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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
Probe Is Launched
On Salisbury Fire
Heart OF Business District De,aS-
tated BY Worst Blaze In 90 Years

An Investigation has been
launched into the the origin of the
$4,000 fire, the most disastrous
downtown blaze in Salisbury i'll 90
years. which swept through the
heart of the business district Ot this
city early last Thursday.
Three business houses were de-
strOyed and two other establish
lnents were heavily damaged AS
late as last Thursday eyeninl
Salisbury firemen still patrolled
the scene of the confederation as
through the wreckage.
Fire Marshal Fred A. Grier. .Ir,
who estimated that damage had
been launched into the cause of the
blaze.
: Companies Fight Fire
The disasterOuS blaze started at
$50. Salisbury firemen, assisted by
the Salisbury harbor fireboat and
seven Out-Of-tOWn fire companies.
including two from Delaware. had
the flames under control five hours
later
The three Main Street business
houses which were destroyed were:
The J. {. Penney Department Store,
The IipOw Style Center. a wOmen's
clothing store, and the f.. G. Davi,
Wholesale Company.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
Save 38 Horses
In Fair Blaze
Two Buildings At Kent And Sussex
Fair Grounds Raced BY Fire

Although IS valuable horses were
led to safety, fire last Thursday
caused damage estimated at $40
Guo when OnC-st0rY stable was
csuoYcd and a. tVu story barn
damaged AT the Kent and ~usscA
County fair grounds
Harrington and Houston firemcn
hattled the fire, origin Undetcrmin-
"a. for more than two hours.
The fire started in the one-Sturv.
23-otall stable Of Samuel ConoWav
who has charge of five race horses.
two riding horses and IA colt. be
longing 10 Reese Harrington. cal
vim Adams and himself.
ConoWay said he lost three sui
l:ies. blankets, boots. 601 pounds OF
oats. four tons of hay. harness ana
ii trunk containing $40.
FLAMES spread to the barn Of
Paul W. Ninyard. a trainer who has
charge Of - horses. This structure
was badly DAMAGED Owners of
horses in the barn include: Fred
Greenly. Russell Hudson. Henry
Scott, John Heiehley, W. y. Shinn.
W. IL. Cox. ". !. Duer. W. q. White.
George W. Hudson and Maurice
White
Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
DR.. J. S. Mach Opens
Office In ScafOrd
Former Milford Dentist TO
Practice In "MadiSOn
Willin House

In Joseph Steven &. Mach open
cd his dental offices this week at
"l6 Pine Street. Seaiord. in his re-
Gently purchased property which
most S"at0rd residents call the
late Madison Willin house"
nr Mach is from Ilolyokc. Mass,
and Graduated from the Holyokc
High school. EIolyokc; Dean Aca-
G,ml, franklin Mass. took his pre-
dental at Temple University
Ihiladclphia and received his Doc
tor OF Dental SHI2cry Degree from
Dental School. Philadelphia. II,
was a m"mhc} ol NJ Psi Phi fratol-
nilY and several professional and
honorary 0r@dniTdtionS
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
Income Tax Returns
viii WTob$1,300,000
Repayments Averaging $1,000 Have Already
Been Certified On $4,000 u. S. Filings;
Last Minute Rush Was Eliminated With
10000 Returns Received AT Deadline.

More than Sl.2oo.ulu will he re-
turned 10 Delaware federal taXpay
ers in refunds. Norman COLLISION.
tOllectOr OF internal revenue. an
n0un~ed as the dcadlinc for the
tilin2 OF returns for l945 was
/ cached without last minute rush.
such as has been typical III prcyi-
GUS Years. There Was no CONGESTION
III the revenue office in the Post
Ctficc BuiIdiu9 as closing time an
preached last Friday. and the cor
Iid0rs loddin@ 10 the office were
almost deserted
Alr. collision said about Is .0oo re-
FUNDS have been certified for pay
Il tnt and a majority of these arc
already i'm the hands OF taxpayers
Average amount OF the refunds is
$50. he stated. On the basis of these
tl@urrs, tn" total refunds To Della
Ware taxpayers authorized would
amount to $l.3GN.Ua MIR Collision
stated that the rctundin2 schedule
OF IN" Delaware office is three
months in advance of that last
year
About Ilo.o00 returns had been
filed When tho office closed at ;
o'clock last Friday nishl and the
Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22

