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By Ml E. GARDNER, N. C. State University Each year I try to keep my readers abreast of the times by calling attention to new varieties of flowers and vegetables of in terest to both the home gardener and the commercial grower. The next two or three issues of Garden Time will be devoted to the 1969 All-America selec - tions of flower and vegetable varieties. These tests are spon sored by the United States and Canadian seed associations and the selections are made only af ter carefully controlled tests un der different conditions of en vironment. First, the 1969 flower varieties: Cherry Buttons, a buttons-type zinnia; Rosy Future, Fla cactus type zinnia; Polka Dot, Vinca rosea; and now Ball, a dwarf cornflower. Zinnia “Cherry Buttons,” the only Silver Medal flower win ner, begins blooming at about 19-12 inches, perhaps a little dwarfer than pink Buttons. A profuse bloomer, uniform charming new cherry-coral col or, fully double 1% to 1% inch flowers almost as deep as wide, on wiry stems. Compact, base branching plants are prolonged bloomers and blooms are long lasting. Foliage is mint green and abundant for the bright, lumin ous colored blooms. Richest, most delightful of the Buttons zinnias, a real honey. FI hybrid giant cactus flower ed Zinnia “Rosy Future” is of bright rose-pink color and two feet or taller. With many strong stemmed flowers of five to six inch width, these large quilled floral heads make glorious cut ting material as well as garden display/ The dwarfer and stur dier plants of this Zenith series make more desirable garden subjects with zinnia’s most spec tacular flower form. As large as they are, the quilled petals pro vide a lightness or airiness, nev er a heavy appearance, for ar rangements. The sturdy, com pact plants have continuous blooms and color. FI hybrid giant cactus flower ed zinnia “Torch” is of richest orange color, 2 to 2\k feet tall. It is vigorous, sturdy and profuse flowering, bushy and continuous with huge five to six-inch quill ed double blooms, true to color and an improvement over the hybrid Bonanza which did seg regate in color. This is of the best type of cactus zinnias and most colorful, a grand campan ion to Firecracker, Yellow Zen ith and Rosy Future in this Zenith series. We have run out of space so will describe Polka Dot, Vinca rosea, and Snow Ball next week. Veterans Corner Below are authoritative answ ers by the Veterans Administra Hon to some of the many cur rent questions from former ser vicemen and their families. 'Fur ther information on veterans benefits may be obtained1 at any VA office. T Q — For some time I have lad the Veterans Administration -retain my a T. insurance divi dends, but I just got a letter saying I should apply for rein statement of my polkar. I Inow that I have enough dividends to cover the premium due. What happened? A — With your present option, our nation’s The Drunk Driver Can Hurt Yo — holiday spirit so do alcoholic also blood on dnrini ihol plays a major Sven periods, alcoh part in the nation’s tragic traf fic safety record, points out Don Costa, safety director at the Allstate Insurance Com pany. Nearly 50% of all auto acci dents involve drinking drivers. Almost half of the 52,000 deaths and about half of the 4,000,000 auto injuries are caused by drunk drivers. Of the nearly 100 million drivers in the nation, an esti mated 93 mil lion drink. Luckily, only 2% i— one of every 50 driv e r s — are drunk drivers. Every drink ing driver is not a drunk driver because only the drunk driver is a men tally sick driver. Only a “sick” driver would drive his car when: —he is 26 times more likely to have an accident —his behavior is erratic and unpredictable ' —his field of vision is lower ed by 80% —his reactions have been re duced by 15% —he may fail to see dark ob jects at night —and aU this is topped with a false sense of bolstered con fidence. As a consequence, says Cos ta, the statistics tell that some 26,000 dead and 2,000,000 in jured motorists and pedes trians owe their pain and suffering to the drunk driver . . . the “sick” driver . . . the killer driver. the dividends you have left on deposit with VA do draw inter est. However, they are like a bank account; the VA cannol use these dividends to pay youi G. I. insurance premiums with out your permission. To insure that your policy will not lapse in the future, you should change your dividend option to provide that dividends will be used tc pay the insurance premiums ir advance, as they accrue. You will be furnished a statement each time dividends are applied, letting you know how far ahead you are paid, when the next premium is due, and the amounl of any partial credit left over, Q — I am told that my non service-connected pension pay ment will be increased soon, When will I receive my increas ed payments?.. . A — The VA nonservice-con nected pension program wis re structured effective Jan. 1,1969 Approximately 1.2 million bene ficiaries under this program wil] receive increased pension pay No Mess — No Waiting — Our Ready-Mixed Concrete is ^on the job when you need it. Also Sand, Gravel and Crush,, ed Stone. r Copt, tod Lowto* Director «r,f* Raytheon ampany & America'* Cup Mmplomhlp tailing matter. W£LL- O/L £1? TOOLS / A' S££- THROUGH fLAST/C 3AG. -.