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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-14
GARDENS
Dwarf Fruit Trees
Paw Double Dividend

Of the Washington area. There
is little point in planting Nc
Intosh apple here because it
will bear only the faintest re-
semblance to a New England
Mcintosh. Also, 1t is we'll to
select those varieties noted for
their high quality.
POlIinatiOn Problem
Apple trees should be planted
in two'S to provide for cross
pollination. Some varieties are
better cross pollinators than
others. The same might be said
for the peaches. although most
Of them will f-pollinate. The
sour cherries are not confronted
with this problem, but the pears
are. 1t Is well to plant a Sickle
along with the other desired
variety so that each will set
fruit.
The dwarf fruits are no diff
ferent from the standardized
trees in requiring a thorough
going spray program to protect
them from insects and diseases.
However, disease and insect
control are easier today with the
help of the newer insecticides
and fungicides. The all-purpose
mixtures as prepared by the bet
ter companies contain the best
materials and make this chore
effective as well as relatively
simple compared with what it
was a few years ago.
How to Prune Them.
The pruning Of the dwarf
trees is somewhat different from
that Of the normal-sized trees.
Very little pruning is needed the
first two or three years except
to remove branches that cross or
to remove those that come from
a weak fork" After that, it is
wise to cut back the new wool
each spring to one or two buds,
depending upon the vigor of the
tree. If the tree has a tendency
to be too strong a grower leave
only one bud. Weaker growing
trees might we'll benefit by hav-
ing two buds left on the new
growth.
Dwarf fruit trees should be
fertilized each year. Some gar
deners give them a moderate ap-
plication of 5-10-5 in the spring
while others give two or three
feelings during the growing sea-
son. These may be followed in
the fall (September) with feed
ing Of nitrate Of soda at the
time when buds are forming for
the next seasons bloom. A little
experimentation should show
what is necessary for the trees
In your yard.
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THIS WEEK
IN THE GARDEN

fence corners and hedges where
insects tend to hide. Destroy the
coccoons of the bagworm.N DO not
let the absence of a worm in the
cocoon fool you. 1t contains
from 2 to 400 eggs. A dormant
spray applied to the deciduous
trees, shrubs and roses after the
foliage has Sfallen will destroy
many spores that normally spend
the winter on the bark. Collect
and destroy all mummied and
fallen fruits SO that the insects
and diseases they may carry will
not survive.
Keep Lawns Cut
1t is a mistake to let the lawn
grass 60 into the winter so long
that it becomes a heavy mat.
Keeping the grass cut to a
height Of 112 to 2 inches up
until cold weather stops growth
is the preferred practice.
Save Some Bulbs for Pots
When planting the fall bulbs
1t is fun to save a few for potting
and storing for spring forcing
The single and double early tulips
force better than the long
darwins, breeders, and cottage
types. However. all will force if
given a bit more care than is
necessary for the toughies-the
single and double earlies.
Daffodils and .crocus force
easily. 1t is desirable to use
the large-sized bulbs because OF
the larger flowers. Hyacinths
also make attractive floral dis
plays when forced. A few pots
of each kind are needed if bloom
is wanted over a period of sew
eral weeks.
Fill Those Lawn Sinks
Now is a good time to look
over the lawn and garden for
low spots where water might
stand and damage plants. Stand
ing water is nearly always fatal
to dormant plants and bulbs.
If filling the low spot with soil
will serve the purpose. that is
usually the easiest method. If
that is impractical, then bitches
should be dug to drain the stand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-14

Planting work had best be con-
fined to bulbs. deciduous trees
shrubs and rose bushes, and to
seeds Of the hardy ANIMALS
Pansies can still go into the
ground but they should be well
mulched after the first freeze
that crusts the ground. That
mulch is to keep the ground
frozen SO that the young plants
will not be pushed out by alter
nate freezing and thawing.
Lawn grass sowing might be
successful, but it takes bluegrass
seed so long to terminate that it
is doubtful that it will be we'll
rooted before the ground freezes.
If grass is desired the gardener
has the choice between the
quick-germinating fescues cred
and Chewings) and the winter
growing ryegrass.
Gather Mulching Materials
It is time to accumulate as
much mulching material as DOS
sible. Leaves make q good mulch
provided brush is first spread so
that the leaves will not pack and
hold excessive moisture about the
crowns Of plants. Sawdust, COM
post, chopped hay and straw, as
well as many other materials
may be used either to keep the
ground frozen as we like it over
the perennial beds, bulbs, and
newly set out plants; or to keen
the soil from freezing, which is
necessary, about the evergreens
such as azaleaS, camelliaS, rho
dodendrons, and the conifers.
Keeping the ground frozen is
the best way to keep plants DOR
mant and to avoid the alternate
freezing and thawing which
oftentimes pushes plants and
bulbs out Of the ground. Such
action is called heaving.
Keeping the ground from
freezing is important to the
evergreenS so that their roots
may supply moisture to the
needles and foliage as long as
possible. Gardens thus need an
abundant supply of mulching
material and it is best to have
it on hand when needed.
Control Of Diseases
The control of insects and
diseases might well start in the
winter. The removal and de-
struction Of the winter homes
should be the first step. Remove
dead weeds and grass from
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FIGHT Pests

