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CONGRATULATIONS aw MEMBERS
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For further information contact:
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OCTOBER 7, 1971
4-H Electric Congress
Larry Hall, Brush Creek4H
Club, Joined some 210 other
boys and girls at the 25th An
nual State 4-H Electric Con
gress at the Times Plaza Motor
Inn, Wilmington, N.C. July
12-14.
After our arrival on Mon
day, we had a welcome and
then visited the USS North Ca
rolina Battleship where we saw
the night program which told
about the history of the ship
and her crew.
The next day was spent
hearing electric project rqx>rts
watching two electric demon
strations, and seeing the pre
sentation of county winner
certificates. At lunch the gust
speaker was Mr. E. Thomas
Wetzel HI from Akron, Ohio,
who gave a most inspiring talk
entitled "The American Dream 1 !
That afternoon we went to
Wrightsville Beach.
The highlight of the Con
gress was the Awards Banquet
Tuesday night with the selec -
tion of a state winner and
eight territorial winners and
eight runners-up in the 4-H
electric project. The state
winner was Diane Bowen from
Bertie County. She will repre
sent North Carolina at the Na
tional 4-H Congress. We re
turned home on Wednesday.
The 4-H Electric Congress
is sponsored by Carolina Power
and light Company, Duke Pow
er Company, Nantahala Power
and Light Company, Virginia
Electric Power and light Com
pany, and the Westinghouse
Educational Foundation, in
cooperation with the North
Carolina Agricultural Extension
Service.
Talent Show
At Clearmont
By Sara Deyton
The Annual Yancey County
4-H Talent Show was held Fri
day night, April 30, at Clear
mont Elementary School, in
the gymnasium. Ellen Blair,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Blair of the Brush Creek Com
munity, was Mistress of Cere
monies.
The program was in the
form of competition among
the 4-H Clubs of Yancey Cou
nty to select first and second
place winners to represent our
county on District Activity
Day on July 17 in East Hender
son High School, Hendersonille.
First place went to Freder -
ick Buck from the Bee Log
Club, who played a piano solo
entitled, "Berry Rides Again."
Second place went to Clear
mont Club which presented a
tap dance to the tune of "little
Brown Jug. " The performers
were Kathy Bailey, Pansy
Whitson, Lavenia Peterson,
and Lisa Whitson, Third
place winner was a group
from Lower Brush Creek Cluh.
They sang "A Little Less Os
Me". Performers were Tommy
Hensley, Tommy Hopson, and
Pam Hopson. They were ac
companied at the piano by
Miranda Whitson.
Fourth place went to Earl
Grindstaff who sang "This Is
What Heaven Means To Me."
Judges were Mis. Charles
Gillespie and Mr. and Ms,
Claude C, Hughes.
Congratulations to these
groups who made the talent
show possible; and thanks to
all who came out and suppor -
ted the 4-H Clubs,
Conservation
Camp Held
Frederick Buck, 4-H mem
ber from Bee Log, attended the
Annual 4-H Wildlife Conserva
tion Camp at Millstone 4-H
Camp near Rockingham,N.C.
August 2-7,
The Wildlife Camp was
conducted by the Wildlife De
partment of North Carolina
State University for Senior 4-H
members across the state.
Topics ranged from water
quality (both industrial and
municipal pollution) to aquatic
biology and ecology.