The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-01
Fine Example OF Working To-
gether Offered At Sum-
merfield
BY ANAMERLE ARANT
District Agent, North Carolina
State (,ol1epe

State College
During the past year farm women
in the northwestern section Of the
state have regularly attended the
demonstrations at their local Home
Demonstration clubs. Here they have
learned how to improve home prac
tees, such as better planned meals
more convenient kitchens, better
methods in laundry, more efficient
use. of time, and better management
in the home. In addition, they have
gone outside of the home and made
contributions to the local communi-
ties.
One example of this is found in
the Symmetrical community of Gull
ford county where the Home Demon
stration club women decided tina
something must be done to improve
the appearance of the Methodist par
sonage. The club was composed OF
both Methodists and Baptists but
Mrs. A. H. Price, local leader al
L oIAliAACLl1ClO Gil GIL
story of how all the club families
cooperated in improving the grounds
Mrs. Price said, "As soon as John
Harris, landscape specialist from
State college. had drawn up a plan
and pointed out how we could fol.
low it to improve the place, we al
went to work.
"Our first task was to get some
soil back on the lawn so that thu
grass could be made to grow. A
retaining wall SO feet long and fit
teen inches high had to be built e
hold the soil and stop the washes
This job was too big for the womer
SO we secured the assistance of {
D. Bowden u community agricul
tural teacher, who asked the agri
cultural boys in his classes, and thu
Boy Scouts in this school to built
the wall under his direction.
Pastor Cares For Lawn
After this, plows, shovels, mules
and wagons were loaned to haul The
top soil and stable manure and lea
mold donated by others in the com
munity. After the lawn was topsoil.
ed and raked and put in order, cras:
was put in. We have a lovely greer
lawn now which is being cared fol-
by our pastor, Mr.. Gibbs.
"The club members donated flow
ering shrubs they had rooted or som'
they could divide so the place wa:
planted without the expense of buy
ing any small plants.
I'VE still needed evergreen plant.
larger than any one had to donate
so these e~vergreens were bought at q
local nursry.
Our total cost for grass seed and
evergreen shrubs was less than $40
The Improvement in the appearance
OF our community is worth many
times more. The pride of all thu
club members, their families, an6
neighbors take and the cooperation
they gave in making this spot beau
tiful is the best part of the improve
ment."
Another outstanding community
accomplishment is the building of a
community club house at Wilders
Grove in Wake county. The people
in Wilders Grove had no central
meeting place for community gather
lngs so the club women decided to
sponsor the building of a community
club house. Neighbors and friends
donated logs, stone, labor, and many
things. The club ONE spon-
sored club suppers, and all sorts of
entertainments to raise the money
needed for the materials they could
not get as donations from club mem.
Ders farms. Finally the house was
completed. 1t has a large assembly
room with a beautiful stone fire.
place. There is a kitchen equipped
Tor serving a community meal when
needed. This club house is meeting
the need for a gathering place for
noth the adult and young people IN
Wilders Grove.
The Home Demonstration clubs
sponsored rs picnics in Durham coun.
~ last year. The entertainment and
all arrangements were made by the
club committees but a real effort
was made to build better relation.
shlps in the community and to pro-
vide recreation for the entire com.
munity. More than 100 people at
tended these rs picnics and Miss
Verna Stanton, home demonstration
agent in Durham, reports they have
cen OF real value in building up a
line feeling of cooperation in the
county.