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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-03-20
Strip Cropping, Popular Practice

Editors Note: rhe following
article was written Ly Ed Dicker-
son. work unit conservationist for
Appon,att0x and Buckingham c0un-
ties. Anyone Interested in more de-
tails on strip cropping can contact
their local soil conservat;onist.)
Contour strip cropping and sod
waterways have been successfully
employed III Appomattoy and Buck
ingham counties for many years as
one Of the practical measures to
conserve soils.
Contour strip cropping is a
method OF farming SO that the
fields are laid OUT around the hills
and are separated BY strips Of close
growing crops. The width Of the
strips is determined by the steep
ness Of the slope Of the field. They
should be as long as possible. 10
save turning SO often with equip
ment
Confon~ strip cropping is a prac-
tee needed on most cropland that
is worked IN clear titled row crops.
When the rows are run up and down
the hill. the rain follows the rows.
washing away the soil, fertilizer,
lime and sometimes the crop itself.
Level rows running around the
hill hold more water and lets i
soak into The ground fer future use.
Any wafer running oil tle row crop
strips goes To the strips with close
growing cover crops. There the
water riin-otf is cleaned. a lot more
soaklne into the ground and the rest
slowed ~ and spread out
Clean water does not wash oullics
as fast az dirty water. Under this
system. erosion is greatly reduced
and the most tse is obtained from
the fertilizer and lime
Dry weather does not hurt crops
in a good system Of st@p cropping
as much Els II does crops worked II
large fields Thu water that has
soaked ~ the gr95nd NJ aNaiiahla To
the roots of the plants.
Fields that are strip cropped be-
come smooth ann the machinery
does not have to slow down for
gullies and washes. This saves lots
Of time on machinery repairs.
Some people say that The strips
are too small 10 work easy hut
know people who d0 custom WON,
who prefer to work for farnes who
practice STRIP yopping.. Most
farmers, often WORKING In strips for
Ole year. say that it is the easiest
way to work and that they would
not farm any other way.
The best time to lay out strips
is in the fall and winter before any
blowing is done. II
BY proper planning. the land that
has been in row crops can be
seeded 10 small grain ais usual and
there will be no interference with
that. The rest Of the cropland can
be laid out the rotation worked SO
that>a balance Of crop acreage will
be maintained The land seeded 10
small grain should Be laid out next
fall
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-03-20

Aage him in your herd
Q Win spraying for chickweed
injure alfalfa now?
At you do it Immediately there
will likely be no injury. Don't spray
fter the alfalfa starts active
growth
Q What variety Of oats should
seed during March?
A Use one Of the spring va-
rieties Andrew, Missouri 02O5.
Newton. or Clarion
G Can pillow down complete
corn fertilizer and put 100 to so
pounds through the planter. and get
comparable results as when | APP
ply the fertilizer on top before
planting in heavy soils?
4 Yes, but BE- careful not 10 use
too much high ANALYSIS fertilizer in
this manner.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-03-20
enjoy electric heat in an alI-eIectric home

You can forget daily busting 4. you can
count on rugs, curtains, upholstery staying
new years longer ). when you plan Electric
Heat for your All-Electric Home.
That's because Electric Heat is as clean as
electric light. Just Is safe and silent, too.
Its comforting warmth radiates luxuriously
from baseboards, wall panels Or ceilings.
There's no fire or flue, no SCOT or fumes.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-03-20

No wasted heat, either. A thermostat in
every room let's you use just the heat you
need :. when and where you need it.
Electri: heat Is priced for all to enjoy !. I.
ask your vEPco representative for an esti-
mate Of the cost to heat your home. A home
wired, lighted, equipped to modern Medal
lion Home standards !. your guarantee
Of Better Living Electrically.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-03-20

