Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 June 1943 — Page 10

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Apples and Cherries Damaged by W by Weather; Strawberries Called Complete Failure; Gooseberries

Survive

By DOROTHY BRANNON The fruit supply will be very limited this season, according to reports from local nurserymen and fruit growers. The strawberry crop, rainsoaked and short, has been

an almost complete failure. aged by the weather and pop

suffered to the extent that the yield will be about 5 per

cent of normal.

The apple crop was unable ‘to survive the whims of

nature with the result that there has been an abnormal fall of both blossoms and fruit. There will be plenty of black

raspberries, blackberries, dewberries, gooseberries, currants and grapes.

Strawberries Fewer The strawberry crop is reported to be very short. The grower who has a heavy investment in strawberries is faced with the problem of making the yield from approxi-

mately one-fourth of his planting’

pay the cost of the whole. Short north and south of Indiana. Rainsoaked berries cannot be shipped and it is reported that those picked and offered for home consumption lack keeping qualities. Northern berries, which can be expected on the market in about two weeks, probably will be better than the local and southern yields which suffered from heavier rains, while the plants were in bloom and have probably not” pollenized properly because of the late cold weather. Nurserymen doubt that the housewife will be able to buy strawberries for preserves.

Cherry Crop Injured ~The cherry crop in. Indiana is reported to be badly injured. One grower states, “I have never seen such quantities of bloom and so little fruit.” He attributes this

condition to lack of proper pollenization due to unseasonal cold and rain, 2 : Another nurseryman declared it to -be his opinion that the cherry crop was injured when the temperature dipped below zero late in the winter. Nursery publications state that the sour cherry crop near Hart, Mich., is fair but most of it will go to the army and navy, that the sweet cherry crop in Michigan suffered badly and the supply will be short. It is not believed that there will be many cherries for home canning, The late winter freezes did not damage all varieties of peaches in Indiana but the popular Alberta and others of that type, are practically gone. The yield of these varieties will be about 5 per cenf of normal, according to authorities, except in a few instances where the orchards were on high land and the crop was protected by good air drainage.

Can’t Fill Demand

Other varieties of peaches are more hardy and have held up but these are not planted so extensively and will not fill the demands of the consumers. Michigan peaches, in areas 20 to 30 miles back from the lake, are protected by the lake temperatures and nurserymen expect a good crop from that section. The crops in other parts of Michigan are nov expected to be so good. There were prospects of a bumper apple crop this year. The trees were overloaded with bloom but the late cold weakened the stems to . such an extent that the trees have suffered greatly, both blooms and small fruit dropping in large quantities. Because of the wet weather, which is favorable to scab, every orchard has more of this blight than usual. When the spray can ‘be kept on, scab can be controled effectively, but the constant rains have made it impossible for growers to combat the disease so far this year. The grape crop seems to be coming along well. Vines that were in flooded areas appear to be un- - harmed and the grapes are “setting & n.” = y Raspberries Suffer

Red raspberries suffered some damage from the extreme cold late in the season. One grower reports that the canes were badly frozen in his field and that the plants have not bloomed. He reports, however, that his ‘gooseberry patch is in fine shape with the fruit forming and in firm condition, although they, too, stood in a flooded field. One fruit grower sounds a note of warning to the consumer who lets his hope ride high and plans too strongly -on having lots of Black berries and black raspberries.’ ‘reminds that these crops .will be plentiful—if the rainfall is adequate at the time of ripening—if we do not have extremely long hot spells to dry up the fruit while it is developing.

GROTTO AUXILIARY PLANS LUNCHEON

The Sahara Grotto auxiliary welfare committee will meet at 12:30 p. m. tomorrow for a luncheon at the home of Mrs. Harold Lindholm, #3535 E, New York st. The monthly meeting of the auxiliary will be held at 8 p. m. Wednesday in the clubhouse, 4107 E. . Washington st. Mrs. El ‘Thompson is president,

Mrs, E, J. Helm, 540 N. Jefferson |

“ave, will sutsran the invesiigatine uncheon Thursday

crops are general both)

Freezes.

Cherry trees were badly damular varieties of peaches have

FREE WAR-TIME

‘Purdue Classes for Present Fiscal Year May Start Up to June 22.

In a last minute effort to meet all demands for war-time. instruction, Purdue university's Indianap--olis defense training center today

announced that classes for the present fiscal year may be organized up to June 22. Meanwhile, 12 free courses will begin operations this week, with five of them starting today. Three new ciasses will open tomorrow, two on Wednesday and two on Thursday. All of the classes will be tuition free and all costs except for textbooks and notebooks will be defrayed by the U. S. office of education. Drafting Class Opens

First class scheduled to open is that in beginning drafting, which was to assemble at 8:15 a. m, today in the Indiana university extension building, 122 E. Michigan st. High school graduation or equivalent training or experience is required for admission. L. Guy Long will be the instructor and the course will last three weeks. A class in strength of materials will be organized at 6 p. m. today on .the second floor of the U. S. Rubber Co., 549 E. Georgia st., but will not be restricted to rubber company employees. R. J. Maci of the Allison Engineering Co. will be the instructor and the course will last 12 weeks. Two other 12-week classes will receive their first instruction at 7 p. m. today. The class in cost accounting, with E. F. Hagel of the Inland Container Corp., as instructor, will start in room 302A of the Plaza building, 635 N. Pennsylvania st., and the class in basic engineering mathematics; with M. T. Gan= non of the RCA Manufacturing Co., as teacher, will meet in Stuart Hall, Arsenal Technical high school.

