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Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-08-15
Song of The
Lazy Farmer

THE TROUBLE with most folks
- I know is that they think
they dare not go away on a va
cation trip for fear that things
at home will slip. Too many
people like to shout that their
place couldn't do without the
head mans great intelligence for
more than just a few moments.
Why, even though the harvest's
done, though fall work hasn't yet
begun, and though some neigh
Dor always will be glad to give
the hogs their swill or feed the
hens and milk the COW, most
farmers say, 81 can't leave now"
Their real fear they won't admit
its that they won't be missed a
bit.
I'm glad that I have sense
enough to steer clear of that kind
of CUFF; the minute small grains
in the bin I'm willing to commit
the sin of letting neighbor do my
chores while I am resting on the
shores of some cool, quiet fishing
lake or maybe, for Mirandy's
sake, hunt up a place beside the
sea where she can rest all day, by
gee. Of course, it is all right with
me if my poor neighbor thinks
that he just can't be spared a sim
gle day, and so he never goes
away, it just means I won't have
to do his work for him a week o.
two.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-08-15

mer peak to the early winter low
point is about Is percent. 1t prob
ably will be greater than that this
year. Finishing as rapidly as pos
sible and selling at around 200
pounds probably will bring best e
turns from spring pigs.
LAMBS-Prices for feeder lambs
probably will be fairly steady.
Abundance of grain and forage and
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-08-15
AUG 7. ls4s

THE DOWNWARD CURVE OF
business activity shows signs of flat
tening out during the fall months.
New orders have picked up and in
dustrial raw material prices have
rallied slightly. Total consumer,
business and government spending
shows only a small drop below the
postwar peak.
Farm production costs continue to
overtake farm prices and farm in
come. Prices received by farmers
dropped 1 percent from June to
July, while prices paid dropped only
four-tenths of / percent. The. parity
ratio (ratio of prices received to
prices paid, taxes and INTEREST," was
only 102 in July compared with 100
a year ago and was the lowest since
March, 1912.
Farm cash income in July was IS
percent lower than a year ago. For
January-July, it was down about 10
percent. Production expenses prob
ably declined less than farm income.
CATTLE-Prices for upper grades
probably will fluctuate near recent
levels for the next month or two,
then follow a downward trend dur
ing late fall. Owing to the abun-
dance of old corn, supplies of these
grades will not drop as much as
usual in September and early Octo-
Der, so that prices probably will not
show much change.
Prices for medium and low grades
probably will decline moderately
until October. Marketing of grass-
ers probably will rise to the peak
for the season about that time and
competition from pork will become
ably will be highest on the early
sales, additional gains where pas
ture and range feed remains plenti-
full may make up for the lower price
Stocker and feeder prices prob.
ably will decline slightly during the
fall. Supplies will increase while
the movement of grass cattle is at it
height. Heavy shipments from DIR,
areas probably will largely counter
balance any tendency in other sec
tons to hold young cattle to increas
herds.
However, with assurance of
large corn supply and feeder price
already 20 to Is percent lower tina,
last fall, demand will be relative1
broad and will prevent any sever
additional price decline. Buying o
moderate breaks seems to be tn
best course.
HOGS-Prices probably will chal
a downward course for the ne1
three months, especially after earl
September. Spring pigs are ARR,
ing in increasing numbers and tot
supplies will begin to rise rapidly
two or three weeks.
The usual drop from the late SUI
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-08-15

are likely to drop to or below the
1949 crop loan value which will be
80 percent of the Aug. Is parity
price.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-08-15

Grain is just one part of the 500 Line
farm story, Johnny. True, fast 500
Line freights have been rushing the
annual Upper Midwest grain harvest
from farm to mill for go years-and
that's a lot of cereal!
But stockmen, dairymen, truck
farmers and many others count on
the 500 Line too! For they've found
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-08-15

that 500 Line equipment-express
cars, ventilated cattle" ears, refrig-
orator cars-plus careful handling
andfast service help sgetfarmproducs
to market in top price" condition
Yes, whether you operate farm OF
ranch, orchard or truck garden, it
pays to ship 500 Line
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-08-15
Trend of Markets and Parity

Latest average pnces at Chicago except wool at Boston, wheat nd faxseed at Min
hay at Kansas City, and comparisons of United States average prices received
rme on July Is with parity prices:
Evening star., 1949-05-23
lr ii. Al.esls. Ftsta

