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Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-01-01

tall ana spring -. 0
grazing on the hay stubble These cattle
are fed by scattering loose hay from a
wagon or sled on the meadows, so most
of the time the feed ground is changed
every few days as hay stacks are used
up. However, there is lot of crowding
of cattle during the winter, and a good
opportunity for the spread of infection.
That condition is somewhat mitigated
by lot of extremely cold, clear wealth
er.
In the summer months-mid May to
October-the cattle are on high noun
tain range, decided, Taylor grazing, or
forest. as the case may be, and usual
ly mixed to some extent with cattle of
other owners. The concentrations will
vary with the range from one COW to ten
acres on up, depending on conditions.
Cows ON Their own
Our calving period is March to May
in the main, and mostly we calve in the
hay fields with only willow brush for
shelter We ride these fields steadily
and do lot of work, but even then a
cow is mostly on her own.
Now-rny first experience with Bru-
celIosis was Is years ago this COM
ing spring. We got modern and progress
sive and tried locking a couple of hun
dred first calf heifers up in 40 acre lot
for calving. Save on riding and keep a
close watch. We even built cabin there
SO man could stay with them.
| was riding the COW bunch and on the
first day of April after I had made my
morning ride went up to see how the
heifers were doing.
''How is it going?" says I.
s'Not SO good" sage he. ssSixty-six
dead ones and 80 live ones.''
With range mans instinct - and
don't discount that rode over and
opened the gate. Give them room,'' |
said. Then headed for town.
Well, the Vet said Bangs and he
wanted to test some, and I headed for
home to battle. Home to hear the argur
ments that we still hear in some circles
about mouldy hay and slipping on the
ice and pine needles and so on. But
TOUCHED it out and got the heifers tested
-27 of them that had come back into
the lot to bawl at their dead calves. We
got % reactors, because the Vet insisted
on testing our blue ribbon Jersey milk
COW and she had it too. Then | was in
the dog house.
What to do?
So what do we do now? And the Vet
talked about test and slaughter, and
1A-Iovs,zrv 1858
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-01-01

strictly on cattle That has bearing
on the case, as do the figures, so will
ask you to remember them.
vaccinated and Prospered
Now to go back to when Strain 19
vaccine became available. That is the
time when our vet, a. new one, bless
him, got busy. He sold vaccine every
where in the county to everyone who
would go for it-and here is what made
the difference. He sold it and did the
work of vaccinating for so cents head
Not much profit but a Lot of work. and
it did the job. In other areas the vets
saw a chance for. some easy money and
charged a dollar or more. They made.
little, but the cowmen balked-and
the community lost by it.
We vaccinated and prospered, and it
never occurred to us that other areas
were not doing the same. We had
few hard-headS of course They are
everywhere. I had an old French-Ca-
madam neighbor and loved him like
father. He ran about IS cows and got
about five to seven calves a year. But
SIS no taoushin is som'pin else and
he fed yellow salt and pink salt and red
white and blue salt and even inoculated
with old frozen bIackleg vaccine, and
got no calves. To the day he died it
was .'som'pin else' and it is good
thing he did not need much to live on.
And unfortunately there were few big
ger operators who were not any smart
er.
Last year our State Sanitary Board
decided to try to clean up the state Our
county signed up as Brucellosis Con-
troll Area and started testing about
Oct. Is. In less than eight months the
whole county had been tested once.
Now we did not have to test all of the
cattle In the herds that had history
of official vaccination for three years
it was decided that 20 per cent of COWS
over three would give a good check and
it worked.
First County Test
Here are some of the results of the
first test. OF the 400 herds in the county,
20 were found to contain reactors. Not
so good-but-out of the 81 900 head
there were only 438 reactors. That
is better, One hundred and thirty-eight
of the reactors were in one herd.
That is better yet. Remember one
reactor on a ranch makes a reactOr
herd, and we found places where
big outfit had bought milk cow
maybe from out of the state. She
reacted and we had big reactor herd
without single range COW being in
fected. There were really only about
three or four badly infected herds and
less than per cent of the cattle in the
county
Now, a year later, 40 of the 70 herds
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-01-01


