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Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
Higher Farm Prices
Seen For This Year
Most Commodities VIII Be
Higher According To
U. Of d. Survey

Delaware farmers can look for
ward to higher prices of most COM
modities in 1851, two University of
Delaware agricultural experts said
this week, despite the fact cash re-
ceipts from farm marketings for
the grst 10 months of 1850 were
down S.S per cent from the same
period of 1949.
The drop in net farm income in
Delaware is slightly less than the
3.4 per cent drop for the nation,
according to Prof. r. o. Bausman
and Associate Prof. S. T. Rice of
the Department of Agricultural Ec-
onomics, University of Delaware.
November and December prices
of most Delaware farm commOdi-
ties, however, have been higher in
1850 than in 1949. their farm-out-
look analysis noted, and it is likely
that total receipts from Delaware
farm marketing will be only slight
ly less than for 1949.
BrOiler marketings during the
first seven weeks of November and
December averaged nearly 80 per
cent higher than in similar per-
iod last year.
Most of the decline in income
during the first 10 months of this
year can be attributed to lower
prices Of livestock and livestock
products, the farm economists said
Milk prices averaged about six pei
cent and egg prices about 90 pei
cent lower than in the previous
year.
Broiler prices averaged about
three and One-half per cent lower
than in 1949, but since the number
marketed increased, the total value
of broilers for 1850 is likely to bC
greater than in 1949, they pointed
out.
Production Record Seen
It appears certain that broilel
production for 1850 will exceed tnC
all-ttne high of nearly 73 million
brOilers reached in 1945.
Pointing out that crop prices have
held up fairly we'll, the two farm
economists noted that the 1850 val
ue of all Delaware crops is abou
eight per cent over 1949. This i!
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Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
To Install Grange
Officers, January 6
Preston L. KentOn Succeeds ]. NJ.
LOngbOtham As Master

The Officers for 1851 Of Milford
Grange win be installed on Janu-
ary sixth in the Grange Hall at 8
o'clock by Past State Master Clar-
ence 3, Jester and his stan.
Preston L. KentOn will succeed
John NJ. Longbotham as the Master.
Mr.. Kenton is the son-in-law Of the
late Past Master and Mrs. H. r.
Lemmox, both devoted Changers
during their life time. The other
officers being installed are: Over
seer, Mr. Douglas Fry; Chaplain,
Mrs. Laura Moore; Lecturer, Mrs.
Hulda Willis; Secretary, Mrs. Net
tie Jester; Treasurer, Mr.. F. Davis
Watson; Steward, Mr.. William Ei-
chel; Assistant Steward, NJ. Eli
Cassner; Lady Assistant Steward,
Mrs. Laura Michel; Cate Keeper,
Mrs. Edith Lacy; Flora, Mrs.
GeOrganne Jester; CERES, Mrs.
TFena Kent0n; Pamona, Mrs. Jen-
nette Marvel.
Many officers and members from
Oranges throughout the State are
expected to be present.
Mrs. r. X. Jester will have
charge Of the entertainment after
the installation, assisted by her
committee.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
State Educators At
Washington Meeting
Representatives From State
Will Return Home
Tomorrow

Eight representatives of the Dell
aware State Education Association
will attend a conference on Teach
er Education sponsored by the Nat
ional Education Association in
Washington, d. c., on January s
and 6, 1851. The conference will
study teacher supply and demand,
certifcation Of teachers and admin
istrators, standards for accrediting
teacher training institutions, ade-
Quate professional salaries, and
training for teachers in service.
The representatives to the con-
ference will be: DR.. Ramon c.
Cobbs, Superintendent of Milford
Schools and President Of DSEA;
Mr.. Jack H. Caum. teacher at H. C.
Conrad High School and chairman
of the DSEA's Teacher Education
Committee: Miss Leona Dickrager,
teacher at Harrington High School
and President of the Department OF
Classroom Teachers; DR.. william
%. PenrOse, Dean Of the School OF
Education, University Of Delaware:
DR.. James G. Finney, Dean OF Del
aware State College, Dover; Mr.. ].
c. Messner, Superintendent Of Har-
rington Schools and President OF
the Delaware Association of School
Administrators; Mr.. Robert N.
Foulk, Principal of the Bayard Jr.
High School, Wilmington; and Miss
Ruth S. Jones, Supervisor Of Certi-
fication, State Department Of Pub
lie Instruction, Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
Kenny Parker Serves
Aboard Refer Ship
Milford Youth Member OF Ships
Crew That Vlctuals Fleets

