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Evening star., 1953-10-02
'SummerfieId Says He's Cut
Postal Deficit 81 Million a Day

class mail between Chicago and
New York, scheduled to be in
augurated next week, will be ex-
panded throughout the Nation
if it proves successful.
"We are going to keep on
working at the job of cutting the
cost of Government" he said,
so that the heavy burden of
taxation can be saved by every
one
I'VE are going to trim, this
Federal Government down to a
size consistent with its proper
functions.
1--WE have stopped the ruth
less attempts of the Federal Gov
ernment to wipe out the court
houses and the State houses of
this Nation.
I'VE are going to move more
and more of the functions of gov
ernment back to the State and
local levels where they belong
and where they should have been
kept" Mr.. Summerfield added.
Evening star., 1953-10-02
President Praises
Corporation Gifts TO
Non-Profit Causes
Bv the As.ocioted Pres,

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. a.
Corporation gifts to worthwhile
non profit organizations re-
ceived the personal endorsement
of President Eisenhower today.
Such donations, the President
wrote in a letter to Harold r.
Harris. president of Northwest
Orient Airlines, will assist in
"the propagation of our Ameri-
can faith" The President added
that statistics show corporate
giving now is only one-flfth of
what it might be.
The exchange of letters be-
tween the two was made public
by Mr.. Harris with White House
approval.
No Official Policy.
Mr.. Eisenhower wrote that the
matter had not been discussed
sufficiently on an official level to
establish what could be termed
administration policy.
However, the President con-
tinued. Il do have certain per-
sonal convictions which were
apparently shared by Congress
in it's enactment of pertinent
legislation. Moreover, these views
have seemingly been supported
by specific tax legislation in
many States"
The President pointed out cor
porations now are permitted a
5 per cent income tax exemp-
Evening star., 1953-10-02
BY the Assoeiosed Pres.

PORTLAND, Me-, Oct. a.
Postmaster General Arthur E.
Sumerfield says "every admins
trative move we have made has
either Speeded up the collections.
transportation and delivery Of
the mails, or it has saved the
taxpayer money"
He told the Maine Republican
Finance Committee last night
that the Republican administra-
ton of the Post Office Depart
ment had cut the estimated def
cit by nearly 81 million a day.
He said the new administra-
ton has a big program of inn
provements in postal service un-
derway after finding the Post
Office Department "clogged with
antiquated methods, expensive
fusSiness and just plain bad
habits :"
Mr.. Summerfield said also air
transportation for Scent first
Evening star., 1953-10-02
Trial SET October Is
For Dressmaker
To Mrs. Nixon
By chorIes G. Brooks

Nine. Louise Brune, who de-
scribeS herself as color psy-
chologiSt and dressmaker to
WaShington'S most famous, will
face minimum wage charges in
Municipal Court October Is. She
showed up yesterday three hours
too late for her trial.
The excuse for her delay came
from Attorney Herman Miller
who told Judge Milton S. Kron-
helm, jr., that she couldn't ap-
pear because she was fitting
dresses for Vice President Nix
on's wife to wear on their Far
East trip Tuesday.
Judge Kronheim, unimpressed,
sternly lectured the lawyer and
threatened Bono man Max
WeinStein with forfeiture of
Nine. Brune's $500 bond unless
she appeared by 1870 O'Clock. Mr..
WeinStein had her in court by
the deadline.
Mime. Brune, who made Mrs.
Nixon's inaugural gown and who
says she has also done work for
the family of Gov. Earl Warren
Of California, the new Chief
Justice-delegate. is charged with
failing to pay minimum wages,
failure to keep a time record of
employees and keeping inaccu-
rate records at her Dupont Circle
establishment.
Nine. Brune, who says she
made $45,000 a year in New
York, replied to the charges in
a press conference after her
appearance in court. Her en-
ployeS, she said, are jealous of
her talents. and are carrying on
campaign of character assas-
sination."
Evening star., 1953-10-02
Parks Tours Announced

