Warren Women Attend Homemakers Meeting In Raleigh
By BERTHA B. FORTE
Economic* Agent
Forty-three Warren County
Extension Homemakers were
among the 718 attending the
North Central District Annual
Extension Homemaker's Day,
April 13 at the Jane S.
McKimmon Educational Center
in Raleigh.
The theme for the day's
program was "The Third
Century Woman." Mrs. Janice
Siler, Department of Pastoral
Care, N. C. Baptist Hospitals,
Inc., Winston-Salem, highlight
ed the program when she spoke
on the subject "As A Third
Century Woman." She said
"women in the third century
have many choices, many
opportunities. It's important to
know what time it is in your
life, make choice and make
committments. The woman
must know where her support
system is and who it is. Being
faced with many changes, new
decisions must be made, so the
woman must be responsible."
Mrs. Siler stated that husband
and wife should communicate
and plan together. She
mentioned the importance of
the extended family, the
importance of parenting and
mothering. As third century
women, we must learn how to
reach out to others.
Mrs. Cindy Howell, associate
home economics extension
agent of Johnson County,
presented a program on "Scarf
Tricks." She demonstrated
many different ways in which
scarves can be worn. Following
Mrs. Howell's presentation, a
group of homemakers from the
16 counties in the district
participated in a revue of
"Fashions For The Third
Century Woman." Taking part
in the revue from Warren
County, wearing dress up
outfits, were Mrs. Jake
Norwood of the Zion Extension
Homemakers Club, Mrs. Maxwell
Howard, Olive Grove Club
and Mrs. J. B. Russell, Coley
Spring Club.
A district craft exhibit was
on display with craft items in
the areas of stitchery, ceramics,
sculpture, creative crafts, and
painting. Extension homemakers
from Warren County with
items in the district exhibit
were Mrs. L. M. Bender, stitchery;
Mrs. C. E. Swenson, Jr.,
ceramics; Mrs. A1 Young,
sculpture and painting; and
Mrs. F. F. Fleming, creative
crafts. Mrs. A1 Young's
sculpture won first place in the
district and will be entered in
the state competition.
Mrs. Leroy Wilson of Orange
County and president of the
North Central District Extension
Homemakers Association
presided over the day's
program. Greetings and remarks
were given by Mrs. M.
C. Burt, Sr., president of
Orange County council of
extension homemakers; Grover
Dobbins, North Central district
School Officials
To Attend Meet
School board members and
school officials from eight
North Carolina school systems
will gather next Wednesday for
the annual meeting for District
6 of the North Carolina School
Boards Association.
According to Mrs. Mary Gentry,
District 6 president and
a member of the Walce County
Board of Education, the
meeting will begin at 4:30 p. m.
and will be held at Lynn Road
Elementary School in Raleigh.
State Representative Sam
Bundy of Pitt County will be
the speaker at the banquet
session of the meeting,
scheduled to begin at 6:45 p. m.
A series of small group
discussions are scheduled for
the late afternoon portion of the
meeting, focusing on issues of
interest to participants.
Among issues discussed will
be programs in "Community
Schools," the Report of the
"Renfrow" Commission ji\
Recodification of the Public
School Laws and the new State
Course of Study with minimum
graduation requirements.
District 6 of the School
Board Association includes
school systems in Durham,
Franklin, Granville, Vance,
Wake and Warren counties.
City school administrative
units in Franklinton and
Durham are also included in
District 6.
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extension chairman; Dr. Eloise
Cofer, assistant director, extension
service, in charge of home
economics; and Dr. Lois S.
Brown, district extension
agent. Dr. Brown stressed the
importance of "Project Safety"
and the "Lap Reading"
program.
Chatham County was in
charge of presenting the door
prizes which came from the 16
counties in the district. Those
winning door prizes from
Warren County were Mrs.
Lovelace Hinton of the Wise
Club, Mrs. J. 0. Houzmann and
Mrs. L. M. Bender of Zion Club,
and Mrs. William Lawrence and
Mrs. Simmie Isles of Fellowship
Club. \
In addition to the ladies who
won door prizes, others
attending the annual event
were: from the Drewry Club,
Mrs. A1 Young, Mrs. Felix
Ranes, Mrs. F. F. Fleming and
Mrs. Maurice Fleming; the
Wise Club, Mrs. Emma Boyd,
Mrs. E. D. Baskerville, Mrs.
Anna Scott, Mrs. Robert
Alexander and Mrs. S. G.
May field; Olive Grove Club.
Mrs. Lillian Gaffney and Mrs.
Thelma B. Howard; Coley
Spring Club, Mrs. Nick
Williams, Mrs. William Hawkins,
Mrs. Robert Deb nam, Mrs.
Herman Long, and Mrs. J. B.
Russell.
Also, Inez Club, Mrs. C. G.
Coleman; Zion Club, Mrs.
Richard Holtzmann, Mrs. Jake
Norwood, Mrs. Hal Paschall.
Mrs. Fred White. Mrs. John E.
Rooker and Mrs. Lottie Nance;
Churchill Club, Mrs. George
Robinson, Mrs. L. E. Thompson.
Mrs. C. E. Swenson, Jr.,
and Mrs. C. M. Haithcock;
Burchett Club, Mrs. Grannison
Terry, Mrs. Mary B. Hargrove
and Mrs. Julia Hargrove; Snow
Hill Club, Mrs. George F.
Walton; Fellowship Club, Mrs.
Willie Sykes, Mrs. W. A. Raid.
Mrs. Selma Abrams, Mrs. E.
W. Jones, Mrs. Margie Pearce
and Mrs. Jean Lea; Mayflower
Club, Mrs. Hattie Perry.
Agents attending were Miaa
Emily Ballinger and Mrs.
Bertha B. Forte.