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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18

~ several states in the United States
game and conservation departments
have inAugurated programs in recent years
which Increase the supply of game. One
Of the methods which at least one state
fFIorlda) has employed in designed to take
advantage Of the huge timber preserves Of
major private industries.
These private industries such as paper
manufacturers, often have many thousands
Of acres Of timber lands in many OF the
states. On these thousands Of acres, the
paper companies must often take meas
ures 10 prevent trespassing.
In most instances, the big paper com
panes would not mind hunters using the
acreage but the danger Of forest fires Is
great and hunters, being like everyone else
sometimes carele9g-the timber com
panes have often found il necessary 70
keep all trcspassers off their lands 70 pro-
tect their growing timber. After all, that
is the private companies perogatlYe and it
is logical step.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18
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years. he found that the doors Of
the woods were no longer Just
iumblad mixtures but separate
aha dis tlnct things that he could
usually rin down
After the snake experience.
Autry decided it might b. good
idea ID giye his sniffer little
education The first lesson was
bacd Dawn III a creek valley ne
caught a faint but very pleasant
scent
4 started 10 casscross and
sniff The air like a hound search
.ug for d lott trail It took me is
minutes 10 plnpolnt the scent d
81 vino df wild grapes 7 pulled
down bunch and shifted it
.arofuliy. then tuck It III my
pocket and gave it an occasional
milf during the RES Of the day.
From than On ] could easily iden-
THY the scent 81 Wild grapes the
moment my nose caught IT, From
grapes ] progressed to other
.hin2> ANA was soon able 10 sort
any doors Of the woods that
formerly meant nothing
Here's an even better example
If uhat the nose that knows
means VI sportsman one day
came across a friend who had
Just shQ. a I0-poin. buck To my
question How did you get him"
M answered Caught his scent
first A buck gives off d lot Of
scent WHEN hes alive and moY-
-ng with a lit le practice you
can smell a buck a good distance.
especially If the wind is right
OF course. it's different with
doe Her scent is a lot weaker
than q bucks.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18

In Florida, state game and conserHat
ton officials have entered into agreements
with large companies holding huge tractf
Of timber land and agreed 10 patrol thi.
land for the private companies This PREF
vents fires from destroying timber, and rel
moves a financial burden and q response
bility from the shoulders Of the private
companies.
In return, the private companies give
state officials the right to set out game ~
increase the supply and to supervise hunt
ing on such lands. State officials alloy
hunters TO hunt on the lands, at certain
times, and all hunters are treated equally
1t IL case Of first come, first served +
We suggest this method to other game
and conservation agencies which are NOT
now taking advantage Of il, and who have
many thousands Of acres Of timberlandE
tied up by big companies. In this way
hunting acreage and the propagation Of
wild life is tremendously increased.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18

OUT in Salt Lake City, some Of the girls
- have started "A trend The trend is TAX
ing over among stcnopraphera. school girls
and other cute young things.
The trend Is toward pantaloons. The
pantaloons.- supposedly about a hundred
years behind the times-come in white and
blue. They were put back on the market
by several women in the Mormon Church
who made up a few of the to be gold TO
tourists in Salt Lake City
At first there was some doubt that the
new product would SELL but the fad has
caught on in that area Some Of the fanci-
est pantaioons are said to come equipped
with change pockets, which allows the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18
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IN country Of l6O,000,0o0 citizens, il
Ii very obvious that the cost IT supplying
a Vaccine 10 all those who cannot affoftl
il Will run into very high figures, and in1
volvt millions of children II is u help n
financing the production and distribution
Of the new yaccines that much Of the 1885
Mar In Of Ijmet donations will BE- used
There II no lessenin9 Of need therefore
in 1866 for your contribution to the Marth
Of Dimes Give as generously as possible
with the knowledge that your contribution
will help finance the production and dis
tribution Of polio preventative
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18

