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more ways than one 10 catch a
turtle.
| Charley, who has q fair for
fancy vests and tall stories
described the Snyder method oil
turtle catching.
/ While admitting that he had
never caught any turtles
Charley said he could at least
advise.
When a man makes a study
Of these matters" said Charley,
"he doesn't necessarily have tc
do them. That's the beauty
about being an expert"
| Charley says his method OF
catching turtles. or rather. the
method he would use II he had
any turtles to catch, is simplicity
itself.
All you have to do, he said. i,
to get yourself some pieces OF
wood to be used as floats. q few
grab hooks and some meat fol
bait.
You put the meat in the center
of the float. and fasten your graf
hooks in a circle around 1t.
Then you throw the floats
with the hooks and bait attach.
ed. into the pond.
I Pretty soon old man turtle
comes along, goes after the bait
and gets himself caught up in
the hooks. There he floats until
you pull him out Of the water.
Simple and sure. said Charley
And he is going to try it. too
when his pond gets full oil
turtles.
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New Bolton Book
On Dried Flowers
Has Longer. Text

Eleanor r. Bolton, Box ITO,
Route 2, Fairfax. Va, who
thrilled flower arrangers with
her concise and well illustrated
18th Summer Comes Again, s"
when that little volume was
published, has brought it out
again under the same title
but with a greatly enlarged text
and with new descriptions and
pictures. At local shops or from
the author the price is $l.50.
A treatise on the preparation
Of dried flowers and how to ar
range them, exact formulate and
methods are given. Gracing the
cover is a photo of three va
rieties OF dried daffodils ar
ranged with glycerine- treated
Scotch broom and laurel leaves.
H. A. l..
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GARDEN CLUB ACTIVITIES

the mems arrangements do
'it-yourself Christmas tree-will
be exhibited. Mrs. Calvin H.
Corey, tour chairman. will be
assisted by:
Mrs. Thomas KinchIoe fstaRinsl. Mrs
James N. O'Neil tscheduieD, Mrs. Rober,
D. King Ientrieet. Mrs. A. s. Mcleod
Judges. Mrs. George Mayo, IT, Clerk
Mrs. Frank Cole awards. Mrs. James
Lamb tmenS arr ng m n 81. Mrs
Charles Loughran and Mrs. Frank Heile.
man tea. Also assisting at the tea
win be: Mrs. Emmett W. LaWler. H.,
club president; Mrs. v. B. Williams, preSi-
dent OF me Women'S Club. members OF
wilcox. Mrs DeButts Saunders Mrs
sydney Manson. ir.. Mrs. c. c. Brown
Mrs. Marvin L. Wilson, Mrs, Stanley
Crane. Mrs. Joe Kelly. Mrs. c. Z. Ar
nette. Mrs. Theodore Rathje. Mrs Paul
Beltsville Garden Club will
meet Wednesday at 8 pm. in
the elementary school. DR.. Del
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1dIuCl Club ICpI CoC1lIdIlfCc
are supporting the Christmas
Greens Exhibition at the Cor
coran Gallery of Art. This show
is open to the public through
FRIDAY. 1t opened December g.
Pinecrest Garden Club of Fair
fax County. Va. will meet to-
morrow at 8 pm. with Mr.. and
Mrs. r. j. Dintsman. BOLT Vale
street, Alexandria, co-hostesses
Mrs. Charles Shubart and Mrs.
John Lunsford. Mrs. Frederick
Lang will speak on Christmas
All Through the House" New
club officers: President. Mrs. E.
IP. Geiss: vice presidents. Mrs.
r. w. Brown and Mrs. G. A.
Morrow; secretaries. Mrs. J. A.
Weyraugh and Mrs. c. E. Gear
hart; treasurer. Mrs. w. D. Con-
nelly; parliamentarian. J. Earl
Cox.
BrOOkland Garden Club work.
shop will meet tomorrow at 8
pm. at the Phelps Vocational
School. Christmas green's and
arrangements will be discussed.
The Chevy Chase ID. c. Garden
Club will meet tomorrow at 1890
pm. at the home of Mrs. William
P. Benson. 4204 Rosemary street.
Chevy Chase. Md. Christmas
arrangements will be featured.
| On December 3 the club gave a
tea at the home Of Mrs. Edwin
S. Bethlehem, jr.. to celebrate
the 85th birthday Of Mrs. Bessie
Kennedy, club founder. Several
past presidents were guests.
Green Thumb Garden Club, of
Pimmit Hills, Falls Church. Va.
will hold its annual Christmas
party tomorrow at 8 pm. at the
home OF Mrs. c. o. Caldwell. 40
Leonard road. cohostess Mrs. L.
%. Ratley. jr.
/ Grogreen Garden Club will
meet tomorrow at 8 pm. at Ayr
lawn. Mrs. Robert Ash win con-
duct q workshop in the making
iof Christmas decorations. Guests
are invited. Host and hostess
will be Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Belts.
The Holmes Run Garden Club
will meet 8 pm. Tuesday. at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Gros-
lvenor, 2424 Elm street, Falls
Church, Va. Instruction In max
ing Christmas decorations.
The December meeting Of the
Countryside Garden Club Of Fair
fax Va. will be held at the home
Of Mrs. Richard Opp, Dunn Lor-
ing Tuesday at IL. Christmas
party with refreshments and an
exchange Of gifts. Christmas
decorations. Guest speaker. Mrs.
Marshall Norfolk.
| WesleW thanksgiving Valley
Garden Club will meet Tuesday
at 8 pm. at the home Of Mrs.
Robert Dudley. 1901 Glenbrook
road NV; subject, christmas
Decorations" q
Belle Haven Garden Club will
sponsor the annual Christmas
tour of homes Tuesday from 2
Ito 5 and 7 to $3.50 pm. COMPETE
tive arrangements will be dis
played by members on doorways.
mantels and dining tables.
Homes to be opened include: II
Edgehill drive Gen. Julian Cum
lningham): 7 Summit place "a.
l.. Pitman): Is Forest Hill road
paul N. Crocker); 4 Berkly road
"a. S. Mcleod: 2l6 Belle Haven
road Joseph WYATT: 2 Walton
way road Capt. Sam J. Zeigler)
At the Zeiglers', a silver tea will
be held from $3.50 to S pm. and
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THIS WEEK
IN THE GARDEN

