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Furniture in
Ref iriished,
By
CHRISTENSEN
JANICE
Recycling is mighty
popular with Mrs. Odell
Villines of the Hurdle
Mills Extension Home
makers Club, Person
.. County. .
Several weeks ago she
went shopping for a bed.
After checking several
stores, Mrs. Villines
figured she might have
something stored away
that could do the Job Just
: as well?
Sure enough, tucked
sway in the packbarn was
a three-piece bedroom
suit hat had been
purchased more than 20
years ago.
Since she had already
learned how to refinlsh
furniture at an Extension-sponsored
work
shop, Mrs. Villines took
on the mammoth task of
reflnishing a bed, chest
of drawers and a dresser.
Total cost was $20. Time
invested was about two
weeks.
The homemaker is not
only proud to display her
new furniture, she' s
promised to conduct a
workshop for others in
her community who want
to "recycle" old fur
niture, says Annie Tuck,
home economics exten
sion agent.
MRS. SANTA
Extension Home
makers Club members in
Alamance County came to
the rescue of Operation
Resolve to Make N. C.
More Beautiful in 73
A good resolution for
the New Year: Each
citizen of North Carolina,
young and older, resolve
to play his or her part
in making North Caro
lina a more beautiful
state in 1973. This cannot
be accomplished by
garden clubs, alone, or
municipal governments,
' alone,' or by the state
governmental agencies;
but it can be accom
plished by the individual
efforts of all the citizens
of the state.
Many times the
cjiaracter of a family can
be Judged by the
appearance of a home.
Visitors can . likewise
Judge a town or city by
the ' appearance of the
homes, parks, factories
and warehouses. A well
landscaped Industrial
plant or place of business
; denotes officers and
employees as congenial
and efficient as their
pleasant surroundings.
With pleasant surround
ings you find, too, good
neighbors, substantial
- citizens and a feeling of
Comrdunlty pride.
Real estate dealers
tell us that they can get
' from s 10 to 15 percent
more for a home if it is
well landscaped. The
plants become , more
attractive as they grow
and provide shade and
color or whatever they
were selected to accom
plish in the landscape
scheme. If the neigh
bors "match your efforts;
and: they are inclined to
do this, the whole neigh
borhood will become a
more desirable place to
live, . and your home or
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Packbarn
'Recycled
Santa Claus by contribut
ing . money, personal
toilet articles, playing
cards, books and
clothing.
Amelia Watts, assist
ant ' home : economics
extension agent, explains
that Operation Santa
Claus was a county-wide
project to secure Chrlst
' mas gifts for Alamance
County residents at the
John Umstead Hospital
for the mentally ill and
the Murdoch School for
the retarded.
SEAM GUIDE
v Mrs. Kyle Williams,
Bladenboro, Columbus
County found a way to
modernize her old sewing
machine.
At a recent tie making
workshop, the home
maker discovered that
most newer model sewing
machines have marking
lines imprinted on the
throat plate of the
machine for help in
making various width
seams.
Since her older
machine didn't have these
marking lines, Mrs,
Williams solved the
problem by putting a
piece of masking tape on
the throat plate to the
right of the needle and
marking off, with pen,
the various seam widths
she Would need.
It's helped speed up
her sewing, adds Ann
Bobo, assistant home
economics agent.
business a good invest
ment should you wish
to sell.
Colorful flower bor
ders, ground covers,
well selected foundation
plants and trees for shade
and framing your home
all add up to enjoyment
and pleasure for every
one in the community.
North Carolina is one
of the most garden
minded states in the
nation. With more
individual responsibility
and enthusiasm, ; it can
also be the most
beautiful.
-'' You may be surprised
to learn that the avocp.tion
or hobby of gardening,
amounts to a whopping 4
billion dollars annually in
the United States. I think
the reason for this stems
from the fact that it is
something in which the
entire family can partic
ipate and that they will
need seed, plants, fer
tilizer, pesticides, tools
and power equipment to
do a good Job.
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Dr. Tom Hobgood, Ed Foil, Miss June
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AADA Challenged To Begin
Coastal Development Program
EDENTON The Albemarle
Area Development Association
has been challenged to begin a
comprehensive Coastal
Development Program, as well
as to make every meeting a
forum for discussion of op
portunities in the area.
Challenges and opportunities
of the 10-county area were
discussed by three specialists
from N.C. State University in
Raleigh at the monthly
Plants And The
Scientists have known for
decades that animals depend on
plants for oxygen and plants
depend on animals for carbon
dioxide.
Just how dependent are
plants and animals on one
another?
Ft was recently pointed out by
a botany specialist at N. C.
State University that an acre of
growing corn will release about
16 pounds of oxygen per day. A
person engaged in moderate
activity will consume about 1.1
pounds of oxygen per day.
,Thus, an acre of growing corn
will support about 15 people.
This is only during the actual
growing season, which is about
100 days for the average crop.
An acre of pine trees will
release about .30 pounds of
oxygen per day, aiyl this will
continue throughout the year
because pines are evergreens.
Deciduous trees,' such as
maples, will also release about
ANTIQUING .
