The Tyler Journal (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, August 3, 1934 Page: 3 of 16
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Home Economics, Applied in Home and
Neighborhood By WHD Members
.. Note-—1* a S°°d idea always not, to lose sight of the
main thing. Hei*e it is we have just had a political primary elec-
on and some of us are disappointed because our choices didn’t
come under the wire ahead—and soma of us jubilant because our
fnends, or those for whom we voted, did come out in the lead. And
then there are the poor candidates who. as yet, have heither won nor
lost—-and have to continue their campaign all through the hot month
that is ahead of us.
Of course, your "little home paper” is going to haveTalittle some-
mg to say about the political problems that haven’t been settled
yet, because he thinks that every citizen should be interested in pol-
itical matters in a democratic government where the voters of the
people, as expressed at the ballot box, is (theoretically, if not prac-
tically ) the determining factor in the policies and practices of the
••various units of government under which we live.
_ But this is Annual Short Course Week” and the Editor is
turning his job over to the girls in the office and the boys in the
shop—and he s taking the only vacation he is able to take—and, as
Short Course Week always provides him a dandy vacation, it is about
the only vacation he is disposed to take. So he is going to let the
Smith county club women and girls take a whole acre of his space
this week—and tell you and their fellow club members (admittedly
in a better way than he can) just what they are doing to make econ-
omic, home and social conditions better. They write interestingly
and in a way that you will understand. The Editor wants you to
read what they are saying, whether you read what he says or not.
WHAT I’VE DONE IN MY
HOME ANI) FOR NEIGHBORS
(MRS. J. 0. JACKSON, Swan Club)
Mrs. J. 0. Jackson wardrobe dem-
onstration class II, Swan club and
first prize winner in the county, re-
ports that she has spent only $32.95
for clothing for her family this year.
The family consists of the father,
mother and 13 year old son. Mrs.
Jackson tells the following story of
her wardrobe work that she has done
this year:
“I am a Demonstrator in Class II.
In Class I, I built by storage space,
made my foundation pattern, made a
dress for County and State Contests,
and did some expansion work, in oth-
er words, I laid the foundation for
work and service in Class II. My one
aim in this demonstration has been
service to others, which I have ren-
dered on every occasion especially to
those who had no Club and really need-
ed help.
“My storage space is most complete,
convenient and opens into my bed-
room. It‘s size is 2 1-2 feet by 6 1-2
feet. This door is in the center across
from a window which furnishes light.
The inside of the closet is equipped
with a shelf about two feet from the
top, extending the full length with
stands for hats, a rod directly under
this for hanging clothes, shelves across
one end for flat pieces, and a shoe
space opposite at side of the door
hangs a flash light to use in case of
need of artificial light. Under this
hangs my umbrella. All wire coat
hangers are padded and covered.
“My entire wardrobe is finished in
ivory, which makes it light an fresh
in appearance and very attractive; at
the same time furnishes storage space
and protection from moths and dust
for mv clothes at the small amount of
one dollar and sixty five cents for
building. I have also arranged storage
space for my husband’s and son’s
clothes. .
“My 1934 wardrobe expansion work
was begun while I was at the Short
Course last summer. Two ladies from
another county who hadn’t had ward-
robe work, after attending the style
show at Assembly Hall, asked about
the work and asked me to make them
a pattern; I made a foundation pat-
tern the last afternoon we were at A.
* M. I was p|eased to extend this
work to another club.
“I helped organize a club in a com-
munity that had never hud club work;
I made several members foundation
patterns and helped give a beef-can-
ning demonstration to this club.
“I have made foundation patterns
for ladies living in twelve different
towns ami communities. I made one
for a lady living in Illinois; she war
working with our State Health De-
partment and had attended our en-
campment and pther meetings in con-
nection with her work.
“I have made fifty-one foundation
patterns, he’ped cut, helped niak* and
make twenty-five dresses by these
patterns.
“I helped a colored teacher in her
Home Economics work by making her
a foundation pattern and demonstrat-
ing cutting and fitting that she might
teach her colored pupils to cut and fit
by these patterns successfully; also
gave her a demonstration for the use
of white feed sacks in making attrac-
tive useful and, best of all, inexpen
sive clothing.
“I have a foundation pattern for one
woman living in a .tent and assisted
in planning to remodel a old silk
“I have also made a seventeen year
old girl who was left without a moth-
er when small, a pattern and taught
her to cut by this pattern.
“One of my goals in Class I was to
see that mv own club was 100 per
cent in foundation patterns and as new
members arc added to our club I made
each a pattern, we are still 100 per
cent
“This year I gave demonstrations
to a laree number in our club in cut-
ting and fitting by these patterns.
