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Evening star., 1948-12-05
A bit of the West has been brought
"a nri.na Ganrnos Cni1ntU Nd

A bit of the West has been brought
to Prince Georges County, Md.
Fred Schinmann, former Wash
ington speculator who purchased the
1,O0O-acre John Deere farm near
T. B. nearly year ago, has brought
in a group of palomino horses and
a cowboy from the West The palo-
minos are being trained as COW
horses by Fred Willhite, who held
the roping record of 1875 seconds
for IT years. Mr.. Willhite also is
foreman of the Schinmann farm.
While the palominos are fun, they
are not Mr.. Schinmann's main in
terest. He. is establishing a herd Of
purebred Guernsey cows that he
hopes to build into one of the best
herds in this section of the country.
Mr.. Schinmann is now milking
about rs cows, and, counting his dry
COWS and young stock, has about 200
head on the farm. He hopes to put
in a loafing barn-milking parlor set
up so as to increase the number Of
milking animals.
Mr.. Schinmann has gathered his
herd from many sources. He has
purchased complete Guernsey herds
from the New England States, and
from as far South as Tennessee. One
cow, 1O-year-old Whimsey May Day,
was never surpassed as milk pro-
ducer and was purchased by Mr..
Schinmann as a brood cow.
Evening star., 1948-12-05

Whenever the soil is dry enough
to be worked we may continue spad-
ing in the flower borders and vege-
table garden. Early planting is
greatly facilitated by fall spading.
Leave the soil rough, turning under
all leaves, manure and humus avail
able.
It is not too late to plant Dutch
iris for spring cut flowers. They are
best planted in the vegetable or cut
ting garden since their foliage is
not especially useful.
y
Whenever the weather is moderate
we may prune and spray deciduous
trees and shrubs. Winter pruning
Is not a must but it is good plan
to get many jobs done before the
spring rush begins. The removal OF
ow-hanging branches where they
interfere with grass cutting; the re-
moval of dead branches and the
painting of wounds with q tree
dressing are all good early winter
jobs.
Spraying with dormant strength
scalecide Is desirable to control scale
insects and disease spores that win
ter on the branches. The material
commonly used for this job, lime
sulphur, may be purchased In the
powder fornf or as concentrated
liquid. The liquid is most easily
handled although the powder Is
the cheaper. Apply dormant spray
when Temperatures are above freez-
ing and likely to remain above for
"a hours.
It Is well to clean, repair and
sharpen tools before putting them
Evening star., 1948-12-05

tails waving at me from high above
their backs.
It was late that night before We
finally coaxed them back again.
That's when I felt that maybe
one-room apartment in the city
might not be bad idea.
We have been depressed almost
all fall by the incessant rains that
have prevented us from getting In
the rest of our feed and from doing
other odd jobs that need desperately
to be done.
We must haul in our corn and
hay, build house for the hens and
a paddock for the fllly-and none
of this can be done while the ground
is wet and soggy. =, r
But I notice that our spirits rise
with the first sign of a clear day.
and we are quickened with the
optimism that I am sure Is q quail.
ity of every true countrymar.
Evening star., 1948-12-05
This Week in the Garden

away for the winter. Cleaning with
kerosene Is generally satisfactory
and efficient, although some Will
prefer to polish of rust with an
emory rag and then coat with grease.
Whatever the means, 1t Is important
to the life and temper OF tool to
remove the rust and to protect the
tools from moisture during the win
ter storage.
It is easy to ovetwater some
houseplants at this season OF the
year when they are making very
little growth. 1t is best to water
once or twice a week and to make
certain that the moisture penetrates
through the soil. Allow the surplus
moisture to drain away. AS growth
becomes more active and the need
for moisture increases, it may be
added to the saucer between
thorough waterings.
Remove the dust from the foliage
at frequent intervals. This may be
done by wiping the foliage with a
dry rag, brushing with a light soft
brush, or by springing the foliage.
When Swinging 1t Is safest to use
water warmed to room temperature.
Il X Il
AS soon as lily-of-the-valley pips
are available they may be potted up
until wanted for forcing. They
make one of the most useful potted
plants for winter bloom indoors
since they can be grown in moss
soil or sand. In a warm sunny win
dow they will usually reach flower
ing stage in three to four weeks. At
a temperature of 80 degrees they
will flower in approximately three
Weeks.-W. H. Y.
Evening star., 1948-12-05
Berries Brighten Bleak Yards
Some Shrubs Should Be Planted to Add
Color When Most Greenery Is Lacking
By w, H. Younqmon

