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chiIdren's Hospital Fund

Work is already underway
on a large new addition to
overcrowded Children's Hos
pital. Although the formal
drive for funds to complete
the construction is ended,
money is still needed to meet
the $545, 900 goal.
Gifts reported yesterday:
$1,139.
Total received to date:
$479, ,401.
Still needed, $65,599.
Contributions may be
mailed to Children's Hospital,
Thirteenth and w streets
NV. Washington 9. D. c.
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to carry wallet, 1t. Fuss points
out, although a skillful pickpocket
can slip 1t out of an inside coat
pocket without the victim know
ing it.
1t. Cox, for instance. keeps his
wallet in his inside coat pocket
and pins the pocket with safety
pin.
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If a stranger on crowded
streetcorner accidentally spills
Evening star., 1951-06-17
japanese Beetles
Beqin to Emerge

The japanese beetles are begin
ming to emerge and should reach
the peak of infestation in July
and August.
In areas around Washington
where control measures have been
consistent for the last few years,
the beetle threat now is less Sc
rious. However. protective meas
ures should be taken to prevent
damage to flowers and vegetables.
Either DDT or methoxychlor
may be used as a spray TO control
the beetle. Methoxychlor is con-
sidered best for the vegetable gar
den, since it is less toxic than DDT
and may be used to control other
pests not affected by DOT.
Plant foliage should be sprayed
before the beetles emerge. and
should be sprayed again at inter-
walls until the beetles diminish.
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Cemetery Plans
.Zinniu Show

A zinnia show is to be held this
summer at the National Memorial
Park. a cemetery near Falls
Church, Va.
Park officials have sent more
than 1000 packets of zinnia seed
to gardeners in the Washington
area and the show will be held
when the flowers reach full bloom.
The first prize winner will re-
ceive television set and other
awards will be given to partici-
pants. w. H. Youngman. The
Stars garden editor, is chairman
Of the Judging Committee.
The date of the show will be
announced as soon as check is
made on participants and the
probable blooming date of the
flowers.
Evening star., 1951-06-17
Corn Production Decreases
On Washington Areo Farms

Corn production has declined in
the agricultural counties around
Washington. according to the
Census Bureau.
Preliminary figures from the
1850 agriculture census show
Is, TIA. .697 bushels of corn harvested
for grain in the area in 1949, over
half million bushels less than
the harvest Of 1914.
Total acreage planted in corn
for all purposes in 1949 was 157,-
400. about $4,000 acres less than
lin 1914.
The 1914 acres in corn for
grain in 1949 was a drop of
approximately $4,000 acres from
1914.
Every county in the area re-
ported less acreage in corn in 1949,
but three counties - Calvert,
Charles and Frederick-harvested
more corn for grain in 1949 than
/ in 1914.
Frederick County continues first
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in corn production, with 1,456, ,299
bushels harvested for grain in
1919 compared with 1,392,710
bushels in 1914. This increase in
yield of about $500 bushels was
obtained on 30,636 acres, over
1000 acres less than the 3a,ol8
of 1914.
Charles County was the only
one of the.11 showing an increase
in number of farms reporting corn
production.
The following table shows acre
age and corn harvested for grain
by counties, 1949:
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Garden Club
Activities

The National Capital Orchid
Society will meet at 8 pm. tomor-
row in room 43, National Museum,
Tenth street and Constitution ave-
nue. NV. DR.. Dalton M. Brown,
Tennessee horticulturist, will dis
cuss technical methods of orchid
growing.
The Michigan Park Garden Club
will meet at 8 pm. Tuesday at
Fellowship Hall, Taylor street and
South Dakota avenue. Harold j.
Clay will discuss the reasons for
holding flower shows. Tuesdays
meeting will be the last until Sep
tember.
The National Gladiolus Society
will meet at 8 pm. Friday in
Room 43, National Museum, Tenth
street and Constitution avenue
N. w. John L. Bishop will tell Of
his experiences as gladiolus show
chairman. The annual show will
be held July 28 and 20 at the
Botanic Gardens.
| The Potomac Rose Society will
meet at 2::30 pm. next Sunday at
the Shoreham Hotel. DR.. Cynthia
Westcott of Glenridge, N. j., will
discuss scientific materials used
to control pests and plant dis
eases. She will place particular
emphasis on the control of black
spot and red spiders. The Shore
ham rose garden. consisting of
more than 1900 plants, will be
on display during the afternoon
and evening.
The Rock Creek Garden Club
will hold its next meeting the first
Wednesday in September. The
following officers were elected al
a recent meeting: Mrs. Morris
Gewirz, president; Mrs. Lewis
Hopfenmaier and Mrs. Theodore
Peyser, vice presidents; Mrs. Ber-
nard Kilsheimer, secretary; Mrs
Paul Segal, treasurer, and Mrs
Edward Sonneborn, parliament
tartan.
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lawns and Their Problems
New Grass Varieties and Chemical
Weed Killers Promise Better Lawns
By w. H. Younemon

