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Evening star., 1953-12-10

Let's check up on vocabularieS
today. If you've been studying
my leaflet, Vocabulary Test,
your score should soar. Give
yourself 10 points for each cor
rect answer.
/. A buoy is (a) q channel
marker; (b) a male child; Co a
puppy.
2. Dual means (a) a fight be-
tween two people; (b) a song for
two voices; Co double.
3. Sallow refers to (a) melan-
choly: (b) sadness; Co yellowish
complexion.
4. A noStrum is (a) platform
for a speaker: (b) a quack rem
edy Co bitter medicine.
S. Vapid people are (a) bores;
(b) quarrelsome; (c) lazy.
6. Coruscation means (a)
rusty: (b) corroded; Co a bril-
liant flash of intellect.
Z. Opinionated assertions would
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Answer To INORGANIC.

icing icon. ingram, ironing. ironic
caring, organic, orang, organ. racing,
raining, ricing, ring roam, gain, grain
grin, groin. groan, acorn, airing, anon,
anton. argon, cairn, caring, cargo canon
Gaming, coin, corn, coring, crag. craning
Evening star., 1953-12-10
A Word to the Wise syMr, Fronk Colby

likely lead to (a) arguments: (b)
marriage; Co facts.
8. A lecherous person is: (a)
lustful; (b) sloppy; Co fat.
9. Blatant people are (aD fool
ish; (b) sly: Co annoying.
10. An allegory is (a) faith in
people; (b) a reptile; Co a fig
urative story.
Evening star., 1953-12-10
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Evening star., 1953-12-10
Word Game
Find AZ or more words in
HANKERING

meaning. longing for" Average
is 3s; time limit, 80 minutes. =
Rules OF the game-1. Words must be
Of four or more letters. .. Words which
s. such as cats" bats" are not
used. 3. Only one form of a word is
used. 4. Proper names are not used.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-20

foundland to Florida and west TO
Manitoba, Iowa and Texas. There
is a closely related Red Turtlehead
which has the flowers definitely
reddish to purplish. The Red Tur-
tlehead is generally smaller than
the regular Turtlehead and is
found in wet places from Virginia
to Iowa and south to Arkansas and
Florida and to some extent into
Mississippi. Another form, which
is a variety of the Red Turtlehead,
is found from Minnesota to Arkan-
sas and east to Indiana.
Those who know the simple
beauty of this plant will under
stand why the National Wildlife
Federation saw fit to include it in
its stamp series. Possibly you
have some suggestions as to what
forms of nature should be given
this recognition in the future.
e. Laurence Palmer
Smyrna times., 1953-08-20
Leipsic

Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Short of
Hillsboro, Md, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Olin Gooden on Tuesday.
Miss Dorothy Voshell spent Wed
nesday in New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mitchell
and family spent the weekend at
Landonburg, Pa.
The Homemakers Club held their
picnic at Lake Como, Smyrna, on
August 18th. There were 80 pres
ent.
The w. S. C. S. will meet at the
Community Hall on Thursday ev-
ening.
Mr.. Elwood Carey, formerly of
Leipsic, but who has been residing
in Philadelphia for number of
years, died on Thursday. Surviv-
ing are his wife, Mrs. Marian
Carey; his mother, Mrs. John r.
Carey; several brothers who are
John w., Earl, Henry F. and sis
ter, Mrs. Joseph Robinson. Fun
eral services were held on Monday
at 10 o'clock. Interment at Hill
side Cemetery in Glenside.
Mr. and Mrs. George Denney
visited MIR. and Mrs. Harvey Den
nep several days this week.
Miss Marion Carey and Miss
Agnes Carey were in Philadelphia
ON Wednesday.
MIR. William Rawley spent Sun
Smyrna times., 1953-08-20

