HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1942-06-11, Page 3POTATO BEETLE
CONTROL
Potato beetles are usually found hi
the field before the new potatoes have
broken the soil. They lay 'their eggs
on the under sides of the leaves, When
the yellow egg masses are seen, spray-
ing and dusting operations should be
commenced immediately when a num,.
her of eggs Lave been hatched.. The
best and cheaptest poison to use is
calcium arsenate at the rate of ,% to
two pounds in 40 gallons of Bordeaux
mixture, ( copper sulphate 4 11.); lime,
4 lb.; water, 10 gallons).
If the poison is used alone in water,
add 2 to3 lb. of hydrated lime to each
40 gallons. Should arsenate of lead
or Paris green be preferred as a
poison, two to three pounds of the
arsenate, and 'A to one pound of the
Paris green may be substituted for
each 40 gallon barrel of spray.
!Growers who prefer to apply the
poison in powder form should use a
dust composed of one part. of calcium
arsenate to eight parts of hydrated
lime, suggests Alan G. Dustan, in
charge of vegetable insect investiga-
tions, Entomological Divison, Domin-
ion Department of Agriculture, Ot-
tawa. In dusting, best results will be
secured if the application is made in
the early morning or late evening,
when the vines are wet with dew and
the air calm.
In spraying potatoes, the poison
should always be mixed with Bordeaux
as this material is not only a valuable
fungicide but repels the attack of des-
tructive insects like flea beetles and
leaf hoppers. Two or three applica-
tions in a s eason should give sufficient
protection from all insects, when ap-
plied thoroughly and at the time when
the new damage first becomes evident.
Both the upper .and the lower sides
of the leaves should be covered and
an abundance of material used. When
the plants are small 50 to 75 gallons
per acre ,and when fully grown, 100
to 120 gallons is not too much at each
application.
PHIL OSIFER OF
LAZY MEADOWS
By Harry J. Boyle
World Wide News In Brief Form
Railway To Alaska
Victoria, — United States Govern-
ment is investigating the feasibility of
building a railway from Prince George,
B.C., to Alaska, it was learned here,
although no decision has yet been
made regarding construction.
Justifies Hong Kong Expedition
Ottawa, — Canadian Government
officials and officers of the services
were absolved of any "dereliction of
duty or error in judgement," with one
small exception, in the report of Chief
justice Sir Lyman Duff on the organ-
ization and dispatch of the Canadian
expedition to Hong Kong. The ex-
ception was a suggestion by the chief
_justice that the quartermaster-gener-
al's branch might have shown more
"initiative and energy" and taken ad-
vantage of the opportunity to place
some 20 motor vehicles on the trans-
port which took the expedition to
Hong Kong. But, he said "there is
no evidence that the troops suffered
through lack of them, or that they
were pot supplied in Hong Kong."
Sitting as a royal commissioner, the
chief justice held lengthy and detailed
hearings on the "organization, author-
ization and dispatch" of the 1,985 Can-
adian troops who sailed from Vancou-
ver last October 27 and suffered dis-
aster in the loss of Hong Kong to the
Japanese on Christmas Day.
Factory Blast In Munitions Plant
Joliet, Ill., — An explosion inside
the Elwood ordnance shell-loading
plant left' 53 men dead or missing, but
it halted production in only one of 12
units inside the plant, one of the big-
gest in the United States.
R.A.F. 'Did Good Work
London, Forty-Seven Axis freighters
and warships were sunk or damaged
by the R.A.F. in the North Sea, the
Atlantic and Mediterranean during
May, the Air Ministry said. An of-
ficial review of operations last month
said the R.A,F. destroyed 283 Axis
airplanes over Europe and the Mid-
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United States of Lord Louis. Mount-
batten, British chief of combined oper-
ations, was announced by time British
Information Service. It said Lord,
Mountbatten had come for "a short
visit during which lie will consult with
representatives of United States fight-
ing services," As chief of combined
operations, Lord Mountbatten also
heads the British Commandos,
Lloyd George's Son Minister
London, — The .Government created
a pew Ministry of Fuel, Light and
Power to take control of Britain's coal
industry and administer the new fuel
rationing program. The new minis-
ter is Major Gwilyn Lloyd George,
Major Lloyd Georg e is the 47-year.
