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Evening star., 1947-11-09
This Week in the Garden

the compost pile before the winds
scatter them far and wide. What
may seem to be a huge leaf pile
today will be pitifully inadequate
when the rotted material is added
to the garden or flower bed. If your
neighbors do not have compost piles
give them a chance to donate their
leaves to yours.
| Dahlias need not be dug until the
tops have been killed by frost. As
soon as the tops are dead they should
be removed and the roots left in the
ground for a few days to mature
before digging.
Freezing weather can be expected
at almost any time and, to be ready
for it, outdoor pipe lines should be
carefully drained as a protection
against damage A few minutes
careful preparation may save many
dollars in repair bills. The garden
hose should be drained and stored
in cool dark place.
Many kinds of lily bulbs may not
be delivered until late in the winter.
To take care of this we may prepare
the beds for them now. When the
soil preparation is completed cover
with a good thick layer of leaves
which will keep the ground from
freezing. Then, when the bulbs
are received, the leaves may be
pushed aside and the bulbs planted
without delay:
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Check climbing roses and other
vines to make certain that they are
tied securely in place. If allowed
to hang free during the winter they
will be blown about and the injured
bark will permit disease to enter
Climbing roses suffer particularly
from brown canker and stem canker
destructive diseases which enter
through bark injuries.
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Tender chrysanthemums should be
lifted and stored in a cold frame. or
if one is not available. they may be
put into large pots and stored In
the basement. Do not let them get
bone dry during the winter. They
should not be kept warm enough
for active growth. Excess moisture
may cause rotting of the crowns.
The tender Ismene lily (Peruvian
daffodiD should be dug before frost
kills the tops. Remove the tops ano
allow to dry for a few days before
storing in a warm dry place. The
drying is only to remove the excess
moisture which might cause rottine
after the bulbs are placed in a paper
bag for hanging up.
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1t is desirable to give apples, pota-
toes and other fruits and vegetables
a careful checking over. Remove
all that show bruises or injury as
they will be the first to spoil. If not
removed they will infect adjacent
fruit. Only good, sound fruit will
store successfully. And as the old
adage goes, one spoiled fruit will
ruin the lot. w. H. Y.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Constitution Amended
By Eight and Forty

Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper, Consti-
tuition and Bylaws chairman, an
nounced that the Constitution and
BYLAWS of the District Of Columbia
Eight and Forty has been amended
to conform to National, adopted at
the 1947 Marshe Rationale in New
York, relative to the new procedure
to be followed on admission of men,
bers to the salon.
A two-thirds vote of those voting
shall be necessary for election to
membership.
Chapeau Departmental 'Passe
Edith Warren Quinn, who served in
World War I, and World War II as
a WAC, has just returned from Ger
many and was the guest Of Cha
peaux Departmental Passes, Mrs.
Harper, Mrs. Louise Warren, Mrs.
Mary Corwin, Mrs. Rae Zaontz, Mrs.
Marie Totten, Mrs. Laura Lipscomb
and the present Chapeau, Mrs. Eva
Carrico, at dinner held last Satur-
day at the Sun Restaurant. Mrs.
Quinn left for San Diego, Calf, on
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1947-11-09

would mean a saving Of about g.
433,000 pounds of grain for the
county's total 100000 poultry pop
ulation.
Mr.. Anderson said that II the
county'S 4,378 head of horses were
treated for worms, approximately
three pounds of grain per animal
per day could be saved during the
next 180 days. This would mean
conserving 2.364.ooo pounds of grain.
CulIing Practices Pay on.
If Montgomery County farmers
followed efficient culling practices in
regard to flocks and dairy animals,
Mr.. Anderson said, 1t should result
in approximately 3,265 900 pounds of
grain being saved.
A poor producing dairy cow is not
worth her keep at any time, he
pointed out, and her disposal at this
time would result in reduced feeding
costs, grain savings and more ef-
ficient farm operation. He estimated
that 1000 poor producing COWS might
llOW NC 1lolll
herds. This should save eight pounds
of grain a day for the next 180 days,
resulting in a l 1,440 ,000-pound saw
ing.
At the same time, II 10000 un-
profitable birds were culled from
county flocks, four ounces of grain
per bird would be saved for the next
year, resulting in a net gain of
about 1925 900 pounds.
In one of the most important
phases of the program, Mr.. Ander-
son estimates that If more and
better roughages were substituted
for part of the grain in dairy feed,
about 1880 900 pounds of grain could
be conserved during the next 180
days, at the rate of two pounds per
day for each of the countys $4,000
producing animals.
Hay Eases Grain in Diet.
The county harvested a bumper
hay crop last summer, he explained.
Much of this hay consists of high
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Woodlot MANAGEMENT
Bulletin Published

