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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-11-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank kruse and
son, Lawrence, attended the fu-
neral of his sister, Mrs. Bertha
Rhein, which was held Tuesday
afternoon in the Foth Mortuary
at Toledo.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-11-19

Wait till you see Paul Schmitt
in beard! He's the stern Men
monte father in Papa Is ALL"
the play you won't want to miss.
Port Clinton Playmakers present
it Dec. 6-7, high school auditor
ium. 40-1t
, 1948-09-11
VandenbeTg Warns Enemies
OF Freedom" US. United

Veteran Senator Arthur
Vandenberg has warned the
enemies of freedom" in other
parts of the world that the PEG
pie of the United States are
united to protect American
rights everywhere and to seek
justice. 1t is of the greatest i'm
portance that other nations
do not misunderstood our po-
litical system.
Senator Vandenberg, veter-
an foreign affairs chairman,
wanted communist countries
Continued on Page A.
, 1948-09-11
Storm Off Antiguu
Not Dangerous,
Bureau Says

According to the most re-
cent storm report issued
by the Weather Bureau, "A
tropical storm of moderate in
tensity was centered at $50 A.
M. at approximately latitude
1876 degrees north and longti-
tude $40 degrees west or
about 325 miles east northeast
of the island of Antigua, Bri-
fish West Indies.
1t is moving westward about
II miles per hour and is attend
ed by winds Of Is to 80 miles
per hour over an area within
a radius of 200 miles from the
Continued on Page A.
, 1948-09-11
NO RACIAL BIAS
IN N. Y. c.. STORES

Investigators for the Amer
lean Psychological Associa-
ton found there was virtually
no race prejudice in the stores
of New York City. This preju-
dice dissolved because of the
quiet way in which the New
York stores hired Negroes
without any advance advertise
ment. They were just taken on
The above was from a report
by DR.. Gerhart Spender of
New York University, and
sponsored by the Research
Committee on Intergroup Re
Continued on Page ~
, 1948-09-11
Wallace Greeted By
Which Packed
Yankee Studiu1n

Henry Wallace was greeted
by $4,000 persons who packed
the Yankee Stadium in New
York yesterday and contribut-
ed more than 500, 900 to the
campaign. It was the largest
number of paid customers to
a political rally. In addition to
the gate receipts contributions
were given.
Mr.. Wallace predicted that
progressive southerners would
triumph in the end and point
ed to the many non-segregated
audiences that he addressed
in the south.
, 1948-09-11
Committee Numed
To Arrange U.N. Day
Celebration

A Citizens Committee has
been appointed to carry out
celebration of United Nations
Day in st. Croix, by Governor
HASTE. He has named Claude
0. Markoe, Chairman.
October "a, has been desig-
mated United Nations Da Y
throughout the United States
and its possessions, and spe-
cial activities have been plan
ned for it's observance. Presi-
dent Truman, in calling for APP
propriate ceremonies, said
that the UN Charter came into
Continued on Page a.
, 1948-09-11

Indian origin in defense of the
Negro in America comes
from a release issued by the
AVICA. Mr.. Totem charged
that certain U. S. Senators
and Congressman are doing
everything in their power to
cause a failure of the present
administration in the islands
under the first Negro COVER
nor appointed to the Caribbean
area. If and when this is done,
states Totten, the West Indian
people, British, French and
Dutch inclusive, will be set
back one hundred or more
years.
Continuing Mr.. Totten cited
four members of the St. Tho
mas Legislature namely: Roy
Gordon, Oswald Harris, Car
los Downing and Omar Brown
all Of whom are mentioned in
the Saturday Evening Post ar
ticles of April 18th for their
vile, filthy abuse of the Gov
ernor, are the only persons in
Continued en- Page A.
, 1948-09-11
Two Doctors Arrive In
St. Thomas For Dental Survey

