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HOME OF THE W EEK House of 1st Citizen Old, Has Charm By MARGARET MAGEE Capital Journal Writer Salem's first citizen (or 1957, Mrs. Eernard 0. (Agnes) Schuck ing, for the past 27 years has lived in a charming old house on Dallas road that was built one hundred or. more years ago; 'The furnishings in the house also dale back many years. They are not the kind that have come from antique shops, rather they have come down through the family and are the solid, lived-with type of pieces, that almost speak of the graciousncss of the age from which they came. . Many changes have been made In the Schucking home during the 100 or more years of its existence, but none have detracted from the character of the large old house, that for years was owned by Mrs. Schucking's father, A. N. Gilbert, and the late Gov. Isaac Lee Pat terson. It was after the death of Patterson that Mrs. Schucking and her late husband purchased the Patterson share of the ranch on which the house stands. Original Fireplace Still a part of the house is the original fireplace in the living room and it claims an important Questions Answered Without going to the trouble and expense of erecting a greenhouse, it there any material that can be used as a covering to protect ilants and their blooms against ate frosts and damage from rain? P.C.S. t There la a plastic film ma terial which has undergone ex haustive tests for toughness and resistance to outdoors exposure conditions and Unit will still let enough light through to encour age plant growth, The mnlcrlal approved is known as Amllsco Poly-Klcx 2.10. Its tests showed It nhlc to withstand heat of 185 degrees and cold ns low ns -GO degrees. The University of Con necticut conducted exhaustive trsls of the malerlnl and dc acrihed It as a satisfactory sub stitute tor glass in the green house. Since Us cost Is about 30 cents per square foot It can be affixed to a frame set on legs and placed over shrubs such as camellias to afford the pro jection you desire. ! ' Wfifll material is best to use to help the compost pile to break down? n.D. There are several products on the market specifically designed and packaged for the purpose. Kut, if you want to make your own compost hastcner try three parts ammonium sulphate, two parts supcr-phosphnte and one part lime. Sprinkle this over each layer of compost as II Is added to the pile and keep the entire pile moist. How much nitrogen benring ma terial must he added lo sawdust to prevent a nitrogen deficiency due to the sawdtist using up avail able nitrogen in its decomposition process? S C. Seven or eight pounds of am monium sulphate lo each 100 pounds of sawdust, or nhnut Vi pounds of ammonium sulplinle to a bushel of sawdust should be sufficient. Are any significant spring flow er shows scheduled for this area this year? Mrs. It.lt. We have, as yet, received no aollre of spring shows for this ar'rn, hut, the California Inter national Flower Show, March IB 21 at Hollywood Park, Inglewnod, (nllfornln, Is one of the largest and best, on the West Coast. Thrre Is a grrol show, Inn, an nually at Oakland, California that Is worth seeing, usually. In May. Of course, the Cnmrllhi Show sponsored by the Salem Camellia and Rhododendron So rlelv, April 12 and 1.1 Is a line Show worth seeing. Can lilies he moved now, safe ly? They are in a poor location. Mrs. P. While II is not customary to move eslahllshrri plants at this time of year It ran br done Without loss providrd sulllrlent anil Is taken with the liulb lli.il the roots are not dninngrd. Lily experts advise ngalnsl moving evrept when thinning Is neces sary. Am mnplcling n new home and would l.kr some suggestions lor plant material lo use hi the foun dation planting. U.S. - First, make sure that no build ing refuse Is used as a till against the bouse, esprelall.v plasler, where hrnad - lenleil frrrgreens are wanted. Ilnwvond makes a line, evergrern crirlng to a pathway or specimens may he used on rilhrr side ol the entrance. Rock eotoneasler trot oneasler horizonlallsi ran br used to make a continuous plant ing along the foundation and spring bulbs in front of this Is most effective, At the corners a larger shrub such as a lilac or rhododendron may be used In stead of the more common ever green treelike shrubs. However, every home has Its Individual structural problems which must be coped with In the landscape plan. It Is advisable, then. In have a landscape gardener or nurseryman view the slle and advise on the material In he used lor your paaaauki- kyi? of house. spot with the decor and furnishing pointing toward it. Six years ago the living down stairs part of the Schucking home was remodeled and ro-docorated A porch across Ihc front of the house was enclosed and taken into the living room, wilh