Milford chronicle., 1951-02-16

/ ther than outside forces.
U. S. Senator John J. Williams,
another speaker, also stressed the
need for eliminating governmental
waste end extravaganza.
Robert A. Short, last years pres
I ident of the Sussex AYR, welcomed
the following; Herbert Warburton,
state president of the AYR; Harry
Quillen, president of the Kent
County AYR; Clarence Taylor
New Castle County AYR president
and Robert George. president OF
the University of Delaware group
Polk Spicer, Sussex County AYR
president, was the toastmaster.
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LIMA BEANS-On Tuesday. Feb
ruary 6, H. J. Cannon & Son, Inc.
held its annual Lima Bean Growers
Banquet at the Bridgeville High
School with more than 200 in at
tendance. The wives of the grow
ers were invited
After the dinner there was en-
tertainment and an informative
period. The Nanticoke Four Quar-
tet from Seaford sang several pop-
ular classic and folk songs. AS
sistant County Agent William
Sloan presented several short mo-
ton pictures. Among the speakers
We're H. P. Cannon, II, president .
DR.. John w. Heuberger, plant path
ologist, University of Delaware
Donald McCreary, University of
Delaware.
Mr.. Cannon pointed out that his
firm paid farmers nearly a million
dollars last year for raw materials.
He stressed the interdependencv of
the grower and Gamer also the
need for more efficient methods of
production and processing.
The top 1850 lima grower for
Cannons was F. Lowell Needles,
BurrsVille, Md, who. crossed
S368.49 for each bushel of seed
planted. r. Clinton Hastings. Dub-
lin Hill, was second was 1921. AZ
for each bushel planted. The av-
erage gross for all growers was
$l48.92 for each bushel of seed
planted.
Ihe meeting was under the di-
rectiOn of J. w. Eckhardt. field
manager and A. w. McCauley. as
slstant field manager.
Announcement was made of the
annual pepper meeting which is
10 be held Tuesday, March 6. at
p. m. at the Bridgeville High
School,
DEMOCRATS ELECT - Vernon
b. Derrickson of Dover was elect
ed chairman of the Kent County
Democratic Committee at the re-
organization meeting Tuesday night
IN the Senate lounge of LegisIa-
tive Hall, Dover. The vote was
unanimous.
Mr. DerricksOn, member of the
Public Service Commission and a
military aide to Governor Elberf
n. Carvel, succeeds Willard u
Boyce, also of Dover, who was
chairman for six years.
Other officers were reelected
Ihey are: Mrs. Belle Everett of
henton, vice chairman; w. Mar
ion Stevenson, of Frederica score
tary, and Charles Lee SipDle of
Dover, treasurer.
Mr.. DerricksOn declared he will
work for unity in party. He said
that unity means strength and
strength means victory.
MI Boyce, who was not a candi-
GATE for the Office, recalled that
When he was first named Chairman
SIX years ago his ambition was tn
see the Kent County Courthouse in
tne hands of Democrats. This am
Dltlon was realized at the last cleo
tlon: The retiring chairman gave
credit to all the members of tbe
committee for the election victory
Ihe committeeman from each 0f
the five senatorial districts held
separate caucuses to elect commits
Tee members at large from those
districts. The five elected are
FIRST district, Harry Jones: second
CHARLES G. Moore; third, Howard
h. Lynch, Jr.; fourth, Norris Gra-
nam; fifth, J. Harry Latchum.
Fllllng two vacancies in the first
electon district of the tenth rem
resentative district, at Milford. the
committee named Paynter Rev
hOIos and Mrs. Mary Abbott
only two committee members
were marked absent from the meet
ing. --'00'