Reid Returns For Black Arts Festival
Entertainer Pamela Reid return
ed to the Brunswick Community
College campus last week to head
line the Fifth Annual Black Arts
Festival ? an event she founded
when she was the college's visiting
artist.
Ms. Reid, the college's visiting
artist in 1986 and 1987, danced,
sang and gave other dramatic pre
sentations during the festival last
Friday night. She also performed
with a group of three young wom
en known as Pamela's Daughters.
The present visiting artist at
Southeastern Community College
in Whiteville dedicated her perfor
mance to the late Jesse Clcmmons,
the former dean of continuing edu
cation at BCC who died last year
of cancer.
Ms. Reid said it was Clcmmons
who encouraged her to organize
the first black arts festival, even
though she didn't have the finan
cial support she wanted.
This year's festival was origi
nally scheduled Feb. 15 during
Black History Month, but it was
postponed due to inclement weath
er. The theme of this year's event
was "Lift Every Voice."
Besides Ms. Reid, the festival
also featured performances by
Andre A. Minkins, co-director of
the Shaw University Players and
an instructor at Shaw University,
North Carolina A&T and Guilford
Technical College.
Minkins, a writer, playwright
and producer from Raleigh, gave
two dramatic presentations, includ
ing one in which he portrayed an
American soldier writing home the
night before war broke out in the
Middle East.
Lawahna Gardner, a sixth-grader
at South Brunswick Middle School,
sang Love Lift Us Up Where We
Belong. She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Calvcstcr Gardner of Bo
livia.
The youngest performer at the
festival was seven-year-old vocalist
Claire Hankins. She is a first-grad
er at St. Mary's Catholic School in
Wilmington.
Willie Fullwood, affirmative ac
tion officer and director of literacy
programs at Brunswick Commun
ity College, served as master of
ceremonies.
The festival also featured an ex
hibit of art works creatcd by stu
dents from West Brunswick and
South Brunswick high schools.
IAWAHNA GARDNER sings
"iMve Lift Us Up Where We
Belong."
DRAMATIST ANDRE MIN
KINS portrays an American
soldier writing a letter to his
lover on the eve of Operation
Desert Storm.
SADD Officers
Attend Assembly
Officers of the West Brunswick
High School SADD chapter recent
ly attended the annual Youth Legis
lative Assembly in Raleigh.
They were among 400 students
and 50 chaperones who attended the
March 1-3 event, said club adviser
Melba Johnson.
During the assembly, students
were divided into committees on
civil rights, international affairs,
substance abuse, youth rights and
environmental protection. Mrs.
Johnson said the committees wrote
bills and then presented them to all
of the committees during general
assembly sessions.
"We had a blast and we learned a
lot about how bills arc written and
passed," treasurer Tara Inman said.
Mrs. Johnson said the club offi
cers left Raleigh with a broader
knowledge of parliamentary proce
dure and a greater interest in gov
ernment.
On Feb. 25, the West Brunswick
SADD chapter heard from guest
speaker Tammy Lewis, who was in
volved in an accident with a drunk
driver.
STAFF PHOTOS BY DOUG R UTTER
PAMELA REID, who founded the black arts festival five years
ago, was a special guest artist last Friday night.
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Overwatering May Cause Leaf Drop I
BY C. BRUCE WILLIAMS
Extension Area
Turf Specialist
Dear Plant Doctor: I have an 8
foot Ileus, purchased in March
1990. In November the leaves be
came very sticky as well as the car
pct beneath. The leaves turned yel
low and began to fall. The nursery
thought it had
scale. I treated
the plant as they
advised. I clean
ed the leaves
with soap and
water, hosed it
down and ap
plied systemic ,
insecticide gran- /
ules (December
1990). The williams
leaves continue to fall in large num
bers and I have enclosed some of
them for your inspection.
I am afraid to give the plant any
more systemic insecticide since the
soil still strongly smells from the
first dose. Up until December, I fed
my ficus with Peters All-Purpose
20-20-20 with every watering and it
was doing well. I now only give the
plant water. I am desperate, please
advise.
Answer: The leaves you sent me
arc that of a Ficus benjaniina or wee
ping fig. I could find no indication of
an insect or disease on the leaves you
sent. A number of environmental or
pest problems will cause the leaf yel
THE PLANT DOCTOR
lowing and defoliation you describ
ed. The most common problem with
this species of Ficus is leaf drop due
lo overwatering.
Gently remove the pot from the
root-soil ball. You should see plenty
of white fleshy new roots. If roots
arc brown and discolored or arc
concentrated in the upper portion of
the pot then the plant may be re
ceiving too much water. 1 have seen
a root-infecting bacterial wilt that
affects Ficus in the way you de
scribed, but usually sections of the
plant die back completely.
Make sure your pot has good wa
ter drainage. Only water when the
soil feels thoroughly dry. When you
do water, make sure that water com
pletely wets the entire soil profile in
the pot (water should drain from the
bottom of the pot). In other words,
water only when needed and water
thoroughly.
A Ficus will tolerate lack of wa
ter and poor l.ght conditions much
better than too much water. Exces
sive water weakens the plant and
encourages bacterial and fungal dis
ease problems.
Your fertility program sounds
like you are on the right track.
Many commercial foliage plant
maintenance professionals increase
the frequency of fertilization with
the increasing daylight and decrease
ihc frequency of fertilization with
decreasing daylight. Use very small
dosages of fertilizer if you fertilize
with each watering. Excessive fer
tilizer salts can easily build up in
the soil and cause numerous prob
lems. Good watering practices will
help avoid salt build-up.
