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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-25
and family in Tulsa. Okla.
Birthday Ball

Committees are working hard to
make this years ball the best yet
the affair will be held in the Me-
mortal Building from 8 to IL pm
on Friday night. June /. Bruffeys
Orchestra. very popular with the
young people, will play. Many pref
ty young girls will compete for the
honor of being crowned Queen of
the Ball
Royal Ambassadors will meet in
the basement of May Memorial Ed
vocational Building from 73O to 9
p. m. Saturday night, May 26 then
play softball from to pm Boys
of all denominations are welcome
Men Of the community who are as
sisting with work have as their aim
not only to teach these boys to be-
come Ambassadors for Christ but
how to live in the world of today.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-25
z owhoton News Events
Poxhoton News Events
Legion Auxiliary Party, Entertainers
Brighten Hospital Rooms at Mcclure

a committee from the American
Legion Auxiliary recently visited
veterans at MCGUIRE Hospital TAX
Ing them home made cake and
goodies. With them We're several
high school students who presented
home talent show for the patti
ents.
Baxter Parkinson father contin-
ues i'll following an operation on his
legs. Others in the neighborhood
who are i'll, but improving are Mrs.
John Smith. at St LukeS Hospital
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-26

Recently established agricultural
rates to be assessed in connection with
the collection of personal property
taxes have been announced by Russell
L. Hire, Allen county auditor.
Reduction in the rates on grains,
hogs and seed were the principal
changes. The new rate schedule pro-
vides some of the following changes:
Corn, 81 per bushel, down 20 cents
from 1866; wheat, $1.90 per bushel,
down 20 cents; oats, go cents, down
20 cents; soybeans, $2,20 per bushel,
down 40 cents; registered sows, $50
per hundredweight, down $50; regi-
stored gifts, $40, down $25; grade
sows, S35, down $15; grade sows, $50,
down SIS; grade gifts, $25, down $50;
alfalfa seed, $12 per bushel, down Sl3;
alsike seed, $12, down So; red clover,
SIS, down $13; sweet clover, $4, down,
50; timothy, 81, down Sc.
The rates on dairy and beef cattle
were left virtually the same as IN
1866. Sheep rates also were unchang-
ed.
Other assessments were cattle:
registered-calves up to 6 months,
$40; heifers up to yr., $75; heifers up
to 2 years, $125; dairy cows, $3.50;
beef cows, $3.50; bulls, $175; grade
calves up to 6 months, lac Id; veal
calves, 21c lb; heifers or steers to l
year, 15c lb; heifers or steers to z
years, 16c lb; dairy cows, $1OO; beef
cows, $1O0; bulls, lac h.; feeder
cattle, 18c h.; Gamers, &c lb.
Sheep: registered-lambs, $40; two
years or over, $25; rams, $35; grade
lambs, tic h.; culls, 10c lb.; two
years or over, $12; rams, $40; goats,
$40.
Hogs: registered-pigs, $12; boars,
$50; grade-pigs to IL weeks, So cwt;
shoats and feeders, $40 cwt; boars,
$35 cwt.
Feed: ensilage, $40 ton; timothy,
SIS ton; clover, $15 ton; mixed, $15
ton; alfalfa, $15 ton; beans, $40 ton;
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-26

QSNGlOpSu UOWdTQS
the end of World War III, for the
period in which these drugs have
been available has encompassed the
most rapid decline in tuberculosis
mortality the world has ever seen.
The drug streptomycin marks the
starting point of this chemical at
tack on the disease. Recently, the
first human patient treated with the
drug was revisited, and a "before
and after" report was made in the
Amertcpn RevieSO of Tuberculosis
and Pulmonary Disease.
The patient, 21-year-old girl suf-
fering from advanced tuberculosis,
was given, streptomycin in 1914.
Now married, she is "the mother of
three robust children who were born
in 1850, 1852 and 1854 respective
ly," the report states.
This happy ending of an appar-
emily hopeless case has been dupli-
Gated thousands Of times since the
TB wonder drugs were first devel-
oped, and new advances in therapy
are today constantly adding exam
Piles. Cited by experts as particu-
larly promising is the recently
developed drug Streptohydrazid,
which links the two powerful anti
TB weapons streptomycin and iso-
niazid so they can be given in a
single injection.
Medical specialists from Howard
University, reporting on its use at
the recent Third Annual Antibiotics
Symposium, stated that Streptohy-
drazid produced more rapid clinical
improvement than did either isonia-
zid or streptomycin given alone. In
addition, it helped to eliminate
major problems arising from the
prolonged use of the other drugs
problems such as dangerous side
effects and resistance.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-26
Lions Plan Zone
Social In BLuftOn

