davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-12-06

are now 1882 bales, approx
mately So per cent OF the estimat-
ed crop Highest previous total
ginnings for December l in the
l0-year period. 1887 TO l945. were
In ls45. when 34.S27 bales had
been ginned by that date Pinal
County farmers have ginned s.695
bales more than they had at the
same date last year, an increase
OF % per cent.
II good weather prevails
throughout the week OF December
2-7, this office believes that ap-
proximately 5000 bales will be
ginned. The supply OF farm labor
is rapidly increasing. and many
pickers are arriving who were en-
couraged TO come TO Arizona
thru the efforts OF the AgrIcultur-
al Extension Service.
Farmers needing cotton pickers
and having housing for them are
asked TO Immediately get in
touch with the Farm Labor OF
flee OF the Agricultural Extension
Service. located on the Tucson
Highway in Casa Grande.
Farm buildings in Arizona rep
resent approximately Is per cent
OF the sl53.673.675 total value OF
farms in the State Only 80 per
cent OF Arizona farm dwellings
are electrified. More than one
fifth need major repairs.
$3.50 farm workers were checked
into Arizona for farm work in
Arizona through the Agricultural
Extension Service reception CEN
ters up 10 and including Novem-
Der 25th.
Distribution OF these workers
was as follows: Pima County.
sos: Pinal County. 2.7ss: Mari
copa County. 1885: Graham Coun-
ty. 500. and Yuma County. 312.
Evening star., 1946-02-24
RAW BERRY

PLANTS esisr popusr p,se or Cant S0,a Mastodsa @Sss
Evsrbearing g. 100 plants. very special S3 so or
Is for 81. Cash orders prepaid. or sent c. O. D.
plus charges. Return at once if not satisfied FREE
for prompt action with $3.50 orders, hardy
Cushion Nuns. 81 value. Order now OWEN
NURSERY, Dept. 1874, eIoomingtoa, M. Clip this.
Evening star., 1946-02-24

America honorable mention. Its
flowers are of medium size and Of a
color described as salmon overlaid
with rosy cerise. Surely must be
seen to seem reall One grower hkens
its color to the red side Of a sun
ripened peach. Therefore its name.
1t grows from Is to 18 inches high
and also blooms all summer long.
Another honorable mention win
ner is the very large tetraploid Sc
lection, Dianthus-Westwood Beauty.
1t is an early and free bloomer. 1t
is easily grown and stands the heat
well. The large flowers range from
fiery crimson-red to deep velvety red.
New Snapdragon Important.
A new snapdragon has been In
troduced which, though not medal
winner, is very interesting. The
Giant Ruff1ed Tetra Snapdragons are
said to be the largest fowered of all
Snaps" Every shade and variation
of shade is included from pure white
to an endless blending of all the
colors of the rainbow. These great
tall plants average 2h feet. They
are base branching, so that flowers
with long stems may be cut.
No one recommends the growing
OF sweet peas in this area; however,
for those few who persist and some
times succeed, there is a new one
called WAVES-a midblue. It was
named for the WAVES. as you will
know.
Evening star., 1946-02-24

Column gives for each crop the
space required to produce a family
serving (for four. Each time you
serve snap beans, for example, you
use up foot of the bean row, pro-
vided your garden has maximum
fertility. If not a heavy-yielding
garden, then the space required may
be longer than that given, perhaps
twice as long. Make your best guess
on this point, then ask the cook how
often each week she will serve snap
beans next May. Multiply the num-
Der of servings each week by four
since the harvest lasts four weeks.
That will enable you to tell how long
a row Of beans should be allowed for
the first sowing.
1t may sound complicated-a little
but every minute you spend in
working out schedule is likely to
save you an hour which might other
wise be wasted in producing food
which you could not use, to say
nothing of space and materials
wasted also.
How many sowings should you
make? OF most crops, enough to in
sure a 16-week harvest, which will
carry you into October. As the fall
weather may make your final plant
ing last twice as long as normal, it
will often pay to increase this SOW
ing, so that you may get full bene-
At of a late fall season.
Evening star., 1946-02-24
Public Library
By Ruth Mccoy,
Adviser in Biography,
Washington Public Library.

