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Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
Dismiss 49 More
Employees Of OPA
Employment Will Be Terminated
On December Both

Charles w. llardcSty. Delaware
OPA director, announced this
week that 19 employees of the agency
in this state have received notices
that their employment will be ter
minated Dec. 30.
BY Jan. 1, there will remain IS
persons on the OPA payroll in this
state, of whom 80 will be in the
district Office.
Seven will be assigned to sugar
ratiOning; l6 to rent control three
to the administrative division: two
in the information service, and II
on special services.
In addition four will be located in
the branch rent Office in Dover and
two at the service rent Office recent
iy opened at Georgetown.
Five investigators and three at
tOrneyS in the enforcement division
Of the Delaware district office have
been offered transfers to the BaIti-
more branch enforcement office. Mr..
Hardesty said. These transfers. if
accepted, will be effective about
Dec. Is.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
Local Basketeers To
Oppose Dover Quintet
Longtime Traditional Sports Ri
,aIS Clash Here December 11th

a sports rivalry that dates back
past the turn of the century Will be
renewed here on the Milford High
School court next Wednesday even
ing, Dec. IL. when teams repre-
sentinG Dover and Milford, long
time traditional sports rivals, clash
in a Mar-Del League basketball
game. The LCgiOnaircS of Dover
and the focal Blue ifenS were pre-
season favoriteS to carry off league
titular honOrs and Wednesdays
game should product one of the
hardest-fOught contests of the StiIl
young season.
According to reports coming out
of Dover. the LcgiOnnaireS have a
team that compares favorably with
some of the best Dover teams of the
past Ably coached by Bob Reed.
former Dover High cage star and
University of Alabama alumnus,
the LegOinnaireS have on their
roster such well-known basketball
standouts as Eddie Graham. Jack
Martin. Reds Artis. Perry IIOllo-
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Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
State Grange Will
Meet December 1O-11
Annual Sessions VIII Be Held In
Peoples Church On That Date

The 72nd annual meeting of the
Delaware State Grange will be held
in Peoples Church at Dover, Della
ware. on December 10 and IL, with
Capital Grange as the host. Fred
Bailey of Washington, ID. c., and
Donald Martin will be the guest
speakers.
A. Bailey Thomas. State Master
will preside at the business Ses-
sion which will open at 10 a. H.
Tuesday, December 6. Reports and
resolutions will be given during
the day. At the evening session
at 1880 o'clock, officers for the
next two years will be elected.
On Wednesday, December II. a
$3.50 d. m, business will again be
resumed.
CONTINUED on page -
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
Three New
Trustees For
Ferris Named
Will Succeed Two Who
Quit Due To Health,
One Who Cited Private
Business Pressure.

1hc resignation of three MEM
bcrS of the board of trustees of tho
Ferris School for Boys, and the
appointment Of three new members
10 HI the uneXpired terms of those
VINO resigned. were announced last
FRIDAY by Gov. Walter w. Bacon.
New members of the Ferris
board arc:
raul ID. Lov"tt of Newark;
W. Lyle MOwlds, Dover;
W. ThOmaS Knowles of Whining
ton.
DR.. II. f. Corlcy of Smyrna. pres
ldent OF the board, who has been a
trustee since 1924, and Frank Mar
tine Heal of Wilmington. secretary
OF the board who was appointed
in 1878. both submitted their res
ignationS due to i'll health.
Private Business Cited
Frank II. Webb of Wilmington
resigned due to the pressure OF
private business.
Governor Bacon said that The
designations would be effective
Dee. 2 with the terms of the three
named to replace them becomine
effective Dee. 3.
Dir. Corley. dentist of Smyrna
would not have terminated his
current appointment to the boart
until July. 1949. Mr.. Heal, prin.
cipal Of Warner Junior Higl
School. was to have served unit
July. 1850, and Mr.. Webb until Ju
ly, 1948.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
Peninsula Horticultural
Society Will Gather 1T
Dover On December 1918

