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The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-04

WelP MIR. Ed, yo' know gitin' I'D ia
dis oil world is big OF job. But 1t
wouldn't be so big job if yo' was des
de only one to say yo' is up when yo'
GIT up would It, Mr.: Ed? But don't make
no difference how long yo' is been up
If de other Teller thinks yo' amt up yo'
amt is yo' Mr.. Ed? Now, lots o. folks
been up a long time and know it. but
dey hafta use what dey is got to prove
to de othsr Teller dat dey il I'D; and de
tust thing dey krpw, dey is dun back
down, den, when he try to tell dem he
is been up, dey wont b'hsve it a-tall
will dey, Mr.. Ed?
Well, MIR. Ed, dey amt on body know
how hard it tbs fo' po' man but Do
man is it Mr.. Ed?
Now, de other day was a-talkin' wild
Teller and he said he has been rom
a tramp to a mllinarry, ond cou'dn|
nobody tel him bout nothin' and he
IS back down and cont NOBODY b'lieve
he is been up, but dey know he is
down. So I asked him why come he
he didn't stay up. He said, he spent
all he had trying to prove dat he was
up. Now he will never mount tc
much fo' greeving bout nobody ever
b'ieved he was up when he was I'D
will he Mr.. Ed? De best way to do is
DIES go on and do yo' best up or down
and de good Lawd will take care o. de
sissiration won't he, Mr.. Ed?
Yers truly,
"MR. GREEN"
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-04

and to lack of uniformity of a CON-
munity's output which makes grading
handling and marketing quite difficult
The development of superior strains
of seed is an important undertaking
and is profitable if done properly The
following procedure is suggested. In
any system of selection, the plant and
not the fruit should be considered the
unit of selection. Never select fruits
for seed from the loading station OF
market They may have been produced
on inferior OF low producing plants
FIRST YEAR: Plant seed in a remote
SPIT at least 40 rods from the nearest
melon field. At the first or second
harvest select plants having the most
desirable characteristics from the stand
point of size, shape, quality and ship
ping ability of the fruit and prpduc-
tivity and desease of the vine. Second
YEAR: Plant 80 to so hills OF each lot
II adjacent rows At the first harvest
determine plants which have the mos!
desirable characteristics Remove all
fruits from these plants and cover with
small musling bags several male and
female flowers which will open the fpl-
lowing day. Betwesn sunrise and Too
AM remove the hays and transfer the
siamnins Of the flower or the pis-
til Of the female flower. Return the
bags and remove them about two On
three days alter. Save seed from The
fruit Repeat the procedure for the End
year for three to five years OF until al
uniformly high strain has been obtained.
fertilization
Fertilization is accomplished at the
time the soil is bedded. The fertilizer
is placed at the bottom of the furrow,
extended two or three feet from the !
location Of each hill thoroughly with
the soil The use Of a 4-a-4 mixture
or one with a similar analysis applied
at the rate of 400 to 600 pounds per
acre. Ii the weather is cold and wea
and the plants are in the seeding stage
then the application of a pinch of nj
are of coda or sulphate OF ammonia
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-04
COUNTY AGENT

BY F. l. Thames, Negro County Agent
The waterm lion is a warm season
crop plant and it thrives best at night
temperatures approximately 70 degrees
TO rs degrees Fahrenheit. For better
gpwth and quality it requires rela-
lively dong growing season. For this
reason, it is especially adapted to cul-
ture in the South.
Soil and Soil Preparation,
Ideal soil are well drained, highly
fertile, and moderately to slightly acid
sandy loans. Watermelon soils should
contain abundant humus. Humus is
supplied by applying manure Or by
growing cover crops. Since manure
spreads the fungus which causes the
diseases, humus should be supplied by
growing ooWsr crops only. The Au-
trian Winter peas and Hungarian vetch
are started in the fall and turned I'M
der in the spring. In many instances
growers use new land on which to grow
the watermelon crop. The higher land
contains organic matter and freedom
from watermelon diseases and are nc
doubt largely responsible for the higher
yields on virgil soil.
Soil preparation consists in blowing
six to eight inches deep, narrowing and
bedding. Large sticks, branches and
roots which will interfere with cult
walton should be removed before or
after blowing. Short sticks six to ten
inches become partially embedded in the
spill by cultivation and thus provide a
means by which the tendrils can secure
the vines All heavy growth of weeds
grass or cover crops should be turned
undr at least one month before the
planting to allow sufficient time for the
decay of the tops Bedding should
consist of small ridges eight to ten inches
wide and two to three inches high.
Towering and Rollinating
The watermelon produces two types
OF flowers, male and female. Male and
female flowers can be easily distingu-
isdnad+ The male flower has short
stalk at its base and the female flower
has the young undevelpped melon (the
pvary) at its base. There are more male
than female flowers produced. The :
function of the female flower Is 10 pro-
duce in the young fruit immature seeds
which contain eggs. The function OF
tn male flower is to produce pollen
which contain sperms Before the
immature seeds and young fruit can de-
veiop the eggs and sperms must unite.
Up accomplish union of egg and sperm
the pollen must be carried from tie
mapa to the female flower. Honey
bees are the usual carriers. During the
blossoming season their continual pres
ence Is absolutely necessary in n.eIpn
fields IN general melon field should
be within 40 rods from one or more
bes-hives. A comparatively short dis
lance between beehives and mson
fields is essential.
SEED
In general growers should not save
their own seed. Individual seed Sc
lection tends to multiplicity of type,
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-04

