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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-03-01

TT1HERE you have grain-saving, ease
H. of handling, economy - the reasons
SO many farmers give for owning
Massey Harris combines, the reasons
they enjoy fast, Iow-cost harvests season
after season.
You'll discover this same security
yourself when you drive a Massey
Harris 80, so, or 60 Self Propelled - or
any of the pull-type Massey-Harris
combines The solid feel of it the
smoothness of its operation tells you
this combine does more than the usual
And, you see it the instant grain pours
into the tank fast. clean - thor
0ughly threshed.
Its in the way Massey Harris takes
a controlled flow of grain and straw up
the elevator, through the large diameter
cylinder, over the four walkers. It's the
magic of Balanced Separation - the
perfect relationship between each unit
IN size, speed, capacity.
Farmers tell us, too, that the natural
Ay placed controls, the comfortable width
cot lts platform, the balanced weight dis
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-03-01
Massey Ezarris 90 end 80 seEf-propelEeds-
first n r0in-sGUin9. Of handling.

tribution and the stability of its low de
sign - make the 80, 80, and go SO easy to
handle on rolling land, so relaxing to
work with over long hours.
Once you use Massey Harris, you'll
find economy is more than low fuel con-
sumption. It's the low maintenance cost
of fewer repairs, greater stamina, dura-
bility - the longer life in every con-
struction detail It's the faster servicing
less service time with new, improv-
ed sealed for-life bearings. It's in the
way you get down grain - cut out the
corners, keep your speed through weedy
spots -. the way you take off whole
fields without stop.
Ask your neighbor about his
Massey Harris combine = then see
your dealer for complete details on
the 80, 80, or go Self Propelleds.
For folder write Massey Harris,
Dept. C-27O Racine, Wisconsin.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-03-01

Nitrogen is one material which may
be more economically applied to a soil
through the use of green manure
crop, principally one of the legumes.
Sweet clover, alfalfa and red clover
are the more important green manure
crops in Montana.
With sweet clover we have both the
annual (Hubam) and the biennial vel
low and white types. Hubam being an
annual is used to some extent in the
Yellowstone Valley Hubam does not
develop the extensive root system as
that found in the biennials, nor is the
top growth nearly as heavy. From the
standpoint of nitrogen fixation, it is
only a little more than Sc. per cent as
efficient as the biennials. Because of
growth characteristics the yellow sweet
clover is used more commonly than the
white type.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-03-01
Fertilizer Ratios

The use of commercial fertilizer ma
terials in Montana has increased very
rapidly since 1913. In 1854 nearly 35.-
600 tons were Used-representing a
farmer Investment of nearly So mil
lion.
The fertilizer industry has made
rapid progress in recent years in de-
veloping higher analysis fertilizer
materials and in stepping up the pro-
ductive capacity of their plants. With
higher analysis materials you are not
only receiving more for each dollar
spent for fertilizer, but you also have
to adjust your rates of application ac-
cOrdingly.
The major plant food elements which
we are concerned with in field crop
production in Montana are nitrogen and
phosphorus. Both materials are sup
piled either singly or in combination in
commercial fertilizer materials. It is
here that the fertilizer ratio is aIl-in-
portant for you to know and under
stand. The figures given in fertilizer
ratio, such as 4-12-8, represent the avail
able percentage of each of the three
major plant food elements. The first
figure represents nitrogen, the second
indicates available phosphoric acid and
the third, potash.
Formulas like 1000, $500 and 800
represent nitrogen bearing materials
The latter, 5000, is that of anhydrous
ammonia which is now being used to
some extent in Montana. Materials
carrying phosphoric acid carry for
mulas like O-2O-O and O-46-O. The guar
anteed percentages represent the num-
Der OF pounds of each of the plant food
elements available in each 100 pounds
of fertilizer material. An abbreviated
formula to keep in mind is N-P-K. rep
resenting nitrogen, phosphoric acid and
potash. respectively.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-03-01
Combine Weed
Control Methods
CONTINUED from page 10

with safety prior to the boot stage of
development of the grain.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-03-01

24Morch !. 1855
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-12
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
.Thr Sunday Star

