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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1958
Page
15
Four-H members in 191 clubs across Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs and Mason County West Virginia celebrate National 4-H Club Week by reorganizing for 1958. The theme 4-H Salute to Parents highlights parental support behind club work.
4-H programs in Ohio reach 78 521 participants through 4973 clubs guided by 9506 advisers. The pledge emphasizes clear thinking loyalty service and health as goals guiding members and advisers in projects from livestock to home furnishings.
Gallia County's 4-H clubs have grown since 1950 and 1957 saw 400 4-H members active. The fair is praised for youth development, with 67 adult leaders guiding 41 clubs and 30 junior leaders.
Suzanne McCoy of Wayne County won an individual dairy foods demonstration and the Etzler twins of Van Wert County led a winning dairy team. Virginia Coe of Union County and Mary Kay Johnson with Janice Wolfe of Meigs County earned top bread demonstration honors. Dorothy Bittner of Greene County won the recreation award for her square dance and public‑appearance talents.
A 4-H member recounts starting with a dairy calf on a dairy farm four years ago. He describes learning feeding and care, advancing to county dairy judging and state FFA team alternate, and saving fair premiums for future dairy herd plans. He advises newcomers to choose a dairy project when possible.
Craft work at 4 H camp offers a regular class in many crafts taught by staff and junior leaders. Bead work basketry copper tooling painting plaques leather work scrap leather items and lamps are highlighted. Crafts provide creative outlet skill development teamwork and vocational training during the camping program.
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