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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-12

your garden problems will be
answered through tn col
umns if addressed to the gar.
den calendar editor in care OF
the Wilmington News society
editor.
THE NEW BEARDED IRIS
Mrs. A. c.. B. of Troutman,
writes: I read your piece in
regard to Iris. I want to know
the name of the large lowered,
I saw all colors at tn Iris
Gardens in SUMTER, S. c. this
year. They looked like orchids
and were beautiful. I had never
seen that kind"
The tall, large lowered iris
are bearded iris and a garden
of these modern bearded iris in
the many clear colors and COM
binations of colors, is an unfor-
gettable picture. They are very
different from the older small
lowered, muddy colored and
short, stiff stemmed kinds OF
our old garden iris. The new
iris has clear c%olors, large and
we'll formed flowers, resistance
to heat and rain, and each
bloom remains open 3 days or
more.
1t is from hybridizers who
have been working for the past
ten years that we have gained
such a wealth of new colors and
combinations, and improve
ments in the bearded iris. Some
have great ruffled and fluted
petals, some are delicate as or
chids and many are delightfully."-
fragrant. There are hundreds OF
varieties well worth planting
Each iris grower offers so many
named varieties that it is hard
to choose a few among the
beauties shown in the catalogs.
The newer ones and the winners
are expensive, but there are
some just as satisfactory that
are older and less expensive.
The best way to make a Sc
lection is to send for several
iris catalogs and study descrip-
tons and illus trations and
prices, comparing those named
in the different catalogs and
making your choice according
to what you want and what you
can afford. One of several kinds
will give a start and in a year
or two you will have a large
clump Of each kind you get.
Great Lakes, Shining Waters
and Helen McGregor are among
the most praised of the newer
blues, but cur older Pallida Dali
matica or Princess Beatrice is
still one of the most attractive
and satisfactory of the clear
lavender blues. Among the very
large flowered ones are the
Mohr iris - Elmohr, Ormohr,
Lady Mohr, etc. The new pinks
are causing perhaps the great
est sensation among iris fanci-
ers just now. Pink Ruffles is a
lovely ruffled iris.
If you have access to a Ii
brary, look in the ADVERTISE
ments in a flower magazine for
iris growers offering free cata.
logs and send a postal with your
name and address asking for
the catalog. Send to two or
three growers and if you do not
order from each try to get your
friends to get iris from the ones
you do not order from to repay
them for the catalog. Keep the
catalog for reference in the flu
ture as they are quite valuable
to any gardener who plants iris.
Get your iris planted as soon
as you can get the roots now.
They like good garden soil with
old manure or compose deep
down. The addition of super
phosphate helps greatly and if
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-12
Garden Calendar

you can't get bonemeal to work
into the top 3 inches Of soil
now, use a little 5-10-5 early
next spring. Plant with the top
of the rhizome at the surface
of the ground. Set the rhizomes
8 to II inches apart. Divide
every three or four years.-Oc-
tober II, 1947.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-12
SUNDAYS MENU

SUNDAYS MENU
BREAKFAST: Grapes, corn.
flakes, griddle cakes, fortified
margarine, syrup, coffee, milk
DINNER: Tomato juice, brais
ed turkey, steamed rice, can
died whole carrots, broccoli
hard rolls, fortified margarine
onion and orange salad. ice
cream, spice cake, coffee, milk
SUPPER Cold cuts, creamee
potatoes, cabbage, apple and nu
salad, mullins, fortified marga
rine, spice cake, tea, milk.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-12
BIRTH

Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Martin
Appleberry, Jr., of Chpel Hill
announce the birth of son,
Michael Gibbs, October 8, at
Duke hospital. Durham.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-12
Men S Brotherhood
Will Meet Today

The Mems Brotherhood of the
Sixth Street Advent Christian
church will sponsor an old time
testimony prayer meeting at the
church today at 3 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-12

