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National Home Demonstration Week Observed In The County Emblem Symbolizes Club Aims And Achievements Prominently displayed on publi-' cations isued by Home Demonstra tion clubs, and often seen at the club meetings, is the H. D. Em blem, reproduced below. In the center of the emblem is a hearth fire which symbolizes the 'bom: The burning fire expresses the spirit of the best attributes of the home, such *as fellowship, hos pitality. comfort, peace, and pro tection. The oak leaf in the emblem symbolizes strength. The sheaf of wheat stands for productivity and the Roman lamp for knowledge. Around the symbols are circles containing the words Home". ??Community" Family.' and "H L'. Cooperative Exenr.jr> Service" These circle-, and their wording Indicate thar ihe Home Demon r.live, with the Countv Is; state. . ? d the Nation ail bein& represent One of the members >f a Chcro k t County Home Demonstration C '>ib recently remarked. "We love ? ui familiar > mblem .iul all that ?t stands for Equally important to us is our Club Creed, which i- <-ds " THE CREED "I believe in the open country and the rural life in the country. I believe that through working to gether in a group we can enlarge the opportunities and enrich the life of rural people. "1 believe that the greatest force that molds character comes from the home, and I pledge myself to create a home which is morally wholesome, spiritually satisfying. i ration Program is tru-j* cooper-rnd physically healthful and con venient. "I believe in my own work as a homemaker. and accept the re sponsibilities it offers to be help ful to others and to create a more contented family, and community life, so that in the end farm life i will be most satisfying." THE MOTTO Serving as a motto for the clubs are the words: "Character. Cour age, Culture, Citizenship." Club colors are green and gold. The of ficial flowers of the groups is the daisy. Club Projects Cover Wide Range Of Worthv Activities By MRS. B. E. WARNER There is practically no limit to the variety of projects and activi ties that women can interest them selves in at our Home Demonstra tion Clubs. My own chief interest is largely; in crafts. It has been said that "Where there are silos there is no need for women to work in crafts." The majority of our Cher okee County farms do not have silos, however, and some kind of income to supplement the farm in come can be used to davantage by many families. So why not work in crafts, sinoe it is a natural heri tage of the region, and our moun ains attract tourists who will buy cur craft work? Besides helping the family bud get, working at crafts with one's hands has other advantages Any one who has ever put on a warp knows that it requires concentra tion. and this makes you forget your worry about other things. And then there is the pure joy of seeing your work on the loom, op with metal and hajnmer, shap ing into a lovely and useful arti cle. for yourself and others to en joy. CITIZENSHIP WORK From craft work to an interest in international relations sounds like a long jump, but I am inter ested in good will among peoples of different counties. Our Home Demonstration work gives us an outlet for this interest. For ex ample. Mrs. J. C. Wells, of the To motla Home Demonstration Club, cs part of the H. D. Citizenship program, writes letters regularly j to a family in Denmark, telling j tliem of farm life in North Caro i lina. In return, she receives from j Denmark letters, family photo graphs. and interesting food reci j pes Mrs. Paul Sudderth, of the Peachtrae H. D. Club, is a simi lar "pen pal" of a family in Eng land. ELEVEN PROJECTS There are. in fact, 11 different projects on which work is regu larly being done in Cherokee ! County by various club members. These projects, each with a county leader and leader in each commu nity club, are: Foods and Nutri tion, Home Gardens. Home Poul try. Home Dairy, Food Preserva tion, House Furnishings, Home Management. Family Life. Home (Continued On Page 11) Enriched Corn Meal Available ? MRS. C. M HENDRICKS, President at Peach tree H. D. Club, watches as Ed English grinds enriched corn meal at his Plney Ridge Mill, the enrichment attachment, shown at upper left comer of the mill, adds vitamins and minerals to the meal. The Peach tree H. D. Club was Instrumental hi getting enriched meal Introduced Into the county. Council Executive Board Meets SHOWN PLANNING A DISTRICT ONE FED is the Cherokee County Executive Board I rom Gill. Vio?-President; Mrs. B. E. Warner. Publiciiy Smith. President: Mrs. Dallas McKown, Secretar>'. onstration Agent. F.RATION MEETING of Home Demonstration Clubs Left to Right, the members are: Mrs. Charles Mc Chairman; Mrs. C. A. Smith, Treasurer; Mrs. J. F. Standing is Miss Edna Bishop, County Home Dem- j Highlights Of 14 HD Clubs Outlined i The 14 Home Demonstration Clubs in Cherokee County are list ed below in alphabetical order, together with a brief mention of a few of the most interesting facls about their work and histories BELL VIEW Organized in the 1930s, the Bellview club was one of the first Home Demonstration groups organized in the county. In its first months the club made quilts and sponsored social affairs with which to raise money for buying a pressure cooker and oth ?sr equipment for a club room. I HIWASSEE DAM. One of the newest H. D. clubs, the Hiwassee Dam group organized on Novem ber 6. 