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Evening star., 1955-09-08

Washington Police Chief
Robert v. Murray is appealing to
the Commissioners again to ap-
prove 2.500-man police force.
Present appropriations pro-
vide for a force of 2,278.
In the Police Departments
fiscal 1857 budget requests made
public today. Chief Murray told
the Commissioners that. even
though crime rates for the last
fiscal year reached an all-time
low. trends for the latter
months Of the year gave definite
indication that offenses were at
the lowest point possible without
additional crime prevention per-
sonnel and facilities"
Even discounting the proba-
bility of a crime increase, he
added, ''it remains incumbent
upon the government Of the Dis
trict of Columbia to make even
further efforts to protect its
citizens"
Crime Pattern Cited
During the last fiscal year,
with crime at new low. he. re-
ported this crime pattern:
A criminal homicide every five
days. a rape every other day.
three robberies. IL aggravated
assaults. nine housebreakings. 81
larcenies and four auto thefts
every day.
Each of these offenses," he
told the Commissioners, must be
considered as more than merely
a digit in some statistical tabula-
ton: each is a crime against
some person or property. each
caused untold sorrow. in jury or
discomfort to some citizen: and
each might possibly have been
prevented by a more adequate
police force"
He contended that the ultimate
objective of the District must be
not the curtailment but the
elimination of crime here.
Costs $1,O22,S75
The cost of salaries, uniform
and equiment for the 222 addi-
tional men requested, he said,
would amount to $1.022,375. The
majority of these would be avail
able for foot patrol in the pre-
cinctS, he noted. This is the
major item in the requested rise
in the police operating budget
from $12.808.000 to $14,711 900.
The request for a 2.500-man
force has the backing of the Dis
triet Council on Law Enforce
nent, Criminal Justice ASsocia-
ton. Federation of Citizens asso-
Citations and other groups.
Chief Murray said he is more
optimistic this year than at any
previous time that the Commis-
sioners will approve his request
for a larger force. partially be-
cause the activities of police dur
ing the transit strike showed that
with more men on the street
traffic can be moved more
smoothly and crime effectively
controlled.
He pointed out that he had
more men on the street during
the tr.Ssit strike because an
emergency had been called, re-
sulting in cancellation Of all
leaves, a seven-day week at the
Evening star., 1955-09-08
Ancient Chickens

+ EAST LANSING. Mich. R.-
The chicken is mentioned in lit
erature as far back as 400 B. c.,
Mrs. Leonora c. Herring told the
annual meeting of the National
Poultry Science Association. She
spoke on her hobby as a collector
and authority on rare poultry
books.
Evening star., 1955-09-08

The Fire Department wants tc
refurbish its fire houses at a cost
of $93.800.
In the departments 1851
budget requests, made public
today. the Commissioners were
told that an inspection Of the
fire houses showed roofs leaf
cutters and downspouts are
|rusted, brick work needs point
ing UP. walls require waterproof
ing and most wooden doors and
windows are so rotted that re-
placement Is needed.
Average Age 4S
The stations, according to the
report. range from new to 90
years Of age, with an average
age of more than 48 years.
This is one Of the major items
in the requested Fire Depart
ment budget increase for operat-
ing expenses from $6,689, ,563 to
SO. 6.842.000 for the 1857 fiscal
year.
Another major item is $4,000
to buy fire equipment for the
Evening star., 1955-09-08
Free Rides Prevented

NEW DELHI R.-India's IS
railway detectives caught some
7.6 million passengers trying to
travel without tickets during the
1954-55 fiscal year. An an
nouncement said most agreed to
pay fares and penalties but that
more than 100000 were prose-
cuted for refusing to do so.
Evening star., 1955-09-08
Ropes 8 Miles Long

A Doncaster, England. firm has
made two steel ropes each eight
miles long for Peruvian mining
company. They are for an aerial
ropeway over a 16.000-foot peak
Of the Andes.
Evening star., 1955-09-08

free channels. compel the pub
Lie to pay for the same programs
they are now getting free and
deny television to the families
who make the most use of It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
GARDEN CLUB
ACTIVITIES

