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Evening star., 1954-05-02

den as its infected beak con-
teammates healthy plants.
The basis of this psychic pesti-
lence begins with the super
maternal instinct Of the female
aphid. Affectionately dubbed
stem mother" this garden
femme fatale, producing young
aphids with a rapidity that
would startle a rabbit. carries
the eggs within her body until
Matching time. AS soon as the
young females are born they
develop wings and migrate to
other plants where more genera
tions of f1ighty females are pro-
duced in a matter of weeks. In
the autumn a few males are
hatched-just to break the mo-
notony-and soon there are
more generations of females.
Most aphids, like visiting rela-
tives. spend their lives feeding
on the hospitality of one host,
whether it be a fruit tree, a
vegetable plant, or flower growth,
until the plant growth is stunted.
buds and roots are deformed, and
the foliage turns yellow.
A favorite pastime of the busy
aphid is producing a honey-like
dewy substance irresistible to
ants and certain forms of fungus
mold. Often a friendly menace
like the ant carries the baby
aphids home with him and nour-
ishes the insect. later returning
the aphid to its original host.
Sometimes the aphid returns the
gesture Of hospitality and allows
some form of parasitic wasp to
burrow a hole in his side and lay
Evening star., 1954-05-02

it's eggs, a process just slightly
disturbing to the aphid, but high
ly profitable to the wasp.
Aphids which can afford to have
more than one host usually go
through the same reproduction
cycle as the singular-host aphid,
but, with more fierce finesse
They spend the winter at a tree
side resort. shifting in the sum-
mer to other forms of growth
and reproducing winged females
who. in turn shift to other plants
and hatch more females.
The big idea is to hit them
with paralyzing spray like
rotenone, lindane, pyrethrum
Isotox, or malathion. The ma
terial should be applied in a
forceful. saturating spray which
drenches all parts of the plant
Since aphids multiply so rapidly
repeat the spraying every two
weeks from spring to fall. Use q
handy, light weight, garden hose
spray gun for application.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Activities of D. c. Area Garden Clubs