HARLECH Wales, Nav n --
Grace Lenczyk, the American and
Canadian womens amateur solf
champion. opened her campaign
for the British title today with
an easy victory over Max Ever
shed. an English girl. by Q and 5
Miss Lenczyk, who plays from
the Indian Hill Country Club at
Newington. Conn, is q strong IA
vorite TO win the event.
Another American challenger
Peggy Kirk OF Findlay. Ohio
scored q similarly easy win over
Mrs. Alison Reese OF England. 7
and 6.
Miss L<nczyk. striving for a
third straight American attn in
the championship. lost only one
hole. when abe drove out Of
bounds on the NTH. She VAS s
up at the turn
Miss Kirk. putting well also
turned up over her opponent,
She played tao great wood shots
10 win the 445-yard 10th ~ith a
birdie 4
Biggest surprise OF the frK,
Evening star., 1949-05-23

BILE helped Lou Brissie win his
fourth game in the nightcap
which, was halted after seven In
nings because of the Pennsylvania
curfew law. Mike Garcia. making
his first start for Cleveland
walked the first three men to face
him. and was charged with the
loss.
Ken Raffenberger. veteran left
handler of the Cincinnati Reds
came within a single Of pitching
a no-hitter for the third time In
two seasons. The 3l-year -old
Pennsylvania shut out Brooklyn
20, on one hit in the second
game Of a double header In Gin
cinnati. The Dodgers won the
opener. so.
The Boston Braves tied the
New York Giants for the National
League leadership. beating the
Chicago Cubs. 7-2. while the
Giants divided a double-header
with the Cardinals In st. Louis.
The Redbirds won the opener. So.
on Stan Musiars three-run homer
in the third. The Giants walloped
six pitchers In the finale for q
1874 triumph.
Johnny Sain gained his fourth
victory of the season for the
Braves. First Baseman Elbie,
playing his first game for the
Braves, raped out two hits in
three official times at bat.
The Giants tagged Al Brazle and
Gerald Staley for IL hits in the
opener, but could not deliver in
the pinches. They raped out l3
hits In the second game. Walker
Cooper leading the attack with a
home run and triple. Larry JAN
sen was clipped for 16 hits but
went the route for his fourth vic
tory.
Dick Sisters pinch hit double In
the ninth scored Jack Mayo with
the run that gave the Philadelphia
Phillies q 6-5 victory over Pitts
burgh In the first game Of . sched-
uled double header. The second
fame was rained out.
Evening star., 1949-05-23

Eastern will meet Wilson at
Griffith Stadium at BIS pm. to-
morrow and Tech will travel to
Western at $3.50 in the opening
round of the District public high
baseball championships.
The pairings were decided to-
day by the flip of a coin in the
Office of Hardy Pearce. assistant
to the head of the Department OF
Health, Physical Education and
Safety of the public schools.
Eastern and Tech finished the
season deadlocked for first place
and tossed to determine which
would meet fourth-place Western
in the first round. Tech won the
toss. Wilson finished in third
place.
Choice of Griffith Stadium As
. site for one of the games was
a surprise. Original plans called
for both opening-round games to
be played on high school fields.
The winners of tomorrow's
games will meet at Griffith Sta
dunn Thursday Tat 3:15. with the
losers meeting on one Of the high
school fields. AS this IS double
knockout tourney. one team will
be eliminated Thursday. Semi
Evening star., 1949-05-23
PorneIrs Mound Greatness
Saves Sox From Worse Fate
BY Joe ReichIer
Assoeioted Press Sports Writer

