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Evening star., 1944-03-05
By ". II. Yonneman,

its growth and mature before mid
June it should be planted as early
as the ground can be worked, often
times by mid-March.
Many gardeners coming into the
Washington area from the north
wonder why the growing of garden
peas is so generally discouraged.
Unless peas are planted before the
first of April, preferable around mid
March, they seldom produce . crop
of desired quality. 1t is true that
they will grow and develop pods, but
usually the quality Is so low that they
are not worth the effort. BY planting
an early maturing variety as early in
March as possible it is usually pos
sible to harvest peas of fair to good
quality. Too much emphasis cannot
be placed upon early planting and
then only of those varieties that
reach maturity quickly. Generou:
feeding. it goes without, question, i,
also important to speed the growth
Potatoes are another crop tha
must be planted in March II 1t 1.
to have time to develop before hot
weather. That Is one Of the rea.
sons why the variety, Irish Cobbler
is so generally recommended for thil
area. It Is one Of the earliest Il
mature, although 1t does not keeI
well. Katahdin Is . better potato
a good yielder and stores we'll, but
it takes 20 days longer to reach ma.
turity.
Head lettuce is another crop that
is apt to prove disappointing in thi.
section. If large plants for setting
out in the garden by late March are
obtained, we can occasionally secure
crop of heads, but SO seldom is thi:
true that experienced gardeners dc
not often attempt growing it. Gen.
orally, the Cos lettuce which is 9
semi-heading type, proves more sue
cessful than the Iceberg varieties
Broccoli seems to be a good risk
in local gardens, although it, too, is
a cool-weather crop. II well hard
ened plants are available at the
same time cabbage plants are pro-
cured they will usually produce ac-
ceptable cuttings before hot weather
checks the growth. Starting the
plants indoors Is more dependable
than trying to start this early spring
crop out Of doors.
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Best Crops
tOFreeze

At the National Victory Gar
dening conference last fall DR..
Donald K. Tressler Of the WASH
ington Corp. discussed the pres
ervation Of foods by freezing.
One of the important points Of
his talk Is that not all vegetable
varieties are equally good for
freezing. In other words II you
plan to preserve vegetables by
freezing, which is . coming prac-
tice, grow these varieties to in
sure having the highest quality
products for your table.
Asparagus-Mary Washington.
Beans, nma-Fordhook.
Beans. snap. green-Kentucky
Wonder (pole).
Beans, snap, wax-Round Pod
Kidney.
Beets-Detroit Dark Red.
Observation-Disclosures.
Cabbage-Savoy.
Carrots-Nantes, Chentenay.
Peas - Thomas Laxton, Dark
Podded Thomas Laxton.
Rhubarb-Victoria, MacD Donald.
Sweet Golden Cross BAN
tam.
Chard-Lucullus.
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Notebook
Jottings

DR.. Q. II. Mahoney OF the Untver-
sity Of Maryland recommends the
use of ground burnt dolomitic lime
stone for our gardens. The dolomitic
limestone contains magnesium, q
plant food needed by most Of ou1
soils. If excessive amounts are
added it can be injurious. DR.. Ma
honey recommends that this lime
stone contain from 10 to 20 per cent
magnesium.
A neD raspberry, Sunrise, is
r0D available and Is recommend
ed as the most resistant to mosaic
OF any Of the larger truited red
Uarieties. The small -truited st.
Regis Is highly resistant. In fact,
it tctthsta,sds local conditions bet
ter than any other. The large
truited ones, such as Chief and
Latham, do not persist for long
In local gardens.
DR.. Victor Boswell Of the United
States Bureau Of Plant Industry
pointed out recently that the large
seeded lima beans are not as de-
pendable a crop in this area as are
the small seeded varieties. This
may explain why the yields of the
large seeded varieties, such as Ford
hook Bush and King of the Garden,
have been so disappointing.
1t Is not too early to remope
the old truiting canes of rasp-
berries and blackberries. it it has
not already been done, and to
thin out the netp canes. This JOB
should be done each spring II ne
are to haze good fruit. The
small, toedk canes are not produc-
the and only take the strength
d,Ddy from the better canes. Fipe
to sepen canes are enough to
ledpe on each croton.
X
Begin to remove heavy mulche.
from perennial and bulb beds. Thi
uncovering should be gradual, pref
erably done on cloudy days. Wher,
the plants have made some growth
beneath the leaves they are ap
to be injured by exposure to brigh
sunlight, but If uncovered on
cloudy day they usually escape in
Jury.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Royal Neighbors
of America

