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Eastern Connecticut news., 1947-01-11

the company IS JuSt1y IdIuOuS COH- sisted of the delivery of eight new submarines, two of which were not completed; the decommissioning of nine submarines; and alterations and repairs to eight more subs. In addition to the submarine work for the year, the company built four fishing trawlers of a new design which since delivery have proved very successful. As a further means of stabilizing employment, the company announced in October that it planned to build four more trawlers on speculation.
 The year brought out many dra- matic stories hard to believe of the exploits of E. B.-built submarines. These stories, which could not be told during the war. served to em- phasize the part played by Electric Boat Company employees in win- ming the war.
 Last month the company an- nounced the formation of print ing machinery division organized for the purpose of manufacturing, merchandising and servicing graph ic arts machinery. Since May new design Armorlite truck bodies have been built in a special department set up for the purpose, employing 124 at present on this work alone. And in August, the National Duck Pin Bowling Congress approved the use of the automatic pin setting machine being built by the com pany.
 In addition to these announce ments of major items, hundreds of other devices have been built, such as automatic cutting machines, bottle cleaning machines, bottle filling machines, package lining machines, tagging machines, mis- cellaneous railroad car parts, candy wrapping machines, fish line pro- cesSing machinery, metal Shearing machines, welded pump bases, electric stone polishing machines, die presses, structural steel for buildings and bridges, castings of various sizes for a number of com panieS, holding presses, and fabric sewing machinery.
 Lack of materials has delayed the rapid manufacture of many of the new products.
 Management and labor enjoyed another year of good relations. In May the company and the Metal Trades Council of the American Federation of Labor agreed upon a new wage schedule which in cluded an 18c increase in pay for government shipbuilding. The in- crease was made retroactive to De- cember 4, 1945, and amounted to nearly half a million dollars in retroactive pay. New wage sched- ules giving substantial increases to draftsmen and patternmakers were also put into effect with retroac- tive pay Vacation pay to em- ployees during the year amounted to a quarter of million dollars not including pay for the five paid hol- idays for all employees.
 Tn drives for such organizations as the March of Dimes. American Red Cross, American Legion Me morial Building Fund, United Well fare, Navy Relief Society. etc., the employees and the company togeth- CT gave over $27,000. Employees purchased U. s. Savings Bonds amounting to $614,299 during the gear. 'as,
Eastern Connecticut news., 1947-01-11
Finland Continues to Pay on Its War Debts

Little Finland is keeping its rep utation as the only country never to default on loans obtained from the United States in the aftermath of World War I. Last week it sent it's check to the Treasury for $259.- 479.74, of which $93, 900 was for re- duction of principal
Eastern Connecticut news., 1947-01-11
UTW of America Seeks to Raise Liuing Standards Abroad

Brussels Belgium = vigorous call upon nations throughout the world to establish international standards textile labor field sounded here by Lloyd Kenert International Secretary Treasury of the United Textile Work CTS of America AF American delegate to the Inter- national Labor Organization Committed
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Oats Make Ideal
Legume Nurse Crops
And Provide Grain

Spring oats-the only early grain
crop in this area-make an ideal
nurse" crop for legumes, and at
the same time provide excellent
grain for all types of livestock, ac-
cording to agronomists
Still another advantage, agron-
omists point out, is that oats are
seeded early in the spring when
farm labor is not too busy. Early
planting also sidesteps Victoria
blight, which does most damage
after warm weather sets in. Oats
should be planted about a month
before the last killing frost.
Agronomists recommend Clinton
oats as the best variety for this
area. If Clinton seed is not avail
able, other suitable varieties include
the Fulgrain No. strain and the
Fulghum. The Vicland yields we'll
but is especially susceptible to Vic
tolia blight.
Agronomists advise sowing from
8 to 10 pecks of seed per acre for
best yields. Applications of from
400 to 600 pounds per acre of a
5-12-6 or a 2-12-12 fertilizer at
planting time on soils of average
fertility will encourage legume or
grass stands In the oats, agronomists
say.
Oats may be harvested with a
binder when the moisture content
Of the kernels drops to 40 per cent,
or with a combine when the moisture
content reaches about IA per cent.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Virginia Peaches
EWithstood Cold,
IHorticulturist Saws