Fruit and vegetable growers
throughout the Delmarva area are
expected to attend the sessions of
the Goth annual meeting of the Pc
ninSuIa Horticultural society when
it meets Thursday and Friday, De-
cember II and Is at Dover.
Officers of the Society are: C.
Fred Fifer. president, wyoming;
Lloyd Balderson, vlce-presldent,
Rising Sun. Maryland; W. Lee AL
len. treasurer, Salisbury Mary
land; and DR.. T. F. Manns, secre-
tary, Newark, Delaware.
The program will open ON Thurs
day morning with an ADDRESS by
C. Fred Fifer. Society president
A panel to discuss Current and Flu
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06

ture Production Practices with
Fruits will be led by A. l.. Ken
worthy of the University Of Della
ware and include DR.. ]. G. Haut,
DR.. l.. A. Schrader. A. +. Vierhel-
Ter all of the University of Mary
land; and Dr.. Leon Havis and Dr.
{. P. Harley of the U. S. Depart
mcnt of Agriculture; and growers.
Topics to be discussed will be
new peach varieties, varieties
trends, fruit tree fertilization, fruit
thinning sprays, and observations
and experience with the new Tenn
pie strawberry in 1916.
A film showing new develop
ments in spraying and dusting
Continued on page 12)
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
Safety Council Will
Meet On December IL
Twenty-Se,cnth Annual Meeting
viii Be Held In Playhouse

Norman Damon, Vice President
of the AutomOtivc Safety FouDda-
tion, Washington. ID. G., will be
the guest speaker at the Twenty
seventh Annual meeting of the
Delaware Safety Council which will
be held at 500 p. NJ. on Wednes-
day, December IL, in The Play
house, Wilmington, Delaware.
The Annual Meeting Committee,
composed of Robert G.. Hackett,
| Chairman. John W. Carpenter, ID.
NJ. Huber. Clark w. Mcknight. II.
l.. Miner. Frank l.. Reed. John ID.
Reedcr, Mrs. +. G.. Tallman and
II. V. Daniel, is preparing an out
standing program. The meeting it.
self will be divided into three parts
- orc-halr hour for Safety Council
reports, onc-half hour for MIR
Damon. and one hours cutertain-
mcnt. Some of the best actors and
acts of vaudeville in the east have
been secured for this occasion.
In addition to the guest speaker
/ Mr.. Harold V. Maybce, President
of the Safety Council. will present
his annual report. The report O
the Nominating Committee will be
given by Mr.. Earl Edingcr. Chair.
man of that committee. The finan
cial report will be made by Mr. FIar
ry X. Craig, Treasurer of the COun
! Gil.
City and state officials have beer
invited to attend and to date more
than five hundred reservation!
have been made for the meeting
which is generally considered az
the high water mark of safety il
the state.
A dinner for members of the ex
ecutive committee. out of stat
guests, and the speaker will b.
held in the Hotel dupont prior t,
the annual meeting. Seats will b.
filled on a first come first serve,
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Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
Shore Theatre Will
Assist Unfortunates
Local Cinema Management Coop.
Grating With Girl Scouts

Arc you planning to attend the
Benefit Movie to be held at the
Shore Theatre" this Saturday, De-
cember 7th at 10:30 a. M? Remem-
her the price of admission is a toy.
a school supply item or packaged
food which the Milford Girl Scouts
will. cegiect.' pack and ship overseas
in the '"Thinking Day" boxes they
are preparing for the children who
are the innocent and pitiful victims
OF the past war.
The Girl Scouts are counting on
you to be present with your gener-
GUS donation or donations as of
course, you can bring as much as
you like.
Not only will you have pleasure
in seeing on the screen the famous
"lIopalong Cassidy in The Trail
Dust but you will be able to ex-
perience the pleasure Of doing a
kind deed as you can be sure your
gifts will he received by the child
rem with much rejoicing and heart
felt thanks.
CONTINUED on page -
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
5,000ReportedAs
Hospital Drive Ends
With Dinner Here
Although Goal OF $780,
600 Was Not Reached,
Officials Are Still Con-
fident Of Ultimate
Victory.

