Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 April 1944 — Page 8

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YOUR VICTORY GARDEN—

Properly Sheared Grass

Is at Least

1% Inches High

Proper cutting of your lawn (about two inches) induces root growth ind provides shade under which weeds cannot survive.

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By HENRY L. PREE - NEA Staff Writer SPRING is a critical time in the life of lawn grass. The ravages

of winter are most evident, but th areas can be done in a short time.

e job of feeding and seeding these Grass wakes up hungry and food

<hould be put on before growth starts. Weeds are the cause of mich annoyance and while chemicals can

used, Hey are not a

be effec tively

HERD IN BATTLE, BUM’ AT HOME

Case of London Officer Is

_Similar to Many Who Return.

By ROBERT J. CASEY Times Foreign Corréspondent §- LONDON, April 24.—You hear a lot these days about returning heroes—the men who bring home the battered wrecks of Fortresses,

who live for wretched weeks in! trek through |

who jungles and perform impossible | feats of escape. | But you almost never hear about what happens to their private lives when they finally get home. Take, © for instance, the ® case of one captain, who for se- \ curity purposes is Mr, Casey jdentified as Charles Fuller in unofficial reports that do not mislead any of his friends. During the early days of the war Fuller and his wife, who is one of | the handsomest women in England, | lived in Paris where they kept vir-| tually an open house. They were] seldom out of one another’s company and among a highly unconventiat set were held up as examples of what it takes to make an ideally happy marriage. Gets Into Tough Fighting ~They returned to England. The captain went out to the western desert with his compény and got into some tough fighting, It was a long time before anybody heard of him again. | What happened to him is still somewhat hazy but there are indications that when it is finally released his story will be among the most startling of this war. Anyway, he suddenly stepped out of the blue into London two days ago and his startled friends felt as if they had seen Lazarus rising from the tomb. Up to that point his case in most

rubber boats,

cure-all. Eradication of weeds is | helped by not cutting grass short. | Mon grasses, except bent grass, should be cut at least 12 inches | long and 24 inches is better. ¥ Short cutting ; Is especially in- § rious to gras { which has en fertili z & d g, heavily, The 1, | fertilizer forces |. - most. growth i. atove” ground | and the cutting removes Hon the reservbir of food, which'has been forced above ground, and the leaves, which comprise the factory for manufacturing more food. Long Cuttigg Urged In spite of common practice in the South, Bermuda grass should be cut long for both good appearance and healthy growth. A lawn which {is continually 2 inches high will grow close and compact, the weeds will be discouraged by the vigorous grass, it will have a better color, and the surface, although high off the ground, will be even more attractive. Cutting need be done no more often and money can be saved in reseeding and weeding. Long cutting also conditions grass for periods of drought; roots: are more healthy and grow deeper, making available a greater reservoir of soil water during dry periods. Short-clipped grass has shallow roots which dry out quickly. Cuttings should not be removed even when they appear long. Although the dried grass may affect the appearance of the lawn for a short time, to remove the cuttings is wasteful both of labor and of the humus which is formed by the natural rotting of the cut blades. (April 24, 1944)

Mr. Pree

CATHOLIC SERIES

OPENS THURSDAY

The Catholic Information bureau will open a new series of instructions in the Catholic religion Thursday at 8 p. m. in the reading room at Capitol Ave. and Georgia st. The lectures will continue at the same hour on Thursdays until July

details is not much different from that of other brave and hardy young men who have walked back from death of one sort or another. Stays One Night In this instance, however, there is less of the obscurity that so general-| ly wraps the homing hero as he steps across his own threshold. Capt. Fuller spent minutes in the company of the

handful of military officials who had!

been his reception committee. Gaunt

and battered, but glad to be alive, “B

he took a taxi to his flat where his beautiful wife had kept a lonely vigil for more than a year. He stayed there one night. The * beautiful wife walked out on him’ this morning. Copyri 944, by The Indianapolis Times and Th e Chicago 1 Daily News, In

LIONS ARRANGE SHOW

A 30-minute radio show will be!

presented by Bob Bausman at the Lions club ladies’ noon “Wednesday hotel,

COSMOS LUNCHEON SET

The Cosmos Sisters will have a

covered dish Wednesday at Marybelle Mrs

luncheon at Castle hall.

noon Mrs.

Susan Schmidt is secretary,

only a few |

Davis is commander and

13. The classes are conducted for any persons who are interested in the teachings of the church whether {Catholic or non-Catholic. The {Most Rev. Joseph E. Ritter, bishop lof the diocese of Indianapolis, is information bureau president, and the Rev, Fr. Richard Grogan is director. Subjects to be discussed include: “God and Creation,” “Redemption,” “The True Church and Infallibillity,” “The: Commandments of God,” aptism,” “Holy Eucharist, Sacrifice,” “Penance; Confession,” “Marriage,” “Extreme Unction; Induligences,” “Prayer; the Future Life” ‘Communion of Saints” and “Catholic Practices.”

