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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-24

@. In what show was "vice
President Throttlebottom" a
character?--S. E.
A. In the 1881 musical "Of
Thee I Sing" Book OF this
show was BY George s. Kauf-
man and Morris Ryskind, mu-
sic and lyrics by George and
Ira Gershwin. Victor Moore
played Throttlebottom in this
first musical to be awarded the
Pulitzer Prize. II ran for AL
continuous Broadway perform
ances.
@. What can / use to clean
badly soiled vanished SUR
faces?--M. A.
A. An excellent mixture for
the purpose. to be used while
hot, consists Of ! quart Of
water. 3 tablespoons Of boiled
linseed oil, and tablespoon
turpentine. This is an infiam-
mabIe mixture, SO heat in a
double boiler and not over di-
rect fame. Rub the wood with
a soft cloth wet with the hot
solution; then polish with a
soft dry cloth. Repeat il nee
essary. The turpentine aids
in cutting dirt: the oil lubri-
Gates and polishes the yarnish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-24

admitted that had done it,?
--E. r. A.
A. Both are correct. Omis-
sion Of the Introductory that
in a clause is now standard
idiom when its omission does
not change the meaning Of the
sentence. That" must be
used If the clause comes first
THAT ! had done it, / adj
mitted"--or when there are
parallel clauses-"I admitted
that / had done 1t and that
! had planned to do It,"
Q. How many vitamins are
there? Are there any more 70
be isolated7-G. L.
A. Vitamin Biz, identified
in 1913, was the fifteenth and
latest vitamin to be discovered.
Researchers do not agree as
to whether there are additional
yitamins as yet unknown.
@. Which hotel chain now
owns the greatest number7--
B. w.
A. The greatest number Of
hotels In any one chain Is
owned By the Miner Hotels
Management Co. which has
200 hotels in 154 cities. This
chain specializee in small
hotels with moderate-price1
rooms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-24
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry iDriteTs' correct
names and addresses. An
letters are subject to conden-
sGttoD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-24

Q. Which Is correct: Il
admitted I had done it" or Il
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
By THE HASKIN 6ERVI(

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-24

Information Attache,
Embassy of Israel.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-10

The crop seed situation stacks up
like this:
Kentucky 81 Fescue
Kentucky 81 Fescue is in short
supply-25 per cent under a year
ago-and if you're planning to buy
seed. now is the time It's a good
soil bank item. and with short sup
ply. could rise in price Now. it will
probably average s22 for certified
seed. sl9 80 for uncertified.
Orchard Grass Seed
Orchard grass seed supply is IL
per cent above last year. when We
received the highest import on rec
ord of million pounds. Domestic
product is up 2 per cent from last
year: Virginia production down %
per cent. This year there's an ex-
IRENE shortage of onion-free seed,
and so the price has already ad-
vanced sharply Retail price is run
ming around SAL. for onion-frec: $31
for trace of onion Imported seed is
as high as domestic.
Our main competitive states. Ken
lucky and Missouri. report bigger
crops this year. but there is ques-
ton of quality Demand for all
orchard grass seed is strong.
Rye Grass
Rye grass prices have come down
recently. but at their present aver
age of $1,000 they probably won't
90 much lower. The supply is 40 per
cent higher than last year. and If
you plan to buy, now is about as
good a time as any.
Bluegrass
Bluegrass prices are higher than
last year. at about S88 a cwt.. be-
cause the supply is SO per cent short
of last years figure.
Red Top N
We have the largest supply OF red
top in five years-50 per cent more
than last year. The present price
level is $50. but with the large sup
ply this may go lower. barring I'M
usual demand.
Alfalfa
II you want Williamsburg alfalfa
buy 1t as soon as you can because
there's shortage. The total alfalfa
supply is about the same as last
year, but certified seed is up 20 per
cent, non-certified and imported
down that much. Some representa-
tive prices. approximate. are Will
$50: Buffalo and Allan
tic. S45 to $40. and Ranger. perhaps
A little less. Kansas Common and
are about STATS.
Timothy
The retail price is about s29 so.
and it will probably stay about
there.
Red Clover
Certified Kenland red clover is
about SIS cWt at retail. out of
state seed $40 Kenland variety
and Virginia grown seed is recon-
mended in Virginia where disease
is a problem.
Crimson Clover
Retail price for domestic grown
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-10
Coming Ability
Said HeritubIe
Performance Testing
Pays for Beef Cattle