can be met to a considerable ex-
tent when supplies of Merton blue
grass, disease resistant variety,
becomes more generally available.
Also, we set our lawnmowers too
low during the summer for Ken
lucky bluegrass to thrive. 1t is
one of several species of lawn
grasses that cannot Withstand
close clipping and thrive. Raise
the cutter to at least " inches IN
June and keep it there until
October.
Watering Is an Art.
Watering the lawn is another
phase of culture which can help
to keep the desired grass varieties
thriving. Daily sprinkling OF the
surface does not moisten the
ground to depth which will bene-
fit the deeper-rooted grasses, but
rather it makes them more suscep-
tible to drought and certainly en-
courages the shallow-rooted crab
grass to thrive. Watering Is an
art, it should be so handled as to
moisten the soil to a depth Of 4
to 6 inches. and, at the same time
not wash away the surface humus,
or soil. When applied in that
manner once a week is frequent
enough to keep the desired lawn
grasses in good condition for a
week or 10 days.
When the Kentucky bluegrass,
fescues, bents or other desirable
grasses are kept growing in good
condition they will tend to smother
out crabgrass and many other
weeds. However, 1t is just as well
to go after the weeds in the lawn
as regularly as we do those in the
flower beds. Formerly, we spent q
great deal of time digging them
out by hand. This chore was al
most necessity before the advent
of the chemical weed-killerS upon
which we rely today. 2,4-D is
the primary one, although there
are a number of others which art
Evening star., 1951-06-17

The magazines and catalogues
have succeeded in giving us a
concept of the ideal lawn, one that
is velvety in texture and uniform
in height and color. No doubt,
that is an ideal, one which we
all work toward but seldom reach
because of several factors.
In the first place we depend
very largely upon Kentucky blue
grass for the main species and
this is roughly the southern limit
of bluegrass adaptation. In other
words bluegrass thrives in cool
climates. If we were to employ a
hot weather grass such as the i'm
proved hardy strain of Japanese
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like most others. produces a tenn
porary burn of the grass but blue
grass will quickly come back.
Chickweed is easily controlled in
the late fall when the seedlings
are small-a stage when they are
usually unnoticed. 2,4-D, P. c.,
P. M, ammonium sulphate. and
even iron sulphate sprinkled over
the seedlings in late october OF
early November will destroy them
A Serious Invader.
Ground ivy now seems to be
more widely distributed in lawns
than few years ago. 1t is low
creeper with blue flowers and
thrives in sun or shade. 2,4-D
EP. C and P. M. may be used to
combat its spread. Ground ivy
| (Nepeta hederacea) is most
serious invader and should be
controlled before 1t becomes q
serious problem in the lawn ano
garden.
| Most of the chemical weedkill-
ers should be applied as directed
Iby the manufacturer. Greater
concentrations than those recon-
mended are likely to produce in
Jury to the desirable grasses
Also, the volatile fumes may be
blown onto nearby flowers and
shrubs that are susceptible. A
coarse spray applied on still day
is the safest. Chemical weedkill-
ers are likely to be most effective
when the foliage is warm. the
plants are young and in active
growth and when the sun is
shining. 2,4-D, the most common
chemical weedkiller. seems to be
more effective on the ordinary
lawn weeds than does mixture
of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T. The latter
lis commonly referred to as q
brush killer and is much more
likely to be effective for the con-
troll of honeysuckle and poison
ivy than is 2,4-D.
/ The chemical weedkillers art
useful tools for the gardened bu
they are not "cure-alls." Eact
has its uses and limitations ant
all should be used with care Il
Iavoid injury to desirable plants
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gaining wide usage in the control
of the more common lawn weeds.
CrabgrasS Most Common.
The most common weed in the
lawn is the crabgress. When taken
in time crabgrass may be killed
with Potassium cyanate (com-
monty called PC) or phenyl meri-
curic acetate Casually referred to
as PM. 2,4-D is of no value in
the control of crabgrass. Crab
grass is summer annual, sprout-
ing when the temperatures are
warm to hot. 1t is a prolific
seeder and even though wiped out
during the season is likely to re-
Iappear the next from old seed.
It is such a vigorous grower that
lit will smother out the less robust
grasses. Crabgrass will not thrive
in shade nor can it withstand
frost. Because the sprawling
branches hug the ground it is diff
cult to NOW closely enough to re-
move the seed heads. Spraying is
the most effective method of con-
ltrol.
| Dandelions and plantain are two
common weeds and they are per-
ennials that persist unless removed
by regular control program.
u. 4-D is an effective agent. Some
of the other chemicals also are eff
fective when applied according to
the manufacturers directions
Both of these weeds sprawl close
to the ground and are hard to
control with the lawnmower. The
plantainS have fibrous root sys-
TEN, hence are hard to dig. Dan
Idelions have a tap root that is
easily cut off with a knife or spe-
cial tool, but the cut must be
made deep enough to get the crown
or they will sprout again.
/ Chickweed. winter annual, has
been unusually bad in the lawns
this season. Hot weather usually
stunts and kills the chickweed
although 1t will persist much later
in shady situations. 1t is a most
prolific seeder and unless con-
Itrolled can become real nuis-
Iance. At this season of the yeal
2,4-D is not especially effective
but P. c. and P. M. will give rea-
sonable control. Even a liberia
dosage of Nitrate of soda sprinklee
over the lawn after a good wetting
will usually burn up the chick
weed and kill it. This treatment
Evening star., 1951-06-17
This Week in the Garden

