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 62 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CHS. 574, 575-JUNE 19, 1948 [CHAPTER 574] AN ACT For the relief of sundry fruit growers of the State of Delaware who sustained losses as the result of the fumigation of apples with methyl bromide in order to comply with the requirements of the United States Department of Agricul- ture relating to the Japanese beetle quarantine. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the following-named persons the respective sums hereinafter indicated, in full satisfaction of their claims against the United States for compensation for losses sustained by them as the result of the fumigation of apples with methyl bromide in order to comply with the requirements of the United States Department of Agriculture relating to the Japanese beetle quarantine, such method of fumigation having been one of the methods suggested by the said Department of Agriculture: to C. L. Cannon, of Bridge- ville, Delaware, the sum of $1,197.27; to W. H. Chandler, of Milton, Delaware, the sum of $16,618.63; to C. F. Fifer, of Wyoming, Dela- ware, the sum of $2,886.90; to W. S. Jones, of Bridgeville, Delaware, the sum of $2,436.32; to E. L. Kratz, of Greenwood, Delaware, the sum of $379.52; to Lord Brothers, of Dover, Delaware, the sum of $2,290.33; to Lord and Rickards, of Dover, Delaware, the sum of $930.08; to L. C. Newton, of Bridgeville, Delaware, the sum of $3,773.03; to O. A. Newton and Son, Bridgeville, Delaware, the sum of $1,968.07; to Frank W. Richardson, of Camden, Delaware, the sum of $4,095.75; to George B. Ruos and Son, of Bridgeville, Delaware, the sum of $3,742.66; to T. S. Smith and Sons, of Bridgeville, Delaware, the sum of $6,751.26; and to Townsend's, Incorporated, of Millsboro, Delaware, the sum of $1,161.96: Provided, That no part of the amount appro- priated in this Act with respect to any such claim in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with such claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved June 19, 1948. (CHAPTER 575] AN ACT For the relief of Walter Vandahl and Esther S. Vandahl, Allabrada Adams, Mrs. Lucile L. Rice Talbot, Mrs. Gladys Webb, and John E. Webb. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $6,000, to Walter Vandahl and Esther S. Vandahl, of Randolph, Kansas; to pay the sum of $1,500 to Allabrada Adams, of Manhattan, Kansas; to pay the sum of $3,000 to Lucile L. Rice Talbot, of Alma, Kansas; to pay the sum of $5,000 to Mrs. Gladys Webb, of La Mesa, California; and to pay the sum of $1,166 to John E. Webb, of San Diego, California, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for the death of Delores Vandahl, and the expenses incurred in connection with her burial; for personal injuries, property damage, and loss of earnings sustained and the medical and hospital expenses incurred by the said Allabrada Adams, Mrs. Lucile L. Rice Talbot, 1383 June 19, 1948 [H. R. 26841 [Private Law 371] Relief of certain Delaware fruit grow- ers. June 19, 1948 [H. R. 2916] [Private Law 372] Walter Vandahl and others.

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