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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-05
FILA Loans May
Help Farm Owners
Improve Buildings

A line of credit now available
from the Farmers Home Admins
stration should help farm owners
in this area improve or build farm
buildings. including houses, or
provide water for household or
farmstead use, for themselves or
their tenants.
That is the belief of Lacy l..
Flippen, chairman of the Farmers
Home Administration committee
IN Cumberland County,
Flippens committee reviews APP
plicationS for all loans made by
the Farmers Home Administration
and helps the county supervisor
adapt the agencys program to
local farmers needs. Throughout
the nation I approximately 1,70O
loans for s10,60o,000 have been
made.
In addition to being a farm
owner. other eligibility require
ments provide that the applicant
must: have enough income from
the farm and other sources tc
meet family living and farm oper-
ating expenses to repay his loan
and other debts on schedule.
Farm housing loans are repay
able over periods up to 80 years
at per cent interest, and are
secured by mortgage on the
farm.
Applicants get building plans
and specifications from whatever
source they choose and make al
arrangements for hiring the nee
essary labor and purchasing ma
terials The Farmers Home Adj
ministration representative viii
review the plans. inspect the con-
struction as it progresses, and see
that it meets generally accepted
standards Of Soundness.
Farm owners may get further
information at the Farmers HOME
Administration county office il
the Dandy building at Cumber-
land, where County Supervisor
Howard w. Hawks is in charge.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-05

sonnet, in so far as hating any regular
army advances. Captains, majors, colonies.
ETC., in National Guard service go with their
troops at their full rank. Thus the process
of advancement in the regular army is de-
layed by that procedure. Second, is that
it seems everyone who gets a touch OF
Washington thinks everything should be
under the federal government. Military men
are no different from the balance of the
hordes of office holders. We still believe
the National Guard Companies are the pro-
duet of and belong to the state until a
national emergency occurs and they are
federalized We believe the National Guard
should remain under orders Of the COVER
nors until federalized.
Virginians, like those citizens of most
states, are proud Of the National Guard
companies. It can be gainsaid that these
citizen soldiers have acquitted themselves
with honor and glory in every emergency
and every war from the beginning of the
State Military in the Revolution until this
good day One of the reasons is they have
a home, family and community for
which to fight and they fight and fight
we'll
In our opinion, Charlie Wilson owes an
apology to thousands Of men in the Guard,
whose patriotism can not be questioned.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-05

-Four area youths nave entered
military service recently, accord
ing to reports from recruiting of
fees, two going into the, Marine
Air Force. The youths are:
Billy ID Dunn. Route 2, Meherrin,
and Jim H Frady. Of Route 2,
Farmville, who went into the Ma
rines. They are now in training at
Paris Island, S. c.
Michael c. McClary, F armyille,
Route 3. and George T Whitlow, of
Farmville. entered the Air Force
They have completed basic instruc
ton at Lakeland AFB, San Antonio,
Texas. McClary viii be assigned to
Francis E warren AFB in
Wyoming. for specialist training.
while Whitlock. also qualified for
specialist training at Amarillo ALB.
Texas.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-05
Babson Discusses The L0nder-Term Farm Outlook

rleast in the case of cotton, is the
government export assistance pro-
gram, which permits. exporters to
buy cotton from the government
hoard at cut-rate prices. Foreign
buyers are finding these prices at
tractive. This is evidenced by the
fact that u. S. cotton exports thus
far this season are we'll above those
Of a year earlier, and may amount
to between $500 900 and 1000, 900
bales for the full season. This would
be nearly triple the Zoo, 900 bales
exported in 1856, and the largest
total in any season since 1888. II
this prospect should be realized, the
cotton carryover next August may
be reduced to the tune of m
100000 bales-a major achieve
nlent
Basic Remedies or Expedients?
Indications are that the govern
nent viii continue to make every
possible effort to reduce its holdings
Of cotton, corn, and wheat. AS to
whether this programs, along with
the Soil Bank, will provide an ade-
quate long-term solution to the farm
problem. l do not know. Many
farmers. and even some govern
ment officials, regard these various
programs as only temporary ex-
pedients, rather than as basic re-
medal measures. However, I be-
lieve that they are steps in the
right direction. We are turning the
corner in agricultural SURPRISES.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-05

