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PAGE TWELVE THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1947 Lynchings Increase In Post-War Years Atlanta, Ga.--(AP)--After a three-year wartime 'decline in Negro lynchings, each of the post- war years 1946 and 1947 has pro- vided a notorious case to focus international attention on one of the gravest social problems in the Southern States. The records of Tuskegee Insti- tute, Alabama's Negro school, list three known lynchings in 1943, two in 1944 and one in 1945, The number then jumped to six for last year. There have been no lynchings in Alabama cince 1940, Although the current year to date has not matched in numbers the grim record of 1946 occasion- ed by the multiple lynching of four Negroes near Monroe, Ga., last July, the recent Greenville, 8.C., case culminating in jury ac- quittal of 28 white men had some aspects unique in southern lynch annals. It marked the first time that so many persons=-31 defendants in all--had been involved in a mass murder trial for the slaying of a Negro. The case was notable also for speed with which 'suspects were rounded up and indictments obtained. Three days after the mutilated body of Willie Earle was found Feb. 17 by a Pickens County (8.C.) roadside, Sheriff R. H. Bearden of Greenville County an- nounced that he had' signed ad- missions from 11 Greenville taxi drivers of taking part in the lynch g. Earle had been in jail - as a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a taxi driver, Subsequent arrests brought the total to 31 and they were indict- ed by a country grand. jury about a month later. The trial resulted in a directed verdict of acquittal for three of the defendants and the jury freed the others after a | little more than five hours' de-| liberation, More savage in execution but fruitless from the standpoint of legal gonvictions was the Georgia mass lynching in the afternoon of July 25, 1946. ; i A mob estimated at about 20 white men seized four Negroes-- two ypung men and their wives-- from the car of a Walton County farmer and shot them to death in a remote rural section. One of the victims, Roger Malcolm, had been accused of stabbing his white employer and was out on bond. The others were slain presumab- ly because one of the women rec- ognized some members of the mob. A long state and federal inves- ling more than $30,000, was cli- maxed in December by a three- weeks' grand jury inquiry. After questioning scores of witnesses the grand jury reported it was unable to establish the identity of anyone in the mob. There the case rests. Even before echoes of the Greenville case had died down, North Carolina was confronted with an apparent lynching in the northeastern town .of Jackson In contrast to the usual pat- tern of the South's lynch cases, the state of Georgia recently brought James Brown, 25-year- old Negro, to trial on charges of raping a white woman, The trial was completed in three hours, the jury deliberated three minutes. Brown was con- victed and sentenced to die in the electric chair June 17. Mob ac- tion thredtened at the time of Brown's capture May 6, but he was rushed to safety in the state prison at Reidsville, FARM LAND VALUES The average valu¢ of occupied reported at $32 per acre. This re- presents an increase of seven per cent over the average values indi- cated in 1944 and 1945, and an in- | crease of 28 per cent over the 1935- 39 average. The upward trend in farm land values, from _ pre-war | levels, states the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, reflects at least in | part the relative changes which { have occurred in the price levels of farm products and -of the things index of farm prices of agricultur- which farmers buy, The Bureau's al products for 1946 was 835 per | cent above the 1935-39 level, while for the same. year the index prices | of commodities and services used by farmers had advanced 45.4 per cent from the 1935-39 base-period level, Increases in farm land valu- es over 1945 levels were reported in all provinces with the exception of Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, where sl'ght decreases occurred. MAYOR BY ACCLAMATION Carleton Place, Ont.--(CP)--W. J. Hughes has been elected mayor of this southeastern Ontario town, by acclamation succeeding the late George T. Coleman, who died March 22. Four other nominees withdrew in favor of Mr. Hughes. tigation, backed by rewards total- farm lands in Canada for 1946 is-| Farmers Are Considering i Pick-up Baler | Farmers having comparatively large quantities of hay to harvest are giving attention to the pick-up baler as a possible solution to the increased. cost and decreased effi- ciency of farm labor. ; In 1946 a pick-up baler, (automa- | tic twine-tie type), was used at the Dominion Experimental Farm, Nap- | pan, N.S. While this machine was used only one year, the results ob- | tained show conclusively that it will | reduce the labor cost in harvesting | hay materially. There are also in-| may be superior to that stored in! the usual manner. It was found that under seasonal conditions existing in 1946, hay could be stored in large quantities in the barn in bales without excess + heating or discoloration if it were | cured sufficiently to be stored loose in small mows. A moisture content of 25 per cent or more at time of storage resulted in' considerable heating and spoilage, but when the