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April 29, 1900 Mattoon (11.) Journal Gazette-13 Vertical gardening grows up By Allan Sheila Swenson NEA Garden Columnists (Fifth of a Series) Things are looking up in gardens across our country. More gardeners each year are growing up to save space and pack more productivity into square yard. Vertical gardening makes sense. You can use posts, hoops, fences, poles and other devices to raise crops off the ground. There's good reason for this trend.

Tomatoes, for example, come diseased in contact with fungus in damp soil. If you have or can cut saplings that are crowded together in your yard or nearby woods, they make effective bean poles. Try tying three together in an 8- foot-tall tripod. Plant pole beans around each pole and watch them spiral up to create a bean teepee. Youngsters love it.

Saplings or 2-by-2-inch posts also are handy, for staking tomato vines. Twist ties hold the vines upright to stakes. Rows of stakes with poulwire attached make a handy support for climbing cucumbers, peas or beans. Some squash also will climb an A-frame support of wire over 2-by2 or 2-by-3 lumber. The Burpee demonstration garden at Fordhook Farm in Doylestown, has a variety of vertical ideas.

One A-frame style and a nearby low frame house can be covered with clear plastic sheets in spring. This serves as a walk-in cold frame for starting seeds and hardening off seedlings. Later, plastic can Dears Abby be removed and wire tacked in place for cukes, beans or squash. Compost piles can be unsightly. Place compost within wire bins.

Plant climbing vegetables or even morning glories on the wire to screen the pile. Wire cylinders are our favorite way to grow tomatoes in our garden. You can make cylinders from old farm fencing or buy tomato fencing in garden centers. Cut wire to make a cylinder the diameter of your arms with fingers touching. Interlock cut ends with pliers and place this cylinder over newly set tomatoes.

As 'plants grow up, branches grow out through the large meshwire to hold plants upright. Fruits are easier to spot and pick without stooping. Cukes, too, will grow up this way. A tomato available from Park's Seed folds flat for storage. To use, simply square the sturdy metal and press the bottom spikes into the ground.

It firmly supports large plants. For peas that need to climb, a pea fence of sturdy galvanized wire with 6-inch spikes to anchor it to the ground, is available. For economy, brush branches stuck in the ground work well. Pole beans are more productive than bush varieties, but they need posts, poles, a fence or perhaps a bean tower. This new device is a metal post with wire hoops on top and bottom.

Unbreakable nylon string connects top and bottom hoops, pro- 4r Viewing childbirth: Why not hire band! By Abigail Van Buren 1980 by Universal Press Syndicate DEAR ABBY: When APPALLED IN K.C. wrote that she was dismayed that her married daughter was going to let her 3-year-old son and 19-year-old unmarried sister witness the birth of her second child, you said, "It should bet fascinating and educational experience." My wife and I are contemplating having a child. I would like to invite her 11-year-old nephew and members of his Little League team to witness the conception of the child. I also think it would be a "fascinating and educational experience" for the neighborhood kindergarten class to watch. My wife is appalled at this idea.

Would you please tell her that she is a prude that the best way to learn about the miracle of life is to witness it from its very AS CRAZY AS YOU DEAR ABBY: Surely you weren't serious when you approved allowing a 3-year-old to watch his mother give birth! I am a registered nurse who has assisted in at least 5,000 births, and every time one of those supportive husbands scrubs and dons a gown to be with his wife during childbirth, I hold my breath for fear he will faint. Men in the delivery room are a pain in the neck. The they are, the harder they fall. Abby, please don't encourage making childbirth a family affair. We don't need fainting daddies and hysterical kids while mama is panting, puffing and pushing.

MARTHA AT ST. JOHN'S DEAR ABBY: When I was 9, my mother gave birth prematurely to my brother. I was the only one present not counting my little sisters who were 4 and 6 at the time. It took me years to get over it. I'm not sure I ever did.

