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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1968
Page
12
A new Pocket Book by Joseph Nathan Kane priced at 75 cents offers quick facts for political debates. It lists details on the youngest president the only bachelor president presidents elected without a majority and candidates who served prison terms.
The Los Angeles Area of Recovery Inc holds its 11th annual picnic Sunday in Peck Park San Pedro from 11 a.m. to sundown. It features a potluck meal a band concert clown antics karate demonstration and a boxing exhibition. The group aims to prevent relapses in emotional illness. Dakota Picnic Set Vermillion South Dakota Picnic noon Sept 15 at John Simms Park Bellflower attendees should bring lunch punch ice cream and coffee provided by club members per Mrs. Alice Beck secretary treasurer.
The Coast Guard plans late September transfers of the Cape Hatteras and Pt. Stuart from Terminal Island as part of a nationwide vessel reshuffle. The Navy will replace these 95 and 82 foot cutters with faster Class D units, with Cape Hatteras moving to Santa Barbara and Pt. Stuart supporting Cape Newagon in San Diego. No crews will transfer with the ships.
Coast Guard urges Southland pleasure skippers to visit a new boating safety center at Reservation Point Port of Los Angeles for free equipment checks this weekend. Center runs 9 am to 4 pm today and Sunday. no citations issued for deficiencies. Experts advise on ventilation and note center consolidates safety information from Coast Guard Auxiliary Power Squadrons Red Cross Weather Bureau and Harbors Department. 120 boats were inspected during last weekend’s shakedown.
Gardeners learn from Ralph Kircher that colorful gladiolus bulbs cannot turn white. whites and yellows multiply by division. He offers care tips from digging bulbs after fading to dusting with insecticide fungicide and proper storage. Also notes deeper planting reduces staking needs and promotes lawn and ground cover establishment.
Garden questions cover tree proximity to house, pruning rubber trees, peach tree fruit quality, scale control on lemons, and lawn repair after sand blasting. Practical steps include proper pruning above buds, dormant and fungicidal sprays, soil amendments, and reseeding plus careful watering.
In soil prep dig holes four to five inches wider and deeper than the plant root ball. Use two parts organic mulch to three parts soil. azaleas rhododendrons and heaths have exceptions. Avoid premoistened peat moss for azaleas and rhododendrons. heaths need half soil and half organic material. For vining sweet peas mix half manure and half soil with steamed bone meal. soak deeply. For roses, rust fungus signals erratic watering. switch to deeper, less frequent watering and hand pick rusted leaves before applying a fungicide per nursery guidance.
The text describes Ajuga reptans forming clumps that send runners to produce new plants, eventually spreading to cover the ground. It notes hard packed soil with little organic matter, suggests mulch to retain moisture, and recommends periodic light liquid fertilizer to accelerate growth. It also compares Ajuga rep tans favorably to helxine moss around camellias and azaleas.
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