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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-19

$50 good grade steers. S18.25 to
$3.50; 100 pounds and over good
grade steers, Sl8 to SIG; 750-850
pound good grade heifers, $3.50 to
s1855.
A market price comparison on the
state graded fat cattle sales with
the Chicago market prices on sale
days puts the Virginia returns in a
favorable light. The overall drop in
Chicago since January 10 was 81:
the overall average drop on our
sales, 60 cents.
Veal
From now on, it'll be gradually
downward for veal prices as sup
plies get heavier Virginia auctions
averaged S27 80 for all grades last
week So cents from the pre-
ceding week
So selling as your Vealers are
ready is about as good as you can
plan. And consider selling mixed
calves for veal now as against hold
ing them over.
White Potatoes
Planting intentions for white po-
tatoes are up almost everywhere.
Virginia planters indicate theyn
plant over five per cent more po-
tatoeS this year than last On the
Eastern Shore, tn a t percentage
mounts to nine per cent
North Carolina, one Of our major
competitors at marketing time will
plant seven per cent more acres,
and California, another competitor
viii plant the same acreage as last
year.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-19
FLA Clubs Honor Wasllington's Birth Dale
Bucking Club
Plans SDecial
Events For Week

Future Farmers Of America mem
bers throughout the nation a I e
scheduling special activities to focus
public attention on the work of their
organization during National FLA
Week, February 1928
Lecallv. members of the Bucking-
ham FFA Chapter plan a joint
party with the FILA. q special radio
program, bulletin board displays
and special school programs in OBJ
seTvance OF this week
Membership in the FLA is made
up of farm boys who are students
Of vocational agriculture in high
school The organization s activities
are designed primarily to develop
rural leadership and good citizen
ship, and TO stimulate the boys to
better achievement III their study
and work toward successful estab-
lishment in farming
The Buckingham FLA Chapter
has 90 members Officers are Fraz-
Ter Fair, president; Jean Lam, vice
president; Elmo Bryant, secretary:
Harry HuddleSton. treasurer, James
MaXey. reporter: Pittnlan Wootton,
sentenel. Gordon L. Baldwin and
Herbert e Maxey, Vocational Agri-
culture instructors, serve as adj
visors Of the FLA Chapter.
The National Future Farmers Or
ganization has more than. 1888 900
members in 48 states. Hawaii and
Puerto Rico Membership in Vir-
ginia totals 8l06.
Future Farmers choose the week
Of George Washington birthday
each year for the observance of
National FLA week Although gen.
orally recognized as q Revolutionary
President, Washington first love
was the farm he called Mt Vernon,
Therefore, he was one Of the first
in the nation to practice contour
planting, crop rotations, fertilization
and other soil conservation and inn
provement methods. It was more
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-19
Safety Important
Feature OF FLA
Training Program

Farm safey las been an impor-
tant project for the Buckingham
FLA Chapter for several years. The
chapter has received special
award from the State FLA Associ-
atlon every year for the past five
years for its outstanding work in
farm safety
The farm safety exhibit displayed
by the chapter members at the
Five County Fair last fall won first
prize. This exhibit also won first
prize in the group exhibits at the
Lynchburg Farm Show For the
past two years the chapter has
been selected to place an exhibit
at the state wide safety conference
sponsored by the Virginia Rural
Safety Council.
Other safety activities sponsored
by the chapter have included hazard
hunts in which several hundred
hazards were marked on farms
throughout the county Con G S
have been sponsored for the best
essay, slogan and poster on farm
safety.
a handbook has been published
as guide for chapter members in
locating hazards on their home
! farms. Safety demonstrations have
been held and safety movies shown
Safety posters have been displayed
and safety literature has been dis
tributed
The Chapter holds membership il
the farm division, National Safety
Council.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-19