If the Amaryllis bulbs were
properly cured when brought in
doors last September they should
be ready for forcing. 1t might
be well as a first step to remove
as much of the topSoil in the
pot as can be taken without dis
turbing the roots and replacing
with well enriched potting soil
Then water we'll and place the
pots in a warm place. No fur
ther watering should be given
until the new shoots appear then
place in warm sunny situation
and water freely.
Check Stored Bulbs
The summer Towering bulbs
that were stored for the winter
should be given an occasional
checking to see that they are in
good condition. If there are
signs of shriveling, the peatmoss
sand. or other media should be
slightly dampened; if there is
too much moisture. the bulbs and
media should be spread to dry.
Roses Can Still Go In
1t is not too late to plant rose
bushes. Actually they can bt
planted whenever the soil is dry
enough to be spaded. Should the
bushes arrive when 1t is too wet
to plant, they may be covered
with peatmoss, or earth. so as
not to dry out while awaiting
planting.
Mulch Borders and Beds
The perennial border and the
bulb beds may be mulched when
ever the surface of the ground
is frozen hard enough to resist
the thrust of a spading fork
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The mulch is important in that
it keeps the ground frozell-a
difficult thing in this area where
freezes and thaws are the COM
mon occurrence. However. mulch
protects the plants and bulbs
from being lifted out of the
ground. "Heaving" is the term
used to describe this frost action,
Dead Foliage as Mulch
Don't be too neat in cleaning
up the perennial border, The
dead foliage Of many plants acts
as a mulch. 1t also may be a
home for mice and so a few traps
or poison bait stations might well
be placed to control them.
Slow Nitrogen Ingredient
A new acting form of
nitrogen has just been an
noullced and undoubtedly it will
be included in some of the fer
tilizer mixtures next spring. The
value OF a slow acting nitrogen
is that one application supplies
the plants for several weeks and
there is little danger of 1t being
'lost by teaching as has been the
case in the past. Uramite is the
name Of this third nitrogen ma
terial to be developed FOR the
gardener, Golden Vigoro was the
first and Nutro the second.
Pips for January Bloom
1t Is too late to start lily-of-
the-valley pips for Christmas
but a pot started now will pro-
vide bloom for the first part oil
January. The pips are easy tc
force, not requiring a roofing pc
riod in cool dark place. The
pipS may be placed in water
gravel, or soil, watered and placed
in warm sunny window. The
warmer the more rapid they viii
come into bloom.
Glad CORN Treatment
If the glad corms were moi
cleaned and treated for thrip.
earlier. that Job should be done
now. To leave the old corms at
tached to the base Of the new
is TO invite rot and loss.
Spading for Spring
1t is not too late to spade q
part OF the garden for early
spring planting. This job can be
done in wetter soil than woule
be safe in the spring. The frost
will restore its physical condition
as well as pulverize. Spade a,
much as time and strength will
permit so as to take some Of thu
rush off of the spring garden
work.-W.H.Y.
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By w, H. YOUNGMAN


