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Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-12-15
BANANA STEMS VS.. MITES

O. Is there any truth in a panama
stem helping or rather driving mites
awaY?-G. H. Garfield County.
A. I know there is an old belief
that this is accomplished. Yet there
are no scientific facts to bear this
out. The mite breathes through pores
in the side of its body. For that rea-
son a powder or oil should be ap-
piled which will cover the body and
smother the mite. Waste crankcase
oil, either painted or sprayed into
the cracks where the mites harbor
in the daytime seems to be the best
way of combating them.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-12-15
Are Your Chickens
Wheeling, Choking!

Chickens do not die from so-called colds
but death results from strangulation caused
by accumulations of sticky, choking mucous
(phlegm) in the breathing passages. This
phlegm must be removed If bird is to survive.
read the letter from Thomas Pulliam, .
Kentucky poultryman:
st have had birds choking. strangltng, and
with their eyes closed from common colds and
have saved them all. One cockerel was nearly
dead. He lost S pounds. / applied Group
Over, and in two weeks he was full of pep
and fighting every rooster ON the place"
Why don't you try Group-Over on your
flock? It's easily used. See for yourself how
the Group-Over treatment helps bring needed
relief. For q liberal supply, send soc Cor 81
for the extra large size) to Burrell-Dugger Co.,
229 East South ST., Dept. GE, indianapolis 4,
Ind. Group-Over must satisfy you perfectly
or your money refunded.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-12-15

forms a barrier to normal feeding by
the sawfly larva after Matching from
the egg. However, station entonol-
ogists point out that much more re-
mains to be learned about sawfly
resistance besides solidness of stem.
How Come?
Why, they ask, do barley, oats and
flax resist sawflies? Might hardness
of stem or possibly a nutritional de-
ficiency in the plant make it unat-
tractive to sawflies? Also what about
a resistant winter wheat?
Besides the foreign introductions,
the test plots in Teton county also in
clude several Rescue crosses made
by the department of agronomy and
soils at the experiment station in an
effort to improve the Rescue wheat
now in use.
However, of the foreign wheats I'M
der test the largest number, 674,
came from Australia. There are also
225 Russian varieties, 1879 from
China, 1865 from Portugal, 81 from
Turkey, ranging on down to only n
variety from Chile, Mexico, New
Zealand and others.
Colorful Names
While most of the varieties carry
only an identifying number, many
have colorful names such as the
Brawang, Nabawa and Baroota Won
der wheats from Australia; the
Fleche d. Or from France; Pohjole
from Finland, and the Yuc-song from
Korea.
The 1000 introduced varieties
were obtained from the bureau OF
plant industry, soils and agricultural
engineering of the u. S. department
of agriculture, and the nursery prof
ect is a cooperative one between
that agency, the departments Of
agronomy and soils and entomology
at the Montana station and the bu'
reau of entomology and plant quar-
antine of the u. S. department O.
agriculture.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-12-15
1000 Types Of Wheat
Tested in State

ALTHOUGH THE NEW Rescue
wheat introduced from Canada in
1914 gives northern and northeastern
Montana farmers a spring wheat
variety that is resistant to the de-
structive wheat stem sawfly, work
ers at the Montana agricultural ex-
pertinent station are not only con-
tinuing their efforts to further i'm
prove this variety but also to find
other varieties that may be even
more resistant to this pest.
In their search for other wheats
that may be resistant to the sawfly,
station workers this fall seeded test
plots with 1000 wheat varieties in
troduced from SO foreign countries.
This nursery-the first mass seeding
of its kind in Montana-is in Teton
county, which is one OF the states
more severely infested saWfly areas.
Planted in 5-foot rows that extend
for nearly a quarter of a mile, the
nursery is situated on a farm at the
junction of the Agawam and Collins
roads.
Survival of Fitfesf
Out of the 1000 wheat varieties in
the nursery it is hoped that some
will show resistance to the wheat
stem sawfly. Since it is unlikely
that any of the varieties which may
survive will be suitable by them
selves for use in Montana, the next
step would be for the stations agron-
omy and soils department to use
them as parent stocks in a breeding
program to develop a variety having
both the desired sawfly resistant
qualities as well as the other char
acteristics needed for a wheat suited
to Montana growing conditions.
Rescue wheat is resistant to saw
flies because of its solid stem. This
solidness reduces the number of saw
fly eggs laid in the stem and also
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-12-15
Poultry Department
PULLETs DON'T LAY
By H. E. CUSHMAN

q. We nave some White Rock pullets
Matched April l.. We got only seven or
eight eggs. We have 80 pullets.
We feed them wheat. oats and bar
ley. Everyone saYs barley is not good
for laying hens. These pullets also
have access TO corn fields and other
corn.
Please let me know your sugges-
tons. Would you advise cracking the
grains?-Mrs. G.. H.. Garfield County.
A. Your biggest trouble is that
you are giving your birds nothing
with which to build eggs. If you do
not have a constant supply of about
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-12-15
Ivory Resigns

