I - • mi ^ , Apple Trees G3&d Choice Ii you j;: i ihf tree planlin" "ou:;" ti.is winicr, liy an appio troo or iwo in ihr lia. k .siiin yai'd. 'l.iOj re atira>.tne a.s a laiuLscaiio pkiai a.i I produce load as well. rae plaiUins; acas-on in North Carolina runs 1 r o m around 'in. jiasgivinp: to late PY-bruary, ST now is the ideal time to start Sc L ting tlie variety you W'ant and locating planting stuck. 'I you're thinking about the ppies that Grandfather used to ’H'W, planting stock may be hard to find. Varieties such as Horse Apple, Grimes Golden, Virginia Beauty, Limbertwlg, ‘Mattamus- keet and even Staymen and Jonathan aren’t stocked by all nurseries. lliwexi'f they can be located Ip shopiping arounate insect and disease problems.: of taese increases put a simply "the further east the trees are 'ofolerable strain on the budgets! mendations. You must know the located, the w’orst the problems of the elderly and the retired. specific weed (s) to be controlled ire likely to be. j Under legislation passed in the | otherwise, you confuse your read- ! last Congress, Social Security re-1 ers and may causes severe injury home owners. The reason is im pending government regulations _ , aimed at restricting herbicides During the 17 years that I have because of public flar and mis written this column, I have dodg ed the subject of herbicides (weed killers). I have done this intentionally because It is not possible to make general recom- ' cipients would receive an increase The IT. S. is expected to export, in benefits based on a cost-of- ■).50 million bushels of soybeans! living escalation clause in Janu- (his year, compared to 4S0 million: ary of 1975. Earlier this year, it 'ushels last year. I Irecame apparent that the unex- to nearby ^plants in the garden or landscape. use of the many materials avail able in the herbicides arsenal. DICTIONARIES WEBSTER Library size 1973 edition, brand new, still in box. Cost New $45.00 Will Sell lor $15 Deduct 10% on orders of 6 or more Make Checks Payable to DICnO'NARY LIQUIDATION and mail to HERALD PUBLISHING HOUSE Box 752 Kings Mountain, N. C. 28086 C.O.D. orders enclose $1.00 good will deposit. Pay balance plus C.O.D. shipping on delivery. Be satisfied on inspection or return within 10 days for full re fund. No dealers, each volume specifically stamped not for resale. Please add $1.25 postage and handling. 11:15-12:24 This trend toward tighter con trols, of herbicides for home gardens and homeowners should lead to: fewer broad spectrum or long lasting materials; label clearance against only ij single or limited number of we«ds; the- I banning of harbicides marketed _. . . . !in spray cans- and more string The reason for this is that jent and uniform license require- some herbicides are selective ments for individuals or cxim- MATLEAIirV TO THE ARMED FORCES OVERSEAS while others are non-selective. For example, 2, 4-D will control broad-leaved weeds in the lawn but, if you are not careful, the drlfe particles from the spray ■will damage your roses, other or namental plants and grapes. It may even kill them if the drift Is heavy enough and the wind Is blowing. Here we have a chemi cal that is selective for road- panics engaged in the commercial application of herbicides for weed control. IWhen you use any of the weed killers, seek advice from a com petent source, your county agent. If, on your own, you use them be sure to Read the Instructions; and observes all precautions. Otherwise, you will be disap leaved weedsd in the lawn but pointed with your weed control non-selective for roses, etc. The ’ program and may kill some material, of course, does not in jure the grass if properly mixed and applied. This sounds complicated and it is just that. We could mention Silvex, Paraquat and some of the other chemicals and really tie you in a chemically oriented aca demic knot. ■Now, something is being done about the problem which may possibly result in fewer hePbi- I cides being made available for plants that you alue very high ly- FERTILIZER A good rule of thumb in fertil- Iging tobacco plant (beds, accord ing to North Carolina State Uni versity extension specialists, is 50 to 75 pounnds of 12-6-6 fertili zer per 100 square yards. This is equivalent to 2,400 to 3,630 pounds per acre. ■i ; Phone 739-8487 709 W. Mountain St. Conservation: aw Materials And Energy There realty is an energy crisis and a raw ma terials crunch. Ninety days of careful study produced: As winter approaches and the reality of both crises becomes more and more apparent, we want you +o know that -ihe personnel of the Shelby Plant of Fiber Industries are doing something about both. —a multi-faceted plan (already largely imple mented) for achieving a 7 to 10 per cent annual conservation of raw materials. Our processes and ■ihe 3,000-plus jobs they Involve require large amounts of electricity, natural gas and fuel oil — energy! —procedures for cutting overall sumption by 5 to 7 per cent. energy con- Our polyester and nylon fibers are made from chemical derivatives of benzene, pxylene and ethylene, all hydrocarbons. Hydrocarbons are derived from +wo sources: from liquified pe troleum qases (taken from natural gas) or from crude oil refining. The squeeze is on both. Those percentages may not sound like much until it is realized that one change produced a daily savings of 65,000 cubic feet of natural gas. That represents a savings of 23,725,000 cubic feet of natural gas per year .. . enough to fully cover the energy needs of 215 aver- aged-sized homes for a year. This includes heating, air conditioning, appliances, etc. Carl Spangler, checking here on some off quality yarn, wias chairman of the Shelby Plant's Committee on Raw Material and Energy Conservation. Other members were: Joe Nash, Ade Lacasse, George Brant, Bob Earls, Bo'b Harrill, Ray Forner. SO WHAT ARE WE DOING? A special blue-ribbon plant committee headed by production superintendent Carl Spangler was assigned back in June to come up with positive ways of better utilizing our energy and raw materials. We've also lowered temperatures in various plant areas and reduced outside lighting. Our traditional Christmas tree will be in place, but it's lights will burn ony a few hours on Christ mas Eve. The goal: elimination to +he greatest possible degree of energy and raw materials waste. We just want you to know that at the Sheby Plant of Fiber Industries, we're doing our very best to insure the greatest possible use of every cubic foot of natural gas, every gallon of fuel oil, every kilowatt of electricity and every ounce of raw materials. Our Most Important Asset... The PEOPLE Who Work At FIBER INDUSTRIES INC. •1(1 -1. Thu