Planting and Thinning
Every hill should be leveled with the
hoe or hand and six to eight seed scat
tered and covered with about one-half
inch Of soil. When the seedlings have
developed their first true leaves. they
are then thinn ID 10 one or two plants
per hill. To prevent the disturbance of
the root system the surplus plants are
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-04

" SNtuQ as It9e
are explorations
Of the ec0n0 mic
filters II has
beeH Guile d
epeT 3iTg rom
inco eat jdzz
TO G1geU milne
syn mp alton.
Fat ~ dlIer,
toh0 OF ais
Ddy 4& a The
s Wi or ats,
tern edu-
ao.o ..H u
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-04

The first cultivation should be deep to
induce lateral root pesetratpn and tc
facilitate penetration of water Cult
walton should be shallow and farther
away from the plant When the vines.
inset the center of the row, cultivation
srpuld cease. When moving the vines
except the tips, to permit cultivation
it does more harm than good. It de-
stroys blossoms, drives away bees and
bruise the stems.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-04

cut off above the soil with hoe, knife
or an old razor blade attached 70 q
stick
-Cultivat ton
The system of the root is shallow and
extensive. The roots soon fill the fer
TIL layer Of soil. The lateral roots ex-
ter to a far greater distance than the
stems. This position of the moot system
max shallow cultivation necessary
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-04

busting off the old pianner. Coleman
uses his eyebrows, too. A lift of his
right eyebrow means play another
chorus"
The conservative British, as usual
have been biding their time. but
they have had to surrender at laJt
Just as they had to adopt American
dance music or fall behind in the
march Of civilization, so they have
taken up the American style VI
grooming.
Paul Whitemdn has j,tst receirrd
looTd that Turkey has gone cor.
pletely orer6oGrd about S,cinG NJ
sic. Has gomez Come. come. PasL
Turkey ,oent oper6oard ceRtgric,
ago.
Worlds Fair Songs
Variety reports that 200 theme
songs have been submitted TO date
to New York's World Pair 1884
Worlds Pairs, strangely. are singa.
lariy lacking in appropriate theme
SONGS which strike . uRiversal APP
peal The only really big song hit
we can recall In eouneckon with a
worlds fair wss Mes, Me n ST.
Louis, Louis" which. more thar any
other signal factor, helped to popu.
larize st LOUIS Worlds Fair Of
1904. Chicago's Century Of Progress
had no theme song. II. prcspered
nightly without ose But then, it
had fan dancer
OF course. some persons may con.
tend that the first Chicago Wc.ld's
Fair OF 1898 owed its success 90 hat
babylonian melody known as the
Hoochie-Coochie But n =. Is cct
SO much the tune a. che dancer.
Little Egypt who shook q mean
torso to its strain. that CAV. the e.
position international .shce .,esoo.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-04

Just as the oboe, used so success
fully in Tschaiko,csEy'S melancholy
themes. has been found By nuodeTs
nrfnngers 10 be especially sRitdb8>
10 torch s0Rps. 80 The clarinet. eRS
ployed In nH:HrkGs and IN the
Sprfghtly strains Of Smetdnd arr
DRkdS. are featured in toddy's sioins
music. French horns are being ati
ft&ed by dance orcheStrds. By pro
dHcing q broader tondl background
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-04

