The Seaforth News, 1956-04-26, Page 3I
LFAM I'RONT
.A new project to establish an
approved source for fruit trees
from which all parts of the
North American continent may
ultimately obtain -planting mat-
erial, is being organized in the
United States with Canadian co-
operation, According to Dr. M:
F'. Welsh of the Plant Pathology
Divi ion, Canada Department of
Agriculture, this project will en-
sure the distribution and plant-
ing of trees free from diseases
transmissible by budding end
elrafting, Pa r ti c u l a r atten-
tion will be given to the virus
diseases present in a high pro-
pertion of Canadian orchards,
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Many Canadian fruit growers
still remember the days when
hundreds of acres of orchards
were being planted in new areas,
and orders placed with nurser-
ies were simply orders for any.
trees available regardless of var
ley or condition, In recent years
the demand has been restricted
to a few commercial varieties
end often to certain improved
strains or specified sources of
these varieties. Most fruit grow-
ing provinces and states in North
America are now providing more
reliable propagating material for
the nursery industry. Also, nur-
teryment are exercising greater
care in the selection of mater-
ial and are discarding abnormal
and diseased trees from their
plantings.
The headquarters for this new
project dealing with the preser-
vation of disease-free tree fruits,
is in the heart of the dry lands
of central Washington. This or-
chard which is being established
will be isolated from the near-
est fruit plantings by a distance
of about 15 miles as the crow
flies. Trees of all varieties of
temperate tree fruits having
either eomtnercial or experimen-
tal value in North America will
be accumulated in this repository
orchard. Each tree will be giv-
en a series of rigid. tests for all
known virus diseases before it is
admitted to the orchard. To en-
sure that the tree remains free
from disease it must be re -test.
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ON PURPOSE — What looks like
a near -fatal accident, isn't. Auto
is being lowered into a con-
struction hatch of the tunnel
which will run under the North
Sea Canal, at Amsterdam, the
Netherlands. Test runs will be
made to determine type of light-
ing needed for safe driving.
ed each year after it is planted.
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Seed and scion sticks from this
orchard will be provided to
Government workers throughout
Canada and the United States
free of charge, These workers
will eventually be able to dis-
tribute the materials to interest-
ed nurseryment through their'
own state or provincial nursery
improvement schemes.
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The project will be financed
entirely by special funds granted
by the United States Congress.
The planning and organization
as been a joint effort between
r preseetatives of the Federal
Government and various state
agencies in the United States,
Officials of the Canada Depart-
ment of Agriculture have been
given an opportunity to parti-
cipate fully, Personnel of the
St. Catherines and Sumrnerland
plant pathology laboratories have
taken part in the planning and
Dr. Welsh of Summerfield is at
present a member of 'the reposi-
tory committee.
Canadian participation will in-
clude some contribution and a
full share of the benefits. Tech-
niques developed by Canadian
laboratories will be used when
required. New varieties of tree -
fruits developed by Canadian
horticulturists can be submitted
to the repository for sate keep-
ing.
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Materials from the repository
will be released to Government
workers in Canada as readily as
to workers in the United States.
United States authorities have
adopted this generous attitude
because they believe the use of a
single repository for the contin-
ent will avoid unnecessary du-
plication and provide wider
standardization. This is a fine
example of international good-
will and co-operation.
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In 1955, farmers received 411
cents of each consumer's dollar
spent on food Of Canadian farm
origin: this figure is unchanged
from 1954. The farm share was
47 cents in 1953, 51 cents in 1951
and 50 cents in 1949. The aver-
age for the, period 1949 to 1955
was 48 cents. These calculations
are based on fixed quantities of
food as determined by Dominion
Bureau of Statistics food expen-
diture surveys,
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In 1955, the farmer received a
larger share of the consumer's
dollar spent on flour, bread,
beef, chicken, eggs and potatoes,
but received a smaller portion
for pork, butter, cheese and
some canned fruits and vege-
tables,
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Based on 15 food items, which
account for about '75 per cent
of consumers' expenditure on
Canadian farm foods, 1955 re-
tail prices were almost 11 per
cent above 1949; for the farm
equivalents of the same 15 com-
modities, farm prices were about
3 per cent below 1949. Market-
ing costs increased almost 25 per
cent between these two periods
while the farm share was lower
by almost 9 per cent.
