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had its day, cut down the plant
and store 1t in a cool, dark place
where 1t can be given an occa-
sional spraying. In the spring, the
pot may be sunk In the garden,
watered frequently, and returned
indoors in late summer.
About growing: Don't repot a
plant unless it is necessary. How
ever. it is time to repot If the
roots are growing out Of the pot
or the plant is overcrowded. II
the plant must be repotted tenta-
lively. spring or early fall is the
best time for the change. In
spring, repot when the tree leaves
are beginning to unfold.
Plants suffer from drafts, sud-
den changes Of temperature. and
gas fumes, too. II a plant freezes,
it still has a fighting chance to
live If, instead of Immediately
moving it to warm spot, you let
1t thaw out gradually by moving
it first to cool room where the
temperature is just above the
freezing point.
AS for the famed African violet:
It needs some sunlight. and usu-
Evening star., 1951-10-30

Sketcksd: Licorice platter
buttons on Candle Light
blue. Hage. faee.traming
IGpels. fars-bock catfs.
waist-misimisiss far.flase
hemIiss. Very special at
l4.05.
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I 4G
CAKE?

From Mrs. D. P. A., WashingtonJ
I would surely appreciate it if
some one would help me locate a
recipe for lemon pie which I used
years ago. but lost in moving. It
was put out by a citrus company
and the filling was cooked in the
crust. not cooked and poured in
as other recipes call for. Also.
any recipe for cake without eggs
would be a great help.
Evening star., 1951-10-30
Delinquency
ToBe Explored
What makes a child, delin

What makes a child delin-
quent?
To help find out, the Division
of Community Services of the
College Of General Studies Of
the George Washington Uni
versity will present five experts
in a series Of eight lectures on
Juvenile Delinquency-Preven-
ton, Control and Treatment"
The lectures, which begin
November l and continue
through January 3 (omitting
November % and December 27),
will be given at $40 pm. at Bap-
tist Headquarters, 1923 Six
teenth street NV.
Subjects to be explored in
clude the part played by
parental neglect. the Importance
Of the child's home and neigh
borhood environment, the role
Of poverty and social status and
the duties and responsibilities
Of parents and citizens to pre-
vent and control juvenile de-
linquency.
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yourself these days but developed
to the form Of apples, plums and
pears. Sounds Ripley-lik but it's
true-they're all in the family.
This week is National Flower
Week, inaugurated by the Society
OF American Florists in 1945. The
outtercup is believed by many
botanists to be the beginning of il
all. incidentally. Those flowers
that ventured from home and ad-
Justed themselves to new environ
ments became roses, lilies and the
other flowers we know today.
These florists tips on plant
resting and plant growing may
help flower lovers whose thumb
never seems to be quite green
enough.
About resting: In the case OF
chrysanthemums. after the plant
has finished blooming in the fall
cut the stems down and store the
plant in cool, light place. Plant
1t in the garden in the spring.
That beautiful flower, inciden-
tally, was adopted in the l4th
century as the national flower OF
Japan. However, it was brought
to Japan from China, a garden
flower evolved from the yellow
single petaled Chrysanthemum
1ndicum. which grew wild in the
mountains Of China.
Don't stop watering an azalea
after it finishes blooming if you
wish to enjoy its flowers again
next year. The leaf growth fol-
lows the blooming of the flowers,
and that's also when the flower
buds form for the next season.
II the plant is not watered at this
time and becomes too dry, there
may not be any flowers next year.
During the summer, the azalea,
pot and all, may be sunk into a
partially sunny spot in the gar
den. watered. and then brought
into the house in the fall before
frost. Keep it cool indoors and
spray the leaves daily to keep
them from dropping because of
the temperature change.
1t really won't be long until
Christmas will be here and gone,
and the problem of preserving the
poinsettia plant will be posed.
Several weeks after the beauty
of the poinsettia is but a memory
and nothing remains but it's
scrawny stem, we learned, the
plant should be placed in a cool.
but frostproof. dark place. In
the late spring. it should be cut
back. repotted, and the pot should
then be sunk into the ground in
the garden. Because the poin-
settia is a tropical plant which
likes warmth. bring 1t indoors be-
fore the weather becomes cool in
the autumn.
After the Christmas cherry has
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ally thrives in east windows. i
may be raised In a north window
but should be placed in sunlight
III possible. for a few hours once q
week. Also, hairy-leaved plant.
like the violet resent having theil
leaves sprayed with water.
If the soil Of a house plant be.
comes infested with worms, a lit.
tie lime water will annihilate the
worms and swee+en the soil.
Evening star., 1951-10-30
ION the Fashion Beam:

Butterfly Sleeve - Sleeves are
growing in fashion Importance
and in their silhouette as well,
Both American and French de-
signers show evidence of this in
their latest collections of daytime
and evening clothes. One of the
most dramatic sleeve variations
seen to date Is Patou's butterfly. /"
These sleeves are cleverly handled
so that they spread out from the
back Of the shoulders-yet the line
of the shoulder remains round
and natural. The sleeves may be
crushed down so that they will
fit comfortably under a coat. Done
in a crisp silk satin. the fabric
has just enough body to make
such sleeves quickly adjustable.
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r. Months for Oysters

Fresh oysters. on the market
from September to April. should
be used within SO hours of the
time they are bought. If bought
in the shell, they should be
placed on chopped or shaved ice
in a container which has good
drainage $50 the oysters are not
resting in water. If bought out
Of the shell, they should be en-
tied into a clean container, cov-
cred and kept in the refrigerator
until they are ready to be used
Evening star., 1951-10-30
In Middle Ages, Violet Blue Plate Special
National WerWeek Is Celebrated Here

time in Europe when they were
used as food. In the Middle Ages
ia violet blue plate special" gar
nished with onions and lettuce,
was a favorite. Violets were used
in soup, too. And stewed roses
and primroSes were the order of
the day as a dessert.
You may be enjoying roses
Evening star., 1951-10-30
Better Biscuits

Next time you make baking
powder biscuits give them a tangy
flavor by adding about a hall
cup Of grated sharp yellow cheese
to the dough: roll out and bake
as usual.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
To Rid the Rolls of Chiseiers

Virginia's State Board of Public Welfare
believes that the people who pay the relief bills
have right to know that their money is being
spent wisely. That is the sensible reasoning
behind the boards decision to ask the General
Assembly to open the States relief rolls to public
inspection. The action is in line with the intent
of Congress in lifting the Federal restriction on
public assistance publicity restriction which
had encouraged chiseling and other misuse Of
public funds
There is nothing so repelent to relief rack
eteers as publicity. That the secrecy policy re-
garding relief rolls has protected chiselers Is
evident from recent disclosures in Indiana and
other States. The Virginia board, by five-to-
one vote, took cognizance of the revelations
elsewhere and several of it's members suggested
that Virginia's rolls are not free from fraud,
either. 'I hope there's nothing wrong in Vir-
Eaia.", said Board Member M. W 1Armistead III
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Prompt Explanation Needed

