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The frontiersman., 1956-01-12
TEST WELL BIDS REQUESTED BY DISTRICT ENGINEERS

Contractors interested in well drilling are asked by the Alaska District Corps of Engineers to submit bids for test wells ato locate the best and most econom- ical source of water" near Alt lasta House, Mile 160 on the Glenn Highway.
 Bids will be opened January 24 at Il am. in the Anchorage office of the Alaska District, un- der Invitation 56-28
 The bids are to be based on a minimum of two and a maximum of four wells with a minimum diameter of six inches and 3 maximum depth of 100 feet. Tie contractor is to furnish all plant, labor. equipment and ma terial and perform all operations
The frontiersman., 1956-01-12
kiWANIANS SEEKING l6MM FILM ON ALASKA WILDLIFE

IL was requested tf1lS week that anyone who has i6mm color film of various types of Alaska wild life and scenery and would like to make it available to the Pal mer Kiwanis club for planned project, contact Dr. C. C. Ball. ey, C. E. Logsdon, Stewart Dur rant, Lew Hanks, or H j. Hodg- son as soon as possible.
 The Kiwanis club of Palmer IS developing movie on Alaska's wildlife and scenery. They plan to rent this film to Kiwanis Clubs in the States to raise money for their active youth services work Monies realized from the project would be used for such activities as playground development. park development, and youth center.
 Dr. Bailey Is making available to the club his film library. in cFuding his outstanding films on brown bear. More film is needed. however, to develop a we'll rounded production Of about 90. minutes running time. Especial ly desired are films of sheep, goat, black and grizzly bear. carl bou, ducks, geese, and various kinds of fish.
 The borrowed film would be used in making an original copy. only. Prints Of the completed movie would then be made and the film returned to the owner. Special attention and care will be given all film loaned to the local Kiwanians and returned as quickly as possible.
 When the desired film feotage has been collected and edited. the organization plans to have a sound track added to make the film top-notcn attraction for Ssateside showings. It was point ed out that this will not only benefit the youth of this area. bIt all Alaska will benefit from the tourist who will be attracted 10 "see for themselves what they have seen on film.
The frontiersman., 1956-01-12
Hard o Convince

necessary to construct wells which will produce 5000 gallons oftpotable water per l6-hour day.
 The location is near the edge of the Copper River basin. a re- zion of permanently frozen gla- eial drift. Weather conditions are similar to Gulkana. Route to the site Is over a paved al-weather highway and food and lodging for construction crews should be available from nearby road houses.
 The work is to be completed within 90 days after contract has been awarded.
The frontiersman., 1956-01-12

All persons desiring voice in the conduct of the Assoeiufon's business urged to buy voting
 5 bership ($2.501 and offend fhe onnuo meeting on 5 FebrUory IS, 1o56
Evening star., 1956-12-30

ciety of the Potomac Valley car
ries an article by the editor oi
the California Camellia Society
listing large number C45) Of
the midseason and late-bloom-
ing varieties which he suggests
are worth trying in this area
The list includes a number that
have already been tested, but
there is a challenge to try some
of the others
The azalea needs a cool stu
alton. Put 1t out on the porch
or in some other frost-free place
it can be spared from
the indoors. Give it plenty OF
water so that the blossoms will
not wilt. With this kind of at
tention it is posseible to keep an
azalea In flower for a month OF
more. After the blooming sea-
son is over. keep the plant in a
sunny cool spot, watering as
needed. In the spring it can 90
into the shrub border for many
years Of service. This applies to
the Kurume aZaleas and not to
the Indicas, which are not hardy
in this area.
The cyclamen, Christmas OF
Jerusalem cherry, and similar
holiday plants need a cool $50 to
go degrees) situation or they will
soon wilt and die. The same
should be given the
Christmas begonia.
Place orders for seeds, bulbs
and plants as early as possible
to insure receipt in. time for
planting. Some kinds of seeds
should be started in February
so it is not safe to delay for long,
especially If the newer varieties
are wanted. w. H.Y.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
March Dates
Set for 1857
Garden Show

