Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, January 24, 1941 Page: 4 of 6
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FRIDAY. JANUARY 24, 1941
PAGE FOUR
FAiri'RKI*' I\i1<
1940 Home Demonstration Report
t iV*
(Summary of activities and ac-
«omplishmente of Home Demon-
stration work in Brooks County foW
the year 1940.) _
By NELLIE CUNDIFF
Farms and ranches in Brooks
dating back to 1910 FV*lk»»t:.* thu
number was a hike to the beac*-
some to swim and others to vnade
and kodak.
Girls Rail* On
The Latin-Ananc-an GUIs Rally
trw families
to *;»|M'lv
e ,t » h't rf»»
i famll
County vary as to size, the average Day was held or. Avri. h at K
size of the farms being about six- viera Beach One hundrevi and arv-
SssswfisrJSS 14 P%
thus making organized Extension this Ral.y ®**\c*'1 busses a.x.
work more difficult in this county trucks flushed U^;vrui,.
than in counties where farm fam- J£r
ilies live closer together, therefore potted at 10 OOociock in ...t hot -
II Is necessary for both home dem- where fourteen clubs wen rtprt*
onstration agent and farm agent en^ with each club preside:.! ..
to do a great deal of work with in-, troducing her sponsor a d cl. -
dividual families, and this is pos- members in a group
sible because organizations are Under the direction of Misses
fewer and the population Is small Selma Wiedeman and Nellie Cun-
Amrrican Percentage diff and sponsors a bunch of har -
About twenty to twenty-five per ^*7^
cent of the population of Brooks ‘ruit c»lldV.And enran_
County is American, whose living f<* ^..... was serret!
conditions on the whole are fair- u A.I, wJiS. . ,n~-t-.~ ....
^ JJ* PI* S'irendered in which each club gave
I!°„n ^hir, thprp are I one numler as short plavr h.,<:
of club work, dance numbers, etc
Featured during the dag was a
composed of American member- handicraft exhibit from each club
ship of most of the women and
girls who have a need forjhe Ex- • lmprttretn^nt w#rk
the county seat, where there are
three organized home demonstra-
tion clubs, and one girl's 4-H club
tension program of work There
a group of women whose Income
warrants their lack of interest in
prductive demonstration work who
are not enrolled, but there has
been quite a bit of expansion work
done with this group by the club
members. There are approximate-
ly sixty-five members enrolled in
the groups mentioned above.
Latin-American Population
The remaining seventy-five or
eighty per-cent of the county's
population is Latin American.]
whose living conditions, with a
few exceptions, are poor. This
group is widely scattered through-
out the county. Organized work
with this grouo of people has i>een
started with 4-H clubs in the ru-
ral schools. There were four such
4-H clubs, but due to consolidated
schools and girls being out of
school age and widely scattered ir.
some communities there are only
two clubs at the present. These
clubs also rraeh mothers of the
girls in an indirect way while some
of the mothers who live near by
attend the girl* clubs meetings
There is a total membership of
fifty in these clubs
Council Membership
The membership of the county
Home Demonstration Council is
made up of the presidents and
two elected delegates from each
home demonstration clubs The
council is the melting pot of Ex-
tension work in Brooks Cunty. be-
cause it is here the ideas and sug-
gestions of all the clubs are ex-
changed and mixed together and
returned to the clubs in an im-
proved condition. It is also a dem-
onstration in good organization,
procedure and efficient function-
ing
Within the council there are
eight standing committees name-
ly; year 1.00k. finance, exhibit, ex-
pansion. recreation, 4-H sponsors,
education and recreation, each
having its own definite purpose to
accomplish during the year.
