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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-19

at their home in Rice:
Mrs Bradshaw was assisted BY
Mrs Franklin Bruce. Mrs. Law
renee Gardner, Mrs Julian Brad
shaw and Mrs Claude Bradshaw
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-08-01
Managing Farm and Ranch
Mixed Range Forage Production
Depends on Management, Weather
Managing Farm and Ranch
By MONT H. SAUNDERSON


ferred to as ''shortgrass range +" This
term is a miSnomer. 1t isn't descrip-
tive of this type of range when it is in
good condition This kind of range is
correctly known as the linked prairie
range.
This term, mixed prairie range, de-
notes a range that is naturally COM
binatiOn of the short range grasses and
of the midgrasses. By midgrasseS we
mean those of intermediate height, as
distinguished from the short grasses
of the arid lands and from the tall
grasses of the humid eastern prairieS.
The principal midgrasses in the
mixed prairie type of range are the
western wheatgrass and the needle
grass. The main shOrtgrasSes are the
blue grama grass, which is found
all over the northern plains, and the
true buffalograss, which is seldom
found north of the Yellowstone river.
Another of the shortgrasses of consid-
cradle occurrence in this kind of range
is the prairie Junegrass.
Native Hay
In this type of range the ShOrtgraSSeS
grow more on the dry sites and in the
areas of shallow soil, while the mid
grasses prevail more in the swales and
low places and on the bottOmlands
along the creeks, where soil and mois-
ture conditions are more favorable
This is as might be expected. Along
the creek bottoms, it is the stands of
the midgrasSes that afford the native
hay. With some irrigation the stands
of the western wheatgrass thicken and
produce the good and well-known ''blue
joint hay
Over much of the northern plains
country the Shortgrasses and the mid
grasses should grow on the same land
in a natural plant association. This is
especially true for the western wheat
grass and the blue gamma grass.
Where these two native grasses do grow
well in natural combination they
make a productive and a seasonally
well balanced range.
The western wheatgrass is a cool
weather grass that starts growth early
in the season and cures well on the
stem in early summer 1t may green
again in the fall if the moisture and
the temperature conditions are favor
able The blue grama grass is a warm
weather grass that makes its growth
rapidly in the warmth of midsummer
and late summer whenever sufficient
moisture becomes available. The grama
grass yields considerably less forage
growth than does the western wheat
grass on a well balanced range, and
the fall rains and winter SHOWS mat the
grama and leach it more than the west
ern wheatgrass. For this reason those
parts of this. type of range with
predominance of the grama grass
should be used during the summer
and fall, while range with pre-
dominance of the western wheatgrass
may be. saved and used for winter
grazing.
Overgrazing and DrOuth
Overgrazing and drouth, either one
or the two in some combination, will
reduce the stands of the midgrasses
first. Along with this reduction in the
stands of the midgrasses there us
ually occurs a thickening of the ground
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-08-01

Iessened The blue grama stands may
survive several years of this condition,
and with the usual result that the mid
grasses are wholly or nearly eliminat-
ed from the stands. This condition is
entirely undesirable and improbable,
but one sees it fairly often.
There are several known and proved
management methods that are helpful
in keeping this kind of range thriving
and well balanced between the mid
grasses and the shOrtgrasses. AS we
have already noted, the midgrasses
favor the locations with the better soil
and moisture conditions Such areas
and locations are the swaIes and low
lands, the north slope lands, the cou-
lees and creek bottoms Often it is
possible to augment the growth and
production of the midgrasses in these
locations by the diverting and spread
ing of runoff waters to such locations.
For those 'ands where the midgrasses
and shOrtgrasseS do or should grow in
natural association, some plan of de-
ferred-and-rotat grazing usually IS
desirable and will give increased pro-
duction of forage from both the mid
grasses and the shOrtgrasses.
Then the prairie ranch often has as
part of its land some ''go-back,'' or
Once-farmed land. If such land can be
successfully reseeded to crested wheat
grass, and usually it can, the crested
wheatgrass stand is a considerable
asset in the management of the native
rangelands. The crested wheatgrass, a
cool-weather grass from Siberia that
starts spring growth earlier than do
the native midgrasses of the northern
plains, produces green range feed two
weeks or more ahead of the western
wheatgrass A stand of the crested
wheatgrass can thus be used in the
spring to take the early grazing load
off the native midgrasses.
NeedIegrass
eastern Wyoming and in the Milk river
plains of Montana and in some other
parts of eastern Montana one of the
native nidgrasses known as needle
grass, or speargrass. Where we find
this grass in any quality it is likely
to be growing in nearly pure stand,
rather than in an association with the
shOrtgrasses The apparent reason for
this is that certain types of soils favor
the needlegrass, and this grass is the
natural adaptation on such soils
Because of its long and sharp boards,
this grass isn't too disable after it cures.
The range sheepmen especially have
problems in the use of a range with
much needlegrass Tt makes good cattle
forage while still green and soft, in
the spring and early summer. BY late
autumn most of the boards break off
or soften up enough so that it is fairly
good cattle forage, and that is about
all there is to be done about it. Certain
seasons favor the growth of the needle
grass, and in such seasons a consider
able amount of it may show up in a
and grama grass range.
The northern plains mixed prairie
range is good type of range 1t will
respond to management probably bet
ter than any of the ether principal ma
tive rangelard types of the western
range country Good management OF
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-10-14
Did you ever
hear some
thing that
seemed just
too good to
be true ?

