Maxwell explains the uniqueness of his jojoba oil by giving a personal demonstration to a potential customer. iteers Needed To Staff Counseling Service c-oniact telephone Counseling -Service is now taking applications for positions in the fall Volunteer Training class. Classes will begin in September and meet once a week. Training is provided in active lis tening, substance abuse, depression and. suicidal behavior, crisis inter Are You An . Outstanding Recyder? Hie search is on to find this year’s outstanding recyders - those individuals and organizations that have set the pace for recycling in Charlotte-Mecklenburg. Nominations for the awards may be made now, with a deadline of September 1. The winners will be recognized at Mecklenburg County’s Third Annual Recycling Con ference, to be held here October 14-15. Recycling awards are presented each year by the' Mecklenburg County Solid Waste Manage ment Advisory Board on behalf of the Board of County Commission ers. to give public recognition for outstanding recycling efforts. Nominations are encouraged for two award categories: individuals and business-organizations. Nominees must have been ffctiveiy involved in dome aspect of recycling in Mecklenburg for at least two years, and must not have received the award for the pre vious three years. Employees of the County Engineering Department and the Charlotte Operations de partment and members of the Solid waste Management Advisory Board and Its committee ere not eligible for consideration nominations should be sub mitted on a form which is avail able at the County Engineering Department, 700 North Try on Street, 336-1713. The entries will be reviewed by a committee, which will make recommendations to the advisory board. Recipients will be selected by a majority vote of the board. For more information, call the recycling coordinator, County Engineering Department, 336-2713. Safely City Set Where’s a policeman when you need one? Children can learn the answer to this and other safety questions when they visit the Safety City minia ture community that will be on display at (he Outlet Marketplace scheduled through August 10 The hands-on exhibit was pro duced by Encyclopaedia Britannic* (USA), a division of Encyclopae dia Britannlca, Inc., and will be located in the Festival Court at Outlet Marketplace. Included In the mock town is a fire station, police station, park, playground, streets, sidewalks, traffic signs and life sized policeman and patrol boy. ventmn, children's needs and ing more about yourself and in development, community resources, helping others, please call 372-1580 and other valuable subjects. for further information Volunteers Irene Millroy, Executive director from Union County will be of Contact, stresses that there is no ‘rained at our office in downtown charge for the classes which are Monroe, and volunteers from Meck taught by community professionals, lenburg County will be trained in but the number of spaces is limit- Charlotte. Union County residents ed. If you are interested in learn- should call 289-4543 or 624-2044 I YOU.. . I The difference between US and THEM! ■ If Price was the sole determining factor in buying tires, there would be very little difference between tire stores. The fact Is tires are competitively priced. What truly makee the difference In tire stores Is you. At NTW we set you what you want and need. Not like other dealers that make recommendations based on profit margin. a Am jmJL mLJ a*. W r^n^wT wi^sr • f No bait and switch here, wa make every effort to stock what we advertised. If we are out of stock you get a rain check good for as long ■ as It takes to get your tire. • MW IWW ^Wrrwip nw Mar WVWrwnfWW r At NTW moet of our RadiMS come with mileage warranties that we stand behind. And aftar the sale we still rotate your tires free for the Ufa of the tire. That's ssrvlos. M? . So Quit Shopping. Know NTW and you'll know liras! ^^--“ Prices Good