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: 5-Year Research Produces Deep-Red Color
Home .'.arid '- Garden
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H ywa art looting for a sew, ever-kleoalag rose vita Iota ef Jeep-red color, there's good news this
snonth from the Gardening CoancIL Five years of research has produced a new hybrid, named
Eara Coventry. Spokesmen 'of Introducers ay it is one of the finest hybrids produced in several
years. A crocs betweea the Ret Finacchie and Garnet, the Sarah Coventry first flowered ia 195
I tad has beea tested ant daring the five successive years.
'Overfeeding' House Plants
Listed as Common Mistake
' By LILLIE L. MADSEN
Gardea Editor. The Statesman
MERRY CHRISTMAS
" FIRST THINGS FIRST And
today that will be enjoying Christ
mas. I don't honestly expect any
one to read this column today.
However, there may be one or two
c-f you will file it for further refer
'Room-Strctchcr Suggested
If yaur growing child It getting toe large far hit room, here's a
room stretching idea. Tip the furniture P lata tfe wall and
give them more floor spare. This Is essy ta da with softwoods
, like Douglss fir er west coast' hemlock which work sa easily,
they caa he eat and shaped ta Fit aay space. Ia this anit you
have comfortable bunk bed, study table, aad storage for shoes,
baokt, linens aad bobby gear.
New Charges
Filed Against
Historian
, WASHINGTON Ufl - The SUle
Department has filed new charg
es against Donald Doser. a his
torian it sought to dismiss last Oct.
i. "
I The October dismissal was upset
by the Civil Service Commission
which ruled on Dec. I that the
Stats Department charges against
Dozer were too vague, and ordered
film reinstated.
. Kenneth Wells Pakinson, an at
torney retained by Dozer, said the
'new charges were made Wednes
day'shorUy after the State Depart
ment reinstated him with back pay
in keeping with the Civil Service
- Commission order. '
, The new accusations, Parkinson
" aaid, are "the same charges as
before but in a mors detailed
form."
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ih auurnej miu lAjtcr wiu
'aubmit m "complete and compre
hensive answer" within 10 days
and will appeal again to the Civil
' Service Commission and "to the
court If necessary. Dozer was
back at hit Stats Department desk
Thursday.
; The State Department declined
to comment on the new charges
.but Dozer's attorney said they were
that Dozer had:
i l. 'Tilled to meet work reauira-
tnents" at to quality and quantity
of work. New, specific examples
art now cited under this charge.
1 Made "false and misleading
Statements to hit supervisors
about hit work accomplishments.
This charge was described at al
most identical to the old one.
3. Disrupted "good working re
lations" in the historical division.
Interfering with the efficient oper
toa of the- employes. A number
f examples art also cited ta back
trp tail accusation, Parkinson
ence . . . and it is for you that
I'm writing this week.
HOUSE PLANTS There will be
a tot of new ones in homes today,.
Some of them will go with you
through the year. Others will give
you joy and add color for some
months- Still others will just be at
their best for a day or perhaps, if
your are lucky a week.
The Eager Beavers of you. who
Liquor Bottle
'Can Be as Bad
As Time Bomb'
LANSING, Mich. I-The Mich
igan Board of Alcoholism remind
ed holiday shoppers this week that
a bottle in the Christmas stocking
of an alcoholic it almost as bad
as a timt bomb.
"We're anxious that people re
member the troubles of alcoholic
friends at Christmas." said Ralph
W. Daniel, executive secretary.
Daniel said gifts for alcoholics
should be restricted to neckties.
tools, books and the like.
"Real friends," Daniel said.
would no more give liquor to an
alcoholic than they would give a
pair of track shoes to a person
with a bad heart."
Malay Peace
Talks Possible
KUALA LUMPUR. Malaya til
A Communist courier brought word
through the jungle Friday night
that rebel leaders have agreed to
come out of hiding for peace talks
wnn Malayan officials.
