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See SOLDIERS HOME, Pg. Az,
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Guide for Rea d ers

An Assoc'cted Press Newspaper
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By Cecil HoIIond

State Department loyalty Off
Gals today emphatically denied
charges by Senator Mccarthy,
Republican, of Wisconsin that
there are card-carrying Commu-
nists in the department.
The officials testified before a
Senate Foreign Relations Sub
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(See CIGARETTES, Page A-3)
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(See BEDNASEK, Page A-3)
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tt. Ereese Becomes Bride

1t. Caroline Schuller Freese,
daughter of Mrs. Frederick Schulz
Ter Of Stockton. H., became the
bride yesterday of Maj. Clarence
Eugene McKeoWn, son of Mrs. Ar
thur H. McKeown of Rockledge-
Cocoa, Fla.
1t. Col. John j. Mullaney,
Chaplain Corps, ofhciated at the
ceremony in the Memorial Chapel
at the Army Medical Center, and
a wedding breakfast followed at
the home of Maj. and Mrs. Joseph
Maloney. The bride was given in
marriage by Brig. Gen. Raymond
o. Dart, director of the Armed
Forces Institute of Pathology.
Miss Suzanne Aida Ortoli at
tended the bride and 1t. Col. NAL
colin E. Beckham served as best
man for the groom.
The bride was on duty in the
Registrars Office at Walter Reed
General Hospital from November
1916 until September 1947. She
presently is assigned to the
Armed Forces Institute Of Path
ology in Washington following a
tour in Berlin, Germany.
Maj. McKeown was troop
commander at the Army Medical
Center from May 1947 until last
August. He since has been en-
rolled in school at the Navy War
College In Newport, r. I.
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The 18th kotionoI Flower Show opens
March q, ketionsI 6uord Armory.
Tickets ore now ovoiIoble for S5e-resu-
Ior admission, Sis.
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Chevy Chase Society News
By Margaret Russell

Mrs. August Koehler entertained
at a bridge luncheon Monday in
honor of Mrs. Harry Neal of Park
ersburg, w. Va, who is the house
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Weed.
The other guests were Mrs.
Weed, Mrs. Harry Patrick, Mrs.
Frank Distlehurst. Mrs. j. E. Dyer,
Mrs. Ralph Warren and Mrs. Elmo
Coons.
Mrs. Koehler also gave a bridge
luncheon Friday at the Columbia
Country Club, when her guests
were Mrs. Distlehurst, Mrs. Coons,
Mrs. Charles O'Donnell, Mrs. Fred
Rohrs, Mrs. Emil Block, Mrs. Wat
son Wheat and Mrs. Bert Bell.
Mrs. Karl Pitt was hostess at
bridge-luncheon Thursday, when
her guests were Mrs. Donald A.
Pippenger, Mrs. Lew S. Mohler,
Mrs. Lee Benjamin, Mrs. F. Fitz-
gerald. Mrs. Robert Jones. Mrs.
Kenneth Johnston and Mrs.
Claude Mossburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Stricklin
have as their guests Mrs. Mae
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billy Tea Club
7OGiveDunce

The Billy Tea Club, an organi-
zation Of Australians and New
zealanders now living in Wash
ington. will give its spring square
dance Monday. March 20. at Nor
mandy Farm.
The club, which takes its name
from the Australian ranch custom
of boiling tea in a billy can," In
cludes among its members not
only folks from down under" but
many United States service Off
GERS and officials who have been
stationed in the South Pacific.
In addition to the Australian
and New Zealand diplomatic
groups, who are leading spirits in
the club, many members of the
Canadian and British colonies in
Washington attend the Billy Tea
parties,
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CHICAGO Alumni Plan Gala Dinner

