Page 6 Portland Observer December 20. 1979
Special care helps Christmas cactus bloom, says expert
For some people the C hristinas
cactus blooms fa ith fu lly every year,
but for others it never blooms. Tem­
perature and day length are the two
most im portant factors in causing a
Christmas cactus to bloom.
“ These plants go in to their bloom
cycle in S eptem ber. T o insure
flowers by Christinas, start adjusting
the plant's environment n o w ," says
Ray McNeilan, Oregon State Univer­
sity Extension home gardening coor­
dinator.
Place the cactus where it w ill have
darkness from 5 p.tn. until 8 a.tn. To
make sure no lig h t interferes w ith
flo w e r in itia tio n , cover the pla n t
with a black cloth, or put it in a cool
closet. Just don’ t forget to take it out
in the morning, McNeilan warns.
A t the same time the plant is being
given lo n g n ig h ts, keep the tem ­
perature between 55 and 60 degrees
F. Temperatures too warm or nights
loo short can prevent a good crop o f
blooms. U sually no flow ering w ill
occur at all i f the plant is kept at
temperatures above 75 degrees L.
C o n tin u e th is flo w e r in itia tio n
treatment fo r about six weeks. A lter
that the pla n t can be returned to
normal day lengths and a somewhat
m ilder temperature.
W h ile the flo w e r buds are fo r ­
m ing, give the plant less water but
don’ t let it get so dry that the leaves
shrivel. Do not fe rtiliz e the plant "*
during this period. Flower buds may
drop i f the plant is exposed to drafts
or rapid changes o f temperature.
A ctu a lly, a fine balancing act is
necessary. O verwatering w ill cause
bud drop, but so w ill lack o f water,
and light levels that are too low.
A fte r the C h ristm a s cactus
flowers, place it in a cool location
out o f direct sunlight.
There are several strains o f the so-
called C h ristm a s cactus. Some
flower early, such as the "S chluin-
bergera tru n ca ta " or Thanksgiving
cactus. Other flow er later, such as
the “ Schluinbergera gaertneri” or
Easter cactus.
The scientific name fo r Christmas
cactus is "Schluinbergera brideesii.”
Attract fall weeds
now urges Gardener
(Left) Mr. S. Kelsey and (right) Gloria Kelsey stand by as their son points to his art work on billboard
Student wins first place art painting contest
by I indu Thompson
If you happen to have been in the
downtown Portland area (7th and Stark)
within Ihe past few months, you could
not have avoided the fantastic piece o f
art work located on the billboard in
this block. As you viewed the billboard
you probably wondered what inspired
the artist to so this particular painting.
During the I978-79 school session,
the Ackler Com m unication “ Larger
than L ife " sponsored an art contest for
freshmen and sophomores throughout
the Portland Public School system.
painting was .ubmitted by Tim othy’s
Students were to draw pictures relating
to the theme “ Nature” .
The painter o f the above painting,
Tim othy Kelsey, chose to relate his
painting to the feeling o f security he
gets from his mother and father, Mr.
and Mrs. S. and Gloria Kelsey. He por­
trays this in his portrait o f a mother
and father protecting their children
even before they are born. Chosen
from l ,000 oilier freshman and sopho­
more entries, it was this theme and
painting which won first place. The
art teacher, Ms. Crabtree.
Timothy is a 10th grader from Grant
flig h , a young man with depth, and
loads o f personality.
A member o f the Kelsey trib e —
where there are three other handsome
sons— he enjoys football, inastial arts,
and, o f course, painting.
During football season, he is a safety
defensive player fo t the Grant J.V .
football team.
The late summer rains throughout
Oregon have brought on a flush o f
weed g ro w th in shrub and flow er
beds and law ns. Ray M c N e ila n ,
Oregon State U n iversity Extension
home gardening coordinator, advises
attacking those weeds now.
“ I f you let the weeds go through
the winter, you are going to have an
even worse problem next spring,” he
says.
Weeds can be pulled or raked from
flo w e r and shrub beds. Then add
another inch o f mulch.
Lor lawns, McNeilan recommends
a treatm ent w ith a weed and feed
c o m b in a tio n . The weed k ille r w ill
c o n tro l m any weeds that w ill ger­
minate this fa ll as well as those that
are now thriving.
" A n d the fe rtiliz e r w ill give the
lawn a final boost to keep it looking
green and healthy through the w in­
te r,” McNeilan savs.
Urban Volunteer Service
provided to gather a local volunteer
corps o f professionals who w ould
help com m unity organizations. Also
in the am endm ent a H e a lth ,
E d u c a tio n
and
W e lfa re
ap­
p ro p ria tio n measure was sponsored
co n ta in in g what congressmen felt
was controversial language concer­
ning the abortion issue.
can devote as m uch tim e as they
w o u ld lik e to help o u t n e ig h ­
borhoods. It gives local professionals
a chance to use their expertise to help
teach others and make them self-
su fficie n t,” said Holgate.
