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Achievements in
1-11 Safety Project
BY CATHY COOK
This is my second year in Sen
ior Safety. I enjoy my safety
project very much. I have also
been interested in safety be
cause I have learned the im
portance of safety in the home
and outside the home when I
belonged to the School Patrol
for one year. Serving the nine
months as School Patrol made
me conscious of the many dan
gers in the home, on the road
and on the school grounds. So
much of the information given
out by the National Safety Coun
cil speaks of “Farm Safety,” but
I find that all accidents do not
occur on the farm. For in
stance. I made a check of my
own home to see how many
safety hazards were around the
house that we had not noticed.
Here’s what I found—
1. Bails, skates, tricycles and
other carelessly strewn toys
which could cause falls.
2. Knives in reach of children.
3. Poison, such as insecticides,
not out of reach of children.
4, Poor light on stairs and,
steps.
5. Open sockets and worn elec- ,
trie wires.
But there is still the problem
of community safety. There are!
so many hazards and danger
spots in any and every commu
nity, not just a few people can
correct this problem. If every
one would only pitch in and do
their part we would have a bet- ;
ter place in which to live. I have I
tried to do my part in making ;
our community a safer place. In
a survey of the community, a
friend and I found an old un
covered well, stop sign down,
some of the short streets not
too well marked or lighted. We
also observed some people driv
ing too fast and not paying at
tention to the stop signs.
'Button and
Batter 4-H
Club' Active
BY JUDY PACE.
Junior Leader
I have had a good time as a
Junior Leader and in the year ;
that I have worked with these i
girls, I have learned a lot my
self and I have tried hard to
teach them new skills in cloth- i
ing, cooking and handicraft.
When we first organized last I
year, we all made a ceramic ashl
try for our fathers for Father's !
Day. The ash trays were white
and to carry out the 4-H color
scheme of green and white, we
put Old English letters in green '
for our fathers. We also made
dishes that were hand molded
and for Christmas, we made
ceramic pieces for our mothers.
On most of these we used flow
ers and stained the flowers in
bright colors.
One of our meetings was tak
en up with cookie making. My
mother demonstrated the art of
using a cookie press to make i
fancy cookies.
At the present time we are all
in the process of making peas- !
ant skirts and we hope to ex-I
hibit these at the next achieve
ment day program. Most of these
girls are sewing for the first
time and it will be a real ex
perience for them to model a
skirt which they have made.
The officers of our small group
are:
President Patsy Sears.
Vice President Barbara Sears.
Secretary -Cathy Heflin.
Reporter—Frances McAlister.
Assistant Secretary and Re
porter—Linda Quigley.
MY EXPERIENCE IN 4-H
HOME BEAUTIFICATION
BY JOHNNY JONES
I started my home beautifica
tion project last summer. I se
lected this project because we
had moved into a new home
where very little landscaping had
been done except for yard level
ing.
Since every house is an indi
vidual problem, I knew that the
planting of shrubs should be
planned to bring out the good
features of my house and cover
up the bad. First. I talked with
my County Agent about planting
shrubs around the house. To
gether we made a plan of the
yard, indicating where shrubs
should be placed. It is difficult
to create a beautiful landscape
scene without making a plan of
some kind. A simple way to pre
pare a landscape plan is to lay
it off on graph paper, with a
scale of one inch equal to so
many feet. Too avoid too many
straight line plantings, I decided
on group planting because this
helps to eliminate the monotony
of long straight wall surfaces.
Next, I measured the property
lines and indicated them on the
graph paper. Because the front
faces the West. I planted shrubs
which would survive in the sun.
Evergreen plants should be used
in base and foundation planting
for the most part, as a year-
J low Parents
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Can Help In
411 Program
BY MRS. ALVIN WALLACE,
Adult Leader
If you are now, or ever have
been, a local leader you know
how much cooperation of 4-H
Club member’s parents can
mean to the organization.
But if you haven’t been a lead
er you may have wondered what
: you as a parent of a 4-H’er can
do to be of real service to your
community.
A few suggestions are listed
which could be helpful to each
of us.
Find out about 4-H Club work
in your community and county.
Encourage your children and
others to belong to 4-H and to
participate in all 4-H activities.
Attend 4-H meetings to learn
' more about 4-H.
