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Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-12-15
Designed for Milking
This Dairy Barn and Parlor Make
That Twice-a-Day Chore Easier
BY JERRY LESTER
BY JERRY LESTER

about 9 feet wide across the side
nearest the loafing shed. The pit is
8 feet deep. Stalls accommodate
three COWS standing parallel with
the mixers pit and one behind the
other. The stalls are over 3 feet
wide, with a 3-foot-wide alleyway
behind for the cows to move into
and out of the stalls.
An unusual feature of the cooler
room is a large floor-to-ceiling plate
glass window that allows visitors to
watch the mixers at work in the
milking parlor. And this is no usual
sight in itself. The boys who do
the milking wear white jackets and
everything is kept spotless as the
whole job is smooth and effortless.
The white concrete walls are spot
less and plenty of drains are pro-
vided in the concrete floors for easy
cleaning.
Gravity Grain Feed
Grain is elevated into the top
section of the barn. This section
was made only 4 feet higher than
the normal roof of the rooms and
as the same roof is used, it cost only
a little more than if this storage
space hadn't been provided. After
the grain is once in the bins above,
it is a simple matter to allow it
to drop down into the grinder to
be mixed with concentrate as de-
sired, then blown back into storage
above the milking parlor. The grain
is fed automatically by a twist of
a crank at the feeding boxes in the
parlor itself.
The herd is mixed now, but the
aim is to have an all-Guernsey grade
herd. The dairy sells grade GA"
whole milk. The farm consists of
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-12-15

QUALITY L. mean uallty
calves and quality calves mean pre-
MUM prices from feeder show en-
thusiasts who are glad to get them
from Will G. Metz T-up-and-T-
down ranch, Johnson county, Wyo-
ming.
And we don't mean just ordinary
range bull quality. The Metz bulls
are herd bull quality with breed
ing by the OK ranch, Needham-
Hickey's Advance B Domino 93rd,
Walter Redies' Compact Real and
nine Boswell-bred OUR bulls.
No Question of PaY-Off
An impressive but expensive line
up, say visitors to the Metz ranch,
and Will is often asked how he can
afford such a bull battery with the
commercial operation on the ranch.
There is no question about the pay
off in his mind. For nine years,
40 top quality All type feeder steers
have been sold out of the calf crop.
Last years carload brought $33.75
for an average of Sal per head.
The commercial cow herd in
cludes a high percentage of pure
bred heifers. The 90 percent calf
crop comes from late March to the
middle of June. The usual crop in
cludes about 80 steers and 80 heifers.
These are split half and half with
40 top early steers going Tor All
feeder calves and about As top
heifers kept for herd replacement.
The other 40 steers are held over
and sold as commercial yearlings the
next year.
High Weight for Age
Metz is aiming for a thick, deep,
pinkish colored feeder calf with high
weight for age. How well he is
succeeding is demonstrated in the
premium price he receives. The
6,000-acre place with 400 acres of
good irrigated pasture could sup
port a larger operation but Metz
isn't interested in more cattle-just
making what he has better.
The COW herd and yearling steers
u on a mountain grazing permit
at an elevation of $500 feet during
the summer. Metz makes a practice
of lever breeding yearling heifers.
Castrating is done b. the rubber
band method and der orning with
paste or tubes if necesSary.
Nc grain is grown on the place
just hay. The cattle are ed in the
2A-Nocamhoe s lQAo
Evening star., 1949-05-25
MARYLAND and District AH
To Hear Green Ioniehi
Dy me Associates Press

