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Evening star., 1952-03-09

the small plot. Some tractor:
need a 10-foot turn-row at each
end of the garden; others can be
turned in half that space.
Spraying is another job that
seemingly is becoming a part OF
gardening, at least since the ad-
vent of the Japanese beetle. Nc
doubt some of the garden tractors
soon will have a simple, light
weight attachment to take over
this chore and make it easier
Many of the tractors now have
attachments for snow removal
Admittedly, Washington area resi-
dents do not have a great deal OF
snow to shovel, but when they do
it is a hard, back-breaking job for
one that Is not accustomed to
such work: A snow plow attach
ment may cost a few dollars but
it is worth every cent, considering
the strain Of such a task.
Wheel Hoe Is Handy.
The hand-operated equipment
should be appraised by the same
standards. A wheel hoe that is
clumsy and difficult to manage is
no help. A light, easily operated
wheel hoe is the best tool for the
small garden because it can do a
cultivating job in a short time and
much more easily than is possible
with a hoe. There is not one man
in a dozen who examines a hoe
before buying to see if it is well
balanced and easy to operate
Yet, that is the important thing
to check on. If it were a golf club
instead of a hoe, he would take q
dozen practice swings to see if the
weight and balance were just right.
Most dealers in. garden equip
ment will help the inexperienced
with q demonstration. BY all
means, accept the offer. It is good
Judgment to try out a number of
machines before buying.
w. H. Y.
Evening star., 1952-03-09

need for organic matter. Much
research remains to be done, how
ever. before its possibilities and
Limitations are fully determined.
Kriluim is supposed to come on
the market this year at a cost Of
j$2 per pound. At a rate Of ap-
|plication Of three pounds per 100
square feet, the treatment would
cost $6.
Gardeners often ask If sand can
be added to clay soil to improve
its workability. On q small scale
sand can be used. but as much as
1000 pounds per 100 square feet
may be required. Thus the cost
on any very large area would be
|prohibitive.
Most vegetable plants grow best
in soil that is neutral or Just
slightly acid. Under our climatic
conditions soils tend to become
acid unless lime is added. AS q
general rule 4 to 5 pounds per
100 square feet Of ground lime
stone applied every two or three
years viii be sufficient. Since too
much lime may produce just as
bad results as not enough, the best
way to determine the amount is
by means of a soil test.
Fertilizing the Soil.
Commercial fertilizer is essen
tial to good yields even though
heavy applications of manure are
made. Commercial fertilizer will
increase the yield and improve the
quality of the vegetables.
There are many good fertilizers.
but one composed of nitrogen,
phosphorus and potassium ferti-
lizer materials, in the ratio of
5-l0-5 for silt loan soils or 5-l0-10
for sandy loam soils, is usually
considered best for most gardens.
Plants make the most efficient
use Of a small amount of plant
food if it is placed in bands or
rows. This is done by making
two burrows about 8 inches deep
on each side of the row to be
seeded. Apply the 5-10-5 or $40
10 fertilizer in these two burrows
at the rate of 2 pounds for each
100 feet of row Il pound on each
side OF the plant row.. Frequently
1t is desirable to broadcast an
additional 2 to 3 pounds of fertia
lizer per 100 square feet of garden
space before planting. This can
be applied before plowing or spad-
ing. or 1t can be applied after the
garden has been plowed or spaded.
The latter method Is considered
best on coarse sandy soils.
Evening star., 1952-03-09
Garden Club Activities

