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Evening star., 1946-06-23

BRADLEY woops-only e-yr. -old. this
lav. on 1st ~. screened iiv. porch: high
f1agstone dag to ne terrace lsx4O-in:' wooded and and
give Possession at once; priced 70 sell
Call ME: l143 until 6 pm. J. WESLEY
ThEYAH WESLEY HEIGHTsEMiller-eui,t house in
lovely, deep, wooded lot; contains large
d den syatoy and md sxo
room 9a with With, f,Tsplssss, M on tn the sra floor:
aarsss oe open Dasn snnday te
& A. N MILLER DEVELOPMENT co.
Builders and Developers of Wesley Heights
and spg1s spgins Valley, 1880 Mass. ave. NV.
INDIAN SPRING VILLAGE; ses.5oo: a
modern center,hall home. in IMMACULATE
cSS he fhsah nsst e4oom sRns
2Ha-bath homes in the Silver Spring area;
nssy can a5as M saNEy Gese Size sa5
sae ssss ST. Ssofs7f WEsT a'e OF CONN. AVE- rms
dstsehed priced to sell. VA 4. L. ssfi aRINpEE9
sssM, sss H. ROW 3 a1s BRICK HOUSE, less than 5
With with refrieerators; income and home: built-
in garage; $1,000; immediate possession;
owner sr.le leaving cit city Sale BY owner direct
81 BRICK HOMES. S. Silver Silver ,is'' sprins. s10.-
900: $1,000 cash. MIR ELLIS. AID. 1865
18th ST. N.W.-Lovely detached home:
4 bedrooms. 3 baths. recreation room
garage. finest construction. beautifully
finished: owner occupied. DINoWrTz CO.,
'VsAAicANs1T.-DUPIEx. Open today. 1 to s
pm; years old See this lovely semi
detached brick duplex. containing 2 COM
pletely separate apts.;. ami, including
&C. heat, Investors. this unit can bring
grfns'V s. CO. RE EssHs'ss sss Ho 5PsEy s4
caEva CHE Ii hsve sWn seTsrai eNa beaut
full homes in the Chevy Chase, D. C.. area
P1o,J F9r fIn particqlars @ ,E call SIDNEY !
WoobRiDGEasis VOC ID 18th th sho St. ns; de-
tached; 6 rms. and bath: oil. heat: new
roof; lot 4ox150; garage; $l2,500. DE
Wo6ooDR1DGE BuNGALow-perry st, ne;
NJ. coMPLETIoNnNev CONF ~ % 81 9family s brick:
heat: terms. DE. OaI6.
EXCLUSIVE BRADLEY BLVD. section of
Montgomery, Co.. Md. See this grand
equipped ali General Electric kitchen:
= spacious bedrms; and 2 baths on End
H.; sun deck. In basement, maids quar-
ters. beautiful recreation room with bar.
This property is custom.bui home To-
buy well worth your inspection. Priced,
HALL. Realtors. sH. 6626. Open eli day
Sunday.
Evening star., 1946-06-23

