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The Lincoln times., 1956-04-23
Jonas Told To
Sit By General

Mote. The following letter from
Harry Bowen of Lincolnton,
Route 3,appeared in the Op e n
Forum column of the April 19 edi-
ton of The Charlotte Observer: 3:
Congressman Charles r aper
Jonas rebuff of Army politicians
who sought to bribe him with a
commendation is not the first
Instance of its kind.
WHILE HE WAS seeking his
first term in the House, a prom
inent Charlottean supporter asked
him to use his influence in behalf
of a man charged in a court case.
Mr.. Jonas estranged the Char
lottean when he respon de d:
That's Just the type of man I
would use my influence to PUT in
Jail"
Although Mr.. Jonas has turned
down the politically-inspired offer
Of an Army commendation be
cause he does not believe he is
due it," it is interesting that he
ded serve five years during war;
time They stationed him in Ra-
leigh at a desk, and repeated eff
forts on his part to get away and
into combat service were to no
avail.
HIS EFFORTS to get away from
the Raleigh job were so persistent
that higher Army brass was ir-
ritated and a general finally told
MI. Jonas: "by, you'll serve
where we tell you and like it!"
In disclaiming entitlement to
an Army citation. Nh. Jonas said:
Il served where I was told to
serve"
HARRY BOWEN
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-23
Mrs. BIoxhom, Wife Of
Former Locoi Minister
Posses In New Jersey

Word has been received here OF
the recent death April 81 of Mrs.
Frank Bloxham at her home in
Blackwood. New Jersey.
Mrs. Bloxham and her minister
husband formerly resided in Lin
colnton, W here Rev. Bloxham
served as Rector of st. Luke's
Episcopal church. They made
many friends during their stay
here and news of Mrs. Bloxham' s
Passing will be received with much
regret here.
Surviving are the husband and
several children.
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-23
Troffie Sofety Films
AvoiIobie To Groups

RALEIGH The Motor Vehicles
Department maintains free
library of popular motion picture
films devoted to traffic safety.
They may be borrowed by groups
having access to a l6 MN projec-
tor.
Arrangements may be made by
writing a card or letter to Oils D.
Griffin. Highway Safety Division,
st a tie Department of M o o \
Vehicles, Raleigh.
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-23
THE ONLY PLACE

From bone dry" Mississippi
comes the story of a stranger
stranded overnight in m a / !
town.
Seeking to relieve monotony, he
asked the rooming house proprie-
tor. rs there any place where
a man could find a drink?"
Walking to the door and point
ing. the proprietor said. See that
little white cottage over yonder?
That's where our preacher lives. y
You don't mean to say can
find a drink there" exclaimed the
astonished visitor.
NO" was the reply. there's
the only place you can't find one' .
U. S. farm stocks of hay or
January l. 1856, are estimated al
2,008.000 bushels. compared with
2,333,000 bushels a year ago.
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-23
ALEXIS news

Mrs. L. A. Mcclure has returned
to her home from a Charlotte
hospital.
Miss Sally NantZ spent last week
iE Stanley visiting Mrs. Elsie
Pruitt.
Word has been received here of
the death of Mrs. Ella Lineberger
OF Lakeland. Fla, who died April
l3. She had a number of relatives
III the Alexis community.
Mrs. Jack Mace has been i'll for
the past week.
The entire family of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Hawkins gathered at
their home on Sunday. April Is,
for a dinner honoring Mr.. Haw-
The Lincoln times., 1956-04-23
N. c. TONNAGE

MOREHEAD CITY, N. c.
Tonnage moved through North
Carolina ports in 1855 totaled
259,793. compared with 104.837 in
1854. and exports led imports in
volume six to one. The Ports Au-
thority recently decided to expand
at Morehead City $255.157 of its
operating profits for construction
of a S126.000 transit shed and
100000 fumigating shed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
PANORAMA" COTTON BROADLOOM

in 9 dramatic colors, A.1C
regularly 1895 = square ward
At such sowing this have glorious expense carpet gives
color and texture drama Woven by the famous
Wundo We've Panorama hos Deep luxurious pile with oil the
advantages Of Instability core resistance to wear
and moths And what glowing coo cotton okes toBon
quose Colorado Springs Hot Springs geen Sun Valley gold
Palm Springs sond Sea Island silver shamrock parchment
wheat IL wide
W5l-Flooroverinos 9th Floor Chevy
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
How Many Animals
Are On Virginia
Farms This Year?