hibits. Bulbs, bearded iris, roses,
garden flowers, potted house
plants and artistic arrangements
are all scheduled. Show chair.
man is Mrs. David r. Strobel,
Mrs. Lloyd Elliott vice chairman.
Fairfax in the Spring" is the
theme.
An out-of-doors flower mart
and baked goods sale will be
sponsored Saturday on the Jesup
Blair Community Center grounds
by the Silver Spring Garden
Club, 10 am. to pm. Luncheon
will be served from IL am. to
2:30 pm. For sale will be plants,
shrubs, bulbs, ETC., also some
antiques. The center is east Of
Georgia avenue and the District
Line.
The Washington DaffOdil So
ciety will meet Friday at 8 pm.
in Room 43 of the New National
Museum. Carey e. Quinn will
give a brief illustrated lecture
on What Do We Mean by Good
Daffodils?" Members of CO.
operating clubs and exhibitors
in the recent National Capital
NarciSsuS Show are especially in
vited.
The Society of Little Gar
deners of Foxhall Village will
meet with Mrs. Dorothy Pickett
Tuesday from 3 to pm. AS
sisting will be Mrs. H. B. Swart-
wout, Mrs. H. T. Bisselle, Mrs.
Grace Boswell and Mrs. Marie
Hall.
Frank Lancaster, pathologist
with the Davey Tree Co.. win
address the National Gardeners
Association Friday at 8 pm. in
the Orangery at Dumberton
Oaks. Members will tour the
grounds prior to meeting time
at the invitation of Supt. Mat
thew Kearney. Charles Smelt-
ger Is chairman and Donald
Smith secretary of the local
group.
Riverdale Heights Garden
Club will meet Wednesday at
pm. with Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart
R. Coon. 6208 Sixty-f1rst place.
Capitol Hill Garden Club will
meet Tuesday at $3.50 pm. in
the basement of 1906 East
Capitol street. c. Alfred Boil
giano will speak on Before and
After Landscaping." showing
slides.
Woodbridge Garden Club plans
a meeting tomorrow at 8 pm. in
McKendree Educational Build
ing. John M. Davidson will re-
count experiences as property
manager of four National
Capital Flower shows.
The 37th annual tulip show Of
the TakOma Horticultural Club
is continuing today from 2 to
8 pm. at the Takoma Elemen-
tary School on Dahlia street at
Piney Branch road. The show
opened yesterday.
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from 8 am. to 4 p.m.-next day
in event of rain. Petunias, as
ters, zinnias, marigolds, silvia
primroSes, sweet william, aza-
leas, miniature roses and potted
geraniumS and tomato plants
will be sold. The club supports
the work of Suburban Hospital,
provides Easter and Christmas
plants for Naval and Children's S
Hospitals and provides dish gar
dens for Children's Hospital.
KenwOOd> Garden Club meets
tomorrow at 10 am. at Kenwood
Country Club. Following busi-
ness, a tour of gardens will be
taken. There will be a reception
honoring new members at the
home of Mrs. Fred Sanderson,
where coffee will be served.
The Garden Section of the
Woman's Club of Chevy Chase,
Maryland, Inc, will combine
with the Art Section of the club
and the Garden Section of the
Women's Community Club of
Kensington and the Junior Wom-
ans Club of Chevy Chase,
Maryland, in presenting the an
nual spring flower and art show
Thursday from 2 to and from
Z to $3.50 pm. Flower arrange
ments and specimens will be re-
ceived at the clubhouse from 9
to II am. Club members and
guests are invited.
The Garden Club of Chevy
Chase, Maryland, will hold its
monthly meeting on Wednesday
at the home of Mrs. Albert
Walker, 4 Wetherilr road, West
moreland Hills, Mrs. Stanley
Carr co-hostess. The gardens of
some of the members will be
visited.
F. The Garden Club of COlesville
will meet Wednesday at 8 pm.
at the elementary school. 1.-THE
Economical Use of Soil Condi-
TONERS and Soil Fumigants" will
be the subject of an illustrated
lecture by Robert E. Wester. as
sociate horticulturist at the
USDA Beltsville station.
Stony Brook Garden Club will
present its second annual spring
flower show Saturday at Grange
Hall, Annandale, Va, from 3 to
% pm. Schedules and entry
blanks are available from Mrs.
L. B. Mcdonald. 2505 Herbert
street. Falls Church. Va. Fea-
tured will be juniors arrange
mentS class. q professionals
class and four educational ex-
Evening star., 1954-05-02
.Aphids Lead Very Busy Lives
Spht-PersonoIity Insect Sucks Vital Juices;
Hit Them Hard With Sprays to End Foroys

one--fifth of an inch long (either
black. brown, yellow or green in
COLOR, the apprehensive aphid
splits its garden-greedy person.
ality three ways-one concen-
trateS on the extraction of vital
juices from plants and trees; the
second keeps up a front of
happy home life. while the third
figures out new ways to spread
plant diseases through the gar
Evening star., 1954-05-02

The Wesley Heights Spring
Valley Garden Club will hold
its annual flower show, Flow
erama Nineteen Fifty-Four, "
next Saturday and Sunday. The
show will be held in the Early
American Room of the w. C.
& A. N. Miller Co. at 1850
Massachusetts, avenue. Hours
are from 4 to 10 pm. Saturday,
and from IL am. to 8 pm. next
Sunday. Garden clubs in the
vicinity of Wesley Heights and
Spring Valley will cooperate.
and individuals who are inter-
ested in entering ARRANGEMENTS
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Neurotic Nuisance

