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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
GARDENS
Three Diseases of Tulips;
Storage Nay Be Necessary

AT blooming time the leaves,
blossoms and buds may suddenly
turn black and die.
Mr.. Femme explains that this
blight is covered by a fungus
that lives in the soil on old in
fected stems and bulbs. 1t is
not killed by the winters cold.
The best thing to do to pre-
vent damage from this blight is
to dig the tulips each season as
early as possible after the petals
have fallen. The stems should
be removed Immediately and dis
Ieased bulbs should be destroyed,
of course
Such fungicides as zineb, cap
tan. or any general purpose
flower dust or spray will help
to control this blight.
OF course many people have
planted good sound bulbs In we'll
prepared and well-drained soil
and they may have none of these
troubles. at least for time,
They may successfully grow
tulips in the same soil for many
seasons and that is well if q
sharp watch is kept for trouble
| Be careful to remove and de-
lStroy any infected leaf. bud or
blossom. If you prefer to dig
and store the bulbs during the
summer, be sure to choose a cool,
dry place When you replant in
the fall, examine the bulbs care
fully. "A. S. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24

All gardeners who take pride
in their vegetables need to be
especially alert just now when
$50 many pests need control. Bean
beetles are especially devastat-
ing. The adults feed on the
underside of leaves and on the
stems near the soil line. The yell
low leaves damage the plants
also. Dust with rotenone or a
regularly packaged bean beetle
dust which will probably contain
Imethoxychlor or malathion.
Squash Bug Control
Look out for squash bugs
(wingless. dark gray creatures
which will also attack melon anc
cucumbers near the soil surface
Spray the plants each week with
rotenone. chlordane and/or
methoxychlor. Remember that
the bofers must be prevented
from entering the stems.
Doesn't Pay to Overfeed
Sometimes people are so anx-
ious for good grown of plants
that they overfeed. This does
mot pay in the end. Ornamentals
can be burned up and vegetables
can be coarse and less flavor
some.
Soil conditioners will not fur
nish plant food--not even the
much-used peatmosS. They are
used to tighten the soil, primarily
furnishing breathing room and
moisture for the roots.
NUNS and Dahlias
Time to pinch back chrysan-
themumS again. You will have
bushier plants, more and larger
flowers, and better shaped plants,
if you do.
Dahlias need lots of water.
During the days of excessive
heat and no showers it is well
to thoroughly soak the beds at
least once a week.
Dig DaffOdils Now
Daffodils are ready to dig. The
foliage is yellowed down. If you
cannot get to the job right now,
perhaps you had better mark the
spot before they completely dis
appear.
Tree Health Tips
There are two or three things
that we may do to preserve the
health Of our trees ID feed the
trees with a fertilizer especially
compounded for trees, CD spray
with good insecticide to de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
.HiIIcrest Club to Meet

The Hillcrest Garden Club will
meet tomorrow at 8 pm. at
the home Of Mrs. Clifford o.
Gaucher. 2411 Thirty second
street Sc, concluding meetings
for the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
MUM CULTURE SUGGESTIONS
INCLUDE PROPER MULCHING

This is good time to check the placement Of mulch
around chysanthemums 1t should be close the and
thick enough to prevent soil splash growth and loss
Of moisture. Nuns must not wilt due to lack of water
But do not overwater 1t well to let the opso
completely that air enter the soil Avoid frequent
light sprinng which would leave the lower layers of soil
dry forcing roots to develop the shaowest layers
they vulnerable to damage
Watch for signs of starvation Heavy out
fertilizer and this will happen in light sandy soils
Watch for signs Of disease insect invasion The most
insect pest of in this the aphids
Use Nicotine Suphate Maathion directed by the
factrer The latter is killer but lasting
effects.
Plan to support the plants when they about foot
high Widely spaced plants best staked individually.
Closely planted plants Gin beds may best be supported by
teng to wires heavy cords stretched between end
ports posts
Unless flower buds removed noticed
plants to be dsbudded the plants will suffer setback in
growth-Condensed from Mum Memo bulletin of Potomac
Chrysanthemum Society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
Soil Builders to Meet