In one year plant quarantine
inspectors intercepted some IT,
500 lots of destructive pestS-I1,-
600 insects and $500 diseases
from throughout the world. They
examined $4,000 vessels and l0l,-
600 planes from overseas as well
as II million motor vehicles,
$1,000 freight cars and 1900
pullmans and coaches arriving
from Mexico.
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Support Small Trees

Provide support for small
trees to keep them growing
straight. Three supports are
usually adequate If they are
spaced evenly about the perrin
eter Of the plant base. A piece
of rubber tubing or similar ma
terial should be used to cover
the portion of the wire or cable
that is wrapped around the up
per section of the plant. This will
prevent the bark from being
rubbed off when strong winds
rock the tree or shrub back and
forth.-M. U. Fact Sheet.
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Pest Fight Is Costly

The cost Of pests to the Ameri-
can farm economy is tremendous.
A total of $40 million will be
spent by July /. 1857 on efforts
to eradicate the Mediterranean
fruit fly in Florida. The spotted
alfalfa aphid. which first APP
peared in 1854, is credited with
destroying S35 million worth Of
alfalfa in the Southwest this
year alone.-Source: National
Agricultural Chemicals Associa-
ton News and Pesticide Review.
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Pot Some AnnuuIs

To prolong bloom, pot up some
of the annuals-zinnias, mari
gold. cosmos and such-and take
them into the house.
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perates the Montana Wyoming outlook July 18TH The
precipitation periods July and will permit
distribution
General will be during july making local showers
will Canadian thereby
northwest and north central Montana Precipitation
all
Cool Pacific breezeS will extend the portions Montana
much of the time moderate the
those the continental divide
several hot weather and definitely tend the
weather indicated for July 60 1918 and 1913 Cool spells the
portions will be few rather brief
These miniature weather
tOread forecast certain kinds
three days early late With variations
should correct at least three times of
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-07-01

MIXING ...FAST AND EASYI Monsanto and brush killers
- stable won't settle out sludgng to put with
They mix You uniform solution fast No guessing
wondering You know that the spray after
has even, unvaryng killing power!
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-07-01

WEED KILLING CERTAIN! Special wetting agents make
o. Monsanto weed and brush killers spread penetrate The
directions each contaner understand follow
them You'll know done the job
the rived
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said: Democrat or Republican
the party affiliation is'less i'm
portant than the man. bis pro-
gram and his commitments"
The union, whose president is
Harry Bridges, said neither Re-
publicans nor Democrats have a
party record on key domestic is
sues in the present Congress to
deserve the support of labor.
The ILWU board also:
l. Called on Congress to
carve down its military appro-
priation to fit the improved
world situation
2. Called for a free election in
Wet Nam under United Nations
supervision.
3. Advocated commonwealth
status for Hawaii.
4. Accused the Senate Intern
al Security Committee of intim-
idating Jack Hall, regional di-
rector for Hawaii.
5. Guaranteed continued sup
port to Andrew Nelson, presi-
dent of ILWU Local POT in New
Orleans, who has been indicted
under the Taft Hartley law.
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kind of apparatus in the base
ment with a tub and charcoal
fire under it for a hot bath.
wouldn't even look at it. I'm
just doing the best l can with
water heated in an electric cof-
fee percolator.
Among the hard-hit families
without gas service since the
first day of the walkout are Mr.
and Mrs. Clifford Lambert. Their
stove, water heater, refrigerator
and clothes drier operate on gas
And they have a 1-year-old son
Barbecue? It's MOnOtOnOus
We've gotten so tired of bar
becue it's coming out our ears,
said Mrs. Lambert.
They bought an electric frying
pan and are making out with a
borrowed soft drink cooler anc
a popcorn pepper for cooking
vegetables.
/ Most of the service failure were
attributed by the company tt
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Borbecues and. Cold Boths
Initiate Gas Strike Woes

