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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-10
Office Reports J0b-Seeker Jump

The Farmville Office of Virginia
Employment Service has on file
52l applications for work in the
seven county area served by it, ac-
cording to Charles H Martin,
manager.
In the last week Of August there
were also 573 active claims for
unemployment compensation, he
reported. The manager said that
at the same time last year there
were $50 work applications and
1871 persons claiming unemploy-
ment compensation.
Mr.. Martin said the increase at
this tins IS due 10 q combination
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-10

Of circumstances. Chief, he said.
are closing of Camp Pickett, a
slow down in construction and
textile mill production and a drop
in demand for lumber and pulp
wood
The manager said that his Of
flee made arrangements for work
in Canada as tobacco curers for
greater number this year than in
any previous season,
The Farmville Office serves an
area comprising the counties Of
Prince Edward. Charlotte, Lunen-
burg. NottoWay, Amelia, Cumber-
Land and Buckingham.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-10
Michigan Fire
Truck Beats Local
Men to Burning

Seven calls in seven days have
been keeping Farmville's Volun-
teer Fire Department on its COL
lective toes and causing Chief
Claude Butcher to caution care
fulness in this hot dry weather
Of these seven days. Tuesday
was by far the worst Farmville
tiremen were on the go most of
the day attending to four calls.
charlie Hubbards automobile
caught on fire A stove exploded
on LoneWood avenue And at
night, neighbor miStook a brush
fire on the back Hampden- sgd
ney road for a house conflagra-
ton. and both the Forest Service
and Fire Department were called
out
Stiff Competition
The other call occurring around
, 30 in the afternoon gave the
volunteers somewhat Of a Jolt.
They arrived on the scene of the
call somewhere along Route Is
TO take care of a load of baled
hay tina was burning up and
saw to their astonishment that
another fire truck was busy put
ting out the fire Sure IN the
knowledge that there were no 9TH
or such trucks around, the local
men investigated after all was
calm and earned that a truck
from Michiean had answered the
call before that Farmville group
could get there
The Story
What happened was this A
tractor trailer load Of baled hay
left Willie Dickhof's farm and
was travelling on up Route IS whom
the fire started The trucks oc-
cupants Immediately began to
throw The bales off and contin-
ued this way for a block or so
In the meantime, occupants Of
new fire truck on delivery from
Michigan to Henderson n c..
happened to see the smoke. fol-
lowed the trail up the road, and
proceeded to try to set the fire
out.
Someone called the Farmville
Fire Department when the smok-
/ ing bales began dotting the high
way. and the combined forces Of
the Farmville group and the Mich
igan truck managed to save some
Of the hay and equipment
that was attached to the tractor.
1T was all in a days work. say
The local mon. and they scratch
then heads as they add. THAT
Michigan truck sure was a new
one on us.
Summing up their feelings
about the first seven days. the
men say that September is really
starting off with a bang.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-10
Thieves Busy On
Farmville Lots

Shoppers must USE additional
care in locking their cars or leav-
ing packages in trucks on the
parking lots in Farmville. Mr..
and Mrs. Melvin Scruges, Of
BurkeYillei sounded a warning af-
ter thieves took SIS package Of
cll.ldrens' school clothes.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-10
DR.. Love Says
Farmers Problems
Are Tremendous