On Thursday at 8 pm. the
Wesley Heights Spring Valley
Garden Club will meet at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John W.
Willis, 4434 Lowell street NV.
Donald M. Call, the speaker of
the evening, has chosen for his
topic. Come Out From Behind
the Bushes"
The Washington DaffOdil So
ciety has issued an invitation to
garden clubs to take part in the
third National Capital Daffodil
Show. and to send representatives
to a meeting Friday evening.
Plans will be discussed then and
committees named. The meeting
will take place at the Office of
the Suburban Trust Co., Carroll
and Willow avenues, Takoma
Park, Md, at 8 pm.
The show, at the invitation of
the Takoma Horticultural Club,
will be held in the Takoma Ele-
mentary School auditorium, Piney
Branch road and Dahlia street
NV. The society is planning a
two-day daffodil institute at the
auditorium Of the Woodward &
Lothrop Bethesda Chevy Chase
suburban store. The institute
will include lectures and special
features Of interest to both novice
and advanced daffodil growers.
The pruning demonstration by
the Potomac Rose Society in the
rose garden Of the Shoreham Ho-
tel, $500 Calvert street NV, post
poned last Sunday, will be held this
afternoon at 2::30 o'clock, weather
permitting. Niels j. Hansen, vice
president of the American Rose
Society; Wilbur H. Youngman,
garden editor Of The Star. an1
Arthur C. Barrett. past president
of the Potomac Rose Society, will
demonstrate modern pruning
For residents in Northern Vir-
ginia there viii be two demonstra-
tions in Arlington County today
The first is in the rose garden Of
L. v. Perry, 4013 Eighteenth road
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lit will have better aeration, II
will absorb moisture more rapid
lly. and it viii grow better plants.
The most effective soil granu-
llating agents known are the roots
Iof grasses or grasS-legume COM
binationS such as bluegrass and
white clover. The mass Of roots
and decaying organic matter in
q good sod has a very consider
able effect in forming desirable
soil aggregates and in improving
soil physical condition. For this
reason gardeners will find it ad-
vantageous, wherever possible, to
lseed one-third of the garden to
some such grass and keep it In
fSod for at least one or two years,
RI Another means of improving
poor garden soils is the use of
large amounts Of organic matter
stable manure. peat, leaves,
grass, compost and green manure
Ior cover crops. OF these. stable
manure is most effective. All must
be applied at rates greater than
60-100 pounds per 100 square feet
to produce noticeable results.
Chemical Improvement.
An easier more effective method
of improving garden soils may
soon be available. The new chem
ical product called ''Kriluim" has
been developed specifically for the
purpose of producing soil aggre-
gates. Preliminary research re-
ports indicate that the material
is 100 times more effective than
peat In improving soil structure
and may therefore eliminate the
Evening star., 1952-03-09
Soil Problems in the Vegetable Garden
And Ways to Improve the Suitability

While young mems fancy may
turn to thoughts OF love this
spring, chances are that many
people will be thinking about
rising food prices and how they
can obtain food at lower cost
especially If there is space for a
garden in the back yard.
Before any crops are planted,
the soil must be well prepared and
in good physical condition. One
of the great difficulties that gar
Ideners in this area have to con-
tend with is that Of clay soils.
These soils tend to remain wet in
the spring. become hard when
they do dry out and produce large
Iclods that interfere with clltiva-
ton. Often they develop such a
crust on the surface Of the soil
thatN terminating seeds can't
break through. In many new
housing developments this con-
dition is especially bad because
good top soil has been stripped
off in the leveling process and the
heavy clay subsoil has been ex-
posed.
The particles In such soils are
very small. When water strikes
them they run together, filling in
air and pore spaces and forming
a dense mass, Water. and air have
difficulty in moving either into
or out Of this cement-like mix
ture. To make such soil suitable
for plants. the gardener must
find some way of binding the tiny
clay particles together into larg-
er granules or aggregates. If he
can do this. his soil ,will be easier
TO cultivate. it will drain better,
Evening star., 1952-03-09

north, four blocks of Lee highway
at Quincy, at 2. Jack Paisley, di-
rector of the society, will be in
charge.
The second will be made in the
rose garden Of Mrs. E. E. Colbert
4733 Old Dominion drive, at $3.50
under the direction Of C. L. Bar
Itholomew, director OF the society,
The demonstration scheduled for
the Memorial Rose Garden at the
Arlington Hospital has been can
lceled.
Evening star., 1952-03-09

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-16
Postwar Years Witness Decorative Experiments
By GLADYS Miller

When the history of decoration
is written in years to come, stu
dents may be startled to read, "In
the 1940's and SOS there was a
definite influence which showed
in mixing old world discoveries
with new world comforts"
Regardless of where the men in
our armed forces have been,l they
have seen and appreciated the
beautiful designs, modelling, and
varied use of color. Many pur-
chased exquisite things and sent
them to families Or friends, who
have fitted them effectively into
their modern homes.
Gives Needed Test.
This mixing Of the old and the
new gives our decorating the zest
it needs. A room created by one
decorator with this in mind was
exhibited recently in New York.
The designers husband designed
a handsome new modern coffee
table Of solid brass with a thick
plate glass top which was used
in the living room section of the
room.
In the dining area. the deco
rator let Venice be the inspira-
ton. The floor has a polished
hard-surface covering which looks
much like the inlaid marble
floors Of Italy except that it is
softer, warmer and easier to
clean.
With this, she used plain
smoky turquoise walls with a sky
blue fabric ceiling patterned in
gold and dark gray which is
repeated in the cashier curtains
over white shutter blinds.
Floor Repeats Colors.
The floor repeats the wall and
ceiling colors. An effective color
accent is provided by a pair of
dining chairs upholstered in peach
textured fabric. Silk damask on al
love seat in the living room Sec
ton repeats the sky blue.
OF special interest are the dis
tlnctlve accessories, an old Italian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-16
New Ruiiwoy Depot to Aid
lin Locating Heidelberg
BY tho Associated Pres.

