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The Valley settler., 1948-12-24
December 24 , 1948
TIE CREDIT UN|ON

Tho habit Of thrift is acquired by credit union Iaorbers--certa inly stabilizing in fluonco on any payroll. moro charitable tolerant and syrp pathetic understanding of fo11o1- T7orkers is another important by-ppo- duct that ac cruos to tho employees s benefit by tho banding together of employees 1n7an~ effort to solvo thofr moro immediate ocon- omic problems.
 Despite a rapid growth and tho record of satisfactory achievement that continues to pyramid every year, thousands of employees for ono reason another arc without the oppor tunit ios ilab1o through credit union groups.
 To tho management of conpani os rhosc CO., operation in the forTlul at ion of su oh a credit union nay bo roque stod, I carno stly connao12d your vory thoughtful and serious y cons idorat ion of the ir wishes. Ill of tho influonc os of cr7dit union oporatior-- t1r iet, credit, co-oporatio ion, to mention a fou--tond to mako potter employees. Tn conclus ion I should say that if credit unions havo fault it is tho oir nodesty. Ill too 1ittlo is said within plant about tho service available to nrulbors. Thoro arc ill any group small percentage rho will infon1 themselves, but tho vast rla- jority must bc sub joctod to tho many nor- chandi ing devices avail Ia blo featuring tho printed word. Interesting factual stories about credit union activities told through tho o11ployoos' paper, circulars and oven advertising can be used ri tn toll ing offoc t. En thus iasn for credit unions i1ap1 io s no hostility to othor lawful lending agencies. Each form of lawful agency has it's oun peculiar fio1d, othory7iso it doos nox sur- vivo. Tho credit union doos horovor, sorvo in tho flo Id of small character loans. In attracting savings for invo stnlont thcy al- croato the habi it of thr fit. In our r2anX Ycars of c1cncr icncQ obScry ing tho ac- L
The Valley settler., 1948-12-24
SPECIAL SESSION OF LEGtS - LATURE CALLED

LAi OKE OHLLEO
 To cope with tho unproc idontod financ ial crisis nov ing the Torri itory IL ou II. Will jams, Letting Governor of 1laslza, upon tho advice of Governor Gruoning, has issued an offic ial procl onati ion summon ing tho Logisl aturo to moot in Juneau at ton 1A.N. on January six next for on 3Ktra-Ordinory session uhi ch will last for seventeen days. This spec ial session prododing tho regular session is being called under the authority granted tho Cover by tho Organic let ,as amended.
 Tho Session is being called spec if ically to onablo tho Logi sl aturo to consider and pass such revenue as1ros will be TO- quirod by tho Torr itory to correct tho dis trossod condition Of tho Treasury, pay tho claims in arrears for sc hool, uolfaro, hoa1tho and othcr authorized purposes and dofray tho costs of torritor ia1 govc rnmonto Tho govornorfs reasons for call ing a S7oci al Session and not ing for action at tho regular session foll ous: First, tn present situation undor which throo quarters of mill ion doll ars worth Of Legitimate claims against the Torritoria al Treasury go unpaid bee ausc of lack of revenues is ccr- tain to become -orso if actio on revenue measures is a1lovod to be deferrod ox- porionco indicat it always has boon, un- til tho very end of the regular session in March; Second, tho individuals, business concerns, nun cipalitios and school di S. tricts having claims against tho Territory will in many ins tances foco oxtroro hard ship if payment is not forthcoming uiclly as is testified by numerous to1ograns and letters received by tho Governors office daily; Third, the publ ic-sp iritod individ- ua1s and companies which advanced loans vi thout interest to tho Univorsi ty of Alaska to permit it's operation deserve to bo repaid as promptly as possible Fourth, because of tho onnned iato mood for revenue start should bo nade carly as possible on tho uithho1 ding from salaries and ragos of To- itC,,ia a1 Tnc Ta,r f ha+ 7n+ho
Evening star., 1948-05-02

Phone Hillside 40o0
or Write for Free
Illustrated Brochure 70
4ooe SsitlanA Read Sc,
Washington 20, ID. c.
Evening star., 1948-05-02
Po@ l3

