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VOL. 97—NO. 41
National 4-H Week, October 4-10
"We Care"
Mayor 0. 15. Brown signing the Proclamation proclaiming
October 4-10 as National 4-H Club Week in Jackson, Georgia.
Proclamation
NATIONAL 4-H week
BY THE MAYOR
WHEREAS: Butts County’s
1069 members <>f the 4-H Club
are observing National 4-H Week,
October 4-10, 1970; and
WHEREAS: The purpose of
4-H work is to give equal train
ing to head, heart, hands and
health of Butts County young
people and help prepare them to
be better leaders and citizens who
will fit into the society where
their life’s work may take them;
and
WHEREAS: Four-H is a part
of the educational program of the
Cooperative Extension Service
and the University of Georgia,
and is supervised on the local
level by county Extension agents
along with the help of local vol
unteer leaders who are outstand
ing men and women in the com
munity; and
WHEREAS: Butts County 4-Ii
members working with over 3d
educational learn-by-doing pro
jects, apply the latest research
and scientific information to their
work, keeping records, arranging
exhibits and giving demonstra
tions to pass this information to
others; and
WHEREAS: The leadership
and citizenship training which
4-H members receive in this pro
gram is a valuable asset to our
Democratic way of life; now
THEREFORE: I, C. It. Brown,
Jr., Mayor of Jackson, do hereby
proclaim the week of October 4-
10, 1970. as “4-H Week” in Jack
son and urge all of our people
to support and encourage the
work of this organization which
has as its motto, “To Make The
Best Better.”
S C. B. BROWN, JR.
Mayor
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4-H’ers do care about maintaining beauty around their
school. Pulling up the unsightly grass are Ellen Pinckney, Tim
Todd and Robert Riddle. Ricky Fletcher in rear is acting
supervisor.
Special
4-H Camps
BY RITA SMITH
The 4-H Club sponsors three
special camps each summer.
These are scholarship camps and
only those 4-H’ers who are very
active have an opportunity to at
tend these. They are of no cost
to the member himself since he
or she earned the right to attend.
The three camps are the North
west District Senior Leadership
Camp, North Georgia Forestry
Camp, and Wildlife Conservation
Camp.
This year, Leadership Camp
was held on July 13-17 at Camp
Wahsega, near Dahlonega. Four
4-H’ers attended from Butts
County. They were Saralyn
Ridgeway, Ellen Pinckney, Rita
Smith and Newton Maddox. The
educational camp provided the
4-H’ers with valuable information
in leadership as well as other
areas.
North Georgia Forestry Camp
was held at F. D. Roosevelt State
Park on August 3-7. The purpose
of the camp was to emphasize
to the youth of today, the im
portance of our forests and na
tural resources. Attending this
camp from Butts County was Rita
Smith.
The 1970 4-H Wildlife Conser
vation Camp was held at Camp
Wahsega on August 10-14. Rita
Smith, accompanied by Miss Peg
gy Holland, Butts County Home
Economist, who assisted with the
camp, attended from Butts Coun
ty. Ecology was an important
topic of study for those attending
the wildlife program. There was
study in other fields of Wildlife,
also.
Large businesses make these
camps possible. They believe in
the youth of today and we thank
them for making our programs
possibl.e
First Annual Dog
Care And
Training School
BY MARALYN RIDGEWAY
Three Butts County girls and
their dogs had the opportunity to
attend the First Annual Dog. Care
and Training School, July 19
through 24, 1970. The school was
held at the University of Georgia
in Athens. Classes were held
daily on various dog care sub
jects. Twice each day the dogs
went with their masters to
obedience lab where they learned
to obey their master’s command.
Those attending the dog school
from Butts County were Jenny
Saunders, with her Boxer, Queen,-
ie; Susan Norton with her Ger
man Shepherd, Rex; and Maralyn
Ridgeway with her Dachshund,
Hot Dog.
The school was made possible
by the “Jim Dandy Company,”
4-H’ers Get $1.4 Million for
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A total of 286 scholarships
valued at $166,700 are offered
this year to current and former
4-H members. These bring the
dollar amount of educational
grants given during the last
decade to $1.4 million.
