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Statesman, Salem, Ore., Sun., Nov. 20, oo (Sec I)-13 By . ," v " : ....:-'- '" " -. O : 6 o LiJIio L. Madscn Multi - purpose Board Handy r I- i 'iL: Camellias By LILLK L. MADSEN Garden Editor, The Slate tmaa Today is yet too early to know the exact extent of damage to shrub and flpwers and judging from the amount of telephone calls I've had since the cold set in. that is one of the things everybody wants to know right, now. But it isn't too early to note some damage to the camellias. This is particularly true ; of some bf the more tender pink and white itypes like Pink Perfection. There will be a heavy loss in flowering in this variety, I fear, and there may be -some killing of 'the shrub Itself. i , ' September gave us considerable good moisture this year, and Oc tober gave us some nice spring like weather which brought out new growth on a lot of the camel lias. You can already , tell that much, of this is killed. Some of the foliage on camellias is already dropping. ' ; Will Make Comeback However, most of the hardy ones ' are .expected ;to come back and unless there is more damage, there should be considerable bloom this spring. ' .. Rhododendrons are expected to come through somewhat in -better shape, although here, too, there may be some damage to buds and new-growth tips. The curling up cf some of the foliage must not be interpreted, necessarily, as serious damage. This is nature's .way of cuddling" i to conserve .what warmth the foliage and shrub may have. Some of the tender- ever green azaleas are expected to show some damage. Even some of the hardier hybrids will show some burnings, Jock Brydon, Sa- -Will also v. ... k. ..4 t " u I5. just about to bloom when they got , -o i d in i ' : I Ie5&!Uvri!fV!r Questlo. - When can we transll Qaestio. - Can you tell us howf show a good come-back are , yJ?" ru"r ;, I . v.. -In :I expected to show considerable" . j 1 c 7 l.u A tau - Check Eon ! ' " co& weather stops. They could Considerable "final" serious have been transplanted arytime results may be averted if some f"m November and on. Some folk attention is given to the condition divide them earlier in the fall, of the soil immediately after the. They like a soil ' that is rather ground thaws. If it is dry and ; rich with humus. And when the it is very apt to be, as the . cold , weather clears and you do trans draws out the moisture then it plant them, cover them with a should be soaked. Don't take for granted that the snow will have made it nice and moist Even a rain, unless it is much more , than an "Oregon mist" will not dampen down sufficiently to the roots. Dry ing winds" and drying colds do 'more damage than frosts and snow. - ; Colored Leaves v Because I have had a number of requests for certain trees with bright foliage, I will transfer the questions from the Question Answer column to this and hope the inquirers read both.' ' ' To, v". Wh? l00ki?g ff Jt maple tharwill give color both summer ana tail, mere is nouung better than the Crimson King. It j is bnlhant during the summer and more brilliant in autumn. While the Schwedler maples are green m summer,, tney take on a nice nue w auLiuiui cuiurs m W II k. 1 . the fall. This is a fast growing tree ana has a beautuut son green I mm m . . . I iouaze during tne summer, a uuie ; m lzi:. j i a . r a ui ieruuier ana pieiuy M water i";Sules. What can we do to worm t its earlier years and you have a Russian A-Power Claims Revealed LONDON (AP) The Soviet Atomic Power Station has pro duced nearly 20 million killowatt . nun, nm iiit iLW uxiiik uiiiw iiwe : omy ot grams, wnereaa a cvu-. - i ventional power wtauon must nurn more than 109 tons 01 coai to pro- duce as much electricity in a -day. 