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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12
Debut of Cherry Blossoms Stays Secret.
By chorIes J. Yorbrouqh

To the long, long list of those
who want to know exactly when
the cherry blossoms are going to
bloom, add the name of George
Harding.
MIR. Harding is chief of horti-
culture for National Capital
Parks and, as such, is the chief
caretaker and principal worrier
about the famed Tidal Basin
trees.
About this time of the year
(and by coincidence, Mr.. Hard
ing is off to the South hunting
for azeala bargains), the flood of
blossom queries reaches it's peak.
BY mail and by telephone from
mere acquaintance and from
those who see hidden dollar
sign in every blossom come the
requests for the ungarbled word.
Come now, George, old
friend" a composite query will
go, you're holding out on me.
You know when they'll bloom.
Weary and ear-bent, the keep
er of the blossoms has the same
answer for. all. He doesn't know.
100 New Trees Going in.
This years Tidal Basin pro-
duction will be increased, just
about on a ratio with the ex-
panding curiosity of the public.
One hundred new trees, all about
5 years old, are being placed
around the basin and in the area
from the Tidal Basin bridge to
Fifteenth street and Maine
avenue. .
About 60 of them are replace
mentS.
BY blossom time, it will mean
that Mr.. Harding's worries are
about 800-fold.
Undoubtedly, they're worth
it," the 49-year-old horticulturist
muses., "but they're more trouble
than any other one phase of Our
parks operation"
Take it chronologically, be-
cause the trouble begins with the
planting.
In the first place, the original
trees from Japan didn't even
belong in this particular climate
and certainly weren't intended
to thrive in the soil in which
they were planted. That they've
been nursed through the tran
sition is beautifully obvious.
Roots Flee Water.
In the mountainous areas of
Japan, they grow to five times
the size Of the Tidal Basin trees.
Here they are planted in made
land, pumped from the river
bottom. Their root structure
has pancaked over the years to
avoid tidal water, which seeps
into the ground up to within
IS inches of the surface.
Sometimes" Mr.. Harding ex-
planned, 1--WE have to wait until
the tide goes out in order to
plant them"
Because of the shallow root
structure, the trees are more
susceptible to scale insects and
to root rot. It lowers their re-
sistance, and they're more tenn
peramental than any tree in any
park" he says.
Logically enough, Japanese
beetles love 'em. That-and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12
$50 Arlington Students
To Attend Music Festival
Special Dispatch 10 The Stor

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Mar.
12.-Four hundred and fifty stu
dents from Washington-Lee
High School In Arlington have
signed for attendance at Dis
trict w Music Festival for Vir-
ginia High Schools to be held at
Mary Washington College.
March %, from $50 am. to
5 pm.
Over 80 schools are in this
district comprising the northern
section of the State.
Among the judges are DR..
Howard Mitchell, conductor Of
the National Symphony Orches-
ira; Carmen Parlante, a mem
Der of the same organization:
Mark Troxwell, University Of
Richmond; F. r. Adams, educa-
tional consultant for Jordan
Piano Co., Washington and Emo
Balogh, Peabody Conservatory,
Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12
Area Youth Elected

Robert G. Luckie, jr.. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Luckie Of the
United States Naval Hospital.
Quantico. Va, has been elected
president of the sophomore class
at Wesleyan University, Middle
town, Conn. An honor student.
he won his letter as manager of
the varsity squash team. He is
a graduate of Bulls Preparatory
School, Silver Spring, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12
Doctor at Reed Center
Honored by College

DR.. Donald B. McMullen, chief
of the division Of medical zoology
of the Army Medical Services
Graduate School at Walter Reed
Medical Center. will receive a
citation of merit from Tarkio
College, Tarkio, Mo-, tomorrow.
DR.. McMullen, who lives at
1108 Dale drive, Silver Spring,
Md, is a graduate of the college.
The award is one Of several
being made by the college during
a founders day convocation
which began today and continues
through Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12

he pTUgId III
will include Haydn's Symphony
No. 104 in D, Memberships
Concerto No. l in G Minor, with
Sally Ann at the piano, and
Peter and the Wolf by the late
Sergei Prokofleff.
Gilbert Hodges, Washington
radio and televlsion personality,
will act as narrator for the
Prokofief work.
Sally Ann is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Stratton
of Colonial Village. Arlington.
She is a student at Stratford
High School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12

al ) PIN. Oun-
d ay in tn e
w a S h ngton
and Lee High
School audi
forum.
Under tn e
d i r e c t i o n
of B ern a r d
Rosenthal, the
orchestra will
present a n =
o t h er in a
S e r ! e S of
Y oun G Peo-
pies concerts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12
Nursery Registration

