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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-07
Colleges Point
For Competition
In Huge Event
g High Schools
in Ares Expected
70 Vie for Crown

Virtually every Junior snC
senior college IN Greater Detrol
today had signifed rs intention o
competing in the Thomas Jeffer
son Memorial Oratorlcal Contest
being sponsored by The Detroit
Times and other Hearst ncwSpa
pers throughout the country.
Included in the almost unani
nous list OF competing senior col
legeS in this city and suburbs are
Wayne University.
University of Detroit.
Detroit Institute of Tech
nology.
MarNgroVe College.
Mercy College.
Lawrence Institute Of Tech
nOl0gy.
SO TO COMPETE
All the Junior colleges OF the
above named schools and also
Highland Park and FordSon junior
colleges are expected 10 partlci
pate in the junior college division
In the senior high school section
Detroit's 10 schools and Ia more
in suburban cities, a total of 33
are expected 10 vie for the Jeffer'
son contest oratorial crown. The
10 Detroit high schools are:
Central. Chadsey, Commerce.
Cooley. DENLY, East Commerce,
Eastern, Mackenzie, Miller.
Northeastern, Northern, North
western, Pershing. BEDFORD,
Southeastern, south western,
Western, Cass Tech and Wilbur
Wright.
The suburban high schools are;
Highland Park, Hamtramck,
Dearborn ttwo-Dearborn and
Fordson). Crosse Pointe, Hazel
Park. Royal Oak. Ferndale,
River Rouge, Lincoln Park,
Melvindale, East Detroit, Berk-
ley and Ecorse.
80 IN AREA
There are 80 Junior highs in De.
troit and the other cities of the
area. Eighteen are in Detroit
known here as intermediate
schools. These are:
Barbour, Burroughs. Cleve-
land, Condor, Durfee, Foch,
Garfield, Greusel, Hutchins.
jackson, Thomas jefferson, Nc
Michael, Neinas, Nolan. Post
Sherrard, Tappan and Wilson.
The outlying junior highs are:
Highland Park, Copernicus of
Hamtramck; six I'm Dearborn
Oxford, Lindbergh, Southwest
ern, Edison, Salisbury and
Whitem more Bolles; Crosse
Pointe and Pierce, both OF
Crosse Pointe: Lacey of Hazel
Park: Royal Oak and Oakridge
I'm Royal Oak; College and Taft
OF Ferndale; Northrup and
River Rouge; East Detroit
Junior High; Ecorse and Miller
OF Ecorse. and Berkeley.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-07
Destroyer Is Launched

NEW YORK. March s ms
The l.. s S. Luce a DESTROYER
named IN honor OF the late Rear
Admiral Stephen y. Luce Was
launched TO-DAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-07
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HArch L, 1913

Ir. John C. Manning, Editor
The netrott Tines
Detroit, Michigan
Dear Mr.. hanninsi
7 An pleased TO accept your invitation
10 the co-mi ttee sponsoring the
Thomas jefferson Bieentennisl orstorieal
Contest.
The Detroit Times IS - ~ congratulated
for It's part in this nAtionWi de movement. The
Contest should help to stimulate love OF country
and OF democracy and OF fel Go~uen in these
days Of WORLD strife. All citizens benefit
from the study OF the life and schi evenents OF
our Thomas jefferson.
Teachers with whom this project has been
di scssed feel that this Is fitting way TO
celebrate the tHo hundredth anniversary OF
Jefferson's birth. I hope that many students
Will take part in this jefferson Memorial
eteent ennia al Contest.
Yours sincerely,
Oa|D~.~zSo-.
mB%l Earren Z. Bow
Superint endenJ or Schools
Detroit
Evening star., 1943-08-15

