The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-18

Hartford, Jan 1B--M0re than zoo daIrymen and guests attended the annual banquet of the Connecticut Dairymen's Association held last evening at the Hotel 0arde. The banquet brought to . climax tho second day of the hfty-thlrd annual convention of the association being held at the Hartford WOman'a club on Broad street,
 ]. George Bchwink of M0riden, who has served the association for 24 years nt the morning session, replacing Fred ROsebr0ok of WILL mantle, Charles q. Morris, chair man of the Connecticut Milk Con- trol board spoke at tho morning session ..nd tho afternoon meeting was taken up with. various lectureH and discussions. At the banquet, and for the winner of . prize
 M. M. Pierpont of waterbury, treasurer of the association and president of tho Milk Producer Dealers Association, one of the speakers Ut the banquet. discussed the problems of his group making particular reference to tho reluct- nnce ot producer dealers to pay money into the Milk Control Boards pool. Tn regard to bills sent out recently by the board which assesses producer dealers accord ing to the amount by which they exceed their allotted quotas under tho Control Boards plan, he said, that They haven't got us to fhe point where VIC want to pay them.'
 Need of Harmony Stressed
 E. c. Woodward, . former of- ficer in the producer-Dealers ns- sociatiOn, and vice. president Of the association, discussed tho purposes, and makeup of the Connecticut Milk Producers Council, q group designed to bring together q mum Der of divergent groups In the milk eituntiOn, Professor Ernest L. An- thony, Of Michigan State College, and Professor Henry c. 0arrigus, who awarded the premiums, were also speakers. 10. Q. Smith was toastmnster and Il number of en- tertainment features were present cd.
 Speaking at the morning meet ing MT Morris stressed the import nfes Of harmony among milk pros dueers on public opinion. Sales Of milk, ho said, are not affected in cities by prices so much as by tho attitude of the constmer. Publicity given by the papers t0 "disgfuntled producers" who complain that the dealer is making an unfair profit at ths expense of tho producer, no said, resulted in decreased sales Of milk.
 Critics of the boards statewide milk marketing plan wero not mon tisnod by Mr Morris specifically. Now md then" he said, messages come to us that indicate that if each one of those who are fairly well satisfied with tbe results Of our work so far would only make about half ns much of n public dh- play of their satisfaction aa those few now do who display disHatis- faction, tho obstruetionists would Dc drowned and silepeed quickly"
 Essay Prize Winners
 Essays submitted for the prize contest, first prize for which went tho Gilbert Roswell Of Woodbury. on the subject, "Why the People Of Connecticut should drink more Ayrshire Milk" were in four groups on the same subject. Olive Fat seber of Kiilingwofth was awarded second prize for tho best essay on tho drinking of Jersey milk, while Hichard Kreitzsr of Coventry, writ ing on Guernsey milk, and George Wilkinson of Wallingford on Hol- stein milk, took third and fourth prizes respectively. Bach of the four essays, judged during the morning ns the best Of the many submitted for tho particular brecd, was read by the writer in the after noon, with tho grand prize being given to MT Roswell in the even ing.
 Officers elected at the morning session were the following: Pfesi- dent, Mr sehwink; vice president. b. q. Woodward of Salisbury; treasurer, M. 10. Pierp0nt of Wa" terbury reelected. Mr ,Sehwink, who has been secretary of tho ns- s0eiatioD for 24 years will remain in that position until q meeting of the bo0rd of directors in April when his successor will be chosen.