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Little Stories of Community Cooper
SchOO Consolidation Put New Life have water in their kitchens, lights, patrons of the thTeTIchoa
Un TWrAnrnmnlh, V and many of the modern things by that resulted in their gooi.Tv held
, Into ThlS Community - wh- h thei work is listened. They ; form a rood aTa 1,dat,on to
ABOUT five years ago a few of the all find. time to read some each .day, jble lot was obtained "near a .Ulta"'
. .more progressivfecitizens -oL.our and - also - to - praise -The -Progresssivc - Heal jrig 'Spring's ata"TPnJ8
neighborhood began to advocate com- Farmer, through which their com- :'i three-room schoolhouse 'built
Kninrr fViA f1ir ntl P-tfflP.h PT Schools, tniinifv'wac Krnnorhf tn Ufp. .!" A! " a "rrrrA .t,1 . .
oKn.it rtr mnnths each MP? H A W ' -i' ' ,;..v":-' - a ?ne. desi:
year, and have instead a good graded
school of several teachers which
could run for eight months. At first
they met with a good deal of
opposition, but finally succeeded in
getting enough interested to begin
definite plans for a new' building.
A site was selected as near, the
South Carolina.
and amtidnvof- the:wmmimity1"
was decided . uuuy U
i ' - j" . wyi iu cierr art,, l. .
r uiiv nut
first-class . teachers. Cons
What the Progressive Women Of a Healing Springs graded schoTha'
Neighborhood Can. Do : f
IN AUGUST, 1916, Miss Hyde, then in their chosen occupations i t
l'a member of Winthrop College , have won scholarships to It
center of the district as possible, and institutes. While here she suggested
work began on the new house which,
when comoleted. oresented quite a
ea We Have a vnnA AlU'n-.. 'i ' .
and assist? in 'the organization of selected books, and the pup 1 7
our club, to be known as "The Home coaraeea to ;read : m,,r ,tn"
Makers' Club" The object of this iwill. Anyle can L M they
club was to broaden the outlook of a' &Ltfe;,.
home and family life, to encourage 'me. f i- , t :LZ,.JS
- "i"',ai,iuu inr
pleasing contrast to the former build
ings. It consisted of three large
classrooms, well equipped as to heat-
in er liffht and. ventilation, a lunch- ,-.Ai'e;rit t rmiHr the Virm j -h ..
' : - , a oyv.ii oKiwlf v . v. .""-j.v xniiaren to go to such n erhXni j
room, cloak-room and a large audi- , n, n( tL nmmitn;tv hav tKr . .1 a -cnooi, and
No Home Should Be
Without Running Water
It means health, comfort and pleasure to
the whole family. 1 The gasoline-engine-driven
equipments involve only the very
slight cost of an occasional gal
lon of gasoline or other fuel.
PRICES, $30.00 AND UP.
Supply you with running
water for drinking and clean
ing purposes, fire protec
tion, and other uses. Write
us today.
VIRGINIA MACHINERY &
WELL CO.,
RICHMOND, VA.
co-
a part ot tne community, naving re- many ' walk threp miUk il r.
tonum. t ; , , lation to . church, school, and social school. ; , : : 6 l" in,s
The ladies soon organized a school being. r T net v; i
improvement society and discussed This CU flourished beyond' our ity I'prTvemen 8 a " irTai
1?' J" most sanguine expectations. . .Begin- has helped unite the peopl ' Z
muS wiui icw mcmucis, it uwwvna3 extent, Dut there is much need for
an enrollment 01 tnirty-two. Ana
every member can be counted on to
work for the interest of Pleasant
Valley.
IJnder the management of this
PliiK w Viav sinp nrcra n5 7(A n fiirlic' nannlA r.jJIt ...U 1. A
- " ' v. v. - pv-pit win i. 1 1 u vv w Hat l (J taKc to a
Sewing'Club, with Miss Verda Wolfe fair. There is a stimulus for better
as instructress. The work of this grades in all kinds stock and pro
Club has also been very gratifying, ducts. We hope much good has been
These girls, from six to sixteen years done through our association, and
of -age, have been taught to do not the future holds bright promise for
etc. In order to raise money to help
furnish the building, they gave oyster
suppers, box suppers, bazaars and,
with the help of the young people,
had several good plays for which
they charged a small admittance fee.
The girls have organized tomato
clubs, and each week the county
demonstrator comes one day ' and
teaches domestic science in the nice
room fitted up for the purpose in the
basement.
nrvpraflnn . Tn T nimmU.. i i
vjiv'uwwu.' in iiuYuiiucr wt Had OUt
first community fair. It was a reve
lation as to what could be done by a
few on short notice. ' Next year we
expect to have better exhibits, for the
The boys have joined the corn, only darning, patching, and plain sew-
pouitry, ana pig ciuos, ana nave won ing but fancy work) tatting, crochet
several prizes at the annual county and embroidery. Their work has been
fair. They are planting a school or- highly praised by visitors not only at
chard and vineyard and hope to have our rommnn;fv fa;rs ht alcn at or
more.
"A MEMBER."
Our Two Best
Subscription Offers
J1.50 for one renewal and one new
subscription for one year each if sent in
together; or
. $2.00 for a club of three yearly sub
scriptions all sent In together a saving
of S3 cents on each subscription. Address,
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
a- small farm soon.
Literary Societies have been or
ganized to" meet every Friday night.