Choose The Star Sunday When You Haze a Choice
BEAUTIES ARE THEIR BUSINEss-1n The Star Pic
torial Magazine read Meredith S. Buers feature
about a local MON" and Dad" team who make it
their business to coach Miss Washington candidates
See the cover OF the same magazine for a color
photo of three lovely contestants in this years
annual beauty pageant.
PARIS ON PLATTER-Reporter Brian Bell and Pho
tographer Elwood Baker take you tour of the
French capital with Air Force officers from the
Washington area-Part Two in their series of
the-spot articles about D. c. area service men and
women stationed overseas.-The Star Pictorial
Magazine.
1T PAYS TO BE A CHARACTER-Does it pay to be
conspicuous For answer packed with comedy
well homespun philosophy don't miss Dizzy
Deans story featured in This Week Magazine
besides giving his personal list of rules for success
Dizzy throws in his World Series predictions.
THE REVIEW OF THE WEEK-A regular Editorial
Section feature-brings you up to date on the his
tory of the past seven days written in absorbing
narrative form which makes for easy reading and
clear understanding.
HOT SALES FOR COOL GOODS-While July, 1885, will
long be remembered a red-hot month"; tempera-
ture-wise 1t also boosted business in many Lines
here breaking sales records in things like manu-
featured ice cubes and air conditionerS. For the
full story read the findings of Reporter Frank Sart
wells survey of Washington business-Financal
Pages.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR WOMEN-In the Women's Sec
ton, Mrs. Morris Cafritz, who is mentioning in
Europe, writes a guest column for Betty Beale;
Star Reporter Christie Rinehart investigates
unusual career opportunity for in Wash
ington.
Phone Sterling $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-12
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Programs for Tonight

Program sponsored by The
Evening Star in. cooperation
with the Film Center of Wash
ington and the recreation de-
partments of the District and
Alexandria and Arlington, Prince
Georges and Montgomery Coun-
ties:
Washington. At Dusk
Chevy Chase, Forty-first and Living
=, Barnard. Fifth and Decatur streets
:, Stowe. Fourteenth and Jackson streets
Briggs MONTGOMERY. Twenty-seventh
between ! and K streets NV.
4, Harrison. Thirteenth and streets
Lovejoy. Twelfth and D streets NE.
Lincoln. Sixth and L streets Sc.
Turner. Stanton road and Alahama
Anne Beers. Thirty-sixth and Alabama
avenue Sc.
Arlington County. $50 pm.
Barrett. 44O0 North Henderson road
Tuckahoe. $3.50 North Twenty-sixth
street.
Montgomery County. $50 pm.
Pleasant View Playground, COLLEGE View
and Norris drives. Wheaton.
Ptnecrest Recreation Center, st. Law
renee drive and Cherry Tree lane. -Four
CoH|sss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-12
Housing Code Strengthens D. c.
For New Drive to Clean Up SIums

Housing Code 30-day notices and them
adopted yesterday by property
missioners toowners making serious
strengthen material effort to comply with the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-12
President Signs
Bill 10 Raise
j. ). Annuifies
100000 to Benefit
In November Under
Increases in Scale

More than 100000 annuitants
and their survivors covered by
the civil service retirement sys-
tenn will start receiving annuity
increases in November.
President Eisenhower yester-
day signed the bill increasing
Federal annuities by IL per cent
on the first $1,000 annually in
'annuities and by 8 per cent on
any sum over that amount.
The new law also provides
lesser increases for Federal
workers who retire between now
and December 81, 1857.
Actually. the increases will be-
come effective october but will
not be reflected in annuitants'
checks until November.
Present Federal workers re-
firing after December 81, 1857
will receive no increases under
the new law. This is because
the 7.5 per cent Federal pay
raise given Government workers
this year will be reflected in
higher annuities in the future.
since annuities are based on the
amount of an employees salary.
The only annuitants now re-
Iceiving an increase are those
now drawing more than $4,000
la year.
The new law provides that
members of Congress. in COM
putting their pensions, be given
credit for any years served az
"a salaried employee in the execu-
tive branch, as we'll as for their
years as legislators. This will
have the effect Of increasing the
pensions of about a dozen mem
bers of Congress who served az
Isalaried Government workers
prior to 1913. 49,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-12
INVASION OF BUGS
FORCES FAMILY
OUT OF HOME

