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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-05
Drag Racer
Runns Car,
Hurts Pair

A Greenbelt (Md.) couple
was critically injured yesterday
when their car was rammed
from behind by a drag-racing
auto on John Hansen highway,
State police reported.
Frank E. Tonker, So, of TIE
Southway road, and his wife
Agnes, 81, were admitted to
Prince Georges General Hos
pital after being thrown from
their car when it was struck
by another car which police
estimated was travelling 100
miles an hour.
The fast-moving car, along
with one it was racing, kept
going after Tipping the Tonker
car over several times on the
westbound lane of the dual
highway near Enterprise road,
according to Trooper Robert E.
Caps.
A short time later, police
arrested a Washington man,
on foot in Bladensburg, and
charged him with leaving the
scene of an accident. reckless
driving and drag racing,
Trooper Capps said.
The charges were placed
against Alex Junior Roberts
%, of the 1900 block of S street
NV, who was not injured but
whose car received an estimated
$500 damage, police said. A
lookout also was put out for
the driver of the other drag
racing car. listed to a Northeast
Washington man, police said.
The Tonkers' 1861 hardtop
was hit about 2::30 pm. while
cruising at normal speed on the
60-mile-an-hour highway, po-
lice said. Witnesses caught the
license tag numbers of the two
racing cars, police said.
Mr.. Tonker sustained a pos
sible skull fracture, cuts and
bruises and also suffered a
heart attack. His wife, reported
in very critical condition" at
the hospital, suffered a crushed
pelvis and internal injuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-05
Welfare Chief Visits
Homes on Relief Rolls

a time. Mr.. Shea found dishes
piled in the sink and the chill
dren huddled under blankets
to keep warm.
The welfare director visited
three homes today with a work.
er to check new relief appli-
cantS for eligibility.
One was q man with a slipped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-05
BY JERRY OLEARY, JR.
Star staff Writer

BALTIMORE, Feb. 5-A boy
who resembles slain Michael
Condetti still comes into a
Palmer Park (MdD Shopping
Center store where the 7-year-
old kidnap victim was seen with
a man the day he vanished, a
defense witness testified in
Federal Court here today.
The witness, one of the first
called by attorney ]. Carl Hill
in the defense of Joseph H.
Alvey, was Jack Lamm, of
2734 Ordway street NV,
Washington. Mr.. Lamm said
he has been manager of the
Palmer Park Family Store off
Maryland Rte. 202 since Octo-
Der, 1860.
Brick COl0red Hair
Mr.. Hill showed Mr.. Lamm
a color composite photo of
Michael and asked if he knew
anyone the picture resembles.
Mr.. Lamm replied there is a
boy in the Palmer Park neigh
borhood, near where Michael
was found dead, who resembles
the Condetti boy.
II see him two or three times
a week." Mr.. Lamm told the
jury of 10 men and two women.
Mr.. Lamm apparently was
called to the stand by Mr.. Hill
to counteract testimony last
week by Mrs. Mary Leistra, a
clerk in the store when Michael
disappeared November IA, 1860,
that she saw the victim in
the shop that day with a man.
Mrs. Leistra's testimony was
that the 42-year-old defendant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-05
WineIund to Lead
Democratic Drive

Fred Wineland, treasurer of
the Wineland Theaters. has
been named Democratic cam
paign chairman for both the
State and local tickets in Prince
Georges County.
The appointment was an
nounced today by the county's
Democratic State Central Com
mittee. Mr.. Wineland will map
the local drive for the State
ticket headed by Gov. Tawes,
plus a local slate yet to be an
nounced by the committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-05
Boy Resembling Condetti Child
Still Visits Store, Defense SAYS

