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HOUSES WANTED TO BUY.

CHARLES s. GUNN has clients waiting
to purchase Pss homes bones IL any sesticn aoa Of Wash.
rSr nfs5Ii ss ns rs aS sod Maryland
spDr.is.l with no ebIiration: We hsvs
e se Sss ssa ssa1 ins Fesn
r. II rEeaa4 Sa asea af4Es1sios ~ s to IN. sal. ),
your home: business Or inyestmsnt PEcp.
easo ssssss ssi:01 snes s.s 1sis sYssh Capitol Ma
CASE YUYERs tor .: 6. ana Md. prossrsy.
assoosSss'akbo. oss'ak 1Ft sS ssss';. .sls liPsa as:sa. 81
iMMIDisTE NINE CASH for you your property. ne.
S. sse s6H q sSlorfS 4s5aqd 4sEz Rx q 1Sas y
S1n'A WE NEED Yo1S HOMES s0f Tor ~; sesersn: sDSs
desperately Call Us for fair appraisal
sss.Sn Sns E5tas ss lAq CO. sss
81. sle Al And 6,I III. fRaoSfrEERTY-we viii pay
=. cash o,'et e win vsst,on ss s95 y0s M 81
/ PAY CASH for houses. white or colored
any condition. B. LISs, 1105 7th st. NV
1 " Will III PAY ALL CASH for Or room
MANSxs aA HyH. REALTY co. can sell your nous,
S. esl,ssssn' ssssss ;a1s ss1s wilson iva. d q
N HMHMEDSfaTE AcTIoN-we will buy you.
home today or sell to cash clients ct full
market value; free appraisals. MITCHELL
WANT sv3snAi o. oR ROOM HOUSE. prefer Pet.
worth or Brightwood section: will pay
AZ Sasa sSYEEs Gf EM fos slS homes and
oners easssssTrHa THos. 81 FARRELL Co. Realtors
stsSeA SAN ss1h sH ~ 1o6a aSsh Ho5sE Il y is oS
value today. Our opinion entails no oblt-
Realtors test. 1850, 1919 x st. NV. DI.
w W. pEsPERATELY NEED s-bedreem
bungaloE NortnEsssk S'atk y - :to. or nearby sb Md
SS SS eES5drs Tou wANf HI SS1ssE SsSP1ssEDr ACTION, Lis.
hse I With wpIcs Us aTRRs aays sssh hpEdEs Es
fq qRAET s4 rd Sys sUx + FOE CASH sao@
8. &C. o. Nd. 5 to rn. house. SH.
ssRorEaTy owsEzs . .d Pssgo,sh aa,,s Saa.: and q
itba sell to ess sos busslf Ss unt pn
Realty RisAIIs sSSs e.. RA. 1900.
PARTY wants to buy from owner, white
sl solS1ed noa hsn:ss se aHs sssr
BEING EvICTED wish to buy direct from
owner. 5 or 8 rm. house, D. c. or ND.
PRiyATg Paj Hgfs PARrY-urgently needs 4-bsd-
rm home or 3-hedrm. home with large
attic or den, In Silyer spring area; Mili
YOUNG CO0tPLE, anxious to buy small
cash; no aaents. Ewes, HO. 1550. --6 Z
rRTVATE FAMILY searching for 2, 8 or 4
bedrnl home; have sub cash: very deSper-
ate: no aaents. BOX 264-J. Star. o.
Yo1 s.Rss 5n1NG II. TS SsI. TI. .euhs nSs
cash wishine to buy pow Of your price.
11. ROMEO NJ. 70So. Y
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very modern kitchen and bath, knott!
nf .Iss nanss sssassos s1sso sSS oil RosER
MAaEEc HAeKicAN n usi7GRgIT4 I'VE gFtl
ost n s new e bsth Mas' 6rsE
recreation room: buiit-in garage; sir-con
spsnaid aSn ess really "a. fAss same
NEAR cxTHEDRAL-Exceiient detaches
heated porch and . baths on end; maid
room and bath; ;.,e eil heat: garage; well,
pEseG Gs Ta Ct ehE
CHASE sod REALTY .:aI;I 3 c CO. 34oa Conn. ave
BEIHEsDAmWe BM hsSS INV have several houses t.
