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Who’* Who Among
Growers and Peddlers
A random poll wa» conducted among fifteen to twenty apple, growers, and those who work with apples, in an effort to sei just who .was considered the best all round grower, and who was the ’ hast apple peddler in Rappahannock county;, „ .1st, The D. Lyle Miller partnership—especially on Red Delicious..
2nd, C. E. Johnson, Jr., also considered the most progressive. Others mentioned one or more times included: Charles Wood Keyser; J. Hill O’Bannon; John Buckner, no one thought his Golden Delicious could be beat; Mrs. Carrie Hall, best woman grower and rated good on all varieties produced; Will Stephen Jenkins, was considered tops in producing r Rambo and Winesap; also it was felt that R. B. Rust couldn't be beat on his Stayman and put out a consistently good pack.
James W. Fletcher was eon- . eidered to have made the greatest improvement in quality j and H. B.,* Winfrey was considered to have 3 the best pack out record on Winesaps in 1950 (the total 90%, while one run resulted in 272 bushels being.packed, 15 bushels going to the canneny and only 5 bushels going to the juice plant). The hat-tipping, big-smiling ReV. ( Mr. Andrew Flurry was rated the best peddler, pushed closely by Shack Hunter, who also sewn* to; . have a broad smile revealing a snag tooth, while Doug Dodson and Will Starks were others mentioned. . ^ - „
RAY sfciEAD IN HOSPITAL
i Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Snead were - ih Charlottesville yesterday afternoon where they took their son, Ray Snead, to University hospital. Ray was threatened with appendicitis and was left in the hoepital for observation. '••• - ‘ ‘ 1;. - ■ .- - '■ i, n „ ” Mrs. John Browning and Mry. G. W. Smith, Jr., were visitore of 16*. James Yates Monday.
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