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Drifts Up to ! Feet

Va. even zero. and Fairfax
two above.
Drifts Up to ! Feet
With drifts up to Z feet re-
ported on q number Of roads,
nearly all secondary. many
main roads in the outlying
areas were blocked. Most OBJ
servers considered it the most
general tie-up they ever saw
here.
Some highways had only one
or two lanes operating. others
were blocked altogether in some
areas. A huge job lay ahead
for highway crews before nor
NAL traffic could be resumed.
The Weather Bureau ex-
tended no hope for alienation
soon. Today's low Of S de-
grees, made more unbearable by
fierce winds, was the coolest
registered at National Airport
since the degree of December
81, 1912. Tonight's low may
equal the zero recorded last on
January %, 1886. 1t was the
coolest February II in Weather
Bureau history.
The chilling 5-day forecast
calls for temperatures 10 to Is
degrees below normals, which
are as and 20 for the high and
low. Some relief is expected
Thursday and Friday, but a re-
newed cold blast is sighted
Saturday. More snow or rain
may occur about Friday.
Department Stores Open
After assessing reports of
city officials, who met for
nearly four hours at the Dis
trict building yesterday, de-
partment stores decided to
open today. and most speciality
stores followed their example.
Traffic officials kept the snow
emergency ban intact, meaning
that motorists are to avoid
non-eSsential trips and use
public transportation wherever
possible. Parking is prohibited
on 80 main streets between
midnight and z am, and
throughout the downtown. area,
and motorists without chains
are subject to arrest If they
block traffic.
Although most heavily trav-
eled streets had been hammered
into a thick coat of ice, and
many outlying streets were
still next to impossible, public
transportation was moving
throughout the area.
d. c. Transit System put its
normal complement of buses
and streetcars on the lines
today, but the movement was
not normal. Buses were able
to move quite well, but stalling
cars impeded their progress and
put schedules out of kilter.
Switches Thawed Out
Streetcars were moving fairly
well, except for a rash of frozen
switches which were thawed
out as quickly as possible with
heaters and blow torches.
Transit officials said they would
reduce the number of vehicles
on the street when it appeared
they were unnecessary to meet
the demand.
The decision to excuse Fed
eral and District employees was
made by the White House and
District Commissioners. Be-
cause of traffic conditions
which would tax public trans
portation. it was decided en-
ployes in nonessential Jobs
should use annual leave when
available.
When annual leave is not
available, department heads
were authorized either to adj
vance such leave. or to excuse
employees without loss of pay.
This decision figured to keep
as many as 100000 workers at
home.
District officials were look
ing into the possibility of work.
ing out a Tuesday-through-
Saturday work week If neces-
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Storm Claims II Lives
IND. C.DuringWeekE End

AT least II lives claimed the District area by the
weekend storm.
There were 40 sudden deaths in the District Deputy
Coroner Richard Rosenberg said the number largest
he personally has handled for like period said
OF the weather deaths heart attacks brought by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
Rocetrock Refugees
Finally Evocuote Bowie

Some $50 racerack refugees struggled home yesterday
after a snowbound night at Bowie.
They were the last of original crowd about 5000
stranded at the track Saturday the snow immobzed
their cars in the parking lots.
The $50 those who couldn't get aboard either of two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
TEXT OF STORM STATEMENT
Commissioners Act
On Storm Emergency

The tollotOng statement issued yesterday
trtct Building after tour-our meeting Commissioners
NTH police traffic. highway and sanitation officials
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
Zero Cold Due onieht;
II Dead Over Week End

Continued From First Page
Va. even zero. and Fairfax
two above.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17

Four Bases Reported
The 1,500-mile missile S
which Britain will receive
from the United States, &C
cording to reports here and in
Ghost town gazette., 1958-08-07

or, Charley Jacobs on, has just returned from pr 6 Cholitna Lake area. Charley plans to spend th
 orosp3c ting in the -McCarthy
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Garden Lecture
Set February 7