A lth o u g h the am endm ent c o n ­
taining the Urban Volunteer Corps
program has been taken out o f the
o rig in a l b ill, as a c o m p ro m is in g
m easure,
H o lg a te
says,
d is c re tio n a ry fu n d s fro m H E W
could be used to fund the program.
He says the a p p ro p ria tio n b ill fo r
such money hasn’ t been passed by
congress yet, but the decision should
be made in a couple o f months. I f
discretionary funds are awarded to
H E W , it is possible the U V C
program can come under the depart­
m e n ts’ m andate d is c rip tio n and
receive funding.
H o lg a te says the am endm ent is
still being discussed in the conference
report subcommittee. He says fo r the
m ost p a rt, the U rb a n V o lu n te e r
Corps program only existed as a pilot
project in some parts o f the country
under V IS T A . He says overall the
program sounds like a good one, at
least on the face o f it.
"W h a t the program w ill do is let
volunteers give advice to local public
agencies and programs. Volunteers
gram. W ith Homer Clark.
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and popular black music. W ith George Page.
6pm 8pm KIDNEY STEW The blues. W ith |
John Head, George Page and Tom W endt.
8pm-12 m idnight ESSENCE OF SOULl
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FRIDAY
"The Baddest Block on Radio"
By Stephanie I.. Michael
The House and Senate have voted
to re fu n d the V IS T A p ro g ra m
(V o lu n te e r in Service to A m erica)
although an amendment to the house
resolution has been sent back to a
su b co m m itte e fo r m ore w o rk .
V IS T A is a program which supplies
vo lu n te e rs w ho give e co n o m ic,
health, social and educational assist­
ance to the poor.
Steve H o lg a te , press aide fo r
Oregon Congressman Robert D un­
can (Democrat) said the refunding o f
vista wasn't the real issue concerning
congressmen. He says the point in
question involved an amendment at­
tached to House Resolution 2859.
The amendment dealt w ith the U r­
ban Volunteer Corps, which is a new
program under V IS T A . The U V C
program was designed fo r low in ­
come urban areas. Lunds would be
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Celebrate the season
w ith a bit of reason.
‘ Tis indeed the season to be jolly. But the holidays are no time for electric contact accidents. Unfortunately, they
happen...year after year. And people are seriously hurt. So. here are a few common-sense seasonal reminders
from The People at Pacific Power.
We lig h t up you r n ig h t.
Please d o n 't overdo.
If you 're go in g to lig h t up tins ho lid ay
season
d o it m o destly A nd safely
C h e c k a ll c ir c u its fo r fra y e d w ire s,
plugs, etc Replace strings of lig h ts if
they b lin k on and off when th e y ’re not
supposed to Turn on the tree or out
side lig h ts in the evening
then oft
before re tiiin g
jl
U p on the ro o f top:
R eindeer yes. People no.
Unless yo u 're as surefooted as a re in ­
deer. stay o ff the roof If you have to
g o up
pa ckin g a new TV antenna,
dec o rations o i whatever
know what
yo u 're do in g and stay
tar. fa r away fro m
CB's. Talk about safety,
good buddy.
It isn't w hat goes out over the air that
bothers us
it's what goes up. Eager
new CBers have gotten into real trouble
bv not lo o kin g up for power lines be
fore insta llin g their antennas I ook
up and live
Andrew J. Young appointed
Associate Commissioner
Stanford G . Ross, Commissioner
o f Social Security announced the ap­
pointm ent o f Andrew J. Young o f
Seattle, as Associate Commissioner
o f the O ffic e o f Hearings and A p ­
peals o f the S ocial S e cu rity A d ­
m inistration.
Young has been H E W Regional
Attorney in Seattle since 1971.
“ We are fortunate that M r. Young
has accepted
th is
im p o rta n t
p osition,” Ross said. “ He is an ex­
tra o rd in arily talented and dedicated
person and his extensive experience
as a lawyer makes him exceptionally
well qualified fo r this jo b ."
A graduate o f the U n iversity o f
Washington School o f Law in I962,
Y oung was A ssista n t A tto rn e y
General fo r the State o f Washington
fo r fo u r years b e fo re going in to
p riv a te p ra c tic e . In 1970. H E W
created a Regional O ffice in Seattle
and Young later became its Regional
a tto rn e y. In this p o s itio n , he fu r ­
nished legal advice on a ll social
security and other H E W program
litig a tio n and developm ents in a
four-state area.
A t SSA, Young w ill head an office
o f 4,300 etnployees--including 650
administrative law judges-that han­
dled n e a rly 225,000 requests fo r
hearings during the past fiscal year.
Y oung is a m em ber o f the
National Bar Association as well as
state and local bar associations. He
has been active in the Seattle Branch
o f the National Association fo r the
Advancement o f Colored People, the
W ashington State Board fo r C om ­
m u n ity C o lle g e E d u c a tio n .
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