Portroits owned by Aexondrions viii be displayed ot
the Chequire House, 2O2 King street. Mrs. Mormon
Thomas Hoch stonds by Van Oyck pointing Of leonord
Evening star., 1948-11-07

little and the tractor threw him
and jumped O fence. He caught It,.
though, in the next field and put
1t back to work.
Then the tractor climbed q pine
tree. Dusty was watching the plow
at the rear and didn't see q large
pine just ahead. The frst he knew
was when his tractor. reared UP,
started up the tree and threw him
off behind.
Dusty said 1t just sort Of stayed
there, on its hind wheels, until he
slipped up and eased 1t back. Then
he hooked the plow under that tree,
pulled the hydraulic lever, and out
came the pine.
Dusty was q little ragged, but
triumphant, when he finished the
field. He had smashed his knee and
Evening star., 1948-11-07
Life in the Country breaking In Tractor

Dusty De Wore, a friend Of mine,
is city farmer who owns a place
in Montgomery County. He bought
tractor recently and is now q vet
eran tractor driver, but he learned
the hard way.
Dusty went after that tractor like
race driver, an airplane pilot or a
bronc buster would go to work. In
fact, there are traces of all three
approaches in the way he plowed a
12-acre field.
When Dusty's new tractor was de-
Ivered not long ago it had two
bottom plow attached. There was a
7-foot mower, too, but he couldn't
lift it to get it on the machine, or
this might be an even better story.
Anyway, Dusty had the plow al
ready attached, so he went to work
on that field. The fact that 1t was
full Of rocks and overgrown with
sassafras and pine didn't matter
He just went through 1t, pines, sas-
safras, rocks and all. He didn't know
he couldn't do II, Of course, 80 there
was nothing to hinder him.
People who saw part Of the plow-
ing told me that part of the time
you couldn't see Dutsy for the thick
overgrowth. You could hear the
sound of the tractor motor, and In O
little while Dusty and his steed
would come bouncing out of the
Evening star., 1948-11-07
Current n ctivities
OF Garden Clubs

The National Capital Dahlis %.
ciety will meet Thursday at the Ma
tional Museum, Tenth and Consti-
tuition avenue NV, In room ~.
The public Is invited. Colored pic
lures Of dahlias taken at recent
shows will be q part Of the pro-
gram.
The Metropolitan Area African
Violet Club will meet Friday at the
home OF Mrs. George Shelton, 304
West Myrtle street, Alexandria.
Forest Hills Garden Club VIII
meet tomorrow at 2 pm. at the
home of Mrs. Leslie B. Wright, 4620
Thirtieth street NV. After ths
business meeting Mrs. James
Strayer will speak on herb culture.
Washington Garden Club wiz
meet at the home Of Mrs. Arthur r.
Maupin, 1904 Varnum street NV,
tomorrow. Mrs. Edward Stevens
and Mrs. Charles Arth will assist
the hostess. "Americanization" will
be the subject, and flowers brought
to the meeting by the members will
be distributed to members Of the
Americanization School at the Web.
ster Public School.
Evening star., 1948-11-07
l6 Enter Contest

Sixteen Maryland farmers have
entered the l948 Maryland Soil
Conservation Contest sponsored by
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, &C
cording to Walter E. Burial, presi-
dent Of the State Association of Soil
Conservation District Supervisors.
The contest is divided into two
classes-for those farmers who made
conservation plans after October l.,
1947, and for those whose plans were
established before that date.
The former group OF entries in
cludeS James H. Abend, Leon w.
Cherry and Alfred H. Perrie. all of
Anne Arundel County: r. N. Miller,
Frederick: David Patrick, Howard;
william Schneider, Carroll; Howard
3. Strong, jr., Cecil, and N. Lloyd
Weaver, Hartford.
Glass 2 entries are Hadley Farms,
Montgomery; Wilmer H. Cross and
Howard w. Turner, Hartford: WILDER
A. Dove, Howard; Roy johnson,
Washington; v. T. Middleton, Cecil;
Wilbert r. Paul. Allegany, and c.
II. Remsberg, Frederick.
Last years contest was won by
Perry Steiding, IS, OF Garrett
County.
Evening star., 1948-11-07
Boxwood Is Easy to Manage
Top Dress With Manure or Drill Holes
Into Soil to Feed Root System
By w. n. Younamon

washingtonians have long en-
joyed the splendid boxwood at
Mount Vernon and in the Washing
ton Cathedral grounds. There are
many other excellent paintings of
this attractive evergreen with its
fragrant foliage in the Washington
area. Even finer displays are to be
found in England and France, where
lockwood culture dates back several
centuries. Boxwood culture in this
country began in early Colonial days.
Some will wonder why the interest
in boxwood has continued through
this long period OF time. Boxwood
does not flower and yet 1t is desired
by gardeners everywhere. A speci-
men Of boxwood. a hedge, an edging
or grouping add that something to
the garden. 1t Is an ornamental of
the first order, the classic Of orna-
mentals.
English Type Popular.
Washington Is near the Northern
limit for successful culture OF Eng
lish boxwotd. There are some ex-
celent paintings in Baltimore,
few In Philadelphia and some on
Long Island, where the proximity of
Evening star., 1948-11-07

