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Strauch at ago
Despite Slump

Dick Strauchs lofty batting
average took a dip of AZ points
in the last two weeks but his
current ago still tops the Indus
trial League with l08 points to
spare
Perry Curtin, Colonial Restau-
rant shortstop. improved his sy-
erage 10 points over the same
period to move from fourth to
second behind the FBI outfielder
with 1872 percentage.
League statistics:
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DECATHLON PERFORMANCES

CRAWFORDS VILE, Ind
July IA P).-Performances of the
three United States Olympic
decathlon representatives in the
National AAU meet at Wabash
College today, with decathlon
points in parentheSeS:
Rafer Johnson. UCLA 100 meter
dash. 1915 tluS0i, broad ump 93
fee inches sos shot nut ~ feet
~ inches 1858 biqh ump 8 feet /
inch 81 i0Osmeer dash -
u o:5) l0-meter high hurdles. 14.4
tpiSJi discus ~ feet > inches 80,
poe yau', II .ret 81 inches $50:
.aEe.in ls2 feet "a inches t83St.
5uo-me' run. bI24 tlS6l Total
Nit campbell Of the Nayv 100
meter da b. l0i q a3i. broad mmp
g ieet So. nches fGll sho put, i6
feet - inches 50 hgh iump s feet
3 inches H1NAl iUusmctcr da hi IN y
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rim Colonial 3
Home runs-Barbaza ana Kslas
Printers Power JACK PRIV Young FBI b
Runs batted in-Kalss Printers. u;
Curtin Colonial "A JaslnSki FSI T.
Pitching BaUk FBI 80 0Ou Car
roil FBl So 500 Clifford Silver Hill
- GOO Wise silver Hill. a. 500
Giddens Printers 3-3 800
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Weekly
FARM PRICE
OUTLOOK

This the prospects Virginia prices
TO the Virginia Department Of Agriculture
partment warning no can
predict prices and be right all the time.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Weather Crop Report
Good Soaking Rains Throughout State
Greatly Improve Crop, Pasture Outlook

falfa and orchard-grass and the
making Of ensilage from mall
grains was becoming active. Plant
ing and replanting of corn was COM
pleted for the most part although
some farmers will continue into next
week. Early fields of corn were be-
ing cultivated, -Transplanting Of
tobacco moved forward rapidly dur
ing the week and now with the i'm
provement in the moisture situation
this operation will soon be complet-
ed. At the end of the week. approx
mately IS per cent of the flue-cured
crop had been set compared with
80 per cent at the same date year
ago. Fire-cured growers had set As
per cent. 80 per cent of the hurley
had been transplanted and So per
cent of the sun-cured acreage This
is considerably later than normal
for al of these types.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Local Farm Coop
To Meet Here
June Is

Members of the board of directors
of Farmers Cooperative. Inc. and
their wives will meet June IS at 7
pm. in Farmville. to make plans
for their local 1856 Southern States
Cooperative ann II membership
meeting They will also nominate
persons to fill vacancies occurring
this year on the Board. Elections
will take place at the membership
meeting to be held later this year.
Members of the local board of di-
rectors Chat will retire this year
are: Charlie Goodman, and E A.
Carter. both of Cumberland.
Other members of the local board
of directors are: DR.. E. M. Johnson.
chairman. Joe HaZelgrove and Mon
roe Johns. public directors. T. B.
Hall. vice-chairman, and J. Wood
fin Hughes
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08

Forecasters are still saying that
last half 1856 hog prices will be bet
ter than last half 1855.
Eggs
Unless Matching eggs switch to
market channels in volume. the
market egg outlook for fall and win
ter should be at least as good as
last year
BY January |. the number of lay
crS should be about the same as
1855. which should mean good egg
prices.
Oats usually sell better at har-
vest. Price supports have been in
creased from 50 cents to IS cents a
buShcl
Check new government price pro
visions. Corn price supports this
year are about so for cooper
ators in commercial counties. 81 90
outside commercial counties. New
provision gives l.25 for unlimited
production in commercial areas.
These prices are for u S. number
2 yellow corn.
In areas where corn has not made
stand. check ASC office for posi-
blity of putting some land in soil
bank this year. taking it out next
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Aide TO Brinklcy
Is Native OF
Amelia County

