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Evening star., 1947-11-09
'Hnda Harrison
Weds Mr.. Labk0ff

Miss Kinda Juliet Harrison
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Harrison, and Mr.. Herbert Lapkof
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham Lap
koff, were married at $50 O'Clock
last evening at the Statler Hotel by
Rabbi Henry Segal. A reception fol-
lowed the ceremony. The couple
went to Miami Beach for their we'd
ding trip and they will make their
home in this city.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore white satin and a
floor length veil. She carried white
orchids on a white Bible. Miss
Edith Adler was maid of honor and
the bridesmaids were the Misses
Florence Harrison. Rosalie Schu-
macher and Ruth Benjamin. Miss
Mimi Lapkoff was Junior brides
maid. They wore satin gowns and
carried talisman roses.
Serving as best man was Mr.. Ber-
nard Harrison and the ushers were
Mr.. Stanley Lapkoff. Mr.. Joseph
Levin and Mr.. A. Sperling.
Mrs. Lapkoff is junior at George
Washington University and her hus-
band attended Benjamin Franklin
University. He served overseas with
the armed forces and received the
Purple Heart.
Evening star., 1947-11-09

ysius J. smarey. son Of Mr.. and Mrs
K. q. smarey Of Suttons Bay
Mich. Present in the sanctuary Of
st. Aloysius Church were the Rev
Neil S. Gargan. the Rev. Henri J.
Wiesel and the Rev. Russell A
Phelan.
The bride was given In marriage
by her cousin, Mr.. Paul X. Bah
bington and was attended by Mrs
]. Alan Carleton, Miss Frances B
Macdonald, Miss Eleanor r. Cullen
Miss Virginia E. Donovan and little
Miss Anne Carleton. Mr.. J. Alan
Carleton was best man and the
ushers were Mr.. Stanley Day, Mr..
James Michaux and Mr.. John W.
O'Connell.
The bride is a graduate of Notre
Dame Academy and Trinity Col
lege. Her husband, who was edu-
Gated in Michigan, is a radio en-
ginneer with Station WWDC.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
r. Frank Good and Mr.. Howard

Mr.. Frank Good and Mr.. Howard
Mills.
McCyacken.Prosser
In an informal ceremony in the
Arlington Baptist Church, Miss Mar
jorie Jean Prosser, daughter of Mrs
Lillian M. Prosser, became the bride
of Mr.. Mitchell C. McCracken, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Colby McCracken OF
Alexandria. The Rev. Len r. Stevens
off1ciated.
Mr.. Robert E. Prosser gave his
sister in marriage and she was at
tended by Miss Dona Van Vranken
Mr.. Emmet Suddarth was best man
Mr.. and Mrs. McCracken are making
their home in Washington.
Smarey.Babbingfon
The Rev. j. Berchmans Lanahan
S. j., officiated at the recent wed.
ding of Miss Doris M. Babbington
niece Of Miss Katherine c. Bah.
bington of this city, and Mr.. Alo.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. c. Dit
",

City, where they spent 10 days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Nordlinger
are spending the week end In New
York.
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Sprays Practical
In the Control
OF Corn Borer

The European corn bofer may bs
controlled In market
sweet corn, hybrid seed corn, and
in some instances In field corn by
spraying with DDT. Ryania or 9
rotenone powder, the Bureau Of En-
tomology and Plant Quarantine re-
ported.
The bureau pointed out that since
the insecticide does not get into
the corn kernels it may be used
without danger in garden sweet corn.
Rotenone or Ryania should be
used at the rate of 4 pounds OF
the ground material, plus a spread
ing agent, to 100 gallons OF water.
DDT should be applied at the rate
Of one-half pound Of actual DOT.
plus a spreading agent, to 100 gall
Ions of water. DDT usually comes
in IS and so per cent wettable pow
ders that contain spreading agent.
Bureau officials cautioned against
the use of DDT on corn that will
Dc leu W StOCk AS AuIdsc, SillCc dC~
cumulations of the chemical on
leaves and stalks may cause injury.
The spray should be applied
through nozzles delivering a solid
cone, apd should be directed down.
ward from above toward the ear and
whorl of leaves. Applications should
be made when the corn borer egg
masses begin to hatch and should
be repeated four times at five-day
intervals.
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Inheritance Pitfalls
AS Blight to Land
Studied in Virginia