Dates for the seventh annual
National Capital Flower and
Garden Show have been set for
March z through 13 at the Ma
tional Guard Armory. The an
nouncement came Jointly from
Paul E. Bauer, president of the
Allied Florists of Greater WASH
ington and Mrs. Clifton H. Luce.
president of the National Capital
Garden Club League, co-sponsors
Of the event.
Theme of this years Flower
and Garden Show is America
the Beautiful with flowers of
every State to be used in the
colorful exhibits both in the gar
den club section and in exhibits
OF retail florists of the Allied
Florists Association.
Boris Timchenko. show archi-
tect. reports two of the new fea-
lures Of the beautiful show will
be the world famous Stone COL
lection of acacia trees and the
Florida State exhibit, consisting
of a duplicate of the native
habitat Of a Seminole Indian
family with all the natural sur
roundings.
Setting off the entire hall Of
floral beauty will be 80 ma
jestic evergreen trees most Of
Them over 40 feet tall.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
Eastern Star
Sessions Set

Activities in chapters of the
Eastern Star are:
Martha-Past Officers' Associ-
alton, dinner and installation of
officers. Saturday, $50 pm,
Garden Memorial Presbyterian
Church, 1880 Minnesota avenue
Sc January 7, Ways and Means
1880 Ridge place Sc.
Joppa-Wednesday, reception
for officers. December and jan
uary birthdays honored.
Washington Centennial =
Thursday. Ways and Means with
Mrs. Julia Yokum. Friday meet
ing.
Federal - Wednesday, Ways
and Means with Mrs. Marie
Moore. 5209 Twenty-ninth ave-
nue.. District Heights. Md. Jam
uary 10. meeting called of.
Bethlehem-Friday, rehearsal
January 8, reception for officers
Ruth--January 3, Campbell.
Loeffler Sewing Club. 1880 pm,
January 4, officers meeting
January 7. reception for officers;
January 8. choir rehearsal: jan
uary 9. Temple Board with Bee
Baruday.
Evening star., 1956-12-30

day Of the year. and from now
on, even though winter is with
lus, the days will be constantly
growing longer.
And with each additional min
ute Of daylight, we can almost
feel the approach of spring.
The time will pass quickly, as
time always does. and 1t won't
be too long now before my COW
and will have our morning
milking sessions under the rays
of the rising sun.
! would not like living in q
land of unchanging seasons.
Here we have always the prom
Use Of something new and differ
ent.
In summer heat, there is the
promise Of the crisp, cool and
bright days of fall and in the
dark dead of winter, the promise
of the rebirth Of spring.
We do live in a pretty good.
place, after all.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
Phillips Agoin
Heads DuhIiu
SocietyHere

The National Capital Dahlia
Society has reelected Clarence
G. Phillips president.
A lawyer oy profession, Mr..
Phillips is a graduate Of Column
bia University and is with the
United States General Account
ing Office where he is entrusted
with important cases by the
Comptroller General. But his
avocatibn is dahlias-big ones.
little ones. and medium sized
ones. but with a preference for
the large "A" size blooms. He
has exhibited with considerable
success here, at Richmond, Va,
Baltimore, Nd, and other East
ern cities. His most coveted prize,
however. is The Evening Star
Trophy awarded at the society's
show last fall for his entry
"Kidd's Climax"
Other officers of the society
are; vice president, Clyde NJ.
Stewart; secretary, Vernon l.
Ailstock; treasurer, c. D. School
craft; managers 1858, James w.
Browning and Lloyd C. Dye.
Committee Chairmen: Show,
Mr.. Samuel Shapiro; member
ship, Paul W. Clarke, program,
Forrest T. Minor; publicity. Carl
r. Greimel; plant and root sales,
George E. Dodrill; Editor, Dahlia-
gram, Dr.. Henry C, Parker.
Evening star., 1956-12-30