I am now 36 years old, married, but NO CHILDREN IN CANADA DEAR ABBY: Allowing a 19-year-old unmarried girl to witness the birth of a baby might cause her to go on the Pill for the duration. But a 3-year-old child! Abby, that's sick! According to the Bible, Elizabeth hid herself for five months before John was born. Births should be sacred and private not a sideshow. M.S.F. IN BELPRE, OHIO DEAR ABBY: I think that a young expectant mother who wants to let her 3-year-old watch a new life come into the world is out of her mind.

And so are you for agreeing with her. If it's such a great "learning experience," why not invite the toddler's nursery school class, and serve ice cream and cookies? Better yet, why not hire a hall and sell tickets? MAC IN PASADENA DEAR ABBY: I've read and reread that letter 17 times, still can't believe my eyes. Abby, as a nurse (obstetrics and surgery) for 23 years, and mother of five, I think even a normal birth is not for the eyes of a 3-year-old. Can you guarantee that the birth will be quick, quiet a and uncomplicated? Seeing his mother moan, scream and yell could be traumatic for the youngster. And heaven forbid there should be complications! To expose child to these facts of life at such a tender age could give him peychological problems for life.

This is child abuse! Where were your brains on this one, Abby? R.C. IN RICHMOND, VA. DEAR ABBY: I'm all for youngsters learning about the miracle of life through family discussions, school films and pictures, and even seeing animals giving birth, but I don't think they should witness the actual delivery of a child until they are old enough to place the order! A MOTHER IN BENBROOK, TEXAS De you feel left out? There are secrets to developing the art of making yourself popular. You're never too young or too old to learn. Get Abby's booket: "How Te Be Popular; You're Never Too Young or Tee Old." Send $1 with a long, self-addressed, stamped (28 cents) envelope to Abby, 132 Lasky Drive, Beverly Hills, Calif.

90212. WFD 5 viding many growing oppor- possibilities this year. It's a tunities for the plants. growing thing. Look up at vertical garden (NEXT: Harvest time.) The Coles-Cumberland Secretarial Associa- Honn, teacher; Sherri Grisamore, recipient; Scholarship tion Grisamore awarded of a Mattoon $200 at its scholarship banquet to during Sherri Norma Buchanan, Grisamore, chairman of the mother; scholarship and commit- Lucil Secretaries Week.

Pictured left to right are Kay tee. (Photo by Tom Kottwitz) Growing Older Phones can serve deaf The elderly couple is spending a peaceful evening at home. One spouse says something in a normal voice. "What's 'that you said?" asks the other. Two possibilities: The speaker actually used too low a voice.

Or. the listener is gradually losing his or her hearing. More than 15 million Amer- By Lou Cottin icans suffer a significant hearing loss. More than half of them are 60 or older. And about 4 million people use hearing aids to compensate for loss of hearing.

Despite their hearing aids, however, many of them cannot hear anything that is said on the telephone. A hearing-aid user can hear telephone conversation only if a source of magnetic energy (known as a is built into his or her phone. New arrivals Mandy Jo Houdasheldt A daughter was born at 8:39.1 p.m. Sunday, April 20, 1980, to: Mr. and Mrs.

Joe (Pamela) Houdasheldt of 210 Woodlawn. They have named their second child Mandy Jo. She weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces at birth in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. Mandy has a brother, Joshua Allen who is 4. Dwight Esarey of Fairfield and Sandra Tuell of Lawrenceville are the infant's maternal grandparents and Mr.

and Mrs. Don Houdasheldt of West Union are her paternal grandparents. Mandy's great are Edna Jacobs of Oblong and Bonnie Kenderdine of Robinson. Ben Mendenhall of Oblong is her great-greatgrandfather. Kolin Marshall Peterson At 4:54 p.m.

Monday, April 21, 1980, Mr. and Mrs. John A. (Kelly) Peterson of Charleston became the parents of a son. They have named their second child Kolin Marshall.

He weighed 7 pounds, ounces at birth in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. Kolin has a brother named Justin Blair who is 10. The infant's maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. C.