kENSlNGTON, MD;-7We offer for sal
kitchen; 8 bedrooms and : baths on an On
f.: recreation rm. in basement. Al con
aRHHaMHAkL fea Reaitoqs Haqs 8 sH slss ssse
S.axos11: SAk ST. NV; tS. %est E. et 1sthRew brisk
so: sssy terms DRURY VI REALPY Esi Psas coRP asf
AMIFICAM Id,I1:s Can GSIy; PK.-cprnsr brick. g
1ft- 1I iay lse liv rm' screened porch
pRYRY Yg Yv.E REALTY Mt pa; CoRP l5s7 RE
HOUSEBOAT extraordinary-Lovely oil
yacht; 145 ,, +. nov in used as hopseboat
as n;sr null b,bs each With
city water, nice galley, large decks Full
furnished and equipped: immediate pos
session: lon wonderful % for clubhouse; $1,000
or make best oner with substantial cash
sa.s a. oEa.1i Kansas AVE. N.w.-Briek, 3 r., b
only pS5ehes AsS yaEs so4S
conveniently. located just what you want
SnE Sn,y IL Ss'o99; terms to suit, Inspect Mon
NEAR CATHoLlc UNIVERSITIES rms
Pash; noM. inG5gssd pershes 6uilt,in sarage
and close;in location affording auicl
VI nklcpoAtdtlOu dLlu TO nUmerOu
schools and Georgetown University. In
cludes. spacious living rm. with bay win
dow. lovely modern kitchen, opening t.
nagstone dining terrace: 3 bedrooms an.
bath on osSsa second floor: auto; heat: s-ca
%ngth sign Mith ssttlement; 1; Eyes cali Wo S57e
SCOTT CiRcLE AND Z: /. AVE. Semi Sen
detached brick bldg: of 21 rms, 8 baths
excellent for organization use (fraternal
etc.,; 1923 r. I. ave. NV. Seen b
appoint. only. Cooperating brokers pro
tected. For complete details call MARTIl
I; ISEN Ma 2696; ewes. WO. 64O8. q
GEORGETOWN, opposite lovely Dumbartol
Oaks-3-story semidet. brick home, Ii
rms, small garden. Seen by appoint. only
Brokers' corporation invited For de
tails cal @ MARTIN MARTIN I. 1sEN, MA. 1896
I HAVE TWO very attractive bungalow
with all mod. improvements, newly built
which believe will pass GI approval
LET ME SELECT your home in ne.
have 18 flne houses and will show yo,
every one of them. Cali MR.. HOGAN
lovely DUPLEX. overlooking Washing
ton. practically new; consists of two s.
room and bath apts.; full basement finished
on as recreation room: gas heat; moderr
prick building: reasonably priced For fur
ther information. call MR.. BRINCEF1ELD
DI 3lOO: or NE. 61S3.
CONGRESS- HEIGHTS-Possession: 6 rms
bath; detached, .cony. location. POTOMAC
REALTY CO., AID. 1881, till Q.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Mud Pie
Test

"As soon as frost is out Of the
ground" say all the garden books,
"and the soil is sufficiently dry,
It's time to spade"
Every gardener is anxious to get
started as soon as possible, and
there Is danger that this impatience
may cause him to work his soil be-
fore 1t Is ready, q mistake which
may cause serious difnculties which
will last all season.
Then how can he tell the very
earliest moment when 1t Is safe to
spade?
The most reliable test is q simple
one-call it the mud-pie test. Pick
up a handful of soil and pat 1t be-
tween your palms as you used to dc
in childhood; II it holds together
and makes a nice mud pie, then 1t
is too wet to spade. Keep OF soil
when 1t Is In this condition, lest you
form clods which will prove trouble
some all summer.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Indoor Window Boxes
By the Master Gardener

Igood physical condition and have
the capacity to hold water yet have
good drainage. A soil of good
physical condition may be made by
mixing three parts of loan, one part
Iof decomposed organic matter, such
as peat moss, composted material
or leaf mold, and one part of sand
or sifted coal ashes. If one prefers
good potting soil may usually be
obtained from a florist.
Physical condition of the soil has
little to do with plant food content
except that a friable soil is neces-
sary for proper root growth and
such root growth makes possible
the absorption Of plant food. But
a friable soil may still be unfertile.
To assure an adequate supply OF
food in the soil, mix plant food with
the soil before it is placed in the
window box at the rate of one heap
ing tablespoonful per gallon Of soil.
Plants established in pots or boxes
should be fed every four to six
weeks-plants in pots at the rate OF
one level teaspoonful for a 6-inch
pot and plants in window boxes at
the rate of one level tablespoonful
per square foot of surface area
worked into the soil, then watered
down thoroughly.
II you prefer liquid application
OF plant food. add one level tea.
spoonful of plant food to one quar-
Of water, stir well and apply to tht
soil around plants. Keep the solu.
ton of the foliage and stems.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
SOneEarly
Starters