A star observation outing in
Fort Reno Park, a historical tour
through Lafayette Park, a moss
Identification walk in Rock Creek
Park and mule-drawn canal
barge trips will be conducted
this week end by the National
Capital Parks.
Evening star., 1953-09-20

narrow concrete and brick walls
are the most likely to qualify.
The bricks should be cemented
together to serve the purpose or
grass roots will push between
them.
The same is true of narrow
concrete slabs, such as are sold
for paving a terrace. Concrete
slabs to be lasting should be at
least 2 inches thick and be re-
inforced with wire. A poured
concrete edging will need to be
or inches thick to last.
Install Flush With Ground.
Any edging to be effective
against underground roots of
Bermuda grass and some of the
weeds should be at least inches
deep. 1t is safer if it is 5 or 6
inches deep. We can't afford to
build edgingS deep enough to
keep moles out of the flower
beds, nor is it practicable to
build them so as to stop tree
roots.
The edging should be installed
practically flush with the surface
of the ground. However, when
Evening star., 1953-09-20

The amaryllis should be dried
off fairly soon now so that they
will have good rest period be-
fore forcing is started around the
holiday season. Lack of rest
often will prevent normal flower
ing.
Evening star., 1953-09-20

Sow the seed Of radishes, let
tuce Qeat and spinach every
Evening star., 1953-09-20

Start the house plants indoors
now so that they will become ad-
justed to drier air. A few days
on a protected porch will help in
the transition.
Evening star., 1953-09-20

installed in this manner it will
not stop white clover from
spreading to the flower beds.
Bluegrass and other grasses with
their rhiZomes under the soil are
effectively stopped by a low bar
rier of this sort. The effort of
removing plants that cross a low
barrier of this kind is likely to be
much less than trimming along
a higher one.
The choice Of an edging ma
terial will in most cases depend
on how permanent it is to be,
also the cost and the effort nee
essary to build or install. In
other words, if the work of con-
trolling grass around the flower
| border is not great it might we'll
be done with an edging tool
But, if the gardener would rather
spend the time in other ways a
barrier may be the more desir-
able.
Wood is rather expensive and
when We add the cost of treat
ment it seems less desirable than
metal, brick or concrete. The
galvanized stripping mentioned
above seems the easiest to in
stall and is probably no more
expensive than brick or concrete
slabs. The biggest advantage is
that it may be lifted and moved
as needed. However. it should
be coated with a hong lasting
metal paint to Justify putting it
back into the ground.
Evening star., 1953-09-20

edging has been available which
comes in short lengths and can
be assembled as needed. 1t is
so flexible that it works we'll
around corners and in small
spaces. If placed low enough
the lawn mower can pass directly
over it, thus obviating hand
trimming of the borders. The
manufacturers claim this ma
terial to be effective for six or
seven years. That will depend
somewhat on the punishment
given it. Nicking the galvanize
with garden tools will undoubt-
edly shorten its life. 1t is easy
to install because it is so pliable
a spade pushed into the soil to
a depth of inches will provide
the necessary opening.
The permanent type edgings-
Evening star., 1953-09-20
Edgings for the Border
If Properly Installed, These Will Ease
The Work of Keeping Beds GToss-Free
By W. H. Younemon
Corden Editor

The problem of keeping grass
out of flower borders is more or
less universal. AS one gardener
stated. If grass only grew as
we'll in my lawn as it does in
the flower beds, would have
the best-looking lawn in town.
There are a number of tools
on the market for trimming the
margins around the flower beds,
along the walks and drives which
are effective in stopping the
grass before it spreads into bed
or walk, but that requires a
regular chore each week or two.
There are materials that can be
used for this purpose to save
time and labor and which give
the garden a trim, orderly ap-
pearance.
Our grandparents often set
bricks on end. usually tilted to
give a SaW-tooth effect. They
were not particularly ornate but
they did serve to mark the line
between the grass and the
flower border. However, stick
ing up as they did the grass had
to be trimmed by hand next to
Evening star., 1953-09-20

the brick. This type Of edging
did not save much labor.
The same bricks sunk into
the soil to their tops would have
accomplished the same result
and the chances are that trim
ming would be unnecessary.
Planks Sometimes Used.
Another material-one that
has been used for many years
is the wooden plank set into the
soil on edge, with the top edge
flush with the ground. Un-
painted and untreated plank
will last only a few years. per-
haps three or four. Cypress
planks, if available. would last
much longer, provided the ter
mites do not find them.
Planks painted with creosote
will last for several years. per-
haps 8 or 10. CreoSote is
injurious to plants, and for
some years alter installing, Cnere
is no problem of pulling the
weeds from alongside of them.
A plank impregnated with creo-
Sote under pressure will last for
a considerable number of years.
Neither rot nor termiteS will
bother it. Unfortunately. pres
sure-treated planks are not
readily available.
Another material for rot
proofing boards is copper
naphthenate which is sold under
various trade names. II is easier
to apply than creosote and is
not injurious to plants. This
material is commonly used by
gardeners to treat posts, plant
Evening star., 1953-09-20
Club to Sponsor
Lecture Demonstration

