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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-10
Personal Mention

Mrs. r. G. KelSo and daughter,
Carolyn. who has been spending
several days with her sister, Mrs
Richard Cralle, left this week for
Philadelphia, where they will
make their home
After spending several weeks
in Florida. Mr.. and Mrs William
Wnidden have returned to their
home.
Mrs. F. H. Hamburg il. attend
ed flower show in Roanoke last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs j. D. Gorrcll en-
tertained their couple bridge club
on Saturday night.
Miss Ann Thomas, of Newport
News. visited friends in Falmville
during the week end.
Mrs. James McCraw has return
ed to her home after attend ny
the w. S. c. S. conference held
in Norfolk last week.
The Rev. Ralph Winders. of
Richmond. attended the special
programs of The Baptist Student
Union held in Farmville on FIJI
day and Saturday nights. Rev
WindcrS is the executive Secre-
tary of the Baptist Student Union
of Virginia
Miss Mary M Her. Of Bedford,
was the week end guest of Miss
Lucille Peak.
Miss Barbara Booker and Miss
Mary Lu Brunette returned to
FalElville for the BSU meetings
on Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Agee are
vacating in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Charles Anderson. son of MI
and Mrs. C. Pettus Anderson. has
returned to Bluefield College.
after spending few days vii h
his parents,
Mrs. c. F.. Carter has returned
to her home in Charlotte county
after spending several days with
her daughters, Mrs. Edward Car
ter and Mrs. William Bell
Mrs. W. B. Hobson is much i'm
proved after being confined tG
h,r home for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll C,,appcll
of Richmond, visited his motner
Mrs. Bessie Chappcll IN tht
Southsidc Community Hospital
recently.
Miss Peggy kciscr. OF Warw ok
VAS tho week end gus of he
aunt and uncle. Mr.. and Mrs. J
G. annon. at their home OF
The Hampdcn-Sydncy Road
M S. Elizabeth Gillikcn. of Vim
MIA Beach, was the Sunda,
guest Of her aunt. MIS-. JOIN
Summers.
M. mad Mrs Robert Baldwin
Of Rocky Mount. N. C.. Nee -,
week end guests of his parents
MI. Frank Baldwin. at thci
home on High street.
Mrs. w c. Duvall spent las
week i'll Norfolk visit ne her Sol
and dauehtcr-in law, Mr. am
Mrs w. c. Duvall. Jr.
Ms. f. A. Horton. of Roanoke
and Mrs. r. Ii johnson. of Wash
ireton. spent Wednesday in tn
home of MI. and MIS- c. H
MaihCrly.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-10
Bciona

Easter Sunday was NEST beat
t,fnl day. tho sun Shonc brightly.
and tho weather was neither too
warn, nor too cold In fact. per-
feet Holy Day.
Tho attendance was excellent al
Emmanuel Episcopal Church on
Good FRIDAY night Tho Rev. r. w
Simpson delivered Spiritual mes
SAGE that was enjoyed by all pro
sent
Guests IN the home of Mrs Bcu-
lah Walthall on Sunday were Mr..
and Mrs. Frank CLAYTON of War
wick aud Mr. and Mrs Bernard
naMhan Ct ElcL.ncnd
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-10
Two FHS Glasses
Dance Friday

Tho FrcShmsn and Soplmorc
classes of Farmvi!lc High School
held dance at The Moose Lodge
Friday night. Mrs. L. c. Coleman.
Jr.. Mrs. James Fleetwood and
Tom Snyder arc the sponsors for
the Freshman Glass. Mrs. Ed
ward Slate. MFR. Herman Shell
and Herbert Goodman are spon-
-c,S ter tie Sorhlmcrs class
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-10
Home Economists
Due at Convention

Mrs. Neil Griffin. of Longwood
College. and Mrs. Audrey Rob-
inson. home economist with Viz
ginia Electric and Power Com
pany VII attend the annual con-
vention of the Virginia Home
Economics Association in Rich
mond. April l2-14.
Mrs. Griffin serves as chair
man of the Associe!iCl's Sch
olarShip comm ttee and is msm-
Der Of the ncnlinat committee
Mrs Robinson is chairman of the
Associations Central District Nc
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-10
Baptists Have
WMU De- cgation

