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Evening star., 1949-06-12
Federation 10 Meet
In Montgomery

Election Of officers and award
of the Oliver Owen Kuhn Cup
given by The Star to the member
who has performed the outstand-
ing public service during the year
will highlight a meeting Of the
Montgomery County Civic Fedora
ton at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
Bethesda Elementary School.
Also on the agenda will be q
report by Maurice J. Mccarthy.
chairman Of the Committee on
Legislation and Legal Action. on
the status Of legislation pending
before Congress which would
modify the Hatch Act to permit
Government employees to take part
IN partisan politics.
This committee also will report
on countrywide legislation passed
recently by the County Council.
The Nominating Committee has
announced the following slate Of
candidates: For president, Her
bert N. Eaton; vice president, Wal
ter H. McClenon: recording secre-
tary. Joseph Matthias: correspond
ing secretary. Mrs. w. w. Rubey:
treasurer. Mansfield Ionic, and
members Of the Executive Com
mittee. o. w. Anderson. Stephen
Duvall. jr.: George Schultze and
Blair Lee III.
This will be the last meeting
until September.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Public Hearing Slated
Wednesday on Plans
To Change zonine Law


Proposed amendments 10 the
coming regulations. including some
dealing with parking space re
cuirements for new construction
here. will be discussed at pub
lie hearing at 10 am "Wednesday
In the District Building.
The items dealing with parking
modify proposals discussed at the
Zoning Commissions previous
hearing last October. Al that
time, Washington real estate men
opposed an outline setting Up a
schedule Of exactly how many
parking spaces must be provided
for each dwelling unit In ne~
construction.
The opponents eontended the
proposed amendments would raise
construction costs OF multiple
housing and force developers TO
shift their operations into ad-
joining areas OF Maryland and
Virginia.
The proposals added q number
OF categories Of buildings 70 the
list OF those already required 10
provide off-street parking spaces
and included at least one relaxs-
ton OF the present code.
Changes Are Listed.
The present proposal includes
these changes from the previous
one:
Lodging houses and hotels
would have 10 provide one park
ing space for each 10 guest bed
rooms instead Of each eight; DOR
mitories, one space Tor each 10
beds instead OF for each eli Mt
guest rooms.
Apartment or tenement houses
in B area Districts. one space
for each four dwelling units in
stead Of three; in c area districts,
one space for each six dwelling
units instead Of each four, and In
D area districts. one space for
each six dwelling rnits instead
Of each five. Exceptions would
be permitted in the latter two
.categories, allowing one space for
each IL efficiency units having
no. more than 7so square feet
each.
Hospitals. one space for each
four beds instead Of each three
beds; sanitariums and GONZALES
cent homes, one space for each
eight beds. instead Of each six
beds, and high schools. colleges
and universities. one space for
each IS students. based on a
maximum planned classroom
capacity Of IL square feet per
student. rather than one space
for each IS classroom seats.
Rezoning Proposed.
It is proposed also to change II
acres Of commercially zoned land
to residential zoning along FIJI
teenth street NE. and Sc. from
G street NE to Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Sc.
Robert O. Clouser OF the Park
ing Committee appointed by En-
gineer Commissioner Gordon
Young which drew up the present
proposals, said 83 per cent Of the
property is not being used for
commercial purposes.
Another suggested change In
the stabilizing effort is the recon-
ing Of an industrial area In north
east Washington of Benning road
bounded by East Capitol street.
Minnesota avenue and the rail-
road.
Seven acres Of the area would
be changed from industrial to
commercial zoning. Thirteen
acres. now all residential or un-
improved. would be rezoned from
Industrial to residential.
The changes are contemplated
for the purpose Of converting ex-
cessive commercial zoning to resi-
denfial
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Arnold Says Politicians
Asked Him 10 Quit Race
By ths Asseeiotsd Press

RICHMOND. Va. June Ii
Remmie L. Arnold. one Of the
States four Democratic guberna-
torial candidates. said today "cer-
tain politicians" had asked him
to withdraw from the race. He
said some of them" offered him
q lesser office ION o silver platter" :"
'I don't want them to hand me
anything and I am not In this race
to take anything from my State. /"
MFR. Arnold said.
Mr.. Arnold said he win strike
back with increased vigor ut pro-
fessional politicians for intimi-
dation Of persons working In my
behalf"
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Congress May Settle
Senate Office Building
DISPUTE This Week