moisture content was 20 per cent or lower, no trouble was experienced. There was much less loss of leaf when the hay was baled as compar- ed with loose hay, and the- color was retained much better by baling. Three. methods of handling the bales from the baler were tried: in order of economy of labor they were: (1) Loading directly on a trailer hitched to the baler, and hauling directly to the barn; (2) Loading on a drag hitched to the baler and unloading at either end of the ridge or field. The style of drag used permitted loading and unloading without stopping . the machine, (3) Allowing the bales to drop at will from the baler. These three methods were all found to have their advantages and | disadvantages. | Hay stored in bales was found to keep better if the bales were piled on edge, with at least 4 inches an space between bales and if on the green side, the tiers should be se- parated by narrow boards, poles or some other similar method. It is not necessary to have ex- pensive storage buildings; in fact a cheap roof will do, and the space necessary is only about one-third that required for a similar quantity of loose hay. The economy of operation will | depend largely on the quantity to be handled in a year, and custom baling or cooperative ownership is the only solution except on very large farms. For further information, write the dications that the quality of hay | Anglican Monks Share Menial Chores at a Only Protestant y in Ci Anglican institution at Brac , is the Society of St. John Evangel, Known as the Cowley Fathers, the members undertake missi 'y and Like in the army, all the fathers and brothers take turns doing the chores. Here the senior man resident at the "mother house," Assistant Superior, Fr. J. W. Hawks, decked out in an apron, beats an egg handed to him by Fr. Lawrence Frith. The eggs are from the monastery's own farm. gelist work throughout the area. Dominion Experimental Farm, Nap- pan, NS. for the Central Experi- mental Farm, Ottawa. APHID-PROOF CANNING PEA Field crop insect investigations are carried on throughout Canada by the Division of Entomology, Science Service, Dominion 'Depart- ment of Agriculture. The Division's laboratory in the Province of Que- bec is located at St. Johns, about 25 miles south of Montreal and the officer in charge of the St. Johns Laboratory has been instrumental in 'developing a high grade com- mercial canning pea that is re- sistant to the pea aphid, one of the most serious pests of canning peas in that area. This officer also co- operates with the Fredericton, N.B. Laboratory in the study of potato aphid migrations along the St. Lawreace River and the Gaspe ceaat. Studies on the European ~orn borer in Quebec are being car- ried out by the Quebec Department of Agriculture in the campaign for the control of that insect. Today we Live ina Greater Canada | N07 = » BIT Sy Ys TUI Joma pup ana paper rankea as Canada's most important peacetime industry -- judged by wages paid, pro- duction value and exports. It is greater than ever today--with a 48% increase in employment over 1939, Spurrea oy War demands, Canada be. came the fourth steel producer of the United Nations and manufacture of iron and steel products became the industry employing most Canadians, Today there are more than twice as many of us engaged in this industry as before the war, The textile industry is our other great manufacturing employer, It, too, tremendously increased its output + to meet war needs. Today in it, too, far greater numbers of Canadians are employed than in 1939. 0 TODAY Canadian manufacturing has reached record peacetime heights. It has gone far beyond i ) anything attained in pre-war years. During the war we became the world's fourth industrial nation. Now, in peacetime production again, over 980,000 Canadians are employed in manufacturing--com- pared to 570,000 in mid-1939. And average pay has more than doubled! CHARLES McNELLEN, in the years 1920 to 1924 was driving a truck for a Toronto electrotyping firm. During this time he studied the business and was appointed as salesman for the same company from the latter part of 1924 until April, 1931. His enthusiasm in- spired other men who agreed to ' assist him in the founding of his own business. Today he is Presi- dent of "Bomac"--one of the engraving companies in Canada. largest electrotyping and MR. McNELLEN says, "Canada has been good to me. She will prove the same to those young Canadians who are ready to take advantage of" the vastly increased opportunities she offers today. Here, within our own country, in every field of endeavour, successful careers await the talented and ambitious." YO PROMOTE A FULLER REALIZATION BY CANADIANS OF CANADA'S PRESENT ii, Hl Re MAY STABILIZE PRICE OF JUTE Calcutta (CP).