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superintendent from 1943 until
his death in 1851. Before that,
he was principal at the old
Marlboro High School, a post he
held when Mrs. Duvall was
born.
Mrs. Duvall. who was. mar
ried three weeks after her
graduation last June from the
University Of Maryland, was
born and reared in Upper Marl-
boro and got most of her early
education there. Her mother.
Mrs. Marguerite Shugart.
teaches at Upper Marlboro's
Frederick Sasscer High School
Debut as Teacher
Now, as the wife of Peter
Duvall. jr.. of Croome. she is
about to embark on a teaching
career of her own. She will
make her debut next Thursday
as a commercial teacher at
Surrattsville High School.
Mrs. Duvall was typical Of
the newcomers who assembled
in Bladensburg High School for
yesterdays all-day session.
There were several others who
had matriculated in the county
school system themselves be-
fore going on to the University
of Maryland and the teaching
profession.
Among these were Barrett
McKown, %, and Mrs. Eta
Goldstein Levine, 81. Both were
classmates at Suitland High
School and now will joint the
teaching staff there. Mr.. Nc
Kown will teach biology and
photography and Mrs. Levine,
1lth-grade English.
Job Of Dedication
Katherine Berrie, another ex-
Suitland student, will teach at
District H eights Elementary
School.
Together. they heard the
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Jobs Daughters Elect

Mrs. w. Dalton Bundy Of
2605 King street, Alexandria,
has been elected supreme
marshal Of the International
Order Of Jobs Daughters. Mrs.
Bundy thus is in line to be-
come supreme guardian, the
orders highest ofiice in four
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Naval Science Teacher

CHI CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va,
Aug. 90 (SpeciaD. - Marine
Capt. William L. Jesse has
been named assistant profess
sor of Naval Science at the
University of Virginia for the
fall term. He replaces Mai.
Francis A. McMullen who has
been promoted to Lieutenant
colonel and transferred to Ha-
Waii.
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The one thing you don't want
at a party or a cook-out is a
roll that chews like a piece
Of leather.
That's why smart women
around this neck Of the woods
are buying Super-Tender
County Fair Rolls.
Because they melt in your
mouth. Which is what it takes
to make people rave about a
party or a cook-out.
The reason County Fair
Rolls are Super Tender is be-
causethey yaresuper-shortened.
1t takes plenty for real tender
BAKED ~ THE BAKERS
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Prince Georges Pupils
Return as I eochers

Prince Georges countys $50 teachers opened
twoday orentaon program yesterday for at least one
teacher the occasion held special significance
For Mrs Shirley Duval, %. it like returning to
system she had known her entire father the late
G. Gardner Shugart Of Upper was county school
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ness. And that's what we put
in-plenty.
Thenweslic rolls for you.
So you don't have to wrassle
around with a carving knife.
Finally, we wrap Super
Tender County Fair Rolls in
cellophane. To keep them
fresh. And clean.
So for rolls that melt in your
mouth rolls that make
people sit up and take notice
get Super Tender County
Fair Rolls fresh from your gro
Ger today. You'll sure be glad
you did.
AAaaAsRu RAaM nARA n
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said he was sure the committee
would have to hold hearings.
But there were reports some
Senate Democrats want to pass
the rate bill so that q pay in
crease for postal workers would
have q better chance Of being
signed by President Eisenhower.
He Has Opposed Pay Raise
Mr.. Eisenhower has asked
for rate increases, but he has
opposed general pay increases
for Federal employees at this
time.
The House, which already
had approved pay increases for
postal workers. passed the rate
increase measure late yeEter-
day. 256-129.
Voting for it were IS Demo-
Gratis and I'll Republicans;
against 1t. l25 Democrats and
four Republicans.
The principal debate in the
House came on raising the s.
cent letter stamp to 1 cents.
Representative Pfost, Democrat
Of Idaho, said:
"The Republican admins
tration seems to have lost sight
Of the fact that the postal
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Mail Rate Boost
Delay Indicated
BY the Associated Press