The Takoma Soil Builders
Club will meet at the Washing
ton Sanitarium Chapel in Ia
koma Park at 8 pm Tuesday
Colored pictures will be shown
and a question and answer
period held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24

In the past few weeks most
gardeners have received bulb
catalogs or lists made up by
garden clubs giving color, size
and price per one or more tulip
bulbs. Little or nothing is said
about culture and never a word
about disease.
In the Washington area most
gardeners buy a few exhibition
size bulbs every year. That is
because tulips seldom come
through a Washington summer
able to produce first quality
bloom the second season.
The most common diseases Of
tulips are % breaking, (2) I'm
and CD gray rot.
Breaking seems to be the most
common. 1t is spread by aphid:
and is easily seen by the streak
ing of the colors in the flowers
Sometimes people fail to recog-
nize this breaking" as a disease
and think it is a crossing of col
ors. All such diseased bulbs
should be lifted and destroyed tt
prevent the spreading of the dis.
ease.
The first signs Of botrytis Of
tulip fin, according to S. B
Femme, plant pathologist al
VPI, are small, water-Soakec
spots on the first leaves formed
If the season is cool and wet
the spots enlarge rather rapidly
until large areas are DESTROYED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
Water Lily Tour
Set for Today

Water lilies Of many colors and
varieties viii be seen at 1 flower
walk through Kenilworth Aqua
tic Gardens today beginning two
blocks west Of Wentworth avenue
and Douglas street NE. at 10
am.
I A Meridian Hill Park historical
tour is planned today at 2::30
pm. Meet at the north entrance
ito the park at Sixteenth and
Euclid streets.
The Rock Greek Nature Cen
tier win be the scene Of nature
crafts demonstrations beginning
at 2 pm. today. Signs located at
Porter street and Williamsburg
lane point to the center.
A Sunday trailside tour OF
Roosevelt Island is scheduled for
% pm. at the orientation station
on the island. A ferry will oper-
ate from Wisconsin avenue near
K street NV, between 8 am,
and 4 pm. Round trip fares are
Is cents: children is cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
LIFE IN
THE COUNT
Sunday Hay Cut Brought Rain
BY JAMES BlRcHFIELD

There's one sure way to get a
rain, I've found. It's to cut
hay, particularly on a Sunday
With the heat wave raging
for two weeks. Of course l would
have to be the one to break it.
I'm not sure whether cutting
the hay did it or whether it was
the fact that I did the cutting
on a Sunday. There are some
who would hold to the second
idea.
Anyway, the rains came. and
guess. therefore. lot of farm
ers in Loudoun County have me
to thank.
We were getting pretty dry
and in some sections the corn
was standing still and not grow
ing like it should.
But that's all changed now.
The corn has grown an inch
since day before yesterday, the
pastures have greened up and
everything is fine except my hay
field.
The trouble is that it's all I've
got, so no matter how poor it isl
it's got to do. Next year I'll
wait until Monday before I cut it.
4 y
The cucumber season is COM
ing in and here's a tip for those
who don't get along well with
this garden vegetable.
Mrs. Patsie Rollins. who helps
Joe Martz take care Of the
Loudoun County clerks Office,
says the whole trouble is that
people don't know "how to take
the devil out of a cucumber"
Mrs. Rollins says that if you
take the devil out, then the
cucumber will not disagree with
you. She says it's as simple as
rubbing two sticks together.
In fact, what you do is rub
the ends of a cucumber to-
gether. You've got to split it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24

first and then you rub the endi
together. Mrs. Rollins says
you'll see a little juice come Out
and that's the way you get rid
Of the devil.
She says that anybody who
likes cucumbers but can't cal
them should try that little trick
1t used to be that cucumbers
were on the restricted list
People thought they would kill
you If you ate too many and
that if you did not get all the
peeling of you would be a goner
Now we eat them. peeling and
all. and don't even bother about
the devil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
Club to See Orchids

A tour Of the Bufkin green
house orchids will be part Of the
meeting Tuesday at 7:2S pm. OF
the Five Hills Garden Club OF
Vienna. Va. at the Presbyterian
Church, A social hour featuring
an arrangement of flowers by
Mrs. Ernest Bohannon will follow
the tour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
New Day Lily Club
To Aid Bulb Sole