Two Petunius Rank Tops
In 1857 AII-Americu List

for second crop. but with
paintings every week or 10 days
it may provide a continuous
harvest for the rest Of the sea-
son. Greencrop is q strong
grower and bears a heavy crop.
but in a rather short period. The
pods are fiat and dark green.
The seeds are white.
Champion radish Of the
French breakfast type is OUT
standing in that 1t retains its
color and dewy crispnesS even
when mature. Thus 1t is possible
to have large-sized radishes that
are edible.
Smoothie cucumber is well
named In that 1t has neither
warts or spines but is smooth
skinned. The flavor and quality
of Smoothie is. Of course. very
good but no mention is made of
it's resistance to the. mosaic dis
ease which destroys many Gu
cumber vines about the time they
they get into full bearing.
New Gladiolas
This is the second year Of the
All-America Glads and Carib-
bean and Maytime join last
years winners. Royal Stewart
and Appleblossom. Caribbean is
a distinctly rufied blue glad.
Maytime is rufied pink with
a big white throat.
The All-America Glads Com
mittee announced that these
top-flight newcomers will be Of
fered for sale at so cents per
bulb, which is q remarkable diff
ference from former years when
new items sold for several dollars
per bulb. This is really news
for those gardners who like to
try out the newest creations.
Moreover, the bulbs are disease
free. blooming size and are indi-
vidually packaged and labeled
with AAGS emblem. Since this
new program also includes the
1856 winners it means that gard
eners who passed them by last
season might we'll include them
in their 1857 group for possible
entry in local shows.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
GARDEN CLUB
ACTIVITIES

The CheverIy Garden Club
will meet Thursday, January 8
at 8 pm. at the Cheyerly Com
munity Church. Newly elected
officers for 1857 will be installed
at this meeting. The speaker,
Mrs. Ruth Prudon. will demon
strate Making Flower Arrange
ments Using Available Winter
Material"
The National Association Of
Gardeners, District Of Columbia
Branch. will meet at c. F. Armi-
ger, Inc, 945 Pershing drive, Sill
yer Spring. January 4 at 3 pm
Robert Fisher will show slides OF
Mount Vernon.
The Calvert Manor Garden
Club will meet at 7:45 pm. at
the home of Mrs. William Ken
neaster on Monday, January 7,
The program for the evening
will be on conservation.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
Africun Violet
Is Called Top
Indoor Plant

In all the history of horti-
culture, there has never been
anything like African violets to
win enthusiasts and to 1nfiu-
ence indoor gardening.
You don't have to be an expert
to grow violets. yet they're
tricky enough to provide q
feeling of accomplishment when
you succeed.
Ted Weston, in an American
Home article, calls the African
violet. probably the best all
around house plant ever dis
covered" which. of course. is an
other reason why they're popular.
Both the leaves and the
flowers are attractive. and prop
erly handled, they are virtually
ever blooming. What's more.
their small size makes 1t easy to
find the right place for them.
For a long time now. hybridists
have been working to make
African violets even better and
to secure an even greater variety.
Not long ago all African violets
had had single flve-petaled pur-
pie flowers. Now there are so
many different colors and forms,
there's no keeping track Of them.
Meanwhile, house-plant en-
thusiasts have been finding
more and more ways to use
them. The decorator-minded are
no longer content to grow them
in pots on window sills and
shelves. They use both the
plants and the blooms for just
about every purpose for which
cut flowers and other kinds of
plants are used in a home.
Today one can buy all man.
ner of movable racks and ad-
Unstable stands enough to
allow for hundreds Of plants in
the average home. And if that's
not enough. plant trays and
batteries of fluorescent lights
Evening star., 1956-12-30
New Rose Booklet

A new booklet on roses and
care has just been published by
All-America Rose Selections and
is available free. Write to ALL
America Rose Selections, room
3006, As Rockefeller Plaza, New
York 20, New York, enclosing a
stamped, self-addressed envelop.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
By w. H. YOUNGMAN

