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Evening star., 1946-01-09

COLORED-sOO BLOCK 9Th st. s.w.; s.
story brick; IL rooms, 3 baths B Kitchens,
oil h.-w.h:, large 4-car garage; present
floor and garage; complete estimated in:
NJ. TaiOutt, Nj. 1868 REALTY SERVICE
coIoRED@E col, IRE Ss ST. NEAR 18th s.E.-e-r,
hardwood floors, full cellar; $3.50, S1,25O
cash. MR.. OLDHAM. DE. 1850; ewes, DE
coLoRED-NEAR rst AND N.w.-e
SFsk saEsSs PTfed s fGE aqSs BE- iss sss
coLoREbMNEAR CO. IiED-iis r. 18th AND s N.w.-a
Terms i desired ., Ask for A. W
eoEoRED@baTAcHGD. eoEeaETs IF IHH bargain, ne.
small frame home containing 8 rooms
electricity and water. Nothing fancy. but
r. A. HUMPHRiEs, Realtors, sos North
GspitIl Cap nE St, Ma 67So : w.
asS5 SA sGs }ss vs sNp EM sTs 4sss
&hITER hisi BROWN. i4iS Eye HS St. 'f niW'
Na Nai dsSS 1872; WI 5ka4 1, bstvs.n Otis .nt
Princeton; row brick. 8 large rooms: !
screened porches, gas heat. price, So.
$50: 81 800 down. balance like rent: ex-
ceptionally fine home. MR.. WE1SSBERG
CoLoRED-CoLoRED HOUSES in all sec;
tions of the city. Call or come in ans
COLORED - KALORAMA HEIGHTS -
brick; in good condition: rooms ant
bath in basement; reception hall. livini
room, dining room, pantry and kitchen OF
first floor; bedrooms and 2 baths OF
second; 2 bedrooms and lavatory on third
hot-water automatic heat; lot, 25x120
Can be seen by appointment only. PHIL
Ma. 1900. 1912 18th st. NV.
COLORED-1O32 9Th NE; apts., eact
5 rooms, bath; one vacant: $4,000. 100l
CoLoRED-INCoME, s56s MO-: 3 brio,
bldgs., furnished, 27 rms. 8 baths; S5,5O(
cash; central location, EN-. 0S99.
Evening star., 1946-01-09
brick on 60x120
RUDOLPH SHILLIN, OR.

lot; S2S,0OO RUDOLPH SHILLlN, OR
SEE THIS ali-brick five-room bungalow
full basement; gas heat; vacant. You may
Sta9 RGssse REaT s4s Ast osols. sSqsy
ave, 81: 654I from am. to 8 pm.
TAKoMA PARK-yery attractive English
sas T5h to rse at sas
today. nss 70 sio.5eo y Furnshed # desired ed
dsss desdt6n iaan nc R RRF
s427 Georgia ave. 81. 6541 from am
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION, rms, 3
Sls,50O; terms to suit. Ma 1899. 13'
e233 R ST. Sc, newly Gee, Z rms. in
and i's garage Completely fIrnished; located located
On 2 oSts less; beautiful view. $4,000. Phone
18th 18Th AM, AND SPRING RD. AREA, s1s.5So-
This desirable 2O-ft. row-brick house has
s rooms, bath and inclosed sleeping porch,
sap eaa stnn
r ea wM 1Rful'fa 60 m
OFF MaeARTHuR ss r. Gn ass Read,
to occupy; completely redecorated: 8 rooms
and bath gas heat and rsiE!gerasGT IN
a Pea I's MORSE Rs ST. NJ, near stores and
double reaI po4as ddupt
gar, full basement, gas h.-wh:. unusual
kit; S10,975. Inspect any evening. Eve
call WA. 74g4, JOHN 4, RICE, MA. 1894
and screened porches, full attic and base.
ment. large lot: convenient to bus: perfect
T Md RoBERT MAGEE, 'SSn wa 1914 unti
EXTRAORDINARY ANNoUNCEMENT-I
! you happen to be one Of the many whit
have searched in vain for beautiful hom
large enough for elaborate entertaining
you may stop. We have the answer t,
your dreams. Providence smiled upon VI
! indeed. when the owner Of this sumptuou
t mansion, located at 1913 18th st. NV.
gave us an exclusive listing, and 10 ant
behold we could not believe our ears, whel
he stated the modest price he would accept
We guaranteed him it would be sold in
week. Basing our belief, of course, upol
the fact that clients can spot the rea
Mccoy Immediately. On our honor If 20,
are truly seeking distinction personifie,
by all means make an appointment to in
spect this gem. which we recommend as
l we understand is substantially below
actual construction cost. Mansion con
j tains IL massive rooms, 4Ha baths, built-il
t garage and oil heat, detached brick. Re
/; member this First, last and always. tn
' house of bargains and Bruno are one AM
the same. Brokers cooperation invited
] JOSEPH BRUNO CO., Ma. 3433. 90;
ST. NV. Call till o Pm.
Washington Journal., 1946-03-15
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lid rerteiNi0em