spray, Spreading, ETC., are sometimes
attacked by fire blight, q destructive
disease. The Rockspray seems more
immune than the Others, but the
Rock &C. horizontalis) is widely
planted. The squirrels are very fond
of these berries and near q wooded
area may strip the bushes.
The bush honeysuckles are often
mentioned for their brightly colored
fruits, although they seldom survive
the raids of the robins who seem to
have a special liking for their ber-
ries. The berries Of the Amur
honeysuckle are more likely to last
into the fall and winter than those
of the other species.
The shrubs retaining their fruits
well into the winter besides the hol-
lies include the barberries, Towering
crabs, snowberry, coralberry, fire.
thorn, highbush, cranberry, roses
and beautyberry. Some writer's
claim never to have seen bird feed
ing on barberry as a partial explain
alton of why they retain their fruits
so long. I wonder how else the bar
berry seedlings become SO well dis
tributed under my trees and shrubs,
and along the fences?
One other point that may be Of
more than passing interest-which
of the berried shrubs produces the
best floral display? The dogwood,
viburnums, crabapples and the rose
species probably make the best
showing. However, several Of the
honeysuckles have such masses Of
bloom that they might well be in
cluded. Certainly the flowers of the
hollies, the Oregon hollygrape, cor
alberry, snowberry, firethorn, bar
berry, ,beautyberry, Euonymus, cot
oneaster, and privet are inconspic-
uous.
Spread Is Sometimes Rapid.
A few OF these shrubs have
spreading tendencies which may or
may not be a point in their favor.
The coralberry is the most con-
spicuous of the berried shrubs in
this tendency. The bittersweet is a
rampant grower and spreader and
unless restrained will engulf nearby
shrubs and trees. A few of the shrub
roses which may be grown both for
Evening star., 1948-12-05
Dig s g.! NoStts@2 N!oSts2
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eating shrimp when the family dog,
devoted pet for eight years, en-
tered. A few minutes later he bit
his master and mistress and one Of
the guests. This was his first dis
play of viciousness in eight years
and 1t was his last. The next day
he was killed and his brain tested
for rabies. He didn't have rabies.
Laumann said it was caused by
shrimp, stating, Shrimp burns q
dogs stomach. Somebody gave Tub
by a shrimp and then somebody else
gave him another, and that was
more than he could stand, that's
ALL"
Once your dog stops eating, don't
leave his food dish with uncon-
sumed food for him to come back
to later on. Allow the animal a
reasonable length Of time to eat his
meal and, if a part Of it remains at
the end of the period and the dog
has wandered away from 1t, remove
the dish. Food should never be left
about for a dog to eat If and when
he pleases.
@. Several weeks ago I noticed q
slight scale on the tips OF my
pointers ears. This scale is dry and
cracked, has killed the hair growth,
and is spreading to other parts OF
the ears. Do you know OF a cure?
S. j.
A. Mix / ounce of castor oil with l
ounce of choloroform. Then mix !
ounce of chaulmoogra oil with 2
ounces of ether. Put the mixtures
together and rub the solution spar
ingly into the ears twice daily. As
the ears improve, use the medicine
less often.
tRslsassd By McNausht Syndicate, Jnc.)
Evening star., 1948-12-05
Cowboy Is FARMS Foreman
Palomino Horses Secondary in Interest
On Fred Schinmann's 10OO.Acre Place

