Milford chronicle., 1933-12-08
HGUB NOTES


the National Committee on Boys and
Girls Club work. The award is q
beautiful gold watch, valued at $50
Miss Martha is very pleased young
lady that her record was worthy OF
the honor. Martha has been a swine
club member for four years. In that
time from the sale of pigs and from
awards at shows she has received
$3.50 for her work, which does not
include pork that the family have
used and that she has given to
needy people. This past year, Mar
tina won pure bred Jersey calf in
the ticket selling contest at the
Kent-Sussex Fair.
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Edward Hutchins, of Hartly, is
the State winner in a Corn Club
Achievement Contest, sponsored by
the National Committee on Boys and
Girls Club Work. The award for this
is a trip to the 18th National Club
Congress, the funds for which are
given by the Nelson Knitting Com
pany. Edward left on Saturday for
Chicago where he will spend the
week with club champions who are
assembled from forty-two states
and Canada winners in similar con-
tests. Two other Delaware club
members are winners of the Chicago
trip, Elaine Owens of Bridgeville and
Lois Hill of Seaford.
A busy week is planned for the
three young people and every fea-
ture of the weeks All program has
a definite theme to make it more
interesting and educational. This
applies to tours, contests, club MEM
ber's own banquet and the Wednes-
day and Thursday evening programs.
Club members will be interested to
listen in on the broadcast of these
two evenings. While in Chicago, the
Delaware, members will live at the
Auditorium Hotel, headquarters for
the Club Congress.
One requirement of the Corn
Achievement Contest was story
what All Club Work Has Meant
To Me-" Edwards account indicates
that the Head, Heart, Health and
Hand of the Club Work have been
equally developed. His story fol-
lows,
Eight Years I'll Club Work
AS sit i'm the quiet of my room
looking out over the land of the farm
that is my home 1 ask myself this
question, What has eight years OF
All work meant to me?"
These are some of the things that
come to my mind.
AS a All member it has been my
privilege to work with leaders
whose sole purpose was to bring to
their boys and girls a better under
standing of the things they come in
contact with in their everyday life.
My project was corn and 1 will
speak of that phase of All work and
what it has revealed.
Before l became a All member it
never occurred to me that there was
anything to growing corn other than
planting and harvesting. Through
the kindness of my leaders l was
shown how and when to select seed,
the kind of ear and kernel best suit
ed for seed. was shown how to test
my corn before planting. Also how
and when to fertilize my corn be-
fore as well as after planting.
was taught not only to grow |
corn but to grow better corn and |
that by growing better corn 1 was
the future more worthwhile
for those who follow my method.
During my years as All MEM
ber have learned to cooperate with
other members and with my leaders
to bri:S- about the desired results.
This one thing | am beginning to
realize is necessary if success is to
be had in any field of endeavor. This
spirit of cooperation l find can be
applied to my life in things that in
no way pertain to All work.
In my club work l have been
taught to find the cause for any
failure and then to correct this fault
DR. failure. 1t seems to me that this
is very conducive to success i'm any
farm project and can be applied to
any business or individual.
A thing that appeals to me is the
club rally when we meet and be-
come better acquainted with our fell
low members and our leaders. A day
)f such wholesome fellowship sends
lne back to his tasks with new joy
md determination.
My years as a All member have
aught me to look upon farm life not ;
rs a drudge but as a means to a
simple and healthful living with a ;
,etter understanding of farm prob
ems than I would have had, had l ,
lot learned from the experience All
work provided.
All members who follow farming {
will be better prepared to cooperate
With cooperative bureaus because /
hey have learned to cooperate and Z
lsO learned the value of cooperation {
nth All members. This will in no 7
mall way contribute to their happi- I
ess and success as farmers. n
Since working as a All member | 6
ave come to believe that the even s
Ial future of farming depends part {
Y upon the farmer breaking from 7
he beliefs of his tribe so he can F
aise better crops. 4
In All work we are rewarded for s
ur achievement but this reward n
Oes not necessarily consist of just s
pin or medal, we are taught to d
Dok for success in the eventual out
Dme of our labor, which as | see it "
ill not come during our years as a il
II member but will come when a
e have responsibilities placed upon T
S as men and women and can look b
the things taught us by our All g
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