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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-23

Extreme length of the state of
New York, east and west, exclusive
of Long Island, Is 800 miles and its
depth is $40 miles. OF the total
area, 1856 square miles, inland
waters account for 1850 square
miles. The state has more than
5000 lakes and ponds. In addition
there are 3,140 square miles of wa
ter in Lakes Ontario and Erie in
Guided within the state boundaries.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-23
Hospital Fare in 1878

Hospital patients did not fare
any too well before 1873, the year
that marked the origin of profess
sional nursing in the U. S. Accord
Ing to the American Nurses asso-
citation, the diets of the bedridden
rs years ago consisted mainly OF
tea, whey and gruel-which the
nurses themselves had to make.
Today's hospital meals are planned
by dietitians and prepared by skilled
chefs.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-23

me secrets Of washing wool are
% use lukewarm water for washing
and rinsing; to use mild, thick
soapsuds-never cake OF soa1
rubbed on; and to dry In a place
that is neither very not nor very
cold Extremes Of hea. or cold
-iar,us r.nh.. an1 once i is S. i'F
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-23

it's members and friends to make
a careful check of their premises
to see that these are no germs
breeding places and the garbage
cans are kept clean and closed.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-23
Big Killing

There are 5,738 deer. elk. moose.
mountain sheep and bear killed In
Wyoming during the 1890 big game
sea 500
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-23
r. o. T. C. In 275 Schools

Units of the Reserve Ofhcers
Training corps are maintained In
ITS schools and enrolment In the
-nrps is aho = tF' n"6
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-07-23
Fesky InseCW
By BILL PAULsoN

Fesky lnseCss
Tiles and mosquitoes are not ont,
annoying, but flies spread disease
Keep them out Of the house by tight
screens on doors. windows and
chimney openings. and desaoy a.
many breedins places sg ran b
found. Il Usey get Ia. KID x,snn xdtA
\ saAaa11eA e. spea2.
Smyrna times., 1949-04-28
Tools for Home Repair
Outlined In New Publication

The attractiveness of the home
and the satisfaction and pride that
the members of the family derive
from it, depend in no small degree
on the way they maintain the
house and equipment, says Miss
Louise r. Whitcomb, extension
home management specialist for
the University of Delaware.
+; And, since this upkeep takes a
big slice of the budget, families
should learn to make minor repairs
as they are needed and SO avoid
those larger expenses, worry and
delay.
But to be successful with home
repairing, Miss Whitcomb contin-
ues, the right tools are necessary
and these tools when once pur-
chased should be kept together in
some convenient place where they
can be easily located.
A new bulletin called Good
Tools for Household Repairs" gives
suggestions for selecting these
tools and their convenient storage.
This free bulletin may be had by
writing to the Office of Informa-
tion, Agricultural Extension Ser
vice, Newark, Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1949-04-28
Dutch Farm Boy
Comes to Delaware

A young Dutch farmer, AIRY de
Bloois, arrived this past week in
Delaware to receive practical farm
training for a six-months period.
One of 32 farmers sent to this
country by the joint efforts of the
Netherlands Government, the Eco
nomic Cooperation Administration
and the Office of Foreign Agricul-
tural Relations, U. S. Department
of Agriculture, Mr.. de Bloois will
spend approximately half his time
in Delaware and the remainder in
Massachusetts,.
The farm of William Richter,
Dover, was chosen as headquarters
for Mr. de Bloois because he is in
terested in broiler raising. The
Richter farm is engaged in poultry
layers and broilers-and fruit
raising.
The farm families who take the
Dutch visitors into their homes
and give them on-the-job training
in various agricultural practices
viii encourage them to put into
practice methods and techniques
learned in the United States and
pass them along to other Dutch
farmers.
Smyrna times., 1949-04-28
Corn Borer Control
Time In Delaware

