litmus this wsi-k from Hoke,
Caldwell. Sampson. Rowan.
Beaufort and Jackson Counties.)
FURNITURE REPAIRED
Do you have dresstr drawers
that will not slide or table legs
that are loose? If su, you may
be interested in having a furni
ture repair workshop.
Miss Josephine Hall, home
economies agent, says lhai W.
P. Phillips. agriculture teacher
in Hoke County and the aj>riml
tural agents, assisted the eluh
members as they repaired sev
eral pieces of furniture at their
furniture clinic. They hope to
combine the next one with a
furniture refinishing workshop.
USES ORIGINAL DESIGNS
Mrs. Verley Coffey of Patter
son makes stuffed ckdls and ani
mala which she sells for an addi
tion to her im-ome. Mrs. Klaine
Brookshire, home economics
agent, says several women in
Caldw-ell County are using their
talents in making craft item-.
Mrs. Coffey makes her items
without patterns so they will In
original and possess character
Mrs. Brookshire says Mrs. Pal
teraon is perfecting her dolls
with the possibility of selling
them at the Northwest Trading
Post.
NATIVE PRODUCT USED
Wilma Puryear of Sampson
County believes in encouraging
the consumption of native pm
ducts. Since many sw«*et pota
toes are grown in the county,
Wilma derided to give a fruit
and vegetable use demonstra
tion using sweet potatoes.
Miss Martha Purvis, assistant
home economies agent, says
Wilma used an original rceijie
of her mother's using ice cream
and mashed sweet potatoes. She
waa county winner and partlei
pated in Hu* distri<-t contest.
PLAN TOUR WORK AREA
“Planning Your Kitchen For
Easier Work" was a demonstra
tion given in Rowan County
mainly for those homemakers
not planning to build or re
model,” reports Miss Edith Hin
straw, home economics agent.
“So many women have shelves
in their kitchen io<> far apart
which Fnroura|>is slacking (list)
es and cooking isiuipmcnt.” she
added. We hav«- encouraged
them to add adjustable shelves
that can he made at home and
to plan to store heir supplies and
equipment they need lor one job
close together."
USES TALENTS TO PAY
FOR TRIP
Karly in the spring. Mrs.
William Raw of lU-auforl Coun
ty dii till'd she wanted to go to
the World's Fair. Since she is a
full-time homemaker, she ile
ruled to work out her expenses.
She is a talented craftsman
and made pine rone and nut
wreaths anil other articles us
ing the native products. Mrs.
Virginia t’reille. assistant home
• conomics agent, says Mrs. Daw
had no trouble selling the craft
items. Now she is planning to
attend a wood carving school to
learn a new craft.
JUDGING CONSERVED
PRODUCTS
Do you often wonder why you
didn t get a blue ribbon on your
jar of pickles? Miss Mary Hens
ley. home economics agent, says
Jackson C o u n t y homemakers
have been studying the quality
of conserved products.
Miss Hensley says that all the
dub members brought jars of
fruits, vegetables, and preserves
to the club meeting and discuss
ed conservation praetiees. They
practiced judging the jars of
food on exhibit.
GARBAt;;-; CONVERTED INTO
REC’lEATION ROOM
•lorT)cma*;ei-.- are constantly on
the move as tar as h<>mc im
provements ate concerned. Mrs.
Autrey Jengins. home economics
agent, says Mrs. \. Carpenter,
Jr., is now -inverting a garage
into a reere ■»*< n room and adding
PICT J RE PHONE. the new "see-while-you-talk’* telephone, has
been formally introduced by the Bell System. It Is now available
tor customer use in New York. Chicago. «wl Washington. The unit
pictured here contains both camera viewing screen. If you
wish, you can stop sending your image without interrupting the
conversation. To demonstrate the PICTURE PHONE'S many possi
bilities. two lip-reading deaf children were among the first to use
the new service, said F. Bryan Houck, local telephone manager.
a carport.
'Hie Northhampton County club
member is p‘.inning a huait in
area at on - < nd of the recrea
tion center '» .. built-in desk and
fitini; iahin-*ts.
FOODS i IlOM OTHER
C JlNTItlES
Chocolate tarts (rum Prance,
Chinese re •• o a tuna dish from
Italy ities* dishes arc being
propaied in A . kos County by the
< in Mis lead-rs.
