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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-25
BY WILBUR H. YOUNGMAN
Star Garden Editor

Planting grass seed seems
such a simple chore that all toe
many fail to do it on time
waste money, and suffer dis
appointment. The majority Of
Washington area lawns are
planted to the bluegrasses and
fescueS-cool weather grasses
They terminate most readily
in the fall when rains, cool
weather and the absence OF
competing weeds are most IA
vorable for growth and develop
ment.
Spring planting, unless done
very early in this area, does
not give the grass plants suf-
ficient time to become well
rooted before hot weather
comes and the plants do not
survive-a dead loss.
Research has proven conclu-
sively that these cool weather
grasses make the best growth
in a slightly acid soil. Thus
the first step in planting the
new lawn or renovating the
old one is to determine how
much lime is needed to reduce
the acidity to approximately q
PHI of 6.5. Only a soil test viii
provide this information. The
lime best suited to garden sol
improvement is variously
known as pulverized or ground
limestone. 1t is the raw rock
finely pulverized. is safe to put
upon living plant material, anc
will not release the nitrogen II
the soil or in the fertilizer
Usually, it takes about 6:
pounds per 1000 square feet o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-25
Peonies

From c. M. S., 6231 West
brook drive, Carrollton, Hyatts-
vile, Md. l.. The peony tubers
planted last spring have sud-
denly stopped growing and be-
come sickly. 2. My azaleas are
now losing their color and
many Of the leaves are turn
ing brown and drying. Answer;
l. You do not state whether
your peonies are herbacious OF
tree. Assuming they are the
common perennial type, youl
problem may be due to (a)
planting too deeply, (b) plant
ing in a poorly drained soil,
or Co not having time to be-
come established before the hot
weather. Peonies should be
planted in September or Octo-
Der, except when potted. 2.
Many of our azaleas suffered
from winter injury and need
pampering. Suggest you apply
a level tablespoonful Of Green
Garde" to each plant every two
weeks and that you protect
them from red spider mite anC
lacefly injury by spraying with
malathion or dimethoate. They
should be kept mulched.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-25

Of its leaves infected by some
disease. Spraying with Bor-
deaux was started about IL
days ago. Recently the tree
has been watered. Answer: The
leaves do show a minor in
festation with the anthracnose
leaf spot. They also show the
characteristic browning Of
edges and tips associated with
drought conditions. 1t is quite
likely that the Bordeaux will
stop the leaf spot. Maneb anc
Phaltan may be preferable tc
the Bordeaux. One additional
spray may be necessary. The
recent rain should have re-
stored soil moisture, but shall
low-rooted dogwoods benefit BY
weekly watering whenever
rainfall is inadequate. Mulching
is important to the health anc
vigor of a dogwood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-25
Sand Bank Cover

From ]. A. c., 1904 Chad
wick court, D. c. What kind
of a plant, vine or grass is
suitable for holding the soil
on a bank near the bay:
Answer: If the soil on the bank
is sandy and is exposed to
salt air, you may wish to use
one of the beach grasses. On
a sandy loan or clay, you
might try daylilies, veronica,
lythrum and similar plants
that will tolerate salt-laden
air. OF the shrubs, rosa rugosa,
seabuckthorn, coralberry, beach
plum, highbush BURBERRY, ano
others will be helpful. Vir-
ginia creeper may also be used
as well as sand blackberry
poverty grass and wild roses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-25

