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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1938)
vauo DiAiiLSjiAJN. Baien, Oregon, : Friday JUornin&'ilay.. 13, "Kea Weevil Future Olympic Diving Champ? . r at Hand .Successful Dust Program p Is Explained by Rieder, ' Assistant Acrent ii Pea I weevil may be controlled Ly the use of dust mixture con taining three-fourths of one per tent of rotenone, announces Rob ert E.i Rieder, assistant county agent. f The j pea weeril will soon be foand, as they make their ap i pearance as soon as the first ; peas come into blossom, and it its . important to have the plants 'lusted soon . after 'he blossoms ;Iorm. as ' the ' weavil begins lay- ine eggs as soon as the new i pods are formed. 17 Proper timing of dust appli cation is absolutely essential for satisfactory results, . states Mr. iRieder.l After the weevil lays its eggs on the pod it Is too ate for control measures and wormy I peas will result. The first application should be iaade when the peas come Into Rloom before any pods have set, says Mr. Rieder. Later appli cations I will depend on weevil "migrations that are likely to en--er thei planting after the . first application has been made. The Assistant county agem win ov fglad toi make weevil counts for any grower who desires help in this connection, he states. U Hooded Dusters Best Hooded dusters are recom mended for most satisfactory re sults oni large acreages. In rome gardens; a nana aasier -my m used "with excellent results, and dusting should begin with blos soming and be tepeated every rweek thereafter during the gTOW .rhg season. " A' grower can make a simple Insect net out of a wire hoop jnd - flour" sack mounted on a light handle. By sweeping a few times across the pea plants in bloom the number of weevil can "be determined. Each weevil Is capable !of laying over a hundred pggs and so a small weevil pop ulation If unchecked, could cause a large number of wormy peas.Q " Kate is xasre i Dusts' applied to field- peas should be used at. the rate of 20-25 pounds per acre. Sanitation measures reauce weevil Infestations for succeeding years, according to Mr. Rie er-. A ..... ah peas ien ou uc nciu r i be plowed under to a depth of to 8 Inches Immediately after harvest. I . i Vines in home gardens should be pulled and destroyed as soon m the naa have oassed the edible stage, i 7 ! The assistant county c.gnt an ouncea that a new circular. No. 126. on 1 "Pea Weevil Control In Oregon", is now available at the county agent's office, y, J C of C WiUHold j Odcii House r Formal opening of the newly remodeled quarters of the Salem chamber of commerce is sctaed , Bled for next "Wednesday night, '- May IS, It was announced yester4 " day by Barkley E. Newman, pre-j sident. I i ' . The program, which will be dis tinctly j Informal in character. Is being jointly arranged by the chamber's entertainment com mittee headed by Harry W. Scott, and the Cherrians under direction ef. Tom Hill. King Bing. The Cherrians and the chamber of Commerce board of directors, will be on hand to welcome visitors. ; The chamber is anxious that residents of all communities in the territory near Salem, as well js all Salem people, attend the opening and see what has been ac complished in improving t h e chamber's headquarters. Marie Lee Rites v. i Set Next Monday -1SILVERTON Funeral? servils for Mrs. Marie Lee, 46, who died Thursday morning, will be held next Monday at 2 p. m. from Trinity chrrch'. with Interment In Evens Valley. Mrs. Lee was horn December 13, 1892. Survivors in clude the widower, Thomas Lee, and a daughter, Mildred Lee. Tom's Coming - l.:-;jyfXfr:. j. ' m ii i in mmmmmm--r- 4 ' Tom Sawyer plays Jiookey from school to go fishin In the be loved, classic "Adventnres of : Tom Sawyer which cornea to the Elsinore Saturday for a four day ran. Taken from the original book by Mark Twain, the entire production was film- V ed In gorgeous technicolor. j! i 4 V Caesar In midair Future Olympic diving champion? Wen, hardly, but an entertain ing polar bear anyway. The bear, named Caesar, is one of two div lag bears at the zoological park near Quebec City, Canada,' Diamond Replica Display Is Today Miller's Store Will Show Copies of 15 Stones Worth $8,000,000 Salem people win have an op portunity to see replicas of the 15 most famous diamonds j' In the world today and Saturday only when the representative of a na tional jewelry house presents the traveling display at Miller's main floor. If, the copies were originals the display , would represent 8,000, 000 in value. i The imitations !are made of crystal and are exact reproduc tions of the more valuable orig inals in cut, color, 'size and even flaws. " -- - j ' rUchberg Gem Included One ot the largest and most famous is the Kohi-noor or Lich berg diamond which, according to tradition, dates back to the begin ning of the fourteenth century, or even 5000 years, as some persons believe. A huge diamond is men tioned in the early poems of In dia worn by the hero of Kama, a legendary person. fMany gemolo gjats believe this 'atone of legend i3 the- Koh-i-noor.J vThe East In dian trading company precented the-diamond to Queen Victoria in 1850. ! : : The largest known cnt diamond in "existence is the Great Mogul. Its weight Is 279 carats. It is said to hare been, cut from a 793 carat stone which existed in India. I Sancy HLstory Colorful The-Sancy is another diamond with a history more remarkable tlian. it3 size though. it has been prized by kings. The stone came to Europe from India five centur ies ago. It was worn by Charles the Bold into his last battle. When he was killed the diamond was picked up by a Swiss soldier and sold for a florin to a clergyman. It was once removed from the stomach of a dead servant who had swallowed it I to prevent its falling Into the hands of highway men who waylaid and murdered the servant. 