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Evening star., 1961-03-17
Not for everyday use

The best mileage recordedsofaris a resound-
ing 1853 miles per gallon.
Many of the things contestants did to
push mileage up to this world record are
positively not recommended for informal
marathons on the public highway. But they
do throw some light on what makes little
gasoline go longw Here are some details.
Evening star., 1961-03-17
Shell Research scientists reveal how they got
168.47 miles per gallon

One hundred and sixty-eight miles per gallon must
be worlds record Like most records, it could never
have been achieved without the most painstaking
effort.
The two Shell scientists who hold this record have
given us a report on, how they managed it. They
your cars mileage. Not by using their own extreme
notifications and outlandish techniques. But by
quiet marriage of careful driving and todays Super
Shell gasoline.
Unless you are millionaire, the details are worth
reading.
Evening star., 1961-03-17
Mufied radiator and no fan

Many competitors went as far as to remove
their engines water pump and generator to
save engine load. But Berry and Schuette
grandly ignored this refinement.
However, they did remove their cooling
fan to save energy. And they did mufle
their radiator completely to save heat.
As anybody knows, all cars go betterwhen
properly warmed up. And, because our mile
age champs used an "engine-of, engine-on"
driving technique in the contest, they even
designed special exhaust-heated air duct
that warmed the mixture as it was sucked
into the carburetor.
Incidentally did you know that fast
warm-up is specially provided for in today's
Super Shell? Its formula contains gasoline
ingredient called "Pentane Mix" This acts
in your engine much as kindling acts in a
log fire.
NET RESULT: Your car delivers top perform
ance in a hurry.
One push and wheels spin
for 80 minutes
Since the contest had nothing to do with
Evening star., 1961-03-17
scientific fun that is just an excuse for pic
nic2 The answer is-a bit of both.

scientific fun that is just an excuse for a pic
nics The answer is-a bit of both.
knowledge passed on
When Marathon Day rolls around at Shell,
there is certainly picnic atmosphere at the
testing grounds.
The somewhat bizarre parade Of vehicles
coughing and jerking and putting around
the track has Mack Sennett quality about
it. You expect the Keystone Cops to arrive
at any minute.
But remember that the Marathon itself is
only a climax to months, and sometimes
years, Of serious and ingenious work. Not
everybody sets world record. But every
contestant learns little more about the
care and feeding Of automobiles. Which,
after all, is Shells main job.
Eventually, every bit of this knowledge
whether it comes from the Marathon, the
workshop, or the Labs passed on to you
in the form of better and better products.
Today's Super Shell is shining example.
Thanks to continuous engine studies and
mileage tests, Super Shell now contains a
special mileage booster called Platformate.
Among Platformats's extraordinary
super-energy components are bemzene,
toluene and .yleme. These three COM
ponents alone release II per cent more
energy per gallo" than the finest 100
octane aviation gasoline.
The lesson is obvious. The first thing you do
to get extra mileage from your own car is to
put extra energy into your fuel tank, by
using todays Super Shell. Then, if you want
to boost mileage even more, take these tips
from Shells experts.
Evening star., 1961-03-17
RecOrd.breaking car cost $35

Shells record-breaking car was highly
modified 1924 2-passenger coupe (see cut).
1t was rescued from junkyard for $35.
The only rigid requirements that had to
be met to qualify for the Mileage Marathon
could be written on book Of matches.
The car had to have four rubber-tired
wheels. 1t had to weigh no less than
1000 pounds. 1t had to have at least 100
Gu. in. piston displacement. And it had
to use the same gasoline that anybody
could buy at Shell service station, with
no doctoring allowed.
After that, no holds were barred. The car
that won used standard carburetor from
an old one-cylinder engine.
Tire preSSureS up to 40 pounds
Some Marathon contestants inflated their
tires as high as ITO pounds per square inch
to reduce road-wheel friction.
Such crazy pressures would, of course,
be quite unsafe under normal road condi-
tions-and hideously uncomfortable, too.
But, under Shells carefully controlled
Marathon safety rules the only ill effects
were few ratified vertebrae, some broken
Evening star., 1961-03-17
Seven tips that save gasoline

1. Don't race your engine when stationary.
Every revolution is pure waste unless it is
taking you somewhere.
2. Avoid jack rabbit starts. In the long run,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-15
Beauty Flowers.
By MRS. HERBERT H. GREGER
Color Makes q Major Impact

