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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-25

youth showed neither fear no re-
pentance. On the contrary he APP
peared Altogether deligted, and so
did Mr.: and Mrs. Thompson. Gay
and Luther had come home in the
night, put Nat to bed in his
grandparent' room and gone to
bed upstairs themselves. Every
body slept quite soundly it would
seen.
The Caldwells spent the week
end with Mrs. c. H Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caldwell went back
to Roanoke Sunday leaving Mar
tha Carol and Braxton for a long
visit
Mr. and Mrs. RicShard Nc
CraW their son, Larry, and Mrs.
E. c. McCraw were week end
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-25
AndcrsonyilIc

Miss Beth Forbes called on
Mrs. Asa Watkins in Farmviile
Sunday afternoon to congratulate
her on her Gath birthday
Betty and Pete Mills entertain
cd the young people Of Bethel at
a party Saturday evening Char
Iotte Wright spent the week end
with the Mills family
Night People
When Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
awokc Sunday morning an d
found a young man asleep in their
room they decided it might be a
good idea to lock their doors at
night On being discovered, the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-25

raining at Fort Eustis where he
viii be a guest Of his Uncle Sam
for the next six weeks.
Juan Anderson spent the week
end at Virginia Beach
Dorothy and John Morgan were
hosts 10 the Anderson family at a
buffet supper Thursday evening
The honor guests We're Shield
who had Just come home, and
Claude who was about to leave
Libel Case?
Dou9 CoWan considers that he
has been the victim of libelous
SANDER and being under age, he
has no redress but ask for a re
traction It was reported III this
column a couple Of weeks ago
at "eight-year-old Doug drove the
tractor a hay getting up-time "
Doug wishes the reading public
to know that he is not an infan-
tile eight year-old he is a ma
uure and responsible 10. and last
week he was back al his grand
mothers and drove the tractor at
wheat cutting time II is hoped
that these words Of explanation
and apology viii square the mat
ter with young MI CoWan
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-25

John B. Boatwright, Jr., Of
Buckingham. has been reap
pointed to the Virginia Board Of
Commissioners for the Promotion
of Uniformny of legislation in the
United States.
TIE appointment, announced
Friday by Governor Thomas B
Stanley extends Mr. Boatwrieht's
service On the commission for two
more years Others re-appointed
to the body were Brockenbroueh
Lamb jill Of Richmond. and
Henry P Thomas. Of Arlington.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-25

Mrs. Gleason GiannIni. Of Rich
mond, visited Mrs Ella Butler for
a few days last week.
Mrs. Gertrude Moore ana
daughter Dianne spent a few days
at Buckroe Beach, recently
Rev. and Mrs. ] w Blackwell
er, Of Radford. are Visiting MIS-
Gertrude Moore. Mrs. BlachWeld-
er's daughter
Mr.. ellis Feted
Thomas H. ellis was gu st Of
honor at a dinner and dance last
Thursday night IN the Fireman
Building given BY group Of
friends before he left for York
County where he will be princi-
pal Of the York County Hiah
School, He was here for seven
years
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-25
Scottsville

A district school Of instruction
was held at Fork Union Ma
sonic Lodge Monday night of this
week for Eastern Star chapters III
this district which include Fork
Union OES No. Ill. James River
Chapter No, 122, Nelson Chapter
No. 95 Queen Esther Chapter No
"a and Dewitt Clinton and Cul-
pepper chapters. Mrs Alice Liggan
Of Iryington Grand Lecturer of
the Grand Chapter OES, was in
charge of the instruction
The Southern States district
meeting and banquet was held on
Thursday, June II at the Travel
lers Rest Hotel in Scottsville
The Rev and Mrs Webster
Simons. Jr.. will return from
Richmond the last of this week
in time for services at St. Johns
Episcopal Church on Sunday.
OES Visitation
Mrs. Emma Lou Thacker wor-
thy matron Of OES No 1872 here.
will be hostess at the banquet and
preside at the Grand Visitation
meeting in the Masonic Hall,
Monday night, June % Officers
of the Grand Chapter have been
invited.
Mrs. Guy McCraw with Mrs.
Walter Simpson anc daughter.
Phyllis all Of Dillwyn. visited
Miss Virginia McCraw here on
Mrs. Merritt Thomas and chill
dren Of Winston Salem, n. G.. are
visiting Mrs. Mary Galladay and
family
Eugene Johnson. Bernard Rag
land and Bill Steam were in
Richmond Thursday to see the
fights
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-25