The Blue Ridge Flower Club
of Markham, Va, will sponsor a
lecture demonstration class from
2 to 4 pm. Eastern Standard
Time, Wednesday at the Leeds
Parish Hall near Hume.
Mrs. Robert Ash, Bethesda,
Md, will speak on Flower Ar
rangements and Table Settings
for the American Home" and
arrangements for the Busy
Woman"
Evening star., 1953-09-20

The hot days and cool nights
have been favorable to the
spread of mildew on many
shrubs and plants. 1t is gener-
ally thought that mildew on
lilacS at this season of the year
is hardly worth fighting since
the lilacs have practically COM
pleted their growth and bud
formation. On other shrubs and
plantS-crepe myrtle, roses, zin-
MAS. etc, which are in active
growth-the mildew should be
brought under control. A hard
hosing will knock the surface
growth of and an application
Of sulphur dust or spray will
complete the control. Sulphur
is still the best material to use
in fighting mildew.
Now that the soil is moist and
workable there should be no
delay in sowing grass seed and
setting out new shrubs and
plants. The shrubs should be
gotten into the ground as early
as possible so as to have ample
time to become we'll established
before cold weather checks their
growth. Place plenty of COM
post or peatmoSs in the plant
ing hole (mix we'll with the SoiD
which will help to hold a re-
serve of moisture near the roots.
Before cold weather sets in
mulch around the newly planted
shrubs and plants so as to delay
freezing of soil and stopping
root action.
Bulb planting can be started
whenever the bulbs are available.
The planting Of tulips might well
be delayed, however. as there is
always the danger of their send
ing up foliage when planted in
a warm soil. Dutch iris should
not be planted until late in No
vember or early December for the
same reason. Daffodils should go
into the ground early since they
start root growth earlier than
most bulbs.
The tranSplanting of seeding
perennial plants should not be
delayed. The plants grown
from seed sown in July or August
should be large enough by now to
be transplanted into the border.
Early planting is desirable so
that the young plants will be
we'll established before cold
weather stops their growth.
| Check the label on packages
of grass seed to see that you are
getting the kinds of seed desired
and not unWanted kinds or an
excess of weed seeds, other crop
seeds or inert matter. When seed
prices are high it is foolish to
pay for things you do not want.
Potted strawberry plants may
occasionally be obtained at this
season of the year for planting.
When obtainable at reasonable
prices it is an advantage to start
the new bed now. Set the plants
a foot apart in rows one foot
apart. Keep the runners removed
and the bed free from grass and
weeds for maximum production.
This is the season to set out
bulbs of multiplier (potato)
onions. Old clumps should be
divided and reset. The common
time of onion set is not avail
able at this season of the year,
and if they were it would be
useless to plant them. The null
tiplier onion. however, should be
available and is we'll worth
planting for green onions in the
early spring.
Sow the seed of radishes, let
tuce QeaD and spinach every
Evening star., 1953-09-20
boxes, labels and other equip
Steel Strips Used

Prior to the war steel strips
one e-quarter-inch thick were
available for edging, and they
lasted for years. They were fine
for straight or slightly curving
edgingS, but were hard to handle
at corners. However, they were
strong enough that they could
be run over by the lawn mower
without damage. No doubt they
will again be available when
steel is less in demand.
Recently a heavily galvanized
Evening star., 1953-09-20
This Week in the Garden

