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Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-03-01
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WHEN THE MAIL box becomes jam
packed with seed catalogs it's one of
the earliest and SureSt signs that win
ter is about over and spring is not far
off. That's what happened last week.
Seed catalogs from all over the coun-
try cluttered up the mail with beauti-
full pictures of big ripe tomatoes, long
golden ears of corn, watermelons and
all sorts of things that can be grown
in home garden.
This was our cue to gather around
the kitchen table to make list and
send an order for the many vegetable
seeds that we would need for our gar
den this year. First on the list is to-
matoes and the subject of raising this
favorite vegetable comes in for more
than its share of discussion every time
we plan any kind of garden.
The important question is what kind
shall we get this year? The seed book
is full of adapted varieties that can be
grown in any climate, any of which
will yield an abundance Of large, ripe
tomatoes, perfect in shape and free
from blemishes. We finally settled for
an Fl hybrid developed and recon-
mended by the Wisconsin Experiment
Station.
Plenty for Canning
If this variety will mature in the
short season indicated we should have
plenty of ripe tomatoes for the table as
well as an abundance for canning and
ketchup. The 30-seed packet which we
get for a quarter doesn't sound like
very much but, on the other hand, a
couple of dozen tomato plants will be
ample for our needs.
The missuS figures that by planting
the seed in flats about the first of March
and allowing for two transplantings be-
fore they go into the garden our to-
mato plants should be big and sturdy
and have some blooms when the time
comes to set them out, which is about
the first of June.
Roasting Ears
Another favorite vegetable at our
house is sweet corn. We like it fresh
out of the garden as roasting ears best
of all, but in the winter time it is also
delicious, whether taken from the deep
freeze or out of a jar. Our choice is
again one of the proven hybrids and
the old standby, Golden Bantam.
The catalog says that some of these
varieties will mature and be ready to
eat in &c days but our experience
shows that it usually takes longer, prob.
ably because we do not have enough
hot, sunny days and warm, Sultry nights
to make corn grow fast. We think we
are lucky if we can have roasting ears
by the last of August or the first O.
September.
After we finish with corn and toma
toes the rest of the seed list is com
paratively easy. There's leaf lettuce
and head lettuce, red beets and tur
nips, parsnips and rutabagas, onions
and spinach. Then Of course there are
peas, green beans and wax beans anC
we must have cucumbers for pickles
and gold and green Hubbard squash
for cold winter days.
When to this list is added the aspara
gus which we already have in an es
tablished bed in our garden along witt
the Strawberries, raspberries, currant'
and gooseberries, we have a menu thai
is rich in variety for good eating. We
shouldn't forget the strawberry rhubart
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-03-01

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18

Arlington and lives at 340S
George Mason drive, Endorsed BY
the Ashlawn PfA.
Retired Banker
Walter L. Durham. a retired
Detroit banker, of 5000 North
Abingdon street. named by the
Arlington Civitan Club.
Mrs. Harry T. Wooley of 4725
North Sixteenth road, and Or.
Ethel Thompson of SAIL Norh
Eleventh road, both suggested ~
the zonta International Club of
Arlington.
Mrs. r. E. Ost of 1921 South
Oakland street. recommended by
the Randolph PTA.
William G. Watt. Navy De-
Ipartment employee of 1900 North
Highland street. Endorsed by the
Lyon Village Citizens Association.
Mrs. E. Everett Ashley, nomi-
mated by the Patrick Henry PTA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
Enforcement Cited
In Accident Curb

Deputy Chief Of Police John j
Agnew, who is in charge of traf-
lfic, today said Selective enforce
ment of traffic regulations and
the recent breakdown by the
courts on Grant drivers were
the reasons the number Of &C.
cidents in Washington rose only
8 Of per cent this year, while
the national increase was is per
cent.
The selective enforcement pro-
gram was instituted last April /,
1t consists of particular en-
Iphasis on enforcement by police
lof those moving violations that
cause accidents in accident
prone areas. He blamed excessive
speed for causing most serious
accidents.
Last month was the fifth con-
secutive month in which there
was q decrease in traffic ac-
cidents, as compared to the same
months last year. A comparison
between November. 1855, and
last month shows a decrease Of
1876 per cent.
During the first IL months OF
this year, SO persons we're killed
in accidents. compared to the SIS
who died during the same period
last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
Youth Gets so Days
In Wild Auto Chase

