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Askov American., 1939-12-14

their parents here and in Kerrick.
Mrs. Leo Forsythe of Duluth, spent
the weekend with her parents here.
A. M. Dougan of Mason City, Iowa,
was here looking after business in
terests Friday and Saturday.
John Douglas went to Minneapolis
Sunday.
Word has been received ANNOUNCE
ing the birth of son to Mr. and Mrs.
L. R. Churchill of Seattle, Wash. The
baby was born November 20, and has
been named Donald Arthur.
John White of Minneapolis, and
Robert White of Sandstone, spent the
weekend at the Bert Rose home.
Donald Rose was home from Moose
Lake Sunday.
Mrs. Sprague and Phyllis Plaisted
attended the junior class play in Mora
last Thursday evening. Kenneth
Plaisted took part in the play.
The Birthday club held its Christ
mas party at Mrs. Walsh's home Sat-
urday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Stafford and
Mrs. F. o. Pearson went to Mime
apolis Tuesday, returning home We'd
nesday.
The Bruno Conservation club held
its annual meeting and election of
officers Monday evening. All off,
GERS were reelected for the coming
year.
August Kruger, Steve Purull and
Bert Rose attended the Pine County
League meeting in Sandstone Tues
day evening.
Askov American., 1939-12-14
FireprOOfing Christmas Trees.


By Martin Leatherman, associate
chemist, Naval Stores Research Di-
vision, Bureau of Agricultural
Chemistry and Engineering.
A Christmas tree is a serious fire
hazard The risk is especially great
where a large tree is used at pub
lie gathering place, such as school
or church.
A freshly cut tree does not ignite
easily because of the moisture pres
ent; but the moisture soon evapor-
ates, and the tree becomes dry. When
a tree is dry, it catches fire easily
This is especially true of Christmas
trees because they contain resinous
substances that are easily ignited
The Christmas tree can be made prac-
tically fireproof, however, by replac-
ing the moisture with fire-resisting
substance.
A living tree draws up water and
dissolved mineral matter from the
soil through its roots. If the stem
or trunk of the tree is cut off above
the ground and the cut end placed
in water while the needles or leaves
are still able to eVaporate water
brought to them from the stem, the
cut end takes up relatively large
quantities of water. This WATERFALL
sorbing power permits the intro
duction of dissolved substances into
the tree after it has been cut. These
circulate through the tree and are
carried into the foliage. Certain spe-
cies of evergreen trees used for
Christmas trees, for example the Nor
way spruce, drop their needles easily
Once the needles have become looS-
ened, they are no longer able to
evaporate water brought to them
through the stem, and the tree as q
whole loses its power to take up a
flameproofing solution. The needles
of other species, for example certain
pines, are not dropped so readily, and
these trees appear to retain their
power to evaporate moisture for long
periods after cutting. With any given
species the length of time after cut
ting during which the tree will re-
tain its ability to absorb water OF
solution will vary with the condi-
tions to which it has been subjected
such as exposure to wind, high tenn
perature and sunlight.
Askov American., 1939-12-14
Fleming

Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Murphy of Wood.
vile, Wis.,, visited at the Ed and Leor
Beavens homes last Thursday ano
Friday. Mrs. Murphy is a sister Of
Ed and Leon.
Leo Olson, who has been in the
United States army, returned home
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johannes Sorenser
and Miss Rina spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ludwig Sorensen in
Bruno.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alec Knapp were
shopping in Askov Monday.
Mr.. Lunda's brother and family
of the Cities, visited them Sunday.
Askov American., 1939-12-14
South of Bruno

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Spicer and
Elaine visited at the w. DeMaris home
last Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Kadous and
daughter, Marilyn, of st. Paul, and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Kraetzner of Fin
layson, visited at the Arthur Kraetz-
ner home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Elwell Wis
tied at the Fred Saastad home Tues
day afternoon.
Askov American., 1939-12-14
the same way as the ammonium sui

