I Hereby Resolve, 1938

From the January, 1938, issue of Carolina Co-operator

I Hereby Resolve—

If only a few of the many inspiring resolutions sent in in this year’s Resolutions Contest are followed, North Carolina will be a much better place during 1938.

As we once more bring our New Years’ Resolution Contest to a close, we have been struck by the hundreds of creditable and inspiring resolutions which have been sent in by our readers, and we want to thank each and everyone who took the trouble to send in their entries.

Although space will not permit us to publish all of the hundreds of splendid resolutions submitted, we are, nevertheless, giving herewith a number of those selected at random among the entries. But first, here is the winning list of resolutions from Mrs. Elbert Lee Braxton of Greenville:

WINNING RESOLUTIONS by Mrs. Elbert Lee Braxton, Greenville

I RESOLVE:

To do unto others as I would have them do unto me—and do it graciously;

To make my living at home, by raising my own hogs, vegetables, and chickens, and to buy a cow;

To buy quality, whether my purchase be seed, feed, fertilizer, clothing, livestock, or home furnishing;

To make every trip to town a profit trip by carrying something to sell, and to add this money to my Home Improvement Fund;

To arrange my time so that I will have time to do the things I want most to do, as, attend church and Sunday school regularly, attend my community’s home demonstration club meetings regularly, try some new kinds of flowers and vegetables, learn to knit and crochet and make some rugs, and make scrapbooks of my boxes of clippings.

I Resolve:

--To Read my Bible through as many times as I can.—Mrs. B.L. Jordan, Hertford.

--To continue to sell my cotton through the Association where I get the high dollar.—Mrs. J.M. Norton, Raeford.

--To take part in more community and church activities.—Katy Lou Gray, Cleveland.

--To feed FCX and read the Carolina Co-operator.—Mrs. J.J. Whitlock, Hamptonville.

--To meet misfortune with a smile.—Margaret Myatt, Smithfield.

--To do more for my land this year in the way of cultivating it.—Mrs. Graham Johnson, Elizabethtown.

--To control my temper.—Miss Gertrude Hardison, Greenville.

--To do my duty at my church—Malon Clark, Roper.

--To try to gain more friends in 1938.—Miss Janie Grissom, Kittrell.

--To try to make my home a better place in which to live.—Miss Edna Ferrell, Knightdale.

--To give thanks before each meal.—William H. Gill, Henderson.

--To read and profit by the cooperative program during 1938—Mrs. C.M. Farlow, Sophia.

--To wear more smiles.—Mrs. M.W. Tucker, Marston.

--Not to wait until the last minute to do things.—Miss Mary Tucker, Marston.

--To work harder and be more saving.—Henry Pope, Dunn.

--To take all defeats bravely.—Charlotte E. Lee, Four Oaks.

--To read some portion of the Master’s Word each day, follow His teaching, and be at peace with Him.—Mrs. G.D. Groce, Jonesboro.

--To use North Carolina Experiment Station recommendations as to variety of seeds, kind of fertilizer, and amount of fertilizer.—Earle Purser, Monroe.

--To recognize the good in myself and others.—Mrs. Paul C. Thomas, Washington.

--To be more kind to old people and poor people.—Mrs. Rance Tedder, Mt. Gilead.

--To try to be more neighborly and helpful in school and community projects.—Mrs. L.R. Jordan, Pikeville.