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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1956-02-01


DOC WAS AFTER Les again-about
his hat. Looked to the rest of us as
if Les was leading him on. Things were
about due to come to a head, so we all
Just sat back and waited.
This was Doc Buford's first hunt with
us, for he was new to town. 1t was also
his first meeting with the quiet and
likable Les.
Les Goodman is one of the breed of
men who settled this West. He is
packer and guide and last fall he had
bunch of US from Key City up on
Big Badly Mountain hunting elk Camp
ing might be more accurate, for we
were showed in by about two feet of
fresh snow. This kept us pretty closely
corralled and we had about run out of
hunting yarns in the week we'd been
there. So this is when Doc started pick
ing on Les and his hat.
LES WORE THAT HAT all the time
he was awake. It wasn't so much to
look at but you could see he thought
lot of it. 1t was just a common look
ing hat of the seven and half gallon
variety. This evening Doc seemed stuck
on the theme of the hat like a needle
on broken record and it was getting
annoying to the rest of US and to Les
especially.
Les squinted at Doc, tipped his Gig
arctic into the fire and leaned back un-
til his face was hidden under his hat
brinl. Speaking to the whole group, he
began:
II was raised down between the bad
lands of the Missouri and the foot hills
of the Snowies. AS kid I used to think
was quite rabbit hunter. 1 used to
take my single shot % and get more
rabbits than wanted to drag home
that is until I met up with Old General
Jack.
II was going to shoot at mighty big
jack rabbit one day but as / fired
at him my foot slipped. Standing as ]
was, on the edge of a steep coulee, ]
fell heels over front sight into the
coulee. That big jack rabbit turned and
came back and gave me the darndest
whipping and scratching I ever had
up to that time.
"THE WALLOPING he gave mt
seemed to do something to that ragged
cared old rabbit. He proceeded to or
ganize the rabbits so well that from
then on it wasn't safe to go huntin,
rabbits. If man with a gun showed
up they would gang up on him ant
whip him most to death and then rul
his saddle horse off.
''If you didn't bother them they woul,
behave but you know how a rab
bit behaves. They got so thick they wer
taking all the range from the cattle
There wasn't native, man or dos
that would even scowl in their direC
ton, especially after. the rabbits unde
the generalShip of Old General JAG
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beat up the big crew of the rabbit
drive which the whole county had or
ganized. Old General Jack was mighty
we'll known and respected.
1--WE we're living right in the middle
of the rabbit chawed area and things
were looking mighty tough when one
day man drove up. He was a long
hungry looking fellow. driving an old
team that could scarcely pull the mile
stained covered wagon he had. He
made his claim of being a professional
rabbit hunter for hat factory and he
asked Pappy if he could take a crack
at Old General Jack and the rest of
the rabbits.
''Pappy told him it would be Just
dandy with him and if the stranger.
would leave his wife's address with
him he'd notify her what had hap
pened. The old fellow let fly some
tobacco juice in the direction of a fence
post and allowed he had his wife with
him.
"a rabbit came moseying up for a
look at this house on wheels and the
fellow took % from the spring seat
and shot at the rabbit, missing him on
purpose. The jack rabbit took off squeal-
ing and humping out the rallying call
Old General Jack had taught them.
Right then Pappy grabbed me
and we scooted inside the house and
shut the doors all tight. In no time at
all regular wave of rabbits con-
verged on the covered wagon with Old
General Jack in the lead, his ragged
ears Tapping in the wind.
1.-THE old man bawled into the tunnel
Of canvas, Gimme my gun, Nav, and
you all come running. He turned
away from wagon with the dangdest
looking shotgun I ever seen. 1t looked
like two sections of well casing.
His miSSus and Il kids came tun1-
bling out over the tailgate, all armed
to the teeth with automatic shotguns
graduated by gauge to the kids ages.
The old lady had the twin of the mans
gun and the path that gang moved in
the rabbits on the first volley was some
thing to see.
WHEN THE BATTLE was over
walked from our house to the big pile
OF rabbits around where Old General
Jack lay. I took the dead rabbit to the
hunter and asked him if he could gel
me a hat made from Old General Jack
He said it was an unusual request but
he'd see what could be done about it
about six months later l got this
hat and it is pretty good one as hats
go. 1t don't seem to show mucl
wear other than in a couple of ragged
places on the brim. One funny thing
though, is every time 1 go to shoot a
rabbit it folds down over my ey,
and miss. Even does it when tn,
wind is absolutely STILL
This last was too much for Doc. H
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-30

