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Evening star., 1960-01-02
Square Room

A square room can beome
more interesting if one of
the walls is painted a darker
tone than the other three.
This will give the room a
quality Of depth which 1t
would otherwise lack.
Evening star., 1960-01-02
ARE. YOU SURE =?

Thot your home will offer good nbc convenience beautiful
muni quoy ond value? You con be you home
Falls Hills nearby Fofox County, Virginia Eight different KeIerbut
home styles ovoote including and bedrooms bo
full dining rooms daylight fomy ooms bomed ceiling Kitchens full easements
poos and large ood otcs Moke Falls Hills before deciding
your next home Prices stot o 790 with $780, 2eo oons 759
purchase price, Open every doy til do Immediate occupancy
models Hundreds pepced oeno available for your choice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-17
Deudline Is Set
On Church Art Show

Paintings to be entered in
the st. Patrick's Episcopal
Church art exhibit March /
should be delivered to the ex-
hibit chairman between 7 and
8 pm. Monday, February 90,
and 9 am. and noon Tuesday
March l, officials Of the exhibit
have announced.
The exhibit is held in con-
junction with the church'S an
nual dinner. School, church
and civic organizations may
enter the contest at the church
at 14l5 Bush drive, Falls
Church, Va.
Mrs. Byrd Farioletti and
Marlin Fenical, local art in
structorS, will judge entries in
the exhibits three categories
of general, abstract and entries
of children under Is years OF
age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-17


the pioneering suicide preven-
ton center at Los Angeles did
not let it go at that.
At a lecture at American
University, they took issue with
these other popular assertions:
l. That people who talk about
suicide won't do it.
Held Dangerous
This notion, widely held
among professionals, is both
false and dangerous" they
said, asserting that four flfths
Of a suicidal group studied had
given previous clues they
would take their lives.
2. That a person is safe from
future suicide attemps if he
shows improvement after an
unsuccessful try.
Our studies show that so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-17
Mental Cases
In VACited

One out Of every two Veter-
ans Administration hospital
beds is occupied by a mental
patient, the Administrator OF
Veterans Affairs said yesterday
However, Administrator Sum-
ner G. Whittier said the num-
Der of such cases is decreasing
primarily because of the use
of new tranquilizing drugs.
Speaking before the Amer
lean Legion's National Legisla-
tive Commission, he said that
tranquilizers have been ex-
tremely helpful in allowing
mental patients to return to
more useful lives in their COM
munities, but that VA had a
problem, because many families
of veterans who are mental
patients do not wish to take
them back into their homes.
Mr.. Whittier expressed salts
faction with the 1861 VA budg-
ct, which is up more than
1898 million over last years
outlay-from Ssh billion to
almost $5.4 billion. He pointed
out that this is the fourth
largest item in the Federal
budget.
He said three hospitals would
receive more money in the 1861
budget, including Mount Alto
in Washington. which now has
300 beds but will be increased
to ITO beds.
He said the administrations
new policy allowed VA to shift
beds or entire hospitals from
one area of the country to an
other in keeping with the
medical needs of veterans and
with the shifts of population.
What we are attempting to
do is to move the empty beds
to areas where there are wait
ing lists" he said. ANY service
connected veteran gets into a
hospital Immediately"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-17

per cent Of the cases we stud
led in this category killed
themselves within three
months after improvement was
observed" they claimed.
5. Suicidal tendencies are
hereditary.
I'VE feel this is not true"
they said. "One does not inher-
it the ability to speak French
any more than one inherits the
tendency to commit suicide"
Religion Cited
4. Religion is a deterrent
against suicide.
Both speakers diSclaimed
this. 1t would be more likely
for a highly religious person
with suicidal tendencies to find
comfort in his belief in the
hereafter. and that life is but
a transitory period.
DR.. Far berow and DR..
Schneidman, who work closely
with Los Angeles coroner's Of
fee, are involved in UNEMPLOYED
areas of suicide, one of the
biggest killers in the Nation.
Part Of their lecture was a
recommendation to larger COM
munities to look into the pos
sibility of setting up suicide
prevention centers. They also
warned:
There is a great deal of
prejudice and very little effort
to understand the problem of
suicide"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-17
To Discuss Missions

