EXTENSION NEWS
GUEST SPEAKER AT HOMEMAKERS COUNCIL
Miss Ruth Sawyer of the Bureau ol
Labor Statistics, Seattle, was
guest speaker at the Homemakers
Council, Monday, Miss Sawyer is wnrV
ing on a "Cost of Living" survey fa
three Alaska cities; Juneau,Fair
banks and Anchorage, She told of
some interesting facts learned
through the survey although their
complete findings will not be pub
lished until late this spring.
Miss Sawyer emphasized the'im- -
portanse.of keeping^of home accounts
She pointed 'ut that an account was
a record of espenees, a matter of
history and a budget was a plan’for
spending or a prophecy, both ac- •
counts, and budgets of some form are
necessary in r good* family financing
plan, -sh.e said, "The reason people
don't keep accounts is because they
go too much into detail, don't bal
ance esnctly or books are not ap
propriate for their particular sit
uation," explained Miss Sawyer,
Don't be too ambitious at first,she
advised, C-et; down the large expend
itures an'' don't worry t >o much
about every ice cream cone or candy
bar purchased.
Fifteen Council members were
present. It was voted to send
letters to all legislators, the .
Third. Division, urging support of
the new Health Bill,'
HOMEMAKERS' CLUE MEETIMGS.
Vt’asilla Homemakers will discuss
‘’Business Frets Every Homemaker
Should Knew” at their regular meet
ing Tuesday February 13, at the
heme f Mrs. Martin Olson.
Sourdough Homemakers will meet
with Mrs. Walter Man on Tuesday
February 13, Bring a Valentine.
The Hilltop Hiverbend Homemakers
will have demonstrated to them the
"Rejuvenation of the Sewing Machine"
at their meeting at the home of Mrs.
B.J. Lessing, on Wednesday February
' INCOME OF PRODUCERS POSTED-AT
MEETING , /
At the meeting as is usual the V
amount of products purchased from
each producer was posted so that
everyone could read it. The grand
total fer the year wrs $534,597.82.
The two largest producers received
in 1944 $17,376.92 and $17,306.67.
Others ranged from $750. to $10,250
The smallest sale was 45^. The
smaller producers are employed at
other occupations.
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