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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-29

In these days when a dollar means
60-odd cents, according to financial
sharks, so far as normal purchasing
power is concerned. small garden
economies are worth practicing. None
is more worth while than home
grown celery for small patch will
produce great deal and there isn't a
much more useful fiavoring vegetable
as well as raw appetizer than crisp
snowy celery stalks.
Celery plants secured from seed
houses or from seed sown now can be
put into the garden where some of
the early crops have been used up
and a bountiful supply to last we'll
into the winter raised. Celery wants
rich soil and plenty of moisture. That
is the formula for successful celery
growing.
A seedbed started now in some con-
venient corner with one packet of
seeds will give an ample supply of
plants. The seed will take its time
about terminating, usually about two
weeks. The seeded should be
shaded and protected from drying
winds and kept moist. Lay burlap
over 1t and keep it moist to be sure
of good terminating conditions, re-
moving the covering when the plants
begin to break the soil. Transplant
when three or four inches high six
inches apart in rows about eighteen
inches apart. When the plants are
from ten inches to a foot tall start
the blanching process either by hill
ing up to the leaves with earth, being
careful not to cover the crown, or by
placing boards close to the plants
along the rows. This is the most
convenient and cleanest method.
There are also paper collars sold to
place about the individual plants to
assist in the process.
The blanching by earthing up gives
the tenderest and best quality celery
and is a good plan for the small gar
den. The celery of course, will not
be as clean and appetizing looking
when dug but the quality will be
there and it can be washed clean.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-29

Henry Reed was the champion in
the garden and potato projects and
won prize of SIS siven by the Ken
nebec Pomona. Miss Margaret Reed
had the highest score that year in
cooking and housekeeping projects.
In the year 1928, the Winslow Club
started with an enrolment OF ~
members. the largest enrolment from
one single club in the State, but as
always is the case, the number
dropped to A before the end of the
year, although much hard work was
accomplished by. the leader, Mrs
Hooper. This club has had demon
stration team and has also won the
National Seal of Achievement, which
is the highest honor which a club
may receive, and means that the club
finishes 100 per cent.
The officers at the present time are
president. Ruth Norton; vice. presi-
| dent, Glenys Rainey; secretary, &C.
cile Reny; treasurer, Reba L. Libby:
local leader, Mrs. T. S. Thompson
This club has had the cooperation of
how much club work is doing fCf
| the boys and girls in Winslow.
Following is the program of work
for 1926:
June 5-Business. Cheer leader ap-
pointed. Subject. Patch judging con-
test, Table setting exercise; Social,
Wild flowers named and games.
June 26-Business, Practice songs
and cheers; subject, Bread making
, demonstration; Social, Visit club
chickens.
July -Business-Plans for ce1e.
| bration for those who complete prob
lens in August; Subject, Bread
| judging contest, Instruction in but
! tonhole making; Social, A visit to
! club gardens.
July 26-Business, Plans for exam
ination of reports; Subject, Prepar-
| ing exhibits, Buttonhole judging
/ contest; Social, Games.
, August-Business, Plans for Gen.
trail Maine Fair; Subject, Examina-
ton of reports and articles made;
Social, Games.
August Robustness, Plans for ar
ranging exhibits at Central Maine
Fair; Social, Celebration for all who
have completed club problems re-
CURED
Observation-Disclosures, Plans for
Winslow Fair and Local Contest;
Subject, Examination Of club stores
Social. Games.
Observation-Disclosures Plans for Coun-
ty Contest; Subject, Goal results
Stories completed; Social, Hike.
Observation-Disclosures, Plans for
Christmas Gifts; Subject, Report OF
County Contest; Social, Thanksgiy-
ing program.
Observation-Disclosures, Plans for re-
organization; Social, Games.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-29
Unique Building
Of Phelps Agency
Opened at Detroit

A building planned and created for
the exclusive use Of a national ad-
vertising organization was recently
opened in Detroit.
The structure, a beautiful adapta-
ton of Italian Renaissance ARCHITECT
ture and quite unique in character, is
the new home of George Harrison
Phelps. Inc, the organization that
produces advertising for such well
known products as Dodge Brothers
Motor Cars, Graham Brothers
Trucks, Berkey & Gay Furniture, To-
dent Tooth Paste, Ajax, Mohawk and
Racine Tires, Radiantfire, Whitehead
refrigeration and others.
The practical nature Of the bust
ness for which the structure was de-
signed received first consideration.
This Is observable at, once in eff
fective layout, the careful arrange
ment Of departments and the com
piete facilities provided for the 10e
employees. In these important re-
spects the building is a striking ex-
ample Of modern departmentized
agency pre- ctice.
In addition to twelve private offices
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-29
KENNEBEc COUNTY

