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STAFF PHOTO BY SUSAN USHER
Clyde and Rachel Gore recently received the April Yard of the Month award from the Sunset Sands
Garden Club for the second time ? but for a different yard. The Gores have already established a new
landscape after moving only a year ago from Magnolia Drive to 174 Live Oak West. With bright flow
ers blooming and a crisp green lawn, "It looks very spring," said committee member Marie Summerlin
(left above), shown with Rachel Gore and committee chairman Mildred Bernard.
Births Are Announced
McKinney
MichacI and Sheila McKinncy of
Shallottc have announced the birth
of a son, Michacl Julian McKinney.
Michael was born March 23 at
12:46 a.m. at New Hanover Region
al Medical Center in Wilmington.
SISTERS Ijiura Brust, Alison Brust and Jennifer Brust have
weddings planned.
Sisters Set Wedding Dates
Three daughters of Dr. and Mrs.
Joseph V. Brust of Ocean Isle Beach
arc planning weddings in upcoming
months.
They arc Jennifer A. Brust, 29, of
Arlington, Va.; Laura Marie Brust,
26, of New Milford, Conn.; and Ali
son Ann Brust, 24, of Greensboro.
Jennifer and her fiance, Colin W.
Uckert, are both attorneys in Ar
lington. They will be married May
11 at St. Rita's Church in Alexan
dria, Va.
Laura will marry Nader Nassim
Sobhan of Wapingcrfalls, N.Y., on
July 5 at Sacrcd Heart Catholic
Church in Southport. She is a tech
nical writer and he is a computer
programmer.
On Sept. 7, also at Sacrcd Heart.
Alison will wed Paul Mclo Leitc, of
Greensboro. Alison is a freclance
graphic designer and her fiance
manages a printing business. She
will be the last of the Brusts' seven
daughters to marry.
Invitations arc being sent.
Birthdays And Anniversaries
Thursday, April 11
Saundra Fox, Shannon Stone,
Stephanie Batson, Glen A. Phelps,
James Easton Powell.
Friday, April 12
Wendy Sue Day, Martha Clingen
peel, Jeff Gales, Michelle Bland,
Tommy Hickman, Gail McLamb,
Gay Atkins, Wendy Smith, Odessa
Stanley, Chris Bryan, Maria Todd;
Mr. and Mrs. Greg White, Mr. and
Mrs. Dwight Reeves, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas S. Russ, Mr. and Mrs. Lon
nic Causey, Charlie and Marie Hol
dcn.
Saturday, April 13
Meleody Benton, Patrick Bolton,
Margaret Southerland, Emily An
dresky, Frank Couvillon, Shelby
Rudd, Grace S. Young, Thomi Ar
nold, Emma Lou Edwards, Stuart
Cooke, Adam Edwards; Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Cheers.
Sunday, April 14
Katie Beth Jones, Andy L.udlum,
Felicia Ann Gray, Luther C. Batten,
Acie Robinson, LaDane Bullington,
Allen Todd, Tommy Smith, Jercmic
Elliott, Janet Smith; Mr. and Mrs.
Patrick Frcshour, Mr. and Mrs.
James Arthur Robbins.
Monday, April 15
Timbcrlcy Adams, Teddy Hick
man, Clyde Stanley, Becki Frink,
Tammy Stanley, Joan Owens, Con
nie Schutte, Leslie Inman, Sheila
Stanley, Will Bradsher, Pierrette
Thompkins, Sue Watkins, Lyn M.
Wilson; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry O'Neal,
Mike and Pamela Nash.
Tuesday, April 16
Shirley Callahan, Jamie Hartsell,
Jonathan Burcham, Christine Marie
Pahl, Shirley Frazier, Dedie Otto,
Stan Skinner, Curtis Todd; Allan
and Elizabeth Dameron, Mr. and
Mrs. L.D. Benton, Donald Wayne
and Wendy Sue Day.
