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Smyrna times., 1952-12-25
Keep Pullets Laying,
Good Management, Stock

High quality stock and funda-
mental good poultry management
are the basis of keeping pullet
production high.
There is little or nothing revo-
Iutionary and new in maintaining
pullet production, just the ordin-
airy, fundamental things that
should be done as good poultry
keepers, and high quality laying
stock" advises ]. Frank Gordy,
poultry specialist of the Delaware
Agricultural Extension Service.
Unless you have flock of top
notch pullets, you don't have any
right to expect top production,
Eordy points out. If you're not
pleased with your present strain,
now is the time to look around for
an improved source of chicks for
next year.
Assume you have flock of good
pullets, here's what can be done to
get the best possible production
from them.
1. Confne them to the laying
house.
2. Provide dry, well-ventilated
enough space per bird, enough lay
ing nests, and enough water.
8. Gull constantly.
4. Use lights.
5. Break up broody hens.
6. Keep feed intake high.
Z. Keep records high, including
daily feed consumption.
8. Give constant attention to de.
tails and be ready for winter
weather with freeze-proof waite
systems, a watchful eye for dis
eases, lice and mites, and rats.
Check this list against your pre-
sent poultry practices, Gordy sug
gests, and plan to keep record
for all of 1858.
Smyrna times., 1952-12-25
state DHIA RECORDS
Ton All Previous Years

Every record that could posi-
bly, be topped was topped by Della
ware dairymen enrolled in the
Dairy Herd Improvement Associa'
ton.
The 90 herds in the DHIA pro.
gram made the highest state pro
duction average in the history Of
Delaware DTIIA work. The rec.
ord for 1852 is 1924 cows produc-
ing an average of 1896 pounds OF
milk and a 367 pound fat average
This is also the first year that the
state average has exceeded the ma
tional DHIA average, comments
Delmar H. Young, dairy specialist
of the Delaware Agricultural Elk
tension Service.
George Robbins, Milford, had
the top herd. His Is registered
and grade Holsteins average 49,
751 pounds of milk and 554 pounds
of fat. In order the rest of the
top twelve herds are: Douglas
Bennington, Denton, Md; Tull
Brothers, Seaford; b. B. Brinsfeld
& Sons, Vienna, Md; Maurice
Adams, Harrington; Albert Bryant
Warwick, Md; Samuel Beachy,
Dover; w. Lewis Phipps, Whining
ton; Albert Barthelm, Kenton;
Merrill Jones, FELTON,; Edward
Harcum, Houston; and Robert
Schreiner, Kenton. All twelve
herds averaged more than $50
pounds of fat. The top five aver
age over 500 pounds of fat. Only
three herds exceeded 500 last year,
and only one any previous year.
Kent county herds lead the state
in average production, followed by
upper New Castle county, Sussex
county, and lower New Castle
county, respectively. Young said
there was very little actual differ
ence between the counties, indicat-
ing a leveling off to a point where
the quality of dairy farming is
about the same throughout the
state.
The number of honor roll herds
also shows new state record.
New Castle had rs honor herds,
Sussex had 10, and Kent had IS
a state total of 81.
Smyrna times., 1952-12-25
NEWS OF INTEREST TO FARMERS AND FARM FAM
lilies OF KENT COUNTY

poultry, cannot use urea in that
way.
Urea does contain about 6 to z
times as much potential nitrogen
as cottonseed meal, but nothing
else of value to the animal, DIR.
Waller pointes out. Other natural
protein sources are also good
sources of other nutrients. For
that reason, you have to add 6 to
IA pounds of corn to 1 pound of
urea to make the feeding value
equal to the same amount of cot
tonseed meal.
Urea can also be unpalatable
and poisonous when fed in large
amounts. 1t must always be thor
oughly mixed and in correct
amounts. Another disadvantage of
urea is that it is not available to
farmers. 1t can be purchased
only by manufacturers for use in
mixed feeds at the present time.
Smyrna times., 1952-12-25

