2 - Morrisville and Preston Progress, Thursday, Jan. 30,1997
Ball park
planned in
Green Level
Cary bought 32 more acres of
park land this month in the Green
Level Community of Western
Wake County, but it will be at least
two years before area residents will
be playing ball there.
"nie 32 acres are next to a 95'aae
tract that was purchased in January
of 1996. The town paid $19,000 per
acre for the recent 32-acre pur
chase, which was closed Jan. 7.
"We wanted to get in front of de
velopment," said Mary Barry, Cary
Parte and Recreation Director, "be
fore land prices went up too much."
Design of the ball fields will be
gin next year, and construction will
begin in 1999, Ms. Barry said.
Eight athletic fields are planned,
along with lighted parking, conces
sion stands and batl^ooms.
The site also includes four acres
for a fire station. The fire station
will provide bettCT security at the
park, and will save the town money
because it won’t have to buy land
later for a fire station, Ms. Barry
said.
The tract is located on Green
Level Church Road near its inter
section with Green Hope School
Road, west of N.C. 55. It is bor
dered on the east side by the pro
posed Wake Outer Loop.
Cary’s purchase sparked a
response from some residents of
the Green Level community, who
are considering whether to in
corporate as a town to prevent Cary
from expanding into their area fur
ther.
-By Mary Beth Phillips
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named
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Ann C. Kirkland has been named
publisher of the monthly Morris
ville & Preston Progress and its
sister weekly newspaper. The Apex
Herald.
Mrs. Kirkland has been secretary-
treasurer of Kirkland Newspapers
Inc., since its formation in 1992.
She also has served as advertising
manager for both the Progress and
The Herald.
She is a native of Durham and
lives there with her husband, Bill
Kirkland, who is publisher of the
four other newspapers affiliated
with the KNI Newspaper Network.
Mrs. Kirkland is a graduate of
Meredith College with a B.A. de
gree in American Civilization. She
received her associate in arts de
gree from Piedmont Virginia Com
munity College in Charlottesville,
Va.
A son, Kirk, is the advef^ing
manager of the Fuquay-Variha In
dependent and the Holly Springs
Sun. A daughter, Elizabeth Sickles,
is associate manager of a retail clo
thing store in Florida.
"We are committed to putting out
the best community newspapers,"
Mrs. Kirkland said. "Our fumre ef
forts will be directed toward
making the newspapers even bet
ter.”
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Preston scientist’s research drawing attention
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International.
Among numerous other honors is
the DAAD Fellow (1987) in the
Physics Department, University of
Dortmund, FRG and Gledden
Senior Visiting Fellow (1992) in
the Mechanical Engineering De
partment, the University of West
ern Australia
He joined NCSU in 1981 as an
associate professor, and became
full professor four years later while
serving as graduate administrator in
the Department of Nuclear
Engineering.
Murty came to the United States
from India in 1964 as a graduate
student at Cornell University where
he received his master’s in
Materials Science and doctorate in
Applied Physics.
But for Murty, honors have al
ways been a part of his life. Bom in
a relatively well-to-do and
philanthropic family in Anakapalle,
a small town in the southern Indian
state of Andhra ftadesh, he recalls
always being what he refers to as "a
sincere student, always thriving at
being the best in bis class."
And he was.
Murty stood first at every stage
from high school to Andhra Uni
versity (bachelor and masters de
grees in science). During his aca
demic studies in India, he received
several awards among which are
the Metcalfe Medal, Sripatbe
Medal for outstanding achievement
in Andhra University.
"It was mainly due to the en
vironment creat^ at home by my
parents and grandparents," he says.
"Yet, I was always interested and
involved in sports, especially a
game in India called badminton
where it is played with a ball."
The stress-strain microprobe Dr.
Murty is working with these days is
a product of Advanced Technology
Corp. of Oak E^dge, Tenn. It is
used to determine the degree of
damage tiiat has occurred without
causing harm of the stmcture.
Current and planned nuclear
power plant aging management
practices are design to identify and
address this deterioration before it
beccxnes a threat to plant safety.
However, many of the practices are
elaborate and expensive.
Dr. Murty explained that, while
pressure vessels are made of low
alloy steels and start with good
ductility and toughness, exposure
to radiation causes brittleness.
Steel, the material used to make
the reactor vessel, becomes more
prone to fracture when exposed to
radiation. Also, the steel parts are
welded together, and the weld zone
of the vessel is relatively more
sensitive to radiation damage.
"Conventional methods of testing
cannot be administered while the
facility is in service, and often the
laboratory results are of limited
usefulness," Dr. Murty explains,
pointing out that the tests also re
quire removal of chunks of material
from various reactor components.
"This isn’t practical," the profes
sor adds, "and can also leave weak
points in the structure."
The microprobe system he’s
using is based oa what is called an
"automated ball indentation (ABI)
technique", which involves lower
ing a small spherical indention
device into the reactor and gather
ing data with no harm to the vessel.