In the fall, the same grass had
feathery plume.
Last week, Mr.. Robert F. Stew
ems, Extension Horticulturist, gave
us some suggestions about curing
gourds. Here is some more infor-
nation from Mr.. Stevens about the
ornamentation of gourds:
In addition to using gourds for
many domestic and practical pur-
poses, there has been great re-
vival Of interest in carving and
decorating them. Their ornamen-
tation is as old as history itself;
rare specimens recovered from an
cient tombs show high standard
of art in carving and painting.
Only gourds that have reached
complete maturity and been fully
cured should be selected for decor
ating. The initial step is the thor
ough cleaning and polishing of the
outer surface either by scrubbing
with steel wool or sandpapering
with a very fine grade of sandpap-
er. The scrubbing process is pre-
ferable usually, as it removes the
outer skin without leaving any
marks or obrasions. The surface
of a well-matured gourd of the
hard-shelled type is capable of talk
ing a very high polish, almost like
that of mahogany. Where the out
er surface is scrubbed with steel
wool the gourds should be wiped
dry with a soft cloth and then
thoroughly dried before any furth-
er work is done upon them.
There is almost no end to the
Smyrna times., 1953-08-20
k ent Home DOings
By Charlotte L. Swanson. Home Demonstration Agent

designs that may be employed in
the ornamentation of gourds. How
ever, the type and shape of the
gourd often suggest its proper
treatment. First the design should
be traced upon the polished gourd,
after which the cutting can be
done with very sharp carving tools,
or the design may be burned into
the surface of the gourd by an
electric needle. The various pro-
cesses involved in ornamenting
gourds are too elaborate for ade-
quate description in a publication
of this nature, but the results de-
pend very largely on the artistic
skill Of the person doing the work.
Growing and decorating gourds is
highly fascinating pastime that
is being indulged in as a hobby by
many professional people, who
either grow their own gourds or
procure them from some person
who has the fascilities for growing
them.
AS the final operation in orna-
menting any gourd, the surface
should be given a light rubbing
with very high grade transpar-
ent furniture wax. This forms a
thin coating that excludes the air
and preserves the gourd. The wax
should be renewed every few
months in order to maintain the
polish and a smooth surface. About
all that can be done with the fieshy
gourds is to dry them properly and
keep them where they will be rea-
sonably warm and have free cir
culation or air. If the fieshy gourds
are wrapped closely or stored in
boxes where they do not get air
they will mold in a short time.
These gourds are best adapted for
filling ornamental baskets and for
making charm strings to be hung
at the threshold. These charm
strings may also include other
articles such as pine cones, bright
ly colored peppers, seed pods of
various kinds, and slight mixture
of dried herbs to add perfume.
There are number of books avail
able on the subject or gourd cul-
Smyrna times., 1953-08-20
Check Trees Before Buying Home

Check Trees Before Buying Home
The cry of Jumper" can be ex-
citing when lumbermen fell a huge
tree. But it's quite expensive if
the tree being destroyed is on your
property. That's why it's a good
idea to check the desirability of the
trees before closing deal on the
site for your dream house, advises
P. C. Heintzman, field representa-
tive of the Davey Tree Expert Co.
And don't take just anyone's ad-
vice. A real estate salesman may
be sincere enough when discussing
that wooded tract, but he isn't nee
essarily an arboreal authority.
Trees can be undesirable because
of such things as disease, serious
storm damage, brittle branches,
structural weaknesses and poor To-
cation. And many trees, while
thrifty enough in growth, never
make attractive ornamentals or
may have such serious shortcom-
ings that any tree of that particu-
lar kind is a poor bet. A survey OF
home site trees before buying car
mean a huge dollar saving. The
bankroll takes a heavy beating
when inferior trees must be re-
moved before building begins. Toe
often tree men are called to de.
termine which trees are worth saw
ing only after property already ha:
been bought. Sometimes, they'll
find only two or three desirable
specimens on a plot with as man,
as so trees. Invariably, the own
ers pay premium prices for th'
land. In addition, they face heav,
charges for removal of the unde
sirables. Sometimes you can saw,
Smyrna times., 1953-08-20

