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Evening star., 1943-06-13
Combating Invasion by Jap Beetle

Every summer as the Japanese
beetles feast on our roses and flow
ers some Of us get discouraged and
are inclined to give up trying to
have attractive home grounds. This
is not the attitude that Americans
should take. It sounds very much
like defeatism. When the japanese
beetles were at the height of their
destructiveness in Philadelphia few
years ago, gardeners were extremely
discouraged, but that was before we
knew much about the habits and
control of this pest.
Today we know that the beetles
increase in numbers for about three
years and that after that there is a
gradual decline in numbers and
plant injury. That is the period of
time it takes the natural enemies of
the Jap beetle to become established
This is not to say that the Jap bee
ties will disappear. No such luck
But they do decline in numbers to
a level where the injury to flowers,
trees and lawns is not so great but
that we can take it.
The various governmental agen-
cies, Federal and State, have been
working on various means to control
the beetles and they have evolved
three general programs. One is the
breeding and release of insects that
feed on the Jap beetle. This pro-
gram has been going on for some
time now, but it is not one that the
individual can help or take part in.
1t is a job for the specialist
The second program has to do
with the propagation of diseases of
the beetle. The University of Mary
land has made great strides with the
milky disease. This disease of the
beetle is being disseminated widely
and seems to be accomplishing
gratifying results. Like the first
program, the home owner can only
participate through taxes.
Trapping and Poisoning
Help to Control Pest
The third program is that of
trapping and poisoning the beetles.
Here the home gardener can do as
little or as much as he cares to.
The use of metal traps after the
beetles have once become estab-
lished in the garden can do quite
a bit toward corralling substantial
numbers of the beetles. However,
care should be exercised in placing
the traps and in using fresh bait.
The bait, geranoil, gives off an odor
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United Stutes Treasury Position
Closing Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, June II P.-Demand for
oats in the cash market stimulated further
strength in futures of that grain on the
to new seasonal highs, with the July con-
tract again establishing a 23year peak.
Wheat and rye were firm
higher, July. 81 45K2 September,
81 .455sa4. Corn was unchanged, July,
81. 05; oats were up ss-a4 and rye was
Although profit-taking in oats was fairly
heavy, closing prices were al the days
purchases on "to-arrve' basis in the
cash division, and no oats came into the
local market
Milling interests were on the buying side
Of wheat. rejecting an expansion in -four
sales. Reports from New York said East
ern bakers were inQuiring for 100000
sacks each weighing 100 pounds. of all
types of flour. The same interests took
more than 100000 sacks of a similar
weight yesterday.
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Leaves From the Garden Notebook
and Grab Grass Arrive to Trouble Grozaers