Mi-*. Sue C»aver, home eco
nomics agent says the leaders
are preparing foods at Home
Demonstration Club meetings
tnis month. The women will also
give in lorn, it,on about the coun
tries.
SLIP C S, LRS POPULAR
Take two days of hard work, a
chair which .a-ods a face lifting,
fabric wit:, i firm weave, anil
go kI instri' t'i ns, and you can
rr ike a slip e \ei with a pro
fe-.sional to-icr. at a slip covering
workshop.
According to Miss H uriet Tut
lerow. .i--istat.t home economics
agent, the two most timesavmg
construction tips learned were
how to make continuous bias
binding an ! ! ow to join seams
together l>\ top-stitching. Miss
Pittterow says the Lincoln County
women will l.i able to stretch
their dollars i\ doing their own
yen’! MW fargst where yoe left a car that lacks this gaai.
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quick). Only thing you con forget is your notion about how much all this Pontiac
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KITCHEN PLANNING
"Kitchen d| ns should to drawn
to scale >»n piper with equipment
ion scale) pki.ed in the kitchen."
stall's Mrs. Feytie Bray, Jones
County home economics agent.
“It is far .-ss expensive to
make changes in the plans on
paper than in the completed
kitchen," slie added. "And this
may take several months or even
years."
NEW STRAWBERRY
VARIETY
“If 1 had told you about the
size of these iviries. you wouldn’t
have believ-si me," said Mrs. A.
E. McCall, of Richmond County,
as she presented a home food
supply report at her local club
meeting. "So, I brought along
some for you to sec'," she added.
Mrs. Martha Adams, home eco
nomics agent, says Mrs. McCall
planted a new variety developed
at the Sandhills Research Sta
tion. After- importing on the
yield of th • ixrries. all the club
members wer- anxious to get
some plants.
SMALL. APPLIANCES
STUDIED
Home D-'mc nst ration Club
members in Cherokee County
have been studying various types
of small appliance*. Miss Thelma
Wheeler, home economics agent,
says the won, n are learning to
use the smu! appliances and
care for them.
rhe manv \ ays for using the
blender fmm preparation of
hahy fo<ids to main dishes show
ed the versatility of the appli
ance. .
Motor Vehicles
Crew Cited
The Nort:- Carolina Depart
ment of Vehicles has won
an Achiever.en Award from the
American Asm elation of Motor
Vehicle Ailm.'i si rators l AAMVA >
for the depai ■' .* enfs performance
in driver lit-< In^; administration
last verr.
Commissions Fdvvard Scheldt
made the a .nouncement this
week.
The a war I -vas earned by a
chieving a of S5 per cent or
better in n'rlmum requirements
essential for- effective driver li
censing performance.
The ratin;. s part of the An
nual tpvento v of Traffic Safety
Activities compded ov the AA.MV
A. National -safety Courci! anil
otlier nationa. organizations, to
measure progress in carrying out
the ACTION program of the
President's Committee for Traffic
Safety.
Judging svndard.s are set by
a com-nit tee of motor .'chicle ad
ministrators from various parts
of the count >• Seating is done by!
the Nation*«| Safety Council. ;
Standards included in the tudging
emphasize a \ juatc training and
supervision r.' driver licensing ■
personnel, a .«;atc wide driver im
provement program and inter-!
state roopeiati .n in ex -hanging
driver license information and
enforcement data.
It was th > eighth consecutive
award f<>r fte Tar Heel license
men.
On learnt ia of the award.
Scheldt said. * With more and
more cars a:d drivers on the
road each vest, we must continue
to improve :hc performance of
our drivers hv efficient manage
ment of Vensing prai-edures,
strict enfor--'-Tent of motor ve
,
Colored News
Mrs. Delia uaivin Davis.daugh
ter of Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Garvin
of Kings M mriiain. is studying
abroad for four weeks at the Uni
versity of Val.sicia. Spain.
Mrs. Davis will also tour three
other Buroo’an countries, includ
ing Italy, Frame and Portugal
before return! .g to the United
States Augu./ 21.
Mrs. Ruth A!"tcItem has return
ed hone afRv «isiting her brother
and other r -tattves in New Y >rk
City, he also attended the World’s
Fair.
O. V. EMis jjent last week with
his daughter in New York City
and attefidc-i *'ie Worlds Fair.
Mr. Ellis routined home Satur
day.
