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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08
|WW AuxiIiaries
Al Church Services

Aliene Torrens. president, D. C
Department, Veterans Of Foreign
Wars Auxiliaries. announced the
members will attend a special
service at 8 o'clock tonight at
First Congregational Church
Tenth and G streets NV.
The auxiliary will start the
broadcast of the American
Trail" on February IA over
WTOP network.
The department president,
with her staff. made an official
visit to Naval Gun Factory Aux
iliary on Wednesday at 730
Eleventh street S. E.
Equality-Walter Reed Auxil-
larry is serving brunch on Sum
day at the USO Club.
Police and Fire Auxiliary and
Post will have a dance on Mon
day at the Hamilton Hotel at
8 pm.
All-American Auxiliary has in
dorsed Helen E. O'Brien for de-
partment guard.
Federal Auxiliary will have a
Valentine party at Central Union
Mission on February IA for I'M
derprivileged children.
Meetings this week:
Observation-Disclosures Auxil-
larry. 1749 Pennsylvania avenue,
NV.
WedneSday-Front-Line Aux
iliary, 419 Seventh street, NV.
WedneSday-Lt. Col. Jno. j.
He'll Auxiliary, 1920 Rhode Is
land avenue, NE.
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Eastern Star chapter activitie

Eastern Star chapter activities
are:
Brookland - Monday, Home
Board luncheon. 1880 pm,
home Of Mrs. Dorothy Preston.
Wednesday. honoring past ma
irons and patrons. Friday, ways
and means, card party, home of
the matron.
Chevy Chase - Wednesday,
meeting. Saturday, past ma
irons and patrons, card party,
home Of Mrs. Louise Grolig.
Esther - Monday, ways and
means, home Of Margaret r.
Dondero.
Loyalty-Wednesday. associate
night.
Congress Lodge - Monday,
fashion show, lot Elmira street
Sc.
Mount Pleasant-Line officers
night.
Warren G. Harding-Tuesday,
initiation, Valentine party.
Lafayette-Wednesday, Helen
B. Hall night.
William F. Hunt-Tuesday, Of
ficers' meeting. home of Mrs.
Selma Hutchinson. Thursday,
meeting.
Hope - Wednesday, reception
for Associate Grand Matron
Florence Lewis.
Electa - Tuesday. Valentine
party.
Harmony-Monday, ways and
means, home Of Mrs. T. c.
Bussard. Thursday, honoring
birthdays.
Gavel Monday, Ways and
Means, home of Florence Norris.
Tuesday. past matrons and pa
irons banquet. $50 pm, ALI
sons Little Tea House. Temple
and endowment postponed until
February 10.
Federal-Thursday, 9th an
niverSary. Honoring charter
members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08

Another type of plant bed, one
that is fairly inexpensive, may
be built over a basement window
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08
School to Give
Livestock Tips

Tips to livestock farmers will
be given by Virginia Extension
Service specialists at an all-day
livestock school for Prince Will
liam and Fairfax County farmers
Wednesday at the Manassas
Town Hall.
Topics discussed will include
Reap From Sheep" by George
A. Allen; Control Of External
Parasites Of Livestock" by j. o.
Rowell; Succeed With Hogs" by
George C. Herring; Beef Pro-
duction," by c. C. Mast, and
your Feeder Calf Sales" by
X. c. Williams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08

Any shrub tranSplated at this
season should be protected from
the wind, and plants from heaV-
ing thawed soil.
Those dwarf fruit trees that
have been doing so well, in fact,
growing almost as vigorously as
q standard" ought to be ex-
amined. Too often they develop
a set Of roots above the graft
and with the added nourishment
soon grow into a normal or
standardized tree. Remove the
soil down to the base of the
graft and remove all roots that
start on or above the graft. Paint
the cut surfaces with a tree
dressing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08
Life inthe Country
Springlike Day Encourages Work
In Cleaning Up the Vegetable Garden
By jones BirehfieId-