Farmers who have small woodlots
may learn much about managing
their small forests for current cash
and future profits from bulletin
just published by the Agriculture
Department. The bulletin, Man
aging the Small Forest" was pre-
pared comparatively by the Forest
Service, the Soil Conservation Serv-
ice and the Extension Service
Copies Of the bulletin, No. 1889. may
be received free by writing one o.
the cooperating services.
The Agriculture Department ha'
announced a long-range research
program aimed to search out new
and improved antibodics from ag
ricultural sources. The program
will be conducted under the Re
search and Marketing Act.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Flower Thrives Here
Spotted.Le Trout Lily Likes Shaded
Situations Well Supplied With Humus
By W. n. Younqmon

istics of the westerners is that they
are much freer bloomers and their
flowers are so much more colorful.
Bulb production of the dog's-tooth
violets is a slow process. 1t takes
several years to produce a blooming
size bulb from seed. Most Of the
bulbs sold today have been collected
from the wild. However. this Is slow
and does not cheaper the bulbs
materially. Gardeners who desire
them for their wildflower gardens
and rockeries will do we'll to buy
them from reputable firms since
they are perishable and must be
handled with care to avoid loss.
The cultivation Of the dog s-tooth
violets is exceedingly simple. Once
planted in a well drained soil con-
tanning liberal supply of leaf-mold.
they need only top dressing OF
leaf mold each season. Because OF
their slow multiplication they sell
dom need to be lifted and reset.
The flowers appear in late April and
early May, almost always a single
llOWSI StdIk dPPCdi AiS DC9"cCA nAO
twin leaves. The leaves should not
be cut, otherwise the growth of the
bulb is stunted. Cutting the flow-
ers does not affect the growth of the
bulb Some flowers should be left to
mature seed, which can be left to
fall or harvested and planted in
seeding bed as one would lily seed.
If well grown the Westerners will
produce flower stalks 10 to 18 inches
in height. Plant them in groups OF
dozen or more for quick mass
effects.
The dog's-tooth violets are seldom
troubled by insects or diseases. al
though there is a fungus that causes
speckling of the leaves, shriveling
and death to the plant. While this
is rather uncommon. II 1t should
appear it Is best to lift the infected
plant with the surrounding soil.
Disinfect the nearby area with cor
rosive sublimate. This method OF
control is effective and less involved
than a spray program, should the
disease appear.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Current 4 ctivities
OfGurden Clubs.

(CIubs and associations are In
pited to use this column to giUe
adudnce notice OF meetings,
demonstrations, Sho1Os, etc. No
tees should be mailed to be re-
ceiued By The Star by Thursday
euening.)
Washington Garden Club will
meet tomorrow at the home of Mrs.
Stacy holland. 1916 Albemarle street,
Arlington Va, from to pm
John Merwin will speak on Gar
dening in the Virgin Islands"
Forest Hills Garden Club will
meet tomorrow at 2 pm. at the
home of Mrs. E. L. Springer, 1857
Upton street NV. Miss Ruth Shell
don, director of the Home Service
Department of the Washington Gas
Light Co., will talk on Herbs"
A display of 40 or more varieties
Of African violets in bloom will be
held in the foyer of the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church,
14l0 Columbia road, Friday from 2
to 8 pm. Managers of the show
promise some of the rarer plants,
such as Crinkles, Ruf1es, Blushing
Maiden, Imperial White, Orchid
Lady and Neptune. The exhibit,
open without charge, is held in con-
junction with the Christmas festival
Of the women's guild. Several hun
dred plants will be placed on sale.
The monthly meeting Of the Ma
tional Capital Dahlia Society will be
held Thursday at 8 pm. in the
portable" building on the grounds
of the Brookland Baptist Church,
Sixteenth and Lawrence streets NE.
One of the main features of the
meeting will be the showing OF
Kodachrome slides of dahlias by
DR.. Henry C. Parker. In this col
lection are quite a few pictures of
the prize winners at the recent
shows as well as some of the 1947
introductions. All dahlia lovers are
. invited to attend.
Evening star., 1947-11-09

