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In September James I. Hambleton participated in beekeepers! meetings 
held in Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. One of these, that 
at Charlotte, N. C., on September 10 and 11, was a union meeting of beekeep- 
ers from North and South Carolina. .He also attended a conference at Medina, 
Ohio, in regard to the establishment of grading rules for comb honey. 
E. L.. Sechrist is visiting western comb honey producers for the pur- 
pose of securing first-hand data.relative to problems connected with the 
grading of comb honey. 
Visitors at the Bee Culture Laboratory during the past month included 
freeeeee, Ehillips, of Cornell University, and Prof. E. N. Cory, State 
_ Entomologist of Maryland. 
SOUTHERN FIELD-CROP INSECT INVESTIGATIONS 
J. L, Webb, Associate Entomologist, Acting in Charge 
‘ T. &. Holloway, who was acting in charge of this Branch during Mr. 
Webb's absence on a field trip, returned September 14 to his field labora- 
tory at New Orleans. Mr. Webb returned to Washington on September le. 
H. E. Brundrett, who for several years has been attached to the Dallas, 
fex., field laboratory, engaged in investigations of insects affecting domes- 
tic animals, resigned on September 15 to take the position of Professor of 
Horticulture at John Tarlton College, Stevensville, Tex. 
As the army airplanes at Tallulah, La., are temporarily unserviceable, 
an airplane has been loaned for a short period by a commercial company so 
that certain studies in airplane poisoning may be completed. Eugene Stevens 
and Art Gray have received temporary appointments as Airplane Pilot and Air- 
plane Mechanic, respectively, to operate this airplane. 
K. B. McKinney and J. U. Gilmore, of the Tobacco Insect Laboratory, 
and H. E. Wallace and T. E. McNeel, of the Mound, La., laboratory, have been 
transferred temporarily to the Federal Horticultural Board, to assist in 
-scouting work. for the pink bollworm. 
The appointments of the following temporary field assistants who have 
been engaged in boll weevil control work were terminated during the month: 
J. H. Adams, W. W. Brunson, J. EB. Culpepper, C. Graham, J. H. Kyzar, C. W. 
toden, R. Melvin, O. L. Turman, J. C. Wilkerson, W. H. Wilson, H. E. Woodruff, 
week. Bradley, J. F. Cooper, C..G. Latham, J. M. Lewis, G..E. McDaniel, 
BE. H. McLaughlin, E. R. Purvis, J. W. Wilson, and A. McF. Woodside. 