900 telephones. and 100000 EN-
ployees.
Let me add that there are =
$50 other little telephone COM
panies In addition TO the 1878
which recommend above, plus
80 900 mutually -ownedE farmers
lines Altogether the Independents
have over 81 500 900 900 invested
with total annual gross Of about
$500 900 900, or 10 per cent Of
what the Bell System has But Of
every six Telephones bring used
In the u s.. one telephone is an
Independent" This insnres COM
plete cooperation from the Bell
System with the use of all it's COM
meeting lines and facilities. Yes.
the Independents have one IN
every six telephones covering
two-thirds the area OF the IT, s.
Independents Have Been "Fists"
] am especially interested In all
Independents" believin. that the
future OF America depends upon
encouraging the fndepa IN
every line Of business. Too many
bis companies Will lead us to So
cialism Investors are cutting
their own threats by buying only
the blue chip" stocks. pr the 80
Dow Jones Industrials, We should
give more encouragement to the
smaller companits-first!. for the
good of the nation. and secondly,
because most new improvements
come through the smaller COM
panies.
The first automatic telephone
system was installed by q La Porte
Indiana, Independent = The first
dial system VAS introduced by All
Independent. The first hand set
telephone and hclectiva ringing
was introduced by Tho hide
pendents BigneSs encourages
smugneas and bureaucracy. Had
IL not been for the lighting ''Inde-
pendents'' in every line Of bust
ness. we would not have the many
conveniences which we have
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18

ALTHOUGH great progress in the fight
against polio has been made IN recent
wears. aud even more gratifying progress
ia promised, your contribution to the March
Of Dimes is still needed
The 1866 March Of Dimes Drive il nov
underway and even though a vaccine APP
pear3 to BE- almost ready for widespread
use~~a vaccine which will im,nunize chill
dren against polio much money is still
needed by the National Foundation This
h readily understandable when one realizes
the vast problem involved in immunzinG
the nations children.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18

Babson Park, Mass. January 10.
Most leaders OF my column look
at times for something in which
10 invest II never occurs 10 them
that there may be good local in
vestmentS under their own noses.
They want TO invest IN some big
company and send their money TO
Wall Street
Money Works "a Hours Every
Das
With LIE exception Of your
local bank ana certain chain
stores, the telephone company
which operates In your territory
Is probably your best investment
considering safety. income. and
possibility for growth The pur~
pose OF this column today Is. to
praise the entire telephone indus
try. which Is one OF the fastest
growing OF all Industries.
II you live IN Bell territory.
then purchase stock OF your local
Bell company or OF the big Amer
lean Telephone and telegraph
Company This later supplies the
entire nation Bell and Indepen-
dents with long distance" sere-
ice II you do not 1--we In Bell
territory. then consider the stock
of your Independent telephone
system. provided 1t is one OF the
373 which report annually to the
u $. Independent Telephone AS
ISOLATION ut Munsey Building.
Washington, p c
One for Every Six
With the exception OF the big
General Telephone Company,
which is the largest Indepen-
dent. most Of these 373 indie
pendents are locally owned los
have annual gross earnings o.
over $3.50. 600 while loi OF these
have gross D. less than 500 900.
but nearly all Of them show con-
slant growth Moreover, each has
"a monopoly which very few bust
nesses have. Their total exchanges
number 1864. with over p,00o.-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18

pet ected too folks like ba-
bies but they never make
sense even the bottle amt
The same
Mite friend Marvin G0ode, Of
Vira ina. Is OUT for the House ~
Repr ttntatives hope he sims
md mis- for reading.
Yours, ] MARVIN BROWN
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18
HURT BY GOOSE

Ada. OKLA Bernard Baraglasks
54-year old circus worker. was rel.
Gently hurt by a goose, l5-foof
model Raranaski was driving i
sik-hitch team Of ponies pulling
Mother Goose float. He turned
the team suddenly 10 avoid HIT.
ting a woman ard the float
struck bale Of hay, causing the
goose to fan on him. fracturing
his hip.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18
How To Write Verse

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inverse you'd Ike to say.
And then you hurt FOR words thot will
These thoughts Of yours convey
When YOU hove found the words YOU need
Then you must spend some time
Arranging them ond grouping them
FOR proper beet ond thyme.
Yo1 follow these instructions ord
Your thoughts in verse. YOU tell
But please don't write n verse Ike this
Because it's doggefeI
Sometimes Ike TO vefsjk
Even though Know it
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Pleose let me, friends. suggest.
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18

Spain cuts the new,pelnt qua,sI
OF Honarclnst paper
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-01-18