Sure. Nothing to it, It is a short and
easy job with good horses, experienced
men, good corrals, good chutes and
owner cooperation.
That last point is important. There
is nothing in our law that says man
has to get rid of reactors. He can
string along with them under ssquar-
antine' in quotes, or as some of us pre-
fer to call it, restricted herd basis.
And if he will vaccinate regularly and
carefully he has a chance of wearing
it out of his herd in time.
But our living comes from our calf
crop, and we know it, SO the usual
course of events runs something like
this: what? Old Twinkletoes a bang
er? I don't believe it," Then, ''She's
good cow and I'm going to keep her.
She always brings in a good cali" Then
after couple of months of riding by
that s'B" on the jaw and that reactor
tag, there is kind of muttering that
sounds like Eating good feed and ruin
ing my reputation as cowman." And
pretty soon after that cold Twjnl<Ietoes''
boards Slated car for her date with
destiny.
Varied Conditions
This is COW country, but we have a lot
of conditions in a state as big as Mon
tana. There are a lot of areas where
cattle are sideline to grain or beets
or sheep This is where lack of facili-
ties and lack of knowledge and lack
of interest can make BrucelIosis clean
up long, slow, 1aborious process
There are areas where speculation and
trading and ''in and OUT operations are
more the rule than steady, year in and
year out, raise them, grow them and
sell them business. Some of these
make your dollar and get out'' boys
object to a little restriction and little
added expense.
There are areas where we have big
year around grazing operations. The
cattle aren't concentrated so closely
and there is not much chance of vio-
lent storm of abortion" Some of these
boys would rather drift along losing
their shirts button by button than Jump
out and clean up Brucellosis under a
statewide program. And everywhere,
you have a few ranchers who don't
know what they have got and are afraid
TO find out. Remember that c0wmen
are still pretty rugged individualists and
resent even the appearance of being
old what to do.
So we have our troubles Montana is
progressing well in its campaign to
,lean up Brucellosis but there is still
l long, hard trail to ride But we can
10 it. We can practically and finally
eradicate Bruce1la AbortuS in Montana
md in the whole United States but
is going to take lot of education,
| lot of patience, lot of mutual UNI
Outstanding, and a Lot of experience,
'ained the hard way as we go along.
let's have at it.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-01-01

strictly on cattle That has bearing
on the case, as do the figures, SO will
ask you to remember them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-09
OUR PRESIDENTS 3, HoNoRE M CAruDAL

his spare time between his work
los q surveyor. member Of the
state legislature and other jobs
q future President received his
license to practice law In Illinois
lie years ago today. Which
President?
2-Who was President when
California was admitted to the
Union los years ago today?
3-The President and q for
liner President attended the fu-
neral services, two years age
to-day. for the Chief Justice who
had administered the oath Of
Ioffice to both Of them. Who?
ANSWERS on Next Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-09
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. Z. EDGAR

EXPLANATION: The late Al
bert Einstein was frequently
pressed by laymen for a thumb
nail explanation of his theory Of
relatively. On such occasions, he
would tell the following story:
zone summer day, I was walk
ing with o blind friend. After we
had walked for o while, I became
thirsty and said I would like .
drink Of milk.
'Milk?' said my friend. !
know what drink is. but what is
milk?'
"'It's q white liquid
Liquid I know. but what Is
white?'
"'The color Of a swans feath-
ers.''
81 know what feathers are.
What Is q swami
A bird with q crooked neck.
Neck I know. What Is
crooked?'
IT took his arm and held it
straight.
THAT is straight ! said.
Then I bent his arm ct the
elbow.
And that Is crooked
".Ahi' exclaim e d the blind
man. Now I know what you
mean by milkl'"
NECESSITY: Some years ago,
New York Yankees fans arranged
a Yogi Berra day in honor OF the
star catcher. Then q young, in
experienced kid, Berra was over
whelmed by the array Of expen-
sive gifts which were given. him.
When the presentation was
over, he stepped forward to ex-
press his appreciation.
II want to thank all you peo-
pie" he said with feeling, "for
making this day necessary"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-09
BY EASLEY BLACKWOOD

S0eS MI AL p4nc
Mr.. Abel thought there was
something familiar about the
hand and he was right. In yes
tsrday,s column, his hand and
the dummy were exactly the
same. The opening trick was
the same, too. Mr.. Heinsite led
the lack Of spades and Mr.. Abel
Won with the ace.
mt Mr. rye;nsite,s hand was
s1,ohtlv diHarant In 49, nre-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-09
WORD GAME
Find SO or more words in
TR e AS u RE,

meaning, riches, wealth." Az
erage is 80; time limit. Is min
uteS. ~
Rules Of the game--1 Words must be
sca I X forr mi letters By tne addition Of
"s," such as bats" cars" are not
used. 8. Only one form Of word Is
used. 4. Proper names are not used.
Answer 70 NARRATION
nation, anton, anon, anoint, aorta,
arrant, aria, rain, rant, ration, ratio,
rata, RANT riot RATA, roam, rota, roar.
tarn, taro, tiara, torn, train, trio. into.
f0ta, iron
The Lincoln times., 1955-07-07
By E. p. HOLMES
Telephone Engineer