The Chevy Chase, Md. Gar
den Club, which Is afiliated
with the Garden Club Of Amer
lea. viii sponsor q lecture
February 2 at the auditorium
Of the Woodward q Lothrop
store on Wisconsin. avenue,
proceeds Of which will further
the ambitious. charitable and
civic program Of the organiza-
ton. The speaker will be Miss
Alice Chauncey, who will pre-
sent her latest travel color
slides Of gardens In Europe.
The hall seats only 500
persons. Advance tickets can be
secured at 81 from Mrs. Robert
E. Burks CWO. 6-7l70l. 4740
Connecticut avenue NV. or
they may be obtained at the
door the day Of the lecture.
Miss Chauncey was educated
In France and Germeny and
has lived much of her life in
England. She was decorated
by King George v and has
lectured for the royal family Of
Britain. In her lecture. -Sicilian
Spring" she includes pictures
she made In Rome. Sorrento.
Amalfl and romantic Sicily.
The 50-member garden club
was organized in 1926 and is
a member Of the National Cap
ital Garden Club League. Mrs.
Herbert Greger, an honorary
member. led in the movement
to found the league.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-26
G A R DEN
GUIDANCE
Other New AnnuoIs for This Yeor
By W. II. YoUNcMAN

Most gardeners look forward
to the announcements OF the
1858 All-America Selections,
the outstanding new varieties
for the coming season. and
there Is good reason to con-
slider the large number of va
rieties that are entered in this
competition. Otherwise, we
would have little basis for a
selection. However. there are
many good varieties entered
that do not win. The Seedsmen
who have spent q great deal Of
time and money In their pro-
duction feel that they have
considerable merit and so offer
them to the gardener without
the fanfare Of the All-America
Selections.
Petunias
For example, only one petu-
MIA won an award this year
Ma y tim ca salmon pink
hybrid grandifiora. In looking
over some Of the catalogs you
will find a host Of others: Blue
Lace. Blue Lagoon. Blue Rib
bon, Pink Magic, Salmon Per-
lection. Sky Chief. Alpha.
Handy Kane, Sugar Plum. SUI
per Frills. Wrinkles. Fire
Clean. Fire Dance, Bonfire.
Glitters. Red Satin. etc. All
types and colors for the garden
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-26

LIFE IN
THE COUNTRY
New Map Goes q Little Too Far
BY JAMES BlRcHFlELD

I'm sorry. but IL seems that
the city Is catching up with US
out in the country. In fact. II
seems to be happening so fast
that the maps can't keep pace.
Before they get drawn. things
change.
The other day ! got a pretty
map from Farms q Acreage.
Inc. Just of the press, 1t was
of the Washington metropoli-
tan area. which I ind now exc
tends out in my direction be-
yond Leeshurg.
That came as something Of q
shock. but / think the greatest
shock came when I found that
the island In the Potomac River
where ! sometimes ride horse
back is no more.
Or, at least. the map doesn't
show II.
Il has been o month or so
since I've been down on Sell
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Area Arroneers Seek
To Enter Bowl Contest

