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Georgia Electrification
Council Youth Tour
By Rita Smith
The Georgia Electrification
Council Youth Tour is held
each year for representatives
from youth groups throughout
the state. The council began
this tour in an effort to show the
young leaders of the state that
Georgia is a place of economic,
social, and recreational op
portunities.
The seven-day tour is packed
with tours of state parks,
industrial operations, and
model cities as well as farms
and colleges. Each portion of
the tour is sponsored by a
different business.
Transportation by bus af
forded the young people
themselves a chance to
4-H’ers and the Blood Drive
By Julia Ann Ridgeway-
One of the biggest com
munity projects the Butts
County 4-H’ers participated in
this year was the Red Cross
Blood Drive. The 4-H’ers
became concerned because the
people of Butts County had not
been meeting their quota in
previous visits.
Prior to the April visit of the
Bloodmobile the 4-H Honor
Club organized into a commit
tee to build up blood donations.
The 4-H’ers made telephone
contacts, radio spots, and took
pledges. On the morning of the
bloodmobile visit they made an
all-out effort to remind citizens
by passing out “Give Today”
badges. When the bloodmobile
opened up several 4-H'ers were
right there on the spot to help
with registration and various
other jobs.
Excitement filled the 4-H’ers
that afternoon when the
bloodmobile closed because the
people of Butts County had
turned out so well and had
actually passed the quota.
Junior
Achievement
Camp
Bv Tim Todd
The Citizenship Short Course
is a trip to Washington, D. C.,
for 4-H’ers from all over the
United States. The short course
is designed to teach the
fundamentals of being better
citizens.
I attended the short course in
mid-July. This was made
possible by men and women
who give their time and energy
for the betterment of Ameri
ca’s youth. The trip included
sight-seeing tours to most of
the historical sights and
famous buildings.
Classes were held each day
to teach leadership qualities
that could be used to guide
other club members in our
home states.
I learned many new princi
ples of 4-H and I acquired new
ideas during the short course. I
will always remember the
friends I made and the national
leaders 1 met.
What 4-H
Means To Me
By Andre Rodriguez
4-H means great opportuni
ties, meeting new people,
seeing new places and many
happy times.
exchange ideas, concepts, and
experiences. Religious life and
leadership were, also, a part of
the tours with certain mem
bers in charge of devotions and
some of the responsibilities
during the week.
This year’s tour was a
particular success because of a
final program on closing
morning at which each person
was given a chance to express
what he had learned while on
the tour.
Members attending this
Georgia Youth Tour included
Future Farmers, Future
Homemakers, Y-Clubs, Voca
tional Industrial Clubs, Indus
trial Arts Clubs, Distributive
Educational Clubs and the
sponsors of each.
The April visit of the
bloodmobile inspired 4-H’ers to
find out all they could about the
Red Cross Blood Program in
Georgia. In June the 4-H Honor
Club toured the Atlanta
Regional Blood Center in
Atlanta. They were able to go
into the laboratories and
actually see the blood being
processed. It was explained to
the 4-H’ers how the blood and
its components are used and
how much blood is needed
throughout the state.
After touring the center the
4-H’ers returned to Jackson
with an even greater interest in
building up blood donations in
Butts County.
The 4-H’ers once again
helped with the visit of the
bloodmobile in July. The Honor
Club feels this is one of the
greatest public services they
can do for the community since
blood plays such an important
role in every life. The club is
planning to continue this
project in helping to remind
citizens of each regular visit of
the Red Cross Bloodmobile.
Dog School
By Patty O’Neal
Each year a Dog Care and
Training School is held at the
University of Georgia Coli
seum. The school is sponsored
by the Jim Dandy Dog Food
Company. 4-H’ers bring their
dogs and learn many things
about their dogs. Classes are
held on first aid for dogs,
grooming, and obedience class
es. The dogs are taught the
basics in obedience training,
such as heel, sit, stay and to
come when called.
