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Zurich Herald, 1956-05-31, Page 7THLFMM FRONT A .:few project lo establish an *lpprcved source for fruit trees from which all parts of the Noete. American continent may ultimately obtain planting mat- erial, is being organized in the United States with Canadian co- operation. According to Dr. M. p' ?r: elsh of the Plant Pathology Division, Canada Department of Agriculture, this project will en- sure the distribution and plant- ing ref trees free from diseases treesni Bible by huddle end greet:nee Particular atten- tion wiI'1 be given to the virus clisee es present in a high pro- por" ::n of Canadian orchards. * • P:Zs.:ly Canadian fruit• growers still remember the days when hun.___ eds of acres of orchards were being planted in new areas, and :•rders placed with nurser— ies were simply orders for any tones available regardless of var- iey c_ condition. In recent years the remand has been restricted to a few commercial varieties andsifter' to certain improved strains or specified sources of these varieties. 'Most fruit grow- ing :evinces and states in North Anae-rica are now providing more re1•ialele propagating material for the nursery industry. Also, nur- sery:^_ent are exercising greater care in the selection of mater- ial eted are discarding abnormal and :Useased ,,frees from their plantings. * * The headquarters for this new project dealing with the preser- vatic:_ of disease-free tree fruits, is in .he heart of the dry lands of central .Washington. This or- cha::i which is being established will be isolated from the near- est fruit plantings by a distance of about 15 miles as the crow fiie:e. Trees of all varieties of tereve_ate tree fruits having either commercial or experimen- tal 'Jalue 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 iron: disease it must be re -test - 4..00144i:4 ll Off! PURPOSE — What looks like al ne::r-fatal accident, isn't. Auto is e,eing lowered into a cc•n- str z- on hatch of the tunnel wh:c°-• will run under the North Sea Canal, at Amsterdam, the 1hi•e'rerlands. Test runs will be mei to determine type of light- ing -.eeded for safe driving. ed each year after it is planted. t * 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. * The project will be financed entirely by special funds granted by the United States Congress. The planning and organization has been a joint effort between representatives 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 Summerland 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 safe keep- ing. * 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 repositoryfor the contin- ent will avoid unnecessary du- plication and provide wider standardization. This is a fine example of international good- will and co-operation.. * * ,n In 1955, farmers received -4S 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 determinedby Dominion Bureau of Statistics food expen- diture xpen •diture surveys, * * * 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. • * * , 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. * * * Retail prices of the same 15 food items were highest in 1952 when they were 18 per cent above 1949. 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FRIEND OF IKE'E — Mary Jean Eisenhower, newest member of the Eisenhower family, has a 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. John Eisenhower. G1LN THUMB Gordon S'mtth A Lasting- Garden For a summer long supply of bloom, or fresh vegetables, we must know how long it takes from the time of planting until 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 i 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 eas- 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 our inemj, As for, special pests, one should provide himself with a good bulletin so that any trouble can be identified 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 s,prays'"that handle all sorts of bugs and diseases, either singly or in combination, 11 is no trouble to check pests, and especially if we get them early. Help Thein Stand It is a shame to see fine plants tangled and sprawled over the ground, when it is so easy and simple toprovide 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 perhaps, and these are hammered firmly in the %round 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 need a "cheater" and a "bleed- er." Removing the back panel of .your set cuts off the power. This safety protects you from interlock, protects you from your own curiosity. To cheat yourself of 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 1/2" of insula- tion scraped 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 theta, 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 corning 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 ol-T: everye thing you could possibly touch, Remember, your set can pack t► 20,00Q volt wallop. Don't push your nose in there, Voltages like that command respect, and jump considerable distances to en- force it. Ib,,0v,;, . ho get hurt are those i i""o "„g t" careless, or who didn't;iehlee tie set was "loaded." Only mechanical source of. clanger is the picture tube. Handle it only as a last resort, and then gently, one band 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 fade -full of flying glass will feel exactly the same. Very simply, your set is divided into six sections: tuner; audio amplifier; video amplifier; sweep and synchronization; low voltagesupply; 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 Here 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, no ras- ter: Check low voltage rectifier tubes. No picture, no sound, raster OK: Check tuner, or video amp, • tubes. No picture, sound OK, no raster: 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. Picture rolls vertically: Check vertical sweep tubes first, then tubes in sync. section. — From. ''Liberty." 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 buried in the clay floor of his cellar. For generations his family had been collectors of artistic and historical treaelifee 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 was 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 B. Barclay Warrenr •til A,, Memory Selections; Ye ' haws not chosen me, but 1 have ehokt- en you, and ordained you, Dud ye shall go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain. John 15:16. It is not enough to be sincere„ Saul thought he was doin4 God's will in persecuting this church. Then as he went to Da- mascus with authority to arresil any disciples he himself wee 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 onscience had been troubling hip since the day he kept the gar- ments of those who stoned Ste- plhen to death. Stephen with face like an angel had given a convincing address and then midst the failing stones had claimed to see the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. His final words were at prayer for his enemies, Saud couldn't forget that experience. On the Damascus road Saul saw Jesus and surrendered to him,' He was blinded by than heavenly light and was led into Damascus into the house of Ananias, The Lord had pre- pared Ananias for his coining_ Ananias anounced to him his 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 Ananias 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 - 'tent, A conversion is a miracle of grace. It receives more atten- tion if the individual has pre- viously been outstanding in his opposition to the Gospel. But 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 been living an outwradly good life needs to repent of his sins and surrender himself to Jesus Christ: Though the outwardt change in such a case may not be spectacular the •inward change is. The individual known it. Paul wrote, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things arty become new." 2 Corinthians 5:- 17. Efficiency "What do you do?" An ef- ficiency fficiency epert asked a Queen's Park clerk. "1 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 Duplication of jobs." .1, Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking SEE YOU LATER — There's no guarantee that this is the 'gator the reek-and-roH addicts insist they'll see later. However, the alligator "hat" is a definite beaux chaser. A girl with a live alligator for a hat is enough to make any fellow rock back on his heels and roll in high gear for other parts. Madeline Herrmann, is only modeling the reptilian headpiece. She prefers her alligators skinned and fashioned into shoes and handbags.