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Show t Csn1, From THE Wednesday. December 22, 1965 M NEED LIGHT Light green foliage and leggy new growth are the first signs This is of insufficient light. expecially true with plants this time of the year, says Melvin S. Burningham, U.S.U. Extension Agent in Salt Lake County. A continuation of insufficient light results in leaf drop, and flowering plants cease to flower. Of course these symptoms, can also be caused by neglect or other REMINISCING abouf days in German prisons during WWII Lt Col F. J. Hart, Air Force plant representative at Wasatch, and the Reverend T. J. Meersman, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Church in Kearns. Their meeting resulted from a recent IMPULSE story. Postal Suggestions How to Water House Plants It is urgent that any remainSince house plants are grown ing Christmas mail be sent out in a limited volume of soil, the over the weekend, Postmaster amount of water you can proTrevithick stressed today. vide at any single time isnt very He siad it looks as though this great. Because of this limited Christmas season will exceed water reservoir many house-plan- ts last years volume of 41 milare denied an adequate lion pieces handled by the Salt water supply, states Melvin S. Lake City Post Office and its Burningham, U.S.U. ExtensionA-ge- nt branches and stations. This forein Salt Lake County. cast is based on total mail volume There is no definite time scheto date which is running about dule ofr watering plants, because 5 above last year during the of a number of factors involved. same period. Large plants use up water faster The Postmaster cautioned pat- than small one, the heavier the rons that delay in mailing at this soil and the more humas in the1 critical time would reuslt in late soil the more water it will store, mail. clay pots release water through delivery of For late mailers, he suggests the sides while plastic pots will that persons use air mail and hold water longer. special delivery for mail going It is generally best to water to distant cities. plants until the water runs out He further stated that although the bottom and then dont water most government agencies will until the soil surface has become observe December 24, 1965 as dry. Plants wont do well if a holiday, due to Christmas Day they are allowed to get too dry falling on Saturday, the post of between watering, neither will fice will provide regular weekday 'they survive if the roots stand services, as usual. A suffic- - jin water very long, Mr. Burn-le- nt number of employees will 'Ingham concludes. remain on duty to see that all C hristmas mail entering the post office in time for delivery on that date will reach it destination. On Christmas Day, however, only special delivery and perishable m.ail will be delivered. The Postmaster siad that every effort will be made to deliver all Christmas mial prior to Chiistmas Day as it has for the pasit several seasons. out-of-st- ate Page 8 VIEW NEWS as sagety, cost Award presented May 15, 1965 in such fields reduction and is now one of the few in reduction, reliability, the nation and first in Utah to INDOOR PLANTS are VALLEY in workmanship errors, and others. receive the Achievement Award. The award was presented Thursday (December 16, 1965) afternoon at Bacchus by Major General G. F. Keeling, deputy chief of staff for Procurement arid Production, Air Force Systems Command, Washington, D. C. It was accepted by R.G. Sailer, Bacchus Works Manager. The presentation was wit- nessed by several hundred Bacchus employees. cultural practices. The award is presented to Additional light can be supplied honor employees who have demby the use of flourescent lights onstrated significant achieveor incandescent lamps. Most ment and or improvements in plants do not remain healthy company established goals to re-- 1 unless they have 12 to 18 hours duce costly rework by doing work of light per day. Foliage type right the first time. plants require less light than Another Hercules location was flowering plants to remain beau- one of the 17 named to receive tiful and produce flowers. Many this award. The Kenvil Plant, of the foliage plants will get Kenvll, New Jersey was also honsufficient light with Indirect day- ored. Hercules was one of only time light supplemented with light three companies to have more from a reading lamp in hthan one plant cited. evening. African violets, As part of the Thursday cerebegonias, and gloxinia monies, a Bacchus employee was require 12 to 18 hours of in- honored as the first Bacchus redirect light. Plants such as Ch- cipient of the Zero Defects Craftinese water evergreen, birdsnest smanship Award. He is Ralph fern, heartleaf philodendron, or R. Milner of the Power Group, dumb cane grow in indirect low Works Engineering Department. light or on ledges 8 or more The Craftsmanship Award is feet away from a window. the next in line in the Air Force Before purchasing a house-plan- t, ZD Program and officials hope learn what the light re- ot qualify for a plant craftsmanquirements are, otherwise you ship award next year. may be disappointed with the plant Mr. Milner was honored for you buy, warns Mrs. Burning- having presented eight safety ham. suggestions during the past 16 months wlch have been accepted and put into practice. Bacchus Works The Craftsmanship Award is given for outstanding and susReceives Awward tained Zero Defects performance ever-bloomi- ng The Bacchus Works of Her- cules Powder Company has been lamed one of 17 defense plants In the entire country to receive the Air Force Zero Defects Achievement Award. )(Jtah to Been stocking up all year on good receive the Participation wishes to send to our many friends and customers, now. LaVar's SHOE REPAIR M r. Trevithick expressed his thanks to all citizens of Salt Lako City for their excellent cooperation thus far. CUSHIONED SHOS A m DONALD BIRCH 5316 So 4320 West 298-292- 6 Now Serving The Southwest Valley FROM OUR KEARNS PLANT Redi Mix Road Base Sand Gravel Utah Sand & Call 359-370- 1 Gravel Thanks for your patronage and support during the past year. ECEARNS LANES CAFE & LOUNGE "CHUCK" & SHIRLEY A perfectly mellowed 8-year- gift bourbon! -old Champion Bourbon is gently aged 8 full years to the peak of bourbon flavor. 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