The newly organized Nationa'
Capital Day Lily Club win hav,
a part in the summer bulb sale
and auction July Z co-sponsorec
by the Washington Daffodil So.
ciety and the Chesapeake anc
Potomac Iris Society at the gar
den of Willard A. King, 100:
Bradley boulevard, at 2 pm. July
Z. Mrs. George B. Furman (OL
9-889D is chairman Of the iris.
daffodil sale.
Mr.. King is president of the
Day Lily Club. In his garden are
all the more popular varieties Of
new daylilies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
Lily Show Dutes Set

The North American Lily So
ciety will hold the annual lily
show and convention July 6 to 8
at Mansfield, Ohio.
Cold-storage facilities will be
available for early air shipments
For schedules and informa-
ton, write to DR.. r. C. Allen
show chairman, Kingwood Gen.
ter, Mansfield, Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
Protect With Gloves

Wear heavy gloves when
planting. handling or pruning
thorny bushes such as roses or
barberries. Some 1900 people
get hurt annually while pruning
Follow safe ladder practice when
working and use your pruning
tool correctly.
Garden sprays and insecticides
should be kept locked up when
not in use. They should, at least,
be out Of the reach of children.
Read directions on each product
carefully. Never swallow or in
hale any spray or insecticide. It
lis designed to kill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
'AII-Purpose Hoe
Is Electric Tool
CLEVELAND,

AAEifEA1AfANG.
An all-purpose electric "hoe'
has been marketed by q manu-
facturer here. When the tillel
tines are removed. the device
has attachments for use as a
lawn edger. floor polisher, power
drill and bench saw or grinder
1t weighs 10 pounds and has a
handle and switch much like a
vacuum cleaner.
The unit is equipped with q
motor with reduction gear
powerful enough to till, cult
vate and mulch soils up to
s inches deep and 10H inches
wide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24

There are two or three things
that we may do to preserve the
health Of our trees ID feed the
trees with a fertilizer especially
compounded for trees, CD spray
with good insecticide to de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
Safeguard Tools

Don't leave long-handled tools,
such as hoes and rakes. lying on
the ground. Upturned rake
|prongs can puncture feet. Fly
ing handles can knock you cold.
Paint tool handles q color such
as orange or bright yellow to
make them clearly visible. They
should be put away promptly.
Tools, particularly those with
sharp edges, should be kept out
OF children's reach. Hand tools
and long-handled tools should be
hung on a wall storage board.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-16
HOUSING STORY CLARIFIED

The Letters to the Editor department promised to pub
sh number of letters opposing public housing in Rockville
that came into the Sentinel office just before eadne last
week. wWw
Upon investigation it found that none of the five
letters complied with the editorial policy of requesting
signature and street address with letter to the editor
In this case further checking it was found that
in addition to the lack of signature street address, none
OF the names used in the letters listed the telephone
directory residents of Rockville All were common Names
including Smith and a Jones.
Until such time the authors are willing to furnish
signature and street address, the Sentinel the
responsibility of publishing the letters.
1t will however attempt to clarity the points at issue
which were the result of the feature story on Rockvi
Housing Authority in the February edition.
The question of why Rockville residents not notified
OF the and councils action given the opportunity
10 express their opinions be answered simply by the
that they were notified and given such opportunity
All the steps in Rockvies housing program so far have
been taken in open meeting The agenda for each mayor
and council meeting is sent to every organization in town
and where possible has been included in the Sennes
age of these meetings
All citizens invited to attend these meetings and
urged to express their opinions All meetings are reported
regularly in this newspaper
In addition the original recommendations of the Housing
Advisory Committee the necessity for low housing
in the city included special article in the Sentinel
last fall
The Housing Authority app6i6ted in December has not
yet held meeting since the commissioners were not sworn
in until last week
Inc other question raised was the hiring of executive
director for the Housing Authority the cty expense The
article did not say that the city had agreed to this and
1t very doubtful if the mayor and council would be able
or willing to underwrite such an expense
II the Housing Authority commissioners decide that
stan of kind necessary-and since they haven't even
met yet this is very probemaca = the usual procedure is
to include the salaries for staff in the operating expenses
which are financed by the bond issue the Federal Public
Housing Administration
But until and uor, IN tba rrol
lens OF public housing say and that includes the
Commissioners themselves, what will be required or what
kind OF public housing is necessary These the questions
that the Housing Authority appointed to answer for u.s.
ms appointment is only the first step and we are long
way from acquiring public housing for Rockville
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-16
PLANNING WORK WELL DONE