Bull calves that gain we'll in the
feedlot will sire calves that make
fast gains too.
D. E Walker. extension live
stock specialist at the University
Of Illinois College Of Agriculture.
says that animal breeding studies
show that ability to put on fccdlot
gains is highly heritable
Fast gaining cattle put on more
economical gains too. Walker says
That means that selecting youl
breeding stock on the basis of
feedlot gains viii pay of in higher
net profits
Several Illinois purebred cattle
breeders and commercial cattle
men weighed and graded their calf
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-10

crops at weaving time last fall
They adjusted WEAVING weights fo
age and sex OF calf and age OF dan
so that all records could be com
pared on an equal basis,
To get more information, a few
breeders put their calves on feed
lot test for l40-l60 days Onr such
test fed grass silage and lcgume
nay free choice plus four pounds
of ground ear corn and four pounds
of oats a head daily The fastest
gaining bull calf on this test gaincd
an average OF 2.6l pounds a day
compared with only 70 pound a
day for the SloWcst gamer
You can use the same system fn
select replacement heifcrs. the live
stock specialist says You can per
formanCe-tcst on any feeding pro-
gram as long as the calves are
fed and managed the same way
See your county farm adviser Tor
full information about the perform
ance-testing program
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-10
Peach Harvest Is Excellent
August g lS
Picked For
Peach Week
Vaughan SAYS Local
Crop Excellent

ITS the last week on the tree
that puts the weight on a peach. =
said w. w Vaughan
He has been selling peaches in
and around Farn1ville for about .
vea"s now. and he ought to know
Mr., Vaughan retired from active
farm life last year. but you would
never know il the wav he keeps al
his wo~k. NV son. Stanley, is the
operator of the orchard now. he
explained "and l Just try to help
out a little :
Their large fam located north
west of Prospect has about 90 acres
planted in p e a c h trees. Mr.
Vaughan figures that II acres We're
ruined from the late killing frost
this year But the nine acres that
are left. boy, oh boy they are Just
loaded with peaches
Some of the peach trees are Sc
loaded down that they actually have
broken or have bent over to touch
he ground
The orchard carries several va
'ieties of peaches. Halehavens, Fis-
che"s, Georgia Bellies, MayfloWer
Golden Jubilee and several vafie-
les OF liberia.
The orchard that is coming into
production now is % feet highe'
han the orchard that was ruined
" the frcst It's the elevation
hat makes the difference said
Nh Vaughan. Late. early or in
between, they were all killed in the
richard that was down in the bot
ON Up he"e the trees are Just
'oaded Ii is an excellent crop
The way Mr.. Vaughan figures he
can meet competition is to market
Ms crop locally BY letting e
peaches stay on the trees until they
are ripe, they can develop fun tree
ipe flavor. and in the last 10 days
hev add about Is per cent to thei,
weight
He loads up his truck as often as
hree times a day and journeys to
Farmvllle or AppomattoX to sell the
'licv rose colored peaches
Some Of his larger peaches have
weighed as much as enc pound
ZACH. Il have filled up several Of
my small baskets with only six
beaches. said MI Vaughan land
10 save nv life, couldn't get
another one in the basket
The harvest is going strong at
the orchard and Mr. Vaughan is
expecting several varieties of Ell
berta to ripen fully over a period
OF the next two weeks
Nj Vaughan sells the peaches b.
the bushel as well as the smalle
baskets His bushel p"ice at the
orchard is $500 for the select peach
IS. and 81 80 for the smaller ones
OF cllllS as he termed 1t Most Of
his customers Will drop him a card
N advance. SO he can have Their
reaches set aside for them Peaches
sell fast, and that is the only way
TO insure that a bushel will still be
left when you arrive. he said with
d friendly laugh.
Figuring that last years crop was
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-10
1t Will Take
Planning to Self
Feed Brood Sows
Save Labor By
Self Feeding

