VOL. Ill No. 25
Monday 23, June 1958 j
U. S. NAVAL STATION
I * THE AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHER
Denver, June 22. A Pletterson, N.J.,
I woman whose son fought in four Pacific
j campaigns with the marines and was kil
I led on Iwo Jima, is the pew President of
' j the American Gold Star Mother’s<r
J Mrs. Mabel Troy was installed as the
! organization’s new president here as the
j group concluded its 21st convention Fri,
The 64-year-old widow sent her husband
^^nd four sons to war. All but her young
i est served in World War II, Her ’’middle
: son,” Charles Anthony, was killed in
j action on Iwo Jima.
Her Husband was a disabled veteran of
j World War I.
j The 900 delegates to the convention,
! representing 34 departments,560 chapters
! and 23,300 members, established a new
• department for Oklahoma yesterday.
They also voted to ,ask congress to
i increase the amount of monthly compensa
■ tion paid surviving members of deceased
servicemen from ^75* to tlOO. The rising
i cost of living was cited as requiring
! the boost.
In other action,the Gold Star Mothers
•; passed a resolution asking the Veterans
| Administration to build chapels at 76 of
| the VA’s 173 hospitals. (UP-press)
""GARDEN ACTIVITIES "«
Are you tired of pulling up weeds from!
your garden?Are bugs and insects attack- I
ing your tomato plants? Has the dog been j
burying bones in your lima beans? j
In a recent message from Antarctica, S
reporting on gardening activities, there j
was no mention whatsoever of any such I
dufficulties. ^
Tow person’s stationed at Ellsworth j
Station have been nursing a vegetable I
garden for the past month in several j
; cubic feet of earth brought down with j
i the help of a little commercial fertili- j
| zer, the garden has flourished in open j
i packing boxes in the warmth of the sci-j
| ence building.
The garden consists'of lettuce, rad- !
| ishes, peas, onions, carrots, tomatoes, j
and lima beans. The radishes are the I
; most successful, producing bite size j
! roots, large stems and leaves, pink flo- j
| wers, and finally seeds. The lettuce j
! was also successful with fair sized lea- i
ves. The peas produced white flowers j
; and small pods* j
The two are looking forward to having j
I lettuce and tomato sandwiches not to far I
; in the future, !
13ND-5955 Navy-DPPO 13ND Bremerton, Wash.