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Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-05-01

Farmers were as busy as they are an
spring.
Grain drills were being hauled on
everywhere. Some even had their see'
cleaned and in the drills all ready t,
go. Trucks were on the road all tn,
time hauling grain in and out of thu
elevators.
Baby chicks were arriving daily a
a local elevator and the post office
The cattle had all been put out il
the spring pastures. Winter was over
at last and they could hustle their owr
feed now. Calving season was vel
along.
Then came Palm Sunday, 1855. Who
can forget it? I'm sure we won't for
long time
We thought we would get up early
Sunday morning and drive the q miles
to Havre to attend church services.
We changed our minds, however, when
we looked out the window and saw
snow falling so thick and the wind
blowing across the prairies at a terrific
speed. BY mid-afternoon there was
snow in heaps everywhere.
My husband saddled his horse and
went several miles into the pasture to
gather in the cattle. A terrible blizzard
was on and we worried about his going
in such storm After several hours
he finally came dragging into the house,
cold, wet and hungry, looking like
snowman.
ST found them all but three, he
said. 'This storm wiz be over by morn
ing and can get the others then"
After hot supper, he decided to
sleep few hours and get up during the
night to see if any baby calves had
arrived Three decided to come along
this night They spent time by the kit
chen stove. / decided that was much
better than losing them.
Once decided to venture out and
get some fuel for the stove. At the
fuel shed I found bank of snow as
high as the door itself. After much
shoveIing and tugging, I got the door
open. heard a soft cry in one corner
and, 10 and behold, there was our old
mother cat, whose family of five had
also decided to arrive this night. I
placed her and her family in a box
and they spent the night by the kitchen
tove.
Snow and More Snow
We arose early the next morning
lfter very short night, looked out
he window and all one could see was
now, snow and more snow heaped in
reat piles everywhere Then and there
re decided there would not be any
DING to school for the children today.
chool is two miles away. There would
OF be any wash day either. We couldn't
ven get to the well.
The snow was still falling and the
ind was still blowing. We brought in
lbs and melted some of this beautiful
now. My, it was wonderful for dishes,
ut not SO nice for drinking and coffee.
was impossible to think of using the
ar.
So again this day Wesley and our
)-year-old daughter decided to ride
leir saddle horses and to bring in the
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-05-01
By MRS. WESLEY WHALEY, Hi County

day before. They came home with two,
blowing through the snow, belly deep
on the horses One old cow was just
too weak to make it all the way home.
She still had a quarter mile to go.
Finally they had plan. They hooked
up the team to the sled, got chain
and went out after her. That team
and saddle horses were the only thing
in storm like this. We simply couldn't
have done without them. They hauled
many load of hay.
The next day was somewhat better,
no less snow, but lots less wind and
the sun was shining through The cows
were all out eating load after load of
hay. Baby calves scampering every
where, seeming to have the best time
ever.
Added Misery
To add to the misery a little, our
daughter acquired a terrible sunburn
from being out all day trying to help
her daddy. She was in bed two days
and was kept busy applying boric
acid and cornstarch to a very red,
swollen face.
AS the days went along things seemed
to be getting little better My hus-
band used different methods of trans
portation back and forth to school
twice each day Sometimes it was by
team and sled, sometimes on horse
back, and then again he used the trac-
tor, but he managed to get along
| viii never forget the day they left
the house for the pasture to find the
cow and calf, and I'm sure my hus-
band and daughter won't either. AS I
looked out of the kitchen window, I
saw them each riding their saddle
horses and leading one along behind
as a pack horse, laden down with
several sacks of hay and oil cake. The
horses we're wading belly deep in snow.
After several hours, saw them coming
home, their horse still laden down, and
I knew the trip had been in vain Only
today, the seventh day of the deep
snow my husband saw the COW stand
ing on hill far away with calf by
her side. He rode 60 where she was.
She was somewhat thin, but was get
ting along nicely, grazing on the few
bare spots there were We had given
her up for good, so it was a pleasant
surprise for us all.
We didn't see anyone, outside of our
own family and the school teacher,
until the seventh day. Several of our
neighbors noticed that there were only
sled tracks leading to our house from
the main high grade, so they came over,
some on tractors and one came in a
jeep ambulance My, they were well
come sight and were so willing to help
us get to town. One went in and sent
the county snowplow out If it hadn't
been for their kind services and the
county pillow, it is hard telling when
we could have gone anywhere by car.
hope I am through drying lines
Of dripping wet overalls and mittens
lay and night for this year and that
maybe spring really has come at last
his time.
It could have been much worse.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-05-01

