Saturday, March 28 , 1953
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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, Salem, Orcfoa
Insurance Company
Approves Loans
, Anothtr 11,048.687 mi ap
proved for Investment la
Orsfon nil etat loam by
ths wcftern homo office of
Frndentlal Insurance Co. dur
ing Uhe flrat two months of
1983, according to Harry
Volk, vie -president In charge
t western operauoni.
' . TUa represent 67 aeperate
loan with 1881,383 for res
idential purpotei, $202,792
for commercial and Industrial,
and $189,882 for farm pro
perties. .
' Report show that Prudent
ial had a total of $82,447,862
of real estate loans ouUtand
leg in this area as of Dec-
amber II, lait 1
- When the western home
office was opened In 1948
the total Prudential real
area was $18,876,016, Indi
ana was $18,676, 016, Indi
cating a gain of 108.8 per
sent since th western home
office operation was started,
He Mongols failed In two at
tempta to invade Japan In the
18th Century.
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SPRING
. . with its balmy
breezes and gentle
rains brings tver-
welcome blossoms.
Mora oniovment ma ha
had H Hie bloom are net
molested by Insect, for tha
worm day that bring the
btotiomt alto awaken tha
intact.
Thay emaree from tha
oil, stretch their lag and
look about tor tender
young plant to satisfy
their voraclout appetite.
Blouom are colored to
attract (meet, hence they
migrate to tha bloiiom.
It i at the time of enter
gence and migration that
untold number of Intact
can b killed by SOIL-
DUSTO.
' Lightly dutted on Hie
surface of the tell, SOIL.
DUSTO control Thripi,
Beetle, Cutworm, Ear
wig, Flea Beetle, Ante
and many other.
XMLDUSTO should bo
applied to the toll under
roo bathe, shrub, tree,
and around building, In
tha flower border and
wherever insect harbor.
Gardener Intltt on Mil
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Dahlias From Seed May Bring
New Varieties, Taylor States
By MASK
The gardener who likes
dahlias has some real enjoy
ment In store for him if he
tries raiting them from aeedt
There Is always the chance of
getting a new variety, but
tilde from that there is the
element of anticipation and
aurprite as the teed germi
nation reaches maturity and
flower. . Th foliage Is the
same as dahlias started from
tubers, but the surprise Is in
teeing what kind of flower
unfold from the new plant
There is ho hokus-pocus to
railing dahliaa from seed.
Plant in a coldframe or hot
bed lutt aa you would zinnias
or marigolds. Then, transplant
to the garden after all danger
of frost 1 pest. A soil that
will produce good tomatoes
will produce good dahliaa.
The seedlings will bloom the
flrst rear. Get your seeds
from a specialist. Don't worry
about getting the big giants
at flrst. The cost for seed
usually runs about 20 for a
dollar this is for the medium
variety. Try th leas expen
sive aorta at an experiment.
You may get the quilled cac
tus-flowered blooms or the
medium sited blooms that are
Ideal for cutting. There it no
end to the variety you may
expect. '
The plant will flower and
tubers the first year.
Then, you ean throw out un
desirable plants and aave the
tubers of the ones you like.
If variation in bloom from a
seedling do not show up in
three years, it will come true
to form each year theraiter,
If you like sinnias, you will
want to try the dwarf dahlias,
those gorgeous little single or
semi-double blooms of the
Mignon or Unwln dahlias,
They are easy to grow and
produce fine cut flowers. I
them planted in Union
Square, San Franciaco one
year and they really were a
gorgeous eight to behold.
Pleating Tubers '
It is not yet time for setting
out dahlia tubers, but this
can be done a toon at the
ground la warm and danger
of frost I pan. Dahlllaa lend
themselves well to heavy
backgrounds and bedding ef
fect in a masted style. They
require neutral or slightly
acid aolL A loose loamy soil
tnat doea not pack ie ideal
Good drainage ie essential.
Set tuber from 2 to 8 feet
apart each' way unlets for
bedding effects when tet in
groups of I, 6 or 7. Be sure
to group only harmonious
colors and forms or th effect
you want will be lost Dust
tubers with sulphur before
planting to prevent rot. Set
them aix inches deep, flat
In the ground with the atom
or eye upward. Place a atake
alongside the tuber at plant-
in time . . you'll need It
later! Placing it at planting
tune will do away with the
ritk of damaging the roots
later. Cover th tubers with
about two inches of soil. As
the hard stem growth appear
continue to pull more, soil
into the hole until you even
tually reach ground level.
