5-C CLUBS OF CUBA

[Music] Huber wean of the Caribbean Isles homeland of Jose Marti and of all those other Patriots who gave their lives for Cuban freedom a land of great scenic beauty with an exceptionally rich and productive soil [Music] here sugar cane is king justice cotton is king in our own southern states here to the prosperity of the farmers hangs largely on the market for one crop just as in our own south prosperity hangs on the price of cotton [Music] if the sugar mills are busy Cuba prospers and just as the 4-h clubs in the states are fought to destroy the one crop system so the 5c clubs of Cuba are mobilized to fight for stabilization of Cuban agriculture by diversification of crops the 5c clubs were organized in 1931 by dr. Yoo hae neoman Annette with a collaboration of dr. Cataldo area there are now about 360 of these clubs the five C's are comparable to the four H's of the clubs of the United States they stand for Cuba brain park cooperation and patriotism and now let's look in on privacy club members at home and at work on their own farms to 4h boys and girls of the United States the picturesque homes of the Cuban boys and girls set amid Royal Palms may seem exotic and springing but the Cuban farmhouse is really a very practical and comfortable home well adapted to the tropical climate the walls of the better houses are of stuccoed brick any woodwork is a termite resistant cedar or Cuban mahogany the floors are generally of glistening glazed tile kept spotlessly clean the roof of thick calmly fetch sheds the heat of the tropical Sun an attractive and comfortable farm home a farmstead of great beauty and charm [Music] Israel Garcia lives here this is his club Gorge with Israel himself about to harvest an exceptionally large head of cabbage [Music] Rowland de Mistura in his garden such home gardens ad material a to the family living [Music] Ramon zagala of Sierra's creators farm is a skillful beekeeper [Music] our Alberto Rodriguez economy total viable and some of his cattle ranch Icahn's both ray is a popular project with the Cuban clubs and the Catalan is a favorite breed [Music] this is Mario Gonzalez and his prized Catalan [Music] members of the 5c club of manga for ball with sample fouls from their flocks [Music] since skill and needlework is traditional among Cuban women for work among girls naturally deals largely with sewing and embroidery these attractive senoritas are members of the padre Varela needlework club of kiya Mito Delray about their work won prizes in the National Exposition of 1940 and many localities club work plans expression in gardens operated by club members in connection with the local school this is such a garden at San Jose de los machos [Music] another school garden at Maria now Havana [Music] all the products of these Gardens go to the homes where the need is greatest here we see members of the club distributing vegetables to needy families [Music] club work in Cuba isn't all hard work in no play these youngsters are on their way to a local club Fiesta here of the music inherent in the Cuban spirit finds expression in the singing of folk songs and in the graceful native dance the stopper tale this unlike the vulgar rumba is a true Cuban country dance [Music] a national exposition of products produced by members of the 5c clubs is held each year in 1941 this exposition was held in : province of Matanzas here visitors see the poultry vegetables fruits and other products submitted in competition for the various prizes by children from every province in Cuba a girl's 5c club from a nearby community visits the exposition and listens to an informal talk by the chief of the national 5c organizations visitors inspector display of vegetables including many new varieties introduced by the 5c clubs among the visitors is senior Paris Aurora the Minister of Agriculture single roar admires the display of kohlrabi one of the recently introduced vegetables a popular feature of the exposition is applying contest in which farmers from neighboring communities compete the judges score the contestants on the furrow the straightest furrow takes first prize [Music] the winner first prize second prize and number three [Music] another attraction the tournament just like those still held in our own Southern Maryland the Lance is a small pointed stick to win you must spare o-ring while riding Full Tilt not an easy trick the Minister of Agriculture say Aurora transmits through dr. enrique Bell yo chief of the Cuban Five sea clubs a message of good will to other quest a cordial salutation in the name of the five C clubs of Cuba to all the kindred clubs throughout the world which strive for human betterment United in the same labor and the same love for the fertile soil that sustains us all [Music]