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Evening star., 1950-01-12
AZALEA?

fFTom Mrs. S. S. F., WGShington.)
For Christmas, I was given a
beautiful azalea plant. It is a
large plant with a woody stem
and should like to know If J
could plant 1t outdoors, SO as to
enjoy it for many years.
I do not know If it is best to
plant it now. or in spring month.
Whether to plant it while it is
still In bloom or wait until 1t is
finished blooming. II planted now
while in bloom, would a frost
kill it?
I keep 1t well watered with a
dish under the plant in which I
put water for the roots.
The leaves and flowers do fall
off quite a bit. I keep it in a
cool place and it gets some sun
every day.
would appreciate advice from
some one of you kind readers who
has successfully planted an aza-
lea, especially detailed informa-
ton such as printed recently by
j. H. W., regarding poinsettias.
A prompt response please as I
want to preserve this beautiful
plant. I thank you.
X n Il
REQUESTS AND
SUGGESTIONS.
(Fron1 Mrs. P. F. B., Ldndouer
Hills.)
Two more requests, one, a few
years ago, you had in the RICH
the poem of a kitchen prayer
with a Baltimore address and
price of same. where it could be
purchased, etc. Would appreci-
ate it If some one could let me
have the address.
Another request, I am looking
for the words and title Of q
poem heard some years ago.
I don't know who the author was.
I think 1t was recitation and
called. Mother Hasn't Spoke to
Father Since"
For Mrs. M. w. p, Vienna,
In regards to the iron skillet.
You might try and profit by my
experience. I use iron skillets
and have q small one, which was
all rough on the outside. Acct
IDENTIFY I forgot about it one day
when 1t was on the burner with
bacon grease in 1t. Naturally, it
was overheated, but the treatment
left the skilled burned clean dry
so that the roughness was all re-
moved when cleaned it. I sug-
gest trying to well heat skillet
with grease in 1t for some time,
but, of course, watch it. Hope
this will help your problem.
\ ~
BIRTHDAY CAKE?
from Mrs. w. B. p, Mount
Rdinier.J
Do you know Of q recipe for a
birthday cake I can serve at my
sons first birthday party. I would
like to make him q cake that isn't
too rich 80 that he may enjoy It.,
too.
CUSTARD PIE.
from Mrs. W. M, Washington.)
In answer to Mrs. w. c. K, who
has trouble with her custard pies,
she said that the custard gets
under the bottom crust. This will
happen II you use baking powder
In your pie crust so that may be
the cause Of her trouble.
n X \
RECIPES WANTED?
Iron, Mrs. H. g.. Arlington.)
I received q set Of waterless
cooking utensils for Christmas.
VIII you ladies send me some
recipes or uses for the all-pur-
pose cooker? Thanks.
Evening star., 1950-01-12

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Clearing House are not neces-
sarily those Of The Star and,
as 1t Is obviously impossible
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mitted. We cannot assume re-
sponsibility for them.
Betsy GasiceH
Evening star., 1950-01-12

(Fron1 Mrs. T. F. ~, CheDy ChGSe.)
Thanks to Mrs. E. N. H. of
Arlington for an answer to my
inquiry as to salt on silver. ]
didn't expect to find any solu-
ton except replating.
Evening star., 1950-01-12

From Mrs. M: H., Washington.l h
I want to thank the kind read
ers of RICH who so graciously
helped me obtain the information
I requested about magazines for
children.
Evening star., 1950-01-12
g THANK YOU NOTES.

Many thanks to M. C. v. of
Washington for her recipe on no.
bake fruit cake. I made a present
of 1t to the family and they
loved it.
Evening star., 1950-01-12
Readers C|eurinq House
LEMON CRACKERS

From Mrs. r. r. H., ArlingtonJ
To Mrs. R. G. j., who requested
a recipe for lemon crackers: My
mother used this recipe so years
ago. Perhaps your druggist can
help you figure out the right
amount of the first two ingredi-
ents.
Lemon crackers: Five cents
worth of baking ammonia, cents
worth Of oil of lemon, eggs, 2
cups lard. 4 cups sugar, l quart
sweet milk.
Dissolve ammonia in milk.
Cream lard and sugar together,
add eggs, milk and -four to make
stiff enough to roll. Cut in squares
or oblongs. No temperature is
given but I think a moderate oven
would be best. @
Here Is wishing you luck.
RECIPES.
(FTom E. r., WdShtngton.)
For the lady who wanted infor-
nation in regard to making liver
pudding, hogshead cheese and
other pork products, will supply
recipes If she wishes to write to
me through the RICH. I have
made all possible good things
from pork for the past several
years, including excellent mince-
meat. I recently used the pork
cake recipe that appeared in the
RICH and found it very tasty, but
I added eggs to that recipe. For
quick and easy cleaning of pork
rinds for butchering products, try
using a good brass brush about
2x3 inches, with handle.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-01-12