Marse Joe Mccarthy and his
pennant hopeful Boston Red Sox
can thank their lucky stars for
Pitcher Mel Parnell.
Red Sox fans hate to think
where their favorites would be to-
day we're 1t not for the stylish left
handler from New Orleans, It's
cinch Boston would be much
worse off thap its current l4-l4
sixth-place rating.
While the rest of the pitching
staff has been fioundering around,
Parnell has been we'll nigh sensa-
tional The 26-year-old sopho-
more has made seven starts and
scompleted them all. But that tells
only half the story.
He has won six and lost one.
His only defeat was by Cleveland.
4-3, and it took the Indians II
innings to do 1t. Two OF his tri-
umphs were shutouts. Three
others were one-run margins. 81.
80 and 4-3. Twice he had to 60
into extra innings to win. Mel has
allowed only IL runs and 81 hits
In 69k innings. He's walked %
and struck out 80.
One OF his overtime triumphs
came yesterday when the blond
haired 6-footer had to wait until
the 18th before he was able 10
exc out 30 decision over Virgil
Trucks and the Detroit Tigers.
To make it a perfect day for the
fayorite son of the Louisiana Par
nells, Mel drove in two runs. in
cluding the game-winning tally
with a inning single.
The hit drove in AL zarilla from
second. There were two out at
the time. Zarilla also counted on
fly by Parnell In the fourth.
Doubles by Ted Williams and
Bobby Doerr added the other Bos-
ton run in the fifth. A couple Of
singles, an error and a walk &C
counted for Detroit's runs in the
third.
Parnell. who never has been
beaten by the Tigers. now is the
first American League pitcher with
six victories. He holds decisions
over every club except Cleveland
and st. Louis. He holds six de-
cisions over the Bengals in his
career.
It's been gloomy Sunday for
the Indians this season. When
the Philadelphia Athletics whipped
them twice yesterday. 5-4 and 7-3,
| it marked the sixth and seventh
Sunday losses in as many games
for the Tribe. The crippled world
champions now are in seventh
place. Ga games behind the 'front.'
running New York Yankees. It
was the first time they lost two
games in one day to Philadelphia
in four years.
The victories moved the second
place AS to within two games of
the Yankees. Rookie Alex Kellner
hurled his fifth victory in the
opener.
Eddie Joost's eighth home run
and Hank Majeski's two-run dou-
Evening star., 1949-05-23
Tigers KeH Down
With AHing Back
BY 'h' A'see'o'sdSfsss

BOSTON, May 23.-George
Kell. the Detroit Tigers
sparkling third baseman, is in
Deaconess hospital for obser-
vation of sore back
Kell was injured in yester-
days Detroit Boston Red Sox
game when he stumbled over
first base in the third inning
after Johnny Pesky had
booted his ground ball.
He left the game before the
eighth inning shortly after
trying to get Vern Stephens.
who had grounded to him. out
at first.
Kell missed some Of last
seasons play because OF a
fractured jaw suffered when
struck by a ball hit by the
New York Yankees Joe Di
Maggie.
Evening star., 1949-05-23
City Net Tourney
Admits invaders

Fof the lrst Time in ia a.
year history the City nt Wash
ingtnn tennis tournament.
which OPENS SATURDAY At Edss =
moor Club. with entries rlos'
Inc Thursday Is opet 70 Ral-
timnrrRnA
The entries oi Al kilss ard
Malcolm Fox Of the Monumen-
tai CITY were accepted today
by Larry SiHriey. tournament
chairman, who said mere from
Baltimore are expected
Banner arlds for the touFns =.
ment Is expected IN all rtentA
The teen-age section OF the
event will be held NJ Columbia
Country Club. with entries also
closing Thur stiay
Evening star., 1949-05-23
Bent Only on Winning.
Miss Of No-Hit Game
Doesn't Irk Raffy
~ ihs Aslos ,aisd Pres,

CINCINNATI. May 23.--Let the
other fellows worry about pitch
ing no-hitters-all Redleg Ken
Rafiensberger wants 10 do Is win
ball games. Raffy threw a one
hitter at the Brooklyn Dodgers
yesterday TO beat them. 40. in the
second game OF a double header
and 1t was his third one-hit per-
formance In two seasons He
tossed two of them against the
st. Louis Cardinals last year.
Sure I was near q no-hitter.
said the quiet-spoken Cincinnati
southpaw. Il knew 1t almost from
the start"
IT ] had pitched a no-hitter
today" he added. people would
have talked about 1t for q little
while and then forgotten 1t. Just
let me win games. that's all ! want
TO do"
Raffensberger wasn't joking and
he wasn't sour grapes over First
Sacker Gil Hodges lining a clean
single to left In the eighth inning
1T was no accident that he hit
that one" said Rafiy. The pitch
was a fast one and he laid the
wood TO II. But We won and
that's what counts"
Raffensbereer said he knew he
was right" from the start OF the
game.
My curve was breaking just
the way ! wanted IT to-" he said
simply, and / knew had a good
day before me. With q fellow like
Ray Mueller catching you can't
miss when you're right"
Raffy. q 3l-year-old York pa
resident who finished the ls48
season with an ll-l2 record.
didn't shake Ray OF once all
day"
He was thinking the same way
I was" said the 6-foot- inch
ls5-pounder. He knew my curve
was working, 30 every call he
made was the right one for me :"
Raffensberger was pretty sure
We had EN- when the eight inning
started"
Il figured II could get by
Hodges Carl Furillo and Bruce
Edwards that inning" said RafIy.
there would be enough batters
left for the ninth 80 that ! wouldn I
have TO face Jackie Robinson
again. Robinson was tough all
day. He's always tough"
After Hodges singled. Furillo
and Edwards fiied out and then
Raffensberger famed Catcher
Roy Campanella. The Dodgers
went down one. two. three In the
ninth and Raify didn't have to
faea prhinsny
Evening star., 1949-05-23
Grace Lenczyk, Peggy Kirk Win
With Ease in British Tourney