THE beginning gardeners" are
producing an endless number of
insect and disease problems that
oftentimes stump experienced
gardeners-that is, to identify the
particular troubles. However, if
we remember that control meas
ures for most diseases consist of
the use of either sulphur or of
bordeaux "copper" and that we
may use any one of the follow
ing for controlling the chewing
Insects: Arsenates dead, CAL
clum or magnesium, rotenone,
or f1uorides, we cannot 90 far
wrong. Many manufacturers offer
combinations-i.e., lead arsenate
and bordeaux or rotenone and
sulphur-so that one application
helps to combat both disease and
chewing insects. Note, however,
that lead arsenate may not be
USED on bean or peach foliage.
X X
Many gardeners are beginning
TO ENJOY the fruits OF their ef-
forts in the vegetable garden.
Euen in the more backward
tcl1matically) outlying areas the
harvest includes peas, lettuce,
onions, rddiSheS, turnipS, beets,
etc. Our cool moist spring ia
Dored their Development, but nom
that summer heat has uisited us
zoe may not erpect much from
such cool heather crops. Ho,D-
euer, the summer temperatures
7riN probably result in better
grouth of tomatoes, beans and
corn.
The crab grass is making strong
growth and increased efforts may
be necessary to keep it under con-
troll. This is highly important
to the success of vegetable gar
den, for the crab grass is an ex-
ceedingly strong grower and will
rob vegetables of food and mois-
ture to the point where they will
not produce worth while crops
If any.
X r Il
The use OF ammonium sulfa-
mate in the control OF poison
iuy has been highly recommend
ed by the specialists in Ueed con-
troll. HoWeOer, it should be ap-
piled as fine spray to the
foliage, preferably in the eve-
ming so that the leaues may
absorb the chemical. Application
should be made Seperul hours
before rain, otherwise the rain
DiU aoash it of the foliage. The
recommended solution is IL
ounces OF the ammonium suta-
mate to 1 gallon of ,pater, al
though a more dilute solution (S
ounces) may be effective on
young poison 10y plants.
X X X X
Many gardeners do not remove
the suckers that frequently form
at the base of the sweet corn
plants. These blind" growths do
not produce ears, and take food
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Youngman,
distant from the plants we most wish
to protect, that will not be particu-
larly successful either. The sug-
gested placement is to one side but
not too far from the flower beds.
Future Program
Discussed
Another phase Of this program,
but one that should be postponed
for the duration, is the use of lead
arsenate on our lawns. BY incorpor-
ating the arsenate in our lawns we
put poison where the grubs of the
Jap beetle will feed on it all fall,
winter and spring. In other words,
they spend from mid-August to
early June in the turf feeding upon
the grass roots. A small amount
of arsenate washed into the soil, or
incorporated before the lawn is
seeded will kill great many of
the grubs. From 7 to 10 pounds of
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and moisture from the stalks.
Their removal is recommended.
X X X
The planting of tomatoes for
a late crop seems to cause con-
siderable CONFUSION. Tomatoes
are perennial plants-continudHy
foWering and producing fruit un-
til cut do1Un by frost. The term
late or main crop is commonly
giUen to those Ddriettes 1Uhich
take the longest time to reach
truiting. There is no point in
making a planting in June or
July for fall crop. Plant the
main crop Udrieties in mid-Mdy
and harUest fruit from them
throughout the season. IT DelL
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American Institute of Banking, and
has also served on various commit
tees of the Virginia and American
Bankers Association.
The new president is also presi-
dent of the Richmond Clearing
House Association: director and
treasurer. Virginia State Chamber of
Commerce; trustee of the Rich
mond War and Community Fund,
and a director of several corpora
tions.
He has son overseas in the Navy,
another son in the Air Corps, SON.
ln-laW in the Navy, all three being
officers, and daughter-in-law who
is lieutenant in the WAACS.
Colby Takes Institute Helm.
David L. Colby, new president of
the American Institute of Banking
is assistant vice president of the
Boatmen's National Bank, st. Louis;
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which attracts the beetles. Obvious
ly after it has lost this volatile sub
stance it is useless. The traps should
be painted yellow as that color is
most attractive to the beetles.
While traps will catch large num-
bers of beetles they will not, during
the period of major infestation,
protect plants. Even with moderate
numbers of beetles present, it will
take community wide use of traps
to accomplish appreciable results.
Then it will consist of delaying
their peak numbers.
The placing of the traps around
the home grounds seems to offer a
problem to some gardeners. If we
place them in the midst of rose
bed and the beetles fly into the trap,
but stop to enjoy the roses first, then
the location is not successful. How
ever, if we place them in location
Evening star., 1943-06-13

Preston w. Hunt and Raymond G.
Williams, vice president; Walter c.
Doe, treasurer; Mildred Baron,
secretary.
Kenneth F.. Brooks, trust officer of
the Riggs National Bank, was in
Monroe. La, yesterday to see his son,
Kenneth, jr., commissioned a sec
ond lieutenant in the Army Air
Force at Selma Field.
Franklyn Waltman has been ap-
pointed director of public relations
Of the Sun Oil Co., to succeed the
late Judson C. Welliver, who served
the company II years, President
j. Howard Pew announced yester-
day. Edwin w. Gableman has sue
ceeded to Mr.. Waltmans duties for
the company in Washington.
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cared for eDen the earliest Udrie-
ties 1D1H fruit satisfactorily all
season long.
X X X X
When the Jap beetles begin to
infest the roses so that the blooms
are ruined it is we'll to disbud-
removing all buds from the
bushes. This practice results in
stronger bushes and finer bloom
in the late summer and fall. The
main swarm of Jap beetles are
gone by the middle of August.
The only other alternative is to
cut the buds just as they begin to
show color and to let them open
indoors.
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- etA tAANI t1
A S S O citation at
the annual meet
ing Thursday.
Born and edu-
Gated in the
r i c h m on d
schools, he en-
tered the bank
of which he is
now president as
Junior clerk. His
rise was rapid.
In is early
financial career
he was very &C
tive in Rich
mOnd ChaDter
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former president
of the St. Louis
Safe Deposit As
sociation, and a
native of Iowa.
He is an in
stitute graduate,
former president
of St. Louis
c h a p ter, for
mer n a t ion a !
councilman and
member Of sew
eral n a t i o n a |
committees. He
is also a grad
uate of the
Evening star., 1943-06-13
Bradbury Heights
Club Meets \

