Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 May 1944 — Page 2

weeks. If dormant roses cannot be before the apple trees mente bloom, it is better not to plant them at all. After apple blossom time, potted roses may be planted. But secure these roses only from a dependable dealer. Many gardeners purchase 3g roses from merchants w h 0 know little or nothing about plant material. The buyer of a rose bush has a right to expect well-grown plants dug and properly handled. Plants should be so packed or stored as to preserve the moisture within the plant. :

Plants which have becgme dry, shriveled and brittle ould be rejected. Rose plants hcked in

a paper carton, with a transparent window dnd a brightly colored picture on it are to be found in all sorts of stores. Unless these roses have been recently packed, they are bound to be badly dried out and therefore useless.

WARTIME LIVING—

New Spray Makes Fly's Post-War Outlook Gloomy

By ANN STEVICK NEA Staff Writer WASHINGTON, May 2—The post-war outlook for the housefly

not d. These pests will die i i. says, when the new DDT insecticide gets into the hands So far, it all goes for military uses.

Tests have shown that the new insecticide kills flies as long as 150 days after being sprayed on walls or ceilings.

of farmers and housekeepers.

A tidy sum of war bonds, or mustering-out pay from the army, is enough to bring on you an avalanche of new and remodeled frauds, according to national or g anizations, who keep their eye on business. The Better Business bureau reports that “bird dogs,” as they are known : in the racket, Ann Stevick are busy with telephone campaigns to get hold of war bond holders. The impression is subtly given that some kind of government inquiry is going on. The bureau warns you against revealing your savings. and against investing, do-

nating or signing forms, without

verifying details. Odds and Ends

You will have to be a constant reader of the calendar to keep up with deadlines of the “fuel year,” the fiscal year, and just plain old bill-paying time. Now the office of price administration has shifted the fuel year so it ends on Aug. 31 instead of Sept. 30. Your current fuel oil coupons will expire Aug. 31. Tut!l. Tut! says the war production board to shoe manufacturers " making white shoes designed to . permit coloring of toes and heels, It's against the rules to make two-colored leather

pounds of turkey this spring does not promise that fewer will be taken this year come holiday season. The war food administration says it just means the army needs more turkey than last year. « .. Part of a big surplus of zinc reported by the war production board is going to help out production of padlocks. Limitations on the sizes and kinds made will

be relaxed. , .. Legs of lamb de-

signed for small families are forthcoming from a new, smaller breed of sheep being developed by department of agriculture experiments.

R VICTORY GARDEN— ads te Careful Culture Needed ST In Spring Rose Planting,

By BENRY L. PREE Seripps-Howard Staff Writer nted in the spring despite the advice of the ivi Frag omg have taught them that late fgll planting is best. However, roses can be planted in the spring with every assurance of success if the gardener follows good practices. planted now will take hold of the ground at once and bloom within 10

Tests for Substitute Anesthesia.

Roses By Science Service

The fact that a few buds have sprouted means nothing. These plants will not develop into healthy plants, no matter how good the soil or care may be. Learn to purchase first-class nursery plants. The American Association of Nurserymen recognizes three major classes of roses. The No. 1 grade must have 3 or more canes at least 18 inches long (18-24 inches). No. 14 grade plants must have at least two canes that are over 18 inches and

