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1962
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VOLUME 99
4-H Week Observance Underway In Newton County
42 Clubs Have A Total
Membership of 1,318 Here
Newton County’s 1,318 4-H club members began Satur
day to observe National 4-H Week along with some 2,285,600
youth throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. The
4-H Club birthplace is right here in Newton County where
Prof. G. C. Adams organized the first Corn Club for Boys
in the nation more than 55 years ago.
In Newton County there are
42 4-H clubs and in the United
States there are 94,700 clubs
in urban, suburban and rural
areas. Including on the local
program for 4-H observance
this week are school programs,
displays, posters and special
programs in many civic and
church organizations.
This year’s 4-H Week obser
vance has a number of local
and national aims—among
them: To focus on 1963’s citi
zenship-in-action goals for
members, to emphasize career
exploration and the value of
wise decision-making regard
ing vocational choices, influ
ence more boys and girls 10 to
19 years of age to join or form
4-H Clubs, acquaint more par
ents with 4-H and seek their
cooperation, encourage capable
and youth-minded men and
women to volunteer as local
leaders, honor 4-H friends lo
cally and nationally, and ex
press appreciation for the im
portant part they play.
In Washington, D. C., the
Week will be highlighted by a
team of 4-H’ers representing
members everywhere, who will
give the annual “4-H Report
to the Nation.” The report will
review in story and pictures
outstanding 4-H achievements
and current projects. While in
the Nation’s Capital, the re
porter-delegates will visit the
White House, meet members
of Congress, high Government
officials, and other national
leaders. After a short stay in
Washington, they expect to go
elsewhere for a few days to
meet with other 4-H friends.
Assisting Club members with
4-H Week events in all States
will be 307,750 men and wo
men who serve as unpaid vol
unteer leaders, and guide 4-H
work in local communities
across the country.
Extension officials in Newton
County include: Mrs. Sara
Groves, Home Demonstration
Agent: Ed Hunt, County Agent;
Mrs. Arthur Hargrove, Secre
tary; Mrs. Lottie Johnson,
Negro HD Agent; and J. W.
Horne, Negro County Agent.
A new tomato variety, Mar
ian, is being recommended to
Georgia growers this year.
Junior Council 4-H Officers of Newton County
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ifTWTON JUNIOR COUNCIL 4-H Club officers for the present year are the girls and
Yin this Die Jure- Seated, left io right: Kathy Hitchcock, girls vice-president; Lind.
SKoS and Jan Hitched. — ~„y - .r.™™ S»«dtaa. >.ft .. Hgh,:
Ronnie Aiken, parliamentarian: Wayne Robertson, reporter: and Alvin Whisnante. boy.
▼ice prMidMd. The 4-H Club pledge is shown in the background.
The Covington Enterprise, Established io 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
4-H Club Work!
A Challenge
To Participants
By Ed Hunt
County Agent
Four-H Club work can be
most rewarding to anyone who
participates as a member, a
leader, or Extension worker.
In order that the satisfaction
of serving be known, the in
dividual must meet the many
challenges to him in 4-H work.
These come in the form of de
veloping as a club member
with the chosen projects; the
changes that may occur from
time to time in the project
area; cooperating and joining
with other 4-H'ers in group ac
tivities; giving demonstrations
and accepting failure sometimes
as a result of someone having
done a better job.
Leaders find 4-H very re
warding if they will patiently
apply themselves to the many
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My 4-H Club
Steer Project
By George Lazenby
(Cloverleaf 4-H’er)
I chose for my 4-H Club
project, beef cattle. To have a
good calf, the most important
thing is to select a good calf.
My daddy helps me make this
selection. Proper feeding is
the next step. This is feeding
the right ration and feeding on
schedule.
The calf shot ’d be washed
each week, brush d and comb
ed every day, in order to make
it have healthy skin and hair.
Training the calf to lead and
how to stand is also important
when time comes to show your
calf.
