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Evening star., 1959-05-31
GARDENS
Gorden Mulch Keeps
Roots Functioning

|ket--a sterilized corncob ma
terial with nitrogen added-is
supposed to be effective at less
than / inch. This hardly seems
adequate to provide the desired
insulation or to control the
pesky crabgrass. A little expert
ence will indicate the desired
depth to achieve the results de-
sired.
Question Of Nitrogen
With the exception Of the
new material containing nitro
gen. several Of the commonly
used materials need supple
mental nitrogen to take care Of
the bacteria. Corncobs, sawdust,
sugar cane bagasse and straw
mulches should be supplemented
with either q straight nitro
gen fertilizer or with q COM
mercial mixture. Thus ma
terial is not lost but becomes
available to the plants as the
bacteria die.
There are a number Of for
mulae for measuring the guam
tity Of nitrogen needed for q
given mulch at a specified
depth. However, many simply
spread the mulch and put on
enough plant food to take care
Of the plants and the bacteria.
By noting the color Of the
plant foliage it is easy to de-
termine when additional ferti-
lizer is needed. When the TO-
liage is a rich green there is
adequate nitrogen for bacteria
and for plants.
In addition to the soil i'm
provement and plant Junction
ing there are too other benefits
attained through mulching in
the fall. Evergreens should be
mulched before the ground is
cold or frozen to delay freezing
as long as possible so that the
plant roots viii continue to
function, supplying moisture to
the leaves. The other function,
If applied after the ground is
frozen, is to keep it frozen and
to prevent heaving.
Evening star., 1959-05-31
Casserole CIeoninc

Mrs. C. S. H.. Washington,
to Mrs. r. E.Fs Washington
The stain on your casse-
role dish is probably calcium
carbonate which is referred
to as boiler scale.R It prob
ably can be removed by warm
vinegar.
I believe water pans that
are made to hang on radi-
ators are available in some
hardware stores. This would
probably be better than using
casserole dishes on radiators.
Evening star., 1959-05-31
coRREcTIoN

Last Sundays Star mis-
takenly credited the
Merton bluegrass sodding
around the new Star Build
ing TO William q. Burton.
This was an error. The
sodding was done by an
other arm. J. H. Burton a
Sons. Inc. $3.50 Ager road.
Hyattsville. Md. Alfred T.
Burton. PRESIDENT.
Evening star., 1959-05-31
Moving to Muine
Mrs. J. IT., TakOma Park

-~p N~sNS"SN W
We are moving to Orono,
Me-. in June and would ap-
preciate any information re-
garding the cost Of living
there compared to this area.
We are living in a furnished
apartment now and after we
Evening star., 1959-05-31
How TO Drope

Miss NJ. L. M, Arlington
I'm interested in learning
how to drape fabric on q
figure. I have a size 16
form and am interested in
learning to do this correctly.
Is there somewhere ! can go
in this area for lessons?
Evening star., 1959-05-31

Mrs. L. S. cheDy Chase. to Mrs. w. W.. Washington
Ts is for the mother whose son to work in Yosemite
National Park this summer. MY worked there
before last with the Park Service blister and
sionare jobs.
First have him take good pair Of work shoes Park
Evening star., 1959-05-31
Woshdoy Query


How do you get tee shirts
white and remove stains from
colored clothes? I have three
boys and all their shirts are
stained from everything
imaginable. I have tried all
the available soap detergents,
bleach, bluing, ETC.. but moth
ing works. I have an auto
matte washing machine, In
good condition, so I don't feel
it's the fault Of the washer.
Any suggestions would be ap-
preciated.
Evening star., 1959-05-31
Gardeners to Meet

National Association of Gar
deners will meet at Gustin
Gardens Friday at 8 pm. with
the wives of the members in
vited for a social evening after
the meeting.
Evening star., 1959-05-31
Suit Renukinc

> Mrs. T. H., Siluer Spring
Would some kind reader
tell me where one may go to
have a mans double-breasted
suit made into a single
breasted one. Is it expensive?
Evening star., 1959-05-31
CheverIy Plant Sale

Cheverly (Md0 Garden Club
will hold a plant sale at IL am,
June 6, at the home Of Mrs.
Betsy Frietag, corner Of Inwood
and Cheverly avenues.
Evening star., 1959-05-31
BY WILBUR H. YoUNGMAN
star Garden Editor

