Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 June 1944 — Page 8

Possible

With Timely Eradication

wormwood-like foliage. The giant

” tJ =» E The common ragweed, also incised rather attractive leaves.

and September and for a month Mexico.

weed, horseweed and kingweed, is a coarse plant 8 feet tall. Its leaves are fewer and larger than the common ragweed. The pollen is dis~ charged from August to Ocwo- | ber. This plant is found east of the Rockies, except in Florida and parts of New England. The western ragweed (A. psilostachya), is a lower growing plant than the common ragweed. Its leaves are coarser, thicker and less refined. It is a perennial plant and dis-

Mr. Pree

tober. Its home is beyond the

wan to Mexico. Southern or lance-leafed rag-

charges pollen from July to Oc- |

Mississippi river from Sasketche- |

The common ragweed (left) is in the seedling stage, showing its

ragweed (right) is shown in bloom,

and should be burned if cut during or after this stage.

By HENRY L. PREE Scripps-Howard Staff Writer

know as hogweed and bitterweed

(Ambrosia artemisiifolia), is a branching annual plant with finely The flowers, which sted pollen, are green and grouped in spikes at the top. Pollen is shed during August

or two longer around the Gulf of

Its average height is about two feet.

The giant ragweed (A. trifida),’ also called great ragweed, rich- |

weed (A. bidentata), native to the Ozark region, is a grayish-green, branchy, 3-foot plant. Its stemless leaves are inclined stiffly upward and its flowers pollinate in August and September, Prairie ragweed (Iva xanthifolia), inhabits the northern wheat belt as far south as Kansas. It grows 6 feet tall and releases its yellow pollen in August and September. It is known as burweed, { marsh elder, rag sumpweed and | tall poverty weed. Control is possible only by erad- | ication before the plants flower. Hand puiling in small areas, and mowing in large areas—with a second mowing often necessary to catch those branches which escaped the first cutting—is often effective. If mowing is done after flowering starts, plant tops should | be burned.

Chemical weed-killers such as

| ammonium suflamate, borax, rock | salt solution and a 20 per cent so-

Is Answer to Daily

Inquiries Here.

*Sorry, no babies today,” is the daily answer to scores of adoption

inquiries made of the many public and private welfare agencies and children’s homes ‘ throughout the Indianapolis area. It isn't that blessed events are not taking place on a mounting scale, for they are. Since the war began, births recorded here have exceeded by well over a thousand the annual number on record before Pearl Harbor. In 1941, 7940 births

{were listed by, the county public

health service. Last year the total bounded to 9327. Social service societies and related agencies have not been able to begin meeting the demand for babies and young children for adoption, it has been learned from a cross-section survey of local groups. Calls from Other States

The Very Rev. Msgr. August Fussenegger, director of the Catholic {Charities bureau, said that organ|ization had received calls from several nearby states for aid in locating eligible children, indicating that the situation is not restricted {to this locality. | Msgr. Fussenegger, in stating that his bureau now can meet less than !5 per cent of the requests made {of it, pointed out that the greatest | spark given mass interest in adoption throughout the country seem-

publicity given the Dionne quintuplets 10 years ago and since that time. Even soldier couples with the father overseas often have made efforts to acquire a foster child.

own consent to adoption.

lution of iron sulfate is also recommended. For more information see “Ragweed and Its Eradication,” published by the Massachusetts Horti-

price 10 cents. (June 26, 1944)

ingly arose from the widespread |

No Babies Today;’| ZT sroens, lettin, Cmions, peas, radishes, and a few have had ’ i"

of hard work. “Chinese” cabbage is an “Amer- Make one seeding of Chinese ican” dish and one that will lend | cabbage now and another seeding variety to any meal. Many people | in late July. Plant the seeds in like it as well as head lettuce for | rows two feet spas and when the salads and it may be stored the | seedlings are two inches high, same as cabbage for winter use. | thin to twelve inches apart in the Chinese cabbage does not head | row. The seedlings removed in during hot weather but it will | thinning may be used for transform good heads in the fall. planting.

Cucumbers planted now will be ready for harvest at the same time as the vegetables used for seasoning, Another advantage of planting cucumbers during the next few weeks is the fact that the cucumber beetle is less active in July.

Nearly all of the early planted eorn is showing heavy infestation of the European corn borer. These borers are now hatching out of the eggs which were laid on the underside of the blades of corn. They will soon be in the stalks and later they will be in the ears of corn,

Dusting the corn with rotenone dust before the borers get established inside the stalks will give some control. Make two or three applications of rotenone at fiveday intervals. If you prefer to spray, then use ready-mixed nicotine bentonite, Start control measures at once,

Use rotenone or a rotenone sulphur dust on Mexican Bean Beetle, Bean Leaf Beetle, Cabbage Worms and Corn Borer. Use cryolite on bean beetles, Flea Beetle and Blister Beetle, Use a ready-mixed insoluble copperarsenate dust on Colorado Potato Beetle, Flea Beetle and Cutuniber Beetle, in your garden,

Watch closely for insects |

Plants to be transplanted in the garden now: Snap beans, sweet bage, cauliflower, broccoli and Brussels sprouts, and they will mature good heads during the cool fall weather. The following vegetables may be seeded in the garden now: Snap beans, sweet ‘corn, . beet, “carrot, kohlrabi, cucumber, Chinese cabbage and kale.

