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Evening star., 1953-11-29
This Week in the Garden

The mild weather has con-
tinued much longer than any one
had expected, but, of course, was
a great help to gardeners who
were trying to make up for the
delay caused by the prolonged
drought. The soil is moist and
works easily so the fall planting
OF roses, shrubs and trees can
continue as long as weather per-
mits. The digging of summer
Towering tubers and roots should
not be delayed much longer. we
might get a real freeze.
1t is not too late to SOW the
early spring Towering ANNALS.
Cover the seed very lightly since
most of them are small seeded
and, if buried too deeply, they
will not germinate. Nature has
a way of keeping seeds from
Sprouting if they ARE buried SO
deeply that they cannot push
through the soil. A layer of
slfted compost, sand or other
light materials will suffice.
The winter storage of the sum-
mer Towering tubers. corms and
bulbs is a problem for the gar
dener. Most of them are likely
to suffer from dry rot in the
average basement. Try packing
the corms in dry peat moss in a
box that is lined with several
layers of newspapers. A water
tight material may be used on
the outside of the box to reduce
loss of moisture-the newspapers
will help to keep out the base
ment warmth. For the fancier,
an old electric freezer and plastic
bags offers the ideal conditions.
The bags prevent drying and
the cool temperature prevents
sprouting.
Chickweed is making rapid
growth in most lawn and gar
dens. Now is the time to con-
trol-either by spraying Or by
cultivation. Where the chick
weed is in areas that can safely
be sprayed, the use of iron sui
phate, nitrate of soda or 2.4-D
will kill the tender young plants.
In mixed paintings where spray
ing is likely to kill or injure de-
sirable plants, hoeing or heavy
mulching are safe methods.
Winter protection of roses may
be divided into two or three
phases. Pruning, except in ex-
posed situations, is not recon-
mended. Where strong winds
are likely to buffet the plants
about, they should be cut back
to about feet in height. Prun-
ing should wait until next spring.
Winter protection from the
cold is usually limited to an
earth mound to 8 inches high
about the base of the bush. This
has not been necessary the past
several winters as far as cold
weather, but it can be very i'm
portant as a preventive of bark
injury. Bushes that blow about
in the wind usually open up a
cuplike space which catches
rain. When this freezes the ice
can and often does injure the
bark at that point. A dirt
mound thus is more than a pro-
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Fertilizers Under Study
STANDARD Brands Of Plant Food Do Not
Offer Full Measure of Feed Requirements
By W. H, Younomon

shown that the addition of
boron and magnesium to the
cantaloupe field will increase the
sugar content materially, but
borax the form of boron COM
monty applied) and magnesium
(epsom salts) are toxic if over
done. The usual recommended
rate is one tablespoonful of
borax and two of EPSON salts to
a hundred-foot row, or 100
square feet of area.
We used to think that phos-
phate had to be deeply mixed
into the soil to be available to
plant roots. However, studies
with radium active materials
showed that the plants obtained
it from surface applications.
More to the point, however. are
the studies that show phosphate
to be locked up" and unavaila-
BILE in acid soils. This tells us
that plants having a high phos-
phate requirement should be
planted in soils which are only
slightly acid This is true of
most vegetable crops and of
many ANIMALS and perennials.
1t is interesting to note that
while phosphate is freely availa-
BILE to plants in a sweet or slight
ly acid soil, that iron is unavaila-
BILE except in acid soils. Thus
for plants, such as azaleas, to
get their essential plant foods
the soil must be acid. Many of
our azaleas are suffering from
an iron deficiency and, like hu-
mans. they lack vigor and good
color when it is missing. The
gardener can apply Ferrous
sulphate in a spray.
Perhaps this has pointed out
that the regular application of a
standard brand of fertilizer is
not the full measure of plant
feeding. Even though elm roots
may not be a problem in the
garden, other elements of plant
nutrition may be lacking and
until supplied the plants cannot
thrive and show the resistance
to disease that they should Ex-
perimenting NAV be deSira hle
until the research workers come
up with an answer applicable to
the problems of the home
gardener.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Resistant Cabbage
Variety Is Announced

