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Evening star., 1946-03-17
Word Of Stamps
By james WoIdo Fowcett

The stamps Of New Zealand al
ways have been noted for their
beauty, but the new series, marking
the end Of the Second World War,
breaks all records Of the past for
imaginative design and artistic
craftsmanship. According to photo
graphs furnished by the director
general Of the Post and Telegraph
Department at Wellington, the
denominations and subject material
will be shown as follows: 1/2d, view
OF Lake Matheson, with snow-covered
mountains in distance; Id, view of
the Parliament House and portrait
Of King George VI with imperial
crown; lid, view Of the dome
OF st. Paul's Cathedral, London,
under air attack, with Union Jack
IN background, the letter "v" for
Victory, sprays Of laurel, inscription
reading: This was their finest
hour" from q speech by Prime
Minister Winston Churchill; ID,
group study Of the royal family,
King George, Queen Elizabeth and
their two daughters, with outline
Of imperial crown, symbols Of au-
thority and inscription: In peace,
long may they reign; Sd, badge
OF New Zealand Air Forces, with
four planes in flight on cloudy sky
and dove OF peace and laurel; 4d,
New Zealand badge, with view OF
tank in Egypt and tractor in field
at home and inscription: Onward;
sd, New Zealand Navy badge, with
warship and merchant vessel and
symbols OF honor and peace; 3D.
New Zealand coat of arms, with view
OF steel mill and sheep ranch,
symbols Of industry and agriculture
and inscriptions: Onward" and
Evening star., 1946-03-17

Will heal properly. This is particu-
larly true in the pruning Of trees.
The trees must be kept in such a
healthy condition that the wound
may be quickly healed. If the cut
Is made close to the trunk more
food is readily available and healing
Is consequently faster. So prune
and feed for quick recovery.
Early spring Towering shrubs
should be pruned after Towering,
not before. Their flower buds are
formed in the late summer and fall
so any pruning done now will reduce
the floral display this spring. When
pruning them, however, it is de-
sirable to remove an entire branch,
cutting it of at the ground level.
This serves to renew the bush, avoids
bareleggedness and keeps the natu-
raj shape Of the plant.
The buddlea and crepe myrtle
produce their flowers on new wood,
hence severe pruning in the spring
and heavy feeding produces the
largest and best flowers.
Roses Will Benefit.
Remove all dead wood and weak
branches of roses and cut back the
stronger shoots at least one-third.
For exhibition bloom cut back so
that there. are not mere than 10
or IL buds to a bush. This puts the
entire strength Of the plant into q
limited number of shoots, conse-
quently these shoots are longer and
stronger than could be obtained
from a larger number of buds. For
garden display only light pruning
is necessary. just enough to shape
the bush after removing the small
weak growth and the dead wood.
This same method is applicable
% hydrangeas-the ones commonly
called PIG. hydrangeas (paniculatal
srandifiora).. Hills of Snow and the
other native Americans. The tender
blue or pink ones which are so
,ften sold at. Easter and later put
Evening star., 1946-03-17
Guide to New Books

The Story Of American Aviation,
by Jim Ray (Winston; $2.5o)-Com-
plete story Of military and civil avi-
alton in the United States, from the
frst flight Of the Wright brothers
to the most modern of superbomb-
ers and airliners.
Keep Singing, Keep Humming, by
Margaret Bradford and Barbara
Woodruff, with illustrations by
Lucienne Bloch (Scott; $2)-Collec-
ton of plays and story songs.
The Little Fireman, by Margaret
Wise Brown and Esphyr Solbodkina
(Scott; $l.25-Picture story Of "a
great big tall fireman" and q little
fireman who "lived in two fire
houses right next door to each
other"
Evening star., 1946-03-17
N. Y. Flower
Show Opens
Tomorrow
Floral Display
To Continue
For Week
BY ihs As.eeiassd prs.s

