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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
Business Women
Conduct Meeting

The Business and Professional
Women's club held the regular
meeting on Friday evening at 6
o'clock III the dining room of the
Friendly cafeteria, with Ruth
Humphrey, president, presiding.
Mary Henri Lennon gave the de-
votional services and lead in the
reading of the Club Collect and
the flag salute.
After dinner. several business
matters were discussed and voted
upon and reports were heard from
the various committee chalrmen.
A motion was made and carried
to contribute to the Cancer drive,
The club voted to sponsor a series
of three plays presented by the
Civic Drama guild of New York,
the dates to be announced later
at which time season tickets will
be available. The theatre going
public will remember the play
Dear Ruth as being under the
same sponsorship and direction.
After the business meeting, the
program was turned over to Mrs.
Louise B. Polvogt, who conducted
a quiz program consisting of fifty
questions relative to the clubs
origin, local, state, national and
international a C ivities. Ruth
Humphrey won the prize for an
sWering the most questions cor
rectly. Louise B. Polvogt won the
attendance prize.
Two new members. Mrs. Ellen
Gilliard ard Margaret Russ, were
voted into the club.
Miss Jane LeGrand was a guest
of the evening.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04

All questions pertaining TO your
garden problems will be answered
through these columns if ad-
dressed to the garden calendar
editor in care of the Wilmington
News society editor.
REPOTTING HOUSE PLANTS
There is a mistaken idea that
all house plants must be repotted
every year in the spring. The
proper time to repot a plant is
just before growth begins # it
needs a reporting. There is no
need to repot unless the plant is
rootbound or the soil is exhausted
or has become sour from poor
drainage.
A plant that has bloomed all
winter needs to rest in summer
and should not be repotted until
fall. Many plants bloom best when
the pot is filled with roots. Leaf
and top growth keep pace with
root growth until roots can go no
farther, then flower buds form
and continue to form until the
plant food in the soil is exhausted.
With many plants it is best, in
stead of reporting often, to take
out somof the old soil around
the edge of the pot and replace
it with old manure or fresh soil.
About every third week give a
te~aspoonful of a commercial plant
food such as comes in powder
form in small packages Or give a
plant tablet according to manu-
facturer's directions on the pack
age; or water with liquid manure
made by soaking old COW or sheep
manure in water and then strain
ing off the liquid. Be sure soil is
moist before giving any liquid
food.
When repotting is needed. use
a pot one size larger. Many plant
troubles may result from too large
a pot, because ii the roots are I'M
able to fill the space, excess wa
ter may sour the soil which will
cause plant roots to rot and the
plant to become weakened to the
point where it becomes a prey to
insect and disease attacks.
A good potting soil is a mixture
of sod, woodsearth or peat and
one-fourth the volume of old rot
ted manure. Mix and allow to
stand a year under cover, stirring
ard turning now and then. This
mixture can be- modified 10 suit
any plant by, adding lime, sand,
peat or leafmold.
For azaleas use one-fourth soil,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
Final PTA Meeting
Al Wrightsboro Set
For Tomorrow Night

The last monthly meeting of the
Wrightsboro Parent-Teacher asso-
citation for the school year viii
be held Monday evening, May S,
at 7:30.
The devotional will be led by
the Glee club under the direction
OF Miss Johanna Duls, followed by
several selections of special mu-
sic.
A brief business session will be
presided over by the president P.
Groot.
Following the business for the
evening, the Rhythm band will
present in rhythmn, song and
dance the story of the Three
Little Pigs. The cast includes
Mother Pig, Blackey, Whitley,
Brownie. the Wolf and a chorus
of Cuckoo Birds. The Band will
play for the dance ~specialtieS of
the Three Little Pigs and will &C
company the chorus; this will be
under the direction of Miss Lois
Cashwell.
Members and frienos are urged
to be present.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
Garden Calendar

