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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14
The
Rambler
Odd-Job Outfit
With Odd Name
By JACK JONAS

Do-it-yourself is fine. but
there's no sense carrying it to
extremes when Washington's
sun beats down hottest.
1t was hard enough getting
the lawn chairs painted and
finding leftover charcoal for
the backyard grill on the first
warm evening.
Those done-yourself chairs
ought to be enjoyed, along
with a do-it-yourself mixture
in a tall glass and a do-it-
yourself steak broiling over
the charcoal.
But the grass you've egged
on with fertilizer in a do-it-
yourself Spreader is growing
three times as fast as it did
last year. And the fertilizer
has indiscriminately given
dandelions and plantain as
much vigor as the grass
Unless you've already made
arrangements with the boy
across the street, you're in for
a rough Summer-if you don't
live in the Takoma Park area.
Folks out that way have it
soft.
When do-it-yourself gets to
be too much for a Takoma
Parker, he can pick up the
telephone and call Robert H.
Snead.
Mr.. Snead is director of the
Takoma Recreation Center. He
takes calls for an outfit which,
being in Washington, has to
have a name like Government
of the District of Columbia
Commissioners Youth Council
Area F Board Odd Jobs Project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-14

The following contributions
are acknowledged today:
Previously Acknowledged $6.666 "a
Past Presidents Parlay Of. James Reese.
Europe Unit No. 5. American Lesion
Auxiliary - $3.50 36.4O
Anonymous 200
Major and Hrs. Jack league 1920
Mrs. A. e. Rhodes 500
Daniel W. Gates / 90
Christ Church Kindergarten, in memory
Of Mr.. C. Russell Meroeland. 800
Anonymous $1,000 800
Susan April -- $40
Katherine c. McKibbin- 1000
Nora B. Eberhart --- 1000
Two Friends " 1920
ANONYMOUS - 500
John r. Davis. Brig. Gen. U.s,A. daet.l
500
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Z Buck 500
Mrs. Charles Parlberg 500
lothl 70 uhbe go $1,000. So,cof.Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26
GOING LIKE 50
Lame Nurse
Active at rs

The Senior Citizen Magazine
tells of a mother, unwilling to
burden her children, who at sc
was permitted to train as q
practical nurse and graduated
as head of her class. At rs, she
lis still working, although she is
now on crutches.
She says: II fear for the
safety Of a country where its
people are willing to let some
one else support them when
they could work. I've taken so
many jobs that others were too
proud to take. This country
was not pioneered or developed
by folk who sat around and
lived on the dole when they
were able to work with their
two hands. Any work that IS
honest is honorable"
prepared by Committee on the Aging,
United Community services)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26
LAW IN THE NEWS
u. S. roffic Statutes
As Out-Doted as DC S

there is still considerable varia-
ton and doubt about them.
All States except Vermont
have a legal requirement that
headlights be dimmed to ac-
commodate approaching autos
tIn Vermont you don't have to
dim your lights, but it's recon-
mended.)
In IL States the law requires
that lights be dimmed, but only
"as necessary" or upon 1.-The
approach" of another car, or as
may be consistent with good
driving practice. In Illinois lights
must be dimmed when APP
preaching cars are within $50
feet of each other. In Montana
lit is 800 feet. In Louisiana it is
200 feet. In 81 States the limit is
500 feet. I'm the District of
Columbia low beam, lights are
required at all times while with
in the city limits.) M
A number of States also
require you to dim your lights
If you are following another car
within. usually, 200 feet.
Only one State, Minnesota, re-
quires dimming lights for APP
preaching cars at a greater range
than 500 feet. There the law
stipulates 1000 feet.
Whether the dimming of head
lights should be fixed at q given
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26
1900 Pints
Of Blood
Distributed

