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Evening star., 1952-02-24
This Week in the Garden

Gardeners who wish 10 ret O
Jump on spring may SOW Chard,
eollards and kaie indoors for
transplantinR later Into the gar
den. While the oollards and kaie
are generally looked upon 40 fall
crops, II II possible, by starting
them indoors, 10 get On early
growth and Il few piekihas before
hot weather makes them rather
ihpalatable.
Any time The coll IA workable
the vegetable gardener might Try
making Oh early seeding OF eaPs
den peas, No doubt the sfn00th.
seeded extra early varieties aFe
safest, but they lack the quality
LOT the WPlnklesSeeded varieties
Treat the seed 20 prevent rot while
the ground ID cold and wet Bheuld
the weather turn unfav0pabie,
Fhls II especially Important should
the lesA robust WplnhleSseeded va
pletleA DO HSedr Peas do best In
4 we'll sdPalned sell, one that has
been lined ami IA not too aeld,
Spinach Ia another crop that
can DO planted very early slnee
II II very tolerant OF cold, wet
soils, BleP spring planting tho
heAt=paslstRnt Blg0msdale Long
Standing IA generally recommend
Cd, but almost oil varieties VIII do
tor the hrst early spring paintings
II IA not TOO early 10 glve tho
daif0dll beds 4 topsdreAslng Of
b.i0sb fertillger, uAe \ 10 I
pounds per 100 square feet OF bad
this N equivalent 10 \ quarts,
II the dAif0dll foliage IA showing
II VIII pay 10 wnAh the fertlliAer
on 0f tho foliage 10 prevent burns
lng,
'i'he Ions branches OF rcd yasp.
berries should be tDFtlhed ana tied
10 make tI6klnH eaAieF and 10 teTs
mil cultivation, However, 4 Weiis
ihulehed bed N preferable 10 clean
cultivation IN this area,
Now IA The time 10 Hlve the lawn
"a spring t0hlel An bsUs4 on q
iUsBa4 fertilizer mixture n ree0ifis
iiehded NJ the rate Oh 10 t0 10
pounds IDeR 1900 SQUARE feet OF
area Lawns need thls feedlha 10
Het them ON 70 u g00d start and
.AA 4 tBlGkut4 t0Wapd recovery fp0in
lhJurb BY the JAP beetle erubS
when feed on the p00ts duplfia the
TOLL And winter
n the feFtlllBeF IA mixed with
t9p S9H and peat mess and IA
gDgeRa o. a tepHaleAslng, " VIII
help 70 eeVep Hp the GP9WnS Of
inc Rpass PLANTS thus pPeteetlnG
Ehem lPgm iRWnEmgWep lnjHFVr
Frost tends 70 push tho GFRSs
plants gHt Of the gE9Hna and, be-
|eRHRe rollins WeHla compact the
soil reducing aeFRtlen, q teps
dressing n the desired pFaetleer
I'm selecting nm all-pHFpase dust
or spray for the protection Of the
plants " IA we'll TO remember that
Evening star., 1952-02-24
iBa EAstvssfB4e4Gb ,BFsRsSga By Edward

sEBWtH AIla SB8H Bhe eF6p, Even
theugh these steps are taken, \
the eFep Il net harvested at the
proper stage OF gFeWth the preas
uet can hardly be expected 10
have the desired quality, Beans
that ore eyeFrLpe Will lack In
AaVeF and the pods VIII have too
much AbeF. This Ia particularly
true Of the Kentucky WendeF,
which IA on excellent quality bean
when harvested while veung and
tender,
Early harvesting will, no doubt,
produce smaller total Yields than
crops that reach full maturity,
but that loss 10 more than Offset
by the higher quality product,
Some Of the named varieties
will not he found In the usual
packet collections, but must DO
ordered from houses specializing
In vegetable seeds.
Crops that must mature during
cool weather, such % peas, lot.
tuce and caulihower, cannot be
expected 10 have GOOD quality II
harvested during the heat Of sum.
iier. Thus timing OF plantlngs
Evening star., 1952-02-24
Vegetable Varieties
Trial In Home Gardens Prove Whet's
Best Tor Washington Area Growers
aaaB''A s# RsIEGFi A ER sty sRs S EaWsa