The Seaton Lane School Of
Falls Church. Va, is registering
children between the ages Of 3
and 6 for nursery and kindergar-
ten classes through March 10,
Miss Virginia Niblo Browder, d.
rector, has announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12
7Wo-Front Move in Assembly
Seeks End of Oyster Feuds

But they made it clear they
will go all out to put through
the two measures entrusted to
Mr.. McNulty.
Fisheries Commission backing
and the Governors expected ap-
prevail give the new move a
brighter outlook than any peace
plan offered in recent years.
Heretofore, the commission has
strongly opposed any liberaliza-
ton of Potomac Clustering laws,
which now permit only hand
longing.
Bipartisan Support.
The proposal is virtually GER
tain to have strong support in
both parties. Arthur Brice, chair
man of the fisheries agency, is
an influential Democrat, and
Gov. McKeldin's approval would
line up Republicans.
Some opposition is expected,
however, particularly from wa
termen of st. Marys and Charles
Counties.
The bills result from a series
of goodwill meetings on both
sides of the river in the last five
years and recent intense con-
sideration of the problem by high
officials of the two States.
The proposed supervising body
would be called the Potomac
River Oyster Commission. 1t
would have six members, three
from the fisheries commission of
each State. The Craftsmanship of
the commission would alternate
annually between the heads of
the State commissions.
Complete jurisdiction over oys-
tering in the river would be given
the bi-state commission. and all
existing law covering the subject
would be Cancelled. Expenses
would be shared equally by the
States. 81
Trial in Either State.
Dredging and hand-tonging
licenses would be issued by the
supervising body, policing would
be on an equal basis, and persons
accused of law attractions would
be tried in the State of the ar
resting officer.
A tax of from 10 to 20 cents a
bushel would be levied on all
oysters taken from the river,
payable by licensees, but with
buyers held liable for collection.
The commission would have
authority to reshell or reseed any
bar or to close any clustering
ground between November l and
March /.
Present Gull laws would be re-
tanned and enforcement would
be made more rigid by a clause
to authorize the commission to
specify points at which oysters
could be bought or sold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-12
14-Year-0Id Pianist
To Be Concert SoIoist

Sally Ann Stretton, 14-year-
old Arlington concert pianist,
will be a featured soloist with
the Arlington Civic Symphony
Evening star., 1953-01-26
A-18 THE EVENING STAR

washington, D. G.
MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1853
Evening star., 1953-01-26
New Foees in Congress
New Florida Representative
Is Educator and Veterun

D. r. (Billy) Matthews. Dem
ocratic member of the House
from Florida's new 9th con-
gressional district. is an educa-
tor and Army veteran who serv-
ed In Florida's State Legislature,
Born October 8, 1907, Mr..
Matthews showed his leadership
at the University of Florida,
where he won the degrees of
Bachelor Of Arts and Master Of
Arts.
He was elected president of
the Florida Blue Key at the
University. was vice president of
the student body and chancellor
OF the Honor Court.
Mr.. Matthews was elected to
the State Legislature in 1885
where he gained experience he
expects to aid him in his new
responsibilities in Congress.
His military career included
four years in the Army during
World War II. He was dis
charged with the rank of cap
tain of infantry.
For many years Mr.. Matthews
was assistant State All agent,
and a high school principal.
He Joined the administrative
staff Of the University of Flor
ida where he served from 1896
Evening star., 1953-01-26
W. R. Hatchett Entry
Puts 3 in Race for
Virginia Governor
BY the Assoeiussd Pres.