Be b. compieted in the near future: center
oii heat nice lot. CHEVY CHASE KEALTii
CO, 34o3 Conn. ave. EN-. 1900 until
CLEVELAND PARK-yery tsstetully deco
rated in unusual style Imported paper
ms x ssespen ha HIef large aaa s
room room and Kitchen; 5 bedrooms. sun room
os saa sshs ca s sad y Chase asss
! CO., 3403 Conn. ave. EN-. 1900 until
SEi SEAR 18th AND NGRAHAM NV.
rooms, baths, gas. heat, garage
Gan ME- MR; 5iHchHEAD' Di' o@lo' eyes
TowN HOUSE in Old Alexandria!
rooms, 3 baths and lavatory, large room
| with high ceilings, excellent location ant
now arransed for doctors ofnce and home
nice garden, oil heat. Call Mr.. Shackel
ford, Ma. $500; ewes; and Sun, 81. 66os
vsR S1Ss spRTN' IHESes Mp a4l7 < W.lIS,lt SS
brick home of center-hall plan: liv, rm;;
din. rm.. kitchen, also bedroom and ful
bath on FIRST noori 2 bedrooms and batl
on End; recreation room, freplaces, OF
heat, storm windows: nice location; ex
ceiient value. CHEVY CHASE REALTY
CO., 34G3 Conn. ave. NV, EN-. 1900 til
COM. AyE.aExcellent, row brick viii
screened porch on first floor: bedrooms
built-in porch and baths on End; oi
REALTY co. 3403 Conn. ave. NV. EN-
fSth ST. N.W.-Large semidet. brick sr
ranged In apts; liv; rna; din rm.' ~; 81,
/ and 2 baths ON 2nd; oil heat; 2-car built.
Ia garags; excellent BUILDING: CHEvs
1900 til p.m. -
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Ssva1 WeSicai center@Attractive ctAttti two.
teGls seGlSa Hf'pE pisn; no Isl oer large vins
s dsn ans @fh fy yna Se
&C heat; S-car built-in garage. shown
tste, Rs acesS'Wsis cs15 Wissensin ave. AZ vi 7eoo. 8.
LIST COMMERCIAL, Rhode Island ave. NV.
-2k-story, rooms, full basement, 2-car
Madd Al Isas ss 0oy os AZ A. ssss. with e.
MuEgpHY v14 l4oa ao9 25th st st. ,aev.,,ert se e.
300; possession with title. KAY REALTY
S2oAN4, S2S RI aSS9 SaS ruckerman st. n.x-Lo7sl,
conv. to schools. stores and transp;; only
Sl2'4gss9S;o gsSo on terms. KAY REALTY Co.
GAEvY CHASE: i J, Detached, 1 ah,sssSs, ;ssSE,
two aoiS bedrooms i i tiled bath. kitchen, Frisi:
F and s sas Sys awe ssra D9ss sa;
Eo xatsr s FL FL 4sas aas9s
iSs sses spg2siRRssmTssooNs pg2RsTsoN ST. Nw.-New det Go.
Tm.. % spacious din. rm., 3 bedrms.. baths
ri RfSS sESaS5sSS 5ss Sa
rect from owner; peoroom6, IN ,patnei
excellent condition, Just OF 18th and crit
sepssns sMs. sts ss4so fs8xR fs8RaAk 4k Cont mis-.
this Ts 0n eleyassd soo wisS as rs
place. fun dining ROOM S sun porch, 3 bed bed.
venient Md. location. ROBERT MAGEE
81 SSPEN N'sHu SUNDAY, 's TO 8; s511 soth st
'w-Detached stucco over tile, now used
as q rooming house; 12 rooms, 3 baths
gas h.-w. heat, large lot. ?. y. WALSHE'
INC, exclusive agents. Ills Eye St; NV,
Ma. 646s. or call Mr.. CRAIG, CO. s939. -e
KANSAS AVE-, west Of Ga. ave.m20-ft
row brick. arranged for 3 families; Z
baths, 2 refrigerators, 2 stoves: titles ready
possession at once. MIR. oREM. GE. 4639
bI. 3346.
