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Evening star., 1951-06-21
Transit Union
Questions Labor Act
BY ths A,.oeiatsd Press

RICHMOND, Va, June 21.-A
transit union was notified Gov
Battle it was seeking to open nego-
tiations for a new contract but
served notice that it had never
conceded Virginia's Public Utility
Labor Relations Act is constitu-
tional.
The notification came yesterday
from a local of the Amalgamated
Association of Street Electric Rail-
way & Motor Coach Employees OF
America (AFL) whose contract
with Washington, Virginia &
Maryland Coach Co. (Arnolo
Line) expires August 18.
The union, which asked the
company to meet with its nego.
tiators tomorrow at the company's
Arlington headquarters, seeks q
1873 cents an hour general wage
increase plus number of lesser
benefits.
/ In the notice to the Governor
H. j. Harris, president Of tht
local, said:
I'm the past when sending simi.
lar notices to you we have made
it clear that we have never con.
ceded that the Virginia act to pre-.
vent Interruptions or suspensionl
in the operation of certain public
utilities, approved January 20
1947, is constitutional or is appli.
cable to an interstate operation.
Our position on this question
has not changed and this notic'
is served upon you without preju'
dice to our right to assert tina
position before any court or ad
ministrative agency"
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Second Of q series.)

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etbook from the right-hand draw
Ter Of her desk and fumbled
Through it until she found her
comb and lipstick. Leaving the
open pocketbook on her desk. she
hurried down the hall to repair
her makeup.
1t took perhaps five minutes for
Iher to carefully comb her hair
and apply lipstick.
1t took about a fifth Of that
time for a sneak thief to slip into
the empty Office, stick the pock-
Ietbook under his coat and Saunter
unsuspiciously to the elevator.
The loss was an unnecessary
one. The theft never would have
occurred had the typist taken a
tenth of the time to safeguard her
valuables she took to comb her
hair. Yet this type of robbery
the Office theft-costs Washington
residents about 100000 year.
| Louis v. Milici, chief safety and
protection officer here for the Pub
lie Buildings Services Of the Cen
eral Services Administration, esti-
mates 60 per cent of the larcenies
Investigated by his staff are the
result of carelessness, and could
be eliminated if Government
workers would follow a few simple
rules of caution.
He advises:
l. Women should keep Their
purses with them whenever pos
sible. Otherwise, purses should be
kept in a locked file case or desk
drawer. II a drawer with a lock
is unavailable, place the purse ir
an envelope and hide it.
2. Keep the telephone numbe,
Iof the guard Office in a readily
available place, and telephone a
guard whenever a stranger acting
Isuspiciously is noticed.
i 3. Avoid mentioning large sums
of money you may have in your
possession.
4. Do not hang coats near
doors. Do not leave valuables
in coat pockets.
7 S. When you wash your hands
put rings and wristwatches ir
your pocket. Don't leave them
on drainboards or shells where
they can be forgotten and stolen
! Habit, as well as carelessness
can be dangerous. too, Govern
Iment investigators report.
}, Experience shows women usually
put their purses in the largest
!; drawer on the right side of the
desk. This is where the sneak
theft always looks first. If this
check, which takes but second
is unsuccessful, the thief look.
} lin the typewriter well. II nothing
lis found there, he usually is toe
|afraid of discovery to look further
] Mr.. Milici says rs per cent OF
the Office thieves apprehended are
ioutsiders. Many are dope addicts
!. who have to steal to supply theil
, habit but who only take that
which they can scoop UP in q
seconds time.
The other Is per cent are EN-
Evening star., 1951-06-21
Fairfax Drafts Ordinance
On Water !, Sewage Services

