The Mail-Journal, Volume 8, Number 43, Milford, Kosciusko County, 24 November 1971 — Page 11

A ring only a mother could love This beautifully fashioned gold ring is a wonderful way for mothers to count their blessings, with a birthstone for each child. Available immediately in white or yellow 10K gold with up to 14 synthetic birthstones, and even a genuine diamond, too It’s an idea everybody likes, but only a mother could love ‘ KT Priced from 5 23’ 5 Byland Jewelers Downtown Syracuse

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From Your Christmas Gift Headquarters

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Christmas Gift: A Water Bed LAFAYETTE — Planning to surprise the family with a water bed for Christmas? Before deciding that is the right gift, be sure to give the matter serious thought, advises Miss Sandra Westall, Extension home furnishing specialist at Purdue university. Will your house structure support a one ton bed? That should be your first consideration. Water beds require about 200 gallons of water so they weigh approximately one ton when full. Many buildings are not designed to take this heavy a bed. If you enjoy frequently rearranging furniture — forget it. Moving a one ton bed is impossible. If you decide to buy, however, Miss Westall cautions you to note the following: —The waterbag should be made of vinyl that is 20-1000 of an inch thick. — Be sure the bed has a safetyliner and a frame. The liner is just in case the bed should leak and the frame is to give support to the bag. The frame also adds to your comfort. — If the unheated waterbed seems uncomfortable, remember that electric blankets cannot be used on the vinyl bag. A water heater may be sold with the bed but it has not passed the test of the Underwriter Laboratory. It would be best to wait for this approval before purchasing the heater —A small percentage of water beds are defective. So be sure to get a written guarantee, effective for at least five years. — If possible try a water bed before you buy. Some retailers are renting them for a minimum of 60 days and rental may be applied to the purchase. If such an arrangement can’t be made, some hotel chains now offer water beds as optional sleeping, for an extra charge. It may be worth a night’s visit to better evaluate years of sleep. When buying children’s clothing, be sure to check for quality of fabric and construction. Children tend to be hard on clothing, reminds Purdue university’s extension clothing and textile specialist.

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t J H A RECIPIENT OF HARVEY MEMORIAL AWARD — Wayne R. Holland, above left, a Noblesville junior at Ball State university, receives congratulations from assistant professor of industrial education and technology John T. Edwards; David Logan, Rushville, senior; and Dr. Raymond DeKeyser, instructor of industrial education and technology, after being named recipient of the George M. Harvey II Memorial award. The award is named in honor of George M. Harvey 11, son of George M. Harvey of Syracuse and a Ball State industrial education senior prior to his death in an auto accident last September. The award was presented to Holland, an industrial education and technology major, during recent industrial education conferences held at Ball State. Young Harvey, a Syracuse high school graduate, would have done his student teaching this December at Wawasee high school with James Alford as his critic teacher.

Tree Harvest Won't Disturb The Ecology

LAFAYETTE — Don’t worry about the annual harvest of Christmas trees disturbing the ecology, assures E. J. Lott. Purdue university extension forester. It won’t. Some people get uptight about the use of the trees, he explains but the crop — harvested annually in November and totaling about 35 million trees — is almost entirely from plantations, particularly in the midwest. “On these plantations every tree cut will be replaced on a two or three to one basis during the spring tree planting season,” stresses Lott. The National Christmas Tree Growers Association, which has more than 3,000 members from coast to coast, reports about

450,000 acres of land are devoted to the production of Christmas trees. At the retail level, this industry generates revenues of S7O million annually and provides more than 100,000 part-time jobs and approximately 7,500 yearround jobs. Christmas tree plantations not only yield a beautiful and natural tree for the yule season, says the forester, but contribute much to a better quality environment. The young trees as they grow convert carbon dioxide to pure oxygen. ‘‘An acre of growing Christmas trees will produce daily oxygen requirements for 18 people,” says Lott. "Furthermore, plantations provide green belts which are pleasing to the eye and also extensively used by wildlife as food and cover areas.” In Indiana, more than 4,000 acres are devoted to Christmas tree production, the forester adds. Produced largely on lands not well suited to other agricultural production, value of the crop at the retail level will exceed $3 million, he estimates. Christmas tree growers strive constantly, by means of new and improved techniques, to produce better quality trees, Lott asserts. They lend nature a hand by shearing the trees in early summer, controlling insect and disease depredations and chemically checking competing vegetation. “All of these practices,” says Lott, "help to assure many high quality, attractive trees on retail lots shortly after Thanksgiving.”

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Let Christmas Pepper Add To Decor LAFAYETTE — A reasonably priced pot plant often found at holiday time is the Christmas pepper (Capsicum frutescens). This small plant has dark green leaves and small yellow to red colored fruit. It holds well at ordinary home temperatures, and the red-green coloration blends with holiday decor, points out John A. Wott, Purdue university extension home environment horticulturist. Given bright light and kept at cool temperatures whenever possible (50 degrees F.), your Christmas pepper’s colorful display can be extended. This annual plant should be discarded, however, when the display is no longer attractive, advises Wott. Insufficient watering will cause leaf loss and rapid deterioration of the fruit. . Some people prefer to dry the miniature peppers for condiment purposes, but beware as they are very “hot,” adds Wott.

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Wed., Nov. 24, 1971 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

The Oswego Washette Will Be OPEN FOR BUSINESS Commencing Saturday, Nov. 20th Thanks to Everyone!! Charles Richards, Owner

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