Those from tho Farmv lie Rap-
t,St Church who attended lh0
67th annual meeting Of The Wa
mans Missionary Union OF tlc
Appomattox hSsoclat ON. at LIB
crty church in Apron Wcre
DR.. w. Otis McClung. Mrs. +, J
Andrews il. Mrs. S. A. Ovcrton
Mrs. w D. Jones. Mrs.. George
Lewis. Mrs. w. c. Fallwcll Mrs
W. Il Bruce. Mrs. f. A. Watson
Mrs. j. G. 81 ucc. Mrs. Virginia
Hairless. Mrs. S. r. Gcycr Mrs
A. NJ. Arlington. Mrs. d. T. Bill
lincs and Miss Margaret Kennedy
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Rudy Young and
children, Chippy and Betty Fran
ces, of Williamsburg returned to
Farmville for the week end to
visit Mr.. Young's mother, Mrs. p.
B. Young. in the Southside Hos
pital-
Mrs. T. O. Chappen has return
ed to her home after visiting with
her sister. Mrs. w. J. Hillsman
and Miss Halle McCraW.
Mrs Marg ret. Davidson Bruce
is confined TO her home due to
sickness.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-10
Hamilton Baldwin

Miss Mary Lou Baldwin,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. L.
Baldwin. of New York, formerly
Of Pamplin, became the bride Of
David Hamilton, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Hamilton. Of Burke
vile. in a ceremony performed at
the Farmville Baptist parsonage
Friday morning. April 6. at 100
clock. The Rev. W. Otis Nc
Chung was the celebrant.
Following bridal trip to Mac
on, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton
will make their home in Burke
vile. where Mr.. Ham lion is en-
gagged in farming.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-10
Farmville OES Chapter Officers
Are Installed Here "Wednesday

New officers OF Robert Norris
Chapter $50. Order of Eastern Star,
Farmville. We're installe in ceree
monies here last Wednesday night
at the Odd Fellows Hall
Worthy Matron and Patron for
the year are Mrs Mable G Johnson
and Jackie D Tucker.
The installing officer was Mrs
Eloise Tucker, of Morris Chapter
She was assisted by Mrs. Doris
West and Mrs. Eloise Powell. of
Bethlehem Chapter. CreWe. Mrs.
Stelline Hubbard, Mrs Elizabeth
Mrs T. A McCorkle is visiting
her daughter and son-ln-laW. Mr.
and Mr% Harold w Mclaughlin,
in Crawford, n. j
Mrs John HalWood viii enter
tam her duplicate bridge club ON
Tuesday
MIS-. James Arlington spent Sat
urday IN Lynchburg.
Arthur w Gillian returned on
Wednesday to Camp Chaffee after
spending leave With his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. B. c Gillian
Mrs. Bessie Ware has returned
to her home. after spending sew
cral weeks with her cousin, MIS-.
c. c. Gills, IN Orange
John Cross and Mel Childrcss.
of Richmond. visited friends III
Farmvill2 on Friday.
Bob Allen and Wilson Kolmer.
students at Medical College of Vir-
ginia, attended the dance at
Longwood on Saturday night
Miss Mary Miller. Of Lynchburg,
attended The BSU meetings on
Friday and Saturday held IN thu
Baptist Churcn
Ernest Paulson. Of Gloucester,
visited his family Tor the week
end.
The Misses Wanda Dol and
. -Nnlx, JJp,.,,a &c VIRGINIA Tlnorl1
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-10
Youths Enjoy
Easter Tour

Tho Youth Fellowship Group al
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
attended Ea ter church services at
Chapel Hill. N. c.. In tho after
noon. the visitors toured tho
campus planctarium and on their
return trip stopped for an inspcc-
ton visit at Bugg's Island Dam.
Miss Franc IS Beer. Ernest Higgill,
and William Dcrcy accompanied
the group.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-10
1899 Graduate
Visits College

An interesting guest of Seven
Mile Ford, Va. spent a night in
the Longwood College Alumnae
House last week She was Miss
Nelly Preston, a graduate of the
Glass of 1899. She was en- route to
Bluefield, w. Va.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-10
Supper Hostess

Mrs. Hubert Clawson Jr.. was
hostess for a Tuppcrwarc Party
at her home OH Friday night. The
demonstration was given by Mrs.
Warren Kcrnodle. Prizes were
won by Mrs. S, A. Brook and by
-. Ga So.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-10
William | B. Walls
Announce Birth

Mr.. and MrS. William H. Wall
announce thcI birth of u Srn.
Steven Edwar ID. ON April , at
SoutllSidc Community Hospital.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-10
Andrews Announce
Daughters Birth

DR.. and Mrs. Earl w. Andrews,
of Petersburg. formerly of Farm
vile. announce the birth of a
daughter, Nancy Wendell, March
20.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-10