The All-America Selections in
flowers and vegetables. the choice
of judges from all sections of the
country. are announced this
week, focusing attention of gar
Ideners on new items for 1857.
These winners in vegetables.
roses, gladiolus and other flowers
are the chosen few to receive
the coveted designation, meaning
that they are better than the
old and the tops Of the new.
Two petunias achieved this
honor for 1857. One is yGlitterS,
Ia crimson and white, uniform
bicolor, which grows 10 to IL
inches tall. The other is Red
Satin, a vivid. non-fading red.
It is also a multiflora, suitable
for bedding or edging because
lit grows about a foot.
The third winner is Twinkle
Iphlox. a star-shaped bedder with
pink, salmon, cream, lavender,
and other colors that might well
be placed as an edging in front
of flower or shrubbery border.
All of these plants are ANIMALS.
The seed may be started indoors
in March for tranSplanting to
the borders in late April or early
May. If the seed is to be started
out-of doors it is seldom safe
to make such paintings until the
soil has warmed up consider
ably, usually about the first week
in May.
Vegetable Winners
Four vegetables made the
grade. Black Beauty squash,
Greencrop snap bean. Champion
Iradish and Smoothie cucumber.
All represent progress in de-
Iveloping higher quality varieties
for the dining table. Black
Beauty squash. typical of the
popular zucchini, has smooth,
round, glossy fruits with tender
creamy white flesh.
Greencrop snap beans are
considered superior in quality
and flavor to the existing varie-
ties hence should be looked to
Evening star., 1956-12-30
TX. Of c. Dance Set
For New Years Eve

The annual New Years Eve
benefit dance of the Knights Of
Columbus will be held at the
club house, 918 Tenth street
NV, December 81. from $50
pm. to 1870 am.
John ]. Sedoti is in charge of
arrangements, assisted by S. B.
Woolls and j. j. Mccarthy.
Proceeds will be presented to the
New Loyola Retreat House Of
Southern Maryland.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
THIS WEEK
IN THE GARDEN

1t will soon be time to take
cuttings of the evergreens for
roofing in a cool situation. Most
of them root best in a half-and-
half mixture of sand or perlite
and peatmoss. Put the cuttings
in 6-inch pots for ease of han
ding. They should be treated
with a roofing hormone before
inserting. Set the pots in a
polyethylene bag and place on a
shelf where they get some light.
1t takes two to four months for
the roofing before transplanting
Pruning Can Start
Start the pruning of decidu-
Gus trees and shrubs. The ear
lier this job is completed the
more time there will be for other
chores. Treat all cuts with a
tree dressing to prevent entrance
of disease spores. If the limbs
are large be sure to undercut to
avoid dangerous bark tears.
Underwriting is simply making
"a substantial cut on the under
side of the limb 6 inches or more
from the trunk Of the tree. The
final cut is made from the top
side, close to and parallel with
the trunk. Do not include hy-
drangeas, Grape myrtle, roses or
butterfly bushes. This prlinning
should wait until the first Of
March.
Berried Shrubs
There are many berried shrubs
suitable to the Washington area,
as shown by the very excellent
exhibit displayed by the Nation
al Arboretum at the Christmas
decorations show Of the USDA
Garden Club. The display in
cluded several kinds of holly,
the stranvaesia, firethorn, and
several others, some of which
are new to the home gardener.
The aroma, which bears dark
red berries: the photinia handing
fheavenly bamboo, are others
that can be relied upon to pro-
vide color in the shrub bor-
der in the winter.
Shower for Plants
If the house air is dry and
warm and dusty, give the plants
an occasional shower in the bath
tub to remove the dust as we'll
as wet the soil. 1t also helps to
flush out the accumulation of
salts left by evaporating water.
African violets and gloxinias
can take a shower but the water
should be tepid. not cold. Fo-
liage should be thoroughly dried
before placing in a sunny situa-
ton.
Planning the Garden
1t is well to make a plan for
the 1857 garden. Unless this is
done before the catalogs arrive.
we are likely TO forget the gar
den picture desired and buy the
new things Just to see what they
look like. Vegetable or flower
selection should be based on the
proved kinds. Leave some space
TO try out something new.
Newsletter of the Camellia So
Evening star., 1956-12-30
Pinecrest Winners
In Decorations Listed

Winners in the Pinecrest
Garden Club OF Fairfax County
outdoor Christmas decoration
contest are as follows:
Picture Windows r. " BagDy Pine
court; L Thompson s02l Overlook
eFye W l. 1rsssg!, sooS Elmdele road
EiHhiand road E o. Donaldson. f4i3
Br1oksioe drive. e A. King, s0os Vale
ttrFet
Doorway n c Payne 5Jla HEh-
sttst HiEsins s0eQ Vale street
Nlseelanenus @ r. Biekeil a00i
EWdale road = Z stanley 902l Over.
street
judges we're Mrs. B. F. Leh-
man. Mrs. Joseph Muir and Mrs.
Thomas Thomson.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
LIFE IN
THE COUNTRY
The Skies Turn on the Neon
BY JAMES BlRcHFIELD