The field for Virginia's July
Democratic gubernatorial pri-
mary had grown to three today
with announcement by w. Rus
sell Hatchett. former Virginia
Beach town manager, that he
will be a candidate for the gov
ernorShip.
Mr.. Hatchett's unheralded hop
into the ring, where he joins
Representative Stanley and State
Senator Charles r. Fenwick,
caught other top State political
leaders largely by surprise. To-
day they still were trying to de-
termine what significance his
candidacy carries with it.
Mr.. Hatchett, once connected
with the States conservative
Democratic organization. now is
its foe. He broke with the or
ganization in 1851. resigning as
Virginia Beach town manager to
run - unsuccessfully - for the
State Senate against v. Alfred
Etheridge.
His announcement that he
definitely" will enter the July
primary seemed as much news
to anti-organization bigwigs as
it did to the organization stall
warts.
Delegate Robert Whitehead of
Nelson County. tabled in pre-
primary speculation as prob
able anti-organization candidate,
had mo comment at all" on Mr..
Hatchett'S action. AS for his
own plans on running, Mr..
Whitehead said:
'"The whole matter is still be-
ing considered. In due season
I'll let my decision be known"
Marvin Hutchinson, another
foe of the organization, said Mr..
Hatchett had not approached
him for support before announc-
ing his candidacy.
Evening star., 1953-01-26
Chinese Offer Reward
For U. 5. Plane Survivor
By IN. Associated Pres,

HONG KONG, Jan. 26.-Chi-
nese Reds have offered a reward
of about $50 for the capture
of any survivor of the double
plane crash in the Formosa
Strait. January 18, independent
Chinese newspapers here report
ed today.
The local press quoted a story
from a Communist newspaper in
Swatow, near the scene of the
tragedy.
A United States Navy patrol
plane was shot down by Red
ground fire that Sunday after
noon. A United States Coast
Guard plane picked up the sur
vivors. but crashed, burned and
sank on the attempted takeoff
from the sea. Eleven men are
missing and. presumed killed.
Ten were rescued.
The Communists claim their
antiaircraft fire shot down both
planes. They are reported Of
fering $40 for the body of any
dead airman, and smaller
amounts for bits Of wreckage.
Evening star., 1953-01-26
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Evening star., 1953-01-26
1000 Chinese Refugees
Homeless as Huts Burn
by the Asseeiotsd Press

HONG KONG. Jan. 26.-A
fierce six-hour blaze swept
through the ramshackle refugee
village of Tsai, in Kowloon, to-
day, leaving more than 1000
Chinese homeless.
Some 400 squatters' huts were
destroyed. Eight persons re-
ceived minor injuries Firemen
bsttled in a heavy fog to bring
the flames under control.
1t was the second big fire this
year in the wood-aro-straw vii
lagos of the British held strip
of Chinese mainland across from
Hong Kong. The makeShift set
Elements house refugees from
Communist China.
Evening star., 1953-01-26
Mrs. Susanna Davis
Gets ADA Publicity Post

The appointment Of Mrs. Sus-
anna Davis as publicity director
of the Americans for Democratic
Action was announced today by
Robert r. Nathan. chairman OF
the executive committee.
During last years presidential
campaign Mrs. Davi: was a re-
search consultant for the Demo-
cratic National Committee. She
previously was associated with
the Public Affairs Press here. In
l945 and 1946 she served with the
Red Cross in the Pacific theater
Evening star., 1953-01-26

until his resignation in 1852. His
last position there was director
of alumni affairs.
A leader in civic and fraternal
groups. Mr.. Matthews was Dis
trict Governor of the Lions
Club and president of the XII
wants Club.
Evening star., 1953-01-26
Ostrich Floss busters

NEW YORK (R.-O Ostrich floss
is one Of the newest materials
for busters, reports the British
Information Service here. They
are useful for cleaning cars and
will not scratch the finest cell
lulose, according to the report.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-07-03
States Also Suffer Heat Wave

The local "heat wave" has cracked a few Alaskan records out for something really high in the way of temperature and records an Arkansas town nas this to report:
 Stuttgart (P)- It got so hot at Stuttgart today that a concrete strip literally "ex- ploded,"
 A strip of Highway 79 er- rupted at joint and cracked the pavement about 10 feet in each direction from the joint.
 A filling station operator said he felt the ground quiver and Thought it was an earth! quake. ; He said he heard a report like a shotgun blast.
 The, editor of the Stuttgart Daily Leader laid a thermom- eter on the pavement and re- moved it when the mercury
Kodiak mirror., 1953-07-03
Fisherman Brought
 Here By co