Since mid-IMS the Malayan fieht-
ing has claimed the lives of 3,189
civilians, 1.790 policemen and
troops and 1,827 Communist Guer
rillas. GOOD WARNING
PLATTSM0UTH, Neb. (V-A bad
sign on the highway entering
Plattsmouth warns mortorisU;
"Slow, Live Children Ahead."
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must always be doing something to
your plants indoors or out
don't feed house plants much if
at all during the dark cloudy days.
Wait to resume feeding at two or
three week intervals when sunlight
increases. When daylight gets long
er, a bit of feeding may be re
sumedif you feed the right plants.
Was yours a gloxinia, the plant
you received today? Well, Gloxinias
like an east, southeast or south
window for wintertime growing.
the night is cold, remove the plant
from the window. Gloxinias do not
like cold nights. They prefer tem
peratures even during the dark
hours at from 60 to 68 degrees. A
too dry atmosphere is not appreci
ated by gloxinias. They simply will
not thrive if the relative humidity
is below 45 per cent. Water the
plant with room temperature water
when the soil has become quite
dry. Soak it from top to bottom.
If you splash water on the leaves,
take time to blot it off or at least
keep the plant out of the sun until
the water is evaporated (if we
have sun).
Did you know you could propa
gate gloxinias, much as you do
African Violets? By cutting smaller
leaves and putting them in water,
sand, or vermiculite?
WHV RED? - With the use of
holly as a religious emblem for
Christmas, people became accus
tomed to red as standing for Christ
mas cheer. Originally the color was
interpreted as emblematic of the
blood of Christ. Later it was re
ferred to as the warmth of love
both human and divine- '
So red became the Christmas
color in clothing, decorations.
ribbons. . . -. Roses were once
adopted as the Christmas flower
and more than half a century ago.
history says, the favorite Christmas
gift from the "bashful beau" was
a dozen American Beauty Roses.
Today the red rose most popular
Is probably Better Times, or per
haps Happiness, both of which
bloom well under glass.
FAVORITES Red Cyclamens,
originally from Persia, are among
the favorite Christmas plants. But
they come now in beautiful whites,
in rose shades, ruffled and plain.
They bloom well for quite a spell
and are best discarded when
through.
Of course poinsettias are sym
bolical of Christmas, too ... and
this year we aee them in pink
and white as well as red. Forget
ting to water them at the right
time, and letting a cold, or even
cool, draft hit them, are disast
rous. Christmas cacti, so popular in
grandmother's day. are out at the
fore again this year In fancy new
containers. These make excellent
"heirloom" plants, as they will
continue to bloom for 40 to 50 years
and more, if given regular care-
They are frequently listed as crab
cacti, but the Christmas Cactus
name has become a favorite.
The Christmas Cherry, which
some of you may have received,
needs frequent watering to keep it
growing and blooming a fair time.
If once It gets dry, off come the
leaves. If you have both a Christ
mas Cherry and youngsters, watch
the latter as the former are poi
sonous. For this reason, in recent
years, the Christmas pepper has
become mora popular.
AZALEAS If your Christmas
plant happens to be an azalea, take
good care of it. There are a tot of
casualties In these In the outdoor
valley this year. Water freely and
regularly or the budt will not open.
Also this is not the plant to put
atop a beat register or near the
fireplace. The azaleas like the
weather a little an the cool tide
without freezing. .
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Garden
Calendar...
Jaa. a Salem Garden Club meet
ins. Jib. 14-li Annual Camella So
ciety show, Thomasville, Ga.
Feb. e-M Annual Home and
Garden Pilgrimage to Mexico. In
formation may be had from Mrs.
Ben G. Oneal, 2201 Miramar, Coun
try Club Estates, Wichita Falls,
Texas.
March Ml Famous Natches
Pilgrimage. Headquarters is Pil
grimage Garden Club, Stanton
Hall, Box 347, Natches, Miss.
