Smart Driving Techniques
Squeeze More Miles Per Gallon
Special To The Post
Galloping prices at the gas
pump make it more desirable
than ever to get the best
mileage you can from each
gallon you buy From the
December Reader's Digest
here are some proven-and
sometimes surprising-tech
niques gathered by Robert
Sikorsky, a consultant to seve
ral major oil companies.
Don't warm up your car.
Idling just burns gas An
engine on the road at slow
speeds for the first couple of
miles warm up faster and
lubricate more efficiently.
Don't tailgate. Constant brak
ing and accelerating is murd
er on the mileage.
The 55 mph speed limit was
enacted because it saves gas.
A car traveling at 70-mph gets
only two-thirds the gas eco-,
nomy of a car going 45.
Open windows create wind
turbulence and holds the car
back. At highway speeds, they
can lower mileage as much as
ten percent.
Keep your tank on the full
side to prevent gasoline loss
from evaporation or conden
sation, but not to the brim in
hot weather. Gas expands in
heat and forces itself out, you
could lose a half-gallon of gas
this way.
Inflating your tires three
or five pounds above the re
commended pressure will in
crease tire life and gas mile
age Running on underinflated
tires could cost you two miles
per gallon.
Radial tires improve mile
age; snow tires cut it down. So
don't put your snows on until
you absolutely need them, and
take them off as soon as you
can.
Some car" extras will cost
you in gas mileage, others will
improve it. An overdrive, or
five-speed transmission, can
improve highway fuel econo
my by up to 15 percent.
Conversely, battery-powered
accessories activate the alter
nator-generator to restore to
the batiery what is being used
up. The car burns more gas to
provide power to turn the
generating unit.
As a rule of thumb, anything
that adds weight to the car
decreases mileage
The best way to lower your
gas consumption is to car pool.
A Federal Highway Adminis
tration study shows that if you
drive 10 miles each way to
work in a standard-sized car,
the yearly cost-including
gasoline, insurance, deprecia
tion and repairs-is $750. If yofl
join a four-person car pod
where each person shares J
the driving, each of you cal
save >884.—_ - 1
Reduce Holiday |
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The Look: The hair is beautifully waved and rolled.
/ The Feeding: Romantic and elegant. Beads (from the
haidwarc sUirel ) are used to accentuate thé contours of this
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Light Touch: The waves are captured and kept in place with
the help of Light Touch, which is combed through the hair
before it is rolled.
Posner Introduce
"Light Touch"
Special To The Post
Be it in New York, the West
Indies, London or Lagos, to
day's black woman is into a
whole new look-ultra-chic and
naturally feminine. Stunning
ly beautiful, she turns heads in
every city and graces the
covers of leading fashion mag
fashion and cosmetic industry
have been quick to spot this
burgeoning new market.
That lrwfiy Posner Labora
tories, a company with 80
years experience in the beauty
business, is introducing Light
Touch, a new hair care con
cept for the black woman.
Light Touch is a conditioner
and grooming product that
will ensure easy-to-manage
hairstyles for a free and natu
ral look. These softer styles
have been impossible to
achieve with the heavy
pomades and conditioners
which have been the only
choice· to date.
Transparent, pale gold
Light Touch contains only a
small fraction of solids, com
pared with 40 percent to 90
solid materials in most other
products. It does not contain
petrolatum or wax and so is
both light and emollient. Light
Touch adds slip to the hair,
and there is no sticky "drag",
a real problem in cold weather
when waxes solidify Even the
cream's lanolin component is
a special, de-waxed liquid
lanolin.
Light Touch is a specially
formulated combination of
rich substances. Besides lano
lin, it contains silicone, which
imparts gloss, softness and
easy manageability. Another
important ingredient is pro
tein oil which replenishes hair
protein lost during washing
and chemical treatments.
Light Touch also maintains
proper moisture balance by
acting as an insulator on the
hair's surface: it locks in
natural moisture and prevents
outside humidity penetration
so the hair is naturally lubri
cated.
In addition, delicately scent
ed Light Touch protects and
heals the hairs's cuticle, a
natural protective layer which
can peel off as the hair ages or
is subjected to repeated chem
ical treatment. If the cutifcle is
lost, the hair shaft falls apart
and the resulting split ends,
uneven growth and surface
holes deaden the look of any
hairstyles-no matter how flat
tering.
In essence. Light Touch is a
whole new experience in hair
care for the black woman.
