Milford chronicle., 1943-12-17
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of the 69th annual session of the
Delaware State Grange. More than
$50 persons attended. The conven-
tion ended Wednesday night.
Paul Mitchell was POSTMASTER of
the banquet. Guests of honor in
cluded Jacob Roosa, Milford; Mrs.
Robert P. Robinson, and Mrs. Clar-
ence Jester, Wilmington. Walker
Mifflin, president of the State Board
of Agriculture, brought greetings
from Governor Walter w. Bacon,
who was unable to attend. George
T.. Schuster, dean of the school of
agriculture at the University of
Delaware, spoke on postwar prob
lens that farmers will face.
Five Resolutions Presented
Five resolutions were presented
at the afternoon business session
but action was postponed until
Wednesday. They included: A re-
quest for money from the State
Legislature to carry on the work
against mastitis, a cattle disease;
opposing any federal move to force
the registration of firearms; ask
ing for a state appropriation for
the vaccination of all cattle; ask
ing for a change in the Grange
laws to permit a nomination before
an election; a request to limit
Grange master to two terms in
office.
George Worrilow, assistant direc-
tor of extension service at the Uni
versity of Delaware, showed motion
pictures of Delaware children help
ing with the harvesting of crops
during the past summer.
Finance Committee Elected +
A finance committee, comprising
Herman Coverdale, Fruitland
Grange; Edward Megginson, Rose
Hill Grange; Everett Hopkins, Cool
Spring Grange. was elected.
Luncheon was served in the Cam
den Methodist Church.
Immediate adjustments must be
made with government agencies to
allow the farmer a greater profit or
Delaware's 1914 Victor Food Crop
goals will fail, State Master A.
Bailey Thomas warned in his an
nual address at the morning ses-
sion. He urged every member of
the three Pomona and 25 subOrdi-
nate Oranges to work for favor
able adjustments.
Unless the farmer is put in a
position to compete successfully
with wartime industry he cannot
he expected TO operate farms at
wartime peak and reach victory
-nals." Mr.. Thomas said
The farmer, he pointed out, is
faced on the one hand with great
~ increased costs for labor, ma
repairs, transportation,
fertilizers. livestock, and feeds. and
on the other hand with pressure to
10 the biggest production job for
he war in the nations history.
Outlines Three Points
Mr. Thomas made three points:
One. that in order that the vital
1914 victory food goals may be met
in Delaware. more manpower
must be made available for work
On the farms. While efforts rela-
tive to the farm labor situation
have been most helpful, the fun
iamental cause is that earning of
farm labor are relatively low when
with the earnings in
other industries, thereby greatly
'educing the farm labor supply
Two: To meet production goals.
adequate supplies of farm machin-
,ry. repair parts. and essential SER
.ices must be made Immediately
available for use when and where
leeded.
Three: Price relationship be-
ween feed grains and much-need-
d live stock products produced
rom feed grains must be adjust
ID. The feed stuffs the farmer has
o buy are continually increasing
n cost. while the price at which he
nay sell broilers. hogs, and beef,
iave not been raised"
Mr.. Thomas said that the cost of
all feeds, labor, and
is on the increase
md that it is imperative" that
armers Immediately seek meet
ngs with the right government
gencies with a view to securing
he necessary adjustments.
Praises Farmers Zeal
He praised the patriotism and
eal OF the Delaware farmers as
hown by production records this
ear. These records. he said, were
made under severe handicaps of
abor and machinery shortages,
winter freezes. late spring frost.
nd drought conditions, particular
V in lower Delaware, doing hun
Ireds of thousands of dollars of
amage to crops"
He also announced that Har-
nony Grange. New Castle county,
lad won the booster program prize
warded each year by the national
range with a membership of 200
n over. Mrs. Joseph Mitchell is
ecturer of this grange.
The same prize for oranges in
Delaware under 200 membership
ras won by Capital Grange. Dover,
Irs. Charles Wilson. lecturer.
Harry {. Johnson, state secre-
ary. has been made an honorary
ational secretary.
Wednesdays program included
memorial service for Mrs. Alice
/. Brown, Fruitland; Mrs. Mamie
;. Watson. Milford; Joseph Grand
omme. Center, and Mrs. Benjamin
ticks. Harmony. Howard Moore,
haplain, directed the service and
he Rev. NJ. w. Marine, pastor of
lover Methodist Church was the
peaker.