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Evening star., 1949-05-23

were gradually lessened until he
received only one sleeping tablet
nightly.
He was showing such promising
progress that he was allowed TO
shave himself and his bathrobe,
with the cord which was found
knotted about his neck, was re-
turned to him.
His visitors, however, had been
few and then only those who were
close to him. President Truman
and Defense Secretary johnson
were among those who had paid
him visits.
Admiral Willcutts. whose Naval
Medical Center command includes
the hospital. has ordered a naval
board Of inquiry He said today ii
probably would report tomorrow
Evening star., 1949-05-23

strains Of war. None was in dis
grace. None was hungry.
Then why?
The probably answer Is un-
bearable personal tention, a feel
ing that life was no longer worth
the struggle.
Tensions Of Peace.
And it is an odd fact that the
tension of everyday living is
greater in peace than it is in war
Danger excites. tension destroys.
In a world at peace no one is
trying to take your life. In war
time the enemy is. And the more
he seeks your life the more you
want to keep it-if only through
pure stubbornness. The mere fact
he is after it makes you put a
higher value on 1t.
Another reason fewer people
commit suicide in wartime is that
life has a common aim. and
people have more of a we-are-all-
together feeling. They are also
more unselfish.
Long ago Henry Thoreau wrote
that most men lead lives of quiet
desperation" But as long as they
know they are needed and wanted
they go on living, desperate or
not.
Any goal or faith gives life a
purpose. This is why deeply
religious people are less likely to
kill themselves than those less
religious. And it perhaps ex-
plains why fewer women commit
suicide than men. Women know
their purpose in life better than
men.
Evening star., 1949-05-23

former Secretary Forrestal." Presi-
dent Dutra said. 1T can be truly
said that he died victim of duty
due to overworked for his country.
I'VE Brazilians will always
cherish the memory Of this en-
inent citizen who. as Secretary of
the Navy and later as Secretary
pf Defense. did so much for the
common cause Of democracy"
Evening star., 1949-05-23

or next day" after making an
autopsy.
Capt, George N Rains. we'll
known pSychistrist who had been
tending Mr.. ForreStal. apparently
also Was convinced at his patient s
improvement for he left TO attend
a meeting in Ottawa, Canada.
Evening star., 1949-05-23
Library Group Elects

Mrs. Helen E. Vessels. acting
chief of the libraries branch of
the State Department division of
Libraries and Institutes. has been
elected president of the District
Library Association, it was an
nounced today. She succeeds
Scott Adams. acting director of
the Army Medical Library.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-08
Shuttle Bus

thorp, was the only thing this
driver could do under the circum-
stances. But this was a regular
run, not a garage" run.
Both the city and CTS recognize
the fact that transportation is fac
ing bad season. Holiday shoppers
and sudden bad weather always
cause terrific strains.
Both agreed also, there is no
ultimate solution to the present
problem until more people stop
driving their private cars and use
the buses, thus relieving the traf-
fic along Euclid ave. Buses must
travel there. Statistics reveal that
more suburban motorists drive
than urban motorists and CTS is
trying to capture the suburban
driver as one means of thinning
out traffic.
1t was agreed that until rapid
transit is operating fully, not too
much can be done to ease up the
local transportation service, since
buses must continue to buck traf-
fic. They have one advantage over
the street cars, however, in that
they can swing around and pro-
ceed in the event Of a traffic tie
up whereas the streetcars can pro-
ceed only on tracks.
The East Cleveland officials,
states Mr.. Apthorp, came away
from the conference feeling they
had the full cooperation of CTS
in meeting their common problem,
and that Mr.. Hyde is as eager to
provide the best possible. service
as the riders are to get it.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-08