CUMBERLAND, Md. [P.--
Kenneth w. Troutman had
to move out of his house here
last night after an Invading
army Of thin, black bugs"
literally had the place crawl
ing.
Mr.. Troutman, who called
police, said the bugs. "thou-
sands and sands Of
them" came up out Of the
ground after a rain and COW
cred his house.
A University of Maryland
entomologist, Theodore L.
Bissell, could not identify
the insects from the descrip-
ton but said they might be
swarming elm leaf beetles,
box elder bugs or millepedes.
Unable to wash the in
vaders off the house with a
garden hose, Mr.. Troutman
took his family and moved
in with a neighbor. Police
were unable to identify or
get rid Of the bugs, sither.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-12

In the case of dwelling units
other than rooming and tene-
ment units, only four occupants
of two or more units may share
bathroom facilities. In rooming
units. up to six persons may
share.
The code also requires that all
residential buildings shall have
a water heating facility capable
of providing sufficient" hot
water at not less than 100 de-
grees Fahrenheit.
Dwelling units other than
roomlng units, must have kitchen
sinks-except in bachelor apart
ments-for the exclusive use Of
occupants and must have access
to lavatory, water closet and
bathing facility.
The code also requires that
each habitable room must have
at least two separate electric
outlets, at least one of which
shall be wall or floor outlet.
Minimum Temperature Set
Where the occupant does not
control heating, the owner must
provide sufficient heat to main
tain a minimum temperature of
SO degrees Fahrenheit between
the hours of 7 am. and 10 pm. !"
Other provisions of the code
say nobody may use a sleeping
room unless it has at least 10
square feet of habitable room
area. If there are two persons,
the room must have 100 square
feet Of space.
Dwelling units, which must
have kitchen facilities, have to
allow 1870 square feet of space
in habltable rooms for the first
occupant, plus 80 additional
square feet for each of the next
six occupants and at least rs
additional square feet for each
extra occupant.
other provisions spell out
maintenance standards and the
amount of light and ventilation
required. insist on rat prooflng
and require that premises be
kept in clean, safe and sanitary
condition."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-12
Firm Sues Rival
.Over Trade Lures

A linen supply company today
filed a $4,000 suit against a
rival concern. claiming its COM
Ipetitor has been Turing customers
away with cash offers and free
service.
The suit. filed in Alexandria
Federal Court. was brought un-
der the antitrust laws by the
Central Linen Service Co., Inc,
against two partners of the
American Linen Service Co.
Both firms operate in Mary
land, Virginia and Washington
and offer linen supplies and
services to commercial establish
ments.
The suit named as defendants,
Ben E. Singer, $500 Brandywine
street NV. and Joseph L. Frad-
kin, 1901 Harrison street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-12
Pair Capture
Yoke Suspect

A man and a woman who wit
messed part Of a robbery-yoking
early today. drove around the
neighborhood until they spotted
a suspect. picked him up and
turned him over to the police.
AS a result, James M. Doyle,
10, Of Coral Hills, Md. stands
charged with robbery.
Police reported two men yoked
and robbed James @. Alfred. SIS,
OF the Princess Motel, Laurel,
Nd. about 1870 am. In the 1900
block of North Capitol street.
Mr.. Alfred said the men took $35.
During the incident, a group
Of people emerged onto the side
walk from a restaurant. Among
those who saw the yoking were
John T. Tyner. jr.. Of 642 Yuma
street Sc. and Mrs. Charlotte
Morningstar, As New York ave-
nue. NV.
They noticed two men run
ming from the scene. They found
Police Pvt. Samuel Franklin of
No. 2 precinct and got him to
cruise with them through the
neighborhood. After failing to
spot either man. the policeman
got out of the Tyner automobile
at North Capitol street and New
York avenue.
Mr.. Tyner and Mrs. Morning
star drove south on North Capt.
tol street and at the E street
intersection came upon young
Doyle. They stopped, talked
with him and got him to join
them in the car. Then they
drove back and turned him over
to Pvt. Franklin.
Police said Doyle admitted be-
ing at the scene, but declared
he did not strike Mr.. Alfred. He
said his friend, a 17-year-old
boy. took the money.
Doyle said he is a Navy fire.
man, on leave awaiting transfer
to Newfoundland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-12
Good Citizenship Youth
Admits 3 Ronsockinqs