TINT Whit !.
you're going TO say when ! tell
you that you viii neper have a
dioatery" c,istdrd when you make
It with better-blcnding Carnation
Evaporated Milk. Special quail
tiles OF Carnation make II blend
better and result In smooth, Arm
custard always. .without fa1i.
Children love baked custard and
it's so good for them. You win
enjoy making II often now that
YOU know your custard viii al
ways be perfect when made with
Carnation Evaporated MIX. DO
try my Surprise Baked custard.
You'll like the brown sugar sauce.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-10-14
SURPRISE BAKED cusTARD


makes 8 custardsl
4 eggs
v, cup sugar
v, teaspoon soli
cup woier
IA cups large eonl vndilvted
cARNATioN EvAPoRATED
MILK
! teaspoon vonillo
Y. cup firmly poeksd brown sugar
Beat eggs, sugar and salt to-
gether. Add water, Carnation and
vanilla. Beat until thoroughly
mixed. Spread u cup brown
sugar on bottoms of 8 custard
cups. Pour custard over sugar
Place cups in pan OF hot water
and bake In a moderate oven
(35O"F.) for 40 TO so minutes Tor
until knife inserted comes out
elean). Cool ! hour. Invert Gus
tard. Brown sugar VIII form .
sauce.
Nothing starts a winter day on
better than cups Of delicious, hot
coffee dreamed" to perfection
with carnation Evaporated MIR
See II your husband doesn't agree
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-10-14
TRICK OR TREAT FRosTlNG

Enough for about Z dozen
cookies or 2 S-inch layers)
VI cup undilu.ed cARNATloh
EvAPCRATED MILK
z tablespoons orange juice
| tablespoon orange rind
Va teaspoon sols
4 cups sif'ed eonfce,ioners sugar
"a cup sofsened butter
Combine all ingredients except
butter in a bowl. Blend until
smooth. Add butter. Beat until
creamy. Frost cooled cookies or
cake layers.
Here's another idea that will
please the little "goblins" on Hal
loween night make faces on
round. fiat cookies. Ice with Trick
or Treat Frosting. Use almond or
peanut halves for noses and make
ewes and mouths with raisins or
black gum drops.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-10-14
When trick
or treaterS"
ring your
doorbell
they will
find a real


.. if your cookie jar is filled with
orange frosted brownies. Make a
pan from your favorite brownie
mix or use your own recipe. When
cool, frost them with Trick or
Treat Frosting and decorate with
witches and cats. The same quail
ity that makes Carnation Evap-
GRATED Milk perfect for baking
and cooking, performs miracles
in an uncooked icing. / don't
think there's anything like richer.
better-blending Carnation for
whipping" up one in hurry.
Try this creamy orange frosting
on your next fudge or spice cake.
It's one of the favorites at my
house and I'm sure your family
will like it too.
Evening star., 1955-05-26
Obscene Pictures Made
Of Child, 3, B|ick Asserts

