March 6, 1048
?AGB SEVEN
rrigation Most
important Phase
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Lay the Waler on Generously When You Plant
The 1943 Victory Garden Is Good Advice
By MARGARET LAMB
Another Interesting article which should bn carefully rend
by thn amateur dirt gurdenor planning to put clol 1 1 rn unci cents
Into a Victory garden 111 I your, has been prepared for our pages
by Mra. Krneat D, Lamb, president of the Oregon Stiito Fccleru
tlon of Garden clubs. This ono Ima to do with Irrigation and
ihould bn well digested by thn gardener who lots hii garden
suffer aa he keeps too close watch on tho water meter. Plenty
of water, If you'ro going to garden at all, la tho watchword.
"Irrigation rilffora from
rainfall because it la definitely
In tho control of the gardener,
Vegetnblea need and appreci
ate mniatura and lacking rain
they must have irrigation.
a "The vurloua meana of IrrI
"gating are personal problema
and munt be worked out by
each gardener to ault hia own
aoll and topography. Some of
the commercial growers tine
an overhead nprlnklor type,
lining it rather Infrequently,
but when they do Irrigate,
they do It thoroughly. They
water for two hours or moro
in tho ovonlng or morning
when evaporation ia lean, Thla
typo of watering la sutlafuc
tory for city and auburbun
gardoua, but tho aoll muat bt
watched while the watering
la going on to ace what la
happening to it, even If It
might be necessary to get out
In tho mud and sco If the
water la sinking In and how
fur. It must not bo allowed
to run off and wuith away the
aoll with It. Irrigation in fur
rowa la very good becnuso it
Oputs tho water Juat whero It
la needed, right at the roota.
"It la no ue to try to Irri
gate by flicking the hoae
round u little in tho evening
and hitting few high apota.
Thla hardly aeltlra the dual
and la Ju.il a waate of water.
"Breaking up the cruat
formed by watering has to be
determined by tho aoll. At
any rato the water inuat be
allowed to get down to the
roota and the aurface should
be well dried before the cruat
la broken up. If a handful of
aoll la picked up and It breaka
to plecea easily, then It ia
ready to work over to form
a mulch. It muat not be
worked too deep or roota will
be Injured. Some aandy light
aolla do not need to bo
worked for they form their
own mulch aa they dry out.
But heavy allt soila or those
of clay form a hard cruat
Awhlch muat bo broken up af
ter tho wator baa been al
lowed to aecp down through
to the roota, If sub-Irrigation
ia potalblo It la fine but It ia
seldom found. A poroua hose
la good for distributing the
water evenly and It leaves
very Utile cruat afterwards.
If there la a summer rain It
is a fine time to make some
second plantings, but it thcro
la Irrigation then these plant
lnga can bo done at the con
venience of the gardener. Ex
tra fertilizer will have to be
added If double cropping la to
bo done. A water soluble com
mercial fertilizer should be
used.
"Professor Bouquet's new
Bulletin No. 612 covers the
topic completely, and every
O Victory gardener should have
one. It seems that many peo
ple think that fertilizer can
not be added after a garden
is established but it can If It
la properly done. Tho ferti
lizer should be added about
three Inches from the plants
and a pound to each aide of
about every one hundred feet
la about right. This should be
lightly atirrcd into the aoil
and then watered in too. If
. doublo cropping is to bo done
it is wise to stir In tho ferti
lizer about a week before the
new planting is to bo dono.
Tho ground should bo thor
oughly Irrigated before plant
ing ami then allowed to be
come workable beforo plant
ing. "Preparing tho soil, fertiliz
ing, irrigating and cultivating
Owlth discretion would soem to
be tho grantor part of produc
ing theVlctory garden but on
ovory liand are enemies wait
ing to pounco upon the new
shoots as they come out of the
ground. Some of those pests
cannot even wait till tho seeds
get out of tho ground to begin
their destruction. Next time
we will tell you how Profes
sor Bouquet keeps them un
der control."
CUB SCOUTS
ENTERTAIN
AT. DINNER
MoJnbers of Cub Scouts,
Den No. 4, entertained their
fathers at a Dads' night sup
por In tho cafeteria of Fre
mont school at half past six
o'clock Friday night and the
affair was most successful.
In charge of the dinner
Owero mothers Including Mrs.
Jack Schulze, Mrs. Frank Pey
ton, Mrs. R, H. Lamolt, Mrs.
Wilbur Shannon, th latter
substituting for Mrs. C. S.
Elliot, the Den Mother.
