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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-06

Mrs Southau Fargar are spend
ing this week with Mr.. and Mrs.
French
Guests Sunday of MI. and Mrs.
John Martin ard family were Mr..
and Mrs. DEMPSEY Martin and
family and NJ and Mrs. Billy
Martin and family. Of Richmond
Mr.. and Mr.. Charles McMillion
and daughter, Monica Lynn, and
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Blackwell.
Jr., of Richmond, visited the
Blackwell family Sunday. Other
recent guests of the Blackwells
were Nh anG Mrs. G. H. Clay.
Mr. and Mrs. w. L. Lee and Mr..
and Mrs Emmett Jenkins. of
Richmond.
Mrs John Allen, who haG a leg
broken in an automobile accident
several weeks ago expects TO have
the cast removed on October |.
She is recovering nicely.
Mrs Herbert Goodman has re-
turned from Q weeks visit with
Mr.. and Mrs Howard H. Gordon,
in Washington.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-06

Mrs. r. L. Blanton and Mrs
Cecil Brown spent Sunday visit
ing relatives in Lynchburg. Their
mother. Mrs. Ransone, of Column
bia. who had been visiting there
for several days, returned home
with them, Sunday night.
Students from this community
who are enrolled at LongWood
College are Miss Patricia Brown.
sophomore and Miss Ann Foster
and Eric Robinson. seniors.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Warner and
infant daughter, Janet Ann. of
Farmville. were supper guests Of
Mrs. Ruby Brown and Mrs. Belle
Levasseur, Sunday r. c. Allen.
Of Harrisonburg, was also a guest
in the same home
WSCS of Antioch Church met
in the home of Mrs. Eta Brown.
last Monday night, with IA men,
berS present Mrs. Gates gave the
devotionals, while Mrs. Foster was
in charge Of the program. The
October meeting will be held with
Mrs. A. j. Smith. with Mrs. Eta
Riddle as program leader.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-06
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John Bryan, who works at
State Farm. has been spending
his vacation with his family.
Mrs Virginia Hudgins con-
tinues i'll. She is at the hospital
in Farmville
Frank Ownby was a business
visitor in Richmond, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs c. M. Ownby and
son, Kenneth, called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Pink Ownby. of Cedar. Fri
day, afternoon.
Mrs Nora Clabo. who is now in
Richmond. spent the week end at
her home here and attended
Hatcher Baptist Church. Sunday.
Attend Fair
Among those here attending the
fair in Farmville. Wednesday,
were Mr.. and Mrs Marvin Jones
and children, Mrs. Martha Keller
and three children, Mrs. John
Murphy and her two children and
five more neighbor children, also
Jackie Bryan and Scooter" KEEL
Ter.
Dinner guests, Tuesday evening
of Mr. and Mrs. F.. F. James were
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Clabo and
son, Spencer, of Scottsville. Mrs.
Raymond Peters and daughters.
Carolyn, Judy and Rebecca, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil B. Clabo. of
Knoxville. Tenn.
Mrs Ray Ogle. who has been
i'll in a hospital in Richmond. is
reported to be much improved.
New Chicken House
Roy Watson has men working
on his second new cinder block
chicken house Others who can be
seen working on new chicken
houses are F.. F. James, Marcus
Speas and D. o. Hedrick.
Clyde Connaster. who has been
on the sick list. is reported i'm
proved.
Mrs. Columbus Ownby spent the
day with her SON. in-laW and
daughter Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Allen. Of Farmville. Thursday
LinWood Meadows continues
very III at his home here
Move Into Home
Mr. and Mrs Luther Whaley
have Just recently moved into
their new home Their son and
laughter in-law, MI and Mrs
Loy Whaley, of Norfolk. are
spending 20 days with them.
Mrs Marcus Speas and children
visited her mother at Gainesville,
Sunday afternoon.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-06
Sandy River

Miss jamie Gillian. of Lynch
burg, has been a recent guest of
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Gillian. Mrs.
Gillian and Miss ia ME Gillian
attended the annual birthday dim
ner of their brother. Artie Gillian
of Pamplin, Sunday
M. and MIS-. Charlie Parrino,
of Arlington, spent the week end
visiting M and MIS-. Temple Jen-
kins.
Mr. and Mrs Jesse CLARK. of
Richmond. visited Nh. ard Mrs. j.
w Hughes recently.
Mr., and MIS-. Lewis Armistead
and sons visited Mr. Ar,nisteads
mother in Richmond. Sunday.
Mrs. William ClaWson. of Rich
mond. and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Bruce and son spent Monday night
and Tuesday visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
F. w. Morgan in Henderson. N. c.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Woodward
and son, Of Richmond were over
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-06

