The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-01-16
Lunch Room
Gardens Raises Fine
Vegetables To Help
Frem nakns. Fcesry WPA GAFdFn
Cssae FINEST - xngetahie
Fredurfs


Mrx op&m Laper. cotnty super
yiaur ii The school sarh rouni
crotrct brought into the Advertiser
peblgshinx cxaufany& office last
ueek t~o ~ tfse iarveas tagulp 11at
hive ever neen seen b Hk section
One q Fttefn weighed 5 pounds Asad
fao ounces and the other one SIX
rossssds They are almost perfect n
shape and have large brosd-ieaved
tops o. bright green They are
raised IN The schcoi garden 81 he
rDatx-vestu school. where oue-
quarter acre 81 ground where Prank
PARKER Il the rardner and where
vegetables are raised to help sup
Div tfe h1zaeh ruGEn Of that school
win fresh vegetables during the
school year.
Mrs Lopef submits the following
report e TIE operation and oene-
fits Of the WPA School Lanch
Prnjeef IN jackson County
Children who participate N Tire
wpA School Lunch PTotect Of Jack
son County are realizing what y
means 70 BE- served 3 well balanced.
hot noon day meal Parents and
teachers arr cooperating and are
heluinr make the program yell
wurth while. There are nov six
schools ia jackson County which are
fortunate in having the program,
namely Daisy Vestry. Gaatier. hur-
lev. Live Cak Pond. Moss Point Eie-
mentary and WADE. Several other
schools are meeting requirements
and expect 90 open IN the near fu-
ture
After meeting the appTosai Of the
state Board Of Health As 20 hosis-
lre the schools are certified 70 re-
ceice commodities from the Surplus
Commodity Corporation. Certified
labor Is assigned hy the Employment
Division Of the Federal Workx
Agency. All parents who are IL
nancialIy able q make a small con-
trihution for the program do 20
through the SPONSORING Agency. who
may be Rnv organization oF indi-
yidual who viii see that al needy
children are sponsored
Teachers who assist In work are
permitted % BE- served the hot meal
also TO give you an idea Of what
the children are getting In these
lunch rooms. YOU have herewith a
fun weeks menu Is was served
Monday-Grcen beans. bacon. p0-
tatoes. salad. corn bread fruit con-
serve, cocoa.
Tuesday-Turnip greens. pork
and beans. candied vans. corn
bread. grapefruit juice.
wednesdaySanzaee rice and
gravy. cabbage salad. peas. biscuit
apnleS. grapefruit juice
ThnrNday-Baked beans with ha-
con. potato salad. corn bread, APP
piles, cocoa
FridaY-Salmon loaf. potato salad.
hot biscuit grapefruit Juice
The Christmas dinner served De-
] cember fB. f84i. 20 ISL children com
sisted Of a veil balanced meal from
the following pattern:
Roast turkey or chicken with
dressing. cranberry auce. pineap-
pIe-cheese salad or fruit salad.
creamed potatoes. English peas. can
died vans with raisfns and marsh
mallows. fruit drink or cocoa
The lunch roons were made at
trnetive By native Christmas decora-
tons.
Plans are nov being made for
early spring gardens. with a garden
inu-cannine program for summer
months In order TO fiji all lunch
room pantries.
The County Supervisor has been
called TO Mississippi State College
fo1 the purpose OF studying latest
improved methods for gardening arA
canning. After her return she win
be able 10 give information as 10
the operation Of the program.