BOYD A. IVORY, poultry spe-
ciaIist of the Wyoming agricultural
extension service, has submitted his
resignation effective Jan. l, 1949, to
enter the commercial poultry indus
try in Payson, Utah, announced A.
E. Bowman, extension director.
Ivory, who has been employed in
his present position for the past Is
months, held similar positions in
South Dakota State college and Iowa
State college.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-12-15

One hundred hens in good pro-
duction will drink six gallons of wa
ter per day.
Evening star., 1948-11-17
Printers Continue Talks
After DaiIies Offer Raise

A 10-cent hourly wage increase,
offered by Washington newspaper
publishers, was being considered to-
day by Columbia Typographical
Union No. 101.
A spokesman for the Washington
Publishers Association. representing
four daily newspapers, said the
group had offered the printers a
complete new contract, points Of
which had been discussed during
present negotiations.
Speaking for the printers. James
j. O'Connor. union president, said
the contract Is generally not &C
ceptable as 1t now stands"
The present basic hourly scale for
printers on the day shift is $2.42.
The parties have been negotiating
with the agreement that any wage
settlement made 80 days or less
after November II shall be retro
active to that date.
Another meeting between the pub
fishers and printers was scheduled
this afternoon.
Evening star., 1948-11-17
.Woman's S Condition Critical
After Fall From Taxicab

A woman who fell from a NOV
ing taxicab near the intersection OF
Twenty-fourth and Calvert streets
NV. was in a cricital condition at
Emergency Hospital today.
Mrs. Grace o. Skarvonnes, Is, OF
1928 Biltmore street NV, was said
to have suffered a fractured skull
The driver of the taxi, Clifford T
Crawford, %. of 200 Eleventh street
Sc, told police his passenger fell
from the moving cab shortly after
midnight when she opened the
left rear door after apparently be-
coming i'll.
Two pedestrians also were in hos
pitals today after being struck by
cars last night. They are Seaward
Queen, colored, 1109 M street NV.
and Wilford Blair, SO. of AS Mas
sachusetts avenue NV.
Police said Mr.. Queen was taken
to Freedmen's Hospital in serious
condition after he was struck at
Sixth and S streets NV. The
driver of the car was identified as
John w. Mattison, ~, colored, LOG
@ street NV.
Mr.. Blair suffered injuries to his
left hip and knee when he was
knocked down by a car at Fourth
and G streets NV. early today
Police named the driver as Warren
H. Weatherholtz, 26, civilian en-
ploye in the Quarterrnaster Corps
at Fort Belvoir. The victim was
taken to Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1948-11-17
Legal Barriers.
Halt Blair
Tree Trimminq

The District has been unable tc
comply, as yet, with White House
request that a tree overhanging
the Blair House property be re-
moved or trimmed.
When James w. Batson, superin-
tendent of trees, went up to the
scene to look into the matter yester-
day, he discovered it was not Dis
trict tree. So, he called his tree
trimmers off until another move
could be planned.
The tree in question Is located
in an alley separating the Blair
House from the Carnegie Endow-
ment for International Peace at TOO
Jackson place NV. 1t stands at
the rear of the Blair House, and
about half Of it droops over the
property. The alley, which runs
north from Pennsylvania avenue,
belongs to the Carnegie institution.
Commissioner John Russell
Young's Office said the White House
official asked that the tree be re-
moved-apparently for security rea-
sons. The Blair House and the ad-
joining Blair-Lee House are being
prepared for President Truman. He
will make it the new White House
while the stately mansion at 1900
Pennsylvania avenue NV. is being
renovated
Evening star., 1948-11-17
Drop in Price Of Food,
Rise in Other Items
Seen by U. 5. Official.
BY The Associoied Press