Prompted by requests from many
Virginia farmers. agricultural econ
omists at the Virginia Agricultural
Experiment Station have begun a
study of the manner in which farms
are divided through inheritance.
DR.. w. L. Gibson, jr., associate
land economist at the station, who
is cooperating in the study with
Arthur j. Walrath, associate econ
omist at the Agriculture Depart
ment's Bureau of Agricultural Eco
uomics, pointed out that the con-
tinued we'll being and prosperity Of
a farm and it's household may de-
pend on the inheritance procedure
at the time of death of one of Its
members.
DR.. Gibson said that more than
10 per cent Of Virginia's farms are
under so acres In size. He said
these small, inefficient-sized farms
grew, in most cases, from the split
ting up of larger acreages among
several heirs.
This partitioning Of individual
farms has often led to heavy In
debtedness through the attempt of
one heir to purchase the other
shares, he added. Also, inheritance
practices are known to be respon-
sible for the failure of some farmers
to follow recommended conserva-
ton practices. A third factor Is
the unwise use of the farm land
during the time required to settle
estates.
In an attempt to get to the root
of the problem DR.. Gibson asserts
that the major emphasis of this
study will be directed toward an
analysis of wills made by land
owners.
It is known that the transfer of
farm property is handled better in
some families than in others. These
farmers have worked out successful
methods for passing their property
to their heirs. The nature of these
practices, If made available, can be
of benefit to present and future
generations of farmers.
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Water Lilies for Small Pools
Dwarf Varieties Take Little Space,
Make Colorful Displays for Garden
By w. H. Younqmon

will need oxygenating plants for
the fish, pair or two OF snails for
scavenger duty.
The oxygen producing plants are
important and we may choose from
Cabomba fanWort) and Myriophyl-
lum (parrot feather, which are
floaters, and from Vallisneria spiral
wild celery, Sgaittaria fslender ar
rowf1eaO and Ludwigia (water seed
box which are planted in pots. The
snails are not as essential TO the
enjoyment of the pool as are the
gold fish. The latter feed on mos
quita larvae and thus are necessary
if the pool is not to serve as a
breeding ground for these pests.
Lilies Are Main Attraction.
The floating plants, such as water
hyacinths (Eichhornia Crassipes)
and water snowfakes, or the low
growing shallow water plants that
can be put in pots and raised to
within an inch or two of the surface
of the water-water cress (Rorippa), 1,
floating heart (Nymphoides) and
water poppy Hydrocleis) always
seem desirable early in the season
before the lily pads cover the surface
of the pool. However, the main
attraction should be the water lilies
and we should give them as much
space as possible.
1t is desirable to have some water
visible at ali times to get the great
est enjoyment from the pool. If the
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Garden Club Activities

w. H. Youngman, garden editor
of The Star, has been elected presi-
dent of the American Horticultural
Society, Inc. Other officers are
Frederic P. Lee and Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss, vice presidents; DR.
Charlotte Elliott. secretary, and j
Marion Shull, treasurer. Directors
elected for two-year terms are Mrs
Robert Fife, Mrs. Mortimer j. Fox
DR.. David v. Lumsden, DR.. V. T
Stoutemyer and DR.. Donald Wyman
The Neighborhood Garden Club of
Gaithersburg, Md, will tour the
Hershey (Pa) rose gardens on Wed
nesday. Approximately 38 club
members and guests will make the
tour by chartered bus. Following a
visit to the gardens, club members
will lunch at the hotel.
The National Capital Orchid So
ciety will meet at 8 pm. tomorrow
in Room 43 of the New National Mu-
scum. Tenth street and Constitution
avenue NV. Those interested i'll
orchid culture and who would like to
learn of the activities of the society
may write Jack r. McMillen, secre-
tary, 311 Sycamore street, West Fails
Church. Va.
The National Capital Parks will
conduct a tour of the Kenilworth
Aquatic Gardens from $50 to 11:3o
I'm. today. The tour will start at
the garden office, located near Ken
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Sudan Grass Makes
Excellent Pastures

