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The Durant news., 1946-06-20
Home Dem. News

just lids. Process for 40 minutes
at 10 pounds of pressure for pints.
Snap beans-Can only young ten
der beans. Cut into piece. Cover
with boiling water; boil 5 minutes.
Pack hot; cover with fresh boiling
water. Adjust lids. Process pints 80
minutes at 10 pounds pressure and
quarts 40 minutes at 10 pounds pres
sure.
The Durant news., 1946-06-20

The Rev. and Mrs. Walter Smith
and Ann visited his parents. MIR. and
Mrs w. p. Smith. in Corinth last
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Norris
and children Of Raleigh. N. G., were
also guests in the home. Mrs. Norri.
is Mr.. Smiths sister.
Herman Watkins and son Terry
went to Jackson Sunday and return.
ed Monday.
Miss Judy Steele of McGehee. is
the houseguest of Miss Georgene
Crow.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Myover of Cot.
ton Plant, Ark, Mr.. and Mrs. J. J.
Graham of Montgomery, Ala, and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. White and baby
son Jimmy, of jackson. were week.
end guests of Mrs. T. ]. Sweet. Mrs
Velma Lee and their mother Mrs
Baker. The occasion was the birth.
days of Mrs. Sweet and Mrs. White
Miss Georgene Grow is leaving
this week for North Carolina where
The Durant news., 1946-06-20
TCHUlA
HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB

The Home Demonstration Club
was entertained last Friday by Mrs
Mamie Gillespie of Thornton. Mrs
Sam Bridgers gave the devotional
and led the discussion of Needs Of
the Negro" Mrs. Velma Lee. dem
onstrated preparing chickens for
frozen food storage. During the So
cial hour. Mrs. X. L. PeaSter was
winner of an interesting contest.
The hostess served a congealed salad
course with coca-colas
The Durant news., 1946-06-20

Can only baby beets. Before wash
ing, trim off tops, leaving / inch of
stem. Boil until skins slip off easily
about Is minutes. Skin and trim.
Pack hot; cover with fresh boiling
water. Adjust lids. Process pints 80
minutes at 10 pounds pressure and
quarts 40 minutes at 10 pounds pres
sure.
The Durant news., 1946-06-20

Budapest reports they have put
into circulation a new banknote
worth one billion pengoes. This bill
lion-pengo not is worth 40 cents to-
day,
The Durant news., 1946-06-20
RATION NEWS

Spare Stamp No. 49-good for S
lbs.-expires August 81.
Spare Stamp No. 9-good for S
lbs of sugar for canning-expires
October 81, 1916.
The Durant news., 1946-06-20

Womon's Auxiliary
The Woman's Auxiliary met in
the church Monday with eleven
members present Prayer. Mrs. II.
Bsine: leader of Bible study in
Isaiah, Mrs. Hays: leader of Circle,
Mrs. Barwick; What do Presbyter-
ians Believe7 Mrs. Shields, Mrs.
Baine, Mrs. Clarke, and Mrs. Gwin.
Mizpah.
The Durant news., 1946-06-20

Mrs. Sam Foose was the gracious
hostess 10 the 600 Club last We'd
nesday. Three tables of members
and guests played rook. A delicious
salad course and iced tea was served.
The Durant news., 1946-06-20

Use The Classified Ads--It puvs,
Evening star., 1946-08-25
Notebook
Continued From Page Bal