Provide children with ma
' terials and supplies to carry out
! projects. The lack of proper ma
terials sometimes prevents a
j club member from learning
about a particular project.
Be willing to accept new meth
! ods and allow 4-H members to
, practice improved methods in
4-H projects.
Furnish transportation for 4-H
! members.
Provide a meeting place.
Recognize 4-H members abili
ties and accomplishments. Just
a note of congratulations or a
pat on the back will spur an un
sure member into becoming a
self-confident one.
Serve as 4-H leader and en
courage other adults to follow
suit. This fever is easy to catch.
Parents always are more in
terested in 4-H when they: un
derstand 4-H: attend 4-H meet
ings; have a job to do; realize
how leaders are helping their
children; participate in 4-H
recreation and activities; learn
from 4-H along with youngsters;
hold meetings in their home;
and have been 4-H members
themselves.
Now is a good time to take
stock and see if you are taking
advantage of the opportunity
! 4-H Club offers. 4-H’er.s are so
busy with their projects and in
trying to make true their motto,
! “To Make the Best Better," that
' they have little time or energy
left for any michief which could
j cause their names to be on the
! delinquent list. It would be hard
for a parent to find a better
place to serve than through a
local 4-H Club.
Home
Demonstration
and 4-H Work
By MRS. .1. E. PACE
District Chairman, State Home :
Demonstration Council
There is definitely a coorela
tion between the Home Demon
-1 stration and 4-H Club programs.
! The 4-H girls are our Home |
, Demonstration ladies of tomor
row.
Since the time that the Home
Demonstration Council has been
organized in Clayton County, it
has included as a part of its
objectives, the support of the
I 4-H Club program. That support
has been through the furnishing
of local leaders as well as funds
to carry on the 4-H Club pro
gram. It is interesting to note
i that a number of the Home I
। Demonstrat ion members most I
round effect if needed.
The beautifully landscaped
house does not just happen. It
is the result of careful planning.
The yard and the buildings to
gether make a home. The entire
yard cannot always be planted
[ at one time, but, through long
j range planning, a plan can be
: made so that every plant, fence
i or wall will fit into the landscape
picture.
Realizing that good planning
would assure beauty, comfort
and convenience. I began with
the foundation planting first. In
the front. I planted around the
base of the house, small box
wood. azaleas, gardenias and
tulips. Along the sides of the
house. I have various evergreens
and flowering shrubs.
In the front yard I have
planted magnolia trees on each
side. The lawn has been seeded
to fescue. In the rear of the
house. I have planned for a few
fruit trees and a grape vineyard.
Along one side and the back
property lines I have set out
white pine trees. These trees will
add beauty and serve as a wind
break. On the opposite side. I
have planted crepe myrtle and
dogwood for screening effect.
I feel this is a project in which
I can gain much valuable ex
perience and one that will keep
। me busy all year.
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CATHY COOK demonstrating home safety to younger sis
ter, Margaret.
My Experiences in
The 4-H Dairy Project
By JIMMY PACE
The highlight of my 4-H Club
work came in 1956 when I won
my trip to National 4-H Club
Congress in Chicago.
For eight years I have at
tended regular club meetings
and, until I entered college, I
had always attended meetings
of the Clayton County 4-H Coun
cil. I participated in District
Project Achievement Meetings,
beginning with 1953, until 1956.
It was in 1956 that I sent my
records in for Dairy Achieve
ment judging. I did not expect
to win the first time, but I felt
that by submitting my records
I would see where I stood. I re
ceived the surprise of my life
when I learned that I had won
an out-of-state trip and would
be a Master 4-H Club member
before I reached 15.
After I won my Master trip, I
could not participate in District
Project Achievement Meetings,
but I continued to attend camp
and regular club meetings. I
continued to show my dairy herd
at the fairs and I can truthfully
say that the best experiences
I’ve ever had have been in the
show ring. I have been showing
Guernseys for the past seven
years. In that time I have had
eight Grand Champions on five
different cows. I have a total of
127 ribbons, and on my livestock
projects 1 have won five tro
phies.
Last year I participated in the
Middle Georgia Dairy Show be
cause it was from this show that
the 4-H Club show string would
be picked for the International
Dairy Show at Waterloo. At this
show I had the Grand Cham
pion Guernsey and I also won
the Fitting and Showing Con
test for all breeds. My aged cow
made the trip to Waterloo and
won a tenth place ribbon, but
due to my being in college, I felt
that I should not take time
away from my studies to attend
this fair although I had al
ways dreamed of attending an
International Show.
