better family health by
producing sufficient amounts of es
sential and nutritious vegetables
throughout the year; to enjoy the
satisfaction from bringing plants
into the successful maturity and
develop gardening as a hobby; to
develop leadership talents and to
work toward achieving the board
of objectives of character and ef
fective citizenship.
My vegetable garden provided
a place for me to work, exercise,
a means of raising money from
ft*** beans, beets and
ifttwtoes and foods for freezing,
lumlng, and dried foods for wlu
ter t»e-
I Gardening will be a continued
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