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Evening star., 1954-05-05
Bus Drivers Racket
In Thin Dimes Stopped
By the Associufed Press

SAN FRANCISCO.-Alert city
officials nipped q "flattened
dime" racket by a few municipal
bus drivers.
Officials said flattened dimes
registered as pennies when an
operator dropped them into the
cash box while making change
for riders, giving the operator a
9-cent profit"
The company soon stopped the
thievery.
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president; DR.. Harold T. Cook.
vice president; Everett o. ALL
dredge. secretary. and Walter w.
Sohl. treasurer.
Evening star., 1954-05-05
Dairy Drive Sturts

South Africa's dairy industry
is starting Eat More Butter"
and Eat More Cheese" cam
paigns to take care of surplus
stocks. Johannesburg reports.
Evening star., 1954-05-05

dent, was held in the Hearst
School. Idaho avenue and Thir-
ty-seven street NV.
Evening star., 1954-05-05

deposits conductive, and ends short.
circuiting and misfring.
Evening star., 1954-05-05

to work that you'll feel your engine has had
tune-up by the time you drive 400 miles. But
since these deposits build up constantly, con-
tinued use of Shell Premium with TCP is the
only way to maintain its benefits.
Shell Premium Gasoline v1cl ICP is the
greatest gasoline Development since the dis
covery of tetraethyl lead. 1t is available only
at your Shell Dealers.
+She Trademark unique gasoline developed V
Shell Research. Patent applied for.
Evening star., 1954-05-05
Breaks power wall

Up to 15B more power is yours when you use
Shell Premium Gasoline with TCP This
unique Shell-discovered additive "hreproofs"
the deposits in combustion chambers and pre-
vents pre-ignitiou. 1t renders the spark plug
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Exercise for Dogs.

In the horse and buggy days"
a favorite form Of exercise for
dogs was to let them run along
side or under or in front of the
family carriage or the horse
back rider. A still faster mode
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08

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both as to feeding and watering.
Very frequently the window box
is under the caves and does not
receive a fair share of the rain
fall. Also, the root feeding area
in the box is rather limited and
for a good display, the plants
should be watered thoroughly at
least once a week and fed every
two or three weeks.
When sufficient moisture has
fallen to make garden soils
workable there are a number
of seeds that should be sown
for fall harvests. Lettuce, rad
ishes, spinach, kale, collards,
possibly turnips can be planted
and mature before freezing
weather.,
Keep the dahlias and tall
growing perennials staked. This
is the season when heavy rain
storms may be expected, usually
accompanied by high winds.
Unstaked plants may be up
rooted or broken of. Stout
stakes are the only insurance
for an unspoiled garden follow
ing such q storm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08

under phlox suhulata, aubrietia
and candytuft because they do
not provide their own foliage.
Also. the mats Of these spring.
Towering plants prevent mud
from splashing upon the fall
blooms. The possible exception
to this suggestion is that C.
sativus. really needs a hot spot
if it is to provide any more than
a display Of foliage In the
spring. In other words, give 1t
the hottest spot in the border.
The Hqrdy Amoyllis
Another snowy member Of the
fall-fiowering dubious group is
the lycoriS. commonly called
hardy amaryllis." It is hardy
in this area. Frequently called
the mystery lily because Of its
rapid growth in the late summer
when the flowers are produced
on naked stalks a foot or more
in height. The rapid growth of
the flower shoots is most inter-
esting. Like most of the other
fall-fowering bulbs. the lycoris
produces its foliage in the spring
and the base flower stalks in the
fall need a green background for
best effect. The species squami-
gera is most frequently grown.
although the red-flowered spe-
cies. radiata. is equally useful in
this area. Rarely seen is the
white Powered variety of this
species. Lycoris are the largest
of the Towering bulbs and
are quite at home in the peren-
NAL border.
All OF the fall-flowering bulbs
seem to like q well-drained stu
alton, and are not at air unhappy
in a hot, dry environment. How
ever. they do need to have room
for their spring foliage to grow
and delevop.
Generally speaking. these bulbs
are relatively free from insect
and disease problems, and their
cultural requirements are simple.
Aside from good subsurface
drainage, they need only moder-
ate feeding in the spring to aid
them in developing flower buds.
They are matchmaking.
The combination of unusual
interest in the garden. being in
expensive. and having the min
imum cultural requirements
would seem to make them of
greater interest to the gardener.
However, because many of them
are not readily available except
through the bulb specialists, only
a few gardeners take the trouble
to secure them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Agricultural Events
Scheduled in Virainiu