Traylor ana Tom Bloomfield, Of
Norris Chapter.
Incoming officers We're Ms
Evelyn Via, sociate matron
George Via, associate patron. MIS-
jamie Bailey, secretay; Mrs. Rol-
ella Gates. treasurer; Mrs Flora
Mae Simmons, conductress: Mrs
Ann Bloomfield. associate conduc
tress; Mrs. Mildred Watkins, chap
lain. Mrs. Maxine Francis mar.
shall; Mrs. Anne Womack, organ
list: Miss Josephine fowler, Ada
Mis-. Elsie Mann, Ruth Mrs AIDE
l,.ide Edwards, Esther; Mrs Eth
elyn Garner, Martha. Mrs. Eliza
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-10

beth Jacobs. EIccta; MS. Eula-
lila PAYNE, warder; James Jacobs.
sentinel MS Elizabeth Traylor
and mrs NeIl Harris pages.
The Past Matron and Patron's
Jewels were presented TO the in
coming leaders by Lawrence Bailey
Of Morris Chapter
The Chapter room was decorated
in Red and White, the choice of
the incoming mahon. A reception
followed the ceremonies in the din
ing room Guests were welcomed
from Grove. Caftersville, Burke
vile and Stanton by the outgoing
Matron, MIS- Shirley Eppard.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-10

Mrs. r. G.. kelSo and daughter,
Carolyn. who has been spending
several days with her sister, Mrs
Richard Cralle. left this week for
Philadelphia. where they will
make their home
Milford chronicle., 1956-10-12
FREE =. Read THIS!

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Norge, o. ServeI. We will Include S32s.95
New Deluxe NSagIc Chef Range al NO EXTRA
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raised up burners. Each different heat setting on
the controls light up In coEors.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1956-02-01
For Maximum Profitable Production
Convert From Grain TO Grass

centrates in order to avoid loss in live
weight and falling off in milk pro-
duction. Table No. suggests feeding
schedule for cows on pasture.
The problem that confrontS the dairy
man, and this applies to other livestock
producers as well, is to provide the
animal with as great an amount of nu-
trients as possible in the roughage part
of the animals ration Since her ca
pacity to consume is definitely limited.
we should make every effort to provide
her with feed that is nutritious, and
this applies especially to roughages.
If the hay she has been getting con-
tains so per cent of total digestible
nutrients, it is obvious that feeding her
hay that contains SIS per cent nutrients
will give her additional nutrients with
which to make milk or beef as the case
may be.
The same point can be illustrated in
the case of home grown cereals such
as oats and barley. Suppose her pro-
duction is sufficiently high to warrant
feeding her Is pounds of oats as the
grain portion of her ration. Nutrition
lists tell us that oats contain approx
mately 20 per cent of digestible nu-
trients. In feeding Is pounds we have
supplied her with 1O.5 pounds of di-
geStible nutrients.
Most Economical
Now suppose for sake of Illustration,
that we feed her barley instead of oats.
Barley is approximately 80 per cent
digestible. By feeding barley we have
supplied her with 1910 pounds of digest
ible nutrients or is pounds more than
she could obtain from the oats. Ac-
cording to the experts. approximately
s of pound of digestible nutrients
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1956-02-01
HWutIey Branch Station

of a full feed ration and consider these
same animals when fed a roughage
ration entirely. The average production
of the group during the roughage trial
was but " per cent of that produced
during the full feed trial but as the
table will show, it cost less proper
tionately to produce a pound of butter
fat.
More Nutrients
While the cost is not greatly less,
never the-less, for the dollar spent for
feed in the form of roughage, it was
the most economical production. The
net profit per COW, however, was great
est when limited feed of grain was
given and this is especially true when
the relative cost of grain is low COM
pared to the selling price of milk and
butterfat.
In order to take full advantage of an
animals inheritance to produce, she
should be adequately fed and especial
ly during the fore part of her lactation
period when she requires an abundance
of nutrients to enable her to reach
high production level and to prevent
an untimely decline in production. Table
No. shows the effect of increased
amounts of grain in the dairy cows
ration upon total production, cost of
producing a pound of butterfat and
profit above cost of feed per COW.
Generally speaking, the average cow
will be able to consume sufficient nu-
trients in roughage whether field cured
hay, good pasture or silage to support
her body weight and produce approx
mately Is pounds of milk daily. When
pasture is deficient during the grazing
season, cows should be fed a supple
mental feed of hay, Silage and/or con.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1956-02-01

