. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Enoch F. Bills The cranberry growers of New Jersey lost a stalwart friend and benefactor in Enoch F. Bills on February 21. Mr. Bills, aged 83, was a lifelong resident of Bordentown. He was married to the former Elizabeth Cowperth- waite who died many years ago. He was a civil engineer special- izing m structural engineering when, in 1915, he was called to New Egypt to develop the first cranberry procesing company pioneered by his family. He built a factory for this purpose and soon became the principal devel- oper of processed cran
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Enoch F. Bills The cranberry growers of New Jersey lost a stalwart friend and benefactor in Enoch F. Bills on February 21. Mr. Bills, aged 83, was a lifelong resident of Bordentown. He was married to the former Elizabeth Cowperth- waite who died many years ago. He was a civil engineer special- izing m structural engineering when, in 1915, he was called to New Egypt to develop the first cranberry procesing company pioneered by his family. He built a factory for this purpose and soon became the principal devel- oper of processed cranberry prod- ucts in this area, using the trade name of Bog Sweets. In 1930 through his efforts a merger with the two canning companies in Massachusetts (A. D. Makepeace and Cranberry Canners) led to the foundation of Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. He was a di- rector and manager of the New Jersey division until his retire- ment in 1963. His services, how- ever, were retained by the company as a consultant and advisor until his death. He was a member of the Masonic Order for over 50 years, belonging to the Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 28, and of Borden- town, and the Scottish Rite and Crescent Temple of Trenton. He was a Charter Member and an Honorary Life Member of the Kiwanis Club of Bordentown, the Aquatic Club of Bordentown, the Ocean County and Burlington County Boards of Agriculture, and the New Jersey Farm Bu- reau. He was a Charter and Life Member of the Engineers Club of Trenton and a member of the American Society of Engineers — Trenton Section. He was a recipient of many honors. In 1964 Ocean Spray erected a bronze placque as testi- mony of his many contributions to the success of the New Jersey operation. In 1962 he received a citation from the Burlington County Board of Agriculture for his contribution to that organiza- tion. Fortunately, Mr. Bills was still alive and well enough to be able to appreciate the formal citation given to him by the 1966 New Jersey Agr
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