VIC SdIilc way dS tic dAIiioiiUAu ouA-
| fate.
If the tree has been cut for some
time, the solution may be taken up
more readily if the stem is sawed off
under water. A washtub or bathtub
is usually large enough for this pur-
pose. To keep the cut end wet, hold
a piece of saturated cotton or fabric
against it while transferring the tree
to the solution.
The following example will make
these directions clearer: Purchase a
freshly cut tree four to six days be-
fore it is to be decorated for use and
weigh it. If it weighs eight pounds,
two pounds of ammonium sulfate or
calcium chloride is required. One
and one-half times two equals three,
the number of pints of water re-
quired to make up the solution. AL
lowing for the space taken up by the
trunk of the tree, 2-quart container
will suffice. Put the ammonium sui
fate in the container, add the water
and stir until the chemical is all dis
an inch or more from the end at an
oblique angle, place the tree in an
upright position with the freshly cut
end in the solution, and leave in a
cool place until needed.
1t should be strongly emphasized
that the degree of fire resistance de-
pends on the amount of the solution
taken up by the tree. If the greater
part of the solution is taken up, the
tree will have high degree of fire
resistance. For best results all the
solution should be absorbed before the
tree is used. If the tree is cut too
long a time before the treatment it
will not absorb the solution and con-
sequently cannot be made fire re-
sistant by this method.
A word of caution should be added.
A properly treated tree cannot be
made to blaze even when exposed to
a large flame, but a tree that has not
absorbed enough solution may be fire
resistant in the sense that it cannot
be ignited by match or electric
spark, and yet may catch fire from
a large flame near it. 1t is customary
to spread layer of cotton under the
Christmas tree to simulate snow. If
this cotton should catch fire, it might
easily ignite an incompletely treated
tree; therefore cotton and other dec
orations used on or about Christmas
tree should be fireproof. Some stores
now have fireproof cotton for sale, but
if this cannot be obtained the cotton
may be made fireproof by the follow
ing simple method.
Prepare a solution by dissolving
seven ounces of boraX, three ounces
of borac acid and 112 ounces of soap
powder in two quarts of hot water.
Place the cotton on a concrete floor or
other surface which will not be in
jured by wetting and sprinkle with
the solution while it is still warm.
Let the cotton dry thoroughly, with
out handling, before using it. 1t is
much easier to fireproof absorbent
cotton than raw cotton, but if alb
sorbent cotton is used the soap should
be omitted.
Do not dip the cotton in the solu-
ton. This would remove its fluff
ness and cause it to mat, making it
unfit for use.
Directions for fireproofing curtains,
clothes and similar materials are
given in Farmers Bulletin No. 1876,
which may be obtained free from the
United States Department of Agri-
culture.
Askov American., 1939-12-14
Fire-Resisting Chemicals.

Certain chemicals render wood,
pine needles and other flammable
materials resistant to fire. Ammon-
ium sulfate is about the best. 1t
is cheap, effective and easily obtained.
Calcium chloride is also effective and
cheap, but not so readily obtained
in small quantity as ammonium sui
fate. The fire-resisting quality of
calcium chloride lies in its capacity
to hold water. This characteristic
makes it ineffective when the air in
room is very dry.
Ammonium sulfate can be bought
from most stores that sell seeds and
fertilizers. Usually this material con-
tains impurities that cause the solu-
ton to appear turbid or muddy, but
this does not render it unfit for use
Calcium chloride is usually sold only
in l00-pound bags by building-sup-
ply dealers. However, if demand
existed for this chemical in small
quantities, it could easily be put up
in small, moisture-proof packages.
1t should not be kept in the home
through the summer as it absorbs
moisture freely from the air in damp
weather, even when kept in so-called
moisture-proof bags and the moisture
causes the chemical to melt.
Applying the Treatment.
The method for making Christmas
tree fire resistant is as follows: (D
Weigh the tree and divide the weight
in pounds by four. This will give
the weight in pounds of the ammon-
ium Sulfate needed. (2) Place the
ammonium sulfate in a glass jar, tin
pail, or earthen crock, and dissolve
in water, using 112 pints of water
for each pound of ammonium sui
fate. A narroW-mouth container is
preferable as it lessons evaporation
of the solution. 60 Just before treat
ing, saw off the stem of the tree about
an inch from the end, preferably at
an oblique angle or in v shape, in
order that the chemical solution may
have free access to the fresh wood
at the cut end. (4) Set the tree in
the solution in a cool place away
from direct sunlight and leave it
there until most of the solution is alb
sorbed. For best results the treat
ment should be given at moderate
temperature-55 degrees to IS de-
grees F.-before the tree is placed
in a warm dry room, because the
solution is not taken up satisfactorily
when the atmosphere is warm and
dry. Also, the foliage appears to re-
tain its green color longer when
treated at this temperature.
If calcium chloride is substituted
for ammonium sulfate it should be
used in the same proportions and in
Askov American., 1939-12-14
BRUNO LUTHERAN PARISH
Elmer J. johnson, pastor

Services next Sunday: Oak Lake,
$50 a. m; Nickerson, 11:15 a. M,
Park Center, 2:30 p. M; and Vilstad,
8 p. m.
The Vilstad Ladies' Aid will meet
at the Carl Pearson home Thursday
Dec. 81, at p. m. An informal
Christmas party will be enjoyed after
the devotions.
Askov American., 1939-12-14
Gardeners Nook
BY GARDEN CLUB EDITOR
Solution Fixes Needles on
Christmas Trees.

