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Evening star., 1952-04-27
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Evening star., 1952-06-29
ThisWeek
. in the
Garden

It will soon be time to begin
planting the fall garden. Fall, in
the Washington area. should see
many crops growing in the garden
collards. spinach, beets,
carrots, turnips, endive, kohlrabi,
|radishes, lettuce, garden peas and
Chinese cabbage. Your success
depends. to a large extent, on
starting plants at the proper sea-
son. Since the average date of
the first killing frost Gin the city,
lis October 20, we can calculate
the planting date for each crop.
In the suburbs that date will be
5 to Is days earlier. depending on
the elevation and the distance out.
It is time that the gladiolus
paintings were busted with DDT
to control the thrips. Even though
clean bulbs were planted it is pos
sible for thrips to move in from
nearby untreated paintings. The
time and effort required is small.
but both are needed to insure per-
feet blooms.
It will pay many lawn owners
to give their grass a light appli-
cation of 5-10-5 fertilizer. Apply
at the rate of Is to 20 pounds per
1000 square feet of area.
Red spiders commonly infect
evergreens of all kinds and should
be controlled. To check to see if
they are present, break off a piece
of foliage and tap it against a
piece of white paper. You will
be able to see the spiders if they
are present. To control, turn the
hose on full blast in a solid stream
to knock them off. Dust or spray
with sulphur (when the tenn
peratures are below IS degrees) 6.
Spray with nicotine sulphate or
use one of the commercial miti-
cides. It will usually take several
applications to clean up the red
spiders. since the materials. sug-
gested kill only the adults. There
are usually eggs and nymphs
present which will soon develop
into adults. The life cycle is
about two weeks, so two or three
successive applications are neces-
|sary at three to five day intervals.
Apply 5-10-5 fertilizer to the
gladiolus paintings as soon as the
flower spikes begin to emerge
from the sheath. This will i'm
prove the bloom this year and will
build up the newly forming corms
for next years flower crop.
Those tall growing plants which
need stalking and tying should
be cared for before they are blown
over or broken by windstorms.
Don't ruin the appearance of the
plants by waiting until they are
blown over and misshapen before
stalking. Treat the stakes with a
copper wood preservative to pro-
long their years of useful life.
Bamboo stakes. dyed green, are
less Objectionable than newiv
sawed lumber. Strong steel wire
stakes are excellent. but difficult
to obtain during the current steel
shortage.
Evening star., 1952-06-29
Life in the Country
Little Things Cause Problems,
Barn Doors, Tomato Stakes, Etc.
BY jones BirchfieId-

same thing happened to him.
That is, he had pond with no
fish in it. He didn't put any fish
there. but suddenly, there they
were.
Mr.. Carpenter said an old
Indian guide told him what had
happened. Wild ducks had
brought the fish eggs in. They
had eaten the eggs in some pond
or stream. and had deposited the
eggs in the Carpenter pond.
| I doubt if ducks are responsible
for my fish. My pond is nothing
more than a glorified mud puddle,
and I have never seen a wild
duck light on it.
In fact, I doubt if a duck could
land on so small puddle as my
pond. I just called it a pond to
be polite. I'll have to blame my
fish on something else.
Evening star., 1952-06-29

enough stakes to last a lifetime.
I pile them up neatly in the fall,
too, but when next year comes
around. there never is enough.
I have thought about devoting
an entire summer to cutting
stakes. I thought might cut
only cedar ones and tag each one
so it wouldn't get lost.
But I am sure that If I had
hundreds. would still be shy Of
stakes when the tomato and bean
season came around the following
year.
I've got wires strung up for the
beans this year. figure I'll beat
the stake problem there. If the
wires work I am going to declare
holiday.
| X II X
E. E. Carpenter writes to ex-
plain about my fish. He once lived
in New York State, where the
Evening star., 1952-06-29
Spray Doqwoods

