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Evening star., 1946-02-03
21 Associations to Meet

The complete weeks schedule
follows:
MONDAY.
Bellevue-211 Byers road S.W.,
7:30 pm.
Citizehs' Association of Takoma,
D. C.-Evangelical Church. Fifth
and Oglethorpe streets NV, $50
pm.
Dupont Circle-Mayfiower Hotel,
4:3o pm.
Forest Hills Executive Committee
1857 Upton street NV, 8 pm.
Kenilworth - Kenilworth Com
House, Ord and Kenilworth
avenue NE, 8 pm.
Manor Park Whittier School,
Fifth and Sheridan streets NV,
8 pm.
Michigan Park - Bunker Hill
School, Fourteenth and Michigan
avenue NE, 8 pm.
Progressive Citizens of George
town-Curtis School, Thirty third
and o streets NV, 8 pm.
Stanton Park - Peabody School,
Fifth and G streets NE, pm.
TUESDAY.
Columbia Heights - Columbia
Heights Christian Church, 1435 Park
road NV, 8 pm.
Macarthur Observation-Disclosures
Field House, Edmunds and Sherrier
place NV. 8 pm.
Metropolis View-Recreation room
of 200 Rhode Island avenue NE,
8 pm.
Southeast Council - Anacostia
High School, Sixteenth and R
streets Sc, 8 pm.
WEDNESDAY.
Arkansas Avenue Community
Burdick Vocational High School,
Thirteenth and Allison streets NV,
8 pm.
Crestwood Roosevelt Hig h
School MUSHROOM, Thirteenth and
Upshur streets NV, 8 pm.
Fairfax Village Beers School,
Thirty-sixth place and Alabama
avenue Sc, 8 pm.
Washington Highlands-Patter-
son School, South Capitol and Dar-
rington streets, 8 pm.
THURSDAY.
Connecticut Avenue - All Souls
Memorial Church, Woodley Place
and Cathedral avenue NV, 8 pm
FRIDAY.
Bradbury Heights-Davis School
Forty-fourth and H streets Sc,
7:45 pm.
Brightwood - Paul Junior High
School, Eighth and Oglethorpe
streets NV, 8 pm.
Observation-Disclosures, Cal
ifornia and Connecticut avenue
NV, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1946-02-03
Gold Star Mothers

Mrs. Emily Cunningham Of Phila-
delphia, national vice president, in
stalled Mrs. Virginia Burns as presi-
dent of the District of Columbia
Chapter at the annual dinner meet
ing at the New Colonial Hotel last
week. Mrs. Edna Boardman was
chairman of arrangements. Solos
were rendered by Mrs. Grace Mehl
and Harold Tharp, accompanied at
the piano by Vance L. Shifelt
Comdr. j. kaufman of the Military
Order Of the Purple Heart spoke.
Evening star., 1946-02-03
Royal Arcanun

Oriental, KiSmet and Capitol
Councils will meet at pm. Febru-
ary 8 and % at Fourth street NE.
Municipal and District Councils will
meet at 419 Seventh street NV. at
8 pm. February H.
The Boosters Club will resume
monthly meetings at pm. February
rs at 419 Seventh street NV, when
the grand council will be host to
members with subordinate councils
following in turn at later meetings.
Evening star., 1946-02-03
Armchair
Planning.
By A. C.. Mclean

Notwithstanding can be profit
able these long winter evenings
especially If 1t is focused on the
development of a more attractive
and interesting home grounds
planting.
Unfortunately, many gardens and
home grounds are laid out with
little or no attention to harmony,
variety and unity, the three fun
damentals of good landscape design.
During January and early Feb
ruary, when there is no tax on the
gardeners time outdoors, he will
find it decidedly to his advantage
to analyze the design of his can't
ing with these principles in Mind.
II he finds that 1t leaves much to be
desired, perhaps a few helpful
changes can be made this spring.
Additional improvements can be
undertaken gradually until the pic
ture is what he would like it to be.
Harmony in a home grounds plan
gives a feeling of conformity not
only among the plants themselves
but between these plants and the
house. For example, trees that are
rounded on top-oaks, sugar NAPLES,
common horsechestnuts- - seem to
blend perfectly with the substantial
yet graceful lines of the American
Colonial type of house. The spire-
like growth of spruces, frs and
many of the pines will accent and
harmonic with the more angular
lines of -timbered cottage.
To avoid monotony and give year.
around interest to home landscape,
variety is essential. A border made
up of groups or single specimens of
different ornamental shrubs, for in
stance, gives continual interest
through its variation in form and
color as the seasons pass. Variety
should not be carried to such an
excess that the principles of unity
and harmony are sacrificed, how
ever.
The most important of this trio OF
fundamentals is unity. Through it,
the various parts of the home
grounds picture are brought into
definite relationship with each other.
Each landscape detail should have
its well-deflned purpose. Nonessen-
tial details should be eliminated and
there is no better time to do it than
during this midwinter study of the
home grounds plan as a whole.
A map or simple plan Of the en-
tire area covered by the house and
Its surrounding grounds is practi-
cally essential in estimating the pur-
pose of each part of the property
and of the plants it includes. A pace
survey any gardener can make for
himself is sufficiently accurate
measurement for a ground plan to
be used as the basis of home land
scape improvement. In making such
survey, 1t is wise to choose a mild
day when there is little or no snow
on the ground.
Evening star., 1946-02-03