Two @. o. p. Senators indi-
Gated today that action will be
deferred until next year on O
House-paAsed bill to boost pos
tai rates.
Senate Republican Leader
Knowland Of California, said
that because adjournment is
near. he doubts the Senate will
act this year on the bill to raise
first class letters from 3 10 4
cents an ounce, and airmail
from s to Z cents. effective
October /.
Other raises also would be
provided. to increase postal
revenues by 1860 an estimated
$527.5 million a year.
Senator Carlson of Kansas,
ranking Republican on the
Senate Post Once Committee,
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3 US. Embassy Officials
Are Expelled From Syrio

s DAMASCUS, Aug. IA (R.-
Three American diplomats ac-
cused by Syria of plotting to
overthrow its government and
ordered out Of the country left
Syria today for neighboring
lebanon.
~ Syrian border authorities
said that Howard Stone, second
secretary for political affairs,
and Vice Consul Francis Git
ton drove across the border
into Lebanon. 1t. Col. Robert
w. Mulloy. the United States
Military Attache, also left. Da-
maScus.
All three were declared per-
soma non grata (unwelcome)
yesterday and were told to
leave the country within "a
hours.
The United States Embassy
agreed-but under protest.
Robert A. Lincoln, Embassy
press attache. announced the
three men would leave Syria
today and added: THE Amer
lean Embassy can accept the
Syrian request only under
protest since the allegations
against the three gentlemen
are fabrications."
The Embassy earlier had
labeled the Syrian plot charge
"a complete fabrication"
In making the charge, the
Syrian government issued a
statement saying military au-
thorities had unveiled IAN
/, American plot to overthrow
Syria's present regime" It
alleged that the United States
had been willing to furnish
between $500 and $500 million
In aid if a new government
would make peace with Israel.
The statement said the
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Polish roops Crush
Gripping 3-Doy Strike

The first streetcars on the
street early today had two
armed policemen beside the
driver. Later the police were
withdrawn. BY IL O'Clock the
authorities pulled out the mill
tary and civil trucks which had
kept the 100000 population
moving.
Arrests Reported
Some arrests were reported
after q clash early today on
PiotrkowSka, the city's main
street.
Armed militiamen, who had
been riding the cars earlier to-
day on guard against further
outbreaks. disappeared shortly
after authorities said in q COM
munique the stoppage was over
Women streetcar workers
said police fired shots into the
air as they approached the
main depot before dawn today.
During the night q flst fight
broke out between Streetcar
operators and a group Of Com
muniSt Party workers.
Communist authorities sent
in riot squads last night to
try to force settlement Of the
strike. Ofncials were openly
concerned as reports spread
that the LODI dispute had
touched OF sympathy strikes
in other Polish cities.
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Man Quizzed
Again on Boy