Biography has nearly as many
devotees as fiction. An informal,
storyYke style (of much of modern
biographical writing) combined with
information and Interpretation of
the milieu in which the biographee
moved are doubtless reasons enough
for Shis popularity.
For example, interesting sidelights
into the American political scene
are found in Senator Norris auto
biography Fighting Liberal" in
Herbert c. Bells Woodrow Wilson
and the People" and In Frank
Graham's "Al Smith-American"
Literary biography is an especially
rich field and there are many ex-
cellent new ones. Lucy and Richard
Stebbin's study of the Trollopes
should ride we'll the new wave of
popularity for that family. Robert
E. Smith has discovered new facets
of Shelley's character in THE Shell
ley Legend" Samuel H. Adams "a
Woollcott" and Joseph Wood
Krutch's Samuel johnson" are also
of wide appeal.
Readers interested in the theater,
In music, athletics, diplomacy, re-
ligion, or any other aspect of life,
will find a wealth Of stories and
ideas set down in the written rec
ords of people.
Evening star., 1946-02-24
Harris
Continued From Page C-1.)

rollment in teachers colleges"
would be acutely felt if war work.
ers OF school age returned to the
public schools. 1t took no occult
powers to foreten the future.
The wartime decline in school
building construction has multiplied
present education woes. Yearly ex-
penditures for school facilities aver
aged $270,000,000 during the dec
ades from 1920 to 1910, and even
this was deemed insufficient. The
war cut construction expenditures
to less than 100000 in 1943 and
to $50,000,000 in 1914. During all
Of the war years the Federal Gov
eminent, under the War Housing
Ganham) Act of 1910, allotted q to-
tai Of $121, 100000 for school con-
struction at national defense hous-
ing projects. These anotments are
partially reflected in the construc-
ton figures for 1884.
Ray Hamon, senior specialist in
school plants of the Office of edu-
cation, estimates that $4,000, ,O00, 900
is necessary at once for construc-
ton of educational facilities, includ-
ing public library and college build
ings, and that another $4,000, ,O00,-
600 could be spent profitably on less
urgent projects. A different eSti-
mate OF needs has been made by
the National Education Associa-
ton, which believes that annual ex-
penditure of $1,347 900, 900 should
be made for school buildings and
equipment over a 10-year improve
ment period, or, as an alternative,
Evening star., 1946-02-24
Veterans Books
Continued from Page C-30

While 1t Is especially helpful to
those who haven't decided what
business, where or when to estab-
lish it, this discussion of small bust
ness is also useful to men who have
made up their minds but may not
be aware of all the pitfalls.
About half the book is devoted to
business by business discussions of
the opportunities in 40 different
fields. written by men in those
fields. These cover everything from
rug cleaning to taxidermy. Comdr
Fiske Is enthusiastic about a mans
desire to be his own boss but his
own chapters are marked by a
realistic appraisal of what 1t takes
to be businessman.
In a far different vein is Mr..
Thompson's little book. The author
who describes himself as a paper
soldier" said he had thought about
writing a book about the Army but
decided that was all yesterdays
KIP" Actually, that's what he's
done by a sort of reverse English.
In telling veterans what to do when
they lay aside their uniforms
advice which is frequently crouched
In the language of a soldiers guide
to a foreign country-he has &C
tually described by comparison
exactly what he thought of the
Army.
He found, we gather, that the
chaplains were truly gift of God,
that the Army medics overseas
were probably wonderful but many
Evening star., 1946-02-24
Sowing Data on Short Crops

Most gardeners have experienced
an overabundance OF some vege-
tables early in the summer, only to
have a shortage Of the same thing
later on. This happens often with
the early vegetables which have a
short harvest.
For the first harvest more is sown
than can be used during the short
period the crop is at its best, so
the surplus is wasted, or given away.
BY dividing the same amount into
two sowings harvest time may be
doubled, from the same space, with
the same amount Of fertilizer and,
what is most important of all, the
same amount Of work, for this spring
there will be plenty Of other things
to do in the garden.
To plan the correct number of
sowings and determine how far apart
to make them give a few minutes
study Of the table shown herewith.
1t lists l3 of the short-harvest crops
which home gardens are likely to
grow. In the first column are the
days from sowing the seeds until the
first harvest. The second column
shows how long each harvest lasts
in top condition.
The time it takes to mature a
crop depends somewhat on the va
riety grown. Most seed catalogues
give the maturity season for each
variety. BY sowing two varieties
one quick and one slow-at the
same time longer harvest can be
assured or the same result can be
obtained by sowing the same va
riety twice, with an interval be-
tween sowings
This interval should about equal
the period in column 2-the length
Of the harvest. In the spring the
second sowing will grow faster than
the first, so the interval may be
a little longer; but warm weather
will make a third and fourth sowing
grow more slowly, so a shorter in
terval between paintings will allow
more time for the crop to mature.
Evening star., 1946-02-24
Local Group
Activities
The Bethesda Community Gar