Berlin - Ser Giriaert @iFbelm
5urttpdngIer tDdnofe iif In einertr
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&c erfIartp, Die NIiiertcn bGtten i'm
feline @eIegenbeit eegeben, iid gegen
0as BEL Der 9atrdyiibrung 0er @nt-
no5iIi8ierungs geltimtnlingen Der
b1h9te AltFtrittSberbot gu berteioi-
gen.
GitrtrDdn9ler nuroe fiir5Iih BON
Sen Maiierten perboten ieine E1tig=
felt ots Ririgent OeS 8erIiner DbiI-
bornonllHRu Drheters tpie0er ouf-
8unebmen. Die Aaiierten eeIieBen
0as Berbot. nofyoetn Or. @etner
iln0 beridie6ene fiinItIeriife Grip.
pen einen ofIenen Brief an SSurt-
mangIer IN @ien gerid)tet 0atteri, in
benz er a~ufgefor6ert tDurSe ,,3uriid-
5nfebren un6 3u beIfen, 0er 0eubiden
MuiiE fbr allies anieben 5tiriid5uge-
ben.
Ger Dar0ffentIidte 9rief Glrt-
apdngletS iteIlte cine InttUott 0arouf
bar. un0 etidien off Ser eriten geite
Der ,8erliner 3eitung" Dem WIaff
set Berliner StdotbertpnItlinq, oos
inter rniiiider 3eniur itebt. Glirt=
lD6ngIer ingte in fetnent BrieFe, er
bo6e in ben ~ Sabren oeg SitIerre=
grimes fir ,,oeutFde &iinTt~ urto @iI-
tur itit6 nidt fiir Wa5i : aultitr gear
beitet.
Sn einem 0ttoeren 8riefe an 0ds
8erliner ELECTROMAGNETIC Srheiter
Der oeutihe Girigent aus:
sd claude, ih babe odS Reht mad
5anIe atriid5ufebren llnb beim lips
6eruufbdu Oes 3anoeg al beIfen. 2ie.
les Nedt mifien Sic aGiierten
nnertennen, dDenn Tie erft einmo[
lptrtlid perItaben, mas i'd qaIeiltet
ba6e."
Washington Journal., 1946-03-15
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8lton 4olumbuSritter Der
8creinigten Stooten uno Rano0os
Te9ten bel 8rdiioent truman @ro-
tpTt gegen Oie ySoAortld- Metbo0e
Scr nidt an redffPrtigcnoen gin-
miidttng in Spanien" Elm. Ser 9ro-
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baItcn, peIdes BON @i1ter Spift,
benz 9rOensfIbrer i'm Ronten bon
100000 GoIumbuSrittern in Der
tpeItliden &emiIpbdre an oaS MeiBe
SouS Neridtet tuilroe.
Sn Dem SeIegromn BieB es, Ole
SSnterbention lei bon .Rommuniiten
in HraufreidI entIpredenO Der FGr=
teiOireFtiben bon Naosfou, aneeSet-
teIt tpor0en itn0 babe ein3ig aino al
Iein ben 9tped. an General Trdnco
@nf)e au iiben tuegen ieiner itdnOi=
gen, miltigen uno triitmpbbDlen
0ppoiitton in Der 0ergangenbeit
itno @egeniDdrt geger 5te f%ornrniini-
ItiIG)en Meoolution1re, 5ronco
tpliroe aIs .einaige tpirfiame @roft
besei6net DeIde 6ie IbIen uno fri
Der ltnmosfierten 3ieEe BON 2enins
oreifaHein pIdn slilifte uloben
fonn: europa an beioen gnoen ii
grano 8il leben lttlo Damn bic Jlaft-
men ali eiteit Jalier un5nfaden, mel
DIES lid bonn altsbreiten ion, auerit
non Sronfreid nno .Oarnuf mad
son 92prein;dtpt4 @fonfpns"
Washington Journal., 1946-03-15
GmrepaADa Petes5irttet
rnn ON2l beiAmINfat


