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Rug making is a cooperative venture for members of the Holly Springs club. Hard at work are (L to R) Mrs. Sam C rawford, Mrs. Jack Cabe, and Mrs. S. M. Winkleblack, who now teaches after attending the crafts workshop at Camp Schaub, near Waynesville. (Staff Photo) IIJ'll Every Home Should Grow A Garden With Variety Mrs. T. T. Henderson, coun ty garden leader, and mem ber of Walnut Creek club, practices what she preaches when it comes to raising veg etables for home use and for sale. Many homemakers help to increase the income by taking jobs away from. home. Not Mrs. Henderson; she uses her know-how about vege tables amd small fruits. She is willing to help others cut the family food bill as "Today's Home Builds Tomorrow's World". ? Mrs. Florence Sher rill. Gardens For Home Every home should grow a good garden. This means a gar den with a wide variety of veg etables. Nearly every home in the country has a plot of ground that, if properly hand led, will grow vegetables. It doesn't take a lot of space to grow vegetables to supply the average family. If we use good rotation, we can grow two or three crops on the same ground. A few, such as parsnips, use the entire season, but not every one would want to grow them anyway. What we would want would take very little space. Needs Good Soil To grow a good garden re quires rich soil to begin with. It needs to be turned and work ed into a good plant bed. Plant reliable seed if you want high germination. Cultivate to keep down weeds. Then, you have to fight insects and diseases from the start. You will need suitable sprays and dusts for Mrs. Henderson this and the tools to apply them with. We need to grow our own vegetable as they are so much better fresh. Then they will save on the grocery bill. Too many farm families fail to grow a sufficient quantity and vari ety for their own use. Any sur plus can be preserved for use later. A number of us have home freezers and there is no better way to preserve corn, peas, broccoli, asparagus, and cauliflower. You almost have to grow your own to freeze, as they must be gathered at the right stage and frozen quickly. Include Berries When we think of vegetables, let's include a few strawber ries and raspberries. There is no fruit more welcome than strawberries, and they are well adapted to this section. They do require some care. So, in clude a few strawberries. If you have space, two or three grape vines are nice. We need a good home garden, since fanners need all their time being better managers in order to continue making a liv ing. Farming requires more money each year, as we use more machinery and fertilizer, which requires more money. Al so, we have more electrical ap pliances in the home, such as ranges, refrigerators, washing SEE NO. 2, PAGE 18 'i Better Homes Healthier Children More Pleasant Communities , i . i 1 -J . ? ; ' : ?_ ? These are some of the things that the Home Demonstration Club women and their leaders, working together have brought to Macon County. For this and the many other fine contributions you have made to our way of life in Macon County we Thank I ~ . you and congratulate you. J I ? ? . ? ? ? The Bank of Franklin Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Cullasaja Members Are Thrifty Club Adopts Job Of Re-Upholstering Old Furniture The thrifty homemaker knows that "a dollar saved is a dollar made". With the ris ing cost of living haunting rural homes, the women of Cullasaja decided t* do some thing about new furniture. The story speaks for itself, as told by Mrs. O. T. Bryson. ? Mrs. Florence SherrilL Re-Upholstery Project Last year the Cullasaja Home Demonstration Clatr undertook a project which proved very worthwhile. Club members de cided to do some re- upholstery for themselves. They gathered up some of their chairs which needed renewing and brought them to Gordon Gibson's shop, which was an ideal place to work. The large work bench and tables furnished ample working space and a place on which to cut the materials. Mrs. Florence Sherrill, home agent, came and brought her kit of tools and helped them get started. Mrs. Anne Berry, Mrs. Dixie Moses, and Mrs. Pearl Higdon, of the Higdonvllle club, joined in the project. Mrs. Berry brought her heavy-duty electric sewing ma chine and did all the neces sary sewing. The first step in renewing a chair or couch was, of course, removing all the old covering, which was ripped apart and laid aside to be used for pat terns to cut the new material. Next, the springs were re tied and strengthened where needed, and new padding added. New covering Then came the final step of getting the new covering on. This required the hands of two or three persons, some to stretch the material into place, some to hold, and others to do the tacking. Mashed fingernails were not uncommon in this operation, but when it was finished the women felt a genuine pride in seeing that old soiled, saggy chair or couch changed into a beautiful new piece. As the saying goes, "the fever is catching", and more furniture was brought in and with it came more help. Platform rockers, studio-beds, or any of the more difficult pieces, did not "stump" these women. They attacked them all with a zeal and worked out their problems together. A total of 16 pieces of furni ture were renewed at a savings of many dollars to these home makers. Mrs. C. T. Bryson (Cullasaja Club) Health Is Important N. C. Crop