pillars placed between it and the original part ol the living room for support. The porch to tho cast and opening olf the living room was glassed-in to shield it from the wind and rain. In the rc-decorating. Ihc living ruiiin and dining room were both finished in bleached hemlock and accenting this is Ihc while trim on the casings and woodwork. Most of the plush furniture is in shades of deep rose or a soft red and blending with this is the oriental rug on Ihc main section of the liv ing room and drapes in a soft rose shade. Grandma's Parlor One feels almost as if they hod walked into grandmother's parlor on entering the living room at Ihc Schucking home, except it is more livedin. Hanging over Ihc fire place is a painting that was a wedding present lo Mrs. Schuck- ng and her late husband from his uncle, who was a Sulro of San Francisco. Figurines on Ihc mantel were brought from Germany by Mr. Schucking's family in 1045 and framed in guilt and hanging on cilher side of the fireplace are a pair of feather fans one light pink Ihc other light blue brought hock to Ihe United Slates by Mrs, Schucking when she visited Europe In l)02. The furniture in the house is all linked with part of the family. On one wall is a large mirror wilh angels at cilher corner that came from the Sutro family. A marble topped table in front of the fire place came from Mrs. Schucking's grandfather McCully, as did a chair and couch in Ihc' room. An other chair and settee were pres ents of Mrs. Schucking's mother wnen tney built their new home in 1883 on North Liberty street, where Lipmnn's now stands. A floor lamp In one corner was made from Ihc newel post of that house ana originally came from the Orient. He ltd 111 a Itocker Father was a great band to bring presents," Mrs. Schucking mused as she poinled out a small table trimmed wilh prisms, which her lather brought lo her when she was four years old. She next showed a platform rocker that had been built by Ihc grandfather of Atrs. Vern Shay of Salem and given to Mrs. Schucking's mother and father. On the walls of the living loom nrc family pictures. most of them in old frames. I hose include Mrs. Schucking ns a young, woman, her molher. her grnndfalhcr and grandmother Mc- uilly, her father and her brother, Ray Gilbert. In Ihe lining room, all furniture is from another general Ion. The dining sol, wilh Ihc marble lopped buffet and carving table was in the Gilbert home on North Liberty street, and along one wall is the table wilh which Mrs. Schucking's parents started housekeeping. Cut glass and silver arc among those things handed down lo Mrs. Schucking and she slill has her entire set of dishes that she had when' she was married 'there might be a tea cup and a collee cup gone, bul that is all . Among Ihe silver Is a set from Mrs. Schucking's grandfather Gilbert. This sets on the carving lable and above it hangs a portrait of Mr. Schucking's grandmother Sutro. Old Marble Rnsln Something else old in the bouse is found in the wash room otl Ihe hath. Here is a marble basin Irom the old Polk county courthouse. Now being remodeled is Ihc up stairs of the house, where Mrs. Schucking. her daughter, llclcnc, and son. Roh. all have their rooms. When this is finished the hath wilh Mrs. Schucking's room will he in maroon and pink and Ihe lixlures here and in all ol Ihe other baths will he brass. Opening olf this hath is a sun porch which is on Ihc west side ol Ihc house. Oilier rooms will he papered hut Hob's room is to be finished in mahog any. Hi-dimmi sets in all of the rooms bine been in Ihc family lor years and the one lived by Mis. Sc'huck- ling, she recalls, was hi might lo her mother by her gramllnlhrr ivvhen he returned horn a soiling vessel tup In Ihe Orient. II is ol j Philippine mahogany and was giv jon Mrs, Gilbert, who was then 12 :or 1.1 years ol age, for Liking wire jof the lamily. A Inch boy in Ibis room came across the plains. IIIIOII.M STILL t SKI) Despite the gnhixv ol modern cleaning implements on the mar-: kel. the broom i slill being used rlenMe!y hv Iioum-wivc. And do nu know why! Here's why. ac cording to Social llese.iich. lnc ' "llrooim svmholir an nggres- approach tu riiit. mid sweep- j iing 'nwmrs i pcvl. " many assertive CAPITAL SHADE Bi!IS Fairgrounds llnad s I v Capital Journal I HOME and Wednesday, March 13, 1957 j J jj Jtj 55--- - - III . . illil Firm Hand Necessary to Control Fido lly VIVIAN 11ROWN AP Newslealures Writer Docs your home have that hang- doc look? It's easy to tell if you quality. .Inst Insnect t h c lurnilurc for dog hairs, the rugs for sloins, and lastly that old lap lounger, man's best friend, lor leaping msecis. in nmnv a home where the fam ily is trying lo "put on the dog," Fido has nipped tne scnemc in the hud. acquiring Dad's comfort able easy chair at Ihe fireplace