DR. Harry M Love. Of VPI. be-
lievcs farmers. WHO are in poll
tics UP TO their ears. must make
up their minds what political
promises they want made to them
and must know which candidates
Will carry. those promises out"
Speaking at the summer meet
ing of Prince Edward Farm Blu
reau at Green Bay. Friday the
Extension Service farm economist
declared American farmers are at
the crossroads where the prob
lens are tremendous"
He advised farmers not TO be-
lieve that there's plenty Of time
to iron out agricultural difficulties.
IT'S later than you think. and
the hardest thing is turning back
after once starting a course.
Someone Will
Farmers who won't reach a de-
cision for themselves may find
national problems answered by
others" who will do for you only
what they think your share ought
to be"
DR. Love who heads the farm
economies department at VPI,
made no specific recommendation
on farm policy He confined him
self to a discussion Of agricultural
ecOnomics-the facts Of supply
and demand-the understanding
Of which, he said may help the
farmers reach decisions" about
farm policies
Tracing the effects of crop con
trolls, price fixing and other forms
Of artificial manipulation DR.
Love pointed out that the federal
government now has in storage
enough wheat 10 provide 1000
loaves per u S. family. and
enough butter to supply the ma
tons needs for II weeks
Shirts For All
Under government loan and
storage is enough cotton to make
IS cotton shirts for every Ameri-
can male or enough for 70 house
dresses for every female
That program is costing U s.
taxpayers $4,000 every hour and
100000 every day of the year .
he declared
He said that 25.000.000 acres
have been diverted this year from
over-abundant crops. and eStim-
ated that there will be 30 to 40
million more acres diverted next
year That. he said, is enough TO
put one acre of diverted land over
each productive acre now in Viz
ginia. and pile each one ten acres
high
Or. Love said he believes that
one control leads to another, IN a
system Of artificial manipulation.
we have controls on hogs nov
next it will be beef. and when that
gets tangled up it will be mutton
and on down to the rabbit
The visiting economist demon
strated by a blackboard talk how
the free interplay Of supply and
demand works. in contrast to a
system Of putting commodities
under Uncle Sans hat
Harris Presides
Farm Bureau President Leslie
Harris presided during the brief
preliminary business meeting,
Continued on Pace
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-10
Supervisors Urged
Care With Fires

Edward Carter. chairman of
the Prince Edward Board of
Supervisors. urges special care
with open fires. especially in
rural sections near wooded
areas. THE woods are finder
dry" Mr.. Carter said, And un-
usual care is urgently advised.
Matches. lighted cigarettes.
thrown on side the roads can
result in a disastrous loss in
woodland, re stared
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-10
County Farm Group Hear Abbitt, Love
Views On olitics-Compliancc Rule
Abbitt Declares
Cross Compliance
Rule Is Unfair

The Department Of Agricul-
lures cross-compliance regulation
is rank discrimination, which
Secretary Benson had no authori-
~ TO impose, Congressman Wat
kins M Abbitt declared to mem
bers and guests attending the
Prince Edward Farmers Union
summer meeting Saturday at
Worsham High School
Congressman Abbitt said the
regulation will prevent Virginia
farmers from raising enough
wheat 10 supply their own farm
needs. He called the new policy
unfair TO the small farmer, and
one which pits them against the
farmers in the commercial grow
ing areas. who are responsible for
the production.
Abbtt said he has tried unSuc-
cessfully to have the regulation.
which penalties farmer in all
crops for an excess in any one.
removed. The visiting legisla-
tor said he believes that Secre-
tary Benson by influencing the
Washington news and propaganda
is attempting to discredit farm
erS.
Decreasing Numbers
Warning farmers that their
numbers are decreasing yearly,
he said that cooperation and or
ganization among them is essen
tial to their economic well being.
Every other segment Of the po-
pulation in this country is organ
lied, and the farmer must too, if
he wants his wishes carried out, .
Abbitt told the audience in the
high school auditorium
To-day only one person in six
is a producer of food or fibre in
this country. and at the same time
the population in other segments
is increasing. Today the U. S
has a population Of about l60,-
900 900 people 1t will be $3.50, 900,
5000 by 1860 he pointed out
But" Abbitt warned, farmers
must give time. thought and eff
fort to formulating the policies
they want enacted into legisla-
ton He said a good farm legis-
lative program. 70 succeed, must be
sound. must have strong endorse
ment from a larger part Of the
farm population. and must be
good enough to get the backing
of lawmakers who translate it into
law.
THAT takes organization, and
you people cannot fight among
yourselves and get that Job done. .
he declared
Says Controls Help
On the economic front, Abbitt
said that crop controls are ne
cessary 10 keep supplies in line
with demand
On another issue ~ that Of
school integration-the said this
section faces its greatest crisis
since 1865. 1T stems" he said
from the day last May when
nine men decided we couldn't cd
ucate our children as we we're &C
customed to-"
He said that indignation will
hurt both races, and that we
must be ready to do whatever is
necessary, and we must follow
the lead Of our conservative lead
-. t.a...L.l L,1.-1.l,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-30

