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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1954-09-02, Page 7This piece doesn't really be - tong in a Farm Column, I'm .thinking. Bowever, crab -grass is a pest wherever you find it, and any hints as to its extermina- tion isn't out of place anywhere, Don't let that crabgrass in your lawn get you down. While you went on vacation or spent your evenings picking your beautiful roses or harvesting the beans it may have taken over. But now is the right time to tackle your late- summer lawn problems and give the good grasses the chance they deserve, * a .* Crabgrass is that broad-leaved spreading plant that lies close to the ground and spreads like a mat outward from its crown, sending out in maturity plumes of seeds that make problems for next season if not handled in this. It lies so heavy on the ground that it soon kills out grasses under it, It is itself an annual, and will pass out with the first heavy frost, but it pro- duces millions of tiny seeds that can account for a disturbing crop next year. :r. * The first step in auto nn lawn care is to get rid of this and other weeds. Ifyour cjabgrass infestation is still light,' it will pay you to dig out each plant with a slim trowel or weeder and burn it (crabgrass seeds gco on ripening on a dug -up plant un- less done away with) e Or another thing you can do is to lift the flattened edges of each plant with a rake, and cut it short with the mower. keeping it short (it grows fast). But be sure in this case to use a., grass - catcher on the lawn mower or to rake up the seed stems. Then burn them. * * * " A third way of handling crab- grass, and many . other lawn weeds, is to use one of the weed killers now tested and en the ' market. If your crabgrass is your heaviest lawn -weed "'problem, choose a product that has proved to be the undoing of this weed. Some of the weed killers do not guarantee to handle crabgrass. * * Reseeding can be done on bare spots after the 'weeds are out of the. way if the weather is right, but feeding is the `next step. Be- fore reseeding, work plant food into the soil., water it in, and after three or tour days seed with a good variety of grass seed. Light brush will protect the young grass until it gets estab- lished. Don't let it dry out. A month or so before the first kill- ing frost is a good time for ex- tensive fall reseeding. * * * Crabgrass and other weeds take over most vigorously a "I always trust you when 1 loan you money, just as you did me with your Defense Bonds." lawn that has not been fed enough during the season, Hun- gry or shallow -rooted grass plants give out easily, and the more sturdy weedy aggressol'S get along without so.. much food. Therefore, if you have an infes- tation of crabgrass and other weeds your lawn probably has not been fed adequately * *. * Another cause is too close cut- ting during the hot summer months and a third is shallow watering instead of a. soaking tha, encourages deep root sys- tems. :I: Y• * In addition to the chemical weed killers which have made lawn care so much easier in re- cent years, we now have the soluble plant foods which can be put on the lawn, whilewater- in4 it with the hose, These give the lawn an almost immediate lift, and can be used at regular intervals all summer. They come under different trade names, and are for the most part a blue-green powder which is easily dissolved in water. By means of a mixer or a tank attached to the sill cock or to the hose itself, one waters and feeds the lawn both at once. The soluble ' plant food in the mixer dissolves as the hose water goes through it. R: 4: * Louis Bromfield, novelist and exp e r i e n c e d agriculturist, achieves his enviable green lawn at Malabar Farm, near Lucas, Ohio, by feeding it with one of these soluble nutrients in the normal course of watering, per- hapsevery two weeks, through out. the season, watering deeply. not merely on the surface. • Mr. Bromfield's advice to the lawn owner is: (1) Avoid sur- face: feeding and inefficient water- ing, (2) don't mow your lawn too closely, and (3) apply a com- plete, soluble fertilizer with plenty of water for deep pene- tration, preferably through your garden hose or lawn -sprinkling system. The Spirit Of Man Much has been learned since the first attack on Everest a gen- eration ago as to the 'best way to climb- the' higher peaks of the Himalayas. The devoted souls who go into those' inhospitable wildernesses now wear improved