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Fall and Winter, 1949-50 NORTH EAST CORNER OF KITCHENâ€"felt: Beforeâ€"right: After. iric stove. HOME AND COUNTRY This shows a new combination wood-elec- AORTH WALL 0F KITCHEN â€" left: Before â€" right:After. This shows the “U"-shaped working area with the <ink under the window. ‘ ‘ - ' ‘ kitchen and bark 50m 0F KITCHENâ€"left.- Beforcâ€"nghg._After. Half the partition between kitchefw‘iibEiiTnggglfliEgrm a dining area To the right of dlnlng area is a vestibule for coats, boots, etc. Canada’s first Fami Improvement and Soil Conservation Day has come and gone. It was a big venture de- Slgned to show, in action, in one da)’. various methods of improving a farm and conserving soil. A farm. near Brooklin, Ontario, belonging to Mr. Hebe: Down, was used for demon- stration purposes. There was mass “filmy on the farm on September 8th with 16 projects under way and 12 thousand people watching. THE HOUSE WAS GOOD EM. of course, to the women the {Host interesting and important pro- JECt was the improvement of the farm house. To start with, it was bPSiCBUY a good house. The founda- tion was sound; the walls straight and free from cracks; there \vss run- ning water, electricity, a septic my]: sS’stem and a hot air furnace. Like many old houses, there were certain problems to be solved. The nialn inl- provements necessary were: (1)} a direct passage from the downstairs bedroom to the bathroom. (2)‘ more cupboards and clothes closets. in the whole house, (3) an efficient kitchen. The Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, in co-operatlon With the Women’s Institute Branch, drew up blue-prints of the original house. After discussion with Mr. Down. blue- prints were presented showing: solu» tions to the three main problems. A passage way was planned from the downstairs bedroom to the bathroom, adequate cupboards were indicated and an efficient and workable kitchen recommended. THE KITCHEN FIRST. was decided that the kitchen, bsirig the most used and lived-III room in the house, deserved attention first. Therefore it was remodelled, with the aid of the T. Eaton Co., and presented for the Farm Improvement and Soil Conservation Day. The original kitchen was small. It had a new sink with small cupboards above and below, an oilcloth covered table in the centre, a couch, a washing machine and a two burner hot plate. The large cook stove was in n hall way leading to the dining room. AN “L” SHAPED KITCHEN The main objectives in remodelling this kitchen were to provide more cupboards, install a refrigerator, move the cook stove into the kitchen and provide a kitchen dining area. A wall was removed to make one large room out of the old kitchen plus is seldom used back kitchen. By leaving n vestibule in the NE. corner there was a pleasant “L” shaped room to work with. The sink was moved under the window with cupboards on either side, above and below The cook stove was moved into the kitchen and a new refrigerator pur- chased. These two units completed a “U” shaped working area. The bottom of the "L" kitchen made a cheerful dining area with a red plastic top table and rev] leather chairs. In the vestibule, space was provided for the men to hang their work clothes before coming into the kitchen. The washing machine fitted into a corner of the vestibule where it would be handy to pull into the kitchen on wash days. CHEERF UL KITCHEN COLO UR Colour can make a kitchen cheerful and livable. The homemaker’s favour- ite colourâ€"red, was included. The walls were papered in a soft green with a small red and black design. The wall-board ceiling was painted a soft matching green. To facilitate cleaning, the wood work and culpboards were done in a white semiâ€"g oss enamel. The counter top was black linoleum and the floor a beautiful mottled red and black mar~ boleum which will not show the dirt. Cream venetian blinds flanked by soft, deep green, cotton broadcloth draperies, topped by a white valance board, completed the window treat- ment. In the future, Mr. Down will grad» ually complete the improvements in the house. He has a splendid start with a bright, cheerful, comfortable and most important. an efficient kitchen in his farm home. (Contributed by K. Taggart) AWARD OF MERIT For TWEEDSMUIR HISTORY BOOKS The following: letter has been re- ceived by Mrs. E. E. Morton. F.\V.I.C. President: "I am sending you here- with an announcement of Award of Merit granted by the American Asso~ ciation for State and Local History. There will reach you shortly a nicely engraved certificate uhlch 1 think the Institutes will be very pleased to have. “Congratulations on award! Signed: Albert B. Corey. Chairman, Committee on Awards The above was awarded for spon- soring the writing of the Tweedsmuir Histories: the histories from earliest times to the present of the localities of the many branches of the Institute in the Dominion; for holding provin- cial and national competitions at which these histories are judged; and for the encouragement in this matter of interest in local history and of the preservation of local records. letters. pictures and accounts both of the early settlement by the pioneers and more recent events of local historical significance. winning the F.W.I.O. MEMBERSHIP AWARD RESULTS The following Women’s Institutes received a rosewood gavel with stirl~ inlz silver plaque in recoznition for the highest percentage increasc in membership and the highest percent- age attendance in the area. This competition has again been launched by F.W.I.O. for the year 1950. Through it we hope to more than reach our goal “Fifty Thousand Members by 1950”. 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