Helen Leasure, 18, Of Newark won
sectional honors in the All Frozen
Foods program and received the Inter
national Harvester award of a trip to
National All Club Congress in Chi
cago. Three years in this project, Helen
has preserved 448 quarts and 436 pints
Of vegetables and fruit, and AL pounds
Of meats. This included wild game
fowl and sea food. This year she sue
cessfully froze baked applicable and
cup cakes. Another experiment was to
omit ascorbic acid when freezing
peaches. Helen found that the fruit
had better color and flavor. Eight
years in All Helen has served as chair
man of cooking, freezing and canning
projects in her club, as secretary of the
local All, and junior council member
of the county organization.
Martin johnson, 10, of Laurel, Ma
tional winner in the Meat Animal pro-
gram began his All meat production
work in 1947 with two market pigs,
and the past year was able to raise
100 head. Martin uses Yorkshire sire
and Hampshire sows for breeding, and
practices the latest methods in feeding
and disease control. His slogan is 40
pigs in every litter and $50 pounds Of
feed in every hog" He also plans to
use a production tested herd boar. A
large part of young Johnson's sizeable
financial returns are derived from a
partnership with his father in broilel
plant which turned out $4,000 fowk
this season. Thos E. Wilson provided
his award, an all-expense trip to Chi
cago Club Congress and a $500 COX
lege scholarship.
These programs are conducted
under the direction OF the Cooperative
Extension Service.
Smyrna times., 1952-12-25
Records Help Families
Live Within Means

Managing the home is difficult
these days of higher prices and
lower money value, says Miss
Louise r. Whitcomb, home man.
agement specialist of the Delaware
Agricultural Extension Service.
Miss Whitcomb emphasizes that
keeping a home financial record is
one way of making the most of
dollars and putting them to their
best use.
mot that putting down figures
in little book can work miracles, "
she says, "but the study of these
figures can show where family
has overspent or discover some of
the spending leaks"
Family account books that are
easy to keep are available from all
County Extension Offices, in New
Smyrna times., 1952-12-25
Urea in CATTLE Feed?

Not Necessary Says University
Using urea in cattle feed supple
ments isn't necessary for good per-
Torrance, and it isn't magic sub
stance. It has been proven all
right to use for beef cattle, but it
isn't considered too good for dairy
cattle yet, says DIR. Ernest F.
Waller, chairman of the University
of Delaware animal industry de-
partment.
Urea is a cheap source of nitro
gen says DR.. Waller. The benefit of
this nitrogen depends on micro
scopic organisms (bacteria) in
the paunch of rrminants, such as
cattle and sheep. These bacteria
change the nitrogen in urea to q
protein which the animal can use.
Non-ruminants, such as hogs and
Smyrna times., 1952-12-25

points out. There is no better
training for children than to let
them in on family financial secrets.
This makes for better understand
ing when money requests have to
he refused. 1t means fairer divis-
ion of money-between necessary
Smyrna times., 1952-12-25

items, investments, and recreation,
for instance Talking financial
plans over also helps families reach
their goals more quickly. Those
goals might be farm ownership, a
college education through savings
or investments, or family vaca-
ton trip.
Smyrna times., 1952-12-25

ark, Dover, and Georgetown. The
books can be had by writing or
calling, for small amount that
covers the cost of printing and
handling.
Keeping family records is fam
lily affair, too, Miss Whitcomb
Smyrna times., 1952-12-25

1T isn't the amount of money as
much as the way the money is
managed, that helps families get
ahead" Miss Whittcomb concludes.
Smyrna times., 1952-12-25

If you are interested in getting
a copy of this leaiet ask your
county agent or write the Agricul-
ture Extension Service at the Uni
versity of Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1952-12-25
Delaware Alters Win
National HonOrs

TTIGH HONORS were accorded
Il twoDelaware4-H Club members.
Pictured here are Martin Johnson, ma
tional winner in the Meat Animal pro-
gram and Helen Leasure, sectional
winner in Frozen Foods.
Evening star., 1952-11-09

The District has had several
days lately when it's atmosphere
was murky with something more
substantial than political fog.
Smoke from nearby forest fires
turned the sun orange, put
pail over the Mall and cut visi-
bility as low as that of fore
casters who thought they saw
Stevenson landslide.
Burning acres in Maryland
and Virginia were part of
national picture. And the can
vas hasn't been completed yet.
THE Nations forest-fire dam
ger Is the greatest on record"
the Agriculture Departments
Forest Service warned eight
days ago. Reports indicate
critical fire conditions in woods
throughout the country"
Apprehension Sniffers
Montana and other Western
areas had the driest october in
81 years. Illinois hasn't been
so dry in half century. In the
Midwest, South and all along
the Atlantic Coast dry leaves are
thick in the woods, waiting for
a spark. There have been hun
dreds of minor fires lately.
A lot of States have closed their
forests. Yesterday, Virginia
banned hunting.
This years biggest single
blaze is still going on in Ten
nessee's Cherokee National For
est. A week ago it had burned
10000 acres. Damage also has
been high in Illinois. In one
recent week end. 200 separate
fires worked across $4,000 acres
Of trees and brush there.
Virginia's trouble was great
est in the southwestern part of
the State, where $4,000 acres
burned in three weeks. There
were fires in the Old Dominion
closer to Washington, too. And
in Maryland. scattered acres
were sacrificed. Near Hancock,
Md, Sideling Hill Mountain
was afire on several slopes.
Nearer the District, the Oxon
Hill area had a three-alarmer.
Last year the Unitsd States
Evening star., 1952-11-09