“Our club had its annual achieve-
ment day in my home. Our^ pant.rv
demonstrator wasn't able to have the
guests come to her homo. I was glad
to taka hel- place as nearly as.....I_cpuld
and have the pantry demonstration
too, for I was a co-operator and filled ! er_
ing of seams and different materials.
“The wardrobe work has made
wonderful improvement in the rural
woman’s appearance. They are better
able to select their clothes and take
into considration the color, style and
material best suited to their own type:
“Along with learning to cook, and
can and improve our home, why not
devote part of our time to our person-
al appearance? It is due our families,
as well as ourselves, to look and ap-
pear our best.” :
HOW I SCHEMED, DREAMED AND
WORKED TO GET A CLOTHES
CLOSET
(KATIE MAE GARRETT, Prairie)
Miss Katie Mae Garrett, Wardrobe
Demonstrator, Class I, for Prairie Lea
Home Demonstration Club, tells the
following story of how she was able
to get a clothes closet:
“When I entered the Wardrobe con-
test I didn’t have any place to keep
my clothes, except hang them on the
wall.
“I studied and studied how and
what I was going to make my closet
out of, as I wanted it to be movable.
Finally I thought of an old oak bed-
stead that mother had discarded and I
thought maybe I could try to get
some more old discarded! wboden bed-
steads from my good neighbors. So I
started out and found the parts of
four. I offered to pay them but they
wouldn’t take any pay for them, said
they wanted to help me all they could.
“The first thing I had to do to the
bedsteads after I got them home was
to take them apart, make a strong lye
water and take all the paint and var-
nish off, as some had been paint|d
over the varnish and the others were
just varnished.
“After I had got my bedsteads up
my next great problem was to per-
suade my father to build the closet
for me. as he is a good carpenter T
bad to do a little begging but he soon
began to plan to build it. He got the
sides and back out of as much of the
head and foot boards as he could, but
we lacked something to finish it with.
Here is where I wondered again, but
a good hearted lady gave me some
beaverboard and veneering that she
had left from some work she had
done. Father used all of the veneering
and part of the beaverboard. He woidd
not use much of the beaverboard, said,
it was not stout enough for the rest.
He made the partition of beaverboard.
He still lacked a little for the finish-
ing work to make it ‘look like,a store-
bought closet.’ So I packed tomatoes
at the packing shed and bought a
small niece of veneering for the doors.
Four pieces of plank, two of them
were I’x12’x6’. The small pieces 6’xl’x
6’ were to make-the drawers out of,
except the bottom and it is veneering.
The others were for the top. He mold-
ed the edges of the front of the draw-
ers with a carpenters plane machine.
I also bought two sets of hinges for
the doors, stain, color burnt amber, 1
small can of clear varnish, 2 sizes of
finishing nails, 1 box of carrugated
rivets and 5 door knobs. Including the
lye that I took the paint and varnish
off with the total cost of my closet
was $2.60.
“After it was built I took the burnt
amber stain, weakened it with kero-
sene and stained the closet,. As soon as
it was drv I varnished it with clear
varnish. Next, the glass knobs for the
drawers and door, and the hinges
were put on.
“Now it was all completed except r.
rod to hook the hangers on. I began to
hunt, for a rod and finally found a
small rod that came out of the foot of
an old iron bedstead.
“The closet has 3 drawers, two
shelves above the drawers behind a
small door, one for my slippers and
the other for mv hats. On the other
side is a p’acg to hank my clothes.
“For my hat rack. I took an old
baking powder can, padded the ton
and covered.it with a piece of nn old
dress of pale blue, then took n straight
strip, gathered it a little at both ends
and tacked it around the can.
“For my shoe rack, father sawed
pieces for the ends like a triangle or.,
op that order, and cut two small holes
in each curve, the two small ho'es
were cut to fit broom handle. I also,
-stained this to match, Tha closot iv.
stained in the inside to make it dark-
to see my closet.
DRESSING WELL FOR $10.86
(MRS. R. M. TALLEY, Jamestown)
For $10.86, Mrs, . M. Talley, ward-
robe Demonstrator. Class I, for
which solved the fitting problem;
»nd learned to dress better during bad
times on far less money. I learned to
avoid lines which carry the eye to the
larger parts of my form.
“Since I have become a clothing
__________________ demonstrator and learned to make
Jamestown Home Demonstration club, foundation patterns I have made ana
has been able to dress well this year.
Not only has she been able to dress
economically but she has a new stor-
age space in her home.
With the assistance of her husband,
they had planned to make a closet
that could be moved, since they do not
own their own home; but when the
landlord heard of this he told them
that if they would build this closet
that, he would furnish the material.
