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Montana farmer-stockman., 1961-07-15
Amy Mdrtir1
Household Editor

anything from hanging baskets to plat
ters, pedestals and cake stands.
In addition to the highly useful foam
arranging material, you should have
on hand really sharp knife or flower
shears. A rubber bottle with a spray
cap let's you send mist of water over
a completed arrangement, keeping Il
fresh and crisp for longer span o.
time. Versatile florists tape helps
you lengthen a too-short flower stem
Add an extra piece of stem clipped of
elsewhere; bind the two together with
the tape, but be sure to leave the
original stem end free to absorb water
land long enough SO that it reaches
the water).
Techniques
Two other tricks of the trade: cam
outage any cuts you must make on
branches by rubbing piece of the
clipped branch over the cut surface.
Enough bark .'dye" will come off 10
make the cut inconspicuous.
When hollow -stemmed flowers, such
as zinnias and chrysanthemuns, be
gin to droop. make them snap right
back to attention by plunging the sharp
~ pointed tip Of an ordinary toOthpick
straight through the middle of the
flower, down into the stem as far as
possible. Be careful, however, not 10
let the tOothpick pierce the stem COW
ering.
Other little tricks can substantially
lengthen the life of cut flowers. Wheth-
er your blooms come from your garden
or the florists shop, they need the
proper cutting. Cut off tips or stems
at an angle with q very sharp instru
ment-dull ones provide the unkindes
cut of all, crushing stems and maxim
it hard for them to absorb water.
ScraDe Stems at Base
Stems may be scraped at the base
with a sharp knife to allow greater
water intake; if the stems are thick,
they may also be split upward from
the base for an inch or so. (Be sure
that these split or scraped ends are
completely submerged in water in the
completed arrangement. Woody stems
of foliage can only benefit from scrap
ing, splitting, or even poundingl
Poinsettias, dahlias, hydrangeas,
zinnias are among the flowers which
will wilt quickly unless you scar stems
right after cutting. To scar, use either
the hot flame of a candle or plunge
stem tips in boiling water for about
80 seconds. IF you use the boiling wa
ter method. you must protect leaves
and flowers from the steam by thrust
ing stem ends through tissue paper
and holding the paper around them so
that no steam can reach the blooms
Use Warm Water
Speaking of water, flowers need it
Immediately after cutting-but it must
be warm, never cool or cold. Warm
water is absorbed most easily. "COn-
dition'' flowers by placing them in
deep, warm water an hour or two
before using them in an arrangement.
When adding water to an arrangement
to replace what has evaporated, be sure
it is tepid.
The containers used for conditioning,
or for holding arrangements. must be
Evening star., 1961-11-26
Kennedy and Cabinet Term
Town Meetings q Success

st. Louisa writer on the
ost-DiSpatch. which supported
Mr.. Kennedy in last years elec-
ton, wrote: Supporters and
opponents sharply disagree as
to whether the series of meet
ingS succeeded in generat-
ing support for President Ken
nedy's legislative program which
begged down in the last Con-
greSs." The writer added that
while the conference was billed
as nonpartisan. Politics was,
at times, injected into the dis
cuSSions by administration Of
ficials." The Globe-Democrat,
which backed the Nixon ticket
last year, editorialiZed that the
meeting proved little more
than a political medicine show. Z"
NaShviIle-John E. Horne,
administrator Of the Small
Business Administration, said I:
I'VE will report to President
Kennedy that the Nashville
conference was most productive
and successful" Secretary of
Commerce Hodges said the in
formation and ideas picked up
would be reflected in programs
already enacted and in those
yet to be submitted to Congress.
One reporter remarked that the
conference, billed as the only
one in the South. drew mostly
middle TenneSseans, and many
of these appeared to be lobby
lists, State and Federal employees
and labor leaders. In other
words, he said, little was heard
from the grass roots.
Madison, Wis. Democrats,
including Gov. Gaylord Nelson,
viewed the conference as most
effective. The Wisconsin State
Journal, which has Republican
leaningS, found nothing new in
talks by Walter w. Heller,
chairman of the Presidents
Council of Economic Advisers
and by Secretary of Agriculture
Freeman. The Milwaukee
Journal, independent, COM
mented editorially that moth
ing that Mr.. Freeman said
gives much hope for a soundel
agricultural economy"
Evening star., 1961-11-26