Many fam chores have been
eliminated BY labo" saving devices
bit thee are few that are still
difficult TO adapt to automation
Hog farmers are confronted with
one Of these in the MANAGEMENT of
their SoWS
SoWs have been handled since
the beginning Of hog farming. Now
adays. some hog farmers are ex-
rerimenfing with self-feeding their
sows. Research and experience
have shown that sowS can be self
fed, although there are problems in
doing it.
The problems in feeding brood
saws by any method usually in
Vovles getting them to eat the
right balance of nutrients without
eating too much It's easy to con
troll this by hand-feeding Self-feed-
ing requires some changes in the
feeding program
The good hog man usually wants
his soWs to eat mixture Of about
Jour parts grain and one part good
supplement. Each SOW gets four to
81 pounds of this ration daily. de-
pending upon her condition When
pasture is not available. good le-
eilme hay is offered free choice
In self7feeding. where the feed is
kept IN front of the SOW in a self
feeder at all times. there is a prob
lem of limiting the feed intake.
This can be accomplished pretty
well by mixing chopped roughaee
with the grain and supplement.
Research at the Ralston Purina
farm in Missouri indicates that
when ground shelled corn is fed.
four parts of corn. one part of sup
plement, and three parts of ground
leeume hay make a good ration for
selffeeding Other adjustments are
made when other grains are fed. so
that the roughage factor limits con
sumption
1t Will cost a little more to self
feed than to handfeed There is the
added expense of choppine t h
foughage and mixing it in the ra-
ton. Also. soWs may nose around
in the feed and blow out some of
the chopped roughage to get to the
gram, causing WaStage But self
feeding soWs can be done as
labor saving device
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-10
Weather and Crop
Report For Week
Ending August 3

Crops continued to improve cX-
cent IN a few areas. mostly m the
VET central counties where some
sections at the end Of the weeks
still needed additional moisture
Prospects for corn are now better
han they have been since 1850 Har-
est of hay and threshino Of small
trains We're retarded in N n V
counties BY the frequent showers.
complete failure. and over half
If this years crop was' Killed ID Is
indeed fortunate that the Trees that
did bear, have really prodQced q
bumper crop of peaches
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-10
A PUZZLE

Central Falls. OR Little Susan
Agnes Merow was born recently ION
the stroke of midnight" Now hos
pital authorities can't decide wheth-
er the baby's birthday is June % or
June "a.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-10
Weekly
FARM PRICE
OUTLOOK

This Is the prospects for Virginia prices
70 the Virginia Department Agriculture
partmen offers with warning
predict prices and
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-10

Wholesale prices of meat are
down, supplies plentiful
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-03

ties. Mrs Ludwig told of her ex-
periences in getting out of Germany
and what Care packages meant to
them.
Kinsey Bass Green, of .Powhatan,
is president: Jean Wells. of Grace
land Baptist Church. vice president.
Betty Stuart Jones. of May Memoir
ial Church. program chairman;
Faye Whit of Branch's Church.
secetarry. and Ann Cotfey. of Beth
lehem Church. treasurer.
Special music was by trio. Jean
Wells, Mary Woodley Brown. and
Nancy Hudson A duet was sung by
Gail Mann and Frances Blanken-
ship.
William BalSom. superintendent
OF the Virginia Industrial School
has resigned to accept a position as
assistant TO M B McLane in an
Ohio training school. II B. Whit
mer, formerly superintendent of the
Girls School at Bon Air, VIII sue
coed him. John W Horne is now
superintendent of t h e Bon Air
School
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-03
Pcwhatan News

Mr. and Mrs Kurt Ludwig are
expecting as their guests this week,
Mr. and Mrs Hank Drake. of Mus
kegon Mich Mrs Ludwig and Mrs.
Drake were girlhood friends in Ger
many She has not seen Doris Drake
fer nine years,
Mrs A L Bethel and Mss Maud
Crump were week end guest of j.
T Crump and Judson Crump.
william f Mayey has not been
as we'll as usual for the past two
weeks He is reported to- be very
weak at this time.
Ms Anna Ludwig spoke at the
NJ ddle District Baptist Association,
VIVA Council Monday night. at
Chesterfield Baptist Church T h G
Q coup is composed of young un-
married women from Is to 20 years
Of age. in Baptist churches in Amel-
ia Chesterfield and PoWhatan coun-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-03
Amelia Social News, Events

after week S visit with her daugh.
ter and son-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Berkeley
A mistake was made in the date
Of the picnic at Crystal Lake at
which the Jetersville Home Demon
stration Club will be hostess to the
twelve other Amelia County Home
Demonstration Clubs The picnic
will take place on Saturday. Aug
4. at Crystal Lake from to pm.
Supper will be at 6 pm
Since Mrs Mary Robertson. VPI
food specialist. will be unable to
come on Thursday. August 2. for
the food leaders meeting, the Amel-
IL Maplewoods HID Club will hold its
picnic at the home of Mrs Sam
Davenport on that day at II pm.
Namozine HID Club will meet on
Monday. Aug 6 at the community
House at 2 p m, Pine Grove will
meet on Wednesday, Aug 8 at 10 80
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-03

