The Emporia Gazette from Emporia, Kansas • Page 9

Matdi 8, -1967 THE (GAZETTE, EMPORIA, KAN. Gardene By Charles-Gene McDaniel piants visions of tasty danced through CHICAGO (AP) With snow on the ground and thermometer Tit the teens not many lolK hereabouts are thinking about tomato plants. In fact, not many people in this asphalted prairie ever think about them. For all they know, tomatoes grow in those plastic packages in which they're sold at the store. But I'm thinking about tomato plants and searching the seed catalogs for just the right ones to go on my.

back porch. Those luscious-looking Ponderosas and Red Globes don't really tempt me, rlor do the cherry and plum tomatoes which in my Arkansas childhood were called "Tommy toes." As a matter of fact, I don't really care what kind of frujt is supposed to come off the vine. All I care about is how many blossoms the plant will produce. Yep. Blossoms.

On the basis of my experience last year as an apartment. dwelling gardener I've decided that I'm an expert at growing tomato blossoms. I'm planning to capitalize on it this year If my plan succeeds, tomato blossom corsages are going to be all the go next summer among the really "in" set. of high fashion. I envision little bunches of yellow blossoms and the dull green foliage of the tomato plant tied with ribbon to go with madam's costume.

red my tomatoes head. Approaching a man selling plants, I asked if he thought tomatoes, would grow in pots on my back porch. "Sure, if you've got plenty of sun," he replied. In fact, said he, he grew tomatoes in pots on his own back porch, I bought two plants. One was supposed to be slicing tomatoes and the other cherry tomatoes, though nobody knew which.

All summer long they promised more than they delivered. Carefully I watered them with a teakettle, plowed them with a kitchen fork, nourished them with the little green pills I feed my house plants and staked them to bamboo poles. The plants grew taller and taller and blossomed profusely. But nary a green tomato appeared, and therefore nary a red one. As the summer wore on and the foliage started to fade, so did my pucker.

And by the time frost did in the plants for good, I had long since come to know that I'd have to rely on those ersatz tasteless red tomatoes in plastic packages like many another city dweller. The petunias were lovely, thank you. ir ft First Senior Citizen Is 1 Occupied Miller Area May Get Water Service then was tomatoes. What ,7 Remembrances of my agrarian youth welled up one fine spring day as I rode my bicycle through the neighboring shopping center where a civic group was having a plant sale. I stopped and bought some petunia plants red ones and purple ones.

About io leave, I noticed some flats of tomato GRIDLEY About 38 and neighbors of 'Mrs. Fisher were her guests day morning at. a house-warming. Mrs. Fisher recently moved into the first of the senior citizen houses that have been completed.

Mrs. Roy Schif and Mrs. Dwight McCracken gave a short dedication service. BUSHONG Mr. and Mrs.

Edward Luginsland were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. Luginsland's sister, Mrs. Lucas Buss, and Mr. Buss, Holton. LASSOED IN INGLEWOOD Prank Warren, center, President of Securities of Emporia, is welcomed to Southern California by Miss Inglewood, Pat Hill, right, upon his arrival last week to open Westamerica's ninth annual sales convention at the International Hotel in Los Some 500 Westameri- cans and their wives attended the meeting.

Salvation Army Reviews Work in 1966 MOVING? Call BAILEY Moving Storage Co. "77 Years Serving Emporio' WORLD'S LARGEST MOVER Approximately 80 people attended the annual meeting of the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army of Lyon County and a dinner Tuesday night at the Downtown Center, College of Emporia. The program included an address by Lt. Col. Crowell, Kansas City, Salvation Army.

Division Commander; a review of- local by Capt. of officers of the advisory and presentation of; decoration were Harry W. Bafnett. Curtis Rhoades, retiring chairmen of the Advisory Board served as master of ceremonies, introduced the honored guests, presented board members and trophy winners. The Rev David Isaacs of tte Westminster UnfS yasiui VL uie webiminsier umiea special music two numbers were songs sung by Capt.

Albert Rowland, Division- $8,640 allocation from the United Fund and $24,162 from internal income of Salvation Army including operation of Thrift store, Christmas and other do- The report also itemized by numbers, adult activities, the youth- program, family welfare al Youth Secretary, Kansas. City transient aid. league and his wife, who also played of Mercy activities and prison MILLER More progress toward a proposed rural water district to serve the unincorporated town of Miller and the farm-ranch area in northeast Lyon County and in Wabaunsee County south of Harveyville was made Monday night at a meeting in Miller. Approximately 10 residents of Miller and about 50 landowners between Miller and Harveyville have expressed interest in becoming water users if establishment of a municipal-like system in the area is economically feasible and reasonable water rates are available. The steering committee for the proposed new water district plans a meeting for Wednesday night, March 15th, with a representative of an engineering firm to make a survey and prepare a feasibility report for a water system to serve the farmers and other residents who have expressed an interest in the plan.