March 11-17 International Flow
er Show, Wanamaker store, under
direction of Horticultural Society
of New York. Headquarters. Essex
House. Central Park South, New
York City.
Basements
Due to Stage
Bir Comeback
Basements are staging a come
back that is remarkable in its
scope.
More than half of all new homes
started in the latest months for
which figures are available includ
ed basements, according to the U.
S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
This is turnabout of the trend
toward basementlcss homes which
developed immediately following
World War II when materials were
scarce and speed to get shelters up
were motivating forces in home
building.
In commenting on this sensible
return to the more useful homes
with basements, H. V. Simpson,
national lumber authority, said the
basement in a single-story home
almost doubles usable floor space
and at a cost of not much more
than ten or fifteen percent over the
slab type floor.
There are several ways to build
basements to get additional living
space artow costr Simpson points
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!nref or ,our 'Mt bo Krou."d
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plenty of light for playrooms, bed
rooms, utility rooms- The ordinary
joist-type floor of Douglas fir or
west coast hemlock forms an ade
quate ceiling structure which can
be paneled in a variety of woods.
' Basements solve seversl prob
lems which were readily apparent
in the tiny one-floor home of post
World War II. They give that extra
storace space for trunks, luggage.
old furniture, lawn furniture and
garden tools. They also generally
have room for a warm work shop
and a place where the general
handyman can do ordinary repair
work on screens, doors, furniture
and tools. The housewife has a
main floor of wood to walk on
which Is easy on her feet and saves
backache and foot trouble,
Carpenters'
Union Appeals
Jiiry Verdict
PROSSER, Wash, t - The
carpenter who was awarded $11.
000 Wednesday because he was
kicked out of his union for pick'
ing up his paycheck on his own
time isn t going to get .the money
without a battle.
The Pasco, Wash., carpenter's
Local No. 1849 filed notice of ap
peal Thursday against the judg
ment granted here Wednesday to
Albert J. Couie, Kennewick, Wash,
by a Superior Court jury.
Couie had sued for $37, 500 from
the Pasco union and Millwrights
Local 1699. also of Pasco. The jury
awarded him $1,000 for loss of wag
es. 17.000 for mental nain and auf
fering and $3,000 for loss of union
benefits.
Couie's troubles started while he
was employed on a project at the
Hanford Atomic Energy Worst.
He testified during the six-day trial
of his damage suit that in Novemb
er, 1953, he came in on his own
time and drew his pay check.
He explained he needed the mon
ey and would have been unable
to get it before the following Mon
day.
The Millwrights Union fined him
$25, claiming he violated a provi
sion of the union's agreement that
paychecks would be drawn on
company time.
Couie said he appealed the fine,
first before a special board of the
Millwrights Union and then on up
to international headquarters in
Indianapolis. He contended the un
ion't action wat not in accordance
with its constitution.
Because of the fine by the mill'
wrights, Couie said his own union,
the carpenters, bounced him off its
rolls six months later. This, he
said unlawfully deprived him of
the right to work.
It wat not made clear but ap
parently the Millwrights Unioa had
jurisdiction over the job Couie wat
working on when he drew hit check
at the wrong time.
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men dashed to the home of Helen
Arborast and charged Into the
smokmlled interior. The embar
rassed Mrs. Arbogast admitted she
had burned a steak.
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Qvestie What is the Christmas
rose? Is a particular kind of rose
or something else that looks like a
rose? D.R.
. Answer This actually isn't a
rose at all. It is, botanically, Hel-
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SPECIAL FEATURES can Mice a house ssore livable. Hete a family room adjoins the kitchen
with a folding partition separating it from dining toon. A built-in oven wastes no space when
vented through the fireplace chimney. A mud room and adjoining lavatory are convenient from
the gardea porch. Garage has space for a work bench. Entrance vestibule opens into a foyer.