wives. 1t means the popular and
versatile food will be available
at bargain prices.
These unusually attractive egg
bargains are no surprise to
people who were familiar with
trends in the poultry industry
during 1854. For example, DR..
Harold Smith, poultry marketing
specialist in the University of
Maryland department of agri
cultural economics, says it has
been apparent for several months
that 1855 would start this way.
"In 1854" he explains, "aver-
age egg prices failed to follow
the seasonal pattern of increaS-
ing from spring to fall. Instead,
prices to farmers gradually
slumped downward. These prices,
of course, reflected record
breaking numbers of layers on
the Nations farms and high pro
duction per bird.
"And now, egg supplies are in
creasing seasonally. This trend
started in September and will
continue until March of April.
In general egg supplies are eX-
pected to remain high - and
prices low - for several months.
Although high production gives
consumers a break, priceWise, it
creates marketing difficulties for
the poultry industry. AS a solu-
ton to this difficulty, the indus
try has developed an aggressive
effort to move more eggs into
use as food.
The effort is a promotion cam
paign labeled January Egg
Month. Secretary of Agricul-
ture Ezra Taft Benson has taken
a special interest in this cam
paign, and urges consumers to
give it their full support.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-30
Equity No. 1853
Order of Publication

The object of this proceeding
is to secure the foreclosure of all
rights of redemption in the fol
lowing described property stu
ated, lying and being in the
County of Montgomery, State of
Maryland, which said property
then assessed in the name of
Martha Caney was sold by the
Collector of Taxes for Montgom-
cry County, Maryland, on April
8, 1907; to one Jacob Poss, who
acquired from the said Collector
of Taxes a deed to said property
recorded in Liber 206 at folio
1893; and by mesne conveyances
was conveyed to Fred S. Lippert
and Agnes E. Lippert, his wife,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-30
Area Farmers Are Warned to Save Soil Moisture in l95

of December, 1854, by the Circuit
Court for Montgomery County
Maryland
ORDERED that notice be given
by the insertion of copy of this
order in some newspaper having
a general circulation in Mont
gomery County, Maryland, once
a week for four successive weeks
before 31st day of January, 1865,
warning Martha Caney, and all
persons having or claiming to
have any interest in the property
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-30
USDA Research Held
An Aid. to Farmers

Marketing research by the
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
in cooperation with State and
private institutions, is leading to
the development of many new
techniques for cutting costs in
marketing farm products and
maintaining their quality better.
An example of this, described
by Andrew A. Duncan, Univer-
sity of Maryland Extension hor-
ticulturist, is a new method to
speed the ripening of tomatoes
by exposing them to low concen-
trations of ethylene gas.
Briefly, the method consists of
gassing tomatoes with one part
ethylene to 5000 parts air daily,
for 4 to 5 days, in closed storage
with temperatures held at 68 to
70 degrees Fahrenheit. To pre-
vent carbon dioxide accumula-
ton, the storage room is Ventl-
lated few minutes before the
daily applications of gas.
Fifty percent of green toma-
toes so treated ripen enough for
prepackaging in to 5 days, as
compared with 6 to 7 days re-
quired for the same amount of
ripening without use of ethylene
gas. The new method should be
of considerable Importance to
packagers of tomatoes during
periods of active markets or
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-30

the plaintiffs herein, who are
the present owners. The descrip-
ton of said property in substan-
TALLY the same form as it
appears on the Collectors tax
roll is as follows:
Lot numbered Three 90 in
Block numbered Twenty two
(22), in.the subdivision made by
Forest Glen Investment Com
pany, per plat of said subdivision
duly recorded among the Land
Records of Montgomery County,
Maryland, in Plat Book A, Plat
No. II.
The Bill states, among other
things, that the amount neces-
sary for redemption has not been
paid, although more than a year
and a day from the date of sale
has expired.
1t is, thereupon this 28th day
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-30
Below Normal Rainfall Held
Reason for More Farming
On Contour for Good Crops