was the man she saw with
Michael and she pointed him
out in court.
Mr.. Lamm said he did not
know the name of the boy he
sees.
Knew Alvey Family
The first defense witness to-
day as Mr.. Hill opened his case
for Alvey was Mrs. Florence
Brill. of 1922 Newton street,
Mt. Rainier, Md, an employee
of the Government Printing
Office. Mrs. Brill testified she
had known Alvey and his
mother, Mrs. Ocie Trumble, for
about two years and that her
home is a half block from their
former residence.
The witness told the court
she visited Mrs. Trumble on
Monday night, November IA,
1860, between 6 pm. and 10
pm. and that no one else was
there.
Mrs. Brill said Mrs. Trumble
called her over for a visit at
10 am. the day before the
crime and she stayed with the
defendant and his mother until
two or three in the afternoon.
Joe was there" she said.
Boxes and bags were packed
and they were ready to move.
Joe said he was going to Flori-
da." The defense contends Al
vey left for Florida the day
before Michael was kidnapped
near his Brentwood Village
home in Northeast Washington.
Mrs. Brill also testified under
questioning by Mr., Hill that
Alvey had a mustache when
she last saw him and that she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-05

had never known him to wear
a hat. Last week Mrs. Leistra
said the man she saw in the
store on November IA was wear
ing a hat. And in her subse-
quent description and identifi-
cation of the man she did not
mention a mustache.
Other defense witnesses were
Ellis A. Crosby and his wife,
Janet, who live at Brightseat
road and Second street, Ard
more, at the entrance to a
rough lane at the end of which
Michael's body was found.
The CrosbyS testified they
have a good watch dog, which
weighs IS pounds, and which
banks at anyone attempting to
pass the house. Both CroSbys
told the court they could not
recall hearing either their dog,
or that of another neighbor
barking on the evening Michael
was kidnapped.
Cashed $50 Check
Mr.. Hill also called to the
stand Leroy James, who works
in Bailey's Liquor Store in
Mount Rainier, where, the de-
tense contends, Alvey cashed a
$50 check the day before the
crime. Mr.. James said he does
not recall seeing Alvey or
November 10, 1860.
Alvey is on trial under q
Lindbergh Law indictment &C.
cusing him of kidnapping Mi.
chael Condetti, whose sexuallS
abused body was found Novem-
Der II in a wooded area neal
Ardmore in Prince Georges
County, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-05
New Breakfast vitaminS'
Ideal For Entire Family
for children and teenagers, too

With the development of Geritol BREAKFAST
VITAMlNS, there is no longer any need to have
different vitamins for different members of
your family, unless prescribed by your doctor.
Geritol BREAKFAST VITAMINs are an ideal
formula for the family even for children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-05
THE EVENING STAR
Washington D. c. Aekxn AHon BIS
Monday. Februoy S. 1862 NASasO VAS0 t*t

disc. Unable to work for the
time being, he has applied for
general public assistance.
Two others were applicants
for aid to dependent children.
One mother, 80, has six chill
dren. Three are in Junior high
school, a fact Mr.. Shea found
encouraging. Her small two
story hone>was neat and Or
derby.
He also has visited PERSONAL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-05

care homes, where older per-
sons supported by the Welfare
Department live. The homes
are supervised by the Health
Department.
Mr.. Shea has made one night
tour with the departments
regular investigators.
His next visit will be with
special investigators to check
a sampling of Aid to Depend
ent Children cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-05

NOTE TO DOCTORS -
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-05
Breakfast Ntamins' I.eIp You Start
The Day With VITAMIN POWER

Breakfast time is the best time to fortify
yourself with this full-power Mtamin sup
plement-to help you feel your best and do
your best. (Of course, 'Geritol BREAKFAST
VITAMINs may be taken at any other
mealtime).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-05
How To Stay On A Diet
Yet Not Be "Vitanin-HuneYv''