Most annual flowers will stand
transplanting, and If sown in the
house, or in a greenhouse, hot bed
or cold frame, weeks before it is
possible to SOW them outdoors, they
will begin to flower much earlier
than otherwise when moved to the
garden.
Asters, petunias and snapdragons
especially should have this early
start, because they are slow to ger
inmate and mature. In setting out
plants rather than sowing seed di-
rect there is another advantage,
which lies in the placing Of plants.
Since flowers are usually planted
In borders rather than In rows,
and often must be placed between
established plants, it is not easy to
be sure Of growing plants from seed
in exactly the desired location. An
other advantage is that thinning out
plants becomes unnecessary, and
seed thus goes much further.
Many flowers have very small
seed, which must not be covered
deeply. lest growth be prevented;
sometimes indeed the seed is just
pressed into the soil 1t is impor-
tant that the flower seed be sown in
loose soil. rich in humus, which
will not become too compact, or
form crust which might prevent
the seedlings from emerging. Many
garden soils do not answer these
specifications, but 1t is usually easy
to find enough of the best type of
soil to fill few flower pots or seed
boxes, in which seed may be sown
with assurance that they will ger
inmate and grow well.
Because Of this, gardeners often
sow all flower seeds in this way,
even outdoors, and move the plants
when ready to locations where they
are desired. =. Seed boxes are easier
to manage outdoors than under pro-
lection, and growth Is more rapid
than in the garden for plants in a
seed box which can be shaded when
desirable, and watered frequently,
or kept constantly moist by auto
matte watering.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Reviews in Brief
REPRINTS.

A new publishing house, Bantam
Books, has just begun issuing re-
prints of old favorites in 25-cent
pocket-size volumes. It now has on
the market the following titles:
Novels &C -"Scaramouche" by Rafael
Sabatini, "One More Spring" by
Robert Nathan, "The Grapes of
Wrath" by John Steinbeck, South
Moon Under" by Marjorie Kinnan
Rawlings, Seventeen" by Booth
Harrington, Nevada" by Zane Grey,
"Oil for the Lamps of China" by
Alice Tisdale Hobart, Rogue Male"
by Geoffrey Household and What
Makes Sammy RUM" by Budd
Schulberg. Observation-Disclosures of
Things Seen" by Elizabeth Daily, "a
Murder by Marriage" by Robert
George Dean, "The Town Cried
Murder" by Leslie Ford and "Then
There Were Three" by Geoffrey
Holmes. Humor-"Meet Me in St.
Louis" by Sally Benson and "Mr.
and Mrs. Cugat" by Isabel Scott
Rorick. Nonfiction-"Life on the
Mississippi" by Mark Twain, "The
Last Time I Saw Paris" by Elliot
Paul and wind, Sand and Stars"
by Antoine de Saint Exupery. All
titles are complete and unabridged.
LETTERS.
John Dryden: A Study of His
Poetry, by Mark Van Doren. (Holt.)
A reprint of the work originally pub
lished in 1921.
A Macbeth Production, by John
Masefeld. (Macmillan) Mr.. Mase-
fields advice to a company of actors
about to produce Macbeth. Explicit
stage directions, scene by scene.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Gardening in the Capital Area
To Utilize Space to Advantage
Advance Planning Is Essential
By Louise Hendev

looking
could little effort the segabes
the raising flowers While the question the advbty
rtang vegetable production broad problem discuss
point out the value of careful planning whether be for
vegetable garden the flower border.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Local Group
Activities
The next meeting of the Forest

The next meeting of the Forest
Hills Garden Club will be held
at 2 o'clock tomorrow at the home
Of Mrs H. Norair, 1886 Albemarle
street NV. A talk on roses will be
given by Mr.. w. A. Frederick Of the
Botanical Gardens.
The Sligo Park Hills Garden.
Club will meet Tuesday evening
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Dahl, los Hilltop road.
Mr.. r. w. Comstock will present
motion pictures Of circus life.
Mrs. Lee Sanford will discuss
Amaryllis at a meeting of the
Washington Garden Club to be
the home Of Mrs. John c. Ristine,
1884 North Hartford street, Ar
hngton. Mrs. Sanford will also
serve as co-hostess with Mrs.
E. G. Baldwin and Mrs. Ristine.
A round-table discussion will
follow the talk. Mrs. Stacy No
land, president of the club, will
preside at the business meeting.
Evening star., 1946-02-10