The Washington Regional
Blood Center distributed a total
of 1900 pints of blood in the
District and areas covered by
bloodmobiles in Maryland, Vir-
ginia and West Virginia last
week.
Meanwhile. the center said a
critical shortage existing early
in the week was temporarily re-
lieved by the response Of 1900
metropolitan area donors.
However. the balance between
the 1900 pints distributed and
the 1900 collected leaves the
center with barely enough blood
on hand to meet estimated needs
over the long Labor Day week
end.
In the District 9O9 pints of
blood we're distributed, 255 in
Maryland. 322 in Virginia, So in
West Virginia and As outside of
the area.
In addition to the regular
weekly bloodmobile schedule for
collections, Red Cross donors
may give blood at Garfield Hos
pital from 8 am. to S pm.
Mondays through Fridays at
Freedman's Hospital from / pm.
to 8 pm. Mondays through Fri
days and from 2 pm. to 5 pm.
Sundays; at Walter Reed Hos
pital, from 8 am. to 4 pm. Mon
days through Fridays and from
7 pm. to 9 pm. Tuesdays. and
at the Washington Blood Center
from l pm. to 9 pm. Mondays
and from 8 am. to S pm. Tues
days through Fridays.
The bloodmobiles are sched-
uled to make the following visits
in the coming week:
Monday-Prinee GEORGES countv, An
drews ABB Building T-3-7a, from a:S0
M 70 $50 pm. Washington County.
s.. Johns Lutheran Church. HaserstowTn,
tas.dsg-lD . e M ch 70 Pm Main Navy.
Constitution avenue, Room s54i, from
CHAPTER: Chapter House. i01 DUKE
street Alexandria, Va. from 10 am. TO
wednesday-D c. Chapter; PentaRon,
Room "a 80. from 10 q m, to $50 pm:
Arlington Chapter: Service Club, Airing.
Thursday--D c, Chapter: Boiling Air
Force Base Service Club, from am 70
pm: Fairfax County: Lorton Re-
tor Va. from am. to pm
hriday-Prince GEORGES County: Fed
eral once Building No g. suitland, Nd
County: Naval Ordnance LABORATORY,
White oaks, Silver Spring, from Q am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26

the general practitioner - the
family doctor-and the special
list.
The general practitioner, he
declared in a statement approved
by the colleges board Of regents
this summer, is indeed a medical
manager. Every family needs
a medical adviser upon which II
can rely, whether or not such a
need is recognized"
But, what are the limits Of the
general practitioner in the field
of medicine involving possible
specialized aspects? !
1t depends entirely upon the
doctor himself, DR.. Hawley de-
clared. The moral limit Of
practice Of every physician, Spe-
cialist and general practitioner,
was fixed almost two thousand
years ago by the Great Physician
who said: Therefore all things
whatsoever We would that men
should do to We. do We even so
to them ,"
Dangers Cited
There are dangers in the
patients making his own tenta-
tive diagnosis and then refer
ring himself to a specialist. the
surgeon declared.
TOO often the specialist does
not extend his examination be-
yond the limits of his own field. /"
DR.. Hawley added. Even II
the services of a specialist are
necessary, a preliminary exam
nation by a well-qualifled gen.
eral practitioner will usually save
the patient not only time and
money, but something that Is
even more precious"
AS medical manager, the fam
lily doctor has responsibilities
that are not limited to diagnosis
and therapy. he declared.
ut is his duty to protect the
family's purse as well as its
health; and when consultants
must be called in, or a hospital
bed provided. he should exert
every effort to insure that the
charges therefor are consistent
with the financial status Of the
family.
Can Dictate
with hospitals his influence
is limited: but. with consultants.
he is in position to dictate"
There was time when every
family. more or less, had fam
lily physician. Probably more
had family doctors than had
family lawyers or even family
clergyman.
This meant that the family
physician had a place in society
above most other men.
p. A decline in the number Of
family doctors throughout the
country occurred as medical
school graduates turned toward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26

