Local Chapter
Has Gathering
In Jordan Home
The Warrenton
Chapter of Les Gemmes,
Inc. met at the home of
Mrs. Mary M. Jordan for
its January meeting. The
meeting was called to
order by the president,
Mrs. Barbara R. Rowlett
after which a reading
and the prayer were
given by Mrs. Mildred
Townes, chaplain.
Following the reading of
the minutes and after
receiving the treasurer's
report, committee
reports were heard.
the Miss Teen
Pageant committee ask
ed that all applications
from contestants be turn
ed in to the sponsors by
January 27, and that all
such applications be
turned in to the commit
tee by January 31. These
applications are to be ac
companied by a
biographical sketch of
the contestant and a
small black and white
photograph. All con
testants will be taken
from the senior class of
the high school. The
pageant will be held in
May and the contestants
will be involved in two
workshops.
The Black History
Week Committee
reported that two books
would be given this year
to junior high libraries,
one in Vance County and
one in Warren County.
Ms. Ruth Wilson and her
committee will purchase
these books.
After the business ses
sion, the meeting was
turned over to the
hostess who served a
delicious repast.
Members present were
Mesdames Ruby Amos,
Elizabeth Baskerville,
Doris Davis, Cora
Hawkins, Wanda Hunt,
Maggie Kiah, Mary
Williams, Carole Wilker
son and Ms. Magnolia
Williams.
Mrs. Elizabeth
Baskerville will serve as
hostess at the February
meeting.
Leaves Provide
Clues To Many
Plant Ailments
House plants have
ways of telling you
something isn't right,
and a couple of these are
yellowing of leaves and
dropping leaves. Here is
a check list from North
Carolina State Univer
sity agricultural exten
sion specialists for
trouble shooting plants
showing symptoms:
—Improper light. This
can be either too much
or too little light, but
most likely in the case of
house plants it is a mat
ter of insufficient
natural light.
—Shock of transplant
ing. Moving the plant
from one container to
another may have been
poorly done. Possibly
the soil wasn't firmed
around roots, or were a
lot of the roots lost
during transplanting?
—Sudden changes in
temperature or light.
—Over - fertilization
or, less frequently, un
der-fertilization.
—Drafty location.
—Gas fumes.
—Insects and
diseases. Insects are
fairly obvious, but
diseases are more dif
ficult to detect.
—Packed soil due to
infrequent repotting and
improper watering.
—Improper moisture.
Too much water is a
common problem.
The NCSU extension
specialists say that
yellowing or droning of
leaves from house
plants or both, could be
the result of any one or a
combination of the
above.