Plants add much to the beauty
and enjoyment of the home ano
often offer the only opportunity for
satisfying the craving of the average
human being for something living
and green.
Add an indoor window box for a
cheerful note in your living rooms
The following three suggested
combinations of plants won first and
second prizes and honorable men
tion at large flower show in a
metropolitan city several years age
and each is suitable for a different
light condition:
All foliage for locations where
there is little sun: Sansevieria,
Chinese evergreen, peperomia,
ivy.
Where light conditions are
moderate: Pink begonias and
asparagus fern.
Where there Is ample sunlight:
Red geraniums, variegated wan
dering Jew and white begonias.
While daily care in the matter oi
watering, cleansing and insect con.
troll is very important for success.
Of indoor gardens, equally essentia
| is the provision for a good medium
OF growth. Plants grown in boxe,
and pots obtain their nourishment
from relatively small amounts Of
soil. Naturally they soon exhaus
the soil of plant food and water. Ir
order to take care of this need soil,
used in pots and boxes should be ir
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Civic Meetings

Wilbur Finch, president Of thu
Federation Of Citizens Associations
will be the guest speaker at the
Brentwood Terrace groups third an.
niversary tomorrow night. Seven.
teen other citizens associations as
we'll as the federation have sched-
uled meetings this week.
Rhode Island avenue members will
hear an illustrated talk by Edwin
N. Lewis Of the Washington Board
Of Trade on Washington Looks
Ahead" The address is being spon-
sored by the boards Postwar Plan
ming Committee.
Pvt. Patrick Deenaham, member of
the Metropolitan Police, will speak
to the Kalorama citizens on the
juvenile problem in that area.
The Hillcrest association has post
poned its meeting from tomorrow
night to February 18, when they will
discuss construction of a new Stan
ton School and enlarging Ann Beers
School.
Schedule for the week follows:
Monday.
American University Park-Hurst
Hall, American University. Nebraska
and Massachusetts, avenues NV,
BIS pm.
Brentwood Terrace-l25l Saratoga
avenue NE, $3.50 pm.
Burleith-Gordon Junior High
School, Thirty-fifth and T streets
NV
Fort Davis-Ryland Methodist
Church, Branch avenue and S street
Sc, 8 pm.
Kalorama-Adams School, Nine
teenth and California streets NV
8 pm.
Mount Pleasant-Mount Pleasant
Public Library, Sixteenth and La
mont streets NV, 8 pm.
National Gateway-Church OF
Christ, Twenty-eighth and Douglas
streets NE, pm.
Northeast-Ludlow School, Sixth
and G streets NE, pm.
West End-Police Precinct No. 3
20l7 K street NV, 8pm.
Tuesday.
Logan-Thomas Circle-1536 Six
teenth street NV, pm.
Southeast Washington - Bryant
School, Thirteenth and B streets
Sc, 8 pm.
Summit Park - Beers School
Thirty sixth place and Alabama
avenue Sc, pm.
Wednesday.
North Randle Community-Kim-
ball School, Minnesota avenue and
Ely place Sc, 8 pm.
Rhode Island Avenue-Bateman's
store, 2004 Rhode Island avenue NE
Thursday.
Congress Heights - Cong ess
Heights School, Fifth and Nichols
avenue Sc, pm.
Park View-Park View School
Newton and Warder streets NV,
pm.
Friday.
Anacostia-Anacostia High School
Sixteenth and r streets Sc, 8 pm
Glover Park-Stoddert School
Fortieth and Calvert streets NV,
pm; election of officers.
| Saturday.
Federation-District Building, 9
Evening star., 1946-02-10

avoid the growing and caring for an
unnecessary number. Once def
mite program is in mind, only the
seed necessary to produce the de-
sired number of plants need be
sown and thus needless work
avoided.
No doubt some will look upon gar
den planning as an unnecessary
chore. However, those who plan
seem to have less difficulty in get
ting the right kinds of plants into
their garden; the effects or the
production fill definite need, and
they are seldom troubled with un-
desired surpluses of some kinds and
shortables OF others. There are fiow-
ers for specific uses at the right
seasons; there are pleasing garden
pictures in the borders There are
sample vegetables of the favored
kinds ready for use throughout
the season. Gardeners, working from
carefully made plans find that the
, small amount of time spent in pre-
pairing them Is small price to pay
for the effective results obtained
But more specifically it saves them
disappointment and wasted effort,
not to mention saving in money
where the purchase of bulbs, plants
and shrubbery is involved.
Most gardeners find the prepara-
tion of planting plans at this season
OF the year, when ice and mud make
even tramping around in the garden
out of the question, is apt to be
considerable fun.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Businessmen
Northeast Banquet
Planned Thursday