NEW YORK, Mar. 1.-THE 3oth
annual international flower show,
which opens here tomorrow for q
week after three-year war inter-
ruption, will feature an exhibition
OF "a large gardens covering I'D TO
1,200 square feet each in compett-
ton for prizes worth $50 1000.
An unusual display will be offered
by the Garden Club Of America,
whose theme, -Four Centuries Of
Furniture and Flowers" will pro-
vide background Of furniture In
cluding original pieces Of some Of
the best Early American designers
tor flower arrangements whose DOM
inant color will be changed daily.
The large gardens in the show.
sponsored by the Horticultural So
ciety OF New York and the New
York Florists Club, have been en-
tered by eight commercial and four
private growers from New York
New Jersey, Connecticut and Penn
sylvania, and viii occupy two Of
the shows four floors in the Grand
Central Palace.
The four private growers are Mrs
Harold I. Pratt of Glen Cove, N. Y,
with an early spring garden on al
grassy slope; Mr.. and Mrs. MARSHALL
Field of Huntington, N. Y, whose
entry is rustic summer house
f1anked by cedars, dogwood, and
white flowers: Mrs. William Zieeler
Dir, of Noroton, Conn.,, who has al
central lawn and pool inclosed by
shrubbery. bulb plants, and red vel
low and blue flowers, and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hay Whitney of Man
hasset. N. Y, with colorful spring
garden.
Other organizations exhibiting are
the Federated Garden Clubs of New
York State, the Garden Club of New
Jersey, the Mems Garden Club Of
New York, the New York Botanical
Gardens, the Brooklyn Botanic
Garden and the Museum of Natural
History.
The Federated Garden Clubs of
New York State will present inches
OF hover arrangements, which will
be changed daily, and will set eight
luncheon and dinner tables during
the week.
In the center of the same floor the
Garden Club of New Jersey will have
two rose gardens having motif
representing the end of the war and
the transition in America from war
to peace activities.
Besides club exhibits there are 2O4
competitive classes in the show for
special floral arrangements, wall
inches, table decorations and minia-
ture gardens.
Evening star., 1946-03-17
Rock Greek Walks
Inspire Poetry
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
BY Mildred Lopkoff, II
Powell Junior High School


Many times during the spring
summer and fall, my father and
take long walks in Rock Greek
Park. We particularly enjoy one
place that we call "our bridge" It
is an old wooden bridge over the
creek. and we always stop on it
to listen to the water below as it
runs over the rocks. Its murmur
seems to be trying to tell of the
things it has seen on its way down
of the tall trees, beautiful flowers
and green valleys.
After crossing the bridge, we
climb a rocky hill and then take a
long rest. From the hilltop, I al
ways watch the sun slowly disap-
pearing behind the horizon. It re-
minds me of a huge ball of fire
sending beams across the sky. The
blue sky changes its color to red and
purple, and the white clouds, as if
by miracle, are tinted with many
colors. The birds stop singing, and
1t seems to me that they, too, are
watching in quiet wonder the
miracle Of nature.
Sitting there, I always wish 1
were a painter and could put on
canvas the beautiful scene. But the
best I have been able to do to de-
scribe it was to write these lines:
Do,on the bailey sings a stream,
Tall trees groD on either side.
Our hearts, in spite of US, tDiH dream
At such place at epentide.
And no,D and then it surely seems
The little stream is laughing lou,
As it its sleepy ,Dauelets dream
Such dreams as only may knoiD.
Evening star., 1946-03-17
Uncle Rays Corner

say, This horse is 3 years old,
or This horse Is years DID," and
be right each time. When a horse Is
more than years old, however
the horseman can only guess the
age. Signs of wear" on the teeth
may help him to make a good guess
but he can never be certain of the
age Of an old horse unless birth
record has been kept.
Sayings About Horses.
Arabians have curious sayings
about their horses, such as these:
"A black horse without any spot
will bring misfortune"
"A horse with white on his lips
and mouth will run like the wind
Look out for spots which are not
exactly in the center Of the fore
head"
"A horse which has a white star.
but no white feet will carry you to
death"
"A white mark on each side of the
chest, back Of the stirrups, means
speed and safety"
Long live the horse with the
chest of a lion, the hind quarters
OF a wolf, and the legs of a gazellel''
Evening star., 1946-03-17