The Bradbury Heights Garden
Club met on Thursday at the
home Of Mrs. Henry Austin, 900
Ridge road Sc. First prize for
the prettiest rose displayed went
to Mrs. C. G. Raymond. All
members answered to the name
OF a rose, as this is the month for
roses.
The club has planned a wiener
roast to be held in Fort Dupont
on July 4, and all residents of
Bradbury Heights are invited.
Evening star., 1943-06-13
Tobacco Market

S1,162 ,279.14 for 2,O57,S4S pounds Of to-
bacco on the auction markets last week
according to figures compiled by the
United States Department of Agriculture.
First hand sales averaged S56.4S a hum
dred pounds for the week, bringing the sea.
sons average to S52.4S for a total Of
$500 ,032 pounds sold.
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PobilAa jabonca-Jabanese beetle you-is ceH
named Like his ugly human prototype he stands for
destruction and devastaon The annual invasion bv these
insects is under and gardeners fight them vh
every possible Ahhough the beetles are "choosy
and zO not feed special plants and Shrubs the
uariefes they like subject attack Above YOU
see aoha the pests do 10hen they upon deenseIess
peach ee-and the closeup shoes the enemy all his
deafness.
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Grain range at principal markets today
Corporution Earnings

NEW YORK June II LP,.-Corporate in
come reports released during the past week
showing net earnings per share of common
STOCK, included
Evening star., 1943-06-13

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Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-13

Anderson ordered him taken to
British headquarters, near Tunis,
with the idea of persuading him
that any further resistance by his
forces was futile.
allied headquarters announced
that the italian commander. Gen.
Giovanni McsSe, had surrendered
as ordered by Premier Benito Mus
sollni but had refused 10 give him
self up to any troops except the
British Eighth army which will
pick him up tOdayD
British patrols found Won Arnim
standing haughtily in his head
quarters in the mountains, l3 miles
west of Hammamct in the st Marie
Du Zit area.
HELD LONGEST
1t was in this sector that the
Axis troops held out longest as
organized units.
CAt Allied headquarters. a Spokes-
man said that Won Arnim had skill
fully directed the Axis resistance
throughout the TuniSian campaign
and had Justified every estimate
of his ability" There was an un-
confirmed report that d son-in-law
of the king Of Italy had been with
Messe, but his name was not known
and it was not known whether ne
was capturedJ
Since the Allies captured many
tons of ammunition and huge
amounts Of other booty, Won Arnim's
last message to Hitler was not liter
ally accurate, but in the area where
the Axis commander surrendered his
orders probably were carried out
Some of the veteran German
units, such as the remnants of the
Hermann Goering division. fired
their last shells and cartridges into
the air and then walked out into
the roads with their hands high to
surrender without amy ammunition
left,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-13
Nuzi Gen. Gives
Up without Fight