Mr. and M:t John Hess and
children and .-Its. Sarah Beam
have returned home after vaca
tioning in Jersey City. New Jer
sey. They also -pent the July 1th
weekend at‘ending the World's
hide laws arV. maximum coopera
tion with ncighlio: ing .'•tales -n
traffic safety administration."
Tire Achi 'v -rr.cnt Award will be
formally pre axled to Scheldt at
the A A.MV A Annual Conference
in Des Moi.ics Iowa in Septem
ber. - —
Fair in New Y-.rk City.
The GWrtv Ooapel Sngm of
Gastonia will • ••Icbiato : heir third
anniversary Sunday with an af
ternoon program hcginn'ng at 2
pm. at Lin,,iv. high school in
Deaaemer City The evening pro
gram will <"-t underway at 7:30
, P-tn.
The Tntsr Rally of Bynum
Chapel AMR Zion church will
close Sunday.
An adult rigid program will lie
held at Dawi.wn swimming pool
Friday nigh; f.om S to 11 pan
Age groups fr. m IS and up are
invited to atte: d.
Mr. and M: -. John Henry Car
roll. Ht. 2. 'V»x 233. Bessemer
City. N. C. i: nounee the birth of
a daughter, W< dnesday. June 1.
Kings Mounta,i< hospital.
Mr. ami Mr«. John Bess a-id
children and .’is. Sarah Beam
vacationed in Jersey City, N. J.
last week. 'I he\ also visited the
World's Fair < n July 1.
Mrs. Dili * IV.yd of Cincinnati.
Ohio is in . e , ity due *o the ill
ness of her hi »dher, Willie Sea
weight.
CARO Or THANKS
We wish t-> thank our many
friends for thou kind expressions
of lo\e and sympathy s!mwn us
during the i!l:,<ss and death of
our diar liti!-* .-on and grandson.
The Adams and Crockett
Family
Hnffstetler
Bites Conducted
Funeral ales for Carmie !i.
Iluffstetler, of routo three,
were held irum Mary's Grove
Methodist c.nrrh, interru-nt fol
lowing in tr;? church cemetery.
Mr. Huffs. -.ler died Wednesday
at Kings M->. itaiu hospital. Hr
Itad been e: .ployed at Msrgracc
Mill for lf» years.
Huffstetl r ,vas tne son ot Mr.
and Mrs. P>esion C. Heffstetler
of Kinus Mountain. Other surviv
ors Include 'ms wife, Mrs. Ruby
ft:Ktisill Hilt1 ■ 'rtler; a son, James
H. Iluffstetler. three sisters, Miss
Jean Huffst< i!ei of Sheloy. Mrs.
Tony Terreira of Santa Clara,
Calif., and Mir. C. S. Vindburn
of Patrick. S C and his paternal
grandmother, Mrs. M. J. Huff
stetler of Kings Mountain.
Mr. HuffsUtier was a member
of Mary’s Giovf Methodist
ehureli.
Rev. H. O. TIuss offieiated at
the final rite;.
Walker Bites
Held Wednesday
Funeral rite- for Mrs. Mary
Etta Hill WVker. 50. of (iastonli,
sister of Mrt. S. A. Byers and
Sandy CaMnbaB
On AFROTC Doty
SUMTER- C. - Cadet Her \
man L. Ca~.p^cll Jr., son of Mr /
and Mrs. H: L. Campbell of ¥*
E. King St.. Kings Mountain, N.
C.. is partii-ioaiing in th** U. S.
Air Force Reserve Officer Train
ing Corps i A PROTO summer en
campment a -inw AFB. S. C.
Cadet Campbell is observing
and taking r.n active part in fly
ing and sup' o t phases of opera
lions at the Tactical Air Com
mand base curing the month
long encampment period.
A member or tire AFROTC unit
at the University of TVmnessee. he
will be eligible for a commission
as an Air ’A ns second lieutenant
upon como’etion of AFROTC
training a.mi graduation from
college.
He is a nv mbcr of Alpha (lem
ma Rho.
Mrs. Frank At oms. both c. Kings
Mountain, were held Wednesday
at I p.n. !icm - Beech Avenue
Baptist church of Gastonia, inter
ment following in Gaston Memor
ial Park.
Mrs. Walk.a. *ife of Fred B.
Walker, died 'Cpnday aft 4 p.m. in
Memorial h^Rdal at Chapel Hill.
Other pin-v-tror* tintlade four
sons. Jwo
and six
fly®
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