can sober his listeners readily
enough. The fire of the double
cannisters and infantry volleys at
the Angle accounted for MANY of
Lees losses of $4,000 killed, wounded
and captured IN the three-day
battle, with the Union losing slightly
more than $4,000.
The Angle provides, perhaps. the
most dramatic point on the tour.
Major interest also centers on the
spot where Lincoln stood, on a No
Vember day of 1868, to utter his SIM
pie and profound address. Yet the
visitors attention Is claimed for
hours by the battlefield's history, its
spirited statues, its dignified monu-
ments.
In 1868. Gettysburg was town
OF 2,400, and by the time of the last
census it had reached a total of
slightly more than $500. 1t has
good accommodations in hotels, and
in the outlying areas are the better
type OF tourist cottages. In max
Ing overnight arrangements In
the vicinity for the coming week
end. 1t is well to remember that
Labor Day usually brings record
holiday travel over the highways.
Two principal routes lead from
Washington to Gettysburg. To
Frederick. Md. over U. S. Highway
240 Is 43.6 miles. At Frederick U. s.
Is is picked up for a 34-mile '.leg''
TO Gettysburg. Coming back, U. S
l40 can be followed for "A miles to
Westminster, Md. At Westminster
Maryland highway 27 is picked up
for a 3l-mile ride to the junction
OF U. s. 240. Washington is Is miles
more. This latter route is usually
found TO be less crowded.
Evening star., 1946-08-25
Farm Woodland
Spells Cash for
Industrious Owner

Farmers who own woodland tracts
should sell their forest products in
the same manner that other farm
products are sold-after harvesting
according to Agricultural Exten-
sion Service officials.
While no farmer would think of
selling his wheat or tobacco crop
as it stands in the field, officials said,
this Is the usual practice when it
comes to the sale of forest products.
Farmers usually sell their trees
on the stump, thus allowing some
other person to make the profits.
In order to show the woodland
farmer what profits he may expect
by doing his own forest harvesting,
an analysis was recently made of
prices paid for forest products on
the stump, cut and ready to haul
from the woods and delivered to
the mill or railroad siding.
Compiled from reports from the
Forest Service, State forestry de-
analysis shows that pine sawtimber
that will net farmer $1140 per
thousand feet on the stump will
bring S24 a thousand delivered to
the mill This amount of lumber
requires five man hours to cut and
three additional man hours to haul
With hardwoods, the sl595 a
thousand that the farmer receives
on the stump Is increased to S35 5s
when delivered. 1t requires one ad-
ditional man hour to haul hardwood
These figures prove. according to
extension officials, that as a general
rule, farmer can increase his cash
income considerably by investing in
labor and in the use of his equip
ment by logging his own timber
Most farmers, it was pointed out
already have most of the equipment
Officials said it is important for
the farmer to manage his own wood
land along with the rest of his farm
This will mean additional immedi-
ate income and will insure future
income through proper management
Evening star., 1946-08-25
ckens and eggs Tor 1914 and 1889 follow:
Poultry Council
To Meet at NJ. u.
On Wednesday

The annual summer meeting o1
the Maryland State Poultry Council
will be held Wednesday at the Uni
versity of Maryland and will be fol-
lowed on Thursday and Friday by a
breed improvement school for State
breeders and hatcherymen.
The council will be opened by an
address by President J. w. Snoddy
and during the afternoon sessions
DR.. H. c. Byrd, university president
will address the poultrymen.
During the breeding school, prob
lens in poultry improvement will be
discussed by DR.. Morley A. JUL, head
OF the university poultry depart
ment; DR.. c. w. Knox OF the Belts
vile Agricultural Research Center
John Truslow of Chestertown, Harry
Rieck of Preston, John E. Allen of
Essex, Paul zumbro of the Agricul-
ture Department. DR.. c. r. Davis of
the Maryland Livestock Sanitary
service and Prof. G. D. Quigley of
the university.
Evening star., 1946-08-25
Auxiliary Installed

The Ladies' Auxiliary to Strawn
Turner, Hartman Post 1927, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars. Seat Pleas
ant, Md, was duly installed on We'd
nesday evening, August q, 1916
by the department president and her
staff of Baltimore, Md.
The following officers were in
stalled: Mrs. Jean M. McGrath
president; Mrs. Ann Croissant
senior vice president; Mrs. Charlotte
Plackus, Junior vice president; Mrs
Mary Louise Saunders. chaplain;
Mrs. Violet Armstrong, conductress;
Mrs. Gretchen Ennis, secretary, and
Mrs. Rose Maloney, treasurer.
This auxiliary meets the second
and fourth Monday evening of each
month at the American Legion
home, 69l1 F street, Seat Pleasant,
Md.
Evening star., 1946-08-25
Redoubled Care
OF Roses Urged
AS Show Nears

