Milford chronicle., 1941-05-02
GEORGETOWN

Win oStiAh5 Olc piul VI WulShey "
Richard G. Long, an inspector for
the Delaware Liquor Commission,
and was tried on February Z OF
this year in the Court of General
Sessions and convicted and paroled
for one year to Probation Officer
Clifford b. Burton, was brought
into court Monday for having bro
ken his parole and given a~prison
sentence of six months. Marando
on Sunday night broke his parole
when his home was raided by Off
GERS of the Delaware Liquor Com
mission, assisted by Walter Banks,
an officer of Wicomico, Maryland,
and they found thirty-two pints of
liquor. Marando pleaded wi h
Chief Justice Daniel ]. Layton and
Associate Judge Charles S. Rich
ards to give him another chance.
Marandos pleading for his wife and
two children, left the court room
with Warden Hugh Smith weeping.
Announcement of the marriage of
Miss Sarah E. Jefferson, of Sea-
ford, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Jefferson, of near George
town, and Allen f. Bryan, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Bryan,
of SeafOrd, has been made. The
wedding took place at Delmar on
the night of April %, the Rev. Sid
ney b. Bradley of the First .Metho-
dist Church of Delmar, performing
the ceremony.
Prominent poultrymen from all
sections of lower Delaware attend
ed meeting here on Friday night
of last week to discuss problems
affecting the production of eggs.
The meeting was held in Grange
Hall, through the panel discussion
method. Included in the panel
were: George Ellis, of Ocean
View, hatcheryman and producer;
Edward McIlvaine, near George
town, producer; DR.. Lester Green,
assistant pathologist for Sussex
county; Mrs. Granville Bryan, of
Lewes, producer; Warren Newton,
of Bridgeville. hatcheryman and
producer; Hugh Davis, of Mills
boro, hatcheryman and producer;
Prof. II. l.. Richardson, State Poul- |
try Specialist; DR.. II. r. Baker, of
Dover, pathologist for the State
Board of Agriculture; w. C. Sko-
glund, research assistant of the |
Poultry Department of the Univer-
sity of Delaware; J. Frank Gordy,
assistant county agent and discus
sion leader.
The principal subject was the
production and care of Matching
eggs, and was handled through the
panel by flock owners, hatchery
men, the State Pathology Depart
ment and the Extension Service.
The meeting was sponsored by a
committee composed of the chair
men Of the Sussex county locals of
the Delaware Poultry Improve
ment Association including G. f.
Smith, of Selbyville; Charles Con-
away, Of Greenwood; Frank Aus
tin, of Milford; Edward McIlVaine,
of near Georgetown; Marshall Has
tings, of Laurel; Mrs. Granville
Bryan, of near Lewes; William
Bolin, of Milton; George Knox, of
Ocean View, and Hugh Davis of
Mr.. Conaway, president of the
Sussex County PoHItfy Ass0eia-
ton, presided and introduced the
members of the panel.
Many interesting discussions
were had as to the methods of pro- {
lucing eggs for the hatcherymen (
30 that chicks of strong vitality
would result, as well as the care
If the chicks until they reached !
he broiler stage and were ready
o be placed on the markets. Feed {
ng, housing and range were en-
,hasized. Different ideas were '
'rought out, all of which resulted &
n the conclusion that proper ]
tock, feeding and housing were j
to produce healthy hens
rom which the hatchery eggs are
'roduced. The subject of early I
latched chicks for egg production I
lad its pros and cons. The gem t
raj opinion that chicks Matched b
uring March as layers were the il
est seemed to prevail. Chicks il
atched in January for layers in b
he late summer came in for their b
art, and several instances were ID
tied to show that they were sue
essful. 1t was pointed out that S
eep yellow yOlk egg matches bet n
er and seems to produce a n
tronger chick; that hens on the C
ange seem to be stronger; that s.
ne lighting system, as employed F
y many to produce more eggs, is n
OF successful; that the strain or N
reed and the weight of the egg
CURES in the hatchability and Il
the maturity of the al
nick. p
Following the discussion of pro- N
lcing eggs for hatcheries, Martin L:
oordan, former agricultural teach ol
in the Bridgeville High school, m
1t now connected with o. A. New
m & Company, of Bridgeville, be- l.
Ime chairman of the meeting. Mr.. hi
oordan explained the efforts that U
I'd been made to establish a sub
alton in Sussex county of the Ex- p
'riment Station of the University til
Delaware. dt
He pointed out that already ell
II had passed the Delaware State tn
mate making an appropriation OF
r the purchase of land and the WI
cation of such a sub-station at Sc
elaware Colony. WI
The poultrymen went on record eff
disappearing the bill in its dr.
esent form, and a committee was mi
med by Chairman Doordan and ed
cir action was unanimously ap- de
owed by the entire membership. be
lie committee ON resolutions con- de
tied of l.. G.! Knapp. Lewes, past qu
esident of the Peninsula Horti- so
ltrraI Sncinfu. Marill King Of fnl