Magnifying the shock of the Eighth Armv
announcement of the murder of $500 American
prisoners OF war in Korea was the manner of
lts release. The announcement not only took
the American people by surprise; it caught the
Fentagon of-guard, too. In fact, sources there
nolcated lack of knowledge of such extensive
atrocities and officials said they were asking
General RldgWay'S headquarters for "clarihca-
ton" But spokesmen at that headquarters also
olscIalmed awareness of the release
If the report from the Eighth Army's Judge
advocate at Pusan is true, the Army has chosen
strange way in which to acquaint the American
public and the world at large with the horrible
facts. Almost at the same time that Colonel
James M. Hanley was telling war correspondents
the revolving details of mass killings of our men,
OF other u N troops and of thousands of civilians
by North Korean and Communist Chinese troops
the Pentagon was releasing prisoner war
hgures in sharp conflict with those given out at
Pusan. Here the Army was telling the public
that OF 1882 Americans listed originally as
missing in action, only 1873 were known to be
dead and 174 captured. The remainder either
had escaped or their fate still was unknown
In contrast, Colonel Hanley went into con-
siderable detail regarding the atrocities he
accused the enemy of committing. He told of
200 Marines being slaughtered in one blood
letting, of 1880 United States prisoners being
shot near the Yalu River boundary between
September Is and 18 of last year and of other
massacreS-all bringing the total of killings of
American prisoners to more than $500.
These gruesome figures, if substantiated by
subsequent "clarif1cation," justify the strong
language which Secretary of State Acheson used
IN condemning Chinese Red barbarism in his
address at the Paris conference They also help
to explain the nsistence of our truce negotiators
at Panmunjom on a definite agreement on ex-
change of prisoners of war prior to any final
cease-fire decision.
But the manner and timing of the release
call for explanation by higher authorities If
Colonel Hanleys report of the situationis correct,
why has the grim information been kept so long
from the American people?
Why has the Defense Department been lead
ing the public to believe that less than 200 of
our missing fighters are known to be dead?
Why was so momentous and startling press
release made at lower level instead of at
General Ridgways headquarters or in Wash
ington? The American people-including par
ticularly the parents of men who have been
notified that their sons are missing in action
will demand prompt and satisfactory answers to
these questions.
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new date fixed by Federal proclamation.
The confusion ended when the original
day was definitely established.
Ten years ago, a determined campaign
was carried on to scrap our national
anthem. "The Star Spangled Banner"
and substitute bit of jingle attractiyely
yelped, God Bless America" One bit
OF propaganda described God Bless
America" as the streaming emblazonry
OF the new national anthem" hanging
from the very battlements of heaven"
American common sense let it hang
there.
Currently, other propagandists seek
to place another flag above the Stars
and Stripes. This in furtherance of the
drive to scrap our sovereignty and SUBJ
stitHte world government. This year the
propaganda scheme is to influence. NOT
to say coerce. school children to con-
tribute pennies to build a fountain in
the New York United Nations Building.
informed parents and understanding
educators are not enthused.
Franklin Hichborn.
Santa Clara, Calf.
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and commentators took him up. In 1921
Prof. Raymond M. Weaver of Columbia
University brought out study of Her
man Melville: Mariner and Mystic"
Since then considerable literature has
developed around the creator of "Moby
Dick"
The story of the white whale, however,
still needs reappraisal and comprehen-
sion by larger public. Leon Howard
says: Those who have taken their clue
from the title and considered Moby Dick
the hero have variously seen him as
symbol of the primitive forces of nature,
of the deep subconscious energies of hui
mankind, or of fate and destiny, and
they have interpreted the fable of the
book as teaching that the individual
person, the conscious ego, or the illusion
OF free will cannot successfully oppose
such greater power. Others, assuming
that (the captain) Ahab was the hero,
have read the book as an allegory of the
spirit of man bravely defying either
some underlined evil, or such specific
things as economic privilege, superstition
OF one sort or another, or the physical
and psychological hardships of life. To
them the book is an expression of Mel
vjlle's own antagonism toward the world
in which he lived, and they see in it an
intense display of the RIGHTEOUSNESS
which appeared to characterize the
authors personal behavior and his other
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Virginia Teachers Puy

A recent article states the Virginia
Education Association has again in
dorsed $4,000 to $4,000 annual salary
scale for teachers with Bachelors de-
grees. An additional 5000 a year was
requested for teachers with Masters de-
grees. The General Assembly was called
upon to provide the funds.
Requests for scale of $2,400-$3. 600
and $3.000-$4.000 were voted down by
the V. E. A. convention. The reason
given was that the legislature would not
approve scale above the $2,000-$3, 200
level. It was also noted that some Vir-
ginia counties would be unable to pay
even the minimum scale approved.
On the other hand, Congress has just
approved pay raise for Government
classified employees which establishes a
scale for those in grade GS-1 (the low
est Civil Service rating) to $2,500- S., $50.
Preparation for teaching school re-
quires years of study and considerable
expense. The profession of teaching to-
day carries a responsibility difficult to
over-exaggerate. and requires a maxi
mum of understanding, perseverance,
tact and professional competence.
And yet Government GS-1-a job
Evening star., 1951-11-15
BY Charles E. TroceweN