The aphid insect is a neurotic
little schizophrenic nuisance
that turns plant and tree dam
age into a crazy. mixed-up"
affair.
A smallish insect, only about
Evening star., 1954-01-20

new share for each ten held
Earlier in the day stockholders
approved an increase in capital
stock to $3,74o,00o from $3.4 mil
lion.
Marks 45th Anniversary.
Mr.. Thorn submitted his resig-
nation as chairman. effective
February /, the 45th anniver-
sary of his association with the
institution.
It was accepted with deep re-
gret and an expression of sim
cere appreciation for his long
and outstanding service. He will
continue as a director. Daniel
w. Bell was elected to serve as
chairman in addition to his
duties as president.
A native Of Washington, Mr..
Thorn Joined American Security
on February /, 1909 as vice
president and trust oflcer. He
succeeded Charles J. Bell as
president in February, 1928. He
was elected board chairman in
1916 when Mr.. Bell succeeded
him as president.
Action in Civic Affairs.
Mr. Thorn has been active in
civic affairs for many years and
holds the oldest membership in
the Board of Trade. He is pres
ident of the Association of Old
est Inhabitants and is one OF
the founders and a former direc-
tor Of the National Symphony
Orchestra. He also has been q
member of the inaugural COM
mittee since Theodore Roose-
velt's Inauguration in 1901.
He is a director of the Wash
ington Gas Light Co., Security
Storage Co. and Peoples Drug
Stores and a member of the Met
ropolitan. Chevy Chase, Alibi
and Alfalfa Clubs and the
Friendly Sons Of st. Patrick.
MI. Bell. who resigned as I'm
derSecretary of the Treasury to
become president of American
Security. was born in Kinder
hook. Ill. He came to Washing
ton in 1911 to work in the Treas
ury Department as a stenog-
rapher and bookkeeper. He rose
steadily in the Government and
served in many high positions.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Jan. 90 Up. tUsDA,.-sal-
able hogs 10, 900; butchers 25-15. mostly
around so lower; sows $3.50 lower:
choice 1SO-o30-pound butchers. 25.25-
900: 240-270-pound weights, 24.50-
90; "SQ-3l5 pounds. "a 00-24. so:
choice 35Q-550-pound sows, 81 .35-23. 90;
weights
salable cattle 10. 900; calves 400: gen.
eral market slow; average prime to high
prime steers and utility and commrc ial
grades mostly steady good to low PRIME
steers steady to 80 lower. with instances
80 under Monday; heifers steady to so
lower: cows about steady; bulls and
prime steers, ,!5.50-3l 90; most prime
Grades. 37.50-:9.5 80: good and choice
steers, 19.50-25. 90; low commercial Hol-
stems, 1850: half load high prime / 900
pound heifers 26.5 load mostly prime
3O,pound weights PATS: most good
and choice heifers. 1S5O-23 30: load or
SO; "a 90; utility to low good heifers.
l2.50-1S:00; utility and commercial
Sows. l.00-14.00: Gamers and cutters,
bulls, l3.00-16.00: commercial to prime
vealers. 10000. 900; Gull and utility
grades, 12.00-1 700.
salable sheep 1000: slaughter lambs
sheep sheep mainly steady: GOOD and choice
pounds down, 2O0O-2I 90: choice and
prime grades. 2l25-22. 90: latter price.
including load lots up to 107 pounds;
Gull to low good lambs. l2.0O-19.5O:
loads and decks mostly choice lambs
around 95 pounds down. carrying fall
Shorn pelts, 2O.5O; Gull to choice siaugh-
ter ewes salable 5.50-S.00.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
CAB Weighs AirnoH Plea
BY Slick and Flying Tigers

originally were licensed. they
specifically stated they did not
wish airmail business.
Early in December, Slick and
Flying Tigers applied to CAB for
permission to join In the Post
Office Departments experiment
in sending regular mail by air
to Chicago and New York The
application was sponsored by
the Democrats In q letter re-
questing the lines be permitted
to participate during the holi-
day season, In cases unusual
emergency" and for pilot
tests" of the experiment.
The CAB granted permission
to feeder lines serving the two
major lines. but terminated the
privilege on January II. On the
application by Slick and Flying
Tigers. it ruled December 81 that
other regularly scheduled air.
lines handling the Scent airmail
were more than adequate" and
denied the application.
1856 Cents a Mile.
In q new petition. filed this
week. the newly merged firms
asked that they be permitted to
participate in the experiment as
presently conducted and that
they also be allowed to particle
pate on all their other estab-
lished routes at q rate 1856
cents q mile.
A spokesman for Eastern Air
Lines said today his company
and other scheduled non-freight
Evening star., 1954-01-20
GI Acquitted in Death
OF Three in Crash

