Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph from Colorado Springs, Colorado • Page 19

Horticultural Society Plans Meeting Sunday Two plant experts. Pride Oden and Bili Schacht, from the City Parks and Recreation Department. will serve as speakers at the Horticultural Arts Society meeting at 2 30 p.m. Sunday at the Fine Arts Center Examples of both favorite and exotic plants will be brought over from the City Greenhouse for the afternoon meeting Oden and Schacht will discuss the pleasures, problems, pests and cures encountered in the widely practiced indoor type of gardening Interested persons are invited to attend the session The Willow Pond project involving the planting of Spring bulbs around the small Sake on City Park land just Nouth of the Van Briggle Potten- on Glen Avenue is becoming a reality reports Lorraine Burgess, society president Generous members and Inends, as well as institutions have contributed more than $300 for the purchase of tulips, daffodils, and narcissi. Other donations of garden bulbs have swelled the total to more than 3.600 large bulbs and more than a 1.000 she said Joseph Barret is chair man of the Willow Pond proj ect With the aid of society members, the have beer planted day by day as the soi was prepared to receive them Donors to the project to dat( include Dr Phillip Loonus Mrs.

Robert Smith. Dr Mrs William Kuhlman. Mrs G. Gappa. Hobby Garden Club Broadmoor Garden Club.

Hinds. Julia Philbrick. Mrs Fred Koch. Mrs Arleen Hugh es. Mrs Guy Burgess and Var Briggle Pottery Co Since the area being plantec involves about four acres land and water, additional mon ey and bulbs can still be used The small island in the centei of the pond has already beer planted with more than 500 nar cissi.

Contributions may be sent to the Society's Box 6412. or offered by phone to Colonel Barrett at 635-3305 The Giddmgs Fountain is being reinstalled piece by piece with the careful work of the Park Department under the di rection of Stu Richter Parts that were broken when the fountain tell last month are being recemented into an almost miraculous renovation Irish Numbers Up But Can't Keep'em on Farms lins roamed the Venetucci pumpkin fields in search of extra-large pumpkins to be made into jack-o-lanterns on Halloween. These five-year olds from Mark Twain school, donned their cos- lumes they will wear on Monday night. Craig Gordon, son of Mr. and Mrs.

William G. Gordon. 1211 Bowser Drive and Rebecca Turner, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Earl E. Turner.

1707 Tesla Drive, each took home two pumpkins (Gazette Telegraph Photo) DUBLIN population is increasing and even in a world worried by the population explosion that's news For only the second time since the black famine of the mid-19th Century decimated the nation, population figures have shown an upswing An increase of 2.2 per cent tne greatest since the period 1831-41 was recorded for the 26 county republic on April 17. census day in Ireland The increase of 62.411 which brought the population to 2.880. 752 reversed a trend that Hight near despair to the na planners of folk observances and Hal- sembled for games which would Only in 1951 when an increase loween was born ascertain which of them would was registered was the Halloween was thoucht to be steady erosion of Ireland be. are more, pon.fr The populabon hert than tv (or divinations miming orders increase went hand in hand with Even the name. a sjjarp decline in an- "Tricks or Treats, Soaps Or Eats," as Spooks and Goblins Invade on Monday By MAXINE AKEKY1K Ranch and Farm Editor whole said five-year- old Craig Gordon.

luck' and would occur JTUhL death- differing in manner in and hair oi nual figures, down overwhelmed by the future spouse was deter- t0 M8S5 from the previous fig. and warehouses stored with women sowed of 2120a3 pumpkins of every shape and hemp seed at midnight on Hal- But success story ends loween. repeating the formula Hemp seed 1 sow. who will Behind the statistics lay most my husband be. let him come of evijs have plagued and mow looking over her ireland for centuries rural left shoulder she might see the depopulation, with more and figure of the future spouse more ini.hmen crowding into A lucky year was determin- the cities size.

Gaily. Craig and his petite companion. Rebecca Turner, ran through the pumpkin fields selecting the ones they desired to later turn into smiling jack- o-lantems in preparation Hallow een purposes In Scotland young people as- Prairie Ramblers Set Final Gymkhana Day The Prairie Ramblers Hiding 3nd DespUf government schemes. Craig and Rebecca, visiting W1jj sponsor its final a tub voluntary organizations and the Venetucci Ranch, on the gymkhana of the season he- Person ''ooooeded ex- church help the decline of the outskirts of Security couldn't ginning at noon Sunday at the o'lher of them with population in Connacht in the believe the vast amount of Kit Carson Arena mouth West was still one of the bleak- pumpkins grown to meet the Evenls includc Juninr teeth or pinning one of the esi aspects of the report demands of the Pikes Peak re- and western Pleasure. a g.on for decorations on Hallo- four Horsemanship.

