Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20

story of his success is startling
dramatic because of this handicap.
He has $500 laying hens, all do
ing very well in their production,
as contrasted to 800 with which he
started.
His grain farming is done on 480
acres and he uses modren equip
ment modified for ease of operation.
Among other undertakings he
practices chemical weed control
and various types of retilizer. He
has built repair shop, feed mill
and warehouse, three chicken
houses, an egg rom, cooling room
and has completely remodeled his
home. He makes his own feed for
the poultry and has his own ham,
mer mill. corn shelter and mixer.
Regarding special practices he
rotates his crops every year and
has a cover crop on all fields for
erosion control
Toward the future, he has driven
test wells to be put into service
should irrigation be necessary and
has cleared Is acres of timber land
Mr. Briggs is married and has
three children.
for farming.
Twenty eight members of the
Delaware State Farm Bureau have
returned from Allentown, Pa,
where they attended the bureaus
insurance service roundup, last
Thursday. They made the trip in
a chartered bus.
The roundup was a conference
for the entire region, including the
states of Delaware, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, called to review the
progress of the Farm Family Life
and Farm Family Mutual Insurance
Companies which are under the di-
rect control of the eight New Eng
land Region states.
Key figures in the Farm Bureau
activities took part in the days pro-
gram. James 81, Baxter, Jr., presi-
dent of the Delaware State Farm
Bureau conducted a panel presen-
tation on Building Strong Country
Farm Bureau programs makes good
state Farm Bureau programs.
Herbert w. Voorhees,, president
of the New Jersey Farm Bureau,
was leading speaker at the ban
quet which was the closing event of
the conference. Gerald A Biggs,
president of the Pennsylvania Far
mers' Association, was toastmaster
and Clarence Wilson, secretary of
the same association, was among
the speakers.
Those from the Delaware State
Farm Bureau attending the con-
ference, in addition to Mr.. Baxter,
were:
Roland E. Garrison, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Meredith, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Dixon, Paul P Bickford, Daniel
Hudson, G. Wallace Caulk, Olin
Gooden, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Keith
Webb, Mr.. and Mrs. Gooden Darl-
ing, Arthur Hoffman Mr.. and Mrs.
William M. Richardson, ]. w. Webb,
M. II. Webb, Granville ,Shockley,
Joseph Penuel, Roland Russell,
Paul Vincent, Harry Deputy, Earl
Emerson, Mrs. Beulah Virden, Maui
rice Wright and Mrs. Reynolds
Reed.
Fire Chief Robert Vanaman has
received word from the National
Fire Protection Association that
the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Co.,
received third place honors in Della
ware for work during 1858, for fire
prevention and cleanup.
Ranking first is Seaford, with
Wilmington second, and Delmar
with honorable mention.
In the meantime, Warren Holson,
president of the fire company has
announced his committees for the
coming year.
They are: Education, Robert
Vanaman; James B. Owen, William
Bryan, Joseph Holson and Alvin
Mumford.
Fire Police, James Rogers, the
Rev. DR.. Thomas G. Mulligan, An
thony Racaniello.
Chaplain, DR.. Mulligan.
Building, DR.. Mulligan, Alvin
Johnson, James F. Walls.
Ways and Means, DR.. Mulligan,
Clifton Rogers, Linford Faucet,
James F. Walls. John Spicer, Chief
Vanaman, Crawford Holson.
Flowers Chief Variaman.
Clinton Workman, Joseph Holson.
Finance. James Hayman, Jack
Roach, Crawford Holson, president,
secretary and treasurer of the COM
pany.
Sussex County Fi-emen's Asso-
citation Fred Tyndall Howard Sam
mons, with Gene Roach and Will
liam Bryan as alternates.
Delmarva Firemen's Association,
DR. MGlligan.
American Association of Fire
men, Fred Tyndall.