A Baltimore youth who drove
"a stolen car during part of an
8-mile chase by Fairfax police
Saturday was sentenced to 60
days in jail yesterday In Alex
andria Police Court.
Ira B. Mann. 10. was found
guilty on reckless driving
charge by Judge James N. Cola
santo. Fairfax Police Pvt. w.
j. Scott testified he reached lis
m.p.h. during the chase which
ended in Alexandria when the
fleeing youth crashed into a
truck on Duke street.
Pvt. Scott said the chase began
when one Of two youths In the
car threw a flrecracker which
exploded near the police cruiser
He testified that during the wild
ride the two youths switched
seats while the car was going
about 70 m.ph.
The other youth. George z.
Rickels, 10. also Of Baltimore,
faces q reckless driving charge
Friday In Fairfax County Court.
Mann also was fined S25 for
driving without a permit.
They also face charges IN
Baltimore In connection with the
stolen auto.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
|CurwiIe Will Run
Against Almond
For Governor

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 10 up
"A 45-year-old Richmond attor.
ney who has been unsuccessful
seeking election to Virginia pub.
lie Offices for Is years has an.
nounced he will be a candidate
in the July Democratic primary
for Governor.
Howard H. Carwile announced
yesterday he would run as "a
Jacksonian Democrat" and would
oppose Attorney General j. Lind.
say Almond, jr.. in the primary
Mr.. Almond is backed by the
powerful State Democratic or
lganization.
In the 1853 election, Mr.. Car
vile polled about $500 votes
against Gov. Stanley and the
Republican candidate, State Sen
ator Ted Dalton Of Radford.
He has run for Office, counting
city council and Congress, II
times.
Aside from Mr.. Almond and
Mr.. Carwile, who are the only
announced candidates for the
Democratic primary, C. Gilmer
Brooks. a 4O-year-old highway
safety engineer from Frederick
County. has announced he will
seek the States top post in the
general election next November
as an independent.
No Republican candidate has
been named, as vet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
II Names Submitted
For Arlington Boord

The names of IL persons have
been submitted thus far for con-
sideration by the Arlington
County Board in filling a vacan-
cy on the county school board,
The appointment of a successor
to Mrs. Barbara Riches, who died
last month, is scheduled to be
made Saturday.
Mrs. j. Lawrence Manning, a
former Arlington teacher, of GIT
North Jackson street, is recon-
mended by three organizations.
She was Endorsed by the Arling-
ton Committee of 100, the Ar
lington Chapter of the American
Association of University Wom-
en- and the Glen Carlyn PARENT
Teacher Association.
The Committee of 100 also
nominated Edwin T. Holland,
president of the Old Dominion
Bank, as a possible appointee to
the School Board. Mr.. Holland.
of 1880 North Danville street,
was also supported by the Rock
Springs Civic Association.
Other Names Submitted
Other names submitted so far
include:
Mrs. Robert L. Lamkin. a for:
mer teacher. of 2106 North Hunt
lington street. and Mrs. Victor A.
Vaughn, a former university in
structor of 1925 North Twenty
third street. both named along
with Mrs. Manning by the
American Association of Univer-
Sity Women.
Mrs. Lucy G.. Bussey, a widow
who operates a building firm, of
1900 North johnson street
named by the Organized Women
Voters of Arlington, an organiza-
ton she serves as president.
Mrs. Wilbur Morse, who has
served as a substitute teacher in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
.Motorist Acquitted
In Pedestrian Deuth

A Camp Springs CMd) mo-
ltoriSt was acquitted yesterday OF
two trafiic charges filed against
him after he struck and killed
Q pedestrian IN Silver Hill. Md,
on November 10.
Jasper q. Hodges III, 10, OF
65ll Allentown road, was freed
of manslaughter and reckless
driving charges By Upper MARI
boro Trial Magistrate Nlta s.
Human Crane. County police
said the accident victim. who
was killed in the 5000 block Of
Branch avenue. was John z.
Biggs. 81. Of 727l Brinkley road,
Camp Springs
Judge Crane granted a request
for q directed verdict Of ac-
'quittal made by attorney Hal
C. B. Clagett.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18