Denver Representatives
from IL States were reported
in attendance despite a snow
storm the previous day. The
Colorado Republican Central
Committee ran a full page ad
in the Rocky Mountain News
saying Democratic leaders were
using tax money to finance a
partisan political rally. The
News, independent. called it a
partisan road show" The
Denver Post, independent, COM
mented the meeting brought
out some of the challenges
facing the United States in the
field of water resources de-
velopment. It would be
difficult to conclude that the
problems were treated COM
prehensively."
Cleveland - Wright Bryan,
editor of the Plain Dealer,
which has Republican leanings,
said: Comment on the con-
ference mere was generally
favorable. even from some who
had condemned it in advance
as being strictly political. There
was some pleasant surprise
that expression of differing
viewpoints was welcomed"
New Yerk-The Conference
attracted little more attention
that any other seminar. There
was no editorial comment and
there were no charges of poll
tics. Edwin c. Michaelian, Re-
publican leader of suburban
Westchester county, attended
the conference and praised it
for its bipartisan nature"
Philadelphia The confer
ence was 100 per cent po-
litical," commented Thornton
F. Bradshaw, president of the
Philadelphia Chamber of Com
merce. Joseph T. Kelly, secre-
tary-treasurer of the Philadel-
phia AFL-CIO Council, said the
session was very constructive. .
San Francisco - About 2,OOC
attended, but about 10000 invi-
tations had been sent out. The
San Francisco Chronicle, inde-
pendent, quoted one unidenti.
fled "disgruntled grandmother
as saying. Talk, talk, talk
and nothing new"
! Los Ange lie Don Rose
chairman of the Los Angelo.
County Democratic Centra
Committee, said he considered
the conference all plus and {
remarkably talented roaC
Evening star., 1961-11-26

Pro and con views on this were
vigorously stated.
Edwin Bayley, special assist
ant to the President, who
helped set up the II regional
conferences and who attended
the first two, told a reporter:
THE conferences are going
very well. The first two, in
Chicago and st. Louis, were
a little rough because Of the
formal. We had to get a bit
stern with the speakers who
were talking too long. We cut
the presentation time and al
lotted more time for question
periods at the other meetings. "
Republicans Reply
While the meetings were
going on, four Republican con-
gressional groups toured the
country in a counter-action.
They labeled themselves Paul
Reveres" and attacked the ad-
ministration for what they
called "indecision and inept-
ness"
Here in capsule are some
comments on the cabinet con-
ferences:
Chicago - Newspapers car
ried no editorials, but an ASso-
ciated Press reporter asked
some conferees for their reac-
ton. Some thought the basic
idea a good one. Others felt
the tone was too political
Superb. Very meaty," COM
mented Mrs. Irving Ackerman,
a private citizen. ''It was an
excellent experiment in trying
to use the town hall technique
on a mass scale" Oscar Scha-
fale, a Marion jIll.) banker
said it was strongly political
in presentation"
Evening star., 1961-11-26
Ticking Package
Just q Recorder

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Nov. Is
(AP). - The bill of lading said
it was an impact record.r, but
the small metal package which
arrived at the Municipal Air
port today was ticking and the
words Good Bye" had been
lettered on a label.
Taking no chances, an air.
port employe called in police,
the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation and a bomb demoIi-
ton squad from Fort Camp
bell, KY.
They took it to a remote
section of the airport, opened
it and found an impact record
er, a shock measuring device.
No one knows why Good
Bye" was written on the pack
age, en- route from General Mo-
tors Corp. Arlington, Tex, to
the Fisher Corp, Hamilton,
Ohio.
Evening star., 1961-11-26
Foreign Aid Progress
To Be Workshop Topic

Catholic Welfare Conference;
the Rev. Albert G. Mollegen,
professor, Virginia Theological
Seminary; Mrs. Raymond Clap
per, co-chairman of the United
States Food for Peace Council;
Stanley Ruttenberg. research
director of the AFL-CIO, and
Bernard A. Confer, Lutheran
World Relief.
Gov. Gaylord Nelson Of Wis
conSin, co-chairman of the ma
tional conference, will preside
at the opening session. The
other co-chairman. Charles P.
Taft of Ohio, is in India.
Evening star., 1961-11-26
By the Associated Press

