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, 1951-09-22
Speciul Lumber for
Lutheran Church
Ceiling on Way Here

Several thousand square feet
OF special Redwood All
Heart" lumber purchased by
the Church Repair and Organ
Fund Committee, are now
aboard a ship which is due to
arrive in St. Croix shortly.
The lumber was purchased
from funds already contribut-
ed by members and friends of
the Christiansted Lutheran
Church.
An amount of SIS, 900. is be-
ing raised to rehabilitate the
ancient building and also to
purchase an organ, the present
one is breathing its last.
Although a long way yet
from its goal, contributions are
still coming in from members
many of whom have volun-
tered to make part payments
until a substantial amount is
reached. In addition, contribu7
tons are coming in from far
away places on the mainland
from persons anxious to aid in
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, 1951-09-22
VolleYbull Tourn.
Sturts at $3.50
Tomorrow Afternoon

"A VO11Sy Udll IOuIIld1IlGnC Is
scheduled to start at $3.50 to-
morrow afternoon in which
five teams, three from Chris
tiansted and two from Fred
eriksted will participate. They
are the Comets, Beavers,
Olympics, Aces and the CYO.
Officials of the tournament
are: Director Of Police Morrell
E. Davis, president; Guy Rey-
nolds, vice-president and Ted
Dale, secretary-treasurer.
The first game will be
played on the Christiansted
Basketball Court.
Opening ceremonies will
begin at $3.50 and the game at
4. Director Davis will throw
out the first ball to open the
league.
The Comets and Beavers
will play the first game. The
Beavers, was formerly the
"Globetrotters," and IS cap
tained bv Axel Dennis. Games
will be played alternately be-
tween Frederiksted and Chris
tainted.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Life in the Country
Cows Crash the Cote and Give
A Mornings Respite From Chores

Once in a while my COWS break
down the gate into the calf pen.
with the result that the calf gets
the milk and I am out of a job
for that particular morning.
Now, / don't mind this particu-
larly if it doesn't happen too
often, for it is pleasant to come
out on nice, fine spring morning
and have nothing to do but enjoy
the scenery.
You would think that the calf,
now away from it's mother for
more than a month, would forget
about that fountain of milk. But
instinct is strong. Which reminds
me of what happened to Mr.. and
Mrs. Bruce van Keuren, who re-
Gently went to farming up near
the Shenandoah River in Clarke
County.
When the van Keurens came out
from Washington they were given
a milk goat and set of instruc-
GloIlS. But lnSClncC stepped IN ana
the instructions went out.
In due time the goat had twin
kids, and. following instructions,
the Van Keurens took the kids
away from the mother immedi-4
ately. They were told that if the
kids were never allowed to nurse,
they wouldn't know anything
about it. and could be turned out
with the mother in few weeks.
1t didn't work out that way,
however. When the kids finally
were turned out they went straight
for the dinner pail, and when they
had finished there wasn't any
thing left. Now there are sepa-
rate pens for goat and kids.
Evening star., 1951-04-29

light or shiny spots. How can I
correct for this condition?
A. It is probable that either your
lights were unbalanced or not
placed at the correct angle in rela-
ton to the copy material. If arti-
fetal light is used two lamps of
equal intensity should be placed at
an angle of IS degrees, between
camera and copy, one on either
side Of the camera. Lamps Of un-
equal intensity will provide an un-
balanced lighting whereas the
light should be perfectly even all
over the copy material. Move the
lights up and down until there
are no reflections from the copy
surface into the lens of the
camera. You can check against re-
Elections by observing the image
on the ground glass or by STOPPING
in front of the camera until your
eyes are directly in front of and
on level with the lens. When
making copies by natural light of
day, be sure to have an even light
but do not illuminate the subject
by direct rays of the sun.
@. How are paper negatives re-
touched?
A. Much in the same manner
that ordinary film base negatives
are treated: with the retouching
pencil, pen or brush. However, be-
cause the image is on paper. be-
ginners will find it a much easier
task to retouch the paper negative.
Tonal values are reversed in the
paper negative exactly as they are
on ordinary negatives. Areas that
are black in the positive print are
white in the paper negative and
white areas become black. Re-
touching can be done on both the
original positive print or on the
paper negative print. If, for in
stance there are white or grey
areas Of the original positive print
that you wish to darken or make
black you simply take your pencil
or brush and make the changes
on the positive print. To eliminate
or change areas that appear as
black on the original positive you
must wait until the negative is
made and work up these portions
which, in the reversal, have be-
Evening star., 1951-04-29

