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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-29
BY HARRY BACAs

This was no ordinary seraglio,
This was, if you please. pis-
tachio-colored Seraglio.
1t had just been erected on
the stage in Lisner Auditorium
yesterday for the first dress re-
hearsal of Mozart's opera. THE
Abduction from the Seraglio."
The first production of the new
opera Society of Washington,
the opera will be given at $3.50
pm. Thursday and Friday.
The dictionary doesn't specify
any color for a seraglio. 1t says
only that it is "a harem: a place
fog keeping wives or concubines. ="
And it says the word is pro-
nounced SE-RAL-YO.
Yesterdays rehearsal. the first
full practice session with cos
tunes. sets and orchestra, didn't
stop at piStachio seraglios. 1t
had basset horns too.
Museum Piece
These archaic instruments
mot horns at all, but really
tenor clarinets) are almost ex-
tinct. The opera society got one
from Navy museum and an
other from somewhere in Bos-
ton.
The Boston basset horn ar
rived at the auditorium by all
express five minutes before the
rehearsal. 1t had a fine sound
One listener called its song
something like that of a hoarse
basset hound" The Navy bas-
set horn. on the other hand
was off pitch. Something will
be done about that.
The two basset horns bay hall
"a dozen notes in the second act
while one of the abductees, a
woman named Constanza. is
singing an aria about love and
death. The opera society di-
rectors. who secured the United
States looking for basset horns,
said the magnificent effect they
produced was worth it.
The society is sparing no pains
to make this first production a
memorable one. 1t is trying to
build up an opera season here to
rival that of. say. the Metro
'politan in New York. 1t will put
on a second opera this spring
and plans a more extensive sea-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-29
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

In the second day Of a
three-day convention, the
United States Savings and
Loan League. legislative di-
vision, meets in the Statler
Hotel.
The Conference Of Amer
lean Small Business Organ
izations continues its ses-
sions in the Sheraton-Park
Hotel.
The National Religious
Broadcasters. Inc, begins a
three-day meeting in the
Mayflower Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-29

restoration of the construction
fund is of vital Importance"
The Legislature approved an
increase in license fees in 1858,
to take effect the following year,
But in 1854 and every year since,
the lawmakers have postponed
the increase.
This year a bill already has
been passed by the Senate which
would completely scrap the in
crease. Also pending is the usual
one-year postponement legisla-
ton.
Legislation to create the re-
lvolving fund and grant the roads
commission the authority to use
more construction money fol
maintenance already has beer
introduced.
Nearby Projects Included
Primary construction projects
listed for 1857 in the Washington
area included:
Prince Georges County-Com.
lpletion of the John Hanson high,
way with a 4.4-mile extension
from the George Palmer high
way to the Kenilworth inter
change at a cost of $7.2 million
a 13.4-mile dualization of Rout,
1901 from T. B. to the Potoma,
River bridge at a cost of a..
million. Total 1857 program
17.8 miles at $11,526.000.
Montgomery County-Dualiza
ton of Maryland 1913 (Old Bla
densburg road for a 2.9-mil
stretch from Chevy Chase t
Kensington at cost of SO mil
lion and acquisition of right-of
way. for a 3.2-mile stretch of
from -Four Corners to the Primo
Georges County line at a cos
Iof $2.3 million. Construction O
two bridges for the Washington
National Pike at Tuckerman Ian
and south of Tuckerman lane
total cost $688,00O, and a bridg
for the Washington Circumfer
entail belt road at Maryland 10
at a cost Of 1882, 900. Construc
ton of 1.9 miles of the first Ian
of an ultimate dual U. S. 90 be
tween Cedarcroft Sanitarium an,
Burnt Mills at a cost of ST..
million. Total 1857 program
7.8 miles at a cost of $5,873, 00C
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-29
Heads Girl Scouts

Mrs. Walter Ertel has been
elected president of the Fair
fax County Council Of Girl
Scouts, Inc. other officers
elected at the Wednesday annual
meeting are Mrs. Charles Haud-
sin, Mrs. A. A. Brown and Mrs.
Otto George. vice presidents. and
MRS. Nelson Maskor, secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-29
Rambling