SIDE

. Still others are using this
heavenly weather motoring
Through the countryside, search
ing for antiques. They did not
have far to go Wednesday for
1he Questers-two very delight
I'll people-Who live in a house
filled with rare and beautiful
antiques collected in this coun-
FRY and abroad, entertained at
9 houseWarming tea in their
Georgetown home. There is a
lamp room, a print room, a
room and a collectors
loom that is furnished com
pletely with furniture, paintings
and silver gathered from Eng
land and the Continent, and
zach piece is automatically eigh-
century. One room shows
old glass and priceless china,
snother copper. Tea was served
h the paved courtyard at the
fear of the house-a courtyard
tAat suggests the patios of New
Orleans, with exotic plants,
lyled walls, and iron furniture.
|beYond the courtyard, a step up
|bgo1ght you into a garden
I@so-aze with chrysanthemums,
|saading from the palest yellow
deep bronze and red. Earlier
n the week we came across
I.lIS. Jesse (Anabel Morton)
f.opklns browsing over a table
% old silver at a shop some
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-12

LAKE WACCAMAW, Oct. Ii
John w. Haynie and Woodrow
Wayne were Albermarle visitors
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Eure and
daughter of Greensboro, are
spending a few days here with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. $.
A. Eure.
Mrs. c. E. Riggs visited her
daughter, Mrs. Robt. Atkinson
and family in Marion, S. c., this
week.
r. I. Walter of Moncks Cor
ner, S. c., was a guest OF w.
E. Stone Friday.
Guests at the Jones hotel this
week are: Dick Powell, Monroe,
John N. Tucker, Carolina
Beach; j. r. Willis, Edward L
Chambers; W. S. Teachy, c. W.
Ruble, Martin Bush, and r. Z.
Sayars High Point, Fred
C. Coles, Clarence Rogers and
Shine Rufty, Statesville, F. w.
Crews, L. A. Davis, c. R. Hank,
R. w. Hood, and J. H. 1nman,
Hickory, o. R. Lail Raleigh; {.
Frank James, Mount Pleasant;
r. S. Sims, Norwood; H. O. and
w A. Nelson, Kannapolis.
Mrs. P. Woodall and Mrs.
Charles Pinkney and Burwell
Woodall of Wilmington were
G tests of Mrs. J. w. Brinkley at
the Jones hotel during the week.
Mrs. A. K. Baldwin was a
visitor in Wilmington Friday.
An Individual oyster can pro-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-12
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer J. Scott
of Rocky Point, announce the
birth Of a daughter, Judith Ann,
September 20 at Marion Sprunt
annex. Mrs. Scott is the former
Gertrude Brown of Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-12

An individual oyster can pro-
duce So million to ia million
eggs during its lifetime.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-12
urLIA McNINCH SLEAR

r,ere are so many things
to,, than social under the
ou -p,,ons these glorious October
3s'.. Although one has been
aas for years upon years, the
NJ a,,v and verve of the Capital
NE tail always amazes-and
D.ngs new delights. Golden
1 .. ,a,s.S9;ngton-they call it-where
woe line the wide avenues and
.%..se+s. gaily tossing leaves
'aa]t 50 richly colored that not
'',.~~ the swirling blue smoke or
seasons clouds can dull
y, brilliance - where yellow
bronze chrysanthemums
'ain with bright and heartening
.naias and heavy = headed
5ool:as in an autumnal setting
Is+ on]v for the Nations White
T",se. bat for all Of Washing
l,~wbere Constitution Avenue
.t5 lis great white buildings,
s'o.ee fresh and substantial
,osrze, in o tober's sunshine
1 ,,s stretches off to the Capitol
,-.a rs flaming fall flowers and
,o1dy-leafed trees. The pictur-
'snue flower-carts. brimming in
cnringtime with violets and daft
fadiIs. pale pink arbutus and
valley lilies have been recon-
4 rer+pd-and are now spilling ap-
oIas pears and luscious grapes
~,clDpernongs such as are
\ crown only in the coastal re-
oi9as doWn-home.
Everyone seems bent on MAX
1 ;oo every moment of this I<1ian
sc1mmer weather count. When
sbe's not in her garden swap
\ nine plants with a neighbor, or
Asome North Carolina friend,
ss5e probably dashing out to
sIsurel Race court, with the
Imam of her family, or down to
lime Of the famous Hunt Break
fssts at Warrenton. Or perhaps,
HI she is immensely interested
lin Art. she'll pause for a few
moments at the Washington
Workshop to discuss this new
project recently opened by
North Cardinals Jane Ruth
sCroome (Mrs. Joe J. Love-.
Jane Love as she is known in
SArt circles, is a prominent art
list here and is a winner of
rany sculpture awards in
Washington and New York city
snd Las been collected by c B.
Whitney. the Clay club and
Others stop by the cozy
sDartment Of Mr.. and Mrs. Car
roll Lewis (she was Frances
IIlda Johnson of Greensboro
until June 24) for a brief, but
pleasant hour, for the musicales
al which talented Frances en-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-12

