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Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
'Stockley Open
House To Be
Held Sunday

The public is invited to at
tend an Open House at the Hos
pital for the Mentally Retarded,
Stockley, Delaware, to be held
this Sunday from loo to 4::30,
p.m., it was announced today
by Mrs. Henry M. Cadot, Cen
terville Road, Greenville. Mrs.
CABOT is the chairman of the
Open House program and is as
sisted by co-chairman Madalyn
Seegar. The Open House will
mark the beginning of Mental
Health Week sponsored by the
Mental Health Association of
Delaware,
Open House activities will
get under way in the auditor
ium at Loo pm, with welcom-
ing remarks by DR.. M. A. Tar
umianz, superintendent of Del
aware's three mental-health hos
pitfalls. Following these opening
exercises, the public will begin
conducted tours of the grounds
and facilities, including inspec-
tions of the patients cottages,
the Educational Division, and
the Medical Center.
AT 800 pm, a program of
singing and dancing by the pa
tients will be held, followed by
the presentation of the annual
psychiatric aide awards, given
each year by the National AS
sociation for Mental Health tc
hospital aides whose attitudes,
abilities, and job performances
are most representative of the
groups efforts.
A question and answer per
iod will be held at 3:l5, and
the serving of refreshments at
400 by the Women's Auxiliary
of the Hospital will conclude
the days Open House program.
Invitations are issued to the
public" Mrs. Cadot said, to
let the people of Delaware see
the spendid progress being made
in the care of the mentally re-
tarded and to enlist further sup
port in the big job still to be
done.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
John F. Numbers,
4, Dies Suddenly

The son of MIR. and Mrs. c.
David Numbers of Dover, John
F., age 4, died on Saturday in
the Kent General Hospital, Do
yer. Services for John were
held Monday afternoon, April
"a, from the Matthews Funeral
Home. The Rev. Robert Nc
Kimm, pastor of Dover Presby-
terian Church, officiated. Inter
ment was in Odd Fellows Gem
etery at Camden, Delaware. In
addition to his parents, the boy
is survived by a brother, Will
liam, about one week old; his
paternal grandfather, John Num-
bers of Kenton; and his mater
nal grandmother, Mrs. Rachel
Fretz, of Dover.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27

ton in the Gold Ballroom OF
the Hotel Dupont on Wednes-
day evening, May 3, 1861. There
will be representatives from
labor, industry, and education.
Governor Ebert N. Carvel will
extend greetings. Mr.. Vincent
Theisen, president of the State
Board of Vocational Education,
with Governor Carvel will be
in the receiving line to congrat-
ulate the graduating apprentic-
es. A great deal of interest is
manifested in the entire voca-
tional program by industry, la
Dor, and business people thro-
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27

1000 people enrolled in the
trade and industrial program in
Delaware this year, including
all day, part-time, trade exten.
sion evening classes, technical
classes, and apprentice classes
At this annual banquet all
committees will meet together
as a council, and certificates
will be awarded to all appren-
tees who have completed their
apprenticeship during the year.
These apprentices will at this
time be elevated to the status
of craftsmanship in their par.
ticular occupation.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Clara Hartnett
Dies at Age 68

Mrs. Clara M. Hartnett, age
68, wife of Ulysses A. Hartnett,
died Saturday. She was a
daughter of the late Samuel and
Julia George Cox. Requiem
mass was held in st. Joseph's
Catholic Church of Clayton,
Tuesday, April rs, at 9 a. m.
Interment followed at Odd Eel
lows Cemetery in Smyrna. In
addition to her husband, she
lis survived by the following
children: Mrs. Margaret Buxton,
Beaver Falls, Pa; Mrs. Mary
McKernan, Mrs. Helen Postles,
Mrs. Kathryn Budd, William
Hartnett, al of Smyrna; John L.
Hartnett, Dover; Mrs. Veronica
Jones, Milford; and is also sur
vived by IL grandchildren.
These brothers and sisters sur
vive: Mrs. Helen Burghorn, Mrs.
Amanda Davis, Edward and
Nicholas Cox, all of Whining
ton; Mrs. Pearl Lepoore, Mary
del, Md; Willard Cox of Media,
Pa; Nelson Cox of Ridgely,
Md, and Roydon Cox of Ala
bama. Mrs. Hartnett was a
member of st. Joseph's R. 6.
Church, Clayton, and of the
Blessed Virgin Solidity Society
of the church. She had made
her home in Smyrna, Delaware
for the last Al years.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Leila L. Melvin,
73, Rites Held