wants Club and Rotary Club will be
favored with boutonnieres at meet
ings this week. The Alexandria
Womans Club, the Bell Haven
Women's Club and the Hunting
Creek Garden Club vii have charge
Of these distributions among other
activities. George Washington High
School will hold an open-house OBJ
servance and the home economics
class will decorate tables. Teen-ag
groups will be addressed by the
Alexandria club leaders. Mrs. r. A.
Heileman of the Bell Haven Club
will talk on arrangements Friday
before the Girl Scouts. Mrs. B. s.
killmaster, president. Of the Hunt
ing Greek group, will talk to teen
agerss on chrysanthemum arrange
ments.
The Beverly Hills Women's Club
Will participate by linking the OBJ
servance Of National Education
week and National. Flower Week
in Mount Vernon School. The
Alexandria library and post once
will be decorated.
Jail to Receive Blooms.
The Arlington jail will be remem-
bered with flowers, as will hospitals
OF the county. Fort Myer and Ar
lington County hospitals will have
enough flowers for their patients
with so bouquets going out. Two
minute talks will be given in the
Arlington schools. The Arlington
Rose Foundation will decorate banks
and public places.
Montgomery County activities will
follow the same general pattern.
In Fairfax County. five clubs, Ayr
Hill, Vienna, Great Falls, Difficult
Run and Fairfax, will make elab-
crate observance Of the week. Bou.
quets will be sent to Fort Belvoir.
The Fairfax club will meet at the
home Of Mrs. Charles Pickett Tues
day where Mrs. Robert Graham will
make arrangements and these will
be passed along to the schools. A
special guest will be Mrs. Frank ].
Gillian Of Lexington, president of
the Garden Clubs of Virginia.
Evening star., 1948-11-07
Garden Clubs to PopuIorize
National Flower Week in Area

National Flower Week begins of
flcially today under direction of the
Garden Clubs of the Metropolitan
Area. Flowers harvested by club
women and those donated by florists
'of the area will be distributed by the
garden clubs to public places. Some
|of the work has been done already
and bouquets in many churches to-
day will testify to the place Of fiow-
ers in the art OF living.
A fall flower show was held yes
terday at the HyattSville Methodist
Church. The florists of the Metro
poiitan Area yesterday broke up a
pool of blooms, assembled without
cost to the clubs, and placed the
flowers in six branch locations
where the clubs could obtain them
for delivery at their discretion. The
pool was massed at 1914 street
NV. until / pm. and then moved
by truck to the branches.
Clubs Back Hyattsville Show.
Clubs backing the Hyattsville
show included the Riverdale Heights
Garden Club, the Hyattsville Hor-
ticultural Society, the garden sec
ton of the Woman's Club of Uni
versity Park, the Progress Club Of
College Park. the garden sec
ton of the Riverdale Woman's Club,
the Mount Rainier Civic League
and the garden section Of the Hy-
attsville Woman's Club.
The flowers moved from the show
TO the various churches of Prince
Georges County and from there will
go to hospitals. banks and schools.
Washington clubs participation
has been zoned with some 10 clubs
participating. Mrs. John L. Bishop
heads the Northeast zone. Home
grown dahlias will be placed in the
Lutheran Home for the Aged, the
Convalescent Home for Children, st.
Gertrude's School for Girls and in
schools and churches. The Wash
ington Cathedral group Is among
other Washington units who are
making plans. The Washington
Garden Club will place flowers in
the Americanization classes at
Webster School.
Alexandria'S Optimist Club, XII
Evening star., 1948-11-07
Deg IS ;21ENt ENt$9St5s3s
x - - -

200 odd pound Saint Bernard. That's
200 times heavier.
@. We can get Great Dane dog
given to us but we understand that
they must have at least 3 pounds Of
raw meat every day. Is this so7-
j. McA.
A. Great Danes require 8 or 4
pounds of food daily but that doesn't
mean it has to consist Of raw meat.
You will fnd that any Of the So
called dog cereals on the market
will keep your dog well-fed and in
good condition.
released by McNsught syndicate, 1ne.)
Evening star., 1948-11-07