have robbed our crop and
range lanas of fertile soil. Wa
ter logging and alkali accumu-
lationS have damaged our irri-
gated lands. Cutting, grazing.
fires and insects have leSSened
our extent of forest lands.
Wind erosion is a constant
threat especially on fallow
lands. It causes loss of fertile top
soil and damages to surround
ing areas by soil deposits. Strip
cropping on a community basis
is an effective means of con-
trolling wind erosion. Stubble
mul2h tillage keeps a vegetative
cover on the surface to con-
troll both wind and water ero-
sion. This cover also helps wa
ter Seep into the ground faster
and reduces evaporation. A
properly placed windbreak pro-
tectS farm buildings and live
sto7k, and retards wind erosion.
Another great threat to our
fields is water erosion. I'M
properly located irrigation ditch
es and inadequate structures
permit water erosion and make
operations difficult. PROPERLY
installed checks and drops aid
in the control of irrigation wa
ter. Land leVeling permits the
irrigator to get water on and
off the field effectively. This
increases croo yields, saves wa
ter and labor, and prevents
seepage and loss of soil fertil-
itv. Flood irrigation makes use
of runoff, which would other
wise be lost to the area and it
gre4 thy increases CROP and hay
yields. It makes possible the
growth of crops on some lands
that were low PRODUCING or
suited only for range grasses.
Timber on watersheds is essen
tial for the maintenance of wa
ter resources and as a flood
control measure. Good timber
stands require management, Sc
leotiVe cuttings, and protection
from fire, grazing and insects
encourage better growth.
Crop reSidues on the surface
of land furnishes protective CO.
yer, adds organic matter, and
improves filth. Where stubble is
heavv it may be advisable to
use the packer following tillage.
Parking heirs anchor and
break the Stubble and results in
a firmer, more easily seeded
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-01-12
.Wyold News
0aSt weeks ItemS)

QaSt weeks ItemS)
Miss Hertha Semlek of Gil
lette, Wyo., and Frank Semlek
OF Moor"roft. Wyo., sister anc
brother of Mrs. Kenneth Nc
Caughn, visited at the Nc
Caughn home during the holi-
days.
Miss Ethel Kirkhart, the Wy
ola school lunch cook, spent
Christmas vacation with her
parents at Laramie, Wyo.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McKen-
zie of Quietus have been visitinr
Mrs. McKenZie's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Herb French.
Miss Julia Brand, Wyo1a Bap-
fist minister, left "Wednesday
for Bellingham, Wash, to visit
her mother for three weeks
Miss Malvina Johnson of Lodgc
Grass took charge of Mis-
Brands church service on jan
uary 8.
Herb French went to Rose
Meade, Calf, to visit his moth
er for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. FRANCIS Eggart
announce the engagement OF
their daughter, Kathryn Eileen:
to Adolph Frank Fink, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fink Oh
Roundup. The wedding viii
take place in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kip Ripley are
parent of a son born Friday in
Billings.
Mr.. and Mr.. Ralph Mitchell
moved their trailer home into
Wyola for the remainder of
the school year.
Mrs. Fora Wiley entertained
the Wyola sewing club at her
home January 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hammett,
Inabelle and Junior, spent the
holidays with relatives in Da-
kota.
Erie Gross and Don French
returned to Bozeman last Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Osgard
and Barry returned from a
ten-day visit with Mrs. OSgard's
parents in Oregon.
Mr.. William Graham return
ed to her home following a
major operation in Billings.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-01-12