Fall is the ideal season in this
area to move or set out new decidu-
GUS trees and shrubs. With the
exception of those having soft fleshy
roots, moving at this season, even
though still in full leaf, is safe and
satisfactory. Those which are best
left until spring include such COM
mon shrubs as the magnolia, azalea,
dogwood and the tulip poplar tree.
A we'll prepared hole is just as
important for fall planting as it is
in the spring. Similarly. the taller
shrubs and trees should be carefully
braced as protection against winter
winds.
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Now that the leaves are falling we
sh4uld get our share of them into
Evening star., 1947-11-09

the farm essential If this Nation Is
to prevent starving and malnutri-
ton abroad. And out in Montgom-
cry County, Md, County Agent O.
w. Anderson has figured out pro-
gram that can result in as much as
100000 pounds of grain being
saved during the next few months.
Pattern for Future Savings.
In addition to the savings in grain
Mr.. Anderson's program will make,
it may also point to more efficient
farm management that will bring
in extra profits to dairymen and
other farmers in the future.
Our big job in Montgomery
County" Mr. Anderson explained
lis to produce food for human con-
sumption-food in the form of milk,
poultry and beef.
Our industrial machinery con-
sists Of livestock. Our raw mate
rials are feeds in the form of rough
age and grain.
Vast areas of the world today
cannot afford to eat our finished
products, nor can they wait for us to
produce them. More human lives
can be saved more quickly if foreign
peoples are permitted to have ade-
quate supplies of grain. They have
not the time to wait for the finished
products that we manufacture on
our farms.
"It is entirely possible for Mont
gomery County farmers to save up
to 4G,000,000 pounds of grain with
in the next few months without
appreciable loss in the production
of our animals and without loss of
net income. In fact, our net in
come may be Increased somewhat"
Step Step Program.
Here is Mr.. Anderson's grain-sav-
Ing formula. step by step, and the
estimated grain saved if all farmers
carry out each step in the program
Parasite control should save about
~ pounds of grain per day for
each of the county's $1,000 head of
livestock. This over period of 180
days should yield about s5,670000
pounds of grain. Spray cattle
against lice. which cause loss Of
weight. One spraying of a DDT mix
ture before Christmas would do the
job The Farm Bureau spray serv-
ice Is available at low cost.
Poultry, if sprayed for lice and
treated for worms, will eat less
grain and produce just as efficiently,
he said. This program should save
one-half ounce of grain per bird
per day for the next 1865 days. This
Evening star., 1947-11-09

Our native dog's-tooth violets
seldom command much interest
simply because they are neither
snowy nor free-blooming. Thus we
seldom associate them with the
showy trout-lilies of the far West
Both are members of the Erythro-
mum family whose children are
largely to be found between the
Sierra Nevada Mountains and the
Pacific Ocean. There is an Eastern
species. E. americanum and one
European, E. dens-canis.
The trout-lilies, as they are COM
monty called in the West, are for the
most part natives of the woodlands
Those without notified leaves, which
are seldom grown in cultivated gar
dens, are more or less alpine sub.
jects. They are referred to as Con-
colorae. The bulbs are seldom found
more than two or three inches below
the surface, and so far have not
been amenable to cultivation.
The spotted (mottled -leaveo
trout lilies, referred to as Par.
daline, are inhabitants Of the
woodlands. Their bulbs. buried vel
under the leafmold of their habitat
do we'll under cultivation and are
very snowy. This group includes
number of species whose colors
range from white to pink. cream
and two-toned. None are true vel.
low.
Given a shady situation in the
garden. soil that is well supplied
with humus and not water-logged
they are very likely to do we'll fol
many years. While some will say
that being Westerners they cannot
Withstand our hot moist summers
such is not the case. They do very
well in the Washington area. Plant
the bulbs to inches deep, de.
pending upon the soil, and they will
grow and multiply.
A Striking Combination.
The Western dog's-tooth violet:
and Virginia bluebells make strik.
ing combination in the shady gar
den, one that is not easily forgotten
However, both Of these lovely wild
flowers die down in the early spring
so the thoughtful gardener will
probably want to plant ferns to take
over while they are dormant.
There are number of species OF
the Western dog's-tooth violets
that merit attention, although 1t is
suggested that the beginner try one
or two before engaging in q large
scale collection. Some prefer the
white-f1owered E. oreganum. The
large flowers, sometimes more than
2 inches across, have circle of
gold and brown around the eye.
Others prefer some Of the varieties
of E. revolutum, mostly In shades
of pink, although they are not as
robust growers as E. oreganum.
However, the lovely pink blossoms
are most attractive.
Erythronium calfornicum, a cream
colored species, is another favorite
and many will acclaim it the most
foriferous of the species. It has
f1atter petals, thus making q bit
more snowy display. Z. hender-
sonii is another species that is con-
sistently Observation-Disclosures IL
lac with dark purple eye. %''7'2
Descriptions Not Exaggerated.
Eastern gardeners, who are &C
quainted only with the native dogs
tooth violets will feel sure that the
above descriptions are exaggerated
Too often they have seen large beds
of these violets with only a scat.
tered blossom showing. However
one Of the outstanding character
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Bonina Stored Meat