y
in Florida, I suppose, sampling
those Southern worms.
X \ X X
I am sure that the tool used
most on the farm is the pitch
fork. and farmers spend a great
part of their time pitching things
up, down and out.
Hay has to be pitched up on
the wagon, then up into the loft,
and, finally, down again to the
cattle. Then the fork comes into
play again, pitching into the
Spreader.
I've pitched up and down, but
I'm just getting around to pitch
ing out. And I've got a lot of
pitching to do. It's what comes
Of not doing your work when you
should.
I'm making progress, though.
and it Is interesting to remember,
as you dig farther down, the type
Of hay that you fed during a
particular winter.
In some places I'm down to my
first winter on The 40 Acres.
can tell because I'm beginning
to dig into the soybean layer.
That was the year we made soy
bean hay and I fed too much Of
it with the result that a lot of
good hay got trampled underfoot
and was used as bedding.
I must admit that was good
hay. AS I dig it up now I see
that it is still green after all of
these winters of being trampled
tightly against the stable floor.
It is probably better, too, for
being aged. I'll find out this
summer, for it's going to be
spread thick on the garden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08
Workshop Session
Set for Flower
Show Exhibitors

A workshop for flower ar
rangers who expect to exhibit at
the National Capital Flower and
Garden Show at the Armory
March 5 through II will be held
at 1890 am. Tuesday at the
Woodward g. Lothrop Bethesda
store, it has been announced by
Mrs. William P. Herbst. chair
man Of the garden club flower
show committee.
Mrs. Osmun Barr will be in
charge of the workshop meeting.
Experts in the art of flower ar
ranging will advise arrangers,
and show judges will discuss i'm
portant points in showing.
The floral arrangements at the
show this year will be built
around the theme of early Amer
lean history. and the garden
theme will be Eastern Seaboard
gardens.
Lunch will be available at the
workshop.
The flower show is being spon-
sored by the Allied Florists Of
Greater Washington and the Ma
tional Capital Garden Club
League. Advance tickets may be
obtained from any garden club
or from the flower show ONCE
at 1904 I street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08
Fall Strawberry,
Method Tried
BY the Assoeioted Press

BLACKSBURG, Va, Feb. T.
VPI researchers believe it's pos
sible to grow plants that will
produce Strawberries until the
fall frost. ...
G.. D. Oberle. horticulturist,
said research showed strawberry
plants could be managed so they
would produce two crops q year.
in the spring and again in the
late summer and fall.
Normally, a strawberry plant
produces only in the spring.
Mr.. Oberle said the process. at
present, is recommended only
for home growers. On the basis
of three years of research, he
said, this is the procedure that
should be used to manage
administering plants:
The plant should be planted in
the spring.
The runners should be re-
moved to increase the vigor Of
the mother plant.
The blooms should be picked
off the plants until July so the
plant will develop rapidly.
Then the soil should be covered
with a one-inch layer Of sawdust.
which helps hold soil moisture
and. the researchers believe.
keeps the soil temperatures lower
during the hot summer months.
The sawdust also helps control
weeds.
Oberle said the plants then
will start bearing in August and
will continue until frost. The
perennial plants will bloom again
the next spring.
After the plants bear again in
the spring, the process is re-
peated and the plants will pro-
duce in the fall, Mr.. Oberle said.
The varieties which show most
promise for fall-bearing uses
are Brilliant, Supervection and
Streamliner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08

Gardeners living in the outly-
ing areas should SOW seeds Of
cabbage, broccoli and head let
tuce II they intend to grow their
own. Good varieties. include:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08

on the south side Of the house.
Heat from the basement will be
adequate under most conditions.
The first step is to secure q win
dow that will cover the desired
area and then to build a frame
for 1t.
The time for taking cuttings
of woody deciduous plants will
soon be past. Cuttings. 4 to 6
inches long Of such plants as
roses. forsythia, Spirea, grapes.
hydrangeas, etc., should be tied
in punches and buried in peat
moss or sand. Keep them moist
but not soaking wet and avoid
freezing. About the middle of
March the cuttings should be
flrmed into the soil In rows in
the garden where they will root
and grow, undisturbed for a
year. Then they should be lifted
and planted a foot or more apart
so as to develop strong bushy
tops.
The buds on the rosebuShes
are beginning to swell and un-
doubtedly many will be injured
should severe freezes come. How
ever, the owner should not worry
because if the first buds are
killed, secondary buds will take
their place. Actually, there are
three buds in each leaf axil. The
middle one which is showing up
now is the one that usually
grows. The two side buds seldom
develop except when the center
one fails.
Many gardeners report fine
displays from the early Towering
bulbs. Snowdrops are putting on
a good show with small white
bells. The winter aconite, a yell
low buttercuplike flower on top
of green collar. is also Towering.
The crocus and grape hyacinth
foliage have been above ground
for some time and with a few
days Of above-normal tempera-
lures, will probably be in bloom
in protected situations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08