Matter bedroom bat a spacious dressing room adjoining private bath. An outdoor cIoset provides
storage for gardea tools. Sliding glass doors merge dining room and porch. This is plaa 5M45AP
by Radolph A. Matera, architect, 90-04 161st St., Jamaica 2, N.Y. Tbe bouse coven 1,613
aquue feet, without garage and porch.
Man,109,Tells
By RICHARD MCMURRAY
ENNIS, Tex. At 109 as
brown snd wrinkled Frank Fow
ler claims to be, one faces prob
lems. The alert old fellow listed
his big ones as two, and in this
order:
How to get Christmas lights to
blink in his front room?
And getting ready, for Fowler
insists he is "fixitr to die."
Christmas wreathes are up and
a wood fire crackles in the mod
est little home at the edge of
Ennis, a cotton and railroad cen
ter 35 miles south of Pallas to
which Fowler moved 83 veari
ago in 1870.
He snd his wife Ollie, 78, built
the house with their own hands I
not too long ago.
Fowler wears a brown cofduroy
cap and he is never seen with
out it He sat on the edge of his
bed, which was covered with
patchwork quilts snd waved his
cane as he talked.
He told of his memories of
Abraham Lincoln, Jesse James
and of all the wan through which
he lived. He talked of the Bible,
which he cannot read but which
he can quote profusely.
Fowler claims he was born of
a Cherokee Indian father and
West Indian mother Feb. 11,
1846 In Indian territory. There
are no records, of course, of his
birth. He says he sat with boys
among the pines high on a hill
in Georgia and watched skirmish
ing during the Civil War.
"Rub Board''
Around Ennis, Fowler Is known
as "rub board." For years he
made the boards on which
women scrubbed their clothes at
the weekly washes.
Fowler isn't a whiskey drink
er or-cigarette smoker. But he
Short Newsprint
Supply Cuts Ads
In Denver Paper
DENVER un There will be no
advertising in the Monday edition
of the Rocky Mountain News.
The morning newspaper said
that the ad-lcss edition it made
necessary by short supply of news
print. It is said the inventory Ls
the lowest in the paper's 96-year
history.
The News said the only adver
tising to appear in the edition will
be funeral notices.
It blamed the shortage on an un-
forseen increase in consumption of
newsprint nationally.
CANADA IMMIGRATION OFF
OTTAWA LTV-Because of labor
shortages, Canada is offering two
year or longer, interest-free loans
to pay passage of Immigrants and
dependenti from their hornet in
Europe to where they settle. Im
migration declined to 86,60? in the
first nine months af this year from
126.853 In the comparable period
of 1954.
All Kinds of INSURANCE
and SURETY
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Answers to Garden Questions
leborus niger, and one of the most
delightful little plants we have in
the winter garden. Surprising as it
may seem the November frost fail
ed to atop its blooming in many
gardens. In a few others, the plant
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Of 'Problems' At Christmas
dips a mean snuff brush. He eats
a lot of grits, rice snd corn
bread and likes good coffee.
"Do unto all as I would have
them do unto me," is hit creed,
as Fowler puts it
Settle far Hea
Mrs. Fowler, who disagrees
staunchly with "Rub Board"
every time he says he is "fixin'
to die," planned a turkey for
Christmas but settled on a hen.
They plan to spend the Yule at
home alone.
Fowler had a son, Howard, who
once was porter on the Seaboard
Airline Railroad, but he hasn't
en him since 1910. He hasn't
heard from his daughter Nellie
,n "ng" wan mat.
Stock Sale
Creates New
Ford Position
WASHINGTON Iff) -Things
wert changing all over the place
with the announcement Wednes
day that Ford Motor Co. would
sell some of its stock.
The man giving out the Informa
tion in Washington introduced him
self as A. E. Jeffcoat. 'Dearborn,
Mich., the man in charge of stock
holder relations.
"That's new isn't it?" asked a
newsman.
"Never needed one before,"
was the laconic reply.
Missing Flier
Search Halts
TOKYO OB - Search for 1st Lt.
