Agriculturally Speaking
Blossom End Rot
Is Common Problem
By l ^ HAROAGE
Blossom-end rot is a common
problem among tomato grow
ers Since there are conflicting
opinions as to the cause of this
disorder, many home reme
dies' have surfaced on how it
can be prevented or cureo
Some of these remedies are
good, but others have little or
no relationship to the incidence
of the problem
The first symptom of
blossom end rot is the appear
ance of a water soaked area on
the blossom end of '.he fruit
With time, the affected area
develops a sunken surface
which is dark and leathers
Blossom end rot is not a
disease It is a physiological
disorder caused by an inade
<]uate supply of calcium in the
tomato
There are several factors
which interfere with calcium
uptake by the plant These
include a low level of calcium in
the soil which generally implies
a low soil pH With some sandy
soils being exceptions, exces
sive levels of fertilizer
nutrients such as nitrogen
potash, or magnesium, extreme
variations in the soil moisture;
or. a combination of these
factors
High fertilizer applications
can create a 'drought'
condition in which plants
cannot absorb enough water
and nutrients from the soil.
This is called salt injurs
Blossom-end rot is encouraged
by excessive fertilizer salt
levels, especially when the
"alcium content in the soil is
low
Therefore, to prevent bios
somend rot, the soil should
contain an adequate supply of
calcium. This is best accom
plished by an application of lime
based on a soil test. Mulching
helps to prevent blossom end
rot by maintaining an adequate
soil moisture level in the root
zone However, mulching is not
a substitute for lack of calcium.
Once blossom end rot ap
pears on the fruit there is no
treatment that will reverse this
disorder. However, fruit on the
same plant that are not yet
affected can be saved by
spraying the plants with a
calcium solution. Calcium chlo
ride sprayed at the rate of four
level teaspoons per gallon of
water has proved very
successful in controlling bios
som end rot. Affected plants
should be sprayed at five day
intervals or until adequate
calcium has been applied to the
soil Adequate soil moisture
should be maintained through
out the growing season
According to [)r Rav
Tucker, plant agronomist with
the North Carolina Department
of Agriculture, the potential for
having blossom • nd rot can be
determined by chemically
analyzing the tomato leaves
before fruit set A critical
calcium level in the plant has
been established, below which
one can expect blossom end rot
to occur
Obviously, the best way to
prevent problems is to have
your soil analyzed and then
lime according to the soil test
recommendations However, a
monitor of the plant leaves
would be one of the best means
to determine whether there is
adequate calcium in the plant
Information concerning both
plant tissue analysis and soil
testing can be obtained at the
county extension office or bv
calling the N (' Department of
Agriculture, Agronomic Lab
oratory in Raleigh 1919 H29
25551
Monthly Meeting
Held On Tuesday
Kv IIAWY PITCHFORD
Reporter
I'he Three Rs held their
monthly meeting on Tuesday,
April 27. The meeting was
called to order by the
president. Margaret Hender
son. and the devotion was led
by Tanya Ayscue and Patrinia
Green The 4 H Pledge was
recited followed by the song.
"America "
The minutes, roll and
collection of dues was by the
secretary. Phyllis Ayscue.
Old business consisted of
collecting the monies raised
during the fund raising cam
paign All members present
gave a report. Linda Baker
reported on the 4 H Share The
Fun and the 4 H Fashion
Revue Contest.
New business was discussed
with plans made for a trip in
late summer
Mrs. Lucille Daniels, leader,
read the "Objectives of 4 1! "
Some of the objectives were to
acquire attitudes, abilities and
understanding to work well
with others, to enjoy useful
work responsibility and satis
faction in accomplishment, and
to develop leadership talents
and skills to become a better
citizen.
The meeting adjourned with
the 4 H Motto. Refreshments
were served by members and
Miss Laura Davis, club leader.
Ix)uisiana has five-cent pay
telephones.
Miss Dovis Is
Club President
By Jl DV DAVIS
Reporter
Miss Natalie Davis was
installed as president of the
Hecks Grove 4 H Club at the
regular monthly meeting held
on April 24 at 7:30 p. m. at the
Hecks Grove ('enter Other
officers installed by G W
Koonce, -1 H Agent, were
Angela Davis, vice president;
Ruby Haskett, secretary; Allen
Alston, treasurer. Roy Alston
and I*eonard Heighter. parlia
mentarians. and Judy Davis,
reporter
Miss Davis called the
meeting to order and gave the
devotional.