A Fairfax Circuit Court jury
last night acquitted Corpl.
James H. Hyde. %. Of Fort
Myer, Va. who had been
charged with manslaughter in
connection with an automobile
accident last September 4 that
was fatal to three persons.
Killed instantly in the crash
on Route 7, about a mile east
Of Dranesville, were Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert M. LIE Compte. both
so. Of 1875 North Inglewood
street, Arlington.
Their granddaughter. Virginia
Belle lie Compte, 8, died three
weeks later. She was the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert M.
lie Compte. jr.. 5617 Massachu-
sets avenue, Falls Church.
The Army truck driven by
Corpl. Hyde and the LIE Compte
car crashed headon.
Corpl. Hyde testified that a
black pickup truck pulled out
of side road into the path OF
his truck.
The jury deliberated only 10
minutes.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Two Suspects Seized
In $500 Robbery and
| oO-M.P.H. Getaway

Two Washington Terminal en-
| ploYes were held today as sus-
poets IN the robbery Of a North
east Washington liquor store re-
sultiug in a 9O-mile-an-hour get
awav through police gunf1re.
Under arrest were John E.
Murphy. 80. a brakeman, OF the
400 block of Sampson road. Sill
YER Spring. and Leoi. Edwards,
80. a switchman, Of the $500
block Of Hamilton street. Hyatts-
vile.
Murphy was identified by Saul
J. Matesky. 40, a clerk at the CO.
lumbia Wine & Liquor Shop. Inc,
of l151 Eladensburg road NE,
as the man who robbed the store
Of 5000 Monday night.
Bond Set at $4,000.
He also was charged with the
$500 Saturday night 'obbery OF
Syd's Liquor Store. 1926 Bladens-
burg road. and jailed in lieu of
$4,000 bond pending a hearing
January q.
Murphy picked an unfortu-
nate time to walk into a tavern
in the 500 block of Second street
NE. yesterday. Police m n
checking the place on a tip
picked him up. Detective Chief
Evening star., 1954-01-20

Mr.. O'Brien has been an agent
for the Massachusetts, Mutual
Life Insurance Co. here since
1888, has headed most Of the
leading insurance organizations
and was dean of the District
Life Insurance Institute from
1914 through 1858.
Leader in Organizations.
He is a past president of the
District Life Underwriters Asso-
citation; also of District Chapter,
Chartered Life Underwriters and
the District Life Insurance Trust
Council. He qualified as a men,
ber of the Million Dollar Round
table in 1947, 1850 and 1858, and
was listed among the top 100
producers of his company from
1912 through 1858.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
By Allen Drury

The Civil Aeronautics Board
today was considering a new APP
peal by two freight-carrying air.
lines that they be permitted to
participate in the Post Office
Departments 3-cent airmail ex-
nerimeht.
The companies. Slick Airways
and the Flying Tigers, Inc. say
they need the business to Keep
going. Their opponents, among
them major regularly scheduled
airlines such as American and
Eastern, say the two lines have
failed to live up to promised per-
formance and should not be
allowed to carry airmail.
The two companies merged
last week. after the CAB.
granted its approval. They say
their combined facilities and
certificated routes are serviced
by a fleet Of 81 cargo planes,
carrying nearly half Of all the
country's. domestic air freight.
Service Challenged.
Opposing Arms such as Ameri-
can, however. say they did not
give direct service to more than
half" their certificated points in
1882. And another. Eastern, says
that, when the two freight lines
Evening star., 1954-01-20

