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Evening star., 1951-08-20
Sportsman Car Races
AT Lanham Tomorrow

The Northern Virginia Stock
Car Racing Association will bring
45 Of its top drivers into West
Lanham Speedway tomorrow
night for the first Of a series of
weekly sportsman car racing
shows.
Harry tReds) Fowler, president
and second high scorer Of the
Northern Virginia Association,
will head a field including Bruce
(Suicide) Hall, AL Laburich,
Stonewall Jackson, Wally Gore,
Cotton Kind and Johnny Meggers.
Joe Chitwood's famed automo-
bile and motorcycle daredevils
show is scheduled for the Lam
ham track Thursday and Friday
nights.
POMONKEY, Md, Aug. 20
(SpeciaD Bruce (Suicide) Hall
won the stock car feature race
yesterday at Pomonkey Speedway.
Glenn Guthrie took second place,
lnoSing out Lionel Johnson
Evening star., 1951-08-20
Minor Leagues

By the ASsoeIofed pTess
SUNDAYS RESULTS:
TNTERAS SATTnNAT. TRAGTIl
Evening star., 1951-08-20
ADVERTISEMENT.

Colorado SPRINGS. "a; Des Moines, q
Denver, 12-6; Lincoln. IL.
Sioux City, 3; Pueblo. O..
Evening star., 1951-11-18
Cattle Lice Control
In Winter Quarters

Treat cattle for lice before put
ting them in winter quarters.
That's the advice from j. O
Rowell. extension entomologist at
VPI, who warns that lice often are
the cause of declines in milk and
beef production.
They should be destroyed any
time they are found, but it is espe-
fcially important to control them
at this time Of year, since the lice
reproduce and spread rapidly
among cattle in warm, congested
quarters.
A single thorough treatment
with II per cent DDT spray will
eliminate lice completely. but
should not be used on cattle in
the milking herd or being finished
for slaughter.
One application Of a lindane
spray can be used on dairy animals
and beef animals alike. Apply
lindane at the rate OF Ia pounds
Iof Is per cent gamma wettable
powder to 100 gallons Of water
Lindane will control both lice and
mango mites.
Mr.. Rowell warns, however, not
to use lindane sprays on calves un-
der three months old.
Evening star., 1951-11-18
Slides on India
For Color Group

The monthly color meeting OF
the National Photographic Soci-
ETY. Wednesday will witness color
slides of India by Paul Wickman
radio network executive and world
traveller. Included among the pic
lures of India to be shown by Mr.
Wickman are day and night shots
of the Tai Mahal and photos thai
are probably the last taken oi
King Abdullah before his assassi.
nation.
The following awards were
made by a panel of judges at the
last color meeting: Outstanding
merit: Martha M. Mosely: c. w
L. Hunter (2): Mrs. Sandra Thaw
Elizabeth Jesse; Bernice Goss; c
w, Hodgson. Merit: George Frey
Mrs. Thaw; George Oakes az
Geraldine Cue; Mae Hahlen; j
johnson; r. G. Focht go; Lance.
lot Sukert; Mrs. C. A. Briggs ca
Mr.. Hodgson: J. T. Smith, jr.
Richard Boyle.
The color group will NEE
Wednesday at 3:15 pm. in thu
auditorium of the Natural History
Building Of the Smithsonian Insti
tuition. Tenth street and Consti'
tuition avenue. .
Evening star., 1951-11-18
Personalities and Impressions
Washington Poet Utilities
Local Background in Verse

A graduate Of the old Central
High School and of the j. Ormond
Wilson Teachers College. Mrs
Angelica holds A. B. and M. A. de-
grees from the George Washing
ton University. She began hel
career as music teacher in the
Wilson Teachers College under
the late Alys Bentley and took
over the department temporarily
latter Miss Bentley's departure fol-
New York City.
| She often reads aloud to groups
of her friends children and plans
to write a series of melodies with
words for youngsters in kinder.
garten and elementary grades.
One OF her pastimes is dashine
off anniversary and birthday
greetings in rhyme for intimate
friends.
1T is constant inspiration tc
have my life work cast with young
people. who are planning to make
a career Of teaching in an age
when this vital profession Sc
acutely needs them. Almost uni
formly I find them enthusiastic
and conscientious as well as ambi-
tious and sincere in their ideals
and eager to get the best from
life SO that they in turn may pass
| it on to Others" she sakS.
Evening star., 1951-11-18
I2Corn Varieties
Give Bio Yield