I luring the business session.
Victor Harrison reported that
$11.K0 was received from a
recent sale of glass to Laurens
Glass Co Appreciation was
given Mr William Harrison for
his services in transporting the
glass to he sold Ruby Haskett
reported on her participation in
the County Fashion Revue and
Leonard Heighter and Victors
Harrison each reported on their
gospel singing group participat
ing in the Counts Share The
Fun Contest
The president welcomed new
members who joined the club
and passed out record books
The educational program w;n
given b\ the 4 H Agent He
discussed lawn equip men!
safety. Members were asked
questions on sai i v habits w hen
operating and servicing mow
ers and were given an
opportunity to share their
experiences with lawnmowers
The meeting adjourned bv
refloating the 1 II Motto.
Thirty one members, leaders,
parents, and friends were
present For recreation, the
group sang. "The More We Get
Togo! her
Delicious refreshments were
served by leaders and other
adults, Mrs. Betty Alston. Mrs.
Marv I, Davis, Mrs. Mollie
Hovd, Mrs Mildred Fields,
Mrs Ha/.eline Davis and the
Rev. G. Davis.
Ridgeway Club
Holds Meeting
Bv MICHAFI. Kill W
The Ridgeway 4 H Club held
its monthly meeting on Friday,
April 30. A supper for the
leaders was held. It was
planned by Daniel Bender.
Cary Holtzman, and Beth
Harris. After the supper, the
regular meeting was called to
order by Daniel Bender An
interesting program on gun
safety was given by Richard
Holtzman.
Best time to cut blooms from
yard plants is in the early
morning or late afternoon.
Mrs. Ada Waller |left) and
Memoirs of Yesteryears" at
hrankhnton Branch of N.U.W.
Mrs. Annie B Branch, with
the monthl\ meeting of the
Franklinton Branch Meets
The Franklinton Branch of
t hi■ National Association of
Cniversit\ Women held its
monthly meeting in "The
Flame." West Franklin Street
in Warrenton on Sunday, May
The program, decor, and
fellowship hour were unique
with a bicentennial accent
arranged by the hostesses,
Mesdames Annie li. Branche,
chairman Irene S. Robinson,
' o chairman, and Ada H.
Waller Honor quests were
senior citizens, Mesdames
Maud Alston, Klnora S. Adams,
Fdgar T. Fvans and Lois Smith
of Franklinton.
Following the husiness ses
-ion. a film depicting the life
history of Harriet Tubman,
l*L?0 1913. "A Champion of
Freedom. Liberator, Soldier.
Missionary" was enjoyed. Born
a slave, she escaped the bonds
of slavery in IK 19, traveled bv
night through Maryland. Dela
ware. Philadelphia, New York,
Canada, and made 19 trips
South, rescuing more than 300
slaves and was rightfully
named the "Moses of her
people.
During the Civil War, she
rendered invaluable service to
the Cnion Army as spy, scout
and hospital nurse. She
numbered among her friends:
.John Brown. William Lloyd
Garrison, Charles Sumner,
Wendell Phillips. Parker Pills
bury. Massachusetts Governor
Andrews, Frederick Douglas,
and Secretary of State William
H Seward.
On March 10. 1913, Harriet
Tubman was buried with
military rites in Fort Hill
Cemetery in Auburn, N.Y., and
citizens unveiled the Harriet
Tubman Plaque which still
stands at the entrance to the
Cay uga County Courthouse in
Auburn.
Other special features in
eluded a Paul L. Dunbar
selection: "How Lucy Jackson
Backslid. !>;. Kdjfar T. Kvans,
92 year-. <>1 > 1 and Mrs. Maud
Alston, ani- ss showed several
of her straw and corn brooms
and explained steps used in
making them
Included in The Memoirs (if
Yesteryears were an iron wash
pit. ironket I le. a lari;e and small
iron, noblet 118701, a Bible
llhKH. ,i rolling pin, a milk
bottle, hurtle made soap, and a
demi john brought b\ several
members
The Ut (.artment of \uriciil
t lire's I-. irest Service manages
about 1"~ million acres, an area
eipiiv.t!«• rit to the land covered
b\ West Virginia, \ iriiinia.