Antiquing can do won-'
ders for old, drab looking
woodwork and early
nothing furniture. After
preparing the surfaces,
paint with a semi-gloss
enamel, either to match,
contrast or harmonize .
with wall color, suggest
extension house furnish
ings' specialists. North
Carolina .State Uni-
verslty Then apply the
antiquing glaze, available
in a variety of colors and
sizes, .according to
directions.
Y(!J)D
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C. Jones discuss
Program.
meetingofAADAheldatEdenton
Restaurant last Thursday night.
On the panel were: Ed Foil,
assistant director of extension;
J.C. Jones, district extension
chairman; and Dr. Tom
Hobgood, community
development specialist.
Dr. Hobgood said the
Albemarle has more than its
fair share of people with a
progressive attitude. Therefore,
he said people in the area
Environment
30 pounds of oxygen per day, but
only when the leaves are on.
Some weeds and saltmarsh
plants will release about 40
pounds of oxygen per day. And
the saltmarsh plants carry out
photosynthesis throughout the
year since they retain their
leaves. ',
These figures are, of course,
merely rough estimates. The
exact figures will depend on
temperature, moisture - and
other environmental factors.
However, the figures do serve
to indicate how essential plants
are to man. The next time that
someone proposes t6 cut a tree,
let's think of the loss in oxygen
production as well as, the value
of the tree for shade, timber and
beauty. " ,
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Development
' believe in what they are making
happen. :
He added that there are a
number of problem areas in
which the association-a group
of people with common interests-might
want to turn into
opportunities. Among them he
listed the need fori, a com
prehensive Coastal Develop
ment Program.
Foil said the location of a
number of area specialists in
the Albemarle is the direct
result of interest by leaders of
AADA. He said this is an
example of the area leadership
being concerned about a
problem and doing something
about it. V '
The panelist also pointed out
that community resource
development takes group action
and extension is'interested in
fostering niore such action. He
added that the role of extension
is to work with Lay leaders in
leadership . development,
organization and cooperation
with other agencies ; and
organizations.
y' Jones, . who acted as
moderator, said , regular
association meetings are .im
portant and should be a forum
for discussion of opportunities,
in the area. ' i v
L.F. Amburn. Jr.; president,
presided at the meeting.,. .
Coastal
Bid Seed Make Good Animal Stuffing
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CHRISTENSEN,
JANICE
Bird seed is not only
useful for feeding birds;
: it's also good for stuffing
toy animals.
Mrs. Marvin Haddock,
Princeton, Rt.', 2, has been
using bird seed as stuff
ing for over 100 toy frogs,
says Mrs. Pat Brown,
associate home econom
ics .; extension ' agent,
Johnston County..' "
- Before stuffing the
Parents Should Weigh
College Alternatives
RALEIGH -- Don't
enoourage your 'child to
go to oollege if there is
a better alternative for;
him.
Your child might be
one of those whose
particular abilities and
needs would find more
opportunities ' for fulfill- ,
ment in other places or '
other, schools, observes
MrsV Faye Haywood,
extension i family relations-specialist,
: North ,
Carolina State Uni
versity. ' ,
Many parents may
feel that the oollege or
university ; is the :. best
choice for their child.
Some may even consider,
it the only choice. For "
many young people, the
college . or university
does provide the needed
educational experiences '
to help them reach their
goals, Mrs. Haywood'
agrees. It would be a
real loss if they could
not . move in this
direction. --. ' .
There , are young
people, however, leaving
for the college campus
every year because they, r
or their parents, may not.'
consider that there might
be a better choice. '
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toys, Mrs. Haddock does
; heat the bird seed in the'
... oven "to dry it completely
. and ; to kill any insects
that might be present.
',.. The . stuffed toys,
'. which are lightweight and
,-, very flexible, are attrac
tive and safe for children -to
play with, the agent
adds.
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REDECORATE HOUSE
The Samuel Alston
v family of Warren County
has taken many steps to
College does not offer
them the experiences or,
the education that helps
' them become the kind of
, persons they want to be.
The campus becomes a
dead - end, a place of
frustration or a lost
weekend.
- ' . What , are ' the other
alternatives' that are
worth consideration?
One might be the
. world of work. A large
number of young people
' need work experience to
- develop some realistic
ideas - concerning Job
' expectations and their :
own abilities. Others
- may benefit by consider
ing other educational and
vocational institutions
such as secretarial and
' business colleges.
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improve 'the interior of f
their house. -
Included in the project
was the redecorating of
two ' bedrooms and a
family room and : the
addition of a second bath,
says Mrs. Bertha Forte,
' home economics exten
sion agent.
, Since the couple did
not have time to reflnish
their own furniture, they
took it to a special shop.
, Even so. they figure they
saved money.
Mrs. Alston ' esdd,'
"We had owned this fur
niture for many years and
feel it is of higher quality
than much of the new
.furniture' we could afford
to buy right now."
KEEP RECORDS
Record keeping has"
proven useful to a young
.couple who recently
attended a money . man
agement class in
Alamance County.
Since the couple
started keeping records, '.
they are much more
aware of how they spend ,
their money and where
the leaks in their budget
are, explains Mrs. Ozetta ,
Guye, home economics '
extension agent.
The young couple
wants a home of their
own and believe that good
record keeping will help
them realize this goal -'
sooner, the agent
observes." -. ;
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