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The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
IKE RECEIVERS THE "FOOTBALL"

For the record, President Eisenhower launched the
Republican campaign of 1856 in formal speech before
300 party leaders in which he sketched the eighpomt
platform which he would stand But in fact the Pres
dent poured the first broadsde into his opposition nearly
"a hours earlier in straightforward shoulder TV and
radio talk addressed mainly to you and women on
the farms of America and incidentally to all the rest OF u.s.
There seems little doubt at this writing but that his
primary audience the farm people who most directly
and Immediately affected support and applaud his veto of
that bad farm bill strongly the rest OF us who would
be it's ultimate victims.
Many observers believe that this unsavory, illogical,
economically reckless and thoroughly unavoidable bill was
concocted purely for the embarrassment of the President
and his party Once he had vetoed this impossible measure
lit sad) the Democrats would then decaim to the
farmers how they had tried to help them point
ing to the White House = the President of the United
States had vetoed that assistance.
But if this the strategy and it's hard to find
other explanation for such cockeyed bl hasn
worked The President sent the thing back where the
effort at passage the veto failed miSeraby but he
did not abandon the farmer and the agricultural
Instead he demonstrated the value of that word flexible
in farm supports and the fact that be flexible up
ward well downward BY executive order price sup
ports boosted wheat cotton rice peanuts
dairy products to level that Agriculture Department
experts estimate may add half billion dollars to farm in
come this year.
At the same time President Eisenhower asked Con-
greSS to enact at this session, separate soil bank bill
whereby farmers might be compensated for removing land
from production and including provisions for advance
payments to those who have already planted for acreage
they contract to Withdraw next year. In response the
House Appropriations committee voted billion two hun
dred million dollars to finance soil bank, claiming the
President already has adequate authority under eh old
Soil Conservation Act But Secretary Benson there is
soil bank authority and he can't this money
without bill That he will get bill and quick,
a safe bet.
In disarnng hostile Congress and taking from them
the political football Congress had made of the farm
BILL President Eisenhower the first touchdown
before the campaign kickoff!
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
VA Distributes
S102,593,254 To
Vets, Families

Veterans Administration dis
tributed $102, ,593 ,254 in cash ano
services to veterans and theil
families in the State of North
Carolina during fiscal year 1855
VA announced.
VAS Annual Report for 1855
new on sale at the Government
Printing Office, Washington 25
D. c., lists wide variety of cash
benefits and services distributed
under law to veterans and their
families in North Carolina, George
c. Warlick of the Gastonia VA
Office said today.
Compensation for Service-con-
nected disabilities and pension for
total and permanent nonservice-
connected disabilities were paid
to 5O.631 living veterans in the
amount OF $39.40l ,083.
Death compensation and pen
sion were paid to the dependents
OF 1892 deceased veterans in the
amount of $16,411.862.
SCl Vail vi IlAoul dl1CC dIlO III
demnity payments totaling So
298,430 were made to veterans or
their beneficiaries in North Caro-
Ina for the year, Mr. Warlick
said.
An average of 676 disabled vet
eranS of World War II and of the
Korean conflict were trained dur
ing the year under the vocational
rehabilitation act to overcome the
handicapS of their disabilities.
They received a total of Sl,068,-
588 in subsistence, tuition, sup
plies and equipment.
Under the World War II GI
Bill, an average of 2.610 veterans
trained during the year and they
received a total of $2,668,642 in
subsistence, tuition, supplies and
equipment.
Under the Korea GI Bill. an
average OF 1906 veterans trained
during the year and they re-
oeived S15.92l, $50 in education
and training allowances, accord
ing to Mr.. Warhck.
The remainder of the cash ben
efits and services distributed to
veterans and their families of
North Carolina during the year
tctaled $18.652 ,602. These cash
benefits and services included
disqualification. medical care, den
tai care, prosthetic appliances,
automobiles for the disabled. and
wheel chair homes for the serious
ly disabled.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
WEEKLY TIPS FROW
AGRicut TuRAL EXTENSION SERVICE
NORTH CAROLINA STATE COLLEGE

