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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1928
Page
14
A Loyal Daughter gathering features 4-H girls answering a toll call with a quotation as part of a community event titled Ah Play Ball Boys In Favor. The meeting blends youth agricultural club presence with civic club dialogue and a shared activity.
Members of Loyal Daughters and Albany area 4-H clubs share meeting notes and club activities in Athens county. Reports describe sewing projects, apron patterns, kimono neck facings, pillow cases, and fashion demonstrations, plus picnics, a Mother's Day picture, and a successful club play.
E K Wallace argues fruit marketing is the key to grower profit, noting marketing has undergone radical changes and transportation has expanded markets. He urges three fixes: undersell less, grow higher grade fruit, and pack better to attract consumers, as price remains a limiting factor.
The Eastern States company, a cooperative order buying agency formed by Ohio Livestock Co operative associations and producer owned commissions, has been approved as a national agency by the National Livestock Producers association. It serves three markets and aims to expand to Cincinnati and St Louis, linking producers directly to packers via the shortest, cheapest route. It also distributes feeder livestock from regional markets to feeders, with expansion planned this year.
Athens County Farm Bureau reports stronger early year growth in cooperative purchases. Fertilizer buying rose about 75 percent from last year while feed purchases grew over 70 percent. The state farm bureau patronage dividend for the first half of the year totaled 66,934 dollars, the largest ever paid.
The Amesville Sewing Club met at Alyce and Esther Age 16 Cloverleaf leader Wilon home to discuss a planned picnic with ice cream and pops and sandwiches. Members shared club work on a dress making project with Helen Carpenter Louise King Else Hixson Jeanette Thompson Catheryn Wooley and a humorous reading. Camp plans, demonstrations, and a future meeting were noted along with a successful dressmaking effort judged at a club meeting.
The Athens Garden Club's 4H members spent a night and day at Buckeye Lake sleeping on a porch due to mosquitoes. A heavy storm moved beds indoors, and several fish were caught at a creek mouth. T. H. Johnson accompanied the group and caught a two and a half pound bass and a one and a half pound bass.
The Neat Stitchers 4-H club discussed staging a play at its last regular meeting held at the home of Clea and Ida Dust. Members present included Gertrude Vermastian, Ada Frances Daz Norn, Vera Larston, Mario Morrison Neva Minnie Edna Zant and Connie Brown. The next meeting was set for July 11 at the home of Veirma Barston.
Ellis Halley leaves teaching in Cl hure and Gallia county to join Kansas State Agricultural College in Manhattan as an assistant in animal husbandry. A 18 graduate of Ohio University, he has been active in local agriculture and community affairs, earning wide esteem.
The Valley Livestock 4-H elap met July 2 at Max Heston's home. Members answered roll call with jokes and formed a committee of George King, Ralph Frash, and John Kasler to prepare for a fair at the county fair this fall. Kasler and Brarlin to lecture on judging dairy cattle and sheep for the Athens county fair. refreshments served by the Hestons.
The document notes a dramatic shift in agricultural land use since the war, with 15,060,000 to 20,006,000 acres no longer required for draft animals. It states that farm fires nationwide cause about 156,006,000 dollars in property destruction annually.
Edward Keirns of Fed eral Valley Livestock 4H club in Athens County shows a Holstein Frisian heifer for two years. His dairy project produced 6829 pounds of milk and 165.2 pounds of butterfat in 320 days. The club aims to send members to camp as the 19 participants meet at Lucy Mae Daugherty’s home.
Jean Nestor, reporter for the Anti Cant Club, notes the 4 H page is now the talk of Coolville. The community begins to realise the value of the class and efforts grow through Messenger cooperation.
A farm page prints a club letter from the Rainbow Clork club noting it would help share each club’s progress, with plans for a lawn party and news by the club’s news reporter. The note mentions expenses and fund-raising to support the group’s activities and local newspaper pages.
META PALOS STATES a community 4-H fair event with activities for boys and girls starting at 7 PM, including outdoor games, a potluck dinner at noon, and instructions on what to bring for demonstrations. Delegates selected to attend district camp later report on horseshoe competition and county camp plans. Information from local leaders lists contact people for camp details. The note warns about blister rust endangering US timber unless preventive measures remove nearby currants and berry hosts within 900 feet of pines.
A local Handicraft Workers group hosted a Wiener roast for members of the 4 H club in Albany. The event was attended by club leaders and participants who enjoyed the toast and social gathering near Bolln’s neg.
Aims to encourage 4 H club members of Athens, Oakeson, and Meigs counties to write essays on club work, community service, benefits of parties and camp experiences. Encourages timely submission to the Farm Editor for Athens Messenger farm page consideration, with potential publication and a photo prize for the best entry.
A report from Mary Ellen Heston describes the Amosville Sewing Club formed May 13 with 22 members. The girls organized at home, attend picnics to Crystal Springs, and enjoy crafts, camp plans, and the joy of cooperative clubwork. The letter highlights sewing lessons, apron and kimono projects, and a personal reflection on why the author remains a 4 H club member.
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