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NEW MEMBERS of the Shallotte Junior Woman's Club are (from left) Dee Hall , Lynnette Lewis,
Debbie Kupp, Donna Williamson, Nikki Proctor, Diane McRainey, Tara Walker, Kathryn Fisher and
Vicki Rogers.
Shallotte Juniors Begin New Year
Shallotte Junior Woman's Club
recently changed officers, added
new members and recognized mem
bers' accomplishments during the
past year, said spokesman Geni
Cox.
ousan Gibble of Holdcn Beach is
the club's new president. Serving
with her during 1991 are Betsy
Lewis of Calabash, president elect;
Vicki Marshall of Shallotte, First
vice president; Kate Williamson of
Ocean Isle Beach, second vice pres
ident; Lynne Carr of Holden Beach,
treasurer; Gerri Cox of Shallotte,
historian; Julie Harrclson of Shal
lotte, secretary; and Kim Galloway
of Supply, co-treasurer.
Mrs. Gibble was also recognized
as the outstanding clubwoman for
1990, receiving the Sandra D.
Thomas award. Other award recipi
ents were Polly Russ of Shallotte,
the Katherine C. Gainey Citizenship
Award; Lisa Mintz of Supply, the
Tommyc Glenn Outstanding New
Clubwoman; Lynne Can, Sylvia
Tripp Congeniality Award; and John
Marshall, The Brunswick Hospital,
the Dianne Holdcn President's
Award for contributions to the club.
Sharing the Sharon B. Cranford
Department award were Gerri Cox
and Cathy Milligan of Shallotte.
Inductcd as new members were
Dee Hall, Donna Williamson and
Kathryn Fisher of Shallotte; Debbie
Rupp, Nikki Proctor and Tara Walk
er of Ocean Isle Beach; Lynnctte
Lewis of Supply; and Vicki Rogers
of Southport.
The club meets the first Monday
of each month.
Gardening's Not For
Adults Only
BY C. BRUCE WILLIAMS
Extension Area
Turf Specialist
I was rcccntly reminded that gar
dening is for people of all ages.
A mother of two young men told
me that her sons, D.J. and J.R., read
my column every week. D.J. and
J.R., your loyalty is appreciated.
I sometimes ?
forget that my
childhood curi
osity about the
mystery and
wonder of
plants grew into
a career.
Children love
to garden. Last
year, NASA
sent out tomato Williams
seeds to schools throughout the
country. These seeds were exposed
to all the unseen forces of the uni
verse in the shuttle's space flights.
Thousands of tomato plants were
grown from these seeds.
1 do not know if any great scien
tific lessons were learned, but I am
sure that a great number of children
were introduced to gardening. I
have spoken to numerous parents,
teachers and children who enthusi
astically tell me the details of grow
ing these plants in school and home
gardens.
I have a young cousin who is hy
bridizing roses, with his mother's
THE PLANT DOCTOR
help. I know of no belter way to en
courage a child's natural curiosity
and at the same time impart a love
of the environment.
Don't tell the kids, but gardening
is one of the most wholesome, heal
thy and satisfying lifelong hobbies
around.
Plants used in a child's garden
should be non-poisonous, edible,
mature quickly and fun to grow.
Seed catalogs are great fun for chil
dren and one of the best places to
start planning a summer garden.
Designate a small plot of land es
pecially for your child's garden. Pay
special attention to site location,
soil preparation and size. Tailor the
details of garden preparation and
planning to the child's personality
and creativity.
Some Crops For Kids
Root crops like radishes, carrots
and sweet potatoes are always fun
for the first-time gardener.
Carrots can be difficult if germi
nation, plant thinning and soil fertil
ity arc not properly attended. The
smaller, finger-size early maturing
carrot varieties would probably be
best for the young gardener.
Radishes are a sure-fire success
under most garden conditions.