June 4-6-Maine State Spiritualist
convention at the Progressive Spirit
ualist Temple, Augusta.
June 5-First reunion of members of
|, Maine to Florida pilgrimage, guests
of Gov. and Mrs. Brewster at Ex-
ecutive mansion, Augusta.
June 12-State Encampment of Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars. National
Soldiers Home, Togus. 10 A. M.
June 12-16-Commencement exercises
at Colby College.
June 16-19-School for officers of 1880
Regiment Infantry at Camp Keyes,
Augusta.
June 26-July Sixth annual Leader
ship Training Conference for young
men of Maine at State Y. NJ. c. A.
camp, Winthrop Center.
June 30--Maine Kiwanis field day
celebration at Monks Hill on Man
chester-Readfeld road, sponsored by
Augusta Kiwanis Club
July 3-Aug. 14-State Y. NJ. C. A. boys
camp at State ''Y" grounds, Win
throp Center.
July 5-Dedication of recreational
center donated to James Fitzgerald
Post No. 2, American Legion, Au-
gusta. at Three Mile Pond in Vas
salboro.
July 24-Aug. Annual encampment
Of 1880 Infantry. Maine National
Guard, the S0Sd Infantry, Reserve
officers. and Headquarters Company,
S6th Infantry Brigade. at Camp
Keyes, Augusta.
Aug. 7-21-Annua1 encampment of
152nd Regiment, Field Artillery, at
Camp Reyes. Augusta
Aug. S-14-Old Home week at Win
throp.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-29

Make succession sowings Of beets.
lettuce. late peas, beans. and rad
ishes this week.
Save a few gladiolus bulbs, those
that have the shortest sprouts, for
mid-June planting.
Late May and early June are busy
transplanting times in the well-or-
ganized vegetable garden. Celery,
peppers, egg plants, tomatoes, onions
and leeks all can be on the move now
from frame and seeded I'd the gar
den.
A combination Of lime and sulphur
busted over cucumbers, melons and
squashes every ten days steers the
bugs elsewhere effectively. 1t is easy
to prepare and handle. Use hydrated
lime.
In transplanting any of the onion
tribe, snip off half the leaves.
Scatter pulverized sheep manure
over your flower beds as the June
perennials come into bloom. 1t will
show in the extra size and vigor of
the plants.
Use this same dust on cabbage
plants and start as soon as the seed
lings make two leaves. They are big
enough for a young cabbage worms
roost and breakfast.
Stake the tomatoes when you set
them out. They can go in until the
middle of June.
Try some of the new strains of
delphiniums. Seed is now on the
market and many dealers sell fresh
seed in midsummer, which germi-
mates much more readily than last
years crop.
Give the big fruiting peppers plen-
ty of room. Expert growers allow
them two and half feet in the row
Give them plenty of water. They are
hot and thirsty.
Get in dahlia plants any time this
month. Growing plants now on sale
even better than the tubers.
1t is Gamma planting time. Don't
be in too much of a hurry with them
You've got all June to get them GO
ing.
Start seed of double daisies, for
get-me-nots and rock cress, arabs
to carpet tulip beds after planting
this fall.
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SWEETEST SWEET
CORN