The MeKBePleheed gardener "A
HsAaiiy BePplexea by the Ions iists
I8f varieties In The aVePage seed
Ieataiegue, Since OIL varieties Ape
described In sHpeFiatlve terms, he
has no basis for selection, Vas
Fletles etteA have rather speelAe
Hses ana many are limited a
certain geographical areas, Mere.
ever, because new and ImnraVed
varieties do net displaee the older
ones immediately, the lists haVe
70 10 rather Ions,
Because washington has climate
ana s1ll conditions which are not
typical OF q wide area. certain
yaTietiee have heen found 10 do
better than others. Moreover,
the advent OF the home freezer
has given new criteria 10 meet In
selecting varieties which will give
the best quality product when
frosen.
The following varieties on the
basis OF widespread trial In home
gardens Oh we'll % experimental
trials At the university ore con.
gldered the best for the Washing.
ton afeAi
Evening star., 1952-02-24

MIS- FRANK A. Allen, jF,l believer
AMERICAN W6meR have much q
learn fE9Ifl the Japanese abeut th(
orc Oh newer arranging,
IN Mr. L.! Allen, tbe wife Of Brig
returned 20 this country freER 1
EIseg I!, ana Q haf spent IN 5apaR
Whlie there she AtHdied fewer aFI
ranging AHdeF HeHn ebaFa, eHt
OF the master Japanese hgWeF AZ.
rangers and. head or one OF thl
japanese seheels Of aFranglng,
nslnee returning 10 the UDItet
States" Mrs, Allen said, " haVl
made . few comparisons OF flower
arranging here and In Japan,
" was Immediately Impressed
with the fact that the JapaneSl
people-whether rich or poor
oil have flowers In their homes
and In their shops.
Perhaps the Japanese do not
Evening star., 1952-02-24
Use Of SoWdust
Advised In Garden
bv Iht AWslIalsd PIsl

BbAeHsi3Uit6, vau E'ebr aSi=sA
VPi h0ptleulttlplst savS VlPalhlaS
h0me gardeners new ean We SAWs
dust t0 seed RdVantaae "A 4 mulch
on their backyard gaPaen pleSr
Fhe hePtieHltHPlstr w. Pr JHas
klnsl said saWaHst mulch IA the
best substitute feF lFPlgAtleR q
home gardener can AHdr what's
mere, saWaHst can be had feP
practically nothing, since theH-
sands Of tens are thrown away
each year,
In addition TO conserving wAteG
In the soil during o dry season,
sawdust mulch keeps land cool
and moist during hot weather.
thereby increasing productivity,
Mr., Judkins said that contrary
to 4 popular belief, sawdust will
not injure the soil. He said the
wood bits will not turn the soil
acid or ct least not enough for
the gardener TO worry about.
He said no sawdust except that
from walnut will have 0 toxic
effect on the soil, However, II
sawdust ID turned into the earth
the soil might develop 0 nitrogen
deficiency. This ID easily eradicat.
cd by O simple side.dresslng OF
nitrogen.
After the home garden is
harvested, Mr.. Judkins said, the
sawdust should be ploWed under
and allowed 10 deeompose. This
practice can be continued on the
same spot year after year, no said.
because the saWdust deeomposes
fast enough 10 keep the soll from
building up On excess,
He said four cubic feet Of saw
dust will DO HufIlelent 10 cover 0
plot 40 feet Ions and 30 feet wide.
Evening star., 1952-02-24
American Women Can Learn
From jap Flower Arronoers