The 194s version Of Operation
Corn Borer" is under way through
out Delaware, reports DIR. L. A.
Stearns, head of the Entomology
Department at the University of
Delaware.
A series of postcards, letters and
posters has been distributed in
farm areas, urging farmers to plow
under old corn fields before May
10. Since the corn borer overwin-
ters in corn stalks, fields should be
plowed by that date, and all corn
remnants in feed lots be destroyed
before moth emerge.
DDT was the most effective of
all insecticides tested against borer
in 1948, and is recommended by
the entomologists for 1949 borer
control.
'Delaware's corn crop is valued
at more than Az million dollars.
Loss from borer is estimated at
about $50 thousand dollars.
Results of cleanup operations in
1948 show that in New Castle
County where 80 per cent of old
fields were plowed under in the
spring, only 40 borers were counted
per 100 plants. In Sussex County,
only 81 per cent of old fields
plowed under showed 152 borers
per 100 plants.
Specific information on spray
recommendations and other corn
borer control measures may be OBJ
tanned from county agricultural
agents in Newark, Dover, and
Georgetown; or from the Univer-
sity of Delaware Agricultural Ex-
tension Service, Newark.
Smyrna times., 1949-04-28
Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf Is notorious for
its highly poisonous jelly fishes
coffee-colored organisms with very
small bodies but with tentacles
from two to three feet long. Their
stings have been known to be fatal.
and they are dreaded by Arab fish
ermen. Less dreaded are the far
more deadly sea snakes. These are
so sluggish, however, that few
people have ever been bitten by
them.
Smyrna times., 1949-04-28

appear as guests on the radio pro-
gram, The American Farmer. on
April 80, at 1:3o EST. over the
American Broadcasting System.
In observance of National Home
Demonstration Week. May II. this
farm couple will show how home
demonstration work helps both the
farm and the home.
Smyrna times., 1949-04-28
Soybean Support Price Announced

Soybean Support Price Announced
C. E. Ocheltree, chairman of the
Delaware State PIMA Committee,
has received word that the support.
price for 1919 Mo. 2 soybeans will
be at 30 per cent of comparable
price as of September I, 1s4s.
Other grades will be subject to
premiums and discounts.
The support price will be
through loans and purchase agree
ments available from harvest
through January 81, 1850. The an
nouncement made at this time,
Ocheltree says, will give producers
ample time to plan for d storage
Smyrna times., 1949-04-28

needs in order to take advantage
of the price stabilizing activity for
the 1949 crop.
Smyrna times., 1949-04-28

DeImar Couple To Appear
On National Radio Show
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Wheat
ey, Delmar, have been chosen to
Smyrna times., 1949-04-28

Really engineered for tractor
power. Power driven, has two
forward reel speeds and one re-
verse for tedding - shift easily
as shifting your car. Castered.
rubber tired, front wheel makes
it easy to lay clean, straight
windrows, without pitching or
roping. Ball and roller bearings
throughout.
Smyrna times., 1949-04-28

ROTO.BALER makes weather
resistant, rolled bales - fast.
Saves more leaves. Rolled bales
can be fed with less waste, whole
or unrolled. You can stack more
tons of hay in a given area. They
don't break apart when handled
rough. Twine-wrapped-safs for
livestock.
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Chest Quota Of $50, ABS
Set in Prince Georges

The Community Chest quota
for Prince Georges County was
announced today as $60,435, ar
increase of $4,000 over the goa
last year:
Edgar F. Cara, president OF
the county Chest organization
announced that the Boys Club
was added to the Chest in June
Other Red Feather services which
will need direct assistance from
the Chest next year were listed as
the Boy Scouts. Campfire Girls,
Catholic Charities, Girl Scouts
Hospital Service Agency, Social
Service League, YMCA and the
Planning Council. composed OF
health and welfare agencies OF
the county.
The entire budget for Prince
Georges will be $126.919, Mr.
Czarra stated. He added that the
quota is half the budget because
about so per cent of employed
people in the Maryland county
work in the District and make
donations here.
The county Embarrassing cam
paign is headed by Smith Purdum.
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Nearby All Members
Win All Ribbons in
Richmond Cattle Show
By james BirchfieId
Stor Staff Correspondent

Richmond, Va, Oct. 5.-North-
ern Virginia Al Club members
took all championship ribbons In
dairy and beef competitions at the
Atlantic Rural Exposition here.
In the Junior events, which were
judged yesterday. Fairfax County
took the champion ribbons in the
Holstein and Guernsey classes
with Madison capturing the tor
prize in the Jersey events.
Pat Middleton. Of Floris, in
Fairfax County, took the Holstein
championship with his 2-year-old
COW, while his cousin. Charming
Smith. also of Floris. took the
Guernsey champion event.
Young Smith had won the
champion ribbons with his 3-year-
old COW at both the county All
and the regional shows. Young
Middleton had lost the regional
show at Warrenton two weeks age
to Jean Sprague, Of boudour
County.
Miss Sprague's heifer gave birth
to a calf on the show grounds, and
through an accident the calf was
lost. The heifer thus was shown
at a disadvantage and placed THIRD
in her class.
Today the open Jersey classes
will be judged. The N. c. Stiles q
Sons herd from Rockville. Nd, /.
one of the largest in the show.
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Settlement Reached in Suil
OF Girl Against Inventor