to get another one of those North
ern Virginia droughts, and be-
sides, look what happened In Ar
gentina.
A friend was telling me the
other day that he has kept rec
ordS on Argentine droughts, and
that we usually have one in this
country either the following year
or two years later. There was one
down there last year, so that puts
us right in the way.
The fields on The 40 Acres are
SO wet now that it looks as if they
might never dry out, and a little
dry weather just now would be
welcome to me. Then I could dis
card my rubber boots when I 90
out to the barn lot.
My plea to the weatherman is
for him to take away a little of
our rain now and give it back to
us this July and August.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Abbott Pictures
.Cover Mexico

A 50-print, one-man show opens
at the Smithsonian Institution
May l for the month, showing, the
work of Gordon c. Abbott, FPRS,
ARPS. a retired manufacturer,
who has spent 18 years in Mexico
and now lives at Taxco.
He is past president and
honorary member of the Chicago
Camera Club and has some of his
work in permanent collections of
the Brooklyn museum and st.
Louis gallery of art.
The show consists of portraits
and genre studies of Mexico and
Guatemala. mostly in bromide and
chlorobromide, with one group of
palladium prints. The show is
open at the northwest gallery Of
the Arts and Industries building
from $50 am. to 4 pm. daily.
Evening star., 1951-04-29

"a honorable mention awards of
SIS each.
6. To enter the contest, mail as
many prints as you wish to the
Amateur Snapshot Contest Editor
of The Star. Washington 4, D. c.,
any time between now and Sep
tember /. On the back of each
photo, print your name, address,
the title of the picture (if a good
one occurs to you), and the
class in which you think it should
be entered. (The Star reserves
the right to change both titles and
classes, however,
7. Do not submit negatives un-
til asked to do so by the Snapshot
Editor. No entries will be re-
turned, and neither The Star nor
the sponsor of the National
Awards assumes any responsibility
for either prints or negatives.
8. Before receiving The Stars
final prize in one of the four
classes, and becoming eligible in
the National Awards, the contest
ant must: (a) Submit the original
negative and an additional
print, and (b) sign a state
ment that he has not sub
mitted the same or a closely SIM
liar picture of the same subject
or situation in any other contest
or. salon, or for publication in any
manner or for any purpose, and
that he will not do so. If his
photo shows a recognizable per-
son or persons, he must also pro-
vide signed releases as set forth
in Rule 6.
CLASSES.
A. Babies and Children-One
or more youngsters engaged in ap-
activities. To be judged
for cuteness, expression of char
acter or mood. Adults may appear
if they are not the center of
interest.
b. Young People and Adults
One or more people (high school
age or over) engaged in any activ-
ity. indoors or out.
C. Scenes and Still Life
Landscapes, seascapes, historical
spots, street scenes, buildings, or
unusual still-life subjects, includ-
ing tabletop or miniature ar
|rangements.
ID. Animal Life Pets, farm
animals, ZOO animals, wild life.
Important: IT you snap a pic
tnre aphich you expect to enter
in the contest and i'm ,Dhich a
person or persons appear, be
sure to get their names and
addresses. This is necessary
because. before your picture can
min a final prize in The Stars
contest and become eligible for
entry in the National A1DGrds,
the Written consent OF such per-
SON or persons to the use OF the
picture for advertising purposes
must be obtained.
Evening star., 1951-04-29