Some five years ago there was
a great cry for telephones in Lin
coin County. Such sections as
Cats Square (the most unique
named town in North Cardinal
at Vale that contains the Little
Church in the Vail (Vale) with
the enclosed fence with hundred
sheep in the yard giving one the
impression of. biblical picture
located in the Holy Land.
Then, the road that leads to
Denver known as the "Old Plank
Road"
Then. "IngleSide." the ancestral
home of Peter Forney (the hero
of the battle of Guilford Court
house, though the most historical
in North Carolina still had never
heard the ring Of a phone.
The Old Morrison Place where
one Sunday afternoon in 1845
Stonewall Jackson was married
into the Morrison family.
These places are almost by
words in North Carolina homes:
seemed to have every convenience
but phones. Letters poured in to
the Office of the then Governor
w. Kerr Scott and he in turn
encouraged the people into greater
developmet.
In the REA office came many
letters to Walter E. Fuller, Di-
rector of Rural Telephone Service
in North Carolina REA. The
County Agent and the Assistant
County Agent were bringing pres
sure to bear to get phones in this,
then neglected non-phone area
Finally the seed were sown and
the Southern Bell began to ex-
pand.
1t was said that phones for the
"Old Plank Road" and on to
Denver was then just a dream
Yet, today it is a vast network of
phones and phone lines. Money
was raised to supplement the
service so that the Plank Road
and Denver could have E.A.S. to
Lincolnton and would not have
to go around by Stanley
In interviewing the Four Agri-
The Lincoln times., 1955-07-07
Tree Sucker
Can Do Good

Homeowners seldom give this
sucker an even break.
That's the sucker or "water
sprout" that comes out on tree
trunks around this time Suck
ers are lot like tonsils: probably
they won't do any harm, but
sometimes may do lot of good.
For the newly painted tree they
will serve to quickly increase the
trees deficient leaf area. And if not
allowed to remain too long, they
will assist the tree in building a
sturdy trunk better able to resist
future storms.
Permitted to grow large and
then cut off, they may leave trunk
scars that are unsightly for several
years.
EARLY ACTION
With established trees, most
people want to remove suckers for
aesthetic reasons when they first
appear. At this stage, they can be
9lucked off readily and do not re-
CURE a pruning operation. Early
removal likewise tends to discour-
age future growth.
The Lincoln times., 1955-07-07
THE LINCOLN TIMES
Society News
Diol Regent 5-257l
Salem Home
Demonstration Club
Holds Meeting

The regular monthly meeting of
the Salem Home Demonstration
Club was held Wednesday after
noon, June %, at the home of Mrs.
Sam HoviS. Mrs. David Hovis, pres
ident, called the meeting to order.
America, the Beautiful" was used
as the opening hymn. Mrs. Den
mis- Setter gave the devotions.
The topic for the month "Safe-
ty in the Home. was discussed by
Miss Ainslee Alexander, home
agent.
During the business session, a
pie baking contest was held. Eight
entries were made and Mrs. L. E.
Summey with her fresh peach pie
was declared the winner An ice
cream supper, to be held at the
community house, on Saturday
JULY 9 was planned.
The hoSteSses. Mrs. Sam Hovis
and Mrs. Jim Peeler, served deli
cious refreshments.
The Lincoln times., 1955-07-07

Mrs. Jettie Houser of Vale an
nounces the marriage of her
daughter, Eula Kate, to Hal Thom-
as Wilson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. T..
M. Wilson of Hickory, Route l.
The vows were spoken in a SIM
pie ceremony in the First Baptist
Church Parsonage in Newton on
Saturday, July 2, at 4 o'clock to
the Rev. James NJ Wilder with
only few close relatives attend
ing.
The bride wore a white nylen
street length dress with white ac-
cesSories and a corsage of pink
carnations.
Mrs. Wilson is a graduate of
Union High School and is now
employed with the Johnson Ho-
siery Mill.
Mr.. Wilson is a graduate of
Mountain View School and is en-
ployed with his father in the saw
milling business. He served two
years with the United States ar
my.
After a short wedding trip to
Florida the couple will make their
home with the brides mother.
The Lincoln times., 1955-07-07