soil. The object of tillage
should be to maintain as much
residue on the surface as can
be seeded with the equipment
available.
In order to aid conservation
a plan provides for the use of
each acre of land according to
its individual capabilities and
the treatment of eanh acre &C
eording to it's individual needs.
This land has been divided into
eight classes. that which con-
siStS of verv good land that ran
be cultivated safely with ordin-
ory good farm methods, good
land that can be cultivated
safely with e4silv applied prac-
tires, moderately good land
that can be cultivated sofelu
with intensive practices diff
c'1lt TO apply, fairly good land
that is best suited to pasture and
hav, but oan he safely rultivat-
ed occasionally with intensive
nracti"es. land that is suited
for grazing or forestry With
slioht or no limitation in use.
land that is suited for graz
inc or forestry with minor lin
itations in use. land that is
suited for grazino or foreStrv
with major Invitations in use
and land that is suited only for
wildlife or recreation. A Sol
Conservation Service te"hnioiar
hnlns divide this lard in these
classes ard a hoard of suner-
visors plans and administers 2
conservation rronram.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-01-12
Lodge Grass Girl
Wins First
LlEssay Contest

The following essay, written
by Theresa Bear Don't Walk,
was awarded first place in the
contest sponsored recently by
the Big Horn County Soil Con-
servation District. The contest
was open to all high school
students in Big Horn County,
and the subject was, Soil and
Water Conservation Needs in
my Community"
In our community and many
other communities, loss of res
ourceS has been great. Dry
farming, range lands, and If
rigated lands have all been in
jured because of the need OF
better soil and water conserva-
ton, Wind and water erosion
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-01-12
CATTLEMEN WARNED

DR.. H. F. wilkins of Helena,
state veterinary surgeon, has
warned most state cattlemen
not to permit bovine tuberculo-
sis and it's consequent threat
to human beings to return to
Montana in dangerous form.
DR.. Wilkins said: g" Continual
vigilance is essential. and we
must always put forth our best
efforts to prevent the introduce
ton of tuberculosis into the
state and to ferret out and err
adicate any centers of infection
Whi"h may be found to exist
in Montana"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-01-12
Dam Work About
One Fourth Done

Work on the Hungry Horse
project-largest concrete dam
now under construction in the
worlds about "a per cent
complete, according to General
Shea Morrison, prime contrac-
tor. .-: -.... ..-..~
Wages in 1919 totaled about
81, 100000 - including contrac-
tors and reclamation bureau
employees and private contract
labor.
The spring work schedule
may get under way March J.,
and peak employment next
year is expected to reach $500.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-12-29
Miss Mary Kueherry To Wed MT. Lowe in
 New Years Ceremony

The marriage of Miss Mary Ku- cherry to Ted Lowe will be sol emnized here this week end in a cermony set for New Years Day at o'clock in the afternoon. The bride-to-be is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Kucherry of Pal mer and has been employed at the trading post. She recently re- signed her position there to make preparations for her Wedding
 The young couples marriage will take place at the home of U. s. Commissioner Dorothy Sax ton with the bride given in mar riage by her father. Among guests who will be in attendance are Mir. and Mrs. Jack Lowe of An chorage, aunt and uncle of the bride -to-be.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-12-29
Alaskan Room Planned For Seattle Museum .

The new Seattle Museum of History and Industry is to have an Alaskan Gallery, according to Robert Gillespie, chairman, ac- cording to the Seaport Record.
 A letter received by Walter Sipprell, president of Seward Chamber of Commerce, states, "A group of Seattle businessmen who are appreciative of the large part Alaska has played in the business life of our city (Seattle) recently decided that a Museum without full recognition of Alas ka would be a good deal like a hearth without a fire, and they are consequently getting together S45,000 for an addition to the building now under construction, to be known as the Alaskan Gal lery."
 The City of Seattle has donated fOur-acre tract on Lake Wash ington Boulevard to the Seattle Historical Society upon which a S300,000 structure is being erect ed, and the Alaska Yukon Com mittee intends to make the Alas kan Gallery an outstanding unit of this great civic project.
 Here is where your organiza- tion (Chamber of Commerce) may be helpful" writes MT. Gillespie We want the Alaskan Gallery to not only portray Alaskan history, but to help visualize the great future potentialities of the Elm pire of the North and to provide source of complete, authentic information concerning the Ter ritory to all visitors"
 The Committee feels that Se- attle business houses who have profited through the years in the Alaska trade will respond gener- ously, and it is not their inten- ton to ask for financial aid from the Territory, but they do want help in compiling data, gathering exhibits, and suggestions as to the best way to present Alaska to Seattle visitors, according to the story appearing in the Seward newspaper.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-12-29
Seward Requests Kepner For Waterfront Cheek