BALTIMORE. May 25.--AFL
President William Green Is to give
the principal address tonight at
the annual banquet Of the Mary
land and District Of Columbia
Federation Of Labor.
Five hundred delegates are at
tending the four-day convention
which opened Monday.
The principal business yester-
day was the unanimous renomi-
nation OF President Harry Cohen
and all other incumbent ofncers
for another term
After much debate. the dele
gates voted to send back to the
Resolutions Committee q resolu-
ton criticizing the American Med
icaI Association for opposing Pres
ident Truman's national health
program.
Many said they are In favor Of
Mr.. Truman's' proposals. but do
not want to be recorded as critical
of the ANA.
Roy c. Kirkpatrick. director OF
labor relations for the Federal
Works Agency. spoke ut last
nights session. He said "an
urgent and often desperate deficit
Of public works construction exists
in all parts OF the country.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Prince Georges Suit
To Ban Vote Dismissed

The suit which sought to block
the referendum slated June 2 on
q proposal to legalize slot machines
in Prince Georges County was dis
missed without prejudice yester-
day by the county's Circuit Court
at the request Of attorneys who
filed it.
The dismissal order was signed
by Judge Charles c. Marbury after
Attorney Edward L. Bell, jr., filed
q petition asking the court to dis
miss the bill of complaint.
Mr.. Bells associate. Attorney
Walter L. Green. filed the suit last
Friday on behalf of c. Walter
Hendrix Of Silver Spring; Peter
Cotsifas. Hyattsville. and the Gen.
eral Amusement Co. Baltimore.
Yesterdays action cancels an
order signed Friday by Judge
Marbury requiring the county
commissioners to show cause by
today why an injunction blocking
the referendum should not be
issued.
Mr.. Bell said his clients decided
to leave the issue to the voters Of
the county to decide.
Evening star., 1949-05-25

Support Of bill providing Tor
nonpartisian elections of Mont
gomery County Council members
as a method OF bringing about
more objectiyity" In voting on
local issues was voiced ut q council
hearing on the measure last night
in Rockville.
All the II persons present were
unanimous In urging that the
bill be adopted In order to test
validity of a Statewide law pro-
hibiting such elections In any
charter county. The law. sponsor
ed by former State Senator James
J. Lindsay Of Baltimore County.
was passed at the 1945 session Of
the General Assembly.
Last nights hearing was devoid
OF any debate. since represents
tives OF the county Democrats
organization, whose leaders have
consistently opposed such q pro-
posal. were absent.
The case for the bill was argued
By Allen n. Gardner. former presi-
dent OF the Charter Committee.
who said 1t has widespread sup
port throughout the county. He
based his views On three grounds.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
T.. &P. Sets Values
On State Facilities
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. May 25. 1890 The
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co. presented evidence yesterday
setting the value of It's buildings
In Maryland at $l6.234.S9l and
its land at $l,345. 900.
Testimony was introduced at
the second day OF a Public Service
Commission hearing on the COM
pany's request for about SO, 900 900
worth of rate increases In Mary
land.
The company is attempting to
show that Its facilities in the State
are worth about $l85 900 600 or
sl9o. 900 900. 1t contends 1t needs
the rate increase TO give IL a rea-
sonable return on its investment
William B. Spencer. chief engi-
neer for the Consolidated Engi-
neering Co. OF Baltimore. gave the
evidence about the value OF build
ings.
Walter c. Pinkard. real estate
broker and appraiser, gave the
testimony about the value OF the
land. This is carried on the tele-
phone company's books at ST.
f28,62l. The tax assessment on
it for i948 was 4632 .o35.
Among the larger tracts Mr..
Pinkard valued were those where
the company has ofiices on 0eor-
gia avenue In Silver Spring and
at Bethesda. He set the value OF
the sites ut SIS 900 apiece.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Gas Company Merger
Opposed in Arlington

The Arlington Better Govern
ment League last night called for
defeat of legislation that would
permit merger of the Rosslyn Gas
Co. with the Washington Gas
Light Co.
A resolution introduced by Jo-
seph w. Ingram directed that q
letter be sent to Representative
Smith, Democrat. Of Virginia ask
ing that he oppose legislation that
has been introduced to permit the
merger.
The merger, 1t was said. would
mean that Arlington's petition to
the Federal Power Commission to
examine wholesale rates charged
the Rosslyn Gas Co. by the Wash
ington company would be nullified
because the FPC would lose juris-
diction.
The league approved letter
sent by Chairman Harley Williams
to the Senate Committee on Rules
and Administration. opposing a
proposal to liberalize Hatch Act
regulations regarding participation
of Government workers in local
elections.
Mr.. Williams said the proposal
would give Federal employees only
a theoretical right to participate
in local elections as party candi-
dates. This, he explained. is be-
cause the party plan requires
pledges of party allegiance for can
didates which Federal workers
could not take.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Arlington Rents House
For Consolidation Of
lis School Offices