Edgar E. Scott said Murphy ad-
mitted being in the car which
was chased into Maryland Mon
day night. but denied either
holdup.
Later In the afternoon Ed
wards was arrested at his home
by Prince Georges County po-
lice. He. too, denied the charge
but refused to tell police where
he had been when he failed to
return home Monday night
Held as Fugitive.
Edwards was held in Hyatts-
vile on $1,000 bond as q fugitive
and will have an extradition
hearing in Hyattsville Trial
Magistrates Court at 1880 pm.
February Is.
Police who fired four shots at
two men speeding away from
the liquor store Monday night
were certain they had struck
the car.
Inspector Scott said Edwards
car was found in a Hyattsvlile
garage. Efforts had been made
to hammer out what appeared
to be q bullet crease in one of
the tenders, he said.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
O'Brien Gets Wilmer Award,
Top Insurance Honor for '53

He was graduated from the
Wharton School of Finance at
the University Of Pennsylvania,
received the Chartered Life Un-
derwriter designation from the
American College Of Chartered
Life Underwriters and joined the
staff Of Massachusetts, Mutual
all in one year. 1888. He received
law degrees from Columbus Uni
versity in 1886 and 1887 and was
admitted to the District Bar.
He started teaching CLU SUBJ
jects for the District Institute In
1885 and served continuously
through last year. He was presi-
dent Of his company's CLU
Chapter in the last year.
Announced by Rutledge.
Announcement Of Mr.. O'Brien's
selection was made by Allan Rut-
ledge. jr., general agent for the
Minnesota Mutual Life Insur-
ance Co., who served as chair
man Of the award committee.
Guest speaker for the luncheon
was Will Gehman, agent for the
New England Mutual Life In
surance Co. at Philadelphia.
Mr.. Gehman entered life in
Surance only eight wears ago and
has qualified for the Million DOL
lar Round Table for six years
in a row.
He was introduced by j. Hicks
Baldwin, CLU. general agent for
New England here. Louis j.
Grayson, CLU, Of the Travellers
Insurance Companies and this
years president of the under
writer's association. presided at
the luncheon.
Evening star., 1954-01-20

graduate of Southeastern Uni
versity and is treasurer of the
town of Morningside. Md.
Mr.. Hodges is a native of
Washington and has a law de-
gree from George Washington
University. He practiced law be-
fore joining the staff of the
Morris Plan Bank of Washington
in 1888. He became vice presi-
dent of the Union Trust Co.
when it merged with Morris Plan
in 1947 and served until January
/, 1852, when he resigned to de-
vote full time to operation of
his farm at Davidsonville. Md.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
New York Produce

NEW. YORK, Jan. 90 N (UsDA,.-
Bntter barely steady; Receipts. 520,315.
Creamery. 90 score (AA). 66-66h: 92
score lA). 6524 -66: 90 score (B), 64Ia-
64e4; 80 score tC). 64-64h.
@1S, Prices UNCHANGED.
Egg prices steady. Receipts. 16.405.
New York spot quotations follow: Mid
pounds, 51-52: extras large t45-4S
pounds. 49la-50h; extras medium,
4Si3s49; smalls. 45-57; standards large,
41-48: current receipts. rehandled, 49,
4S: dirties. 44-45 checks, 44-45
Whites, extras 1880 pounds. 50la-
52ta; extras large t454s pounds. 40
81 "a; extras medium 1880. Browns,
extras $3.50 pounds, 51-5l "a; extras
large 45-4S pounds, 50-5lla: extras
medium. 4Sla-49.
Nearby-Whites. top quality tis-5o
pounds. 54-56; mediums J0i2-5l {:
smalls, A6-47. Browns, top quality as
80 poundsI 53-54: mediums. 50la-5l {:
SmallS. 4ti-47.
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 Rl.-Foreisn
exchange rates follow Great Britain in
Canadian dollar in. New York open
market .7s per cent premium or 10o S71a
United States cents up is of cent.
Europe: Great Britain pound Y,
Britain 60-day futures $2.slN. up ,s
Of a cent Great Britain 9o-f9tures,
S2OOM. unchanged; France urancl
.2sss Of cent, UNCHANGED; Holland
(guilderl 26.4". unchanged;, Italy Qiral
(escudo) $50, unchanged; Sweden (kro-
na) 1894. unchanged. Switzerland
(franc) (free) 23,32, unchanged; Den
mark (krone) 1852. UNCHANGED.
Latin America: Argentina Qree) 7.24.
unchanged; Brazil free zoo. un-
changed: Mexico II e., unclaimed; Ven
Far East: Hong Kong dollar 17.b6.
unclaimed.
Evening star., 1954-01-20