The figures were compiled by
the National 4-H Service Com
mittee, Chicago, which obtains
funds from private sources.
Some 45 of 60 donors contrib
ute funds for scholarships which
range from $300.00 to $1,600.00.
Each business firm or founda
tion sponsors a specific pro
gram such as safety, or under
writes scholarships to be used
in pursuing specific courses of
study such as forestry.
Several companies have been
supporting 4-H in this manner
for about 50 years. Among the
pioneers are Montgomery Ward;
International Harvester Com
pany; The Santa Fe Railway
System; Chicago and North
Western Railway Company; The
Sears-Roebuck Foundation and
Kerr Glass Manufacturing Cor
poration.
In the learn-by-doing 4-H pro
District
Project
Achievement
BY TIM TODD
For the past three years I have
had the privilege and honor of
representing Butts County at
District Project Achievement at
Rock Eagle.
This nast year, I. along with
15 other Junior 4-H Club Mem
bers, 8 Senior 4-H Club Mem
bers. and 24 Cloverleaf 4-H Club
Members, making a total of 48
Butts County 4-H Club Members
attended District Project Achi
evement at Rock Eagle. Out of
these 48 attending DPA there
were a total of 6 District win
ners from Butts County. I was
one of the Junior winners.
My project was in Horticul-
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1970 JACKSON. GEORGIA 3023 J
Group of Senior 4-Hers enjoying Square Dance practice.
They are getting ready for contest at Southeastern Fair on
October 10, 1970. They are left to right: Ellen Pinckney, New
ton Maddox, Ricky Fletcher, Saralyn Ridgeway, Rita Smith,
Harry Reeves, Maralyn Ridgeway (not shown - Tim Todd).
the Atlanta Obedience Club, and
the college of Veterinary Medi
cine at the University of Geor
gia.
grams, scholarships are award
ed to national or regional win
ners who usually are high school
juniors or seniors, or college
freshmen.
There are 45 such programs
which range from achievement
to veterinary science.
The scholarships can be used
for a regular four-year college
course or in vocational schools,
short courses, business training,
nursing and the like.
Among other scholarship do
nors of long tenure are The
Firestone Tire & Rubber Com
pany; Coats & Clark Inc.; West
inghouse Electric Corporation;
Eli Lilly and Company; Sim
plicity Pattern Cos. Inc.. Stand
ard Brands Incorporated; Allis-
Chalmers: Carnation Company
and Ford Motor Company Fund.
4-H programs are supervised
by the Cooperative Extension
Service with program awards
arranged by the National 4-H
Service Committee.
Information on specific pro
grams may be obtained by con
tacting the county Extension
office.
We Care
As parents of five children—
\YE CARE. We care that our
children grow up to take their
place in a society and government
better and stronger than the one
of “our day.” We want our young
boys and girls to develop mental
ly, physically and spiritually. Be
longing to and participating in a
4-H Club can be a big help in
accomplishing this development.
4-H work promotes self-reliance,
ture (Bedding Sweet Potatoes).
This was my third time to place
and my second time to win first
place at DPA. I have also been
on TV two times on the 4-H
Hour.
There are more than 50 dif
ferent projects and activities
available in 4-H.
Homemaker's
Corner
BY PEGGY HOLLAND
County Extension Home
Economist
The collec
tive social con
science of more
than 3V2 mil
lion boys and
girls is very
much in evi
dence this
week. These
young- people are 4-H Club mem
bers celebrating National 4-H
Club Week, October 4-10. More
than 1,059 of them are right here
in Butts County.
By pledging their head, heart,
hands and health to their club,
community and country, these
4-H’ers demonstrate concern for
their fellow man. Appropriately
enough, they have selected as
their theme for national observ
ance “We Care.’’
Through their project work
and club activities these 4-H’ers
develop into responsible citizens,
improve our environment and
build nutrition and health. They
also engage in community devel
opment, promote learn-by-doing
worldwide, chart careers and edu
cation and strengthen family life.
As Extension Agents, Mr. Mil
lard Daniel and myself provide
leadership to the Butts County
4-H program. We note with pride
the outstanding job our 4-H’ers
do in the activities they under
take. 4-H’ers are helped along
the way by many adult volunteer
leaders.