Little holes are appearing in the
leaves of dogwood trees. It's a
sign of leaf spot infection and a
signal to spray with bordeaux,
says the Bartlett Tree Research
Laboratories.
Dogwood leaf spot begins as a
translucent sunken area with a
tiny dot in the center. AS the
infection spreads. the area turns
reddish brown, with a purple mar
gin. The infected tissue often
drops out. leaving a hole. AS
many as 80 holes may appear on
Ia single leaf.
Evening star., 1952-06-29

tops Of new divisions just before
or after setting. However, there
may be on the roots or rhizome
Iris need a good summing now
and then. If there are signs OF
borer activity in the fans OF
rhizomes, they should be dug out
is some divergence Of opinion as
to whether this is beneficial OF
necessary. Since there is not q
unanimity of opinion it appar-
emily makes little difference.
Buy Good Varieties.
In selecting iris for the home
garden it is important that good
varieties be obtained. There is
not enough space to accommodate
just "So-so" varieties. The fol-
lowing list of good but not expen-
sive varieties is suggested for the
beginner. They may be found in
the American Iris Society's 194e
Symposium:
Ola Kala. Sable. Elmohr. Wa
bash, Treasure Island. Deep Vel
vet, Red Douglas. Gloriole, Elsa
Sass, Missouri, Sierra Blue, Great
Lakes. Mulberry Rose. Los Ange-
les. Amigo. Prairie Sunset and
Snow Furry.
An iris planting would hardly
be complete without a few of the
very early spring Towering dwarf.
and a few of the intermediates tx
carry the Towering season from
April through May. OF the dwarfs
the following are suggested for (
start:
Prairie Gem, Sambo, Orang,
Queen and Bride. Crysoro, Abe
lard. Nymph and Red Beauty arr
a few of the intermediates.
Evening star., 1952-06-29

In the rush of work we often
overlook the weeds now going to
seed. Pull and destroy them be-
fore the seeds are scattered over
the garden. Every weed destroyed
now will mean large number of
seedlings we wont have to fight
next spring.
Evening star., 1952-06-29

The Chesapeake and Potomac
Iris Society will meet at 2 pm
today at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur s. Mason, 1925 South
Sixth street, Arlington. Methods
of planting and caring for q new
iris bed will be discussed. There
will be an auction sale of iris roots
donated by members.
Evening star., 1952-06-29
Little things keep coming up.

Little things keep coming up.
There is that little matter of
the barn door. I started to close
it the other day and found it was
about to fall down.
So. before I could get the barn
closed, I had to drive a few nails.
And before I could drive the nails
I had to go after a spade and ex-
Icavate a bit.
Now the door will close, but ]
am wondering how long it is 60
ing to hang. When I open it again,
I suppose it will fall down.
And tomato stakes. The garden
consumes them like japanese
beetles consume my grape vines
Every year it seems that I cut
Evening star., 1952-06-29

to the sun for day or two to
destroy any disease germs that
and the exposed tissue coated
with a fungicide. Old bordeaux
or sulphur dust may be used.
Before or after planting the
bed apply 3 or 4 pounds of q
5-10-5 fertilizer per 100 square
feet of area. This may be cul-
tivated into the soil around the
planted iris divisions.
1t is customary to cut back the
Evening star., 1952-06-29

excuse for putting of working over
the old beds. especially If they
have not been given attention for
three years or more.
Iris are Strong-growing plants
that need a we'll enriched bed if
they are to produce the tall fine
flowers Of which they are capable.
The deep digging Of the bed and
the trenching in of manure. COM
post and bonemeal is becoming an
obsolete practice. The gardener
today does not go to any more
trouble in preparing an iris bed
than he would for a crop of an
nuals. This is not because the
other method did not produce good
results, but rather that it is posi-
BILE through regular feeding to OBJ
tain just as good results.
If the bed is in well-drained
soil, or at least is raised high
enough so that the rhizomes are in
a dry soil, and the plants have
nearly full sun, the iris may be ex-
pected to thrive and produce
abundant bloom. AS much COM
post and bonemeal or superphos-
phate as can be spared should be
mixed into the top foot Of soil.
Ground limestone should be added
to provide a soil that is nearly
neutral.
Plant RhizomeS Early.
The divisions commonly sup
piled by commercial growers are
single fans. If rhizomes good
size are planted early, they may
be expected to bloom next spring.
If small ones are planted late.
or are put in poor soil they should
not be expected to flower before
1854.
The home gardener, in lifting
and dividing established clumps,
should select strong divisions with
at least two fans Of leaves. These
are almost certain to provide at
least one bloom stalk next year.
Space the divisions IL to IS
inches apart and plant them in
groups of 3 to S so that within
two or three years they will make
a large mass of color.
In planting the iris divisions
1t is important that the feeding
roots be well spread out and down
into the soil, and that the
rhizomes be covered with not more
than an inch of soil. They will
soon grow up to the surface of
the soil for that is the natural
position.
Good Summing Beneficial.
Before setting the rhizomes,
however. it Is well to expose them
Evening star., 1952-06-29
Iris Planting Time Is Here
Select Large Rhizonnes and Plant Early
So Plants May Be Established by Winter
Bv W n Younomnn
BY W. H. Younemon
Corden Editor