Two boys, about IA, walked
onto the parking lot of one
of those curb service restau-
rants which have the me-
chanical ordering device be-
side each car space. They
walked into one of the spaces,
pressed the button, gave their
order, and when the waitress
arrived, stood there drinking
their cokes.
A lady motorist looking for
q place to park saw a man
maneuvering his car in a
handy space on D street NV.
She braked to a stop, tying up
q long line of traffic behind
her. She waited, as the man
kept twisting and turning.
She smiled at him, and he at
her. Finally, the man opened
his car door, got out and
walked away. He'd been park
ing. not leaving. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-29
Lee, Wilkinson Join
In Plans Agency Bill
Mory|ond's Road Plans
Swomped by Rising Costs
State to Be UnderbuiIt and Overspent
At One Third Mark, Commission Saws

ANNAPOLIS Jan. 20 QMarylands 12-year highway con-
srucon program swamped by tide Of rising COSTS will be
seriously underbu and at the onethd mark the
State Roads Commission reported last night
By the end Of 1887 the commission said 904 miles of roads
will have been constructed cost of The objective
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-29
Bottle

An Alexandria lady says she
spotted a man high on a Six
teenth street apartment build
ing balcony, washing a win
dow.
She thought something was
odd about his actions, and
looked closed. On the inside
was a woman, also washing
the window.
@As they washed, the man,
then the woman, would point
to a spot the other had missed.
N"I've wondered SINCE" the
watcher says, who won the
battle"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-29
UIcers?'

G. b. Mccormick is con-
WINGED communication with
his fellow man is fraught
with danger. He points to
his restaurant experience.
He told the waiter, "I'I have
orange juice, buttered toast
with the butter melted in
to it-and coffee"
His order arrived. In a
large bowl was his toast,
swimming in buttermilk.
"Butter melted" had become
"buttermilk."
In the same restaurant
next day, a waitress, making
conversation with Mr.. Nc
COrmick, said:
"The cook told me some
fool ordered toast in butter
milk yesterday and after he
sent someone out to get the
buttermilk to prepare the
junk, the idiot sent it back
to the Kitchen"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-29
The
Rambler
Some Quiz Kids
On Shakespeare
By JACK JONAS

The folks at the Folger
Shakespeare Library, admit
ting that the wisdom of Solo,
mon is needed to answer all
the questions that come to
them, are fearlessly expanding
their services.
In the face of the fact that
no Solomon has come forth to
handle the queries-particu-
larly those piercing questions
from grade and high school
pupils-their bravery verges
on the foolhardy.
Take a look at some of these
questions, discussed in the
Folger's latest report:
Zone high school girl wanted
to know whether we thought
Shakespeare was happily mar
ried. We wouldn't hazard a
guess on that one. Another
wanted to know how Shake
speare spent the last few
months of his life. We guessed
he spent it talking to Strait
ford CATERS about the good
old days.
lone wanted a floor plan of
Shakespeare's birthplace. Just
what effect this had on the
development of genius we
don't know.
lone fifth grade girl in New
Jersey, required to write a
paper on some famous person
of the Middle Atlantic States,
chose Shakespeare and wrote
US for help.
Zone question from a Chi
cago school girl still has us
puzzled. She wanted to know
If we had something like the
commandments that were vio-
lated in each one of Shake
speare's plays Yes, we have.
but we would rather send
them to her teacher"
Despite all this, the Folger
is forging ahead, planning
more services for teachers and
students.
Tipsy
A hacker reports he's re-
covering, gradually, from an
experience of a recent eve
ming.
A woman got into his cab
and turned the conversation
to drinking.
did you ever have trouble
with people who get drunk"
she asked.
The driver said he'd been
around where drinking had
gone on, but had never faced
any particular difficulty.
well, Betty's not used to
drinking" the fare went on.
1--WE told her and told her
she shouldn't drink, but
Betty's drunk tonight.
Il hope she's got sense
enough to get a taxi and let
the driver take her home"
the hacker said. "WhO is
Betty?"
"Me," the fare replied.
Bottle
An Alexandria lady says she
spotted a man high on a Six
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-29
Rehearsal Finds Serog|io
In Pistochio Tones
Songs in German

son next year. All the per.
formers are top professionals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-29
More Roads, Rising Costs

Maintenance expenses have
been increased by a combination
of rising costs and more roads
to maintain, the commission said
1t added, I'VE are of the opin.
ion that an increase in registra-
ton (license) fees should no
Longer be postponed since the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-15

marvellous
And adds
bra!AB andC
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23