All parties in seduction suit
filed by a 20-year-old Greenbelt
girl and her mother against a
Washington inventor and flyer
have agreed to a settlement notice
filed in District Court disclosed
yesterday.
Attorney Harry w. Goldberg
asked dismissal of the suit filed
last August on behalf of his
clients, Barbara Diane Runnion
and her mother. Mrs. Helen M.
Carey. The suit asked 100000
damages for the girl and slo5.000
for her mother from Ralph L. Hol-
combe. 38, of the 1900 block OF
Farragut street, Hyattsville.
Mr.. Goldberg refused to reveal
any figures in the settlement but
said terms include assignment OF
certain royalty rights to the plain
tiffs by the inventor.
The girl charged she was VIC
tim;zed after being persuaded"
to drink liquor under the pretext
it would relax" her for flying in
StructionS.
Evening star., 1949-10-05
North Virginia Schools
Close Friday for Meetings

Northern Virginia public schools
will be closed Friday for two
teacher meetings.
Instructors in white public
schools comprising Northern Vir-
ginia District H Of the Virginia
Education Association will hold an
all-day session at George Wash
ington High School in Alexandria.
District H includes Alexandra
and the counties of Fairfax
Loudoun, Prince William. Fau-
quier, Culpeper and Rappahanock.
Teachers in colored public
schools that comprise District 8
of the Virginia Teachers Associa-
ton will meet at the James Lee
School, Falls Church. District
g includes Alexandria and the
counties of Fairfax, Arlington
Loudoun, Prince William and
Fauouier.
Evening star., 1949-10-05
By Mary Lou Werner
Stor Sfof Correspondent

FREDERICK, Md, Oct. s.
People around Frederick County
have good reason to believe there
is such thing as q green thumb.
Just about everything Josephus
L. Reeder plants on his l27-acre
farm outside Of Frederick grows
to such proportions he annually
wins first prize In the farm and
garden display contest at the
Frederick County Fair.
Yesterday was no exception.
Mr.. Reeder took blue ribbons for
the 17th consecutive year for his
stacks of corn, tomatoes. peppers
and other produce. He has been
exhibiting produce at the Fred
erick County Fair for ~ years.
Twice In years preceding the be-
ginning Of his 17-year winning
streak he also got top honers.
Mr.. Reeder. who Is So, also has
4s head of cattle on his farm-25
Of them milking COWS. He and one
hired hand do all the work.
The farm and garden section,
Evening star., 1949-10-05
|Reeder Wins Frederick Fairs
Produce Prize 18th Year in Row

home crafts, poultry and Ayrshire
and Holstein cattle yesterday were
judged at the first full day Of the
S7th annual event which ends
Saturday night.
With about 1000 fowl entered,
judges said it was the largest
poultry contest they had seen in
Is years at the fair They added
the fair always has been noted for
good poultry competitions. 1t
took all day to judge entries in
the many different classes, which
even included an exhibition OF
wild ducks.
There were some farm equip
ment exhibits. although members
of the Central Maryland Farm
Equipment Dealers Association
had threatened to boycott the fair
because of an exhibition charge
imposed this year.
Each afternoon there are harm
ess races and while there is no
parimutuel betting for race spec
tators. riders come from through
out the east to vie for cash prizes.
Gov. Lane Is scheduled to at
tend the fair today.
Evening star., 1949-10-05
School Bus, Moving Van
Collide; Passenger unhurt