HEIDELBERG, Germany.-old
Heidelberg castle. where even the
moss has tradition, is going to be-
come more familiar to tourists.
A new railway station is to be
built so anyone stepping of q
train will get a good view OF
the castles time-smoothed battle
|ments. At present q visitor has to
haul out his guidebook to find the
castle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-16

Ideas for stretching the home
furnishings budget are given in
Gladys Miller's booklet No. 400
entitled Budget Stretchers." To
obtain a copy, send 10 cents (coin
preferred), and a Scent stamp to
her. P. o. Box 90. Times SQUARE
Station, New York 10, N. Y.
released by Consolidated News eervice.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-16

garden pole chandelier over the
dining table. a pair of old French
ship figures in soft polychrome
colors on the wall above the COM
mode, and a pair Of old Italian
wood candelabra lamps thanking
the love seat.
This room also illustrates how
nicely light and dark woods blend
when used properly.
Evening star., 1952-03-13

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The Arizona post., 1952-01-04

Is when a dinner-dance open to
the public will be held.
The new president is Abe ST.
mon. A resident since 1941, he has
been active in the community as
president of ZOA during 1943-44,
treasurer for Cong Anshei Israel
for five years and member of its
board for 10 years. A Council
delegate for some 10 years, he is
an AZA advisor the past two
years and serves as their basket
ball coach. At present he is secre-
tary of the Gemilas Chesed. Mr..
Simon was the first national pres
ident of Phi Lambda Omega, ma
tional social fraternity. A native
of Danville, Ill. and married to
the former Alice Rockhill, he is
credit manager for Whites Jew
elerS.
Other officers are: LIST vice-pres.,
Jack Klensin; End vice-pres., Ed
ward Kleinerman; treas, William
Gordon; rec. sec., Jack Ettinger;
fin. Sec, Morris Sohn; warden, A.
Albert Feldman; trustees, Sam
Amber, M. J. Brown.
Edward Kleinerman is in charge
of installation arrangements and
says the chicken dinner will be
served at 7:3O pm, speeches and
ceremonies will be short, allow
ing ample time to dance to the
music of Sid Krakower and his
orchestra. A large crowd is ex-
pected. Nate Bowen is in charge
of tickets which may also be pur-
chased thru any BIB member.
The Arizona post., 1952-01-04
Al Dedication
Dinner Jan. Is

Members and friends of Con-
gregation Anshei Israel will
gather at dinner Jan. Is to mark
the formal dedication of the new
Hebrew School, the Bernard Rae
koff Library and as testimonial
to the officers and board men,
bers responsible for the new
building.
Scrolls, in recognition of meri-
torious service to the congrega-
ton, will be presented collectively
to the Sisterhood, the Mr.. and
Mrs. Club, board members dur
ing the time of planning and con-
struction, to Jack Fruchthendler
and Harry Shift, former presidents.
1t is planned that scroll awards
will be made annually hereafter.
Morris Grossman, congregation
pres, will unveil the plaque con-
tanning the names of the officers
and board members whose efforts
made the new addition a reality.
Honored guests will include
Robert Morrow, supt. of schools;
DR.. Oliver Garretson of VA; Ell
bert Gump, Tucson high school,
Robert Brickman, Community
Council.
Dinner is scheduled for 6 pm.
and a few reservations are still
available by phoning the syna-
gogue office. Special invitation is
extended the winter visitors who
are acquainted with Anshei Is
rael
The Arizona post., 1952-01-04

Floor Covering Remnants
InIaid LinOIeum and Felt Base 10 nEL
the runts of the litter IL - vi Il
out they go at---..-..------.---
The Arizona post., 1952-01-04
Dinner Dance
VIII Install
BIB Officers

Officers of Bnai Birth will be
indicted at a formal installation
at the Pioneer Hotel ballroom Jan.
, 1952-11-18
OPS Director Going
TO Washington
For Conference