The following are among
candidates for the IA contest
ants TO compete in the 1858
Sterling Bowl Tournament
sponsored by jackson g. Per-
kins Co. at Newark. N. Y.
June Is. The final II chosen
viii represent seven geographic
cal areas. Final date for NOM
mating arrangers is January
81. Contestants will be made
known February %.
Washinston-Mrs Darrell N. a.
Claire and Ars. Hush W Cary.
Maryland MS Richard Rooster
and Mrs. John O. Cockey OF Baltimore
Spring
virgtnia-Mrs. Barbara N. clore.
Centreville Mrs. Clarence C Bradley
Danvils. Mrs. conley W Richardson,
Marion. Mrs DouelAs II. Patteson-
knight. Mclean.
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and undoubtedly some which
will be OF interest to garden
ers somewhere as petunias are
the most widely grown OF the
summer Towering ANIMALS.
Marigolds
The story is much the same
for the marigolds. There is q
new race Of dwarf French called
Petite Of which there are sew
eral colors. but the award went
not 10 a certain color but to
the type. They grow only 8
inches high and make an excel
lent edging plant for that hot
sunny situation. There are the
tall growing ones called Fluffy.
Crackerjack. and Climax to
mention only the more widely
publicized varieties.
Zinnias
The zinnia story is not so
headlined this year because
none Of them made the ALL
America Selections. However,
the color mixture that was so
prominent last year continues.
Rosie O'Grady. q bicolor. Giant
Tetra: Miss Universe. q blend
and bicolor: Pride Of Dieldrin.
a cactus-fiowered bicolor. and
Pink Lady are the mainliners.
Those are the big three and
each Is well represented in the
things that are new for 1858.
Two snapdragon mixtures are
noted-PanOrama and Giant
Ruled. The latter sounds in
teresting In that the outer
petals are quite wavy.
Sweet alyssum. Tetra Snow
drift. which is new for 1858.
will have a competitor in Wee
Willie sweet william. a plant
that is dwarf enough to be
used as an edging.
Celosia, Penny. introduces a
new color in the field Of the
cockscombS. called eoppery. 1t
is supposed to be salmon orange
and red gold-it all depends
upon how they are blended. It
would seem the most radical
things in the new annual field
are the double morning. glory.
Sunrise Serenade and Tinker
Bells Petticoat are the two
varieties noted. Too bad they
are typical of morning -glories.
open only in the morning. We
won't have much time to adj
mire them. They both come
in a variety Of colors. Maybe
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PIont Londscopine
To Be USDA Course

A class in Landscape Use
Of Trees. Shrubs. Vines and
Flowers" a fee course, viii
be taught Wednesdays from
7:l0 to 9 pm. by Henry
Schultheis. Construction Man.
agement Engineer. once Of
Chief Of Engineers. Depart
ment Of Army. according to an
announcement by the Depart
ment Of Agriculture Graduate
School.
Under lawn care will be dis
cussed soil preparation. grad
ing. draining and seeding
methods. Planting design.
selection and care. and how to
plant trees. shrubs and other
material will be discussed.
Registration will be Febru-
airy to 8. For details call the
USDA tRepublic 7-4f42. Ex-
tension $3.50.
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Snowflake. There is no other
plant that flowers as freely in
heavy shade as Impatiens and
] believe this Is the first-named
variety. One other annual. the
verbena, Dwarf Delight. is q
low-growing coral pink and
salmon-quite a different color
from the more commonly grown
varieties.
The above are the newcomers
noted. Undoubtedly. there are
others but this will suffice to
show that the All-America Sc
lections have had a lot Of in
tereSting flowers to look over.
1t is surprising that they can
limit their recognition to so
few. However. the gardener
with a particular interest may
ind 1t Of interest TO give these
unhonored q trial TO see IL they
MI some particular niche.
This review started out TO
cover all Of the other flowers
but space does not permit men,
tioning the perennials. glads,
and the 1858 roses. Perhaps We
can squeeze some Of them in
later.
1t should be noted that these
varities are available only from
one. possibly two seed firms,
whereas the All-Americas are
generally obtainable from all
such firms.
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THIS WEEK
IN THE GARDEN