Kenneth E. Parker, seaman,
USNR, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Roland
Parker of Third Street, Milford.
Del, is serving aboard the fleet is
sue REFER ship USS Graffias in the
Far East.
The Navy's version of a super
market, the deet issue REFER carry
more than 100 different items of
food, enough variation for 10
course banQuets, a Sunday dinner,
afternoon tea and crumpets or a
midnight snack.
The Graffias makes regular runs
from American bases in japan,
where she takes on many tons of
edible cargo, up to the Seventh
Fleets OperatiOnal area. The ship
prOvisiOned the invasion fleets both
at Inchon and Wonsan.
The men Of the Graffias worked
q hours a day provisioning the
feet for their Thanksgiving Din
ner, covering the entire fleet in
four days. Their own dinner was
postponed several days.
The ships navigator remarked
that. "the President can move a
holiday up one day. but only the
Graffias can set it back a week"
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
Evelyn West KentLevy
To Present Court Retires
Revue Jan. II With B alance
MillsbOrO Woman Will
Present Novelty Pro-
gram At Milton School
Auditorium.

Mrs. Evelyn West, Of MillsborO,
will present on Friday evening,
January IL, at 8 p. m, a revue and
novelty entertainment in the Mil
ton High School auditorium. This
program is for the benefit of the
Milton High School band. There
viii be about so of Mrs. Vests pu-
pills participating. They viii be eol-
Orfully costumed to present num-
bers of the Gay Nineties, the early
19O0's, then the Roaring Twenties
and Thirties, up 70 the present,
with Flor-O-GlOw materials and
lighting effects.
The opening number will be ooh,
You Beautiful DOLL" sung and
danced by foUr-year-old Miss Gayl
West, of MillsborO. Miss Margaret
Biedeman, years old, Of Milton,
will be tapping several Of the rou-
tines. The finale will be a tribute
to our armed forces, a very effec-
tive and rhythmatical military tap.
Those participating from Milford
are Beverly and Joan Owens, and
Barbara Haas. and Bonnie Lee
Tucker Of Glendale. Others are
from Georgetown, MillsbOro, Days
boro, Frankford, Selhyville, Beth
any Beach, Lewes and Milton. The
Milton School band, under the dir
ection of Mr.. Lemuel Evans, will
render several numbers.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
Is
Found By Buddies
Body Of Milford Youth, Drowned In Mispil-
lion, Recovered Last Saturday Shortly Be-
fore Noon; Services Were Held At LoAand
Funeral Home On Tuesday Afternoon.

Funeral services were held here
at tile LOfland Funeral Home
Tuesday afternoon for William D.
Donovan, 24-year-old World War
II veteran, who lost his life last
Friday when a small boat capsized
in the MispilliOn Greek, throwing
Donovan and two companions into
the ice encrusted water.
A twenty-four hour search for
DonOvan's body was terminated
shortly before noon on Saturday
when members Of Blue Hen Post
No. 64S3, Y. F. W., Of which organi-
zatiOn Donovan was a member, To-
Gated his water-logged body. Coast
Guardsmen, state police, and fish
ermen had unsuccessfully searched
for Donovan's body on Friday until
darkness made further search im-
practical.
The young Milford insurance
man, together with c. J. Fox, 40, of
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
County Body Ends It's
Tenure Nearly $4,000
Ahead, After Wiping
Out Big Debt.