Cattle
Cattle prices look better for this
spring than they did several months
ago There still aren't enough cows
to materially increase the calf crop
and the Supporting off Of heifers u
helping TO keep the price up. With
this fact, it also looks like fall
prices will be pretty good.
Indications are that this spring
should be a good time to unload
your stocker cattle particularly
that Of lower quality Look your
herd over and Gull these out. but
hold the rest if YOU have feed for
them. Interest in sales will pick up
as We move closer to April and tho
time when there III an abundance
Of green grass. If vim plan or sell
iug this spring, take advantage of
the spring cattle sales. They attract
more buyers and usually better
prices.
Prices for heavy grass fed cattle
in the IS and $50 pound range
might be better BY fall in view Of
what lighter cattle prices are do
ing
Cattle slaughter il January and
February averaged slightly less
than last year despite large market
inEs Of fed cattle Prices Of fed
cattle did not change greatly during
the period ard present prices are
running abeut the same as year
ago
In the Virginia auctions 5000
steers were SIS Is to s27 and choice
S28 to 500 Utility and good cows
were ST. to SO with Gamers anc
cutters STA to sl8- Veal pric Z S
showed a % to 50 cents drop anc
this was the sixth week Of a price
decline in veal Choice and prime
vealers were $50 to $50 and gooc
S23 to S35.
Lambs
1t looks like prices for early
spring lambs will be about the same
as last year s23 10 s24 A 20 pei
cent increase in sheep and LIANT
slaughter during January and Feb
rnary compared with a year earle.
depressed prices bat the early lalnt
crop Is no larger than last year
California s$ early lam b crol
those dropped before March i i.
down in number. But in three south
eastern states Kentucky. Tennes
see and Virginia-the number i
running about the same
Prices Of fed lambs in Virginia
auctions have been running s2l 4
to S22-5 for the prime and sci 81
$2l.75 for the choice.
Grain Sorghum Seed
There should be a readily avaA
able supply of grain sorghum seed
depending upon the type o. variet,
you may desire The open POLL
mated seed will run YOU about S,
per hundred pounds while the by
birds will cost about Sl8. Report
from farmers who have tried tn,
hybrids indicate that the add
tional yield and grain quality NOR
than offset the additional cost 0
the hybrids.
And here's something youn b,
glad to know The possible occur
renee Of Johnson Grass-hke plant
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-03-20
SOMEONE FORGOT

Seattle = Fourteen years ago
World War II came to an end and
they turned the lights back on all
over the world In Seattle. they for
got.
The lights outside the portal Of
the Lake Washington floating bridge
were BACKED out on Pearl Harbor
Day Earlier this month the chair
man of Chamber of Commerce
committee pointed out that some
one apparently forgot to turn them
Oh again.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-03-20

BY milking machine until the pro-
duct is Ill the cooling tanks and all
equipment sterilzed. no hands or
air come in contact with the milk
The bacteria count has not been
over 1000 al any time since he
started shipping. September l. 1857
even when he shipped 3 grade milk
he said. He has a cIean-in- place
pipe line system
A. W. Campbell, former inspector
for the Richmond Health Depart
mert, told Thornton he had the best
arrangement and one Of the most
modern milking set-ups in the area
Thornton has increased his herd
10 8 Guernsey and Holste;n cows.
His records show that last year.
with only Is cows. 27o 900 pounds
OF milk were produced, which is a
high production from a mixed
grade herd which is not purebred."
he explained
Dairymen S h oot for 300 900
pounds per year per person en-
ployed. Thornton has no hired help.
II use temporary pasture almost
100 per cent for milk cows. he
vert on r usually have pasture
from April through November. use
rye grass, crimson clover and small
grain for winter and spring. and
Sudan grass and lespedeza for the
summer and fall.
Son Of Dairy Farmer
John Wilson Thornton is the son
of an old-fashioned dairy farmer.
A native Of Powhatan county. he
graduated from Midlothian High
School and received his BIS. degree
in engineering from VPI. During
World War III, he was an engineer
ing officer aboard a destroyer in
the Pacific. afterwards working for
a while with Aicoa at Pittsburgh,
Pa.
He and Mrs. Thornton, a gradu-
ate Of CreWe High School and Madi-
son College. both taught school be-
fore their marriage. They have two
attractive children Jay. seven and
one-half. and Carolyn Lee, four and
one-haH
Ethelene Thorton is president Of
the Winterham HID Club. She is
proud of her husbands accomplish
ments. When she would Try to tell
OF something special he had accom-
plishad his remark was. Nov
honey, we're telling about the
farm"
Carolyn Lee is shy little girl
who doesn't like to have her picture
taken but is very fond Of her seven
cats, one Of which will have very
little to do with anyone else. He
rubs his head affectionately against
her cheek and purrs contentedly.
Jay sums 1t all up by saying. Il
want to be farmer just like my
dad"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-03-20
FARM PRICE
OUTLOOK