PETWORTH, N.W.-Home and Investment
Duplex corner brick, entrance on 2 streets
8 rooms and bath 1st d.; End d., rooms,
Kit. and bath; separate porches and en-
frances to each apt. Possession LIST q
Bennett, Benz Al. sstos. MARsHALL ). wAPLa
Co, DI 3346.
342s MT. PLEASANT ST. N.W.-20-ft
row brick, 8 large rooms, bath, good yard
TO schools and TRANSPORTATION. Shown b.
appt. only. Mr.. Orem, GE 1859, DI. 3346
IARSHAlL ]. WAPLE co.
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EAST FINES rooms. brick siding. bath.
cleo, hwd. doors. attic noored. full base
ment, laundry trays, gas heat, auto.
water heater, large lot, handicapped, An
to Florida; possession. $500. terms.
Landover Hills-Asbestos siding. 8
rooms. bath. cleo, hwd. floors. oil heat.
to Florida, $4,000, terms. ERWIN
REALTY CO.. Hyattsyille O334: ewes,
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SES + WILLIAMS sI,.s cos,lye5 aS sD5Ilns
near the Indian Spring Country Club. lge.
iv. rm. with fireplace. bedrms with
many buiit-in features; lge. s;ca sice pS,rGhn ,rht
GisSdospe s1 a.ns "A pR coioSisn g. ioSS sprins
yas YIN a,.ory yvb Ssck nsn..s snd .s0estoss sslms n
Is miles Of D. B. c. C. iseli. 81 5000: eve.
GEO. d. WILLIAMS co. Piney Branch
located near . shopping center on fast
snsof I o intos se rns spscious nssf enos.s
pine plsyrm. In bsmt.: home exceptionally
well planned with large reception hall
Open til Q pm, can Ddeudonne. g.
eaI Gi LOAN $4,000. cash s5oo.1H acres
and very modern farm home, Glendale. Il
furnace: fur ace ) BEDROOMS: nrst noor. master
PisaSS eisasn ana avas vbsi.g o9% 1oom
ES9' ssss Anna1eoiia ana eaiiin I'd 4 1T Asszo .vss
WSsassSHiINGroN GROVE. i mile from the
on on streets. improved with 4 very unusual
home; 2-story frame. covered with Johns
MaEville shingles: LIST foor. large living
fireplace: f dinsng room. modern kitchen. q
side side g porch selesnsd Snd HoeT inished s
sleeping porch; OH h-vh.; splendid pre-
from Ts q basement sea Ropsie ssse ssrese
House In perfect condition. FRED B.
CuSHMAN. $40 Frederick pike. Gathers
BYE Ms shos ia6 fYs Sl0iio near
Maryland Univ. Attractive 2-story home.
large lot. CAN 70. 1879. g.
LEAVING TOWN, must sell 3-month-old
3-bedroom brick: large living room, nre-
place. dining room, kitchen fully equipped.
slate rcof; iot 50xl SO: BIZ. bus, paved
street; sis, $50; $500. down. bal. ~ on
one trust. 38O6 6Sth st., Cheveriy. Nd. o.