have access 10 "A hlGh a quality
lef fi6weFs IA we DO In this eeHntRy,
lbHt no japanese henle II Wlth6Ht
its ARRANGEMENT OF A9wePs,
nARetheF thlAG / Retleed,D Mrs,
Allen continued, iile that In gapaR
lone does net buy AeweFs WltheHt
lthe leaves And these leaves ore
Important IN fewer aFFanglRg,
"A japanese iust WeHldRlt think
OF buying q bunch OF AeWeFs from
lanV shgp without the leaves, !
think we could copy them In this
70 geed ADVANTAGE"
Mrs, Allen explained how
flower ARRANGING, or nikebana," o.
" u known In japan, IA o very old
art and one that follows strict
rules,
Early records indicate, she said,
that the art OF flower arranging In
Japan began during the reign OF
the Emperor Saga In the sixth
century.
Developed In Temples.
In tho early days, she said, most
flower arrangements were used 10
decorate temples and they were
formal. However, she continued,
o greater simplicity has DEVELOPED
ana there are several schools OF
arranging existing In Japan.
Mrs. Allen told OF O recent
flower Arrangement competition
held 90 the General Headquarters
W0meh's Club and sponsored BY
Mrs, Matthew b, RIdRWay, wife
of the commanding general In
Korea,
She said the show was held 10
note the progress In arranging
made by the Americans studying
the arb under japanese masters,
She said oil who saw the SheW
were impressed by its beauty,
"While lhebana may DO learned
readily" Mfsr Allen said, ~ PeI
qulPeS hard WePk, Fhe study was
q comfort % me, especially while
Gen. Allen was With tP00ps In
Korea" she Saldl
Evening star., 1952-02-24

DDT ID stuntlne 10 certain plants
and that II should not be used 10
excess. Methexyehlor, while stiil
TO pass exhaustive tests, ID %.
parently less injurious 10 plants
and 10 toxic 10 more insects than
|DDT.
Evening star., 1952-02-24

IN selecting nm all-pHFpese dust
or spray for the protection Of the
plants " IA we'll TO remember that
Evening star., 1952-02-24

WrIsw names alvsn In bsaiAN WM Ap suitable iV hSsAlnG
Evening star., 1952-02-24

parently less injurious 10 plants
and 10 toxic TO more insects than
|DDT.
II II q temptation 10 buy fruit
trees for the home grounds, but
We should keep In mind that II ID
practically impossible 10 grew edl.
bio fruits without protecting them
with dust or sprays, Standard
slBed trees eaiih06 be protected
With small hand equipment Mepes
ever, such trees ore dlfIleult 10
pFufe Wlta0ut ladders, 10 IA for
these Feae0Hs that dwarf fruit
trees ore becoming popular with
ehe heIhe gardener They may be
had m Sizes ranging fgeIn THAT OF
q e00a sized splFea 20 half stand
aPd, However, q tree that Will
not exceed D or 10 feet In heiGht
can DO protected with tho dustinG
or spPAylnG equipment adapted 10
the rose Ragdenr Such trees arc
GVowR on Mailing TX VeetatoskS,
A question frequently asked IA
" safe 70 SOW grass seed, and 10
spread lime end fertilizer at the
same tlmeP Since grass seed takes
several DAYS 70 terminate, tho
nitrogen In the fertilizer Will have
washed down into the roll before
there IA any danger Of ltn burns
lnE tender gTAAa Aeed roots,
Ground limestone Will not lnjure
~ plant NJ any stage OF growth,
Thus, II Ia safe 10 AoW srasA Aaed
and 10 spread fertilizer and lime
NJ the same time, II The Aoll IA
moist ana Ws uSe nr0uhd lliiies
stone.
10 pruhe on not 10 pruhe the
early spring Towering shrubs al
This season OF The YEAR, PRUNING
~ thlS season does remove h0werl
lha branches tthev can DO forced
f0R lfid0OH bl00iil)I But, 10 many
heHleet 10 prtlhe after h6Werlna
thAt The bushes are Atbt 10 NO uiS
ptuhed for several years 4'hub,
summer tDrllhihn ID moi IDrABi
tl0edv II n better 10 ppuhe ~ thlb|
SeAg0hl IN pruning the early
sprlliH bl00fnetsI such "a f0PsvthIA,
sblPeal Ill0ekH0ranse, WeIaella,
eteu remove lP0m OfeHf0Hpth t6|
9neIthlFd OF ths eldest eanesI Guts
tlha them ON a. close 70 the
GP9Hna a pesslbier
There have been Vepepts Of
winter injury t9 tho aEaleasr II II
ngt known how extensive tho lnu
WY IA, but where noted the only
step tg be taken n to pFHne ont
the injured weea, II the bark ON
tho main branches IA split, tho
plant should be cut back to HRr
injured wood, I'm this way the
strength Of the plant IA ehanneled
10 gniniuFed wood and on early
recovery,
Evening star., 1952-02-24