This Is the Virginia to
the Virginia
ment offers with the
res b RICH. all he
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-03-20
NOT SO CLEAR

50 i worries You when your hus-
band talks IN his Sleep
Yes. doctor he's 50 indistinct .
Evening star., 1959-06-26

Stand
Explained

Just returned from the
Denver convention Of the
Young Republican National
Federation. Miss Carol Daw-
son elaborated yesterday on
the convention stand taken
last week by the delegates in
censuring Senators Margaret
Chase Smith and william
LANCER.
Miss Dawson seconded the
resolution, adopted by ac-
clamation Of the convention,
which criticized the two Re-
publican Senators for "un-
Republican conduct" in vot-
ing against the confirmation
Of Lewis L. Strauss as Secre-
tary Of Commerce.
The resolution called the
two Republicans to task for
having demonstrated utter
disregard and disdain for the
jud g m ent and wishes Of
President Eisenhower"
Miss Dawson said she'd
learned that the convention
action had been construed as
an official censure" in one
newspaper report.
This was Just an express
sion of opinion Of the Young
Republicans" she explained.
Something that comes out
Of a Young Republican con-
vention could hardly be con-
sidered as an official state
ment on the same level as,
for example, one that would
be issued by the national
chairman Of the Republican
National Committee"
The Young Republicans
plan no further action on
their stand against the two
Senators. said Miss Dawson
who is a secretary in the Of
flee Of Senator Kenneth
Heating. Republican of New
York. and newly elected ma
tional co-chairman Of the
Young Republican College
Service Committee.
At the time the resolution
was considered a few dele
gates felt that such action
would emphasize a split in
the national party" she said.
But the majority felt that
by the very fact that the
resolution was presented by a
liberal Republican, Miss
Rosemary Mazon of Penn
Sylvania, and seconded by a
conservative Republican,
which I am, emphasized
more unity"
Evening star., 1959-06-26

miral turned over his COM
mand to his successor, Rear
Admiral Bruce e. Bradley,
former deputy surgeon gen.
eral of the Navy.
Reception
1t ended with a large re-
ception in honor Of Admiral
and Mrs. Cooper and Admiral
and Mrs. Bradley given by
the officers Of the National
Naval Medical Center In the
Oficers Mess on the Center's
grounds.
Because he was awarded
the Bronze Star Medal for
"heroic service in combat" in
the Battle Of Guadalcanal
Evening star., 1959-06-26

during World War II. Ad-
miral Cooper was retired at
the vice admiral grade.
The retirement ceremony
was climaxed when his new
star was pinned on him, his
three-star personal flag was
hoisted, and seven companies
OF seamen marched past in
review.
The evening reception fea-
tured a This Is Your Life"
theme which really took Ad-
miral Cooper by surprise. Not
so Mrs. Cooper. who helped
in its planning for the last
three months.
AS guests entered the ON
GERS Mess first floor terrace
Evening star., 1959-06-26

room where the party was
held. they noted large photo
craps and cartoons on the
walls all around the room.
They represented the pic
ture story" Of Admiral Coop
er's life beginning with his
boyhood days in Missouri,
continuing through his jun
ior officer days and various
posts where he's served, in
cluding his tour Of duty as
Inspector General for the
Bureau Of Medicine and Sur
gerry, which took him around
the world, and concluding
with his last days Of duty at
Bethesda.
Highlight OF the party was
the presentation Of q parting
gift to Admiral Cooper-an
appropriate memento from
his naval officer associates
an atmospheric clock.
Also entertaining at the
Bethesda Naval Medical Gen.
ter officers Club last night
were the Portuguese Naval
Attache and Mrs. Santos.
Their early evening recep-
tion was in honor Of Portu-
guese Navy Day.
Select Heroes
Although the day is nev-
er observed on any tradi-
tional date, a different phase
Of Portuguese naval history
and o naval hero - or he
roes - who lived in that Pc
riod are selected to be hon.
ored.
Yesterdays party COM
memorated the 1922 flight
made by two daring Portu-
guese naval aviators, Comdr.
Sacadura Cabral and Capt.
Gago Coudinho, from Lisbon
to Rio de Janeiro.
The Air Attache Of the Un-
ion Of South Africa and Mrs.
Krummeck entertained at q
small at home" last night.
1t was the second of two
summer parties they had
planned for the many friends
they have made during their
four-and-a- half years here.
Evening star., 1959-06-26
Nancy McElroy
Going to
Moscow Fair