Today you are looking at a
what is it?" No matter what
books I searched, no matter
whom I asked for the name of
the plant which produced these
magnificent seed lanterns,
nothing happened. I feel trou-
bled, since I try to make sure
that I have complete and prop
er information about the plant
material that I use. 1t wouldn't
matter if I could find only a
common name and not the
Latin pedigree for this plant
which nobody can identify. To-
day, you must excuse me, and
would be glad If someone will
help me. Of you have the name
of his plant, write to Mrs. Gre
ger at 1901 Glen road, Rock
vile, Md
I can pinpoint for you two
locations where it seems to
thrive. You can find 1t In Mary
land along lonesome railroad
tracks, and tramps who wander
along these barren trails might
have given it a name. But. the
place which started my inter-
est is along Route II, where
Maryland and Pennsylvania
blend their countrysides. There
it thrives abundantly in rather
barren spots, and the big seed
globes glow golden in the sun.
I found a place in my garden
where the subSoil was thrown
into a heap. and I hopefully
placed some of the seed there
to see whether it might produce
a plant. 1t did, and I think
I'll have them around for ever
after.
Well, and so I arranged the
whats it's name?"
I found a metal container
which was dubious in design
and about 5 inches in diam
eter at the waistline. I place
a small nailholder into it and
rested it on q small, three
legged stand. I used all the
fragile gloves that I possessed,
since it was the best way to
preserve them. The individual
seed-lanterns have a way OF
telling you where they want to
be placed. It is only natural
that I used the upright poise
of one and the sidewise turn
of another just as they showed
me. Above all, airspace around
each was paramount, they were
simply CHASTITY when they were
; piled into massive groups.
I used a clear plastic anc
, sprayed the arrangement from
, every side. After a day or two
, the stems dried and now have
an arrangement for those times
when I want to pull my hail
,, for lack of garden flowers.
! 1t is a fun arrangement, too
; I wish you could see each one
: of my grandchildren sneak slylS
up to my great big dan
, delionS." They blow full bias
; and nothing happens. Are theil
, faces red when I sneak up or
, them, surprise, see, I fixed you
, these are my permanent what.
!, cha ma -call-itS."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-25
Virginia Club Sets
Rose Show Dates

The 9th annual rose show
of the Garden Club of Virginia,
sponsored by the Huntington
Garden Club, will be held at
the Mariners Museum in New
port News October 9 and 10. In
keeping with the setting, the
theme Of the show will be 1.-THE
Voyages of the Roses"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-25
Silver Maple

From Mrs. R. N. NJ, 1921
Mccain court. Kensington. The
silver maple tree on our front
lawn has several roots on the
surface of the soil and others
appear to be coming out. What
is the cause, and what can be
done to correct it? Answer: This
is normal for all maple trees
but seems to be more objec-
tionable with the silver maple
than with the others. To re-
move the surface roots would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-25
Tobacco Mulch

From Mrs. M. c., 6OO5 South
port drive, Bethesda, Md. Are
tobacco barn sweepings suitable
for mulching all kinds OF
plants? Answer: Such materials
are excellent mulches and may
be used freely except around
iris, painted daisies (Pyreth-
RUM and similar plants subject
to crown rot. The iris, for ex-
ample. should have sun on the
rhizomes; however, the space
between the plants might vel
be mulched with this material
This kind of material does moi
require supplemental fertiliza-
ton. If the mulched plants
need fertilization, it may be
spread on top of the mulch ano
let the rain carry it down tc
the roots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-25
BEAUTY IN FLOWERS
NumeIess Plant
In Arrangement
By MRS. HERBERT H. GREeER

deprive the tree of food and
moisture. Covering the roots
with soil is only temporary
Suggest you cover the root area
with a ground cover, prefer
ably the English ivy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-02

having asked Gov. Rolvaae
where Gov. Pat Brown, Demo-
crat of California, is. Senator
Pastore said that, when Gov
Rolvaag explained the Cali
fornian is in Europe, Senator
Scott had remarked, That's q
fine place to be-"
AS a parting shot, Senator
Scott said he wanted to make
three points clear: "(A) I am
for this bill; OBJ I have the
highest regard for the chair
man Senator Pastore), and
Co no one is going to shut me
up" AS Gov. Rolvaag left Che
witness chair, Senator Pastore
told him, your testimony was
a breath Of fresh air."
Another witness in favor OF
the bill today was Bruce Brom-
ley, a New York City lawyer
Earlier, ov. Rolvaag hac
warned that, unless all levels OF
Government provide construc.
tive leadership on civil rights
this time of agony will
leave scars which viii not heal
for generations" -
Gov. Rolvaag said the civil
rights problem is not restricted
to the South and that he would
be the first to admit that Ne
groeS have some difficulties in
Minnesota. SD,
But he said his State has
had a public accommodations
law since 1885, and in recent
years has added laws on fair
housing and employment prac-
tees. He said the public ac-
Communications law has worked
well and effectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-02
FREEDOM RIDER
HELD IN PROTEST