is visiting Mrs, Karl Boggs this
week.
Sight Seeing Tour
Mr.. and Mrs. Grafton Blanton,
Mrs. G. L. Blant and daughter
Vivian, Ms ] Alex RansOne and
M. E, Blanton, il. spent Tuesday
sightseeing in any around Rich
mond.
Mr. and Mrs Grafton Blanton
and son, Chuck" will leave Sat-
urday for their home in Aliouippa.
Pa. after spending three weeks
here with Nj and Mrs. NJ E
Blanton and visiting in homes
of other relatives and friends.
Mi and Mrs. A. F. Moon spent
the week end at their hone here.
MIR and Mrs. Grafton Rlanton
and son, Chuck" were luncheon
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. r.
Parker in PoWhatan. "Wednesday.
Relatives from North Carolina
We're dinner guests Sunday of Rev.
and Mrs. Cecil Smith.
Mrs. L. A. Martin is taking her
daughter Eleanor Joyce to Rich
mond. this week where she will
have her tonsils removed
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-06
Gainesville Neus
Florida, Pennsylvania Guests Make
Visit In M. E. Blanton Jr., Home

Luncheon guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. E. Blanton. Jr.. last
Tnrsday included Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert o. Turner. of Sebring
Fla. Mrs. E. r. Matthews and
Mrs. A. w. Smith, of Buckner, Va,
and c.. G. Blanton, of Ahquippa,
Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Blanton, Jr..
and sons, Eldr:elge and Jack, at
tended a reunion of the Turner
family. held at "BrightsiGe, in
Goochland County. Sunday. There
were 81 present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Rollins.
of Richmond. spent the week end
with DIR. and Mrs. N. P. Snead.
Mrs. o IA Carter and Mrs.
Leslie Miller were recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Poindexter, near
Virginia Beach.
Rev. and Mrs. Cecil Smith. Mrs.
j.. Alex Rahsonc and several young
people. frcn Gainesville. attend
ed the dedication service of a new
Youth Building at the Bon Air
Methodist Church. Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Baker and
daughter. Sharon of Newport News
and Mrs. Annie Kate Mason, of
Norfolk. were week end guests of
Mrs. F. d Irvii,t
Rev. Cecil Smith and family
were in Farmvllle, Tuesday.
A stork shower was given for
Mrs. George Palmore. Jr.. at the
Community House here Saturday
night. by relatives.
Mr. and Mrs Hugh McAden.
Jr.. and children were recent
guests of the Peasants here.
Richmond Visitor
Miss Virginia Flippen, of Rich
mcnd is visiting her neiece here,
Mrs w. L. Moore.
Mr. and Mrs Chas B. Good
man and little son were guests of
the Blantons. ct "Chantilly. Sun
day.
Miss Virginia JENNINGS left on
Tuesday for visit with relatives.
IN Fluvanna county.
Mr.. and Mrs Raymond Carter
and little son, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Palmorc. Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Wood, Mr.. and MIS-. Bob
Boswell and son and Miss Ruby
Belle Carter. were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. O. IL. Carter, recently
Mrs. Whitkamp, of Chesterfield.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-06

night guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
I. Bruce. Saturday. Iney spent
Sunday visiting Miss Mary Bruce
and John Bruce.
Mi and Mrs. j. w. Hughes and
". Nj. Gillian attended the At
lantic Rural Exposition in Rich
mond. Saturday. Mr.. Gillian and
Mr. Hughes participated in the
tour ament.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-06

In Michigan and Ohio. coal
heats more than half the homes.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-06

is visiting Mrs, Karl Boggs this
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nut crop and as a shade tree.
However. it was pointed out that
two of the three introduced va
rieties should be planted to pro-
vide for cross pollination. The
Bureau has a partial list of the
nurseries offering Chinese chest
nut hybrids. Write the Division
of Information, Plant Industry
Station. Beltsville, Md.
The new seed and plant cata-
logues are coming in and the
home gardener will be swamped,
bewildered and swayed by high
powered descriptions. AS a we'll
established rule it is wise to
depend on the tried and true, and
to grow the new things on an
experimental basis until it is thor
oughly proved that they can dis
place some old-timer. Washing
tons climate and soils are such
that what is outstanding in some
other section of the country may
not even be average here.
The soil moisture is at a good
level and there is little need to
worry about the evergreen trees
and shrubs lacking moisture dur
ing the early part Of the winter.
However, they should have a thick
layer Of mulch so that the roots
can continue to function, taking
up moisture from the soil and
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Life in the Country
Golden Age of Farming in 1906
Contrasts With Modern Version

