Smyrna times., 1936-09-03
1000 FARMERS
AT AUGUSTINE
Delaware River Beach Resort
Near Port Penn Has a
Gala Day
POLITICIANS NUMEROUS

Politics was the main topic of
discussion as some 5000 persons
gathered at Augustine Beach on
Thursday for the annual Farmers
Day. Campaign talk and discus
sion of the chances of the candid
ates of the major parties in the
state election in November over
shadowed agriculture. The discus
sion of chickens and pigs, the gov
ernment's soil conservation pro-
gram, the devastating effect of
Bangs disease on cattle, the wheat
blight, and the Japanese beetles
trailed from the standpoint of in
terest. In the grove, on the porch
of the inn, near the farm machin-
cry exhibit, around the speakers
oval, and even on the beach, poll
tics took the spotlight. The out
come of Wednesdays Republican
State Convention at Dover seemed
to be the general topic. That the
Republican party has selected a
strong state ticket was voiced by
a majority of the Republicans.
They contended that the dissention
in Sussex County would be over
come by the unity displayed in Will
mington, rural New Castle and
Kent Counties, whose delegates
voted 100 per cent for the ticket
nominated" Richard C. McMullen,
Democratic canidate for governor,
was present at the Farmers Day
program Thursday, and came in
for much discussion in the Demo
cratic talk. Other Democratic gos-
sip had it that James H. Hughes
of Dover would get the senatorial
nomination. Edward w. Cooch, al
so a candidate for governor on the
Democratic ticket, was a visitor.
Mr.. Cooch denied reports he in
tended withdrawing as candidate.
I intend to stay in the fight to the
finish and expect to be nominated"
Mr.. Cooch said. Claude N. Lester,
of st. Georges, president of the
New Castle County Levy Court,
and Sheriff Harry Clark, of Della
ware City were mentioned for the
Office now held by Walter S. Bur
| ris, as receiver of taxes and county
treasurer. Levy Court Commission
er !. ]. Hollingsworth was talked
of for sheriff while former post
master Alexander r. Abrahams,
Wilmington, was mentioned for
Clerk of Peace. Louis Mel. Merry
man of Washington, D. c., senior
agricultural economist, Dairy Sec
tion. Agricultural Adjustment De
partment, was one of the principal
speakers of the day. Mr.. Merry
man reported in detail on the pro-
gress being made through cooper
alton between the federal govern
ment, and the states in the elm
ination of Bangs disease. Lafay-
ette Patterson, also of Wilmington,
field representative. Agricultural
| Adjustment Administration, told
of the governments work in the
field of soil and agricultural con-
servation, strongly defending its
results. G. M. Worrilow, county
agent for New Castle County and
c. T. McCaulley, State Boys Club
Agent, were introduced by E. H
Shallcross, Middletown. president
cf the New Castle County Agricul-
tural Conservation Association, who
presided Benjamin Vinton, st
Georges banker, was the general
chairman on the arrangements fol
the celebration for the 18th con.
secutive year. Among those seer
at the grounds We're: Mr.. McMul-
len, Mr. Cooch, Walter S. Burris
, receiver of taxes for New Castle
County and candidate for renomi.
nation; former State Representa-
tive Harry G. White of Christi
ana Hundred; former Representa-
tive Isaac Cleaver of near Por'
Penn; former Representative Sher
man Webb of near McDonough
former Levy Court Commisionel
Royden Caulk of Blackbird Hun
dred; George H. CHM of Townsend
delegate to the Democratic Stat
Convention; former State Repre-
sentative Eugene Deakyne, Black
, bird Hundred; Mrs. William B
Crompton, Red Lion Hundred, /;
, member of the Democratic Stat,
Committee; Mrs. Johanna Wolfe
st. Georges. secretary of the Dem
ocratic State Committee; Harr,
Rose, Delaware City. Democratic
alternate to the National Conven
ton; Harry Webb, Delaware City
, member of the Democratic Stat,
, Committee; Benjamin Moore, New
, Castle, Democratic candidate fo
: State Representative; former Stat,
Representative Thomas Laws, o
, Pencader Hundred; and Audrey p
, Naudain, of Harmony, prominen
Democrat.