Press. a commercial photography
business, in Washington.
John Raymon did not smile
this morning, but he didn't cry
either.
"Oh, it'n be such a happy
Christmas now" Mrs. Hack said
as she accepted Judge Lawlor's
best wishes. She said she was sc
delighted with John Raymond
whom the couple adopted from
Prince Georges General Hospital
that she'd like to have at least
two more children.
do you go along with that?"
Mr.. Hack was asked.
HE has to-" Mrs. Hack an
swered for him.
Homeless Children
Most Of the children adopted
today were orphans or other
homeless children. In a few cases,
a stepfather adopts a child al
ready In the home with his
mother.
The Oldest adopted was a IA
boy.
They come in rather serious
faced" Judge Lawlor said.
Sometimes they have waited so
long for the child. they want to
get the papers as soon as they
can. SO they can say this really
makes him our own It's one of
the pleasantest duties a judge
has to perform"
And they all go out smiling
every one of them" she said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
Jan. 7 Appeal Set
In RuciuI Case

Arlington Circuit Court will
hear on January Z white wom-
ans appeal from her conviction
in County Court Of sitting beside
a Negro at q public assembly.
The date for hearing the
appeal Of Miss Faith Bissell, 43,
Of the 5000 block Of North Third
street. Arlington. was set yesteT-
day in Circuit Court. Miss Bis
sell was arrested November at
a political meeting at Jefferson
Junior High School. She was
convicted on November Is Of
violating a Virginia Law calling
for segregation at public assem-
blies. and was fined sis.
Defense Attorney Edmund D.
Campbell did not argue the case
in County Court, saying he
wanted 10 get il into a court Of
record. the Circuit Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
Doctor Indicted
In Drug Forgery

A physician was indicted yes.
terday by an Arlington County
grand jury for using a forged
prescription to obtain narcotics
DR.. William D. Claudy, q
member of the District Board oil
Police and Fire Surgeons. who
lives at 1887 North Lexington
street, Arlington, faces arraign-
ment on the charge at 10 am
Friday.
The 42-year-old physician
who has given up his privilege
to write prescriptions for drugs
was arrested october 10 on a
charge of using a prescription
blank of another Arlington doc
tor to obtain "a iodine tablets
at an Arlington drugstore.
DR.. Claudy's attorney, T.
Brooke Howard. told Circuit
Court Judge Walter T. Nc
earthly his client had been under
the care of psychiatrist.
The doctor remained free on
900 bond pending arraign-
ment. He has been on leave
without pay from his District
post since shortly after his ar
rest.
Others indicted yesterday by
the jury include:
William E. Lucado, II, In
dicted on two charges Of house,
breaking. The youth had been
Jailed on an auto larceny charge,
but escaped from the Arlington
jail November &c. During "a
hours of freedom he is charged
with committing the two house.
breakingS.
Lucado was arrested on a
Washington street. Police said
he was counting the loot from
the Arlington break-ins and q
third HOUSEKEEPING in the Dis
|trict.
Lawrence P. Owens, As, a truck
driver indicted for assault and
attempted rape of a 37-year-old
divorce. Owens is accused of
breaking into the woman's room
in a rooming house where they
both lived in the 1900 block of
North Wakefield street and ter
rorizing and beating her for more
than three hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18

between cloSed-door hearings
with parents, children and at
torneys. II looked forward to it.
Several Of the parents told
Judge Lawlor the same thing
This is the finest Christmas
present we could have"
Final DEGREES Issued
Judge Lawlor issued final de-
crees in the case of children who
have already lived the statutory
six months in their new parents
homes. If the child had not yet
been there six months. the judge
granted interlocutory DEGREES,
which will be made final later.
Such a decree was necessary
for the very young man whose
name became John Raymond
Hack today. John Raymond,
only 10 weeks old, was the
youngest child adopted during
the session.
His new parents, Alphons and
Hack of $500 Hale drive,
Silver Spring, have been mar
ried 10 years. John Raymond is
their first child. The couple
came to Washington 10 years
ago on their honeymoon and
liked it so much they decided to
stay.
Native of Canada
Mr.. Hack is native of War;
man, Saskatchewan, Canada, and
Mrs. Hack is from New York.
Mr.. Hack owns the Colortone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
Baltimore Raises
Budget, Cuts Tax