Arlington school offices will be
consolidated in a house at Wilson
boulevard and North Engelwood
street.
The School Board last night
voted to lease the Ashton Jones
residence as school headquarters.
The board agreed to a 14-month
lease at $3.50 a month.
The Office of the superintendent.
which has been In the County
Courthouse for more than 80 years
and the Offices of the School
Board consultant and supervisors
of various departments, now In a
temporary structure at Old Dom
inion drive and North Twenty
sixth street, will be moved to the
Jones house.
The temporary building or
Old Dominic ndrive will be useo
this fall for junior high schoo
classes pending construction oi
a new junior high school.
Transfer of $258, 900 from the
bond account into the operating
fund was voted by the Board
The sum had been used to finance
school construction.
The Board also agreed TO lend
$1,000 to the Washington-Lee
High School Atheletic Associa-
ton. The loan, which Is repay
able November /. will finance a
trip Of the high school baseball
team to State Championship
games at Norfolk and the school
rowing team to Detroit for the
national high school champion
ship regatta.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Training Center
Renamed Bunche
High School
se.sisl pi,esssh 10 In. s,or

FREDERICKSBURG. Va. May
25-The King George Training
School, center of a schools -eauali-
cation fight last winter, has been
renamed the Ralph Bunche High
School In honor OF the former
United Nations mediator for
Palestine.
DR.. Bunche will be invited 10
attend ceremonies on September
2 in which a new $3.50 900 addi-
ton TO the building will be dedi-
Gated.
The addition. erected 10 equal
ize facilities of the colored school
with those of the county's white
high school. is scheduled for COM
pletion by August 5.
According to SCHOOLS Superin-
tendent T. Benton Gayle, the
school has been renamed because
the School Board feels that In
many instances the name train
ing school Is associated with IN
stitutions for delinouents.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Baltimore Firms Buy
County Bond Issue

A Baltimore syndicate yesterday
was the low bidder for $3.50. 900 In
bonds from the Prince Georges
County Board Of Education.
The successful bidded was a
syndicate of Alexander Brown d
Sons and Blythe & Co. The group
offered to buy the bonds at an
effective interest rate OF 2.387 per
cent.
School officials described this
figure as very low considering the
current market" and much lower
than expected"
Money obtained through the sale
Of the bonds. will be used to start
the county's emergency $40. $50 900
school construction program.
The initial funds are earmarked
to pay for 20 war surplus buildings
to be used as additions to existing
schools. construction of additions
to the Ager road. Suitland and
District Heights Elementary
Schools and the purchase Of two
schools in Greenbelt from the
Federal Government.
In other business during special
meeting yesterday. the Board Of
Education approved the appoint
ment Of four new elementary
school trustees. They are Mrs.
Hazel Scoville. Berwyn Heights
School; DR.. Sumner Burhowe,
Berwyn School: Lee Snowden.
Collington. colored school. and
James H. Butler. Oxon Hill. colored
school.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Nonportison Council BuIIoting
Backed Unanimously Hearing