'High Pressure' Recruiting Fails WASHINGTON .P The " Air Force Says high-pressured re cruiting does not bring the best results, v Reporting on tests designed to determine which men Would be good recruiters, the Air Force says "persons with coercive ten dencies a tendency-to force others to act in a manner con trary to their own wishes did not promote recruiting." Bridge 'Stockpile' Urged in Northeast NEW YORK tfl Stockpihng ! prefabricated ''Bafley" bndges for emergency repairs after .severe floods is urged for the Northwest by Boston's Civil Defense Region al Administrator, Albert O'Connor. He told a highway safety confer- -have been Installed in a tlay. in nfrrf k. v. i-Li replace washouts with other types of bridges. ; COLOR, FOR BRIDE NEW YORK m Kicking over the traces of tradition, American florists suggest colored flowers for the modern bride and smaller bouquets. On suggestion: crescent cascade of Fuji mums and Spiral Eucaliptus (lavender, pale pink, yellow or lime). Jf varrM T "Bldflr WtakaMf (OrtUn JJp menu itmimbv kurnrnt r itch- ar miTwai. viotut dhhi u to iwnmaa KMni mat Blddr Im tottem, try CTSTKX toe fck. fretlfylBC, MBfartlBf bats. A fcUUaa CTaTXX tMata 4 la u fiw nittj u4 twefin. Ak erarctot tor CI SI IX uM ion7-We fuariatM. tto taw auwfe Damaged Igood sized maple .before you ex-best It grows nicely, is fine during fall, and as a whole not quite so pect it It is a particularly lovelythe summer and is beautiful aj pretty a tree. II-! . - J I L .-11 1 M.. 1 IHL. 1, 1 i 1 ming ior rural jar us wlici e uicrciaii approacnes. loe nea oax is me nnauer pin au mai.es an is plenty of space. ' good too, a little easier to find.excellent tree. The foliage Is In oaks, the Scarlet is about the but not quite so brilliant in the particularly attractive in this. mmmmMmm (le-F . I bm : H r ' ;-..-V- - I ht. ' . ' , J v ftSl .ttH-y' .cyr-" 1 Ilil t.IH 'DOS E H'l 1117"0 1 : fl Answers to Garden mo w years anu we divide them and make more of tnem' M !, u- Answer When the snow and Jour - inch mulch of peat moss, leaf- mold or similar material. Do not plant them too deeply. Question I have a calla lilly with spotted leaves and yellow blooms. Have grown it in the bouse for four years and it has bloomed weQ. Now I have divided it and was told to plant one of them out-, side. Will they survive our winters here? UL ... K Answer Some of them will and in some, winters. I wouldn't ni.n thm nt nntn ariw March vdA even then I'd give them a loose covering of leafmold or peat moss, j , yeuow one growing out- joors for about six years and finally it failed to come up again, lt &i not Woom profusely as my white ones (which are the large variety and not the dwarf) the yellow ones bloomed auite . fl - wpii . O...H.. w. h. a Ana that -j-.-- not take the worm cat- i him? S.H. Aaswer hirnAntin Drop five drops of in the center of a spoon ! of honey. Smear on the lower teeth I when the stomach is empty and he will swallow this, so a friend vrforinarian MU m Yoti chnnld feed him mostly raw beer for a ' time and once a week give him a teaspoonful of lime water in a little ... . iianiuviijc saaa ioat J caa vwuv out v,alltiful in tue SDrinl. ,nd th.n . . .cw around ' began drying up, especially around ' the edges of the leaves. I made a1 note book of my garden ills and this was at . the top of the list What should I do. D.OJL Answer This isn't much in formation to go on. It could be wmVInsert - mce it could be a hawthorne leaf-blight. My guess wouia reaiiy oe at tne latter. The treatment for the latter is garden sanitation and spray. By J saniUUon, I mean raking up and ' burning this year's foliage. Spade ; around the tree about two feet' from the trunk out the whole way i around. In the spring, dust the soil around the tree with bordeaux mixture, and start spraying at two week intervals with a Bordeaux mixture, foliage strength. This should be started as soon as leaf buds open and continue until in flower. Question Would you tell us .v. n- tk t-n - i. , trick to it and that If . iiixt