BLACKSBURG, Va. (R.-
Coming agricultural events in
Virginia:
August 10-Field day for
farmers, Southside Research
Station. Charlotte.
I August 12-Commercial ram
sale. Harrisonburg.
August 12-Field day for
farmers, Tidewater Research
Station. Holland.
August 17-Field day for
farmers. Eastern Research Sta
ton, Warsaw.
August 18-Field day for
farmers, Piedmont Research Sta
ton. Orange.
August 19-Field day for
farmers, Shenandoah Research
Station, Staunton.
August 20-Southwest Re-
search Station, Emory.
August 23-28-Annual extern
sion service conference, VPI,
Blacksburg.
August 27-Four-State horti-
cultural conference, Bowman ap-
pie plant, Mount jackson.
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This Week
In the Garden

The lack OF rainfall with high
temperatures made shrubs wilt
and the flowers stand still. Where
the use OF water was banned
there was very little that could
be done about it. unless waste
water from the kitchen was
saved. OF course, dust mulch
helped or layer of leaves, peat
moss, sawdust or other material.
At this late date when the soil
is so thoroughly dried out there
was little to be gained by a
mulch.
Mildew is rampant and should
be brought under control or the
plants will be greatly weakened.
Sulphur is the standard remedy,
but will burn the foliage when
temperatures are high. Kara
thane is new material for mil
dew control but is not readily
available except as a component
of some of the all-purpose dusts.
A strong blast of water from the
hose will sometimes dislodge the
surface parts of the mildew and
then one of the standard fungi
cideS may be used successfully.
Seeds Of biennials and peren-
mails should be sown now so that
the plants will be big enough to
be tranSplanted to the perennial
border in early October. Sow the
seed in a well-prepared bed, or
better still, In flower pots or
boxes filled with spaghnum moss
or vermiculite. These two ma
terials prevent the damping of
disease and make watering much
easier.
The continued drought delayed
starting the fall vegetable gar
den. If water is available the
trenches for the seeds should be
thoroughly soaked before sowing
to help the seedlings get started.
We ought to get going on
crabgrass control so that reseed-
in of the lawn can be done in
early September. 1t will prob
ably take two or more applica-
tions of the potassium cyanate
to kill the crab grass. Use 2, 4-D
TO- kill the dandelions and plan
tain. These materials should be
used at least 80 days before seed
sowing, or they may affect the
termination of the grass seeds.
August is the month in which
to plant oriental peoples and
Madonna lilies. Most of us will
wait until after a good rain to
prepare the beds and do the
planting. But We better get our
order in if we are to have these
roots and bulbs OH hand when
planting time finally material
ICES.
Remove the seed pods of iris
and daylilies if you would avoid
having unwanted seedlings in
the bed. Cutting of the spent
blooms of butterfly bushes helps
to stimulate secondary bloom as
well as prevent seedlings. The
removal of the flower heads of
the perennial phlox is also de-
sirable since secondary blooms
usually follow.
In cutting glads for the house
it is wise to leave two or three
leaves so that the CORN will grow
and ripen for duty another sea-
son. To remove most of the
foliage is to take away the
the corm's source of strength.
Peppers should be gathered
as soon as they are large enough
for use so that others on the
bush will develop. Leaving pep
pers unpicked until they become
red prevents smaller fruits from
making good growth.
This is the season that win
dow boxes need Snecial attention
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
2, 4-D Injury Common

