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Evening star., 1949-08-28
Current 4 Actipities
OF Garden Clubs
The Potomac Rose Society h,

The Potomac Rose Society has
arranged for its members and
friends to visit the Conard-Pyle
Co. at West Grove, Pa, Septem-
ber 10. This is red rose rent day.
the day on which q traditional
payment Of one red rose is made.
in accordance with the terms OF
a deed dated 1881, to cover rent
for the property on which Red
Rose Inn stands and where the
Star roses are produced.
Buses will leave 1915 New York
avenue NV. at 8 am. Applica-
tions for reservations should be
sent to Hazen C. Terry, 1109 Lam
caster road, Takoma Park II,
Md. No reservations will be made
by telephone. For further in
formation call any one Of the
following: Mr.. Terry, Sligo 1881;
c. C.. Montgomery, Emerson 9060,
or L. v. Perry. Glebe 1851.
The Mems Garden Club Of
Montgomery County will meet at
8 pm. Thursday at the Battery
Park Clubhouse on Glenbrook
road. Bethesda. e. G. Foreman,
head Of the color department Of
the National School Of Photog-
raphy. Silver Spring. will give an
illustrated talk on Flower Pho
tography."
Evening star., 1949-08-28

This weeks planting in the veg
etable garden may include lettuce,
radishes and spinach. In the more
protected sections a trial planting
Of early maturing garden peas
would not be q bad risk.
The fall web worm is putting in
its appearance and should be con-
trolled with DDT or Chlorine
dust. Dust penetrates the web
better than q spray. Or. II the
branch holding the web is small
it could be removed and burned.
September is planting time
lawns, peoines. poppies, daffodils
and the first of the hardy ANIMALS.
Reseeding old lawns might well
consist of giving them a good
raking. scratching the surface Of
the soil with a steel rake, sowing
seed, and running the lawn now
er over the grass. Leave the clip
pings to serve as a cover for the
seed and the roller will press the
seed in the soil sufficiently for
termination. Use q mixture Of
good grass seed-Kentucky blue
grass, ulahee Creeping fed fescue
and Alta fescue for sunny yards.
Substitute Chewings fescue for
Illahee and Alta in dry shady
situations, or Danish bluegrass
(Poa trivialis) for the moist shady
places.
Transplanting and setting out
Of evergreens Is a September job.
Early planting Is desirable II
they are to become well rooted be-
fore winter winds and cold are to
be expected. Even then they
should be protected during the
winter with burlap screens. Fall
planting, in spite Of this needed
protection, is preferable to spring
planting since there is q longer
period Of good growing weather
for plants set out early in septem-
Der. August planting may be even
better, depending upon the season.
Many hardy garden lilies are
beginning to show signs Of dor
NANCY. the stage in which to
move them. Lift the bulbs while
their location Is easily determined
to avoid injury. Plant then in soil
that has been enriched with we'll
rotted compost and bone meal.
Check the planting depth for each
kind-some do better when plant
ed 10 to IL inches deep, q few
need only 2 inches Of soil over the
top Of the bulb.
Evening star., 1949-08-28

A reader asks II dogs ever Suf-
fer from heart trouble and, If so,
the kind Of treatment that ought
to be administered. Heart disease
is sometimes discovered in dogs,
but nearly always 1t Is a disease
peculiar only to old dogs. The
symptoms are palpitation, rapid
breathing and paroxysms of
coughing; the dog tires easily
when climbing stairs or refuses
to climb them at all.
A dog suffering from cardiac
trouble should be under the care
Of q veterinarian. While the ami
NAL cannot be completely cured,
if you follow authorized medical
instruction you will find that he
will improve. Dogs with heart
disease should have milk and
cereals substituted for meat in
their diet. Many prominent
veterinarians also recommend a
proper stimulant to keep the heart
action evenly balanced. Decrease
the amount Of drinking water, and
make certain not to overfeed him.
Dogs suffer from many differ
ent types of worms medicine the
condition can be quickly cured.
However, if a dog has hook worms,
it is necessary after treating the
animal for this particular para
site. to do something about his
kennel quarters or that part Of
the yard he has frequented. II
you don't. your pet will become
infested again with these worms.
In order to lessen the danger
Of reinfestation take about
2 pounds of ordinary table salt
and mix it with a gallon Of water.
Use boiling water and after the
solution cools spray it about the
kennel yard thoroughly. This
spray will kill any hookworm
larvae It will also help to elimi-
nate heas.
The race horse would beat the
racing greyhound in q short race.
but the foxhound would come out
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This Week in the Garden

