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Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-09-15

house and came out with stack of
slices from a ham. She gathered up
a lot Of other things, and it was my
job to help her carry them up to
Mrs. Epperly's house.
/ recollect stopping and looking
at the little house with its sagging
roof
Wonder what / asked my
mother, could George want to come
back here for?"
YOU'VE NEVER been away from
home my mother said. "This old
place might look good to boy on
the other side of the world just see
ing it in his dreams and all, and
then she went on in and joined
Mrs. Epperly in the kitchen. My
mother was pretty husky and
strong, but Mrs. Epperly was frail,
thin little woman and looked pretty
helpless to be living alone on a
mountain farm like that, and she
was linping with her sore toe.
My mother and had gotten to
the house little ahead of the men,
and l recollect some water came
down Mrs. Epperly's cheeks when
she pulled back the curtain of the
kitchen window and looked out.
What's all that?'' she asked,
without looking at either my mother
or me.
Men and horses and chains and
grabs and saws and axes my
mother said '.They are intended to
do things women never were in
tended to do"
Then my mother began to lay
out the things she'd brought and to
stir the fire in the old cook stove.
TLL NEVER FORGET that din
ner. It was cold outside. The winter
wind swayed the trees. They cried
in their frozen hearts, and the
splinters whined on old rail fences
But when the big men, in their
big winter boots and coats, came
stamping off the snow on the porch
Mrs. Epperly opened the door, and
the house was full of the smells Of
frying meat and baking pies anc
cake, and you could see how it lifted
their spirits.
After the men all got seated a
the table, Mrs. Epperly spoke. Sh,
spoke while she was pouring no
coffee.
I'm so glad" she said. Il hadn'
any idea Jenny was thinking Q
getting you all up here like this
But now he can come. can sta,
now, and George will find me her
when he comes"
She couldn't say more. She wen
limping back toward the kitchen
but it was really good feelin
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-11-15
Farm Bureau Head DepIores Price Fixing

PRICE FIXING will not control
initiation, said Allan B. Kline, ma
tional president of the American
Farm Bureau federation, speaking
before 800 delegates of the Montana
Farm Bureau at their annual con-
vention in Helena Nov. $40. And
the delegates voiced their approval
of these thoughts in resolutions
passed at the convention opposing
government control Of livestock and
poultry and changes in the method
of computing parity,
'sThe prime effect Of lowering
prices by edict is to lower produc-
tion," Kline said he told Michael
Disable in regard to lowering the
price of beef. Such controls are the
strait jacketing road to black
markets and rationing."
There are two approaches to the
emergency this country faces today,
he said. One is Bernard Baruch's
plan to ''get into a war economy and
stay there; the other is to s1eave
fullest play" to the economy. The
second approach is the position Of
the American Farm Bureau, Kline
said.
Commissioner Anderson Speaks
Agriculture is the gear wheel of
Montana's economy" Alfred Ander-
son, state commissioner of agricuI-
ture, reminded Farm Bureau MEM
bers. He pointed out that contrary
to the belief Of many, mining and
numbering, while important in Ger
tain sections, are not the chief
sources of income. 'In 1947 1913
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-11-15
Choteau, both for one-year terms.
Further Resolutions

Choteau, both for one-year terms.
Further Resolutions
Delegates passed 80 resolutions
dealing with national, state and
local affairs. The bureau opposed in
creased excise taxes and sales tax.
It demanded that sail types Of busi-
ness enterprises carry equal tax
burdens. Other resolutions called
for:
Discontinuance of incentive con-
servation payments, CT bill of rights
educational benefits for Korean
war veterans. decentralization of
federal bureau power, publication
of welfare rolls.
Commentator of the agriculture
department for dropping the potato
support program and a recommen-
dalton that the department stay
out of the business of supporting
prices of potatoes or control Of
acreage, opposition to the two-price
plan for wheat.
Vaccination of all replacement
heifers, popular election of state
highway commission district rep
resentatives, legislation requiring
proof of liability and property dam
age insurance when car licenses are
bought.
Formation of a committee to rep
resent the Farm Bureau at the state
legislature, closed supervision Of in
spections by the livestock commits
sion, prohibiting public officials
from hiring assistants or secretaries
to do work they should do them
selves.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-11-15
WHEATLAND DISC PLOWS