have been confined to the bar
rem southern strip of Palestine
which Egypt held at the time
of the ceaSe-f1re.
While Israel and the Arab
states jockey for position. the
United Nations has been doing
its best to keep the refugees
alive. It has kept them from
starving and prevented the
spread of disease. But much be-
yond this it has not yet been
able to go.
At first the United Nations
treated toe refugees as a tempo
rafy phenomenon, providing
them with direct relief in an
ticipation of their early return
to Palestine. In December, 1913.
the General Assembly had
passed a resolution that refugees
wishing to return to their homes
in Palestine and live at peace
should be permitted to do so at
the earliest practical date.
Israel. of course, didn't see it
that way. Eventually, it became
clear that the United Nations
direct relief program might go
on forever. Israel showed no in
clination to re-admit the refu-
gees.
So the U. N. tried to provide
more productive types of relief.
Work projects like building
roads and public structures were
substituted for direct handouts.
But these were not sufficient to
get the refugees onto their own
feet.
In January. 1852. the United
Nations tried a new approach
which seemed to accept some
thing that the Arab states were
not yet ready to accept: The
hopelessness of trying to return
the refugees to Palestine. The
U. N. set out with a $3.50 mil
lion appropriation to get the
refugees of relief and into self
supporting jobs-in the Arab
states-as soon as possible.
Although the prospects for
taking the refugees OF the dole
are anything but bright in any
Evening star., 1952-11-09
Israel Winning It's Battle to Keep Arab Refugees Out

agreement with the United Ma
tions to provide livelihood for
nearly $4,000 refugees.
Obstacles
The chief obstacles to putting
the refugees on self-support-
ing basis are these:
/. Lack Of economic oppor-
tunity in areas Of greatest refu-
gee concentration.
2. Restrictions imposed by host
Arab governments.
3. The professional refugee
mentality" that is developing
among displaced P Palestine
Arabs.
4. Refugees fear that they
will prejudice their claims to
repatriation or compensation by
cooperating.
The U. N. Cancellation Com
mission for Palestine, made up
of representatives from France,
Turkey and the United States,
has made little progress toward
permanent peace since 1t was
established in 1948. It gave up
once, about a year ago.
Another Try
The General Assembly would
not let the commission give up.
however. It voted in January.
1852. to continue trying. Israel
has indicated since that it in
tends to release bank accounts
of the Arab refugees. This will
be done "in stages" Israel says.
Arab leaders we'll know, Of
course, that the battle to send
refugees back to Palestine has
been lost. 1t is improbable
that more than a small percent
age of them ever will be allowed
to return. The chances are
equally unfavorable for pushing
Israels boundaries back, except
by force of arms.
From the Arabs standpoint,
however. there would be every
thing to lose and nothing to
gain by admitting it.
Evening star., 1952-11-09
Wide World Photo.

Of ethe Arab countries, Jordan
seems to hold out the most hope.
Here the idea of resettlement Of
refugees from Palestine long
has been accepted. Several small
projects are under way. One is
an $11 million project to provide
farming communities and small
industries to accommodate some
Of the refugees. The Jordan
River Valley is now being sur
veyed for a $50 million dam
project. But with the scarcity
of natural resources in Jordan
it is estimated that no more
than 100000 refugees can ulti-
mately be settled there.
Syria is repeatedly ready to
sign an economic development
Evening star., 1952-11-09

was from the hundred acres
above Pickens Canyon. and only
from that burned-over water
shed, that damaging flood waters
came"
More Watershed Trouble
Californians had had water
shed trouble from another can
yon fire two years earlier. That
was in Matilja Canyon. Flames
destroyed 256 square miles. ruin
ing watersheds and seriously in
terrupting the water supply of
eight towns and thousands of
irrigated farms.
Everybody knows about the
Chicago fire. Not many know
about a worse one that started
the same day, in the Peshtigo.
Wis, area. It killed $500 people
three times as many as the
one in Chicago-destroyed whole
towns and burned out 1890, 900
acres of pine.
The United States is rich in
woods-about $50 million acres
are forest land-but it squan-
ders it's wood wealth crazily.
The pulp-size trees lost to
flames each year would yield
enough newsprint to supply
every newspaper in the Nation
for an entire year.
The annual fire loss in saw
timber takes wood enough to
build $4,000 five-room houses.
So you already have a house?
Fires Still hurt you. Your fur
niture costs more.
One would think lightning is
the biggest single cause of for-
est fires. It isn't. though. Last
year, bolts started 1929 fires.
Smokers started $4,000. Camp
ers were responsible for 5000
others. Trash fires that got out
of control started almost 10000.
Incendiary fires of other types
caused 10000.
There is considerable chance
that the worst Is still ahead Of
us. People are still fools in for
ests. We are distressingly COM
placent when we ought to be
burned up over it. :. Ought to
be? Many are, literally.
Evening star., 1952-11-09