This has ample storage space for all
the clothes and1 some ouilts
Mrs. Tallev said “The closet is a
ioy since it is the first time that I
have ever had a real storage space,
for I have never owned a home. I
have always had to have a make-shift
for closet.” - :
COPELAND LADY INVESTS $4.20
(MRS LYN STANLEY)
Because Mrs. Lyn Stanley of Cope-
land Home Demonstration club was
Wardrobe Demonstrator this year she
has a new clothes closet. This closet
is 3 1-2 feet wide and 6 1-2 feet high,
is made of beaverboard with a shelf
at the top for hats and a rod under-
neath the shelf for hanging coat
hangers, and a shoe rack
All of this cost Mrs. Stanley $4.2fi
She is ouite happy and feels that the
effort she made to secure this closet
was worth while, since she now has
an adequate storage- space for all her
clothing. :
HERE^ A HOMEY, HELPFUL.
WHOLESOME STORY FROM
PROVIDENCE
(BY MRS. C. E. PETREA)
Mrs. C. E. Petrea, Wardrobe Dem-
onstrator in Class II, Providence
Home Demonstration club, and! second
prize winner in the county contest,
tells tha following story of her warti-
robe work:
“Like choosing friends, I must se-
lect wisely my materials for clothes
for their charm and wearing qualities.
They must be cheap in price yet not
so cheap in grade or quality.
“Then to be well groomed I must
have well fitting garments. To do this
I decided I must have a foundation
pattern, so in 1932 I decided to be a
wardrobe demonstrator.
“Since I am stout and must be so
careful about selecting design and
color, I almost feel Robert Quillen in
“Aunt Het” was right when he said:
‘A fat woman knows the next thing'
she gets will look just as punk as
what she’s got on.’
“I “attended the Foundation Pat-
tern School in April, taught by Mrs.
Dora Barnes. I gained much useful
information about making dresses as
well as making foundation patterns,
assisted thirty people in making foun-
dation patterns.
“I have reworked, some patterns for
ladies who have reduced or put on
more weight as the case may be. I
have helped others design dresss. My
foundation pattern has meant much to
me. It has saved me time, energy and
temper as well as insuring me a neat
and more perfectly fitting garment.
In making foundation patterns, I have
observed the necessity of cutting gar-
ments to fit the silhouette of each in-
dividual.
*‘From this observation, I have
been able
importance of good materials in mak-
ing clothes.
“To be well groomed,” she states,
“One must have well fitting garments.
To do this I decided I must have a
foundation pattern.
‘*Like choosing friends, one must
select wisely materials for clothes by
their practicality and wearing quali-
ties.”
Tn discussing the benefits of club
work, Mrs. Petrea continues, “I at-
tended the Foundation Pattern School
in April, 1932, taught by Mrs. Dora
Barnes. I gained much useful infor-
mation about making dresses as well
as making foundation patterns which
solved the fitting problem, and learn
ed to dress better during bad times
on far less money.
From observation I have been able
to correct an ill-fitting shirt pattern
to CO,™* Wing ‘“S:
shirt pattern to one that fits '
to one that fits for my
husband.
“Mrs. Barnes laid emphasis on hav-
ing a roomy well euipped and well ar-
ranged clothes closet, for therein lies
the secret of making clothes last a
long time and keeping them always
looking well.
“The closet which I had when I be-
gan my project was 221-2x311*2 and
it did not contain any shelves, rods or
bags; in fact it was ‘just a place *o
cram junk. I hung my dresses on
hocks; therefore, the space was nt>t
sufficient to care for my clothes. I
had no suitable place to keep my hats
and they were usually mashed out of
shape as well as being dusty.
“I have greatly improved my closet
since I began my project, by aildinr
five shelves and a rod twenty inches
long, which was made frqm an old
broom handle. I have also added shoe,
hose, and corset bags. The shelves I
use for my underclothes, I have a belt
rack at the top of the door.
“My closet actually seems larger.
This is due to tha fact that my cloth-
ing, hats, shoes, etc., are systemati-
cally arranged.
“I took the stands of two old lamps
from which the bowls had been broken
and padded them with cotton and tis-
sue paper thus making two convenient
hat stands. I replaced the curtain I
used for a door with a door made
from cardboard and plank at a cost of
42 cents. I papered my closet with
light wall paper and finished the
shelves with ivory enamel.
“I can go at night and get things
I want without a light, by having a
place for everything and everything
in its place. My closet was so much
more convenient that I made shelves
and a rod in another closet for my
husband.