Recent low temperatures through
out Virginia have not seriously re-
duced this years anticipated peach
crop, according to DR.. E. L. Over
holser, head of the horticulture de-
partment at Virginia Polytechnic
Institute. .-..
Unless there are further killing
temperatures or late spring frosts
DR.. Overholser said, Virginia this
year should produce 2,250,000 bushels
of peaches. This compares with last
YEARS production of 2,407 900 bushels
DR.. Overholser said the Elberta is
still Virginia's leading peach va
riety, although there is increased
interest among orchardists in the
ambergem variety. He said from
10000 to $4,000 trees of the amber
gem variety will be planted in the
State this year.
To insure a large peach produc-
tion, horticulturists advise growers
who have serious scale problem
to spray with 8 per cent Oil emul-
sion in combination with a 3-6-100
Bordeaux mixture.
In orchards where arsenica1 in
jury was prevalent last year, and If
scale Is not present. growers should
use mixture of 6gallons of stand
ard-strength lime sulphur to 100
gallons of water, or the 3-6-10O
Bordeaux mixture. The sprays
should be applied before the buds
begin to swell.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Vim a Cash Prise
flirting, Drawing
For Junior Star

If you are not more than 18 or
have not yet finished high school,
you are eligible to write or draw for
The Junior Star. AS many as five
cash prizes of 81 are awarded for
the best contributions published
each week and writer's of stories
which, in the opinion of the editor,
are of sufficient merit are issued
cards identifying them as Junior
Star reporters. Here are the rules:
l. All contributions must be original.
z. Stories, articles, poems. etc, must
be written on one side of paper; if type
written they must be double spaced.
crayon on white paper and must be mailed
dat, not rolled or folded.
3. Name, age, address, telephone NUM-
Der and school of the contributor must be
m the upper lett-hand corner of written
contributions and on the back of drawings;
4. The editors choice of winners is final
and he reserves the right to publish any
best regardless of whether it is awarded
a prize. He may. also withhold prizes
awarded for contributions found not to
be original
~ Checks for contributions awarded
prizes today will be mailed this
week. Address your contributions
to: Junior Star Editor, 727 Star
Building, 1101 Pennsylvania avenue
NV, Washington 4, D. C.
Evening star., 1947-03-16

shops. among JneSe are dutOlIloplles
cannon, ancient coaches and wag-
ons, but my speciality is airplanes.
The first model I constructed was
a. small plane. Although spent
many weeks on it and left souvenirs
of my efforts all over the house. the
plane folded like an accordion when
gave it a test flight.
Nevertheless, I was not unduly
discouraged, and Immediately start
ed to design second plane. This
time I curved it's wings and tail
units, but again my efforts ended
diSaStrously.
However, one day the tail was
broken off, and, to my surprise,
now had a plane which failed to COL
lapse. No matter how hard landed
it, the model simply looped over and
sailed in fiat on the ground. My first
success exerted heartening effect
on my waning hopes, and I turned
with renewed energy to my hobby.
Today, many attractive models
hang from the ceiling of my room
but most of my efforts have not
achieved such a peaceful resting
place. Many have scared through
the air with the grace of bird, only
to f1utter to the earth, smashed to
a pulp.
In the future, however, I plan to
make better models, powered by
gasoline engines. suspect that they
may enjoy happier landings.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Wild1ife Conservation Urged

The 10th observance of National
Wildlife Conservation Week will be
held throughout the country this
week, with special emphasis on the
relationship between the wise use
of the Nations soil, water, plant
and animal life and national Sc
curity
|. Leaders in wildlife conservation
programs point out that there are
no new frontiers In wildlife," and
stress the need for greater protec-
Evening star., 1947-03-16

down and vice versa. I decided
this was all wrong and tried to CO.
operate. When I started getting into
the swing of the thing, the animal
gave a few jolting steps and slowed
to walk again.
Outlook Is Hopeless.
Then the boy leading my horse
began to try to improve me. I be-
came aware of faults of which I had
never dreamed. 1t seemed hopeless.
The ride was over none too soon
for me. I had to make a decision
as to whether or not I would con-
tinue riding. I stuck to it--and am
still riding about five months after
that memorable day. I have mas
tered the post, after fashion.
am now working on a project called
cantering. ALI seasoned riders say
cantering is about the simplest and
most restful gait. I wish they were
in my placei
I still love horses. after all. After
sticking to it through thick and thin
T think l should be rewarded by
learning to ride well, don't you?
That's my ambition, anyway!
Evening star., 1947-03-16