Back from the wars after 25

|W. 44th st, saw, his son, Ernest |Gerald,” for the first time. The |child was born May 11, 1942, the {day his father sailed for overseas (duty. Technician Johnson;:who was as{signed to an armored division, par-

iin the North African campaign and the other in Italy. He has been

Father Finally Sees Son, Born Day He Left for War

'in the army more than three years

The oldest person on adoption months in the North African area, and was employed as a radiator records here was 21. From 14 years | T. 3d Gr. Ernest D. Johnson, hus- mechanic prior to entering the and upward a child must give its band of Mrs, Bernice Johnson, 325!service.

After his furlough he was to re{port to Camp Butner, Durham, N. C. AT MILITARY ACADEMY

High School Senior Curt Hagemier, son of Mr. and Mrs. O, C.

cultural society, Boston 15, Mass.; [ticipated in two major battles, one Hagemeier, 6220 N. Pennsylvania st.,

is attending Wentworth Military |academy’'s summer session.

Fortune Survey Indicates Liberal Stand Might Switch Votes.

Times Special NEW YORK, June 26-—Fortune magazine's first pre-conVvention survey has disclosed that 22.7 per cent of the U. 8. public are admi

Ise besides Roosevelt if the Repub-|

licans would nominate someone good, but I'm not sure they will”;

while 249 per cent would take any|

Republican, 44.1 per cent prefer Roosevelt unequivocally, and 83 per cent have no opinion. Fortune then asked the doubtful

whether a liberal Republican plat-|

form would make them switch their votes to a Republican candidate. Almost a third of them said yes. Planks for such a platform included: “ , . The United States should become a full member of an international organization and should be prepared to use the army and navy along with other members if peace is threatened anywhere in the world. “ . . It is the responsibility of our national government to see to it that everyone who wants to work has a job even if the government itself has to provide the jobs.

Labor Plank

« _ . Labor unions should be allowed to operate freely everywhere, with no more restrictions than that they be required to have free elections of officers and publish financial reports.” Fortune then asked: “If these three promises shoyid be written into the Republican platform and a candidate is nominated who you think would carry them out, would you be more likely to vote Republican in the coming national elec-

front machinery.

. WASHINGTON, June all that for some time unless

NEA Stat 26.—Remember the flurry you used to go through every few years over buying a new car? You'll be spared you're an intensely vital cog in home.

New rules, effective June 23 for getting one of the nation’s last

40,000 new cars, are not as drastic as were expected but OPA rationeers say it's only the beginning of what will have to be done to make those

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only one type was cut out completely — personswho want a new 1942 driving pupils or teachers to school

car for

Another

change is expected to make a big- cut in the number of persons

who can qualify for new cars. This

makes it explicit that the buyer

must use the car “principally” for

minister,

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tion, or wouldn't it make any difference in your voting?”

ence for Roosevelt replied that they |of the research institute and H. R.ipare salads

would be more likely to vote Republican. So did 30.6 per cent of the doubtful, and 7.8 per cent of those

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“better satisfied to vote Republic- |

a purpose on the eligibity list. That is, the eligible doctor, nurse, policeman, or public health official, must use the cdY principally in professional work to be eligible, He will no longer get

a car merely because he is a doctor. :

The new rules add some USO [officials to the list of eligibles, but OPA estimates that this will involve no more than total of 50 cars.

Only 7000 new cars were handed

although 9000 was the month's quota. OPA national officials say local boards have tightened up on their own. That's one reason more strict rules could be poste poned for a time. Hotel men have told war proe duction board officials they'll have to have more of the civilian share of sheets if they are to keep up

a new program for making most needed kitchen utensils such as sauce pans, Dutch ovens, griddles, tea kettles and percolators has a good chance of being under way soon.

Cutting With Plastic Knife Saves Vitamins in Salads

By Science Service BETHESDA, Md., June 26.—Latest issue of the journal, Science. tip to housewives and restaurant

” { chefs on conserving vitamins in edge like cake or bread knives, can

saladg come from scientists at the po ohtained ¢ Naval Medical Research institute cents ig 2 The foo =

Plastic knives, with a serrated

Talo chopper” is a bowl set under g

Use a plastic knife instead of a pair of rotating metal blades. metal one for cutting the vegetables) A considerable amount of vitamin and fruits for salads, cut them ‘in C is lost when cut vegetables and

large pieces and prepare just be- fruits are exposed to the air, even Ten per cent of those who had|fore serving, is the advice of Dr. C. when a plastic knife is used. This previously declared their prefer- M. McCay and Dr. Michael Pijoan is the reason for the advice to pree

immediately before

Taubken of the Naval hospital com- | serving and eating.

missary.

When a metal knife is used, Dr,

Very little of the vitamin was McCay explained, «enough iron ig without an opinion previously. In lost when vegetables were cut with picked up in finely divided form addition, 21 per cent of the pro-/a plastic knife, compared to the to act as a catalyst to speed the Republicans said they would be | lasses when steel knives or the oxidation which destroys the vitae mess-hall mincing machine, called a min C when cut vegetables or fruits “Buffalo chopper,” were used, the stand exposed to air.

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