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THE ALVIN WALLACE FAMILY
Wallaces Find Family
Value in 4-H Club Work
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Wallace of
the Fayettevill? Road commu
nity are the proud heads of a
successful 4-H family. The three
sons — Reuben, Ronnie and
Damon—all have made out
standing records for themselves
in the 4-H program.
Reuben served as president of
the County 4-H Council in Clay
ton County and is presently a
student at Abraham Baldwin
Agricultural College in Tifton.
He has served as a counselor at
the Rock Eagle 4-H Club Center.
Damon and Ronnie are pres
ently enrolled in the 4-H clubs
of Clayton County. Below is Mrs.
Wallace’s story of what 4-H has
means to her family:
"A family in 4-H has many
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opportunities to learn modern
scientific methods in farming,
gardening, canning, stock-rais
ing, food preparation and pres
ervation and many other things
connected with farm and home
life.
A family in 4-H can see boys
and girls develop good character
and leadership and an open
minded attitude toward new
ways of doing things.
As the program grows from
wants and needs of its members,
it offers a great variety in in
dividual projects. The three boys
in our family have had projects
in poultry, beef cattle, swine,
forestry, health, safety and
leadership. They have all, at
one time or other, served in all
leadership positions from presi
dent of County 4-H Council to
treasurer of the community club.
Keeping records of these proj
ects has been an interesting ex
perience for all the family. It
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By KENNY UPCHURCH
Kenny Upchurch, of the East Clayton Club, has been is
suing invitations to all to ride the health express. He has
done this as a part of his health project. He, as all boys,
is quite interested in food. For the first two years of his
4-H career he competed in the
district contest in Between Meal
Snacks.
This is the way he tells his
story: After receiving my record
book and looking over the re
quirements for the health proj
ect, I noticed that we had to
keep a dally food plan for two
weeks. When I started keeping
my daily food plan my interest
was aroused as to what foods wc
needed to maintain healthy
bodies. We need good food to
supply energy to keep the body
going and to build and repair
the body.
After keeping my food chart
for about a week I found that
I needed to change some of my
food habits. The food chart
showed me that we have certain
foods that we need to eat every
day. Let me share what I learned j
with you.
gives training that will be of |
great value in later life and
from these records, agents and
4-H Club leaders can determine
the caliber work done. Well kept
records mean much in achieve
ment competition.
Rewards in 4-H can be numer
ous but by no means do we win
every time we enter project
competition. We have some rib
bons — red, white and blue,
magazine subscriptions, and
other awards. The latest is a
club jacket for a poultry project.
In many cases we have
learned much from our children
who have the very best help and
encouragement that can be of
fered by our Extension agents. We
look forward to the day when
our two-year-old daughter will
say as the boys did, “I’m 10 to
day. Can I join 4-H Club?”
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i use a train to illustrate the
seven basic foods. So “all
j aboard.” The engine represents
j our body and to keep it going it
| will have to be fed the right
; foods.
Our number 1 car, breads and
cereals, supplies us with energy.
We should eat two servings each
day.
The next car is the protein
car. This is loaded with meats,
eggs, poultry, fish, dried peas,
beans and nuts. Foods from this
car build and repair the body.
Without protein our growth is
stunted. We should have one
serving each day.
Car number 3 is the milk car.
We should drink 4 cups per day.
Milk supplies calcium which
aids in building bones and teeth.
Our fourth car is loaded with
leafy green and yellow vege
tables. These vegetables are rich
in Vitamin A which promotes
growth and helps us to resist in
fection. We should eat one serv
ing each day.
The number 5 car is full of
citrus fruits and tomatoes which
are rich in Vitamin C. We need
at least one serving each day.
Other vegetables and fruits fill
the number 6 car. The vitamins
and minerals supplied by one
serving of these each day keep
our bodies fit.
The last car contains butter
and fortified margarine. These
are rich in Vitamin A, and also
supply lots of calories. Two or
three tablespoons of butter or
margarine should be eaten each
day.
MY EXPERIENCES
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project arose when I bought my
calf in January, 1959. Again my
responsibilities were great—but
more so. Along with the every
day chores, as I said before,
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POULTRY PROJECT
TEACHES 4-H'ERS
RESPONSIBILITY
BY PAT DARNELL,
Lucky Clover Club
My poultry project started one
rainy afternoon when Mr.
Charles Tucker delivered my
poultry chain chicks to the
chicken house I had prepared
some time back for them. The
: responsibility began that day.
\My jobs included things I had
never dreamed were necessary in
• caring for chicks—seeing that
the light and temperature was
. right at all times and for all
kinds of weather, that the water
and feed were in constant sup
ply and always clean. Clean
I sawdust had to be provided for
a floor in the house. I started
my project record keeping that
day also. These records have
i taught me to do other jobs in
an efficient and business-like
manner.
As my chicks grew, I grew.
My responsibilities got bigger
and bigger. I had no trouble
getting egg customers as good
quality fresh eggs are always in
demand. I had some fine people
on my egg route and loved them
all. However, in between the
coming and going of the eggs
and the customers, I had gath
ering, washing, candling and
refrigeration to complete before
delivering the eggs to the cus
tomer. This project was wide in
scope and responsibility and I
learned a lot from it.
