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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26
D. CIDER MILL : AT Landing

- CIDER MILL - At Landing
Road, farm near leicester; will
open on Fri, Sept. 10 and will
run every Friday thru December
A. Located on Landing Road,
Route PIT, A 2/10 mi. E. of in
tersection of Route 29 and Route
1903; barrels and kegs for sale.
Bring apples 8 am. to pm. H.
B. Davis, Ridgeway 7-4203. 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26

Americas Top Performance Team!
The famous Dodge Red Ram V-8 engine and new
fully-automatic PowerFlite Drive were made for
each other perfectly matched, perfectly mated
for flashing performance, trouble-free operation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26

wROOFING MATERIAL -
Aluminium and Galvanized. Build
ers felt, nails, roofing cement.
Full line of paints. Order yours
today! Call Coop Service Agency,
Cloverly, Md, Evergreen Fiji.
2722
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26
- AUToMoTIvs -

LE- CHEVROLET - 1850, Tudor,
Radio and Heater, low mileage, one
owner, good tires, Al condition,
$3.50. Call Poplar 2-3339 after 6
pm. for appointment. 573
~ USED CARS - All makes and
models of better pre-war and post
war used cars. Can be purchased
with no money down and easy
monthly payments TO suit your
budget. Open 0 am. 60 pm.
daily. $50 N. Washington St.,
Rockville, Nd. Poplar 2-3CsG.
903
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26

1E> POINTER - Male, seven
months. Registered, liver, white
and licked, $500. Tel. Poplar 2
6029 after $3.50 pm. 583
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26

The Rockets completed their sea-
son with 4 and record as they
downed Gaithersburg 1877 Friday
night at the Agricultural Center.
The game featured the Rockets
triple threat Quarterback Jim
Bowles, the running of Fullback
John Coleman, the tremendous de-
fensive play of Dick Disney and
the overall line play of the Rock
cts.
Gaithersburg, spanked by full
back Paul Goldberg, scored in the
first quarter. The Trojans recover
ed a Rocket tumble on the Rocket
35 yard line and marched to their
lone touchdown. Goldberg scored
from the five yard line and added
the extra point on a line plunge.
The Rockets tailed in the sec
ond quarter on a thirty-two yard
pass play from Bowles to Cole
man. The extra point attempt was
missed and score at half time was
Gaithersburg 7, Rockville 6.
In the third quarter Jim Bowles
faxed a punt and raced rs yards
to the Trojan's l yard line. Bowles
scored on the following play on a
quarterback sneak, The Rockets
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26

W-METAL MORTAR BOX - An
uncalled for metal mortar box for
cost Of repair and advertising, at
Martins Welding Shop, 304 Com
merce Lane, Rockville, Md. Phone
EOplar 2-368S. 584
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26

X ROOMS - Double room. If
you want real home in Rock
vile phone d. Porter, poplar q
2587. 581
R~BUNGALOW - broom and
bath, all modern improvements,
large garden; located between
Boyd and Clarksburg, $4,000 per
month. Tel. Gathersburg 223. 579
Evening star., 1953-05-03
|PTA Congress 10 Act
On Plan for Councils
In Neighborhoods

A proposal to establish neigh
borhood parent-teacher coun-
cils will come up for decision
by the District Congress of Par
ents and Teachers this week.
The congress, representing 27,-
900 PTA members in GA white
public schools, opens it's 40th
annual convention at pm. to-
morrow at the Departmental
Auditorium. Between $500 and
1000 delegates are expected at
the three-day affair, which will
oe climaxed by banque t
Wednesday night at the May
flower Hotel.
DR.. Hurst r. Anderson. presi-
dent of American University, will
be the banquet speaker. School
Supt. Hobart M. Corning, Com
missioner Renah F. Camalier and
Glenn E. Snow. assistant secre-
tary of the National Education
Association, are slated to address
the opening session.
Mrs. Russell c. Bickel. secre-
tary of the National Congress of
Parents and Teachers, Is sched-
uled to speak at a business .Ses-
sion at 10 am. Tuesday morn
ing.
The council proposal has been
under discussion by member as
sociations for several months.
The plan provides for creating
several councils to coordinate
the work of neighboring asSocia-
tionS.
Some opposition is expected
from delegates who repeatedly
consider the additional organ
ization unnecessary.
The congress is to elect three
vice presidents, a recording sec
retary and an assistant record
ing secretary. Mrs. Frank F.
Strope. president, who. is COM
pleting her first year in Office,
has two more years.
Evening star., 1953-05-03
MorriogeLicense
Applications