ton and management to insure
adequate supplies of fish and game
to meet the needs of increasing
numbers of hunters and fishermen.
Locally projects are now going
forward for the preservation of
,wildlife. In nearby Maryland. under
the joint sponsorship of the Soil
Conservation Service and the State,
80 small farm game refugees have
been completed or are in the plan
ming stage.
Schools Sponsor Projects.
In Montgomery County the Rich
ard Montgomery High School at
Rockville, the Colesville Elementary
Scholo, Sherwood High School at
Sandy Spring and Montgomery
Blair High School at Silver Spring
are sponsoring game refuge projects.
The farm refugees consist, in the
main, of small areas that are
planted to crops that will provide
cover and feed for wildlife. Farm
ponds, to provide fish and recrea-
ton. facilities, also are part Of
the conservation program.
Cooperating in the widlife con-
servation program the American
Forest Products Industries, Inc.
urged more care in eliminating
forest fires-one of the great de-
stroyers of wildlife.
A Forest Products spokesman said
widlife on millions of acres of tim
berland will die this year in forest
fires that largely result through
the. carelessness of man. These
fires can be prevented.
To combat this loss of both tim
ber and wildlife, he said, many
States are conducting keep green
campaigns. In these States forest
industry groups work with State,
Federal and civic groups in pre-
venting forest fires.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Safety Circus Talks
Bv Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, direc'
tor of The Stars school safety
program and former chief OF detec-
tives, is giving Safety Circus
series of chalk talks to pupils o1
elementary and Junior and senior
high schools. The program is spon.
sored by The Junior Star, in CO.
operation with school authorities oi
the District and nearby Maryland
and Virginia.
Schools at which Inspector Mans
field will give cartoon talks this
week are:
Thomas Nelson Page, tomorrow, II
am; Nellie Custis, Tuesday. II am;
John Marshall, wednesday, II am;
Maury, Thursday, II am; Pickett
Friday. II am. All are in Arlington
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Tests toStudy
Fast Handling
Of Vegetables

Consumers in Baltimore and
Washington are to be given chance
during the coming season to choose
between produce as they usually find
1t in stores and produce given spe-
cial handling to guarantee maxi
mum freshness.
This was revealed last week by
Or. H. L. Stier, head of the market
ing department at the University OF
Maryland, when he invited sweet
corn growers In areas around Bal
simore and washington to cooper
ate with county agents and his de-
partment in studies similar to those
made in markets in nearby States.
In these tests, growers have picked
sweet corn at 8 O'Clock in the morn
ing and delivered it to stores by the
8 o'clock opening time, thus per-
mitting the city homemaker to buy
and serve sweet corn equal to that
available to her country cousin.
This procedure has worked out
we'll In other markets." DR.. Stier
said. I'm fact, records gathered In
Philadelphia show that consumers
bought 16 times as much of the fresh
picked corn as they did of corn
handled under normal conditions
They did so even though the fresh
sweet corn was selling at a 22-cent
a dozen premium"
He also said similar tests are tt
be made during 1947 with other
produce such as tomatoes anc
peaches, and cited work done in
another State on peach marketing
Consumers offered choice OF
peaches that had been picked
"green-ripe" and "tree-ripe," took
80 times more of the tree-ripened
fruit.
These improved marketing prac-
tees will give the consumer high
er quality product which has bet
ter favor" Dr. sitter said, "and will
bring the producer better return
even through his marketing costs
will increase. Any growers interested
in marketing sweet corn or peaches
in the 1947 tests should get in touch
with their county agent"
Evening star., 1947-03-16

through the day at school, coulon
get my mind off my coming initia-
ton into the Fellowship of horse
back riders" I wondered If would
enjoy riding, if would ever learn
to ride we'll if I liked it, or If I would
dislike it so much as to quit. Then
school was let out, and we started
to the academy.
Bouncing Gait.
We arrived after a long, boring
bus ride. I was presented to my
mo,nt-an old bay with bedrag
gled appearance and resigned look
in his eyes. His withers protrudec
high above his back, and his head
hung low, but he looked perfect to
me. said my prayers and climbed
on. A man gave me the reins
hooked a lead rein to the horses
bride and we took of.
I rolled about uncertainty In the
saddle, wondering If the creature
was walking, trotting or cantering
I soon found out!
MY mount suddenly showed him.
self into a bouncing sort of gait in
which he went up when I came
Evening star., 1947-03-16
School Was Different
In Turkey, Powell
Student Reports
Prize Contribution
| Bv Rose Vefik. IS
By Rose Vefik, IS
Powell Junior High School