Scrapbook Filing Date Jan. IS
The frozen ground and high
+: winds Of last week end pre-
4. vented much out-of-door gar
/: dening activity. The frozen
[: found was good in that It pre-
ented the ever-recurring heav-
.ig that plaques local garden
ers. However. the winds were
Of no benefit to the garden.
: They sap the moisture from
evergreens, especially the
broadleaved evergreens and
worry the gardener who has
choice azaleas and camellias.
This tends to focus attention
4. on windbrakes. There are many
gardeners who might give con-
sideration to this point. Where
can We afford 10 give space TO
conifers that will protect our
shrubs and gardens from win
: ter winds? Some. such as the
beautiful Douglas fir which
needs at least 20 feet. are hard
: " appropriate to the small lot.
Others. such as the columnar
arbor-vitae. need only about
four feet but IL takes q consid-
! cradle number to provide o.
TIGHT windbreak.
Review 1858 Plans
The frozen ground and belowi
:freezing Temperatures give vs.
ian opportunity TO do some a
the jobs that should be gotten
out Of the way before tempera.
lures moderate. First. there 81
"a review Of the garden plans
for 1858. Secondly, have we
sent In the orders for seeds.
bulbs. shrubs. trees and plants
for planting this March or
April? And. thirdly. we must
-check the stored summer-how-
.ering bulbs to make certain
they are in good condition. This
last chore should be done every
two or three weeks so that none
-of our cherished bulbs will be
-lscking In health and vigor
when planting time comes.
: Get Starter Material
: Seed starting time is almost
upon US and we should make
certain that all Of the materials
FOR q good start are ready. One
of the newest gadgets is a plas-
tic seed starter that we can use
in the basement or in some
. other suitable location. Equip
-ped with a fluorescent light 1t
makes possible the growing OF
seeds or cuttings an any cool
situation. Be sure to have q
supply Of pulverized spaghnum
moss on hand both for the cut
.tings and the seeds. There is
seldom any problem with damp
|. ing-of disease when 1t is used.
Camellia Data ~
/. For q northern cline, IL Is
: almost unbelievable that the
.Camellia Society Of the Poto-
-mac Valley has a record Of 56l
kinds and varieties Of camallias
growing in the Washington
AREA. This is certainly enough
ito prove that the camellia is
. a much harder plant than
most people believe. Similar in
formation for other into ting
shrubs Is lacking because we
do not have q special plant
group similarly interested.
Hardwood Cuttings
. It is not too late TO take
hardwood cuttings of many
shrubs and trees. Probably
cuttings taken Of the conifers
at this season will not give
quite as high a percentage Of
takes" as will cuttings taken
at any earlier date. The re-
turns will probably be high
enough to satisfy the gardener
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don's Island. and. Of course. II
may not be there now. things
being what they are. Could be
that while ! was looking the
other way the island vanished.
The map showed the pro-
posed river bend dam, which, II
ever built, will back water over
our island. and it may be that
the map maker got carried
away and wiped our island of
his chart to save trouble later,
Both Harrison's Island and
Heaters Island. farther UP
stream, are still there, and I'm
going to check In a day or two
Just TO be sure ours Is there.
too.
But. a lost island doesn't
keep the map from being q good
one. 1t is decorative and useful.
1t has the proposed new high
ways. and many Of the new de-
velopments in the area. Un-
fortunately. it shows the pro-
posed new airport for WASH
ington at Burke instead OF at
Chantilly. but then we were Just
saying that things are chang
Ing so fast that you can't get
them on a map.
Maybe it would be a good idea
for map makers TO include a
drawing kit and a do-it-your-
self photographic guide with
each map. Then. II we kept our
ears and eyes open, we might
be able to keep up with prog
ress.
! guess I'm not as good q
Sputnik watcher as I thought.
Last Sunday night Wellman
Chamberlin and saw Sputnik
when the little moon was more
than 1000 miles away. II was
faint. I'll admit, but there It
was. streaking across the sky,
and there we we're watching It.
So decided I couldn't have
any trouble Monday night, be-
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GARDEN CLUB
ACTIVITIES

