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Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01
Grain Marketing

The farmers grain marketing
committee of II representing the
leading farm organizations in the
nation outlined a proposal for a
grain growers cooperative ma
tional sales agency. The commit
tee hopes the proposal will allow
farmers selling grain at local CO.
operatives a national market for
their product with more stability
and higher profits than exists un-
der the present system.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01
Price Declines at End

The Harvard university COM
mittee on economic research pre-
diets a turn for the better in gen.
eral business within the next few
months. Price declines are prac-
tically at an end for commodities
which have already dropped well
toward prewar levels, but may
continue in those commodities in
which there is an effort to avoid
deflation.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01
StimsOn Bull Brings
Top Angus Price

N-BAR RANCH, Grass Range,
paid $1,325, top price of the Aber-
deen-Angus sale at the second
nual Montana Winter fair, BoZeman,
for Perfection of Spring Hill, a bull
consigned by c. F. Stimson of Bel
grade and rated champion of the
show.
The champion female, SSF Miss
Reveola bred and owned by the
Starr stock farm of Fairview, sold
for $1,025 to w. A. Boohler, Toston.
The reserve champion COW, Sylvia
Sd of Hyalite, owned by W. F. Har-
rer & Sons of Helena, was pur-
chased by the Rutledge Livestock
Co. of Big Timber for $675.
The reserve champion bull, Ever
of Airyland, bred by the Airyland
stock farm of Lewistown and owned
by the Starr farm, went for $500
to Fred Krauth of Wolf Point.
Average price for bulls was $486,
for females, 1892.
The sale was conducted by H. B.
Sager of Bohemian, auctioneer, with
Wilbur Harrer as manager.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01
Hoppers Threaten '48
Crops in Wyoming

GRASSHOPPERS have done
about $4,000, 900 worth of damage
to Wyoming crops in the last nine
years, reports Airing A. Gardner,
field supervisor of the division of
grasshopper control. Surveys indi-
cate this same insect may become
one of the states major agricultural
problems and sources of financial
loss during 1913 unless proper con-
troll measures are practiced.
He revealed that the greatest DAM
age occurred in 1889 when crop
losses exceeded $1,000, 900. In 1910
the total damage was set at $117,-
285, while in 1916 it was $676,640.
With these appalling losses from
chopper" damage, Gardner warns
crop producers to take precautionary
measures. Adult and egg surveys
taken during the summer and fall of
1947 indicate that this insect menace
may be serious in the crop season of
1913.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01
Potato Warehouse

A modern potato warehouse
costing $22 800 was built at Kali
spell and is operated by the north
west potato exchange. Growers
are charged 10 percent of the
selling price of their potatoes for
all services from delivery at the
warehouse to final sale. In addi-
ton to potatoes, 1,400 sacks of
vegetables and several carloads of
apples were. handled this year by
the exchange.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01
Increased Enrolment
Goal of All Week

NATIONAL All club week, March
IT will be used in Montana as a
spring-board for increasing the
Treasure states club enrolment, T.
W. Thompson, state club leader at
Montana State college, announces.
Last year, he said, Montana's All
enrolment totaled 8,400, and this
year every effort is being made to
bring the benefits of this rural youth
organization to more boys and girls.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01
Public Land Openings
For HOmesteading

WOULD-BE HOME STEADERS
are reminded of the following pro-
posed public land openings to be
held by the bureau of reclamation
in 1948. All dates are tentative and
dependent on the availability of
funds and personnel. For informal
ton on the Shoshone, Heart Noun
tain and Riverton openings write to
the regional director, bureau of rec
lamation, Billings, Mont; for Klam-
ath, write to the same office at Sac
ramento, Calf; for Boise, Minidoka
and Yakima, write to Boise, Idaho.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01

The 1913 goal has been set at TO-
900 members.
The theme of this years club week
is Creating Better Homes Today for
a More Responsible Citizenship To-
morrow" and during the week club
members will seek ways in which
this theme may be put into practi-
cal application in their daily lives,
Thompson said.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01
Price Disparities

Bureau of labor statistics on
prices showing clothing, fuel and
lighting, building materials and
house furnishings still well over
100 percent above 1914 levels
while farm products have dropped
to only 80 percent above prewar
levels.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01

