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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-30
Deaths Reported

From D. C. Bureau of vital statistics)
Annie E. Peruvian. 80, Culpepper. Va.
Katherine P. Crawford s2' 1900 Mass
Fannie CHI, 80. s1sa Conn. ave. NV.
Robert J. Wilson. 49, 5000 14th st. NV
John Riley, rs, 1873 E st. NV.
Mamie Jones, So. Blue Plain, D. c.
Joseph Dobbym, So, 1917 Girard st. NV.
Daisy NJ Andrews, Sc. $3.50 9th st. ne
Edward A. Walsh, SO, 900 Sheridan st
Margaret e. Upton, 4s, 65s F st. ne.
Samuel Dockery, n. Stanley. N. G.
se"sie L; Carter; ~. Spenccrville, Md
James Allen, 80, 1908 S ST. NV.
Elizabeth Senter, 80, 1901 Bird st. Sc.
Rosa L. ouarles, 1, 1917 M st. NV.
It is 1,160 miles from Duluth
across the Great Lakes to Ontario's
outlet in the st. Lawrence.
Evening star., 1948-04-18

Men the country over now shed
that wilted, warm-weather look
with a smart looking, cool Spring
weave Tropical suit. It's the
amazing modern tropical that
sheds wrinkles like magic, holds
shape and press much, much
longer.
And no wonder. It's tailored
from the scientifically blended
Goodall fabric woven from not
just one, but FOUR great yarns:
Evening star., 1948-04-18

Costly Angora mohair for resil-
fence, pure virgin wool for body,
and two top-quality rayons for
soft, smooth feel.
Cool, long wearing, handsome
light and dark colors-fine fitting
and tailored to perfection by
Goodall, worlds largest light
weight clothing specialists. Try
on a Springweave or two and look
yourself over. You'll say: 'Spring-
weave's the tropical for me-.
Evening star., 1948-04-18

The regular meeting of National
Capital Orchid Society will be held
in room 43 of New National Mu-
scum tomorrow at 8 pm. R. w.
Gowdy will talk on "Cattleyas-A
pictorial study of variations in
bloom from year to year" The
public is invited. Apply for MEM
bership to Jack McMillen, 42l3
Twelfth road south, Bancroft, Ar
lington, Va.
Eleven States have sent roses to
A. G. Smith, jr, associate horticul-
turist at the Blacksburg (Va) Ex-
pertinent Station, for testing. The
paintings are on a high plateau
and the test garden is operated in
cooperation with the American
Rose Society and the nurseries.
Woodlawn Garden Club of Airing
ton will hold its April meeting
Wednesday at the home OF Mrs. j.
M. Hunt, 4631 North Sixteenth
street Arlington, Va. Mrs. Mathilde
Kolb Bartlett will discuss flower
arrangement. Mrs. Albert M. Weber
won third prize for an arrange
ment in analogous colors at the
flower show held in connection
with the House and Embassy Tour.
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Pilot Lights in Farm Practices
Demonstrations in Fauquier County Win
Many Adherents to Improved Methods

applications of nitrogen. However.
in one case the yield amounted TO
only about TOO pounds per acre, and
on the other OF only about 500
pounds per acre.
ct believe" Mr.. Nourse said, that
the greater yield on the Rucker
farm was due to building up the
phosphate link in the fertilizer
chain"
During the last few years, Mr..
Nourse said, farmers have become
more interested in using grass for
ensilage. A demonstration showed
the results of this practice.
Two years ago w. D. Neale had .
good aftermath growth of clover
and lespedeza, but a shortage OF
corn. Mr.. Nourse recommended
that the legumes be cut for silage,
using the wilt method with no pre-
servatives added.
The following winter other county
farmers visited the Neale farm when
the silage was being fed, and the
result has been an increase in grass
silage in the county.
How broom sedge can be con-
trolled through fertilization was
shown on the N. j. Ramey farm
near Warrenton. A field that was
heavily infested with broom sedge
was clipped and given liberal appli-
cations Of superphosphate. The re-
suit was that bluegrass and white
clover choked out the sedge.
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Twin Calves Sought
For Nutrition Study