Dormant deciduous shrubs and
trees may be purchased from
nurserymen and set out now. At
this season, when there Is less rush,
the planting may be done carefully.
Trim or remove all broken and in
jured branches and roots. Plant In
soil enriched with compost, leaf
mold or peat moss and add some
oonemeal-a pint to hole is not too
much. Cut back the tops of tall
shrubs and brace trees to prevent
their being whipped about in winter
winds.
Rose bushes may be set out now
or transplanted. Prepare the plant
ing holes carefully, incorporating
generous quantities Of peat moss and
well-rotted manure in the soil mix
ture for filling the hole. A pint OF
bonemeal to the rose bush seems
like considerable quantity of plant
food, but it is slow acting and will
last a long time.
An elaborate bin or pit Is not nee
esary in making compost. A row OF
cement blocks will suffice, or II
greater depth Is desirable they may
be stacked two, three, or more layers
high. With several tiers Of blocks II
Is usually good practice to drive q
few stakes, especially at the corner,
so that the blocks will not topplt
over. Place the leaves in layers with
either dirt, manure or light brush II
between. Add lime and fertilizer tt
aid in the decay. Keep the pile
moist. In the spring it should be
forked over two or three times.
y
A light application of commercial,
fertilizer worked into the soil ovel
the narcissus paintings will gradu-
ally leach down to where the root.
can reach it. This is particularly
desirable for beds that have moi
been reworked in several years. II
Is a poor substitute, though, for Q
good reworking and rebuilding o1
the soil.
Roses are not ordinarily lifted
and the soil reworked, although this
is important to their health and
vigor and needs to be done every
5 to 10 years. Lift the bushes after
they have shed their leaves and
work large quantities of peat moss
and compost into the soil. Cut the
tops back after replanting and
mound the soil up around them.
X
Some African violet growers are
afraid to get water on the foliage
for fear of injuring the leaves. II
the water is warmed to room tenn
perature and they are not allowed to
dry in bright sunlight there Is very
little likelihood OF injury to the
foliage.
Some gardeners cut OF the tops
of perennials and remove all leaves
and weeds in order to keep their
beds neat and orderly. Generally
speaking, it is desirable to allow
leaves and the dying foliage to re-
Evening star., 1948-11-07

Boxwood are best fertilized in
the late fall just before the ground
may be expected to feeze. Plant
food applied then will supply the
nourishment needed during the
winter and early spring.
Evening star., 1948-11-07
This Week in the Garden

main during the winter for protecs
ton to the dormant plants.
n y 4
Cut newly seeded lawns whenever
the gfass Is 8 or 4 inches high. IS
allowed to grow tall 1t will become
soft and susceptible to disease. CUT
ting encourages stooling-develops
the side shoots.
Il u
DR.. Fred Grau. grass specialist
and director, green's section, United
States Golf Association, recommends
that the sowing of bluegrass be
continued this fall rather than take
chances with seeding next spring.
w, II. 2.
Evening star., 1948-11-07

Perhaps the reason for the aver
age dogs indifference to music,
voices and limitations Of cats or dogs
over the radio Is the same as his dis
interest in his reflection in q mirror
A dog trusts his powerful senses Of
smell and hearing to tell him no
other animal Is there. A radio en-
gineer advanced the theory that a
dogs actions might be influenced
by certain sounds on the radio which
are called "overtones," not audible
to the human ear but heard by dogs.
A watchdog Is not necessarily a
dog big enough and savage enough
10 tear a strangers throat-though q
watchdog which will, as q last resort.
follow up his warning bark with a
bite has much Of the same value.
There Is an old maxim which is
100 per cent true. 1t is this: "One
good watchdog inside the house is
worth more than two good watch
dogs outside"
Think twice before Furnishing your
dog for barking at daylight visitors.
Otherwise, he may not bark when
midnight visitors break in.
Small dogs, coddled in city apart
ments, are prone to get overlong
nails. This Is 80 because these dogs
do not have enough hard surfaces
on which to walk. The average out
door dogs nails are kept fairly short
by friction with the ground or pave
ments. When there is not enough
Of this friction, the nails grow long.
Often they curl inward. rubbing
against the pads and setting up an
Inflammation.
Don't try to cut or file your dogs
nails; you may lame him for life by
so doing. Have the job done by a
qualified expert, preferably Q good
veterinarian.
Evening star., 1948-11-07
By Jones BirehfieId

thicket, the tractor at full speed
and the earth and trees flying.
He would open her up, and when
the pillow point got caught under
pine root, or under a rock, he would
pull up on the hydraulic lift. The
plow would rise a little and the
tractor would bound ahead.
1t almost got him a couple of
times Once. when the plow got
stuck under a rock, he raised 1t q
Evening star., 1948-11-07