Color and form are two of
the most eye catching qualities
of plant material.
Since color preference is a
personal matter with every
human being it is natural to
assume that each color will
have it's enthusiasts.
The element of color is OBJ
viously Of major impact in a
composition which stresses the
use Of plant material. The
color green is found in leaves
and stems of the majority OF
plants, and it will appear in
nearly all designs which use
fresh, cut, plant material.
We know that our first OF
primary colors are yellow, red
and blue, that the secondary
colors are orange, green and
purple and that between these
colors are many which have
some amount of one and a
greater amount of one of the
other aforementioned colors.
These we call tertiary.
Let us think Of color in an
arrangement. Color possesses
such a variety of indigenous
qualities, that every flower ar
ranger owes it to herself to
gather up all the knowledge
about it. The wide world offers
such infinite abundance of all
colors that it may be a good
beginning to feature one alone
Let us consider the color
green. Suppose we have a nice
dark green container. The
moment we bring our selected
plant material near it we notice
that our leaves, our branches
and berries have a different
color value. They are not as
dark green. Depending on the
degree of difference, the lighter
geren value will introduce 9
contrast. The large range Of
light and dark values of a coloI
are called the tints and shades
of color respectively. Imagine
a wide band of green variations
From the middle to one side
it becomes gradually lighter un-
| til it almost appears white
while the other side darkenS
gradually until it becomes al
most black. Still a third value
evident when the plant has q
azalea bed or my flower bed
and just throw them onto the
earth in the beds.
To the leaves / chopped ]
added some ashes and a small
amount Of bone meal and wet
them down. 1t looks beautiful.
4 cleaned the filter after
chopping.
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Orchid Show Chairman
oDirectMum Display

, Frank Sharpnack has beer
rather busy lately, but half hi
show chairman responsibilities.
are ending today. He has beer
chairman of the National Cap.
itai Orchid Society which is
open to the public from / to
5 pm. at Lansburgh's Shirl-
ington, Va, store, Colonial
ROOM.
His next official headache
has been building up. It is
the Craftsmanship of the Po-
toInac Chrysanthemum Soci-
ETY. show which opens October
% and 20 at the Patio of the
South Agriculture Department
Building, Jefferson drive be-
tween Twelfth and Fourteenth
streets S.W.
.fI've been plenty busy with
two shows and my regular job, u
said Mr.. Sharpnack yesterday
Il couldn't have been as lucky
and successful as I have been
thus far without good organ
ization and well selected CON-
mittee chairmen. We have
broken our organization into
five large divisions; production
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-15

/ planning, judging, public re-
lations and artistic arrange
ments."
Mr.. Sharpnack works for the
Federal Aviation Agency. He
had to be out of town several
weeks in September and he'll
have to hit the road again
before the chrysanthemum
show.
III be back in time to put
the finishing touches on the
show" he said. I'm time to
stick the last mum on the space
ship before it takes Off"
"Spaceward Ho," is part OF
the theme for the mum show
full title, New Frontier: Space
ward Ho!" The arrangements
titles of the mum show
launch you on a trip into
space, return you to earth
again for a presidential cita-
ton, and take you for a shot
at the moon"
For years Mr.. Sharpnack's
hobby has been art and work
ing with flowers, especially the
creation of arrangements.
Incidentally. Mr.. and Mrs
Leroy Neibich, pioneer mem
bers of the society and show
exhibitors, have some cascade
NUNS that are making then
home a showpace.
Back to Mr.. Sharpnack ano
his free-wheeling chairman
ships, he once found himself
"at two different meetings al
the same time" This was
accomplished last Monday
night.
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grayed value Of green. Since
this grazing gives a different
value to the color, we speak of
it as the tones Of color.
Tints, tones and shades.
Color can be crisp and sharp
with strong eye appeal, or it
can be weak, vague and dull.
Depending on the concentra-
ton or dilution of color, we
speak Of strong or weak chroma
or the strength of color. At this
point an interesting factor
unites with chroma. The sur
face quality, the texture of the
plant material begins to fool
you. The same chroma will look
different when the surface quail
ity differs. Take a ripe tomato
and a like colored brick. Both
have the idential color strength
yet the shiny, smooth surfaced
tomato appears more power
full while the rough texture of
the brick appears to have alb
sorbed some Of the color's
strength.
Don't fail to recognize this
phenomenon. Use it to the best
advantage for variety in a
monochromatic design. This
one-color arrangement needs
width and depth. Make sure
you use the color in all its
possible aspects but, nature
loves variety and seldom pro-
duces monchromatic harmonies
within one plant. To reduce the
direct impact of bits Of dis
turbance. remove as little as
you can get away with, hide or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-15
AnnunduIe
Show Set

