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KINGS KfOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUI^AIN. N. C.
Akohohcaust
Jerry Marcus
By M. E. GARDNER
I Dept. of Horticultural Science
N. C. State University
I Success in establishing a lawn
(femes easier in the fall of the
»ar. As days get shorter and the
J)il becomes cooler, a n n'u a 1
asses and w(*eds, including
a^grass, slow down in growth.
contrast, perennial grasses,
ich as the fescues and blue-
asses, can be stimulated to
ore vigorous root growth in
eparation for the rigors of the
[inter months.
If conditions are favorable, de-
rable grasses can be encour-
4ed to form new shf>ots frt)m the
ots or at the base of the plant
cms. This results in a thicker,
ore closely knit turf which is
[ighly desirable if you want to
lave ab eautiful lawn.
Other favorable fall factors are
le cool nights and heavy dews
hich form at this season of the
3 ‘ar. While dew will not take the
lace of a soaking rain, it does
Ip because the leaves can ab-
irb the moisture directly.
On established lawns, keep the
iwnmower going as long as
rowth of the turf justifies. Do
ot mow too closely — one and
rte-ha]f to two inches is about
ght for most lawns.
Rer.iovf* leaves from the lawn
fe they fall and work them into
our compost pile. I have a
eighbor who rakes and piles
‘aves on his front walk. He then
ireds them with his rotary
lower and carries them to his i
compost pile. This is a good idea
as it hastens' decoimposition of
the organic material.
Fall fertilization, pf the lawn is
very important.* Si^etnber in the
mountains and Si^^rhber or Oc
tober nl the low^ Piedmont and
Coastal Plain is the time for this.
Use about 35 pounds of a com
plete fertilizer, such as 8-8-8, for
.‘ach 1,000 square feet of lawn
area. Measure your needs and
apply, evenly, over the entire
lawn.
If you gave your lawn a gen
erous application of a complete
fertilizer in March, you may need
only a top dressing of nitrogen in
the fall. Choose your source and
use according to Instructions as
some forms are more potent than
others.
For lawns to be .seede^* in the
fall, be sure that you prepare an
adequate seed bed to hasten ger
mination of the seed and promote
rapid growth. Have your soil
tested and plow or disc in the
necessary lime and fertilizer be
fore seeding.
Soil for lawns around new
home should be carefully exam
ined for building debris — root.s,
brick, mortar, wood blocks and
other discarded materials. Re
move this debris before prepara
tion and seeding because it will
cause trouble.
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explorers .seeking the «our(*e of
the Nile River.
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More than 55% of the accldonts multInQ In dMrth j
occur durmn the hours of darkness.
Crickets
Are Problem
For Some Homes
Riileigh — Crtckets may be a
problem in your house at this
time of year. For once they enter
the house, crickets may chew on
and damage clothing oi other
fabrics, especially' if these arti
cles are soiled, notes Bill Gulley^
extension pesticide information
specialist, North Carolina State
University.
Keeping crickets from entering
the house is the best precaution
against damage, the specialist
notes. He advises closing all
. openings to the house and tight-
j ening screens, windows and doors.
I However, if crickets still persist
in entering, Gulley advises using
a household spray containing two
I per cent chlordano. Apply it
! around baseboards, in closets and
in cracks where crickets may
hide, he suggests. . . ,
Spraying the chlordane solution
around the outside foundation Is
also helpful, he notes.
Usually crickets are not house
hold pests, Gulley points out. But
there are times, such as now.
iScraggs Wins
Bronze Star
Phu Loi, Vietnam (AHTOC)
Army First Sergeant Charles B-
Scruggs, son of. Beatrice
Phillips, 204 a Cansler St., Kings
Mountain, .N C, r0ceiv^f the
Bronze Star Medal August 22 near
Phu Lol, Vietnam.
I
First Sgt. Scruggs was pre
sented the award fof
service In ground
against ho^le forces \p Viet
nam. .
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At the tCrne of the pr^ntation,
he was first sergeant of the 23rd
Artillery Group’s Headquarters
Battery.
His wife, Martha,* livef at 610
Penn Drive, CrawfordsvUjf. Ind.
Edneaton
Set Meeting
On Tuesday, September 30,
more than 2000 educators will
meet in Hunter Huss High School,
Gastonia, for the 47th Southwes
tern District Convention of the
North Carolina Education Asso
ciation.
Featured at the General Ses
sion of the day-long convention
will be an address by John Pop-
ham, managing editor of the
Chattanooga Times, on "Educa
tion: An Open Door to Under
standing.”
Others appearing on the pro
gram are William H. Brown, Su
perintendent. Gaston County
Schools; Mrs. Virginia Raymeir,
NCIEA District Director; Dr. A. C.
Dawson. NCEA Executive Secre
tary; Dr. A. Craig Phillips, State
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion; Maloolm Brown, Superinten
dent, Shelby City ^hools; and
and Mrs. Janella Hollar, of Hick
ory. The Hunter Huss High School
Choir will perform.
Mrs. Hollar will preside over
the General Session. Other dis
trict officers are: Malcolm E.
Brown, Vice-President; Mrs, Mil
dred Miller, Mooresville, Secre
tary; and Mrs. Virginia J. Ray-
mer, Lawndale.
The Southwestern District in
cludes the counties of Catawba,
Cleveland, Gas'.on, Iredell, Lin
coln, and Rutherford.
In adltion to the main pro
gram, the 7 NCEA district divi
sions will hold sessions. Thed ivi
sions are: Classroom Teachers,
Community Colleges, Directors of
Instruction, Higher Education,
Principals, Retired School Per
sonnel, and Superintendents.
The 20 departments hold morn
ing business and instruction
meetings. Officers for the follow
ing year will be elected by both
Mts. lehn German
Heads Committee
Thursday, Septemlior 2S, I^Sf
I Bobbitt Rites
Are Conducted
1 CHAPEL HILL — Mrs. John W.
’ German of Shelby has been nam
ed executive secretary of the vilas V. Lee Bdbbitt, 63, of
1 Cleveland County branch of The Route 2, Kings Mountain, died
Arthritis Foundation. The appoint- qiiursday in Cleveland McmorUil
mentis announced by Robert Pace Hospital following an illness of
of Chapel Hill, executive director several months,
of The Arthritis Foundation in,
North Carolina. Bobbitt, a retired salesman
'with Cleveland Drug Co., is the
The Arthritis Foundation is the ^on of the late Charles Bobbitt
only national, health a.gency de-land is survived by his mother,
voted solely to the problem of 'Mrs. Lula Fowler Bobbitt of Shcl-
arthritis, the crippling disease other survivors include his
that afflicts 446,000 North Caro-j^dow; a daughter, Mrs. Marilyn
linians and seventeen million A-
mericans.
The Arthritis Foundation will
conduct a public education cam-
paign in Cleveland County during
October.
the divisions
ments
and the depart-
Parker of Bethesda, Md.; a sister,
Mrs. Ervin Noblett of Shelby, and
four grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
at the home at 3 p. m. Friday
with burial following in the Bess
Hoey United Methodist Church
cemetery. The Rev. E. L. Murphy
officiated.
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and ..hoi^e * rrfgy enter j
dwejlfngs. O^&sloitklly oiher spe-I
i cies are found'th fhG biw^ment. i
I Field crickets breed oilt-ef-doors,
I whene tjiey fee^ oh ifl Hinds icrf
I vegetation,, the ^ys-
' But; in the late sumiver when
vegetation beoptnes ocarce or
after crops havie been harvested,
they may heaci for-the house.
And that’s when fhhHc damage
may occur.
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