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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1942-03-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold higgins and
daughter Sandra visited in Yakima
last Sunday. ..- ss...-.5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Whitbeck
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Linn We're
dinner guests at the Byron Arnold
home in Pasco last Sunday. &
Word has been received from 1t.
! and Mrs. Dan M. Carter at FIT. Levi
is that a baby girl was born to them
Feb. %. She has been named Jane
ANN. -
Harold Lorenz, a former resident
of Kennewick, was visiting friends
here Wednesday. His father was
one of the owners of the Home
Grocery. S
Louis Pelican received word this
week from his son 1t. Alger, who
is stationed at Pearl Harbor, that
he and his family are well and ev-
erything fine.
Leland Petitjean, who is attending
school at the University of Wash
ington, has enlisted in the air corps
and will begin training soon. His
training will be in connection with
his schooling.
E. S. Mcdonald and Clyde Higley
of the Shurfine store attended a
banquet put on by the Walla Walla
Produce Co. "wednesday night. Lat
er in the evening they attended a
stockholders meeting. ..-7
Those who wish to donate books
for the Victory Book Campaign"
are asked to give only good books.
Requests have. been received for
the later books rather than those
written years ago.
A fire broke out on the roof Of
the Vernon Bird home last Mon
day morning. Too hot a fire caused
SCOT in the chimney to burn was
thought to be the cause. Very lit
tie damage was done.
AL of the girls of the Nissiki
group who plan to go to the grand
council fire in Walla Walla March
% are urged to attend the regular
meeting at Mrs. Wilson's next Tues
day, March 18th at 4 o'clock.
At the regular meeting of Althea
Rebekah lodge last Tuesday night
the charter was draped for Mrs.
Hattie Erickson. Mrs. Erickson had
been ill for some time and passed
away in Fall City at the home of a
daughter.
The local LOOT. lodge entertain
ed the Kiona lodge Monday evening.
The third degree was conferred upon
Walter Kneff of Benton City. Re-
freshments and cards followed On
next Monday evening the lodge will
confer the second degree. ALI mem
bers are urged to attend this meet
ing.
Kennewick chapter D.A. r. was
entertained at the home of Mrs.
Reuben Gest at a 80 dessert lun-
cheOn last Monday. Mrs. Ray Yates
was assisting hostess. Mrs. Norman
Robbins read the presidents gen
eral message from the Natural
History magazine Mrs. Norman
Robbins and Mrs. Harry Benson
were elected to membership in
the chapter. The date for register
ing the Identification of pre-school
children will soon be set. Mrs.
o. P. Miller read American Greed"
and Unity for War and for Peace"
Mrs. Ray Yates read two articles
from the National Defense News.
entitled What the Constitution
Means to You" and "Haf Forgotten
Romances of American History"
Mrs. Robert Nixon of Prosser was
a guest.
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Mrs. Archie Fleming, Mrs. Fred
Englehart and Mrs. Otto Luehrs
served lunch.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Farm, Garden Mart
Planned by Club
OF Silver Spring

DR.. E. c. Powell will give an illus
trated lecture on the planting and
care of bulbs at meeting of the
Silver Spring Garden Club, to take
place Monday at o'clock at the
Parkside School.
Mrs. Floyd F.. Smith, program
chairman, has also requested that
members bring arrangements of
rhrysanthemums, the voting for
which will be by popular ballot.
1t has been announced by the
clubs president, Mrs. j. Myron
Jones, that a home and garden
mart will be held Saturday, October
"a, at the home of Mrs. Charles
Williams, 1912 Noyes drive, from 10
am. to pm. This mart is given by
the Silver Spring Garden Club to
aid in landscaping the Silver Spring
Health Center grounds. Mrs. Jones
Is being assisted in making arrange
ments for the mart by Mrs. Ralph
Torrey, chairman. Locally grown
vegetables, plants and shrubs will be
on display, and a chefs table will
feature many delicacies contributed
by ladies of the locality. Hot lunch
will be served.
Acting as co-chairmen with Mrs.
Torrey are Mrs. Edwin Simons. gifts
and crafts; Mrs. w. Harry King,
shrubbery and plants; Mrs. J. S.
Pratt, chefs specially table; Mrs.
George H. Butler treasure chest
and Mrs. John B. Wiley, luncheon.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Sandy Spring Group
Elects Officers