Mrs. Paul Moser. OF New
York. a member of the Com
mission on Ecumenical Mission
and Relations of the United
Presbyterian Church in the
U.S.A., will speak on the
Church in Cameroun" at
1880 pm. tomorrow in the
church hall of National Pres
byterian Church, 1884 N street
NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-17
Experts Find Suicides
In All Walks of Life
By ARNALDO OTERO
Star Stan Writer

Of California psychologists last night spoofed the
belief that suicide is disease Of the rchor the poor, for
that matter
"A studies indicate permeates all social
strata" the doctors agreed
And Norman Farberow and DR.. Edwin Schneidman Of
Evening star., 1960-09-04

Fragrant Quelques Fleurs Hand
Lotion for dressing table and
purse, wherever you are.
1t softens, smoothes, helps heoI
with AIIontoin, q heoIine in
eredient. The large size stoys
home, the little one travels in
your hondboe, refill when you
need it. Both Plastic bottles. Set
1.SO*. Try also, Quelques
FIeurs Both Oil. 800 and 5.OO'
Dana's Spray COlOgnes whisper
of romance and femininity.
Whatever your choice, Tobu. 20
Corots, Ambush or Plotine,
you're sure of glamour with
eoch and every sproy. Three
ounces in SNORT pIostic bottles.
Buy several, keep one OF home,
in the office ond in the cor.
Eoch. 800"
Evening star., 1960-09-04
Treasured fragrances from

Treasured fragrances from
Lanvin, now in exquisite sets.
Handsomely designed gift box
contoins q 2-ounce bottle of
Eou de LonVin with otomizer and
O purse flocon of perfume This
is limited time offer, and O
wise investment. Sparkling
Arpeee, 6.OOt; lively Ny Sin,
$50
Order the obove Lonvin sets now for
delivery September q.
Spray lingerie, your home with
Andre Richards Lavender
Mist it's delightful.
Give O wonderfully fresh
fragrance to closets, drowers,
linens, too. with scents in
oerosoI contoiners. Won't stoin,
dompen or discolor. Also JOS
min, Sondolwood, Boybery
and Blue Doisy. 6 ounces. 1-SO'
'Pleose odd 1925 FederoI tox.
W6l-Cosmeties, lst Floor;
olso Chevy Chose, Wheaton PIozo,
Corners ond Alexondrio
Evening star., 1960-12-18
GARDEN CLUB
ACTIVITIES