Rev. Shaffer is specially proud
of the fact that two young men
of the church are preparing to
enter the ministry. Rev. Robert E.
Borneman, is seeking his degree of
Doctor of Divinity at Princeton
Theological Seminary, and Clifford
l.. Schreck is sophomore at
HANNA Divinity School, Witten-
berg. Mr.. Schreck was the first
child to be baptized at ST. James
by Rev. Shaffer, who also con-
firmed him.
During their twenty-five years
of residence in East Cleveland, Rev
and Mrs. Shaffer have merited a
wide circle Of friends who join
with the congregation in extend
ing congratulations upon this au-
spicious occasion.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-08
Churches

The next meeting of the W.S.C.S.
of the Church of the Cross will be
Wednesday, December 14th. The
Executive Board will meet at 10:3O
am. followed by a luncheon at IL
noon. A Christmas program de-
picting Christmas at different Mis-
sion Schools will be given at 1
pm. Reservations for the luncheon
should be made before Monday
evening, December 18th.
The various circles of the Church
of the Cross will hold their Decem-
ber meeting as follows:
Circle A - Mrs. King, leader,
meets with Mrs. Frank Balogh,
2129 Noble rd., December 28th, at
p. m.
Circle B-Mrs. Elgin, leader, will
meet with Mrs. B. J. Spellen, 974
Brunswick rd., for a pot luck De-
cember 10th, 1890 pm. Gift ex-
change.
Circle C-Mrs. Dick, leader,
meets with Mrs. P. ]. Pfeiffer,
2479 Green rd., December 28th at
1890 pm.
Circle D-Mrs. Clifford, leader,
meets with Mrs. Chas. Merriman,
1867 Ardmore, at 1 pm. Decem-
Der 21st.
Circle E-Mrs. Smith, leader,
will meet with Mrs. L. Ellison, 986
Caledonia, on December 10th at
1890. Mrs Glenn Cutler will assist.
Circle F-Mrs. Weiss meets with
Mrs. Paul Whiteman, 1883 Penn
brook rd., December 28th at 1890.
Mrs. Weiss will assist.
Circle G-Mrs. Gregg, leader,
meets with Mrs. Greggs, 1898
Winsford rd., December 21st at
8 pm. Mrs. Helene Beach will
assist.
Circle H-Mrs. Sherman, leader,
meets with Mrs. D. Reed, 3422
Spangler rd., December 18th. Mrs.
Jos. Bower, Mrs. E. Fee, and Mrs.
V. Hard will assist.
Circle Mrs. Gray, leader, will
meet wit hMrs. 2. Taylor, 1858
Brewster rd., December 10th at l
pm. Mrs. John Hudelson and Mrs.
Rae Merely will assist.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-08
Church 18th
Anniversary

There he met and married Miss
Lucy M. Lohr, daughter of a
Pennsylvania farmer. A few years
later there came the call of the
ministry and the couple went to
Springfield, Ohio, where they en-
rolled at Wittinberg College; Mr..
Shaffer to begin his preparation
for the ministry and Mrs. Shaffer
taking up work in the field of
Religious Education to equip her
self for her new field of service.
In 1922 Rev:SShaffer accepted a
call to the Rockway-Trinity Luther
an Church in Springfield, remain
ing there until he came TO East
Cleveland in 1924.
During the quarter of century,
under the guiding hand of its pas
tor, st. James has grown steadily
in membership and service. 1t was
one of the first churches in Cleve-
land to install Carillonic Tower
chimes. The bells were dedicated on
Thanksgiving Day, 1948 "in CRATE
full recognition of the sacrifice and
service of it's members who served
in World War II.
When Pastor Shaffer began his
work at St. James, the congrega-
ton had a S28,856 debt and was
still partially supported by the
Home Mission Board. Five years
later it became self-supporting,
paid off it's debt in 1914, and now
has a building fund nest egg of
$13,342.
Teaching methods in the Church
School are kept abreast with prog
ress in Religious Education instruc-
ton.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-08
DeMOLAY CARNIVAL