Mrs. A, K. Baldwin was 6
visitor in Wilmington Friday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-12

LAKE WACCAMAW, Oct. Ii
John w. Haynie and Woodrow
Wayne were Albermarle visitors
Sunday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-12

In town today is DR.. Frank
who is on the first part
of his journey to Indonesia
where he will represent the
United States on a three-mem-
Der board which will attempt
to settle the long dispute be-
tween the Indonesians and the
Dutch. Accompanying DR.. Ora
ham is Prof. Henry Brands of
the University Law School who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-08
5 Deaths Make
Home Accidents
Toll 7O4 for Year

The death toll in home accidents
in Washington scared last week to
lo4, the District Red Cross reported
yesterday.
Three persons died as a result OF
falls in their homes, an infant was
smothered accidentally in bed and
man died from an accidental, self
inflicted gunshot wound.
Non-fatal home Academies during
the week totaled LOG, according to
the Red Gross survey.
A man cut his eye on a glass
drinking tube when he bent over
glass of beverage. Another man
cut the end of his thumb in a food
grinder.
Children figured in the greater
proportion accidents. Nineteen were
cut when they fell on broken glass
in yards. A f1ve-year-old injured
his arm in a fall from swing and
l4-year-old fractured his arm while
sliding down a bannister.
Two children swallowed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-08
Suicide Ruled inDeafh Young Woman Killed
0f Takoma Park Man As Bus Leaps Curb;
Who Wounded Wife 31st Victim This Year

The death of Edmund Windsor
47-vear-old Takoma Park painter
who early yesterday shot his es-
tranged wife, Edna. and then turned
the shotgun to his own head, has
been ruled suicide by the Mont
gomery County corner, DR.. F. J
Broschart.
Mr.. Windsor died at Washington
Sanitarium four hours after police
said he shot his wife and then him
self about 100 yards from her home
at 1857 Piney Branch road, Takoma
Park. The condition of Mrs Wind
sor, who also was taken to Wash
ington Sanitarium, was described as
satisfactory. She was wounded in
the face.
According to a neighbor. l.. M
Larue, Mrs. Windsor said she was
walking from her home to a bus stop
when her husband stepped out Of
some bushes. pointed gun at hel
and fired. Mrs. Windsor ran to the
home of neighbor and was taken
to Washington Sanitarium.
Her husband was found lying in
the bushes near the spot where the
shooting took place and also was
taken to the sanitarium.
Married % years ago, the Wind
sors had four children, three OF
whom lived with Mrs. Windsor
Since the couple separated last fall
neighbors said, Mrs. Windsor hao
on several occasions been threat
ened by her husband. Mrs. Windsor
is employed at the Takoma Decorat-
ing Co.. 300 block of Cedar street
NV. Takoma Park.
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with other members of the sub.
committee.
Two of the centers could be closed
Mr.. Clapp testified, when pressed by
the Senator for possible savings
There are II such centers, seven ir
school buildings, four in housing
projects. and one in a row of houses
owned by the District on D street
S.W. Mr.. Clapp did not designate
the ones which could be closed.
Agency Asks Payment.
John Ihlder, director of the Ne
tional Capital Housing Authority
asked that his agency be reimbursed
for all utility and janitor costs il
the housing projects used by the
schools.
Miss Lucille Lewis. superintendent
of Child Day Care Centers for the
Welfare Board, and Miss Gladys H
Cook, president of the advisor,
board of the Child Day Care Cen.
tiers, Inc, were other witnesses.
Mrs. Shura Lewis. Russian borr
woman, who formerly had children
in one of the day care centers, has
withdrawn them, Mr.. Clapp testified
/ in response to Senator Cooper's in.
quiry. At the time her children were
admitted, Mr.. Clapp said, she wa:
working full time as teacher in 6
special school and her husband wa,
in school under CT benefits. INSULT.
cient to support the family.
Mrs. Lewis provoked a controversy
at Western High School when sew
eral students walked out on her al
legedly pro-Russian speech. The
incident is to be investigated by q
special subcommittee of the House
District Committee.
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Davis Murder Trial TO Begin
Tomorrow al Hagerstown