scope, however, will be broadened
and it will not be restricted to food
gardening. 1t was decided that the
institute continue and strengthen its
educational garden service to COM
panies which have garden programs
for their employees.
At this time, when housing is SO
vitality needed, the institute plans
to enlarge its service to aid the small
home owner in making his home
grounds more beautiful, more liv-
able and more productive.
Evening star., 1946-02-03

The glamorous new viola purple
heart has reached into many gar
dens and made friends wherever it
grew. Undoubtedly it is the out
standing new perennial of the past
few years and with its fine per-
formance will continue to grow in
favor.
A Seeding of the older Beauty of
Larone, and the prolific Jersey Gem,
this hardy perennial viola is abso-
lutely the largest howered variety
yet offered and with its to inch
stems also the longest stemmed.
The 3-inch deep violet purple
blooms are most unusual and as
effective in early spring as they
are in late fall when they success
fully brave the chill of the first
Evening star., 1946-02-03
The Stars Are Still
There 9
By SteWart EdUdrd White
(Dutton,: $780,

(Dutton, $780,
For a number of years Stewart
Edward White. most prominently
known as writer of historical and
adventure fiction, has been bring
ing out from time to time
volumes announced as the records of
his wife's psychic communications
and experiences. Mrs. White died
in 1889. She had been a student of
psychic phenomena for the last 20
years of her life and publication of
her reports began in 1925. Since
her death, Mr.. White has brought
out three more volumes, described
as the results of communication
with Mrs. White by means of a
medium identified as Joan. One of
these, "The Unobstructed Universe" :"
which was published in 1910, has
been constant seller and has
brought Mr.. White a flood of letters.
To give advice to readers who want
1t but have not written him, he has
selected the questions recurring most
commonly in his long correspond
ence and published his customary
answers to them in this volume.
Whatever attitude you take toward
communication with the spirits of
those who have died, you will be
certain of Mr.. Whites sincerity. His
belief, in brief, is that there is no
great change after death, that per-
sonality remains the same and that
life is lived much as it is here, ex-
cept that the physical "obstructions"
of the world as we know it are re-
moved. Our immortality begins
with our birth, he tells us. OF the
possibility of communicating with
those who have died, he says that
that depends on physical capacity
which only a few possess. If you
grant that the liteurature of psychic
phenomena is valid at all, you will
have to concede place for his book
in it.
Evening star., 1946-02-03
5000 Miles
7 owdrd Tokyo
Green Peyton: University of
Oklahoma Press; $3.50.
Reviewed by
CRESTON B. MULLINS.

CRESTON B. MULLINS.
The battle of Leyte Gulf was the
wars toughest deal for the jeep
carriers of the United States Navy.
Two-the Gambler Bay and st. Lo
were sunk there; many more were
damaged, some severely. The con-
verted tanker Suwanee was one of
those which was knocked out of
further participation.
The story of the Suwanee's career
and that of its flying component,
Air Group Co.'s told here by the
former air intelligence officer of the
air group, and into 1t is woven sufh-
cient background to show how the
operations not only of Air Group so
but of all escort carrier flyers fitted
into the broad picture Of the Pacific
war.
The Suwanee was one of three
converted tankers-the others were
the Sangamon and Santee-which
cut the pattern for all escort carrier
operations at Maxim and Tarawa.
With refinements the technique
they used there was used in every
amphibious operation that followed.
The Suwanee was in action at Kwa-
ja}ein, Eniwetok, Saipan, Guam,
Aitape, Hollandia, Morotai and
finally Leyte.
When, heavily damaged, she
plodded homeward her air group
had shot down 80 Jap planes, de-
stroyed 35 on the ground, and had
hit heavy Jap units at least 10
times. In addition Air Group go
had rolled up 81 900 hours of combat
flying, made more than 5000 bomb
ing, straf1ng and patrol missions,
had dropped 80 tons of bombs on
enemy territory and expended more
than 100000 rounds of ammunition.
Those who knew Dick Scholz, for
mer reporter for the Washington
Post and Time Magazine, will learn
how he met his death at Maxim
Island. Other Washingtonians who
appear in the narrative are 1t.
q. g. Frank Langdon and 1t. Ar
thur Preston.
Mr.. Peyton devotes a chapter to
scotching David Lawrences criti-
cism of the Leyt invasion and his
implied charge that it was the re-
suit of a political deal between
President Roosevelt and Gen. Mac
Arthur. MIR. Peyton, who was on
the staff of Vice Admiral Thomas
Kincaid, Gen. MacArthur's naval
chief, after his tour of duty with Air
Group go, states that the plan really
originated with Admiral w. F. Hal
sey, who found japanese air de-
fenses weak in the middle Philip
pines and in a personal conference
with Gen. Macarthur laid the
groundwork for the Leyte invasion.
The time and place of the invasion
were Admiral Halseys selection, MIR.
Peyton declares.
Evening star., 1946-02-03