II should get some good heifers
from her." Mr.. Schinmann said. In
fact, I already have some top heif-
ers. Several people have told me I
could win show prizes with almost
any OF a group of young heifers I
have"
In his breeding program Mr..
Schinmann is using seven bulls
two of them sons of Alfalfa Farm
Philosopher. a famous New England
sire. And the young STUFF in pas
lures shows the fine type of animals
he is getting.
There are hogs, too. on the Schin-
mann farm about 400 being
brought on and readied for the
market at all times. Two chicken
houses have been converted for the
hogs, one for brood sows and the
other for hogs that are brought in
to be fattened for market.
Mr.. Schinmann said that so far
he has always gotten top market
prices for his hogs. "It's the way
you finish them that makes quality
pork" he said.
He has taken an active interest in
the management of the farm and
rarely has time to leave it.
There is too much of interest
going on here every minute" he
said. II don't seem to want to 60
back to town any more"
Evening star., 1948-12-05

A few months ago in Shell Knob,
Mo-, ire Rev. Charles Van Zandt
started to enter his automobile after
a pastoral call. AS he opened the
car door, he found q furry and
friendly brown dog curled up on the
front seat. Tied to its collar was a
note which read:
Wont you please give me. a
home I am good-natured, 3h
years old, and need a home. My
name Is Brownie and I'll do tricks
for you. Please don't scold me. I
love children" This appeal was
written in a childish scrawl and
many words were mispelled.
The minister had dog Of his own
but accepted the responsibility which
some youngster had trust upon him
by taking the dog as his charge. He
inquired among his friends and soon
placed Brownie in a new home.
Shortly afterward he received by
mail another note in the same hand
writing. The message was short, ex-
pressing simply, Thanks an awful
lot for what you did for Brownie" I"
If your dog has a cough, I suggest
first that you remove his collar In
favor of a harness. If the cough
still persists, then by all means have
your pet checked by veterinarian.
He should be able to discover
quickly what is causing the trouble
and to remedy it. Worms may be
the cause of a dry cough.
william Laumann, Northern Park
way, New York City, had his dog
killed and, as he explains it, all be-
cause the animal ate some shrimp.
1t seems that Laumann with his
wife and two friends were In the
kitchen Of their home talking and
Evening star., 1948-12-05

Most gardeners in selecting shrubs
for the home grounds concentrate on
the spring bloomers, thus leaving
their border without points OF in
terest at other seasons. This may
easily be avoided. Even in the small
ward 1t is desirable to include one or
more of the smaller berried shrubs
for winter display. Or, better still,
use a firethorn which may be trained
against a wall where its brightly
colored fruits will make . pleasing
display.
There are berried shrubs for use
In most situations. Some, such OF
the oregon hollygrape and hollies,
do well in O shaded situation. The
coralberry may be used to hold the
soil on a bank. The rampant grow
ing bittersweet may be used as q
climber or allowed to sprawl over q
wall or bank. The showy flrethorn
may be pruned into a hedge,
trained against q wall, or kept as q
specimen bush. The common bar
berry, as well as the lesser known
barberries may be trained into
hedges, grow in the shrub border or
as specimen plants in the yard. In
any situation they will display their
numerous brightly colofed berries
throughout the winter.
Giants or Dwarfs.
The choice will depend somewhat
upon the size of the yard. There are
tall growing shrubs such as the
viburnums, the hollies, and the CO.
toneasters which will reach to 10
feet or more. The small trees in
clude the dogwood, the crabapples
and the hawthorns. Dwarf growers
include the barberries, the coral
berry and the cotoneasters. Those
of more moderate size might well
include the beautyberry, the Oregon
hollygrape and the bush honey
suckles. Some are quite spreading
in size and this should be taken
into account when making the selec-
ton. A few do not hold their berries
for long, such as the honeysuckles
and the dogwood which means they
are of little value during the winter
season.
Several of the berried shrubs are
evergreen-hollies, oregon holly
grape, cotoneaster, and two or three
of the barberries. The flrethorn
Evening star., 1948-12-05