These action-oriented boys and
girls from 9 to 19 years of age,
and some 26 million men and
women who once were 4-H mem
bers, know the meaning of in
volvement and demonstrations.
To them we extend our sincere
good wishes for success. We look
forward to their continuing dem
onstration to show others how
to grow better crops, practice
greater safety, and build a better
way of life for themselves and
the world.
If you have a young person
in the 4th through 12th grade
and think they would be inter
ested in joining 4-H, call the
Butts County Cooperative Ex
tension office at 775-2601.
fellowship and accomplishment.
As parents and citizens, we
would like to urge others to sup
port our young people who will
be our future leaders. These are
the ones who should be before
the public eye. Let each of us
pledge: Our Heads to clearer
thinking, Our Hearts to greater
loyalty. Our Hands to larger
service and Our Health to better
living for our Club, our Com
munity and our Country.
With this kind of backing our
young people will not let us down.
—Mr. & Mrs. David Ridgeway
Group of 4-H’ers making radio spots on WJGA for Na
tional 4-H Club Week.
4-H National
Citizenship
Shortcourse
BY SARALYN RIDGEWAY
A Georgia delegation of 39 4-
H’ers and two advisors, Mrs. J.
T. Bailey and Mrs. Jo Evelyn
Dean, attended the 4-H National
Citizenship Shortcourse, August
1-9, 1970, in Washington, D. C.
Other states represented at the
Shortcourse were Arkansas, Lou
isiana, Nebraska, North Carolina,
Missouri, and Illinois. While in
Washington, the delegation stay
ed in the National 4-H Center.
The group visited many places
such as the Lincoln Memorial,
Washington Monument, Federal
Bureau of Investigation, United
States Department of Agricul
ture, Smithsonian Institute, Bu
reau of Printing and Engraving,
Mount Vernon, Arlington Ceme
tery, and the Capitol. The Geor
gia Delegation also had the oppor
tunity to see the musical “George
M” starring Mickey Rooney.
While at the National 4-H
Center the delegation attended
assemblies and discussion groups.
Through this Citizenship Short
course, the 4-H’ers gained a bet
ter understanding of their role
as a citizen of the United States.
Those who attended the 4-H
National Citizenship Shortcourse
from Butts County were Maralyn
Ridgeway and Saralyn Ridgeway.
We Care
You 4-H’ers may stop and ask
sometimes if we adults really
care.
You ask us for help and often
times you get criticism. What we
are really doing is trying to let
you put your own ideas to work
instead of using th e ideas of old
er people. These ideas have often
been used many times before and
as likely as not have failed and
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Ellen Pinckney, president of Butts County Honor Club,
displaying proof that 4-H’ers care about the mayor’s health and
well being.
$5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
4-H
Experiences
BY BOBBY PINCKNEY
When I first joined 4-H, I won
dered what things I would do
as a 4-H’er. Now I’m glad I’m a
4-H’er and in the 4-H Honor
Club. We do things like land
scape buildings, square dance
and many other fun things. One
thing every 4-H’er wants to do
is to go to District Project Achi
evement at Rock Eagle 4-H Cen
ter near Eatonton, Georgia. To
go there you have to give a dem
onstration on any subject you
like. If you win at community
project achievement, the next
step is county project achieve
ment. If you win at county pro
ject achievement you get to go
to district.
Another thing a 4-H’er looks
forward to is 4-H camp and that
is the most fun I’ve ever had.
I knew what Rock Eagle looked
like before I was a 4-H’er be
cause my two sisters had been
there before. This year I had a
chance to go as an official dele
gate. My project was agronomy
and I placed second. Next year
I’m going back to DPA and try
harder to get first place.
I especially enjoyed going to
DPA this year because my sister
was the president of the district.
I got to watch her preside. I
knew how much work she had
done to get ready for DPA.
you don’t want a failure like us.
The criticism we offer is given
as constructive criticism meant to
help and not to discourage you.
It does make us feel good for
you to ask for our advice. When
we see you succeed it practically
makes us “pop a button.” If you
do your best and still do not
place in the top few we are still
just as proud of you. So 4-H’ers
on your journey of life just
always remember “WE CARE.”
—Local Leader