One night. not so long ago,
we chanced to look toward the
north in time to see nature turn
on her gigantic neon sign--the
northern lights or Aurora Bo-
realis.
Great waves of color passed
along the northern skies, rang
ing from reds to dark violets.
And 1t was one OF the few times
I have seen the northern lights.
1t may seem unjust to COM
pare the Aurora Borealis with q
neon sign, especially after travel
ing some of our highways in
proximity to cities, but. never
theless, the same principal ap-
plies to both.
I would like to add quickly,
however. that I much prefer the
natural phenomenon.
Two things make possible the
northern lights - sunspots and
the small amount of rarifled
gasses found in the earth's upper
atmosphere.
The Sunspots send out electri-
cal impulses. and these, In turn,
activate the small amount Of
nitrogen, oxygen. argon, helium.
neon, hydrogen and carbon di-
oxide in the upper atmosphere
and cause them to vibrate.
And this is exactly what hap
pens. only on a smaller scale,
when electrical current is passed
through a tube containing neon
gas. Although the tube of gas
usually is found outlining a fill
ing station or spelling out the
name Of a soft drink.
According to Prof. Carl Storm
er of the University Of Oslo. the
auroral lights may occur as high
as 900 miles in the sky, and
never come closer than so or go
miles to the earth's surface.
\ 4 4
At 4 pm. just 9 days ago the
sun entered the sign Of Capri
cornus. the farthest south from
the equator, and started its slow
journey north again.
This means that we are now
in the winter season, but with
a growing promise Of spring. The
winter solstice was the shortest
Evening star., 1956-12-30

will enable the home gardner to
grow hundreds more in the
basement.
The best and easiest way to
grow African violets? Here are
some important hints:
ID Give them all the light
they need.
CD Try to keep them slightly
moist +. not dry or soggy.
(3) Feed them every two
weeks by adding some soluble
plant food to the water.
a. Use a fairly light. humus-
like soil for best results.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
Fortyond Eight
Plans Dance

Grand Voiture 174 Forty ct
Eight of the American Legion
will hold a New Years eve dinner
and dance at the Hamilton
Hotel tomorrow. Dinner will be
served at 1880 pm. Dancing will
be from 10 pm. to 2 am. Tickets
can be obtained from Fred
Money. 5000 Ramblewood drive,
District Heights. Md, or Frank
lin Britton, 2512 Q street NV.
At q recent meeting of Navy
Department Post these new
members were accepted: Charles
J. O'Connor. Patrick j. Foley,
Norman F. Sparks, Dominick N.
Servadio, James r. Delcoco, Con-
stance Hinman and Betty
Kaufman.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
IMuIchine Material

The collecting Of pine needles
and other mulching material
might well be done at this sea-
son Of the year. Next spring ct
planting time there is likely to
be q need for considerable guam
titles for use around the broad
leaved evergreens.
Evening star., 1956-12-30
Droft Drops Leaves

That Christmas poinsettia may
be shedding leaves because q
cold draft strikes it every time
the door is openend. The poin-
settia needs a warm, sunny
place, free from chills (about so
dgreesl. Like most woody plants
it needs lots of water. but that
does not mean that the soil
can be waterlogged.
The Nome nugget., 1956-06-29
New VistaVision Magic

II was ex-bomber pilot James
Stewart himself who persuaded
Paramount Pictures to film Stra-
tegic Air Command" the inside
story OF the us. Air Forces atom
bomb carriers, coming 10 The
Theater on the Fourth Of July.
jimmy. cO-starred IN the mag
nifieent film with June AllysOn.
realized that only the tremendous
sweep and clarity OF VistaVision
would allow the filming OF hum
dreds OF bombers IN action with~
out cutting from one group to
another. The result has been the
most extraordinary aerial So
quences ever photographed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-16
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