The top gaining progeny was from
enc Of the inbred lines Of cattle es-
ablshed at the Front Royal sta
ton Each year the best bull goes
back into the herd as the next
years s re. Half-sisters Of the steers
also did we'll last winter on the
roughage ration which the heifers
are fed at Front Royal. They had
an overall gain from birth of Isl
pounds per day
Along with this top gaining inbred
line came the progeny from one OF
the growth herds VIII. Oh had daily
gain Of 2l2 pounds Their half-sis-
tiers in the roughage feeding test
last winter had an overall gain Of
l.5S pounds per day, indicating that
good performance can be bred into
cattle by selection of a fast gaining
bull
Another feature which showed up
in the steer feeding test was that
conformation as we'll as growth rate
is stamped on a bulls offspring. The
bull which had the top grading
steers also had the top grading
heifers. They graded middle choice
Mast says that as the Front
Royal breeding projects progress
they point out clearly that fast
growing bulls tend to sire fast grow
ing and profitable cattle. The
breeder can select the type he
likes and choose the fast growing
cattle within that type and produce
animals which VIII bring more
dollars
Feeding Tests
During the feeding test three diff
tereHt ratons were compared. The
old standard ration consisting Of
200 pounds Of ear corn, 100 pounds
nj linseed oil meal 100 pounds OF
cotionSeed meal and 500 pounds OF
hay WAS compared with two other
rataus.
One group Of 20 steers was fed
thc standard ground ration III which
hay and grain were all ground to-
gether The steers gained I'll
pounds bel day, ate 22.0 pounds Of
feed daily and made one pound
gaih from l04 pounds Of feed
Group two received the same
feed which had been ground finer
and pelleted They were fed nothing
but pellets tor the entire 1856 days.
They gained 2l3 pounds per day.
ate 1879 pounds Of feed per day.
aud made one pound Of gain from
93 pounds Of feed
Group three Was fed the same In
gradients but tho hay was fed long
and grain was fed in the same
grain-hay ratio As that fed the first
two groups This group gained l.8l
pounds pet day ate 1913 pounds Of
fecd per day and made one pound
Of gam % 1916 pounds Of feed.
Mast SAYS the feeding test will be
continued before any DEF mite con
cluslons are made The hay used
was rather coarse and the cattle
IN the third group would not cat as
much hay III the long form as the
other cattle Therefore. since the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23
S school Hours
Harvest Work BY
Children Illegal

Area farmers hiring workers for
the fall harvest we're reminded
today that the Fair Labor Stand
ards Act prohibits work BY chill
dfen under IS. years Of age on
farms during school hours,
The child labor provisions pro-
tect local youngsters and children
Of migratory workers alike, w. NJ.
Caves, regional director of the
Department of Labor pointed out.
There is only one exception to-
the rule prohibiting children I'M
DIR Is from working in agricul-
tlhre during school hours Of the
school district where the child
Lives while working he added The
exception is for the farmers child
working on his parents farm.
Children may lawfully work on
farms before and after school
hours. and on weekends and other
days when there IS no school.
The farmer can easily make
sure Of the age Of any young
worker If he asks for an age GER
tificate showing the young person
+ On enough for the lob serves
as proof Of age for purposes Of
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23
'Crappies' Take
Over Far I'm Ponds
Less Than 5 Acres

Several owners of small ponds in
Amelia county ate complaining that
the ponds are not giving good fish
ing. These ponds have been investi-
ated recently BY p. B. Childress
OF the Soil CONSERVATION Service for
Amelia county and Thomas P.
2eaves. Of the Fish and Wildlife
Service. Department Of the Interior
Childress says species of fish
silver and Graphic. have been put
IN some Of these ponds against
recommendations and he would like
to impress upon owners that these
species should not be put III ponds
Of less than five acres.
Graphic commonly known as
speckled perch or frecklesl have
completely taken over some Of the
ponds Graphic do not do well III a
small pond Reaves says. In one
pond he found the crappie are Too
small TO catch by fishing and are
too large for the larger bass to cat.
They also compete with both the
bluegills and bass for food. The
crappie have oVercrowded the pond
and the bluegills are unable to re-
produce
Reaves vent On to say that al
though there was a reproduction Of
bass in the pond this year, Tile
young bass wee unable to make
satisfactory growth since there We're
no small bluegills for them to feed
on. The young bass were only about
two inches long and should be five
or six inches long By this time Of
year
Childress says the Soil Conser-
walton Service viii be glad to give
advice and assistance and he sug-
gests owners III this situation either
drain the pond and remove the
present population Of fish or Kill it
out With FIVE per cent rotenone
without draining it II should be
done within the next few weeks so
that the pond can be restocked with
bluesills this fall and bass next
spring
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23
Use Rain For
Fall Pastures