Cheverly Garden Club will
meet Thursday at the Commun-
ity Church at 9 pm. Mrs. B. s.
Lehmen Of Falls Church will
demonstrate flower arranging
techniques. Mrs. L. o. Weaver
and Mrs. Norman Pierce will be
the hostesses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28

Wood Acres Garden Club of
Vienna, Va. will hold a flower
show at Cops Garden Center
on Maple avenue September II
from / to 6 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
Peach Tree Borer
Seed FAN Garden Crops

Seed FAN Garden Crops
Vegetable gardeners should not
overlook the sowing Of radish,
lettuce, garden peas and spinach
at this time. The soil is in good
condition. These crops can make
quite a contribution to the fall
garden If planted NOW. H. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
400 Classes Open
To Amateurs at
Harvest Show

Amateur gardeners will COM
pete in more than 400 classes In
six divisions at the 18th Annual
Bethesda Chevy Chase Harvest
Show at Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School September 10 and
IL.
Preston E. Groome, general
chairman, said the divisions are:
specimen flowers and house
plants, artistic arrangements,
fruits and vegetables, canned
fruits and vegetables, dahlias,
and roses.
A blue ribbon and a silver dol
lar will 60 to the winner in each
of the 400 classes, and special
awards will be made by the Ma
tional Capital Dahlia Society
and the Potomac Rose Society.
The show annually attracts
about 5000 spectators for the
two-days' display. Entries must
be received by noon September
10, with judging that afternoon.
Hours: September 10, 3 pm. to
9 pm; September IL, IL noon to
8 D.Y1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
FORGOTTEN LILY
HAS 8 BLOOMS
ON 6-FT. STEM

A six-foot lily plant that
started budding August /
is now in full bloom with
eight large flowers. at the
home of Mrs. Tom g. Rath-
bone, 500 Calvin lane. Rock
vile, Md.
With no special care or
fertilizing. but growing near
the house, the plant grew
lust like Topsy," said Mrs.
Rathbone. lover q year ago
1t was given to US, along
with other things to plant. I
had forgotten all about It,"
The lily Is in a well drained
situation, gets sun up to
about 4 pm. each day, and
Is thereafter shaded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
Rose Care
Water and Good Grass

1t was interesting to note how
quickly parched lawns turned
lush green and how the owners
complained that they could not
keep the grass cut. Those were
the lawns that were not watered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28

Mid-September is the time fol-
setting out the perennials and
biennials for next seasons
bloom. II you have grown them
from seed, 1t is important to
keep them growing strongly so
that by the time they are
transplanted to the beds they
will be husky enough to estab-
lish themselves before cold
weather. Purchased plants
should be big enough to do that
job, too.
Lawn Seeding
1t will soon be time for the
seeding Of new lawns and the
Ireseeding Of old ones that need
repair. Do not try to kill the
|crabgrass now with chemicals.
They will adversely affect the
newly sprouting seed. Better
depend upon the hoe or hand
weed to remove the crabgrass,
although 1t will probably be
killed by frost before the blue
grass seed sprouts. Blue grass
takes from 2 to 4 weeks to
sprout. The others need only
5 to Is days. The course of
action. therefore, depends upon
the kind Of seed to be planted.
Rose Care
Now that the japanese beetle
season is past we can expect
some good blooms for cutting.
1t is too late to fertilize the
roses. but watering and protec-
ton from disease will help.
Water and Good Grass
It was interesting TO note how
quickly parched lawns turned
lush green and how the owners
complained that they could not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
TRIPLE DELIGHT
Crepe Arbor Project
Affords Fruit, Shade

and non-porous. it Is cleaner.
Any patio can be so covered.
Or. an arbor can be erected
either in the center of the yard,
Ia corner OF the yard. or over
the kitchen entrance. This
back-door shade area can make
Ia delightful outdoor picnic spot
for supper. The vines take so
little space that an arbor will
not interfere with other land
scaping ideas.
RipeninE In August
The green clusters Of grapes
begin to ripen in early August.
My friends and I have grown
Concords, red Keuka, Niagara
whites. Delaware reds, catawbas
and black Fredonias.
incidentally, where there is a
retaining wall the vines serve to
line this area and discourage
children from climbing about in
"a dangerous place.
The pipe arbor framework can
be painted green. or q color to
match the house.
In late summer when the
leaves turn and begin to fall, the
vines can be pruned neatly to
just the main trunk, leaving only
the necessary lead branches that
stretch in the directions you
prefer. From these, new growth
will quickly sprout and spread
across the trellis formation next
spring. Once your arbor is we'll
established, the fall pruning is
all the care necessary to con-
tinue to enjoy this multiple pur-
pose cove. as well as its fruit,
season after season. Plant a
number Of varieties for con-
tinuous fruit and flavor assort-
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
THIS WEEK
IN THE GARDEN

