The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, April 01, 1920, Image 9
NEAR EAST RELIEF.
New York, March 22, 1920.
Rev. Watson B." Duncan,
Dillon, S. C.
Dear Mr. Duncan:
I have been informed by Mr. Cleveland
Dodge, Treasurer of Near
East Relief that you have accepted
the position of cha'rman in your
county. I wish to take this opportunity
of assuring you that the cause
which you are thus representing in
your community is one of the most
worthy with which you could possibly
be identified.
You are no doubt fully informed
Hacnorafp conditions that
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obtain in Western Asia. I merely
want to congratulate you on the
opportunity which you have of serving
humanity and civilization. Every
dollar which the generous people of
your county can give to this work is
sorely needed, In order that actual
starvation may be prevented. My
deep personal interest in these tens of
thousands of helpless children and
needy women prompts me to urge upo
you and your committee, and
through you upon your county itself,
the very grave importance of doing all
that is possible to care for its share
of this burden. I
Sincerely yours,
Henry Morgenthau.
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Some Insect Enemies and Diseases of
Tomatoes. Prepared by County Home
Demonstration Agent. Insects Injurious
to Tomatoes.
Flee Beetles?Tomatoes are sub^
ject to attack by tbe Flea Beetle as i
soon as they first come up They rid-1
die the leaves with small holes. As a,
result the leaves die, and th? plants j
are weakened. They are dark in color
and take leaps like fleas. A good
remedy is to'dpray the plants withj
bordeaux mixture. They can also be,
controlled by sprinkling the soil j
around the plants with a little dry:
sulphur.
Cutworms ? Cutworms often at-,
tack plants when they are first set'
out. They hide themselves in the soil
during the day. Towards night they,
crawl out and cut the plants off near
the surface of the ground. It is well!
to use the following formula:
White Arsenic, 1-4 pound. Sirup or'
molasses, 1 pint; water, 4 to 6 quarts!
dry bran, 1 peck. Thoroughly mix ar-j
senic and bran. Stir molasses in water
and make a mash of the two mix-j
tures. Let stan^ several hours. Place
near plants late in the afternoon. j
This mixture is poisonous so children, i
live stock and chickens should be kept'
away from it.
Hornworms ? The tomato hornworm
is a large, green caterpillar
with rows of yellow spots on the
body. They gnaw the leaves and some.
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times destroy the green lrun ineyi
can be picked off by hand, but it is
not so easy to detect them with the
eye. A good spray to use is 1-4 pound
of arsenate of lead to 3, gallons of
water.
Disease of Tomatoes ? Some common
tomato diseases are damping off,
wilt, suothern blight, and blossom
end rot.
Selection of Ground? One should
be careful in selecting the right spot
for tomatoes. Be sure the land is free
from the various tomato diseases. It
is a wise plan Sot td" plant tomates
in the same soil oftener than once
in three years.
The hotbed ?The seedlings should
be grown in as healthy condition as
possible. Diseases that appear on the
tomatoes in the field very ofter originate
in the hotbed. The following
precautions should be taken.
1. Make seed bed on new soil.
.2. Do not use fresh manure.
3. Do not crowd plants in seed
bed.
4. Spray just before transplanting
to field with a weak solution of
hnrripain mixture.
5. Burn all diseased plants.
6. Avoid use Of plants whose leaves
are spotted or whose roots are knot'ted
and swollen. Damping
off?Damping off is recognized
by tne plants in the seed bed
shriveling, falling over, and dying. It
is caused by molds in the soil and is
often made worse by too much mois-i
ture and lack of ventilation. Boiling
water poured over the hot bed a
few days before planting will help to
prevent this. Give plants in seed bed
a plenty of air and sunlight, stir
surface of soil slightly, and do not
over water or let them dry out.
Tomato Wilt. ? The wilt is caused
by a mold like fungus that lives
in the soil. To combat wilt use land
that is free from wilt or wilt resistant
varieties. The norto* and marvel are
examples.
Southern Blight? Southern tomato
blight is similar to the wilt, but it
kills the plants more quickly. In both
these diseases there is a darkening
of the skin just under the bark, but
in case of the tomato wilt this area
is dark brown to black while in
southern tomato blight it is yellow.
All infected plants should be burned
and the others sprayed with b?r"
deaux mixture containing 1-2 per
cent of lead arsenate.
Blossom End Hot ? mossom-ena
rot is a diseased condition of the
blossom end of the fruit. It usually
appears In dry weather. The soil
should be well watered.
Spraying With Bordeaux Mixture
?Begin spraying while plants are
young. Five sprayings should be given
during season, one being given five
days before transplanting.
Bordeaux mixture; blue stone. 1
pound; quick lime (stone lime),' 1
pound; water, 10 gallons.
Let blue stone dissolve in fivt, gallons
of water in a wooden tub. Place
blue stone in a Coarse sack. If a metal
vessel is used a chemical reaction
takes place and the vessel and mixture
are both ruined.
Slack lime with water and place
one fifth of the slaked lime in 5 gallons
of water. Mix thoroughly. Equal
parts of these solutions will make
bordeaux mixture. Blend the two
well.