is being encouraged by . few nur-
serymen although the risk Of fail
ure. except with potted plants, il
rather high. Plants with q ball OF
earth on their roots and which are
not allowed to dry out can usually
be depended upon to succeed with
September planting. They, how
ever, will need to be mulched with
straw as soon as the ground
freezes to protect them from
''heaving."
It is not too early to be prepar-
ing for winter cover crops in the
vegetable garden. Common rye
grass and crimson clover are two
such crops that do well in this
area but should be planted early
enough for the plants to become
well started before cold weather.
Rye and hairy vetch may be
planted much later and still do
well. These crops protect the soil
from washing and at the same
time add valuable humus to the
soil.t
Transplant perennials IS soon
as the ground Is ready. II the
young plants which you started in
July made normal growth they
should be ready to be placed In
the border. Early August seedlings
probably will not be ready before
mid-September! Transplant them
as early as possible. w. H. Y.
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Perennial Shrubs
Help Fence Lines

Moving weed-grown fence
rows. and borders Of roads is q
hot summer chore that can just
as well be avoided by planting
these areas to perennial shrubs
and other plants that control ero-
sion and provide food and cover
for wildlife, according to E. w
Mundie. soil conservationist at
". P. I.
After the paintings are estab-
lished, Mr.. Mundie said. it i
easier to take care Of them thar
it is to clip or spray weedy fence
rows every year with 2.4-D Of
other chemical weed killers.
Mr.. Mundie recommended that
2.4-D or other chemicals be used
for weed eradication in fields
and that desirable shrubs and
other perennial plants, including
fruit-bearing species to suppl,
food for wildlife. be established
In the fence rows and along thu
roads. Such shrubby planting.
also help keep snow from drifting
OF open fields onto the road
when winter winds blow again.
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By W. n. Younamon

ing Is to be avoided since it speeds
up growth and defeats the OBJ
jective of keeping the foundation
planting from hiding the house.
There is happy medium which
we should try'to achieve.
Water in Winter.
We should always try to keep
evergreens from going into the
winter on the dry side" In this
area we are seldom troubled with
this problem except for newly
planted trees or shrubs. Our soils
seldom freeze deeply and so the
roots continue to function. How
ever, on the south side of q build
ing where the reflected heat keeps
the leaves active. the roots may
not be able to take up sufficient
moisture to Offset the transpira-
ton. But regardless Of the kind
or situation it is desirable to keep
the soil moderately moist when
ever there is likelihood Of the
ground freezing.
Occasionally evergreens are at
tackled by insect pests. The bag
worm is common in this area on
arbor- -vitaes, jumpers and spruce.
When observed they should be
handpicked and burned. Spraying
in the spring with lead arsenate
when the young worms are crawl
ing about is also effective but we
seldom observe the proper stage
for spraying. The spruce gall
aphids is another frequent visitor
which may be controlled by spray
ing with nicotine sulphate, etc.
Hemlocks, yews and the chamae-
cyparis seem to be relatively free
from insect pests other than the
red spider mite. Red spiders are
especially bad on paintings where
air does not circulate freely. While
they may be killed with a blast
from the hose, more commonly.
spraying or busting with sulphur
or with one of the newer chemi-
calls such as HETP (hex-ethyl-
tetra- -phosphate) will do a better
job.
Evergreens seldom benefit from
cultivation. A mulch is preferable.
Most of the plants are native to
cool. moist situations and we
should never try to train them
differently. Allowing the needles
to rot where they fall may not
keep the yard as neat as desired.
AS a substitute we may spread a
layer of well-rotted compost or
peatmoSS.
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Records Important
In the Production
of Good Livestock