Betrothal
Announced
lola Haley to Wed Air
Corps Lieutenant
After the War.
MALIN Mr. and Mrs. J.
Perry Haley this week an
nounccd tho engagement of
their eldest daughter, tola
Louise, to Lloiitunnnt Robert
Bruce McComioll of Portland.
Tho lieutenant, now on duty in
tho South Pacific, is tho son
of Mrs. Louise McCounell,
also of that city.
The bride-elect, following
her graduation from Oregon
Stalo collego In 1041, was af
filiated for a year with tho
Massachusetts General hospi
tal In Boston, as dietician. Re
turning west, alio is at present
with the University of Cali
fornia hospital In the same
capacity. During her years at
Oregon State she was a mem
bur of Alpha XI Deltu sorority.
Lieutenant McConncll, also
a graduate of Oregon State,
was a Lambda Chi Alpha, ma
joring In forestry. His basic
training as a navigator In the
army air corps was received at
Kelley field, Texas, and Ala
magorda, New Mexico. He
left the United Stales In Feb
ruary. The wedding will not take
place until the end of the war.
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NEIGHBORS
HAVE POTLUCK
SUPPER
Tho Neighbors of Wood
craft met In the KC hall Mon
day evening, March the first,
at eight o'clock. One new
member, Frances Gllcrlsl, was
Initiated at this meeting. Fol
lowing the business meeting
and initiation, a potluck sup
per was served.
The next meeting, March
the fifteenth, will be initiation
and test night for incoming of
ficers, also practice for tho in
stallation to bo held April the
fifth. Stella Pcrscll Is the in
stalling officer and the in
stalling committee consists of
Dlcksy Weed, Alta Clark, Wil
lan Floctke, Ellen Ely and
Stella Pcrscll. This meeting
on April the fifth will be a
public installation.
Mr. and Mrs. O. ,R. Hollo
way of Crescent avenue are
entertaining Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Wasson and their
three children of Manknto,
Minnesota for several days.
Mr. Wosson, is a nephew of
Mrs. Holloway. The Wassona
are en routo to Murshflcld
where they plan to moke
their home.
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- WED IN CHURCH RITES
Sergeant and Mrs. Richard Morris were married
St. Valentine's day February fourteenth, In tho
First Methodist church, The bride is ,thc former
Norma Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W, S,
Wilson of this city.
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CONTRACT CLUB
ENTERTAINED
DURING WEEK
The Thursday Contract
club was entertained by Ber
tha Hewitt, 222S Darrow ave
nue, on the afternoon of
March the fourth. Dessert was
served at two o'clock to Fan
nie Thompson, I d o 1 1 n e
Schupp, Wllla Bark, Clara
McPherrin,' Pearl Yorke
land, Helen Anderson, Stella
Drydcn and the hostess. The
afternoon was spent at con
tract, high score being held
by Stella Drydon. second by
Willa Bark and the travelling
prize wont to Fannie Thomp
son. The club's next meoling,
March the eighteenth, will be
at tho homo of Fannie Thomp
son, 1334 Owens street.
Delta Gamma chapter of
Delphian will meet at a quar
ter to ten o'clock at the home
of Mrs. Wilbur A. Jones on
High street Tuesday morning,
March tho ninth. The leader
will be Mrs. Don J. Zumwnlt
and the topic, "The Meaning
of Stylo In Architecture."
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Barbara Bcntlcy, Mnlin, will
bo featured as soloist at the
annual opera concert at the
university, Theodore Kratt,
dean of the school of music,
announced recently. Miss
Bentlcy, a sophomore in
music, is the daughter of Mr.'
and Mrs. E. L. Bcntlcy of
Malin and was recently elect
ed vice president of Alpha
Delta Pi sorority on the uni
versity campus.
, LITTLE THEATRE PLAYERS
'The Diabolical Circle." preacnted Saturday afternoon be
fore AAUW, and Monday for the pleasure of Library club
members, features, left to right, Martin Butz, George Brown,
and Bruce Wirth. B. B. Blomquist is the director.
Picture by Alvin Davis.
Socia
Calendar
Sunday, March 7
Open house for Rev. and
Mrs. Wissenbach at St. Paul's
parish house from 3 to 5 p. m.
Degree of Honor drill team
practice at 2 p. m. KC hall.
Monday, March 8
Woman's Library club to
meet in Little Theatre off
Mon Claire for regular March
program, 2 p. m.
Regular meeting. Degree of
Honor, KC hall, 8 p. m.
