Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-08-20
Help Transform
Rural South Is
4-H Challenge

NdSAiN ms NhA"
ored Alters are being counted
on to play an important part In
Transforming the rural South was
the challenge placed before club
bers by speakers last week at
the second annual Regional All
Camp held here at Tennessee State
college.
The 120 camp delegates from
II Southern and Border States
were first challenged by DR.. w.
S. Davis, president of the col
lege here who welcomed the club
bers. He said to the representa-
tives of the Nations $4,000 col
ored Alters, "as first rate farm
boys and girls, you cannot af-
ford to attend second class
schools to get second rate train
ing to become second class far
mers."
A second challenge came from
DR.. Harry V. Richardson, presi-
dent of Cannon Theological SEM
mary. Speaking on the camp
theme, Better Living for a Bet
ter World, he told the Alters
that they could begin making a
better world by helping to i'm
prove their own homes and
farms.
Emphasizing the Importance of
agriculture, DR.. Richardson add
ed, "You are preparing yourself
yes to make the most significant
contribution of any group to the
economic advancement of Negro
Americans. Unlike many other
occupations" he said, farming
creates new wealth and makes
the world richer"
DR.. Lawrence A Davis, presi-
dent of Arkansas Stat college,
urged the Alters to help find
solutions to the economic and
racial problems of their region,
as well as to the knotty farm
problems of the Nation
'You can't contribute to the
welfare of the Nation without
contributing to your own well
fare" DR.. Davis asserted. Then
he challenged the group to find
their supreme opportunity in
the needs of the people.
The Importance of a balanced
diet and of good health habits
were stressed by Miss Patsy
Graves of the Farmers Home Ad-
ministration, Washing, D. C. and
by DR.. Thomas A. LaSaine of
Meharry Medical college.
Other persons who made brief
talks during the encampment
were: H. H. Williamson, Assist
ant Director of Extension Service
of the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture; R. w. Moore, vice direc-
tor of the Tennessee State Elk
tension Service; A. II. Fuhr of
the Farm Credit Administration
DR.. Charles S. Morris, a minis
ter of Los Angeles, California;
and Mrs. E. A Selby of the At
rican Methodist Episcopal Sunday
School Union.
The All Agents in attendance
at the camp were addressed by
L. |. Jones, director of the Miss
issippi State Extension Service
and by DR.. E. HI. Shinn, All
field agent of the Southern States.
Following each address, the
clubbers formed discussion groups
and discussed ways by which the
messages might be applied. AT
the closing session, the youths
summarized the discussions and
made some constructive sugges-
tons for next years camp.
Other highlights of the en-
campment were a. nation wide
broadcast by Alters over the
ABC network, a BROADCAST on
WSM's "Noontime Neighbrors'
and sightseeing tours of the State
Capitl here, Fish University, ME
harry, medical clleges, three Ne.
or publishing buses, n Air Force
Base, the Hermitage, home of
Andrew Jackson the Parthenon
a replica of the celebrated Creek
temple and the Children's Museum.
Also, the youngsters conducted
a talent night picnicked .romp.
ed, played and swan. In charge OF
camp activities were: John W.
Mitchell nd T. M. Campbell. field
gents; w. H. williamson and Miss
Bessie Walton of the Tennesses
State Extension Service, and G. c.
Cypress, Mississippi State Al
The Arkansas state delegation
Mr.. l., l.. Phillips and Mrs iii.