Milford chronicle., 1946-05-17
Milford Grange Notes

The regular meeting of Milford
Grange was held on Saturday
evening. All officers were in the
Chairs except those detained at
home by sickness. Doug Fry is
home now and much improved but
still taking il easy. The little baby
girl of Mr.. and Mrs Norman Grove
has been very i'll. but is improving.
During the business session which
was presided over by the Worthy
Master |. Donald Jester. several APP
pliCatiOns for membership We're re-
ceived and preparation made To
confer the third and fourth degrees
upon class of candidates ON May
18th.
A very interesting program was
presented by the Lecturer. this be-
ing National Music week as we'll as
National Home Demonstration
week and the eve of Mothers Day
numbers appropriate to each were
@iYen and when combined il was
seen how essential one was To the
other.
Mrs. Lynne as state Home De
mOnstration club President told OF
the work being done 10y the mem
hers of the clubs throughout Della
ware and passed leaflets picturinS
the work
Singing of both old and new
songs were enjoyed by all. Mrs.
Virginia Kirby, the Home Econ0-
mics Chairman of Milford Grun&"
save Il very good talk on her trip
to Washington in company With the
State Chairman. Mrs. Lulu Wilson
and other Grange Chairman
throughout Delaware The group
consisting of thirty One ladies went
by bus to Washington. They drove
directly To the National Grange
Headquarters where they were
sreetcd by the National Gran4c
Master. Albert : GOSs and Mrs.
Ora l.. Dykes. National Home Eco
HOmiCs Chairman from MurlrccS-
hOrO Tenn. and We're show II
through the eight story huildin&
: which has recently been purchased
: by the National Grange. The build
/ ing is located in Lafayette Square
enc block from the White House.
This delegation had the honor of
being the first from any state To
visit the national headquarters.
The group after having lunch visit
ed the Smithonian Institute. the
Mellon Art Gallery and the Capitol
where both houses We're in session.
Others from Milford Grange who
made the trip were MGs. Howard K.
Moore. SUSSEX Pomona chairman.
Mrs Hulda Willis. State Lecturer
and Mrs. Clarence f.. Jester, Past
state Masters wife. Each of them
added some pleasant experience.
The next part of the program
rertained to Mothers Day and
several members told of expert
tECtS with their mothers or as
mothers. This brou%ht out scNrra
good thoughts to follow.
REGULAR meeting next Saturday
evening. Refreshments.
Results of recent research b,
entOmOlOgiStS and engineers of tn,
L. :. Department uf A%ricultur'
) have opened up new possibilities il
the use of aircraft for insect pes
control, particularly in forest
where spraying from the ground i
, difficult. Since l922. " hen the DE
, patment developed Il practical III,
thUd for dusting cotton fields wit
, calcium arSenate to protect til
4 crop AGAINST the hull WreNil. CON
nercial airplIuc duStin4 has b,
I come routine, particularly in cult
| waited fields that spread over
i wide area unbrOken by trees {
shrubs. Working in coOperatio
with State and other GovcrnmcI
= agencies, commercial aircraft duS
+ ing companies, and growers. til
II Department now has found Il pra,
Il tlcal way to spray plants and tree
h from the air. Equipment for tn
l. work can be installed easily in Il
If airplane or helicopter. In son
l. designs the forward speed OF tt
ii plane drives Il small prOpellt
- which provides the pressure ncedt
d to force the inSeCticidal SOlutiC
h from its holding tank through
4. special nozzle. or series OF nuHIlt
d as an atumiZed mist One gallon
=: concentrated mixture will GOV,
ii as much as an acre of ctrta
Id types of foliage Several types
lg distribution apparatus We're il
II proved and simplified in 1913 al
/, efforts To further improve and sill
X pliiy them still are in pro2re>
5; Small-scalc experiments in 1914
u controlling forest defOliators vi
ld concentrated DDT sprays fine
is atOmlZed form from an airpla
s. were very successful. Larger sea
Ad tests in the forests of nOrthwcStc
ly Oregon in 1945 save excellent l
he suits against the hpmlUCk loop,
IN tiny insect that is periodical
l& destructive to these valuable stan
IN oi timber.
er
e The only means known in De
he ware by which apple scub can !
III come established in planting
70 il0m infected overWintercd lraN
mt on the ground.
of Delaware plant pathOlogiSts $
that there is such Il thing Il.
tie "scab rain" in this state They 5
whether or not scab infection tai
place during rainy periods is {
rs termined by the temperature dl
M ing the rain and the length of
,t rain or the length OF time
H., leaves are wet.
~, n In the March 81 issue of the {
~ chard Spray Notes to Dclaw;
tluit growers table Was incluC
i, for the Orchardmen to determ
ar when they may consider
-, period Il "Scab rain"
~ Gardeners who were ont ca