There are two main causes of
milk off-flavors in the spring sea-
son: Wild onion and pasture
flsvors. These tips will help con-
troll the flavors give your family a
tasty, wholesome drink, and i'm
prove the milk you sell.
/. Inspect pasture regularly for
wild onions.
2. If possible, do not Craze milk
ing herd on pasture where onions
grow. Use dry cows and heifers to
nip off the onions.
3. If onion infestation is mild
remove the milking herd four to
six hours before you milk and feed
lots of dry roughage when il
comes off pasture.
4. Smell the milk from each COW
before pouring it together ano
don't mix off-flavored milk with
the good. Some cows seem to eat
wilo onions in greater quantities
than others: few COWS won't eat
onions at all.
5. Before turning COWS onto
Ladino-gr grass pastures, feed ar
abundance of hay or other dry
roughageS.
6. Keep salt and fresh water be-
fore cows at all times.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
SELLING AND THE FARMER

President Shuman of the American Farm Bureau Fed
assumed that since everyone must eat would always
have market Politicians have followed the false
reasoning adopting legislation to fix the prices of farm
products without regard to supply the demand of
The tragic result that have already lost
large part of our market to substitute and synthetic
products.
Mr.. Shumans solution is simple Better, more inten-
sve selling and promotion of farm products Thousands
of people," he states do not eat enough of the pro-
ectve foods meat milk fruits and vegetables. In his
opinion seppedup promotion by farmers farm organza
ons and other interested groups could greatly expand
agriculture's market
This authority would to be on firm ground -
he has precedent to point to- To take example
number of intensive selling campaigns have been under
taken behalf of various meats with producers packers
and retailers participating They have produced fine
suits So have similar campaigns behalf of other foods
Saesmanship all-mportant to the of Ameri-
industry in every field Agriculture needs it too
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
Farmers Won't
Just Let Mature
Take Its Course

James Murrell of Pollocksville,
Route /, is through with "just
letting nature take its course, "
with his tobacco plant bed.
Jones county Negro Agent
Fletcher Barber says that Muir
iell has been planting his tobacco
plant bed without treating fol-
weeds. Consequently. last year it
took three workers nearly a week
to pick his 200 yards of plant
beds.
This year he followed gassing
practices recommended by his ex-
tension agent, and it took one per-
son only about l 1i2 hours to re-
move the weeds from around the
edges of the boards.
Murrell's plants were much
larger this year too, even though
he seeded his bed two weeks later
than usual. Murrell says from now
on he'll gas his plant bed.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
Purchases OF
Cotton Increase

The Census Bureau has re-
ported from Washington that cot
ton consumption for the period OF
March averaged 1856 bales for
each working day:
This compared with an aver
age of 35,730 bales for the corre-
spending period a year ago. and
with 5000 for the February pc
riod this year
The daily aVearge consumption
OF linterS was 5,344 bales COM
rared with 4.809 a year ago and
SITS for the February period this
year.
Consumption of cotton in the
March period was 916,396 bales
compared with 760,590 in the
February period and 893,238 in
March year ago.
Consumption of lint for the
eight-month period ending March
81 totaled 6,349, 1896 bales and OF
linters 1.203.278 bales. This COM
pared with 6,026.994 and 932,732
respectively in the corresponding
period a year ago.
Cotton on hand March 81 in
GUIDED:
In consuming establishments l, :
730,102 bales of lint compared
with l,869,607 a year ago.
In public storage and at com.
presses, is, ,462,034 bales of lint
compared with 11,855.428 a veal
ago.
The bureau reported the cottor
spinning industry operated durins
March at 1923 per cent of ca
pacity on a two-shift, 80-houl
week basis.
This compared with 147.2 per
cent during February this year,
and 1885 per cent during March
last year.
The daily consumption averag,
during the March period this yea
included:
In cotton growing states, "a,
594 bales compared with 1888!
in the February period and 1885,
during the March period last year
In New England states, 1885,
bales compared with 1900 in tht
February period and 1916 in thu
March period last year.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1856
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FOLK