A deficit Of approximately $S7,-
600, two years ago, was turned into
a balance of $7,S61.42 as Of Tues
day Of this week by the retiring
Kent County Levy Court, a final re-
port Of finances revealed as the in
coming Levy Court took over the
reins of the county government
The court which left Office on
Tuesday after a two-year tenure
was composed of Charles G. Moore,
Hartly, president; State Senator
Walter w. Handsberry, Leipsic,
and Ralph W.. Wine, WOOdside.
Moore and Handsberry are Demo-
Gratis and Wine is a Republican. All
cooperatea fully in the administra-
ton Of the county's business.
The new court cOnsists Of Rob
ert Pippin, Dover; Amos Minner,
Masten's Corner, and Edward Kel-
ley, Rising Sun, all Democrats who
took the oath Of Office from Resi-
dent Judge Charles L. Terry, Jr.,
before starting their duties after
the old court first completed its
business. The new court elected
Kelly as president.
A factor in the financial achieve
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Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
ReU. w. w. Harris
Dies IR Milford
Retired Minister Formerly
Served AT st. Georges
And Port Penn

The Rev. Walter William Harris.
81, retired member OF the New
Castle Presbyterian, died SUNDAY
at a nursing home in Milford where
he had been a patient for three
weeks.
Mr.. Harris, who retired in 1897.
came to Delaware from Erie Coun-
". Pa, and served IL years in the
Presbyterian Churches Of st.
Georges and Port Penn. During his
pastorates there, his wife, Mrs.
Pearl g. Harris, who survives.
taught in the schools Of st. Georges
and Delaware City. They observed
their 50th wedding anniversary in
1949.
Born in Chester County, Pa, Mr..
Harris studied for the ministry at
Lafayette College and Princeton
Seminary. Following graduation he
accepted his first charge in Ne
braska where he remained for a
few years. He returned to Penn
sylyania and a pastOrate at Elys-
burg He left there 10 become pas
VIZ "a \ AAeAAtE0oAA AANAADIAuA ELGSuE~
terian Church near New Hope. Pa,
where he remained II years.
Since suffering a stroke about a
year ago, Mr.. Harris had been max
ing his home, with his wife. at 1921
West Fourteenth street, Whining
ton. the residence Of their son, the
Rev DR.. r. Laird Harris, professor
at Faith Seminary. Another OF their
children, DR.. Bethel II, Fleming, has
followed the career Of a medical
missionary and is now at Wood
stock School IN India. She is well
known as lecturer here.
Also surviving are four other
children, Mrs. Harris T. Hall. Of
Marshall Mo-; Harold c. Harris of
Hatboro, Pa; DR.. J. Donald Har-
ris, Mystic, Conn, and H. Vincent
Harris, recently with the Porter
Motor Company Of Wilmington, now
Of Milford: and 20 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held al
$3.50 p m. Tuesday at the John W.
Spicer Funeral Home. Twenty
fourth and Market streets, Whining
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Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
Carlisle Fire
Company Lists
New Officers
Garrett L. Grier Is Re-
elected President OF
Milford Fire Fighting
Group.

Officers to guide the destiny of
the Carlisle Fire Company Of Mil
ford during the present year, were
recently elected at a meeting held
in the Community building.
Garrett L. Grier, who capably
filled the office of president dur
ing the year just past was the un-
animOus choice of his fellow fire
fighters to fill that post for another
term. Mr.. Grier. associated with
his brother Logan in the operation
of Grier Lumber Company, is one
of Milford's best known young
businessmen and is eminently fitted
for the post. ]. Postles Hammond
one of the Charter members of the
Company has Just been elect
ed vice president Alr. Hammond
is head of G. NJ. Hammond and
Son local Cadiallic dealers. Harry
J. Pierce, another Charter member
ef the Company has been elected
to the office of treas, Mr.. Pierce
IS president of Pierce Hardware
Company. A young active freight
"a was NACNNGu " AAAG UAAAGG VI 4AE-
cording secretary in the person of
DOlphus B. Wilkins and another
young Fire eater" Joseph McFaul
was elected Fire Recorder; c. d.
HOlzmueller, another Charter
Member, was reelected to the Of
flee OF Supertindent of Building
and Supplies apositiOn, which Don
has filled with credit to himself
and the Caslisle fire company for
many years; James G. Holzmuel-
Ter, was reelected chief, JOdy, has
made a very fine record in that i'm
portant post and never misses a
fire when he is in Milford. Oscar
Maloney, was reelected chief en-
gineer.
According to President Grier
and his ladies an active year is be-
ing planned and the public will be
informed of the various activities
Of the Carlisle Fire Company
through the news and ADVERTISING
columns Of this newspaper.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
Donald r. Morton
Services Today
Upstate Civic Leader Had Been Ill
Since Last June

