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Milford chronicle., 1956-12-07
Milford High
School News
Senior Class Play

The Senior Glass will present a
three-act play entitled June Grad
uate" on Thursday and Friday, De-
cember and Z. The play is di-
rected by Ralph Dennison, a mem
ber of the High School English De-
partment.
Curtain time is scheduled for 8
p. m. 1t is hoped that the audi
torium will be filled to capacity for
both performances.
Senior Portraits
Members of the Senior Glass are
having portraits made this week.
The pictures will appear in the
Yearbook which will be published
ater in the year.
Clothing Drive
The Junior and Senior High is
.aking part in the World Clothing
Week drive. Surplus articles of
clothing that are serviceable are
)eing collected this week. The
clothing will be forwarded to a
central collection depot and from
here the clothing will be sent to
orphanages, and welfare institu-
tions throughout the world.
Menu - De- ember 10 to IL
MONDAY
PLATTER--Milk, Spaghetti, Cut
Green Beans, Bread and Butter,
Peaches.
SOUP Milk, Tomato Soup, Sand
wich, Pudding.
TUESDAY
PLATTER-Milk, Hot Dog, Bak-
ed Beans, Fruit Cup.
SOUP - Milk, Chicken Noodle
Soup, Sandwich, Cake.
WEDNESDAY
PLATTER - Milk, Meat Loaf,
Whipped Potatoes, Peas and Car
rots, Bread and Butter, Pears.
SOUP-Milk, Bean Soup, Sand
wich, Pudding.
THURSDAY
PLATTER-Milk, Hot Roast Pork
Lima Beans, Pineapple.
SOUP-Milk, Tomato Soup, Sand
wich, Cake.
FRIDAY
PLATTER Milk, Baked Maca-
roni, Cut Green Beans, Sliced To-
mato, Bread and Butter, Jello.
SOUP = Milk, Vegetable Beef
Soup, Sandwich, Fruit Cup.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-07

others making complaints to
Chief Harold C. Todd, of the
Georgetown Town Police, reported
damage to an outside laundry, to
valuable lockwood hedges and mis-
ceHaneous acts of vandalism.
The latest wave came over the
past weekend when six youths were
reported to have gone up one side
of the street and down the other,
doing minor damage.
Mayor Spicer called attention to
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-07
AN INDUSTRIAL LIFT

SACRAMENTO, Calf. = up =
Ca,ifornia's Division of Industrial
Safety this winter for the first time
will make regular field inspections
of ski lifts in the Sierra winter
sports areas under regulations gov
erning aerial passenger tram
ways"
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-07

the fact that the parents of the
juvenile offenders must pay for the
damage done and that continuance
of the offense might eventually
place the youths in an institution.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-07

Today there are more than twice
as many Girl Scouts in the area
served by the Peninsula Council
than there were less than four
years ago.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-07

There are an estimated 100000
camels in the world camel popula-
ton, a "a per cent increase above
prewar times, or five came1s today
for every four in 1889.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-07

Girl Scout Camp Todd had more
registrations this year than it could
accommodate.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21
Watch Out For Insects, VPI Warns,
AS Aphids Attack Fall Alfalfa

Tho spotted alfalfa aphid, pest
Of alfalfa recently found in Virginia.
continues to spread and survey
lis underway to determine how ex-
tens'le the damage is.
Arthur P. Morris, associate ento-
nlolcgist at Vpl. says farmers.
county agents. and others can help
by sending snccimens of aphids
from alfalfa to V?I laboratories for
| eXan1mtti''n = especially spe c l.
mems from ;.faifa that has turned
brown or seems to have something
! wrong with IT,
IN planting fiji wheat. farmers
Should CT serve rsta hhshed fly-free
dates for their areas to avoid dam
6 sc from IeSSlan Ties. The dates
are available from county agents.
OF from the VII Agricultural Ex-
tesnio1 Service. Blacksburg.
Black widow spiders arc begin
ming 10 move into Easements as a
result Of the recent cool weather.
The bite of black Wiaows is not usu-
ally fatal TO Adults, but causes Sc
wee rall; and IS sometimes fatal
to. children CoJInH agents can give
cent? o. measures Several species
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21