distance or left to the drivers
discretion is something that
might be argued.
1t is significant, however, that
most of the States fix the re-
Iquired dimming distance at 500
feet. Yet if two autos are APP
preaching each other at the very
ordinary speed of SIS miles per
hour each, they are closing at a
rate OF 162 feet per second. If
lights are dimmed at the re-
Iquired distance, this gives the
drivers eyes about three seconds
in which to readjust.
Is this enough time? If not,
what should the law do about
it? Highway authorities are
making a number Of special
studies to find answers to just
such questions.
The next article in this series will
oppeor Wednesday,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26

specialtieS earlier in this CEN
tdry.
The trend. however, seems tc
be reversing itself. In recent
years the general practitioners
formed an organization known
as The American Academy Of
General Practice, one Of the
largest medical organizations ex-
|cept the all-inclusive American
Medical Association.
The age of speed and huge
suburban areas may have had
something to do with the fact
comparatively few families have
general practitioners who know
their tensions. financial troubles
and past histories.
DR., Hawley believes that the
decline of the influence and
importance Of the family physi-
clan is a serious threat to the
quality of medical care. He
should be-" he continued, 1.-THE
solid foundation upon which the
entire structure of medical care
lis built. ="
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26
Home Accidents
Kill 7, Iniure 80

Seven deaths were reported
and SO persons were treated fol
injuries received in home acct
dents last week, the District Red
Cross Services said today.
Five persons died from falls,
one was fatally burned from
smoking in bed and another
Ichoked on food and died Of
Isuffocation.
The accidents included Al
falls, 2 burns, seven poisonings,
IL foreign bodies in the eye, ear,
nose, throat and stomach; 10
cuts and "a other miscellaneous
injuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26
BY PHIL YEAGER
And JOHN STARK

The District of Columbia's
traffic director, George E. Ke-
neipp. is steadily calling atten-
ton to what he terms the
"antiquated traffic laws" of the
Nations Capital.
Inadequate traffic laws. how
ever. exist all across the country,
Many Of the rules and regu-
lations which govern our ma
tional flow Of traffic were de-
signed for the old Chandler
Hupmobile and Essex and the
roads they ran on.
Take the seemingly simple
matter Of dimming headlights
at night. Laws governing this
important aspect of safe driv-
ing are more uniform through
out the Nation than most--yet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26
Henoghon to Head
Givers Fund Unit

William B. Henaghan has
been appointed chairman Of the
speakers bureau of the United
Givers Fund.
Mr.. Henaghan. branch man.
ager in Washington Of the Ralph
C. Coxhead Corp, lives at
Pooks Hill road, Bethesda. He
replaces Andrew F.. Hillhouse
former bureau chairman, who is
leaving Washington.
In his new post. Mr.. Hena-
CHAN will direct the activities OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26

men and women volunteers who
are available for speaking en-
gagements before clubs and
other groups. AS the UGF Oc-
tober drive nears, he will add
more speakers to the bureau
The first one-package fund drive
will combine 1872 campaigns in
the National Capital area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26
TODAY IN MEDICINE
Family Doctor Seen
As Medical MANAGER
By CHARLES G. BROOKS

"short Of faith God the human animal
believe anything much he wants to believe in his phys
clan" said prominent recently.
He Dr. Paul Hawey director Of the American College
Surgeons who dealing with the medical meeting grounds
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
Di!I,yyn
Route I

Homecoming Day VIII be obserV-
I'd at HaneS Chapel. Sunday Aug.
q followed by revival services
each evening Monday through Fri
dav.
Blackwood Richardson Of Toaha
visited his aunt Mrs. John Garland
Cary last week
Ms Edaar Charlton has returned
from a visit with her DAUGHTER and
son+n laW. Mr. and Mrs. James E.
Miller ol Richmond The Millers
have new son, Charlton Johnson
Miller
Miss Liza Lee TAYLOR spent her
Vacation at Colonial Beach.
Deborah Hanes is spending the
Summer ~th her uncle and aunt.
Nh and MIS- r L Hanes Her
yaren,s Nj. and Mrs Ernest Hanes
We.e recent visitors
1Ir md Mrs ( A Charlton. j..
and EDDIE spent the week end with
Wis palents They attended the re
UNISON DuiWyn High School class
IF l"' held at Peaceful Valley
oa Sunday
A.ss Jo Ann Taylol Ads returned
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
CurdsvHle