I've been reading a book about
the golden age of farming-or so
I am sure it would appear to
many farmers of today.
Early in this century, about
1906, A. G. Street was growing up
on an English farm. His book is
about farming in those days, con-
trasted with agricultural condi-
tionS today.
The farm workers. Mr.. Street
explains, had only one interest in
those days-the land. This prob
ably was because they never got
of the farm. The day started
early, around 5 o'clock, and ended
at about 8 in the evening.
Even with such a working day
Mr.. Street says that many of the
workers would do extra jobs in
their spare time, if any, just be-
cause Of their interest in the farm.
There was the old man who was
stacking a wheat rick. The wind
was blowing and the rick went
up crooked. After work knocked
loft at evening he stayed on. tore
down the rick and put it up
straight because he didn't want
other workers to see a job he had
done that wasn't right.
Costs were pretty low, too, in
those days. Mr.. Street tells about
a man who cut 80 acres of small
grains-the English call all small
grains corn-for a total of one
penny an acre. You couldn't beat
a price like that.
It all depends where you stand.
I suppose the prices were good
from the point of view of the
farm owner. but I'll bet the work.
ers could have gotten along with
a little more.
They were what we hear called
"the good old days."
| y X y +
The New Year has come and
we have begun a period of wait
ing on The 40 Acres. These are
our milkless days. Our cow is dry,
taking her rest before producing
another calf.
know of nothing I like better
than q dry COW. She is particu-
larly nice at this season. when
the morning temperatures are
likely to hover below the freezing
mark. It means that I merely
have to throw out a bit Of hay
and a little grain each morning.
Unfortunately, I am afraid that
COWS will not remain dry too long,
and my holiday will end in a great
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supplying it to the leaves. Newly
set evergreens (broad-leaved as
well as coniferous) should be pro-
tected by a screen which will re-
duce loss of moisture from the
leaves during the first winter.
Most gardeners buy seeds. plants
or shrubs because they like them
and then spend considerable time
trying to find a place in which to
plant them. That's standard prac-
tice, but. what we should do. If we
want our yard and garden to pre-
sent the most attractive appear
ance is to see what is needed to
do a particular job, and then buy
the plant, tree or shrub that will
do it. A garden plan is really an
important part of the gardeners
operations.
The 1853 All-America Rose Sc
lections have named Chrysler I'm
perial, a red hybrid-tea rose, and
Ma Perkins, a floribunda. The
Chrysler Imperial roses on display
at the Potomac Rose Society's
Show last fall. did not create much
comment. Perhaps it was the sea-
son, more likely it is the lack of
ability to thrive under our condi-
tions. Specimens of Ma Perkins
were not noted, hence no COM
ment.
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Camera Club News

The first Of an instructive
workshop series will be held
Thursday by the Foto- Craft
Club of the Twelfth Street
YWCA. Designed to help begin
ners. the new program will
feature for this session, Camera
Operation and Negative Develop
ment." The meeting will take
place at $3.50 pm. at the "Y,"
1916 Twelfth street NV.
Comdr. Arthur L. Schoeni will
speak on Picture Taking in
Japan and Korea" at a meeting
next Friday at the USDA
Photographic Roun d a b lie.
Comdr. Shoeni will show a group
of color slides taken during q
recent trip to these countries.
The meeting place has been
transferred to room 1905 of the
South Agriculture Building
the time will be 8:15 pm.
On Tuesday at 8 pm. the
Alexandria Camera Club will
meet for its monthly mono
chrome night and photo contest.
There will be a speaker. Mem
bers will convene at the Alex
andria Recreation Center, Cam
eron and Harvard streets.
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This Week in the Garden

Chilling temperatures have just
about put an end to out-of-door
gardening activities for many
home gardeners. However, now
that the ground has frozen the
strawberry beds and the perennial
beds where the plants are small
and subject. to heaving should be
A two or three-inch
layer will keep the ground frozen
and protect the small plants from
broken roots during the winter.
Coarse compost, weeds. grass. saw
dust and similar materials may be
used for this purpose. Even pine
boughs will serve.
A recent television show de-
scribed the usefulness of the Chi
nese hybrid chestnuts, both as a
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1t Pays to Protect
Plants From Storms

