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Evening star., 1948-09-27

To the Editor Of The Star:
Permit me to express my appreciation to you
for the timely and excellent editorial Thinning
Cadet Ranks" in The Star Of September a.
The editorial ably expressed the facts in this
case.
My headquarters will do everything within
its power to assist the Washington school au-
thorities to improve the Cadet program. 1t Is
my hope that the Washington High School
Cadet Corps will continue to uphold its fine
old traditions which have reflected so much
credit to our country. HOBART r. GAY.
Major General U. g. A., Headquarters Mill
tary District Of Washington.
Quoting the "Drusstorecowboy."
To the Editor OF The Star:
have been following with great interest
your items about the Cadet Corps. Your edfS
torial of Thursday I agree with as whole.
But, the article Wednesday, containing quotes
from various scoffers from Roosevelt and
Coolidge, nine tenths Of whom had never been
in the Cadets and didn't know what they were
talking about, was terrible. It was pitifmly
one-sided; all the boys quoted didn't want 70
join.
This viii be my third year in the Corps, and
I'm in 1t because definitely do think 1t has
something to offer. We at Wilson are having
q hard time enlisting enough men to have two
companies, and your news article did not help.
Several boys upon whom personally had been
trying to impress the benefits Of Cadets and
had practically persuaded saw this article and
now I'm right back where started
II, as your editorial indicates, you do think
enlistment in the Cadet Corps holds many ad-
vantages, the implications Of the news article
are very misleading. Why did you 60 out of
your way to memorialize in print the classic
gripes OF Joe Q. Drugstorecowboy? Sure, you
can find ten good-for- -nothings in Wilson who
will say the same thing. Why not quote some
Of the good things about Cadets instead Of all
of the bad? M. CRAWFORD YOUNG.
Evening star., 1948-09-27
Something Worth Saving
Readers Depore Decline of High School Cadet Corps
and Suggest Reasons Behind 1t

What the Cadet Corps needs Is not 20 much
condemnation but rather q helping hand from
those in q position to help.
MALCOLM c. CLARK,
Captain. Company B. Woodrow Wilson High
School, l947-l948
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-11-15

ergot bodies. There is also a notice
remainder of the kernels in the in
fected head. There is also a loss of
dockage when the ergot masses are
separated from the grain in the
cleaning process.
Control of Ergot
None of the chemicals usually used
in the treatment of seed grains will
control ergot. The solution, at pres
ent, at least, is in cleaning the seed
grain and land of as many of these
ergot masses as possible. If the fields
from which the seed grain was pro-
duced showed more than an occa-
sional mass of ergot in the heads it
would be well to replace this seed
with grain from clean fields.
A field on which ergot existed
should be placed in rotation, using
either summer fallow or a nom
susceptible crop. If it is necessary
to plant a susceptible crop ON land
where ergot existed the previous
year, the land should be titled in
such a manner as will bury all the
ergot masses. The moving of
grasses adjacent to small grain
fields during the blossom period will
also reduce danger of further in
festation.
Cleaning Seed
If it is necessary to use the prod
uct from a field that has been badly
infested, the seed should be cleaned
of these masses as thoroughly as
possible. If even small pieces remain
in the seed, then it would be advis-
able to try and float the remainder of
the ergot out of the seed. The usual
method is to dissolve 40 pounds of
common salt in Is gallons of water.
By the addition of salt the density
of the solution is increased enough
to allow the seed to sink and hold
the ergot on top. The seed should
be stirred constantly to release ergot
which has sunk with the good seed.
The separated grain should be re-
moved and washed free of salt be-
fore sowing. The salt solution can
be used a number of times. This
method is slow and adapted pri-
marily for small lots of seed.
RESCUE SEED
From reports that have been re-
ceived from counties where sawfly
losses have been taken in the past,
it appears that there will be plenty
of Rescue wheat to take care of all
of the seed that will be needed next
spring. In a recently weekly letter
released from the dominion expert
ment station at Swift Current, Sask.,
the following paragraphs were de-
voted to the performance of Rescue
wheat. This question has been asked
by many of the producers of Rescue
wheat so we are copying it for your
information.
This year there has been some
concern over the appearance of
brown-chaffed plants in fields of
Rescue. These off-type plants are
of little Importance. unless they be-
come very numerous. One of the
parents of Rescue is a brown
chaffed wheat; consequently the
occasional brown-chaffed plant ap-
pears in succeeding generations.
Since seed from such plants will in
turn produce br~own-chaffed plants.
there will be a steady increase in
the percentage of such off-tYpes
from year TO year. These brown
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-11-15
Soils and Crops
Ergot Prevalent This Year
Control Possible by Rotation, Clean Seed
Soils and Crops
By RALPH MERCER