Even though The named vArles
tieH VIII provide tha best quality
pr0duDtl from thH home garden,
y should bs remembered that
there Are other factors important
10 duality, In The first tlaes The
crops should be Kept cultivated,
feptliIAed Ahd Watefed, II fleO6Ss
Vary, Ia order thai They make raps
Id growth insects and diseases,
unless prevented Will Cheek tlie
Evening star., 1952-02-24

ID important 10 a00d quality for
Huph crops,
Very few gardeners Will Wanb
10 hF0W Ail 0i the listed crops 0p
tn0Fs than one 0r Two varieties,
with 4 good aelsetl0n from the
major types, the gardener can AZ
sure hls family 0i q variety 0i
healthful foods Of highest dIals
lty=aah objective worth shooting
lf6p,
The frontiersman., 1952-10-16
TWO RN MEMBERS OF VALLEY HOSPITAL
 ASSN. BOARD RESIGN

Two reSignations were turned in at the special meeting of the Valley Hospital Board last Thurs day evening: Mrs. Julia Graves, secretary and director for three year term, and Mrs. Jessie De- Vries, director for a one-year term. Both women are registered nurses.
 Mrs. Graves resigned for per sonal reasons. The resignation of Mrs. DeVries stemmed from the fact that she is now serving as a full-tine member of the hospital nursing staff.
 Max Sherrod is chairman of the Board committee that will recom- mend names for replacement at the regular meeting of the Valley Hospital Board tomorrow night.
The frontiersman., 1952-10-16
BUYS BEAUTY SHOP

Mrs. Bess1e b/uggas has purch- ased the Valley Beauty Shop coated in Recreation Hall from Mrs. Wanda Daggs.
 Mrs. Daggs, who was injured in an automobile accident near Mat anuska Bridge two weeks ago, plans to go Outside with her hus- band, Dan Daggs, who came to Alaska for a construction assign ment a year ago.
 Mrs. DaggS operated the shop last week on a part time basis while continuing with her regular shift in Koslosky'S clothing de- partment. She started operating the beauty shop on a full time basis last Saturday. Mrs. DuggaS, who is the sister of John L. Sul- livan, used to have her own shop in Kilbourne, Texas.
The frontiersman., 1952-10-16
WOMEN OF THE MOOSE GRAND CHANCELLOR ENTERTAINED HERE

The Palmer Moose Lodge enter tained several honored guests al party given for Katherine Smith, Grand Chancellor of the Women of the Moose on Tuesday, September 30 at Moose Hall
 Other guests included Dr. Mon niger of Baltimore, Past Supreme Noble North Moose; Walter Her manson, Past President of the Moose Association and MT. and Mrs. Berggren of Juneau. All were on their way home from the Alaska Moose Conference recent ly held in Fairbanks. MT. and Mrs. Ralph Moore of Palmer were local delegates in attendance at the conference.
 The guests were introduced to local lodge members following a luncheon. Miss Smith was pre- sented a set of moose horns by Governor Leo Lucas of the local lodge. Miss Smith extended thanks to the lodge and chapter for their hospitality and stated she wished prosperity and growth but no changes for she found the outlook and attitude of Valley folk most desireable.
The frontiersman., 1952-10-16