porcupine has some sort of control over
the quills, and can raise them when
angry.
This action ought to be enough to
frlghten away any knowing animal, and
sometimes it is. but now and then some
stubborn dog tries to rush the animal.
That is where he meets his Waterloo.
Putting salt on, birds tall was an
old-fashioned way to josh or kid"
small child.
If he could run fast enough to put
the salt on the tail, then perhaps he
could seize the bird.
But if the little one had tried putting
salt on porcupine's tail, he would
have made friend for life, for there is
nothing one of these quilted fellows
likes better
It is said they will gnaw through tin
or steel to get salt.
Except for these animals land, after
all. not many OF us come in contact
with them) there are few creatures
that need salt supplied to them.
Only few species or birds need salt,
as such; they get what they need from
insects, fruits and vegetables, since all
contain some salt.
It is not wise procedure to put out
salted nuts for either birds or squirrels.
In fact, salt should be carefully wiped
off before being offered. This applies
also to 81 llty crackers.
Evening star., 1951-11-15

OF Roanoke, "but have come to believe there
are some people trying to ride the relief rolls" )"
Another member agreed with this opinion, stat
ing that he had accidentally" discovered several
relief cases that should never have been on the
rolls. If these cases were discovered by chance,
it is logical to assume that other cases exist
behind the "iron curtain" which has been
erected around the relief setupf
1t is right, of course, that the relief lists
should be guarded against exploitation by COM
mercial, political or other interests having no
good reason for wanting to know the names of
those receiving aid. The board properly Sug-
gested that the Legislature provide "such safe
guards as may be deemed appropriate to pre-
vent improper use' of the rolls But the re-
strictions should not be so drastic as to prevent
inspection by reporters or other Investigators
bent on discovering and exposing relief frauds.
Virginia's General Assembly will pave the way
for cleanup of the States welfare system if it
approves the publicity plan recommended by the
welfare board
Our own Board of Public Welfare, here in
the District should note with interest the posi-
tion announced by Virginias board.
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This and That

Just looking at him he seemed an
ordinary looking dog, neighborhood
pet one Of many, rustling through the
leaves.
Actually, he was an Indian dog. and
had once encountered porcupine.
A porcupine is q rodent, believe it
or not.
The fellow with the quills-very few
city folk have ever seen one.
Everybody, though, has heard of this
interesting animal that is believed to
throw" or "shoot" it's quills. &
Without its quilts, the porcupine
would be just another fairly large wild
animal.
Without the legend about its quill
throwing it would not loom half as
large as it does in popular tradition.
There is not much need for the ami
NAL to throw its quilts, and it doesn't.
They are attached so loosely to the
skin that they just come loose.
That is all there is to it.
The large rodent turns around and
presents his rear to the charging enemy,
often a dog that should know better
but doesn't.
The quills plunge into the dogs face.
and there they are.
They lose contact with their origi-
nator, and the black sharp points bore
into the face.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Put Joe on Your List

There is so much talk against the
Russians and Stain and the newspa-
pers are so filled with the idea of war
that it has occurred to me that possibly
If a kind word to the Russian ruler were
spoken at this time he might be so
taken aback that it might cause him to
smile and some of the tension might be
relieved.
The Good Book says, "A soft answer
turneth away wrath" and we have all
seen this happen many times. viii
Rogers used to say that if they would
put him on the League of Nations there
wouldn't be any more wars for he would
see that everybody's anger would be
laughed away.
Now We all know that there is some
good in everybody, so why not try to
reach the good spot in Stain? I propose
that We all send him Christmas card
with some nice sentiment thereon. If
several millions of people would do this
he might smile and even go so far as
to thank the American people
Subscriber.
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The dog lets 60 with a howl, but the
quills do not.
They stay right where they are stuck.
The dog tries to get them loose, and
may succeed in getting rid of one or
two at the edges. but the rest of them
remain fast in him.
1t is an unfortunate fact in nature
that these quills. instead of working
loose, tend to go more and more in
ward.
Sometimes this process is carried to
such an extent that a vital organ Is
pierced, and that is the end.
The dog above instanced was more
fortunate than wild animal.
Its owner found the dog with its
face and head full of quills.
A few of them could be pulled out by
hand, but the remainder required some
thing with more bite"
These were the owners teeth!
Carefully he seized the quills and
pulled them one. by one.
The whole process of de-quilling the
dog took "a hours.
The porcupine is one of the beasts
that has but one young at a time.
It weighs about pound, and this is,
In relation to the mother. many times
as large as q human baby.
1t Is an odd fact nature that the
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Ldte-But Welcome

