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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-18

College Park, Md.
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College Park Paint g.
Hardware
taouse wares. Toys Gifts
!:;S0 Baltimore Ave. UN. 4-iiSo
Nelson Motors
studenaker Service g. Repairs
52I5 Baltimore Ave On 4-S6OO
Standard Pontiac, Inc.
Pontiac Sales and Service
1925 Baltimore Ave. AP. 9-42S2
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
! East RiUerddle, Md. :
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ben Mar Children's Shop
Tots TO Teens Clothing Sun Dial Shoes
560i EdmenstoB Ave. WA. 7-5oO0
Patrick's Pharmacy
tDruss. Cosmetics 1oysl
$500 Edmonstsn ave. UN. 4.2i2t
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
( Silver Spring, Md. 5
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Capitol Appliance Co.
Appliances 81 Televisionl
R5!: GeorEia Ave JU. $500
Clark'S Flowers
S;tS Ceiexvilir Road ~. 9-Is22
Darling Dress Shop
Teens To Womens Department Store
1918 New Hampshire Ave. HE. 4-3033
East-West Motors
iTa0 East. West aish~ay il. s.is3s
Kopy Kat
- Ladies Ready-to-Wearl
1897 Georgia Ave. Ii. 3-22S2
Langley Mems Wear
tTeenage Boys Apparel
S032 New Hampshire Ave. HE. 4-S010
Matt OgenS
tLadies Ready-to-Wearl
1851 Fenton 81, JU. 8-115O
Montgomery Hardware
,Housewares-Toys-Paintl
a5I5 Geersia Ave. u. 9-55S0
Music Time
RECORDS & Players Accessoriesl
ROO6 New Hampshire Ave. HE. 4-9T2S
Nan Richards
Dresses Suits Goats. Sportswear)
1886 Colesvillt Road JU 5-6S28
Paymer e. Phillips, Inc.
Painting Body Work Seat Covers Tops
1889 Ripley st JU. 8-3537
The Quality Shop
Juvenile & Adult Furniture. l. Toys
85Is ColesviIle Rd. JU. $3.50
Silver Gift Shop
t0ifts China Crystall
1918 Georgia Avenue JU. 0-5I70
Wright's Jewelry
Silver, Diamonds. Watches)
1919 Georgia Avenue JU. 9-4444
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-18
Other Northwest
Areas

Z Areas Z
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Al-Mar Shop
Ladies a. Mems Ready Wear
2f50 18th Sc NV co. 6-9i27
Bellies Dress Sh0ppe
ladies Ready TO- WearI
1919 Georgia Ave. NV RA, B-626O
Bowman Motor Sales
tStudebakeI Sales a. Servicel
1880 Georgia Ave. NV ia. $4,000
Dolls & Danes
feminine APPAREL.
l2Ob Tuckerman st. NV RA. 3-4545
Handley Motor Co.
Ford Sales a. Service1
1928 GeorEia Ave NV ia. $4,000
Lad & Lassie Shops
Infants & Children's Appareu
1910 Underwood 81 NV RA. S-9069
$40 RtEgs Rd NE. RA. 3-2OB1
Meridian Hill Hotel
Gift Shop
1901 18th Street NV. CO. $1,000
Peake Buick, Inc.
tSalee a. Servicel
4006 Wis. Ave NV, EN-. $4,000
Royal Motors, Inc.
tChrysIer Plymouth Sales & service)
800 GeorEia Ave. NV ia. $1,000
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The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-06-09

by City Councils making a
complete study of finances
and putting the money where
most needed and seeing that
it is expended properly.
iii.
What major adjustments
in City salaries would you
favor?
ALBERT - Adjustments
to bring such salaries to the
level of business and indus
try and the cost Of living
scale, in order to employ and
retain competent, qualified
people. 1t appears there is
an adjustment indicated in
salaries of our school teach
ing staffs.
ALEXANDER feel that
both working hours and sala-
ries in various city depart
ments can and should be i'm
proved.
CARTER-Some City Of
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-06-09
the need for efficiency.