Willie Beal visited in town and
went to Farmville to visit his
mother, Mrs. Jackson Beal, who
has been a patient in the hospital
there for some time
Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose Payne
and twins, Of Richmond, spent
the week end with Mrs. Payne
mother, Mrs, Nettie B. Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs Chester Payne
and daughter and Mr. and Mrs
Randolph Payne and daughter. of
Langley Field and Arlington
spent the week end with Mr. and
Mrs. w. M Payne.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-25
Hospital Visit

Mrs. Elmer Deacon and daugh-
Ter Of Salem, visited Miss Lou
Use Beal and went to Farmville to
visit Mrs. Jackson Beal. recently
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-05-15
Benefits Of War
Continued from page $50

stone, Indiana about 212 million tons
and Illinois over million tons every
year. This is lifted out of the quar-
ries, crushed, loaded, hauled and
spread entirely with power from
internal combustion engines.
What would it cost to do this by
hand with ordinary labor command
ing 81 per hour? 1t now costs from
$3.50 to So per ton to make an appli
cation of agricultural lime. Usually
they apply 2 tons per acre but some
times 4 tons per acre are spread.
Lime is not spread on the soil every
year but often enough that the year
ly requirements total the amounts
mentioned above.
Value of Dust. Drouth
To understand the value of our
western soils it is necessary to I'M
derstand why the lime content pat
tern takes form. When one under
stands it the future value of those
soils seems more secure and we be-
come more willing to endure the
drawbacks of its climate. The dust
storms we disparage and the drouths
we curse are the factors which have
built these soils and preserved their
fertility for mans use. do not be-
heve it will be possible to exhaust
these soils of their essential human
life sustaining elements as they have
been exhausted where the rainfall
is more abundant. Soil building on
these prairies and basins is con-
tinuous process which is done with
wind, dust and rain.
The airborne material called dust
is composition of lime and min
erals lifted by static electricity and
wind from limestone lodges, from
depressions- between mountainous
rocks full of mineral elements car
ried upwards from the earth's inte-
rior during the geological upheavals
which developed these mountains,
and from the surface of titled land.
Acre of Dust
An acre inch of water weighs 113
tons. An acre inch of dust weighs
from 80 to 80 toms. While it may not
be dusty all the time there is gen
orally some airborne material set
Ting down on these wheat lands. If
a paper is laid at the bottom of a
silo or other open-top enclosure, in a
years time, " inch of dust will
accumulate.
This layer of dust represents about
20 tons of lime, minerals and soil
per acre, which is in the finest form
to be leached and incorporated into
the soil by the first half inch rain
that falls. The airborne material
carries from 20 to 40 per cent of
powdery lime. How much of all 9TH
er minerals the wheat plants need,
it contains, has never been analysed
as far as / know. Here is more work.
for those who want to help uncover
the real lode of Montana's treasures.
While the farmer in the lower al
titudes pays $3.50 to SIS per ton and
applies 2 tons per acre every three
or four years to lime his land the
Montana farmer gets as much or
more of better quality applied to
his soils without any effort on his
part. About all he does is to visit
with his neighbors and "cuss" the
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-05-15