The gasoline tractor is widely used,
but many farmers still prefer the
plow-horse. As a beast of burden,
the horse has served mankind for at
least 1000 years. At present. there
are millions of tame" horses. They
are found on every continent Of
the globe.
Herds Of wild horses exist today,
chiefly in Mongolia and other parts
of Asia. In some Western sections
OF the United States, there are wild
horses, the herds having sprung
from tame horses which, in past
times, escaped from farms and
ranches.
Gentle Ponies.
Very small horses known as Shet-
land ponies run about in a more
or less wild state on islands north
of Scotland. These ponies are noted
because they are so gentle.
Green grass makes a fine food
for horses, and clover also is good.
Timothy and clover hay, as well
as corn and oats, are other impor-
tant food. Corn is favored as food
for plow-horses. If you have the
care Of horse, remember to supply
q slab of salt. Horses need a few
''licks" Of salt from time to time.
It is interesting to see q colt
running near its mother. Colts are
long-legged and "gawky," but visit
ors to farms seem always to enjoy
watching them.
New Teeth.
A colt is born with eight milk
teeth" two molars at each side Of
both jaws. The full set of milk teeth
will number "A, ana those not pres
ent at birth win appear during the
opening years Of life, in regular
order.
Between the ages Of three and
i've years, a horse loses the 'in-
cisor" or biting" teeth Of the first
set, and obtains new teeth to take
the place Of sthose lost.
After looking at e. horses teeth.
and noticing the changes which
have taken place, horseman may
Evening star., 1946-03-17
| Just Between
Yourselves
BY Philip 4. Love


Marty Links does such Swell job
Of depicting the activitt6s Of the
high school set in her "Bohby sox'
cartoon (see comic section) that I
figured she must be . .teen-ager
herself.
But ! was mistaken. ehe Is,
according to the standards IL bobby
soxers, practically middle-aged.
She's all Of 28!
Marty started drawing teen-age
cartoons for the San IrAncisco
Chronicle seven years ago. Her only
art training was about six months
study at . school Of fashion drawing.
The 5-foot, 100-pound cartoonist
keeps up with the latest fads and
fancies Of the bobby -soxers by mix
ing with them as much as she can.
She loves to get together with them
Evening star., 1946-03-17
Flower Show Planned

The Little Garden Club Of
Sandy Spring has set Wednes-
day, June 5, as the date for its
annual flower show to be held
this year at the Community
House in Sandy Spring.
The club met on Tuesday at
the home of Mrs, Mahlon Kirk
w. Mrs. Andrew Adams Of
Howard County gave an interest,"
ing and informative talk on
evergreens.
Evening star., 1946-03-17

into the garden are exceptions to
this heavy pruning recommendation
Apple trees may be pruned ac-
cording to any one of several sys-
TENS. The home gardener will
find, however, that it pays to restrict
the height, even to the extent of
topping a tree. This should be
done gradually. Excessive pruning
systems attempt to keep the center
OF the tree open as one means of
controlling disease. Regular pruning
Is advisable, even though it consists
only of shortening the previous sea-
sons growth and the removal OF
suckers.
Peaches Need Attention.
Peaches need the same treatment
as apples, although most fruit grow
ers strive to shorten all new wood.
This tends to maintain regular crops,
but more especially to keep the fruit
ing closer to the trunk, thus avoid
ing splitting and breaking of
branches. Well spaced branches and
an open center to the tree help to
control the brown rot-a destruc-
tive disease OF peaches.
Dwarf fruit trees need to have the
new wood Of last seasons growth
cut back at least two thirds. Severe
pruning stimulates the formation of
fruiting spurs and also aids in keep
ing them compact and within
bounds. The Europeans prune back
to the old wood on all except the
youngest trees.
Spring -blooming shrubs should not
be pruned unless they are old and
overgrown. II in past seasons they
have been neglected, shape them
now by removing only the oldest
canes. And take them out from the
ground. Be careful not to just trim
shrubs. Always strive to prune in
such a manner as to renew growth
while carefully preserving the nat
ural symmetry Of the individual
plant.
Evening star., 1946-03-17
bridge
By Frank B. Lord