Farmers may be paying twice
as much as is necessary to raise
some Of the meat animals on their
farms, according to livestock spe-
cialists at the University Of Mary
land.
Repeated tests, 1t was said. have
shown that some animals and
some strains Of animals cost from
IS to so per cent more to produce
than others.
Two factors affecting the cost
of production for swine. beef
animals and sheep are rate OF
gain and quality Of the animal
when it reaches market age.
Three other factors affect the
cost Of producing swine. They are
the number Of live pigs farrowed
per litter. the number Of pigs sur
viving and feed requirements.
For beef animals, regularity of
reproduction and feed costs must
also be considered. For sheep.
other factors are regularity Of re-
production, number Of lambs per
eve, number OF lambs raised and
the amount and quality Of wool.
All Of these profit-determining
factors may be controlled by the
farmer, according to DR.. w. W.
Green Of the Animal Husbandry
Department.
He says the key to the problem
is to keep records Of performance
Records need not be hard to keep
Service dates are easily handled
under most conditions. Birth
weights may be obtained with
ordinary scales. or a tape may be
used on calves and cattle.
Weaning weights will show
something of the dams milking
and mothering ability. Rates OF
gain may be easily figured by
dividing the number Of pounds
gained by the number of days in
the feeding period. For pigs this
means that each one must have q
separate number. indicated by ear
notching. Ear tags, paint brands
or neck chains will do for sheep
or cattle.
Feed requirements are the hard
est to get because it means indi-
vidual or litter feeding, but fortu-
nately, in many cases, the ami
mails making the more rapid gains
are the most economical.
Evening star., 1949-08-28
Virginians Plant
More Hybrid Corn

Eighty per cent Of Virginia'S
corn acreage is planted to hybrids
this year, as compared to 76 per
cent last year. according to re-
ports from agronomists at VPI.
The present increase means
that about $4,000 acres planted to
open-pollinated varieties last year
now are IN hybrids. and that, fig
ured on the estimated 27 per cent
yield increase hybrids give, Vir.
ginia farmers should produce al
most one-half million bushels more
corn on the $4,000 acres than they
did last year.
Evening star., 1949-08-28
Citizens Meeting

Northeast Council Of Citizens
Associations. will discuss the rec
reation situation at Mckinley Pool
at 8 pm. Thursday In No. IL police
precinct, Rhode Island avenue and
Seventeenth street NE.
The River Terrace group will
meet at 8 pm. Wednesday in the
River Terrace Church hall, Ana
costa avenue and Clay street NE.
Evening star., 1949-08-28
All Fair

The Loudoun County All Fair
will be held at the Purcellvtlle
Fair Grounds September 10.
A new feature Of the fair will
be q parade Of floats made by 4-H
clubs Of Ioudoun County.
Another added attraction will
be the first night pony show,
which will begin about 7 pm.
Evening star., 1949-08-28

fitness. For Instance some nave advocated tne
election of a voteless delegate in the House OF
Representatives as affording test Such chal-
lenges of fitness have always been met with an
attitude of righteous indignation.
The weight Of substantial evidence Is against
any necessity for preliminary training to make
these intelligent, educated and patriotic Americans
of the District At to participate in government OF
country and community A flaw, however in the
civic organization of the community may. in part
be responsible for the impression of unfitness
Some citizens associations, 1t must be admitted
loosely organized and operate without que
regard to orderly procedure as required by the
parliamentary rules Of order. Considerable space
was devoted in this column on June II and IS to
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bureaucrat. Leon Wolcott, who
once was in the Agriculture De-
partment as an aid to former Sec
retary Wallace, took up farming in
Loudoun County about six years
ago.
All these years he has been 60
ing about quietly learning the
business Of dairying and trying to
become a solid farmer. He passed
the test a few days ago.
Leon dropped into a barber shop
in Frederick, Md. and while he
was In the chair the barber
started a conversation.
where are you FROM" he said.
Evening star., 1949-08-28
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Constructive Criticism of Civic Groups
Proposed Shift in School Building Use
By Jesse G. Suter

Citizens Associations Suffrage Proving Grounds
question often been raised by members OF the
that people OF the District
granted the right either national local. they should
pass through some probationary to their
Evening star., 1949-08-28

The fall planting Of strawberrie'
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The race horse would beat the
racing greyhound in short race.
but the foxhound would come out
Evening star., 1949-04-10

and Walker married Betty Comp
ton.
They came back to New York,
but the Walker day was done.
Betty Compton walked out of his
life, but never his heart. On a
late November night in 1946.
Walker, IS. beaten. closed his
eyes.
The Walker story could have
happened only in the United
States in an era when bootleggers
were honored citizens and gang
sters pursued their vocation with
as much freedom as delicatessen
operators.
AS a working newspaperman.
Fowler had a front seat at this
performance. The book grew out
of Walkers desire to leave a COM
petence for his two adopted chill
dren. He gave the data to Fowler
not long before his death. with
the expectation that 1t would be
turned into a movie. but the
screen version was never written.
Evening star., 1949-04-10