one-fourth sand and one-half peat
or woodsearth. For cactus. one
half sand and one-half soil. For
geraniums, all soil. For ferns, halt
leafmold and half soil. And SO on
according to the Individual plants
requirements.
If roots are found to be I'M
healthy when taken from the pot,
wash off all soil under a faucet
and cut them back to healthy It's
sue and repot the plant in a pot
lust large enough to hold the roots
comfortably, using mostly sand
with very little of the rich soil.
Spread the roots naturally and
plant firmly.
If the plant is to be divided, cut
it apart into natural divisions with
some roots on each, using a sharp
knife, or if it separates easily, pull
it apart with the fingers. Repot
each division in fresh soil in a
separate pot.
Before using, pots should be
washed clean and allowed to soak
up all the water they will. Broken
crockery, small stones. or broken
pieces of pots should be put over
the hole and in the bottom of the
pot to insure good drainage and
to prevent soil from washing ont
Or clogging the drainage hole.
Have the new soil moist but not
wet. Put some on top of the drain
age material and set the planS in
the center so that its ball OF dirt
will be one inch below the top OF
the pot to allow for ease in wa
tering. Pack soil firmly with the
thumbs, then water at once. DC
not water again until soil feels
dry, then water Immediately.
AZALEAS
We all become aZalea-minded in
the spring when We see their
beautiful display amid the new
spring green and the blooms Of
other shrubs, and at once we want
to get this or that color in a plant
ing of our own where it will add its
charm and brilliant splash Of col
or. This is a good time to make
your selections of color and varie-
ties, but it is not the best time
to buy and plant them unless you
are an experienced gardener and
know how to handle them.
They can be planted now if dug
with a ball of dirt about the roots,
set Immediately in a hole well
prepared and ready, and kept Wa
tered all summer. The best time
to move them is in their dormant
season - November until Febru-
airy. If purchased in a pot, the
plant can be set out as soon as it
finishes blooming. provided the
weather has warmed up and there
is no danger of another frost, but
the roots must not be disturbed.
1t should be slipped from the pot
with all the dirt about the roots
intact and placed in a ready pre-
pared hole. at exactly the same
depth it was in the pot, packed
firmly and watered thoroughly.
Azaleas must be kept moist all
summer and at all times. They
set the flower buds in late sum-
mer and need a plentiful supply
of moisture while they are setting.
Some azaleas are deciduous and
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
Baptist
Circles To Meet

The circles of the First Baptist
church will meet Monday after :
noon at $3.50 o'clock as follows:
mrs. Donald King, Oleander
Court apartments.
2-Mrs. c. Frank Jones, 722
Greenfield street.
3-Mrs. J.. G.. Middleton, 1o1
BrookWood avenue.
Airs. E. E. Hunter, 203 Ken
wood avenue.
5-Mrs. F. A. Matthes, l28
Forest Hills.
o-Mrs. R. Y. Lennon, 21O North
Sixth street.
7-Mrs. ]. A. King, 210 Church
street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04

I'm listening to the oceans roar
instead of the clanking of dishes
in the dining room below.
Guess that's about all for now.
There'll be more next week, but
l must do some studying before
light bell. so I'll have to close
shop. And, Bunny Hooper John
son to most of you). I'm sorry
you've been in the hospital, but
I hope that by now you're we'll
OH the way to recovery. My broth
er was taken to James Walker
with an acute attack of appendi-
citis last Saturday, and now that
they're out. Mother says he's feel
ing fine. Don't get too much sun
you at MINIS, and, good luck on
your exams. So long.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
Clinic
AT Wrightsboro Is.
Slated For Monday

The pre-school clinic for the
Wrightsboro school will DE held
Monday afternoon, May 5, at 2
o'clock at the school.
DR.. Paul L. Stuck will help with
the clinic.
All parents whose children enter
school for the first time next year
are urged to bring them at that
time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
Pearsall Memorial
Circles Planning
Meets This Week