The maximum profit poultrymen
may expect from laying flocks ap-
pears to be about So per year for
each hen, according to records of
the Missouri farm flock improvement
contest for three years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-05
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Sept, 4 P.-Despite q
recovery in the. last three sessions, hogs
sits lost 81 cents to 81 90 Mhfs soRs
were uffeyenly % cents to ST 90 down.
In the cattle section slaughter steers
while heifers were up % cents to so
cents. A top of s27.5o for three loads'
of prime steers was. the hiehest since
Of prime heifers was the highest since
fusDA. S-sslable hogs 500. total
bssstnats snd Seek ago.
under Iao-lb weights; sows under. 400
Choice R nsy iaoe6 i u eSsF 81 re fss:
160-1s0 ID 1ST5-2n.75; choice 330-400
lb sows 1S.0O-19.25; lighter weights
1a.50-go.Ss; larger lots 4a5-60o lb
salable cattle 600 testimated,: total
not given; compared week ago: Slaughter
steers and yearlings mainly SOL 90
cows stea eef 70 fnIiy 9 20 hishep. mostly
$3.50 up; bulls strong to LOO higher;
vealers steady to LOO higher; stockers
half dozen loads prime 1901 ,325 ID.
for three loads highest since early July
than 20 loads E' prime ia i.ioo-i. 4a5 ID.
Steers Steers %. 5000, IS. - mostly 3D. Is up. late
low good LIES Id. mixed breeds 1926;
three loads prime ,000-1 100 ID. fed
heifers 25.25-26.00; top $500 for load
1.006 ID. weights highest since. early
June; bulk good to high choice heifers
19.00-23.25: load lots high choice and
prime heifers and mixed yearlings $50
$4,000; utility to low good heifers 90
1900: utility and commercial cows 9.75-
1900: late sales utility and commercial
bulls 12.50-15.0 90; good heavy fat bulls
11.00-12.50: good to prime veslers closed
at Is. O0-21 90; load medium to good 573
10. stockers late 1850; few medium stock
steers l5.00-17 90.
Salable sheep 100 testimated): total
not given; compared week ago: Slaughter
lambs SOL 90 lower; yearlings and
sheep about steady: early in the period
choice and prime native spring lambs
sold tn the city butchers at 20.50 to
21.00 with a small package reaching
o1.50: but after slow trade had set
in sales for most good to prime lambs
were completed at 1S.00-20.O0 with
the latter price paid mainly by city
butchers big packers limited their buys
to mostly 1900 down: utility to low
good lambs sold 14.00-1 90 while most
Gull to low utility grading lambs were
sold at 10.o0-14 90: deck and loadlots
good and CHOICE to choice and prime
S5-1O0 ID. yearlings sold at 15-00-1 z 90:
early a. load mostly prime log 10.
weights brought 1870 to a city butcher;
cul to choice slaughtr ewes cleared at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-05

CHICAGO. Sept. OP1.-The two bread
gratns--wheat and rye-provided the
bulls with their main excuse for cheering
made substantial gains. rye setting the
There wasn't much in the rest Of the
market to cheer about. September soy
beans continued their steep decline.
Other S, bean futures were Of slightly
much price change. Lard fell in SYM
pathy with a break in live hog prices.
Wheat closed ga to cents higher,
corn Ia lower to % higher. oats M-h
higher. rye 5 to 61a higher. soybeans 9
ssn o Sye Cents ts h ssn Bounds dad oRs
All rye futures reached new seasonal
highs. The gains this week followed
upon an upturn of to IL cents last
week. Winnipeg and Minneapolis rye
prices also went into new seasonal high
also made new seasonal peaks.
Behind these gains was deteriorating
crop situation In Canada and the ex-
IRENE northern section Of the American
spring wheat belt. Rust. heat and con-
aIued rain ;n,, were responsible Tor the ne
than normal were also in danger of be-
ing caught By FROST
There also has been some disappoint-
ment about the harvest in continental
Europe. particularly for countries behind
the Iron Curtain This has given rise
ported to Russia and Poland. As the
week closed West Germany bought $780,
600 bus els OF Canadian rye.
The Agriculture Department has esti-
mated that the caTryoveT Of rye on July
IA million bushels carried over on July /
Ranee OF prices for the week:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-05
Baltimore Livestock