Cold, backward springs have de-
layed safe sweet-corn planting for
tho last two years, but all through
June Is good sweet-corn planting
time and the finest quality sweet
corn comes from late planting when
its entire growth Is carried on In
warm weather. Sweet corn may be
planted at ten-day intervals until
rnid-July for continuous supply
The later 1t gets the earlier the va
riety to be planted.
Just now the longer season varie-
ties can be put in with final plant
Ing Of Golden Bantam and Malakoff
Or other extra early kinds to top ri
the season and mature before st
sets in. Corn can't have too rich
soil. Give 1t the best you have in the
sunniest spot and if no manure sup
ply is handy, pulverized sheep ma
nure can be sec Ired from any seed
house or from stock-yard firms to
spade in or spread abort the roots of
the corn to be leached in by rains.
It Is the handiest and most available
modern fertilizer and adds something
to the soil which chemical fertilizers
do not.
The lesson Of planting corn in
squares to get fuller ears cannot be
too thoroughly emphasized, a COM
mon sense discovery of scientific gar
deners and experiment station work.
ers. A square planting equalizes the
distribution of the pollen or dust
from the tassels without which de-
posted upon the silk there can be no
corn. The pollen is sifted over the
patch with every shift of the wind
In long narrow paintings half Of 1t
is wasted.
Cultivate corn on the surface. Do
not hoe deeply as it is a surface root
er and chopping too deeply Injuries
the roots which radiate like spokes
Of a wheel. Hill up as soon as a
foot high to give support to the aux
tliary roots which start out from the
lower joints to anchor the plant and
produce extra nourishment. The hill
ing encourages this growth.
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| throp, State vice commander. Of
American Legion. Services in morn-
ing.
Gardiner-Judge A NJ. Spear.
Winthrop-Attorney Ralph w. Farris
of Augusta.
| Richmond--Vice State Commander
Bate of American Legion. Afternoon
| service.
oakland-Attorney James L. Boyle Of
Waterville.
| Monmouth-Rev. Ernest Carritt, pas
tor First Universalist church, Lew
iston.
Albion-Rev F. B. Chaplin.
Readfield--William G. Hunton of Port
land, industrial agent of the Maine
Central Railroad.
East Baldwin, Union and Dixmont-
State Librarian Henry E. Dunnack
of Augusta.
Sidney-Rev. A. Francis Walch of
Augusta.
Thomas, State commissioner of ed
ucation.
National Soldiers Home at Togus-
General Mark l.. Hersey of Portland
and Ri. Rev. John Gregory Murray
of Portland, bishop of the Catholic
diocese of Maine.
Farmington-Hon. Frank G. Earring
Hampdenr-Judge B. w. Blanchard of
Bangor.
New Observation-Disclosures Wilmot B.
Mitchell of Bowdoin College.
Gorham-Rev. William H. Jones of
Portland.
South China-Bradford C. Redonnett
of Wiscasset.
Bowdoinham-Rev H. H. Bishop of
Baptist church, Brunswick.
Dover-Foxcroft--Re J. Frank Thomp-
SON, pastor of the Universalist
church.
Bangor--Rev. Ashley A. Smith. pastor
of Universalist church.
Lewiston-Hon George S. Mccarthy.
Dexter-Lieut. Clarence NJ. Crosby.
Observation-Disclosures c. Redonnett of
Wiscasset.
acknowledgement John E. Nell
son of Augusta.
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COMING EVENTS
May S1--Twenty-first annual conven-
ton Maine postoff1ce clerks at Pitts

May 51-Twenty-irst annual conven-
ton Maine postoffice clerks at Pitts
field.
May. 31-Unveiling of Memorial to
soldiers and sailors of Maine in
World War at Kittery end of inter-
state bridge.
June 1-2-Annual councils and field
day of Cantons and Ladies' Auxil-
iaries, /. o. o. F., at Dexter.
June 1-4-Annual meeting of Maine
State Federation of Labor at Py-
THAN Temple. Portland
June 3-4-Annual meeting of Maine
Library Association at Auburn.
June somerset County Republican
committee meets at Skowhegan.
June 8-Ivy day at Bates College.
June 9-10-11-Maine Medical Associa-
ton State convention, Poland Spring.
June 9-10-44th annual. encampment of
Maine Division, Sons Of Union Vet
Grams. at Portland.
June e-11-United Baptist convention
of Maine, Roclland
June 10-I4-Commenceme at the
University of Maine.
June 12-Inauguration of Dean Board
man as president L. of M. Orono.
June 14-lo--New Eng land District
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: News from the

