The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-30
Over 40 Sout h eastern
North Carolina Farm.
Home Agents Present

A program of Better Farming
for Better, Living for 1947 was
adopted by farm and home agents
and assistants from 10 eastern
North Carolina counties, who met
yesterday at Trails End on the
Sound.
The purpose of the program
which is to be carried out is to
encourage self sufficiency of the
farm family, to maintain soil fer
tility and to promote community
relationships among farm families.
The program is based along the
lines which have been promoted by
the agricultural extension and ex-
pertinent stations. Representatives
of the agricultural extension serv-
ice from the State College station
in Raleigh met with the farm and
home agents yesterday. The meet
ing consisted wholly Of discussion
OF the 1947 program.
A county council will be set up
If each county in this district
which participates in the program
and the council will be responsible
for the enrolment of participants.
working out the program and the
completion of the projects. The
council will also be in charge of
scoring the various projects COM
pleted by each of the farm fami.
lies. ...t. ,..~
The program is to be conducted
as a contest with county, regional
and district winners being de-
termined from the points awarded
the farm family On the completion
of a project. The projects Set up
are: participation in community
affairs; feeding my family; gen
eral appearance and efficiency of
the farmstead; care of my land
and farm practices; my farm pro-
duction; and my farm business.
Achievement Day banquets are
tc. be held in November, at which
time the awards will be made.
Blue, red, and white ribbon certi-
ficates will be presented to fami-
lies securing the points necessary.
Prizes of $25 to the county winner.
SIS to the regional winner and
500 to the district winner will be
given by the agriculture depart
ment of the Tide Water Power
company, who sponsored the mi
tial meeting.
Those present at the meeting yes
terday from the Agriculture Ex-
tension service of the State College
Station in Raleigh were: John W.
Goodman, assistant director; c..
M. Brickhouse, district agent; Mrs.
Mary L. McAllister, district agent;
W. J. Rideout, agricultural engi-
neer; and Jesse James, assistant
All club leader.
County Farm agents, assistant
agents, Home Demonstration
agents. and their assistants, who
attended are as follows, in that
order:
Elizabethtown-R. B. Harper,
Mrs. Lille L. Hester, and Miss
Esther Giles.
Brunswick. E. Dodson, Mrs.
Allen Mentz.
Beaufort-R. NJ. Williams and
Miss Carrie Brewer.
Whiteville-C. D. Raper and Miss
Nan Ratcliff.
New Bern-A P. Jackson, Paul
M Cox, Miss Jessie Trowbridge.
and Miss Caroline T. Jones.
Kenansville-L. F. Weeks, and
Miss Hilda Clontz.
Trenton-A. B. Thomas, and as
slstant agent Virgins.
Lenore county-Paul Holland and
Miss Jean Murphy.
Wilmington-R. w. Galphin. C.
R. Cook, Miss Ann Mason and Miss
Nancy Ingram.
Jacksonville-C. c. Clark and
Margaret Henderson.
Bayboro-R. R. Stovall.
Rurgaw-R. r. Rich, w. G., An
drews, Mrs. Frances Register, and
Miss Mary Lee Burns.
=. Representatives from the Tide
Water present were w. W.. Bell,
c. D. Conant, Robert Andrews,
Mrs. Loretta Johnson and Neil
Bolton.