NEW YORK (AP).-The ar
rest Of seven pickets blocking
the entrance to Gov. Rockefel-
|1er's Manhattan office was fol-
lowed today by the arrest in
Brooklyn Of one of the pioneer
ing Freedom Riders.
The Freedom Rider, James
Peck. 48. white, Of Manhattan,
was picked up for sitting in a
gateway to block access Of
trucks to the Downstate Medi-
cal Center construction project.
Ten others were arrested at the
construction site, where DEM
constructions have been waged
for the past three weeks.
The Brooklyn pickets tried a
new tactic today - not only
blocking the gateway but
marching slowly In front of APP
preaching trucks to delay their
arrival.
Three persons. two young
women and o man, occupied
the press room. OF Gov. Rock
efeller's office where there has
been. "a continuing sit-down to
press the job demands.
-Four white parents filed suit
in State Supreme Court &C
cusing the Board Of Education
Of discriminating against white
pupils. Charging that Negroes
have been granted superior"
privileges, the suit asks that
the board be restrained from
assigning white pupils from
East Flatbush in Brooklyn TO a
Junior high school In Browns
Vile, d less desirable neighbour
hood, on the basis Of a racial
quota system"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-02
81 Charleston Merchants
Accept Desegreqation Plan

CHARLESTON. s. c., Aug. z
(AP) This citadel of Southern
tradition took a step toward
calming racial unrest yesterday
when 81 white merchants
agreed to . 6-point desegrega-
ton plan and Negro leaders
promised not to picket Their
stores.
The agreement was reached
after almost eight weeks Of
racial protests in Charleston,
where the first shot of the
Civil War was fired 102 years
ago.
Leaders Of the anti-segrega-
ton Charleston Movement said
picketing would continue out
side stores that have not
agreed to the plan.
The 81 merchants agreed to:
1. Grant Negroes equal en-
ployment opportunities.
2. Desegregate fitting rooms,
rest rooms, lounges and drink
ing fountains.
3. Allow Negroes to try on
hats and other articles Of
clothing.
4. Serve customers in the
order of their arrival.
5. Pay and attire Negro sales
personnel the same as other
clerks.
8. Extend courtesy titles to
Negro customers.
It was the second truce. Mer-
chants once before accepted
the same demands, but the truce
ended after one day because
the merchants wouldn't allow
their names to be made public,
The same day the Negroes
rejected the merchants offer,
they turned down integration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-02

mittee had no right to put
the Governors on the spot" He
said he did ont think the COM
mittee had any right to read a
list of all the State Governors
and then attempt o draw in
ferences about why they did
not answer.
Senator Pastore charge d
there was a clear inference in
the record that Gov. Rolvaag
had come here to testify after
taking part in an effort to
gag the Governors Conference. /"
IF you say that should be
expunged, I will join you in
expunging it ALL" said Senator
Pastore. .eh
Senator Scott broke in to say
he had congratulated Gov.
Rolyaag on his testimony to-
day, but he insisted that he
had no intention of Withdraw
ing questions he asked about
the Governors Conference.
Senator Scott said that If
he had said anything to offend
the witness, he would apologize
to Gov. Rolvaag, but not to any
member of the committee.
Senator Hart called atten-
ton to one statement Senator
Scott had made to Gov. Roll
vaag to the effect that you
alone had d clean heart''1 in
regard to the Governors con-
ference.
Senator Scott agreed that
that remark should he taken
out OF tbs, record. ,s@
Earlier, Senator Pastore
criticized Senator Scott for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-02
NAACP AIMS
AT UNION BIAS

= HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 2 (AP)
"A Negro attorney said today
the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People would ask the National
Labor Relations Board to de-
certify Hollywood unions that
practice discrimination.
James L. Tolbert, president
Of the Hollywood branch Of the
NAACP, said Herbert Hill, ma
tional labor secretary for the
NAACP, would file the decer-
LITIGATION request soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-02
Kennedy Won't Retreat
On Civil Rights Policies