BILE flowers, much like open roses.
In purchasing either shrub it is we'll
to ask for plants on their own roots,
so that they may be easily propa-
gated by division. Sometimes they
are budded on peach or plum stock,
when the plants become larger, and
in case of peach stock susceptible to
peach tree borer attacks.
Another favorite among the dwarf
species of Prunus is the sand cherry
group. Laden with racemes of white
flowers, the sand cherries are hand
some in early spring. Several of
them bear edible fruit, those raised
under cultivation from sand cherry
(P. hesseyD and Manchu or Nam
king cherry (P. tomentosa being
particularly good for this purpose
Varieties known in the trade as
Hansen dwarf cherries are grown
not only for their beautiful spring
bloom but again for fruit which
makes an excellent jelly.
Some of the dwarf cherries and
plums make attractive house plants
small enough to be kept in shape
with little or no trouble. Easily
grown, they thrive in any good gar
den soil kept free of weeds. AL
though insects and diseases common
to larger cherries and plums may
also attack these dwarf shrubs, the
smaller plants are much easier to
handle and require only minimum
Of sprayinK.
Evening star., 1943-08-15
Chicago Livestock

500; calves, 100. Compared Friday last
week: Strictly granted cattle sold re-
ssly nS cbncs sariy N week but closed dull good
ssts.dy. bSt ali others % lower; medium
and choice hefers. while closing slow,
mostly steady; beef cows 30 lower; Gamers
an ana aht b,. rm dns 20
,weisht and weiEhty bulls steady to sb
ana common calves. mostly Southwests. 80
iower on. TOP Of last weeks 50-75 down
surn; s.raot stock cattle scarce, slow. steady
steers and fed heifers here during week.
these. selling at 1880 and 150O up. re.
speftively; extreme top,fed steers. 1890;
nsxs 1sao highest E price: 1885; long yearlings.
Yssa4Thl,n,s; e 4h 1913: bsik:i.d steers, Isss.
heifers, 13.50-15.75; very few beef cows
above 100 late when cutters were selling
At 300 down and heavy sausage bulls
esves sfFs 'fnsas eosed =.
good and N 6 ehoice n veslers. however. active
sslable sheep. 100; total. 100. Com
pared Friday last week. Spring lambs,
BULK. is o5-14s5: late ernp top, 5anSs' i45o'
little above 400 late; top-fed California
clipped lambs: 80 at close; slaughter
ysssrlings: ysg l3.2S-1350: late top. 10. so;
aesFs eop sosing eTeo teD So t@o
decks good 94-96-pound feeder yeariinss,
salable hogs. 300: total, 5.7oo: market
nominally steady: not enough good and
week * ago @ 1888 'fs fisher; masss. soss,
35-40 hisher.
Evening star., 1943-08-15
Poppies Are
Dormant
BY ". r. Ballard

The Oriental perennial poppy is
difficult to transplant unless moved
in the dormant period which occurs
in midsummer. The foliage should
be marked so they can be located
readily.
If more plants are desired, they
may be propagated easily from root
cuttings made an inch or so in
length. Put these in fiat of sand
or sandy soil and keep moist. Prac-
tically every cutting will make a
new plant
Several fine new varieties have
appeared on the market in recent
years. The common sorts are vivid
scarlet in color and need to be used
with restraint in the hardy border.
Planting should be done in such a
way that the foliage of nearby
plants will spread over and cover
up the vacant spaces where the
poppy foliage dies down.
Olympia is rather different from
the type. 1t is a semidouble, orange
scarlet and spreads from under
ground stems to make an extensive
clump. 1t may need restraining.
A few OF the many good varieties
are:
Perry's White. The flowers are
white with crimson maroon blotch
at the base of each petal.
Sass Pink. A large bloom of soft
flesh pink.
Lulu A. Nicely. The color is a
brilliant blood red.
Evening star., 1943-08-15
Hard Coal Dealers Start
Own Rationing System
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Aug 14.-Hard coal
is being rationed-without coupons
as a hedge against shortages this fall
and winter.
Providing the Nation is not hit by
another severe winter, the shortages
are not considered too acute, anthra-
cite producers said today, and their
advice to consumers was:
place your orders for coal now
and wait until your local dealer can
deliver it," ....
The producer dealer rationing
program began this week after ad-
vices from Solid Fuels Administrator
Ickes that ALLEGATIONS of hard coal
to dealers would be cut to 30 per
cent of last years sales and that
available supplies should be dis
tributed as widely as possible to
enable all users to get their share.
AS a result householders who con-
verted furnaces from fuel oil to coal
last winter will not be allowed to fill
their coal bins until the $500 900 ton
shortage caused by work stoppages
in the mines last spring is made up.
Mr.. Ickes disclosed yesterday that
he had asked the War Manpower
Commission to release anthracite
miners from the armed services in
order to step up production. The
VINO said the plan was under
study.
Evening star., 1943-08-15
MARYLAND Tobacco Markets