The University Of Maryland has
posted q lookout for several sets OF
Identical twin calves, male or fe-
male and ranging in age from a
few weeks to several months.
The university needs the twins
for research in nutritional require
ments of dairy animals. BY using
identical twins, explains DR.. Joseph
Shaw of the dairy department, in
formation can be gained that other
wise would require studying 20 o.
more ordinary calves.
For example," he said, Gin study.
ing dairy rations we know that II
identical twins are given the same
diet their reactions will be the same
If we vary the rations given one
calf, we then can observe the
changes that occur.
Identical twins should not be toe
difficult to locate. According tt
statistics there should be 40 or 81
pairs born each year in Maryland.
Evening star., 1948-04-18

Mrs. E. H. Bowie and Mrs. H. L.
Wright placed arrangements in the
Truitt residence.
Mems Garden Club of Montg0m-
cry County announced its second
edition of the club book on flowers
and shrubs is available from j. H
Sidebottom. DR.. S. L. Emswellel
spoke to the club April 8, on n.y.
Birding ornamental plants, anc
plans were made to include flowers
vegetables, pets and hobbies in the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Harvest
Show after Col. George Strong
chairman of the committee for thai
show, urged countrywide partici'
patton. The show will be hele
September 10. Next meeting of ths
mems group will be held May 6, Al
Battery Park Clubhouse, LOT Glen
brook road. 1t will be an exchange
meeting. Officers will be elected.
Brookmont Garden Club will hole
it's annual April bird walk mex
Sunday at 7 am, starting at Brook.
mont and concluding at the home
of DR.. and Mrs. Frank H. Thornhin
6749 Potomac drive, where break.
fast will be served in their terracec
Wild-fower garden. Mrs Norman
Evening star., 1948-04-18
This Week in the Garden

replanting. >The balance Of tn
rooted shoots can be passed on II
friends or discarded.
A few seeds of the tender ANIMALS
such as zinnias, snapdragons, cos
mos, calliopsis may be sown in {
prepared bed out of doors. Mari
Colds may be included If the gard
ener is willing and prepared to cove
the bed on cold night. OF course
cold frame is safer, but if one /.
not available a small well-preparec
bed can be made to serve.
Several garden clubs and civic
associations have inaugurated g
program to provide at nominal cost
beetle control by treating lawns
This is most worthwhile ano
urgent activity. Contracting il
usually on the basis of fixed price
per 1000 square feet of lawn. Within
two or three years numbers Of
beetles should be greatly reduced.
X
AS a weed killer, 2-4-D Is coming
in for more and more attention
L. w. Kephart, Agriculture Depart.
ment specialist in weed control
tried a new system last season
After spading and preparing hi
garden he set out tomato plants
covered them with tin cans Qarge
ones, such as juice comes in) anc
then sprayed the plot with 2-4-D
The cans which protected the to.
mato plants were removed shortly
after the spraying. The tomatoe.
were not cultivated and the garder
was practically weed free at tht
end of the season. w. H. Y.
Evening star., 1948-04-18

In the more protected sections OF
the city gardeners may make their
first planting of snap beans. In the
outlying sections this planting
should be delayed for week or two
unless the gardeners are prepared
to cover them on cold nights.
A hill or two of squash and
cucumber can be planted under
paper caps, or better, under a
wooden frame covered with one OF
the translucent cloths. The cloth
can be removed about the middle OF
May and a screen substituted which
will protect the young plants from
the flea beetle and other hard-to-
control insect pests.
X X X X
It is not too early to make the
first paintings of gladioluses. A short
row planted each week will insure
a continuous supply Of flowers for
cutting. The corms may be soaked
for three hours in lysol to control
thrips and diseases Q1a tablespoon
fuk to one gallon of water.
X X X X
Now that most of the blooms have
fallen from the fruit trees 1t Is
time to apply the "petal-fall' spray.
This is important in controlling the
codling moth and curculio as well
as to control several diseases.
X X
It is time to lift and divide most
of the fall-fowering perennials, in
cluding chrysanthemums, h ard y
asters, Artemesia, Henlenium, Shasta
daisy, etc. Lift the clumps and re-
work the soil, adding compost or
other forms of humus before pulling
off a few of the stronger shoots for
Evening star., 1948-04-18
By jones Birchfield