Heights Chapter, Order of De-
Molay is having a Christmas sea-
son carnival in the banquet room
Of the Heights Masonic Temple
located at Lee and Mayfield rds.
Saturday night, December II at
8 p. m.
Everyone is invited to come and
try his or her skill at some of the
games, and to enjoy the dancing
Prizes will be awarded during the
evening.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-08
LYCEUM CLUB

Lyceum Club president, Mrs.
Norman Dodwell, is rounding up
all past and present members for
the annual Christmas party, Tues
day, December 13 at 6:30 p. m., at
Masonic Temple. At this time the
former teacher, George T. Hantel-
man, noted lecturer, will speak.
Evening star., 1949-07-10
This Week in the Garden

Pruning evergreen hedges such
as hemlocks and yews in June or
July has the advantage of work.
ing in a season less crowded with
gardening chores than in March
or September. Another advan-
tage is that the growth is soft and
easily cut. The new growth which
follows such pruning at this sea-
son soon hides the exposed stubs.
Always leave the hedge wider at
the bottom than at the top If you
would avoid having it become
more or less bare-legged.
Now is the time to sow seeds OF
columbine. primula, pansies, bap-
tisia and other perennials. Plants
from seed sown at this season
should be large enough to trans
plant to the perennial border in
late September where they may
become well established before
cold weather is to be. expected.
Sow the seed in bulb pans filled
with vermiculite or spaghnum
moss.
Blueberries and other plants
may be protected from Japanese
beetles and from hungry birds
with tobacco" cloth, a strong
netting that resembles cheese
cloth. It Is normally available in
the tobacco producing areas In 49,
inch bolts; occasionally it may be
obtained in 30-foot squares.
Evening star., 1949-07-10

But the strangest thing has
been going on in the Clarks' yard!
Comics chickens keep falling IN
the pool-something that chick
ems don't do ordinarily. and OF
course, Punch. the retriever, keeps
bringing them out again.
No one seems to know just why
the chickens fall in the water 30
regularly. particularly at times
when Connie is In the house.
Jerry doesn't hear you when you
ask about it.
The Clarks are thinking OF NOV
ing to town, but I think 1t Is q
mistake. This is why I think 50.
The other day she saw q man
who had just caught young
skunk and she wanted to buy It.
She would have, too, but the man
wouldn't sell. Now Connie says
she just has to have pet skunk.
I say pet skunks and city apart
ment dwellers require separate en-
yironmentS,
Evening star., 1949-07-10
Life in the Country: Why Shade Trees?

You shouldn't have to do any
thing when the sun is hot, the
humidity is high and the heat
bearing down from all sides. You
should just sit in the shade, sip
ping ice tea from a frosted glass
and listening to the drone of in
sects, which grows louder and
more frenzied with the mounting
heat.
That is what I once thought
country life would be. But I've
changed my mind. For things
begin to happen on our 40 Vir-
ginia acres at the very time I'm
least prepared to meet them.
You would think, for example,
that the old gander would be con-
tent to remain in the GOODNESS of
the barn with his setting mate in
stead of wandering about in the
hot sun. And you would also
think that the cow would stay
quiet, away from the direct rays
of the sun.
But that isn't the case. For at
the very hottest part Of the day
the gander decided to take a walk
and to challenge the cows right
to enter her stall.
Result: He was gored for his
pains and is now recuperating in
a pen in the front yard.
But that wasn't enough. The
filly got herself caught in piece
of fence. And, after she was
freed safely, the calves decided
to break out and give me chase
all over the place.
I've given up. There is no need
of shade trees in my front yard
Evening star., 1949-07-10
Dl4s ;21tt N9Sttss2 Ns9Sts2
* ..sS1.7lE:s