G. I. SEYBERT GIVEN RANKING OF MAJOR

| George 1. Sevbert, sylvania st.,

bury. A graduate of Purdue university,

assistant Istate highw ay commission.

3419 N. Pennhas been promoted from day luncheon at captain to major at- Camp Atterin the Claypool | Maj. Seybert is chief of the stock [control branch of the post supply division and air corps supply officer. he has lived in Indianapolis since 1902 and before entering the service was bridge designer for the

GARDEN PLOWS | PLOWED UNDER .

Scarcity of Cultivators Plagues City’s Victory Planters.

Pity the poor Victory gardener . chances are he hasn't got a cultivator to plow with. That's the sad report of Glen Tharp, state” OPA machinery price specialist, who disclosed today that lit's a lucky back-yard farmer who can buy a garden plow in Indian |apolis at anything less than black market prices. Those small hand-diggers have been as scarce as the proverbial hens’ teeth ever since the rush on garden tools last summer, he points out, and there doesn’t appear to be {any prospect of a fresh supply this |vear.

Scalpers at Work | As a consequence, he believes some unscrupulous dealers have deliberately gleaned the state of as many used cultivators as they could find and are now disposing of these ration-free implements at “scalper” rates. There's a ceiling on what few new hand plows are left on the market, with prices running from $3 to $7, but second-hand products are not subject to the price control laws. The hand plow shortage developed, said Mr. Tharp, a result of material and labor shortages and jfaclory conversions. He said as far as he knew no provisions have been

—rmade to replenish thre market for|

this season's victory gardening.

INITIATION REHEARSAL Officers and guards of Fidelity review 140 Women’s Benefit association are requested to be present Wednesday at 2:15 p. m. for initi-| ation practice in Castle Hall build-| ing, 230 E. Ohio st. Mrs, Ella Hiatt | is president.

THE INDIANAPOLIS “TIMES

Weekly Garden Almanac

By A. A. IRWIN

The § | ‘season may be

a month late due to weather condi-

tions, but there is still time to do an excellent job of vegetable produc-

tion if you work at it from now until frost, Remember!

failure, it's not a victory garden.

If it's a

In transplanting seedlings, make the holes large enough to accommodate the roots without cramping them. = Mix one or two tablespoonfuls of the Victory Garden fertilizer in the bottom of the hole and cover with one inch of soil before setting the plant. Water the soil thoroughly before filling the hole with dirt.

Vegetable plants that are available: for transplanting now are cabbage, broccoli, tomato and onions. If the plaiits are a little large, handle them very carefully and set them a little deeper than they were growing in the hot beds. Select plants that have been freshly pulled from the plant beds,

BALKAN RELIEF |" TOBE LIMITED

Expecting Chaos at Time

Of Occupation.

By RICHARD MOWRER Times Foreign Correspondent CAIRO, April 24—Immediate emergency relief for the populations

The heavy rains may result in poor. stands of vegetable crops that were planted early. After the soil is dry, go over the garden carefully and decide what crops to leave and what ones will have to be replanted.

When the soil is saturated with water, air is excluded from the seeds and plant rogts. Lack of oxygen will slow down germination of the seed and the organisms causing decay will get a start.

You may plant the following vegetables in your garden this week: bush green bean, beet, cabbage, carrot, corn, kale, lettuce, onion, parsnip, pea, radish, spinach, salsify, Swiss chard, and a few early tomato plants,

It is a little late for peas and the hot weather may reduce the yield and quality. It is still too early for the main planting of bush green beans, corn and tomatoes, but many gardeners will be making small plantings of these crops this week.

Once the seed is in the ground and growing, weed control is the most important garden problem. Early in the season, cultivation about once a week is advisable on both planted and unplanted areas.

The best cultivation results in a shallow, level layer of loose soil on the surface. If the soil becomes crusted by rain before the seedlings come up, break the crust by scratching the surface with a garden rake.

OPA ORDER LOWERS.

WASHINGTON, April 24 (U. P.). —The office of price administration has lowered maximum prices of certain Alaska seal skins and fox pelts,

announcing that the cut would reduce prices of certain women’s fur {coats, jackets and scarfs to late 1942 levels.

| The action pegs maximum prices

for dressed and dyed Alaska seal skins and dressed blue and white C Alaska fox -pelts- at’ the prices at skins and pelts were

Fihich simglar FUR. COAT. PRIGES = at.anction April 20, 1942, by

the U. S. department of interior or its agent, the Fouke Fur Co., St. Louis. The top price of a Matara brown seal skin at the April 20,.1942, auction of the Fouke Co, was $45, but jumped to $67 in March, 1943, and was $53.50 at the Nov. 1, 1943, auction, the OPA pointed out in illustrating the price reduction.

of Greece, Albania and Yugoslavia

perts here in anticipation of the allied occupation of those countries. So far British officers have done the planning, but it has been decided to include American army officers and make it an allied proposition to be known as the Allied Military Liaison, which will be non-political, interested primarily in giving what immediate relief it ‘can to local populations. Preferably, this will be with the assistance of whatever local authorities happen to be functioning at the time. These first relief measures are to