in virginia. Each farmer must find
his own individual answer Study
the soil bank program, consult with
ycur county agents and ASC offic-
ials. arc take whatever action your
careful planning says you should
Q-What can l do about springs.
streams and wells that are drying
up?
A. There's not much you can do
Immediately, except pray for rain
On a lOng-range basis, use the best
conservation m e sures tkee p
ground under cover etc }, and con-
slider some system of water storage.
use Of 'seeps,' etc
9 How can I protect shelled
beans in storge?
A-Fut them ir BAG and hang
10 q cool dry. well-ventilated place
II you're having trouble with Weev-
lis. Pit the bealls in Jars or cans
and add few drops of carbon BIZ
sClfidc to each contaner.
OILS it too late to seed alfalfa
a In Tidewater and eastern Vir-
9lnia YOU can safely seed alfalfa up
until the first Of October. In other
parts Of tfc STATE you now have
only about 50-5n chance maybe
less o. Getting a successful stand.
II you want to gamble on having a
warm late fall, 90 ahead and seed
the coo
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21
Frequently Asked
Questions of the Week

Editors note: These questions
are those asked most frequently by
Virginia farmers during the past
week. as reported bv county agri-
cultural agents. Staff members Of
the VPI Agricultural Experiment
Station supply the ansWerS)
Q What is the latest date l can
cut my alfalfa for hay?
Aft the field is to remain in al
falfa don't cut it later than three
to fonr weeks before the average
date of the first killing frost in your
area If YOU cut it later, you can
count on a drop in yield next year
about equal to the amount you get
at the last cutting If the alfalfa is
tc be ploWed under anyway. cut it
anvtiNe before frost.
@ What is the bext mixture for
seeding winter. pastures?
A In recent tests conducted BY
the VpI Agricultural Experiment
Station. rye and mixtures of rye and
barley Yielded more than other COM
monty used mixtures. Equal parts
OF rye and barley seeded at the rate
Of two TO four bushels per acre
should give excellent results. Where
adaptt in Eastern Virginia Grim
son clover will improve the mix
ture
Q-HoW can l best fit the soil
bank program into my farming
operations?
A-ThS continues to be one of
the most frequently asked questions
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21
Hay stacks up To two wears Old
met vita min A requirements
in tests.

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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21
New Material
Recommended For
Plant Bed Control

Two new Materials are recon-
,nended this year in Virginia for
control Of weeds in tobacco plant
beds.
Or w. E. chappell. plant physi-
oIogist Al VPI Horticultural Expert
mont Station. says the materials
IRE allvl alcohol and dithiocarba-
mate. The allvl alcohol is sold un-
der the trade irnes Bed Drench"
and Shell Meedxiller A." The dith-
ioca ha.nate is known on the mar
ket as "\apam ,"
Dr. Chapnell and J L. LaPrade
associate plant pathologist at the
Chatham branch Of the Experiment
Station. have conducted tests for
two years AZ vP1 Chatham. and
Glade Spving. and report "Gener-
ally good" control of all weeds in
3olacct plant beds with the ex-
cept!on Of Cover. Nothing has yet
Nccn found 10 Control clover salts
factorly, Dr. Charpell said
The now materials are applied as
q d~ench. preferably in October.
recommendations of the manufac-
'rer shoult; be followed carefully
rh-r cal. te applied either by hand
with a sprinklinc can. or by tractor
mounted gear Pumps, and are cas-
Ter to use than c-anamid and meth
VI bromide. which heretofore have
been the only materials recon-
n:enGed Allyl alcohol and dithio-
ca"banate require no working into
tie soil. end no plant bed cover
Beds should be left undisturbed
after treatment. aad worked very
lightly just before seeding in the
srring.
Both the cy:mamid and methyl
bromide t'ea'rients are still recon-
mended, d Ctappell says.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21
Form Report For Week Ended Sept. Ia
Over 500 Of Tobacco Crop Harvested
Farm Work Makes Excellent PROGRESS