Oregon Mothers club, 10
a. m. to 1 p. m., at Red
Cross headquarters, luncheon
at Pelican later. Hostesses,
Mrs. L. F. Kirkpa trick and
Mrs. James Burness. . -. -
The Catholic Daughters of
America will hold a business
meeting in the parish hall at
8 p. m.
- Executive board of BPW
with Edna Albrecht, 1976
Huron street, 7:30 p. m.
Tuesday, March 9
Master Masons night at
OES, Masonic hall. Potluck
dinner at 6:30 p. m.
WCTU to meet with Mrs.
Ellen Rogers, 325 North Sixth
street.
Delta Gamma chapter, Del
phian, with Mrs. Wilbur A.
Jones, High street, 0:45 a. m.
Topic: "The Meaning of Style
in Architecture." Leader, Mrs.
Don Zumwalt.
Happy Hour club to meet at
home of Mrs. H. E. Jones at
2 p. m.
Thursday. March 11
Auxiliary of Canton Crater
to hold monthly meeting at
lOOF hall, potluck dinner at
half past six o'clock.
Monday, March IS
Regular dinner meeting,
BPW club, Wlllard hotel,
with past presidents in
charge.
Wednesday, March 17
St. Patrick's dance at arm
ory sponsored by Veterans of
Foreign Wars. Music by Baldy
Evans' band.
Monday, March 22
Edith Cunning book club
of BPW, with Suzanne Ham
ilton. Monday, April 5 ,
Regular meeting of tho
Klamath League of Women
Voters In the small clubroom,
city library, 2 p. m. Foreign
policy group, Mrs. E. A. Geary,
leader, in charge
FAREWELL
PARTY FOR
BEN KERNS
Ben Kerns, son of Mr. and.
Mrs. B. E. Kerns of the Kcno
highway, was honored prior
to his departure for service
with the United States army
when Darlcne McDaniel and
Martha Ray entertained last
Saturday evening with a
party, Mr. and Mrs. Kerns
and Mrs. Ruth Ray were pa
trons. Dancing was followed
by refreshments.
Guests included Charlcne
Cain, Pat Maston, Juno
O'Brien, Shirley Katzmeyer,
Ann Otey, Gwcn Meade, Gen
evieve Heup, Bcrnlco Fostor,
Helen Suty, Rosie Suty, La
Vaughne Bridge, Jim Cox,
Foncey Pnrrlsh, Pete Zupan,
Talbert Scahorn, Alvin Da
vis, Don Bridge, Bbb Burgess,
John Fletcher, Wilbur Kes
tcrson, Don Crawford, Cliff
Stemmlor, Bob B a r r and
Leonard Barkee. Young Kerns
leaves March seventh.
PROSPERITY.
REBEKAH '
HAS MEETING
Prosperity Rebekah Lodge
104 met In the IOOF hall
Thursday evening. March the
fourth. The meeting was
called by Noble Grand Blan
che Barker. Mrs. Nina Wise
man Currier was welcomed as
a member by transfer. At the
close of the business meeting
Mrs. Jennie Hum gave a talk
and showed pictures of the
dedication of the present IOOF
hall thirty-two years ago,
February the nineteenth, 1011,
Another feature of the eve
ning's entertainment was a
monologue, "A Woman's Club
Tea and Reception of New
Officers." Lucille Heifer was
the reader, assisted by Dicksey
Weed. The retiring president
was Frances Munscll the sec
retary, Harriet Estes and the
treasurer, Kate Hogue. As
new officers, Lora Skinner
was president, Cora Kennedy,
secretary, and Sylvia Tilton
the treasurer. Stella Dryden
presided at the tea table, as
sisted by Shirley Tilton, and
Jeanne Williamson and Mar
tha Gilchrist were guests.
Eva Richardson was the vocal
ist and Nina Beck her accom
panist. All those taking part
were dressed in old fashioned
attire.
After the entertainment was
concluded games were played.
The next meeting will be
Thursday, March the eigh
teenth, at half past seven
o'clock. Following the bus
iness meeting there will bo
entertainment. All officers
are asked to wear formats.
On Saturday evening, Feb
ruary the twenty-seventh, Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Anderson
of 2526 White avenue enter
tained in honor of the birth
day of Robert Lewis. Other
guests were Mrs. Robert
Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. C. O.
Putnam, Mr. and Mrs. Vern
Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. iClar
ence Crowson, Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Myers and a very
special guest, little Miss Pa
tricia Murphy.