~ wilbur AAs LOONONAAfN
star Garden Editor
Mulching is not q new prac-
tice but for some reason it Is
not as widely employed here as
it should be. Here where we
wish to enjoy roses and flowers
during summers heat, we
should mulch to insure GOODNESS
Of soil and summer functioning
Of the root systems. Moreover,
the poorer the soil the more
important it is that the beds be
mulched.
Mulches prevent weed growth,
thus saving the chore Of soil
cultivation. They also conserve
moisture. These are obvious
values. More important to
plant health are the improve
ment Of moisture and air pene-
tration into the soil. That is,
II the soil is cultivated before
the mulch is spread.
Poor Soil Benefits
The poorer the soil the more
important it Is to mulch it.
This is based upon extensive
tests Of humus building within
the top six inches of soil. A
higher humus content was
maintained by surface mulch
ing than was obtained by in
cooperating the same quantity
Of material into the soil. A
mulch keeps the soil cooler and
hence slows bacterial action,
thus more humus remains In
the soil under a mulch.
The kind Of mulch to be used
in flower border, rose and shrub
beds is not Of any great signifi-
canoe. The main point is to use
some kind. OF course there are
differences between the various
materials available. Peatmoss
and sawdust, even corncobs
will crust occasionally. Some
mulches require the addition oi
nitrogen to take care Of bacteria
action while others do not.
The camellia growers insist
that pine needles are ideal ano
do not think Of using any other
kind Of q mulch, at least not
publicly.
Oak leaf compost that has
been properly composted with
nitrogen and other materials
makes an excellent mulch for
all kinds of broadleaved ever
green's.
Other materials include pea
nut hulls, buckwheat hulls, tan
bark, vermiculite. chopped hay,
clean straw Gree from weed
seeds, sugar cane bagasse, etc.
When to Apply II
The time of application is
somewhat controversial. Some
insist upon applying by the first
Of June. Others put it on in the
early spring. An early mulch
tends to keep the soil cool and
may delay Towering.
II azalea petal blight Is pres
ent 1t may be greatly reduced
If not eliminated by removing
the mulch just before the flow
ering season and replacing with
new material.
The chrysanthemum grower
insists on mulching his bed at
time Of setting out the new
plants-thiS to prevent leaf dis
eases as well as to stop infect
ing the foliage with the leaf
nematode. All Of which indi-
Gated that for certain specific
purposes mulchs are applied at
definite times. For all others we
may mulch whenever time and
materials permit.
The depth Of mulch varies
between the kinds Of materials.
A 1-inch peat moss mulch may
be as effective as q 3 or 4 inch
mulch Of straw or pine needles.
The newest mulch on the mar
Evening star., 1959-05-31

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The Nome nugget., 1959-11-18
Vicksburg, Miss, Pair Enroute to Alaska via 22-FoOt Outboard Cruiser

BERKELEY, Calif., R - Two southerners stopped off here yes terday on an extended cruise to Ketchikan, in a 32-foot fiberglass cruiser.
 Andy Thriche, 37, is the skip per. His mate is Bob Cummings, Is.
 The pair started off June 6 at Vicksburg, Miss, sailed through intercoastal waters to the Gulf of Mexico, on through the Panama Canal and up the California coast.
 They stopped in Los Angeles to change their twin 50-horsepower outboards to 75 hp. jobs. The sos were too slow.
 Triche, sporting a five-month beard and Confederate Army cap, said his biggest problem was finding gasoline. The boat is equipped with tanks holding 260 gallons, good for about 300 miles. But some ports along the deso- olate west coast of Mexico are as far as 475 miles apart
 "We found little harbors along there canneries and little will lages - every 100 miles or so. They're hell to find, but we rooted them out"
 Triche hopes to get to Alaska and back to Vicksburg by Christmas.
The Nome nugget., 1959-11-18
Bartlett Urges Increase
 In Allotted Survey Funds

WASHINGTON, R - Senator Bob Bartlett yesterday urged in creased federal funds for land surveys.
 Bartlett said in a letter to Sec retary of the Interior Seaton that the federal budget for the present fiscal year which began July |, contained only one million dollars for surveying land to be selected by the arious states.
 He said Alaska, under it's state hood law, will select 1O3 million acres of land in the next 20 years, an average of four million acres annually.
 He estimated the cost of survey ing this land would be four mil lion dollars a year. He suggested this should be considered when the Interior Department makes up it's budget for the next fiscal year.
The Nome nugget., 1959-11-18
Typical' American Family Realizes Universal Dream

