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President Kennedy Commends
4-H Clubs for Their Record
President John F. Kennedy
has commended the 4-H Clubi
for another successful year of 1
achievements. His letter to all ।
4-H’ers follows:
To 4-H Club Members:
My congratulations to you
for your outstanding achieve
ments of the past year, and for
your ambitious plans in 1963.
Your theme for National 4-H
Club Week, March 2 through
9 — “Young Citizens in Action”
— sets an excellent keynote.
Surely today, a citizenry of all
ages—informed and in action —
is more important than ever
to the strength and welfare of
our nation.
In your unique 4-H “learn
by doing” program, you ac
quire new skills and find better
ways of applying science to
your endeavors wherever you
live, in town or country. In this
way you grow in maturity and
soundness of judgment that
builds true leadership.
America needs young people
preparing mentally, morally,
spiritually, and physically for
the gigantic tasks that he i
ahead. As you train through
4-H for your future, and ex
plore careers for a significant
role in tomorrow’s world, I
Half-Way Goal
Reached for New
Rock Eagle Pool
Getting the money to turn a
hole in the ground into a mod
ern swimming pool at the Rock
Eagle 4-H Club Center, Eaton
ton, has been a goal of Geor
gia’s 143,207 4-H Club mem
bers for more than a year.
They set out to raise the
needed $29,000 when it became
evident to 4-H leaders and
camp counselors that the one
pool at the Center was not
large enough and not built
right to offer an ideal place for
water-safety and swimming in
st ructions.
Using the one small pool for
hundreds of campers made pro-
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MARCH 2-9
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trust that you will continue to
develop your head, heart,
hands, and health.
My best wishes to you, and
to all who guide you — your
parents, leaders, and many 4-H
friends. May other youth join
you in your worthy goal of
good citizenship in your comm
unities and across our land.
Sincerely,
15/John F. Kennedy
President
gramming a headache, for all
other camp activities had to
revolve around the swim per
iod.
The 4-H’ers are determined
to give--from earnings, if poss
ible—a quarter a piece toward
the pool fund. Many counties
have made this quota. Many
other large and small gifts
have come from individuals and
business firms who are inter
ested in the 4-H program.
Excavation work on the site
of the proposed new pool was
donated by the A. C. Rutledge
Construction Co. of Barrow
County.
Total in the pool fund now
is something over half the
needed $29,000.
State 4-H Club Leader Dr.
Tommy L. Walton announced
that an architect has been com-
New Publication
On Nutrition
Now Available
Sound nutrition depends up
on the use of four basic food
groups in your daily diet, ac
cording to nutritionists of the
University of Georgia. These
groups are breads and cereals,
meats, vegetables and fruits,
and milk.
The nutritionists make their
point in a booklet just released
by the Cooperative Extension
Service of the University of
Georgia. The publication, “A
Nutrition Primer,” discusses in
detail these four groups and
explains their use by your body
in maintaining health.
In addition, the booklet na
mes the six groups of nutrients
the body gets from these foods
and tells why we need them.
For instance, thiamine, of which
pork is a good source is used
by the digestive system. When
we do not get enough of this
vitamin, we become nervous,
irritable and sometimes depres
sed.
Attractive features of the
Primer are the sections on meal
planning, and food preparaion
and storage. The planning sec
tion suggests foods from the
basic four you can combine for
a balanced diet. It also includes
a sample menu.
The food preparation section
features a timetable for roast
ing meat and poultry and sug
gests numerous ways to pre
pare the basic four foods.
Georgia home demonstration
agents are distributing copies
of this publication.
Georgia Ginners
Honor Russell
Senator Richard B. Russell
was presented a plaque this
week by the Georgia Ginners
Association in recognition of
his many years of service to
the ginning industry and Geor
gia’s cotton industry.
Russell received the award
from the Georgia ginners in
Atlanta during the two-day
convention of the Southeastern
Ginners Association where he
made an address.
The wording on the plaque
read, “Georgia Cotton Ginners
Association — In appreciation
of his service to the ginning
industry, this testimonial is
presented to Honorable Rich
ard B. Russell, 1963.”
In his remarks, the Senator
called for a unified effort on
the part of the entire cotton
industry-producers, warehouse
men, ginners, and manufac
tures, behind a program to in
sure the future good health of
the cotton industry.
He discussed the work now
underway in research on new
ginning methods, uses and mar
kets for cotton, weed control,
and new ways to eliminate the
boll weevil — the funds for
which were provided by Rus
sell in his capacity as Chair
man of the Senate Agricultural
Subcommittee on Appropria
tions.
missioned to design the pool,
and that his organization still
hopes to have it built in time
for the 1963 summer camping
program.