Under D. C. Ian couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day, Dait three tun days
and receiUe the license on the
fifth day. Sundays and holi-
days are counted the same as
other days.
Hubert solberg, 81. Camp Leieune. N. C.
and Audrey Whitten. 20, Minneapolis
Eugene Wall. IS, and corinne Shaw. 19
both of 1864 ,Fendall st. Sc.
wam aunn S BoS o B4SokyS sS fHs p Posoh'
William Lagrone. 25, Chevy Chase. Md.
csnce nd setty RS,s W5e M a!s s Ma MGoThead h Ms and
william COOK, a. i747 Park I'd. NV
and Laura Edwards. 20. e1s 1ngra-
pohsrf ham St SIN n.w;oo ,osAt, Ate MATS
5. c.: and Nell Maneus. "a. Sois
New HAMPSHIRE ave. nv.
Stanley Jeter 2I' Alexandgia. Va, and IN
Frances ter DYSON 2l' @"3o Savannah
Donald Kaplan, %. Silver Spring. Md.
and Shirley Denenburg, 10. 7546 14th
william " RUSSELL 30. Newtown Square.
Pa; and Leonor Garces' 36. Quito
Melvin Hshcraft, %. 1903 Que st. NV
and Helen McKinnon, p. 1913 Oak
st. NV.
Walter Jowett, 2s, and Wilma Dough-
erty, %, both of 1871 Hobart st. NV.
Robert Garnert, 22, Boiling AFB. and
Harvey Titus, 40, and Mary Einwechter
80, both of Arlington, Va.
Genevieye vafo. 21, 1880 Massachu-
Robe1f Setts syei Gsb,el NV ), Wheeling w ".
and Gladys Hill. Is. 222s Chester
Taimage cathran. 90, Fort Pickett, Va,
and Reva Harris. %. 1888 Grant
Gerald Ryan, o5, 331s 10Th st. NV,
and Alice Bernard, %. $50 Roxboro
pl. NV.
Paul Fullmer, 35. and June Fimmer-
man. 81, both of Pittsburgh. Pa
Charles Wellons. 81. 624 Maryland ave.
ne, and Geneelia Stewart, "a. 602
Maryland ave. ne.
Jose Gonzales. 81. and Carmen Ruiz,
Joe Harvell. ir.. 1882 31st st. NV. and
Dolores Samons. 10, 1927 st. NV.
Evening star., 1953-05-03
Symphony Head to Speak

Howard Mitchell, director Of
the National Symphony Or
cheStra, will address the fifth
annual convention of the Ma
tional Catholic Music Educators
Association at it's opening session
tomorrow night in Atlanta, Ga.
Evening star., 1953-05-03
Wins Dartmouth Award

Richard B. Leavitt, 800 Liv-
ingston terrace Sc, is one of 20
high school students who have
been awarded Daniel Webster
scholarships by Dartmouth Col
lege. He is a senior at Ana
costa High School.
Evening star., 1953-05-03
Nebraska u. Alumni

The University of Nebraska
Alumni Association will meet at
noon Wednesday at the Tally
Ho Restaurant, 812 Seventeenth
street NV.
Evening star., 1953-05-03
living ROOM CHAIRS


