The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-07

DOWN IN wESTENDORFS
DRUG STORE window u . dis
play worthy Of the interest Of
every taxpayer or parent In
town. Il u the annual handi.
craft exhibit Of the city's sum-
mer Fairgrounds, the culmina-
ton Of the ingenuity Of Handi-
craft Supervisor Betty Rice and
hours Of perspirins effort on the
part of the children.
Included In the exhibit Is
handicraft In several forms, all
devised by Miss Rice, and none
requiring any expensive equip
ment. Part Of the playground
wide program Is training In the
use Of the hands. which ties In
nicely with the theory Of prom
inent psychologists that persons
who work with their hands in
vocation or avocation are apt to
be the best-balanced and least
subject to nervous problems.
Miss Rice, who II completing
her first season - handicraft
supervisor, was faced with quite
q. problem this summer. Money
was scarce. % limitations were
necessary In the scope Of work.
The Mount Clemens Pottery do
mated some clay, and that opened
up the field Of modelling. The
rest Of the equipment included
paper plates for potholders,
sandpaper for matchscratcherS,
oil cloth for purses and belts;
yarns for necklaces, using corka
or yarn dolls for the finish; mac
aroni for 3ewelry; and soap for
carving.
ONE DAY FOR EACH
Miss Rice says she had no
training In handicraft work,
which seems quite unbelievable
in view Of the excellence Of the
exhibit. She went 10 each play
ground once . week, combining
groups In several instances. As
q rule projects were completed
in one day, she explained, and
many times some Of the older
or more talented youngsters
were able to complete several
objects In the one day.
The exhibit includes the best
work Of each playground. Out
standing youngsters, who dipped
successfully into just about ev-
cry field Of handicraft offered
were George Angermeier and
Marjorie Schwinke Of Grant
playground.
Among those whose necklaces
and dolls Of yarn are exhibited
are: Marjorie Schwinks. Il. Col
leen Moore, 10, annd Clarence
Fink Of Grant; Alfred Rheinold.
6, Arthur Siefert II, and Donna
DeSmet IL, Of Dickiqaon; SUI
xanne Asquitll, ., and Betty Ann
McInerney. II, Of Lincoln: Har-
old Schingeck. IL, and Ruth Ann
Eckhout, ., Of Donaldson; Kath-
crime Smith and Barbara Tough
Of Wilson.
YARN AND OL.CLOTH
Entering wallets and pursea
made Of oil-cloth, trimmed with
yarn are: Ruth Campbell, IL,
and Samuel Giammarinar, d
Lincoln; Ruth Tucker, IL, DON
M Curvin, IL, Louis Vierk, 10,
and Joyce Curvin, of Dickinson;
Clair Copp Of Wilson; Patricia
Vaughn, IL, Harold Schingeck
and Martin Bowman Of Donald
son.
Belts Of oil-cloth buttonholed
and trimmed with yarn made b.
the following are displayed;
.Bernice Benz, IL, Irene Benz, -,
velma Jean Peters, and Betty
Meitx Of Lincoln; Elaine Sand
ers Of Dickinson; Marjorie
Schwinke Of Grant; and Ruth
Eckhout, 9, Of Donaldson.
Potholders made Of two paper
plates sewn together with yarn
and decorated with paintings or
drawings are exhibited by Joyce
Curvin, IS, Dickinson; Joyce
Randoll, IS, and Mildred Lilien-
thai Of Wilson; George Anger
meier, II, and Eleanor Deanti-
tus Of Grant; and Betsy Hastins
Of Lincoln.
Mathematician, made o1
cardboard trimmed with tropical
pictures using sandpaper for the
beach( and to scratch the match
e. on) were the forte Of: Junior
Moore, 8, of Grant; Berniece
Benz and Gloria Hammore, II, OF
Lincoln.
SOAP CARVING
Don Cullimore Of Lincoln
carved . splendid dogs head In
ivory soap; Ruth. Baumbauer IN
elephant; and Samuel Giammar-
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