I plan to raise a calf to sell
each year from now on through
high school and the money that
I make will help me to go on
to college.
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4-H Center Has Historical Marker to Prof. Adams
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HISTORICAL MARKER TO PROF. G. C. ADAMS was unveiled at ceremonies at Rock
Eagle 4-H CentAi WuA 27. 1962. Members of Prof. Adams' family and Extension Service
officials of the UuJx^rglty of Georgia were on hand for the occasion. From left io right:
Dr. Tommy Walton, State 4-H leader; Charlie Adams of Cedartown, son of Prof. Adams;
Mrs. W. A. Moors oF, Savannah, fyter: Grady Adams, Newton County, son; and W.
A. Sutton, Directo\ of\Georgia AjricuHAe Extension Service. The jpraker states in part:
"he organized the Nt w tan County fuys’Club . . . forerunnerJpfM^Uy's 4-H Club . . "
District Sojekt
Achievement y.
By Vwginia Thomas \ ,
(SJior 4-H'er) *
In five! years of 4-H Club
work, I hive had many experi
ences. Tipse which stand out
most in Ay mind are my two
trips to Kock Eagle 4-H Club
District JProject ^Achievement
MeetingfThese tdA JBFe help- .
ful to rm in twowntAjiy dis- 1
ferent wws.
The f i rftu’ a ^iy-
one woula /fcuel^n^- —
to give al deiWnsTraWWi *
then receiv® hints on improv
ing it. Alsy watching ottMT )
demonstration^ gi v e s_ clo bj *
members new^, ideas tor ittl
proving and p^Tycting their
own demonstrations^^
The other help is n9M«^b
vious. Meeting new friends,
sides adding to experiences,
helps by giving new ideas about
club work which can be taken
back home and used. District
Project Achievement is truly a
high light of 4-H career.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1963
TwaPeacn^tate 4^H 9 ers Cvdlf'Ct <
\ String of Too Awards in y
\For wo northfcn Geßta-gia'
tlenagers 1962 wHL be Vnedf
refcembered as the yekr Ah O
collected a stnnl of outstA J
Jingl4H Club avArds tn^AA
/leluilpd trips t©Jf icago
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and Wtlßfcf LbAmJar <
Thoy vert among Omri*<
.gates at th* Nath . 4*l
& Congress held in Chicago.
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MbH ©empsey. who placed p
srat tn Georgia's 4-H horte eco-h
^HKmogram, was a gifest Ml,
Chicagoef Montgomery Ward J'
^^H|Von a farm operatedjHa
^BKHnts. Mr and Mrs. John .
^■SVBpsey.
collection of 150 different 1
Insects helped Miss Goolsby win 1
the state's entomology competi- <
My 4-H Story
By Sue Ellington
Cloverleaf 4-H'er
This is my second year in
4-H club work and I like it
very much. The projects I have
taken are: Clothing, Leader
ship, Food and Nutrition, and
Food Preservation.
Last year I won the County
elimination in Food Preserva
tion and went to District Pro
ject Achievement at Rock
Eagle, where I placed third in
the freezing competition.
I have learned how to make
cornmeal muffins in my food
project. I entered them at
school and won a red award
card. I have served food to my
family and friends, and enter
ed the county contest in “Be
tween Meal Snacks".
I made an apron and scarf in
my Clothing project and mod
eled them at the County Dress
Revue. I won a Blue award in
this.
After I got back from Rock
Eagle, our Extension Agent,
Sara Groves, let us have an all
' day workshop in canning and
1 freezing. Mrs. Groves took me
| to thirteen clubs in the month
of July and I had lots of fun
I getting to know other people
I and giving demonstrations on
tion. Her trips VHW H> v nr i^
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Fry aid tHwßbess Metaled .