--— SENATOR SAM ERVIN ☆ SAYS * Continued1 from' page 3 how we can finance all of the demands for Federal spending without incurring inflation and doing serious damage to our monetary system. Certainly, governments should be responsive to the needs of the people, and anyone familiar with a changing society can un derstand that we must keep an open mind about how we shall deal with our needs. We should, however, keep in perspective the fact that not every problem can best be solved by drifting a new Federal program. In feet, oar ex perience demonstrates that we may damage the whole fabric of our civilization by taking that approach. Adding layer upon layer of Federal bureaucracy to deal with problems that can best be dealt with at a level closer to the people stifles productivi ty and individual initiative. Aside from dealing with spe cific problems of crime, educa tion, health, the post office, highways, pollution, and hunger, there is the problem of general government and its structure which needs attention at this Congress. For years now, we have been dealing with problems almost on a program by pro gram basis. Consequently, there is duplication, overlappage, and waste in the countless programs which deal with domestic prob lems. As I have frequently point ed out, there is a real need to correct this. I am hopeful, therefore, that the new Administration will join with Congress to bring order td the kingdoms which exist here in Washington. ments as the result of this restructuring. These increased payments also went into effect Jan. 1, so if you qualify for an increase, you should receive your high pension check around February 1. _ may a closer look values: the important to fiS''?; *3 According to Ranees Jon extension family life s. North Carolina State Univ a couple will have i the goals they set in early mar riage. The housed paid for; the children are through school. most Now there may lie some new goals tjje homemaker can set. Goals to help her make the best of the rest of her life. One goal a woman may set is to be a good wife. During all those years with children to care for, she may have let this other role take second place. Now is the time to get reac qhainted with the man she mar ried aQd discover some of the new dimensions of the personal ity he has become. , In addition, a woman will wish to be a good in-law; wijfling and helpful when the children ask for her help. “It may be hard to let married children make ob vious mistakes in their decisions, yet they must do their own bit of learning through experience,”1 Miss Jordan points out. Also, a senior citizen should be in step with the time. She should read the newspaper and library books and be willing to listen to an opinion that’s dif ferent from her own. She will do well to determine why she believes the way she (toes about certain things. A woman should do all’ she can to be a good citizen. Dr the golden years he may have the best chance ever to make a con tribution to her community: She has less home responsibility, more time and years of maturi ty. Community action programs need volunteers at all levels1. A senior citizen should be somebody. “Remember, a wom an is herself and no-one else, no matter how old she gets. No as wdl‘as around the farm, hotoe or'business. T* <' In fact, any extreme temper* ature, iiigh or low* makes it necessary to guard many pesrth cide-chemicals. Home chemicals are usually safe because they are likely to be stored in 'pro tected areas. Chemicals for oth er purposes, especially herbi cides, often need! special care. J. C. Wells, extension plant pathologist at North Carolina State University, said four pre cautionary steps should be tak en in storing pesticide-chemi 1. Store liquid formulations on pallets and duckboard to pre vent the containers from rust ing. 2. Keep containers tightly closed. Plug air vents which have been punefied for ease of pouring. 3. Keep water soluble chem icals clean and dry to prevent them from caking. 4. Check chemicals to see if they have < “crystallized out of solution.” this often happens when the temperature drops be low 32 degrees. If this does hap pen, warm the chemical to at least 40 degrees and shake the container. If tfte crystals disap pear, no harm has been done. ' Wells, who beads the Pesticide Education Team at NCSU, said that most labels; on chemicals give directions on how they should be stored. -£------—1_ body else in the world is just like she is,”' Miss Jordan adds. “The senior citizen will do well to recognize her special talent, whatever it is. She should cher ish it. Share it.” —' ■ » _ ONE HIGH STANDARD The same thoughtful complete dignified service is regardless of-the cost of the funeral selected. Garner's Funeral Heme Dial JA 3-2124 or JA 3-2125
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