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Evening star., 1950-05-14
Horse Farm Exce|s in Pasture and Hay;
T race Elements Are Placed on Land

Pastures and hay crops are the
heart of the program on Brook
meade Farms at Upperville, Va.
and Bill Ballenger, manager for
Mrs. Isabelle Dodge Sloan, has
done a superior job with both.
Brookmeade is primarily q
thoroughbred breeding farm, but
each year Mr.. Ballenger manages
to fatten about 200 beef cattle.
and he maintains a dairy of about
13 cows to provide milk for some
80 persons regularly employed.
Brookmeade operates differently
from most horse farms. Instead
of purchasing all feeds, Mr..
Ballenger makes about 10000
bales of alfalfa and mixed hay
each year. Corn and grass go into
silos for the cattle, and small grain
crops furnish a part of the straw
needed for bedding.
II like to know where my feed
comes from" Mr.. Ballenger said.
Feed grown on poor land hasn't
got what it takes to make winning
horses"
Insures Trace Elements.
And that brings up another
theory of Mr.. Ballenger's. 1t con-
Germs trace elements. He believes
the best way to get the proper
mineral balance in feeds is to be
sure the minerals are in the soil.
Then, he says. the plants take up
the elements in proper organic
balance, and the livestock get
what they need.
He now is using a trace element
fertilizer, and is beginning pro-
gram to find out exactly what
every one of the $40 acres in
Brookmeade may need.
Mr.. Ballenger said he had an
unfortunate experience once with
a mineral supplement. He was
feeding the minerals to a couple
of mares, and discovered that the
milk lacked calcium.
"The only way l could figure it,"
he said, was that the mineral
mixture, is some way, locked up
the calcium, and it didn't get into
Evening star., 1950-05-14
Life in the Country
Dogwoods Guido Themselves This Year,
Cocker Pups HeIp With Chores
BY Jones Birchfieid

4 get the most assistance from
the pups. They growl at the cow's
head. run in and out of the stall
and worry her tail. Queen is in
deed a patient COW. as we al
should be in the presence Of ex-
uberent youth.
The pokeweed is Just beginning
to push up through the ground
giving us a new experience with
food. Doubtless many are famil.
lar with the tender shoots of poke
weed. cooked as you cook aspara.
gus tips. But with us it was &
new experience.
The flavor can hardly be de.
scribed. There is a delicacy tha
is not encountered in asparagus
plus a peppery taste that reminds
one Of the taste of nasturtiun
leaves, although not as pro
nounced.
In order for them to be edible
the poke shoots must be cut wher
they are no higher than six inches
for as the plant natures it be-
comes poisonous. They should b,
cooked just as asparagus and eater
hot with melted butter and salt
We have marked our poke bed
out by an abandoned pig pen, ane
shall see that nothing harms thu
plants. Pokeweed has a doudbl,
uSe-tender shoots for food in tn,
spring, and berries with which Il
dye our clothes in the fall.
Evening star., 1950-05-14

We can sit in our front yard on
The 40 Acres and look over to
q wild dogwood garden on our
neighbor's land. 1t makes us glad
that the Pickenses are not advo-
Gates Of the clean fence row. for
the fringe Of white gives~a lace
like quality to the pale green Of
the woods.
In fact, almost everywhere We
look these days there is a profu-
sion of dogwood. Our own fence
rows are In bloom; the woods be-
hind us and the fences on either
side. The dogwoodS have tried
themselves this year. I can't re-
member such a heavy bloom-but
then. each spring is a new expert
ence and we are inclined to be
overpowered with her beauty.
Even the scrub pines I dislike so
much because they choose to grow
in my best field. have taken on a
new bloom of beauty. They stand
proudly. bearing their new candles
upright. For it Is at this season
that the pine sends up its new
growth to the sky.
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The Cocker pups are at an age
now when they help me with the
chores and oversee the activities
about the place. Two of the most
venturesome. accompanied by the
lamb, went with me the other day
on a tour of the farm.
They investigated fence rows and
thickets; scurried about through
the fields, stopping from time to
time to pull on the lambs ears or
nip his heels. They fell over the
most simple obstacle, but even
with their awkwardness they
managed to set a course and nav
igate the spring branch.
But it is at milking time that
Evening star., 1950-05-14

