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Evening star., 1943-05-16
Hobbies and H0bbvists
News of Group Meetings and Local
Exhibitions
Rv Edm0nd Henderer
By Edmond Henderer.

The fire buffs," as the amateur
f1re-lghting fans call themselves,
do not confne their interests to
chasing fire engines. Among their
other interests are photographing
fire-hghting equipment and build
ing models of fire engines.
This last manifestation of the
fire buff seems to be the most un-
usual We know of only one local
fire engine model builder Arthur
w. Cline, jr. In common with most
of his fellow fire enthusiasts, Mr..
Cline has had lifelong interest
in the subject. He differs from most
of the others in that he knows how
and when this interest originated.
When Mr.. Cline was about 5
years old he was left one evening
in the care of his grandfather while
his parents went out for while.
During their absence a fire broke
out in lumber yard nearby.
Mr.. Clime's grandfather was an
ex-chief of volunteer fire COM
pany in PENNSYLVANIA and the pass
ing fire equipment drew him as a
magnet draws iron. He took his
grandson and went to the fire.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Cline re-
turned home they found the house
empty. A search of the neighbor-
hood revealed Arthur, jr.. seated on
wall enjoying the spectacle while
his GRANDPA ther lent a hand with
the hose. And so was born the fire
buff.
Pictures of fire equipment were
the first manifestation of this in
terest Today Mr.. Cline has them
all neatly filed by States and cities.
He trades them with other enthusi-
asts all over the country.
About five years ago he began to
build models of flre-flghting equip
ment. He has made about six to
12-inch scale and more recently four
to Il inch scale. These latter four
are to the same scale as the widely
familiar O-gauge model railroad
equipment and two of them are
Evening star., 1943-05-16
Leaves From the Garden Notebook
Gro1,ing Season About Three Weeks Late This Year

soil are high enough tends to check
them. If bush beans and corn were
planted two weeks or more ago. a
second planting should be made
now to provide for a continuous
harvest.
Set the lawnmower as high as the
adjustments will permit Close
clipping Of blue grass tends to
weaken it so that 1t does not with
stand summer temperatures. Most
lawnmower manufacturers do not
build their machines so that they cut
high enough. If they followed the
recommendations of the research
folks we would not have so much
trouble with crabgrass The mini
mum height of cut should be Ia
inches-2 inches would be better.
X X Y
It's time to give the chrvsan-
themums their first pinching back
This is to stimulate branching and
stocky growth. They should be
pinched back three times during the
growing season. Keep them we'll
Evening star., 1943-05-16

The rains and warmer weather
of last week gave many gardeners
renewed hope The soil was already
too dry for plant growth and the
high winds were not helping the
moisture situation. All this changed
with the few days of warm sunshine
and the showers. Even so the sea-
son is about three weeks later than
normal, Summer heat is apt to be
here before many of the cool
weather crops complete their
growth.
This is about as late as spinach,
radishes and lettuce may be planted
and still reach edible size and be
fit to eat. Second paintings of
beets and carrots may now be made
if the first soWings were made two
to three weeks ago.
x X
Plants of peppers and eggplant
should be set out now and lima
bean seed planted They are warm
weather crops and putting them out
before the temperatures of air and
Evening star., 1943-05-16
Outdoor MEETING
Is Successful

Their lovely garden on Daven-
port street was the scene of the
May meeting of the Forest Hills
Garden Club last Monday. The
combination meeting and picnic
was presided over by Mrs. Richard
Mattingly, newly installed president
of the club, who also gave a read
ing on THE Earth at Springtime."
Victory gardens were the topic of
the day, and books on canning, pre-
serving and the output of vegeta-
bles were distributed among the
members.
So successful was the outdoor
meeting that it was decided to use
the garden for the June club meet
ing. Improvements to the grounds
and herb garden which also is
planted there will be made at this
time.
Evening star., 1943-05-16
Moving Pictures
Show Tours

