Kt M Til Bit VAST receives the congratulations of Miss Lucy Blake, district home agent, as w ,:-is were presented at the 4-H public speaking contest Thursday night. Other winners looking on a, . . right l M. Wright. Kathryn Roach, and Betty Ruth Ounnavant._
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Public Speaking Contest Held By !-?? Club Members • m,"n for the next gen Kin of Buckingham citizens ilayed their prowess Thursday :ii Buckingham Central [frili School at a 4-H public peaking contest. Sub,!' spoken on included ■ ii! of historical interest, the 4-If club, safety, electricity and Wk\ I like—”. Core units fell into two age croup . being divided at 14 years f a; I In the two groups, boys competed against boys, and girls
against girls. The largest number of contest- j ants fell in the girls classifies- ] tion under 14 years of age. The | judges took a long time in decid- | ing the winners in this group and complimented the contestants for their poise, pronunciation and knowledge of their subjects. Winners in the under 14 age group for the girls was Kathryn Roach, 13, who spoke on "Growth Through Clubs". Betsy Spencer, 13. won second place with her talk on "Why Driver Training is Important." Third place was cap tured by ten-year-old Pam Jam erson. whose subject was "Your Church and God". Nancy Hardi man. 11. won fourth place. In the boys contest under 14.
E. M. Wright. 11 years old. won over Charlie Kidd with his speech. "Highlights of the Revolutionary War." There were only two con testants in this group. Kidd spoke on "Daniel Boone Blazes the Wil derness Trail." In the over 14 year old groups there were two contestants for the boys and two for the girls Kenneth Bryant, 15, won the boys award with a speech on "Living Electrically"'. Garland Swartz took second place with has speech about "Peter Francisco, A Citizen of Buckingham County. " Betty Ruth Dunnavant. 16, cap tured the girls award with a talk on "What America Means To Ms." Runner-up in this division was Gloria Newton who reviewed
"Our Natural Heritage.” Miss Lucy Blake, district home | agent from VPI. and R. S. Ellis i county agent made the presenta tions. S. H. Ellyson. Jr. pastor of the Bagby field of Baptist Churcb.es commented on the various talks and highly commended the ;• up for the excellent speeches. Others who competed were Dar lene Duty. 10: Edna Glenn. 11: Jean Christian 11: Jane Heath. 11: Louise Spencer. 11: Norma Snoddy. 11: Ann Harris, 12; Ag nes Johns, 10: Patricia Shumaker. 13^ Elizabeth Hanes. 10: Lou Swartz. 13; and Jane Dudley Moseley, 12.
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' Till SF STl'DKNTS have demonstrated their ability in the realm of public speaking. Front row. left to right, are Kathryn Roach. Betsy Spencer. I*am jamersfm. Nancy Hardiman. K. M. Wright, and Charlie Kidd. Back row includes Betty Ruth Dunnavant, Gloria Newton, Kenneth Bryant and Gar land Swartz.
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ONE FRIDAY When we become mired in the rorn ine of life, one day is like any other. This W’as just another working-day for most of the people in Jerusalem. Three men died on Calvary Hill. One of them was the Galilean! Business as usual in Jerusalem, Unless we understand the whole significance of what is happening we pay little attention ... Do you understand what happened that Friday. Do you realize WHO hung on that central Cross. Do you know WHY He died. And FOR WHOM? There is nothing more necessary in our lives than the deep, personal knowlec ge of what happened that Friday . . . and thi Sun day following. Come to Church!
THE CHURCH FOR ALL . . . ALL FOR THE CHURCH The Church is the greatest la~ tor on earth for the bu; character and good citutenjh.;: Jr ;s a storehouse of sc.r.: „a. va. - Without a strong Ch democracy nor civ.dzat.on car survive. There are iour sound reasons why every person ;.,;h attend services regular.y and sup port the Church They a'e ' ! For his own sake i2) Fz: h - children's sake (3 Fc: the sate of his community and nation For the sake of the Church itself' which needs his moral and 1’ tenal suppor- Plan to go to church regularly and reau Bible daily. Day Book Chapter Verses Sunday . Mark 11 1-33 Monday Mark 12 1-44 Tuesday Mark 13 1-37 Wednesd'yMark 14 1-31 Thursday Mark 14 32-72 Friday Mark 13 1*32 Saturday Mark -iS 33-47 Copyrigbi 19S7. Krister AJ*. Ser'icr. >tra»Lurg \ j. I
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