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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-10
Cofritz Raises Center Bid
Hits zeckendorf Pact

terest In Southwest urban re-
newal. He said the firm began
its work in. 1852. establishing
an Office here to develop q plan
for the entire area.
Webb e. Knapp representa-
tives at the meeting said the
development firm had spent
close to 81 million on plans
and studies Of the Southwest
area.
Eventually, If their proposal
is accepted. the shopping GEN.
ter will cover about 600, 00C
square feet.
Questions Legal Rights
william Hannah. vice presi.
dent of Town Center, has beer
speaking for the corporation
Yesterday he commended the
RIA board that Mr.. Zecken.
dorf had no legal agreement OF
prior right to the Town Center
land.
The board frequently has ex-
pressed a desire to have the
first section of the Town Cen
ter completed as soon as pos.
sible. And it is doubtful
whether the board would delay
the project by leasing the lane
to anyone other than Mr.
Zeckendorf.
In addition, Mr.. Zeckendorf'l
proposal has already been APP
proved by several Fedora
agencies. An agreement with
another developer would re.
quire RIA to begin this lonl
process all over again.
The proposed lease agree.
ment with Webb g. Knapp call
for an annual ground rent o.
$129,995. At the end of eighr
years under the proposed
agreement. Mr.. Zeckendor1
could exercise an option Il
buy the site for $2.166,588.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-10
THE SILENCE is CAUSED

THE SILENCE is CAUSED
not by any awe Of the place
that has editors and report
ers communicating In whis-
pers-but by perforated
acoustic tile on the ceiling
that seems to suck up every
sound and mufile 1t. The re-
sulting silence in turn seems
to caution everyone not to
raise the voice.
No point in shouting
"Copy!" The copy boys are
too far away to hear. And
when q city editor wants to
send q reporter in the rear
row to cover an accident or
a crime or a IRE, he has to
ring him on the telephone.
Before the day was over,
reporters and editors were
using impronptu semaphore
-;ignalS.
All this silence is not OPP
pressive. It's delightful;
makes tranquilizers unneces-
sary and ulcers unlikely. 1t
makes the Rambler realize
that all the hours, days and
years spent in city rooms
have been In bedlam.
He was even more i'm
pressed with the silence
when he went upstairs to the
composing room on the
fourth floor at 9 am. to
check on yesterdays column.
Ut was eight lines too long
and he made the necessary
deletions to make it flt.) A
composing room with half Q
hundred linotypes casting
type and makeup men
banging away at locked-up
page forms is a pretty noisy
place mechanically. For a
few minutes he wondered
what was so different and
then he realized it was
that the decibel count was SC
low. There was noise but you
didn't have to raise your
voice to talk over it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-10
Nude Pointed in 1875
Stirs Mail Ban Fight

handsome nude lady painted in 1875 by Spanish Artist
Goya today brought rstcass court fight here
motion picture and the Post ONCE De-
partment.
Artists Corp District Court here to dissolve Post
once Of the nude in mailed advertisements for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-10
so UtiIityT Opposed
yCounty's Delegation
Montgomery Group Votes. 40,
Against Introduction of New Bill
BY CHARLES L. HOFFMAN
star Stan Writer

ANNAPOLIS, Mar l0.-The Montgomery County dele
CATION night thumbs down bid by the County
Council to obtain authority to levy tax Of cent
on utilities 50
The delegation, with two members abstaning voted. 40
against introduction of the bill Failing to vote delegates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-10


Mrs Margaret Schweinhaut.
Mrs Schweinhaut said she
questioned whether the dele
cation should refuse to support
legislation requested by the
County Council
The proposed bill would have
imposed a tax on the gross
receipts of gas, electric and
telephone utilities and a few
oil companies. The levy, how
ever. would be passed on to
consumers.
Take Issue With Reese
Delegate J Grahame Walker
and Mrs. Edna P. Cook ex-
pressed doubt that the tax
would lift the present tax bur-
den from home owners as as
serted by County Manager
M. L. Reese.
Mr.. Reese originally proposed
the utility tax and claimed that
it would be a lesser blow to
home owners than would be
a comparable increase in the
real estate tax.
The House last night passed
a bill applying to Montgomery
County that would double many
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-10
ErntRn Thuugtrta
Ny Fovorite Bible Character
And His Significance Today
BY CHARLES C. DIGGS, Jr.
U, 8. Representative From Michigan

