Crab C. Root Stock Saves Apple Crop

Technical Assistance Works Both
Ways, Israeli-UN Fellow Finds

DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-3
Friday, June 4, 1954

Canadian University
Gets Biblical Data

UJA $75,000,000 Loan

MONTREAL, (JTA)—A collec-
tion of manuscript fragments of
the Old Testament and related
A United Nations News Feature poor drainage are easy marks
works, considered by Biblical
SYDNEY,. Australia — One of for the fungus.
scholars to be of immense signi-
the basic principles of United
After extensive experiments in
ficance, has been purchased by
Nations technical assistance is Israel, it was discovered that
McGill University after lengthy
that an exchange of knowledge the root stock of the Crab C
negotiations with the Jordan
bears fruit. Robert Ticho, a hor- apple was highly resistant to
government. The McGill docu-
ticulturist from Israel, found the disease. When untreated
ments include one-quarter of
that this can be literally true.
trees died out, they were re-
those found in a cave in the
Mr. Ticho was sent to Aus- placed with Crab C root stock,
Judean Desert, near the Dead
tralia by the Food and Agricul- the appropriate variety of apple
Sea, in September, 1952.
ture Organization of the United being grafted to the sapling.
Although McGill is now the
Nations (FAO) on a fellowship They thus developed the variety
owner of these manuscripts,
to study fruit growing tech- wanted, but with immunity to
they will not arrive in Montreal
niques. As a result of his efforts the root disease.
for s two years—not until after
here, apple growers in Queens- .1 Although Queensland growers
they have been cleaned, sorted,
land estimate that they have I were impressed, they were faced
classified, compared with other
been saved thousands of pounds with a lack of Crab C stock in
fragments, assembled and
a year.
the state and the difficulties of
mounted between sheets of
The Israeli horticulturist no- importing it. Shortly after, Mr.
glass. The entire collection is to
ticed that, in certain districts of Ticho in the course of his fel-
be published by the Oxford Uni-
BARNEY
RAPAPORT,
right,
Queensland, many apple trees lowship visited the Australian
versity Press.
Hartford
Jewish
leader
and
a
died each year from a root dis- state of Victoria, and found that
ease which the Queensland the Department of Agriculture member of the National Cam- 1' Israel Never Offered
farmers had been unable to there had a supply of Crab C , paign Cabinet of the United
- check. He recognized the disease, 'root stock on. which it had been Jewish Appeal, is shown pre- Britain Military Bases
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Britain
characterized by a ring of rot experimenting for other pur-
on the tree trunk just above poses. He advised the Queens- senting $500,000 Hartford Feder- has never asked Israel for mill-
the roots, as the same which ! land growers who now feel con- ation check to JOSEPH HOLTZ- to-ry bases in Israel and the
had played havoc with apple or- fident that they can stamp out MAN of Detroit, UJA National Jewish State has never offered
such .b to Britain,
chards along the Israeli coast. the apple disease.
Campaign Chairman. The check Moshe Sharett declared in Par-
The disease is caused by a fun-
represents Hartford's participa- ! liament.
gus called sclerotium rolfsii. Ap- Canadian Congress
To a demand by Communist
tion in the UJA's unique effort
ple trees in a hot climate and
to float a five year loan of deputy Meir Wilner that Parlia-
in certain types of soil having Agreement With JWB
$75,000,000 from the country's ment debate reports that Israel
MONTREAL — The Canadian Jewish communities to speed re- had offered bases to Britain, the
Ben Gurion and the Bible
Premier replied that the reports
JERUSALEM, (AJP) — "The Congress and the National Jew- fugee settlement and agricul- were "absolute lies." The House
ish
Welfare
Board
announced
tural development in Israel. This
Bible is the source of life and
that arrangements have been and other checks recently decided not to hold a debate on
inspiration and through stead-
for JWB to provide serv- brought to more than $50,000,000 these reports.
fastedness in it we will succeed made
ices in the field of Jewish Com- the sums already made available ■
in forging a path for our nation munity Center work to Canadian
as human beings and as Jews," Jewish communities and organ- to the UJA since inception of
Have You Heard?
the roan project at the beginning
declared David Ben Gurion in a izations through
a
newly
con- of the year. The $75,000,000 loan
message to 700 Bible researchers cluded agreement between the
and teachers attending the sec- two organizations. The National effort is in addition to the
. ond national conference of the Council of YM and YWHAs of United Jewish Appeal's regular
Now 3rd in the
Israel Society for Bibical re- Canada is deeply interested iri nationwide campaign for 1954,
Low Priced Field!
search in Jerusalem, "A pene- these matters and anticipates whose goal is $119,921,150 in be-
trating view of the great and „wide use of the program services half of the United Israel Ap-
See
eternal light which shines of the National Jewish Welfare peal, Joint Distribution Commit-
tee
and
United
Service
for
New
from the Bible will fortify us in Board by all organizations across
CHARLES WEINSTOCK
Americans. The United Jewish
finding our way through the the .Dominion.
For the Best Deal on the
Appeal since January 1 of this
stumbling-blocks of the hard,
Saul Hayes, national executive year has aided close to 460,000
V-8 1954 BUICK
cruel, yet potentially rewarding director of the Congress, said: refugee and distressed men,
reality of our times," the former "We hope that this arrangement women and children in Israel,
26th Year With
Prime Minister told the re- will be of practical benefit to Europe, Moslem lands and the
searchers.
the Canadian communities and United States, and has helped
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