Pomona Grange Dates

Please send in dates, also notify US
If dates are not correct.
June Waldo, Tranquility Grange,
Lincolnvllle.
June 2-Androscoggin, Norland
Grange. E. Livermore.
June 3-Cumt erland & Oxford, ke-
Ear Falls Grange, No. Lowell.
June 5-Knox, Ocean View Grange.
Martinsville.
June S-West Washington
June 8-Somerset, Victor Grange
Fairfield Center.
June. Screen Mountain, Lamoine.
June 9-Kennebec, Litchfield.
June 10--EXcelsior, Industry Grange
West Mills.
June 1O-York, Riverside Grange, E
Lebanon.
June 12-No. Penobscot, Wonder
Grange, Midway.
June 16-New Century. North Star
Byron.
June 19-Aroostook, Limestone.
June 19-No. Penobscot, Wytopit-
lock-
June 1s-Hancock. New Century
Grange. Dedham.
June 22-Somerset, Starks.
June 22-East Kennebec, Silver
Lake Grange, China.
June 23-Kennebec Fayette.
June 24-Hancock, Rainbow Grange,
No. Brooksville.
cook Grange, Lincoln Center.
June 26-Knox. Georges Valley,
Appleton.
June 30-Sagadahoc. Five Islands.
National Grange, Nov. 1919. Port
land.
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Some IL years ago there was start
ed in Maine, Maine Boys and Girls
Agricultural Club Of which several
Winslow boys were members. TINS
club, before it went from infancy to
maturity, lost its Winslow members,
due to the fact that Chester Grant,
who was superintendent of schools
in Winslow, started the Fort Halifax
Boys and Girls Club of Winslow. 1t
might be said that the Winslow
schools as a body organized this club
but Mr.. Grant was the real instigat-
or Of the clubs organization, and
was its leader at the first real meet
ing ever held.
Charles Wilson was the next lead
err and he took the club members to
the State Convention of Boys and
Girls Agricultural Clubs at Orono,
which proved a most interesting
event. Under Mr.. WILSON'S leader
and did very good work. From 1916
to 1920 this club was rather inactive,
but in 1921, Mrs. Charles Wilson
took the leadership carrying 1t
through 1923, when Mrs. Ina Hooper
was appointed for this work. Due
to illness in Mrs. Hooper's family,
Mrs. P. C. Jakins did much substi-
tute work for Mrs. Hooper, and was
appointed leader of the club for 1894.
Members of this club have carried
off the honors several times in coun-
ty champion contests and perhaps
one of the most successful members
was Edwin Wilson, who Joined the
club in 1916 and who proved to be a
very influential member. In 1917 he
won county championships in two
projects, poultry and corn raising,
and held this championship for four
consecutive years. The first year of
his championship he arose every
morning at four o'clock during the
planting season to drive the horse tc
. plant his corn which won for him
his honors, alternating this job from
one week to the next with his bro
ther, Wesley. He is now an ener-
getic and high ranking pupil at the
University of Maine.
The Misses Rebecca and Mary
Reed, in 1921, carried away two
county championships in the senior
pig and poultry projects, and Mary
won the s25 prize offered by the Ken
nebec Pomona Grange for the high
est score in the senior class for the
second time in 1922, her project be-
ing poultry. In 1928 Mary again
won county championships IN the
senior cooking, housekeeping and
Embarrassing projects, and Rebecca
was the county champion In the
senior poultry management project.
Miss Dorothy Reed was the junior
prize winner of the East Kennebec
Pomona prize for juniors having the
highest score in that class. In 1924
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convention of Lions Club, Portland.
June 13-16-Commence at Bridg-
ton Academy.
June 15-State field day of the Maine
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton at Madison.
June 1S-Quarter' Century Travelling
mems Association of Maine holds
annual meeting at the Moulton
House at Scarboro.
June 1S-21-Bates College Commence
ment.
June 1s-Rawson-MacMil expedi-
ton leaves Wiscasset for the SUBJ
Arctic.
June 1S-Maine State Bankers Asso-
citation holds annual meeting and
outing at Poland Spring.
June 21-Maine primaries.
June 21-24-Bowdoin College Com
mencement.
June 24-St. Johns day.
July 3-17-Annual Encainpment of
240th Coast Artillery. Maine Ma
tional Guard at Fort Williams,
Portland.
July 5-Maine State Hand Engine
League holds first league muster of
season at Auburn.
July 6-Modern Woodmen of Eastern
Maine hold field day at Lamoine.
July 14-1S-F'lorida Good Will Tour
lists visit Maine.
Aug. 2-31-Citizens' Military Training
Camp for Maine at Fort Mckinley,
Portland Harbor.
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Carrots are well known for their
rich orange coloring. Sometimes gar
deners are puzzled that they produce
crop that Is pale in it's colornig.
The richness of the coloring of the
carrot Is due directly to the charac-
ter Of the soil. In light soils it will
not be as richly colored as in heavier
soils with more mineral matter In
them.
Carrots, however. are a most con-
venient vegetable because they will
do we'll in any soil.s From COW fod-
der Of two generations ago, the car
rot has become an Indispensable cul-
mary adjunct. We use it in almos!
all made meat dishes and it is also
one Of the vegetables now regarded
as necessary infant food.