g1ep yorE - @efenihdften un6
Gin5CIperIoneu in Ranbaiton, roe.
DE BeIhuI5igt tperoen, t13t Qebenss
mitteIpufete fir europa iiber oan
S0titpreIIen berfauft gu BADEN, muir
ben ouf BpronIoiiung Der STI fir
Dicnstag Dor ben N1r emergency
tuil fiir nIIe geIhuloigten @efiug-
i1uIoigten, Dre0 Teis, IL Beit 42.
Str. uno Mimoin 5ooO YrcOutfs,
1852 Neit AZ. Str, tuaren bereifs
fritber 1bnIiher 8ergeben, sic Gin
Fung oes SnBpes pom @arff-9 Dept.
borge6rndt porOen mnrPn, iiberfiibrt
Dor0en.
acknowledgements Gallman
@ottesmon fir BEN 98A-O iTtr;a,
mill fir ale 8eidulSigten @efdg-
nisitrnfen nnhiuhen. Sir jbre
frii6erPn uberFibrungen erbieIten
@eis $4,000 iinS @imoIa 34O0 @eIOs
itrafe. Die aud 0anlaIs berb6ngten
Bef6ngntSItrnfen iDnren ~iuspenoiprt
tporoen. Nod) ocm Sborfep-9Ift utt-
terlic9t ieoer i1sgpIe @Rttauf elmer
S0fititrpfe Don 80 9ngen Befdngnis
uno $i00 @eIbitrdfs.
Die ineiiten acknowledgement tie
gen gegen ben gtitiB 5000 Rarcel
Seroice, 535 Ginfte a0s., Dor, ueI-
der bon 288 Berionen fir $50 90
fete at bobe Dretfe oerL1ngt bnben
jan.
Washington Journal., 1946-03-15
KanaO0 beiOilIiet
Bitten cine 1tnIeibe

Sttapn Hremier Moc6enai
Sing teilte nit. Dab @unooo @nS.
lano cine MnIeibe bon $1250,O00'.
700 befuiHtgt bot, oeren 8eoinat,n-
gen iR0eiien nod oaDon obb1noen.
Dab Der 9ongreB Der gereitbofpn
stoafen bic bon Bdihinafon oepIon.
te 50 ,750000,O00 anIeibe Fir Sip
griten biniat.
pie 8~eoinouipgen Der sfdnooiIden
Anlefbe eniipreben Den 9o0inqltnaen
Der geplonten apierjfaniIfen @r,
Beginn Der Miidaoblartoen
i'm Sabre 1851 ger3inflto IL )
Xroaenf pom /. Sonnor 1871 d,
Ano un~terbrefaing 6es 8inSenSien'
ltes alater getDilRn l~nifanSen.
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Washington Journal., 1946-03-15
(Gortiesuns fOIat)

Rinoermun6. SEA, Trib-
@ell mann bit ou 0enn asboren2
Mni 0rittgn Wai.
Ilno weldes Sabr2
Mue Snbrel
@iI0ern0, gbei Geiaea Jun
gen Gdreiber ertuppenb): Ndilw,
Wottesi sic 6idten aid2
Singing (erbIeiHen0 uMt itot-
ternb); Sa, aber abeF wigt
l& aur Sonntagsl 1E1E
Washington Journal., 1946-03-15