In some respects dogs are
cranks. If you don't believe this,
try switching your dogs sleeping
box or blanket. He won't be fooled
and he won't like it. Once given
a bed, a dog isn't satisfied to Sleep
anywhere else in the house.
A dog quickly learns that his
bed is his own property. He is
exceedingly jealous of it. You
will find that some dogs will take
almost any abuse from another
dog without fighting; but let a
strange dog get into his bed and
the fur will start flying. I mention
this to bring out the reason why
some thought and care should be
given to his sleeping quarters
when dog is first brought into
a house. Choose a place that is
dry and free from drafts-a place
that the dog can call his own
forever afterward. Don't place a
puppy in damp cellar for it will
soon become ill. It doesn't neces-
sarily have to be a well-heated
place. A dog doesn't need heat,
his only requirement is that the
place chosen for him is dry and
not drafty.
Several experts claim that all
pups beyond the number of six
in litter should be put to death
at birth-preferably the females
because the mother cannot care
for larger number. If the mother
dog is young and healthy I can
see no need for such killings.
Many of my dogs have had lit
ters of from eight to ten pointer
pups; all of which grew to healthy
maturity with no injury to their
wen-fed mother. Nature is wiser
than are we humans. Seldom does
she blunder. I have records of
litterS Of from Is to 20 pups to
settlers, Great Danes, etc. Proba-
bly, one mother dog could not
bring up so many children in full
health, but you will notice in
most of the dog magazines adver-
tiSementS of foster mothers
whose services are available in
such rare cases.
Your dog can safely nurse from
eight to ten pups. Raise the pups.
Don't kill them.
Evening star., 1950-05-14
Spring Rose Meetino

DAVENPORT, Iowa.-The Tri-
City Mems Rose and Garden
Club will be host to the
spring meeting of the American
Rose Society, June 7 to 10. The
meeting is open and the program
includes lectures, tours, dinners
and special events.
The dedication of Wander Veer
Park Botanical Rose Garden will
be an event. This model garden
was developed especially for the
meeting. Numerous tours featur-
ing small home rose gardens have
been arranged. Tea will be served
in the garden of Col. and Mrs.
Walter w. Warner at the Rock
Island Arsenal.
A highlight will be the rose show
itself. The highest amateur rose
growing prize, the Nicholson Per-
petual Challenge Bowl, will be
awarded.
A copy of the complete program
may be obtained from the Ameri-
can Rose Society. Box 6S7. Har-
risburg. Pa.
Evening star., 1950-05-14

takes place in the accumulating
manure in the cattle sheds will
kill any parasites that may be in
the stable bedding"
But back to the hay and pas
lures. In his hay fields Mr.. Bal
lengea seeds a mixture consisting
of one bushel of orchard grass, a
gallon of red clover, a pound OF
Ladino clover, one quart of alsike
clover, three pounds of lespedeza,
a peck of timothy and 10 pounds
of bluegrass.
Hay Runs Tons to Acre.
From one 18-acre field last year
he harvested 1902 bales of hay.
That runs better than two tons
to the acre.
In bluegrass pasture that has
been grazed throughout the win
ter the grass now stands almost
knee high. This field had 20 tons
of manure and 800 pounds of
superphosphate to the acre.
1--WE manage to grow more hay
and pasture grasses than almost
any one around here" Mr.. Bal
lenger said. And that is easy to
believe when you walk through
some Of the Brookmeade fields.
Evening star., 1950-05-14

the milk. Fortunately I discovered
it in time so that no harm was
done to the foals."
So, from now on, Brookmeade's IS
horses will get their minerals
through the soil. The fact that
they already are getting about
what they need shows up in the
track records made by Brook
meade horses.
There is another departure at
Brookmeade. The manure is not
sold to mushroom growers, but
goes back on the land.
The reason most horse farms do
not use the stable manure is be-
cause of parasites. Stable manure
spread on pastures may infect
young horses with intestinal
worms, therefore it is sold from
the farm.
Mr.. Ballenger, however, figured
out how to get around this prob
lem. He takes the bedding from
the stables over to the cattle
barns. spreads it under the sheds
and allows the cattle to tramp il
for winter. Then it goes out on
the land.
II figure" he said, that the
heating and decaying process that
Evening star., 1950-05-14