Club Choirs in assorted fobrics,
blond legs ------- -.- $50
1915 BerkIine PIotform Rockers
with Ottomon, assorted coIors $50
1895 Fan Bock Choir in dec
orator fabric ----. $50
1895 Modern Foam Rubber Arm
less Tufted Occasional Chairs $40
1875 Occasional Choirs $1l.95
1875 Modern PIostic CocktoiI
Chairs, assorted colors 1895
34.50 Platform Rocker $l9.95
1895 Kenmor Contour PIostic
Choir $99
DINING g DINETTE
] Pc. 1895 Modern Lined
Oak Dinette --.---- -- $500
] Pc. 36oo5 Honduras Mohog-
ony Duncan Phyfe Dinette,
full credenzo -------. 1880
9 Pc. 1925 Honduras Mahogany Dun
con Phyfe Dining Room Suite with
full credenzo. bow front buffet and
breakfast china $1,000
53995 Breokfront with desk
drower, crown gloss doors $500
5 Pc. 1895 Modern Lined
Oak Drop Leof TobIe and
choirs -------- $500
5 Pc. 59.e5 Block and White
Drop Leaf TobIe and Choirs 1895
5 Pc. 1855 Wisconsin Onyx
Formico Top TobIe, Choirs 10000
5 Pc. 1895 Silver Fox Exten-
sion TobIe, yellow tweed cov-
cred choirs --.------. . 1900
5 Pc. 1895 Honduras Mohoe.
Duncon Phyfe Dining Set e. $500
5 Pc. 1895 Lined Oak Exten-
sion TobIe and Choirs - 1900
5 Pc. 1895 Silver Fox Formico
Top TobIe, chortreuse' choirs $500
s Pc. 1895 Chrome Dinette
Sets, Formico Tops ------ $500
5 Pc. 1895 Wrought Iron Di-
nette with Extension Toble $500
5 Pc. 1895 Doystrom Chrome
Dinette Sets, Formico Tops $500
1895 Coptoin's Choirs in black
and gold --------~------ 9.9o
l295 Mahogany Lyre Back
Dining Room Choirs 7.95
1895 Mahogany Lyre Book DINING
Room Chairs with imitation block
needIepoint scots ------lz.50
6995 Honduras Mahogany Drop
leof Tobles - - . 1900
l0995 Honduras Mahogany
Sooner Chino Cobinet - $500
1885 Honduras Mahogany s.
Corner Bow Front Chino 1900 10000
This is but O. partial listing OF the mann ualues
OCCASIONAL PIECES
1895 Genuine Leother Top
Knee Hole Desk ----------89.0O
1895 Honduras Mahogany
Knee Hole 9-Drower Desks $3.50
l4.95 Modern Mahogany
Step End TobIes ------- 9.95
1896 Mahogany CocktoiI
Tobles, large sizes -----l O.95
59.95 Genuine Leather Top
CocktoiI TobIes -------24.95
6.95 Mahogany End TobIes -----2.95
1895 Modern l. O. Formieo
Top CocktoiI TobIes ----l3.95
2295 Modren L. o. Formicd
Top Step End Tobles ----- 1926
tables ana end tables. this is partial listing
"A n
Evening star., 1953-05-03
APPLIANCES

Both Alperstein Stores, 1920
Seventh St. N.Y., Washington,
and 85l3 Piney Branch Rd,
Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1953-05-03


Dresser, Chest and Bed 10000
3 Pc. 1855 Modern ChinchiIIo
Double Dresser. Chest, Book
cose bed --139 1900
4 Pc. 249.95 Modern ChinchiIIo
Dresser. Chest, Bookcase Bed,
Night Tobie ,---,,-- -,l4s.oo
s Pc. 1895 Modern Seofoom
Double Dresser. Vonity Bench,
Chest, Night TobIe, Bed - $4,000
4 Pc. 469.95 MeneeI Russet
Mohoe. DbIe. Dresser, Chest,
Bookcase Bed, Night TobIe $4,000
Pc. 1875 Mod. BI. Mohoe.
Dresser, Chest, Bookcase Bed, 1900
4 Pc. 24995 Modern Walnut
Double Dresser, Chest, Book
case Bed, Night TobIe $1,000
4 Pc. 1925 Modern Lined Oak
Dresser, Chest, Bookcase Bed,
Night TobIe - 49, 1880
4 Pc. 1895 Kent Coffee Vicu-
no Mahogany Triple Dresser,
Chest, Bed and Night TobIe, $1,000
4 Pc 575.o5 Solid Mohoe. DbIe.
Dresser, Chest, Bookcase Bed
ond Night TobIe 5000
Pc. 599,75 Haywood Woke
field Monticello Cherry DbIe.
Dresser, Chest, Poster Bed,
Night TobIe -----------36 5000
We have approximately IS additional Bed Room
Suites to select from at q savings Of from 25oo
to 500. Choose from such famous mokers os
MengeI, Bosic, Witz, Kent, Koffy and many
other nationally advertised makes.
Evening star., 1953-05-03