Gtulter itnfen. CT fiibIte, 0aB Elm
8ittern 6ilrH ibren R0rper ging.
Sbre Augen bEieben ie6oH troden,
uno feiher Der IitreiIenoen D1re
i'm Stan0e eetpeieH, etpas hinge.
DObnlt1es an ibr 81 bemerfen. sc
pnr cine traurige ut6 6nBer LANCE
5abrt, uno GtnuFen otuiete erIeid.
teri auf, aIs ser Bug eeaen gbeno
in Cincinnati orlInngte. Ger Gang
bonn 8abtlbof nod eiitent Sotel nno
bon 30 noH Ser @erfte brdtte tpe.
nieitens einige 3%eritreuuhg. gpeline
iprd6 muir ipenig; iie mar bIeifer
uie ionIt, uno nm ibre MunoninfeI
log Elm Bug ihmer8Iider GntidIoi-
Ienbeit?
gs mat nod einiee Gtunopn Bis
5ur Abfabrt Oes 7ampfers, tpeIHer
Stoufen uno @DeIine nad ibreHj
8~eittnlmunesort bringen ioute. Gie
iestpn fit, ittDeigeno anf cine ganf
0es 8eroeds un0 inben binnlls ouI
ben SLuB, Der lia nod INNER nit
ungetDo9uter 8reite in ieinem Bette
O%abintp1Iote. ueberan rpnren 8eihen
Der 8errpiilhtng al ieBen iDeIfe Die
ihmubiggeIben @elleu niloerihtet
batteu. 2uige lab Gbeline idtpeigetiO
mo regitngslos al Ser Settp oes
iltneet Mnnnes. als aber oles nit
Der einbrehenoen GllnfeIbeit 10 it'd
itno rnbie Inn lie Der wuroe, od
ieilfte lif oas 9aupt BEG MdOhen
gum 5tpeiten MaIe oitf bic grult Oes
@eliebten, uno ibren brenuenoen
Nugen entfIoB Elm Trdnenltrpm, Der
uiht beriiegen Doute.
Washington Journal., 1946-03-15
XIV.

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@drum, @eliebter, rubt 9ein trsuts
Guge.
Sn BEN msiH Slid, ipie IN 6es 9ims
meIs BInu
Sid ipiseeIt. oftHlnIs 10 Iiuuenb tief
auf mir2
Staufen.
Sm 8einer GeeIe iuHe ib gu L0Ien
4gs nnberItnnone MdtfeI Der Notur,
4h 9febe.
G~teIiue.
IS Iiebe, tDeiI i'd Iieben nnib,
lpD neil gu EiebeH fd6n un0 islis lit.
Eeit i1, benz Epbeu gLeitb am GtHens
ftdmm,
Geu ftnrteu SoIt aefunben, Der mid
fHirHt
llnb iiikt. irr' i'd nidt pIanI0s mebr
hnbin
Gnf meiHes eebeus ueusridIoif'n sr
Bnhu.
Gtanfen.
9ts usue 3eit tsrIaugt pom eGteu
@eiDe.
Evening star., 1946-06-30
New Quality Beef Goals
Maryland Breeders Seek Advantages
Of Medium.Weight Purebred Strains

Maryland has never been con-
sidered . beef cattle State. yet the
work Of a dozen or, more Maryland
breeders equals that being done
anywhere in the East toward pro-
ducing the best quality beef for
the American market.
Ranking high among Maryland
breeders is A. G. Rolfe, who grszes
more than 400 head Of purebred
Hereford cattle on his 1,100-acre
farm in Montgomery County. Mr.
Rolfe produces Hereford breeding
stock that is sought by other breed
ers, and steers that bring premium
prices on the beef market.
Mr.. Rolfe, president Of the Amer
lean Polled Hereford Association
ard Of the Maryland Purebred
Hereford Breeders Association, be-
lieves the work Of purebred breeders
has done more than anything
toward raising the quality of beef.
Sells to Commercial Herds.
Each year on the Rolfe farm
about so per cent of the calves born
are bulls. Since only a few will
be suitable for breeding purposes
most Of them are either fed as
beef steers, or are sold, without
registration papers, to commercial
herds.
Mr.. Rolfe explains that since the
quality Of the bull determines to
q large extent the quality of the
steer, commercial herds are being
Improved by the addition of this
better stock. bred for beef charac-
teristics. In fact. he says, CONNER
cial breeders have become so i'm
Evening star., 1946-06-30