The hope of the lenten season is that we will pass
out of it different persons, bringing different and
better influence upon the world In 1t we endeavor
to what we are in the light of what Christ is by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-10
The
Rambler
II. Gets Lost
In Inner Space
By GEORGE KENNEDY

Legend has 1t that when
the first game was played In
the new Yankee Stadium,
the start Of the fabulous '2Os,
Babe Ruth walked up to the
plate swinging a club more
feared than any cave mans,
let his gaze go all around the
expanse Of green inclosed by
tiers Of seats supported by
steel and concrete, and said:
Some ball yardl"
All the Rambler has to say,
Us he gazes over his type
writer at one Of It's magnifi-
cent vistas, Is This is some
newspaper plant"
He thought he was pre-
pared for 1t. He had been
through the building a year
ago when 1t was in mid-con-
struction.
But the realities Of its OPP
ration boggle expectations.
As In many new expert
ences, the most impressive
thing was the unexpected.
It Is the silence.
The noisy drama Of Ben
Hecht's and Charlie Mac
Arthur's Front Page" can
never be re-enacted here.
The silence and the dis
tances.
To make sure he would not
be guilty of exaggeration,
the Rambler has just paced
on the distance from his
desk at the rear Of the news
room to the city desk. It is
so yards--half the length Of
a football field-and the
room goes farther back,
space occupied by the copy
desk and the sports depart
ment, for another 20 yards.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-30
Insect Activity
Shows Increase

The perennial battle between man
and insect is showing its seasonal
speed-up in virginia.
In his regular report on insect
activity, Arthur p. Morris. associ-
ate entomoliglst at VPl, notes that
the European wheat stem saWfly
larvae is causing damage of wheat
in several areas Leaflet E CA
The Wheat Stem Sawfly and Its
Control gives control measures
and is available from county agents
There are no measures that will
control this pest once the larvae
are in the wheat stems.
Farmers are reporting trouble
from the European corn borer lar
vac in field corn. but there are no
chemical controls recommended iii
Virginia.
Blister beetles are feeding on an
falfa in some counties. They can
be controlled by spot sprays made
of one tablespoon to 81 per cent
malathiOn emulsion concentrate per
gallon Of water. Wait at least
seven days before harvesting after
using malathion on alfalfa.
Climbing cutworms. troublesome
on crimson clover. can be controll-
ed by using one-half pound actual
heptachlor per acre Wait ten days
before harvesting.
Woody alder aphidS have been
reported in several counties. and
are probably a statewide problem
on silver maple at this time 1t
IS not practical to try to control
them on large trees; but spray
Of one and one-half pints Of 81 per
cert malathion emulsion concentrate
per 100 gallons Of water will help
In small amounts mix one tea
spoonful Of the chemical III one gal
Ion of water Try washing the APP
bids off the leaves and trees with
strong stream of water from a
garden hose.
BagWorms are beginning to show
up on arborvitae plants, and this
is the time to apply sprays and
dusts of lead arsenate. toxaphene.
or DOT Follow the instructions
given on the container Of insecu-
eide
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-30
Questions Of The Week.?

for the heel fly at present, and con-
troll does have to be aimed at the
grub.
Q What viii be the recommended
control for the japanese beetle this
year Oh grapes and fruit trees?
A DOT viii ontinue to be
recommended. II applied no later
than three weeks before harvest.
After that time. rotenone will give
some protection. but it is not very
satisfactory
@ How can | keep the weeds out
Of my tobacco plant bed during the
summer?
A Seed a cover crop after you
are through transplantlng. Pillow and
disk in the cover crop between mid
August and September | In the fall
YOU should apply one Of the chemi-
calls for weed control
y WeeVll~ are bad in my al
falfa VIII | have to spray before
the second cutting?
A II the alfalfa was not sprayed
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-30

There may still be enough residue
left to harm a child or pet.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-30
Way Suggested To
Wipe Out Spider
Mites On Tomatoes