MI anu MI D CdIilCo T. hliCi
and family are visiting Mr. ano
Mrs M. T. Wood in Hampton
MFR. and Mrs. Donald Stanford
and sons. Ashley Randolph
Donald. Jr. of Chapel Hill, ~ c.
were recent guests of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis K Denning
Of Red Moor Farm. on their way
to Virginia Beach
Mrs. c. T. Grove, of Panama
who is attending summer school a,
the University of North Carolina al
Chapel Hill, spent the week end re-
Gently with her mother, Mrs. Harry
MarloWe and Mr. Marlowe.
Mrs. R l. Baehr and child en-. OF
Akron. Ohio. are visiting her father
Hurt Wootten. for two weeks while
Col Baehr is at Fort Meade. Md
Mr.. and Mrs. r f. Parsons held
family reunion for his family re-
Gently at their cabin, "Katidid Hol-
low near Earls Miss Jeanne Bis
hop. M Parsons niece. spent last
week with them in their new home
Mrs. James Anderson. Jr and
Mrs w D Barr entertained last
Wednesday afternoon at thirteen
tables of bridge at the A m ! a
Golf and Country Club.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Willis spent
last week end in Harrisonburg as
the guests of her sister and brother
inlaw, Mr. and Mrs Earl Hess.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Harwell of
Petersburg. spent last Wednesday
as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Matt
de Kraft
Guests Of their sister Ms T E.
Palmer. recently were M and
Mrs Donald Bradshaw. of Elmira,
N Y Miss Frances Palmc~ and
Mss Barbara Morris returned with
them last week for a visit in New
York
Mrs Cary f Patrick who has
relatives in Amelia. is slowly re
covering from . critical illness in
Hampton hospital
M and Mrs Robert Arlington
and children snant Iast "Wednesday
sightseeing in Washington D. c.
They visited the 700. Mount Vernon
and other nlacee of interest
Mrs John Sneid. of Jasper, Ga.
ane Richard Sneid of Conner HiI
Tenn. were recent guests OF d..
ard MS James L. Hammer Mrs
CITY
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N.Y. = % vo,,tf,,ar NV .hn
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lAo e'le@' oi NJ ana MIS- Is )
fV'd' ia$l week.
MS George Jones 81 EARS was
hoSteSS ~ nfid2e pa y laS' Gal
nfdaE al efnoon III hohof OF MIS-.
''eo'H' case .ie. N.l' i ''l'N 'ii9 20
MohelilN IN me near iat'iIe.
Ms john Swonn and childo
John Lloyd, Sandra. and Franklin,
Of Lynchbure. are visiting her par
cnts. Mr. and Mrs Franklin
Jones a Fla Is
Mrs. Thomas Jefferson had as
her guests last Wock end, he son
and daughter-inaw M and Mrs.
lance Jefferson. Of HarriSonbure
The Rev R D White spent the
week end with his sister Mrs John
Dornn and her dauehtc" MS S
II Daniels in Lynchburg
Mr. and Mrs Walter X Hardy
and daughter Kathv. of Vienna
were week end guests Of his broth
er. George Q Hardy, III. and Mrs
Hardy
Guests of Mr. and Ms Stephen
! Farrar arc her sister MS Dale
HARRISON. and family, Of Carlisle,
Ia
Miss FStelle Allen Ms H O.
Marshall and Ms A A Johns
snent Sunday in Bnckineham with
Misses Patsy and Harriet Johns
Mr. and NJ 5 Harry Bramc drove
to South Hill Sunday to pick up
their son. Harry Jr. who spent
last Wpck with his amt and uncle
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-03

By the makers Of Johnson 5 wax
). bug killer for both house and
garden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-28
PAN-READY