BALTIMORE. Dec. Is R.--
The city council last night APP
proved a SCOT million municipal
budget and a property tax rate
of $2.88. which is Is cents less
than last year.
1t took only two minutes to
cast the unanimous vote. There
was no discussion of the record
budget. The tax rate. down
from the current $3.13 per 500
valuation, was made possible by
the controversial tax on manu-
featuring machinery and In
ventories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18

Ia stand on the plan, pending a
further study.
Charles Malich of the Glass
manor Citizens Association, said
the planners help is especially
needed to upgrade residential
coming to conforming uses, OBJ
tain a school-park area, and halt
ribbon commercial development
along Indianhead highway.
Royce Wareham, who said he
represented IL owners Of a total
of more than 600 acres of farm
land at Largo. objected to the
general plans proposal that
their land be kept for farm use.
High wages now take the profits
out Of farming, he said. He in
dictated he and others in the
area want to sell their land to
residential developers as soon
as water and sewer lines are ex-
tended.
Asking regional district ex-
tension and coming controls for
their areas were the Friendly
Citizens Association. the Acco-
keek Citizens Association. q rep
resentative Of the Swami Creek
area. and the Careybrook- Cedar
Ridge Potomac Vista Citizens
Association.
Fred Spinks. president of the
Inter- Community Council OF
Southern Maryland. and Mrs.
Louise X. Morris. on the board
Of directors. centered their op-
position TO the general plan on
fears Of what 1t might do If ex-
tended throughout the county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
|ParkwayCrash
I'm Fog Kills
Soldier; Hurt

A Fort Meade corporal was
killed and two persons were seri-
ously injured in a head-on COLI
lsion on the Baltimore Wash.
lington parkway during last
nights fog.
A fresh air mass moving dowr
from Western Canada bringing
cold. drier air promised to put ar
END to the foggy conditions
which have been experienced in
1.-THE Middle Atlantic coastal area
since Saturday morning.
| Dead on arrival at Prince
Georges General Hospital after
THE auto collision about a mile
south of Riverdale road was
ICorpl. John Simms, 26. attached
Ito a military police battalion al
Fort Meade, according to parE
police.
| Absley M. Bryant, 81, a mem.
ber of the Women's Army Corps
stationed at Fort Meade, wa.
admitted to the hospital in crit.
cal condition, the police reported
lShe was a passenger in Corpl
Simms' car, according to thu
report.
Other Driver Critically Hurt
The driver Of the other cal
was listed as Charles H. Edwards
Al, of 1926 Myrtle avenue NE.
also taken to the hospital ir
1critical condition.
Indications were that Corpl
SimmS' car had entered the
southbound lane at the Bladens.
burg interchange and was going
northward, the police said. An
investigation is being conducted
by PvtS. c. r. Lamon and L. C.
Schleig.
The police reported that the
fog had cut visibility to less than
100 feet.
The lack Of visibility caused
airportS in the area to close
down operations for varying pc
RODS during the night. The
fog also halted shipping on the
Chesapeake Bay.
The Chesapeake & Delaware
Canal closed down late yesterday
forcing some ships to drop
anchor.
Sunday nights dense fog de-
layed the departure of IL ships
in Baltimore harbor. When Wis
Utility improved yesterday, the
ships headed down the bay for
Cape Henry, joined by six other
ships sailing on schedule.
Pilot Shortage Threatened
Because isolated patches of fog
slowed down their progress, a
pilot shortage threatened. Six
ships were reported fogbound at
Towne Point at the Chesapeake
Canal entrance. Two were en-
route to Baltimore and four 9TH
erS were headed for New York
and Philadelphia.
Four other ships bound for
Baltimore from Cape Henry an
chOreO in the hav helow Ralti-
more until visibility improved.
Today's Washington area fore
cast called for fair and much
colder weather tonight. with a
low about 20 degrees in the city
and % in the suburbs. Tomor-
row will be increasingly cloudy
and cold, according to the FORE
cast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
Egg Grading
Ruled Out for
|Virginio Area