lowing those set to develop nor
mally with the short water supply.
A native Of Fredericton, Prince
Edward Island, Canada, where he
was born May 2, 1886, Of Scotch
parents, DR.. Stevenson has gained
familiarity with the Irish potato
through long and sometimes bitter
trials.
He recalls that at one stage dur
ing the development of new potato
varieties, it was necessary to test
the response of the housewife to
the new products.
The only method available then
was by taste. and frequently, after
nibbling spuds all day. he would
go home in the evening to a well
prepared dinner of-potatoes
Specific Gravity Test.
Something had to be done about
this. and it was. 1t was determined
that the public demanded a potato
with a high dry content. 50 tn.
taste test soon gave way to thu
specific gravity test. BY this mean!
scientists can determine II the con.
sistency Of the potato will suit the
public taste.
DR.. Stevenson. who lives at 50t
Ethan Allen avenue, Takoma Park
Md. is the father Of eight chill.
dren-six sons and two daughters--
all of whom have musical talents
A musician as well as a scientis,
Dr.. Stevenson is q member Of the
choir Of the Takoma Park Presby-
terian Church.
While potatoes are his first love
music, he says, provides a balance
in life.
Evening star., 1946-06-30
Maryland Crops
Reported Good

The Weather Bureau at Baltimore
last week reported that Maryland
crops, grasses and pastures are In
good to excellent" condition and
are growing well"
The bureau said wheat and rye
are ripening, rye is ready for cut
ting and barley cutting is being con-
tinued in parts of the State. Early
potatoes were reported ready for
digging at Bel Air and late potatoes
were reported coming to good stand
in Western Maryland.
The bureau said apples and
peaches are being thinned out at
Joppa, and early transparent apples
and pears are coloring at Chewsville
The peach crop was reported light
at Bel Air. The strawberry harvest
was reported continuing in the AL
leghany Mountains, with picking
heavy at Oakland.
Evening star., 1946-06-30
Clarke Schedules
IL Demonstrations

The Clarke County Board OF
Agriculture has scheduled II field
demonstrations this summer, j. w
Olcott, county agent, has reported.
Mr.. Olcott said the demonstra-
tions, all to be held at pm, rain OF
shine, will be as follows:
July 8-The planting and main
tenance of alfalfa, r. L. Withers
farm, Charles Town pike.
July 15-Pasture demonstration
Red Gate Farm, Millwood-M -Milldale
road.
July 22-Pasture demonstration
Oscar Carr farm, Winchester pike.
July 29-Pasture demonstration
G. L. Royston farm, Berryville.
Springsbury road.
August 5-Ladino clover demon.
stration, Springsbury, near Ole
Chapel.
August 12-Contour demonstra.
ton, Mrs. Thomas Sewers farm
near White Post.
August 19-Ensilage corn and fer.
tilizer demonstration, Brandy ex.
perimental farm, near Millwood.
August 26-Hybrid corn demon.
stration, Kern Orchard Farm, neal
Castlemans Ferry.
September demonstration ot
use OF nitrate of soda on corn, Ar.
thur Buckley farm, near White Post
September 16-Nitrate Of soda
demonstration, G. M. Polhamu.
farm, Charles Town-Winchestel
pike.
September 23-Hybrid corn dem.
onstration, Kenneth shenk farm,
lmiles northwest Of Befryv1lle.
Evening star., 1946-06-30
FSA Will Make
Veteran Loans

The Agriculture Department esti-
mated yesterday that the Farm Sc
curity Administration during tho
next IL months will make $3.50
loans to individual family typo
farmers and to veterans Of World
War II.
billiard B. Lasseter, FSA admin
istrator, said the return Of veterans
to farms and the need of small farm
ers to reconvert to peacetime pro-
duction has made the demand for
FSA loans more pressing than ever
before.
He said the loans will be made
from new $121 SGT 900 fund auth
orized by Congress for the purchase
Of farms, farm operating needs and
water facilities. This represents an
increase Of 1925, 100 over last years
initial appropriations, he said.
Evening star., 1946-06-30
Glenwood Road Club
Holds Flower Show