President George L. Kathan, at
the Wardman Park Hotel last Tues
day night, presented the sectional
prizes won in the first half Of the
team-of-four season series of the
Federal Bridge League. The awards,
paid in savings stamps, ranged up
to $40 for the leaders In sections A
and B. The winners were the Cas-
cades, in section A; the Atomics,
section B; Fighters, section c, and
Success, section D.
With the Jeeps winning Is out of
"a boards in A, the zips 1917 out
OF "A IN B and the Allies 16h out of
"a in c on Tuesday night, the pres
ent standing Of the teams is as
follows:
Evening star., 1946-03-17
Safety Circus Talks
By Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, director
OF The Stars school safety program
and former chief OF detectives, is
giving q Safety Circus" series Of
chalk talks to pupils Of elementary
and junior and senior high schools.
The program is sponsored by The
Junior Star in cooperation with
school authorities Of the District
and nearby Maryland and Virginia.
This weeks schedule:
Monday. ll:15 an, Congress
Heights: Tuesday, 9:45 q. m, Cranch:
wednesday, 9:45 am, Bryan; Thurs
day. 9:45 am. Tyler; Friday, 1l:l5
An, Orr.
Evening star., 1946-03-17

Freedom from fear and want; Sd.
knight In armor, with banner show.
ing q cross, with sunrise in back
ground and inscriptions: Peace"
and Their name liveth forever
more; Cd, Waiho Gorge In South
ern Alps as seen through chapel
window, with cross, candlesticks and
flowers in foreground and inscrip-
Evening star., 1946-03-17

art classes. She Is on the art stats
of Blair's newspaper, Silver Chips,
and the yearbook, Silverlogue.
Portraits are Jeanne's favorite
type of art work. She does black
and-white sketches of students for
her friends, draws faces Of movie
stars, and paints water colors of
famous men in history to decorate
the walls of Blair classrooms.
This summer, Jeanne would like
to get job tinting photographs.
but some day she hopes to attain the
heights of portrait painter.
She is a member of Blair's Library
and Art Clubs.
Evening star., 1946-03-17
The Mighty Weaver
PRIZE CONTRIBUTION
BY Anne Donoyon, IS

Sacred Heart Academy.
There is q mighty weaver
Whose loom is in the sky;
You know He's near at hand
When winds 60 rushing by.
Collecting clouds for wool,
Shutting to and fro,
He spreads over the earth
A coverlet of snow,
Evening star., 1946-03-17