Early carrots should be planted at
once. For the early crop of baby
roots plant the Oxheart, Early Scar
let Morn or some Of the forcing va
rieties. For the midseason crop the
Danvers and Chantenay types, are
standard and for winter carrots the
larger Danvers and Rubicon varieties
are excellent. For a winter supply
OF good-sized solid roots for storage
the entire growing season Is required.
Seed Tor the large roots should be
sown at any time during May. Rig
orous thinning is required SO that
the plants shall stand six to eight
inches apart in the rows and the
rows two feet apart.
The baby carrot is now universally
regarded as a delicacy. It Is neces-
sary to make sowing every two
weeks until mid-June, thinning to
two or three inches apart. Crisp ten
der roots for fall use may be had by
sowing UP to as late as July is such
varieties as Chanteray.
The speedier they grow the ter
derer will be the young roots and to
promote q quality crop. give them
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for executives, commodious confer
ence room, mailing and magazine
rooms, ample space for clerical forces,
artists and production staff, the
building includes barber shop, kit
chene.te, regulation size squash
court with dressing, locker, shower
and rubbing rooms. A volley hail
court is laid out in the open space 1T
the rear.
The broadcasting Of the George
Harrison Phelps, Inc, Radio Depart
ment continues at the former head
quarters of the company, 10 Row.
ena Street, Detroit.
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the explorers used II IN the preliminary eloseS W
the expedition.
Tn practically every other way this expedition was
more scientifically prepared than any of its predsces
sors These included inventions Of Commander
Ryrd himself. A simple sun compass conceived Dy
Byrd and developed by Mr.. Bumstead OF the Ma
tonal Geographic Society," superseded the complicated
German device developed three years ago Tor Amunc
sen. The drift indicator also was Byrd's invenuon
The bubble sextant by which the navigator obtains
his bearings while in flight was another one OF hs
Inventions Still another scientific development was
a quick method of telling when one is at the Norm
Pole This has been worked out by 6. W. LltuenaieA
the navy's photographic engineer.
Next Flight Over South Pole -
The expedition, backed by such men as JOIN
D. Rockefeller Jr., and Theodore Roosevelt Jr, mad
three main objects.
Ito prove that air navigation In the Arctic Is
feasible and that freight and passenger travei over
the top of the world is certain TO come
2-To hunt for new land in the unexplored areas
Of the Arctic,
3-To conquer the North Pole from the air as a
sporting adventure and as a demonstration Of what
a plane can do-not geographical study, as na
pole was bagged for all time by Admiral Peary.
Lieutenant Byrd achieved the major part OF his
program in his first flight. After the successful
fight Of Amundsen in his dirigble, during which be
found no trace of new land Lieutenant Byrd de-
cided to give up his other flights and make his nen
arship expedition attempt to repeat at the SCUM
Pole what he accomplished at the North.
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regular hoeing, keeping the soil
stirred about them. Begin ccultiva-
ton after they have grown to suffi-
cient size to be thinned and continue
it regularly until they are ready to
pull. Sow the seed fairly thick as it
is sometimes uneven in its germina-
ton. but do not neglect to thin as
soon as the plants can be seized be-
tween, the thumb and finger conven-
iently.N
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wick for many years. She viii
80 years of age in June.
Ida Davis is quite i'll with II
flu.
Lee Kelley and Gladys, made
business trip to Waterville, Tue;
day. -e.s
The Misses Helen and Birdir
Conant accompanied by MAST
Thornton and Miss Helen McQuad
were in town, Monday.
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East kennebee Pomona

East Kennebec Pomona met with
Windsor Grange, Tuesday, May 25.
All officers were present except Flora,
and nearly 100 members. After the
business meeting the fifth degree
was conferred on a class Of candi-
dates. The ladies of Windsor Grange
served fine dinner. At P. M. the
following program was given:
Memorial exercises were held in
memory Of the deceased members
of the past year. Scripture reading,
music. memorial address by w. j.
Thompson. The decoration at the
altar was very pretty, by six ladies
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VassaIboro Granqe

vassalboro Grange will hold their
next regular meeting Tuesday, June
1, the first and second degrees will be
conferred and Memorial program
given.
Friday evening, May 2S, the Grange
play ''The Awakening of Maine" will
be given at the Grange hall at East
Vassalboro followed by a dance.
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HEARINGS AND MEETINGS At
STATE HOUSE

June 4-5-Annual meeting of Maine
Parent-Teacher Association In Sem
ate Chamber.
June 22-Public Utilities hearing on
Central Maine Power Company's
proposed s5.500.oo0 bond issue.
June 24-26-State board of dental ex-
aminers holds exams in hall of
Representatives.