Dairy and livestock farmers are
being advised by Extension Service
agronomists to plan supplementary
pastures for an expected four to
eight weeks of dry, hot weather in
late summer.
The lack of good supplementary
pastures, agronomists said, may lead
to unfinished meat animals being
sold prematureiy during a period
when the market is flooded and
prices are low Milk production
also may decline seriously if there
is not enough good summer feed
for the dairy herd. they added
Agronomists said sweet Sudan
grass makes one of the best sup
Elementary summer pastures. Sudan
grass seeded now should be ready
within six to eight weeks and should
last until frost. Agronoinists advise
using from 25 to 80 pounds Of seed
to the acre.
Evening star., 1947-06-15

pool is overcrowded the lily pads
tend to cover the surface and it
becomes necessary to remove por-
ton of the leaves.
Once planted, the lily pool seldom
needs attention other than the adoi-
ton of plant food once a year and
resetting and thinning the roots
every three to five years, depending
on the vigor of the varieties.
In the late fall it may be desirable
to cover the pool with wire screen
to exclude falling tree leaves. In
the winter a large stick or two in
the water will provide air for the
fish and tend to prevent ice injury
to the pool walls. Tender lilies,
however, will need to be lifted and
stored in a frestproof place during
the winter. The hardy lilies and
the fish are normally left in the pool
during the winter, since draining
pool is seldom advisable. If filled
with water and ice there is less
danger of damage to the walls from
frost and heaVing soil.
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Oak Trees Divide
Into Two Glasses

Few trees are as popular as the
mighty oak, the common name for
Quercus. 1t is sometimes evergreen
but is generally deciduous and is a
member of the beech family. There
are two classifications: The white
oaks, including the white, burl and
live oaks, and the black oaks, in
Guiding the black, red, pin, scarlet,
willow and laurel oaks.
Feed trees by punching or drill
ing holes in zigzag fashion in the
root areas extending about S feet
beyond the spread of the branches
Holes should be 2 inches in diameter
and 18 inches deep. Fill the holes
with mixture of food and soil,
about 8 pounds of food to an
inch of trunk diameter, measuring
the trunk feet from the ground.
White oak acorns mature in a
year and are seldom bitter, leaves
have rounded lobes. The black
group acorns take two years to
mature and are bitter, the lobes of
the leaves sharp pointed and tipped
with bristles.
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Gardening Tasks

l. Do not pull up plants DAM
aged by the hailstorm. They
are already we'll rooted and can
be expected to make recovery
quickly.
2. Rose thrips are prevalent
again this season. If the buds
fail to open and turn brown it
is a sign that these tiny pests
are sucking the sap from the
petals. Nicotine sulphate
sprayed over the bushes will
control the pest. 1t is desirable
to pull and burn all buds show
ing color for the spray cannot
reach the thrips inside.
3. Gladiolus corms can still
be planted for late fall bloom.
4. Fermate and dithane are
two effective fungicides for the
control of the potato blight
which was so injurious to local
tomato plants last season. Sup
plies of them are, however, linn
tied and the home gardener
should use bordeaux rather
than risk losing his plants.
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Veterans Guide
By Maj. Thomas M. Mol

Many letters coming in to this
column ask technical questions
about Civil Service matters. I can
always get some kind of an answer
from the Civil Service Commission,
definite answer depends on the
well-knoWn individual merits of
the case and it usually takes the
regional Civil Service office to sup
ply it.
So all can do is refer the writer
to his Civil Service regional office
You can always find the address of
that Office by asking your post
master.
Question from F. r., New Or
leans: Il have always been the sole
support of my sister. If I go to
school under the CT Bill, will I be
able to draw the $50 subsistence, or
just the $65 for single veterans? I
am not married"
You could draw the 800 If you
Evening star., 1947-06-15
y Former GIs Learn Farming
Hard Way in Prince Georges

One of their jobs is to fit agri-
cultural theory, learned at weekly
classes at Marlboro High School,
to practical application on the farm.
The classes, held each Monday night,
are conducted by Abram z. Gottwals,
Marlboro representative OF the Fed
eral Land Bank, and former yoca-
tional agriculture teacher.
Follow-up instruction on the farms
and farm demonstration work is
carried on by Mr.. GottWals and M
B. Fussell, district supervisor of the
Soil Conservation Service.
Tobacco Projects Lead.
Most of the % former GI's are
interested primarily in tobacco.
However, one Is enrolled in poultry
and several others in general farm
crops. Their subsistence payments
from the Government range from
s65 to 500 a month. In addition,
they may share in crop profits or
be paid by the farmer-employer.
Most of the boys are working on
farms owned by relatives. or with
relatives who are farming on shares.
Each farm must be approved by a
county committee before it may
qualify for veterans on-the-job
training.
One of the former GIs is Larry
v. Terry, 81, who is married and
the father of one child. Larry
works with his father, Thomas N.
Terry, near Mitchellville. He Is spe-
cializing in general crops, and al
ready has planted about 10 acres OF
corn. In addition to his subsistence
payments Larry will share in the
profits from his training project.
Poultry Is Sideline.
James w. Hodge, 81, came to
Prince Georges County after the
war from near Raleigh, N. c. He
is working with an uncle, Henry
Keesee, who works the Yves Binger
farm, near Halls Station, on shares
Young Hodge is specializing on
tobacco and has taken up poultry
as a sideline He is now learning
to caponize and expects to raise
small focks of capons.
Both Mr.. Gottwals and Mr.. Fus-
sell are convinced that the program
in Prince Georges will make better
farmers out of the boys who want
to follow agriculture as a career.
The boys have the right atti-
tude," Mr.. Gottwals said. They
realize their advantage and are
using the program to get a step
ahead. We haven't a single boy in
the program who isn't interested in
becoming a better farmer,
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Profits Keep Boys on Farm
One Youngster, Just Turned Fl,
Has Made $78,570 in 7 Years