A new Fairfax County ordi.
nance is being drawn up which
would require developers to put ur
"a bond guaranteeing that they
will provide adequate water anc
sewage service and install al
streets and drainage.
The Board Of Supervisors or
dered the ordinance written yes
terday after Supervisor c. 3
Runyon Of Falls Church said the
present policy Of requiring either
q bond or an agreement has not
proved satisfactory.
In another action, Keith Price
was reappointed to the Planning
Commission for q f0ur-year term
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valuables left unguarded in plair
sight.
"A majority of employees ar
rested state they would not have
stolen had the money or jewelry
not been right in front Of them
They take it without planning to
do So" Mr.. Milici says.
Working in close cooperation
with security officers OF Public
Buildings Services is the general
assignment squad of Metropolitan
police, members of which investi-
gate robberies in private Office
buildings.
Even more optimistic than Mr.
Milici as to the number of office
thefts which could be reduced by
precautionary measures is Capt
Aubrey Tolson, head OF the squad
IF Office workers weren't care
less, we wouldn't have these sneak
Irobberies," Capt. Tolson says. eve
could cut daytime Office thefts
nearly 100 per cent"
|, Capt. Tolson said a regular
sneak thief will usually have on
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Arlington School Board
To Meet on Saturday

The Arlington School Board will
meet at 8 am. Saturday in the
Home Economics Department OF
Junior High School.
It will be the final session of the
current fiscal year and is being
specially called because a quorem
of members is not expected at the
regular meeting next Tuesday.
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Plans
Study on Floods
AT Peace Gross
Hearing Called Today
Before Stute Rouds
Unit in Baltimore

The Maryland State Roads
Commission today planned to con-
slider the thorny question Of
flooded highways around the
Peace Cross in Bladensburg.
A session was scheduled at II
am. at the commissions head
quarters in Baltimore.
The meeting was arranged yes
|terday after Prince Georges Coun-
|ty Delegate William R. Hughes
laid the problem before the COM
missions deuty chief engineer, w.
G. Hopkins, and his associates.
After Mr.. Hughes urged action
now, Mr.. Hopkins secured a hear
ing for today before the commits
sion. so that the entire matter
may be thrashed out first hand.
100000 Cost Estimated.
Delegate Hughes was accom-
panied to the meeting by Marcus
F.. H. Greenhorne, member of the
firm of Greenhorne & O'Mara.
consulting civil engineers of 4720
Baltimore avenue, Hyattsville, who
has made a study Of the problem.
Mr.. Greenhorne told Mr.. Hop
kins about his plan which, he
said, could be made effective for
a minimum of 100000. He de-
Scribed it as program to remove
the water hazard and move traffic,
without going into the flood con-
troll problem. The plan involves
raising the level of the existing
road three feet in the area.
His plan could be completed in
nine months. if the surveys were
started now, Mr.. Greenhorne de-
clared. Mr.. GHeenhorne made it
clear that his plan is not in COM
petition with that of the Army
Engineers, who have proposed a
$40 million project to rectify floods
in that rear. Routes l and so
come together at the Peace Cross.
Calls For Action Now.
Mr.. Hughes expressed the opin-
ion that rather than wait for the
big overall program that the Fed
Ieral Government might get under
way some day. Maryland ought to
move now to solve the problem
created by stalled traffic when the
| highways near Peace Cross are
!, flooded.
!, The delegate pointed to the
weight Of the trucks on the high
way when it is necessary for them
to park there due to the flooded
thoroughfare. He said that traf-
fic was backed up two or three
y miles during recent flood.
; He said that the Metropolitan
Area would be hampered in time
of disaster in getting people ir
q and out of the National Capita
if the civil defense authorize:
n encountered floods at the Peac'
. Cross.
r Delegate Hughes said it is III
to Marylanders to solve the prob
= lem now. He declared that Rep
y resentative Sasscer. Democrat, o
= Maryland, last week was unable
= to secure a $25.000 item from
Congress to make a survey o1
the Bladensburg flood situation
and its remedy.
j Today, the problem will be
= placed before the three members
a of the Maryland State Commits
4 sion-Chairman Russell H. Nc
e Cain of Frederick, Avery w. Hall
: of Salisbury and David M. Mich
} OILS of Baltimore.
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Freshman, sc, Begins Studies in Rural Homemukinq
By chorles 6. Brooks