Freely ABOUT the country, and
right to make personal
choices are essential and de-
sirable.
And we Just have to wait
and see what political effect
they have" he added.
A reporter. noting that
there are laws In some "a
States against marriage be-
tween Negroes and whites,
asked the President II he
would seek to abrogate those
laws In his Crusade against
racial discrimination"
He replied that he assumed
where such a marriage oc-
CURED and a legal action was
taken against the parties they
would have relief in the courts
$50 that the laws themselves
would be affected by the ulti-
mate decision Of the Supreme
Court"
Asked If the Justice Depart
ment might take such cases to
court itself, he indicated he
doubted it would because
am not sure they would be a
party in the case" While not
a lawyer, he added that he be-
lieved anyone bringing suit to
test the validity Of a misce-
genation law would have to,
would be a party in interest. I"
When q reporter remarked
that some of the vigor seems
to have gone out of the Negro
demonstrations around the
country, Mr.. Kennedy said he
believed 1t is partly because
an awful lot of work is being
done in the local communities
by bi-racial groups, by re-
sponsible officials"
He said he believes also that
responsible Negro leaders real
lie that they face q long
drawn-out task which re-
quires education and all of the
Frest, and a quick demonstra-
ton in the street Is not the
immediate answer"
He emphasized, however, that
because the demonstrations
have subsidized docs not mean
that we should go to sleep and
forget the problem" He urged
that any period of quiet be
used to try to speed progress
toward solution Of civil rights
problems. $50
Remaining that 1T may be a
good thing that the demon
STATIONS, particularly In their
extreme form, are subsiding, :"
he said he believes that Gin
some cases they were becoming
self defeating"
Without specifying exactly
what he had in mind, the. Presi-
dent applied the self-defeating
label particularly to demon
STATIONS that I have seen or
read about recently" It was
assumed that he was referring
to some demonstrations in New
York.
When asked about O recent
statement by Representative
Powell that Negroes should
keep leadership Of the civil
rights movement In their own
hands. excluding white people
for the most part, Mr.. Ken
nedy said he had not seen the
statement attributed to Mr..
Powell so 1t was hard for him
to comment on 1t.
But he went on to say that
1t Is the relations between
Negroes and whites which are
at issue and therefore solving
the problem requires the work
of both Negroes and whites"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-02

1 ~"s'~INNS AN@ ANSAAA StNatss
-------~-----~-
blockbusting works like this:
houses are not new; perhaps
they're a bit over the hill. A
few blocks away, there Is an
all-Negro neighborhood. The
whites Of Elm street are ex-
tremely conscious Of its exist
ence.
One day, a white family
moves away from Elm street.
A real estate Spectator, scent
ing an opportunity. sells the
house to a Negro family. The
Negroes move in. Then the
speculator really goes to work.
Cuts Price to Sell
He contacts Brown, another
white Elm street home owner.
He reminds Brown, who prob
ably doesn't need reminding, of
his Negro neighbors, adding
with a knowing look "and you
know what they do to property
values"
The Spectator offers to buy
the house. Brown agrees to
sell. He sets the price at $12.-
500. The speculator laughs.
With Negroes in the neighbour
hood and more certain to move
in, he says, he couldn't get
more than $4,000 for it. Brown
sells at $4,000.
Then the house Is offered to
Smith, g Negro. The price is
$4,000. It's inflated and Smith
knows it but the house and the
neighborhood are better than
those usually available to Me-
groes. Smith buys at $4,000.
The speculator takes his
5000 gross profit and moves
on to the next house, the next
block, the next town. The prof.
1t, Of course, knows no race
$500 came from the white;
$2,500 from the Negro.
Blockbusting Is the most
spectacular way in which UNI
scrupulous people reap a ffnan-
cial windfall from the fact that
one race is often uncomfortable
in the presence Of another. But
all methods have q common
denomination: The Negro is a
captive market.
THE white person can es-
cape" says Whitney NJ. Young
tr., executive director of the
National Urban League. 1.-THE
Negro can't"
Unspectacular but steady
profits are made, Negro leaders
say, in the so-called Negro
GhettoS Of the North-Harlem
in New York City, the south
side of Chicago. Fillmore street
in San Francisco.
Ghetto landlords, most of
them white but some Negro,
are able to make money with
out spending much.
milk" Properties
They don't have to worry
about improving the property, !"
says DR.. Warren Banner of the
Urban League. "The Negro isn't
going to move. Where would
he go? The owners just milk
the property and forget it.
Some owners keep their prop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-02
CORE PICKETS
CLASSROOM WORK

CHICAGO. Aug. 2 (APD -
A demonstration sponsored
by the Congress of Racial
Equality began at 74th street
and Lowe avenue at the site Of
construction Of mobile class
room units today.
CORE contends Negro pupils
should be sent to predominantly
white schools that have space
rather than be taught in tenn
porary quarters.
Police reported some Of the
participants lay down in the
street, but most stood. The
purpose was to block trucks,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-02

proposals by Mayor j. Palmer
Gaillard, saying they were
vague and complicated"
Negotiations between the city
government and Negro leaders
still appear on uncertain
ground. New Negro proposals
were delivered to the Mayor
yesterday.
He said the city would up
grade job opportunities for Ne
groes and place Negroes on
commissions and boards, but
would not integrate swimming
pools. parks and Fairgrounds,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-02
Fight Over Governors Role
interrupts Rights Hearing
BY J. A. OLEARY
Star staff Writer

