Evening star., 1952-08-13
SCRAP BOOK?
TRIP WITH CHILDREN?

UNITS. n. NJ. M :, ATHtgtohI
After reading of a lady who
won prize for her collection
of scrapbookS, I was inspired
to start on my own collection
and now have quite few on
various recipes. I not only have
clippings on food. but on any
thing else that is interesting.
How does one go about pasting
down an entire article that con-
tinues through several pages?
I have some of the articles from
Good Housekeeping on flower
arrangements, foods. ETC.. but
these manuals are so lengthy,
doubt that they can be put into
a scrapbook. Does any one have
any ideas how to save these?
I also have a collection of
colorful food pictures, with
which I plan to decorate my
kitchen cabinets. However, the
door panels are glass, SO I will
need good adhesive. Does any
one know Of any that can with
stand the moist hot air Of a
kitchen?
Now for a different type Ct
problem. My children. ages IL,
10 and 9 years, have never been
on a train or travelled out of
the State of Virginia. Is it pos
sible to take a short trip by
train, perhaps to New York or
some other place that might be
interesting, just for the expert
ence? Has any one ever taken
their children on a sightseeing
tour of some other city and has
1t been expensive? Also, when
travelling by car, do motor
courts have half rates for chill
dren and are they fairly rea-
sonable? We also have B.
month-old baby, so would a
portable crib have to be pur-
chased for an overnight stay?
We are interested in q little
travelling but I thought, for this
year at least. it would be more
convenient If I alone took the
older children on a train while
their father stayed home with
the baby. Any suggestions would
he most uelcOne
CRABGRASS.
MRS. S. G.. Meridian, Miss
Maybe this suggestion will
help T. H. T., Bethesda. / know
from experience that crabgrasS
Is one of the most swear-pro-
voking weeds that any one ever
had to deal with, and none of
the weed killers that I ever used
did anything except stimulate
the growth, maybe because I
used it wrong or not persistently
enough.
However. I have gotten rid of
1t and have a very lovely yard
at the place I recently sold, all
because I planted st. Angus
tine grass. This is not a new
grass, but one used extensively
in this section, for I know of no
grass that is more satisfactory
nor more beautiful. It grows
close to the ground and smoth-
ers out all foreign grasses and
weeds. 1t does not require too
frequent moving and yet it's
like walking over a deep piled
carpet.
1t has to be planted, as it
does not seed and it must be
kept we'll watered until it gets
established. Here in the South,
winter does not kill it. One
usually buys it by the bushel,
then separates it into 2 or
3 inch pieces for planting,
unless you can get squares of
sod, as we can get here. OF
course, sod is fine and will grow
quicker. but I have had success
with both.
think you could plant it
anytime except in the dead of
winter. I put some out early
in the spring-a new yard-and
just this week put out a lot
more, and, by keeping it
watered. 1t will start growing
before fall and in spring prac-
tically cover the ground.
Prepare the soil by plough
ing or spading we'll. take out
all weeds. or as many as you
can, and we use a dressing of
basic Stag. lime and either a
good well-rotted barn yard or
commercial fertilizer. working 1t
well into the ground. Then
put out your grass. Keep
watered and be happy ever after
that you took the trouble and
L.