Reducing diets mean lighter meals, less
food intake, fewer calories. Your own
reducing diet may completely satisfy your
food-hunger-but in many cases, cutting
down on food can also mean cutting away
essential vitaninS your body requires AS
result, you may be 'vitamin-hungry" with
out suspecting it. Especially when you're
dieting, its important to fortify yourself
with the vitamins you need every day
Geritol BREAKFAST VITAMTNs supply a
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-05

vitamins you need take daily. Yet each
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only one calorie. Here's the sensible break
fast vitamin tablet to help you stay on
your diet and feel your best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-05
Supplies The vitamins
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What Medical Records Show
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Just one Geritol BREAKFAST VITAMINs tablet each
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plus an ron-booser Never before has so much vtamn
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-25
Panel Named for
DC. Flower Show

Mrs. Darrell Saint Claire,
chairman Of the women's gar
den section Of the National
Capital Flower and Garden
Show. today announced ap-
pointees Of her IL member
committee.
The show, which will be held
next March 7 through Is at the
D. c. Armory, is sponsored by
the Allied Florists Association
of Greater Washington, Inc.
Show headquarters are at 224
Dupont Circle Building.
The members are:
Mrs. Humphrey Daniel, vice
chairman; Mrs. Paul Segal,
awards chairman; Mrs. w. T.
Wilson, entries; Mrs. Herbert
Bin g h a m, hospitality; Mrs,
Frederick Lang, judges; Mrs.
George Lee, judges clerks; Mrs
H. Butterworth, properties;
Mrs. D. H. Patteson-Knight
schedule; Mrs. David Lynch,
secretary; Mr.. John Davidson
staging chairman; Mr.. Frank
Prevail, treasurer.
Advisers are Wilbur Young
man, Tom Stevenson and Nor
ton Franklin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-25
Framed Carnations
Win Florists Prize

Charles Prick of Blackstone,
Inc, Washington and Bethesda
florists. has been awarded first
prize by the Allied Florists As
ISOLATION in its design school
competition
y-five entries from Wash
ington area florists were judged
during the recent event. Other
winners announced last week
were Mrs. Virginia McIlwee
owner of Towers Florists of Ar
lington, second prize, and Mrs
Mary ziegler of Elliotts' Flor
list, also of Arlington, third
prize.
Mr.. Tricks entry used three
hinged picture frames of gold
sprayed styrofoam to display
red carnations and live juniper
evergreens, with a red velvet
backdrop. More than 300 area
florists attended the event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-25

artistically. Moist flakes perched
on rosebuds or on a brilliantly
green leaf or, smack in the
center of a fully opened bios
som. The roses never looked so
lovely.
If you wish to bring these
late roses into the house to use
for decoration. go slowly. They
relish the cool moisture of the
garden and are none too happy
to be brought into your over
heated kingdom. Cut only flow
ers which have a chance to un-
fold indoors and treat them to
your coolest corner at first. ]
always burn the stem ends be-
fore even think of arranging,
even though may later use
some chemical as extra insur-
ance in keeping them fresh.
For such a late time Of the
year, have surely been blessed,
I really have too many roses,
but I love them and each one
was so beautiful that I cut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-25

them all to fill my house with
their vibrant golden color.
1t so happened that a friend
of mine, who is a steady reader
of this column, came by the
house simply bubbling over
with an idea. She had taken
two Of her ashtrays, one of a
honey yellow Blenco-glass in
free form design and the other
a conical, spun brass bowl, and
made with them a charming.
footed, very modern container.
A piece of masking tape. with
adhesive on both sides, held the
pair securely together.
could not resist asking her
to let me have it for a while
to use when the proper moment
arrived. You guessed it. The
golden roses simply demanded
the use of this sparkling, lumi-
nous and harmonious modern
chalice.
The arrangement is one that
has its greatest eye appeal
through color. The yellow hue is
expressed through three differ
ent media. One a metal of a
high reflective quality, one a
thick glass with a mellow semi
transparency and the third. the
inimitable fragile substance of
rose petals with their curved
and curled surfaces and their
endless variety in light reflec-
ton and color presentation.
I found only a small amount
of good foliage and I have used
its dark pattern to balance the
light and luminous flowers.
These last roses of summer
offer a pleasant threshold be-
tween the past and the imme-
date future. 1t is a happy and
| peaceful stop, where we may
tarry a while before the ava
lanche of activities begins to
push us into a breathtaking
rush.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-25
DITCHPLUS MULCH
MEANS SURVIVAL
FOR YOUR NUNS