"I'm a freshman at So years. :"
said Mrs. John M. Moore, Of
Shovel, Md, who is attending
the 25th annual Rural Women's
Short Course for the first time
this week at the University OF
Maryland.
And, believe me, young man" !"
the active, grey-haired lady con-
tinued, I'm finding out that cook
ing and housework have changed
a lot since I started years ago."
That's an attitude typical Of
many ofthe 1903 women studying
nutrition, sewing. housework and
other things at the Extension
Services week-long course.
Mrs. Moore, born and raised
near Ocean City, Md. was a
charter member of her local
Homemakers Club, but she never
could get away from home before
to make the university's program.
Still Scrubs the Ceiling.
She still scrubs the kitchen
ceiling on step ladder and still
washes her own windows and
still says, I'm always ready to
learn something new"
But Mrs. Moore. who was S6
in February, doesn't quite top the
ladies in years. There's Mrs.
Henry c. Foster of Hagerstown,
Md, who insisted. I'm 86 years
and nine months, and I've got all
of my teeth and no aching joints" :"
She's attended the course 20
times and claims she wouldn't
have missed at other times If her
home hadn't burned down some
years back.
Here to study 'ideas." Mrs. Fos-
ter figures there's always some
thing don't want to miss SO I
just desert my husband for a week
and come"
Yesterday she presided over
memorial services for deceased
members of the Rural Women's
Short Course Club.
But the real veteran of the short
courses is Mrs. Walter F. Mulligan,
10, of 9210 Forty-ninth avenue,
Berwyn, Md.
She's attended every session
since Miss Venia M. Kellar, re-
tired assistant director of the
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the lung was exempt from attach
ment because it is equipped for
emergency operation by hand. But
Judge Gray ruled that it could
be attached because it's primary
source of power is an electric mo-
tor and therefore it does not come
under the category of hand Or
foot operated tools.
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|G. O. P. Club to Meet
lin CupitoI Heiqhts

The Republican Club Of Prince
Georges County will hold it's june
meeting at 8 o'clock tonight in the
Odd Fellows Temple, Sixty-fl
and A streets NE, Capitol
Heights.
Plans to combine all the Repub-
|lican clubs of Prince Georges
County into one parent organiza-
ton will be discussed.
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And this year she's celebrating.
A daughter, Mrs. Betty M. Gold
man of San Benito. Texas, drove
all the way to be with her mother
while she attended the course for
the 25th time.
Taking the course "just foI
fun" is Mrs. Emma Burdetts, rs
Of LaPlata. Md. who is here fol
the 10th time. She and her niece
Helen Anne Norris, 20, also Of
LaPlata. are studying textiles
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named super
visor of t h e
S tate school
lunch program.
Her appoint
ment was an
nounced yester-
day by County
School Supt. .
Villa m S .
Schmidt. She
will begin her
new duties Au-
gust /.
A native OF
Frederick coun-
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Fairfax Studies
Airport Effects
On Tax Returns
Professional Survey
Also Directed by
County Supervisors