made a total of s7S,57o In seven
years. a neat $l1,224 average per
annum.
Consider, too, five others. most OF
them younger, with gross annual
incomes averaging from $4,000 tc
$500. They expect, moreover, tc
do even better this year If prices
hold up, and couple of them figure
they will top $4,000.
These earnings by lads now in
agricultural colleges or headed In
that direction, are exceptional. But
dozens of youngsters are harvesting
crops of currency.
Records of the National Commit
tee on Boys and Girls Club Work
show that 36 boys, with an average
age of 18, were cited at the 1916
congress for achievements in vari-
GUS All clubs work lines. Their
average gross annual profit was
$2,529.
Here is how one of the boys did it
II made this money (S78,570)
through my All projects" said young
Fields. Starting with three feeder
pigs the first year, soon found Out
that pigs and I didn't get along toe
good. The next year I purchased
four feeder calves and one registered
Hereford heifer, the nucleus of my
present herd.
Keeping the heifer, I sold the
calves at a good profit at different
Junior livestock shows. The next
year I had six head of cattle, anc
worked the number up until my last
year in t4-H Club work + had 124
head of registered cattle, grade
breeding cattle and steers-all
Herefords. I fed and showed the
grand champion carload of fat
steers four years in a row at the
Ogden (Utah) Livestock Show"
These boys believe there is a fine
future in farming. They agree tina,
life on the farm Is tops"
Evening star., 1947-06-15

ilworth avenue and Douglas street
NE, and will be under the direction
of Park Naturalist Drew Chick and
Ranger Naturalist James A. Fowler
Coming Events.
Bethesda Chevy Chase Harvest
Show-September IA.
Eleventh Annual Rose Show of
Potomac Rose Society-September
20 and 81.
Dahlia Show-Botanic Garden,
September 27 and %.
Clubs and associations are in
Dited to use this column to giDe
adpance notice OF meetings,
sho,Ds, demonstrations etc. No
ticeS should be mailed and re-
ceiDed BY The Star not later than
Thursday.
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Flowing Folly
In Real Soils
w ritter Holds
By JONES BirchfieId

Edward H. Faulkner, the Ohio
farmer and former county agent
whose attack on the plow in 1943
caused a Nationwide controversy,
has taken a second look at the prac-
tices he advocated in 'Plowman's
Folly and has reached again the
conclusion that the plow is a SUI
perfous instrument in dealing with
crops grown in real soil.
Mr.. Faulkner's latest book. "A
Second Look" published by the Uni
versity of Oklahoma Press, is a Sc
.quel to "Plowman's Folly" In it he
answers his earlier critics, and re-
examines the theories expressed
earlier in the light of additional in
vestigations, visits to State agricul-
tural experiment stations and talks
with American farmers.
Briefly, Mr.. Fallkner's theory is
this: That the bank account theory
of returning to the soil those nu-
trients that plants have removed is
wrong. That the soil is complete
and will yield an inexhaustible sup
ply of minerals and plant nutrients
If provided with the proper quanti-
ties of organic matter.
Minerals In Crystalline Form.
Soil is made up of all the minerals
necessary for healthy plant growth,
MIR. Faulkner argues. These are
locked up in tiny crystalline frag-
ments. These minerals may be re-
leased, or made available to plants,
through the action of soil acids,
principally those released through
the decay of organic matter.
Mr.. Faulkner believes that, while
the plow may be necessary in deal
ing with certain substandard soils,
this implement no longer should be
tolerated where crops are grown
in real soilS"-those soils in which
are incorporated an abundance of
organic matter.
"A second look" points up the
need for additional scientific in
vestigation into plant nutrition and
pest control It is Mr.. Faulkner's
theory, largely unsupported by re-
search and experiment, that plants
grown in "rear soil'' not only will
provide a more healthful diet for
men and animals, but will become
more resistant to attacks by insect
pests.
He is supported in this theory
by Sir Albert Howard, the English
agriculturist who has reported ex-
periments in which plants grown
in composted soil were able to with
stand attacks by pests and virus
diseases, and in which animals fed
on plants from these soils resisted
attacks by diseases.
AS stated before, Mr.. Faulkner
admits that some of his theories
have as yet to be supported by
scientific research. Nevertheless, it
seems to me that his ideas deserve
consideration by serious theorists of
agriculture.
New Bulletin Offered.
The Maryland Extension Service
has published a new bulletin on
Keeping the Home Garden Pro-
ducing." Prepared by E. P. Walls
of the University of Maryland horti-
culture department, the bulletin pre-
sents in brief outline series Of
suggestions designed to help the
gardener get more produce from
the same amount of land. The
bulletin, No. 27, may be obtained
from the county agents, or directly
from the university.
Evening star., 1947-06-15