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1.-THE
housewife can count on a drop in
food prices, but she shouldn't ex-
pect the cost of living to 60 down.
A man who ought to know, Evan
Clague, commissioner of the Labor
Departments Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics, said the food price fall will
be balanced by increases in items
in heavy demand.
Among these he listed rents, steel
automobiles and Marshall Plan
exports.
Mr.. Clague spoke yesterday at a
conference arranged by the Indus
trial Council of the Chamber OF
Commerce.
Sees Outlook Favorable.
cat present." he told $50 business
executives, "our consumer prices
have reached a peak and farm prices
are. if anything, coming down"
"At the same time" Mr.. Clague
added, there is a tremendous up
ward pressure starting in commodi-
ties where there still exists a heavy
postwar demand"
Mr.. Clague figured that "the gen.
eral economic outlook appears very
favorable" adding that industrial
employment is at an all-time high
with 100000 holding jobs, a gain
Of 100000 since the end of the war
He warned, however, that short
ages in the supply of skilled labor
will very likely occur on a greater
scale than has been true since the
war years, and many employers in
some areas will find themselves
badly pinched for labor"
Readjustments Indicated.
Returning to the consumer de-
mand for commodities, Mr.. Clague
predicted that some readjustments"
will be made 'in industries where
production has caught up with de-
mand and where some consumer re-
sistance to high prices is evident"
These include such lines" he
said, "as textiles, clothing, shoes,
radios, furniture and some electrical
appliances. These readjustments,
however, are not likely to be sharp
or to affect the general economic
outlook"
Evening star., 1948-11-17
Allied Group From Tokyo
On Way 10 Washington
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

TOKYO, Nov. 17.-Hurried de-
parture of an Allied headquarters
mission for Washington today
spurrred speculation of impending
changes in Japan's rehabilitation.
A six-man mission left here by
plane yesterday. It's departure was
disclosed by Gen. MacArthur's head
quarters today.
Headquarters economic chiefs
have been disturbed of late by re-
ports from Washington that a pro-
gram with revolutionary changes
was in the making.
The announcement of the mis-
sion's departure mentioned only that
lit would hold economic discussions
with Army officials for "a self-sup-
porting Japan
The mission Is headed by DR..
Sherwood M. Fine, director of
finance and economics. 1t includes
Michael Sapir, chief of the planning
branch of the research and pro-
gram division; Wallace L. Higgins,
chief of the industrial planning
branch, industry division; Edward
N. Cronk of the food branch, price
and distribution division; William
Eaton, chief of the cotton textile
division, and James E. Pennypacker
OF the petroleum division.
Evening star., 1948-11-17

"It's such a thrill to have begin.
ner 20 straight ont to a dance after
one lesson says Madeline Lu.
kens. Arthur Muray's Magic Step
Method makes it possible. In few
hours more you're really expert in
all the new steps" Phone EX.
4lO0 or come in today. Arthur
Murray, 1106 Conn. Ave, Washing.
ton, D. C. ll03 King ST., Alexan.
dfia, Va, OV. $3.50.
Evening star., 1948-11-17
By the Associofed Press

VIRGINIA CITY, New, Nov. IL
A bejeweled, smartly dressed woman
gambler, known as THE Countess, u
had the long distance lines hum
ming today for funds to cover
check she wrote to get her poker
playing partner out of Jail.
District Attorney Robert Berry
said the Countess" Miss Henya
c. A. Krasnodebsky of Philadelphia
could leave the historic Jail as soon
as she could make good the $4,000
check which freed Burdette Bever-
idge, 80, of Vancouver, Wash.
Mr.. Berry said she had made
telephone calls to New York, Bev-
erly Hills and Mexico City, but SO
far she hasn't raised a nickel"
The Countess" who told author
tiles she comes from a wealthy fam
lily and is married to an art dealer
arrived with Beveridge early. last
Evening star., 1948-11-17
Countess Gets Gaming Portne,
From Jail, Is Put in His Place

, week and started playing high
stakes poker in a Main street bar.
She did most of the playing, and
Beveridge wrote checks covering her
losses. The game went On for three
or four days.
Then, on the complaint of Len
Haffey, who ran the game, Bev-
eridge was Jailed on charge OF
writing fictitious checks.
The Countess" offered to cover
Beveridge's checks with one of her
own. Haffey and the authorities
agreed to this, and charges against
Beveridge were dismissed. He left
town.
But then Miss Krasnodebsky,s $2,-
200 check also proved uncashable,
Mr.. Berry said. 1t was written on
the Drexel g. Biddle Bank Of Phila-
delphia, and Mr.. Berry said no such
bank existed.
So the Countess" took Beveridge's
place in Jail.
Evening star., 1948-11-17
Fight Goes On Over Pay
OF Film Mob Scene Extras
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

