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Evening star., 1947-03-23
Plants Will Thrive on
Little Care
By Jone Birchfield

Few of us have the time or space
to devote to a formal herb garden
with knotted borders of lavender
cotton and hyssop, or an intricate
maze of sheared savory. But even
the smallest garden should have a
place for some Of these aromatic
and pleasant tasting plants.
Most of the common cooking herbs
fairly thrive on neglect, and given a
minimum of care, in ordinary soil
and exposure conditions of the vege-
table garden, respond with a graft
flying abundance.
A mixed packet of seeds that costs
a. few cents will contain all the
more useful annual herbs. These,
with a few plants of perennial
herbs, will furnish sufficient variety
in taste and flavor for ordinary
needs. -
The seeds can be sown sparing-
ly where they are to grow, but
it is better to plant them in a
fiat, giving each seed enough space
to be transplanted without root
injury. In transplapting they
should be grouped in clump or
row according to variety.
Harvest of leaves for seasoning
can begin as soon as the plant is
strong and stocky. However, the
plant in all parts is most fragrant
when in flower and it is at this time
most branches and leaves are gath
cred and dried for winter storage.
If a plant is cut heavily during
growing season it may need some
| additional plant food to keep it
producing, but otherwise no special
care or feeding is necessary or even
desirable.
Most Useful Herbs.
The following herbs are the ones
we find most useful. Obviously the
cooking habits and personal taste
of the reader will determine her
choice.
Anise, an annual. The leaves are
good in green salad or as garnish.
The seeds give a distinctive flavor
to cookies, cakes and bread.
Basil, annual. The clean, spicy
scent and flavor of this one are
indescribably nice. 1t is about the
best of all seasoning herbs. The
leaves are delicious chopped fresh
in cream or pot cheese. Dried or
fresh, we use it in all tomato dishes.
1t always goes in dried bean soup,
makes dish" of just boiled beans,
and basil vinegar makes a fine
vinaigrette sauce for green bean
salad.
| CheryiI. annual. Similar to pars-
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Potomac Society
To Hold Institute
On Rose Growing

The Potomac Rose Society in CO.
operation with George Washington
University will. sponsor the Annual
Institute of Rose Growing Thursday
at Lisner Auditorium, Twenty-first
and H streets NV.
1t. Col. Ray K. Windham, society
president, announced that three ma
tionally-known rose authorities will
address the Institutes two sessions,
to be held at 4:30 and $3.50 pm.
DR.. r. C. Allen, secretary of the
American Rose Society, and Eugene
Boerner, chief of hybridization and
research for the Jackson g. Perkins
nurseries, will address the afternoon
session. DR.. Allen will discuss Mod
ern Trends in Rose Growing" and
Mr.. Boerner will speak on Roses in
Europe"
Richardson Wright, editor of
House and Garden, will address the
evening session. His topic will be
What Josephine Did for Roses"
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president
of George Washington University
joined Col. Windham in extending
invitations to all Washington area
garden clubs to participate in the
institute sessions.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Guide to New Books

While Shepherds Watched, by
Marguerite Vance. illustrations by
Media Walker Dutton; sD-A
child's story of the Holy Family's
fight into Egypt to escape the wrath
of Herod..
Secret Passage, by Betty Cavanna
(Winston; $2)-In the quiet little
village of Haddonfield, outside Phil
adelphia, lives Sally Brinton. She
becomes interested in tales of revolu-
tionary spies and secret passage
under the old Indian King Inn.
Sally decides to find out more about
this passage, but, then, this is where
the adventure begins.
Round the Afternoon, story by
Charlotte Jackson and pictures by
Leonard Weisgard Dodd, Mead; ;.
s2)-Abigail sees nothing wrong in
taking her rabbit, Pinky, for a walk
in the woods while her mother is
marketing and the sitter, Mrs. Ba-
nanas, is out of sight for a few
minutes. However, their adventures
and midadventures will delight
youngsters who love the world Of
rabbits and small children. E.A.G.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Viz a Cash Prize
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 writers of stories, which
in the opinion of the editor, are OF
sufficient merit, are issued cards
identifying them as Junior Star re-
porters. Here are the rules:
| 1. All contributions must be original.
. Stories, articles, poems, etc, must bt
written on one side OF paper; If typewrit-
ten they must be double spaced. Drawings
must be in black ink or black crayon on
white paper and must be mailed fiat, not
rolled or folded.
3. Name, age, address, telephone number
and school of the contributor must be in
the upper left-hand corner Of written con-
tributions and on the back OF drawings.
4. The editors choice Of winners is fnal
and he reserves the right to publish h, al any n
best. regardless of whether 1t is awarded
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 The
Junior Star, 727 Star Building. l10l
Pennsylvania avenue NV, Wash
ington 4, D. c.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Guide for
Veterans
By Maj. Thomas M. Niol