Richard D. Chimney. a native of
Amelia County. has been named ad-
nl,nistrative assistant to the State
Commissioner of Agriculture. Parke
c. Rrinklcy. Chumney's appoint
mont Will become effective June IL.
Eorn on an Amelia farm. Chum-
ney. 81. was graduated as valedic-
turian from Amelia High School in
1912 In l948 he was graduated with
honnrs from VPI where he won the
Borden Agricultural Award as the
outstanding student in agriculture.
While at VPI Chimney was sec
dent of the State YMCA and presi-
cdnt OF the student section of the
American Society of Agronomy.
He is at present sales manager
for Carter-Vcnablc Co. of Rich
mOnd
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Weather Crop Report

Good soaking rains received over
the State relieved the shortage Of
soil moisture in practically all areas
and greatly improved the outlook
for crops and pasture
Pastures are expected to improve
materially in all areas now that
good rains have been received. Ear
ly hay crops have yielded below
normal as the result of dry weather
and insect damage. In some local.
ties the first cutting of alfalfa was
the shortest in many years. Barley
is now ripening but yield prospects
are below average because of frost
damage and dry weather. The re-
cent rains came too late to fill bar
ley heads but are expected to boost
wheat yields considerably Corn has
been slow to terminate and many
stands are poor. Growers of all
types of tobacco have had difficulty
in getting a stand and lot of re-
planting is being done. Prospects
are expected to improve now that
soil moisture is ample but warm
weather is needed Generally. the
tobacco crop ranges from one to
two weeks behind schedule
Hay making was the principal
activity being carried out during the
week although there was some in
reference ON rain. particularly il
Southwest Virginia. Many farmers
completed their first cuttings of al
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
ZZ,VVU WemDeTS
A Salute To Americas Ruritans
Devoted To Rural Community Life

rus" for country" and "urbs" for
town.
Better. youth. better agriculture.
better industry. better highways,
better utilities. all make the COM
munity better place in which to
live.
Through its regularly constituted
committees. local clubs have striv-
en- for improvements in these and
other aspects of community life.
Page after page Of OBJ ice tive
achievements Of Ruritan repeated
dozens and hundreds Of times could
bf listed.
Ruritan is Christian ideals word
ed in 10th century American langu-
age. organized to fit the American
way of country life and geared to
perform worthy service in Rural
America today and tomorrow RWi-
tan is tried and proven method. a
scientific and divine solution to
many civic. social. economic and
spiritual problems of the more
abundant country life
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08

The civil defense role Of the farm
er and his family is described in a
new leaflet being distributed by the
Federal Civil Defense Administra-
ton.
The publication. "RFD-R
Family Defense. is being distribu-
ted throughout the nation to point
Up the Importance of rural residents
in forging national preparedness.
A five-point rural civil defense
Program is outlined in the pamph-
let:
l. Take Care of Your Family and
Yourself-"A mass enemy attack
on America will disrupt much Of
the transportation, communications,
business and convenences on which
rural families depend. You and your
neighbors will need to live off the
land There are two very real
and direct dangers to rural areas
The first is fallout. A potato cellar.
a cyclone cellar or any storage cell
lar covered by earth Is good shell
te:, from radioactive falloutl. The
SEC md carger is chemical an
germ weap"rs You should know
something OF the effect of such
weapons the symptoms of the dis
eases OF Sickness they can cause in
plants and animals. You should
know what preliminary steps can he
taken 20 co,,nteract tho effects OF
typical GERM and chemical wea-
pom:
? Keen Your Farm in Produc-
ton Estimates show that suc-
roSsfi;l attack on all U S. critical
TARGET cities would make survivors
totally dependent on food stored il
rural areas within two wocks
3 Re Ready to Market Your Pro
dnction You should know whai
Mans have bhen made by your cnun
" fnr marketing fam products
most illrnrtant WHERE they vii
be needed You must be ready Il
haul your products to these mar
kets You VIII need to know county
plans for gasoline p"iorit'es. anf
hove good knowledge of the high
way system il YOUR area ="
| a. e" Ready To Take In Evac
uecs You. your family and YOU
nei2hbors should make plans nov
to shelter and feed evacuccs if i
becomes necessary. Tho Fedora
Ci"il Defense law provides that y"l
VIII be paid for ANYTHING that il
/ prapcllv rcumsitioned "
5 Plan To Help Others - "Rura
families may be asked to help til,
people in attacked areas" You
help will be most effective if .r1'
are trained to work on civil de
tense units such as rescue teams
fist aid teams, Wa"denS ald a'xIl
ia"y police IF you arc not in c'vi
defense. ask Your LEGAL or count,
civil defense agency how Won ma,
JON training class If there
none in Your area. help to get on
started
TIC PRINCIPLES of civil dcfcnS
are not new to rural people. til
pamphlet emphasizes You h a
been taking care of your own. hcll
ing your ncighbors. and ready t
help others in pcacctimc cmergcr
! cics for long time BIT the prof
lens and dangers posed by possibl
enemy attack can be mot and al
swered only by organization, Civi
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08