Next to experience, unit. test
demonstrations that show exact re-
suits of farm practices, are the best
teachers.
w. B. Nourse, Fauquier County
extension agent, has used the dem
onstration plan for a number OF
years in the veterans farm training
program, in showing visiting agri-
culturists the accomplishments Of
farmers, and, most important, to
help farmers improve their farms.
1t is, of course, only one phase OF
extension work in Fauquier. For
many years now Mr.. Nourse has
campaigned for greater use of lime,
and this year checks indicate ap-
proximately 45,679 tons of agricul-
tural lime will be used by Fauquier
farmers. This is more than twice
the amount used throughout Vir-
ginia in 1929.
Fertilization Test.
More than so Fauquier farmers
have co-operated in the unit test
demonstrations, and these have COW
cred a wide range. OF particular
interest are two demonstrations on
fertilization.
E. L. Childes, farming near Casa
nova, has kept records for nine
years on the gain of beef cattle on
pasture.
At the outset Mr.. Childes ap-
piled $50 pounds per acre OF a
complete fertilizer when seeding
small grain. After beginning the
test he continued the use of this
fertilizer, but also began applying
lime and phosphate to his pastures.
Cattle Craze Late in Fall.
Mr.. Childes used phosphate at the
rate of 522 pounds of 18 per cent
phosphate per acre and 538 pounds
of 20 per cent phosphate per acre
on permanent pasture. Each year
approximately the same grade OF
cattle were purchased. and they
were grazed as late as possible in
the fall. They were "roughed'
through the winter and sold of
grass the following summer.
During the first three years Of the
demonstration, before phosphates
were added to the pastures. the
daily rate of gain per steer was OBJ
pounds. The first year after phos-
phate was applied, however, the rate
of gain jumped to 0.99 pounds and
continued to rise, averaging 1.081
pounds per steer during the dem
onstration.
This average gain represented an
increase of 3,450 pounds of beef per
year, or a total meat increase of
81 900 pounds during the demon
stration. 1t meant a profit of $4,000
at current prices.
Nitrogen Tests Run.
Another test dealt with the effects
of applications Of nitrogen on
orchard grass, one of Fauquier'
important seed crops, on three farms
in Fauquier, Loudoun and Culpepel
Counties.
In the Fauquier test, B. A. Ruckel
at Delaplane, used land that hae
previously had applications of phos.
phate. Here the greatest yield
more than 1000 pounds of seed pei
acre-was obtained when Isl
| pounds Of nitrogen per acre wa.
used. The yield broke slightly, du,
to lodging, when the nitrogen wa!
increased to 200 pounds.
On the other two farms, wher,
no phosphate had been used, tn,
best orchard grass yields were oh.
tanned with 100-pound per acrt
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Dependable ANIMALS Provide Wealth OF Bloom
Don't Expect Them Thrive in Impossible Situation and LII
Soil Is Heavy, Enrich With Compost Materials

