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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-10-15

erS have received for their wool mas
in recent years, either topped the ma
ton or been near the top. Wool buyers
know they can expect clips of high
quality and low shrinkage.
But that hasn't always been the case
with the nations fourth largest wool
producing state. It's just within the
last seven years that the price of Mon
tana fleeces has held so prominent a
position
One of the reasons for this encour-
aging picture has been the rapid growth
of wool marketing pools and the edu-
cational program carried on by the
Montana Wool Laboratory, Montana
Wool Growers Association and the Mon
tana Extension Service.
2s Wool Pools
Today there are % wool pools through
out the state with membership of
over half the wool growers. The rapid
growth of farm flocks has given i'm
petus to the forming of wool pools.
The principal advantage to the grow
er marketing his wool through pool
is competitive bidding. Through vol
ume selling several buyers can be at
tracted. The small producer with just
a few fleeces or a few bags of wool
would have to take what he could get
from the buyer who would take the
trouble to go out to his place When con-
signing his wool to a pool, the small
grower enjoys the same advantage as
the large grower who might have a
carload or more Volume selling and
competitive bidding have resulted in a
to 15-cent increase above the price
received before pool marketing became
so widely practiced
Saltwater Pool
The marketing procedure used by the
Saltwater Wool Growers Association is
typical of the method used by many
pools in the state. William Witt, treas
urer, says that between five and eight
buyers come to bid on their clip, which
last year was 81, 900 fIeeces.
A seven-man sales committee, COM
posed of directors and members, stud
es the bids and calls in the buyers
the two highest bids. They
sdicker" with the buyers and either ac-
.ept tn highest bid or, if dissatisfied
With the price, reject all bids and put
he wool up for sale at later date.
Since the sales committee is made
Ip of growers who have consigned wool
o the pool, they are interested in
letting the highest possible price. So
" looking out for their own personal
interests, they are also working for the
est interests of the individual mem
ers.
GaIIatin Pool
Lyle Davis, secretary of the Gallatin
heep Association, says there are usu-
lily few growers who are dissatisfied
18th the price they receive. They feel
lat the clip was put up for sale either
10 early or too late. Occasionally
rover will sell outside the pool, think
lg he can get better price. But he
nds that the sales committee can an
cipate the market about as well as
2, and he's back in the pool the fol-
wing year.
Witt SAYS buyers used to fight wool
Evening star., 1955-11-14
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Prices Include TyruaA..A. eoss
viii RsyIon lIpsilsk ax.ro
sclick-inS rsfills oOt each
|. Silver plated bronze LIS
2. Silver basket weave 500
8. Black basket weave 800
4. SiIyerplate, rhinestone crest 500
5. Hand engraved floral 1850
s. Hand engraved floral 1880
2. Engraved sterling silver $3.50
8. Black, rhinestone crest 500
?. Silver plated bronze rs
Remember. s.. YUruRAMH makes
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Evening star., 1955-01-28
Radio Tells Of Night Escape
OfD.C. Colonel From Tochens
Col. Robert WuIton
Wus Football Stur
At MoryIund U.

The evacuation Of Washing
ton-born Army colonel from the
Communist-attacked Tachen Is
lands has been reported in a
radio broadcast.
The report said Col. Robert l..
Walton. 80. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George P. Walton Of 63l8 Thirty
third street NV. had been safely
takes from the island with an
other soldier of this area, Sergt.
Charles Evans Of Richmond, Va.
Col. Walton has spent most of
his time in uniform since his
graduation from the University
Of Maryland in 1898. On the two
previous years he made his mark
as a scrappy, 168-pound center
on the Maryland football teams
and q middleweight boxer on the
boxing teams.
Made Night Escape.
CHS Correspondent Robert
Pierpoint reported meeting Col.
Walton and Sergt. Evans and
learning how they made night
escape in Chinese junk pro-
tected by a band of heavily
armed guerillas.
Col. Walton described the
heavy bombing Of the islands by
the Chinese Reds, observing that
dust thrown up in the operations
reached a height of 100 feet.
The evacuation was accom-
Evening star., 1955-01-28
Baltimore Man Found su
:, ~ .A y sf &,
Unconscious in Hotel