BRAZIL, Ind, Aug. IA (P.-
Seven year old Billy Earl
Martin was still missing today,
and police said they planned
further questioning of Harry
A. Tex Higgins, SO, about
the boys disappearance.
Mr.. Higgins. a part-time
guitar player who was rooming
at the Martin home, was
questioned by police last night
Clay County Sheriff w. S,
Downing said he is considering
giving Mr.. Higgins another lie
detector test Saturday.
Mr.. Higgins was the last
person known to have seen
Billy on Saturday when he &C
companied the boy down an
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United State shad sent its mo.
l expert on coupS d'etat" to
maStermind the conspiracy and
identified him as Stone. It
added that Mr.. Stone had col
laborated with Col. Adib Shi.
Shekly. former Syrian dictator,
and Col. Ibrahim Husseini,
Syria'S Military Attache in
Rome. Col. Shishekly was
sentenced in abSentia last Feb
ruary to life imprisonment on
charges of leading q subversive
group.
Official sources said Col.
HusSeini was being recalled
from Rome.
In Rome. Col. Husseini de-
MED any connection with any
conspiracy and said he did not
know Mr.. Stone.
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LODI, Poland, Aug. IA Pr
Club-wielding police and troops
crushed a Gripping three-day
transport strike today. Hun
dredS Of troops took over
streetcar barns which until
early morning had been held
by strikers.
Transport men reported 40
workers arrested in fights with
police and with workers mi
litia," Communist tough guys
who help keep order.
Authorities insisted no one
had been jailed but said some
strikers we're under house ar
rest.
Hearings Scheduled
The government announced
that a mixed State and Trade
Union Commission will open
hearings into the strikers
grievances Friday.
The strike started Monday in
support Of wage demands.
The authorities decided to
act last night after strike lead
ers. unwilling to identify them
selves. refused to negotiate.
and stood by demands for a
written promise of a 5-zloty-
an-hour pay hike.
First workers militia" were
put into car barns. Armed,
helmeted police followed and
finally the army moved in.
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service was set up as a service
to the people,"
Repres entative Murray
Democrat Of Tennessee. chair
man Of the House Post Office
Committee, argued that first
class rates had not been raised
since 1882. BY a 1866 stand
ing vote, the House defeated
an amendment to eliminate the
raise on first-class mail.
Other Increases Included
The increases also included i:
Raising air mail cards from
4 to S cents and post cards
from 2 to 3 cents.
Boosting second-class mail
Is per cent a year for four
years.
Raising third-class mail
Qmostly advertising materially
from Ia cents to az cents per
piece on the bulk minimum rate.
The House made the third
class increase effective this year
instead Of in a two-step increase
by 1859 and put a limitation on
losses incurred in handling Sec
ond-class mail. Additional reve-
nue. from these changes has not
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alley near his home to look at
some dogs.
Sheriff Downing admitted
there was little evidence link
ing Mr.. Higgins to the boys
disappearance. but said:
Higgins story sounds good
to everybody but the machine.
The sheriff was referring to a
lie detector test Mr.. Higgins
took Monday. Authorities said
it indicated "he knows some.
thing of the boys disappear
ance."
The boys mother, Florence
Martin, IS. underwent a lie
detector test at State police
headquarters in Indianapolis
yesterday. The test indicated
she had no idea what happened
to Billy since she last saw him
playing in the yard last Satur-
day afternoon.
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been estimated by the post Of
flee.
The House adopted an amend
ment by Representative Rhodes,
Democrat of Pennsylvania,
which provides that if the costs
in handling second-class mail
of any user exceed by 500, 900
the revenues received from the
user in one year, the Post
Master General shall reset the
rates for the remainder of the
year so they will equal the
costs.
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Appeals, the States highest
tribunal.
The court upheld La Marca's
flrst-degree murder conviction
on July 3. then recessed for
the summer.
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Prisons electric chair.
Gov. Harriman's counsel,
Daniel Gutman. said yesterday
the execution would be put off
until a new plea could be
brought before the Court of
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-Horrimun Stuys
Kdnup Execution

ALBANY. N. Y. Aug. IA [P1.
The execution of Angelo La
Marca, kidnaper and slayer of
baby Peter Weinberger. has
been stayed by Gov. Averell
Hartman.
La Marca. 80 a mechanic and
cab driver, was scheduled to
die August % in Sing Sing
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Big fomily-wosh size! Thorough.
eleon-woshins ositotor cotton. Com.
plete with safety wrinser thot guards
0soinSt accidents. Full guarantee.
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Top-Dressing Alfalfa Recommended
To Keep High Yielding Stand

is suggested unless a soil test shows
the soil in the alfalfa field to be
high or above in phosphate and
potash In instances where a test
indicates that the soil is very high
In potash, an 0-l4-l4 fertilizer, bo-
rated. may be substituted How
ever. II should be remembered that
alfalfa uses large amounts Of potash
and unless liberal applications Of
this nutrient are supplied. a lower
yield will result.
TN fact. every ton 81 alfalfa
harvested. removes IS pounds Of
K2 0 from the field. said Shout
ders A four ton per acre alfalfa
yield removes 1870 pounds of K2O
A 900 pound per acre application Of
an 0l0-20 fertilizer just replaces
the 1870 pounds.
Probably the Chief reason for the
present low state average yield for
alfalfa is the lack Of adequate top
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c1op Report Oct 26-hov
Farm Work Well Advanced In State;
First General Freeze Last Week