. The Seward Citv Council has passed Memorial submitted by Clarence Heating, addressed to Brig. Gen. Vim. E. Kepner, re- questing that the Department of Defense impose a security check on all the workers at City Dock. Army Dock, Standard Oil Co.,, and any person having to do with shipping, handling or storage of commodities passing over the docks.
 The memorial states that in the absence of military protection in this, the only port of entry for civilian goods for the Interior, the responsibility for such security is too great for local and municipal authorities. The Council feels that during the sometimes lengthy periods of impossible flying weather, the port is entirely with out protection. Hence, they re- quest this one point of assistance. which is already being given at other ports, according to the me morial.
Evening star., 1950-12-31

kin Ex-interest. Ct Certificates. tseng flat o
account Of default Of principal interest or bott
tseng flat for reasons other than default sMature
bonds. negotiability impaired by maturity
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Economy Shifts Boost
Local Government
And Railroad Bonds
By H. c. Johnson
Associated Press FinaneiuI Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-The VIC.
lent switch from a peacetime to
a semiwar economy in 1850 joltec
railroad bonds into a steep price
rise and whipped up tremendous
interest In the tax-exempt issues
of local governments.
Other corporate bonds were less
sensitive to the influences of war
and imitation. Public utility and
industrial bonds lost little ground
over the IL months, but the de-
scent was gradual and small.
Prices of Treasury bonds re-
manned on the downgrade all year,
due largely to the Federal Reserve
systems open market operations
designed to hold imitation to as
low pitch as possible.
State Bonds Popular.
The bonds of State, county and
municipal governments - popular
in times of rising taxes because
interest on them Is exempt from
Federal taxation-staged a spec
tacular rise in the last half of the
year, moving to the highest level
in more than four years.
Demand for railroad issues
raised the volume of bond trading
on the New York Stock Exchange
to its highest level since 1916.
New financing by corporations
also was estimated to have reached
it's peak since 1916. Some of the
expansion was due to pickup in
the f1otation of new issues of COM
mon stock.
Foreign dollar bonds were en-
joying a virtual boom in demand
until the Korean war began. Nerv-
Gus holders Immediately swamped
the market with offerings; foreign
issues dropped $65 per ST. 900 bond
on average in one month. Between
August and the year-end, there
was an occasional rally, but foreign
dollar bonds never again succeeded
in getting within shouting distance
Of the mid-June high.
Railroad bonds fluctuated mildly
during the first half of the year,
then dropped sharply in the three
weeks following the North Ko-
reans' stab below the 38th Parallel.
Two Factors in Rise.
The strength of rail obligations
was attributed to two factors
fear of taxation and prospects of
booming freight business.
Realization that an excess profits
tax would be levied on business
whipped up a tremendous popu-
larity for rails. First, interest on
bonds is payable before taxes.
Secondly, the railroads would get
more favorable treatment under
an excess profits tax than almost
any other industry because of
their high degree of capital invest
ment.
The year-long drift in Treasury
Bond prices was demonstrated by
the fact the yield (Which varies
inversely with the price, on bonds
not due or callable in less than
13 years rose from 2.18 per cent
on Dec. 81, 1949, to 2.38 per cent
at the present year-end.
This percentage difference rep
resents money difference of 50
per $1,000 bond-a tremendous
sum when applied to the billions
of dollars of long and medium
term bonds outstanding.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Air PASSENGERS Increase

American Airlines carried 3.5
million passengers in 1850, gain
OF 7 per cent from the previous
year, President c. r. Smith esti-
mated. Passenger miles approx
mated 1,789,185,167. a rise of IA
per cent and the load factor was
10 per cent VS.. 646 per cent in
1949.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
CORPORATION BONDS.

). on NEW YORK CITY BONDS.
Evening star., 1950-12-31

Continued on Page DAD
Evening star., 1950-12-31

BY the Associated Press
NNTTAT DNNn CAT EC

NEW YORK, Dec. 80 (HJ.-F'olloWing Is
table of transactions in the bonds on the
New York Stock Exchange during the year
1850. It gives the yearly sales, high low
and last prices and the net change from
the previous year on the bonds listed prior
to January l, 1880
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BONDS
dollars and Thirty -seconds)
Evening star., 1950-08-16