With their better, one-trip plow-
ing performance MN WheatIand
Disc Flows can cut seed bed
preparation costs as much as
500. Equipped with Moline
Monitor drill-seeding attach.
ment, efficient WheatIands pIow,
harrow, and seed in one work.
saving, proft-buiIding operation.
a WHEATLAND FOR EVERY FARM
Wheatlands thoroughly mix trash
with soil to increase the soils
ability to take and hold water,
resist erosion. MN Wheatlands
provide a disc adjustment range
from 40 to go degrees are
available In 4, 6, 8, 10-foot sizes.
The MN Bridget frame
holds Wheatland Flows to the
depth at which they are set.
Available UNI-MATIC POWER
provides fnger-tip hydraulic con-
troll Of blowing depth. Wheat
lands plow from 8 to g inches
deep. Big 26-inch diameter discs
provide wider cuts, lighter draft
-. give you better, faster blowing.
See your MM Dsoisr and gs,
al iho prols -ipluuiag foeis
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-11-15
b JERRY LESTER, Rowing Rsporter

percent Of the productive income
came from agriculture (crops and
livestock), 146 percent from mining,
and &c percent from numbering.
Among the states, Montana ranks
first in production of mustard seed,
protein content of wheat, acres
strip-cropped and increase in
cropped areas, comparing the dec
ade 19S7-1946 with 1913; second in
production of spring wheat; third
in production Of wool; fourth in pro-
duction of lambs, sugar beets and
total acres irrigated; fifth in pro-
duction of barley and alfalfa seed
and sixth in production of haxseed,
dry beans and cash income per
farm
RainmaIxing
Speaking to convention members
on the subject of rainmaking, r. A.
Dightman, Helena meteorologist
with the U. S. weather bureau said.
we have not yet seen proof
that rain and snow have ever been
increased IN any significant amount
by any of the currently popular seed
ing techniques. Certainly the ex-
travagant claims of the rain in
creasers have not been substanti-
ated, if the evidence is weighed by
accepted scientific methods.
eff the rainfall increase is as large
as that claimed by the commercial
operators, and the figures range
from so percent up, it should stand
out in our analysis like sore thumb
Because this has not been revealed
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-11-15

in the cases studied, it looks as
though more work will be needed
to separate any precipitation in
crease attributed to seeding from
the wide natural variability in rain
and snowfall"
Women's Meeting
Farm women-kave been too will
ing TO let their urban sisters and
cousins take civic responsibilities"
accused Mrs. Albert w. Paulsen,
Wilder, Idaho. chairman of the
Idaho Farm Bureau federation's
women's group. She told women Of
the Associated Women of the Nom
tana Farm Bureau that now is the
time for farm women to assume
their opportunities and duties In
their communities.
Other principal speakers at the
three-day sessions included N. A.
Beers, assistant director of the Mon
tana extension service, Bozeman,
who spoke on the proposed state ag-
ricultural progress survey to be held
in the form of district meetings TO be
conducted this fall by the extension
service.
Elections
Clarkson Spain, Bozeman, was re-
elected president and Clarence Wal
ton, Wilsall, was elected vice presi-
dent. New directors are Norman
Downing, Dillon; Larry Wilson,
Bozeman, and Walton, all for two
year terms, and Milton c. Simp-
son, Miles City, and Ted Sorenson,
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-11-15

