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 <xceed
two fish, regardof
species.
These regulations would
protect bass populitions
from overfishing in many
heavily fished \<aters
where legal-sized ba*> 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.