Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
Talent Roundup
At Harrington


A Farm Talent Roundup Con-
test, elections OF local board and
Farm Home Advisory Committee
members, and reports on coopera-
tive service and operations for the
1954-55 year, will be among the
features of the annual Southern
States Membership meeting for
| the Harrington, Delaware area TO
/ be held at 500 D. m, DIST, o'clock,
September %, 1855, at Harrington
High School. Harrington, Del.
Light Refreshments will be serv-
| ed, after the business meeting.
The Farm Talent Roundup Con-
ltest-which is for amateurs only
who will be at least II years of
age on August j, 1955-offers an
opportunity for the winning act at
the local meeting to Try out for
the Ted Mack coast-to-coast Tele-
vision Show in New York. Mem
bers OF the immediate families of
all farmers and all Southern States
| UdllOlS
All individual members of the
1854 talent acts who won first
place at their local contests and
those who participated in last
years district contests are ineligi-
Bile to compete. Employees of
Southern States Cooperative and
/ its Cooperative Service Agencies
and members of their families are
also ineligible.
The contest will be sponsored
jointly by Peck Brothers Farm
Supply Co., and Southern States
Cooperative, with the Ted Mack
Organization cooperating. About
400 similar local contests will be
held throughout the six-state op-
Grating territory of Southern States
Cooperative within the next few
months.
The winning local act will be
eligible to compete with winning
acts from other communities in one
of the 18 district elimination con-
tests, and will be given an ex-
pense-paid trip to the district con-
test. The second place winner at
the local level will receive a $500
award, while the third place act
will be given $500 award.
The winner at each elimination
contest will be given an expense
paid trip to the Southern States
Annual Membership Meeting to be
held in Richmond, Va, November
17-1S, to compete in the final con-
test. Second place winners in the
elininations will receive a $25.0O
cash prize, while the third-place
winner will get a $1,000 cash prize
The winner at Richmond will
| be given an expense-paid triI, to
New York, plus $4,000 in cash and
will have the opportunity to appear
on Ted Mack's coast-to-coast Tele-
vision Show. The second-place win
ner will be given an expense paiC
trip to Washington, d. c., or any
city in Southern States operating
territory, plus "a cash award OF
$500. The third place winner will
receive a cash award of $4,000
Appropriate ribbons will be award
ed to all members of the top three
acts.
Van c. Keator of Harrington
Del, will serve as chairman of the
local meeting. Rev. Milton Elliott
of Harrington, Del, will give the
invocation. Group singing will be
led by Melvin Brobst of Harring-
| ton, Del.
| A report on local operations and
services will be given by Charles
| T,-
Brothers Farm Supply Co. Southern
States District Manager F. Burton
Collins will report on overall
Southern States operations for the
year ended last June. 80.
| Nominees for the local Southern
States Advisory Board for the Har-
rington, Del, area are: Charles
Bostick, Jr., FELTON,, Del; Robert
l.. Nelson, George Hobbs, Harry
w. Minner, Francis Winkler, all OF
Harrington, Del.
| Nominees for the Farm Home Ad-
visory Committee are Mrs. Fred
Martin, Mrs. Melville Taylor, both
of Harrington, DEL; Mrs. Reynolds
Robbins, Frederick, Del, and Mrs
George Wisk, FELTON,, Del.
Other nominations may be made
from the floor.
Members of the Advisory Board
whose terms expire this year are
Maurice Wright and Merritt Cam
per.
Members of the Farm Home Ad-
visory Committee whose terms ex-
pire this year are Mrs. Fletcher
Price and Mrs. Lawrence Sullivan
| Members of the general commit
tees assisting with the meeting are:
Farm Talent Roundup Commit
tee, Thomas III. Peck. Chairman
Alvin Brown, John Curtis, all OF
Harrington, Del; Decorating Com
mittee, Mrs. Charles l.. Peck, Jr.,
| Chairman, Harrington, Del; Greet
| ing Committee, Francis Winkler,
Chairman, Mrs. Fletcher Price,
Maurice Wright, Mrs. Lawrence
Sullivan, all of Harrington, Del.
Refreshments Committee, M s.
Francis Winkler, Chairman, Har-
rington, Del. Ushering and Lucky
Name-Survey Cards Committee,
John Curtis, Chairman, Harring-
fOn Del r r bOys will assist