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Arizona sun., 1953-03-13
Showdown
In Business
Expected
BY LAUREN WHITE

npSl lIllOIlIlSu OuSIIlSSS 1ACH c'LS
preparing for a recession in bust
ness. The economists of the ma
tion are predicting a slow down.
Every reputable business publica-
ton is urging its readers to be
prepared for what they consider
the inevitable
There are many reasons for this
outlook. The two principal ones
dre these: The natural order of
things call for a down turn. There
was never a time in the history
of any nation when a period of
great business activity was not fol-
lowed by business recession.
The other reason is that the pres
ent administration is going to en-
courage little less business ac-
tivity. The reason given is that
initiation can wreck the entire
economic structure of our society.
The present administration will
encourage a "Sag" in business so
it stands to reason there will be
no immediate stimulants from the
government when We down turn
comes. The opinion of the policy
makers seems to be "the voters
knew our attitude and voted over
whelmingly for us SC, we will carry
through with our plans"
An exact quote of high policy
maker is, 1--WE could stand little
pulling back. It would be good
for us. We have been feeding
ourselves with initiation medicine
for too long a time. Let us per-
NIT natural forces to operate for
change. If business becomes
more competitive and jobs aren't
begging for workers, what of it?
That is fundamental in an econ
omy like ours, isn't it? The Amer
ican economy isn't a baby to be
rushed to the hospital every time
it gets the sniffles: ~ 80
This is a very different atti-
tude from that assumed by the
: Truman and Roosevelt administra-
tions. They seemed to think that
unemployment was an evil to be
stamped out at any price. They |
felt that initiation was desirable !
to unemployment. M i
Your observer feels that both
attitudes are proper at times. They
tend to balance each other. If
the party in power exerted too |
much government control, business
would be Stymied and government
would become too powerful. If the
party in power exerted no gov
ernment control over business
there would be very little consid-
Grafton by business for other ele-
ments of society.
It is only natural that those
who are left out of the main
stream of the economy of the ma
ton should welcome government
interference in business if they
profit by such interference. How
ever, we should never lose sight of
the overall picture. Then again, |
we should remember that, for
every action there is an opposite
and equal reaction. When the
pendulum swings in one direction,
We must remember it has to swing
in the opposite direction. 1t is
against the law of life for it TO
stand poised at the high point Of
it's trajectory on either side.
Very likely there will be re-
cesSion in business without en-
couragement from authorities. The |
little Sag" could be dangerous.
Of course, it would help wages to |
be lowered and lowered wages |
would decrease buying power that |
could make business worse. There
would be no end to this type of |
thing.
In spite of the fact that a slight |
recession in business is due, we
need not be too alarmed. Even |
though we are traditionally the |
Evening star., 1953-12-20

thawing normal here does pull
verize the soil before spring. In
fall Spading do not try to pull
verize it. but leave it in chunks. +"
BY spring it will need only to
be raked before planting.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Protect Tree Trunks

Young trees should be pro-
tected from rabbits and mice by
inclosing with collars of roofing
paper or hardware cloth. The
collars are most effective when
extending from 2 inches below
the surface of the soil to a foot
above.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Chunky Soil Spodinq

the container; root pruning;
watering; training with covered
wire.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Virginia Feeder Golf
Sales ST $50, 900

Virginia livestock producers
pocketed over $1.666,000 at a
total of % feeder calf sales in
the State last fall.
The animals, totaling 20,663
head, brought an average price
of 1921 per hundredweight-a
sizable drop from last years
average of $27.64-but still an
appreciable amount above the
general market.
K. C. Williamson, associate
animal husbandman at VPI, said
fancy and choice calves went
! for .$19.73. good dropped down
to $17.70, and medium averaged
$15.55.
The straight-bred animals
held a healthy lead over the
crossbreds, averaging 1884 as
compared to $15.01 for cross
breds.
| More calves were sold in this
years series than at any other
time since the feeder calves
started in 1914. In all, 9,148,852
pounds of feeder calves moved to
market. However, the average
price was the lowest since 1945
again in line with the general
! market.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Life in the Country
Labrador Retriever Added to The 40 Acres;
Will He Be Able to Reed and Write?