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4» B her seven yearns a 4*w er
sM never missed a feting of
nerkofal clnb. Site is we presi
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c/ulcil ; id his bVn\a 4H
l«ddr in ti : coulw. Kerwisect
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•ward Jat he GAouiaXscwce
^ltlliugt Miss bAjjuey won
top -wsthTnonjemak^f- /
skills/she/is eq u Aly aroticieni?
in livestock corAiet Jiwiy^kF^
,has warn snore tbfa KD ribbons
■nd®o» th^TT S^oo(f jn prize
^oi^yyitlpier llfflWDith hogs
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SWfi inlChicaßjWe young
"women h.^i on opportunity to
visit we Chicago nffßrum of
Science and Industry, the Chi
cago Museum of Natural His
tory and the Art Institute and
to hear a cpncert by the Chi
cago Symphony Orchestra.
how to freeze peaches.
1 have attended all of the
4-H club and council meetings
this year and always enjoy
myself very much. I attended
the 4-H club Awards Banquet,
where 1 was awarded a certifi
cate and pin for my canning
project.
1 would like to thank our
Extension Agents, Mr. Ed
Hunt and Mrs. Sara Groves for
all they do for 4-H Club boys
and girls. I wish we could meet
more often for 4-H Club work.
BROILER INCOME
Income from commercial
broilers in Georgia in 1962
reached a little over $l6B mil
lion, according to the Georgia
Crop Reporting Service. This
was almost sl2 million more
than in 1961. Georgia led the
nation in broiler production
for the 12th consecutive year.
BROOD COW (ARE
Cows need to be in a thrifty
condition when they calve,
livestock specialist of the Un
iversity of Georgia Coopera
tive Extension Service point
out. They advise the feeding of
good quality roughage and
protein supplement both be
fore and after calving.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
IN THE COVINGTON NEWS
4-H on Kiwanis
Program Today
Newton County 4-H’ers will
appear on the Kiwanis Club
program today (Thursday) at
Legion Home at 1 o’clock. Co
unty Agent Ed Hunt will be in
charge of the program.
National 4-H Week is being
observed locally and through
out the nation this week. There
are more than 143,000 4-H
members in Georgia and some
1,318 in Newton County.
Mr. Hunt is expected to give
the Kiwanians some pertinent
facts and information about
4-H history. The club had its
founding right here in Newton
County when the late Prof. G.
C. Adams organized his Ori
ginal Corn Club in 1905.
A complete section is car
ried in The Covington NEWS
today commemorating the Nat
ional 4-E Week. News stories,
features, pictures and adver
tisements are in the special
section in The NEWS today.
Camp Wahsega
By Carol Thomas
(Cloverleaf 4-H’er)
Last summer, a giTSup of
4-H’ers from Newton County,
went to Camp Wahslga, ajL4-H
Camp near Dahlorwga, Geor
gia. We were joirjxl at </fnp
by a group from Bike County.
We all had a w^rcierf oil tune.
Every morairfg we wXe up
at 6:45, aiw got dressßd. At
7:15 we air went to tl# flag
raising ceren^ony. Then we ate
our breakf^t. The foc^ was
wonderfuly tasty, sewed in
Jamily jfyle and enjoy'd by
4|ch ala every one orus
JAU^r breakfast, wt/all went
tffcrfur cabins ana cletmed them
for jUMllJiWlVheiffrw/ went to
parsa^»A^T^<>in»jMec'M in
/rFwSt^(w>upspr>iify^jlns were
*H(iLdid not
3mrnr Akff To swimri® swim
ming lessons after tip interest
classes. Then we a^ went to
the Canteem.^ft/r Canteen,
day report
ed to the dininjl hall and at
12:30, everyonAniet for lunch.
From 1:00 t0Z2:30, everyone
had rest period and free time.