Bluffton Lions Club will be host to
the first Zone social meeting of area
Lions clubs Wednesday, February g.,
at Founders Hall on the college cam
pus. The announcement was made by
N. Z. Kreusberg, chairman of Zone a,
Region /.
All reservations for the dinner at
$1.75 per plate should be made with
James Szabo, president of the Bluff
ton club, by Monday morning, Febru-
airy 6.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-26


plummeted from
a first-ranking
cause of death to
tenth place, leav-
ing hospital after
hospital emptied
of its victims.
Most TB spe-
cialists credit this
drop primarily to
the new anti-tu-
berculosis drugs
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-26
Auditor Announces Rates Established
For Personal Property Taxes On Farms

straw, So ton.
Seed: hybrid corn, 81 bu.; yellow
pop corn, $50 ton; white pop corn, $50
ton.
Grain: rye, 90c bu.; barley, SOC bu.
Poultry: heavies, 81 cwt; light, 60c
cwt; broilers, 22c lb.; turkeys, toms
and hens, SIS cwt; ducks, $1.20 cwt;
and geese, 81 cwt.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-26

Dear Poultry Raiser:
May ask you fair question, which you should
consider regardless of how we'll satisfied with your
present chickens?
three and period your neighbos chickens
earned chickens, would be willing to admit one OF
three things?
neighbor is either giving his birds better
feed keeping chickens that lives better and
lays better than yours
Random Sample Tests considered the best guide customer
chickens
shipped both the
contest No chance for selection of pue in standard laying
get the feed and Now, strain of
three utearned all others
after would admit that of chickens evidently
is the best?
Nck Chick line crossed LeghOns don't outearn all
others when three and hVe
definitely the nations highest profit
strain
other breeder the offer such proof of
profit making performance in Sample Tests
the long period Of years.
their adaptablity
to a wide of climatic conditions
and compare & N inecross Leghorns with other
layer and the difference profit. -
Thanks a for taking the this we
you will take advantage of the profits make
with H & N
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-26
SCIENCE I'M
YOUR LIFE
The ciunt Foe

One of the most striking achieve.
ments of modern medicine has been
its success in routing tuberculosis
This story is well-documented
with statistics. In the United States
alone, for example, the disease has
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-26
Other Cross and Breeds

In Hybrids it figures. Ames
In-Cross New No. Ais Genuine
white Egg Hybrids
Amsfutz Production Bred
SpeckIed Minorca X Leehorn
Cross
Heovies Amstutz Dominant
White-Cross. Ohio Progress
sive R. |. Reds and White
Rocks.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-01-26

H & N mick CHICK" INE-CROSSED LEGH0RNS produced
under the Reciprocal Recurrent Selection of Nickab
lity Process the kind that Amstuz customers
receive it is the ONLY LEGHORN we hatch pr sell.
All Stock both female and male nes purchased and
flown in direct from Heisdorf and Nelson Breeding Farms
WOULD YOU SATISFIED if you bought 1856 model
with the performance of a 1949 model?
why have discontinued Matching the old
style Leghorn and some other pure breeds.
Stop information the yard stick Of comparison
You will be glad you did.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02
Nsws Of Q. G. Studio.
EIvis Praised-and Pitied
By sHEILA GALLAGHER


