Winter, Lengthen
Spring, with Cold Frame
-6 FT
V
GROUND LEVEL
I *
A MOCK x
OR 6WCK IS
CONVENIENT FOR
RAISING SASH TO*
ANY HEIGHT
NECESSARY. '
' at time, and little
? tt; and all you aeod are
Ml (pace
In a warm garage or basement
to awing your anna, and handla
Cold frames are usually mada
SK6 fact or some multiple at this,
to fit the standard glased sash.
But there are so many glass sub
stitutes available now, that you
can change the size to lit the most
convenient location available tor
It in the garden. ,
This should be entirely free
from shade especially to the
south, so that the sun may shine
directly on the frame. The frame
should be constructed of 1-inch
boards, at cypress, white pine or
same wood which resists rot I
First dig a hole in the ground;
slightly larger than the size of
the frame. It should be at least
a toot deep. Into this hole put the
frame you have built so that 6
inches of it is beneath the surface
and the remainder above. This
will insure that no drafts enter
trd Single Saab (M
from beneath. Construct ths
frsms so thst tbs front is 4 inches
above tbs surfs cs. and tbs roar,
? tnchss It must slant toward tbs
It Is wsll to kta|t tbs
at ths top of ths trams, so
tt can bs saiUr opsnad tor trans
planting purposes and airing.
A sunny spot tat ths garden,
protected as much as possible
from ths full fores of winds and
driving rain, is the best situation
for the cold trams. It may be too
cold now to dig in the garden, but
the sash may be procured and
ths lumber frame made, so thSt
when the first warm days arrive
you are ready tor serious
gardening.
Glass substitutes are worth
considering for the sash. They do
not break, and tbs breakage of
glass in windy localities is some
times considerable. They are
much lighter than glass, a merit
which women appreciate. They
do not let in as much light as
glass, but for growing seedlings
they let in enough.
The substitutes most commonly
used consist either of wire
screens covered with material
! resembling celluloid, or fabrics
1 treated with wax to make them
waterproof, and let more light
through.
Garden Time
BT ROBERT SCHMIDT
Because ot the reiponse to my
article ct last December on the
poiiwslHa. I em repeating the ar
ticle with some additions.
The poinsettia has long been a
popular Christinas plant but pro
bably few people have given
much thought to the fact that it
does come into bloom each year
only at this season. The co-called
blooms are really leafy bracts
which color up a brilliant red.
The true flowers are the small in
significant yellowish cups found
in the center of the whorl of red
bracts. The poinsettia is one of
a group of plants known as short
day plants because R will bloom
only in the season of the year
with short day length periods,
preferably ten hours or less. That
is why it is always in bloom dur
ing the Christmas season and not
during the summer. It could be
prevented from blooming now by
lengthening the day light period
to fifteen hours by means of arti
ficial lights. Flower growers have
learned bow to bring garden
chrysanthemums into bloom any
month of the year byusing shad
ing cloth to shorten the days and
artificial lights to lengthen the
days The chrysanthemum is also
a short day plant
How oan one keep a poinsettia
plant until next season? After its
usefulness is over, place It in the
basement or some dry place
where it will not freeze. Do not
water it, or at least very little,
and let the soil dry up. Next May
bring the plant out, cut the stem
back about two thirds, wash the
old soil off the roots and re-pot
in new soil. From then on handle
It like shy other plant Softwood
cuttings taken in July and rooted
will give you good Christmas
bloom.
A good potting soil can be made
by mixing equal parts of sandy
soil, day loam, and well rotted
stable manure. ?
Hie poinsettia is not an ideal
house plant It is rather exacting
la its requirements for beat
grow Hi. The average home usu
ally does not afford the proper
temperatures light or
eric conditions, Polneettlas
quire regular watering?every day
Is necessary?but not excessive
They should be placed
they will get e
of
11 Per Cent
Decline Seen
In Vegetables
A decline of more* than 11 per
cent was noted in North Carolina
in 1952 from 1951 in production
of commercial vegetables (exclud
ing strawberries and Irish pota
toes), according to the state crop
reporting service.
Hie production totalled 139,000
tons In 1952 and 157,000 tons In
1951.
The service said the decrease In
production resulted primarily from
an 8 per cent reduction in bar
vested acreage. Production of *11
crops except late spring snap
beans, beets, cantaloups and Me
fall cabbage was smaller in 1952
than a year earlier
However, despite the rather un
favorable growing season, yields
realized this year were higher
than in 1951 ior late spring snap
beans, cantaloups, watermelons,
cucumbers, lettuce, peas and to
matoes.