I am presently a member of
the Georgia Master 4-H Club
and also the Abraham Baldwin
interested in the 4-H Club pro
gram do not have children of
4-H Club age. This further indi
cates the interest the Home
Demonstration people have in
the work of this youth group.
Because the Home Demonstra
tion State Council realized the
need for encouragement of
young people to specialize in the
fields of home economics and
agriculture, it has included in its
platform for this year these
objectives:
1. interest individuals and
councils in giving scholarships
for agriculture and home eco
nomics college study.
2. Invite college home eco
nomics students to participate in
at least one meeting during the
year.
HERE COMES THE
&, 4-H BANDWAGON
FOSTER’S
NU WAY MARKET
Open Till 10:00 p.m. Weekdays
8:30 p.m. Sundays.
WE SPECIALIZE IN THE SOUTH'S FINEST
MEATS . . . CUT WHILE YOU WAIT!
THE FOREST PARK FREE PRESS—NEWS AND FARMER
College Club. Most of the mem
bers of our College Club are boys
and girls that are already Mas
ters.
I have had a wonderful time
during my 4-H Club career. I
have made lots of friends and I
prize most highly the associa
tions which I have had with
others who are interested in
“Making the Best Better”.
Clayton County
4-H Council
Program Guide
BY LYNN TRIMBLE
The Clayton Co un t y 4-H
Council is composed of the full
executive officers of the twen
ty-one junior and senior 4-H
Clubs in the county. All other
members of the various clubs
and their parents are also in
vited to attend our monthly
meetings, which are held the
second Saturday of each month
at the North Jonesboro Elemen
tary School.
At each meeting one of the
different clubs is in charge of
having the devotional and pro
gram. This gives the members
a chance to build up their rec
ord books by participating on
the program. Another club is re-
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FA-RO 4-H CLUB
LEFT TO RIGHT, front row: Ronnie Wallace, Jimmy Mundy,
Damon Wallace, Nada Honea. Second row: Tommy Bedingfield ,
George Waddy, Howard Bruce, Susan Camp, Wynette Mundy,
Helen Honea. Reuben Wallace, Junior Leader. Sponsored by
Favetteville Road Home Demonstration Club.
The Fa-Ro 4-H Club
By REUBEN WALLACE
Junior Leader
Our club was organized in
What 4-H Has Meant to Me
BY HERBERT POWELL
I joined the 4-H club when I
was in the fifth grade. The main
\ reason for my joining was be
cause my brother had been a
member and I enjoyed working
1 with things that I could call my
\ own. My father let me have a
calf and an acre of Georgia
1-0-1 corn my first year.
Our 4-H pledge which is to!
I train our Head, Heart, Hands
and Health for better living for
our club, community and coun
try gave me a goal to work to
ward.
The first —H—stands for
training our heads to think
clearly. Through 4-H work I
have learned many things about
managing farm work, Leader
ship, and most of all thinking
clearly to make many new
friends. By thinking clearly we
can overcome the many prob
lems which we will be faced with
throughout life.
The second—H—is to train our
hearts to greater loyalty. I have
developed a warm spot in my
heart for the soil and the many
farm animals which God has
given us to work with. I believe
that a person can be closer to
God if he is working with God’s
wonderful gifts of nature. I have
developed a feeling in my heart
for people who try to help them
; selves as well as others.
The third—H—stands for our
hands. Our hands can be train
ed through projects which we
carry out in 4-H work. To a
person who is interested in tai- !
ent; such as playing a piano, the
opportunities which are offered
in 4-H work are so great that a
person will want to develop his
hands to play well. For me the
training of my hands has been
through my farm projects: For
estry, corn, cotton, beef and I
Tractor maintenance. I havel
become more interested in For- I
estry work by planting and
working with the twelve hun- i
dred pine seedlings which I set J
out Through working with my |
Corn and Cotton projects I have I
developed a skill for making a j
high yield per acre. In working
with tractors, which I had to
use in working my other projects,
I have gained in learning how
to operate and care for the
mechanical parts.