June and July are the preferred
months for planting new iris and
for lifting and dividing old clumps.
1t could be done in August, and
has been done in September and
October. But the job should be
done early so that the roots will
have ample time to develop and
to anchor the rhizome firmly be-
fore winter freezes and thaws.
Early ordering. therefore, is a
must. Certainly there can be no
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-24
WESTpORT
BY NInENH
Homer Hoften

no misrepresentation as to the very
real and definite danger tina
charming young lady represented
The sooner he came to an under
standing with her. the better i
would be.
The afterdeck was crowded
with cabin passengers basking II
the thin May sunlight. Sally, de.
murely dressed in black silk and
lace, was responding pleasantly
yet Soberly to the half-doZen men
who had gathered about her al
the rail. She looked up at Clay,
her lips curving into faint ghost
of a smile as he approached
Good afternoon, Mr.-Ben-
nett" There had been the briefest
possible pause before she pro-
nounced his assumed name. 1T
was good 70 you to come looking
for me-"
Clay bowed stifly, aware that
she was hooking him and finding
it an experience that roweled his
soul.
'The pleasure is mine," he said
coldly. Would it be convenient
for you now 10 discuss the mat
tiers you mentioned yesterday"
She made a little grimace Of
distaSre, bat moved away from
the railing, ps,Esing TO smile az
the c1rcie OF rnen about her.
IF you will excuse me, gentle
men?" she Saj6. Mr.. Bennett and
! have a matter nj business that
| fear we must not delay"
Wen 90 out on the foredeck,"
Clay suggested. -It's usually de-
serted"
The foredeck, as he had fore
Seen, was completely empty of
passengers. Benches had been
built along the rail that encircled
the deck, ara Sally seated herself
at the extreme bow of the boat
and motioned Clay to sit BESIDE
her. He was still angry and sat
down without speaking, waiting
for her to explain her actions of
the night before.
XNHEN he turned to look at her
w he saw that the Occurrences
she had worn like a cloak on the
had fallen away, and
she was smiling at him with eyes
filed with mockery and aYnuse-
ment.
You're quite diSpleaSed with
me, aren't your" she asked lightly.
"T'xya caaY, eif,.afs1n, It'd
better" he admitted. How does
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-24
Chapter Is
CLAY accepted Bingham's offer
~ gracefully and gratefully
Chapter Is

CLAY accepted Bingham's offel
~ gracefully and gratefully.
'"That's amazingly fine of you
sir" he said pleasantly. land il
do decide to take a shot at it
I'll certainly take full advantage
of your kindness. Right at the mo-
ment. though" he smiled rue
fully, Il need help of another
kind. All of my luggage was
stolen in St. Louis and I'm sadly
in need of a change of clothes.
Would there be any merchant on
board with stock of goods Who'd
sell me a shirt or two and maybe
some pants anc boots?"
Bingham burst forth in a roar
of laughter. 1T never fails" he
roared. I'D stumble across some
business if / was cast away on a
rock in the middle of the Allan
tic! Why, Mr.. Bennett, I've got
bales and boxes and barrels of
gear slowed on the lower deck
and ! can fix you up with Just
what on need. Not" he admitted,
~that it will be the kind of clothes
you're wearin' now. There's little
call for EN- on the border and :
don't stock 'em. But I can fix you
up with wool shirts and worSted
pants and boots heavy enough 20
kick a bull over a barn with.
That's what you'll be needin'
when you get to Westport-espe-
cially IT you go into the Santa Pc
trade"
An hour later the Substituted,
dark-coated Kentucky horseman
had been transformed into a typi-
cal frontierSman. His hat was
heavy black felt with q wide brim
and a low circular crown. His
rough wool shirt was the fiery red
of the border. and his dark
WorSted trousers were tucked into
high leather boots that were, as
Bingham had promised, heavy
enough to kick a bull over a barn.
Even the bloodStained sword cane
had vanished, to be replaced by
a holstered pistol that hung low
on his right hip and rubbed
against his leg as he walked.
His tour of the boat with Bing-
ham had made him reasonably
certain that there was no one
aboard he had ever seen before,
with the exception of Sally Du-
pre-. AS for Sally, he was under
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,AP NewsFeotvres

