Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24

YOUTH ~ Mrs. Bessie Wilson.
general secretary Of the Youth
temperance Council OF Delaware.
mas announced the slate Of new ofi-
GERS for the ensuing year. They are
joyce Dickerson Of Wilmington.
president; Benny Roy Of ChesWold.
vice president; Eunice PlodwelI of
Dover, RID, corresponding secret
ary, Roberta West of Cheswold. re-
cording secretary and Robert Cox
OF wilmington, treasurer. Elections
look place at the state rally last
Saturday in the Fire Hall at Ches.
void. " 0S
POLIO-The condition Of one of
the "a polio patients hospitalized
IN Wilmington remains critical.
While the others range from fair
20 good, the Wilmington Board Of
Health reported this week.
NO new cases were announced
leaving % under treatment at fhe
Doris Memorial Unit of Wilming-
ton General Hospital, with one each
at the Delaware and Memorial HOS
pitals.
There are IL cases Of paralysis.
seven bulDar, and six non-paralv-
tic. The treatment cases include IA
from rural New Castle County. six
from Sussex County, three from
Wilmington, and one from New
Jersey
FIRING - Antiaircraft practice
firing at Bethany Beach Range will
be continued during the month Of
November 1852.
The following schedule was an
nounced today by Colonel Riley r.
McGarraugh, Post Commander,
Fort Miles:
Firing Area Restricted Area No.
2-A) 81 November; 10 November:
12-14 November; 1921 November:
24-26 November and % November.
No firing will be conducted Sat-
urday, Sunday or holidays.
All firing will be conducted be-
tween the hours Of 500 am. and
$3.50 pm. (ES.T.)
No firing is scheduled in Re-
stricted Area No. 1 (Fort Miles.
North Range) during the month Of
November.
PRODUCE-The Southern Della
ware Truck Growers Association.
operators Of the Laurel farm sro-
duce auction, reports sales during
the past season totalled S232,395,
about two-thirds of that for the
preceding year, and the second low
est in the company's history.
The concern attributes the large
reduction to the fact many local
farmers have changed their style
of farming from truck crops to
grain. This is probably due to the
increase in the beef cattle and
poultry industries.
This years sales included the
following: 1851 crates of straw
berries, 5,462 bushels of cucumbers
, 5,4S5 packages of cantaloupes, 68,-
O59 loose cantalOupes, 1,34O bushels
of peppers, S28,447 watermelons
and 1854 baskets Of tomatoes.
Last years sales totalled $780,.
864, while those of 1850 were $685.
9O5.
DROUGHT - Delaware farmers
face the possible total loss of their
late alfalfa and barley crops and
pasture seedlings, valued at thou
sands of dollars, due to the current
drOught-described as "the worst
in So years"
The situation was described as
desperate by George M. Worri-
low, director of the Agricultural
Experiment Station and Extension
Service of the University of Della
ware, Newark.
81 spent the day in Georgetown,
and the drought is the chief topic
of conversation. The farmers are
really distressed about il" said Mr..
Worrilow on his return.
According to Guy C. Anderson,
MISUNDERSTANDING of the U. S.
Weather Bureau Station at the
New Castle County Airport, only
.95-slightly less than an inch-of
rain has fallen in this area since
September 4th, of which half an
inch fell in the September period
and less than half an inch so far
this month. Normal precipitation
for. the six-week period would be
about six or seven inches, Mr.. AN
derson declared.
The new seedlings of alfalfa and
barley and the pasturage was
) planted in early September. The
lack of moisture has prevented the
seeds from terminating, according
i. to Mr.. WOrrilow, who said that only
heavy rains in the near future can
save the crops.
The drought may also affect the
planting of winter wheat and de-
lay it's planting, the agronomist
explained.
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