Government and voluntary
agencies will hold two days of
workshop sessions here to study
how to get the greatest eco
nomic, and social gains and
international good will out of
the 1861 foreign aid legislation.
Fowler Hamilton, admins
traitor of the Agency for Inter
national Development, will de-
liver his first public address as
administrator at a luncheon on
Thursday. That will be the
opening day of the meeting
sponsored by the National Con-
ference on international Eco
nomic and Social Development.
The workshop will bring to-
gether many of the people who
helped win congressional ap-
proval of the new foreign aid
programs and top Kennedy
administration officials who
are in charge of them.
The conference. a 13-year-
old. nonpartisan, privately sup
ported organization, also viii
hear Arthur Schlesinger, jr.,
special assistant to President
Kennedy; Walt Whitman Ros-
tow, deputy special assistant
to the President; Frank Coffin,
deputy administrator Of aid;
Stering M. McMurrin, commits
sioner of education, and Paul
| G. Hoffman, managing director
of the United Nations Special
Fund.
The non-goverpment speak
ers will include Joseph M. Jones
of the Research and Education
Committee for a Free World
H. Field Haviland, jr., director
Iof foreign policy studies of the
BrookingS Institution; Father
Joseph Gremillion, National
Evening star., 1961-11-26

show" John Krehbiel, chair
man Of the Republican State
Central Committee, called the
meetings propaganda forums
for the administrations Left
wing" domestic program, and a
brazen attempt to prop up
Gov. Browns declining image
at the taxpayers expense.
Evening star., 1961-11-26
Social Security
To Assist AGED

Washington. Alexandria and
Silver Spring Social Security
offices will be open on three
consecutive Wednesday eve
nings beginning this week to
aid persons 65 or older gain
maximum benefits.
Those falling into the old
age classification are being
urged by the Social Security
Administration to take the op-
portunity to find out their ex-
act security status.
Evening star., 1961-11-26


and did a bit of politicking on
the side, was described by aides
as highly pleased with his five
day trip to Washington. Arizona
and California.
Mr.. Kennedy mentioned such
things as medical care for the
aged, education, water and
equal opportunity. but only in
cidentally. He left domestic
affairs for the IL White House
regional conferences conducted
in as many cities by some 40
cabinet and agency heads. He
did devote some time to attacks
on extremists Of both Right
and Left.
White House, cabinet and
other officials called this first
town meeting" approach to
domestic problems a generally
successful venture. Republicans
attacked the road show" as
they called it, as political and
costly to the taxpayers.
There was some editorial
criticism. Some local citizens
who attended said the meet
ings were mild with long
speeches and no time for queS-
tions.
Postcard Writers Split
At most Of the conferences
large blue postcards self-ad-
dressed to President Kennedy
and containing space for COM
ments were distributed. The
first few hundred reaching the
White House contained both
praise and criticism.
One subject that stood out
in the early comments was the
administrations proposal for
medical care for the aged fl
nanced through social security.
Evening star., 1961-11-26
BY d. HAROLD OLIVER
Associated Press staff Writer

President Kennedy top administration aides assess
ing the results Of cross-county swing in which they e
planned their programs the public and sought ideas
Did they succeed and how well? At least partial
answers available. -
residen Kennedy who concentrated foreign affairs
Evening star., 1961-02-08
Kennedy PIons
To Keep Name
Of Camp Duvid

President Kennedy said to-
day he doesn't plan to use
Camp David very often, but
thinks the presidential noun
tain retreat should keep its
name Of Camp David-for for
mer President Eisenhower's
grandson.
Former President Franklin
D. Roosevelt established the
retreat in Maryland's Catoctin
mountains naming it Shangri-
la. Mr.. Eisenhower changed
the name to Camp David.
The rustic retreat, operated
by the Navy and closely guard
ed by armed Marines, was the
scene Of conferences between
Mr.. Eisenhower and Soviet Pre-
mier Khrushchev in 1859.
Mr.. Kennedy said he doubted
If he will go there very often.
AS regards possible use of
two Government yachts at the
Presidents disposal, Mr.. Ken
nedy said he is not going to
use them at the present time"
(maybe he meant Willie the
Potomac River is choked with
ice) but 1--WE will have to wait
and see what happens.
Evening star., 1961-02-08
Archduke Otto
Renounces Throne