Confident that the goal will ulti-
mately be reached, workers in the
S25O,00O building fund campaign to
erect a new maternity wing and
Nurses School and Residence at
Milford Memorial Hospital, met in
Milford Community Auditorium,
Monday night, and marked $173,210
on the community score board.
campaign Chairman Irwin G.. Bur-
ton presided and announced that
while it was the final report meet
ing, 1t was anticipated that many
more subscriptions would be re-
ceived putting it over the top.
opening the program hospital
administrator John F. Wymer, Jr.,
announced that at 200 p. NJ. on
Monday, December 2, all known
records of the Milford Memorial
Hospital were leveled. when a
grand total of 1872 patients were
reported.
In continuing his remarks Mr..
Wyner further stated that with
facilities for taking care of 20
mothers and 20 babies on the ma
ternity floor at 200 P. M. Monday
there were 81 mothers and 81 bab-
les. In this group eight mothers
We're placed in the hall on the 4th
floor and it was necessary to cam
eel all visiting hours.
The congestion also made it
necessary to cancel all elective
surgery cases for Tuesday.
Every hospital bed was in use
and four cots were brought into
use to take care of the emergency.
In outlinig the condition at the
local hospital, Mr.. Wymer, stated
that on Saturday. November 80,
patients numbered 104 and this
figure went to 115 by Sunday morn
ing.
Most of the increase was attribut-
able to the increase in maternity
cases.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
Credit Auto Buying
May Soon Return
Financing Executives Say
Savings OF Low Income
Class Gone

NEW YORK, (R)-Installment
buying of automobiles. familiar part
Of the American pre-war scene,
may return on a large scale sooner
than most people think. three credit
financing executives said this week.
The present period of preponder-
antly cash buying may end soon,
they said, because:
1. The reservoir of money and
savings, accumulated during the
war by lower income groups, is fast
drying up.
2. Rising prices of cars, and other
durable goods, is speeding that
process.
3. Automobile production cannot
be maintained at pre-war levels by
selling only to those who can pay
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
-Diphtheria
Prev
Is Urged By.
Health Board
Parents Are Advised To
Immunize All Babies
And Young Children,
To Prevent Spread OF
Disease.

Eighteen cases and two deaths
from diphtheria SO far this years
number of them during the past
few weekS-brings d warning from
DIR. Edwin Cameron, executive sec
retary of the State Board of Health,
that all babies and young children
should have the protection of diph-
iberia immunization. since they are
the ones most apt to die from this
dangerous and Catching" disease.
Diphtheria is, essentially, dis
ease Of early childhood. and those
under the age of years are most
defenscless against it. The diph
iberia germ grows in the nose and
throat and pours out powerful
toxin or poison into the blood
stream. This poison may attack
the heart muscle and damage ii Sc
vercly or it may inflame the nerves
and cause type of paralysis.
Diphthcria Result OF Neglect
Diphtheria, the health official
stated. is a disease that is largely
the result of neglect for, if all par
cnts would take their children to
the family doctor or the clinic and
have them given the protective
substance called "toxoid". few chill
dren would have this disease.
Diphtheria was once the most just
ly dreaded of all the diseases of
childhood and many children died
from it each year Medical science
has. fortunately. found a defense
against dipntheria in this sub
stance called "toxoid". which. when
given to the child, has the power
to stimulate the body to build up
immunity against the disease. The
State Board of Health assures par
cnts that this injection is d simple
procedure.
Since diphthcria kills more ba-
bies than it does older children, the
Board advises that the first injec-
tion of toxoid be given at about six
mouths of age, with two other in
jcctiOns to follow at intervals rec
commended by the physician Re-
inforcing doses are recommended
for children before they enter the
first grade of school. If five and
siX-year-olds have not been given
diphtheria protection as infants. il
is even more important that they
have it when they begin their
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
State Budget
ACCOun n / a n /
Has Resigned
Mrs. Lillian |. Martin,
However, Will COntin-
uc At Post Until Sue
ceSSOr Starts.