Miss Nancy McElyoy, who
will spend July in Europe. ex-
poets to be on hand for the
opening Of the American
National Exposition in Mos
COW.
This will be her first visit
to Russia and she is looking
forward to seeing both Mos
COW and Leningrad.
The daughter Of Defense
Secretary and Mrs. McElroy
will make the trip with
friends from New York, Mr..
and Mrs. Bromwell Ault.
Evening star., 1959-06-26
Admiral Cooper's S Day
From Start to Finish
SERVICE SCENE

Yesterday might have been
called Admiral Cooper Day"
at the National Naval Medi-
cal Center in Bethesda.
For all the honors that 60
to an admiral retiring from
the Navy were paid to Vice
Evening star., 1959-06-26

Admiral Thomas F. Cooper.
the outgoing commanding Of
flcer of the Medical Center.
The day began with an
hour-long ceremony on the
Naval Medical Center
grounds. in which the ad-
Evening star., 1959-06-26

Store hours; daily, 10 am. TO q p.m,
! Corners evening shopping: Monday.
THURSDAY and Friday until ESQ pm.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-07-23
Consider Ways
Of Levying Taxes
On House Trailers

Effective ways and means of
taxing house trailers were dis
cussed at a unique meeting of the
county commissioners of the four
Western Maryland counties at the
Cumberland County Club last
Thursday.
John j. Rowan, president of the
Allegany County Board of Com
missioners, who presided at the
first session of this type in Western
Maryland, said the commissioners
from Garrett, Washington and
Frederick counties we're especially
interested in the adoption on a
statewide basis of Allegany Coun-
ty legislation provided by House
Bill 795, which was introduced in
March by Delegate William Walsh.
House Bill 795, which became
effective June /, provides for an
arrival tax of $40 upon each house
trailer designed for habitation and
parked in Allegany County for
period exceeding 80 days. The
owner or lessee of each such
trailer must within 10 days after
the initial 30-day period register
with the supervisor of assessments
for Allegany County and pay the
tax to the county tax collector and
obtain an assessment permit.
This assessment permit will be
in the form of an assessment plate,
to be attached to the house trailer
in a prominent place as evidence
that the arrival tax has been paid
and that the property has been
placed on the tax rolls for assess
ment purposes.
The owner of any trailer park
or his agent must report to the
of assessments within
10 DAYS after its arrival in the
trailer park of any trailer not
bearing the county assessment
plate.
This problem of taxing trailers
was discussed by William H. Riley,
chief supervisor Of assessments
for Maryland, in his afternoon re-
marks to the commissioners. Mr..
Riley contended that a trailer be-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. William Wellington
and Miss Dolores Frazee, all OF
Cumberland. were last Tuesday
evening dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sherman Frazee.
Misses Eleanor and Claudia
Griffith, of Prospect, Pa, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Miller, over
the weekend. They were accom-
panied home by the former
father. Asa Griffith, who had Wis
tied friends and relatives here Tor
several weeks.
Sunday dinner guests OF Mr.,
and Mrs. Walter Richter were
John Boiler, of Grantsville; Percy
Lager. of Gibsonia, Pa; Thelma
Georg. of Reimersburg, Pa; Mrs.
Effie Bach, Edward Georg, Mr.:
and Mrs. Harold Georg and
daughter, Jean Miller, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Waldo Zinkan.
MIR. and Mrs. Orlando Hetrick
and son John, visited the formers
sister. Mrs. Raymond BoWser, who
is a patient at the Community hos
pital, Meyersdale, Pa, Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Peck and
family, of Springs, Pa, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Ross Speicher, on Mon
day evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-07-23