Doctors Kanwar L. Shourie
and C. D. Mahshal Day, will
arrive in ST. Thomas today, to
a quick screening den
tai survey of approximately
$50 school children in order to
determine the incidence of
dental decay among children
of the Island of st. Thomas &
to indicate periodental condi-
tions.
Doctors Shourie and Day.
are members of a dental re-
search party from the Univer-
Sity of Rochester School of
Medicine and Dentistry and
the Eastern Dental Dispensary
Of Rochester which has recent
Continued on Page A.
, 1948-09-11
SoNets To Permit
Mail Train Movement
With British

The Russians have decided.
to permit the mail train to go.
through the blockade, which
has been clamped down on
overland and water traffic be-
tween the Western and Soviet
zones for some time now.
According to the arrange
ment, a Soviet mail train will
move through the British zone
and one from the British zone
will move into the Russian.
, 1948-09-11
7oten Charges GoOernor HASTE
Victim OfSphetM Congress
Story Featured In Amsterdam News Today

In a featured article published in the New York Amster-
dam News. of todaYs date. Ashley L. Totten. President of the
American Virgin Islands Civic Association. charged that Gov
ernor William H. Hastie is the victim Of a spiteful Congress.
The article states in part:
One Of the strongest appeals ever made by people of West
, 1948-09-11
Help Ceases When "A
Country urns Communist

Administrator Paul Hoffman
of the European Recovery Ad-
ministration said that aid to
any European country will be
terminated the moment it
turns communist or f%acist; this
he said, is in accordance with
law.
Mr.. Hoffman said he was
pleased at the rapid recovery
being shown by many of these
countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
by Jones BirchfieId

Animals, to me, are some Of the
most fascinating things about a
farm. Mine, at least, develop def
mite personalities, and I am always
amazed to find a farmer who thinks
only OF his stock in terms OF dollars.
I find many men in the country
who have that attitude toward their
livestock. A dairy COW Is well cared
for, not because she is a beautiful
animal, but because she Is worth
perhaps $500 on the market.
I am afraid I'm an easy mark for
almost any animal except q chicken.
I instinctively don't like feathers,
but, even so, I catch myself being
amused at some OF our chickens
silly antics-for instance, the one
that tried to hide under hen, but
left its rear end exposed.
The COW, which goes by the regal
name Of Queen, has developed quite
a personality in the few weeks she
has been on the place. At first she
wouldn't allow her head to be
touched, and would threaten with
her horns when you attached the
lead rope to her halter. She has
gotten over this now, and insists
each day on having her head
scratched. When her days Of use
fullness are over I doubt that I
will be able to send her to the
butcher. She probably will be re-
tired to live out her life in one OF
the pastures and, no doubt, assume
the role of matriarch.
We had an incident" the other
day at the barn. I brought the COW
from pasture in a heavy rain and
when We reached the stable one OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
Geese, Flowers Pay Dividends
Hobby.Business' Combination Becomes
Stable Venture on Virginia Farm

the trouble to apply water. They
hatch. and that is all she is expect
ing.
But back to the flowers. Four
years ago she bought 100 gladioius
bulbs.
"They did all right" she said. 80
I thought would try to sell . Few
to help pay for the bulbs"
It worked. So well. In fact, that
the original 100 gladioluses have
grown into about $4,000, and there
are about 5000 other assorted plants
such As lilies and chrysanthemums.
Miss Stevens sells her cut flowers
Ia neiphbors and to florists In Bruins
wick, Md, across the Potomac, not
far from the Stevens farm.
So far, she said, there has been
no trouble marketing either the
geese or the flowers. All md eager
buyers.
Miss Stevens father, by the way.
breeds Hereford cattle. He Is con.
sidered one of the good" farmers
in = community noted for good
farmers. Lovettsville lies IN tho
northern section of Loudoun Coun"
ty, and many in this area are de-
scendants of early settlers from
PENNSYLVANIA. One of the Stevens
neiphbors still farms the land that
was settled by his family 200 years
ago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
IT ailor.Made' Bees
Now Being Produced