Five Hills Garden Club Of vienna.
va. Val meet Tuesday 81 \ pm IN the
Presbyterian Church Of vienna Mrs.
aSds ss'i Ii,y M PUo s nmm sRsss On
ports and election q otaeers. Hostesses.
nino and Mrs. Herbert Thompson.
American University Park Garden
SIub VIII meet Tuesday At : pm At
m ne c@ se6 . aaS a s4se c ws. shS.
No, Chrvsanthemum slides and lecture
Paint Branch Garden Club OF Collere
ARK. Nd. will meet tomorrow at 1
2 n. AZ 40 10 collsse ayenue, Mrs. r. b.
Sl dsmo sosss s Mover '1ss11 Rs
HIIIerest Garden Club will meet TO-
morrow 81 the home OF Mrs. Edgar
Harvey, 2in4 Thirty-seeond street SE'.
Mrs. Ann Skinner eohostess
Washinstsa Danedn society viii
weet IhuIsdaZ 81 the home OF Mrs
street NV. A panel diseassion viii IN.
ciude Miss Margaret Lancaster. Pre-
derrick p. Lee, Willis Wheeler and
Charles W. culpeppeT Theft themes
Snse .'l1 osyan Uses i: TTSpAE fa5 R:s
Garden Pictures with Dafiodiis -
interpreting the Dafiodii Symposium'
and kxteneins the Daffodil Season ct
Le~IsGsis Garden club viii meet
Iyezday a 8 pm. 81 the Levisdaie
Panel dlscussion on indoor gardening
The womaA's Community CIub 81
kensington, Garden Department will
meet tomorrow At noon In the social
hall Of the Chevy Chase Methodist
Church, 1901 conneetieut avenue, Ed
va.d X. Bender will speak on "veEe-
tables for the Home Garden" Dessert
and BEVERAGE VII be served before the
Ayr mn Garden Club Of Vienna. Va
will meet tomorrow afternoon In the
Vienna PRESBYTERIAN Church. Movies o.,
soil conservation and rose culture
under direction Of jose Camacho.
Hostesscs Mrs, n, D. Hawkins. Mrs.
The Takoma horticultural Club win
meet tomorrow at pm. In the audi
torium Of the Takoma Elementary
ssenook Dshllt street and Piney
movie. "0odsend IN Grass" the story
Of Meyer z-52 Zoysia, viii be followed
BY q panel discussion OF the MIN and
and other grasses led By Col. William
x. Bonnell and other members Of the
instruction committee. Officers for the
new year are. President, Mrs. Frank
Z. REYNOLDS: vice president. Mr.. Lloyd
3. Ienney. IT,; second vice president.
J. wallace Talley; recording secretary,
Arthur Heeht; corresponding secre-
tary, Miss Isabella Smith. treasurer,
=: CLAUDE smith, and landscape gard.
Calvert Manor Garden Club viii
meet February q, at the home Of Mrs.
William Kenneaster. PianE for the
May Iris Show will he disrtIEaof
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It's the same thing. under two
different names.
Mandarin Is an grange CO.'S
mos with 40 or more petals.
This ought to be a welcome
addition to the taller annual
group. We keep on trying to
grow China asters here and
frequently we succeed. The de-
voices OF this annual will I'M
doubtedly be interested in Or
child Beauty, a rose orchid.
The growers Of Impatiens.
q really shade-loving annual,
viii undoubtedly be interested
In the new named variety
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who wants only q few rooted
cuttings. Start them in a mix
ture Of peat moss and sand.
and enclose the cuttings in q
polyethylene bag so that they
will not dry out. The jumpers
viii probably give better re-
suits In sand than In the half
and half mixture Of peat and
sand.
Orchid Article
The December bulletin Of the
National Capital Orchid So
ciety contains an excellent ar
ticle by Elizabeth E. Haviland
OF the University Of Maryland
on the Common Orchid Pests
and Possible Control"
Prune Grapes
Weather permitting It Is de-
sirable TO prune the grapes as
long ahead Of sap flowing as
possible. Try to get this job
done in the near future.
Coat Rose Cane Ends
Have Q can Of tree dressing
or Of asbestos cement on hand
so that you may coat the ends
Of the rose canes as you prtIne
them. This Is most important
IN the Washington area II you
are TO keep the saw fly" or
zane borer. as it Is frequently
ralled. from boring into the
center q each cane. Also. Il is
important 10 burn the pruuIngs
that cQnsaia the eggs OF this
pest. -
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New Roses
Being Offered
For TrioI Here

