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Evening star., 1946-09-01

Those willing to participate in the
program have been asked to CAL
Mrs. Longley, Rockville 414.
Meanwhile Miss Mary E. Lucas
Chest director, announced the ap-
pointment of nine volunteers to
serve as team captains in the forth
coming fund drive under the lead
ership of Mrs. c. M. Upton.
The volunteers and the areas in
which they will serve are:
C. ]. Van Emon, Barnesville; Mrs
Creighton Jones, Dickerson; Mrs
Calvin Burdette, Clarksburg; Miss
Julia Allnutt, Seneca; Sidney
Thompson, Poolesville; Mrs. Lewis
Allnutt, jr.. Dawsonville; Mrs. Matt
Kohlhoss. Martinsburg; Mrs. Lewis
Weller, Beallsville, and Mrs. George
Nicholson, Comus.
Evening star., 1946-09-01
Mcdonald Listed to Talk
At Independents Rally

Arch Mcdonald, Democratic can
didate for the House from the 9th
Maryland district, will speak at a
public meeting sponsored by the In
dependent Voters Organization OF
Montgomery County at pm. We'd
nesday in the Chevy Chase Meth
odist Church.
DR.. Louis H. Bean, economic ana
lyst, will speak on THE Political
Trend of 1896" Mrs. Esther Peter
son, member of the organization
will speak on individual effective
ness in politics. DR.. LIE Roy A. Hal
bert will preside.
Evening star., 1946-09-01
Budwesky May Ask
Further Increase in
Arlington Utility Tax

While the Virginia Corporation
Commission has authorized an in
crease of $447,696 over the 1945
figure in the real estate and per-
sonal property assessments of utility
properties in Alexandria. City Man
ager Carl Budwesky announced yes
terday he may request the commits
sion to order further increase.
The commissions action, accord
ing to Charles A. Callahan, Alexan-
dria commissioner of revenue, sets
this years utility assessment al
Sc, 6,406, pa as compared with $685.
548 in 1945. He added that the in
crease will result in an additional
$11,752.34 in taxes, which total
sl71,815.05 for 1916 as compared
with 160,06l.71 last year.
An increase in the taxes based on
so per cent of the market value of
the properties has been anticipated
by Mr.. Budwesky. but the commits
sions report setting the assess
ments has been issued in advance of
report by Col. Francis Drischler,
appointed last month to make
recommendation for reassessments.
Mr.. BudWesky said he believes
the new assessment by the State
Corporation Commission represents
only about 40 per cent of the market
value of property held by the 13
companies.
Total assessments for the COM
panies are as follows: Alexandria,
Bancroft & Washington Transit
Co., $152,S85, with taxes at $1,000 %;
Alexandria Water Co., $500, ,905,
taxes $13,806.51; Braddock Light &
Power Co., $98,596, taxes $2,46490;
Norfolk g. Washington Steamboat
Co.. $1,000, taxes SIPS; Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co.. $1,103,-
1873, taxes at $30,453.72: Railway
Express Agency, $8,979. taxes
s2349l: Richmond, Fredericksburg
g. Potomac Railroad, $1,596,381,
taxes $41,028.71; Rosslyn Gas Co.,
$457 1897, taxes $12,730.71; Southern
Railway System, $414,199, taxes
$10,566.75; Virginia Electric g.
Power Co.. $2,031, 414, taxes $55,-
$685.; Washington g. Old Domin-
ion Railway, $15,363, taxes 1892 05;
Western Union Telegraph Co., $18,-
SOB, taxes $518.04.
Evening star., 1946-09-01
Silver Spring Trade Unit
To Hear Commentator

The Silver Spring Board of Trade
Will meet at pm. Wednesday at
the Indian Spring Country Club,
with Richard Eaton, radio commen-
tator, as guest speaker He is ex-
pected to discuss his plans for es-
tablishing a radio station in Silver
Spring.
James McCann, president of the
board, announced that the club has
reached a membership of 302.
Evening star., 1946-09-01
Meudowbrook School
Is ACCEPTING Pupils

Enrolment applications are being
accepted at the Meadowbrook Co.
operative kindergarten and Nurs-
cry School, Riggs and Ager roads,
Hyattsville, which will reopen Tues
day for its third year.
The school, under direction of
Mrs. Doris Harrington, provides ed
ucational and recreational programs
for children from J to g.
Evening star., 1946-09-01
Tlqk ank{faff RFe
obsnias e7A Arlington
Centennial tuesday
Another Centennial story on
Page B-3).