Town and Country Time
$3.50 pm every weekday night Jimmy Dean
leads The Texas Wildcats in a tune-packed
program of your favorite country and west
ern music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-30
Town and Country
Jambor

1880 pm every Saturday night
you'll enjoy three solid hours
of local, live and wonderful
music and fun starring Jimmy
Dean and an all star cast in
GLIDING
The Texas Alex Huston
Wildcats Patsy Cline
Mary Kick Duh
Dale Turner Howington
, 1956-09-29

Teachers College and North
western University. She is at
present employed as Supervi-
sor Of kindergarten Education
for the public schools Of st.
Thomas.
Miss Joseph is a graduate
of Cheyney State College and
Of Teachers College, Columbia
University. Her present posi-
ton with the Government is
Supervisor Of Elementary Edu
cation.
The course to be given BY
Miss Joseph and Miss Gabriel
will continue regular lectures
with supervision OF work ac-
tually performed by the
Continued on page q
T.
, 1956-09-29
COMMISSIONER OF SAFETY MAWSON
ADDRESSES PEOPLE ON TRAFFIC LAWS

Commissioner Leon MaWson addressed the radio audi
ence at $50 last night as follows: Fellow Americans:
Through the courtesy Of the management Of station
WIZ, it is my pleasure and privilege to come into your
homes and into your automobiles to chat with you briefly
on 4 matter Of mutual interest and concern.
In assuming the office Of Commissioner OF Public Safety
for the Virgin Islands, I am charged with certain RESPONSE
biities and duties affecting various phases of safety, Incl
dent to the protection and general ~wellbeing of these is
lands. One phase Of my work has terribly disturbed me, and
hardly a day or night goes by that my thoughts are not dt-
rected along that line. / make reference to drivers Of auto-
mobiles who deliberately, wiIfully, or otherwise, violate the
laws Of our land in their wanton and reckless operation Of
high powered automobiles, endangering the safety and lives
Of our citizens as well as their own
at this point, | wish to make my position clearly and
, 1956-09-29
Police Commissioner
Departs After Int.
Police Applicants

Commissioner Of Public
Safety Leon Mawson return
ed to st. Thomas after inter
viewing some applicants for
Patrolmen and also other Po-
lice matters. Five men will be
taken on; Of this number two
will undoubtedly be Of Puerto
Rican origin. This is a very
desirable move.
Commissioner Mawson was
accompanied by Fire Chief
Omar Brown, who has been
working to improve the fire
department here.
Commissioners Mawson re-
vealed that the Virgin Islands
Corporation has turned over
a fire truck to the department
which, while not new, is more
modern than any now in the
Virgin Islands. It is now under
going repairs.
There are now four units
in the Christiansted District
and two in Frederiksted.
, 1956-09-29

countryside or who leisurely
walk along our city streets
with ease and comfort in the
assurance that they will not
be knocked over, injured, or
possibly killed by the reckless
and careless driving Of these
speed kings who wilfully vio-
late our traffic laws.
It is probable that young
drivers who are now being
trained will prove to be bet
ter road sportsmen than past
generations of drivers have
been. These young drivers
have been more thoroughly
trained in competitive sports,
and because they are growing
up in an automobile age, they
have more thorough know
Of the social importance Of
good driving.
Many an adult among to-
days drivers spent his child
hood in q horse-an-buggy.
world, or in q mixed horse &
motor world During the time
when the automobile was be-
coming perfected, cars were
CONTINUED on page a
, 1956-09-29

definitely understood to all
parties concerned. i is an
easy matter for me to arbitra-
rily say to the men under my
command: Keep after them g
continue to issue traffic tick
cts right and left until we get
across to them the idea that
we do not have an Indiana
polls Speedway or 4 Daytona
Beach testing ground for
these powerful instruments Of.
destruction as some Of our
drivers are making Of our
highways and even Of our
narrow city streets. But it is
not my purpose, aim, or desire
to turn our beautiful islands
into a police state. My objec-
tive is 70 reach each and every
operator Of a motor vehicle, re
CARELESS Of its make or rating
to get them to cooperate with
the Department Of Public
Safety in reducing, if not com
pletely eliminating, the haz-
yards and potential threats
to the safety and well-being
Of our citizens who innocent
" and rightfuIiy enjoy the
pleasure Of an afternoon or
evening drive through our
, 1956-09-29