Fall harvest operations and land
preparation for seeding small grains
and pastures made excellent prog
ress under favorable weather con-
ditionS. However. the supply of soil
moisture was becoming short over
most OF the State and few sec
tons reported soils too dry for pillow
ing
Some rain was reported at most
northern stations but elsewhere
very little precipitation was re-
ceived. Temperatures were consid-
erablv below average at the begin
ming Of the week but BY the end of
the period had climbed to much
above normal Light to heavy frOSts
were reported in MANY sections
west OF the Blue Ridge Mountains
on the night of September 10 but
no damage vas done. The low tenn
perature for the week was 30 de
grees. recorded at Chilhowie.
Pastures declined in all but north
efn counties as this was the only
area receiving any rain of conse-
Quence. For the State AS whole
the condition Of pa ~tureS was below
a yrar AGO but about equal to the
l0-year average for this time of the
year.
Late cuttings of alfalfa were
yielding fairly well except in dry
counties in the Roanoke area.
Lespedeza hay yields generally
have been less than last year and
in the dry areas have been ex-
tremely light. The supply Of hay
throughout the State is reported to
be ample with the exception of a
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21

few dry areas.
Record high corn yields are ex-
pected in northern. eastern and
southeastern counties and above av-
erage yields are in prospect in most
nther areas The lowest yields will
be in the d~v area cente~ed around
Roanoke. Franklin. and Bedford
counties
Tobacco prospects vary widely
but most types are expected to pro
duce above average Yields. TIC
crop is generally about two wees
late
Apples are showing excellent c =
OF as q result of the recent col
weather end large crop is in pro =
poet. Sizes Of some varieties. how
ever VII be below average. expo
allv in the Piedmont and Roanoke
sections.
Filling silos continued to be I've
number one Job on many farms
and hay harvest continued active
IidI NtHN vi !tSt)tNltLd Iidt tS pst
the peak and some farmers We Q
making their fourth cutting of IL
falfa.
Tobacco harvest during the we k
was satisfactory and by the end If
the Period TIL -fourths Of the fl g
cured crop. SIS per cent of the fl! g
cured. 81 per cent Of the hurley and
50 per cent of the sun-cured crop
had been saved This is far behind
last year and slightly below aver
age
Many flue-cWed growers were
busy grading and preparing their
leaf for opening Of markets on Sep
tember "a
Corn harvest was becoming more
active in eastern counties,
Land preparation for fall sown
grains and legumeS made good
progress and seeding of barley al
falfa, and pastures continued
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21
Watch Market Closely, Do Good
Selling Job For Best Beef Sales

What's going to happen to cattle
prices IN the next few months
That's an oft-asked question in
vi gina farm circles these days.
and here's how. j. D. Johnson. as
sociate agricultural economist at
VPI. answers it.
A recent up-turn in fed cattle
prices is undergirding stocker and
feeder price prospects for the com
inr marketing season. The nation S
feed lots were emptier on April
and July ! than they wee for the
corresponding periods year ago
And mere of the cattle on feed were
in the lighter weight class. These
conditions generally generate higher
prices for top-qlalty animals for
the next three to five months.
With the up-turn in prices, many
feeders are realizing their best mar
gins IN tv 0 CT three years Because
Of these favorable margins and the
large grain crops expected. farmers
are expected to increase their pur-
chases OF stockcr and feeder ami
mails. 4 potential short supply of
heavier granted cattle will tend to
put a premium on topquality year
ling steers. especially during the
early Part Of the marketing season.
Fancy and choice yearling steers
IN good order, weighing from $50 to
90" pounds. are expected to bring
from $3.50 to $50 50, averaging
around $40 in the special yearling
sales this fall in Virginia.
Similar prices should prevail in
the larger auction markets when
the supply is reasonably adequate.
There also will be a stronger de-
nand for limited number of good
and choice steers weighing from 900
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21