Arabs own propaganda that
panicked the Arabs into fleeing
from Palestine.
However it happened, the
present situation has worked out
to the advantage of Israel. to the
lesser advantage of the Arab
states, and to the extreme hard
ship of the refugees themselves.
Israel has been able to admit
a million Of the worlds Jews
into Palestine since 1947. In
effect, it was the near-million
Arabs who fed Palestine who
made room for these immi-
grants. So far Israel has paid
the Arab refugees no compensa-
ton for the property they left
behind, although it has re-
Gently shown a tendency to, and
refuses to admit any more than
about $4,000 of those who fed.
Political Instrument
The Arab states have used the
refugee issue as a powerful po-
litical instrument. The late
King Abdullah of Jordan, for
instance, used it in an imperial
istic scheme. He grabbed off
the east-central section of Pal
estine. which his British-sub-
sidized armies had held against
Israel, and quickly welcomed
all refugees who cared to come.
Although the country had
scant resources to support the
people already in it. the refu-
gees ultimately were offered
citizenship. Inside Jordan and
among other Arab states the
Kings move was not received
with unanimous approval. Alb
dullah was assasSinated in July,
1851. by an agent of the Mufti
of Jerusalem, who was cham
pion of independence for an
Arab Palestine.
Other Arab states have care
fully refrained from assimilat-
ing the refugees. thereby pre-
serving a talking point for
themselves against Israel and in
the United Nations. Egypt's
100000 refugees, for example,
Evening star., 1952-11-09
By Richard Rodgers


had $4,000 brush and tree fires.
They consumed ,781,039 acres
and damaged even more.
1.-THE three main causes of
fires" the Forest Service says.
"are men, women and children"
They cause nine out OF ten
fires. OF the nine, six are due
to carelessnesS or ignorance and
three are set deliberately. The
incendiary ones are arson cases
we have citizens who'll fire
a neighbor's woods or crops
and cases that began Innocent
ly, as when a farmer decides
to "green up" his pastures or
burn waste.
It's impossible to say what
the fires cost. The Forest Serv-
ice warns that the 1851 figure
of $46 million is far below the
actual cost.
Estimates admittedly
are low," the woodsmen say,
because they fail to include
the full and complete. tangible
and direct damage to timber
and improvements as well as
the vast amount of intangible
and indirect losses resulting
from forest fires. such as those
caused by decay of fire-dam-
aged timber. replacement Of de-
sirable tree species by less val
liable ones, soil deterioration and
erosion, uncertain streamfiow." !"
That uncertain streamflow"
deserves some explanation.
One of the most uncertain
streamfiows of all was in Los
Angeles County, Calf, on New
Years Day, 1884. A flood boiled
out of Pickens Canyon, killed "a
persons, destroyed 400 homes
and caused S. million damage.
About a month earlier" the
Forest Service noted, "a forest
and brush fire had burned over
the watershed area above the
canyon, destroying the cover of
grass. leaves and other plant
litter which helps. absorb falling
water. Heavy rains occurred over
the whole mountain area, but it
Evening star., 1952-11-09
By EorI H. voss

