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The frontiersman., 1956-01-12
No1Aook

District No. 6 of the Alaska Nurses Association will hold a meeting of officers and board of directors Monday evening. Janu- ary Is at 8 pm. in the Public Health office. This is an important meeting, it was announced, and officers are urged to attend.
 The monthly meeting of the Mariners club of the United Protestant Church will be held January l8 at the Krause' home at 8 pm. The discussion will be on Happy Marriage, led by Mary lou Rideout. Devotions will be led by Bob Rowland,
 Through the kindness of Geor- ge Small, the ice skating rink located near the hospital was cleared of snow this week. Small worked several hours clearing snow from the ice so the young sters (a1d not so young) may en- joy themselves on the silver blades.
 Stewart Durrant. Coop gen. eral manager, returned home Wednesday afternoon following a Stateside trip. He said he ran into record" weather nearly every place he stopped. Rainfall records were broken in the north west the first 10 days in January and in Utah, where he spent the holidays with his family, record warm weather was in effect. He returned to find that PaImerites have been experiencing a bit of record in wind storms.
 The regular meeting of the Common Council, City of Pal mer, was not held Tuesday night because of lack of quorum. The next regular meeting will be held January 24 in the office of the City Clerk at City Hall.
 Among Pa1merites away for the holidays were Mir. and Mrs. William T Zahradnicek who visited with their son. Bill and his family. at Cordova. While in Cordova the Zahradniceks wit messed the bad storms that hit the area during the holidays, and were unable to return home as early as originally planned, be- cause of flying conditions.
The frontiersman., 1956-01-12

over the 1854 volume and 20 per cent over the previous record year Of l947.
 CT loans are made by private lenders with a portion of the leans guaranteed or insured by VA. On home loans, VA may guarantee 60 percent of the loan with maximum guarantee of S7,5o0.
 By the end of 1855, eleven and half years after the CT loan program was established VA had underWritten 4,260,000 GI home loans with an original principal amount of about $33 billion. About SIS billion of that amount was guaranteed by VA.
 During 1855, VA was asked to appraise about 1,015.000 existing and proposed homes to be offer ed for sale to veterans. Of these 620,000 were proposed home and 395, ,000 were existing homes.
 VA also received about 675,000 CT home joan applications dur ing 1855, an increase of nearly 28 percent over 1854.
 Home loan applications usual ly are submitted to VA by lend- CTS from three to eight months after appraisal requests.
The frontiersman., 1956-01-12

with the installation of officers. John DeFare of Anchorage will be the speaker. The public is in vited 10 attend the Friday meet ing.
 Officers to be installed are: Juanita Watts, president, May Thompson. first vice president, Elv7 Eppler, second vice presl- dent, and program director, Ruth Hansen, secretary-treasurer, and
The frontiersman., 1956-01-12
kissi0n Union
 To Meet Jan. l6

The Womens' Mission Union of the First Baptist Church will hold meeting Monday after noon, January Is, at 1:30 pm. at the church.
 The meeting is planned to be the beginning of Focus Week for study of the Mosleum tribes. The week will close Friday evening
The frontiersman., 1956-01-12
Question of the Week:

Q. A couple of years ago l bought house with CT loan. The County has notified me that it is condemning my property be- cause 1t wants to build a high way across my land Will I be able to have my CT loan rights restored so that I can buy an other home somewhere else?
 A. Under the law, a veterans GI loan rights may be restored if his property has ben taken by local Government agency for public use However, VA must be relieved from liability on the old guaranty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-16

scarcely necessary. Standard equip
ment for workers in France = and
Italy. too = when they set out to per-
form their days tasks. is a loaf Of
fresh bread under one arm and a bot
tie or jug Of wine under the other.
More affiuent citizens sometimes skip
the bread.
The Frenchman defends his inceS-
SAINT wine bibbing by explaining that
it's just the thing for the t0ie 1.-THE
Iiver). But as Alexis Lichine points
out in his defnitiWe wines Of
France" Knopf), he doesn't add that
the wine makes II vcritable child'S
play to eat the rich food that does
cause the liver to act up. One sip Of
choice wine leaves the mouth clean
anA ready fer ano1her sacculeut mor-
SCI If iAsf what the doctor has
warned yen not to eat.
When drinking champaene, never
use a Swizzle stick in front Of con-
nOiSseur. "A dozen twirls," he will
tell you. land not only the bubbles
viii evapOEate, but the true flavor,
too = and years Of special care and
cultivation"
One Frenchman who had had a
magnum or so too many summoned
his valet on the morning after and
demanded, Send out the suit ] had
on last night for cleaning"
shall 1 send ii rs it Is nOw,"
asked the valet, cor would you like
to take Il of frSt!''
There was one gourmet in
Hollywood whose pretenSions on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-16
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What's My Wine7