The puppy treatment Is the
best way ! know of getting a 7
year-old boy up in the morning.
All you do is to turn the pup
into the room and await results.
Usually a warm tongue that ad-
ministers a morning face wash
ing will do the trick.
And if the pup is new, the boy
will be out of bed in a flash.
Our dogless days on The 40
Acres have ended. We have a
Cairn terrier, one of the little,
bristly dogs that once were used
in the Scottish Highlands to dig
badgers and foxes out of holes,
and a Labrador retriever, a dog,
am told, that has no equal for
intelligence and a good DISPOSE
ton.
= y X
The only difference in our
dog situation now is that neither
of these are mine. The Cairn
belongs to the chief of the place,
and the Labrador to John.
John made his own deal for
his pup. He purchased him
from Bill Mcdonald up at Wat
erford, and the pup comes from
a background that outshines
royalty.
According to Bill, this pup
ought to begin to read and write
in about another month. His
dog, he says, takes care Of all
of the housework, and in addi-
ton takes the horses next door
to water.
He says there is nothing like
a Labrador. and that no price
is too great for good one. I
am glad to hear this bit Of ad-
vice.
He says that Labradors will
retrieve like no other dog. and
that bird hunters like his neigh
bors, Wellman Chamberlin and
Red Linquist, ought to get a
Labrador to go along with their
setter to bring in the game.
John had a tough break, for
the day after he picked out his
pup he came down with measles.
He had to postpone activities for
week or so, but I am sure that
boy and dog will be going soon.
And it looks like the pup is
going to take over his boy, and
all is going to be we'll.
X X X X
Joe Beard, Fairfax County's
farm agent, was telling me the
other day about his experience
with cotton.
Joe never was a cotton farmer,
and from his experience back in
the depression years, he isn't
likely to become one.
Joe said the Government
shipped a car of cotton up to
Burke, Va, to be used to make
mattresses for the needy.
He said that as county agent
he was told to get the car un-
loaded and distributed.
"The only thing I knew about
| cotton was what had seen in
the movies" Joe said. Il had
seen movies of men carrying two
bales of cotton and singing ole
Man River so I judged that a
bale would weigh about SO
pounds.
II got a helper and we started
to unload the cotton, which had
been sent to Fairfax Station be-
cause between the time the car
was shipped and arrived In Fair
Evening star., 1953-12-20
By jones BirchfieId-

fax the station at Burke had
been abandoned.
1--WE borrowed a truck from
the school board and went after
our cotton. We found that each
bale weighed about 500 pounds.
but we finally got it off the car
and over to the old Burke School,
house.
1.-THE floors in the building
were too weak to hold the weight
Of the cotton, so we had to pack
it in beside the walls.
1--WE got it unloaded and
stored away, and we finally
called in the women and got it
made up into mattresses. Not
a piece of it was wasted"
Joe said he still doesn't know
much about cotton. He does
know how much a bale weighs.
and he knows enough to hope
he doesn't get any more of the
fluffy stuff over in Fairfax
County.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Living Christmas 7 rees
Tubbed Spruce Can Stand Pruning and Heat;
Species Later Too Large if Lot Is Small
By W. H. Youngmon
The Star's cordsn Editor +.

moss and compost to insure good
growing conditions-it will need
assistance in two ways. One Is
to reduce loss Of moisture. Winds
and sun are the major causes Of
such loss and can easily be re-
duced by the erection Of a burlap
or lathe screen. An inexpensive
shelter may be made by driving
three stakes about a foot from
the outer tips of the branches
on the south side. Actually, they
will rim the tree from east to
west with the one on the west
side being almost directly west.
Tack burlap to the stakes to
complete the protection from
wind and sun.
The second step is to cover the
soil under the branches with a
thick layer Of compost, sawdust,
peatmoss. or weeds. This is to
keep the soil from freezing so
that the roots will function as
late into the winter as possible.
A 6-inch layer is not too much.
Moreover, rainfall will penetrate
the mulch and go into the soil
more readily than if the soil were
uncovered.
If the tree is Of substantial
size it should be staked or
anchored with wires and stakes
to prevent blowing about in high
winds. Such weaving tends to
prevent the roots from becoming
firmly anchored in the soil.
Pruning Con Be Severe
The need for pruning to COM
penSate for loss Of roots and loss
Of moisture while indoors will
depend upon the size of the tree
and the container as we'll as an
appraisal of the severity Of its
stay indoors. No rule can be laid
down and so it is better to err on
the safe side. Pruning consists
Of cutting back each branch tip
to the first or second fork. The
harder the pruning the more
certain the tree will survive and
start off with vigorous growth
in the spring.
Feeding is seldom recon-
mended, probably because the
use of fertilizers under such
conditions is still to be studied.
No doubt four or five gallons Of
starter solution" for 4-to-5-
foot tree would be helpful. A
starter solution is soluble
chemical fertilizer sold for use
in helping transplants off to a
good start. Follow the manufac-
turers' directions-they are usu-
ally one or two tablespoonsful
to a gallon of water.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Fascinating Dworf Miniatures