Sweet potatoes would be a good
foliow-up crop and usually produces
a crop under the most trying envi
ronmental conditions. Slips can be
produced from the shoots of a rooted
sweet potato on a window sill.
Field crops such as popcorn,
pumpkins, gourds and watermelons
take up considerable space in the
garden, but kids love 'em. Get the
popcorn planted in early April and
be sure to amend the soil with ade
quate fertilizer since popcorn re
quires lots of nitrogen for a good
yield.
Hills thinned to four or six plants
is a good way to grow this crop.
Pumpkins, gourds or watermel
ons can be planted later in the sea
son, around mid-May or June, be
tween the hills of popcorn.
Most children like cherry toma
toes. Many varieties are available
but early maturing types would
probably be best for the impatient
gardener. Seed can be saved for
planting in future gardens.
Planting a few flowers around the
child's vegetable garden is a good
idea. Giant sunflowers arc always a
hit. And for perennials, day lilies,
coreopsis and blackcycd Susans arc
ideal.
Encouragc creativity and experi
mentation. Most seasoned gardeners
know that good gardening practicc
is learned through trial and error.
(Send your gardening questions
to The Plant Doctor. P.O. Box 109,
Bolivia. N.C. 28422.)
Black Achievers Focus Of Talks
Speakers from Brunswick Com
munity College and the Brunswick
County Department of Social Ser
vices participated in a Black History
Month reading incentive program at
Union Primary School during Feb
ruary.
The program was sponsored by
Etherine P. Butler, media coordina
tor, and was intended to spark stu
dents' interest in reading about the
accomplishments of black Ameri
cans.
On Feb. 22, Willie Fullwood, di
rector of literacy programs at BCC,
told third grade students about fa
mous inventors, including Eli
Whitney and "Ole Sam," the true
inventor of the cotton gin; Garrett
Morgan, whose inventions included
the gas mask and traffic light; and
Elijah McCoy, who developed the
automatic lubricator for moving
machine parts.
Velma Williams, BCC recruitment
coordinator, spoke to second grade
classes on Feb. 25, focusing on the
late civil rights leader Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr., who she had occa
sion to meet and conversed with.
On Feb. 27, Joyce Hewctt, direc
tor of business programs at BCC,
told kindergarten and resource class
students about Wilmington native
Michael Jordan. She shared stories
from his boyhood and his tenure at
the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill and showed a video.
The last speaker of the week was
Evelyn Johnson, services director
with the Brunswick County Depart
ment of Social Services. She pre
sented a dramatization of Rosa
Parks, considered the "mother" of
the civil rights movement. She also
led the children in singing Cum By
Ya, a traditional black hymn that
took on new significance when used
by slaves and the Underground Rail
road as a code during the Civil War.
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INSTAL1JED AS 1991 OFFICERS of the Shallotte Junior Woman's Club are (from left) Susan Gib
ble, Betsy Lewis, Vicki Marshall, Kate Williamson, Lynne Carr, Gerri Cox, Julie Harrelson and Kim
Galloway. District Junior Director Debbie l^emon (right) was the installing officer.
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RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR WORK during 1990 were club members (from left) Susan Gibble, Polly
Russ, lJsa Mintz, Lynne Carr, Gerri Cox and Cathy Milligan.
Students Focused
On Dental Health
Bolivia Elementary School stu
dents buried a "toothy" time capsule
as part of their month-long celebra
tion of dental health in February.
Inside the capsule awaiting future
discovery: a toothbrush, flouridc
powder, a denture plate, a denture
mold and floss.
Other activities coordinated by
school nurse Beatrice Flythc includ
ed a dental health parade by the
kindergarten classes; talks by local
dentists on good dental health prac
tices; and making of bookmarks and
bulletin boards by students for dis
play in the community.
Students also helped produce a
health foods recipe book and entered
a count the teeth contest. Winners
were Terry Lanier, Nicole Maxwell,
Heather Mellor and Robin Beck.
Overall, 20 students received gifts
donated by four area merchants.
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