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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1953-05-01

A FEW DAYS ago I was visiting
with a Montana friend who is an
experienced and successful ranch
and farm real estate broker. Dur
ing our visit he made an interesting
comment on the recent and the
present farm and ranch real estate
market price situation and outlook.
SIT seems to me-" he said, chat
in the farm and ranch real estate
markets there are those times when
everyone wants to buy and no one
wants to sell, and those times when
everyone wants to sell and no one
wants to buy. The in between
times, when the real estate prices
should be a good guide to the true
worth and values of farm and ranch
property, seem to be mighty scarce.
In fact, don't know that I've ever
seen such time"
My realtor friends observations
express good reason why any one
of us may at some time have need
for knowledge of good methods and
procedures for evaluating farm
or ranch. We may use such knowl-
edge for doing our own estimating
of the value of property and we
may also use it to judge better when
we may need the services of the
trained valuation specialist who
works as an independent appraiser
of ranches and farms.
Good Deal or Bad
| A knowledge of the essential
features of good farm and ranch
appraisal procedures can make the
difference between a good deal''
and ''bad deal'' in selling or buying
real estate. Such knowledge may
even make the difference between
the launching of a successful bust
ness venture and getting took"
I have in mind an instance in
which the buyer of ranch defin-
itely was took" by an INSCRIPTIONS
real estate operator, about a year
ago, because he didn't know any.
thing about the essentials of farm
and ranch appraisal procedure. II
this instance probably the owner
and seller of the ranch didn't receiv,
even the fair sale value of his ranch
and for the same reason.
The buyer Of this ranch bough
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1953-05-01

it on the assurances of the realtor
and of a poorly friend that
the ranch could carry 800 head of
stock cattle, well balanced through
the seasons, and that it had POSSIBLE
tiles for development of added
capacity. On the basis of this as
surance as to capacity, and with
some general information that the
then going market prices for stock
ranches averaged out at around $500
for each head of stock cattle capa-
city, the buyer paid $4,000 for the
ranch. This man, a competent busi~
ness person, thought that he had
made a good buy. He hadn't.
Productive Capacity
The ranch that he bought will not
carry more than 100 of stock cattle,
if that many. 1t doesn't have de-
velopment possibilities. It's value
at the recent peak of prices would
not exceed $4,000. This buyer
needed the services of some one
who knew how to estimate produc-
tive capacities, as the first essential
in the valuation of the stock ranch.
There are reasons for suspecting
that the seller of this ranch did
not receive what he should have
for his ranch, in this "deal,' and
that his agreed-on price with the
realtor was something less than
$4,000. The owner and seller of
the ranch knew what his productive
capacity and earnings possibilities
were, but he didn't know the pre-
vailing market prices.
Now, what are the main features
of ranch and farm valuation pro-
cedure, and how are they used to
value the farm or the ranch? Briefly,
here they are.
Classify Types of Land
First, the farm or the ranch should
be classed into the acreages of the
several different natural types of
land native rangeland, dry-crop
land, irrigated-crop land, native hay
meadow, improved pasture anc
others. Then, each of these main
land classes should be graded as tc
acreage of land of distinct differ.
ences in productivity.
The differences in productivity
would be expressed in the required
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1953-05-01
Managing Farm or Ranch
How Do | Establish the Value
OF NV Farm or Ranch?
By MONT H. SAUNDERSON
By MONT III. SAUNDERSON

praisal and management work.
Mr.. Saunderson is the author
of two books Western Stock
Ranching" and Western Land
and Water Use."
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1953-05-01
Managing Farm or Ranch

In this new department which
will appear each month. Mont II.
Saunderson will bring TO bear
upon practical problems of Mon
lana farm and ranch manage
ment his years of experience as
a ranch economist and manage
ment specialist.
Born in Iowa in 1900. Mr..
Saunderson received his college
training at Iowa State College
and the University of California.
He first came to Montana in 1925
as the ranch economist with
Montana State College. In this
work he made a ranch economics
and management study of sew
eral hundred typical Montana
stock ranches.
From 1888 TO 1850 he served
as western resource economist
for the u. S. Forest Service. act
ing as consultant for the admin
istrative officers of the national
forests. He now resides in Boze-
man where. since 1850. he has
conducted a private consulting
enterprise, specializing in ap-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-18
Representative Hull, 81, Dies;
Oldest Member of House
Wisconsin Republican
Was Operated on
In April