Bonemetl, muriate of pot-
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Cam inch Bolero
Popcorn - Ramon
Pinsta, four virrttta
Viola four colors
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OPEN SUNDAYS
Feat find Seed
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OPEN SUNDAY 9 TO 6
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WE GIVE NORTHERN STAMPS
M. TATLOB
th and aulphate of potash
supply needed food elements.
About two poundt of bone
meal will supply 10 plant.
Work it into the soil about
tlx inchet away from the stem
and water in well. Overfeed
ing will cause the plant to
make excessive item and leaf
growth. Soak well during the
growing teaton.
Disbud th extra tide budt
If you wish to have larger
blooms. Do not disbud if you
with a qutntity of smaller
flower fpr cutting. Plantt may
be cut back to the tecond pair
of leave when 12-lnche high
In order to make bushier
plants. It also retard flower
lng and Is advlced where late
flowering it desirable.
A few years ago I heard a
prominent horticulturist and
hybridist remark that in a few
short years dahlias as large as
dinner plate would be com'
anonplac in American gar
den. Tnat it already true. I
have seen some mammoth
ones grow In Southern gar
dene that must have measured
at least 14-inche across. On
our own Oregon Coast, .alto
tome gardener display dahl
iaa 12-lnche acroat as com
monplace! The ' variety of
colore and forms could please
even the moit particular. The
decorative type dahlia, large
double, petal perfectly im
bricated is always a standard.
The eactus type with grilled
and fluted petals are most
exotic when used as cut flow
ers. Then, of course, the pom
pomt, or mlniaturet, we have
already mentioned make a
glorious ihow of color and
serve as fine cut flowers.
So, now, If you want real
fun try dahlias from seed
but st least do plant some
dahlias in- your garden and
your efforts will be well
repaid.
Gas to Bring
Added Power
A great new source of power
will be firing the furnaces of
Pacific northwest' Industry by
1S3S. For, within the next three
years Oregon, Washington and
Idaho will be (upplying nat
ural gat to local industries at
a rate of more than 10 billion
cubic feet a year, according to
the Gas Appliance Manufac
turers association.
Industry will not be the lone
beneficiary of the arrival of
natural gat in the area, the
OAMA report discloses. There
will be an in create in the use
of gss for house heating of
nearly 140 per cent by 1988
in the tri-atate area, from ap
proximately 36,400 home in
1852 to more than 87,000 three
year hence.
Last year, by contrast, In
dustries in the three-state area
consumed only S32 million cu
bic feet of manufactured gat
which hat a lower heat value
than natural gat and were un
able to depend heavily on that
fuel to relieve hydroelectric
power ahortage earned by se
vere drought.
Basing his predictions on a
recently completed federal
survey of the nation's natural
gaa resources end needs tor the
next three yean, F. C. Schae
fer, chairman of GAMA't in
dustrial gat equipment division,
forecast continued expansion of
local industry well Into the '60t
through the use of gat at a
major Industrial fuel.
"The Pacific Northwest it1
virtually the latt remaining In
dustrial aectlon of the nation
which hat not benefited from
the ever-growing network of
pipelines," Schteier aald. .
FOPK TO APPEAR BARTER
Vatican City W Pop plu
will appear on hla balcony at
St Peter' Baallica on Easter
Sunday to give hi usual bene
diction to Rom and to th
world.
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your Lawn No
TVKF BUIU feed area to taring
beowry . . . AHA StlD fitb bore,
thai apotj with husky grot plants.
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Make Do
LADDER-
To Prevent slipping on the
rungs of a ladder when work
ing in a muddy area, wrap a
burlap bag around the bottom
rung. This make it easy to
wipe your thoet on the bag
and possibly avoid a terlout
accident. It' a tip from the
American Builder's pool of
practical working ideal.
Garden, Home
Tie Suggested
By MARK M. TAYLOR
The recognition of the rela
tionship between the garden
and the interior of the home
is gaining momentum. Remod-
ellng of older homes is being
aone to tBKe advantage of gar
den views from the living por
tions of the house. This means
picture windows and doors
from the living or dining areas
to the outside garden area.