I participated in a special
activity in which 4-H’ers had
an opportunity to win an
English Shepherd puppy. I won
a puppy and I have shown her
once since the dog school in
July. I took her to the
obedience trials which was
held at the Southeastern Fair.
The obedience trials were a
new activity at the fair this
year It was planned for the
many 4-H'ers who are enrolled
in the 4-H Dog Care and
Training project.
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State 4-H
Congress
By Rita Smith
State 4-H Congress is held
each August in order to select
state winners and to honor all
district winners. To attend this
Congress one must have won
community, county, and dis
trict competition in his
respective project and be in
grades nine through twelve.
To win state a member is
required to submit a record
book. Record books count
one-half and demonstrations
count one-half toward winning
state honors.
This year’s Congress fea
tured semi-formal banquets,
luncheons, an address from the
governor and television cover
age.
This event is the highlight of
the 4-H year. Sponsors or
donors attend this meeting and
special efforts are made to
make it the best show of
members throughout the state.
This year’s Congress was
especially meaningful to me
because I achieved the goals of
my 4-H career. I was a State
Winner!
"The 4-H Hour"
By Chuck Williams
Every year a group of Butts
County 4-H'ers are featured on
a television series called “The
4-H Hour.” This program is
shown every Saturday morning
with 4-H’ers from different
parts of Georgia.
The program was taped at
WAGA television studio on
August 1. 1973.
The participants in the
program were: Wayne Hoard,
Bobby Pinckney, Julia Ann
Ridgeway. Rita Smith, Chuck
Williams and Mr. Millard
Daniel. Butts County Exten
sion Chairman.
4-H'ers may give demonstra
tions. square dance, or
perform a talent on the
program.
4-H Steer Project
By Tim Todd
I have participated in the 4-H
Steer Project for the past two
years. During that time I have
purchased two steers to train
for showing.
The process of halter
breaking and training a steer is
quite a job: it requires time
and patience. The work is
rewarded when the steer
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learns to stand and lead as it
should in the show ring.
A steer must be washed and
groomed quite frequently for
its coat to be clean and shiny
for a show.
This year I purchased a third
steer to show, and I have
trained it to lead.
The steer project requires
much time and work, but I
think it would be worthwhile to
anyone who enjoys animals.
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Community Pride Workshop
By Mrs. James O’Neal
Volunteer 4-H Leader
Community Pride Workshop
was held on the campus of
ABAC College in Tifton July 30
thru August 3. This is anew
project for 4-H’ers, which is
sponsored by the Standard Oil
Company.
The purpose of the workshop
is to provide an in-depth
educational program to help
youth and adults better
understand and appreciate the
community resources and to
stimulate them to undertake
action programs designed to
make their community a better
place in which to live.
Classes were held each day
on different phases of com
munity improvement. During
Citizenship Short Course
By Henry Kitchens
Junior Achievement Camp
was held July 30 through
August 3,1973, at Camp Fulton
in Atlanta. It was not aver-y
quiet week because the camp
was less than a mile from the
Atlanta airport.
The camp was small in one
way and big in another. It has
five cabins, dining hall, gym,
swimming pool and a pavilion,
but it was a long walk from the
the evening sessions repre
sentatives for the Standard Oil
Cos. presented programs on
different phases of the energy
crisis, and how the problems
could be solved.
A banquet was held the last
night in the college dining hall
where Mr. Paul Anderson
brought a very inspiring
message to us. Each delegate
was presented a certificate of
participation as their picture
was taken with Mr. Harold
Darden, Extension 4-H Leader,
and moderator for the work
shop. Representing Butts
County were Patty O’Neal and
Tony Trimble.
Let us all strive to have Pride
in our own Community
and make Butts County a
cleaner and prettier place in
which to live.
pool to the cabins. At night
after vespers everybody had to
dance or at least try.
One of the best things about
Camp Fulton is its being near
so many exciting places. One
day we went to the Atlanta
airport, one day to Grant Park
Zoo and another day to the
Atlanta Stadium and a Braves
baseball game.
But we also had classes and
that was interesting to every
one.