The controversial site for a new
Washington airport at Burke, Va.
is under study by Fairfax County
planning officials and is due before
Federal planners tomorrow.
Opposition to the location
4,500-acre tract developed imme-
diately after Commerce Secretary
Sawyer's announcement on June
l3, and within 48 hours the Fair
fax Board of Supervisors hao
adopted a resolution opposing that
site or any other in the county.
Yesterday the supervisors di-
rected the County, Planning Com
mission to study the effect of the
airport on Fairfax tax revenues
and to obtain estimates>for a pro-
fessional study along similar lines
Sawyer Awaits Report.
The Governments proposed site
will be presented to the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission tomorrow. Secretary Saw
yer is not bound by decision OF
the commission, but he can make
mo final commitment until IL
has submitted a report.
More than a year ago. the plan
ming agency co-operated with the
Civil AeronauticS Administration
in surveying airport sites. In 8
recent comprehensive plan report
the Commission recommended
that a supplemental airport be
located either in the vicinity Of
Annandale and Springfield or neal
Chantilly, Va.
In announcing the Burke site
Secretary Sawyer said the Chan.
|tilly location had been abandoned
because Of it's distance and lacl
of accessibility to Washington
The Annandale site was checked
of, he said, because of its rapio
growth in population and build
ing.
Requested by Judge Brown.
The revenue study by Fairfa1
planners was requested by Circuit
Court Judge Paul E. Brown. whose
Birthstone Hill estate Is on ths
airport site.
Judge Brown told the Super
visors that when Alexandria ane
Falls Church sought to take ava,
Iby annexation similar amounts o
territory from the county. NOR
than $4,000 was spent In stud.
and argument to prevent th'
threatened loss Of revenue. Th'
Judge added he does not propos'
expenditure of a large sum o
money but he urged the Planning
Commission study.
Judge Brown said he had notee
a lack OF interest in the airpor
project BY county residents whit
believe they will not be affected
The airport will be damaging tt
property in the town of Fairfa'
las we'll as to other property II
other parts of the county. in
Icluding the Shirley highway area
the Judge said.
Proposed erection of Veterans
Administration hospital on th'
Nevius tract was stopped in Arl'
ington, Judge Brown recalled. Th'
Government still owns the land
however.
G. Wallace Carper. chairman
of the board, predicted that TIN
airport will be much larger thai
500 acres in the future.
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State Extension Service started the
program in 1928.
Il give time to the program"
she said, "and it gives me ideas.
I'm chiefly interested in things
like discussion groups, television
and parliamentary law now"
Has Made Many Friends.
Mrs. Mulligan, wife of one OF
College Parks town councilmen
thinks one Of the greatest benefits
for her have been the friends she Is
made.
Evening star., 1951-06-21
Collapse Of Home Life
In Cities PeriIs u. 5,
Farm Women Told
BY The Assecioted Press

A farm editor told the rural
women's short course the country
is endangered by the breakdown
OF family life in its cities.
"a home in the city has gotten
ito be just a place to keep extra
clothes" declared DR.. P. D. Sand
ers, a former member of the Uni
versity of Maryland staff and now
editor of the Southern Planter
at Richmond.
I've never heard of a Com
munist on the farm. It's a city
disease"
He addressed the Afternoon
general assembly yesterday at tn,
University of Maryland's one-weel
college for 1900 farm women.
! DIR. Sanders told them they wer,
doing good job and must do ever
more to make farm life attractiv,
so that boys and girls will wan
to stay in the rural areas.
Others OH Program.
The women also heard genera
assembly speeches by Earl God.
win, radio commentator; Olgs
Moore, Washington lobbyist ano
author of I'll Meet You in the
Lobby" and Mrs. Hester B. Prov
enson, a member of the speech
FACULTY at the university.
Between assemblies, the farm
women continued their classes in
foods and nutrition, home furn.
lshing. public speaking and per-
Sonality development, clothing. art
appreciation, home crafts, family
life. landscape gardening, home
management, flower arrangement
music appreciation and English
Today's schedule includes an
address by Mrs. Hiram c. Hough-
ton of Washington, president of
the Federation of Women's Clubs.
Among those attending are the
following:
Anne Arundel.
Mrs Carl Anacker, Mrs. Irma M. Ander-
sGn Mrs Mei; Hei;r lds s.a Apel M Mrs G. Ralman
Mrs: virSinia Booth, Mrs. Margaret c.
Isnerits Braun, Mrs. Myrtle L. Brohawn,
bell, Mrs. Vera O. Carr. Mrs van B.
Clemens: Mrs; Elmer Z; Cook Mrs. Wal.
Bernice Cummings, Mrs George Davis.
Mrs. Irwin Klohr. Mrs. William Z.
klohr. Mrs, Cecil J. Lancaster. Mrs. Anna
lLeyer. Miss Martha Lumpkin, Mrs w. +,
Owens, Mrs. Alice Marines. Mrs. Olive
lMatthai,, Mrs 7: \: Mcintyre. Miss Mary
Meser MI Mrs sasfs s Moon Mrs oa5 %sI
Russell Moreland Mrs. Harvey Myers,
Mrs. Marguerite o'Neaie. Mrs. T. Truman an
Mrs William Davies. Mrs. v; L. Dieus,
wards, Mrs Mary L. Filter. Mrs. Gertrude
guerits Gather, Mrs. Raymond Gehrke.
Mrs Bessie adsg MRS Forsnoe aerea
Mrs C. Gilbert Hoffman, Mrs. A. G.
Holmes. Mrs. Elizabeth Hopkins. Mrs.
@ Erank C. Jones, Mrs. Fred Kaiser, Mrs.
Mrs. T. P. Kirkpatrick.
Mrs Miriam r. Psrmenter. Mrs. poro-
f.. shy Pfeif1er; Mrs: James C. Porter.
Reid, Mrs. william Riha, Mrs. GLADYS
Rowley, Mrs. George Shepherd, Mrs. Mar
guerite L. Snyder, Mrs. William Smith.
Mrs. John Stevenson. Mrs. Leona Stroh
Mrs. Sally sutton. Mrs Allen Taylor, Mrs.
Emma TAYLOR. Mrs. Francis Weis, Mrs.
Marion Williams. Mrs. Mildred willis,
Mrs. James B. Wilson, Miss Kathleen
Is. Mckenzie.
Charles County.
Miss Mary Blackhall. Mrs. O. B. Bledsoe
Mrs. John Burdette. Mrs. George Hogees
Miss Eileen Maloney. Mrs. Ross Metcalfe
Mrs. Woodrow Milstead, Mrs Eugene Mudd
Mrs. Ernest Neaye. Miss Helen Anne Norris
Mrs, Berry Oliver: Mrs Erma Orcutt, Mrs
William Robbie. Mrs. Louis Stefiens, Mrs
Anna Wills. Miss Mary X. Wills. Miss
Frances Wills
Evening star., 1951-06-21

