The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-03-20
BY Mrs. Georgia Wilkers0n and
Z. l.. Seay. Jr.. Cumberland
County Extension Workers

county Extension WORKERS
March 7 through March rs
was National All Club Week.
National All Club Week is the
most important All event Of tie
year, Locally. it is the week when
all All members take stock Of
what may be needed ior the sue
j cessful completion Of their All
goals, SO essential in the building
CT sturdy character II Is a check
/ up week. a get-set week. 1t lis
time for All members to inform
parents and neighbols regarding
the newest developer. enLs IN their
All program. and it is a time to
talk 10 and welcome new mem
Dc:s into Lleir clubs. All boys and
firls between the ages of 10 and
u should beolng to a AZ Club,
largest volunteer rural youth Of
gani2ation.
Club work is that part Of TIE
Agricultural Extension Service
which deals with rural youth
Young people between the ages Of
10 and II in a community organ
ize themselves into a group wIdh
their own officers and own local
program with the guidance of ain
adult man or woman advisor.
Each member has an individual
project centering around prob
lem Of the home or farm. They
serve as officers and on commit
tees of their own club. They have
camps. plays, songs, exhibits,
tours. hikes. and special meet
ings. They work and play to-
gether. They learn to cooperate
by cooperating. TIE organizers
and supervisors in each county
are the county agent and home
demonstration agent. They aiIe
assisted by the All leaders.
Cumberland county people al,
proud of the accomplishments Of
their boys ana girls in al Club
Wolk
In 1919. there we're three Ali
Clubs in the county. with an en-
rollment Of 81 boys and 81 girls
Today. we have eleven All
Clubs. with an enrolment of 1873
boys and 209 girls. These boys
and girls are carrying projects
IN all phases Of farming and
homemaking.
Projects
One project of special interest
to the boys and girls IS the All
Farm and Home Electric Project.
offered this year for the second
Time. Winners i'll this project for
1852 were Peggy Meador and
Penny Baber. OF the Cumberland
All Club They were awarded an
expense free trip to the All
Farm and Home Electric Congress
IN Richmond
Sears Roebuck All Pig Project
has been carried IN Cumberland
county for the past II years. This
project is conferred in a different
district in the county each year.
This past year it was in the
Trents Mill community of the
Madison District Winners were
Garland Jones, first prize 500
Frank McFall. second S25 Ken
/ meth Hudgins. thil d-Sl5. David
Speas. fourth-S5 All of these
boys belong to the Hamilton All
Clubs.
Sears Roebuck also sponsors a
very interesting PROJECT for the
girls in home gardens and food
preservation. Dorothy Mathews.
Of the John Randolph All Club.
was the cOunty's outstanding vim
ncr in this project. She won first
place in the county in the garden
contest and second place IN the
district in the garden contest. and
third place in the county cam
ming contest, Other winners in
these contests were Merl Seal.
1exa Ball, Audrey Hudtlleston.
RUBY Higgins and Margaret Ann
Jefferies.
Rebecca Hart won first place
III the county canning contest.
Barbara Carnage won first
place in the area N the frozen
food contest held recently In
Iynchburg.
julia Ann VogcI won tbn,d
place in the area canning contest