old son of Rt, Hon. David Lloyd
George, prime minister during the
First Great War.
dle East and lost 301 aircraft.
great attacking force to come. While
a force of perhaps 200 big bombers
battered Bremen in the brief summer
darkness, Commandos supported by
the Royal Navy landed in the very
heart' of the .invasion coast, between
Boulogne and the once-gay gambling
resort of Le Touquet. U. S. Warns Japs on Gas Use
Washington, — President Roose-
velt accused, Japan of using poisonous
gas against the Chinese, and said that
if she persistst the United States
would retaliate at once.
Gas Masks For B. C. Civilians
Vancouver, — British Columbia civ-
ilian 'protection authorities, redoubling
their'Aordinary precautions following
Japanese air raids on Dutch Harbor,
Alaska, announced gas masks for civ-
ilians in the vulnerable area will be
distributed late this month, Mean-
while air raid precaution wardens and
Vancouver City Police officers receiv-
ed steel helmets.
Heychich Dies
London—Reihard Heydrich, scourge
of Nazi-occupied Europe, died in Pra-
gue while the rifles of his Gestapo
took terrible revenge among the pop-
ulace for his assassination, and the
German Government prepared to bury
him with acabre pomp and ceremony.
Cologne Paper Says Forever Lost
Berne, Switzerland, — The first
Cologne newspapers sincb the mon-
ster R,A,F. raid reached neutral ter-
ritory carrying -the sombre statement
that the historic Rhineland city, as its
people have known it, is "forever lost,"
"The entire aspect of the city is com-
pletely changed. Tens of thousands of
inhabitants during that night learned
with horror that the individual is
powerless against fate."
Canadian Overseas
Army Powerful
Toronto, — J. W. G. Clark, director
of public relations for the National
Defence Department described the
Canadian Army Overseas as "one of
the greatest and most powerful armies
in human history" and asserted the
army will play the "last victorious
scene" in the battle against totalitar-
ianism.
Canad To Have Ration Coupons
Ottawa, — Plans are being made for
introduction of coupon rationing in
Canada with the probability that sug-
ar will be the first commodity so
rationed, Donald Gordon, chairman of
the Wartime Prices and Trade Board,
said. A "canvass of householders" will
be necessary before coupon rationing
goes into effect, to provide a registra-
tion of consumers for issuance of the
coupons.
NO SUGAR NEEDED
TO CAN RHUBARB
There are various year-round ways
of stretching the sugar ration, at the
same time keeping monotony out of
the wartime menu.
Rhubarb, may be canned without
sugar, and in this form will take less
to sweeten when used in puddings and
pies next winter.
Here is the method recommended
by the Consumer Section, Dominion
Department of Agriculture.
Wash rhubarb thoroughly. Drain.
Cut stalks in one-inch pieces, Do not
peel. Place in preserving kettle, cov-
ering with close-fitting lid. Set over
low heat, or in the oven, until suffic-
ient juice is extracted to cover the
rhubarb, which takes about 20 minutes.
Pour into sterilized jars, adjust rub-
bers and tops. Partially seal. Steril-
ize in a water bath for 16 minutes, or
in the oven 20 minutes at 250 F., then
seal.
Strawberries, raspberries, blueber-
ries, cherries, currants, plums and
rhubarb can be packed in jars,—crush-
ed until the juice overflows, then ster-
ilized. (A strong spoon makes a good
crusher). In sterilizing allow five
minutes longer than the time required
when syrup is added. Fruit put down
in this way is excellent for pies and
puddings. '
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Hitler Flew To Finland
Helsinki, -- Hitler flew to Finland
from Germany to deliver personally
birthday greetings to Field Marshal
Baron Gustaf Mannerheim, and return-
ed to Germany by air. Hitler was
accompanied both ways by' Field Mar-
shal Wilhelm Keitel, the chief of his
high command. Mannerheim was pre-
sented a golden grand cross of the
German Eagle Order by Hitler.