The last and more important
—H— stands for our Health. Our
health is important to us in us
ing the other three H’s. With
out good Health we won’t be
able to think clearly about the
many problems of life. Our
health is important to our
June of 1959 for the boys and
girls who live on Fayetteville
Road. The club was organized
as summer club meeting every
two weeks: since interest was
great the members voted to con
tinue monthly meetings after
school hours. During the sum
mer reading was the main proj
ect but some other activities
were taken part in.
The club has twelve members
who are between the ages of 10
to 13 years old. The membersail
belong to a school 4-H Club in
addition to the local club. They
have officers and programs just
like the larger clubs. Parlia
mentary procedure is empha
sized at the monthly meetings
along with the monthly projects.
Poultry is the most popular
project with the boys, with gar
dening and crafts in the next of
popularity. The girls have been
introduced to sewing and cook
ing techniques. The club has
helped in the money raising
projects of the Clayton County
4-H Council. In the near future
the club is planning a garden
ing project to raise money for
the club itself. The proposed
plan is for each member of the
club to have and care for one or
two rows in a tomato patch on
a plot of land belonging to one
of the member’s parents.
The monthly meetings are held
in the homes of the members
of the Fayetteville Road Home
Demonstration Club, which is
sponsor of the club.
। hearts not only for our physical
health, but also for our spiritual
life. If we are in good health
we can be kind to our fellow
i men. The health—H—helps us
physically in the functions of
our bodies, so our hands (which
are represented by the third H)
are affected greatly by our
Health. In working with 4-H
; projects I have been able to keep
in good health. These 4-H’s
have helped me more than any
other phase of my life.
My 4-H work has put money in
my pocket. I have cleared money
on all of my projects every year.
I also have won $675.00 in 4-H
work. This money is giving me
the opportunity to go to college,
which I would not have been
able to do if I had not been in
the 4-H club.
The 4-H club has helped me
to meet many friends. We make
new friends every time we go to
one of our many 4-H events that
take place each year, but at the
end of these meetings I can’t say
that I regret leaving my new
friends for I know that I will see
many of them again, as well as
many new ones at the next event
which I attend.
The summer after the first
year of my 4-H work, my Coun
ty agent came to see me about
attending the project achieve
ment meeting and giving a For
estry Demonstration. I was in
the pepper field bare-footed and
without a shirt on, not because
I didn’t have shirt and shoes, but
! because I liked to work that way.
I attended district in forestry
and lost and was very disap
pointed. My county agent told
me not to be disappointed that
I would go back until I did win.
I entered in forestry three years,
tractor maintenance three years,
I and Soils and Fertilizers one
! year. As my county agent
| stated, ‘‘We will go until we do ’
win.” I did and it took me seven '
! years to ever win district. I won
। my senior year in high school, in
; Soils and Fertilizers at district j
I and then went on to win State.:
I feel that I gained more the
years that I lost than a person
who goes for the first time and
wins, because through my losing I
I was able to go back every year
and meet new friends, and gain
experience in making speeches.,
When I did win district and state ;
I received $125.00, then the next!
year I entered my records and !
won a $500.00 Atlanta Journal.
Scholarship, so I have gained in !
many ways through my 4-H
work.
From a bare-footed boy in the
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4-H Camp Thru
The Eyes of
Local Leader
BY MRS. HUGH D. BROWN
4-H Camp is an experience
that all 4-H’ers should have the I
opportunity to enjoy. It may;
mean something different to 1
each boy or girl. For some it is :
the thrill of going away from
home for the first time. Others
look forward to meeting new
friends, but those who have been
to camp eagerly anticipate the •
things they enjoyed best the
year before. The memories cher
ished by each boy or girl may be
different, but they are usually
memories of happiness.
Our county is fortunate in be
ing geographically situated so
that we have access to three
camps: Rock Eagle at Eatonton,
Camp Fulton near College Park,
and Camp Wahsega in the North
Georgia Mountains near Dah
lonega. Some of the young peo
ple enjoy camp life more at the
large State 4-H Center at Rock
Eagle, others prefer the rustic
atmosphere of the smaller camp.
For the past five years I have
had the privilege of attending
camp with the Clayton County
4-H’ers. Each year is better than
the year before.