The usual array of weeds need
to be brought under control before
seed is formed or we will bel
faced with an even greater con-
troll problem in another season.
The use of chemical weed killers
is increasing and We are getting
better results as we learn the little
technicalities that lead to more
effective results. Still. there are
many situations where the hoe is
the best and most effective answer
to the weed problem. Nevertheless,
whether chemical is employed
or the old standby hoe, it is i'm
Iportant to get the weeds while
they are small. The chemicals
are more effective on young plants
and certainly it takes less effort
with the hoe when they are in
that stage of growth.
Now that the garden beans are
making good growth and reach
ling fair size we should watch them
closely for signs of the Mexican
bean beetle. Rotenone is still the
preferred material, (.75%1, busted
or sprayed on the undersides of
the foliage, will do the work.
Methoxychlor is also a good ma
Iterial for bean beetle control.
Cryolite is another material that
works will and should be more
widely employed.
Many fruit trees are bearing a
good set of fruit and they should
Ibe protected from insects and dis
eases If the gardener is to derive
benefit. This means q regular
application of spray or dust. The
/ lall-purpose fruit dusts or sprays
lare to be preferred for the gar
den having only a few trees.
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| should contain Dbl or MetnoXy-
lchlor, but their use should be dis
continued several weeks before
the maturity stage. This is par
Iticularly important with DDT,
which is not soluble in water,
hence cannot be washed off Of
the fruit.
Iris should be lifted at least
every three or four years II it is
to produce tall -stemmed flowers Of
good size. Lift and divide is the
Irule the iris fancier follows. Plant
lin we'll drained bed that has been
well-enriched with compost. Apply
la 5-10-15 fertilizer to the bed at
the rate of four pounds per 100
square feet of surface. This may
be applied at time of resetting or
in the early fall
Label the varieties SO that you
may come to know them and be
more critical of their qualities.
Good iris are not expensive and
hence there is no point in taking
.Iup space with less desirable va
Irieties. Plant a few of the dwarfs
for earliest bloom, intermediates
Ito span the season between the
early and late types. and of course
|of goodly selection of the tall
bearded for main season display
land cutting. The annual iris sym
Iposiums list the best hundred, a
useful guide in selecting worth
while varieties.
/ Now is a good time to raise the
cutter bar on the lawnmower sc
THAT it will cut not lower than w
Inches. The mown lawn may not
look so good but the grass plants
will weather the summer in much
better condition and. the crab
grass will not offer so great COM
petition.
i The last of the spring Towering
shrubs should be pruned as quick
Sly as possible, preferably before
1.-THE new growth starts. While i,
lis not as easy to see where to cut
Tat this season as it lis in the fal
ior winter after the leaves have
fallen. pruning now is more con-
'iducive to good growth and more
and fatter flower buds for next
springs display. Remove from
fourth to a third of the oldest
canes at the ground line. Thi:
rule applies to the early spring
towering shrubs, such as for.
} sythia, spirea. mockorange, wei
Y CELIA, deutzia and beautybush. i
t does not apply to lilacs-the only
2 Ipruning needed for them is to re-
, move dead wood and the majority
1 of the suckers. Nor does it apply
to dogwoods. azaleas. rhododen'
Idrons and hydrangeas.
The summer feeding of the lawr
should be made in the next weel
or two so that the grass will q
into the least favorable part ot
: the growing season with vigor ane
lush growth. The recommended
feeding Is three to five pounds o.
\ a 1864 fertilizer per 100 square
feet of area.
2 Keep the roses free from insect!
e and diseases with regular appli'
e cation of spray or dust. Thi
S weekly attention will reward tht
, gardener with lush, healthy foil
q age and abundant bloom.
o 1t is not too late to make plant
p ings of gladiolus, dahlias ant
!, other summer Towering bulbs TO
q fall bloom.
The Ismene lily or Peruvian
daffodil will flower in 10 to i
days after planting. The larg'
trumpets are borne on tall stalk
: before the foliage appears.
!! w. H. Y.
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Community Nests