NEAR ANDREWs FIELD. on Allentown I'd
sh scres land, several chicken houses IN:
sIadsd. sIi7So. s. r. a IHIIfIsao Hi 8 2Sat
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center. Price much reduced from oriainaii
siEIlasa sss ssu11ss sRs sssS
aoJSEA6. M sss$s l. sAsaanapoiis sa I'd. ~. $50;
sss Ssa.s N ss4 ss ,ss %ssslP s,s;
with refrigerator and stove: End door. /
anf b.s bath pes fq s1sso Oh e e
A%s sfissos9S xiss FIN Esssn:Rs: g.
ssrwsnsSedroom ssDs @ frame houss. nevis Wis
from from streetcar: immediate occupancy;
ss ss.s md ~ ssss 'sss rasas Ss's sa 'fssss
$4,000: e ps sesH SILVER SPRING, nocEvill. "a;
fuI H1i level c acres; bsdrooms. large Twins
room with fireplace. Gear gnrase; oil heat;
convenient to shopping easy transporta-
Si4.15o-a8 ACRES with 4-bedrm. house,
/ u baths, oil heat; large lane, oak trees,
10-acre apple orchard, large barn and usual
miles mile b. G.: viii make nice country estate.
Owner occupied; terms arranged. sH.
sfI1Ek s1g9i Is SIZING. lin s1s,sbo = s-bedroom
ess oSnsr ssd s. bath eopst
t brick With
Unusual Silver Spring offer. SH. 1874. PL.
VACANT VACANT - RIvERDALE HILLS, $500.
$1,000 cash. $50 mo. for this attractive
bungalow, high and dry. on large shady lot;
bedrooms, large living room. kitchen,
attic. ess aforementioned heat. VILE
ROGERS Phone wa, ! 2I7o: Il 20
ping center--Det. brick, 2-family home.
Downstairs apt, has 5 rms. and bath;
upstairs apt. has rms. and bath. pri-
vats entrancss; Quick possession Of up up
"a. ave. Sc FR. 2s02 until q. % 4
CAN'T sa nr'sf SfaS BFsnsh Soa y,
3 tiled baths, front and rear screened
SS5 monthly: Oh h.-w.h.; I acre Of land
included Quick possession: a great
BURGERS, 1924 Pa, ave. s.e. FR. 1902
IoVtIY I6oIV11t = s-RM. DUTCH COLONIAL. In lie
wooded section Of Decatur Heights; prewar
ccnstIuctior; nesT AZ cenyspaen%Ses. % s. 5Sst Ss
5000 h. / avs Hyattsvtues Nd
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and schools; reasonable cash payment.
Near Taft High ScAool-Brick. rms;
baths; arranged for 2 families; h.-w.h
BARRY. BAR sso'Sfi NE. s:aSS..' sose.
COLORED-1845 KALORAMA I'd, n.w--.
rms sses: cask 5000; TERMS can
SoLoRRS So9 SEE or or JHS1njfazasr, H1j aHzas sseso new
5,rm; semidet. exc loca.; information. can
oWINnEHE; oDI GA; ooees; srRov brlct a
tomato hot-water heater, oil heat; newly
decorated, Insulated. new roof, half block
from bus stop. Vacant, immediate posses,
sion on settlement S16,550; inspection
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Sc, section-;e
large. rooms. and bath, semidstached brick,
aoa yspy sas c sni
R EsifsfdsEgsp saaaaz iois e
cc6EoknED G u E 1893 100 ss1.sso DOWN -convsnisnt
brick. h.-w.h.. coal yards; made into
Iss'
vi Wh ah eahoSfsis Sffhasayisg isgoPERf1zs saaasfi feis
c5ohoREpnM:N;s.r 15th 81 nv; pl sas aSPo AND & nv
ssnsidet tashed;. owner occupied; MR; OLD
aSn DH llsaA egsSSuRss dssscsea RE sas brick
ioyely s oc eonveniences: n full basement, nrs-
place In living room, reception hall, four
ssHrIsns ss Il araEs ais 'is5sa soss 40 oass
CoLoRED-R. MEAN and N.El subssan,.
tai e-story brick, Colonial front porch, 9
ES., st psts so ds,n 1,siaSssso inaSssoo ka49 r
g. ces.nsa " is4i wy GansI oai Siaa sunday. 1-t
/ :.
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By w. H. Younqmon

A question frequently asked Is:
why doesn't my forsythia bloom?