School life in Washington Is far
different from that in Ankara, Tur-
key, where I attended one of the
largest and most modern schools In
the city. 1t was a concrete building
located on a main avenue, and had
three floors with approximately
80 classrooms.
| There were three grades. The girls
went to school from am. to 12:3C
pm., the boys from l to 5. Every les
son lasted As minutes, and there was
a 10-minute recess between every two
lessons. You had choice in taking
foreign languages-English, French
or German. The other subjects as
signed to your grade had to be taken
The rules of conduct were very
strict. Every girl had to wear a
black smock and a white collar. Hail
had to be cut short or braided. No
body had ever come to school using
makeup, 50 I can't tell what pun
ishment would have been given, but
think you can guess. The teachers
we're not so friendly as they are here
No one dared to interrupt them
while they were lecturina.
There was a large auditorium
which was used on graduation day
and on a few other occasions. The
two laboratories were used for chem
istry experiments. The piano was
played very seldom by the teachers
only. There were many varieties o1
sports in the gymnasium. There was
a cooperative store where you coule
buy paper, pencils, chocolate, pea
nuts and cake. There were never
any dances or clubs.
Every pupil had to buy his owr
books, papers, pencils and all other
necessities. Many intelligent but
poor girls or boys couldn't go te
school for this reason.
I find school life in the United
States extremely interesting. I an
sure every one else who has livee
in foreign country will agree with
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Kellogg to Address
v. P. [. Fraternity

DR.. Charles E. Kellogg. chief of
the Agriculture Department Divi.
sion of Soil Survey, will address the
v. P. I. Chapter of Sigma XII March
28 at Blacksburg.
DR., Kellogg will outline the mod
fern working concept of soils as
factors affecting the farmer and his
land. He is now engaged in a world
classification of soils.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
| Current 4 ctivitieS
| OF Garden Clubs

Neighborhood Garden Club of Ar
lington will meet at pm. tomorrow
at Mount Olivet. Methodist Church,
North Sixteenth street and Glebe
road. The speaker will be Mrs
Lomax Tayloe, well-known judge
for flower shows in the Metropolitan
Area. Mrs. Tayloe is Rosarian for
the Fairfax Garden Club, member
of the State Rose List Committee
for the Garden Club of Virginia,
and member of the National Com
mittee of the American Rose Society
to select the 10 best roses for the
United States. Annual reports and
election of officers.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Prize Contribution
By George Henneberger Is
Anaeostio High School

building airpanes To
pasme fiat surface which TO
blade other sharp cutting I'M
pent patience Patience Important
and fat ladies
inevitably sit them, eVer-present menaces
purchased MODEL or honoy
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Girls First Horseback Ride
Proves Trying Experience
Prise Contribution
By TerriII Schukroft, l3
"
Wo,hineton.Lee High School, Arlington

For years kind place Ihen
day club had been formed at
school week at riding academy
p suitable clothes eagerly looked
forward to the day would 60 -,
with butterflies" in stomach An
Evening star., 1947-03-16
NAVY Colors

Blue, symbolic of dark sea waters.
and gold, representing the naval
uniform ornaments and braid, have
been the official colors of the United
States Naval Academy since 1892.
Evening star., 1947-03-16
lust Between
Ourselves
BY Philip H. Love