Congratulations to: Dr. c. H. Harril Kiwanis Lieu
tenant Governor choice of Division q Mrs. Cleo Finger
first vice chairman of District of Home Demonstration
Clubs Clyde Kistler, Dan Sroup and Claude Chapman,
newly named commander, quartermaster and trustee
spectivey, of the 14th VFW District; W. W. Noen newly
installed president of Lincoln County NCEA Coley Howard
h Springs high school student winner of Congress
c. R. Jonas contest history and functions of u
government Mrs G. W. Tobey Jr newly elected Beginner
Department Leader of Regional of Baptist Training G
Union.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03

1.38 to 1.43.
No. 2 winter wheat was report
ed at 2.25 to 2.40 per bushel; No
2 red oats 10 to 80 cents pei
bushel; and No. milo 2.25 pei
hundred pounds.
Fryers and broilers continued tC
advance again and 1t houg h
prices ere up one cent to 81 cents
per pound, closing trade was un-
settled on Friday with most sales
based on next Mondays market
In the other leading areas, North
Georgia was one cent lower at
1912 and 20l2, and mostly 20
Delmarva closed at about the same
prices at 20 to %. and mostly
21I2 to 2134. The Shenandoah
Valley was around 11a cents high
er but closed weak at 2112 to %
cents per pound.
Raleigh eggs we're around l
cent per dozen higher while Dur
ham quoted unchanged prices. In
Raleigh. A, large. brought Al cents
per dozen: A, mediums, 38: and
B, large. 35. Charlotte was weak
at the close and A, large, brought
40 to Al cents; and A, mediums IS
to SO.
Heavy hens were steady at the
close and brought mostly % to "a
cents per pound in the Central
Carolina area.
AUCTION MARKETS
The Rocky Mount and Rich
Square auction markets were
steady. Good and choice steers
ranged from 100 to ITS and
utility to commercial grades 1880
to 17.75. Good heifers brought
1900 to 1925 and utility to COM
mercial heifers 11.040 to 1900
Good and choice vealers ranged
from 23.00 to 25.75 and good and
choice butcher calves 1900 to
22.0O. Utility to commercial cows
were quoted at 1850 to 14.25;
utility to commercial bulls 1900
to 1850 and good bulls brought
1900 to 1880 Medium stocker
steers were reported at 400 to
100 and medium Stocker heifers
400 to 1925.
Slaughter steers were irregular
in Chicago as prime grades were
steady to so lower and most other
grades of steers were steady to
slightly stronger. Heifers were
strong to mostly so higher; utility
and commercial COWS 25 to so low
er; bulls steady to 25 lower; and
vealers steady to 100 lower. De-
spite the liberal run, steer prices
in Chicago were we'll maintained
with all interests buying freely and
the late clearance practically COM
plete. Most prime steers ranged
from 23.O0 to $500 while the bulk
of choice grades brought 1880 to
21.00. The bulk of good steers were
quoted at 17.00 to 1880.
COTTON UP
The price of cotton was Slightly
higher at the states IA leading
markets this week and middling
1915 inch averaged 35.45 cents
per pound on Friday. This COM
pares with 35.42 last Friday ano
with 33.47 on the corresponding
date a year ago.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
ALCOHOLISM

According to a survey by alco-
holism researchers Mark Keller
and Vera Efron, San Francisco
has "by far" the highest rate of
alcoholism among the nations big
cities in 1850. They said San Fran
cisco showed a rate of 4,190 "al-
coholics with complications" for
each 100000 adult population,
Next closest were Sacramento
Calf, with a rate of 2,780, and
Louisville, KY, 1880. The survey
covered cities of 100000 popula-
ton or over.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
HOGS HIGHER