The program for camp is plan
ned months in advance. Every
consideration is made for the
happiness and well-being of the
campers. The program is more
extensive at Rock Eagle, where
they accommodate 1,000 per
week in comparison to 125 to 150
at Camp Wahsega. Each year
the State Leaders, agents and
counselors evaluate the last I
camp program and build next !
year’s program around this:
evaluation.
A week of camp at Rock Eagle
is an exciting time. From the I
sight seeing tour of the camp *
upon arrival until the colorful ‘
Indian pageantry of the last i
night, events move at a pace I
which leaves agents and leaders |
quite out of breath.
The Juniors and Seniors have :
Interest Groups for their par-1
ticular age in both the major:
and minor class. Campers se- ;
lect their own interest groups
and attend classes in these
groups during the week. Some j
of the major interest groups of- !
fer courses in: Wildlife, Out-1
door Cooking, Forestry, Home
Improvement, Creative Living, I
Insect Study, Gardening, Weed i
and Seed Identification. Visual:
Aids. Landscaping, Etiquette, |
Good Grooming and Land Judg- I
ing. In the minor interest groups
they get such things as: Party
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Mt. Zion Out-of-School 4-H Club
FRONT ROW, left to right: Linda Fuller, June Adams, Marcia
Abercrombie, Nancy Huff, Nancy Starr, Gloria Huff. Second
row: Barbara Allen, Leanettia Allison, Gail Fuller, Brenda Starr.
Third row: Diane Starr, Beverly Moss, Judy Starr, Jean Aber
crombie, Mrs. Mary K. Singleton. Last row: Mrs. Harold Starr,
Mrs. W. K. Abercrombie, Mrs. Earl Allen. Sponsored by Mt. Zion
Home Demonstration Club.
"My 4-H Poultry Project"
BY SANDY HE ELY
9th Grade, Jonesboro High
During my five years in 4-H
Club work, I have carried a poul
try project which has proved
both interesting and helpful to
me.
The first of my five years I
consider was the learning stage.
On February 22, 1955, my first
flock arrived. They were a
brown breed known as “Ames-
In-Cross.” This type bird is not !
nervous, which is a desirable !
feature.
When they started laying, j
there was a ready demand for ;
brown eggs which were selling ;
for 60c or 65c a dozen. At the 1
end of the year, my books were ■
balanced and my first year had
proven to be successful and prof- ।
itable. My second year ran al- 1
most the same as the first, but ,
showed an increase of 25% or j
30% profit. I found, however, ]
that brown birds do not lay as ■
long as other types and the feed .
consumption is higher.
The third year I made a ,
change to White Leghorn hens. .
With this change I got more j
eggs and cut my feed bill at .
least by one fourth. Again my J
profit has been raised. i
I had 200 White Leghorn hens .
the fourth year and although ,
egg prices were very low, I man- j
aged to pay the cost of my ex
penses and in addition, exceed
my former profit by 40%. This i
proved to be the best year thus i
far. I am now in my fifth year ;
and expect to better my last ;
year’s profit. 1 1
My 4-H poultry project has | (
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MICKEY GARBER, member of East Clayton 4-H Club for two
years, is at present working on the 4-H beef calf project. If
Mickey feeds his calf to proper grade he will show’ it at the
4-H fat calf show at the Southeastern Fair Ground in April.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1960
The Importance
Os Local Leaders
In 4-H Program
By MRS. J. B. JOHNSON
Local 4-H Club Leader
Local leaders are parents and
friends of our 4-H Club boys and
girls. They are vitally interested
in helping and guiding them
into good citizens and leaders of
tomorrow. Local leaders must be
interested in youth, must be
liked by youth and able to in
spire them. They must be willing
to devote time and thought to
the 4-H Club program.
Much of the success of the
Georgia 4-H Club program is due
to the volunteer leaders who
spend time in helping 4-H mem
bers with their projects and in
planning programs with them.
There are more than 19,000 men
and women in Georgia who are
helping the County Extension
Agents carry out the 4-H Club
program. Through the years,
local leaders have given time
and talent to strengthen 4-H
Club work in theijr communities.
With this help, more boys and
girls will be reached with a pro
gram which will challenge them
to do their best in all 4-H ac-
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meant a great deal to me in
many ways. Through it, I have
attended several District Meets
and I hope that some time I
may attend a National 4-H Club
Congress in Chicago.