their flowers and for their snowy
fruits hips) are spreaders but, of
course, are not in the same class
with the coralberry in this respect.
For shady situations the hollies,
Oregon hollygrape and several of
the viburnums are most suitable,
although all are rather tall growing.
The firethorn does not fruit too well
when grown in the shade.
Inasmuch as the hollies and the
bittersweet have sexes on different
plants, care should be taken to have
a male plant nearby to pollenize the
berry-bearing female. II this is not
practicable it Is sometime possible
to buy a female holly on which a
branch from a male plant has been
CRATER. However, holly trees have
been widely planted in the Wash
ington area and the pollen may be
carried as far as mile by insects.
Evening star., 1948-12-05

eve me with displeasure, and when
I took q step toward her, would re-
treat at a fast gallop to the other
end of the farm.
I even tried to lasso her, and, be-
lieve 1t or not, got a loop over her
horns. But the rope broke and she
was off at full speed again.
She would still be out, suppose
If it hadn't been for the children
They came out to help and Camelia
calmly walked up and allowed them
to lead her back to the barn.
That should have been enough
for one day, but not with my cows
They stood watching me bring them
hay late that afternoon and noticed
that I left the barnyard gate
slightly ajar.
That was enough. Led by the
calf, they made a dash for open
country, leaving me to watch them
scamper of down the hill, their
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generally loses its foliage before the
winter Is over. A few have tried
the Heavenly bamboo Nandina do
mestica) in this area. 1t has snowy
berries and Is evergreen, but it is
not a dependable shrub this far
north. The same may be said OF
the Yaupon llex vomitoria), an
other evergreen holly.
The beautyberry is an interesting
and colorful shrub with purple fruits
that last well into the winter. How
ever, it suffers some winter injury
which is not a serious handicap
since the branches should be pruned
rather severely each spring. The
injury is less noticeable where the
shrub Is planted in the open away
from protecting buildings.
The cotoneasters-Rock, Book
Evening star., 1948-12-05
Herd Sire Selected

The selection of new Aberdeen.
Angus herd sire for the University
Of Maryland has been announced
by DR.. j. E. Foster, head of the
Animal Husbandry Department. The
bull, Pride Eric c. S. 9th, was bred
by Cold Saturday Farm in Finks-
burg, Md, and secured for the Uni.
versity from Judge H. II. Hackney.
Evening star., 1948-12-05
Garden Club Activities

Woodbridge Garden Club tomorrow
will observe its 22d birthday ami
versary and elect officers for the
coming year. Refreshments will
follow the meeting at which Prof.
]. B. Norton Of the University OF
Maryland, widely known for his
development Of new daylilies, will
speak and show slides.
The nominating committee will
present the following slate: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Alma E. Marshall: vice
president, John M. Davidson; re-
cording secretary, Mrs.. A. P. Hof-
mann, corresponding secretary, Mrs
e. c. Hunton: treasurer, w. w. Gif-
fen; librarian, Miss Hazelle M.
johnson.
The meeting will be at Sherwood
Hall, Twenty-second street and
Rhode Island avenue NE, 8 pm.
Hyattsville Horticultural Society
will hold its annual banquet Thurs
day at $50 pm. at Pinkney Mem
orial Church, Forty-second and
Gallatin streets. Announcement of
the award to q member OF the
Evening Star Cup for 1s49, based
upon accumulated exhibit points dur
ing 1948, will be q feature. Chand-
Ter 8. Robbins Of the Patuxent
Research Refuge will speak on the
winter feeding of birds, a Chesa-
peake g. Potomac Telephone Co.
quartet will sing, and Dudley Clark
will furnish violin solos, accom-
panied by Mrs. Clark. Banquet
tickets are 81 so, members having
priority.
The cup, held for a year by an
individual, was won permanently
by the society in competition with
other clubs in the Metropolitan
area. The individual member who
accumulates the most points in
the clubs monthly exhibitions is
awarded possession for a year.
The Potomac Rose Society at a
special meeting recently authorized
It's ulICCCUIC w A24SACdcC tAAS e0SC
from $50 to 50. The December
meeting will be omitted. Charles
Montgomery, president, has an
nounced that the monthly news
letter will be edited by Walter H.
Gannaway and Frederick w. Lang,
with DR.. Freeman Weiss continuing
to present specialized articles deal
ing with rose care.
Metropolitan Area African Violet
Club will meet Friday at the YWCA
in Alexandria, st. Asaph and
Cameron streets, at pm. Preced-
ing a Christmas party will be an
election of officers and discussion
of plans for the spring show. Ap-
plication for membership by resi-
dents of the District, Maryland and
Virginia should be made to Mrs. E.
Toms, 10 West Maple street, Alex
andria.
National Capital Dahlia Society
meets Thursday night at 8 O'Clock
Sor aIeotioy, ~ ofY3cors and n prO.
Evening star., 1948-12-05
BLUEGRASS Boosted