Wednesday, April 17
Lonnie Sprinkle, Judy Holdcn,
Daisy Russ Thompkins, Martha
Hewetl, Sally Skipper, Julie Batson,
Dcbra McCall, Sue Barefoot, Kath
leen Batson, Gcrri Cox; Dr. and
Mrs. Irvin Cavedo, Billy and Emma
Lea Caison.
Pageants Taking Applications
ine 1991 N.C. 4th of July Festi
val is seeking contestants for two
upcoming pageants.
Contestants for the Queen's Pag
eant, scheduled June 8, must be 17
to 22 years of age and a resident of
Brunswick County. The 1991 queen
will receive a "substantial" scholar
ship, said spokesman Peggy Doug
las-Ledgett, and will represent the
area throughout the state of North
Carolina.
The Little Miss and Tiny Miss
Pageant will be held June 15.
Contestants for Little Miss must
be 6 to 8 years of age and a county
resident. Contestants for Tiny Miss
must be 3 to 5 years of age and a
county resident. Winners must be
present at all 4th of July Festival ac
tivities the week of July 1-4.
Applications for both pageants
arc available from any branch of
United Carolina Bank. Also, inter
ested persons may call Mrs. Doug
las-Lcdgcu at (919) 457-9414 re
garding the queen's pageant or Lin
da Brinson or Angie Wilson-Taylor
at (919) 457-6771 about the young
er girls' pageant.
N.C. Miss & Master Brunswick County
Beauty Pageant
April 20, 2:00 PM
Shallotte Middle School
Registration 12:30 to1 :30
Open to all ages-3 mos. to 21 years (single),
Married-18 and up. Boys 0-10 years.
For details, call Margie Pridgen (803)464-9097 or Betty
(919)654-5055.
DEADLINE FOR ENTRANTS-APRIL 15
He weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and
was 20 1/2 inches long.
Grandparents are Faye and Edi
son Tripp of Shallotte and Kellen
and Delorcs Holdcn of Supply.
Evans
Barry and Anita Evans of
Shallotte have announced the birth
of their first child, a daughter, Tay
lor Nicole.
Arriving at 2:18 p.m. March 25 at
Cape Fear Memorial Hospital, Wil
mington, she weighed 7 pounds, 4
ounces and was 20 inches long.
Paternal grandparents arc Mack
and Sarah Evans of Supply. Ma
ternal grandparents arc Frank and
Carolyn Gales of Shallotte.
Inman
Phil and Debbie Inman of Shallot
te Point are the parents of a daugh
ter, Katherine Elizabeth Inman.
She arrived at 3:15 p.m. March 19
at The Brunswick Hospital, weigh
ing in at 7 pounds, 7 1/2 ounces and
measuring 20 1/2 inches long.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Carol G. Wood of Holdcn Beach
and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Inman Jr. of
Shallotte Point.
Great-grandparents arc Margie
Robinson of Shallotte Point and Ef
fic Heggc of Gause Landing.
Madison
The Rev. and Mrs. John T. Mad
ison Jr. of Fair Bluff have announce
the arrival of their daughter, Ragan
Joyce, on March 25.
She weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces.
Grandparents are Evelyn Madi
son and John Madison, both of
Shallotte, and Clarence and Sara
Ragan of Fuquay-Varina.
Give Old Furniture
Exciting New Look
An April 16-18 workshop on
"fanciful" furniture painting will
give participants a chance to create
a new look for old furniture.
Brunswick Community College
Visiting Artist Emily Wcinstcin will
lead the workshop, scheduled from
7 p m. to 10 p.m. in the art room of
the Vocational Arts Building at
BCC's main campus north of Sup
ply on U.S. 17.
Those attending are asked to
bring a small- to medium-sized
piece of furniture, already primed
and ready to paint.
Weinstein will demonstrate faux
Finishes and work with participants.
Interested persons arc asked to
contact her at her studio, at 842
3304, to register.