F. Williamson of Dunn.

F. Williamson OF Dunn.
The idea behind the unique pro-
ject is to consolidate those per-
sons who manfully own up to
speeding charges into an exelu-
sive traffic safety club. It's mem
bers are pledged to go forth and
spread the "Slow Down and Live"
theme to others. According to the
Dunn Dispatch some of the most
prominent persons of the county
are members.
Motor Vehicles Commissioner
Ed Scheidt, who is leading the
current cSlow Down and Live"
campaign for safer highways, was
intrigued with the idea. Said
Sheidt: I'VE would like to see
'55' Clubs established in other
communities. Personnel of the
Motor Vehicles Department will
be glad to assist civic organiza- :
tions and similar groups who will
undertake to get '55' Club
started in their localities. The
idea is sound. We would like to
see it spread"
The agency chief said interested
persons may write the Public
Relations Office, Department of
Motor Vehicles, Raleigh, for in
formation and material.
The Lincoln times., 1955-07-07
Good Attendance
City Fairgrounds
For First Week

City Playground and Oaklawn
Playground Leaders reported good
crowds on hand for the first
weeks operation. Ann Yoder
turned in weekly attendance of
822 from City Playground for the
five day period, Monday through
Friday. and Hazel Edgerton had
$40 boys and girls taking part in
the Oaklawn Playground activities
last week. A daily average of
1914 at City Playground and a
daily average of 164 at Oaklawn.
WINNERS OF FOURTH
OF JULY PARADE
Winners of the Fourth of July
Parade, Special Event on the
Playground last week, were: BEST
ALL ROUND i B o bb by Reep;
TACKIEST - Marshal Sisk and
Joyce Ann Wiley; FUNNIEST =
Milton and Teresa; PRETTIEST
= Susan Huss and Mary Zimt-
baum. Ann Yoder and Peggy Cost
ner. playground leaders, were in
charge of the Fourth of July Pro-
gram prior to the parade in which
the boys and girls of the play
ground performed.
Hazel Ederton. Leader at Oak
lawn, had one of her largest
crowds of the week on hand Fri
day afternoon, July /, ror the
Fairgrounds Fourth of July Pro-
gram and Parade. After the boys
and girls Rhythmic band per-
formed. Mrs. Harriet Jarret, Mrs.
Estelle Friday and Miss Caral La
Verne Baker served as judges
for the Dress-Up Parade. They
selected the following winners:
Prettiest - Hazel Hush, Fun
niest - Edward Nixon: Best All
Round = Lafayette Jarrett; Most
Unusual = Patricia Oats: Tack
lest - Preston Coulter and Most
Original = Ernestine Staley.
The Lincoln times., 1955-07-07
Goodson-Mode
Invitation Issued

The following invitation has
been issued:
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Frank
GoodSon
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Peggy Jane
to
Mr.. Kenneth Wilford Mode
on Sunday, the seventeenth of
July
at five o'clock in the afternoon
Boyer City Methodist Church
Boyer City. North Carolina
The Lincoln times., 1955-07-07
Mr. And Mrs. VIC.
Buff Celebrating
Goth Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Buff of
e21 S. Poplar Street, Lincolnton.
today are celebrating their Goth
Wedding Anniversary.
Mrs. Buff is the former Miss
Cora Caroline Roddy. Mr.. Buff
was Lincoln county deputy sher-
iff for many years, and is known
to many of his friends as Bud"
Mr.. and Mrs. Buff were married
at Old Fishing Greek. known as
Lando, S. c., on July 7, 1895. Mr..
Buff was 18 years old then, Mrs.
Buff IA, which makes Mr.. Bluffs
present age 78, his wife'S "a.
MI. and Mrs. Buff came to Lin
colnton in 1900. They came with
the late Ed Love, pioneer textile
leader of that era. In 1908, Mr..
Buff built the home on S. Poplar
street he and his wife are now
living in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buff have spent a
happy and fruitful sixty years of
married life together. They have
maintained a close devotion to
each other throughout the years,
and as one of them expressed,
"worked hard at making our mar
riage work" They are the parents
of nine children. only three now
living. The living children are.
Henry Buff of Haines City. Fla !;
Charlie Buff of Virginia Beach,
Va; Mrs. R. A. Iily) Bost of
Cramerton. There are 13 grand
children and II great-grandchll-
dren.
The Lincoln times., 1955-07-07
Howords Greek Home
Club Holds Meeting

