50 years of Olivet EH Club
Sybil Wall
week Extension
over
observing Ex.
Week.
14, at the Lions Den
will exhibit club
since they were
in 1927. Also in.
and
The Extension
'mbers of Olivet
Group oh-
week, they
occasions.
and Nell Young-
members who
k"tive. Amy Chrys.
a charter member
until her recent
the
Knox.
Lincoln
Demonstration
these farm
on their program.
were Mar-
President; Vera
; and
Secretary-
Other charter
Were Maud Eaton,
Grant, Lulu Jarvis,
Nellie Morgan,
Marie Odell,
Louise Wall
Bickeil was suc-
Youngker af-
and served in
years, he
that
was the iris,
White was the
set out iris in her
a club
in Chand-
rode to monthly
with the Demon-
Agent. August was
to be hostess.
uld be a covered
at noon and
would follow.
making this
to the Ridpath
Club women made
the hostess'
cots,
SUPper, some bacon
and eggs and spend the
night. After the meeting
they adjourned to the city
park for a picnic while Nan-
nie went to a dinner meeting
of her lodge. While Naunie
was at the lodge meeting,
her guests returned and set-
tied in for the night. Imagine
her surprise when she re-
turned home to find the mat-
tress off her bed. She finally
found it in her backyard sur-
rounded with cots filled with
pranksters awaiting her re-
turn. Following this incident,
staying all night at the Rid-
path home became an annual
event.
Mrs. Scott recalls having
club at Nannie's house on
the day before the County
Fair. They brought with
them an exhibit with furnish-
ings for a living room which
had been a club project.
There were drapes, curtains,
refinished and re-upholster-
ed furniture and rugs. On the
trip over they stopped to pick
goldenrod on the roadside to
further enhance their dis-
play.
There were pleasant
memories of the camp outs
on the A. & M. Campus,
when Farm Club Women
from over the state met to at-
tend Farm Congress. Ses-
sions for these 3-day meet-
ings were designed for learn-
ing and recreation.
Many neighborhood
parties, ice cream socials,
and surprise birthday gath-
erings were planned at club
meetings.
Club was not all fun and
games. There was much
work to do. Everyone had a
garden project; many were
landscaping their yards, and
they were learning to use the
pressure cooker. They were
encouraged to share their
learnings with neighbors
who did not belong to the
club. Hazel Scott remembers
the day the club women went
to Golda Stalcup's home
to help her can a beef.
Enough cannot be said of
the dedicated Agents from
the Extension Service.
Throughout the years they
have helped their women in
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many ways. They encour-
aged them to plan recrea-
tion, when it was needed.
They helped them to improve
their homes to make their job
of homemaking easier. Be-
tween the years of 1927 and
1943, Olivet Club was served
by Home Demonstration
Agents from Lincoln County.
They were Miss Mahoney,
Susie Gray, and Nadine Hol-
der. After they transferred to
Payne County they had the
leadership of Made Calloway
-Wallace, Jeffie Thompson,
Dorothy Black-well, Ladora
Chesbro and at the present
time we are enjoying our
1 lth year with Betty Dahms.
We have observed many
changes within Extension
Clubs. While they originated
in the rural areas, their serv-
ices have extended to the
town and city. "Farm
Women Clubs" are now
known as "Extension Home-
makers Groups." Farm Con-
gress is now "OSU Days for
Women" and the "Home
Demonstration Agent" is ti.
fled "County Extension
Home Economist". Demon-
strations are no longer taken
to the individual clubs, but
program leaders from each
club in the county come for
instruction, and go back to
their clubs as teachers.
Many new types of projects
are promoted, such as Cul-
tural Arts, Creative Writing,
International Understand-
ing, and now the Weigh-in
program.
Remaining the same
throughout the years are the
high standard goals aimed to
enrich the lives of those who
belong. Extension Home-
makers continue to hold high
their regard for Home and
Family and concern for
neighbors.
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PERSONAL
Those visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Grimm last week
were Mrs. Gertrude Dilliner
of Portland, Ore., Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Grimm, Mrs.
Nora Sadler, Helen Hem-
don, Mrs. Opal Baker, Ray.
and Mrs. Charlie Thompson
and Violet Brake.
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t
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Eden Chapel and Lost
Creek will hold a revival
starting Sunday night at
Eden Chapel. Sun., Men.,
and Tues. evenings and at
Lost Creek Wed., Thurs. and
Friday eve. Everyone one is
welcome.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Peter•an and family visited
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Burton
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Courtright of Glencoe visited
Mrs. Opal Courtright, Satur-
day afternoon.