Last March when KIvis Presley was in
Washington making an appearance on the S. S.
Mount Vernon, he stopped over at WMAISr7 to
appear on Jimmy Deans weekdays $50 PM
Town and Country Time Show.
JimmyS honest opinion OF Elvis is that "the
boy is enormously successful" Part of his
popularity" he went. on, "is due to the fact that
the newspapers have been having such time
knocking him. And you know how it is when
you're told not to like someone-it makes you
like them even more" One observer who saw
the rock n roll king at the studio noted that
although Presley didn't say much in the inter-
view he was very cooperative, and went mad
signing autographs"
Jimmy added one other thing. From all
reports" he said 81 think Presley's life must be
pretty miserable The man has no life of his
own. He can't go anywhere without battery
Of armed guards"
The other night WTOP-Tv auditioned
new program that would introduce outstanding
community artists to their prospective audi
ences The performing artist at "Studio Recital"
was the petite Argentine Pianist Ines Gomez
Garlic. Musicologist manuel wilhelm and
Henry RaymOnt, United Press reporter. hosted,
and WTOPs Bill Linden took over the direction,
Channel sS Program Director Tom Jones Is
excited about the show. II sponsors can be
found it should go on the air soon, and it
guarantees to be handsome addition to the
local TV scene.
"You kids may have been wondering what
opera is. Well, it's Just dialogue put to music.
It's just story which is sung" The above is
reasonable facsimile of the Introductory re-
marks Ray Haney will make to his Little Rascals
Wednesday when he attempts to explain ,"the
meaning of opera"
Just think what ball-to be an 8-year-old
boy who is flown on special plane to Boston
with chance to raid toy store for whole
minutes. This is exactly what happened to
WaShington's Jimmy Thif when he picked the
second best name for Rusty's pony on the Rim
Tin Tin contest FRIDAY 1880, WMAL-7 Before
leaving Jimmy explained that when he arrived
In Boston he expected, first, Ito freshen up bit
before going to bed. Then when get to the
store I'm going TO find nice-looking electric
train and an erector Set"
After the first four weeks that Martha
ROuntree moved her Press Conference to ABC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-02

ELVIS PRESLEY was a little-known
hoofer when this shot was taken with
Jimmy Dean at WMAL-7's studios
here during Town and Country Time
sequence. The Strident hip-slinger was
doing turn on Potomac River boat
at the time.
(SundayS, $50 pm, Channel y her rating
doubled even though she's pitted against Ed
Sullivan and Steve Allen. Martha now has two
definite aims for the show: The first is to
make the viewer enjoy the program despite the
news that is made on it. The second is to put
a new dimension into TV news programs by
giving it "global interest instead of exclusively
local." For example, the interviews with Egyp
tan President NaSser, French Foreign Minister
Pineau, and Britains Labor Party Leader Hugh
GaitSkell.l
WRC employees discovered they had q Jazz
CONDO in their midst at recent farewell party
given for Carl Degen and willard Scott. News
man Bill Sprague played the trombone, Ray
Haney was on the piano, and assistant director
Bob Davis took his turn with the sax Any
day now WNAL.-7 will boost it's video power to
$40 kilowatts, the maximum allowed by the
FEC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28
School Vandalism
Cost Cut to $1,000

Edward J. Braun, assistant
superintendent Of Arlington
schools. says it now appears that
the vandalism damage at Page
Elementary School will amount
TO less than $1,000.
First estimates Of the damage
caused by three teen-age boys in
an overnight destruction spree
last week ranged from $4,000
to $4,000.
The School Board was told last
might that school administration
officials will meet with police
soon TO discuss preventive meas
lures. Supt. T. Edward Rutter'
commended the Arlington police
Officers. particularly Juvenile
Squad 1t. John Cullins, for the
quick arrest Of the three juve-
niles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28

difference between just being
close or being noSed out and
winning"
He also said the Taft Hartley
labor law ought ito be scrapped
once and for all"
The Endorsement voted by the
delegates. who claim to repre-
sent more than 10000 labor
union members in the State, was
for the entire Democratic ticket
in Maryland. from Adlai Steven
|son on down. It covers the seven
Democratic congressional candi-
dates.
Never before in his six years
LOT ofiice-seeking has Mr.. Ma
honey obtained union support in
great strength. In isolated in
stances he has been Endorsed BY
Ia few local unions, but until last
might organized labor for the
most part has frowned on him.
Z Mr.. Mahoney told the union
delegates they did the right
timing" in deciding to support
the entire Democratic ticket.
"The Democratic Party loves
you and you love Them" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28
WORLD TOUR BY MOTORCYCLE
Personal Wrongs Denied
By Butler in 1850 Race