Controversies over the new Sen
ate Once Building and White
House reconstruction projects may
be settled by Congress this week
The Senate building proposal
Is slated to come UP for consider
alton at two separate meetings
Tuesday morning by the Senate
Public Works Committee and BY
the Senate Appropriations sub
committee which Is handling a
$40 .000, 900 estimate for next year 4
construction,
Chairman Chavez of the Public
Works Committee said a report
will be received from Architect OF
the Capitol David Lynn on the
possibilities Of building at this
time only q part Of the $40 900. =
900 structure. to reduce costs.
Il still want the original plan. -
he said last night" We should
build this structure In conformity
with other architecture on Capt.
tol Hill. or not at ALL"
Meeting Scheduled.
Senator Ellender. Democrat. OF
Louisiana scheduled q meeting
Tuesday Of the Senate Appropria-
tions Subcommittee for action or
the legislative appropriation bill,
and declared he would fight to
leave out the $4,000. 900 estimate
for construction next year.
AS subcommittee chairman he
said he would oppose the item in
the subcommittee. and would
carry his campaign for economy
If necessary through to the full
Senate Appropriations Commit
tee. and to the Senate floor.
Senator Chavez also is q mem
ber of the Ellender subcommittee
on appropriations, and plans to
support the project there.
The New Mexico lawmaker re-
called that support for the Senate
building had been registered ct
public hearings Friday before the
Appropriations subcommittee by
Senators Green. Democrat OF
Rhode Island. and Sparkman,
Democrat Of Alabama. Further
more, he announced, several
other Senators plan to file state
ments for the committee record
to show how much they need
additional ONCE space.
Refused to Include Item.
The House refused to include
the SIC, 900 900 item for the SEN
ate Building in the legislative
supply bill, preferring to leave
this responsibility to the Senate.
II the Senate writes 1t into the
bill. the House probably will ap-
prove it.
The long-pending controversy
over the White House recon-
or rebuilding SINNERS
in the second deficiency bill. after
1t was removed sometime ago
from the first deficiency bill.
The estimate Of $5.400. 900 for
rebuilding OF the mansion. saving
the exterior walls and historic
was written in by the
Senate and sent to conference
with the House.
Senate leaders want the exterior
saved and the interior renovated.
but House conferees have insisted
the old structure be torn down
and q new one built
of marble. steel and bronze to
Iook exactly like it.
The House Is scheduled to name
It's conferees tomorrow or Tues
day on the second deficiency bill,
and q conference to reconcile diff
ferences between House and Sem
ate versions Of the bill probably
will take place about the middle
Of the week.
Meantime a new Commission on
Renovation of the White House.
of two Senators, two
House members and two repre-
of the public appointed
by the President is making a pe-
cial study Of the White House
construction problem.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Humphrey Sees Need
To End Social Pattern
Which Barred Bunche

senator humphrey, Democrat.
of Minnesota, national chairman Of
the Americans for Democratic Ac-
ton, called on members Of the
ADA to make it a moral obliga-
ton" to eradicate the social pat
tern which he said made 1t impos-
sible for DR.. Ralph Bunche. di-
rector of the UN trusteeship coun-
Gil to find a home here.
Speaking at the third annual
lawn party Of the District of Co
lumbia Chapter of ADA. the Sen
ator said it was "a disgrace. q
shame and q dishonor that this
distinguished American and world
statesman could not find a home
here because Of the social pattern. |"
The party was held at the home
of MIR. and Mrs. Marquis Childs.
sol Dorset street, Chevy Chase,
Md.
Senator Humphrey also hailed
the activities of an ADA chapter
IN the gubernatorial campaign in
Virginia which he said can well
insure q change In the politics Of
that State.
Devious Methods Charged.
Warning that conservative ele-
ments were determined to recoup
last November's losses by sabotag-
ing the Fair Deal program in Con-
gress, Senator Humphrey charged
that these elements were using
devious methods" to water down
legislation.
But we are out to win and If 1t
takes two or three or even four or
five Congresses we will get that
legislation" the speaker said.
Approximately 400 members OF
ADA and their guests saw six men
honored by the organization for
their outstanding contributions"
to the District.
Those honored we're:
Senator Kefauver. Democrat. Of
Tennessee for his victorious pilot
ing Of the District Home Rule Bill
through the Senate. Mrs. Kefau-
yer received the award for her
who was unable to
attend. +-e
Kennedy Honored.
Representative Kennedy, Demo-
crat, of Massachusetts, for his
vigorous leadership for an equi-
table tax program in the District"
Mr.. Kennedy's secretary. P. j.
Reardon. jr., received the award
for Mr.. Kennedy who was speak
ing in Boston.
c. Girard Davidson. Assistant
Secretary Of the Interior. for his
contribution to the elimination
of discrimination in recreational
areas of the District"
The Rev. A. Powell Davies. pas
tor Of ALI Souls Unitarian Church.
for his application Of religious
ideals to social and political prob
lens.
Col. Campbell c. johnson, Dis
trict civic leader and assistant to
the director Of Selective Service,
for his contribution to the solu-
ton Of community problems.
Cartoonist Included.
Herbert Block, Washington Post
cartoonist. for "vividly calling to
the attention Of the citizens of the
District the issues which confront
them"
Ben Sigal. chairman Of the Dis
trict Chapter OF ADA, made the
awards.
After presentation of the cita-
tions, members of the American
Veterans Committee gave several
skits from their revue Sticks and
Stones" in which they satirized
the real estate lobby. the Com
mittee on Un-American Activities,
the State Department and the
Kinsey Report.
Howard Lindsay. producer and
star of Life with Father" and
Gov. Ernest Gruening, Of Alaska,
Evening star., 1949-06-12