Babson Park, Mass, Jan. 81 Re-
cent developments in American
agriculture lead me to believe that
the longer-term outlook for our
farmers is beginning to change for
the better While l see nothing
really dramatic in the shifting pic
ture. | do forecast that the years
Immediately ahead will be some
what happier ones for the folks
down on the farm
Years of Mounting SURPRISES
The farmers. as well as the gov
ernment's. pre- sent agricultural
problem stems from years Of mount
ing SURPRISES. particularly of cotton,
wheat and corn War emergency
measures were adopted by the gov
ernment to stimulate farm produc
lion. and to safeguard farmers from
price drops resulting from any ex-
cessive output. Finally these meas
ures became such an integral part
Of the whole economic and politi-
cal system that they were con-
tinued during the postwar years. By
intensive cultivation, farmers have
been producing bumper crops year
after year, even on reduced acreage
IN some instances. with the surplus
being siphoned into government
loans.
As of last June 30. Uncle Sam
had around So, 500. 900 600 of the tax
payers money tied up in loans on
farm SURPRISES. Huge quantities of
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-05

cotton and wheat have been piled
up in recent years. Total carryover
stocks of the white staple at the
beginning of the current crop year
last August / amounted to record
high of $500, 600 bales-more than
enough to cover q years domestic
consumption and exports at the 1856
rate of disappearance. Most of this
mountainous reserve was in govern
ment hands. A similar situation pre-
walls in wheat. The carryover last
July mounte d to around
| 900 900 900 bushels. also mostly
government held.
The various acreage controls APP
Piled to some important crops in
recent years have been stymied by
sharp increases in per-acre yields
Thus. surpluses have continued to
mount The Soil Bank program,
however, which was first applied in
a more or less limited way last
year. may well prove to be a major
means of checking the build-up of
farm surpluse in government
hands over the next several years
Under this program. the govern
ment compensates growers for acre
age OF basic crops taken out of pro-
duction. The program viii be in
full swing this year and. if a large
number of farmers sign up. as
expect. total 1857 planted acreage
should be cut sharply.
More Immediately effective. at
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-05
CABA Elects Elam
AS New President

Central Artificial Breeding as
ISOLATION Wednesday elected Carl
ton n. Elan president, seoceeding
wv. IT, Ahern.
Ahern was elected vice presi-
Of the association. and Mrs. Gar
land MaXey was elected secre-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-02-05

treasurer of the Virginia Artifi-
cial Breeding association. from
Rocky Mount.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-10
Microscope. magnify
ing fabric 100 times,
shows theamazingd diff
ference between FAB
washed clothes and
others washed with
less effective products.

EAB(see Picture No. Ogetsc clothes
clean clear through. not just sun
face clean j.. not just bleached
white or blued white. Millions of
women use washday products (see
Picture No. u that let soil and
scum pile up in clothes. Do you?
Dirt can cause odor! No such
problem with FAB-waShedclOt
They're really clean, yes. clean
clear dvoyh-and deodorized. too!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
BUSINESS
BRIEFS

Business Failures in the week
ended December 81 totaled TIA
compared with 214 in the previ-
GUS and TIA in the like week a
year ago.-Dun g. Bradstreet.
Wholesale Food Index, based
on the cost of 81 foods in general
use. this week advanced to $6.l3
from $5.12 last week and was up
SO from the like week a year.
Dun g. Bradstreet.
Eastman Kodak Co. has aban-
doned fair trade" price-fixing
agreements with retailers after
10 years, according to a Wall
Street Journal report.
Radio Corp. announced its
RCA Victor Division will make
price reductions ranging to 40ec
on extended play 45-RPM pho
nograph records.
ESQ Shipping Co. announced
it has awarded a $40 million
contract to Newport News Ship
building Co. for construction of
five ocear-going supertankers of
$4,000 tons each.
Goldman, Sachs e. Co. an
nounced Charles E. SaltZman.
former State Department off,
cial, has been admitted as a gen.
eral partner.
New York Telephone Co. in
IL months ended November 80
earned $7l.382.255 VS.. $64, 1884,
622 in 1855 period.
Louisville g. Nashville R.R. in
II months ended November 80
earned $22 ,836,269 or S9.76 a
share VS.. s2l.6l9,254 or 1924 in
1855 period.
West. Va. Pulp e. Paper in
year ended October 81 earned
S16,331 900 or $3.19 a share VS..
Sl5,724,000 or 5000 in 1855.
Baltimore Gas e. Electric in
IL months ended November 30
earned $l4.4l3,000 or $2.O9 a
share VS.. S12,929,0OO or $1.95 in
1855 period.
Rath Packing Co. in year
ended october q earned $685.
629 OF $4.03 a share VS.. S2,637,-
800 or $2.93 in 1855.
Masonic Corp. in 3 months
ended November 80 earned ST.
2l9,70l or IS cents a share VS..
$l,929,233 or $l.34 in 1855 Pc
riod.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
Record Output
of Steel Seen
For This Year