The freeze and thaw
winters of Washington are
much more injurious to the
chrysanthemums than the
sub-freezing weather in the
States north of here. This
is a perennial problem for
the hardies and does not
apply to the more tender
varieties.
Various methods have
been tried to insure sur
vival including covering the
beds with plastic. However,
plastic draws heat the same
as glass and tends to keep
the plants from being dor
mant.
The current recommen-
dalton of the Potomac
Chrysanthemum Society is
to have the beds well
drained. preferably raised
2 or 8 inches. In adj
dition to the drainage, they
recommend mulching heav-
lily after the plants have
gone dormant. 1t is not a
major chore to dig a small
drainage ditch around the
beds, and many kinds of
mulching materials are cur
rently available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-25
Skinner to Speak
AtCumeIiu Society

The Camelia Society of the
Potomac Valley will hear a talk
on dwarf evergreens by DR.,
Henry T. Skinner, director of
the United States Arboretum,
at 8 pm, December 3.
DR.. Skinner will speak on
the recently acquired Gotelli
Collection of dwarf trees at the
meeting to be held in the Equi-
table Life Insurance Co. audi
torium, 5000 Wisconsin avenue
NV.
The dwarf trees were donated
to the National Arboretum by
William T. Gotelli of South
Orange, N. j., and is considered
one of the finest in the world
There are about $500 trees
from all parts of the worlc
represented in the collection
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-25
Talks Scheduled
On YuIe Decor

Christmas Decorations In
side and Out" is the topic Of
a program Thursday by the
Montgomery County Agents
office. Demonstrations will be
by Brian Finger, assistant coun-
ty agent; Mrs. Jane c. Elliott,
associate, home demonstration
agent, and Mrs. Doris Counts,
Pepco home service division,
from 8 to $50 pm. at the Civic
Center in Rockville.
The program, which describes
use of green's and lights, will
be repeated December 6 at the
same hour in the Park and
Planning Commission Building,
1887 Georgia avenue, Silver
Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-25

LIldn LIilo the only pTOteCJlOn
needed Is for the foliage which
the Japanese beetles seem to
dote on. However, any insecti-
eide may be used for this pur-
pose-DDT, SEWN. etc.
Many gardeners also grow the
blueberries. They are good or
namental shrubs and If the
birds can be kept away the
owner may harvest fruit. Since
the blueberries grow under ap-
proximately the same conditions
as azaleas 1t is a temptation
to have two or more varieties
Of them. The job is. of course,
to beat the birds, and that can
be more expensive than the
fruit.
One more point. The stone
fruits cherries, peaches, plums,
prunes. and apricots must be
protected from the peach tree
borer. This is best done by
spraying the lower two feet of
spraying the lower 2 feet of
the trunks three times with
DOT at three-week intervals
beginning in mid-August. If you
miss these sprayings you might
as we'll quit, for the borers
never overlook an unprotected
tree.
Sun Lovers
The dwarf fruits with the ex-
ception Of the blueberries need
full sun. They benefit from an
annual fertilization, using 5-lO-
or similar material. The i'm
mediate area about the trunk
should be mulched or kept cul-
tivated. All dwarfs on the
Mailing understocks should be
staked to prevent topping over
when heavily laden with fruit
in a rainstorm.
The above should not be con-
strued as damning with faint
praise. The dwarfs are much
more useful in the home garden
than are the standard sized
trees which cannot be sprayed
except with expensive equip
ment. Hand sprayers are good
for not more than 20 to IS feet
of height, most of them much
less. That is the reason for NEIL
tioning rose spraying equip
ment. Many Of the all-purpose
rose sprays or dusts are salts
factory for pest control on the
dwarf fruits. And, disease and
insect free fruit fully ripened on
the tree is hard to beat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-25

