Distaff Deeds
I By Janice R. Christensen
New Attitude Toward Living
Families who are elevated
from substandard to mini
mum and above minimum
standard housing have a more
favorable attitude toward liv
ing.
That's the observation of
Mrs. H. Vivian Morris, home
economics Extension agent,
Martin County, who has
helped 10 marginal-income
families become home
owners.
Through educational meet
ings, the families learned
about the FHA low-income
housing program and made
applications for loans.
Then Extension agents
provided help with house
plans, kitchen arrangements,
furniture arrangements and
home grounds beauti ficat ion.
"The families now believe
they can reach other goals
through planning, hard work
and the unity of family mem
bers," Mrs. Morris adds.
Jack-of-all-Trades
Women hired as nutrition
aides in North Carolina
counties find themselves
jacks-of-all-trades, notes Judy
; Steadman, assistant home
economics Extension agent,
Cleveland County.
For example, a home
maker tol^. Julia Clark, a
Cleveland County aide, that
she didnt know how to read
and write. She had had to
j quite school to help support
| her family.
Julia asked the lady if she
could write her name. The
answer, "No." Julia asked her
j if she would like to learn . The
answer, "Yes." So the aide
printed the woman's name
: and the homemaker copied it
several times.
She added, "After I finish
the family washing, I'm going
to practice some more."
Sentimental Value
Decoupage, or the art of i
a Wayne County homemaker,
used an etching of her hus
band's family house on a
plaque she was designing.
Decoupage can be an ideal
way to bring a favority print
or drawing out of storage and
to preserve it for family and
friends to enjoy, Mrs. Evelyn
D. Raper, home economics
Extension agent, Wayne
County, agrees.
Stop the Trend
Members of Extension
Home makers Clubs in For
syth County have vowed to
do their bit to stop the trend
of the young toward no foun
dation garments. For they be
lieve that foundations help
refine the figure, make outer
garments fit better, improve
posture, provide support for
lost muscle tone and ease
strain and fatigue.
Even so the homemakers
decorating surfaces with ap
plied paper cutouts, is one
way you can preserve an item
of sentimental value.
So, Mrs. Gordon Whitaker,
didn't realize how fortunate
they were until they looked
back through history. Women
of the past refashioned their
figures with rings around
their waists, woolen bands,
steel-plated corsets that held
their waists to 13 inches and
other heavily bonded corsets.
Today's foundations are
designed to make the figure
of every woman look good
and at the same time to be
comfortable, Mrs. Jane B.
Davidson, home economics
Extension agent, observes.
REDI-GRIP
TIRES
LOUISBURG
FCX Service
BICKETT BLVD. Sam Wood, Mgr. LOUISBURG, N. C.
ANNOUNCING THE ADDITION
OF
Two New Operators
TO
SERVE
YOU
JANET DEMENT
DONNA HAGWOOO
CALL 496-3607 FOR APPOINTMENT
Charlene Collins
Janet Dement
Donna Hagwood
Margaret Hill
VOGUE HAIR STYLING
FORD VILLAGE
Louisburg, N. C.
Margaret Hill, Owner
Phone 496-3607
Ports Of Call
By Edward H. Sims
Charleaton, S. C. - This is
i city worth visiting in fall.
It's too hot in summer but
fall and spring are pleasant
and winter can sometimes be
surprisingly mild.
Charleston is, of course,
one of the historic centers of
the nation. South Carolina is
observing, next year. Its
300th year--as noted on car
licenses and was founded in
1670. Charleston dominates
the state's history.
The Carolina colony, un
like most of the others in the
earliest days of the country,
was a business enterprise. A
group of proprietors drew up
the colony's charter and the
king approved a grant of land.
The proprietors were to
govern the colony under
terms of that charter, which
was jt democratic one, es
pecially for its day.
By the time of the Revolu
tion, the colony was pros
perous and contained some of
the noble names known in
England-sons or cousins or
adventurers seeking profits or
a new life or adventure. (Na
turally, the fat cats of (hi old
country who had it made
seldom left the comforts of
relatively civilized England to
migrate to the frontier life of
the colonies.)
In the war itself many
important battles were fought
in South Carolina and the
climatic campaign of the war
began at CChariestfen. The
colonialists lost most of
them, for British redcoats i
were well-trained, well
equipped and brave. But the .
colonials won key victories
and Francis Marion, the j
Swamp Fox, waged a guerrilla i
warfare today's revolu
tionaries envy.
Winston Churchill, writing I
in his four-volume history of \
the English-speaking peoples,
notes that South Carolinians
were fiercely divided in the
revolutionary war-and also
that South Carolina was the
only one of the thirteen
colonie* to fully restore prop
erty rights .of loyalist* after
the conflict.
Charleston is where the
Civil War began, of course. By
firing on the Union flag at
Fort Sumter the South blun
dered and gave Abraham Lin
coln the public relations wea
pon he needed to invade.
Lincoln, smart at public rela
tions. played a role in initiat
ing the conflict too.
Southerners had a commit
ment from his administration
not to reinforce the fort.
When Lincoln' decided to
send the Star of the West to
resupply it militarily its com
minding officer wrote the
President not to take that
step which would mean war
and made it clear the fort was
amply supplied with fresh
food and provisions daily
from the South Carolinians.
The first submarine was
built and used to sink a union
ship at Charleston. General
Robert E. Lee stayed at the
city for a time early in the
war. engaged in organizing its
defenses. Many interesting
homes can be seen and special
tours through them are ar
ranged.
Conversation is often dom
inated by th^ loudest voice.
VILLAGE FISH HOUSE
(Across From Ford's Warehouse]
FRESH SEAFOOD CHICKEN
HAMBURGERS
Open 7 Days A Week 11 A.M. to 9 P.M.
FAMILY PLACE - Also Take Out Orders
Phone 496-4467
People often seek excuses
for their failures instead of
trying to do something about
them.
Aluminum ?ar
Ports
Storm Doors
& Windows'
Venetian Winds
BLINDS REPAIRED
Aluminum
Shutters
Aluminum &
Canvas Aumings
FREE ESTIMATES
M. G. WILDER
MONK :
41? W. Noble St.
LOUISBURG, N. C
CUT-UP^
FRYERS
31 C ib
S ? BACON
LB.
65$
HOSTESS 1 on
HAMS Lb 1.07
SWIFT PREM PRO-TEN
CUBE STEAK lb. $1.29
12 OZ.
PKG.
BUTTER BALLS I
COMING
THIS WEEK
FROZEN
POUND
450
pure pork COKEY SAUSAGE Lb 49c
COUNTY FAIR
BREAD * ? ? 2 49
NESCAFE CCC
COFFEE ? "
SUN VALLEY
- OLEO
2 'st 37*
SCARBOROUGH BUTTER BEANS
or
WIGWAM MIXED VEGETABLES ?
or
WHOLE GOLDEN CORN
RED CROSS EARLY JUNE PEAS
6 $100
303
CANS ?
MARTHA MIX
WHITE 3
$|I0
BISCUITS
PILLSBURY COUNT 39(
8 LB. PAIL LARD $1-59 S"
VIVA TOWELS 3 ? 1.00 S ROLLS Pk. 99d
Gal. 49<
PIE SHELLS
3 pSVor ' 99<
REG. SIZE
SUPER SUDS
2 FOR 49C
NOW ONLY
2 ? 45t
ORANGES
GRAPE FRUIT
loch COLLARDS
&? apples
DOZEN 39t
EACH
POUND 15$
4 LB. BAG 39$
POUND 55*
MIDWAY!
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