Once each month they have an ex
tra program and invite the public.
- There is a decided improvement in
the whole community. The farmers
have painted their houses, bought im
county fair.
Soon after the organization of the
Home-makers' Club, a School Im
provement Association was organiz
ed. Joint meetings are held and each
member of the Home-makers' Club is
a member of the School Improvement
nave paintea tneir nouses, oougm im- Association ln 1914 we held a floral enough).
piuvcu Luui. ucii up inuuciii ni.tii- fair) giving premiums for the finest Hallowe'en was not very far off, so
ods of farming, subscribed to papers chrysanthemums r0Ses, dahlias, ferns we decided we would have an inter
and magazines, some have bought anH Afhpr . nnt n1anfc' A 'm:nm 4 . .
jvv K.v.... j.vm.u... lailllllClll.
What the S. I. A. of Prospect Is
Doing
ON SEPTEMBER 29 a school im
provement association was organ
ized at this place. .There was no one
in the community that really knew
what we were rto do. We first de
cided to puJU patent desks in our
school. (we just lacked $2Q having
autos, and in general all have a
broader view of life. The women
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FARMERS'
BUSINESS BOOK
ALMANAC
The Progressive Farmer
1917
Farmers' Account Book
The Progressive Farmer Farmer's Account Book is now ready. It is
a simplified form of keeping farm accounts and will prove valuable to
every farmer who uses it. Has cardboard cover, about 40 pages.
Our Special Offer -
OUR SPECIAL OFFER, Good Until Jnuary 31, 1917, is to send a copy
prepaid to every one who will subscribe or renew for two or more
years. We also make you a special rate of $1.50 for 2 years; $2 for
3 years; $3 for 5 years; $5 for 10 years.
When you accept be sure to say : "I want The Progressive Farmer
Farmer's Account Book, as promised in your offer for long-term sub
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SCALECIDE
Fall Spr&jingu
Controls Led f Curl
Don't put off the dormant spray until the sprine rush. "The weather
may be bad or the eround too soft. Spray this fall and make sure of
controlling peach leaf curl, San Jose scale, pear psylla, apple canker
collar rot, etc. You can save trees now that would die before soring
Use Scalecide." Better and cheaper than lime sulphur-cuts the labor
was also given for the greatest im- We decorated the room in autumn
provement in front and back yards leaves and Jack-O'lanterns and hung
that year. Encouraged by the sue- curtains over the windows, nve
cess of our first effort, we decided in cents admission . was charged. First
1915 to have a community fair, unit- we had the president to tell what the
ing with the Farmers' Club in this S. I. A., was, and what the money
work. would go for that we made that
On October 27 of this year we again night,
had a community fair at the school- Then we had a young man tell us
house. In the women's department all about Hallowe'en, at the close of
there was a fine display of canned which all the ghosts and witches
fruits, vegetables, plain sewing and ..came in, marched around and went
fancy work, showing marked im- back out.
provement on work of former years. There were several old men of the
The flowers also were very fine. The community who volunteered to tell us
farm products were in a large room about their boyhood days, their go
of the building, and consisted of corn, ing to school and the tricks they
oats, alfalfa, peas of all kinds, soy played.
beans, potatoes, beets in fact every- Now the. ghosts and witches came
thing a farmer should raise. The
livestock exhibit was excellent.
A CLUB MEMBER.
School Consolidation and Neighbor
hood CooDeration
riFTEEN years ago we had four 40 cents in guesses. inenjc -
,In one corner of the room lunches,
sandwiches and cake were sold, in
another, corner .a bazaar was ar
ranged . at which pincushions, hand
kerchiefs and ties were sold, inen
we had a guess cake whichroujht.
1 mu ..4.- -i n. -iL- n..t:A n rflf tn the hiffnesi
radius of five miles. These schools der for 45 cents, realizing W u
had one teacher each and terras of the cake. ' . m,
(r.nm 4. c . 'ti. i t oil , moAt $17. clearing s
ii win nnv.c iu iivc liiuiiiiis. Hie sal- ' " o" "j""v j i, v soniC-
aries were small and the attendance Any organization c?tt!d.nav nd
:j:rc j. -c. . . .. ii.? 1:1.-1.1.:- T ie pasv. new "u
niuiucrcni. oome time later two 01 ming dk umj.
these schools got together and secur- simple,
ed a good teacher for an eiht-
montlis term. This lasted awhile, and
then the movement for consolidation
was agitated. A meeting of all the
It is easy;
MRS. F. L. SMITH
Prospect, Ala.
Coming Fannersmi
99 Does the Work
Cleans up ihe Trees
cost. Neyer Injures trees, hands, face or vamp. Cost of spray mats
rials will advance before spring. - Order now and save money. Writs
today for free booklet, "The Whys and Wherefores of Fall Spraying."
B. G. PRATT CO., Manufacturing Chemists. Department 28
50 Church Street, New York City.
: f Southern
Meeting of the Aosooia ,eans!, La.,
Agricultural Workers, New one
January 24, 25, 26, 1917. Asisocia-
North Carolina Stock f
tion. Winston-Salem, January -Atb-
Georgla Stock Breeders' Association,
ens,. January 15 to 17, im. ABs0clation,
-Florida Stock Breeders a
Gainesville, January 1 to I8Agrlcu Uura
Association of Sout e"1 y 24, 25, Z
Workers, New Orleans, January
1917.