Funeral services for Donald Ross
Morton, 81, special assistant to the
Dupont COmpany's. director of
service, and widely known civic
leader Of Wilmington, will be held
at IL a. m. today, Friday, January
5, at the John w. Spicer Funeral
Home, Twenty-fOurth and Market
Streets, Wilmington.
The Rev. DR.. A. H. Kleffman Of
West Presbyterian Church and the
Rev. DR.. Willard G. Purdy of First
and Central Presbyterian Church
will Officiate. Interment will be in
LO wer Brandywihe Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home tonight.
Mr.. Morton died about midnight
Tuesday of this week in the Osteo-
pathic Hospital, Philadelphia. He
first entered the hospital last June
after suffering a general break
down. After five weeks of treat
ment, he returned home and spent
periods at his Office. He left work
last Wednesday and was admitted
to the hospital again last Saturday.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
Officer Quota
For Delaware
In March Has
Been Released
Four Captains, Thirteen
Lieutenants Will Be
Called, According To
Col. Geo. w. Dunn, Del
aware District Chief.

The Delaware State quota Of
Army Reserve officers scheduled to
be called to active duty in March is
four captains and 13 lieutenants,
it was announced today by Colonel
George w. Dunn, Chief, Delaware
Military District. The call will in
clude two captains and five lieu
tenants from the Signal Corps;
two captains and five lieutenants,
Artillery; one lieutenant, Armor-
ed; and two lieutenants, Infantry.
It is hoped that the quota under
the new recall program will be
filled by volunteers, Colonel Dunn
said, but if it is not filled, individ-
ual officers will be ordered to duty
for 21 months or longer, as re-
quired. Reserve officers may apply
for duty to the Chief, Delaware
Military District. National Guard
officers will submit applications to
the State Adjutant General.
Reserve officers selected to serve
without their consent will be, so
far as practicable, those with the
shortest active and overseas serv-
ice and those with the least num-
ber Of dependents. Officers enter
ing on active duty must beable to
complete 81 months of service
prior to reaching the following
ages: Infantry, Armored, Artillery,
and Engineers-2nd It., 80; 1st It.,
S5; Captains Al. Other male officers
End It,, So; 1st It., Al; Captains,
As.
Members Of all components of
the Organized Reserve Corps may
volunteer for duty regardless OF
branch os service. Volunteering for
active duty does not impair reem-
ployment rights under the Selec-
tive Service Act of 194S, Colonel
Dunn said.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05

Dover. and Donald Kirby, 90, of
Milford, had gone down the creek
Friday morning in search of ducks
driven inland by Fridays heavy
fog and ice-capped tides. After
riding down to the Mispillion
Lighthouse, where the Creek emp
ties into Del. Bay, the trio Of gun
ners turned their boat about and
began searching upstream for
game. A combination of strong
tide and ice masses caused their
boat to overturn about four miles
southwest Of the creeks mouth.
throwing all three into the icy wa
ter at point where the wide and
swiftly moving stream is approxi-
mately twelve feet deep.
Young DoEOvan attempted to
swim to shore, but the weight of
his heavy clothes and the pressure
from floating ice apparently ex-
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Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
Health Program
For Local Schools
Group Recently Met With Board OF
Education To Discuss Set-np