snow. In the very heart of the
velvety sheened rich purple blooms,
there is a small golden yellow eye,
the only variation in the color.
The plant does well everywhere, in
garden beds, rock gardens, in bor-
ders, etc. 1t does not care for too
rich a soil and starts sending out
runners soon after planting. In
early August, the runners should
be clipped in to or 6 inches. The
plants then send up a mass of dow-
ers which continue until freezing
stops all growth.
The plant may be used in low
border, as an edging, as a perma-
nent mass bed planting and in many
other ways, for like all violas, it
is always gay and lovely.
Evening star., 1946-02-03

need. After all, few home gardens
will need more than dozen cabbage
plants Of any one variety, and six or
eight broccoli plants will provide all
most families can use. A dozen or
two tomato plants will keep the
average table well supplied, and even
furnish a small surplus for canning.
In the flower garden the same
number Of zinnia or marigold plants
will provide ample flowers for cut
ting. In fact I think that not more
than a dozen plants each, of two or
three varieties, is preferable for the
average garden, whether it Is vege-
tables or flowers that are to be
grown.
Small Plat Needed.
This then would indicate the need
for a small fat, or better still,
small pot-the 4-inch size. A 4-inch
pot will hold seed of two varieties
and, If the seed is not sown too
thickly, these should produce two
dozen seedlings of each. However,
for those who prefer to SOW all seed
in flats" it is suggested that a very
small fat be used-one that is light
and easily handled. The fats may
be covered at first with newspapers
If large enough pieces of glass are
not available. Glass may be used
over the pots. The covering is used
to retain the moisture and as pro-
lection for the wee seedlings.
The pots may be watered by set
ting them in a pan of water for a
few minutes. Small flats may be put
in the kitchen sink, although most
gardeners will prefer to water them
with bulb spray, a small watering
can, or gadget sometimes used for
sprinkling clothes.
One advantage of starting seeds
in flower pots Is that containing
only one or two kinds, all are ready
for transplanting at the same time.
With a dozen or more kinds in a
fiat some will need shifting when
others are barely sprouting.
In starting seeds indoors sunlight
is absolutely essential as soon as the
tiny sprouts push through the soil.
Since sunny windows are apt to be
warm spots, growth too rapid for
best results may take place.
When the seedlings have formed
the first pair of true leaves they
should be transplanted. They may
be left in the same pot or fiat, how
ever, if the plants are thinned to
stand one inch apart.
Evening star., 1946-02-03