I pruned it in March but it had
hardly a flower on it." The answer
is simple. Early spring pruning Of
the spring Towering shrubs removes
the majority of the flower buds
This is especially true if the tops
are chopped off as so many are
The proper time to prune such
shrubs as forsythia, spirea, deutzia
mock orange. Towering ounce. etc,
is just after they have finished
Towering and before the new
growth starts. These shrubs which
furnish such brilliant and pleasing
displays in the spring form their
flower buds in the fall. Spring
pruning removes them.
1t is admitted that summer prun-
ing of shrubbery takes considerable
imagination on the part OF the
gardener. He must bear in mind
the primary functions of pruning
and the results to be achieved. Let's
enumerate the objectives first:
l. Pruning should renew the
bush. preferably every 3 or years.
The old wood normally harbors dis
eases and in many cases insect
enemies. The removal Of this old
wood is an important aid to the
health of the shrub border.
2 To stimulate the production of
choice bloom. One-year- wood
normally produces the finest flow
ers, although 2-year-old wood is
approximately as good, but begin
ming with 3-year-old canes, the size
and quality of the bloom deterio-
rates. Thus the renewal method of
pruning gets rid of that wood which
is least likely to produce desirable
flowers
Keeps Shrubs Within Bounds.
3. Pruning should keep the bush
compact and within bounds An un-
pruned shrub or one that has only
it's top removed periodically usually
is bare-legged and has its flowers
on the top branches only. In too
many cases it sprawls across the
walks and drives or hides the house.
The renewal method removes long
spreading branches and old leaf1ess
bare canes which so often detract
from the appearance Of the plant.
Some will complain that the re-
newal method is difficult, since the
shrubs are fully leaved-out and the
gardener has trouble in seeing Where
to make the cuts Perhaps this is
so. but generally the work is not
difficult, especially not when it is
carried out each summer. The cuts
are made at the ground and the old
est branches or canes are removed
With only one place to make the
cuts, the leaves should not interfere
The oldest branches have darker
colored bark. Oftentimes it is scaly
and all the more easily recognized
Remove from one-fourth to one
third of the canes or branches each
season
If you cannot prune in the sum-
mer following the Towering season
at least you can follow the renewal
method and maintain your shrubs
in healthy vigorous condition. Al
though winter or early spring prun-
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Maryland. Virginia
Farm Calendar

Monday, June 10-The Washing
ton Garden Club will meet at /
o'clock, at the home OF Mrs. Floyd
Wirsing, 811 Overlook drive, Alex
andria. Mrs George T Warner and
Mrs. Charles V. Grunwen will serve
as cohostesses.
Honor guest and speaker at the
meeting will be Mrs. w. A. Bridges
Of ToWson, Nd, who will demon
strate and explain the art of flower
arrangement. Mrs Bridges is a
member OF the Federated Garden
Clubs of Maryland. is an accredited
flower show judge and has won
many awards for her arrangements
at large shows throughout the
country
Mrs Stacy Noland. president. will
preside at the business session This
will be the clubs last meeting for
this season.
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Little Garden Club Has
Sandy Spring Show

The following were among those
who placed first in the wide variety
of classes entered in the flower show
held by the Little Garden Club of
Sandy Spring, Wednesday, June S:
Mrs. F. L. Thomas, Mrs. Mahlon
Kirk ", Mrs. P. G. Ligon. the Sill
yer Spring Club. Mrs. William John
Thomas, Mrs. Thomas Ladson, Mrs
T. Lamar Jackson. Mrs. Tarleton
Brooke. Mrs. Lindley Clark, Mrs.
Allan Brooke, Mrs F. w. McReyn-
olds. Mrs. NJ o. Stabler and Mrs.
Andrew Adams.
Gold ribbons were awarded to
Mrs Allan Brooke for sweepstakes
in specimen classes and for best rose
in show; to Mrs. Mahlon Kirk w for
sweepstakes in arrangement; to Mrs
P. Garland Lyon for most artistic
arrangement
The Federation Purple Ribbon for
the most outstanding arrangement
went to the Silver Spring Club. and
the Federation Green Ribbon for
the outstanding horticultural ex-
hibit was awarded to Mrs. Allan
Brooke.