of Maryland can be Quoted until
restitution can be made for the
wrong that was done then. AND
by restitution 1 mean that those
who prof1ted from the wrong
shall be denied all profit thai
they wrested from it."
Mr.. Acheson referred to thai
campaign as contemplate"
Senator Butler asked about
Jon Jonkel, his campaign aide
who later was fined $4,000 for {
violation Of Maryland's Corrup
Practices Act. said Jonkel wa
packed by the Republican Party
of Maryland to come into thu
State to act as his public rela.
lions director.
Senator Butler said he did no.
hire Jonkel who gradually
without consciousness on my
part, eased in" to take over mos
Iof the duties "of a campaign
manager"
Senator Butler said, Every
Ione makes mistakes" and that
mistakes were made on bott
sides, but II did no wrong ir
1850"
Senator Butler planned tt
campaign in Southern Prince
Georges County today if weather
permitted the Misunderstanding toul
he had scheduled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28
Mrs. Tydings Urges
Booking for Muhoney

Mrs. Willard E. Tydings said
last night that her family would
be deeply hurt" If Senator Butler
IFS reelected.
Mrs. Tydings. speaking to pre-
|cinct workers from the -Four
Corners area at the Indian
Spring Country Club, urged all
Democrats to vote for George p.
Mahoney, Senator Buffers DEM
Iocratic opponent.
Some people have told me Il
they couldn't vote for Willard
they wouldn't vote at ALL" She
said. "Millard and / ask you
please to vote for George Ma
honey. He is a good Democrat
and gave my husband support
after the last primary when he
could have sat tight
Former Senator Tydings de.
lfeated Mr.. Matoney il the Dem.
locratic senatorial primary last
Nay Z, but had to withdraw last
month after being bedridden al
summer from an attack Of shin
igles. He is still convalescing
Mr.. Mahoney then became the
nominee by choice Of the party's
State Central Committees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28
Phone Company Fetes
.31-Yeur EmpIoYe

Mrs, Anna Patten was feted at
e party yesterday marking her
retirement from the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Co. Of
Virginia after 81 years.
Mrs. Patten has been a service
supervisor in the business Office
at Alexandria. The retirement
party, given BY the telephone
company, was held at the Hunt
ing Towers Restaurant In Alex
andria and attended BY her CO.
workers.
Mrs. Patten is the wife Of
Howard Patten, who has been
employed IN the mail room at
the Star for 81 years. The Pat
tens live at 1880 Abingdon drive
In Alexandria,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28
SUNDAYS BEST READING
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Show Slip in Teen Sports

VACUUM OF INACTIVITY-Since 1851 interest in active
sports has slipped among our teeners Read Gilberts
"What Young People Think" in The Sunday Star and
learn the startling results of national poll Of teen
ayers sports and why 1t means a health
menace. You will find Star Writer George Flynn's
story based similar survey conducted locally
Just eye-opening
"ROSE AMONG THE REDS" new six-part series by
Billy Rose starts Sunday in The Star and continues
in The Evening Star the first full story Of show
business behind the Iron Curtain only the great
Snowman could tell 1t. Don't miss single install
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BRIGHT BUNDLE FROM BRITANNIA Teevue Mag
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JEANNE Carson pert red head proving smash hit
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this season.
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TOP SPORTS COvERAGE-In the Sports Section top
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28