subject of wines became intoIerabIe
to his friends. To show him I'D, one
searched the town for a bottle of the
rareSt and coStlieSt wine available,
then poured its contents into an
empty bottle of a domestic brand
advertised at 50 cents quart. Then
he asked the gourmet for dinner.
The mere sight of the 60-cent bottIe
made the gourmet turn pale, and
when his glass was filled, he looked
wildly for the nearest exit. But, with
the host and his wife watching in
tently, he had to take one small sip.
Then he took another.
His reputation hung in the balance.
He was equal to the test. He put down
his glass, smacked his lips and said,
my dear boy, you never should
have tried q juvenile trick like this.
YOu can't afford it!''
The drinking Of water on any
occasion IS frOwHled upon by the true
wine devotee. One tasted water for
the first time when he was 70, spat It
out and exclaimed, ''Pagh! i do not
know what this awful stuff is II but
II viii never sell!'
Another sWearS that even for clean-
ing his teeth, he uses light sauterne.
For every PURPOSE" he declares,
there is a proper wine available =
the product of infinite French skill
and loving French hand"
The last straw. A New York
importer consulted the wine list At q
French inn and was surprised to note
that the wines Of poor years were
priced very much higher than those OF
good years.
1T is for your cOmpatriOts, who
usually know nothing about wines,
the proprietor explained. always
they order the most expensive. Thus
We sell them our poor wine - and
save the best for our regular clients"
- BENNETT CERT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-16

On the wall of
manga Fench reStau-
rant, a sign reminds
patrons that I'm re-
pas Sans win EST CONNIE
Mn jour sans SOIeH. !"
CA meal without
wine is like a day
without the sun. '')N'S
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22
Remedies For
Clearing Scum
From Ponds

Bluestone offers a remedy to
green scum forming on troughs, res
ervoirs or ponds.
DR. Henry. S. Mosby. professor of
conservation and wildlife at VPI.
says bluestone in the right mixture.
with correct precautions. will re-
move scum with no harmful effects
on fish or livestock.
The best way to avoid scum is to
nut cover or roof over water to
keep ont sunlight Water protected
from sunlight will not support scum.
but it is not always possible to COW
er all water.
In using bluestone. safe dosage
is 8 pounds of bluestone per mil
lion gallons: one ounce per 5000
Gallons: or one level teaspoonful per
l.5o0 gallons of water. Dr.. Mosby
cautions that tn Sc proportions
should be followed carefully.
Bluestone will lose its effective
ness in short time and scum may
grow again If this occurs, repeat
the treatment.
Too much blueStone is injurious
to livestock. humans or fish. and
care should be take to use only
the proper amounts. Dissolve the
bluestone and stir it into the trough.
In treating ponds, put the easily
dissolved snow form in sack
and drag it through the water from
a boat until all of it is dissolved.
In small tanks. scum can be pre-
vented from reforming by placing
pieces Of copper sheets or shavings
in the water-or empty cope
cartridge cases will do This will
be effective for a long time unless
the copper becomes covered with
dirt and slime.
If ponds contain skin-fish such as
catfish. treat one end at a time
This lets the fish escape concen
tratcd areas near the boat Scale
fish are less sensitive.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22
Focus On Coming Farm Safety Week