traitor Paul G. Hoffman, Senator
and Mrs. William Benton, Senator
and Mrs. Paul H. Douglas. Repre-
sentative Albert M. Cole, Repre-
sentative Sidney r. Yates, Mr..
Hilmar r. Baukhage, DR.. and Mrs.
Aaron j. Brumbaugh, Mr.. Donald
Richberg. Mr.. Benjamin Cohen.
Mrs. Philip Graham, Mr.. Philip
Hauser, Mr.. Arthur Sears Henning,
Mr.. Mordecai w. Johnson, Mr..
William P. McCracken, jr.. Mr..
Harry A. Mcdonald, Mr.. Earl j..
McGrath, Mr.. George M. Morris,
Prof. John A. Morrison, Represent
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Invitations to a gala reception
and dinner on April 18 at the
Statler Hotel have been mailed to
more than 1000 University of Chi
cage alumni IN this area. Mr..
Ernest C. Colwell, president of the
university, will be honor guest and
special guests will be information
ally known faculty members.
DR.. Katherine A. Frederic, presi-
dent Of the University of Chicago
Club in Washington, has an
nounced that the following alumni
will be sponsors: E. c. A. Admins
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Thomas and her son Jack of Har-
riSburg, Ill.
Mrs. Frank Distlehurst enter
tained at a bridge luncheon Tues
day when her guests were Mrs
Robert Highfield, Mrs. Rullof
Stratton, Mrs. r. Weed, Mrs. Har-
ry Patrick, Mrs. j. E. Dyer, Mrs
George Phillips, Mrs. Walter Won
Brandt and Mrs. Augustus Gum
pert.
Miss Patricia Koehler has Joined
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. August
Koehler, after spending a year in
Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Austin Latimer
left yesterday to spend the week
end as the guests of their two
daughters, the Misses Ruth and
Elizabeth Latimer, in Richmond.
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Engagement

Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Larsen
announce the engagement of their
daughter Barbara Ann to Mr.
Thomas Lee Wilson, jr.. son OF
Mrs. Dorothy Wilson.
Miss Larsen attended the Ann
Mclaughlin School for Medical
Secretaries and is q member of
Beta Gamma Phi National
Sorority.
Mr.. Wilson was graduated from
the Briarley Military Academy and
has two years of naval service.
The wedding will take place In
June.
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Miss BriIey Plans June Weddinq

Mrs. Arthur Lee Briley of Hy-
attsville announces the engage
ment of her daughter Margaret
Lucille to Mr.. Frederick John
Fuchs, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
George Fuchs of Baltimore. The
wedding will take place June 10.
Miss Briley, who is the daughter
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Vocutioners Back

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Rich have
returned to the city after a three
week trip to Bermuda.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Frank are
at home again after having spent
five weeks in Pasa Grille, Fla.
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of the late Mr.. Briley. studied at
George Washington University
and now is attending the Univer-
sity of Maryland. Mr.. Fuchs spent
several years in the service over.
seas and is a student in the Col
lege of Engineering at Maryls uE
University.
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ative Abraham A. Ribicoff, Mr..
Paul A. Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam E. Wrather and Miss Frieda
S, Miller.
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Research Group Studies
Contract Procedures