The value of North Carolina's
1952 commercial vegetables total
ed $11,742,000?almost 9 per cent
more than the 1951 value of $10,
785,000. The unit value of all veg
etables except late spring snap
beans, lettuce and late toll cabb
age was higher tn 1992 than a year
earlier.
Dorcas McGuire Has
Pajama Party Tues.
.Miss Dorcas McGuire gave a pa
Jama party at her home, last Tues
day night, honoring Miss Doris
Teas, who is home for the holi
days.
The young people ate supper at
the Shell Dining Room.
In addition to the honoree, Miss
Teas, guests included Patsy Der
reberry, Sue Crawford, and Doris
Holder.
drop below 60 degrees. Sharp
fluctuations in temperature or
cold drafts may cause the leaves
to drop. A very dry atmosphere
or one containing gas will do the
same. The poinsettla is a short
day plant?that is, it will bloom
only vfeen the days are abort
(November, December, January).
therefore, after late October it
should not be planed where it wiH
be tapowd to artificial light at
night Such eaposure may prevent
blooming or cause poor blooms.
the ideal society would enable
to develop
PERSONALS
Fla.. whe
to with Mr*.
Z. Y. Brown
and Mr. Brown of AahevlUe.
H. Bueck w?o guest apeak
Tuesday night at the meeting at
the McCtnwviUe. Ga Lions Club,
the ncraston being the celebration
at the birthday of Bfelvln Jones,
founder of Lions Clubs
iMrs. Arthur Akin bad as guests
over the west end her family, k
and Mrs. Robert Akin and son,
Bobby, Mr. and iln. Herman Akin
and son Jerry of < Footana, and
Mr and Mrs. R. K. Wallace. Jr.,
and children. Eddie, Donlad and
David, and Gary of Knoxvllle,
H. Bueck, governor of District
31 A. Lions International, will go
to Abbeville Friday to complete
arrangements for the whiter con
vention of District 31 A and 31 B
which will meet there January 32.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Winchester
end family returned Friday from
a week's visit with Mr. Winchest
er's mother, Mrs. E. C. Winchest
er In Monroe.
Miss Nedeerme Queen left Mon
day for her home In Clinton,
Teenn., after a week's visit here
with Mr. end Mr*. W. P. Odotn.
Mr. and Mr* joe Bailey, and
children, Laura, Beth, Walter and
John returned Friday from a vaca
tion trip to New York and Wash
ington, D. C.
Mrs. ,H. Bueck, H. C. Bueck
Ann Shields and Mrs Tom Maun
ty left Tuesday for Raleigh, where
H. C. will be Page for Rep. Rich
ard Mauney in the coming Gener
al Assembly. iH. C. will stay with
his uncle, John B. Branham and
family while in Raleigh. They will
be Joined Thursday by Betty Hea
ton and Jerry Recce of Andrew*
and Bobby Baling for the Inwg
ural Ball. They will return Fri
day.
BIRTHS
PBTRIE HOSPITAL
Mr. and Mrs. Quentln Moore
of Hayesvllle, announce tbe birth
of a boy, December 16.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Loving,
Route 3, Murphy, announce tbe
birth of a girl, December 17.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McDonald
of Chattanooga, Tenn., announce
the birth of a daughter, GwCnda
Renea, December 20.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Evans of
Oak Park announce the birth of
a son, December 20.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Crawford,
Route 2, Culberson, announce the
birth of a girl, December 22.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Colee of Mur
phy, announce the birth of a boy,
December 22.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy McMahan,
Route 1, Murphy, announce the
birth of a son, December 24.
Mr. and Mrs. Clint Bettls of
Marbl?, announce the birth of a
son, December 26.
, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Samp
son of Young Harris, Ga., an
nounce the birth of a boy, Decem
ber 28.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Anderson
of Turtle town, Tenn., announce
the birth of a girl, December 28.
Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Recce,
Route 1, Warne, announce the
birth of a daugher, December 28.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Hogsed,
Route 2, Murphy, announce the
birth of a son, December 29.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Helton of
Suit, announce tbed>irth of a boy,
December 29.
TO see a thing and tell it in
plain words is the greatest thing
a soul can do. Rusfcln
We Pay
for This
Home owners, raotoriata, bual
Ma mm?all take a aupmne
risk when they lire from day
to day in the hope that "noth
Inf wtU happen." (Let US, take
the risk! Can now for detail*.