Sunk; Troop Transport
Allied Headquarters, Australia, —,
An Allied submarine, presumably
American on cruise somewhere in the
Japanese ship lanes were credited of-
ficially with the destruction or dam-
aging of 'four enemy ships totaling
29,000 tons—one of ' them an over-
loaded troopship which went down
with as many as 12;000 Japanese sol-
diers.
Commandos Had Successful Raid
London, — Britain threw all three
fighting services against the Nazi con-
tinent in 24 hours of ceaseless assault,
continuing her preparation for the
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Aylmer, — In the worst of three
Western Ontario air accidents involv-
ing planes from No. 14 Service Flying
Training School, near here, two stu-
dent airmen were instantly killed when
their Harvard trainer plunged four
feet into the earth on a Tillsonburg
district farm a few minutes after it
had come out of a power dive, ap-
parently successful.
Moderator Of Presbyterian Church
Montreal, — Dr. Norman A. Mac-
Leod, of Brockville, was elected mod-
erator at the 68th annual general as-
sembly of .the Presbyterian Church in
Canada opening here. He succeeds
Rt. Rev. J. B. Skene, of Vancouver.
"FIXING UP",
They say you can't teach an old
dog new tricks but I seriously take
exception to the statement. just wait
until his family grows up, and then
watch the change that comes over the
most dyed-in-the-wool person. He
would probably be the last man in the
world to admit that he has changed
in any way . . . but you just watch
the change some time.
Peter Karkness lives back of us on
the Sixth Concession. You see we live
on the Fourth and his farm butts up
against the back of ours. Peter has
always been one of those men who
felt that there was nothing in the
world like making money and putting
none of it back into the place from
which he made the money. Money to
Peter is something ,you wring from
your crops -and then store away in a
bank some place. The enjoyment
comes from watching the "naughts"
mount up on the balance in,the bank.
Peter's wife was a fleet and tidy
woman who surprised the whole neigh-
borhood by marrying him. She start-
ed by trying to fix up the place but
the work of rearing a big family be-
came too much for her and she evi-
dently gave tip her hopes of having a
neat, well-painted house in which to
live.
Peter's oldest daughter was a bright,
intelligent sort of girl, who showed
an aptitude for school. She was en-
dowed with her mother's neatness and
her father's stubborness. In fact she
Effective Treatment For Wounds
Washington, — A new and more
effective treatment for war wounds
has been wound in a combination of
two chemicals already widely used.
The chemicals are sulfanilamide, the
potent germ-arresting drug, and urea,
commonly used as a fertilizer and pric-
ed at a few dollars a ton. Urea, now
known as carbamide, has been used
regularly for about 10 years in treat-
ment of chronic suppurating wounds,
gangerene and numerous other infec-
tions.
effect. Mrs. Phil was over visiting:.
Mrs, Peter last week and Mary was,
home, Peter had the children out, in;
the front yard and they were raking'
up the sticks and dead grass and. he
actually bought a second-hand lawn-
mower from Tim Murphy's store in.
the village,
I was over there today and fowl&
Peter placing a binder-wheel in a:
flower bed which Mary had him dig in
the front lawn. He took me out to-
show me a bed of transplanted pansies.
When I had dutifully admired that he
said, in a way so unlike the old Peter
I knew so well, that he was having
two carpenters start work next week
on building a verandah on the back.
kitchen. As he said he wanted to
make the kitchen more comfortable.,
for his wife in the summer-time.
You most certainly can teach an old°
dog new tricks.
had an even greater amount of stub-
borness than Peter. The result was
that she managed to go to high school
and later to business college, The first
thing we knew she was working in
the city and had a good position.
Last year she 'came home for the
first time in about fifteen months,
On a visit here she confided to Mrs.