types of clothing and eat im- proved types of food. They have oxygen masks. Perhaps even the technique of organizing climb- ing parties has improved. But the victory of ten Italians and one Pakistani on Mount God- win Austen, news of which came through this week, was not the result of modern inventions, It was rather the unconquerable spirit of man again -dramatized against hardship, pain and death. Mount Godwin Austen, second highest in the world, was a wor- thy antagonist. Ardito Desio and his companions won the victory the spirit that overcame Mount because they were also able to conquer fear and to achieve that enviable state in which humani- ty rises above itself, even as it climbs into the icy uplands. While the sport that overcame Mount Godwin Austen survives we need not be anxious as to the future of our civilization, --New York Times. CROSSWRD PUZZLE -wxc001.3" •• ACllOSS d. Abyss 0, 'Narrow bars 13, Wet 14, Testimonial 18. Competent 14. Direction 17. Peraln 18. Clamping dovlee 19. One indef,nitel:v 20. Expert 21. 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Near n rMPS. v 51, Pieta intenesel ntetenedi ante insa iA. elnitinc 4 4 Answsr. .Elsewrhere ell nos age Slick .wickets 'ire Fashion News 1W EDNA Algul,S 9"IIS fall, slickers for teen- agers have taken on a brand- new look in a black -and -white herringbone tweed effect. Same waterproof oilskin, same com- plete rainy weather protection, but now the coat's pretty enough to wear on fair days, too. Budget -priced so that it can bIt paid for frorte, a 'teener'p allow- ance, 'the new slicker is worn with a matching head -hugging cloche. It's done in a lightweight cloth that supplies supple tex- ture and strength without . weight. Color is in the coating, which is applied many times ✓e make the fine percale sheeting completely waterproof. This year, the slicker comes In classic yellow, bright red, pastel pink, sky blue and Leavy and in - eludes alzes for everyone in the family. Trim is in form of brass hook - and -eye fasteners plus a black corduroy -lined collar. In the 1920's, the well -loved slicker cracked and became tacky is no time at all. The 1954 slicker won't do this because machine oiling creates a uniform Boating that keeps the fabric. ?Keen for a item is Me heeir'inebarue-tweeds meter pliable and soft. , aaordl• *viler end amonchD * dowse. Ideal der tonne ;trap 11, 9!n For Teens NiAY SCLIiOt LESSON with black yr earentra. Those "Horseless Carriages" Make A Come -Back . There were no shouts of "Get a horse." For what does New York know about a horse? There were many remarks, • of. course. One teen-ager said: "Why, that thing is twice as old, as I am, and it's still going." Roaring into New York City, down the West Side of Manhattan from a rendezvous at George Washington Bridge, a group of -10 over -age bus gal- lant American .a u to m o b i hes swooped into Rockefeller Cen- ter amid the skirl .of bagpipes, the Highland fling, and cheers. This "All-American" team of horseless carriages is on the way . to Great Britain to do battle. against British "old-timers in an Anglo-American vintage -car rally. The American team tossed the gauntlet to a British team -of equally fabulous cars and, come next month, a "duster -and -gog- gles" race will speed off from Edinburgh, Scotland, to Good- wood, England, in an event that will thrill the lovers of 'mold"' crocks" throughout the world. A young man declared: "You couldn't make a hot -rod out of the whole bunch of them." Standing shear enough to hear this remark was a man who, one day, must have ripped down a country lane in a canary -yellow, bucket -seater Mercer. For he declared: "Young man, you are looking at automobiles that were made -not stamped out by the millions. You are looking at drivers sitting . on cars, not in them -master of all they sur- vey. You drive those cars with a substantial determination -not by finger-tip control. Those cars were built for glory and pleas- ure, not bent on speed and de- struction." With this he indig- nantly walked out of range of the young man's retort. In the canyons of the 20th - century skyscrapers, a once - upon -a -time story still fondly remembered by many was re- enacted for a grinning crowd. Riding atop shiny steeds of sparkling nickel and brass, came duster -coated and capped driv- ers accompanied by female com- panions wearing broad, rosied hats -veiled to keep them on and to keep the dust out. Moving around "Rockefeller's blocks" in haughty grandeur, the