try to, hammer them apart they'll shatter. FJL , Aaswer I didn't know there was a trick to this either, but friend who does a lot of work with flPtoStt toat ,5e guide line with a cold chisel and then taps the chisel with a hammer. As the cut gets deeper, be increases the force of the hammer. This will give you a better, cleaner cut,' he says. . WARM FLOOR Guaranteed With SPARK ' Dieset OH Burning Heater dUDSOiTS 'MO M.COHM. Aklr" want to.uus; - a.o.u. by Early Cold Spell I, Amiwer This finish is supposed to be an imitation of vats and other wood found in old vinegar and pickling places. It has a weathered appearance. A wood finisher told me that a good imitation could be had by bleach i uig ujc pine www wiui a cum wood gray. When the stain is com pletely diy, put on a coat of clear shellac. This is followed by a white 'glaze, which you wipe off, wiping in the direction of the grain of the wood. This gives you the light streaks. A second coat of shellac is applied and last a coat of wax. If you want it to look really' old, try mixing a little rottenstone with the wax for the final finish. Question You have "home" added to the lop of your page now . . . with winter coming on we want to do some reading. . You used to book review and were at one time a librarian, I was told. Could you name around five of the books now considered "best sellers". About three fictian and two or three non-fiction, that would be good to read within the next couple of months to give us a talking knowledge along that line? CJlJ). Aaswer If you want to read your books just to have a "talking knowledge" then read those that are the too of the list this fall Listed last Monday as among the . - 10 best seUers are: Non-fiction 19 frora Sea' AnaB. Morrow Lindbergh; "The Power of Positive Jtw"." Norn Vincent Peal; " ." , : , T .; Fiction- '-Marjorie Moniingstar. Merman wouk; ine lonune. Thomas B. Costain (this comes in two volumes and should keep you busy for. quite a time unless you are a very rapid reader); Man in the Gray Flannel Suit," Sloan Wilson; "Andersonville," Mac -Kinlay Kantor. Qnestiaa Have a new bed of asparagus that was in this year JPJ m Krsl ume- n 1 cut 11. What does one do with it now? for the first time. luu uuu 1 leave ujc uui -hoiu standing all winter do you? WJi. Aaswer No, these should be cut down as they yellow. It is well to give your asparagus bed a good animal fcrtflte In Asparagus is a heavy - - 'r- B'sUo" 7 .tlrst yeaT . ?arr dened.. We had a row of pie plant growmg In the back and it gave m 80 much this summer, we are wondering if we should cut off the ves now or wnai W) ao wiui h. so we can have some next year, too. Does one divide it each year? New Gardener. Answer No, do not divide it until the stalks are thin and then, usually the trouble is lack of fertilizer. Just leave the foliage on it and give it a good mulching of wdl decayed and a little strawy barnyard fertilizer. Question Can you tell me if solder win hold on aluminum? We have an aluminum kettle we want to fix it's a keepsake. Tried or dinary solder, but it wouldn't stick. Wondered if there was something we could do to kettle to make it hold. - B. T. 'Answer There is a special solder for aluminum, I am told, at houseware counters in depart ment stores. (r f -: o mm t tt "All Kinds of INSURANCE and SURETY BONDS" mm vku us a ow .121 No. HIGH AS ECONOMICAL way to hold ' TAs iicis no bast ment. Carport creates . front Patio and roof overhang pro tects tke front door. A three food insulated crawl space is , provided under the house. This is plan S137AP by Edgar X. Payne, architect, lid Wittard St., Calesburg, ni. The house covers i,S60 square ftel over- . all, but this includes the tar port, which figures at a tower building cost than tke rest of the house. "The architect evg--getts oil-fired forced air con ditioning. Eigh ceilings are achieved by running living and