Many Women Are Enrolled
In Home Extension Units
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By BEVERLY BROOKE to participate. Each homemaker
Ntws-Review Staff Writer I is encouraged to take an active
About 800 women are enrolled part and share in the responsibil-
ONE OF THE services of the Home Economics division of the Home Extension Service is
to ossist county residents with house building ond modeling problems. At left. Data
Hochholter, ogent, discusses house plans with Mr. ond Mrs. E. E. Cllivanf of Lookingglass.
Their son, Don, 4, is interested, too. The Ollivants, who recently lost their home by fire,
plan to rebuild.
IRONING TECHNIQUES, os demonstrated at one of the Home Extension leaders training
sessions, ore tried out here by Mrs. C. W. Wilson of the Olalla-Tenmilt unit. She in turn,
teaches the techniques to women in her unit. Study of such homemaking crafts is another
of the programs of the Home Economics Division. (News-Review Photos)
Home Extension Office Renders Many Services To County Residents
The Home Extension office telephone. I problem, arranged by appointment, enroll, anil unit membership is not
standi ready to assist any resident 3. Office conferences on any 4. Home visits can be requested! necessary. The agent teaches a
nf niii7N f'mintv who. need ad. In home economies, aaricullure. for problems which require this, leader from each group, who, in
in 27 Home Extension units
Douglas County.
These are the women who be-1
lieve that homemaking is a ca
reer, to be worked at constantly
in order to make their homes
more attractive and functional and
to keep their families nappy by
ity of the local unit as veil
the county-wide program.
Extension work be;an in Tcxai
in 1901. and Orcaon's first county
agent started work Sentember 1917
in Marion County. The extension
proeram in Oregon has expanded
making gooo. use ui uieir House-, ncultural agent, and all but tv.o
keeping dollars. I have countv extension agents in
These industrious homemakcrs noIlle economic, ad 4-H.
are recepmr m new .ui . .. u p.,,.... -j
county gov
ernments appropriate funds to op
erate extension work. Federal and
state funds pay salaries of all coun
ty agents and extension staff mem
bers at the college. County funds
October pay an mount e1ua' ,0 the cost
ering such items as office rent.
secretarial help, travel expense.
techniques which will make their
duties easier and which will ulti
mately benefit the whole family.
They are helped in their work by
the Douglas County Home Exten
sion Service wnicn noms eigut
monthly meetings from
through May and carries on a
varied program.
Some unit meetings are given uy ! 0rjce supplies, etc,
the agents and some by the project ch,irm,
IFduns iiuiu luvm uims. i tvjirii
leaders are trained by the agents
or specialists from Oregon State
University.
Purpose Reported
The Extension Service in Oregon
Is a public education program un-
Vnit chairmen are: Mrs. Harvey
Pack. Azalea - Clendale: Mrs. Jer
ry Dancer, Camas Valley; Mrs. W.
Cummings. Cloakes Ferry; Mrs.
M. E. Fuller, Days Creek - Can
yonville: Mrs. H. I. Collison Sr.,
Dixonville; .Mrs. Julie Baker, East-
vice regarding problems relating , forestry and 4 11.
available by writing to the county Some of the services covered in
extension office, visiting the office extension work arc:
or telephoning. 1. Free bulltuis covering all
2. Questions answered over the! phases of homemaking. Tiicy are
. t ;
SLEEVES ore often the trickiest port of making a garment.
Mrs. Joe Brumbach of Dixonville Unit, left, and Mrs. Col
Dawson of Roseburg Unit, right, try "Easy Action Sleeves"
at one of the leaders training sessions. Mary Fletcher,
home economics ogent, stonds by to assist.
Simple Tricks Make
Homemaking Easier
AU homemaking tasks can be
made easier by means ot a few
simple tricks, some of which are
taught it the home extension unit
leaders sessions. After mastering
the details, they return to their
respective units to pass on their
knowledge.
"New Wrinkles In Ironing" and
"Easy Action Sleeves" have been
two of this year's projects already
completed. Starting in December
will be "Magic with Meringues," to
be followed by "New Uses for Con
venience Foods" and "The ABCs
of Credit."
Workshops for Craft Week in Sep
tember were "Beginning Knitting,"
"Free Brush Stroke Textile Paint
ing" and "Coiled Basketry."
Dressmaking I, coming in Jan
uary, is a workshop for women
who have not sewed. Basic princi
ples in measuring, selecting pat
terns, pattern lav out. cutting and
ewing will be taught. In March
there will be a workshop on pattern
fitting whereby women will learn
to fit a pattern to the individual.