LIVING ROOM SUITES
Pc. 1885 Modern Sectional,
tweed fobric s14e
3 Pc. 1925 Modern Tapestry
Suites --,---,- ,-----,-' $50
3 Pc. 1895 Modern Curved
Sectional. in brown boucIe $l89
z Pc 1925 Modern u Sec,
nubby coral fobric ic------ $ll9
3 Pc. l69.95 Modern Sec, COW
cred in tweed fobric --------- 500
Pc. 1885 Modern Curved
Sec, green tweed fobric $l89
3 Pc. 1855 Modern Tufted Sec,
green decorotor cover $l45
z Pc. 1855 Modern u Sec,
tufted red metoIIic cover $l89
Pc. 28o.o5 Sectional, tufted
chortreuse and block cover $l99
z Pc. 1885 Modern Tufted Soto
and Club Choir. tweed cover $3.50
Z Pc. 249.o5 Modern Tufted Soto
and Club Choir, tapestry cover, $l59
3 Pc. 1885 Chinese Mod. Soto,
fringe bose, moteIosse cover $l79
HH n n md
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
Ohio Northern,
Van Vert Games
Here This Week
Couple Rare Basketball
Treats On Home Sports
Menu Wednesday, Friday

Bluffton High cagers will close out
their regular season in appearances
at home and on a foreign court Fri
day and Saturday nights, while
Bluffton college basketeers play at
home this Wednesday and then jour-
ney to Huntington, Indiana, to play
college on Saturday.
Complete schedule for the two local
teams during the week is as follows:
WEEK FEB. a
College VS.. Northern, here
FRI. FEB. 6
Fl. S. VS.. Van Vert, here
SAT. FEB. 7
College at Huntington
H. S. at McGuffey
WE'D. FEB. IL
College at Defiance
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
Services Friday
For John Schneck

Services will be held Friday at 2
p. m. in st. Johns Mennonite church
for John Schneck, "a, who died Tues
day evening at 10 o'clock at his home
in Pandora of complications of disease
following a weeks illness.
Mr.. Schneck, who lived in Pandora
since 1907, had worked there as a
carpenter, hardware store clerk, and
until his last illness in the Bixel
poultry and egg establishment.
Born Nov. g., 1868 in Dalton, he
was the son of Abraham and Elizabeth
(Zeurcher) Schneck. He married
Anna Basinger in 1898. She preced-
ed him in death in 1913.
Survivors include four children,
Mrs. Erma Lambie, missionary at
Bethlehem, Jordon; Mrs. Laura Tend
er, Miami, Fla; Mrs. Henrietta Hend-
erson, Dearborn, Mich; Clarence,
Pandora; and one sister, Mrs. P. J.
Amstutz, Wayne county.
The Rev. Frank Harder will be in
charge of services with burial in the
church cemetery. The body will re-
main at the Lehman funeral home
until time for the service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05

led the games for the evening. Re-
freshments were served by the host
and hostess.
Richland Grange
County Agent Hadley will give a
talk at Richland Grange next Tuesday
evening choosing as his topic, The
Farmer of Yesterday, Today and To-
morrow. He will also show some in
teresting pictures. Music will be
furnished by Charles Stryker, an &C
Gordon number by Marseille Moser
and a skit-Two Chances, by Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Schaublin.
p. T. A.
Building Healthy Personalities
will be the subject of discussion in
the monthly p. T. A. meeting next
Monday night, February 9, at 500
o'clock in the high school cafeteria.
Several parents will lead in the dis
cussion. Rev. Leonard McIntire, pas
tor of the Bluffton Presbyterian
church, will have devotions.
Parents are urged to be present at
this meeting because it will afford a
great deal of instruction and infor-
nation in guiding a child in every
day life.
Beaverdam w. S. C. S.
Beaverdam w. S. C. S. will hold an
all day meeting, February 5 with
Ruby Van Meter, Ethel Herr and
Forest Leatherman as hostesses.
Program leader will be Genevieve
Pugh with roll call - Famous Men
Born in February and Special Fea-
ture by Elnora Clark.
Lutheran Aid
The Lutheran Aid and Missionary
meeting will be held at two o'clock
Thursday afternoon, February IL, at
the home OF Mrs. Emerson Stultz.
Brownie Troop No. 1928
Brownie Troop 1913 met after school
on Friday. The meeting was spent
in making plans for future meetings
with many fine suggestions from the
Brownies. We also made a list of
things we do at home to be helpful,
and each Brownie read her list to the
troop.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05

latter part of the month.
Button colleges tilt with Ohio
Northern here this Wednesday will
bring to the college court one of the
two teams battling it out for this
years Mid Ohio league title. Findlay,
the defending champion, is the other
favorite in the race.
After entertaining the Bears here
Wednesday, the Beavers will go on the
road for the next two tilts-games
with Huntington of Indiana there
next Saturday, and with Defiance
college Yellow Jackets at Defiance
Wednesday of next week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
Announcement of Marriage