The circles of Pearsa1l Memo
rial Presbyterian church will
meet as follows:
1-Mrs. G. w. Martin, chairman
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04

Seed growers call flower rl..,
"rogues' when they reve rt'','
earlier types and do not nros %
the type of blossoms expecta u'e:
the variety. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04

with Mrs. L. L. Hughes, Wed..
day $3.50 pm. 'eoAe3'
2-Tuesday evening with
Douglas Meares at 8 O'Clock MT
Evening star., 1947-05-30
OrioIe BowIers Set Hot Pace
In Cumberland Valley Meet

From the looks of the scores rolled
by Baltimore duckpinners, Washing
ton bowlers won't have any easy
pickings in the windup of the eighth
annual Cumberland Valley tourna-
ment Sunday at the Coliseum in
Hagerstown, Md.
The Orioles have been out In front
before, only to see the Capital sharp
shooters walk of with most of the
championships, several times all but
making grand slams.
The local contingent will include
womens teams from Brookland, Hi
Skor. King Pin. College Park and
Rosslyn while the mems teams will
be from Fort Davis, Clarendon
Rosslyn. shaffer Flower Shop
Bethesda Bowling Center and
Brookland.
Here are the leading Baltimore
scores Washington will have to ton
II the pinspillers of this area are to
retain their supremacy in the big
Western Maryland event,
nMassn nMassns teamS-spillway, Baltimore. Nd,
Ma ii.ssess; ii.ssHs; Franklin Men. Baltimore,
more 500 srsnssieek qifis; Min.rsIslss, SIils
Baltimore. Nd. 1888: Kelso Liberty Lanes
Mems doubles--deorse YOUNG. Jim Aler.
baitisnors, Nd. 500: jim Woifens6erger.
Anssyo PalIadino Haserstown. Md, fSe;
45e. hr'neFA' Wilder oreeneastle' Pa.
Women's doables--Marion Line t35o,,
Elisabeth Barger (427). Baltimore, Nd.
~: Eva Leib-Ethel Miller, Baltimore,
MO-, SOS; Ann Shiibach-Msrie Anderson
Baltimore, Nd, 6e6.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Korean Marathon Champ
Tops In Modesty, Too
BY the Asseeioied Press

SAN FRANCISCO, May 3o.-The
125-pound, vegetable -eating Korean
runner who won the Boston mara
thon last month in the fastest time
In history isn't sure he will make
the Korean team In next years
Olympic games.
There are many fine long g-dis-
tance runners in my country" ex.
planned 24-year-old Yum Box sub
I'm only one of them"
Suh-it means Slow in Korean
arrived here yesterday en- route back
to his native land in company with
Kee Chung Sohn, winner of the
Olympic marathon at Berlin in
1885, and Seung Yong Nam, third
place winner. All three ran at
Boston. (
They will sail Wednesday on the
General Wiegel.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
johnson Title Threat
In City Tennis Meet
After Bediing Neff

The Dave johnson for Cham
pion Club" had q raft OF new sup
porters today as the young medico
trained his sights on the semifinals
after yesterdays decisive 6-4, 6--2
victory over Phil Neff in The Stars
City Of Washington tennis tourna-
ment. He faced rough going in the
homestretch, but the excitement
jammed finish added up to q jack
pot for the towns net fans.
In the semifinais, johnson will
meet either Hugh Lynch or Jim
Thackara and both spell trouble for
anybody. Thackara, a newcomer
making his local tournament debut,
looked as though he'd be especially
tough with as deadly q brand of
placements as the towns net fans
have seen in years. He had a 81
lead in the first set when rain in
|terrupted the match. Fl
But Johnsen's superb play against
Nef definitely established him as
the best bet to beat Barney Welsh
for the crown. Three times he aced
Neh with sizzling serves that would
have made Don. Bulge at his best
la bit envious. Time and again he
neatly fnaneuvered Neff into posi-
tion for drop shots that left the
former Georgetown star hopelessly
stranded and just as frequently he
passed him with arrow-like drives
to the corner.
Thackara, on the other hand, per-
formed as precisely as an adding
machine. The accuracy OF his place.
ments was uncanny and Lynch
found himself on the defensive from
the start. Lynch, however, was
warming to the task when the
thunderstorm blacked out the match
and today's resumption gave promise
Iof turning up the finest competitive
tennis seen thus far In the tour
nament.
After few singles matches for
women this morning the day was to
be given over completely to doubles
play.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Two-Doy IC4A Track Meet
"opens With 700 Competing