n being able 70 change shs reel speed you can peL up
down grain ~sthoA changing gears or ground speed
which sdvanisge IN the ambss Of acres cut pee
dsy snd else In shs number Of bushels saved per sers.
There ives no failing Of hest that sisndns OF snsp-
ping Of bssds ahead Of the Sickle"
--FLoYo S. LUDLOW. Cornell. vsshinsiea
~ Is sxsefY what have sl~sys vented. n keeps The
reel from throwing grain. absolutely lays down ea
The drsPsr."
& EARL q MCGEE. Dayton. w.shlaesOa
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Evening star., 1955-06-10
$2,240 Stomp Found

Elizabeth Muller, IS, Of Cape
Town. South Africa, found a
stamp worth $2,240 in a book
bought in a second -hand shop.
Evening star., 1955-06-10
Butler to Seek Re-eIectionS !
Next Yeor, Says He'll Win !

Republican John Marshall
Butler, Maryland's senior sena-
tor. announced today he will
seek reelection next year and
predicted he would win along
with the national COP ticket.
In a recorded interview with
the Baltimore Sun. Senator But
Ter said he did not expect to
have opposition in the primary
next May and he believed he
would have Gov. McKeldin's
full support.
Senator Butler said he would
run on his record. He defeated
Democrat Millard E. Tydings in
1850 in a rough and tumble
campaign which later drew criti-
cism for it's "back alley" tactics
by a congressional committee
which investigated it.
Senator Butler also told the
Sun he favors Representative
Edward T. Miller, Eastern Shore
Republican, for appointment to
the Federal bench If a third
Federal judgeship is created in
Maryland. Senator Butler said
the need for a third Federal
Judge is pressing.
Evening star., 1955-06-10
THREE PROPOSED
FOR POST VACATED
BY MRS. TANKERSLEY

The Republican Central
Committee in Montgomery
County has sent Gov. Nc
Keldin three nominees for a
vacancy on the State Board
of Education created by the
resignation of Mrs. Garvin
E. Tankersley of River Road,
Bethesda.
They are: Mrs. Willard
Edwards of Silver Spring
and Mrs. Helen D. Quale of
Bethesda, both defeated
candidates for the county
Board of Education last
year, and Mrs. Kenneth S.
Cole Of Chevy Chase, a
member of the Legislative
Committee of the County
Council of Parent Teacher
Associations.
Gov. McKeldin requested
the nomination, indicating
he would select a Montgom-
cry countian for the va
cancy.
Evening star., 1955-06-10
Thomas Is Executed
For Baltimore SIuyinq

BALTIMORE, June 10 (P.-
william C. Thomas, 80. convict
ed of the murder, rape and rob-
berry of Miss Della Honeyman
67-year-old Baltimore store
keeper, was hanged early this
morning.
The Negro was the third per.
son to be hanged during the
administration of Gov. Nickel
din. Eight death sentences have
been commuted since Gov. NC
Keldin took Office in January,
1851.
Thomas last hope died at
midmorning yesterday when
Gov. McKeldin said he saw no
grounds in the trial record,
psychiatric reports or argu-
ments of counsel to commute
the sentence.
Evening star., 1955-06-10
] 1854 in Twinbrook
Protest Cut in Funds