Harvest Of fall crops and seeding
Of small grains made fairly good
progress during tho week ending
November Il Lighs rams and snow
interrupted field work i'll some wes-
tern and southwestern countie S
easly IN The leriod, and rain Friday
IA most eastern counties brought
leld work to j standstill Soil inois-
tnre supplies are generally ample
with many eastern counties report
ing q surplus Freezing tenpera-
lures have now been received ii all
sections Of the state. bringing the
efowAg season 10 an end
Moderate % heavy rains we're re-
ceiTed ~ eastern and southeastern
sections but elsewhere precipitation
was light The first snowfall Of the
season was received in many coun.
ties west 81 the Blue Rioge. 1t was
"a cold week with freezing tempera-
lures reported at practically all
stations.
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Alfalfa should be top-dressed
each year with a fertilizer contain
ing phosphate. potash and borax, \
says j. F.. Shoulders. associate ex-
tension agrononist, VPI.
Fertilizer may be applied during
the dormant season or following the
first OF second cutting, he points
out. Because Of the difficulty Of top
dressing just after cutting, the dor
mant season is the most suitable
time for most farmers 10 top-dress
The dormant season is the season
after several severe freezes and
cold spells In this area it is gener-
ally about the first of the year,
starting about Christmas-tlme,
A borated o-lo-2o analysis fertil-
izer or its equivalent in other fer
tlllzers having an 01-2 ratio is
recommended for most Virginia
farms. Apply 0-lO-20 fertilizer at The
rate Of 900 to / 1000 pounds per acre.
Using the upper limits Of this rate
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model that keeps The birds from
costing on top
There is one well on The 545.acre
farm that supplies the two 1000
1ird broiler houses and also supplies
'Wo dwellings, on the farm, There is
plenty Of water IN the well for live
stock use, also. Mr.. Ownby said,
but beef and hogs are watered
from other sources.
MI OWnby. who came to Cunber-
land county from Tennessee in 1892,
now shares his farm work with two
sons. The farm is a diversified or
General farm, and like many other
farms in the area. has done an ex-
cellent job with brolers, although
bFoiler prices at present continue to
bounce along the bottom
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dressing. In many instances. alfalfa
IS well fortified at seeding. but top
dressing Is overlooked As result
the yield Is good for The first year
then the yield drops, the stand thins,
and the alfalfa is no more prodac-
tive than other hay crops Expert
nents BY the Virginia Agricultural
Experiment Station have repeatedly
shown that the present Virginia
average Of about two tons per acre
can be doubled i proper fertiliza-
ton and other management prac-
tees are followed, Shoulders states.
High yielding alfalfa is your best
and most economical hay per pound
Of digesible feed 10 grow He con
cmded and don't let top-dressing
be the weak spot in your alfalfa
production program
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Plentiful Water Supply Inportan1
For Proper Poultry Production

A good supply Of water is one Of
the NEST essential factors III poultry
production, and nothing viii reduce
labor needs ais much ais automatic
fountains made possible BIT running
water under pressure
So say poultry specialists at VPI,
who point out chat birds CAN live
for d longer time without feed than
without water Water accounts for
about 90 per cent of the fowls body
66 per cent Of THO egg ard ranks
far above any athef substance Nj
the rate oi turnover III Tho BODY
Tests conducted IT the University
Of California On heat ard moisture
production Tor individual Gagged
white leghafn pIllats showed that
when alt temperature was 30 ID VA
dee<ees tha hens Hs#d about 80 pei
cent n water Than when it was
65 degrees There have alsa been
fenarts iaat hroila*s WIN eat alnost
twice rs much when the tenlpera-
ture Is around 90 degrees as they
viii during cooler weather when the
temperature Is around 70 degrees
Feed intake also IS apparently
lower when there is not enough
water.
Many Outlets
The poultyv saacialists recon-
mend that tba so1rea ~ watar sun-
Div not Be mere than u feet n
anv one direction fron the birds
and thai an laass os,a t,ro.faat .n,a
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Crops
Pastures were furnishing above
average forage and with the ex-
ceptlon OF last year were reported
in the best condition for this date
since 1850 Harvesting Of corn was
active throughout the state when the
weather permitted and al the end
lof tie week. tWo-thirds Of the acre
age had been picked, huSked or
pulled This is better progress than
a year ago but slightly behind nor
NAL, Yields are extremely low in
eastern and southeastern counties.
Small grains. legumes and pas
lures which were seeded early in
the fall have made good growth
and are well advanced for this date.
approximately 70 per cent Of the
wheat acreage has been seeded but
the rate Of progress varies from
nearly complete in northern and
western section to less than half
/ finished III Tidewater counties.
/ Several farmers reported saving
hay during the week which is ex-'
tremely unusual for this date. The
( combining Of soybeans was getting
underway but rain Friday halted
this operation approximately 20
per cent Of the acreage had been
harvested which places this work
about two weeks later than normal.
The apple harvest was mostly
pleted during the week except in
the extreme North Valley counties
where il will continue for 10 days
to two weeks.
Moisture during the. week aided
The conditioning Of hurley tobacco
and growers made good progress
Stripping and grading. Marketing Of
the ilue-cured crop was well along.
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Herald f arm News

