The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-05-12
HOMEhAkERS
NEWS
BY clementine Sittel
lone Demonstration Agent

SkSAAAS&Al3AkS SAesS
Home Demonstration Agent
Following is a letter written
by Mrs. v. H. Ross of Hardin to
state extension service leaders
and published in the Montana
F'armer-Stockman:
Dear Extension Service Leaders:
This is a letter to express my
appreciation for the many
things I have learned in my
home demonstration club that
will never get on a project
book.
have just finished my ninth
made-over coat and I have
made a dozen or more pairs Of
trousers from old ones.
My husband was so interested
in the furniture renovation that
he decided to build us a radio
monograph combination. So we
bought an old photograph con-
sole cabinet. It was vanished
black but had good lines. We
removed the finish to find wal
nut veneer and soft light wood.
So we stained the light wood
to blend with the walnut, put
on a sealer and finislaer and
gave the cabinet a hand-rub-
bed finish and one coat of
paste wax. Mr.. Ross installed
a new 10-record changer and
an oscillator, and we have a
dandy combination all for $38.
This unit is in one nationally
known radio which sells for
1895 in blond finish.
I also find I have made bet
ter purchases of cloth and
clothing since Miss Hilyard
gave us the project on rayons.
MY sister and I spotted a piece
of butcher linen that wasn't
selling in a store and bought
enough for a skirt for me, a
suit for her and a dress for one
of her girls. The material had
been $1.05 a yard but was on
special for 40 cents. We found
this to be especially fine cloth
of this kind. and after almost
weekly washings for a year,
this cloth still looks beautiful
and firm and mas a nice finish.
T rede"orated my boys room
after the demonstration on.
"Color In The Home. We chose
a cowboy pattern in green's,
tans, browns and colds for the
solid wall: then a companion
paper in green tan, and brown
nlaids for the other walls. 7
brought twin beds OF tWo-toned
brown steel and had an old
highboy which was two-toned.
I cut this off and made a bet
ter looking chest of it. For con-
trast I bought gold bedspreads
and a shay rug o. gold. The
small investment paid well as
the BOYS are so proud of the
room THAT they keep their
things picked up and put away
now.
I was so IMPRESSED with the
sealer and finisher for woods
that Mrs. Lois Brusven has us
use that I did the two new bed
room floors and the hall in it..
I eniov 1T so much and am so
much more pleased with it than
T have ever been with varnish.
We over-treed our lot and,
after Mrs. Brusven's landsnap-
ing talk, we cut down four trees
and are going to cut down at
least two more. I am very in
terested in the rfoiect to come
up. Small Fruit Production, as
I have a cherry, a compass
cherry and two plum trees
which have produced very well
here. I have one Opata plum
that was less than 5 feet tall
and produced over four gallons
of fruit its third year.
Well. I did want to tell YOU
that I have received a great
deal of help THROUGH the club
and I appreciate it very much
and pass it on to others when
I can.
Wanda NJ. Ross
Big Horn County.
TO RECEIVE BIDS
State Land Commissioner
William P. Pilgeram has an
nounced that the state land
board will receive bids on nine
tracts of oil and gas land, six
on May 16, and three on May
II.
The May Is letting will in
clude 2.720 acres, all in Chou
teau county, On May II, one
tract of 80 acres and another
of 160 acres, both in Fallon
county, and a section in Glac-
Ter county will be leased.