The Milford Board of Education
recently invited the following citi-
zens to meet with the Superinten-
dent of Schools and examine pres
ent health program, and to make
recommendations hereby the
health Of each child might be i'm
proved: Mrs. Pauline Webb, Mrs.
Mabel Harrington, Mrs. Ida S.
Phillips, DR., John B. Baker, DIR.
Oliver A. James, DR.. Harold Hal
perm, Mr.. Leslie NJ. DObson, and
DR.. Clyde Nelson. This group met
on Wednesday, December 13, 1850,
and received a summarized report
of existing conditions.
AS a result of the discussion, the
committee recommended that pre-
school examinations be given by
the State Board of Health, and
recommended that the Board be
empowered to demand that all chill
dren entering school be vaccinated
for smallpox and receive hypoder-
mic injections for diphtheria, teta-
nus and WhOOping cough.
During the first six grades, there
should continue examination by the
school nurse and a check of the
heights and weights of children
made twice each year. It was re-
commended that an experimental
group be set up to check heights
and weights once each month to
determine Irregularities Of growth
when charted on Meade-Jo Johnson
Grids.
In the junior-senior high school
height and weight charts should be
continued twice each year. and ad-
visable that complete physical ex-
aminations be given to all students
rather than just to the pupils par
ticipating in inter-scholastic con-
tests.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
Dairymen On Panel
For Breeders Session
Eight From Sussex VIII Vie At
Meeting On January 18th

Eight Sussex County dairymen
will appear on a panel discussion
as a feature of the 3rd Annual
Membership Meeting of the Sussex
Unit of the Delaware Artificial
Breeders Cooperative.
The meeting will be held on jan
uary 18th in the Coolspring Com
munity Hall and will be preceded
by a dinner which will start at
700 p. m.
Me dfOrd Calhoun, Greenwood,
will serve as moderator for the
panel. Other members are: Ham
mond Bennett, Milford; VIM. T.
T mpson, Lincoln; VIM. E.
Thompson. Jr., Rehoboth; Edward
Cchels, SeafOrd; Roland Russell,
Bridgeville; Allison Davis, Green
wood; and Warrington Vincent,
LeweS.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
Mills bOrO Republican
Wins House Seat With
Support OF Is Demo-
Gratis; Cannon Elected
Head Of Upper House.

The 116th General Assembly or
ganiEed Tuesday afternoon with
the election Of Senator r. Allen
Cannon (D-Seaford) as president
pro tenn and Rep. Harvey H. Law
son (R-MillsbOro) as speaker Of
the House.
Although no candidate was
nominated by the Republican mem-
6ers Of the Senate to oppose Mr.
Cannon, whose name was put for
ward in a resolution introduced by
Senator William o. Cubbage ID
Wyoming) Mr.. Lawson was oppos-
ed in the House.
The House organized first and
the battle for the speakership.
which had been carried on In the
Republican House caucus through
the early afternoon, went on as
forecast.
Lawson Wins 2O.14
Rep. Norman E. Battersby r.
Newark) nominated Rep. +. Albert
Jones (R-Claymont) and the
nomination was seconded by Rep.
John B. Mcdaniel (R-Glasgow).
Rep. Leon F. Trivits (R-Cannonl
put Mr.. LawsOn's name in conten-
ton and seconds came from Rep.
Warren L. Allen (D-Seafordl.
minority leader in the lower
branch, and Rep. Charles Short
CR-GeorgetOwn).
AT that point Rep. William ].
winchester (R-Wilmington) moved
the nominations be closed and the
"a House members-the 35th, Rep.
Fred j. Brittingham (D-Millsborol
was unable to attend because Of III
ness-prepared to vote.
On the balloting Mr.. Lawson won
20 to IA, gaining the support of the
entire Democratic group of 15
members plus the delegation Of
Republicans, numbering five and
himself. from Sussex County.
Mr.. Jones, who had the. suppori
Of all of the 10 represents fivas
from New Castle County and foug
from Kent County stood up inn
mediately and congratulated Mr..
Lawson, promising him his fnIl
support during the session.
Messrs. Allen and Jones were
then appointed as a COMMITTEES Of
TWO TO escort Mr.. Lawson, speaker
Tor the second consecutive session
TO the chair. The Millsboro Repub-
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Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
Is
Awarded For
Building New
Milford School Building
Commission Finds J. A.
Bader And CO., The
Lowest Bidder.