For the first time, I am ahead
Of my garden. I spent an entire
day there, and 1t is ready for
blowing Just as soon as the
ground becomes dry enough, il
that ever happens.
It was a balmy day for mid
winter. The sun let down
warmth, and the wind coming
lazily from the South, whispered
the first hint of spring. I think
it was the combination of the
warm sun and the lazy south
wind that drew me into the gar
den.
The garden had been neglected
since the last harvest in the fall,
and there were many things to
set right before spring blowing.
The wires, with old bean vines
still clinging to them, had to
come down, the supports for the
peas had to be piled away and
the tomato stakes, with the old
tomatoes fastened to them, had
to be pulled up, cleaned of and
laid away for another summer.
This all should have been done
last fall, of course. but I con-
slider that I am ahead of Sched-
ule as it is. Usually I never get
to the garden until the ground
is just right for blowing, and ]
then have to delay while the
cleaning job is done.
1t was a pleasant job, I'll admit.
The weather indicated I should
have been planting, rather than
cleaning up the debris. There
was one thing missing. The cat
bird that used to accompany me
down the rows while I cultivated
last summer was missing. Down
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08
Starting Seeds Indoors
Favorable Growing Conditions Simulated
By Using Moss, Sunlight, Watering
BY w. n. Younamnn
Garden Editor

Raising flower and vegetable
plants from seeds is considered
an interesting and educationa,
practice. The gardener who
wants special varieties that can
not be obtained from the CON-
mercial plant grower must raise
his own. It is a good lesson In
gardening to have the youngsters
sow seed and raise a few plants
1t is much more helpful for
them to do it indoors than in q
coldframe or in the garden.
Growing seeds indoors is not
always easy. Most homes are
too warm and the air is dry
Warm rooms bring the plants
along fast and they are soft and
lank. A temperature in the
Cos is best. Dry air binders
termination and makes watering
an important factor in success
full culture.
Baby plants need sunlight,
although it must be tempered
while they are tiny. This is
especially true of kinds which
cannot be covered. The right
amount of sunlight is not always
available for plant growing in
the home.
A coldframe is an asset to the
gardener who grows his own,
because after the seeds are
started they can be tranSplanted
into the coldframe where they
will have more favorable grow
ing conditions. Usually there is
not space enough indoors for
boxes of transplants.
Protection From Disease.
One of the major problems of
growing seeds is to protect them
from the disease called, damp
ing-off." It attacks the seed
lings soon after termination and
they rot at the ground line.
Formerly. we sterilized the soil
by baking it in the oven for q
half-hour "a smelly process)
or sterilizing it with formalde-
hyde dust "a commercially avail
able product.
Now we may use two materials
for starting the seeds which are
usually free from the disease.
Sphagnum moss is now used for
even the most difficult. It is
relatively inexpensive and may
be obtained from most garden
supply stores. The dried moss
should be pulverized by rubbing
through a quarter-inch screen.
The pot or fiat may be filled
with the moss or a layer about
"a inch deep spread over a soil
mixture.
A fine grade of vermiculite
may be used in the same manner
as the sphagnum moss. The
vermiculite is sold under several
trade names and is available at
many seed stores. :
Shallow Pots Used.
If only a few plants are wanted,
it is generally preferable to pre-
pare 4 to 6 inch shallow pots
for sowing the seed. If several
kinds are to be started at the
same time and take about the
same time to terminate, they
may be planted in rows III a
fiat. Flats usually take up too
much space in a window to ap-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08
What to Do This Week in the Gurden