VIENNA, Feb. 8 (AP).-In-
formed sources said yesterday
Archduke Otto Of Hapsburg has
renounced all claims to the
throne in Austria, possibly
clearing the way for his return
from exile in West Germany.
Otto's attorney, DR.. Ludwig
Draxler. would say only that
he has a loyalty pledge to the
Austrian republic from the
Archduke and will give it to
the government at an oppor-
tune moment.
The pledge would make Otto,
son of Austria's last Emperor
Karl I, plain DR.. Otto Haps-
burg.
He left the country as a child
in 1919. Under a law passed
in that year, he is barred from
returning unless he signs the
pledge,
Evening star., 1961-02-08
us. SEEKS TO SPEED UP
81 BILLION IN TAX REFUNDS
By the Associated Press

= Y II. By the Associated Press
" The Internal Revenue Service is distributing more
than 81 billion in income tax refunds rapidly as pos
Sble in an effort tostimulate the economy
Mortimer M. Caplin, the new IRIS commissioner
said the job could be done faster taxpayers filed
their returns early.
Mr.. Caplin said yesterday he hoped taxpayers who
are due refunds will file returns Immediately because
I'VE want much to pay these refunds as rapidly
as possible to help stimulate the Nations economy dur
ing this period Of economic slack.
He added 1--WE are geared to handle far more returns
that have been filed to date" and estimated that refunds
would be pale within five weeks returns filed now
III they are efled later" he sad "they may get
caught the late filing tidal take much longer
to- process" e
Evening star., 1961-02-08
HEARING
Weaver UntongIes
Senator'S Queries

National Association for the
Advancement of Colored Peo.
pie. Of which Mr.. Weaver !.
currently board chairman.
With relish, Mr.. Weaver
quoted from the writings of ]
Edgar Hoover to refute the
charge.
When Mr.. Blakley ran out
and ran down, Senator Clark,
Democrat of Pennsylvania went
to the committees table to
shake Mr.. Weaver's hand.
"You were terrific, I was
proud Of you," he said.
Mr.. Blakley was not far be-
hind. He, too, shook the hand
Of the nominee.
you answered those ques-
tions so much better than !
could" he said.
Evening star., 1961-02-08
PRESIDENT USES
CAPITALS SNOW
AS TIME GAUGE

President Kennedy told
a news conference amid
laughter today that he
hopes to get things NOV
ing again before the snow
meltS.
He brought Washing
tons heavy SHOWS into the
picture when a reporter
reminded him that he had
spoken during his election
campaign about the need
OF getting things moving
again" and asked how well
he thinks he has succeeded
so far in creating a new
mood in Washington.
The President said he
thinks his administration
has brought some talented
people to Washington and
so he hopes that before
the snow is off the ground
we would have been able
to stimulate action in a
variety Of areas"
Evening star., 1961-02-08
WEAVER
Confirmation Seen
Later This Month

ator Sparkman he recognize.
housing as a program with
many facets, and expressed his
support Of all the programs hi
will supervise. These include
FILA, public housing and spe.
cial categories for farmers, eld.
erly couples, college dormitorie.
aad nursing homes.
On the subject Of integratior
in the field of housing, Mr.
Weaver stood by his public ad.
Vocacy Of open occupancy,
which he described as meaning
that every citizen should have
equal access to government
supported housing, and that nc
one should be denied access
solely because Of race or color
But the nominee added that
he does not think you car
legislate either segregation OF
integration" because laws can.
not determine the way people
act. But he said the law car
give people an equal oppor-
tunity.
Several times the nominee
assured Senators he would in
force the laws as written. AT
one point he told Senator ia
Wits, one Of his supporters, that
If a time came when any law
conflicted with his conscience
he would deem it necessary to
relinquish the office of Hous-
ing Administrator.
If you had to choose be-
tween mere housing and open
occupancy, what would you
do?" asked Senator Bennett.
Invitation Cleared
In bringing up the allega-
tions which prompted Senator
Robertson to ask President
Kennedy for his opinion Of the
FB1 report on Mr.. Weaver,
Senator Blakley said he under
stood that in the 1930s and
l940s the nominee had "a va
riety of associations with
organizations" which have been
listed by the Attorney General
or by the Un-American Acti-
vities Committee.
Mr.. Weaver said 1t was cor
rect that in 1887 he spoke at
the second gathering of the
National Negro Congress in
Philadelphia. He said he ac-
cepted the invitation to lead a
discussion of housing at a time
when he was in the Govern.
ment service, and that his ac-
ceptance Of the invitation was
cleared.
Mr.. Weaver said he felt he
was in good company because
President Franklin D. Roose-
welt and two prominent Re-
publican officials in Pennsyl-
vania had sent greetings to
the Philadelphia gathering.
Evening star., 1961-02-08
SHIFT REJECTEDs
STAR STORY SAID.