dishes"
Marty has been married nearly
five years to Alex L. Arguello, jr., a
lawyer. He recently returned from
overseas.
Seda Kavaldjian, IL, of 1854 Cliff
ton street NV, has photographs of
about 80 movie stars, including Bob
Hope, Rita Hayworth, Clark Gable,
Ginger Rogers, Ida Lupino, Dorothy
Lamour and Peter Lawford. She
also has personal letter from Bing
Crosby.
MY two other hobbies" Seda
writes, "are collecting pictures Of
musicians and collecting programs
from places I've gone-the National
Theater, Constitution Hall and
places like that"
Seda attends Powell Junior High
School.
Edward Charron, l3-year-old
Langley Junior High School pupil,
is the owner of a collie which has
won first prize, two second prizes
and two third prizes in dog shows.
Queenie is her name, and she's Q
years old. She comes from q family
Of 13 champions, one Of which cap
tured three titles. 49,.
Edwards hobby is collecting
stamps.
Junior jottings:
Writing verse, drawing and color
ing pictures. and studying nature on
walks through Rock Greek Park are
favorite pastimes OF Elizabeth Waid,
8, OF 2803 Twenty-eighth street NV,
a pupil Of Oyster School. Dick
Pogue, president of the Woodrow
Wilson High School Student Coun-
Gil, plays both the saxophone and
the clarinet. In three years at
jefferson Junior High School, VIII
liam Yee sold $50 600 worth Of War
Savings Bonds. He entered Gen.
tral High School in February.
st johns College High School pub
licatiO4s, the Sabre and Taps, were
rated superior" In all departments
by the Middle States Eyaluation
Committee. The editor of the
Sabre, Cesar Caceres, is q Junior
Star reporter. >. Eighteen boys and
SO girls achieved perfect attendance
records at Dunbar High School dur
ing the last semester. The Club
of the Jewish Com
Center, Sixteenth and @,
streets NV, will celebrate Purim
with q Mardi Gras program from a
to 4 pm. and from 7:30 to 10 pm.
today. A beauty contest will high
light both sessions.
Evening star., 1946-03-17

Mrs. Wright's side was vulnerable
with a part score of so. She figured
that if her partner held as good
as one honor in clubs, or the ace
in either Of the red suits, she could
make two, which would mean game
and TOO rubber. She sat East
and her partners response was a
jump bid to three diamonds. To
this she replied with three spades.
She had not opened with a spade.
although spades were the stronger
of her two suits, for she feared she
would have to trump the second
lead Of hearts or diamonds, and she
had one more club than spades for
that purpose. West then called four
notrump and to show her one ace
she bid five diamonds. Partner said
five notrump and, having no kings,
she went to six clubs. West then
big seven clubs. A small heart was
opened and won by dummy's ace.
The ace and king of clubs were
played and declarer reached her
own hand with the ace of spades
and laid down the queen of clubs
to take the last outstanding club.
There was then no play to the hand.
She had more tricks than she needed
for the grand slam.
The duplicate players at the
National Press Club contested recent
ly for the Ely Culbertson Cup, which
Is one Of the organizations major
trophies and has been in play IS
times. The event was an ll-table
team match. The winners were:
Mr.. and Mrs. David sentner and Mr..
and Mrs. George l.. Kathan, first; DR.,
a. r. o'Donnsll and Mrs. Doris vosbers,
sada1 snd Mrs; canty Kitty Boyle snn and Mrs N. 3.
Murry ana Miller Roberts. I third. 'a
Mr.. and Mrs. Chiles c. Coleman
won the duplicate game at the
La Sale Studio Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Salvatorel were
second. Mr.. Wright directed.
Miss Margaret Myrtle and John
Peck won north and south in the
March master point game of the
Agriculture Bridge Club at the
Stephan Studio. Mrs. Harold Young
and Mrs. L. L. Gibson were second.
East and west leaders were Mrs.
Catherine Carter and James @.
Stone. Mrs. j. B. Gregg Gusts
and Mrs Theresa Pastel were
second.
Evening star., 1946-03-17

over q round OF
sodas at the cor
ner drugstore to
discuss such i'm
portant subjects
as the newest
hair-do.
In her spare
time, Marty likes
to make ceram-
les. She has a
collection tn a t
includes m a n y
of the charac-
ters in her comic.
Her No. 2 hobby
Is cooking out
of-this-w O r ] d
Evening star., 1946-03-17
Monteomery Blair High schoc

Sixteen Of
Schools most accomplished artists.
I seems shat
In Junior high school poster she
entered Humane Society poster contest
second prize Last society
Nationwide contest.
junior at Blair this
Evening star., 1946-03-17
Gardening in the Capital Area
There Is Right and Wrong Way
To Prune Your Trees and Shrubs
By Louise Hendey

nls Is the season for for pruning
frt trees and vines
right time Wrong timing
may be as disastrous wrong methods =
1t is important that
Evening star., 1946-03-17