from trials reported by Lt. Cmdr. J. 8. Restarski of the U. S. naval

the forthcoming issue of the Journal of the American Detnal Association. Sixteen sailors and WAVES volunteered for the experiments, in which 22 cavities were filled under local refrigeration at the freezing temperature of pne or two degrees Centigrade. Preliminary studies with ahimals had demonstrated the No. 2 gtade must have WO |4p.¢ no damage to tissues of the canes or more that are at least jaw occurred as a result of freez15 inches long. All plants must (jo 15 15 instances, complete be good looking and well branched |, pocthesia or loss of sensation was and rooted. "| obtained, while in-seven a mild deBest roses for the garden are [ores of pain was experienced. budded plants grown in the open | 1, prevent pain caused by abrupt ground for three seasons. THe |temperature changes, a means of favored hybrid tea ani other |oraqually lowering the temperature dwarf roses should always be bud- | wag devised. Room-temperature reded stock and be field grown. frigerant, placed in the circuit beHothouse grown roses, while sat- [tween the refrigerating unit and isfactory-in southern states, are |the metal gum applicators, was reseldom thrifty when grown north placed by degrees with cold refrigof the Mason-Dixon line. Seldom |erant as a centrifugal pump circuwill sucker growth from the root |lated the solution. stock develop, but since - this Only those cases in which pain growth is easily identified, it can |on drilling recurred after refrigera-

shoes. . . . |

The army take of over 8,000.000 |

be easily removed. (May 2, 1944)

by the billions, the department of

CITY STAGING KITE CONTEST TOMORROW

The city recreation department {will sporisor a kite contest at 4:30 {p. m. tomorrow at Douglass Park. Boys from the Douglass, Hill and | Northwestern Community centers, {school 63 and the Fayette st. center { will compete. Elsa Jackson, director of the Douglass Park Community center, will have charge and prizes {will be awarded winners in all di- | visions.

‘DR. HULL TO ADDRESS SONS OF REVOLUTION

| Members of the Indiana society, | Sons of the American Revolution, | will hear a talk by Dr. J. Dan Hull, | Shortridge high school principal, at {their luncheon tomorrow at the In'dianapolis Athletic club. Dr. Hull's subject will be “Edu[cation and the American Tradi- | tion.” This is the second in a | series of talks on the American way iof life. Dr. Carleton W. Atwater, state president, has charge of the program and will preside.

| Ration Calendar

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MEAT—Red stamps A8, BS, C8, D8, E8, F8, H8, J8, K8, L8, M8, N8, |P8 and Q8 in Book 4 good indeflnitely for 10 points each.

CANNED GOODS—Blue stamps A8 BS, C8, D8, ES, F8, G8, HS, J8 {and K8 in Book 4 good indefinitely | | for 10 points each.

SUGAR—Stamps 30 and 31 in | Book 4 are good indefinitely for 5 | pounds. Stamp 40 in Book 4 good for 5 pounds of canning sugar. Applicants applying. for canning sugar should send in spare stamp 37, attached to their application, not sugar stamp 37.

| SHOES—No. 1 and No. 2 “air- { plane” stamps in Book 3 good in-

ENTAL FREEZE | Ex-Cowpu USED AS DRUG

Sailors and WAVES Undergo

BETHESDA, Md, May 2.—~Refrigeration of the jaw may replace currently used drugs as a local pain-killer in dentistry, it appears

medical - research .center here, in

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By 8. SGT. GERALD WAINDEL USMC. Combat Correspondent (Written for NEA Service) ~CAPE GLOCESTER, New Britain, May 2.—Something of

introduced to jungle warfare with the arrival down here of Herman H. Boude, 36, a lean and wiry little army sergeant. A cowpuncher for 20 years, Sgt. Boude can spit tobacco with the same accuracy, and almost the range, of his 1871 model single-action Colt revolver, That's the pistol that tamed the west. The . Colt . people called it the “Peacemaker.” Sgt. Boude wears his pis: tol: lowslung at his waist, western style. He shoots from the hip.. And he doesn’t squeezé the trigger; he trips the hammer with a gnarled thumb.

scout and dog handler, Sgt. Boude was padding silently through the jungle ahead. of a reconnaissance patrol in Japanese territory. The-dog, a huge black shepherd, drifted ghostlike through the labyrinth of trails. He paused abruptly, instantly alerting the soldier to enemy presence ahead. >)

if the area had not been chilled.