The farm Federation uplxolda
public private power
Smyrna times., 1955-07-21
Pesticide Law
Effective July %

July %, 1855 is a date that all
farmers would do well to note,
according to the Delaware Agri-
cultural Extension Service. This
is the date that the so-called
MILLER Bill' becomes effective.
An amendment to the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act,
this bill is designed to protect the
public from harmful residues on
agricultural food products. 1t ap-
plies to all raw fruits, vegetables,
grains, nuts, eggs, meat, raw milk
and similar produce moving in in
terstate commerce.
Interstate shipments of all such
products will be subject to Fed
eral inspection after July %. Any
shipments found to contain resi-
dues of poisonous pesticides be-
yond certain established "toler-
ances" may be confscated or con-
demned for use as human food.
This does not mean that farm
ers need be afraid to use pestii-
cides = insecticides, fungicides,
weed killers, rat killers when
they are needed, the Extension
Service emphasizes. 1t does mean
that care must be taken to follow
the manufacturers directions (or
an official Extension guide), both
as to the amount of material used
and the timing before harvest.
The Miller Bill was backed by
both farm leaders and the pesti-
eide industry because it aims to
protect consumers of agricultural
products against careless misuse
of pesticide materials. Require
ments in regard to manufacturers
labelling resulting from this legis-
lation will also help farmers to
keep their products safe and
wholesome.
Residue tolerances established
by the law apply to the amount,
expressed in parts per million, of
a pesticide residue allowable on
fresh farm produce reody for in
terstate shipment. Home highly
poisonous pesticides such as mer-
curry compounds and .TEPP have
a zero tolerance = which means
that none of the material may re-
main in or on agricultural prod
ucts being shipped. Some other
materials such as rotenone, pyre-
thrum, and copper fungicides, have
been exempted because they do
not create a residue hazard.
These are the important things
Smyrna times., 1955-07-21
CheswOld

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward D. Turner
of Louisville, KY, have been spend
ing two weeks vacation with rela.
tives here and in Wilmington
They arrived at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. l.. d. Learned, Sr., fol
the SIND birthday celebration OF
her father, Mr.. L. D. Learned
Others present were Miss Mary
Learned of near Dover, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis D Learned, Jr., and
daughter Pam, of near Camden,
Mrs. Lille M. Cooper and Miss
Harriet Cooper of town.
Mr.. Benny Roy and brother,
Jimmie, are spending two weeks
at Camp Rodney near North East,
Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Casson of
Mapleshade, N. j., have returned
home after visiting his sister,
Smyrna times., 1955-07-21

Mrs. Marietta Garrison and son,
]. Paul.
DIR. and Mrs. Homer T. Hopkins
and daughter, Becky, of Beltsville,
were weekend guests of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Lafferty,
Miss Carol Ann Lafferty of Mil
ford, and Miss Becky Hopkins of
Beltsville, Md, were Saturday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge
Masten.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dawson
of Pennsgrove, N. j., have been
recent guests of Mrs. Laura B,
Harrington and daughter, Miss
Catherine Harrington and Mrs,
Kate Thompson.
Miss Elsie Anderson, Mrs. Es-
ther Hynson and daughters, Anne
and Susan, and Mrs. Clifton Jones
and sons, Donald and Dennis, of
Smyrna, have returned home after
spending the past week at Fen
wick Island.
Mrs. E. ]. Lafferty entertained
the w. S. C. S. at her home on
Wednesday evening, July T3. Six
teen members, two visitors, were
present. Mrs. Elbridge Masten
was co-hostess. There will be no
meeting in August. The society
will hold their picnic at the cot
tage of Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Bar
Gus at kits Hammock on Aug
ust 3rd. All members are invited.
Mr.. James H. Massey left Do
yer Air Base last Wednesday for
Minneapolis, Mimi, where he has
enrolled at the Minneapolis School
of Business and will take up ac-
counting and business law this
fall. During the summer months
he will be employed by his uncle,
Milton Helms, at the Bottling
Service and Supply Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge Masten
and Mrs. Elwood Sipple of Dover,
have been spending a few days
Smyrna times., 1955-07-21
Air Conditioned Broilers
Under Test at Substation