Funeral services for Mrs.Lelia
#. Melvin, 73 years, of near
Hartly, were held from the Far
les Funeral Chapel in Smyrna,
on Saturday, at | p. m. The
Rev. Ernest Geary officiated and
.interment was held at Temple
vile (Md) Cemetery. Mrs. Mel
win, widow of Truitt Melvin and
a daughter of the late Enoch
Harry Hay and Rachel Ann
Leager Hay, died Wednesday,
April l9, in the Kent General
Hospital. Surviving her are
three sons, Bernard Melvin of
Hockessin, Del; William L. Mel
vim of Hartly, Del; and Newell
B. Melvin of Kenton, Del; a
daughter, Mrs. Blanche M. Bur
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27


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Owned and Published by Robert d. Hof-
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uehout the State.

ughout the State.
The advisory committees nave
had a large roll in the planning
of the vocational program ana
in keeping the instruction IN
line with the changing indus
trial requirements in this area
Many firms who have members
on these advisory committees
have served long and faithfully
in this important function, and
in recognition for these services
two of the firms will receive
meritorious awards issued by
the State Apprenticeship Com
n1ittee. There are more than
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Davis OF
Clayton, have announced the
birth of a son on April 10, at
Kent General Hospital, Dover,
He has been named Allen Wade
Davis, and is the grandson OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Davis, OF
Clayton, and Mr.. and Mrs. AL
fred Guarro. Smyrna.
Mrs. Carl L. Wright, her SON
Glenn, and daughter, Roxanne
Lee, have returned from Wash
ington, D. c., where they at
tended the National convention
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27

ris of Dover, Del; six grandchil-
dren, and six great grandchil.
dren. She also leaves four sis.
tiers, Mrs. Edna Seward of this
town; Mrs. Ella Cahall and Mrs
Bessie Hayes of Wilmington
and Mrs. Julie Jackson of Mil
lington, Md, and three broth
ers, Charles Hay of Whining
ton; George Hay of Holly Oak,
DEL; and Lewis Hay of Sudlers-
vile, Md.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
State Vocational
Banquet To Be
Held May 3rd

The Delaware State Vocation
al Advisory Council for Indus
trial Education and the Della
ware State Apprenticeship Com
mittee will meet for the 9th
Annual Banquet and the 18th
Annual Apprenticeship Gradua-
Evening star., 1961-04-07
Garden Editors
Talks Listed

Talks by Wilbut H. Young
man, garden editor of The
Star, include the following
public appearances:
Tomorrow, 2 to 4 pm. Gus
tin Gardens. Inc, Montrose
and Old Georgetown roads,
Rockville. Questions answered.
Monday, 800 pm. - Ridge
Crest Elementary School. Riggs
and Ray roads, sponsored by
the Chillum-Ray Citizens As
sotiation. Getting the Spring
Garden Under Way"
Tuesday, 11:45 am. - Army
Navy Country Club, Navy Sup
ply Corps Officers Wives Club.
Wednesday, 8:15 pm.-Glen-
mont Connecticut avenue rec
reation building, Randolph
road at Bluhill, Wheaton, Md.
Tips on Lawn Care for 1861"
Sponsor is Connecticut Avenue
Estates Civic association.
Thursday, noon - Walter
Reed Officers Wives Club.
Persons desiring answers OF
specific questions may write to
Mr.. Youngman, 225 Virginia
avenue Sc. Be sure to include
a stamped self addressed
return envelope. Questions
should be brief and capable of
a brief reply.
Evening star., 1961-04-07
AzoIeo Winter Injury
Has Various Causes

ployed Malathion, it was ef-
fective for a longer period Of
time than the others. Kelthane
is also included in the list pro-
vided by DR.. Jim Wilson Of
the University of Maryland.
A newer material, Tedion,
would be wonderful for these
materials since it retains its
killing power for several weeks,
but it is effective only against
the red spider mites (rose
growers take note). The azalea
grower will need to use Mala-
thion to control the lacefly. A
combination of the two mate
rialS would seem preferable to
the use of Malathion alone be-
cause it kills only the adults
and to be effective must be
used at last three times at
weekly intervals to get the va
riouS broodS as they reach
maturity.
Spring feeding Of the azaleas
is needed to build the bushes
up to good vigor, and, Of course,
they need a mulched surface
to keep the soil cool and moist
during the summer. An oak leaf
mulch will help to keep the
soil acid once it has been
treated with sulphur to a ttain
the desired level between AS
and SIS on the PHI scale. But
any material obtainable may
be used.
Evening star., 1961-04-07