days play uaa the defeat of Jean
Donald Of Scotland by Mira Val
Reddan Of Ireland nn tAe i9th
green Last year Miss Donald
knocked out Miss Lencxsk In thu
third round and vent on ta tha
final. where Ahs Loaf 10 Louise
Suggs OF Lthia Springs. Ga Mlas
SugEs nov Is q professional golfer.
In another match today. Ruth
Woodward of Pail River. Mass :.
who plays from the ptnehurst.
N. C. Country Club. wAs 10 meet
the winner OF y fifat-rulInd meet
ing Of Audrey nnerAtx of England
and Mrs. Pierre Abbeloos Of Bel-
aiunn
Evening star., 1949-05-23
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Evening star., 1949-05-23

the STANDS.
AL Hrshberg is something OF a Boston base
ball historian. He wrote two books. The Red
Sox, The Bean and The Cod and The Braves
The Pick and The Shovel" but more important
is the fact that he covers the Red Sox and
probably faithfully reflects the attitude of more
than one among the coterie Of newsfolk in the
Hub press box.
Mccarthy, according to Hirshberg, is "a sour.
disillusioned man, who looks at the world with
the jaundced eye of violinist about to change
q tire" Furthermore, Hirshberg writes with
team which should have won the 1948 title
by Is games he finished In tie for first place
a nd Ios+ the doo IN rho Cleveland Indians in a
Evening star., 1949-05-23
IWeIteroth, WeikWiId,
l0thers AiIing; Haynes
To Start Tonight
ey Burton Howkins

I w 0SAAA4A6 VIII . FSTNA ~ Shs A~AANA@
pitching staff desperately needs
relief. A situation which con-
fronted Clark Griffith when the
Mats converged on spring train
| ing camp nearly three months
ago remains uncorrected, so the
Mats are feeling the pain Of un-
necessary defeat.
Conceded a first division pos
sibility in an unimpressive Amer
/ ican League. the Mats are destined
to occupy their customary second
division berth unless Griffith
holsters his pitching staff prompt
/ ly.
/ Manager Joe Kuhel currently is
operating without the semblance
Of a reliever. Milo Candini hasn't
fired a pitch since May 6. Joe
Haynes. slated TO work tonight
against Chicago. has pitched less
than seven innings this season
Forrest Thompson recently has
been laboring despite sore
shoulder.
ScarbOrough's Whip Damaged.
| Ray Scarborough's right fore
arm is ailing. Paul Calvert has
two raw, blistered fingers which
should be granted time to heal.
When Kuhel twists his neck in
the direction of the bullpen he
sees healthy specimens in Dick
Welteroth and Dick Weik. but
their wildness has been a liability
to the Mats in tight situations.
In the Mats last two games
Kuhel has been forced to sum-
mon relief. but in two and one
third innings his alleged firemen
have poured oil on the enemy's
raging rallies. They have issued
five walks. six hits and allowed
seven runs.
Welteroth and Weik have been
of little use to the Mats, but they
are regarded as youngsters with
possibly brilliant futures. They
have been optioned to the limit.
however, and Griff can't. farm
them out without obtaining
waivers. Other major league clubs
also have high regard for the
two right-handers, and won't per
NIT their passage to the minors.
Griffith has attempted to claim
six pitchers and has tried to buy
four others, with no success. Un-
less his frenzied efforts soon are
fruitful the Mats will be gazing
up at most of their competition.
Haynes Tries Tonight
Haynes will be trusted with his
second start of the season to-
night. Operated on last fall, Joe
has pitched two and two-thirds
innings the last two weeks. out
Kuhel has reached the point
where anybody who can pick up
a ball is a starting pitcher.
The Mats owned 20 lead yes
terday with two out in the eighth.
when Walter Masterson jammed
the bases with singles to Floyd
Baker and Jerry Scala. plus a
walked to Dave Philley. The
sore fingered Calvert was rushed
to the mound and Gordon Colds
berry greeted him with a single
that locked the score.
With two out in the ninth CAL
vert walked Cass Michaels and
Joe Upton. Baker singled and so
did Clyde Shoun. Calvert Wild
pitched a run across before Phil
ley doubled to score Shoun with
Chicago's fourth run of the
inning.
The Mats stirred up two runs
in the ninth on AL Kozar's single,
Clyde Vollmer's double and Sam
Denies single. but it was a rally
which couldn't Offset that rancid
relieving.
Washington grasped a 10 Lead
off Billy Pierce in the second in
ming when AL Evans singled across
Eddie Yost and Vollmer made it
20 in the fifth when he parked
his sixth homer of the year in the
left field bleachers.
Evening star., 1949-05-23
Probable Pitchers
American LeaEue