ing members of Oil, Chemical
and Atomic Workers Union, sale
they would comply with a court
order to return to work.
A hearing on the States re-
quest for such an order was
scheduled today.
Mountains OF dirty clothes are
piling up. Tea kettles and cleo
trio hot plates discarded years
ago have been retrieved from
attics. Camp stoves and ice
boxes are in great demand. Bar
becue pits are in use as never
before.
Nerves are frayed.
Mrs. John Kitchen. who ha;
been without service since July
4. is using a deep fat frier fol
cooking. But she's on die
prohibiting fried foods.
I'm practically starving" SHIT
said.
My husband rugged up some
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ST. LOUIS. July II GA
steady diet of barbecued food is
hard to take. Dining out with
relatives soon becomes tiresome
Cold water baths arethe cruelest
blow of all.
This is the plight of thousands
Of st. Louis area residents, caught
in the middle of a utility strike
now in its 18th day.
The strike against the Laclede
Gas Co. has produced spread
ing breakdown of natural gas
service that has affected $4,000
to 10000 customers.
Efforts toward ending it, in
Guiding State seizure Of the firm
under a law prohibiting strikes
in public utilities, have beer
unavailing.
There was hope today the enc
may be in sight.
An attorney for the 1900 strik-
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.Po|iticaICriferia
Listed by Union

SAN FRANCISCO. July If up.
The International Longshore-
mems and Warehousemen's Union
advises its members this election
year to pick candidates who
pledge Ito do something" to bene-
fit labor regardless of their po-
litical affiliations.
In a policy statement yester-
day, the union executive board
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vandalism. officials of the union
disclaimed responsibility.
The strike started when ne
gotiators we're unable to agree
on wages and other terms of a
new contract. The main issue is
Laclede's plan to turn over to
contractors the job of connecting
appliances to gas lines. The
work heretofore has been done
by Laclede employees.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
Baker IsAdded
ForProBowI

Sam Baker, kicking star Of
the Redskins. has been added
to the East squad for the Ma
tional Football Leagues annual
Pro Bowl game at Los Angeles
January l3.
At the same time. Chuck Dra-
zenovich, one OF six Redskins
previously selected for the game.
was revealed as winner OF the
annual poll to determine the
"most valuable" Washington
player The veteran linebacker
nosed out versatile Leo Elter for
top honorS. End Gene Brito.
Guard Dick Stanfel and Baker
also received votes.
Brito. Elter and Stanfel we're
named earlier to the East squad.
along with Quarterback Al
Dorow and Linebacker Tavern
Torgeson.
Brito. Drazenovich and Tor
eeson we're among eight Red
skins who started all - league
games this year. They we're
joined on defense by Tackle J..
d. Kimmel and Halfbacks Roy
Barni and Norb Hecker. Twenty
of the 80 players who we're with
the Redskins at one time or
another during the season got
into every league game.
Evening star., 1956-12-26

the game which supports a
crippled children's hospital here.
Coaches from both teams
prognosticated on less prominent
players they expect to stand out
in the nationally-televised game
Saturday.
Bob Bronzan of San Jose State
mentioned Tom Genry, Southern
Methodist end: Jack Foster
Idaho guard, and Galen Lack
and John Nisby. linemen from
College Of the Pacific. Bronzan
said they all "can handle them
selves in fast company"
Terry Brennan Of Notre Dame
and Rip Engle of Penn State
nominated Terry Barr of Mich
Iigan, Jim Roseboro of Ohio
State. Navy's Wilson Whitmirt
and Jim Hover and Xavier's
Steve Junker as a few of the
lfirst-rate but less heralded per-
formers.
Barr and Roseboro are all.
purpose backs. Whitmire. Hover
and Junker are linemen.
Evening star., 1956-12-26

l(R.-More than TOO Universit,
of Iowa students leave today or
two special trains bound for Cali.
fornia and the Rose Bowl game
between Iowa and Oregon State
January l in Pasadena.
The first special will leave
Iowa City at 8 pm. (Washing-
ton time) and the second viii
depart two hours later. Each oi
the all-coach trains will carry
about 400 persons, including
doctors and chaperones.
The specials will arrive in Los
Angeles December 20 and will
remain until January 2.
This will be the largest mass
movement of Iowa students to
an athletic event in the history
Iof the university" Dean Of Stu
dents M. L. HUT said.
Approximately 100 other
Iowa students are going "or
their own"
Two Hawkeye special trains
composed of Iowa alumni, fac
'ulty, and boosters also will leave
today along with an I-Cluh
special.
Another special train, carrying
the liz men in the Iowa march
ing band and the rs coed men,
bers of Iowa's Scottish High
landers will leave here Friday
and arrive in Los Angeles early
SUNDAY.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
Little League Chief
Is Optimistic