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Retail prices of the sante 15
food items were highest in 1952
when they were 18 per cent
above 1949. These items in terms
of the farm equivalent of the
retail procluct, were highest in
1951 when they were 15 per cent
above 1949. Marketing costs for
these products were highest in
1952, being above the 1949 11-
gure by 27 per cent.
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SCREEN TEST—Droplets of rain
screen, act as tiny lenses to prod
above. Blank white square at
lodged. Photographer Clarence
close range. "Screen star" is his
water, caught in the mesh of a
uce the film -strip -like sequences,
left is one in which no droplet
Leine, made the picture at ultra -
wife, La Verrie.
FRIEND OF IKE'E — Mary Jean
Eisenhower, newest member of
the Eisenhower family, has,. e
yawn for photographers as she
makes her debut before news
cameras .at the White House
Three months old, Mary Jean Is
the daughter of Major and Mrs.
Jahn Eisenhower,
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A Lasting Garden
For a 'summer long supply of
bloom, or fresh vegetables, 'we
must know how long it takes
from the time of plantinguntil
we have the first bouquets or
salads. To keep on having bou-
quets and salads right through
the summer, we make several
plantings two or three weeks
apart, and we also may use an
early, a medium and a late ma-
turing sort. -
Today's garden is no longer a
feast and famine proposition,
with more peas, beans or corn
than we can eat for a week and
then none at all, or with a great
showing of bloom in July but
not a single flower in August.
' With a little planning and a
good seed catalogue there is no
reason. why :flowers or vegeta-
bles should not be yielding
something every day from the
first blooms and greens in the
spring until long after the
ground is frozen hard next fall.
Suitable Tools
For getting in close to tiny
flowers or vegetables, for weed-
ing and a few other delicate
jobs, it may be necessary to get
down on knees or knee pads but
with a little care a great deal of
the ordinary garden cultivating
and planting jobs can be han-
dled with a minimum of stoop-
ing. Spades, forks, dutch hoes,
spudders and many of the hand
cultivators can be purchased
with good long handles which
permit operation without any
back bending at all. All of
these, and other tools too includ-
ing the lawn mower, it should
be remembered, will work ease
ier and faster if their cutting
edges are kept sharp. For this
purpose an old file will be handy
and a little oil will also help.
Know Your Enemy
As for special pests, one
should provide himself with a
good bulletin so that any trouble
canbeidentified and the proper
dust or spray applied. It is not
a bad idea to take your troubles
to the nearest seed store and
let -the experts there prescribe
treatment. With the modern
dusts and sprays that handle all
sorts of bugs and diseases, either
singly, or in combination, it :is
"iso trouble to check pests, and
especially if we get them early.
Help Them Stand
Itis a shame to see fine
plants tangled and sprawled
over the ground, when it is se
easy and simple to provide the
necessary support. Little things
of course can stand by. them-
selves, but the bigger and bush-
ier flowers, and such plants as
tomatoes cannot, and especially
in seasons of heavy rain and
wind.
For the bushier flowers like
delphinium, zinnias, ' marigolds,
peonies and so on, support can
be furnished that will soon be
virtually invisible. Before the
big growth starts we place the
support and simply let the plant
grow around and through it.
For this purpose we may use .
metal rings, hoops or a foot or
so of chicken wire arranged in
a loose cylinder about the plant.