Jose Zuanich, a fisherman from the vessel Strickland, was flown to Kodiak from Port Heiden early Monday morning in a Coast Guard PBY for medical attention.
 The patient had been i'll for several days. The PBY from the Kodiak Air Detachment at Kodiak Naval Station left the base around eight pm Sunday and returned at 1::53 am Mon day.
 A landing was made on the air strip at Port Heiden. The patient was taken from the Strickland by dory and trans ported to the strip in an Army vehicle.
 Pilots of the PBY were It. William Wallace, It. w. E. Sale. Crew members were w. Clubb, w. Burke, M. Harder and w. Sheridan. A Navy doc tor and corpsman went on the flight to aid the patient,
 He was transferred from KNS to Griffin Memorial Hos pital by Navy ambulance.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-07-03
Tim ChernOff Drowns Sunday ln Channel

The blue-green waters of the channel claimed another victim Sunday afternoon.
 Tim Chernoff, Jr.. 24-year old fisherman, sank without an outcry while swimming as a score of witnesses strolled and fshed from the Halferty dock.
 Bill Hartman, aboard the fishing boat Pronto, dived into the channel and went down six times in an effort to find Chernoff and bring him to the surface. Two hours later his body was recovered and brought to the dock by U. 5. Coastguardsmen and city po- lice.
 John Boucher, city patrol man, directed the search for Chernoff and was responsible
Kodiak mirror., 1953-07-03

for setting in motion the acts that resulted in the fast re- covery of the body. Usually a body is not recovered once it goes below the surface of the :hannel. If it is recovered 1t usually takes several weeks. Around 1:50 pm Boucher was notified by Gene Tenny that a man had drowned at the D & A dock. He immedi- ately called the Coast Guard for assistance and the Navy Shore Patrol for an ambu- lance.
 When he arrived at the dock Chernoff had disappeared only a short time. Several fishing boats pulled away from the dock to search.
 Chernoff is reported to have gone aboard the Pronto to talk to Hartman and Rudy Anderson. He then decided to
 go swimming. He slid over the side and padded around
 for a few minutes. Sud
 denly a man aboard a.
 mother boat called to the Prom
 to and said, your buddy's gone down and hasn't come
 up." Hartman immediately dived in to try and find him.
 W-O w. s. Mathis, c. B. Williams, D. K. Ships and G. E. Kehl of the Coast Guard ar rived and began grappling for the body. At 3:l5 pm it was brought to the surface. Bou- cher and Al Miller took it in
 Millers boat to the dock.
 Chernoff was wearing a white T-shirt, brown trousers and his shoes.
 Timothy Edwin Chernoff, Jr., was born June 27, 1929, in Kodiak and spent most of his life here. He attended Kodiak Public School and was a vete- ran of the Korean War. He is survived by his parents, a sis ter, Betty, living in Seattle, a brother, Allen, Kodiak resi- dent but currently in Seattle and three aunts, Mrs. Justine Sholl, Mrs. Charles Madsen and Mrs. Nydia Hubley.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-07-03
C. D. EquIpnl z mt
 ReadyForW Warden ,

Civil Defence helmets and arm bands for area and block Wardens are now at the USO. Wardens, fremen and police men of the CD are requested to pick them up before to- morrow.
 Members of the local CD will accompany the new Jeep i1refghter in the parade to- morrow.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-07-03

Cdr. James V. Barry arrived at Kodiak Naval Station re- gently and will relieve Cdr. s. S. Searcy as executive of ficer of the Naval Station.
 Cdr. Searcy will report to the Naval War College, New, port, R. I, for duty in August.
 Mrs. Barry and two children accompanied the commander to Kodiak.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-07-03
PAGE 3

skyrocketed to the 120-degree mark.
 He said unofficial thermom- eters in town registered l06 degrees in the shade
Kodiak mirror., 1953-07-03