the zinnia. Most gardeners like the
tall African, which Is available IN
the odorless as well as the pungent
scented foliage. However, the
dwarf French is a most prolific
bloomer and may be had in both
single and double flowered types
With the advent of the red and
yellow color mixtures in their f1ow-
ers they are now looked upon as
most useful annual. The bushy
plants, with their long lasting flow
ers, are ideal for the smaller
sunny border.
New Petunias Are Striking.
Petunias, No. 8 on our list, require
more thorough soil preparation. The
giant fringed petunias are a picture
in border or flower box. The new
double -fowered are even more
striking although as yet not avail
able in a wide range Of colors. Pc
tunias, as a group need rich, moist
soil to make the best growth and
because of their tiny seeds, are not
as easily grown from seed, but they
will tolerate more shade than either
marigolds or zinnias.
Cleome is a later Towering annua,
than those mentioned but does vel
here. 1t is fairly tall growing;
feet-and its large flower heads
bristling with pink florets make 9
good show in the sunny border
Pink queen is the most popular
variety.
The cosmos does very well here
although before the advent o1
Orange Flare, many did not care to
grow them because of their late fall
towering. And they were too tall
for the smaller garden. With the
development of the early Towering
types which seldom grow more than
or feet in height, gardeners find
them more useful.
Plant CalliOpsis In Fall.
The calliopsis is most useful
annual, growing about 18 inches
tall, but it is best when planted in
the fall. The richly colored banded
and vari-colored flowers in yellow
orange, maroon, crimson and ma
hogany provide variation OF color
combinations.
For the gardener desiring a
dwarf edging plant, the sweet
alyssum is outstanding. Some gar
deners shear first one side and
then the other to maintain maxi
mum bloom throughout the sum-
mer.
In addition to the ANIMALS listed
many Washington gardeners grow
larkspur, bachelors button and the
annual poppies. but these are only
for those who plant in the fall or
the very early spring. Ageratum is
a useful edging plant. Saliva, a
dependable annual for mass plant
ing. should be started indoors
Snapdragon Is usually classed as an
annual and is liked by all gardeners
however only rust-resistant varieties
are dependable In this area. Dwarf
dahlias, such as Unwin's and Colt
ness hybrids, grown from seed soWr
indoors, have a long season o1
bloom and fit into the small border
very well. Their soil and moisture
requirements are about the same as
petunias.
Too many SOW seed in beds where
they are to flower and then fail tc
give the seedlings adequate thin
ming. Ruthless thinning is i'm
portant to strong growth.
Evening star., 1948-04-18
By w. n. Younqmon

There are many worthwhile, de-
pendable ANIMALS which may be
grown in the Washington area to
have an abundance Of attractive
blooms from early summer to late
fall
Some gardeners look upon an
nuals as a fill-in, something to be
planted at the last minute. Others
grow them for their wealth of
blooms suitable for cutting and for
mass color effect. The experienced
gardener has other uses-to liven
up the shrub border, to hide dying
bulb foliage and for other purposes.
While we have called them de-
pendable ANIMALS, it is admitted
that ANIMALS cannot be expected
to grow where weeds and crabgrass
fail. In other words they must
have sunlight for portion OF the
day, and heavy soils will need to
be enriched with peatmoSs, COM
post, leafmold or manure.
Some New Zinnias.
Zinnias are available in many
forms and colors. Some OF the
newer types are exceedingly at
tractive. Zinnia linearis is free
blooming creeper; Lilliput Tom
Thumb grows only six inches tall
and makes a useful edging plant;
Cupid zinnias growing about a foot
high are covered with miniature
flowers; Cut and Come Again zin-
Mas grow a bit taller, about ID
inches but their flowers have a ten
dency to be fiat.
In the two-foot height is the
Lilliput or Pompon zinnia with we'll
formed small flowers. Among the
taller growing kinds, the new type
David Burpee-with interesting
curled and twisted petals is popu-
lar, although many prefer the
dahlia -fowered which more closely
resembles the older types. How
ever, the colors seem to be clearer
and more useful. The California
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Convention Set

The Vegetable Growers AssocIa-
ton Of America will hold its 40th
annual convention August to Il
in Baltimore. Attractions include
an Eastern Shore tour via bus and
ferry August II and trip to Belts
vile and the University of Maryland
August IL. A machinery demonstra-
ton will be given at the university
in cooperation with the Del-Mar-
Va Farm Equipment Association.
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Garden Club Activities