The varieties, Iochief and Aris.
togold, produced over "a ton more
marketable corn per acre than
any other variety in sweet corn
tests at Virginia Truck Experi-
ment Station this season.
DR.. r. N. Hofmaster, associate
entomologist at the station, said
those two varieties also ranked
fourth and third, respectively, in
number of ears, and were Of SUI
perior quality. Ioana D. r. and
Golden Security also were OF sh-
Iperior quality. Golden Security
again gave the highest number Of
ears but ranked fourth in total
weight. Parade had the largest
ear of all and shows considerable
promise for the Norfolk area. DR..
Hofmaster says.
He said earworm infestations
were so variable in the different
plots that no attempt was made to
rate earworm damage. This
condition was caused by japanese
beetles feeding on the silks and
destroying the earworm. Plots
heavily infested with beetles had
as many as 80 per cent worm-free
ears.
DR.. Hofmaster says observations
over a five-year period indicate
that, if the sweet corn has been in
silk three days or longer. japanese
beetles feeding normally will not
interfere with filling or cause any
injury other than occasional
slight weathering at the tip.
Evening star., 1951-11-18
Garden Refuse
InConpost Piles

Vegetable gardeners can use this
off season period to good advan-
tage by preparing compost heaps.
/ F. H. Scott, vegetable gardening
specialist at v. P. l., says COM
posts are an excellent source OF
humus rotted organic matter
for garden soils.
/ Almost any plant refuse that Is
not diseased can be used. Mr..
Scott lists leaves, grass clippings.
flower and vegetable plant refuse
as possible materials.
/ 1t is not necessary to follow o
definite formula in making COM
post heap. AS materials become
available. they can be put in lay
ers on the ground. keeping the
top of the pile somewhat concave
so it will catch water.
Scott says the compost should
be thoroughly rotted before 1t Is
applied to the garden. Turning
and mixing the compost will i'm
prove it's quality.
| When the compost is ready for
use, it is applied by spreading it
on the garden and working it into
the soil.
Evening star., 1951-11-18
.Hornnones Prevent
Potato Shrinkuqe'

Use of certain hormones will
help keep potatoes in storage
from shriveling and sprouting.
L. c. Beamer. associate ilorti-
culturist at VPI, says the hor-
mones. which are available under
many trade names, can be used
successfully on Irish potatoes and
other root crops. They should
not, however, be used on potatoes
to be used in planting next spring.
The materials are not poisonous
and the directions usually are on
the containers.
Mr.. Beamer also has a word Of
advice about storing cabbage.
Take about Is to 18 inches Of
straw or pine tags. Put it on the
ground, then build the cabbage
up in a cone-shaped pile. with
the heads out. Cover with about
20 to Is inches of straw or pine
tags. This will give ideal protec-
ton throughout the winter
months, and is much better than
the old method Of storing cab
bage by putting it in the ground.
Mr.. Beamer says.
Evening star., 1951-11-18
Careful Practice
Saves HoQ Income

Farm slaughter Of hogs in Viz
ginia is big business valued
at over $40 million last year .
and farmers stand to lose much
of the profit if they don't follow
some careful practices, warns
George Herring, animal husband
man at VPI.
| Mr.. Herring said the $50 million
represents about 43 per cent Of the
gross income from hogs in Vir-
ginia last year. A S per cent loss
i'm farm slaughtered pork, con-
servative estimate. amounts to 81
million. Much of the loss can be
avoided by proper slaughtering
and handling.
Some losses are caused by bad
handling Of hogs before killing.
Avoid getting hogs heated or ex-
cited because it results in poor
bleeding. Injuries to hogs may
cause spoilage Of cuts. Improper
sticking also may result in a poor
bleed or in damage to the shoul-
ders.
The greatest cause Of pork spoil
age. however. is failure to get
carcasses chilled quickly. Proper
weather or refrigeration is neces-
sary. Most of the 80 locker plants
/ in Virginia are equipped to handle
pork. and If hogs are brought to
the plants quickly after slaughter
ing, or are slaughtered there,
temperature is no problem.
| However, If you depend on the
weather, wait until q cold spell.
There usually will be several be-
tween Thanksgiving and Christ
mas. Killing hogs in the early
part Of a cold spell is better than
waiting until the weather starts
to warm up.
Carcasses will chill quicker II
the leaf fat is removed after the
hogs are dressed. and the hogs
split down the middle Of the back
bone. This permits air circulation
between the two sides. In near
freezing weather carcasses will be
thoroughly chilled by hanging
overnight, and ready for cutting
and placing in cure by the next
morning.
Evening star., 1951-11-18
Darkroom Session
Arrunqed by