Departs After Setting
up Trdining Progrum
President Alonzo G. Moron
Of Hampton Institute, an
nounced plans for the 1867
Teacher Training Program for
the Virgin Islands public
before his departure,
Miss May Amritt, Director
of Public Health Education in
the Department Of Health,
will give a course in Health
Education. A second course,
Elementary Curriculum-Plans
and Methods Of Elementary
School Teaching, will be
taught in st. Thomas for the
first semester by Miss Gladys
Gabriel, and in St. Croix by
Miss Huldah Joseph. The
classes will begin during the
first week Of October.
This program is a continual
ton Of the project started by
a grant from the Fund for the
Advancement Of Education in
1858. It's continuation is being
made possible BY an appropria
ton from the Virgin Islands
Legislature for this purpose at
the last regular session and by
q loan from the local govern
Iment Of three qualified per-
sons to teach the class.
Miss Amritt is a graduate Of
Fisk University, the Nursing
School Of Meharry Medical
College, and Of the University
of Michigan, Her experience
in the Islands as Director Of
Public Htalth Education and
her academic qualifications
will enable her to bring to the
teachers much useful health
education material related to
the needs Of the people Of the
Virgin Islands.
Miss Gabriel is a graduate
of the Northern Illinois State
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Crystal Sugar
Fails 10 Win
Injunction

NEW YORK, Aug. 81 (P).-
American Crystal Sugar Co. has
lost in an effort to get a court
injunction preventing the Gu
ban-American Sugar Co. and its
officers from voting their shares
of Crystal stock at meetings of
Crystal stockholders, it was
learned today.
Federal Judge John NJ. Cashin
also turned down American
Crystals motion to prohibit
Cuban-American interests from
acquiring additional Crystal
stock and ANY representation"
on the Crystal board of direc-
tors.
The motions had been made
under the Clayton Act, which
bars a corporation from ac-
quiring interest in another COR
poration which would lessen
competition in commerce. Crys-
Evening star., 1956-08-31
BY the Associated Press

Americans are enjoying a
higher income this year than
last and spending it freely, espe-
cially on food, the Federal Re-
serve Board reports.
A survey by the board disclosed
a rise in personal income to a
record annual rate of 1924 billion
in June, stemming in part from
the increase in minimum wage
rates last March from rs cents
to 81 per hour.
At the same time the board
reported the value of the Ma
tion's farms increased to a rec
ord level last year. but that
farm debt also rose to a record
high of $18.8 billion. Total farm
assets were placed at $171 billion.
With more cash to pay for
purchases in recent months, in
stallment financing was reported
eased off from it's fast rising
pace started in 1855. Repayment
of such debt has increased.
There has been an upswing
both in manufacturing payrolls
Evening star., 1956-08-31
PEPCO Earnings Increase
Sharply in IL months

Net income of Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co. increased to So
364. 200 or $1.51 a common share
in IL months ended July 81,
compared with $6,911, 700 or
$l.15 a share in the preceding IL
months, the company reported
yesterday.
Operating revenues amounted
to $62, ,095 300, an increase of So
024.500 or 14.8 per cent from the
previous period. Operating costs
of $48.862.700 were up $5,446, 700
or 12.5 per cent.
July net income totaled $3.50 :
900, compared with $647, 300 in
July last year. Operating reve-
'nueS of $5,739,700 were $660,800
above a year earlier. Operating
costs of $4.552,8OO were up $433,-
200.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK. Aug. 81 Pl.-(National
Association Securities Dealers, IncD:
(NOOn QuOtations)
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Pumphrey Heads
A. H. Baker & Co.

John H. Pumphrey has been
elected president of A. H. Baker
& Co., one of Washington's old
est general insurance agencies.
He succeeds the late c. r. Bar
ker, ST.
A native of Germantown, Md,
Mr.. Pumphrey started with the
company in 1926. He was elected
secretary in 1929, secretary
treasurer in 1914 and vice presi-
dent and treasurer in l949.
He is a past president of the
District Association of Insurance
Agents, a trustee of the Boys
Club of Washington and a men,
ber of the Optimist Club, the
Manor Country Club and Ken
wood.
Other officers of the company
include: C. II. Barker, jr., vice
president and secretary; Mrs. r.
H. Price, treasurer, and R. E.
Earll, assistant secretary
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Banks Seek to Pay
Hioher Interest