hdps he's right. On HC
there are those irho ms
7 ~neducdted jazz.
/. P-S-p
Waller is today one
opponents of swing. f
ssIe when the magnst
phone and movies Goa,
e.,ntract, babe him do
fe,e citizenry at large. !
soing great guns evei
since. Asked for the in
gradients with which h
shakes out swing, h
rays they are two-third
fhythm and one-thir
soul. He expresses bot
rhythm and soul throug
enormous, efficien
hands which tickle, Ca
fess, thump a keyboar
according to the moo
OF his music.
A first class pianis
~.ho keeps his RICH
hand subservient to til
melody while his left il
concerned with colora-
Don, Waller is also a
Eifted c o m p o S er
-ASCAP's files show
> erformances of his /
iavin' " which was the
the revue, Hot Choc
also wrote the music fo
Keep Shutting" Even
Ia are his special swing
ssich favorites as "Dinah
We" He has had a tho
cal schooling in the p
studied with Carl Be-
Y ork's Juilliard Schoo
Godowsky in Chicago.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-04

Many growers believe that thinning
increas7s fruit size, permits more uni
form ripening and increase quality. The
usual practice is to thin to about two
Of the best melons per vine when the
largest fruit is four to six inches long
Harvesting end Shipping
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-04

Mey mare the eUect u
M king the acreage
ti0elve piece band sound
like a tl0enty piece
group.
OF all the jazzbos, H:u
Kemp looks most as ore
imagines a jazzbo shout
tall. slender, with
ready smile and agitat,.d.
legs and shoulders. So
band leaders literal,
use their heads to direct
their bands. Eddie Do.
chin, Vincent Lopez,
Lennie Haydn, Johnny
Green, Johnny johnson
and Emil Col emaa.
TI1..- L. -. . I.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-04

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THE difficulty Of defining ~sTtao-
L contiaves to Aorrass music ians.
There ere not0 a. many definitions
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-04

Ferde Grofe claims fa hare &
s~re-fre remedy for il .H1 He
eeunts orchestra Leaders ping
erer q radio sponsor.
-. ~. P'e-@ sass
One of the busiest ctocKs Of
Broadway is that exteod1E from
eth to 48th Street on the West SIDE
al the thoroughfare 1t i see curb
market OF itinerant music ans more
familiarity known as "Joe Bellows"
se-called because they play below
tie anicn scsle They await sum-
Monses OF their AT at random jobs
h the metropolitan urea Invariably
hey are dressed IN tuxedo coat and
trousers in sombre contrast to their
blue shirss and gay neckties. The
hitter are merely substitutes for the
stiE SHIRT and collar and black bow
tie they srs keeping clean IN their
violin and ssnpphone cases
Non union mnsieiaaA they bide
theii time - they can while they
await booking agerrs with a lob for
tHe night-a parry here, a dance
there The booking agents are par
6clln b. eheu demands If they do
not know the mnsieians. viii
ask, What do you do'" 7
b app 70 Re- :. play sa0 hie
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-04
R|l|

Ia clarinet, can refese ieader 4
necessary. Often, the musiciana
carry IN a separate bag a "library.s
consisting Of stock orchestrations
and special arrangements Of populalj
trnaa ........7
49,
One Of the most popular banda
men in Maxi Germany IA the Eng.
lishman Jack Hylton. He makes FREE
quent tours Of Germany. BandmaA
Hylton's repertoire consists chiefly
Of tunes written by New York Hel
brews and Negroes. ...---.ss.4, I
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-04

The tower 10 the Belgian Worlds Fair
Pavilion which has BEEN presented 10
Virginia Union university, RichmAnd,
by the Belgian government and will
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-04
SEED

In general growers should not save
their own seed. Individual seed Sc
lection tends to multiplicity of type,
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-04-04

MR. GREEN"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-12
INCOME TAX
Data Given as 10 Just Who Is Head of Family in
 Making Returns

For income tax purposes there can be only one head of family. Tn addition to being the chief fin- ancial support, the head of a fam fly must be related by blood, mar riage, or adoption to his dependents, and he must have legal or moral obligation to exercise family con- trol over them and provide for their care. As, such he is entitled to the same exemption allowed a married person-$2,000.
 There are some unusual cases under this classification. A single person, who supports and maintains in one household one or more in- dividuals who are closely connected with him by blood, by marriage, or by adoption, and whose right to exercise family control and pro- vide for them is based upon a legal or moral obligation, is the head of family, and as such is entitled to the exemption allowed married person-$2,00 In addi- tion he may claim credit of $40O for each dependent.
 Another example not so much out of the usual is this: A widower who supports in his household his aged mother and his child 17 years of age is the head of a family and as such is entitled to an exemption of 5000 and a credit of $500 for two dependents.
 Not infrequently case like this is reported: It involves the support of an indigent adult by single person who is morally and legally obligated to provide home for this individual. In such case the exemption as the head of family may be allowed-the circumstances of each case are considered in making the determination If the individual so supported is not fin ancially dependent, even though the taxpayer maintains common home and furnishes the chief sup port, the latter may not claim the exemption.
 A taxpayer who supports in his home his minor children over whom he exercises family control is clas- sified as the head of family, even though the children may have m income of their own sufficient for their maintenance If he does not support them, by reason of their own income, but does exercise fam fly control, he cannot be classified as the head of a family.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-12
THE LION OF JUDAH R0AR5 AGAIN
AP FEATURE SERVICE