Bill Baenger, of Brooknneade Farms UpperviHe
h group of yearing thoroughbreds that H 90 the
tracks merit Mr. Balenge is standing in bluegrass field
that has "groon a,0ay from the horses though it
pate and 20 tons of to the Star staff Photo
Evening star., 1950-08-15

community with its most diverting
fortnight of the summer. Both II
and the audience were adjusting
rapidly throughout last nights
performance and the second act
this one seen from the back row
of the bowl-went along quite
smoothly.
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There are problems in such a
sudden transition, mostly of sound
amplif1cation in dialogue pas
SageS. but once the cast had 10
Gated the microphones, the Spe-
wacks' story made its presence
known among Porter's songs. 1t
gave point to the truth that kiss
Me, Kate" is a recklessly funny
show as we'll as a melodic and
usually alluring one.
The audience which never had
seen a shrew tanned on such a large
scale before gave the spectacle
an ovation of which the Broad
wayites here for the opening must
have made due note. Due note,
of course, consists of a reminder
that Washington's Watergate is
worthy of the biggest and best
in musicals.
kiss Me, Kate" has run through
q lot of principal performers in
its two triumphant seasons but
apparently they pass on without
any loss whatever to the work
of Porter and the Spewacks. The
National Company. fresh from a
full and rich season on the road,
most recently Boston, is another
admirably spirited one.
A direct comparison between 1t
and the original New York cast
headed by Alfred Drake and Pa
tricia Morrison is hardly reason
able. The two were seen un-
der radically different conditions,
yet 1t is pleasant to report that
the group here is as blithe as
any one could wish. 1t is headed
by Robert Wright and Frances
McCann and no two frey lovers
could make a livelier wrestle of
Shakespeare's shrew tanning.
A return visit to Kiss Me, Kate"
confirms the first impression of
1t, that its best feature is Porter's
Evening star., 1950-08-15
HOLLYWOOD.

11S11b "OSOs
Glenn Ford and Anne Baxter
met Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hogan at
goth Century-Fox yesterday. AS
you know, Glenn and Anne are
playing the famous couple in the
movie biog of the famous golfer
It was funny to see all four eyeing
each other. Hogan will play all
the long shots for Glenn, with
expert golfer Sidney Landfield
directing.
Judy Garland is talking a deal
with Bob Hope to sing on his
weekly radio show this coming
season. Judy sang for a whole
year with Bob some 13 years ago
Bing Crosby is trying to get the
Hope family to live next door to
him at Pebble Beach. He sent
Bob a photograph of the vacant
mansion, with the caption, Very
Nice Neighbors. Bob is more in
terested in buying a yacht than
in adding another house to the
two beauties he already owns.
Marilyn Maxwell lost 10 pounds
after going on a doctors diet.
Then she tried another diet and
gained back all the lost weight.
Marilyn goes on a long tour soon
with Dean Martin and Jerry
Lewis.
George Dolenz, one of Howard
Hughes contractees, is in Italy
making a picture. George has
made only one movie for Howard
-" Vendetta" with Faith Do
mergue. But he doesn't beef. He
gets paid all the time.
Jennifer Jones gifted Vivien
Leigh, on her arrival here, with
something new in presents-a box
filled with different bottles of per-
fume and smothered on the out
side with roses. I have a hunch
that Jennifer and husband, David
Selznick. will beat Danny Daye
in being the first to throw a party
for the Oliviers after Laurence
arrives here.
George Raft is trying to decide
between doing a picture with
Merle Oberon in France and stay
ing here for a couple. It's my
guess that George will elect to
remain. He has been abroad a
long time. and that kind of makes
you appreciate this country.
Marta loren is raising you
know what in Mystery SUBJ
Evening star., 1950-08-15