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 fP).-The
Nations steel mills will set a
production record during 1857 as
much as 3 million tons better
than the 1T million-ton mark
established in 1855. the Iron Age,
national Woodworking weekly,
said today.
Most major steel-consuming
industries expect another banner
year. the magazine said after
conducting a survey of users.
Most expect to do as well, or bet
ter, than in 1856. when produc-
Ition was estimated at lis million
tons. iron age said. The decline
from 1855 was largely attributed
to last summers 34-day steel
strike.
Demand for steel will be COM
Iplicated by the SueZ situation,
the magazine said, resulting in
about construction of oil tank
ers, record drilling in the oil
fields and higher defense spend
ing and stepped-up foreign aid
Inventories Vital
In addition, the magazine said
Users will be battling to rebuild
inventories against the POSSIBLE
lily of a real international ex-
Iplosion.
The magazine said its survey
of nine important steel-using in
dustries showed the following
1857 expectations:
Automotive-PosSibly the Sec
ond-best year in history. with
z million cars and over / million
trucks.
Machine tools-The second
Ibillion-dollar year in succession
possibly topping 1865 peace
time records.
Construction-Limited only by
availability of materials; Com
Imerce Department now forecasts
new construction spending of
SAC, SOC. 900. 900, up 5 per cent.
MISUNDERSTANDING is a 10
per cent gain, but some manu-
facturers make it 80 per cent.
Farm Equipment
Farm equipment-A 5 per cent
gain over 1856 because the
farmer has more money from
better prices plus soil bank pay
ments.
Capital equipment-$37 bill
lion for new plants and equip
ment, up 81 billion.
Oil-Expansion plans of about
I$6.3 billion. up SO million. and
may go higher because of Suez
crisis.
Coal - Stepped up domestic
and export demand forecasts
consumption of 46l million tons
compared with 448 million tons
in 1856.
Aircraft-An $8.5 billion year
up 5000 million; backlogs run
ming around S17.2 billion, about
80 per cent in military aircraft
and guided missiles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
BALTIMORE
MARKETS

- Quotations., supplied by the United
states Agriculture Department..
Poultry Markets
Market steady on flyers. Demand fair
TO good for adequate supplies Arrivals
moderate Heavy hens, fowl, pullets and
caponettes in good demand, Offerings
light but fully SUFFICIENT for present
trade needs Wholesale selling prices
per pound IN Baltimore: Brothers or fry
ers--Under pounds "a. over pounds
25-26. CaponetteS 33-.i5. bullets 33-35,
hens, heavy type, few IS.
Grain Market
Flour--Receipts, 2.40g 100-pound
sacks.
Wheat---Receipts, 463.1S3 bushels:
shipments. II ,SS4 bushels; stocks. A.
5l0.6i6 bushels No. . red earlieky,
corn-Receipts, 2l6a27 bushels,
oats---Receipts, none, shipments,
i031ST bushels
shipments, .15.2OO bushels: stocks, o.
none. stocks, lli,414 bushels
Barlev--Receipts. l,715 bushels: ship.
ments 46661 bushels, stocks, l63,aOs
Receipts. 23.34a bushels; ship.
ments, none. stocks a4g,g.7 bushels
Soybeans---Reccip ts, l2s,l60 bushels.
shipments, 39.2.l bushels; stocks
5O3,S1l bushels
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
Leading Stocks
Take Losses
Up 10 7 Points