BALTIMORE. Sept. % (Spe-
|eiaI .Smarting under criticism
by former Secretary of State
Dean Acheson. Senator John
Marshall Butler said yesterday
he was entirely innocent Of any
awrongdoing in his controversial
1850 campaign.
People know that / am an
honorable man." the Republican
Senator told newsmen during q
tour Of this city in his campaign
for reelection.
II did nothing wrong In 1850.
And / do not know Of anyone
who has said that I, personally,
did wrong in 1850.
"All I ask Of the people Of
Maryland is this:
please reserve your Judgment
of 1850 until / have the oppor-
Itunity to speak fully and COM
lpletely on it. This I will do
within the next two weeks, ]
hope"
Senator Butler said he hoped
to make this speech in Mont
gomery County, where Mr.. Ache
son on Wednesday night talked
about Senator Buffers campaign
against former Democratic Sen
ator Willard E. Tydings in these
terms:
II don't believe the conscience
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28
Buys 2 Prophet Planes

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Sept. %
(R.- Fairehild Engine and Air
plane Corp. announced yesterday
that Quebecair. Inc. has placed
a $l.3 million order for two Fair
child F-27 prophet transports.
Quebecair is the first airline out
side the United States to order
the 40 passenger twin-engine
plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28
Gerber Insists He Took Probe Job
With Open Mind on lntegrotion

Washington. is appealing from q
years contempt Of court sentence
resulting from his whipping ur
anti-integration feeling in Gin
ton just before the outbreak. He
also is awaiting trial on another
charge based on alleged similar
action.
I'm a Jew and proud Of it,
Mr.. Gerber said. "As a member
of a minority group / would have
natural inclination to be In
favor Of anything favoring Q
minority race.
But in Memphis there was nc
clamor, no demand for integra-
ton. 1t was not q public ques-
ton. So started on this job
with an open mind. to try to the
best Of my ability to put the
testimony on as impartially as
/ know how"
Took Financial Loss
Mr.. Gerber, who has a busy
law practice in Memphis, said he
took on the assignment at ter
rife financial loss" because he
thought a factual study might
be of some service not only to
the committee but to the coun-
try as whole"
He said he had never previ-
ously met any members Of the
subcommittee and that he goi
the invitation to serve as coun-
sci in q telephone cali July 8
from two Tennessee representa-.
tives while / was in Memphi:
attending to my business anc
planning my vacation"
A Memphis resident for nearly
lall his 81 years-Mr. Gerber'i
parents brought him there from
Russia at age sand a Crumr
man from 1920 on, Mr.. Gerber
has held office as city attorney
land district attorney general. HI
resigned after World War II, hi
said, to set up a law firm with
ibis son. He has been out Of
Iactive politics since 1948. the
year Senator Estes Kefauver de.
lfeated the Crump organization.
/ Mr.. Gerber says he has al.
ways been a Democrat" and viii
vote for Adlai Stevenson.
"Kefauver, too?" he was asked
IF ! vote for Stevenson. Of
course I'll have to vote for hin
too" he replied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28
Clio Endorses Mohoney,
Entire Democratic Ticket

BALTIMORE, Sept. % (Spe-
|ciaD George P. Mahoney.
Democratic candidate for the
Senate, has been Endorsed by the
CLIO Political Action Committee
for Maryland.
In expressing gratitude for the
backing. voted at a meeting of
80 delegates here last night, Mr..
Mahoney said it will make the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28

they came to the stand--I didn't
even do what every lawyer does,
talk once more with the witness
just before presenting his testi-
mony."
Mr.. Gerber said he had re-
|spected the wishes Of all prospec-
tive witnesses who asked not to
be called for public testimony
"and that included some colored
people who said they didn't want
to get at cross purposes with the
NAACP National Association for
the Advancement Of Colored
People,"
Denies PrecOnceived Ideas
Mr.. Gerber insists that he came
to the subcommittee counsel as
|signment with no preconceived
ideas about Indignation. He says
he now has some about the
Washington situation and Is
making UP his mind about in
tegration in general. but he won't
talk about his opinions while the
hearings are going on.
Nor would he comment on the
handling Of disorders over in.
tegration at Clinton and nearby
towns In his own State Of Ten
|nessee, except to say that INC
decent citizen approves Of con-
duct like (John) Kasper's.
Nasper. secretary Of the Sea-
board White Citizens Council OF