Miss Jesse M. Hammersly, Fair
fax County home demonstration
agent. has pointed out that bones
left in meat may consume as much
as IS per cent Of the locker space
when meat is quick frozen for stor-
age. In most meat cuts the bone
may be easily removed. These bones
may be used to make soup stock
which may be canned for future use.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
| 81, 900 Tons of Grain
Could Be Saved in
Area Under Plan

AS much as 100 100000 pounds
of grain might be saved in the
Washington area if all farmers
followed a strict conservation
program similar to that planned
for Montgomery County. agri-
culture leaders estimated.
The estimate was based on
the fact that Montgomery
County supplies approximately
one-fourth Of the milk on the
Washington market.
Comparisons:
Corn and cob TO pounds
equal one buShel.
Wheat-65 pounds equal one
bushel.
Oats 80 pounds equal one
bushel.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Corn Substitute

A corn substitute for dairy cattle
feed has been developed from the
waste pulp of the coffee bean. The
pulp Is made palatable by the addi-
tion Of molasses or other ingred-
tents and may be substituted pound
for pound for corn.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
SWV Auxiliaries

Monday-Col. James S. Petit
Auxiliary will have an evening O.
games at Naval Lodge Hall. Mis-!
Alfredo Kripp is chairman of ar.
rangements.
Thursday-Capitol City Fort No
%, Daughters Of '98 will meet at 92
Pennsylvania avenue, Sc.
Friday-The Department Presi.
dent will inspect Miles Auxiliary a
Pythian Temple.
Saturday-The Department viii
have an evening of games at
! Fourth street NE.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Botanic Garden Opens
Chrysonthemum Show
With $4,000 Blooms

The Botanic Garden, First
street and Maryland avenue
S.W., will open its annual
chrysanthemum display today
with more than $4,000 blooms
on exhibit.
Workers have spent the last
week arranging the $500 plants
in displays at the north. west
and east wing Of the garden.
Visitors are invited to see
other flowers of the conserva-
tory, which include number of
species of orchids.
The garden is open from 9
am. to pm. every day except
Saturday, when it closes at
noon.
Albert de Pilla is in charge of
the conservatory.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Knights of Pythias News

| Byron w. Peyton. grand chancel-
lor of the Knights of Pythias, will be
the guest of Hermione Lodge and
will confer the Page Rank on the
Byron w. Peyton Glass" of candi-
dates on Friday at the Pythian
Temple.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
LocuI Masonic News

The oath degree is scheduled to
be conferred by the Scottish Rite on
Thursday evening. The fall series
of degrees will conclude December
with the exemplification of the 32d
degree.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Montgomery Grain-Saving Plan
Aims at 40 Million Pounds
Agent Proposes Timely Efficiency Program
Eliminating Waste With More Profits
By jones BirchfieId


efficiency farming operations.
like businessmen not like experiment with system
mixture. example
giving good results So they why change It, the
a small
The world food shortage however making efficiency
Evening star., 1947-11-09

Maj. Mai and his staff are
equipped to anS1Cer any question
from a World War II Deterdn.
Send your questions to him in
care OF this newspaper and in
close a selt-addressed, stamped
eepe[ope,
Evening star., 1947-11-09

From F. R., Oklahoma City: "If
a veteran pays his premiums in
advance, can he withdraw his ad-
vance premiums at any time with
out having to borrow on his policy?"
The VA says yes, he may. But
it might take two weeks or so to
get the money.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-24
ANNUAL XMAS MESSAGE BY POPE PLUS XII