week or 10 days to insure a con-
tinuing harvest. An early frost
will probably kill the lettuce and
radlshes but not the spinach,
which will live over winter and
produce an early harvest next
spring.
Gardeners who grow the hardy
annuals-larkspur. ragged robin
bachelors button), Shirley
poppy, Iceland poppy. Nigella
Qove-in-the-miSt) - know that
this is the season to SOW the
seed in a cleared section of the
flower border where they are to
bloom. Portulaca and others
may be sown later since they
should not appear above the
ground this fall.
For soil improvement and
protection from winter erosion
SOW as cover crop a half-and-
half mixture (by weight Of
common ryegrass and crimson
clover. Sow this mixture at the
rate of five pounds per 1000
square feet of area. The GRIM
son clover seed should be in
oculated before sowing. Do not
allow to dry out between the
time of inoculating and sowing.
Cultivate lightly into the soil.
FertiliZe old daffodil paintings.
They are in active growth now
and will make good use of the
plant food. Cultivate it lightly
into the soil. A 5-10-5 mixture
is recommended at the rate of
one pint to Is feet of row.
Start the house plants indoors
now so that they will become ad-
justed to drier air. A few days
on protected porch will help in
the transition.
The amaryllis should be dried
of fairly soon now so that they
will have a good rest period be-
fore forcing is started around the
holiday season. Lack of rest
often will prevent normal flower
ing.
Fall-planted evergreen hedges
should be severely pruned as
soon as the planting is completed.
This is to insure two things: Cd
That the plants will branch low
and make compact growth, and
90 reduce Transportation to a low
level so that the roots will not
have an diversified job of supply
ing moisture to the top.
Gardners may feel that after
three mild winters plants will
not need protection. Sooner or
later we will have zero weather
and we should be prepared to
protect our plants. Mulching
materials are useful for the
lower growing plants. Burlap
and stakes m a ke excellent
screens for shrubs and ever
green's. CornStalks, pine boughS
and other materials If available
should be collected and ready
for use, if needed.
Protect tulip beds with chlor-
dane. 1t is the best material for
killing the soil insects-the in
Sects that moles feed upon.
Moles make tunnels through
which mice travel to feed on the
bulbs. If the moleS cannot find
insects to eat they will go else
where and the mice will not have
access to the bulbs.
Lily-of the valley beds should
be reworked at this season. The
plants may be lifted and the soil
enriched with leafmold. compost
or well-rotted manure. Reset
plants, spacing them about 8
inches apart. After planting
mulch the bed with leafmold.
compost or rotted sawdust.
Harvest flowers for dried bou-
quetS now. Tie them in punches
and hang, tops down. until
thoroughly dried.-W. H. Y.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-02-01

THREE MILES of electric fence
have meant better grass and better
grazing on portion of Lewis and
Clark National Forest range used by
]. L. Bair, Meagher county rancher.
For years, BARS problem was one
of distribution-the range, some L.
800 acres, provided plenty of grass
for the time it was used, but part
was being overgrazed, part used too
little. The reason was mainly
Typographical: about half of the
range is high, relatively flat and
open bench; the other part is creek
bottom meadows and steep slopes.
And even though stock-watering
reservoir had been constructed on
the high portion of the range, Bair
found the cattle would drift to the
creek bottom and stay there through
out the spring grazing period. Rarely
would they Craze up the slopes and
on the bench. AS a result, the bot
tom grass was continuously short
while the bench grass grew rank.
So Bair requested permission to
fence the range and, in 1916, the
forest service approved.
The rancher turned to electric
fence with three thoughts in mind.
Most important, he figured an cleo
trio fence would be practical for the
area, since the range was free of
timber, brush and other obstacles
that might interfere with it. But he
also thought it would be both easier
and less expensive to install than
any other type he could use. And
cost was important since the fence
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-02-01
Electric Fence ON High Range
Solves Distribution Problem

would be in use only about month
each year.
Bair built the fence that year along
the three miles of ridge separating
the higher pasture from the valley
and slopes. 1t joins main fence
along one side of the range and ends
at an abrupt coulee on the other. He
used sharpened, three-inch pine
posts, driving them 20 and 80 feet
apart according to the terrain, and
strung the wire about three feet
from the ground. The wire, some he
had around the place, was partly
smooth and partly barbed. Both
types have been satisfactory.
Has the fence worked? Yes, Bair
says. 1t keeps the cattle on the high
er range as long as he wants them
there. Coupled with good sailing
practices, the fence has meant more
even, and more profitable, use OF
the bench than was possible before.
And since the cattle are on open,
level range instead of in brush and
timber along the creek during the
breeding season, the fence has meant
a few more calves each spring.
The range, too, is showing i'm
provement, Bair says. The bottom
meadows, grazed only lightly and
relatively late in the spring, are
starting to come back. George
Mahrt, district ranger, agrees.
''The fence has been good for him
and good for u.s." Mahrt says. ellis
cattle get more feed and come off
the mountains with heavier calves
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-06-25