~ A noisy political squabble be-
tween Republican and Demo-
cratic Senators over the atti-
.tpde of Northern Governors
toward the pending civil rights
program nearly disrupted the
final hearing Of the Senate
Commerce Committee today on
the public accommodations bill.
Nrne flareup occurred while
gnocratic Gov. Karl Rolvaag
OF Minnesota was testifying in
favor of the Presidents public
accommodations bill. He was
the first Governor to take the
stand in support of the bill, fol-
lowing a parade Of five South
eIn Governors against it.
Senator Scott, Republican of
Pennsylvania, touched off the
political row by quizzing Gov.
.Rolvaag about what happened
ut the recent Governors Con-
ference in Miami, where Demo-
cratic Governors voted to abol-
ish the resolutions committee
before it could consider civil
rights proposals.
PastOre RetaIiates
Democratic Senator Pastore.
acting chairman, retaliated by
bringing out that Republican
Governors Rockefeller of New
York and Scranton Of Pennsyl-
vania, both of whom are po-
tential presidential nominees,
have not given the Commerce
Committee their views on the
pending bill in response to a
letter sent to all Governors.
While the Republicans and
Democrats from the North
argued, Senator Thurmond,
Democrat of South Carolina,
the only outspoken opponent
OF the bill on the committee.
renamed q silent bystander.
Senator Scott began the argu-
ment by. recalling that Gov.
Rolvaag had issued a state
ment at the Governors Con-
ference calling on all Cover
nors to come to washington
and testify on the pending bill.
Senator Scott asked the witness
what efforts he had made to
get other Governors to testify.
Gov. Rolvaag said he pre-
sumed that Cows. Rockefeller
and Scranton would testify.
Letter Is Read
At one point Senator Pastore
brought out that Gov. Scran-
ton had not even attended the
Governors Conference.
Senator Pastore also read the
letter the committee had re-
ceived from Gov. Scranton's
office, not commenting on the
bill, but referring the commit
tees request to the Pennsyl-
vania Human Relations Com
mission.
This prompted Senator Hart,
Democrat Of Michigan, to ask.
that the record be kept open
for any opinion Gov. Scranton
may send the committee later.
Senator Scott retorted the
record should be kept open for
all Governors to submit their
opinions before the bill is acted
on Va =
Senator Cotton, Republican
Of New Hampshire sought to
md the political pickering BY
slowing to strike from the rec
ord all Of the discussion about
how the Governofs stand.
Senator Cotton said the COM
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q
but excavation work at the
site proceeded. About IS per-
sons were arrested.
Racial disturbances were re-
newed last night for the fourth
night in q row in q neighbour
hood about " miles northwest
Of the classroom site. Residents
Of that previously all-white
area protested the arrival Of
three Negro families which
moved in recently. Police said
Al persons. including 80 juve.
niles, were arrested when dem
onstrators refused to obey
orders to dispense, At least two
persons, struck by stones, were
injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-02


President Kennedy comedies
1t is probably right" that hi
civil rights policies are costing
him some popularity.
But he is not backing away
at all from efforts to assure
equal opportunity for all citi.
zens.
In a wide-ranging discussion
of many aspects of the civil
rights issue, the President at 9
press conference late yesterday
also:
/. Predicted that the Repup-
lican and Democratic Parties
finally will come to the same
concluSion-"that is, that every
effort should be made to pro.
tect the rights of all our citl.
zens and advance their right
to equality of opportunity"
2. Indicated the Government
will keep "hands off" any legal
battles involving laws in some
States forbidding racial inter-
marriage.
3. Sale 1t is a good thing
Negro demonstrations have
subsidized because some were be-
coming self defeating.
4. Rebuked Representative
Adam Clayton Powell, Harlem
Democratic leader, by empha-
sizing that solving civil rights
problems requires the work Of
both Negroes and whites"
Calls It National Crisis"
When he was asked about
indications that his policies on
civil rights are costing him
heavily "in political prestige
and popularity" the President
said: II assume what you say
is probably right"
He promptly emphasized
however. that "this is a ma
tional crisis Of great proper
TONS" He said he is confident
that whoever was President
would meet his responsibilities.
Mr.. Kennedy added that 1t
seems to him that education,
jobs. security. right to move