Mrs. Lillian |. Martin of Dover
resigned last Friday as accountant
for the Permanent Budget Commits
sion, IA post to which she was APP
pointed by Gov. Walter w. Bacon
on Dec. l, 1943.
The resignation is effective Dee
2, but Mrs. Martin said that She
will continue as acting accountant
for the commission until her sue
cCsSUr is appointed OF until the end
of the 1947 session Cf the General
Assembly. Afterwards. she will
be associated with the Eagle Poul-
try Packing Company, Frankford.
i'm which her uncle, former State
Treasurer John $ Isaacs. has ac-
quired a 80 per cent interest.
Mrs. Martin was the states first
woman deputy treasurer. She
served under her uncle in that ca
racity before her appointment to
the responsible position on the
budget commission in which her
duties involved ALLEGATION of about
f1U.UUN.VUV vi SIhlC CdtH Jtui .
AS accountant. she has had the
task of studying the budgets of
various state departments and in
stituti0ns, submitting recOmmcn-
dati0ns and helping i'll the prepa-
ration Of the states biennial budg-
ct proposals.
Mrs. Martin is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar +. Isaacs. ST..
of Milford. She was graduated
from Greenwood High School and
attended Temple University. She
is a graduate of the Pierce Busi'
ness School in Philadelphia.
Prior to being named deputy
state treasurer, Mrs. Martin was
connected with the Interstate
Milk Producers Cooperative o
PHILADELPHIA
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
f-H Club Winners
Are In Chicago
Eight Youths Who Set Fine
Records Enjoying
"Windy City"

Eight Delaware Ill Club mcm-
bers are attending the twenty-f fifth
congress in Chicago.
Those making the trip as Il result
of their superior records of achieve
ment in 4-H projects are: Kenneth
d. McIlvaine, Greenwood; Rosalie
Reed Henderson, Smyrna; Nellie
Schafer. Townsend; Eugene Fraze
Newark; Geraldine Temin, Mil
ford; Charlotte Swanson, Milford /;
John Eisenbrey, Houston, and Au-
drey Dukes. Townsend.
Continued on page I4)
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
New Location For
Health Board Clinics
Kent Health Unit Located In Shore
Theatre Building

The Kent County Health Unit,
DR.. Charles r. Hayman, health Of
iicer, announces the opening OF it's
new quarters in Milford, located at
3 South West Front street on the
second floor over the Shore Thea
tire. All Milford clinics will be held
in the new building with the ex-
ceptlon of the chest clinics (tu-
berculosis), which will continue
at the Memorial Hospital, pending
the arrival of a Horoscope. These
/. b. clinics are scheduled the third
wednesday afternoon of each
month at p. m.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
New Group Demands Dredging
Of Sussex SHt-FilIed Waterway

The, newly organized Delaware
Charter Boat and Sportsman's AS
sociation, headed by Mayor Edward
S. Evans, which expects to iron out
differences between the CONNER
cial and amateur fishermen. have
gone on record as backing the pro-
posal for the opening of a channel
from Rehoboth Bay to Indian Riv-
er.
The channel is now so badly
filled with silt it is hardly naviga-
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06

bic at low tide. The organization
decided to back the project until it
is accomplished.
The association adopted new by
laws and several resolutions de-
signed to meet various problems
concerning fishing and hunting.
Groups Air Grievances
Various groups represented were
given the opportunity to air their
grievances, and at the same time
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Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06

and specialists in these fields will
devote their time to program
building and a study of future
projects to be carried out with ru-
raj families.
To provide a program of increas-
ing service to the agriculture and
rural living of the State, special
emphasis will 5e placed upon de-
veloping both short time and long
time projects which will assist
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
Milford Whips Dover
In Turkey Day Game
Con, version On Last Period Touch
down Beats Out Dover High Eleven