First of all, he said. Ii would
avoid confusion caused by party
labels and permit voters to be
more objective" In deciding local
issues
In addition. he continued. Gov
ernment employees could partici-
pate In local elections and run
for ONCE. This Ii nov prohibited
under the Hatch Act. he explained
He expressed confidence that II Z
nonpartisan ballot Is used. the
Civil Service Commission would
issue . ruling removing the ban.
Finally. Mr.. Gardner contendec
nonpartisan primaries would
eliminate the weaker candidates
thus avoiding the vice Of . three
cornered race where the weak
candidate often b elected because
50 many Of the votes are divided
between the two strong ones"
Other speakers included Stats
Senator Roy Tasco Davis. . MEM
Der Of the countys all-Repuhiicsn
deIegation to the General Assem-
bly,, James J. Hayden. q member
OF the Charter Committee. and
Mrs. John q. Echarf Of the County
League Of Women voterA
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Virginia Calls for Bids
On d Road Projects
by the Assoeioisd Press

RICHMOND. Va. May 25.-The
State Highway Department yes
terday called for bids to be opened
at 10 am. June IA on 23 road
building projects designed to i'm
prove more than 80 miles Of vir-
ginia's highway system.
Projects included:
Frederick County-U. 8. So
0.41 miles widening and resurfac-
ing at the eastern city limits of
Winchester.
Arlington County-Route 120--
1.57 miles 22-foot concrete pave
ment from Route 244 columbia
pike to east of the Henry G.
Shirley Memorial highway. This
is the beginning of a long range
development of Route 100, the
Glebe road.
Fairfax County Secondary
Route 606-3.95 miles 18-foot sta
bilized base, surface treatment be-
tween Herndon and Brown 8
Chapel.
King George and Westmoreland
Counties-Secondary Route 629--
sos miles hard surfacing between
Route 3 at Weedons Fork and
Route 205.
Madison and Culpeper Coun-
ties-Secondary Routes GIG, $40,
$40. 652-8.41 miles hard surfac-
ing from Route $50 to Route 231
at Uno and from U. s. Is to Route
615 at Mitchells.
Rockbridge County-Route 303
(V. M. I. campus) mile
roadway with curb, gutter and
sidewalk as part Of road reloca-
tiOn and imnrnvemortS
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Carpenter Acquitted
On Assault Charges

Shelby Warren Colbert, 29-
year-old carpenter Of Rogers
Heights, Md, was acquitted early
today by a Prince Georges County
Circuit court jury OF charges that
he raped and committed indecent
acts on 30-year-old Baltimore
waitress last April.
The all-male Jury deliberated 2
hours and 10 minutes before re-
turning the not guilty verdict at
12:40 am. today.
Colbert was accused OF assault
ing the woman near the Lanham
Speedway after he had offered to
give her q ride to Baltimore. He
denied the accusations. saying the
woman got out of his car when he
stopped on the speedway. He said
he saw her walk into the bushes
and when she failed to return. he
left. He said he thought she be-
came lost.
Colbert was defended by At
torney Ignatius J. Keane.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Alexandra S Council
To Reconsider Joininq
'Fiqht on Phone Rise

The Alexandria City Council
last night decided to reconsider its
decision against joining other
Virginia cities in opposing a pro-
posed telephone rate increase.
The council voted to ask the
special committee co-ordinating
opposition to the rate increase if
Alexandria's allocated share of the
cost could be reduced from 1888.
Finance Committee Chairman r.
Samuel Luckett said the city did
not have that amount to spare to
fight the increase.
The Finance Committee was
authorized to clear up about $50
600 in debts which records indi-
cate are due the city for work
such as curb and gutter installa-
tions and weed-cutting. Mr..
Luckett said he believed an in
vestigation would show many of
the bills have been paid, or were
uncollectable for various reasons.
City Manager r. s. Marshall
was authorized to offer $4,000 for
purchase Of nine lots adjacent to
the Maury School Playground to
be used for additional playground
space.
Councilmen Albert A. Smoot,
Marshall Beverley and Mr.. Luckett
were named by Mayor William
T. wilkins to serve on a commit
tee of the Alexandria Health
Council investigating the advis-
ability Of changing the Alexandria
Board of Health setup.
Mr.. Smoot. Mr.. Beverley, City
Attorney Joseph M. Pancoast, Mr..
Marshall and Building Inspector
A. r. Lash were named to study
preschool institutions and kinder
gartens in the city.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
z North Virginia Groups
Issued Stote Chorters
sy sks Asss<;sssS pssss