/ A petition bearing 1854 sigma
Itures and protesting proposed
cuts in the 1856 school budg-
let to the Montgomery County
Council today by the Twinbrook
Citizens Association.
The signatures represented 88
per cent of the families living
lin the Twinbrook area of Rock
vile. the association said. Nine
residents registered approval Of
the cuts.
Maintaining that acceptance
| Of the cut in funds would be a
violation of the councilmen's
campaign promises to provide
good schools, the petition de-
clared: 1--WE are willing to as
sumo any added tax burden
which is needed to assure ade-
quate schools for our childsen. "
Evening star., 1955-06-10
Talbot Group
Attackszone
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 10
Residents of Talbot County's
Bay Hundred district yesterday
sought to upset the zoning of the
area which they feel is suitable
only for industrial use.
The group, including the Bay
Hundred Anti-Zoning League,
attacked in the Court of Appeals
the county's 1858 zoning ordin-
ance, which they claim is invalid
Their counsel, headed by Bal
timore attorney Hyman A. Press
man. said the zoning ordinance
enactment did not follow proce-
dures of enabling legislation;
that it did not comply with the
enabling legislation or fulfillment
of the requirements of valid zon-
ing ordinance, and that the Bay
Hundred property was Zoned
agricultural instead of industrial
for which it is best suited.
. They charged the Planning
and Zoning Commission was
composed of only four instead
of the required five members
when the ordinance was "pur-
portedly enacted"
At one time the Pan American
Petroleum Co. planned to locate
an oil refinery at Bay Hundred
but the company later dropped
the plans.
One of the reasons given to
support the contention the COM
mission was illegally constituted
was that the Board of County
Commissioners rather than the
board president appointed the
members.
The Bay Hundred group said
its contentious have been sup
ported by uncontradicted evil
dence and unimpeached official
records
Evening star., 1955-06-10
Session Fails
To Solve School
Issue

The Montg cry County
Council and the county Board of
Education met in closed session
for four hours last night but
took no action to narrow the
$4.2 million disparity between
opposing plans on school spend
ing for the next year.
The session was held at the
request of the board in hopes
the council would accept its
views on restoring cuts in its
proposed budget. suggested by
County Manager M. L. Reese.
Public Hearing Tonight
Tonight the school spending
programs will be aired at a pub
lie hearing in Richard Montgom-
cry High School, expected to at
tract a record number Of citi-
zens. Estimates on the audience
range from 1000 to 5000.
j. Grahame Walker, president
of the County Council, early to-
day called the closed session IAN
incomplete meeting" He an
nounced a similar session will
be held June II.
There wasaa lot of incon-
elusive talk because figures were
not complete on a number Of
issues he said.
Willard G. McGraw, School
Board chairman, emerged from
the meeting to report that board
members lust told them how
we make up a budget"
The board asked for $8.5 in
construction money and $14 mil
lion for operating expenses. Mr..
Reese trimmed the first figure
by $3.1 million and the second
by Sill million.
The council must vote to adopt
a budget by midnight. June 80.
Mr.. Walker said further joint
meetings will be held after the
June II session, if necessary.
$50 Raise Possible
In a statement this morning
Mr.. Norris warned that the $94,-
900 allowed in Mr.. Reese's budget
for adjusting teachers salaries
will mean that many teachers
will get increases of only $25 OF
$50" above normal increments.
Under such conditions" he
said, sit is hard to see how we
can be expected to recruit and
retain the kind of teachers we
should have"
He took issue also with sug-
gestions that new teachers can
be hired for the base starting
salary of $4,000 a year.
During the present school
year, the average salary for the
new teacher has been $685." he
said.
He reiterated his belief that
the budget cuts would force him
to recommend abolishing kinder
gartens and barring the place
iment of degree teachers on the
salary schedule adopted last year.
Evening star., 1955-06-10
50 Iowa Pheusunts
To Get New Home
In Arlington Soon

BOONE, Iowa. June 10 (P).-
About so pheasants produced in
q Boone hatchery soon will find
a protected home in Arlington
Cemetery.
Last winter Representative
Chester Scheerer of Boone, a
member of the Iowa Legislature,
visited in the East with a relative
who is an Army officer. The Of
ficer remarked it would be nice
to have some of the pheasants in
Arlington Cemetery. Scheerer
offered to see what could be done.
Two Boone men, Warren Will
son and Marcus Schroeder, said
they will send the pheasants to
Arlington on Flag Day, June IA.
Mrs. Eisenhower is a native of
Boone.
Evening star., 1955-06-10
Hearing on Milk Price
Pledged Soon in Virginia