by late October-early November.
Cattle
Fed steers in Chicago we're so
cents to 81 higher last week. which
should help Virginia prices to turn
the corner this week.
Steady STRENGTHENING Of fed cat
tie prices indicates they probably
will reach about last years levels
by fall However. profit troubles by
feeders last winter and spring may
mean lower prices for feeder stock.
and heavy CRASHED slaughter prob
ably will widen the spread between
grass and quality granted cattle.
Looks like good idea to sell
CRASHED stuff before the heavy
marketings from the West. especial
ly with dry year.
Hogs
Looking at the charts. last
weeks drop in hog prices was
probably a temporary adjustment
coupled with the holiday in mid
week
The trend in hog prices is still up
to their summer peak probably in
July So far. they have been follow
ing last years pattern. only little
late and a little lower.
There's more good news from
Iowa. which week ago reported
drastic cut-backs in borrowings Feb
ruary through May. Iowa farmers
reported intended hog marketings in
June would be only four per cent
above last year. May markctings
were six per cent above
If these reduced markctings arc
typical of the heavy Midwest pro-
duction area. there should be anoth-
or dollar or two in hog prices by
mid-July.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
$4,000 Members

The business interest of many
men may vary widely. but Ameri-
cas- Ruritans have one interest in
common. rural living and commun-
ity service.
The clubs are relatively young.
the first having been organized in
1928 in Holland. Virginia. and since
that time. have spread to sixteen
states as far north as Ohio and
Pennsylvania. south to Florida. and
as far west as Texas. with approx
mately 1900 or more members.
Ruritan is ranked the sixth largest
civic organization in the country
The chief aim of Ruritan. in gen.
eral. is to create better understand
ing between people. communities
and business: to aid IN charitable
work. promote industrial and agri-
cultural growth. and to encourage
the right type of education.
The object of Ruritan is to make
the rural community better place
in which to live. In order to carry
out this objective. it endeavors to
bring together farmers. business
and professional men In one body
for the purpose of organizing public
spirit and progressive leadership
from various occupations represent
ed in the community and town that
systematized and utilized for the
welfare and up-building of the COM
munity.
The value of tho ideals and meth
DDS of Ruritan is not in their new
ness and expansion. but in an ex-
preston. an emphasis. and arrange
ment and an organization t h a t
makes old. well-known. generally
accepted ideals and methods click
in rural setting
The name Ruritan was coined to
represent the union of country and
town in Fellowship and Goodwill
1t was adopted by the first Ruritan
club. and the emblem worn by
members carries the Latin words
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08

switched from either alfalfa or
corn silage to oat silage The oppo-
site effect was seen when cows
went from oat silage to either Of
the other two silages
The oat silage was consid "rcd 10
be excellent quality The oats
were cut in the early-dough Stage
Had they been harvested Tor 2 an.
they would have yielded about IS
bushels an acre
The cows used in the experiment
were II high-producing HolstelnS
They were fed IA pounds Of good
quality alfalfa hay daily through
out the test. All cows got Is per
cent grain mix feed according to
their individual production
Final figures showed that, on the
average cows ate 50 pounds of
corn silage, As pounds Of alfalfa
silage and % pounds Of o2t slla a
daily In all possible sequences.
the silages were fed free choice
for fve-Week periods.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08