I'enp.sv l\ama. New Vurk. Ohio.
K« nt lick> . and Sort h < arohna
Shipwreck Found In Mediterranean
Remains of the oldest ship
wreck ever discovered have
been found off the Greek island
of Dhokos.
Scientists from the Hellenic
Institute of Marine Archeology
located the approximately
4,500 year old wreck in the
entrance to a forgotten harbor
on the small islet near Hydra.
The wreck, believed to be a
Cycladic trading vessel, was
discovered during a survey of
ancient shipwrecks in the
Mediterranean conducted by
the institute with a grant from
the National Geographic Socie
ty. Dated by Pottery
Archeologists from the Hel
lenic Institute said preliminary
examination of some of the
pottery recovered from the
ship indicates it sank sometime
between 2700 and 2200 B. C.
This would place it in the
early Bronze Age. when the
Greeks were beginning to
create artistic pottery and
statuary. The art first flourish
ed on the Cyclades Islands,
whose inhabitants prospered
by exporting pottery, vases,
and carved figurines
Fragments of large storage
jars found in the wreck, along
with quantities of jugs of many
shapes and s.zes used for eating
and drinking suggest the ship
was a trading craft, according
to archeologist George Papa
thanasopoulos. president of the
institute.
The Cyclades islanders were
the first voyagers known in the
eastern Mediterranean. Ex
amples of their pottery and
sculpture have been discovered
in old tombs, but the Dhokos
•hip may yield the greatest
amount oi Cycladic pottery yet
found in one place.
Archeologist Peter Throck
morton, 47. of New York, now
living in I'ireaus as an advisor
to the institute, located the
wreck in about 75 feet of water
when he sailed his schooner.
Stormie Seas, into the secluded
harbor as part of the survey.
Mounds of Pots
"We found all these broken
pots lying on the bottom near
the shore," he explained. "They
were cemented together in four
or five massive lumps, each
roughly the size of an office
desk."
Underneath and around the
pottery were round ballast
stones from the ship. On the
deserted island the archeologist
and his assistant, Fred
Yialouris of Maine, found a
previously unknown Neolithic
and Bronze Age settlement. It
apparently had been occupied
for about 1,500 years and then
abandoned
"We expect to postpone our
other work and concentrate on
surveying the wreck, so we can
begin excavating it next year."
he said. "We will make
topographic surveys of the site
on land and under water, so we
can plan the excavation."
In 1960, on another expedi
tion supported by the National
Geographic Society, Mr.
Throckmorton and archeologist
George Bass recovered a cargo
of Bronze Age artifacts from a
3,300 year old wreck off Cape
Gelidonya on the southern
coast of Turkey.
Until now that had been the
oldest shipwreck ever found.
"Compared with the Geli
donya wreck, it looks as though
we may retrieve up to three
times as much material from
this ship." Mr. Throckmorton
reported. "We don't expect to
find any bronze or copper, as
this wreck is from an earlier
period, but we might find
obsidian from the island of
Milos."
The archeologist said 25
pieces of pottery had been
raised from the Dhokos site and
that experts had definitely
identified seven or eight of
them as Cycladic pottery.
Well Preserved
"This site appears to be even
better preserved than the
Gelidonya one," he reported.
"The pottery fragments we
have found are larger and more
complete."
He said nothing of the vessel
itself had been recovered,
adding:
"With a wreck that's been at
the bottom of the sea for some
45 centuries, it's as though you
took the ship and her cargo,
mixed them all up in a
cement mixer, then laid them
out on the seabed and poured a
couple of feet of concrete over
everything."
The "concrete," he explained,
would be the accumulation of
sediment and marine encrusta
tion. Mr. Throckmorton said
preliminary mapping of the
shipwreck site probably will
begin later this fall.
Book Offers Intimate
Look At Supreme Court
The workings of the United
States Supreme Court and an
explanation of the Federal
court system highlight the
latest edition of "Equal Justice
Under Law: the Supreme Court
in American Life."
The first copy of the revised
edition of the popular and
authoritative book on the
nation's highest court recently
was presented by Dr. Melvin
M. Payne, president of the
National Geographic Society, to
Chief Justice Warren E.