--The Government of Bengal has decided to set up a committee to examine the question of stabilizing the price of jute and nationalizing the jute trade in all its aspects. ' India's most important agricul- tural raw material next to cotton, jute is cultivated in provinces of Bengal, Bihar and Assam. It grows best in the water-logged areas of Bengal, which produces 80 per cent of the total output in India. Supplementary Pasture Needs Under conditions prevailing in Bastern Canada, permanent pas- tures and pastures in a crop rota- tion are subject to a period of low production in July and August. This shortage of pasturage in mid-sum- mer may he even more serious in the event tha t year's seedings of perennial and legumes have failed to "catch" or if there has been severe winter-killing. In view of these conditions it is necessary to provide supplementary or emergen- cy pasture py seeding some annual crop or a mixture off annuals adapt- ed to the local soil and climatic conditions, says F. 8. Nowosad, Division of Forage Plants, Central Experimental: Farm, Ottawa. Spring rye seeded at 2 bushels per acre will give the earliest pasture. It is ready to be grazed in about 4 weeks from the date of seeding. Oats seeded alone at 3 bushels per acre are more productive and may be grazed in about five weeks after seeding, This crop may be seeded any time the land is ready, buf not later than June 10th or 15th. While oats seeded alone are com- monly used for pasture, it is often more desirable to seed them in a mixture of oats at 2 bushels plus Su- dan grasg at 20 pounds per acre. This mixture, however, should not be seeded as early as oats alone nor until the ground is warm. This is usually about the time corn is nor- mally planted. The oats grow quick- ly and provide early pasture, while Sudan grass makes its best growth later and usually after the oate have been grazed off once. Sudan grass alone may be seeded at 25 to 30 pounds per acre on any soll adapted for corn, but should not be seeded as late as Bmpire millet which may be seeded until the first week in July, if moisture conditions are good. Millet may be seeded alone at 30 pounds or in a mixture with oats at 20 pounds per acre, Rape seeded at 3 to 5 pounds per acre any time from early spring to July provides very good pasturage in 8 to 10 weeks after seeding and is particularly suitable for late fall for sheep, hogs and beef cattle. The practice of grazing off the nurse crop used in seeding down new meadows has been followed with good results at the Central Experimental Farm. have been obtained by reducing the rate of seeding the annuals su¢h as oats plus Sudan grass provided care is given to the preparation of the soil and management of the grazing animals. The soil should be well cprepared but firm and cattle should never be turned out on such fields When the ground is soft after a rain. For further information on the use of different annuals for pasture write the Division of Forage Plants, Central Experimental Farm, Otta- wa, Good catches New Coal Mining Method Watched Victoria -- (CP) -- Experiments in Alabama and Europe aimed at eliminating underground coal min- ing are being watched by British Columbia government geologist and coal mining experts. Should the experiments prove successful -- and reports have been encouraging -- it is planned that this province will extract coal in the form of gas. Its energy would be marked either in gas form, con- version into oils and gasoline, or converted into electricity to be car- ried to consumers by wires. Present method of mining and using coal is recognized as danger- ous, wasteful and dirty. All valuable by-products are lost in burning and soot is scattered over landscape and buildings. With hoped for early development of vast virgin coal fields in the Peace River country, the B.C. gov- ernment is particularly interested in new mining methods. Plans are now in the making for extension of the Pacific Great Eastern Rail- way from its Quesnel terminous to Dawson Creek in order to tap the Peace River fields for the Van- couver market. "There is no doubt that we are not using a great natural resource as efficiently as we should," said one government official, "I think we should start converting coal into fuel oils and gasoline." The revolution of method, if and when it comes, may throw one of the province's basic industries into turmoil, as it may throw thousands of miners out of work. Canadian Movies Interest Aussies Written for The Canadian Press By LEONE KIRKWOOD Sydney, Australia -- (CP)--Capa- dian documentary films shown te Australians attending Sydney's 10- day Royal Easter Show were favor. ably received. The film programs, staged every hour, covered evéry phase of Cana- dian life--agriculture, social plan- ning, industry, education, sport, 'history, art and music. Films portraying Eskimo and ™- dian life seemed to be the most popular. People leaned forward in their seats and gasped as they watched Eskimos eating raw fish or Indian women carrying papooses, Every session saw all seats filled, with additional people standing around the walls of the basement room of a big showground building containing the Empire displays. At the end of each screening a few Australians hunted up Cana- dians who were on hand and quizzed them about Canada. Many of the inquiries were from mothers whose sons trained in Canada un- der the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Farmers asked ques- tions about the number of Canadian farms with electricity and Canada's wheat acreage. Some inquired about working conditions in Canada and one trained nurse asked if she could carry on her work in Canada if she visited Australia's sister domin- ion. But Australians weren't the only ones asking questions. Practically every session at least one Canadian, now a resident of Australia, approached Canadian film people to talk of the home- land. Some of these Canadians had been in Australia only a year, oth- ers had come out before the First World War. 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