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PAGE 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, January 21, 1971
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TRANSPLANTING SHRUBS
You know the most impor
tant factor in care and trans
planting of these plants is the
time element. Our Clemson Ex
tension Horticulturist, tells us
we should get them into the
ground as soon as possible.
Shrubs can be put out any
time in the winter as long as
the ground is not frozen.
If there has to be a few days
delay in transplanting because
of weather conditions, plants
maybe heeled in somewhere out
side temporarily with a gene
rous mulching of peat moss,
shaving or sawdust to keep the
roots wet. The important fac
tor is to start the process as
early as possible. Don’t put
plants inside until they die, or
put them in the garage or some
other place and forget them.
The sooner they can be trans
planted the quicker they can
get their roots established a-
gainst hot weather.
Here are some basic steps
on planting shrubs: Always re
move permanent containers be
fore transferring a plant. It is
not necessary to remove bur
lap. If there are roots on the
sides of the ball, make several
vertical cuts with a knife to
prevent the roots from continu
ing to grow in a circle. Dig
planting holes twice the width
of the root ball to be planted
and one and a half times as
deep as the depth of the ball.
Sides should be vertical rather
than slanting.
Add peat moss to the exca
vated topsoil at the rate of one
part peat to three parts top
soil. Leafmold or compost can
be substituted for peat Before
mixing, add 2 ounces of 20 per
cent super phosphate to each
bushel of backfill mixture. Mix
thoroughly—Place enough back
fill mixture in the bottom of
the planting hole firmly enough
so that the top of the ball will
be parallel with the ground le
vel when it is placed in the
hole. For azaleas, rhodedenrons.
and camellias, be sure to place
the top of the ball 1 to 2 inches
higher than ground level. Af
ter plants have been placed,
burlap maybe slit in several
places to speed root penetra
tion. Using the topsoil mixture,
refill around the sides of the
ball one-half to two-thirds to
the top of the ball. With the
shovel handle, tamp the soil
downward and under the ball
to remove air pockets. With the
foot, make firm the remaining
soil toward the ball. Fill the
hole with water and allow to
settle. With the remaining mix
ture, refill the hole and firm
up. The mixture should cover
the top of the ball slightly. Us
ing the subsoil, construct a wa
ter ring 2 to 3 inches high
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"Whatsoever Things'
By DONALD E. WILDMON
Minister
Lee acres united Methodist church
TUPELO. MISSISSIPPI
LITTLE BY LITTLE
It was all caused by a common house
cat, investigators said. It’s kinda hard
to believe, but they have pieced the
events together and this evidently is
what happened. The house cat knock
ed a vase off a shelf in the utility
room. The vase falls onto a valve in a
gas line. The impact opens the gas
valve, lets the room fill with gas. The
gas from the leak soon reaches the
water heater pilot light and is ignit
ed. The result: an explosion which
moved two walls in a house, broke
windows and started a small fire. The
damage will come to approximately
$3,000 said the news account. Luckily
for Air Force Major James Miller and
his family at Vandenberg Air Force
Base in California, no one was hurt.
One never know's how far one little
deed will affect his life. Things which
we count so small, so insignificant, so
petty, end up dominating us.
Begins Innocently
They are such little deeds that we
hardly take them serious. After all.
what harm can such little deeds do?
Most of our major accomplishments
in life start off as little things. Then
they began to grow, to take on size
and importance. A man on the moon
didn’t start out as a big project. It
started out as a little thought in the
minds of men. And if you had spoken
of it seriously, you most certainly
would have been the town laughing
stock. And the airline business didn’t
start out the monstrosity that it now
is. It started out as a thought in the
minds of a few people centuries ago.
(And most people considered those
who had such thoughts a little “touch
ed” in the head!)
On the other hand, most of our
catastrophes didn’t begin as such. Hit
ler had no dreams of murdering six
million Jews as an eleven-year-old.
The idea started slowly, but it grew
too fast. Nero didn’t set out to be a
ruler mad with insanity and jealously.
But that's the way he ended up—fidd
ling as Rome burned.
Not Serious
We don’t take the little petty things
too serious. After all, they are so
small—what can they hurt. Who will
miss the quarter from the cash regis
ter? Surely not the company, as large
as it is. And soon it is a dollar the
company won’t miss, and soon it is a
five—“which the company owes me.”
