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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-13

there is no point in taking an
unnecessary risk.
GladiOlus Germs
The gladiolus corms should
be dug. dried of. and stored in
/ a cool dry place for the winter.
Dig them as soon as the foliage
begins to brown; remove the
tops at once so that the thripS
will not migrate to the corms.
and dry for two or three weeks
before attempting to remove
the roots and old corms. Stor-
ing in a warm place with a
tablespoon of naphthalene
fakes to each bag Of bulbs will
help to kill any thrips that
are on the corms.
Ripen the Dahlia Tubers
As soon as a killing frost
blackens the dahlia tops cut
| of the stems a few inches
above the ground. Leave the
tubers 10 ripen for a week or
more before attempting 70 dig
them. This ripening of period
seems to improve their ability
to store.
Collect Mulch Material
Now is the time to gather
mulching materials for spread
ing later on to protect our ev-
ergreens. the perennials. yes.
even the bulbs from winter in
jury. Some mulches are spread
before the ground freezes to
retard freezing: others are
spread after the ground is
frozen to keep it frozen. It
takes lots Of mulching mate
rails to take care Of all Of these
needs. In addition. it might be
well to accumulate several
bushels Of sawdust to use in
mounding the rose bushes. The
sawdust is probably easier to
obtain than soil for this pur-
pose.
Rose Show Review
A newcomer. Burnaby, a light
yellow, crashed the winners
lineup at the Potomac Rose
Society's Fall Rose Show last
week. This variety was the
winner at Newport News two
years ago and. apparently. is q
very worthwhile variety for
this area. Confidence took the
No. 2 spot. and an excellent
specimen Of the oldtimer. K. A.
Victoria. came in third. OF the
polyanthas and fioribundas,
White Bouquet, Fusilier, and
the Fairy, took the top spots,
Montezuma was the best
grandiflora. Keep these vari-
cites in mind when ordering
rose bushes for fall planting.
The thousands Of fine show
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LuureI Group Forms;
Education Is Aim

The Woman's Club Of Laurel,
Md. has set up a Garden Clinic
Division with Mrs. Evelyn Car
ter Nichols as leader. ANY wom-
an Of the area is invited to Join
the groups educational activi-
ties. For information, telephone
Parkway 5-l947. First meeting
Of the clinic was october 3 and
the next will be November IA.
New residents OF the area are
urged to acquaint themselves
With the clinics services. Flower
seed packets will be given to
lew residents coming in and
bulletins will be issued on soil
management.
Mrs. Nichols writes This
Way to Better Gardening" in
he Laurel News Leader and has
contributed special articles to
The Star.
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GARDEN
CUBAN E
Indoor Bloom From Bulbs
By W. H. YoUNcMAN

age hole with q few pieces Of
broken pots used only q half
inch or less layer of gravel to
insure perfect drainage, the
deeper ones an inch or more.
The size Of the pot will depend
upon the effect desired. We us
ually grow only one hyacinth
bulb In 4-inch pot, or a dou-
ble-nosed daffodil in a pot Of
the same size. But it is much
more effective to have 4 TO 8
tulips IN a 6-inch bulb pan. 1t
is good practice to have 6 to
10 crocus In a 6-inch pan.
After placing the drainage
material in the bottom Of the
pot the soil (potting mixture) is
put In to a depth which will
hold the hyacinth bulbs within
a half-inch Of the surface when
the pot is filled. In other words,
the pot should be filled within
q half inch Of the rim to per-
NIT ease Of watering. The noses
Of the tulip bulbs should be
just covered: daffodils have
their noses just above, and cro-
Gus covered with an inch Of soil.
Thus we I'LL the pot and firm
the soil to a height which wall
permit the placing Of the bulbs
at the proper level when the
pot is filled to within a half
inch Of the top.
Later Procedures
After placing the bulbs and
filhng the pots with soil they
should be watered and placed
in a trench Of some other con-
venient place where they will
develop a good root system.
Since we usually begin bring
ing them indoors in early jan
uary. the location should be
accessible without too much
'mudding." Cover with peat
moss. compost or some other
material that is easy to re-
move. After the ground is thor
oughly chilled but not frozen,
cover the area with a layer of
leaves to prevent hard freezing.
The time required for good
root formation will vary be-
tween the different kinds Of
bulbs. Paper whites take about
a month. snowdrops and scillas.
s weeks: Roman hyacinths and
crocuses, 2 months; Dutch n.y.
acinths. tulips. daffodils, Ia
months. This is about the
standard length of time. The
pots may be left in the out-of-
door roofing trench or bed
longer. In fact. 1t is usually
customary to begin bringing
them indoors in late December
or early January. one or more
pots a week to start the forcing.
Avoid Too Much Heat
Forcing is started when the
pots are brought into moderate
warmth and partial light. This
will start the tops into active
growth and when the green
shoots begin to appear above
ground (above the bulb then
they should be put into full
light and watered freely. How
ever. the temperature for this
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AvondoIe Garden Club
Invites Show Entries