(Another Centennial story on
Page B-3. -
With Gov.t Tsnk4Qf Virginia ano
his staff expected as principal
guests, Arlington County will be.
gin its 5-day centennial celebration
Tuesday night by presenting a pag-
cant, "Cavalcade of Progress, in
the Washington-Lee High School
stadium.
The pageant will be repeated
nightly during the celebration at
$50 pm. and other features will
include fireworks displays, exhibits
and tours of historical places. A
34-mile parade Saturday, will cli-
max the event.
Preceding the formal opening OF
the celebration, the Army Air
Forces band will give a concert at
7:30 pm. tomorrow at the Water
gate. Ravel's Bolero, and Ger
shwins Rhapsody In Blue will be
featured. :, -,
Two SoloistS Scheduled.
Appearing as soloists with the
band will be Phyllis Jones, 1905
Mount Vernon avenue, Alexandria; !;
and Jody Miller, 4lO6 North Ninth
street, Arlington. The Colored
Choral Group of Arlington will give
a short program of spirituals.
Following tomorrows concert
there will be a fireworks display
north of Memorial Bridge.
The "Cavalcade of Progress will
include 26 scenes and has a cast of
100 Arlington residents.
Among the scenes to be portrayed
are the cornerstone laying for the
Capitol building, President Polk pre-
senting the retrocession scroll to
Virginia, and ball at Arlington
House
Navy Band to Give Concert.
The Navy Band will give As
minute concert before Tuesdays
pageant.
The parade Saturday will include
100 units and floats. Senator Byrd,
Democrat of Virginia, will be among
those in the reviewing stand at
Court House road and Wilson
boulevard.
George c. Daily is grand mar
shal of the parade. tentatively
scheduled to last three hours.
In the program at the reviewing
stand, at pm, Federal, State and
County officials will be presented by
Charles r. Fenwick, general chair
man of the celebration. William
G. Watt. president of the County
Civic Federation, will be master of
ceremonies.
Former State Senator Frank L.
Ball, ST., also will present nine of
the Oldest residents in the county, all
OF whom have lived there at least
10 years.
They are: Mrs. Annie Morris, 7s,
of 4464 North Glebe road; Miss Ida
B. Marcy, 81, of Dunn Loring, Va:
Mrs. Martha Hatch, 96, of 24S4
South Glebe road; John Marcy, 80,
of 1926 North Military road; Philip
Marcy. &c. same address; John Mar
cey; George Marcy, 80. of 2712
North Military road; William Mar
cey, 80, of 1851 North Military road;
Mrs. Ella Boldin, "a, of Dunn Loring
and Mrs. Cora Mcintosh, 88, of 2811
Columbia pike. ~
Evening star., 1946-09-01
Changes Announced
In Fauquier Schools
And Teaching Staff
Speeiol Dispoteh 10 The Sior