The Northeast Businessmen's AS
sociation, Inc, will hold its annual
banquet this week. r. G. Dunno
chairman of the Banquet Commit
tee, said a variety of entertainment
has been arranged for the event
which will be held at the Mayf1ower
Hotel.
The Washington Hairdressers and
Cosmetologists, scheduled to meet
the first Monday each month, have
postponed tomorrow's meeting due
to the Baltimore hair style show
which many members are to attend
A date for this months meeting
will be announced later. A list OF
the groups meeting this week fol-
lows:
Monday.
Southeast Businessmen's Associa-
tion-314 Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
$3.50 pm.
Cleveland Park Businessmen's AS
sociation-City Bank, 340l Con-
necticut avenue NV, 8:45 pm.
Tuesday.
Columbia Heights Businessmen's
ASsociation-Tivoli Theater, Four
teenth street and Park road NV.
1890 pm.
American Business Association
Board of Directors-1716 H street
NV, 8 pm.
Wednesday.
Chevy Chase Business Association
-Barnhart's Restaurant, 55l0 Con-
necticut avenue NV, l pm.
Thursday.
Northeast Business Association
Inc. annual banquet-Mayfiowe,
Hotel, 7 pm.
Friday.
Georgia Avenue Businessmen,
Association-4604 Georgia avenue
NV, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Local Masonic News

The Scottish Rite will resum,
the exemplification of the degree.
for the members of the spring class
Tuesday evening with the confer.
ing OF the fifth degree. This serie.
will continue each Tuesday evening
concluding May % with the 32e
degree.
Evangelist Chapter Rose Croi,
will meet Tuesday evening preced
ing the comforting of the degree.
Evening star., 1946-02-10


latest catalogues, selecting those
kinds and varieties Of seeds whose
glowing descriptions appeal to their
imagination. No doubt many who
select their seeds In this manner
will be the first to admit that lots
Of things which they buy never do
turn out well, or that they order too
much for the available space.
Experienced gardeners usually
take a different approach to the
planning Of their gardens. Most Of
them make a simple plan Of their
garden and flower borders (often
not drawn to scale). In this way
1t is possible to see exactly what is
needed and how much. Thus, when
they examine the new catalogues
they look for the kinds and varieties
which are needed for definite places
in the garden or border. It is then
possible to choose the kinds which
are suited to that location, adapted
to the sun or shade there. height
needed, season of bloom, color and
perhaps, the soil. However, few
catalogues include statements as to
plants adaptability to soil or mois.
ture conditions, hence this informa-
ton must be cleaned from some
other source.
The usefulness of a plan for Or
ganizing and guiding ones purchases
is even more important when order
ing plants, bulbs and shrubbery
Having a definite idea of the space
to be planted, one needs only tc
know the planting distances to de-
termine the exact number of plants
or bulbs needed.
To Make Plan.
The actual plan of the garden is
not difficult to make. A few sheets
Of cross-section paper, preferably
ruled 10 to the inch, makes the lay
ing out of plan easy. The first
step is to adopt scale; for the small
gardens, 5 feet to the inch is a good
working base, while for the large,
gardens, 10 feet per inch may be
necessary. The next step is to mark
the outlines of the lot or space or
the paper, as well as the area occu-
pied by buildings. walks, drives anc
trees. The outline of the garder
plot or border is next put in and al
permanent paintings indicated. Tht
spaces for the new paintings shoulc
next be verified as to size.
Armed with this information, tn,
gardener should then examine tn,
4 plan to determine the height, season
i of bloom and colors of flowers mos
likely to give the desired effects. Fol
the vegetable garden, planning a
this stage should take into consid
Grafton the quantities of vegetables
needed and the space required Il
produce them. No doubt it may b,
necessary to eliminate some of tn,
more space-consuming kinds in orde.
to have room for successive plant.
ings of other kinds. But this can al
be worked into the plan in a yer.
short time, once it has been drawn
to scale. In fact, it will probabl,
pay to indicate the rows of each kins
OF vegetable and the approximat,
date of planting to see if there vii
be sufficient space for all planting
desired. Several trial plans may b
necessary before satisfactory com
promise can be worked out.
| Eliminates Surplus Seed.
Such a plan Is of considerabl
value in the home production @
plants is that the gardener cal
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Books
Continued From Page C-S)
By Mary,cnfer Roberts
Uneasy Money