The extensive Posner line of
hair care products and cosme
tics is carried by major retail
chains and drug stores
throughout the U.S and
abroad
Chores With
Advance Planning
Here's some plan-ahead
ideas to help reduce the flurry
of activity surrounding the
Christmas holiday:
Start baking and freezing
cookies weeks before Christ
mas and arrange them in tins
with a variety on every layer.
Then you can fill a tray with
an assortment in a matter of
minutes, say specialists with
tural Extension Service.
Buy staples and holiday food
necessities early. For minor,
last minute shopping when the
supermarkets are crowded,
you can use the express check
out lanes.
Stock up on cheese, crack
ers and nonperishable party
food items so you can say
"drop in" to friends on the
spur of the moment.
Bake a batch of assorted
holiday breads and wrap them
in separate packages to freeze
and use as you need them.
Christmas Sewing
Leafing through pattern
books is almost the same as
leafing through a "wish book"
for home sewers
While searching for inspira
tion for a special holiday outfit
don't forget the back of the
book section where the crafts,
toys and costumes are
located.
It's there that you may find
the accessories to complete
your outfit, say specialists '
with the North Carolina Agri
cultural Extension Service.
Ί · e .«icuburg
General Baptist Association held their annual
Awards and Banquet Night at Friendship
Baptist Church on Friday, December 1. An
estimated 225 persons, representative of 19
churches were present for this event. Patricia
Funderburk, a former Broadway actress,
was the special guest of the evening. She gave
a dramatic performance in which she por
trayed two persons. Rev. W.C. Kerry, pastor
of Friendship Baptist Church, was the guest
speaker for the occasion. Three churches
. oceived a valuaDle service award plaque |
based on their active service and financial
support for the organization. Recipients
include: Usher Boards of Friendship Baptist,
pastored by Rev. Kerry, First Baptist,
pastored by Dr. J.B. Humphrey and Oak
Grove Baptist, pastored by Rev. W. Nash. .
Each family brought a covered dish for the
banquet. Robert H. Watson serves as presi
dent of the Usher's Auxiliary. Dr. J.B.
Humphrey is Moderator of the Association.
Farmers Market To Open For Three Saturdays :
The Farmers Christmas
Market, an extension of the
County's popular Farmers
Market, will be open for three
consecutive Saturdays ! Dec
ember, beginning Sa lay,
December 9. It will be in the
lobby of the Jefferson-First
Union Tower on South "Tryon
Street, between East Second
and East Third Street.
The Market will be open
from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. each
Saturday, December 9,16 and
23, and free parking will be
available in the parking gar
age on East Second Street.
You will find a wide variety
of handmade Christinas gifts
and decorations at the Mark
et, plus baked goods and
plants. All items must
be grown or produced by the
person selling them.
Sponsored by County Gov
ernment, the Market is free
and open to the public. The
space has been made avail
able by First Union National
Bank, and the County Agricul
tural Extension Service is pro
viding management and coor
dination services. Harold Fra
zier, manager for the Farm
ers Ayrket that operates dur
ing tMe summer growing sea
son, ΛνίΙΙ be the manager for
the Christmas Market, and
many of the vendors who sell
each summer at the regular
Market will be there with
special Christmas crafts and
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Goal Set For Little
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Red Stocking Appea
The Children's Home Soc
iety of North Carolina, Inc. is
launching its annual Little
Red Stocking Appeal for 1978.
Traditionally this appeal
-occurs during the Thanksgiv
ing and Christmas Seasons.
The goal set for this year by
the Board of Directors of
the Agency is $125,000 as
announced by Mrs. James G.
Whitton, President.
- The Children's Home Soc
iety, a United Way agency, is
' North Carolina's only state
wide, non-sectarian, voluntar
ily supported adoption
agency. Almost half of the
Society's funding comes from
direct contributions, * the
major portion of which is
derived from gifts made to the
'Litte Red Stocking. Approxi
mately 31 percent of The
Children's Home Society's
funding comes.from allocat
ions from Nortn larolu
United Ways, with the re mai
der of the operating budg
coming from other source».
In making her announc
ment, Mrs. Whitton said, "Tl
philosophy of The Children
Home Society remains ot
working policy today: evei
child has a right to the loi
and security of a family ar
home of his very own." H
trained, professional staff ι
the Agency use their expertii
in finding the moet suitab
home for each child wt
comes to the attention of t>
Children's Home Society
need of adoption planning.
In addition to the placemei
of babies and older children
adoptive homes. The Chil
ren's Home Society offei
free, prefessional proble:
pregnancy counseling ar
post adoption counseling.
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