With the stronsest demand of the sea-
son for all grades of tobacco. growers
OF Southern Maryland sold 565.322 pounds
dred. For the season to date, net hrst-
hand sales have amounted to .1s,636,sl4
pounds sold at an ayerase of S55.1S =
hundred. according to the War Food Ad
minstration
Top Grades remained at x61 90 a hun
showed noticeable increases. sales were
fairly light throuehout the week and the
majority OF the offerings were Of inferior
quality.
The Tobacco Board Of Trade met yes
terday and September 2 was set as closing
date for the Southern MARYLAND markets.
Evening star., 1943-08-15
Garden Film
Offered to
Public

What is mulching, and what are
its advantages?
How can you protect your victory
garden against cutworms and other
parasites?
How often should you cultivate
your victory, garden?
The answers to these and many
other questions were given recently
with the preview showing of a new
motion picture, Summer Care of
the Victory Garden" to a group of
nationally known food experts meet
ing in New York City under the aus
pices Of the National Victory Gar
den Institute.
Produced by the motion picture
bureau of the Aetna Life Affiliated
Companies of Hartford, Conn, and
approved by the National Victory
Institute, this film Is one of a series
which the Aetna is producing and is
making available for public distribu-
ton in order that Americas spare
time gardeners can get the maxi
mum benefit from their victory gar
dens.
The whole series of pictures is en-
titled, Pointers for Planters" and
an earlier film dealt with the plan
ming of victory garden, the prep
aration of the soil and the actual
planting OF the seeds, and crop ro-
tation
The present film takes up where
the first film left off and gives def
mite suggestions on plant cultivation.
pest control, wedding, mulching, wa
tering, thinning and other phases of
cultivation.
Summer Care of the Victory
Garden" is available in l6-mm nat
ural-color sound prints for showings
to groups interested in the subject
Of gardening. Prints may be secured
from the Aetna's home office in
Hartford or through any local Aetna
repreSentatiVe
Evening star., 1943-08-15

economy to accept or to encourage
the use Of small ball Perhaps it
does cost more to dig and tie up
large ball and of course the shipping
charges are higher But without an
adequate root system we cannot ex-
pect the plants TO thrive and grow
properly.
Some nurserymen have entirely
discontinued the handling of large
sized plants. They have reached the
conclusion that small plants handle
much better and in the end they
have satisfied customers. This may
be taken as further evidence that
buying super-sized plant material is
of doubtful value
If an immediate showing is i'm
perative plant some of the cheap,
rapid growing plants in the front
yard. but at the same time plant in
the garden some of the small sizes of
the desirable kinds. When they are
large enough replace the less de-
sirable ones.
The old saying you usually get
what you pay for hardly holds true
in shrubbery and trees-the smaller
sizes cost less but grow better.
Evening star., 1943-08-15
Leaves From the Garden Notebook