At a meeting of the Bradbury
Heights Garden Club on Thurs
day, which was held at the home
Of Mrs. D. L. Hash, DR.. s. G..
LutZ entertained members of the
club with moving pictures of
garden tours in Virginia and
other States.
Yesterday the club exhibited
six flower arrangements in the
home of Mrs. George M. Morris
on Kalorama road. the proceeds
of the display going to the Home
for Incurables.
May IS has been selected as
the date for the clubs annual
flower show, which will be held
in the Bradbury Heights Metho-
dist Church. All specimen blooms
must be home grown. but flowers
to be used in arrangements may
be purchased.
Evening star., 1943-05-16

The following is the schedule ar
ranged for the summer series:
May 13, open pair; May 25. mas
ter point game; June l, individual
round robin game) Red Cross ben
eft pair game; June Is, open pair
game: June %, open pair game:
June 20, master point game; July 6,
individual (round robin: July 13,
Red Cross benefit game: July 20,
open pair game; July 81, master
point game: August 3, 10. II and "a,
games to be announced later; Sep
tember 7, open-pair game, following
which teams will be organized for
the fall season.
The date for the postseason game
has not yet been determined, nor
have the teams which will partici-
pate been selected. except the Sky
rockets, whose players won both
halves of the season series. The
other foursomes will be chosen from
among those who have played most
frequently in section l. This con-
test will be for the leagues major
prize, the silver cup presented by
Luther Stewart, the president of the
Federal Employees Union. All prizes
including those won in the three
sectional games will be awarded at
the meeting to be held on July 20.
In the summer program the league
will attempt several innovations in
the form of play in an effort to gain
new members. The Red Cross bene-
fit games will be arranged so that
seasoned duplicate players will have
as their partners those who have
not before played duplicate bridge,
the purpose being to give them an
opportunity to learn practices that
are followed. The gross proceeds will
be donated to the American Red
Cross
The individual method wherein
every player plays at least once
during session with every other
player, rather than the same part
ner, will also be given tryout for
the first time in the league.
At the meeting of the league on
Tuesday night Tom Wallace was
chosen as treasurer to flll the un-
expired term of Col. J. E. Ivey, who
has been transferred to a position
outside of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Hoyem won
the Victor Smith grand trophy last
week in the major prize series bf
duplicate games at the National
Press Club. DR.. A. F. ODonnell and
Mrs Jack Bennett were second aid
Ned Brook and j. B. Latta third
The 10th annual tournament Df
the Old Dominion championship IS
being concluded today at the Ward
man Park Hotel in a two-session
open-pair event for the Richmond
News-Leader trophy. The tourney
has heretofore been held in Alex
andria but was transferred to Wash
inngton because of war conditions.
Winners of the event last year were
Mrs. j. Russell Belt and Mrs. Fred
erick Eberson.
Evening star., 1943-05-16
In Bridge
Circles
Notes on Clubs
And tournaments
Bv Frank B. Lord

y
With only one postseason game
remaining to be played, the Federal
Bridge League last Tuesday night at
Wardman Park Hotel concluded its
fall-spring series of team-of -four
matches, with IS teams participat-
ing throughout the 26 sessions. A
program of individual and pair
games was Immediately adopted for
the summer so that the league will
be able to maintain the record it has
established of providing contract
bridge for Government employees
every Tuesday night in the year.
Tuesday nights event was the
third and final of the sectional play
off games In which the various teams
contested in the divisions where the
percentage ratings they had made
during the second half of the Sc
ries had placed them. In the first
section the winners were the Sky
rockets. made up of these players:
George Kathan, the president of the
league; Robert Thurrell, Capt. Rus
sell j. Baldwin, Capt. Richmond
Skinner and Isaac H. York, alter
nate. Second-section winners were
the members of the Mixed Party
team comprising Rush Buckley, Mrs.
Stein, Miss L. H. Ehringer and G.
M. Richards. In the third section
those who carried off the honors
were Mrs. Almyra Campbell, Mrs.
w. H. Gorton, Mrs. Ollwine and Mr..
Ellerman.
The following is the record made
in the play-off games:
Evening star., 1943-05-16
Select Raspberry Plants With Care
Correct Location Cultivation Feeding GoodFru