Do your tomato plants look like
they had been dragged through the
mud. leaves tired and notified on
top. with a brownish fuzz on the
bottom?
Chances are they are supporting
an invisible army of spider mites
So says the Virginia State Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The mites sneak up on the I'M
suspecting gardener because he
can't see them. except With a
powerful magnifying glass But they
turn out a family every 10 days or
So depending on the weather. and
first thing YOU know, there are
thousands Of them sucking the
plants vital juices.
You can wipe the army out with
malathion, either dust or spray
following directions on the con
tainer just be sure to wait at least
one day before you eat any to-
matoes from the vines to give the
insecticide a chance to dissipate.
You can protect your tomato
plants not only against spider mites
but other insects and some fungus
problems too by using a combina-
ton spray, recommended by VPI
Mix two tablespoons Of methoxy-
chlor. three tablespoons Of mala
thion and two tablespoons Of the
fungicide captain in a gallon Of water
and shoot the works Be sure you
use ethe wettable powders Of all
three and wait at least a day be-
fore harvesting tomatoes.
The spray is good protection for
about a week. then spray again
II it rains. better spray afterwards
for full protection
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-30
4-H'ers Share Til
Peak Production
Of Milk n Virginia

Fourth dairy projects in Viz
GINA are contributing a sizeable
share OF the states Increasing milk
production. DR.. w. +. Shelton state
All agent at VPI. points out that
l ,675 club members nov are en-
gagged in two specific dairy award
programs
Some Of the boys and girls are
raising their own dairy animals I'M
der the guidance Of VpI Agricul-
tural Extension Service specialists.
county agents and-or volunteer club
leaders They are learning about
production. sanitation marketing
and showmanship
Another group is specializing in
dairy foods demonstration Thev
learn Why dairy products are es-
sential ID a balanced diet ANN aood
health. ana how p prepare aid
serve tasty dairy dishes.
A total 81 - college scholarships
VIII pc presented to the nation h
top winners to BE- announced next
fall during the National III Club
Congress ID CHICAGO Other awards
include eXpensc-paid trips to the
Congress wrist watches. and gold
filled medals Virginia $ state win
ner to compete for national honors
will be named during the State All
Short Course at vPI the week Of
June %.
The oliver Corporation. Chicago.
will again provide All awards for
the dairy animal project winners.
while Carnation Company, Lo S
Angeles. will present awards to the
dairy foods demonstration winners.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-30
Pesticides Can Be
Dangerous If Used
Without Care

Pesticides. admittedly useful III
controlling diseases and insects, can
be a hazard if handled carelessly.
warns S, 3 Femme, plant patholo-
gist at VPI
Here are his rules for safety with
pesticides.
Do not store pesacides where
food Or feed stuffs are stored or
handled. When spraying edible
plants, try to put the least possible
amount Of spray on the part to be
eaten Be sure the edible parts are
throughly washed before they are
eaten
Wash hands and face thoroughly
after Spraying 81 busting DO not
smoke while spraying or busting
Pestcides can be transferred to
the mouth. resulting in illness or
death DO not spill the pesticide On
skin or clothing If this happens.
wash immediately and q h N Y q
clothing When using highly toxic
pesticides, wear 4 respirator u tie
damp cloth over The mouth and
nose
wash clothing thoroughly after
each spray JOB Be extremely care
FIJI when Spraying around pets Or
livestock. Cover their food and
water containers Do not spray with
toxic chemicals near fish ponds on
streams where the wind may carry
spray ard contaminate the pond
Do not use hornone weedkIllers
such as AID or PAST in the same
equipment as used to spray pesti-
cides Or fertilizers.
II IL almost impossible u remove
All traces Of the weedkiller. and
valuable plants may Dc killed When
the last bit Of pesticide has been
emptled, destroy tho container.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-30
Deadline Near
For Seeding Millet
And Sudan Grass