this hurry-up feeling, and it's
called sweet Wivelsfield.
Sweet Wilvelsfield, particu-
larly when started early, will
give you plenty Of bloom during
late summer and fall, and it
certainly is sweet. The flowers
are carried in large clusters,
and present a most attractive
series Of zoned and edged
blooms in white, pink. rose,
scarlet, crimson, maroon, flesh
and salmon.
Another member of the fam
lily is sweet William. Ordinar-
lily, sweet William is a biennial,
which means that you start the
seed this year and get your
blooms in early summer next
year. But there is also an an
nual version always identified
as such on seed packets. Sweet
William has flower clusters
larger than the sweet Wivels-
field. You have a choice of
single or double flowered types,
both in mixtures showing a
wide range Of rich colors.
The annual dianthus strains
are quite varied. The ones
likely to be identified as
"pinks" are Dianthus Hedde-
wigi. and your neighbors will
be impressed by the fringed
kind called Dianthus Hedde-
wigi laciniatus. These very
fancy. large flowers are COM
monty called Single Gaiety' or
Double Gaiety. Here the
breeders have gone all out for
form but they have pretty well
Evening star., 1961-04-07
BY w. H. YOUNGMAN
Star Garden Editor

The dead leaves of the azalea
may be only foliage injured by
'wintry blasts that hurt most
of our broad-leaved evergreens
last winter. We cannot tell for
certain if the injury was due
to the loss of moisture through
the leaves at faster rate than
the roots could replace it. At
any rate the leaves turned
brown. If this is the situation
it will not be long before new
leaves will clothe the branches
and the blossom buds begin to
swell.
On the other hand if the
twigs are dead then the cause
may be a bit deeper, and some
thing that should be corrected
by better cultural practices.
One of the more common caus-
es is iron deficiency, usually
brought about by a &pil that is
too sweet to release the iron.
This can and should be cor
rected since without the neces-
Sary iron, the chlorophyll man
ufacturing processes cease. In
the summertime this is evident
by the pale green, almost yell
low coloring of the leaves al
though the veins in the leaves
retain their green coloring un-
til the end.
The soil can be made more
acid through the addition of
any cheap grade Of sulphur.
apply at the rate of 2ila pounds
per 100 square feet of area.
Remove the mulch and spread
the sulphur over the root area
and replace the mulch. Do not
try to cultivate the sulphur in
to the soil because the azaleas
are too shallow-rooted and
would be injured.
The immediate aid should be
in the form of one of the chel-
lated iron compounds or a wa
ter soluble form which may be
either applied to the soil or
to the foliage. There are a
number on the market. Apply
as quickly as possible so that
the leaves will begin to func-
ton.
A third cause Of winter in
Jury is caused by the red spider
mites and by the aZalea lacefly,
two sap suckers that greatly
weaken our plants. Weakened
plants usually give up during
the winter. These. pests, which
are seldom noticed because of
their small size, more especially
because they spend their en-
tire live cycle on the under
sides of the leaves, do a great
deal of, damage in the Wash
ington area each year.
These insects as of now, are
best controlled by sprays or
dusts that will coat the under
sides of the leaves with a ma
terial that is especially effec-
tive against sucking insects.
Heretofore most gardeners en-
Evening star., 1961-04-07
Fragrant Diunthus Blooms
Come in CoIorfuI Clusters

Combine fragrance with at
tractive form and color and
you have a well-nigh irresist-
BILE combination. Among the
flowers you can grow from seed
is a family called dianthus
which offers this combination
in various degrees, and which
can bring the extra lure of
scent to a flower border.
Best known member Of the
family and one of the most
Evening star., 1961-04-07

fragrant is the carnation.
While you won't be able to
produce carnations in your
garden that match the florists
greenhouse beauties, you can
have plenty of flowers from
these willing perennials. and
no shortage of spicy fragrance.
Unless you start the plants
very early indoors you won't
have any flowers the first
year. But there's an answer to
Evening star., 1961-04-07
Bird Call Recordings

Mrs. Morrill, Donnald, second
vice president of the National
Capital Garden Club League,
will speak tomorrow at 4 pm.
to the Cleveland Park Garden
Club, Illustrating her talk with
recordings of bird calls and
songs. The meeting will be at
the home of Mrs. Eleanor
Freedman, 3031 Beech street
NV.
Evening star., 1961-04-07

lost the fragrance in getting
exotic bloom.
There are other good dianthus
varieties - Westwood Beauty,
Fireball, Snowfall, and the
China pinks and peppermint
pinks and the truth is that
you can hardly go wrong with
any packet you may select
that has Dianthus in the title.
Evening star., 1961-10-26
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
BUZ SAWYER
POeo
DAVID CRANE
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