Early shedding of Christmas tree
needles is easily prevented by setting
the tree in a wide-mouthed container
that holds about gallon. Then
mix five grams of citric acid and
six grams of maltic acid or pectin in
three quarts of water, add Is grams
of calcium carbonate, and pour the
solution into the container. Add more
water as the tree uses up the solu-
ton. All the common evergreens
will respond to the treatment except
hemlock. In fact, merely setting the
tree with its butt in water will help
to keep it fresh, but first pare the butt
with a sharp knife to expose the
pores.-Harold C. Peterson.
Askov American., 1939-12-14
st. Paul's Ev. Luth. Church, Bruno
missouri SynOd)

Sunday, Dec. IL, 2 p. m, Sunday
school; 2:30 p. M, divine service with
the celebration of Holy Communion
R. A. BRAMMER, Pastor.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-30
A NEW DEAL ON
WIRE WORMS

In 1898 wire worms just about
ruined crop of potatoes for one
farmer near Mabton, Wash.
In 1899, he planted the same piece
of ground and raised crop, 1000
No. 1, practically free from worms.
It was not only q clean crop, but
one of good quality otherwise, plump
and shaped as Gems should be go
tons from $40 acres) and grew
them rom second year local seed.
He used no MARI in 1888. He did
use MARI in 1899 and gives MARI fun
credit for the clean crop. He roc
|ommends MARI to any potato grow
Ter who is bothered with these pests.
Any one wishing to write direct to
this farmer can get personal veri-
fication. His name and address
will be given to interested farmers
in this district. He is q prominent
and reliable farmer, in no wise con-
nected with the sale Of Mari and
has no financial interest with the
owners of this supply.
Growers of Grapes, Asparagus,
Onions, Sugar Beets, Alfalfa, Hops
and tree fruits are also satisfied
lusers.
Better get your order in early to
be sure of delivery when you want
your supply. There will be disap-
pointment for those who wait till
the last minute. And don't forget
alfalfa, asparagus, grapes and fruit
trees viii show best results by early
application.
For further information see II.
lKrack, ia East First Avenue, Ken
newick Ave, Kennewick, Washing
ton. ADV.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-30
Placer Miner Begins
Work at Paterson

Jay Butler of Honey Grove Tex.
and Dell Dutton of Paterson are
opening up a new mine on Blalock
Island. Mr.. Butler an experienced
placer man claims this is the richest
location he has ever been interested
in. -
Clarence Powell j. Butler and Dell
Dutton We're dinner guests at the
home Of j. r. Alexander Nov. 10.
Ben Howard and Miss Ruby Not
man of Pasco were guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. hoffman on
November Is.
Mrs. Fred Kreuger of Beaver is
visiting with her parents, MIR. and
Mrs. j. Jensen.
! =. School Program
A Thanksgiving program for the
mothers was held at the Paterson
school house with all of the Pater.
son school children participating or
the afternoon of November %. Can.
dy and popcorn balls were served
after the entertainment.
Miss Matilda Paietta visited in
Walla Walla with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Paietta during the
Thanksgiving holidays.
Mrs, George Paietta, Mrs. Chas
Criscola, Francis Pautler and Louis
Paietta, all of Walla Walla visited
in Paterson November 26. ......
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-30
ELECTION NOTICE
Kennewick Irrigation n,s,.

