Smyrna times., 1932-03-23
TO EXTERMINATE
MOSQUITO PLAGUE
Experts to Meet With Del
Mar-Va Eastern Shore AS
sOciatiOn March 2Sth
WOULD AID REHOBOTH

Several Of the most noted auth
orltles on mosquito determination
in the United States will be pres
ent to advise action in a plan to
relieve the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula
from the mosquito plague, particu-
larly Rehoboth, Del, and Ocean
City, Md, and the Delaware and
Chesapeake Bay resorts. The
meeting called by the Del-Mar-Va
Eastern Shore Association will be
held Monday, March 28th at 200
P. NJ, in the Wicomico Hotel, in
Salisbury. Among those whose
attendance is assured are: DR.. l..
L. Williams, Medical officer in
charge, U. S. Public Health Ser
vice, Washington, D. c.; Director
c. A. McCue, University of Della
ware, Newark, Del; DR.. L. A.
Stearns, Entomologist, University
of Delaware, Newark, Del; Mr..
Frank Miller, Associate Entomo-
logist, New Jersey Agricultural
Experiment Station, New Bruns-
wick, N. J.; Mr.. w. S. Corkran.
Millburn, n. j.; DR.. r. II. Riley,
Director Maryland State Depart
ment of Health, Baltimore, Md;
DR.. A. c. Jost, Executive Secretary
Delaware State Department of
Health, Dover, Del; Mr.. R. C.
Beckett, State Sanitary Engineer,
Dover, Del; and DR.. S. H. Hurdle,
Department ID of Health, Salisbury,
Md. A feature of the meeting will
be the presentation of an educa-
tional moving picture to be shown
by Mr.. Frank Miller, of New Jer-
sey, who, incidentally, has been in
charge of the work in that State
over considerable period of time
and who has accomplished results
recognized throughout the nation.
Hearty interest on the part of cit
izens in all sections of the PENN
sula has been expressed in the
and its purposes. At As
sociation headquarters it has been
announced that the splendid coop
Grafton given by the United States
Health Department and the indi-
vidual State authorities establishes
a firm foundation upon which a
logical program may be based so
that the entire Peninsula would
receive benefit by it being carried
out. 1t is pointed out that while
the State Of Delaware is keenly ac-
tive and has taken definite steps
in the matter Of mosquito exter-
that only by the coopera-
tion of the Eastern Shore of Mary
land and Virginia Counties can a
plan be effected which would elm
mate the mosquito pest throughout
all of the Peninsula. 1t is also
that in addition to the
general discomfort caused by mo-
squitoes, the great numbers which
infested practically all sections of
Del-Mar-Va last season were a ser
ious handicap to business as it
caused many visitors to leave re-
sorts and sections where they had
located before completing their an
stay as well as creating
an impression among those MAX
ing their first visit to Del-Mar-Va
that the Peninsula is subject to the
number Of mosqui-
toes which last year exceeded any
previous period. It is believed by
Association officials that coopera-
tive measures throughout Del-Mar-
va under the advice of the author
tiles who will attend the meeting
and advance their views will mean
that within a reasonable period
may cvlaim the dis
of being practically. if not
mosquito free. President
Stewart K. Powell asks that spec
al attention be called to the meet
ng not being confined to Associa-
lion members but that the public