n Contour farming paid big divi
kdends in the dry 1854 growing
season, because this farming
method conserved the limited
amount OF rain and made it
available to crops.
And it looks like 1855 will be
another good year to farm on
the contour, according to Fred
L. Bull, University of Maryland
Extension soil conservationist.
He points out that 1854 rain
fall over most of the State was
10 to IS inches below normal,
and that "it is unlikely we will
have sufficient rain and snow
this winter to make up for the
shortage that now exists.
unless we get an excep-
tiOnal amount of snow and
rain this winter, farmers will
go into another spring
season with two strikes al
ready against them. 1t looks
like conserving the rain that
falls on the land during the
1855 growing season may be
one of the principal factors
in determining crop prOduc-
tiOn."
Bull says recent test in Iowa
show why crops planted on the
contour yield higher than crops
Rnted in the straight-row, up
slfld-down-hill method. The an
nual runoff of water on contour
ed fields was only about one inch
annually, compared to three
inches on conventional fields.
Soil loss was in about the same
ratio = three times as much was
lost as result of straight-row
farming as compared to contour
farming.
eve must keep in mind, of
course" the conservationist adds,
"that contour cropping does not
give the best results under all
conditions. On exceptionally
long or steep slopes, and on some
soil types, contour strip crop
ping may be necessary"
Bull suggests the best way for
Maryland farmers to get help
with soil and water problems is
to get in touch with their local
Soil Conservation District.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-30
ALASKANA

Our visitors have added to the
Cheer of Christmas Week. Their re-
actions at seeing the hodge podge of
Artifacts, Ivory, Jade and other rocks
inadequately displayed in the early day
Montgomery County Farm Building
were interesting.
Two questions were often asked:
HOW did you get all these things?
WHY are they not in a Museum?
And so, it is planned, they will be.
However through January, they
may be seen and examined at "Old
Sharon"
Sundays through Thursdays. Re-
member, from Route 108, between Oh
ney Theatre and Sandy Spring, fol-
low the signs Sharon along en-
ticing Marden Lane, six-tenths of
scenic mile. Phone Spring 4-5615 for
evening appointment.
Frank H. Waskey, Olney, Maryland
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-30
County Health
Unit Joins in
Safety Drive

In an effort to keep Montgom-
cry County homes safe as well
as merry during the holiday
season, DR.. Audrey Mcdonald,
Health Officer, has announced
that his department in coopera-
ton with the fire department,
local Supermarkets and the
schools are sponsoring a project
designed to alert home-owners to
potential holiday hazards.
AS planned, shoppers bringing
home the weeks groceries may
also find a leaflet entitled, keep
Your Holidays Merry" in their
shopping bag. Others are apt to
be greeted by their children with
one clutched in their hands as
they return from school. In
either case, adults are urged to
be sure to read and heed the
important safety message it con-
tainS.
Produced by the National
Board of Fire Underwriters,
these pamphlets are being dis
tributed by the thousands
throughout Maryland this week
as part of a statewide drive by
Health and Fire Departments to
reduce the death and injury toll
during the holiday season.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-30
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL Page S
Thursday December 3d. 1854

so sold at said tax sale to be and
appear in this Court by the list
day of March, 1855, and redeem
the property described as afore-
said and answer the bill, or
thereafter a final decree will be
rendered foreclosing all rights of
redemption in the property and
vesting in the plaintiffs a title
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-30
Egg Supplies High
Prices Low in Jan.

Egg production in January will
be at a record high for the
month, according to University
of Maryland marketing spe-
cialiSts.
This is good news for house
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-30

free and clear of all encum-
ORANGES.
CLAYTON K. WATKINS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County,
Maryland
True Copy-Test: :
Clayton K. Watkins,
Clerk
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-30

when ripening room space is
limited, says Duncan.
Treated tomatoes color evenly
to the center and are equal or
superior in flavor, color, and
texture to similar fruit ripened
by normal methods. Banana
/. ripening rooms equipped for
ethylene may be used to ripen
tomatoes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-30
Martin j. Quigley
James c.. Hollis