1t happen you're travelling up the
Missouri alone-without Andre?"
Andre is dead" she said slow
ly. He died only few hours be-
fore / left Memphis on this boat"
She saw Clay's eyes widen 10
establishment.
"a few hours before you lefte
Surely, there must have been I'M
usual circumstances.
She nodded slowly. There
were" she assured him. ''Very
unusual circumstances"
She hesitated. considering the
man before her, deciding how
best to fit him into her half
formed plans.
II think I'd better tell YOU a
story. 1t won't take long, and it
wilt will explain a lot of
things"
Quietly, almost impersonally,
she told Clay about Regain and
about MeiSendorf. Briefly recon-
Structing the actual events from
the meager facts she knew, she
sketched in the fight in the attic
OF the house in Memphis sand the
flaming torch that house had be-
come as II swept both Regain and
Andre into eternity.
Il ca0ghs the kCtche= at Mem
phfs that nigh" she continued
slowly. 81 WNe dazed by what had
happened, bat l had the map, and
WHIST was thare LETT for me m
Memphis? ! thcaSht would meet
Blaine Shepisy IN St. Louis last
night Ia Andrf's plaee, and We
would work cat some way 70
carry out what she had planned"
she paused, studying Clay
thoaghtfully. "And then" she said,
'.yUu suddenly appear on board
under an assumed name. and Just
as we're pulling away from the
leVee / finS that you've just muir
dere6 Blaine ShepIsyl"
Clay stood ana faced her. ~Just
where do yosl think l come into
the pictMe7" he asked.
Why, Mr. Bennett" she pro-
tested. Don't tell me you don't
understand that! Don't tell me
you don't know why ! said I'd say
nothing atsOut your name being
FaFrwr! Why-Mr. Bennett" She
smiled as coQuettishly as though
she were inviting him to escort
ner to her carriage. You're going
to take Blaine Shepley's plac,
and bring me back that gold!"
Go be eonttnsedI
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Fire Company's Drive
For Funds Successful
Membership Is Deeply Apprecia-
tive OF The Help Received

The membership of the Carlisle
Fire Company of Milford, through
their president Garrett L. Grier.
are desirOus of expressing their
deep appreciation to the people in
the Milford area for the splendid
manner in which they cooperated
with the fire company, during the
recent drive for funds put on by
that 1O0fo volunteer organization.
According to Mr.. Grier. the COM
pany came within 100000 of reach
ing last years highly successful
drive, and it is still possible that
last years figures might not only
he equalled, but surpassed in view
of the fact that there are still
some monies to be turned in
Mr.. Grier. in summing up the
various phases of the drive. espec-
tally praised the volunteer sOlici-
tors, who did such a good job.
Seventy-six volunteers made the
Sunday house-to-hOuse canvass,
while rural solicitations were
handled by 81 veteran solicitors,
who did an outstanding job. The
special gifts committee of ID also
performed admirably, according to
Mr. Grier.
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Sweetheart Bakers To
Play Santa Claus
Will Distribute Baskets OF
Groceries To Several
Needy Families

Sweetheart Bakers Will distrib-
ute to twelve needy families on the
Eastern Shore a total of $4,000 in
groceries for Christmas. The man
ager of Sweetheart Bakers, Bob
Rayner, states: "At this season we
realize we have much to be thank
full for. For this, we are most CRATE
full To the people of the Eastern
Shore and the Independent GrOcers
who distribute our products go our
sincere thanks.
The Eastern Shore has been very
good to us and we appreciate this
greatly, but we realize there are
some folks less fortunate than we
and we would like to help make
theirs a Happy Christmas. Anyone
knowing a family who needs help,
will help us too by writing the
facts about this family. A group Of
ministers will select the twelve
most needy and their local grocer
will be sent $25.O0, ear-marked for
them. Only the sponsor, the minis
ters and the grocers need know
who is selected"
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Catholics Plan Church
At Harrington
Ground Breaking Cere-
mOny Held Last Sun
day Afternoon