Case studies in contracting pro-
cedures will be discussed tomor-
row by the Institute of Admins
tration of Scientific Research and
Development.
Held at American University,
the forum will hear these speak
ers: Harry M. Tayloe, assistant
chief director. Contract Division,
Navy Bureau Of Ordnance, and R.
B. Curry, assistant director, Ap-
piled Physics Laboratory, Johns
Hopkins University. Silver Spring,
Md.
The talks are part of the insti-
tute's program, which started yes
terday and will continue through
Friday.
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| and Alta Everitt 10, 1918 Sherman
Charles Hardesty. s5, 1865 Newton st
wills iasy Dayhas Nyis % g. gss NJ and
william Ia Mckinney: 5is i42I srd St: NV,
h0sff NaSy u.s. 2o s4 7h snd St st. Sc
ana Heen Ghristsna Rasss so Bavens n
tien,, AT5linston. and Nora Szs Fitzmaurice, ass
Ar&qF ps5F:a znnss Rsnt: y sls s,nssan s nv
and Mafs Holy d e GsBrfis 5ss Morton ss
George org Pick Pickett; . e. 1901 sG Gateway blya;,
Ronad narna FHllsFton Rnsptnn e. s0Ss oSsn ai and
woodrow Earle a6 81 5is @ 5th St hd ss. s' and md
Ruth johnson. is, 64s Z st. Sc. Sc. ''
'oof Of NewGyora N1 ~ and Ursula Brown 80 both
ana Elizabeth aoldsworthy, y''i is, Z cal Fl
'SS; naa.hsa Mar, u Shsss'H sS a45s St
Alf!s 4@.j5 saEs5s Il 81 e. 3 a. sfs St sv. and
caEr2l Bates: q, and Julia Ponder. 20,
;, Hammond. a5, 2oi6 i4th St. I NV. SSa''A
jerome Snts N Minor fE,e 90 ana Alice Grimes 49,
wam n . Dsney reyo 81 1lts so4 i R.w st nw and
Charlotte shifriet, IS. iasa Bit Biitmore aae
Herman 5s pl9ts RIschon, Of ss, eas 18TH st, Sc.
Norman BItlsky; .5 ri. Lee, and Rhea
Russell Lloyd a Fort McNair, and Helen
-, Harrison 40, 2723 o st. NV.
Thomas Sa,s :. Ayers s5oo 40. and Elva wilson As
Richard Parkerson 81 CanitoI uts and
Dolores Arnone, 10. 1s25 Buchanan isi nan
Riesrd Miro. 80, 1925 N st. NV and
Joshua Miller. g.. Connellsville, Pa, and
a@s' 3 Sash ssFF0 II His Fl - s snd n~ Ruth Young
q and BETTY Meften 20. 1856 go crittenden si
and Marie stuart 26 lis sth ST. NV
John Revenaugh. %, Patuxent Naval Air
stat!sn csnitoI and It olsa Michaleson' 49, 1l2l
Charles Layne, 30, Marine Barracks, and
aoIds, ratrif.s Eaw1t Dsyer tS. 2a s5s2 St. ne.
Cora Leith. 10, i2s 18th tbs st. - ne. e. anu
s. both Of ss57 18th 9Th St seon1Fa n.W. carter
eGFss Dofothy S"f1 fxo4d S9 Fsr s AZ M's St va and
station. and Marian Rice, 20, 45i7
Nathaniel Deal, II. 319 63rd st. ne,
and Clarice drummer. IS, 512 5sth
st. ne.
Frank Petro. 90. 1411 sth st. Sc, and
Media Crocker. 80 532 Goth st. NV.
James Hummer. jr2 81, 5S25 5th st. NV.
and Fern Reitz. "a, 433 Longfellow
willie : Keith. 20. and Felicia oraysen.
90 both of Alexandria va
John Gooch. 81. 24S0 10th st. NV, and
Carlotta crawley. 81, 250l 18th St NV
and Thelma Green. 21. 1925 r st. NV.
Earle Wright tr.. 10. So7 End st. s.e., and
Barbara Ezell. 1s $40 ord st. Sc.
Judge, Jacob, "a. and Sauter Cant. 30,
james Whitaker, AZ, and Catherine Irving
Al, both Of 635 Virginia ave. sc.
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Krum Plans 5-Doy Tour
In Race for CONGRESS

Tyrrell Krum. Republican can
didate for Congress from Vir-
ginia's Eighth District, will launch
a f1ve-day political tour at 8
O'Clock tonight with an address
before the Arlington Forest Citi-
zen's Association at the Arlington
Forest Methodist Church.
The rest of the tour itinerary
includes: Greene County tomor-
row; King George County Thurs
day: Orange County Friday, and
Charlottesville Friday night; Mad
ison County. ION Saturday.
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Births Reported
(From the D. c. Bureau of Vital Statistics,

BOYS
Andrew and Kathryn Ball.
John and Pauline Barnard.
Capers and Anne Boan.
Joseph and Mary Brown.
Juan and Mary Castro.
Paul and Mary Connolly.
William and Terry Connors.
Francis and Marie Denny.
George and Theresa Devaughn.
Victor and Tatiana FediaI
Samuel and Theresa Ferrara.
Robert and Kathryn Foster,
Sol and Luba Frederick.
Harry and Edith Gladstein.
Henry, and Willie Netherland.
FRANCIS al and Nancy Harnins.
William and Alberta Johnston.
Wilbert and Jean Keeter
William and Katherine Kostiuk.
Warren and Helen Liewald.
John and Lillian MattoS.
Robert and Sarah Pargament.
Thomas and Twila Patterson.
James and Louise Tucker.
Walter and Lorraine Vollberg.
Albert and Insrid WalderhauE.
Charles and Madeline williams.
Ruius and Florence Wilson.
William and Shirley Wright.
ordway and katherine Cauley.
Charles and Ida Jones.
Robert and Madean Parker.
Charles and Ruby Russell.
GIRLS
Gordon and Irma Brightly.
Francis and Margaret Collett.
George and Jane Darrow.
Robert and Mary Delaney.
Almon and Lila Farrell.
Thomas and Ann Flynn.
Charles and Laura Frick.
William and Wilma HARRISON.
Richard and Doris Higham.
Roney and Ada Hinnant.
John and Annabelle Keener.
Alexander and Katherine Kissal.
Jaul and Harriet Koegler.
John and Ernestine Law.
James and Adele McGeogh.
Donald and Gloria McKeever.
Frederick and Margaret Murray,
Edward and Leila Petzold
Russell and Mildred Powell.
Lester and Helene Poyourow,
Kenneth and Ora Wade
Albert and Betty Warfeld.
Richard and Doris Watson,
Charles and Bernadette Wood,
Carl and Lottie Greene
Ezell and Dorothy Philson.
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Deaths Reported
(By the D. C. Bureau OF vi

