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Evening star., 1947-12-28
Microscopic Studies
Are Fascinating to
Anacostia Student
Prize Contribution
By John Wilson, Is
Anoeosfio High School

Every student beginning the study
of biology has a pleasant surprise
in store. Biology is fascinating
subject to begin with, but when the
student receives his microscope, a
new world Is opened to him.
The microscopes that students use
in the tenth grade cost about 5000
each, so naturally the first class is
devoted to study of their construc-
ton and proper use. After the STU
dent masters its mechanism, the in
structor gives him some "dry" slides
to observe and draw. This is inter-
esting work, but the real fun begins
when the student receives "wet'
slides with live, minute, one-celled
animals on them.
Take, for example, the parame-
cium. The student looks through
the eyepiece of the microscope and
sees small. cigar-shaped organisms
which dart around so rapidly that
he has to be continually moving the
slide to keep them in sight.
This exciting work with the mi
croscope causes the student to be-
come deeply interested in biology
AS he advances in the subject, one
particular branch usually appeals to
him more than others, and often he
chooses this field for his lifes work
The microscope has started many
who later became famous, along the
broad road of science.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Foot and Mouth
Disease Study Urged

Asserting that the threat of the
spread of foot and mouth disease
from Mexico is the foremost prob
lem confronting the American live
stock industry, the Livestock Ad-
visory Committee of the Production
and Marketing Administration has
urged a greatly enlarged research
program aimed at the control ano
eradication of the disease.
The committee said it "recog-
nized that the suggested intensi'
fled research program on foot anc
mouth disease was greater than re.
sources available under the Re.
search and Marketing Act woule
provide, but considered the prob
lem Of such importance that Il
emphatically urged immediate &C.
ton"
The committee also stressed tht
Importance of work on animal dis.
eases and parasites, and suggested
new work on shipping fever ant
further study of poisoning of cattle
and sheep grazing on the winter
wheat.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
This Week in the Garden

Perennial borders may be COW
cred with protective covering
at any time now that the ground
is frozen. Pine boughs are good
for this purpose as is any light
material that will not mat down
or hold moisture. The function
of such material is to keep the
ground frozen-to prevent thaw-
ing and freezing. Do not cover
Oriental poppies, pansies or
Madonna lilies.
Il Il -
Roses should have shovelful
Of dirt mounded around their
bases to prevent swaying in the
wind. Preferably this is brought
in, as digging in the rose bed is
likely to injure shallow-growing
feeding roots. After the bushes
have been mounded the next step
is to cut the tops back to about
2 feet. This offers less surface
for the wind to strike, hence less
drying and less swaying.
e The third step is to cover the
rose bed with pine boughs as a
projection against sun and wind,
the two things most likely to
cause winter injury to our roses.
X 4 X
Deciduous trees and shrubs
may still be moved whenever the
soil is workable. A thin layer
Of frozen dirt need not deter one
from such work.
X Y
Strawberry beds may be
mulched now with straw or
coarse compost. A layer 2 or 8
inches thick will provide the
necessary protection. The straw
will need to be pinned" down
with brush or poles.
X Il X
D,ltph iris hIllhS NAV still be
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Virginia Farmers
Asked to Maintain
Hog Production

Despite plans throughout the ma
ton for a general reduction in the
spring-farrowing pig crop. Virginia
hog breeders are being asked to
maintain numbers at the 1947 level
according to G. G. Herring, animal
husbandman for the Extension
Service.
The national goal of $4,000, 900
pigs for the spring of 1948 was sug-
gested by the Agriculture Depart
ment, which at the same time re-
quested farmers to feed hogs to
lighter weights to save grain. This
goal is almost a 6 per cent reduction
from the 1947 pig crop of $4,000, 1000.
Mr.. Herring bases his recommen-
dation on the fact that Virginia had
an excellent corn crop this year,
part of which viii &C to the pro-
duction Of hogs.
The maintenance Of numbers, he
believes, will be particularly ad-
vantageous to Virginia growers If
a large feed crop Is grown in 1948
in the United States. Under such
conditions, he explains, the ratio
between the price of feed and the
price of hogs might easily become
very favorable to the producer.
Meanwhile, farmers are urged to
do everything possible to save grain
in hog production. The recommen-
dation of marketing at lighter
weights is stressed, because it re-
quires more grain to produce a
pound Of meat as the weight in
creases. The supply of supplements
of high protein content seems to
be adequate, Mr.. Herring says, and
rations should be balanced properly
with the supplements. Minerals,
particularly ground limestone and
salt, should be supplied to hogs, and
farmers are further advised to make
full use Of pastures. In the winter
time when pasture is not available,
good leafy legume hay will help
to save feed and to produce healthier
hogs.
Evening star., 1947-12-28