Amateur flower growers or
arrangers are invited to enter
an arrangement or horticul-
tural exhibit in the Avondale
Garden Club flower show Oc-
tober 81 at the Hyattsville
Building Association, Hyatts-
vile, Md. For information call
Mrs. Kay Watson. WA. 7-1905.
A special meeting of the club
will be Wednesday at 8 pm. at
the home Of Mrs. Florence OAR
nell.
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blooms on display were ample
evidence that good roses can
be grown In this area. and. Sec
ondly, that roses are the num-
Der one favorite Of most gar
deners. The size Of the men,
bership Of the Potomac Rose
Society also attests to this
interest.
To have good roses In the fall
takes a bit more effort than to
produce a gorgeous display In
the spring. Fall roses must be
watered during the heat of the
summer. fertiliSed. mulched.
and protected from insects and
diseases. Thus 1t takes a good
gardener to produce prize
winning roses for the fall
shows.
For the COldframe
Now is the time to repair the
coldframe and put 1t into shape
for winter and spring duty.
Coldframes are the ideal place
in which to transplant q few
small endive plants. perhaps
some young lettuce plants,
small celery plants. and other
vegetables that can be pro-
tected from frost. Perhaps
there is room for a few petunia
and marigold plants dwarf
French) TO provide cuthowers
for the house when frost has
killed all other plants. Next in
order of winter duties is the
winter protection Of tender
chrysanthemum clumps. But
save some space because the
coldframe will be needed next
February and March for start
ing flower and vegetable seeds.
That's the reason most people
build a coldframe. WHY.
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ORCHID DISPLAY
At SEVEN CORNERS
TO End TO-DAY

The 10th annual National
Capital Orchid Society
show is being held in the
Fort Buffalo Room of the
Woodward a. Lothrop
Seven Corners store at
Falls Church. Va. today
from 10 am. to I pm. 1t
opened to the public yes
terday for two days. Judg-
ing was concluded Friday
evening prior to a preview
by members and their
guests.
Exotic displays Of flow
ers include orchids flown
in from points as distant
as Hawaii.
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dent nurses from seven Of the
areas nursing schools,
Following are the area chair
men selected:
Alexandrla-Mrs. Prank T. watkins
yates Garden Club
Arlington County-Mrs Arthur p
striker (Neighborhood Garden Club
Bethesda ard Chevy Chase - Mrs
Warren Stoops bethesda Community
Garden Club
District Northeast--Mrs Evan 0rii-
| fith michigan Park Garden Club.
District Southeast - Mrs. Juanita
Sehwarxmann tHillerest Garden Club
District, Georgetown area Mrs,
Mary. podson tBurletgh Garden Club
Fairfax County--Mrs. B. p Lehman
Fairfax County Garden Club.
Prince GeerEes-Mrs, L, u, Bohrer
lRiverdAle Heights Garden Club.
Rockville. GAitheFsburg--Mrs. o W
Anderson tGaithersburE Garden club
Silver Spring and rakoma Park--
Miss Isabelle Smith CTakoma Horti-
culture Club.
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Bring spring bloom into the
house In midwinter by potting
up some of the early spring.
Towering bulbs now. Many
kinds may be used for this pur-
pose although most people con-
centrate on the tulips and daft
fodilS.
1t is just as easy to have
pots Of crocus. hyacinths. and
even freezias and oxalis.
II you really want something
different try potting a few
snowdrop bulbs.
Now is the time to do the
potting and placing of the pots
in a somewhat protected situa-
ton so that they can be brought
indoors at the proper time with
out having to chop through
frozen ground.
The Best Practice
Many kinds Of bulbs can be
used for forcing but the ex-
pertenced forcer selects those
varieties which seem to do best,
For the vary early forcing the
gardener should order vernal-
lied bulbs. pubs that have
been given the cold treatment
so that they will respond most
quickly. However. for most
gardeners the practice is to get
good varieties known to force
well. to pot them properly. and
to place them out Of doors for
the normal rest period.
Regardless Of whether the
bulbs are grown In water, In
a good potting mixture. or in
just spaghnum moss. successful
forcing is most successful when
we get the largest and strong
est bulbs.
In other words, the size Of
the bulb usually is evidence Of
plenty of stored-up food so
that the flowers and possibly
the foliage will be of first
quality.
Use Sharp Sand
Most Of us prefer to grow our
bulbs in a good potting mix
ture-eoual parts Of garden
loan. compost and sand. II
you have good garden loan
then use two parts Of 1t to one
OF sharp sand. The potting
mixture needs plenty Of humus
so peat may be substituted for
the compost to hold moisture
for the growing bulbs. Sand
is Of paramount Importance
since it insures good drainage.
but the sand should be sharp
sand, not river sand that may
pack. 1t may take two or three
stops to find the kind OF sand
that we like to use in potting
mixtures but the extra effort
Is worthwhile.
The pots for forcing are US
ually called bulb pans. They
are only half the depth of a
standard pot. However, we can
use "azalea" pots IA the
depth and standard pots If
they are more conveniently
available. The difference in
procedure is that the shallow
pots after covering the drain
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Plant Tree Peony
In Fall Months