Myra B. Enright Camp will meet
at 8 pm. Wednesday and Fidelis
Camp at pm. March 16, both at
921 Pennsylvania avenue Sc. Both
camps are planning to celebrate the
49th anniversary Of the society. Re.
freshments will be served.
Mrs. Nena Diesman, district
deputy, attended the 37th meeting OF
the District of Columbia and Mary
land State Fraternal Congress held
in Baltimore, Md.
Evening star., 1944-03-05

wire to boots and beans; tanks,
tommy guns and explosives to sweat
ers and skim milk.
Strange Customs.
Yet Iran still holds the flavor Of
the old East, from the lonely shep-
herd on the mountainside to the
crowded, covered bazaars where
bearded merchants bargain over
Oriental handicraft. Mitchell bomb
ers fly over the mosques Of the faith
full, while an Arab with q hawk on
his wrist looks up respectfully. Army
trucks rumble across pontoon
bridges resting on anciently designed
river boats, and race by mud-baked
villages whose outlines were old a
thousand years ago.
Strange to Yank visitors are many
Iranian customs-the still-sheltered
lives of women; the Moslem taboos
against port, fermented liquor and
dogs: the rituals of prayer and fast
Evening star., 1944-03-05

Most gardeners when planting
onion sets think that they are striv-
ing to get an early crop of spring
onions. However this urge goes
along with the need of the crop for
cool, moist growing weather. Onion
plants and seed, If 1t must be planted,
should 60 into the ground in late
March If poorer growth Is to be
obtained.
Spring sown turnips are seldom .
successful crop, although the green's
are useful and fairly tasty. II plant
ed this crop should go into the
ground in March.
Radishes. parsley, chives and kohl
rabi are other crops for early plant
ing If they are to mature into de-
sirable foods for the home table.
Evening star., 1944-03-05

ing. After typical American diet, an
Iranian dinner may seem odd, with
its accent on rice and chopped nuts,
broiled lamb curled around the spit,
the sweet, heavy pastries and deli
cate fruits.
To the boys from Brooklyn or
Chicago, contests between fighting
partridges, wild boar hunting, ga
zelle-chasing in jeep are exotic
sports. Less pleasant are Trans ex-
tremes of heat and cold, dust storms
and humidity, flies and scorpions.
Salt tablets and handmade air
conditioning machines are in order
where sumrier temperatures range
up to 1a0 degrees in the shade, and
man can burn his fingers on a
piece Of sun-exposed metal. Sleep
ing bags are welcome in the high
plateau, where piercing cold and
shrill winds make one almost wish
for the heat below,
Evening star., 1944-03-05
SWV Auxiliaries

The Presidents Club will dedicate
Ia germacidal lamp to Children's
Hospital at 3 pm. today. All men,
bers are invited.
Meetings this week are: Monday
Admiral George Dewey, Northeast
Masonic Temple. Tuesday-Col
John Jacob Astor, 921 Pennsylvania
avenue Sc, visitation by Depart
ment President Margaret Binnix
Thursday-Capitol City Fort, No
%, Daughters Of '98, 921 Pennsylva-
MIA avenue Sc. Friday-Gen. Mel
son A. Miles, Pythian Temple.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
0tanps
Rv Jnmes WnIdo Fn,yceff

By James Waldo Fawcsff
The New York Sun for February
26 printed special" from WASH
ington to the effect that: 'The Post
Once Department states that addi-
tional postage stamps furnished by
(sic) the Philippine Philatelic
Agency in this city, under orders of
the Philippine Commissioner, can
not be regarded as reprints, but
rather as additional supplies needed
Tor sale to collectors in this country"
OF course, the Post Once Depart
ment actually stated nothing Of the
sort. Responsible officers Of the
department, dealing with stamp
matters, were unanimous In dis
avowing such an opinion. Even If
they did think the Philippine re-
prints merely additional supplies" /"
the reprints still would be reprints.
The proven facts concerning them
were published In The Star Janu-
ary 2 and ..
D. E. McDonough, jr., q former
reader of this column, sends airmail
covers to friends from Natal, Brazil.
Six New York stamp dealers, ac-
cording to the Associated Press, have
been indicted in Federal court there
for "conspiring to defraud collectors
by altering stamps, thereby increas-
ing catalogue values" They are al
legged to have forged and altered i'm
prints, removed and added perfora-
tions on 16,l03 stamps worth $2,400
to give them fake listing OF $50, 900,
thus victimizing "an unknown per-
centage of patrons who invest mil
lions Of dollars annually In foreign
and domestic stamps Of all periods"
The indicted men are: Albert j.
Rabinowitz, Henry Lieblich, Michael
M. Karen, Abraham Meyer Kalish,
Harry Cohen and Morris j. Stern.
They will be arraigned Thursday.
The 30-cent transatlantic air.
mail stamp of 1899 was removed
from the philateic agency sales list
at the close of business February %.
The 1874 Easter seal for crippled
children, here displayed by Miss
Cynthia Shelmire Cook, 10, a pupil
at Washington-Lee High School, Ar
Ington, Va, was designed by Ray
mond o. Whipple Of Cleveland, who
himself was crippled with poliomyel-
Evening star., 1944-03-05