during the prolonged drought.
The lawns that were watered
had a good crop of crabgrass as
compared with those that were
not watered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
Garden NEWS
Like Fresh Fruits?
You Can Grow Them

II they are trained on a fence
that is not a factor.
Most people select their va
rieties on the basis of descrip-
tons in the catalogues. The
better way is to follow the rec
concentrations Of locally expert
enced fruit growers, those who
See YOUNGMAN, Page C-s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
BY WILBUR H. YoUNGMAN

Growing fruit always appeals
to the home gardner since a
fruit tree provides both bloom
and fruits. but tree fruits are
not only the ones adapted to the
suburban lot. Strawberries, rasp-
berries, blueberries, and grapes
|are also worth considering and
lin many cases are more practi-
cable than the tree fruits.
Homegrown fruits have two
things to commend them that
cannot be easily duplicated in
purchased fruits. First the gard
|ner can allow his fruits to be-
come fully ripened before har-
vest. This gives them a favor
usually lacking in shipped-in
fruit. Secondly. some choice va
Irieties which are high in quality
but not good shippers-are
seldom in commercial produc-
ton.
Fall Is the time for the plant
ling of fruits so right now we
should decide the kinds and
quantities of each which are
to be planted. Having decided
the kinds to be ordered. the
immediate job is to prepare the
soil so that it will be well set
tied and ready when the dor
mant plants are received late
in october or early November.
Preparing Planting Hole
Dig the soil to a depth of a
foot or more, working into it
Ia quantity of compost. leafmold,
Ior even well-rotted manure if
lit is obtainable. Holes for the
trees should be ample both in
width and depth to take a good
sized root system without crowd
ing the roots. Avoid the use Of
commercial fertilizers in the
planting holes or beds unless
they can be prepared a month
Ior two in advance of planting.
The choice will depend to a
considerable extent upon the
likes and dislikes of the family.
as well as upon the area of
culture.
Fruit trees take considerable
space. although the dwarfs are
compact and take no more space
than a lilac bush. However. it is
usually desirable to have at least
two varieties of apples. pears. or
sweet cherries to provide the
necessary cross pollination. If
your neighbor already has. or
intends to plant the same kinds.
then the trees will be close
enough to take care of this.
Apples need 80 feet of space.
IA dwarf. 10 feet; peaches. IS
feet: pears, Is. and sour cherries.
18 feet. Sweet cherries, which
are large growers but are bit
temperamental in this area, re-
quire 80 feet.
Specifications for Strawberries
Strawberries are usually set IL
to 10 inches apart in rows from
/ to 3 feet apart, depending upon
whether they are grown in mat
ted row or In the hill. Red rasp-
berries are usually planted from
Is to 80 inches apart in rows 4
feet apart.
Grapes need much more space
than Is usually thought, 8 to 10
feet apart in rows that ought to
be 8 feet apart. but of course
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28

AAcSA % S0SA NAOP Va VI dUSI dos %
compared with those that we're
not watered.
Tomato Plants Hard Hit
The rains and cool weather
may have helped the gardener.
but they were hard on the to-
mato vines. Leaf diseases Just
about killed the vines in many
gardens. Undoubtedly spraying
could have prevented the loss
II there had been O time when
spraying was feasible.
Peach Tree BOrer
In case the peach and stone
fruit trees were not sprayed with
DOT last week to head of the
peach tree borer. 1t can be done
this week end. Do not overlook
this important precaution. The
peach tree borer annually de-
Stroys q great many peach trees
in this area. An application of
S or 10 per cent DOT solution
to the lower trunk area is all
that is needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
wo-Toned Rose