Accidents are never cheap. and
safety does pay all ways Secre-
tary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Ben
son said in calling attention to Nat
ional Farm Safety Week. The U. S
Department Of Agriculture and the
National Safety Council are co-spon-
sors of this nationwide campaign.
Every year about 1900 farm
people lose their lives in accidents,
and we'll over million are injured
In addition, the economic loss to
the people of the nation from farm
accident is estimated by the Nat
ional Safety Council at ST. 500 900 900.
That is why l say accidents are
never cheap and that is why the
theme. Safety Pays Ali Ways. is
so fitting.
Lets all observe common sense
SAFETY rules and traffic laws. Let S
do our full part to help reduce the
sad and costly tragedy of accidents
r. farm people
Other farm leaders joined the
agriculture Secretary in asking for
support Of the observance. Here arc
some of their Statements
Senator Allen J Ellender. chair
man of the Senate Agricultural
Committee: ANY farmer can find
dozens of ways in which safety
pays. Among careful workers there
are fewer injuries and deaths Safe
practices mean less property dam
age and less work time lost. too
You can have more contentment
more leisure. and many more use
full year ahead for your farm and
your family if you keep safety in
mind :
Representative Clifford Ho D c.
member Of the House Committee on
Agriculture AS a farmer you're
probably good driver You have
to be. for much of your driving is
done on high speed roads. Yet. an
average OF $500 farm residents arc
killed In motor vehicle accidents
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22
Crops Recovering
1888 Inch
Best Total
This

Monday afternoon quick rain
storm dumped one and third
inches of rain in Falmville and vi
cinity the first noticeable precipi-
tation here this month Showers
Tuesday and Wednesday were eX-
pected to bring the total rainfall up
considerably but still short Of the
normal for the month Of 458 inches.
Crop growth was retarded b Y
dry weather except i'll the extreme
eastern and southwestern counties.
However. farm work made rapid
progress and at the end of the week,
most farmers report that progress
Of farming operations was about
normal
Rainfall was very light and scat
tered with the majority of stations
reporting no rainfall or only a
trace. Heaviest rains were in the
western and southwestern counties
but even in these areas most sta
tons reported small amounts Tenn
peratures averaged above normal
for the first week since May 49,
Most stations reported high temper
atures above 80 degrees. Total rain
fall through the fifteenth for the
state averaged only l67 compared
with the normal for the month of
4 Is inches
Pastures declined rapidly III all
except the eastern and a few south
western counties as result of the
dry. hot weather. In many sections
in the northern and central counties.
farmers are now feeding hay to
cattle because of the poor condition
of pastures Although the stand of
corn is poor in most parts of the
state. favorable growth was made
but additional rain will be needed
within the next 10 days Tobacco is
growing slowly and generally needs
rain. Farm gradenS are later than
usual and now need moisture.
In the southeastern counties many
corn fields were receiving the last
cultivation Burnley. irc-Curcd. and
sun-cured tobacco growers Contin-
ued to transplant but most of this
work is now complete Earl y
planted tobacco has been cultivated
snd some growers have started the
second cultivation
A few farmers planted Sudan
grass for summer pasture and hay
and a few were planting graz n
sorghum Harvest Of orchardgrasS
for seed started III few sections
Combining barley increased rapidly
in the eastern and central counties
under very favorable weather con
ditionS At the close Of the week
about % per cent of the acreage
had been combined but this was
considerably behind the progress a
year ago when So per cent had been
7 harvested. In southeastern counties
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22
Corn Men Aim for
Efficient Stalk
Toll Corn May Not
Be Top Producer

Cornbelt farmers no longer sing
the praises of tall corn. says DR.
George NJ Hoffer. national ly
known consulting agronomist
They have learned instead to
produce higher yields Of corn by
growing highly efficient stalks. he
reports Instrumental in this switch
have been the new high-yielding
hybrids. bred for the efficiency Of
the stalk rather than for tallness
The outlook for the American
corn farmer. Dr. Hoffer believes.
is for progressively higher yields
per acre and even more efficient
operations as science and technol
ogy reveal more of the secrets O.
plant reproduction. nutrition and
growth
Corn was grown in Colonia +
America. but from those time,
when So-called calico" or flint
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22

