Smyrna times., 1927-06-01
DR.. FRANK |. GRIER NEW HEAD
Of DELMARVA EASTERN SHORE
MILFORD MAN SUCCEEDS FRED
P. ADKINS OF SALISBURY, MD.
Enthusiastic Meeting Of Association
at Salisbury Hears General Lord
and Other Prominent Speakers

personnel, excepting the presidency,
members of the Del-Mar-Va Eastern
Shore Association carried their or
ganization into its second year of OPP
Grafton Thursday after hearing re-
ports Of accomplishments at the first
annual membership meeting. The
meeting was largely attended from all
over the Peninsula, Mr.. Walter w.
Hynson, cashier Of the Fruit Growers
National Bank, representing Smyrna.
Dr.. G. Layton Grier, Of Milford, was
unanimously elected president Of the
Association, succeeding Fred P. Ad-
kins, Of Salisbury, who refused the Of
fer Of denomination with the stated
belief that rotation in Office would
further the work of the body. DR..
Grier, in accepting the election as
president, stated that he could see no
need for any changes in policies of
the association more than it would be
his purpose to supplement and elabor-
ate up on the program which the body
has formulated in advertising, pub
licizing and assisting in the develop
ment of the peninsula as whole.
Certainly we must continue, if we
continue doing anything, to sound the
note of unity from Wilmington south
ward to Cape Charles, and from
Claiborne eastward to Ocean City.
We are one people. God gave US
geography that is more important
than which we learn in our respective
States in our schools today. The com
modities for which the peninsula is
noted, and on which every last child
of the Eastern Shore depends for its
bread and butter, know the State or
county lines. We are all interested in
this seasons prices for potatoes in
Accomac and Northampton, and they
down there are likewise interested
and concerned with the prices we get
for our trucking and general crops up
here in the counties Of Maryland and
Delaware"
One Of the delightful features Of
the annual meeting was the dinner in
the Wicomico Hotel ball room in the
evening for members and their wives,
at which the speakers We're: General
Herbert M. Lord, director Of the bud
get, United States treasury depart
ment; DR. Franklin B. Bomberger, di-
rector Of the associations marketing
bureau, and w. M. Baskerville, man
aging editor Of the Baltimore News
The board Of governors Of the asso-
citation were elected from the respec-
tive counties as follows: Dorchester,
r. Watson Webb; New Castle, Henry
n D,,-L. NJ
Kent Delaware) Senator E. G. Walls;
Kent (Maryland), Maryion DeK.
Smith; Caroline, Lawrence b. Tow
ers; Cecil, Harvey Mackey; Queen
Anne, Dudley Roe; Somerset, Charl-
es G. Gelder; Talbot, Henry p Tay-
lor; Wicomico, w. B. Tilghman, Jr.;
Worchester, William L. Holloway; Ac-
comac, Benjamin 7. Gunter; North
ampton, G. w. Holland.
General Lord Speaks of Government
"The United States government can
no longer be extravagant either in
funds devoted to administrative
phases or its personnel, because the
budget bureau has established itself
as a checkmate on all expenditures,
General Herbert NJ Lord, director of
the budget, United States Treasury
Department, said in an address at the
dinner Of the Del-Mar-Va Eastern
Shore Association at Salisbury Thurs
day night.
Because Of measures of economy
the budget surplus contemplated as
Of 1888 100000 for the fiscal year, will
be far in excess Of that figure" Gen
eral Lord said.
"The Government is getting better
methods Of doing business, cutting
out waste and inaugurating thrift
1t has been the custom for years I'd
accuse Federal agencies and Fedora
personnel Of waste and extravaganza
If such attacks were justified in tht
past they are not justified at thu
present time. There is no business
body that is more efficient than tht
business organization of the Fedora
Government as it Is now operated
The policy Of the President as out
lined IL to 80 hold down expenditure
that there may be at the end Of tn,
year SuIllClenL UeL DdldiiCG 1UT Id
reduction or application to the nation
VI debt
"This policy has been most success
ful. There has been only one defci
since the end Of the World War an,
that was in 1919, when it was in ex
cessive Of 13 billion of dollars, bu
the next year, 1920, there was a sur
plus which in 1924 exceeded NOR
than half a billion dollars.
"The surplusses from 1920 to 1926
inclusive, totaled in excess of 2 billion
dollars, of which S1,747,000,0O0 wa
accumulated during the budget. Thi
extraordinary amount could have bee
wasted in expenditure and probabl.
wnnld have had Il mt heon for III