third, remove all plants showing
signs OF disease. Spraying may be
necessary to control leaf spot and
mildew, but is of no avail against
mosaic and wilt. Bordeaux helps
in the control of anthracnose, a
disease more common to black rasp-
berried than red.
Red raspberries oftentimes carry
virus diseases without apparent in
jury, but when planted near black
cap varieties the blackcaps suffer
serious losses. For this reason it
is commonly recommended that
paintings of the two types be sepa-
rated by $50 feet or more. However,
if certified stock is obtained in the
beginning and good culture given
this is probably of no Importance.
A dozen disease-free plants we'll
tended will provide many dishes of
delicious fruit for the table. Three
dozen clumps should provide some
surplus for canning.
Evening star., 1943-05-16

When planting Victory garden
careful consideration should be given
to the control of certain pests
which it is fairly certain will be en-
countered, If control measures are
not available where they are need
ed. gardening efforts will be for
nothing.
The first offender likely will be
cutworms These worms are rather
plump creatures about an inch or so
long and usually dark brown in col
Evening star., 1943-05-16
News From Dogdom
Notes on Variety of Subjects of Interest
in Washington and Vicinity

rial week end shoWs-Devon on
May 20, Delaware County on the
30th and Bryn MaWr on the 31st. All
three shows are to be held on the
Devon horse show grounds and are
for the benefit of Dogs for Defense
and the Bryn Mawr Hospital. Spe-
cialty shows, parties, picnics, war
dog exhibitions, county fairs and
what not make it sound more like
a three-day circus than anything
else. It bids fair to more than
wipe out nostalgia memories of
Morris and Essex, which in other
years dominated this week end.
Who said champion? Washing
ton is we'll on the way to holding
the championship record for cham
pion dogs. After a lapse of years
and years, four local bulldogs fin
ished for the title within the last
few months, the two latest, which
still await official recognition from
the American Kennel Club are the
homebred Lonarch Babbie, belong
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur For
bush, and Falstone Dreadnought,
belonging to DR.. John Elvin.
DR.. Louis Cornet finished another
dachshund, the second in the litter.
This one is Marlene vol Tenroe.
Mrs. A. L. Donahew finished two
Of her little papillons, Cricket of
Dulceda and Hu Tzieh. and two
Beech Tree Farm shelties, Beech
Tree Chocolate Soldier and Tulip
of Beech Tree, joined their crowned
kennel mates.
Oh. Haywyre's Hihatter came to live
at the Peter Pan Kennels, and
other champions have come in with
their masters now employed in
Washington. A parade of cham
pions which really got all of them
in this area would be quite a pa
rade.
This is the day Of the Capital
City Cocker Club sanction match.
1t starts at o'clock at Doggett's
parking lot on Ninth street NV.
Admission is free, but there is an
entry fee for dogs exhibited. Pup
pies from three months up may be
shown. There will be q special
exhibition Of obedience trained
cookers.
Evening star., 1943-05-16
BY r. r. Tavnfon.