Peacock Insurance
Agency
467 MUIflu. H. C.
Fall Pig Crop,
Intentions Down
Nm^ Carolina's FaH pig crop
totaled 753,000 bead. Unwed by
114,000 mwi tar an average oI
0.0 pig; per litter according to a
report released today by the
State-Federal Crop Reporting Ser
vice. This Is about IS percent be
low the 1001 Fall pig < crop of
884.000 bead. Spring pig produc
tion this year totaled 1,071,000
head, bringing the number for then
)wr to 1,833,000 ,
At number of mi tirrovtaf
la fee State thfc Pall area about
IT pereMt below intentions ex
pected earlier by predators. In
tentions toe the Spring at 1MB
are for 130,000 me to iime.
This 1* about 10 percent below the
170,000 sews which followed last
Spring.
The 1031 U. S. pig crop totaled
010 million head, a decrease of
10 percent from last pear. The
Spring crop was dowq 0 percent
and the Pall crop 11 percent The
umber of sows farrowing this
????"?
MT?M is
?t 605 it
to the record-high Vail Utto
in 1090. The Fell pig crop hi 964
million it the smallest" Fall
since IMS.
For the 1063 Spring crop, gp.,
| ports on breeding 11iti nlhi? ^
! dlcate a total at 1.4 million sours
j Co farrow. It peroeot bote
number farrowing loot Spring and
IT percent below the 10-year wr
ong*.
Stronger prices fgr hoga are ex
pected this winter.
?
nal Corp* Bei
part of the Signal Oocpa'
Canter at Oanp Gordon. Oa.
Prior to entering the
Hardin ana employed bjr Ptre
Tlre and Rubber Oo
A record high number of chicks
for North Carolina during the
month of September were
ed this year -Commercial
eries produced over 3V4 million
chicks In that
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Cora - -
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no. a
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C^E Tea Bags -----
AT Sunnyfleld
a Jp Cora Flakes 23c
Shortening '
Swift Jewel
23c ^Ke
Clorox
&17c ^29e
Chicken of the Sea
Tim Fish
33c
to-Sixe
Can
Complexion Size _
Dial Soap
2 27c
Bath Sin
Dial Soap
?? 17a
Aon Page Vegetarian ? Boeton Style or
Puffin's Easy To Fix
BEARS WITH PORK ^10c
2 pi" 25c
FISH 29c
TISSUE. 2 rolls 15c
A&P Fancy
Waldorf Toflet
Tiny
A&P PEAS "sr 21c
Ann Page Jelly
CRABAPPLE 2 - 35c
Niblet's
MEXICORN 20c
Dry
BLACKEYE PEAS ? 37c
A&P
SPINACH / 16c
Pratt-Low Whole Spiced
PEACHES v 29c
Winesap
APPLES
5-Lb.
Bag
luicv Florida
Granges - - - a 39c
Firm Golden Ripe
BANANAS
2 - 25c
J.S. No. 1 White
Potatoes - Ifl.1 19i
Juicy Florida ? Sixes 54's, M's
Grapefruit - .4 27t
Firm ? Fine Flavor
Rutabagas.... lb. 5V^c
Ann Page Pt Jar
SALAD DRESSING 25c
Ann Page Pt Jar
MAYONNAISE 29c
Del Monte 14 Ox. Bottle
TOMATO CATSUP .-. 21c
Majestic 12 O*. Jar Hot
PEPPER RELISH .... ? 25c
Dong's Sweet Qt Jar
MIXED PICKLES 33c
Orange Blossom 214 Lb. Jar
PURE HONEY 85c
Ann Page 2 Lb. Jar
SALAD MUSTARD 27c
Welch's 16 Oz. Jar
GRAPELADE 25c
Iona 1 Lb. Can
COCOA 41c
Palmolive Soap - - 3
Re*.
Ban
23c
Palmolive Soap - - - 2
L*e.
Ban
23c
Soap - 3
Re*.
Ban
23c
Coahmere A
OOap Bouquet Z
Lge.
Ban
23c
Toilet Soap <*??.-. 2
Ban
13c
Sapor Safe % 27c
Giant
Pk*.
65c
Personal Size
IvorySeap 4bars21c
Ivory Flakes - - - - S 27c
Du & 27c A 65c
Criseo ? 31e S5e
Pad*
SOS .-t- 21c
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