A 16-year-old, who won a
good citizenship award on grad
uation from junior high school
in June, today admitted in Ju-
venile Court ransacking three
buildings with a l5-year-old
friend.
Both said they ransacked
the premises at 1903 Ely
place Sc. on June 4; and 1920
Upshur street NE. and 2817
Twenty-sixth street NE, both
on May 81. Police said nothing
was taken from the houses.
The 16-year-old said he didn't
know why he had done it. A
social worker told Judge Edith
H. Cockrill that the boy had no
problems at home other than a
noticeable lack of collection"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-12

always heard that bats are sup
posed to be able to eat three or
four times their own weight in
insects at a sitting and hence
the figure might reach 1000
pounds after a night when the
mosquitoes were particularly
juicy.
BY the time all this sifted down
to the folks at Massie's store,
everybody was talking in terms
Of bat-tons and there was con-
lecture that the roof might cave
in.
Now nobody wanted the roof to
cave in. At least not while court
was in session. Roof cave-ins
have never been able to match
fires as a spectator sport.
So the Board Of Supervisors
decided to spread a few hundred
dollars and get an exterminator
in from Richmond.
Bertie's fate was sealed.
A Six-man crew took their
positions under cover of dark
ness on the morning Of August s.
At 4 a.m.-H-hour and bedtime
for pats-they struck.
Enough to Kill a Bat
The exterminators literally
soaked the courthouse with pen
tachlorophenal. malathion. and
napthalene flakes. Forty-five
gallons of the stuff.
The chemicals drove the bats
from the courthouse in one
great black cloud. Those too old
to make a fresh start in life,
stayed and died. The rest fled to
the woodland to the homes Of
the good folk Of Stafford.
The exterminator promised
that the chemicals would pre-
vent the survivors Of Bertie's
clan from returning but said
that the crew would return in
a few weeks to gas any who
might refuse to accept the sit
uation.
Apparently some Of Bertie's
family don't know how to spell
pentachlorophenal because a
good number Of them have
returned to take up residence
behind the courthouse bulletin
board.
The rest, much to the dis
comfiture Of the ladies Of the
community, seem to have made
themselves quite at home under
the caves and in the awnings
Of nearby homes.
Nobody has gotten around to
removing the bodies of the slain
from the courthouse. And there's
still an odor.
The sale of jawbreakers is
down but mosquito lotion is
booming in Stafford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-12

to the community the judge
explained.
The younger boy. also grad
uated in June from junior high
school, complained in court that
his parents treat me like a 10
or IL year old" He wanted to
show them, he said, that he
could do something.
This is acting more like Q
little boy than like a man."
Judge Cockrill admonished him.
She placed both boys on
probation, after the social worker
reported that this could help
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-12
Rigid New Rules
ForCityCabbies
0kd by Drafters
Regulations Likely
To Cut TotuI of
Licensed Hackers

A new set of standards for taxi
cab drivers. more stringent thar
ever before in the District. has
been approved by a committee
established by the Commits
sioners.
The rules are subject to ap-
proval by the Commissioners.
They will be discussed at meet
ing to be conducted by Traffic
Director George E. Keneipp
committe chairman, with repre-
sentatives of the taxicab industry
at the District Building next
Thursday.
The new regulations are ex-
Ipected to reduce the total num-
Der Of licensed hackers here, now
standing at $4,000.
Limit on Board
They spell out a number OF
new standards. some Of which
have been applied in the past on
an "unwritten law" basis by the
hackers license review board.
Certain features Of the old regu-
lations will stand.
In general. the new rules
would limit the discretionary
authority of the hackers boerd
in passing on applicants to drive
taxicabS.
The proposed standards set
down nine qualifications 10 be
met by an applicant before TAX
ing a written examination, OBJ
tanning a medical certificate. ex-
ecuting a fngerprint record and
becoming subject to a police in
vestigation.
1nitially, the applicant must
be able to read, write and speak
English, be over 81. a licensed
driver with a years experience,
hold a District permit and not
be covered by diplomatic i'm
munity.
If he is a veteran. he must
present copy of his separation
record. II he is an active men,
Der of the armed forces, he
must have written permission
from his commanding officer.
Residence Feature
The prospective hacker must
have lived for two years in the
District or in the Metropolitan
Area during the last five years,
a year more than at present. He
must continue to live in the Dis
trict or the area to maintain a
valid license.
An applicant on parole or pro-
baton must have a letter Of per-
mission from the probation or
parole officer and an applicant
must not have been convicted of
or served any part of a sentence
within the past three years for
any Of a list Of crimes specified.
The rules also set forth ply
steal disabilities that would make
driver unsafe to operate a pub
lie vehicle and state that he
must not be addicted to drugs or
be a habitual drunkard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-12