| WARRENTON, Va, Aug. 81
School Supt. c. NJ Bradley an
nounced this week that the one
room white elementary schools at
Paris, Delaplane, Midland and Gold
vein will not operate this year, and
that the Bristersburg school will be
reduced to one teacher.
Pupils who would attend Paris
and Delaplane will be transported
by bus to Upperville. while those
from Midland and Goldvein will go
to Bealeton. Upper elementary pu-
pills from Bristersburg will attend
the Catlett school.
The superintendent also an
nounced the resignation of Mrs.
Eliza H. Trainham as home eco
nomics instructor at the Marshall
High School, and the appointment
of Miss Jane Wyatt Rudasill Of
Woodville, to fill the vacancy. Mrs.
Trainham has been promoted to a
district supervisory position in the
State home economics department.
Fauquier to Back Smith.
The Fauquier County delegation
to the State Democratic convention
in Richmond will support Repre-
sentative Smith for the nomination
to succeed the late Senator Glass, 1t
was decided at mass meeting at
the Court House here.
The, 18-man delegation will be
bound by the unit rule. Fauquier
has nine votes at the convention.
Delegates are: B. A. Rucker. w. H.
Gaines, H. L. Baxley, c. H. Bowen,
Elwood Seal, Barney Harris, L. R,
Bartenstein, L. o. Gold, H. b.
Phipps, Charles G. Stone, L. L. Trip
lett, J. Ray Larcombe, r. A. Mcln-
tyre, L. w. Trenis, P. w. Anderson
Edwin L. Balm, jr, H. Ashoy brown
and w. Herbert Burke.
Mr.. Triplett was named chairman
of the delegation.
Dairy Herd Honors Listed.
D. M. Gray, Catlett, won flrst
honors in the Fauquier County
Dairy Herd Improvement Associa-
ton for July when his herd pro-
duced an average of 1,005.2 pounds
of milk. Second place went to J. w.
Trumbo, Calverton, with 1856
pounds, while third went to Mrs.
M. H. Rich, Remington. with S79.2
pounds.
In butterfat production Mrs.
Rich's herd was first with 4O.2
pounds average: H. c. Skinker, sec
ond, 37.7, and Mr.. Gray, third, 36.2.
Church Buys Parsonage.
The Warrenton Presbyterian
Church has purchased from E.
Brooke Parkinson his 8-room brick
house for a manse. The Rev. Will
liam P. Burns. pastor, and his fam
lily will take possession about Sep
tember 15 !.
Mr.. Burns was installed as pastor
of the local church by the Potomac
Presbytery at service Sunday
night. The Rev. Cliff r. johnson
Of Westminster Presbyterian
Church. Alexandra, conducted the
service, and the Rev. Dr.. Thomas
Evening star., 1946-09-01
Roe to Revive Proposal
For Eustern Shore Link
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

Representative Roe Democrat of
Maryland announced yesterday that
when the 80th Congress meets next
January he will take steps to re-
vive the long pending proposal for
construction of bridge or tunnel
connecting the Eastern and Western
Shores of Maryland.
Mr.. Roe said he would introduce
q bill on the project in the House.
He suggested that the governor of
Maryland appoint board of experts
TO determine which would be more
Deactical, bridge or . tunnel.
Evening star., 1946-09-01
Beauty Contest Features
Program for Barbecue

A beauty contest will feature the
Prince Georges County Independent
Trade Association barbecue next
Sunday at Lewisdale on Riggs road.
west of Hyattsville.
The barbecue will start at pm.
and the beauty contest at 1 o'clock.
There also will be a tug Of war,
horseshoe pitching and soft ball.
The Arrangements Committee
consists Of Marvin s. Baltimore,
]. c. Lewis and Thomas M. Hoff :
meister.
Evening star., 1946-09-01
OnIyOne Try

Driver of Car A wishes to con-
tinue straight ahead his wife tells
him to turn right, although his
automobile is in left hand lane
Should he:
l. Obey wife in interest of family
peace?
2. Wait until car B passes and
then make right hand turn?
3. Have his wife put out her right
hand to stop Car B, then make
right turn in front of B?
a. ignore wife's ultimatum and
continue on a block where he can
make the turn from the proper
lane?
Answer is correct. Section &c
paragraph (a) of District traffic
and motor vehicle regulations
states:
Approach for right turn shall
be made in the lane for traffic to
the right-hand side of the high
way, and the right turn shall be
made as closely as practicable To
the right hand curb or edge of the
highway"
Evening star., 1946-09-01
Takes Welfare Post.

Miss T. Mary Beacham, recently
appointed superintendent of public
welfare in Fairfax County, will AS
sumo her duties tomorrow. Miss
Beacham formerly was superintend-
ent of public welfare in Bristol.
Evening star., 1946-09-01
Permit Fees Established
Vienna Auxiliary Elects.