OH
Is
4"r t .i.N
BIRTHDAY
Billy Pickett observed his
ninth anniversary Saturday
afternoon of last wcok with
n theatre party. He is the
young son of Mr. and Mrs.
S. V. rickett.
Kennell-Elll.
Recital
Scheduled
Academy Students
Plan Program for
Thursday Evening
The music department of
Sacred Heart academy will
present a program, "Music,
Past and Present," in a recital
scheduled for the evening of
Thursday, March the eleventh,
in the school auditorium. Fol
lowing is the program:
Early Classic Ptrlod
"Minuet in G Major" .... Bach
Charlotte Heup
"Smoker's Reflection" .. Bach
Robert Paul
"Minuet" Bach
Betty Nelson
Late Claaaie Ptrlod
Sonatina, Op. 36,
No. 1 Clementt
Spiritoso .
Andante
Vivace
Harriet Lavenlk
Sonatina, Op. 36,
No. 2 Clementl
Allegretto
Allegretto
Allegro
Rosemary Williams
Romantic Period
"Melody" Schumann
Gwendolyn Beckley
"Prelude" Chopin
. Marilyn Olson
."Serenade" Schubert
Patricia McMillan
"Solvejg's Song" (Peer Gynt
Suite) Grieg
Rosemary Williams, f brat pi
ano. Harriet Lavenik, second pi
ano. Modernistic Period
"Song of the Deep" .. Wagness
Cathryn James
"Flying on the Clipper
Ship" Hastings
June Plunkett
"La Cucaracha," adapted by
John Thompson.
Gwendolyn Beckley
"Caprice of the Gnomes,"
Eckstein
Robert Paul
"Dance of the Dwarf" .. Aaron
Betty Nelson
"Gramercy Square" Grant
Patricia McMillan
FRIENDSHIP
CLUB MEETS
FRIDAY
Mrs. Bruce Hull and"' Mrs.
A. W. Pollard were hostesses
to the Friendship club at Mrs.
Hull's home, 4626 Cannon
street, on Friday afternoon,
February the twenty -sixth.
Dessert luncheon was served
at half past one o'clock to the
following guests, Mrs. C. O.
Dryden; Mrs. Eugene Love,
Mrs. Sydney Evans, Mrs. Lee
Kennedy, Mrs. C. W. Stanley,
Mrs. H. O. Lohr, Mrs. E. B.
Bjorkland, Mrs. Joe Russell,
Mrs. Arnold Motschenbacher,
Mrs. W. A. Bishop. After a
brief business meeting, auction
bridge was played, with Mrs.
Stanley holding high score,
Mrs. Evans second and the
door prize going to Mrs. Mots
chenbacher. The club's next meeting will
be on Friday, March the twenty-sixth
and will be held at
the home of Mrs. Eugene Love,
with Mrs. Lohr assisting.
THEATRE
PARTY ON
BIRTHDAY
Billy Picketfi ninth birth
day . was observed Saturday
afternoon when his mother,
Mrs. S. V. Pickett entertained
for a group of young friends
who attended the theatre and
later returned to the family
residence for birthday cake
and ice cream.
The patriotic theme was
stressed with red and white
cake lighted with blue can
dles in the shape of a "V."
Mrs. Angus Newton assisted.
Guests were Marilyn Wheeler,
Marilyn Miller, Beverly
Kohn, Sally Greenleaf, Mari
lyn and Margaret Gerber, Dale
Peyton, Bobby Dover! and
Gene Peyton.
BETTY M'VEY
HONORED ON
BIRTHDAY
MERRILL Elizabeth Max
ine "Betty" McVey, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Earl McVey
was eight years old February
twenty-sixth and in celebra
tion of the big day she in
vited in a number of small
friends for dinner and a slum
ber party,
The attractive dinner table
was centered with a yellow
and white birthday cake and
other appointments were in
keeping with the same color
motif.
Those who came for the
fun were Elaine LaClair, Pa
, tricia Smith, Kathleen Wilson,
Joan Drager and Barbara
Sayler.
P i L E S
SUCCESSFULLY TREATED
NO PAIN - NO HOSPITALIZATION
No Lot of Tlmt
Ptrminwit RmuIUI
DR. E. M. MARSHA
Ohlropraotlo PhytlBlut
m No, Uh - Etqulro ThMIr IMS.
Phonf Toll
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JUDITH -
Little Judy Lulu Jones Is the
one year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert O. Jones of
318 Laguna street. Her birth
day occurred February the
second.
Comart.