Representative Merlin Hull,
Republican, of Wisconsin, oldest
member of the House, died yes
terday morning at Lutheran
Hospital, La Cross. Wis. He
was 80.
Representative Hull underwent
an emergency operation on April
Is. At first his recovery was
satisfactory but postoperative
complications set in, according
! to his secretary, George Rowe.
Representative Hull. whose
district was the 9th in Wiscon-
sin, was born in Warsaw, Ind.
He worked as a farm hand and
country school teacher for funds
to learn the printing trade and
his education. He attended Gale
College, Galesville. Wis.,, De
Paw University, and Columbia.
now George Washington Uni
versity here. He studied law and
was admitted to the bar in 1894.
In 1904 Mr.. Hull bought the
Jackson County Journal and in
1926 consolidated it with the
Badger State Journal into the
Banner-Journal of Black River
Falls, Wis.
He served as a circuit court
clerk, district attorney of Jack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-18
Mrs. Harry KopeI,
Daughter Of Founder
OF Restaurant Here

Mrs. Harry G. Kopel, SIS, wife
of the co-proprietor of Ham
mel's Restaurant, died yesterday
at her home at the restaurant,
416 Tenth street NV.
Mrs. Kopel, the former Elsie
Hammel, was the daughter of
Carl Hammel who founded the
! restaurant.
Mr.. Hammel died last October.
Mrs. Kopel's brother, Louis j.
Hammel, and her husband now
operate the restaurant.
Mrs. Kopel was born in WASH
ington and was active in civic
work here. She attended St.
Mary'S School and Strayer's
Business College. For about 10
years until 1888. she spent sum-
mers at Cotton Point in South
ern Maryland, where Mr.. Kopel
operated Kopeps Point Hotel.
Mrs. Kopel was a member of
the Holy Angels Church in St.
Marys County, Md, and also of
st. .-Patricks Catholic Church
here.
She was a past president of
the Women's Division, Charter
81 and the Eastern Divisional
District of the Hotel Greeters
of America and was active in the
Greeters' program, "See America
First" She was also a past Of
f1cer in the Knights of st. John.
Besides her husband, and her
brother, Louis, who lives at the
Tenth street address, she is sur
vived by three sons. Harry, jr.,
Enfield drive, Alexandria. an
accountant at Garfinckel's; Carl,
1910 Blaine drive, Alexandria,
who is associated with the res
taurant; Robert, of the home
address, a seaman 1/c in the
Coast Guard; a sister, Mrs.
Edith H. Frew, 3841 Cathedral
avenue NV, and four grand
children.
Funeral services will be held
at 9 am. Wednesday at st.
Patrick's Church. Burial will be
in st. Mary'S Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-18
Miss Esther N. Haz|ett,
School Counselor

Miss Esther M. Hazlett, A, q
counselor at Takoma Park Junior
High School, died Saturday in
Georgetown Hospital. She lived
at 6040 Fourteenth street NV.
Miss Hazlett taught in Kirk
wood, Mo-, before she came here
in 1945 and to teach English at
Takoma.
She was a member of the
American Association of Uni
versity Women and the League
of Women Voters.
A native of Philadelphia, Miss
Hazlett was graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania and
received her masters degree from
Washington University. st. Louis
She is survived by a sister
Mrs. Roberta o. Kelvin, of the
Episcopal Theological Seminary
Alexandria.
Funeral services were to be
held at 4::30 pm. today at the
Church of the Ascension, Silver
Spring. Burial will be tomor-
row in Newark, Del.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-18
Eric DeLamdrter, Former
Composer and Conductor
BY the Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla, May 18.-
Eric Delamarter, 70, former as
sociate conductor of the Chi
cago Symphony Orchestra and
a composer, music and drama
critic, died last night.
Mr.. DeLamarter was organist
and choir director at the Fourth
Presbyterian Church in Chicago
for many years and became as
Sociate conductor of the Chicago
Symphony under Frederick
Stock. He also served for some
time as music and drama critic
of the Chicago Tribune.
He is survived by his widow,
who was with him in Orlando,
and two daughters.
Mr.. DeLamarter, a Yachting
enthusiast, had previously re-
queSted that his ashes be scat
tered in the Atlantic Ocean. His
widow said his request would be
carried out after funeral services
at Orlando today.
Mr.. DeLamarter retired from
active conducting in 1948.
He was born in Lansing, Mich,
in 1880, and studied in Paris.
During 1904-5 he was on the
staff of the Olivet, Mich, COL
lege.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-18
Mrs. Wa|Iingford, Sister
Of Nicholas Longworth