Use a different sprayer for
2, 4-D or 2, 4. ST than you do
for anything else. John Amos,
extension specialist at VPI,
warns that it is almost impos-
sible to remove 2, AID from a
sprayer. It's especially dangerous
to use the same sprayer to apply
chemicals to very sensitive plants
such as tomatoes, grapes. to-
bacco. cotton. beans. melons and
cucumbers. Peas and elephants
also are easily injured. Get a
sprayer for spraying weeds and
mark 1t as such.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Surprising Displays
Foll-Flowerine Bulbs
interesting Plants Moy Be Set Out Nov
Adding Charm as Borders to Gardens
By w. H. Younemon
The sior corden Editor

There are a number Of inter-
esting bulbs that may be planted
in August that will make a
pleasing and interesting display
in the flower border. Undoubt-
eddy they are not as spectacular
as the dahlias and chrysanthe-
NUNS, but they add interest to
the garden. Not only do they
provide bright colors, but like
some OF the early spring flower
ing bulbs they are undemand-
ing in culture and in most cases
are not expensive. Most of them
will persist for many years, pro-
vided the soil has reasonably
good drainage.
OF the more commonly grown
fall-flowering bulbs. we are most
likely to note the snowy Stern
bergia lutea. The masses of
bright yellow crocuslike bloom
make a most attractive display.
The Sternbergia produces its
foliage in the spring, dies down
in early summer. and in the
early fall flower buds appear
without benefit of foliage and
produce numerous golden yell
low cups.
Occasionally We can find in
local gardens the lavender cups
OF the colchicum, "a glorified
crocuS. Sometimes called mea-
dow saffron, the colichicum
produces its grasslike foliage in
the spring ana dies down leaving
a bare spot in the bed, but in
the fall when the weather turns
cool and autumn rains provide
inspiration, the large cups put on
a pleasing display of blooms
that are particularly useful in
small borders and rock gardens.
Not Really crocus
The two. colchicum and
Sternbergia. appear to be crocus,
but are unrelated the first a
member of the lily family, the
second belongs to the amaryllis
family. However. there are sew
eral members of the crocus fam
lily that flower in the fall. OF
them, crocus sativus, the saffron
crocus, with a pleasing lilac
colored bloom, is the most COM
monty planted. However, C.
Speciosus, with its feather
veined, lilac flowers Is often to
be seen. Crocus zonatus, rosy
lilac with an orange zone in the
throat is another that many of
us have enjoyed. But there are
at least a dozen other species
that the fancier may use for
autumn displays. Plant them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08

of exercise was to let your dog
accompany you on a bicycle ride.
These methods were all right
if your dog was well enough and
spirited enough to stand the
pace. Which, usually, he was.
For the average canine, such
jaunts were good training, ex-
cept In the case OF an all-day
drive or Of a cyclist century
run" Care you old enough to
remember a century runO
Then came the motor car with
its speed of 80 miles an hour
and more. No dog could keep
that hot pace. So presently he
was taken aboard, instead of
galloping alongside. This left the
problem of systematic exercise
up in the air. except when an
owner cared to accompany his
dog on foot. Hiking is the ideal
form of exercise for both master
and dog.
But. last year, one Arthur
Lyons of San Francisco de-
cided to exercise his dog by tying
the animal behind his car. He
drove Is blocks before he was
stopped by the SPCA. The dogs
paws were raw, and its under
body scraped and gashed. Lyons
was Jailed for 80 days.
What to Call Him?
Every day I get requests to
name. your new dog. Gladly
would ! put such power at your
service, if I had it. But I haven't.
My best advice is to think long
and carefully as to what name
best suits. your own dog, and to
give him that name. Don't toll
low some friends dictates. but
your own wishes. He is your
dog: nobody else's. It is for you
to name him.
80
The Question Box.
Question: What information
could you give me about q hunt
ing dog that ] could use for both
pheasants and rabbits? II. K.
Answer: A springer spaniel is,
the dog. These dogs when broken
to hunt close to the gun are
excellent for all kinds of game.
They are also capable retrievers
on both land and water.
Z
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Garden Clubs

