The Mail-Journal, Volume 14, Number 18, Milford, Kosciusko County, 25 May 1977 — Page 20

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed;, May 25,1977

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Mosquito season nears as late spring begins

About SO species of mosquitoes inhabit areas of Indiana at one time or another, says Ralph E. Williams. Purdue University CALLANDER INSURANCE All forms of personal and business insurance 155 W. Market Ph. 773 4103 Nappanee

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extension entomologist Almost all of these can be annoying to humans, and a few are capable of transmitting the encephalitis nr uses. “This, of course, makes mosquitoes of concern in Indiana,” says Williams A strain of the virus, called Saint Louis encephalitis, was present in the state during the summer and fall of 1975, causing illness and even death” Encephalitis is transmitted from birds to humans by some, but not all, mosquitoes, the specialist notes. The Culex mosquitoes are the principal carriers although others are also

suspected Mosquitoes always develop in water, but the type of breeding place varies with the kind of mosquito, the entomologist points out. Breeding places include flood waters, woodland pools, ditches, marshes, ponds, edges of lakes, tree cavities, rain barrels, fish ponds, bird baths, old tires, tin cans, catch basins and other water holding sources. In these habitats the life cycle of a mosquito can be as short as 10 days. Around the home the most effective way to control mosquitoes is to prevent them from breeding This can be done by eliminating or altering breeding sites which may exist. Water holding containers such as cans, tires, basins, etc., should be destroyed or disposed of. Williams also recommends this spring and summer that you change the water in flower pot containers and in bird baths weekly to discourage mosquito breeding. Keep rain gutters clean and flat roofs dry. Drain or fill stagnant pools, puddles, ditches or swampy places around your home, following the advice of the local county drainage board. Place tight covers over cisterns, garbage cans, cesspools, septic tanks and fire and rain barrels. Also, keep the margins of small ponds clear of vegetation. After all steps are taken to eliminate breeding sites, adult mosquitoes may still be a problem if they move in from surrounding areas. Adults can be

effectively controlled by applying carbaryl (Sevin) or malathion from hand sprayers and treating areas around the yard where mosquitoes congregate, such as shrubbery, flower beds, and shaded areas around buildings. Commercially available home sprays containing pyrethrins or slow release resin strips containing dichlorvos (Vapona) can be used indoors to control mosquitoes. Before using these insecticides, it is essential that you read the label and follow directions carefully, the entomologist says. Other insecticides registered for mosquito control should only be used by trained mosquito control applicators working with city and county mosquito abatement programs. Buhrt trial venued Attorneys for Philip Buhrt, 19, r 1 Syracuse, have received a change of venue from Whitley Circuit Court, Columbia City, to Steuben Circuit Court, Angola. The Steuben Circuit Court was chosen by Judge Edward J. Meyers and Buhrt's attorneys as the alternate site. Publicity from the trial of co-defendant John Shock, r 1 Pierceton, held recently in Whitley County, would make it difficult for the Buhrt trial jurors to be impartial, his attorneys contended. The transcript is to be forwarded to Steuben Circuit Court, with no trial date being set. Buhrt is charged with initiating the shooting of Leland Atteberry. along US 30 near Columbia City last May 29, by Shock. Atterberry died last June in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Buhrt’s trial had been set for June 21 in Whitley Circuit Court. He is free on bond. Motorcycle hits cor, youth injured Mike Stravsberger, 15 box 213 Syracuse, sustained a fracture of the right leg in a motorcycle-car accident on Huntington Street in front of Syracuse Rubber Company Thursday, May 19, at 3:11 p.m. Stravsberger was a passenger on the motorcycle, a 1975 Suzuki, driven by Don L. Orr, r 1 box 2672 Syracuse. Orr was traveling north on Huntington when he bumped into a 1974 Oldsmobile driven by Larry A. Studebaker, 2737 Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne, which had stopped for traffic. Stravsberger was taken to Elkhart Hospital. Damage to the motorcycle was set at SSO. A total of $650 damage was estimated for the Studebaker car. Syracuse police were at the scene.

— ■ -i NEW BUSINESSMAN — Syracuse has a new businessman in the person of Bill Fisher of Warsaw, who will open a rental and custom welding service in the building vacated Saturday by Phil Baumgardt in the Crow building in Wawasee Village. Fisher, a r 2 Warsaw resident, has been employed at the R. R. Donnolly Co. at Warsaw as a machinist for the past 12 years. Fisher is married to the former Marsha Crow, and they are parents of two girls and a boy.

You can silence that squeaky floor

Q. I need help on squeaky floors that are covered with shag carpeting. I know there are several things that can be done if we take up the carpeting, but is there anything we can do without removing the floor covering? I will be watching your column for the answer. — Mrs. William B. A. If you do not have a basement or crawl space large enough to attack the problem from below, removal of the carpeting will be necessary so that you can renail the squeaky areas with serrated nails. When you can attack the problem from below, have a friend stand on the spot that creaks while another person underneath locates the area. Then drive the thin edge of a roofing shingle between the joist and subfloor where gaps occur. Creaks are usually caused by the subflooring shrinking away from floor joists when it dries out. Loose flooring nails or flooring boards rubbing together also often cause persistent squeaks, but screws will stop them. Use one and one-fourth inch round-head wood screws if the finished floor is laid directly on the subfloor If the subfloor is laid on sleepers, use two-inch, round-head

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wood screws and work close to joists. Pre-drill the screw holes before driving the screws and tighten them while someone stands on the floor above. Q. Is there any way I can touch up a black rubber baseboard which is banged up? — Calvin M. A. Use a black lacquer. This does not contain oils which might disintegrate the rubber. First thoroughly clean the surface and rub it

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down with heavy steel wool. Q. We are considering selling our house and know that we will have to pay income tax on any profit we realize. But since we bought the house five years ago, we have added a family room. May we not deduct this expense? — Arthur H.S. A. Yes, you are entitled to deduct this expense. Also you can use the capital gains method in figuring the tax on the profit from the sale of the property, which means you pay on only 50 per cent of the profit. For tax purposes, every dollar spent for things that can be classified as capital improvements may be added to what you paid for

WAWASEE SHALLOWS CLEAN-UP DAY Sunday, June 5 a On Sunday, June 5. members of the Turkey Creek Conservation Club will be collecting debris from the shallows of lake Wawasee The work will be done from boats and by snorkelers. Several boats have been volunteered and will assemble to leave from Smittys Boat Livery on Johnson's Bay at 9 a m. and 1 p.m. The club invites the public to join in the project. Besides providing an environmental service, it should prove to be a day to have a good time with our friends and neighbors on the lake. Lunch will be served at noon at the morina Site. Please join us if you can Sponsored By The Turkey Creek Conservation Club

the house. As a consequence, such expenditures will either minimize your taxable gain or increase the deductible loss you incur. Either way, it is important you keep records and supporting documents as evidence of what you spent. Capital improvements are defined as investments in those things that create a new and permanent asset, such as installation of a new kind of siding, adding a screened porch or a family room, modernizing a kitchen or adding a fireplace. Money you spent for painting your house, or to repair a furnace or roof is maintenance, and is not deductible from any profit you may realize on the sale of your house.