A new cabbage variety that is
another advance against the
widespread and destructive "yel-
lows" disease is reported by the
Agriculture Department.
S. B. Femme. plant pathologist
at VPI, says the new variety,
called Badger Market, in addi-
ton to being highly resistant to
yellows. has a small, unusually
compact head thought highly
suited to present demands of the
retail fresh vegetable markets.
1t is expected also to be desirable
for the home garden in areas
where "yellows" disease is bad.
Seed will be available through
many seedsmen for the 1854
planting.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Harvest WuInuts
For Extra Gosh

Pick up that money lying
around on your farm!
Black walnuts. often ignored
or only partially used at home.
can bring in a good bit of in
come to many farms, point out
VPI specialists.
Gather the nuts without delay
after they drop from the trees,
Remove the outer hull either
by hand or by running the wall
nuts through a hand-power corn
shelter After husking, dry the
nuts in the sun for not less than
10 days.
If the walnuts are to be sold,
the specialists suggest selling in
100-pound lots, rather than by
the bushel. If they are to be
stored. spread them out in a dry
place where air can circulate
through them.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Some Dogs Prove
They Have More
Than Six Senses
By Peter Booos

When a dog does something
which we humans can't account
for, we attribute it to a sixth
sense" But there seems to be
more than one of these sixth
senses" in many dogs. One of
them is the ability of blind dog
to learn its way around and to
dodge pitfalls.
Tammie was Scottie. He be-
longed to P. T. Cleghorn and he
lived on the Cleghorn estate near
Evanston, Ill. While he was still
young Tammie made the error
of chasing a neighbor's pigs. A
shot from the neighbor's gun
started Tammie on his blindness.
In a few weeks his eyes gave
out. Meanwhile. as if he knew
what was coming, the Scottie
made a mental survey of every
room in the house and of every
part of the grounds.
As a result, soon after blind
ness left him in a world of dark
ness. he could find his way
around as well as could the av-
erage dog with good eyes. People
from near and far flocked to
see the miracle-dog that could
"see" without eyes.
4 + y
Almost anyone with a back
yard can rig up a suitable exer-
cising arrangement for his dog.
To keep a dog in good health he
must have exercise. Here is an
idea that will help you overcome
the exercise problem with your
pet. Fasten a wire between a
building and a post or tree five
feet off the ground. A strong
ring sliding back and forth along
the wire is attached to light
chain, and a snap in the loose
end Of the chain is fastened to
the dogs collar whenever one
wishes to put him out for exer-
else.
Not only will this afford your
dog exercise. but you will at all
times know his whereabouts. OF
course, the best exercise for a
dog is a romp in the fields or
woodS-but if you live in the
city or a crowded suburb, maybe
the "clothesline" exerciser will
be helpful to you.
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Here is a problem I am going
to quote because it accounts
for more than half of the So
called vicious" dogs, and for
more than half of the number of
bites inflicted on children. One
reader writes me:
Our dog is friendly and good
natured and wouldn't harm any,
one. Yet, in the presence of
small children who show timidity
toward him. he barks at a great
rate, at the same time running
at them, thus soaring them all
the more. If a small child stands
his ground calmly and pats the
dog he does not do this. Why?"
Why? The answer is simple.
1t is the instinct of hundreds of
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Dormant Season
Should Be Busy
Time in Orchard

The dormant season shouldn't t
be. the idle season in the orchard.
Fred Dreiling, associate horti-
culturist at VPI, says the fruit
grower can profit from these win
ter jobs:
Do a thorough and complete
job Of tree pruning.
Order repair parts. and over
haul equipment.
Arrange for a systematic
check-up and servicing of elec-
trio motors.
Improve the output of work
men by supplying sharpened
pruning tools.
Remove old. improbable trees,
and filler trees which crowd the
permanentS.
Set up a simple record of
yields and market returns by va
rieties. The orchard business
today cannot support non-profit
or low profit trees. or blocks of
trees Such trees. unless needed
for cross pollination, should be
removed.
Study your fertilization pro-
gram to see if a revised soil man
agement setup will improve WELD,
size and color of fruit. Place
order for fertilizer early.
New spray materials necessi-
tate a careful and conservative
review Of the spray program.
Seek the best information avail
able if you are considering q
change.
Have Workmen repair field and
storage crates on stormy days.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Garden Club
Activities