A Baltimore interior decorator
was taken to District General
Hospital in serious condition to-
day after he was found uncon-
scious in his room at the Park
side Hotel, 1886 / street NV.
Detective C. w. Hamm of the
homicide squad said Norman II.
Dupree, 80, was found by a
friend, Miss Carol Wilcox, 10
night club entertainer, who
lives at the hotel.
The policeman said Mr.. Dupree
may have swallowed some type
of drug.
Mr.. Dupree was taken to the
hospital after a private .physi-
clan administered an antidote
The policeman said several notes
were found in Mr.. Dupree's room.
Police said he is an interior
decorator for the Sears Roebuck
stores in Baltimore. They noti-
fed his wife, who lives in Balti-
more.
Evening star., 1955-01-28
100 County Employees
Honored in Arlington
More than 100 Arlington Coun-

More than 100 Arlington Coun-
ty employees were honored last
night for service to the county
ranging from S to 80 years.
Awards were presented at the
Third Employe Assembly at
Stratford Junior High School.
The 30-year employees were
Norbert Melnick, director of the
Department of Inspections:
James Decatur and Robert
Weakley. of the Water Division,
and Floyd Powell, of the Equip
ment Division.
Twenty five year awards went
to Wilbur Rogers Pickin, Inspec-
tons Department; George Lear
Sanitation Division; James l.
Bayles, Water Division, and
John B. Deyers and Lee M. Scott
Equipment Division.
Evening star., 1955-01-28
Symphony 10 Repeal
Popular Concert

The National symphony Or
chestra will repeat its popular
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Night" Of last season at $3.50 D m.
tomorrow in Constitution Hall.
Selections from Oklahoma IL
South Pacific ? 1.-The King and
l." "Carousel," ME and Juliet .
State Fair and Victory at
Sea" will be given in full SYM
phonic arrangements with chorus
and soloists. ID
Singers will be Sopranos Mari
Jane Maricle and Winifred Heck
man, Tenor William Carson and
Baritone Donald Gramm. Miss
Hickman and Mr.. Carson made
a hit in the same show here last
year.
The, Western Maryland College
Choir will back up the quartet-of
young singers and Henry Mazer
will be guest conductor.
Evening star., 1955-01-28

to northwest 15-25 miles per
hour early tomorrow.
5-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, Jan. 29-Feb. 2.
Temperatures win be 8-12. de-
grees below the normal high of
43 and low Of 49, Cold, mostly
below freezing. but slightly rising
trend by middle of next week.
Light precipitation probable
Sunday night and Wednesday.
Road Conditions tAAAl.
Southern New England-Light
snow tonight.
Pennsylvania Turnpike Scat
tered slippery spots.
West via q. S. 40 = Slipper
spots west Of Cumberland.
Evening star., 1955-01-28

tive Price. Democrat, of Illinois
CHR f661. retroactive pay for
employees improperly discharged.
suspended. furloughed or de-
noted; Representative Burdick.
Republican. of New York tHR
507l. optional retirement after
so years of service, regardless
Of age. on full arlnuities;: Rep
resentative Bennett, Democrat.
of Florida tHR 6lS1. salary de-
duction for charitable contribu-
tions.
PAY-Government postal and
classified employe leaders were
to testify today as the Senate
Civil Service Committee began
hearings on Federal pay raise
legislation. The employe leaders
were expected to ask for a 10 per
cent raise for classified and pos
tai workers.
csc APPOINTMENT = Will
liam T. Mcdonald has resigned
as departmental civilian person.
mel director of the Navy Depart
ment to become executive vice
chairman of the Civil Service
Commissions interagency group.
The interagency group is COM
posed of Federal personnel offl-
cials who advise the commission
on Government civil service
problems.
Mr.. Mcdonald. 46. Is one Of
the Governments most highly
regarded personnel officials. He
has been In Government for the
past Is years. A native Of Little
Rock, Ark. Mr.. Mcdonald is
married and has three sons.
LOWER INSURANCE RATES
ASKED The executive council
of the AFL American Federation
of Government Employees, hold
ing its annual meeting this
week, asked that the rates
charged Government workers
for the group life insurance pro-
gram be lowered.
The council said the 25-cent
cost to Government workers each
payday per $1,000 worth Of in
surance coverage should be de-
creased. 1t declared that similar
programs in private industry are
operated at less cost. The cpun-
Gil also declared that the Gov
ernment's share of the contribu-
tion should be SO per cent instead
Of the present 1914 per cent.
The AFGE council also asked
Congress for legislation allowing
Federal employees to carry over
their annual leave from one year
to the next when, through no
fault of their own. their agency
denies them the use of leave,
Heavy work loads have resulted
in agencies denying employees
use Of all Of their current years
annual leave, with the result
thai employees with more than
80 days accumulated LEAVE lose
the unused portion of their EARS
leave The law now reqliires Hln-
ployes with more than 30 days
of accumulated leave to use all
of their ctil1efit years leape or
forfeit the unused: portion at
the end Of the year.
The AFGE council also
Evening star., 1955-01-28
Meeting Is Called
On Wool Sales Drive,
BY The Assocloted Pfets