SEATTLE, tR - At first glance, Cecil Emery Jr. appears to be a typical average American.
 He is 39, married the sweet heart he met at the YMCA here as a G-I from Chicago in World War II, has four fine children earns $1O0 a week as tele- phone equipment maintenance man, has the usual worries of trying to make his paycheck stretch.
 But let's look again. He is not an ordinary guy.
 With the approval of his lovely wife, Patricia, 36, he sold his house and all their belongings to finance a four-month trip around the world for his doting family. It cost them $5,5OO Only a tiny nestegg is left.
 Yesterday they finished this dream other tens of thousands only talk about
 "We wouldn't trade it for all the money in the world" said Emery and his wife, land that's just about what we don't have any of"
 There were mods of agreement from James, 16, John, 13, Linda, 10, and Tommy, 4.
 Emery said that with a family his size and a modest income it was impossible to save for world tour The only thing they had was the equity in the home he built with his own hands over seven years.
 A 3O-day voyage by freighter, starting July IA, took them to Honolulu, the Fiji Islands, then Australia They remained five weeks in Australia to Ceylon, India, Arabia, the Suez Canal, through the Mediterranean to southern France, Gibraltar, and London.
 The EmeryS have moved in temporarily with his in-laws, but plan to start building another house on lot they own
The Nome nugget., 1959-11-18
Khrushchev Boast Reveals Soviet Plant Missile Output Enough for Humiliation

ballistic missiles. He did not indi- cate whether the plant he referred to was producing all of the So- viets' nuclear-headed rockets.
 Some in the West claim that the Soviet Union has changed its policy and therefore it has be- come easier to talk with us" Khrushrhev said. 'This is wrong, of course. Communists we were born, Communists we live and will not die but continue to march on- ward as Communists"
 In Washington, the Defense De partment had no immediate com ment on Khrushchev's report on Soviet missile production
 It was not clear whether the Premier was referring to inter continental missiles with range of several thousand miles, or whe- ther he was speaking of medium range weapons with a range of about 700 miles.
The Nome nugget., 1959-11-18
WCTU Attacks TelevisiOn

EVANSTON, H., B - The Women's Christian Temperance Union today accused Columbia Broadcasting System of violating television's decency code with shows depicting murder, delin- quency and drunkenness.
 Mrs. Fred J. Tooze, president of the WCTU, said: "CBS has long been a headache in Christian homes, with its array of Westerns and detective shows featuring murder, gun fights and violence at hours when most children watch"
The Nome nugget., 1959-11-18
Connecticut Congressman Urges Ike Offer Goodwill Seat to Demo. Critics

O-Conn) who suggested that Els enhower make his 20,O00-mile tour of II nations bipartisan affair. He wrote a letter to the Chief Executive Friday propos- ing that Eisenhower invite one or more Democrats experienced in international affairs.
 In addition to Truman, the sen ator mentioned Dean Acheson, who was Truman's Secetary of State; Adlai E. Stevenson, the loser to Eisenhower in the 1852 and 1856 Presidential campaigns, and Representative c e t e r Bowles O-Conn, 2 former ann bassador to India.
 India, with Red China glover ing across her northern border, is a high priority point on the tour. Eisenhower will spend more time there than in any other country.
The Nome nugget., 1959-11-18
By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL


 AUGUSTA, Ga, tR - President Eisenhower is mulling over pro- posal that he ask Harry s. Tru- man to go along on next months goodwill visit on three continents, a White House spokesman says. Wayne Hawks, acting White House Press Secretary, told news conference .questioner yes terday: "He has it under consid- eration, yes"
 But one obvious obstacle in the way of turning the President and former President into travelling companions is that for seven years there hasn't been much goodwill between them.
 And a spokesman for Truman said in Kansas City that Truman knew nothing of the idea.
 It was Senator Thomas Dodd
The Nome nugget., 1959-11-18
Woodworking Magazine Predicts Type of
 Settlement in Steel Issue