CINCINNATI, May 18.-Mrs.
Annie Rives Longworth Walling-
ford. sister of the late Nicholas
Longworth, one-time Speaker of
the House, and widow of Buck
ner AShby Wallingford, died at
her home late yesterday. Mrs.
Wallingford, 80, had been i'll for
a year.
Mrs. Wallingford was the
daughter of the late Judge Mich
olaS Longworth, justice of the
Supreme Court of Ohio. Her
husband was a prominent in
dustrialist here, who died in
1896.
She leaves three sons and a
sister, Countess Clara Long
worth de Chambrun of Paris,
wife Of Gen. Adelbert de Cham
brun, a World War I general
and later military governor Of
Morocco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-18
Segregation Decision to Affect
9 Million Pupils in Is States

ISOLATED Press survey give
6,7S5,000 white and 2,173.00O
Negro stsudents in those States.
Texas. of course. has the great
est student body-1.633.911-of
which only 1884 per cent, or
$4,000. are Negro.
West Virginia, with a total
student body of about 440,567.
has the smallest number of
Negroes, 25,978, or 81 per cent.
Oklahoma and Kentucky also
have small ratios of Negro stu
dents. In Oklahoma Negroes
make up 7 per cent of the 5l0,-
600 total. In Kentucky it is rs
per cent of a 440, 900 total.
In Mississippi and South Car
DINA the division is almost
equal. Negroes make up 48 per
cent of Mississippi's 471,000 and
A per cent Of the $4,000 total
in South Carolina.
Kansas Situation Divided.
Thirteen of the States have
about 224,637 white teachers and
1888 Negro teachers. No figures
were available on teachers in
South Carolina.
Kansas, with 337,416 students,
reported there about 1921 Negro
children in segregated schools in
Is cities. But there is no COM
plete segregation even there, as
segregation covers only the first
six grades in II cities, the first
eight in two others, and all
grades in one other. It is esti-
mated the State has TOO Negro
children in unsegregated schools.
Missouri, with 6ll,O86 white
and 61.997 Negro students, re-
ports only about 10000 Negroes
in segregated schools. They are
principally in the ''bootheel"
cotton section of Southeast Mis-
souri,. About 220 of the States
1890 school districts have sep
arate schools, and As of the ia
counties have no Negro students
at all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-18


3414 N street NV. and had a
summer home at Herald Harbor
Md.
Mr.. Herbert did construction
work on the House Office Build
ing and later was an engineer at
Curtis Elementary and Western
High School. He retired 10 years
ago.
He was a life member of
George C. Whiting Masonic
Lodge.
Survivors are his widow, jose
phine Clarke Herbert; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. John c. A. Cameron,
1915 Varnum street NV; a sis
ter. Mrs. Elizabeth Cook, 1915
Shepherd street NV; a brother,
Orrie Herbert. Baltimore; a half
brother. Charles Benson, Cabin
John, Md; six grandchildren,
and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at pm. tomorrow at George
town Presbyterian Church, BIS
P street NV, of which he was
a member. Burial will be in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-18
Dr.. Bartlett James,
Writer, Educator
And Minister, Was 81

DR.. Bartlett B. James, "a.
writer and former professor and
minister, died Saturday at his
home, 3617 Idaho avenue NV,
after long illness.
DR.. James was pastor of North
Carolina avenue Methodist
Church here in 1897 and during
his ministry new church build
ing was constructed. He re-
turned to Washington in 1925 as
professor of history and political
science at American University
until 1923. Since then he had
been writing at home.
His published works included
"A History of the Women of
England" History of the Ameri-
can Revolution" History of
North America" and 1.-THE Lab
adist Colonization of Maryland"
He edited McSherry's History
of Maryland"
Wrote Books Of Verses.
Lately, he had been writing
a discussion of metaphysical
science entitled "Par-Atom" and
two books of verses, "Vision Be-
yond Vistas" and "A Present.
Day Apocalypse"
DR.. James was born in Cecil
ton, Md. He was graduated from
Western Maryland College in
1891 and received his divinity
degree the next year from West
minister Theological Seminary.
Later, he got his electorate at
John Hopkins University. From
1903 to 1905, DR.. James taught
history and political science at
Western Maryland College and
again from 1918 to 1923.
Beginning in 1920. he was also
an editorial writer for the old
Baltimore American.
Filled Many Pulpits.
DR.. James served as pastor
OF the Second Congregational
Church in Baltimore and had
filled many pulpits in various
parts of Maryland.
He founded the Inter- Church
Club of Ministers in Baltimore
and Washington and was past
chaplain of Hope Masonic Lodge.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Marietta James, and a daughter,
Miss Elizabeth P. James, of the
home address, a General Ac-
counting Office employee.
Funeral services will be held
at II am. tomorrow at Chevy
Chase funeral home, SOB Wis
consin avenue NV. Burial will
be in Rock Greek Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-18
BY the Associated Press