Poultry fiocks raised in air con-
ditioned rooms will be shown tc
the public August during the
annual Farm Field Day at the
Agricultural Research Substation
on the Georgetown-Laurel Road
Four rooms of broilers are now
under test at the Substation to
determine the best temperature
and humidity for raising broilers
most economically. The work is
conducted by the University of
Delaware.
The four rooms are sealed and
insulated. You can set the tenn
perature at any level between go
and 80 degrees F. Humidity can
be controlled anywhere from 40
to 100 percent. Artificial lights
are the only light source. A fifth
room raises birds under regular
conditions as a control room" for
comparison.
"By the use of these rooms we
hope to learn the ideal conditions
for raising broilers to maximum
weight with minimum feed con-
SUMPTION" says DIR. E. F. Waller,
chairman of the department of
animal and poultry industry at
the University of Delaware.
The five rooms are ~ ~
with 100 chicks in each room. The
chicks are all started under the
same conditions, in batteries or
floor pens. They are moved to
the experimental rooms at four
weeks of age. All chicks are fed
the same ration throughout the
growing period and all rooms are
equipped with automatic waterers.
Recording instruments keep a
continuous record of humidity and
! temperature. Periodic chemical
analysis checks the amount of
ammonia in the air.
This research is part of re-
gional project in poultry housing
in cooperation with the 13 north
eastern states. Most of the other
II states are concerned with lay
ing house construction and man.
agement.
Visitors attending Field Day
August 3 will also see focks
growing under the fifth broiIer
strain test. Ten broiler breeds or
crosses are under study with 800
chicks from each breed. The fifth
flock was started July 13.
The poultry disease diagnostic
laboratory, operated by the State
Board of Agriculture, will demon
strate diagnostic tests and pro-
cedures.
Smyrna times., 1955-07-21
Dairymen Invited To Visit
Farms in Norfolk, Va.

The New Castle County Dairy
Herd Improvement Association
and the County Extension Service
have planned two-day tour on
August 18th and 10Th for all
dairymen and other folks who
would like to attend. This will be
the sixth Annual Dairy Tour
sponsored by the County Dairy
Herd Improvement Association ac-
cording to President Wills Pass
more.
The group will visit Bayville
Farms near Norfolk, Virginia,
which is considered one of the
greatest Guernsey cattle breeding
herds in the country. They have
a very large farm operation at
Bayville. However, many of the
farming practices are operated on
a very practical basis whereby
other dairymen should get some
good ideas. Some of the features
that will be seen at the Bayville
Farms will be various types of
hay-drying systems in both con-
ventional and pole-type barns. An
unusual calf and heifer raising
program is practiced by Clark
Fleming, Manager, of the 1400
acre farm. They are milking over
300 cows and retail their milk in
Norfolk, Virginia.
The group will visit the regis
tered Ayrshire herd of Mr.. G.
Brooks Nagel, Preston, Maryland.
At this visit farmers will have the
opportunity to view the latest in
milking parlor equipment, separ-
ate feeding barns and loafing
barns. Mr.. Nagel has been using
irrigation for both pasture and
alfalfa. This visit, 1 am sure, will
be both interesting and practical
for people interested in dairy
farming.
Other visits in Virginia have
been planned and information de-
scribing the farming activities
will be announced later.
The group will leave by bus
down the Eastern Shore and cross
at the Cape Charles Ferry. The
trip will be both educational ano
interesting to all who can attend
Smyrna times., 1955-07-21
Spray Protects Fruit
From Japanese Beetle

If the beautiful, but destructive,
Japanese beetle is present in your
vicinity this summer, you will
need to provide some protection
for any ripening fruit or berries
on your land.
A spray prepared with 5 ounces
of derris Containing 4 percent
rotenone) to 10 gallons of water
will drive Japanese BEETLES away
from ripening apples, peaches,
plums, cherries, grapes, and ber-
ries, according to Dr.L.A.Stearns,
head of the department of entom-
ology at the University of Della
ware.
DR.. Stearns says the active in
gredient in this spray-rotenone-
is comparatively nonpoisonous to
human beings, but it is both pois-
onous and distasteful to the beet
les. The spray should be repeated
at 7-day intervals for as long as
necessary.
Plants which are not to be eat
en- can be protected from Japan
ese beetles by spraying with 3
ounces of so percent wettable
DDT or 5 ounces of so percent
wettable methoxychlor in 10 gal.
Ions of water. This spray, or one
containing equivalent amounts Of
emulsifiable liquid DDT or meth.
oxychlor, should be repeated as
needed to maintain a protective
coating on the plants until the
beetles disappear.
DDT and methoxychlor are pois
onous and should be handled
strictly in accordance with the
manufacturers instructions, will
the usual precautions to protect
children and pets.
Smyrna times., 1955-07-21
NATIONAL FARM SAFETY