Tender, young Beltsville Turkeys that are FRESH
DRESSED, Pan-Ready. A real buy fof this week.
end only the FINEST QUALITY Is sold at
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1956-05-12

must hurry On and leave the
land of the Nile and Mediter.
ranean and find myself march
ing with that great m ilitary
genius of his day. Yes, I march
with him as ne conquers the
Alps and leads his army against
the mighty forces of the Roman
empire and I gaze in his face
and see his grim black face
filled with that dissatisfaction
of job we'll done That man
was Hannibal.
Time, f1eeting1y passes, and I
find my self surrounded by liter
airy contemporaries, the great
est of which are Alexander
Dumas and his son, and they,
too, are black people. So,
hurry on to Spain and join the
crew of Columbus as he sails
to the New World. Yes, I sat
at the helm of the flagship as
a black navigator steers our tiny
fleet through uncharted seas to
our unknown destination. stop
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1956-05-12

briefly to watch as we pass the
island of Haiti, and watch with
interest as Henri Christophe,
a black slave conquers his mas
tiers and becomes the first Black
emperor of our times. We land
on San Salvador-there | re-
main to await the coming of the
mighty hordes of Napoleon
and watch with pride as l see
Toussaint 10 overture tu n
back the army that had con-
quered Europe Then l hurry
to the New World to watch
such personalities as Sojourner
Truth, Paul Lawrence Dunbar,
Frederick Douglass, Booker T.
Washington, DR.. George w.
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1956-05-12
Are
You
Proud?

~ NL yOu plOuu ~ OS idSAtl-
"A fed as a member of the
Black Races of the world? If
you are, why? Have you delved
into history and tried to find
out about yourself, Who am l
and from whence did | come? |
Why am I called Negro and
what were the contributions of
my racial ties to this so-called
modern civilization we enjoy?
Answering these questions, l
say to you that I am very proud
and happy to be a member OF
the Black RAGS of the World
because I know that no racial
group in the world has contri-
buted more to civilization than
we. | know that civilization
was born on the banks Of the
Nile. I know that in every field
of endeavor we have etched in
delibly On the walls of time, the
Works of the Black Man.
I have but to shut my eyes
and turn back the hands OF
time and panorama OF the
Black mans proWess passes
before me in an unending
chain.
Yes, now l stand in the most
beautiful temple known to man.
kind-King Solomon's Temple
"a temple built for the glorifi-
cation of God. | revel in the
fact that Solomon was a Black
man. Then as the scene passes,
I visit with King David, the
Psalmist and I sit with him as
he writes the most beautiful
book of the Bible. Then | travel
across space and visit with the
beautiful and powerful Queen
of Sheba.
Leaving these scenes, l step
up time little and travel
through Egypt, where | gaze
in amazement at the colossal
and exotic beauty of the Sphinx
and pyramids, feats of engin-
eering ingenuity and perfection
and my chest initiates because
I know these are monuments
that attest to the culture of the
Black Man.
Now I join a band of archie
ologists and we invade the
tombs of the kings of old, and
we stand aghast as we gaze on
the mummihed bodies and see
how the science of the Black
Man has been able to preserve
the bodies of this people thru
out the centuries. Man and his
modern-day science have not
been able to unraVel Or dupli-
cate this achievement. But, ]
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1956-05-12

Carver, Alexander Hamilton,
Paul Robson, and the great
DR.. Ralph Bunche and SO weary
from my travels, l relax and
lapse into a state of peaceful
dreams as I say to myself:
YES, | AM PROUD
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1956-05-12

The second best safety device,
in case one just can't keep ones
trap shut, is BREvity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-17
Arms Tired, SIode
Loses to Bethel

NEW YORK, July II (R.-
MY arms were tired" Jimmy
Slade complained.
Let me tell you something, I"
said his trainer, Bat Norfolk,
leaning closer to the 29-year-old
New Yorker who had just lost
a unanimous decision to Wayne
Bethea at st. Nicholas Arena.
If you had used your arms to
do some punching, they wouldn't
be tired"
That was about the size of last
nights televised Hereunder,
Bethea tried to make fight out
of it, but Slade, whose main
claim to fame is that he licked
Hurrican Jackson twice, spent
most of the time back-pedaling.
The result was that all three
officials saw it 7-2-1.
Bethea weighed l941a, Slade
1907. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-17
Auto Stunt Show
On Tap Thursday

The usual Friday night stocl
car races at Marlboro Motor
Raceway have been postponed
but on Thursday night the
Cavalcade of Canadian Hell
Drivers will put on a two-houi
show.
Danny Fleenor, a former Hol-
lywood stunt man, will head the
30-act show, scheduled to start
at $50. Fleenor will be shot
from a cannon a distance OF
more than 80 feet. The acts in
clude a motorcycle hurting over
a speeding automobile, crash
Followers, head-on crashes and
other stunts involving automo-
biles and motorcycles.
Stock car racing will be re-
Sumed at Marlboro Sunday aft
ernoon when the Free State
Stock Car Club of Baltimore will
compete against the Northern
Virginia Stock Car Club.