Dogs for Defense has just issued
its first annual financial report 1t
makes interesting reading Forty
States, including the District, are
listed among the contributors. The
sums range from ST received from
Wyoming to o,14519 received from
New York. New Jersey is the second
largest contributor with $8,439 II
and Massachusetts, is third with 81
09443. The District of Columbia
donated the magnificent sum of
$6489.
The total received from all States
is $42,823.O4. OF this sum, more
than a third went to pay for the
board of dogs. More than $4,000
more went for dog supplies and
transportation of dogs. The only
salaries paid were for field secretary,
stenographers and office assistants.
The work that Dogs for Defense is
doing is vital. This organization is
officially charged with procuring all
the dogs used in all arms of our
services. So far, all the work and
all the dogs have been voluntary
contributions. But there must be
some limit to the number of suitable
dogs which can beSecured gratis.
One good source has so far been
relatively untapped. and that source
is the SPCA and all its kindred Or
ganizations which provide shelter
for stray and unwanted dogs.
One official high in the councils
of the K-9 Corps has stated that
the most satisfactory war dog dis
covered to date is cross-bred Ger
man shepherd. Even a casual in
spection of any city pound or ami
NAL shelter will reveal that large
percentage of it's inmates will an
swer that description. BY conscript-
ing such dogs. Dogs for Defense will
serve not one, but several, useful
ends. It will find many dogs suit
able for Army training. 1t will re-
lieve the pounds Of burden which
many are finding increasingly difh-
cult to carry. and 1t will help to
solve the stray dog problem.
Everybody who has ever shown .
dog seems to be holding his breath
In happy anticipation Of the Memo
Evening star., 1943-05-16

shown in the accompanying picture
There are no kits or prefabricated
parts available from which to build
fire engine models. They must be
built entirely from raw materials.
Mr. Cline has a lathe in his base
ment workshop and turns out many
parts on it.
Mrs. Cline shares her husbands
enthusiasm for fire fighting. and her
contribution to the models is in the
hose. 1t was found that certain
white shoestrings make excellent
hoses for the models. and Mrs.
Cline has the Job of coiling up the
hose in its proper place. Some
times she sews it lightly together
to insure its permanence.
Mr.. Cline has been a member OF
the Friendship Fire Association, To-
cal f1re-buff organization. for two
years. He would like to hear from
other f1re-engine model builders
here. Phone Randolph 3772, His
other model interests include, at
present, railroading
An apology Is due French Morgan,
about whom we wrote two weeks
ago. Due to his unusual name, we
inadvertently called him. several
times, Mr.. French, instead of Mr..
Morgan. We are sorry this hap
pened.
Just remember that the name of
the secretary of the Neurological
Society is Mr.. Morgan, and he will
answer your questions about his
group if you call him at Decatur
2619.
THIS WEEKS MEETINGS.
Tuesday-National Aquarium So
ciety, Odd Fellows Temple, 419
Seventh street NV, 8:15 pm.
Speaker, j. Walter Fritz; topic, Live
Food" illustrated with actual spec
linens.
Saturday-Washington Radio Club,
room 312, YMCA, Eighteenth and G
streets NV, 8 pm. Election Of Of
f1cers.
Evening star., 1943-05-16

gested for clay soils: June, an early
variety that Is sometimes lacking in
dessert quality; King. an early va
riety not widely tested in this area:
Newburgh, resistant to mosaic, and
Ranere tSt. Regis, an early, small
fruited, disease-resistant variety that
often produces second crop of fruit
in the late summer and fall.
Latham, an old standard, has been
widely grown in this area but is
susceptible to the wilt disease. Cuth-
bert is. another of the old stand
bys which does well on, the sander
loans. 1t is resistant to the wilt dis
ease. Golden Queen, a yellow form
of Cuthbert, is considered desirable
for the home garden. Van Fleet Is a
vigorous, disease-resisting variety of
fair quality, but this is the northern
limit of its culture.
Evening star., 1943-05-16
By ". H. Youneman,
Tsrdop rAi&n~

Editor.
Among the blackcaps, Cumberland,
Plum Farmer and Black Pearl rate
the highest. Cumberland is mid
season variety; the others are early.
Potomac. Sodus and Columbian
are the three leading varieties Of
the purple raspberry. OF these, Po-
tomac is considered the best for this
area, especially for canning. Sodus,
of good quality, is more commonly
offered for sale but is not as disease
resistant. Columbian has many de-
sirable qualities but is very subject
to the virus diseases.
Insects are seldom serious factor
in raspberry culture. Diseases,
however, are important to the sue
cess of any planting. The purchase
of disease free stock is, of course,
the first step. Secondly, keep the
plants in vigorous growth, and
Evening star., 1943-05-16