WITH BRITISH FIRST ARMY,
in TuniSia, Delayed May u. UPj
While AXIS troops with guns and
ammunition were surrendering by
the thousands, Col. Gen. Jurgen Won
Arnim gave himself up without a
fight after sending this final mes
sage to Adolf Hitler:
Il report that the order TO defend
TuniSia to the last cartridge has
been carried out"
Won Arnim, typical officer of
the Prussian school, refused to sign
the terms of unconditional sur
render presented to him by Lieut..
Gen. K. A. N Anderson Of the
British First army, but was taken
without resistance by troops of the
4th Indian division near St. Marie
Du zit, at the base of Cap Bon
peninsula.
DOESN'T AGREE
His radio operator, who sent the
final message TO Hitler in reply
to vain urgings by Hitler and Mus
solini to fight TO the end, apparent
ly failed TO agree with Won Arnim's
message. He added, apparently on
his own initiative, message TO the
homeland.
"Everrthing has been destroyed, 81
II said. we are closing down for
ever
General Ander5Ons tcrmS-Which
included unconditional surrender
handing over all weapons, plans for
mine fields and assistance in sweep
ing mine fields-Were delivered TO
Von Arnim in his headquarters
which 4th Indian division patrols
had already found.
TURNS PURPLE
His face turned purple His big
right fist hammered at the palm
of his left hand. The iron cross
over his heart trembled as his whole
body shook IN anger lie refused
to sign such terms.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-13

miles northeast of NovoroSsisk
where the Russians have been try
ing to break German defenses along
the Black Sea coast. One Red army
sub-unit smashed IL German earth
and timber forts and 10 dugouts.
Three enemy mortar and two gun
batteries also we're destroyed
In the Leningrad area where
sharp fighting has been in progress
for several days. the Russians blew
up two enemy supply dumps, de-
stroyed seven trench mortars. six
machine guns. and L ammunition
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-13
Russians Capture City in
Donets in Heavy Fighting

MOSCOW, May 13. CUP)-Rus-
sian troops have driven the Ger
mans from a town in the Donets
Basin after killing 400 of the enc
my in heavy fighting and capturing
an important height, the Soviet
midday communique announced to-
day.
The fighting took place in the
LisichanSk sector. 100 miles south
cast of Kharkov, at a place which
the communiquc described merely
as "an inhabited locality"
The Germans had broken into
the outskirts of the town occupied
by the Russians. The Red army
attacked and drove the enemy out
after severe street fighting. The
Russians followed up the attack by
capturing the high ground.
A German battalion headquarters
was taken in the engagement and
a large quantity of arms, six radio
transmitters and other war mate
rials fell into Russian hands.
The communique said fighting
continued in the Cuban area few
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-13
Planes for Russia
Urgent Question

LONDON. May 13. CUP)-One oil
the urgent problems believed to be
getting attention from President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister Chur-
chill in Washington is the question
of how large a share of planes. mu-
nitions and supplies the Allies must
continue to send Russia.
Only slight attention has been
given to the sudden launching by
the Soviet air fleet for the first
time of a strategic bombing offenS-
i've. it was noted here today.
Since the start of the war the
Red air fleet has been so preoccu-
pied by tactical bombing-that is
bombing of front line German posi-
tions-that it has been unable to
develop continuous attacks upon
behind-the-lines bases. supply CEN
ters and manufacturing planes in
eastern Germany and occupied
areas.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-13
Warren Signs 4
War Effort Bills

SACRAMENTO, May l3.-CUP)
Governor Earl Warren last night
signed four bills passed by the leg
islature to aid California's contrib
ution to the war effort. They were:
ABB 463, Fourt, providing special
paroles for certain inmates of state
prisons and county jails to permit
induction into the armed forces un-
der the selective service act.
ABB 787. Leonard. permitting dis
trict agricultural associations to
tent or allow the use Of their IA
cilities for any purpose beneficial
20 the farm industry.
Alb 846, Clarke, suspending oper-
ations of the agricultural code sec
tions requiring certain labelling OF
containers.
AB 958, Burns eXempting from
the highway carrier" tax those
farmers who occasionally transport
products of neighboring farms tc
market.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-13
Allies Complete Conquest
O. Tunisio: Take 10000
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS.

