Beautification
Of Landscape
Is Being Urged
By MARGARET J. WOODS
Home Economics
Extension Agent
Governor Jim Martin has pro
claimed April as Clean Up North
Carolina Month. In addition,
Martin has designated April 17-23
as Keep America Beautiful in
North Carolina Week.
Mrs. Dottie Martin, the Gov
ernor's wife, is helping, too. She
has written to the chairmen of the
boards of county commissioners,
and to mayors and chambers of
commerce executives statewide
requesting that they support
clean-up activities and encourage
volunteer groups to pick up litter.
The Warren County Agricul
tural Extension Service is en
couraging clubs and organiza
tions affiliated with the extension
service to assist in picking up
roadside debris in their com
munities and around their homes.
As in past campaigns, the
Department of Transportation
(DOT), reinforced with inmates
from the Department of Correc
tion, has selected a week to focus
on picking up litter from the state
roads. This spring, the week of
April 17-23 has been chosen.
Throughout the month of April,
volunteer organizations that
assist in picking up roadside
debris may obtain large trash
bags by contacting the DOT co
ordinator, Glenwood Rose, at
257-3938, or the Agricultural Ex
tension Service at 257-3640. "
MR.
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Until You Talk To
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Buyer Of All
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? ???
None Too Small
Or Too large
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257-3684
Another sure sign of spring is this snapping tur
tle, unamused after being disturbed while foraging
after awakening from his winter siesta. The dinner
plate-sized animal was found recently between
Warrenton and Norlina.
(Staff Photo by Phyllis H. King)
This Battle Being Waged On Bikes
By THURLETTA M. BROWN
News Editor
Why should you care about sup
porting leukemia research?
Literature prepared by thi
Leukemia Society of America
gives the following reasons:
?except for accidents, leu
kemia kills more children aged
two to 15 than any other cause;
?leukemia kills more adults,
especially those over age 60, than
children;
?leukemia or other related
conditions will be contracted by
70,000 Americans this year?
about 41,000 of whom will die.
According to the organization,
there is no way to prevent the
disease, but it can be treated with
chemotherapy to induce remis
sion, blood or platelet trans
fusions, antibiotics and bone
marrow transplants. With these
treatments, almost 90 percent of
young victims and over 50 per
cent of adults with the acute form
of the disease typically go into
remission? and remain that way
for more than five years.
"Although we can't do much
ourselves to battle this malignant
disease, we can do something to
assist those who are working to
find new treatments," Dr. James
Holt said. "We can spend some
time this Saturday morning rid
ing in the Warren County Bike-A
Thon or we can spend some cash
instead," he challenged.
Funds are raised through
direct contributions or per-mile
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Holt, Warren Health Plan
physician and chairman for the
Warren County Bike-A-Thon for
the Leukemia Society of Ameri
ca, recalled the success of the
event held last year. "Although
only 13 riders participated in the
10-mile ride, through their efforts
a sum of $630 was raised," he
said.
Mrs. Betsy Gardner, also ac
tively involved with the Bike-A
Thon, recalled the biker who col
lected the largest amount of
donations last year. "Emmy Lou
Coleman was awarded a savings
bond by First Citizens Bank for
her work," she said.
Bikers participating in the
event this year can receive
premiums, among them caps,
calculators, gym bags and T
shirts, that vary according to the
total of per-mile pledges they col
lect. They are also eligible to
compete in a statewide drawing
for a 10-speed bicycle.
"All contributions to the Leu
kemia Society of America are
tax-deductible," Holt said, "but,
the most important thing to
remember is that doing some
thing this Saturday morning,
whether that something is riding
one's bike or making a contribu
tion, is what really counts."
This year's Warren County
Bike-A-Thon participants will
depart Saturday, April 16, at
10:30 a.m. from the Warrenton
Baptist Church on Main Street.
They will follow a 10-mile course
that will take them up North
Main Street to the Warren Coun
ty Schools' bus garage, where
they will turn left bound for the
Norlina Public Library. "That
part of the route is five miles in
length," Holt said. "Once we
backtrack to Warrenton Baptist
Church, we will have completed
a 10-mile course."
To register, to pledge or to
otherwise show support for the
Leukemia Society of America,
call Dr. James Holt (257-3318,
working hours; 257-1106, even
ings) or Mrs. Betsy Gardner
(257-3318, business hours;
257-4307).
Ridgeway Fire Chief Reuben Holtzman surveys a house burned dur
ing a training exercise held last weekend. The structure was donated
by Ben Hargrove. Other units participating in the exercise were the
Soul City, Norlina and Drewry fire departments.
(Staff Photo by Howard Jones)
20 Years Experience In Banking, 18
Years Experience In Real Estate,
Lifetime Resident Of Warren Coun
ty
Agriculturally
Speaking
By RUSSELL C. KING
County Extension Director
If you have been outdoors during the past few weeks, you realize
that Warren County has developed a problem with "worms." Most
of these "worms" are forest tent caterpillars.
Adult moths of the forest tent caterpillar are pale brown with two
dark brown diagonal lines on the fore wing. Eggs are laid in masses
around twigs and are covered with a dark, hard secretion. Forest tent
caterpillars are somewhat hairy and have a dark, mottled stripe down
the back, with a series of keyhole-shaped white dots and pale blue
lines on the sides. The cocoon is about 25mm long and is spun of white
or yellowish silk.
The forest tent caterpillar is found throughout the United States
and Canada. Larvae prefer tupelo gum, black gum, sweet gum and
various species of oaks. Outbreaks may cover thousands of square
miles and may last several years. Tree mortality is not great, but
stunting (lack of incremental growth) and dieback following defolia
tion are noticeable. Although not harmful to man, many persons find
the caterpillars to be repulsive as they crawl about seeking places
to spin cocoons.
Only one generation of forest tent caterpillars develops each year.
In spring as the buds swell, the caterpillars leave the eggs and begin
to feed on the expanding buds and new leaves, often completely
defoliating trees. Forest tent caterpillars do not spin tents as do
eastern tent caterpillars. They do weave a silk mat on the branches
and trunk and they lay down silk strands along which they crawl. At
first the caterpillars feed in small groups, but after hatching, the
caterpillars crawl about to spin their cocoons on fences, tree bark,
buildings or debris. In early summer, adult moths molt from the pupal
stage and emerge from the cocoons to mate and lay eggs. The eggs
are laid around a twig and covered with a foamy secretion which soon
hardens into a tough, vamish-like substance. The caterpillars develop
inside the eggs, but they do not hatch until the following spring. They
spend the summer, fall, winter and very early spring inside the egg
mass.
CONTROL? The following pesticides are suitable for use to con
trol forest tent caterpillars on ornamental plants. Be sure to follow
the directions for safe and effective use. (The use of trade names does
not constitute endorsement of one product to the exclusion of similarly
labeled products.) Acephate (Orthene); Bacillus thuringiensis?
several formulations; bendiocarb ( Dycarb, Ficam, Turcam); carb
aryl (Sevin); chlorpyrifos (Dursban), diazinon; fluvalinate ( Mavrik);
malathion; methoxychlor (Marlate); phosmet (Imidan).
For further information on the forest tent caterpillar, please con
tact me at the Warren County Agricultural Extension Service.
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