FRIDAY. DECEMBER 4. 1953
THE PILOT—Southern Pines. Nmrlli Caiollaa
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Shrubs, Plants
Propagated By
Wood Cuttings
By ROBERT SCHMIDT
Many of our deciduous shrubs
and plants may be easily propa
gated by means of hardwcod cut
tings. Examples are spira,ea, crape
myrtle, forsythia, jasmine, figs,
bunch grapes, privet, gooseber
ries, currants, and many others.
And this is a good time of the
year to make deciduous cuttings.
Good, strong wood of last sum
mer’s growth is best for this pur
pose. 'ihe cuttings may be made
in lengths of eight to ten incnes
and tied in bundles of 25 to 50
cuttings, if you nave access to
cocl storage (38 to 40 degrees F.)
the cuttings may be stored in
boxes of moistened peat or sand.
Otherwise, they may be buried
in a mound of sand or sandy soil
out-of-doors where they can be
shielded from the sun’s rays.
In burying the bundles c-f cut
tings it is best to place them up
side down, that is, with the basal
ends at the top. Before growtli
starts in spring the cuttings must
be taken up and planted in rows
or beds for rooting. About two-
thirds of the base or botto-mi end
of the cutting should be inserted
below the surface of the soil and
one-third above the surface.
It is necessary that at least one
good bud is above the surface of
the scil. Instead of storing the
cutvings over winter in bundles
they may be planted out in cold-
frames or even directly in nursei-y
or garden rows as soon as they
are cut from the plant. Usually,
however, the former method gives
a higher percentage of rooting.
' Although bun_ph girapes are
easily propagated by means of
hardwood cuttings, this is not true
of miOst varieties of muscadines.
The Scuppernong is especially
difficult to root in this manner.
For these it is better to layer the
vines—that is, to cover a young
vine with a shovelful of earth
while it is still attached to the pa
rent plant. In one growing season
roots will usually form and the
PRACTICING FOR EVENTS—Lt. Daniel I.
Allred, Jr., formerly of Aberdeen, is pictured
with two other members of the U.S. team to
compete in the World Modern Pentathlon Cham
pionships at Santiago, Chile, during practice for
two of the five athletic events in which each
member of the team must be skilled. In swim
ming trunks, he is standing at center in the pho
to at right. Practicing pistol shooting, he is
shown at far left of the other picture. The other
Army officers on the team are Lt. Edward Tour-
telotte (left in the swimming photo, right in the
pistol-shooting) and Lt. Harlan Johnson. (U.S.
Army photos made at Frankfurt, Germany).
Lit. Allred In World Championships
Teams of 30 Nations
To Compete In Chile;
Events Start Dec. 5
A 25-year-old ' Army officer
from the Sandhills, Lt. Daniel I.
Allred, Jr., will compete as a
member of the United States team
in the World Modern Pentathlon
Championship^ which begin Sat
urday, to run through Wednesday,
at Santiago, Chile.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Allred of Pinebluff, formerly
of Aberdeen, and the grandson of
Mi:, and Mrs. W. T. Huntley of
Pinebluff, formerly of Southern
deen High School and the Univer-
new plant may be detached from
the parent and moved to the de-
Eiied location.
Dipping the basal end ^ of the
cutting in rootone powder just be
fore planting out in the nursery
row or coldframe wiU often cause
Quicker rooting and a better set
, of roots. Rootone may be obtain-
Pines. He is a graduate of Aber-' ed at any large seed store^
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sity of North Carolina and enlist
ed in the Army about two and a
half years ago and has been over
seas since last May.
Lieutenant Allred is a member
of Battery B, 816th Field Artil
lery Battalion, which is a unit of
the V Corps stationed in Ger
many. He and two other members
of the U. S. Pentathlon team,
all Army men, trained for the
unique athletic contest at Frank
furt, Germany. Recently,
came to the United States,
ping £t the U. S. Military Acade
my, West Point, N. Y., to pick up
another member of the team and
to undergo further training. They
then proceeded to Chile.
Five Events
The Modern Penathlon is
composed of five athletic events—
steeplechase riding, fencing, pis
tol tehooting, swimming and cross
county running. Each member of
contender from all the countries
entered. One touch of an oppon
ent’s weapon and a man is cut.
There are no preliminary or
qualifying heats in shooting,
swimming or running. Each man
performs only once.
In the shooting event, 20 shots
are allowed at a man-size tsrget.
Only once in the history of World
Pentathlons has anyone made a
Perfect 200. The competitor must
they be 25 meters from a bobbing tar-
stop- get and must hit a bullseye just
below the heart in the center of
the target.
The running event requires
alert judgment, since the runner
must pace himself, running alone
on a strange, but marked, 4,000-
meter course.
A 300-meter course is featured
in the swimming event.
Lieutenant Allred called his pa
rents on the telephone, after his
Christmas
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the teamt competes in all the ] arrival in the United States, but
events, calling for well-rounded | did not have time to come home
athletic ability. Teams from more I for a visit before leaving for
then 30 nations were expected to Chile,
compete at Santiago.
Winners are selected on their
relative standing in all five
events, with the usual winner not
a man who places first in any one
event, but one who does well in
all of them.
The riding event will be held
Saturday over a 5,000-meter
course that includes slides, ditch
es, water and fallen trees. Each
participant draws lots for his
horse and, after a 15-minute
workout, takes the steeplechase
course slcne at five - minute in
tervals. Since the animal is un
known to the rider before the
race, the competitor must use
careful judgment not to “over
ride” his mount.
Fencing is scheduled for the
second day. The one-tcuch eoee
bouts require that each contestant
mnst fence against every other
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