Another good plan is to place
some brush firmly in the ground
and close to the- main stem. In
a few weeks the plant comple-
tely hides the brush but the sup-
port is there,
For tall, individual plants
like dahlias, lilies, tomatoes and
similar things we use stakes
stained brown Or green perhapst
and these are hammered firmly
in the ground within a couple of
inches of the plant first thing in
the spring, so that the roots will
not be disturbed.
For climbing plants like -
sweet peas, morning glories,
pole beans and so on, chicken
wire netting, old tennis net-
ting, strings, or brush will serve
and here again the support
should be placed early, so that
roots and plants will not be
damaged. -
First Aid For
Your TV Set
The wire -and -glass jungle in-
side a TV cabinet, is a chal-
lenge to any handyman. So,
next time your set goes on the
blink, here are some pointers
on finding your way around in
there.
First, and best advice is:
DON"T. Just don't. Call a com-
petent serviceman. Despite all
these Do -It -Yourself columns,
and their simple diagrams, a
TV set's innards remain a dan-
gerous expensive place for elec-
tric babes -in -the -woods to wan-
der.
But if you "must" you'll
thing you could possibly touch.
Remember, your set can pack a
20,000 volt wallop. Don't push
your nose in there. Voltages like
that command respect, and jump
FOnsiderable distances to en-
force it. Those who get hurt
'are those who get careless, or
Who didn't know theset was
"loaded.
Only mechanical source of
danger is the picture tube.
Handle it only as a last resort,
and then gently, one hand sup-
porting the fragile neck, the
other under the front face. Tap-
ped or strained in the wrong
place, you'll get an implosion.
That's the opposite of explo-
sion, but the face -full of flying
glass will feel exactly the same.
Very simply, your set is
di ided into six sections: tuner;
aiidio amplifier; video amplifier;
sweep and synchronization; tow
voltage supply; high voltage
supply: It's necessary to know
which tubes are which in your
set (A set has as many as 30
tubes.) A tube layout diagram
is usually pasted inside. If not,
write the manufacturer for one.
Symptoms & Cures
Isere are a few common pic-
ture troubles, and possible cures
("Raster" is the normal pattern
of the horizontal white lines on
your screen, when tuned to an
empty channel.)
No picture, no sound, 310 ras-
ter: Check low voltage rectifier
tubes.
No picture, no sound, raster
OK: Check tuner, or video amp.
tubes.
No picture, sound OK, no
easter: Check tubes in high
voltage section, or horizontal
sweep section; check picture
tube.
Picture too short, or tall: Al-
ternately adjust "height" and
"vertical linearity" controls on
chassis; , check .;vertical . sweep
tubes.
Picture too wide, or narrow:
Adjust rear chassis "width"
control; check horizontal sweep,
or high voltage tubes,
Picture has white vertical
line: Turn rear chassis . "hori-
zontal drive" control clockwise
until line disappears.
P i e t u r e rolls vertically:
Check vertical sweep tubes
first, then tubes in sync. section.
— From "Liberty."
need a "cheater" and a "bleed-
er "
Removing the back panel of
your set cuts off the power,
Thissafety protects you from
interlock, protects you from
your own curiosity, To cheat
yourself 01 this protection, you
buy a "cheater" cord, less than
$1 at any TV shop. With it, you
can apply power to the open
set, and -live dangerously. .
A "bleeder" is just 18" of in-
sulated wire, with ei" of insula-
tion scraRed off each end,.Tape
on short wooden handles; leave
the bare wire ends protruding.
High voltages build up inside
your set, and linger on long
after it's been turned off. To
discharge them, after you've got
the back of your set removed,
touch one bare end of the bleed-
er to the charged part, the
other end to the set's metal '
chasis,
Watch out for high voltages
at:
1 The metal caps of any tubes
in, or near the high voltage
cage (that's the little closed
metal box just'inside the back),
2. The high voltage, leads
coming from the cage, or going
to the picture tube.
3. The outer coating of the
picture tube.
4. The positive leads of the
filter condensers (underneath
the chassis)..