planted. Plant them 4 inches
deep. Two pounds of bone meal
per 50-foot row, worked into the
soil before planting, is good fer
tilizer for them. Space the bulbs
4 to 6 inches apart.
+ 4 X
Bagworm cocoons are easily
seen at this season and they
should be picked of and burned.
The cocoon contains only eggs
at this season-200 to 4O0-and
one cocoon will provide a large
number Of hungry worms next
spring unless destroyed now.
4 \ X X
House plants need consider
able water at this season. A
thorough soaking once or twice
a week Is far more beneficial
than pouring water into the
saucer each day. One method
that is in common use is to place
the pots in a pan Of water for a
half hour or so-until the soil
surface shows moist. Then allow
the pots to drain for few
minutes before returning them to
the window sill. However, don't
overdo, as excess watering is
more injurious than too little.
If the leaves become dusty
they may be wiped clean with q
damp cloth.
X 4 \
Paper white narcissus should
be started in a cool room $50
degrees or less) and kept there
until the buds are opening. If
brought into a warm dry at
mosphere the buds may not be
able to burst their covering. Even
when in flower 1t is well to re-
turn them to a cool room at
night to prolong the Towering
neriod w. H Y,
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Contest Rules

/. Pupils of elementary and ju-
nior and senior high schools are
eligible to write and draw for The
Junior Star. AS many as five prizes
Of 81 are awarded for the best
original contributions published each
week Contributors Of material of
special merit will be designated Ju-
nior Star reporters and issued cards
identifying them as such.
2. Written contributions must be
on one side of paper and. If typed,
should be double spaced. Drawings
must be in black and white and
should be mailed fiat. not rolled or
folded.
3. All contributions must bear the
name, age. address. telephone num-
ber and school of the author.
f. The editors choice OF winners
is final and he may publish any
contribution in whatever form ne
thinks best, regardless of whether 1t
is awarded a prize. He may with
hold prizes awarded for contributions
found not to be original. Checks 10;
prizes awarded today will be mailed
before the end of the week,
3. Contributions should be al
dressed to the Editor Of The Junior
Star, 727 Star Building. 11ol Penn
sylvania avenue NV, washington 4.
Evening star., 1947-12-28

Even this life may be prolonged II
the point at which the pipe enters
the concrete is kept painted.
The number Of wires and other
supports needed will depend upon
the shape to which the tree is to be
pruned and the number of trees to
be cared for. A single tree trained
to wall may be properly supported
by two wired and a few sticks for
the upright growth. A wall or hedge
Of fruit trees may need half dozen
or more wires.
The pattern determines the bud
selection for that Is the basic guide
to pruning. Only those buds are
allowed to develop which will pro-
vide branches growing in the desired
direction. If q fan shape is desired
then a number Of buds are allowed
to develop at point near the
ground. For a candelebra effect,
two, four, or six are permitted TO
grow, all others being removed. AS
each branch reaches its destined
point its growth is checked by
pruning.
Ifsa turn or bend is TO be made
this should be done with care to
avoid injury-keep the bark from
separating from the cambiun1 layer.
This may be done by gently twisting
as the bend is made. Another
method is to wrap the stem with
twine at the point Of bending. One
year wood Is comparatively easy to
bend while two-year old or older Is
apt to break. For this reason the
training of the tree should be o
more or less continuous process.
Pruning Is Important.
After the framework is well start
ed the main job is to cut back the
current growth to approximately the
point of beginning, that is, most Of
each years new growth is removed.
Some gardeners make two or three
cuts during the growing season,
others remove all at one pruning in
the late fall, winter, or early spring.
Generally it is more desirable to
spread the pruning over several
months to avoid the tendency to
sucker"
The success of the training Of an
espaliered fruit tree depends very
largely on the careful examination
of each twig and bud, removing
those that do not conform to the
plan of training. Buds pointing to-
ward the wall or in the opposite
direction should be removed as well
as those pointing toward the center
of the tree. In other words, leave
those buds which point away from
the center of the tree. (This refers
to the growth buds and not to the
fruiting spurs which should not be
disturbed) Thus the pruning cuts
are made just above a bud that s
pointing in the desired direction.
Dwarf fruit trees of familiar va
rieties of apples, pears. plums and
apricots may be purchased today.
They need spraying and thinning
Just as other fruit trees. However,
because of the training and pruning
their fruits are usually well eolored.
The low growth and well arranged
branches are most easily sprayed,
which is an additional advantage for
the home gardener.
Evening star., 1947-12-28