Living Art" will be the
theme Of the Sunny Acres Gar
den Clubs sixth annual flower
show to be held Saturday from
$3.50 to 900 pm. at the Mason
vile Elementary School, 1901
Wayne Drive, Broyhill Crest
subdivision, A n n a n d a lie, Va.
Chairman of the show, Mrs.
Earl C. Darsch promises that
this sixth flower show by the
Club will be truly a work Of
many arts.
Original paintings from the
Northern Virginia Art League
and local artists will depict the
theme for each flower claSsifi-
cation. On a fence in the en-
trance of the school additional
paintings will be exhibited.
Edna Lees Gallery of Alexan-
dria. Va. will sponsor a ceramic
exhibit by members of the
Washington Kiln Club.
Featured will be invitational
arrangements, educational and
conservation exhibits, along
with a plant and bake sale.
Admission will be 35 cents.
The Spirit of Man a design for q
church altar Is non-competitive ar
| rangement and will be done by guest
arrangers Mrs. H. J. Trees Of the Falls
Church Garden Club, Mrs. Hoyle A,
Taylor, Pinecrest Garden Club, Mrs.
John 4: Rixse' Jr., Beverly Hills Gar
the Stony Brook Garden Club.
The public is invited to enter classes
in arrangements and horticulture.
| Awards will be presented by Mrs.
James was one Of the founders and
| the first president OF The Sunny Acres
Garden Club in 1853.
Reservations may be made by con-
tacting Mrs. John A. Lewis, IT.. al
JE. 4-1737. Advance schedules may be
obtained from Mrs. Z. c. Darseh at
Entries viii be received only from
The general show committee consists
Of: Mrs; Earl G. Darsch. chairman;
Mrs. L. F. Wood. Mrs. W. D. walker
| Mrs. - H. Callow, Mrs. j. B. Mcdaniel.
| Mrs. H, Leroy Baker, Mrs. s. A,
Burt, Mrs. F. @. Calvert, Mrs. P. F.
George, Mrs. j. v. Martin. Mrs. John
Jones and Mrs. Z. @. Spiller.
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Mower Used
Chop Up
DNLeuves
From Mrs. E. B. G., 3403 Cool

Spring Road, Adelphi, Nd.
I've cleaned so many little
gems of wisdom from your col
umns, Mr.. Youngman, that I
thought perhaps I might pass
one on to you.
Recently after raking leaves
I had two big piles of dry oak
leaves in addition to an al
ready good-sized compost pile
in the works. Despite all the
urgings not to burn your leaves
turn them into compost in
stead-at times the leaf piles
get beyond me and I have. I'm
ashamed to admit, burned
them and then to ease my con-
science dumped the ashes into
the compost.
I stood looking at those beau
tiful dry leaves and thought
of how they chop up VIII en-
moving the grass, so I decided
to try moving the pile, Won
dering what it would do to the
mower. have two mowers, a
large, very heavy, self-propelled
one, and a small. very light,
easily operated one. So I
mounded the piles as best I
could and ran the mower into
the leaves from the edges, rails
ing the front of the mower and
sort of cutting down onto the
leaves. And it worked beauti-
fully, with no apparent harm
to the mower. Since I had the
leaves piled up in the back part
of my place which has several
trees, I tried as best I could
to make sure that there were
no twigS, branches, hunks of
dirt or stones in with the
leaves. I did have some dried
leaves from corn cobs and some
dried iris leaves, and IN e e
were chopped to a good small
size, although not as well as
the leaves. The dried grass in
the piles chopped up beau
tifully.
On Saturday I purchased one
of the monthly flower garden
magazines, which had an ar
ticle to this same effect. 1t ad-
vocated covering over the dis
charge opening of the mower,
which is an excellent idea for
this was quite a dustry job.
That evening I tried it again.
this time using several lengths
of burlap sack as a shield so
the chopped leaves didn't fly
so badly. I pegged the edge of
the burlap down to keep the
leaves in and while this was
still quite a dusty job it worked
beautifully.
From the two times I chopped
leaves I obtained one of the
large wicker baskets, bushel
basketful and half of a big
trash can full.
Next time I'm going to try
raking the leaves close to the
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Arrongers to Hear
JUDGES Comments

Garden Club of Alexandra
will sponsor an audible judging
symposium October IS at 1::3(
pm. at Christ Church Me-
mortal Parish Hall, 118 N
Washington street, Alexandria
va. Fifteen arrangers will en-.
ter five classes for judging be.
fore the audience by three ma.
tionally accredited judges. Tea
will be served.
For ticket information con-
tact Mrs. Charles Henry Smith
jr.. 9015 Elmsdale road, Alex
andria (FL. 4-6666).
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Mum Show Plunned

