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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-21
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES

Christmas comes again to a
world torn by war and anxiety
over a threatening third world
war In the turmoil Of the hour
we may be prone to overlook the
event we are celebrating at this
time - the birth of the Christ
Child, the coming Of the Prince
Of Peace.
The words seem to mock US as
I'VE view the conflict in Korea -
with all of u World War II dead
not yet resting in their final
graves.
Somewhere along the way we
have fallen short of the great des-
tiny intended for all mankind
when Christ died on the cross a
sinful world to save.
The world today has overex-
tended itself. We, have gone too
far along the road OF self-suffic-
iency - experimenting with ways
to destroy human life rather than
save it. We have tried to assume
the perogative that is Gods.
Why we have done this we can
not explain - but we do know
we have failed to better our re-
lationships with the world - and
the peoples of the world. Today
we are viewed with suspicion and
distrust all the way round the
globe because Of our possession
Of the atomic bomb. Even though
the Marshall Plan has been pro-
claimed a success we have not
succeeded in solidly cementing /;
relationship In Europe that will
stand the test of time. Should wa
come there 1t would again be
only a holding action until Ameri-
can troops could be brought into
the battle.
It seems that we have relied on
ourselves and our dollars far too
much. We have left God out Of
the United Nations and he has
been relegated to second place on
the American scene. And we have
made a terrible mess Of things.
/ believe the only solution of
Americas approaching crises must
come from a higher power than
our own - that we r going to be
compelled to submit ourselves will
lingly to that higher power.
Now is the hour - and tomor-
row may literally be too late. No
thing could be more appropriate
at this Christmas-time than fol
us to try to find the way back t.
God.
Throughout the nation thous
Ands of Christian men and womer
are praying daily that Americi
will not become embroiled in an
other g1oba1 var - that some
how or other wisdom will com,
to our leaders and prevent tn
catastrophe.
We urge every reader Of thi
newspaper to join sincerely thi
throng. Dependence upon our
selves has resulted in a colossa
failure.
Let's give God a chance.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-12-21
Visits Parents

Visits Parents
Mr. John K. Rhyme, Jr., from
Charleston, South Carolina visit
ed recently in the home of his
parents.
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Rose Arrongers
TOVisit Newark

Invited by the Jackson &,
Perkins Co. of Newark, N. Y, and
all expenses paid by the hosts, the
following women from this area
will arrange roses for the Garden
House display at the Visiting Gar
den Club Day exercises Thursday
at Newark:
Mrs. Emmanuel vB. Perry; Mrs
Frank l.. Ball, Arlington; Mrs.
Lomax Tayloe, Vienna, Va; Mrs.
Charles F. Peace, Severna Park,
Md; Mrs. Frederick w. Lang,
Kensington, Md; Mrs. Herbert
Greger, Rockville. Md, and Mrs.
Floyd Smith, Silver Spring, Md.
In previous years the company
has invited rose arrangers from
several States and large cities
closer to Newark. A company
spokesman said that the invitation
had been issued as a result of the
companys impressions of the
National Flower and Garden Show
held this year at the Armory. All
of those chosen were leaders at
the show and are otherwise known
for their work with clubs and as
|arrangers and judges.
While at Newark, the group will
make five or six arrangements
each. choosing from among the
blooms afforded on II acres at
the company gardens. The women
will go by plane and train, meet
ing at Rochester. .
incidentally, Mrs. Ball is being
sent by the Woman's National
Farm and Garden Association to
the conference being held at Den
mark this summer.
Evening star., 1950-06-25
This Week in the Garden