November IS. I9sl-ls
Evening star., 1951-11-18

is faithful to flowers and land
scape. which he paints from a ro-
mantle viewpoint. His represen-
tations of these subjects are nat
uralistic in form, but in relation
ships. they are poetic emanations
Of the moods which flowers and
landscape inspire. in the artist.
House Across the Field" is to
me the outstanding painting in
the show. But many of the 9TH
ers also have considerable charm.
Analysed in a matter of fact way.
their subjects are slight: flowers
waited on a summer breeze. a bou-
quet suspended in space. another
set down in a landscape. unpre-
tentious arrangements of flowers
and fruits. the major subject mat
ter painted in fresh colors against
backgrounds of gray and neutral
tones. which create quiet atmos-
phere. The paintings seem as
tenuous - and as tenacious - as
memories. Circumstantial evi-
dence of their appeal was the sale
in the first two days OF the exhibi-
ton. Of Z Of the Is paintings on
view.
Mr.. Gernand is a native Wash
tonlan who now lives in Fairfax
County. On the Phillips Gallery
staff since 1888. he finds time to
paint during week-ends and vaca-
tions. and has had a number Of
earlier one-man shows in Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1951-11-18

er variety Of subjects. In all Of
his prints from wood. he keeps the
nature of the medium in his inter
pretations. (The heads in Christ
mas Eve" for instance. have the
Gothic wooden-ness OF playing
card figures.)
A native of Troy. N. Y. 0904
Mr.. Quest studied art at the
Washington University School of
Fine Arts (St. Louis) and in Eu-
rope. Returning to New York City
in 1880. he painted murals for
public buildings. but gave increas-
ing attention and time to print
media. His choice of graphic arts
came after experience with fresco,
mosaics and stained glass, and as
a sculptor. with stone, wood and
metals.
This love for the materials of
the artists provides a clue to the
breadth OF his technical under
standing" said Jacob Kainen,
curator of the Division Of Graphic
Arts. His work has the hand
some qualities characteristic Of the
craftsman and designer"
Mr.. Quest has been instructor
Of art appreciation at Washing
ton University. but manages to
continue his own creative expert
ments. He has exhibited widely
in this country and Europe. The
quality OF his work has fetched
SO prizes and awards. and he is
represented in l8 permanent col
lections. Of such important inSti-
tutions as the Metropolitan and
Modern Art Museums. New York
City, the Brooklyn and Philadel-
phia Museums. the Art Institute
Iof Chicago and the Library OF
Congress.
Evening star., 1951-11-18
'Grindstones and
Con Openers

Charles Quests enthusiasm has
a low boiling point. He is stirred
to purposeful activity by the sight
Of a furnace. tools, grindstone,
can opener. workbench. and kin
dred lowly objects which most of
us find indispensable but dull.
However. Mr.. Quest does not make
portraits of these things. but uses
them as springboards for intricate
patterns in well-balanced black,
white and grays in subtle grad
ations. He obtains infinite vari-
ETY. of textures in his wood en-
cravings by the use of the graver,
as visitors can see in his one man
show at the print gallery, Smith
sonian building, through Noyem-
Der 25. He is also showing wood
cuts. mostly in black, white and
brown, and wood linocuts in a
larger number of colors and a wild
Evening star., 1951-11-18
Greek Artist Here

United Nations Club, which for
several seasons past, has presented
monthly exhibitions, opened this
season November Z for one day
only. This gave the public no. op-
portunity to see the watercolors
by Marc Vatimbela, young Greek
artist born in Egypt. who is visit
ing Washington with her husband,
Maj. Constantine Stathatos and
4-year-old son.
Miss Vatimbela (she retains her
m en- name professionally
paints in western style, as she
studied in London and Paris. Her
subjects were mostly from eastern
Mediterranean countries, Italy,
Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon. etc.
She has come to the United States
to paint the wide variety of land
scape subject matter, and hopes to
show the fruits of this visit in
Greece. A solo exhibition of her
paintings will open next month
in the Hugo Gallery. New York
|lCity. ! -
Evening star., 1951-11-18
White: I. ROMANENKO
Black: ]. c. RATHER