Porter. History was being MADE,
lust a mite chaotically in the fash
ion Of history. and half an ampi-
theater full of citizens turned out
to enjoy it.
Enjoy it they well might for
while a roisterously intimate work
such as Kiss Me, Kate" loses
something of its intensity in such
an oversize setting. it is unlikely
that so many natives ever had such
a rollicking time at the Watergate
before.
Once the company adjusts a bit
more to the circumstances that it
is the center of a music festival
setting rather than a snug theater,
1t might very well provide the
Evening star., 1950-08-15

scene changes than in the orches-
ira shells entire previous history
Or, If not actually more. certainly
more eye-appearing changes than
any habitue of the Potomac ever
saw before.
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Behind Wright and Miss Nc
Cam, a handsome spirited pair
with voices easily up to filling
the Watergate area, Director John
c. Wilson has mustered talented
lot of performers. Betty George
herself woud not expect anyone
to say she is another Lisa Kirk in
the role of Blanca, but she is a
capable substitute. Marc Platt
is a polished dancer, probably too
polished a dancer to handle the
roles comedy perfectly; Benny
Baker and Bobby Vail are very
funny as the two backstage gun
men; and Nat Burns is glibly
effective as the poor devil father
Of Kate and her sister.
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Lemuel Ayres' settings have been
modified slightly for the Water
gate stage, but they are a notable
part of a vivid production that will
give you a highly entertaining
evening any time you are free
during the next two weeks.
Evening star., 1950-08-15
Hollywood Diary
The Real Ben Hogons Meet
Their Screen Portrnvers
-By SheiIoh Grohom

marine" She. gets no pretty
dresses to wear in the movie, and
no love scenes. Marta wants both.
Laurence Olivier gets the dress
ing room next to Bob Hopes at
Paramount. Bob has already
pasted up outside his door: "Sir
Robert Hope" But Larry has
asked that he be addressed and
written about without his title.
Cecil B. De Mile created some
thing of a sensation when he
asked to be hauled to the top of
the big tent while touring re-
Gently with the Ringing Circus
c. B. went higher than the aerial
lists. and found the heat suffo-
eating. row something new has
been added-a wide opening under
a V-f1ap. to cool the big tents in
terror.
Olivia de Havilland's demands
for doing Juliet on the New York
stage may kill the deal entirely
According to Weekly Variety. Liv-
Wy wants so per cent of the profits
plus Is per cent Of the overall
take, and a guarantee of $4,000
This might be much too much
even for time Academy
Award winner.
Louis Calhern is prediction to
be nominated for this years Acad-
emy Award-for his terrific thes-
ping in THE Magnificent
Yankee" What with Gloria Swan
son also a sure bet for a nomina
ton, the oldtimers are really
hitting on all cylinders.
(Released by North American Newspaper
Allance.)
Evening star., 1950-08-15
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of Showing

Ambassador - "711 Ocean
Drive; l, $40, Sis, 7:25 and
$40 pm.
Capitol-"Peggy";; 11:00 am,
1:45, 4::35, tbs and 10 pm. Stage
shows: l, 3:45. $50 and 9:15 pm.
Columbia-"My Friend 1rma
Goes West; HAS am. las. 3:45,
5:45. 7:45 and $50 pm
Dupont - "All quiet on the
Western Front; l:25. 3:25, 5:25
7:35, and $40 pm.
Keith's Treasure Island;
1880 am, 2:05, 4:35, 7:10 and
9:45 pm.
Little "Musica Di Sogno";;
1850, $3.50, $50 and 9:55 pm.
Metropolitan - "Congolaise";;
HAS. $50, 6:55 and 1905 pm
National - Father of the
Bride; 11:40 am, 1:20. 8, 4:40
$40, 8 and 9:40 pm.
Palace-"Where the Sidewalk
Ends; II am. ITO, 500, $50
7:40 and $50 pm.
Playhouse - Panic in the
Streets; $50, 1920 am 1:15
1920, 5:25. 7:35 and 9:45 pm.
Plaza-"Pagliacci"; 11:45 am.
1:20, 3, 4:40, 6:25, sos and GAS
pm.
Trans-Lux-"Kind Hearts and
Coronets"; IL am. 1850, 2:40
4:30, $40, $40 and 10 pm.
Warner-"711 Ocean Drive;
11:15 am, lis. 3:15, $40, 1880
and 9:45 pm.
Evening star., 1950-08-15