King of Kings of Ethiopia, Con- quering Lion of the Tribe of Ju- dah, Elect of God, Light of the World"
 This was the title that Halle Selassie packed along with him to England in 1886 when Italy threw him out of Ethiopia. Now he's back in Ethiopia with the title and more. for the English who wouldn't help him five years ago are just as mad now at the Italians as he is, and just as set on driving them out of the country. ss
 As a descendant of King Solo, mon and the Queen of Shebah, by his own reckoning, Halle Selassie can look down on upstart royalty like the windsore. He is 49-small bearded chief of tall, bearded tribesmen. The outside world first became aware of him in 1923 when he entered Ethiopia in the League of Nations, to which he appealed when the Fascists invaded.
 A dozen years later, his beard, his pre- Chamberlain umbrella, his entourage of tribal chieftains and his incredible array of titles caught the public fancy and made his name a by-word.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-12
NEW HOURS FOR i.
 N0RTHLAND I. GO.

Henry Green, Agent for the Northland Transportation Company in Juneau, announces new freight office and ticket office hours, ef- fective next Monday.
 The freight office will be open from Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 am. to 12 noon and from 1 to 5 pm. and on Saturdays from 3.30 am. to 12 noon. |
 The ticket office will be open from 9 am. to 12 noon and l to pm. on the same days but closed all day Saturdays.
 All offices will be closed Sundays and holidays except when a steam
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-12
OLD AND NEW

The exhibit has plenty of first editions" in the machine age, too. These range from a working mod el of the Newcomer atmospheric steam engine. the first steam en- zine which, at two piston strokes a
 minute, was pumping water out of a flooded coal mine in England 200 years ago, to the solar cooker" {" in which it's inventor canon a clear day-fry an egg in a jiffy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-12
LAND WITHDRAWN
 ON WOODY ISLAND

According to an order of February 10, the Federal Government has or dered withdrawal of 40 acres cn Woody Island, east of Kodiak, and across the channel. for the use of the Department of Commerce. This is an addition to land withdrawn for the air-navigation site in September, 1940.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-12

also are some of the Institution s rare specimens, like the fish that carries it's eggs in it's mouth and another that disproves that old one about the fish out of water" by packing up frequently and taking long junkets across dry land.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-12
DOUGLAS MAIL BIDS
 MUST BE IN FRIDAY

According to Postmaster Albert Vile all bids on the carrying of mall to Douglas must be turned in to the Post Office Department by 5:30 pm. Friday. Anyone desiring mail con- tract blanks may have them by call- ing at the office, MT. Vile stated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-12

to an inch Smithsonian mathe- maticians spent days in the realm of higher mathematics to produce it. The pilot is receiving television re- ports. He carries in his holster a deadly gas gun ito repel attacks by space cruising bandits (Won t we ever get rid of those fellows?) The Smithsonian experts went the rocket ship boys one better, for this one, I'm told, is powered by oxy- gen bombs"
 By a series of scale model dia- ramas, the Institution has traced the Ascent of Man" from his be- ginnings. These show early man in his natural habitat, with the trees, grasses and animals of pre- historic times. All has been recon structed on the latest scientific conclusions. with everything as ac- curate as it possibly could be made. To give all possible credence. there are exhibits of prehistoric skulls. The one of old Joe Cro-Magnon, who seems to have died with a toothy grin that the centuries haven't erased, should be labeled ITO be dreamed about only after Welsh rarebit and hot mince pie.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-12
METEOkITE IN COLOR

In the geological section, the ex- hibit has what it refers to as it's great collection of meteorites. Not being geological, couldn't get stirred up about these hunks Of iron and such that burned them selves out bombarding their way through the earth's atmosphere But even this section is enlivened by a "color transparency of a fiery meteorite plunging along where only space ship pilots ought to be. And here also are the worlds largest topaz and some new min- erals discovered in the gold and silver mines of Mexico.
 In it's century of progress, the Smithsonian has unearthed some thing like 100000 new plants and animals and the gentlemen there know what they are draw ing when they sketch tree of life like the one which is the cen ter of the biological exhibit. Here
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-12

or bake cake in half an hour.
 All in all, it's a pretty fascinat- ing exhibit and the one place in Washington where you can get away from war and politics.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-12

