Agronomist's Corner Apple Trees Require Time From Gardener By RUSSELL C. KING Associate Agricultural Kittens ton Agent Questions always arise during the summer concerning apple tree diseases and insect problems. In order to have disease and insect free trees, you must be willing to spray at regular intervals during the growing season. You must also accept the fact that you will still have some disease and insect problems even when you spray. Most commercial orchards use pesticides that are considered too toxic to be used by home growers, but there are several "all-purpose" sprays that will give you fair control of pests in apple trees. If you are willing to spray, you must begin with a combination insecticide,miticide, and fungicide as the buds begin to open. This spray needs to be repeated every ten days until the blossoms begin to open. Do not spray while trees are in bloom. This will kill beneficial insects that are pollinating the tree. When the flower petals fall off, begin spraying again at fourteen day intervals. Stop spraying about one month before you plan to harvest the fruit. If you have fire blight you will need to spray while trees are in bloom but only spray with streptomycin at this time. As you can see there is a great deal of work involved in keeping your fruit trees relatively free of pests, but the improved quality of the fruit makes it worth the effort. For information on the different sprays used in this program, please contact us at the Warren County Extension Service. Trip To Beach Set For Warren Citizens All youths and adults in Warren County are invited to go to Hammocks Beach State Park on Saturday, Aug. 15. Anyone under age 14 must be accompanied by an adult. The trip is sponsored by the Warren County 4-H Council. Hammocks Beach State Park is an island in the ocean southeast of Jacksonville. The group will travel from the mainland to the island by a state-operated ferry. A bathhouse, restrooms and concession stand are available on the island. Lifeguards are on duty at the ocean beach. A park naturalist is also available for nature walks. Activities will include swimming, volleyball, horseshoes, and soaking up the sun. Those going will travel by a chartered air conditioned bus. The group will depart at 6 a. m. on Aug. 15 from the Agricultural Extension Service office in Warrenton. They will arrive back at the Extension office by midnight on Aug. 15. The trip is limited to 39 people on a first pay, first serve basis. The total cost is $10.00 per person. Checks should be made payable to Warren County 4-H. Payments are due by Wednesday, Aug. 12. Send payments to Glenn Woolard, associate Extension agent, 4-H, 101 South Main Street, Warrenton, N. C. 27589. For more details, call 257-3640. BUDDY'S WORKSHOP Blown Fuses Are Giving Signals of Some Problem I know thai we he is a time of planned obsolescence, bat it •tern* to me that ihiap men as light bulbs and fuses should laat loafer than they do. We're a large family, llviag in a big hotMe and I am forever replacing light bulbs or changing fueatats or cartridges. Is there such as longllfe bulbs and faaca? Bargain bulbs are seldom a good buy. Buy quality bulbs, bearing a respected and well-known trade name. You'll get your money's worth, but not bulbs that last forever. Fuses, whether slow blow, plug or cartridge type, serve a definite purpose. When they blow, they shut off power. This is a safety factor that comes into play when too much current flows through a wire. The fuse or cartridge "blows" to prevent the wire from becoming hot enough to set fire to whatever it may touch. If you are forever blowing fuses, something is wrong—and should be corrected. Have your wiring system examined by a qualified electrician. You may have an overloaded circuit, defective wiring, or some other source of possible hazard to life and property. b there as easy way to remove nut and other stains from exterior siding? Get some oxalic acid, which most hardware stores sell in crystalline form. Prepare a water solution, using 3/4ths pound oxalic acid to one gallon of water. Sponge over the stain, let dry for several minutes and then rub dry with a clean cloth. Pierre Green of RL 1, Warrenton shows a bass weighing six and one-quarter pounds which he caught while fishing Sunday in a private pond. (Staff Photo) Corps To Sponsor Jamboree At Lake The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers will sponsor the third annual John H. KenDam and Reservoir Arts and Crafts Jamboree on Sunday, September 6, from noon until 6:00 p. m. in the Old Picnic Area across from the Resource Manager's Office at Kerr Dam on Virginia High Number 4 All amateur and professional artists and craftsmen are invited to participate