NEW YORK, May 26 (P.-
The head of the Washington
police vice squad testified today
that a child as young as 3la
years old was used in the Ma
tion's Capital in making por-
nographic pictures.
Inspector Roy Blick made the
statement in answer to a ques-
ton before the Kefauver SUBJ
committee on juvenile delin-
quency as to the age of the
youngest child he knew that
was being used in such pictures.
Inspector Blick said the in
cident came to light when one
of his undercover men went to
a residence to make a police
purchase of obscene pictures.
The inspector said the police
man found "the man at the time
making pictures of his three
children and wife-all nude"
The subcommittee, which is
investigating the effect of por-
nographic material on juvenile
delinquency. did not pursue the
subject further.
Inspector Blick said the num-
ber Of teen-age girl models for
such pictures is increasing. He
was asked by Senator Kefau-
yer, Democrat, of Tennessee,
head of the subcommittee
whether he had found boys and
girls in the l4-15 age group
participating in acts of perver-
Evening star., 1955-05-26
President Asks for Funds
To Build Atomic Vessel
$12.6 Million for Peace Ship Is Part
Of $l39 Million Appropriation Request

ment said the proposed supple
mental appropriations would
not increase 1856 fiscal year ex-
penditures or new obligational
authority over the totals sub
mitted in the Presidents budget
message last January.
1t explained that the appro-
priations asked today were either
specifically forecast in the budget
message or were covered by the
budgets allotment of $3.50 mil
lion as a general reserve for
contingencies. The $12.650, 900
asked to build the atomic mer-
chant ship hull would come out
of the contingency reserve, the
White House said.
The ship money would go to
the Maritime Administration for
design and construction of the
atomic ship hull, training the
crew and administering its part
of the program.
The Atomic Energy Commits
sion, under the Presidents plan,
would handle construction and
installation of the atomic reactor
See ATOM SHIP, Page A-4
Evening star., 1955-05-26
Russia Agrees to Talks,
But Sees Their Failure
Acceptance Note Charges U. S. Has
Set Up Conditions booming PorIey

MOSCOW, May 26 (P).-The
Soviet Union formally accepted
today an invitation to take part
in a Big Four parley at the
summit. At the same time it
charged the United States was
setting up pre-conditions which
will doom the conference to
failure"
There is only one explana-
tion." the Soviet Union said in
notes to the United States,
Britain and France, namely
that the Government of the
United States of America, con-
trary to its declaration, does not
desire to settle acute interna-
tional problems,
Washington Statements Cited
The note specifically referred
to statements made in Wash
ington concerning relations with
the Communist peoples democ-
racies in Eastern Europe.
1t declared that any attempt
to discuss the situation in those
countries would be completely
inadmiSSable.
1t also said the United States
Evening star., 1955-05-26
britons PICKING
Eden Or Att|ee
Voting 'FuirIy Light
To Very Heavy

LONDON, May 26 (P.-Britons
voted at fairly light" to very
heavy" clip in national elections
today deciding whether the ma
ton will stick with Prime Min
lister Eden's Conservatives or
swing left to Clement Attlee's
Laborites.
Skies were alternately overcast
and bright as the men and worn-
en- of Americas closest ally
marked ballots for $50 members
of a new House of Commons.
Each voter cast a ballot for only
one candidate-the voters choice
for Parliament in that district.
Voting began at 7 am. q am.
EDIT. The polls close at 9 pm
Rain was forecast for early eve
ming but about % million of the
lust under 35~ million eligible
voters were expected to cast bal
lots by the closing hour.
Sir Anthony exuded confidence
on a "get out the vote" automo-
bile tour of his Midlands con-
stituency of Warwick.
Herbert Morrison, the No. z
man of the Labor Party, was eau
tious when informed of the brisk
early turnout in some sections.
Prediction opinion polls ia
vored the Conservatives. The
outcome may be known by early
tomorrow afternoon. The party
getting a majority in Parliament
will form the cabinet-with Sir
Anthony at the helm if his Free
Enterprise Party wins and Mr.,
Attlee at the helm if his Social
lists emerge the victors.
Mr.. Attlee spent the day in his
safe Labor stronghold Of West
Walthamstown on the industrial
northern fringe of London. He
toured the neighborhood in his
car, with Mrs. Attlee at the
wheel.
Evening star., 1955-05-26