"ABI takes no m^erial from the
test site and changes in the material
properties of various components
can be made in situ (in the original
loc^oo)," he says.
"That’s what excites me about
this - the possibility of using the
technology so we can probe in situ
without taking a part from the reac
tor." He estimates that the ABI
technique could be practically ap
plied within two to tluee years.
Phil MacDonald, senior research
scientist at INEL feels it’s an ex
tremely promising technology for
the nondestructive examinations of
aged and emhittled components.
"It’s likely to become used in
commercial industry in the near fu
ture if Dr. Murty’s program is suc
cessful," he said.
Not bad for a former badminton
player.
Emu farmer takes bird products to market
Continued from page 1
the large tracts of land.
Where a farmer would need 50
acres for cattle, he can now raise
the same number of emus on five
acres," he explains
"For birds so large, they are gen
tle, far more prolific, and far more
efficient to raise, than cattle. They
thrive on a simple, inexpensive
diet, grazing on grass and feeding
on processed grain. Mature, proven
emu breeder hens can produce as
many as 20 chicks a year and be
productive for 20 years. The emu is
being called a new frontier in ran
ching".
The emu booth located in Build
ing 3 at the Farmer’s Market is a
treasure of information and a
storehouse of commercially attrac
tive products. "Virtually every part
of an emu’s body is used for some
thing," says Davis. "The feathers
are tough and can be used for clo
thing. Skin on the legs is tough,
much like the skin of an alligator
and is used on shoes and handbags.
Toenails and beaks are made into
jewelry, as are the shells of the
eggs it produces after they are
drained, carved, and painted."
Among the items displayed are
several eggs carved and made into
music boxes.
Davis says each emu can produce
an average of 5 to 6 liters of deep-
penetrating natural oil. This com
plex, primitive oil, properly
rendered, is non-toxic, anti
bacterial, anti-microbial and anti
inflammatory. It is said to be an ex
cellent moisturizer and emollient.
soothing and softening the skin. In
bum creams, Davis points out, it
helps to calm the tissue beneath the
burned skin and restore elasticity.
Additional oil ^plications include
hair-care products, sun screens,
and perfumes.
For example, Davis points out,
the oils can eliminate stretch marks
on the skin, relieve eczema and
poison ivy, heal canker and cold
sores, and prevent sun blisters.
"Research indicates skin grafts
faster and that the oils reduce age
spots and diminish the appearance
of fine lines." Today the oil can be
found in the family medicine
cabinets to the professional sports
training rooms. "Eighty percent of
the National Football League teams
use emu cream for muscle pulls, "
he adds. .
"Emu leather is also perfect for
designer apparel, handbags, boots,
and other accessories. It is an ex
ceptionally durable, beautifully
detailed, very supple, breathable
leather. One hundi^ percent of the
emu body hide has an attractive
fuIl-quiU^ pattern. The surface
visually shimmy's due to the raised
imprints left from the feathw fol
licle structure. Emu leather also has
the ability to accept and enhance
any color dye."
Davis says the skin from the legs
has a dramatic reptilian texture,
which fashion designers find a
suitable substitute for certain bides
from endangered species, while its
feathers, eggs and toenails are
being used as creative jewelry ac
cents for fashion items and craft
goods.
"You know, the emu roamed the
outback of Australia some 80 mil
lion years ago and the Aborigines
looked upon it as the core of their
existence, much like Americans did
the bison," Davis says.
"Today this bird of the past is
playing a large role in the future of
American agriculUire. That’s what
we're trying to show at the State
Fanner’s Market."
Registration
starting in Feb.
for spring sports
Want to play baseball or softball
this Spring? How about flag foot
ball?
Morrisville Parks and Recre^on
Department will be taking registra
tions for these sports from Feb. 10
through 28 at the Community Cen
ter on MtMTisville Paikway.
The children’s baseball leagues
are broken down as follows: T-ball
for the 5- and 6-year-olds; Pee Wee
for the 7- and 8-year-olds: rookie
for the 9- and 10-year-olds, and
Little League for the 11- and 12-
year-olds.
Practices will begin Saturday
March 15. Play will begin the week
of April 14.
The adult men’s open, co-rec and
women’s c^n softball leagues will
be fonning at the same time. These
teams will have corporate sponsors,
and will be $350 per team. Non
residents can sign up for a $20 fee.
Play will begin the week of April
7.
A ccffporate-sponsored basketball
league will also be forming, with
play to begin the week of March
24. The games will be played at
Morrisville Community Center’s
new regul^on size outdoor basket
ball court.
The adult flag football tourna
ment will be held Saturday, March
22 and Sunday, March 23. Sign-up
dates will also be Feb. 10 through
28.
Volunteer coaches are needed fcff
all town-sponsored leagues.
For more information or to
volunteer, call Assistant Recreation
Director Jimmy Huggins at the
Morrisville Community Center at
469-9760.
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