RICHMOND. Va. May 75s-Two
Northern Virginia groups. the Arl-
ington County Medical Society and
Silver Wings. Inc, were issued
ncnprofit charters BY the State
Corporation Commission today.
The Arlington County Medical
Society is being Organized 10 ex-
change information ON the latest
medical techniques. Cfncers are
John +. Hazel. president. and 5ohn
Leary. secretary.
Silver wings. Inc. II Fairfax
County nying society with head
quarters at the Waxhtn9ton-
virginia Airport. Omcsrs include
j. L. Mcbride. Alexandria. prea3-
dent: q. w. MarkIand. Washins-
ton. vice president. r. =. Dye.
Arlington. secretary. and r. b.
Ware, washington. treasurer.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Mrs. Bolton Defends Operation
OfMt. Vernon, Invites Inquiry

White visit Mount Vernon and
added she would be happy If
Mr.. White would inquire into its
operations. Mrs. Bolton pointed
out that she was a member of the
association. a nonprofit group.
which operates the shrine.
Mr.. White also complained
about the 50-cent admission
charge. Walter Densmore. ad-
ministrative assistant at Mount
Vernon, said all funds from ad-
missions go toward upkeep and
salaries of custodial employees.
Mr.. Densmore said about l00.-
900 persons were admitted free
last year. including service per-
sonnel~in uniform. children under
IL. Boy and Girl Scouts and for
eign visitors who were guests Of
the Government.
Evening star., 1949-05-25

A member of Congress suggested
yesterday that )meone dig
into" what he described as the
"commercializing' of Mt. Vernon.
Representative White. Demo-
crat. of Idaho, brought up the
question during a hearing by the
House Public Lands Committee
on a bill to permit an access
road from the Belle-View Apart
ment development below Alexan-
dria to George Washington
Memorial Highway.
His remarks brought a prompt
defense of the operation of the
shrine from Representative
Bolton, Republican. of Ohio, and
an official of the Mt. Vernon
Ladies Association.
Mrs. Bolton suggested that Mr..
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Police Aid IN Delivery
OF Baby in Arlington

A SIP pound boy was delivered
with the assistance Of two Airing
ton policemen early today when
an ambulance failed 10 arrive IN
time to take the mother to n hos
pital
Police said they were called by
Thomas r. Butcher, 1905 South
Eighth street. Arlington. about !
am
Pvts. Russell Runyon and Sig
munder Sigmundsson sped TO the
address and found an emergency
was at hand Pvt. Sigmnndsson
ran upstairs 10 another apartment
to get . woman 10 help them.
When he came back with Mrs.
Elizabeth A. Mccultchion. a reg
istered nurse. the baby had af-
rived under Pvt. Runyon's super
vision.
Mrs. Mecuitchion and the txo
policemen finished the delivery be-
fore the ambulance arrived.
Mother and son both were re-
ported doing nne" nj Arlington
Hospital today.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Home Nursing Gloss
Groduoted in County

Tire sfss class in fssssss nssrs %
10 be graduated st tfas Pr1a. q
Georges Red Cross C-fasDt~T s0ass
sanee th~ wss has h~wn asagaed
Aosne nsarssnx certificates Grad
yates Of the class. which wss
tangtas by Mrs Rsksmh W. Loek~
|hsss. q registered rass<. asssasd~sz: !:
Mrs. Beatxses Roa~ Ba&neAnsels<.
Mr. a. KTskow. Atss 0aasfys =.
Freedman. Mrs. AAfws<stEe Y.
Placer, Mrs Margaret Boe<fess.
Msx. f~wxt& A. psIkss aFa.
Mah~I z. Miller ana Mrs Jsan u.
rs0ensk.
Evening star., 1949-05-25

would not get the full amount Of
taxes and penalties outstanding.
The council received . report
of q recent survey conducted by
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Kempfer Of
Kensington TO determine how
many county residents would be
willing to pay more taxes for
school construction.
The report showed that Of 406
persons questions. 263 favored .
tax increase. So opposed 1t and Is
expressed no opinion. Mr.. Lee
termed the report very valuable
to the county"
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Csddingion Resppolnied
By County Election Board

