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fl'ESD.-\Y. DPECEMBER 4, 1951.
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B} '® LIGHT of the incandescent lamps, this Agriculture De
partment research worker tends some of his plants, Under artificial
licht, the vegetation sometimes does better than under sunlight.
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By DOUGLAS LARSEN
NEA Staff Correspondent
BELTSVILLE, Md. — (NEA) —
In a brilliantly lighted basement
room of the U.-S. Department of
Agriculture’s research . laborator
ies here, scientists are getting
closer to the elusive secret of life
itself In plants.
For the first time in the history
of agricultural research ' they are
able to measure the exact effect
which light has on plant cell
growth, Past research, and work
in the development of better va
rieties of vegetables and flowers,
up to now, has been hampered be
cause natural light can never be
accurately controlled. .
Although the room has only
been in operation a few months,
it has already been used to help
start development of a brand new
variety of disease - resitant po
tato seed. In fact, use of the
room for developing new varieties
of all kinds of seeds now appears
to be one of its most valuable by
produets, according to. Harry A.
Borthwick and Marion W. Parker,
the two plant scientists in charge
of the project. #
It glso could be a factor in
revolutionizing the world’s food
produetion if it helps in provid
ing the answers about plants
which Borthwick and Parker are
seeking.
20 Ft. Long
The room is 20 feet long, 10 feet
wide and 712 feet high. Its vital
feature, the lighting equipment,
was developed and installed by
General Electric engineers.
Eighty-eight ‘“slimline” fluores
cent lamps, supplemented with
24 60-watt incandescent lamps,
provide the illumination. The
lamp are the same as those used
in yvour home,
The fluorescent and incan
descent lamps provide all the
light nourishment — with none of
the harmful elements of sunlight
— which plants need for growing.
Ihey give an illumination level
of over 2000 foot candles, which
1s more than 40 times the level
prevailing in modern stores and
oiflces,
The thing that makes the Belts
ville installation unique is a sim
ple method of stepping up cur
rent eycle for the lamps, plus an
#utomatic means’ of keeping the
light intensity continually éxed.
Rerearch being done in the
controlled enviroment room by
Borthwick and - Parker will sup~
}lenwnt work of a similar, high~
¥ practical nature already under
Wiy in the U. s§. and in other
parts of the . world. Theirs is
basic research aimed at answer-
Ing all the questi of the effeot
of light on planto?lsfe. The other
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work is aimed at specific prob
lems in the field.
In Hawaii, for instance, tests
are under way to determine
whether light can be used to in
crease the sugar crop there, It
is believed that if a cane field
can be-lighted for a short time
during the night it will keep the
cane from forming a flower at
the end, at which stage it ceases
to grow sugar in the stalk.
Finding out ‘just exactly how
much light a cane field needs, and
at what time of the night, could
result in much bigger sugar
crops. The same information has
a similar application to other
Crops.
More Production
It is possible, through artificial
lighting, to make many areas of
the world with short days far
more productive. In the U. S.
the great variety of weather and
day-length probably lessens the
need for wide-spread artificial
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BUY OL’ BUTTERFINGERS—The window display man just got
one letter wrong in this Staten Island, N. Y., store, but the resulting
sign was a shocker. As you probably guessed, it's a dishwasber—_—)
o ‘@ not a dishmasher—that’s on display. @ . =
tion. However, in Florida as one
'small example, . artrificial light
used at night could be used to
help grow anions by altering the
day-night cycle,
There is a wide field for prac
tical use of light research in
flower growing. Poinsettias, for
instance, need a great deal of
darkness, and their blooming time
is difficult to conirol by ordinary
growing means. With artificial
light, however, their blooming
can be controlled exactly.
In the development of new
seeds of all kinds the controlled
environment room will have its
most practical application, in ad
dition to its use as a tool in basic
agriculture research. When. the
technique of new seed production
in the room is more fully devel
oped, ‘it will be possible to pro
duce new varieties of all kinds
of seeds which can be tailored
for use in any part of the U. S.
or the world, regardless of what
light conditions might exist
there.
However, if the room is able to
help Borthwick and Parker
achieve their ultimate goal, the
discovery of the secret of plant
life, it is impossible to predict
just what tremendous benefits to
civilization will result.
The New York
Theater
By LEO SHMELTSMAN
(Substituting for Esther Bush)
“A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” is
a delightful play with music which
portrays ‘life and manners in
Brooklyn a half century ago in an
honest and irteresting way. It
was written by Betty Simth and
George Abbott, based on the for
mer’s wellknown novel.
- The play deals chiefly with the
lives of Johnny Nolan, a saloon
singer, and Katie, a pretty, good
natured girl, who fall in love,
mariy and have a child. But John=-
ny, who has good intentiens but a
weak character, likes his liquor as
much as he loves his wife and
child, and since it is almost im=-
possible to - support a family by
drinking day and night, Kate and
daughter sleep on no bed of roses.
In a sober moment Johnny decides
to work in a tunnel and this kills
him. Kate devotes her life to ed
ucating their daughter.
Johnny Johnston acts the part
of - Johnny with feeling and spirit
and displays a fine voice. Marcia
Van Dvke as Katie gives a digni
fied portrayal of a woman who
loves her husband regardless of
his weakness. But it is Shirley
Booth, who plays Cissy, Katie's
unconventional, sharp - tongued
sister, who is the star of the show.
Her sparklng personality adds
much wit and humor to the play.
Nathaniel Frey is amusing as her
not too bright boy friend Harry.
The music, by Arthur Schwartz,
THE BANNER-HERALD, ATHENS, GEORGIA
THE SONGS OF CHRISTMAS
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,‘ st. Francis of Assisi is considered by many authori- in the little church in the town of Grecio, near Assisi. Priests and people From this time forth, carol singing found its way into miracle
i/ ties to be the ariginator of the Christmas carol of vie: =d the scene. Friars sang new songs, clarifying the meaning of the In- and mystery ploys and Nativity celebrations, laying the foun- |
’(‘ familiar type, though not of the hymn carol. carnation. dations for our own interest in Christmas carol singing. o
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is pleasant and tuneful and Doro
thy Field’s lyrics fit the characters.
Herbert Ross’ dances are terrific:
each dance illustrates the situation
and greatly enhances the play. The
Hallowe’en Dance in particular is
a gem. And Joe Mielziner's scen
ery of Brooklyn fifty years ago is
a show in itself.
“Borscht Capades”
“Borscht Capades,” an English=-
Yiddish musical revue, is a con=
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aud dances in the old vaudeville
manner. Some of the pokes are
funny and some merely culgar.
The monologues, delivered by
Mickey Katz, Phil Foster and Dave
Barry, have more spice than hum=
or. Mr. Barry and Mr. Foster can
tell jokes, but they badly need
new ones.
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tz. The two Barry sisters sing
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World Premiere
“Tyl Ulenspiegel,” which re
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the New York Ballet Company’s
current five-week engagement at
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les de Coster's novel, a Belgian
classic. It shows Tyl Ulenspiegel as
liberator of Flanders from cruel
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George Balanchine created a bal
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lavish costumes and grotesque
masks. But it is regrettable that
all this has been achieved at the
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Jerome Robbins, the company’s
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superb. He is an agile dancer with
a remarkable sense of humor and
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| CATCHES A RACCOON
| CHARLESTON, W. Va—(NEA)
I——A fisherman, reports State War
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CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many
friends and neighbdrs for the
sympathy and kindness, beautiful
flowers, cards, and telegrams at
ithe death of our leved one, Mr.
J. R. Porterfield, also for services
prendered during his illness, and
how very much we thank the staff
of Bernstein Funeral Home for
their kind and efficient service.
MRS. J. R. PORTERFIELD,
Sons and Daughter.
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