The deadline approaches for
seeding sudan grass and pearl mil
let for supplemental summer pas
ture in Virginia.
Agronomists at VPI say the crops
should be seeded by July L. Either
should be ready for grazing for
livestock during the critical sum
mer pasture months A third to one
h ! f acre will usually provide
enough grazing for one animal dur
ing the critical period.
For farmers who seeded sudan
grass or pearl millet earlier, and
who now have these crops about
ready for. grazing. the agronomists
have these tips.
Craze rotationally. Let u d a n
grass reach a height Of 10 inches
or taller before grazing Craze
down to a height Of SIX to eight
inches. then remove The animals
and permit recovery to the l3inch
height before grazing again. Craze
pearl millet III the same manner
However. millet can be grazed at
a lower height without danger be
cause it contains no prussic acid
The l3-inch height is the mini
mum for high yields of both crops
Higher Yields can be expected if
sudan or millet is allowed to grow
even taller before grazing. However
grazing should begin before the
crop becomes too coarse and lower
in digestibility- usually not over "a
to 30 inches high
Strip grazing. or restricting the
area to be grazed to that needed
for two to three days grazing. will
result in less waste by trampling
Both sudan grass and pearl mil
let are excellent for zero grazing !
harvesting daily and hauling
green chopped forage to animals
If there Is more forage than ~
needed for grazing, harvest i for
5ilage Or hay
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-30

on the first cutting. it will GER
talnly be necessary to spray the
second cutting. If the weevil was
controlled on the first cutting
spraying Of the second cutting
should not be necessary.
Q-My neighbors are spraying for
European corn borer. Will it pay
me to do the same?
Alt is not considered practical
IN Virginia to apply chemicals for
control Of the corn bOrer on field
corn. AT least three applications of
DOT would be necessary for salts
factory control This would involve
the use Of high-mount equipment,
which is not available. and it is
questionable whether the use of in
secticides against the corn borer
would appreciably increse the yield
OF field corn in this state.
Q-Do thrips on peanuts affect
the yield?
A-During favorable growing sea
sons, thrips probably do not re-
duct the yield of peanuts. Results
OF tests SO far have been incon-
elusive.
Q.When will the free test for
T. B. and Bangs in cattle begino
A-You are probably referring to
the county by-county testing for
Bangs burcellosis' being conduct
ed by the office Of the State Veteri-
marian. Plans call for all counties
to be included by the end of 1860
Testing for T. B. is not being done.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-30

Editors note: Here are the CUES
tons asked most frequently by Viz
ginia farmers during The past week.
as reported by county agricultural
agents. Staff members OF the VPI
Agricultural Extension Service and
Or Experiment Station supply the
ansWers)
Own it pay Inc to build corn
slorage2
A-Generally yes. assuming Vol
store corn at the proper moisture
content. keep it free of insects and
otherwise solve the technical prob
lens If you have a corn drier. and
II you harvest to meet TIE very
early market when prices are I'D. i.
may be more profitable TO sell i'm
mediately rather than storing There
are really So many variables. that
II is hard to give a blanket answer.
Q-Is there any control f0r The
heel fly as such. or does control
have to be made through the grub
A-There is no chemical control
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-30
Fertilizer Placement
Affects Corn Yields

Fertilizer placement definitely in
fluences corn stands. according to
results Of experiments conducted BY
the agronomy department at VPI
Large amounts Of nitrogen and
potash in contact with seeds We're
found to be harmful to stands ex-
pecially where rainfall was scanty
during the termination period Nj
trogen was the worst offender. with
potash coming second Slight injury
was apparent when phosphate was
applied alone in contact with seeds
1t was noted that phosphate alone
in the row gave greater early
growth
Three main types Of fertilizer
placement were used in tests CON
Quoted by j. A. Lutz, assistant
agronmist and assisting field sta
ton personnel They were broad
cast. contact in the row. and band
placement. In the band placement
method. fertilizer was placed two
liiCiicS w lllC Siuc dllu tHO ItiL4ltS
below the seed Combinations Of
these three methods were also test
ed
Fertilizer spread at rates up to
900, pounds per acre Of a l0l0l0
were not harmful to stands when
the broadcast or band placement
methods were used II was only
when large amounts Of nutrients
We're placed in the row with the
seed grain that injury occurred
Tests were conducted in 1853 at
Orange and Warsaw This year they
are being held at VPI and Peters
burg in addition to the two original
test sites. Yield data will be gather
ed in the fall.
The tests are expected to run for
four or five years in an attempt
to develop more information on the
problem.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-30
UNOFFICIAL POLL

Senate Majority Leader Lyndon
3. Johnson is coming up fast
in unofficial popularity polls for
the presidential nomination Of the
Democratic Party. comparison of
comprehensive tallies made by diff
ferent newspaper analysts indicates.
Two Of the most recent polls
one conducted by the Washington
Star and the other Gallup poll
show the Texas Senator in the third
snot. The Star appraisal indicates
johnson is now breathing down the
neck of second-running Sen. Stuart
Symington of Missouri.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-30
Alfalfa Weevil Is
Top Insect Problem
In 80 Forage Crop