ly was graduated from Hood Col
lege with BIS. degree and from
the University of Wisconsin with
a MS. degree. She was a home
economics instructor at the Fred
erick High School when she &C
cepted her present post.
Evening star., 1951-06-21
Board Elects Dr.. BuIIord

DR.. Dexter Bullard. medical di-
rector Of Chestnut Lodge Santa.
|rium. Rockville, has been elected
Ito q three-year term on the board
LOT the Mental Hygiene Society OF
Maryland.
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lployes he describes as casual
Ithieves" who would not de-
Iliberately set out to steal, but who
cannot resist the temptation pre-
sented by the sight of money or
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the city government, are expected
to be submitted sometime to-
morrow.
Senator Hill, Democrat, of Ala
bama, subcommittee chairman,
also has indicated that no action
will be taken on the $1377 mil
lion supply measure until the rec
ord of the Senate hearings have
been made available to members
of his group for study.
More than 80 citizen witnesses
testified or submitted statements
to the Hill subcommittee in its
hearing yesterday. Most of them
asked for restoration of items cut
by the House or the addition of
sums not considered there.
Orchestra Subsidy Asked.
One of the latter was a request
for $4,000 as a city government
subsidy for the National Symphony
Orchestra, requested by Gordon
Reid, president of the National
Symphony Orchestra Association.
He said the idea had been ap-
proved unanimously by the District
Commissioners, particularly be-
cause of the free children's con-
certs.
Assistant Budget Officer William
G. Wilding explained. however,
that the city heads had not sub
mitted the item to Congress be-
cause an outlay for such a purpose
had not yet been authorized by
Congress.
Mr.. Reid replied that there also
was no special authorization for
spending city funds for the Metro
politan Police Department Band
Chairman Hill said he would
look into the Police Band question
but suggested that the symphony
orchestra proposal would stand
much better chance if it first had
legislative authorization.
Branch Library Asked.
Mrs. Joseph L. Miller for the
Connecticut Avenue Citizens As
sociation and numerous other COM
munity groups urged approval Of
$685., 900 for the construction of
the Cleveland Park Branch Library
and community center rooms.
A brief echo of the House hear
ings on the fight to dislodge S. G..
Leoffler from his 28-year-old mo-
nopoly of control of the public
golf links here was heard by the
Senate subcommittee. Joseph C.
Healey, a Justice Department at
torney, who had written letters to
members of Congress supporting
the Leoffler management, told the
Senate subcommittee he was satis-
fed with the present management
On the other hand, Mrs. Lee
Raywid, president of the Congress
of Parents and Teachers. said hel
group was on record for transfer
of the golf links control to the
District Recreation Board.
Rejected by House.
The House recently considered
the issue and declined to gran
a requested $275.000 to take vi
the contract and the operation IA
cilities of the Leof1er manage
ment.
Franklin Kenworthy, speaking
for the United Community Serv
ices and the Washington Com
munity Chest, pleaded for large
District public assistance funds
He declared relief recipients her
could not get enough to eat unde
the pending budget.
Arthur r. Cochel. ST., speaking
for the Columbia Park Com
munity Club and the ArkanSa
Avenue Community Association
renewed his drive for adequate
sewers for his area.
More adequate funds for th'
Health Department maternal ant
child welfare services was urged b,
Mrs. Henry A. Bartlett, for tn
Federation of Citizens Associa
tions. Mrs. John K. Berry urge
funds for more staff for the pre-
school play centers. She repre-
sented the Pre-school Play Cen
ters Mothers Council.
Evening star., 1951-06-21
By Wallace {. Clayton