CT is in port.
 In the. event steamer arrives in the evening or early morning, the freight office will be open at IS am. the following morning for delivery of cargo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-12
MISS WEINMAN 0N JoB

MISS WEINBfAN ON JOB Z Miss Ruby Weinman. who arrived on the Yukon from Washington, D. C., was at her desk this forenoon as secretary to pr. fLangdon White of the Office of Indian Affairs. Miss Weinman is making her home at the Juneau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-12
Smithsonian
 Insiifuiion's
 New Realism

Continued from Page One)
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT FOR RENT-Well furnished 3-room steam heated apartment with pri- vate bath--beautiful view-twin beds. For adults only. $50 per month, including lights. Rice x Ahlers Co., Phone 34.
 Broom apt. Call Cooper Bldg. BROOM furnished apt, oil burner, $22 monthly, including garbage hauling and water. 7th and Har- ris. Phone Blue 380. FOR RENT-4-room fur. flat. FL lingen Apts. Phone 351. 3-ROOM fur apt, oil heat. 18th St. Phone Black 490. GROOM furnished modern, very nice house. 618 9th St. ROOM and board in private home. Phone Green 462. VACANCY at Wickersllam house. Phone Red 211. FOR RENT-Bareumes apartments. Four rooms, all furnished; hot water day and night; electric range and Frigidaire; laundry conveniences; garage. Telephone Douglas 132.
 BROOM apartment, hot and cold water, steam heat, electric range. Phone 569.
 FOR RENT-Completely furnished 3-room apt. Call Cooper Bldg. Phone 182.
 FOUR-ROOM fur. apt. On street level. Oil heat. Flee. range. Private bath. Two beds. $40 mo. Crescent apts. 373 So. Franklin Street. BROOM fur. house. Phone Red 600.
 FOR RENT-3-roon apt. Owl Cafe, Douglas FOR RENT-UNFURNISHED APT, WITH BEDROOM. THE HILL CREST.
 FOR RENT-3-room apt: hot and cold water, steam heat, electric range. Phone 569. 5-ROOM unfurnished house, nice location Phone 385. ONE OFFICE room for rent. First National Bank Bldg. 2-RM fur. apt; bath, warm, clean, view, SIS month. Blue 510. 8 ROOMS and bath, air condi- toned. heated, electric washer. laundry, new oak floors, electric range, frigidaire, nicely furnished. Call Windsor Apts. 1 APARTMENT WITH BEDROOM; ALSO 1 APARTMENT WITH BEDROOM AND BED CLOSET. HILLCREST, PHONE 439. FOR RENT--Apartments, inquire at office goth Century Bldg. FOR RENT or LEASE-Rainier Rooms, furnished or unfurnislled. See I. Goldstein. BOARD & ROOM, $50 per mo. Steam heat, dry room and shower bath. Juneau Rooms, phone 472. COZY. waIm turn. apts. Lights, water. dishes. cooking utensils and bath. Reasonable at 6eaview. VACANCY at Fosbee Apts. VACANCY Perelle Apartment. Phone Blue 575. BROOM FURNISHED apartment;
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Empire Classifieds Pay!
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BOAT TOOLS; typewriting table, chair, etc.; photo equipment; miscellaneous. Call Tony Kuhn, phone 10, after pm.
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FOR RENT-UNFURNISHED APT, WITH BEDROOM. THE HILL CREST.
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FOR SALE-Motorship Forester" :" Priced for immediate sale or make me an offer. See boats owner at Warmers float.
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WANTED

WANTED-Used baby crib. Write 20. Box 2354, Juneau.
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FOR SALE-Four-room house on the beach on Fritz Cove road
 Easy terms. Rooms can be built upstairs. Running water. See Ole Jackson at the place.
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Pair tire cflains-like new. Fit 5.25-l8, 5.50-17, 5.00-19, 5.O0-17, 5.25-17. At Empire office. $25O.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-12

FOR SALE-Troller 3l B 324 and equipment for $500 See Al Schra-
 men or call Red 379 after pm.
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CORNER LOT, Third and Dixon
 Phone Red $50.
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FOR RENT-3-room apt: hot and
 cold water, steam heat, electric range Phone 569.