Miss Doris Holt, Il. wore red
and white ribbons to identify her
self to her two uncles when she
arrived at Liverpool. England,
after 80 years In Canada.
Evening star., 1949-06-12

A steer buried two days under
"a haystack in Tasmania was
pulled out alive.
Smyrna times., 1949-09-29

ment of Agricultural Economies,
doing field work in that Depart
ment's land classification studies.
In 1941 he was appointed extension
editor and has continued since in
this post. From 1943-46, he served
in the European theater with the
United States Army.
In 1947 Lafferty was appointed
editor for the Delaware Agricultur-
al Experiment Station, in addition
to his extension editorial duties. In
this capacity he has edited publica-
tions on research conducted by the
Experiment Station.
Lafferty has been instrumental
in developing the Delaware Farm
and Home Hour farm radio pro-
gram of the Extension Service, into
daily broadcasts of statewide in
terest featuring agricultural speak,
ers, calendar of events and market
reports. He has also been respon-
sib1e for news articles, publications
and photography, all with the pur-
pose of keeping Delaware people
informed of the latest agricultural
of the Extension
Service and Experiment Station.
A successor to Lafferty will be
in the near future, ac-
cording to Worrilow. Meanwhile,
the editorial duties will be carried
on by Miss Virginia kirkpatrick,
assistant editor.
Smyrna times., 1949-09-29

.AI!ElRn' !lRn'
news "a
State Ranks High
In Poultry Sales

BY tailoring their products to
consumer preferences, Delaware
poultrymen produced almost $780,
100000 in poultry products last
year to rank 9th among the 48
states in setting up a record-break-
ing national total of S3,071, 900, 900,
it was pointed out recently by
Howard c. Pierce, national poultry
research director of A & P Food
Stores.
Whenever commodity shows a
jump in sales, it is always the re-
suit of consumer choice, and poul-
try is no exception to the rule, "
said Pierce, "as 80 years of food
retailing have repeatedly demon
strated in our company.
'The public definitely wants
chickens with more meat in pro-
portion to bone," he said. 1--WE re-
layed this preference to the poultry
industry and since 1916, the A e p
has backed the Chicken-of- -Tomor-
row campaign to produce such
chickens.
Nov in its fourth year, the
drive is producing 12-week-old
birds that weigh up to four and
five pounds instead of the former
two or three-and twenty million
of these meatier chickens are 60
ing to market this year"
Citing Department of Agricul-
ture figures, Pierce showed that
the fastest-growing branch of
poultry is commercial broiler pro-
duction which has leaped upward
Al percent since the drive began in
1916 to produce better broilers.
The extra meat poundage is
playing a large part in the growth
of overall poultry income, Pierce
added, giving the Department of
Agriculture tabulations On top
ranking states.
In millions of dollars the poultry
earnings of the ten leading states
last year were as follows: Pennsyl-
vania, S202; California, S196; New
York, $162; Texas, $131; Illinois,
$130; New Jersey, 500; Virginia,
$s1; Maryland, S72; Delaware, S67;
and Massachusetts, $65.
Smyrna times., 1949-09-29
j. e. H. Lafferty Resigns
Extension Editorial Post