Most nJ Barrels. Pole Bending. 75 Yards Halloween divmaUons Tony Venetucci. long famed and gack and Qpen connection with apples, for his sweet corn, asparagus in Gretna Green and Musical and MQ-, and pumpkins, sells his prod significance, have ucts to local super markets Judge for the Horsemanship 8ames played by children. Housewives throughout the and Pleasure classes will be In the of England.

area eagerlv purchase the Ven- Hoke 31 as a mischief etucci products marked by tiresome tricks Halloween traditions date Wmii. no serious underlying his- back several centuries, now m- Afinildl I CGT tory or rituals involved Immigrants to the United States in the late 19th families bolh rural andurban by farm Bureau Come next Monday, children xhe annual dinner meeting of particularly the Irish. intro- will don spooky costumes and El Paso County Farm Bu- duot-d Halloween customs that prowl the streets, roads and reau will be held beginning at became quite popular alleys seeking tiieir annual 7 Nov. 5 at the Acacia Mischief making by boys and hoard of or treats Hotel. Halloween, in medieval times Speakers was termed day man Frank Evans and David breaking windows and and falls on Oct 31.

the eve of Enoch both of whom are run- generally were of a destructive All Day. It was the mng for election rwture Damage property was Celtic festival marking the end There will be a short busi- sometimes severe. In later of the summer season, and also ness meeting including election -vears- custom was observed the eve of the new year in Qf officers for the coming year b' small children both Celtic and Anglo Saxon jyj farm Bureau people are the small children go young men took such forms as will be Congress- overturning sheds. and out- times and one of the ancient urged to attend fire festivals. Since November ushers in the darkest and most barren part of the year, the autumnal festival acquired sinister cances.

with ghosts, witches. Kit Carson Holds from house to house on Halloween night, asking for their "Urick or The treat is usually forthcoming, and the trick rarely played. What played usually involves a mild Membership Meeting The Kit Carson Riding Club soaping of a window or car, but hobgoblins, fairies and demons win have a membership meet- the children generally disre- of all kinds roaming abroad. mg at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Car- biis aspect of the mu Primarily a pastoral observ- penters Hall.

1967 nominees will mght. ance. the festival became coo- be announced. common symbol of Hal- nected with agricultural mark- Two films will be shown after. loween has become the jack-o- mg the harvest and the reaping the business meeting.

Refresh- lantern, the name derived from of the last sheaf. Crops and ments will be served that of a night watchman. The herds had to be protected from The gymkhana scheduled for lantern is a hollowed- Tes'ulT of way the supernatural powers con- Nov 6 has been postponed out pumpkin carved in the ap- warfJ blown from a a nearby field, are unwanted on this new hybrid corn bred by Cargill, of Minneapolis for cattle feed. The goal is sugar rich stalks and leaves instead of starchy kernels. SOMETHING MISSING Namely, kernels seems to be the problem with this corncob at first glance.

Actually, the other way around. The ker- na trolling the processes of ture. Alfalfa hay production Coupled with partly serious placed at 2,240,000 tons, up partly frivolous ceremo- 000 tons from the Sept. 1 tore- nies, fire rites, divinations, funerary practices and masquerades, later pissed into the realm cast. This is one per cent more than the 1965 alfalfa outturn and IS pr cent above average.

pearance of a demonic face is-and with a lighted candle inside. In Scotland, a turnip was used for the jack lantern, but the native pumpkin was soon substituted in the United States. It is post of the Gaelic language the Gaeltacths are to be found where shrinking pockets of the people still converse in Irish Because of this. Connacht, a traditionally depressed area has held a special place in the eyes of the nation and has been the recipient of a host of government subsidized schemes to keep the population steady The census report showed a steady decline. amounUng to 4 3 per cent, due to emigration or a drift into the cities The from the rural areas has brought with it a growing restlessness among the farming community which has declared open warfare on the Ministry of Agriculture With many of the large farms unabie to attract workers to help on the land and with thousands of small farmers working uneconomic holdings a feeling of frustration has been building up for years Within the past 12 months it has spilled over into open de fiance of the Government with farmers holding back payment of local taxes to torce the hand' of the autorities The past weeks has also seen it boiling up again a demand for the resignation of Agricultural Minister Charles Haughe) son-in-law of Premier Sean Lemass Sociologists, government experts.