They will also learn the principles
in adjusting a pattern.
A special public interest program
held in September was "Field Care
and the Cutting and Cooking of
Game." Other public interest pro
grams will deal with the selection
and care of small electrical appli
ances and the art of money man
agement. In an effort to learn moro about
people in foreign countries, there
by promoting a better understand
ing of their problems, studies are
made each year ot a specific coun
try. This year'i choice was .Mix
ico.
Douglas County Extension
Agents are: J. Roland Parker and
Wayne Mosher, agriculture; Rob
ert K. Bradley, forestry; Frank
von Borslcl and Wanda Foree, 4 II
club work: and Mary Fletcher and
Data Uochhaltcr, home economics
service, such as storage, remodel
ing, kitchen planning, new home
planning and home decorating.
Research Stressed
S. Radio and newspaper stories
to keep homemakers informed of
the latest findings in research in
matters pertaining to the job of
homemaking and of importance to
family life.
6. Programs at meetings stress
ing program material prepared by
the county agent. Anyone may be
long to an extension group, and
new groups may be formed when
ever there is interest. Any wom
an's organization may use the pro
gram material by sending project
leaders to the training meetings
held for extension group leaders,
and by inviting the agent to pre
sent the lesson which she also
gives to the extension groups per
sonally once a year.
6. Workshops conducted for the
purpose of teaching skills. Any
group of four to six persons may
turn, teaches her group what she
has learned.
The number of days involved de.
der the supervision of Oregon , side: Mrs. Irl Binder. Elkton: Mrs.
State University at Corvallis. It; p. Chandler, Fair Oaks; Mrs. W.
covers all phases of agriculture, r. Knaggs, Green; Mrs. Roy M.
home economics, forestry and 411 Thompson. Hucresl; Mrs. Tom
t;r,n in hittn training .inns twmle C1UD ur- 115 v " ". Amos, utile Kiver; -Mrs. ueioeri
Special Meetings Held I Four-H clubs with home eeo- r;sefrch and 'her nfw "'elop; Ollivant. Lookinjglass: Mrs. Carl
Special interest meetings are not I nomics projects receive help mcn,a lVT .1 'Z .1 ' f . ose: 2'rs-, G0,r,dn e n"
. -Vr. t .h. n,i hr,.,uh .r,in m.,nu homemaking to the people of the brounh. .Myrtle Creek: Mrs. D. P.
, wtiintu anrl acmil thrtm in gnn v.
Advisory Committee
Aids County Agent
The Douglas County Home Ex
tension Advisory Committee is com
posed of seven women who assist
the agent in an advisory capacity
in carrying out the county pro
gram. They are selected from the com!
munities throughout the county.
The term of service may be from
one to four years after which they
must retire from the committee for
at least one year. The terms of
office vary so that no more than
two members leave the commit
tee annually.
The committee meets monthly
and holds special meetings if nec
essary. This committee represents
the women of the county in such
matters as legislation and state.
national and international orgamza-
I lions such as: State Home Eco
nomics Extension Council, national
Home Demonstration Council; As
sociated Countrywomen of the
World and UNESCO.
Advisory committee members
are: A'.argarct Kennedy, chairman
Velma llaldeman, vice chairman;
Ruth Casebeer, secretary; Mar
jorie Doyle, treasurer: and mem-
bers, Kathryn Walker, Helen Har-
tcr and Grace Crouch.
Advisory committee chairmen
are: Helen Harter. 4-H; Kathryn
Walker, health; Velma Halrieman.
promotion; and Grace Crouch,
ftln tV.
Five Navymen from Douglas
Count pyarticipatcd in the recent
Navy exercise "Warm-Up," a joint
Naval-Marine operation in the Ok
inawa area.
The men are Jerry W, Peters,
seaman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken
neth D. Peters, Canyonville: Lar
ry G. Wilton, airman, son nf Mr.
and Mrs. I.ce A. Wilson, Riddle;
Herman f. Roe, gunner's mate
second class, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry D. Roe. Drain; Wilbur F.
Loomls, air rontrolman first class,
son of Mrs. Fay C. Loomis, Suth
erlin, and Martin N. Russell, sea
man, son of Mrs. Inez Wilson,
Sutherlin.
The men are serving aboard
units of the Seventh Fleet.
Marine Pfc. Carlls L. Stanfill,
son of ilr. and Mrs. Jessie W.
Stanfill. Glendale; Marine Pfc.