"YOur Safety Is In Your Hands
Theme for Week of July "a to 80
"Your Safety is in Your Hands
will be the theme to be observed
in Delaware during the observance
of National Farm Safety Weel
set for July oath to the Both, in
elusive.
Dean George M. Worrilow, Vice
President for Farm Safety of the
Delaware Safety Council, and also
Dean of the School of Agriculture
and Director of the University OF
Delaware Agriculture Extension
Services, in announcing the theme
urgently requests that all farm
workers make safety inventories
of their homes, farms, machinery,
and equipment, and to cultivate
careful working habits and atti-
tudes. He also requests that all
persons and organizations inter-
ested in farm life and welfare to
join in a campaign to reduce the
tragedies and losses caused by
needless accidents.
Special surveys in farm areas"
said Mr.. Worrilow, indicate that
about three out of every four ac-
cidents to farm residents are the
result of one or more unsafe acts" !"
Regardless of national and
group safety activities, the ulti-
mate responsibility for each farm
residents safety is himself" he
said. This individual responsible
ity is summed up in the lifeline
given by Mr.. WorriloW = YOUR
SAFETY rs IN YOUR HANDS.
Mr.. Worrilow went on to say,
''The purpose of National Farm
Safety Week continues to be to
focus nationwide attention on the
seriousness of farm accidents. We
hope to inspire greater year round
safety activity by each resident
and to make the individuals farm
life a safer, happier and more
prosperous life"
Mr.. Worrilow said all forty
eight states are expected to take
part in the observance of the
week. In Delaware the Councils
State Farm Safety Committee will
help guide the observance.
National Farm Safety Week
will feature special days as fol
lows: Sunday Church Day; Mon
Home Safety Day; Tuesday
Livestock Safety Day; Wednes-
day-Fall Prevention Day; Thurs
day-Highway Safety Day; Fri
day-Machinery Safety Day; and
Saturday-Review Day.
Smyrna times., 1955-07-21

for the farmer to remember, the
Extension Service stresses: ~ fol-
low directions carefully in using
pesticides, and use no more than
recommended, (2) don't allow an
emergency situation to build up
before taking control measures,
and (3) consult your county agent
(or State Extension Service) if
you have a pest problem which
puzzles you.
Smyrna times., 1955-07-21
Death of Asbury r. Brewingtor

Death of Asbury r. Brewington
Asbury R. Brewington of Smyr-
ma died on July II at the Veter-
ans Hospital in Wilmington. Fun
eral services will be held at the
Bethel Church Saturday, July %
at 2 pm. Viewing at Bethel
Church Friday evening, July %.
z to 9 pm. Mr.. Brewlngton is
survived by three brothers, Ern-
Smyrna times., 1955-07-21

The tour is designed for all farm
ers and dairymen who would like
to view other farming operations.
Since we are going in a resort
area, the County Agent, Edward
H. Schabinger, would like to have
reservations for this trip made at
the County Extension Office as
soon as possible.
Smyrna times., 1955-07-21

est, Arthur and John; and two
sisters, Mrs. Catherine Trader, and
Miss Edith Brewington. He was
an ex-soldier, a member of the
Masonic Lodge, Odd Fellows,
Shriner, and American Legion.
Smyrna times., 1955-07-21

with Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Knorr
of Palmyra, N. ].
Miss Carol Ann Lafferty of Mil
ford, has returned home after a
visit with her grandparents, Mr.,
and Mrs. E. ]. Lafferty.
Evening star., 1955-02-07
HOTTEST BUICK IN HISTORY

No wonder you see 80 many 1858 Buicks on tho
hshwoys = they're rolling Up bigger seIss than
ever in hisfory-toppins the popularity thaf
hos aIready made Buick one Of ths "Bis Three"