The Navajo times. [volume], April 01, 1960, Page Page 3, Image 3

About The Navajo times. [volume] (Window Rock, Ariz.) 1959-1960

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Shiprock 4-lVers learn how to grow sheep. Howard Nez , ./' - Wayne Nez
and Blanche Nez show off their lambs , Wayne was the top sheep showman
at the Navajo Tribal Fair last year.
Navajo 4-H Clubs Really Grow
Are you a 4-H Clubber? 1079 Nav
ajo boys and girls are. They re liking it
too.
Two years ago there were 2(H 4-H
Club members in Navajo land. Now
there are 107 b and more to come.
What is this 4-H Club Business?
Well, briefly, it is organized groups
of boys and girls between the ages of 10
and 21, who h a v e their own officers'
plan and carry out their own activities
under the guidance ol a local adult vol
unteer leader.
These 4-H ers learn to live and play
together: learn to give talks and dem
onstrations; the y develop leadership
and carry out community activities,
thus gain pride in their community.
In their project work, they learn ba
sic principles of sewing, cooking, crafts,
livestock raising, gardening and things
like that. It develops our y o u t h. this
4-H does.
On June 1. 1900. over 100 of these
4-H boys and girls from all parts of the
Reservation will gather at Chinle, Ariz
ona where they will compete for prizes
and ribbons. They will give demonstra
tions of all kinds; judge home econom
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ics goods, judge livestock, s h o w their
talent and have a dress review.
This will be a big day for these young
folks. The winners in each contest will
receive a 4-H club jacket. All interested
persons are invited to attend. Ihe activ
ities will be held at the Chinle Board
ing School, starting at 8:00 A.M. and
continuing until 3:30 P.M.
4-H boys and girls will have a big
display at the Navajo Iribal hair ibis
year. They will show off their cooking,
sewing, handicrafts, garden produce,
Crafts is a good way to teach boys
and girls to work together. Bex Kontz,
local leader . shows Lawrence Hickson
and Ronald Benally how to work leath
er.,
livestock, etc.
This year, for the first time, they
will have some fat lambs and calves to
show at the fair; also, for the first time
they will sell their fat calves and lambs
at auction right during the fair.
Navajo f il ers will compete in Coun
ty fairs and County demonstrations and
judging contests; some will win trips to
State contests both in Arizona and New
Mexico.
The Navajo Tribe has shown its in
terest in their Youth by backing the
4-H Program financially and it surely
has given it a big boost.
There are more than sixty adult vol
unteer local leaders helping these
youngsters and more are needed.
The 4-II Club pledge brings out the
purpose of the work:
“I pledge my head to clearer think-
My heart to greater loyalty,
My hands to larger serivce and
My health to better living for
My club, my community and my
country.”
If any y o ungste r lives up to the
pledge and to the motto, “To make the
best better”, he will be a better citizen
and p erso n, and will develop into a
community leader that is the 4-H
goal.
LAND INVESTIGATION
DEPARTMENT
This d e pa r t m ent has been en
gaged during the past month with floor
plans and design of a new office build
ing to house our activities and consoli
date us under one roof for the reason we
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Hard at work at the Drafting Table.
have outgrown our quarters. We hope
to be able to give you a sketch of this
new building in the next issue of the
Times as we are very proud of the pros
pect for tis new office home.
Legal papers were recorded and final
steps had in the closing of the acquisi
tion of the Ed Sargent 100,000 acre
ranch and the Hazel Prewitt Ranch
which will provide much needed graz
ing land to Navajo stockmen in those
areas close to these ranches.
The Microfilm Section has finished
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