come white and are subject to
treatment with pencil or dyes. The
advantage Of the paper negative
is that you can see exactly what
effect the retouching has at the
time that 1t is applied.
Enlarging Dense Negatives.
@. How is it possible to be Ger
tain that very dense negative Is
in critically sharp focus on the
paper of the enlarging easel? A. If
a negative is so dense that it is
difficult to see that the projected
image is sharp place two or three
lengths of sewing thread beside
the negative on the carrier and
adjust the focus until the thread
sections are sharp.
@. A flashbulb exploded recently
and showered my portrait, subject
with glass particles. Is there any
test that can be applied to fash
bulbs that will indicate that they
are safe?
A. There is no test that we know
of other than actually firing the
bulb but, since this is an imprac-
tical solution to your problem, we
suggest that you take preventive
measures, although it is q rare
occasion nowadays when q fash
bulb explodes. You can either
buy plastic coated fiaShbulbs or
place a handkerchief or other
translucent material such as trac-
ing cloth over the reflector so that
the bulb or lamp is covered. The
cloth will allow the light to pass
through and at the same time will
catch any flying glass. 5s.,. 5sv..-s.9s@- a:s-s.,
@. Can anything be done about
color slides that are slightly out
of color balance?
A. Yes, insofar as protection is
concerned. Color correction filter
material is available that can be
bound to slides that are slightly
out Of color balance so that the
projected image will achieve the
correct balance. To find out which
filter is the one needed, view the
slide on an Illuminated viewer
through the various filters or COM
binationS of filters until it appears
in the colors that you were trying
to record when you made the ex-
pOSure.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Stur Snapshot Contest Rules

The Stars 1851 Snapshot Con-
test offers amateur photographers
opportunities to share in local
and national prizes totaling more
than $4,000 in cash. These rules
must be observed:
/. The contest is strictly for
amateurs. Employees of The Star
and their families, and individ-
uals and members of families en-
gagged in the manufacture, sale,
commercial finishing or profess
sional use of Photographic goods
are barred.
2. Contestants may enter as
many pictures as they wish at as
many different times as they wish
during the contest period. They
may not, however, enter photos
in the contest of any other news
paper participating in the News
paper National Snapshot Awards,
nor may they enter the same or
closely similar pictures in any
other contest.
8. To be eligible for prizes in
The Stars contest, and in the
18th annual Newspaper National
Snapshot Awards to be held later,
photos must have been made
since October l, 1850.
4. Any make of camera, film,
chemicals and paper may be used.
and contestants are not required
to do their own developing and
printing. But only unretouched
prints made from unretouched
original black-and-white mega
tives are eligible; prints from
copy negatives, glass plate mega
tives and color transparencies
are barred. Composite pictures,
multiple printing and montages
also are prohibited. Enlarge
ments are eligible, but must not
be more than 10 inches in the
longer dimension. Prints must
not be mounted or framed
S. Pictures shall be judged on
Photographic quality. general in
terest and/or appeal, and the
judges decisions shall be accepted
as final. Each Sunday during the
contest, The Star will award q
prize of SO. two prizes Of IS and
an honorable mention for the best
pictures published in its Pictorial
Magazine. At the close of the
contest, The Star will award a
prize of $25 for the picture Judged
best in each of the four classes
listed below. These four photos
will be entered in the National
Awards to compete with the win
ners of contests conducted by
other American and Canadian
newspapers. The 1877 prizes in the
National Awards, to be paid by the
Eastman Kodak Co.. are:
Grand prize, $1,000; first prize
in each Of the four classes, $500;
second prize in each class, $3.50;
third prize in each class, $10O; 70
special merit awards Of $50 each;
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Garden Club Activities

The Kenwood Garden Club will
hold its annual plant sale begin
ming at IL am. Tuesday on the
front lawn of the Kenwood Coun-
try Club, intersection of River
road and Dorset avenue. In addi-
ton to ANIMALS. perrenials and
shrubs, the sale will include baked
goods, garden apparel and garden
accessories. Proceeds will go to
the clubs charity fund. In the
event Of rain the sale will be held
the next clear day.
The Falls Church Garden Club
will meet at 8 pm. Tuesday at
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Studio Session

The Foto-Craft Club will hold
a studio session at 8 pm. Thurs
day at the Twelfth Street YMCA.
1916 Twelfth street NV. James
L. Allen will conduct practice and
instruction in portraiture. Esther
N. Miller, club president, has
issued invitation to camera club
members to join in. The club
celebrates its eleventh year by
holding open house sessions each
Thursday in May in the Y as
sembly room.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Photographic Notes

IeStr1te Instrument Co. of New
York has put out a gear-driven
pan head for movie cameras.
permitting automatic, even action.
Heavy Government buying is
being blamed for spotty shortages
in flash bulbs and cut film. Some
manufacturers are allocating the
latter. One spokesman says pro-
duction will keep to the 1850 level,
while another anticipates ration
ing before the end of the year.
Amateurs purchased 26 per cent
OF the output of the Eastman
Kodak Co. in 1850.
May Is is closing date for Syl-
vania's pets are fun" picture con-
test Age limit is II, boys only.
There are 200 camera clubs in
the American zone of occupied
Germany.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
BY jones Birchfield.

