The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-02-14
BETTER HOMES
Fer Farm And City
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In is17. MrK. william brown Mn-
ioney. profoundly aware of DANGERS
which Threatened the AmcricAn
home devised and initiated the
Better Homes IN America move
ment. with the cooperation % IN
Advisory Council made up % men
and women prominent tn oar Feder-
Al government and IN National civic
agencies. she induced more than BOO
communities to engage in Better
Homes campaigns In the year
la13. the movement had extended
20 nearly q thousand communities
ftz National impor1snre By this time
had become apparent % Better
Homes In America uaE reorEaniacd
and Incorporated - IN educational
organization. with headquarters n
Washington
Annual Better Homes campaigns
are organised ~ = means ~ con-
centratinx public attention on the
detectives Of this organisation
Campaigns are conducted by state
county. and local committees Of
cities. towns and rural dintrictA
These Campaigns afford An oppur-
tunity 70 demonstrate completely
equipped houses. conduct tours 70
wcll-deAiEnated e houses and hla-
tcr3c homes. provide lecture pro-
grams and various types Of exhibits
and contests. These activities are
intended 20 stimulate public inter
est In home ownership and the de-
veinpmenf OF better homes.
The Better Homes movement en-
courases TIRE strengthening O.
wholesome family life and through
It's activities assists others IA their
efforts 70 improve standards o. lx-
ing Better Homes Ia America
provides q mnaIuae Of organised e.
fort which seeks - nelp eaznmuns-
ties and their families to have better
and more attractive houses and
homes.
Miss May Cresswell. State Home
Demonstration agent. says: Let as
make every Mississippi home 3 Bet
ter Home-safe. convenient, and at
tractige. with . healthy. happy
family within It's walls"
The Better Homes Program is =
year round Program and there are
Q number Of things that can be
done this month toward improving
the home.
First. have you made q definite
plan tor improvements throughout
the Year, Check and e what
home improvements are NEST nee
essary for the home Add necessary
improvements and conveniences In
the kitchen this month. there viii
be more time for this work In
February than later.
Second. work on family food plans
and make family food budgets for
the year. Produce foods 81 home.
where possible. especially vegetables
Efuits. eggs and milk.
Plan the canning budget. See
that your storage space wfa take
care Of what you've planned and
1t ta properly ventilated and viii
take care Of extreme temperatures
Third. build sosne shelves near
where sewing i done 70 hold the
sewing equipment O II might b
better 70 FIN = box for patterns. ma
teFial. pressing cushions and rolls.
etc. The boz might serve a. q win
dow seat when no erwing Is being
done
Fourth. sow annual seed IN fIata.
Make window bones PFune trees
and shrubs. Divide pereaniala. Pre-
raye planting bees fof spring seed
sowing OF q doors Spray for
scale insects. Plant trees aE1
shrubs r. you plan 70 add any
roses 70 your garden. plant than
This month.
Plant hardy vegetables Ia the
garden Plant sosuat1. pepper ard
eggplant IN kox O. not bed
Fifrh. saae<k yosr present hosne
wiring for adequacy efficiency.
economy. and safety.
Improve the lighting ~ each room
Hflere needed ard keep liehtin9 1x-
lures ard butts clean for better
Light reflection
Keep al appliances clean an1 IN
eood repair for = hszger period d
efficiency.
study eolox enarf4 for nRft re-
fIec1ion factors. and ne cosorn n
yoar rooms shleh sin give eeod
HRns reflection
sixth. crafts alons Nith hofne I'M
pF0Fement projects azans material.
o. hand ard native materials ~
- used 70 increases TIE income IN
kind rather aaan IN eaeh.~ NEer
they give a1ae1 eanxenlefioe AZ
beauty u the hazas
Tire hone II aead Fep@iF VITA 81
tfaetse ard NeII=keu SURROUNDINGS.
add 70 uz3 osmfd91 e1uEentanc.
and happinea e eli member 9.