Hogs were around 25 cents high
er at the local buying stations and
tops ranged from 14.25 to 1850 on
Friday. In Chicago, hogs were
around Is to 25 cents lower and
tops closed at 1900 to 1885.
Soybean prices moved up again
this week at eastern North Caro-
lima markets and some points re-
ported trading around 5 to 10
cents per bushel higher. In the
Elizabeth City area, No. 2 yellows
ranged from 2.75 to 280 per bushel
and brought 2.81 in Washington.
Shelled corn prices also made
substantial gains and No. 2 yellow
corn ranged from lao to 1.53.
mostly $50 to 1.53 in the eastern
section of the state and $50 to
1.60 in the piedmont area. No. 2
white corn was quoted at mostly
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
UNEMPLOYED

Unemployment among workers
eligible for state jobless benefits
declined by 52,100 during the week
ended March 81 to 100000, low
est figure this year, according to
the Labor Department. However,
joblessness in the auto industry
rose by 5000 to a new high for
the year of 100000.
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
N. c. Market News

EDITORS NOTE: Following
is summary of market price
information for the week end
ing April 81. 1856. as gathered
and edited by the Market News
Service, N. c. Department of
Agriculture
The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03
THE ALAMO

A commemorative stamp, honor
ing the Alamo, will go on sale
first at San Antonio, Texas. on
June 14th. The stamps color is
red, and is a innocent stamp.
Milford chronicle., 1956-04-20
Concerts Planned By
Bridgewater Group

Two concerts by the Bridgewater
College Glee Club of Bridgewater,
Va, are slated on the Eastern Shore
of Maryland Sunday. April %. ac-
cordipg to Alton Nc Daniel. Green
wso6, Del, president of the Del
fAarva Chapter of the Bridgewater
College Alumni Association.
About 36 students making the
Spring tour which includes trips
to Pennsylvania. Virginia, West
Virginia and Maryland will be al
the Church of the Brethren in
Easton at II a. m. and then go to
Caroline High School, Denton. for
a second concert at 2:30. They will
be given lunch by the Easton
Church. Professor Nelson Huff
man. head of the Church of the
Brethren operated schools music
department, is director.
There will be no admission
charge for the programs. Everyone
is invited.
Milford chronicle., 1956-04-20
ANDREWVILLE

Mrs. Franklin Butler and Peggy
visited Mrs. Buffers sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Clinton Morris of Green's
boro, Md, last Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilghman Outten
accompanied their son Leonard. to
Norfolk, Va, on Monday He has
been home Il pr two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Johnson and
family of Houston and Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Walls of Harrington Wis
tied Mrs. LIZZIE Butler and solt
Ton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Breeding
and family ct hickman visited Mr..
and Mrs. Alton Breeding on Sun
day evening.
The Andrewsville All Club mo-
tored to the Dover Roller Rink
on Tuesday night under the lead
ershhiirS of Hubert C2nnon and Miss
Peggy Butler.
Wilbert Cleaves has been on the
sick list and we are glad was
able to motor to Harrington on
Tuesday.
Maurice Finkbinder has return
ed home from the Milford Memoir
ial Hospital and we wish him a
speedy recovery.
James p. Griffith a retired far
mer OF near Andrewsville, passed
away on Friday evening. April IL.
We extend our sympathy to the
family.
Mr.. and Mrs Elver Ryan spent
Friday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Russ Scarborough of MilforS.
Miss Sylvia Jean Vincent spent
the weekend with her brother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Simpson.
Mrs. Raymond McCready and
Mrs. James Morgan went to Will
mington on Saturday.
William West. George Tatman
and Fred Walls attended the Re-
publican banquet at Rehoboth on
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Simpson
Were dinner guests of their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Pretty
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Paskey
spent Sunday afternoon With Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth Prettyman of
Seaford
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Jones have
moved in their new home.
Milford chronicle., 1956-04-20
HOUSTON
BY Mrs nerriIs
ThistIewood
Phone
Milford 4s44