BALTIMORE. Sept. 4 R.-Csttle
compared last week: GRAINED slaughter
N: ssE; iay fts s Ssss:
e cSWa weak Vs to OBS s. of. Few lots choice
and prime 910-103O lbs. "a. O0-24 90;
iings 2I.25-23. 5O; few lots commercial
and good steers 17.s5-20,50; utility and
low Commercial 13.00-16:50; few can can
good and choice slaughter heifers 5000
$3.50; utility and commercial l3.00-
1890; odd Gamers and cutters s.OO.
id :SS s0sS ' oda head s hishcommeTcisi
cows 13.50-14 90; bulk Gamers ana cut =
tiers 7.0O-10.50; shelly Gamers down 10
in we,f fsE sassass bas
FraSe offerings IL .5o-i4 so and practical
closing top 400; few Gamers Iots ana o satv
good but including choice end sIoc4-
ers, feeders and stock calves 1g.50-
5000; medium and good "a L., g 99 al. gU
common and medium ~. ,d0 IN
Calves compared last week: Gen,
cents, lower and undertone w. weaker o On
Sese price late Isse ss IS sS ;5sS
good to prime, 1S.O0-23.00; utility and
{; Sel,i ~ ld1.oo-ls'oo; Gull and utii-
Hogs compared last week: Fridays re-
ceipts too small to permit an accurate n,t
Compared last Thursday. Barrows and
gifts under 800 lbs. mostly 3.25 lower;
lower; sows OF 500 90 Thursday S
quotations for choice ds So lbs so bar S1 q
i hUsS 2o.s5-so.56: S4oo27o lbs. 1895
20.25;. 270-3o0 lbs, 1s.25oo19;25; oyer oyer
i7.76-I 1880; i40-16Q lbs, 1S.75-19.75:
60-1S0 lbs.,. 19.75-20.25; choice sowss
under 400 lbs. mostly 1850. odd head
to 1900; 4OO-45O lbs. 1850; 100000
lbs, 1880; 50O-66O lbsa 1880: 300
down. stays 2.0O-3.o0 under, price
same weisht sows: garbage fed hogs
100000 under price same weight
Sheep compared last week: Both spring
lambs and shorn ewes steady. GOOD
to prime 62-1O2 ID; spring lambs. $500
22;00, largely. choice and prime 22' 0o
odd head lots Gull to choice e6-150
pound shorn ewes 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-05

emit White House post Is the
highly respected National Bu-
reau Of Economic Research.
The bureau studied more than
300 economic indicators before
it selected the big Eight"
It traced the action OF these
eight barometers throughout
Americas history Of major and
minor business cycles before 1t
concluded that when more than
three-fourths Of the indicators
are expanding, a general bust
ness recovery is in the making.
At this moment. all eight OF
the key barometers are pointing
to q business upturn.
Here are the eight key indi-
Gators.
New orders for durable goods,
trend, level to up; authorized
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-05