1lOWCIo, Willie iiioiiy, hioiiy ooiiCio'
Of mind from working in the soil.
or having come to realize how much
well-grown vegetables, properly
cooked, can add to the joy OF life,
are continuing to grow adequate
vegetables and favorite flowers.
Last year and the year before we
sowed quantities of all kinds OF seed
so as to insure an ample supply
of husky seedlings for ourselves and
often for our less ambitious friends.
This frequently resulted in more
plants than we could care for ade-
quately.i The numerous seed fats,
boxes, pots and pans that were SO
carefully planted did not all turn
out we'll. Sometimes those that
sprouted and grown had to oe
crowded into corners where sum
cient sunlight was lacking. Many
paintings came up so thickly that
we couldn't transplant them in time
and the plants were so spind'lne
as to be worthless. With Marcf
Temperatures above normal mos
of our seedlings grew too rapidly
so, that the poor crowded Things
didn't have much of chance te
develop into worthwhile plants.
Some of our friends had othel
difficulties. Some started thef
seeds too early, forgetting that foul
weeks is ample for cabbage ane
broccoli; that tomatoes require sl'
to eight weeks, while eggplant re-
ouires even longer. OF course cab
bage and broccoli can go into TIT
garden in early April, but eggplant
tomatoes and peppers seldom flnt
outdoor conditions favorable until
May.
Soil Mixtures.
Other gardeners discovered nov
hard it is to keep large seed boxe'
sufficiently moist. Thus they has
poor termination the gardene'
often calls it poor stands" A few
forgot that slugs, sowbugs, roache
and other pests like tender younl
plants to feast on.
Then there was the problem o
soil mixtures. Some used ordinar,
loan and had trouble getting tn
smaller seeds to push through tn
crust. Others used a sand, soil ant
peatmoss mixture and encounters
less difficulty in this respect. Botf
of them, however, were apt to hav'
difficulty with the "damping-of
disease, unless the soil was sterillzed
or other means were used to con
troll this destructive disease of seed
ling plants. BY careful watering ant
ventilation this difficulty can b'
largely avoided.
However, the use of sphagnun
moss in place of soil, sand or peat a
starting medium has proved to b
real boon to the home gardener
Seldom are seedlings started il
sphagnum bothered by "dampin
of" disease. Also, the watering prob
lem, while still requiring regularit
and care, is easier and less apt t
result in failure, or poor stand
Altogether sphagnum moss seems
be the best readily accessible ma
terial for the amateur.
But to continue to capitalize o
our recent experience, we might we
plan to have smaller seed fats
ones that are easy to handle, but wi
lprovide the number of plants we wi
Evening star., 1946-02-03
MIR. Morrison Speaker

Mr.. B. Y. Morrison, head of the
Plant Exploration and introduce
ton Division of the United States
Department of Agriculture, will
be guest speaker at the ninth an
nual dinner meeting of the
Woodbridge Garden Club, to be
held at $50 tomorrow evening in
the McKendree Met odist
Church. There will also be a
group Of musical selections Of
fered by Merlin RAIDER, violinist.
Mrs. George Targett is chairman
Of the Dinner Committee.
Evening star., 1946-02-03
Jobs Daughters

Bethel No. 2 will honor present
and past hon0red queens February
8 at Stanshury Hall. There will be-
dancing for members and friends.
Evening star., 1946-02-03
Wintertime Gardening
Wintertime Gardening
Sbba,gll,7 Moss Recommended
For Starting Seeds Indoors
By Louise Hendey

Now that the pressure has been taken Oh gafdenhs we can approach
full duty during the
will not try anything at all
Evening star., 1946-02-03
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Progress on D. C.'s Vital Problem;
More Immediate Efforts REQUIRED
BY JESSE c. sUTER.
Effort Promises Success

Earnest Citizens Effort Promises Success
The work being carried favorable
action the amendment producing
suits The national
Of Columbia most important civic problem the solution
must not be delayed.
The gaining by these voess and represented people
fundamental right of participation in the National Government
only approach reasonable solution
affecting the District of Columbia
Importance that it having energetic
active support agitation individual organization having
the welfare District al
Evening star., 1946-02-03
MYSTERIES.

The unsupported, by Charlotte
Armstrong. Coward, McCann.) A
new kind of mystery in which the
reader knows right from the start
who the criminal is.
Death Lifts the Latch, by An
thony Gilbert. (Smith g. Durrell.) }
An attractive young nurse gets call
to a sinister house. Good suspense.
Murder Within Murder, by
Frances and Richard Lockridge.
Gippincott) Another Mr.. and Mrs.
North.
THE WAR.
The Pocket History of the Second
World War edited by Henry Steele
Commager. Pocket Books.) A COW
erage of war drawn from newspaper
stories, radio broadcasts and official
statements.
Navy Nurses, by Page Cooper.
(Whittlesey House, The story of
the Navy's nurses at work on all
fronts.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-03
Crosby, Red Sox Dickers Denied

Wellesley, Mass, Jan. 3.--(UP)- A published report that Actor Bins' Crosby and two Boston men were negotiating for the purchase of the. Boston Red sox baseball team was vigorously denied today by Q mem Der of the alleged combine.
 The report, apparently based oa' the fact that Crosby recently Waa here for a physical eheckup at the famed Lahey Clinic, said that me partners In the venture were Wils. liam IT. Danforth, wealthy Boston stoekbrokeF, and amateur golfer Francis D. Oulmet of wellesley [ who won the National Open Cham pionship in 1918.
 But it was all news to Ouimet,
 q don't know a single thing about t." Oulmet said at his homef 'sIhe Red E0x are not for sale 70 my knowledge. I'm not interested in t and I don't believe ME. panS. forth is.
 sI know Blng Crosby alightly but I haven't seen him for five q nlN years. I had no discussions Witia him about such . matter"
 DanfoFth. said ouimet, now ls iia the south for 6 vacation. No elle at the baseball clubs headquari4FH was able 10 discuss the matter and said that any statement would haze to come from owner Tom xaMkea who maintains his office in heW York. z
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-03
Red Devils Win HondiIy