The Ladies Auxiliary of the vi
emma Fire Department has elected
the following officers:
Mrs. Myrtle Hurst, president;
Mrs. Jerry Phillips, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Jean White, second vice
president; Miss Margaret Moore,
secretary, and Mrs. Beatrice Win
slow, treasurer.
Evening star., 1946-09-01
Regional Conference
On Welfare Slated al
Fairfax Wednesday

The Mitchell Public Welfare Com
mission will hold a regional meet
ing at 8 pm. Wednesday in Fairfax
Courthouse to discuss welfare prob
lens with officials of Fairfax, Airing
ton, Loudoun, Prince William and
Fauquier Counties. and Alexandria
City.
Members of the General Assem-
bly,, boards of supervisors. welfare
boards, welfare superintendent and
Commemorative attorneys will at
tend the session to discuss the sit
uation resulting from recent allo-
cations of State public assistance
funds. The meeting is closed to the
public.
Permit Fees Established.
A new town ordinance establish
ing building permit fees in Falls
Church becomes effective Tuesday
The fees range from 81 to $40 on
construction up to $1,000, and an
additional SIS will be charged for
each additional $1,000 valuation or
fraction thereof.
Demolition of buildings also will
require permit, in addition to
posting bond to cover possible dam
age to streets. Permit fees are
from 81 to 50, and the bonds range
from $500 to $2,50O.
Evening star., 1946-01-11
S6 $50. o.044 SO
C1bsrter No 36e5 Reserve District No. 5.
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
COL LUMBlA NATIONAL BANK

OF washington 4, in the, District OF Co
cember 81. 1915. Published in response
to call made by Comptroller of the Cur,
rency. under Section 52l1, Q. 5. Revised
Statutes.
Evening star., 1946-01-11
Stocks at 15-Year Top
With Rails Supporting
Upward Movement
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1l.-Buying OF
rails helped the stock market to
reach another 15-year high today,
although many issues still were re-
strained by profit realizing on the
weeks sharp upswing.
Revived hopes for strike settle
ments, in the wake Of the Fact find
ing Boards recommendations in the
General Motors dispute, plus in
flation psychology stemming from
the administrators price-raising
moves, served to inspire speculative
and investment demand. The CUES.
tion Of technical correction how
ever, caused the trimming of &C.
counts here and there.
Dealings we're speedy in the fore.
noon as blocks of low-quoted utili.
ties running to 10000 shares fol
Commonwealth & Southern dottec
the ticker tape. Activity subse.
quently slackened now and then
Advances of fractions to a point OF
more were in the majority near thu
fourth hour.
Ahead we're Santa Fe, New Yorl
Central, Southern Pacific, Northern
Pacific, United States Steel, Bethle
hem, Chrysler, General Motors, Gra
ham-Paige, Montgomery Ware
American Telephone, Western Uniol
a. American & Foreign Power
Du Pont, Westinghouse, Consolidate
Edison and Dome Mines. Occasiona
losers included Goodyear, Goodrich
United States Rubber, Standard Oi
New Jersey and Texas Co.
Bonds were steady and commodi
ties mixed.
Divco, in the curb, was lifted on
split-up proposal Supported wer
Aluminium, Ltd; Columbia Gas pre-
ferred, Electric Bond g. Share an
Gray Manufacturing.
Evening star., 1946-01-11
Hamilton National Due
To Pay S1.3O in 1916,
Half on February |
BY HAROLD B. ROGERS.