CYNTHIA SHELMIRE COOK.
tits in childhood and yet is staff
artist of one of the largest advertis-
ing agencies in the United States
now.
1t is printed in three colors and
shows small boy talking on the
phone and a white rabbit as well as
the inscriptions: "Greetings!" and
Help Crippled Children"
Sale of the seal will begin Thurs
day and will continue until April
9. The price is a penny each
81 q hundred. Local distribution
is in charge Of the District Of Co.
lumbia Society for, Crippled Chill
dren, 1920 New Hampshire avenue
NV.
Eugene Klein, 212 South Thir-
teenth street, Philadelphia, will sell
at auction on Saturday the Henry
C. Gibson collection of classic 10th
century foreign covers. At attrac-
tive Illustrated catalogue is avail
able.
Philatelic agency sales for Feb
ruary reached a total of $232, ,401 81
For the 25th anniversary Of the
beginning of the reign Of Queen
Salote, the island of Tonga has
brought out flve new stamps show.
ing a full-length portrait Of Hel
Majesty in royal robes. Values anc
colors are-1d, black and red; I'd
black and purple; Sd, black an6
green; Cd, black and orange, and
1sh, black and brown.
Max Gilman of New York ha.
been designated chairman of the
postage stamp dealers division oi
the 1914 war fund Red Cross drive
The new Scent airmail stamp
forecast last Sunday, will be released
in Washington exclusively on Tues.
day morning, March 81.
Bombardment of German cite.
does not seem to interfere with tn.
production of new German stamps
Several different sets recently hav,
been manufactured and distributed
Charles Frederick Mann, formel
president of the American Philateli,
Society and secretary, treasurer ant
director of the Chicago Philatelit
Society, died in Chicago Januar.
II. He was II years of age, hae
served the Illinois Central Railroad
for more than half q century ane
had collected stamps from child.
hood.
Stamp meetings for the week ar.
listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at 8-Wood.
ridge Stamp Club, residence o.
Frank Parratt, 2506 Perry street N e
Exhibition by Carl Crogoe.
Tuesday evening at 8-Collectors
Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets NV
Monthly auction of foreign ant
domestic stamps and covers.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
American War Mothers

District Of Columbia Chapter will
meet at the Thomas Circle Club,
1895 Massachusetts avenue NV, at
1850 pm. Friday. with the president,
Ars. Marion BaFrows, presiding.
Evening star., 1944-03-05

March, ohen the soil cold the chilly hardly
the time to be enthusiastic about gardening But that just
Den it is important to get started ant your cabbage
lettuce broccoli onions and other cooloeaher
the splendor of those shown abope BY the May
around
u
By II. II. Yonnenpan,
One Of the marked between the and the
experienced paintings Washington
area this important Early garden cool weather
periods high temperatures
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Masonic News

The Frederick M. Book Glass, In
whose honor it has been named,
will be opened by Scottish Rite Ma
sons on March % when the fourth
degree will be conferred. It will con-
tinue each succeeding Tuesday and
conclude on Wednesday, May 81.
Mithras Lodge of Perfection will
meet Tuesday. An entertainment
will follow in the temple auditorium,
2800 Sixteenth street NV.
A ceremonial will be held tomor.
row at the Shriners' clubhouse, 131s
K street NV. Potentate James A
Councillor will preside. Sixty mer
have been nominated.
A short business meeting is SLATED
for 4:30 pm, with the main cere.
monies at 8 pm. Entertainment arc
refreshments will follow.
Formal opening of the lounge Is
scheduled for March Is.
Mr. Councillor announced all res
ervations have been taken for the
potentate's annual party March II
at the Mayfower Hotel.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Maj. ]. J. Malloy
Is Endorsed for
Legion Office