The bridge books and the experts
all say that an opening hand should
have at least two and one-half
high-honor tricks. Mrs. Dixie T.
Wright is one who believes there
are circumstances when the hold
ing may be shaded. Following her
initial call of one club on the hand
below. played at the La Sale Studio,
she found herself at the end of
the auction in a seven-club con-
tract, which, much to her surprise,
she made. The distribution of the
cards was:
Evening star., 1946-03-17

The Woodbridge Stamp Club will
have special business meeting at
2206 Rhode Island avenue NE, to-
evening at g. It also will
have regular meeting at the same
address on Monday evening. April /
Evening star., 1946-03-17

D for the present half of the series.
In the first Wednesday March pair
game OF the Washington Bridge
League, played at the Shoreham
Hotel, the North and South winners
in section A were:
Mime. Marie Boschan and Miss Kathleen
McNutt, hrst. score 120; Lewis Tubbs and
James q. stone. second. score 119S East
ana west, Joe Kaplan and Beb Piper. first
score liz; Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. King, sec
: Section B. North and South. Mrs. Dora
schwartz and Mrs. Violet thinner, nrst,
ssors 1855; DR.. ]. MeHush and Tom
West, Miss Doris Rothweil and MIS- june
Hodeklns, nrst. score 152: Mr.. and Mrs.
j. II. Long, second, score 1881
Evening star., 1946-03-17

No teams are scheduled in section
D for the present half of the series.
Evening star., 1946-03-17

A roundup of precancel coll
lectors Is to be held in the Cornish
Arms Hotel, New York City, May
II to 10, inclusive.
Evening star., 1946-03-17

Those portions of the. philatelic
estate Of the late Col e. H. r. Green
which have been sold at auction
thus far have realized $1,450, 200.
Evening star., 1946-04-24
{. H. Jamison Resigns Posi-
In Montgomery Schools

CHARLES H. Jamison, a candidate
Tor the Democratic nomination for
county commissioner from the I'd
district, today announced his resig-
nation as assistant supervisor of
school property for MONTGOMERY
County to take effect not later than
April 30
In letter addressed to Calvin
w. Schaefter, supervisor of school
property, Mr. Jamison said he was
reslgning because 1T does not seem
appropriate to the general manner
in which the Montgomery County
schol administration has been car
rled on that candidate for cleo
tive public Office should continue
as an active member or Official of
the county school administration. =
Mr.. Jamison is the second Demo-
crat in Montgomery to give up pub
lie Office within a week because Of
candidacy for nomination in the
June "a primaries. Julius P. Stad-
Ter. member of the School Board
and candidate for county commits
sioner, announced he would not be
a candidate for reappointment on
the School Board when his term
expires April 30.
Mr.. Schaeffer is a candidate for
county commissioner and will op-
pose Mr. Stadler in the Democratic
primaries
Evening star., 1946-04-24
5000 School Patrol
Members Parade May II

About 5000 School Safety Patrol
members from the District. Mary
land and Virginia will participate
in Regional School Safety Patrol
parade to be held May II, the Dis
trict Motor Club OF the American
Automobile Association. co-sponsor
OF the patrols with the District
schools and police department. an
| nounced today.
Starting at 10 80 a m, from Fourth
street and Constitution avenue NV
the parade will pass a reviewing
stand at Constitution avenue and
Sixteenth street NV. Sixteen divi-
sions including l3 from the District,
headed by police co-ordinators. will
participate.
The parade will be led by the
United States Navy Band, with other
adult and juvenile bands and drum
and bugle corps adding color to
the line Of march.
Prizes will be awarded to the best
school bands, and to the best boy
and girl baton twirlers. Prizes also
will be awarded for floats and for
slogans promoting trafic safety,