Embarrassed by Boasts

deal only with the initial phase of allied occupation, pending the taking over of general relief work by the united nations relief and rehabilitation commission. Allied Military Liaison officers, who have been working on relief

‘plans for months, - are distressed when -they get echoes of: bose shall Bale hots, Sas

and promises from various quarters

the” amount of relief that people now under enemy occupation may expect when the allies come. “The amount of assistance to populations will be extremely small,” they say. “Supplies and foodstuffs are extremely scarce, If we avert the spread of famine when we occupy Greece, Yugoslavia or Albania,

Allies Planning Aid Now,

is being planned by military ex-|

outside the Middle East regarding|

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|warTIME LIVING=—

Apn Stevick

Manufacturers’ figure retail prices on luggage on the basis of a manufacturing price which may or may not include the old 5 per cent tax. Therefore, the retailer sometimes adds 20 per

tag.

cent, sometimes 15. ‘The whole thing would become too obscure for the customer to deal with unless price tags carry the total figure

Light bulbs come under this special rule, too. The tax must

Price Tag Rule Protects Buyers of Luxury Goods

By ANN STEVICK ‘NEA Staff Writer WASHINGTON, April 24.—You can take your price tags stralight or with tax on jewelery, furs, small leather items, and cosmetics. "That is, the dealer may name prices with the new 20 per cent tax included, or he may state “Extax” on price tag, meaning the price is exclusivg of the new 20 per cent levy. If he names the price without

however, he must state the tax separately on the tag or on a sign.

be stajed separately. Light bulbs have their own peculiar compli cation in that the tax will some times amount to just over half a cent. In that case you pay the same l-cent tax on one bulb, or on two bulbs. Unduly canny retailers are warned against trying to sell only dne bulb at a time in order to collect more tax. Odds and Ends Although regular tire inspec tions are over, OPA warns you to

among the precious duffle that gets special care in your auto. I$ is supposed to be with’ the car when it's in action, and it goes ‘along if the auto is sold. You have to present the inspection form with an application to your ration board for gasoline or a new tire. . . . Those small delivery trucks which scurry up alleys to bring you such essentials as food and laundry are going to get a break on new tires in the April-June Jesiod.

file that tire inspection form’

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carry out relief plans.

in Bengal.

Aovmau|rel

Demands. of the war on supplies and shipping restrict the accumulation of materials with which to

Stocks which had already been accumulated for Balkan relief have been somewhat drained by sudden emergencies in Italy and the famine

The plans for giving immediate

fet to { peoples where

allies move in-—prodshly ‘Albania and Yugoslavia—is be

tions possible.

the officer-planners say.

The Chicago Dally News, Ine.

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kept as flexible as possible and for- 3 mulated on the assumption that it is safest to expect the worst condi-

“We expect complete chaos and confusion during the first weeks, or perhaps months, after our arrival,”

Copyright, 1944, by The Indianapolis Times

Doctor Suggests Sinus and

Eye Disease Are Connected

By Science Service

and the serious eye disease, chronic| glaucoma and chronic sinusitis.

simple glaucoma, is suggested by Dr. Conrad Berens and Miss Edith L.|

Wilson of New York city in a report coccq

to the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. Glaucoma is characterized by intense intra-ocular pressure and re- | sults In blindness. Search for the |

active sinus infection,

simpl

. seemed to NEW YORK, April. 24—A close | him highly suggestive of the -gorrelationship between sinus trouble|relation between chronic

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ered in bacteriologic studies of the {nasal membranes of glaucoma pa-

cause of the condition has led doc- | tors to consider infections of the|

mouth, gums, intestinal tract, gall treatment of the sinuses of glaubladder and other regions of the coma victims somewhat alleviated the the visual difficulties.

body. Dr. Berens claims trouble-maker is hyperplastic sinu-

sitis, which involves an abnormal agree. with Dr. Berens. multiplication of cells in nasal tis- {sinusitis is widespread, it appears to sues, or occult sinusitis, which gives |be no more prevalent among glauscant evidence of its existence either coma patients by direct examination or by. X-ray, | {other similar age group, Dr. Alan variety which [C. Woods, of Baltimore, pointed out makes itself known by purulent dis- | in discussing Dr. Berens’ report. °

| rather than the

tharges via the nose. 3 - Sinus Infections Found

All of Dr. Berens’ -glaucoa pa- organisms found ‘in the study of the

tients had some type of sinus infec- | tion, The fact that 70% had eith- |

er one-sided glaucoma on the same Third, he pcinted out, there has side as the nasal difficulty, or glau- [been no conclusive evidence that Soma of both eyes with» latge|tratment of the - - sinuses alone]

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A high percentage of uncommon | bacteria, -including toxic staphyloand streptococci, were discov-

|tients. This seemed to give addi{tional evidence of eye-nose association. 2 Treatment Helps The theory was furthered when

Ophthalmological experts do not Although

than amcng any

A second reason for his disagreéiment is the lack of proof that the

nasal membrane are actually dapable of causing disease in the?host.

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