Vacationers should not overlook
mulching if their gardens are to
survive two or three weeks absent
treatment. Cultivate well, leaving
the surface rough rather than
carefully leveled. using a light
application of fertilizer at the
time, then cover with an inch or
two of mulching material such as
ground corn cobs, straw, weeds,
grass clippings, sawdust, etc.
It will soon be time for the last
paintings of sweeteorn. snapbeans
and few tomato plants for the
fall crop. Planting begins in
July for the fall garden.
Gladioli and dahlias may still
be planted. The glads will not
make big fat corms but they will
produce bloom in the fall and
have unusually good color. Dahlias
are normally planted earlier than
this but for richness Of color,
especially on the large e-flowering
types. late planting is to be pre-
ferred.
Crabgrass season is in full sway
although it has not shown up too
plainly in the lawns. The heavy
rains and cool weather have kept
the bluegrass growing luxuriantly
and this has helped to keep the
crabgrass from taking over. how
ever, a week of hot dry weather
and the bluegrass will lose much
of it's vigor. Several reports would
indicate that the new weed-killer,
potassium cynante, is effective as
a control both of crabgrass and
chickweed. At least it should be
worth trying.
Now that the first burst of
bloom on the hybrid tea roses Is
over they should be fertilized and
kept cultivated 50 as to produce
good strong growth for the second
bloom.
Three or four pounds of good
mixed fertilizer, such as 5-10-5
per 100 square feet of bed is
normal. Be sure the soil Is moist
before applying. otherwise there
is danger of burning.
Whenever temperatures exceed
IS degrees the use of sulphur as a
fungicide should be discontinued.
Sulphur, a good control for both
blackspot and mildew, will burn
rose foliage during periods of high
temperatures. Fermate might we'll
be substituted for the sulphur dur
ing the heat of the summer, al
though not effective mildew.
1t will soon be time to SOW
seeds of perennials, biennials and
Evening star., 1950-06-25

Most gardeners consider the
propagating of rhododendrons
and deciduous azaleas a tedious II
not impossible task best left to the
nurserymen. In a recent release
from the Agriculture Department.
John L. Creech, plant specialist
at the Plant Introduction Garden.
Glenn Dale, Md, tells of new
technique whereby this endless
chore becomes a simple operation
that can be done by any careful
amateur.
Because these plants (rhodo-
dendrons and deciduous azaleas)
do not often root in a peatmoss
sand mixture such as is used for
evergreen azaleas, they have been
propagated commercially by
grating or by tipping the mother
plant over to a point where sew
eral branches were in contact with
the soil so that they might be
"layered"
Another method, air-layering, is
sometimes practiced in green
houses. 1t consists of making a
cut in a twig, inserting sphagnum
moss in the slit and surrounding
1t with a ball of the moss. This
was a satisfactory method except
that the moss had to be kept moist
for a period of three or four
months which meant daily water
ing.
Use Waterproof Wrapping.
Mr.. Creech's method is the
same except that he covers the
ball Of Sphagnum moss with a
moistureproof plastic wrapping
which will. in most cases, keep
the moss moist enough from the
time of application until the
rooted-cutting is ready to be
severed from the mother shrub
and set out in a protected bed.
After the plastic wrapping has
been put in place it should be
fastened, top and bottom, with
rubber bands to effectively seal it
against moisture loss.
One point is stressed, namely
that while the moss should be
thoroughly saturated before use, it
also should be squeezed as dry as
possible because excess moisture
can be detrimental to root forma-
ton.
There are two brands of the
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Life in the Country
Milk Both Fails to Aid Complexion;
Newly Freshened Heifer Puts on Show

Like Cleopatra. I have had my
milk bath. But instead Of feeling
refreshed, I emerged a wet, sticky
mess. It doesn't seem to have i'm
proved my complexion either.
The day I got my milk shower,
we had the advice Of none other
than the experienced Vermont
Al leader, John Merchant. But
his art with a rope only made
matters worse.
We had gone to the pasture to
milk the newly freshened heifer
for the first time. She had pre-
sented us with a heifer calf, and
although I understood her dispo-
sition and knew she could kick.
I was scarcely prepared for the
fancy demonstration she put on
for us. think it probably was a
show for John, just to show him
what Virginia Jerseys can do
when they have a mind to.
I lodged her for a time
perhaps she let me dodge her
until she was sure there was
enough milk in the pail to give the
proper effect. The bucket was
about half full when she got her
hoof under the pail and lifted 1t
high in the air.
The bucket made the neatest
turn you ever saw. 1t went up
without spilling a drop. rolled
over in the air and came down
over my head. About gallon of
milk poured through my hair, and
trickled down my neck. I came
up blubbering for air.
John had tried his rope trick,
but that only made matters worse.
When he got the rope on the
cows hind feet she really put on
an exhibition. After only about
two good kicks, the rope was gone.
I tried her again the next morn
ing. for. unfortunately. fresh cows
must be MIXED. She stood like a
lamb and I haven't had any trou-
BILE since. But she doesn't fool
me. I know what she is after.
She wants to catch me off guard
and give me another drenching.
Maybe she will, but she is going
to have to be pretty quick.
X y II
We didn't believe the weather
man, for we hadn't heard our tree
frog singing, so we cut our hay.
Got it nicely moved down and
Evening star., 1950-06-25
New uIips in Holland

