Milford chronicle., 1944-04-21
GEORGETOWN
officials OF Farm Bureau Meet


recently organized Sussex Count,
Farm Bureau held dinner meet
ing last week at the Gordy Res
taurant here at which plans wer'
discussed and policies formulated
governing the organization. Th'
goal of at least $50 members be
tween now and early in the fal
has been fixed. In order that Del
aware may become affiliated with
the national organization a drive
now is under way for five hundred
members. There are at the pres
ent time PIG members in the state.
Those deeply interested want to
increase the membership to more
than five hundred before the meet
ing that is to be held in Dover on
Friday, April 2S, to consider join
ing the national organization.
Some of the problems discussed
at the dinner meeting were the
equalization of production and dis
tribution, repair parts for farm
machinery, natural rubber instead
of synthetic rubber for farm equip
ment. appointment of a legislative
cOmmittee-probably one from
each of the ten representative dis
tricts-to consider all legislation
having to do with agriculture, NAM
ing of an educational committee,
selection of men on a committee to
appear before members of Congress
from this state in support of a ma
tional farm bureau program, selec-
ton of men for the Delaware Cen
eral Assembly, regardless of po-
litical lines, who will support ag-
riculture and what it stands for
in this county. 1t also is the aim
of the members to bring home for
chilly to officials of the OPA that
ii is necessary for the farmers to
have supplementary gas at this
time to operate their farm ma
chinery.
Planning For Victory Gardens
Miss NJ. Gertrude Holloway. home
demonstration agent for Sussex |
county, is paving the way for club
members in lower Delaware to have
Victory Gardens this year. She has
Just issued a bulletin called gar
den notes in which the planting .
periods for certain vegetables are :
given. The period from April 10 to
20 is ideal for planting snap beans.
carrots. celery for plants. lettuce.
radishes. sweet corn, spinach. en-
dive. swiss chard, satisfy and beets.
She advises all Victory gardeners
to plan for succession cropping
growing two or more vegetables or
crops on the same ground in the
same season. Especially is this
true and important TO those who Il
have limited space. Radishes.
she points out, may be seeded with
carrots, onions, parsnips, since the
radishes will be harvested before
either of the other crops. Early to-
matoes can be planted now but
they must be protected by baskets ,
during cold or windy weather until /
they become hardened. A paper
collar about three inches wide. |
wrapped around each tomato plant ;
and placed so that about one inch ;
extends about the ground will, she
states. protect it from cutworms.
Fruit Growers Having
Their Worries
Heavy rains. high winds and
much cooler weather have brought |
worries to the orchardists, espe-
cially those who are engaged in I
growing peaches. 1t is believed I
that most of the peach orchards {
will be in full blossom within the
next two or three days. This is {
critical stage because the cups are
Dpen and will permit water TO
stand around the tender bud. Cold
winds and low temperatures are t
likely to play havoc with the fruit G
when they are in full blossom. If |
hey can stand up under the rigors |
lf changeable weather conditions
he latter part of April, then there a
$ il good chance for bumper crop. {
rhe trees at this time are laden v
With blossoms and even if some \
ire killed, there will he plenty for !
big crop. !
Enlisted At II Years Old I
Robert V. Pratt, son of Norman l.
'. Pratt. 235 West Pine street, is
me of the few 17-year-Old boys to 5
,e enlisted in the Army Air Forces t
reserve by the Camden. y. j.. board +
Defore the order was issued clos l.
ng the aviation cadet program on {
March 81. Young Pratt, a member {
If the senior class of the George e
own High School. will enter ac- \
i've service after reaching Is. a
rOp Goal In Red Gross Drive t;
Announcement is made by DR..
Calvin A. Afflerbach. rural school g
and local chairman of s
he recent Red Cross drive, that Il
Georgetown over subscribed its .
luota of $4,000. The amount col g
ected was $3.536.46 with pledges
still to he fulfilled. The total
mount is expected to be larger
when all of the money is collected
rom subscribers.
short. t.Blakeley
Announcement of the marriage
If Miss Gladys d. Short, daughter
If Mr.. and Mrs. Roland T. Short.
md Corporal Daniel l.. Blakeley.
ION of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph +.
all living near here, has
leen made. The wedding took place
IN March 81. the Rev. William P.
Iesmodel of Grace Methodist
Church here. performing the GER
,mony. Both graduated from the
Georgetown High School. The
lride has gone to Laredo, Texas. so I
is to be near her husband, who is
stationed in a camp there.
Receives His Wings v
Lieutenant Robert w. Hancock,
on of Guy NJ. Hancock. near here. {
ecently received his wings and n
and now is training -
or combat duty as pilot of D
s-24 Liberator at Davis-Monthan