Storms can be expected and it
will pay home owners to spend
the time necessary to get their
plants ready for them.
Multi-stemmed plants such as
the, arbor-vitae, yew. lockwood
and birches can be protected in
either Of two ways. Wrap them
with wide strips Of burlap, or in
the case Of the trees, tie the limbs
with wire and turnbuckles.
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Bro. represents the Stamps for
the Wounded campaign in
Washington. Readers desiring
to help are invited to send their
donations to him at the store.
Attractive commemorative COW
ers are available in local stamp
shops for use on Inauguration
Day They feature engraved
portraits of Gen. Eisenhower
and views of the White House
and Capitol and sell at approx
innate cost of production.
The Haskin Service, 1900 I
street NV, is bringing out a
new edition of "Our Presidents
and Their Wives" containing
data on the 34th Chief Execu-
tive and the new First Lady.
Other booklets of interest to
stamp collectors are: "Astron-
omy Today" Science Today"
Americas Favorite Poems,
"Care of Pets" and 1.-THE Farm
Garden" The Haskin pamphlet.
Modern Stamp Collecting" IL
lustrated, may be obtained at
Is cents a copy.
On February 2 a new 81
stamp will be issued by the
postal authorities of Canada.
The design reproduces a Pacific
Coast Indian assembly house
and totem pole. Black in color.
the new adhesive is attributed
to Emanuel Hahn, a Toronto
sculptor.
Franklin r. Bruins, jr., phila-
telic curator of the Smithsonian
Institution, will give a talk on
the stamps of Liberia before the
Washington Philatelic Society.
2017 street, NV, Wednesday
evening, February Is.
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Camera Angles

IN C1nemaCOgrapQy dUOuG Gllc
nearest thing to nothing, as we
see it, is a hand-held movie.
Even the slightest camera move
ment is so greatly multiplied
when the picture hits the screen
that few onlookers can take it
for more than few minutes at
a time. The tripod is so import
ant to good movie making that
it should be considered an in
tegral part Of the equipment.
Screen steadiness is an ear
mark of professional quality in
motion picture photography. BY
the same token the up-and-down
motion and side sway OF the
hand held film point unerringly
to the beginner. Even the proud
maker of q film cannot long ig-
more the eye strain that comes
with witching a dancing image.
We know of no one who Will
argue that hand-held movies are
equal to those shot from tripod
but there are some who have
suffered from pinched fingers
and other minor injuries caused
by tripping over tripod legs and
a few more who fume and fret
at setting up the tripod or get
ting it level. But none Of these
things will happen if you know
how to use the tripod. 1t isn't a
three-legged monster bent on
tripping you up but a very nee
essary part of your motion pic
ture equipment.
Movement Is Mognified
It is easy to be fooled about
camera movement when you
are peering through the finder;
it isn't readily apparent for two
reasons. First, the finder is
very small and the juggling pro-
.duced by your own movements
will be hardly noticeable at the
time film is running. Secondly,
you will be so intent on watch
ing the subjects that you will
have no time to look for other
things. But here's fact that
few think of at the time: The
image size in the finder is over
800 times smaller than it will
appear on the screen. Think
that one over the next time you
are tempted to work without
your tripod. This means that
you will get a magnif1cation of
movement 800 times greater
than that seen through the
finder. No wonder then that
people grow dizzy from watch
ing a hand-held movie.
There's another important
side to tripod shooting that will
appeal to you. With the camera
firmly fixed. you will be able to
get exactly what you want in
the scene-no more, no less.
You will have full opportunity
to study the scene and frame it
for a perfect composition. The
still photographer can always
use the enlarger to get rid of
unwanted parts of a poor COM
position but once a frame slides
past the lens of your movie
camera, you are stuck with
what was recorded. If the
camera is hand-held, the
slightest movement from the in
tended position will include
something in the picture you
hadn't planned.
If the tripod presents a prob
lem each time it is set up or
moved, it is not the tripods
fault-it's yours. If you pinch
your fingers or get tangled up
In the tripod legs it is only be-
cause you never learned now to
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Camera Angles
Juggling Movies Cured
By Proper Tripod Use
,y Alexander J. Wedderburn
Curator Of Photography
The Smithsonian institution

