Follow Correct Care
For Your Poinsettias
By Polly J. O'Neal
Many of you received
poinsett ias during the holi
days. Do you know how to
care (or them so they will live
a tone Hfe? fn order to keep
the plant fresh, it must not be
watered too much. The soil
?hould be thoroughly moist
ened if a check daily proves
that it is dry. It is important
that the poinsettia receive
light from a south or west
oriented window. Direct sun
should be avoided and the
leaves should not touch the
glass of a window. Poor light
develops plants yhich have
spindly shoots, few flowers,
bad foliage and poor flower
color. The room temperature
should be 65 to 70 degrees in
the day and 55 to 60 degree
in the nights. Be sure that no
> hot or cold drafts hit the
plant.
If you are interested in
trying to get a second year of
life from the plant, you must
follow some suggestions.
Place the plant in a cool.
moist place and let it dry
until the folliage drops. To
keep the main stem from
shriveling, add water every
few weeks. After the danger
outside in a sunny location.
Cut the top back 4 to 6
inches. During the summer,
pinch back to two leaves each
time new shoots grow 6 to 8
incheS^m Hangth and remove
the small thin shoots. About
September 1 do the last
pinching and limit new
growth to 2 or 3 shoots per
main stem. Replant in a larger
pot than was used the year
before. Take the plant inside
before there is danger of a
frost. Indoors, give it daylight
at 60 to 65 degree but keep it
dark at night until it flowers.
Avoid. artificial light at night,
avoid drafts and do not let it
dry out. When it is growing
give the plant diluted solu
tions of soluble fertilizer reg
ularly.
Good luck with your poin
settias!
Those Incredible
Power Poles
Those incredible utility poles cost $36 each, last 40 years
and.may be saving you up to $74 a month-that is, if you keep
them above-ground. Low qverhead means low priced power.
Electricity rates actually dropped from 1955 to 1965, making
them one of the few remaining bargains in a world of soaring
prices.
New York (NAPS) -
Whether you know it or not,
they really turn you on. They
save you money, brighten
your home life, and givtyou^
something to count on a long.
dull bus trip. Yet. like most
people, you're probably in
the dark about those omni
present but little-known land
marks. power poles.
Without them, Thomas
Approaching
Marriage
Mr. and Mrs. Sammie
Tucker of Franklinton, N. C.
announce the approaching
wedding of their daughter.
Susan* Kathrine Tucker, to
Wi|lard Thomas Leonard.
Thomas is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Willard F. Leonard of
Centerville, N. C.
The wedding will be at the
Centerville Baptist Church at
2 o'clock on the 25th day of
January'. The public js in
vited.
Mrs. Andrews
Entertains
Bridge Club
Mrs. Biin^ndrews was hos
tess to her bridge club last
Thursday night at her home
in Bunn.
? Barbecue tid bits and iced
drinks were served during
play, and at the conclusion of
the game a delicious dessert
course with coffee was ser
ved.
High score, prize for the
evening went to Mrs. James
Berger. Miss Ellen Cluthe was
remembered with a guest
prize.
Those playing were Mes
dames Berger. Edward Kim
ball, Wilson Joyner. M. G.
Wilder, James Johnson, Paul
Miillen, Leon Pippin and Miss
Cluthe.
Edison's inventions might
truly have been the "electric
playthings" ridiculed by his
critics. To go any significant
distance in those early days,
electricity had to travel over
thick, expensive wires re
quiring equally thick and ex
pensive supporting poles. As a
result. Edison's first electric
station could "pump" only
500 feet!
Higher-capacity wires and
chemically treated poles out
lined the shape of the future
-and power marched cross
country, carried on wooden
erossarms
Today, over 90% of the
nation's electricity travels
along a vast skyway of 100
million utility poles. Laid end
to end-and idea that would
have shocked Thomas Edispn
-these poles would stretch
more than half a million
miles, or over twice the dis
tance to the moon!
One down-to-earth reason
is the low cost of utility"
poles. Even in these infla
tionary times, the average
pole costs only about $35
and it lasts some 40 years
through everything from
April showers to tornados.