County- Wide Club Health Program Being Realized The home demonstration club women will be [lid to follow the leadership of their county health chairman, Mrs. Marlin Combs, of the Iotla club. Mrs. Oombs is a registered nurse. She is a homemaker and a mother who "practices what she preaches". Take time to study the following articles. ? Mrs. Florence Sher rill. Health Important It has been said, "Good health is North Carolina's most important crop". Home demon stration club members believe this, and since we are not be lievers only, but also doers, we have strived to maintain and improve our "health crop". How do we go about this? Our first concern is the health and well being of ourselves and our fam ilies. The healthy, happy, well adjusted homemaker is more capable of facing today's prob lems, be they domestic or In ternational. Then, we try to teach our friends and neigh bors the things we have learn ed. Several Objectives ?County-wide, our health pro gram has several objectives, some still unmet, toward which we are working. One of these is to acquaint ourselves with the varied facilities available through our local Public Health Department. A few of these in clude immunizations, tubercu losis control, well-baby clinics, school health services, care for physically handicapped children, record keeping, laboratory serv ices, and dental services. Infor mation concerning the many SEE NO. I, PAGE 12 Upholstering is a project of the Cullasaja Home Demonstration Club. Work ing on the chair are Mrs. A. C. Moore (left) and Mrs. C. T. Br>?on. (Staff Photo) Characters Are Developed By Strong Family Life What greater honor can be given a homemaker than to have it said, "She is a food wife and mother". Home mak ers of Macon County want to be better wives and mothers. The club's family life leaders conduct discussion groups on such subjects as, "Take a Look at Yourself", "Discipline, Wise and Unwise", "Faith is a Family Affair", "Character and How It Grows", and oth er subjects. Mrs. Fred Corbin, of Higckmville club, has re cently been elected county family life leader. She said her club members helped her prepare her story. ? Mrs. Flor ence Sherrill. How To Grow We as club members and homemakers want our families to grow healthy and strong. Our children have emotional needs also. We want them to develop strong characters through love. A child needs to feel that his parents love and want him and that he matters very much to someone. A Family Affair Faith is a family affair and every child needs to have a set of standards to live by. Chris tian living is something that permeates life. Real religion Is a spirit in the home, an atmos phere ini which each family member can be at his best self. Religion not only gives comfort and strength in time of diffi culty, but it controls our thought and actions at work, at play, at school, at church. It helps us settle problems, strengthens our determinations to control temper, makes us re spect the opinions of others, and helps us understand others. Parents need to live their re ligion in their home and com munity. They teach their child by their example that prayer, worship, faith in God are as necessary in daily living as the air he breathes. He catches his religion from the faith of his parents. If you have never had family prayers, start now. It is by turning our thoughts toward God and seeking Him together that faith becomes a family af fair. Families that pray togeth er, stay together. What will our children remember about fam ily worship in our homes? Needs Guidance A child needs friendly guid ance in learning how to be have toward persons and things; a mother and dad who show him, by example, how to get along with others and who take time to answer his questions truthfully and Sincerely. We must teach our child that there are limits to what he is permitted to do and he will heed these limits. If possible, we should find a way to dicip line which will not develop fear and resentment. He needs to be lieve that his parents love him all the time, and not only when he acts according to their ideas of child behavior. We should let him grow and de velop in his own way, feeling that his home is a place he can feel sure about. He should feel that his parents will always be on hand when he needs them most. He needs to feel his par ents will keep him safe and help him when he faces un known and frightening situa tions. It isn't easy for parents to want their child to grow up, but we must have confidence in his ability to do things for himself. We must learn to xut the apron strings and our fam ily life specialist of N. C. State College says "not to leave a thread". Chinese Poem May we share with you the following: This poem was written by an old Chinese poet, who lived 4, SEE NO. 4. FACE 12 OUR LEADERS No group has done more to bring about progress in our churches, schools and com munities than the ladies of our Home Demon stration Clubs. Congratulations, for the many improve ments you have helped to bring about. BROWN & CARSON Phone 297 Franklin, N. C. Congratulations to The Home Demonstration Clubs of Macon County 1 For the fine contributions they have made for the betterment of Macon County. . ^ DRYMAN'S CONGRATULATIONS To the Fine Home Demonstration Clubs of Macon County, ? ?_ ???' . * I Their Officers and Their Members For the Fine Job They Have Done. Reeves Hardware Company
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