cars exuded pride. Their names are written in history: Stanley Steamer, Ford, Lozier, Simplex Pierce -Arrow, Biddle, Stultz, Kissel, and the grand ole "L' head Mercer, writes Harry C. Kenney in The Christian Sci- ence Monitor. These are the thoroughbreds selected by the Veteran Motor Cal Club of America which can- vassed more than 2,000 members in a search for'the 10 finest cars still in competitive form. The entusiasm of this show and in- terest in the race but reflects the `' fact that some 10,000 persons in the United States now dote on solve 20,000 pre -World War I autos, spending about $1,000,000 a year on rebuilding, maintain- ing, spit and polish. • All the cars seemed in fine shape and the British 'Travel Association, which is sponsoring this first Anglo-American vin- tage -car rally in history, is as pleased as Punch about the whole thing, British officials and Amkerican representatives were on hand to make speeches of welcome and departure. Thera 'were flowery words of Anglo- American friendship but all vowed that when the flag sent the cars en their way it would beia battle to the finish, To Sail Aug. 20 Following a few days of tan- gling with New York's traffic the cars and the American team will sail for Liverpool on the Cunard liner Media on Aug. 20. To enable drivers to familiarize themselves with British roads conditions - and this is no small matter,efor there the roads are narrow and cars must keep to the left -the autos will be es- corted at a leisurely pace through the Lake bistrict to Edinburgh where the race will start Sept, 4. Covering an 850 -mile up -hill, down -dale route, the United States -British rivals will pro- ceed to the famous English car - racing course at Goodwood; on .the Sussex estate of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, where it will end Sept. 11. Never in the history of the automobile industry have cars so old been called upon to do so much -'-or travel so far,' The average age of the American cars is 38 years, of the British, 36. The British team of 10 cars consists of five "Edwardian" and five "vintage" autos. While these aristocrats of an earlier day will zoom over the ' ..beautiful countryside of England "there will be 'a nostalic absence of hazards long forgotten -shy- ing and terrified horses, stray- ing livestock, clouds of dust, mudholes, and those who shook their fists at the progressive Thor seless buggy. There will be no stalwart constables, watch in hand, seeking a righteous arrest if the vehicle seemed to be traveling more than 15 miles an hour. Who's to , , lame for Nylon Failures? If you should break two of your new crystal glasses in one week, would you conclude that crystal made today is inferior in quality? Or would you chalk up oto your own carelessness and go out to buy two replacements? But, if you should pop runs in two pairs of stockings in one week, whom would you blame? The yarn producer? The hosiery manufacturer? The retail store? Yourself? Perhaps you would just mutter that "nylons aren't so good as they used to be" and buy another pair of ultra -sheer stockings. Could it be the fault of the yarn producer? To compare the quality of hos- iery yarn spun today with that of immediate post-war years, la- boratory technicians in the nylon plod,: at Kingston, Ont., recently searched through nine years of data sheets. These are the rec- ords of tests made each day to analyze the yarn's stretch, strength and other properties. Here is a typical example of their findings. Recorded tests disclosed that present 30 denier yarns are actually seven per cent stronger than their 1945 prede- cessors. Furthermore, they stretch some 31 per cent more before breaking. Since it is this superior strength and stretch of nylon as well as its semi -trans- parency that snake it the best fibre yet devised for hosiery, cur- rent 30 denier yarns are tot only up to 1945 standards, they are even better. But, the demand for 30 denier nylons has dropped off. Last year only 24 per cent of the entire Ca- nadian production was in that weight. If women were still se- lecting the same weight .they wore 'during the post-warper- iod and taking the same care of thein, they now would be ex- clai:lning over their improved quality. What about the hosiery menu- facturer? The demand for ever sheerer stockings has forced hien to scrap much of his pre- and post-war equipment in order to balance gauge and denier. Since durability and sheerness are at cross purposes, higher gauge ma- chines