FBy the D. c. Bureau Of Vital Statistics. J
Lindsey Morrison, II. 1910 Mt. Pleasant st
NV,
Sidney Flagg, n, 1927 18th st. NV,
Maybelle Robey, rs. 926 Massachusetts
ave. NV.
Pauline Achterkirch, rs. Glib 7th pl. NV
Nell OBrten, 80, 1901 33rd st. NV.
William Moore, 81, Washington
Anna solomon, SO, 730 Oglethorpe st NV
Fisher Mullis. so, $40 5th st. sw.
Sadie Orr. 1910 Biltmore ST. NV
CHESTER Snow, 4s, Silver Spring, Md
Nettie Thompson, 46, Fl Thomas KY.
Patricia Corhett, %, 1850 Park I'd NV.
Herman Diers. 90, Soldiers Home.
James Davis, 81, 2707 Adams Mill I'd NV
Howard Holden, 70. 1903 4th st. s.w.
Kate Keeton, 72. 1880 NJ st. NV
John Scopi, 65. 41Os 18th st. NV.
John Fahey, 5S, 1885 Hobart st. NV,
Marjorie Echols, 54, 24SO 18th St NV.
william James James IS. necS iiec F Ssssf; St me- ma
Ruby harrington, Al, 1547 Columbia I'd.
NV
Pauline Reed. 3s. sos 25th st. NV.
Edith Lettwich, 80, 1924 9Th st. NV.
El'nore Beasley. "a, 31S 3rd st. ne.
Police booked ex-Wold Cycling
Champion Elio Frosio for riding
two on a bicycle at Milan, Italy
L.
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Marriage License Applications

Under D. C. law, couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day, 1Uait three tuH days and
receiUe the license on the fifth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
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Francis johnson. %, 719 9th st. ne,
and Lucille Mcbride. IS, 1896 st.
Robert Darbins. Il, 1907 23rd st. NV,
and Mamie Simkins. IS, 617 23rd ST.
NV.
both Of 676 4th st. ne
Joseph Evans, 26, Normal H., and Bar
bara Magathan. "a, 7401 Blair I'd. NV
Jerry Twyman, 53. l143 4th st. ne, and
Gladys Delaney, 3S. 4221 Edison pl. ne.
James Dixon, 23,>1030 Lamont st. NV,
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English Hybrids
HurdyinD.C.A Area

DR.. Frederick Coe, president of
the American Horticultural So
ciety, who opened a series of lee
lures for local gardeners last We'd
nesday evening with talk on
the rhododendrons of England,
made a most interesting observa-
ton. 1t is common horticultural
gossip that American rhododen-
drons are lacking in size, color
and other values compared with
the English hybrids. DR.. Coe
astonished his audience by saying
that considerable number of the
English hybrids are hardy in the
Washington area and that he has
some of them growing in his
garden.
Also. he pointed out that several
local rhododendron lobbyists are
breeding to produce locally adapt
ed varieties which, it is expected
will be greatly superior to any
available now.
The second lecture in the series
will be given in the auditorium
of the National Museum Tuesday
November IA. when DR.. Joseph E
Rowland. garden editor of House
Beautiful, will talk on climate con-
troll for the gardener through
landscape paintings.
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Garden Club Activities