Questions and answers this week
are:
Questions from P. G., Devon. Pa:
1.-TWO weeks after I was discharged
from the Marines I went back to
my old job with a bank. After
working six months I left to start my
own business, a lunch wagon. That
folded. Now the bank won't take
me back. Don't my unemployment
rights guarantee me my old job back
for one year,"
Not if you voluntarily quit, says
the Selective Service Administra-
ton. In cases like yours veterans
forfeit their unemployment rights.
From w. T. G., Washington: II
served 10 months in the Aviation
Cadet Corps. Can I draw terminal
leave pay for leave earned during
that service?"
According to the War Department
you can, but only for the time you
were on active duty in the air
cadets. You can get the proper
forms for filing for terminal leave
pay at your post office.
From w. J. p, Cambridge, Mass;
when I joined the Army I had 1920
vision. Now I need glasses for read
ing. Will the Government pay the
expenses connected with getting
them?"
Probbaly not. According to the
VA, you can get treatment or COM
pensation for eye trouble only If you
can trace the disability to service
connected eye injury or disease. De-
fective vision is considered a normal
result of getting old-like falling
| hair.
From E. A., Lake Charles, La:
"If a veteran lives in a foreign
country can he still draw a dis
ability pension from the United
States Government"
Absolutely. AS long as he has
that disability he'll get his pension,
no matter where he lives.
| From c. S., Clarks Summit, Pa:
1--WE been hearing about the Naval
Reserve program for exploits. Does
the Army have an organized Air
Force Reserve?"
Yes, the Army has program for
ex-f1y bows. You can find out about
it by writing to General Staff Com
mittee on Reserve Policy, attention
Gel. Charles Scheer, Room 2B940
the Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C
|
Maj Nial and his staff are
equipped to anstoer any question
from a World War II Deterdns
| Send your questions to him in
care OF this newspaper and in
close a self-addressed, stamped
| .enUelope.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Maryland Farmers
Urged to Buy
Phosphate Supply

Maryland farmers have been ad
vised by Joseph H. Blandford, Stat
Production and Marketing Admin
istration director, to order the SUI
perphosphates they will need dur.
ing the year.
Mr.. Blandford explained thai
Government payments for applying
20 per cent superphosphates will bt
80 cents per 100 pounds, and thai
payment rates for other phosphate!
will be proportionate.
Farmers may either obtain pur'
chase order when they file theil
1947 farm plans and pay their deal
ers the difference, or may make pur'
chases directly and receive payment!
at the end of the year when the!
report on farm practices, Mr.. Bland
ford said.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Plant Sweet Peas Early

In most of the United States,
where spring comes late and its
stay is brief, growing sweet peas Is
race against hot weather. The
gardener who would win should SOW
seeds early, and grow a heat-resist-
ant strain, which will bloom quickly
and give him an abundant harvest
before midsummer, with its soaring
| heat.
| A sweet pea which prefers heat
| is vet to be bred, but heat-reslst-
ant strain of the giant, Wavy petaled
Spencer type known as the spring
Towering strain is becoming .popu-
lar. Many compare it in abundance
Of bloom and long Towering season
with the old-fashioned grandif1ora
| type, which used to be one of the
most popular flowers in this country.
When the Spencer sweet peas
were developed, having wavy pet
ais and much larger flowers, they
were hailed with delight by Ameri-
can home gardeners. They soon
discovered, however. that it took
longer to bloom than the older
strain: and in sections where spring
was short and summer hot, it had
brief Towering season.
Early Towering Spencer varieties
were then developed, which flow
cred a month to six weeks earlier
than the late Spencer, but had
fewer flowers, and bore them in
sprays of three. These are widely
used by florists for winter Towering
The spring Towering strain
blooms in between the early and
late Spencers, but has four flow
ers to a cluster, and much more
abundant bloom than the earliest
varieties. It's ability to withstand
hot weather is outstanding, being
developed by careful breeding.
All sweet peas can be started
indoors and transplanted to the gar
den: and in cold-winter sections the
Evening star., 1947-03-23