MT. and Mrs. Ken Beegle gave a shooting exhibition Sunday. They are representa-" tives of Remington Arms, Inc. and Peters Ammunition Co. The exhibition WAS held at Fort Abercrombie.
 5. D. O'Briant of Kodiak Naval Station and Louise MaddaIine Pineschi of Rose vile, California were married at St. Mary's Catholic Church Tuesday evening at 8 pm.
 The ceremony was perform ed by Father Raymond Tal- bolt, S.J, ;
 Mrs. Martha Cushing and two children left Friday by plane for Sitka to spend a month.
Evening star., 1953-08-02
Dig Potato Crop
In Cool of Duy

In digging the Irish potato
crop, try to do it early in the
morning or late in the after
noon.
SunScald and heat injury will
result in heavy losses if the po-
tatoes are left in the ground
after the vines are dead. Unless
there is an excellent cover of
straw mulch or weeds, the pota-
toes should be dug as the vines
are maturing.
Do not try to dig up the entire
planting before picking up any
of the potatoes. Leaving freshly
dug potatoes unprotected in the
sun invites injury which will
mean much more loss during
storage.
Keep the potatoes in a cool
cellar or in thin layers in a barn
or shed. Do not put them in
large layers or piles because this
is a sure way to increase storage
losses.
Chemicals that check sprout-
ing of potatoes may be tried by
persons who have had trouble in
keeping potatoes from sprouting.
These materials, which are sold
Under various trade names such
as Barsprout and Sprout Inhibi-
| tor, are worthwhile.
Evening star., 1953-08-02

dance has been around so per-
sons. Films on fertilizers, grass
land farming, fire prevention and
silos have been shown, and ex-
perts have been on hand at each
program to answer questions.
Usually, too, some farmer in
the county who is known to be
doing an outstanding job in a
particular phase of farming, is
on hand to add to the discus
Sions.
Mr.. Fayen, a manufacturers
representative and a farmer, is
the originator of the Oatlands
meetings. In getting them
started he has had the full CO.
operation of a number of his
neighbors and of the Rev. Frank
H. Moss, pastor of st. James
Episcopal Church at Leesburg
The Oatlands church is a mission
church, and Mr.. Moss holds
services there bymonthly. The
church has 26 members.
II had been thinking for q
long time" Mr.. Fayen said, "ot
some way to make our little mis-
sion church play a greater part
in the affairs of the community
"Ours is an agricultural COM
munity, and it seemed to me
that the church might be made
Evening star., 1953-08-02

It wasn't until a few years ago
that the Office of "dog whipper"
became extinct in the churches
of England. Years ago in Eng
land the churches were fire.
Evening star., 1953-08-02
GIodioIus Improvements
Recent Glad Show Here Shows Outstanding
Improvements Plant Breeders Have Achieved
By w. H. Youngmon
Garden Editor

and Burma, deep rose, ruft1ed;
Elizabeth the Queen, lavender;
Uncle Tom, dark red; Tunia's
Wizard and Voodoo. smokes;
Leading Lady, creamy white,
and Salman's Glory, creamy
white with carmine-red blotch.
Especially Noted Varieties.
In the next smaller sized class
(4OO series) the following varie-
ties were especially noted:
Ravel. violet blue with reddish
markings; Patrol, apricot with
yellow throat; Florence Nightin-
gale, ruff1ed white; Spic and
Span, ruff1ed deep pink; Poin-
settia, light red; Spot Light, deep
yellow with scarlet blotch, and
Rose Bloom. a deep rose.
In the 800 series were Mother
Kadel, clear yellow: Early Rose,
rose to pale rose; Snow Princess,
white; Fairyland, ruff1ed rose;
Chamouny, dark rose with silver
In the miniature section Goo
series) Atom was till the out
standing, scarlet with white
/ edge; Bo Peep, salmon-pink with
white throat; Tweedledum, rose
red, and Ocean Spray, creamy
white. This section has gained
in Importance in recent years
because of the need for attrac-
tive little flowers for arrange
mentS.
No doubt there were many
other excellent varieties dis
played at the show. Most OF the
blooms on display were grown
locally, and managed to survive
high temperatures and perhaps
dry soils. But the most note
worthy feature was the range OF
colors, for and size of bloom
There were spikes there with Is
to 20 buds, with 10 or more show
ing color. They were gorgeous
glads, a credit to the plant
breeder as we'll as the grower.