Many farmers are finding LP
gas incinerators a real help on
their farm to quickly and odorless
ly dispose of carcasses of small
animals.
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NEWTON COUNTY Senior Council 4-H officeri are shown
in the photo above. Left to right (seated): Virginia Thomas,
secretary-treasurer; and Arlene Hargrove, reporter. Stand
ing: Arthur Hargrove (elfi). parliamentarian; and Ronnie
Elliott (right), preaidenf. The 4-H Club motto is in the back
ground.
State to Have
Ist 4-H Goodwill
Tour of Europe
Georgia has been selected as
the first state to send an all
-4-H Club-member delegation
abroad under the Goodwill
People-to-People Travel Prog
ram.
Between 30 and 50 senior
4-H’ers can make the three
week tour covering seven co
untries in eastern and western
Europe, according to Dr. Tom
my L. Walton, state 4-H Club
leader. Only outstanding boys
and girls, recommended by
their county agent or home de
monstration agent, are to be
selected.
Although the cost is steep--
$997 for everything—the state
4-H office says that 15 appli
cations, with the required re
commendations, have been re
ceived. Three of the applicants
have sent in their SSO deposits.
Dr. Walton pointed out that
the private “special interest”
tour is actually much cheaper
than an individual could hope
to make such a trip on his own.
Furthermore, the sponsors of
the tour have arranged the
program to serve the particular
interests of farm youth.
The Georgia group will le-ave
New York July 4 and return
July 24. The schedule calls for
stays in England. France, Bel
gium Czechoslovakia, Hungary,
Germany and Holland.
“This program is not tour
ism,” Dr. Walton emphasized.
“It will be an informative, ed
ucational mission dedicated to
improving relations and under-
I standing between peoples.”
A youngster who wants to go
should first see his county agent
for a recommendation. Those
recommended will then receive
; application forms from the
■ State 4-H office.
Camp Wahsega
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everyone went to the flag low
ering ceremony. Then we went
to assembly in the gym where
we had a program. Then re
creation was enjoyed by all
until 9:30, at which time we
had refreshments. At 10:00 we
went to our cabins and went to
bed.
While we were at camp, we
I had two hikes. Wednesday af
| ternoon we went to an Army
camp. Our second hike was on
' Thursday morning. Some of the
campers went on a hike
through the mountains around
the camp. We all hated to
leave.
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over the slight spacing between
vertically applied boards.
Pleasing variety of tone is
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colors for battens and panels.
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New York — During the past
10 years some sl2 million has been
spent looking for oil in the state
of Oregon — so far without suc
cess, according to Oil Facts, a
publication of the American Pe
troleum Institute.
Congratulations to the
NEWTON COUNTY 4-H CLUBS
NATIONAL 4-H CLUB WEEK
MARCH 2-9
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THE 4-H CLUB PROGRAM BUILDS RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP FOR
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After 10 Years of Work,
4-H'er Achieves Success
For ten long years it seemed
that Jerry Whitaker of Henry
County was going to become a
unique example of how to suc
ceed in 4-H without ever win
ning anything important.
Jerry, 17 and a high school
senior, has been in 4-H Club
work since he was six years old
--a four-year head start on the
average member—and for al
most all those years he has
worked hard on as many as
nine projects at a time.
His goal was to bring in a
project that the judges at 4-H
Club District Project Achieve
ment meeting would think was
good enough for a district first
place. Usually, a 4-H’er who
doesn’t win a district “first”
doesn’t go any higher up the
state and national projects
competition ladder.
Personal development and
acquisition of skills Jerry got
plenty of. Through 4-H projects
he became a good all-round
handyman on the farm. He is
an amateur electrician, carpen
ter and landscaper.
His parents are grateful for
his help around the house and
farm. His county agent and 4-H
Club leader praise him as “out
standing.” His classmates at
Henry County high school elec
ted him to a class office every
year.
Never could he get past the
stiff competition in District
Project Achievement to gain
that all-important first.
He tried to console himself
with the old saying that “good
guys never finish first,” but it
wasn’t too convincing because
he had seen an older brother
go to the top in 4-H work.
In the past few months the
tide began to turn for the blue
ribbonless Jerry. Last June his
fellow 4-H’ers of the North-
west District elected him pre
sident of the District 4-H
Council. The older brother had
held that office, too.
Then Jerry was selected this
WE SALUTE OUR
NEWTON COUNTY 4-H CLUB
MEMBERS DURING NATIONAL
4-H WEEK — MARCH 2-9
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Thursday, March 7, 1963
month for a very high honor
one of the best the state 4-H
organization can give. He was
picked as one of four Georgia
club members to be a delegate
to the annual National 4-H
Club Conference in Washing
ton, D. C., in April.
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