l GUESS I was just about as
much surprised as you were when
l found the material for my column
in the Oct. Is issues of the Montana
Farmer-Stockman spread all over
the front page. I suppose I've got to
write a little more in keeping with
crop production every month OF you
won't know where to find me.
Be that as it may, I suppose that
it wouldn't be out of order to men
ton the fact that this fall weather
has been just about perfect for get
ting all the harvesting done, but not
too good for the winter wheat
plants that we hope will de-
velop into a big crop in 1949. In
some sections of the state the winter
wheat still looks good and will no
doubt have enough moisture to carry
it through, but in a few of the areas
it doesn't look too hot. Part of this
is due to the absence of surface
moisture and the other due to grass
hopper damage.
In speaking of moisture on winter
wheat, it brings to mind the fact
that many years winter wheat has
dried out more than it has killed
out-which could very well happen
to the wheat the coming spring.
However, we will hope that before
old mar winter freezes things into
dormancy there will be moisture
enough to be of some benefit to the
wheat land.
ERGOT
During the past 80 days there
have been many inquiries received
regarding ergot. 1t is one of those
diseases of small grain that hits
every so often, but when it does hit
it seems to cause quite a little diff
Guilty until such a time as producers
understand how to handle it.
The following information on err
got may help you understand just
how ergot is formed and why it ap-
pears in some years and not in
others.
Ergot of grains and grasses has
been prevalent this year. The devel-
opment of these hornlike bodies is
abundant in years when moisture
and temperature conditions are ia
vorable for their growth.
Ergot attacks rye, barley, wheat
and oats in about the order named,
with rarely more than a few heads
of oats being diseased. Many of the
native and cultivated grasses are
susceptible and serve as hosts to this
fungus.
Fungus Growth
The spores winter in this hornlike
mass. In the spring, with favorable
conditions, parts of the fungus with
in this mass start to grow and after
they break through the coating OF
this mass they form a toadstool-
like growth. These mushrooms break
open, the spores are released and in
feet the ovaries of the grains and
grasses at the time of bloom. This
results in a honey-dew mass con-
tanning numerous spores or seeds
where the seed would have beer
formed, which is readily scattered
by insects, wind and rain to healthy
flowers, causing further spread.
Where the flower has been in
fected, ergot develops in place O.
the seed. The fact that the germina
, 1948-08-09

the possibilities of buying
land to build cottage-type
homes here; three or four of
these persons he knows with
substantial financial ability.
To me, Mr.. Chapman said,
you have everything to work
with in this respect, he point
ed to the fact that St. Croix
also has more land than st.
Thomas with better possible
ties on that side Of the econom
ic picture. We have gone a
long way since the days Of
Governor Pearson, when we
sat down almost a whole day
to decide whether to pay a
man so cents. The Chamber Of
Commerce deserves a lot of
credit, also the Labor Union,
for trying to keep this econo-
my going.
AT this point Attorney Will
liam Moorhead, End Vice-Pres-
ident of the Chamber extend
ed the thanks of all members
Of the Board and the people,
for the aid given by the De-
partment especially on the
Pan American issue, despite
the fact that no decision has
been reached, still their efforts
, 1948-08-09

the people. IL has given en-
ployment, honest employment
to a large number of people.
At the time when Woo was
taken over, there was no pros
pect of any private operator
opening it up. Many people
feel that the Government
should not be in business, he
said" but / have never looked
on this enterprise as being in
private business"
He pointed to success of the
demonstrating project that
was also started here.
Questioned as to what he
thought Congress might do
about Woo, Mr.. Chapman
SAID ne does not know what
Congress is going to do. He
personally would like to see
more developments. The new
hotel development in st. Tho
mas is really going to change
and improve the economy Of
the Islands and. give a tre-
mendous impetus to the peo-
pie, and he also predicted that
it will reflect itself here. We
too will get some hotel bust
ness, and mentioned that
many inquiries have come to
his Department asking about
, 1948-08-09

In his informal discussions with members Of the Execu.
tive Committee of the Chamber of Commerce. Under ecre-
rotary Chapman said in part: / know many Of YOU wonder
about the Virgin Islands Company. whether ii has made or
lost money. He said he could not say. in the language 81 ]
banker. However. Il has made assets and invaluable assets for
, 1948-08-09