There's trouble ahead this fall for
broilers. when demand drops off.
leaving supplies still more than 20
per cent higher than last year.
Hog price prospects look better
for fall and egg prices should be at
least as good as last year for the
fa:l and winter marketing period
Fed steer prices probably will be
back up to last years levels by fall
marketing season. but feeders and
glass-fed stuff probably will not do
as we'll
BrOilerS
Here's the broilcr picture as far
as we can see now. With 90 to Is
per cent more birds coming to mar
ket all spring and summer. prices
have held close to the growers
break even point.
Last week after a half-cent rise,
Virginia prices eased off from their
20 IL level. and Georgia went to 10
cents. This week Virginia prices
probably will ease down little
more.
With hot weather. demand is eX-
pectcd to pick up during June and
give prices boost of a couple of
cents by July. then level out Viz
ginia prices in July may show a
little strength compared to other
areas. since Virginia production
takes dip below last year during
the month.
BY mid-August. when demand be.
gins to slack off and broiler prices
take their fall drop. the nation will
be turning out % to % per cent
more broilers than last year. based
on eggs set. Last year. with about
II per cent more broilers in August
prices dropped from Is ID to l6 10
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Cows Like Corn,
Alfalfa Better
illinois Tests Top
Producing Cows

Research recently completed at
the University Of Illinois College
of Agriculture indicates that corn
silage and alfalfa silagc preserved
with corn and cob meal are supe-
rior to oat silage for high-produc-
ing dairy cows.
In an experiment at the Univer-
sity dairy farm, high-producing
cows didn't eat as much oat silage
as other silages because the oat
silage was not so palatable. The
result was a loss in weight and a
drop in milk flow when cows were
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
How To Hold
FALSE teeth
More Firmly in Place

Do your false teeth annoy and en-
barrass by slipping. dropping or wob-
bling when you eat, laugh or talk2
just sprinkle a little FASTEETH on
your plates. This alkaline mon -acid)
powder holds false teeth more firmly
and more comfortably No gummy.
gooey. pasty taste or feeling Does not
sour. Checks plate odor" tdenture
BREATH. Get FASTEETH today at
any drug counter.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
FANNY WAS ANGRY

Oklahoma City, Okla .-Fa n II y
Stepney's automobile stalled and
Fanny tinkered for a while under
the hood Fanny lost her temper
She kicked the car. beat on it with
her fists and threw rocks at it. Fin
ally. police arrived and arrested her
for attacking" her car She was
charged with drunkenness.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08
Role OF Farm Family In Emergency
Outlined In Civil Defense Leaflet

defense is that organization"
In addition to the distribution be-
ing made by FCDA. copies Of the
leaflet are available at five cents
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-06-08

each from the Superintendent of
Documents. U. S. Cover ent
Printing Office. Washington IS.
d. c.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-02-03
JEWS IN
SPORTS

They swung wide the doors Of basebas Hall Of week
closest breaking Babe Ruts
record.
Hank Greenberg who clouted SO
Detroit Tigers in 1885, topped all the the annual bal
hall week by the Baseball Writer'S
America whom
paid a reported $250000 right behind.
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a chance to join the Yankee chain
because Lou Gehrig was a first
base fixture for the New Workers.
He broke into the American
League with the Detroit Tigers in
1888 and was with them. except
for three years in the Army. until
sold to Pittsburgh in l947. He
played one year for the Pirates.
Big "Hankus Pankus" was four
time home run king of the A. L..
and his exploits included such
feats as two homers in his last
game in 1941 before entering the
Army and a grand-s1am homer in
the final game of the 1945 season
after his return to give the Tigers
a pennant.
But 1888 is the year he'll always
be remembered for. because that's
when he came within two swings
of tying Ruth's all-time record OF
so homers for a season. Only
Jimmy Foxx. who hit So in 1882.
has ever come that close and the
So stands as an all-time record for
right-handed hitters. Hank notch
ed his 58th in his l48th game but
couldn't get two more in the last
six.
He had a lifetime batting aver
age of .313 and was twice the
American Leagues "Most Valu-
able Player" award winner.
These two additions bring TO 81
the total membership in the hall.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-02-03

tie shrine at Cooperstown, N. Y.
next summer.
when I was playing ball back
in the minors" Greenberg admit
ted wistfullY. II used to dream
that somedaY would be named
to the Hall of Fame. But I didn't
think il could ever happen I
consider it the highest honor of
my life."
Greenberg, As, now is general
manager of the Cleveland Indians
and Cronin, 40, is general man.
ager of the Red Sox. Their cleo
ton to the hall, however, was
based on their brilliant playing
careers.
The towering Greenberg grew
up in the Bronx in the shadow Of
Yankee Stadium. but turned down
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-02-03