age-long past puppyhood-he de-
lighted in taking magazines of
the tables about the house and
rending them into shreds. Then
suddenly Pal ceased to be destruc-
tive. He became a model canine
citizen.
A number Of readers have writ
ten In asking If dogs are suscep-
tible to ivy poisoning. Some have
described symptoms In their dogs
like those suffered by victims Of
poison ivy.
Dogs are not susceptible to ivy
poisoning. The dogs with such
symptoms are apparently victims
of hives-the same kind Of hives
we humans suffer from. To treat
such a condition do the following:
Keep the dog quiet and out Of
the sun; restricting him to milk
and-meat diet in rather small
amounts. This is a simple treat
ment, but under this treatment
the rash will clear up and the
hives should disappear within .
couple Of days.
q. At what age should female
dog be spayed?-M. M.
A. 1t should. be done as soon
after the dog has been weaned
as possible. and before the dog is
6 months Of age.
@. Is it true that a dog has
more permanent. teeth In his lower
jaw than in his upper jaw?-
A. Mem.
A. Yes. In the upper jaw there
should be six incisors, two CANNES
and IL molars. In the. lower jaw
a dog has the same arrangement,
plus two more molars, making a
total of "a teeth in the lower Jaw
and 20 in the upper jaw.
(Released by McNaught Syndicate, Ine)
Evening star., 1949-07-10
Farmer Gears Crops
To Soil and Ha1ts
Losses From Rains

After a good many years.
Lathrope E. Smith thinks he has
the answer to production on his
256-acre farm near Travilah. Md.
It is soil conservation-a plan
that enables Mr.. Smith to fit his
crops to his soils and to prevent
costly losses from heavy rains.
We've been going along slowly
here, not getting much Of any
place. But now I'm sold on con-
servation. I think 1t Is the great
est thing ever thought out for
farming"
The. war took a big slice out Of
Mr.. Smiths farming activities.
He is a Reserve officer, and served
in the Army for five years. Mrs.
Smith, who is interested in gar
dening and flowers. is employed
at the Patent Office. The vege-
table garden shows the touch OF
her hand, and a new greenhouse
is being built SO that she can con-
tinue her horticultural interests
throughout the winter.
And now the Smith conserva-
ton plan is taking shape. The
contour strips will provide 80 acres
of hay and pasture. and there will
be 76 acres for rotation cultivated
crops. The remaining acres will
include 100 in permanent pasture
and the balance in a game refuge.
Mr.. Smith has had good results
with hogs. His purebred Hamp-
shires brought the top price re-
Gently on the Baltimore market.
He now is beginning a herd Of
grade Hereford cattle, using a
purebred bull to breed up his stock.
There are so head of cattle now
on the place.
Mr.. Smith finds a good shop
essential for a farm. It saves time
and money when things break, as
they always do when you need
them most. He bought an electric
welding outfit and taught himself
to weld just to avoid costly delays.
His current shop project is an
elevator to move baled hay into the
barn loft. This he is rushing to
finish before all Of his hay is ready.
What do the Smiths like best
about their farm? Well, 1t is prob
ably the pond that lies down be-
hind the house.
There is just nothing like it"
he said. 1T is the finest thing in
the world to be able to take a
cool dip at the end of a hot day"
Evening star., 1949-07-10

The only grave in the city o1
Carmel, Calf, Is the grave Of q
dog. It is the grave Of Pal. q
mongrel. which died on December
8, 1943.
Pal belonged to no individual;
he had been adopted by the city
IA years before. His home was
the local post office, where he slept
and was fed-perhaps too much
by the citizens Of the town.
When q mother dog pushes
aside a sickly or defective new
born puppy you can figure that
even with the best of care, almost
invariably this puppy will die
The mother dogs maternal in
stinct tells her this, long before
you are aware Of the possibility
Mrs. Ira Farnsworth Of Water
town. Mass, is advising her friends
to be careful when playing the
piano when their pets are around
It seems Mrs. Farnsworth's s.
year-old terrier Jack bit her hand
recently while she was playing
She says it was her fault-she was
playing tunes that Jack didn't
like.
People expect q very young
puppy to be more or less destruc-
tive and to chew up rugs and to
gnaw the toes off any shoes he
can find. He knows no better.
But If he continues to be de-
structive when he has passed be-
yong puppyhood. that is quite
another matter. Most well-taught
dogs soon learn to behave. But
there are exceptions. I have
owned one Of these exceptions
myself.
Up to the time Pal, one of my
pointers, was nearly 8 years OF
Evening star., 1949-07-10
Prune Shrubbery in Due Season
Cut Evergreens Back to Fork;
Trim Canes Off at Base Level
BY Wilbur H. Younsmon
BY Wilbur n. Younemon
Er,dsn Sd;xer