A flower show was a feature oi
the June meeting of the Glenwood
Road Garden Club, held at the
home of Mrs. A. r. Tolley, 5707
Glenwood road.
Mrs. Arthur Holland judged ar
rangements and awarded prizes tc
Mrs. James Beck, Mrs. Paul Bran
nan, Miss Altoona Charlton, Mrs
Custis Meade. Mrs. K. H. Mish, Mrs
Frederick Reynolds, Mrs. H. J
Shahan, Mrs. J. H. Sidebottom, Mrs
George A. Smith, Mrs. Ed L. Tolson
jr, Mrs. Tolley, Mrs. Boynton ano
Mrs. Dawson. In junior classes
Carol Baldwin, Bette Bodley, JANE
Swanger, Diane Linsley and Gay
Reynolds were winners.
Edward Bender, newly appointed
horticulturalist for Montgomery
County reported on his work anc
judged specimen flowers. Award.
went to Mrs. Beck, Mrs. Brannan
Miss Ruth Hitchcock, Mrs. Ray.
mond Peacock, Mrs. T. F. Prodigy
and Mrs. Smith. Carol Baldwin
was a junior class winner.
Mrs. Smiths Rochefort rose: Mrs
Probey's blue hydrangea and Mrs
Shahan's arrangement of purple iri.
and white phlox won special awards
Evening star., 1946-06-30

pressed with the higher profits they
can make with good cattle, that
many have found it profitable to
spend several thousand dollars on
the purchase Of a purebred, reg
istered bull.
On the Rolfe farm, experiments
are being conducted with cross
breeding compressed" Herefords
with the regular stock. The COM
pressed" steer was developed several
years ago by a Colorado breeder
and since then has been taking first
prizes in the big cattle shows.
Hope for 1900 Pound Steer.
The compressed" Hereford is a
short, stocky animal that natures
earlier than his larger brothers and
finishes out at about 1000 pounds
BY crossing this strain with the
regular Herefords, cattlemen hope
to get.a steer that will mature more
rapidly and will weigh 200 or 800
pounds more than the Compressed
steer.
Cattlemen say the American mar
ket Is now demanding smaller cuts
of better grade beef. Also, 1t is nc
longer profitable for cattlemen to
finish out the 1900 to 1900 pound
steers.
Mr.. Rolfe expects to have avail
able for the beef market this year
about 140 head. About 40 Of these
are now being readied for the Balti-
more stock show in October, and
others will be sent to the Atlantic
Rural Exposition, to be held a week
before the Baltimore show. in Rich
mond.
Evening star., 1946-06-30
Spanish War Veterans

3ACCtA1lSc tIllS WcCk.
Monday-Gen. Henry w. Lawton
Camp, 1912 Ninth street NV; Col
John Jacob Astor Camp, Stanley
Hall, United States Soldiers Home
Thursday - Richard J. Harden
Camp, 1912 Ninth street NV.
An outing will be held in celebra-
ton Of the Battle of Santiago on
July II at Marshall Hall.
Auxiliaries.
Col. John Jacob Astor Auxiliary
will hold q white elephant sale fol-
lowing their meeting Tuesday at 921
Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Monday-Dewey Auxiliary, North
east Masonic Temple.
Wednesday-Department Council
OF Administration, Northeast Ma
sonic Temple.
Evening star., 1946-06-30
Eight and Forty Salon

OStrlct OF Columbia Salon No. IA,
Eight and Forty, will broadcast at
II am. Wednesday over Station
WWDC, presenting a round table
discussion on THE Prevention OF
tuberculosis Juvenile Type"
Appearing on the program will be
DR.. John M. Stanley, acting superin-
tendent of Glenn Dale Sanitorium;
Mrs. Ellen Louise Warren, chapeau
rationale passe; Mrs. Marie J. Tot
ten, le chapeau departementale o1
Dictrict Of Columbia Salon; Mrs
Eva Carrico, vice chairman Of child
welfare and Mrs. Ola D. Lee, radio
and publicity chairman.
Little Billie Mccarthy, who was a
patient at Glenn Dale for over six
years, but who Is now home and GO
ing to school with the aid of brace
purchased by the salon, will be q
guest during the broadcast.
Mrs. Ola D. Lee will introduce
the speakers and preside.
Evening star., 1946-06-30
" A Busy Year
By Jones BirchfieId