F. DAMS is co-hostess. A business
session will follow. The club has
again secured Roger Tory Peterson,
author and painter, to lead the walk
along the towpath.
Silver Spring Garden Clubs an
nual narcissus show will be held to-
morrow evening at 8 o'clock with
exhibits open to all residents of the
community. Exhibits of arrange
ments -four classes and specimens
will be awarded after judging by
DR.. Edwin C. Powell, who will speak
on why a Blue Ribbon?" A. K.
Goodman, club president, will talk
on WGAY tomorrow morning at 9
on Planting of Flowers, Bulbs and
Vegetables Appropriate to the Silver
Spring Area"
Neighborhood Garden Club Of
Gaithersburg will stage a narcissus
show at its meeting Wednesday with
Mrs. Chadwick in Washington Grove.
The flowers shown will be from
bulbs provided by the club last
year.
| >Perennials, ANIMALS, shrubs and
vines from such estates as Mount
Vernon, Wellington and Holm Hall
will be on sale May u at 10 am.
at Gadsby's Tavern under auspices
of the Garden Club of Alexandria.
This fourth annual sale by the club
is supervised by Miss Margerey Hall
and Mrs. Bergman Green.
Most popular flower entered in
the Bethesda Community Garden
Clubs narcissus show Wednesday
was a yellow trumpet, Aerolite,
offered by Mrs. William j. Norfleet.
Mrs. George H. Huberts leedsi,
Gertie Millar, was voted second.
Both ladies received bulbs as prizes
from Judge Carey E. Quinn. Mrs.
Frederic P. Lee was highest total
points winner.
The Mayfair, given by Christ
Episcopal Church, Kensington, Md,
on May 21-22, will afford home
owners an opportunity to see a
beautiful garden layout and pur-
chase the items on display. In
keeping with the English Kensing-
ton Garden setting of the fair, the
herb shop will be cottage copied
after the one so well known to all
those familiar with Peter Pan. In a
typical woodland setting that shop
will even have two real little elves
to welcome visitors. There will be
booths offering home-baked goods,
needlework and other household ac-
cessories. For the children, rifle
range, darts, pony rides and other
attractions.
Mrs. Charles B. Rollins of the
Alexandria (VaD Garden Club will
be in charge Of the information
booth for Virginia Garden Week at
the Mayflower Hotel, Saturday to
May /. Tourists expecting to make
overnight stops in Virginia should
make reservations early. Informa-
ton can be had at AAA clubs, cham
bers of commerce or informtion
centers at Alexandria, Fredericks-
burg, Staunton, Charlottesville,
Lunchburg, Orange, Norfolk, Will
liamsburg and Richmond.
Montgomery day In Maryland
Garden Week is April Is. Prince
Georges County Day is May l. Pro-
ceeds from the Today pilgrimage
will again be used for the mainte-
nance of the Hammond-H -Harwood
house in Annapolis. This column
has previously listed homes to be
open and routes, and stories and
illustrations are appearing currently
in The Star. For specific informa-
ton, write Mrs. v. L. Elliott. 681e
Glenbrook road, Bethesda, or Mrs
Wilfred Goodwin, % Primrose road
Chevy Chase, Md.
Evening star., 1948-04-18
More Babv Chicks

The Virginia Poultry Federation
has reported the sales Of baby chicks
in the Shenandoah Valley reached
684, 900 by the end of March. This
is an increase of 80 per cent above
the same date last year. Higher
income to broiler producers was
given as one cause of the rise in
chick placements.
Evening star., 1948-04-18
PANSY PLANTS

"Swiss Gant." This siroin Of Super oanf Pon,y
pants hos immense flowers. Thrivss very we'll in
partly shody pieces. All mixed eolers. Up 10 8"
oeroN. Bloom oil summer. 100 plonis, vsry
speeiol, $3.50. or as for 81. 90. Send no money.
Pay posfman c. o. D. Cash orders prspoid. Re-.
furn af once II NOT satisfied. GIVEN with $3.50
orders. 2 Mystery Bloom Cushion Nuns, 81 90 val.
Owen hHssry. Dept l2l-P, Bleomlngtoa, 10. Clip fhs
Evening star., 1948-04-18