uLtStdndinG 20.0l0 returns were VA-
pected To be in the mail by l. mid
hl@ht last Friday night. The collec-
Tor sand that returns placed in the
mail on or before L. midniSht last
Friday night will he considered
timely returns and no penalty will
be given. Penalty for delinquent
tax returns is per cent for every
>" days until the maximum Of -
Ter cent is reached Interest ON the
taxes also will hc assessed t per
cent per annum.
Congestion Eliminated
Declaring thar elimination Of
tie congestion has broken all re
cords in the history of the office. =
Nh ColIiSon added that this situa
ton Wa brought about "by tht
splendid cooperation OF the man
a@"mcnt OF the % industrial plants
III II" state. where zone deputy col
lcctorS rendered on-the- job assist
anc" 10 the employees in filing
their returns. Many of these en-
ployecS filed their returns directly
with the zone deputies. while
othorS had their returns prepared
by TN" deputies and later sent them
To the local office through the mail.
Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
Poultry Locals In
SuSSerAre United
Edward McIlvaine Is Pres
ident OF Georgetown, Mil
ton And LeweS Groups

The Delaware Poultry Improve
nent Association of Georgetown,
Milton, and Lewes met in Midland
Grange Hall last Friday night.
Plans for 1916 were under discus
sion and the members voted to
combine the three locals into one
organization which will he know
as the &. l.. VI. local of u. =. |. \.
Officers were elected as follows:
President. Edward McIlyainc,
Georgetown; vicc-prcs idcnt, sam
uel Sloan, Lcwes: secrctary-trcas-
urer. Davis Hazard Milton.
William c. SkOglund. extension
poultry specialist of the University
Of Delaware. discussed the Feed
Egg. and Broilcr situation" ana
told the pOultrymen the feed sitIa-
tiOn will get worse" in view of the
difficulty in obtaining corn and
" heat.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
State Board
Delays Action
On Holloway
Resignation g
Officials Will Consider
Request of Superinten-
dent Of Public Instruc-
tiOn To Retire Next
Month.

The resignation of Dr. H. V HOl-
lOway as state superintendent OF
I.ublic instruction will be consider
ed at the April meeting of the State
Board of Education.
This was announced last Friday
when the board met i'll Wilmington
at the new headquarters of the vO-
oational rehabilitation division.
The request for retirement had
previously been submitted by Dr.
Holloway at an executive session OF
the board and at last Fridays re2u-
lar session the members declined
to take action.
DR.. Holloway, an educator for
more than 80 years. will have COM
rleted his twenty-fifth year as head
of the state school system at the
end of the present term.
DR.. Holloway is native OF Selby-
willie and the oldest state school
superintendent in the nation in
point of years served. He started
teaching in One-rOom rural school
i'll lower Delaware in 1895 after be-
ing graduated from Washington
College, ChestertOwn. Md. He be
came principal at Bethel the next
Year and at FELTON, the following
year, serving until 1902 when he
was named superintendent OF
school in New Castle.
In 1910 he became superinten-
Gent of schools at BordentOwn. New
Jersey, but returned to Delaware
in 1919 TO head the Kent County
schools for two years. From this
post he was named state superin-
tcndent
Approve COnsultamt Service
At yesterdays board meeting an
Offcr of the Delaware School AuXil-
iary Association to provide CONSUL
tant service in connection with all
future school building projects was
approved. Alexander j. Taylor. Jr.,
representative OF the association
offered free service TO the board in
determining the actual physical re-
quirc1nCnts of proposed schools. in
selecting architects and sites ana
in reviewing plans. They will also
supply accounting service while
construction is in progress
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
State REA Meeting
Held Here Tuesday
100 Present At Session Which Sc
lcctcd Directors And OFFICERS