The Bethesda Community Gar
den Club will present Mr.. Fran
els c. Stark, jr., as guest speaker
at the clubs regular monthly
meeting to be held at 1920
Wednesday morning at the Bat
terry Park Clubhouse.
Mr.. Stark, extension special
ist in vegetable crops at the
University of Maryland, will dis
cuss Getting Your Garden Start
ed Right"
Members of the board Of di-
rectors of the club, who will
be luncheon hostesses following
the meeting, are Mrs. L. Welch
Pogue, Mrs. Arnold Burr, Mrs.
Charles Heron, Mrs. E. w. G.
Huffman, and Mrs. William j.
Norfleet.
Committee chairmen for 1916
will give their reports at the
business meeting. These include
Mrs. j. Robert Cory, cheerio;
Mrs. Walter E. Perry, finance;
Mrs. Fred o. Coe, horticulture;
Mrs. Frank Bennett and Assist
ant Chairman Mrs. Nelson K.
Richmyer, hospitality; Mrs. Erwin
j. Snyder, library; Mrs. John
Fox, library advisory council:
Mrs. Lesley Ashburner, local af-
fairs; Mrs. Arthur Bowls, mem
bership; Mrs. Robert E. Thomas,
Naval Hospital; Mrs. John M.
Nader and Assistant Chairman
Mrs. E. w. G. Huffman, plant
sales; Mrs. L. Welch Pogue, pro-
gram; Mrs. Clark Hilles, roa-
sarian; Mrs. A. C. Ehlshlager and
Assistant Chairman Mrs. Huff
man, Suburban Hospital; Mrs.
Harry L. Bosley, U. S. o.
Mrs. Ehlshlager, the clubs
president, will preside at the
business meeting.
A revised list of the officers of
the Potomac Rose Society is given
as follows:
III. WIlllInSo CrOSS, honorary
president; Mrs. Whitman Cross,
honorary directrix; j. Morton
Franklin, president; Capt. Walter
S. Diehl, first vice president; Mrs.
Lomax Tayloe, second vice pres
ident; A. H. Hanson, third vice
president; Robert E. Scammell,
treasurer; Miss Isabelle Smith,
recording secretary.
Chairman of committees in
clude:
DR.. Freeman Weiss, instruction;
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Burr, men,
bership; A. E. West, program;
Robert E. Scammel, propaga-
ton; A. c. Barrett, purchasing;
Mrs. Lillian w. Smith, rose insti-
tute and demonstration garden.
Evening star., 1946-02-24
AFRICAN VIOLETS

(From Mrs. Y. J. W., Washington J
In response to an inquiry from
Mrs. G. E. w. of Falls Church, Va,
concerning the propagation of Afri-
can Violet leaves, may I offer the
following advice: When the small
green leaves appear at the base Of
the parent leaf, they may be trans
ferred to three-inch pots, but I pre-
fer to leave the new growth until
the clump Of new leaves is about
the size Of little mouse ears, at
which time I transfer parent leaf
and new leaves to small pot and
place in an east window. When you
have quite a cluster of new leaves
cut the old leaf away or, If it begins
to deteriorate, remove 1t sooner
Your small new growth OF leaves
may suffer a slight set back after
being transferred to soil, as the
young roots must get adjusted to
the new medium.
Also Mrs. r. w. B. of Laurel, Md,
asked about acquiring a violet which
she described as being dark (wine)
red" OF course there have been
many varied shades of violet de-
veloped and each variety is named.
Mrs. r. w. B. may be referring to
Plum Pink" a variety which is de-
scribed as being vivid plum shade.
II she is interested, I can supply
her with the names of nurseries
she can contact.
(From Mrs. w. w. T., Herndon, Va. J
I've been charter (parasite)
member of the Readers Clearing
House until the present writing.
A friend gave me a blue pink
African violet. When the first
lovely bloom fell and I picked it up
to relegate it to the wastehasket 7
Evening star., 1946-02-24
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Communications sent In By the
tollo,Ding haze been forwarded
to the individuals for tDhon, they
.Dere intended:
Mrs. A. W., Mrs. J. r. L., Front
Royal. Va; Mrs. II. Y. s., Fair
far, Va; Mrs. H. B. r., Hyatts-
pile; Mrs. G. W. T.. Mrs. M. B.,
Alexandria,; Mrs. J. C. McM..
Mrs. C. r. c., Mrs. W. A. NJ, ST.
Der Spring; Z. H., Miss M. ",
Washington: Mrs. L. L. B..
Cheuy Chase, Nd: Mrs. N. M.
r., Rockville.
BEGoNIAs7
(From Mrs. B. Z. D.. Pdturent
Rtver, Md)
I would like to know II any one
can tell me how I can get . cutting
from q wax or beef steak begonia
and how would 60 about roofing
1t? There is also a begonia that has
a tubelike root that Is about q
quarter inch thick with leaves about
four or five inches across. I would
appreciate suggestions very much
as I am a new hand at growing
house plants and have only a few.
DOUBLE BLUE VIOLETS?
(From Mrs. H. B. r., Hyattspille.) }
Can any one inform me where ]
can get the double, sweet-scented
blue violet? Either seed or plant
PLANT TRADE?
From Mrs. H. A. E., Washington. J
I wonder if some one will ex-
change one or two pink or white
African violet leaves for a nice large
leaf Of night-blooming cereus.
have large plant which has
bloomed beautifully. I started 1t
from a small leaf.
fFrom A. c. G., Washington)
In the Sunday, February II, Read
ers' Clearing House I saw requests
for leaves to start pink and white
violets. I have two varieties of the
purple violet and I would like very
much to exchange and get leaves
for white and pink. I have re-
quested these before but have not
yet found an exchange.
n N Ir r.
INSECTS AROUND IVY?
(From Mrs. J. T. L., Front
Royal, VG.)
Would some one please tell me
what to do about small bugs which
fly; they especially seem to enjoy
being around ivy? I am wondering
If they are not harmful to the plant
Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the full
name and address OF the sender.
We 1DiH withhold both, and use
only initials. Please address mail
to the Readers Clearing House,
Garden Section, 422, The Epe-
ming Star, WASHINGTON 4.
Evening star., 1946-02-24