"Low overhead" means
low-priced power. Electricity
rates actually dropped from
1955 to 1965, making them
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SGT HEDGPETH MARY JOHNSON '" -
Miss Mary E. Johnson, now in basic training at 'Lackland Air Force Base. Texas, looks at a
model of 4he C-141 aircraft with Staff <Sg)i. Jimmy Hedgpeth, Kaieigh recruiter.
? (Air-Force Photo by SSgt. Jay Barberl.
Bunn Native Joins Air Force
Raleigh ? Miss Mary E.
Johnson, 18-year-old daugh
ter of Mrs. -Helen W. Johnson
of Route 3,. Zebu Ion, has
enlisted in the U. S. Air Force
for four years.
Staff Sgt. Jimmy Hedg
peth, Raleigh recruiter, said
Miss Johnson took the oath
of enlistment in Raleigh in
one of the few remaining
bargains in a world of soaring
prices.
These figures help to ex
plain why utility companies
have so far sunk more than
$26.6 billion Into overhead
systems. It sounds _ astrono
mic al-yet the cost of re
placing overhead wires and
poles with underground
cables has been estimated at
ten times that amount.
For consumers, "digging
in" could more than triple
the average mo nthly electrical
bill. Some homeowners might
have to pay as much as $74
extra per month. Even the
cost of new homes would be
affected, since builders must
pay about $300 more per
dwelling unit for under
ground electrical installations.
Who would have thought
that a mefe piece of timber
could have such a powerful
effect on your budget? Let's
take another look at that
"plain, ordinary" pole.
The average utility pole is
35 feet high, planted six feet j
into the ground. It weighs
only 1000 pounds-but
throughout its life span main
tains a Support strength of
64,000 foot-pounds!
Power poles are able to J
take 40 years of continuous
pressure because they have,
been chemically preserved <
under pressure. Poles are
loaded' onto a special rail car
and rolled into a giant pres
sure cylinder where chemical
preservatives such as creosote
and pentachlorophenol are
forced deep into the wood.
Oddly enough, this process
indirectly helps to conserve
our forests! Because wood
lasts about five times longer
when chemically preserved,
fewer trees have to be cut
down. The amount of timber
conserved since 1909 would
be enough to build 55 million
seven-room houses!
When long-range trans
mission was made possible
around the turn of the cen
tury,' engineers looked for
three things in the delivery
system: economy, easy ser
viceability, and adequate pro
tection against electricity
leakage.
Part of the economy of an
overhead system-besides the
low initial Cost of poles- is the
ease of servicing it. Home
owners benefit not only by
lower rates, but by quicker
repairsjf^Hiere is a power
em??gfncy.
In addition, woo<f 'is an"
excellent natural insulator-.,
the engineers say it has favor
able "dialectic" properties.
As if that weren't enough,
utility poles carry porcelain
or glass insulators to make
doubly sure that electricity
won't leak from wires.
Currently on the horizon
are wood power poles that
blend utilly with beauty
Southern California is basking
in "Sunbursts"~a bold new
design with pole-top equip
ment displayed like the un's
rays. Detroit has a new "see
through" pole -laminated
?V?d members separated By
a narrow slit. Florida Is giving
a warm reception to stream
lined poles painted in colors
December and is now in her
fifth week of basic training at
l.iu-kland ? Air force Baser
Texas.
U pon completing basic
training later this morith, she
will be assigned to a technical
school or go directly to one
of the many air bases located
throughout the United States
that blend harmoniously with
natural or residential land
scapes.
The best in current think
ing has also produced trim
med-down pole-top equip
ment and "super-wires" with
capacities of a half million
volts. These new wires mini
mize the amount of overhead
wiring needed- and because of
them, an estimated 50"; of
utility poles will be delivering
high power in streamlined
high style by 1975.
All this, say the experts,
goes to show that goad looks
and low-cost efficiency are
not necessarily poles -apart.