Choose Pest Control With Thought
BY C. BRUCE WILLIAMS
Extension Area
Turf Specialist
Dear Plant Doctor: My yard is
full of holes the si/c of a golf ball
with tunnels
connecting the
holes. I thought
it was a snake
and poured
blcach in the
hole. I love birds
and want some
thing that will
not hurt them.
Will you please
tell me some- williams
tiling to get rid of what-ever-it-is?
Answer: Sounds like you have a
bau ease of either moles or voles.
Moles arc small mammals (hat feed
primarily on insects, like grubs.
Voles arc small mammals that feed
primarily on vegetable matter, like
the plants in your flower bed.
Control of either of these animals
is difficult. The safest method of
controlling voles is through close
mowing and the use of mouse traps.
The placement of a mouse trap on
the above ground runs is the only
method of control available to the
homeowner.
For vole control, poison baits arc
illegal and potentially harmful to
the environment.
You have several options to con
trol moles in your lawn. The tradi
tional method is to treat with insec
ticides to kill the insccts in your
lawn therefore eliminating the food
source attracting the moles.
However, an environmentally
safer solution is to use a mole trap.
Mole traps are very effective when
Celebrates Birthday
Daisey Russ Thompkins of
Russtown will celebrate her
92 nd birthday with a drop-in
reception at her home Sunday,
April 21, from 2:30 p.m. until
5 p.m. All friends and relatives
are invited.
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THE PLANT DOCTOR
used properly. A mole trap should
be placed directly over a fresh tun
nel that has been caved in. Place the
trap early in the morning. Traps
may have to be moved every two or
three days to new tunnels.
Several folks have told me that
they have used some household
chemical such as bleach or gasoline
to control some kind of outdoor
pest. This is a dangerous practice.
Many of the household chemicals
will cause severe environmental
problems. Never use a chemical ex
cept for its intended use.
You mentioned that you arc a
bird lover. Many spccies of birds
feed on the grubs in your lawn. The
moles, voles, snakes, grubs and
birds form a complex natural web
of checks and balances. Choose
your pest control with thought. And,
if pesticides are used, follow label
instructions.
Dear Plant Doctor: I would like
to know if there are any publica
tions in the library, extension office
or bookstores that would contain
details about plants native to the
southeastern region of North Caro
lina.
Also, I cannot find any nurseries
that carry these native plants, such
as Jack-in-the-pulpit. Is there any
nursery or mail order company that
would keep me from going out in
the woods for these plants?
Answer: Yes, yes and yes. Multi
tudes of good publications have
been released about the unusual flo
ra of southeast North Carolina.
However, many are far too technical
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for ihc average gardener.
C. Ritchie Bell, Ph.D., a retired
U.N.C. professor of botany, has au
thored or co-authored a number of
excellent easy to read books describ
ing native North Carolina plants.
The "standard" for most south
east U.S. plant identification is the
Manual of the Vascular Flora of the
Carolinas. by A.E. Radford, H.E.
Ahlcs and C.R. Bell. This should be
available in most libraries.
The N.C. Department of Agricul
ture publishes a booklet entitled
Certified Nurseries and Plant Col
lectors of North Carolina. Your
county extension agent most likely
has a copy, as well as would any cer
tified plant nursery. Also, you may
be able to obtain a copy by writing to
the Plant Industry Division,
N.C.D.A., P.O. Box 27647, Raleigh,
N.C. 27611. This publication lists
all North Carolina certified nurseries
and the general categories of plant
materials which they producc.
Another excellent reference is the
The Reference Manual of Woody
Plant Propagation by M.A. Dirr
and C.W. Heuser. This publication
contains excellent up-to-date refer
ences for the inquiring mind.
The North Carolina Slate Univer
sity Arboretum Newsletter is proba
bly the most up-to-date periodical
detailing the information you are re
questing. This newsletter is sent to
all members of the Friends of NC
SU Arboretum. J.C. Raulston,
Ph.D., docs a superb job of putting
this newsletter together. For more
information, write NCSU Arbore
tum, NCSU, Dept. of Horticultural
Science, Box 7609, Raleigh, N.C.
27695-7609.
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