Show 1 I H 4 4 H Girls G i r I 5 Win in 5 Scholarships c h 0 I a r 5 hip 5 Through Skill With th Needle Need I College Education Assured t t. t S For a Dozen Lucky Ladies Ladles t rr- rr 5 5 SING needle and thread USING ingenuity and perseverance persever persever- ance ante 12 girls from as r many states each won scholarships at it the National H 4 clothing achievement contest contest contest con con- test held at Chicago in connection connection connection tion with the National H 4 club congress The scholarships were awarded by the Spool Cotton Cotton Cotton Cot Cot- ton company of New York The winners were Dixie Lee Nuttall Nuttall Nut- Nut I tall Dragoon Cochise Co Ariz Mae Cagle Canton Cherokee Co Ga Meta Marie Keller Streator La Salle Co Ill Marie Lorena I Petersburg Pike Co Ind Doris Clopper Hagerstown Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington Co Md Rhua Ethel Sla- Sla vens Molt Stillwater Co Mont Ruth B B. B Erb Hudson Hillsborough Co N. N H. H Kathryn Johnson Marathon Marathon Marathon Mara Mara- thon Cortland Co N. N Y Gerry Keathly Marland Noble Co Okla Eleanor Zaharis Portland Multnomah Multnomah Multnomah mah Co Ore Billie McCoy J Jasper Jasper Jas Jas- asper as- as per Marion Co Tenn and Bonnie 5 B. B Christison Elkhorn Walworth 5 p Co Wis In case any of the above do not take advantage of the scholarships some of the following alternates may go to college instead Alice Word Oak Grove ChristianI Christian I Co Ky Lorraine Miller Fairmont Fairmont Fairmont Fair Fair- mont Martin Co Minn Nancy Brittingham Marshallton New NewCastle NewCastle NewCastle Castle Co De Del Carley Jean Vansant Vansant Vansant Van- Van sant Richfield Lincoln Co Idaho t Lyda Jean Smith Boaz Etowah Co Ala and Helen Madison r. r Madison Madis n Co Neb Each H 4 clothing achievement girl had a personal story of how she started sewing of her progress and of of her final triumph as a national winner o Dixie l Lee Lee ee NUttall Nuttall got tot her h r start taTt mak- mak ing lug d doll clothes loth After r it dressing i th g the doll in the best of fashion Dixie Dixi knew she had overcome most of the pitfalls of a beginner She has completed a total of 77 articles and has knitted or crocheted 15 morey more y Bonnie B. B Christison admits she i I always liked liked to sew and recent recently 0 proved it when she she- made 10 gowns for a formal wedding when her sister sister sister sis sis- ter was married Doris Clopper discovered that shortage of piece goods during wartime wartime wartime war war- time made remodeling almost a necessity She first selected a blue serge suit of her fathers father's took it apart placed it on a pattern andset andset and andset set to work A fine two-piece two suit for i herself resulted A black coat with a big fur collar discarded by her mother was revamped into a stylish garment by Doris Her magic now turns all ll sorts of old garments into attractive ensembles for herself herself herself her her- self family and friends Sewing isn't difficult if you have patience says Rhua who has made numerous hats and bags a winter coat and a coat and suit She admits however that she started started started start start- ed sewing by making a tea towel towell Ruth Erb thinks it is a crime to let good material go to waste so soshe soshe soshe she takes out date clothing and using her style sense creates many fashion sensations Ruth thinks everyone everyone everyone ev ev- should go through the rag ragbag ragbag ragbag bag or the pile of discarded clothing clothing clothing cloth cloth- ing from time lime to time to get material material material mate mate- rial for skirts shorts jerkin blouse and other garments Special occasions do not bother Kathryn Johnson for she makes any outfit she wants Her fathers father's old silk shirts discarded 20 years ago provided her with a blouse She reshapes reshapes reshapes re re- shapes old hats into stylish modes cl i I S S c r y v o L J I dC i j I x b fir a y w 11 a F Fa a 96 v r. r a L r SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS First row left to right Dixie Lee Nuttall Arizona Gerry Keathly Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Okla Okla- homa Rhua Montana Bonnie Christison Wisconsin Ruth Erb New Hampshire Eleanor Zaharis Oregon Second row left to right Mae Cagle Georgia Meta Marie Keller Illinois Doris Clopper Maryland Maryland Maryland Mary Mary- land Kathryn Johnson New York Marie Indiana Billie McCoy Tennessee not shown was also a winner and creates other wearing apparel that will stand the test of any fashion fashion fash fash- ion i n editors editor's eye Billie McCoy estimates that she has saved over by making her own clothing during the last few years Evening gowns blouses skirts suits dresses and other needs were produced by her sewing skill To list all her sewing achievements would make a news story in itself In seven years of project work in the 4 H 4 H club Mae Cagle progressed from making doll dresses to slips dresses house coats and other items of apparel If she likes a dress shown in a newspaper or magazine she makes one like it for herself Eleanor Zaharis has won many prizes for her exceptional sewing She starts first with good material tests it for wrinkles chooses a pattern pattern pattern pat pat- tern carefully and sets to work She refuses to rush through the sewing but takes extra care to assure an attractive and satisfying result Before she became an expert at sewing Marie made many mistakes but you would never guess it now Along with making her own clothes Marie does most of the mending and darning for her family of six people Another who started sewing by making a tea towel is Gerry Keath- Keath ley If youve you've never sewed you dont don't know what youre you're missing she declares now Making dresses or suits is now easy for her and her favorite pastime is darning 1 I IMeta Meta Marie Keller finds she can now make all her own clothes and still have time for fun and other work It wasn't easy at first she admits as she looks back to the time she made her first cotton dress |