Edward Anderson of Charleston. His paternal grandmother is Mrs. Thelma Peterson of Janesville. Kolin's great -grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.

E.L. Walk of Princeton, W.Va. Deanna Lynn Pearcy A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald (Kathie) Pearcy of 1713 Moultrie at 6:17 a.m.

Tuesday, April They have named her Deanna Lynn. She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces at birth in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. Deanna has a half-brother, Eddie, 8, and a half-sister, Amy, 7, both at home, and two half-sisters, Donna, 15, and Shari, 17, of Charleston. Pearcy is employed by Columbia Machine. Soft vs.

hard If you're thinking about whether to get soft or hard contact lenses, here are some facts to help you make up your mind. Hard lenses tend to give better vision, soft ones are more comfortable; hard lenses take about two weeks to adapt to, soft ones a week; hard lenses come in many colors, soft ones only in clear; hard lenses are not good for athletic activities as they may pop out, soft ones are good for those who participate in sports; hard lenses are easy to clean, some spots are difficulty to remove from soft lenses. Now, you and your eye doctor decide. About 75 percent of the 160 million phones in the United States have such magnetic capability. Yet, about 22 million people live in areas where all telephones are incompatible with hearing aids.

It is impossible to alter their situations by simple modifications in their phone receivers. For hearing-impaired people in such places, what otherwise might be merely a disability becomes a danger. In an emergency, they cannot use their telephones to get help. There is an organization working to change things, however. It is the Organization for the Use of the Telephone.

1909 In addition, Rep! 'Clarence D. Long, and 26 cosponsors have introduced legislation to provide that "tele- phone receivers may not. be sold in interstate commerce unless they are manufactured in a manner which permits their use by persons with hearing impairments." A spokesman for Long reports that the bill received a favorable response during committee hearings in March. Further action on the measure has not yet been scheduled. To find out more about the legislation, write to David Saks, Organization for the Use of the Telephone, P.O.

Box 175, Owings Mills, Md. 21117. Then you can write to your representative in care of the House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20515. The number of the bill is HR-5022.

Remember, "none' of us knows when we or someone we love may need a hearing aid. Teri Scott and Kevin South Couple make plans to say August 16 nuptials MATTOON Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Scott of Route 3 have announced the engagement of their daughter Teri to Kevin South.

He is the son of Mrs. Ann L. South of 604 Woodlawn and the late Glenn South. Miss Scott, a 1979 graduate of Mattoon High School, attended Lake Land College. She is employed by Taylor's IGA on Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Thomas of Neoga are the infant's maternal grandparents, and Mrs. Grace Pearcy of Charleston is her paternal grandmother. Deanna's greatgrandmothers are Mrs. Deliah Curry of Villa Grove and Mrs.

Murna Starwalt of Toledo. Mika Mae Ritchey At 10:17 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, 1980, a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. John (Della) Ritchey of Route 2, Oakland.

They have named their third child Mika Mae. She weighed 8 pounds, ounces at birth in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. Other children in the family are Dawn Ellen, 14, and Shanie Lee, 10. Ritchey is self-employed at and Air Conditioning. Mr.

and Mrs. Rodney Redfern of rural Oakland are the infant's maternal grandparents, and Mrs. Mary Ritchey of Mattoon is her paternal grandmother. Engagement announced WINDSOR Mr. and Mrs.

William Cole of Windsor have announced the engagement of their daugther, Cathy Ann, to John Michael Merriman of Strasburg. He is the son of Robert C. Merriman of Strasburg and the late Elaine Merriman. The a bride-elect is a 1978 graduate of Windsor High School. She is employed by Underwood Dental Lab.

Merriman is a 1974 graduate of Stewardson-Strasburg High School. The couple is planning a May 30 wedding. Route 45. A 1978 Mattoon High School graduate, South is a student at Eastern Illinois University where he is working toward a degree in computational mathematics. He is a member of Phi Sigma Epsilon.