! to 100 pounds
Prices il. the feeder calf sales
iris fall should be near the levels
of last year. but the top-quality
heavier calves are likely to be in
stronger demand than the lighter
/ weights.
There has been some speculation
that drought conditions in Texas
! Oklahoma and Arizona would Gre
ate larce narketings from that
area and cause an early decline in
feeder prices. Receipts at terminal
markets in this area have been run
ming from Is to IS per cent higher
than last year, but despite heavier
markeiings, prices have strengthen
ed FOR top-qlality calves.
! Favorable margins now enjoyed
by feeGlot operators. resulting
mainly from recent increases in
sfau%hte'' prices. are expected to
stabilize feeder and stOcker prices
thrcnGhout most of the fall market
ing season in Virginia.
Ii addition. the downturn expect
ed in tie prices for heavier. grass
fattenec slaughter steers will not be
as great as expected. and in fact
may Lot develop at all. The supply
OF cattle of such weights win be
relatively small through the early
part OF October. Price spreads be-
tween good and lower grade steers
likely Will be larger than normal
this TaH when marketing off grass
increases
In general, Virginia farmers who
watch the market carefully and do
good Job of selling should receive
prices not too different. and perhap
little better. than these of 1855
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21

Of non-poisonous spiders are also
moving into and around buildings.
A flood of calls concerning large
congregations Of blood-red bugs is
due 70 hc;,in, IIoi ris says. They will
be Dox-elder bugs. which are more
easily controlled now than later.
after they have hibernated into and
under buildings for The winter Box
elder bugs are harmless. but un-
Pleasant to have around.
Giant European hornets have be-
gun % strip the bark from limbs
and tvirs q lilacs and other host
plants TGis hanncns every wear.
and plants or limbs will be killed if
the hornets girdle them in getting
the bark for nests.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21
Old Hay May Meet
Herd Requirements
Vitumin Sufficient
In 2-Yeur-OId Stacks

One and two-year-old hay may
be better cattle feed than once
thought likely Oregon State Col
lege researchers report
Bre akdown of carotene. or vita
min A, in older stacks has been
eyed as a possible threat to meet
ing animal requirements of the vi
tamin. Symptoms Of vitamin A de-
ficiencies are breeding difficulties,
unthrifty calves and in extreme
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-09-21
FARM WORKERS.

There were about 5000 900 per
sons working on the farms of the
nation as Of the week Of juno 1928.
according TO- the Department Of
Agriculture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27
DULLES
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Continued From First Page
countries see of freedoms en-
Joyed by the non-Communist
countries. Mr.. Dulles said. the
more disposed they will be to
expect these things for them
selves.
Mr.. Dulles was asked what
reaction there was among the
Russians to the State Depart
ment's release of a purported
partial text of Mr.. Krushchey' s
speech to the Goth Communist
Party Congress denouncing Sta
Inns acts of terror.
There have been reactions of
an informal and low level ma
ture," Mr.. Dulles replied, but
nothing at high level"
He added that the Russians
did not disavow the contents of
the text but indicated that "it
wasn't playing cricket" for the
State Department to release it.
Text of Statement
The text Of Mr.. Dulles state
ment was:
This is moment when it
is Of particular Importance that
the free world should maintain
its unity and its vigor. Much
OF the responsibility for this
rests upon the United States.
international communism is
in a state of perplexity and at
internal odds because certain
basic truths have caught up with
it. One such truth is that COM
munism has great difficulty in
being an effective instrument of
,old war without such iron
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-27