The scientists are helping nature
produce new strains Of bees with
more desirable characteristics.
Beekeepers for years have tried
to improve their bee families simply
by getting good queens. They had
no way Of controlling her choice of
mate.
Now Department of Agriculture
scientists have discovered that If
a virgin queen bee is put to sleep
with carbon dioxide gas she starts
laying eggs at, once, without being
mated. These eggs always produce
fatherleSs male bees (drones).
When the virgin queen Is mated
to one of her own fatherless sons
she produces female (workeD bees
also and heads normal bee colony.
This mating Of mother and son
is possible because the scientists
have found a method OF artificial
dissemination for the queen.
Inbred bee families may be pro-
duced. just as inbred corn is pro-
duced. After families are inbred for
generations, they are crossed.
Scientists have produced charac-
teristics that farmers desire in a
great number of queen bees. This
year production is expected to reach
almost an assembly line basis. BY
1850 the new model bees may be
available in quantities.
The queen mates only once in her
Lifetime. The mate she might select
at random might be very poor bee,
from a beekeeper's viewpoint. His
children might be mean tempered
and quick on the sting. They might
be lazy. They might be poor honey
DrodIcerS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23

Many Of her friends find 1t hard
to distinguish between Miss Cath
crime Stevens hobby and her bust
ness.
Miss Stevens lives with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stevens,
on their 400-acre farm that lies
in the shadow Of the Blue Ridge
Mountains near Lovettsville, Va.
Six years ago she started raising
geese "in . small way" and two
years later began growing cut
flowers for sale.
Although the geese were her bust
ness and the flowers . hobby, both
have grown into sizable enterprises.
She markets each year about ITO
geese and her flower gardens &C.
commodate about $4,000 plants.
Miss Stevens herself seems q bit
confused Is to which is the hobby
and which the business, but the
geese were her first venture-Emb-
den geese, q pure white breed noted
for its meat characteristics. She
keeps 10 as a breeding flock, matches
the eggs under chicken hens and
markets the young geese In the fall.
Specialists at the Agriculture
Department would throw up their
hands at the casual way Miss
Stevens goes about Matching her
goslings. A department bulletin
emphasizes the hazards involved. 1t
states that when goose eggs are set
under chicken hens the eggs must
be turned by hand (since they are
too large for the hen to do it, and
must be sprinkled with water each
day during the first part of the
Matching period, and then must be
soaked each day in warm water
during the days just before they
hatch. The bulletin states that 1t is
still more difficult to hatch them In
incubators because of the moisture
requirements.
When the goose herself incubates
the eggs the dampening process may
be eliminated, since she will do this
herself by covering the eggs after
she his been of the nest and In
water. Allowing the goose to set,
however, is not so good. because
she will not lay as many eggs as
when they are taken from the nest
each day.
Miss Stevens doesn't bother to
turn the eggs, nor does she take
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23

Recent rains have been very IA
vorable to growth of both the grass
and weeds. The home gardener,
with limited time available, finds
that keeping the grass cut, weeds
under control, flower beds and
vegetable garden cultivated and the
foliage of plants covered with spray
or dust is . full-time Job these
days.
Now that the roses are in full
growth (and bloom) it is time to
inaugurate a program to protect
them from insects and diseases
the latter Is exceedingly important
to the life Of q rose bush in this
area. The common "black-spot"
disease draws heavily upon the vi
tality of all of our hybrid tea roses
some more than others-and unless
controlled it gradually weakens
them and they finally succumb. We
often blame their loss upon winter
injury, but 1t is a well-proved fact
that roses live for many years If
protected from disease. There are
several good dusts and sprays upon
the market. Some gardeners spray
or dust each week end however,
during periods of frequent showers
more frequent applications will be
needed. In the heat of the sum-
mer, when growth is much slower
and showers are infrequent, the
interval between applications may
be heightened.
Vegetable gardeners should plan
for regular paintings of beans, car
rots, sweetcorn and other crops so
as to insure continuous harvests
throughout the season. The flower
grower may desire to continue
making paintings of gladiolus corms
so as to provide for continuous
supply.
1t is getting rather late in the
season to set out shrubbery and
trees. There is not time enough for
them to become well rooted before
the heat Of summer. However, by
giving them extra care they will
pull through. This means regular
attention to watering, maintaining
a mulch during the heat Of the
summer and, in the case Of ever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
Life on 40 Acres-Cow Attacks Dog

