Christmas Trees
Can Be Dangerous
thtUL (Underwriter's Labor
atory) label. Discard old sets
that have frayed wires, loose
connections, or broken sock
ets.
Be sure there is some meth
od (or turning the lights off
several feet from the base of
the tree.
Don't try to repair the lights
or electrical decorations your
self.
Be sure all lights are turned
off before going to bed or
leaving home
Check from time to time ta
see if the lights are turning the
:;__iues Drown, u iney are,"
move the lights to another
position.
.Avoid handling electrical
cords or equipment when your
hands or the floor are wet.
.Check the fuse box to be
sure only 15 or 20 amp fuses
are used.
.Never pick up a frayed
wire, as it could be electrically
charged and produce danger
ous shock.
When you purchase toys,
select those which are safe.
Some plastic dolls are flam
mable and extremely danger
ous. Also toys which are oper
ated by gasoline, kerosene,
etc., are hazardous.
Always use a screen on the
fireplace.
For additional information,
contact the Mecklenburg
County Fire Administrator,
300 East Seventh Street, Char
lotte^eleghon^T^lM^^^
.12 Noon Tuesday is the
deadline lor placing yôlir news
items and photos in the Char
lotte Post.
MISS EASTERN STAR PAGEANT
Thelma M. Hunter, Miss Eastern Star of
1977-78, crowns Catherine McNear as Miss
Eastern Star of 1979 in a recent pageant held
November 29, 1978, at the Greenville Neigh
borhood Center. This is an annual event
sponsored by Golden Hue Chapter No. 15
O.E.S. The contestants were Catherine Mc
Near, first runner-up, Nellie Kennedy, second
runner-up, Gwendolyn Diane Wingard, Cath
erine Ford, Mary Richardson, Sarah White,
and Sarah Wilson. Officers of Golden Hue
Chapter No. 15 O.E.S. are as follows:
Deputy-Sister Jessie McCain, Worthy Mat
ron-Sister Gladys Henderson, Worthy Patron
Brother Lewis Jackson, Associate Matron
Sister Mary L. Sherrill, Treasurer-Sister
Gwendolyn Wingard, Secretary-Sister Nellie
Kennedy, Conductress-Sister Edith Hender
son, Associate Conductress-Sister Dorothy
Hinton, Marshall-Sister Elizabeth White,
Warder-Sister Lula Watson, Sentinel-Sister
Annie Campbell, Adah-Sister Naomi Torr
ence, Ruth-Sister Sarah Wilson, Esther-Sister
Virginia Erwin, Martha-Sister Juanita Lowe,
Electa-Sister Thelma Hunter, and Chaplain
Sister Annie Garvin.
Mint Museum Accepting Enrollment
mmiiea enrr .^ent is now
being accepted jrtheio-week
winter term of the Mint
Museum-NCSA Performing
Arts School.
Classes in voice and speech,
movement, acting, improvis
ation, scene study and acting
techniques are available?
Classes begin Jan. 8 and end
March 15, 1979.
The Mint Museum's Per
forming Arts classes, taught
by Dorothy Masterson, are
{scheduled for Tuesdays.
, Afternoon classes for ages
11-16 will be from 4-6 p.m., and
evening classes for ages 17
and up will be from 7-9 p.m.
NCSA classes, taught by
NCSA staff from Winston
Salem, are offered Mondays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Afternoon classes for ages
15-18 are scheduled from 4-6
p.m. and evening classes for
ages 19 and up will be from 7-9
p.m.
All classes will be held at St.
Mary's Chapel, Fourth St. and
Kings Dr. Class fee are: one
ten-week ~ class $75.00; two
ten-week classes $150.00; and
three ten-week classes $175.00.
Thursuay. Decern ter 21. Wh-THE CHARLOTTE I'UST-Page 7
Government Internships Made Available
If you're a college student
from Mecklenburg County
home for the holidays, you're
probably already planning for
a summer job. You may just
be eligible for one of about 150 ■
state government internshipe >
being made available by two '
different programs for next
summer.