in the display and sale of items. There will be no entry fee, and prize ribbons will be awarded. Craftsmen from several states are expected to enter their work in pottery, leatherwork, crochet, stained glass, painting and woodcrafts. The "Porch Swing Band" from Raleigh will kick off the festivities with a bluegrass concert Saturday at 8:00 p. m in the North Bend Park Amphitheater at Kerr Dam. The concert is free and open to the public. Camping facilities are available at nearby North Bend Campground. Craftsmen interested in participating in this event may write to: Sherrill Storm, Park Interpreter, Resource Manager's Office, Rt. 1, Box 76, Boydton, Va. 23917. Or, call 804-738-6662 for more information. Transportation Is Problem For Elderly Transportation has become a very real problem for the elderly person. "Transportation is a concern because it links a person with his outside environment," says Isabelle Buckley, extension aging specialist at North Carolina State University. But because of the spiraling cost of autos, maintenance and gasoline, transportation has become an oppressive budget item. There are several other problems the elderly encc-nter with transportation, Miss Buckley explains. For example, the older consumer,with less to spend, is forced to buy a used car, often of the "gas guzzling" variety. "Therefore, the lower income elder pays more for gas even though he drives less," Miss Buckley says. Problems with vision, hearing and mobility can restrict driving and the use of public transportation. But physical impairments are not the only factors in transportation for the elderly. "Finances, ethnic culture, patterns of living, living arrangements, educational attainments and health are also important factors rather than just being 60, 70 or 80," Miss Buckley says. And those elders with personal available transportation have a more positive mental attitude than those without it, Miss Buckley says. Yet for many older people, rides with family and friends provide the most common source of transportation. "Forty percent of the elderly do not own automobiles and half of the older females who have a car do not drive it," Miss Buckley says. The worst transportation problems, she says, are those of women, low income people, the very old and the rural elderly. "Availability and cost of transportation will probably remain a major barrier to transportation for the older person," Miss Buckley says. The specialist recommends that community members become more aware of and help with their older neighbors' travel needs. Communities can utilize newsletters and radio to advertise available transportation. The elderly can share the cost of rides or barter a service of their own (perhaps baking or repaii work) for a ride to town. Hunting, Fishing Licenses Delayed Hunting licenses and hunting and fishing combination licenses were not available to the public as scheduled on August 1. Due to a problem with printing the licenses will not go oo sale until August 25. Hunting and fishing licenses that were to expire on July 31 will be honored until Sept. 1. This year's dove season will be split, running from September 5 through October 10 and from December 14 through January 15. During the first half of the season, hunting will be allowed from 12 noon until sunset, and in the second half of the season hunting will be allowed from onehalf hour before sunrise until sunset. The Commissioners have also reviewed proposed changes in fishing regulations. These proposals will be presented at public hearings in August, and after reviewing public input the Commission will act on the proposals. "We urge sportsmen to attend these meetings and voice their opinions on these proposals," said Vernon Bevill, executive director of the N. C. Wildlife Resources Commission. "All suggestions from the public will receive full consideration." Proposed changes in fishing regulations are as follows: -Allow anglers to keep up to two largemouth bass of any size per day, but additional largemouths in the eight-fish daily creel Reunion Is Held At Heck's Grove Descendants and relatives of the late Wilbur Primus, Emma Williams and Henrietta Boyd Jones held their 23rd annual reunion at the Hecks Grove School on Sunday, July 26. Mrs. Annie L. Alston, Mrs. Viola Hudgins Brown and other relatives registered approximately 175 relatives and guests. The welcome was given by the president, Calvin Curtis Jones. Casper Jones was master of ceremonies for a short program and talent hour. Mrs. Mildred Fogg Harris presented tokens to the oldest member, youngest member, member with the most children, member with the most grandchildren, member that travelled the greatest number of miles and the member with a