Penn States Gerry Karver and Jack
Dianetti Of Michigan State. In q
recent dual meet between the two
schools Karyer was timed in Ais,
the fastest college mile in five years,
and Dianetti was right at his heels
in 4:12. The Michigan State star
also is down to try for the 880-an
event he may pass up even though
he qualities today.
Herb Douglas of Pittsburgh was q
1946 double winner, taking the 10O
and broad Jump, but the entry lists
shows a number of top-notch GEN.
tury men and jumpers. The sprint
ing elite includes Manhattans Joe
Cianciabella, Paul Cowie of Prince
ton and Bob Schepers of Michigan
State. Among the top broad jumpers
are Fred Johnson of Michigan State
Irving Mondschein of N. Y. U. and
Dennis Hoggard of Penn State.
Alva Meeker of Colgate, defending
half-mile champion, finds himself
up against no less a runner than
Pearman, while Frank Raneaka
Holy Cross, seeks to gain the ham
mer title for the second straight
year in a field that includes Bob
Bennett of Brown.
Mayer also is favored in the discus
in which Harold Barker of Yale is
the defending titlist.
A. Richmond (Boo) Morcom, New
Hampshire's one-man team, prob
ably will be the only athlete COM
peting in three individual events.
He's the choice in the pole vault
and figures to have a say in the
broad and high jumps.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
1rippi Still Undecided
As 10 Grid, (, Diamond
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 80 [P.-
Charlie Trippi, the Pennsylvania
born athletic wizard out of the Uni
versity of Georgia, acknowledges
that his double life" with profess
sional sports can be at best brief
affair.
He'll have to break up the tri-
angle within year Or two, he says.
by divorcing one of his present loves
baseball or football.
"And, honestly, right now I don t
know which it'll be-" the swarthy
All-America halfback disclosed. I'll
have to wait until I've played year
of pro football to decide.
II do know that in two years at
least I'll have to make up my mind
on which want for a career-give
everything to one and give up the
other"
Trippi currently is playing outfield
for the Atlanta Crackers in the
Southern Association and hitting
1862 in the class AA loop.
But he must quit the club August
Is to report to Chicago's football
Cardinals, to whom he's sold four
years of off tackle slants for a re-
ported 500, 900.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
MusiaI, Down 10 1888,
Sure Slump Will End
by the Asseeiatsd Press

ST. LOUIS, May 3o.-Stan Musial,
in the worst slump of his career. is
confident he will regain "any day
now" the batting form that made
him the National Leagues leading
hitter last year.
The slender st. Louis Cardinal
first baseman-who ended the 1946
season with the leagues most hits,
the most doubles and the most
triples as well as a 1855 batting aver
age which topped both major
leagues-currently Is hitting a mere
1913.
Recently he went hitless in rs
tries for the first time In all OF
his n years.
Answering the question which has
become a matter of grave concern
to Cardinal followers lamenting the
world champions early season
slump, Musial said:
There's nothing wrong with me
that time and steady competition
won't cure"
Evening star., 1947-05-30
by The Assoeioied Press