7 j There are many others with equally interesting history: the Polar Star, the Pigott, the Orloff, which topped the; scepter of the Russian czar and other jewels be longing to the collection of crown jewels of the Russian royal fam ily before the revolution; the Nassak, and many other famous diomonds. j All replicas of these 15 of the most famous diamonds will be on display at Miller's starting today and- continuing through Saturday. Robert Bowes, 80, Dies; Rites ,Today GATES Robert Bowes, age 80 years, passed away at his home near Gates Wednesday morning. May 11. i Mr. Bowes was born at Pine Glen, Pennsylvania. In 1858. In 1S93 he was married to Martha Smith at Lock Haven, Pa. He Is survived by his wife and one son, Joseph, who reside near Gates, and also two sisters in Pennsyl vania. Funeral services will be held at Uhe Christian church at Mill City Friday at z p.tn; Intertnent will bo In the Fairview cemetery. t " t Attend' Baptist Meet DATTOK Mrs. Maurice Pet ttt, .Mrs. Ralph A. Rnfener, Mrs. Ella Martin. Mrs. EarL Huntley and Mrs. John Shippy attended the annual Baptist state conven tion in Salem Tuesday.! Aldermans Return VXIOXYALE -i- Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Alderman returned home Monday after the former had taken treatments at St. Martin's Springs, Waste,-', for atveral weeks. : .:!-." Arrives From South LIBERTY Mrs. Oscar Hed rick of Graton, Calif., arrived a few days ago to spend two weeks here with her daag&Ur Mrs. R. A. Erixson. - ; ' f r i - f ' 4 " J v Tit splash! Pilgrim Progress Slides Scheduled ROSEDALE Slides ot "Pil grim's Progress" will be shown at the Rosedale Friends church Sun day at 8 p. m. As the story is retold by a ; competent narrator vivid pictures will be flashed on a screen to illustrate it. The views, assembled from the best selections on this subject, con tain 65 well colored slides. No other book, next to the Bible, has been more universally read, and exerted a greater In fluence in the life of religious people, as "Pilgrim's Progress." There is no admission charge. School at 'Green Slates Graduation , HAZEL GREEN Commence ment will be held Tuesday May 17, at 8 o'clock. Cecelia Ras per, president of the clas.. will be chairman. The other grad uates are Bessie Welch, Ray mond Duda. Edgar Vice and Joe Yada. Geneva -Van Cleave : will play the march. , ; Thia program win be given: Boys' chorus; Introduction ot the class, Bessie Welch; address,' Mrs. Mary L. Fulkerson : pappet play. "Rip Van, Winkle," by Joe Yada, Bessie "teleh, Tom Yoshi kai, Edgar Vic4, Raymond Duda, Marian Wampler, Cecelia Kasper, Geraldine Wolf and Rodney Miles. j . ; - : The puppet j play is directed by Miss Miles and Miss Geral- -dine Fry. Music between scenes will be furnished by the ' har monica band. Diplomas in Sight HAZEL GREEM B.tTice Johnson, Daisy Rutherford, Ma rion Van Cleave and Alexatfder Sharp will graduate from Salem high; Orville Dunnigan from Silverton high; June Dunnigan from Mt. Angel Normal; and Clifton Clemens irom OSC. t Go to Hot Springs SILVERTON Mr. and Mrs Clyde!. Verbeck are at Breiten bush Hot Springs for an extend? ed stay In hopes that the treat; mentfftoffered there will be of benefit-to Verbeck who is suf fering from rheumatism I U CROWN POULTRY, DAIRY & FOX FEEDS Crown Komprest Broiler and Fryer Grower is a ; specially built ration for use after cock erels are four weeks old. ! Feed it and watch them grow. LAWXS Get your supplies here We have sereral varieties of Lawn Grass, also fertilizer, peat moss, bone meal, etc. W. J; Lee & Son 349 Ferry i Phone 9418 Earliest of All Seed Spuds $1.25 Cwt. it ' COSRAY containing MOLLTTOL After a shampoo with Cocraj Recon ditjorung Shampoo, your hair gleam with new, healthy luster. MolUtol, the new ingredient found only in Cotray Shampoo, doc these impor tant things- Cleanses completely without an after rime. Restores tohne and luster to hair nude dull and lifeless by bleaching, dyeing and permanent waving. Prot ecu the hair and scalp against dryingout , j it Large noo-clip bordc AT FRED MEYER TOILETRY SECTION KS TACKLE BOX FLY LINE SAOWNECCS DRYES SS3 fT Double Tray Slie E, brown ' or All PopuUrrands EyedD??FUes .22 R"f VAPllilM III I Green Finish! green, joil processed 1 and Colors - Double Winged Shorts. New Stock? SALE! Values to 25c Yd. V . " .7 Ui L ' 1 ? S 7-cup size Elec - Ci II T7Tv'Rr? - f . ? r- -4 I fc88859 ; trie Percolator, . 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