: than the high school pins which ]
have just started collecting. My
school pins include the ones Of Ana
costa, Tech and Kramer Junior
High. I am very much interested
in this collection, since I graduated
from Kramer and now 60 to Ana
costa High.
I also have a collection of college
pins, namely, those Of Navy, Duke
and Wake Forest.
I am able to collect these pins by
attending the games myself, ano
with the aid of friends. I like the
games, anyway, and as am sports
fan, I see as many as possible.
There are number Of things a
person can do with the pins, such
as using them to decorate his room
or by putting them on balsa wooo
square and hanging them in any
part of his home. enjoy this
collection very much.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Md. Farm Bureau
Convention Scheduled

More than 5000 Maryland farm
ers and their families are expected
to attend the annual Farm Bureau
convention, January 6 to 9, at the
Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore
according to Bureau President
Howard 8. beaverton.
Convention speakers will include
Gov. Lane and Allan B. Kline, presi-
dent Of the American Farm Bureau
Federation.
The Maryland Crop Improvement
Association and State poultrymen
also will hold meetings at Baltimore
during the bureau convention.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Local Masonic News

Officers of Benjamin Franklin
Masonic Lodge were installed by
Past Grand Master, Paul Cromelin
as follows: Dave Buchwalter, mas
ter; Hy Wittenberg, senior warden;
Charles Pascal, Junior warden; Ell
Chayt, senior deacon; Paul Hyman
junior deacon; Sam Levine, senior
steward Leonard Litvinsky, junior
steward: Louis Palder, master OF
ceremonies; Henry Salus, treasurer
Lorraine r. johnson, secretary; and
Rabbi Harry Silverstone, chaplain.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
lust Between
Ourselves
BY Philip n. Love.

The infant 1948, who gets . four.
day Jump on the calendar by ap.
pearing today on the cover Of The
Star Pictorial Magazine, is q little
bewildered by the mess in which hi
finds this dumb old world. Like
all the rest of us, he wonders, What
next?"
With the war more than two years
behind us, he finds no peace. He
hears people complaining of high
prices and, in the same breath, ex-
pressing fear that lower prices will
bring depression and widespread un.
employment. He reads of an organ
ization called the United Nations,
but sees no real unity anywhere
From what he hears and reads, he
gathers that the United States is
the greatest, richest and most pow
erful nation on earth-and also
that 1t is incapable of leading the
world into the ways Of peace ano
democracy, that it is squanderine
its money as well as its natural re-
sources, and that it's military might
is no match for that Of the Rus
slams.
The atom bomb, which we know
we have. is the most potent Of al
weapons, but we fear the Soviet
Union also has it or will soon gel
it, and-well, it's all rather con.
fusing, isn't it2 No wonder the
baby in Star Staff Artist Bob Hoke's
pastel drawing greets us with the
question, What next?"
But the baby isn't worried, really;
he's just curious. He knows that
among all the peoples on earth
only Americans can say Happy New
Year" with any reasonable expec-
tation that the wish will come true
Boys and girls of today, higf
school students in particular, seen
to take a keener interest in the
affairs of the Nation and the worle
than their fathers and mothers die
at the same age. In my high
school days, for example, the prin-
cipal topics of conversation were
dates, dance steps, jazz orchestras
fashions and, of course, athletic
contests. Now, while those subjects
still help to keep the Conversations
ball rolling, there is surprising
amount of talk about such things
as the United Nations, world peace
atomic energy and politics. At {
teen-age party at which I was pres.
ent recently, three couples let E
half-dozen or more "groovy' dance
numbers 60 by while they argued
the relative merits Of the variou!
presidential possibilities.
Of course, this is not to say tha
today's boys and girls are all "Qui:
Kids" I, for one, should hate t.
have to say that of them. But 81
many of them are so alert, intelli
gent and well informed that, as {
group. they promise to give a bette
account of themselves than any pre-
vious generation.
A pastel drawing, in case you ar,
not familiar with art terms, is 1
painting" that is not painting
The colors are applied to paper b,
means Of cylinders of compressed
powder resembling chalk. A well-ex
ecuted pastel drawing is a thing O
great beauty, but the slightes
touch will rub off the powder.
colors. In fact, handling a paste
drawing is very much the same a
lingering a butterf1y's wings. Som
fine examples Of pastel work ma.
be seen in the Corcoran Gallery o
Art
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Orchard School

