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frene Manning, Bill Johnson and John Archer have leading roles in John.C.. Wilson‘s production of this new musical, which boasts a score by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, dances by Antoâ€" ny Tudor. Screengoers will reâ€" Am“lnniwum_ol ‘Desert Song": and "The Dough Girls," Johnson for performances opposite Lana Turner in "Keep Your Powder Dry," Sonja Henie in "It‘s a Pleasure." Direct from a season‘s engageâ€" ment on Broadway, where it was hailed as the gayest, brightest musica} inâ€"many a year, "The Day Before Spring" opened at the Studebaker theater in Chicago on Easter Sunday evening, April 21. Other leading roles will be playâ€" ed by Patricia Marshall, Tom Helâ€" more, Hugh Laing, recently seen with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, and Dennis King Jr. This will be the firstof two John C. Wilson musicals scheduled for Chi. cago showing this year, the other Inlngtlnlong-nn hit, ‘"Bloomer Thursday, April 25, 1946 "The Day Before Spring" tells the story of Katherine Townsend, who revives an old flame at a colâ€" lege reunion with the most astonâ€" ishingâ€"results. Ten years earlier, Katherine had planned an elope: ment with Alexander Maitland, wound up by marrying Peter ‘Townsend. <â€"What happens when all three attend the same class reâ€" union forms the gay and sprightâ€" ly story of "The Day Before The entire production.has been staged by Mr. Wilson, producer of such Noel Coward successes as "Blithe Spirit" and "Tonight at 8:30." The settings were designâ€" ed by Robert Davison, the cosâ€" tumes by Miles White. Franz Alâ€" lers, conductor for ‘the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, wil} preâ€" side in the orchestra pit. ‘The entire cast which the New York critics cheered were present at the Sunday mm!(miw premiere of "The Day Before Spring." 2 svery well planned garden. Not only will it beâ€"utilized to give plants a nead start by sowing seeds before the outdoor‘s soil is workable, but "«may be used to advantage throughâ€" rut the gardening ‘season. A small box in a sunny window will give the seeds of a few favorâ€" ite vegetables or flowers, several weeks‘ headâ€"start this spring. While the first crop is being raised in the garden, replacements can be ‘kept gdnghthenedhu.‘l‘h.ud: will never remain idle in a planned garden. water is always in the reae re he4 I in P*2,., | required in the se« a highly porous soil ‘or one of the fham very praciical. newer soll substitutes such as top. | 4* 200 there will b« pedo ~sand, pest moss. mixed in | fungus. When these equal parts with good black top soil. | used, it will be neces Vermiculite or sphagnum moss | the plant food upon also prove excellent soil substitutes, ‘ tions. Use Cold Frames Continually By W. J. DRYDEN, WNU Farm Editor. against frost and provide means by which the gardener can be assured of an early start with his plants. They also provide space for him in which he can properly raise plants throughout the season until they are garden season The size and type of seed box will depend upon the individual requirements. It will be advisâ€" able for gardeners to consider the new method of wick feeding or watering in their seed boxes. Bore a hole in the shallow seed of fibre glass about four inches long. Even a piece of cotton rope will serve as a wick. The box is raised over a pan containing waâ€" to carry water to the seed bed, it will be necessary to first satuâ€" rate the soil. This method will provide the soll with the proper â€"â€"â€"Seed Boxes for Earlyv Start By W. J. DRYDEN, WNU Farm Editor. Highland Park Women Assist Invalid Children Henry L. Stein and . Mrs. John Wineman. Their work on the board of directors of the Sunset Camp Service league enabled that organization this week to open Herrick House for yearâ€"round servâ€" ice in the vital job of teaching children with weak hearts how to This season is the beginning of a comeâ€"back for 40 boys and girls with hearts daimaged by chilbood‘s most . fatal diseaseâ€"rheumatic fever. Nine Highland Park womâ€" en who helped make the happy day come true joined in telling the story this week. ‘l"hym: Mrs. Sidney L Schwartz, Mrs. Milton K. Arenâ€" berg, Mrs. Harold Lachman, ‘Mrs. Lillienfield, Mrs. Richard Loewenâ€" David live as well as possible in spite of Herrick House, at Bartlett, IIL., is one of the few such institutions in the United States. It was forâ€" merly open only four months of the year. Most of the 40 boys and girls come to Herrick House diâ€" rectly from hospitals where they have just lived through attacks of theumatic fever. The Herrick House staff leads and guards each child as he learns what the limits of his activities are. This is vitah for rhéumaticâ€" fever can strike