1913 potato production and support
program. County AGA committees
are now ~allocating acreages to in
dividual commercial growers Chose
who plan to plant 8 or more acres
this Year,. No applications will be
received after March Is. The state
goal is 1890 acres, the same as for
1916 and 1947.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01
125 Cars Apples

The Equity Growers and Ship
pers association of Hamilton, a
Bitter Root valley fruit growers
marketing cooperative, handled
125 cars of Mcintosh apples in
1920 of which rs cars went to
New York.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01
Chicago Markets

Choice and prime heavy steers
were marked $685. to $1,000; top
market hogs brought $10.35;
prime lambs, 81 to 1915. In the
grain markets, No. 1 red wheat
was quoted $1.94 to $2.02h; bar
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01
Agricultural Agency Bulletins
COMMITTEES
AGA

COUNTY HANDBOOKS outlining
the soil and water conservation prac-
tees for which Agricultural Con-
servation program assistance will be
offered this year are now being
prepared by AGA committees. Based
on the 1913 Montana handbook,
practice lists will provide farmers
and ranchers with information on
practices that will be offered in each
county, including specifications and
the payment that may be earned
by properly completing a practice.
In preparing handbooks county
AGA committees have ar opportun-
ity of fit the program to the county
in a name that will make the best
use of this years smaller conserva-
ton ALLEGATION. County ALLEGATIONS
have not been announced, but they
will be in the neighborhood of 40
percent of 1947 ALLEGATIONS according
to R. J.. McKenna, PIMA state COM
mittee chairman.
To make this smaller amount of
money most effective, committees
have been advised to take all pos
sible steps to adapt the state con
servation program to county needs
and then fit the county program to
each Individual unit where c%onserva-
ton practices will be carried out un-
der this years program.
Special. Local Practices
Committees will have further op-
portunity to adjust this years pro-
gram most effectively to local con-
%servation needs by use of two prac-
tees other than those included in
the Montana handbook. One of these,
known as a special practice, must
be selected from practices listed in
the national outline of practices.
The other, known as a local practice,
may be selected on the same basis
as were the local practices offered
in many counties under the 1947
program.
This year, however, the local
practice may not involve seeding of
grasses and legumes, and as much
of a county's ALLEGATION as a COM
mittee feels is desirable may be
used to make payments earned un-
der the local practice. Last year
not nor than 10 percent of an al
location could be used to make
payments earned by carrying out a
local practice.
General practices listed in this
years state handbook are about the
same as in 1947, although a number
of changes have been made in spe.
cifieationsl and in amounts that may
be earned under a practice. Com.
plete information on the applicability
of any practice in a county and the
requirements that must be fulfilled
to earn a payment are available al
county AGA offices.
Practices Approved
County handbooks are being pre-
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01
POTATO ACREAGES

Goals have been assigned % coun-
ties which requested them under the
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01
Project

Project
Shoshone Project,
Heart Mountain
Division, Wyo-
ming.
Riverton Project,
Wyoming.
klamath Project,
Tule Lake Di-
vision, Califor-
nia-Oregon.
Minidoka Project,
c. o o d i n G Di-
vision, Idaho.
Boise P j e C t,
Payette Division,
Idaho.
Yakima Project,
Roza Division,
Washington.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01
A Quarter Century Ago

From Postwar Years to Postwar Years in the Files
of Montana Far1ner-Stockman
MARCH. 1921 ley, 48 to 20 cents; flax, $181h
Grain Marketing to $1.86h.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01
Practices Approved

County handbooks are being pre-
pared from a state-approved list of
practices which includes: Applica-
ton of lime, phosphate, gypsum,
agricultural sulphur and boron;
growing small grains for cover; turn
ing under certain clover crops as
green manure; establishing a per-
manent legume cover crop in irri-
gated orchards; construction of open
ditch or tile drainage systems; re-
organization of an established irri-
cation system; leveling land for ir-
rigation where water is available;
construction of irrigation dams for
impeachment or diversion of water.
Also listed are construction of
terraces; contour farming; contour
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01

March I, l948-47
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
1949 College Basketball Season
Is Dotted With EARLY Upsefs