The fashioned division. os
those who are IN the state o: grace
and those who are not. has given
way TO the political separation Of
leftiStS and rightlstS Pride Is
an admission Of weakness. II Sc
cretly fears all competition.
There Is o world Of difference be-
tween knowing about God through
study and knowing God through
love Man today says he does
not want war but he wants the
things that cause war. - No soul
can be studied like a bug
Human beings need 10 be put to-
gether more than 10 be taken
apart. The modern tragedy
is not that humans give way 20
their passions more than in pre-
yious ages but, that IN leaving the
right road. they deny tha, there
is q right road. AsceticlSu
that makes US less agreeable "a
our neighbors does not please God
''' In other generatlons the
mind had problems, the mind OF
today is a problem. ''' Education
has become little more than the
replacing Of one point
OF view by another, as the su-
tomobile replaced the horse and
buggy. 80 The real choice offered
today is not between freedom from
and submission 10 au-
thority. 1t is rather a matter OF
what kind OF authority
We will accept"
Such q call to examination OF
may not make for best
selling but MSgr. Sheen aims at
II make for better living
He offers a positive path TO a form
Of freedom Of conscience" that
could open or reopen more hopeful
'istas to an anxious world.
Evening star., 1949-04-10
Crime and Mysteries
o. Nirpom Cteeassrs

Innocent ByxsAndrs by Crkag Racs
Simon and Schas;e:. Inc s.
Fsner SGsetGF@.
On any one but craAg Rars. ts4s
would took sooc BuI RICE !ans
~iI ee dl&aapo!n'ed that the prime
parveyor q. hosnscace wfth hQEnas
should create such a, straight
Qnfgnny warn Murder is ccae on
q ferns wheel ard full use Is made
az such Amusement, PARK actunc's
as the diving tank. fortune teller
fun house. portrait hlle- yca-
wait artist. etc Suspense eer,eEs
on police efforts 20 pin the murder
on q convict with gr1cge agAin&
the victim. ORR In the Case
sighed over ny pursued and pur-
Saer--has q mouth Ike q e-ulse6
rose,
Lady Killer. by 0eoyge Harmon
Coke Alfred A, knop. s. 50 ,
Lady Killer Harry FELTON, shakes
OF this mortal coil soon after COW
ertng ships arrival and rresgrn-
ably helping 10 sgnuggle ashore a
parcel OF Jewels Our hero, Pho
tographer Kent Murdoch. there
upon divides his time between
stumbling over corpSes and snap
ping pictures O. the victims As
sorted ronances, foreign and do
mestlc. satisfactorily eomplleats
the motives and multiply the sus-
poets
Madame Baltimore. by Helen
Knowland tDodo Mead & Co
$250l
Red Badge
Washington is the scene O. this
suspense novel by the wife Of
Senator Knowiand Of California.
but passion. rather than politics,
provides the motivation for the
OF handsome elder
statesman. Mrs. Knowland at
Evening star., 1949-04-10

appreciation Of the family tradi-
ton two mismated members Of the
next generation-who are watch
ing over his senile delinquency.
They are Lucy's willful son Robert
and Edwards cool daughter Ann.
Mr.. Cary's obvious pleasure In his
people is amply communicated.
His humanity encompasses the
bathing of a baby in a hotel room
and the death of an uncomplain-
ing widow in bleak boarding
house, the battle WEAKNESS of an
aging politician and the grief Of a
child whose parents must leave
him behind when they make the
traditional English removal to
India. AS in life. nothing turns
out quite as expected.
In a superb collection of charac-
ter portraits. that of Amy, Toms
sister in-law, is the most mem
orable. In fact, the depletion Of
this plain, practical woman, who
was wise enough to expect nothing
Of life, and brave enough to give
it everything, is a masterpiece.
Amy was splendid in her limited
way, but like many of her type.
she was more derided than ad-
mired while she lived.
Mr.. Cary frequently becomes
lyric in his praise of the passion
ate English spirit. That, too. is
within the scope of his Tom. in
whom the poet and the pedant
are mingled. ITO Be Pilgrim" Is
abounding with quality and flavor.
a worthy addition to the great
tradition of the English novel.
For those who believe that the
true glory Of the novel is the
revelation of character. it will be
one of the years most satisfying
books.
Evening star., 1949-04-10

