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S. C. Brummitt, who for many years was located at Silver Hill, Ala., 
in charge of the sweet potato weevil eradication work in that Gistrict, 
has been transferred to Grand Bay, Ale., to be in closer touch with cooper- 
ative growers. . 
David Dunavan, temporarily in charge of the Toppenish, Wash., truck 
crop laboratory, attended the meeting of horticulturists, pathologists, and 
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entomologists, held at Penticton, B. ¢. 
N. F. Howard, Associate Entomolegist, in charge of the Birmingham, 
Ala., laboratory, visited Knoxville and other points in Tennessee to dis- 
cuss the bean beetle situation with State and University officials. 
C. H. Popenoe has been transferred from Silver Spring, Ma. to Wash- 
ington, D. C., for the purpose of compiling and publishing Aouiereie data on 
various insecticides, together fiith their sources, roperties, uses, etc. 
The temporary appointments of C. 3. Boal’ and H. “A: Richman, field 
are cote ‘at the Riverton, N. Che laboratory, have been terminated. 
see Weatherby, who “has been engeged in scouting the Mexican bean 
beetle in the southeastern seaboard region, has resigned and returned to 
Montgomery, Ala., to resume his work at the Lanier High School. 
David Dunavan, temporarily in charge of the Toppenish, Wash., truck 
crop laboratory, has returned to the Orézon Agricultural College for the 
completion of his last semester and to receiv his degree. 
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BEE CULTURE UWVESTIGAT “TONS 
Sf PPP: Hombleton, Spiculturist, (in eee 
fe. us 2. Phillips, efter béing with the office of Bee Culture In- 
vestigations for nineteen years, assuined aah new duties as Pr ofessor of 
Apiculture at Cornell University October Lie 
About 250 people from the United States, Canada, and Europe attended 
the Seventh International Apiculiural Cparead = neta at aye September 2 
to*4.~ This Sah hk represented by H. F. Phillips and James I. Hambleton. 
i. M. Ber tholf ; whohas been éngased in a study of the development 
of the honeybee larve, has resigned his temporary appointment to accept a 
position as meenaetor in Biology at the Western Maryland University, West- 
minster, Md. He will also continue graduate work at Johns Hopkins Univer- 
sity. 
W. J. Nolan attended the meeting of the North Carolina State Bopkespe 
ers' Association at Winston-Salem, September 10. 3. S. Prevost and C. L. 
sams, formerly extension workers with this office, but each now Sneed in 
similar work for South Carolina and North Carolina respe¢tively, were also 
present. 