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. Dec.
I26 (P.-Peter j. McGovern,
president Of Little League Base
ball, Inc, said today that a prof.
ect to make the baseball for boys
program self sufficient is gaining
momentum.
Considerable interest is be-
ing evidenced by the Nations
top industrial and business ex-
ecutives in the recently launched
Little League Foundation" Nc
Govern commented in a year.
end report.
The foundation is a nonprofit
undertaking announced last
summer. At present national
operations of the movement are
underwritten by a national
manufacturer.
Meanwhile, with what he
termed an Optimistic outlook"
McGovern predicted a is per
cent rise for 1857 in the number
of local Little Leagues fran
chised by the national head
quarters. This summer there
were slightly over 4,100 leagues
enrolled with some 100000 boys
8-12 playing baseball.
Upward to 4,800 leagues are
estimated for 1857" McGovern
said.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
Eost-West Stors Return
To Drills After Holiday

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26 (P.
--East-West players return to
practice today to start final
preparations for what promises
to be one of the liveliest games
in the 80 years of the Shrine
football game.
Names headlined during the
season dot the lineups-Stan-
ford's John Brodie. Notre
Danes Paul Hornung and
Southern California's Jon Ar
nett, to mention a few.
Football experts say the teams
are we'll balanced with an
abundance Of additional top
flight talent, some of which has
not been so highly publicized.
The 48 All-Stars had Christ
mas off and we're visited by a
football fan named Santa Claus,
He presented each player with
a watch and copy of Foot
balls Finest Hour" a book tell
ing the purpose and history OF
Evening star., 1956-12-26

against Rice, rolled 81 and So
against Southern Methodist.
whipped together a 77-yarder
for their first counter against
Nebraska to match first-half
scoring moves of 80 against
Maryland, Ga against Arkansas
and 81 against Texas AdSM.
Baylor used passes as little in
the final five games as the first
five during a stick-to- the ground
season. The aerial figures for the
two halves are almost identical
except for one important factor
the opposition was grabbing
only half as many Baylor pass
attempts. Meanwhile, Baylor was
|pilfering twice as many Of the
enemy passes in the last half as
the first.
Baylor's offense, as well as de-
fense, came a long way I'M No
vember.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
Bernoquez Has Key Role
AS Lions Battle Clippers

bench while his team lost IL of
|13 matches. That's when he
made his deal to come here.
Player-Coach ALT Turner is only
too happy to play him as much
as possible. Bernie skates in a
line that has John Leclerc at
center and Dan Morgan on the
other wing.
The hot Clippers, who moved
to Charlotte last season after
their arena in Baltimore burned
down, will feature three ex-Lions
including Stan Warecki, player
coach of the Washington team
the last two seasons. Warecki is
one of the leagues top scorers,
as is Bibber O'Hearn, who
played for the Lions of the
1928 season.
The Lions still have a lot of
ground to make up. They have
a 10-17 record, but are over the
500 mark since swapping an IL
game losing streak after win
ming their first two games.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
$4,000 Sprint
Tops First Gard
AT Santa Anita

ARCADIA. Calf, Dec. rs R.
Eleven starters sprint for $2O,-
600 today as Santa Anita opens
its goth meeting with a stakes
and purse program totaling
more than $4,000, 900.
Willie Shoemaker. Eddie Ar
caro- and johnny Longden are
riding the three top-weighted
horses in the six-furlong Palos
Verdes Handicap. About 10000
fans are expected to view the
first-day doings.
Shoemaker win be up on Poo
ma II 124), Arcaro on Porter
house (125) and Longden on
Blessbul t124). Porterhouse, on
his favorite track, is the prob
able favorite.
The Palos Verdes is the first
Of 80 stakes on the schedule for
the 55-day winter program.
Highlights of the season are the
four $100.000-added races--the
Maturity. Derby, Santa Anita
and San Juan Capistrano Handi-
caps.
A costly sprinter in today's
stakes event is Traffic Judge,
carrying l18 with Jack Westrope
aboard. Traffic Judge was
named to the race through the
entry box before he was bought
for $362,346 from the estate OF
Clifford Mooers.
Barry Ryan and Lou Doherty
OF Lexington, KY, paid the fancy
price earlier this week in Fort
Worth, Tex.
Among the Jockeys. Shoe
maker is the man to beat at the
Arcadia meeting. He has led
the Santa Anita riders each year
since 1852. with the exception OF
1852 when he was tied by Long
Iden.t
Longden. with 4,965 winners,
is the world champion. He needs
only q portion of the meeting to
top the 5000 mark. Blessbul, his
mount today. is Mr.. and Mrs.
Travis M. Kerr's substitute for
their ailing Bobby Brocato.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
Rose Bowl Drills Resume;
Iowa Exodus Under Wov