The Virginia Milk Commission
plans to hold a public hearing
in Northern Virginia soon on
whether to withdraw its retail
fixing powers from the
Arlington-Alexandria area.
After meeting in Richmond
yesterday and comforting. with
Gov. Stanley. a member of the
three-man agency said plans for
the hearing probably would be
completed at the next regular
meeting next week.
Chairman G. Wallace Carper
of the Fairfax Board of County
Supervisors told meeting in
Chesterbrook School last night
that Commission Chairman
Mark Turner had assured him
a hearing would be held in this
area at a date to be determined.
Prodded BY Dairy
The commission failed to act
yesterday on withdrawing its
retail price-fixing powers from
the area.
Removal of controls was urged
after Highs Dairy Products Co.
recently began policy of con-
tributing to charity 90 cents for
each gallon of milk purchased
in Virginia. This represents the
difference in price the company
charges in the Distrct-74 cents
a gallon-and the 81 cents the
commission requires it to charge
in Virginia.
Gov. Stanley said after the
Evening star., 1955-06-10

conference with commission
members that the group ap-
peared most concerned about "a
price war in the Alexandria AR
lington- Fairfax area"
The public hearing In this
area was requested two weeks
ago by Arlington's four mem
bers of the General Assembly.
Among those who made similar
requests were the Fairfax SUI
perviSors.
Suit Is Pending
One complicating factor that
arose in connection with reach
ing a decision yesterday is that
Safeway Stores. Inc, has a suit
pending in the State Supreme
Court on the pricing of milk in
the Arlington area.
The court failed to render an
opinion in April. the time it nor
mally would have been due. 1t
is expected the court will give
an opinion on Monday.
Safeway is seeking to deter
mine whether the commission
has the power to set different
prices on home e-delivered and
store-sold milk.
In the Northern Virginia area,
the price differential is cents a
quart.
At the candidates meeting in
Chesterbrook School last night.
Mr.. Carper. dairy farmer, was
asked if he felt the commission
Should control retail prices.
He said he thought the agency
was doing good job but thought
there might be some question
about the advisability of con-
trolling retail prices. He urged
as many persons as possible to
attend the public hearing when
it is held,
Evening star., 1955-06-10
Candidates Get
Fairfax Quiz
On Integration
By MARY LOU WERNER

Questions about integration
last night spanked a meeting of
the three candidates seeking
election to the Fairfax Board
of County Supervisors from
Dranesville District.
The speakers at a meeting
sponsored by the Chesterbrook
Committee to Get Out the Vote
were G Wallace Carper, board
chairman who is seeking re-elec-
ton, subject to the Democratic
primary. Paul Reiber. who is
opposing Mr.. Carper for the
Democratic nomination. and
Claiborne Leigh, who is seeking
the Republican nomination to
run in the November general
election
The integration issue arose
during a question and answer
period after the candidates gave
their formal speeches.
Two Back Segregation
All three candidates fatty
stated that they were not in
favor of doing away with public
schools. but Mr.. Carper and Mr.,
Leigh said they would do every
thing legally possible to keep
schools segregated.
All three candidates were
asked if the question ever came
to vote by the Board of County
Supervisors would they vote for
enforced integration or seek some
legal means of maintaining seq
Iregated, schools.
All three candidates expressed
the view that they didn't think
the problem would be decided by
a vote of county supervisors.
However, I don't mind saying
I would vote to keep schools seq
Iregated if it ever does" said Mr..
Carper. Still. I think it is a
problem that the State must re-
solve"
Not Local Decision
II would seek legal means of
continuing segregation" said
Mr.. Leigh. But agree it prob
Evening star., 1955-06-10
Virginia Awoits Report
On Segregation Study