Troubles are besctting Virginia
dairynen these days.
William S. Griffith. assistant dairy
hnsbandman at VPI, reports that III
many areas August pastures are
worth little OF nothing Only in the
western and southwestern counties
IS there grazing Of any value. In
the counties east OF the Blue Ridge
some dalymen are grazing their
alfalfa and late hay fields.
Many dailymen are already feed
ing a considerable amount OF hay
and silage Everywhere but in the
west and southwest. the corn crop
rs expected TO be seriously reduced
In the central and eastern counties.
diarymen are harvesting corn for
silage because the grain is 50 poor.
The late hay yield Will be low
Griffith says however. In some
areas where there has been a little
rainfall, the lcspedeza is improving
some.
He advises dairymen to use rain
when It does come and get in some
fall pastures. and alfalfa for next
year If tho winter freeze is late
again this year. dairymen should
still be able to set sGme grazing
flom their pastures.
Griffith also reports that although
there was a ten cent increase iii
The price Of All wholesale milk in
Virginia last month, this increase is
somewhat less than the average for
the period from June to July, The
July price for al wholesale milk
vas $40 a hundred MIX for fluid
consumption averaged s545, an in
crease Of 20 cents over last month
alllk for manufacture Was up five
cents 10 So 30 per hundred
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23
Timber Crop May
Add To Income
Cut By Drought

Many farmers faced with reduced
income as A result Of the drought
can turn to their woodlands for res
cue says Carl Holcomb, forester
for the VPI Agricultural Extension
Service. but with caution
He says any farmer who plans
] to sell some IF his timber to supple
ment his income this summer and
fall should learn one important
lesson: the woods &C cage cn the
| arm is an important 0p and
source Of revenue which can wait to
be harvested in times Of emer
gency
Holcomb says to CIT only those
trees which are ready to be har-
vested. or which should be taken
out In thinning ~ hquidate the
timber crop would ba very unwise.
There may be another emergency
next year, Oh the year after.
The forester has these sugges-
tons for the farmer who plans to
sell some timber this year
If timber il A BE- sold On the
stump. have 1t marked for cutting
befoee it is S Id This service is
provided at small charge BY the
Virginia Division Of Forestry
Consider thu added income To be
eained from cutting your own TIM
Der With pulpwood. this can mean
all income four times as much AZ
if the trees were sold for someone
else to Cit
Have a market or sale for the
timber before cutting is begun
Otherwise. III may have To be sold
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23
FARMERS, Oil SKINS

"Oil SKINS sprayed-to-order. may
give farmers lump oil the ma rket
by warming W cold soils. Agricul-
tliral scientists recently sprayed
test reds with a combination Of car
ben black and washdsy detergent
dissolved III water. During a six
week period, the carbon black-a
heat ahsorbe~ inc reased soil tenn
pesatures a fun seven degrees by
d1y, Since the substance loses heat
more quickly. too, the additional
heat rising from the SOL at night
i TIE farmers frcst insurance.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23

al reduced price. if At all.
Take precautionS against fire
damage during and after cutting
Holcomb says anosher source Of
supplementary income lis cost-share
payments by the government for
forest establishment AND improve
ment practices iedg the Agrlcul-
tural Conservation Program There
are still funds available In many
counties for corseis alton practice
payments Since much Of the pay
nlent is for labdl' Used for such
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23

practices, the landowner can create.
a Job for himself on his farm.
Interested farmers would dc well
to Obtain 4 management plan fer.
their woodlands before making ap-
plicatibn for authorization to cary
oYt forest conservation practices
under The Agricultural Conservation
Program Plans are available FREQ
from the Virginia Division OF For
cstry and county agents can give
further details
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23

grain was fed ii the same ratio,
group three ate a little less total
feed The researchers say group
one FED the standard ration did well
n every respect. THIS ration has
proved successful in feeding both
bulls and steers.
The group fed pellets also did
well. but there was some indication
that had they been fed longer than
1856 days some founder would have
resulted
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23
Steers Coin Alb Lbs. Per Day
Front Royal Tests Show Fast Growing
Bulls Tend To Sire Profitable Herds