Announcement of the engagement
and coming marriage is being made
by Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Beals of their
only daughter, Peggy Joyce, to
Donivan Augsburger, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harley Augsburger of Button.
An open church wedding is being
planned for Sunday afternoon, March
8 at $50 P. M. in First Methodist
church. A half hour of music will
precede the ceremony. The bride 10
be is employed in the Admitting of
fee at Memorial hospital in Lima.
Her fiance is employed in the &C
countant office at Westinghouse
Electric Co. in Lima. r,sff
IS = @t
Girl Scout Troop No. 127
Girls of Scout Troop 1877 will pre-
sent a short play at the high school
auditorium at 800 p. m. Monday,
February 9. Everyone is invited. The
play, "Pocahantes Comes To The
Rescue" will be given as part of the
requirements for the players Bad
ge.p There is no admission fee, so
come see The Scouts in Action.
= y
Richland Community Circle
The Richland Community Circle
will meet at the home of Mrs. Flor
ence Schaublin on Thursday after
noon, February IL at 200 P. M. The
program will be as follows: Song;
Devotions, Neva Follas; Roll call,
When / came to this country; Bust
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05

with a rush, tallying II points while
the host team was scoring only seven
Tom Butcher, second-high scorer for
the Pirates in the tilt, meshed nine
of his evenings total of 10 through
the basket in the rally.
All in all, however, the entire game
was marked by alternating spurts on
the part of the two teams. North
Baltimore set the pace in the first
quarter, leading at the close of the
period, 81 to 18. Bluffton then got
going in the second period to o~utscore
their foes by six points, and at half
time the Pirates were out in front, 36
to SO. In the third period it was NIB
again, with the home team tallying "a
points to Bluffton's Ia, and leading at
the close of the stanza 81 to so.
In the scoring column it was a
three-man show for the Pirates.
Dave Gerber set the pace for the
sharp-shooting Bluffton team with 81
points on nine field goals and three
free throws; Tom Butcher had 10
points on eight fielders and three free
throws, and Molder hit five fielders
and three free throws for 13 points.
Each team had % field goals, and
North Baltimore's winning edge came
from the free throw line.
In the preliminary, North Baltimore
reserves won by a score of 81 to "A.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
Society and clubs

ness; Topic, History of Allen County,
Louise Green; Whistling solo, Fannie
Gratz; Poems, February and The
Candy Heart; Hankie exchange +;
Song; Benediction.
Girl Scout Troop No. 126
Girl Scout Troop No. 126 met
Tuesday, February 3. They saw films
on health problems and discussed
them. On the previous meeting, held
January 81, they had Mrs. Boyd
Travis as their guest speaker. Mrs.
Travis chose health problems as her
subject with a good discussion by the
girls following.
Masonic Lodge
Stated COMMUNICATIONS Bluffton
Lodge 432 free and accepted Masons
Monday evening at 1880 P. M. Chas.
Steiner, w. M.
Class Meeting
The Young Married Couples Class
of Bethel Church of Christ held their
January meeting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Pifer of Williamstown,
last Friday night. The president,
William Pifer, presided with thirteen
members present and six children.
Robert Daft was in charge of devo-
tons. 1t was decided that we would
not have any February meeting be-
cause of evangelistic meetings at u
church the last two weeks of Febru-
airy. Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Hartman
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
Hold Final Rites For
Mrs. Sarah BurkhOIder

Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon at the Reformed Mennonite
church for Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth
Burkholder, 81, who died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Bronson,
Cherry street, Saturday after a
weeks illness of pneumonia.
The Rev. William Rupp was in
charge of the services with burial in
the, church cemetery.
Mrs. Burkholder was the widow of
Peter ~Burkholder, who died in 1916.
She was a member of the Reformed
Mennonite church, and had been a
lifelong resident of Bluffton area,
having been born here March 80,
1872.
Four sons, all residents of Button,
survive her. They are Elmer, Charles,
William and Louise Burkholder. There
are also four daughters, Mrs. Flor
ence Miller and Mrs. Esma Bronson,
Bluffton: Mrs. Hazel Walters and Mrs.
Fairy Martin, both of Route S, Lima;
20 grandchildren and 80 great-grand-
children.
She also leaves a sister, Mrs.
Evangeline Wolfe, Shepherd, Mich,
and a brother, Calvin Best, st. Louis,
Mich.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
II Points In Last Six Minutes Falls
Short OF Victory For Hi School Cagers