With its big show only few days
more than month away, the Po-
tomac Rose Society this week urged
on rose growers redoubled efforts to
bring their blooms to top condition.
The society's advice, aimed at all
rose growers, of course, includes the
following admonition:
In order to have healthy, lux
uriant foliage it will be necessary
to spray or dust your plants fire.
quently from now until show time
September %, about every 10 days in
dry weather and oftener during wet
sultry weather"
A combination Of Fermate and
DDT was suggested as preferable as
it discolors the foliage less than
Bordeaux while stimulating the
growth and color thereof.
Removal of all dead blooms, seed
pods and unproductive wood was
urged in order that the shoots and
productive canes will get the full
benefit of all nourishment produced
by the plant.
The society's show, plans for which
are progressing in full tempo, will
be held September % and 20 at the
National Museum.
Evening star., 1946-08-25

| ing turns under the quota system
The only thing brides and bride
grooms must wait for Is transporta-
ton. And, of course, they'll have
to pay for it, too.
Questions Answered,
From F. c., Magnolia, Miss: 81
mad to undergo a serious and costly
operation last month for a stomach
trouble which I think was aggra-
waited by my war service. Can I get
the Veterans Administration to pay
for this operation and for my hospi-
talization?
Probably not. but you can file a
claim (VA Form 583) with the VA
regional offices at jackson. The only
veterans who can get the kind of re-
fund you want are those who. on
account OF the emergency of their
condition, didn't have time to get
into a VA hospital. And even then
they wouln't get the refund unless
their condition was service con-
nected.
From j. A. S., Scranton: "I got
only $500 of mastering out pay. Al
though I never actually served over
seas I did, as a member of a B-24
crew, fly more than 300 miles out
over the Pacific Ocean. Doesn't that
make me eligible for the $500?
No. To be eligible for the $500
you must have made an actual land
Ing at foreign base. That's what
the War Department told me.
From H. K, Washington: II am
one OF eight partners in a new firm.
l am the only veteran. Am eligible
for the Self-employment readjust-
ment allowance?
1 think you are. II you are fully
employed for. profit" and own a part
OF your business, you should be ell
glble. Get i'll touch with your un-
employment compensation board for
more dope.
Evening star., 1946-08-25

aolC.
There are no dairy barns on
Mount Prospect farm. Only pasture
lands that produce purebred Aber-
deem Angus cattle and purebred
Berkshire hogs are there. And as a
side line there are two thorough
bred mares. kept for breeding pur-
poses, and a handful of Irish hunt
ers, for Mr.. and Mrs; Hanson and
their son Bob, a partner in the
farming business, like to ride to
the hounds
"We couldn't see dairying as a
business" Mr.. Hanson said. mo get
ting up at o'clock in the morning
for us. We don't even want our
hired hands to lead that kind of a
life. We like to go swimming and
take a day off now and then to go
fishing"
The pastures are the backbone
of the Hanson farm. When he
bought Mount Prospect, Mr.. Hanson
consulted DR.. Johnstone Wallace of
Cornell University, and since then
has been following pasture i'm
provement program laid down by
this Cornell expert.
I'VE are building all-year pas
lures at Mount Prospect" Mr.. Han
son explained. Our pastures con-
sist OF a number Of grasses, each
maturing at different time, so
that We have good grazing at all
seasons. We never raised any corn
until this year, figuring that we
could buy the grain we needed
cheaper than we could grow it. This
year we planted 80 acres in corn
because we were afraid We might
not be able to buy it, We don't be-
lieve this is good corn country. 1t
takes too much from the soil, so
Evening star., 1946-08-25
Area PoulhyProduction Cr'0,us