The Agriculture Department
will confer with wool Industry
representatives on proposals aol
a Government sponsored cam.
paign to promote products of the
sheep industry.
The February II meeting,
which will be closed tC the plb-
lie, is scheduled to take UP sugs
sestions that the department sci
UP a program under which the
Government would take deduc-
tions from wool payments to pro-
ducers to help finance such q
campaign.
Legislation enacted by Con-
gress last year permits the de-
partment to enter agreements
with trade groups for such cam
paigns.
Evening star., 1955-01-28

District and vicinity-Cloudy
and less cold tonight with some
light snow likely and low near
20, Clearing and cold tomor-
row.
Maryland-Some light snow
and less cold tonight, Low to-
night 1920 but zero to 10 in
the mountains. Snow flurries in
the mountains tomorrow but
continued cold and clearing else
where.
Virginia--Cloudy and less cold
tonight with some light snow
mostly in west and north. Low
tonight 1926 in east and 1920
In west. Clearing and cold to-
morrow.
Wind--Southerly 1915 miles
per hour tonight and shifting
Evening star., 1955-01-28

President would be required to
examine periodically and elimi-
nate those Federal activities
competing with private industry
and report to Congress annually
the results of his inquiries.
/ Similar legislation was nearly
enacted by Congress last year
and was blocked at the last min
ute at the instigation of some of
the Federal employe unions. The
empIoye groups declare they, too,
favor the private enterprise sys-
TEN but that the legislation is SO
vague as to provide for the elm
ination of any Government ac-
tiYitg to which any businessman,
Government official or member
of Congress might object.
X 4 X
GARNISHEE WAGES - An
other measure strongly opposed
by Federal employee unions would
enable business firms to gar
nishee the wages of Federal EN-
ployes for unpaid bills. The
measure {HR-87) was introduced
by Representative Curtis, Re-
publican. of Nebraska, who
sponsored similar measure last
year.
Hearings were held by the
House Administration Commit
tee last year on the bill, but the
group voted to shelye the bill.
The administration also opposes
such legislation on the grounds
that it wouldn't be feasible and
would cause the Goernment too
many administrative difficulties
in trying to become an "collec-
ton agency"
MILlTARY---A bill highly ia
ored by employe groups is the
one sponsored by Representa-
tive O'Neill, Democrat, of Mas
sachuSetts, The measures would
bar military personnel from per-
forming work on ordinary. MAIN
i tenance or overhaul of military
/ equipment. bases or naval yes
sells. Such duties would be ac-
cofnplished solely by civilian
graded or ungraded employees.
l II 2 q
OTHER MEAst5HEs Here
are some other q Government en-
ploye bills introduced recently
in Congress: Representative
Fine, Democrat. OF New York
CHR 515), to exempt Federal
annnlties up To- $2,5o0eaa year
from income taxes; Representa-
! s
Evening star., 1955-01-28
Kentucky SchooIboy
Pictures Crowded
Glasses 10 Senators

An l8 year old mountain
schoolboy used visual aids today
to show Senators considering
emergency Federal aid to educa-
ton the crowded condition of
Kentucky classrooms.
He was Tim Brenham, presi-
dent of the junior class at Johns
Greek High School, Pixies County,
four-room building attended by
265 students. The 81 pictures he
displayed to the committee in
cluded scenes of inadequate fa-
cilities for classrooms, toilet and
recreational conditions.
Other witnesses before the
Senate Labor and Public Well
fare Committee criticized the
Presidents forthcoming plan for
Federal aid to education which
will be released on February Is.
To Encourage State. Plan.
Representative Perkins, DEM
ocrat. of Kentucky, said advance
reports. indicated the President
intended to propose encourage
nlent for State financing of
school EonstTgictiorl sris
ssIt isall right to come forth
with any little REC to eneo,ir-.
age effpr3s on the part III The
State, Bht what We need is an
appropriation today" said Rep
PezEii1s.
Senator Smiths Republican, of
New Jessey called such criticism.
based on newspaper reports of
the co1tents Of the message.
premature"
American Federation of Labor
Representative Andrew J.. Bic
miller also scored the forth
coming administration proposals.
which he said are rumored to
include a new type of financing.
a more limited program, aid to
higher education and various
other possibilities.
There is no need at this late
date to inject extraneous issues
or develop new financing gim-
micks." he said.
Called Incredible"
Mr.. Biemiller, a former Repre-
sentative from Wisconsin, called
incredible" seeming administra-
ton opposition to the bill now
being considered by the Senate
committee.
Secretary of Health, Education
and Welfare Hobby indicated last
April. he said. a crying need for
Federal assistance for school con-
struction.
Unfortunately, both she and
the administration as a whole
have refused to draw this sim
Evening star., 1955-01-28
Clark Takes Commend