DR.. w. S. Hough and DR.. A. B
Groves of the Winchester Research
Laboratory, will discuss insect and
orchard spraying techniques during
q three-day orchard school to be
held January 8 at Blacksburg, Va
More than $50 Of the States leading
orchardists are expected to attend
Evening star., 1947-12-28

VI1ClI Z
the last two years of high school ]
am planning to take the retailing
course, which will give me some
knowledge of textiles, merchandis-
ing, salesmanship, store problems
and advertising.
After high school I shall go to art
school and take a course in interior
decorating. The next step will be
to find good job, from which I will
get enough experience to open my
own place Of business.
may even decorate the homes OF
some Of my school friends. Who
knows?
Evening star., 1947-12-28

lures and arti-
cles on interiors
of homes and
h ave obtained
booklets from
W e ii k n o W n
m a 6 a q l n e S
When my collec-
ton is larger l
s h q ii m x e
scra pbooks on
each room OF q
house, and one
on differen n t
kinds Of cloth
used in decorat-
ing.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Guide to New Books
For Young Readers

King of the Stations, by EDWARD
B. Tracy CDodd, Mead; $2.5o)-The
story of a boy and horse.
Tom Mix and the Mystery OF the
Flaming Warrior, by George Lowther
(McMullen; $1.5o)-By the writer
of the Tom Mix radio script.
Winter Telling Stories, by Alice
Marriott (Sloane; s2.5o)-Tales OF
the American Indians OF long ago
when the world was new.
How Honey Bear Got His Name
by Mildred Hayward (Humphries'
sl-A fairy tale Of the honey bear
Goldfish, by Herbert S. zim; illus
trated by Joy Buba (Morrow; SD
For boys and girls just beginning 70
read, this book tries to answer ques-
tions about goldfish.
The Magic Flower, by Valentin
Katavev Colonial House; $l.25)-
The adventures of day dreamer.
The Cat That Jumped Out Of the
Story, by Ben Hecht (Winston: SD
An illustrated copy OF Ben Hechts
first and only story for children
Eddie Elephant Has Party, by
Rose Oller Harbaugh: illustrated ny
susanne suba (Rand-McNally; ST.
A book for children OF the nrsl
Grade about an elephant that hac
AT, autographing party in a large
department store.
Happy Little Family, by Rebecca
Caudill winston: $2)-The story OF
= happy girl in happy family. :,
The Little Red Dragon, by Estelle
Urbahns; illustrated by Weda Yar
(Dutton; s1.75)-The story Of Chi
nese boy.
Noisy Book, by Margaret Wise
Brown; illustrated by c. G. Sna"
(scott; s135)-For preschool-age
children.
Baby Roo, by Laura Bannon
(Houghton- Miflin; ST 5O-The story
of a kangaroo that was brought to
this country by sailor.
Mono, the Baby Elephant, by 1ne2
Hogan (Dutton; $1-The reason
vhv he was named Mono
Poo and the Baby Bunny Rabbit
BY Edwin Megargee (Messner; $3.50
A little boy and his talking animal
friends, and especially the baby
rabbit.
Complete Nursery Song Book, by
Inez Bertail; illustrated by Walt
Kelly Gothrop. Lee & Shepard;
$3)-Songs.
The Big Brown Bear, by George
Duplaix (simon & Schuster; SD
All the adventures Of bear In
the woods.
A Horse to Remember, by Gene
We've Torrey Eames (Messner;
s2.50)-Here is all the excitement
and adventure of life on a horse
ranch, what the scheming Jarvis
had to do to keep his favorite horse,
Joker, from being sold. E. A. G.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
First Steps Toward
Decorating Career
Taken by Student
Prize Contribution
By Mary Adams, IS
Anoeostio High School

For the past few years I have
been dreaming of becoming an in
terror decorator but I have just
begun to do something about it.
I have started collection of pic
Evening star., 1947-12-28

Aerial photography maps proved
highly successful in locating farms
and buildings in the taking Of the
1945 census of agriculture.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Gold ChevrOn Club
Will Hold FroliC
Wednesday Evening