It was lunchtime and the sole
remaining occupant of the office
"a typist-was hurrying to get
away.
Ripping the last letter from her
typewriter, she grabbed her pock-
Evening star., 1951-06-21
Prince Georges Dietician
To Head State Program

Miss Eleanor G. Weagly, who
has been in charge of Prince
Georges County school cafeterias
for the last six years, has been
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primarily. Miss Norris is attend
ing the program because she wants
to be an extension service worker
Giving the program an interna-
tional flavor is Mrs. Ursula jacob
from Cologne. Germany. who il
an exchange student under the
sponsorship of the Agriculture De.
partment. President of her farm
organization in the Rhineland
Mrs. jacob is here to study
American agriculture and the lift
lof rural American women.
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District Budget Officer WaIter Fowler Tells
Why the Federal Payment in the D. c.
Supply Bill Is on Obligation. Pose Ais
figures Show How DwindIins Of Federal
Poyment Pieces Bigger Tox load on
D. c. Residents Pose "A
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SenateD Unil
To Draft Budget
Next Week
Awoits Report on
Effect of Cuts,
Hearing Testimony

The Senate version OF the Dis
trict's record 1852 supply bill
probably will be written next week
after a careful study~is made OF
the impact of the Ferguson plan
for a 10 per cent slice of all
personnel requests.
Reports, now being prepared by
each of the 70-odd divisions Of
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Tomorrow: Be On Your Guard
Against Housebredkers.)
Valley frontiersman., 1951-05-11
CONSERVATION
 NOTES
By LEW E. HANKS

Planting time is here and most farmers are getting pretty busy. l have been busy too.
 The Palmer Soil Conservation sub-district received small amount of new or improved var ieties of grass seed. This has been distributed to several farmers who will plant this seed in field size blocks and furnish a report to the sub-district on how it grows and it's value as compared to the usual grasses seeded.
 Irving Newville received some mountain brome to be used in a stump pasture. Bill Hecker is planting several acres of Reeds canary grass on a slightly swam- py field. Bob Webb, Leonard Ky ger and Jack Cope are trying out an improved variety of smooth brome grass known as manchar.
 Speaking of grass seeding, here are few recommendations. Make a good soil bed, pack the soil we'll and seed shallow. A light seeding of grain as a nurse crop is OK. If you mix the grain with the grass remember you are seeding for a grass crop and seed it shallow. It should be seeded less than one inch deep. Seed one. grass and legume such as white Dutch or alsike clover. Don't throw in a mixture of grasses. I've seen seeding mixtures that had everything in them including the kitchen sink. Save that mon- ey. Use it to buy fertilizer. You will end up with pretty much one grass in pasture anyway so why not just seed one.
 The best long term grass we