PLANT Immigrants and Emil
grants" is the subject of the
program to be presented at
meeting tomorrow of tl11 Ma
tional Capital Garden Club
League in the auditorium of the
National Museum, Tenth street
at Constitution avenue NV, at
8:15 pm. DR.. Henry T. Skinner,
director of the United States
National Arboretum, will be
guest speaker, as will DR.. Fred
erick w. Coe, Bethesda, Md.
The Falls Church Garden Club
will hold a dinner meeting on
Tuesday at 6:15 pm. in the
parish hall of The Falls Church.
New officers will be installed.
The WoOdmOOr Garden Club
will meet Wednesday at $3.50
pm. at the home of Mrs. Mary
Jones, 10404 Crestmoor drive,
Silver Spring.
The Garden Club of Chevy
Chase, Nd. will meet at 3 pm.
on Wednesday at the home of
Mrs. Robert E. Burks, 8 New
lands street. Mrs. z. D. Blacki-
stone will be co-hoSteSs. Mrs.
j. MacWilliams. Baltimore, will
speak on "Azaleas and Azalea
Nuns"
The Mems Garden Club will
meet Thursday at 8 pm. at the
Battery Park Clubhouse in Be-
thesda. DR.. Myron S. Anderson
will discuss What Happens
When the Acidity of Soil Is
Changed"
The next regular meeting of
the National Association of Gar
deners, District of Columbia
Branch, will be held on Friday
at 8 pm. at the George L. Cornell
Co. store, AIS Miller avenue.
Bethesda. Installation of officers
for 1854 will be held.
Evening star., 1953-11-29

dogs to pursue anything or any
one that shows terror of them,
and especially anyone who runs
away from them. There is much
more ancestral instinct and
harmless mischief in this than
any real viciousness. But the
trait, long fostered. may lead
to viciousnesS and to all kinds
of trouble.
Don't let your dog play with
small children unless some re-
sponSible grown-up is present.
Teach children that it is danger
GUS to run away from any dog
If they are afraid of a dog. make
them leave it alone.
Now that the season of colder
weather is with us again,
would like to repeat some advice
against swathing dogs in sweat
ers, blankets, ETC.. except in
cases of illness. In the past 1
have been taken sharply to
task by many dog owners who
claim sweaters and blankets are
absolutely necessary for short
haired dogs in cold weather.
Perhaps they are right. but
I don't believe it. If it were true,
then / think Mother Nature
would have endowed dogs with
such coverings. If you keep
your dog moving briskly all the
time he is out of doors and if
you keep him away from the
fireplace or the radiators while
he is in the house, I strongly
doubt if he will catch cold or be
any the worse for your failure to
pile blankets or woolen sweaters
upon him.
I have tested this theory with
pointers and other short haired
dogs, and they have remained in
splendidly rugge health
throughout the icy months. Or
dinary sane treatment of your
dog in winter is worth fifty
times as much as all the sweat
ering and blanketing ever de-
vised. Believe it or not, not only
does your dog look ridiculous in
a sweater, but in my opinion he
himself feels ridiculous in it.
If your dog has an excessively
strong body odor, try rubbing
corn meal. sawdust, or corn
starch we'll into his coat and
then brushing him thoroughly
with a good stiff brush. This
should correct the condition.
The Question Box.
Question: What type of ma
terial do you consider as the
best for a dogs bedding?
Il. A. P.
Answer: Personally I recon-
mend cedar shavings. Not only
do they keep the dog warm but
they absorb odors and keep his
coat clean.
Question: How often should I
take my dog out-of-doors? I
live in an apartment in the city.
M. F. B.
Answer: At least three times
day m or n in G. noon and
night. The more often you can
take your dog out the better off
he will be.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Coldfrume Use
In Winter Stressed

The coldframe is a good place
to carry half-hardy perennials
and roots over the winter.
VPI specialists say to lift
plants. such as the somewhat
tender varieties of chrysanthe-
NUNS, and place them in the
coldframe. taking care to fill the
spaces about the roots with soil.
Unified pockets cause drying of
the roots and make inviting
homesites for field mice. Water
we'll to settle the soil.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Plant Bulbs Deep