Afterwards, wl went to our
groups for thl^afternoon. At
<:3O luSl a swim pe-
riod and w®t to \he canteen
afterwards. C \
At 5:30 the^K. P's reported
to the dining\all a ill at 6:00
we had supper* Jnterwards,
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Members of Original Corn Club
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NEWTON COUNTY'S ORIGINAL CORN CLUB members of Prof. G. C. Adams' or
ganization hero in 1905 wore honor guests at the Newton 4-H Awards Banquet this year.
Left to right are: Joo Laseter. Henry Adams. Tom Greer and Grady Adams. The club led
to the founding of the present-day 4-H organisation of which there are more than 143^
000 mombers in Georgia.
4-H CLUB CREED
“I believe in boys’ and girls’ club work for the opportunity
it gives me to become a useful citizen.
“I believe in the training of my Head for the power it will
give me to think and plan and reason.
“I believe in the training of my Heart for the nobleness it
will give me to be kind, sympathetic and true.
“I believe in the training of my Hands for the dignity it
will give me to be helpful, skillful and useful.
“I believe in the training of my Health for the strength it
will give me to enjoy life, resist disease and make for
efficiency.
“1 believe in the United States of America, and in my re
sponsibility for its development
“I am willing, therefore, to devote my efforts for the ful
fillment of these things which I believe.”
4-H Message from the Council President
By Ola Mae Pitts
As your County Council
president, we could not let
National 4-H Club Week go by
without bringing you up to’
date as to what has and are
happening with the 918 negro
4-H Club members in our co
unty.
First let us take a look into
the past. In 1905 when the
first 4-H Club was organized
in the State of Georgia, here in
Newton County under the lea
dership of Mr. G. C. Adams,
County School Superintendent,
there was only a small mem
bership of 151 boys conducting
a corn project. In 1911 the
Girl’s Tomato and Canning Club
work was started by the State
College of Agriculture. Since
that time club work in Newton
County has grown into a joint
program. During the past seven
years we have had 16 state
winners from our county in
homemaking projects. These
projects included Dress Revue,
Canning, Public Speaking, Lea
dership. Dairy Foods, Frozen
Foods, Farm and Home Elec
tric, Best Record Book Achi
evement and in the Enriched
Corn meal muffin project. Wo
are very proud of our record,
but being a state winner is by
no means the sum of what it
has meant to those of us that
won. The training and edu
cational experiences can not be
measured in the awards we
received from the State and
National 4-H project comm
ittees.
We held our first county
wide banquet this year. It was
well attended by more than a
hundred 4-H’ers, parents and
leaders. Club members noted
and recognized at the banquet
Mrs. Ruth Smith, Mrs. F. Beale,
Best Coverage
News, Pictures,
and Features
Mrs. Eudie L. Murphy, Mr.
Charlie Tinsley of R. L. Cousins
School; Mrs. Oliver Howard,
Washington Street School and
Miss Daniel of East Newton.
School as honorable club ad
visors for the year.
Speaking for the 918 club
members. Thank all of you for
the support you have given our
4-H program over the years.
Did you know that we have
made a contribution of over
seven thousand dollars from
our county toward building a
cottage to be named for New
ton County at the State 4-H
Club Center in Dublin, Geor
gia. This could not have been
done without the help of all
you.
Our council officers for 1962-
63 are: president, Ola Mae
Pitts; Linda Cobb, vice presid
ent; Grady Johnson, Boy'a
vice-president; Cynthia House
worth, secretary; Otis Williams,
reporter; Roy Chester Pitts,
treasurer and Mrs. Jeanette
Goodman, Community Advisor.
My 4-H Project
By David Haya
My 4-H project is Livestock
Beef. The reason I chose thia
livestock project is that my
daddy owns some livestock. My
brother, Artie, and I have one
calf apiece. We feed our calvea
daily.
When we first got our calves,
we fed them eight cups of feed,
but now we feed them 16 cups
of feed. We are planning t®
take our calves to the Atlanta •
Livestock Expedition in April.
Extension Service horticul
turists recommend that pecan
trees be given a good fertili
zation this year.
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