for broilcrS except more of the
same. Virginia markets. at IS cents
early last week moved up to a
strong l9 and Georgia closed at 10
after weak start.
Virginia supplies will start to
Come down this week or next in
the long time trend, but the rest of
the nation continues up through
short plateau in July until the end
OF August or carly September. In
til then supplies will be 20 per cent
or more above last year.
Barley.
New loan rate on barley will be
81 IA for U. S. Number 2. compared
to cash price of 81 in the Valley
80 cents on the Northern Neck and
IS cents in Richmond last week. as
heavy movement started in Eastern
areas.
Sec your ASC office and get farm
storage approved. For the differ
cnce. it will probably pay to store
Barley is dry this year, and there
should be little trouble getting un-
der the Ia 10 per cent moisture
figure required for loan.
Oats
There was II to IL cent differ
ence between the new oats loan
rate of 76 cents for 27-pound Num-
Der and cash price in Richmond
and Norfolk of IS cents for 32-pound
Number 2 last week.
Weight discounts on oats proba-
bly, will run about like barley, one
cent for each pound under 80 stand
/ ardwcight
Wheat
Official USDA June winter wheat
estimate is down 2 per cent from
May for the u s.. up ono per cent
for Virginia. Even with slightly
larger spring wheat crop total
wheat should still be two per cent
hcloy last year.
At the loan rate of s.. 16 to s.. 10
N Virginia il viii pay to store
Richmond last week WAS quoting
3; o. Sec your hSC office to be
sure that your farm storage is
acceptable
Eggs
Egg prospects for carly fall look
bette" than they did a while ago A
new check of flock requirements on
farms shows about one per cent
more than a year ago.
! Even with increased rate of lay.
/ egg market should be at least as
1 good as last year early in the fall
and close to last year later.
Supplies Of Insecticides. fungi
CldcS, and weed killers will gener-
alls' be ample III 1856. according to
a recent report from the Commodity
Sterilization Service.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22

Hogs
Hog prices ought to firm up and
then start toward their summer
peak in the next week or So Week
before last. with prices around $18.
almost 20 per cent more hogs came
to market and broke the price Last
week. marketingS were down about
IS per cent. but with the carryover
and hot weather. prices still Jagged
This week, receipts should be
down some more and prices show
more strength. Hog prices almost
always are on the up trend this
time of year. reaching peak some
where between late June and Aug
ust This may be in late July. but
that's a guess
Cattle
Sell late calves with dairy blood
as veal now, but don't let them
run over about 300 pounds. Price
trend is down. and heavy calves are
discounted severely.
You might take look at your
lower quality beef heifer calves to
see if they wouldn't make more
money as veal now. considering
your particular hay and pasture
situation.
Hot weather and heavy receipts
dropped veal prices ST last week
to an average of S2065 on Virginia
auctions.
Brothers
There isn't a whole lot in sight
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22

Supplies Of insecticides. fungi
cdcS, and weed killers will gener-
ALL be ample in 1856. according to
a recent report from the Commodity
Sterilization Service
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22

every year
When you're behind the wheel.
have courteous attitude. Anger
and accidents are close cousins.
Stay alert and keep your car in
good condition. Obey the signs and
ROAD rules. Avoid driving when
tired. And remember. the same
rules that apply to cars also apply
to tractors on the highway. Keep
in mind that safety pays all ways
especially on the highways
Charles B. Schuman, president of
the American Farm Bureau FEEDER
alton: The purpose of National
Farm Safety Week is to point out
that human failure is associated
with nearly every farm accident;
to focus nationwide attention on the
Importance of preventing these &C
Cidcnts to inspire greater year
round farm safety activities. and to
maxi farm life safer. happier and
better"
There are three important things
you can do: Ono is to make regular
safety inventories of your buildings.
r'2chinery and equipment Number
two is to develop the attitude that
the rewards of safety outnumbcr
any advantage gained by taking
dangerous shortcuts Number three
is to make safety a family affair.
Nobody really wants an accl-
dent to happen. but a lot of farm
residents must learn that the way
to prevent accidents is to work at
safety"
TEN WAYS SAFETY PAYS
|. Fewer Deaths
, Fewer Injuries
2. Less Grief and Suffering
(. Less Expense
). Less Worry
6. Less Property Damage
!. Less Lost Time
s. More Leisure Time
g. More Peace of Mind
10 More Useful Years
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22
Monday
Month

farmers were harvesting oats and
at the end Of the week about II per
cent of the acreage through the
state had been harvested compared
with II per cent last year. Wheat
harvest was just starting in south
ern counties and at the end of the
week only about two per cent Of
the acreage had been combined
against five per cent a year ago.
Hay harvest was general and al
though yields were light in most
districts. weather conditions W ere
ideal for curing.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22