Inc united NatlonS OrGanlzatloI
is better understood by boys ane
girls than by adults, according tt
Lois Fisher, author and lecturer.
A recent poll revealed, Miss Fisher
points out, that less than 80 per cent
of American adults can explain the
u. N. Teen-agers, even those still ir
grade school, can do much better, she
declares.
Miss Fisher has been giving 8
cartoon illustrated lecture on thu
e. N. Teen-agers, even those still ir
she has found, she reports, thai
boys and girls know more Of the
answers than their parents
A book based on Miss Fishers lee.
ture will be published April BY
Children's Press, Inc, under the
title, "You and the United Nations.
1t has the Endorsement Of the Amer.
ican Association Of the United Ma.
tions, the Church Peace Union anc
the National Conference Of Chris.
tians and Jews.
X X +
Carroll slewmaker, Eastern High
School junior, is a stargazer.
He Is, that is to say, Junior men,
ber OF the National Capital Astron-
omers, an organization of about 81
persons who devote a large part o1
their spare time to studying the
sky. Visits to the Naval Observa.
tory, to peer through the telescopes
are regular events on the Astron-
omers' program.
But Carroll doesn't confine his
stargazing to the Observatory. Hi
has his own 31a-fnch telescope with
which he makes observations when
ever he chooses.
X X X X
Eastern's No. l gadabout seems tt
be Marianne Posey, who has at
tended IA different schools in II
years - for the mathematically
minded, an average of 1.27 a year
She was born in Michigan and has
lived in New Jersey, the Philippines
Massachusetts,, Maryland, Texas
California and the District, in that
order.
Another travelling Fastener il
Nansen Lui, who was born in China
and has studied in both England
and the United States. He hopes tt
remain here long enough to become
a physician and then return te
China to practice.
X X X X
Junior jottings:
A tossed coin decided which OF
two Ruths would be the No. l vale
dictorian of the February gradu-
ating class at Mckinley High School
The Ruths, Duncan and Neimeyer
were tied for top place in the class
with exactly the same averages
Principal Daniel tipped to see which
of the valedictorians should speak
first at the commencement exercises
and Miss Neimeyer won. She plans
to enter Wilson College, Chambers
burg, Pa, this fall; the other vale
dictorian Is undecided where to con-
tinue her education. -. Leonard
Schenkel, magician of the Boys
YMCA, is instructing fellow mem.
bers in series of articles writer
for the ganization's mirneo-
graphed newspaper, the Magnet. >.
Woodrow Wilson High School stu.
dents have organized a Wing Scout
flight group, under the direction Of
Mrs. Pearle T. Robinson, aviation
instructor. Betty Samuels, Dun
bar High School, has three canaries
and IS parakeets. One of the canar-
les is blue.
Evening star., 1947-03-16

"Good-by Weeds" and "Doomsday
for Pests" Technicolor sound films,
will be shown at the Silver Spring
Garden Club meeting in Jessup Blair
Community House tomorrow at 8
pm. These films deal with the
care of lawns, destruction of weeds
and control of garden and house
hold pests.
C. N. Cowan will answer ques-
tions. The public is invited.
Evening star., 1947-03-16

Potomac Rose Society will hold a
special meeting Thursday at 8 pm
in the auditorium of the New Ma
tional Museum. The public Is in
vited. The program will include
colored movies taken by Mark Lans-
burgh on his recent trip through
Mexico
Evening star., 1947-03-16

The first steamship to cross the
Atlantic Ocean was the Savannah,
which sailed from that Georgia port
on May %, 1919.
Evening star., 1947-03-16

New model. New type metal handle has
special device to aiust eating height. Drive shaft
now mounted on free rolling. factory fabricated
and sealed ball bearings No tired backs aching
arms. sA lbs Of live precision made mechanism
that first gathers. then cuts smoothly . clean 16"
swath through grass. dandeliens. spike grass and
weeds No noise clatter. As modern and eff
Client your electric razor. Cuts right up to walls
fences. trees or posts: leaves no frinxes to be
trimmed by hand. Cutters are self -sha rpenine
Built to last many years. Many thousands in use
Sold direct from factory. Costs little Write at
NgoNTAhgowgR pIsTRssuTsNc CO.
IS Keeier Bldg., Grand Rapids e, Michisan
Evening star., 1947-03-16

Forsythia. Snowfall, Lilac, Butter
fly Bush (pink or PURPLE, Mock
Orange. Pussy Willow, Althea
purple, pink. red, wh;te,, red
Flowering Ounce. spirea white
or red). Snowberry tred or white).
red leaf Barberry, Deutzia twhite
or pink. .weigela tpink. red or
white). tS
VINES: Halls Honeysuckle, Purple
Wisteria, Boston Ivy. Clematis
purple or red). Bittersweet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-20

tried acting under three different
designations.
The first, naturally, was her own
name which is a logical thing to
start with. That was followed by
Jan Ford, which Miss Koford
adopted for her first movie assign
ment. Jan Ford was not bad as
names went and 1t kept it's owner
Identified with remnant syllable
OF her own name. But the actress
and her studio kept thinking they
could do better with the result that
they have now come up with the
tag, Terry Moore.
If she wears it as proudly, honor
ably and successfully as the center
fielder of the st. Louis Cardinals,
she can count herself a lucky girl.
And, of course, Columbia can fancy
itself as a smart studio. Smarter
than ever.
1t has been quite a name in base
ball. # X X y
Philosophy department: Let these
actresses battle as they will to get
wicked women parts, Gary Cooper
sticks to his notion that being good
is the best to win and keep profit
able public. Says Cooper:
Years ago, c. B. DeMille told me