CAMILLA SOCIETY or THE POTO-
MAC VALLEY. mems luncheon. Tues
daJ. i2:aO D.m., Army Navy Club.
Farrasut square and street NV.
Countrywide GARDEN CLUE Of
Iairiax. Tuesdsy' - Il pm; S.S: lIwS
an ChristmGs baskets Mrs. Roy
Thiepen. Mrs. J. Day and Moss Cortta
eeoane. hostesses.
NEIsBoRHOOD GARDEN CLUE,
Monday. 8 p.m.. st. Georges Han. N.
Fairfax drive. Arlington. Va. Election
of SeeEs Slant, Es chS,,as sSS'es d.cOnstioni
for exhibit in arrangement. Club END,
30 years Of organization this December
II ia charter member nf the Virginie
Federation and the National Capita
Garden Club Leagus; Its history ,S 2!
war years and in community peautt.
hcation. in 1888 II organized Q lecture
on roadside improvements which Va!
attended By county ofleiAls and fol
which Mrs; Newbold Noyes pfoVidst ,s;
SasSHai. Sspisai. In IN 1858 the club made
survey Of roadside signs from RosslyT
to Clarendon and was Successfull II
getting many removed. The club ha
maintained . continuous plantings pro
grana tor civic betternent; Hospitalit!
Mrs' ". McKinnev. M and Mrs
Almendinger. Mrs. walter Royan ant
Mps. p. T.. Hntrhings.
AyONDALE GARDEN CLUE, 3 pm
today. annual community Christma
Avondale, Nd. Christian Brothers 9
De La Sale College will sing. carol
and lead community singing. Inyoca
ton Nv tbe RI Rev. James H. Brooks
st. John Baptist De La Sale Church
and the benedietion By the Rev. Elwyl
D. nr0wn, 9t. johns Episcopal Church
Santa Clans 70 visit on December 30
homea IN the area will be JUDGED an
the winners selected for the test deco
rated nause ard door awards. Citatiol
also for the best decorated street
These events all sponsored By the cluE
LUXAGANOR GARDEN CLUE, today
judeing Of Christmas doorWayS con
test in three eateGnrieG: old fashioned
modern, novelty and religious, Spon
sored for tha entire area By the clui
BROOKLAND GARDEN W0RKsHO
annual Christmas craft session. Mon
day 8 p.m.. home Of Mrs. Lemut
Whiting, 3214 Fourteenth street Nj
Bring materials.
TowN AND CoUNTRY GARDEN
CLUE, Tuesday, 1880 pm. Snow
Hill Farm. st.. Marys County. Mrs:
Olive Keiper hostess, judging and
exehange Of wrapped gifts.
GLENWO9D ROAD GARDEN
CLUE, Tuesday, home Of Mrs. Vim
cent 3. Roddy, S0O5 Westover road
Greenwich Forest. Nd. This was
postponed from December ID.
Evening star., 1960-12-18
Pink and White
Poinsettius Are
YuIe Possibility
BY EARL ARONSON
AP NeWsfeatures

II you have bought poin-
settiaS for friends regularly ct
Christmas, don't stop this sea-
son. But you can add . bit
of variety by sending pink and
white poinsettias instead Of the
traditional red and green.
The poinsettia Is the most
popular Christmas plant. Keep
it out Of drafts or it may crop
its leaves and blooms pre-
maturely. Reduce watering
gradually when leaves and
flowers begin. to drop so that
when the leaves are gone the
soil Is dry. When the plant be-
comes dormant, store 1t in a
cool, dry place until early
spring. In spring. cut back the
stems to six inches and resume
watering. When danger Of
frost is ended, plant the poin-
settia, pot and all, in the
garden. In short. keep 1t In q
cool place, and water 1t prop
erly. Give 1t more light to de-
lay blooming. less light tc
hasten blooming. Keep it away
from radiators, drafts. TV set
or other sources Of heat.
Evening star., 1960-12-18
Jackson & Perkins
CotoIoque in Mail

Feature introduction in the
1861 Jackson g. Perkins spring
eatalog--juSt of the press--is
the red hybrid tea rose Ameri-
cana. Blooms are portrayed on
the front cover with the pic
ture, .:spirit Of '76."
Another new hybrid tea,
Nobility, which has pink liow-
ers 5 inches across, Is also
featured.
In the perennial section In
full color are four additions
to the Bird Series Of chrysan-
themums: Chestnut Warbler,
reddish bronze; Song Sparrow.
pastel tan: Purple Finch, cerise
Evening star., 1960-12-18

red with silver reverse: and
Hunming Bird. pink. Camp2n-
ula carpatica called Improved
White Star, and an improved
Sedum spectabile, Autumn joy.
are other new varieties In the
perennial section.
Copies Of the S0-page eatalog
are free and may be obtained
from the jackson q Perkins
Co., Newark N. Y.
Evening star., 1960-12-18
Beauty in Flowers
Everyone Can Make a Wreath
BY MRs. HERBERT H cREcER