MAJ. PRUETT GOES defn TO KENTUCKY POST GASOLINE—Stamp A-11 is good . : | for 3 gallons through June 21; B2 Maj. Chester A. Pruett, assistant, C2. B3 and C3 good for 5 gallons professor of military science and until further notice; T. good for tactics of the Indianapolis high 2 gallons; El good for 1 gallon; schools, has been transferred to Rl good for 5 gallons only at bulk Ashland Senior high school, Ash-|stations. A, B, C, D and T couland, Ky., where he will be professor | Pons are not valid until they have of military science and tactics. | been inforsed in ink or pencil with Maj. Pruett was an enlisted mili- | automobile registration number and tary officer at Technical high school | State. Motorists need write only for 21 years. ‘His wife, Mrs. C. A. 1944 numbers on book and coupons. 04 Ellen > rw | ; Pruett, lives at 604 Ellenberger pkwy. | FUEL OIL—Period 4 and 5 cou-

GROTTO GROUP MEETS {pons valid tarough Aug. 31. All The investigating committee of | Changemaking coupons and reserve the Sahara Grotto auxiliary will | coupons are now. good, . Consumers meet at 8 p. m. tomorrow at the | Should hav2 used not more than 97 home of Mrs. Harry G. Alexander, | P€T cent of their ration as of April 1025 N. Bantroft st. 22. “’ ee ees TIRES—Inspection on passenger ACTON 0. E. 8. TO MEET [automobiles discontinued. Ra Acton chapter 173, O. E. 8S, will | cial vehicle tire inspection every six meet at 3 p. m. Thursday in the | months or every-5000 miles, which Acton Masonic hall. Mrs. Helen|ever is first. Inspection certificates Horner is worthy matron, and Tay- | still will be a requisite in obtaining lor C. Parker, worthy patron. replacement tires,

Local Yank's Ballot Comes Back Marked 'Dead in Action’

Eighteen months ago an absentee| Yesterday In the grist of mail at 9 ballot was matled to Pvt./the county clerk's office appeared

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the legendary wild west has been

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tion was discontinued were included in the study, in order to be sure

“These preliminary findings are ; very encouraging,” Dr. Restarski| The suggestion for using refrigerdeclares, “bwi trials on a large|ation as a local anesthesia’in:dental [reported today.

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former cowpuncher shot from the: hip, and members of ‘the marine patrol sald they: didn’t even: see: him: draw.

Sgt. Boude - moved : more . cautiously, stepped into- a : clearing and saw’a Japanese. soldier. ‘The’ Jap saw: him,’ too, He hadihis rifle almost'to his shoulder when’ Sgt. Boude’s ‘bullet -hif him. i There was no need - to i shoot

number. of patients .of all.ages.are

| needed to determine the effective-

dentistry.” .

‘. s » : _ twice. The: Japanese had a clean wound, on ‘the«left side - of - his chest and: a- handspan below the shouldér. An’ astonished ma-

awed’ whisper:

“I. didn’t even: see- draw!”

work came tiom.Giéorhe Chaydeane, an ; air-conditioning engineer. He

The sergeant says he doesn’ have a home, on account of having lived all over the west. His

_ father, 8. T. Boude, lives at Chil-

licothe, Mo. There, in a rambling

“I've got just about the entire Colt line,” he says proudly.

SET GROTTO LUNCHEON The dining room committee of

the pain ‘would have been present ness, limitations and. practicability and'Cmdr. A..P. Black, of the navy|the «Sahara Grotto auxiliary will of this: type:of local: anesthesia injmedical corps, conducted the initial have a luncheon meeting at 12:30 studies + in : 1937 and - Cmdr. Black{p.- m. tomorrow at the home. of suggested the further investigation Mrs. Estella M. Watkins, 884 East dr, Woodruff Place,

Viewed as Far Short Of Demand.

Ration boards today w.e

: : May Increase ml of ! ;

swamped with hopeful motorists’ who read last week's announces - ‘ment by the office of price adminis. | tration stating that holders of B_ rations are eligible for Grade 1

15 per cent increase for May wil} be far short of the demand. “Only a few additional motorists : will be able to qualify for tires,” he’ said. “The boards will have to screen out the most essential ape" plicants and even these must show’ that their tires have passed the: useable stage and cannot be ree: cal » -

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