John e. H. Lafferty, agricultural
extension editor at the University
of Delaware for the past eight
years, has resigned his position, it
was announced by George M. Wor-
rilow, director of the Delaware
Agricultural Extension Service.
Lafferty will leave on october 1,
to become associated with COM
mercial firm in Lancaster, Pa.
"A 1888 graduate of the Univer-
sity of Delaware with a B. S. de-
gree in agriculture, Lafferty first
worked in the University's Depart
Smyrna times., 1949-09-29

Any poultryman can obtain
copies of the Fight Poultry Dis
eases poster by contacting the
poultry pathology Office of the
State Board of Agriculture, Dover;
any county agents office, or by
writing to Frank Gordy, secretary
of the Delaware Poultry Improve
ment Association, Box $50, New
ark, Del.
Smyrna times., 1949-09-29
Fight Poultry Diseases
Slogan of Poultry Committee

A~Ot5@@AA Va - OtAeAJ
Fight Poultry Diseases is time
ly slogan adopted by the Delaware
Poultry Improvement Association
at recent meeting of its board of
directors.
Judging from past experience,
poultrymen throughout Delaware
can expect increased mortality
with the approach of the fall and
winter season. The disease control
committee of the D.P.I.A. has had
posters printed to be placed on the
doors of poultry houses and feed
rooms, with the warning that poul-
try diseases can be spread from
farm to farm.
Edward McIlvaine, Georgetown,
chairman of the disease control
committee, said in announcing the
release of the poster, "The whole
sale distribution and effective plac-
ing of this poster, with its title,
Fight Poultry Diseases, will make
people more aware of the serious
ness of poultry diseases. We are
also pointing out that reducing
mortality is one means of increas-
ing efficient production"
McIlvaine also stated, Because
poultry diseases can be spread from
flock to flock, all visitors are urged
to stay out of houses, feed rooms
and off poultry ramps. Poultrymen
Smyrna times., 1949-09-29

may carry disease germs back
home and to their own fiocks."
Other members of the disease
control committee, appointed by
Lee Hoffecker, Jr., president of the
D.PI.A., are. c. Fred Fifer, Dov-
er; Raymond West, Millsboro; Karl
Seeger, Georgetown; H. R. Baker,
Dover; Leon Trivits, Seaford; Her.
bert Hudson, Bear; and Sudler
King, Middletown.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-08-15
POINT ARTISTS" WORKED
OUR N-EIGHBORHOOD

I HAVE BEEN reading in your
paper about the Point Artists" so
I'll write you my experience with
them.
They drove into my yard with a
classy car, dropped two fast-talking
young men off while two others
drove to my neighbours an eighth
of a mile away. While the two were
working on my husband and me,
the other two talked so fast they
signed my neighbor up for $40 worth
of magazines.
These two wrote us up for $38
worth, but, after we looked at the
price, my husband said 1--WE can get
all magazines at the drugstore
with no strings attached"
The young hoodlums said they
were representing Boys Town and
said all points over went there, as
both had lived there seven and eight
years. They were both about 81.
They frightened one women, that
was home alone with two small
children, until she was afraid to
refuse to feed them or buy a maya
zine. One n%eighbor also bought from
a wheel chair artist" and, SO far,
has never received anything.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-08-15

2d and oath to 25th. These periods look favorable for light precpHa-
ton o. showers in piecemeal but may not develop into any wide
spread general rains such as the situation requires.
Weather Changes
A frontal disturbance and probably scattered showers at the be-
ginning will be accompanied by a brief drop in temperatures. An
other disturbance is indicated to cross this area about the 18th. This
is a favorable time for light precipitation, especially east of the con-
tinenta1 divide, and another brief drop in the temperatures. Warm
weather is expected to return and prevail through the weekend.
About Aug 21t a low-pressure storm is expected to move east
ward and cause showers, mainly in northern Montana. A day or two
of moderate day temperatures and cool nights will follow. Another
frontal disturbance is expected to develop over this forecast region
about the oath, and cause showers east of the continental divide but
heaviest in northern Montana.
Much cooler weather is due to overrun the area by the 25th, followed
by warm weather over the weekend and mostly seasonal tempera-
lures and fair weather to the end of the month.
Precipitation: Below normal. Temperatures: Average above normal
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-08-15
I SHOWED HIM THE GATE