1951, with nine charter members. The group now has more | than 20 members. MARTIN S CREEK. At the pres-' ent time, this club is emphasizing a reading project. Twenty-one books were reviewed at club meetings in the first three months of the current club year at Martin's Creek, and the "Evening Reading Hour" is becoming popular with a number of H. D. families MIDWAY. Home Gardening is a project that has aroused the spec ial interest of members of the Midway H. D. Club, and samples from their garden crops made up the club's exhibit at the 1951 Cherokee County Fair. The exhitit featured the "Basic Seven" Food Groups, all of which canr be grown in the county. ? MURPHY. Although this is a J town" club, many of its members have gardens, some of which have, yielded Urge amounts of produce for canning and freezing. A fur-1 niture upholstering project re-1 cently proved profitable to several I of the members. The club's Fair I Fxhibit in 1951 was based on the ' (heme, "The Family that Plays Together Stays Together." PEACHTREE. A lively club in ! a progressive community, the Peachtree H. D group, organized! more than 20 years ago, is active on a number of varied projects. Child health has been a favorire study of the members of this club Landscaping of home yards, and stimulation of the use of ele; rlc household appliances such as frte wr- and washing machines, have been among the favorite projects here. RANGER. "Preserve Sunmet Wealth for Winter Health," was the theme of this club in the Wes tern part of Cherokee County in their preparation of a 1931 Coon t* Pair exhibit. The theme indi cates the interest of Ranger H. D. (itemhers in wn fciing out a year's food conservation plan. SfcOW CRD*, a small bat ac tive club, the Slow Creek group has shown a special interest In ?^tor^For^helr coma How Council Works Is Noted By President By MARCELLA H. SMITH cestions and those of the Exten Planning for the work and pro- sion Service specialists and the jects of the Home Demonstration Home Agent, the county program Clubs of Cherokee County is a is made. job that a group of women making The Council sponsors special up the Cherokee County Council interest and leader meetings, with is responsible for. , trained specialists giving demon The Council consists of a Pres- strations, lectures and guidance ii'ent, Vice President, Secretary, in their own particular field, such Treasurer, Publicity chairman- the as food conservation, freezing of presidents and officers of each of foods, tailoring, arts, and crafts, the fourteen clubs in the county, family life, recreation and 4-H rnd the county project leaders. 1 leader-training schools. ? In planning a county program ' The highlight of our work comes of work, club members think at our "achievement" or federa through their own farm and home [ tion meetings in June, when we situations, then analyze their own have the County Dress Revue for problems and make suggestions club women and 4-H girls; also for a solution of family and com-_ 4-H dairy-foods demonstrations, munity problems. Prom these sug-' (Continued on Page II Home Freezer Benefits Shown PRESIDENT Or VALLEYTOWN H. D. CLUB, Mr* Lnkl prepare* to place a basket Of food In her hone Ireeaer. It* da* 1* II cubic fact, and when the family bought It two year* ago, II j very large to her. Now she la sometimes crowded lor space, freezing doesn't take fell the work out of food preservation, Mrs. Carver says, but "Its finished product Is superior to any that she has ever eateh." ** History And Purpose Of Clubs Told By County's Home Agent Dorothy Shields Is Exchange Student Women of the Cherokee County Home Demonstration Clubs were pleased to hear the news recently that Dorothy Shields, of Tomotla, has been chosen as an Interna tional Farm Youth Exchange Del egate She will go to the Nether lrnds in June for a three months period of living in Dutch farm homes I Her appointment as one of the ' two young people from North Car clina this year to serve as good will ambassadores from American farm families is a high honor. Come To The Talent Show A special feature of Chero kee County's celebration of Na tional Home Demonstration Week will be a Talent Show. Come and bring your family. The show will consist of mu sic. dramatic and humorous skits, readings and other en tertainment. One highlight will be the presentation of awards to win ners of the county-wide H. D Club contest for letters on "Why I Like My Home Dem onstration Club." The place: Murphy School Auditorium. The tirte: Friday, May 2, 8 p. m. No admission charge, but silver offering will be taken for recreation supplies and equipment. Winning Letter As Written By Mrs. J. Chastain I A letter-writing contest held this | n onth on "Why I Like My Home t>3monstration Club." brought a total of 38 letters from Cherokee Courtly Home Demonstration Club Members. The best letter was judged to be that of Mrs. Judson Chastain, of the Martin's Creek H. D. Club. It is printed below: "It's with great pleasure I write this letter as I