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and q niss4ng pteasSO AFv aGDas
The varied clues 10 mgtysss tagar
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novel Of patnStak4ns detrctar
Mr. Loeel- q SECURITIES and ~
change Commission os*scial hrsv
and Mrs Leoell sei ths stagt a.
a funeral. sork up 10 = sc<ss;
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fancy tour de tarce complete a.
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remains Wlll Sadlr FeaErnesN,
help Mortimer forget ha femn
fatAIee
The Naving Target, By 1elln Ma
Donald alfred A knoF!
s. SO
Enough Villains 20 ~ "a
people &his hectic yarn q m4gde
and kadnApsne IN sJnn
Private DetectNr Lsr
Archer. paid 10 locate MillionAa
Gilman Ralph Sampson. eneouu'
ers a Smuggllng rins, visits Gu
OF phony sun sofSl1lpeFs dats
an alcoholic eh-moYie queen an
with . eoogie- woogte eA
pert, All this. and multiple muI
der. too
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biguity. 1t will be worth their
while at least to know his views
on Freudianism. repression and
self-expression. conscience and the
unconscious, sex. guilt denial. the
psychology of conversion, confes-
sion. and the sort of psyche
analysis that denies all moral
responsibility"
Masterful Reasoning.
The same qualities that have
won him following as a preacher
AMI teacher abound in this book.
There is clarity of expression.
wealth Of apt example. and calm
mastery Of definitive. documented
reasoning instead of slashing or
suffocating augmentation.
Reviewers will find themselves
frustrated" by space and pub
fishers curbs in wanting to go on
quoting such observations as:
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city's discovery Of the gay, we'll
dressed phrase-maker. and It's ad-
ulation Of him, made Of Walker
a hero and finally a victim OF the
age. He became irrevocably bound
to the times and would rise and
fall with, the era that created
him. .no1t 5Es-E 8Nh ro-
A Minstrel at Heart.
The story Of Jimmy Walker is
the story of lost opportunity. AL
ways at heart a minstrel, Broad
way was his life. He entered pol
itics reluctantly, at the urging of
his father Billy. a politician. The
powerful Charles F. Murphy, boss
of Tammany, was his mentor.
In II years in the Legislature.
where he became Senate leader,
Walker established a reputation
that brought him the New York
mayoralty at 43. Before that,
Murphy-now dead-had looked
eagerly to the day when his pro-
tege would sit in the Governors
chair at Albany-or go even
further.
-Four colorful years in the
Mayors Office followed. He beat
Fiorello La Guardia for reelection
in 1929. But the clouds were
gathering.
The press was becoming more
critical. The political opposition
kept up a drumfire. An investi-
cation of Tammany judges ir
magistrates courts was the open
ing blow. Walkers association
with Betty Compton. an actress
became a weapon of his foes
Then q Republican-controlleG
Legislature voted an inquiry into
the Mayors Office, and Gov
Franklin D. Roosevelt sanctioned
the move. A former judge Of the
Court of Appeals, the relentless
Samuel Seabury. conducted the
inquiry. Walkers lavish spend
lllS O1l Wlldb IiC Wdo PlCdSCo "
call the "beneficences" of friends
came into the record to hurt
While Gov. Roosevelt, battling
for the presidency, was studying
removal charges alleging mis-
feasance, malfeasance and nom
feasance, Alfred E. Smith. whose
friendship for Walker had cooled
long before, told him bluntly: -
Jim, you are through. You
must resign for the good Of the
party"
Three-Year Exile.
AS the summer of 1892 waned
Walker bowed. Betty Compton
Joined him in an exile In Europe
that was to last three years
but gave some surcease from
pressing creditors. A few months
later, Mrs. Walker divorced him
Evening star., 1949-04-10

Sara's first-person recital was a
virtuoso performance. So is Toms,
but it is far more than that, too.
For Mr.. Cary has fashioned these
"reminiscences and reveries OF a
senile, goatish character into a
richly human history of 10 years
in the life of an English family,
whose personalities and personal
ity he vividly and deeply conveys.
With age, Toms memories come as
sharp as his bones, and, remem-
bering a childhood he had thought
happy, he sees 1t for the Savage,
enchanted" world it was. Though
self-deluding, Tom could see
Evening star., 1949-04-10
Reading and Writing
s. r. L. Arouses New York Book World
By Making Issue of Best-SelIer Lists

category. count the number OF
stores which report each title.
then list the books according 70
frequency OF mention. We con-
slider general distribution a truer
index OF a books popularity than
its position on an individual
stores listing. M. Meg.