The Little Garden Club of Sandy
Spring met on October 13, at the
home of Mrs. Francis Miller Officers
elected for the coming year included
Mrs. George Rust Candy, president;
Mrs. Milton Bancroft, vice president;
Mrs. T. Yellott Candy, secretary;
and Mrs A. Douglas Farquhar,
treasurer corresponding secretary
Mrs. William John Thomas won
the most votes on an arrangement
of purple saliva and dark purple Pc
tunias in lavender pottery con-
tainer. Miss Mary Miller Stabler
received majority of votes in the
specimen group for stalk of cro-
tillaria.
The club decided to meet in De-
eember to make Christmas wreaths
and decorations for nearby Army
camps.
The November meeting will be
held at Willow Grove, the home of
Mrs. Tarlton Brooke.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Rejuuenate Neglected Yard
As Much us Possible N01U

Loosen the soil around the roots
and apply some form of humus if
the soil appears to be in poor con-
dition. Fertilizer may be given as
early as possible next spring.
If the lawn and garden are over
run with weeds it will be wiser to
have them dug up Immediately and
plant the whole area to winter rye.
This may be ploughed or dug under
in the early spring, and lime and
suitable fertilizers may be added
at the same time.
1t is too late now to seed a new
lawn or do much planting in flower
beds or borders, but the spring
Towering bulbs may be set out
some of the harder perennials
planted, and unless the winters in
your locality are too severe . few
roses may be set out.
The soil can rest from its long
struggle with weeds, and will be
well on the way to recovery BY
spring planting time.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Pearlbush Good
Corner Shrub

Since there is a trend toward the
revival of Towering shrubs, Exc
chorda, or pearlbush, should not be
forgotten. Pearlbush is native of
the Orient. 1t is a fairly large
shrub of the rose family and its
white flowers appear rather early
in the spring. Individually the
flowers are about an inch and a
half to two inches in diameter.
Any of the pearlbushes are good.
However Exhchorda racemosa-
commonly known as grandiflora-is
one of the most satisfactory. Other
good ones are korolkowi and giraldi,
the main differences between them
being in size of bloom and height.
The plants will grow in any good
soil.
Flowering shrubs make hand
some show in the spring and most
Of them are fairly ornamental AS a
background during the summer
Although pearlbushes are rathe,
large for foundation paintings, they
can be used to advantage in hardy
shrub borders.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Devils Shoestrng' Found
To Be q Source of R0ten0ne

Ever since they first put plow to
sandy field. East Texas farmers
have tripped over the tough ten
tacles of a hardy native perennial
weed without realizing that one day
scientists, who call the plant Teph-
rosia virginiana, would discover it
to be a potentially valuable source
of rotenone. Entomologists, accord
ing to the U. S. Department Of
Agriculture, regard rotenone as one
of the best insecticides for con-
trolling insect pests on certain
crops.
The Texas farmers, exasperated
by contact with the long slender
shoots of the weed, tough as a
leather thong, dubbed the plant
devils shoestring," cussed it, and
determinedly grubbed it out Of
their cultivated fields.
Soon they may be putting 1t
back again-planting 1t in their
fields.
This winter . lo-aere plot at
Evening star., 1942-10-17

Now that moving time Is here it
may be your misfortune to go into
a home whose former tenant for
some reason has neglected the yard.
This is often the case with city and
nearby suburban homes which fire.
quently change hands.
For your own enjoyment IT is a
good idea to take immediate steps
to bring as much order as possible
out of the tumble. Do not wait
until next spring or a whole year
will be lost in growing time for a
lawn or garden.
If the place is overrun with neg
lected vines and shrubs, they may
be restored to life by vigorous prun-
ing. In some cases they may need
to be cut back a few inches above
the roots. Any which are too
badly diseased or already dead
should, Of course, be dug up and
burned with all the refuse from
the pruning.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Fertilizer Used
In Past Can't
BeObtained
Nitrogen Contained
In 1t Needed for
Explosives :