Secretary of the Treasury Snyder's public
acknowledgment that disclosures of corruption
in the Internal Revenue Bureau add up to a
blight on the service" and his firm assurance
that every effort is being made to ferret out
other transgressors, come as tardy but never
theless welcome manifestations of official de-
termination to clean up a scandalous mess.
It would have been much better if Mr..
Snyder had made some such public statement
as this months ago. Presumably the bureau was
trying quietly to put its own house in order in
the hope of avoiding adverse publicity. But
that effort has backflred with vengeance. For
the public has been permitted to get the i'm
preston, not only that the bureau was riddled
with crooks, but that nothing effective would
have been done about it if Congress had not
forced the responsible officials to act The peo-
pie who are paying the worlds greatest tax bill
cannot be expected to hand over their money
willingly to crooked collectors. And if they
should ever get the notion that the admins
tration is trying to shield those crooks the tax
collecting authority would be in for some very
hard times.
So it is gratifying that Mr. Snyder has ex-
pressed himself in fortnight terms. He says
that he and the President are determined to
clean up the bureau, and he urges any citizen
with knowledge of wrongdoing to report such
knowledge to the authorities.
This should mean that if any dishonest
people are left in the Bureau of Internal Reve-
nue.. they will not be there long. In passing,
one may express the hope that Mr.. Truman
and the Attorney General will be equally firm
and equally fortnight in the case of the De-
partment of Justice.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Turkeys Answer

With typical forthrightness and independence
of spirit the Turks have avoided polite diplomatic
circumlocutiors in answering the Kremlin's note
warning them against joining the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization The answer Is blunt. 1t
makes unmistakably clear that the latest Soviet
threat, far from intimidating them, has served
merely to intensity their resolve to build up their
defenses as fast and as thoroughly as possible
and to become full partners in the NATO alli-
ance, not simply to safeguard their own land
but also to contribute as much as they can to
the joint protection of free Europe as whole.
Flatly rejecting the phony charge that the
Atlantic pact is an instrument of aggression the
Turks have told the Kremlin to undertake "a
sincere examen de conscience if 1t is really at
a loss to understand why the NATO coalition
exists and why they are determined to be MEM
bers AS they have put it, such an "examen"-
which would require the Soviet rulers to be
candid with themselves about what Is actually
going on in their hearts and minds-would be
enough to show that there are very serious
reasons" for the preparations that Turkey has
undertaken in concert with the one-for -all-and-
all-for-one Western defensive system.
In the words of the Turkish note, "These
preparations have not been made because OF
erroneous and baseless suspicious" Soviet policy
in the postwar years has left no room for doubt
that free peoples everywhere, if they wish to
remain free, must be ready to defend themselves
against Communist aggression. Further than
that, as far as the Turks themselves are con-
cerned, they cannot forget the Kremlin's per-
sistent demands, threats and pressures aimed at
placing Russian military power on their soil to
dominate the Dardanelles and otherwise put an
end, to their territorial integrity and political
independence as prelude to dragging them
behind the Iron Curtain
But the Turks, as they have demonstrated in
their past responses to threatful Soviet words,
and as they are still demonstrating through the
brave deeds OF their troops in Korea, do not pro-
pose to soften before aggressors or yield up any
of their freedom. Instead, as they have now re-
emphasized to the Kremlin they propose to keep
on doing exactly what they have been doing.
That is to say, they are going to join the NATO
alliance and arm to whatever extent is needed
for self-defense in these dangerous days. Stain
and his colleagues will not like this, but they
have received the answer they deserve Tough
fbered Turkey simply refuses to be bullied Or
scared into sub1 ssion. \