birthday on this date. A short candlelight memorial service was led by Mrs. Flora Jones Baskett for the sick and shut-ins and for deceased relatives. Little Sharon Alston and Beraadette Jones were the candle bearers. Benediction and grace were given by Herman Eason. A delicious buffet dinner consisting of many different kinds of vegetables, ham and chicken, pickles, cakes and pies and punch was enjoyed by all. Water melon was served later. Out-of-town relatives and guests travelled from New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington, D. C., Virginia, Henderson, Louisburg, Durham, Cherokee, Middleburg and Washington. Not Bluest Mount St. Helens' eruption was not the bigfeit blast ever created by a volcano. The eruption of Indonesia's Krakatau in 1M3, for example, let loose the energy equivalent of 100 million tons of dynamite. Owe la Foar For several years, the Nation al Institute on Drug Abus< (NIDA) data have indicated that about one in four narcotk addicts in treatment is a woman. limit must be 14 inlte* or more in length. For smallmouth and spotted bass, anglers could keep t fo fish of any size per d y but additional fish i the eight-fish daily cre< limit must be 12 inches ot more in length. The total r*mber of small bass in th« daily creel limit cannot are scarce. Also, allowing anglers to keep two Ish of any size would perfiit a harvest of abundant Bmall fish. - Increase the minimum-size limit for griped bass from 12 inches to 16 inches in all unimpainded coastal streams aid rivers. This would jrotect spawning runs of ®astal stripers. -Allow anglers tfl keep up to two striped bats and Morone hybrids of aip size per day in impoonded inland waters, but any additional stripers would have to be 16 inches or more in length (except for Kerr, Gaston and Roaioke Rapids lakes). This w#uld protect stripers in inland waters from overfishiig. -Prohibit the keepiig of striped bass caught incidentally while fishing with special devices for »ther species in inland \wter. This would protect spawning stripers from jeing caught in nets by herring and shad fishermen. -Prohibit the p>ssession of landing nets jreater than 60 inch«s in circumference in theNorth Carolina portion of tie Dan River downstream from Danville. This woud protect spawning stripers from Kerr Reservcir. - In Roanoke Rapids Reservoir, reduce the daily creel limit for striped bass and Morone hybrids from eight to four fish and increase the minimum-size limit from 12 inthes to 20 inches. Extremely heavy fishing pressure nas resulted in an overlar/est of striped bass in ;his lake. -Require thdt trotlines be clearly marled with a legible tog bearing the name and address of the owner, and all«w wildlife enforcement tfficers to remove trotlines that are left unattended (determined by an absence of bait) if they are a hazard to swimmers and boaters. Public hearings on these proposals will begin at 7:30 p. m. and the schedule is as follows: -Monday, August 10 at the Asheville Courthouse; -Tuesday, August 11 at the Salisbury Courthouse; -Wednesday, August 12 at the ground floor conference room in the Archdale Building in Raleigh. Chief Wahoo McDaniel Wrestling Card Is On Schedule Here The John Graham High School Gym will be the site for a great night of popular Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling on Monday, Aug. 10 at 8:15 p. m. The matches are being sponsored by the Warren County Jaycees. Highlighting the big card will be a free-swinging singles match as Wahoo McDaniel battles Roddy Piper. When these two bitter rivals tangle in the ring the action promises to be rough and rugged and anything could happen. The popular Wahoo will have to be on his toes in this match as Piper has the reputation for doing anything that he can to win his matches and that the rules mean nothing to him. Tag team action has Johnny Weaver and Paul Jones teaming up to go after the Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship as they go against the much hated champions. The Russians, Chris Markoff and Nikoali Volkoff. To add to the excitement of this championship match The Russians will be ac companied by the notorious Lord Alfred Hays. Black star Sweet Ebony Diamond tangles with very tough Mr. Fuji in a singles match that will be packed with action right from the opening bell. There will be other action packed singles matches on this great card. BAD HABIT Don't rev the engine before shutting it off, many drivers think this extra "shot" of gas will circulate oil for better protection when the engine is off. Wrong, a surge of raw gas floods the cylinders, doesn't have time to be ignited, dilutes the oil and washes away vital cylinder coatings. Revving the engine is a gas-wasting habit.