Seven men have reached the
championship finals of the Wash
'ington Chess Divan. From the
green section. Martin c. Stark,
who won all seven games, and
Michael Titles, who reached 5h-
~, have gone forward. In the
blue section, Richard S. Cantwell,
who drew his last game with S.
Cahen and reached 6la-l2, and
Karl A. Baer. who lost to Can't
well but won his other six games,
are flnalists. In the red section,
Oscar Shapiro after forfeiting his
first-round game won the next
six. Behind him Edmund Nash
and John r. Rice have tied at
So. and both are admitted to the
finals.
In the following game from the
tourney, cantwell affected IN
Evening star., 1951-11-18
Civic Calendar
Hawthorne Group
Holds I'd MEETING

Hawthorne, a newly formed
citizens group in the Chevy Chase
area. will hold its second meeting
tomorrow. The association will
complete its constitution and get
down to regular business. James
H. Carr Is president.
H. Austin Shannon, formerly
senior lecturer at England's Bris-
tol University, will speak to the
other Chevy Chase. group tomor-
row on "Britain's Economic Diff
culties."
Commissioner Donohue will ad-
dress Shepherd Park tomorrow
and Engineer Commissioner Brig.
Gen. Bernard L. Robinson will
speak to Cathedral Heights Cleve-
land Park on Tuesday.
This weeks schedule:
Tomorrow.
Chevy Chase-Chevy Chase Com
munity Center, Connecticut ave-
nue. and Mckinley street NV,
8 pm.
Chillum Heights-Luther Rice
Memorial Church, 5315 North
Capitol street NE, 8 pm.
Fort Davis-Ryland Methodist
Church. Branch avenue and S
street Sc. 8 pm.
Hawthorne-Chevy Chase Com
munity Center. Connecticut ave-
nue. and Mckinley street NV, 8
pm.
Interfederation Council-Engi-
neers Club, 1925 E street NV, 3
pm.
Lincoln Park-Epworth Method
ist Church, Thirteenth street and
North Carolina avenue NE, 3
pm.
Shepherd Park-Sh h epher d
School. Fourteenth street and
Kalmia road, NV, 8:15 pm.
Tuesday
AnacoStia-AnacoStia Method
ist Church Social Hall, Four
teenth and u streets Sc. 8 pm
Cathedral Heights Cleveland
Park-Guild Hall. st. Adams
Church Parish, Massachusetts and
Wisconsin avenues NV. 8 pm.
Petworth-Petworth Branch Ii
brary, Georgia avenue and Upshur
street N. W., 8 pm.
Wednesday
Bradbury Heig hts-Davis
School, Forty-fourth and H streets.
8 pm.
lgren Terrac e-Noyes
School, Tenth and Franklin
streets NE. 8 pm.
Evening star., 1951-11-18
.. Bridge
By Margaret L. Fisher