the settlers had taken over the cows
stall. Just as I got the setter out
OF the barn the calf bawled from
another stall and I have not been
able to determine exactly just what
happened during the next few
moments.
The COW made a lunge for the
dog, who failed by a fraction OF q
second to make the corner OF the
barn and safety. When I reached
her head Queen had the dog penned
against the barn and was going for
her with both horns and front feet.
It was all could do to drag her
back.
The setter slipped into the corner
of an empty stall, where she re-
manned cowed for the next two
hours. I think she will have a
healthier respect for Queen in the
future and will no longer worry
her heels as we 60 to pasture.
Trading in the country often be-
comes the means of pleasant social
contacts, as well as business deals.
The other day I went over to Horace
Wortman's farm, where I had
heard he had extra lespedeza hay
and would sell me a few bales.
Mr.. Workman was not about, so
climbed to the barn loft and
helped myself to four bales. Then
I drove to another farm to locate
the owner, who turned out to be a
pleasant. grayhaired man with q
ready smile.
We had some trouble at first ar
irving at the cost Of the four bales
at $35 ton. the current selling
price of lespedeza. Finally Mr..
Workman solved the difficulty by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
Suntlowers Offer Much Variety
Some Stand 10 Feet High-Two Species
Boast Most of the Colorful Annals

these ornamentals for cutting, they
may be grown in the vegetable gar
den.
Some Species and Varieties.
The two species that have pro-
duced most of the annual varieties
are Helanthus annuus common
sunflower and H. debilis (cucumeri-
folius), commonly known as the
Cucumberleaf sunfower. Most OF
our perennial varieties are derived
from H. decapetalus - sometimes
called Thinleaf sunfower, although
also called Twinleaf. There are
several other species, such as H.
salicifolius (orgyalis), the Willow
leaf sunflower; H. rigidus-the Stiff
sunflower; H. observation-disclosures
head sunfower; H. peteolaris-the
Prairie sunflower, and H. angustifo-
lius-the Swamp sunfiower. The
latter is rather interesting in that
its leaves are approximately one
third inch in width. The Prairie
sunflower is spreader and should
be avoided except where there Is
ample room for it.
Interesting annual varieties in
clude Double Dwarf, Doubleray,
Globe, Double Chrysanthemum-
Powered, Red, Sun Gold, Maroon
Prince, Copper-red, Purple, Stella,
etc. These vary in height from 3
to 7 feet and their flowers range
from to S inches in diameter.
Among the perennials we might
mention a dozen varieties, such as
Double, Giant, Golden, Meteore,
Meteore plenus, Soleil dor, Mon
arch, Multihorus, Mrs. Moon, Miss
Mellish, Woolley bod, etc. Current
catalogues feature Coronation, Lon
don Gold and Bouquet dor. How
ever, they are modest growers to
feet and their flowers are under
inches in diameter. Coronation
has an anemone type of flower (the
center is crested and is surrounded
by one or more rows of petals. Some
of the doubles are so tightly packed
with petals that they resemble pin
cushion, with no sign Of the dark
centers so commonly associated with
sunflowers.
The ANIMALS provide considerable
range in colors, but the perennial
varieties are still restricted to shades
of yellow and orange. No doubt, as
gardeners show greater interest in
these native Americans, plant breed
ers will produce still more varieties
and perhaps add new colors. How
ever, they are well worth try in
the sunny garden where they are
likely to thrive more satisfactorily
than some others that are not so
we'll adapted to our climate and
soils
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
This Week in the Garden

