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Show castle'V alley Comments . .?. j Spotlight Bill and Eleanor Hedden will be leaving Castle Valley next week. But we are glad to report that they will only be gone for the winter. Bill and Eleanor are our newlyweds out here. They celebrated their first anniversary a couple of months ago. Eleanor is from Salt Lake City and Bill is from New Jersey. Both are college graduates. Eleanor graduated from Radcliffe in Anthropology. Anthropolo-gy. Bill graduated from Harvard and has a P.H.D. in Neuro-Physiology. What, you may ask yourself, are two college graduates doing home-steading home-steading in the wilderness of Castle Valley? Mostly, enjoying enjoy-ing it. This summer they have been attending the "school of hard knocks," or we could call it the "scool of basic living." Eleanor and Bill, like the rest of us here in Castle Valley, were looking for just the right place to settle. Bill had only been out west once before. Eleanor liked Southern Utah, so they set out to find their shangri-la. They looked all over Southern Utah. When they saw Castle Valley they knew that this was the place they had been looking for. Their first day in the valley was a memorable one. They had set up their tent and camp and were feeling proud of their - accomplishments. Suddenly an incredible windstorm arose. A cyclone of dust came whirling toward them. It went mumniimimiiimiiniiiiniiimiifliiiiiliiiliiiiiiuiB right througn their camp and flattened their tent; But, luckily their enthusiasm wasn't was-n't flattened. We will miss Bill and Eleanor. They have been great neighbors who have always been on the spot to help others with their building projects. Next spring Eleanor and Bill will be able to finish the house they have started. Bill and Eleanor, your neighbors wish you a goood winter. Homestead Hints I hope everyone who follows my column has decided to store some fruits and vegetables vegeta-bles over the winter. Right now apples are in abundance around our area. Apples are one of our better keeping fruits. Did you know that Winesap and Yellow Newton can be stored from 5 to 8 months! If you buy now while prices are low you can store them and really enjoy eating them as the prices creep upward. Remember in your storing, fruit should never be stored with potatoes, turnips or cabbage. The gasses released from apples during respiration can cause potatoes to sprout. Cabbage and turnips can transmit their odor to apples and pears. If these fruits must be stored with cabbage and turnips, then wrap pears and apples in newspaper and place in boxes. This will help prevent absorption of such odors. Constant air circulation in fruit storage is essential to remove gaseous substances, such as ethylene and volatile esters, which, if they linger, can speed up the ripening process. Apples should be stored in shallow boxes. You will also need to keep watch on your apples and remove any that start to turn bad. We had frost two nights in a row last week. I gathered in all of my green tomatoes. They are now individually wrapped in newspaper and stored in boxes. Green tomatoes will ripen in four to six weeks (sometimes even longer) if held at 55 to 70 degrees F. in moderate humidity. Today's Thought Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy. |