New York, Dec. 13 -(AP) -
The 194849 college basketball
season is behaving just like a
two-week- old baby with the
collie. It's full of upsets.
Only five of the 10 major con-
ference champions last season
haven't been beaten.
Baylor defending Southwest
Champion and Western N.C.A.A.
King, lost three straight before
whipping none other than the
absolute national champion of
amateur basketball in 1948, the
Phillips Oilers.
Oklahoma A. and NJ, the Mis-
souri, Valley Titlist, warmed up
against st. Josephs of Phila-
delphia, 4643.
North Carolina State, by far
the best in the South Atlantic
area last season, lost its very
first game to an independent
textile mill team.
Other champions who have
fallen at least once are Kansas
State from the Big Seven and
Brigham Young from the Big
Six and California from the Pa
cific Coast southern division.
Way up on top, just as every.
body expected, are Kentucky's
mighty Wildcats. They started
off by breezing past Indiana
Central poured it on De Paul
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
lew York Yankees Are Expected To Waup The Major League Meetings

which ended yesterday to unseat
Hogan for the PGA Mr., Money!
bags.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
e.. w. Guard
Leads Southern
Cage Scoring
BY Tho Associated Press

George Washington guard Phil
McNiff took the lead today in
the 1948-l949 Southern Confer
ence individual basketball scor-
ing race.
McNiff had dropped in "a
points in three conference con-
tests, Five points behind him
was Dick Sayre, Virginia Tech
forward, who collected 90 points
despite the fact the Gobblers
lost both their league starts.
Bill Cantwell, George Wash
ington forward, was third with
26
Eight loop tilts this week will
start off tonight when the Uni
versity of Richmond Spiders
journey to College Park, Md, to
battle the Maryland Terps. In
non-conference games tonight,
Wake Forest plays at Duquesne
and Davidson travels to Wofford.
In games the past weekend,
William and Mary turned back
Milligan College, 55-45; George
Washington routed Richmond,
68-49; Duke conquered Virginia,
47-37; Loyola of Baltimore edged
Maryland, TITS; South Carolina
opened its campaign with a 63-47
win over Newberry, and Wake
Forest shipped Clemson, $3.50.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
Frank Stranahan's Triumph At
Miami Is First PEA Tourney
Victory OF Year For Amateur

Miami, Fla, Dec. 13-(P)-
Amateur Frank Stranahan of To-
ledo, O., today set his sights on
other major PGA gold tourna-
ments after winning the $4,000
Miami Open with a 10-under-par
27O.
Stranahan coasted in with a
par 10 on the final round yes
terday to finish four strokes in
front of Melvin (Chick) Harbert,
Detroit professional, who blew a
70 and 274 but took first money
of $1,000. Stranahan received a
set of sterling silver mugs.
Harbert set a Miami Springs
course record of 62-eight under
par-for the $6.735-yard layout
Saturday but with the pressure
on all the way, withered for a
three -over-par 39 on the outgo-
ing nine. He clipped one stroke
off par coming in but couldn't
overtake the smooth-stroking
Stranahan.
The 26-year-old millionaire's
son who holds the British, Cana
dian and Mexican amateur titles,
was two holes back of Harbert
and knew he needed only to play
par golf to win.
Stranahan was the first amateu
ever to win the Miami Open in
its 25-year history. He also was
the first amateur to win a major
PGA tournament this year.
Harbert's prize money brought
his winnings for the year to S10,-
566 46. Second and third place
money was divided between Tony
Penna if Cincinnati, O., and
Steve Warga, Jr., of Miami. War
ga had 81 yesterday and Penna
a SO to tie at 276. They split
$2,400.
Pre-tournament favorite Sam
my Snead of White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, finished with
81 and 277 to tie Claude Har-
mon of Mamaroneck, N. Y, and
Herman Keiser of Akron, O.
They got $500 each.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
Scotland Neck
Cagers Open
With Ahoskie