Florence MillSpaugh-D. s. Goal
win sharing a section victory with
the Steinbergs. Seconds to Mrs.
Harry Kaplan-Robert Reynolds.
Mrs. Freda Bentley-Lew Leven-
son, Mrs. M. L. Fisher-C Charles
Lovenberg, Clara Mercer-Maj.
Arthur Foulkes.
In the opening sessions, Mrs.
E. P. Cotter Kathleen McNutt
out-played the 40-pair field to
retain the Columbia Trophy, vic
tory award in the women's event.
They scored 259la points for the
two sessions, II more than Mrs.
T. E. Turner-Mrs. c. E. Meissner.
Show honors to Baltimoreans,
Mrs. Calder Kirk-Mrs. T. Rag
land. Mrs. M. L. Fisher-M J. r.
McGhee, who shared the 1850 title
with the Cotter-McNutt duo, fin
ished fourth. Mrs. r. Robins-Mrs.
D. Schwartz rated first-session
top with seconds for Mrs. Alma
Byrne-Mrs. J. T. Lyon and Mrs.
Marianne Boschan- Mrs. D. H.
Mott.
A last-minute partnership ar
management between George L.
Kathan and Vic D. Zeve proved a
winning combination in the one
session mems title event. They
topped the record 54-pair field
with 100 points, leading runners
up George Dickerman-M Miller Rob-
erts by two points. j. c. Kunkel-
Al Roth took show honors, Will
liam Poissant-James G. Stone,
fourth, Col. Edward Clifford-Dr.
&C. c. Mcdonnell, sixth.
Additional master points in the
tourney were won by Mrs. D. J.
Harrls-Mrs. j. Fred Staver, Mrs.
j. R. Belt-Mrs. Agnes Fischer for
top scores in the open consolation
match. David Murray and A. K.
Darby with out-of-town partners
were second in the same contest.
Victories in the two winners"
sections at the Washington Bridge
League last Wednesday were worth
double master point awards for
Mrs. E. P Cotter- Mrs. j. C. Kun
Ikel, H. r. King-Dr. Leroy Robins.
Mrs. T. M. Boyle-Mrs. M. r. Reddy
and Frank Holtzman-Henry RsH
Second best scorers netted a mas
ter point apiece. They were Mrs.
F. Bentley-L. Levenson, Al White
R. Reynolds, Robert Jordan-R.
Freeman and M. D. Goldstein-
M. Michaels. In the non-winner
section. Mrs. Mabel Rinker-Rose-
mary Riordan and Lucille Burger
won tops.
/ At the Count Club master point
match last Tuesday, NJ Sobern-
helm Mrs. R. Robins shared
Mitchell first honors with DR.. N.
A. Brigham-R. E. Roberts. Run
nersup were Mr.. and Mrs. r. w.
Byrns and Mrs. E. A. st. john
j. G. Fletcher. At the Stephan
Studio master point matinee on
Wednesday. Mrs. j. A. Weber,
Mrs. M. l.. Fisher were Howell
winners, Mrs. T. E. Turner-Mrs.
is. p, CoblentZ the rllnnerSun
Evening star., 1951-11-18
Art
Georgetown
BicentenniOl
Art Exhibit
By Florence S. Berrymon

The National Gallery of Art is
observing the 200th anniversary of
Georgetown this month by pre-
senting an exhibition from the
Index of American Design, illus
trating the kind of furnishings and
architectural decorations that
might have been owned, and cos
tunes worn. by the residents of
Georgetown during its first CEN
tury.
These watercolor renderings of
early American furniture, textiles,
wood carving. glass. ceramics and
metal are the closest visual equiv
alents of the original objects. Each
painting was based on thorough
visual analysis of form, shape.
color and texture. such as no pho
tograph could produce.
The Index of American Design
was an outstanding achievement of
the Federal Art Project. WPA, dur
ing the 1930s. Indeed. of all the
Governments undertakings of that
decade. in the field of art, 1t is
probably the most generally ad-
mired. Technically skillful artists
in many States were employed to
record in watercolor drawings.
American decorative and popular
arts from the late 1600s to about
the beginning of this century. Ap-
proximately $4,000 designs of his
torical and artistic significance.
some of which were in danger of
being lost, we're recorded. They
may be studied at the gallery. and
they are also sent out for exhibi-
ton, study and reproduction pur-
poses.
Several previous exhibitions at
the National Gallery have been
drawn from this great cross-sec-
ton. But in view of the large
number of renderings. a different
show of few hundred plates could
be held each year for half a
century.
The objects illustrated in the
current display are largely from
the Eastern seaboard. Many are
still owned by the descendants of
those for whom they were made.
Others are in historical societies,
museums and private collections,
treasured as part of the Nations S
cultural heritage.
Evening star., 1951-11-18
Nearby Landscapes