music. In the fashion Of his
compositions, plus their special
lied lyrics. they take time in
their stride. Whether it is love
humor, or sometimes mere geog-
raphy with which Porter deals, it
is dealt with as only he does it.
Heard in context again, every
tune in the show goes back to its
first freshness. "Wunderbar." so
In Love-" I've Come to Wife it
Wealthy in Padua." Il Hate
Men, "'"Were Thine That Special
Face" Always True to You Tin
My Fashion," and the others. 1t
is a Porter trick and Wright,
Miss McCann and the others
relish joining him in seeing that
it works in performance after
performance.
If there is anyone who does
not know the book the Spewacks
wrote for Kiss Me, Kate" that
should be corrected. 1t concerns
an acting company putting on a
pre- Broadway production Of
Tanning Of the Shrew" in Balti-
more and acting. in the private
lives of the members. as if there
was nothing else to life. Obvious
ly, this is superior stuff to most
musicals, not only for the music
but, because 1t telescopes time.
jumps from modern Baltimore to
ancient Padua, and shows that
amour has not changed much
through the centuries.
It also makes for elaborate pro-
duction which. in one evening.
may account for more Watergate
Evening star., 1950-08-15
WBUZ Transfer Approved

The Federal Communications
Commission yesterday authorized
Radio Station WBUZ, Bradbury
Heights, Md. to transfer control
from A. c. Connolly to Leslie l..
Altman for $1,000. Mr.. Alt
mann is president of the w. M. &
A. Motor Lines, Inc. and has been
general manager of the station
about a year.
Evening star., 1950-08-15
Optimist Club to Meet

The National Capital Optimist
Club will meet at 1915 pm. to-
morrow in the Hotel Continental,
Two short films, Make Mine
Freedom" and Going Places" will
be shown.
Evening star., 1950-08-15
Drama News and Reviews
Shrewish Kate GoiIy Kissed
In Wutergote's Musical
By Jay Cormody

The looked lover and certainly
lveler than last night,
The the opening of the ampheaer
first Broadway musical Kiss Me- Kate that ndeicate spool
and Bella Spewack and above ALL by Cole
, 1950-08-07
BASEBALL NEWS
IN BRIEF

In the Majors yesterday the
Clubs were flashing right and left,
some to retain their positions;
others seeking higher levels. In
the American LeaugR The Tigers
whitewashed xhe Senators with a
score of 40; Boston dropped Chi
cago with 81; The BROWNS shell
lacked the Athletics 1913 and the
third place New York Yankees
moved into second place by keep
ing the Indians scoreless for the
entire game while they batted in
9 runs. In the National League the
Cubs split a double header with
the Braves, first Boston 5, Cubs
2; in the second Cubs 8 and Bos-
ton /. The Reds dropped the bod
gers IL to Z; Giants BANKED the
Pirates 5 to 0 for a second time in
two days (the first game) and the
st. Louis Cardinals defeated the
League leading Phillies with {
score of z to / first game). No
games scheduled for today, but
all clubs will play under the lights
Tuesday.
, 1950-08-07

are so far from their own Lo-
cal Board that reporting in
compliance with Order to Re
port for Armed Physical Ex-
animation, will be a hardship,
may report to the Local Board
in the area in which they are
now located taking with them
the Order they received to re-
port for Armed Forces Physi-
cal Examination.
, 1950-08-07

At home the Champions Com
mandoes) with Walter James on
the hill defeated the Giants with
a score of So. Carmele Dolphin
was the loser. Owen Schjang of
the Champs hit the only home run
of the ball game. Pitching on both
sides was very good, & the game
was very interesting and exciting.
, 1950-08-07
YOUTHS