Scotland Neck.-The Scotland
Neck High School basketball
teams are all set to open their
season here next Thursday night
when they clash with Ahoskie
High at 7:30 in the first game of
the year.
The Ahoskie games will be the
only pre-Christmas games play
ed by the Little Blue teams.
On January 4 the Little Blues
play at Windsor; January Z, at
Robersonville; January II, A
hoskie; January IA, Robertson.
vile; January 10, at Enfield;
January 81, Williamson; jan
uary %, Enfield; February J.,
Williamston; February 4, Wind.
sor; February 8, at William R.
Davie; February IL, Weldon;
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13

and then slaughtered hapless
Tulsa.
Conference play is still thing
of the future in most sections,
but here's a December preview
after two weeks of action.
Eastern Ivy) League: Col
umbia the champ unbeaten in
two warmup games. Yale, look
ing very good, beat Penn, 72-6o,
Saturday in only league game
so far.
Eastern Independents: Holy
Cross has won three easily. St.
Joseph's of Philadelphia go
drew raves in beating Oklaho-
ma Aggies.
Big Nine: Michigan go
shows every intention of retain
ing its 1947-48 title, but only Illi-
nois, Wisconsin and Northwest
ern have lost so far.
Midwest independents: West
ern Kentucky (3-0) beat Bowling
Green (Ohio), (3-D 60-51, Satur-
day to avenge one of its two
losses of last season. Notre
Dame GID will win a lot OF
games.
Southern: North Carolina
State (4-D is back on the track
after losing its opener. North
Carolina $50 a perennial threat
Southeastern: Kentucky (3-0)
Tulane (5-0) could cause trouble.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
Louis Says
Charles Nav
Be Choice

Philadelphia. Dec. 13-(P)-
Joe Louis said today he figures
Ezzard Charles has earned shot
at Joe's championship.
But there are couple of ifs.
The Heavyweight king, in
training for a siX-round exhibit
ton at Convention Hall tomor-
row night against Arturo Godoy,
said emphatically;
Charles proved in Madison
Square Garden last Friday night
that he's the leading heavy
weight contender.
Louis added quickly that the
Cincinnati slugger could establish
his ranking without question if
he licked Savold and Conn
Charles socked Joe Baksi of
Kulpmont, Pa, all over the Gar
den Friday in a decisive IL
round knockout.
The Brown Bomber, who is
usually pretty non-commlttal
about who he thinks rates in
the heavyweight division, had
this to say about Charles:
Il can only talk from his re-
cord. l never saw him fight, l
didn't think he was a heavy
weight contender until the Baksi
fight. But he proved in that
fight that he is
Lee Savold and Billy Conn are
among half-dozen odd heavies
who have been mentioned as
possible title foes for Louis, who
licked Jersey Joe Walcott twice
in his last two title engagements.
Louis is expected to defend
his crown sometime next sum-
mer. There's no indication right
now as to who his opponent will
be. but Charles is the best bet.
Walcott already is on record as
wanting to take on Charles, who
only recently left the light
heavyweight ranks to take on
the big boys,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
Ben Hogan Is
Colts Leading
Money Winner

Miami, Fla, Dec. 13-(P)-Ben
Hogan, recently named as the
professional of the year, also
was the Professional Golf AS
sociation's top money winner
with S32,112 in tournament prize
earnings.
Lloyd Mangrum, affable Tam
O'Shanter, Chicago professional,
was only $822.0l behind Hogan
with S31,28999 official PGA
earnings but his $45, 5,98932 grand
golf prize total led the field. He
picked up s14,6o8.33 unofficial
prize money at the Tam O'Shan?
ter this summer.
Mangrum had pointed to first
or second in the Miami Open
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -(AP)-
Bobby Oswalt of Columbia,
Miss, quarterback on the Univ
ersity of Mississippi football
squad, last season topped h e
Southeastern Conferences place
ment kickers with rs points on
36 trails through the regular
campaign. He added one for one
in the Delta Bowl win scored
by Ole Miss. Oswalt also scored
touchdown for six more points
during the season.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
Sleepy Time

DETROIT -(AP) Les Bng-
aman, recruit guard of the De-
troit Lions of the National Foot
ball League, didn't get away to
a wide awake start in football
Chuck Baer, present University
of Detroit coach, who mentored
Bingaman several years ago at
Lew Wallace High School in Ga
ry, Ind, relates this story:
1T was about $50 during our
first night game when l decided
to put Les into the game 1t was
the first game of his high school
career. l looked down on the
bench for him and there he was,
sound asleep"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13
ROANOkE RAPIDS
Daily Hrral1
SPORTS