A few weeks ago we men
toned that Christopher Morley
many years ago invented the
word INTERCHANGEABLE" to de-
scribe a person whose SYM
pathies lie always with the
underdog. This odd word
actually what linguists call a
"nonce word" one coined for a
single occasion-rnoves Joseph
A. Davis, jr.. of Woodcliff Lake,
N. j., to observe: Il am a 20
ologist more specifically, a
mammalogist) with a back
ground of Greek and Latin in
school. Christopher Morley tc
the contrary, shouldn't the
word be 'infracaniphile' or in
fracanophile'?
The root is 'canis,' dog
'Canius' would be 'doglike.' Ar
interchangeable would roo
for the 'underdog- like which
is an awkward expression fol
one who is a non -beatnik.
"Or is 'canino' justified be.
cause the underdog is no
REALLY a dog? And what
when he is a dog?
This does bother me. anc
since I suspect that only tht
veneer of the old Greek anc
Latin have stayed with me, IL
abide by your decision.
Words have always intrigued
Evening star., 1961-10-26

me. I'm the kind Of guy who,
when a perverse mood sets in,
will insist that two rhinoceroses
are more properly 'rhinocerotes
and octupuses NEVER 'octopiD
are 'octopodes.' I doubt that l
I will lose any sleep over the
underdog or his champion. but
I would be happy to see the
whole business Strengthened out
one way or the other"
Evening star., 1961-10-26

Well, I am the sort Of guy
that knows when he's licked.
Your dissection of the elements
combined in INTERCHANGEABLE"
is, to me at least, entirely per-
suasive. Unfortunately it's no
longer possible to summon
Christopher Morley-that de-
lightful sage and wit-to de-
fend his word-creation. My
Evening star., 1961-10-26

guess is that he. too, would
concede the puristic propriety
Of your "infracanophile" but
argue that, since the word was
Evening star., 1961-10-26

created wholly in the spirit Of
fun. the spoofing "infracanino-
phile" trips off the tongue
with a brighter lilt.
Evening star., 1961-05-07
Cobbie's Death Is4th Unso|ved Killing

Besides the killings, detec-
tives are still checking very
lead in the brutal April % as
sault on a 45-year-old woman
in her apartment at the Boston
House, I'LL Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV.
The victim, Miss Frances M.
Lockwood, has not regained
consciousness at the Washing
ton Hospital Center.
The crime wave started two
months ago on March 7 when
Mrs. Eta Sabsook, 43, was
Strangled with an apron and a
coat hanger in her dry clean
ing shop at 1903 Twelfth
street NE.
Clyde Y. Favinger, 48, Navy
Department employe was beaten
to death in an alley garage
near his home at $3.50 Sixteenth
street NV. in the early morn
ing of April %. :
The night before, Edwin Nc
Kee Freeman, jr,, 81, of 701
Fourth street NV. was shot to
death in an alley in the rear
of the HOO block of Seventh
street NV.
| The Staying of Mr.. Waschler
Evening star., 1961-05-07

is in the province of the FBI
because presumably he was shot
on Federal territory-Quantico.
Agents are questioning persons
who might have been on the
main approach road to the
Marine Base from U. S. Route /
on the night of the shooting.
Equally mystifying is the
death Of Mr.. Favinger, an
engineering aide at the David
Taylor Model Basin at Car
derock, Md. The victim ap-
parently had just parked his
car in the alley two blocks
from his apartment when he
was attacked. The body was
found at Ills am, Slumped
in a pool of blood beside the
garage. His wallet was missing.
Mr.. Freeman was an Alexan-
dria restaurant dishwasher. He
had a bullet wound above his
right ear and bruises on his
body. Police suspect he, too,
was robbed because they found
his key ring and several letters
scattered near his body. Mr..
Freeman was still alive when
he was found but died at / I'm.
April % in Washington Hos
pital Center.
Evening star., 1961-05-07
Air Terminal
Hotel Slated
For 12th,K