dining rooms up to the roof. Questions dnesuoa-. I want to grow some; I African Violets from seed. Is the ' AI .TMntilr.T Vtnmt AMm If gVVL.fW.I AVV JWJ UUVd 1 . take to come up? How to plant it? T. F. Aaswer The seed is not diffi cult to obtain and I believe it runs about a half cent apiece. The seed takes from 15 to 18 days to ger minate. ift equal parts of garden soil, peatmoss' and sand through a V4-lnch sieve. Put in a pot. (self watering ones are best). Take seed with a little very fine soil, place in an empty salt shaker, shake this about a little and then shake on top of soil in pot. Press sou with smooth spoon or ot glass, bomt growers use a piece rLZttiCos&y It Not of glass over the drying out, and one lem told me the other day she used a plastic cover. Either should be removed as soon as seedlings appear. ' Question I have a tiny little palm, . grown from a date seed someone sent me from California. They tell me these get to be great trees, but this first leaf looks just like those of palm trees I've seen growing in pots? will you tell me something about this? S.W. Answer A palm in a pot will grow very slowly, even a date palm. It likes sandy soil enriched with well decayed leaf mold or cow barn manure. Do not put it too large pots. Don't overwater, but do not let dry out. Don't ex pose it to cold winds or drafts. During the summer you can set it out on a shady porch. If set directly in the sun, the leaves win gunscorch. I've had a little' palm tree for five years and have enjoyed it very much. It is now about 10 inches tall. Question I have a spot that Is somewhat shady. There are some trees not evergreens, but a cou- pie of birches, a dogwood, a cou- 1 pie 01 alders and an oak grow ing in a corner 01 our puce, we don't want to cut them down, but we don't want taU grass or even flowers that have to be planted each year here. Have you any suggestions for small shrubs anywhere fronf six inches to three or four feet? We thought such shrubs might make the place more interesting. RJ.P. Answer The plan' sounds in teresting. Why not 1 some of the azaleas? The Dwarf Japanese Quince? Witch Hazel? Deutria gracilis? Hydrangea? Mock or gj .ree wh e tSeV .J "Vgd bJJt tS ange? You might plant some daf- birch trees they are lovely. This too would be a good place for a few flowering plants such as tril- iiumj hepatica, forget-me-nots, My of the valley, lambs' tongue, birdbill or shooting star, wild bleeding heart (the white variety uw nui luuxupiy quiw bo rapiu- ly as the rose one does). tisbepred? SStoi Vck- -T..t n w .. mani. H.W. Aaswer Cut back ia late win ter after the vine becomes dor mant. MULT IP LE SCLEROSIS? If so, write U Spears Chiro practic Sanitarium and Hospital. Denver, Colo., for : Testimonial Proof of results ia arthritis, can eer. polio, epilepsy, rheumatic fever, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, strok es heart, , liver, skin, stomach, xidney and scores of other ail ments. i law QUAtras SX!S PH. 4-3333 Garden Calendar Not. tO Annual meeting of Oregon Cactus. Society, 2 p.m. at home of Mrs. James P." Reddy, 602 N. E. Brazee St, Portland. Dee. 1-2 70th annual Oregon State Horticulture Society, meet ing,' Coryallis. Dec X-4 Christmas Treasurer Chest Show, Oregon Federation of Garden Clubs Multnomah Ho tel, Portland. . Dee. 5 Salem Garden Club, Sa lem Woman's Club House, 2:15. Dec 10-11 Lablsh Meadows Garden Club Christmas Show, Hazel Green School. Saturday: 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday: 1 to 6 p.m. Dec 17 Nestucca Valley ; Gar den Club Christmas Show, Odd fellow Hall, Cloverdale. Bu& Wedged Under Track j Children Hurt . PHILADELPHIA (AP)-A char tered bus carrying 45 children got wedged under the old elevated structure on Market Street; near 30th shortly before noon Saturday. Eight of the children were in jured, none seriously. They were taken to Philadelphia