Delegates Named For Natl 4-H Conference
Four top West Virginia 4-H youth were chosen to attend the 31st National 4-H Club Conference in Washington, D C, April 22–28. Jacqueline Richardson Nancy Mae Shoemaker Perry Hughes and Morrell Edward Rapking Jr will represent the state on the expense paid trip. They are recognized for outstanding project achievement leadership community service and citizenship activity.
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Mountain State
Washington, D.C
C. P. Dorsey
West Virginia University
Jacqueline Richardson
East Washington St
Lewisburg
Grenbrier County
Nancy Mae Shoemaker
Route 1
Washington
Dorsey
Jackie” Richardson
West Virginia
Jackie
West Virginia All Stars
Jackson’s Mill
Nancy Shoemaker
Marshall College
Huntington
Nancy
Jackson's Mill
Cabell County
Perry Hughes
Perry
Michigan
Penn State
West Virginia Forest Industries
Eddie Rapking
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Eddie
American Institute of Cooperation
North Carolina State College
Waterloo
Iowa
Do It Yourself Balance Makes Borrowing Easy
DIY advice on moving heavy objects using wheels wheelbarrows and hand trucks. Emphasizes choosing proper size and design and using helpers to balance long loads. Suggests modifying dollies with plywood platforms and casters for easier transport of furniture and crates.
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Fix
Assa
Preserving A Top Grade Potato Patch
Howard Scott and his son John cultivate a high yield potato field in 1960. The article notes Scott produced 8,000 bushels on 18 acres with eight acres in a field now under a wheat cover, planning to use wheat as green manure or a hay mixture before returning to potatoes. It mentions Eddie’s 1960 Camp Miniwanca trip and Scott’s church roles.
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John Scott
Eddie
Camp Miniwanca
Michigan
Trinity Methodist Church
Nutter Fort
Davisson Run Methodist Church
Harrison County
Sunday Farm Page
Scott
Go To Church Project For Wide Awake 4H Sophia
The Sophia Elementary Wide Awake 4H Club plans a Go To Church project with Sunday School partners aimed at adding 44 new members by Rural Life Sunday on May 7. Fay and Kay Gayness have already paired with Otto Kinsler, a neighbor who moved from Mount Hope two years ago and now attends Sophia Methodist Church.
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Sophia
RNS
Sophia Elementary
Wide Awake
Fay
Kay Gayness
Aready
Otto Kinsler
Kinsler
Mount Hope
Kay
Sophia Methodist Church
Entrants Arriving for Woodland Nymph Contest
March 23 is deadline for entering the Woodland Nymph contest to be staged during the Woodland Show May 26 and 27. Principals of 58 Beckley area high schools were contacted to select one contestant per school. The event aims to attract tourists and honor participants. The Woodland Show, featuring Lumberjacks and Jills, will be at Beckley Farmers Market May 26 and 27.
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Beckley
Raleigh
Mountain State
Beckley Farmers Market
Seed Applications Open Next Week in County Office
The Emergency Garden Seed application blanks will be available Monday March 13 at the office of County Agent H B Thomas.
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H. B. Thomas
Farm Credit System Loans Top 4 Billion
In 1960 farmers and cooperatives borrowed over 4 billion through the cooperative Farm Credit System, with a year end high of 4.8 billion in loans outstanding. Gov. R. B. Tootell noted a tapering growth rate despite record lending, and described the system’s funding as bonds and debentures sold to the public rather than Treasury support.
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Cooperative Farm Credit
R. B. Tootell
Farm Credit Administration
Tootell
Federal Land Banks
Gov. Tootell
Treasury
Saga Of The Sick Three Act Play In Our Neighborhood
John S Phillips shares local life notes from Beckley with updates on Joseph and Todd Emery illness counts, theater plans at Palace Theatre, Heart Fund teen fundraiser, and a midweek visit with Harold Lockhart. He notes garden programs, a memory visit, and a farewell until Sunday.
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Joseph Emery
Earl Snider
Joseph
Todd
Eastern Plant Board convenes in Charleston for annual meet
Agricultural representatives from 13 northeastern states gather in Charleston for the Eastern Plant Board convention at the Daniel Boone Hotel March 8 to 10. Commissioner John T. Johnson announces the three day event with discussions on plant pest control and a new regional officers panel.
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United States
Ment of Agriculture
Charleston
Eastern Plant Board
Agri‘culture
John T. Johnson
Daniel Boone ‘Hotel
F. Waldo Craig
Craig
Union Carbide Chemical Company
South Charleston
Gus R. Douglass
Commissioner of Agriculture
T. C. Green
J.G. Leach
West Virginia University
William Gillespie
J. Bruce Given
Charles A. Boyer
Michigan
National Plant Board
J. G. Conklin
New Hampshire
Frank Soracci
New Jersey
Lee Popham
Washington, D. C
USDA
Cirtsville Eaglets Discuss Projects
The Cirtsville Eaglet 4-H Club held a meeting at Cirtsville School to review this year’s projects. Clarence Wooten Raleigh County 4H agent spoke on the 4-H movement’s social contributions. A bake sale is planned for March 23 at the school, with the next meeting set for March 28 per Linda Lively.
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Cirtsville Eaglet
Cirtsville School
Clarence Wooten
Raleigh County
Linda Lively
Beckley emergency seed program speeds packaging line
Emergency Garden Seeds Package and Beckley Ice and Feed Company win the seed contract and have started a production line in a basement facility. J S Larrick says five more workers will join by midweek as seeds head to Beckley Farmers Market. County Agent H B Thomas notes application blanks will be ready soon for the Seed Committee to review eligibility rules include income sources. Processing last year was fast and the same committee will handle this year. Seed distribution begins in March.
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Beckley Feed and Ice Company
Don Larrick
Patty Canaday
Leona Elam
Maxine Caffee
James Basham
Beckley Ice and Feed Company
J. S. Larrick
Beckley
H. B. Thomas
Ater
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Howard Scott
John
Cooking
Fay Gaveness
Kay Gaveness
T Hare
John S. Phillips
Bill Snyder
Palace Theatre
Old Palace
E. B
Bess) Wirtz
Ette
Heart Fund
Bess
Kingdon Brown
New York Times
Virgil
Earl Bibb
Furniture Department
Clarence
Pop) Gray
Hardware
Pop
Franklin Lilly
Vernon Pack’s
Fitzpenn
Vernon
Main Street
Harold Lockhart
Standard
Flo
Tosti
Bert Williams
Bert
Cirtsville Eaglets
Thomas
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