American League.
Chicago at Washington tnieht>--
Gumpert (2-3l VS.. Haynes Il 1-0l.
Cleveland at Philadelphia tNteht)-
Wynn t0-W VS. McCahan u-O.
St Louis at New York fnighD--
Carver t2-D VS.. Lopat t4-0l.
Detroit at Boston-Gray GID W.
Kinder t3-D.
National League.
Boston at chicaso-Bickford Is -
yS Dubiel G-3l
Evening star., 1949-05-23
Baseball Standings and Schedules
MONDAY MAY Is, 1913.
AMERICAN
Results Yesterday

Chicago, 6; Wash, 4.
Boston, 3; Det.. . t12)
Phila., So; Clev., 4-I
cd game called.s7 In
niags, curfew).
et. l. at N. Y. t2), rain
Games To-day
CHICAGO at Wash. $40
ST. L. at New York M
Clev. at Phila. tn.).
Detroit at Boston.
Games Temerrew
Chicago at Wash, $50.
Cleve. at Phila. tn.).
Detroit at Boston.
st. L. at New York.
Evening star., 1949-05-23
Buckeye Coee Stor Killed

COLUMBUS. Ohio. May % up.
Bob Raidiser. 2i-yesr-old Ohio
State University basket bali star,
was killed near here Saturday
night when he was struck by an
automobile while pushing q stalled
car
Evening star., 1949-05-23

Totals IS s77 u Totals 81 IL n II
SINGLED for Surkout in Sth,
Chicaeo 600 COO u24 -
Washington 010 OI0 002 -
Runs - Michaels. Upton. Baker f2D
Scala. Shoun. Kozar. vollmer ,t2b. Yost
Runs batted in : Evans, vollmer go
Goldsberry l2l. Baker. shoun. Phillsy
Vonmer. Home rnn-vollmer. Stolen
base-Michaels. Left on bases-,ChicaSo
81 Washington; I l. Base on IN 6slis~ Sily.r, %
Strike out-By Pierce. 5: BY Masterson
s., BY Shoun. 1. Hits-on Pierce, ir
inning: off shoun. 4 in innings: of
Masterson. 3 in ia innings; of Calvert
4 in Ia inning. Wild pitch-Calyert
Winner-Shoun t1-0t. LoSer-Calvert
i4-3l, Umpires-Messrs Passarela. Boyer
and Rommel ,421, Time
of game q hours and 3 minutes
Evening star., 1949-05-23
Eastern Draws Wilson, Tech
Meets Western in PIoyoffs

finals and finals are slated for
June 2 and 8.
Eastern will enter the playoff
a slight favorite on the strength
of its two-man pitching staff. Ed
Kline and Jim ODonnell. Kline
rated the best hurler in the series,
is expected to start tomorrow
The Ramblers' lone loss came at
the hands of Wilson by an 8-6
score.
Tech will rely chiefly on Jack
Pope for pitching. The Trainers
also have an impressive batting
brigade led by Mel Quade, Bill
Werber. John Passas and Tommy
Megill.
Wilson will call on Everett
Eynon and John Dobbs for mound
support and Western will have
Pete Cerrick, Sam Evans and Ed
Harnsberger ready for action.
Tech and Eastern finished the
series with 81 records. while Will
son had q To mark and Western
won 6 and lost 3.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Greenville, 90; jacksonville. is.
Columbia, 81; Columbus, 4-4.
Macon. 9; Charleston, 5.
Savannah. ;; Augusta, tsecond same
POSTPONED, curfew laUo
Evening star., 1949-05-23
NATIONAL
Results YESTERDAY

Bklyn., 80; Gin. 0-2.
st. L., IA; N. Y, 2-I3
Phila., 6: Pitts, 5 C,
game, rain).
Boston, 2; Chicaso, 9.
Games To-day
Boston at Chicago.
Only one scheduled.
Games Tomorrew
1klyn, at Pitts. tn.
Phila. at Gin. tn.
n. Y. at chicsso,
peston st st l.. tn.).