don't feel that the Home Demonstration Clubs and agents get enough recognition. Thank you for this opportunity to express what the club and you, Miss Bishop, mean to one member. "First, with time saved by fol lowing "time saving tips," given at our club meetings, I can do the countless little odd things that go to help make life more enjoyable for my family. By using, also, the new ideas and redecorating, land scaping, canning, care of home ap pliances, and use of farm materi als, (such as fed sacks for cloth ing, corn shucks for braiding rugs, etc.), it has helped many family budgets to survive- Our club gives us the "know-how" to express*our selves in using original ideas, care fully guided by our Home Agent' Thus, the club helps us to achieve a higher plane of living for our families and, communities. "Second, with canning season just around the corner, we can re lax for a moment and "brushrup" on the new methods of canning taught us by the Home Agent. Then, with confidence, we esq look forward to a happy summer, se cure in the knowledge that we are canning according to rules that will help provide our family with the 'haaic 7" requirements for good health. Knowing the new methods for preserving, pickling, drying and storing vegetables and fruits, we. are assured of a well filled pantry at all times, frett ing vegetables and fruits Is the method. "rtkndicraft work deserves its By EDNA BISHOP I Cherokee County's 14 Home Demonstration Clubs composed o. 32o members are happy to have an active part In the ob servance of the seventh Na tional Home Demonstration Week, April 27?May 3 The theme: To-, day's Home Builds Tomorrow's World" was adopted In 1946 and has continued to be the theme for all home demonstration work. In observing this week our ob jectives are: First to highlight the ftct that home and family can de velop and maintain those qualities we value In a democracy. Confi dence in the American way of life lias its beginning in the home Second, to emphasize that a suc cessful home is dependent on a well informed homemaker who helps the family to take pride in rflaking ' their home comfortable, attractive and inspiring. Third, to recognize that rural women through organized plann ing and action are miking a last ing contribution to community im provement. Fourth, to make a special effort I to acquaint younger homemokers with the work of the Extension Service and the assistance avail able to them through home dem onstration work. t History And Membership The North Carolina Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs was organized at State College in 1920. it has 1,802 Home Demon stration Clubs In the state with a membership of 47,046 In 1951. These clubs are organized Into county federations, the executive board of which is called the coun ty council. County Federations ane organiz ed Into District Federations. Cherokee. Clay and Graham Coun ties are organized as District 1. There are 27 District Federations in our state. Ths North Carolina Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs be came a charter member of the Na tional Home Demonstration Coun cil'at its organization meeting in Washington, D. C. in Jane, 1936. Since that time the state has been represented at each anntial na tional meeting. Twenty-?ix dele- - gates attended the meeting in Lansing, Michigan in 1951. Mrs. B. E. Warner, a Martin's Creek Home Demonstration Club mem ber and vice president of District 1 Federation attended the national convention. The North Carolina Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs is also affiliated with the Country Women's Council which is the United States Branch of ths Asso ciated Country Women of the World. Membership includes ap proximately three million women in 49 organizations throughout " the United States. The purpose of tt>3 Country Women's Council is to bring the United States mem ber societies into closer relation ship and to further the work of the Associated Country Women of the World. (Continued on page 9) rhare of praise. Some of us never realized that we had any creative ability until we were encouraged "to at least try" by our Home Agent Lately, f have seen beau tiful rugs, bags, towels, etc. right in our own comir unity. They were made by women who had never done this type of work before. "Last, but not least by any means. I'd Ilk- to tell you that, even though I've had to be ab sent from several meetings due to illness, it has In no way dampened my interest. I have greatly misted this chance to meet with friends end neighbors for a pleasant af ternoon It presents ** challenge to me, to strive harder and t ? be a-woya ready to help my family and community to a higher stand ard of living. "Boat wishes for contijued uocoaa of Home Demonstration ?f 'aba and each Home Asen:' ? , ' THIS PAGE HONORING CHOOUI COUNTY n?? , Peach tree Farm & Home Supply Imperial Laundry & Cleaners The Blossom Shop & Notla Nursery ? u, t r^Tc^ ? Roy V. Lovingood's Store Davis' Esso Service Tie Man Shop SnuthMPtta Service fcUp|p Dkkeji&ira Stiles PrafaieCwpijiy home demonstration wore is sponsored bt uidiiwBiwiiiwvw,j iiu*vav-i T9in i imnsHV. inc. im.?m . J a. 0r--> ~r
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