"The How and Why Of Mulch
ing" will be the topic discussed
by Mrs. George A. Morrow at a
meeting Of the Pinecrest Garden
Club Monday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Riner
c. Payne. 63l6 Highland street,
Pinecrest, Va.
II i +
Nature Camp" sponsored by
the Virginia Federation of Gar
den Clubs, named John La Bruce
King, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. La
Bruce w. King, 1862 Gunston
road, Alexandria, as best boy
camper. The decision was by
vote of the campers at the Ma
ture Camp site in George Wash
ington National Forest. Vesu-
vius, Va.
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Life in the Country
Normally You Take Water for Granted;
Then Time Like Present Comes Along
By jones Birchfield-

lion gallons to bring In an acre
of garden produce.
So, Mr.. Barnard says, your
average daily water account runs
more like 1900 gallons. This,
he adds, should make you think
OF the Importance Of water con-
servation.
He points out Nhat soil is the
best storage tank for water. II
it is properly tended, it will alb
sorb most of the water that falls
on it. If badly cared for-well,
that failing will catch up with
you some time.
Y X +
Good Housekeeping
Steve Canty. who owns and
runs a couple of race horses. told
me the other day he has cotton
some of his best tips OH the care
of horses from-of all places
the women's magazines
Steve says he always grabs up
the magazines before his wife
gets a chance at them He
turns straight to the health
columns.
That is, how he heard Of the
drug that cured his norse's leg.
The leg was swollen from q cut
when Steve read aho,lt fhiS y.a,y
drug that would reduce swelling
in a hurry.
He got a supply at the drug
store, figured out a dose with the
help Of veterinarian. and gave
his horse a shot. The next day
the swelling was gone. and the
horse was on the road to a fast
recovery.
Steve says it is q good thing
to keep an open m;nd-to take
CII0nncfinVNc xr,laA g.. =
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Alto Vistu Meeting

The Alta Vista Garden Club
will meet at 8 pm. Wednesday
at the home Of Mrs. Howard
Langley. 1906 Dickens avenue,
Bethesda. Citing Arnold of the
District Audubon Society will
speak on birds inhabiting the
Bethesda area.
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necessary to keep a man alive
for a day.
After you have cooked the
meals, washed the dishes and
done q few more household
chores, you have used about 100
gallons of water.
When you use gasoline to go
to town in the car. you are, in
effect. responsible for the use
of more water. 1t takes Eom
seven to 10 gallons Of water to
make gallon Of gasoline, and
about $1,000 gallons of water to
make q ton Of steel for your au-
tomobile.
Mr.. Barnard points out that
you wouldn't have that cotton
shirt (if anybody still wears cot
toni if it wasn't for water. 1t
takes about 100000 gallons of
water to produce an acre of cot
ton.
The vegetables you eat take
even more water-about / mil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Is Fido a Pisces or Gemini,
And if He Is, So What?
By Peter Boeos