Another bonsai field is the
dwarf miniatures, or Name bon
sal. Some of these plants are
as small as package of cigar
cites. Unless one is very careless
they will live serenely on through
three generations of man. They
can be kept out of doors and in
full sun. Rarely do they die
from neglect in watering or
fertiliZing.
Bald cypress and Yeddo spruce
cuttings and Stumps can be
transformed into bonsai. Azaleas,
jumpers and chrysanthemums
can be developed into things of
beauty in rare situations.
Working with seedlings is de-
scribed in a chapter that is
valuable for it's lessons in all
tree cutting and transplanting.
A miniature of an actual forest
tree is possible with patient cul-
ture.
Evening star., 1953-12-20

Keep Compost Working
Turn the compost pile over
with a fork or shovel to hasten
decay. The addition of the odds
and ends Of fertilizer will also
help to speed decay as well as to
enrich the final product,
Evening star., 1953-12-20
LiIy-of- -the-VoIIey Pips

Prepared lily-of -the-valley pips
may be obtained for forcing.
They take less care than any
of the other plant materials used
for this purpose. The "pips"
may be placed in water, in sand,
in soil, in peatmoss, or in gravel.
The "pips," the name given to
the dormant bud and the at
tached root system, will flower
in approximately 81 days after
placing in a moist supporting
material. They do not need to
be kept in a dark situation, nor
do they need cool place for
growth. This makes them easy
for the homemaker.-W. H. Y.
Evening star., 1953-12-20

Washington is fortunate in
being able to use living Christ
mas trees. In most areas the
winters are too severe to plant
the living tree out-of- doors after
Christmas. Moreover, we need
suitable trees in the yard If we
would join the custom Of light
ing trees out of doors each sea-
son.
Buying dubbed" trees is a
practice more folks might follow
if they knew what to expect. A
tubbed tree does practically
eliminate the fire hazard; how
ever, the big questions are
what kind of a tree and where
to use it in the landscape
planting?
Spruce are most commonly
offered as tub plants although
they are not the most satiSfac-
tory evergreen for landscape use
in this area. Washington is near
the southern limit of their use.
When we'll planted they grow to
a considerable SiZe-too large for
the small lot. It's value thus
questioned, we might well con-
slider the other evergreens used
for Christmas trees.
The fragrant balsam from the
north is definitely out. 1t just
does not thrive here. The pines
can hardly be classed as a
favorite for decorating indoors,
but some of the short-needled
kinds work very well. However,
they do not often survive the
ordeal of Tubing. The Virginia
cedar is frequently used as a tree
for decorating. But as a land
scape tree it has little merit and
hence is seldom planted out so
it would hardly be worth the
time and expense of Tubing.
The Douglas fir is not used in
this area because of its ultimate
size. However, the Douglas Ar is
an attractive appearing ever
green and might well be con-
sidered.
Spruce Grows Rapidly
This practically exhausts the
list of evergreen species used for
Christmas decorations locally. It
leaves us with the spruce and
the Douglas fir as subjects for
"tubbing." This is not surprising
since they are rapid growers and
not too expensive to grow to
merchantable size. Also. they
Withstand the root-pruning that
goes with Tubing.
The living Christmas tree
should be in a relatively large
sized tub so as not to lose too
much of the root system. Cover
the soil in the tub with sphagnum
or peatmoss to permit watering.
And, the tub should be placed
in a shallow container so that
water will not soak through the
soil and ruin the floor.
Water should be given freely
throughout the indoor stay of
the tree, because of the rapid
evaporation and drying of the
needles by the heat of the many
lights strung from branch to
branch. 1t goes without saying
that the less time the lights are
in operation. the less the drain
upon the trees moisture supply.
AS soon as the indoor service
is over the tree should be planted
in the yard. However, because
the weather is uncomfortable the
planting operation may have to
be postponed, that is, unless the
hole has been prepared and COW
cred to protect it from rain and
snow. If the hole is not ready
and the ground is too wet for
digging, then the tub should be
set out in the yard where moist
air and rain will keep the tree
in better condition than if placed
on a porch or in the garage.
Steps After Tree Is PIonted
AS soon as the tree is placed
in the planting hole-one that
has been we'll supplied with peat
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Garden Club
Activities