port local costs of a possible Mat anuska Valley Health District in the future. Dr. Bishop said that legislation might be introduced at the coming Territorial session to permit setting up of health dis trict as a tax unit.
 Interesting figures on person mel needed in a given public health community were given by Dr. Bishop. She said it was not feasible to have a public health physician-director for a popula- ton under 50,000. One public health nurse can serve a popula- tion of 2,500-3,000, depending on how widespread the community. There should be one sanitarian for every 5000 of rural population, she said.
 Regular meeting of the Health Council begins at pm. tonight in the Coop Club Room. Anyone interested is welcome.
The frontiersman., 1952-10-16
Engagement Announced

Mir and Mrs. Maynard Knowl- ton Carle of Isington, Massachus- ettS, announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Virginia Carle of Palmer, Alaska, to MT. Sigurd Haaland, formerly of Oslo, Norway but presently employed at Koslosky's in Palmer. Miss Carle has taught for the past two years in Palmer School system.
 Plans call for a wedding dur ing the Christmas holidays.
The frontiersman., 1952-10-16

There will be no attempt by the Alaska Department of Health to foist a health district on the Matanuska Valley if it is not wanted, Dr. Elizabeth Bishop, As sistant Commissioner of Health, assured about 75 representatives from the Palmer and Wasilla School Districts last Thursday night in a special meeting called by the Health Council.
 Suspicion that the Alaska De- partment of Health might take advantage of the public health nursing vacancy in the Valley, beginning November l when Miss Marjorie Myren leaves, and fill such vacancy only if the com munity agreed to form a health district was declared unfounded. Dr. Bishop said there is no nurse available right now to fill the vacancy either under the present health program or under a dis trict program if one were to be filled. Even if the city of Palmer, the Palmer School District, the Wasilla School District, and the Chugiak School District should decide to form a health district, there would be no more Territori- al funds available than there are right now until biennium, which begins next July l, Dr. Bishop said.
 Actually there would be less funds available. Presently the Territory furnishes a nurse, a part time secretary and pays for the upkeep on the nurses car. Be- cause of cuts in the federal ap- propriation this year, the several programs all over the Territory have had to absob the decrease in funds. In the Valley the decrease is reflected in the ADH request that the community pay SlOO monthly toward the nurses sal ary Gnstead of the present $500 a year and take care of the main :enance on the nurses car except for repairs costing over $50. A letter from Miss Dorothy Whit ney, in charge of nursing service for ADH, had advised the Health Council that this community sup port would be expected of the Valley if a replacement were to be found for Miss Myren. The let ter asked for a prompt answer Tso that plans could be made for storage or transfer of the nurses car. The urgency of this request was one of the main considera- tions prompting the meeting.
 Miss Louise Kellogg, represent ing the Health Council and the Community Chest explained that the budget for the Health Council had been increased for the com- ing year to include the extra
The frontiersman., 1952-10-16
HEALTH DISTRICT WON'T BE FORGED ON
 VALLEY SAYS ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER

$500 for the nurses salary. She said that Palmer's share of the budget (apportioned according to school population was $1,5SO. She said she did not believe that any more could be raised by the Con- munity Chest, indicating that money for maintenance for the car would have to come from an other source.
 The question was asked: Could the Palmer School District hire it's own nurse and get Territorial and federal funds? The answer to this was "no." Dr. Bishop explain ed about the high standards re- quired of a public health nurse in Alaska-regular nurses train ing plus year and a half of pub lie nursing training, and year of public health experience. The As sistant Commissioner also ex- plained why employment had to be on the Territorial level; other wise, some communities might try to lure public health nurses away from other communities. Dr. Bis hop also described the employ ment of a strictly school nurse as a luxury that few communities even in the states could afford. To be efficient, she said, public health program should cover the entire community. A hypothetical question was put to Dr. Bishop: If there were in the Valley qual- flied public health nurse, would the Alaska Department of Health hire her with the provision that she work in the Valley where her home was established. The an- swer to this question was an en- thusiastic ives, where can we find such a person."
 Methods of financing the nurses car were discussed. Three possi- bilities seemed open: have the community purchase a new car and pay for upkeep, pay a nurse 14 cents mile on her own car. or use the present nurses car until July l, and get temporary appropriation for maintenance until that date. It was pointed out that the present car would soon hay to be replaced. Yearly cost of mileage at IA cents was estimated at S1,820 on the basis of Miss My ren's estimate of 13,000 miles per year. Maintenance for the balance of the present fiscal year was es- timated at approximately S400. Superintendent William T. Zah- radnicek was asked if the Palmer School District Board could squeeze the $400 into this years budget. It was assumed appro- priation for both a car and main tenance would be impossible out of this years budget. Zahradnicek indicated that there was no legal reason why the school district could not appropriate the money needed for maintenance.
 On the motion of Hugh John son, the group present authorized the Health Council CD to inform the Alaska Department of Health that the community will take care of the maintenance of the nurses car as necessary and provide S100 monthly toward her salary and (2) to request the Palmer Inde- pendent School District Board to appropriate $400 of the present fiscal year funds to assist in the public health nursing program.
 Suggestions were made during the evening that the Wasilla and Chugiak school districts incorpor- ate so that they could join with the Palmer School District to sup
The frontiersman., 1952-10-16

Turkey Dinner. Oct. g, 5:30 to
 8:30 p.m.. Grange Hall.
Evening star., 1952-11-13
Firemen Rescue Man
In Fire After Attempt
by Neighbor Fails

A Washington attorney last
night was rescued from his burn
ing home by firemen after a
neighbor was unable to reach him
in the smoke filled dining room.
P. Michael Cook of 4316 Fourth
street NV. was found unconscious
by flremen wearing gas masks. He
was revived and taken to Cas-
ualty Hospital by No. 2 Rescue
Squad. His condition is listed
as good.
James F. Kelly, who lives at
4314 Fourth street NV, said he
Smelled smoke while he was sit
ting in his home. He said he went
outside and saw smoke pouring
from Mr.. Cooks house.
He said he entered the house
but was driven back by the smoke
Il groped around but couldn' 7
find Mr.. Cook" he said. Il was
quite sure he was in there"
The origin of the fire was not
determined. Mr.. Cook was alone
in the house at the time
Firemen early this morning
also were called to a fire that
Quilted a two-story frame house at
315 l. street NV. The house
owned by Clarence E. Conner, of
1893 Fourth street NV, has been
vacant.
The fire marshal's Office said
they are investigating the cause
of the blaze.
Evening star., 1952-11-13
Reds Dropped Case.

While with the provisional gov
ernment in Poland after the war,
the witness said an investigation
was started by a Communist pub
lie prosecutor who wanted to prove
that the Russians had nothing to
do with the Katyn deaths. The
prosecutor, he said, was unable to
build up a good case and dropped
the whole matter on orders from
Moscow.
The committee yesterday heard
former Undersecretary of State
Sumner Welles insist that the
State Departments sole aim in its
wartime dealings with Russia and
Poland was to help win the war.
He denied there was an attempt
to cover up evidence that Rus
slams were guilty of the slaughter.
Mr.. Welles, along with w.
Averell Hartman and Admiral
William H. Standley, both Ambas-
sadors to Russia in the early 1940s,
were questioned about dozens Of
documents from State Department
files of that period.
Roosevelt's stand.
Mr.. WelieS told the committee
that comments in the Roosevelt
message should not be interpreted
as condoning the massacre, alb
solving the Russians or trying to
appease Stain. He explained that
Mr.. Roosevelt properly believed
that Polish government officials
should have had common sense
by comforting with him and Prime
Minister Churchill before asking
for a Red Cross investigation and
thus Fastening a break with
Russia.
In any event. Mr.. Weiles testi-