The pursuit Of happiness be-
comes accelerated with the ap-
proach Of Christmas. We are
not exactly free from troubles
but, since our main concern is
the happiness Of others, We are
filled with an incompatible
inner glow. Good will toward
all becomes an easy emotion
carried into numerous cham
nels.
Our home, for instance. ex-
presses this good will with
hospitality In many gracious
ways. Throughout the house
bright Christmas decorations
create an atmosphere Of festiv-
ity. From the garden or from
the countryside, handmade or
store bought, these decorations
always are due to q joyous
spirit.
Beginning at the front door
they prevail in my house and
reach finally the back door,
which Is the favorite approach
to home. Since I live in the
country. my surroundings pro-
vide materials as naturally as
the air I breathe. Front door
as well as back door are my
thresholds to private life and
plant material is my decorative
choice.
This year the front door has
. traditional wreath Of black
spruce and broadleaf Privet
Evening star., 1960-12-18
ellis Heods Unit

r. A. Gills was recently in
stalled as chairman Of the
National Association Of Gar
deners branch, Peter McLach-
len, vice chairman; Jim Red
man. secretary: Fred Joiner,
treasurer: Svend Andersen
director. The association Is
professional.
Evening star., 1960-12-18
TOO-HOT BULBS
AT YULE MAY
HARM TREES

outdoor Christmas lights
should be strung with care
on living trees.
Overpoweringly bright
bulbs may generate too
much heat and Scorch the
needles. Damage will show
UP next spring.
This is good advice when
decorating outdoor tree:
Use only electrical fix
lures designed for outdoors.
Bulbs Of is watts are
bright enough.
Do not let bulbs touch
the needles.
Check the lights period.
ically to see whether winds
have shifted them out Of
position.
Evening star., 1960-12-18

with an addition Of shiny
chartreuse satin ribbon. Add
ing q few brown spruce and
pine cones some privet berries
sprayed white, some left nat
ural dark blue, and 1t is Q
beauty.
Everyone can make q wreath.
In fact several can be made for
presents. Wreaths are shipped
east from California. north
from the Carolinas. Our local
plant material is equal in
beauty and appreciated as un-
usual in other parts Of the
country.
They are made In many
ways. Coiled vines. bent coat
hangers or ready.made foun-
dations are used. ! usually get
q bag Of sphagnaln moss. ]
moisten it slightly. / pack moss
onto q fiat wire frame which
I have used time and again.
Round and round I 60 with
a spool Of twine till the moss
is secure. I am generous with
the moss since 1t holds the
water which keeps tn greens
fresh. This moss ring Is
wrapped with q green wax
paper which you may buy also
from the florist. 1t comes 9
inches wide. Soak and allow
excess to drain OF. Now put
a wire for hanging through the
frame and you may start.
All green's are shipped from
bushes in 3 to 4 inch length
Boxwood, yew. cedar, pine
spruce or cypress hold up very
well. Select three pieces oi
your greens, cut the stems
into a point. Insert them al
a slant deep into the moss
Always one in the middle, one
each left and right. overlap ir
continuous direction until the
frame is covered. Work evenly
truly circular, with inner and
outer circumference well de.
fined.
Mark the areas for decora-
!. tion. Fasten long wires o.
florists picks to each decora'
tion or grouping. It will g
easily through the green's ant
hold securely in the founda'
ton.
Use cones, berries, seedpods
. shellacked fruits or vegetables
artificial ornaments. toys o
candy and a fresh. crisp boy
to complete the picture. I an
! sure you will be proud Of you
,, homemade wreath, and II
: telling friends and guests abou
4 it you will have some construc
: tive fun.
Evening star., 1960-12-18
Spray to Combat
Rabbit Dumoce
To Shrubs, Trees
BY BRIAN *. FINGER