NEW YORK. Jan. Q R.-In-
dustrial issues fell early this aft
ernoon, putting the stock market
down on average as it began
its 1857 career.
Leading stocks declined from
fractions to around 2 points in
moderate trading.
The market was slightly high
er at the start in fairly active
trading. then weakened with
some issues showing sharp
losses. The declines were mod
Grated somewhat in later deal
ings.
Some financial observers at
tributed the drop to a cashing-
in of profits by traders who were
disappointed by the small year.
end advance and wanted to free
themselves for selective oppor-
tunities later in the year. Others
said that Wall Street feared new
moves to tighten credit.
Shipbuilding shares advanced
against the general trend on
prospects of capacity operation.
Utility and railroad issues
showed little change but were
slightly easier.
Lukens Steel was down around
a point after an initial rise OF
2Ss. Gulf Oil opened unchanged
dropped more than points, Their
clipped the loss to 3.
Losses of around 2 points were
taken by Boeing. Bethlehem
Steel, Youngstown, United Air
craft, Zenith, Union Carbide,
Allied Chemical and DUPONT.
Corporate bonds improved in
quiet trading.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
CHICAGO GRAIN

arm tone on the Board Of Trade today
and dealings we're "a little more active
than in the recent very slow sessions.
Soybeans moved ahead little more
than g cent al one time while wheat
were, mixed at the start and then went
slightly above the previous close.
Wheat near the end Of the FIRST hour
was unchanged 70 ss higher, March
Sal, corn 70 TO "a higher, Marcn
si.35i. oats ,anehansed s e :. h H.IreE
Sl.4594 soybeans ] q to , - hieher, jan
uary Sa.46i4, and lard 10 IL cents
hundred pounds hipher January SD. az.
Prospects the Eisenhower administIa,
ton would ask ConeresS for an EXPANDED
FOREIGN economic aid pro n;5S1a pa pst'i GU
grain market in early dealings,
Soybeans moved ahead despite the
fact 2,,iO5. 900 bushels Of cash beans
were rendered OH January futures. Early
strength in soybean oil was a help 70
soybeans. The trade felt there sun WA
big export business to be put through
in bean oil over the next several months
Trade reports said Pakistan was ne
gotiatlng with American ofiicials ior
xJOO million worth of wheat TO be de-
livered over a three-year period.
or more immediate influence IN wneal
was continued dry weather in the winter
some change in this situation, with l'Ol
to / 80 inch Of moisture expected. :,
Cold weather in the Midwest should
step up farmer consumption OF corn
traders reasoned The Agriculture De-
partment sold 100000 bushels OF corn
al Atlantic Coast ports but rejected all
bids at Gulf OF Mexico ports
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK. Jan. . R.--Cotton iu-
lures turned quiet during the forenoon
today. with prices somewhat under tht
best levels for the day. The initial
profit taking and hcdging Sales. OF
nearby March By leading spot firn
SO far TODAY were estimated at about
~ 900 bales. Most traders were on
velopments on the farm program Trad
ers were not too impressive by WASH
ington reports. that advocates o. high
cuss renewed attempts to enact such
LEGISLATION.
bale higher than the. previous close
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
METAL QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, Jan . iPl Spot nom
ferrous metal prices today: copper 3i-a9
cents pound, Connecticut valley Lead
~ cents pound. New York. Zinc lais
IS 90 a pound New York. Foreien
silver glss cents per troy ounce, New
York Al Pittsburgh, scrap steel No. |
heavy was quoted today at 65.O0-66.0O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
NEW YORK BOND MARKET

Furnished Associated INCLUDES ACTIVE ISSUES
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02


Hourly sales on the Exohange
"a 90 am A2o 900 ~ noon 900 ooc
100 ON / $50 600 600 ON 600 ooo
fUnit Of trading 10 shares or sales In
full. Rates OF dividends In the foresoing
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semi-annual decla.
ration. Unless otherwise noted, special
or extra dividends are not included.
a Also extra or extras b Annual rate
plus stock dividend, Declared or paid
in 1867 plus stock dividend Paid last
year. I Payable In stock during 1907.
estimated cash value on ex-dividend or
eN-distributlcn date. Declared or paid
dividends In arrears. y Paid this year,
dividend omitted, deferred or no action
taken at last dividend meeting. De
clared or paid in 1866 plus stock diyi-
dend Payable In stock during 1906.
estimated cash value on ex.divldend or
ex-distribution date. Liquidating diyi-
dend cid Called. x tx dividend. -x.diS
Elk distribution xr Ex rights. XIV With
Sg g warrants. wv With warrants wd
Next day delivery. 'In bankruptcy or
receiyership or being reoreanized under
the BANKRUPTCY Act. or securities as
sumed By such companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
ODD-LOT DEALINGS