Quite often there is a put in
or terrace in close relationship
to the living portion of the
houte. These outdoor areat
may be paved, brick or made
of flagstone or according to the
desires of the home owner.
Paved areas are becoming more
popular because of ease of ln
atallation and maintenance.
As the living area of the
houte tends to move out of
doors, there is also e tendency
to bring flower beds closer to
the living area. This is often
accomplished by bed of flow-
en at the edge of terrace or
e bordering hedge of flowering
shrubs. There is a great ten
dency away from straight linet
in the outdoor area, with grace
ful contoun getting away from
the stiff lines of the indoor liv
ing areat. The casual manner
of arranging plant beds in re
lationship to the patio, terrace
or outdoor living area makes
for easier maintenance, too
(they are handler to maintain!).
If this trend continues, we
will find, at leatt durina- the
summer monthi. that we toend
an increased proportion of our
time in these outdoor living
areat. Designing or redesigning
with these thoughts in mind
teems to be the only problem.
One must invlsion the actual
use of the outdoor area and
how it will look and blend into
the house plan. Utility areas or
play areas for children must be
given consideration, too, as
these are problem of practical
ity. Rocket Blast Kills'
Denver School Man
Denver (U.B A homemade
rocket with a short fuse ex
ploded during an experiment
yesterday, killing a " Denver
school teacher and seriously in
juring his 18-year-old son.
The victim of the blast was
Warren Francis .Geyer, 42,
head of the mathematics de
partment at Cole Junior high
tchool here and husband of
Donna M. Geyer, nationally
known author.
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Set the sensational new Hobort "Kitchenaid" dish- ' 1
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Questions
BT MABX
Q Please recommed low
growing shrubs or evergreens
for a rock garden Mr. SX.
ANS Abelia Grandlflora,
azaliaa (Kurume), Coton
e titer (Horizontal!), Daphne
Cneorum and Euonymu
Minimut would all be suitable
for a rock garden.'.
Q. What care should be
given phlox now Mr. P. A,
AN8. Spray plants a they
come through the ground,
using a Bordeaux mixture.
Q I am Installing
sprinkling tyttem. Should th
sprinkler head be tet to in
clude the flower bed G. M.
ANS. Yes, unlet the
plant in them should not
have overhead watering.
Roses come .' in this category
Direct the ' water to the
ground near , the . roses, not
on them, to avoid fungous
diseatet. : ';,,,,.
Q. We have used quite a
bit of boxwood hedging s-
round our yard. Now this ap
pears to be yellowing, giving
the place a run-down appear
ance. What can be done?
Mrs. N. r. l:
ANS. Boxwood need
plenty of moisture and plant
food. Give a feeding of cotton
teed meal and water it in well
Spraying with pyrethreum
will control insects pests. -
O. Is the flavor of toma
toes affected bv tha sail In
any wayT B. A.- . '
ANS. Yes, if the toU lacks
fertility the tomatoe will
have a flat taste. Give com
plete plant food to get better
size, color end flavor -with
your tomato, plant.
Q. What are the toil re
quirement for anemone?
R. G.
ANS. These flowers re
quire a good, rich, deep soil,
afternoon shade and sufficient
moisture. They prefer an acid
type soil.
Q. Can delphlnuim roots
be dived nowT Mrs. S.J.W.
ANS. No, ' but you may
start cuttings from those new
shoots just breaking through,
however.
Q. What is the best way to
control strawberry - weevil?
R. S.
ANS. Arsenate of lead
tpray on apple pumice for
bait.
Q. How do you apply col
chicine to achieve mutations-
W. A.
ANS. Soak seeds, roots
scales or cuttings in 0.1 to 0.8
per' cent colchicine and water.
Or inject in diluted form into
the heart of the embryo bulb,
seed or tuber. Another meth
od used is to put a few drops
of colchicine on the bud with
medicine dropper.
Q. Our butterfly bush was
not pruned beck after flower-
in last year. Should I prune
It now? S. R.
ANS. Yes, cut buddleia
back to the ground aa bloom
form on new growth.