General and Presbyterian Hospitals. j ' The bus. from Manville, N. J... was on its way to a television show' ("The Big Top") at r nearby armorv. The bus's top scraped the low- hanging at eel girders Of the elevated structure, recently abandoned and waiting to be torn down. The citv , extended the niua sunt auuKBj u uiuvu VJ do away with the elevated, j The Rev. Eugene B. Kelly, pas tor' of the Church of Christ The King; in -Manville, said the bus was carrying a group from the Church's Cub Scout troop 193 to the show. There were 12 adults on the bus also'. t snaxe: mZBifr 4 Meeting Successful GENEVA The big four Foreign Ministers Conference which ended in failure cost almost $25,000 in office expenses alone. ' The total covered all expenses of the joint Four Power Secre tariat set up for the conference, including interpreters, documents, guards, office rent and administra tion. It did not include the in dividual outlay of each government for the travel and accomodation of its delegation. ' Secretariat expenses' for ' the three week conference, which end ed Wednesday, totalled g25.991.52. Each of the four governments was sent a bUl for $6,247.88 ior its share of the expenses. .China to 'Eliminate p, pu ,:,.,,.,. Private Physicians HONG HONG tft A Japanese doctor says after a visit to Com munist' China that nation's policy is to build state hospitals and grad ually eliminate private medical practice. Prof. Hideyuki IwasaJd added that the few Chinese doc tors trained in Western medicine are being forced by the govern ment, to educate large number r of their Chinese colleagues. j. Red Boss intaly Given Souvenir Gun ROME (J) Italian Communist boss Palmiro Togliatti has been given a souvenir by Rome's tri bunal. It is the revolver a Sicilian student used to plug him with three bullets July 14, 1948. The Justice Ministry agreed Togliatti should have the gun to hang on' a wan and a unfired shell for a watch charm, as he asked. PACT SIGNED BOGOTA, Columbia (fl Colum bia, has signed an agreement with the United States guaranteeing f il ' r7 their profits out of the country. The. pact, effective immediately, is designed to stimulate the flow of American capital to this country. WT WrVMf "Aloni with ererythinr; else we can be thankful for, I think we ought to include the General Finance Corp.r t . They're sure helped una number 1 of occa sions. In fact, they even cave me a small loan this week to buy ear Thanksgiving Dinner! GGncnnt FinnncE conp. 137 SO. COMMERCIAL ST. r - --7 h J ' S .- ? 1 ' I "'5"" ffpzz -' , , j S .-- J-.,-jt-JJ jfc.W(frwr vV-w.M-- r imin ,k,?g!sa haKdMlusiHMBHMSMkswsiaiawBM DRILL a hole In a hardwood board 15x18 In. to prepare It for hang- ing. Weight it down. !' I; IT'S A moisture proof cutting sur face for vegetables, wipes- clean with a damp cloth. - AS A message board it fits ia with modern kitchen or may be used elsewhere ia the home. ! Money-Saving System Studied ROME UP) Eight countries are campaigning to save time land money in the U. N. Food and Agricultural Organization (FAQ) by doing away with unnecessary documentation and re-hashing lof subject matter. The FAO's 10th anniversary session here decided to study the economy plan j put forward by the United States, Britain, Canada, India, Mexico, Pakistan, Spain and Switzerland. GENERAitO TALK PORTLAND HI Mai. Gen, Charles G. Kolle, deputy chief lof the Corps of Engineers, will be principal speaker, at the Inland Empire Waterways Assn. conven tion here beginning Monday. V?ftS tUKlUIE I Class riber Platti Panels Tranilnrent mnS Shatterproof For Everythtnc tor Your Window SEE FIMFD the i o CLnCK BLIND MAN Free Estimate ' Da or Night Ph. J722I (Terms) SS7S CenUr St RENT A TOOL Do It Yourself It's Cheaper ' OPEN SUNDAYS ; Salem's Oldest Tool Rental HOWSER BROS. 1180 South 12th St PHONE 391661 , 4 'o ' k 1 t " IT CAN be a chalkboard. : Just paint slating material