Have you heard about horoA
scopes for dogs?
| This seems to me the last
word in dog-fanciers' ioiocy. Per-
haps I am wrong. On my desk
are two or three advertisements
OF the same thing. shall quote
part of one of them, which ap-
peared in some of the country's
foremost newspapers. Here is a
section Of it:
YOUR DOGS HOROSCOPE:
Send date of his birth. and know
your own dog better. Price, ST..
P. Q. Box 3. :, New York"
A similar preachment says
you must know not only the day
but the hour of his birth in order
to receive a star-gazing chart of
his future life. The horoscope
man is reported to be doing a
fine business and the dollar bills
are said to be rolling in.
Personally, don't know
whether or not astrology is a
true science. My only personal
experience with it cost me SIS
tive times as much as dogs
horoscope). It foretold that I
was going to receive the sum of
$46,0 900 on a certain date which
is long since past. The fortune
must have been lost in the mails.
It hasn't arrived.
If you want to know whether
or not Fido is going to live to
an overripe old age or If he is
to be killed tomorrow by a car,
81 seems a small sum for such
important information-if true.
X y x Il
Rain Water Flea Dip.
If you own two or more dogs
here's dip that can be used to
combat the summer flea menace.
Mix liquor cresolis and rain
water in barrel, in the ratio
of three pintS of liquor cresolis
to 40 gallons of water.
Dip your dog into this mix,
ture-first stirring it., thorough
ly-and hold him under the sur
face so that only his head ap-
pears above it. Scrub him hard.
so the liquid can get to every
inch Of his skin beneath his coat.
Then do the same to his head
and face. But avoid getting any
Of the singing stuff into his eyes
or mouth.
Then lift him out of the bar
rel and scrub him with some
bland soap till his whole coat is
lathered. After that, turn a hose
on him or else wash him clean
in a tub. Rinse out all the mix
ture and the soap. Then dry,
him as much as you can with
rough towels and turn him loose
for a run and for a roll in the
grass. Do this on warm day
when no wind is blowing.
The fleas will not merely be
stunned. They will be killed.
For day or two afterward your
dog will smell family of carbolic
acid, which is not a disagreeable
odor. But his t1eas win be abol-
ished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08

This is the season that win
dow boxes need special attention
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08

The continued drought delayed
starting the fall vegetable gar
den. If water is available the
trenches for the seeds should be
thoroughly soaked before sowing
to help the seedlings get started.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-08
Thoughts on water.

A drought teaches you the lux
ury Of water, something you
take for granted until its gets
scarce.
John Barnard Of the Mary
land Soil Conservation Service
sent me the other day some
facts about water I never knew
before.
About one gallon. said Mr..
Barnard, is about all the water
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The Question Box.

tMcNaught Syndicate.}
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waxed birch
high chair
8'ss

Light woxed birch high chair
with adjustable foot rest, remov-
oble tray, bright decoI on back.
Regularly 1925
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Thursday
1890 to 8
Bethesda
Budget Store
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Spring coats, boys and
girls styles, some ga.
samples in the group. .4O
Sizes 3 to 6.
these coots at Washington store only)
Cotton skirts, dirndI
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many coIors, sizes 3 to
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Shorts, boys and girls
styles, many fabrics and Aoo
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Water rePeIIont jackets,
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to s.
Creepers, knit cotton an
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Infants sweaters, woods a m
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ity, sizes z, 3 and 3x.
Cotton blankets, irreeu- 1,0N
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Contour blankets, irreg- 9.88
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Cotton buntines, ir-
regulars, some with ~oo
matching creeper pas '66
tel coIors.
Quilted pods, first 9 for 100
quality l7xl8' u
Plastic mottress covers
Fitted crib sheets, white on
ond PosteIs, WGL brand, Ike
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pers, box Of IL.
Cotton pIisse ponties, 2 100
to 6, package Of 4. 4
Knit underwear,
white and posteIs,
first quoIity, sizes for 90
3 to 8.
Roy0n ponties, Z for It's |
posteIs, sizes 2-8. ~
Boys briefs, fly z for It's
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Boys Boys . oth!etie q +" 100
Gowns and kinnonos, ir- 7cc
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Royon dioper sets, irree- !
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with tie at each corner, 4 /
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bumpers,
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Eaton suit with solid color
pants, totterso check
Jacket in brown or navy.
Sizes z, 3 and 4.
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The Rising Tide of Deafness

doctor) or hearing aid special
list for an audiometric test. Can
audiometer is a precision in-
strument that measures how
much hearing remains or how
much is lost at different tone
levels.)
An biologist may be able to
find the cause, remove it or
correct it. If hearing aid will
help, he will suggest you try
several makes and let you de-
eide which is best for you. Each
hard-of-hearing person hears
OR fails to hear-differently.
Only an audiometric test shows
an individuals exact type of
loss.
Aids make life easier for the
Misunderstanding, as well as for
the people around them.
A hearing impairment: is the
only physical disability that
can be corrected in 98% of all
cases.
Most hearing impairments
are progressive! Don't neglect
your ears. Your hearing is a
priceless possession.