West Haven, Jan. 3-The Hull's Brewers Red Devils moved back into a tie for first place with the Bristol Tramps in the State Semi-Pro Bas- ketbali League last night by pasting Naugatuck, 69 to 42, at the West Haven high school gymnasium be- fore a gathering of 800 cash cus- toners.
 After a ragged first half in which the Hulls. quintet missed dozens of scoring opportunities, walking off the court with slim 90 to 25 halftime lead, Herky Rub enstein's charges bounced back with a sizzling attack which buried the Naugatuckians as Big Johnny McFIugh, towering center, and the brilliant passing and shooting of Chubby Maliniconico ignited the attack.
 From the middle of the third canto it was all Hull's. A trio of Devils burned the meshes for double-figures, McIzugh getting 16; Maltniconico IS, and Freddie Fer- rie, after a slow first half, set the cords on fire with l2-point bar rage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-03
South Ends
 Will Resume Sports SIute
Rv ]. CHANCES RYAN

Terryville, January 3 - A warm welcome to its returning servicemen was extended by the South End Athletic Club Tuesday when 1t was voted to resume activities in athle- tics and town activities, after l6 months suspension, during which 25 of the clubs 30 members were serv- ing in the various branches of the armed forces of this country.
 Fourteen returned veterans, mem- bers of the club were in attendance at Tuesdays Welcome Home cele- bration, namely, Metro SkrupSky John Kalinoski, Timothy Gromo- shak, Walter Gromoshak, Peter Gro moshak, John Klimkoski, John Ser afin, Joseph Seraf1n, Samuel Lyga Frank Lyga, William Lyga, William Pastyrnak, John Dubnansky, and John Krinitski.
 The club organized l2 years ago to promote sports, have flelded sev- eral outstanding basketball, foot ball, and baseball teams during past years and are now planning to enter baseball team in the spring. Ohi- cers of the club are: President Metro SkrupSky; vice-president, Peter Worhunski; secretary, John Lalin- oSki and treasurer, Michael Sara chun.
 Members of the club still in the service, but all of whom are in this country at the present time are: Frank Dubnansky, Peter Kremski Michael Sarachun, Alexander Gro moshak. Tony Krenisky. Henry Mo- sakowski, Leo Krenisky, William Wi tik, Myron Susidko, Joseph Mozelak and Stanley Chiemanoski.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-03
Y Bodminton Match Tonight

A class "A" mixed doubles match will be played at the Central Y.MyC.A. tonight at T:30 when the New Haven YM.C.A. team will be entertained by the local badminton- ists.
 In the first match played between these two clubs. the Waterbury "Y'' trounced the New Haven team T-l but it is expected that the New Haven Club will be strengthened tonight to give the local "" team a real battle and try to knock them out of first place in the Connect. cut Badminton Association League competition.
 The local team comprises the tol- lowing players: Mrs. Lena CaffTey, Marian Sandin, Helen Dsugerdas, Kay Sullivan, Victor GaIgot, DF. Walter seiens. Joseph Sullivan and William speaFrin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-03
Ansonio Next Foe for Tech

Ansonia, Jan. Suitability to pen- citrate an enviable defense cost Naugatuck High a 24-2O Naugatuck Valley League decision to Ansonia High here last night as a capacity crowd saw the visitors score but five field goals in 32 minutes of sizzling play.
 The victory enabled Coach Boots Jarvis combine to take over second place in the league, showing Lea venworth of Waterbury down a notch. However, Leavenworth will get a chance to move up again as they meet the locals in Waterbury Saturday night.
 Ansonia led all the way, the Jarvismen climbing into the drivers seat in the opening period with a e-0 edge, and increased 1t to l6-8 ct the intermission as Capt. Bob Bryce and Center Billy Dudley set tzie scoring pace.
 Naugatglck came back strong in the third period cutting the mar gin to l0-l5 as the final period got under way but once again Ansonia held the Greyhounds' scoring twins, Winnie and Joe Healy. in check to ice the contest.
 Bryce and Dudley, with eight and six points respectively paced the Ansonia attack while George Alu. Winnie Drake and Frank Cas- aIvieEs turned in stellar floor per- koFmances. The score: