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Evening star., 1952-03-02

high shade such as that furnished
by tall pine trees or other deep
rooted trees. Shallow rooted trees
soon compete with the camellias
for food and moisture and usually
win out. Camellias will grow in
full shade, producing luxuriant
foliage but very little bloom. Full
sun will cause leaf burn and
quickly fading blossoms. Some
protection, such as a fence, hedge
or background planting, is ideal
in furnishing a windbreak for the
camellias. However, we do not
recommend coddling them by put
ting a protection around each
plant. Some winters-Such as
this one-we have ice on the
plants. If plants are so situated
that the sun shines on the leaves
before the ice melts, it will cause
the leaves to burn. If this situa-
tion can be avoided when selecting
your planting site it would be we'll
We have plants on the north, east
and west sides of the house
Others are out in the open gar
den.
Like Acid, Dry Soil.
CamelliaS like an acid soil as do
azaleaS and rhododendron and
will not tolerate wet feet, so be
sure to select well-drained loca-
ton. Dig a hole larger and deeper
than the ball of earth around the
plant. Into this hole put compost
or peat and work it well into
the soil. Do not plant the Camel
liza any deeper than It grew in
the nursery. and it is preferable
to plant it one inch above the
ground level so that when the
earth settles, your plant will not
sink lower than it was in the
nursery. Planted one inch too
deep it will Sulk, and two inches
too deep it will die. Mulch the
plant with peat moss, crushed oak
leaves or pine straw. This is i'm
portant since camellias are sur
face rooterS and the ground needs
to be kept cool and moist. Never
cultivate around them for this
reason.
The first year I do not rec
ommend fertilizing the plant.
However, if you are one of those
people who just has to fertilize,
do so very sparingly about the
last of March and the middle of
May. Any commercial fertilizer
used for other acid-loving plants
will be excellent. Water we'll the
first year and during the season
the plant sets it's flower buds.
This it does on the first cycle of
growth in June and July.
So far the japanese beetles
have not developed an appetite
for camellias. Maybe it is because
the flowers come too early for
them and the evergreen foliage
is too tough by the time they
appear. However. I do believe
that if you will try a plant or two
in your garden you soon will de-
velop quite an appetite" for them
and will be a true camellia
enthusiast just as I am!
Evening star., 1952-03-02
Some Insecticides
lin, Short SuppIy

There is tight supply of some
types of insecticides and farmers
are advised by entomolgists to
buy at least part of their seasons
needs as early as possible. In
secticides containing sulfur, car
bamates and DOT are at the
present time in short supply.
Priorities have been given on
some insecticidal materials that
are scarce to enable manufac-
turers to meet farmers needs. Pro-
duction OF insecticides is expected
to meet the demand, but it may
be necessary for farmers to use
substitutes, the entomolgists saw,
Evening star., 1952-03-02
Garden Club Activities

The Woodbridge Garden Club
meets tomorrow night at Taft
Junior High School, Eighteenth
and Perry streets NE, to hear
short talks on iris, roses and
lawns. Donald M. Scott will lead
discussion on small fruits and
vegetables.
The Chevy Chase Garden Club
will meet tomorrow afternoon at
l o'clock at the residence of Mrs.
E. E. Schnelbacher, $50 Warren
street, NV. The hostess will be
assisted by Mrs. Laurence E.
voorhees, and Mrs. Joseph H.
Gawler. Arrangements of spring
flowers will be exhibited and dis
cuSsed.
The KenwOOd Garden Club will
meet tomorrow at 10 am. at the
Kenwood Club. Mrs. George P.
Bush will give an illustrated talk
on wild flowers.
The garden section Of the
Junior Woman's Club of Chevy
Chase, Md, will meet tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock at the home
OF Mrs. Louis A. Miller, 1905 New
burn drive, Wood Acres. This will
be a workshop meeting on flower
arrangement. Members will bring
their own containers and tools
and the section will furnish the
flowers. Members will notify Mrs.
James F. Moulton (Shepherd
1859.
/ The National Gardeners Asso-
IciatiOn contribution to the Ma
tional Capital Flower and Gar
den Show in the armory will be
"a spring garden, covering 1000
square feet. Mr.. Merrill is chair
man of arrangements.
Next Friday at 8 p. M, men,
berS will meet at F. w. Bolgiano's IS
seed store, Ali New York avenue
NE. Under discussion will be
Uses and Abuses of Liquid Fer
tilizer. Donald S. Frady will be
host for the social hour following
Forest Garden Club met Tues
day with Mrs. Clarence Hall in
her home in Marlboro. Plans were
formulated to participate in the
National Capitol Flower and
Garden Show in the National
Guard Armory in Washington,
March 6 through IL.
Resolutions were presented and
adopted upon the death of a
charter member, Mrs. Julian S.
Hall. A suitable memorial will be
placed in st. Barnabas Church
yard.
Mrs. Chase Kirtley, program
chairman, reported the subject
matter for future meetings, then
presented the speaker, Mrs
Howard Arnold, who gave a talk
on olQ emma, StreSSlng the manu-
featuring of LoWestoff.
The regular meeting of the Rock
Creek Garden Club will take place
Wednesday, at lis pm. Mrs.
Julius Goldstein of $500 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV. will be
hostess.
The Arlington Neighborhood
Garden Club will sponsor a lee
ture on flower arrangements at
1870 pm. March 81 at the audi
torium of Hecht's Arlington store.
Mrs. Robert E. Creighton, author
ity on flower arrangements, will
lecture. Admission will be 81.
AZ The AvOndaIe Garden Club will
meet Tuesday at 8 pm. in the
ooardroom of the Avondale branch
~ ~" ritiZens' Bank OF Riverdale.
1t will be the fourth anniversary
- 49, ..do anu The meeting is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-13

HHmD STAR >. What symbol Was used
~ to signify the outstanding child ,'sooie star
of the year?
A miniature gold skillet. The first award
was made to Gigi Pereau.
Mrs A.A.B., Philadelphia
APPLAUSE Hosg much sOiU the US.
gOsey,snse,a save year sVhen it cuts Ost free
maid service for American High Commission
officials in Germany?
100000. Mrs. DIG, Orange, Calf.
PANE A nesV Hall of Fame" has re-
Gently been set up tn the sports word. What
growb of athletes tCiN be h0saOred?
Football stars. The Hall of Fame" is at
Rutgers where the first intercollegiate game
was played in 1869.
Mrs. L.M.W, San Bern0ydi,so, Calf.
BREAK :. What has recently brought the
mear-destitute Navajo Indian Reservation in
arizona startling bonanza?
The mining of Mountaineering ore.
-F.D.L., GGlc0, III.
TREKKERS How many members of
Congress spent at least part of their recent
g0cotion t10seling abroad 'On official business
at t0xpoyeys' expense?
Some 12O senators and representatives -
about one-fifth of the total membership.
PR, Dssoev, Colo.
SAEARI An expedition costing about
$4,000 ,0iH soon get underway in Turkey.
For schat is it searching?
Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat.
MS, Dickinson, N. d.
BOSTON What food is taking preference
in Boston Oger the traditional baked beans?
Macaroni - 81. 500 tons of macaroni are
eaten annually and only 1880 tons of beans.
Mrs WHY. North Scitwate, r. /.
CONDUCTED 81 W. M@.,
NOTE: We will pay & for question and answer used
in this column. Questions based on current news
and clipping of news source must accompany answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-13
HOW HAPPY IS YOUR MARRIAGE?
Continued from page sereu

pIine was firm, and when Papa said, BE in
before ten," he meant it. But trips to the
woodshed were infrequent and the young
sters weren't treated harshly by their par
ents.
The birds and the bees" were explained
by their parents in understandable terms,
and the boy and girl learned about the fun
damentals of sex in their homes. Their
thoughts were not colored with feelings of
disgust or aversion toward sex.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss were engaged for at
least six months and more likely for two
years before they were married. They prob
ably attended the same church.
Incidentally, the chances are they are still
more religious than the average American
couple Husbands and wives who never
attend church are decidedly less success
fully mated, generally speaking, than those
who occupy church pew four times a
month.
Burgess and Cottrell put it in more for
NAL words: Religious activity as indicated
by church attendance is positively CORE
lated with probabilities of marital success"
Mr.. and Mrs Bliss are of the same race
and nationality. They may have had small
differences of opinion before marriage. but
no really violent arguments.
Mrs. BLISS is an attractive wife, neat
and with verve and personality. But she
isn't necessarily pretty. Only 10 per cent
of the unmarried men in survey rated
''prettiness" as of top importance in their
concept of future wife. Parents of the
couple wholeheartedly gave their blessing
to the marriage.
And, incidentally, Mrs. Bliss married her
husband for the major reason that she was
in love with him.
So there you have blueprint of those sta
tistical paragons, Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss, who
are just about the perfect couple from the
standpoint of researchers.
OF course, the odds of your marriage
duplicating the union of Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss
down to the last detail are about the same
as those of winning the Irish Sweepstakes.
But that won't bother you, know. After
all, you didn't marry a statistic. The End
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-13

Mrs. Dale Carnegie has an idea for
winning praise and influencing COM
pliments. Compare BLUE BONNET
Margarine with any spread at any
price. Like the authors wife, you'll
love the delicate, sunny-sweet favor
of this Inequality all vegetable
margarine. You'll appreciate BLUE
BONNET's nutrition. No other spread
for bread, is richer in Vitamin A the
year around! And you'll welcome its
real economy. So buy BLUE BONNET
and get "all 8" Flavor! Nutrition!
EcOnom-e-e!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-13

However, that doesn't mean they want to
remain without offspring. They definitely
desire children.
Researchers find that mates with no chill
dren land who desire none) are least likely
to succeed in marriage. And while children
can't be said to have an adverse effect ON
marital success, happiest marriages of all
are between mates who want children but
haven't produced any.
So Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss must be portrayed
as childless couple who yearn to add
little Bliss to the family.
II. DO Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss make their
home in city or country?
While Mr.. Bliss may be big-city COM
muter, his home address is listed in small
town directory. The larger the city m which
they dwell the less are chances for cou-
pies successful adjustment to marriage.
What's more, Mr.. and Mrs Bliss either
own their own home or have made an appre-
ciable dent in the mortgage. It also may be
noteworthy incidental intelligence that these
"perfect" mates do not occupy separate bed
rooms Whether they prefer twin beds or
double, however, seems to have no bearing
on their happiness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss plunge into conmu-
nifty affairs enthusiastically, and if call is
sounded, say, for civilian-defense volunteers,
they're among the first to sign up.
They're great party givers and goers. MIR.
Bliss, in particular, is a Joiner" belonging
to at least three social organizations. such as
civic clubs, fraternal orders and luncheon
groups His wife also likes people in groups.
and she's member of at least one club for
women.
Not only do they like people, but people
like them. 1--WE have the picture" observe
the researchers, "of the man or woman most
likely to succeed in marriage as one who
possesses many friends among his own sex.
Il. What about the respective bGck-
grounds Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss be-
fore marriage?
Not surprisingly. both Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss
are the products of happy homes. As chill
dren, they were fond of their parents. Disci-
Evening star., 1952-11-25
By Robert K. Walsh
Stor Stoff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Eisen-
hover headquarters promised a
major announcement for late to-
day, probably dealing with further
cabinet appointments. but Lewis
w. Douglas eliminated himself as
IA prospect.
Mr.. Douglas, a former budget
director and Ambassador to Brit
ain during the Roosevelt and Tru-
man administrations. had a lunch
con conference with President
elect Eisenhower. He told re-
porters in advance that he came
principally to talk about the
American Assembly. q Columbia
University project which sponsors
seminars on world affairs and ma
|tional problems.
The President-elect's head
quarters in the Commodore Hotel
showed increasing indications that
Gen. Eisenhower might leave soon
for Korea. He nevertheless had
a full day of engagements today.
Taber Is Visitor.
Among visitors to the head
quarters was Representative Ia
ber, of New York, who will be
chairman of the House Appropria-
tions Committee in the new Con-
gress. He said he did not see
Gen. Eisenhower, but talked with
John Foster Dulles who has been
designated as Secretary of State,
and Gov. Sherman Adams of New
Hampshire, who will be the assist
ant to the President.
Mr.. Taber predicted that Gov
Evening star., 1952-11-25
Fire Damages Hall
Al ST. John COLLEGE
BY the Assaeiofad Prass

ANNAPOLIS. Nov. 25.-Fire
cause an estimated $50, 900 to $780,
600 damage early today in the
book storage room of historic Nc
Dowell Hall on the st. Johns COL
lege campus.
Mcdowell. the so-called Great
Hail." houses classrooms, audi
torium and Offices of President
Richard D. Weigle and Dean Jacob
Klein.
Building Supt. Archibald Nc
Court, who estimated the damage,
said the fire apparently was
caused by faulty wiring.
The loss Of books would prob
ably run to more than $1,000, he
said. Other fire damage included
two floors and one ceiling.
Students helped fireman take
out books, records and furniture
when the blaze started about /
am.
President Weigle said there
would be no classes today and
possibly none until Monday.
The three-story. brick-covered
frame building Is the oldest on the
campus. II was started in 175G.
Evening star., 1952-11-25
French Await Attack
On Key Thai Outpost
BY the Assoeioted Press

WITH FRENCH MON
FORCES AT MA SAN. Indo-
China, Nov. 25.-French Union
infantrymen dug in deeply today
preparing for an all-out attack
by Communicated Wet Mimi
troops on this dusty outpost key
to the mountainous Thai country
of northwestern Indo-C China.
Except for minor patrol clashes
the defense perimeter around this
isolated airstrip and barbed-wire
entaglement, lit miles west of
Hanoi, was quiet last night. Both
sides apparently were grabbing a
last breather between Sunday
nights initial clash and the deci-
sive battle.
Indications were that the big
fight may come tonight. Intelli-
|gence officers reported enemy
groups pressing ever closer
through the steep green hills sur
rounding the vital hamlet, turned
into a stronghold by troops and
supplies rushed in by air and
overland.
The black-clad Wet Mini made
their first attempt on the Ma San
defenses in the brief Sunday night
battle in which some 5000 rebel
troops were repulsed in hand-to-
hand fighting with French Legion
naires. French mobile artillery
and aircraft pounded the attack
ers, who were tossed back only
after they had succeeded in pene-
trating the outer defenseS.
Evening star., 1952-11-25
By Miriam Ottenberq

A series of congressional econ
omy cuts in the Governments
housekeeping" services has netted
"a harvest of leaky roofs, unguard-
ed buildings, dirty rooms and run
down equipment.
That was made clear today by
Washington area officials of the
Public Buildings Service, General
Services Administration, which is
in charge of keeping Government
buildings cleaned, protected and
maintained.
Asked by The Star to explain
why new Government buildings
already are looking shabby ano
insufficiently guarded. they blamed
lack of funds and gave this pic
ture:
From July l, 1850, to the pres
ent the amount of Government
space for which they are re-
sponsible in the Washington area
increased by is million square
feet. But the employees to clean,
protect and maintain the space
decreased by 1900.
Cleaning Force Too Small.
The cleaning force is about SO
per cent of what it should be to
give normal cleaning service
2,100 cleaners instead of 4,200.
Rooms and corridors that used
to be busted and vacuumed every
night are now cleaned once q
Evening star., 1952-11-25
Americas First JET Ace
Will Return 10 Korea
BY the Associotsd Press

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILL.,,
Nov. 25.-Maj. James Jabara,
Americas first jet ace, is return
ing to combat in Korea at his own
request.
Headquarters Of the Air Train
ing Command here announced to-
day the 29-year-old Wichita
CKans.) officer will report to Camp
Stoneman, Calf, January 6 for
further assignment to the Far
East Air Force"
Two weeks ago Maj. Jabara
officially requested return to COM
bat for completion of a normal
tour" The normal tour for fight
er pilots in Korea is 100 missions.
He had completed 63-and had
downed six Russian MICS In a six
week period in the spring of 1851
when he was called back for
duty with the graduate pilot train
ing division of the Air Training
Command. Some of his sugges-
tions have been incorporated into
, the training program.
Evening star., 1952-11-25
Eisenhower Is Just
General of Army
To Social Register
ey the Associated Pres,

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Dwight
D. Eisenhower will be President OF
the United States next year. but
in the social register he will still
be a general Of the Army.
The register-society's blue book
out yesterday with its 1858
edition and failed to note Gen.
Eisenhower's promotion By the
electorate. The book continued to
list him at his New York address
and made no mention Of the White
House, his address after Jan
uary 20.
Although the register Is for the
next calendar year. q spokesman
for the publisher said Gen. Eisen-
hover isn't President yet" and
could not be listed amy ottRr way"
Evening star., 1952-11-25
Medny Heads
will Seek
Unity With Clio
Action Unanimous:
William SchnitzIer
Secretury-Treosurer
By jones Y. Newton

George Meany, 58-year-old Sec
retary-treasurer, today unani-
mouSly was named president of
the American Federation of Labor,
succeeding William Green who
died last Friday.
The action was taken by the
AFL's 14-man Executive Council.
The council, also unanimously,
named William F. Schnitzler of
Chicago secretary-treasurer sue
ceeding Mr.. Meany. Mr.. Schnitz-
Ter is 48 and is president of the
Bakery and Confectionery Work.
erS Union.
Mr.. Meany told reporters his
early efforts as AFL president will
be directed toward bringing about
unity with the CIO.
The Executive Council reacti-
waited the nine-man committee to
conduct merger talks with the
Evening star., 1952-11-25

ton I will be in close contact with
him for as long as that may be
desirable"
Two major jobs pushed by the
energetic Engineer Commissioner
are still far from complete-the
reorganization and the 1919 mil
lion public works program.
Gen. Robinson's former right
hand man in drafting the reorgan-
ization plan, Col. Thomas j.
Hayes III. left the District gov.
ernment about two months ago.
But Gen. Robinson today was
optimistic about the future of the
Commissioners plan to streamline
the District government.
Confident of City Plan.
I'm not worried about reor-
ganization," he said. II feel that's
well along. We've got good men
in key spots. The job is far from
complete but the procedures are
all established and the key jobs
are all filed"
A man hand-picked by Gen.
Robinson-Schuyler Lowe, who
used to work with the general in
(see ROBINSON, Page A-40
Evening star., 1952-11-25

CIO. The committee is composed
OF Mr.. Meany and eight AFL vice
presidents. AFL Vice President
William C. Doherty, president of
the Association of Letter Carriers,
was named to the unity committee
to replace Mr.. Green.
Ready to Talk Unity.
"We are ready, willing and
anxious" Mr.. Meany told re-
porters, ito talk to the CIO about
this very vital question of the
unity of labor in the United
States at the earliest possible
time"
Mr.. Meany said that when the
unity talks resume will be up to
the CIO. Merger negotiations
were broken off two years ago
after the two labor organizations
were unable to settle problems of
union jurisdiction and other ques-
tions.
Mr.. Meany is plumber by
trade and was born in New York
City. He came to Washington as
secretary-treasurer of the AFL in
1889. He had been president of
the New York State Federation
of Labor.
Unlike the easy-going Mr..
Green, who headed the AFL for
% years, Mr.. Meany is forceful
and dynamic. He has shown un-
usual interest in the affairs of
labor in the world generally.
Will Push Basic Objectives.
Mr.. Meany pledged himself to
work for the basic "objectives
of the AFL," which he said gen.
orally are the improvement of
the lot of workers both in this
country and in the rest of the
world. He said the AFL would
continue its fight ito keep labor
everywhere free and to see that
the standard of life of all people
is raised to the highest possible
level"
Mr.. Meany talked last Friday
with President-elect Eisenhower
in New York. He said he told
Gen. Eisenhower that his Secre-
tary of Labor should be a man
from the ranks of organized labor
He said that the general prom
ised to give his suggestion serious
consideration"
Meanwhile, the CLOS top Off
cials will meet in Atlantic City
Friday to discuss the selection OF
a successor to the late President
Philip Murray, who died Novem.
ber 9. The president will be
elected at the CIO convention
which opens in Atlantic City next
Monday.
Either Allan S. Haywood, execu-
tive vice president, or Walter p
Reuther. president of the United
Auto Workers, was expected tc
get the top CIO job.
Evening star., 1952-11-25
1ruman's S Mother r-in-Law
Remains on Critical List

The White House said today the
condition Of President Truman's
90-year-old~ mother-in-law, Mrs.
David w. Wallace, is unchanged
and still critical as a result Of a
stroke she suffered last Saturday.
Mrs. Wallace has been in Ill
health for several years. She has
been at the White House since
last August after being brought
here from her home in 1ndepend-
ence, Mo.
Evening star., 1952-11-25
Army Shifting
Robinson From
District Post
Commissioner Due
To Leave City Job
Late Next Month

Brig. Gen. Bernard L. Robinson,
the Districts Engineer Commits
sioner and father of its reorgani-
cation plan, has been transferred
and will leave the District govern
ment late next month, it was dis
closed today.
Gen. Robinson's departure and
the imminent resignation of Com
missioner F. Joseph Donohue will
leave Commissioner Renah F.
Camalier as the only hold-over.
He has been in office five months.
Engineer Commissioners usually
are assigned to the District for
four years. Gen. Robinson has
been Engineer Commissioner only
since June /, 1851.
Gen. Robinson has been as
signed to the Office of the Chief
of Engineers. He said he under
stood his new job will have wider
scope"
He said he believed the transfer
would be effective January /. He
said he had greeted the news with
mixed emotions because he re-
gretted having to leave his friends
in the District.
Officials Surprised.
District officials from top to
bottom were taken by surprise by
the announcement.
Commissioner Donohue described
Gen. Robinson's impending trans
fer as serious blow to the
District of Columbia"
Mr.. Donohue laid particular
stress on the Engineer Commits
sioner's efforts in connection with
the District Government reorgan-
iZation plan and the massive public
works improvement proposal.
Commissioner Donohue added
that the transfer will place an
additional burden on the citizens
eA4A DAoUA Nv 1ONCA 11IAACA1V O11lCldlo.
"He has shown us the way; now
it's up to us to follow through"
Mr.. Donohue said.
At the same time, he added, "if
this means up the ladder for
Robby, I'm all for it,"
Commissioner Camalier de.
clared that Gen. Robinson's reas-
signment means "the greatest loss
to the District in many. many
years."
Will Support Successor.
His successor has not yet been
announced but Gen. Robinson told
The Star: "The Corps of Engi-
neers is full of good officers. I'm
sure they will send a young man,
a pusher with a real interest in
the District.
II will lend all the aid and sup
port I can to my successor" he
said. If don't leave Washing