How would you like to have the
JOB o. counting all the cattle. hogs.
sheep. horses, mules. and poultry in
Virginia?
That's the talk facing the Coop
erative Crop Reporting Service of
the Virginia and U S Department
of Agriculture.
With the help of farmers. and
the ! S Post Office, we've been
getting an accurate estimate of
livestock and poultry holdings. " saws
Henry NJ Taylor. State Statistician.
Rural mail carriers this week are
distributing more than 1000 live
stock and poultry inventory cards
th'opghout the State
IF the postman leaves a card in
your box. be sure TO fill it out as
accurately as you can and return it
promptly, Taylor urges
These cards are the main sources
Of information III determining the
number of livestock and poultry on
Virginia farms Figures reported
viii be added to those from all
ether states so that the final est
mate VIII include all livestock and
poultry on U. S farms and ranches
as or January l.
Farmers and businessmen e
these estimates in planning their
operations.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Farmers Union Opposes Large
Cut In Flue-Cured Allotments

Meeting in special session at
Richmond last Friday, November
%. the State Board of Directors of
the Virginia Farmers Union went
on record as opposing a large cut
in 1857 flue cured tobacco allotments
according to John B. Vance, v. F.
U. state president.
Vance said the Virginia Flu.
board adopted resolution calling
on the Department of Agriculture to
hold to minimum" any cut in
1857 allotments; in no event to ex-
coed 10 per cent
The farm organization head point
ed out that several other recommen-
datlonS were made by Virginia Flu.
designed to relieve the present sur
plus of flue-cured tobacco without
1 tie necessity of large across the
board cut. He listed the following
recommendations as having been
sent to the Department Of Agricul-
/ tute IOr consideration.
/. Discontinue price supports eff
fective for 1857 on undesirable types
of flue-cured tobacco, such as the
so-calleG pale, slick" varieties.
| 2. Continue to grant farm allot-
ments IN terms of acreage but pro-
vide that tobacco rows must be at
least four feet apart and the hills
"a inches apart in the rows in order
to Qualify for price supports,
3. Set soil bank payments at no
less than Is cents per pound
Vance said, Il am convinced that
the adoption of our recommen-
dationS will enable growers to get
by with the least possible reduction
IN allOtmentS-in no event more
than 10 per cent With farm prices
down almost Is per cent and with
production costs so high. farmers
simply cannot stand drastic cut
in one year. A large cut of say Is
to 20 per cent would be unthink-
able. p"
1t was further pointed out that
adoption of the Farmers Union
recommendation would a mo t
eliminate the production of the pale.
slick varieties. thus reducing the
Sterilization Corporation receipts
under the price support program;
would greatly encourage the produc-
ton of the leafier-type of tobacco
which the export markets as well
as domestic companies are demand
ing and would divert considerable
acreage to the Soil Bank, Vance
said. The combined effects of our
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Egg Price Outlook
Best In The Fall.
Says Economist

Lover prices for eggs during the
first half of 1857. compared to q
year earlier. followed by relatively
favorable prices" in the fail. is the
outlook for Virginia according to
agricultural economists at VPI.
Vireinia's laying flock on October
was estimated to be four per cent
less than year earlier. Additions
to the laying flock from the 1856
late replacement hatch tApril-July)
probably did not equal the birds
culied from laying flocks. The lay
ing flock this winter is about five
per cent less than during the 1856
season.
For the nation, the laying flock
OF October / was about the same
as year ago. The 1856 replacement
hatch was early with most of the
Increase over 1855 coming in March
or earlier. Further additions to the
1867 laying flock are not likely
to change the size of the flock very
much from last season. This sea
sons flock, however, has a higher
proportion of pullets which should
mean less culling and a slight in
crease in the total number of LAYERS
on January |
. The rate of lay per bird is likely
to continue up. In Virginia the
average rate of lay increased from
l55 eggs per layer in 1916 to an es-
timated l8l eggs this year. This was
less than the national increase.
Demand for eggs should be good
IN 1857 Prospects are for poultry
feed prices to stay about the same.
or rise little Other cost items in
egg production likely will show
little change
over the past 10 years the farm
price of eggs in Virginia during the
fall and winter has averaged be-
tween nine and 10 cents per dozen
above the price in the spring and
summer. The economists say many
producers should find it profitable
to start flock requirements in Janu-
airy so their pullets would begin
their heaviest egg production by
August and continue it through the
following months of high egg prices.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30