NEW YORK, R m If secret meetings now in progress be- tween steel industry and union negotiators bring about volun- tary agreement, it probably will be noninflationary three-year contract, Iron Age Magazine said today.
 The package may be sweetened slightly from the last offer made a few weeks ago of 10 cents an hour wage cost, the national met alworking magazine said.
 While recent meetings have not brought the two sides close enough to cause surge of opti- mism, the magazine said, they did clear some of the air between David J. Mcdonald, Steelworkers Union president, and R. Conrad Cooper, chief industry negotiator.
 Pressure on the union and the companies have prodded both sides to resume talks.
The Nome nugget., 1959-11-18
State Chief Justice Names Presiding Court Judges

JUNEAU - From among the eight Superior Court judges ap- pointed last week by Governor Egan, the Supreme Court chief justice named these presiding judges:
 For the First District, James A. von der Heydt at Nome.
 For the second district, Hugh Gilbert at Nome.
 For the third district, Edward V. Davis of Anchorage.
 For the Fourth District, Harry O. Arend of Fairbanks.
 Nesbett said letters informing the four of their appointments went out in advance of their for nal assumption of judicial duties so they can begin work on press ing problems as soon as possible.
 One of the major tasks facing the presiding judges is the selec- ton of magistrates and deputy l1dS1SLl dLSS 1Ol Cc1Nll O1 GIlO JONA1- cial districts.
 The magistrates and the depu- ties will provide lower court ju- dicial services on local level.
 The Superior Court judges will be sworn in November 27 and will leave Juneau the next day for New Jersey and an intensive five day training program November 30 to December A.
 Arrangements for the clinic, covering handling of all types of judicial work, were made by Nes- bett with William Smith, chief judge of the U. s. District Court at Newark.
 The assignment of cases within each district is an added respon- sibility of the presiding judges.
The Nome nugget., 1959-11-18

MOS COW, R Premier Khrushchev says one Soviet fac tory alone has turned out 250 rockets with hydrogen warheads in one year - enough to "raZe all our potential enemies off the face of the earth"
 "You can well imagine that if this lethal weapon is exploded over some country there will be nothing left there at all," Khrush- chev told meeting of Soviet journalists But the Soviet govern ment is ready to sink all this in the sea in the interests of en- surfing peace on earth" he said, If other countries will follow our example"
 The Soviet leader said he was making public the rocket pro duction figure to back up his 1858 announcement that the Soviets were turning out intercontinental
The Nome nugget., 1959-11-18
Soviet Activities In IN. Atlantic,
 Threat to NATO

WASHINGTON, RAOperation of Soviet fishing vessels in the North Atlantic lis a matter of great concern to us," NATO com mander Admiral Jerauld Wright said today.
 The fishing craft, he said, os- tensibly are interested only in commercial fishing but 'they are probably engaged in other activi- ties" such as oceanographic sur veys and other tasks of military importance.
 Wright also said Soviet ballistic missile submarines will pose a sig nificant threat against nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Or ganization within a year
 "We have conclusive evidence" Wright said, "that they are show ing an increased interest in the East Coast of North America, a key area and an industrial com plex of the first importance, not only to America, but to our NATO alliance"
 Wright also called for increased contributions by all NATO na- tions to defense of the vital sea lanes between North America and Europe.
 ''The defense of the Atlantic," he said, lis not a one or a two or a three-nation task. It is what we call an all hands job,' one to which all NATO nations can contribute"
The Nome nugget., 1959-11-18
Producers Assert That, All Tainted Cranberries Are Off the Market

WASHINGTON, RACranberry producers asserted today that their products now on the market are safe to eat They called on Secretary of Welfare Arthur Flemming to give that reassur- ance to the American public.
 Ambrose E. Stevens, general manager of a cooperative which he said represents 75 per cent of the cranberry crop, said canned cranberry sauce now on store shelves was made from berries harvested in 1858.
 Neither the Food and Drug Ad- ministration nor producers, Ste vens said, have any reason to be- lieve that last years crop was improperly treated in any man. ner with the weed killer amino triazole
 "The very careful restrictions made by us on fresh berries also indicate that 10 million pounds of fresh cranberries in grocery stores are also entirely pure, :" Stevens added.
 Stevens, at a conference called by Flemming, presented five point industry program designed to relieve Americans of any worry.
 Flemming's stated purpose in setting up today's meeting was to hear from the industry a plan to separate the clean berries from those which have been contami- mated. So far the only method has been painstaking and slow chem ical testing of each batch.
The Nome nugget., 1959-11-18
Cold Wave Nurnbs Heart of Dixie
fBy The Associated Press