PHILADELPHIA, May 3c.-Only
one thing is certain when sc-ne 70C
athletes from IS Eastern, Midwest
and Southern colleges open two
days of competition in the biggest
of all IC4A track and field meets
at Franklin Field today-the team
trophy will not become the perma-
nent possession of any one school
Under terms of the award, the
trophy placed in competition in
1888 must be won five times to as
sure outright ownership. Southern
California is the only school with
four legs on the cup and the Tro-
jams are not entered this year.
Navy has won the coveted team
title the last three years, but the
experts can't see the midshipmen
making it four straight. In fact, if
any school but New York Univer-
sity is out in front late Saturday
afternoon 1t will be pretty much
Of an upset.
New York University's Violets
winner of the crown in 1941 and
1943, head into the meet strong in
practically every event. They
wound up the indoor season with
triumph in the national AAU
and If they have lost any power it
hasn't shown in meets this spring.
Seven individual champions are
on hand, but only Mayer in the
shot put is rated a good choice to
repeat.
Ed Walsh Of Manhattan, who was
clicked in 4:12.3 in taking the mile
last year, has such competition as
Evening star., 1947-05-30
With Bill Leetch

Cumming with green shrimp for
rockfish again Is coming into its
own, this being the favorite method
of anglers at this time Of year. One
of our friends reports seeing large
school of the stripers rolling on the
surface about five miles of Ken
wood Beach In a line with Shafps
Island. He claims the fish were
large, running from about three to
10 pounds.
Although the bluefsh are re-
ported in large numbers all the way
down the coast from Ocean. City,
Md, to Wilmington, N. c., as far
as We know none has made it's ap-
pearance in Chesapeake Bay. Pro-
vided the sahnity of bay waters
holds up this summer. we should
see revival Of the sport of chum-
ming and trolling for these great
lighters. The fish being taken off,
shore range up to five pounds, but
most come in the category of three
Founders and under. Small blues
now are hitting at Oregon Inlet and
channel bass are taking bats all
along the North Carolina Beaches.
High waters which marred trout
fishing in Maryland and Virginia
last week end have run off and as
this was written the streams were
In good shape. There are some es-
pecially nice trout in the Rapidan.
which was stocked a week ago, with
few caught by crowds of anglers last
week end.
The special Potomac River license
for D. G. residents, costing SITS for
the season. now is ready for issue.
It permits fishing by wading or from
boat In the Potomac waters con-
trolled by Maryland, but not from
Maryland's shores. A new Mary
land bill makes it legal to take blue
gills and other members of the sun
fish family, rock bass and fallfish
on June l, one month earlier than
heretofore.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Sports Mirror
By fhe Assoeioted Press

Today a year ago-Calumet
Farms Armed won $4,000 added
Suburban Handicap at Belmont
Park.
: Three years aeo-Total of 162,-
1877 fans turned out for eight
Memorial Day major lesgue dou-
ble-headers.
Five years ago-Penn Stat
won I. G. IA title as Barne
well captured 100. 22o and broa,
Jump for third year In row.
Ten years ago - Defendin"
Champion Denny Shute, 2 dow.
and 3 to go, rallied to beat Har-
old (Jug) McSpaden, up, after
81 holes Of PGA final at Pitts
burgh.
Evening star., 1947-05-30

often than not do lot of fooling
around with the bait before taking
1t.
Today is the traditional opening
day for fishing in the Tidal Basin,
the waters of which have been
closed to angling sinch March 81.
All bass under 10 inches, crappie
under six inches and Dream under
four inches must be returned to the
Basin. No person may in one day
catch and retain more than five
bass, five crappie, five Dream and
IL winter shad. There is no limit
on catfish or carp-in fact. the more
you catch the better. There are
some tremendous carp In the basin
which afford plenty of sport when
hooked on light tackle.
Angling in Chesapeake Bay def
nitely is picking up. The hardhead
are hitting bats at Solomons and
in the vicinity of Blackstone Island
and even at Benedict and nearer
points where fishing has been so
poor of late conditions have I'M
proved greatly.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Jones 10 Give Weiqhi
10 Hanbury u! in Bout
Here Monday Night