again and again, often in the wake of common respiratory "What makes the work tremenâ€" dously worthwhile is the way the children learn to enjoy life again and look forward to supporting themselves as useful citizens," the Highland Park women said, quotâ€" ing Mrs. Edwin Eells, executive diâ€" Only children who need the speâ€" cial care that Herrick House offers are admitted. More children beâ€" tween 5 and 15 years of age die of rheumatic fever than of any other disease, the women pointed out. Yet only three cents per case is contributed to the fight against rector of Herrick House. rheumatic fever, in contrast to 94 dollars pet case for infantile paâ€" ralysis, which kills or permanently affects far less children. and, in addition to being reasonable in price, prove more effective in growing better plants than soil. The small amount of these substitutes them very practical. They are sterâ€" fle and there will be no loss from used, it will be necessary to furnish the plant food upon nutrient solu tected as much as possible from the full force of winds and driving rain, is the best location for the cold The lumber used should be moisâ€" tureâ€"resistant. _ The . construction must be solid. It should be made with as much care as the hot bed. The prime difference being the beat "CASEY" IS BACK AT THE BAT Joy has returned to "Mudvilie" and allâ€"the other American baseâ€" ball hamlets, as "Casey," the vetâ€" eran of World War II, once again strides up to the plate for the 1946 horseâ€"hide hammering campaignâ€" Yes, and that ain‘t all! Even the Frogtown hburier who "whiffed" our mighty hero of the hickory‘in his only swinging failure is back from the war. â€" In fact, nearly all the diamond stars of preâ€"Pearl Harbor days have thrown away their Army issue brogans in exâ€" change for the alligator skin shoes with spikes. A few of our athletic artists have answered the "Call of the Greenbacks," which are being flashed in front of their faces by the fabulously wealthy Pasquel brothers. These five bigâ€"time operators of the Hot Tamale circuit are doing their utmost to lure our moneyâ€" eyed performers down south of the Rio Grandc. <â€" However, the Pasâ€" quels‘ pesos are not talking loudly erough to seriously affect our naâ€" tional game. Playing in Chicago, Boston and New York at $10,000 per season seems far more popular with Uncle Sam‘s sockers than in Mexico City, Vera Cruz apd Tamâ€" Gardeners in sections that have a short growing season because of late springs and early fallsâ€"need a not bed to insure successful vegeâ€" tables. Even in a section where the growing season is long, fresh vegeâ€" tables can be brought to the table much earlier when started in hot Major Baldwin Honored With Bronze Medal Maj. Robert Bruce Baldwin, son of Judge and Mrs. Francis Baldâ€" win, 359 Hazel avenue, Highâ€" land Park, has been awarded the Bronze Star medal by Lt. Gen. A. beds when the nights are cold and the frost is not yet out of the ground. The recently developed fiuorâ€" escent hot bed makes it possible ° to raise plants or seeds in the eral of the United States forces, ous service in the India â€" Burmsa and China theaters during the peâ€" riod from July 2, 1944, to Jan. 2, may be provided by electricity, or may be outside basement window, The hot bed may be constructed the same as the cold frame with the 1946. Upon arrival in Burma, Area command, whose function it was to determine the necessity for aerial photographic coverage of areas suspected of enemy acâ€" tivity, for immediate and pending operational plans, bombing tarâ€" gets, terrain studies, maps and mosaics, and to .coordinate these highly important activities with the air corps. ll.-‘uhbm ie "It was his responsibility to exâ€" amine in minute detail the many thousands of aerial photos reâ€" quested, and to interpret and anâ€" notate them with utmost speed for the various interested sections of the headquarters â€" a task inâ€" tedious work. It-l:w by Maj. Baldwin‘s section proved to store.piants that 1y be % q eiel ie lements. of inestimable value to American, made in multiple of three feet as these : dimensions and always available. in some individual cases it might pay to shop for second hand window _ frames and to build the cold frame to t the available windows. There are several excellent window substitutes on the market which will prove worth investigating. A sunny spot in the garden, proâ€" is tupplied artifciaily below the CORN QON THE COLUMN Hot Beds Prove Profitable Investment By W. J. DRYDEN, WNU Farm Editor. By type of hot bed. T H EP RES S flo.tmmca?