image of dog.
AS a result of this lamentable
failure, I neglected everything had
learned about the subject for some
time. Finally, two years ago, a
friend and I began to experiment
once again, both together and
separately. Since then, our interest
has never abated.
Although photography has been
practiced by hundreds of success
full amateurs, my particular brand
illustrates several innovations which
are seldom, if ever, recommended
by experts. Nevertheless, these
original devices have only tended
to increase my absorption with this
hobby.
MY variations follow rather
closely all the rules listed in the
don't" columns on hints for begin
ners. My most unusual modifica-
ton is in equipment. While the
ma ajority of fane require a safety
light, three or more chemically inert
trays, an array of chemicals, a
printing box, stirring rods, tongs
and dryers, I operate with consider
ably less material. At present, my
entire laboratory consists Of So
cent print frame, two sets OF solu-
tions,. a very unreliable red light,
some kitchen dishes, towel and a
supply Of chlorinated water.
A second unconventional novelty,
characteristic of my methods, is the
utilization of non-light-t tight
kitchen as darkroom. Naturally,
I am forced to develop my pictures
after dark, but at least I possess an
efficient, roomy workroom.
Despite my OBVIOUS lack OF re-
sources, T have had great deal of
fun without straining limited
budget. I have not only expert
mented with various types of papers
and emulsions but with timing and
intensities as well. Through trial
and error, I have also secured
valuable experience with pho
tographic tools. Above all 7 have
enjoyed the full amount of pleasure
which comes from watching your
own pictures gradually take form
and substance on a blank film of
gelatin.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
4-H Club Formed
At Md. University

A collegiate All Club that will act
as a service club for State organiza-
tions and will become workshop
for All students who desire to be-
come teachers, has been organized
at the University of Maryland.
Members Of the new organization
from the Washington area include
Fred Hays, Louisa White and Dor
othy White, Montgomery County;
David Duke, Katherine Duke, Nelson
Duke and David Jenkins, Prince
Georges County; Hazel Welsh,
Charles County, and Richard Hotter,
Roxie Lee Montgomery, Margaret
Roderuck, Dorothy Schaffer and
Earl Spurrier, Frederick County.
Evening star., 1947-03-23

ley in appearance and use, but with
a faint anise flavor.
Chives, perennial. Can be raised
from seed, but it is easier to divide
clump. They are pretty in the
flower border and taste good with
nearly everything df you like onior
f1avorD.
Dill, annual. Transplant with
care. Beautiful feathery foliage anc
large yellow blossoms. Both the
leaves and seeds are a must for dill
picked green tomatoes, make 8
superlative vinegar and quite gooo
sauce for some types of fish.
Marjoram, annual. Sweet mar
joram comes second only to basil ir
our kitchen. We prefer it to sage
in sausage and stuffings. The fresh
leaves are a pleasant addition tc
any green salad and when added tc
homemade mayonnaise give it a
specially fine flavor. Marjoram
mixes we'll with other herbs to sea
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Herbs Grow Easily, Provide Beauty and F1avors
Cut While in Bloom
for Fragrance