Jim Foley, fullback and
quarterback on the Syracuse
football team, is brother of
John Foley, who called the plays
for the Orange last fall.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13

February IS, at Aurelian
Springs; February 18, William
R. Davie; February %, Aurelian
Springs, February 25, at Weldon
The l6-game schedule will be
wound up with a tournament in
Scotland Neck on March ., 3,
and 4.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-13

Lowest total Of home runs ev-
er to lead the American League
is seven record in 1908 and
again in 1914.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Niaeriuns Had Female Army

The kings Of Dahomey in west
ern Nigeria maintined units Of fe-
male troops armed with blunder-
buses and sharp knives throughout
the 18th Century.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
New Russian Decree
Limits Foreign Affairs
Ito Two Ministries
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

MOSCOW, Jan. 28.-A new decree
provides that virtually all relations
between Soviet state institutions
and foreign officials must be ham
died through the ministries Of for
eign affairs and foreign trade.
The decree, by the presidium Of
Supreme Soviet, was published In
the official gazette yesterday. 1t
replaces q 1925 statute. Violators
are made liable to punishment un-
der criminal law.
The preamble said the new sys-
tenn was to provide uniform
system" in relations with other gov
ernments. The decree stated ex-
ceptions may be made when there Is
specific legal authority under an
international treaty or In cases Of
permission granted by the Foreign
Ministry.
Act Is Outlined.
The act states that relations be-
tween state institutions and officials
of Russia and officials Of foreign
states must be conducted only
through the Foreign Ministry, or d.
rectly only when the Foreign Min
istry gives permission. The Min
istry Of Foreign Trade Is empowered
to conduct relations with embassies,
missions, and trade and CONNER
cial attaches Of foreign states. The
Foreign Trade Ministry, however,
Ia required to consult tho Foreign
ciple."
Another section said relations BE-
tween the Ministry Of Armed Forces
| and military, naval and air at
taches Of foreign states must be
worked out by the Council Of Min
listers on representation Of the min
istries Of Armed Forces and For
eign Affairs.
The decree provides that the sys-
tenn Of relations Of foreign consuls
within Russia must be established
by the Foreign Ministry ION the
basis Of law and treaties"
Communication Controlled.
Another clause obnges all insti-
tutions to inform the Foreign Min
istry immediately Of any written
communication received from for
eign institutions or officials, "to-
gether with the necessary mate
rials." Answers to such requests
may come only from the Foreign
ONCE:
In cases Of direct personal in
quiries, institutions are obliged to
refer inquirers directly to the min
istries Of foreign affairs or foreign
trade.
Institutions dealing with vital
needs Of foreigners living in Russia
are allowed to have direct relations
with foreign officials within bounds
Of their ordinary functions" Such
institutions are listed as the posts,
telegraphs, railways, water service,
air transport Offices, customs, mill
tia, notaries, house management Of
fees, first-aid stations, stores, res
taurants, museums and motion-pic
ture theaters.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Decides to Run

Representative Wilmington, Dem
ocrat, Of Mississippi said today he
has changed his mind and will seek
reelection this year for 18th
term. He had announced last sum-
mer he would not be candidate.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Citizens Plan Squure Dance

A square dance will be given by
the Seven Oaks Manor Citizens
Association at $3.50 pm. Saturday at
Montgomery Blair High School, Sill
yer Spring. William M. Peterson is
in charge.
Evening star., 1948-04-01
Donaldson Will Crown,
Cherry Blossom Queen

Postmaster General Donaldson
will crown the Cherry Blossom
Queen at Hams Point at 2;s0 pm.
April 10, opening day. Of the annual
festival, according to General Chair
man c. j. Mack.
The queen will be chosen from a
group Of princesses designated by
State and territorial Governors to
represent their areas. The selection
will be made during a bufTet supper
and reception at 6 pm. April 8 at
the Raleigh Hotel.
The name of each State repre-
sented by princess will be inscribed
on a giant wheel of chance which
will decide the winner. The other
princesses will be members OF her
court" s
Tickets for the two-day affair are
now on sale at the District In
formation Center in the lobby of
The Star Building and at the Fair
way Sport Store, 1923 G street NV.
Reserved seats are 81 and general
admission seats are so cents, both
including tax.