Church news for s'unday, April
%, Sunday School at 1000 a. M,
Howard r. Moore, SUPERINTENDENT
with Robert III. Yerkes, Sr., assis-
tant: Alvin Brown, Superintendent
OF the Juniors with Louis Buarque,
assistant.
At 1I:00 a. m, the service of
worship begins with the Organ
Prelude. The Senior and Junior
Ch9irs will sing special numbers
and the minister will deliver the
sermon.
GAS p. M. the MYF will assem-
BILE in the Sunday School for their
meeting.
1880 D. M, the MYF will have
charge of the evening service.
Two more sessions of both
membership classes left. 1t is of
utmost importance that all mem
bership candidates wEo are really
in earnest about joining church on
April 20. should definitely attend
these last two sessions.
The beautiful basket of flowers
on the communion table on Sun
day morning were placed there by
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Moore aad
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Yerkes, Sr., in
memory of their sister and aunt.
Mrs. Ella Case Stevenson. who died
one year ago Friday, April 13.
We are very sorry to report
Niss Barbara Sapp is quite i'll at
this time and we do. hope she
makes speedy recovery so she
will not have to lose much time
from school.
On Fridav evening. April 13, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Yerkes. Sr. gave
q party in the Fire Hall in honor
Of their daughter. HeIena's 9th
birthday anniversary. Boys and
oirls of the third and fourth grades
If the Houston School were guests
A wonderful time was enjoyed by
nlaying games and doing stunts
An abundance of delicious refresh
ments were served. Helena received
many beautiful and useul gifts
and when departing the guests
wished for her many happy returns
of the day. Guests were. Carole
Black, Donna Fay Ward. Cindy
Hendon, Sue Dntton, Carolyn Rick
ter. Margaret Collision, Merry Carol
Hollis. Shirley Haves, Susan Ben
son, Sandra Hendon, Sally Wat
kins. Carolyn Smith, Anna Lee
Thistlewood. Piret Saxon, Marian
Legates, Ruth Hayes, Kenneth
Trader, Jimmy Watkins, Paul Pur-
cell, Tommy Parvis, Hugh Hunter,
Tommy Minner. Junior Lane, Billy
Wayne Messick, Gary Simpson,
Leroy Watkins, Donnie Cain.
Dwight Carter. Douglas Trader.
John Wesley Johnson, John Wesley
Hammond, Ruth Ann Yerkes,
Laura Jare Yerxes. Peggy Ann
Vaughn and Connie Parvis plan
ned and took charge of the enter
tainment.
On Saturday evening in the Fire
Hall. a surpriee party was given
Charles MpckIin in honor of his
18th birthday anniversary, by his
Milford chronicle., 1956-04-20
Revival Weekend
At Pilgrim Holiness

April 2o-22 is Revival Week end
at the Milford Pilgrim Holiness
Church. Rev. Edgar j. Haskins OF
North Rome, Pa, will be the speak
er for the services of the weekend.
Rev. Haskins is an accomplished
musician, having been Music IN
structor at Eastern Pilgrim Col
lege. He has written a number of
fine gospel songs. We believe the
public will enjoy these services.
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Dieter will
be singing at the Friday night
service.
Service time is 7:30 D. M Sun
days at 9:45 and 700 p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1956-04-20