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The unique new oval design acts os
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Questions Of The Week

Editors note: Here are the cues
tons asked most frequently by Vir-
ginia farmers during the past week
as reported by county agents. An
swers are supplied by staff men,
bers of the VPI Agricultural Exten-
sion Series and or Experiment
Stati0n)
Q-Should I sell my late calves
now or hold them over until after
January. or next spring?
Aft you have ample feed and
good calves, it will probably pay to
hold them until March or April
But if your feed is short, and your
calves of low quality, better mar
ket them before January.
Q-Will there likely be a reduc-
ton in hurley acreage next year?
A Yes, reductions are probable
for all controlled crops
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
freeze kills it?

/ freeze kills it?
| A-Graze it down to height OF
about two inches when the soil is
firm enough to hold the livestock
II it RECEIVERS again, Craze it again.
Q-Can safely put sorghum in
the sllo after it has been nipped by
frost?
Anew growth that occurs in
sorghum after a frost is extremely
high in prussic acid content. If it
is ready to cut at the time of
frost. you can safely cut it during
the first day following the frost and
use it for silage or hay If you cut
later than this. you will run risk in
feeding the silage.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Herald F arm News
For Week Ended Nov. %
Wet Weather Delays Farm Work;
Corn Yields Are Generally High

Fall harvest operations and seed
ing of small grains were further
delayed by wet weather during the
week ending November 90 Most
fields, however, had dried out by
the end of the week and harvesting
of corn and seeding of wheat were
being rushed.
Some precipitation was recorded
at nearly all stations. The majority
OF the rain was received on Novem-
Der II but most stations reported
lighter amounts on the twenty first
Generally. the central and some
southern stations received the heav-
lest amounts. Temperatures were
fairly mild until Thursday when
readings in the low twenties or
lower were recorded st nearly ali
stations The weekly average was
approximately two degrees below
normal.
Crops
Pastures continued to furni's h
more than the usual amount of
grazing fer this date with cattle and
sheep receiving more than 50 per
cent of their forage requirements
from this source.
Outstanding corn Yields are being
reported in all sections Of the State
with little or no loss from the pro
loneed rainy season. Recently-har-
vested lespedeza seed has yielded
light and many fields intended for
seed may not be combined.
Farm Work
Farmers were uusy during the
week trying to complete harvesting
CT crops and seeding small grains
but wet weather caused consider
able delay BY the end Of the week
about 70 per cent of the corn acre
age had been harvested and some
progress was made in husking corn
III the shock.
Rainfall was heavy in most of the
lespedeza seed counties
and only so per cent Of the acreage
had been combined About three
fo'rths of the intended wheat acre
age has been seeded but the rate
CT progress varies greatly by areas.
Nest tlue-cured tobacco growers
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Chula HOlstein Makes
Production Record

A special report Of the Holstcjn-
Frlesian Association CT America an
nounces the completion Of an Of
fetal production record by a regis
tered Holstein COW in the herd of
Charles Meyer, Chula Oaknulgee
L. Bernice Bee was MIXED twice a
day for 286 days and produced
total of l7,147 pounds of milk and
632 pounds of butterfat as four
year-old
VPI supervised the weighing and
testing Of this record which com
pares with an annual production of
5,8l5 pounds of milk and 224 pounds
OF butterfat by the average COW
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30

have nearly completed marketing
their crops and growers of other
types continued with stripping and
grading. Some hurley grow s
placed their leaf on the warehouse
floor in anticipation Of opening sales
November 81.
Many farmers butchered h S
during the week and some were
busy cutting and hauling wood for
winter fuel Those farmers W h o
had their work up to date we're
hunting and enjoying Thanksgiving
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30

Q Is it too late TO seed wheat?
A You'll be taking a chance 70
seed it this late. recommended
seeding dates for wheat are October
November in the Piedmont area.
Q-What should do with my bar
ley which is growing so fast it
locks as if it viii JOINT before a
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
B. G.. Bass's Guernsey
Completes Record

A registered Guernsey COW. Wind
sor Importers Valentine. owned by
B G. Bass and Son, Rice has com
pleted an official production record
IN the Herd Improvement Registry
division of the American Guernsey
Cattle Club.
This record was for 1929 pounds
of milk and 55l pounds of fat
Valentine, a five year old Guern-
Sey. was MIXED twice daily for 365
DAYS while on test
This official production record
was supervised by VPI
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30

recommendations could bring about
as much as 10 to Is per cent cut
in production without having to cut
allotments at all. I
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30
Outdates everything
else on the road with
its dream-car ideas!