Notice is hereby given thar ~.
regular annual election OF a memh t,,s
OF the Board Of Directors OF tsa
kennewick Irrigation District n,, S
be held on the 18th day Of Dece M
Der, 1899.
The polls will be open at one n,
clock in the afternoon and u,,,, -
closed at 8 O'Clock IN the even,ne
and the polling place will be ha,s
at the Highland clubhouse.
Given by order Of the Board =,
Directors, this 10Th day Of Noyem y.
Der, 1899. E.J.Brand soar
ll-30:l2-ls
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
Slow irrigation
Experiment Results
10 Be Shown

Experiments In slow irrigation to
obtain necessary penetration in
heavy Imperial Valley soils, will be
demonstrated at the Bill Jacobs
ranch, south of Ell Centro on May
29th or 30th, according to George
WinWright, assistant county agent.
Jacobs has made a careful study
of slow irrigation methods and re-
suits during the past year, Win
wright said, and will present reports
demonstrating amount of water
used, length of time water was held
on the land and results of the ex-
perimentS.
Winwright pointed out that ia
cob's experiment is an attempt to
determine the dividing line be-
tween slower irrigation for pene-
tration ana me use of ub-soiling
process.
In many cases, WinWright said,
slow irriga tion will accomplish
penetration without the high cost
of sub-soiling, j. B. Brown, ex-
tension specialist, will conduct dis
cuSSion
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
FARM SECTION
New Machine
Demonstrated

A new machine to eXcayate open
drain bitches, was demonstrated
Thursday afternoon at the j. E.
Jarrett ranch, near Brawley, Frank
Beyschlag, farm advisor reported
Saturday.
The machine, Beyschlag said, op-
crates more efficiently, more eco
nomically. 1t has cut excavation
cost from $500 to 5000 per acre to
$500 to $500 per acre.
On Friday afternoon second
demonstration meeting was held
at the L. E. Sinclair ranch near
Calipatria. New tile drain was in
stalled on the ranch.
Sinclair also exhibited new plows,
one which will turn the ground
three feet deep, and another 18
inch pillow. The 3 foot plow is used
for preparing raw desert land, Sim
clair said. 1t improves the texture
and uniformity of land.
Sinclair exhibited one field of
cover cropping. Sesbania was used
in the plot to enrich soils.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
Local Alters
Invited TO San
Bernardino Camp

Imperial county 4-H'rs packed
their tents, hiking equipment and
swimming suits Saturday in anti
cipation of a four day outing at
Camp Redford June 21-25, H. Lee
Lander, club director, reported
Saturday.
An invitation from the San Ber-
nardino All leaders to attend their
annual outing followed news from
San Diego that the coast group
would not sponsor camp this sum-
mer, Landerman said.
Actually, Landerman said, deci-
sion of the San Diego club to
abandon the annual summer camp,
was a break for the valley All
members because the Redford camp
is far superior to that offered in
San Diego county.
Swimming pools, baseball dia-
monds, tennis courts, crochet courts
and numerous other athletic courts
will be available. There is an audi
torium, cabins for sleeping quar-
terS and dining hall.
Landerman predicted that more
than 100 valley All club members
would attend the camp.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
County Club
Leads Parade,
State Head Reports

Imperial county'S All club has
led the parade in statewide Al
club progress during the past year,
Glen Waterhouse, state leader, re-
ported this week on an inspection
trip to the valley.
Quality of valley All club prof.
ects has shown a tremendous i'm
proVement during the past year,
Waterhouse said, and Imperial
county increased its membership 20
per cent as compared to an average
per cent increase over the state.
Waterhouse pointed out that the
state leaders of All club work, have
begun a campaign to improve ad-
vantageS offered to club workers.
Individual projects rather than
club shoWings will be stressed and
sound practical agricultural prac-
tices will be outlined.
The state leader explained that
the club leaders were just as inter-
ested in wedding out those not fit
ted for farm work as to line up
these boys and girls who are fitted
to follow agricultural work as a
vocation.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
S150,0o0 Loaned
For Building in
EI Cenfro in 1888

A total of $15O,0O0 was loaned by
the Imperial Valley Building and
Loan association in this area dur
ing the past year, j. S. Jones, Of
ficer of the association, reported
Saturday.
Through returns to its savers and
operating expenses during the past
year this association has turned
more than $1,000 per month into
the business channels of this COM
munity, ones added
Dse to the associations extremely
conservative policy in making loans
they do not have a single piece
of real estate on hand after 13
years of operation.
With increasing belief in the
"own your own home" slogan ap-
parent on every hand a year of
increasing growth and service is
expected with great confidence.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
Over the Back Fence

will keep your plants, which need
some protection from wind and
sun. You will be surprised how
much a lath house, with the lath
spaced one inch apart, will break
the force of the wind and sun.
After you have become a real
dyed in the wool potted plant
gardener, and your experience and
enthusiasm have increased you may
even aspire to a small glass house.
This will increase your range of
operations immensely, and will be
an investment which will pay divi-
dends in wholesale pleasure for
many years to come. But for a
start in the avocation of potted
plant gardening, all you need is a
genuine interest in plants. The
necessary equipment will naturally
follow.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
Election Results
Stymie Bay City
In Power Problem