hdtors Noe: e. e. Mast of VPI featured speaker
the Prince Edward beef farm tour July IS
the the following article
Inc oull you use makes difference
specialist at VPI this fact has been
beef cattle research station
Front
feeding ROYAL station the steer pogens
Of 10 different bulls compared
feeding test the progeny Of The ia
bull gained 43
The pounds per day and tie steers II tie
pounds Mast saws that these extra
profit standpoint IN this
cast 1 acdoal POUNDS can be credited entirely to the bull that
st
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23

we're sl06 1868. The monies from
Tho fines which amounted to
s7o.462.25 were given to the state
literary fund for school operations
in the state; and the remaining
portion S36.32278 which repre-
ented costs was paid to the local
courts
L was also reported that during
-he yeai 1856, the game wardens
disposed Of 1926 proving. stray
and depredatory unlicensed dogs.
MIdyette emphasized that the
Commission Of Game and Inland
Fisheries Is self-supportins from
the revenues received from hunt
Inc and fishing licenses with fiji
teen per cent in addition from the
sale Of dog licenses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-02
ll1sl:l4 ID .
these Iis,Inss downsown snIy

these lisslnss downsown enly
Dollos lounge chair, brown. Wos go.
Now ---------------- 81.
Erwin Lambeth woInut, upholstered pull
up chairs, green. beige, rose. Were 3o.
NOW - ------------ -.
Hibriten French Provincial tufted beck
chair, rose velvet. Were 90. Now So.
Donovon Shops tufted beck chair, skirt.
green. Was los. Now-----------9 80.
Ethan Allen maple rocker. rose topestry.
Was 80. Nov SO.
Cochran lounge chair, rubber cushion,
brown texture Was 1913. Now = 80.
Sehoonbeck lounge chair, down cushion.
skirt, brown. Was loo. Now 80.
Erwin Lambeth lounge choir, skirt, spring
down. gold texture. Wos 1913. Now lis.
Donovon Shops wing chair, rose and green
texture. Wos Isl. Now---------ll9.
Sehoonbeek lounge choir skirt. spring
down cushion, turquoise and block tweed.
Wos 1879. Now ---------------- l39.
imperial genuine leather chair and OTTO
man, maroon. Was 2l8. Now l59.
Heritage lounge choir. skirt, green texture.
Wos ZZ9.
Schoonbeek sleepy hollow chair and OTTO
man. toost Tapestry Wos 2o2 Now lS9.
Sehoonbeek lounge chair spring down
cushion, kick pleot, turquoise and rose
domosk Wos 208. Nov ---l 4S.
Donovon Shops piIIow-bock choir, skirt,
green and beige texture. Wos 227.
Now lIS.
Erwin Lambeth tub lounge choir, skirt,
turquoise and brown Was l69. Nov 80.
Oxford ornnless choir. punnice frome. lemon
leather. Wos l4o Now------------9 80.
Herisoae tufted book chair, skirt, spring
down, toost Wos 2S7 Now-----lS7.
Drexel Peosont Provincial Ioveseot. brown.
Wos 50. Now
Donovon Shops one-orm Ioveseot, skirt,
toast. Wos 3le. Now -----------99.
Ethan Allen nnopIe SOTO, turquoise and
black tweed Wos l7o. Now 100.
Pennsylvania House CondeIiqht loveseot,
green topestY. Wos 272. Now ,-l69.
Donoven Shops shoped beck SOTO. skirt,
rose. green or gold. Was 370 Now 2l9.
Donovon Shops button-bock SOTO, skirt.
toost. Was 334. Now----------l2l9.
Oxford tuxedo orm SOTO, skirt, green moto-
losse. Wos 43o. Now---------.2 10.
Heritage tufted beck HeppIewhite SOTO. 3
cushions. gold Was AIS. Now---3lS.
Donovon Shops 90" curved front SOTO.
charcoal. Wos 37S. Now------z75.
Donovon Shops pilIow-boek SOTO. turquoise.
Wos 448. 800.
Dohovon Shops "a" pllow-bock SOTO, skirt,
green ond grey. Wos 534 Now $40.
HeFitose button-bock SOTO, curved front,
skirt, toost. Was 49l Now 35S.
M.G.M. kidney shaped mohooony frore
SOTO. down cushion. gold. Wos 95o.
no" --.------------~- ---------7.s9.