The Grange meeting and the
Home Demonstration Club picnic,
held Wednesday evening at the
Community House, were well at
tended and enjoyed by all
Mrs Ruby Raikes. Mrs Eunice
Williams and two child en-. of Rich
nend Ms hcie Allen and Acie.
". and Ms r W Rhodes visited
the Alfred Harris family last week
Miss Belinda Caudill Of Rich
mond IS spending some time with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs
S'1eeden Allen and cousin Charles
Allen
Emmett DunkHm returned home
Friday after spending several DAYS
with relatives in Swan Quarter, N
c. where he enioved fishing He
was quite successful
Mr. Dixon visited the Bollings
last week and took Mr. Boiling up
TO the section where the mining OPP
GRAFTON viii be started
Nj and Mrs Richard Rhodes
and family Of Richmond and Mr.
and Mrs John Putney and Alice. of
Cumberland. called in the Emmett
Dunkunl home on Thursday
Visitors Depart
Mrs + B Trfce and Mrs. f W
Rhedcs returned to their homes in
Richmond FRIDAY after wing
spent week with Mr.. and Mrs
Emmett Dunkum
Miss Anne Johnson is spending
some time with MIS- Annie Garnet
while her parents ARE on vacation
Luncheon guests last week Of MI
and MIS- Mayfield OWnsby were
Rev WolGnbarges and son. Larry
Of Knoxville Tenn and Rev F w
ownsby OF Trents Mill Rev Wolf
inbareor IS the visiting evangelist
fol the week
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24

Friends are glad to know Mrs.
Dallas Rainey is able to be out
again after a short stay in a Char
lottesville hospital
Mr. and Mrs C A Smith and
two sons, Of Richmond, visited her
a'nts Mesdames Baldridge, Fince
and Harvey. recently.
Visitors of MS. Reeves Phaup
and brother were Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Walker and Mesdames Cole
man and Cash. all of Lynchburg
Mr.. and Mrs Preston Hollands
and Anne of Holland, visited Mr.
and Mrs Yancy Bailey last week
Luncheon guests Sunday of Mrs
Bessie Finch were Mrs, Cook Hix
and Miss Anne. Of Prospect.
Mr. and Mrs Billy Ayers, of
Richmond, spent the week end with
their parents. and attended the
Agee- Shepherd wedding Sund y
afternoon
washington quests
The Frank Harris family. 0 f
Washington, D c.. spent the week
enl at their home near Curdsville
Recent visitors Of the Alfred Har-
ria family were Mr. and Mrs
Frank Johnson and son Keith, OF
Maple Shade N j. Miss Ru h
Harms OF EVANSVILLE Md, Mrs
Ruby Jamerson and two children
Of New Canton. Nh and Mrs. John
Harris ana Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Poe
Of plllWvn
Ms Puth Phaup Hearn an {
dau9htcr and grandson of Chat
leroy W Va are visiting NJ s
Lucy Bersch Miss Annie Phaup anc
brother They attended the Varney
Hear1 wedding at Smyrna Church
Sunday afternoon
Mss Carol Marie Harrison, o
Sc2itsvlle is visiting Mr. and Mrs
Jimmie Leap. Other recent visitor:
N tie same home were Mr. anC
MS Wesley Leap and children. o
Wavnes5or0 and Mr. and Nj S
Worth Leap, of ScottsVille
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
Buckingham
INSTITUTE