per cent milk. theoretically the extra
Is pounds of nutrients provided in our
change from oats to barley will enable
this cow to produce approximately 5
additional pounds of milk.
Whether or not she utilities the extra
nutrients advantageously depends upon
her inheritance to produce, which is
factor that we are not concerned with
in this article. The point is that we
have provided extra nutrients in the
same total amount of feed, making it
possible for her to increase her produc-
ton if she was being underfed in the
first place.
If she was being adequately fed when
getting oats and there was no response
to the barley, then, because of the bar
leys greater nutrient content, we would
have to feed her only 10 pounds of
barley and would probably effect a
saving in the grain portion of the ra-
ton. In addition the removal of 2
pounds of barley from her allowance
would create additional room in her
digestive tract for more roughage.
Improve Quality
One of the most practical ways of inn
proving quality in roughages such as
hay, and this includes other meadow
crops as well, is to harvest on an inn
mature basis, when the flowers first
begin to bloom.
This has been shown in studies car
ried on at Huntley station in which al
falfa was cut at several stages of ma
turity. Table No. shows the relation
of stage of maturity to the digestible
protein content of alfalfa hay.
Table 8 shows that protein content
and digestibility of the protein of the
alfalfa hay decreased as the stage of
maturity advanced from the initial
bloom stage to the full bloom stage.
Table shows the effect of stage of
maturity on yield of alfalfa and on its
milk producing value and the same is
applicable to other types of livestock
feeding.
In the experiment just cited the con-
sumption of the three hays was practi-
cally the same, however, the hays in
this particular feeding trial were all of
good quality although of varying nu-
TRENT content from the chemists point
of view. Most of the leaves had been
retained and the color was high. Aside
from the nutrient content, they all
graded as number 2 or better.
Grades of Hay
In other experiments conducted al
Huntley, the effect of grade of hay
upon consumption and milk producing
value has been shown in feeding trials
with alfalfa hay. Grade is measure
ment of value used by the hay exper
in rating and classifying hay. Usually
hay is rated as being No. 1, No. 9 Of
No 8.
Generally speaking, hay of the high
est grade is considered as having tht
greater feeding value. Grade is gov
erned largely by the leaf content ant
it has been found that the leaves con
tain more nourishment proportiOnatel
by weight than do the stems. Therefore
: the hay of highest grade commands
higher price than does the hay of lowe
grade. But grade and milk or mea
producing value may not go hand
hand
One experiment recently complete
shows that grade is not a true Indicate
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1956-02-01

THE NUMBER one problem confront
ing American agriculture is the pro-
duction of sufficient food to assure the
nutritional welfare of the people, and
we are told that, INTENTIONALLY, the
health of man would be improved if his
diet contained larger amounts of meat,
milk and eggs.
In order to provide these classes of
food in adequate amounts, poultry and
farm animals such as cattle, sheep
and hogs must continue to share the
products of our soil but in an increased
measure. And since the per capita
acreage of our land is continually
shrinking, our immediate problem is to
produce greater amounts of food ma
terials on unit of land for both man
and animals, and to feed our livestock
so as to prevent waste and to obtain
the greatest possible conversion of raw
materials into food for mans use.
The dairy COW, because of her great
efficiency in converting raw materials
and especially roughages into food, will
play an ever increasing role in agricul-
ture.
Cheapest Source
Grassland crops such as pasture and
hay are our cheapest source of nu-
trients. Data gathered at the Huntley
station show that pound of total di-
gestible nutrients in roughages such as
hay and pasture can be produced at
less than half the cost of a pound of
nutrients in the form of concentrates
such as our cereal grains.
The data also show that the yield of
nutrients per unit Of crop land from
roughages also greatly exceeds that
obtained from small grains. These def
nitely suggest that the farmer can well
consider converting additional acres
from small grains to grass and hay
crops, thus profitably benefitting him
self as well as making a greater con-
tribution to the nations total food
supply.
The question naturally arises; ''What
production can l expect from ration
largely composed of roughages" and
''What can / expect to profit from such
change in my feeding practices?" In
partial reply to these questions, first lei
us consider the production of dairy
cows fed a full-feed ration and by this
we mean that the COW has been giver
all the roughage she can consume
consisting Of alfalfa hay, corn Silage
pasture in season plus pound Of grain
to each 3 to A pounds Of milk produced
Feed Wasted
The data presented were gathered il
studies conducted at the Huntley Sta
ton. By the end of their lactatiol
periods these cows had received abou
1923 per cent of their theoretical require
ments. They had gained in body weigh
but the gain in weight did not fully com
pensate for the extra feed allowance
therefore, it is obvious that they waste
feed.
Consider next, the same animals whe
fed all the roughage they would cor
sumo plus pound of grain to each
pounds of milk. In this we say that tn
cows were fed limited feed of grair
Feeding grain at this rate provide
them with approximately 1O2 per Ger
of their actual requirements. Howevel
the production was not quite as gre;
as when fed the full feed of grain. TIL
average production amounted to 81 pc
oont of fha fill ora;n Yrod,,ofioy, h,
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1956-02-01