Last week it was mentioned that
the drought had nearly destroyed
the Victory gardens and that unless
a good soaking rain was received
within q short time most gardens
would be through for the season.
This is not quite true. Those gar
deners who had worked humus into
their soil, who kept the soil culti-
waited or mulched have good gar
dens and they will harvest their
crops for some time to come. 1t is
only in those gardens where no
effort was made to properly pre-
pare the soil, or where cultivation
ceased with the arrival of high tenn
peratures that the gardens are in
the most serious condition.
Remember that neat year gar
dening materials may be epen
scdrcer than they haze been this
season. That means that moth
ing in your Victory garden must
be throiUp aDay. As bean poles,
tobtUt0 SGuhCS UUu ~ OIk JUL fGLO
disuse. gather them up, bundle
them neatly and store them aWdy
for another summer.
A'&+
It's time to SOW turnips, Chinese
cabbage, endiye, kale, lettuce and
spinach if we are to have crops to
harvest this fall and winter. The
endive and kale are not injured
by frosts, and II the freezes are not
too heavy the turnips may be left
in the ground and used until
Christmas II we continue to plant
spinach we shall have green's next
spring. The seedlings will live over
winter with only moderate pro-
lection.
Il Il
one OF the common mistakes
OF the home gardener is the
planting OF small spruce, pine
and retinoSporG (ChamaecyparisJ
around the foundation. When
Evening star., 1943-08-15
Jobs for Late
Summer and
Early Fall

One OF the main reasons for the
loss Of fall transplanted evergreens
during winter is that they dry out
because they haven't become SUM-
GENTLY rooted. For this reason, late
August and September are among
the most favorable periods Of the
year to transplant most conifers
and many of the broad -leaved ever
greens.
The conifers are seldom pruned
when transplanted. but it is a good
practice to remove part OF the foliage
Of the broad-leaved eyergreens
However, this Is not absolutely neces-
sary If the trees are kept well
watered, well mulched and handled
with a ball OF earth.
Early September is 4 good time
to SOW ANIMALS which you wish to
winter-annuals such as larkspur,
coreopsis, cornnowers and poppies.
AS many gardeners know, these an
nuals do much better from fall SOW
ings. Early October is not too late
to complete this job, but the sooner
II is done the more satisfactory the
results will be. II larkspur is to
be in your planting, be sure to
obtain fresh seed. None OF the
seeds of these plants require much
covering, but they need moisture
until terminated. After mid-Sep-
tember surface moisture is fairly
easy to maintain, for the days are
shorter and the ground dries out
more slowly. This provides an ideal
time for sowing ANIMALS for winter
ing over in the open ground For
the not-so-hardy ANIMALS, such as
sweet peas, it is better to wait until
November in the expectation that
the seeds will germinate early the
following spring.
II you do not need seed from your
perennials, be sure to keep the
plants free of faded flower heads.
This will tend to make stronger
plants which winter well, for the
strength which would be used to
produce seed goes back into the
plant.
Evening star., 1943-08-15

plants. An experienced collector of
native trees and shrubs nearly al
ways cut off from three-quarters to
all of the tops of the wildings that
he brought home. He said that the
loss of roots was so great in spite
of every care that unless the tops
were removed they died His collect
ed plants made exceedingly rapid
recovery and usually developed a
better shaped top than they had
when found.
There is one point against buying
small-Sized fruit trees; the home
gardener seldom has the experience
or training necessary to shape a
fruit tree. The larger sizes normally
are given the proper start in the
nursery so that there is not so much
left for the gardener to do. How
ever, if the top has to be removed to
balance the loss or injury to the
roots this gain may be lost.
When buying trees or shrubs that
come with the roots carefully balled
and wrapped with burlap it is poor
Evening star., 1943-08-15
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. Aug: "A P:-Liauidation Of
proved too much for the grain market
previous close in all pits, slumped quickly
when the selling started in rye and at the
close fractional losses were recorded in
wheat. while oats and rye were down more
than q cent.
Wheat displayed some resistance to the
late downturn on reports Of . fair amount
OF -four business and estimates the Com
modity. Credit Corp. had. purchased a.
100000 bushels Of the grain since starting
its buying program in July. The CCC
was taking wheat At Minneapolis and bid
ding the loan level At Kansas City ana
Omaha.
Wheat finished ~ lower, September,
81 1881 .427s; December, S1.447s-34; oats
were down ..1 y. September, 67h -,
and rye was OF g Ia, September, o6-
a57s. In most contracts nnai prices were
the lows of the day.
Failure of demand for cash rye to come
up to the hopes of earlier this year was
again the main factor in back of the selling
of that grain. Good shipping business for
corn has emphs sized the secondary posi-
ton of rye. Offernss of corn by the
country have again dried up, however,
with bookings today amounting to only
5000 bushels.
Grain range at Drincinal m RI ets tod ay
Evening star., 1943-08-15
By W. H. Ionneman,
Garden Editor.