When spraying, spray both the under
and upper part of leaves.
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Miss Marion Easterling spent the
week end at Carolina.
MANY DEAD AT LA GRANGE.
Otlver Communities Suffer Heavy
Property Damage From
Cyclone.
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Atlanta, Ga., March 28?At least
thirty-six lives were lost, a hundred
or more persons were injured and
! property damage possibly running
! into millions was caused by tornadoes
that swept through Georgia and
jAlabam late today. LaGrange and
I West Point, Georgia, towns near the
Alabam-Georgia border, suffered the
heaviest, the estimated dead at LaGrange
running as high as thirtysix.
Twenty-one bodies, six of whites
iand fifteen negroes were found, it
'was known West Point which lost
I heavily last December from the floodj
ed Chattanoochee, reported ten dead
and the severe damages in the business
section.
The tornado also was felt in Macon
where property damage ran high and
some persons were injured. Wash!
ington, Georgia a town near Augusta,
| also felt the effects of a storm, but
[apparently no lives were lost.
The tornado in Alabama took its
chief toll, according to reports tonight,
at Agricola, where five persons
were reported killed and a dozen
or more were injured. Heavy property
damage was caused near Ojelika
and high winds and rain were general
over Eastern Alabama.
Wire Sendee Paralyzed.
Wire service, both telegraph and
telephone, was practically paralyzed
and it was almost impossible to ascertain
exact damage or to get reports
from many sections of the
State that have felt the effects of
the storm. Heavy rains fell throughout
a great portion of Georgia dur
ing the day and it was feared flooded
rivers might add to the suffering.
The Red Cross here was preparing
tonight to rush supplies to LaGrange
by army motor trucks as the
Atlanta and West Point Railroad reported
it could not dispatch a relief
train because its wires were down.
Its passenger train, New Orleans to
Washington, No. 36, was not located
late tonight.
Army engineers were preparing to
go to West Point to rebuild a pontoon
bridge they threw across the
Chattahoocnee river last December
when floods that inundated the town
and caused $7,000,000 property damage.
Dusiness Men Hit Hard.
Most of the damage in West Point
was said to be in the business section
and its effects on merchants and
other business me,, just struggling
from the heavy loses of last December
were expected to be almost impossible
from them to bear. Half a
dozen structures were said to be
greatly damaged.
In LaUrange the chief loss to life
and property was said to be in tht
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into darkness as the electric lighting
plant was partially wrecked. In addition
to this the waterworks plant was
said to be out of commission and
Swift & Co.'s packing plant was reported
a wreck.
Hospitals Filled.
Hospitals were filled with injured
in LaGrange, according to telephone
reports, and the court house had
been made into an emergency hospital.
The injured had not been counted
tonight, but apparently their numbers
ran into the hundreds.
Damage in Macon and Washington
Ga., was chiefly confined to plate
glass windows and roofs of buildings
with property loss rather heavy in
Macon.
Loss resulting from hail and rain
storms was reported from Grantville
and Hogansville, towns in the West
Point-LaGrange section. A small
tornado struck Williamson, Ga., unroofing
some houses. There were no
injuries or loss of life so far a?
known tonight.
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180 LIVES LOST IX STORM.
Property Damage Estimated Now at
$35,000,000 ? Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio, Alabama and Georgia Suf
ierea.
Chicago, March 29?The series
of tornadoes that tore and twisted
their way across the United States
Sunday took toll of approximately 180
lives, according to reports received
here tonight. It was expected there
would be additional deaths, as many
injured in hospitals were not expected
to recover. The property damage
|was estimated at from $35,000,000
to $40,000,000.
Five states paid the heaviest toll:
Illinois, Indiana and Ohio in the
north and Alabama and Georgia in
south. A recapitulation of fatalities
tonight gave the following in dead:
Illinois, 31; Ohio, 32; Indiana 28;
Georgia, 62, Alabama, 16, Missouri,
1; Wisconsin 1; Michigan, 9.
Passing Out to Sea.
The storm, according to the weather
bureau tonight was passing to sea
off the east Canadian coast, but its
force had diminished. Observer Cox,
of the Chicago station, said heavy
squalls in the east might be expected.
"The storm," Mr. Cox said, "moved
directly eastward and is in the
lower St Lawrence valley, attended
by general precipation and gales."
The property damage for the country
at large amounts into millions. In
Illinois it was estimated the loss
would be from $20,000,000 to $25,000,000
and the loss in Ohio and In
diana, was estimated at from $2,000,000
to $3,000,000. Property damage
In the south was not so great, according
to estimates and probably
would not exceed $1,500,000.
At Dunning where the state hospital
for the insane is located and
j where scores of buildings were
wreckedt ghouls appeared before daybreak.
Fifty police reserves were
rushed to the scene. The hospital
[escaped damage and 150 children
were cared for at the institution.
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E. L. Moore left Saturday night
for Detroit, Mich., on a two week's
trip. Owing to the freight embargo
in Detroit Mr. Moore is running au'tomobiles
over to Toledo, Ohio, and
I shipping them out from that point.
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