Cabbage-Golden Acre, Marion
Market, All Seasons and b.
nanza. Broccoli-Decicco. italian
Green Sprouting. Head lettuce
Pennlake and Great Lakes.
Electric heating cable is much
more satisfactory for turning
the cold-frame into a hotbeC
for starting seeds or plants than
manure. The thermoStat- CON
trolled heat is better regulated
especially on sunny days when
the temperatures may rise many
degrees above the safe level for
plants.
However, if fresh manure is
to be used, it should be put into
the frame to a depth Of II to
Is inches and covered with 4 to
6 inches of soil. After watering
allow this to stand for several
days. or until the temperature
drops to a fairly stable level.
Sow the seed; water and venti-
late carefully. With this heat
it is important that watering be
watched to prevent burning the
young seedlings.
4Axo%Ioa1. &1yy1a ~ vaIo,aE bod ava
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he has a basement window hot
bed, the fats will be satisfactory
Shallow pots are usually easier
to water and to cover with glass
In starting seeds in moss it
is important that the moss be
firmly packed and soaked be-
fore the seeds are sown. Scatter
the seeds thinly. They are then
easier to transplant. Large seeds
such as cabbage. marigold, ETC.,
should be covered with an h-
inch layer Of the finer particles
of the sphagnum moss. Tiny
seeds like petunia, poppy, ETC.,
should not be covered.
After sowing, the pot or fiat
should be watered, then covered
with paper or glass to prevent
evaporation. Glass Is preferred
since it will At snugly and the
sprouts can be seen. However.
glass draws heat and In q sunny
; window the glass covered pot
can become so hot that the tiny
seedlings may be killed.
AS soon as the seeds have
sprouted. raise one edge of the
glass with match stick to re-
duce the humidity and prevent
disease.
Care in Watering.
Watering should be given in
the morning. preferably by plac-
ing the pot in a pan of water
SO that the leaves are not wet.
They can be syringed, however.
The seedlings are ready for
transplanting as soon as the first
pair Of true leaves appear, al
though 1t may be delayed until
the second pair are formed. Delay
beyond this point, unless the
seeds, where sown thin, is likely
to result in tall, spindly plants.
The timing of seed sowing will
vary according to the location.
t the gardener is in a protected
situation near the center of the
city. he can sow seed two weeks
earlier than the gardener in the
suburbs. The gardener with
a good coldframe has an
advantage because he can start
plants earlier and hold them
longer than the gardener who
must time his sowing to the date
when the plants can go into the
garden.
Planting Timetable.
The following dates for start
ing seeds should necessarily be
varied according to the location
and the equipment of the gar
dener.
Early February.
Observation-Disclosures, chrys-
anthemum. coreopsis, gail.
lardia, lupin, musk mallow,
penStemon, painted daisy,
perennial saliva Is. farina-
cea. S. patens).
February sis.
notwithstanding, broccoli,
kale. kohlrabi, head lettuce.
Animals and biennials-holly-
hook (Indian summer,
February Bismarck 1.
Vegetable-tomato.
Annual-ageratum.
March 1925.
Vegetables - tomato, pepper.
eggplant.
Annuals-petunia, scarlet sage,
phlox drummondi, pinks,
cosmos. gaillargia, alyssum,
verbena, Scabiosa, snapdrag-
on.
April ITO.
AnnualS-marigolds, zinnias.
Note: U. S. Department of
Agriculture, leaflet No. 243,
"Sphagnum Moss for Seed Ger
mination." which describes the
use OF this material in detail,
may be obtained by addressing q
post card to the department.
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Activities in OES Chapters

Good Will-Friday, initiation.
Bethlehem - Tuesday, enter
tainment. Friday, ways and
means. card party, 5940 Four
tenth street NV. Reservations,
RIA. 6-2433.
Lebanon Tuesday, Valentine
party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08
Time to Plan

Winter is garden planning
time. 1t makes spring come
faster If you devote an occasional
hour to thinking about your
garden, and the changes you in
tend to make in it this wear.
Arizona sun., 1953-01-09
NAACP Election
Of Officers To Be
Held Sunday

The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
will hold it's annual election Of Of
ficers, Sunday, at 3 p.m., at Wesley
Methodist Church, 1902 E. Wash
mgton st.
The president, DR.. r. B. Phillips
said the election which was seched-
uled to be held in November was
postponed with the consent of the
national office, to give all members
a change for eligibility to vote in
the election:
The president is asking all eli
gible voters to be on hand to elect
canable officers to carry on the
good work of the organization. DR..
Phillips made it known sometime
ago that he will not be a candidate
for another term.
Arizona sun., 1953-01-09
Funeral Rites
Saturday For
Mrs. Jones