Stamp meetings for the week are
listed as follows:
Today at l p.m.-Celebration of
the silver jubilee of airmail service
in the United States, National Air.
port. Exhibition and program.
Today at 1:30 p.m.-Twenty- fifth
anniversary of the American airpost
system. Station WMAL.
Tomorrow evening at 8-Wood-
ridge Stamp Club, home of Mrs.
Henrietta Hickerson. 31O2 Twenty
fourth street NE. Stamposium.
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors'
Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets NV.
Exhibition by Alexander Halperson.
Auction sale.
Evening star., 1943-05-16

The Dominion government has
published an official handbook Of
present conditions and recent prog
ress in Canada. Stamp collectors
will be interested particularly in
pages 1913 and 129 concerning the
postal service from 1867 to date.
Evening star., 1943-05-16

Albert F. Kunze returned to the
presidency Of the Washington
Phllatelic Society, Lee Sheraton
Hotel, Wednesday evening, succeed
ing Morton O. Cooper. He let it be
known that it will be his policy to
develop the organization as an in
tegral part of the war effort of the
Capital of the Nation.
Evening star., 1943-05-16

The war stamps Of Canada are
being studied by Post Office De-
partment officers in relation to
proposal to issue series of postal
labels showing what the American
people are doing to win two wars at
one time.
Evening star., 1943-05-16

According to the New York Times,
the Japanese controlled puppet
government of Manchukuo has
brought out two stamps to mark the
first anniversary of the sneak raid
on Pearl Harbor. The inscription
reads: "Asiatic prosperity begins to-
daY"
Evening star., 1943-08-15
ARLINGTON-S8.25O.

AIIIING ION-S6 .Z0U.
Immediate possession, 3-bedroom and
bath bungalow. like new, fenced ward. fully
landScaped. detached garage; must be seen
to be appreciated; convenient to stores,
shopping and school, Open Sunday. 10
10 pm. Out Lee highway to NOTTINGHAM
st, left, to 32nd st, right to 6O4S 22nd
St, or Washington boulevard TO Nottingham
st, right to n"nd st, left to 6O4S 2cnd
81. MR.. Johnson. CH 2l0o -
Evening star., 1943-08-15
LOTS WANTED.
WATER FRONT PROPERTY

SALE OR RENT-FURNIsHED COTTAGE,
nshine; cleo and water: stores convenient,
No peL.e spot on the bay. DOYLE, Deal
ND Call West River 21-F-5
SHADY SIDE. MD.-FURNISHED COT
IsgsS, rent 3S miles D. c.. right on bay
S1lE.NaDELLS COTTAGES, after 430, SH.
Evening star., 1943-08-15
BRICK.
English Cotswold Cottage
On a Rolling Wooded Acre.
Near the Army 81 Navy
Country Club.

