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c* 'Thursday, December 13, 1951 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Page Seven Society... (Continued from page three) *:lub with a Christmas party Tues day afternoon at the home of Mrs. # H. M. Lukstat. Mrs. T. C. Johnson, Jr., gave a talk and demonstration on indoor and outdoor Christmas decorations. Holiday arrangements throughout the* home were done by Mrs. John son and used as an illustration. Mrs. Wilmot Shealy won the prize, \ corsage, for the best idea on •Christmas decorations. During the afternoon fruit cake, bnd coffee were served. , — ■ ■ Music Club Program At Training School The Music club held its Decem ber meeting Tuesday night at the State Training School. The story, ‘‘Why The Chimes Rang,”.was presented by a group from the Training school, who were assisted by various church choirs in the city. The Presbyterian, Metho dist and Thomwell, as well as Training school choirs united in :sinfeing several songs, including the “‘Hallelujah Chorus,” at the close of the meeting. Rev. J. K. Dickert acted as reader for the evening and also led in prayer and pronounced the benediction. Christmas greenery, as well as soft candles were used in the audi torium, as well as in the hall and various serving rooms. Mrs. Harry McSween, president of the club, and Mrs. Tom Milam poured coffee *and tea and were as- r sisted by various members of the school staff, who served sandwich es with cake. Birth Announcements BUCHANAN ' Mr. and Mrs. Furman Buchan an announce the birth of a daugh ter, Rebecca Ann, on December 11, at Hays hospitaL Mrs. Buchan- ^ an before marriage was Miss Ros- • anne Finley of Mountville. DRAUGHON „ Mr. and Mrs. Allen Draughon of Warsaw, N. C., announce the ar rival of a daughter, Mary Baldwin, on November 28. Mrs. Draughon was formerly Miss Alberta Bald win, daughter of Mrs. W. C. Bald win, of this city. SPOON Mr. and Mrs. William Henry Spoon, Jr., announce the birth of a son, William Phillip Spoon, at the Blalock clinic on December 8. She is the former Miss_ Evelyn Fergu- $ son. GILES Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Giles of Lincolnton, N. C., announce the birth of a son, Robert, on December 10. She is the former Martha Ray, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Ray of near here. WILLIAMS Mr. and Mrs. James A. Williams announce the birth of a dMghter, Velma Elaine, December 7, at Hays hospital. Mrs. Williams is the for mer Miss Mary Velma Hail. WARD Mr. and Mrs. Claude Ward an nounce the birth of a daughter on December 10, at Hays hospital. BARKER Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Ray Barker announce the birth of a daughter, December 12, at Hays Hospital. BYRD Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Byrd of ! Greenwood, announce the birth of a daughter, Donna, on October 20 at the Greenwood hospital. Mrs. Byrd is the former Miss Helen Bo bo of this city. Outdoor Lighting Is Huge Business In U.S. At Christmas Time Now that Santa Claus has come to town, it’s time to start designing and planning the colorful outdoor lighting for the home that will shine forth to say Merry Christmas to everyone. The sooner householders start work on their own interpretations of this gay Yuletide tradition, the better can be the effects that will be achieved. An exceptional demand for the comparatively inexpensive electri cal wiring gadgets and colored lights that will be needed, is ex pected this year. Annual investment of American home folk in observing this bril liant tradition is now estimated by Joseph H. Ward, executive vice- president of Noma Electric Corp., as being in excess of $80,000,000, which is a tribute to American Christmas spirit. Much of the equipment required is carried over from year to year, which means that the tradition is growing apace. While lighting of public buildings and downtown areas would appear to predominate in some cities, home lighting is most popular of all as far as the national picture is con cerned. It is not the expense but the in ventiveness and artistry of the fam ily that produces the most effective lighting. Taking into consideration outdoor Christmas time home the physical lines of the house and the trees and shrubbery in the front yard, give householders a starting point for their lighting. Doorways and windows offer ex cellent paterns to be outlined in colored lights. A good trick is to entwine holly or pine branches with strings of light and then place them along the eaves. Lights in flower boxes twinkle" merrily. Flood lights, sometimes with color’screen, some times without, will lend lustre to the lan. Experts suggest some orecautions for safety’s sake in afl weather. Never use strings of lights with worn insulation. Be sure your lights are designed for outdoor use. Al ways arrange lights before you plug the string into a socket. When putting up or taking down strings, remove lights first, to avoid breakage and waste. Though lights are of low wattage never put tod many on one circuit. Boll Weevils Down; Other Pests Active Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 10.