A pre-Winter cold wave that numbed the Rockies and the mid continent earlier this week stung the East and the heart of Dixie today with the seasons coldest weather
 It was colder in many parts of the South - below freezing - than in the snow covered sections of the Northland, which made a quick recovery after two days of sub-zero blasts.
 Freezing weather penetrated to the Gulf region. Pensacola, Fla, had a low of 31.
 Cold records for the date toppled in many cities.
 Five to eight inches of snow fell along the lake front in north eastern Ohio. New York State had up to 12 inches of snow and temperatures ranged down to 2 below zero.
 The freezing weather spread southward across the Carolinas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and south Texas. Temperatures were in the 20s Some southern cities matched the 25-degree mark at Anchorage.
The Nome nugget., 1959-11-18
PILOT KILLED IN CRASH AT ANCHORAGE BASE

ANCHORAGE, R m The pilot of an Air Force F1O2 jet fighter plane killed in a crash on take off Monday was identified as Captain Donald E. Leiffert, 32.
 His widow, Joanne Frances, and three children, Christopher, 8, Kirkland, 6, and Chad, 4, all living at the Elmendorf AFB, sur vive. His father is Everett O. Leiffert, of Des Moines. Iowa.
The Nome nugget., 1959-11-18
GRANDMA IS YOUNG

BURBANK, Callf., R - Actress Loretta Young is grandmother.
 Her daughter, Judy, gave birth Monday to daughter, Maria. Judy is the wife of Joseph Tunney IT,, executive with Revue Pro- ductions
The Nome nugget., 1959-11-18
UPSET

UPSET ..
 LOS ANGELES, R - "She ran at me with knife. It upset me and made me nervous"
 That testimony won Mayor Cahzin a divorce fom his wife, Rose, when he explained that he isn't as spry at running around the house as he once was.
 Cahzin, a retired barber, is 90. Mrs. Cahzin is 76.
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chew chase, MarYland

Charming, compact family home.
Ia baths, center entr.. liy. rm. with
firepl, sep. din. rm., well-eauippeo
kit, breakfast rm.. porch, rec.
rm. with firepl., opening onto
lovely garden: walking distance Ia
all schools and good bus transp
An ideal family home, priced in
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PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY

ADELPHI - Buck Lodge - First
time offered; roomy split level
4 large bedrooms, full DstnS'
center hall. liv. rm. with nreplaee.
separate dining rm,, large Kitchen
with wall oven surface unit gar
baee disposal and dinette area,
full bsmt., tiled, and. OUTSIDE
exit: Anchor fenced yard. Priced
below FHA appraisal for quick
sale: $4,000 with $1,000 down:
only SI02.f1 per mo-, or assume
large SCI loan. PALERMO 81 CO"
WA. 7-Ssss; WA. 1900.
ADELPHIA. all-brk. rambler: ga
yrs. -old: 3 bedrms., 2 baths, lge'
iiv. rm., sep. din. area. lge, nm;
ished rec. rm. excel. loo. school
COW, S1a,750. Assume 4sSo
CT loan; sos mo. cow. to MOI:
LANGLEY Park: 1925 Saratoga
Drive. HE. 1885,.
ADFLPHi-oniy $4,000 bed.
rms, ~ baths, brick rambler
IA REAL BUY -
Fin. rec. rm., fenced I'd, waking
dist. to bus and schools: ,ooo
w. j. NICHOLAS. III: s. lOOO
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HOUSES FOR sALE-MD.

WALDORF-Lge. frame house, 81
IT. frontage: list comm. Suitable
for food, drinks. slot machines
Open county. Bargain. Call F. z
Cooper, MI. 5-5291, ACT. o.. H
OSTERMAN a. CO., Broker
ME. $4,000.
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Immediate Occupancy
500. 50-S150
Several newly decorated brick ram
biers in the Fails Church and
Annandale area, many with all
electric GE kitchens, including
garbage disposals. diShwashers,
ETC.. fireplace, full basement with
outside entrance: two or three
bedrooms: near schools. stores
and buses. Apply portion Of rent
toward down payment.
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JE. $4,000 JE. 2-641b