The Gold Chevron Club will hold
its annual New Year eve frolic, with
a band and refreshments, at the
clubhouse, 1919 K street NV.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
will appear. with Department
Comdr. Albert M. Armstrong bear
ing golden sword The Regular
Veterans Association will be repre-
sented by it's national commander
with his staff. The Spanish War
will be headed by department
commander, Vincent A. Osterman,
and John s. Macaboy of the Sd Cav
airy, who has done so much for the
Gold Chevron Club. The cooties
Of r. N. r. Pup Tent will be led by
Seam Squirrel Bill Warnock, Little
Henry Barron and others. The
honor guard, also with Capt. Charles
M. Holmes, Past Department Comdr.
Jack Holiday and 1t. Charles
Holzclaw, together with the off,
GERS Of the new Elbow Benders Pup
Tent, with Seam Squirrel Joe Nor
ton, Chuck Hancock, Paul Komdat
and Bob Dyer, also will attend.
Tickets may be secured at the
Gold Chevron Club.
Members of the auxiliary to Front
Line Post held their Christmas
party in their meeting room in the
building at the Washington Loan e.
Tr,1st Pl,i1dinp Mrs. Ruth Frable
was in charge of arrangements.
Treasury Post held its annual
Christmas party Wednesday night
at the Gold Chevron Club.
Winners of the prizes were Mrs.
Cora Peters, Mrs. J. Pickett, Edith
White, Mrs. Eva Fletcher, j. Scott
and w. Hunk. Refreshments were
served and there was dancing.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Meetings this week:

Thursday-A. Peter Dewey Post,
935 G place NV; National Capital
Post, 1919 K street NV; Equality
Walter Reed Post, 935 G place NV
Friday-United States Internal
Revenue Post, 1921 K street NV;
Columbia Post, 935 G. place NV.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Prise Contribution
By Howard Leotherwood, IS
Junior Star Photo.
Anoeosflo High Schoo


hobby, that Of collecting pins from the
football attend have collection Of professional team pins
familiar gold Of the Redskins the
famed and black OF the Chicago Bears plus the pins OF
Chicago Seee Philadelphia Eagles New York
coou
Evening star., 1947-12-28
Lines

The first flight Of the Wright
brothers caused no excitement either
in the daily press or in scientific
publications. Gleanings in Bee Cul-
ture, magazine devoted to the
production of honey. was the first to
carry an article about their achieve
ment.
The first glider built by Wilbur
and Orville Wright had no engine,
no body and no tail. It cost SIS.
Evening star., 1947-12-28

Airmail postage was originally "a
cents an ounce.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
lOES Activities

Bethany Chapter. Monday, Boost
er Committee with Mrs. Lucille
Saunders. Friday, honoring Janu-
arv birthdays.
Evening star., 1947-12-28

In 1929, the coast forecast air fare
was cut from $400 to $259.50.
Evening star., 1947-12-28

Prize Contribution
By Mary Frances Boxter Is
Holy Cross Academy
I wish I were a millionaire
My pockets then would jingle;
When Christmas came around each
year,
could really play Kris Kringle:
A gift for every boy and girl,
Some I scarcely know,
And then I'd find some needy child
And set his heart aglow.
Evening star., 1947-12-28
The Circus
Prize Contribution
By Moy Frances Devlin, 10

By Mary Frances Devlin, 10
Wichita, kons.
I went to the circus last night and
saw
Some long cared donkeys that said,
"Hee-haw."
saw some cute little ponies. too,
And a tall, hopping kangaroo;
A clown, zebra, a capering monkey
A tall man, fat man, and midget
named Punkey.
But there's one sad thing bout q
circus. I fear:
It comes to town only once a year
Evening star., 1947-12-28

Dutch iris bulbs may still
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-06
FORGER PAINTS TO
PROVE HIS GULF

AMSTERDAM American art
lovers eager to acquire an original
Van Meegeren" may be aware that
the master-forger of Holland is
being forged himself
Han Van Meegeren, the Dutch
painter who swindled Hermann
GoeIing by selling him an OIL
Christ and the Adulteress," sign
ed by the famous seventeenth CEN
tury Dutch painter Johannes Yer
meer, now is complaining that
there are several faxed Van Nee
gerens" in circulation.
Because he was not being ac-
kncwledged by Dutch art critics
in 1886, Van Meegcren started
painting forged Vermoers to Toe.
critics, art Gcalers and other ex-
perts, to prove their incompetence
and my own genius" he said
He painted six bogus Vermeers.
The sixth, Christ and the Adult
teress" was sold to Naz No. 2. AZ
ter the liberation of tke Neither
lands Van Meegeren was charg-
ed with collaboration with the
enemy"
To prove he was innocent of
collaboration and guilty of forg-
cry he painted, under police super
vision, a seventh "Vermeer, The
Child Christ in the Temple with
tie Elders"