Plants for covering the slope
may be grouped into: III
Ground-covers, 90 perennials
and 80 woody shrubs and trees
Usually. they are employed ir
combinations. but that should
be guided by the size of the area
to be covered. as well as by the
exposure.
Ground covers include the
periwinkle tVinca minor, win
ter creeper (EuonymuS fortuneD
English ivy CHedra helix. yell
low-root tXanthorhiza simple
issima). honeysuckle Uonicera
japonica halliana>, Japanese
spurge CPachysandra termin.
alis), spring heath Erica car
neal. and moss pink tPhlo>
Subulata). The yellow-root, sch
dom seen in this area, is adapted
to most. shady situations. Spring
heath seems to resent our hot
summers and is not too happy
here.
The English ivy. Japanese
spurge and yellow-root are in.
siStent on having shade. The
periwinkle likes shade but viii
withstand considerable sun. The
winter-creeper thriveS in light
shade or sun. The honeySucklt
is SO invasive that it is hard tC
say just what exposure suites II
best. but wherever planted il
must be kept trimmed and with
in bounds. The moss pink needs
full sun. but more especially ii
must be protected from slugs
This Is best done by placing q
layer of sharp cinders under the
sprawling stems.
Some Spread by Suckering
Shrubs for the slope generally
are those that spread by sucker
ing throw up new shoots from
the roots, that have a shallow
fibrous root system, and those
that tip-layer. However. almost
any kind of shrub may be used
providing a good surface mulch
is maintained at all times.
Shrubs that sucker include the
well-known japanese ounce, sew
eral of the spireas Billiards.
Bumalda. etc.. perhaps the lilac
should be mentioned here al
though they are rather too tall
for most situations.
The Japanese barberry is a
good example Of the fibrous-
rooted shrubs often used on
slopes. The azalea has similar
root system and is often en-
ployed on the shady slope. as
are the laurel and the Leuco-
thoe. The latter tip-layers. hence
its common name. Dog -Hobble u
Other tip-layers to be consid-
cred are the winter jasmine and
the Forsythia.
Frequently roses, particularly
the Wichuraina var. Max Graf,
are mentioned as being suitable
for covering banks and slopes
Most cases of such use soon de-
velop a weed problem, frequent
ly wasp nests, and an untidy
appearance that leads to their
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GARDENS
FOUR. TREATMENTS FOR A SLOPE

Dry walls greatly landscape and the
same time eliminate many problems of the slope. When
we'll constructed they remain useful for many years and
provide background for charming plants.
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Roses as Gifts

Roses have become popular as
Christmas gifts. New gift varie-
ties now include the All-Ameri-
cas-, Jimmy Cricket, Tiffany ano
Queen Elizabeth. Incidentally
the first known tea rose, Blush
Pink. arrived in England from
China about 1910. 1t was thought
that the fragrance resembled tea
leaves.
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Assist Plants Thut Wilt
During q Severe Freeze

done to plants by cold weather
lis because Of dehydration. The
problem is to get the water back
into plants as rapidly as possible
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-04-08