Burger.
It was produced by the
Society as a public service for
the Foundation of the Federal
Bar Association, which publish
es the book.
Offered to School*
The Bar Association Founda
tion has given 10,000 of the first
100.000 copies printed to the
District of Columbia for use in
the public schools. The book
also is sold at the Supreme
Court Building and through the
Foundation at its Washington
headquarters.
"This book will contribute
measurably to public know
ledge of the Court, its major
decisions, at. ' Justices who
have made tiiem" Dr. Payne
predicted at the presentation
ceremony.
Chief Justice Burger concur
red. adding that it "will enable
the people of our country—and
of other countries—to gain a
better understanding of the
role of the Supreme Court in
the history of the United
States.
"Equal Justice Under Law"
is similar in format to other
books National Geographic has
prepared for the White House
Historical Association and the
United States Capitol Histori
cal Society. It completes
National Geographic's public
service coverage of the three
major branches of government.
The first revision of the
Supreme court book since 1965,
it provides an informal,
behind t he scenes glimpse of
the Court's activities and
chronicles its stormy 185-year
history.
Portraits of 100 Justices who
have served on the country's
highest bench are among the
270 sketches and photographs
that illustrate the book.
Conference Room Shown
Included are pictures of the
Court's busy press room and
the first published photograph
of its conference room, with
briefs, memos, and working
papers laid out for the jurists to
review when they decide which
petitions the Court will hear.
In readable, non technical
terms, the book describes 30
landmark decisions handed
down by the Court. All of the
cases included were selected
for the revised edition by an
advisory board of the Federal
Bar Association Foundation.
A 29 page section, "The
Court Today," was updated to
include the nine Justices and
250 employees of the present
Court. Added to the new
edition was a six-page section
that describes the 100 courts of
the Federal court system and
how they function.
From the Supreme Court's
first session in 1790 to cases as
recent and dramatic as "The
United States vs. Richard M.
Nixon," the book shows which
judicial traditions have endured
and which have been altered to
reflect changing circumstances.
All royalties from the song,
God Bless. America'' are
donated to the Boy Scouts and
Girl Scouts by Irving Berlin and
Kate Smith, who introduced
the song in 1931.
Golden eagles are found from
Alaska to Mexico and across
Canada to Nova Scotia.
Mrs. Hawkins
Entertains Club
The Town N Country
Garden Club met on April liK at
the home of Mrs (iertrude
Hawkins Mrs (' H Hawkins
presided over the meeting
During the business sessions
various committees nave their
reports Mrs \ M Alston
reported that shi- and Mrs K
W Harris had represented the
club at the liio-nlcnnial Sundav
ht id recent 1> at the Lions Den
Mrs S I. Ha a kins and the
president reminded members
of t he cult lira ■ \ ents to be held
in t he con: i \ durintr t he
month ill Ma> and uri;ed
members ..ttend
Mrs > !; | ;ruw n sta' - il t hat
she hail .in i • I. d t he Kvecut i\ e
meet Hit.' n| i hi Harden Club
held in W i: stun Salem on \prii
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meet 1 :■ was m a: n I > on
plann m; lor t ht ■ urn ent ion.
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sponsoring Stafford, a 12 year
old hoy from the Southern
Mountain, through Save the
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worldwide child help organized
with headquarters in Westport.
Connecticut, it was announced
this week bv Charles Wesley,
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Mountain program
Self help has been the
keynote of all SCF's programs
since its foundation in 1932, and
the families and communities of
disadvantaged children share in
1 he benefit s of a w ide \ ariety of
project s.
The personal dimension of
the sponsorship is also vital.
Wesley emphasized The spun
Mir receives a photograph and
r.isi history of the child, and
correspondence is encouraged
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Japanese troops evacuating
Christmas Island in the Indian
Ocean in 1945 left behind some
small arms. The island's
Chinese ai.d Malayans decided
they had hadi enough of war,
so the story goes the Chi
nese kept the rifles but gave
their bolts to the Malays In
turn, the Malays kept the
pistols, hut gave the magazines
to the ( hinese.
Tungsten miners at the Pine
Creek Mine in the mountains
overlooking Owens Valley,
California, go up to work, not
down National Geographic
say* Most deposits lie above
the H, 100 foot entrance level.
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