Northern Virginia does mo-
now consume Virginia produced
leggs in sufficiently large quaint.
ties to justify a State grading
and inspection service there.
A group of Washington ares
egg dealers was given this in,
formation last night at a con.
ference with representatives Of
the Virginia State Department
of Agriculture.
The conference was called BY
Arlington State Senator Charlie:
r. Fenwick at the request Of
the dealers who sought to re-es-
tablish an inspection service thai
was offered in the District Of
Columbia until the first Of thi:
year.
The nearby Virginia area con-
sumes about 100000 crates Of
eggs normally but only about I
to 10 per cent of these are pro.
duced in Virginia. Consequently
the State representatives said
this would not justify placing in.
spectors in this area.
At present, the State offers
inspection and grading service
in reproducing areas. Many
OF the larger chain stores, res
taurants and other consumers
however, purchase eggs in bulk
and there is no Identifying labeI
showing the eggs were inspected
or produced in Virginia.
To many consumers, a Virginis
inspection label implies a freshel
product than a Federal inspec.
ton label which may apply tt
eggs produced elsewhere anC
shipped greater distances.
The egg dealers discussed
means by which the Virginia in.
spection label might be shown or
cartons of eggs offered for sale
in their stores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18

diStrict--140 OF the county'S 1876
square miles--for which the
general plan is designed.
While the majority voiced out
right praise for the plan. others
indorsing it did so with requests
for:
Detailed Street-by-street maps
of where new coming classifica-
tons would exist.
A closer study Of proposed de-
velopment Of the Glassmanor
community.
Turnout Disappointing
Commission officials, disap-
pointed at the small turnout, ex-
pressed hope a larger crowd
would appear at a hearing sched-
.uled for 8 pm. February 20 in
the Calvert Mansion, the agency's
Rtverdale office.
There we're no Federal, State
or county officials present last
night.
Montgomery County residents
will discuss the plan at q hear
ing at 8 O'Clock tonight in Mont
gomery Blair High School, Silver
Spring.
Although last nights hearing
at Suitland High School was
solely for discussion Of the gen.
eral plan. Commission Chairman
Carlton E. Pyles had to refrain
several residents from speaking
for or against extension Of the
regional district.
Mrs. Ruth Hemphill. Of the
county's League Of Women Vot-
ers. was told that the planners
hope the County Commissioners
will follow the general plan In
drawing and implementing the
new zsning ordinance now being
compiled.
william G. Burrage, the COM
missions director Of planning,
answered another OF the leagues
questions by saying the planners
have no objection 70 extension of
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission sewer lines. But, he
residential develop
ment always follows these lines
and IL is this type Of growth that
should be controlled and we'll
planned.
Nonconforming Uses
The planning director ex-
planned 70 Mrs. w. Sterling
Ament, league president. that
not much can be done TO nom
conforming uses which would
exist under the general plan.
The league has deferred taking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18
Folls Church Youth
Named Middle Officer

ANNAPOLIS. Dec. is UR.-
The Naval Academy yesterday
named 248 midshipman officers
for the winter period.
The new officers will take over
leadership Of the 3.s00-man
brigade at the start Of Christ
mas leave tomorrow and will re-
main In ONCE until March IA.
Richard II. Dolliver OF Conrad,
Mont. was named brigade
commander. Regimental COM
manders include Michele d.
Giamoattista. son Of Capt. and
Mrs. Frank ambattista, Of
Falls Church, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-18

Filth, sixth and seventh Grade
students Of Alexandria's Charles
Barrett School viii present a
Christmas pageant, "Yuletide In
Colonial Virginia" at 9 O'Clock
tonight In the school. 100 Val
ley drive, Alexandra.