An extra point. kicked by Dick
Emory in the closing moments of
the game last Thanksgiving Day.
gave Milford d 10 victory over Do
yer High School in their annual
Turkey Day" football engagement
With less than a minute TO play,
Jack Tease crashed through the
line for nine yards for the score
and Emory kicked his placement
Dover's score came in the third
period when Russ McNeal climaxcd
y 60-yard march by going over for
the final six yards.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
University Extension Staff
To Hold Annual Conference

Members of the Delaware Agri-
cultural Extension Service of the
University of Delaware will hold
their annual meeting at the Uni
versity, December 10 and IL, an
nounces George L. Schuster, di-
rector of the Extension Service.
Staff members of the Extension
Service, located in both the coun-
ties and at the University, who
serve as agents for agriculture,
All club work and home economics
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
Dover

TOuChdOWnS: McNeaI, Tease.
Point after touchdown: Emory
(kirk). Substitutions Milford:
Johnson, Drummond. Dover: D..
Morrow, Kucek, Williams, B. Nor
row, Tebo.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-19
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, May 1s-R-(Us
DA)-Salable hogs (estimated)
300; compared with a week ago
all weights and classes quoted
nominally steady; top 14.85; sal
able cattle (estimated) 300; COM
pared Friday last week; receipts
around market circle again reced-
ed, showing slight Improvement,
however, locally compared week
earlier; fed steers and yearlings
predominated; trade strong on
good and choice offerings, barely
steady on medium to low = good
grades; butcher cattle and stock
ers and feeders continued scarce;
local large packers bought good
and choice yearlings freely for
eastern connections but got rela-
lively few cows and heifers; most
feed steers and yearlings 1878 to
1855; practical top 1870, paid for
both long yearlings as well as
weighty steers; high : dressing
choice to prime 1921 and 1O75 Id.
heifers made 1900, these in class
by themselves: best light year
lings 1850; practical top fed heif-
ers 17.40, most load lots 1900 to
1925, grading good and choice;
heifers closed firm; COWS strong to
Is cent higher, very scarce; bulls
steady to strong; vealers firm;
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-19
ISSUES
RETREAT IN MART
Back Down After Further
Expanding Weeks Gains
In Opening Dealings

NEW YORK, May 18-(P)-Long-
term U. S. government issues back
ed down in late bond trading to-
day after further extending the
weeks gains in opening dealings.
The victory loan Dec 2 lbs slip
ped below 104 to 103 1872 for a
net loss of 3-32 in the over-the
counter market. Earlier the bonds
ha dclimbed to a gain of 1892.
In the stock exchange this issue
closed at 104 6-32, up 1882. Trad
ing was small, however.
Among corporate issues rails
beered to the downside in a nirre-
gular market. Most changes were
a point or less.
Closing lower were St. Paul con-
vertible 4 lbs at IS IL, Rock Is
land convertible 4 us at SO,
Denver & Rio Grande Western
assented IS at %. Missouri Paci-
fic ''F" IS at SO &1-2, and North
r Pacific As at 116 1-8.
Marked UP were Burlington 2 TBS
at 100 10, Erie 4 lis at SO -,
Great Northern 2 lbs at 1O4 1-2.
Illinois Central IS at 10s 1-8. and
Lehigh Valley 4 lis at 81 3-8.
In the foreign list Cuba 4 lis
dropped 2 points to ITO. The trend
among Latin American issues was
generally downward.
Turnover of 81. $3.50, 900 compared
with 81, $50 GOO a week ago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-19
stock cattle weak to Is cent lower.

stock cattle weak to Is cent lower,
weighty kinds showing most de-
cline; most beef cows $50 to II. rs,
outside 14.75; Gamers and cutters
active at 100 to 800; heavy beef
bulls to 1880 and beet grading
dairybreds to 1880; vealers 1850
down; most stockers and feeders
400 to 1900, with corn belt buy
ing cautiously cattle scaling over
oW IDS. or any weights costing
above 1900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-19
Clark Elected Head !
OF N. G.. State Alumni