Pock Around the clack gives
q ncdonal account Of the start ot
rock and roH music Adults and
young people
"A cry IN the Night young
daughter Of 2 Police captain is kid-
mapped by a supplemented pcepine
tom. Good actors do the best they
can within the limits OF their stereo-
typed roles. Adults and youn g
people.
THE PeacemaGer -is the story
Of q gunslinger-t urn 4 d-preacher
whose first assignment is strife
torn town where ranchers oppose
farmers. Admits, young people and
children
raw Edge presents the
+ Oregon territory as an outlaw realm
where men fought for power and
women. Poor for adults, nor recon-
nended for young people and chill
diem
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-19

shown an interest bat SO far there is
hothing definite Whoever comes
though VII have . three-cotnty
bra u draw from and prospects
Should be GOOD
Dr and Mrs j Gordon Decker
son spent 6moay with their son
b. Gordon Dickerson. Jr.. anc
family in Richmond. They stopped
by - sea Dr and Mrs Bucker al
MaGoaE oa taeir way nome
Mrs. Jefferson Has Guests
George Jefferson and son, Gar
hand. Of Richmond. were ting guests
bf JeffeIsoH's mother, MES Thomas
Jefferson, Sunday
/ Guests of tile Thomas Starks Sun
day were Mars. Thoma Stark, III
.of Richmond. MI Roland Garrett
.and daughter. Of Bon Air, and Mr.
lis. J Hte Of Richmond
! MRS. G Garland Hutcheson re-
turned Sunday after spending three
weeks with her parents in Billerica
Mass
e. H Burke and his daughter
Mrs Eugenia Lee. visited his sis
tiers, the Mise Pearl and Bile
Burke. in Charlottesville Sunday.
2 Stay in Richmond
Mrs. w. A. Mortimer and daugh
Her, Nancy and Mrs. T P. Cal
breath spent the week end in Rich
moud at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
r. w. Blankenship with the chill
I. dren while the parents were away
Lewis Davenport, who recently
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-19
Robert Phillips ST,
Dies Fro IN Injuries

Funeral services were held Mon
day at Hold Greek Baptist Church
for Robert P. Phillips. ST. who
died Sunday in an Asheyille. N. c.,
hospital Of injuries received in a
traffic accident
The survivors include his widow
MIS- Flora West Phillips: his
mother. Mrs John Phillips, OF
Canton, n c.: two daughters.
Mrs. Fred Fore, of brakes Branch,
and Mrs Jack Hawkins, of Cand-
Ter, N. c, and three sons. Robert
P, Jr. MARCEL and Carroll Phil
lips, all of Cana1sI. N. c.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-19

Continued from page y
keep the quality Of tobacco up while
increasing the yield per acre. The
time has come when We must con
troll quality as well as quantity, "
said Abbitt He ended on an opti-
nistic note expressing the hope that
the coming year would be one Of
prosperity to Virginia farmers.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-19
l10ngWOOd

Continued from page II
ginia history, Southern literature,
and geography and geology Of Viz
ginia and the South is also a
part Of tn Institutes current
program
LongWOOd College. a pioneer in
both private and public education
since its founding in 1889. has en-
joyed a long tradition of leader
ship and scholarship in the. field
of Southern studies. The second
oldest institution for the higher
education Of women in the South.
Longwood has grown from a
small female seminary TO a college
which offers ten baccalaureata
degrees and two masters degrees
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-19

Eggs
The egg outlook doesn't show any
encouragement for the week to
come. New York dropped off four
to five cents last week, and if Vir-
ginia follows suit as usual. our
prices will come down some more,
though not that much
Richmond price last week was off
two cents for Grade A Large at 81
cents: Mediums at So cents; Har-
risonburg was one to two cents off
for A Larges at 1886 cents; steady
on mediums at 1924 cents; and Roa-
noke was one to two cents off on
Larges at 1857 cents, steady at
1886 cents for mediums. New York
topped at 36 cents for. A Larges; IS
cents for mediums.
The only peg to hang these lower
prices on is a considerable slow-up
in demand and maybe a lot of
Matching eggs coming into market
ing channels The February supply
is running about neck and neck with
last year and the rate of lay is Just
slightly lower for the first time in
many moons
A school lunch buying program
which is due to start right soon
should help some.
Broilers
Broiler prices have prob a b Y
dropped about as much as they're
going to right away since there are
some strengthening factors in the
near future.
The Valley and Troutville were
IS cents at the end Of the week
Dehnarva 10 IA to 10 81: II d
Georgia and North Carolina 1919
cents.
A holiday this week may help de-
mand little, and there's the pros
pect of a supply dip in March that
viii put that on last years level.
1t is now seven per cent above, And
the Lenten season. which begins the
first week Of March, usually gives
broiler damand a little push
After that-Watch out supply
shoots up and in April will get to
Il per cent above last year Eggset--
which has been coming down since
about the first of the moved
mp a little last week and we're now
eight per cent above last year.
Cattle
We look for Virginia cattle mar
kets to follow the general downward
trend again this week
Steers in Virginia auctions last
week lost s. cent to average SIT SO:
all cattle. off 80 cents to average
$l4.05. In Chicago, choice and better
steers were so cents to 81 lower
st $2I.75 10 $24 so. under 1900 pounds
weight Over 1900 pounds averaged
$3.50 to s24 Is Other grades steady
to SO cents lower
Prices are sensitive TO receipts
and supplies are running about L
per cent higher than last week.
In Virginia's state-gTaded fat cat
tie sale last week d Fredericks
burg. 209 steers and heifers were
sud with these results: 950-ll0'
pound choice steers, s20,80 to S2l so
800-950 pound choice steers. s20,4'
to $21 so. HOO pounds and over
$3.50 10 $40 so; 95o-lloo pound gooe
grade steers, $3.50 to $40 20@ 800
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-19

