ilEDFCVRD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. THURSDAY. AUGUST 27. 193(5.
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Come Into My Garden
By Owen H. Bamhill
Come tnto my garden and meet Tons of cull cherries might be sal
Mr. and Mrs. Banana Bqu&sn and the vaged by pitting and drying. Years
little squashes. There are several ago Mr. and Mrs. Mor, Walnut street
pairs of twins Amot & Andy, Mutt
ii Jeff. Toots & Casper, Boop & Doop.
The quints' names are Nibs, Nerts,
Slceets, Rastus and Skookum. Here
are Stubby and Shorty, Stooge and
Google and Old Doc Yak. Wally. over
there, has a thick, warty neck, while
Nicky hangs head downward In a
rose bush, his little green nose al
most touching the ground.
Kiddles have lote of tun finding
these garden folk, each with a- name
scratched on his neck. When shown
how to make whistles out of the leaf
stalks of pumpkins and squashes,
with notes like a flute, children are
delighted. Why don't Boy Scout and
Camp Fire girl leaders show children
how to amuse themselves In this and
'other Interesting ways at home?Not
one child In a hundred can make a
willow whistle, alder pop-gun, figure
4 trap or even a pair of stilts. Out
door pools are fine for top boat races
which are a big annual event at.
Pomona, California.
War on Wire Worms.
i.,,v .niM have It. almost lm-
...... t nad stated that
there was no way of getting rid 01
mrm. lt Mav. scientists pub
lished a report of experiments at
Walla Walla, where It was found that
most of these pestiferous pests may
be exterminated ny piowu8 ---
j . -onthnlpno tier acre, at a
ST3 So .'. Ancl8hbotr'n
Piescott, destroys onion maggots with
Zz.. ... .--I which filling stations
..... nt a nound. The
sen ii lT, . . .
por'.er is dropped along each side of
the row once a week for -m0t;h;
beginning when the plants are about
:ZZ .... nf lead pencil. This last
mentioned Insect put onion growers
out of business in one Jackson county
district years ago. It also seriously
injures radishes, turnips and other
garden crops. ,
Anyone who would advise planting
squash seed In November would be
regirde as candidate for the nut
house, but that Is Just what was done
, m,rrv Cove. West Ashlnna.
almost two feet
. " . ih thick the 25th of
July, despite a hard freeze the first
, nrll. The tender plants were
given no protection or special care.
Nature Plants Early.
I might as well break down and
confess that we did not purposely
plant squash seed at the beginning
if winter, but merely throw seeds
and rinds Into the garden to get rid
of them. Nature then took a 'hand
and produced a profusion of "no
plant, which later were set out)
where they had plenty of room to
grow. ' It Is supposed to be Impossible
to move squashes, but plants with
leaves larger than a man's hand were
transferred to new locations without
even wilting. The Job was done after
rains, when, the ground was soaked,
leaving a shovelful of earth around
the roots of each plant.
Some folks, Including myself, live
half a century before they learn how
ri tn cook and enjoy common
Drit,ies of food, like the
Hero's how: First, be sure
wuir banana squash Is thoroughly
ripe. Test It by pushing your thuifib
nsll through Its green hide, If you
can. If the squash Is well matured
i mill find It almost Impossible to
do this. (Ladles with thin nails
hmiid borrow a man's thumb for
wtiiMh testlnir.l
pi the souash and cut It Into
chunks about two Inches square. Boll
with only enough water to cook thor-
oughly, then place the golden Bquares
upon a pan and dry out In the oven.
A ripe banana squash cooked In this
manner Is better than an average
sweet potato, as numerous compara
tive tests have proved.
Try Drjlne, Cherries.
a itA fain cracked many cherries,
forcing us to sell several bushels of
fine fruit for two cents a puuuv..
Weeks afterwards some of the cull
cherries which had been left upon
.v.. ormirul were nicked up, half
rtrl.d. and found to be delicious, test.
In something like candled fruit. The
wsxy sweetness of Royal Anns re
minded me of half dried Lake county
pears, which I sampled in mat ia
mmi California fruit district a few
nun aeo. Also. I recalled eating
partly cured Petite prunes, which had
been left upon the ground In an or
chard near Marysville. steaming will
restore dried fruit to melting molst-
ness.
neighbors, processed a quantity of
cherries In this manner. That was
before the new economic doctrine of
scarcity had been preached and peo
ple still believed that the way to get
ahead was to preserve and save, In
stead of wasting and destroying.
Our roses are now August 10
blooming profusely for the Becond
time this season. Beat that If you
can, California. Caroline Testout is
the most marvelous rose we have
grown or observed In Oregon. Large,
healthy bushes bear a profusion of
the loveliest pink flowers Imagin
able. The color Is that elusive, charm
ing pink seen in wild roses, and the
cheeks of blushing maidens, while
the perfume Is delightful.
Jacksonville
of Malcom Jones' wedding In Salem.
Congratulfifr'ons are extended to the
young couple, whom wo hope will
soon visit Jacksonville. Mr. Jones, who
Is now studying law In Salem, Is a
graduate of the local high school and
son of the Presbyterian pastor here.
Mrs. Dressier of Crescent City has
been visiting at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Geo. Campbell.
8 tell Zlgler has employment at
Myron Root's packing house In Med
ford. In & newsreel of the forest service
shown recently In Meford theaters,
friends recognized the face of Homer
Hartman. Mr. Hart man, who Is a
supervisor In the forest reserve, la the
son of Mrs. Alt a Hartman of Jack
sonville. Mr. and Mrs. Seth Waters of Klam
ath Palls were guests at a family
dinner party given in honor of Mrs.
Waters birthday at the Ounder San
den home Sunday. Mrs. Waters, who
will be remembered as the former
Vivian Card, Is the daughter of Mrs.
Sanden.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Rumley and
daughters have returned from Lake
view, where Mr. Rumley has been
employed In logging.-
Madeleine Metzger spent Saturday
evening, August 22. her birthday an
niversary, at her home in Jackson
ville, returning to Medlord that even
ing. Her sisters, who accompanted
her, remained in Jacksonville over
Sunday. 1
James Grigsby Is having a furnace
Installed this week at his home on
California street. The work la being
done by the Holland Furnace Co. of
Medford.'
Closing time tor Too Late to Clas
sify Ads Is 1 :30 p. m.
JACKSONVILLE, Aug. 27. (Spl.)
Miss Merle Albert of Medford, who 1
has been engaged as high school
teacher for the forthcoming term, has'
taken the Whlllock apartments form
erly occupied by Mrs. Betty Demmer.
Miss Mar J or le Watson of Portland
Is visiting this week at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Harold Gillis.
Mrs. Katie Sparks spent last week
with Mrs, Harry Helms at Squaw
Lake.
Friends of Mrs. Herbert Hannah
are much concerned over her serious
Illness at a Medford hospital and are
hoping for a speedy improvement in
her condition.
Harold White, who spent the week
end at his home here, returned to
Klamath Falls, where he has employ
ment, Monday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Backes are
the parents of a little son born Aug
ust 15, who has been named Glen
Arthur.
Miss Marcella Mitchell recently left
for Union Creek, where she has em
ployment. Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Graham and
two child rcy from Washington are
visiting th;.- week at the Ralph Gra
ham home. They plnn to make their
home here In the near future.
Coining as a surprise to his many
friends here was the announcement
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