MAI. Joseph y. MallOy, q memOer
Of the District of Columbia Depart
ment, the American Legion, now
with the armed forces abroad, was
Endorsed last week for reelection as
national executive committeeman
for this department, by United
States Revene Post. Comdr. Robert
E. Van Every presided.
Department Comdr. c. Francis
Mccarthy presented citations to
members Of the post who served on
the Emergency Aid Committee.
Potomac Post and its auxiliary
will celebrate its seventh anniversary
at special meeting at the Legion
clubhouse, 2437 Fifteenth street
NV, on Wednesday evening. The
meeting will be presided over by
Comdr. Jerome P. Lynch, and Auxil-
iary President Laura Lipscomb. The
principal speaker viii be Repre-
sentative Edouard Lac of California,
q Congressional Medal OF Honor
Veteran of World War I.
Dancing will be followed by q
buffet supper.
| Department of Commerce Post
will hold its annual dance on March
II, at Odd Fellows Hall, 419 Seventh
street NV, from pm. to / am.
There will also be floor show.
Tickets may be obtained from
Adjutant Armstrong Starr, room
B-52l, Commerce Building, District
2200, Branch 528.
At the last meeting of the Ken
meth H. Nash Post at its clubrooms
200 Pennsylvania avenue Sc, with
Comdr. Edward O. White presiding,
q large class Of new members, repre-
senting both World Wars, were in
Quoted. The initiation was con-
Quoted by the degree team of the
Forty and Eight Society, followed by
dancing and refreshments.
Frank Buckley, department men,
bership officer, reminds post COM
manders and membership officers
that the anniversary quota of
l0.500 members must be reached by
March Is. He requests the posts
make returns to department head
quarters promptly.
Plans for the seventh annual ora
torical contest, sponsored by the
Legion, have been completed, with
school elimination contests, the first
step toward the national title
scheduled March II.
Joseph A. Walker, chairman OF
the local departments subcommit-
tee on school awards, announced
the department final will be held
March 81.
Last Thursday evening at the Le-
gion Clubhouse, George Washington
Post celebrated its 25th anniversary
with dancing and refreshments.
Vincent B. Costello Post will hold
meeting at the Legion Clubhouse
on Tuesday evening. According to
Comdr. Vernon F. Daley, 100 vet
erans Of World War II will be &C
cepted to membership in the post
at this meeting.
Chairman Henry Helm of the posi-
Athletic Committee announces prior
to the meeting at $50 pm. the post
will honor the champion junior
baseball team with a dinner.
Comdr. Daley requests that al
veterans interested In the forma-
ton Of post band should attend
this meeting.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Meetings this week are:

Meetings this week are:
Monday-Stephen P. McGroarty
Post Legion Clubhouse; Depart
ment Of Commerce Post, Commerce
Building.
Tuesday - Vincent B. Costello
Post, Legion Clubhouse; Second Di-
vision Post, New Colonial Hotel.
Wednesday-Kennth H. Nash
Post, 209 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc; Police and Fire, McAllexander
and Potomac Posts, Legion Club
house.
Thursday-James E. Walker Post.
Twelfth Street YMCA.
Evening star., 1944-03-05

This IS the eighth OF IL articles
titled "Where Are the Yanks?"
The series has been prepared by
the National Geographic Society
for The Sunday Star to inform
readers about the regions where
American serDicemen are sta
toned. An article appears In The
Star each Sunddy)
Evening star., 1944-03-05

Friends Of Louis Newman, former
Washington expert, are receiving re-
ports Of his success at the bridge
table in San Francisco, where he
went several months ago to engage
in war work. He has recently won
several important duplicate events.
Evening star., 1944-03-05

Department Of Commerce Post
will hold its annual dance on March
II, at Odd Fellows Hall, 419 Seventh
street NV, from 8 pm. to l am.
There will also be floor show.
Tickets may be obtained from
Adjutant Armstrong Starr, room
B-52l, Commerce Building, District
2200, Branch 528.
Evening star., 1944-03-05

Last Thursday evening at the Le-
gion Clubhouse, George Washington
Post celebrated its 25th anniversary
with dancing and refreshments. :.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-08
Held
Fer Death in
Safety Zone

Charges of negligent homicide
today were placed against 49,
year-old William Josephson. 1926
Webb. who last night drove his
car into a safety zone at Hamil-
ton and Puritan, Highland Park,
fatally injuring one person and
seriously injuring three others.
Robert (. Bell, 65, of 14943
Mark Twain. died early today at
Highland Park General Hospital
after his right leg had been am
putated.
Bell was standing In the safety
zone with Elmo Howington, "a. of
1901 Hamilton, and Bernard
Mahaffey. %, of 1921 Hamilton
Howington and Mahaffey suffered
minor decorations OF the legs and
body.
Three passengers in Joseph
SON car were in serious fondi-
ton at Highland Park General
Hospital. They were Mrs. Anna
belle Miller. 38, of 1884 Turner:
Alton Clearly. AZ, of as Victor
and Gerald Wilson, "a, of 345
Monterey.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-08

