Milford chronicle., 1940-12-20

Mrs. Nellie Burton, Mrs. Mildre,
d Williams and Mrs Eunice Scaul
spent Tuesday in Salisbury.
; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Swain weri
callers in town on Monday.
| Mr. and Mrs. William Workman
and daughter have moved into theil
new home which they have bought
, and remodeled. 1t was the former
P. T. Workman home.
Timothy-First. Kenneth Pretty
man; second. Allen Wiley; third
Carl Tucker; fourth, Edwin Pret-
lyman.
Alfalfa-First, Carl Tucker; sec
ond, Allen Wiley; third, Kenneth
McIlvaine; fourth, w. w. Caulk.
Crimson clover - First, w. w.
Caulk; second. A. d. Taylor; third,
Emil Kielbasa.
Red clOver-First. Allen Wiley;
second. Carl Tucker; third. w. w.
Caulk; fourth, A. J. Kielbasa.
Soy beans-First. w. W. Caulk;
second, A. D. Taylor; third, Billy
Murray; fourth, Edwin Prettyman.
Cow peas-First, w. w. Caulk;
second, Carl Tucker; third, Allen
Wiley; fourth, Kenneth McIlvaine.
Alsike clOveT-F'irst, Kenneth Nc
Ilvaine; second, Allen Wiley; third.
Edwin Prettyman; fourth, Kenneth
Prettyman.
Vetch-First, Edwin Prettyman;
second, A. d. Taylor; third. w. w.
Caulk; fourth. Kenneth Prettyman.
Korean lespedeza - First, Carl
Tucker; second. Kenneth McIlvaine;
third, Allen Wiley; fourth, A. D.
Taylor.
Sweet Potatoes
Moist grOup-First, Harley Hast |
ings, Bethel; second, w. w. Caulk.
Dry group-First, Edwin Pretty
man; second, Harley Hastings.
White pOtatOes-First, Gerald Nc
Ilvaine; second, Edwin Prettyman;
third. Billy Murray; fourth, An
drew Ford; fifth. Francis Thomas.
Vocational agricultural high school
Dover High School;
second, Newark; third. Harrington.
fourth. Milford.
Election of officers featured the
closing session of the Peninsula
Horticultural Society and the Della
ware Crop Improvement Associa-
tiOn last Friday. The Delaware Bee
keepers Association, also meeting
jointly with the other groups. named
last Thursday.
Becoming the first woman presi-
dent of the 5l-year-old organization.
Mrs. Il. Jane Cunningham of Cam
bridge. Md was chosen as head of
the Peninsula society Now a sue
cessful fruit grower, Mrs. Cunning
ham left hub-bub of New York City
eight years ago for life in the coun-
Try. She succeeds Leslie G.. Knapp
)f Nassau as president and also
serves as a member of the executive
replacing A. Bailey
Thomas.
Other Officers Of Society
Other society officers are: Vice
William H. Richter. Jr.,
Dover; treasurer. W. Lee Allen,
and secretary. 7. F.
ianns of Newark, the latter two
eelected. Others on the executive
are L. r. Dick, Smyrna;
tito Sanger, Easton. Md. and Mr.. ..
Knapp.
The following county vice-presi- !
ents were reelected:
Delaware: New Castle. w. II. =
iracken, HOckessin; Kent, J. X.
ord, Dover; Sussex, w. c. Newton,
6
Maryland: Cecil. J. E. LippincOtt,
olOra; Kent, o. A. Humphries. Wor- .
IN; Queen Anne's. J. d. McVean. Z
hestertown: Caroline, Frank zieg-
H. Denton; Talbot, Albert Fike, 9
OrdOva; Dorchester. J. Z. Andrews. 8
urlOck; Wicomico, J. l.. Morris, &
llisbury; Worcester. F. J. Dukes, 2
irdletree; Somerset. Homer S. o
emp. Princess Anne. G
Virginia: AccOmac, w. o. Strong, Y
nley; Northampton, A. Preston q
'Ott, EastYille e
The Delaware Crop Improvement Z
isociatiOn officers are: President. b
'ancis Thomas, M3rydel, succeed X
& Robert Mccormick. Newark; &
cc-presidents. New Castle county. q
liver Koelig, Sr.. Newark: Kent, b
. w. Caulk, Dover. and Sussex, 6
lTley Hastings, Bethel; secretary q
easurer, c. E. McCauley, Newark, b
elected. e
rhe association endorsed request q
officials of the University of Della IN
ire for an appropriation for the 51
and operation of new 4
facilities and equipment ES
+ instruction and research pur- &C
ses. e1
Cite Obsolete Equipment
The resolution pointed out that the c.
esent greenhouse facilities and tk
iipment were provided a quarter d
a century ago and now are ObsO- Is
e, inadequate. and insufficient to sc
,et present-lay needs. SE
Another resolution adopted faVOrs ~
} holding Of an annual Delaware gS
lte Agricultural Show wherein all 81
IN organizations of the state Il
ght participate with benefit to ~
,p improvement endeavors.
of crop problems in the
tie, with the problems of the north 8&
/ section differing from those of ~
southern section, due to climatic ~
I soil differences, ended with On
option of a resolution urging es- "a
'lishment of an agricultural sub 90
tion in southern Delaware as a "a
Inch of the Delaware Agricultural "A
pertinent Station. &
New Seed Laws Asked ~
he members also voted their sup 81
t of the need for new seed laws SO
the state to benefit the agricultur- ~