even before they put Ihc Oriental rugs down. What lo Do? -What to do about this deslroyer of good will who is adored by all the familv? "You've col to be firm in handling him much ns you love him" says Jack Greenbcrg, who makes a profession of studying proper caro of dogs. He explains: "At Ihc first sign thai he wauls to make his bed on an easy chair or couch, push hin. lo Ihe lloor and scold him. When you go om of the house, scl mousetraps on Ihe chair and sofa. If he should get on them, he'll spring the traps and get startled bul he won't get hurt.1 Scold, Praise Some dog owners, says Green- ' berg, arc not consistent lovvard their animal. Scold him when he's wrong, praise him when he's right, he says. Don't push him oil a chair one time when you hac company, aod then let him sit there another time because he looks so nppealiog. Stick to the same tone ol voice and word lor disapproval. If yon use the word "00" don't switch lo "don't" another lime, he advises. (After M Fido may not have rend Wehsler's.i Housebreaking is easy lor alert liomemakers, tireenberg says. "If you train the puppy to paper, il's best to leave a scrap behind when disposing of the soiled papers. The puppy's sense of smell will lead him hack lo Ihe spot he's used lielore." When "mistakes" h.ippen have a stain preventive on hand, such product that can ncutralirc New Beauty for Your Windows Save Money All Way si With Custom-Made Duperiti, Jhadtt, Venilijn Hindi (emblniMan Setter. 4 Storm Doori Ititith Dnptr) tod) ind Hitdwitt Manufacturers of Salem Venetian Blinds Cut to Measure Window Sh.ides and DRAPERY SHOP Phone Kl 4-imt! Mrs. Schucking's Dwelling ... j jst-ix (am ',., UTS'. ' Mrs. Agnes Srhuckinf!, Salem's first citizen for 1!).57, her daughter, llclcnc, and son, Boh, live in a large white house on the Dallas road, built more than inn years ago, pictured top. Center, Is a corner of Ihe living room show ing Ihc fireplace, which was In the house when II was built, and ninny of the old pieces of furniture from Mrs. Schucking's family. Relnw, Is a silver service that came from her Grandfather Gilbert which sets on a marble topped carving table. The portrait Is of Mrs. Schucking's laic Grandmother Sutro of Ihc Sutro family of San Fran cisco. (Capital Journal photos) Ihe bleaching action of the wasle mailer and kill the odor. Vacuum Good A vacuum cleaner is good for picking up shedding hair. A dry snnnce or brush made 01 sttcsy tape iwind it aj-ound your hand will nick up hair, it's a good idea, hough lo brush IHC nog trcqueilliy, collecting Ihe hair nn the brush belore it gels on household el-1 feels. Tests at the Doe Care Cen-. rfi hcrc Greenbcrg is research I director, have shown that exces- j sjve shedding may alsn be caused hv avitnminosis or lack of fat in! the diet. i. j You can keen vour home free ; from that doggy odor by bathing ! ? ancroer JJ FURNACES r For rirnn Kffivif lit Safe N ATI' II A I. CAS proviilr MiMi - Free Fstinuite Front it Division 250 Patterns From tut L a. r ... wnicn in .now Regui Pric, We Give v-T Green Stomp HUTCHE0N PAIMT STORE 1 63 N. Commtrt.il Phena EM 3-M87 E9 Tm- Pi .... f . ,.5, XT 1 iiaiaaaBaMaa Fido frequently, Greenbcrg advises. "If your dog has fleas go to work 011 him and your house immediately." Greenbcrg says. "Dust scratch powder over Ihe area surrounding his bed to kill eggs that may have fallen into cracks and crevices. When fleas. in,,. j ... nrevalenl keen ,n.m o(f nv dusting the dng wilh pmvdCr before he goes back into .1.. 1 1.. aa ' J Papcrh.ingers once signed their names on walls to note tneir worn, Removal ol wall paper in some old homes revealed il had been on Ihc walls more than inn years. II 1 tvo - o - th even flow of hrat by Tmin KM 3-42'J VjHbrnew look!' ..q off ' paths Gardeners Get Urge to Work As Cold Ends Notebook Called Good Way to Maintain Your Records As the cold winter weather prepares' to draw to a close, the home gardener gets the urge to get out in the garden and help nature along for spring is the season most ev eryone enjoys the most. Shrubs and trees come back to life and soon load themselves wilh countless colorful, fragrant blossoms. In looking back over past years, we are want to recall just how early this or that plant showed its first spring bloom. Sometimes that is hard to remember for our climate has varied in recent years, from severe to mild win ters, early to late frosts, etc. to such a point that if there is no written record the information is lost. That's Why That is why we took the name "Your Garden Notebook" when we instituted our column, for it is our belief that every serious home gardener should keep a record of when his plants were planted, when they first bloomed and Ihc time of blooming each succeeding year. Information, thus accumulated, can be dupli cated from no other