Dy 9EeABAN AAs y AANN1AD
Assistant Montgomery County Agent
Rabbits cause serious damage
to trees and shrubs by nipping
on shoots. branches, leaves, and
buds, and by gnawing and pull
ing of bark. The most effec-
tive and the cheapest way to
prevent damage is to paint OF
spray trees and shrubs with q
chemical preparation that will
keep rabbits away. These re-
pellantS are found in such COM
mercial preparation as Black
Leaf 40, or Arasan.
To get these chemicals diluted
and also to stick to trees and
shrubs o carrying agent should
be used. For information send
for USDA leaflet No. 800. "Pro-
tecting Trees and Shrubs From
Rabbit Damage" Just write tc
County Agricultural Agent
Room 153, Old Courthouse
Rockville, Md.
| PO. 2-5454 is the phone num-
Der for recorded garden tips
Next weeks messages will be on
these subjects:
December 10, 8 am. to Il
noon-Five-day weather out.
look.
December 10 and 20-"Vege-
table Gardening Plans for Next
Year"
December 81 and 22-"Iror
Deficiency Can Cause Chlorosii
in Azaleas and Rhodod dodendrons.
December % and over week.
Eend-"Horticultural Practices
for December"
Messages changed at moor
Monday, Wednesday. and Fri
day.
Evening star., 1960-12-18
When to Mulch

II the soil stays frozen long
enough to spread q mulch in
the perennial border. 1t will
help to protect the plants from
heaving. The kind Of mulch to
be used is immaterial, but 1t
should be put on while the
ground Is frozen to avoid max
ing nice winter homes for the
mice.
Evening star., 1960-12-18
BY w. H. (Bfn) YOUNGNEAN
star Garden Editor


The so-called winter burn Of
evergreens is often due to feed
ing too late in the spring. It
may also be due to the excess
sive moisture loss caused by
winter winds. Good garden
practice teaches US when to
fertilize to avoid winter burn,
but to avoid moisture loss we
must protect our shrubs from
winter winds.
The frequently mentioned
burlap screen is effective In
protecting from wind and sun,
However, some dislike the ap-
pearance Of a burlap screen
and will be interested in q
latex spray which accomplished
much the same. The latex Il
sprayed on the foliage and
materially reduces the mois'
ture loss due to winter winds
One spraying is sufhcient unit
next March.
Evening star., 1960-12-18
Lift Snow
GentIyFrom
Bent Shrubs

Home owners should dig out
their evergreens and shrubs
from the heavy snowfall. but
be careful not to damage these
paintings.
Don't pound the shrubs to
rid them Of snow. Pounding
may bruise the bark, break
brittle twigs and do much
harm.
Instead. sweep the tops Of
the paintings with the whisk
end Of o broom. Then gently
lift the buried branches. one by
lone, and shake of the accounts
Hated snow.
Snow left too long on ever
green's planted around the
borders of o house or the gar
den's edge may bend them out
of shape.
There is further danger Of
burning" when the snow melts
This is what may happen
Patches Of melted snow turn tc
lice when the temperature
drops. This acts as q magnify
ing glass under the rays Of the
|sun. Next spring Drowned
needles win appear where thu
branches have been scorched.
Also, tramp down snow at thu
base Of fruit trees and young
ldeciduous trees. This will pre-.
went mice and other rodents
from tunneiing beneath tht
lsnow to chew on the bark ol
these trees. Mice do consider
able damage every winter by
girdling at the trunk line o.
these trees.
Evening star., 1960-12-18
YuIe Pruninqs

Plan to prune conifers and
broad-leaved evergreens some
day this week 50 as to have q
supply Of materials for Christ
mas decorations. II the hollies
are small. it will probably be
best to cut from one side this
year and the other side next
year. This annual pruning not
only helps to guide the habit
of growth, but 1t adds q divi-
dend from our garden.
Evening star., 1960-12-18

In buying gifts for the gar
dener do not overlook some Of
the choice new roses, bulbs,
books and other things which
add new zest to the garden.
Better still give him q gift GER
tiflcate and let him select the
varieties. kinds or new things Of
most interest.
Evening star., 1960-12-18

with % blooms, plants which
she raised from the tops Of old
plants potted last June. The
blooms have attracted much
attention in the last month be-
cause Of their pinkish coloring
Evening star., 1960-12-18
Tubers, Bulbs

The latex spray material also
may be used to protect dahlia
tuhers and other bulbs stored
in the basement. Much Of the
Evening star., 1960-12-18
Fine Blooms Locally