Harold Taubin has been among the most conscientious
ana best qualified County employees When he leaves the
planning office at the end of this month after five years
the last three head planning engineer Montgomery
County will lose valuable asset Mr. Taubn has been lured
away by better paying position director the Savannah
Ga Metropolitan Planning Commission.
In addition to helping builders comply with the regua-
lions governing development in Upper Montgomery County
the planning office under Mr. Taubns direction has
ally handled the tteknown task of co-ordinating the
Countys capital budget Most important of ALL however
the planning office has gathered tremendous of
data on upCouny land roads, waterways population
trends, etc. that will be invaluable to planners within and
without the government, for years to come.
Though he has emphasized that his has been admins
trative, not polcymaking job Mr. Taubn was berated
throughout the long fight to enact coming ordinance for
Upper Montgomery He insists criticism did not movate his
resignation But he leaves Montgomery County Mr.
bin must feel that he emerging from the far of the
gauntlet.
The panner knows that Upper Montgomery County will
be built by his friends and foes alike the foundation
facts he and the planning staff have laid. We commend
Harold Taubin for five of quiet, devoted service.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-16

| RENE MBER
Brooke Johns

together show which we called
"Frolicking Tars.'
We helped to sell bonds with
the show, and it did pretty well.
We toured major theatres in the
country, and had a great time.
After my hitch in the Navy, 1
got 80 of the ex-sailors together
and formed a glee club. We went
on tour with the group, and did
pretty well, as l remember.
Then my show business career
took what looked like a sharp de-
cline. But it turned out to be
what they call the big break"
And this is where my old kin
ship with lady luck paid off again.
Believe me, 1 always managed to
be there when the breaks were
being handed out I'd like to
think l was the greatest Snowman
there ever was, but I'm at least
smart enough to know that l
just happened to be born lucky.
/ had gone down to Miami to
be a lifeguard 1 enjoyed the
work, but it was pretty far re-
moved from stage lights and
grease paint. But there was a
benefit show in town, so l grab
bed my banjo and eagerly jump
ed in. grateful for another chance
to do some entertaining.
Well, it just so happened that
some vacationing showmen were
at that benefit - and they were
the tops. Among them were
Carrie Carleton, Charles Dilling-
ham, Sam Harris and Oscar Ham
merstein l.
l got offers from all three to
go to New York.
New York in those days held
the same fascination and chal-
lenge for show people that it holds
today. Those two words, New
York" pack real wallop, and
anybody who ever thought of try
ing to get in front of bunch of
people and entertain hopes some
day to reach the big town.
This was really my chance to
prove to myself whether 1 could
make it or not. And 1 don't mind
admitting that l was little wor-
ried at the prospect of Hopping.
But I figured that since luck
had carried me this far, 1 had no
choice but to ride all the way.
So, l once again grabbed my faith
full banjo, quickly rehearsed these
four chords, and took off for
the Great White Way.
Next week, I'll tell you what
happened and you'll begin
to see why to this very dayI ask,
eThow lucky can guy. get2pA
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-16