Kenneth Shaffer, Mrs Della
WEIGH and son, of Sunnyside, and
Miss Phyllis Uphold.
Visiting at the home of Dorsey
T. Ashby, Sir, and Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Evans last Sunday were Mr..
and Mrs. Gabriel Chabut and sons,
Stephen and Joseph, of Elkins, w.
Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Don limbaugh
and Mrs. Hannah Lowdermilk, Of
Friendsville; Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper
Myers and family, of Kitzmiller;
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Meyers, of
Mt. Lake Park; Mr., and Mrs.
Spencer Graham and sons, William
and Wayne, Mr.. and Mrs. James
p. Hutchinson, Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Meyers and family and grand
daughter, all of Oakland; Mrs.
Harold Bland and son, McHenry;
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Mersing and
family, of Crellin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dorsey Ashby, .Ir., and daughter,
Connie, of Corinth; Walter Ashbv.
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MRS. IDA JANE WARWICK

Mrs. Ida Jane Warwick, 81, died
June 10, at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Forrest Robson, Frost
burg. She was a daughter of the
late John and Katherine Barncord
New Germany, this county. Her
husband, Lewis Warwick, of New
Germany, preceded her in death by
fourteen years.
She was born June 81, 1865, and
was the last surviving member of
her family.
Survivors include three daught-
ers, Mrs. Ernest Murphy and Mrs.
Forrest Robson, Frostburg; Mrs.
Austin Ramp, Grantsville; one
son, Willie B. Warwick, New Ger
many; IS grandchildren and Ia
great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon from the Trinity
Reformed and Evangelical church,
New Germany, by the pastor, Rev.
Ira S. Nom. Interment was in the
church cemetery.
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DIED
JOHN HENRY MILLER

John Henry Miller, "a, of Luke,
died at his, home June 10, follow
ing an illness of three years.
He was born at Bloomington,
the son of the late Gilead and
Mary Margaret Warwick Miller.
He owned and operated the Miller
and Company general store in Luke
for several years before retiring in
1916.
He was a member of various
Masonic bodies, the IOOF lodge at
Westernport, and the Bloomington
Methodist church. Several nieces
and nephews survive.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon with interment
in Philos cemetery, Westernport
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-06-25
CRELLIN

Dewey Bittinger, Jr, Hammond,
Ind, spent a couple of weeks visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dewey Bittinger, ST.
Miss Lizzie Shaffer, of Corinth,
w. Va spent several days last
week with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Shaffer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Hahn, Oak
land, were callers at the home of
Mn and Mrs B. Il. Hahn, Wednes-
day evening.
Harry Lewis returned home
last week from the Garrett County
Memorial hospital, Oakland, where
he had been confined for several
days due to injuries SUSTAINED
from fall while at his work.
Mrs. Sam Kendall, Mrs. Floyd
Carskadon and Mrs. James Foy at
tended a surprise stork shower last
Friday evening, which was given
in honor of Mrs. Walter Frazee at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Rich
ard Hardesty, at Terra Alta
Mrs. Harold VanHoos, of Man,
w. Va, spent the weekend with
liNi SUBURBAN anu dfluS HItI VI .
and Mrs. Sam Kendall and son,
Kirk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Duel and
son, of Cleveland, Ohio, visited
friends and relatives here last
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Graham and
family, of Washington, d. c.,
spent the weekend with relatives.
Miss Daisy Bolyard, of Morgan
town, w. Va, spent few days
last week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Bolyard.
Mr.. and Mrs Homer Shaffer and
son, Robert, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Carskadon and Mrs. Margaret
Knots and Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Fike attended a wiener roast at
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-06-25
MRS. MARY SINES

Mrs. Mary Sines, Is, of Clarks-
burg, w. Va, died at her home on
Sunday, June 81, at 1890 a. M,
following an illness of seven weeks.
She was born in Oakland Feb
ruary 3, 1877, a daughter of Cor
nelius and Catherine Everts John
son. Surviving are her husband,
William H. Sines; one son, Roscoe
Sines, Marion, Ind; two daughters,
Mrs. Roy Dawson, Syracuse, n. Y;
and Mrs. Gerald Tough, West Win
field, n. Y; also six grandchildren
and two great grandchildren; one
sister, Mrs. Hattie Miller, Clarks-
burg.
She was a member of the United
Brethren church at Pine Grove. Flu
neral services were conducted there
Wednesday, June "a, at 2 O'Clock,
with Rev, Arnold E. Henthorne,
pastor of Morrison chapel, of
ficiating. Interment was in Green
lawn cemetery.