Trial of Bruce Davis, 81. Laurel,
Md, charged with the murder of
Mrs. Florence McAllister, 20, will
start tomorrow in Washington
County Circuit Court at Hagers-
town.
Mrs. McAllister's body was found
December 10 in a house at Burtons-
vile, Md. Her head had been bat
tered with a carpenters hammer.
Davis was arrested about a week
later in Memphis, Tenn. hospital,
where he had been taken for treat
ment after attempting suicide by
taking poison at the home of his
sister. He is being held at the
Rockville Jail.
The trial was moved to Hagers-
town in response to request for a
change of venture by Davis attorney
Paul B. Mules, Baltimore.
Walter w. Dawson. Montgomery
County States Attorney, will be
aided in the prosecution by Thomas
M. Anderson. assistant States at
torney for the county, and Martin
Ingram, Washington County States
attorney.
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Clio Council Protests
Bus Fare Rise Again.;
Citizens Unit Formed

Filing of a second protest with
the Public Utilities Commission and
formation of a citizens committee
to fight against the recently in
creased transit fares here we're an
nounced last night by Henry
Beitscher, president of the Wash
ington Industrial Union Council
CLIO.
The application asks the PUG to
reconsider its May 8 order allow
ing the Capital Transit Co. to raise
its fares and was filed in behalf
Of the Washington CLIO, Mr.
Beitseher said.
He filed an application May IL
he explained, but the new one gives
detailed evidence contending that
the order was 'unwarranted" and
that PUG did not give legal con-
sideration" to his original protest
A Citizens Committee on Transit
Fares was organized Friday night
at a meeting OF representatives OF
Is organizations. Mr.. Beitscher
said.
Those represented at the session
at Washington CLIO headquarters,
718 Fifth street NV, included the
Consumers Protection Committee,
League of Women Shoppers. Ameri-
can Veterans Committee, National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, United Public Work
ers of America, and others, he said.
Mr.. Beitscher was elected presi-
dent of the committee and Miss
Nancy Coan of the American Vet
Grams Associates was named secre-
tary. AS part OF protest campaign
the committee plans to obtain sigma
lures to a petition.
Mr.. Beitscher announced that
Henry Daniels, Richard Bancroft
and Dorothy Bailey. presidents OF
Locals No. 3, No. 473 and No. 10
of the United Public Workers AS
ISOLATION. also filed applications last
Friday asking PUG to reconsider
it's transit rate order.
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House Hearing Slated
On D. {. Welfare Revision

Reorganization of the District
Welfare Department will be con-
sidered at a public hearing Wednes-
day morning before the Miller sub
committee OF the House District
Committee.
District, welfare and other wit
nesses are invited to appear before
the subcommittee, headed by Rep
resentative Miller, Republican, of
Nebraska, on two bills dealing with
the proposed change in status of
the Board of Public Welfare.
The District Commissioners are
urging that the welfare board be
stripped of its administrative au-
thority to centralize powers in the
Board of Commissioners. The Dis
trict' committee has been withhold
ing action on this question to await
the results of hearings held by the
commissioners.
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Montgomery Plans
Recreation Buiidinq
Program for 1913