By Edward H. Faulkner. (Unt-
uersity OF Oklahoma Press;
$780,
The author Of this book is the
author of the famous "Plowman's
Folly" the work which created so
large controversy over methods of
farm cultivation. Mr.. Faulkner is
now concerned about the establish
ment of postwar prosperity. as post
war prosperity may be Influenced
by agricultural developments.
He feels that it Is basic to sound
economy that prices generally shall
go down. He has the nearly un-
heard-of courage to say. too, that
wages should also 60 down. His
point is that lot of money does
not mean sound economy. Sound
economy to the Nation, as to the
man. means getting out of debt and
on a solvent basis. Mr.. Faulkner
believes that the farmers can start
the trend.
It is the high cost of food, he
observes, which keeps other costs
high. And the high cost Of food
stems from the expensive methods
used by American farmers. An
American farm, he says, is operated
in terms of machinery rather than
Of soil. The farmers big invest
ment is in his machines. He has
bought the machines to serve the
ideals of speed and convenience, SO
he runs his whole farm according
to machine requirements. He turns
over his soil in a quick but waste
full (plowman's folly) manner, and
he uses commercial fertilizer which
can be scattered quickly but which
is inferior to natural fertilizer and
which also leads to disease condi-
tions calling for sprays. Machinery
commercial fertilizer and spraying
are all expansive and, in the long
run, soil-depleting, says Mr.. Faulk-
ner. Hence the high cost of our
foodstuffs and hence the increasing
poverty Of our land.
His remedy is to substitute nat
ural methods for those Of the
machine, to change the ideal of
speed and ease for that of land
enrichment. He relates that remedy
to the whole postwar picture very
persuasively.
Evening star., 1946-02-10
Duke Ellington
By Barry UldnoU. (Credtt1
Age Press; 5000
ReuieMed hV
GJ6NltWCu Dy
MARTHA LEWIS.

MARTHA LEWIS.
Duke Ellington, former Wash
ington boy now famous as a band
leader and composer, has gone a
long way since he left his soda
Jerking job here at the Poodle Dog
Cafe.
It was in Washington that "the
Duke" formed his first six-man Or
chestra after wrestling with con-
fiict over whether to study painting
or follow a musical career. His
choice of music has earned him a
huge following among both swing
devotees and highbrows.
The Duke got his first real break
in Harlem night spots, particularly
the Cotton Club. Then came Eu-
rope (the Prince of Wales once sat
in as drummer and played good,
hot druns') and Carnegie Hall
concert, plus the publication of
many well loved compositions
among them Mood Indigo" "Soli-
tude" and Sophisticated Lady"
His masterpiece, Black, Brown
ana Beige, Luke CONSIDERS TOME
parallel to the history of the Ameri-
can Negro" A Negro himself, he
has often suffered from injustices
because of his color, and in spite OF
his renown over a score of years.
Like the late George Gershwin,
he has contributed greatly toward
raising to a higher level Americas
most original art form. Many crit
les consider him top man in the
fie,< of jazz.
On the whole, Mr. Ulanov, editor
Of Metronome magazine, has done
a good biographical job on Duke,
the musician In the final analysis.
however, one feels he has learned
little of Duke, the man. I also feel
the author handles the conversation
in somewhat stilted fashion and
writes with a too-evident desire to
achieve literary effect"
The book contains some interest
ing photographs. plus a complete
list of Ellington's recordings and a
carefully-prepared index. Swing
fans won't want to miss this biog-
raphy.