I don't like to look on the dark
side of things, but I'm predicting
that we will have dry spell this
summer. It is about time for us
Evening star., 1951-04-29

The Woodbridge Garden Club
will hold a plant auction at its
regular meeting at 7::3O pm, May
II, at the Brookland Baptist
Church, Sixteenth and Lawrence
streets NE. Plants to be sold will
include chrysanthemums, glads
and dahlias.
Evening star., 1951-04-29

The District Branch, National
Association of Gardeners, will
meet at 8 pm. Friday at the home
OF A. B. Miller, 1911 Forest road.
Kent Village. Landover, Md. An
illustrated lecture will be given
on roses and gardens.
Evening star., 1951-04-29

Methoxychlor seemingly is a
better bug killer than DDT. It is
toxic to more insects, does not per-
slst in the soil so long and can be
removed from flower and fruit by
washing DDT is not soluble in
water).
Evening star., 1951-04-29

It's time to make the second
planting of gladiolus in the cutting
garden. BY planting several vari-
etles at the same time the cutting
season may be prolonged but, most
gardeners. will wish to make sew
eral paintings of their favorite
varieties so as to have cut flowers
throughout the season.
Evening star., 1951-04-29

The Bethesda Community Gar
den Club will hold benefit plant
sale from 9 am. to 4 pm. Thurs
day at the Farm Women's Market,
7l55 Wisconsin avenue. Most of
the profits from the sale will be
used for projects at Suburban,
Children's and Naval Hospitals.
The sale will include ANIMALS from
well-known nurseries and peren-
mails from member gardens. Mrs.
Dale c. Cameron is sale chairman.
Evening star., 1951-04-29

Watch for aphids on the flower
buds of tulips, if not controlled
with nicotine sulphate, pyre-
|thrum or soapy water) the buds
will be defermed and stunted.
Evening star., 1951-04-29

Madison School. Larry Lemon
will discuss organic gardening,
and Arthur Fast will give an IL
Illustrated lecture on birds. A
flower mart will be held from l
to 4 pm. Saturday at 215 East
Jefferson street.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Silver Medal Sires

Two Holstein bulls bred at the
University of Maryland have been
designated "Silver Medal Produc-
ton Sire" by the Holstein- Friesian
Association. of America. Daugh-
ters of University Of Maryland
Lieutenant Achiever averaged 49,
$50 pounds of milk and ATT
pounds of fat, while daughters of
University of Maryland Master
Memory produced 1890 pounds
Of milk and 431 Of fat.
Evening star., 1951-04-29

The Washington DaffodiI Society
will meet at 8 pm. Friday in room
43, National Museum. Business
will include preparation of list
of recommended varieties, prepar-
ing member bulb order and elec-
ton of directors.
Evening star., 1951-04-29

Shallow rooted plants such as
the hardy phlox, seem to benefit
by good mulch. They are at
nome in the north and when grown
IN this area need the protection of
a deep mulch. Also, the phlox
needs frequent division and soil
enriching if they are to continue
to provide the masses of bloom
which are so we'll pictured in the
catalogues.
Evening star., 1951-04-29

Spring tulip shows start next
Saturday. Visit them in order
that the varieties and kinds which
appeal to you may be ordered for
fall planting. The earliest bloom
ers, however, are seldom shown
because they are short-stemmed
and also, because their Towering
season is usually past the time of
the show.
Evening star., 1951-04-29

The Avondale Garden Club will
meet at 8 pm. Tuesday in the
board room of the Avondale
Branch, Citizens Bank of River
dale, Md. A book on flower ar
rangements will be discussed and
plans will be made for a flower
mart on May II.
Evening star., 1951-04-29

Don't neglect the dehlia and
Gamma tubers-neglect at this sea-
son can ruin a winters patient
care. Too much moisture will in
duce sprouting or rotting, too dry
will cause them to shrivel.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-16