Peonies are best planted in
the fall in a rich. well-drained
alkaline soil. Tree peonies as
well as the more usual garden
variety are exciting, the blooms
ranging from 6 to ~ inches in
diameter. Flowers are single or
double. 1t is best to plant them
in the fall. since they start to
grow before the snow is of the
ground in the north and while
the ground is still frozen. COL
ors range from pure white with
red center to deep roSe-red.
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THIS WEEK
IN THE GARDEN

(SerapbOok Filing Date Oct. 13l
Driving rains of last week end
uprooted many tall growing
perennialS that were not Sc
curely staked. as well as pound
ed unstaked chrysanthemums
to the ground.
This is condition that con-
fronts nearly every gardener
each fall.
We must stake and securely
tie the tall growing cosmos,
hardy aSters. chrysanthemums.
dahlias and similar plants II
we are to avoid this damage
Bamboo stakes are the favorite.
but any strong stick will do the
job. Use strips Of cloth or coarse
Irvine. or better still the COM
mercial ties. so as to avoid cut
ting the stems.
Fall Planting Pushed
Fall planting is gradually
getting under way in many
gardens. although it is a temp
tation to wait a bit longer so
as to get the full benefit of the
ANIMALS which are putting on
such a colorful display now.
However. we should not delay
planting peonies and other per-
ennials If they are to be well
established before cold weather.
II necessary. the bulbs can go
In after the first killing frost.
Avoid Unwanted Seeds
Remove the tops Of hardy as
tiers as soon as they are through
towering If a host Of unwanted
seedlings are to be avoided.
This also applies to the Eu-
patorium. commonly called the
hardy ageratum. and to the
Boltonia-swamp aster. They
are prolific seeders and unless
controlled the seedlings will
crowd out desirable plants.
Hardy ANIMALS
Don't forget to have a few
packets Of the hardy ANIMALS
ready to be sown as soon as
space is available. The corn
flower. larkspur, Shirley. poppy.
portulaca, and host Of others
should be seeded in the fall
II good bloom is wanted. Sow
the seed thinly so as to reduce
the need for thinning in the
place where they are to grow.
The seed may be covered
lightly or allowed TO lie on top
of the ground. However. birds
and mice may help themselves
to uncovered seeds.
TranspIanting Shrubs
Some shrubs transplant best
In the fall, others in the spring.
Lilacs. If they are to be moved
or TO be set out. are best plant
ed in the fall. The deciduous
magnolias, dogwoods. naples.
Firethorn. and others with
scraggly. fleshy roots are less
likely to be lost if planted in
the spring. Check on the best
time for transplanting. for
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Flower Demonstration

Stony Brook Garden Club
will present a flower arrange
ment demonstration by Mrs.
F. w. Lang. together with an
intraclub chrysanthemum show
October % at 8 pm. in the
Westlawn School. 1920 Gren-
staed street. Falls Church Va.
admission. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-27
Fumes Kill Driver
Sleeping in Car

