This Week
With Macon
County Agents
By Mrs. Florence S. Sherriil
(EDITOR'S NOTE? This is
the second iq a series of
articles on home demon
stration activities in the
county during: 1951.)
Health leaders of all 20 clubs
were mailed state health bulle
tins that had been given to the
home demonstration agent some
time in the past by the local
public health nurse. These bul
letins- included articles on com
municable diseases and other
valuable information. It was re
quested that the leaders study
through this material and from
time to time present the infor
mation to other club members
at the regular meetings.
Mrs. Lester Conley, chairman
of the cancer crusade, request
ed that health leaders of the
clubs be sent information rela
tive to the Cancer Society drive
during the month of April. The
leaders discussed with the wom
en the danger signals of can
cer. They also gave a report of
examinations which was of
much interest.
Miss Frances Barr, secretary
of the Cancer Detection clinic
in Sylva, had given the health
leaders the following informa
tion:
Since the clinic was opened
in August, 1949, data from Ma
con County is as follows:
189 persons ' lrom Macon
County have gone through the
clinic. Six cancers were found.
Seven cases were questionable;
patients returned for checkups-;
143 cases had other treatments
recommended or were referred
to family physician; 28 negative,
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Macon County has the second
highest number of screening ex
aminations of any of the west
ern counties. Many o 1 the home
demonstration clube make a
practice of contributing to the
cancer drive. Cartoogechaye club
gave $10; Carson Chapel club,
$4.33; and the other clubs gave
an average of $2 per club.
Food Conservation
The month of June has, for
a number of years, been con
sidered the month that home
demonstration club members
study in detail food conserva
tion. The objective to produce
and conserve the family food
supply, can be met only If fam
ilies make a food conservation
plan that meets their needs.
At least 50 home demonstra
tion club members are follow- ]
ing a carefully planned food
conservation budget, others are '
using the budget to increase 1
numbers of tomatoes in propor
tion to number pf canned
beans; beans are always can
ned in great quantities in this
section.
Home Marketing
A total of $1,171.85 sales have
been reported by seven sellers
on the local curb market locat
ed behind the Agricultural
building. The largest item quot
ed was vegetables, with a total
sales of $315.02.
Fifty-one women reported
sales of $10,282.60 off the mark
et. Since the sale of hatching
eggs is so good in the western
part of North Carolina, $2,606.35
was reported from the sales of
eggs'.
Handicrafts
Miss Frances Barr and Miss
Saliy Kesler, instructors of Non
all C.'-'ift center at Cartooge
chaye, trained 16 leaders during
the month of December in the
making of Christmas cards and
homemade decorations. The
school was held i for three days
as a means of acquainting the
leaders with the facilities of the
craft center with the hope that
craft leaders from each club
will attend the craft work shop
planned for the month of Feb
ruary.
Ciaft survey sheets prepared
by the county craft leader, Sally
Kesler, were returned by all
craft leaders in the 20 clubs.
From this survey Miss Kesler
was able to determine the crafts
j desired by club women. Work
j shops for craft leaders were
! held in February and March
and included the teaching of
i braiding and hooking rugs, silk
i screening, basketry, and lamp
[shade making. The leaders then
assisted women in their com
munities who were interested
in learning these crafts.
Miss Amy Woodruff, of the
Southern Highlanders guild of
Asheville, came to Franklin in
i March ? to hold a workshop on
1 the hooking of rugs. Ten mem
bers made rugs at this school.
The Carson Chapel and Car
toogechaye home demonstration
clubs held an Easter food sale
to raise funds to buy a new
loom and other equipment for
the Nonah Craft center and
$40.25 was cleared from this
sale. Other donations brought
the amount to approximately
S60 a few weeks later.
Family Relations
Thirty-one leaders from Ma
|con County joined 11 other fam
I ily life leaders from Jackson
and Swain counties to hear Mrs.
Grimsley's inspiring discussion
of ^Character and How It
! Grows". Seventeen of the 20
Macon home demonstration
' clubs were represented by lead
ers and assistants. These three
! clubs, whose leaders were unable
to attend, were met by leaders
from other clubs. The leaders
volunteered to hold the meet
ings as they have in the past.
During the month of May 17
family life leaders led the dis
cussion, "Character and How It
Grows", in 18 clubs. There was
an attendance of 231 women.
Family life leaders look for
ward to holding this discussion
because it Is one that the wom
en will be especially interested
in. Efforts were made to have
as many young mothers as pos
sible at these meetings.
Another of the highlights of
the work of the family life lead
ers during the month of May
was the observation of National
Christian Home week, held at
the Franklin Methodist church,
May 6. The Rev. C. E. Murray
had requested that Mrs. Reby
Tessier, secretary of the Chris
tain Social Relations committee
of the Womans' Society, cooper
ate with the county family life
leader, Mrs. J. P. Shuford, to
plan this special program. Mrs.
Tessier presided at the meeting.
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Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Mll
noth and children returned last
week to their home In Elktn, W.
I/a., after visiting Mrs. Mllmoth's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
franklin, ol Franklin, Route 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Early and
Family, of Marlon, spent a re
lent week-end with Mrs. Early's
mother, Mrs. J. L. Clark, of
3ullasaja.
Pvt. Edward Bowers, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Bowers, of
Sullasaja, has returned to an
irmy camp In New Jersey after
spending a 30-day furlough with
Mrs. J. P. Shuford gave the
principal talk, "Character and
How It Grows", based on the
bulletin written by the family
life leader specialist of State
college. Mrs. H. A. Wilhide, fam
ily life leader of the Franklin
club, gave the devotional. A
film, "It's Your Life", was
shown by the home agent with
two member^ of the Methodist
Youth Fellowship of Carson's
Chapel church, Jean Blaine and
Dan Moore, assisting. Five fam
ily life leaders attended hoping
that they would return to their
community and carry out a sim
ilar program.
Mrs. Dan Reynolds, president
of the Cowee Parent-Teacher
association and former family
life leader of the Liberty club,
attended the Parent Education
Workshop held at Woman's col
lege, Greensboro, May 7-11. Mrs.
Reynolds is now ready to visit
the parent -tcache,r associations
of Macon County and assist
with family life study courses.
Mrs. Weimar Jones, of the
Franklin P. T. A., and now P.
T. A. district director, at/tended
the workshop also Mrs. Jones
and Mrs. Reynolds are now con
ducting family life study groups
in the parent-teaclier associa
tions of the county.
his parents.
Cpl. Neville O. Buchanan,
stationed at Camp Polk, La., re
cently spent a 15-day furlough
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
O. L. Buchanan, of Franklin,
Route 2.
I HEALTH |
INVENTORIES
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ness it is usually necessary to |
take regular inventories of the 11
stock on hand. Inventories re
' veal weaknesses and even dan- ' 4
I gers in the business - they i '
are taken in order to main- |
tain the health of the business.
I It's wise for you and your
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I ventories ?to visit your physi
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checkup. This practice may I
avert serious illness. And when |
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scription, bring it to
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