QUONSET POINT, r. l., Jan.
20 tP.--Rear Admiral Ralph
Sperry Clark today took over
command Of the Leyte and who
based Carrier Division Is, COM
prising the aircraft carriers
Leyte, Tarawa and Siboney.
Admiral Clark relieved Capt.
Elliot w. Parrish. who retains
command fthe Leyte and who
had been serving temporarily as
commander of the division.
Evening star., 1955-01-28
vMI and Seminary
Are Free 10 Collect
Share of Estate
Special pi.po,eh to III. saot

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 28.-
The Episcopal Theological Sem
mary at Alexandria and Vir-
ginia Military Institute at last
are free to collect their share of
a 81 million estate left by Miss
Mary E. Maxwell of Washington
who died in 1949.
A flVe-year legal battle over
bequests the 88-year-old spinster
left the two institutions ended
here yesterday with a cornpro-
mise settlement between one Of
her surviving relatives and VMI.
The Seminary won its legal right
to share in the estate two years
ago, but payment of all bequests
had been delayed pending settle
ment of every lawsuit connected
with the will.
The Seminary and VMI stand
to collect from $3.50, 600 to $780,
600 each under terms of the
will.
Shared in Estate.
Miss Maxwell, who lived at
210l Connecticut avenue NV. In
Washington when she died, was
the daughter of a wealthy
Wheeling. w. Va, merchant and
coal land owner. In her will,
she specified that the seminary
and VMI share in the bulk OF
her estate. A number of be-
quests, ranging from $500 to
$4,000, were left friends and
relatives.
One bequest of $4,000 was
left to Mrs. Agra B. Williams,
a niece, who lived in Pittsburgh
1t was Mrs. Williams who
brought the long series Of law
suits to prevent payment of the
grants to the seminary and yMI.
The major point raised by Mrs.
Williams in her litigation was
that institutions such as the
seminary and VMI had no legal
right to accept such bequests.
Refused to Review Case.
A decision resolving this issue
In favor of the. seminary was
handed down by the United
States Court OF Appeals in Wash
ington three years ago.. and the
United States Supreme Court
subsequently refused to review
the case.
The same question was at issue
In the suit against VMI receiving
the hequest.
The settlement was announced
by Attorney General j. Lindsay
Almond. ir., and former Assistant
Attorney General Fred T. Gray.
who had represented the State
and VMI in the litigation.
Evening star., 1955-01-28

pie conclusion from the logic
of her case. Instead, arguments
were offered that the passage
OF a Federal assistance program
should await the holding of the
State and Federal White House
conferences scheduled for this
year."
Prof. John K. Norton of
Teachers College, Columbia Uni
versity, told the committee that
President Eisenhower greatly un-
derstated the crisis in education
In his state-of the Union mes
sage.
Evening star., 1955-01-28
Reiner Ordered Held
As Florida Fugitive
BY the Assosia,.d Press

Frederick Reiner. 81, a New
York ex-convict, was held on
$500 bail today in Municipal
Court as a fugitive from Florida.
An extradition hearing was set
for March l.
H. Clifford Alder, Reiner's at
torney, said Reiner is wanted in
Miami in connection with safe
robbery. Reiner was acquitted
in Federal court here yesterday
in connection with a S23. TOO saf
robbery at Georges Radio &
Television Co. during the Lapog
Day weekend last year. Arthur
A. Mills, 81. also a New York ex-
convict, was convicted.
Evening star., 1955-01-28
Senator Johnson to Quit
Hospital Next Week
By The Asseeiaisd Press

ROCHESTER. Mimi, Jan. 28.
- Senator Lyndon johnson.
Democrat, of Texas, Senate ma
jority leader. will leave the Mayo
Clinic here some time next week
after removal of kidney stone
last Friday
Senator Johnson's condition
was listed as very good"
Evening star., 1955-01-28

denounced the adnninistration's
civil service polices. charging
that there is an accelerated
trend toward political patron
age" in the merit system. 1t
pledged the Ages support to
Congress in investigating the
"evil and obnoxious practices of
transferring merit Jobs to ex-
cepted schedules and Il also
called for an immediate end of
the practice requiring political
Endorsement for civil service job
Evening star., 1955-01-28

