Smyrna times., 1930-08-13
CONTROL OF FARM PRODUCTS
SURPLUS URGED BY HAZEL .
LIEUT.. GOVERNOR j. HENRY
HAZEL, URGES COOPERATION
Library Seen as Stabilizer of Rural
Life by Howard G. Eisaman--
Grangers at LongwOOd


Grangers at LongWOOd
Intelligent control of the surplus
being produced by the farmers Of
the country through organization
and cooperation was advocated by
Lieutenant Governor ]. Henry
Hazel in a short address before
200 grangers from six states at
tending the second evening session
of the Middle Atlantic Grange Lee
turers' Conference at the Univers-
ity of Delaware Thursday night.
Mr.. Hazel dismissed the problem
already having been solved, es-
pecially in Delaware, but charact-
erized the surplus production as
the present bogey of the farmer.
In advocating organization and CO.
operation as the remedy he point
ed to the outstanding strides made
by labor unions through this
means and quoted their achieve
ments as precedents for the farm
er through the medium of the
grange. He eulogized President
Hoover as the best friend of agri-
culture and as being "an organizer
of proven ability"
Speaks on Free Library Service
A prophecy that every county
will in the near future enjoy Ii
brary facilities similar to those en-
Ejoyed by urban centers, was made
by Howard G. Eisaman, Lecturer,
Pennsylvania State Grange, who
presided owed the meeting. "Li-
brary service" reclared Mr.. Elsa
man, "offers more in the way of
stabilizing rural life than any
other factor, not excepting eco
nomic stress" He urged his audi
tors to do their utmost towards
bringing this service to their COM
munities. These remarks were
made prior to the exhibition of a
two-reel film showing the activ
tiles of the New Castle County
Free Library Book Service. An
by C. A. McCue, Dean of the
School of Agriculture, University
of Delaware, showing scenes visit
ed by him during a tour of exper-
mental agricultural stations in
England, Germany, Switzerland,
Belgium, and France last summer.
Another travelogue was given by
Miss Winifred ]. Robinson, Dean
of the Women's College, Univers-
ity of Delaware, who related ex-
periences connected with a recent
tour of Norway, Sweden and Den
mark
Poem With Music Demonstration
Another feature of the program
was a music demonstration period
given by Miss Wilma Jepson, AS
sociate Professor of Physical Ed
ucation and Recreation, University
of California. A poem dedicated
to the beauties of nature was read
by Miss Emma j. Garden, of
Moorestown, n. j., after which
Miss Jepson played various records
selected by her to illustrate musi-
cally the moods evoked by the rem
dition of the poem. The program
wa concluded most informally by
Mrs. Mignon Q. Lott who was
scheduled to give talk on Build
ing Interesting Programs" She
described her recipe for the inter-
esting program to be fifty per cent
organization. She warned that
the audience should always be con-
sidered and as an Illustration of
how much her program depended
upon this factor, she suggested
that the audience leave the audi
torium for the much cooler lawn
outside where she would give her
demonstration which was to COM
prise competitive games and sing
ing by all the grangers. This pro-
posal was welcomed and the hu-
midity was soon forgotten judging
by the exhuberance soon manifest
ed by the merrymakers.
Spent Afternoon at 'Longwood''
The grangers attending the con-
ference enjoyed delightful after
noon at the Longwood estate of
Pierre S. DUPONT. AS farmers they
could especially appreciate the
botanical wonders in the Long
wood Gardens. Another attraction
comprised organ selections played
by F'irmin Swimmer. The grangers
made the trip in 103 cars leaving
Newark at 1.3O p. m. and return
ing in time for dinner at 6 p. m.