Frances Foote is showing nearly
80 paintings at the New George
town Gallery through November
rs. They are naturalistic in
strong. rather astringent colors
and depict the landscape. old
houses and water fronts of nearby
Virginia and Maryland as far as
Ellicott City.
The artist favors gray days
possibly for the varied sky ef-
fects they offe) for there are
many representations of cloudy
skies over hills and water subdued
in color. very characteristic of
the country most of us know we'll.
The paintings are very "livable, "
and would serve as windows OPEN
ing onto familiar scenes. I liked
particularly Potomac, Near Wide
water" "Gravesend Bay" Storm
Clouds Over Virginia" and "Vir-
ginia Landscape" A number OF
sales proved that other visitors
also liked these paintings.
Frances Foote studied at the
Corcoran School some years ago
She and her husband returned to
Washington last May, from New
York City. where they have re-
sided recently.
Evening star., 1951-11-18
Federotions President Proposes Membership Drive

The new president of the Federation Of Citizens Associations
ship up membership the constituent neghbor
hood organizations Several such general campaign have been held
1919 notable that covered not only the District of Columbia
dotted line fee
the President of the United States the Vice President the Speaker
the House Of and all Of the members OF the Pres
plan followed campaign left
ton Of membership the Federal departments private office build
establishments conducted by
holding membership District of
Columbia Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties Nd and
might explain that he did not live in the District that he
lived in MARYLAND or in virginia The solicitor would m tell him that at
the citizens association the neighborhood OF their residence
The memberships obtained including the fees turned
general committee where the applications
aocaed neghbohood This method general
application o e anu
Campaign Financed.
campaign of first
deraons
guarantee paid
extent which the net receipts permitted All of the associations
have certain pereenage retained by the general committee
standing that surplus Of this would be turned over
The final result the campaign was largely increased
berhp the nehborhood bodies the organization of
heretofore treasury
of participating and reasonable surplus.
number of religious groups have found necessary to arouse
These peculiar to the Protestant The Roman
catholic church for the holds frequent preaching
missions The need exists civic the churches
periodically eawakenng interest and expanding participation
Helpful Suggestions to the New President.
No president Of the Federation of Citizens Associations could
stand on fer foundation than that of Article of its constu
tion. which is follows:
"section Federation the
the general public sentiment matters Of special
citizens the District and make eec
tive their united action.
Section The jurisdiction of the Federation extends only to
matters special interest to the entire District and which require
concerted action
Section An association by joining the Federation no
limits its liberty of action subject"
these provisions of the constitution observed there prob
ably will bitter attacks mpugnng of motives Of organ
cations holding differing opinion Nothing Of that kind could
occur honest effort being made Ito obtain the expression
sentiment matters special interest
a citizens" Federation president to realize
that the Federation organization OF ana not
simply Of the delegates who constitute it, assembly"
Evening star., 1951-11-18
Original Book Illustrations

The week just ended was Ma
tional Children's Book Week." and
was observed in Washington by
exhibitions at Howard University
Gallery Of Art and the Fine Arts
Division Of the central public Ii
brary. Both displays will con-
tinue on view through November.
The two shows are drawn from
the collection of DR.. Irwin Kerlan,
a medical officer of The Food and
Drug Administration who in re-
cent years has assembled one of
the finest and most inclusive hold
ings eXtant. of first editions of
books with outstanding illustra-
tions. original paintings. manu-
scripts and related material. in
the field of children's literature.
DR.. Kerlan is author of New
berry and Caldecott Awards" a
photography of first editions. pub
lished by the University Of Mime
sofa Press.
He has presented his collection
of more than 1000 items to the
University Of Minnesota. where ii
will be available to qualified stu
dents in such fields as children's
literature. library science and art
and for special exhibitions. Wash
ington has seen other groups from
the Kerlan collection. most re.
Gently, that lent to the Library oi
Congress in September. to supple
ment the "Children's Books OF
1850" shown there.
Each exhibition includes work
by about Is artists. Ten are rep
resented in both displays. among
them Boris Artzybasheff, Jean
Chariot, Roger Duvoisin. Kurt
Wiese, who is said to have illus
trated more books for children
than any other artist, and Eleanor