A recreational facility conStruc-
ton program in Montgomery Coun-
ty, long delayed by the war. is
planned in 1948 with the building
of seven new community centers
and Is tennis courts.
This was revealed yesterday to
nearly 100 Montgomery County civic
organization representatives who
went on a park tour conducted by
the Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
Park Commissioner E. Brooke Lee
said the commission had not at
tempted to estimate the cost Of the
contemplated projects because
changing conditions made any esti-
mate attempt impractical
To finance the building, he said.
a bond issue already authorized for
such program would be used. He
said the county could use 2 cents of
the scent recreation tax to float a
bond issue to build permanent rec
reational facilities.
Recreation Buildings Planned.
The tentative plans call for con-
struction of community recreation
buildings similar to these at lillian
dale and Pinecreast. 1t is planned
10 locate the new centers in the
recreation and community areas ad-
jacent to large existing populations
that are far from school assembly
halls or gylnnasiums.
The commission has found that
seven centers seem to approximately
equally meet this requirement" &C
cording to copies of the plans dis
tributed during the tour. Locations
tentatively selected for the new
centers are at Woodacres, Brook
mont, Little Falls Branch Park,
North Four Corners, Capitol View
East Kensington, Long Branch VAL
ley and Kensington View University
View areas
The first tennis court construction
will be at Woodacres, Brookmont,
Little Falls Valley Park, Silver
Spring, Long Branch Valley, lillian
dale, Pinecrest, North Four Corners,
Capitol View-East Kensington and
Kensington View-University View
areas.
The number of courts needed for
each of these locations has not been
determined, the commission said.
PlayfieId Program Set.
The Commission also announced
more details Of a grading and seed
ing program for II new playflelds
not located in the main parks, and
the preparation of 8 or 10 addi-
tional playfields in the main parks.
Fund surpluses not expended dur
ing the war will be used to pay for
this grading and seeding.
Yesterdays tour began at the
Bethesda Chevy Chase recreation
center and included visits to Green
acres and Little Falls Branch area.
where visitors were told of plans for
park drive to furnish a route from
Bradley boulevard into Washington
through Spring Valley.
Other stops included Cabin John
Run Park, site Of a proposed North
Bethesda recreation center. and the
old Argyle Golf Club for lunch.
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employees, under the present law
are denied the right to withdraw
their contributions into the retire
ment fund but must leave the
money until the retirement age OF
81 is reached.
$500 to 81, 900 Contributions.
Mr.. Jones, the Civil Service Com
mission Federal employe groups and
various members of Congress be-
lieve these employees should have the
right to withdraw their contribu-
tions-which range anywhere from
$500 to more than $1,000-if they
want to do SO.
The Budget Bureau also has an
nounced it is in favor of the bill
pointing out it will not cost the
government any money whatever.
Federal union officials say there
are numerous cases among their
memberships where young women
are almost broke" and need their
retirement money to tide them over
until they can find employment.
Government employees are not elibi-
BILE for unemployment compensa-
ton
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Goithersburg Firemen
To Sponsor Film

The Gaithersburg Volunteer Fire
Department will present a movie
filmed by members of the depart
ment June "a and Is at the Lyric
Theater, Gaithersburg.
The picture, entitled Fireman,
Fireman, Save My Barn." shows the
burning of an old carriage house on
the estate of Carlton Gloyd. Pro-
ceeds will be used for purchasing a
new ambulance.
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Luwmoker to Push Bill to Aid
Dismissed Federal Employees
Group Asked to Back
Withdrawals From
Retirement Fund
D.. JL v~
By Joseph Young

Representative Jones, Repub-
lican, of Washington, declared
today he will seek quick action
this week to get a favorable
House Civil Service Subcom-
mittee report on his bill to per-
nit dismissed Federal employees
to withdraw their contributions
to the civil service retirement
fund.
The bill has languished in the
subcommittee since it's introduction
early in February, but Mr.. Jones
said ''the urgency of the financial
situation that some of these work.
ers find themselve in demands i'm
mediate action by Congress.
Mr.. Jones is chairman of the SUBJ
committee. but action on his bill
had been delayed because a similar
provision is contained in the omni-
bus LANCER Chavez bill to liberalize
the entire civil service retirement
system.
Sees Added Support.
The chances of passage of the
LANCER Chavez measure are not
considered too bright at the mo-
nent, however, and Mr.. Jones feels
1t would be well to go ahead and
get action on his bill without wait
ing to see what happens to the
omnibus measure.
Mr.. Jones said he hopes to get
a favorable subcommittee report
this week and then he will seek
fast approval by the full House
Civil Service Committee. He said
that there seems to be increasing
committee support for the measure.
The bill would alleviate the finan-
cial plight of employees who have
been on the Governments payroll
for more than five years and who
now are losing their jobs in the
current economy program These