Plans for a $3.5 million,
ultramodern air terminal hotel
at Twelfth and K streets NV,
go to the District for approval
this week. Construction will
start about July /.
The 10-story structure, con-
tracts for which already have
been let. will rise on the north
west corner of the intersection,
now in use as a parking lot.
Terminal facilities. which can
offer airline ticket counter
space, will be leased by Moe
Lerner, president Of Airport
Transport, Inc, which has serv-
iced National Airport over 20
years.
The project is joint ven-
ture of Ned Bord, of the Ran
dali H. Hagner Co.; Leon Lamb,
Washington parking garage op-
orator, and others, with the
Hagner firm as the leasing
agent.
Evening star., 1961-05-07
3 Plans Aim to Aid
District Fiscal Crisis

den of responsibility on fresh
man Senator Smith, because
one thing seems certain in the
muddy fiscal dilemma:
Taxes voted by Congress on
the assumption of a Federal
payment level will be imposed,
whether or not the amount as
sumed is actually appropriated,
In prospect is the sales tax
increase from 2 to 8 cents on
each dollar, to yield SO million,
already cleared by the House.
Also likely is a $3.50 to $3.50
per $100 Jump in the real estate
rate, which the Commissioners
are under Congressional pres
sure to raise on their own
authority. This would yield an
added $4.5 million annually.
Lower Salary Minimum
From there, the subcommit-
tee could wrap some combina-
ton of cigarette, beer, alcohol,
corporation and unincorporated
business taxes into a proposal
to lower the minimum annual
salary on which income taxes
could be levied to $4,000.
In all cases, they see the pros
pect of postponing construction
at four schools, a branch Ii
brary, firehouSe, District Gen.
eral Hospital, D. C. Village and
of storm water sewers. aimed
at combating pollution of the
Potomac River.
Evening star., 1961-05-07

two years ago to open its pub
lie schools on a desegregated
basis but decided to close them
down instead.
Since then white citizens
have set up their own private
system for the county'S 1,4o0
white pupils. No provision was
made for the 1900 Negro chill
dren, most of whom have been
without formal education.
The motion, filed by Attorney
General Robert Kennedy, asked
District Judge Oren Lewis to
stop the payment of tuition
grants and prohibit the county
from refusing to maintain pub
lie schools. It also asked that
Virginia be enjoined from op-
Grating any public schools until
those in Prince Edward are re-
opened on an integrated basis
Senator Boothe spoke last
night at the Falls Church Dem
ocrats' Jefferson-Jackson Day
Dinner at the Was shing t o n
House.
Also speaking at the dinner
last night was Robert L. Oshins
director of research for the
Democratic National Commit
tee, who said that the Kennedy
administration had demon
strated much more respect fol
civil servants than had the
Eisenhower administration.
Evening star., 1961-05-07

ers who are willing to expert
ment with creative ideas. The
staff must be willing to try out
a new program and make what
ever changes are necessary,
without any feeling of inse-
curity."
West Rockville, now nearing
completion on Falls road near
Route 70-S, will be provided
with a handpicked staff headed
by Leadore D. Dubois, whose
appointment as principal be-
comes effective July /. He now
is supervisor of junior high
schools.
Assistant principals will be
Mrs. Agnes H. Kain, now prin-
cipal at Parkwood Elementary,
and Joseph MARI Cronin, who
now is research assistant at
Stanford University School Of
Education.
Evening star., 1961-05-07
SKlP-A-GRADE PLAN
Teaching Experiment
Set in 7 Junior Hiohs

A new approach to education
will begin in two Montgomery
County junior high schools next
September, with a project de-
signed to study new ideas in
instruction.
School Supt. c. Taylor Whit
tier said Broome and West
Rockville Junior High Schools
will be the testing grounds for
highly flexible teaching pro-
grams in. which children who
are sufficiently mature and
capable may so through the
seventh. and eighth grade in
one year-conversely, less able
learners may require three
years for the same two grades.
"We will try to tailor the
curriculum to suit the status of
the children involved in it."
Mr.. Whittier explained. This
will call for experienced teach
Evening star., 1961-05-07

The death yesterday of a cab
driver, found shot in his
wrecked taxi more than two
weeks ago in nearby Virginia,
brought to four the number of
unsolved killings in the Wash
ington area in the last two
months.
Special squads of Washing
ton policemen and FBI agents
are working around the clock
to solve the four slayings-in
which three men and woman
were shot, strarfgled or dubbed
to death.
The fourth victim Of the wave
of violence was Max Waschler.
so of Is Tuckerman street NE,
who died early yesterday at
George Washington University
Hospital after Is days of un-
consciousness.
The FBI has been investi-
eating the case since the early
morning of April 81, when Mr..
Waschler was found myster-
iously shot in his taxi, which
had crashed into a tree on the
Quantico (Va.) marine base.
Last night. police officials
revealed that Police Chief Rob-
ert v. Murray has taken part