GoN e FuMent
functions.
Under Mr..
Hofman's bill
CHR-279l, the
Secretary Of
Com m er c e
would be des-
ignated to re-
c e I've COM
plants from
b u S sinessrnen i
On what they
feel is Cow
eminent COM
petition with
business The
Evening star., 1955-01-28

plished with the aid of nearly 100
F-86 Saberjets flying cover.
Served Under Patton.
Col. Walton commanded a bat
TALON of the 95th Division under
General Patton in World War II.
He was wounded in the attack
on Metz, but before that won the
Distinguished Service Cross and
the Silver Star.
Col. Walton in 1910 married
Miss Shirley Shaw. his Chevy
Chase High School sweetheart.
She and their four children have
been living in Monterey, Calf,
since Col. Walton's overseas as
signment.
Evening star., 1955-01-28
cooperative Policy
Urged in Publishing
OF siraiecic Data

n. AdI1 E1OIldutdus OUtittlEIEc
Department official, pleaded to-
day for a cooperative approach
to the problem of curbing publi-
cation of information which
would be of value TO an enemy.
Mr.. Honaman is director of the
Commerce Departments Office
Of Strategic Information. The
Office was set up in November to
create a voluntary program
within industry to prevent Leak
age of strategic information. It
has been criticized as offensive
censorship"
Questions Reveal Interest.
Mr.. Honaman addressed a
breakfast meeting of the Society
Of Business Magazine Editors at
the Hotel Statlef. Afterward so
many questions were put to him
they had to be halted.
He insisted that there was
no thought of censorship be-
hind establishment of the in
formation Office. He said a
complete and perfect answer
to the problem with which it
deals appears too formidable to
be achieved.
But, he went on, II those
who generate and disseminate
information take cooperative
approach ana exercise a ball
anced judgment, progress can
be made without jeopardy to
freedom. There has never been
moment, he added When re-
sponsible editors did not ex-
ercise a certain degree Of self
restraint in disseminating in
formation where the public vel
fare was involved.
Cites Opposite Views.
Mr. Honaman said there are
two diametrically opposed
bodies of opinion" on handling
the problem.
One" he said, urges that
in the United States we become
exceedingly restrictive and
greatly suppress information.
The other would urge that any
thing and everything that one
wishes to say be freely pub
lished.
1T seems to me that both of
these err in attempting to evalu-
ate the balance of Judgment
between what is necessary and
what is dangerous at one fell
swoop. The problem is far too
complex to. do that.
1T seems to me. therefore,
that. recognizing these two op-
posing needs, we will find that at
a particular time it may well be
wise to hold back certain infor-
nation, particularly of techni-
cal nature, for a limited period
until in the course of events its
contents inevitably will be more
widely known-this without seri-
ously delaying the time the in
formation can be of general value
to our people.
I cannot escape the feeling
that III this policy of exercising
balanced judgment became one
that was followed by ali tarmed
witt adequate information as to
the2 iActs that bear upon these
judgihentsl, we could serve the
American public without either
encfQachlng upon aafree press or
jeopafdiziig national security.
Certainly these criterias are
mot met when We must j,,dEa the
whole case q pfiori by either de-
Gliding to take the whole risk or
deciding to take no risk"
The problem is not black and
white, he said. citing the publica-
ton of information regarding in
stallations of Nike guided missiles
Tor anti-aircraft protection.
One can visualize values in
disclosing to the public the pres
ence Of these installations he
said. He added, however. that
disclosure of speed, range and
other data could be Of value to
an enemy.
Such data was cleared by mill
tary authorities.
Evening star., 1955-01-28
S. Practical Nurses
Graduated al Burdick

Burdick Vocational High
School this week capped IS prac-
tical nurses who have completed
the schools one-year training
course since September. The
Evening star., 1955-01-28
The FsdsIoI spe.lish. -
Several NewBils Hold Promise
IOf Woe for U. S. Employees
e3Ms.
BY Ioseph Youno

Several bills have been introduced recently that
could have adverse effect on Government employees.
Hoffman of Michigan Ceudert York
both Republicans have somewhat similar
hbit the Federal Government from competing with industry
Evening star., 1955-01-28

promotions. appointments and
transfers.
The council also asked for q
10 per cent Federal pay raise
and opposed any move to make
agencies absorb the cost Of the
pay increase.
Evening star., 1955-01-28

Be sure to listen to Joseph
Young's radio edition OF the
Federal Spotlight each Saturday
at 6:i5 pm. over WNfAI.