For Saturday's Parade
Multihandicapped Classes
4 Prepare Yule Float
One of the floats in the Christ
mas parade in Raeford Saturday
will be the Hoke County multi
handicapped students' classes, and
the decorations were being made
this week by the students, with
their teachers supervising.
The float will bear the words
Hoke Agricultural
Extension News
by Willie Featheratone, Jr.
County Extension Chairman
HOW TO KEEP YOUR CHRIST
MAS TREE FRESH
Included in today's news article
are often-asked questions about the
handling and care of Christmas
trees. The answers provided are to
) help you have a safe and attractive
Christmas tree for a longer period
of time.
QUESTION: Why do some cut
Christmas trees shed their needles
when brought indoors?
ANSWER: Experience and re
search indicate that species, genetic
differences within species, climatic
factors, when the trees were har
vested, fertilization practices and
probably the biggest reasons, mois
ture content of twigs and foilage are
involved. Eastern White Pine and
Virginia Pine along with true Firs
including Fraser and Douglas Fir
generally retain their needles with
out serious loss after harvest if the
trees are properly cared for. On the
other hand White and Norway
Spruce can shed their needles
prolifically after being indoors only
a few days. All trees will normally
shed excessively if allowed to dry
out. Based on research conducted
by university researchers in Con
necticut and other institutions,
needle loss can be minimized by
placing trees in water as soon as
possible and keeping a supply of
water for the tree's use throughout
the Christmas season.
Q: How much water will a cut
tree use indoors?
A: In general the larger the tree
and the warmer and dryer the
indoor atmosphere the more water
the cut tree will use or transpire.
Research conducted on White
Spruce and White Pine for a period
of three weeks indicated that
medium dense trees six feet in
height can use from one to two and
half pints daily. Initial water
consumption was two to three times
greater than the three-week aver
age, especially for the larger trees.
0: Is there anything that I can
add to water to make my Christmas
tree last longer?
A: Not really, a continuous water
supply will maintain or increase the
moisture content of twigs or needles
and will help prevent needle loss.
However, research conducted with
Delia Maynor
Named To
State Council
Delia Maynor, Hoke County
register of deeds is one of the 20
people Gov. James Hunt has ap
pointed members of the North
Carolina Council on the Status of
Women.
Miss Maynor's team will run till
next June 30.
Miss Maynor is a member of the
Hoke County United Way Board
of Directors and of the Hoke
County Youth Task Force.
The governor designated Ruby
W. Jones of Greensboro, a North
Carolina A&T University super
visor, as chairman of the council.
The council advises the gover
nor, General Assembly and state
government departments on the
education and employment of
women in North Carolina and
establishes programs to help
displaced homemakers.
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home remedies and manufactured
products to date indicate none of
the additives provided any clear cut
benefits over use of water alone for
needle retention or for maintaining
moisture content of twigs and
needles. The use of additives also
dilutes the water.
Q: Are cut Christmas trees safe
to use in the home?
A: We believe that cut trees
properly stored outdoors and then
maintained in a continuous water
supply indoors present no real
hazard.
"Joy to the World" on the sides of
its bed. and eight of the students
will be in costumes of different
nations, illustrating ways the coun
tries celebrate Christmas. With
them will be a large, handmade
globe of the world.
On Tuesday morning, students
in the classes of Miss Janice Brock,
Miss Carolyn Ronalter. Mrs. Carol
Pagan and Mrs. Gwen Reeves were
preparing the "skirt" of the float,
working in the old school mainten
ance shop building near Upchurch
Junior High School. They were
fixing newspapers to make the
skirt, and later sprayed the papers
with color.
Five inmates of Sandhills Youth
Center at McCain came over
Tuesday afternoon and helped
them.
At Upchurch. meanwhile, the
students of Mrs. Marsha Currin,
Miss Vicki Woddell and Mrs.
Debra Olson were building the
globe.
A total of 25 students in the
classes participated in preparing
the decorations.
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Students with some guidance from teachers working on decorations for the float of the multihandicapped classes
Tuesday for Saturday's Christmas parade. [Staff photo.]
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