The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-14
, BY MRS. ESTHER G. WILLIS

Because housing is an acute ma
tional and local problem, progress
on building materials and house
plans, demonstrating desirable
characteristics and standards fol-
each room in the house, have beer
given in 1,146 North Carolina com
munities by Extension agents.
Flora Mcdonald, home agent @.
Moore County, says, Never has
there been such building boom
as during the past year. The
Thaggards neighborhood illustrates
what has been done all over the
county.
1.-THE Thaggards Home Demons.
tration Club is located in the
Eureka community between Garth
age, Vass, and Lakeview. 1t is
made up entirely Of farm families
who raise tobacco as their CHIEF
crop. The club has twenty mem.
bers, most OF whom are homem ak.
ers with young families. The i'm.
provement of their homes and the
building of new ones has made a
remarkable record. Four have new
homes. and two have plans com.
pleted to build as soon as more
materials are available. Six have
remodeled, and three others plan
to make changes in their homes.
This program was started in
the spring of 1889 in kitchen inn
provement contest in the county
in which forty-four kitchens were
entered. Two of that number were
homes of the Thaggards neighbor-
hood.
"The home of Mr.. and Mrs. M.
B. Kelly was destroyed by fire,
which necessitated the building Of
new one. They found some timber
and a saw mill in operation on an
abatement farm. After living in a
tobacco barn for a few months,
they were able to move into a con-
venient, comfortable and attrac-
tive six room house. Mrs. Kelly's
kitchen was made large enough for
many household tasks, a large
square room with the cabinets and
stove in the shape of the letter L.
This left two sides of the kitchen
for eating and washing. Today the
room is pretty, with colorful win
dow ornaments, curtains, painted
walls and floors.
"A special feature of the sttrac-
tive two story home of the j. M.
kellys, built from home grown tim
Der, is basement utility room. 1t
is the work room where many such
Jobs as canning, washing, ironing,
preparation OF foods for the curb
market, and the care of milk and
milk products will be done. This
home also has a roomy screened
n back porch with a closet for
work clothes and other things. 1t
also has an extra room for clean
ng equipment.
"Mr. and Mrs. o. S. Darnell's
lew brick home has the foundation
veil layed. The nine room brick
lome of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Matthew'S is now receiving its
touches. This home has
ii of the modern conveniencies of
city house, lights, running water,
lectric kitchen equipment, a heat
ng system and built in insulation.
! large basement provides space
Or car storage, heating plant, and
laundry room which can be used
or canning and other necessary
york.
Mrs. D. J. Blue had a small
itchen with an adjoining pantry
# the back porch. Her husband
uilt cabinets on one side of the
itchen and in the pantry. This
ave all the necessary storage
pace for her small family.
SIN all of these homes adequate
forage and work space has been
rovided. There is also space to
at, sleep and rest comfortably.
lost of all the homes are the kind
lat the families love to come
ome to and call their own. These
ranges and newly built homes
Re free of debt and have electric
mes approved for their section.
he Thaggards community is
al before and after example OF
hat well directed plans used by
ben minds and willing hands can
,complish."
Mrs. Anne T. Page, Home gent 4
Irden County, says that there
a great deal OF remodeling and
me new houses being built in ]