parish councils and agri culturalists have all examined tion. Pilot schemes have been the problem of rural depopula launched, industrialists have been offered almost give-away terms to establish industries in the rural areas, money grants and a score of subsidized schemes have been tried to keep the people on the land But the steady drain con tinues. bringing with it a new crop of problems in the cities where housing is short, jobs are scarce and schools are overcrowded. In the capital alone the pop ulation has soared to almost three-quarters of a million, a disproportionate figure to the remainder of the country But the same trend is evident in all the bigger cities which are growing at the expense of the surrounding countryside Cork city in the south showed an increase of 8 7 per cent. Limerick city was up by 10 per cent and in the North Drogheda 13 1 per cent while Galway city in the west was up by 10 per cent.

While all political parties have decried the evil of emigration throughout the years, many economists believe it operates as a safety valve for the nation work force. They point to the fact that unemployment figure swings from a base around 55,000 a year to 80.000 in depressed periods And they argue that Ireland, unable to sustain the numbers who remain at home, could not possibly cope with an additional 80,000 to 100,000 person a year whc board the tjnigrant ships. ARTS AND CRAFTS DAY Homemaker Arts and Ci Tuesday saw These ladies Extension Club display The Annual Extension Day i- City Auditorium the Palmer I -ike am Fills. Rosenv Route ilefCt, chairman of -hc evoi stands Mrs. Layton Moore.

2011 El Paso County and Mrs. Civil Call Road. Countv historian. (Gazette Telegraph Photo) CSl (Htl Team Third Colorado State smior wool judging team has jU't returned from Kansas City. Mo.

where placed third the Xmerican Royal Inter- Wool Judging Contest. CSl team scored 1 954 points to 2.iX)3 for place Kansas State University 1.99 rur.nerup i University High individuals on the CSU team were Neil Taylor and William Taylor of Karval was high in the reasons division of juding and fourth in the overall mdi idual competition Coach for the CSU team is Yern Swanson, associate professor of animal science Other team members making the trip include Dale B. Pettit of Tryon. Neb and Ralph Walchle of 4(10 Howes. Ft Collins HUNDREDS ATTEND Women from throughout the Pikes Peak region flocked to City Auditorium Tuesday to the annual display of arts and crafts prepared by Extension Homemakers Clubs of El Paso County.

Shown with a display- prepared by the Fountain Homemakers Club are Raymond Seese. (left) 2412 Byers County secretary; Mrs. Jesse Moreland. 1015 N. Institute County president; and Mrs.

Raymond Powers. 5220 E. Constitution County vice-president. (Gazette Telegraph Photo) Feed PoMtCOl With harvest nearing completion, Colorado growers are finding dry bean production exceeding earlier expectations The crop is now expected to total 2.204.000 bags 100 pound clean basis). This is 308.000 bags above the Sept.

1 forecast and 17 per cent the 1965 production increased Taxes vs. Government spending Every indication is that there will be a raise in taxes as soon as the election is over. This, the Administration says, is the best means of curbing inflation. What do you think of this? MORE TAXES taken out of your pocket! PLUS the highest interest rate in 40 years! PLUS the skyrocketing overall costs of living. PLUS increase in food costs In the past 5 years overall living up 14 over tho bsso period 1957 59.

Inflation! Ttio vitoous cancer that affects everybody, but hurts most those who can afford it the low salaried, the retired and eiderty on fnod mcomot. Senator ALLOTT says: cannot fight a war costing almost $30 million a and continue to spend the taxpayer's money on wasteful, non-productive Administration programs. The only way to check the scourge of inflation is to cut back on excessive government spending. fight against irresponsible government spending is on the record. I strongly urge every Democrat, join with me in my efforts to save the value of your dollar, for which the cure is.

first of all, a cutback in Administration domestic YOUR VOTE FOR SENATOR ALLOTT IS A VOTE A8AINST FURTHER IHCREASES IN THE COST OF UY1NBI Keep Colorado Growing! re-elect U. S. SENATOR GORDON ALLOTT your experienced senator Oct. 26, I960 Colorado Springs, Colo..