ALLIED H E A ID Q U ART Err S,
North Africa. May 13.-CUPl-Tri-
umpant Allied armies completed
conquest of the lunlslan uase for
invasion of Southern Europe today
with the seizure of Is AXIS generals.
more than $4,000 prisoners and
vast booty that included more than
1000 guns and $50 tanks.
A few stragglers were still to be
rounded up or crushed but both
German Col. Gen. Jurgen Won Ar
min. commander in-chief of Axis
ground forces. and italian Gen.
Giovanni Messe. the Fascist COM
mander. were in the net along with
their staffS.
In special commumique Allied
naval sources announced that more
than 100000 gross tons of mer-
chant shipping sailed for North
Africa between November 8 and
May with losses by enemy action
of only 2.16 per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-13
MOVES BOTH WAYS


Infonnants pointed out that
since the traffic was moving both
ways. the tonnage actually escorted
was more than 22,000000.
Attention shifted to the island
stepping-s stones to Italy, where the
Sicilian harbor of MarSala was
heavily pounded again before dawn
Wednesday in a growing aerial Of
fenSive.
The end was strange. with deep
contrasts of stubborn Prussian re-
siStance and wholesale surrender by
demoralized Axis troops. At Allied
headquarters there WAS a spirit of
enthusiasm and confidence as Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower and Gen. Sir
Harold Alexander, wearing Slacks
and suede shoes and with sleeves
rolled up for business, explained
what had happened.
The American divisions through
experience became a very fine
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-13
PROFIT EVERYWHERE


sweep in behind the enemy.
PROFIT EVERYWHERE
we will profit everywhere in The
frsurc by the lessons learned. III
short. all things considered, the
governments of both of our coun-
trieS--to say nothing of the French
herc-can have real reason for en-
couragement and hope as result
of this campaign
Alexander. addressing 500 mem
bcrs of his staff, said that the vic
tory was complete and decisive and
one of the most impressive in mill
tary history.
We have wiped out an entire
army and stand masters of the
whole Afrika Korps," he said. Il
want to thank you and tell you how
grateful | am. This victory is of
your making and its fame and
glory belongs to each of you"
But there were different scenes
at the TuniSian front, where the
last power and prestige of the Axis
African armies was vanishing with
the bedraggled lines of enemy SOL
diers streaming into barbed-wire
prison pens.
Unconfirmed reports said a SON.
in-laW Of King Victor Emmanuel of
Italy was with Messe but his fate
! and name were unknown.
MARRIED TO HESS
fThc Italian Princess Mafalda is
married to Prince Phillip of Hess.
Princess Yolanda is married to
Count Calvi Di Bergol0. Princess
Maria is married to Prince Louis OF
| Bourbon Parma
The first COmmltnique issued
from Allied headquarters since the
| end of organized German and Ital-
ian resistance said that the Mop
ping up was in progress, that Al
lied naval forces we're keeping a
clos watch on both sides of the Cap
Bon peninsula to prevent escape
of the enemy StragglerS by sea,
| and reviewed the events that led
up to the enemy's capitulation.
II also was disclosed that the first
J IL illllB TItlltll hlNlolJll, dlItl
three days of heavy fighting, forced
the collapse of one of the last Axis
units in the Zaghouan area The
French captured more than $4,000
prisoners, it was said.
A strong bombing attack was
made in mid-aiternOOn on enemy
troops surrounded in the costal sec
tor north of Enfldaville and this
prompted the Axis first army to ask
for terms. The Sixth Armored di-
vision of the British First Army
pressed down from the north and
made a junction with the Eighth
Army and this was the end of all
organized resistance"
The COmmunique said that small
parties of the enemy trying to
reach Pantelleria island, off the
Cap Bon coast, in small boats had
been captured by naval units in
the last two days. Yesterday, l26
Germans and Italians were taken
from Zembra island, II miles west
Of the cape.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-05-13
TALK WITH BENES

/ Both Mr.. Roosevelt and Churchill
! talked with President Eduard Bones
OF CzechoSloyakia, who was an
overnight White House guest.
The President and Churchill were
believed setting their sights for a
big fall campaign against the Japa-
neSe in Burma
Plans for a fall offensive in
Burma, however. would not pre-
clude strong blows against Japa-
nese forces before that time. There
was increasing belief here that
these blows would be struck in the
very near future, especially in the
AleutianS.
The signs pointed to Burma as
the scene of the first major land
operation against Japan because it
is the logical way to open the route
to China and then get at the Japa-
nese homeland Such campaign
could not be started before fall be-
cause the Monsoons with their tor
rental rains have begun and me-
chaniZed transport will be virtually
impossible through the mushy
.jungles during the summer.