Home owners who plan to fertilize
their lawns this fall or next spring
will find it almost impossible to OBJ
tain the complete mixtures they
have used in the past, such as 5-10-5,
5-l010 or 5-8-7. This situation is
due to the fact that the nitrogen in
these fertilizers is derived largely
from chemical or inorganic materi-
ais which are in strong demand for
making explosives.
Many gardeners should find the
fertilizer mixtures containing no nj
trogen. such as Olaf and 0-12-12,
suitable as lawn dressings. These
mixtures encourage clover. A good
stand and growth of clover in the
lawn is usually quite desirable, and
will be more so in the immediate
future or as long as the supply of
chemical nitrogen is not available.
There will also be available to
lawn owners complete fertilizers
deriving their nitrogen from organic
sources such as plant and animal
residues. Among the grades of fer
tilizer of this kind which will prob
ably be offered for sale are 4-12-4
and 3-12-6. Bonemeal is similar in
composition to these two grades ex-
cept that it contains little potash.
The home owner who feels the need
of nitrogen on his lawn, therefore,
might well make use of one of these
fertilizers at the rate of 30 to 40
pounds to 1000 square feet.
If the soil is known to be acid it is
highly desirable to make an applica-
ton of lime, about so pounds of hy-
drafted lime or Is pounds of pull
verized limestone to 1000 square
feet. One application at this rate
should satisfy the lime needs of the
lawn for several years. Lining ma
terials, as we'll as any of the fer
tilizers mentioned above, may be
applied between now and early next
spring.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Plant Protection

There is no better material with
which to protect most garden plants
than evergreen boughs, because they
do not mat down over the beds like
leaves but permit free circulation
of air. A few small pine boughs
scattered over perennial beds will
give ample protection usually, al
though the addition of some hard
wood leaves or straw, thrown loosely
on the ground under the boughs,
will give added security.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
The Clinging Vine
AS Wall Cover 1t Does No Harm.
Despite the General Theory
By ". II. Youngman

The of climbing vines the walls
early English erected
in Colonial times that
pemanence often statements to the injurious
brick walls
The climbers do not brick walls deteroate
that the help walls
prevent the rain the brick
sunlight reaching
thus keep it
The plant roots not ne the brick structure tiny
Engh)
brick mortar to deeroae W and of the wners
pillar unless strongly
allowed without
Evening star., 1942-10-17

Woodlake Community Farms, a
Farm security Administration
project In Trinity county, Texas,
will grow an experimental planting
of devils shoestring. Plants will
be superior in rotenone content to
their wild cousins. because they
will be seedlings selected over a
period of years at the Texas agri-
cultural experiment station by v
A. Little, professor of entomology
at Texas A. and M. College.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Indoor Gardening
Now Runs High
In Interest
Peber0mias Gr0w
Well and Should
Be Considered
By A. G. Mclean

At this season, when many people
are beginning to center their at
tention on indoor gardening, in
terest runs high in house plants.
One genus that any gardener might
we'll consider is Peperonia, a mem
ber of the pepper family and a
plant propagated on large scale
in Florida and to some extent in
Northern greenhouses.
Several of the Peperomias are
cultivated and they are all pros
trate, trailing or climbing plants.
They bear rather handsome leaves
and are easy to grow under most
conditions. The foliage, more or
less succulent. is heart-shaped and
resembles that of the well known
Cyclamen. Peperomias have the
same ease Of growth as English ivy
and respond to just about the same
treatment. They may be grown
either in water or in soil.
Peperomia is one of the house
plants that is easily replaced when
AZ bSNOAiASo WV AoA So ~ 40 6SAlSl oAly
used as a foliage plant, for the
flowers are rather unattractive and
it is doubtful if they will bloom
to any extent in the average house.
The foliage. however, is among the
handsomest to be found on any of
the easy-growing house plants that
are trailing or PROSTATE in habit
There are several other house plants
of similar habit, such as the P!lilo-
dendron and the we'll known Eng
lish ivy. They will stand ordinary
house conditions about as well as
any plants. The ordinary living
room is not too easy on them, for
the air is dry and there is usually
lack of light. These plants Go
very we'll without light. but the
foliage color will be better if the
plants are exposed to the light part
of the daV.
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Forest Hills Club
Holds Meeting