Other Interested people are asked to inform some member of the steering committee before the conference with the engineer March 15th. Members of the committee are Morris DuBois, Miller; Alpha Casebier, Reading; Gary Robinson, Reading; Raymond Hodgson, Harveyville; and Louis Rathke, of The committee already has collected contributions from each of the signers to date to defray the costs of an engineering firm's feasibility report. Proposed water source is the city of Harveyville. Special Program Is Held NEOSHO RAPIDS During the regular Sunday morning worship services at the Neosho Rapids Memorial Methodist Church, a special program was presented by Carl Elliott, Mesdames Harold Lunsford, Jack Scoggin and Thompson, from Hartford. A film was shown on the war-ravaged cities in Viet- and the living conditions prevailed from this war.

After the film the group told of different ways that people could help the Vietnamese by sending items, such as cloth, Kenneth L. Kocher, County Supervisor of the Farm Home Administration, reports financing the project if may be through a lm cssed by tne FHA as ha been done in about 12o other rural water districts in the state. One of he latest on which bids for construction have been taken is for Lyon County District No. 1 to serve Arnericus and outlying farm community. Robinson MASSAGE Rental ROLLER Soles 911 2-3113 Also Sickroom Equipment HAVE A BALL Sourbal! Old Crow Sour Beach bal I Old Crow and Water Fancyball Old Crow Old Fashioned EightbaH Ali out of Crow! is the one whiskey with the most on the ball? Fqr 131 years Old Crow Bourbon has been the one.

It was the one that Mark Twain Henry Clay singled out. Today, Old Crow is the one that makes every drink more memorable, very drink just right. Those who know, call for -OLD CROW Famous, Smooth. Mellow WD MI HID 11 HVOW 010 Trophies for Christmas season services to the SalvationArmy here were presented to representatives of Alpha Kappa Lamb fraternity. Officers of the Advisory Board, Salvation Army of Lyon County, installed by Lt.

Col. Crowell were Guy Sickler. Chairman; Ralph' Weeks, Vice Chairman; Mrs. Perry V. (Margaret) Cham- berlia, Secretary, succeeding Irene Wooton; and Robert Foncannon, Treasurer.

A plaque was presented to Mr. Sickler, the new president, signifying his office; Captain Heatwole reviewed the 1966 annual report of the Salvation Army here and facts itemized in the program book, comparing activities with those in 1965. Services and activities in 1966 accounted for 47 cents in every dollar expended, Captain Heatwole reported. Expenditures Seven More Workers Are Hired by Didde-Glaser Didde Glaser, has recently hired seven more workers. W.

Gail DeRemer will work on the first shift as a machine shop utility worker He is West Fifth has been hired as I time key punch operator on the first shift. She attends the Teachers College. Ursula Weng is a part time PBX operator on the first shift. She holds a B. A.

from the College of Emporia and she and her husband, Lauritz, live at 122 Beverly St. The Manufacturing Division hired James Patrick. Jones as a production planner. He and his wife, Susan, live at 1017 Union St. Curtis Bruce is working on the first shift as an assembler.

Mr. Bruce and his wife Sandra live at 927 Merchant St Charles W. Krueger of Olpe, has been hired as--an inspector fabrication on the first shift. ir -cr Family Night Planned DUNLAP R. P.

Welborn, Lyndon, a former Dunlap High School teacher, will show, slides of a recent trip to Europe at the meeting of the Dunlap Men's Brotherhood, Thursday night at 7:30 at the gymnasium. It will be family night with wives and families of the men as special guests. The program distributed to the nations, dinner. guests also carried a detailed account of the Army Thanksgiving and Christmas season activities, including numbers of people helped, clothing grants, food baskets, toys and candy. Established in 1966 was a Salvation Army Communication Unit with approximately 30 members, including those with two-way radios for services in case of disaster, such as for a tornado watch, floods, serious fires and the Lt.

Col. Crowell's address centered on changes in the Salvation Army's technical terms, procedures and activities during the past 50 years, but maintaining its basic and original motives "to help people understand the things that matter most" including a proper relationship with their God." Colonel Crowell also reviewed the Salvation Army work with young people for keeping them out of trouble for "finding in life." The meeting closed with a benediction by the Rev. Ira Nicklin, Associated Pastor of the First Methodist Church. ft Scout Sunday Planned Miss Aliys Mcll- vain, Emporia, Senior Girl Scout of America, will speak on the national beauty and conservation conference she attended in Washington, D. at 2: Sunday at the First Church.

Sunday is designated Girl Scout Sunday and the public is invited to the Girl Scout birthday celebration. YOU AND YOUR INSURANCE Insuring Your Car Valuables "While shopping at a supermarket, my car was stolen from a lot," writes a distraught housewife. "The car was recovered the next day, but my husband's suit, golf clubs and luggage bag were gone. Will our automobile theft policy cover the loss?" she asks. No.

Your policy protects you in the event your vehicle is stolen or some equipment of the car the battery, hub caps or car radio is taken. Personal belongings usually are protected by personal property floater policies, or a "homeowner" package policy when stolen from a locked vehicle. Policies are available providing reimbursement for belongings stolen from an unlocked vehicle. They are included in the broad form homeowners coverage but they are not intended to encourage the policyholder to leave his car unlocked. To avoid similar thefts, try to keep valuables out of sight in the trunk compartment.

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