ZinniaS are high on any list
of annuals. Here is the neW
Dauid Burpee, surprising IN
size, form and colors. FloD-
ers are as large as 6 inches IN
diameter.
Giants have the largest flowers but
do not grow quite as tall as do the
dahlia- -fowered and David Burpee
types. Then there are the Fantasy
or Cactus zinnias, the Crested and
the Mexican groups. There are
enough types to interest any gar
dener and the color range Is wide
enough to meet most requirements
Second on the list of dependables
is the marigold, which is fully as
useful but lacks the color range OF
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Smith on WWDC

Noel D. Smith, head gardener for
the National Gallery of Art, con-
ducts 15-minute program on
WWDC each Sunday morning at
II O'Clock
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Colorado Fire Causes
.S1,000,0O0 Damage
In Business Area
By the Associoted Press

GLENWOOD SPRINGS. Colo,
May l5.-A gasoline-fed fire en-
quilted an entire downtown block OF
the business section today causing
approximately Sl.000.000 damage.
The blaze was brought under con-
troll this afternoon. after 100 Navajo
Indians were called in from nearby
beet fields to relieve exhausted VOL
mteer firemen.
Volunteer Fire Chief Joe Blanco
said only one persona fireman.
received burns which might prove
fatal. Three persons earlier reported
missing were found uninjured.
Lumber Yard Destroyed.
Late this afternoon the fire had
been pushed back from the II easo-
line storage tanks where it started
this morning. The blaze was corn
cred in small auxiliary yard Of
the United Lumber CO. whose main
yard was destroyed
Reports were confused as to the
origin Of the fire.
Witnesses said it began in the
neighborhOod of the Rose Motor
Evening star., 1948-05-16

Co. when two gasoline tanks ex-
ploded in a towering gush OF name.
The blaze spread rapidly to other
tanks owned by the Standard and
Continental Oil companies.
Famed by Wind.
A southeast wind famed the
fire into the Rio Grande Railroads
freight depot. which was soon lev
eled. Other places of business de-
stroved included the Glendale Pro-
Guce Co. and the lumber yard. -Four
homes we're burned out.
For hours it appeared a brisk
wind would fan the fire into the
heart of the residential district
OF this summer resort town of 5000
persons.
Jonn Fish. volunteer fireman, re-
ceived first degree burns, and hos
pital authorities said he was in a
critical condition"
Approximately eight others re-
ceived burns which doctors said
we're serious" and about 70 per-
sons suffered minor burns. Most
of these were firemen.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
San Francisco Fire Kills
Battalion Chief, Injuries ~
By the Associoted Press

SAN FRANCISCO. May lo.-A
FIRE battalion chief was killed ana
% firemen were injured, one OF them
critically. fighting a spectacular fre
IN building housing two auto
motive parts firms in the business
district today.
Damage estimates ranged as hlgh
as s75o.O0O The cause was hoV
determined.
The battalion chief Joseph Kane
inhaled deadly fumes. Most OF the
injured were cut and bruised,
Fire Capt. William Gregg conol-
tion was critical. He also inhaled
chemical fumes. The fire evidently
smouldcred for hours before detec-
tion. The flames. fed by chemicals
and tires. were confined by fire walls
and equipment to the brick building
which also housed beauty Shop
equipment distributor.
The flames were brought under
control after five and hall hours
of fire fighting, but engines stu
pumped water into the smoulderlng
huil6lnC
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Two Pupils From New York
To Meet Truman, Marshall

Two eighth grade pupils Of st.
.rosephs Home in Peekskill, N. Y.
will meet President Truman and
Secretary of State Marshall here
this week as a reward for their in
terest in America S welfare.
One of them. Patricia Ferguson,
a. wrote a national prize-Wlnnlng
essay last year on the European re-
coverv plan. and received Secretary
Marshall's congratulations.
When the other student. Donald
Meehan. IS, president of the school
Civics Club. wrote of the club and
Patricia's essay to Monsignor Pat
rick J. Mccormick, rector of Catho-
lie University, he arranged for them
to visit Washington.
They will meet President Truman
at the White House at 4 pm. Tues
day and probably will see Secretary
Marshall later in the week.