handle it properly. There's
nothing to it If you go about it
the right way.
Getting 1t Set Up
First slide all the legs out to
the same length. Then extend
one an inch or two longer than
the other. This we will call the
facing or pointing leg. 1T
should always be pointed to-
ward the subject at the start Of
the scene. Then set up the
tripod and lock the camera in
position. The best way to &C
complish this is to have the
camera turned an inch or two to
the side while you are tighten
ing the holding screw. Then
turn the camera to its proper
position with the lens aimed in
the same direction as the point
ing leg and this will lock it
firmly on the tripod head.
Allow the weight of the tripod
to rest on the pointing or
longest leg. Grip the other legs,
one in each hand. and draw
them back while sighting on an
imaginary horizon to level the
tripod. If you notice that the
setup is not level you can ad-
just it by moving only one leg.
misunderstanding only one
leg will level it. If you try ex-
tending first one leg and then
another you will have a hard
time of it.
To move the tripod grip the
two rear legs once more, allow
ing your index fingers to ex-
tend. Pick up the legs now
and move them forward until
the pointing leg rests against
the fingers of the hand holding
the rear legs. Then lock the
index fingers around the third
leg and you will be in a position
to move the tripod about with
out danger of pinched finger.
Now allow the tripod to rest
against your shoulder while the
legs are swung up and out Of
your way. To set up again
simply release your forefingers
and allow the weight to fall on
the pointing leg and repeat the
instructions we have given
above.
Ponning With q Tripod
Time and again we have seen
movie makers walk halfway
around the tripod during a pan
shot. This is both needless and
all wrong for sooner or later one
of the legs will send the luck
less cameraman head over heels.
In panning. the movement
should be done with a swing Of
the body without any movement
of either foot. Since the human
body can be twisted only so far
you will have to assume a posi-
ton that will allow as much
movement as possible. To ac-
complish this have your feet
pointing in the direction that
the subject will take as it moves.
Turn your body toward the SUBJ
iect at the start of the scene
and then. as it moves, the turn
is easily made without straining
body muscles.
Although the tripod head is
equipped with a handle for the
panning maneuver. better re-
suits may usually be obtained
by gripping the camera itself
with both hands. This will elm
mate possible transmission Of
hand unsteadiness to the CAM
era by way of the handle. II
the hands are used directly on
the camera q very steady smooth
pan csn be expected.
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Royal Carpet alyssum and
Comanche petunia won the only
awards and recommendations OF
All-America Selections for 1858
introduction.
With silver and bronze medal
respectively, these are the out
standing new flowers Of the year
Along with dozens of other bright
prospects from around the world
they have been thoroughly tested
and compared with closest sim
liar kinds during the past two
years of trials. Leading flower
judges have grown them in the
18 All-America flower trial
grounds. representing all climatic
zones and geographic sections OF
the United States and Southern
Canada, and compared the new
entries with the best varieties in
commerce.
Royal Carpet alyssum is the
first new variety in the alyssum
family for a dozen years. since
the 6-inch Violet Gem was intro
duced as a distinct improvement
over Lilac Gem. The white col
ored variety of this same 6-inch
height is Little Gem.
Royal Carpet is the color OF
the richest. deepest Violet Gem
and flattened out to only 2 inches
tall by 10 or IL inches across
Covered almost completely with a
sheet of violet or royal purple
bloom, it seems to have no foliage
It makes a richer and more at
tractive blanket of refreshing
color. Carpet-of-Snow Is the
white -flowered counterpart.
Use this alyssum in sunny posi-
tions for ground cover, lowest OF
edgings, in rock walls, and in rock
cries. It has created attention
and admiration in all OF the trial
grounds, and is about the easiest
annual to grow from seed.
Larger Red Petunia.
Comanche petunia is absolutely
true to type and color-the red
est and richest petunias so fal
created. Since petunias are the
most widely planted and popular
of them all Comanche has eSpe-
cial significance and value. 1t is
always in bloom. from early spring
until killing frost, and may be
carried over the winter indoors.
Deeper and. richer scarlet than
Fire Chief, the only other red
Ipetunia, it also has somewhat
larger flowers and many more OF
them. Comanche plants are
larger, bushier and stronger. They
stand erect over a long blooming
season, making a striking bedding
display. Cut-fiowers are long
lasting and very useful in arrange
|ments.
Comanche is a first generation
hybrid, true, uniform and with
extra hybrid vigor for beds, bor-
ders, lining walks and drives, pots.
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|CumeIIiu Show

The Summerville Camellia So
Iciety, in cooperation with the
American Camellia Society, an
nounces its annual show for Janu-
airy 10 and IL at the Summerville
IS. c.. High School gymnasium
The current season warrants ex-
Ipectation for the best blooms since
the freeze of 1850. Several thou
sand blooms. including the most
recent varieties, win be shown
There will be special awards for
arrangements In several classes
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Stall-the one where all Of our
calves are born-was full of hay.
and there was a time when I
wondered if the hay or the calf
would win out.
The bottom has been reached
now, and I am sure we will have
an empty stall in time.
And what could be better than
a stall, perfumed with the fra.
GRANGE of cured hay. as place to
enter this world?
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The Capitol Hill Garden Club
will meet Tuesday at Sis pm.
at the home of Mrs. Philip Steb-
bing, 800 Nineteenth street Sc.
Care Of indoor plants viii be dis
cussed and plans made for the
spring season.