son soups, stews and casserole
dishes.
Sage, perennial. One plant will
furnish generous harvest OF
leaves for years. tThree years age
we planted one packet of seeds. We
now have six sturdy plants and have
given away about 80 othersD
Tarragon. perennial. True tar
ragon has to be propogated by root
cuttings. 1t costs a little more thar
some of the other varieties for this
reason. 1t should be planted with
some protection from afternoon sun
It's flavor does not mix well with
that of other herbs and I do not
care for it on salads or general sea-
soning, but the leaves make the
best of all favored vinegars.
Thyme, perennial. There are sew
eral varieties, including plants fol
the rockery and pavement planting
but the best one for seasoning is
Thymus Vulgaris. 1t blends vel
with nearly all other herb fiavors.
There is caraway, coriander, car
damon and fennel but to me they
all taste of anise and cannot be used
to better advantage than aniSe seed
or chervil. Borage is interesting be-
cause of its beautiful blue flowers
and should be raised in quantity by
the bee-keeper. Some people pro-
fess to like rue, but to me the taste
is bitter and puckery. There's rose
mary "for remembrance" and that's
about the only use I've ever been
able to find for it. If one has room
for the scented plants place should
be made for lavender, lemon ver-
bena, balm and some of the scented
geraniums.
For the serious herb gardener this
list is only the beginning But, with
the addition of row Of parsley and
a mint bed, this small collection
seems to me to contain all the basic
havors of the herb seasoning shelf
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Safety Circus Talks
By 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 OF
elementary and junior and senior
high schools. The program Is spon >
sored by The Junior Star, in CO.
operation with school authorities Of
the District and nearby Maryland
and Virginia.
Schools at which Inspector Mans
field will give cartoon talks this
week are:
Cherrydale, tomorrow, II am:
Henry Clay, Tuesday. II am; Shir-
ley, Wednesday, II am; FairIing-
ton, Thursday, II am; Barrett,
Friday, II am. AL are in Arlington
County,.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
All About Mufy
Prize Contribution
By Beverly GIemser 10
kimboiI School

My sister and I own a cat named
Muffy. He is 8 or 10 years old,
black and white, and very smart
One day when Muffy was in our
bedroom, he climbed up on the
bed and ratified the doorknob be-
cause he wanted to 60 out. The
next night when Muffy was outside
he jumped up on the window sill
and started to meow. So we let
him in for the night.
When we go to bed, Muffy hides
under my sisters bed until the
light is turned out. Then he crawls
out and jumps up on the bed and
goes to sleep.
When my mother leaves the
kitchen, Muffy always follows her
because he thinks she has some
thing to eat.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
:Mumps
Prize Contribution
By janet Wolfe, 10

Lafayette School
One morning I woke up to find
My neck was very sore;
Later mother said to me,
THE doctors at the door,"
The doctor felt my neck
And touched the two big bumps;
Then he said to mother,
Il think she has the mumps.'
The doctor gave me medicine,
Which tasted very sour
And told me to take it
At least every hour.
After a day or two,
hadn't any bumps.
The doctor came again
And said, She's over the mumps :"
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Boy OverComes Difficulties
To Become Photographer
Prize Contribution
By George Stouss, IA
Anocosfio Hish School

popular stimulating hobby photography favoe
time activity.
first introduction to this fascinating field
years watched father his Photographic
initial efforts doomed to dap
production consisted unnaked reversed
Evening star., 1947-03-23

She: Poor Danny! He died from
drinking shellac.
He: Wow! He had a fine finish.
Central Bulletin.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
.Liaht Experiments

In his experiments to develop
the incandescent light, Thomas
Edison tried cardboard and the
whisker of a mans beard for fla
| mentS,
Evening star., 1947-03-23

I wish I were a kangaroo,
Despite his funny stances:
I'd have a place to put the junk,
My girl friend takes to dances.
Wilson Beacon.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Prize Contribution
BY Mory Kone, Is

My hobby is "art typng 1t wonderful hobby and
other girls and maybe boys, would like to try it.
done portrait Shirley Temple and have pictures of
donkey border designs
hobby about months when home
showing yping Of
other schools
Evening star., 1947-03-23

Mary had little lamb, you've
heard this tale before.
But have you heard she passed the
plate and had little more?
Central Bulletin.
Evening star., 1947-03-23

Maj. Nial and his staff are
equipped to dnst0er any question
from World War II peterdn~
Send your questions to him in
care OF this newspaper and in
close a sell addressed, stamped
.enUelope.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
SPRING BULBS
MAKE YOUR COLOR SELECTION