The Metropolitan African Violet
Club will hold a fall show Satur-
day and Sunday at the IOOF
Temple, 419 Seventh street NV.
The show. to be in conjunction
with the National Capital Canary
Club show, will be open from 2 to
10 pm. Saturday from 10 am. to
9 pm. Sunday.
The regular meeting of the
Woodbridge Garden Club will be
held Monday, November 10, in
Taft Junior High School, Eight
zenith and Perry streets NE.
Problems of Importance to every
member will be discussed and
some action taken. An interest
ing program has been arranged.
Mrs. E. w. Huffman won top
honors at the Fall Flower Show
of the Bethesda Community Gar
den Club. This was an informal
show of nine classes Of artistic
arrangements.
Blue ribbon winners were Mrs.
Huffman, 3; Mrs. Frederic P. Lee,
2; Mrs. James L. Fieser, Mrs. K. C.
FAINT, Mrs. Horace Hampton and
Mrs. William Norfleet, one each.
Gen. Adam Richmond gave a
talk on the cultivation of chrysan-
themums. Mrs. Howard Richard
son, chairman: Mrs. CHI arle S
Barber, Mrs. George Mock and
Mrs. William McGrillis acted on
the Hostess Committee. Mrs. Dali
las M. Barr made the table deco
ration. The club voted 500 to
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This Week in the Garden

One Of the first jobs in getting
the garden ready for winter is
to fill all low places. Standing
water can do q great deal Of
injury to dormant plants. It
is less likely to be injurious to
early spring Towering bulbs be-
cause they are In more or less
active growth during the winter
However, dormant perennials and
grasses cannot withstand being
submerged for long.
Now that frost has killed weeds
and cfabgrass they should be
raked up and put into the COM
post pile even though most of
their seeds have fallen to the
ground. Their removal and de-
struction is important since they
oftentimes are the winter home
Of many insect pests. The rose
thrip lives over winter on weeds
and other insects leave the garden
for a safer home during the winter.
Clean up the weedy spots along
the fence rows and in adjoining
areas wherever possible as q
means of reducing the insect pa
rade next summer.
Fruit growers might we'll rake
up all fallen fruit as we'll as
collect the mummied fruits from
tree and vine. They are the win
ter home of insects pests and
disease spores. A good cleanup
campaign will do much to reduce
the sources of infection. Spray
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the donation tea, at the Subur-
ban Hospital.
The National Capital Dahlia
Society meeting will be held
Thursday, at 8 pm, in the Ma
tional Museum, Tenth street and
Constitution avenue NV, Room
43. Experts will give instructions
on how to select the base exhibi-
ton type flower in the medium
price class for A, B and miniture
dahlias. Open meeting.
Gustaf Malmborg. landscape
architect of Lancaster. Pa, will
be the speaker at the November 8
meeting of the Mems Garden Club
Of Montgomery County, speaking
on planting the 10,000-foot home
site. Men gardeners are welcome
as guests at the Battery Park
Clubhouse, lot Glenbrook road,
Bethesda, at 8 pm.
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Reducing Hoe Work on Corn
Is Aim of Virginia Experiment