cession If couple OF years time
is with America.
But, suppose the Russians were
to sweep across the continent to-
day. Are they ready for the i'm
mense increase in atomic produc-
ton that would certainly come
in America? Are they ready to try
to organize Western European in
dustrial production on Soviet lines
while the United States is raining
atomic weapons on Russia proper?
Are they ready for attacks with
conventional explosive from the
sea?
Can they hold their nation to-
gether under the pounding which
the scientific warfare of a near
tomorrow can give them via
guided missiles, B-36 bombers and
even newer weapons?
Once the Red armies have
reached the channel, or England
itself, where can they then goi
They do not have the transport
to cross the Atlantic. They woulc
be confronted with a massive jot
of organization in the Western
Evening star., 1950-08-16

the continuing struggle with Com
muniSm.
Another Factor Arises.
But, another factor has also
entered the picture: the idea OF
a preventive war. Many Ameri-
cans, and certainly most of those
in high places, have rejected this
idea. But only recently news
paper correspondents in Wash
ington have been warned that they
should not dismiss the concept
too lightly. Some observers
thought the recent appearance
of Edwin Pauley before Con-
gressional Armed Services Com
mittee, on the urging of the De-
fense Department, might have
been q trial balloon on the pre-
ventive war idea. Mr.. Pauley de-
clared he had urged war against
Russia in 1946 II she refused tc
cooperate in Korea.
Our highest officials conced'
that If Russia were to attack to-
day in Europe she could sweel
across the continent in Shor
order. They make no such con
Evening star., 1950-08-16

Stanley Seltzer, chief control
tower operator at National Airport,
will address dinner meeting of
the Washington Association of
Flying Clubs at Z pm. tomorrow
in National Airport's Terrace
Room.
The program, during which Mi.
Seltzer will speak on navigational
aids and facilities for private pilots
at the airport, will include a tour
of the control tower and inspection
of the ground control approach
system.
Invitations have been issued to
Evening star., 1950-08-16
Is Russiu Ready:
Last of a Series)
By Richard Wilson
Chief Of Washington Bureau
Of Cowies Publications.

Private experts and Government
analysts are largely in agreement,
as a result of their long studies OF
Soviet Russia, on these conclu-
Sions:
Soviet Russia is not ready for q
titanic, all-out war between the
East and West.
The year Of 1852 is to be year
of great risk. but If the Politburo
orders the general attack, Russia
will risk losing the gains 1t has
already made.
Russia needs another intensive
five-year plan to become aoe-
quately prepared.
Meantime, victories in the cold
war" and all around the edges OF
the Soviet empire may convince
Russia it need not fight the about
war, or postpone the time.
Something like the foregoing l;
the basis on which American
military policy has rested. II
Soviet expert Ellsworth Ray
monds analyses had been avail
able to the Government, 1t can
be wondered whether another con-
clusion might not have been
reached.
Tough Battle Possible Now.
Mr.. Raymond also feels, how
ever, that though Russia could
put up q tough fight today, 1t
needs at least another five-year
plan before its industrial power
for war matches that Of the
United States.
The months and years ahead
are to be filled with many night
mares Of United States military
and diplomatic officials. They have
made a finding that Russia pro-
baby will not attacking now. On
the basis of that finding, they
have proceeded with . measured
defense plan, based in large part
on the utilization of new weapons,
still to be manufactured, by small
forces, to gain the strength they
think would more than matcA
Russia's.
Yet, these top officials from
President Truman on down
through the Joint Chiefs Of Stan
and their experts, do not know
for sure what Russia's intentions
are. They have gambled on being
able to get new weapons into the
hands of European troops, and In
the hands of our own troops
They have gambled on our atomic
superiority, and on that gamble
they badly miscalculated the time
1t would take Russia to get the
bomb.
Time Preferable to Money.
They have prayed fervently fol
the time to create this new
scientific army. which could hold
bridgehead in Europe, feeling
that it was safer to take time
than to saddle the country with
additional billions in defense
costs suddenly.
They justify their stand with
the following concept now widely
held in top government circles:
the Russians plan to bleed us white
in q lO-year campaign Of intensive
diplomatic pressure and local wars
and crises. They want us to set
up our economy on q war basis
and undermine it, knowing Cor
believing) that We will not start
an aggressive war. This will 80
upset America that internal dis
turbances, sparked by the Soviet
fifth column, will rise. Then, the
Soviet Union from o period three
years hence and onward viii
finally be ready for full-scale
worldwide conflict.
The foregoing concept Is behind
the limited war measures which
have been taken by the Truman
administration. These measures
are calculated to be enough to
meet the requirements Of the
hour without throwing the United
States OF balance economically In