South is employed by the Charleston IGA. The couple have planned an Aug. 16 wedding. DAR presents flag to school MATTOON The Gov. Edward Coles Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution presented an American flag to Humboldt School fifth grade.

Mrs. Paul Lazier, Mrs. W.E. Matherly, and Mrs. Charles Shaw presented the flag to the fifth grade as part of the DAR Americanism program.

The flag will be used for all school programs. DAR has 209,000 members in 50 states, District of Columbia, Mexico, France, England and Venezuela. There are special youth programs; the American history essay contest for grade school students; the DAR Good Citizenship awards for high Tips on buying By Sheila and Allan Swenson Admittedly, it is less expensive and often more fun to start new plants from seeds. First, you have a much wider choice of varieties than garden centers offer as prestarted plants. Secondly, you get many more plants for less when you begin with seeds.

However, since more garden centers are featuring prestarted bedding plants, here's how to pick them wisely and well. Look them over carefully. Are they husky, uniformly compact plants, standing boldly upright? Wilted leaves indicate neglect. Do they have darkly green leaves? Avoid plants with yellowed, damaged leaves. That indicate poor nutrition, neglect, over-hardening or simple over-age.

Avoid tall, spindly plants. Are leaner broken? That indicates crowing and poor handling somewhere. Bruises, cuts and tears are entries for rots, diseases and insects. Are there signs of insect or disease damage? Look beneath leaves. In today's fast -paced merchandising race, some growers rush plants to market.

An infected lot can infect or infest others at the garden center. Calendar Wednesday, April 30 Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon at The Convent 8 p.m. Use back door. Tops 568, 7 p.m. Room 109 Mattoon High School.

New members and visitors welcome. Tops 1774, 6 to 7 p.m. First Baptist Church, 1804 S. 9th. For information call 258-8402.

Senior Citizens Club, 1 p.m. DeMars Community Center, Peterson Park. 1 Bring bingo prizes. Midwest Singles Association 7 p.m. Tomasino's, 717 N.

5th (R. 130), Charleston. Dance at Holiday Inn in Mattoon, afterwards. Are plants labeled and identified. More growers and centers now provide labels with color pictures of mature plants, along with growing information.

You seldom, however, get the details that are provided on a seed package. Whether you start your own or buy prestarted plants, try these tips for making the most of them around your home. Mixing vegetables and flowers is the "in" thing to do for lovelier and tastier living. Try it. A large pot on either side of a set of stairs can be flanked by smaller pots for more profuse displays.

Try a cluster of plants at a base of a lamppost or mailbox. Mix and match complementary colors. Or plant splashes of one color alone for a dazzling effect. Top a garden stone wall with plants in pots or behind the wall in the earth slope, as well as along the bottom of a retaining wall. Use groups of bedding plans in containers as decorative accessories or accents around and on patio furniture.

You can also beautifully outline your patio with herbs and- vegetables for easier pick-and-eat fun. Consider making a wire metal frame in which you can insert pots as a living "tree" of blooms. Along a wall try multi-tiered plants. This year, be imaginative with your flowers and your vegetables. You'll discover many ways to improve you outdoor plantscape as you make your gardening more productive and rewarding.

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American history scholarships totaled $8,000. The DAR owns, maintains and operates two schools in the Appalachian area, Tamasee School in Tamasee, S.C., and Kate Duncan Smith School at Grant, Ala. DAR also contributes to four "approved schools for the un47 derprivileged." Other contributions are made to American Indian Youth through St. Mary's Episcopal school for Indian grils in Springfield, S.D., and scholarships to Bacone College in Muskogee, Ok. The National Defender is a monthly DAR publication on the national security of the U.S.

Over 10,000 hours of volunteer service -was given in 1979 to Veterans Administration hospitals, as well as contributions to veterans' needs, The DAR Library at national headquarters in Washington, D.C. is a genealogical library and is open to the public as is the DAR Museum which has over a collection..