Milford chronicle., 1958-08-08
Huge S. S. Warehouse
Dedicated At Seaford
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place IN which to live. This facili-
ty is evidence of the 35 years of
sound experience of the organiza
tion in the past and evidence of
great faith in the future which is
so necessary for our American way
of life to survive"
w. N. Stoneman, of near Rich
mond, Va, president of Southern
States Cooperative. presided over
the formal program which was
held in the warehouse building.
Also on the program were DR..
Albin o. Kuhn, executive Yice-pres-
ident of the University of Mary
land, Southern State General Man
ager o. E. Zacharias, Jr., of Rich
mond, and w. t. Steele, Jr., and
]. E. Givens. wholesale and COM
munity services directors, respec-
lively, for the cooperative.
The invocation was given by Rev.
w. o. Hackett, Pastor of the st.
Johns Methodist Church in Sea-
ford.
In his remarks General Manager
Zacharias pointed out that service
is the chief motive of Southern
States Cooperative. This warehouse
is another facility in the Southern
States system that has been built
by farmers working together"
by working together" he said,
I'VE can build one of the largest
cooperative's in the United States.
BY working together this Seaford
warehouse will be one of the most
efficient in our system. By working
together we are raising the quality
standards of farm supplies. BY
working together we will get a
greater net return for farm pro-
ducts"
DR.. Kuhn told the group that
they were looking at real pro-
gress in agriculture here. You have
always been an aggressive and
forward looking group and out of
this attitude has come research,
testing a service program in Mary
land and Delaware that bs11
brought you quality in both seed
andsfertilizer."
The program opened with a
special breakfast for Delmarva
news, radio and TV representatives
at the Seaford Inn. Also present
were agricultural extension editors,
magazine representatives and CO.
operative information leaders from
Washington.
Registration of the visitors took
place at the loading dock in front
of the building. There were tours
of the facility and exhibits fol-
lowed by a chicken luncheon and
the dedication program.
Prizes were awarded at the con-
clusion of the program by Jack
McHugh, manager of the ware
house, and ]. H. Buchholz of Rich
mond, director of SSC's Coopera-
tive Seed and Farm Supply Divi-
sion.
Music and entertainment were
provided throughout the day by
Mel Price and his Santa Fe Rang
ers from Easton, Md.
The new $759,000 warehouse,
which will serve as a distribution
center to the cooperatives SO East
ern Shore retail outlets, is located
on a 13-acre site in the western
part of Seaford. Officially opened
for business in May, the facility
will handle field and vegetable
seeds and hybrid corn and over g.
900 miscellaneous farm supply
items.
The one-story Except for the
seed processing section) building
of cream-colored. brick contains
10000 square feet of floor space and
employs from 20 to 25 persons de-
pending on the seasonal demands
for service.
The warehouse features the most
modern of equipment, especially
for the receiving of seed in bulk
from Delmarva farmers and for
cleaning and processing incoming
seed. About 100000 bushels of
wheat, rye, barley, soybeans, and
oats and 100000 pounds of les
pedeza will be received, cleaned
and processed at the Seaford plant
for future distribution during the
year
The Seaford warehouse is the
second major wholesale facility to
be erected in Seaford by Southern
States in the last four years. The
feed mill, located along the Nanti-
coke River, at the foot of Bradford
Street, was opened in December,
1854.
language program to give news of the
world weather forecasts and other