Plan Lukas-Harold Class

A closed plant class in mechanisms will be organized for LukasHarold Corp. employees at 7:30

Allison Engineering Co. will be instructor, Another ‘closed plant class in chemistry of rubber will be organized at 6 p. m, tomorrow for U. S. Rubber Co. employees. L. C. Peterson, company project engineer, will instruct. Two safety classes for employees of the P. R. Mallory Co. will organize tomorrow. Carl Moore of the Lukas-Harold Corp. will teach the day class and Claude Richart of the Allison Engineering Co, will instruct the evening class.

Radio Course Included

Classes which will open at 7 p. m. Wednesday at Purdue quarters, 538 N. Meridian st., will be one in radio, to be taught by Sterling R. Anderson of the RCA Manufacturing Co. and one in advanced industrial safety to be taught by Wayne Whiffing of the Lukas-Harold Corp. Louis Flesch of the CurtissWright Corp. will instruct a class in industrial ferrous alloys and Thomas G. Harvey of the W. J. Holliday Co. will teach a class in elementary physical metallurgy. Both classes wil meet in the Plaza building at 7 p. m. Thursday. ’

DICKSON NAMED PRESIDENT Tom Dickson was named president of the Y. M. C. A. residence council, following the election last week. Don Moffett was elected vice president and Emery McClelland was elected secretary-treasurer.

MEDICAL CORPS TO MEET The monthly meeting of district 46 emergency medical corps will be held at the northeast community center at 8 p. m. tomorrow,

HOLD EVERYTHING

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p. m. today. C. E. Hockert of the|

Following an older brother into the navy, twins Dan Hal and Don Baringer Bishop, 17, Columbus, Ind., were sworn into service at the Indianapolis recruiting station. When Don failed his eyesight exam for navy officers’ college training, Dan, who had passed, stayed with his twin and ‘both enlisted as apprentice seamen instead.

SHOP TODAY FROM

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g ig JOBS FOR BOYS

Program Hopes to Locate Farm, Garden and General Type of Work.

As a part of a city-wide project to assist in the war effort, the Y. M. C. A. is sponsoring a “war jobs for boys” program, which will locate boys from 12 to 16 in jobs on farms, victory gardens and general household work. Head of the program is J. H. Miller; “Y” industrial secretary. Applicants for work and those with jobs to be filled in the central area of the city should contact Glenn Reynolds, boys work secretary

at the central branch, 310 N. Illinois st. R. K. Smith of the Senate ave. branch will handle - Negro youths. The program north of 30th st. will be supervised by Floyd Wilson,

branch, 46th st. and Sunset ave. [John Turner, 5508 E. Washington 'st., will direct the program in the William Kuebler, will supervise in the area bounded by Shelby st. and white river on the west and 13th st. on the north. Persons seeking boys for this work should phone their neighborhood Y. M. C. A.

executive secretary of the north

You Still Have fo Pay That

Tax Installment enerrow

The internal revenue bureau here today reminded taxpayers that everyone who paid a quarterly income tax installment on March 15 must pay another installment by tomorrow June 15. Nothing in the new tax bill changes the necessity of making this payment. Many taxpayers will not have to make quarterly payments after this one. The June 15 installment for everyone, however, will be just as much as the March 15 payment. The March 15 and June 15 payments, while based on 1942 income, will be transferred by the treasury to the taxpayers’ credit against faxes on 1943 income. Deductions Start July 1 Then with the first pay period beginning after July 1, employers will begin deducting the 20 per cent withholding levy on wages and salaries above exemption levels. These deductions—plus the March 15 and June 15 payments—will take care of all taxes'on 1943 income for some persons. Those who make more than $2700 a year if single or $3500 if married, or who have more than $100 income from sources to which the withholding tax does not apply, will have to file an estimate on Sept. 15. If this shows that the withholding tax is not sufficient to pay their taxes, they will pay quarterly in-

Everyone subject to income tax or victory tax must file a final re-

turn for 1943 next March 15. They,

will calculate the income tax exactly as at present, showing how much of it already has been paid (practically all of it should have been paid by the end of the year). Any remaining balance will be paid March 15 Some taxpayers may have overpaid and will be entitled to a credit or refund. Employers will provide: certificates

showing amounts deducted for the!

victory tax in the first half of this year and for the 20 per cent combined victory tax and income tax

withholding in the second half of,

the year.

LIONS WILL HEAR EX-NAZI PRISONER

Otto Stern, refugee from Czechoslavakia, who spent seven months in a Nazi prison, will speak at the weekly luncheon meeting of the Indianapolis Lions club Wednesday. Mr. Stern escaped from a German hospital and reached England. He will speak of his experiences with the Gestapo.

WEAR DISCARDED ZOOTS

MIDDLETOWN, N. Y. June 14 (U. P.).—Discarded zoot suits pre-

stallments on Sept. 15 and Dec. 15. dominated today among working

These payments would be smaller)

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costumes of 135 boys in Middletown

than the ones on March 15 and high school’s labor army weeding

June 15.

Orange county's onion crop.

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