source. The garden notebook, too, is a valu able place for filing clippings of articles on the culture of your favorite plants, -recommended spray materials, fertilizers and pruning practices. As an example of what your own garden notebook can give you are these excerpts Irom notebooks of some friends that were kindly .submitted lo us: Seeds started indoors, like to matoes or flowers, are put in a saucer and kept covered Willi a damp cloth until sprouted. Paper milk cartons, cut in half make excellent starling pots for single seeds. Transplanting of the seedling is simplified by simply cutting away the carton, leaving the roots intact. Calendars Handy Calendars in the garage or tool shed are handy for recording spraving, planting or ' pruning dales. fry planting roses in pots and sinking the pots in the ground. Then, if color is needed elsewhere, the pols can be lifted and the plant moved lo a patio, porch or wherever color is wanted without disturbing the plant. When through blooming, re-plant the bush in Ihe garden in the regular manner. Petunias can be sown in flats, seed boxes or pols and transplant en when the weather has definite ly settled. Tho fancy ruffled and double types germinate more sat isfactorily at temperatures in Ihe seventies. The standard beddcrs do well if planted before the weather becomes loo warm. Tomatoes, being warm weather plants should not he transplanted to their outdoor locations until the temperature is likely lo stay above .VI degrees. Dahlias started in pots of sand will send up shoots. Those shoots, when four inches high enn be in serted in sand and will take root, increasing your stock of choice varieties. Potting Can Be Delayed If house plants need re-potting. this can be delayed another sea- CONCRETE BLOCK l.nrally Owned inri Manufurtured in Salem by CAPITOL m SALEM A 2- Sold Exclusively By Pumilite Block & Supply Co. 1690 Dallas Hiwiy Ph EM 3-2445 !PfT THEM Ol'TSWE LATER iNow's the Time for Tuberous Begonias Indoors By MARK M. TAYLOR Capital Journal Special Writer Now is the time to start tuber ous begonia indoors for planting out when danger of frost is past. Tubers saved over from last season, properly cured and stored, may be augmented by new tubers available from your dealer in a variety of colors and flower form. ' Some hobbyists have al ready started their tubers, b u t they run the risk of developing too leggy plants. When a greenhouse is not avail able, the tubers may he started m Ihrce inch pots, using a soil that is two parts Icafmold or peat and one part sand. Fill the pot three - fourths full and place the tuber on this mixture with the crown, or hollow, side up. Cover the tuber with the soil mixture, not deeply, but just barely, and water lightly. Watch Out For Cold Place the container where the tcmpcralurc is not liable to drop below 60 degrees, but avoid hot. drying air. Soon, little sprouts will appear and then the containers should be moved where the plants will get light without being in direct sunlight. When the leaves begin to develop you may be sure that the roots have grown pro portionately. The roots must not become overcrowded, so, it is wise to transler the tubers to six inch pots for continued growth before setting them out of doors. Tubers may, also, be started in Hats containing the same soil mix ture and treated similarly. The only difficulty in starting in flats, it seems, is that the roots, some times become so intermixed it is difficult lo separate them when planting nut without severing some of the roots. Since tuberous-rooted begonias are glultinous feeders, they need all of the root system possible for lush growth. When the season has warmed up, Ihe started tubers may be nlanled outside. It is desirable lo sclcci a location where they will receive filtered sunlight. Plants Love 'Shade While sunlight is essential to good growth and bloom of tuber ous begonias, they are considered, primarily, as shade-loving plants. Actually, they are descendants of tropical plants found on the floor of moist, tropical florists. In their natural habitat they receive fil tered sunlight through the branch es and foliage of the forest trees. Thus, sunlight is essential ano lesls hove shown that they will fail lo bloom if kept entirely away from light. On the other hand, excess sunlight, or direct sunlight may tend to scorch the blossoms. I know of instances, though, where persons, in an experimental mood, planted begonias in the parking strip in front of their homes, in direct sunlight. The only com plaint was Ihe loss of bloom by passersby helping themselves! During the summer, especially son by making small holes in the soil and filling the holes wilh sheep guano and a little bone meal. This gives the plants a fre.sh stimulant lo carry them over until next season when you mav have more