How farmers in the II counties surrounding Washington
OF chickens and eggs graphically indicated in
hgures collected in the 1945 of agriculture
the
dncudng boers and
slightly than 3ooOoo
eggs produced with dozens Montgomery
664292 chickens and 1,90056
Turkeys the IL
with 123291
1914 than 1889 the largest
raised 1906 turkeys Montgomery 429
DEL 1857 Charles 1857 Calvert 6246 Prince
1885, and William
turkeys in 1914
Evening star., 1946-08-25

we say, Let the Illinois people grow
the corn and we will grow the
grass"
When Mr.. Hanson began building
his pastures. he first sewed barley
as protective crop for bluegrass
and the legumes that now cover his
fields. Naturally, he made heavy ap-
plications of lime and superphos-
pilates on all pastures.
Three basic grass mixtures were
used in building the Mount Pros
pect pastures. In the meadows,
orchard grass, medium red clover.
Ladino white clover and rye grass
provide hay silage as well as graz
ing, while alfalfa, Kansas broome
grass and Ladino are cut for hay.
The permanent pastures are COM
posed of mixture of bluegrass,
Old's creeping fescue, permanent rye
grass, broad leaf birds foot trifoii
and wild white clover. The pastures
are kept clipped so that the clip
pings form mulch protection
against dry weather.
Mount Prospects pastures form
one part in general pattern Of
soil and wildlife conservation. Lespe-
dlza is used extensively for fence
row planting to provide feed for
Wildllfe, and a pond, the first dem
onstration farm pond to be built in
Montgomery County under the joint
sponsorship of the State Department
Iof Game and Inland Fisheries, tho
Soil Conservation Service and the
County Board of Education, will pro-
vide recreation and water life.
The pond is the particular project
OF young Bob, now senior leader in
the Shady Grove All Club, and ma
tional president of the Rural Youth
of the United States. Bob said he
first began thinking of farm ponds
when he noticed during airplans
trips over the Middle West that al.
most every farm had a pond.
Farm Ponds Valuable.
Not only will farm ponds pro-
vide fish and recreation" he said,
but they afford fire protection in
rural areas and help keep up the
water table level. Since we've been
out here We have seen many farm
nome or barn burn down that might
have been saved if there had been
a nearby pond"
All-in-all, the life at Mount
Prospect is an easy one. Machinery
does much of the work, and brings
in substantial income by helping
neighboring farmers in their har-
vests. The Angus brood COWS pro-
duce calves that are sold to other
breeding herds, and the Berkshire
hogs also provide foundation breed
ing stock for other swine herds,
AS Mr.. Hanson describes it
Mount Prospect is demonstration
area i'll conservation and good liv-
ing.
Evening star., 1946-08-25
Soybeans for Food

Because they have a high pro-
tein content and make a good sub
stitute for meat in the diet, soy.
beans are gaining favor as home
garden vegetable. The edible variety
is less oily than the field variety
has larger seeds and Is easier tc
pod and prepare for eating. They
are planted at the same time as
green beans, but require a little
more room in the row to insure
proper air and sun for maturing
Evening star., 1946-08-25
Legion Meetings
Meetings this week:

Meetings this week:
Monday-Taxi Post, No. 81. ane
Alexander Graham Bell Post, No
SO, Legion Club.
Tuesday-James Reese Europe
Post, No. 5, 1914 Vermont ave.
nue. NV.
Observation-Disclosures Cathedra
Post, No. 10, and Henry C. Speng-
ler Post, No. IL, Legion Club.
Friday-George S. Patton Tani
Corps, No. 10, installation of Of
ficers, Legion Club. James Reese
Europe Post, No. 5, Garnett Patter.
son High School, installation of Of
ficerS
Evening star., 1946-08-25
Plant Hook Worm
May Affect Plants