Four hundred stockholders and
friends of the Delaware Rural Elec-
trlilcation Association were pres
cnt for the annual meeting OF that
body held Tuesday evening i'm the
Milford High School Auditorium.
President James Wilson Baker
OF Georgetown presided at the bus
mess session. with f. Laird Kraft
OF Greenwood in the socrctary's
chair.
Reports from the finance and
other committees clearly showed
that the association advanced
steadily during 1915. under the
competent direction Of President
Baker.
With the following nominees for
directors: James W. W. Baker. +.
Laird Kratz. Norval Pepper. Henry
{. Johnson, Jr.. Merrill McCabe.
Elon Hitch, Arthur Tatman. Chas.
Workman Paris c. Kirby. Thomas
NJ. thambers. c. Stanley Short.
Maurice Wright. Frank AttiX and
Fred Cow. James w Baker. f..
Laird Kraft. Norval Pepper and
Henry C. Johnson. Jr were elect
ed directors to represent Sussex
County; Paris e. Kirby. Thomas
NJ. Chambers and c. Stanley Short
were elected directors to repre-
sent Kent county.
Officers selected from the board
Of directors follow: President.
James W. Baker; vice president.
Paris c. Kirby; secretaHy-treasur
or +. Laird Kratz; assistant trea-
surer Thomas NJ. Chambers.
inspectors for the election were
Fred NJ Wright. Clarence +. Jes-
ter, William II. Henderson. Thomas
y. StaytOn. Charles Polk Spicer
and Robert A. Carton.
Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
Stanley d. Hummel
Concert At Dover
Recital will BE Held At school
Field House ON March -

In" recital to he given by stan
ley ID. Hummel. Albany. y. y. not
ed American concert pianist and
former Dover Army Air Field Gil.
III the Dover School Field House ON
Wednesday night. March -. will
comprise number of famous COM
positions. sponsors of the program
have announced.
Works included in the program
are from: Chopin. Bach-Tausi2
Bach, MendelssOhn. Sibplius. RacN-
mammoth. List. and Pagannini-
List
MIR. Hummcl was recently dis
charged from the armed forces
While stationed here. he appeared
IN number OF programs i'm Kent
and Sussex Counties. His many re
cltalS in New York concert halls
have won his the acclaim of audi
tnceS and critics. as did his appear
tnce in this locality.
The pianist was first known as Il
child prodigy when he was eight
years old and he has appeared eX-
tcnsiVely throughout the country
and. while in the Army. played ut
luany gatherings Of soldiers
Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
Killer In Sussex
To Hang May 10
Sentence Pronounced After New
Trial Notion Fails

Forest Sturdiyant. st. Negro. who
ShOt and killed George Leslie Polk
Oi Bridgeville on November Il. l945
was sentenced last Friday to die
10y banging on May 10.
Chief Justice charles :. Richards
pronounced the sentence in the
SUSSEX County Court of Oyer and
Termincr after motion for new
trial was refused this morning. Sit
in" on the bonch with Justice Rich
ards were Judge Charles l.. Terry
and Judge James b. Carey.
Sturdivant stood with bowed
head while the chief Justice pro-
nOunCed sentence.
Stnrdivant was convicted by a
jury on Feb. i. His attorney. caleb
Nj. Wright. Immediately asked for a
new trial rhe motion was heard ON
March |. Mr. Wright then announc-
ed that he might take the case IN
the Supreme Court
Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
State Guard
roSram Is
Mapped Out
5 m m er Encampment
August , to II Will Be
Preceded BY Surprise
Outdoor Mobilization.