although 1t is better If we go q
step further and remove most of
the suckers which spring up
around the base of bush. Rho
dodendrons are most easily pruned
by judicious cutting of the flowers
which are just as easily admired
indoors as out. The pruning of
azaleas usually consists of remov-
ing straggly branches and dead
wood; this should be done shortly
after the Towering season. The
removal Of spent blossoms Of both
lilacs and rhododsndrons is con-
sidered good garden practice. but
may be too much OF a chore for
some.
The hydrangea group provides
another exception, the Shiny
leaved" or florists hydrangea
which blooms in the summer on
last seasons wood, needs only to
have the dead canes and those
that are small and weak removed.
Further thinning Is usually ad-
justed to the gardeners desire for
large flower heads. Most Of the
other commonly grown varieties
of hydrangeas produce their
flowers on new growth and are
pruned rather severely in the late
winter or early spring.
On Evergreens Pruning.
The pruning Of evergreens is
necessary if we are to keep them
compact and growing vigorously.
Lack of pruning is usually accom-
panied by an open growth with
most Of the new foliage at the
tips of the branches. Regular
pruning. either In the spring or
early fall, is needed to keep them
compact and well leaved. Some
gardeners like to prune by giving
a smooth clipping to the entire
shrub which makes 1t more or less
formal in appearance. This type
of pruning is not always in keep
ing with the landscape design. A
rough shingling is needed to retain
the natural habit of growth. and
consists Of cutting each branch
back to a fork. Sap will not flow
into an unleaved stub and SO stubs
should be avoided by cutting back
to side branch Or to q cluster of
needles. The pruning Of spruce
and frs is seldom practicable be-
cause Of their habit Of growth;
but, arbor- vitae, hemlock, yew,
juniper and retinospora need re-
gular care.
To summarize, pruning may be
done at various seasons of the year
depending upon the habit of
growth and the formation of
flower buds, the main point of
emphasis, being that our shrubs
need annual attention. This Is
more essential than the time of
year because 1t is important to the
quality OF flowers, their health,
and the keeping Of the plants
youthful in appearance. The
retention Of their natural habit of
growth depends upon the removal
Of old branches near the ground
line and not by looping of the
tODs.
Evening star., 1949-07-10