Activities Sponsored
Different activities sponsored by
the County Home Demonstration
Council during the year are as fol-
lows: making Brooks County 100^
toward the contribution to the ed-
ucation fund, helped with expen-s
es of two 4-H club gins to attenc
Short Course trip, held rummage
sales, food sales, game parties, a -
chievement days, selling chances
on comfort, selling ads for year
books, paid expenses of two women
to short course at College Station,
entered an educational exhibit in
the South Texas Livestock and a-
griculturai Show held at Kings-
ville. sponsored t'ne visit of Mrs. L
B Peckenpaugh, of Corpus Christi,
who gave a lecture on "Native
showing the work of members dur-
11 ing the
is
w.vk has Jv>n *.\-\vrusJr*v*s* b« alt
dab memivtw this
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had Anything tv* cat tbervhvse n.*
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t-vas was ;hr » • at,v>
did tvsj tee', that the. ,\a ".-M's
had en.s..ch u . r,* V rvJv.lv;
cd The r.Ma. rr;v>:i c! rcwJwct#
canred the r mr Jv > a
mounted t«- ah' .: *. mt v. r,1;r>4
C arts which . ;,v,-.*t,vs
canned fruits, fruit users *rafs
c-rer. and vrllea veer; able* pvk
Ira and rrtishrs e.:\ a c 0-0
serves meau arc s.->rr>r d xv h.srr.
try. tc*t*'. value amounting t,s t*v
hundred anc. ?rety-f;vr Oo.iars
Repen mi Pen'm »eri.
The sear martre the foi.r-th
soar the pouJtrs »wt has seov
earned with the American 4~N
club girls ir. this county The re
suits have beer, small There ts
>en little interest throughout the
county in poultrs wort, not or.o
with the girls but alao with the
the-;
be
A-.vsser sv>rt
haso v, (1\ s
tbenr fwmils
K'w/ssm t*e v aw a
• » wsh the1.i csso needs and
stlY and t\sv*' ls> .sell
y >, t|l c *• ' .Ve ils thcie
« .vsoVwsb-g a .♦aa-rw h' ratae nitsrr
,v. r\ aist iss.ch rut'hasi.' ha'
■\v > a.nv o' it*. ' phase of wot W
s -.v: vx VM sttvwmg Ihe
Cm.' s‘id tneal 10 else .»
n
ato; th\* seal Belt jf
'-ad a w ass been a Is'ivi
... ,*-\Vc ' ;ssi nets and
l » th hei aN'iit ml*
cJ-vlens which woulsl
msve s a hi.a Me t*s her
. . .• a ■' d like to
de*“onsi:Ator tor her
't fixt o, Mstvh Betts
. s i' w SJvsic Island Red
Vx hatches4 '\vv at hs'nte
,vs 0 h* ch.n* was Jt fd tsh<'
iwynts wh.te leghssrtta, eblht
- V'- WV c hatchevt at home
%^'iy .' v sssrsi at BV each
rea’.ts Pi-edwelien t'n't
The ,v .. j: s c< orc.ent »»utvh*s-
^ .v.vs the :eest amounted to a-
;v ; %t; s .sv.ara a.'corxlmg to
yy . , > Nvsks She sold about
*t iy dol.srs worth of fryers and
. e a mils h*d v'slenls to eat and
iVtis ,-slans to can wh*t old hens
she has left
- iv:
Bet
b sV-
t t-.tMm lleiiiuiialraliiMi Keporl
this tseiiig the first yeur fur
eK*thl»v: work to In* carried with
.lie girls the tesiilta aerin small.
an the club |s made up ol junior
tilt Is who are taking up tills work
toi their fust time The smaller
gills who have not had home muk
•ng in si Inml show more interest
111 the ssotk than the older girls
who have had homeniaktng The
:o:!ung goals set up In the year
h.s'kx ii'i the cihi|m'nitors to ac-
complish were u*s follows: il»
iiiake a sviapbiHik, ill) make an at-
tractive bell or corsage. LI* select
and construct 1 simple garment us
apron, laundry bag. shorts or
sleeping garment. «4* check D-IOfi
ri.vd 1 »x'ks for. Girls. Nine girls
completed the tlrst goal, twelve
the second, ten the third while all
les to complete her wardrobe. Hel-
en took u greut Interest In her
club work. She was the Gold Star
Olrl from Brooks county in 1939,
and received a pin, for her club
work. She was a delegate to Short
Course in 1940, and was accom-
panied by Selma Bechthold, The
girls made a total of $21 62. includ-
ing the $10 00 given them by the
council, this year by holding rum-
age sales, candy sales, selling
chances on a quilt or spread They
used their money to send two girls
tu Short Course, pay for their year
hook covers, and have a balance of
around four dollars in the treas-
ury.