NEW YORK, Aug. 81 (P).-
This city's two largest banks
have asked the Federal Reserve
Board to allow them to pay
higher interest rates on time
deposits other than savings.
The move, made by the First
National City Bank and the
Chase Manhattan Bank, was ap-
parently designed to strengthen
the position of commercial banks
in competition with savings banks
and other institutional depoSito-
ries in the present tight money
squeeze. The two banks ask that
the ceiling be raised from 21a to 3
per cent for the longest deposits.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Silver Spring Bank
Lists 2 Promotions

c. E. Browning, jr., has been
promoted to assistant vice pres
ident of the Bank of Silver
Spring and Neal w. Wells has
been elected an assistant CASH
Ter, President William D. Blair
announced today.
Mr.. Browning is in charge of
the banks mortgage depart
ment. He is immediate past
president of the Southern Mary
land Conference, National AS
sociation of Bank Auditors and
Controllers, and also immediate
past president of the Silver
Spring Kiwanis Club. He is
member of the Young Bankers
Committee of the Maryland
Bankers Association.
He started with the National
Metropolitan Bank here in 1886
and joined the Bank Of Silver
Spring in 1947 after Army service
in World War II.
Mr.. Wells came to this area in
1888 from his native Maine and
was employed first at the Ma
tional Savings & Trust and
then at Union Trust Co. He
Joined the Silver Spring insti-
tuition in 1852.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Food Buying Rise Noted
With Gains in Income

and in earnings of those in nom
manufacturing lines, couple d
with a rise in wages and a re-
cent steadying of farmers cash
receipts. said the board in its
monthly publication = the Fed
eral Reserve Bulletin.
1t reported. however, net farm
income dropped about S per cent
during the year.
Observing there had been q
decline in auto sales in contrast
to higher public demands for
other goods and services, the
board said:
Steady expansion over the
past two years in consumer ex-
penditures for foods has reflected
further growth in population and
income, a continuing shift of
demand toward the more highly
processed foods, and-more re-
cently-higher food prices"
Retail food prices that had
declined last year rose 4 per cent
last spring and at mid-year were
2 per cent above 1855 levels.
There was a substantial rise in
Evening star., 1956-08-31
ACF Industries Profits
Expected to Improve

Profits of ACF Industries, Inc,
which has several divisions in
the Washington area. will show
substantial improvement in the
current fiscal year ending next
April 80. predicted President
James F. Clark at the annual
stockholders meeting in Fleming
ton, N. j., yesterday.
Sales for the first three months
ended July 81 totaled $1,000. 900
or SLAB a common share VS..
$2,062, 900 or 81 153 a share a year
ago. Sales amounted to $67,957,-
600 VS.. $60,848, 900.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Capital Bank Loans Turn
Down Slightly in Week

OOWAA "a SCR
Net outstanding loans of IL
reserve member banks of Wash
ington declined $997 900 in the
week ended August % following
a rise of $4,363,000 in the pre-
vious week and remained 8.5 per
cent above year ago.
The Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond yesterday reported a
total of $522, ,556,00O for August
%, after deduction of valuation
reserves and excluding loans to
banks. This compared with
$523, $50, 900 week earlier, $519.-
10000 two weeks earlier, and
$481, ,739. 900 on August "a. 1855.
The all-time peaks was $685.
$4,000 on July 4.
The weeks drop was due
mostly to a $1,124, 900 decline in
commercial and industrial loans,
which totaled $218.581 900 on
August %, compared with $219.-
7O5,0OO a week earlier, but were
Z per cent ahead of $204 .603, 900
on the like 1855 date. The record
in this classification was S219,-
$1,000 last July IL.
Real estate loans amounted to
$142,617,00 on August %, a de-
crease of $4,000 from $142, ,699.-
900 a week earlier, but Sits, 900
ahead of $135, 5,442. 900 a year
earlier. The peak was $145,9 1884,
900 last June q.
Other loans, mostly consumer
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Area Store Sales Climb
2 Pet, Above 1855 in Week

Department store sales in the
Washington Metropolitan Area
were only 2 per cent ahead of a
year ago in the week ended Aug
ust 25, despite a jump of 20 per
cent from the previous week, the
Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
mond reported today.
Area sales in four weeks ended
August 25 remained 4 per cent
above a year ago and for the
entire year to date were up by
the same margin.
Excluding the more active
suburban branch stores, down.
town department store sales
alone were 6 per cent behind a
year ago in the latest week,
despite a gain of % per cent
from the previous week. Down
town sales in four weeks we're
just even with a year earlier and
for the year to date were down
2 per cent.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Riggs Bulletin Cites
Cost of Store Stamps