like its predecessor, is stringless, A.
berless and OF a delicious flavor. Its
chief difference from and advantage
over Tendergreen is its extra long
pod. The plant Is slightly larger and
broader leaved.
Other worthwhile vegetable in
Productions, though not all-America
winners, include new tomato called
Burpee Hybrid (not to be confused
with Fordhook Hybrid which was in
troduced last year,. Not all growers
in this area who had the privilege
of trying this new tomato are agreed
on its excellence, but last year was
a very poor tomato year and the
general opinion is that Burpee's Hy-
brid tomato deserves another trial
1t Is very large tomato, smooth
and of good color. Some growers re-
ported that last season it continued
to produce fruit of good flavor when
most tomatoes were very poor tast-
ing.
The new cucumber, Burpee Hy-
brid, introduced this year, is really
of superior quality. Most gardeners
know how difficult it is to grow good
cucumbers here even when every
precaution is taken. Best results are
obtained by growing the vines under
netting. Many scatter ashes ovel
the hills. A steady program of dust.
ing or spraying is also necessary
Last year this new cucumber contin-
ued throughout the summer to pro-
duce fruit of excellent quality.
Another vegetable difficult to grow
in this area but very successfully
grown in most Of the country is
Fordhook Tampala. 1t has a fine
dark green color which it retains
after cooking. 1t is liked better
than spinach or chard for canning
or freezing because it not only holds
its color better but Is better fla
vored also.
The seed of Tampala should not
be sown until the ground is really
warm. It is well to make success
sive paintings. Use the plant when
only 6 to 10 inches high.
New Flower Winners.
Among the new flower winners, q
new all-double petunia named Go
lossal Shades of Rose" won the cov-
eted Silver Medal of all-America Sc.
lections. The plants grow about 1s
inches tall with heavy foliage ano
very large flowers in shades of rose
from light pink to purplish rose.
The Bronze Medal winner for thi.
year is petunia, too. 1t is called
Bright Eyes-a good rosy pink with
white throat. Bright Eyes is 8
more compact grower than Rosy
Morn, which many Of you know
The flowers are smaller but Shower
because of their larger area Of white
1t is especially good for use where
low grower is needed, as it grow,
about 10 inches high. 1t is suitable
for edging, bedding or window boxes
because it blooms the summel
through.
A new color appears in the petunis
called Peach Red. 1t received all
Evening star., 1946-02-24
Book Reviews