SAN FRANCISCO, May 20. (UP)
San Francisco was in a quandry
today because its voters had re-
fused, by a vote of 121 1895 to 49,843,
to vote a $55,OO0,O00 revenue bond
issue to buy or build a municipal
power distribution system.
Voters likewise rejected pro-
posal to "standardize" salaries of
municipal employees by a vote OF
1870 to 42,3l4 in yesterdays cleo
ton.
The problem which faced the
board of supervisors today was that
the city was, in effect, violating
terms of the Raker act because it
was selling municipality generated
electricity to the Pacific Gas e.
Electric Corp. for distribution.
The vote came as attorneys for
the city and the federal government
were arguing before the United
States circuit court of appeals over
the sale of municipal power which
the government contends violates
the Raker act. The district court
has enjoined the city from con-
tinued sale of the power.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
BY FRED AMES

During tn past year and a half
in which I have been conducting
these little horticultural discus
sions in the columns of the Post
Press, I have tried especially to
give information which 1 thought
would be of value to the many who
are building new homes. A house
is not a. home until it has been
completed by the planting of a
lawn, few shrubs, a few trees
and flower bed or two. Because
OF he great amount of home build
ing which has been taking place,
and because of my anxiety to be
of some help to these home build
ers in the solution of their land
scaping problems, I have confined
myself largely to a discussion of
landscaping materials and process
SeS. But there is another form of
gardening which is equally i'm
portant with landscaping 1t is
a form of gardening which may be
INDUCED in by the rich or the poor
by tenants as we'll as home own
ers, by the old and feeble as vel
as the young and active. This form
of gardening Is one of the finest
the most interesting and most sat
iSying hobbies in the world. II
may also grow into very profit
able business. 1t is the growing
of potted plants.
The first three years of my ap-
premiership in the gardening pro-
fession were spent working In a
green house. 1 consider them as
years we'll spent. 1t was there that
1 discovered the pleasure and sat
isfaction which may be found in
watching the day by day develop
ment of growing things.
The landscape gardener will al
ways be restricted somewhat in
his choice of plants by local eli
matte conditions. The potted plant
gardener knows of no such re
strictions. The world is his tc
choose from if he is willing to
study his plants and give them
the care and the environment they
require.
Of course, if one is permanently
located and is a real plant en-
thusiast he will want small lath
house in his back yard. One about
eight by ten feet by eight feet
high will do very we'll, the cost OF
the materials will be small and you
will enjoy building it yourself. This
will be your work shop where you
will mix your soil, do your plant
ing and potting, and where you
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
Agricultural Leader Lauds Action of
Associated Farmers to Decrease Influx
0fMiqratory Workers to California

culture and thereby strengthen
their position in demanding govern
ment aid, still continue to repeat
the discredited story.
AS a matter of fact, it is now
fairly well agreed by government
agencies, welfare groups, farm or
ganizations and other public and
semi-public bodies which have
studied the problem that the great
migration To California was set in
motion by the following factors
|. California's superior economic
position, at least in the early years
of the depression, as compared with
most other states, particularly the
Dust Bowl area and the southern
states; also the fact that Califor-
MAS comparatively mild climate
was attractive TO the homeless.
2. More liberal relief and pen
sion schedules in California than in
other states-all dramatized and
emphasized by the EPIC campaign
of four years ago and the Town
send and Ham and Egg" pension
movements. both of which stemmed
from California.
3. Letters sent home to relatives
and friends by early migrants here
urging that they come to Califor-
mia. To many of the first migrants,
living and employment conditions
in California seemed far superior to
conditions in the states they had
left-and their letters to the folks
back home helped to bring the in
flux to flood tide.
4. The action of distracted relief
workers in other states, at least for
several years, in encouraging relief
applicants to migrate to California
on the theory that there was great
er opportunity for employment here.
Must Stem Tide
But regardless of the causative
factors which contributed to the
unprecedented migration, there is
now general recognition that effec-
tive action must be taken to stem
the influx before Califronia's fin
ancial resources are completely ex-
hausted by the unnatural and i'm
possible burden.
California farm organizations are
cooperating with other agencies in
every way possible to acquaint the
unemployed and relief recipients in
other states with the fact that this
state already Is over-run with itin-
Grant labor.