4 +
Spring training gives an oppor-
tunity to see what may be forth
coming during the baseball season,
and Al Rosen has already given
indications of his value to the
Cleveland club during the coming
campaign.
For example, take the day when
Cleveland nosed our New York
Giants 80. The score was tied IL
in the ninth inning, and runners
were advanced to second and
third. It was then that Al stepped
up to the plate and smacked a
single, driving in the two runs
that won the ball game i.
= y
Hank Greenberg, general man.
ager of the Cleveland Indians, has
come in for more criticism for his
firmness in trying to keep down
salary increases for the Cleveland
players. The latest player to take
Greenberg to task was Early
Wynn, star Cleveland hurler.
Wynn's remarks were reported
by columnist Milt Gross in the
New York Post. He said:
81 thought ! had pretty good
season last year. I won % games.
had earned run average of 2.72.
pitched and won the pennant-
clincher and racked up the 111th
victory that broke the record of
ITO set by Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig
and the other Yankee window
breakers of '27. And lost four
hitter in the only game that !
pitched in the Series.
81 thought it was a pretty good
season. But after got through
listening to Hank in one of those
star chamber salary sessions, 1
came away thinking that after all
I'd been lucky to make the squad.
I've always h ard that Branch
Hickey is the toughest guy to
tangle with in talking terms but
if he's any tougher than Hank,
I'm just glad that l don't work for
him"
The only seeded player in the
challenge tournament for tn e
world chess championship to be
played in 1856 will be VASTLY
Smyslov, Soviet chess star.
Samuel Reshevsky, U. S. star, is
one of the players who must take
part in the Sweden elimination
August Is to September Is. The
first six will qualify to play with
Smyslov in the challengers group.
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Dick Miles is still the top table
tennis champion in the country.
DIX, who has for many years
been among the leaders in his
sport, recently won the national
table tennis for the ninth time.
He took the crown by beating
Richard Bergman of London in a
competition played at Rochester,
N. Y.
The last time this columnist saw
Miles play was in an exhibition
game, and he amazed the crowd
with his ability. Of course, he is
able to take on all amateurs"
and retire them quickly with his
collection of fancy shots that ap-
pear impossible to return.
Table tennis isn't sport with
a few limited years of success as
in the case of such sports as bas-
ketball or football, for example. 1t
seems that we can count on Miles
to be up there in table tennis for
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JEWS IN
SPORTS
BY BILL WOLF
Copyright. 1855, Jewish Telegraphic
Agency. Incl

a number of years to come. The
Rochester tourney proved that he
hasn't lost any of the masters
touch =.
= y
Coach Red Auerbach of the Bos-
ton Celtics basketball team has
had plenty to smile about during
the past season. That game with
the Knicks, in which Boston earn
ed the right to enter the playoffs,
was a thriller. His squad came
through magnificently in the final
quarter, and Auerbach was doubt
lessly a very happy man that
afternoon
Nat Holman has been named to
a committee to help set up rules
for college basketball in the New
York Metropolitan area. The
coaches have taken steps toward
forming a Metropolitan College
Basketball Coaches Association,
and the temporary president
names a committee, including
Holman, to take up the matter OF
rules. The mentors favor the use
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Brownsville, Florida At Pensacola "Ihe Air Base City

of pro rules for college games next
year
Evening star., 1955-09-21
F 1rk-Shop Plon Endorsed
For Connecticut Avenue

A park and shop plan for the
Connecticut avenue area. similar
to that now in operation in the
downtown section, was approved
by the Connecticut Avenu e
Association last night at a din
ner meeting launching the
groups 1856 season.
The progra which the
businessmen hope to put into
operation on October II. was
outlined by Cabot Feldman,
chairman of a committee study
ing the project.
Two major differences set of
the Connecticut avenue groups
proposal from the present one in
the downtown section Mr.. Field
man said. First. the busi-
nessmen do not plan to
incorporate, as have the
members of Downtown Park
and Shop. Second, customers do
not have to purchase merch-
andise to take advantage of the
free parking offered. as do Gus
toners of the downtown plan.
A book of so stamps was dis
played to the association. The
stamps will be sold to member
stores for S22,5O a book, or As
cents per stamp. Stores will
attach a stamp to customers
parking stubs. and the stamp
will be accepted by parking lots
and garages in lieu Of payment
for the first hours parking.
The association will redeem
Evening star., 1955-09-21
Petworth Fuvors
Keeping TroILeys

Members of the Petworth Citi-
1ens' Association last night op-
posed elimination Of streetcars in
the District.
Harvey Carver. who offered
the motion. pointed out that
streetcars are not only cleaner
and more comfortable than
buses but also create less wear
and tear on the streets.
In other business, the group
decided to study the possibility
Of bringing the associations by
laws, up to date. Action will be
taken at the next meeting.
Mrs. Frank Verwiebe spoke to
the group In behalf of the Help
for Retarded Children Associa-
tion. A resolution will be drawn
up to ask for an increase in the
Districts budget for the retarded
children's fund.
The meeting was conducted by
Mrs. Andrew G. Weaver, ,presi-
dent, at. the Bernard School.
Fifth and Decatur streets NV.
Evening star., 1955-09-21