NEW YORK, Jan. . B.-The New
York stock Exchange. reported today
these odd lot transactions. by principal
dealers on the exchange for December
Al: Purchases Of 4O7 .5S7 shares; sales
Of 1874 shares including LISA share'
sold short.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
News Highlights
Free State

Several families living in Green
belt, Md, may face eviction if
they don't get rid of their pet
dogs and cats. Greenbelt Homes,
Inc. owners of the properties, said
they will mail eviction notices if
pet owners don't comply with
their ruling. Pesky problem: PEG.
pie or the pets!
Sixteen-year-old Anne Plum
mer, of Preston, Md, won a s.
day trip to the All Congress in
Chicago by winning the State
dress review contest at College
Park. She will represent Mary
land in the national All clothing
contest.
The House has voted over.
whelmingly to go ahead with con-
struction of Washington's second
airport at Burke, Va, thereby
emitting Friendship Airport as a
possible alternative. The vote
came despite an earlier decision
by the Government not to locate
an airport nearer than 16 miles
to the Capital. Burke is 125 miles
from the city. Senate action is
now awaited.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
M-VCPPC Seeks
NelU Park Funds

was on loan basis, the remain.
ing SIS million going on a grant
basis.
Assuming that the current
MNCPPC budget request is APP
proved by Congress, there would
be only $1,000 left for work on
the Copper cent complete stream
valley jobs. Rep. Hyde's bill
would provide for the transfer of
uneXpended portions of the Park
way section to the Falkland sec
ton.
Jesse F. Nicholson, Secretary
Treasurer of the planning COM
mission called the situation "crit-
ical."
Land prices are skyrocketing,
he added. Land sought by the
commission constantly is in dan
ger of subdivision by its present
owners or from commercial en-
croachment by others that would
make the land unsuitable for our
use. Also, stream beds are sub
ject to erosion and many val
liable trees are being destroyed
by land owners. If the commits
sion eventually is to use the land,
we must acquire it early" he
said.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15

Congress must soon enact a
bill introduced by Representa-
tive Dewitt S. Hyde (R-Md.) /,
or the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning
Commission next year will be
confronted by a surplus of
money remaining from a
nearly completed parkway
project and almost no money
left to finish highly desirable
park projects in Montgomery
County.
Rep. Hyde's bill, HR 377S,
would allow portions of an ex-
pected surplus of $1,887, 900 allot-
ted to the George Washington
Parkway to be switched for use
on a nearby stream-valley Park.
lands project. Nine parks come
within this project, including
those at Cabin John Creek, Little
Falls Branch, Rock Creek Park,
Sligo Creek and Paint Branch
Parks.
Funds for both the parkway
and stream-yalley projects were
authorized by the Capper-Cram
tom Act of 1880 in order to ac-
quire land in Maryland and Vir-
ginia. 1t split that authorization
into two parasitic first part,
called la, related to the park
way and carried with it an auth
orization of SIS million.
The second part, lib, referred
to the stream-valley parks and
provides for an authorization of
$4.5 million. So million of which
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-15
Chamber Plan
Pushed at
Two Meetings

Two meetings were held by
Rockville businessmen last week
in an effort to re-establish city
Chamber of Commerce.
The first, held last Friday at
the offices of attorney James r.
Miller, Jr., was for the purpose of
drafting a program with which
to attract new membership.
At the second meeting Tuesday
at Agnews Restaurant, the seven
point draft was read and ap-
proved and Miller was named tenn.
porary chairman of a committee
to revitalize the city's trade organ.
izations. Fifteen leading business
men were present.
The organization is continuing
to accept membership pledges and
donations and has scheduled a
meeting each Tuesday at 1890 at
Agnews. All city business and
professional men are urged TO at
tend.
Some of the aims set, forth in
their program were to persuade
new business to come to Rock.
vile, to have Rockville included
in the Washington Commercial
Zone and thus achieve lower
freight rates, to study ways that
will insure Rockvillians the most
from their tax dollars, to keep
the name of Rockville in the
press, to achieve unanimity of pur-
pose, to provide for an exchange
of ideas, and to keep the public
informed about Rockville's prob.
lens.