A 2l-year-old Fairfax County
man died today of asphyxia-
ton after he had fallen asleep
in mis- parked car, police re-
ported. They listed the death
as accidental.
The body Of Robert W
Reedy, a cab driver, of Route
3. Annandale, was found in
his auto by Preston Thomas,
owner of a gasoline station at
Annandale.
Detective Eugene Columbus
said Mr.. Reedy apparently
parked his private car in front
Of the gasoline station and
left the motor running to keep
the heater warm. The detec-
tive said Mr.. Reedy appar-
emily went to sleep and was
overcome. The motor was still
running when Mr.. Thomas
made the discovery about 7
an. police said,
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tential, and its relation to fund
raising here.
Once the 1858 goal has been
set. this committee will con-
slider equitable distribution of
quotas among the various cam
paign units.
The second committee, which
will be devoted to campaign
planning. will study the num-
Der and kind of campaign adj
visable. and will develop STRAIT
egg for next year.
S2S8.3S5 in Pledges
Turned in at yesterdays
luncheon were new pledges for
S288,385. The Business Unit
ranks first among the four
units. with 90 per cent of its
So. 10000 goal achieved. It has
raised S2.354,S72. The Govern
ment Unit follows with 1880
per cent of its 1920, 900 quota.
with pledges for $2,907. 504.
The Residential Unit re-
ported 87.07 per cent of its
$950,000 quota, with pledges for
S827,253. The Metropolitan
Unit-composed of firms with
eight or fewer employes-has
1929 per cent Of its $270.000
goal, with pledges for $205. 1898.
Mr.. Walker emphasized that
members of the campaign
team who still have work to do
will see it through" He added
that every prospect will be
reached in a follow-through
operation.
He expressed his thanks "for
the untiring support Of the
campaign workers and the gen.
erous gifts Of so many of our
good neighbors."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-27
NAAcP Rally Set
In Montgomery

A membership rally of the
Montgomery County branch of
the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People will be held at $3.50 pm.
Sunday in Rockville.
Guest speaker will be Thur
man L. Dodson, legal counsel to
the District Of Columbia branch
Of the NAACP and currently
representing 1t in q suit chal-
longing segregation In the Met
repolitan Police Boys Clubs. He
will discuss Responsibilities of
C itize hip in Times Like
These" during the session at
Clinton AME Zion Church,
Westmore avenue near Freder-
lex avenue.
Alphonzo Lee. president of
the county branch. will preside.
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Reporters Face
Collateral Rise

Washington traffic viplators
soon may face sitter treatment
when they elect to forfeit coli.
lateral instead Of going to
court.
Police officials are drafting a
plan to boost collateral charges
when a violator is found to be
a repeat offender.
Under the proposal, a person
arrested again within a month
of a moving traffic offense-or
within some other relatively
brief period still to be agreed
upon-would find himself no
longer able to pay the present
minimum collateral fee. A
check of his record would be
made as a matter of routine.
Instead. he would be required
to pay according to a new
schedule of sitter alternative
fees.
The new collateral plan. de-
signed to provide uniform
treatment of offenders in, all
police precincts. grew out of a
conference this fall among po-
lice, traffic and court officials.
Deputy Police Chief John j.
Agnew, who heads the police
Traffic Division, was one of
those at the conference. Others
were Municipal Court Judge
Milton S. Kronheim, jr., and
Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp. Mr.. Keneipp cred
tied Judge Kronheim with sug-
costing the plan and added
that he is in favor of it.
The proposed new collateral
schedule has yet to be drawn
up. When the plan is COM
pleted. it will be submitted to
the Municipal Court judges for
approval, Deputy Chief Agnew
said.
The plan would apply only to
relatively serious moving traf-
fic violations. such as speeding,
ignoring a red light or SWITCH
ing lanes carelessly. Chief Ag-
new said. 1t would probably be
geared closely to the point sys-
TEN. under which licenses are
revoked If the driver accumu-
lates enough offenses in a given
period. he indicated.
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were agreeable to serve on q
full-time basis.
Mr.. Gutheim said he will
take q one-year's leave of alb
sence from his job as vice pres
!dent and planning director of
Galaxy, Inc. q management
consultant firm.
He said he also would resign
from membership in two organ
izations - the Co-ordinating
Committee on the Potomac
River and the Washington
Housing Association. The hous-
ing association is the major
civic group devoted to public
housing and other low-income
housing needs. The Co-or-
dinating Committee is con-
cerned with Potomac develop
ment projects. and its members
generally oppose the Army En-
gineers' proposal for a large
multi-purpose dam at River
Bend.
Served in Montgomery
Mr.. Gutheim. well-known In
planning circles, served for sew
eral years as a member of the
Upper Montgomery County
Planning Commission, and rep
resented that area on the Ma
tional Capital Regional Plan
ming Council. He is a native OF
Washington and has lived fol-
long periods Of time in the Dis
trict, Alexandria and Mont
gomery County.
Asked If he felt his close
Identification with planning
groups would be any detriment
in the new job, Mr.. Gutheim
said he did not.
Mr.. Gutheim's home in up
per Montgomery County is on
a five-acre tract near Sugar
loaf Mountain. He is married
and hes one son. Nichols. ~.
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meetings within the next sew
eral weeks.
One session will consider rec
concentrations made last month
by a citizens advisory commit
tee headed by Thomas j.
Groom, Washington banker.
The other will be devoted to
mapping. The commission has
yet to look at any portions of
the proposed new coming map,
Col. yelling said. Map-making
is the major remaining task.
Oficials earlier had hoped to
finish the job this year.
Assistant Engineer Commits
sioner Thomas B. Hunter has
been assigned virtually full
time to finishing the staff work
on the rezoping.- in co-opera-
ton with Robert o. Clouser.
coming commission planning
officer, and John Nolen, jr.,
planning director of the Ma
tional Capital Planning COM
mission.
Col. Hunter said today it will
probably take three or four
weeks to get the new regula-
tions printed once they have
been agreed upon.
He said it has not yet been
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tervleWed IL candidates for the
taff-director post.
Chairman Bible. Democrat of
Nevada, said the committee
tentatively set a meeting for
mid-December to hear Mr..
Gutheim's ideas about public
hearings, study policies and
aims. staff needs and general
procedures.
Both Senator Bible and Mr..
Gutheim noted that Congress
charge to the committee was
to investigate the impact of
urban regional growth on the
District Of Columbia and the
Federal Government. They said
they anticipated that the study
would cover a wide range of
metro subjects, but that goals
have not been tied down suf-
flciently to be specific.
Hyde Sees Need
Representative Hyde, Repub-
lican of Maryland, committee
vice chairman, said he felt the
study could do the kind of
job we need in the field of CO.
ordination around the region,
and to define problem areas
which require more work to be
DONE"
Mr.. Guthelm was hired for a
salary of $4,000. His imme-
date Job will be to work toward
an interim report, which must
be given to Congress by jan
uary 81.
The committee interviewed
the Is candidates behind closed
doors for about five minutes
each and announced Mr.. Gut
helms selection about half an
hour later. Previously, the
COMMITTEES had been given a
written rundown on each of
the applicants. Members said
not all of the Is candidates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-27
City
Use


