. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. F. S. CHAMBERS In the death of Franklin S. Chambers at Ascona, Switzerland, March 1, (reported briefly in last month's issue), the cranberry in- dustry lost one of its greatest proponents, and a man who will be sorely missed. For 25 years presi- dent of Growers' Cranberry Com- pany of Pemberton, New Jersey, until his resignation in 1945, he was also second vice president and a director of the National Cran- berry Association. He was always a strong believer in organized ef- fort. Born in Lumberton, New Jersey, near Mt. Holly, Novem
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. F. S. CHAMBERS In the death of Franklin S. Chambers at Ascona, Switzerland, March 1, (reported briefly in last month's issue), the cranberry in- dustry lost one of its greatest proponents, and a man who will be sorely missed. For 25 years presi- dent of Growers' Cranberry Com- pany of Pemberton, New Jersey, until his resignation in 1945, he was also second vice president and a director of the National Cran- berry Association. He was always a strong believer in organized ef- fort. Born in Lumberton, New Jersey, near Mt. Holly, November 16, 1877 he was in his 70th year and had been in Switzerland since last Oc- tober receiving treatment for a heart condition. He was a graduate of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, receiving his training as a power production engineer, following that occupation until his father-in-law, the late Joseph J. White, persuaded him to become his assistant in 1912, of Joseph J. White, Inc., Whitesbog, New Jersey, one of the largest cranberry and blueberry growing corporations in the country. Fol- lowing Mr. White's death in 1924, Mr. Chambers became president of that firm, which held the largest cranberry and blueberry acreage in New Jersey. On the occasion of the 50th an- nivej'sary of the Growers' Cran- berry Company at Walt Whitman Hotel, Camden, April 18, two years ago, Mr. Chambers announced his decision not to stand for re-elec- tion, stating that he felt 25 years was a long enough time for any- one in that capacity. This was a gala affair and a fitting climax to his untiring efforts as president for the previous 25 years. Under his guidance the company had made steady progress, and he had the distinction of being president for so long of the oldest cooper- ative in the cranberry industry and one of the oldest in any branch of agriculture. "Frank", as he was affectionate- ly known by his hosts of closest friends in the industry, had for 35 years in all been one of th
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