While world peace experts
concentrate on finding a solu-
tion to the Korean war. and
while the rest Of the world goes
by, the embers of another war
in Palestine smolder and sput-
ter. It has been more than
four years now. since the United
Nations set about finding q
permanent solution to the Arab
Israel war. The U. N. did sue
ceed in enforcing an uneasy
truce early in 1949.
But United Nations efforts to
bring about q permanent settle
ment have gotten almost no.
where. Terrorist raids continue
to shatter the uneasy sleep Of
both Arabs and Jews in par
titioned Jerusalem. the Holy
City for three great religions.
Christianity. Islam and Juda-
ism. Border incidents flare
periodically all along the de
factO armistice boundaries.
DR.. Ralph Bunche got the
Nobel Peace Prize for arranging
a final cease-fire along present
battle lines on January 7. 1949.
A month later Egypt and Israel
concluded an armistice agree
ment. Jordan came to terms
with Israel early in April. A
year later. Jordan annexed
Arab-held Eastern and Central
Palestine, including the Old City
of Jerusalem.
Three -Fourths for lsroeI
Israel, however, wound up in
possession of about rs per cent
of Palestine, including most Of
Jerusalem outside the Old City.
Except for the sector Jordan
annexed, the only other part of
Palestine not in Israeli hands is
a small strip on the Egyptian
border, known as GAIA. Egypt
holds that area.
The Arab states-Egypt, Jor-
dan, Lebanon. Syria, Iraq. Saudi
Arabia and Yemen-now insist
that Israel must retire to boun-
daries which the United Nations
proposed back in 1947, under a
Palestine partition proposal
worked out when the British
were still administering the
country. Such a retrenchment
would reduce Israel's area by
about 80 per cent. The Arabs
had rejected this partitioning
plan when it was proposed in
1947. At that time they were
opposed to any scheme to let the
Jews in on political control of
Palestine. BY contrast, the
Jews. who were favorable to the
1947 proposal, now in effect
challenge the Arab states or
any one else to take away any
land Israel won in the war.
But this boundary question is
not the most important out
standing dispute between Arabs
and Jews. The refugee problem
what to do with some $780,
Arabs who fled Palestine and
now are living in miserable
refugee camps in neighboring
Arab states-this is the most
formidable obstacle to peace in
Palestine
There is a sharp difference Of
opinion between Arabs and Jews
on how the refugee problem de-
veloped. The refugees them
selves claim they were scared
out by Jewish terrorists in 1947
and 1948. Israel says 1t was the
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-11

Union has participated in rcceiv- ing and delivery of a large DOT tion of Alaska traffic for a mum Der of years and with their many offices and means of delivery, are equipped and staffed to pro vide excellent public service.
 It was explained after consid
 ering tariff increases justified by increased labor and operational costs both by Western Union and ACS, the most economical meth
 cd of application would be to eliminate duplication of com mcrcial receiving and delivery functions performed by ACS, Seattle. Transfer of this function entirely to Western Union and establishment of ''Through rate" for commercial telegraph traffic will pass on to the public DOT tiOn of savings accruing to ACS. Total charges between Seattle and Alaska, however, will be slightly higher than in the past.
 Col. Andrews emphasized that the change adds to ACS services available to the public and will not affect Other ACS operations in Seattle and Alaskan points. All types of commerce with Alas
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-11
ACS AND WESTERN UNION STREAMLINE
 TELEGRAPH SERVICE

From Headquarters, Alaska Communication System, $50 Fed eral Office Building, Seattle, Wash, comes the following in formation:
 Col. Fred P. Andrews, Com manding Officer, Alaska Com munication System, announced last week that effective January 4, 1852, Western Union is accept ing and passing to ACS all com mercial telegraph traffic destin ed to Alaska. In turn ACS is for Warding to Western Union for delivery all commercial traffic from Alaska addressed to points in the United States. This is not a major change in ACS, Seattle, operations, inasmuch as Western
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-11
PCTLUCK SUPPER FOR EASTERN STARS

The January IA meeting of Seward Chapter Eastern Star will be preceded by a potluck supper at 6:3O pm.
 All members are cordially in vitcd to attend. They are asked to contact Mrs. Gladys Bogard. Adams AZ, for further informa- ton.
 The Chapter also announces fricd-chicken dinner for Sunday, February 3, in the Masonic Tenn pie. The dinner will be served from } to 7:30 pm.
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-11
DETRIMENTAL PAY IS TAXABLE

Taxpayers in Alaska in the employ of the United States Government are reminded that the 25 per cent differential or territorial cOst-of-living allow ancc is taxable income, it was announced this week by Internal Revenue Collector Clark Squire
 The allowance must be report ed on their income tax returns as part of their salary. The gov crnment agencies paying the diff ferential to Alaska employees must apply the withholding tax to tn gross amount of their cm- ployecs' ordinary salaries plus the diffcrcntial.
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-11
RAINBOW GIRLS INSTALL OFFICERS TONIGHT

Seward Rainbow Girls will in- stall officers tonight in the Ma sonic Temple. This is a public service and any persons inter cStcd in Rainbow Girls work is invited to attend
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-11

ka will continue to be transmit ted over ACS facilities. Seattle ACS receiving an d delivery services will continue to accept all government traffic for trans mission and delivery.
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-11

Warm waiting room for
 Northern Cab customers. Call Main 54 or Main 55
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-11

Dependable PICKUP Service Northern Cab Main 54 Main 55