cut his face, but he knew what his
tractor would do-almost anything
But his greatest triumph came
when q farmer neighbor came over
to see how he was doing.
II can see you're not q farmer"
said the neighbor.
why do you say that?" Dusty
asked.
Well" said the neighbor, "a
farmer would have taken one look
at that field and hurried back to
his porch rocker. He would have
crossed that field off his list"
Evening star., 1948-11-07

large bodies Of water moderate the
climate sufnciently for 1t to be grown
with reasonable safety. The Korean
boxwood is hardy and may be grown
as far north as Boston.
l. The transplanting of lockwood Is
best done In the very early spring
March to mid-April-but some will
prefer to move them in the late
summer or early fall. Plants should
be protected the first year with a
slat screen, especially II they were
growing in shade before the move.
Two points should be carefully
observed in transplanting:
l. The ball Of earth should be
handled with great care to avoid
breaking, or cracking which might
severely damage the tiny feeding
roots.
2. The plants should not be planted
any deeper than they were growing
In the nursery.
A third point. already mentioned,
Is to shade them for a year after
moving. A lath screen is preferred
for year. round protection, burlap
for winter protection where the
plants are exposed. to strong sun
and/or wind. The screening ma
terial should be placed so that it
will not at any time come in con-
tact with the foliage.
Feeding Methods.
Feeding the boxwood plant may
take either or both of two methods:
!. Top dress the soil with manure,
preferably from cows, in the fall as
soon as the ground freezes. In the
spring the coarse material remain
ing may be raked away and the fine
material left to mingle with the
soil. Do not try to spade or culti-
vate 1t into the soil becaues the
roots are too close to the surface.
2. Apply commercial fertilizers
tree food. Inasmuch as the roots
are numerous and distributed
throughout the soil it is advisable
to use rod or drill to make holes
q foot to foot and a half apart
and about the same depth. Feeding
should be done in the late fall or
early winter so that the plants will
make their growth in the early
spring and still allow plenty Of time
for the wood to mature before cold
weather.
The boxWood we consider so de-
sirable, the English, is Buxus SEM
pervirenS var. suffruticosa. There |
are several other varieties of this |
species (sempervirens) although |
none to which the name American
box can be strictly applied. Perhaps
it Is sufficient to say the name
American box is usually applied to
the more rapid-growing seedlings
which have been produced and Is a
name tending to set them apart /
from the variety suffruticosa.
There Is weeping variety war.
pendula,, round-leaved box war
rotundifolia) and variety arbor-
escens, a strong grower unsuited for
edgings. Handsworthi is recon-
mended by some as good hedge va
riety because Of its upright habit |
Of growth. Other varieties, differing
principally in the shapes Of their
leaves, are: Augustfolia, leaves long
and narrow; myrtifolia, small mar
row leaves, and bullata, leaves cup
ped, giving it puckered appearance.
Boxwood are best fertilized in
the late fall just before the ground
may be expected to feeze. Plant
food applied then will supply the
needed during the
winter and early snrinp
Evening star., 1948-11-07

Some gardeners cut OF the tops
of perennials and remove all leaves
and weeds in order to keep their
beds neat and orderly. Generally
speaking, it Is desirable to allow
leaves and the dying foliage TO re-
Evening star., 1948-11-07

If full-grown humans varied In
size as much as full-grown dogs do,
then some OF us might weigh as
much as 10000 pounds. Yes, that's
right, almost 6 tons.
Dogs show q wider range In size
than any other species Of animal life.
From the 1-pound Chihuahua to the
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-09
Youth Conference
Held In Moss Point
Presbyterian Church

The quarterly meeting of the
Gluf Coast Young Peoples confer
ence was held in Moss Point on
Sunday, January 5, with the First
Presbyterian church as host.
Nearly sixty young people were
present, including representa-
tives from Biloxi, Gulfport, Ocean
| Springs, Pascagoula and Eastlawn
Presbyterian churches.
Miss Joy Graham of Biloxi,
president, presided at the business
session held at the Community
house and after a short social
hour and supper the meeting was
adjourned to the church where
a candlelight vesper service was
held.
Miss Virginia Mitchell of Moss
Point gave the call to worship.
Gene Wood voiced a short pray
er, after which Mary Day Near
thur gave the Scripture reading,
followed by a solo by Miss Doro-
thy Mitchell.
Rev. Walter Bader delivered the
message on the theme Look For
ward"
The Young Peoples group of
the local church is under the
leadership of Mr.. and Mrs. Dun
can Mcdonald.