be "barked" in the routine jobs of
digging, loading, grading and storing.
1t is easier for an diversified shrub
to dry out in storage and conse-
quently when it reaches the gar
dener it may have lost part of its
vitality even though the roots may
still be plump and moist The writer
had this unfortunate experience with
two shipments of nursery stock
this spring. The tops were so weak
that they could not pull through
and the plants either died or should
have for all the growth they made
If we buy a size that is small
enough to be handled and packaged
SO as to protect its root system as
well as the top-that is to retain the
moisture that is vital to their health
and proper growth-the plant will
make rapid vigorous growth with
ordinary care. The top will not need
to be cut back a half or more in
order to get it off to a good start
Thus it is not unusual to get better
and quicker results with smaller
Evening star., 1943-08-15
Dwarf Plums Make Interesting
And Valuable Garden Shrubs
BY A. T.. Mclean.

The dwarf species Of Prunus, the
genus which includes plums, cher
ries, almonds and peaches, are val
liable garden shrubs because they
bloom early and some of them have
delicious fruit.
For centuries certain of the dwarf
plums have been cultivated by dis
eliminating gardeners, and one OF
the loveliest sights spring still
brings to countless gardens and back
yards is the abundant bloom of dou-
BILE Towering dwarf plum (P. tril-
oba), sometimes known also as
double Towering cherry, and of dou-
ble-flowering almond Up. glandu-
losa). Both shrubs are more closely
related to the cherry, despite their
classification as dwarf plums, and
since they bear double flowers they
produce no fruit.
In spring the twigs of these plants
are literally covered with small, dou-
Evening star., 1943-08-15

controlling the leafSpot by spraying
with Bordeaux.
When cleaning up your garden
safe all plant crops and refuse
as this organic 1DaSte material
1Cill giUe you considerable nitro
gen for nert gears use. Either
compost it or prepare it tor use as
a mulch.
August and September are the
ideal months for planting and
transplanting evergreens. 1t is not
too early to prepare the soil and
place orders for delivery few weeks
hence. Evergreens do best in a soil
that has been we'll enriched with
humus. Compost or peatmoss dug
into the soil will go long ways to-
ward inSuring normal healthy
growth.
For some reason, too mdny gar
deners neglected to keep the in
sects under control, and their
edrlg-sedSon paintings OF beans
haze serUed as point of intec-
ton tor all neighboring gardens.
This is unfortunate. since it in
credSes the 1Oork of the conscien-
nous gardener. He has to dust
or spray more often. Too bad
that noe cannot 90 in and pull
out the beans of the gardener
Who refuses to protect them from
the bean beetle. Maube lDe ought
to dust them for him as SELF
protection.
MId-AuguSt Is as late as seeds of
perennlals may be sown, and even
then should not be tranSplanted ex-
cept into a cold frame, the tiny
plants may not have time to become
we'll established before cold weather.
On the other hand, fresh seed OF
hollyhocks and delphiniums sown in
nats Immediately after harvesting
will germinate almost as easily and
quickly as radish seed.
-
Any time in August or the first
part OF September, is an erceilent
period to diUide and transplant
spring blooming perennials such
as pyrethrum, primuld or any
perennial that blooms before the
middle OF June. They are no,U
gro,0tng rapidly and making
cro1OnS for nert year. Dividing at
the proper season assures nUeH
established plants By jail When
they UiH make strong crowns
1Dhich should produce erceHent
spring bloom. Much depends on
the amount OF moisture these
plants receiue regularly after
trnnsplant,nq II 'DiU PAY you to
see that they get plenty OF mater.
Evening star., 1943-08-15