Here is one Of those rore oors thoi,
in O single model choneeover, redirects
the whole course Of automobile design.
The new Mercury makes O cIeon breok
with the plump. buleine lines of mony
Of todoy's oors-presents sleek.
cleon-eut. dynamic look thot's stroiehi
out of tomorrow.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-11-30

Old automobile brake rods
obtained from junk yards pro-
vide easily moved posts for a
temporary electric fence. Drive
the rods into the ground and
string the wire, wrapping it
with pieces of innertube at the
points where it is inserted into
the clevises of the brake rods
to insulatc il from the metal.
, 1956-07-10
PUBLIC AUCTION

At the request of FRAME PADILLA and ALMERIc
CHRISTIAN, Esqs. attorneys for and on behalf 0. the owners
of Property No. 10 Hill Street, St. Croix, the Vendue Director
will sell at public auction:
Property No. 10 Hill Street, chrstiansted
st. Croix.
, 1956-07-10
TROUBLE BREWING AGAIN!

a SITUATION IS brewing between the Executive and
the Legislature which deserves attention, even at this early
date Already statements have been made about the role
nlaved bv the Office Of Territories in the local affairs OF,
these Islands and the fact that the Governor is not tree to
make ! move. without prior consultation with Washington.
THE CONCERN HERE is not with the accuracy Of
these statements, or if in fact they carry any element OF
truth. What seems important is that such statements are
made at all. If there is no reason to make them, then they
should not be made. If they lack accuracy then time should
be taken to further check and make sure.
THERE. IS MUCH work to be done in these Islands,
much planning, much cooperation, yes, even much dreaming
There Is no phase Of human effort which could not be i'm
proved. Tourisnn, agriculture, trade, public works, develop
ment Of industry public relations-aIl need more work, and
any dissention at this time could only crtail and hamper.
FOR SOME REASON a sore spot IS again being opened
On the matter Of veto. AS we recall that same problem reached
such proportions III the Alexander administration that the
Senate and former Governor were at swords ends. And again
that i tbe complaint being heard. IS it that the New Organic
Act has failed to clearly define the boundaries Of authority
L + that the legislature, laboring under the old system, has
failed to properly interpret their own limitsP Could it be that
sheer mention Of veto rattles the SenateP On the other hand,
It it that the Chief Executive considers it his duty to veto
even when q difference Of opinion not necessarily relevant
to the main issue is involved?
THESE AND OTHER questions we merely raise The
answers to them are in the immediate partiessconcerned
but unless they are resolved, the entire Virgin Islands may
suffer later on. And already there has been too much delay
and postponement Of much important business ~.
TT IS o o much o.hope that this gap will be
bridged, and that the Senate and the Governor will find a
, 1956-07-10
August is, 1856 at goo p.m.

August Is, 1856 at 300 pm.
at the Police Court Room, in Chrisiansted.
of the sale.
The Vendue Directors Office, chrstansted, St. Croix,
the 18th day of June, A. D., 1856.
William F. Moorhead
Vendue Director
Fee. $2nn IT.
, 1956-07-10
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19
Guest Prisoner EIudes
Police, Gone 24Hours

escape" resulted from a slight
misunderstanding, to wit, they
believed Nassif was a guest in
stead Of a prisoner. They de-
scribed it like this:
Nassif walked into the detec-
tive squad room with 1t. Earl
Huber and Detective Sergt. En-
NETT F. G. Gray of Prince
Georges police. One of them
asked: els it all right for him
(Nassif) to sit here?" (indicat-
ing a chair outside the rallied
enclosure).
Walks OF UnnOticed
1t. Andrew M. McCallum was
there with Pvt. Baron Solomon,
the station clerk, who said it
would be okay.
The Prince Georges detectives
then sought out a Washington
detective who was to give the
lie test. 1t was while they were
gone that Nassif walked off I'M
noticed.
Chief Panagoulis said he made
some calls between 4 and 5 pm.
yesterday and learned Nassif
would soon give himself up. He
came in about Z pm. with At
torney Ignatius Keane.
Nassif will have a preliminary
hearing July 81 for the church
theft. money from a carnival
in which he operated a conces-
sion. He will be tried July Is
on two charges of grand larceny
and indecent exposure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19

