me gaidner
n c state college
What’s new? Many of my mail
or* have heard about, and some
may have used, gibherellic acid
for the h »rmone effect it has on
plant growth.
For this report, credit is due
Amdal Division of Abbott Labor
atories of Ventura. California,
and Farm Technology of Wil
loughby. Ohio.
Gibherellic acid is a very un
usual comp :und in that it is not
produced by synthetic processes.
It is produced by a deep culture
fermenation of a fungus, Gibber
elle fujikouri, irst discovered in
Formosa in llttb. It is a natural
growth hormone and has less
toxicity than many of the so
ralled non-toxic chemicals
A few examples will serve to
indicate the type of research be
ing conducted by the Ahliott Lab
oratories and some of the plant
responses that have been observ
ed to date
Lemon trees have responded
with larger green fruit suitable
for storing and marketing as
fresh lemons and a decrease in
small yell >w lemons which must
be processed into juice. There
ha.-- also been a delay in harvest
time so that th«- peak production
will come closer to jieak sales
months in the summertime. In
the field of breeding, gibberelllc
acid has been used to induce blot
ing < formation of se<-d stalk) in
lettuce.
:
In Florida gibberellin has t*-en
used to induce sprouting in new
ly harvested Irish potatoes The
stimulation from the hormone
has the effect of by-passing the
normal rest petiod necessary to
induce sprouting.
In New York and Michigan it
has twen found that treatment of
sour cherry trees infected with
a virus disease can tie math- pro
duetive again. In Washington ;
gibberellin treated sweet cherry
tiif's have produced firmer fruit i
and lietter color. The ripening of
the fruit has also Iw-en delayed
which extends the marketing
season. Yield increases have been
observed on corn and a larger
boll set on cotton.
Other studies are being con
ducted with strawberries, grapes,
tobacco and ornamental crops
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May your Christmas he blessed with the joy
and peace of that Day, when the
angels sang the glory of God whose Son
lay sleeping in a manger.
GRIFFIN S DRUG
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Non-Farm Jobs
In November
Show Decline
HALLlCif Nonagricultui al
employment registered a season
al decline of 1.200 in North Caro
lina (linin’; November, the State
Department of Labor reported
today.
Despite the drop, said State
Labor Commissioner Frank
Crane, the November non-farm
employment figure was the high
est on record for the month.
Crane said 1.373.100 Tar Heels
were working in n*n-farm jibs
last month. The November *otal
was i3.10ti higher than the figare !
reported for November. 1963
Factory employment totaling j
574,100 last month, although !
down S.500 from October's record
high, was 16.200 higher than a ;
year ago. Commissioner Cram
said.
Nonmanufacturing jobs tot-iI |
ing 799.000 were I.."too highc
than ill October and 2(>,9oo high
er than a year ago.
Principal seasonal job <1.
creases over the month inriutln
10,500 in tobacco stem merles, .so
in food processing. 300 in service
industries. 2ti0 in ordnance and
transportation equipment, a n c
100 each in mining, wholesale
trade, schools. State and local
government, and finance, insur
an<e ami real estate.
Hie* November employment tie
creases were largely offset by a
seasonal rise of 4.000 in retail
trade; a gain of 1,500 shared in
by all divisions of the textile in
dustry; increases of too each in
lumber, fabricated metals, con
struction and transportation;
gains of 200 each in furniture
electrical machinery, apparel
manufacturing, anti Federal gov
ernment; and increases of 100
each in stone, day anti glass
products, paper and allied pro
ducts. anti communications anil
public utilities.
Hourly earnings of the State’s
57-1.100 factory workers increas
ed two cents during November,
rising to an average of S1.7X The
w >rkweek increased fractionally
to a November average of !!>•
hours. Weekly earnings averag
ed S7N. 10 up SMS from the Oc
tober average.
such as r >ses. camellias and oth
ers.
This is a brief progress report
for your information and not a
recommendation that you treat
everything around the house with
gihherellin.
It seems apparent that this
natural hormone, properly used,
holds much promise in helping
s live our ever increasing needs
for food anti fiber.