AUXILIARY
GUEST AT
LUNCHEON
Auxiliary Nina M. Keeney,
recruiting officer for the
WAAC's, and Mrs. Clara Jes
ter, in charge of the local vol
untary recruiting service, were
guests at the Soroptimist lun
cheon Thursday, held in the
Pelican party room. They
were introduced to the club
by Mrs. Annabelle Newton.
Relieving men for combat
duty is the main purpose of
' the WAAC's, according to
Mrs. Keeney. Each WAAC is
given a basic training of four
weeks, which is followed by
field and special training. The
chief qualification looked for
in recruits is alertness. Mrs.
Keeney stated that the recruits
. can specify whether they wish
. foreign service and that so
far eighty per cent chose over
seas duty.
One unusual feature of the
meeting was the Red Cross
school conducted by Mrs. Ruth
Bathiany and assisted by Mrs.
Isabelle Brixner, Mrs. Doris
Peyton, Mrs. Edna Albrecht
and Mrs. Lena Robbins.
An interesting report on the
present state legislative ses
sion and various impending
bills was given the club by
Mrs. Jean Young.
Mrs. Yetta Margulis an
nounced that club members
had purchased $120.70 of war
stamps at the January and
February luncheons.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E.
Wattenburg motored to Med
ford Saturday of last week on
a business trip and were ac
companied by Mrs. J. F. Goel
ler who visited her sister. Dr.
Bertha Sawyer of Ashland,
and Mrs. Wilbur Jones who
enjoyed a visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. Charles Hemstreet
and her son and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Newbury, all
of Medford.
BACK FROM Do BARRY SCHOOL
RITA WHISENANT haa Just takfa a special court
at the Richard lliidnut DuBarrg School. She hi
returned almply aglow with beauty aecreta and ideas . ..
She's eager to help yon with them.
It you want to look younger, lovelier ... let her tell
you all about the new DuBarry Beauty-Angle Treat
ment! It stimulates the circulation iwfuralfy and will
do wondera for your complexion. If you want to know
what make-up to wear with the aeaaon'a new color.. .
ihe can help you achieve a new smartness and glamour.
Come In and consult her. You'll be so glad yon did I
808 Main
Barriers
Discussed
League of Women
Voters Meet Monday
In Club Rooms
Interstate trade barrieri
were discussed before the
Klamath League of Women
Voters Monday afternoon by
Mrs. W. H. McMillan of Mid
land. Mrs. McMillan told how
these barriers were hamper
ing the war effort, and baaed
her talk upon the following
points:
1. Reasons for great In
crease in the number of trade
barrier lines in the last dec
ade. 2. Examples of these
laws and their methods of en
forcement. 3. Their serious
effect on national economy,
particularly in time of war.
4. What is being done by state
and federal governments in
combined effort to re-establish
a free trade area throughout
the United States.
Mrs. McMillan will allot a
portion of the program period
to general discussion and ques
tions. The National League of
Women Voters takes a stand
opposing interstate trade bar
riers. Dr. H. S. Stone of the Toast
masters club spoke to the
league in behalf of the Red
Cross drive to begin Monday,
March the eighth.
A report was presented by
Mrs. H. P. Bosworth, radio
and legislative chairman. She
asked members to write Low
ell Stockman, United States
representative from this dis
trict, urging that no damag
ing amendments to the lend
lease bill be passed . by the
congress, and that the plan be
retained in its present form.
Mrs. Everett R. Dennis,
president, presided, and an
nounced that the next meet
ing would be held Monday, .
AprU the fifth. The foreign
policy group of the league,
under the leadership of Mrs.
E. A. Geary, will present the
program.
STUDY CLUB
MEMBERS MEET
AT SMITH'S
The Independant Study club
met on Thursday, March the
fourth at the home of Mrs.
J. N. Smith on Pacific Ter
race. Luncheon was served
at one o'clock to the following
members and guests;. Pearl
Marin, Lizzie Little, Nona
Hall, Agnace Lowe, Ipha
Brown, Fannie Goddard, Arb
hur Stone and Mrs. McDonald
: and the hostess, Estelle Smith.
The business meeting was un
usually long, and no sewing
was done during the after
noon. This club meets on alter
nate Thursdays, and on March
the eighteenth they will go
to the Red Cross room at Mills
school at noon to make surg
ical dressings. The next soc
ial meeting, April the first,
will be at the home of Pearl
Marin.
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Helen Cox of Klamath Falls
was elected sergeant-at-arms
of Kappa Delta sorority at Pa
cific university, Forest Grove,
according to word received
here.
Beauty Is Your Duty!
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