In referring to one pafagrapt
Of an Evening Star story; White
House Press Secretary Pierre
Salinger inferred it credited the
Kennedy administration with
a new policy Of. as he put it.
"pre-emptive" or preventive
war. That paragraph and, The
ones following stated that the
administration was in fact ire
jecting a suggested change and
was retaining the existing
American nuclear war policy.
This policy, the story pointed
out. is to reserve the right to
use our nuclear striking forces
not only to retaliate after a
Soviet nuclear attack directly
against the United States but
also to use those weapons "in
defense of NATO countries, for
instance"
The new Pentagon team, the
story said, rejected suggestions
from some military strategists
that a finite" or minimum
deterrence policy be adopted.
This policy would restrict use
OF our big missiles and bombers
to retaliation or in Pentagon
jargon. second strikes" against
the enemy after the United
States has been attacked.
Mr.. Salinger said "pre-emp-
tive" and preventive" war are
the same things. The terms,
as used by military spokesmen,
are not synonymous. "Preven-
tive war" would be- an attack
by this country without provo
cation. "Pre-emptive" war, or
attack, would follow receipt of
definite information by our
military forces that an enemy
attack had already been
launched. The Star story dealt
with another subject-a we'll
defined, integrated defense
plan which, would include a
flexible nuclear force and
strategy able to meet a variety
Of circumstances involving pos
sible major wars.
Evening star., 1961-02-08
WEAVER
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Pagt
association has its headquarterI
in Brooklyn, and was identified
by Chairman Robertson as 6
Negro organization.
The third witness was a pri-
vate citizen, Jay Creswell, o.
Orlando, Fla, who stood ur
when Senator Robertson asked
if there was anyone else who
wanted to be heard.
Praised as Loyal
Mr.. Creswell praised Mr.
Weaver as a man Of integrity
ability and a loyal American
He said questioning Mr.. Weaver
about his views on open occu-
apncy of housing was beside
the point because Congress al
ready has laid down the policy
that every citizen is entitled
to a decent home.
The committees final exam
ination of Mr.. Weaver dealt
both with his views on the
racial problem in the housing
field and his brief association
more than 20 years ago with
several organizations which
later appeared on Government
subversive lists.
Explains Associations
Mr.. Weaver was grilled for
nearly three hours by COM
mittee members yesterday aft
ernoon, in the course of which
he testified that:
/. If segregation is to be
eliminated from Government
supported housing it should be
done by executive order of the
President, or by Congress.
2. The country needs "a
whole lot more" housing starts
than the IL million units
estimated for this year.
Under lengthy cross-exam-
ination by Senator Blakley,
Democrat Of Texas. Mr.. Weaver
explained his brief identifica-
ton 20 years ago with several
organizations which later ap-
peared on Government subver-
Sive lists.
Il have always tried to keep
myself from being associated
with Communist organizations, 4"
said Mr.. Weaver in summing
up his answers.
Queried by Sparkman
Senator sparkman, who han
dies all housing legislation in
the Senate, was the first to
examine Mr.. Weaver. He got
the witness on record as believ-
ing in the policy laid down in
the original 1949 Housing Act,
which set as a goal a decent
home for every American
family.
Mr.. Weaver also told Sen