Although farmers say food pro-
duction is being cut because of a
shortage of labor and machinery, it
Is hard to see this in the fertile
valleys and rolling hill lands that
bristle with growing crops.
A farm Is not an assembly line
that can be turned of or on accord
ing to immediate prospects. A dairy
cow-one of the main items Of pro-
duction on farms in this area-is
not like a machine. Although cows
have been referred to as milk pro-
ducing machines, it is hard to think
of a machine that can be influenced
in its production to the extent of
the dairy COW. Whoever heard of
flies slowing down production of a
knitting machine, or a cigarette
machine, for example, being made
nervous by a strange mechanic?
And yet, farmers will tell you that
this happens with a COW.
Just now farmers are not con-
cerned with markets. The demand
for food far exceeds the present
production, although prices for food
have not risen, according to the
farmer, as much as they have been
allowed to advance for other COM
modities.
It is the labor outlook today that
disturbs the farmer. 1t is almost
nonexistent, he says, and adds that
he is sorry that he did not cut his
corn or wheat crop an additional 20
per cent. He planted, he says, in
the faint hope that some labor would
be available at harvest time.
Wheat and hay is being harvested
From the appearance of the fields
the farmer has again managed to
get through, although We cannot
tell, OF course, the worry and anxiety
that this years harvest has cost
Every prospective source Of sea-
sonal labor is being canvassed tc
provide the farmer with harvest
hands. More migrant labor from
the deep South Is arriving in Mary
land and Virginia that at any other
time during the war years, and
Washington and Baltimore high
school youths are being asked te
volunteer for farm work.
So far, the response has been
good, and it Is beginning to look as
II the farmer will be able to survive
another trying year and ready him
self for next season when the going
may be a little better.
One reason for the shortage o1
permanent farm labor may bt
gathered from q report last weel
from the Virginia Extension Service
at Blacksburg.
The value Of farm buildings, tht
report states, has decreased in III.
State approximately $4o,O00,000 be-
tween 1880 and 1910. Much of this
the report stated, resulted from
poor construction or poor upkeer
Of existing buildings, while tn,
shortage Of materials and labor fol
repairs also contributed.
The Virginia farmer is becomins
more cooperative conscious. Ac.
Evening star., 1946-06-30
Plant Specialist /
Spends IS Years
On New Potatoes

DR.. Frederick J. Stevenson OF the
Agriculture Departments Bureau OF
Plant Industry at Beltsville, Md.
has done more than any other man
to stabilize the American "spud.'
AS director Of the National Potato
Breeding Campaign since 1880, he
has been responsible for the crea-
ton Of new varieties that insure the
American housewife an adequate
supply Of potatoes in good years
and bad.
Thrust into agricultural research
work when the bite Of a dog forced
him to give up a teaching job in
Washington State in order to be
closer to medical facilities, DR.
Stevenson has been experimenting
with potatoes during the last Il
years. Some Of his friends jokingly
say some of the new varieties hs
has created show a marked re-
semblance to the good doctor.
New varieties resulting from thu
breeding campaign, carried on ir
SS"SPCA oUAOAA WAtA4 WIG 0tAtC CApCll
ment stations, carry fanciful Indiar
names such as the Katahdin, Chip
pewa, the SeQuoia, and the Sebago
More than one-third of all certified
potato seed produced in this coun.
try Is Of the new varieties. They
give greater yields and are more
disease resistant and of higher
quality than old varieties.
Katahdin Proves Popular.
The Katahdin, commonly know
among potato farmers as "Kats,
is one Of the most popular Of tn,
new varieties. Recently New Jer
sey grower reported that the re-
sistance of his "Kats" to DIR.
weather had enabled him to "bea
the odds Of a drought" Despite tn,
dry weather, this farmer said, tn,
"Kats" gave him a fair crop OF No
! potatoes because they did not Sc
large number Of tubers, thus al
Evening star., 1946-06-30

cording to a recent survey. thers
are now 327 farmer cooperative as.
sociations, providing one or mort
services to farm families on q non.
profit basis.
For example, between 40 and 81
per cent Of virginia's milk. WOO
and dark fired tobacco are handled
by marketing co-operatives, and be-
tween IA and 20 per cent Of the
commercial production of eggs
poultry and vegetables and less thar
10 per cent of other farm products
are marketed through co-operatives
In addition to the marketing IA
cilities, there are 81 cooperative
purchasing associations that supply
more thar 77,000 members with
farm supplies.