Milford chronicle., 1960-11-25
Inter State Farmers
Reject Dues Hike
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succeeds A. Raymond Marve of
Easton, Md, who retired after ten
years as president on the advice
of his physician, but who will re-
main on the Board as director of
District % in Talbot County, Mary
| land.
| F. Bennett Carter of Centreville,
Md, District 5, was elected vice
president to succeed Mr.. Huber
and DR.. James E. Honan, former
assistant manager, was made man
ager. Officers reelected were o. H.
Hoffman, Jr., general manager;
Clara c. Gallagher, secretary; !;
Florence C. Schultz, treasurer;
and DR.. Paul E. Hand, assistant
| secretary-treasurer.
At business sessions last Friday,
the 140 delegates passed res
| olution asking Interstate to study
whether milk production control
programs would help farmers i'm
prove their incomes. Thursdays
meetings were devoted to reports
by officers of the Cooperative and
representatives of Dairy Council,
Inc, and the ADA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvel were honor
ed at a special dinner for directors
and staff members and at the
annual banquet last Thursday
night.
The $50 dairy farmers and lead
ers in the dairy industry who
attended the banquet heard speak
er Louis p. Shannon, public rela-
tions manager of Dupont Company,
point out the Importance of pub
lie relations in agriculture and the
challenge facing milk producers to
keep the public informed about
their industry.
Mark r. Basehore of Mechanics
burg, r. 4, was elected director
County, Pa, in place of Fred M.
Naugle, Carlisle, r. 6, who resign
ed because of other pressing act
ivities. Other directors reelected
for three year terms were: Mr..
Marvel, District %; Mr.. Huber,
District 26; Louis M. Kiesling,.
Bordentown, N. j., District q; Will
lam A. Reid, Oxford, Pa, District
IL; Joseph w. Hallowell, Ivyland,
Pa, District II; and Willis l..
Greaser, Williamsburg, Pa, Dis
trict 20.
Mr.. Hoffman in his report str
essed the work Interstate had
done in advising farmers on the
use of pesticides to spray feed and
antibiotics to treat cattle and also
in securing the suspension of a
factor in Federal Order 81 that
would have caused a drop in milk
price to farmers.
At a special ladies' session last
Thursday, approximately 80 wo-
men heard Mrs. Clayton Keener of
Strasburg, Pa, describe her ex-
periences when she and her hus-
band spent eight years in Ethiopia
establishing and operating a school
for blind children.
Dudley w. Winter of Plumstead-
vile, Pa, butterfat tester, was
presented with a watch for 25
years service with the Cooperative
IHe MdTFelS TeCelVeu SILVER TRAY
with an appropriate inscription
from Interstate members and a
silver bowl from the office and /
field staffs.
Among those attending the meet
ing from Delaware were:
Director w. Lewis Phipps, Wilm-
ington, r. 1; Director and Mrs.
Elwood B. Gruwell, FELTON,, r. 2;
F. R. Ealy, Fieldman, Middletown,
r. 2; Mr.. and Mrs. H. Lloyd Jones,
Smyrna; Henry Kozicki, Clayton;
Mark B. Yoder, Greenwood
r. l.. Mcdowell, Greenwood;
George G. Simpson, Houston; Med
ford G. Calhoun, Greenwood; L.
Robbins Webb, Lincoln; Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Paul Vincent, Milton; Mr..
and Mrs. Charles ]. Butler, Middle
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace M. Wood
ward, Middletown, Box 76; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry G.. Deputy, Kirkwood;
Daniel E. Harris, Newark, r. 8;
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Nelson, Newark;
Harold e. Ramsey, Wilmington;
Fred Martenis, Elkton, Md, RID. 4.