A giant tulip S inches high ano
4 inches wide, and resting on a
stem no thicker than a mans
finger, is one of the new speci-
mems being exhibited for the first
time in Lisse, the center of The
Netherlands bulb-growing indus
try. This and others are the off,
spring of mother bulbs that have
been treated with X-rays or bonn
barded with neutrons. The flow
ers vary in form from large
smooth cups to small blooms with
fringes like those Of a Chinese
fan-dancer. These last are vari-
ations brought about by treating
the mother bulb. a white and
f1ame-red flower, with X-rays. The
first experimental flower of this
kind was achieved two years ago:
now there are five plants in exis-
tence, each worth about 1000
guilderS.
Evening star., 1950-06-25

fall-f1oWering ANIMALS. The gar
dener might we'll prepare now by
Cd ordering the seeds, (2) pre-
pairing a frame of protected bed,
and 90 mixing the desired soil
for the bed. A sandy loan with
plenty of well-rotted compost or
peatmoss is needed to insure good
termination and growth. A sandy
soil does not crust easily and,
with the addition of the peatmoss
or compost. is not likely to dry
out quickly.
One of the desirable hardy an
nuals for fall bloom is the cal
endula. Seed sown now will pro-
duce blooming sized plants by late
September and they will continue
to flower until freezing weather
cuts them down. Plants from
spring-sown seed. seldom persist
through the summer, the calen-
dula is really q cool weather
plant.
Now is the time to lift early
spring Towering perennials for
dividing, reworking the soil, and
reSetting. The soil might well be
en- riched with compost, lime and
bonemeal to insure goow growth
and vigor. Omit the lime and
bonemeal from the primrose bed,
but arabs. alysum, phlox subu-
lata, etc, need a not too acid soil.
Many azaleas and rhododen-
dron bushes are infested with the
destructive sucking insect, COM
monty called lace bug" Periodic
spraying with nicotine sulphate is
the recommended control. Un-
fortunately 1t is difficult to reach
the undersides of the leaves on
strong growing azaleas with a
spray. Where this is a problem
it will probably pay to use
pyrethrum dust, perhaps a dust
one week and a spray the next
until the lace bug is brought
under control. Indications are
that DDT may be effective against
the lace bug. 81
Gardeners will find the Agri-
Department publication.
Handbook on Insect Enemies of
Flowers and Shrubs" a useful
reference book. When writing,
ask for Miscellaneous Publication
No. 626.
The care and attention given
to chrysanthemum plants at this
season has much to do with the
and vigor in the fall
blooming period. Watering and
cultivation is necessary to MAIN
tain growth and foliage. WHY
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Grass Setup Whips Erosion
Rolling 100 Acres in Carroll County
Sustain 4O-Cow Dairy Herd

was bad" Mr.. Kline said. Il no.
ticed that vegetables grown in soil
rich in organic matter seemed bet
ter than others"
i went on a diet OF organically-
grown vegetables. and I lost my
sickness. We raise all We can
in our garden-eat from 1t In the
summer and freeze and can as
much as we can for the winter"
Mr. Kline's success is so out
standing that the Maryland Bank
ers Association chose his farm TO
visit during . recent farm tour
Of Carroll. Howard. Frederick and
Montgomery Counties.
Visiting bankers said the Kline
farm exemplifies the wise use OF
credit in building up q sound
financial structure. I'LL
Evening star., 1950-06-25

RIDGEVILLE. Nd. June "a
Sherman Kline has come a long
way since he took over a tired
little farm in the corner Of Carroll
County about 20 years ago.
The Kline farm is not a large
one-only ll3 acres. with less
than 100 acres under cultivation.
But . program Of intensive grass
land agriculture which supports a
40-cow dairy herd. has placed Mr..
Kline In the first rank of good
dairymen.
When Mr.. Kline took over. the
farm supported less than IA
cows. It's rolling fields were un-
suited to a row crop system of
cultivation and its soil was fast
playing out.
Now alfalfa and Ladino clover
grass mixtures tie down the soil
on the hills. Small grains and a
little corn is used only when a
grass stand plays out and an in
termediate crop is needed to get
the field back under grass.
While Mr.. Kline depends on
grass for silage. he feels that a
little corn may be q safeguard.
In case of dry summer. when
silage would be fed the cows. then
the late corn crop would provide
forage to refill the silos.
The Kline herd is housed in a
pen stable. built Just back of the
23-stanchion barn that is used as
a large milking parlor. This ar
rangement does not restrict the
number of milking cows to the
number of stanchions in the barn.
Without the pen stable, Mr.. Kline
could only maintain a 23-cow
herd.
The Klines also are interested
In organic farming While min
eral fertilizers are applied to the
fields. since there Is not enough
manure to go around, the vege-
table garden has received no min
eral fertilizer in the last 90 years
Nothing but barnyard manure
goes on the garden, and plenty of
it.
Il got interested in organizes
several years ago when my health
Evening star., 1950-06-25
BY Jones Birchfield-

