Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-11-20
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UlSCrlcC n m e demonstration
Agent, North Mississippi, and fea-
tured talks by Miss Mary Cress-
we'll, State Home Demonstration
Agent; DR.. Ben Hilburn, President,
Mississippi State College, and Mr..
H. J. Putnam, leader of Field
Studies and Training, all of Mis-
sissippi State College. This ses-
sion was also broken down into
separate meetings of men and wo-
men agents. The women retired
to the Foods Laboratory of nearby
Jackson College for special dem
onstration by Mrs. Louis Prothro
of the Pet Milk Company of St.
Louis, Mo. Mrs. Protho prepared
a complete balanced meal with Pet
Milk as base, in less than one
hour, showing how Home Econo-
mists might demonstrate family
economics" to low income bracket
families.
Mr.. Jacon L. Reddix, President
Of Jackson College, was guest
speaker at the night session. Dur
ing this session the following
Home Demonstration Agents were
honored for 20 or more years of
service in extension and educa-
ton: Mrs. Ophelia C. Dubra, Har-
rison County; Mrs. Flora Parrish,
Madison County; Miss Lessye Lee
Davis, Marshall County; Mrs. jamie
V. Hunt, Lowndes County; and
Miss Mary F. Cottrell, Noxubee
County. Six agents were honored
for 20 or more years with Exten-
sion Service and were given GER
tificates and service buttons as
follows: Mr.. B. H. Cooper, Goa
homa County; Mr.. C. j. Johnson,
Sharkey County; Mr.. Hazey Win
ston, Lawrence County; Mr.. A. j.
Godbolt, Jeff Davis County; Mr..
B. j. Ross, Tallahatchie County;
Mr.. j. A. Wallace, Humphreys
County. Mr.. G. c. Cypress, Negro
Boys Club Agent, was given GER
tificate and service button for 80
years of continuous service with
Extension. Newly elected officers
Of the mems and women's associa-
ton were installed by the Rev.
Whalon Blackmon of Canton, Miss.
Tuesdays morning and after
noon sessions were presided over
by Miss Alberta Dishmon, Negro
Girls Club Agent and Mr.. T. M.
Norman, Jr., Assistant Negro Boys
Club Agent, respectively. Expla-
nations, questions and answers,
and discussions covered all phases
Of the extension program. Out
standing features of the day were
messages by DR.. Clay Lyle, Di-
rector of Mississippi Extension
Service; Mr.. J. V. Pace, leader,
Extension Economics; Miss Earle
Gaddis, special assistant to State
Home Demonstration Agent; Mr..
c. |. Smith, State All Club Leader
and Staff, all of State College;
and Mr.. Boswell Stevens, Presi-
dent of Mississippi Farm Bureau.
Mrs. Willie L. Taylor, retiring
president of the Home Demonstra-
ton Agents Association, gave an
inspiring address at the annual
banquet on Tuesday evening.
Separate meetings of men and
women agents were also held on
Wednesday morning. Mr.. D. w.
Rivers, Assistant Rural Socialo-
gist, State College, presented an
interesting talk and panel on Pub
lie Relations, Through Community
Organizations, assisted by Lee,
Holmes, and Warren Counties. Mr..
&. c. Cypress presided over the
joint session. The afternoon ses-
sion featured speakers of the Mis-
sissippi Farm Bureau in joint ses-
sion of Farm Bureau and Exten-
sion Workers. Wednesdays ses-
sion ended with a banquet in S. A.
Roberts Hall at jackson College.
Mr.. A. H. Fuhr, Administrator,
Farm Credit Administration,
Washington, D. c., was the arous-
ing banquet speaker.
Thursday mornings session was
devoted to messages by Mr.. Owen
Cooper of the Mississippi Chemi-
cal Corporation; Mr.. M. S. Shaw,
Associate Director, Mississippi Ex-
tension Service; Mr.. John Gam
mon, Jr., President, Negro Farm
Bureau, State of Arkansas; and
with reports of appointed COM
mittees.
The sessions were we'll attended
and commenced at the assigned
times. Those attending manifest
ed a lively interest in all the pro-
ceedings and left with a better
"know how" of Helping People
To Help Themselves"