mesh wire Or narrow strips on
which to set waterers This viii
help keep birds out Of the wet area
that might be formed around the
fountains
water Also Is needed in the egg
holdine room fol- Use IN cleaning
eggs. ard to help provide the neces-
sary humidity
0wnby Farm
7 4 0wnby, Who owns the former
Kias Adams Place" i'll the Treats
Mill community III Cumberland, has
an excellent example Of a practical
watering system for broilers.
fIe has automatic trough type
water fountains placed literally
throughout the broiler house. Ex-
peS1menting with couple Of differ
ent models. he saws he prefers a
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Brothers
There's still no cheer in the
broiler outlook.
Prices in the Valley last week
dropped one-haif cent to IS cents,
which seems to be resistance
point Friday they were "A IL TO
IS cents. mostly Is cents. North
Carolina and Georgia were at IS
cents, Delmarva was 1917 cents.
Supplies are to per cent above
last year. and while they re daclin-
ing, they're not dropping as fast as
last year. In the next two weeks.
the supply margin will broaden TO
around II per cent above last year.
Be sure your birds are booked
ahead If possible.
Soybeans
Repeat advice don't sell soy
beans under support price. Support
rate is S204 for "A per cent mois-
ture beans: sos for Il per cent
moisture.
The price drop last week could
have been caused by slack export
bidding, and may be temporary,
Prices at the end OF last week
We're: Baltimore. S2.l4 to S2.2l:
Norfolk, S2.08 to $2.l0, and Rich
mond. S20l
Hog prices are still trending
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-08
Cumberland Forestry
Judging Team Wins
Federation First

Cumberland FLA forestry judg-
ing team won the Piedmont
Federation judging contest held
at Green BaV Oct. 20 Buckingham
FLA team came in second followed
by Worsham and Randolph Henry
teams.
Cumberland team contestants
also scored thu highest IN individ-
ual contests David Erwin came
in first with 288 points, followed
BY Edmund Garrett with 7eA
points ana Johnny Asal with 258
points.
Events iudsed we're: estimating
tree volume IN board feet, estlmat-
ing tree volume III cords. marking
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trees U take or leave ii an I'M
provement cutting, tree idcnti-
lication and making woodland
manaaament recommendations
buckingham team members were
Charles Heath, Charles Baber
and Clifford Taylor
Members af the W0rsham team
were Bobby Watts N H. Irving
4nd Eddie Ward
Randolph-Henry team members
were Bill Cla@ley. Wayne Dunn.
and james Napier
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I downward. as receipts climb toward
the peak which historically comes
in November, and fluctuations may
soon take the place OF stralgnt
drops, Receipts were up eight per
cert last week over the preceding
week
Heavier marketings earlier this
year might bring about a Quicker
recovery. plus the fact that there S
smaller pig crop.
Virginia auctions were IS cents
lower last week at $17 so: Richmond
yards, Is cents lower at SIT so to
Sl8. Chicago and Indianapolis. Is
cents higher at Sl7 to SIPS Balti-
more, steady at Sl8.25-
Yearling Sales
Good, choice and fancy steer
yearllngs brought $40 to $23 last
week in sales at Bristol, Buena
Vista and Abingdon, medium grades
! teers brought $l8 to $40.
State graded feeder calves
choice and fancy grades brought
SIS to S25.75 at Winchester calf
sale last week. running. price-wise
about like previous sales
Two sales are set for this week.
Culpeper, Thursday. Stanton, Fri
day both at 100 pm.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-11-08

Hampden-s Sydney College in viz
ginia is IN the top five per cent in
the nation in the number Or gradn-
ates- proportional W its enrolment,
Who are listed in American Men ln
Science, Is first among Presbyterian
q, S Colleges and leads the private
men colleges III Virginia. q
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Weekly
FARM PRICE
OUTLOOK

This prospects prices looked to
the Virginia Department Agriculture Friday
warning one can predict
right all The