Annual Christmas Party
The girls enjoyed their annual
Christmas party at the recreation
building which they helped to dec-
•iris equipped their sewing boxes (Uttte witli the women. The women
mi.1 checked D-106 Good Looks for ur COuncll furnished refreshments
Girls for the girls party.
Wardrobe Inventory Latin American 4-H Clubs
Helen Hanson, clothing demon- Approximately seventy-five or
strut or for the club, took an in- eighty per-cent of the population
ventory of her wardrobe early In
the year and made plans us to
what llM Q c e d e d to com-
plete her wardrobe for the year.
Her inventory also Included clean-
ing and Itemising garments and
articles of wearing apparel on
hand, and plans for purchasing
additional clothing and accessor-
in Brooks County is made up of
Spanish speaking people. There
are three Spanish 4-H clubs or-
ganized in the county with a total
enrollment of sixty-five. The girls
come from homes that are very
poor with only a few exceptions.
(Continued on page 6)
1940 marked the beginning for
the Bedroom Improvement Dem-
onstration to be carried by the wo-
men's Home Demonstration Clubs
in this county Three demonstra-
tors were enrolled The achieve-
ment Day was held in October ir.
the farm of a tour All members of
the three clubs met Die court
house and from there went to the
homes of the three demonstrators
where they were allowed to new
the improvements made and hear
the reports of the demonstrators
About thirty-five club members
and other homemakers enjoyed
this affair
Agent's Visits
The first visit the suzent made
to make plans with Mrs Hans
Hanson demonstrator for the West
Side Club, resulted in the follow-
ing things to be worked on the
first year; paint all woodwork
white, refinish and recover an old
antique rocker, purchase twin
beds, mattresses, pads, bedspreads
curtains, paint old wash stand to
be made into a dressing table
paint old chest of drawers and re-
move mirror and rehang make at
least one rug refinish the floor
and repaper the room Mrs Han-
son with the h?lP of other mem-
bers in the family accomplished
all the things mentioned above,
and also made some improvements
in other Darts of her house as re-
upholstering a couch for living
room and had two dining chairs
repaired and refinished Each vis-
it made by the agent to see Mrs
Hanson found her very enthusias-
tic over something she had pur-
chased or made for her bedroom
and the entire family seemed in-
terested in helping her with her
work.
Husband Hell Pleased
Her husband was well pleased
over painting the old chest of
drawers and re-hanging the mir-
ror to suit his convenience There
are still things that Mrs Hanson
plans to do in her bedroom an-
other vear. but she says she knows
if she hadn't been demonstrator
for her club she never would have
enjoyed the improvements made
in her room this year.
Comments from Mr C H Otken.
Bedroom demonstrator ior the
Falfurrias Home Demonstration
clui> are as follows: The agent's
first visit to make plans with Mrs
Otken started out like this. Well.
Miss Cundiff. I'm somewhat of a
new club member and know very
little about what I'm supposed to
do In order to be a demonstrator
for my club, but I am very anxious
to do some things in my bedroom
if you will give me some ideas a-
bout certain things.'' “Of course
I'll be glad to help you with all
Cover Demonstration’
representative from
put on by a
the Singer'
sewing Machine Co. in Corpus
Christi, Texas, paid the expenses
of three delegates to the spring
meeting of the Texas Home Dem-
stration Association held at Pears-
all. subscribed for the Farmer’s
Banner paper to be used in coun-
cil meetings and two council mem-
bers volunteered their services in
the mattress work program, with
centers established and a total of
fifty-two mattresses made
Recreational Aetivties
Three recreational leaders of the
three clubs attended the Recrea-
tional School with the agent In
Alice, which was held February
26-29. under the leadership of Mr.