In planting bulbs, make that
extra effort to plant them deep
They. like every other
plant. respond to efforts made
to loosen and fertilize soil and
to provide their roots plenty Of
expansion space. Time spent IN
careful planting now is reaped
in handsome blooms for several
years to come.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Protect Praying Muntis

Watch for and protect the
distinctive egg masses of the
praying mahtis fastened to
stems and branches. If one is
likely to be destroyed. salvage it
and tuck the whole thing, stem
and all. among the branches of
an evergreen.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-08-28
What About Our World leadership
BY S. S. aylor

The daily papers carry considerable spec
ulation on the anticipated ruling of the Su-
preme Court regarding segregation, The opin-
ion has been expressed that a decision will
be issued which permits equality with integra-
ton. 1t appears to this writer that discus
sion of what the court should or will decide
is out of order at this stage of the game.
The attitude of those who discuss the o.
pinion is however fair target at which to
aim any amount of reasoning and discussion.
Those who proclaim that they will follow a set
course of segregation regardless of the deci-
sion of the court even those who express the
hope that the court will deliver certain type
of decision are hardly following the highest
traditions of democracy We are interested at
this moment not in the content of the proba-
BILE decision but in the attitude of leaders to-
ward race relations and the effect of that at
titude on the progress of democracy in the
world.
Whether we wish it or not whether we
seek it or not, the United States has become
the voice of democracy in the world 1t has be-
come the worlds leading exponent of democra-
cy. 1t has become the arsenal of democracy. 1t
has become the defender and champion of
democraces. It's principles are dedicated to
the democratic way of life Its armies, navies
and air forces have come to be regarded as
dedicated to the causes of freedom and lined
up to oppose aggression and domination where
ever they rear their ugly heads. For the first
time in the history of the world the principles
of brotherhood have become the professed
principles of the worlds greatest nation and
the way of brotherhood is looked upon as our
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-08-28
IT'S Later Than America Think"
BY lauren White

national magazine which this writer
considers semi-official publication, states,
Communists are in line to get Korea event
ually. U. s. and her friends are really on the
run everywhere. Britain inclines to reward
Communist China, slaps U. S. Italy tossed out
a government that favored the U. S. France
is cool to the u. S. except at price
Alert Negroes viewing the Korean de-
bacle and the rest of the international scene
are thinking We are in much the same posi-
ton as the individual that had a spouse that
would not fulfill his obligation. She was in
extricably tied up with the mate She also
knew that the mate had the capacity for being
fair Therefore she wanted something to hap
pen in the life of her mate to make him more
conscious of his responsibilities.
Negroes know that the United States has
the capacity of a truly liberal and fair-minded
nation. With the many races creeds and relt-
gions represented there are many views and
many opinions to be considered, in the minds
of all who would be objective But in spite Of
these many points of view there are too many
in responsible positions who feel that one
segment of the population deserves all the ad-
vantages America offers while another seq
nent deserves all the disadvantages Negroes
definitely want something to happen to the
leaders of America to correct this erroneous
concept. We do not want anything to happen
that might destroy or weaken the United
States as an effective force for good
The American business man or govern
ment official who ridicues Negroes because
thew are unfortunately situated undoubtedly
does the same thing to foreigners when in
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-08-28

their country. These foreigners resent this at
titude and will retalate. No amount of money
or gifts appease a group that has been con-
stantly ridiculed and scorned. They must be
accorded proper respect
Part of our governments inability to
maintain friends among foreign powers re-
suits from their superciliousness. Pride goeth
before a fall. If the various nations of the
earth continue to veer away from America
and what she represents, there is only one
thing we can do.
1t is regrettable that the United States,
with the greatest potential for good of any ma
ton on earth, is losing stature in the eyes of
other nations. No sensible American appreci-
ates this. All know that their fate is tied up
with the fate of America and regardless of
any shortcomings our country might have, it
is our country 1t is our duty to strengthen
our country
Nevertheless, Negroes have ALWAYS made
their greatest gain toward first class citizen
ship when our country was under pressure
Great gains were made in World War | when
the nations back was to the wall More gains
were made in World War II when the peace
and security Of the nation were threatened
further. While the Korea War hasn't brought
so many noticeable changes for progress there
haven't been great losses from the progress
already made.
It is indeed regrettabla that our nation
has lost stature and prestige in the eyes Of
other nations, but this loss might cause her
to be more considerate of her greatest minor
ty. For this would we would be grateful,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-08-28