Here is one of our wild flowers
that field naturalists like to find.
1t is rarely abundant and within
it's range it is common enough so
that in one form or another it
may be found now and then on al
most any field trip at any time of
the year. OF course, the plant in
winter looks little like the attrac-
tive plant of late summer and fall.
The Turtlehead is well named
probably from the remote resemb-
lance of the flower to a turtles
head. 1t also goes under such
names as Balmony, Snakehead,
Galane or Tete de Tortue. The fact
that it has been given so many
common names might indicate that
it has been sufficiently attractive
to be given name by persons
other than botanists. Since the
flower Is not edible, has no recog-
nized medicinal fiavoring, poison
Gus or other practical values 1t
must rely on its beauty for what
ever place it may have in Natures
Hall of Fame.
It's beauty, if it has any, is not
blatant. 1t has no spectacular
fragrance. 1t never occurs in suf-
ficient numbers to add masses OF
color to part of the landscape
even if it were brilliantly colored.
1t must be that it is just because
of it's modest beauty and relative
rareness that we like the thing.
Turtlehead grows in wet spots
such as the banks of swamps and
marshes and it is not uncommon in
the little eddies along the edge of
a brook. It grows to a height of
I'D to 8 feet, which is tall enough
to get the flowers high enough to
be seen among the usual associated
plants. The stems are angled and
smooth. The leaves are smooth,
bright green, to inches long, with
well-toothed margins and short
stems if any stems are present.
The leaves are opposite and more
or less uniform in size from the
lower to the upper portions of the
stem.
The flower looks something like
bottle gentian but is for the
most part white, delicately tinged
with pink, crimson or sometimes a
blush color. Sometimes it is more
greenish white and white than as
suggested above. The upper lip of
: the flower overlaps the under Lip
for a short distance but the whole
: flower is rarely over 11a inches
: long. The stems remain erect
through the winter, holding the
capsules that bear the seeds.
e When the flower is in bloom il
may be visited by the Baltimore
: Checkerspot Butterfly, whose cat
e erpillars are reported to be depend
ent wholly upon this plant as {
: source of food.
e Turtlehead ranges from New
Smyrna times., 1953-08-20

day at Crisheld, Md. visiting his
brother and family, DR.. and Mrs,
Clarence Rawley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sipple and
daughter, Nancy. visited Mr.. and
Mrs. John Roe of near Magnolia
on Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-20
Give Teenagers
Chance To Talk

every family, including teen
ayers, should iron out problems
and make plans together" sug-
gests Miss Louise R. Whitcomb,
home management specialist of the
Delaware Agricultural Extension
Service.
Miss Whitcomb says teenagers
can offer some really good ideas
if allowed to, and they will show
more eagerness and willingness to
follow the family plans.
All members of the family are
more likely to do their part when
they have a ''say," she adds. In
this way, the family will under
stand each others viewpoints bet
ter and can, find better solutions
to their problems. 1t also helps
children learn consideration for
others.
Often times, Miss Whitcomb ex-
plains, the so called "upheavals"
of youth are no more than an ex-
preston of youths need to have
their ideas and contributions con-
sidered by the family. When chill
dren are allowed to express them
selves in the home, they feel their
ideas are important. This helps to
avoid an inferiority complex later
In families of older teenagers, IT
is almost a necessity to have q
family meeting to handle some OF
the major problems.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-20

them upside e
down in a dark,
dry place. It's
intere $ tin g to
have the pieces
of the S a m e
grass at differ
ent stages. Last
year I picked a
dark red plume
in late summer.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-20

money by planting fairly mature
trees on a barren plot rather than
removing existing ones on a heav-
lily wooded site.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-20

ture, one of which, The Garden of
Gourds, by L. H. Bailey, is of par
ticular interest to students. An
other little book, The First Gourd
Book, by Helen M. Tillinghast, is of
special interest to all those who
desire information on the culture,
decoration, and arrangement of
gourds.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-20

One good reason for clipping
pastures is to reduce the competi-
ton between weeds and pasture
plants for available moisture.
Smyrna times., 1953-08-20