A 16-year-old boy was con-
victed yesterday by a District
Court jury of manslaughter for
fatally iniuring a schoolmate
last May during a fight.
The defendant is James E.
johnson. colored, Of the 4700
block of Bass place Sc. The
victim was Horace E. Rodwell,
jr.. 16. colored. of the 44OO block
E street Sc.
johnson. it was testified, hit
the Rodwell boy with a column
of wooden lamp stand during
the fight on May 7. The victim
died 10 days later of head
injuries in District General
Hospital.
The fight took place at a
house in the 600 block of Burns
street Sc. where the boys had
gathered with several other boys
to practice singing as members
of sextet.
johnson testified he had acted
in self defense when the other
boy suddenly lunged at him
johnson said he thought the
other boy had a knife. The de-
PENDANT testified he had stopped
a fight between the Rodwell boy
and another boy.
johnson said he and the Rod
well boy then got into an ar
Igument.
johnson had been tried on
1.-THE more serious charge of Sec
ond degree murder. The Jury
Ideliberated about 20 minutes in
convicting him of manslaughter
johnson was prosecuted by
Assistant United States Attor-
ney Carl w. Belcher. Defense
Attorney James C. Toomey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-19
MARRIAGE
LICENSE
APPLICATIONS

Under D. C. ldw couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day, wdit three full days
and receiue the license on the
fifth day. Sundays and hoH-
days are counted the same as
other days.
Charlie E. Culbertson, 81. Cleveland,
n; G.. AND Mary A. Piper 81 SANS
Jean 1fi + Pichier, 90. Los Angeles, and
Winifred. D. stecher' "a Silver
ch spEsns W. MO Powell. ~. 5000 Bennips
I'd. Sc, and Frances L. johnson. 49,
o' SaS Mars W s'I b s e. a. IS Rou Hs
willie Hun, So. and Alberta s. Cook.
james ne both r. < %ro SSH Seventh a. seGa
and Eyadna j. Penrose' go North
Kennegh R. wallace. 81, Hoosick Falls,
turner F. Hardy. q. 22g Loyrie .pl;
ne, and Marian E. Taylor. ls' 1893
wiTil aisT C e. spufiock %. Pelham, Ga,
and Martha J. Jarrett. 20, 1910 First
ave. Sc, and Catherine Z. Henderson.
go, 1911 z St ne; - - :.
Max T .na N ss H fsI S. cS5f:sa5b =;
James E. Spencer, a. and, and Julia M.
Person WITH SS both a. Of Id s1t IosS St
and Gloria l. Wolfe @s' Brooklyn
william S,:.5 IPg 81 S6.S 81 81 as n S.gssssn
Peter L. 1. Brooks, 49,, 4427, Hayes st;
NV, and Edith Marshall, "a, lis
ws liter G. Oi Partridge. Al, s. st, nv,
and Bessie Smith. a. 225 st. NV;
Jack N Dear. % Denyer, Colo v,s ana
PHYLLIS cunninRham' TO- Glen Eioer'
Alian ans s. Hidalso. 90, silver Spring. ND.
and Margaret L. Powell, 10. ORANGE
Euss1e Wont. q; TSTssts s gin' S. \; K
william 3 Fisher, , &. 400 Hi SS.:
chspiss csislsy, 20 .. 4sls IE.ft4 "a
~ and Betty D. MCCOY To- 1919
wo mGrGis e Darlington sfi 90, and Char
lotte D. HILL 10. both Of Arlington,
wiisurn c.. Buchanan, rs; .G AND y K
Brighton S c sss Madeline e. E. lf Black o' Is
Raphael S ere j, sRulss. e.. Port.msyths. va,
and Faith :, Pechman' 20 1886 Six
wiii.Ianmr" Smith. 20. 1909 North capitol
ST.. and Rosa NJ Cole, 80. 20 Eye st.
Lemuei NJ Joyner, 30. Mt. Savage, Nd.
and Helen r. Mills, 80. 1912 18th st.
Melvin W. Terrell. 10. Ward W Va and
Patsy c. Matson. "a Pittsburg kanS,