now is what QT6dI1leu ABOUT
when l was hoofing with Ann
Pennington and Eddie Cantor on
Flo Ziegfeld's stage back in the
magic 20's. That's why l gave
up my stage career when was
just 40
But I must admit that, now
and then, l think back to those
days at the st. James Palace
Theatre. I'm frank to say I'm
man who likes admiration Give
me an audience of one, and I'm
happy.
l don't know note of music,
though. Never knew more than
four chords. l lost one of them
in Omaha once, and couldn't play
for six weeks
A lot of people still don't be-
lieve it, 81 years later, but l was
born the great-grandson of Bishop
John Johns of Virginia.
You must admit that / was well
taken care of in my youth. Two
fond grandmothers and several
aunts helped my parents bring
me up.
While I was going to prep
school, 1 suffered a severe leg
injury in football game. Dur
ing my convalescence 1 started
thinking about a stage career.
When my Grandma Johns
heard that, she blew up. "Whis-
key and women will kill the boy"
she said.
But she was wrong. In fact, l
have never taken drink or smok-
ed a cigarette in my life.
Anyway, one day l dressed up
in spats and celluloid collar and
took straw suitcase and went
to New York. Producers took
one look at me, a rather ungainly
six-foot four, and waved me out
of the office. But 1 finally got
a job in Scranton with a vaude-
vile act. 4eao
I carried three oranges on a
plate and handed them to a Jug
gler, and sang a song while they
were changing costumes. The
audience coal miners with
lamps in their hats = didn't know
I was there.
In the first World War l en-
listed in the regular Navy and
served four years. But l still
had that very contagious bug for
show business, so 1 helped get
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-16
BLAIR LEE, III
CHAIRMAN
Montgomery County Delegation
Reports on the

Maryland General Assembly

The vetoed bills from last ses-
sion in which Montgomery Coun-
ty was particularly interested
have all received final action in
the current session. Let's take
a look at the outcome:
l. Senate Bill $40 passed over
veto. This will bring approx
mately half a million dollars to
Montgomery County each year for
school construction.
2. Veto sustained on H. B. sos
and H. B. $50, which would have
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-16

TeOfSdnlZeQ ana
extended the jur.
isdiction of the
Park and Plan.
ming Commits
sion. These hing
ed entirely on
whether Sen.
Wheatley Cd,
Prince Georges)
felt able to testi-
fly under oath
that he secured
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-16


Please make a correction in
your paper that Ted Rausch, the
high scoring individual who won
first place in Boston in poultry
judging, had 1859 points instead
of 1929. 1t was very embarrass-
ing to the team to receive a long
clipping from the West Virginia
paper telling about their team
who placed second in the contest
and they had the second high scor-
ing individual. Her score was
1876 out of a possible 1900.
We cannot return your article
with our high scoring individual
winning over West Virginia as
individual anyhow, showing this
score less than the second place
winner. West Virginia's team
may have placed over Marylands,
but the Maryland individual did
place over West Virginia.
Thank you,
Mrs. r. Rowland Stabler
Sandy Spring
Editor:
In writing this letter l hope
to accomplish two purposes, both
l will explain later.
am a resident of fashion
able" Glen Hills. Immediately
this brings to mind to some, love-
ly homes and money. To the writ
er, only the lovely home is true.
We are proud of our home which
we planned and built with many
hours of sweat, sleepless nights,
swearing and money. Down to
the last hard earned and saved
$1O0)
We were told when we bought
our acre, that the roads in front
and along the side 1--WE are on a
corner) would be paved before
our house was completed. We
just celebrated our third Christ
mas season in our new home.
Have you ridden thru fashion
able" Glen Hills recently? If you
would rather not try this trip
while it is so muddy, come in the
summer. Then my advice would
be to pick a cool day so your
car windows may be up. The dust
is quite bad We home owners
must keep our windows down no
matter the temperature, or sui.
fer the consequences of gritty
floors and furniture.
1t would be quite an education
on what and where not to buy
real estate in Montgomery Coun-
ty.
At this writing we residents
have been told no roads will be
paved in fashionable" Glen Hills
until the road code is changed to
allow the developer to put in the
type of hard surfaced road he has
already done in a scattered few
locations.
These scattered few, l might
add, are in very bad shape, and
when layed were not acceptable
to the County for maintenance
or snow blowing. Consequently
not even those fortunate few who
live on unaccepted, broken.up
paved roads, have the snow clear
ed for them.
Where do you think that leaves
we poor fools" on developer
maintained roads? We get stuck
in Shiny mud trying to get to or
out of our drives.
The land is not cheap in fash.
ionable" Glen Hills as the devel-
oper charges not only for the
ground, but the road paving he's
going to do when he is allowed
to put in a thin layer Of black
top which eventually will have
to be maintained with taxpayers
money.
Those two purposes l mention.
ed at the start l hope are now
evident. One, to alert prospective