neatly raked in windrows ready
for the baler. Then it rained and
our hay is a brown. sodden mass.
I've known the weather man to
be wrong. but I've always had
great confidence in my tree frog,
He let me down hard this time,
and the next time I hear him
chirping away in his tree down in
front of the house, I'm going to
throw a rock in his direction. I'll
pay no more attention to his sing
ing.
AS it is. my hay looks now like
good bedding. That is, if it ever
gets dry enough to bale. 1t is a
good thing there is still the les
pedeza coming on.
Our roses are beginning to
bloom. and we have had a rose
show in the living room. There is
Golden Scepter, one Of the lowell
est yellow roses / have ever seen,
a new delicate red, Opera, which
will go on sale this fall, and a
new, yet unnamed red fiori-
bunda that is about perfect. A
mixed bouquet of. Fashion, the
coral f1oribunda, and the new red
rose is hard to beat.
If E. S. Boerner of the jackson
& Perkins Co.. who sent us the
roses. would perfect a climbing
f1orlbunda like a Fashion and the
new variety, he really would have
something.
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Farm and Garden
New Air-Loyering Teohniques Used
On Rhododendrons Deciduous AzoIeos
By W. n. Younqmon
Cordsn Editor

moisture-proof plastic on the mar
ket that seem to serve the needs
Of the propagator best. Polythene
and Koroseal have been success
fully used. Pieces about IL inches
square are satisfactory.
The first step in propagating is
to select a small branch or twie
6 to 8 inches long. Make a slant
ing cut an inch or two in length
which extends approximately hall
way through the stem. Treat the
cut surface with one of the hor-
monlike plant growth substances
containing indole-butyric acid
Then place a pinch Of the moist
phagnum moss in the cut to keep
it partially open. Around this cut
surface place ball of the sphag-
mum moss. A double handful Is
not too much. Over this place
the plastic and make certain that
the edges overlap sufficiently to
permit Of a good closure. Wrap
the top and bottom with rubber
bands, such as are used for rose
budding"
Three Months to Develop Roots.
The time for air-layering. rs
this method has been called for
centuries. although generally re-
stricted to use in conservatories
for the propagating Of tropicals.
is yet to be determined, but ap-
parently any time from mid
April until early June. It takes
about three months for the roots
to develop sufficiently for con-
tinued growth after the cutting
is removed from the mother plant.
Unless the gardener is certain
that the roots are well developed
it may pay to delay the opening
of the plastic until later, perhaps
from the middle of September to
the first of October.
The stem should be cut just
below the rooted ball. Expose a
few of the roots by gently scratch
ing the surface of the ball of moss
before planting in a good acid soil
mixture of peatmoss, sand and
loam. If only one or two cuttings
were attempted it will probably
be better to pot them rather than
prepare a protected bed for the
first winter. They will need pro-
lection because the wood will be
soft and easily injured by sun and
wind. After the first winter of
protection they may be planted
in a shaded bed where they will
remain until of such size as to
be ready for the border.
Mr.. Creech is quite confident
that this method is adapted to
home garden use and that it is
highly successful, for he succeeded
in propagating the difficult red
rhododendron, America. Mr..
Creech pointed out that he did
not originate this technique, but
said it was used in 1947 in Florida
by William Grove in propagating
lychee nuts.
Evening star., 1950-06-25

