Smyrna times., 1927-11-30

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||T | FLA f LAW IS NOT ENFORCED
|.9,:ss9 s1r R5Hhs'7 ssHHs: 7la'aF7 iHAFT
r.st FOOd-Paclers Boot
ga =, Banned Investigators b!as1rs' Declare
i0s.,. s.,s Of the State Board Of
enlDs.S ..2 D's.s+srday. following a ccnfer-
| th ~ yss,S1 sr,sSnresentatives of the Unit
Es.stas St.ls Public Health Service and
Stalss Ssr # G oyster shippers and tong
nl0Tl , delaware d in the rooms OF 5!, the
y III DI Accident Board in VIII
Isan sIll'- relative to the sale Of Oys-
/ s,nr .rl creeks in Delaware, again
IN 5'oHt ban on the creek pro product, re- :
4 h si.n Jts tbeir stand Of 1925, when a
n. lnT In was placed. The Federal
|es L. oficials Sfs served an ultimatum
u Y ~ Estate State Board Of Health to the
Wy nrless it can control the
' .itratiOn by prohibiting the
,D+ far fOor purposes Of oysters
~ from known polluted streams,
,ranmeut would refuse to certl-
In oysters from Delaware, either
4 z, !. srsok. which would practically
u he entire ruin Of the indus
i ne loss of many hudnreds Of
anJs IF dollars. The govern
s ,, Tss represented by pr. 2. p.
n surgeon Of the United States
81. HeaIth Service, and H. M. Old
IT, sanitary engineer Of the
In States Public Health Service.
ETIiam P. Orr, president Of the
Board Of Health, presided.
semen Agree When Understood
OYSTER shippers present agreed.
|S5,sing The governments ultimatumi
A ship any more creek oysters
~ ban has been lifted. They
would result in considerable
ss ii upor the small oysterman
.Luiarly the creek tongers. Many
H. contended the polluted areas
yey small and that genera.
bsOuld work against good and bac
There are about eleven large
NJ III the state who handle large
IT. Of both the bay oyster:
ars certified, and the creek oys
Shipment Of creek oyster.
RESULT in the government ban al
be country On their products
g this, it is not expected tina
rsnDt will be made to violate
Erg It was brought out tina.
Shippers have ben ''bootlegging
5 from the creeks since the frs
Ill IN 1925 made by the Stat
Of Health banning them be
Of stream pollution. This re
Nj IN government detection an
tests which discovered the un
condition Of the creek oyster
kOught about Yesterdays confer
snd the new stand Of the BoarC
utiOn Adopted BY State Board
following resolution was adopt
the State Board Of Health
peas, The waters Of the St.Jone:
rdll, Mispillion, and the uppe
XIII show pollution as evidence
ts made Independently BY tn
States Public Health Servic
te State Board Of Health; an
-, the United States Publ
Service will withhold its az
Of the certifcation Of the Stat
Of Health On the entire oyste
p # the said board cannot cor
{ situation; "Be it resolved, thu
ate Board Of Health continue
lSe eertifcation Of these afort
hed creeks as safe areas for th
tlOn Of oysters. This action
H order to safeguard both II
health and the oyster industr
ware in areas known to be sal
yer production. Oysters pr,
4 tne Delaware Bay are cert
Ooth State and Federal autho
safe for food"
Who Attended the Meeting
those who attended wer,
Iaer, surgeon Of the Unitt
fuolic Health Service; H. !
soclate sanitary engineer
ed States Public Health Sc
! william P. Orr, president
y Board Of Health; DR.. A.
y TT1eCutiye secretary; B. Ro
=. A. Stevens ana Walter
y Seafrod, representatives
sr packing industry; Howa.
y Milford, and a commit
ing oystermen headed /
. Sator !. Latchum, John W. w.
q Secretary of State CharI
Iaand, DR.. Robert =. ElIegoo
VA a Hays Ashbrook, DR.. Ma
= ! Handy and Mrs. Edith Ba