the need for efficiency.
BILLIARD = No. But eff
ficiency can be increased in
most City departments. 1t
would be hard to improve the
Police and Fire Departments
efficiency. They do n e d
more personnel. believe we
can save in the administra-
ton of public schools and use
the money to increase teach
ers' salaries.
PICKETT-CIty spending
is predicated on performing
for the citizens those SER
vices they cannot perform for
themselves. These services
may be curtailed, eliminated
or expanded as the citizens
demand, within the availing
income. Spending may be re-
duced if the quality and guam
tity of services are reduced.
POINDEXTER = No. But
efficiency may be increased
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-06-09

purposes, it would release
other monies to help other
departments.
PICKETT-The City fol-
lows a regular program of
street surfacing and MAIN
tenance within budget alloca-
tons. There is never enough
money to do all the work the
City needs.
POINDEXTER-By taking
the money paid to the City by
the Federal and State govern
ments for this purpose, and
expanding it on the streets.
vi.
Do you favor a viaduct or
underpass to the southeast
section? r
ALBERT-Yes. PERSONAL
ly, l would prefer an UNDER
pass if the cost is no greater
than the cost of a viaduct.
ALEXANDRIA consider
one of these a must" project
at the City's earliest possible
date. -
CARTER-YeS.
CORNELL-The southeast
section certainly deserves con-
sideration on their traffic
problem.
CROWGEY-This problem
will receive my most sympa-
thetic consideration if am
placed in position to help.
DILLARD-Yes. While; a
Council member 1 offered an
ordinance to submit a bond
issue to the people for the
purpose of constructing a
bridge to southeast.
PAXTON - If our City
wants one of these, would
try to meet the request.
PICKETT am a member
Continued on page four)
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-06-09

ficers are not paid in line with
their ability to earn in other
fields.
CORNELL - An upward
adjustment of salaries to be
determined by time of SER
vice, risk and responsibility.
CROWGEY-I have no da-
ia on salaries paid. In gen.
eral l do not subscribe to the
theory that "such-and-such"
job should pay "such and
such" salary. The person and
not the position alone should
determine the compensation.
BILLIARD - Adjustments
are needed in the middle and
lower brackets of income of
City employees. l don't feel
that enough of the school APP
preparation is going into
teachers salaries.
PICKETT-A study is
now being made by an expert
by which we hope certain sal
airy inequities may be cor
rected.
POINDEXTER-I feel that
teachers and other employees
that do the work should get
more money.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-06-09
THE TRIBUNE
Nv.

A vast increase in school
employment is anticipated,
How do you propose:
AZ To finance increased
costs of instruction?
b. To finance additional
plant facilities?
ALBERT-These will have
to be answered after the viii
of the voters is expressed or
June IL. If the tax rate in
crease is voted down, Other
means will have to be found
perhaps a bond issue.
ALEXANDER-With in
crease of school enrolment
also comes increase of hous
ing. Income from new home.
and new business will ade
quately take care of schOo
needs.
CARTER-a) By increase
in revenue from taxes an(
b. BY bond issues.
CORNELL Il will show
the voters where money i.
available now-for school op
Grafton, school buildings ane
more left over to fix oul
streets without raising taxes
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-06-09

freeholders approve, the City
Charter will have to be
amended by the State Legis-
lature. b. Roanoke citizens
have always preferred to
raise money for capital i'm
provements by bond issues.
Our yearly income is insuffi-
Gent to maintain good gov
eminent and provide for any
sizeable capital outlay.
POINDEXTER = AZ By
submitting a bond issue to
the voters. b. BY City's rev.
.enue which is increasing
about IL million dollars a
year.
V.
How do you propose to fl
nance the needed resurfacing
of city streets?
ALBERT = With funds
available, or if necessary, a
bond issue.
ALEXANDER - During
the present financial crisis,
| am in favor of floating
enough bonds to repair
streets and reserving the cur
rent revenues for operating
expenses.
CARTER - Street surfac-
ing and repairs should be fin
anced from current revenues.
Streets wear out before bonds
are retired. / believe the City
has some bond obligations
outstanding which were in
Cured for street repairs now
obsolete.
CORNELL-See answer to
question w.
CROWLEY = With funds
provided in the budg e t.
Should these prove made
quate, a bond issue would APP
pear necessary.
BILLIARD - If the CITY
would expend the money re-
ceived from State and Federal
governments each year in a
businesslike m amer, our
streets would be greatly i'm
proved.
PAXTON-If the freehold
ers approve the soc increase
in property tax for school
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-06-09