had to be installed to knit a denser cloth with the finer de- niers. Just as hand knitters match needle to yarn ply, there is a denier or a narrow range of de- niers which is correct for 'each gauge in hosiery machinery. True, quality hinges on such fac- tors as the condition of the equip- ment, basically sound hosiery Constructions and skilled oper- ators. But the manufacture of stockings is largely a mechanical process, while the wearing of them is not. Retail stores today carry the widest selection of 'constructions and styles in the history of hos- iery, Many still 'stock the, same pre- and post-war 30 and 40 de- niers that seemed to wear forev- er. But do women buy them? Only five per cent of last year's production was in 40 denier, compared with 42 per cent in 1948. The yarn producer, hosiery manufacturer and retail store are all conscious of their responsibil- ities. But, does the consumer ever stop to compare the construc- tions she wears today with those she bought eight or nine years ago? After all these years, does she really understand the sig- nificance of gauge and denier? According to a recent survey of hosiery buying habits among Ca- nadian women, 49 per cent ad- mitted quite readily they didn't know the meaning of these two important hosiery terms. They are the women who un- wittingly wear 15 denier, 51 gauge stockings to shop in super markets and clean the house. There is nothing mysterious about these two short words. Denier is simply the weight or thickness of each thread of nylon yarn in your stockings. The lower the denier number, the thinner the yarn and the sheerer the stocking. Gauge determines the density of the fabric since it is the term or itetf. lt. Oarclay b''aaa're AR, B.A. 13':i) Growth Through Useful Work. Colossians 3:23-24; 1 Thessalon 4 fans 4:10.11; 2 Thessalonians 3:0- 23. Memory .Selection: Whatso- ever ye do, do It heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto mels. Colossians 3:23. .Where our first parents sinned part of the penalty announced was, "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread," Genesis 3:19. Nevertheless work can be enjoyable. A vision without a task is an illusion: a task with - but a vision is drudgery. A vision with a task can spell happiness. If we can sense that our work is a service to oilfellowmen and hence glorifying to God we tan be happy in out toil Work that tends to lower the moral be- haviour of our tellowmen cannot receive God's favor .The prepare• tion and distribution of salacious literature and anything else that aids in weakening the moral fibre of .the nation cannot produce happiness. In an Ontario city the main industry has curtailed operations laying off some 2,000 men, Two of these met on the street one day. One .had procured a new job at a lower wage rate The other said: "I won't work for any man for a cent less than I was getting on the old job," With the workers at the Studebaker plant at South Bend,. Indiana, voting to take a 15% cut in their wages, a new pattern may be in the making. In the long run ,if consumers' costs fall proportionately men will be as well off. -One tiling is certain: men must continue to work. Paul commanded that if any would not work, neither should he eat. * We are living in a land of great resources. If employers and em- ployees will respect the rights of others and avoid greed and need- less waste, there will be a good standard of living for all. The turning from sin, and faith in Jesus Christ as our Lord and .Saviour will enable us, to achieve a good moral standard. This win help us to be a happy people with all our needs supplied. used when referring to the num- ber of needles in each 11 inch. • A higher gauge has finer stitches and more of them. It uses more yarn and produces a sturdier stocking with added wear and snag resistance. Nobody treats fine crystal roughly and expects it to last. The hosiery most women wear today is at least twice as sheer as the stockings everyone han- dled so gently back in 1945 and '46. That light touch still applies, whether it is crystal or hosiery, the manufacturers warn. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking men Stt e:\ neeey ?t\ q' Tiny Transoceanic Traveller -Stewardess Ervka Tobler help 22" month-old Sidney Stepanek off the plane after the youngster made the trip from Ireland to the U.S. alone. He was. born Illst Ireland and was left there in care of his grandparents White Mrs. Stepanek, an Irish nurse, come to join her. husband.