| way of living. Now he comes up
with another idea. He wants every
State to pick an official State dog
just as they have done with a
flower or a bird. He is trying to
organize committees in each State
to carry out his idea.
The study of vitamins has been
confined almost entirely to hui
man foods, but, by applying this
knowledge to the feeding of dogs,
very beneficial results have been
obtained. Dogs, like humans, suf- :
fer from the lack of certain ele-
mentS in their food. Many of the
minor canine skin ailments, for
instance, can be traced directly
to improper feeding. When a dog
is fed an increased amount of vita
min A, the skin trouble often dis
appears quickly.
When your dog suffers from
loss of coat or other skin trouble,
take him to a veterinarian for
advice and proper treatment. If
the condition is not too serious,
first try feeding your dog less,
and increasing the amount of
vegetables in his diet. Mix the
vegetables with raw, lean meat.
Often this is all that is needed,
and it will not be necessary to
consult a veterinarian. If the skin
trouble does not clear up quickly
after change in diet don't put
off taking your pet to a veteri-
marian. The trouble may be
traceable to something other than
incorrect feeding.
Q.-IS it true that if a dog is
born with a set of dew-claws it
means that he isn't a purebred?
w. 3.
A.-Dew-claws are those extra
sets of claws that often appear
on dogs legs. Even the purest of
dog strains have them.
Q.-Dogs helped a lot in the last
war. Is this country still inter-
ested in using them as part of
the armed services? IT. N. D.
Avery much so. In fact the
canine branch of the Army has a
large number of dogs in training.
(Released by McNaught Syndicate. Inc.
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Moss Menace

Lack of fertility, poor drainage
or both cause moss in some lawns.
Fertility deficiency is corrected by
raking away the moss and fertil-
izing the barred spots literally with
a special lawn food. Where water
gathers because of faulty drain
age, this moss-causing factor can
be ended by changing the grade
If surface drainage is good but
seepage water saturates the sub
soil it may be necessary to install
tile to end the difficulty.
Evening star., 1950-06-25

We didn't believe the weather
man, for we hadn't heard our tree
frog singing, so we cut our hay.
Got it nicely moved down and
Evening star., 1950-06-25

1t will soon be time to sow
seeds of perennials, biennials and
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Show Tickets Out

The Bethesda Chevy Chase
Harvest Show Committee will
award a new trophy this year to
the sponsoring garden club which
contributes most to increasing at
tendance. The committee has
distributed to the 10 sponsoring
clubs, for advance sale, tickets to
the show September II.
Edward l.. Stock, jr., one of the
show founders, will speak today
at lis pm. (WBCC) on Summer
Pruning"
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Water Lilies at Peak

Hardy water lilies of many
varieties are now at their peak
of excellence at the Kenilworth
Aquatic Gardens on Douglas street
off Kenilworth avenue NE. Nat
uralist Howard White will be on
duty today from 1870 to 5 to
discuss them with visitors.
Evening star., 1950-06-25

Seoem woen from this area are to make some 80
ne from of the modern gro,ong tn this 17-acre
garden Thursday Visiting Garden Clubs Day. at the
son Perkins festival at Neoark ~ Y This is only
OF the coort plot In the foreground the buff
Jubilee and the red Neo York hybrid teas estimated that
In this garden than million blooms The arrange
ents U be exhibited In the Garden at the OF
elOnouted floral mall
Evening star., 1950-06-25
Is y21ENt N9ttsss Ns9Stss s
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Next to feas, think flies that
bite a dogs ears are perhaps the
most annoying things dogs have
to put up with in warm weather.
Unless you observe your dog
closely, you may be unaware that
these pests are bothering him. If
his ears are covered with little
sore spots then the chances are
he has been bitten by flies.
I have had such troubles with
my own dogs. But. by applying a
10 per cent ointment of oil of
cade, oil Of tar, or creoline, made
with base of lanolin. to my dogs
ears have been able to keep
them free offly bites. Your drug
gist can make up this ointment
for you. Dogs kept in kennels
seem more bothered by these pests
than house dogs.
OF the 20 million or so dogs in
this country, only about Il mil
lion are licensed. The ratio of
mongrels to purebreds in the
United States is four to one.
Harry Miller, director of the
Gaines Dog Research Center, can
almost be classed as the canine
public relations expert. Already
he has done a great deal to publi-
cize the Importance of dogs to our
Evening star., 1950-12-24
F|ashy Globe Trotters
Play Here Saturday

The Harlem Globetrotters, VIM
ners Of 3s straight games this
season. will appear here Saturday
in the feature game of a basket
ball doubleheader at Uline Arena.
The Harlemites have attracted
about 100000 customers SO far
this season.
The Globetrotters appeared here
four times before record turnouts
last season. Another big crowd
is expected Saturday when they
play the Boston Whirlwinds in
the 8 o'clock end of the double
bill. The 7:45 pm. opener brings
out the New York Renaissance,
another top Negro touring quin-
tet, against the Philadelphia
Sphas.
The veteran Reece (Goose) Ia
tum still Is the leading Globe
trotter scorer with an average of
something like Is points a game.
Others on his club are Babe
Presley, Marques Haynes, Elmer
Robins, Clarence Wilson, Rookie
Brown, Pop Gates and Frank
Washington.