“I have enjoyed every minute of my
demonstration. It is a pleasure to me
to help others have better fitting
dresses.”
MRS. C. E. I’ETREA WRITES:
Mrs. C. E. Petrea, wardrobe demon-
strator for Class 2, Providence Home
Demonstration club, and second win-
ner in the county contest tells of the
Mrs. Barnes emphasized the neces-
city for having a roomy gqd well ar-
ranged closet for “therein lies the se-
cret of making clothes last a long
time and keeping them always! look-
ing well.”
It is interesting to note what she
says about the arrangement of her
clothes closet. “I took the stands of
two old lamps from which the bowls
hail been broken and padded them
with cotton and tissue paper, thus
TEXAS LAND MEASURE
Clip It—and Keep It.
Thirty-six varas are equal to 100
feet, while 1900.8 varaB equal one
Five thousand varas are equal to
one lineal league.
To turn yards into varas multiply by
1.08, and multiply by .36 to turn feet
into varas.
The sitio, or league, equals 25,000,-
000 square varas or 4428.4 acres.
The labor is equal to 1,000,000
square varas or 177.1 acres.
The acre equals 5645.4 square
4840 square yards or 43,000
feet.
If you could count two tons of wa-^
ter a second, 24 hours a day and 365
days a year, it would take you 600
years to count just this present year’s
shortage of rainfall for the single
state of Ohio.
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making two convenient hat stands? I
replaced the curtain I used for a door
with a door made from cardboard and
plank at a cost of 42 cents, t papered
my closet with light wall paper and
finished thie shelves with ivory enam-
el.”
TO THE PEOPLE OF SMITH COUNTY:
Now that the contest for County Judge
has ended, I desire to thank each and
every one who was kind enough to cast
their vote for me.
1 am especially thankful to Judge Pen-
dleton for his uniform courtesy and fair-
ness throughout the campaign. A valiant
fighter and worthy foe, I wish him every
success and happiness.
Yours very truly,
BRADY P. GENTRY
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mv canning budget, We had 92
Quests. I have my wardrobe with all
<ny first year’s work and storage
ipace on exhibit. By request, I gave
an explanation of how I tied and dyed
pajamas. ' , _
T “I attended the Short Course at C.
I. A., which was held in May. The
program was beneficial in many
wavs especially in the afternoon. This
was devoted to the study of st#’le,
fabric and wardrobe work1 as a who'e.
! learned many helpful things while
there, one that is useful, the finish-
patterns for the chib members. I also
sew for other people to make pin
money.
“My contest dress is a coat suit.
The suit is made of flour sacks, the
blouse made of blue bias check .print
with three small pearl buttons. The
cost of mv dress is 39c. ,
35 neopl
“TViurp have boon
le to come
Girls with backless dresses may be
trving to prove they have some back-
bone. —<Farmersville Times.
Preparation For September
Enrollment —
The students who will enroll from now on have a great treat in store for
them. 1 f
For several weeks we have been busy making ready for what we think will
be the largest enrollment since the depression.
Our large, beautiful recreational hall presents a most pleasing sight. Oak
floors, polished down to a glasSy finish; the six large Tornado fans, which
makes one think of the Gulf breeze; our twenty-eight hundred dollar Bald-
win Concert Grand piano—all furnished for the pleasure and entertainment
of our students.
All of these privileges are absolutely free to both present and former stu-
dents. Our opening College dance was given last Friday night, and there were
about four hundred students, ex-students and friends present. It is our plan
to have some form of entertainment each Friday evening for our students and
friends. A
Beginning the first Monday in September, we are offering a two-year
course in Business Administration and,7 also, a two-year course in Adminis-
trative Accounting. You can get het^ ih our school in two years what would
ordinarily take four years to get in any\college or university. Degree teachers
will be in charge of all subjects. \
Of course, we will continue to give all the other commercial courses that we
have given in the past.
To the young person contemplating a business training—you would do
well to visit our school and see for yourself what You will get in the way of
recreation, as well as the high type of training'we offer.
Do not be misled into enrolling in pome mediocre school. Attend a school
which has stood the acid lest and has PROVEN beyond doubt its right to ask
your patronage. Attend a school that leads in everything and is modern and
up-to-date.
Remember when you enroll with us, you know you will get the very best
training to be had, amid surroundings conducive to student life and student
activities. You will have all the privileges of our new recreational center with-
out cost, in all activities SPONSORED by the school.
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And School of Business Administration
W. M. ROBERTS, President.
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Edwards, Henry. The Tyler Journal (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, August 3, 1934, newspaper, August 3, 1934; Tyler, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth619819/m1/3/?q=waco+tornado: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Smith County Historical Society.