Community nests have many
advantages over the single hen
nest, cleaner eggs. time is saved
in gathering and the initial cost
Is lower.
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lawngrass (Zoysio japonica) or the
Ifine-leaved Bermuda we would be
more likely to have a green lawn
during the summer.
With our usual tendency to
skip the feeding of the Kentucky
bluegrass it has neither the vigor
or resistance to disease that is so
desired. The latter point, however,
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erased waterways tie down the
soil in natural channels, and they
slow the speed of water running
down them.
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The Ismene lily or Peruvian
daffodil will flower in 10 to IA
days after planting. The large
trumpets are borne on tall stalks
before the foliage appears.
w. H.Y.
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1t is not too late to make plant
ings of gladiolus, dahlias and
other summer Towering bulbs for
fall bloom.
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Common Plantdin.
Crabgrass Most Common.

gaining wide usage in the control
of the more common lawn weeds.
Evening star., 1951-06-17

Keep the roses free from insects
and diseases with a regular appli-
cation of spray or dust. This
weekly attention will reward the
gardener with lush, healthy foli-
age and abundant bloom.
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The summer feeding of the lawn
should be made in the next week
Ior two so that the grass will go
into the least favorable part of
the growing season with vigor and
lush growth. The recommended
feeding is three to five pounds of
la 1864 fertilizer per 100 square
feet of area,
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FuIbright
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continued From Page SID
of from 100000 to 100000 is
available each year. 1t is antic-
ipated that most, if not all, of
the programs will be carried on
for period of approximately 20
years, and may involve as mrch
as the equivalent of $50 million
American dollars.
When the competition closes in
the fall. all applications are sent
to the Institute of International
Education and reviewed by COM
mittees especially organized for
this purpose, made up of promi-
nent educators and specialists in
various subject matter fields
These committees recommend
panels of candidates for each
country. normally in excess of the
actual number of opportunities.
These names. as we'll as the appli-
cations of all rejected candidates.
are forwarded to the Department
of State for final consideration by
the 10-member Board of Foreign
Scholarships, appointed by the
President. Applications of recon-
mended candidates are then sent
to the appropriate binational
foundation or commission over
seas which determines whether
the project of each applicant can
feasibly be undertaken in that
country, and also arranges affilia-
tion with an institution of higher
learning there. When the appli-
cations are returned to the De-
partment of State, the board then
selects the recipients.
More than 300 American COL
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Edward Lester smith Photo.