r. c. Dykins and F. w. Garri-
son, representatives of E. I. du
Pont de Nemours & Co.. will pre-
sent a talk and demonstration on
How to use Varigam" at the
Tuesday meeting of the Alex
andria Camera Club. Varigam is
a medium speed chlorobromide
projection paper. The clubroom
will be turned into a darkroom
and a wet demonstration will be
given to show new techniques.
The group will meet at 8 pm.
in the Alexandria Recreation Gen.
ter at Cameron and Harvard
streets. The public is invited.
Monochrome prints, that have
previously received awards have
been entered by the club in the
annual exhibit of the Arts Club
of Washington by the following
members: H. Springer. ivy; L.
Seigel, Hair Flow; C. M. Quicke
Solitude; Capt. w. L. Nolte
Reflection; Comdr. r. Mitten
Lincoln: w. Grant. Spring
Night; H. Linscott, Guidance;
Rhythm" Industrial Shot" anc
Home Again; T. Bowden. Beach
Mood"
Evening star., 1951-11-18

SWV AuxiIiaries
Activities Listed

Admiral George Dewey Naval
Auxiliary. Spanish War Veterans.
will meet at 921 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Sc, tomorrow evening. The
department president will make
her annual inspection.
Gen. M. Emmett Urell Auxiliary
will entertain the department
president, Mrs. Lucretia EicholtZ.
at Pythian Temple on Wednesday
evening. Mrs. Eicholtz will in
spect the auxiliary.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary
will meet Friday evening in Py-
THAN Temple.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp will
meet on Friday in Pythian Tenn
pie.
Members of the auxiliaries will
meet at the Upshur street gate of
the Soldiers Home this afternoon
for a visit to the hospital. Those
desiring transportation are re-
!. Iquested to be at the gate not later
than las pm.
Evening star., 1951-11-18

great the degree adjustment of
the composition should be in the
finder to center the subject on
the film. OF course, if you are
using a reflex camera with a
ground glass focusig screen you
don't have to worry about this.
Added Light Helps.
Now as to lighting-you will
want to use at least two lights re-
gardless of the type Of lighting,
be it natural. flash or flood. The
added light or lights are applied
as cross lighting to bring out the
texture of the animals hair, fur,
feathers. coat, or what have you.
When shooting out of doors, use
a reflector as your second light.
With fash. which we consider
best for taking pictures of animals
one bulb is flashed from the
camera position and any other
bulbs are flashed simultaneously
from side or back. Re recommend
flash in animal photography be-
cause greater depth of field may
be had with the lens stopped way
down during that intense instant
of light when the flash hits its
peak. With flash you also have
the advantage Of operating at
faster shutter speeds.
Floodlamps are perfectly fine
for this purpose but require that
you use slower shutter speeds
Natural light is also a good source
of illumination but cloudy day
is suggested to avoid harsh con-
trasts that will be noticeable when
shooting in direct sunlight. Open
shade is also satisfactory.
Animals Have Expression.
Expression is perhaps the most
important factor in animal pho
tography-and don't let any one
tell you that animals don't have
expressions. You can produce
happy or sad expressions from
dogs and cats and I am sure that
Evening star., 1951-11-18
Life in the Country
Fail Rains Ease Farm Tasks
And Make q Few Leisure Hours

In many ways, fall and early
winter are the most enjoyable sea-
sons in the country. There is not
as much to do.
Except for the fact that we have
"a new calf that has to be fed from
"a nipple pail, my chores have les
sened since the rains began. The
spring has started flowing again.
and the branch in front is full of
water. This means that I no
longer must haul 100 gallons of
water every day and water the
stock with buckets.
I suppose We never realize the
Importance of water until we
haven't any. Now I am back to
where I don't have to think much
about it-just let the cows, and
horses drink from the branch.
My newly acquired leisure Is a
fine thing. Aside from taking care
of the new calf. which, incident
ally. is doing fine, I now have time
to ride the f1lly a bit and to school
the old horse over Jump set up
in a paddock. And, thank good
ness. I haven't fallen off-yet.
The hunting season is about to
open. and for those who like it,
hunting is great way to get into
the fields and woods. I used to
hunt quail. but no more. I like
their call during the summer
months and their looks in the
winter when I see a covey in the
woods.
/ It is quite an exciting thing to
see a good dog at work in the
field. and to get the thrill Of the
covey rise after a good point. But
now-I suppose I am getting old
the sport of just watching the
birds seems more pleasing.
John and I went up to view 9
bob cat the other day that hac
been killed up near Philomont
Dick Downs called us. thinking
that we might like to see an ami
NAL not usually found so far ou'
Of the mountains.
It seems this one-a female
had been hanging around Philo.
mont area for about a year, max
ing periodic raids on the loca
hen houses. She also had killed
a number Of house cats during
her raids.
But, as sometimes happens wher
animals are exposed to too mucf
civilization, she became too bole
and was shot. She visited farm
Evening star., 1951-11-18
BY jones Birchfield.