\ surprise outdoor mobilization.
tie date OF which will he kent Sc
Oet until mobilization day. will be
held hy the Delaware State Guaro
prior TO the regiments summer en-
campment at Bethany Beach. Auy.
IL ]. il Was announced hy col !
Paul Hcinel commanding Officer.
last Sunday afternoon in the State
Armory Tenth and DUPONT Streets.
Wilmington.
In preparation lor the surprise
HohiliIatjon field problem will
lee hrlu by The Second Battalion
Monday April 30. and tho Eirsi
Battalion on Wednesday,. Nav \
Mai. James " Bellah. new nlans
and training officer. laid Yesterday.
PreI "rator\ meetings for The mo-
hiliza1ion Viii he held hy all Off
Gers amt nnn-commi>>ioncr officers
ot the First Battalion on Jane > in
til" DoNcl AlmorH. and Tor those of
the Second Battalion ON May ; in
the state Arm0ry here.
Rating Chart Reviewed
~ IdNt sunday 5 meeting colonel
El"inel reviewed the new rating
chart for the quarterly state in
erection of guard units which
opened Monday ui2ht AT Dover with
Company B Al Dover He announc-
cd that the unit making the hi2hcst
score on the inspections viii be on
titled To ily the efficiency ila2 for
The next three months.
Colonel Hcinel also discussed
messing facilities for the summer
"nramnment, saying that there is =
possibility that veterans Of World
War II who served as cooks may hc
asked to attend the camp To helm
solve the fccdin2 problem. lie said
Tn" annual squad compotitiou
would be held as we'll as the COZ
Walter W Bacon small arms com
Petition
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
Houston Yets'
Post Is Named
After Heroes
New Established Unit
Pays Honor To Pair
Who Gave Their Lives
For Their Country.

TIA" Houston Post Of the NCtc-
rams Forrj9n Wars was organic
~ }a~t "Wednesday evening at a
noot".@ ~ lhc Houston Fire Han.
,N ."eH.ht present ChOS" fUr
q :.u. "a ,hvii post The Man :
lcl-TaHlor Post OF Houston" in
h"nor ot William H. Marvel. son of
N.r- LYDIA NarEol and the late Mr..
Ed~;l MARVEL OF Houston. and Will
Fam Taylor. ot WiIliamSyille. both
of whom lost their lives while Serv-
Ua- their country in World War H.
Nr. Marvel is survived by wife.
\rS Mar2mct Marvel of Winnings
ton md TWO children. Mr. Taylor
j. survived by wife. Mrs. Fustinia
Taylor
The tolloWin ing officers were elect
co:
Commander, Carl &. Smith. Sr.
~"nior Nice-Comlnander. Chester E.
benson. Junior ice-cOmmander
Eichard W. Bennett; quartermas-
ter. Josiah NJ. Parvis; post advO-
cate. Ernest :. Harding: chaplain.
v IliI"HI u. MllNCf' SufSeOn, Alex
Ar2o: trustees. Samuel 4. Armour
H.. three Years: Elmer NJ Wilson.
two years; William f., Manlove. one
year.
AmonG the members of Depart
ment Of Delaware Y. +. W. present
ere: Department commander. Irv-
Ing l.. Jackson: senior vice-com-
mander Louis a. Szymanski; /;
Junior yice-commander l.. W.
EicardS: chief Of staff. John J.
Nachter: first district commander
William HaNerin and deputy chief
OF staff. Robert ID. Lingo. Jr.. of
Milton.
Tn" members of The new post de-
cidcd to hold an open installation
Cn Sunday. April II. The public is
;h\itcd to attend.
The new commander. Mr.. Smith
Is 4 veteran ut 80 years service in
the Navy and took part in many en-
"ag"ment> during the war Just past
and Was wounded during the
lci2hth of one battle.
Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
w. ). {. S. To Meet At
Laurel On March 18th
Session viii Be Held In Crptcn,r,
Methodist Church

The Dover District Woman'S So
ciety of Christian Service will meet
i'll spring session in Centenary
Methodist Church. Laurel. on
Thursday. March ~. beginning at
ten O'Clock A. VI. Mrs. J. Harry
Wright OF Harrington is arraneing
the devOtions for the two sessions
of the day. Routine business viii
be attended 70 before the several
lines OF work. in charge of Dis
trict Secretaries. will meet in their
own groups tor discussion. Mrs. r.
b. Godfrey of New York. field sec
rotary for the Woman's Division.
will further the work nf the so
cicty by conducting ii question and
answer period Just bofor" the noon
recess. The theme for he day viii
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
Colonel Stayer
Named State
Liquor Head
Retired Army Officer
Appointed BY Cover
nor Walter w. Bacon
To Succeed Jim Luke.