the stamps monthly from the
parking lots at the going rate
for one hours. parking. Since
this rate. in some, cases. is less
than IS cents, the association
expects to use the surplus to
cover printing and advertising
expenses.
Mr.. Feldman was, aske d
whether it was a good idea to
allow customers to park free
without buying anything.
To this query. Isadore Semsker
of Cartons. Inc, invited the
other members to "send your
customers to my store. and I will
stamp their ticket"
II haven't been able to COM
pete with the downtown stores, -
he went on. land I think this is
our equalizer. If I get them into
the habit of coming into my
store. even If they just want to
park free, I'm soon going to sell
them something.
On the recommendation of
Mr.. Feldman. Morris v. Rosen-
bloom. president Of American
Surveys, was asked to act az
public relations counsel for the
project.
A motion introduced by Ben
jamin Zweben Of Joan Roberts
clothing store, empowered Mr..
Feldman to enter into arrange
ment with Mr.. RoSenbloom and
any other firm in town and have
any amount of funds at his dis
poSal to get the project into
operations"
The group agreed to have
block foremen handle distribu-
ton of the books. with participa-
ton open only to members Of
the association. Some members
expressed the hope that this
will interest non -member busi-
Inessmen along the avenue to
apply for admission into the as
sociation.
The meeting. held in the May
flower Hotel, was conducted by
Alfred Pasternak. president.
Evening star., 1955-09-21

,munity would be best served II
plans for the proposed play
ground were abandoned.
The association passed a reso-
luton. asking that the Washing
ton Boys Clubs maintain the
present policy of segregation.
The meeting. conducted by
John w. Lainhart. president.
was held in the Anacostia Meth
Iodist Church. Fourteenth and
III streets Sc.
Evening star., 1955-09-21
|Russion Tongue Avoided

BERLIN. Sept. 81 (R.-An
East German teachers confer
ence at Magdeburg has noted
with alarm that 30 to so per cent
of the pupils show completely
insufficient" results in obligatory
Russian language courses. The
teachers blamed the pupils and
their parents. They said many
oppose Russian courses because
they think they will have little
use later for the knowledge Of
Russian.
Evening star., 1955-09-21
Citizens Urge Sale
OF Playground Site

The Anacostia Citizens As
Isociation last night urged the
Board of Education 70 sell the
site of the Van Buren, Playground
and return the property to the
tax rolls.
: The association said the COM
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mimics," Miss Skinner went
on, so this movement toward
better speaking should begin
with teachers and parents. A
good example is worth a great
deal"
rs that all you have to say
about American women" I
asked.
mo. There is a certain type
of American woman" Miss
Skinner observed. who has
little femininity by virtue of
her competitive attitude. You
know the one she contra
diets her husband in public.
makes dates and decisions
without consulting him. etc.
II would like to see our wom-
en- grasp the fact that their
primary role is a feminine one.
I think they could do this
without being any less capable
and active in world affairs"
I asked Miss Skinner how
much Importance she attached
to her appearance.
Il feel that the way a woman
looks is important for her own
feelings" she replied. even
more than for the impression
she creates. But the danger
in giving too much attention
to the job of making the out
side perfect is that there is
too little time left to develop
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charming" she continued. 81
like to be able to recognize in
what part of the country a
person was born. But the Eng
lish language is too beautiful
to tolerate the dropping of
syllables. One would never
guess that family had three
syllables to hear most people
pronounce it.
"A wonderful and pleasant
way to improve your voice is
to read aloud and listen to
yourself. If possible have a
tape recording made because
you always sound different
than you imagine.
THE first time I heard my
self on the radio I was quite
depressed. I had done this with
father and his voice was so
magnificent. began work.
ing Immediately to eliminate
high pitched sounds.
81 think 1t would be a good
idea to adopt some voice that
you admire as your ideal and
try to develop a resonance
similar to 1t. but keeping your
individual speech pattern"
Miss Skinner continued.
Breath control greatly in
f1uences the quality of your
tones. My father used to say,
take the pins out of your
diaphram and let 'er rip!'
Children are natural
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GLAMOUR is THEIR BUSINESS
Miss Skinner Offers
Hints on Voice Training

to this trait that he remained
young as long as he lived"
Since Miss Skinner is such a
cosmopolitan personality. I Uas
curious to know how she rated
American women.
"By and large" she an
swered without hesitation, the
women here are head and
shoulders above the women in
other countries in style and
appearance, but while have
high praise for the way our
women look I'm afraid this en-
thusiasm doesn't extend to
the way they sound" Miss
Skinner put down a cup OF
tea. II deplore their voices. I
wish there would arise a ma
tional interest in better speak
ing.
"On occasion when l nave
known someone well enough to
remark about an unpleasant
speaking voice. invariably the
excuse given is. IF I try to
change my voice I might sound
affected
"Affectation suffers a poor
connotation but in the highest
sense it can mean progress
and ambition to improve. 1t
seems to me far wiser to go
through a temporary period OF
being self-conscious about
your voice than to speak with
sloppy diction. a tense throat
or shrill. high tones.
Il think regional accents are