purchased as cute little baby
trees iron, the nurseryman they
are most attractiDe, but they are
forest trees and DiH soon reach
higher than the house 1t is 1oiser
to use plants that aDill stay put"
in the foundation plantings-at
least daOdrt kinds that ,Dhen ma
ture are less than s feet in height.
Xxx **
Gardeners oftentimes wonder why
tomatoes crack at the stem and just
as they ripen. This may be due to
defoliation usually caused by leaf
spoU and can best be prevented by
Evening star., 1943-08-15
Co1ored Slides
To Be Shown

The Neighborhood Garden Club
will hold its regular monthly
meeting at O'Clock tomorrow
evening at the home of Mrs. H. L.
Wilson, 3709 Columbia pike, Ar
lington.
Mr.. J. NJ. Malmquist will show
colored slides of individual flow
ers, flower and rock gardens and
other similar subjects.
Exhibits will include a dinner
table arrangement, an arrange
ment of tomatoes and yellow
squash, or tomatoes and green
vegetables.
Mrs. Vance Cullom and Mrs.
Haywood Brown will serve as CO.
hostesses.
Evening star., 1943-08-15
Bacon Ceilings Cut
On Federal Purchases
BY the Associated Press,

d! lHt Ass0clated Pres8.
The ONCE Of Price Administrator
yesterday reduced by 81 q hundred
pounds the maximum prices for sales
of canned and sliced bacon to the
Food Distribution Administration
The OPA also set maximum prices
Tor bacon sales to the Army Quar-
termaster Depot at Chicago.
The maximums for sales to the
FDA are $50 hundred in 11a pound
cans and $2s.75 in 7-pound cans,
while those for the sales to the Army
depot are $32.75 and $3.50.
The action does not affect prices
to the housewife.
Evening star., 1943-08-15

Chieage Cash Market.
Wheat was unchanged: basis unchanged;
shipping sales, $4,000 bushels; no book
ingS; receipts, 151 cars.
Corn was UNCHANGED at ceilings: basis
unchanged at ceilings; no shipping sales;
bookings. 5000 bushels: receipts, $50
cars.
Oats were UNCHANGED to lrm for choice.
ordinary to poor, weaker: basis of grades,
weaker: ordinary, easier tone: shipping
sales 10000 bushels; no bookings; re-
Ceipts, rs cars
Evening star., 1943-08-15
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Aug II 'Pl.-The cotton
futures market closed with prices un-
changed 10 3 cents bale lower after it
was steaded by weekend covering and
small mill buying demand.
Most traders were inactive because Of
the spot market dullness and uncertainty
over war DEVELOPMENTS and the domestic
price policy
Evening star., 1943-08-15

Spot cotton closed steady. UNCHANGED.
20.12, good middling, 20.51. Receipts,
1,240 Stocks, 142.035.
The average price of middling is-inch
cotton today at 10 designated Southern
spot markets was Is cents bale lower
at .20.36 cents a pound; average for the
last 80 market days, 1911: middling, "a
inch average, 1887.
Bid. Nominal
Evening star., 1943-08-15

New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug "a CP-Cottor
futures were quiet and irregular here today
Closing prices were steady, 20 cents 1
bale higher to 5 cents lower.
Evening star., 1943-08-15
Washington Stock Exchange
n 1a43 Up TO
BONDS.
Approximate

tRenorted b, w D Hibbs 4 Co. washinston D. c.
cT1oNs ON sroT ExcHAEGE YEAR 1a4s ur
Evening star., 1943-08-15
Capital Securities
(Oyer the Counter.)

The following nominal bid and asked
quotations on Washington securities traded
over the counter. as Of Friday, have been
assembled for The Star by Washington
members of the National Association OF
Security Dealers, Inc:
Evening star., 1943-08-15
United States Treasury Position

By the Associated Press.
The position Of the Treasury Ausust IL