Alfalfa crop
Time crop lay in swath and windrow .........-. :,
Harvesting losses
Leaf Ioss-percent ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Dry matter-percent ............................
Protein-percent ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
CarOtene NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Dry matter saved for feeding-percent -.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Communion Breakfast
At Avenue Church

In observance of Mothers Day,
members of the Avenue Intermedi-
ate and Senior Methodist Youth
Fellowships will attend the Mo-
theirs Day Communion Service
with their families at 700 a. m. on
Sunday, May 13, in the Avenue
Methodist Church. Following the
communion service the youth have
invited their parents to be their
guests at the Mothers Day Com
munion Breakfast, at 1880 a. m in
Fellowship Hall. Major Char es HI
Gaize of Dallas, Texas, and now
at Dover Air Base will be the guest
speaker. The officers of the Inter
mediate and Senior Fellowships,
Jean Jaquette, Bob Brereton, Dave
Fitchett, Betty Scott, Harriet Ward,
Ginney Jones, Glen Kitchens Dee
Webster will have charge of the
breakfast. Burton Willis and his
committee will have charge of the
kitchen.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Items Of q Purely
Personal Nature

Mrs. Virginia II. Warren is a pa
tent III Pennsylvania Hospital in
Philadelphia.
w. Henry Draper and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Abrahams moved to
their cottage at Slaughter Beach
ON Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Grummitt
of Lowestoft. England, are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Will
son, having arrived on Tuesday.
Robert D. Davis, sewing me-
chanic in Milford for. the past for
ty-one years, quietly celebrated
his eighty-second birthday yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. William d. Kim
mel of Philadelphia will spend Mo
theirs Day week end here with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Dean Kimmel and Mr.. and Mrs.
Byron Gibson.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Hall spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs
Paul Layton in Washington, d. c.
While there they attended the Odd
Fellows Pilgrimage ceremonies al
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
SP3 Andrew Reynolds arrived in
New York last week after eighteen
months in France at Masion Fort.
Andrew is now at home with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paynter
Reynolds, near town.
10
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman d. Walker
had as their dinner guests on Sat
urday, Mr.. and Mrs. Winder Mass
ey of Harrington, Mr.. Finley Walk
er, Mrs. Katherine Maston, Big
Stone Beach, Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. George Gold
ne1 and son, Robert, all of Viii
mington, Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman
Bennett were Saturday afternoon
callers.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Ocean City Opens
Season On May "a

With the season at Ocean City,
Maryland set to open officially on
Thursday, May "a, resort business
people are working furiously to
insure that their establishment
will be ready in time for the start
of the season.
Old established hotel and motel
people have stepped up their pace
and are repainting and refurnish-
ing with extra vigor. Construction
crews on the many new motels and
apartment houses presently being
built are still working in their
efficient, business like way, while
the new owners have increased the
speed of their nervous pacing, firm
ly convinced that their properties
will never be ready in time for
the season opener.
A Spring visitor te Ocean City
often wonders how the business
establishments can possibly be
ready for the start Of the season.
Many have just started renodeling
work while others have torn whole
walls out of their buildings to make
room for enlargement. Other prop
erty owners have just started to
paint their hotels, motels and res
taurants, putting off the cleaning
of the inside until a later date.
Although the occasional visitor
to Ocean City in the Spring is
greeted with a very disorganized
picture, the truth is that the re-
sort business people know exactly
what they are doing and can name
the day when all work will be COM
pleted and the business will be
ready for opening.
Boat owners and captains at the
many fishing docks in Ocean City
have just about wound UP work on
the engines of their sturdy little
crafts and are now going about the
work that appears 10 be an enjoy
a1,ia way TO spend a day-daily
trial runs into the ocean to make
sure that the boats are in perfect
working order.
ANY day now. the marlin and bot
tom fishing boats will be tied up
to the docks while the shippers
and mates get out the paint brush
es and gay colors, to give the little
boats the final once over before
the start OF the season.