ATLANTA. May 18.-Nearly
nine million children in 16
states will be affected by the
United States Supreme Court de-
cision in the several cases to
outlaw segregation p public
schools.
An Associated Press survey to-
day showed there are about g.
$4,000 students attending pub
lie schools in the IA Southern
states which segregate the white
and Negro races in their educa-
ton systems.
In addition. about $4,000 Ne
groes attend segregated schools
in two fringe states, Missouri and
Kansas.
Public school segregation long
has been under attack by the Ma
tional Association for the Adj
vaEcement of Colored People.
Several lawsuits over the issue
are before the Supreme Court,
but legal authorities consider
one from South Carolina the
leading case.
1t directly attacks the "seper-
ate but equal facilities" theory
under which the Southern States
have been operating, and which
once was sanctioned by the Su-
preme Court.
Argued Six Months Ago.
The segregation suits were
argued before the Supreme Court
about six months ago and a deci-
sion has been expected for some
time. The court will hold anoth-
er opinion session today.
The IA States which Segregate
white and Negro public school,
students are South Carolina
North Carolina, Virginia. Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, West Vir-
ginia, Texas, Arkansas, Okla.
homa. Kentucky, Tennessee
Georgia, Alabama and Florida.
Figures collected for the AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-18
Fred D. Henry, 81, Former
Chief Clerk al Freedmen

Fred D. Henry, 81, who was
chief clerk at Freedmen's Hos
pital for 80 years before he re-
tierd about 1886, died Saturday
at his home; 513 U street NV.
Mr.. Henry was born in Rich
mond and taught school there
as a young man. He came to
Washington in 1897 and began
work at the War Department.
He worked later at the Post
Office Department and the In
terror Department in clerical
positions.
He was one of the organizers
and charter member of Prince
Hall Masonic Chapter and was
a member of other fraternal
groups.
Survivors are his widow, the
former Virginia Allen of Char
lottesville, Va: two sons, F.
Douglass Henry, Cincinnati, a
public accountant; DR.. James, F.
Henry, a physician in Pitts
burgh, and three grandchildren.
Funeral services. will be held
at pm. Wednesday at the
MCGUIRE funeral home. 1920
Ninth street NV. Burial will
be in Lincoln Memorial Gene
terry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-18
Per|eY 5. Wilcox, Retired
Eastman Kodak Official

ROCHESTER, N. Y, May 10.
-Perley S. Wilcox, retired chair
man of the board of Eastman
Kodak Co., died of a heart all
ment his apartment yesterday.
He was 70.
Mr.. Wilcox was chairman Of
the board of Tennessee Eastman
Co. and Texas Eastman Co., two
main Kodak subsidiaries. He
kept those posts when he gave
up the Kodak Craftsmanship last
year. :,
Mr.. Wilcox becme chairman Of
the board in 1945, after the
death of Frank w. Lovejoy. He
resigned in May, 1852, but re-
manned as a director.
Mr.. Wilcox joined Kodak in
1898, year after graduation
from Cornell University with a
degree in mechanical engineer
ing. He was born in Mexico.
N Y, June Is, 1874. and at
tended high school in Syracuse.
Surviving is his wife, the for
mer Isabelle V. Blake of Water
town.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-18
Mrs. Glen Edgingfon,
Calvary Church Pianist.

Mrs. Glen Edgington, 81, pi-
ano accompanist at Calvary Bap-
fist Church for many years, died
Saturday at Garfield Hospital
after a short illness. She lived
at 3104 Cheverly avenue, Chew
erly, Md.
Mrs. Edgington, the former
Edna Marsh, was born at Solo,
mons Island, Md, and came here
about 40 years ago. She was a
War Department stenographel
until her marriage in 1926. Hel
husband is a chemist for the
Geological Survey.
Mrs. Edgington was accom-
PIANIST with the Vaughn Class
Orchestra of Calvary Church fol
more than Is years. Her hus-
band plays the saxophone in the
group.
Besides her husband, she is
survived by sister, Mrs. Louise
Ogle, 1907 Belleview avenue
Cheverly.
Funeral services will be held
at II am. tomorrow at the
Mausoleum Chapel of the Holy
Grail at Fort Lincoln.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-18
Mrs. Maud Hamilton, 81,
Mother Of Attorney Here