Thursday at 10 pm. over
WDBJ-TV.
CROWGEY--a) New prop
erty will bring added revenue.
Improved school attendance
will increase state funds for
schools. If the people vote
for a Charter change to per-
init increase in the general
levy, | feel I'd not hesitate
to vote a slight increase each
year to meet the needs. But
I'd do so only after being
convinced that an increase in
property taxes is absolutely
necessary. l predict that the
whole state tax structure will
undergo an overhauling with
in the next five years and
that the school program will
! be financed wholly, or in part,
by a sales tax or some modifi-
cation thereof. b. In a city
this size, a bond issue is the
best device for raising large
amounts for capital improve
ments. The Literary Fund of
Virginia is another revenue
source for building purposes,
but these funds are often
limited and delayed.
DILLARD-a) By putting
a larger share of city school
funds into teacher salaries,
by increased revenue from
population increase, by the
State sales tax which 1 believe
will be enacted. / think the
State should bear more of the
cost of instruction. The tax
increase proposed for real and
personal property by Council
should be defeated, as prop
erty is now bearing it's share
of taxes. b. BY issue of bonds
payable over a 30-year period.
The citizens should not pay
for additional school rooms
out of current revenue as the
burden would be too heavy.
It's up to the citizens to vote
the bonds. l believe the need
for additional rooms has been
greatly exaggerated. At least
the School Board and City
Council have not presented
the citizens any detailed plan.
We must use common sense.
| am a strong advocate of
good public schools.
PAXTON-We should use
DIR. Cooks School Report as
guide. We should use bonds
to finance school construc-
ton.
PICKETT-a) The present
Council is taking this prob
lem to the people in the adj
visory referendum on raising
the frozen $3.50 tax limit to
$500 with the SOC earmarked
"for school purposes" If the
1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-01
By DORIS KANTER

LOT HAS BEEN MADE in way of womens
hair and hairdo Pretty
as result male opinion hair
Gentlemen have been doing all the public preferring
This ladies'
what DO women like in the of hair
We made little We poled
middle matrons working
any lady be too tmd right appealed
we employed the principles of
ballot such the right secret
Each woman voted alone, for
Blends brnees
Anticipating the possibility that
affect divided
everyday of
When the returns
spotted quickly The results? you example
women in for particular color
Gray wasn't the ballot
don't like at all
You'll find the complete election pages
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-01

Show9ir Koye Mackenzie wos one Of the "Lotin
Quorter Girls" who took port in the poll
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-25
Rural Home Is Still Dangerous Place

Adulthood. defined as "a to CT
years of age, continued as the most
dangerous time Of life. Number of
deaths in this classification was III,
down only from l54. N ext
came old age, IS years and over.
with LAT accidental deaths. down
from the year before, The Grim
Reaper gained IN accidental deaths
with: infants under one year with
so up 4 and school age children
IS to Ia years old with Sup II
F!fty-one p"eSchool one to 4 years
old children lost their lives acct
dcntally fewer than in l54 and
40 youths rs to "a years old died
accidentally. Is fewer than the year
before.
OF the l4l deaths caused by fires
and explosions. such as. trapped in
burning buildings, LAMBS or stoves
exploding, clothing on fire, etc, l26
were in the home, on the farm.
OF the % accidental poisoning ia
talities. II were in the home. 9 in
public places. unspecified
OF the lib fatal falls. 90 were in
the home. on the farm. A large
majority Of those dying from falls
were in the old age group.
Accidental drowning took its heav-
lest toll in the Is to "a year-old
age group; while IA of those chok-
ing to death on food were in the
infant class, All of those smothered
in bed were infants.
Long the target of safety minded
individuals. farm animals killed on
ly three people in rural Virginia last
year. Also low on the list was light
ming, which killed one. and poison
GUS insects. which killed one.
Virginians continued to fall out of
bed, slip on the bathroom floor. and
aim "unloaded" guns and to die.
Not counted in these statistics are
40 deaths occurring in mines and
quarrleS. and IA occurring in indus
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-25
Study Market
Before Selling
Farm Timber