W< oAAtSA<HI 4RHA(S&atCOs bAC
said. He explained that the
Chamber had been a long time
awaiting a meeting of this
kind with someone from the
Department. Mr.. Krug was
here quite recently but it was
during the Presidential visit
and therefore he had little
time. Attorney R. H. Amphlett
Leader was then presented to
ask some questions on behalf
of the organization:
Mr.. Leader: We would like
very much to know what is
the overall legislative policy
of the Department as it af-
fects the Virgin Islands, refer
ing to the report of the Public
Administration Service ano
certain recommendation
which were made that would
greatly benefit the Virgin Is
lands, and also the report OF
Congressman Miller and Sen.
ator Butler. They, too, made
certain reports in keeping
with recommendations. Refer
ence was made to the extern
sion Of several Acts including
the Smith, uges, Federal Air
ports and Landmarks Acts,
which Mr.. Leader pointed out,
would mean much to these Is
lands, especially St. Croix.
The Chamber would like to
know just what the Depart
ment Of the Interiors overall
program is and if they are
working on them?
Replying, Mr.. Chapman said:
/ cannot think Of a single one
mentioned that our Depart
has not been working on.
There are bills pending on two
or three of those mentioned,
one is to get the Airports
Act. He said he did not know
the status Of the Land Banks
but indicated he knew Of the
restricted banking facilities
here. He also mentioned that
the Department has its prob
lens in trying to include the
Virgin Islands in legislation.
Mr.. Leader then suggested:
Would it not be well if the De
partment is working on any
particular bill in the future
that the Governor be informed
, 1948-08-09

GU ~naQllaau; Afa lnt
any changes now being frain-
ed for amendment to the @.
ganic Act? Mr.. Chapman ex
planned only in so far as tae
request for creation of the of
flee of Resident Commission
er. Attorney Silvermann taca
explained that the Depart
ment IS WORKING on the stream
lining Of the Act in accordance
with suggestions made but
that this would first be sub
mitted tothe two Councils and
that all proposals would be
discussed with the people, the
Governor and the Department.
It was further explained
that no ste ps, SO far as
specific major changes, are
being taken. Reference was
made to the mistaken belief
that a committee Of Congress
is working on such changes.
This is not true. Only informal
discussions have been held on
it. It was further stated by
Mr.. Silvermann that when u.
S. Attorney Corneiro was in
his Department, he had been
working on the language OF
some possible changes Of the
Act, but that at the present
time 1t is unlikely anything
viii crystalize until after the
Referendum in November. Be
tween election day and the end
of December the people, the
Council and everone interest
ed will be able to pull ideas
from which they can get an
amended draft to be sponsor
ed by the Interior Depart
ment.
Mr.. Silvermann said that
indications are fairly good for
revision of the Act, if there is
agreement between the peo-
pie in the islands and the De-
partment, that a bill will be
enacted by the next Congress.
Mr.. Leader: What are the
possibilities of rechartering Of
the Woo?
Mr., Chapman said that he
did not know. Because of the
unanimous report of the House
Committee there was, up to
the month Of May, optimism.
At this point he mentioned the
, 1948-08-09
Highlights Of Discussions Between
Under-SecreturY Chupmun & Chamber Of
Commerce
AND JusT.ce

cThe following was delayed through lack of space, but because)
we believe it will be Of some interest to readers we have decided
to print these highlights)
, 1948-08-09

sfREners
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Evening star., 1948-07-26

crete strip at 400 and then pulled
1t up sharply. The little window
shades start down over your eyes
first sign of a blackout, but your
head clears quickly.
The two-seater is the only one
of its kind produced thus far by
Lockheed, but it is the first of 156
on order by the Air Force. 1t is
almost identical with the F-80s now
under command Of Gen. Y. H. Tay-
lor at Andrews but has been made
over 3 feet longer.
Plane Is Small.
1t is small as combat aircraft
go-37 feet 8 inches long with 8
Widespread of 38 feet 1914 inches
It's combat counterparts at Andrew.
have the same wing, but are only
"a feet long.
LeVier first took the plane aloft
at Lockheed's jet base in Van Nuys
Calf, On March % and was Sc
pleased he buzzed the field at $50
miles an hour. He has been with
Lockheed as chief test pilot since
l941 and made his first jet test
flight in 1914.
New Air Force cadets will get to
jets after about ITO hours of flight
training on the ATS type trainer
according to 1t. Col. Wilson v. Ed
wards, chief of the fighter -gunnery
research unit of the Air Training
Command at Williams Air Force
Base, Phoenix, Ariz.
Evening star., 1948-07-26
u. n. Ready 10 Hear
| Jews and Arabs on
Truce Violations
BY the Associotsd Press