A short but impressive ceremony
was held on Sunday afternoon at
two o'clock in Harrington. 1t was
the breaking of ground for the first
building to be erected on the twen-
ty acre plot of ground recently
purchased by the Catholics at Dix
on and Liberty Streets. The cere-
mOny opened with the singing of
the hymn: Come, Holy Ghost. Be
cause Catholics not only worship
God but are also interested in the
welfare of their country, the first
prayer offered by them on their
own property was Archbishop Car
rolls Prayer for Civil Authori-
ties. After a few remarks by FIR.
COrrigan concerning the .signiti-
canoe of the ceremony. .~the ground
on which the building will rest was
blessed 9aTT,d 'fen the first spade full
Of earth was turned over by the
castor FIR. Daniel Power, pastor
of Our Lady of LOurdes Church in
SeafOrd. who formerly served the
people of Harrington when he was
an assistant in Milford. spoke to the
people and turned over the second
spade full of earth. The ceremonies
closed with the singing of "The
Star Spangled Banner. Fr. Corri-
gan expressed his thanks to all
who attended and especially to
Mayor Rash and Mr. Lord for their
kindness in being present.
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Commanding Officer Will
Be 1t. Col. John J. Fer
gusOn, Recently Sta
toned At The New
Castle Air Base.

The former 14Sth Fighter Inter
ceptOr Squadron at the Dover Air
Force Base is now the 46th Inter
ceptOr Squadron. The commanding
officers will be 1t. Col. John ].
Ferguson, until recently stationed
at the New Castle Air Base.
Colonel Ferguson, who will as
sumo the fighter command shortly,
was named as successor to 1t. Col
Robert V. McHale, who had been
commander of The 148th for ap-
proximately year.
Colonel McHale has been as
signed to the Far Eastern Air
Force and has gone to his new
post. The Officers Wives Club OF
the base gave Mrs. McHale a fare
well tea before her departure.
The redesignation of the fighter
interceptOr squadron at the base
was necessitated by the return of
the 14Sth, which was the Pennsyl-
vania Air National Guard, to mac
tive duty. That squadron had been
stationed at the Dover base since
February, 1851.
Inasmuch as a squadron's nu-
merals must go with it in it's re-
turn to National Guard basis, a
new designation was necessary
The 148th Fighter InterceptOr
Squadron was deactivated after
World War II and it's numerals
were chosen by the U. S. Air Force
headquarters for the F-94 Starfire
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Clubs
Have Distributed
$289,67 In CITY
BRIDGEVILLE LIONS
RECEIVE CHARTER

About 100 Lions and their
wives witnessed the official
charter presentation as The
BTidgeville Lions Club be-
came the 33rd such club on
the Eastern Shore.
Joseph A. L. Errigo, men,
ber of the international Com
mittee, emphasized that Lion
ism follows basic Christiani-
ty and that one should walk
in the steps of the Master and
love thy neighbOr". Deliver
ing the keynote address, Mr..
ErrigO said that although the
Lions are a young Organiza-
ton, having been founded in
1917, there are now about g.
600 clubs in 43 nations, colon
les and territories with about
a half million members.
Actual charter presentation
was made by District Cover
nor Charles Cooley. r. C.
TOrkelsOn, president of the
Bridgeville club, made the
acceptance.
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
lS,847, 600 Is Redesignate
Spent On Vet Fighter Group
Training Here At Dover Base
$4,000 In Delaware Given
Aid Under Program
Since Close Of World
War III.

The federal government has
spent $18,847,000 since 1916 on
training for about $4,000 Delaware
veterans of World War II-help-
ing them to become hundreds of
things ranging from machinists to
artificial limb makers, and from
engineers to foreign agents.
The figures on veterans training
were revealed by Thomas H. Still
well, manager Of the regional office
Of the Veterans Administration, on
completion of survey of the
offices activities In dispensing vet
erans' benefits in that field
The statistics indicate nearly
half of the estimated $1,000 Della
ware veterans of World War II
took advantage of the opportunities
for education and training avail
able under Public Law 946-the
famous CT Bill of Rights-and un-
der Public Law 16-which offers
special benefits for disabled veter-
ans.
The number trained under the
latter law is 1912, and those train
ed under the CT Bill total about
13,928-a figure which can't be
pinned down exactly because of
transfers in and out of the regional
office files.
Most of the money used in the
training program-$13,545,OOO out
of the total of $18,S47. 7.OO0-went
for subsistence allowances. These
were monthly payments to the vet
erans to help them meet living ex-
penses while attending schools or
to supplement the wages they re-
ceived while being trained on the
Job.
continued on page 81