The HoWards Greek Home Dem
onstration Club met Tuesday at
the school cafeteria at two O'Clock.
The president. Mrs. Henry Huss,
called the meeting to order. The
club then joined in singing
Faith OF Our Fathers"
The devotional was the 9th
Psalm, followed by the Lords
Prayer.
Mrs. David Chapman gave a re-
port on Home Management and
Mrs. Charlie Hartsoe gave a re-
port on food conservation. Mrs.
Hoke Heavner gave a demonstra-
ton on the Rarity With Vege-
tables"
There were II members present
and two visitors. Mrs. John Wray
Heafner and Miss Anne Heafner.
Misses Ellen and Jessie Wood.
hostesses, served delicious refresh
mentS.
The Lincoln times., 1955-07-07
Network Of Telephones
Now Covers The County

culture Teachers of Lincoln Coun-
ty they all agreed on one main
point: that Aras that two years
ago there was a great need for
phones but today due to the c.
operation of the many concerL
and the efficiency and foresignC
of the Southern Bell, practically
every one in Lincoln County who
so desires can have phone. Those
who do not have service and are
anxious to acquire phones are
being gradually served under a
construction program still in the
making.
The Lincoln times., 1955-07-07
Happy
Birthday

List furnished by MILL REM
NANT SHOP.
July 7th Mrs. Jack Brown,
WLON, Lincolnton; Miss Colleen
Buff, Route 2, Lincolnton; Mrs.
2 w. A. Lilly, Miss Linda Beam. Lin
colnton; Mrs. John H. Propst, Rt.
/, Vale; Mrs. Josephine Propst. Rt.
8, Vale; Mrs. v. S. Angle, Route l.,
Iron Station.
July 9Th - Mrs. Pete Grow, Bo-
ger City; Mrs. A. L. Rudisill, Vale;
Mrs. l.. Mays, Route 5, Lincolnton;
Mrs. Dallas Lee, Lincolnton.
July 9th - Miss Wanda Leath-
erman, Route l, Vale: Mrs. Burgin
Goodson, Route 5, Lincolnton;
Mrs. Glenn Powell.
The Lincoln times., 1955-07-07
MARINE CORPS MUSEUM

Historic New Hall, built in 1871
in Carpenters Court near Inde-
oendence Hall in Philadelphia will
be restored as a memorial museum
to the Marine Corps. according to
an announcement by the Interior
Department. The memorial will
commemorate the establishment of
the Marine Corps in Philadelphia
On Nov. 10, TITS. and will be part
of Independent National Historical
Park.
The Lincoln times., 1955-07-07
SoIem n D Club To
Sponsor Ice Creom Supper

The Salem Home Demonstra-
ton Club will sponsor an ice cream
supper. Saturday night, July ..
beginning at $50.
There will be hot dogs. home
made cake, ice cream and colo
drinks for sale.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
The Lincoln times., 1955-07-07
DO-RE-MI

Despite music for free on radio
and televiSiOn = or perhaps be-
cause of it-more and more of US
are going in for making harmony
on our own. The sale of musical
instruments has quadrupled since
1889 and now totals more than
$500, ,000,0 900 a year; pianos account
for about half of that amount.
The Lincoln times., 1955-07-07
MONEY WEIGHED

NEW YORK Many banks
now are using highly sensitive
scales to check packages of paper
money. The machines are so deli
cate that the absence of single
banknote in a $1,000 package of
$40 bills is Immediately detected.
The Lincoln times., 1955-07-07
Eostern Stor Chopter
Meeting Mondoy

Mrs. Mildred Robinson. worthy
matron, and Clarence Duncan,
worthy patron. urge all officers
and members of Lincoln Chapter
ia OES to attend their meeting
Monday evening at O'Clock in the
Masonic hall.
Plans will be made for the visit
of the District Deputies.
The Lincoln times., 1955-07-07
"55" Club Promotes
Safety In Harnett

RALEIGH - Harnett county
citizens who run afoul of the
speed law get some of the edge
taken off their court appearances
when they are invited to join the
"55" Club originated by State
Highway Patrol Corporal Romie