I AM A FARMER located in
Chouteau county on the Teton river.
Yesterday we had a caller, a mag
azine salesman.
His spiel was identical to that re-
ported in the June Is, 1949, issue
of your fine paper. He was clever
in a fumbling sort of way. When I
asked him for his credentials he
presented some of the most OBJ
viously phony papers I have ever
seen.
His story was that he was a med
ical student from California. He gave
a very conflicting story as to his
August Is, Io4o-o
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-08-15

to average below normal. That IN Itself constitutes
dry weather, as the normal for August in this
forecast area is the lowest of any month in the
growing season. The indications are that pastures
and late crops on non-irrigated land will continue
to deteriorate, and tillage operations for next years
winter wheat crop in Montana will be hampered.
The temperatures are expected to average well
above normal but with departures to some ex-
tremely warm days as well as a few moderate
days and cool nights. In general this forecast
period is expected to have fairly good harvest
weather. The most probable periods for moisture
and lower temperatures are: 18th to 18th, 21st to
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-08-15
Irrigation Department
Stop Those Water Thieves
Control Weeds, Grass, Trees in bitches
By II. L. DUSENBERRY
Irrigation Department
By III. L. DUSENBERRY


dry up and die. In Montana many
of our plants are depending on man
to furnish a goodly share of their
life blood by can of irrigation wa
ter. In doing this, the farmer has
to transport water over long dis
tances to reach the crops.
AS the water flows through thou
sands of miles of bitches in this
state, it is met by many robbers and
"road agents" who prey upon it and
steal its wealth and value. The loss
is variable, but generally speaking,
I don't suppose more than half of
the pay load actually arrives on the
scene of action to be converted into
crops for harvest.
Who are these bandits and why
do we allow them to steal our
wealth?
They are sometimes good substan-
tial citizens when they are in the
right company and in the right 10
cality. When they choose to make
tIl6lI IlOIllC Ill dllO VII Vic oltSll Ooiih1
they become thieves. They COM
monty go by such anne as water
weeds, grass, willows and trees. They
have other names too, some are more
scientific and some are very uncom-
p~limentary. Anyway, they take
their annual toll on the life blood
of the soil in a big way.
Water Weeds
Scientists have been developing
ammunition for a counterattack.
Some of this ammunition is good;
it is proven, and it is coming into
use.
Let's take the case of bandit No. l,
namely the water weed. He is not
quite as common as his fellow travel
ers but very deadly and dangerous
when he goes into action. He is kind
of a lazy character, usually choosing
slow bitches where the current Of
fers light resistance to make his
home.
This fellow has several in his fam
lily. There are the pondweeds and
algae who live under the water, the
cattail and water cress who stand
in the water, keeping only thei1
heads out, and a lot of other broth
ers and sisters. Most of these water
weeds are dangerous because they
stop the flow of water.
Tho h1r.oo1I Of no1oroofina lob
oratories have been mixing up some
brew for these bad boys. Now, they
have discovered several c%oncoctioni
that are guaranteed to make then
good and sick and put most of then
in Boot Hill. The chemists call thi
new mixture aromatic solvents. TIL,
commercial people who mix it vi
and sell it have their own trad
name for it. Each company gives j
a different handle of course.
All you have to do is get the wee
sprayer out and take it up the ditto
a few hundred feet above these wa
terweeds and go to work. Read tn
directions put out by the chemica
company or the instructions give
you by your county agent so yo
have your mixture right.
Just pump the dope into tn
stream for about 80 minutes an
get it well mixed with the waite
Move downstream about "a to 1 mil
and do it again. 1t probably won
hurt the crop to use this treated w;
ter for irrigation, but we don't re.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-08-15

These statesmen talked SO fast
saying the same thing over, that they
just handed my neighbor a receipt
and said ''ten dollars" My neigh
Dor was so showed under he at
once handed them a $40 bill. Imme-
diately after they left, he came
over hotter than a halter, and L
don't blame him.
Now every one of us has a sign
on the road mo Agents" and we've
a big, fierce shepherd dog posted
at the gate. There are three of these
signs in one-half mile.-Mrs. E. B. D.,
Richland County.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-08-15
Intimidation, Fast Talk, Sob Stories
Used by Sales Crews
Protective Service

"Thats just the way they worked in our community"
"They said they were representing Boys Town"
"They frightened our neighbor who was home alone"
"They said the money would 60 for wheelchairs"
These are typical statements in letter after letter that readers
have written to Montana Farmer-Stocknan Protective service since
the recent articles published by the service exposing the method
being used by magazine sales crews that have invaded Montana
In all cases, the letter writers readily explained how they ha
been victimized and expressed the hope that their experience woult
be a warning to others. Following are excerpts from a few of thu
letters received. At the writer's requests, names are omitted.