Let's review the new rose
for 1858. all ION trial" In THU
area.
First are the All-Americar
Rose Selection for 1858 an.
nounced last summer: White
knight, q white hybrid tea,
Fusilier, an orange-red fiori-
bunda, and Gold Cup, a rich
yellow fioribunda. White
Knight Is the most promising
Of the white hybrid teas we
have had for some time. And
we need a good white rose. We
might say the same about Gold
Cup since the yellow fiori-
bundas tried in this area have
not measured UP TO the quality
Of the other colors.
OF the other new roses. we
believe that Aztec will be OF
greatest interest. Mrs Nat
Schoen. speaking before the
Potomac Rose Society last fall,
rated II above Montezuma, a
comparable variety. Mrs
Schoen, first vice president OF
the American Rose Society, is
a real rosarian and her judg-
ment is valuable. However,
she lives near Portland. Greg. ),
and rose growing in that area
is quite different. We must
always keep IN mind the geo.
graphic factor when dealing
with performance.
Lady Luck, a deep pink hy-
bird tea: Rhode Island Red, a
hardy red for the north: Sun
light. q yellow; Gail Borden. an
orange-yellow blend; Arlene
Francis. q deep yellow: IsObel
Hardness, q deep yellow; Grand
Gala, a red and white bicolor,
and Sterling Silver, a lavender:
are the other new hybrid teas
for 1858 as announced by the
major rose companies.
Dian is a miniature rose that
is larger than most. In the
next larger group. the floribun-
das. we have. besides Fusilier
and Gold Cup. mentioned above,
Tom Tom, a coral pink: Max
Inc. a cream to pink with red
edge. Stariet, a butter yellow.
Little Darling, a yellow with
pink to orange shading. and
Lavender Girl. a lavender.
There are two new grandi-
noras. Merry Widow, a dark
req ana Reno, q salmon pink.
The newcomers in the field
of climbers is equally inter-
esting: Climbing Queen Eliza
beth. will be Of interest to many,
although a well-grown Queen
Elizabeth is nearly as tall as
many Of the pillar roses. Red
Empress, a cardinal red; Royal
Gold, q golden yellow, and a
climbing sport of Tiffany, a
pink flushed gold. another that
viii appeal to many. Don Juan,
Is listed as an OVERLOOKING pill
lar rose with velvety red flowers.
II completes the list of new
varieties for 1858 that have
come to our attention.
Until q new rose is tested in
this area we cannot say as to
how 1t will respond. Unfortun-
ately we do not have a rose test
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cause Sputnik would be closer
But ! looked in vain.
Tuesday night was rainy and
cloudy. so l didn't have Q
chance TO watch. Then on
Wednesday night there were
two passes. one about $40 and
another about 7:25. but ]
missed both Of them. too. !
had just about decided that
Sputnik was too much for me.
but when / looked again on
Thursday night. there 1t was.
! suppose can still claim some
success as a Sputnik watcher.
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garden In this area, unless IL
be the one supervised by the
Potomac Rose Society at the
shoreham Hotel.
The new things usually APP
pear in the Fall Rose Show Of
the Potomac Rose Society and
some members Of the society
regularly receive new varieties
for testing and the results of
their efforts are occasionally
publicized.
All Of which is to say that in
many cases the gardener will
for the most part, do his own
testing. It's fun.-W. H. Y.
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Soil Testing

Take q sample Of the soil in
your garden or lawn and have
It tested. preferably as soon as
poSsihle.-W. H. Y.
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It Is not too late TO take
hardwood cuttings of many
shrubs and trees. Probably
cuttings taken Of the conifers
at this season will not give
quite as high a percentage Of
takes" as will cuttings taken
at any earlier date. The re-
turns will probably be high
enough to satisfy the gardener