The Falls Church Garden Club
will hold its annual chrysan-
themum show next Friday and
Saturday at Lansburgh's store
in Shirlington.
Growers are urged to bring
horticultural specimens and
artistic arrangements on the
theme, Autumn"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-15
League Luncheon

National Capital Garden Club
Leagues tenth annual luncheon
will be held next Thursday with
a tribute to honor guests at
1890 and dining at the Army
Navy Country Club. Tickets are
available through tomorrow
from the presidents of the af-
filiated clubs and members at
large ($2.75).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-15
FOR
ONE
TULIP

That's what one avid tulip fancier paid for
his tulip during the Tulipomania tulip
madnessl which afflicted Holland and its
neighbors from 1884 to 1887. But today
you pay so much less (most tulip bulbs sell
for under $1.OO dozen) for these beauti-
full blossoms from Holland. Bulbs from
Holland-tul1ps, daffodils, hyacinths, cro-
cuses-are the result of centuries of breed
ing and cultivation. Intensive research is
still carried on by the Dutch to give the
world the finest bulbs. And Dutch bulbs
are so easy to plant. They grow almost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-15

anywhere. Just dig a hole. Drop them in
and walk away until spring. Then come
back and pick bloom. Give it to your
husband, wife, mother or lover-and hope
for the best. Your garden supplier
carries so many different colors 49,
and varieties of bulbs from Hol- !: "A:
land. One thing is certain: when SV$
it says Holland Bulbs" you buy ""s"
the best.
ASSOCIATED BULB GROWERS OF HOLLAND
20 Broadway. New York 8. New York
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minimize whatever you can
and just use the rest as is, for
nature intended it that way.
These tiny sparkles of color will
help contribute to the success
of your chosen problem.
, 1961-07-24
Treasury Department
Chief Of New York
Here For Survey

Robert Patty, Chief Of the Trea-
sury Department of New York
City is in St. Croix making a sur-
vey Of the Identification system of
the Police Division Of the Depart
ment of Public Safety of the Vir-
gin Islands.
Chief Patty will make recon-
mendation for a modern system
SO that the Department will have
an easy working system coordinat-
ed with the Federal and other Mu-
nicipal governments.
, 1961-07-24
Roy Hudson. JuYcee
Of Washington. .. C.
Visiting ST. Croix

Ray Hudson, who is an active
member OF the Washington, D. c.
Chapter OF the JuniorC Chamber OF
America, attended the local organi
rational meeting at Government
House on Friday night, last.
He pointed out a most interest
factor was that the prospective
members of the group were from
all phases of community life,
whereas the chapter on the main
land is made up OF young men in
Continued on page Al
, 1961-07-24
Mon Gets Year in
Juil For Aggravated
Assault & Buttery

Samuel Miller of Antigua was
found guilty Of aggravated assault
and battery in Municipal Court
by Judge William Moorhead. He
was sentenced to serve one year
in Jail and pay a fine of $500.
Judge Moorhead has ordered
that after Miller serves his SEN
tence he be deported back to An
tigua, British West Indies. The I'm
migration officer has been so no
titled.
, 1961-07-24
Phillies Baseball team
Defeat Orioles to the
Tune of 81 Yesterday

The Phillies Baseball team de-
feated the Orioles yesterday after
noon on the Canegata Ball field
by a score of 8 = ! after nine inn
ings of play. The box score was
Phillies 3 runs, S hits ! error and
z men left on base. The Orioles,
i run, 7 hits, 8 errors and z men
men left on base.
The winning pitcher was Roney
Williams. The loser was Terrence
Martin.
, 1961-07-24
Civic Minded Young
Men ofSt. Croix Meet
To Form Junior c Of C.


A group Of civic-minded young
men (49 in alb met in Government
House on Friday night to lay the
foundation of a st. Croix Chapter
of the Junior Chamber Interna-
tional.
Spearheading the organizational
meeting here, were four officers
of the st. Thomas Chapter: Clyde
Banfield, president; Len Stein, Ist
vice-president; Murray Pentland,
End vice-president and Gerald
Nicholson, secretary.
Hon. Ron de Lugo, Administra-
tive Assistant for st. Croix, who
greeted the group on behalf OF the
Governor, delivered an Inspiring
address in which he pointed out
that the world today looks toward
dedicated civic-minded young men
like those in the group, for leader
ship.
Mr.. Banfield impressed upon
group the Importance of Jaycces
to- community and the role it
plays in developing its members
to be capable leaders of the future.
Messrs. Stein and Pentland told
Of the activities the st. Thomas
Chapter had initiated and of their
assistance to other groups in civic
projects.
Ray Hudson, a member of the
Washington, D. G. Chapter of the
Jaycees of America, attended the
meeting and spoke briefly on why
Jaycee is important to the com
munity as well as the individual.
Temporary officers were elected
prior to the first regular meeting
which has been set for August 4,
at Government House. They are:
G. Luz James, cahiman; Russell
Richards, secretary. Mr.. James APP
pointed the following Constitution
and Bylaws Committee: Ralph
Delemos, Minnard Jones, Edgar
Isles, Rafael Walls and Arnold
Golden.
Canute Brodhurst, Jr. and Phil
lip Behr were requested to handle
publicity.
The Jaycees will elect officers
and vote on the Constitution and
Bylaws when they meet on Aug
ust 4th.
All interested men between the
ages Of 81 and 40 are invited to
attend this meeting at $3.50. The
meetings start promptly at $50.
, 1961-07-24
MATERNITY LEAVE TO TAXES REFLECT
QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY EXPERTS"

