The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-28
Carolina Farm Comment
By F. H.. JETER

JETER
stration club out there; but last
year, Mrs. Bryan made four diff
ferent visits to all the families to
ackuane them with some of the
work which needed their attention.
This had to do with food produc-
ton, fat salvage, gardens, and 9TH
er matters of similar Importance.
Mrs: Bryan found time to do this
although there are two small chill
dren in the family and she natural.
ly helps her husband in handling
the 20 acres Of cultivated land. She
has taught the use of the pressure
Gamer in the neighborhood, in ad.
dition to canning 800 quarts f o +
feeding her own family. The Bry.
ans live in a modest, brick home,
with well-sodded grass lawn
beautified with shrubs. To one
side is the garden, and howerbeds
and to the rear are the poultry
yards and the service area, includ.
ing the barns and outhouses.
Over in another neighborhood, .
few miles away on the same rural
route, are the June Singletarys
man and wife, both neighborhood
leaders, and outstanding in thei1
contributions to the section. They
also have two children, older than
those of the Bryan's. They cult
vate 120 acres of land, grow some
800 to 1000 Hampshire Red chick
ems, own seven brood sows, plant
grain and tobacco, and produce
corn on so acres for feed. The
Singletarys have a beautiful old
country home surrounded by box.
woods which look as if they were sci
shortly after North Carolina was
first settled. To one side is a lovely
lake surrounded by giant oaks from
which hang the long tendrils Of
Spanish moss. These two people
are noted for their neighborhood
efforts with better varieties OF
crops, poultry growing, gardening,
canning, and rural electrific alton
The same is true of Mrs. T. A.
Butler of near Bladenboro d
Mrs. Warren Gooden of Clarkton.
Mrs. Gooden has done remarkable
work in teaching better gardening
and canning. Last year, she per
sonally canned over 700 quarts of
food for winter, including 40 quarts
of fresh meat. She sells between
1000 and 1900 broilers each year
and gives away plants and cut
tings of all kinds. Mrs. Hobson San
derlin of Council is another of the
noted and charming Bladen lead.
ers. There are four neighborhoods
in the Carvers Creek Community,
each with four leaders, and these
have united into an organization
of which Mrs. Sanderlin is score
tary and c. L. Eraddy is president
The people meet together at the
nearby grammar school for can.
ming lessons, for demonstrations ir
renovating old furniture. for study
ing shrubs and flowers, for gar.
den work. and for holding suppers
or engaging in any other activity
xr,bicb caolc m y,rovo otto. tho .1r,o1
fare Of the community. Mrs. San
derlin wrote an Easter pageant
calling for cast of some 100 pao
pie and this has been so popular
that it has been presented now fol
six years. Even the Negro people
of the community help with the
pageant by supplying well-train
ed choir of so voices. There is nc
one building in the community
large enough to hold the Grove
and only the first corners can fine
seats. Mrs. Fatima Andrews is an
other leader living in the Kelly
neighborhood, and has been very
effective in teaching her people
how to can fish and fruit for win
ter food.
The whole idea moves along o.
er the county in wonderful har
mony. Mrs. Hester says, ..
wouldn't even try TO be home
agent in this large county were il
not for these splendid women who
help me every day. They make
the Job easy"