digestive situation developed which pressed a.
gainst my heart. Now I eat when l eat and
read when I read And the doctor, after
thorough examination, says l am in Al con-
dition.
My thinking is that there is possibly
cause and effect connected between the food
eaten and infantile paralysis, because I have
had the feeling for long time that endurance
and survival today in so far as our physical
we'll being, depends upon what we eat and that
what is needed more than anything else is
much better quality of food products being
made available to the people
Could it be that too much of the things
we eat are preserved by artificials which pre-
serve appearance but do not and cannot pre-
serve quality in our foods which is not pres
ent in them ?
If we take in foods which do so weaken
our systems that the destructive worms in
our blood stream eat away the vitalS therein,
why should not there follow a situation amen
able to polio?
I make bold to predict that when scien'
lists, now laborng to find "cure" for polio,
do so they will have gone back into this bust
ness of what we eat that does more harm than
apparent good. And they will find that i'm
proper foods with lack of work and cathartic
exercises which facilitate natural elimination
of poisons and waste in the system are doing
much impede our conquering the diseases OF
the heart plus cancer and polio,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-08-28

way of life
To make Roadway against a nation sc
thoroughly identified with democracy, the on
ly rec 1urse of those who would halt the pro-
gress of the nation by stirring up opposition
to it among the other nations of the world
is to show a gap between our principles and
our practices. Our enemies must show to the
rest of the world picture of us as accepting
democracy only in name, but opposed to it
in important activities.
In this regard, the weakest spot in the
American armor is its reputation on the re-
lation of races. Against this spot has been di-
rected in the past the heaviest artillery of
German and Japanese hostile propaganda. A
gainst this point in recent years has been con-
centrated the heaviest hostile propaganda of
the Russians The complexion of half billion
Chinese, and nearly half billion inhabitants
of India and related nations gives a special
force to this propaganda.
The only effective answer which America
can give is to so order its race relations that
there can be no effective propaganda on this
point. Not as a Negro but as an American, l
wish my country had no such institution as
segregation. AS a Negro do not wish to be
offensive; as a Negro, I want to make the
other race feel at ease even at the cost of
certain amount of forbearance on my own
part. But as an American I wish to speak out
clearly and loudly against this evil which
us. As an American, I would be recreant to
my trust if I failed to speak out against segre-
cation,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-08-28
Diet Can Aid Negro's Health
BY Robert Durr

Fifty-two per cent of those afflicted with
polio in the Montgomery, Alabama epidemic
were Negroes with forty-tWo per cent white.
Heretofore according to the Health Officer in
Birmingham, Alabama, the reverse has been
the case.
1t is quite possible that the high rate a
mong Negroes in Montgomery may be influ-
enced by the fact that Negroes nhabit more
Brighter areas than whites.
The death rate from heart disease in
Birmingham ran 1884 white and 341,0 Negro
per 100000. Using Arthur Godfreys re-echo-
ing the suggestion of DR.. White, the great
heart specialist where Arthur had his famous
hip operation, it would seem that Negroes in
Birmingham eat more and exercise less. Dr.
Whites recommendation for preventing heart
ailments, according to Arthur Godfrey, is to:
y Try to attain and maintain your weight at
the age of twenty-five by diet control and p
Violent exercise
| think DR.. Whites idea is awfully good
because early this year / thought | felt my
heart flutter more than usual at times. 1t wor-
ried me a bit until the grass on my lawn be-
gan to reach for the sky and I decided to at
tack it violently with a swing blade and one
of those old lawn mowers you operate by ell
bow grease That ended the seeming flutter.
/ walk a great deal And I walk when | walk.
| discovered however that | had not been
taking time to eat, gupng my food down
while reading and that consequently, All in