James G.. Hollis
Solicitors for the Plaintiffs
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY,
MARYLAND
Sitting as a Court of Equity
FRED S. LIPPERT and
AGNES E. LIPPERT,
his wife
Plaintiffs
MARTHA CANEY
Address unknown
And all persons having or
claiming to have any interest
in property described as fol
lows, to wit: Lot numbered
Three 81, in Block numbered
Twenty-Five (22) in the sub
division known as and called a
subdivision made by the Forest
Glen Investment Company, of
Montgomery County, per plat
thereof duly recorded among
the Land Records of Montgom-
cry County, Maryland, in Plat
Book A, Plat II; said property
being situated, lying and being
in Montgomery County, Mary
land.
Defendants
Evening star., 1954-11-13
Second Look at Virginia

Your recent editorial, Second Look
at Virginia" and also the write-up by
Alex r. Preston in The Sunday Star
are very striking. No person who can
read could dispute your clear phi
losophy. Yet, you did not dig deep
enough into what really happened in
the State of Virginia and the "solid
South" in general The truth about
the people of the South is that they
have been duped. and fooled by their
political leaders. During the Civil War
they were promised IAN acre and cow"
and after the war there were none.
Then they were encouraged to hate
the Northerner. We have today in
Virginia too many royalists. They be-
ieve in and preach their traditional
heritage Of their ancestors. High politi-
cal Offices are still held by families from
past generations. The inhabitants of
the South are conservatives minded. 1t
took the Second World War and the
Korean war for the present generation
tives had been voting against their own
interest. To be Democrat is one thing,
but to be democratic is another. We
have millions of Republicans through
out the United States who are more
democratic in their behavior than a
multitude Of Democrats. The suffix
'ic" should not be used to signify a
political party.
John Humphreys.
Evening star., 1954-11-13

to challenge, as q matter of law, the corr
rectness Of the decision In the Durham case.
But The Star does believe it appropriate to
raise questions as to the effects 1t may
have. In this community. What happens,
for instance, when person accused Of crime
is found to be of sound mind and competent
to stand trial, but who then Is found not
guilty under the new insanity rule because
the crime, when committed, was the product
of a mental defect? If he was Of sound mind
for purposes Of standing trial. is 1t proper to
commit him to an institution for the insane?
And II he is so committed, while sane for
purposes of standing trial, how long will
he be detained?
It may be argued that such questions
arose prior to the Durham decision, and are
unrelated to 1t. In the opinion OF some
whom The Star regards as competent OBJ
servers, however, the Durham decision, with
others subsequently made In recent months,
will invite more successful pleas Of insanity
as a defense, and will increase the number
Of cases in which persons, held by the courts
to be innocent Of crime because insane. will
be released upon the community by the
mental hospitals as being OF sound mind.
Evening star., 1954-11-13
By Charles E. TroceweH

steadfastly feeds only himself and his
children. with one exception:
At nesting time, he may and does pop
worm or choice insect into the bill
Of his brooding spouse.
The redbird and the blue jay, we
have always thought, are quite in q
class by themselves.
It may be that their very names
tell it.
The red and the blue
How vivid. how wonderful. how beau-
tifull
The American fiag-
Blood red. snow white. and true
blue
This is our definition Of most won-
derful waving.
These two birds, 50 common to our
gardens the year around, continually
wave these colors (since white is not
regarded as q color, day after day.
BLOOD red. snow white and true
blue"
Let US put it in quotes. because it
Is good.
Happy thing, that our very birds can
remind us Of our tradition, our inher-
itance, and our duty.
.Blood red. snow white and true blue
=. That's the American fagi
Evening star., 1954-11-13
ARLINGTON, VA.

Dear Sir:
This is a two-part story about
cardinals.
"The first part pertains to redbird
with broken leg.
I've first saw him in midsummer.
with his leg hanging useless behind him;
he was q pale washed out pink, rather
than red, and he looked very detected.
'The other birds drove him from the
feeder. SO we put out seeds on Q shelf
just outside the door. where he soon
came: and now he will perch on line
about feet above the shelf while we
put out food.
I'VE called him Limpy, but think
we should have called him Spunky, be-
cause he has put up good fight and
has made remarkable recovery.
He has regained his color, he now
uses his game leg to balance him, and
his good leg is strong enough that he
hops about quite cheerfully. and chaseS
the sparrows on the shelf.
I'VE now hope he win get through
the winter.
The secondspart Of the story Is about
two young cardinals apparently left to
fend for themselves:
"They must have seen Linpy Cor