Bluegrass seed yields may be null
tiplied four or five times by applying
nitrogen fertilizer to increase fer
tility and by dusting with DOT to
kill insects, according to tests made
by the agriculture experiment sta
ton in Central, Kentucky.
Evening star., 1948-12-05
Farm Bureau Sessions

The 33d annual convention Of the
Maryland Farm Bureau will be held
January to IL at the Lord Balti-
more Hotel, Baltimore. The annual
banquet January II will feature
Maryland-produced food.
Evening star., 1948-12-05
Vugimia.MaryIand
4.H Club Activities

The Loudoun County (Va) live
stock judging team placed 10th at
the International Livestock Show at
Chicago recently. The team pre-
viously had placed first at the At.
lantic Rural Exposition at Rich
mond and the Eastern National
Livestock Show at Timonium.
Nine Culpeper club members have
started baby beef projects. The
calves will be fed a ration of grain
and readied for the annual spring
show and sale. Members feeding
calves are Carol Doyle. Culpeper;
Jean Settle, Dorothy Settle and Billy
Settle, all of Brandy; Charles Chill
ton and Elinor Chiffon, both Of
Lakota; Campbell Hit and Tommy
Rcsenberger, both Of Jeffersontons
and Edgar Sims. jr., Of Rapidan.
Evening star., 1948-12-05
Apple Crop and DDI

The National Apple Institute sur
vey reveals that DDT has increased
the number of marketable apples by
an average of Is per cent over last
years crop. Some growers reported
increases of go per cent.
Nearly half the 1000 new trac-
tors in Australia this year are from
the United States.
Evening star., 1948-12-05

gram OF colored slides and discus
sion. The meeting will be in room
43 Of the National Museum at
Tenth street and Constitution ave-
nue. NV.
The Executive Committee of the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Harvest
Show will meet tomorrow night at
8 at the home Of the president,
Frederick w. Lang. Other new Of
ficers are: Vice president, j. b.
Bodley; recording secretary. Miss
Altoona Chartron; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Reginald Alexander:
treasurer, John Sidebottom; dele
gates at large, Edward x. Bender
of Takoma Park and George Smith
Of Bethesda.
Evening star., 1948-12-05

National Capital Dahlia Society
meets Thursday night at 8 O'Clock
for election Of officers and q pro-
, 1948-03-30
MCASIO MOO NEW
or REA

Nicasio Nico, Chief oper-
ator in charge of the general
ing plant of the Rural Electric
Division at the Virgin Islands
Company, has been promoted
to the position of manager of
the Rural Electric Division.
The post was formerly held
by Owe Olsen, who resigned
some time ago to take another
post.
Mr.. Nico was promoted on
the basis of his good record
and the excellent manner in
which the plant has been run.
When Senator Butler, Rep
resentative Miller, Governor
HASTE and other members of
the party visited the plant re-
Gently they were greatly i'm
pressed and so stated in their
report to the Congress. It is
also in line with VICO's new
policy to promote from with
in the ranks.
It was on April !, 1886 that
Mr.. Nico was first appointed
foreman in charge of the Gen
eral Service Department of
Continued on page -
, 1948-03-30
DR.. O ANDUZE
APPOINTED ASST.
COMNLS. of HEALTH