Frank D. McKillit, 23, of Walla
Walla, Wash., missing since Dec.
15 on a flight over Sagaml Bay,
has been abandoned and he is as
sumed dead, the Navy said Satur
day. .
McKillit was a jet pilot with Ma
rine Air Group U at Atsugi, 30
miles south of Tokyo. Japanese
fishermen reported a plane had
dropped into the bay shortly after
McKillit wat reported misting.
An sir and tea search failed to
find any trace.
Surviving are his parents, Mrs.
Dorothy E. McKillit, 1327 Modoc
St.. Walla Walla, and Ralph L.
McKillit, Nampa, Idaho, and a
brother, Cpl. Merle R. McKillit.
21, stationed with the 3rd Marine
Division at nearby Camp McGill.
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suffered a little, but nowhere, that
I've yet heard of, did it suffer se
rious damage.
Qaeiilea Have a very tall pear
tree. Want to prune out the top.
During World War II, Fowler
said he made two trips across
the Atlantic on a mule ship. He
says he has been all over the
world, and adds:
"A person has to travel about
this world to ever know any
thing." Age Predicted
The brown old man said t for
tune teller told his mother he
would live to be more than 100
years old. An uncle who was a
preacher told him, he said, his
"days would be added" if he was
obedient to his mother and
father.
At this Christmas season, he
sits near his radio and listens to
"the weather, the singing and
the preaching."
Segregation?
The diplomacy of time has long
since taught Fowler to thy away
from such tricky topics.
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When should this be done? Will
the pear tree have suffered from
the November cold spell? W.F.G.
Answer Ordinarily you would
have pruned this in February or
early March. This year, we art be
ing cdvised to wait until growth
starts before pruning. Some in
jury may have resulted from the
freere and it would be best to do
all the pruning at onetime taking
out the injury and cutting back the
tree. Cuts suffer more from cold
weather, and if an already weak
ened tree is pruned severly, injury
msy be too great.
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Question Can you give me the
dze of a ping pong table? This
should be a size that would meet
official requirements for the game.
L.P.
Anawer Am told that the table
should be nine feet in length by
five feet In width. The table top
should be 30 inches above the floor.
Table top should be painted dark
green with inch w h 1 1 1 line
'roimd the outer edge and a sim
ilar line lengthwise down the cen
ter.
Qneation Can a hawthorne be
started from a cutting? There is
one on my grandfather's place I'd
like a start from but am told that
this tree will not start from a cut
ting. It looks like it should. B.G.E.
Answer While I have never
tried it, I should think a hawthorne
would start quite readily from cut
tings. Take your cutting about tlx
inches long and dust with hormone
powder. Set the cutting in sharp
sand and keep it moist. If you have
an electric starting bed, you will
be able to start a number of tree
cuttings. If you do not, you can
still start them, but the casualties
will be higher.
After the hawthorn cutting is
rooted, pot it up and grow it in
doors until the weather warms up.
Leg f Change9
Brings Hotel
- COLOMBO, Ceylon,-UrW A movie
audience howeled for its money
back here Thursday night. The
wrong legs appeared in "Daddy
Longlegs," and the audience got
switched into The Seven Year
Itch."
The management blamed the
Indian censors; somebody's scis
sors slipped.
The audience was astounded as
the long legs of Leslie Caron, in
a sequence from the film "Daddy
Longlegs," were suddenly replac
ed by a pair of legs undulating in
the unmistakable manner of Mari
lyn Monroe.
Indian censors, who handle Cey
lon's 'films also under an arrange-'
ment dating back to British rule
of both countries, had been cen
soring both films at the tame time.
After tnipping out several "of
fensive" scenes from both, the
censors mixed the movies.
The theater management halted
the film after the audience booed
and told fans they could use their
tickets again to see "Daddy Long
legs" when it geta unscrambled.
friends and patrons
for a bright and cheerful $
Holiday Season. k.
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