Thru Saturday, I August 16, 1986 I KlOlfv if ■ > - •,*? S 8ft Whitewall «g» P176/80R-13 mtu, P188/80R-13 unuVL. P188/75R-14 I™*—* P198/78R-14 Any Local P208/78R-14 AdvartlMd P218/78R-14 Prto* on P208/78R-18 MICHILIN P216/78R-18 XH TIRES P228/78R-18 P238/78R-18 1 m XLM IttNlMN • NMtml SIZE PRlCi . P155/80R-13 18.73 P185/80R-13 1743 P175/80R-13 4244 P185/80R-13 43.00 P195/75R-14 4744 P206/76R-14 4441 P216/75R-15 8444 P225/75R-1S 8448 P238//6R-1S 4044 SPARTAN USA • Supreme 40,000 Mile Limited Treed wear Warranty I tteet Bette e Whitewall SIZE pftice P165/80R-13 UJ4 P175/80R-13 30.80 P185/80R-13 41J9 P185/76R-14 42.90 P185/76R-14 48.94 P206/75R-14 47.29 P216/76R-15 80.96 P226/75R-15 83.83 P235/75R-15 84.98 Clastic 8taal Radial 90,000 Mila Traadwaar Warranty 2 Staal tatta a WhltawaD aizf pwct P179/80R13 44.39 P185/80R13 47.82 P185/75R14 81.87 P1SS/75R14 53.02 P205/7SR14 94.47 P20S/7SR1S 80.19 P215/75R15 81JS0 P226/75R15 88.10 P235/75R15 44 32 r / Qnltneolal cm ■ •MMi • ■n>»3 33^33 fiJZJ PWtci 1S6-12 nx» 1*5-13 3072 155-13 33.33 135-15 37 J3 175-14 «M3 155-14 M 135/70-15 M 175/70-13 H 155/70-15 N 155/70-14 » PREMIUM in ma 166-12 KM 166-13 MJO 166-13 27.30 176-14 33.30 168-14 3400 166-16 3230 176/70-13* 3330 168/70-13* 3430 168/70-14* 3630 106/70-14* 3030 'M/tMIvMMIIMlMn t Btaal Batts • Btsokwait 40,000 MHs Mfa. Umitsd Trasdwaar Warranty utio 144-11 144-14 140.14 144-14 144-14 174-14 144-14 144/44-14 144/70-14 XZX/MXL siif my 155-12 145-13 '55-13 Call lor 165-13 Currant Prtcaa 175-14 and Stock 165-14 Availability 165/70-13 175/70-13 165/70-13 185/70-14 FULDA Y2000 SPARTAN MM* 70/M RalMd Outlined Whit* L*tt*f* PltMrglM* B*it*d Non RadM iy met 188/70-15 M.* mKh • 85 21*770-14 4M1 229/70-18 un 258770-19 «1|| 258/90-14 45.99 2487*0-14 4t|5 25*790-18 «**5 |*18M 6 ynsSNErS ■ WggmBTmwJfW H Ml ————. ^ ^Pt^:?tPI5;TO' ^. '. ,i.. ■*■*' ■ 4 -WTOMiiaErft ‘t7f?v!SB5#' ' >'?'u*- - nl'1"?®^ *? ' ~ •'•*.’ ?-^>v".‘ Maxwell Claims To Know 2,001 Uses For Jojoba By Audrey C. Lodato Post Staff Writer Olen J. Maxwell claims to know 2.001 uses for jojoba The Indians, he says, make bread out of it. He used •■>eat the seeds as a child growing up in Arizona. He planted his first jojobg in 1977. Now Maxwell has moved to rharlotte hoping to sell his pro duct, which, he says, is 100 percent pure jojoba oil Retail price is $5 95 for a 2 oz. bottle So what do you do with it? Maxwell claims it can be used for acne control, as a curl activator; for burns, dry skin, dandruff, and cold waves; as baby oil, bath oil. conditioner, cleanser, and scalp treatment. Still. 2.001 uses? Well, then there’s its use as pre and after-shave It supposedly stops the itch of poison ivy, mos quito bites, athlete’s foot, and assorted other rashes Maxwell credits jojoba use as part •>f his healthy diet cure for ar thritis. overweight, “and a rash I couldn't get rid of.” His testimony continues. "Now at 53. I can outswim and outdistance anyone I’m in perfect health ” Maybe it's the northerner in me 'hat remains skeptical Trivia question: what dessert plant has an extensive root system that grows 500 feet out and 40 feet down to find water? Trivia answer: Jojoba, says Maxwell A 2 «z. bottle will last you a month fur both internal and external use, he promises. Maxwell has been marketing the stuff since '81. The average cus •omer, he states, will buy the product 36 times. He sells a lot 'hrough beauticians. This prophet of the jojoba plant says “the average guy in the street doesn’t know about it” because in *he past the oil has been sold for exhorbitant prices through mailorder. Maxwell has sought to make it affordable for everyone who wants it. Maxwell worked in the Insurance industry before moving over to cosmetics some years ago. Peddling *he oil under his own label is just an extension of what he's done for See MAXWELL On Page ISA « I If! V s—7ia I 1900 I. Mor«h«od at Kings Or. 377-7979 W. 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