Mrs. c. ]. Brady, 1906 Fourth
street NV. reports that q bush
that has produced only red
roses for several years has this
year produced a rose half red
and half white. On the bush
are IL roses. all but one Of them
red.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28
TRIPLE DELIGHT
BY ROSEANN DAVIS

A grape arbor can be a triple
delight when planned over a
paved driveway leading to a
garage. This naturally shaded
area, otherwise hot and barren,
enriches a home with added out
door comfort for both children
and adults. It becomes an ex-
tended carport, and, besides
being fruitful, helps with out
door entertaining.
These benefits are especially
important If the yard lacks
trees, and trees take long time
to grow.
Though many lawns get par
tial shade from house shadows
q short period each day. outdoor
play areas are limited. The ar
Dor provides a haven for chill
dren, letting them play longer
hours out-of doors.
Set Pipe In Concrete
By starting now and working
at q leisurely pace. the do-it-
yourself home owner can con-
struct the frame for the vines
before setting out the vines this
fall. Lead pipes cut to length
and threaded can be set in 10
inch concrete footings. Later
on, the plaster rope can be zig
ragged across the frame top to
support the broadleaf foliage.
The vines can be set either
in a square, two to three on
each side. or along only one side
Of the driveway. These will
grow 10 to Is feet the first
season and can become a hand
some and fruitful shady arbor
by the second spring. The vines
can be planted this fall or next
spring.
Hooks in Building
Large clothesline hooks are
fastened to the building at the
height desired to complete an
chorage for the overhead frame.
A tee-joint threaded into the
top Of each pipe pole will hold
the necessary loops of the plastic
line. The plastic rope is prefer
able to wool, metal wire or
bamboo, since painting is I'M
necessary and, being non-rusting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-28

Ayr Hill Garden Club Of Wen
ma. Va, will meet tomorrow at
the home Of Mrs. r. E. Lee
Tyler. Co-hostesSes will be Mrs.
Amos Lewis and Mrs. Raymond
Blaine. A flower arrangements
workshop will be conducted.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-11-04
Nazi General Freed by US. in Germany

American support to Israel has worse effect on
Arab refugees and the people of occupied Pales-
tine than Hitlers persecution of the Jews. Hitler
did not send the Jews out Of their country. He
did not derive them of their fathers lands He did
not confiscate their money. Israel into exist
ence in 1949 after Hitler's death"
Thus speaks the Egypt which has been sup
piled with munitions by the Soviet bloc, the same
bloc which depicts itself as the camp of peace"
Communist robots continue to crusade against
fascism" Israelis have observed the Communist
application of the spirit of Geneva in light of
the Biblical reminder that "the voice is Jacobs
voice but the hands are the hands of Esau."
Israel has looked to the United States for sup
port. But the State Department has so far refused
to provide Israel with the arms she needs for self
defense. American strategy is aimed at wooing
Egypt away from the Cominform. It is feared by
the State Department that an action favorably to
Israel, like the shipment of American to off
set the imbalance created by the flow of Commu-
mist weapons into Egypt, would antagonize Egypt.
Secretary Dulles has therefore sought to minimize
the Importance of munitions arriving in Egypt
The State Department has limited that Israel
might attempt preventive war; that Israel eek
tremsts" are untrustwofthy; that Egypt has some
justification for fearing Israel aggression and that
Communist nations are offering arms to Israel.
These excuses are advanced to confuse public
opinion and avoid action to fulfill Israels urgent
appeals
Secretary Dulles attention has been directed by
one Israel newspaper to the 9Th verse of the seth
Chapter of Isaiah. It says Lo thou trustest in the
staff of this broken reed, on Egypt, wherein If
man lean it will go into his hand and pierce it: so
is Pharaoh, King of Egypt to all that trust in
him.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-11-04

States was former Col. Gen. Sepp Dietrich After
beating Jews on Berlin streets, Dietrich rose to
command Hitler's SIS bodyguard. In the Nazi
Party's 1884 blood purge, Dietrich carried out Hit
lers personal order to assassinate Ernst Roehm.
AS a reward, he was promoted to the rank OF
general in the SIS (elite guard). Hitler showered
him with decorations. Dietrch's record of atroci-
ties was such that he was sentenced by the United
States to life Imprisonment. He was freed as
result of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles
policy of releasing Nazi criminals remaining in
American custody.
Today, however, neither Dietrich nor the Nazis
freed by the Soviet Union openly espouse Hitler
ISM The loudest Nazi expressions today come from
the Egyptian Government. Premier Nasser has
rallied against Jewish control of the United
States His associate, Col Anwar Sadat, has said
Hitler is my hero"
The official Egyptian radio. "Voice Of the
Arabs broadcast a revealing commentary on
October 10. It said: america must not find ex-
cuses for Israel and say the Israeli people were
prosecuted by Hitler. All Arabs know that the
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-11-04