City officials are considering
using Emergency Hospital as
a nursing home for aged per-
sons.
The hospital, due to be ADAM
doned early next year in a move
to the new Hospital Center at
Soldiers Home, also is being
sought as a public housing
unit.
The possibility Of It's use for
aged and aihng persons was
raised yesterday at a meeting
OF the Public Health Advisory
Council in the Municipal
Center.
Welfare Director Gerard M.
Shea said he also hopes to
locate smaller foster homes for
the aged in the area around
Washington. Mr.. Shea and
Health Director Daniel L. Fin
ucane will seek The help of
the Health and Welfare Coun-
Gil In this search.
A survey Of community IA
cilities in the District has re-
vealed IAN acute shortage" Of
space for elderly persons who
are chronically Ill.
OF the approximately 30
nursing homes in the District,
only two are licensed, Mr.. Shea
said. Conditions in some of
the homes are deplorable, he
! told the advisory group.
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lied at the monthly meeting
of the UGF executive commit
tee in the board room of the
National Savings and Trust Co.
At the final report luncheon
of the campaign earlier in the
day at the Washington Hotel,
the drive reached almost 90
per cent of its goal. Pledges
totaling $6,295. 627 put the drive
at 1924 per cent of the 81
million goal.
General Campaign Chairman
Claiming S. Walker told the
volunteers he hopes to see
pledges for at least $6.6 million
by the annual meeting in Feb
ruary. the amount reported last
year at that time.
UGF officials added an extra
100000 this year to the sue
cessful 1856 drive for $6.6 mil
lion.
FavOrs Procedure
Ferdinand v. Grayson, exec
utive director of UGF who pro-
posed the new committees. said
after yesterdays session that,
even If the 81 million goal had
been reached, a study such as
that planned would be good
campaign procedure"
The committee members, to
be drawn from the entire area,
will be appointed by UGF Pres
ident E. X. Morris.
The goal and quota commit
tee will not set the goal for
next years drive. since this is
determined by the 150-man
UGF board.
But 1t will take a look at the
economic base of the National
Capital area. Mr.. Grayson ex-
planned, TO determine It's po-