of the Clifford REALS were Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth Roy and son
Delbert, of Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Moon and
son Rickie, attended the Moon
reunion at Potomac Park, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Michael,
of Detroit, visited Mrs. Rose Will
son, Wednesday afternoon.
Sunday evening visitors of the
Frank Blambles we're Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Liller and children, of
Davis.
Sunday visitors of Mrs. Rose
Wilson we're Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Wilson and Mr.. and Mrs. June
Russell, Elkins, and Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Hyre, Morgantown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Simmons
and children are spending this
week with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Simmons, and with
his sister and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gordon.
Saturday evening visitors of Mrs.
Isabel Alternately were Mr. and
Mrs. Gil Turney. Washington, ID.
c.; Mrs. Leila Smith, Deep Greek;
and Mrs. Thelma McHewn, Pitts
burgh.
Charlie Blamble is a patient in
Garrett County Memorial hospital.
Friday evening visitors of the
Garrett Lillers we're Frank Blam-
BILE, Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Schrock
and family. The Lillers had a
wiener roast later Friday evening
for Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Roy and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
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Accident Personals

couples fourth child, but first son.
Mrs. c. Schmale accompanied
| by her granddaughter, Miss San
dra Martz, of Hamburg, N. Y, Wis
/ tied the formers cousin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Gnegy, of Meyersdale,
Pa. on Sunday evening
Mrs. TroXell Keplinger and
daughter, of Jacksonville, Fla,
and Robert Aronhalt, of Morgan
town. w. Va, were guests on Sun
day of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth KEEP
linger.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Kahl, of
I Mt. Lake Park. and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Kahl and family, of Friends
vile, visited Mrs Ada Kahl, Sun
day.
Miss Rhoda Glover was a dim
ner guest on Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Davis, of Friendsville.
Saturday night guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Harold George were
Percy Lager, of Gibsonia, Pa, and
Miss Thelma Georg, of Reimers-
burg, Pa.
Miss Diane Brobst, of Arlington,
Va, is visiting her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster Hoover and
Mrs. Carrie Brobst for several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Folk and
daughter, of Grantsville, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Speicher last
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Guy Broadwater
and daughter visited relatives in
Washington, d. c., over the week
end. They we're accompanied home
by their son Gary, who had Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Vanden-
driesche, of Riverdale, for the
past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Rush, of
Gary, Ind, visited the formers
parents, Mr. and Mrs. DeLeon
Rush, over the weekend.
Mrs. Margaret Roberts and Ar
thur Shirer, of Confluence, Pa,
were Sunday evening dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman
Frazee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Glotfelty,
of Gary, Ind, visited the formers
mother and other relatives here
over the weekend.
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Red Oak-Fairv;ew

Miss Jcanie Beard, daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. William Beard, of
Wheaton, spent two weeks vaca-
ton with her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Cooper. She re-
turned home with her parents, who
we're Friday overnight guests of
the Coopers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sellars
and daughter Carol, of Leesburg,
Fla, are vacationing with his
mother, Mrs. Tim Sellars and his
grandmother, Mrs. Rose Wilson,
at their home in Wilson.
Rev. and Mrs. Enos Griffith,
Beckley. w. Va, announce the
birth of a daughter on July 21st.
Mrs. Griffith is the former Miss
Edith Cosner, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Cosner.
William Bittinger is patient in
the Garrett County Memorial hos
pital. He was admitted Saturday
morning following heart attack.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Wright and
children. Akron, spent last week
with MIR. and Mrs. William Bitt-
niger and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Bittinger.
Weekend visitors of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Gibbs we're Mr.. and Mrs.
James Gibbs and children, Pitts
burgh.
Mrs. Ruth Dilgard, Fairmont, is
visiting relatives here this week.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Childs, last Friday, were her
mother, Mrs. Lucy Burke, of King
wood; her brother, Truman Burke
and son Tim, Niagara Falls; sisters,
Mrs. Opha Erwin and Mrs. Merle
Fortney, and her niece, Miss SUI
san Hovatter, of near Kingwood.
Sunday dinner guests of the Gar
rett Lillers were Mr.. and Mrs.
Buck Bonner, Keyser; Mrs. Amy
Lawrence and Mrs. Mae Jackson,
Morgantown Afternoon visitors
were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Liller
and family, Davis, and Baity Rid
der, Sunnyside.
Mrs. Virginia Childs had three
of her great grandchildren visiting
with her last week: Jeanie Beard,
Diane and Phillip Weese.
Mrs. Virginia Harvey gave a
wiener roast last Thursday for her
niece, Virginia Mae Truban, of
Greenbelt, who has been visiting
her for two weeks Guests we're
members of the Sunday School
class which Virginia has attended
while here.
Tuesday evening dinner guests