w. J. Waller, president of Hamil.
ton National Bank, announced thai
directors at their meeting late yes
terday declared dividend of 81
cents per share on the 87,500 share.
of capital stock, $40 par value. pay
able February to stockholders O.
record. at the close of business Jan.
uary %.
Mr.. Waller pointed out that fol
several years it had been the Gus.
tom to declare dividends of rs cent.
per share payable in February ane
so cents per share payable in Au.
gust, making total of SIPS for the
year
''It is the banks present inten.
tion," he said, ito pay $1.30 per share
to its stockholders during the pres.
ent year, divided in equal amount!
February l and August l."
Banking Hours Changed.
The board established these bank
ing hours beginning Thursday
Daily except Thursday and Satur-
day, at the main Office and all
branches except the Seventh Street
branch, $50 am. to 2 pm; Thurs
days, $3.50 am. to pm. reopening
from pm. to $50 pm: Saturday
$50 am. to II noon. At Seventh
Street branch the hours will be 9:3C
am. to 2 pm. daily, except Satur-
day, when the bank will close al
noon.
Results of annual election of of
GERS yesterday by Hamilton Ma.
tional Bank, Riggs National Bank
Columbia National Bank, the Dis.
trict Building & Loan Association
and the Home Building Association
appear elsewhere in The Star today
The American Security & Trus
Co. and Munsey Trust Co. plan K
elect officers next Tuesday.
Morris Plan Bank Report.
L. P. Harrell, president of Morri.
Plan Bank of Washington, in his
annual report to stockholders, an.
nounced net earnings of the bank
for the year 1945, after providing
adequate reserves for taxes, amount.
ed to Sl20,50462, or $4.82 per share
Mr.. Harrell reviewed business
prospects in this area in optimistic
vein, pointing to expected increases
in population, public and private
building and demand for goods.
M. F. Calnan, president of Liberty
National Bank. announced that ef-
fective Tuesday, hours will be 9:3C
am. to 2 pm. daily, except Satur-
day, when the bank will close at
noon.
F. M. Thuney has been appointed
branch manager of the Washington
Office of the Minneapolis Honeywell
Regulator Co. Activities of the
Office will be enlarged to assume re-
sponsibility of sales of all company
products here. William E. King
swell, formerly Washington distrib-
utor for Honeywell, will continue tc
handle sales as wholesaler Mr.
Thuney had been serving as execu-
tive engineer in the company's en-
gineering department.
Riggs Bank rights (when iSsued)
sold in two lots on the Washington
Stock Exchange today at 291a
Quotations were 2712 bid and sc
asked. Trading was active both in
utilities and local mercantile stocks
Evening star., 1946-01-11
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. Jan. IL LP.-Grain futures
traders applied soft touch today ant
the time in narrow and slow fluctuations
, May rye, which has attracted most OF
the attention recently, performed in its
cent bushel or more most of the day
The limited wheat trading was almost
entirely In the new-crop contracts with
the scarcity Of offerings lending a frm
tone to the market. Although oats offer
ings found fair buying support most OF
lower
Statistics complied by the Board oi
Trade on yesterdays trading show that
rye accounted for more than half the
l5.373,Co0 bushels of all grains which
changed hands
Wheat closed UNCHANGED to u cent
higher than the previous finish: May
.80ha. Corn. unchanged at 11sH cell.
lngs. Oats, unchanged to % lower; May
76ss-h. Rye unchanged to 3. higher
May, 1.22h,
Evening star., 1946-01-11
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Jan. IL LP.-The cotton
market moved in a narrow range today as
traders awaited the announcement of the
proposed price ceiling on the 1946 cotton
crop. The imminent opening OF trade
bids on Monday for Commodity Credit
Corp. cotton also retarded activity. Gains
OF so cents bale we're registered on mill
buying and covering in early dealings, bat
the market subsequently eaSed of on hedge
selling and liouidation
Late afternoon prices were 10 cents a
bale lower to 30 higher March "a 80
May. "a 5S, and July, "a 40.
Evening star., 1946-01-11
RetoiI Executives Urge
Better Service to Buyers
" the Associated Press.

by tue hssOCihteu FfeSs
NEW YORK, Jan. 11-More in
teiligent service to the buying pub
lie is the goal of the Nations re-
tailers, group of store executives
said yesterday in an interview.
The consumer has come out OF
the war better informed than in the
past and with a definite preference
for quality merchandise, asserted the
retailers, here for the National Re-
tail Dry Goods Association Conven-
tion,
Evening star., 1946-01-11
Washington Exchange

AFTER CALL.
Riggs Bank rights when issued)-33 q
29l2
washington Gas SIS 196O-S1 900 at 1884
Hecht com-10 at 34t2 so at 3417
Capital Transit Co-10 at 3334
Riggs Bank rights when issued)-2 at
29pa, ] at 80.
Hecht com-15 at 3424.
washington Gas com-5 at 81
Garfnckel 5hct pfd-30 at 27h.
Peoples Drug Stores com-l00 at 44A
Evening star., 1946-01-11
Liverpool to Buy Cotton

LIVERPOOL, Jan. II tP).-The
government cotton control agency
announced today that Liverpool Cot
ton Market would be reopened, at
least temporarily, for the purchase
of raw cotton from the United
States.
Evening star., 1946-01-11
Market AVERAGES
BONDS