BituminOuS Production In the
week ended August % totaled
z ,400, 900 tons compared with T.
$50, 900 in the previous week and
9,740, 900 in the like week year
ago.-National Coal Association.
Motor Vehicle Output last
week totaled 92,346 cars and 49,
900 trucks compared with SO ,649
and 1886 in the previous week
and los. 214 and 20,673 in the like
week a year ago.--Ward's Auto
motive Reports.
Loans to Brokers and dealers on
securities held by member banks
in New York totaled 1888, 000.-
900 on September I. down STA
million from the previous week,
but up $215 million from a year
ago.-Federal Reserve Board.
Retail Grocery Sales over the
Nation in July set an all-time
record of $3.105, 900, 900 and COM
pared with $2,897 600, 900 in the
like month a year ago. Sales by
all food stores also were at their
highest-$3 ,687. 600 900 compared
with $3,478, 900, 900 last year
Grocery Mfgs. of America.
Retailers Inventories over the
Nation at the end of July totaled
$22, 408, 900, 900, allowing for sea-
sonal adjustment, compared with
$22, 600 900, 900 at the end of
June-a decline Of about 5000
million. Commerce Department.
Egg Futures in active dealings
on the Chicago Board of Trade
on Friday fell to the lowest price
in IL years. Losses at the close
ran from As to so points a con-
tract, slightly above the lows
for the day.
Crude Petroleum Stocks, do
nestle and foreign, on August
% totaled 276,485, 900 barrels,
down 1908, 900 for the week.
Bureau of Mines.
+ Average Hourly Pay of wage
earnerS in the iron and steel
industry in July reached a new
high of $2.368. UP 5.3 cents from
the June average and up So
cents from July, 1953.-Ameri-
can Iron and Steel Institute.
New York Telephone Co. in Z
months ended July 81 earned
$36,453,192 VS.. $36,989,578 in
1853 period.
Tampa Electric Co. in IL
months ended July 81 earned
So, sos ,430 or $3.77 a share VS..
$2,577,129 or $3.50 in 1858.
Standard Thompson Corp. in
year ended May 81 earned $621,-
425 or $110 a share VS.. $464, TAG
or IS cents in 1853.
United Board & Carton Corp.
in year ended May 81 earned
$518,604 or sos a share VS..
$629, 103 or $2.55 in 1858.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-05
Bond Prices Recover
Most Of Slide After
Moderate Shakeouf
By Arthur Merims
Assoeiaied Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK. Sept. 4.-The
bond market declined early this
week but recovered nearly all its
loss by the final session.
Monday and Tuesday featured
a shakeout of moderate proper
tions in both corporate and Gov
eminent obligations. Volume In
creased to So. 900. 900 par value at
the height of the decline on
Tuesday with railroads slipping
the SharpeSt.
At mid-week a recovery began
which extended to the final ses-
sion. Railroads which had sur
fered the most seemed to recover
the best. This was especially true
Of Baltimore & Ohio, New York
Central and Missouri Pacific.
Utilities and industrials also
inched upward as did most Gov
eminent bonds.
Detracting from the recovery
was a steadily diminishing vol
ume Of trading. Turnover drop
ped to $2.400.000 on Friday,
though prices continued firm.
The Treasury's 30-year 3As
ended the week with a net loss
of 3/32 at Ito 30/32 bid. Bank
eligible 212s of 1912 rose 1882
at 100 2I32 bid while the 21as Of
1861 dipped an equal amount at
10l 30i32 bid.
German dollar bonds were err
ratio and active in an otherwise
steady and quiet foreign section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-05
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Sept. 4 (H.--Domestic
cotton prices scored their third con-
secutive advance In the past week.
The net gains were not large but all
active futures contracts made new life-
of-contract highs on the New York Cot
were 5 to "a points above those at the
end Of the previous week.
The improvement was attributed pri-
marily to expectations Of 2 rather sub
ficiai crop forecast. It was believed in
some circles that the crop may have
shown q decline of nearly one million
bales from the Governments August
forecast of 12,6S0.000 bales.
The expected failure Of the crop. to
month ago was attributed to drought and
excessive heat of the past month.
Contributing in mild way to the
upturn in prices were more favorable
optimistic predictions on lint exports
for the full season.
Meanwhile. offerings we're furnished
through hedge selling and profit-taking
attracted by Improvement values. EaSi-
ness in the final days session Friday re-
flected pre-holiday evening-up opera
lions
Despite expressions of optimism on
exports by this country for the full cur
rent season, actual exports continued
rather light and below a year ago.
For the week ended Tuesday. the New
York Cotton Exchange Service Bureau
estimated exports at only $4,000 bales
against $4,000 the previous week and
"a geo in the like week last year.
For the season through Tuesday. ex-
ports ran 1876. 900 bales. 81 per cent be-
year ago. However, at the middle Of
per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-05
!. Your Moneys Worth
81 Eight Economic Borometers Signal Upturn
sisnoI Upturn
BY syIvio Porter

residential building, trend, I'D:
authorized non-residential build
ing, trend. up: industrial stock
prices. trend. level: "a COM
modify prices. trend, level to up:
average hours worker. trend.
level to up; new business incor-
porations, trend. up: liabilities
of business failures, trend, down.
These are mighty basic bar
ometersmuch more revealing
than the ones usually discussed
by popular commentators, much
more significant than the ones
usually headlined on the front
pages.
To illustrate. -. When new
orders for durable goods are ris-
ing. they are foretelling q climb
in production and rising produce
ton must accompany any gen.
eral upturn. When construction
of homes and nonresidential
buildings is mounting. this clear
" is q great stimulant to the
entire economy.
When stock and commodity
prices are rising. the implication
is one Of investor confidence.
When the work week is lengthen-
ing. the signal Is definitely heart
ening and suggests employment
will be rising soon. too.
When new businesses are in
creasing and liabilities involved
in failures are declining, the signs
also are cheerful.
The bureau emphasizes that
when the eight barometers point
to a new trend, they indicate only
q direction-not It's duration, not
its power.
(Copyright 1854, Post-Hall Syndicate,
Inc.)
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