Many plants may be grown from
cuttings taken at this season Of
the year. Place them in a half
and half mixture of sand and peat
moss in a protected shady situa-
ton where they may be kept moist
but not wet. Cotoneaster, azaleas,
Helianthemum (sun-rose). Iberis
(candytuft). and the herb Teu-
crium (germandeD among the
woody plants, and perennials such
as Alyssum, Arabs, Aubrieta, sew
eral of the Campanulas, pinks,
dwarf phlox, Saponaria, the Sc
dums. Sempervivum. silene and
veronica may be increased in the
same way. With little care sew
eral of the perennials will develop
into rooted plants ready for the
border by mid to late September.
Now that the Japanese beetles
are beginning to devour our rose
buds we may, and probably should,
change our practices. Take a tip
from the florists and cut our roses
in the bud stage just as they begin
showing color. Let them open in
doors in deep cold water.
A second method, is to cut the
bushes almost as far back as we
did in the spring, so that they
make new growth rather than
flower buds. This practice should
operate to prevent the formation
of flower buds before mid-August.
It is also predicated upon the as
sumption that the flowers pro-
duced in the heat Of the summer
are unsatisfactory and that the
plants should be built up for a
good blossoming period in the fall.
Now that the ANIMALS are begin
ming to bloom freely it is well to
remember the Importance of keep
ing spent blossoms removed. Most
ANIMALS, If allowed to produce seed
will consider their mission In life
completed and lose vigor. Free
cutting for indoor use will. Of
course, have the same beneficial
effect as pinching of the spent
blooms.
Cryolite and rotenone are the
only two insecticides generally re-
commended for the control Of the
Mexican bean beetle. Whichever
material used, to be effective,
must be applied to the undersides
Of the leaves. Rotenone is the
more desirable product, since it is
nom poisonous to arm-blooded
animals. Cryolite is soluble in
water and may be washed from
the pods after picking. although
most gardeners will find that early
applications will clean up an in
festation and make the spraying
after pods are well developed un-
necessary. Lead arsenate should
not be used on beans-it will kill
the plant; DDT Is not effective
against the Mexican bean beetle.
The falling Of tomato blossoms
may be due to too much shade;
cool weather: too much or too lit
tie moisture in the soil, and excess
nitrogen in the soil. The latter
may be corrected by the addition
Of superphosphate-a cupful to q
plant worked into the soil is norm
ally sufficient to balance the nj
trogen.
Evening star., 1949-07-10
Mason to Address
Dahlia Society

The National Capital Dahlia
Society will meet Thursday ut the
National Museum. Arthur 8.
Mason, Agriculture Department
administrative assistant, will speak
on Breeding Dahlias."
The show committee, c. L. Ar
mentrout, chairman, will make Q
report on the fall show plans.
The society will hold its annual
picnic July % at Sixteenth and
Monroe streets NE. at 5 pm.
Chairman is Mrs. Owen S. Hat
field, telephone Sligo 9442.
Evening star., 1949-07-10
Milking Test Made

A milking parlor and q COM
bine milking machine produced
higher quality milk that other
machines in recent tests at the
Virginia Experiment Station, &C.
cording to dairy researchers.
A combine milking machine is
a machine that draws the milk
into a glass container and then
passes 1t through stainless steel
pipes directly to the strainer and
cooler.
Evening star., 1949-07-10
SPRAY ,s5vs Mow
PHONE CHI. 314,
F0RmAN { BILLER
TREE EXPERT co.
95% REDUCTION
IN JAP BEETLES

A preliminary report on otfctus
tests by the Department OF Agricul-
ture indicates spectacular results
from, milky disease. The Burroughs
area in Northeast Washington.
treated 18 months ago as a CON-
n1unity project sponsored by its
citizens' association, has just learned
that the beetle population has been
reduced from IS to I per square foot.
Forty community areas treated In
1948 hare reduced their beetle popu-
lation from. 40 to 70Pe. Milky disease
applied 7,o,D ,Dill be effective against
the young grubs Which ,Dould other
,Ddse emerge as adult beetles merit
year.
Get your local citizens organiza.
ton, garden, ciDic or ladies' club
interested in this important public
serpice. Write or phone for prices
and procedures on oro1nizira youf
block or area TOR q beetle dripe.
Evening star., 1949-07-10
OES Activities .

Naomi Chapter will hold a pic
mic tomorrow from 6 to 8 pm.
ut the Palisades.
Martha Chapter will hold. a
moonlight cruise tomorrow at $3.50
pm. on the S. s. Mount Vernon.
Contact the matron or John
Jackson.
Evening star., 1949-07-10
Professionally
Yearbook Ready

The first copies of the 1949 Agri-
culture Yearbook, a volume de-
voted to forests and trees. will be
ready for distribution July II,
according to the Agriculture De-
partment.
Members of Congress. who dis
tribute a large number Of the
books, are expected to receive their
volumes early in August. The
book may be purchased for 81
from the superintendent Of docu-
Government Printing Office