lines "have got plenty Of capac-
ity to carry mail" Further. he
said. the freight lines didn't
want the business until the Gov
ernment got into it,"
And an American spokesman,
repeating a brief filed with CAB
in September. charged that Slick
and Flying Tigers wanted to use
airmal subsidies ito bail out a
totally different and unsuccess-
full operation" The firms, the
American of1icial said, failed to
meet expectations. did not re-
duce freight rates. did not pro-
vide demand type Of service
when requested and did not serv-
ice more than half their author
lied points in 1852.
The CAB said 1t may hold fur
ther hearings on the dispute ir
the next few weeks.
Evening star., 1954-01-20

board meeting late yesterday.
Robert E. Kendrick. jr.. was
promoted from auditor to con-
troller. Curtis R. Deilly was
elected auditor and Louis o.
Hodges was elected assistant
cashier.
Mr.. Kendrick has been with
the bank since 1887 and became
auditor in 1914. He is a grad
uate OF American Institute of
Evening star., 1954-01-20

Banking and
Strayer Col-
lege. His twin
brother, Ed
ri d G e Ken
drick. is Sec
retary Of the
District Bank
ers' Associa-
ton.
Mr.. Deilly
has been with
the bank since
1889 and is a
v e I eran of
World w q +
II. He is a
Evening star., 1954-01-20

O0Tleu al q
! u nc h e o n
meeting of the
District LII e
u n derwriters'
Association at
t he Willard
Hotel.
The award
is given an
nually by the
association for
o u t S t anding
service to life
insurance in
the Washing
ton Metropoli-
tan Area.
Evening star., 1954-01-20

of the Ford
Motor Co.
T h e n e W
central staff
organiZat i o n
incorpora t e S
functions for
merly assigned
to the Office
of D e + e n S e
Products and
the Washing
ton office. Mr..
Lynch preVi-
OllSlv WoS Iii.
rector of the
Washing t O n
Evening star., 1954-01-20

1882 Presi-
dent Alfred H.
Lawson re-
ported today.
After lieav-
Ter income
taxes and in
creased ex-
penSes, how
ever, net in
come W a S
$279,528 or
$2.79 a share,
compared with
$316,791 or
$3.16 a share
in 1882
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Humilton Net Improves

dent Wilmer
j. Waller an
nounced yes
terday.
Gross oper-
ating income
set a record
Of $2,683,000
c o m pared
with $780,
900 in the
previous year.
Capital funds
increased to
$6,590,851 at
the end of the
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Odd-Lot Dealings

NEW YORK, Jan. 90 @.-The New
| York Stock Exchange reported today
| dealers on the exchange for January 19:
Purchases Of 1S7. .S93 shares on 6,b73
| orders; sales Of 172.062 shares on 6,247
! on II orders.
Evening star., 1954-01-20

coran Thorn
as chairman
Of the board.
The stock
dividend will
become ehec-
tive on the
date of final
approval by
the Controller
Of the Cur
rency and will
be payable to
Stockhold e RS
of record Jan.
uary 19 at the
rate Of one
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Gross Sets New Peak
AT Washington Loan,
Net Income Lags
By DonoId B. HodIey

Gross income Of Washington
Loan & Trust Co., reached a
record Of $l.850.386 in 1853,
compared with $1,771.l3O in
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Stock Dividend Voted
AtAmerican Security;
Chairman Resigns .

Directors Of the American
Security g. Trust Co. late yes
terday declared a 10 per cent
stock dividend and regretfully
accepted the resignation Of Cor
Evening star., 1954-01-20
Bank Of Commerce
Announces Three
Officer Changes

Three changes in the staff Of
the Bank of Commerce and Saw
ings were announced by Presi-
dent Thomas J. Groom after a
Evening star., 1954-01-20

The Bernard I. Wilmer Me-
mortal Award. top honor in the
life insurance field here, was
presented today to T. Loehl