his brother Bud for some infor-
nation. Bud had been a big fra
ternity man. a campus leader be-
fore graduating from the same
university last year.
Look, Bill, 1t is not at all nee
essary to join fraternity to have
a successful college career. But If
you are interested. I'll put your
name up with my fraternity and
get some other of the brothers to
do likewise. Letters from alumni
do help. But from then on. after
you accept the rush invitations.
you are on your own.
Whatever you do about frater-
nifty, make the most of all the
wonderful chances you will have
to meet all types, from every
where"
Sounds SWELL" Bill beamed
But you know I'm no social
wonder. Can't help claiming up
with strangers.
Remind yourself to introduce
yourself, say How do you do. I'm
so and So, add something pleasant,
light. Until asked where you are
from. where you went and what
you did in high school and all
that. hold back on the personal
life story. First, forget yourself,
show interest in the other fellow.
When you are asked anything.
talk freely. Don't just say, Yeah.
but don't buzz on without giving
your hosts a chance to find out
and size up want they want to
know about you"
From a college handbook for
fraternity rusheeS, Bill cleaned
these self helpful hints:
Be the guest. not the guest
artist. When introduced, shake
hands. Try to remember names.
Take you part in the converse
ton. do not monopolize. Ask ques-
tions about the campus. about ira
ditions, about your studies. These
are topics of mutual interest that
will give you a better picture of
your college or university, long
after the rush.
kite Turmoil 1UiH be glad to
anSlUer questions about college.
Write to her at 15228h Dickens
street, Sherman Oaks. Cdlit.I
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All About You, in the Co||eqe Rush
By Kite Turmoil
Special to The EUeninq Star.

CPSCtuI " i TIe EVcItEby OtUTs
Are you day-dreaming about
what's ahead, with college. for
you? Do you picture yourself as
an important man or woman on
campus; a fraternity king" a
top student who also stars with
the many new dates and friends
you'll meet in class, at parties,
and during malt-sessions at col
lege ''hangouts"?
You can make most of those
dreams come true if you prepare
to start with finesse and conf
dence. Before you check in at
college, find out what's conven-
tional, what's expected of you.
When you shop for college clothes,
ask department store or speciality
shop buyers what is new, or ira
ditional. not too faddy for
campus wear. Ask older students
around your town, about popular
customs and standard conventions
for acceptable conduct at the type
OF college you will attend.
Write to the dean of men or
women for whatever information
you want about specific prob
lens such as when and how to
hunt for housing, whether or not
you must register ahead (as is
the custom at some schools in
order to be rushed by Greek
name groups.
After arrival. seek the expert
advice of your advisers on social
as well as academic questions.
That's their job. to help you to
adjust easily, happily, in order
that your mind will be free to
make your grades in well-chosen
subjects.
Also. consult your house mother
or dormitory matron about daily
living habits that will make you
more popular with the strangers
who will share your first college
home with you. If, ahead, you
dread being on your own, resolve
now to refuse to be lonely! You
can always look up familiar or
gahizations, such as YMCA,
YWCA. or your church. You
might be happily surprised to dis
cover what-all such groups offer
in college fun and easy mixing at
campus open-houses.
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leges have appointed Fulbright
advisers to receive applications on
their campuses, and to give infor-
nation to interested students.
Here is a list of advisers at schools
in this vicinity:
Donald Derby Assistant to the President
Fulbright Program Adviser
The American University
Washinston 10 D c.
Dean J. M Campbell
COLLEGE of Arts and Sciences
Catholic University of America
Washington D. c.
: ster Mary Justine. Registrar
Dunbarton College
1885 Upton Street NV.
Washington. D c.
Dr. Paul Locher
Assistant Professor of History
Georgetown University
Washington, D. c
Alan T. Deibert
George Washington University
Washington. D. c.
Dean William Stuart Nelson
Washington l. D. C.
D.. Sadie St Clair
Miner Teachers College
Georgia Avenue and Euclid Street NV.
Washington, D. c,
SCHOOL Of Advanced international Studies
1906 Florida Avenue NV.
Washington 8. D. C..
NJ r. Bruin, Jr.. Business Manager
Southeastern University
1885 G Street NV.
Washington, D. c.
Sister Ann Francis
Dean Of Students FSA)
Trinity College
Washington II D. c.
Assistant Professor Ethel Sunny
Education and Psychology
Wilson Teachers College
Washington 9. D. c.
a. J. Prahl Acting Head
Foreign Language Department
University OF Maryland
College Park. Nd.
B. NJ.
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Other freshmen and upper
classmen will be fattered If you
consult them on whatever you
don't know. That way, with you
and following tips, you can
fit into any situation without be-
ing too tense to let the real you
shine through.
Before Bill started packing for
his first year at college, he asked