DR.. Roy Anduze has been APP
pointed Assistant Commission
er of Health and Assistant
Chief Municipal Physician for
st. Thomas and ST. John, eff
fective March Is. He replaces
DR.. John Moorhead who was
promoted to the post of Com
missioner of Health for the
Virgin Islands and Chief Nun
icipal Physician for St. Tho
mas and st. John.
DR.. Anduze relinquished the
post of chief municipal here
on March "a and has been
busy preparing for the arrival
of the new chief, DR.. Brian T.
Shorney.
, 1948-03-30
Haywood Gets B. A;
Was Boxing Champion

Herbert Haywood, who ar
rived here a few weeks ago,
was recently awarded the de-
gre of Bachelor of Arts by
Columbia College, mems lib
eral arts undergraduate school
OF Columbia University in.
New York. He was one of 100
graduates of the College who
received their degree at the
midyear. Since regular COM
mencement exercises will not
be held until the beginning Of
June, the graduates will re-
turn at that time to take part
in the Class Day presentation
OF awards and the academic
ceremonies of the Class of '48.
Mr., Haywood, who is a grad
uate of the Christiansted High
School and was Valedictorian,
entered Columbia to study
Government and Public Law,
discontinued his education to
Continued on Page A.
, 1948-03-30
Distinguished Surgeon
Visits ST. Croix

Professor A. T. Jurasz,
Chief Surgeon and Director
of PaderWiski Hospital, Ed
inburgh, Scotland, and Mrs.
Ernest Schelling, Vice Presi-
dent of the PaderWiski Fund,
in New York, spent Saturday
and Sunday morning in st.
Croix looking over the posi-
bilities Of locating in the Vir-
gin Islands. They came at the
invitation of Ward Canaday,
after spending some time in
Puerto Rico.
The Paderwiski Fund was
established as a memorial to
the great Polish pianist and
patriot. for the care primarily
Of Polish patients and dis
placed persons. It's 800-bed
Continued on page a
, 1948-03-30
Dor Newton OPERATED
On AT Csted Ho ;pitsI

Dorr Newton, one of st.
Croix's newest citizen and the
new owner of the house form
erly owned by the late Hon.
D. Hamilton Jackson, fell sud-
denly i'll during a party at his
home on Saturday night.
The party was to celebrate
the Newtons occupancy of the
house following completion of
extensive repairs. A large
number of guests had gather
ed when Mr.. Newton suffered
the attack and had to be rush
ed to the hospital where an
emergency operation was per
formed by DR.. Roy Anduze,
Chief Municipal physician.
, 1948-03-30
Jugo-Slay Troops
Maneuvenne Near Border

More than one thousand
Jugo-Slav troops have been
taking part in maneuvers
near the Italian border. It is
reported that a total Of 5000
troops with 300 tanks Of Sow
let make, have been observed
by Italian refugees fleeing
from the zone of Trieste con-
trolled by the Jugo-Slavs.
, 1948-03-30
IRAN SAYS RUSSIA HAS
THREATENED IND. 100 YRS.

The Government of Iran in
replying to a Russian note pro
testing the presence Of United
States military advisors in that
country said that Russia has
been threatening its indepen-
dence for one hundred years.
It is one of d series Of notes
nvnhnnnal r..s4k IL C
SSN witt tAAS 0UVkCJo LUZ
the past two months.
, 1948-03-30
RUSSIAN SUBMARINES
OFF u. S. COAST

Secretary of the Navy Sui
Ivan testified that submarines
seen off the United States
coast recently were Russian.
This charge was branded lie
by the Soviet Government.
lass, the Russian news
agency has been authorized to
state that the charge is q SLAM
derous invention.