Phil that sLe was having a battle with
her father over the matter of having
the house painted. I was down the
Sixth the next week and was pleased
and surprised to find that the painters
had started painting the house white
with an attractive trimming of gredn.
It looked very good and taking pains
to tell Peter that I was surprised to
find him quite pleased about the ap-
pearance of the place.
However Peter didn't bother to cut
the weeds and grass around the house
and that took away ,ofrom the general
Lost 7 Vessels In Day
Washington, — The United States
Navy Department announced that
seven United Nations merchant ves-
sels, including one United States ship,
were shelled and sunk in the 'Bay of
Bengal, off India, on April 6.
May Ration Coal
Toronto, — Coal may be rationed
both in Canada and the United States
this winter, j, MeG. Stewart, Federal
coal administrator for Canada, told the
convention of the Canadian Retail Coal
Association. If rationing of coal goes
into effect in the United States as a
result of transportation conditions, it
will surely be rationed here almost as
a certainty; Mr. Stewart said,
Two,'Jap Raids On Dutch Harbor
Washington, — Two Japanese air
raids were launched at Dutch Harbor,
United States naval base in Alaska,
within six hours, setting off intensified
precautions against any unexpected
Japanese thrust along the vast Pacific
frontier.
tr. S. Plans For Many Ships
Washington, — A gigantic ship-
cotistruction.measure calling for more
than ,500 fighting vessels at a cost of
$8,300,000,000 was introduced by
Chairman Carl Vinson of the House
of Representatives naval commit* in
a in to double the size of the Unit-
ed States fleet,
Commando Bead in tr. S.
Washington, The arrival In the
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stiti.in with an Aineridati freighter somewhere hi the
Atlantic, The •stihniarine attacked, and then had to
ribmerge hi a hurry as the freighter turned on itll
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" CAN WITH A PLAN"
WAR-TIME PROGRAM
Carry on with home canning! Make
fruits and vegetables do their full
share in building health for victory.
Serve them fresh from now until fall,
and can them for vitamin-rich meals
when the growing season is past,
Can with a plan so that you will not
have too much or too little of any
variety. Can with care so that there
will be no waste of products, time,
energy, fuel, or sugar.
Chief causes of failure, say Miss
Edith L. Elliott, Home Economist,
Consumer Section, Department of
Agriculture, are poor products, too
tight packing, carelessness in proces-
sing, opening jars after sterilizing, and
improper sealing.
In canning, she points out, the pre-
servative is heat; enough heat for the
right length of time. Chemicals, even
the common ones, salt and sugar are
not necessary, and any others may be
harmful.
Vegetables are canned without sug-
ar, and so fruits may be done that way
too. The syrup permitted under sug-
ar rationing is thin, but gives quite
enough sweetening for palatability. It
does not, however, act as a preserv-
ative as in thick preserves done in the
open kettle and these are out under
the rationing regulations.
Begin now to look over your can-
ning equipment, Take stock of your
jars. Examine the top edges to see
they are smooth and free from chips,
Rubber rings are highly important.
New ones are best but this .year old
ones must be used if possible. A good
rubber ring will not crack when bent
or folded and will snap back to its
original size when stretched. Test
clamps and screw tops to be sure they
make a perfect seal .
If you have more jars suitable for
canning than you require for your own
needs, share with someone who can
make use of them. Press into use for
jams and jellies those serviceable glass
jars in which come peanut butter, con-
serves, salad dressing and the like.
Jain tins, even cups that have lost their
handles, and unused sugar bowls may
be utilized with the aid of paraffin and
an outer overing to keep off the (Kist.
Not everyone has a pressure cooker,
and there will be no new ones, but
everyone can have a water bath for
canning, or use the oven. One does
need a supply r5t Srnall tools, but these
are available in most every kitchen.
Miss Elliott has revised the canning
bulletin issued by the Dotnitiiori
partmeitt of Agriculture to bring it in
line with wartime regulations. This
bulletin, "Canning "rusts and Vege-
tables," containing complete informa-
tlott on VatiOtts iliethOdS will he sent
on request by Publicity and :Extension,
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