Wayne E. Moodie. sun of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur E. Jloodie, Sutherlin.
and George R. Kiss, machinist's
mate fireman apprentice, were
participants in an amphibious land-
inir everrise Klavrii Ik-t 30 at
Maul. Hawaii. Moodie and KunMI I financial need; contribution to
are members of First Marine Bri-j stho0' nd community; specialized
gade in Hawaii. Biss serves aboard ,nd Kl'ncral activities; character
the Navy dock landing ship USS "d Kl""cral recommendations. Se
Gumlon Hnll I lection is made by the Scholarship
Edward E. Brown, seaman ,p. Committee at Oregon State Uni
prentire, I SN. son of Mr. and, ''"?"' ., . , ..
Mrs. Everett Brown of Second and1 lhc, ,196l scholarship w a I
Locust Streets. Oakland, is serving '"ded to Nancy Grass of Doug
aboard the refrigerated stores ship,1" High School.
i. .-vi h'ki. which ii-u recently lor
Extension Program
Benefits Youths
Young people benfit from the ex
tension program throuvh the Doui-
las County home extension schol
arship.
It is awarded to a worthy hoy
or girl graduated from a Douclas
County high school who plans to
enter tne freshman class at Ore
gon State University. Application
is made through the high school
principal and approved by the lo
cal extension unit officers. County
units raise the money for this schol
arship as a yearly project.
Factors usually included In the
selection of the student to receive
a scholarship are: Academic
record, standardized tests, if anv
f.ir xnil siul nihil nruaniTalinn an1 in! ii'i.lii al fnncnlt al inn
merline. hut ara either a simile I Since the eooDerative extension ulf these practices.
pends on how long it takes '.o , or series of meetings for anyone . service is tax-supported, an otf
teach the subject matter. If moie i In the county interested in a par- campus part of the Oregon State
than one day is needed, the work I ticular subject. Some of the meet- University, the above services are
Calif., to join the
on patrol in the
TRADE! TRAY FOR PLAY
NEW YORK (AP) Madeline
Bloom, a 22 year-old acling hope
ful, has finally traded her tray
for a play.
Miss Bloom won a replacement
role with the cast which improvis
es dramas at The Premise, a
Greenwich Village experimental, member of the anti submarine war
theater. Pnor to the call. Miss
San rranrisro
Seventh Fleet
Western ranfic.
David L. Becker, ensmeman fire
man, INN. son of Mr. and Mis.
Waller E. Becker of Route 1. Suth
erlin. is serving in the Caribbean
aboard the tank landing ship USS
Wahkiakum County, operating out
of Norfolk, Va.
Monty L. Paraioe, airman ap
prentice. USX, son of Mrs. Dor
thy Parazoo of Route 1, Oakland,
participated in the recent opera
tion "Sea Shell" off the West
Coast of the United States and
lanada, while serving as a crew
Colorado Meet Attended
Dr J. P. Aaronson of Canyon
ville attended the annual conven
tion of the American Osteopathic
College of Anesthesiologists helj
Oct. 29 Nov. 2 in Denver. Colo. Dr.
Aaronson was one of 1.600 special
ists and hospital administrators
I from across the country gathered
lor ine scientine sessions.
OAKLAND SALE SET
Bloom worked as a waitress
even coffee (hops.
The American legion Auxiliary
and Beta Pi sorority of Oakland
will hold a baked food sale Fri
day from 2 to S p m. at the Sani
tary Market in Oakland Kiin.lt
fare support airrrai't carrier I SS raised will be contributed to the
in Bennington, operating out of San roof fund for the Oakland Vctrr
I Diego, Calif. an's building.
is spread out so that additional t ings are for men as well as worn,
days come once a week or once , en and may be held at night.
every two weeks, to allow time: these meetings are always con-
fur the leaders to get their groups j ducted by the agent,
available to all citizens of the coun
ty. The county extension offices
are staffed with agricultural
Wright. North UuiDO.ua; Mrs. L.
E. Thomas, Olalla -. Tenmile; Mrs.
The Extension unit Is one of Ihe R. Duncan. Pass Creek; Mrs. Dan
ways the Home Economics Exten- Wright. Rice alley; Sirs. W. Crin
sion Program is conducted in Ore-ler, Riddle; Mrs. Harry Coxey, Riv
gon. These units are groups of erside: Mrs. Cathryn Hutton, Toke
women organized to carry on edu-ltce Falls; Mrs. R. Karlinger, Imp-
cational programs that are related qua; Mrs. R. C. Patton. Western
together and relay the informa-1 from the college of by resource economics agents.
specialist I agents, 4 H club agents and homelto home and family living. All in-iDouglas; Mrs. Helen Johnson, Win-
terested homemakers are welcome ston-Dillard.
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