A school bus and moving var
collided at Franklin and Royal
streets in Alexandria yesterday
causing the van to overturn and
crash into tree.
The only passenger on the bus
was l4-year-old Ritchie Martell,
507 Franklin street, who was un-
injured. She is a student at st.
Mary's Academy which rents the
bus from the Alexandria, Bancroft
& Washington Bus Co.
Police said the bus driver suf-
fered minor injuries but did not
require disqualification. The bus
driver, John S. Swain, 81, OF the
1900 block of King street, was
charged with failing to give the
right Of way. The truck driver was
listed by police as Charles Jones,
colored. of the First block OF w
street NV.
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Foirfox School Board initiates
Move for Bond Referendum

cent of the qualified voters before
petitions can be honored by the
court.
It is estimated that between
$500 and 1000 signatures would
be needed in Fairfax.
The School Board spent rou-
tine day on its october meeting
Members went to Oakton Ele-
mentary School to inspect the
grounds where a group Of resi-
dents has urged the board to
grant a 30-foot right-of-way
along the edge of a playground. SO
an access road can be built to
to their neighborhood.
The citizens complained after a
non-public road through the
school was closed in the interest
Of safety to pupils.
Evening star., 1949-10-05

The Fairfax County School
Board has started the ball roll
ing In a new movement for a
school construction bond issue
referendum. as
The board yesterday adopted
resolutions stating it is willing to
consider" a taxpayers petition for
such bonds. It also instructed
School Supt. w. T. Woodson to
make a new survey of building
needs and to submit cost esti-
mates. ~: ~.
Any petitions signed by citizens
would go via the School Board to
the Circuit Court, which has
authority to order bond issue ref
erendums. Virginia law requires
the signatures Of at least 10 per
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Calvert County Fair Opens
For Four-Day Stand
BY the Assoeioisd Press

PRINCE FREDERICK, Nd, Oct.
5.-The Calvert County fair opens
here today for a four-day stand.
Judging of all products except
livestock and poultry will begin
tomorrow morning. Judging Of
beef cattle. hogs and horses will
take place Friday; and dairy cat
tie and poultry will be judged on
Saturday.
Fair rules require that all live
stock entered must have been
raised by the exhibitors, or owned
at least six months prior to the
fair. All other exhibits must have
been made or produced by the
exhibitor, who also must be a resi-
dent of the county since the last
fair held here. ..-..
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Highway Bridge Approach
SeHIinq Believed Ended

An apparent end to the settling
of the Fourteenth street approach
to the new Highway Bridge across
the Potomac was indicated yester-
day, when Assistant Engineer
Commissioner L. E. Cox reported
no further sinking since Septem-
Der %.
Previously. the roadway ap-
proach to the bridge was said to
have sunk 18 inches and the steel
bridge seat, three inches.
Col. Cox said Controller Gen.
eral Lindsay Warren has author
lied negotiations with the bridge
contractor for q revision Of the
contract to correct this condition.
Whether the work will be done
by Bethlehem Steel, the present
contractor, however, depends on
the price quoted. COL Cox said;
for II the cost Is too high, bids
may be advertised.
Evening star., 1949-10-05
B. & 0. Passengers
|0n Brunswick Line
ASK Air Conditioning

The Baltimore G Ohio Rail-
roads two-a-day commuter trains
from Brunswick, Md, to Wash
ington are undergoing condition
Ing" but what its passengers want
is air conditioning.
w. M. Snyder. assistant general
passenger agent of the road. told
Interstate Commerce Commission
Examiner w. D. McCloud at a
hearing yesterday that the con-
ditioning includes weather strip
ping Of coaches.
This. he said. should help keep
out the SCOT, as well as the cold,
on the coaches which. 1t developed,
are mostly of pre-World War I
vintage.
But earlier. nine regular Gus
toners of the Brunswick local
made it clear they sought Cd air
conditioning in the summer to
eliminate furnace temperatures
and (2) regulation of heat in the
winter so cars won't be steam
ing one minute and freezing the
| next"
A group of residents Of Mont
gomery and Frederick Counties
have appealed to the ICC for re-
lief, alleging discrimination in
being denied air conditioned
coaches similar to cars on other
B. & o. routes.
The plaintiffs haye cited a sec
ton of the Interstate Commerce
Act which says a carrier must
provide safe and adequate service.
Mr.. McCloud said 1t was the first
case Of its kind involving air con-
ditioning to come before the COM
mission. so far as he knew.
Some witnesses testified all
they sought was equal treatment
with the Washington Baltimore
locals, some of which are air con-
ditioned. while other witnesses as
serted they wanted complete air
conditioning regardless of other
lines.
Mr.. Snyder stated the B. & O.
was losing 100000 a year on the
two daily round trips made by
the Brunswick line, that it would
cost $35.O00 a coach to air condi-
ton the trains and that the road
d;d mt have snrvicinp facilities at
the end of the line at Brunswick
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Board
Backs56.Mi||ion
School Program
Prince Georges to Get
154 More CIussrooms,
Montgomery SO