Can farm income be doubled
or tripled? Can labor needs be
reduced? And are corn yields
say-300 bushels per acre beyond
the realm of possibility?
Answers to those questions are
being decided-in part-at agri-
cultural research stations.
Take, for example, the Shenan-
doah Valley Field Station near
Staunton-an outlying unit of Vir-
GINA Experiment Station at VPI.
One of the tests underway there
is aimed at taking some of the
hoe work out of growing corn.
Working with Plant Psychologist
G. M. Shear from VPI, Station
Superintendent Peyton T. Gish
has found that a spray rig, and
a chemical. 2.4-D, can take the
part Of the man with a hoe-at
least part of the time-in down.
ing such weeds as smartweed,
crabgrass and foxtail grass.
The chemical. 2,4-D, also has
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ing the ground under apple trees
with one of the dormant sprays
is, according to New York Expert
ment Station, one of the best
controls Of apple scab.
Shrub. tree and rose planting
time. normally begins in or 3
weeks and orders should be
placed for the delivery Of dor
mant, deciduous woody plants by
November 20. The kinds best
planted in the spring were listed
in this column last week, all
others may be safely planted now.
In fact. fall planting Is to be pre-
ferred since the work normally
may be done more leisurely and
thoroughly.
Now that dahlia digging time is
here the old question Of whether
or not to divide tubers in the fall
or wait until spring is with us.
Generally speaking, division in
the spring is easier and safer.
However. a few dahlia growers
perfer to divide in the fall so that
they can coat the tubers with
parafin, a fairly good protection
against drying. But If there is q
reasonably good storage place
available, there is less danger Of
rot entering the cuts. Also, it is
rather difficult to see the "eyes"
at this season of the year which
makes division real problem.
It is not too late to turn the
old compost pile. Elbow grease
produces the most rapid decay, and
it is for this reason that expert
enced gardeners try to turn their
compost piles 3 or 4 times a year.
OF course, the addition of nitrogen
in some form as we'll as phosphate
and lime ground limestone) are
needed for best results but, the
turning helps aerate the pile and
speed up decomposition.
Now that the house plants are
growing under warmer, drier con-
ditions than prevailed during the
summer and early fall, we should
watch them colsely for signs of
the mealy bug-grayish woolly
spots. The destruction of the
first to show up will greatly re-
duce the population of these
sucking insects. A small cotton
swab dipped in alcohol may be used
to treat them. However, If they
are too numerous for this treat
ment the plants might we'll be dis
carded before the entire house
plant collection becomes infested.
It is too late to sow the seeds of
the perennial grasses but the
gardener who has a spot that
should be covered for the winter
might well try Common Utalian)
ryegrass. 1t is a rapid growing
annual grass that does best dur
ing the cool moist fall and early
winter weather. In the South 1t
is used to enrich the sofia winter
cover crop, but it also make a
pleasing lawn. Sow at the rate
Of 6 or pounds per 1000 square
feet.
w. H. Y.
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been found effective against coral
berry, tough. bushy plant found
from New York to Dakota, south
to Georgia and Texas. Tests to
find way to eradicate coralberry
or devils shoestring." as it is
variously dubbed-were the re-
suit of demands from farmers who
had been battling the weed for
years.
Work ON Berry Pests.
| Mr.. Gish says another chem
ical. 245-T, shows promise of con-
trolling pasture pests such as dew
berry and blackberry. which so
far have been almost completely
resistant to 2.4-D. Dewberry and
blackberry bushes are a full
f1edged nuisance in many pastures
in Virginia.
AS at most other field stations,
tests are being conducted at the
Shenandoah Station to point the
way to more efficient grassland
farming in Virginia. More and
better grazing and forage for live
! stock is the aim of alfalfa and red
clover varietal tests, and of ladino-
orchard grass fertilization tests.
Varietal testing of hybrid corn
and small grains there and at
other field stations has resulted
in today's recommendations for
Virginia farmers.
Testing Corn Yields.
Currently research is underway
to determine the yield of corn
when given different rates of
phosphate and potash, to deter
mine the proper thickness of
planting corn, and to develop
high-yielding early hybrid vari-
cites.
Pasture experiments are being
conducted on the G. w. Alexander
and Charles l.. Gilkeson farms in
Augusta County; and hybrid corn
and small grain varietal tests are
underway on the E. B. Jones farm
in Highland county. Another Au-
gusta farmer. o. S. Kaiser, is CO.
operating in the coralberry eradi-
cation tests.
One of the advantages of con-
Quoting experiments on the diff
ferent farms, Mr.. Gish explains,
Is that the behavior of crops on
different types of soils can be
studied.
The entomologist at the station,
A. M. Woodside, has recently COM
pleted a longtime study of cat
facing and dimpling of peaches.
The damage is caused by feeding
insects, and has long been wide
spread in Virginia orchards.
Mr.. Woodside found that elimi-
mating seeds from land near the
orchard coupled with applications
OF DOT or parathion will effec-
lively control the insects. His
findings are now available in Ex-
pertinent Station Bulletin 435.
"Cat-Facing and Dimpling of
Peaches"
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YuIe Decoration
Class Sturtino

A slx-Week class IN Hover ar
rangement, specializing in Christ
mas decorations is being offered
by the YWCA and will start to-
morrow.
The first lesson will be basic
arrangements, and the course will
cover the use Of garlands, swags,
balls. sprays, ETC., for doorways,
mantels, fireplaces and other at
tractive home decorations.
Mrs. Herbert Greger will be the
instructor. Mrs. Greger is a grad
uate of Teachers College, Prague,
Czechoslovakia; O'Hara School
Flower of Flower Arrangement,
Tokyo, and has been active in gar
den club lecturing and national
judging.