sio mas models for pornographic
photos.
mot the boys as much as the
young ladies'" the inspector re-
piled.
He estimated the retail value
of pornographic material-films,
recordings, books and photo
graphs-seized in Washington in
the last two years at approx
mately $4,000.
Inspector Blick said the effect
of pornographic material was
more dangerous than narcotics,
and said "it would be great help
to us" if the search and seizure
powers in effect under the mar
cotics laws we're applied to the
field of pornography. He said it
was his opinion that many sex
crimes were the direct result of
young people seeing pornographic
material.
The inspector also told of a
raid he led March %, 1858. on a
dance studio in Washington,
where he said he founu 1877 boys,
aged IL years and up, waiting to
see an obscene picture. He said
tickets showed they paid SIS each
for admission.
Inspector Blick said the pro-
duction of pornographic phono-
graph recordings of sex activities
was becoming more popular
and that his squad had seized
$40 900 to $4,000 worth of them
in the last two years.
Evening star., 1955-05-26

plan for any later appointment" "
Senator Nicely said he believed
Mr.. Hayes statement and was
glad he had made it.
While the subject was under
discussion, Senator Beall, Re-
publican. of Maryland moved
that Mrs. Morris statement re-
garding the rumored promises
regarding a later Hayes appoint
ment. be stricken from the COM
mittee record. The chairman
said he didn't know if that would
be proper but that Mrs. Morris
might elect to withdraw it.
Mrs. Morris said the subject
already had been called to the
attention of the committee and
would make no difference to her
if the paragraph was stricken
So it was.
Among the long list of wit
nesses who spoke briefly on the
two nominees were Judge James
R. Kirkland of the U. S. District
Court for the District of Colum-
bia; Chief Judge Nathan Cayton
of the Municipal Court of APP
peals: Commissioner Samuel
Spencer and Gerhard P. Van
Arkel. attorney and former coun-
sci of the Senate District Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1955-05-26
DistiIIery Wrecked
By Fire and Blasts

PHILADELPHIA, May 26 (E).
Fire and a series of massive
explosions wrecked a unit of the
Publicker Industries, Inc, alco-
hol distillery on the Philadelphia
waterfront today.
With the flames under control
some three hours after the first
alarm at BIS am. a company
source reported this casualty
toll:
One dead, one missing, at least
II workers injured.
There was no immediate dam
age estimate.
Others injured include police
and f1remen modified in force
at the scene by six alarms. and
at least one woman who said she
was knocked down by an ex-
plosion while walking a block
from the plant.
An estimated 10000 gallons
of highly explosive alcohol fed
the flames and explosions that
sent mushroom shaped clouds of
fire and smoke soaring above the
big plant, visible for miles
around. The roof and one wall
OF a four-story reinforced con-
crete building where the fire was
confined toppled.
Evening star., 1955-05-26
Crime Appraisers Boom
For Police Force of 500

would take several hundred
more men. The force now au-
thorized is 2,278 police.
In addition to urging serious
consideration by Congress and
budget officials of a 2,500-man
force as "the greatest deterrent
to another crime RISE" the as
sociation reports:
/. Endorsed the recently ap-
proved Youth Aid Division in
the Police Department.
Fee System Hit
2. recommended immediate
consideration" of the association
proposal to pay the United
States Commissioner a salary
commensurate with the demands
of his duties rather than con-
tinuing the "antiquated" fee sys-
TEN
8. Commended the Depart
ment Of Corrections for the far
sightedness of its plans for a
Youth Correction Center.
4. Recommended that serious
thought be given by Congress
and budget officials to the De-
partment of Corrections request
for adequate institutional facil-
tiles for inmates before a crisis
rather than after one.
In its analysis of police sta
See CRIME, Page A-4
Evening star., 1955-05-26
BY ROBERT X. WALSH