LAKE SUCCESS, July 26.-
Israeli and Arab charges of truce
violations in Palestine 60 before
the Security Council tomorrow
for a hearing.
The Council also Is expected to
vote on a Syrian resolution asking
the International Court of Justice
to rule on the status of Palestine
after the British mandate ended
May Is.
Delegates opposed to the Syrian
move called it another Arab at
tempt to set aside the United
Nations plan to partition Palestine.
They predicted it would be defeated.
The Council will meet at IL am.
tomorrow for its first session since
it ordered the truce now in effect
in the Holy Land.
The delegates also may hear an
Israeli protest against the alleged
detention of 5000 Jews by the Brit
ish on Cyprus and a British COM
plant against detention by the
Jews of five British citizens In
Jerusalem.
The Council also has put the
Indonesian situation on its work.
list but 1t may not take up that
problem tomorrow because Of the
Palestine question,
The Little Assembly was called
to meet today. 1t is working on its
report to the General Assembly
which will meet IN Paris Septem-
ber 81,
Evening star., 1948-07-26
Continued From First Page.)

on hand, he said. The men, mex
perienced about their needs, failed
to ask for them, the general as
serted.
The District National Guard
plane, it was explained, is being
loaded with uniforms and fatigue
clothes in variety Of sizes in an
effort to fit the recruits.
Gen. Cox said Maj. Paul K.
Bsiley. assistant adjutant general,
and Maj. Fletcher F. Bernsdorff
supply officer, would fly with the
equipment to aid in its distribution.
Expects Supply to Be Sufficient.
Gen. Cox said he was sure the
plane would carry enough to meet
the needs.
As for~the automotive equipment
which Co. Meyers also criticized,
Gen. Cox said that when he checked
six weeks ago he was assured the
motor equipment was in good
enough condition to carry the men
to camp.
Maj. Bailey said some of the re-
uuested vehicles had arrived only as
recently as Friday night while other
trucks came in today. He agreed
with the report from the camp that
placed the blame on lack of time
to test the equipment.
Evening star., 1948-07-26
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Continued From First Page

ditions. The I'd Army headquarters
is reported to have promised action.
The motor convoy which brought
half of the contingent of IT'S en-
listed men, IS officers and nine
warrant officers to this area yester-
day experienced numerous delays in
the early part of the trip. In
adequate maintenance Of the motor
equipment by the top command was
charged here. Most of the autono-
tive material was furnished to them
last Friday night, officers here
claim, which gave the men in the
units no time for tests before the
long overland trek to Virginia
Beach. Col. Meyers said the troops
will have to spend large part OF
their normal training activities
doing motor repair and mainten-
ance.
Col. Leroy S. Mann, commanding
the $50 Antiaircraft Artillery and
commander of this encampment,
was among those who joined in the
criticism of the inadequacies of the
higher headquarters.
Many Recruits Among Troops.
The troops turned out at $50 I'm.
this morning, more than half Of
them non-veteran youngsters get
ting ther first taste of Army life
in the field.
Many of them, tired and worn by
the trip turned in early last night
Evening star., 1948-07-26
Lewis Asks Dismissal
OF NLRB Complaint
On Union-Shop Mine,
By the Associofed Press

John L. Lewis union today asked
National Labor Relations Board
examiner to dismiss a Government
complaint arising from a union shop
agreement in the soft coal industry.
Welly K. Hopkins, attorney for
the United Mine Workers, asked
Examiner William R. Ringer for the
dismissal. Mr.. Hopkins said evi-
dence produced by the Office of
NLRB's general counsel was "in-
sufficient to sustain or support the
charges"
Mr.. Ringer said he would pass on
the motion in report to the five
man board in the near future.
NLRB General Counsel Robert N
Denham charged Mr.. Lewis and his
union with an unfair labor practices
for insisting on union shop agree
ment in the July l contract COW
erlng soft coal mining. Captive
mines of the steel companies were
Shut down for 10 days in a strike
over the issue. The steel compa-
nies said the provision Mr.. Lewis
wanted carried over from the l947
contract would force them to vio-
late the year-old Taft-Hartley Act.
The law requires NLRB elections
by workers prior to signing union
shop agreements.
The strike was ended when both
sides agreed, at Federal Judge T
Alan Goldsborough's suggestion. tc
end the dispute and depend on the
NLRB and possibly court decision
to dispose finally of the issue.
In a union shop all workers
eventually must join the union
NRLB elections so far held on the
issue have turned out in favor OF
the union in SO per cent of the
cases.
The UNIV hearings which began
last Thursday were concluded with
out either Mr.. Lewis or his tor
lieutenants taking the stand. Mr.
Hopkins made no defense except
to show that the 200-man policy
committee of the union had au-
thorized Mr.. Lewis and his COM
mittee of negotiators to make the
new contract and that the policy
committee had approved the con-
tract. This was done without U.s.
ing the NLRB procedures for OBJ.
tanning collective bargaining rights
Evening star., 1948-07-26