Farmers too often sell timber
f"om their wooded lots for less than
its real valne. saw specialists at VPT
To prevent this. farmers should
study the markets and seek advice
from agricultural agents or local
foresters before selling. The county
agents or foreSters also can help in
determining which trees to sell and
which to keep for improving the
stand.
The specialists have these sug-
geStions:
Obtain prices from as many saw
mills and wood industries as posi-
BILE. Local markets sometimes pay
better than outside markets b e.
cause of transportation savings.
Before selling. secure an estimate
Of the amount and value of the tim
Der for sale Market the high grades
of timber instead of using them on
the farm where cheaper material
will do as we'll Markets that pay
well usually buy on grade. Stand
ing timber does not deteriorate rap
idly, so it pays to wait for favor
able market conditions.
Advertise to secure prices from
outside purchasers.
Finally, consider the reliability OF
prospective purchasers in order ia
avoid slow payment costly collec.
tons and losses. and use a written
timber sale agreement in selling
farm timber, particularly where the
cutting is done by the purchaser
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-25

The rural home is still a danger
GUS place to be-
OF the SAL fatal non-tranSport &C
cidents in rural Virginia in 1855, 300
OF them occurred in the home. &C
cording to statistics recently COM
piled by the Burea Il of Vital Sta
tistics and released through the Vir-
ginia Rural Safety Council.
The total is down Is from the year
before: but up in the home. Farm
ers Jared somewhat better. The
number of accidental deaths on
farms was So down IS from the
YEAR before Other classhications as
70 place of accident" arc public
places. 1870 deaths. down 10: an
'unspecified" ) deaths. UP 8.
The 10 leading types of accidents
included for the first time since the
statistics have been made available
excessive cold" and electric cur
"ent" Still high on the list as eau
ses of deaths are: fires and ex-
blossoms. l4l-up 4 falls. ll3-doWn
10: drowning. 10 down g. firearms.
80 up 5: poisoning. 28-up Is: in
haling food etc. 20-same as year
before: suffocation in bed. l-same
as year before: farm machinery.
l7-down IL; and other and inspect
fled, sc
Dropped from the top TO- as
causes of accidental deaths wer e
blows from falling objects a n d
other mechanical suffocation.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-25

while.
Last week in the II major mar
kets, receipts were down five per
cent from the previous week down
II per cent from last year. the first
two weeks this year that they have
dropped below last years market
ings
Virginia auction average prices
were choice steers, unchanged at
$40 50: good steers. 40 cents more
at $l8; commercial. dollar higher
at $3.50; and utility, up $3.50 to
s1525.
Cows: Cow prices picked up an
other ten cents last week to aver
age $ll.30 on the auction markets.
with the best animals at $ll to SIS.
Don't look for them to go much
higher. and if you have cows to
sell. it looks advisable to take them
on to market right away.
Veal: Volume continues to in
crease on vealers being marketed.
with the accompanying decline n
price taking place.
Strawberries
Virginia S first Strawberries were
/ bringing a top Of about 40 cents a
pint as the markets got under way
Sixteen quart crates we're mostly
Sc to So. but some went as high as
Sill.
This week should bring in more
berries. enough to lower the farm
price. Quality is expected to i'm
prove.
Eggs
Eggs will probably hold about
where they are for the next week
bit there's not much hope for siren
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-25
Turkey Growers
Plan To Increase
Production 6 Per Cent

Turkey growers plan to increase
their production by per cent this
year. according to agricultural
economists at VPI.
The economists say the increase
is because of the higher turkey pri-
ceS and lower feed costs in 1855.
They add that if the producers in
tentlons are carried out. the num-
Der of turkeys raised Will be about
81 million this year, compared with
60 million last year
The economists say producers of
heavy type turkeys plan to increase
this years production by IA per
cent They note that the increase in
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-25
Price Spread Margin Between Beef
Producer, Consumer Still Widening

ter half of 1854 when farm prices
OF cattle were rising. and during
1855 when farm prices generally de-
clined. Marketing margins there
fore narrowed substantially below
the long-run average in the latter
half of 1854, but widened markedly
in 1855. The comparisons are based
on the price of a pound of beef at
retail and the price of its equivalent
weight of ZIG pounds in the live
animals.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-25