American motor vehicles, prewar,
consumed 80 per cent of the Nations
gasoline, 80 per cent of its rubber,
73 per cent Of It's plate glass. 73 per
cent of its leather, 81 per cent of
its malleable iron, is per cent of its
steel and II per cent Of its cotton.
Evening star., 1946-01-11
REPORT OF coEDITIoN OF tn
THE CITY BANK

OF Washington. in the District Of Coluni-
bia. at the close Of business on December
81, l945 Published in response to call
made BY Comptroller of the Currency. un-
der Section 5211, U, s Revised Statutes
and a call made by the Federal Reserve
Bank of this district pursuant to the pro-
visions of the Federal Reserve Act.
Evening star., 1946-01-11

Hourly Sales on the Lxchanse Today:
ZOO am. $50 900 1880 noon / 900 COO
100 pm. 400 ooo 2:OOpm
fUnit of trading, 10 shares; sales printed
in full. SIN bankrupecy or receiyerSilip or
being reorganized under Bankruptcy Act,
or securities assumed by such companies
Rates OF dividend in the foreEoing table
quarterly or semi-annual declaration. Un-
less otherwise noted special or extra divi-
xr Ex rights. = also extra or extras. b Plus
sttocs stoced DIVIDEND Y, dsIS Cash or stock sps.
In stock. 6 Paid last year. h Payable in
Canadian funds. Accumulated dividends
paid or declared this year. New issue.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-07-12
THE STATE pREssThe Paper Published For

ago for Chicago to be at the bed
side of her sister-in- law, Mrs
ID. l.. Slaughter, and wishes to
thank her many friends for their
cooperation while in business. .
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. James Gay
of Fordyce Monday at 6 a. M,
a baby girl, Phyllis Espinonie.
Mother and baby are fine. The
Utopia Neighborhood Club will
entertain with a lawn party at
the home of Mrs. Evelyn Jones,
ISL Cross Street, July 18th, 800
to ll:O0 p, m. The purpose is to
raise funds for sending a worthy
girl to the Y. w. C. A. Girls
Camp, July 22nd. The Colored
Booster Club gave barbecue
July 4th. Approximately 600
people attended. Ben Livingston
is the Chief Booster. William
H. Chant, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter S. Chant, 1912 Pulaski
ST., was recently discharged from
the navy after % months in the
service. William plans to enter
college in the fall.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-07-12
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Phone $685.

g., Carolina. Mrs. ". M. Town
| send of 1923 Cross returned last
week from a vacation in the east.
She visited Cleveland, Ohio, New
York City, and Chicago. Mrs
| v. M. Townsend is the wife of
| Reverend V. M. Townsend and is
teacher in one of the county
schools. Mr.. and Mrs. Riley
Johns spent a week in Fl. Smith
visiting relatives and friends
Mrs. Johns is a secretary of the
Agriculture Extensio nService.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Armstead
and Mrs. Mable Gillespie of Ia
coma, Washington, were in the
city visiting Mr.. J. T. Townes,
4418 West 18th, who is recovering
from a recent illness. :. Mrs.
Pauline Fielding King, popular
young socialite formerly of this
city and now of Kansas City, is
now visiting her grandmother,
Mrs. Settles, and other relatives
and friends. Prof. and Mrs. c
F. Taylor, teachers at Arkansas
Baptist College, are working or
their masters at the University Of
California. Mr.. Taylor was the
only Negro out of five who pass
ed an examination in higher ma
thematics in a class of 200.
Mrs. Sue Cowan Williams il
working on her masters at thu
University of Chicago. E. Thu
dynamic Is Tennis Club request
your presence at their musica
tea Sunday, July 14th, at thu
Y. w. c. A. Hours, ST. p. m
Mrs. B. T. Shelton, sponsor.
Mrs Beatrice Dean, proprietor 0
the hillside Cafe, left two week
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-07-12
suekering Sweet Corn

There is no advantage In rernov-
Ing sweet corn suckers any time
during the season, Removing them
late in the development Of sweet
corn may reduce the yield notice
ably, These suckers produced at
the base Of the sweet corn stalks
often give concern TO growers with
small paintings. and In many In
stances gardeners remove the suck
ers. Experimental results indicate
that II the suckers are removed ear
ly in the development Of sweet corn
yield Is not affected In any way.
However, If they are removed after
the corn Is producing ears. the yield
10 materially reduced.