"Thousands of students
have gained better insight into
the workings of governments
through the internship pro- <
gram over the year?,'' said
Frank Eagles of Wilson, chair
man of the North Carolina
Internship Council which was
created by the General
Assembly in 1977 The council
approves projects and also
screens and selects students
for the Summer Internship
Program sponsored by the
Department of Administrat
inn'c V«..»U » 1 '
— — >■·· vxvliivtil Vil"
ice.
This program wili place
about 125 students in 13 differ
ent state agencies for 10
weeks, from June 4 to August
10. To be eligible, a student ■
must be either a North Caro
lina resident who has com- '
pleted two years of study in a
college or university or one
year of study in a technical ,
institute or community coll
ege. or an out-of-state student ,
having completed the same
studies in a North Carolina
educational institution.
In addition to a regular '
40-hour week, interns will par
ticipate in seminars to learn
more about state government
and how it works. Application
deadline is February 29. For
more information, contact the
Youth Involvement Office,
Room 115, 112 West Lane
Street, Raleigh, N.C. 27611, '
919-733-5966. [
Another summer internship |
program, sponsored by the
Institute of Government in
Chapel Hill, will place 24
college juniors and seniors in
state government internships
The II-week program, from
May 29 to August 11, is open to
any college or university jun
ior or senior who is a resident
of North Carolina
Christmas trees can be as
dangerous as they are beauti
ful, and you need to treat them
with extreme care.
This Is the advice of Meck
lenburg County Fire Marshal
John Know lee, who offers
these suggestions for making
your home safer during the
holiday season.
Select a freshly cut Christ
mas tree—a small one is safer
-and keep it outside until you
are ready to decorate it Cut
the trunk diagonally about an
inch above the original cut and
place it in a container of
water.
It is recommended that you
-wait until December 20 to put
the tree up, then take it down
by December 27 or 28.
The following solution, if
placed In the base container
for your tree, will help pre
serve its freshness and reduce
the fire hazard:
1 gallon boiling water
4 teaspoons Clorox
2 cups light Karo syrup
4 tablespoons micronized
(may toe purchased at any
jarden supply center).
Knowles advises against
attempting to flameproof your
trees with any aerosol pro
luct. In addition, he offers the
following nrtvirp·
.If you buy an artificial tree,
be sure to select one marked
"flameproof." Be sure to read
«ην tags or .stickers that give
you directions about the
lights. Never place lights on a
metal tree, as this might
create a shock hazard
.Sefect lighting sets or fix
tures and bulbe which have
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Follow these week by week
collection tips from the
Sanitation Division.
h:. 25-30
Christmas Week
December 25 and 26 a1·'
municipal holidays. Then w
be no refuse collection service
on these days.
-Each residence in the C t\
will receive one yarbaqe
collection during the week
—Areas. nnrma||y served m
Monday Thursday w,
receive collectι <><
Wednesday or Thtnsd:,
morning
—Areas norma'ly seivtid on
Tuesday Friday w ι '1
receive collection
Thursday afternoor inc
Friday.
— Curbside trash v.
collected on Saturday.
D ecember 3U
"37 t π ·τ"
following week.
— Loose leaves wil' be
collected from curbs'd·: by
V8CUWT»—tmgk :
through Friday.
—The York Road La:
will be open from 7 ». ··
4 p.m. Wednesday t' ·οι;
Friday and from 3 a.m. to
4 p.m. on Saturday
V. 1-0
Week After New Year's
January 1 is a munir
holiday and no refuse
collection service will bo
provided.
— Each residence will receive
two qarbage collections
during the week.
—Areas normally served on
M on day /Thu rsday will
receive collection r>"
Τ uesday/Thursday
—Areas normally serwd
Tuesday/ Friday w 111
receive collection on
Wednesday Friday
— Curbside trash wil' 'it
collected with the (j.irt. i'i·
on Thursday and Fiid.iy
— Loose leaves will b··
collected from r.urbsiOe by
vacuum truck Tu«vliy
through Friday
—The York Roafl Landfi,
will be open from 7 a."· to
4 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday and from 8 a m to
4 p.m. on Saturday.
Christmas trees will be
collected from curbside
January 2 through 4 After
this period, trees will he
picked up with regular
Wednesday curbside trash
collection.
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