Rain and soggy wet soils made
garden work last week end i'm
possible but we needed the rain
and the cold. The soils are still
deficient In subsoil moisture and
it will take several good soak
ings to restore the subsoil mois-
ture to normal levels. The chill
that makes out-of-door garden
ing miserable is needed to make
plants dormant. Once in this
stage the more tender plants
can take freezing without in
jury.
The feeding, cutting, and fill
ing in of the low spots in the
lawns can be done whenever
the sail is dry enough to be
walked upon without danger of
pudding. Fall feeding may
seem a bit out of season at
this late date but the blue
grasses and fescues will con-
tinue to grow for sometime. The
low spots in the lawns should
be filled with soil so that wa
ter does not stand in such de-
pressions. Standing, water
means a water saturated soil.
and grass will die for lack of
air If the puddles persist for
more than a day or two.
Safe For Bulbs
Bulb planting should be
pushed whenever the soil is dry
enough for spading. This is a
cold fall and tulip planting can
be done now without danger of
their putting up foliage which
will be weatherbitten. Above
ground growth in the late fall
and early winter does not af-
feet the bloom but it does re-
suit in weathered foliage. That
is the only reason for delaying
planting.
The cleaning up of weeds
and debris In the garden and
along the borders is a neces-
sary chore if we are to elm
mate as many of the hiding
places of insects as possible
Also, some weeds, such as the
Pokeweed, carry diseases and
this is a good season to elm
mate them. Other weeds Offer
a winter home for the leaf
hoppers, the spittle bug, and the
red spider mites so digging Il
a sanitary measure that should
cut down on next seasons dis
ease control problems.
Spade as much of the vacant
areas in the garden as possible
so that the leaves and trash
will be decomposed by spring
Leave the freshly spaded ground
rough" - that is do not rake
or smooth it. Frost will pull.
verize the soil and come spring
planting time it will need only
to be raked to be in condition
for planting.
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material and stored In q dry
place for the winter.
Now is a good time to go
over the garden to check the
plant labels to see If they are
still plainly legible, also that
they are deeply sunk into the
ground and will not be pushed
out by freeze and thaw weather.
Use one of the weatherproof
pencils in marking the wooden
labels.
Don't overlook the dwarf fruit
trees, grapevines and other de-
ciduous trees and shrubs. They
may be planted now. Lilacs
should be planted in the fall.
WHY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-25
THIS WEEK
IN YOUR GARDEN

season for planting in this area
since the job can be done more
leisurely now. Also, the buyer
is more likely to get the varie-
ties desired than with a spring
order. Fall-planted roses are
well established by spring and
the feeder roots developed so
that when the ground and air
warm up they are ready to grow.
Unless planted very early in
the spring the bushes may lack
feeding roots when the bushes
start making top growth.
Mound the fall planted roses
with soil to a height Of 6 or
8 inches. This will keep the
canes from drying. The mounds
should be left until spring. Re-
move most of the wood that
protrudes from the mounds.
This applies only to newly
planted rose bushes.
Malathi0n Useful
House plants infested Will
mites, mealy bugs and other
pests should be sprayed, or
"dunked" in a malathion solu-
ton several times at 5 to z
day intervals when this chore
can be done out of doors. NAL
athion only kills the adults
hence it is necessary to repeat
the treatment at the 5 to z
day intervals to rid the plants
of the adults coming, from the
nymphs and eggs. Do not use
the malathion indoors - 1t has
a very unpleasant odor and the
fumes are likely to be injurious
to humans If inhaled.
The garden stakes no longer
in use should be cleaned
painted with some rot-proofing