oa one side of smooth hardboard. . Pressed Wood Hardboard ; Panel Has Many KitcHen Uses " ' - " - : .'" -- By VIVIAN BROWN . AP Newifeatures Writer THIS IS THE AGE of dual-purpose household items, and a com- Group Asks Cremation Price Hiked poptt.atmt) im The Orocrnn Interment Assn. Friday asked the. to a handy size of 15 by8 inches. State Welfare Commission to in-lRoundUie corners and bevel the toreaao fnnornl n1nwanro Inr rrv f ' mations. The allowance of $25 should be increased to $110. the present al-i owance for burials, theassocia-, I TLT v v" , I ent $25 allowance represents only the charge for cremation and does not provide for storage of ashes, they said. ' The commission indicated it win study the request and take action on it at the next meeting. Miss Jeanne Jewett, assistant administrator, reported that- the maximum allowance for indigent burial is $238 and that the average cost is about $120 - In another report. Miss Jewett said that the case load and ex penditures for October were about " average for the season. j3 i : Submerged Fort Discovered After Long Drought VAL D'OR, Que. (j?) The drought last summer dropped the Duparquet River far below normal and led to discovery of a submerged fort built by Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur Dlberville, in June, 1686, on his treks between Montreal and Hudson Bay. Al phonse and Donat Gendron, brothers, have Just reported the discovery. It included a musket trigger mechanism, fish spear, pearls, French nails and a pipe made of stone and fishbone. Immigration Leader To Retire on Dec 31 PORTLAND (fl Roy Norene is retiring Dec. 31 as chief of the Immigration and Naturalization office here, a position he has held 17 years. . Norene, 62, .began his govern ment career in 1913 with the rail way mail service in Portland. DRAPERIES tooS s? Cornice Boaros Slip Lovrn Valances 0) traverse Bods SEE C urn THE e LLFiLK BLIND MAN Free Citunates Day or Nlfht Pa.S7X (Tcnai) IS7I Cuter St FOAM RUBBER Remnants 15c "Pd Fisher-Bilt Mattress Cor.1 Front it Court, Salem 'Tha Heating System perfect comfort with . At a Price You Can Afford, to Pay GLASS RADIANT ELECTRIC CRYSTAL HEAT CO. 1035 Broadway Ph. 24300 Also Glass Host Portables, IT'S A lapboard. ideal for writing or typing letters ia a convenient size. , bination message and work board is inexpensive and easy to make. It may be used in the kitchen for market items, in the .nursery for baby's menu, in the hall for tele phone! messages. It can be a cut ting board, 'writing or typing board, sandwich or cake board, sewing aid. . . Make it in a jiffy with a panel ot pressed wood hardboard cut by a lumber yard, the man of the house or by you if you are handy. Tempered hard ' board that ia smoom on coin, siaes is laeai CUl eages Ugflliy W1U1 a IUe Or SanO- block. Drill a hole for hanging the - .i.v,. :. .. d fcowi direction8 oa the can. When the material is dry. it'll be as good, they say, as . one you can buy ready made. It's a good blackboard, a pro tector of expensive working sur faces in the kitchen when you want to cut vegetables, , sand wiches, pound a steak or crack lobsters. It can serve as a -lap board and should cost less than 50 cents." . KIRSCH (ADJUITAIU) TRAVERSE RODS Drapery hard wmroi NOT I1 tiikW , Smart draw draperies look their bom , on dependable, smooth operatisf rods ' of rrauine Kirach' quality. Sturdy. : with bard-baked enamel amah ... gen erous, positive overlap in the tniddlo for soured priracy. Unglh 28'ro 41" (adjuttabloj . 2-29 lonofli 4S"lo 86" (adfastaUohl '.SM . Unglh 6S"m 120-(oTptobUj . . . 4.49 Uurih lA'lalSO'f.JU.h.U.I ' 5JE9 Almmyo!hAhhbl.WAY-DtAW type for boy winoWt end nnm windows ' Im or COMPtlTI SELECTION of DEPENDABLE KIRSCH DRAPERY MARDWARl CAPITAL SHADE hW DRAPERY Manaf acrurers of VenetianBlinds ; 1695 FAIRGROUNDS ROAD ' ' PHONE 4-1S58 That Has Everything" 110 Plug-in 1 WWIMIWMa