The cost of stamps averages 2
per cent of grocery store sales,
advises a current bulletin COM
piled by Philip S. Brown for
Riggs National Bank.
A survey shows that 48 per
cent of the supermarkets using
stamps partly Offset added cost
by offering fewer low-price spe-
cials, 81 per cent by less adver-
tising and 38 per cent by higher
Imarkups, the bulletin also states.
Only 9 per cent claim that
greater volume wholly offsets
added cost and 81 per cent of
"superettes" using stamps re-
ported lower profits, the bulletin
adds. Something for nothing?"
it asks.
Evening star., 1956-08-31

tai claimed it would be "irre-
iparably damaged" if Cuban
American added to it's already
acquired 21 per cent Of Crys-
tails common stock.
Judge Cashin said There is
little possibility that Cuban
American can obtain voting
control or even representation
on the borad." He said Crystal
l"has failed" to make a clear
showing that there was any
threat Of damage to its bust
mess.
Evening star., 1956-08-31

loans, amounted to $50, ,399, 900
on August %. a gain of $625, 900
from 49,774,000 a week earlier
and $17.217,000 ahead of $133.-
1872 a year earlier. The rec
ord was $160.137, 900 on May %.
Evening star., 1956-08-31

meat prices, which had declined
more than seasonally year ago,
the board noted.
Discussing the farm asset
situation, the board said the in
crease came principally on farm
real estate.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Browning King to Open
Mems Wear Store Here

Browning-King & Co., Inc,
Philadelphia mems wear store
chain. will open its first outlet
in the Washington area at 1925
G street NV.
Founded in 1922, the Phila-
delphia company already has 13
stores in the Philadelphia area
and in Florida.
The new store will occupy the
former location of Lutz & Co.,
well known leather goods firm
that went out of business.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
''s'' 'ss''BuszNEss RI
C|eurings Set Records
In August, 8 Months
By DONALD IL. HADLEY

Washington bank cleangs both August eight
months of this the highest for periods
reported William N Cradln, clearing house today
August cearings of $568424712 seasonay
$590432257 in the previous MONTH per
Evening star., 1956-08-31

of $536,445,456 in August last
year.
Eight months clearings aggre-
gated $4,482, ,274,217, an increase
of 5 per cent from $4,253, ,872. 702
in the same 1858 period.
Both totals contrasted with
prewar 1941 when August clear
ings totaled only Sal ,220, ,535
and the eight months total was
$1,120,655,910.
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Goes much farther

The Bounce bottle of all STARCH makes
full quarts-enough for washing after wash
ing. Just couple Of spoonfuls Of all STARCH
will put the perkiness back in of your incest
cottons. And with all STARCH, they'll keep
that crisp, new look and feel through as
many as 3 to 5 washings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-09
Italian Line Contracts
For New Andrea Dorid

ROME. Aug. 9 (P).-The Ital-
ian Shipping Line has signed a
contract for building a S28 mil
lion new and bigger Andrea
Doria to replace the transact
lantic liner lost off Nantucket
two weeks ago.
The new 30.000-ton liner will
be built at the Ansaldo Shipyards
at Genoa, where the first Andrea
Doria was launched in 1851. 1t
will take about two years to
build.
The cost will be covered partly
by insurance on the old Andrea
Doria. The Italian government
will make up the difference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-09
Film Writers
Lose AppeoIin
Blacklist Suit

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8 up.
The State Supreme Court has
denied appeals by % Hollywood
writers and performers who con-
tend they were blacklisted by the
film industry after they refused
in 1851 to answer questions on
possible Communist affiliations
by a House Un-American Activ-
titles Committee.
The high court thus upheld
yesterday dismissal Of their dam
age suits against major picture
producers by a Los Angeles Su-
perior Court and by the State
District Court of Appeals.
The Appeals Court ruled there
was no showing of injury to any
legally protected interest" OF
the plaintiffs because none had
any contracts.
The group. headed by Michael
Wilson, had sued for SIS mil
lion damage each from all major
Hollywood film produncers and
two Los Angeles Congressman.
Clyde Doyle, Democrat. and DON
aid L. Jackson, Republican. They
alleged they have been unable to
obtain work since their 1851 re-
fusal to testify.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-09

yesterday by Judge Charles S.
Desmond of the State Court of
Appeals.
Burke, 38, was sentenced
December 3, 1855, in New York,
where he had been taken after
his capture by the FBI in South
Carolina.
The notorious gunman had
broken out of a jail in Boston,
where he was arrested in 1854 in
connection with the Drinks
robbery.
He was charged with possessing
a sub-machine gun police said
was used in an assassination at
tempt on Joseph (Specs) O'Keefe,
a key figure in the Drinks case.
Authorities said Walsh, %, was
a longshoreman and once had
been a friend of Burke's.
Burke's appeal is based on the
assertion that he was drunk or
insane at the time of Walsh'S
killing and that he did not re-
member anything about it.