—While boll weevil damage to cotton gen erally was less than in the last two years, other pests such as the boll- worm, pink bollworm, aphids, thrips, cutworms, and spider mites moved in to cause serious losses in some areas in 1951, entomologists generally agreed here today. This emphasized one of the prin cipal points » brought out in . the fifth annual Cotton Insect Control conference—that cotton insect con trol is a continuing problem, de manding continuing alertness and swift and effective action on the part of farmers to save their crops from attacks by several* other de structive pests, as well as the boll weevil. Production of organic insecticides for control of cotton pests should be adequate in 1952, provided farm ers place their orders early for these materials, Dr. Harold H. Shephard, Production and Market ing Administratios, told the group. Dr. H. G. Johnson, head of the entomology department, Texas A&M college system, stressed the need for methods to kill harmful pests without destroying beneficial insects. He explained that research to de velop a systemic insecticide holds promise. Such insecticides may be applied to the plant either in the soil or as a spray. The material is absorbed in the plant tissues and kills only the pests which prey on the plant. He called for more basic research in physiology o( insects and in biochemistry. Dr. F. C. Bishop, assistant chief of the bureau of entomology and plant quarantine, emphasized that strong reactions against insecticides are in evidence in many quarters and that unless dangerous poisons are handled wisely and carefully, users may face the threat of restric tive legislation. Soviet and West Still Split On Atomic Controls Paris, Dec. 11. — The Big Foiff powers announced today an agree- ment on a 12-nati^n Disarmament Commission, but Russia and the West remained poles apart on the fundamental issue of atomic con trols after 19 days of secret talks. Soon after the four-power re port was made to the United Na tions Political Committee, the Un ited States, Britain and France called again for a one-package plan to curb the armed might of every country. Such a system would put flying bombs, guided missiles, atomic ar tillery, atomic bombs and every other weapon of destruction under balanced controls aimed at promot ing and preserving peace. 'V. British Minister of State Selwyn Lloyd spoke for the West Loyd rejected once more Russian proposals for an immediate ban on atomic weapons and the fixing of controls later. He said the Rus sians apparently want to separate atomic weapons from conventional armaments in any control scheme. “Conventional armaments may be very terrible,” Lloyd told the c ommittee in summing up the Big Four talks. “Think of a great city under concentrated and contimlbus attack by, for example, V-ls, that is to say flying bombs, or by guid ed missiles or other so-called con ventional armaments. “Are not the consequences of such devastation something we wish to avoid just as much as dev astation caused by atomic attack? ... It is impossible to separate the two problems and we wish to say that, concurrently with our attempt to deal with the atom bomb, so we must try to deal with these other weapons. “In some cases it may be by pro hibition, in others by limitation, in others by reduction, through this process insuring balance. To put this proposition in different words, we contend that the Soviet posi tion amounts to a demand that the Western Powers surrender forth with their chief weapon of de fense, leaving the Soviet Union in unrestricted possession of those in struments of aggression against use of which that weapon now serves! as a deterrent. 1 ‘We say frankly we do not pro pose to cast aside so important an instrument for preserving the peace ously reduces, under international unless the Soviet Union simultane-1 regulation, the weapons and forces. which, in our belief, at present threaten peace.” Britain Is Reported Asking $600 Million U. S. Economic Aid Washington, Dec. 11. — Informed sources said today Britain has re quested $600 million in emergency economic aid from the United States—and may get $300 million. These sources, who asked to re main anonymous, reported that the British request was made to the Economic Cooperation Administra tion (ECA) in a series of talks here last week. Help was requested to meet the economic strains of the next six months. It is understood that no promises were made by the ECA, but that American officials have concluded that rising prices, the cost of re armament and th^ Toss’ -of -Iranian oil revenue have created a real fi nancial crisis in the United King dom. Britain has been getting no direct financial aid from the United States since Jan. 1, when it dropped out of the Marshall Plan. There is still a Marshall Plan mission ih London, however, and W. L. Batt, its chief, has arranged an appointment with Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer, R. A. Butler, to continue negotiations on the aid problem. Batt, it toas re ported by the sources here, prob ably will tell Butler that $300 mil lion is the most that can be offered between now and July 1. American sources said the Brit ish indicated they would prefer in direct assistance rather than formal grants. Among the possibilities dis cussed were large scale purchases of military supplies in the United States on American credit. These would be poured into the defense of Western Europe. -j- TEMPO COLORS for Christmas signs and decorations. Colors: red, green, blue, yellow, white, brown, gold and silver ink. Colored card board. Chronicle Publishing Co. HEY... KIDS! i SANTA CLAUS IN PERSON MAKES A SECOND VISIT TO OUR TOYLAND Friday, Dec. 14 at 4:30 Come in and tell Santa what you want for Christmas. f BE ON THE AIR WITH SANTA —YOU’LL HAVE LOADS OF FUN! Belle’s SANTA’S FAVORITE STORE ‘ r COUPON! 14-OZ. 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