Great American Pastne"-Little
League baseball provides an ANUS
mg background for Tom Ewel's
frustrated efforts to get chummier
with bis young son. Amusing for
adults and young people; ethics
need explaining for children 4.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-19
Movie Guide
Prepared by Farmville Woman S
club motion picture committee
State Theater

War and Peace"-A magnifi-
Gently photographed version OF Toll
stoy's epic novel of Russian nobility
at the time of Napoleons invasion,
This is an outstanding picture for
adults and young people.
''Reprisal' A Western that is
rated above average IN content and
treatment. Adults and young people
The Amazon Trader &C Q Q +
photography Of remote areas Of the
Amazon has been pieced together
with John Sutton narrating four
stories about the wild tribes living
there, into an interesting travelogue-
type film. Adults aLsa-S0ung people.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-19

The Marine Corps moved its
headquarters from Philadelphia
to Washington in June, 1900.
Marines are called Leather
necks' because of the black leath-
er stocks which were part Of their
uniforms IN the early 18th Gem
tury.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-19
Z. NJ. Wright, Jr.
Gets Research Post

Raymond NJ. Wright, Jry Of
Alexandria, has been appointed
chief of the General Section nj
51e Buildings Design Branch at
the Army CORPS Of Engineers
Research and Development La
boratories, Fort Beivou, Va. :
He is married to the formeC
Miss Elizabeth fowler. of FARM
vlIle
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-07-25
New York U. Professor
Dr.. n. H. Giles Tells Teachers
Bad Answer Better Than None

Man today wants answer and he would
rather have a bad or wrong one than no answer
at all" DR.. H. Harry Giles, former director of
the New York University Center for Human Rela
tons Studies told an audience of teachers at the
University of Maryland
DR.. Giles lecture, dealing with the authoritar
ian personality and its implications for education
was in conjunction with series entitled, "Prob
lens and Trends in Contemporary American Ed
ucation"
Today we are confronted with a universe
100 complex too diverse and too vast for many
to cope with, so they attempt to find someone
who says, he knows" DR.! Giles commented
Man is terribly alone and he wants TO run with
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-07-25
A Thing Of Beauty

We couldn't help but be entranced by a news
account this week from Long Beach, Calf which
reported the doleful news that a Maryland girl
Leona Gage had been disqualified after winning
the Miss U.S.A. contest. The reason-as the world
now knows-was because she had claimed to be
"a Miss" but it developed that she was a "Mrs"
We were, initially. little disappointed in
Miss oops Mrs. Gage, or whatever her
real name may be- Not only did she apparently
1b about her marital status according to accounts
nltering East but she also told lurid stories about
her poor deceased father who, it now develops,
Is very much alive. Everyone in Maryland knows,
OF course, that Free State residents always tell
the truth. Hence, there is verisimilitude about
our fair iady's statements that leads us to con-
clude she can only be the poor, innocent victim
of some cruel hoax-perpetrated, no doubt by
press agent Accordingly our sympathies 90 out
to her in this moment of need when she is being
deluged with movie, Tv, stage, night club and
other offers. If nothing else the fair lady has
rgiven our fair state degree of prominence it
had not had for quite spell.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-07-25
Congressman Hyde
Along the Potomac