Lew Hanbury and Herbie fBif1
Jones, local lightweight rivals, gc
through their final training sessions
today and tomorrow at Liberty A. G,
while getting ready for their To-
round bout on Monday night at
Griffith Stadium. Their match is
co-feature with a 10-rounder be-
tween Joe SANDY Saddler Of New
jersey and Jimmy Carter Of New
York, also lightWeights.
Hanbury Is working at 2 o'clock
and Jones at 8 today and tomorrow.
Hanbury probably will have q fair
weight advantage on Monday night
and also an edge in experience. His
recent record, however, is not as
fancy in bouts won and lost as Is
Jones. He hasn't been as busy as
Jones, and last winter on q trip to
the West Coast was stopped twice.
He returned East early this year
and got back in the win column
with knockout over Billy Strauss
and an eight-round decision over
Johnny Dell in New York.
Herbie boasts a string of six
straight wins, four by knockouts,
this year. His last victim was Les
lie Harris. beaten in a hereunder
in March. He lost two and drew
in another of IL bouts last year.
While he will be giving away weight
Monday, he'll have an advantage
with his southpaw style.
A six-round supporting match will
be between Sonnyboy West, local
colored featherweight, and Mickey
Garcia. West has registered IL
straight professional wins, including
a knockout victory last Monday
night over Red Gaddis in his first
fight in Washington.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Howoiion Shooting
For Buntum Title
eY the Assoeioied Press

HONOLULU. May 3o.David
Kui Kong Young, 80, Hawaii's
golden boy who has pursued,
but never fought for the world
barltamweight title Through IL
years, gets his chance in q Is
rounder tonight at Honolulu
Stadium.
Young meets Manuel Ortiz, also
80, of El Centre, Calf, farmer,
who has been champion almost
as long as the Honolulu Chinese
has been regarded as the top
challenger. It will be their third
clash.
Young holds a 10-round decision
over Ortiz in 1888. Ortiz knocked
out Young in a non-title match
last year.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
|Gonzaga Wins Crown;
No. Is for Woodward

Gonzaga is champion of the local
Catholic school baseball series after
topping st. Johns, 90, yesterday
1t was the Eagles fifth win in six
starts against Catholic competition
AL Berling allowed only four hits
and famed 10 for Gonzaga.
Woodward School nine closed Its
season yesterday with its 18th
straight win, downing the Veterans
Branch of Baltimore City College
3D., on the south ellipse.
Home runs helped decide high
school games in nearby Maryland
Pitcher Steve Cam hit for the route
with one on to help win his own
game for Hyattsville over Maryland
Park, Az, while Olaf Brockdorff and
Walt Cobak i1omered for Blair as
1T topped Bladensburg, 8-3.
Evening star., 1947-05-30
Minor Baseball
BY the As,ociosed Press


AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus, 3; Toledo. 2 40 innincsl.
st. Paul, y Minneapolis, /.
Indianapolis, /: Louisville. O.
Only sames.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Mobile. 2; Nashville, l.
ChattanooRa, &; New Orleans, &.
Memphis, &. Atlanta,
Little Rock, 4; BIRMINGHAM, /.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Beaumont, 5 San Antonio, 2.
Houston, B; Shreveport, o.
Tulsa. g; Dallas. l.
Fort Worth, 2; Oklahoma City. ].
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Charleston, 2: Greenville,
Savannah, 4: Macon,
Jacksonville, z; Columbus, s.
Only games.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Albany. 2; Hartford, Z u1-inning tiel
Other games postponed.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
All games postponed
WESTERN LEAGUE.
pueblo, 10; Denver, 5.
Omaha. 6; Des Moines, 6 thinning tt,
Lincoln at Sioux City postponed.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
seattle. g.. Portland, 4.
Los Angeles, 3: San Francisco, 2.
san Diego. 4: Sacramento. 3,
Oakland. s; HOLLYWOOD. o.