house too early in the evening,
and was killed as she tried to
escape through the garden.
1t was a shame, In a way, for
she was a beautiful animal. See
ing her dead. one could imagine
the gracefulness Of her movements
when she was alive.
But. so it goes. Chickens must
be protected, and a bobcat who
leaves the mountains now can ex-
pect no kindness from man.
Dick said one has been seen
down along Goose Creek. So far it
has remained in the woods. eat
ing rabbits and other small ami
mails, I suppose. But one of these
days it will be tempted by the
soft living of civilization-the easy
pickings of the henhouse and the
lambing shetland then his doom
will be sealed. +
There is no place in our scheme
Of things for the domesticated ano
the wild. The lamb and the lior
are not lying down together yet
/ y + X
I Loren Pope, over near Arcola
has done something startling. Ii
a drought year, when most of tn,
lespedeza hardly got high enough
to cut with a mower, Loren bailet
something like four tons of les.
> pedeza hay to the acre in one o
his fields.
! The man who did the bailin,
thought the job would be a breeze
just like most Of the other bailin,
Jobs this year. but when he startet
in his bailer was choked down t.
a snail's pace.
Il He couldn't understand 1t. ant
no one else can. Anyway, ther,
stands the record.
Evening star., 1951-11-18

bird lovers will tell you the same
thing about their pets. Remember
that your treatment Of your pet
during the picture taking session
will be reflected by its demeanor
This will be a strange and per-
haps frightening experience for
your pet so you will have to give
it every consideration. Dogs are
less temperamental than cats and
you will have little trouble with
the average pup-especially if you
have few choice morsels of food
to make him perk up at the right
times.
Cats are more troublesome sub
jectS and must be handled with
kid gloves or they will be off in a
flash to some safer place. When
ever the animal is small enough,
place it on a table high enough of
the floor SO that you have a con-
fning area. Most pets will remain
on the table during the picture
taking, unless unduly frightened.
A wide variety Of expressions
may be elected by use of favorite
foods. strange noises that you can
produce. or the tone of your voice.
A cat will perform nicely if you
dangle length of string. Catnip
will work wonders with a nervous
cat. If the animal is of the show
variety. be sure to snap the picture
only when it is in an approved
stance. In any case. have your pet
look its very best. Give its coat a
good brushing-never take a pic
ture Of a muddy or disheveled
animal.
AS in any type of portraiture, use
"a plain background. You can place
the table in front of a painted wall
or one where the wallpaper is per-
fectly plain. Failing this. you can
hang a light-colored blanket and
shoot your picture before this. Out
side. angle your camera either
high or low and use the grass or
sky as your background.
Evening star., 1951-11-18
.Cinemotogrophers
To See Two-Tinne
Maxim Winner

Ralph E. Gray, twice winner of
the Maxim Award for the years
best amateur film, will make q
personal appearance before the
Washington Society of Cinema
tographers Tuesday. when two of
his best-known films will be
screened.
Mr.. Gray. one of Americas lead
ing movie makers will present.
Mexico at Work and Play" and
"Glamorous Guatemala. This
program will be held in the audi
torium of the Natural History
Building of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, Tenth street and Consti-
tuition avenue. at s pm. 1t will
be open to the public.
Mr. Gray for the past decade
has resided in Mexico City. In
that colorful land he has cap
tured with great artistic integrity
the fiestas. arts and crafts. native
dances. primitive occupations,
archaeological ruins. tropical gar
dens and other scenery of interest.
In 1897 he placed first among
the Amateur Cinema Leagues
Ten Best" The following year
he received his first Maxim Award
premier accolade of amateur
motion pictures-with Mexican
Fiesta"-as the years best anna
teur film. In 1946 Mr.. Gray's
Typical Times in the Tropics
again brought him the Maxim
Award-and today he remains
the only amateur finer to twice
receive that honor.
He is a fellow of both the Anna
teur Cinema League and the Pho
tographic Society of America and
has the title of Director of Cine
matography." by the American
Society of Cinematographers.
Evening star., 1951-11-18
W&L Alumni to Hold
Annual Football Purty