VATICAN CITY, Dec. 24.-tR-- Pope Plus XII, in his annual Christ mas message, declared today that a policy of insincerity" among na- lions was blocking the path to peace md called for a league of honest nen" to safeguard the world against war.
 The Pontiff specifically blamed "a growing tendency toward insincer- ty" for collapse of the recent For ign Ministers Conference in Lon lon, which he said had left the world further than ever from the rue peace"
 He sharply condemned those na- ions which, he said, had adopted the lie and the garbled word as accepted weapons of offensive" in n effort to win at any cost the ,attle of class interest and theories, f ideologies and power politics"
 The Pontiff named no names in ,lacing the blame for the present tate of world affairs, but his 4.400- yord address contained many pas ages which western listeners, al east. interpreted as, condemnation f Communism and of the postwar olicies of the Soviet Union.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-24
TRUMAN IS OBSERVING
 CHRISTMAS
Greetings Exehangd Today 10 White House Staff-
 To Greet Nation
By ERNEST B. vACCARO

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. - R -
 Pres sident Truman, celebrating
 Christmas in the White House for { the first time, had merry greeting today for all who came his way.
 He invited all White House em- 1 ployees-from maids to aides-into
 his oval office for a personal hand
 shake and an exchange of the tradi-
 tional Merry Christmas
 Later at 5;l6 pm. (EST) he ar-
 ranged to greet the entire nation by radio after clicking on the lights
 decorating a huge Christmas tree
 on the south lawn of the Executive
 Mansion grounds
 ] Upwards of l5,000 persons were ex- {, pected to witness the ceremony at first hand, and television cameras
 were to broadcast the scene for the ] first time.
 The Presidents sister, Miss Mary Jane Truman of Grandview. Mo, and Mrs. Truman's family are spend- ! ing the holidavs in the White House After breakfast Christmas Day, the Trumans and the Wallaces will gather around the family tree on the second floor to open their pres ents. Later turkey dinner, with all the customary trimmings, will be served.
 Mrs. Trumans mother, Mrs. David Wallace her brothers, George and Frank. and their families from In- dependence, Mo. and brother Fred, of Denver, all will participate in the observance.
 Mrs. Truman. Margaret, and the Wallaces plan to attend midnight church services tonight at nearby Episcopalian Church. MT. Truman, a Baptist, likely will remain in the White House since his church is not planning a similar service
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-24
CITY POLICE DO
 SHUTTING JOB
 TO RAISE ANTE

Bucky Harris, who has been held by City Police since last Saturday on a disorderly conduct charge, was turned over to the U. s. Marshal this morning to face charge of grand larceny.
 Investigation by the police brought out that Harris had al- legedly stolen an overcoat and two fountain pens from Maurice Ny strom. He was arraigned before U. s. Commissioner Felix. Gray and bond was set at $500
 Harris waived preliminary hear ing and was lodged in the Fed eral Jail pending action by the grand jury.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-24
Bethlehem
 Swept by
 Rain, Wind
Christmas Eve Pilgrims, Trimmed to Handful,
 Gathering Today
By CARTER L. DAVIDSON


 BETHLEHEM, Dec. 24.-tR-Cold, rain -sodden winds swept the Ju- dean hills today as Christmas Eve pilgrims, thinned to handful by unceasing strife in the Holy Land, arrived in this birthplace of the Prince of Peace for traditional ob- servances.
 Many of them came from Jeru salem, down the road over which Joseph and Mary passed nearly 20 centuries ago today to seek and be refused shelter at an inn. Their goal was the Sacred Grotto of the Nativity, on the site of the stable where Joseph and Mary found a haven and where Christ was born.
 Usually tens of thousands throng this hillside village, sacred to a third of mankind, for the Christmas Eve ceremonies, but to- day lar fewer braved the hazards of communal strife to pray at the place where the manager was.
 Tn the Grotto, there will be con- stant prayers until the early hours of Christmas morning before the little marble altar which repre- sents the straw-filled manager where the baby Jesus lay. Services will also be held in other shrines in the Church of the Nativity and in the Franciscan Church of St. Catherines next door.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-24
jANTA CLAUS BEAT DEADLINE;; SAD CASE

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Dec. 24-- R-Santa Claus beat the deadline n his visit to l0-year-old Jackie Lockhart,
 One of Mir and Mrs Olen Lock- lart's six young sons, Jackie, under vent an operation for a brain ,umor three weeks ago and for a hort time appeared to be coming pack strongly.
 But then he began to weaken and he doctor gravely shook his head, o Christmas was moved up few lays.
 There were plenty of toys and a rec with all the trimmings. Jackie wasn't strong enough to play with he toys especially fayorite-a a shiny pistol.
 He asked that 1t be placed beside ais head on the pillow, where he ,aressed it and spoke of the happy lays ahead when he would romp md shoot it."
 Yesterday Jackie died.