The Montgomery County Board
of Election Supervisors yesterday
reappoante6 Ward W. cadfington
Of Silver SprtnR aa ia chief CLERK.
The post carries with II Fnssnb@g.
ship on tss Board Of Permanent
Registry
In iis organization sne~slfx. tke
beard elected william A Workman.
jr., president. 0sheT members are
Delaney Rfo1n ard willard A.
Ktus.
Thr board NAMED IeosaaFd Besfi
and JACK Kelly ~ eaasso9aans 81 :
voting machines and Carey VI
Quinn ~ lis attorney Mf Ksis"
and Mr. Quinn wrFs remppoan'
Evening star., 1949-05-25
$4,000 Grant
ToAIexandria
Urged
Citizen Group Makes
Recommendation to
City After Survey

A citizens committee appointed
to survey the Alexandria Hospital
today recommended the city pay
So. 900 to the hospital TO cover
operating losses. caused chiefly by
the inability OF patients to pay
rising bills.
The $35. 900 would be in addition
to $4,000 which the city granted
the hospital in November as an
emergency measure to forestall
closing OF the institution.
In recommending the SIS. 900
figure, the citizens committee said
it would prepare a workable
formula for future annual pay
ments to the hospital by the city
to cover costs not provided in vel
fare. disqualification or other
funds. The committee said 1t be-
lieves the formula could be pre-
pared by November.
Changes Recommended.
The committee recommended
that requirements for membership
on the hospital Board of Directors
be changed so that any interested
citizen of Alexandria or adjoining
counties would be eligible and that
the board be expanded TO at least
81 members.
A permanent hospital commit
tee of citizens to make annual
reports concerning the hospital
was suggested by the committee
1t also was recommended that
the hospital Board of Directors
appoint a committee to acquaint
adjoining counties with their re-
sponsibilities for medically indi-
gent residents in their respective
counties.
The citizens committee said
they found that many recon-
of the Clemmons re-
port. made more than year ago.
had been carried out.
1T is our considered opinion
that the Alexandria Hospital is
today a credit to the city of Alex
andria and is a good hospital.
clean and medically efficient" "
the report said.
improvements Made.
"The hospital should. of course
be operated on businesslike basis
with respect to collection of ac-
counts. and your committee feels
that improvements have already
been made along this line"
They also suggested that the
administrator try to acquaint all
citizens and employers in the city
with the advantages of proper
disqualification insurance. Mem
bers of the committee said many
people were medically INDECENT
patients because Of the high cost
Of disqualification.
Members of the committee are
Chester G. Pierce. chairman: the
Rev. Thomas A. Fraser. jr.: Harry
D. Kirk. Charles e. Slagle and
Francis H. Fannon.
The report was turned over to
of the City Council this
Evening star., 1949-05-25
ForestviIIe Man Gets
Life in Shotgun SIoyinq

Frank Dent. 40. colored. Of For
estville, Md. convicted In Prince
Georges County Circuit Court on
q charge Of first-degree murder.
last night was given q life SEN
tence in the Maryland State Peni-
tentiary. The sentence was i'm
posed by Judge Charles G. Mar
bury.
Dent was found guilty by jury
Monday Of the shotgun Staying Of
Richard Thomas Batson. Il. coll
ored. also Of Forestvilie. last No
vember ~.
Evening star., 1949-05-25
Temple Hills Group to Meet

Percy e. Clark. Prince Georges
County farm agent, win speak on
Japanese Beetle Control" ut q
meeting Of the Temple Hills MD
Citizens Association. at $50
O'Clock tonight ut the association
hall, $3.50 Temple road. Temple
Hills.