RALEIGH, May 18-(P-John ".
Clark, of Franklinville and Green's
boro, newspaper executive ana
textile industrialist, has been %
elected president of the N. c. State
College General Alumni assoeias
ton, it was announced today.
Clark, a trustee of the greater
University Of North Carolina and
former president of the Southern
Textile association, and unopposea
in the election.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-19
BOEn AVERAGES
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YOPK, May 18.-(P1-The
Cotton futures market closed firm
today with gains of 5 to so cents a
bale recorded.
Most Of the buying came into the
market in the closing minutes of
trading and buyers were forced to
bid up prices in an effort to obtain
more sur plies. Most of the demand
was said to represent weekend
covering.
During the early part of the SEES
sion price changes were small and
irregular with considerable confu-
sion shown over the threatened
coal strike.
Mil demand absorbed light hedge
sales. Profit taking was o%ccasioned
by reports of favorable crop devel-
0nmaptc
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-19
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, May 18-R-Clos-
ing foreign exchange rates follow
Great Britain in dollars, others
in cents:)
Canadian dollar in New York
open market 9 IA per cent dis
count or 9O.75 U. S. cents, IN
changed.
Europe-Grea. Britain $4.03 IL,
unchanged; France (Franc) "a
IA unchanged.
Latin-America: Argentina free
"a. As, unchanged; Brazil free 5.25;
Mexico 20.65.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-19
STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK, May 49, up -
Sales, closing price and net change
of the IS most active stocks today:
Comwith and Sou 1890 AZ no.
Colu.n Gas and Ell 1900 1234-1s.
Gen Pub Util 7,100 233s no.
Int Tel and Tel 5000 26k up rs.
Trans-Amer;ca 5000 21A up "a.
U. S. Real and Imp 4,700 6A up
"a.
An. Wooden 1920 59M-A.
Sears Roebuck 1900 1875 up Is.
United Corp 5000 SIS no.
Farmland ? and R $500 111a-A.
Canad Pac 3,100 1891.
U S Lines 3.100 213s no.
Laclede Gas 1900 8B.
Phelps Dodge 1900 44s4-1B.
Std OH Ind 1900 47h no.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-19
N. c. POULTRY, EGGS

RALEIGH, May 18.-P-NC-
DA)-Poultry and ega markets
firm and steady.
Raleigh-U. S. Grade A. large,
81. Fryers and broilers 31.2.
Washington-U. S.. Grade A.
large, 40 -. Broilers, flyers, and
roasters 34.4 to 34.7. Dressed poul-
try ice packed, broilers, fryers and
roasters, grade A, 40 to 41.9.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-19
MIDDLINC COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, May 1s-Re
The average price of middling is
16ths-inch cotton today at ten des-
ignated southern spot markets was
unchanged at 27.02 cents a pound:
average for the past 30 market
days 27.7O; middling 7-8ths-inch
average 1884.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-19
BACCALAUREATE SPEAKER

CHAPEL HILL, May 1s.-tP-
DR.. Stanley Romano Hopper a
Drew University. Madison, N. J.,
will deliver the Paccaluareate sers
mon the graduating class at the
University CT North Carolina June
9, chancellor r. B. House annoums
ced today. Diplomats will b
awarded Monday evening by Cow
ernor Cherry. Josephus Daniels,
editor Of The Raleigh News and
Observer, and DR.. Frank P. Graz
ham, university president, win
speak, -,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-19
CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO, May 1s-R-Corn;
No. 2 yellow Ia;
wheat: No. 2 red 1877 nominal;
N"o' Z hard 1877 nomilal.
barley mailing 1.34-1.52 II; Feed
1878 IL.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-19
SPOT GOTTEN

NEW ORLEANS, May 1S-(P-
Spot cotton closed steady and I'm
changed. Sales SO; low middling
lilo, middling 1886: good mid
ding 27.35; receipts 2,679; stocks
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-19
N. c. HOGS

RALEIGH, May 18.-P-NC-
DA)-Hog markets active and
steady with tops of 1885 at Gin
ton and Rocky. Mount and 1870 at
Richmond.