Hogs
II still is a good idea to get hogs
to the top desirable weight-that' S
100 to 220 pounds and send them to
market at that point
Prices are still due to make grad
ual increases. rejecting the decline
in niarketings now in the fourth
week
Virginia auctions last week aver
aged up ST at $3.50; Richmond
yards, 50-75 cents higher at SIG so
to $l7; Baltimore SITS to S18.35 on
Thursday; Snithfield-Suffolk Sl5.75.
and Western markets up a dollar to
top at $l7
Receipts on the IL major markets
were down ten per cent from the
previous week.
Brothers
Broilers should hold steady with
q slight tendency to strengthen this
week. Supplies are increasing how
about 20-25 per cent higher than
last year this time-but consumer
demand is picking up with the
heavy demand period just coming
in
Prices in Virginia last week held
to their two-weeks level-20 to
20 IL cents. North Carolina aver
aged 20 cents. while Georgia picked
up cent to 81 cents. The price in
Virginia year ago for the same
week averaged 26 cents
Cattle
Steers: Steer price prospects are
good for the immediate future.
There are not too many fed cattle
left in the state to come to market.
and most of the CRASHED supply
will probably be left on grass for
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-25

Charges for marketing beef ad-
vanced about the same amount
from the last quarter Of 1854 to the
last quarter of 1855 as they did in
the seven years ending In 1855
about one-fourth in each instance.
X. c. Williamson. beef cattle spec
ialist at VPI. says the farm value
OF choice grade beef averaged over
8 cents per pound lower in the last
quarter Of 1855 than year earlier,
while retail beef prices were down
only about 3.5 cents per pound
This means that about three fifths
of the drop in farm value was alb
sorbed by higher marketing costs.
These relationships are brought
out in a report. Beef Marketing
Margins and Costs" published re-
Gently by the Department of Agri-
culture.
Williamson saws thu rcDort shows
hat the farmer got 20 per cont of
N" cnncnr,e"'s do1'a~ s,cnt for
heef N 1910, and only 60 pa~ cent
~ 'oF5. The difference between
what the consumer pavs-the mar
kohng maroin-renresen'S the re-
'"'n to marketing agencies for
'hei" services. inclndino such costs
IS labor. snnplies. and t~anspnr-
'ation Such costs have risen sub
sfa1fianv N the post seven Years
The beef stndv shows thst the
difference between what the farmer
receives for u S. choice grade beef
on the hoof and what the consumer
pavS for the meat has fluctuated
widely during the seven years l949-
So.
Retail prices remained relatively
stable. for example. during the lat
gthcning.
Cool weather has kept production
up Local receipts were still strong.
Prices in Virginia last week were
r richmond one cent lower at Al:
Herl'isonburg. AZ and Roanoke 40.
boil. unchanged. New York topped
at Is -. 2 IL cents less than last
weeks price.
Storage is still below last year s
level. but storing activity had prac-
tically stopped at the end of last
week.
Turkeys
From this point it looks like a
wise move to consider selling tur-
keys all along during the summer.
Just as they reach the right finish
for broilers.
The hatch of heavy breeds the
first four months of 1856 was as Sc
per cent more than last year. Heavy
whites makes UP about 70 per cent
OF this total. That means lot of
turkeys this fall Slaughter now is
running about the same as last
year. Usually. there a small mar
keting peak at the end of May.
caused by the culling of breeding
flocks, with maybe a little impulse
from the holiday week end. which
it may be well to try to avoid.
Slaughter begins it's big increase
along in July, and goes up rather
rapidly through the fall and winter
holiday season.
All-turkey storage is about 30 per
cent below last years level.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-25

The House passed the Admin
STATIONS defense appropriation bill
unanimously. 1t was for 1856 .O66-
900. or a half-billion dollars less
than President Eisenhower requeS-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-25

heavy breeds varies from 7 per
cent in North Atlantic states to SO
per cent in South Atlantic states.
Light breed producers plan to
reduce production by IS per cent
this year, the economists say. They
note that decreases of small tvpc
turkeys are planned for all parts of
the country except the South Cen
tral states, where an increase of 2
per cent is expected.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-25
Weekly
FARM PRICE
OUTLOOK

This is the prospects Virginia
to the Virginia Department Agriculture Friday
partment offers warning no can
predict prices be right the time. -
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-25

trial places in the rural areas Of
Virginia Also not counted are the
lucky oneS-thoSe who had costly
accidents but survived
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-25

The easing of credit by fall is
predicted