1 future quarter he would need to serve a qualifying period. If he
 changes employers or earns less than $50 he will not be covered until he goes through the qualify ing period. Non-cash payments in such form as room, board, farm products and firewood can not be counted.
 To get started on this plan, en- ployers who have not had covered workers to report before will have to register for an Employer Identification Number. The farm CT must apply for this number by first filling out an application form. This form is SS-4a, and it may be obtained from the local social security field office. After registration, the employer will be mailed Form 941 by the Col lector of Internal Revenue. Each workers name, card number, and total wages earned during the quarter must be listed on Form 941.
 The workers should apply for a social security card and account number Con Form SS-5). This may be obtained from the local social security office, or may be applied for at a post office where there is no social security office in the area.
 If you desire any additional in- formation concerning this amend ment of the Social Security Act, address your requests to the Agri- cultural Extension Service of the University of Alaska, College Alaska.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-16
CONSERV NATION
 NOTES

The Supervisors of the Palmer
 Soil Conservation Sub district
 met last Tuesday. They and a
 number of other farmers heard
 an interesting talk by Dr. Dear
 born of the Experiment Station
 pr. Dearborn told us about the
 different types of weed spray equipment that he was familiar with. He also gave some very practical information on building a satisfactory weed sprayer. He stated that a good power spray setup can be constructed for around $100. This would be mounted on a tractor and be run from the power takeoff.
 Chemical sprays to control weeds are making a big differ ence in the States. Some work on chemical weed control was done here last year by Dr. Litzen- burger. He did some weed spray work on cereals and also brush. He used aero cyanate on oats and peas to control chickweed, FAD in the ester form to control lambsquarter or pigweed in grains and also to kill young brush, and FAST to kill large brush or trees. He got good results. Selective sprays are touchy to use. The Ex- pertinent Station will naturally have to work much further with them under Alaska conditions be- fore final spray recommendations can be published.
 The men there are glad to give such help and advice that they now have in chemically control ling weeds in the crops that each is working with.
 Chemical weed control is not a cure-all. It won't take the place of crop rotations, fertilization planting good seed, or good pas ture and soil management. Chem ical weed sprays alone won't even control weeds permanently with out these other practices, but chemicals can sure make farm life a lot easier. Look into it.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-16
H0llfelnakers 10 Aid PaInler Library

PamaSilla Homemakers Club met at the home of Miss Mary Lou Lashbrook Wednesday, March 14, where a pot-luck din- ner was enjoyed.
 During the business meeting, it was voted to accept laid to the Palmer library" as the current project for the club. Plans were formulated for a Fall sale and the part homemakers clubs might play in assisting the All club programs. Miss Lashbrook pre- sented the lesson of the month which was Teaching Children Personal Property"
 A gift shower was given for Mrs. Robert Mielke and her in- fant daughter at the close of the meeting.
 The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Gene Reid, April 10.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-16
Uranium Found In Alaska, Says
 Commissioner of M.

Three separate deposits of uranium have been found in Alas ka, Leo H. Saarela, territorial mines commissioner, stated in Juneau last week in connection with Governor Gruening's pro- posal that the Territory pay an additional $10,00O bonus to that offered by the federal govern ment for finding the mineral in sizeable deposits.
 These, he said, are located in the dikes of the Hyder area in Southeast Alaska, near Medfra in the Kuskokwim area and in the district north of Haycock on the Seward Peninsula. More pros pecting is needed to determine the extent of these deposits, and uranium minerals in small quan- titles have also been reported in other parts of Alaska.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-16
MESSIAH TO BE HEARD ON MUSIC GROUP PROGRAM

An Easter program has been arranged by the Music Apprecia- ton Group with Handel's Mes siah" to be presented at the reg ular meeting Thursday, March p, For the second half of the pro- gram Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite" has been chosen, according to the announcement. The meeting will be held at 8 pm. at the Dr. Allan Mick home, located across from the Agricultural Research Ad- ministration laboratory building. Everyone interested in music is extended cordial invitation to attend the meeting.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-16
CUB SCOUT NEWS

There were five Cub Scouts present at the last meeting held by Den 3 at the home of Den Mother Mrs. Robert Johns. We are doing beadwork this month and are making bracelets of diff ferent designs.
 Our Blue and Gold banquet is to be held Monday night, March 26, at the school cafeteria. We are making paper hats and invi- tations for the occasion.
 Keeper-of f-the-Buckskin
 Roger Brager.