Experiment Ongoing
Last week I had a very interesting
conversation with Tony Avcnt, di
rector of the North Carolina Fair
ground's Gardens in Raleigh.
He has been experimenting with
growing cold hardy banana plants
and palm trees in Raleigh. I visited
ihc gardens last year and was im
pressed with the wide variety of
"iropical" plant materials that he has
been evaluating. He told me that
most of the material had survived the
winter of 1989 and so far, seemed to
be surviving the winter of 1990.
He told me had obtained the cold
hardy banana plants and palms from
two nurseries: Garden World Exotic
Plants, 2503 Garfield St., Laredo,
TX 78043, and The Banana Tree,
Inc., 715 Northhampton St., Easton,
Pa. 18042. 1 just received a catalog
(S3) of rare seeds from The Banana
Tree that is fantastic.
If you have never visited Tony
Avcnt or the gardens at the state
fairgrounds, you arc missing out on
a fascinating experience.
(Send your gardening questions
to The Plant Doctor, P.O. Box 109,
Bolivia, N.C. 28422.)
County Inspects, Grades Restaurants
Environmental health specialists
with the Brunswick County Health
Department inspected and graded
55 restaurants as well as other food
scrvicc and lodging facilities during
February.
Sanitation grades for restaurants
and food or drink stands are based
on a system of scoring where an
"A" is given to scores of 90 percent
or better; a "B" to scores of at least
80 percent and less than 90 percent;
and a "C" for a score of at least 70
percent and less than 80 percent.
The permit would be revoked for
any establishment earning a score of
less than 70 percent.
Grades resulting from February
inspections are as follows:
Restaurants: Beach Country,
Shallotte, 96.5; Bill's Seafood, Sun
sc* Beach, 95.5; Bonnie's Diner,
Calabash, 95.5; Brunswick County
Center Cafeteria, Bolivia, 95.5;
Calabash Bar-B-Que & Arcade,
Calabash, 98.5; Calabash Seafood
House, Calabash, 91.5; Captain
Nancc's, Calabash, 90.5; Boswcll's
Gas & Grocery, Boiling Spring
Lakes, 97.5; The Dawg House,
Shallotte, 95.5; Derbster's Dining
and Sports Bar, Calabash, 84; Duf
fers Restaurant and Lounge, Long
Beach, 96.5; Edna's Restaurant,
Long Beach, 93.5; Ella's Seafood
Restaurant, Calabash, 90; Famous
Subs & Pizza, Southport, 91; Gin
ny's Chicken House, Holdcn Beach,
91.5; Half-Time Sports Bar, Lcland,
94.5; Happy Belly Deli, Seaside,
96; Hardee's, Southport, 92.5; Hill
co Deli, Shallotte, 94; Holdcn
Beach Pier & Grill, Holdcn Beach,
93.5; Joe's Bar-B-Quc, Shallotte,
90; Kcniucky Fried Chicken, Shal
lotte, 96.5; Lee's Petroleum & Auto
Services Inc., Lcland, 97; Lctino's
Cafe & Tavern, Calabash, 95.5; Ma
& Pa Country Kitchen, Sunset
Beach, 87; The Maco Light Rest
aurant, Maco, 90.5; Maco Truck
stop, Maco, 92; Margie's Restaurant
& Waffle House, Long Beach, 97;
McDonald's, Southport, 93; Mc
Donald's, Lcland, 94; Minutcman
Food Mart, Seaside, 90; Niblicks,
Sunset Beach, permit issued; Oak
Island Restaurant, Yaupon Beach,
95; Ocean Air Restaurant, Thomas
boro, 92.5; Ocean Isle Grocery Inc.,
Ocean Isle Beach, 91.5; Oldc
Brunswick Store & Grill, Boiling
Spring Lakes, 90.5; Oyster Bay
Golf Links, Sunset Beach, 94.5;
The Pharmacy, Southport, 93.5; Piz
za Hut, Lcland, 94; Pizza Hut, Shal
lotte, 94; Pizza Hut, Southport,
93.5; Quick & Easy, Supply, 92;
Sandfiddler, Southport, 95.5; Sand
piper Restaurant, Shallottc, 90; Sen
ior Citizen Nutrition Site, Lcland,
95.5; Senior Citizen Nutrition Site,
Southport, 93.5; Sharkey's Pizza &
Subs, Shallottc, 95.5; Sheila's
Country Kitchcn, Calabash, 92;
Ship's Chandler, Southport, 90;
Trawler's Oyslcr Barge, Calabash,
91.5; The Turtle Cafe, Southport,
91.5; Western Sizzlin', Southport,
93; Wilson's Deli & Bakery, South
port, 93.5; Y's Cafe, Southport, 92.
Food Stands: Halfway House,
Calabash, 91.5; Kim's Oriental
Food, Lcland, 96; Mr. Frosty's, Lc
land, 91.5; Southbound Snack
Shack, Bolivia, 94.5.
School Lunchrooms: Bolivia
Elementary, Bolivia, 95.5; Lincoln
Primary, Lcland, 93.5; North Bruns
wick High, Lcland, 92; Shallottc
Middle, Shallottc, 96; South Bruns
wick High, Boiling Spring Lakes,
92.5; South Brunswick Middle,
Boiling Spring Lakes, 94; Southport
Primary, Southport, 92.5.
Meat Markets: Hillco Meat
Market, Shallottc, 96; Hill's, Lc
land, 92; Wilson's, Southport, 94;
Wilson's, Lcland, 93.5.
Daycare Facilities: Day Care
For Tiny Tots, Long Beach Road,
Southport, four demerits.
Residential Care (Foster Home):
Mr. and Mrs. William Branson, six
dcmcriis.
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