Frozen foods is my favorite
project now. Since my mother
I works, I have to assist with the
food preparation and food pres
■ ervation. We were fortunate
last year to have a nice garden
and I enjoyed freezing the sur
plus. I try new methods of
freezing as they are introduced
and if I find they are better
than the ones I am using, I
change. Last year I represented
: Clayton County at the district
meeting in Frozen Foods and
won third place. I will go again
this year, and hope to come
home with the Blue Award and
first place I missed last year—
if I deserve it. Anyway, I know
I will come home with lots of
new friends and new ideas.
there was a lot of bookkeeping.
I took my calf to the South
eastern Fair. I won a ribbon and
prize money.
1 represented Clayton County
twice at District Achievement
Meeting as a junior in Livestock
Conservation. I desire to go
again this year, and bring back
the first place award for Clay
ton County. My demonstrations
were on Portable Calf Pens. I
won a gold medal with dairy im
printed on it.
I Chose Ady Career
Through 4-H Work
By JIMMY PACE
Because of the encouragement
I received as a junior 4-H Club
member, I have been able to use
my experiences in my selection
of dairying as my career.
When I was in the sixth grade
at school, I became a 4-H Club
member with dairying as my
main project. I began that year
to show cows at the county and
state fairs and through this
medium, my interest has in
creased. While I am interested
in showing cows at the fairs,
and have had good luck in this
field, I have learned to appre
ciate a good milk cow and also
a cow that will produce fine
calves to replenish my dairying
herd.
Since I first joined a 4-H
Club, I have increased my dairy
herd from two “scrub” calves to
11 Registered Guernsey milk
cows and 9 Registered Guernsey
heifer calves. I have won more
than 150 ribbons on these ani
mals and more than S2OOO in
prize money.
I am presently an agricultural
student at Abraham Baldwin
Senior 4-H Club President
Evaluates 4-H Experiences
BY BEN WESTBERRY
Through my seven years in the 4-H club, I have under
taken several projects. The most interesting ones have
been poultry, gardening and talent.
In my poultry project, I have won several blue ribbons
in county competition and a red,
ribbon in state competition. My
poultry project has offered me I
an opportunity to engage in
practical farm-business man
agement. I carried this project
for several years and besides
making a profit from it, I was
learning to accept the respon
sibilities that one is faced with
in life.
My latest project has been
gardening, in which I have won
awards in both county and dis
trict competition. Besides offer
ing another way to obtain more
food for our family, it gives one
the chance to learn the chemi
cal reactions and biological
theories involved in the proper
management of the garden.
My gardens have done this
and much more for me. One of
the best things that it has done
is to make me work—the clean,
honest, hard work that leaves a
person with a clear conscience
and an appreciation of his re
sults.
I have had an acute interest
College and will enter the Uni
versity of Georgia in June to be
gin my major in dairy science. I
fully appreciate the way in
which my 4-H Club experiences
have enabled me to choose my
career—not just as a means of
livelihood but also as away of
life.
in nearly all of my projects, and
I in return I have enjoyed the re-
I suits of my work both physically
and mentally.
My most interesting experience
in the 4-H Club was the trip to
the State 4-H Club Council
about three years ago. At the
council meeting which was held
at Rock Eagle 4-H Camp, I made
many new friends from all parts
of the state.
The four day stay at the camp
offered many chances to social
ize with others, but it offered an
even greater number of oppor
tunities to become better ac
quainted with the functions and
purposes of my club. During the
days, we discussed the problems
concerning most local and
county clubs. Also, we contrib
uted many ideas for clubs to
make money or help in commu
nity affairs.
There were interesting and
worthwhile programs in the as
sembles. It was certainly an in
spiration to listen to the state
and district leaders and talk to
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1961
NORTH JONESBORO
4-H CLUB NOTES
By Sara Bradley, Reporter
The North Jonesboro 4-H
meeting was held on Friday,
March 3, at 1:00, at the North
Jonesboro School.
The seventh grade was in
charge of the program.
They paid a musical tribute to
Stephen Foster, America’s most
famous popular song writer. The
songs sung were as follows:
Camptown Races,” “Old Black
Toe,” “My Old Kentucky Home,”
“Old Folks at Home,” “Beautiful
Dreamer,” and “O Susanna.” All
the girls and boys in the seventh
grade were on this program.
The meeting was turned over
to Mrs. Bowers who gave us in
formation about 4-H Club camp.
She also announced that our
school’s 4-H Achievement Day
for the girls would be held after
school on Friday, March 10.
Many of the girls are busy work
ing on projects and demonstra
tions for this event. She talked
to us about how to give a dem
onstration.
There being no further busi
ness the meeting was adjourned.
PROJECT TAUGHT
RESPONSIBILITY
BY JEAN POWELL
One of my 4-H Club projects
lead to a part-time job last sum
mer. The job gave me an op
portunity to earn some money
and provided some experiences
which taught me things I will
never forget. I kept four chil
dren between the ages of 11 and
2. I had to care for them, feed
them sometimes, and keep them
entertained.
I had to clean house and do
the washing and ironing as well.
So you can see I was busy all the
day, but I really enjoyed it very
much.
I am hoping to do the same
thing again this summer. 4-H
Club work helped to give me the
skills, and the work I did ap
plied to my 4-H Club record.
I chose child care as one of
my projects because it will help
me in my future life and it keeps
me busy. Besides, the money I
earn helps, too. I hope to be
able to do more and more things
as 1 grow older.
the other 4-H’ers. Through this
I learned quite a lot as any
4-H’er does who is given the op
portunity to attend this meet
ing.
Delegates to State 4-H coun
cil are chosen by the county
council from the boys and girls
who have outstanding leader
ship records. In my opinion,
this is certainly an award worth
working for.