Funeral services for Mrs. Blanch
Jones, 66, 1925 E. Jefferson, will be
held Saturday morning from the
Chapel in the Valley at II o'clock.
Rev. l.. B. NeNlson is to offieiate.
Mrs. Jones, a resident of Phoenix
for 81 years, died in a local hospital
last Tuesday following long ILL
ness. She has lived here since conf
ing from Okmulgee, Okla, in 1916.
She was member of the First
Institutional Baptist Church, and is
survived by one daughter, Mrs.
Marie Davis Moore of Los Angeles,
Calf.
Arizona sun., 1953-01-09
Traffic improvements
At Five Points

In a move to improve the safety
and reduce the maintenance cost
Of the pedestr:--n crOssWalks at the
Five Points intersection, new
type of white plastic button mark
er will replace the white painted
lines now being used. The Arizona
Highway Department is furnishing
the city with 1860 of the new
markers at no cost in order to test
their durability. The Division of
Traffic Engineering will make the
installation. At the present time,
the. crosswalks have to be repaint-
ed every three months, at a cost
of approximately STA. 1t is eX-
pected the new markers will be
coed for a period of five years.
Arizona sun., 1953-01-09
Resident of Phoenix
Two Years Dies

Mr. Leon Sadler, so, a resident
of 1904 East Washington Street,
passed away January 3, at the
Veterans Hospital.
Mrs. Sadler, who was born in
Waco, Texas, came to Phoenix
two years ago from Los Angeles.
He was a member Of the Second
Baptist Church in L. A. and at
tended the First Institutional
Church here.
He is survived by one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Irene Butler, of St. An
gelo, Texas, four grandchildren
and ether relatives.
Mrs. Charlie Bell will accom-
pany the remains to Ell Paso,
Texas, where the final rites will
be held.
Arizona sun., 1953-01-09

neer leaders in the fight for better
educational opportunities for Ne
groes. In 1915 she successfully
lobbied a bill through the legisla-
ture that gave Negro children
equal educational opportunities.
Mrs. James established the first
kindergarten in the city for Negro
children and paid the teachers
salary by selling lunches. She has
been president Of the Booker T.
Washington arfnt-Teacher Asso-
citation and president of Phoenix
Federation of Colored Women's
Clubs here.
Out-of-town guests attending the
affair were: Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
James, Jr., Mrs. Ann Mckee, Mrs.
Mary D.. Anderson, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robinson and son, all of Los
Angeles.
Arizona sun., 1953-01-09

Approximately 125 guests arrived
between the hours of 3 to 7 last
Sunday afternoon at the Elks
auditorium to honor Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben James of 1918 E. Washington
. who were celebrating their golden
wedding anniversary.
In the receiving line were Mines.
Lucy Gee, Bobbie Ready and
Charles Fish.
Mrs. James wore a street length
pink lace dress with black acces-
sories and an orchid corsage.
The couple married January 6.
1908. They received many, many,
beautiful gifts, including money.
Mr.. James was born rs years
ago in Louisiana, came to Phoenix
in 1900, and worked as a barber
until his retirement three years ago.
He worked in several places here;
first at the Adams Hotel, Green
Brothers Barber Shop and Fred
Williams Shop. During the SO years
he became acquainted with most
everyone of consequence, in the
Valley.
During this time, Mr.. James took
pne year off which was spent in
France as a valet for French
mining engineer.
The couples only son, Ben
James, Jr., was born in 1904, re-
ceived his education here and in
Flagstaff, Ariz., at Arizona State
College, At the age of 81 he be-
came the principal of Dunbar
School in Tucson. He taught for
several years in this state before
moving to California.
Mrs. James was onc of the pio-
Arizona sun., 1953-01-09
Haitian Official Died
OF Heart Attack

DR.. Joseph Loubeau, delegate to
the United Nations seventh ses-
sion, a congressman for 20 years
and ex-president of the Congress
of Haiti, died last Saturday at
Presbyterian Hospital in New York
City of heart attack.