Plant nematodes, distant cousins
OF the hook worm that attack man
may be one explanation why cul-
tlvated plants find 1t hard to COM
pete with weeds for growth and vi.
tality, according to Agriculture De.
partment scientists.
Department nematologists. those
scientists who study the effects Of
these microscopic free living worms
on the roots and leaves of plants
believe many weeds find the grow
Ing easier because they have a re-
sistance to nematodes.
The ragwood, for example, has
practically no pests of this type
while the jimpson weed seems to
drive off the rootnot nematode that
attacks the roots of Its non-weed
relatives.
Scientists now are attempting to
develop economic plants that are re-
slstant to nematode attack. When
this Is done. they say, the farmers
quest for crops that grow like
weeds may be at an end.
Evening star., 1946-08-25

to rot. Even In a well-drained soil
| II the bulbs are not to be dug, it is
good practice to plant ANIMALS over
them. The ANIMALS take moisture
from the soil, keeping it drier and SO
safer for the bulbs.
II for some reason 1t Is undesirable
to leave the tulips In the beds until
the foliage has matured, the plants
may be lifted with ball of soil and
trenched in some out of the wav
place. This Is not conducive to good
bulb growth, but it keeps them from
being a total loss.
Evening star., 1946-08-25
New Auxiliary Head
To Hold Executive
Group Meeting

Mrs. Lillian M. Judd, the newly
elected department president, will
hold her first Executive Committee
meeting at the American Legion
Clubhouse tomorrow at pm. AL
department officers, past department
presidents and the newly elected
unit presidents will attend this
meeting at which time Mrs. Judd
will present her appointments for
the coming year for the approval
Of the Executive Committee.
Mrs. Judd was guest of honor
at the 2lst annual departmental
Imarche of District of Columbia
Salon, Eight ct Forty, on Saturday
night. All unit presidents have been
requested to send into the depart
ment headquarters Immediately the
list of unit officers and chairmen
of all committees.
Members of the auxiliary are
planning to support the annual boat
ride OF the National Guard of Honor
on Tuesday, August 81. The tickets
can be secured at the executive
meeting on Monday night. 1t is
hoped that every one will come out
and help make this a fine affair.
A meeting of the delegates and
alternates to the national conven-
tion will be called in few days by
the chairman of the delegation, Mrs
Pearl Heagerty. Any one wishing
to know about the trip can contact
Mr.. Ted Luther, 1850 Harvard street
NV, Or Legion headquarters, 2437
Fifteenth street NV. He has full
particulars on the trip and the
housing situation in San Francisco
Any one wishing TO contribute te
the building fund of the auxiliary
may send their donation to Mrs
Sarah Deery, 2431 Newton street N. E
Evening star., 1946-08-25
PLANT PEoNIES

NOW is time. Special offer by nationally known
Worlds FAIR landscape gardener. Finest selec-
ton reds, whites. pinks. Assorted. 6plants 81 so;
l2for ESQ. Cash orders prepaid. or sent COD.
plus charges. Return at once if not satisfied.
Free planting instructions included. Also given
with SIS orders, million Dollar" Mystery
Bloom Peony. 81 90 value. OWEN NURSERY.
Dept. PA. Bloomington. III. Clip this.
Evening star., 1946-08-25

September is the best time to
plant daffodils. This gives the bulbs
time to make roots before the cold
weather arrives. Early October
should be the latest planting date
planned for.
Evening star., 1946-08-25
Stock Breeder Finds Good Life
Montgomery Farm Allows Leisure
While Producing Beef and Pork
By Jones BirchfieId

w.
194l demonstrating
gomery County pleasant lesurey profit
Evening star., 1946-08-25

Bob Hanson, 1o1o helps his father W. C. Hanson,
Mount Prospect grazing farm in Montgomery County,
soaos OF his purebred Aberdeen Angus brood coDs
The calf in the background 0U be sold nert year to pro-
v1de breeding stock to other purebred herds Bob 22
is leader in county 4H Club a0ork and is national presi-
dent of the Rural Youth of the United States, organ
1Satlon made up Of all rural youth groups.
Evening star., 1946-08-25
Grand Visitation Set

Washington Centennial Chapter
No. 26. Order OF the Eastern Star.
will hold a grand visitation Friday.
Evening star., 1946-08-25

Late August and early September
Will find many lawns looking scrag-
gly. Clean out the weeds, seed the
bare spots and feed the grass some
good plant food. The lawn will take
on new life and beauty and give ii
good start for the new year.
Evening star., 1946-08-25