The Milford Building Commission
for the Milford Special School Dis
trict met in the Board Of Education
office on December %, 1850, to con-
slider bids for the dual gymnasium.
Contract was awarded to ]. A. Ba-
der and Company for the sum Of
$207, 7,S07. The awarding Of this con-
tract completes the building pro-
gram recommended by the Milford
Board Of Education, and approved
by the patrons of the district on
November 5, 1949. However, il was
necessary for the Building Commits
sion to accept some alternates, de-
letting equipment that was original
ly proposed, in order that the con-
tract could be let at this time. It
may be necessary, due to the rising
cost of construction, to ask the pa
irons Of the school district to ex-
tend the provisions of the 1949 ref
erendum for a period Of one or two
years to provide for the necessary
building equipment. This, of course,
could be done without any increase
in taxation.
DR.. CObbs, Superintendent of
Schools, is at the present time max
ing study of the tax situation,
and at the writing Of this news re-
lease felt confident that the tax
rate providing for the retirement of
the 194l school bond issue could be
reduced. Official announcement to
that effect will be made in May
1851. To date the Milford Building
Commission has awarded con.
tracts for the erection Of 20 addi-
tional classrOOms to the Lake Ave
nue. school, new iarm shop and
classroom, and dual gymnasium,
thus completing the proposed
building program of 194S.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
Centenarian Passes
At Millsboro Home
Joseph F. Hudson Died On The
First Day OF The Year

The first day of the New Year
marked the death of Joseph F. Hud-
son, who had lived to see the events
Of more than a century.
Mr.. Hudson, who celebrated his
Tooth birthday last March 6, died
Monday night shortly before IL o.
clock at his home in Millsboro. He
leave 45 direct descendants, includ-
ing DR.. Floyd /. Hudson of RehO-
both Beach, a grandson, who is exc
cutive secretary of the State Board
of Health and DR.. Virgil A. Hudson,
another grandson, of MillsbOrO.
The centenarian, a retired farmer,
was born on March 6, 1850, near
FrankfOrd, and moved to the vicini-
ty Of Millsboro when 81 years old.
He spent the remainder Of his life
in Millsboro. A son Of Edward o.
and Margaret Moore Hudson, he
was a charter member of Carey's
Methodist Church near MillsborO,
and was an active worker in the
erection Of that building, dedicated
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is
Appointed To
Accident Board
Former Lieut.. Governor
Is Named To Position
On Board That Is In
vOlved By Court Suit.

Gov. Elbert N. Carvel Tuesday
night announced the appointment
of DR.. Isaac ]. MacCollum of WyO-
ming as a member Of the Industrial
Accident Board, effective Dec. 80,
1850.
DR.. MacCollum, former lieutenant
governor, was appointed to the dis
puted position on the three-man
bard to which former Gov. Walter
w. Bacon named DR.. William T.
Chapman of Harrington. The post
carries a salary of $3,400.
The Democratic administration
has taken the position that the ap-
pointment was never confirmed
and that a vacancy has existed. The
current state manual, .ssued by the
Secretary of State. lists a vacancy
on the board, and the former State
Treasurer declined to pay the sal
ary to DIR. Chapman.
Confirmation Needed
1t was assumed that the new ap-
pOintment was made in view of the
fact that the Democrats now have
a one member edge in the Senate,
and that the Governors appointee
will therefore be confirmed.
DR.. Chipman's appointment was
one Of the last made by former Gov
ernOr Bacon in January, 1949, be-
fore he left Office. The appointment
was at first approved by the Sem
ate, but later a Republican senator
coOperated with the Democratic
minority in resembling certain con-
firmations. leaving DR.. Chipman's
status in doubt.
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To Make Ten Ton
Tomato Awards

The presentation Of awards to
winners in the 1850 Ten-Ton To-
matO Contest will be made by Gov
ernOr Elbert N. Carvel at Farm and
Home Week, 10:4O a. m, Tuesday,
January 80. This was announced
this week by Robert F. Stevens, ex-
tension hOrticulturist at the Uni
versity Of Delaware.
lie also announced that the
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