can show the VA that your sister
depends upon you for her support.
From B. L. H., Three Rivers,
Mich: MY brother was killed in
the war and as far as we know his
insurance was in good standing.
But my mother has never received
cent of it. What can we do?"
The only thing to do is write your
VA branch Office in Columbus, o.
Address your letter to the Insurance
Division, and give full details. in
cluding your brothers serial number
and the number on the certificate
of his insurance, which you should
have. The 13 branch Offices have
complete control of all insurance
activities.
From E. P. c., Bath, N. Y: 81
have just received my terminal
leave bond from the War Depart
ment. Now, when the five years
are up will the sum get be equal
to the amount of my bond, or does
the bond draw interest? If so, how
much?'
The bond draws simple interest at
the rate of two and a half per cent
per year.
/ Mrs. F. H. OKLAHOMA City, asks
if she is entitled to receive her de-
ceased sons terminal leave pay.
/ The answer is--if the boy was
killed while still in the service, no
If he died after he got out of uni
form but before he got his terminal
leave pay, yes. That may seem un-
fair, but it's the way it is.
| From A. J. c., Lawrence, Mass.
MY brother, who died last month
named as beneficiaries for his Ma
tional Service Life Insurance myself
and a young lady, unrelated to him
She is the first beneficiary, am the
second, or contingent beneficiary
Can you tell me who can claim this
! insurance."
The young lady, If the insurance
was in good standing at the time
your brother died. Before August
of last year only specified group o1
relatives were allowed to receive
NSLI. But the law was changed
then, and now the insured car
name any person at all as his bene-
ficiary.
From w. B. M, Spokane: please
let me know whether I can draw the
readjustment allowance in one lumr
sum-"
You can't. Not a chance in the
world. That allowance only goes te
unemployed ex-servicers who art
looking for job and are able tt
take one. And it's paid weekly.
Evening star., 1947-06-15

Twenty two former GI's in Prince
Georges County are learning agri-
culture the hard way" by working
as hired hands on county farms.
Enrolled in an on-the-job train
ing program conducted jointly by
the Prince Georges County Board
of Education and the Veterans
Administration, these boys who
helped win the war on the European
and Pacific battle fronts are now
testing their skills in the peace
time fight for agricultural pro-
duction
Evening star., 1947-06-15
By the Assoeictsd Press

CHICAGO.-If the question-How
you gonna keep 'em down ON the
farm?-still needs an answer. it can
be written in dollar signs.
Many boys in the agricultural
areas are making lots of money.
Take, for example, Wesley D.
Fields. 81, OF Gooding, Idaho, who
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Summer Pruning

Summer pruning will encourage
your wisteria and fruit trees to
bloom. Such cutting not only will
improve the form and line of
shrubs, trees and vines, but it may
persuade certain nonblooming or
sparsely- blooming plants to flower
more freely.
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Five Million Trees

Sixteen tree planting machines
built after one designed by the
Agricultural Engineering Depart
ment at the University of Wisconsin
have completed the planting of over
5000 900 trees during 1914 and 1945.
Evening star., 1947-06-15

Maj. Mai and his staff are
equipped to ans1Der any question
from a World War II peteran.
Send your questions to him in
care OF this newspaper and in
close self-addressed, stamped
ennelope.