lime lo complete the rc-potting task. Kvcrgreens should NOT be wrapped to protect against the cold, as we have seen a number of local home owners doing this past winter. It's better In use the burlap as a windbreak by tacking it to stakes driven around t h e plant. Bulbs bloom quickly once roots have formed. Failure lo bloom may be due to disease lack of maturity. Buy bulbs only from reputable dealers to insure best quality for your investment. Damage lo magnolias in the win ter, because of their brillleness, comes Irom the weight of snow and ice on Ihc branches rather than the extreme cold. XrCO. during hot. dry days, begonias benefit from daily sprinkling. Con Irarv lo some belief, overhead sprinkling is good lor them. In purchasing tubers, select those at least l'i inches in dia meter and those that have been stored in dry peatmoss or sand and not stored in open containers where they may have been sub jected to drving conditions. Late March or April is sufficiently carlv to secure good blooms this season though some believe lhat earlier starting will bring earlier blooms. Started too early, the plants may become leggy and difficult to maintain Cuttings Possible It is possible, if you want lo experiment, to lake cuttings of vour favorite sorts. When nc w sprouts have formed they may be broken off at the base, the cut end dipped in root - inducing hormone, inserted in moist sand and roots will form. The cuttings will bloom this season and will, at the same time, form a new tuber. The tuber thus formed may Your Garden Notebook By MARK M. TAYLOR DO YOU KNOW? The Federal Farm Research or ganization hopes to continue re search into the possibilities of getting new commercial products from farm crops such as syn thetic fibers, motor fuel as as well as additional edihlc products? Tests with gibberellic acid made plants such as sunflowers, roses, petunias and asters grow to three times the height of untreated plants in three to four weeks? Scientists are experimenting with "electrocullure," believing that electricity may have some influence on plant growth? Rose growers assert that a true, . blue rose will be developed with-1 in 10 years? ! Both paper and plastic arc be-, ing used as mulches successfully? i Lawns can use an application of ; 10-6-4 fertilizer now at the rale of 4-6 pounds per loo square feet of area? COMING EVENTS: I April 12-12 Camellia Show, Salem. June 7-8 Rose Show, Modford. June 10-16 Rose Festival. Portland. June 11-13 National Conven tion, Men's Garden Clubs of Amer ica, Portland. June 14-15 Rose Show, JI4F Auditorium. Salem. June 15-16 Fort Vancouver Roe Show, Vancouver. Wash. SEEN IN THE GARDEN: Crocus blooming forsythia and flowering quince in full bud. Some varieties of camellias breaking into bloom. Flowering trees heavily budded. Power Mowers Gain Popularity Nearly 12 million power lawn mowers were used hy American home owners in 1956. Three mil lion more are expected lo be sold this year. Of those three million house holders, at least half will commit the most common mistake of new power mower owners cutting Ihc grass too short. Wilh Ihe exception of bcnlgrass lawns, grass which is In remain healthy should be cut not less than Vi to two inches above the ground in moderate weather, three inches above the ground during hot spells. Bcnlgrass may he safely trimmed three-quarters of an incii high. r (Mfi! J There's a U. S. National branch near you wherever you work or live in Salem. LADD & BUSH -SALEM BRANCH S-ot end Commereiol NORTH SALEM BRANCH 1990 Fairground, Rood UNIVERSITY BRANCH 1310 State Street WEST SALEM BRANCH 1 1 1 7 Edgewaler Street I THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND Planting be small, and irregular in shape but it is 'as good as one started' from seed so the effort is worth while. - . As the season progresses it will get more difficult to procure satis factory tubers in the flower forms or colors you desire. Dealers will have, somelime in April, seedling plants started and ready for sett ing out wherever you wish to use them. These are plants grown from seed sown this year and the plants will lower this year and will form tubers that may be saved at the end of the season. One word of caution, however, in buying seed ling plants remember that seed lings do not always come true lo the color or flower form of the plants from which the seeds were taken. Specialists in growing tuberous rooted begonias do control pollen ation to prevent such events. Be sure of the source of your seed ling plants if you are particular as to colors or type of bloom you want on Ihe plants you pur chase. All in all, tuberous roolcd be gonias are, perhaps, Ihe showiest of our. garden cultivated flowers and may be used in beds, borders, planters or pots. 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