The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-22
FARMERS TO VISIT
STATE NEXT WEEK
Approximately 5000 Rural
People Expected To Attend
Farm And Home Week

own agricultural college, N. c.
State in Raleigh, next week. The
occasion will be the thirty-seventh
annual Farm and Home Week, and
college officials are preparing to
entertain between $500 and 3,0Oo
rural people.
John w. Goodman, assistant Elk
tension director, and Miss Ruth
Current, State home agent, are CO.
directors of the program and they
have arranged something interest
ing for the visitors every hour OF
the day from early morning until
mid-evening.
In fact, the rising whistle will
sound each morning at 6:15 O'clock.
and following breakfast at 6:45
w. Sheffner, Extension farm man.
o'clock in the college cafeteria, R..
ageInent specialist, will entertain
the early risers with 30 minutes OF
motion pictures and slides Of homes
and fields in natural colors. The
formal programs will start at 8
o'clock each morning and will con-
tinue through a recreational period
in Riddick Stadium, ending at 10
o'clock each evening.
Day-by-Day Program
Goodman says that it is hoped
that farm people will find it posi-
BILE to attend all sessions, from
Monday, July %. through Friday
morning, August 2. However, re-
alizing that this will be impossible
for some because of the rush of
1arm work at this season, he point
ed out that special features have
been arranged for each day of the
week. He suggests that farmers
and rural home-makers who will
be unable to come to the college
for the full week, look over the fol-
lowing day-by-day schedule and Sc
lect the programs they will enjoy
most:
Monday-The first of a series of
evening programs in the stadium,
each of which will start at $50
o'clock with mustic by Don Filing
toms orchestra. Dean +. c. Schaub
will preside over the opening exer-
cises, and greetings will be ex-
tended by Col. John w. HARRISON,
DR.. Jane S. McKimmon, and Miss
Ruth Current of the college, and by
W. Kerr Scott, commissioner of
agriculture; Mrs. Dudley Bagley of
Moyock, president of the N. c.
Federation of Home Demonstra-
ton Clubs; and H. C. Ferebee of
Camdyl, president of tn State
Farmers Convention.
Tuesday-Address by R. M. Ev-
ans, administrator of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Administration,
Washington, at 8 am; poultry and
forestry conferences for men, and
class room instruction in IA differ
ent subjects for women, at 10 am.
meetings of AAA committeeman
and the N. c. Poultry Advisory
Council for men, and a Foods and
Nutrition demonstration for wom-
en-, at 2 pm; presentation of the
Master Vocational Agriculture
Teacher during the evening pro-
gram in the stadium.
Wednesday-Address by J.. M.
Broughton, governor-nominate, at
8 am; annual meeting of the N.
c. Ginners' Association and animal
husbandry conference for men, and
classwork. for women, at 10 am;
continuation of Ginners' conven-
ton, meeting of AAA committee
men, and tour of hybrid corn and
grass demonstrations in Johnston
and Nutrition demonstration for
county for men, and another Foods
women, at 2 pm; presentation of
the prize-winning essay in the &c
contest featuring the evening pro-
gram in the stadium.
Thursday - Nineteenth annual
meeting of the N. c. Federation
OF Home Demonstration Clubs, lea
turing address by the Rev. John c.
Glenn of Raleigh, starting at $3.50
am. and continuing all Gay; horti-
culture and legume demonstrations
for men, starting at 8 am. and
continuing throughout morninE:
meeting of AAA committeeman
and tour Of college farm for men,
at 2 pm; addresses by Governor
and Mrs. Clyde R. Hoey featuring
evening program in stadium.
Friday-Housing forum led by D.
s. Weaver and Miss Pauline Cor
don of the college, at 8 am; Honor
Day exercises for women at 1920
am, with principal address by
Jonathan Daniels, Raleigh, editor
and author.
j. F. Criswell will lead singing
during the entire week, and F. n.
Jeter will conduct contests for men
and women during the Tuesday
and Wednesday evening programs
in the stadium. An amateur con-
test will be held as one of the fea.
lures of the Thursday evening pro-
gram, with Criswell in charge.
Women, and the men if they de.
sire, will have the choice of the
following IA subjects for classroom
instruction on Tuesday and Wed
:nesday mornings: Clothing, foods
and nutrition, food conservation
and marketing, health, home man.
agement and house furnishings,
home identification, horticulture.
music appreciation, parliamentary
hospitality, All leadership, library.
procedure, poultry, and recrea-
ton. III