Of those who stayed on these
shores were something less than
that, and that human amenities
were divided into two classifications
one for officers only and the other
for enlisted men.
The man who has "seen what he
has seen"-as Mr.. Thompson de-
scribes veterans-will probably en-
Joy this as much as humping into
an old buddy on a street corner and
retiring to the nearest bistro to
compare notes on the strange 60
ings-on of genus civilian.
Evening star., 1946-02-24
WheutIey
Continued From Page CID

with activities of the War Shipping
Administration training organiza-
ton and the foreign service units,
and IL per cent were casualties, in
cluding lost and missing in action,
physical disability and prisoners of
war.
Approximately ITO of the gradu-
ates have become masters and chief
engineers of merchant vessels, and
81 hold the rank of lieutenant COM
mander and above on active duty in
the Navy. The Navy would have
been glad to get many more of these
young men, except that it realized
that they were needed for the i'm
portant duties of manning the ships
which were running the seaborne
supply lines.
The United States Merchant Ma
rine Cadet Corps will provide 9
natural means for filling the voic
which is expected in naval officer
ranks in the postwar Navy, which Is
being based on an officer corps o1
$4,000. Secretary of the Navy For
restal. in his recent annual report
said that this corps will require ar
annual increment of 5000 officers
To provide this number from the
Naval Academy, he said, would re-
quire that that institution have a
capacity of $1,000 midshipmen
which it is now physically impossible
to achieve at Annapolis.
Cost Relatively Low.
Furthermore, the cost of educating
cadet midshipmen in the merchant
marine schools under the present
system is considerably cheaper than
the cost of turning out officers from
either Annapolis or West Point. The
total cost of operating Pass Chris
tian, San Mateo and Kings Point is
only $4,000 per cadet midshipman.
Furthermore, he pointed out that
the administration is also entitled to
commentator for the wise plans
now being made for placing the
cadet corps outstanding technical
institute on four-year technical
college level.
The members of the cadet corps
receive the same pay and allowances
as the midshipmen at the Naval
Academy and the cadets at West
Point. However, during the year
that the cadets are at sea, the ship
owners pay the cost of maintaining
them, as well as the salary which
otherwise during the other three
years comes from the Government,
Evening star., 1946-02-24
Scots Plan Festival

Scotland will have an interna-
tional musical and dramatic festi-
val this year on lines similar to
those at prewar Salzburg and Mu-
mich, Edinburgh reports. The prof.
ect is expected to be the first of
its kind in postwar Europe, with
a short but brilliant season featur-
ing famous theater companies, Rus
sian ballet and orchestras and solo,
lists Of renown.
Evening star., 1946-02-24
Dark Rainbow
: By Gerald ButIer. (Farrar &
Rinehnrt;; $780,
MARTHA LEWIS.

Ranny and Elizabeth had just
ended their honeymoon when they
heard that England was at war.
Anxious to fight for his country
and willing to die, If necessary
Ranny Immediately enlisted. But he
was not prepared for what followed.
Instead of seeing action, he spent
months of inactivity and boredom in
training camp.
The process of his disintegration
was gradual. First 1t was bitter
ness and drink. Then it became
difficult to differentiate between
right and wrong. Finally Ranny
went AWOL, then deserted. The
end was tragedy.
This is the plot of a psychological
study-the study of fine, intelli-
gent young man who cracked under
the strain of the "phony" war,
Evening star., 1946-02-24
Readers Clearing House
African Violets Continue in Spotlight;
Interest Strong in Plant Trading

tenaciously held it, then reluctantly
dropped it. Then I thought with
the state Of affairs in these recon-
version days, when every willing
person is still doing double duty
and everything must give twice the
wear) why can't I do something
about it? So when the next bloom
fell sat 1t on one Of the leaves
and found that 1t lasted as long
and looked as lively as the ones
growing on the plant. But don't
associate my violets with today's
brand of "sitters" because they're
far from being CUTTERS!
(From Mrs. M. B., Alexandria,
To Mrs. G. e. W., Falls Church,
Va, I raise quite q few African
violets by putting the leaves in
water. After little leaves show
around the end Of the stem I put
just the roots in the dirt and let the
leaf hang over the pot until the
plant is a nice size. The plant gets
nourishment from the leaf. I use
some sand with the dirt. I have
white, purple. pink, light purple
and wine color. You can raise all
the colors this way. Wait until the
roots are nearly one inch long for
better luck.
(From Mrs. A. w., Front Royal, Va.)
In answer to Mrs. r. w. B., Laurel,
Md, about white African violets,
the Shady Lawn Nurseries In New
Jersey carry both the white and
pink and several named blue ones.
Am sorry can't remember name Of
town.
Evening star., 1946-02-24
Gardening in the Capital Area
Include Some of the Newer Varieties
OfFlowers, Vegetables in Seed Order
By Louise Hendey

have been studying the catalogues these last few weeks
reading Of the horticulture magazines probably
already acquainted with the offerings vegetable flower seeds
called Longreen championship
vegetables the will have
good idea the real excellence introduction Longreen