Judges were Mrs. Stuart Haller.
Mrs. Dwight Mccain and Mrs Sam
uel Naples, all of Frederick. Md.
Evening star., 1946-06-09
All About
The Farm
By james BirchfieId

The annual migration from
Florida and the deep South of that
heterogeneous army of seasonal
farm workers is on, with indica-
tions that Maryland and Virginia
farmers will aave available larger
numbers for harvest jobs than
during the war.
Since little aid can be expected
from other emergency labor sources
that were available during the war.
farmers in this area, particularly
where truck crops dominate. have
been alarmed over the meager labor
prospects. Extension service emer-
gency labor officials reported last
week twice as many migratory
workers had stopped at labor camps
in the Carolinas by May IS as had
stopped on their way north at the
same time last year. This should
allay some fears of truck growers
that their perishable crops might
lie rotting in the fields for lack OF
harvest hands.
With the report of the increase
in the number of migratory work
ers comes a warning Many of the
migrants were reported as telling
extension service officials earlier this
year in Florida that they were
"skeptical of their reception in some
parts of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland"
Maryland farmers who need the
help of these migrant workers will
have to combat underground re-
ports circulating among workers
that Maryland is less interested in
the migrants than in other types of
workers." officials said. They added
that the extent to which the mi
grant movement can be rebuilt will
depend on the amount of work
given these crews this summer and
the interest Maryland farmers and
Gamers take.
According to Extension Service
officials, the vanguard of the
migrant army already has reached
| Maryland's Eastern Shore where
they are at work in the strawberry
harvest. Others are expected to
arrive as harvests In States to the
south are completed. until the
total in Virginia and Maryland ap-
proaches prewar figures. The an
nual migration dwindled during the
war, it was said. largely because OF
transportation difficulties and in
creased jobs in the Southern States
The workers are housed in special
labor camps and in quarters pro-
vided by employers.
Ram Sales Scheduled.
Two purebred ram sales of interest
to sheepmen in this area have been
scheduled In Virginia. The first of
these, the Fifth Annual Eastern
Stud Ram Sale and Show, will be
held at Staunton June 10 and 20
with entries in four breeds from
Missouri. Indiana. New York, Iowa
West Virginia, Pennsylvania and
Ohio.
A second sale. sponsored by the
Shenandoah Valley Branch of the
Virginia Sheep Breeders Associa-
ton, will be held July 23 at the
Winchester stockyards. This sale
previously was scheduled at Berry
vile.
In connection with the Staunton
sale. the North American Sheep
| Dog Society will hold its first sheep
dog trials since the war. The trials
will be held at 10 am. June 10 with
Is working dogs entered.
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Conservation Aids
Farmers to Produce
Record Crop Yields

American farmers have produced
record crops year after year without
recklessly blowing up land insult
able to agriculture to the sacrifice Of
the country's soil resources, the Agri-
culture Department has announced.
Soil Conservation Service observ-
ers said that during the war only
2, 900 900 to 100000 acres OF land
unsuited to cultivation have been
plowed up. They said favorable
weather. improved crop strains, bet
ter disease and insect control. mod
ern machine methods Of farming
and better land use through con-
servation practices aided farmers in
producing record crops.
Observers said that while the
necessity for heavy food production
has resulted in some. damage to land.
the net harm has been small in
comparison to the damage in the
World War period.
n ICSClit kOOll SOllSCl fdtlOIl SCI flC6
survey, observers said. showed that
practices like contour cultivation,
strip cropping soil-improving crop
rotations, pasture improvement and
range conservation and improved
irrigation and drainage substantially
boosted per acre yields. This, they
added, shows how maximum s:roduc-
ton can be achieved on good land
without wasting labor, machinery,
seeds and fertilizer.