OPS Territorial Director Oar
win Creque will discuss price
control and the overall stabi-
lization program with Price
Stabilizer Tighe Woods and
other officials of the Office of
Price Sterilization at a confer
ence in Washington later this
week, the OPS announced to-
day. The conference called by
Edward J. Friedlander, Direc-
tor Of OPS, Region IA, which
has jurisdiction over the terri
tories, will be attended by all
Territorial Directors Of Price
Sterilization who will have an
opportunity to learn at first
hand Mr.. Woods views on his
program for the establishment
Of local Price Sterilization
Boards.
These boards which Mr..
Woods hopes to have estab-
lished eventually throughout
the United States are part Of
his plan to give the American
Continued on page ~
, 1952-11-18
Mrs. Ethel Balm,
Former Social Worker
Here, is Decd

Mrs. Ethel Balm, former so
cial worker at the Colony"
here, is reported to have
passed away on October 10th,
at an institution IN Texas. This
information was given the
AVIS by a clergyman who had
no direct word but heard
from other sources.
Mrs. Balm was well known
in St. Croix for her work
among the unfortunates; she
was an outstanding organist
and nipnist.
, 1952-11-18
Sendtors.C ommdndos
And Athletes
Win Sunday Comes

The Senators, behind the
seventh pitching Of Carlos
Juan Gonzalez, defeated the
Dodgers on Parade Ground on
Sunday, by a score Of 70, to
bring their winning streak to
four games.
This contest started out
with the Dodgers getting the
first run but BY the third in
ming it was tied at 2 all. A few
innings later, however, the
Senators got to rookie pitcher
Marshall for 5 more runs. He
was relieved by Thorvald Sla-
ter in the 7th inning who
pitched the remainder of the
game.
AT Bethlehem the Comman-
dos shellacked the Giants by
a score Of IA.
In Frederiksted the Athle-
tics defeated the Cubs BY a
score of 1868.
The Cubs have not won a
, 1952-11-18
hydrogen Bomb
Experiment Sold
To be successful

The United States is as
suredly ahead of all other ma
tons as the Atomic Energy
Commission was forced to adj
NIT that a hydrogen bomb had
been set off at Eniwetok in the
Pacific on November /.
Eyewitness accounts tell of
the terrific blast observed
from IS miles away and Of the
disappearance of an island 8
miles long and mile wide fol-
lowing the blast. The flash"
was said to be about ten times
greater in brilliance than the
sun; it sent a flame estimated
to be two miles wide, five
miles into the air, and sent
thousands of tons of earth into
the sky.
The H bomb had been trans
ported under the greatest Sc
crecy. Put aboard a boat at
San Francisco under heavy
guard, it was placed in a spe-
cial compartment Of the ship
and the doors welded. FBI
agents and other security per
sonnet were said to have out
numbered the sailors.
, 1952-11-18
VI. Housing Comm rs.
Director Express
Thdnks to Avis Stuff

Officials Of the Virgin IS
lands Housing and Redevelop-
ment Authority expressed
thanks to the editor and staff
Of the AVIS for cooperation
on the occasion Of the recent
COMMUNICATING ceremonies.
The letter W h i c h was
signed by Executive Director
Henry de Lagarde states in
part: ION behalf Of the Com
missioners Of this Authority,
the staff, and myself personal
ly, | wish to convey our deep
appreciation for the splendid
cooperation and very special
effort made BY yourself and
the members Of the staff Of
the St. Croix Avis, in helping
TO make the ground-breaking
ceremonies for the ID. Hamil-
ton Jackson Terrace housing
development, Christiansted,
ST. Croix. the success if was
"RSease convex these senti-
ments to all who contributed
in no small measure to the
occasion"
, 1952-11-18
Governor de Castro
Issues Coll for
Home Defense Action

Governor de Castro has is
sued a proclamation declaring
the period from Armistice Day
to Thanksgiving Day as a spe-
cial time for Home Defense
Action. BY all citizens. This is
in keeping with Civil Defense
program throughout the
United States.
In his proclamation the
Chief Executive has called
upon ali citizens and organized
groups in the community to
reaffirm a national pledge of
unity and devotion as Ameri-
cans to participate in the Civil
Defense pledge for Home De
Tense" campaign.
Volunteer leaders for spe-
cialised Civil Defense training
are solicited. All eligible per
sons are requested to register
not later than November 81
with Louis E. Brown, Assist
ant Director, Frederiksted, or
John Brown, Deputy Director,
Christiansted for that phase Of
volunteer work for which each
such person may be fitted.
It should be emphasized,
that this pledge is not intend
ed to make the signers official
members of he Civil Defense
forces, but only to set up a
roster of persons who would
be willing to undergo training
later, as the need arises.
, 1952-11-18
British Islonds in
Caribbean Agree to
Set Up Federation