The Maryland Board of Public
Works has approved $4,000, 900
school building program which in
cludes SO more classrooms for
Montgomery and 154 more for
Prince Georges.
Meeting yesterday at Baltimore,
the board approved a program
which figures exactly to $780,
972, including contributions total
ing $25.325,167 from II counties
and Baltimore City. The States
share in loans and grants to these
localities amounts to $30,644,804.
Montgomery County will re-
ceive $533,375 in grants, 81, $50, ,125
in loans, and must advance $270.-
900 as matching funds for its total
program amounting to $2,l33,500.
Prince Georges County will re-
ceive a grant of 81. 1.642. 800. a loan
of $6,340.6o0 with no matching
funds required, bringing the total
program in that area to 81, ,983 400.
New Work in Montgomery.
This is the breakdown for each
of the two counties:
Observation-Disclosures Blair
Senior High School. addition, II
classrooms; Alta Vista Elementary,
addition, 2: new Negro high
school at Rockville, IL; new con-
solidated Negro elementary school,
Rockville, 10; new Rolling Terrace
Elementary School, 8; new Oak
land Terrace Elementary School,
8; new East Rockville Elementary
School, 8; new Rock Greek Hills
Elementary School, 8: addition to
Somerset Elementary School, 4;
addition to Oak View Elementary
School, 4: new Viers Mill Elemen-
tary School, 8; addition to Brad
ley Elementary School, 6. and new
Glen Haven Elementary School, 8.
Prince Georges Schools.
Prince Georges-New Bladens-
burg junior r-senior high school, 33
classrooms: new Suitland junior
senior high school. Il: new Lang
ley Park Elementary School. 10;
new Mount Rainier Brentwood
Elementary School. IL; new Hy-
attsville Junior senior high school,
48, and new Fairmont Heights
junior senior high school for Ne
groes. 10.
The total State program calls
for AZ new elementary schools, 19
high schools and three combina-
ton elementary-high schools.
Additions to 40 existing buildings
throughout the II counties and
Baltimore also will be made.
This will give the public school
system 1895 additional class
rooms. -.s
Caroline, Dorchester, Howard,
st. Marys, Somerset and Wicomico
Counties are not included in the
program. They have not applied
for loans so far. l-,r
Evening star., 1949-10-05
PTA Council ia Hear
Health Supervisor

Miss Mary Thompson, super
visor of health education in the
Prince Georges County schools,
will speak at a meeting of the
County Council of Parent Teacher
Associations at pm. tomorrow
in the Frederick Sasscer High
School, Upper Marlboro.
Delegates will register at 1880
pm. The new school will be open
for inspection by the public.
Evening star., 1949-10-05

for the community and that a
good system could be obtained
only through taxes. He said the
community would determine the
efficiency of the school system by
the amount of taxes it is willing to
pay. .,.
Edmund D. Campbell presented
a plea for the Arlington Commu-
nifty Chest. This years goal Is
about $50, 900. he said, but the
county will receive $4,000 In
benefits from the Metropolitan
Area Red Feather program.
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Mount Vernon Citizens
Elect Horrie White, Jr.

Harrie White, jr., has been elec-
ted president of the Mount Yer.
non Citizens Association.
Other officers elected were Percy
Edward Smith, vice president;
Mrs. r. Carl Stevens, correspond.
ing secretary; Mrs. v. c. Voer-
heide, recording secretary, and 1t
Col. Donald j. Wilkins, treasurer
The meeting was held in st
Luke's Church, on Fort Hunt road
Fairfax County.
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Man Fined 500, jailed
For Drunken Driving

A 31-year-old man, who failed
to appear in Arlington County
Court under $500 bond last
month, was fined 500 and given
80 days in Jail yesterday when he
pleaded guilty to a charge Of driv-
ing while drunk.
Kenneth c. Shannon, $3.50
Tuscawaras road, Glen Echo
Heights Nd, had failed to appear
Septeni iSer 49, Assistant Common
wealth's Attorney Paul e. Brown
told Judge Hugh Reid, who I'M
posed sentence. p