HOLLYWOOD, Nov, l7.-Film
producers and the AFL Screen
Extras Guild are still at odds over
the mob scene extras pay bracket
Of $9.45 a day.
The guild said yesterday its men,
bers voted, 2,512 to 81, to reject an
employer proposal for continuing
the bracket. They are asking the
studios to make a new offer, indi-
eating willingness to continue nego-
tiationS for a new contract.
| The guild says that because all
extras must make themselves avail
able for the S9.45. jobs to qualify fol
State unemployment insurance
studios are likely to classify as mot
scene extras many who otherwise
would earn s15.56 a day as genera,
extras, or S22.23 as dress extras.
Producers counter that if the SO A.
bracket is discontinued, they woulo
have to pay $15.26 for the same
work.
Evening star., 1948-11-17
Engineers Ask Navy
Ito Reconsider Plan
For Bay Bomb Area

The Washington Office of Army
Engineers announced today it had
called on the Navy to reconsider its
proposed aerial bombing practice
area in Chesapeake Bay following
receipt of large number of pro-
tests from commercial interests and
yachtsmen.
"A spokesman said the Engineers
felt the objections of boatmen that
the bombing area would force small
craft into unprotected waters dur
ing bad weather were valid.
Accordingly, we have asked the
Navy to reconsider and have re-
quested a conference with them to
discuss the next steps," the spokes-
man said.
He said the Engineers Office had
received more than so letters and
kilograms in protest.
The official said the Army had
suggested that the Navy use two
areas off the Eastern Shore in the
Chesapeake already set aside for
practice.
The Army said a public hearing
would be held on any additional
request by the Navy for construction
of bombing targets or establishment
of restricted areas.
The proposed prohibited area, re-
quested by the Patuxent Naval Air
Station, would be located southeast
of Cedar Point.
The engineers Office explained
that the Navy was opposed to q
suggestion that it set up its bomb
ing area off the Atlantic Coast be-
cause of the difficulty of setting
up targets in deep water. In addi-
ton the air station has large
investment in an observation sys-
tenn on the Chesapeake, it was
pointed out.
Evening star., 1948-11-17
Baptist Session Here
Reflects Dr.. Crawford
And ; Other Officers

DR.. Clarence w. Crawford, pastor
Of Calvary Baptist Church, was re-
elected yesterday as president Of
the District Baptist Convention at
the closing session of its I'D an
nual meeting in National Baptist
Memorial Church, Sixteenth street
and Columbia road NV.
Other officers reelected were
Herbert w. Ludwig of Petworth
Church, vice president, and Elgin
Smith of First Church, treasurer.
Mrs. Earl Pendell Of Avondale
Church was succeeded as secretary
by her husband. also a member Of
Avondale Church. Everett E. Hay
craft of Northwestern Church was
reelected assistant secretary.
The convention passed a 1892 ,448
budget for 1948-49. OF this amount
$110,474 will be used for operating
expenses of the District Baptist
Convention, an equal amount for
outside mission work by the North
ern and Southern Baptist Conven-
tions. and $41,500 to pay of in
debtednesS.s
Convention officers were directed
to borrow $4,000 to pay a debt to
the Northern and Southern Baptist
Conventions. Churches of the area
were asked to set aside two Sundays,
one in December and the other in
March, for special offerings to raise
funds to liquidate this debt.
A resolution asking that a spe-
cial committee be appointed by the
Executive Committee to study the
problems of race relations and sug-
|gest means OF meeting them was
passed by the convention.
The 73d annual meeting of the
convention will be held next
year at Metropolitan Baptist
Church, Sixth and A streets NE.
The Rev. Henry r. Osgood, pastor
of Hyattsville Baptist Church, will
give the convention sermon.
Evening star., 1948-11-17
Nationwide Red Strike
Called Off in Italy
By the Assoeioted Press

ROME, Nov. 1.-THE Communist
led Confederation of Labor (CGIE
called off last night a nationwide
strike of government employees, set
for Thursday.
The decision was announced after
commission representing the gov
ernment and labor voted in favor
of pay raise for civil service en-
ployes.
The CGIL accepted this as bind
ing on the government, and said
it was a victory over Premier AL
eide de Gasperi's Christian Demo-
Gratis.
The commission failed to specify
the amount Of the pay raise. 1t
Said details would be announced
later.
Evening star., 1948-11-17
Bishop Dun to Speak

The Rt. Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop
of the Episcopal Diocese of WASH
ington, will address the Washing
ton Episcopal Fellowship at 8
ocIocA GonlsnI in the pa.lsh nau
of the Cnu1cn of the Ascension,
Twelfth and Massachusetts, avenue
NV.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-01-15
Artificial dissemination
Approved For County