There is wide misunderstanding of the mean
ing and the purpose of the Status-ofForces Agree
ments. Actually these agreements permit our far
flung defense operations and grant our soldiers
protection they would not otherwise have. With
out StatusofForces Agreement, foreign nations
have the right to arrest and try our men for VIC.
lating their laws whether or not the soldier is on
duty. Under such agreements they give up the
right to arrest and try our men while on duty
and guarantee them certain legal protection.
If we agree that it is wise military policy
and good defense to keep our troops in foreign
countries for our protection, then we must con-
cede to those countries some rights to enforce
their laws 1t seems to me that it is wise to main.
tain our forces overseas in the foreseeabe future
50 that If an attack comes from the Communist
world, ii win not strike first on our own shores
There is something about the manipulation of
the Girard case that troubles me. What is behind
1t all? am convinced that the manipulators
were not motivated by humanitarian interest in
the case itself, but saw in it means of reaching
another goal Whatever the motive, the tragedy
is that the excitement created by the Girard case
has played into the hands of extreme right or
ganizations and extreme left groups.
The Communists and other leftish organiza-
tons are gloriying in the opportunity of using
our emotional concern as a means of defeating
our foreign military aid programs and forcing
withdrawal of our troops from overseas. Isola-
tonists too, are using the case to further their
own views. Both the extreme right and extreme
left know that repeal Of the Status-ofFor
Agreements would force us to withdraw our troops
from foreign stations since our men would no
longer be protected.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-07-25
PLAVNICK


of the, new highway The Commission suggested
an alternative site at the intersection of Great
Fails and Seven Locks Road. The Regional Plan.
ming Council subsequently approved the Rock.
vile area for this installation, however, this ap.
proval was conditioned upon the Air Force work
ing out the detailed problems with the local agen.
cies. The Air Force did not request a conference
with the Rockville Planning Commission, how
ever, Brig. Gen. D. E. Hooks, Commanding Officer
Of AFOAT appeared before the Mayor and Coun-
Gil on May T. Gen. Hooks stated that they could not
obtain the property suggested by the Commission.
He further stated that his office reviewed other
sites and only the one rejected by the Commission
was acceptable and If the Mayor and Council did
not approve it. the Air Force would go elsewhere.
The Mayor and Council upheld the Planning Com
mission but welcomed the Air Force to Rockville
and offered any assistance desired by the Air
Force to select another Site No request was ever
received from the Air Force.
AS Planning Director, called representatives
of the Air Force before and after these meetings
to inquire as to their latest developments and to
offer the Commissions and my personal assist.
ance. At the request of two members of the Rock.
vile Development Council suggested to them
number of sites in the Rockville area that be-
lieved would be acceptable to the Commission and
met the criteria established by the Air Force
Subsequently DIR. E. Fl. MarlSwood contacted
the Air Force to sell portion of his property
adjacent to the proposed cloverleaf at Great Falls
Road and New Route 240. He was told by Col r.
w. Busching of Gen. Hooks staff to first gain the
approval of the City Planning Commission as the
Air Force would not consider any sites not ap.
proved by the Commission. DIR. MarlSwood ap.
peared before the Commission on June TO- Col
Busching was invited to attend or submit an
opinion. The invitation was not accepted and no
opinion was forwarded. The Commission approved
site on DR.. Markwood's tract subject to review
of an access problem. The Commission was graft
fled that solution appeared to have been reached
| called Col. Busching the next morning but was
informed that the site was not acceptable as il ad-
joined the cloverleaf Since was unaware Of this
new criterion, called Gen. Hooks who told me
that other sites under consideration were more de-
sirable asked If he wished me to check with the
Commission members on a compromise site which
had been submitted that morning. Gen. Hooks
said 1t would not be necessary as they were in
vestgating Government owned site in Hybla
Valley, Va. further asked if the Air Force had
any other sites under consideration in this area
and If or the Commission could be of additional
service. He replied mo" and that the matter could
be considered closed
am personally convinced that the Mayor and
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-07-25
Closed Door Policy