No other former diamond star
was able to gain the 145 votes
needed for election this year, so
only Greenberg and Cronin will
be officially indicted into the lit
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Stevenson Says COP. !
Ignores Depressed Areas

depressed areas where today
we have again all of the human
tragedy of large scale unemploy-
ment."
Speaking before an estimated
/ 100 people in the cross-bay in
dustrial city of Richmond. Mr.
Stevenson charged the Eisen-
hover administration has over
looked the ordinary people" and
served only the interests of large
corporations and the well-to-do
The former Illinois Governor
who began his current ll-day
California tour May 2, returns
today to Los Angeles to con-
tinue his intensive bid for the
States 68 Democratic delegates
at stake in the June 5 election.
Mr.. Stevenson showed some
signs of fatigue after a l6-stor
bus swing around the San Fran
cisco Bay area from San Jose to
Richmond. Meeting with a
group of Negro ministers in Oak
land, he asked if he could sill
down and deliver a prepared
statement on civil rights.
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Crowd Here
Halls johnson
On Texas Win
BY the Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Lyn-
don johnson, returning trium-
phantly last night from the po-
litical wars in Texas, called his
victory one of moderation over
rash extremists. forces of re-
action and hotheads."
The Senator spoke to a cheer
ing crowd of nearly a thousand
including a five-man brass band,
which greeted him and House
Speaker Rayburn. Democrat Of
Texas, as they stepped out oil
a private plane after seven.
hour flight from Texas.
Mr.. Rayburn told the Grove
the victory of Senator johnson
in the Saturday precinct con-
ventions and yesterdays county
conventions had put Texas bach
where it belongs-in the Demo
cratic column"
Butler Halls Victory
Paul Butler. Democratic Ma
tional Committee chairman, wa
in the cheering, placard-carryint
throng
A few minutes before the plan,
arrived, Mr.. Butler called thu
johnson victory lone of the mos
significant developments to tn,
Democratic Party nationally il
the past so years"
The Senator's wife, his secre
tary, Miss Mary Rather, ant
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another aide. George Reedy,
also were aboard the plane,
The Johnsons' daughters, Lyn-
da Bird, IL. and Lucy Baines,
8. were on hand to welcome their
parents back to Washington.
Congress Represented
Most of the other Texas mem
bers of Congress and their wives
and several, other Democratic
members of Congress from other
States were in the welcoming
party.
The brass band was scraped
up at the last minute by Dale
Miller, representative Of the
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
whose wife is president of the
Texas State Society of Wash
ington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-09

SAN FRANCISCO. May 9 tPl.
-Adlai Stevenson contends the
United States isn't as well of to-
day as he says the Republicans
would like the voters to believe
The Democratic presidential
aspirant, campaigning to the
point of hoarseness in his Cali
fornia primary set-to with Sena-
tor Estes Kefauver, said last
night American prosperity is not
a general prosperity.
He said that while Republicans
boast of good times, there is q
depression in so much of oul
farmland" small business fail
ures are UP sharply and an eco
nomic crisis has developed ir
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-09
chandler Willing
To Be President

LOUISVILLE. KY, May 9 (P)
Governor A. B. Chandler said
in a CBS-TV interview that if
he were nominated for President
he would accept, and if elected
he would serve.
The interview and filming, not
yet released on the CHS network
took place yesterday in the State
Capitol at Frankfort under the
direction of CHS Correspondent
Blaine Littell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-09
Florida Neoro Wins

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May 9
.(P).-For the first time in 40
years, Jacksonville nominated a
Negro to public Office in yester-
days primary. Ernest D. Jack
son, ST.. Negro attorney, won
his race for justice of the peace,
defeating Miss Sarah Bryan, who
was elected to the Office % years
ago and was the first woman
peace justice in Florida.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-09
Fire on Towbout

ROSEDALE, Miss. May 8 up
One of the newest and biggest
towb boats on the Mississippi
River, the A. D. Haynes. was
nearly destroyed by fire yester-
day. Unofficial estimates of
damage ranged as high as
81. 100000. The blaze started in
the engine room. No one was
injured.