Q. Our Fortythia has grown
all out of bounds,how can I
prune it now? L. O. R.
ANS. Cut back about one-
half. Be sure to prune, not
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M. TATLOB
hear, taking out some of .the
old heavy (talk.
Q. What it the correct height
for lawn mowing in the early
season? P. T.
ANS. Set mower to cut a
height of 1H to 2 Inches. -.
Q. Can you sow snnuals In
the open now? Mr. 5, T.
ANS. Yes, you can sow
the hardy annuals now. Half
hardy or tender tort should
be started in cold frame or
hot bed and set out later. .'
' Q. I have read this ap
pearently conflicting state
ments: "mulch . plants for
winter protection" and mulch
plants for summer protection"
could one jutt make it a rule
to mulch certain plants?
Mrs. P. L.
ANS. A good idea! winter
mulches aid in preventing
damage from freezing. Sum
mer mulches to prevent dry
ing out of soil and help retain
moisture.
Soil Conservation
District Meeting
The proposed Butte Creek
area soil conservation district
will be under consideration
during a public hearing to be
held at the Scotts Mills grade
school building at 8 o'clock the
night of Thursday, April 2.
Three phates of soil conser
vation will be considered:
First, it will establish the de
sirability of a district; second,
It will determine whether this
area should be an addition to
the Silver Creek soil conserva
tion district, or whether it
should be separate district
known as the Butte Creek dis
trict Finally it will determine
district or additional boundar
ies. .
Proposed boundaries extend
from Silver Creek Falls in
Marion county to the Marquam,
Monte Crlsto, Wildcat, Beaver
Lake areas of Clackamas coun
ty. Robert C. Baum, executive
secretary of the state soil con.
servation committee of Oregon,
will be in charge of the meet
ing. .
Firemen's Dance
The Liberty-Salem Heights
district volunteer firemen are
sponsoring a good will dance
at 9 p.m. Saturday at Dickson'
store, at the junction of 99E
and the 12th street cut-off.
Dickson is providing the apace
without charge. There will be
no admission fee. The Gordy
Winchcombe orchestra will
provide the music. . .-' . -
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Electric
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Garden
By MARK
la
DO TOD KNOWT
That you can't expect
healthy plant and a produc
tion of flower or fruit with
out a tuff lclent quantity of
sunshine?
A coating of paste wax to
freshly cleaned gourds mskes
them attractive , decorator's
objects? r
Gourds come In a variety of
odd shapes ball, dipper, bot
tle and turban shape In
varied colors? - ; 1
, A good companion to the
gourd collection it the small
red trawberry popcorn?
Swlts Chard yields cooking
greens, rich' in minerals and
vitamins, for a long period?
Cutting, of African Violet
taken in March will produce
flowering plant in 4 inch pot
by next February or March?
The bright red foliage on
Photinla is often mistaken for
flower? .
In growing tomatoe try
several different varieties for
a variety of flavor and a taste
treat.
It's a good idea to rake a
lawn vigorously now and then
to remove any matted cuttings
accumulations?
Rosemary (Roiemarinu
Officinalis) is ' an aromatic
htrfc eafia SupimhU ' io have a
stimulating Influence on the
memory "Rosemary for
remembrance!" -
Dutchman's Pipe (Arifto-
lochla Durior) is a vigorous
twining vine with large
Bros.
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Phlox - Primroses Fig Trees
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Notebook
M. TAYLOR
leave sometimes 12 lnche
long thaded like a Menchaum
pipe? ...
Material which may be
used to .preserve the porosity
of the toll are manure
composts, plant residue and
aynthetlc oll, conditioner?
Bed of iris should be weed
ed and a good commercial
fertilizer applied now. (Avoid
contact with the root.)
As soon at leave appear on
roses, the sprsy program
shbuld atart and be maintain
ed regularly?
If liahtntne toe through
Hhe conductor, what happens
to the motorman? '
That thorns serve a pur
pose? They teach u even in
plucking a rose one must go
about it with care and skill
or get etuckl
Pound for pound, the leave
of many of our tree contain .
twice at much mineral
manure? ' '
There is some work that
will never be done if you
don't do it?
Evergreen with pale sick
ly foliage can be much im
proved with fertilizer and
systematic watering?
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