0Ok
LONDON, Nov. 15-Most of
Britain's sugar-bearing West
Indian possessions scattered
across the Caribbean Sea have
agreed to federate, the Colo
NAL Office announced here
today.
The legislatures Of the four
main groups concerned-Jam-
maica, Trinidad, the LeeWard
Islands and the Windward Is
lands-Wi1l send representa-
tives to discuss federation at a
London conference in March
or April.
Barbados, east of the Wind
ward Islands, is considering
the plan but has yet to reach a
decision. The British Virgin Is
lands, part Of the LeeWard
group, oppose federation, but
will send an observer to the
-. ME&#|& #E@#N#
London talks.
At present the several is
lands are ruled by colonial gov
ernments, with the final say
usually up to t British
authorities.
The federation plan prob
ably will draw the islands
together as a federal unit UNI
der an overall commonwealth
parliament.
The object of the proposed
federation is principally to
strengthen the economic posi-
ton of the territories. A GUS
toms union will be formed,
local industries aided and
trade between the islands
increased.
The new federation, as it
stands today, would take in an
area Of 1894 square miles with
a total population just in ex-
cess Of 100000. Before the
plan is finally approved and
put into effect, other groups
may have joined.
The richest gem in the Brit
ish West Indies is Jamaica,
south Of Cuba, discovered by
Columbus in 1894 and taken
by the English in 1855. Jamai
ca and its associated islands
forming a n area Of ALL
square miles with a population
of 1,4f6, 987, is bigger than the
tContinued on page A
, 1952-11-18

onnne as vet and everyone IS ments to all who contribut
pulling for them to get into in no small measure to i
the win column. occasion"
Evening star., 1952-02-03
McKenna, Former Assistant
AT LoyoIa, Gets VMI Post
By the Associated Press

LEXINGTON. Va, Feb. a.
John McKenna. line coach last
fall ct Loyola College of Los An
geles, today was named line coach
at Virginia Military Institute.
Appointment of McKenna was
announced by Tom Nugent. VMI's
head football coach and athletic
director. McKenna succeeds Gar
land Gregory, who resigned re-
Gently to accept a high school post
in Louisiana. Loyola, where Nc
Kenna had coached since 1949,
has dropped football.
McKenna was a star center at
Villanova, where he was grad
uated in 1888. He and Art Raimo
were linebackers on the 1897 team
that went undefeated and allowed
only one touchdown,
McKenna spent several years in
| industry and served a hitch in the
Navy Air Force before beginning
his. coaching career in 1914 at
Malvern Prep in Pennsylvania
There his 1916 team wasN unde-
feated and didn't allow score.
He served under his former team
mate, Jordan Olivar. as line coach
at Villanova in 1947 and 1948 be-
fore going to Loyola Of Los Angeles
with Olivar.
Evening star., 1952-02-03

st. Anthony'S they're still burning
up over the freeze.
But even If Powars' tactics an
noyed the students who attended
and the st. Arlthony's coach and
players, it must be conceded there
was some logic behind it. Out
scoring the high-scoring TONES
was out of the question. By hold
ing the ball and waiting for a
last second shot, Chamberlain
Iconceivably could have won the
game.
But how does one explain the
Tech Chamberlain debacle? I?
Trailing by as much as Is points.
| the Volts continued to slow down
the game by refusing to shoot.
They avoided the basket as though
lit were time bomb, but the only
explosions came from Coach
Dutch Usilaner and his Tech
squad and the fans who had to
sit through it.
It's No Way to Win.
"That's basketball?" Dutch said
after the game. Il have a lot
more respect for Bell, which lost
Iby big margin, than Chamber"
lain. At least Bell went out to
win and played ball all the way
So did st. Anthony's. Why. see
| ing those kids battling for every
point, even though they were be-
hind, makes you proud of them.
But this Chamberlain game goes
against everything we try to teach
our kids about the will to win"
| Tech defeated Bell. 100-26; st
Anthony's, 95-78, and Chamber
lain, 1920. Powars denied his
object was to hold the score down,
'T just wanted to show that a
dribbling team with a zone could
give Dutch's team trouble" Frosty
said, "that is, if you had the
dribblers I didn't"
chamberlain could have even
beaten u.s." Dutch said after
hearing Frosty's explanation, III
they had had better dribblers
better shooters. better rebounders
Yes, if they'd had a better team,
they could have beaten us"
Tech, of course, can't break OF
relations with Chamberlain. but
the report is out that st
Anthony's has.
81 was mad" says Ed Moyle,
coach of st. Anthony's. 1.-THE team