considered a plan whereby State
law would be revised so pupils
could be classified and assigned
to separate schools on the basis
Of scholastic attainment, health
and welfare considerations.
Proponents of this plan indi-
Gated the end result would be
the same as when racial con-
siderations were involved-ra-
cially segregated schools.
Richmond to Wait
While the commission met and
the .:nonexistent" subcommittee
prepared to deliberate. several
other developments entered the
increasingly complex segrega-
ton scene in Virginia.
The Richmond School Board
issued a statement saying it
would not act on segregation un-
til a State policy is available.
In adjacent Henrico County,
R. C. Longan and DR.. Robert F,
Smart, chairmen of the county's
board of supervisors and school
board. issued a joint statement
saying they favored operation OF
public schools at all costs.
Meanwhile, Is Farmville High
School teachers issued a state
ment indorsing efforts of the
newly formed Prince Edward
Education Corp. to raise money
for white teachers salaries next
year.
The sentiment expressed by
the teachers was interpreted as
an indication a majority OF
white teachers in Prince Edward
would be willing to work for a
private corporation.
However, James H. Bash. prin-
cipal of the school, declined to
sign the statement and said
there were too many unanswered
questions as to what would hap
pen if teachers work for a private
firm.
These questions included what
would become of a teachers pro-
fessional standing of hospitali-
zation and retirement benefits
and would high schools operated
by a private corporation be ac-
credited by institutions of higher
learning.
Evening star., 1955-06-10

RICHMOND, June 10 R.-A
hush-hush three-man snbcom-
mittee was to report to Virginia's S
Commission on Public Educa-
ton here today as the legislative
group continued to ponder prob
lens raised by the Supreme
Courts desegregation ruling.
The 32-member commission.
headed by State Senator Gar
land Gray of Waverly. repeatedly
left to its subcommittee the task
of recommending how to legally
circumvent the Supreme Courts
ruling and retain segregated
schools in Virginia.
Little Comment
Only sketchy inferenceS could
be drawn from the carefully
guarded comments of commits
sion members. Senator Gray
declined to admit that a sub
committee had been appointed.
And the three legislators, meet
ing at the State Capitol last
night, refused to concede that
they, constituted a subcommittee
or were even meeting.
The commission itself ad-
journed at AIS pm. after some
six hours of discussion.
Senator Gray told reporters,
I'VE had a very enlightening dis
cussion." He said, mo decision
has been made on a special ses-
sion of the General Assembly at
this moment" and then hurried
to his automobile.
There were indications the
commission still was divided on
the question of a special legisla-
tive session. One member indi-
Gated it might go either way in
its recommendation to the Gov
ernor.
Gov. Stanley reiterated yester-
day he had made no decision as
to a special legislative session
and was looking to the Gray
commission for guidance in the
matter.
Insofar as any overall plan
aimed at the retention of segre-
gated schools was concerned. the
commission was without COM
ment. It was known to have
Evening star., 1955-06-10
Rutter's
Aide TO Quit in AUGUST

Miss Mabel Leigh Rookie, ad-
ministrative aide to Arlington
School Supt. T. Edward Rutter.
is resigning from that post ef-
fective at the end Of August,
Mr.. Rutter announced yesterday.
Miss Rookie Joined the school
system five years ago to set up
q comprehensive visiting teach
ing program.
Evening star., 1955-06-10
G. of c. Directors
In Fuirfux PoIied
On HOLDING Fair

Directors of the Fairfax County
Chamber Of Commerce are being
polled, today to determine If the
group should sponsor a county
fair again this year.
Eight directors who attended
a special meeting last night
voted to canvass all Is board
members on the matter after a
motion to go ahead with the
fair failed to pass, by a 3-4 vote.
The chamber sponsored a fair
last year. 1t failed financially
when bad weather, including
Hurricane Hazel, held down at
tendance. The chamber cur
rently is suing the corporation
that put on the fair. Prize money
and bills have never been paid,
a chamber spokesman said.
Pending outcome of the poll,
the Fair Committee was in
structed to continue negotiations
with the new firm under con-
sideration to arrange this years
fair if one is held.
Evening star., 1955-06-10
St. Putrick's S CurnivuI

The ST. Patrick's Episcopal
Church of Falls Church, will
hold its second annual carnival
at $3.50 pm. tomorrow at the
Graham Road School in Falls
Church. Proceeds will go to the
church's building fund.
Evening star., 1955-06-10

ably will be decided by the
State"
"The Supreme Court has ruled
that segregation is unconstitu-
tional, but it has not said what
|integration is" said Mr.. Reiber.
But don't think it is doing you
"a service to let you think this
will be left up to a vote of the
local governing body. I am in
favor of a reasonable plan and
I am in favor of following what
the court tells us to do"
Mr.. Reiber recommended ap-
pointment of a countrywide COM
mittee to gather information
about the distribution of white
and colored children in the
county.
Evening star., 1955-09-02
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