And it ends up in what the law calls
embezzlement. We fully intended ,to
pay it back.
One social drink doesn’t do any
harm. It only loosens us up so we can
enjoy the party. And the second helps
a little more. And then another. And
before long all we want to do is to be
the life of the party—even when there
isn’t a party.
No person—anywhere—leaves that
which he knows is the highest and
best in him with one great leaping
jump. Every person who betrays his
Creator and himself and others does
so with little things—slowly. Little by
little.
Our lives are shaped basically by
the sum total of the little things.
While it may be the big things which
impress us, it is the little things which
influence us. —FIVE STAR
around the outside of the plant
ing hole. Apply two inches of
mulch from water ring to the
main stem of the plant and wa
ter again thoroughly.
SPRING AND SUMMER
GARDENERS
A successful home garden
comes with careful planning
and constant attention. For suc
cess with your garden—It is
time that you select carefully
the site for your garden now,
if you have not done so, also
plot should be turned and disc.
The organic matter should be
well worked into the soik Soil
samples should be taken to be
analyzed. The best soil pH for
most vegetables is 6.0-6.5; Lime,
if needed, should be added at
least 2 to 3 months before
planting to be most effective.
LAWN
Is your lawn developing that
yellowed, “Pale face” look of
winter? If so, it is too late in
the season to do anything about
it now, is the thinking of our
Extension Specialists. It is a
good time to get started on a
program to remedy the situa
tion next spring.
Tne pale face or yellowed
appearance could be from the
lack of fertilization, or from
cold weather. Now if it’s the
weather, it is natural and needs
no attention. If the condition
is caused by lack of soil nu
trients, this is not the time
for fertilization. The thing to
do now is take soil samples to
be analyzed so that the results
can be obtained in plenty of
time to begin a fertilization
program in the spring.
For further information you
may contact the County A-
gents Office.
Gl dividends
at record high
The Veterans Administration
announced today that a record
$275 million in dividends will
be paid in 1971 to more than
4.1 million veterans holding
World War I and World War
II insurance policies.
Stanley Zuk, Director of the
Columbia, S. C., VA Regional
Office, said the higher dividends
are possible because of increas
ed interest earning of j the Na
tional Service Life Insurance
(NSLI) and United States Go
vernment Life Insurance
(USGLI) trust funds.
He noted that dividends to
taling $255 million and averag
ing about $64 apiece will go
to about 4,000,000 veterans with
NSLI (World War II) pohcies.
Tne 163,400 veterans w T ith
USGLI (World War I) policies
will receive $20 million in di
vidends, averaging about $122
apiece. All dividends will be
paid in 1971 on the anniversary
dates of the policies, Zuk said.
The VA official stressed that
since payment of dividends will
be automatic, veterans need not
write to the VA to receive pay
ment. Veterans who have in
structed VA to retain their di
vidends will receive appropriate
statements, he advised.
In 1970, more than 4,191,000
veterans with NSLI and USGLI
policies received $264 million
in dividends. Those with USGLI
policies averaged more than
$115 apiece, while those with
NSLI policies averaged nearly
$61.
Zuk explained that the amount
of dividend a veteran receives
depends on such factors as the
plan of insurance, age of the
insured, age of the policy and
its face value.
ORLANDO — Navy Airman
Apprentice Climar T. Moses,
son of Pinckney Moses of 309
Drayton, Newberry, wds gra
duated from basic training at
the Recruit Training Command,
Orlando, Fla.
TO THE CITIZENS
OF NEWBERRY COUNTY:
I, along with my two daugh
ters Tracy and Nancy, would
like to express our heartfelt
appreciation to the concerned
citizens of Newberry and New
berry County for the many kind
expressions of sympathy shown
,to us and to Jimmy’s family
at the time of his death.
Mrs. Jimmy A. Traylor
Announcing The Opening
HARMON PLUMBING COMPANY
We are now open at my residence, Rt. 2, Prosper
ity, S. C. We install all types of plumbing jobs, and
fix all types of fixtures and install well-pumps, put
in septic tanks.
If you need my service please call 364-2791 office.
Owner Foracene Harmon 364-3344 residence.
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