Have you been looking for pref
ty grasses and seeds for bouquets
for next winter? If you have
picked them, dry them by hanging
Evening star., 1953-08-25
How the Reds in America Work
Senate Subcommittee Report Exposes the Methods
Of Communist Conspirotors in the Government

other Communists inside the
Government as early as 1941.
But neither the Roosevelt nor
the Truman administrations
did anything about the Hiss
case till the House Committee
on Un-American Activities,
with the help of some con-
fessed Communists. uncovered
the plotters.
The Internal Security Com
mitee's pamphlet is fascinat-
ing reading. It should be read
by every citizen who likes to
argue about McCarthyism and
about the problem of Com
munistS inside our Govern
ment. BY reading such re-
port, the citizen who makes
generaliZed statements about
the methods" of congressional
committees is likely to learn
something also about the
methods" by which high Of
f1cials of our Government from
the White House down were
duped and misled by the Com
munist spies inside the last
two administrations.
Maybe the Sunday sections
of some newspapers will print
the Senate Internal Security
Committees report in full and
maybe some citizens will ask
Congress to have more copies
printed so that the whole
tragic story may be more
widely known and the Ameri-
can people be alerted to the
subtle and deceptive ways
whereby ostensibly patriotic
American citizens betray their
own country and shape the
policies of their own Govern
ment so as to favor the in
terests of the Soviet govern
ment.
Reproduction Rights Reserved)
Evening star., 1953-08-25

whether the Russians have the
H-bomb today. tomorrow or next
year or the year after" Mr..
zuckert said THE important
thing is, the Russians have made
a significant advance in this
field"
CriticizeS Speculation.
He took issue with Represen-
tative Cole, Republican, of New
York chairman of the Senate
House Atomic Energy Commit
tee. who said last week that
this country is ahead of Russia
in the development of the A
bomb and H-bomb and will stay
that way.
There is no comfort in keep
ing ahead of the Russians unless
you know how long the race is"
Mr.. zuckert commented. Just
to be ahead-to have a relative
advantage-is not anything you
can rely on in the long pull"
He said he "can think of moth
ing more dangerous for us" than
to speculate on the size of the
Russians atomic bomb Stockpile
because, for one thing, I'VE have
consistently underestimated how
well they could do"
Evening star., 1953-08-25

faithful to our basic ideas Of
freedom and fairness to ALL"
The administration, however,
presented no detailed sugges-
tions for amending the law.
Senator McCarran offered no
details of what has fostered his
avowed belief the President will
stay neutral during efforts to
change the law which are al
most certain to be made at the
next session Of Congress. He
said statements President Eli
senhower has made" convince
him the President will play q
passive role.
Attacks Laws Enemies.
Senator McCarran said a
definite campaign" is underway
"to discredit the act by those
who want to open the floodgates
to promiscuous immigration"
This campaign, he said, was
started by minority groups "but
was carried forward" when
President Truman appointed a
commission to see what was
wrong with the act. -
THAT group" he continued.
"is today heading other groups
around the country to tear down
the act"
The commission was headed
by Philip B. Perlman, Mr.. Tru-
mans solicitor general.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
New Method in TB Treatment
Revealed by Research Doctors

an all-out attack on the germ
causing the malady," they said.
New drugs, including isoniazid
or INH, make this approach pos
Sible.
They said the good effects Of
these drugs aren't increased by
prolonged bed rest. Patients
with no fever or other symptoms
can get out of bed after eight
to 10 weeks.
The drugs have to be taken
for months to Is or 18 months
to bring the disease under con-
troll.
They said two women who
were up and active while taking
INH had gained strength and
learned shorthand and typing
so they are now out of the hos
pital, their disease inactivated.
and are earning their own live
lihoods as stenographers."
TB germs become resistant to
INH, the doctors said, but ami
NAL studies show that these re-
Sistant strains can't reproduce
in healthy tissue and don't
spread TB through the animals
body.
Evening star., 1953-08-25

its recently confirmed Pre-
mier has faded away. The
non-Communist unions have
discovered that M. Laniel, too,
can be handled; the Com
munists see a good chance to
force his overthrow and the
rank and file of the people
look upon him as just another
weakened politician.
1t is in this atmosphere of
confusion and insecurity that
the rumors of "some sensa-
tional coup" in the near future
are thriving. The French
know that their country is
rich-probably the richest in
Europe. Yet it's lawmakers
and its administrators which
change every few months seem
incapable of bringing even a
semblance of order in its
housekeeping.
The solution advocated by
the Communists and some Of
the splinter groups to form
another coalition government
composed of representatives Of
all parties including the Com
munists is unlikely to appeal
to rank-and-file Frenchmen.
This was tried for two years
Immediately after the liberia
ton and proved a spectacular
failure. Since 1945 France has
been through the whole politi-
cal gamut, from near-C Com
munism to conservative
governments. She has re-
ceived billions of dollars from
the United States for her re-
covery. Yet, despite the natu-
raj wealth of the country itself
and the unprecedented flood
of American help she con-
tinues to be far worse off than
all her neighboring countries
with the possible exception
of Italy,
1t is natural that the French
people should feel frustrated
and turn their minds to other
forms of government than the
present.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
President Won't Call
For New immigration
Act, McCarran Says
BY the ASseeioisd Press