If you don't know what.
you're doing, bleed oft every -
Plumber Didn't
Dig Deep Enough
An Austrian professor, whose
name is kept secret, living near
Vienna, has recovered a cen-
tury -old family treasure burled
in the clay floor of his cellar.
For generations his family
had been collectors of artistic
and historical treasures of jew-
ellery and rare coins of Japan-
ese, Chinese, and European
origin, valued at many hundreds
of thousands of dollars.
During World War II the pro-
fessor buried the collection in
the cellar of his home for
safety, When the Russians came
they seized the house before he
had time to dig up and remove
the treasure, and the professor
was sure the Russians had dis-
covered the collection, But he
never dared to investigate.
He made a restitution claim
at the Viennese Treasury Board.
When the Russians left, a com-
mission was sent to the house
for inspection of damage done
to the property.
When the basement floor wan
dug up, the treasure was found,
intact and unharmed.
Now the professor has heard
that the Russians did actually
dig up the whole of the cellar
to within a few inches of where
the treasure had been hidden.
But they were not looking for
it. They were trying to trace
the fault in a defective water
main !
R. Barclay -Warren, - B.A., BJL
Meniory, Selection: Ye have
not chosen me, but X have chos-
en you, and ordained you, that
ye shall go and bring ferltii
fruit, and that your fruit should
remain. John 15:3.6.
It is not enough to be sincere.
Saul thought he was doing
God's will in persecuting the
church. Then as he went to Da-
mascus with authority to arrecl
any disciples he himself was
arrested by Jesus Christ, Jesus
said to him, "It is hard for thee
to kick against' the pricks."
Some think that Saul's con-
science had been troubling hiss
since the day he kept the gar-
ments of those who stoned Ste-
plhen to death. Stephen with e
face like an angel had given e
convincing address and thea
midst the falling stones had
claimed to see the Son of mate
standing on the right hand o4
God. His final words were a
prayer for his enemies. Saul
couldn't forget that experience.
On the Damascus road Seel
saw Jesus and surrendered to
him. He was "blinded by the
heavenly light and was led into
Damascus into . the house of
Ananias. The Lord had pre-
pared Ananias for his coming.
Ananias anounced to him bis
commission from God that he
was a chosen vessel to bear the
Lord's name before the Gen-
tiles, and kings, and the chil-
dren of Israel. Then Ananis e
prayed for Saul and his sight
was restored. Saul became the
foremost of the apostles. He
wrote thirteen of the twenty-
seven books of the New Testa-
ment.
A conversion is a miracle of
grace. It receives more atten-
tion it the individual has pre-
viously been outstanding in hie
opposition to the Gospel. Bug
we all need to be converted.
Jesus said, "Except ye be con-
verted, and become as little
children, ye shall not enter the
kingdom of heaven." Matthew
18:3. The person who has beset
living an outwradly good life
needs to repent of his sins and
surrender himself to Jesus
Christ. Though the outward
change in -such a case may et
be spectacular the iuw6
change is. The individual known
it. Paul wrote, "Therefore if any
man 'be in Christ, he is a new
creature, old things are passsld
away; behold, all things era
tecome new."' 2 Corinthians17. _1
Efficiency
"What do you do?" An IN.
ficiency epert asked a Queau'a
Park clerk.
"I loaf!" snapped the irritated
clerk.
The efficiency man moved to
another desk and repeated his
question.
"Loaf:" said the second clerk
getting into the spirit of the
thing.
The efficiency expert opened
his notebook and wrote, "Dupli-
cation of jobs."
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Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking
SEE YOU LATER — -There's no guarantee that this is the 'gator
the rock-and-roll addicts insist they'll see Fater. However, that
alligator "hat" is a definite beaux chaser. A girl with a live
alligator for a hat is .enough to make any fellow rock bock
on his heels and roll in high gear for other ports, Madeline
Herrmann, is only modeling the reptilian headpiece. She prefers
her alligators skinned and fashioned into shoes and handbags.