GIADIoLUs-Beacon bocb Drsam Of sefp
rosy lavender Prdy tsoft shrimp
Temple
Gallant Fox dark
Kentucky
.NEMoNES-Nxed coor BEGoNIAs-Mixed coors.
GALA LILY-Aethiopica Eliotana (yellow).
CANNAs-coppe oliage1 H4nga fpnS green
e''
yellow King Humber folage
IuIUM with yellow center.
RANUNCULUs-Mixed shades
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Chapter 80

n IL. Bruce could remember was
"A the fact that it was his own
Antoinette who lay inside on the
operating table, inert, unknowing.
There was comfort in the fact that
the best man n the field was in
charge; and with all his soul he
hung on to that thought. As ne
saw Karat through the glass parti-
tons, the now scrubbed, sterile
Karat, walking confidently into
the operating room, he uttered a
prayer, not to God exactly but
directly to the man, Karat, to per-
form in the same sure manner in
which he wrote for the up and
coming M.D's.
His thoughts drifted back -
momentarily-to the time he had
waited with Austin Hammond in
the hospital in Los Angeles. He
had come a long, long way. He
would soon be a part of such an
institution as this. Or would he?
Right now he sat in an agony of
fright, completely shorn of skill
of any sort. He could not have
lifted finger to help anybody. Z,
This DR.. Karat though-Lord,
how he envied him his poise, his
assured, know-how attitude.
But his brain. could not forget
T'nette for long. All at once he
remembered again La Jolla,. and
the Casa de Manana. The spurne
from the tumbling waters at his
and Tnette's feet. And later,
alone in their room, with the
moonlight drifting in
It had begun then that night,
this new little creature that had
taken T0nette down into the VAL
ley.
He did not know how long he
had been waiting. All at once
Karat was standing beside him.
And he might have been just any
old Joe the way he smiled and
said:
You'd better get some sleep.
That's what your wife is doing.
And the boy viii be when they
get him cleaned up"
"Boy?"
sYou have son-Doctor."
It got him--being called doc
tor" by one of the greatest of
them. It was a while before he
could trust his voice.
my wife?"
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plause Of the dancers and then
unexpectedly, yet completely ex-
pected, Homer Gregg's voice bid
ding the jewellers q pleasant
goodnight.
He switched of the radio. ls
wasn't exactly that he felt re-
greet remembering the old years.
They had, though, been carefree.
tune-filled years. And only today
had he realized what really lay
before him.
He felt suddenly incompetent
incapable of the profession. for
which he had worked so hard TO
enter. But perhaps it was all q
dream anyway. Perhaps he had
never left the band. Any minute
he would find himself seated at
the piano. The food lights would
be exploding ceilingward. The
dance kids would be yelling as
he beat out his low, low-dOwn
rhythms- ]
But he was not dreaming. And
he was glad he was not. AS soon
as T'nette was completely out OF
danger he would return to Cali
fornia to receive his MD. OF
course, he hadn't earned il. II
belonged rightfully to Antoinette.
as reward for loyalty, for faith.
for devotion. Yet, T'nette was
the one who should don the green
hood. She should march in the
solemn procession. And the de-
gree should read:
@Antoinette Crane, Md" 81
That thought strengthened him.
ALI at once he no longer drove
alone along the dark Connections
road. And fear fed. For her spirit
was riding forward with him into
the night.
With new courage he threw
back his head, pressed the auto
matte button that released the top
Of the convertible allowing it to
fly back, bringing into view the
far off stars. OF course, Karat
had been masterful. He had had
years of training. And what
Karat had done-Bruce would be
able to do.
With a steady foot he pressed
down on the accelerator, and al
he glanced starward. he said in
a level, husky voice:
Anyhow, my dearest, I'll Do
my best"
THE END
Copyright I947 b. Frank RtordGnl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-21
Only Mullet And
Mackerel May Be
Caught In Nets
Especial to The Citizenl

TALLAHASSEE, Oct. 21.-Tak-
ing any fish but mullet or mack
erel with a net or seine greater
than $50 yards in length is IL
legal for salt water fishermen,
according to Attorney General j.
Tom. Watson. eq.aa
He was asked by j. T. Hurst,
supervisor of the state board of
conservation, if larger nets
could be used for catching salt
water fish other than mullet or
mackerel. The attorney general
pointed out that it is not illegal
to use larger nets, but if in So
doing the fishermen catch any,
thing but mullet or mackerel,
the men must throw them back
in, to avoid getting crossed up
with the law.