Arlington Garden Club will
meet tomorrow, 8 pm. Mount
Olivet Church. Program: Mo-
ton picture, "Eurpean Gardens
and Hawaiian Orchids"
LuxmanOr Garden Club and
Luxmanor Citizens Association
united for a Christmas party last
night at the American Legion
hall on Rockville pike; hostesses
were Mrs. John Upton, refresh
ments; Mrs. Edward Bukowsik,
decorations.
National Capital Orchid So
city, Inc, will meet in room 43,
National Museum, tomorrow, 8
pm; annual business session
and election of officers.
The eighth annual Williams
burg Garden Symposium will be
held in two f1ve-day sessions
starting February % and March
2. In general the program offers
morning lectures by experts,
afternoon tours and evening
talks, flower arranging demon
strations and films. Luncheons
will include discussions of prob
lens of local clubs. Each session
begins with an informal Tuesday
evening reception.
First-session speakers: Mrs. Gretchen
Harschbarger. editor of Household:
Francis Coulter. Associated Seed Grow
kendrew; Landscape Architect Mary
Deputy .Cattel; Mrs. Margaret Cole,
editor Of Flower Grower: Mrs. Robert
Wright, African violet specialist: E. L.
kammerer of Morton Arboretum. and
George s. Avery, jr.. director of Brook
lyn Botanic Garden.
II, Second-Session @ speakers: Mrs. Anne
De T. Bechtel, New York Horticultural
Society; Architect A. E. Kendrew; Edwin
G. Thurlow, landscape expert with North
Carolina State College: Mrs. Maria
Stevens Wood on flower arranging; Jan
de Graaff of Oregon Bulb Farms; DON
aid aid Wymsn;; Arnold Arboretum. and
American Horticultural Council.
For details, address Colonial Williams
burg, williamsburg, Va.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Art of Bonsui
Within Reach


Only God can make a tree.
But man can shape a tree or a
shrub into an art form. He has
not created but he has con-
trolled, and by doing so he has
brought nature in miniature into
his house and his garden.
Would you think a tree 1870
years old could be growing in a
shallow pot? One of many such
has achieved This record under
controlled conditions. It is a
Towering apricot bonsai that a
Japanese family kept 100 years
in a natural situation before
moving part of it for potted cul-
ture over the last so years.
The fascinating departures OF
this venerable hobby which can
be undertaken by serious anna
teurS are described in the current
handbook of the Brooklyn Bo-
tanic Garden Separate copies
1000 Washington Avenue. Brook
lyn, N. Y: price, 81. Contrib
utors are bonsai fanciers, some
of whom for years have been cor
respondents saof the botanic
gaIoen'e 9
Art Form I 900 Years Old
"The art of growing artifcially
dwarfed potted trees, or bonsai,
may be as old as a thousand
years. and is unique among the
many fine contributions of the
Japanese to horticulture" writes
George S. Avery, jr., director. in
a foreWord.
Some think that bonsai are
for the Japanese, not for others.
. . The truth is that they re-
quire no more attention than
many people now give their IA
vorite house plants"
The 22-page profusely illus
trated book makes it crystal clear
that there are no secrets in grow
ing bonSai. Skill comes with ex-
perience and it is certainly true
that specimens of character
cannot be grown in two or three,
or even five or 10 years.
Old Orchards as Mines
The Towering apricot (Prunus
mume) 180 years old was taken
from an orchard terrace, most
OF the rotting trunk cut away
but with the fibrous rootlets re-
tanned. Soon after the flower
ing each year every shoot is cut
back to two or three buds; from
these buds new shoots will soon
grow and replace the ones cut
off.
An apple tree. hollow and
rotten. can be sawed down to
112 feet or so, grown for a year
or two in the garden and then
put into container. Old
orchards Of deciduous fruit trees
are rich and profitable places to
procure materials. Crab apple
and species of Malus used as
stocks and found remaining in
unproductive orchards may also
provide suitable material.
A miniature forest can result
from the horizontal planting of
a branch of Japanese white pine
When the branches protruding
above the soil develop they will
form a many-trunked bonsai,
Sometimes these are made to
clasp a large stone as they
mature.
The booklet contains advice
on transplanting juniper bonSai;
how to apportion the space in
Evening star., 1953-12-20
Stokes Con Be Gathered In