When harvesting carrots, beets
turnips and onions don't forget to
leave a good inch of stem If you
intend to put them In storage,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-05-09
Pfc. Lewis B. 0quin
Now In 81 Peso

Pfc. Lewis B. Oquin of Durant, is
at William Beaumont General Hos
pital, one of the army's largest, Ell
Paso, Texas.
Prior to mis- entrance in service
he attended the Natchadoches High
School, Louisiana. He was indicted
December l, 1910, at Camp Ulan,
Texas and was stationed thirty
seven months in Africa, Sicily, Sar-
DINA, Matalene, France, and Ger
many. He wears the European thea
ter of operations ribbon with five
battle stars, the Bronze star for
heroic achievement the Victory rib
bon, the Good Conduct medal, the
American theater of operations rib
bon, and the Pre-Pearl Harbor rib
bon. His unit was the 533rd Artil-
lery attached to the 7th Army, in
which ne held positions of platoon
sgt. and truck and jeep driver.
He plans to make the army his
career. His parents are L. B. Oquin
and Mrs. Beatrice Lotion of Durant.
His wife, Ersel, is also Of Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-05-09
0PA Sets Ceilings On
Building Materials

Contributing its efforts to keep
building material prices in line as
an aid to easing the current housing
shortage, the District Office of Price
Administration announced today the
establishment of flat dollar-and-
cent retail ceiling prices on a long
list of hard building materials solo
in the Yazoo trade area.
Affected by the order were the
counties of Yazoo, Humphrey, and
Holmes. The new order, OPA said,
requires dealers to display dollar
and-cent ceiling price lists on such
essential building materials as sand
gravel, brick, cement, plaster, lime,
wallboard, hardwood, beaver board,
asphalt shingles, asphalt slate roof.
ing, rosin paper and other roofing
materials.
Although these materials have
long been under ceiling price con-
troll the establishment of dollar-and-
cent maximums should simplify tho
work of the dealers in computing
prices and enable consumers to
avoid unwilful overcharges, OPA
said. The flat ceilings were establish
ed OPA added, after extensive con-
ferences with representative dealers
in the affected area.
Buyers were urged by OPA Ia
check the newly posted price Ists
before purchasing the materials
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-05-09
New Ceiling Prices
Cited On Meets

New flat dollar-and-cents ceiling
price lists on meats, reflected re-
cent increases allowed by OPA to
retailers to take care Of increases
granted to producers and packers,
have recently been distributed and
are now posted in all meat markets
of the state.
Only small increases in meat costs
are apparent to consumers and all
prices remain well below inflated
meat prices during the reconversion
period Immediately following World
War I, OPA officials pointed out.
The local area price board today
cited the new ceiling prices on the
following meat items sold in small
neighborhood stores: Hamburger
meat, 29c Id; round steak, grade A,
42c Id; rindless bacon, grade A. 42c
lib,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-05-09
Durant Chenille Plant
Reopened This Week

The Durant plant, which burned
on March 10Th, is now back in full
operation on production lines on
scheduled time.
The reconstructed plant contain
ing an upper floor is much more
spacious and comfortable. The upper
floor contains the office, supply
room, cutting department, scanning
department, first aid room, rest
rooms. Walls in the office are finish
ed in Shakespeare gray and rose
tan, supply room in sand, cutting
and sewing departments in everest
green and suntone, first and and
rest rooms in rose tan. These are
the most modern in color dynamics.
The lower floor, containing the
chenille department, inspecting, dye,
trimming and packing departments
and reception room, is done in the
same colors.
Improvements made in building
reconstruction are in line with Mr..
Sanders policy in improving work.
ing conditions in all plants for the
betterment Of employees.
Mrs. Minnie Mae Irving, floor
supervisor, states the plant is much
more comfortable and that all
operators are well pleased with their
new surroundings.
AS soon as outside construction
work is completed, day will be
set aside for Open House, at which
time, we will be glad for the public
to visit the plant.