The American armored columns protecting the Yank
corridor linking Normandy with Brittany batted furousy
to subdue the German counterblows.
Although the enemy has pushed the Yanks back in
sectors the Germans have not achieved any break
through
"a German communique, reported by UP, limited
that the big submarine base and port of Lorent the
south coast of Brittany has fallen to Americans ad
vancing west from Vannes The communique said Ger
covering forces smashed enemy attacking spear
heads and subsequently detached themselves to sectors
west of Lorient according to orders"
Troops of the British Second Army, coordinating
drive in the direction Paris with the American assault
aimed at the French capital from the Mayenne
River dashed south of Caen in the wake of lombard
ment of German hinge positions by than 1000 Raj
night bombers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-08
Allies
Down
Robots

LONDON. Aug. s uNS)-
Anti-aircraft FIRE and Allied
fighter planes destroyed a large
portion of the robot bombs sent
against the southern counties Of
England and the London area
during the night and early today.
The pilotless missiles which did
land. however. caused further
damage and casualties.
The British Press Association
estimated that more than 1000
Raj planes dropped 5000 tons
of explosives on the Germans
south Of Caen between IL p. m
and midnight.
The presence Of single enemy
planes over East Prussia in day
light today was reported by the
German domestic air raid warning
system. Allied ralding craft also
were said TO have been over
lower Austria early today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-08
Michigan Editor
Killed on Sdipdn

BATTLE CREEK. Aug Sit
George b. Dolliver Jr., editor of
the Big Rapids. Mich, Pioneer,
was killed in action while leading
platoon OF infantry on Saipan
July 5 his wife, Virginia, was in
formed by the war department
today.
The dead officer was the son of
George 3. Deliver. editor OF the
Battle Creek Enquirer-News. He
was "a and attended the Unlver-
Sity Of Michigan. Surviving are
his wife and two children.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-08
Philadelphia Cars
Return 10 Schedule

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. s (INS)
The Philadelphia Transportation
Co. whipped into its best opera
tional condition since last April.
continued today TO recuperate
under L. s. army care from the
paralyZing wildcat strike of its
5000 employees.
Army officials announced that
on all shifts during the first "a
hours of resumed operations, only
1Sl workers failed to show up.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-08
Jealous Vet
Kills Fiancee

A steel worker 90 discharged from the army for
brain injury confessed early today Oakland County
Prosecutor Donald Nogge that he choked his hancee
death last night during fit of jealousy at 10 Mile road
and Dequindre.
The youth Ernest Parsons, 1925 Vinton, appeared in
the Dawson precinct police station 80 night and
announced to Sgt. Willard Leitzel:
Who'll make confession to: l think killed my
sweetheart"
He then directed officers to weedy ditch the Oak
land County intersection where the BODY of
Luela M. Parftt 10. of 1867 Grinnel was found
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-08
Blast Damages
Roofing Plant

One man was injured today IN
an explosion IN the Colaid Service
Co. plant at 1855 Ilene, police
reported.
Materials used in a roofing COM
pound exploded and blew part of
the roof from the one story
building
Damage was undetermined.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-08
Premier Warns .JapS
OF Peril to Homeland

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. s
(INS)-The japanese homeland
received a warning today from
Premier Koiso that Allied gains
in the Marianas and in the New
Guinea area and the Allies
apparent intention ito strike at
our homeland in a single blow"
forced upon the empire national
difficulties Of unprecedented seri-
business"
Speaking over a countrywide
radio hookup according to Domei
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-08

Allied fighter-b m b ers and
rocket-firing aircraft destroyed
more than 100 German tanks and
go vehicles in the Mortain area.
MAKE SHORT GAIN
ms Correspondent Clark Lee
reported that during the night the
Germans threw an estimated 30
tanks against the Americans
southeast of ST. Sever-Calbados
and drove the Yanks back three
quarters of a mile.
Elsewhere, be said, the Nazi
thrusts appeared TO have lost
their momentum.
Americans battled the Germans
four miles from Brest after the
German commander there refused
to comply with an ultimatum to
surrender. 4
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-08
ST R|kE Renewed
At CHEvR0L ET
YankS RepeI
NaZi ASSauIfS

SUPREME HQ, AEF, Aug. s QNS)-U. S.
assault forces, undeterred by the largest German
can northern flank, swept on eastward toward Paris
today and prompted an official headquarters spokes
man to say that entry of Yank spearheads into lie
Mans 105 miles from the French capital, was ex-
pected.
The spokesman said that the American encirclng
movement south of the where the savage tank battle
is raging Mortan, 20 miles inland from Avranches,
continues unaffected Armored columns rowing forward
against little resistance he said.