with his parents which makes
it difficult for him to talk to
them or to share his problems,
II guess we had nothing to
do, so we went and did it," he
said. Under questioning from
Judge Cockrill, the boy said he
had won the citizenship award
on points collected in three years
of school for helping the teach
ers and making things in shop
for the school and the Red Gross
what does good citizenship
mean to you?" the judge asked
II guess -" the boy began.
"You mean you got an award
for citizenship and have to guess
what it is?" the judge asked.
Good citizenship means meet
ing responsibility as a citizen.
obeying laws, and contributing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-12

30-day notices and renew them
as long as necessary If property
owners are making a serious
effort to comply with the new
regulations.
Board of Appeals
In addition, Mr.. Gwathmey or
IA newly established Board of
Appeals may excuse owners from
the performance Of required re-
pairs If they find it would ire
suit in exceptional or undue
hardship by reason of excessive
structural or mechanical diff
Guilty or impracticability."
These variances. however. may
be granted only if they do not
impair the public health, safety
welfare or morals and do not
impair the intent Of the Housing
Code.
At the same time, the Com
missioners adopted the Housing
Code, they wiped out existing
regulations covering rooming and
boarding houses. tenements and
tenement houses, and nursing
and convalescent homes.
Then they re-enacted all the
provisions of those regulations
which do not conflict with the
Housing Code and set them up
as special licensing regulations
to follow the Housing Code in
what is slated to be a one
volume document entitled "Hous-
ing Regulations Of the District
Of Columbia"
Enforcement Of part of the
code is delayed for six months.
until March !, 1856. Under this.
mo notice requiring any new or
additional kitchen sink. lavatory
bathing facility, water closet.
water heating facility. or electric
convenience outlet shall be-
come effective earlier than six
months after the effective date
of this CODE"
No Sharing of Kitchens
One major feature of the code
is that it prohibits any sharing
of kitchens among residential
units. 1t also limits sharing Of
bathrooms,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-12
BY SMITH HEMPSTONE

This is the tale of BERTHE
Chiroptera, a bat with a taste
for law, of his strange and Won
derful life, and of the tragic
fate which overlook him and
his family as they lounged in
the belfry of the Stafford Coun-
ty CVaO Courthouse.
Now life moves slowly in
Stafford and there is time for
this and time for that.
Only when one might have
occasion to cross from the east
side of the town to the west
side, lets say from Massie's jaw
breaker emporium to the post
office, which shares the home OF
Mrs. E. s. Moore. is speed or
agility a prerequisite for OBJ
tanning the good things Of life.
This little Virginia town, you
see, is bisected neatly by U. S. /.
about A miles south Of Wash
ington. A certain degree of deX-
terity is thus required on the
one hand for those who might
have occasion to receive letter
and on the other for those who
have a penchant for jawbreakers.
Old Residents
Bertie's ancestors are said to
have moved into the original
courthouse sometime during the
eighteenth century. body
seems to know the exact date,
but some people are like that.
Now in those days there was
no U. S. / going through Stat
ford and consequently, with no
cars or trailer-trucks to dodge,
time hung rather heavily on the
hands Of the good people Of
Stafford. So the courthouse
kept burning down.
This gave everybody in Stat
ford something to watch on a
dull Saturday (there's certainly
no drawer sight than a court
house in fiames) and then they
would occupy themselves by re-
building it. This they did every
time.
The fires, Of course, made
things pretty hot for Bertie's
family but they were real folks
so they just kept coming back
after each courthouse burned
down and proceeded to make
themselves comfortable in the
new building.
The courthouse didn't burn
down anymore after 1922. In
fact it's still there.
Easier Life
This made it very nice for the
Chiropteras, which, as any
schoolboy knows, are mammals