Mr.. and Mrs Joe keenan,. of
Richmond were week end guests
of his mothe. Mrs Kay keenan,.
Marshall G. Agee and daughter.
Janet. Mr. and Mrs. William Agee.
Mr.. and Mrs Carlton Slough and
daughter. Patty Claiborne. all of
Richmond, were luncheon guests of
Mr.. and Mrs Fred O. Williams on
Sunday They all attended the we'd
ding Of their niece Miss Joan Agee.
to Allen Shepherd in Buckingham
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs Emily St. Clair and Roland
Mitchell of Richmond. Mr.. an
Mrs. Joe keenan, and Mrs. Kay
keenan, were luncheon guests of
Mrs Ada Baird at The Tavern"
Sunday
Mr. and Mrs w Prentis Morton.
Of Richmond, spent Sunday with
her mother, Mrs David Harris.
Mrs Kay keenan, left Tuesday to
spend some time with her daughter
Mrs Paul Johnston. in Arlington
while 1t. Col. Johnston is il in the
hospital
Branch Byrd. of Idaho. arrived
Saturday TO spend some time at
Caryswood Plantation Mrs. Byrd
has been here the entire summer
Mrs Ada Baird Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe keenan, and Mrs Kay keenan,
were guests at steak supper Sun
day evening at CarysWood
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24
Well Water

Homecoming Day at S h + 0 n
Church was we'll attended. wit h
many visitors form a distance pres
ent Among them was Mrs. R M
Hall. wife of the beloved and de-
parted pastor A revival conducted
by Rev Mr. Ragland continued
enough the week He is gifted
speaker and delivered inspiring
messages.
Mrs Clinton Baber. of Richmond.
remained over Sunday, spending
the time with relatives and friends
Mrs. Tom Blackwell. of Roanoke
was a week end visitor of Mr.. and
Mrs r 0 Webster The Websters
were also hosts to Rev Mr. Rag
land throughout the week
Friends of Mrs. Abe Steger are
glad to learn she is getting on well
at University Hospital after suffer
ing a broken hip two weeks ago.
M and Mrs. j Self and daugh-
ters, Margaret and Elizabeth, visit
cd friends at Richmond last Sunday
Mrs Egbert Winfrey remains i'll
at her home
MS c C Cook. of Durham. who
VISITED her sister in Silver Springs,
Nd. reformed to the home of Mrs.
Joe Sieger on Saturday. accompan-
led by Nh and Mrs. Whimore. of
chat place who We're week end
guests st the Stegers.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-12-06
Damage Suit Settled

A damage suit brought by Harry
Ark, of Hutton, against Richard
Whitaker, of Terra Alta, in the
amount of $4,000, was settled out
of court last Thursday night. Trial
in the case was set for November
30, and settlement was announced
just prior to the trial. The case had
been removed to Allegany county
from Garrett county Representing
Ark were Jones and Jones, of Oak
land, and Earl Cobey. Frostburg.
Representing Whitaker were Earl
E. Manages, Cumberland, and S II.
Pagenhardt, Oakland.
The mishap occurred the night
of January q, 1855, on route 80,
one mile west of Crellin. Papers
filed in the case stated that Ark
was standing on the side of the
road when hit by Whittaker's car
which the plaintiff said was being
operated at an excessive speed and
on the wrong side of the highway
The plaintiff declared he suffered
fractured skull and nose. COM
pound fracture of the right leg
chest injuries and numerous cuts
and bruises.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-12-06
ACCIDENT