COL Edgar :. StaHer. . Oliver
Avenue. Reh0both Beach. t. :.
Army. retired and one of the lead
ing citizens OF SUSSEX County. was
last Saturday appointed Delaware
Liquor commissioner. effective
April l. by Gov Walter W. Bacon.
Colonel Slayer succeeds James l..
Luke. ,Ir.. who submitted his rcsi2-
nation to enter the automobile
business with his brother, William
Il. Luke. in the Delaware OldS Com
! any. 1913 Market Street. Whining
ton.
Mr.. Luke. former director Of the
nel&ware district OPA office. as
sumcd his position as liquor com
missioner May -. l9l%. His term
would have expired MAY l., l9lN.
Fills lne\pircd Term
Colonel Stayer was appointed 10
I'LL the uncXpired portion of Mr.
Lukc's term
The post does not carry a salary
OF any kind.
Colonel Slayer will be the fifth
state liquor commissioner since re-
peal. The others have been Pierre
;. DUPONT. the late Alexander j.
Taylor and willard Springer. Jr
Colonel Slayer is the first one from
SUSSEX County
Governor Praises Luke
Governor Bacon, in announcing
appointment of Colonel Slayer to
the office. said he accepted Mr.
Lukc'S resignation with regret.
His performance Of his duties
has mcritcd high praise from every
section of the state and from per
sons in all walks of life" the Gov
CrnOr said.
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
Delaware Filler In Crew
Presently Tied For Honor
Of Dropping Atom Missile

Lieutenant Newton Tyndall of
GEORGETOWN, a veteran OF - combat
missions in the South Pacific and
the holder Of the DISTINGUISHED fly
ing cross is radar chief of a BPS
crew tied in honors for dropping
tie first atomic bomb in the forth
Comins naval tests.
Brie-Gen Roger Ramey. com
mander Of the B-29 Task Force
which will drop the first deadly
missile in the Bikini Atoll expert
n'ents. announced Sunday evening
that il appeared certain that the
crews OF either Lieut.-Col. Jack
alton Of Los Angeles. Calf. or
Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
Party Conventions
Are Seen Earlier
Under New Rulinq
July Dates Likely To BE
Picked For Sessions;
Candidates Required to
Be Filed BY The First
Of September.

The Republican and Democratic
state conventions. usually held in
August. will probably be held in
July this year due to limitations
on the filing of candidates resulting
from absentee voting regulations,
il was disclosed this week bv
Thomas +. Peeney, secretary OF
the Department OF Elections for
New Castle county. Mr. Ppcncy is
the man who rcWrOte the election
laws.
a date for the conventions. which
cannot be held before registration
day in each election district on
July 10, will be set at a meeting OF
the party state committees in Juno
or the first part of July, MIR. Pee
ney said.
The Republican state conycn-
tion is usually held first, with the
Democratic convention following
soon after.
Results of primary elections must
now be in the hands OF the clerk
of the peace in each county before
September /. Mr.. Pecney said,
which would almost make it man
datory for conventions OF both par
ties 10 be held in July. or early in
August.
The new deadlinc for filing of
candidates was set in order to al
low sufficient time 10 print and dis
tribute ballots to Delaware ser
vicemen overseas. The absentee
voting law, originally passed ia
l943. was amended in the 1915
session of Legislature. specifying
this dcadline.
Registration Dates SET
Meanwhile. dates for registration
Of all persons becoming eligible
or for those who wish TO transfer,
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22