1T is to be hoped that Israel
won't be forced to wage war
again." Mr.. Sharett declared. eff
she must, she will do it. But we
hope she will be spared this. !"
Asked about the possibility of a
preventive war, Mr.. Sharett said
81 hope to God Israel won't be
forced into this situation of a
preventive war as a shortcut to
security. The danger is not that
we will make preventive war
but the danger is that Israel will
be attacked. But why" he asked,
sis it necessary for Israel to be
attacked"
lin Washington. the State De.
partment said il had no comment
on Mr.. Sharett's declaration that
Israel will not shrink from war il
she has no alternative:1
Mr.. Sharett said he expected to
meet Soviet Foreign Minister V.
M. Molotov here as well as the
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-11-04
Spotlight On the
Middle East
BY SAUL CARSON
tJTA Correspondent at the U. NJ
UNITED NATIONS

UNITED NATIONS
Just as the. Big Four Foreign
Ministers. preparing for the open
hAg Of their Geneva conference
last week. were ready to shove
The Middle East problem into a
corner. relegating Israel-A r a b
conflicts to peripheral role. Sec
rotary General Dag Hammarsk-
jold here shifted the spotlight. BY
calling Maj. Gen. E. L. M. Burns.
Ne UN's Palestine truce chief. to
come here for consultation. Mr..
Nammarskjold placed the Middle
East problems into full glare. It
was a masterful stroke in an ef-
fort TO highlight the fact that the
enc place in the world where a
warlilke situation truly endangers
peace and security is the Near
East.
It is no secret among observers
here that fears concerning the i'm
minence of war in the area entail
Israel, rather than ire Arab
States. Everyone KIN VS. that
Egypt, despite the fact that it has
already begun to receive some Of
the ornaments from the Commu-
mist bloc, is not yet ready to start
a war. But diplomats here are not
so sure about Israel. They see
many signs of mounting sanction
for the preventive war idea in Is
rael. They see sufficient provoca-
ton for such an attitude. They
wonder how long Prime Minister
Moshe Sharett can hold the Is
raeli people and the Israeli army
in check in the face of Egypt's
growing military strength, Syria's
increasing willingness to play
Cairo's game, and the Vests con-
tinuing failure to give Israel
either a security guarantee or
arms. They wonderland they
hope that the UN's spotlight on
the Middle East may help awaken
The West.
The real choice in the Middle
East, in the view of UN officials.
h not between war and peace: it
i between war and a tenuous
oOntinuation of the armistice
agreements drawn in l949 and
stretched dangerously so many
times. The UN must. if il is at
all possible. keep those thin arm
inEice lines from breaking. Dag
Hammarskjold's prestige as a
quiet wonderman in the field OF
diplomacy cannot afford to let
nat thread snap into open war
fare. Gen. Burns is Hammarsk-
iold's field commander. and the
Secretary General is determined
10 bolster his subordinate's efforts
10 hold that line.
The UN has failed in its efforts
70 metamorphose the 1srael-Arab
armistice agreements into peace
pacts. Gen. Burns said as much in
= speech at Tel Aviv before he
left for UN headquarters. That
statement of Burns received at
tcntion. But he made another as
sertion which seems to have been
CONTINUED on Page ~
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-11-04
BY MILTON FRIEDMAN
Copyright. 1885, Jewish Telegraphic Agency 1nc)


WASHINGTON
Less than II years after his SIS
machine gunners killed 100 cap
tured American soldiers at NAL
medy, Belgium, Nazi storm
troop general has been freed
from a United States prison in
Germany. The benefits of the
spirit of Geneva" were mean
wnlle extended by the Soviet
Union to 1926 convicted Nazi
war criminals who were set free.
The man freed by the United