Now is a good time to collect
stakes for next springs use. The
dahlia and tomato stakes should
be 8 feet long, preferably an inch
and a half in diameter. Treat
with a wood preservative and
store in a dry place. A second
coating may be given later to
insure long life. Bean poles
normally run 10 to IL feet, but
most gardeners have given up
the teepee arrangement as it
wastes space.
Evening star., 1953-12-20
This Week in the Garden
Prune Carefully for Form
Encourage Branching of Evergreens in Spring.;
Protect Trunks From Gnowing Rabbits, Mice

The annual pruning of ever
greens is appropriate at this
season to provide a supply of
materials for decorations. Both
conifers and the broadleaved
evergreens may be trimmed for
the supply. Cut with care to
encourage branching and SYM
metry Of the plants. Small hol-
lies should not be expected to
provide a large harvest of ber-
ried twigs. It usually pays to
prune hollies on one side this
season, the other next season,
because they are slow growers.
Wreath Materials
Excellent wreaths may be
made from hemlock, falsecy-
press, and other evergreenS, US
ing barberry twigs for the red
fruits to go with the green foli-
age Of the conifers. Or, pack
age of winterberry dlex verticil-
lata) may be purchased, the red
berried twigs to provide the
wreath or spray with color.
Chunky Soil Spoding
Work is at low ebb because
Of the Soggy wet soils. However,
there will be more opportunities
to spade, plant and do chores.
Spading at this season can be
done in a wetter soil than is
safe at other seasons, but don't
overdo it. The freezing and
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-09-11
ORLANDO, FLORIDA

become the Judaism of the SYna-
gogue only; the fact that the en-
tire religious life of American
Jewry has become centered about
Synagogue worship. Ones loyalty
to Judaism is no longer Judged by
his entire mode of living, but by
his association and Identification
with House of Worship. True,
traditional worship is vital part
of the totally of Judaism, but the
ritual and service of the Syna-
gogue, divorced from practice of
Judaism in ones private life, is
not a sufficient spiritual force to
preserve Judaism and the Jew.
Our Sages sought to preserve
this ideal even in their legislation.
A community, according to Jew
ish law, may transform a House
of Worship into House of Study,
although it may not reverse the
process, for the sanctity of the
latter is greater than that of the
former.
What are the remedies of this
ill? In our judgment, major eff
fort must be made to re-institute
the theme of Bet Ha-Midrash in
the concept of Synagogue; to
make instruction in the Torah an
organic part of worship and its
most prominent feature. It is
through what may be called COM
munity learning that the creative
function of the Synagogue can be
revealed.
If the Synagogue does not wish
to function in a void. it must not
permit the totalitY of Jewish liv-
ing to become limited TO worship
alone.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-09-11
What of the Synagogue
In America?

of the sage but of the entire con-
gregation of jacob. The Syna-
gogue was, from it's beginnings a
House of Study in which instruc-
ton in the Torah-the way of
Jewish life-was an organic and
indivisible part of worship. It is
not strange that the ancient
Greeks described the Jewish
Synagogue as a place where the
religious and national philosophy
Of Judaism was expounded.
Now, what of the Synagogue in
America? The main problem that
faces traditional Judaism on this
continent is not altogether, the
laxity in attendance at Synagogue
services-a serious enough COM
plant. It is rather the unfortunate
fact that Judaism in America has
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sake of heaven" that constitute
holiness.
This spiritual, yet this-worldly
character of the Synagogue as a
symbol of the Jewish community
is made possible through the
Torah. Fundamental to the reli-
gion of Israel is the concept that
'the ignorant cannot be pious."
Net us always remember that
Judaism is the religion not only
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-10-16

Appointment of Ernest M. ALL
man as controller of the Port
Clinton Division of The Standard
Products Company was announced
today by E. A. Norris, Division
Manager.
Mr.. Altman, a native of Penn
sylvania, previously spent two
years as chief accountant of the
Hughes Aircraft Co., Tucson, .Ariz.,
and nine years as an accountant
and auditor for The Firestone
Tire and Rubber Company.
He attended Akron University
and the Pittsburgh School of Ac-
countancy, and is a member of
the National Association of Cost
Accountants.
His family includes his wife,
Mary, and three children, jeanne,
IL, Bruce, 10, and David, 7.
Mr.. Altman replaces Donald w,
Speaks, who has been transferred
to the Lexington, KY, Division
of Standard Products.