greens, shading. Deciduous trees
and shrubs are likely to do best If
much of the top is removed-in the
case of trees this may take the form
of removing good proportion OF
the branches which will not destroy
the shape of the top.
Early May is the time to SOW
celery seed in a pot or protected
bed for transplanting into the
garden In July. Two or three trans
paintings are considered desirable
Utah Pascal is one of the favorite
varieties. Golden self -blanching is
preferred by those who like blanched
celery.
Many suburban gardeners have
noted the poor bloom being pro-
duced by the early spring flowers
this season. 1t is not known just
how much of this is due to the dry
period of last September and Octo-
Der when the buds were being
formed and how much.to the late
spring freezes.
II II
It is not too early to start the
job of lifting and dividing dwarf
and intermediate iris. These have
passed their Towering period and
If they have not received this at
tention within three years, they will
benefit materially from reworking
of the soil. In reworking an iris
planting, it will pay to examine
carefully the roots for signs OF
borers and disease. If taken In
time these pests may be easily con-
trolled and serious losses by disease
prevented. Large divisions are de-
sirable for replanting. If the clumps
are broken into very small divisions
they seldom will bloom the following
spring. w. H. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
By w. n. Younomon

When you mention sunfowers,
most gardeners think in terms of the
tall annual with its huge flower head
that turns with the sun as 1t crosses
the sky. Few gardeners have seen
or even tried the ornamental sun
flowers, either the small lowered
ANIMALS or perennials. Some OF the
newer varieties are outstanding,
bearing little resemblance to the
old dual-purpose plant that still
graces many poultry yards.
Sunfowers should appeal to many
gardeners, for they are strong
growing, sun-loving plants. The
newer varieties range in height from
3 to 10 feet and do not have the
large coarse foliage which has in
the past been more or less obJec-
tionable. The flowers vary in size
between the different varieties
some are less than inches IN diam
eter, while the largest are between
6 and inches across. Colors range
from pale lemon yellow to chest
nut red. One English variety, not
readily obtainable in this country,
has curved petals. There are single,
double and anemone type flowers.
Not Entire Trouble Free.
The season of bloom varies greatly
among the various varieties. Some
flower in July and August, others
In August and September. A few
varieties have a long season Of
bloom. The one pest most likely to
be encountered Is the sunfiower
maggot. Control it by spraying the
foliage with lead arsenate or DOT.
Mildew and rust may be controlled
by busting with sulphur. Sclero-
TINA rot, while not often encoun-
tered, Is best controlled through lift
ing and destroying any plants
affected.
Sunfiowers reward the gardener
with stronger growth and towering
when planted in a soil well supplied
with manure or compost. Gener-
ally speaking, they do not thrive in
a shallow soil, such as prevails IN
one or two sections of the Wash
ington area. Because of their strong
growth it is generally recommended
that the perennials be lifted each
season and the soil revoked. This
Is more or less ideal program, OF
course, and some local gardeners
will scott at the idea; however,
smaller and fewer flowers are likely
to result, just as from chrysanthe-
NUNS and hardy asters when they
are neglected.
The smaller -leaved varieties are
suitable for the perennial border,
while the coarser leaved ones may
we'll be planted among the shrub
berry. The taller varieties are often
times used as a living fence or as
background or screen for lower
growing plants. Most OF the sun
flowers are sturdy plants and do not
need stalking. Lacking space in the
flower border and still desiring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
Erosion Checks

Farmers using good crop rotation
will find about 80 per cent of all
their soil losses from erosion occur
during June, July and August.
These steps are recommended:
Keep crop rows level.
Maintain sod in natural drainage
ways and be sure there is strip
wide enough to carry water without
overflow.
Plant borders of fields to cover
crops for wildlife.
Take soil samples for testing to
determine lime and plant food
needs, then fertilize accordingly.
Harvest all crops on the contour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
Beetle Curb Plans

The Fairfax County japanese
Beetle Control Committee has re-
quested neighborhood leaders to
contact the county agents Office in
reference to spray program plan
ned this year about June Is.
Several commercial spray firms
have agreed to give spraying service
to the 10000 county homes. Meet
ings will be arranged so that neigh
borhood leaders may plan schedules.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23

weighing one bale with an old
fashioned balance. 1t weighed ex-
actly 40 pounds and we decided the
others would average out about the
same. 1t came, we figured, to $3.50
A satisfactory deal. I got the
hay and can get more when it is
needed. And I made the &C
nuaintance of a neighbor.
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