lieut.-Col. Clarence Mcpherson of
OakmOnt. Pa. would he chosen,
l!ndall is d member of McPher-
sons crew.
The 27-year-old DelaWarean is ii
Sladuate of the Georgetown High
school, 1896, and was lead navisa-
tor on B-29 which hovered over
the battleship Missouri when Japan
signed the peace treaty. He also
participated in the 'rOund-the
World-flight of B-29's last year.
Tyndall won his wings at the
Hondo Army Air Field at Hondo.
Texas in April. 1913. He remained
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
Traynor Votes No On Ani-Snoober
Amendment; Pat,nan Housing Bill

sponsored by Rep. Frederick &.
Smith CR.-OhioD Republicans des-
cribed the snooper provision as
vicious and "unconscio-able" and
succeeded i'll striking it from the
bill.
According to the Congressional
Record. those supporting the "un-
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
National Negro Health Week
To Be Observed March-AbrI 31-7

Delaware is again planning to
observe National Negro Health
Week. which this year is scheduled
from March 81 through April Z.
The late Booker T. Washington,
eminent Negro leader, founded this
Health Week" in 1915. Following
the death of DR.. Washington, the
observance was sponsored by Tus-
Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22

Philip A. Traynor. Delaware
Democrat Representative recently
voted against housing program
free of subpeonaarmed federal
agents seeking to question any per
son dealing in housing accommoda-
tions.
The anti-snooper amendment to
the Patmam Housing Bill was
Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22

kegee Institute and by Howard IN
iversity. then. in 1892. the u. S.
Public Health Service began car
rying National Negro Health
Week" as a phase of the year
round health program.
Booker T. Washington's birthday
is on April 5, and many schools
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
Rotarians Enjoy
Novel Program
Kccitatinn>. SOLOS Featured Enter
tainmcm On Monday Evening

Members of Milford Rotary club
ct ~' rived ST PatrickS Day Withal a
day late on Monday with a novel
program which was arranged by J.
Herbert Nichols. who has arranged
some OF the finest programs enjoy
ed hI his fellow club members dur
Ing the past two years.
Preceding The entertainment the
club members enjoyed a delicious
turkey dinner. the hishlisht of
which was a huge salad. the salad
was prepared by Miss Rosanna
NeSsick of Houston at the request
at W. ShoCklcy Daugherty, a mem
ter of the menu. committee. The
salad carried out the idea of St
latriCks Day. together with Rotary
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
Jobs For Veterans
Are Discussed Here
+. J. B0Iand Discusses Problems
During Visit TO Local USES Ofticc

Ideas to obtain job openings for
returning veterans and TO improve
the referral and placement OF for
mer service men and women were
discussed in Milford last week by
FlOran j. BOland. recently APP
pointed field representative Of the
Veterans Employment Division OF
the United States Employment
Service
Boland former Pennsylvania
State USES director. paid his first
official visit TO MilfOrd's local Of
flee and discussed the veterans
problems with Edward Walls. To-
cal office manager BOland was on
tour Of the Delaware offices of
the USES with Edward l.. Webb.
who is directing the job Develop
ment Program for Region III,
which includes Pennsylvania, Del
aware and New Jersey BOland ;
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Milford chronicle., 1946-03-22
Drastic Poultry
Cutting Opposed
Charles Marker Urges NtabiIiza1ion
Program At Farm Bureau Dinner

Warming against too drastic cuts
in production Was given SUSSEX
poultry growers by Charles Mark
or of Dover at the annual Sussex
County Farm Bureau banquet in
Jones Memorial Hall, GEORGETOWN.
Representing the northeastern
district OF the bureau at the recent
national convention. he said he
learned drastic cuts were bein2
planned in practically all poultry
producing states and there is IA
possibility there will not be enough
produced to meet the nation 5
needs.
Sterilization Urged
Mr.. Marker urged stronger efforts
TO stabilize the egg and hroiler
markets. harder culling OF tlocks
and ito be assured OF a sufficient
feed supply before putting in more
flOcks.'
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