Mrs. George Cooper. 1905
woodland drive. Annandale,
Va, has S-foot poinsettia plants
Evening star., 1960-12-18
TESTING Seed

Packets Of seeds left from
last summer might well be
tested to see II the seeds are
still viable. Do this by placing
q given number. so or 100, on
q blotter. Cover with another
blotter and put them on q plate
where moisture can be added.
Then cover with another plate
lor q sheet Of plastic. Place In
q warm situation for the time
needed to germinate, usually 5
to 10 days. II termination is
SO per cent or better, the seeds
Iare useful and need only to be
planted q bit thicker than usual
Ito produce q good stand.
Evening star., 1960-12-18
GARDEN REVIEW
Winter Burn Results
From Lote Feeding

winter injury is due to loss OF
moisture. BY spraying the
tubers and bulbs this can be
readily controlled.
Evening star., 1960-12-18
Markers

When the weather moderates
check the markers, making
certain they are firmly set
in the ground, Frost action
tends to push them out. So
push them back to avoid loss.
Evening star., 1960-08-28
FALLS CHURCH

Like Arlington, Falls Church
will open a center for teaching
the retarded. The class will be
held at Thomas jefferson
School, where specialists, in
cluding a psychologist, will as
sist in the program.
Completing the picture, more
opportunities will be offered
the bright student in Falls
Church.
Foreign language classes will
be made available on a three
year basis instead Of the pre-.
vious two years. The system
also has added a creative writ
ing course for juniors and Sc
niors in high school on an elec-
tive basis.
To work at the elementary
level. Falls Church has hired
reading specialist to i'm
prove reading in general and
to cover in particular correc-
tive and remedial reading"
Evening star., 1960-08-28
FAIRFAX

The new year will see Fairfax
County, which has Northern
Virginia's largest school sys-
tenn, install it's intermediate
level of education throughout
the county. With the exception
/ Of one small pilot project last
year, Fairfax has had two lev
els only. elementary and high
school. The vote by the school
board to install an intermedi-
ate level caused considerable
furor among school officials and
parents.
To put the new program into
effect, the county this year
will open nine new intermedi-
ate schools: William Cullen
Bryant. Washington Irving
Sidney Lanier. Longfellow, Ell
len Glasgow, Edgar Allen Poe
Henry Thoreau, Mark Twain
and John G. Whittier. All but
Bryant and Glasgow, scheduled
for completion later this year
will be open for classes Thurs
| day.
Evening star., 1960-08-28

capacity is 1890, but this year
its enrolment will approximate
TOO.
In terms of solidification and
expansion, the city will con-
tinue. and in some cases step
up, its three-track program in
the lower grades and it's four
track program in the higher
grades. The programs are cred
tied with helping to raise the
Districts tagging achievement
levels.
Languages in Lower Grades
At the elementary level, the
District will continue it's for
eign language program to in
clude about 1000 students in
third and fouth grades.
This. year will mark at least
one innovation at the elemen-
tary level. In many schools,
mathematics will be taught for
the first time in work shops
and study groups. but still with
no "frills."
The free lunch program not
only will be continued but
greatly expanded.
At the secondary level, the
new year will be marked by the
systems hiring Of II junior
high school librarians. Even
so, they must cover some %
schools. There still are no
librarians for elem mentary
schools.
Talent Search Pursued
The experimental talent
search project. which got under
way last year at MacFarland
Junior High. will be continued.
This is an effort on the part
of District educators to see
if students in an underprivi-
legged area can be encouraged
to overcome their economic
situation by rising above it
academically. The program
operates under a Meyer Foun-
dation grant.
While overcroWding still Is
somewhat of a problem in the
District. all double sessions will
be limited to the elementary
level. Some students at Mac
Farland. however, will have to
use facilities at nearby Roose-
velt High. Most other Junior
highs also have enrollments
above their set capacities.
Also slated for continuation is
the lay reader program, which
was begun last year. 1t involves
the grading Of school compost
tions by a selected group of
parents.
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
The Archdiocese of Washing
ton will open two schools this