family. There were about As of his
friends present. They spent the
evening playing games and dane
.als. All reported having had such
a good time. An abundance of re-
fFashments were served. Charles
recessad a large number of use
full and beautiful gifts. At quite a
late hour, the guests departed wish
ing for Charles many mere happy
birthday anniversaries and thank
ing the sponsors of the party for
such an enjoyable evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hayes at
tended the Allen. Md, Methodist
Church on Sunday and were dinner
guests OF Rev. and Mrs. Ira o.
Crum and daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Simpson
entertained at dinner on Sunday,
his father Mr.. George B. Simpson,
Edgar Simpson. Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ton Simpson and family of Camden.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Webb and
children.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Mills of
Oradell. n. j., are spending some
time with Mr.. and Mrs c. Walter
Wharton. The Mills are on their
way home, after having spent a
month in Florida.
Miss Ruth Ann Messick of Argos
Corner was overnight guest ON
Saturday of Miss Nancy Thistle
wood and they attended the Mack
lin party on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Paul Greenlee
visited his uncle and aunt, Mr.,
John Greenlee and Miss Edith
Greenlee in Greensboro, on Sum
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Elliott Of
Port Even, N. Y.s were Saturday
callers at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Blessing, Sr.
The WSCS will hold a bake in
front of Daugherty's Market on
Saturday morning. April 81. be-
ginning at 10 o'clock. Plenty of
good things to eat. Come out and
help this worthy organization and
get some goodies for the week
end.
Work A Day
The last Saturday of this month.
April % each member of the HOus-
ton Cardinals All Club will be
available for. any work you may
have that you want done, such as :;
for boys Raking yards, cutting
grass, picking up sticks and for
girls, cleaning, help with baking,
washing dishes. laundry.
All the money you nay the mem
hers will go to the Crippled Chill
dren's Fund. To get some one to
help with any of this work and
other work contact their leader.
Mrs. Chester C. BeEson. Phone
e24S Milford
Cancer Drive
The Houston Cardinal All Club
will again have the Cancer Drive.
1T will be conducted the same as
TIE Polio Drive house-to-house
canvas. The drive will be within
the next two weeks So be sure to
he home and have your donations
ready for the members when 6hey
call for them
Milford chronicle., 1956-04-20
Social Security News

The work of keeping current
social security records on the Ma
tion's 120-million social security
account number holders is being
shifted to an electronic brain, an
nounced Myron Milbouer, district
manager of the Delaware social
security Office. today. The use of
the brain in the central Offices
of the Bureau of Old-Age and Sur
vivors Insurance in Baltimore, Mr.
Miibouer pointed out, will speed up
this gigantic recordkeeping oper-
alton, and Will save untold amounts
OF storage space.
The newly brain, which
ueese magnetic tape, capable of
compressiEg records of great
length into matter of inches, or
fractions of inches, WAS installed
just last month in Baltimore head
quarters. Milbouer said. But the
conversion of the mountain OF
punch card earnings records to
tape was begun late last August.
and has been proceeding at the rate
of about million cards a week.
Beginning July /, the brain will
begin posting all of the 1855 earn
ings reported to the Bureau of
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
to individual social security ac-
counts.
Between now and July, the YER
satile electronic computer will be
working on another job-findins the
correct social security account
numbers for people whose earn
ings have heon reported under p
number which docs not match
with the name of the individual to
whom the records show that num-
her has been assigned. About
million Incorrectly reported ac-
count numbers are received each
year and the cost nf findiniy the
correct Numbers either thror gh p
clerical check of records on band
or th~aneh correspondence Is
about 2ih million .dollars al VAR
Prreau techniciars have devi,nd Y
way of using the brain tn locate
the correct Numbers in about :"
nor cont ~ these cases and loOt
forward 10 no~eihle eavipgs of ae
fr~ch as p million dollars a wear
Plans arc now hairo dovalnnod
~ ree the new "ThinlSiro'' machi~r
IN figure social soouritv harefite
and to make statistical ANALYSES.
Milford chronicle., 1956-04-20
cow HEtDW0RK

NORMAN, Okla. up One
of the most talked about displays
at the Norman Garden Clubs flow-
er show was the skull Of long
horn with skinny cactus sticking
through the top. 1t was entitled !:
Slim Pickins.