A late rally just barely fell short of its mark last Friday
night, as Button High cagers dropped a 70 to SO decision to North
Baltimore at that place after staging an uphill battle that for a
time looked as if it might end in victory for the Pirates.
With six minutes remaining in the game, North Baltimore
had a comfortable 63 to So edge. From that point Button closed
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05
WINNERS IN TOMATO CONTEST

Raymond L. Mosler, Route 2, Co
lumbus Grove and Earl Diller, Route
2, Columbus Grove, were named this
week as Allen county winners in the
Campbell Soup company's top 10
tomato growing contest.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05

DONE guess about your rights
under the SOCIAL security law-if in
doubt-fnd out-at your local social
security office.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05

With their appearance here Friday
in their last home game of the sea-
son, Bluffton High cagers also will be
playing their final Western Buckeye
league tilt of the year.
Thus far in loop play the Pirates
have won over Wapakoneta and Ken
ton, while losing to Celina, st. Marys,
Shawnee and B~ellefontaine.
In their closing regular season
clash Saturday night at McGuffey
Bluffton will be tangling with a
team coached by Rich Gratz, former
Pirate cage star. Following this
weeks tits with Van Vert and Nc
Guffey the Pirates will be idle until
the Class B parochial and exempted
village tournament is, played the
Evening star., 1953-12-15
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Dec. Is tR (USDA) -
Salable hogs, 1900; moderately active
and uneven; averaging around 25 lower
on butchers and steady on sows; most
choice 1S0-220-pound butchers, "a O0-
"a. 80: few loads choice 190-215 pounds
pounds, 235O-24.OO; most 27O-3OO
pounds. 23.00-23.50: bulk sows under
$50 pounds, 19.50-21. 90; q few light
weights to 22 90; good clearance. Ship
perS took 1000.
salabie cattle, 1000; calves, 500;
steers grading high, good and better
slow, about steady at Mondays down
turn: other grades fairly active, fully
steady; heifers and cows mostly steady;
bulls strong; vealers steady: several
loads prime 1.075 to 1.300-pound steers,
27.25-29 90; most choice to low prime
steers, %. 00-26. 90; good to low choice,
1S,50-21.50; commercial to low good,
IA 400-lS.50: few prime heifers, "a 80;
two loads held higher: few loads
choice heifers, 2l.00-2325 good to
low choice 16.00-16.50; utility TO low
good grade. 10.00-15.50; utility and
commercial cows, 9.75-12. 90; bulk can
nerS and cutters, S.50-1025; utility
and commercial bulls. II .50-14.50; COM
mercial to choiceo vealerS, 16.00-23. 90;
Gull and utility grades, S.00-l6.00.
Salable sheep, 1000; uneven; slaugh-
ter lambs. steady to so higher; slaugh-
ter sheep about steady; most good and
choice lambs. 17.50-19. 80: choice and
prime, 19.75-20.50 Gull to low good
S.O0-17. 90; short deck 95-pound mostly
good fall shorn yearlings, 1875; Gull
to good slaughter ewes, 4.50-6.25.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
BY ihs Assoeioisd Press

A gradual decline in railroad
freight business is mirroring a
slackening of business activity
generally. says William White,
president Of the New York Gen.
trail System.
Mr.. Whites in a copyrighted
interview in the weekly news
magazine u. S. News & World
Report. said carloadings are
about 5 per cent below 1851 and
about 9 per cent of from 1852.
This included. he said, manu-
featuring business and heavy
military equipment.
The New York Central presi-
dent added that the armed forces
are concentrating more on turn
ing out aircraft and less on heavy
guns and tanks.
TwO-Year Recession.
AS for the future, Mr.. White
said, businessmen and econo-
mists expect a recession during
the next two years because of
the low birth rate duringp the
depression of the sos and its
effect on purchasing power. He
predicted an upturn after that.
Mr. White painted a picture of
the railroads working hard to
meet the competition of the
family automobile and the air
lines for passenger business and
the trucking lines on freight.
The railroads, as in the past,
still get their profits from freight