Those failing to report for
Armed Forces physical exami-
nation as directed, will be de
linquent and may be immedi-
ately ordered to report for in
duction into the Armed Forces
They will also be subject to
fine and Imprisonment under
the provisions Of the Selective
Service Act Of 1948. Those who
, 1950-08-07

other lines.

other lines.
Pan American officials said
the diversion of Clippers to the
special airlift mission will not
result in curtailment Of ser
vices in Latin America.
The airline has also invited
IA Clipper pilots furloughed
last New Years Day to return
to work and aid in PAA's all
out effort to meet the needs of
the present crisis. Four COM
plete crews have been as
signed to each Clipper on the
special airlift to assure maxi
mum utilization of the air
craft.
A number Of Pan Americans
veteran pilots, many of them
with two decades or more OF
service with PAA, have volun-
teered to fly the airlife and are
already winging in and out OF
west coast bases.
Heading the PAA contigent
is Capt. Basil L. Rowe, believ-
ed to have logged more flying
hours than any pilot in the
world.
Now 81, Rowe has been fly
ing for 36 years, % Of their
with Pan American. He is
credited with 3O,4O5 hours If
the air and has covered ap-
~proximately 8, $4,000 miles
without an accident.
Already a veteran pilot when
he joined the pioneering Pan
American Always company
in 1923, PAA's No. / pilot
made many of the trail-blazing
flight in the Caribbean and
South America in the late
192O's and early 1905.
Military flights are an old
story to Rowe. This vii be his
third fling at them.
He served as an instructor
for the us. Army's infant air
force in World War |. In World
War II, he was selected to
make the first flight across. the
South Atlantic to Africa for
PAA's special Africa-O Orient
Division, which ferried men &
supplies to the Far East for
the Allies.
, 1950-08-07
5 . B { R {
MASS MEETING
Speaker A. Johannes (C.E.1

We'd. Aug. 9, 1850 $3.50 pm
Through popular request I
am obliged to speak to my PEG
pie for the last time before
nv departure back to the USA
General Topic
A. "A. Johannes
, 1950-08-07

CITIZENS -.
be held Immediately.
2. That the body be exhumed
Immediately.
3. That an experienced path
ologist be sent for immedi-
ately to perform an autopsy.
4. That the District Attor-
ney or his Assistant be station
ed in st. Croix for the dura-
ton of the case.
5. That an experienced Grim
inal investigator be brought
in from the Mainland or Puer-
to Rico.
6. That responsible citizens
be deputized to assist the Pc
lice.
The Governor assured the
people through the Citizens
committee that he would do all
within his power to bring this
case to an early and s~atisfac-
tory conclusion
The Governor responded by
requesting an experienced in
vestigator from San Juan in
addition to bringing in a detec'
tive from the st. Thomas Po-I
lice Force. The San Juan de-
.tective arrived in ST. Croix on
Sunday morning, July 30th.
Further, on August 3rd, the
body of Gloria Galloway was
exhumed and an autopsy per-.
formed by pathological special
lists called in from Puerto
Rico for this purpose.
Governor de Castro further
confirmed the appointment Of
Laurence G. Merrill as Special
Assistant to the Acting Direc-
tor Of Police.
A reward has been offered
for Information leading to the
apprehension and conviction
If the perpetrator of tibet
, 1950-08-07

crime. At the meeting held on
July 9th, approximately $40.
was collected. The fund has
now swollen to nearly $25O.O0
and contributions are still com
ing and will be accepted by
any member of the Citizens
Committee or the custodian of
the reward fund, L.R. Conrad,
Assistant Commissioner Of FL
nance.
The Citizens Committee is
still functioning in its desig-
mated capacity and will report
any further developments to-
he people,
, 1950-08-07
NOTICE

Civil Engineer from Saint
Thomas will be in St. Croix
until September, available for
Limited amount Of survey
work.
Justus A. Villa.
Pentheny's Hotel