The District Alumni Associa ton
.of Washington & Lee University
will hold its annual football party
at $50 pm. Tuesday at the
Hotel Statler.
Color motion pictures of Wash
ington and Lees 42-14 victory
over the University of Virginia
will be shown.
Evening star., 1951-11-18
Camera Angles
Taking Satisfactory Pictures of Pets
By Alexander J. Wedderburn
cvroter Of Photography
The Smithsonian Institution

The photography Of domestic
animals or pets is not a subject
to be passed over lightly. There
are great numbers of people who
have become attached to pets and
have q sincere desire to preserve a
permanent Photographic record of
their bird or animal friends. Other
camera fans like to shot pictures
OF pets for the less sentimental
reason that they just want some
thing different in the way of ap-
pealing subject matter.
No matter what reason-thous-
ands Of pet pictures are shot every
day, and pathetic things they are
for the most part. Many are out
OF focus while In others the poor
animal is minus leg or part of
its head, In still other snapshots
which are sharp enough. the ami
NAL is such a small portion of the
entire picture as to raise a ques-
ton as to its identity. In others
the poor beast is shown in be-
dragg1ed state or in obvious
misery.
When we 60 about making a
portrait or even q snapshot of a
person. we do all we can to show
him at his best. He is well
groomed. posed carefully. due con-
sideration is given to his best fea-
lures. the lighting is carefully
executed, and an effort is made to
obtain a natural, pleasing express
sion.
Now read that last paragraph
once more, slowly and carefully, !
and the next time you get the
idea you would like to take a few
pictures of the family cat or pup,
apply all these rules Of good por-
trait photography and your pic
lures will turn out the way you
expect. That is the secret of good
animal photography.
Closeups Out Of Focus.
The reason that so many pic
lures Of animals are out of focus
to some degree is the natural
desire Of the cameraman to get
close enough to fill the frame
with the subject. This happens
because many amateur photog-
raphers are using f1xed-focus
cameras and are apt to forget
that a shot closer than 6 feet
will be out Of focus.
Fixed-focus cameras just won't
make sharp closeups under ordi-
nary circumstances. The image
you see in the finder will be sharp
but don't be fooled by this. So,
if you plan to use the fixed focus
type camera for pet photography,
be sure to add a portrait lens
attachment before you start.
. Failure to allow for parallax is
another common mistake which
leads to cutoff heads, legs. ETC.,
when most view-flnder cameras
ar used for closeup shots. In
fact. parallax is factor that most .
beginners know nothing of. To
reduce the problem to simple
words. that which you see through
the finder of your camera is not
an exact duplicate of the scene
that is being recorded through
the lens of the camera. This is
natural enough when we stop to
consider that the finder lens is
usually either above or to one
side of the taking lens. Parallax
has very little effect beyond 10
feet, but the closer the camera
comes to the subject. the greater
the danger of error when compos- /
ing through the finder.
To overcome this you can, after
n few trials, learn exactly how
Evening star., 1951-11-18
Photographic Notes

The second contest jointly spon-
sored by the National Press Pho
tographers' Association and the
National Fire Protection Associ-
alton, for the best fire pictures
of the year is now in progress.
Prize money totaling $375 will be
given winning news photographers
at the 56th meeting of the NFPA
in New York City, June 9-13, 1852.
The contest is open to press pho
tographers in the United States
and Canada. The contest closes
January 81. 1852.
A new type Of Scotch tape for
sealing the bellows of some cam
eras is put out by Minnesota Min
ing and Manufacturing Co.
A light green filter has a fac
ulty for producing the best skin
tones in black and white work
It has the same sky effect as a
medium yellow.
A pocket-size Kodak Master
Photoguide has been issued by
Eastman covering most problems
of lighting and exposure.
Humidity effects plus slight
traces of the fixing bath left after
washing, causes old prints to be-
come yellowed.
Col. George w. Goddard o
Wright Field Air Force Base, Day
ton, Ohio, a pioneer in aerla
photography received the 1876
progress medal of the Photo
graphic Society Of America at tn
Detroit convention.
Evening star., 1951-11-18

Mature green tomatoes can be
picked before frost, then wrapped
in newspaper and stored in a
warm place, where they will ripen
Immature tomatoes can be used
| for reliSheS.