-t The American fan is glad of that. The Mcxican rooter is not â€" At any rate, it appears that our national pastime will soon be very internaâ€" tional ‘if. more Pasquels turn up in the world. . .. THE LOST Perhaps it was just coincidence, but according to World War: II Honor Roll published in the April issue of Baseball Magazine, exâ€" actly nine out of 629 Maâ€" jor League service veterans died in uniform. Some of them might have been the World‘s Champions of 1946, One could have entered Cooperstown‘s Hall of Fame. One thing is certain about all. They became the lost nine so that our United States could be the WINâ€" NING 48. They paid the top premâ€" fum to win. Let every baseball fan cheer the noblest performance in the lifetime careers of: Howard De Martini (Giants), Henry Noâ€" wak (Cardinals), Walter Navie (White Sox), â€"Eugene . Stack (White Sox), Frank Schults (Inâ€" dians), Ardys Kellee (Browns), Forest Brewer (Senators), Elmer Gedson (Senators) and James Trimble (Senators). Baseball is grateful! to them. ber should be at least on inch thick In installing the frame, dig a hole about a foot deep. The sides of the inches into the ground. This will preâ€" vent drafts from entering. The extra soil should then be banked against that they may be raised and secureâ€" ly fastened as desired. On warm sunny days, the windows should be left open. Plants and seeds require semination of vital intelligence bearing upon railways, roads and waterways in China, and subsequ ently as officer in charge of adâ€" where heat can be easily provided. Electric heat has the advantage in that it can be automatically conâ€" days it was customary to furnish the heat with fermenting manure. This practice is not recommended, as the manure will prove a breedâ€" ing and carrying agent for many inâ€" sects and plant diseases. The hot bed should be placed at the southern side of a building where it will get the benefit of whatever sun warmth there is and be proâ€" tected from cold winds. This is true whether the hot bed is to be heated by electricity, hot water, or an operations against the enemy. "Upon successful conclusion of the North Burma campaign, Maj. Baldwin was assigned to the headâ€" The seed may be sown broadcast or.planted in carefully laid out rows. The more care given the planting the better the results will be. resourcefulness and a keen sense of responsibility, and his excellent the plants in small paper containâ€" ers or very small flower pots placed inside the .hot frame. When this is done,â€"it makes possible the transâ€" planting to the garden proper with little or no disturbance of the roots. British and Chinese forces in their "Throughout this entire period, Maj. Baldwin consistently disâ€" played a high degree of efficiency, great credit upon himself and the ing overseas in April, 1944, he was a member of the teaching staff of the const artillery antiâ€"aireraft officers‘ candidate school at Camp LEGION POST COMMANDER GIVES BIRTH TO BABY ST. LOUIS, Mo. â€" The comâ€" mander of a St. Louis county Amâ€" The communder is Mrs. Harriet Shannon of St. Louis County Women‘s Memorial Post 454, the temperature approaches 90 sudden chilling of the plants will ventilation must be taken so no keep the hot bed sash raised ai most every day, at least a fracâ€" Maj. Baldwin entered the army October, 1941, from the adâ€" of for the Gâ€"2 Highland Park members of the Chicago Seeing Eye membership attended a luncheon at the Casino club today, Thursday, and heard talks by Mrs. John V. Farwell HI, chairman of the membership enâ€" rollment, and Mr. Huntington B. Henry, â€"chairman â€"of the Chicago executive committee, Mr. Henry, also a Amember of the board of trustees, told of the progress being accomplished at the Seeing Eye in Morristown, N. J. It is in accordance with the Secing Eye‘s program, he stated, in anâ€" swer hxfimtoymvidadoc guides ut cost to blinded vetâ€" erans who want and can use them. Seventy World War II veterans have already left the school with their new guides. The Seeing Eye ‘O:mtlolidtlnndllorthisnpo. cific cific postâ€"war activity, but accomâ€" plishes the work through its generâ€" al fund, which is used for civilians as well. The goal within the next four weeks is 1000 members. Tlneo-niuuworhniaui‘h. land Park are: Mrs: Elisworth L. Mills, chairâ€" man; Mrs. Gordon Adamson, Mrs. Ralph C. Archer, Miss Jedn Butz, Mrs. Robert M. Cobb, Mrs. J. Page Conley, Mrs. Harold J. D‘Ancona, i Pw 30 _ aud.. Mrs. Charles E. DeLeuw, â€" Mrs. Howard F. Detmer, Mrs. C. Longâ€" ford Felske, Mrs. Lelie R. Gage, Mrs. Edwin M. Hadley Jr., Mrs. TIB Sowin M. Hadley Jr., Mrs. Robert H. Herbst, Mrs. W. J. Hodge, Mrs. Henry H. Hixson Jr., Mrs. Ben Lazard, Mrs. Elwood B. Low, Mrs. George A. Mason, Mrs. Willard _ Medway, Mrs. Joseph Myers, Mrs. Baldwin Newman, Mrs. George W. Ross Jr., Mrs. W. Harold Rutherford, Mrs. Jackson W. Smart, Mrs. John T. Snite, Mrs. Thorwald Trolle, Mrs. J. K. 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