dispersed over the Arab countries
and constitute disquieting prob
lem. He said he had asked for 6
United Nations expert to help hin
work out a solution.
Count Bernadotte said he hac
asked the United Nations to pro-
vide 900 officers, with a Swedish
general as their chief, to control
the current cease-fire in Palestine
The general, he said, will reach
Rhodes Friday.
At Rhodes a United Nations mil
itary observer said Jewish planes
and infantry had violated the truce
by attacking three Arab villages
along the Haifa Tel Aviv road The
observer said Jewish airmen and
troops moved against the villages
of Jaba, Izrim and Ain GhaZil or
three successive nights.
Evening star., 1948-07-26

20 miles back and two minutes
away.
The jets rated climb is over $500
feet per minute.
Its Immelman turn-a half loop
with a righting roll at the top-is
completed before you realize you've
been in one. Even at the steep
dive preliminary to the rushing
climb into the loop, the perform
ance is almost soundless and SEEM
ingly without effort.
For the information of the private
pilot, the T (for trainer F for
fighter 80-C leans gracefully into
steep turns with hardly nudge of
rudder and there's no skidding. It's
stall characteristics are excellent
At an even 100 miles an hour and
nose we'll up, the jet shuddered and
the right wing dropped slightly. A
touch on the left rudder righted 1t
and the nose walked" down without
another rudder move.
Field Buzzed at 400 M.P.H.
For those who have never ridden
a plane of any kind, the entire ride
was as though a great force had
lifted you into space and jerked
feecy clouds across a clear blue sky
past you. It's true space-riding in
countless dimensions.
Near the end of the ride Pilot LIE
Vier cleared with the tower for a
tactical pullup over the runway
rammed the jet down over the con-
Evening star., 1948-07-26
Extra Troopers Ordered
In Probe Of Revere, Mass
BY the A.soeiatsd Press

REVERE, Mass, July 26.-Addi-
tional State troopers were ordered
into Revere today ito pound UP
loose ends of evidence" as Mas
sachusetts investigators pressed
their inquiry into corruption com.
plants in this beach resort COM
munity.
Assistant Attorney Genera
George Fingold, heading the State
investigation, asked for the addi.
tional police last night in disclosing
he plans to seek indictments against
at least is persons at next weeks
sitting of the Suffolk County grand
jury.
State investigators are sin this
case to stay" and are going tc
clean up Revere no matter how long
it takes" Mr.. Fingold said.
He added that among phases oi
the investigation to be concentrated
on this week will be charges oi
graft in the city's governoment-
Not only in connection witha hous.
ing project but also in other city
business"
Four city councillors and Brook
line real estate man are free or
bail on bribery charges involving 9
81 .250,000 veterans housing project
Evening star., 1948-07-26

after completing the back-breaking
task of transferring equipment from
the trucks to the barracks. Half
of the contingent came down by
train in aforementioned railroad
coaches. They are, the ones who got
the good deal"
Because of the large number of
youngsters in the outfit it was
necessary to take them out of their
regular organizations to form a
separate training battalion. During
the first week of the camp these
young men will be given basic
training.
80 Per Cent Veterans.
The organizations here are the
260th Anti-aircraft group the 26Oth
Gun Battalion, equipped with mod
Iern 90-millimeter guns; the 38Oth
Automatic Weapons Battalion, with
40-millimeter Bofors; the 240th
elf-Propelled Battalion, with half
tracks on which are mounted
machine guns and heavier weapons.
All of these are anti-aircraft units.
Officers say that 80 per cent of the
men are veterans.
This camp Is on the ocean beach
about miles south of the summer
resort and adequate provision has
been made for surf bathing for the
trOOnS