ply After talking with Mrs Otken
about the lighting in her room,
the agent suggested that the dark
woodwork be changed to white or
ivory thus giving more
light In the room. From
this suggestion Mrs. Otken
decided on a dusty rose and ivory
color scheme. ImprrRrements ac-
complished during the year were:
floor refinlshed. new screens on all
windows, one large window shade
made from unbleached muslin,
dusty rose criss-crossed curtains
purchased, one vanity dresser
made from an old writing desk,
one novelty rug made, one cotton
comOort added, one wool blanket
and one bedspread added Mrs. Ot-
krn not only worked in her bed-
and Mrs. Bradford. These .zneet-; room but made many improve-
ings were held at night and much
worth while information as well as
enjoying a nights eutertalnment
was derived from these meetings.
The annual women's Home Dem-
onstration Camp held at Riviera
Beach Hotel on June 13th and 14th
was represented by three delegates
from Brooks County for the full
two days camp, and quite a few
others attended for one day and
until after the night program.
The American 4-H club of twen-
ty-five girls, accompanied i*y Mr
and Mrs H. Hanson and Nellie
Cundiff enjoyed a rally day at Ri-
viera Beach on May 22 Music and
ments in her kitchen and bath-
room.
Family Cooperated
Her entire family cooperated
With her in all the work and are
just as proud of her improvements
as she is
Mrs. K B. Rosene. Bedroom
demonstrator for the Flowella
Home Demonstration Club chose
blue and white for her color
scheme She made two braided
rugs from blue overalls, one white
hand tied rug. one crocheted rug
made from silk stockings Mrs. Ro-
sene had plenty of fun recaving
an old antigue chair which she
games played In the dining hall of had refinished She purchased one
the hotel furnished entertainment
for the group until noon. A picnic
lunch was spread at noon. An in-
teresting and comical number on
the afternoon program was on «ld-
fashltlned style show presented by
four club girls modeling costumes
mattress pad. one pair of feather
pillows, one muttress protector,
four sheets and one wool comfort.
Mrs. Rosene with the help of a
neighbor repapered her living
room.
Moch bedroom improvement
When The Cat’s Away-The Mice Will Play!!
The "BOSS" Is Out of Town
lor a week and I lit* ••BOYS*’
have lAken over The Store!
Give-Away
Prices
fflLUEj
STARTING
MONDAY
JAN. 27
‘WHAT I SAY GOES*’
THE BOSS
d
BIG
DAYS
Men’s Swea
ters
V2 price
Movie Star Slips
$1.49 to $1.98 value
em*h
Rayon Satin Gowns
$1.49 to $1.98 values
Men’s Shirts & Shorts
Reg. 38c Value
25c suit
Mens Khaki Shirts
Taupe or Green Color
Regular 98c Value
Now 2 for $1.00
Men's Matched Khaki Suits
Gregg cloth sanforized. (Fabric
shrinkage not exceeding 1%
$1.40 «ach
One Rack Of
SILK DRESSES
88 E.ch
One Table Of
LADIES HATS
your ore
CHOICE Lo Each
One Table Of
Fast Color Prints
per yU.
Men's Heavy Ribbed
UNION SITTS
4 Or each
ESMOND BLANKET ENDS
Regular 59c Value
:i for $1.00
Heavy Double Thread
TOWELS
10c Each
Stripes and plaids
RED STAR
rnbleached Sheeting
1 lc per yd.
Seamless — 81”
Women’s Fast Color
WASH DRESSES
23c each
ALL MEN’S
JACKETS
Repriced to your advantage
One Lot Of Men’s
SOCKS
REGULAR 25c
15c pr.
HOBNAIL
BEDSPREAD
$2.98 Value
Now $1.99
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