Mrs. Ruth Etheridge spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Taylor and family.
Sunday week ago guests of
Opal Courtright were Mr.
EDEN CHAPEL
bY oo.,a
and Mrs. Frank Gates of
Glencoe.
Tuesday of last week Mr.
and Mrs. Alva Murlin visited
Mrs. Jack Sutliff and
EH Club makes
window display
The Town & Country
Extension Homemakers fix-
ed this window display as
their part for Extension
Homemaker's Week, May
1,7.
The grouping is just a few
of the many accomplish-
ments they have done in the
past year. We are proud of
The Perkins Journal Thursday, May 5 1977.11
LaDonna and Mrs. Fred each thing our group
Sutliff and her sister of New accomplishes whether it be NalmuNImlNIltmm
York. They left for their as great as a Grand
home Wed. Champion Ribbon or as small
The Pioneer Quilting Club as a third place white.
met with Christine Riley in If anyone is interested in
Stillwater April 28. Those joining a young extension
attending were Pearl Busch, homemakers group just give '7['
Lois Taylor, Mary Lue Riley, one of us a call. We are
Ruth Etheridge, Tillie Bate- Martha Bowyer, Pare Cun-
son, Reba Burton, Lottin diff, Diann Logan, Madlyn
Sharpton, Opal Courtright, Overholt, Patty Johnson,
Delores Petermann, Chris Barbara Miller, Irene Nick-
and Susan, Rena Burton, els, Teresa Niles, Harriett
D°nna Murlin and a guest' R°bins°n' Linda Shinglet°n' j
Jewel Boling. and Gwen Reynolds.
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00iOOs
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When you compare your electric bill with your
neighbor's, one bill is going to be higher than the
; other -- maybe a lot higher. So, naturally you think
that a mistake has been made somewhere, that a
meter is not working properly or has been misread.
Meters are probably not the reason. They are very
accurate measuring devices, and almost never run
fast. And since a meter records continuously, if a
# i human error has been made, it will be corrected
the next month.
The difference in electric bills lies in the fact that
no two homes use electricity alike. Habits, insulation !
and the weather have a lot to do with the amount of
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your electric bill. Some people set air conditioners
for very cool temperatures, while others are happy in
Lee Slater, secretary of the State Election Board, presents plaque to more moderate temperatures. Some people prefer a
NaMe Selph [left], as Patdcia Charles looks on. warmer temperature in the winter than others. And
County election officials honored
Payee County's top ,two
election officials Friday were
honored with the State Elec-
tion Board's Bicentennial
Award during a regional
workshop for election offici-
als in Guthrie.
Nolda Selph, Secretary
of the Payne County Election
Board, and Patricia Charles
Assistant Secretary, received
the plaque from Lee Slater,
Secretary of the State Elec-
tion Board.
The plaque honors the
Payne County Election offi-
cials for superior service ex-
emplifying the Spirit of'76--
a State Election Board pro-
motion during the Bicenten-
nial year.
that can make a big difference. Electric bills vary for
the same reason that different families have different
grocery bills: it's a matter of what you use and how
well you use it.
"While this award is pre-
sented for the work of the
Payne County Election Board
during 1976, it could have
been given for any year dur-
ing the'70s," Slater said.
"There is not a single elec-
tion board in Oklahoma
which responds more quickly
to changes in election laws
and procedures than the
Payne County Election
Board. Nolda Selph and Pat
Charles don't waste time
complaining--they just do
the job.
"That undoubtedly is why
Payne County has the fewer
number of staff members of
any county its size in the
state. Typically, a county
with the number of register.
ed voters that Payne County
has would have at least four
full-time election employees.
Payne County does the job
with. Ms. Selph and Ms.
We're concerned about the high cost of'electricity.
But for the time being, it's a fact of life that we're
going to have to live with. Your REC is supporting
research to develop more efficient, cheaper means
of generating electric power and bringing it to you.
If we all work together. Maybe we can find the solu-
Charles. And the Payne
County office is a model of | ti0n to this problem.
efficiency.
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Presentation of the award
---only eight like it are being
awarded throughout Okla-
homa-was a highlight of the
luncheon program of the I CENTRAL RURAL ELECTRIC
workshop, which featured an
Dawson, Seminole. "O PE RATIV E
The workshop itself L =D'='--21a2='-=--2--r:?o L=wa::on°onah°J
concentrated on election con.
tests, with emphasis on the : meDea
proper conduct of recounts.
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