One more reason why the
powers- that-be prefer to
string along with the good old
(and now brand-new) utility
pole.
for training on the job.
Miss Johnson is a 1968
graduate of Bunn High
School where she was active
in the Glee Club, as office
assistant, senior editor 'rift he
annual staff and a staff mem
ber of the school paper.
Miss Johnson is the second
member of her family to
serve in a branch of the arm
ed forces. Her father, the late
Mr. Henry T. Johnson, was in
the Army during World War
II. ,
Travel " and the oppor
tunity to meet people are two
of the reasons Miss Johnson
gave for deciding to go Air
Force. Stye hopes to get into
the air transportation field in
the Air Force.
Film Program
The film "Domino" which
deals with the problem or
drinking and the alcoholic
m?y be viewed by the general
public on Wednesday ot this
week at 1:15 PtM. and^3:15
P.M. at the Family ^Counsel
ing and Education Center on
Clirton Avenue.
The Corpenings Entertain 77
Bridge Club At A Party
Youngsville ? Mrs. A. N.
Corpening was hostess to her
bridge club with a party at
her home Thursday night
with club members and guests
in attendance being Nles
dames H. H. Reddick. N. A.
Brown, L. A. Woodlief. R. E.
Cheatham, Robert Neeb. J.
H Parrish, B. G. Mitchell, B.
H. Patterson, E. R. Tharring
ton. E. J. Pearce. G. E. Win
ston and E. W. Greene.
The hostess served refresh
ments between the second
Entertain
Couples
Bridge Club
Youngsville The Couples
Bridge Club met Saturday
night at the home of Mr. and
Mrs Wiley Brown for three
progressions of bridge.
At conclusion of play the
high score prizes were pre
?ant?d to Mr. I. A Woodlief
and Mrs. Robert Neeb. Others
playing were Mr and Mrs. N.
A. BrOwn. Mrs. L-. A. Wood
lief, Mr. Robert. Neeb, Mrs.
Robert Cheatham and Mr.
Wiley Brown. The usual four
tables of players was cut
dowi. to two for this evening;
. with sickness having some ef
fect on this gathering as well
as others in the community.
?Mrs. Brown served refresh
ments of strawberry short
cake, cookies, party-mix
snacks, coffee and C^kes.
>
Thanks
I wish to thank my Sun
day School Class of the White
Level Baptist Church for the
nice and useful gifts they gave
me Christmas. Also thanks to
the Homemakers Class of
Saints Delight Church for the
nice things they brought.
Each gift is deeply appre
ciate). Your thoughtfulness
will be long reipembered.
''fcettic Dj Shearin
and third progressions of
bridge, which included party
sandwiches, congealed salads,
crackers, chocolate cake and
coffee Nuts and Coca-Cola*
were served later. The serving
tables were covered with
matching green cloths bor
dered with white lace.
High score prizes for the
evening went to Mrs. Parrish
and Mrs. Woodlief. Mrs.
Greene was presented a guest
gift and guest high score
prize. , From Waukegan,
Illinois. Mrs. C'.reene has been
here since Christmas Day
visiting with her daughter
Mrs. ?. R.' Tharrington. .She
left by plane on Sunday
morning to return home.
Mr Winston
To Speak To
Woman's Club
Youngsville ? The Inter
. national Affairs Department
of the Youngsville Woman's
Club reports that guest speak
er for tile January club meet
ing to be held Monday night,
the twentieth, will be Mr. F.
C. Winston. Sr. who will show
slides taken on his European
Tour.
Program committee for
the evening includes chairman
Mrs. G. E. Winston and Mes
dames S. E. Tharrington, J.
H. Parrish, E. J. Pearce and
Miss J.eanette Bell.
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Thank*
The family of Willie Kear
ney would like to express
their thanks to Dr. Wheless,
nurses and orderlies on the
second floor of Louisburg
Hospital for what was done
for him during his short ill
ness.
We also would like to
thank our many friends and
neighbors for all the visits,
food, flowers and cards and
other deeds of kindness
shown us during his illness
and.death.
The Family
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