~ &&0 w -
These were some of the
, Questions asked Saturday
when the class in State and
Local Government at the
Hampton Experimental Col
lege heard three guest lee
turers on the various as
poets Of the Virgin Islands
government.
Dr.. Melvin Evans spoke
of health and hospitals; Wal
ter Petersen represented
the Department Of Finance,
and r. FL Amphett Leader,
Esq, former chairman Of
the Board of Education,
spoke on the schools. Al
bert Nelthropp, supervisor
of Public Works, was to
have spoken but had to
rush to Puerto Rico on gov
eminent business.
The health problem Of
the Virgin Islands is not a
problem Of the $4,000 peo-
pie who are mentioned as
making up the population,
DR.. Evans pointed out. I'm
addition to these $4,000, we
must serve some 100000
tourists. Not only do many
of these need normal medi-
cal care, but there is also
a chance Of epidemics arts
ing as a result of the coming
of ships from many ports"
DR.. Evans gave many
examples of how threats
were nipped in the bud be-
cause the Health Depart
ment was on guard and
caught some contagious di-
sease early
Questioned about vacan-
cies in his department., DR..
Evans said that 1T is very
difficult to fill certain top
level positions in his depart
ment because it is difficult
, 1961-07-24

to compete with the salaries
paid on the mainland"
Presently there are 81
vacancies in the depart
ment, including that Of 9
nutritionist. This position
will be filled by the fall
however, according to DR.
Evans.
He also told of plans for
cooperating with Puerto Ri
co in maintaining a regiona
blood bank which will serve
both for normal needs and
forany emergency that
might arise.
DR.. Evans said there is
mo health reason why
teachers and other govern.
ment workers are compel.
led to take an eight-month
maternity leave" He call.
ed the policy "old-fashion.
ed and worst than that"
Atty Leader told Of how
the Virgin Islands schoo.
system had taken some
steps to improve itself, Fol
instance, no teaching Ii.
cenSeS are issued any more
to graduates Of high schoo.
who have had no further
training.
Mr.. Leader deplored the
frequent turnover in com
missioners of education anc
said that many improve.
ments were in a state o.
marking time because ne
commissioner has remained
in the job long enough.
Our schools should be
producing the leaders fol-
every area of Virgin Is.
lands life Mr.. Leader de
clared. IF they do not, We
shall have no Virgin Island
er in position to follow il
the footsteps Of men like
, 1961-07-24

Commissioner Melvin H.
Evans or Walter Petersen"
CONTINUED on page ~
Evening star., 1961-12-10
| NEED 6 MEN

We have iu>t opened cur new
branch office downtown, and due
TO evpaNslon need men i'm
mediately who wanl to make A
eooo income between now and
ChriStmas. II you are the right
Salih'r man We can offer YOU a
permanent position with oul
company. Apply Pcrs. Ollcr.
March Rids 1888" NJ st. NV.
Suite nn6, T. Moons pm. tomor-
rnu- iNpndlrl
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IMMEDIATE OPENING

Man with previous experience in
SairS work lor ,peCIal,7ed sales
ASSIGNMENTS VIII consider re-
tired man or near retirement aps
Apnlv IN own hsnduritine. Include
resume NJ experience. name and
phone number 5oX SILL, star
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LOAN
OFFICERS

We have openings for
experienced loan Of
ficerS now or Begin
ming first of year.
Applicants ould
have len ding and
credit experience in a
good finance company
or bank. Automobile
lie n d in g experience
particularly helpful.
Also college training
preferred.
This is a permanent
inside Salaried posi-
ton with an excellent
employe benefit pro-
gram including paid
major medical plan,
paid penSiOn plan,
group life insurance
and group hospitali-
cation and profit
sharing.
Take advantage OF
this opportunity to
join an extremely
dynamic and fast
growing company.