Senator McCarran, Democrat,
Of Nevada said today he is con-
vinced President Eisenhower will
not personally spearhead q move
ment to alter or change the Nc
Carran Walter immigration
Act"
The President has called for
revision Of the law.
Senator McCarran, co-author
Of the statute, told newsmen he
has a complete belief" the Pres
ident will not interfere" with
the present law. passed in 1852
over the veto Of former Presi-
dent Truman.
The act has been under fire
ever since its passage on grounds
that it unfairly discriminates
against certain foreign nationals
and contains unduly harsh pro-
visions against admission of sub
versives and former subversives.
Has Criticized Law!
The President himself has been
critical Of the law. In his state
of the Union message, he said,
"It does. in fact, discriminate, {"
and he added:
II am therefore requesting
the Congress to review this legis-
1ation and to enact a statute
that will guard our legiti-
mate national interests and be
Evening star., 1953-08-25
Stevenson Is Welcomed
By Chicago Party Chiefs
BY the Assoeiaisd Press

CHICAGO, Aug. rs. - Adlai
Stevenson was welcomed home
from his world tour by Illinois
Democratic leaders ut a recep-
ton yesterday.
A cocktain party for the 1852
Presidential candidate and for
mer Illinois Governor was ar
ranged by Stephen A. Mitchell.
Democratic National Chairman
and John j. Kelly, chairman of
the Embarrassing party dinner
planned for September IA.
Mr.. Stevenson, who returned
home last week from q 51a-
month world tour, declined to
discuss politics with reporters. He
is to give a major address at a
party rally in Chicago Septem-
ber Is.
Evening star., 1953-08-25
By Alton [. BIokesIee
Associated Press Science Editor

DENVER. Aug. 25-A new idea
in TB treatment designed to
send the patient safely back to
full time work, "a whole man in
stead Of only half a man." was
outlined last night by two tu-
berculosis experts.
1t would call for far fewer
months of lying in bed. But it
would double the average time
spent in TB hospital.
Patients would get out of bed
sooner. and get steady treatment
with new wonder drugs" while
they slowly increased their ac-
tivities and strength. They
would learn new skills or polish
up old job skills to return to an
eight-hour day.
This method, tested on a small
scale, looks promising and merits
more study. said DR.. Sidney H.
Dressler. medical director, and
Dr.. Gardner Middlebrook, di-
rector of research and labora-
tories at the National Jewish
Hospital here.
They reported it to trustees
of the hospital. which gives free
medical care to TB patients of
all faiths.
"The time has come to alter
our concept of tuberculosis
treatment materially. to stop
merely helping people to live
with the disease and to center
Evening star., 1953-08-25
TWoL Liberal Churches
Plan Partial Merger
By the Assoeioted Press

ANDOVER, Mass, Aug. 25.-
A council Of 18 ministers and
laymen prepared today to ad-
minister a partial merger Of the
UniversaliSt Church of America
and the American Unitarian
Society.
Meeting in the first Joint con-
ference of the churches, the 800
delegates voted yesterday in
separate denominational meet
ings to unite the departments of
religious educations, publications
and public relations.
The 18-member joint council
was given the name Council Of
Liberal Churches CUniversalist-
Unitarian)
The delegates also voted to set
up a 12-member interim COM
mission. equally divided between
the denominations. to consider
further steps to unity the
churches.
Under consideration will be
plan to combine the two de-
nominations departments of
ministry and church extension.
Serving on the new council
eX of1cio and without vote-are
the heads of the two churches.
They are DR.. Brainard Gibbons,
Wausau, Wis. general superin-
tendent-elect of the Universalist,
and DR.. Frederick May Eliot of
Cambridge, president of the
Unitarians.