Soil Conservation Service officials
said approximately 100000 acres
now in cultivated crops should be
shifted to safer land use, such as
grass and forests.
! Observers said the most effective
check on wholesale land abuse Is in
the soil conservation districts Or
ganized and managed by farmers
themselves under State enabling
laws. Through these districts the
farmers make their own conserya-
ton plans as groups and draw on
State or Federal sources for tech
nical or other assistance in carrying
them out. There now are more than
l, 500 Of these districts in 46 States.
Evening star., 1946-06-09
Gardening in the Capital Area
Pruning of Spring Flowering Shrubs
Should Precede New Cane Growth

ing will remove some flower buds
it will not remove the majority as
chapping of the top would. Sum-
mer pruning coming, as 1t should
just before the new growth starts
throws the plants strength into the
development of new canes and flower
buds. This aids in giving the plant
young vigorous appearance.
Where the renewal method OF
pruning the spring Towering shrub,
is used, the difference between
spring pruning and summer pruning
is not very marked. However, this
method must be employed regularly
each year so that the shrubs will be
kept within bounds and will produce
good quality flowers.
Some Flower on New Growth.
Home gardeners will find it take.
considerable fortitude to prune such
long Towering season kinds as Bill.
lard's spirea or the low growing
Anthony Watere spirea The likli.
hood of removing a few Towering
branches should not stop a gar.
dener from keeping his shrubs
healthy and vigorous.
This time of pruning does moi
apply to the summer Towering
shrubs such as the Buddleia. crepe
myrtle. Abelia, Clethra, Hibiscus
Hydrangea, Kerria, Tamarix. etc
They form their flower buds on the
new growth. hence they should be
pruned in the early spring before
new growth begins. They need tc
be thinned out and the canes short
ened. Such kinds Of shrubs benefit
by feeding. much more so than dc
the early spring bloomers.
Lilacs, dogwood. Cotoneaster. sill
verbell. azaleas, magnolias, Labur-
mum and Mahonia need very little
pruning at any time. Removal oi
deadwood is usually ample. 1t i.
well to remove the major portion Of
the suckers that spring up arounc
the base of Glacs. Keep only two OF
three of these suckers TO replace thu
older canes should they be killed by
lilac borers.
Evening star., 1946-06-09

continue to live in houses that have
been outmoded since the early part
of this century.
Paraphrasing Lincoln that "A
Nation cannot exist half slave and
half free" and the late President
Roosevelt that THE country cannot
live half boom and half bust" l
do not believe We can continue as
great Nation with half palace and
half shanty
The unWillingneSs of our young
men to accept present farm living
conditions can be seen in the farm
training program under the GI Bill
of Rights. Here in Fauquier County
we sent approximately 1900 men to
the armed forces. But today we
have only 16 of these young men
who have returned and are taking
advantage of this program. The
United States Employment. Service
will confirm the fact that boys who
entered the armed services from
farms are returning to civilian life
as truck drivers, mechanics and the
ike.
These young men will not return
to the farms at lower wages, longer
hours and the poor living quarters
that are now the only things the
farmers have to offer. They like
the better houses in the cities and
the 35 or 40 hour work week, about
half the hours put in on the farm.
In thinking of the future, l be-
lieve both the farmer and the city
dweller should consider this prob
lem of farm housing. The farmer
already knows that he cannot expect
his tenant to continue living in a
shanty with no other conveniences
that electric lights.
At the same time, you who live
in the city and must depend on the
farmer for the food on your table,
must understand that your future
Well-being largely depends on the
ability of solving this rural problem.
Evening star., 1946-06-09
Stalking Tomatoes

If YOU are planning to stake your
tomatoes. now is the time to keep
after them and prune them The
side branches that come in the
crotch of the leaf should be pinched
out and the vine kept pruned to one
or two stems. The fruit cluster
comes on the opposite side These
stems should be tied with a soft
cord or raffia every II inches to a
5 or 6 foot stake driven 3 to 4 inches
away from the plant