JOURNEYMEN COMBO — Pete Small of Kings Mountain, second from left above, is a of
tbe six-member Journeymen Combo featured at the Club Elite in Nashville. Tennessee. 1| is
spending the Christmas holidays with his mother. Mrs. Joe Goforth. The Combo goes to Denver.
Colorado and Los Angeles. California in Match for playing engagements. They will -jytui
on the Nashville television program. "Night Train." Small is a Kings Mountain native, attended
Kings Mountain high school and has been drummer for the band of musicians for four yoars.
From left John Bradley, Pete SmalL Brent Maher. A1 Williams. Bob Poythress. and Buddy Brad
shaw.
When Christmas Groups Gather
it's Game Time For All Ages
Everyone’s a child at Christ
mas t.me. and that's why there’s
i nothin*; as much fun when fami
ly and friends gather as game
playing. Since Christmas group*
usually include both children and
adults, games that both can en
joy are best.
The following games can be
played with no special equipment,
other than that on hand.
CHARADES
Christmas charades is a lively
game that the tv hole family w ill
cni >y.
DiCIttt* the group Into two
teams. Individual member* of
teams are called upon to act out
a word, character, phrase, scene
or situation anti since it's
Christmas, all the charades
should have Christmas overtones.
Subjects are supplied on a slip
of paper bv the opposing team
and then passed n to the "act
or.'’ From here on. it's his job to
see how quickly he .-an »et his
teammates to guess what he is
acting out.
"The Night Before Christmas.”
' Jingle Bells.” "A Partridge in a
Pear Tree." and “Filling the
Christmas ft? k'r*'“
some of the many, many subjects
that can be used.
WORD PLAY .
A popular pencil ■ and - paper
game is called “word play.” The
object of the gamp is to see how
many words can be made from
a phrase such as “Merry Christ
mas to All" A time limit i* set.
and the rule is that no letter can
bp used in any word more often
than it appears in the phrase.
In other words, words made
from •'Merry Christmas to All”
can include no more than one
"e". “i” or "o." while they could
contain as many os two “m s" or
three “r’s."
Since word play involves com
petition among its piayers. it’s
advisable to allow the children
to compete againstonc another,
while the adults battle it out a
mong themselves.
SANTA S SLEIGH...
"Santa's 1’aking His Sleigh" is
a qtfet Christmas game that'
provides fun and hearty laughter.
It starts simply enough with one
member of the group saying.
“Santa's packing his sleigh, anti
he's bring a toy dog."
Then each person repeats the
sentence, adding another gift to
Santa's sleigh. The object of the
ffl€RRY CHMSTfflflS
come lit us adore Him •• • and leiapture the joy that Ailed the
beam of those who knelt to worship on that first Christmas Day.
With deep sincerity, we extend our greetings and wish each and everyone a
truly happy and holy Holiday. It is our fervent hope that the peace
of Bethlehem will be with you now and throughout all the dajsyettOCOffie.
McGinnis Furniture Co.
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How is the season of deep delight
as dear ones gather to celebrate the Christmas
Holiday. May youit be a merry one!
Seeking Log
Family Affair
The traditional Yule log sur
vives today more in art, song and
story than as an actual “blazing
Yule." After all. not every home
has a fireplace nowadays, and
even when a fireplace exists, .its
proportions are usually far from
•.ilfieient to accommodate the
Yule logs of yesteryear.
gax.e is to repeat correctly, in
>rder. the complete list of gifts
in Santa's sleigh and it's harder
than it sounds.
As the list gets longer and
longer, more and more players
iust can't seem to remember the
whole list and its order, so conse
quently they drop out, until only
one is left.
During ancient times in Eng j
land, however, it was a solemn^
family ritual to select the log.
dry it and burn it according «o
custom. Logs Irom fruit-hearing
trees were preferred.
The whole fa.T.ily went along
to select the lig. as this was
thought to bring good luck for
the coming year, and to frlghten
cn away any witches.
If the log burned out quickly.
{or did n-<t burn brightly, it meant
bad luck ahead.
On Christmas morning, the
children of the hmisehold beat
upon the log and called for gifts
to come forth. They were scolded
by their parents, sent outside and
after a time, called in to open
the gifts, which hail been set
near the log.
Christmas and a Yuletide season
sparkling with good rhncr.
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Hop* yoor Day w a happy oat!
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