The October meeting Of the For
est Hills Garden Club was held en-
Monday, at the home of Mrs. E
Osmun Barr, president.
At the conclusion of formal busi-
ness, the exhibits which the club
entered in the Victory Garden Har-
vest Show were described in detail.
Much satisfaction was expressed
that out Of the six entries four were
awarded prizes.
Plans were discussed relative to
future activities Of the club that will
benefit the war effort, and all men,
bers were urged to be present at the
next meeting, which will be held at
the home Of Mrs. A. Eugene Barr,
<605 Thirtieth street, on Monday
November 8.
Evening star., 1942-10-17

i IllS is IlOG Quc W GIlc WOI VI Jllc
roots, but to the shading by the
leaves. Sunlight will kill the bac-
terra that causes wood to rot. It is
for this reason that we seldom see
any one recommend the use Of vines
on walls of wood. They can be used,
and satisfactory, if trained on 9
support that is provided for them
which keeps them away from the
walls.
Normally we think of hardy per-
ennial vines for the wall. How
ever, there are annual vines that
may be used but on trelliSes. The
annual vines, as a group, do not
cling to wood or stone, they are
"twiners. That is, they will wrap
their tendrils or leaves, about a
string or wire but do not have sue
tion cups to cling to fiat surfaces.
The ANIMALS include such well
known climbers as morning glories,
balloon vine, cardinal climber, cy-
press vine, hyacinth bean, moon
flower, etc. All are rapid growers,
many have flowers, and may be used
successfully until more permanent
planting is esta ablished.
Self U-CHnging Vines
Satisfactory.
The most important perennial
vines for our purpose are those that
are self-clinging. These include
tI,o wall ,o,r,y, EroEch iyu
tHedra helix, the Virginia creeper,
Engelmann ivy and Boston ivy
(members of the same family-Par-
thenocissus), and the two climbing
hydrangeas. In addition, there are
those that require some form of
support around which they can
twine. Bower Actinidia, Akebia
Bittersweet (Celastrus), Clematis,
Outchmans pipe (Aristolochia)
Fleece vine (Polygonum aubertD
Monkshood vine (Ampelopsis aconi-
tifolia, Trumpet creeper (Campsis
radicas), and Wisteria are the better
known.
The choice of the self-clingers
should not be just matter of guess
work The English ivy which is SO
widely used is not adapted to the
south or west side of building. 1t
Is normally shade loving and when
exposed to full sun suffers from
sunscorch during the winter. On
the east or north sides, however, it
is superior to all others. For the
south and west Boston ivy and
Engelmann creeper are probably the
more satisfactory, although they
shed their leaves in the winter.
Both are we'll adapted to this area
and are related to the well-known
Virginia creeper which they, strange
TO say, do not resemble. The leaves
Of the Engelmann creeper are
smaller, thick, leathery and the vine
makes a much twiggier growth.
The Boston ivy has large, three
Evening star., 1942-10-17
The Garden Notebook

Garden that not planted should In most
spaded this fall This will
of early
that is do rake in other puveze the soil following
spading thawing will job
worker.
@&@
There is tendency let the newly lawns
highly susceptible disease encourage
"oolng" is desirable high
keks
The ho-bed and cod-frame while
weather still should include
ing the soil mixture repairing painting providing
breaks hotbeds and frames satisfactory
they should because they tight winds chilling
them another of plant stuning.
Sepa
is paintings shrubs perennials and
bulbs Muches applied ground frozen
The keep
freezing and thawng which heavng
that what it does thoroughly
boughs excellent for this purpose.
s%.E
Fall pruning is not generally recommended 1t the
exposed to infection for considerable period Spring pruning
made before the period which gowh-heaing-
place The exception is the shortening long branches
blow injury
bark Of the bush where it rub against the frozen ground
~
1t gardeners to the sava).
Last spring supplies short that
them Pull the seed pods before they them thoroughly
Store the seed in an envelope in dry, cool place
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Caring for Perennials
Late Autumn Ideal Time to Divide,
Transplant and Rearrange
By Lilian Wriqht Smith