On the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan.
uary 6, Dave Beckett, Wilbert Ma
theney, Gordon Secrest, William
Rich, and County Agent Floyd
Henderson made a trip to Cam
bridge. They met with officials OF
the Guernsey County Dairy Service
Unit and filed request for artificial
dissemination to be made available
Noble county farmers.
The directors of the Guernsey
county unit met Saturday evening
to consider the requests. Approval
was given to the requests of all
farmers living north of State Route
78 and north of line running east
and west through Caldwell and
Berne. Additional requests for serv-
ice will be accepted in the approved
area.
This action makes artificial insen-
ination service available imme-
diately for 800 cows owned by 40
Noble county farmers.
A meeting of all interested farm
ers has been called for Friday eve
ming, January 16, at 7:30 p. M, in
the Noble county courthouse. At this
meeting plans will be completed for
rendering the service in Noble coun-
ty. There will be five directors
elected to serve on the board of the
service unit for the two counties.
Other business to be considered at
the meeting will be the signing of
membership agreements and pay
ment of initial membership fees.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-01-15
Candidates Now
Circulating Their
Many Petitions
New Salary Scale
Listed for Newly
Elected Officials

Petitions are going out at the of
tlce of the Noble county election
board by the dozens but only three
have actually been filed to date ac-
cordlng to a check with Clerk J.
Kyte WalkenshaW, who has resumed
these duties after an illness of sew
eral weeks.
The three petitions for candidacy
already filed are those of Zern w.
Mallett, Summerfield Republican for
Noble County Treasurer, George L.
Thompson, Republican, who is seek
ing his second term as Clerk of
Courts and Judge L. B. Frazier, Re-
publican, who is asking for his sec
ond term as Judge of the Common
Pleas court.
Deadline for the filing of these
petitions is Wednesday, February 4.
Petitions for candidacy have been
obtained by John Christopher, Jr.,
Republican, and Fred Davis, Cald-
well Route 6, Republican, both for
sheriff. On the democratic side of
the ticket Sheriff Clayton Mckee
is also circulating his petition for
another term.
There are now two Democrats and
five Republicans circulating peti-
tions for the office of county COM
| missioner, two to be elected. They
include haywood Love and Harry
Miley, for the Democrats and H. G.
Williams, Charles Rayner, A. r.
Hicks, Frank Craig and Halls Sulli-
van for the Republicans.
Others circulating petitions are
Jack Berry, (R), for coroner, Ben
Fowler, CD, and J. o. Mcdonald,
(RD, for Noble county recorder,
George E. Bates, (R), for auditor,
Judge Otto Polling, CD, for pro-
bate judge, Bethel Bates, (R), for
representative to the state assembly,
George c. Philpot, (RD, incumbent,
: seeking his second term as respre-
sentative and Eugene Miller of near
Sarahsville for clerk of courts.
! Homer Weldon, (R.), has also an
nounced for his second term as
county engineer.
Clerk Waikenshaw said that the
wage scale for all public officials
would be raised the next term and
the new salaries to be received are
approximately as follows.
Auditor, $l840 until March, 1851,
| as II mas been construed that the in
cumbent is filling out an unexpired
term and will not be eligible for the
increase to $4,000 until the above
date; commissioners, $3.50; clerk of
the courts, $1779.05; treasurer,
1890; sheriff, $500; probate judge,
S3560; recorder, $500; coroner,
5000, which previously had been
only $3.50; prosecuting attorney,
$500; representative to the general
assembly, $4,000 and judge of the
common pleas court, $4437.60.
The salary of the probate judge
and common pleas judge is paid by
the state and county.
The election board office in Cald-
well will now be open every after
noon for the remainder of this
month and during the first part of
February.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-01-15
A. {. Daniels Has
New AppOintment

Announcement was made Tuesday
by the J. A. White & Co., Union
Central building, dealers in Ohio
municipal bonds that A. c. Daniels
had become associated with the firm
as southeastern Ohio representative
with headquarters at Marietta.
Daniels has wide acquaintance
among Ohio bankers. He was asso-
ciated with the Peoples Banking &
Trust Co., Marietta, from 1922 to
1892 Subsequently he was bank
examiner for the state banking de-
partment of Ohio for nine years.
More recently he was cashier and
director of the Caldwell Farmers &
Merchants bank.
During the past year the White
firm, located at Cincinnati placed
representatives in Toledo, Cleveland
and Columbus. The firm, active in
underwriting bonds of Ohio cities,
counties and school districts, cele..
brated its tenth anniversary in 1947.
Daniels, who now makes his home
in Marietta, is widely known
throughout Noble county.