Mrs Raymond Schlosnagle and
daughters, of Friendsville and Mrs.
Harry Seggie and son George, Wis
tied their husbands, who are pa
tients in Newton D. Baker hospital,
at Martinsburg, W. Va, Thursday.
Donald Haenftling, Akron, o., is
visiting his aunt, Mrs. Dora Schlos-
magic.
Paul Smith and Raymond Cod
dington spent Saturday in Mar
tinsburg, w. Va Harry Seggie re-
turned home with them after being
patient in the Veterans hospital
there for the past month.
Charles Seggie, Baltimore, and
Lloyd Seggie, Boiling Field. Wash
ington, d. c., visited their brother,
Harry Seggie, Saturday.
Mike Kahl. Richmond, Va, is
visiting his parents.
Paul Kahl, Baltimore. is spend
ing a week with relatives here.
Orlando Zinkan, JohnStoWn, Pa,
is spending some time with his par
entS here.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-12-06

of the case. His address was not
only historically accurate, but he
succeeded in presenting his case
in a way so interesting and so unlike
the usual legal statement of hiStOr-
ic facts that he aroused the atten-
ton of the entire court Chief JUS
tice Fuller and Justices Holmes,
Harlan and White interrupted him
frequently by questions, each of
which served in turn to give MIR.
Sincell fresh opportunity to ac-
quaint the court thoroughly with
the history of the events that led to
the placing of the Fairfax stone,
and the subsequent course of events
that made clear how Maryland
from the earliest days of the first
lord proprietor down to the action
of the Maryland legislature in 1890
the act under which the present
case is being tried, had protested
against the boundary line that is
now being claimed by West Vir-
ginia.
Mr.. Price addressed the court
for nearly three hours this after
noon He presented the ancient
claims that have been rehearsed
again and again, insisting that the
Fairfax stone marked the true
boundary line, and that Maryland
had acquiesced in that fact when
in the Constitution of 1852 the
Fairfax stone was referred to as
the point from which the boundary
line between Maryland and Vir-
ginia started He dealt at length
upon the value of the Deakins line,
the lire run by Francis Deakins I'M
der an act of the Maryland legis-
lature in 1881. when it was decided
TO divide the free lands of Mary
land west of Fort Cumberland
among the soldiers of the Revolu-
ton.
Straus Scores Point.
Mr.. Price dWelt with such en-
phasis on the importance of the
Deakins line that Mr. Straus was
enabled to score signal victory.
He asked Mr.. Price if he would
state which of the many surveys
that have been made would be
claimed by West Virginia as the
real line Mr. Straus' question was
Immediately Endorsed by several
members of the court. Chief Justice
Fuller and Justice White both ask
ing Mr. Price repeatedly to point
out on the map the line which he
would claim as the boundary.
Mr.. Price finally stated that the
Deakins line was essentially the
line which West Virginia would
claim to be the true boundary line
This was a victory for Mr.. Straus,
because he will show in his argu-
ment tomorrow that Deakins never
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-12-06

RANGE: A native of North Amer
lea from New Brunswick to
Georgia on the Atlantic Coast.
Common all over Maryland.
DESCRIPTION: A shrubby tree
that may grow as high as 40 feet;
twigs are sticky; leaves alternate,
composed of IL to 81 paired leaf
let's; reaching 2 feet in length;
dark green turning red in fall.
PREFERRED HABITAT: Found
on relatively poor, dry, we'll
drained soil. Grows we'll along
fence rows, stream borders and
roads; considered by many to be
a weed.
METHOD OF ESTABLISHMENT:
From seeds-50,000 per pound;
sprouts persistently from the roots
after cutting or injury; forms
loose thicket.
FLOWERS: Small yellow flowers
appearing in June and July, pro-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-12-06
STAGHORN SUMAC
(Rhus typhina)

duced in dense pyramid cluster,
green in color changing to brown
or red in winter.
FRUIT: Globular, about g in dia-
meter; turn from green to red in
winter, in clusters; available in
September, persistent year round.
WILDLIFE USE: Not choice or
preferred food, yet important in
winter when desired foods are
scarce; high in provitamin A. Fruit
eaten by fourteen species of birds,
including ruffed grouse, bob-white,
turkey, ringnecked pheasant and
mourning dove; also rabbits and
white-tailed deer feed on the bark
and twigs.
OTHER VALUES: 1t is said an
acid drink may be made from the
berries similar to lemonade, if
boiled in water and sweetened; rec
commended for soil erosion control
planting.