PASADENA, Calf, Dec. q
R1.-The Rose Bowl football
teams hit the practice schedule
again today after a restful
Christmas that included watch
ing sports movies and loungine
about their respective hotels.
The University OF Iowa squad
members each received a wrist
watch from their school and
attended a team Christmas
party. Earlier they saw foot
ball movies.
Across town in Santa Monica
the Oregon State Beavers
watched films of the Olympic
Games and had a Christmas
dinner party.
Tommy Prothro. Oregon State
coach, said he plans one-a-day
workouts from now on and Iowa
Coach Forest Evasheyski ex-
pressed similar sentiments.
were going TO buckle down,
Evashevski said. We've got q
lot of work to do
Jim Gibbons, Iowa left end
and teammates Bob Sitter and
Toni Hatch were involved in a
minor traffic accident yesterday,
Gibbons was driving the other
two players to church when
their car collided with another.
There were no injuries in either
vehicle.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
.BoysCIub Team
Leaving Tonight
For Bowl Game

The Boys Club of Washington
all-star football squad boards 9
train for Lakeland. Fla, tonight
hoping to become the second
two-time champion of the an
nual Santa Claus Bowl sponsored
by the National Boys Football
Foundation.
The rs players and four adults
are scheduled to leave Union
Station at $40 pm. Send-off
ceremonies will start at 7:45.
Four teams of boys IL to 13
years old and weighing between
IS and Ill pounds will play two
preliminary games in Lakeland
Friday night and the winners
will meet for the championship
Saturday night. Washington is
paired against Fort Lauderdale,
Fla, in the first game Friday,
and Chicago against Chickasha,
Okla, in the nightcap.
The only two-time champion
is Omaha, Nebr.. which was host
to the event in 1949 and so.
Since the Santa Claus Bowl
moved to Lakeland in 1851. New
Orleans is the only team to make
two appearances in the five years.
New Orleans won last year but
was an also-ran in 1851.
The Washington team which
won the Santa Claus Bowl in
1852 is regarded in Lakeland as
perhaps the finest boys team
ever to appear there. . Washing
ton beat Green Bay. Wis, 60,
and Wilson. N. c., 1870, and held
both to minus yardage. Johnny
Haley, now a senior at st. Johns,
scored all 10 points.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
Clemson Squad
Ready for Trip

CLEMSON. S. c., Dec. 26 up,
= Clemson Colleges football
players were returning to the
campus today from their brief
Christmas layon before leaving
for the January Orange Bowl
game with Colorado at Miami.
A Clemson party of SO, includ-
ing ~ players, will leave from
nearby Greenville at 9 am. to-
morrow In two chartered air.
liners. The trip viii take about
three hours.
Coach Frank Howard plans
four or five practice sessions al
the University of Miami field.
The squad went through about
20 hours Of workouts and many
bl a ckboard sessions before
knocking OF for Christmas.
Howard said he was pretty
well pleased" with the drills.
Capt. Charley Bussey. quarter
back sparkplug Of the team,
praised the good spirit" Of the
squad and pronounced it "ready."
Evening star., 1956-12-26
'DrysduIe Is Named
Top Dodger Rookie

BROOKLYN, Dec. 26 (R.--
Don Drysdale. 20-year-old right
handed pitcher, today was
named the Dodgers outstanding
rookie Of 1856 by the Brooklyn
Chapter Of the Baseball Writers
Association.
Drysdale thus became the first
winner of the new Harold C..
Burr memorial trophy. named
in honor Of the late Brooklyn
Eagle baseball writer. The award
will be presented in February
The youngster from Van Nuys
Calf, finished with a SIS rec
ord. winning four Of his games
from the Giants. He gave the
harried Dodgef staff a lift ovel
the Labor Day week end by
pitching in three of seven games
over a four-day period.