discipline and brutal terrorism
as Stain employed. The other
truth is that such rule will not
be indefinitely tolerated by those
subject thereto unless at least it
produces a succession of VIC
tories.
No Recent Victories
There have been no recent
victories, largely due to the unity
and vigor of the free nations and
such policies as are embodied in
our mutual security program
now before the Congress.
Il recall that on January /,
1850, Izvestia, the official organ
of the Soviet government, hailed
the new year saying that it had
come as a welcome and dear
guest which would bring new
triumphs. The Soviet camp. it
said, was multiplying day by
day 1t listed Poland, Czecho-
slovakia. Bulgaria, Romania,
Hungary, Albania, North Korea.
Mongolia, China and East Ger
many as successive additions and
said communism is conquering,
communism will triumph
But ever since then, there
have been lean years, so far as
Communist conquest is con-
cerned. The unity and combined
strength of the free world made
lit impossible for International
communism, with the Soviet
Communist Party as its So
called general staff to go on
from year to year picking up
countries one by one. With the
lack of victories. there is revolt
against the harsh discipline
iexemplif1ed by Stain. AS a re-
suit the Communist parties are
i'll state of discontinue.
This is above all a time for,
the free nations to remain strong
in their unity. If the free world
countries should themselves lose.
the strength of unity, due to
,complacency. or because we are
Just plain tired of helping each
other. then international COM
munism would gain hope of new
victories which would help it to
Isurmount its present trouble.
The essential thing now is to
maintain. support vigorously
and resourcefully adapt to new
conditions, the basic policies of
unity which are now beginning
to pay off. Then we can face the
future with fresh confidence"
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radiatlon-that is, an amount
sufficient to produce harmful
gentle mutations equal in num-
Der to those produced spontane-
ously-this situation would re-
suit:
OF the next 100 million babies
born to Americans now living
possibly 100000 of them would
have recognizable" gentle de-
fects OF a mental or physical
character due to the increased
radiation exposure of their
parents. Moreover, an additional
100000 of them would carry,
in their own genes" hidden
defects which could come to the
fore in descendants over a num-
Der of later generations.
Such defects in all instances
would be over and above an
proximately similar numbers OF
defects produced by natural
radioactivity.
Doubling Dose" Measured
How much radiation would be
a doubling dose?
GeneticistS figure it might
well be somewhere between an
and 80 "roentgens"-a roent-
gen being a measuring unit of
radioactivity.
How many roentgens is the
population receiving now in its
sex glands?
The scientists figure that the
average over a 30-year-period
would be something over seven
roentgens, divided as follows:
4.3 roentgens from natural
radioactivity.
3 roentgens from medical X
rays and microscopy.
About one-tenth of roentgen
from "fallout" due to atomic
tests as conducted so far. Note
how much more we've been get
ting so far from X-rays as COM
pared with bombs.
But the academy saws 1t is
concerned about the possibilities
OF increased exposure as the
atomic age advances-and it has
called for the greatest of pre-
cautions all across the board
including the conduct of weap-
onS tests, the disposal of wastes
from atomic power plants and
the use of medical X-rays.
The idea is to keep Johnny
Jones radiation badge as un-
peppered as possible.
Tomorrow: Radiation distribu-
ton.
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logical records biased on doctors
X-ray records or computations
by scientists of radiation in the
atmosphere, for example,, this
is a question of practically.
1T is little something of a
nuisance to keep (such a rec
ord. yes, but it looks as though
we are headed for a kind of
future where this is an absolute
ly necessary piece of informa-
ton to know about human be-
ings. If SO, then we will be
ingenious enough to collect it"
Effect Indicated
Lest you have the idea that
recognizable genetic damage
couldn't show up for centuries,
look at this picture as presented
In the academy report:
At present. about 2 per cent
Of all babies born in the United
States have genetic defects
caused by natural radioactivity
in the environment and possibly
other natural causes.
Now. if the sex glands of
mankind were subjected to a
doubling dose" of man-made
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Griffith Would Consider
Shift to New Stadium

Gated that it might be made large
enough for Army Navy games.
even the OlympicS.
The present capacity of Grit :
fifth Stadium, the president ex-
|plained, is 1886. compared to
Cleveland's $4,000, and Balti-
more's $1,000 to $4,000.
With ample parking space Mr..
Griffith forecast many more
customers would watch the Sem
ators play. bringing in more
revenue to bolster the clubs
treasury.
Representative Harris said
there was no doubt about ample
parking space if the commission
could place the stadium on the
National Training School
grounds as his bill requires.
Arrangements Seen
AS for a satisfactory lease
pcCWeen the senators and the
municipal stadium authorities.
Mr.. Harris said he felt sure this
could "be worked out"
When he tried to stir I'D in
tereSt in a stadium here ten
years ago, Mr.. Harris said, there
seemed little interest displayed
on the part of sports managers,
fans, and even the District citi-
zenS, so he dropped it.
But, cheered by the voluntary
advances of ball club officials
Mr.. Harris declared today there
was a new progressive" approach
to the problem that may mean
a lot to the National Capital
The 1914 District Stadium
Commission law still is on the
books, but the commission has
been inactive for years.
No further legislation would
be required for the commission
to proceed with preliminary ac-
tivity.