Farm storage facility and farm
storage equipment loan programs
INTENDED to help farmers get needed
storage space on their farms. have
been extended through June 30
1857 In most states. farmers can
borrow up to 80 PEI cent of the
cost of new bins. cribs. or other
storage structures for storing corn
wheat, oats. rye, barley. soybeans,
grain sorghums, peanuts, cotton
seed, and winter cover crops.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22
NOT so LUCKY

Sandston, Va Mrs r W. Prit-
chett has lost faith in the luck which
4-leaf clovers are supposed to bring
Although she found l6 four-lcaf clio
vers, five slX-leaf and two five-leaf
clovers on her lawn, Mrs. Pritchett.
while doing her Homework. fell
through a fi1st-floor window she was
washing into prize tulip bed She
wasn't badly hurt. however.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22

corn was planted until 1900 Their
was little progress in increasing
yields A series of development
by leading plant breeders. {" p
growers and exit nsiun agluW
mists led the way to toiav hlei
yielding double crossed hybiids
This Is the 50th year since Ameri-
can consumers first saw the little
round purple stamp with the words
II. S. lNSP'D and P'S'D" on lar
ger meat cuts in the market The
Stamp marks meat passed by the
Mea. Inspection Branch of the U S
Department of Agriculture 1t is as
su:ance that the meat comes from
healthy animals and is c ! c II
wholesome. and free of adulter
alton
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22

When Captain John Smith discov-
cred the DclmarVa Peninsula 3 -
centuries ago. he sailed up Chesa-
peake Bay and tried to catch fish
swarming in grassy shallow with
a fry pan. II didn't work.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22
Weekly
FARM PRICE
OUTLOOK

This is the prospects Virginia prices
to the Virginia Department Friday
partment offers warning no can
predict prices n Time.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-22

On visit to England. Francis
Cabot Low ell, a young Boston mer-
chant, lnemerHed details of pow
er loom and reproduced il from
memory thus firmly establishing
the American cotton manufacturing
industry in 1914.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
Art in Montgomery County
By DEANE and DAVID HELLER

ITO THOUSANDS of Washington area
Il folk, art" is a word that is gaining
new meaning these days.
art" is no longer something one en-
counters only in museum. 1t has become
a vital part of daily life. Modern living,
with its hectic pace, builds Illustrations.
Painting has long been recognized as one
Of the best ways to get rid Of them.
Creating a picture, good or otherwise, is
good for the human spirit. The painter,
whether the most gifted professional or the
raweSt beginner, seldom escapes the secret
feeling that his work has hidden beauty
and meaning-and is destined to become a
thing Of beauty and Joy forever.
WaShington's most famous artist is un-
doubtedly the well-known amateur, Dwight
David Eisenhower, and the fondness of Sir
Winston Churchill for working with the
palette and brushes is common knowledge
Typical of the ever-increaSing interest in
art hereaboutS is the activities of the
Montgomery County Art Association.
Founded only two years ago by four art
enthusiasts, the membership now consists
Of many amateur and professional painters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22

Its object is to give an opportunity to people
interested in art to exhibit or view local
profeSSional-caliber work
The associations exhibitions are held in
the Wheaton Library. They are open to
all artists in Montgomery, members of the
association or not.
Before picture makes the exhibition,
it must be approved by jury of artists or
critics as work Of quality. Pictures are
not shown merely because the painter is a
member of the association, as is the case
in many amateur art groups throughout
the Nation.
Montgomery libraries have done much to
further art in the county, DR.. Harold
Chalkley, association president, reports
Mrs. Louise Ferguson, assistant head
of the libraries, and her SUPERIOR George
Moreland, have done a great deal to ad-
vance the fine arts here" DR.. Chalkley says
Show critics of the last two years have
included such prominent local artists as
Gustav Trois, Samuel Bookatz, Anne Baum,
Marjorie Dec, Leonard Maurer, Ralph de
BourgoS and Col. James P. Wharton of the
Arts Department of Maryland University.