Owner. transferred to Egypt, desires 70
seli imm ediately this attractive home with
,1ss,ysea sa on section ] Ar
;inrtor,, within 5 minutes Of the Pentason
Bldr', the new Navy Bldg. and Army and
Navy Country Club. Built under contract
situated on highly elevated wooded tract
with an interesting distant vista through
the woods. ir affords outdoor living privacy.
eonsans S'e on r0Hm TN t oor
entrance hall t6xl4 with coat closet and
Adj. half bath, sunken living room tl6x"ll
with s,Sa beam esat ssToss me fs
plac. and 9-foot picture window across
one side planned 70 capture the engasins
vista. stepup dining dining. :, room r3xi5, , darn wlth
opening on larse and strictly private
screened living porch dIxl6l, modern
Kitchen with concealed breakfast nook and
naneIed study with huge fireplace and ad-
Unstable book shelves. On the 3rd level.
master bedroom u6xl6l with dressing
So9bp and pdumS CORNER essement Windows low guest
room u3xl5) with door opening on deck
and large bath eauipped with both tiled
shower and tub: ENGLISH basement with
unfinished recreation room with fireplace,
maids bath and space for maids room.
The basement opens pens, on sso,,o So-f brick
eeouipped eauhsa with cooking freplsce and spring
house Features include attached ssrase.
Fenestra Bondex screened easement win
moi. Herman Nelson heating plant. fruit
Brick -terraced Victory sarden, including
ss s Tss' sns cherry .pnss p1e. spssso
GEORGE MASON GREEN CO.,
ae4o Wilson Blvd, Arlington; Va.
CT 3E3s. Falls Church li2e-j.
Evening star., 1943-08-15
| 322 ACRES

One o! the finest bluegrass stvck farms
in Virginia, this estate has < fne old
Colonial master house with cslter hall.
and other authentic features, aEld is mod
ernized with such Improvement as stoker
heat, , baths and electricity Ind phons
service. There are other houses includ-
ing interesting old brick hGpse, large
grain and cattle barns, several of which
are stone; cattle scales. blacksmith shop
is well fenced. including 3 miles of stone
fences, and there is water in every held.
estate and the price is $3.50. 1000 Located
in the beautiful Virsinia Piedmont so
miles from Washington. Shown by appoint-
ment by MASON HIRST. Annandale, Va.
at the end OF Columbia pike. Phone Alex
andria 5Sl" Closed SUNDAYS
Evening star., 1943-08-15
$4,000.
CALVERT HILLS.

NEAR UNIVERSITY OF MD.
Tuo-story brick Colonial, Center
hall type First floor has large living
room with open fireplace nice sun
parlor of living room, could be used
modern kitchen and hall. Second floor
has four large bedrooms and tile bath
and shower. House is well insulated
and weatherstripped. Oh hot-Vater
heat, gas hot-water heater. Built-in
garage Large, well-shaded lot, 120x
$50. This house is on the Baltimore
Boulevard and would make an ideal
cash payment. Immediate possession
Evening star., 1943-08-15
$3.50.
8 ROOMS. 2 BATHS

A real Colonial home in the Mount
Rainier section. Double living room
1ox31, with two fireplaces. Large
dry, room on first floor, elass-inclosed
back porch, and screened side porch.
Large center hall. Second floor has
two baths Colonial plank flooring, hot
water heat, coal, House needs redec-
Grating and floors sanded and pol
ished. Large lot. 1O0xl so. Plenty shade,
easily be converted into four small
apartments, Ideal for rooms and
board Must have one-third cash to
sell a this low price. Close to schools
and transportation. II you are looking
for big house or a true Colonial don't
fail to see this
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$8.250.
DECATUR HEIGHTS. MD

Beautj1ul brick Cape Cod corner.
landscaped lawn, detached garage; i'm
proved streets: one block to good bus
Restricted section. Must be seen tc ne
years old in perfect condition. Center
hall type large living room on right
OF entrance entire length of house with
real open fireplace; large dining room
end modern kitchen with ELECTRIC
REFRIGERATOR: large side porch.
Second floor has two large bedrooms
and full tile bath with shower Ample
noors Throughout All thoroughly insu-
lated; oil hot-water heat; instsntane-
Gus hotwater heater (gasl; dry base
ment with laundry trays. To see
through this beautiful home call at our
ofice. Terms can be arranged.
Evening star., 1943-08-15
FALLS CHURCH.

o1Dt00O11 I1OOoL--pO, ,JUU.
Substantially built, convenient to stores
school, bus: 156-ft frontage Spacious liv-
ing room, dining room, kitchen full base
ment, large attic. Splendid neighborhood
Not an old house. Excellent tourist home
cstion. COLONIAL REALTY CO., CHI