It is a routine thing for newspapers report
ing the activities of the Montgomery County Coun.
Gil to point out that the particular action taken
by the countys governing body was taken "at
closed meeting"
The reason the newspapers do this is to sim
ply let county residents know that the much coun-
ty business is being done behind closed doors The
Council no doubt, will continue the policy of hold
ing closed sessions unnecessarily and, we assure
you, the newspapers particularly this one--will
continue to use the phrase 'the action was taken
at closed meeting whenever the need arises
And we have the hunch the need will continue
to arise often.
So far, the newspapers policy of regularly
reporting the councils fondness for closed ses
sions apparently hasn't worked The citizens don't
seem overly perturbed about it. Groups and or
CARNATIONS aren't adopting resolutions No one
is writing letters to the editor.
The reason for this in part is the extra ef-
fort expended by reporters in the interests of get
ting the news Usually somebody who was in
side is willing to talk. So you get the inforna-
ton from him. Or the Council spoon feeds it
later to the press AS a result, many citizens
aren't as aware as they should be-we feel-iust
how much public business is being transacted in
private. And there is also great deal of public
apathy on the subject. Slowly, we believe, more
citizens viii become aware of what is happening.
Anu soiile udy tney may Doll over lndlgnatlon
The newspapers just have the old fashioned
idea that public body should act like public
body-that is conduct its meetings in public. There
are times--only infrequently-w closed or So
called executive sessions are justified That is
when delicate personnel matter arises such as
the improper or inadequate performance of
county employe Or when something comes up
about negotiations for the acquisition of land -
or closely related matters-and public airing of
the facts could cause land values to rise sharply
The consistent policy of the present Council
however of regularly and frequently insisting on
discussing wide range of public business in pr
vate is, we believe, totally unnecessary. If more
taxpayers demanded an end to it, it will cease
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-07-25
Gottingen Grod.-
Dr.. Oehme
Joins Nd. u,
For Summer

DR.. Reinhart Oehme, mem.
ber of the Institute for adj
vanced Study at Princeton IN,
J0 University, has joined the
physics faculty at the University
of Maryland for the summer
session as a visiting associate
research professor.
While at the University OF
Maryland, DR.. Oehme win par.
ticlpate in a research program
on the foundations of scatter,
ing theory, which is conducted
in the university's department
of physics, with support from
the United States Air Force OF.
flee of Scientific Research.
Other members of this re.
search program include Profes.
sor John S. Toll, principal in.
vestigator; DR.. Antoine Viscon.
Il and DR.. David Wong, research
associates; Mr.. James Knight,
National Science Foundation
Fellow; Mr.. Francisco Prats, Mr.,
Alfred Wu and Mr.. Morton
Lutzky, research assistants.
DR.. Oehme, one of the active
leaders In the development of
quantum field theory, received
his Ph.D. degree in 1851 from
the Universitat Gottingen. He
spent three years at Gottingen
and then went to the Institute
de Fisica Teorica in Sac Paolo,
Brazil, before coming to the
United States in 1854.
He was a member of the Uni.
versity Of Chicago Institute for
Nuclear Studies before coming
to Princeton In the fall of 1856.
Next fall, DR.. Oehme will return
to his position at the Institute
for Advanced Study at Prince.
ton.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-07-25
Atomic MoferioI-
Maryland u.
Library Gets
Atomic Data

The University Of Maryland
library at College Park will re-
ceive a collection of unclassified
technical material on atomic en-
ergy published by the Atomic
Energy Commission, according
to DR.. Wilbert j. Hull, chairman
of the university department of
chemical engineering.
The collection consists of ap-
proximately 1000 technical re-
ports, of which some $500 are i'm
full-size copies and approximate
ly $500 in microprint form.
About 1,200 new reports are
added to the depository by the
Acc each year.
This data is being provided as
a part of the Commissions pro-
gram to assist institutions
which are offering nuclear tech
nology training.
Each library named as a de-
pository is TO allow general ac-
cess to these reports and pub
licatians, to provide reference
service in regard to them and
to provide photo-copies to users
at its established prices for such
services.
The material, to be presented
to University of Maryland libra
rian Howard Rovelsted, will be
accompanied by a copy of the
Guide to Acc Reports for De-
pository Libraries" which has
been prepared to describe the
contents of the collection and to
explain in detail services avail.
able from the Acc.