BY LifaN Wrfghf Stnifh
While October preenenty the month to plant peennas
divide transplant mild Indian frequently
lingering until late November offers opportunity proong the
planting still be reasonably that newly planted material
is sufficiently established to face the winter safely.
doub
providing plants with large composition
which peeled leaving plant intact and
soil practically disturbance This
advantages dealing nurseries Plants shipped
drying shipping for large pot of soil would be pronoe
in order of extent
AS good garden perennial bed should be dug
meal allowing for the hole
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Plant Food
vs.. Hunus
Again
Discussion of Their
Merits Continues
From Last Week
BY the Master Gardener

By the Master Gardener
Ho1u may a sufficient supply OF
hun1us be Incorporated in the
soil 1Dhen preparing seed beds,
planting sites for trees, shrubs
and perennials, ETC.?
BY various methods.
(a) Manure may be spaded in.
Where it is obtainable, we'll rotted
manure is valuable as a soil condi-
toner, but its plant food content is
extremely negligible. Disadvantages
of manure as a soil conditioner are:
Relative scarcity, bulk and disagree
able odor, contains many weed seeds.
CD Various grades of peat may be
used. The most common product
used is peat moss, both domestic and
foreign. Peat is valuable for I'M
provement of the physical condition
of the soil but contains little ii any
plant food.
Co Composted material from a
compost pile may be used.
CD Green manure crops may be
grown and spaded under. This is a
valuable practice for soil improve
ment. Such plants as winter rye,
vetch, clover, soybeans. cow peas,
buckwheat and other legumlnous
plants are grown on the soil until
they have developed good top
growth. Then they are spaded OF
plowed into the SOIL Where green
manure crops are grown and spaded
under, turn the green crop under
two to four weeks before planting
time. This allows decomposition tc
be at least partially accomplished at
time of planting. If the area is fed
with a complete balanced plant food
at the time crop is turned under, II
will also hasten decomposition.
If cover crops are sown early
enough in the fall so that they have
made a good top growth before
freezing weather, it is advisable tt
spade the cover crop under in late
fall, while the soil is still workable
This gives plenty of time for decom-
position, and the garden soil is ther
in condition to be worked and plant.
ed in the spring.
Food Dalue OF humus material!
negligible.
None OF these humus material!
has much food value. They are mols.
ture holders and conditioners. Wher
plant food is required, purchase 6
complete balanced plant food ane
apply to the soil.
HoW may the humus content be
increased in soil Dhere The
area is not under cultivation
as in the case OF established
ldUnS?
Through proper feeding of thu
turf Experiments have shown thai
on areas devoted to turf culture
humus is constantly being added tt
the soil through the decay of gras:
roots annually. Turf when fec
with a complete balanced plant
food, produces a deep, extensive
root system, part of which decays
each year. as new growth takes
place, leaving the dead roots, the
finest kind of humus, in the soil. Ir
a lesser degree the root systems
of trees and shrubs also add some
humus to the soil. However, roots
add humus to the soil only to the
depth to which they extend in the
soil. If the roots of turf are shallow
because of close moving, lack o1
nourishment in the soil, or Other
causes, humus is added to the sol
only to the depth occupied by the
roots. In preparing soil for the
garden or lawn, therefore. work the
soil leeply and condition it to such
a depth that roots of the plant.
which are to be grown can pene.
trate to quite depth in the soil.
ITO Be ContinuedJ
Evening star., 1942-10-17
Weed Garden Now

Weed your garden during October,
but do not cover plants until the
ground is partly frozen. We cover
plants not to keep out frost, but to
prevent plants sprouting too early
in the spring.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-11-23
Five Are Dead
By Violence

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lcas. ...r persons died by violence
OYER t.v .e"N-Cnd in North Caroii.:a.
Cu.. Lrr Hope. %. of Clinton.
NJ ...,a 10 an automobile acc
dem .. '.r E!iZauciatown highwa:
near Clinton.
I'm Williams. l3. Negro girl of
nc. f.luay Springs. was accidcn-
t1l' .H' and killed by her l5-ycar-
old other. Wake County Coroner
r. Il. Banks said.
I... persons listed in State high
wy patrol records as John Foster.
81. md Luke Best. -. Negroes o..
Washington. Y. C.. were Killed in q
collision Of a. beer trlcl; and Il pas.
scGgo. br> near Windsor.
''-" Edv.nrd-. -. died Friday
night in a Kinston hospital of in
..E. ..- s....nrri v-. % CO., .r'. q"
bicycle he was riding near Beaula-
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