Mrs. Maud Dunbar Hamilton
81, died today at the home Of
her son, Kenneth B. Hamilton
4635 Forty-eighth street NV.
after a month illness. Mrs
Hamilton had been living here
with her son since 1927.
Born in PlattSburg, N. Y, she
was married to the late Abra-
ham Hamilton and lived in Hol-
yoke, Mass, before coming here
Besides her son, an attorney
who is on the Navy Military
Law Review Board. she is sur
vived by a daughter, Mrs. James
Fallon. 6625 Hillandale road
Chevy Chase, Md, and a grand
daughter.
Funeral services will be held
at 3 pm. Wednesday at Hines
funeral home, 1901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in
Holyoke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-18
Dr.. 6. ". Ship|ey, "a,
Retired Minister

The Rev. D. G. Wilbur Ship
ley, "a, retired Presbyterian
minister. died yesterday in
Georgetown Hospital. He lived at
1888 Hobart street NV.
. DR.. Shipley held pastorates
and was a supply minister in
Maryland, North Carolina,
Charleston, w. Va; Herndon,
Alexandria and Winchester, Va,
and Central Presbyterian Church
here.
Born in Harmans, Md, he took
his divinity degree after study
ing at Dickinson and Hampden-
Sydney Colleges.
DR.. and Mrs. Shipley, the for
mer Marie Somervell, celebrated
their 60th wedding anniversary
last September.
Besides his widow, he is sur
vived by a son, Edward Shipley
1910 Randolph street NV, and
two daughters, Mrs. H. A. Yam
cey. Charlotte, N. c., and Mrs
T. E. Reed, Herndon, Va.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. tomorrow at Hines
funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in
Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-18
Sir WiIfrid Freeman

LONDON, May 10. P.-Air
Chief Marshal Sir Wilfrid Rhodes
Freeman, "a. died at his London
home Friday, relatives an
nounced yesterday. He attended
the 194l meeting between Prime
Minister Churchill and President
Roosevelt which led to the At
lantic Charter and played a lead
ing part in creating Britain's
aircraft industry before World
War II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-18

son County, member of the Wis
consin legislative assembly in
1909. 1911 and 1918 and also as
speaker in 1918. He was Sec
rotary of state for Wisconsin
from 1917 to 1921.
In 1928, he was elected as a
Republican to the list Congress
from the then 7th District, but
in 1882 was defeated as an in
dependent. With the Progressive
Party in 1884, he overWhelm-
ingly won the congressional seat
in the 9th District, and was re-
elected until that party dis
banded. Since 1916. he served
in Congress as a Republican.
He was a member of the
Banking and Currency Commit
tees.
Representative Hull had one
Of the best attendance records
in Congress.
He was regarded as an indie
pendent liberal, consistently
championed legislation to aid
farmers. laborers and small busi-
nessmen, and advocated stronger
social security. He had a vast
knowledge of legislative matters,
but gave few speeches and
Stunned publicity.
Representative Hull is sur
vived by his widow, Mrs. Jessie
M. Hull, of Black River Falls;
a son. Perry M. Hull, of Stock
ton, Calf; a daughter, Mrs.
Leland Lamb, of Milwaukee, and
a sister, Miss Eff1e B. Hull, of
this city. A niece, Mrs. Clifford
Colbert, also lives here.
Funeral arrangements have
not been completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-18
Mrs. Edith A. Logon, 49,;
Newport SociuIite
BY the Associoted Press

NEWPORT, R. l., May 18.-
Mrs. Edith Andrews Logan, SO,
died here yesterday at the home
Of her daughter, Lady Maxwell
Scott. after a long illness. She
was born in Youngstown, Ohio,
and for years was president of
a firm that operated limestone
quarries in that State.
Her husband, Maj. John A.
Logan, jr.. won the COMPRESSION
al Medal of Honor in Cuba and
was killed in the Philippine in
surrection in 1899. He was the
son Of the Civil War general.
Mrs. Logan lived in Paris with
Lady Maxwell from 1912 to 1887
and then made her home in
New York. She was a member
of the summer social colony
here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-18
William 6. Hill, Pionist
And Music Professor

URBANA. Ill.,. May 18.-Wil-
liam G. Hill. 81, professor of
music at the University of Illi-
nois since 1882 and an officer
of the American Musicological
Society, died yesterday at his
home at Urbana.
A pianist, Mr. Hill taught the
theory of music at the Graduate
School. He was the author of
numerous articles on musicology
published in the United States
and England.
His widow and four children
survive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-18

B Orn in
Seneca, Md,
Mr.. Herbert
went to school
in Montgom-
cry Coun t Y,
Md. He had
lived most of
his life in
G e o rgetoWn
a n d oW n e d
t W o a p a r t.
ment build
ings in the
5000 block of
N street NV.