The alfalfa weevil has been the
number one insect problem for
growers Of Virginia's number one
forage crop this season.
And Dr. j o. RoWell entomolo-
gist at VPI says that although con-
trolls Of the Weevil have been spotty
in some cases, generally farmers
have done pretty good job where
they followed one of the three
recommended control measures.
Next year. DR.. Rowell says. APP
plications Of heptachlor fertilizer
mixtures will vie for first place
with graduated heptachlor on the
list of recommendations The other
recommended treatment is the hep
tachlcr spray.
Results this season with bulk APP
plication Of the neutrality-suspicious.
mixtures was excellent where there
was proper coVerage There was
some difficulty, however. where the
minimum amounts 500 pounds Of
the medium analysis to the acre
We're applied with bulk delivery
trucks Bulk distribution. of the mix
lures was approved after recon-
mendations were published, and
caution about application was there
fore omitted The entomologist ex-
plains that bulk delivery trucks are
not easily calibrated to deliver
small amounts of fertilizer to the
acre Where only the minimum of
200 pounds was applied, the distri-
button was uneven and control was
poor On the other hand. where 600
to 700 pounds of the fertilizer-hep-
tachlor mixtures were applied. con
trol was very satisfactory.
Dr. RoWen reports that there has
been a rather heavy spittlebug IN
festation III alfalfa this year Where
the graduated heptachlor or fertil-
lzer mixtures were applied for
Weevil control, the spittlebug was
controlled also This should ercour-
age the use of these TWO treatments
on alfalfa next season. Dir. Rowell
believes.
Demonstrations on the use of
eranulated heptachlor were con
Quoted throughout Virginia this
year. and in every case where the
alfalfa Weeyil was a problem con-
troll vas very satisfactory. Appli-
cations n the demonstration were
made AZ the rate Of 10 pounds per
acre Of the two and one-half per
cent graduated heptachlor.
Pr. Rowell said that between
January and March ID the
recommended time for application
around 10000 tons Of fertilizer con
tanning heptachlor were applied to
alfalfa il Virginia. The mixture is
not quite as effective as the granu-
lated heptachlor, but the time and
money saved and the convenience
Of application are we'll worth the
difference Dr.. RoWell says that
neNt year farmer who knows the
Teeyil is III the area. and who plans
70 fcrfilize- alfalfa in the winter or
early spring should Cd ahead ard
nclnda heptachlor
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-30
CHOICE NOT NECEssARy

There is no need for an immedi-
ate choice between the Army's Nike
Hercules and the Air Forces Bo-
marc missiles, President Essen
hover has told top Republican con-
gressional leaders.
The relative merits Of the two
missiles have been debated openly
by military leaders in recent con-
greSsional hearings.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-30
CoIored News
Special Program At Zion Hill Church

tist Church. Sunday at 8 pm.
The program vas benefit affair
sponsored by the Willing Worker
Club
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-30
coIored News

The Candlelight Singers Of New
Jersey sang at Zion Hill Bap-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-01

or a swivel (no extra cost seating equipment is
needed. Note, too, Mercury's styling goes hand
and glove with purpose. There is more trunk
space than ever (some cars have less this year,.
Get the whole Mercury picture from your
Mercury dealer. It's about time you compared
Mercury for size, for beauty. Odds are to
that the price won't get in your way!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-01
Mercury is planned for people, puts luxury
within reach of 2 out of 3 new car buyers

by wide margin. Consider these facts, please.
Mercury is bigger, better cart has been
planned for 6 people, not 4. Mercury remem-
bered the middle man land cut the hump on
the floor in half. There's miles more leg room,
front and back. The door entrances are wider
Is inches wider than most cars in its class.
You get in and out easily-without a struggle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-01

HERE'S a portrait Of our least expensive Mercury.
Itstrikingly illustrates the point that Mercury
luxury does not necessarily mean "costs more"
No indeed. Comparing this Mercury Monterey
with top cars in the low-price field reveals the
difference in prices is quite narrow (check the
window stickers). But the difference in comfort
and space-in room and ride-favors Mercury