Salk vaccine manufacturers
and a newly established advisory
panel for clearance of anti
polio vaccine met jointly today
amid only slightly brighter signs
of unraveling a tangled and still
controversial problem involving
proposed changes in Govern
ment tests.
One of the manufacturing
firm officials who had raised OBJ
iections to the tighter standards
told reporters his company now
is prepared to agree to the re-
visions. But another company
representative voiced a fresh OBJ
lection.
Kenneth F. Valentine, presi-
dent of Pitman-Moore Co. Of
Zionsville. Ind, one of the six
firms licensed to make the vac
cine, said he thought the sug-
gested revisions would require a
considerable increase" in the
volume of tests without neces-
sarily assuring more safety
Lilly to Accept Plan
E. ". Beesley, president of Eli
Lilly g. Co. Of Indianapolis, in
formed reporters as he went into
the closed meeting that his COM
pany was ready to accept the
plan. Yesterday he said he
thought the tentative specif1ca-
tions were mot entirely salts
factory" and that "a lot of points
need to be cleared up before
they become minimum stand
ards"
Whether the originally sug-
geSted standards have been re-
vised to any extent by the Gov
ernment since yesterday was not
disclosed by any of the conferees.
The manufacturers represent
atives and Public Health Service
authorities returned to the Ma
tional Institutes of Health today
to resume yesterdays conference
on the problem. At the same
time. a seven doctor panel Of
polio experts appointed late yes
terday as a continuing advisor,
Evening star., 1955-05-26
Senate Group Approves
Mclaughlin and Hayes
BY DON S. WARREN

The Senate District Commit
tee today voted it's unanimous
approval of the appointment OF
Robert E. Mclaughlin to be a
member of the Board of Com
missioners and of George E. C.
Hayes to take Mr.. McLaughlin's
place on the Public Utilities
Commission.
Senate confirmation will be
asked promptly since the term
of Renah F. Camalier as a Dis
trict Commissioner expires to-
day. according to advices given
the Senate committee. although
he has contended it would run
to June /.
More than a score of wit
nesses, Republican and Demo-
crat. appeared in support of the
two candidates. Only one ques-
ton was raised from the wit
ness group. This was a request
voiced by Mrs. Edward B. Nor
ris. a civic worker, that the
committee inquire whether Mr..
Hayes had been told that If he
made good as Utilities Com
mission member he later would
get an appointment to the Board
of Commissioners.
No Place in Record
Chairman Nicely, Democrat, OF
West Virginia, and other mem
bers of the committee immedi-
ately contended that if this was
based only on rumor it had no
place in the record and that it
would be improper for the COM
mittee to take cognizance of it.
After the votes were taken, Mr..
Hayes, who is colored, stood up
to voice his thanks to the COM
mittee and to declare he had no
knowledge of any promise for a
later appointment.
Il think I owe it to myself, "
he said, "to say I heard this re-
port this morning for the first
time"
1T came to me out of the clear
blue. l feel fiattered to have
been named a member of the
Utilities Commission. No one
has approached me about any
Evening star., 1955-05-26
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG

The Washington Criminal JUS
tice Association plugged again
today for a 2,500-man police
force as it reported that Wash
ington police cleared up 10 per
cent of the serious crimes here
last year.
In its 10Th annual report on
crime conditions in the Nations
Capital, the association noted
that. while national crime figures
reached a new high in 1854, Dis
trict police recorded the lowest
number of felonious offenses since
its present reporting system was
started in l948.
This can be directly attrib-
uted," the association stated. Ito
additional police personnel (ac-
tually men paid for working on
their days Off, more efficient po-
lice work and, we emphasize, bet
ter cooperation and co-ordina-
ton among law enforcement Of
flcials."
The association cautioned
against letting these facts lessen
efforts or vigilance.
Should Be Incentive
Instead" the report said.
"they should serve as an incen-
tive, not only to law enforcement
agencies but to the citizens of
the District of Columbia, to
strive to maintain this record or
possibly to improve upon it.
Statistics reveal increases in
crime occur during police per-
sonnel shortages and the de-
crease in 1854 resulted when suf-
ficient police personnel was
available. The association re-
lterates that such deductions are
proof of the need for a $500
man police force"
The associations conclusions
jibe with what Police Chief Rob-
ert v. Murray told a House
Appropriations Subcommittee
questioning him about the
chances of further reduction in
crime. He replied that that