Milford chronicle., 1929-07-26
KENT And SUSSEX
FAIR OPENED TUESDAY
WITH FINE WEATHER
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P. Poole; cattle and sheep, L. D.
Caulk; horses, mules and ponies, J..
A. Masten; machinery, Joshua
Smith; superintendent of grounds,
w. A. Smith; superintendent state
exhibit building, D. B. Tharp.
The educational exhibits this year
are in charge of County Agent Will
lin, Jr., of Newark; Russell E. Will
son of Dover; C. R. Snyder, of
GEORGETOWN and assistant director,
A. D. Cobb, of the University of Del
aware. One of the main features of
the county exhibits this year, will be
the result from the alfalfa campaign
conducted during the past two years
and the importance of treating var
ious grains to control diseases. Much
trouble is being experienced in this
section with the Mexican bean bee
tie. A portion of their exhibith booth
will be devoted to control measures
for this pest.
The boys and girls club work
throughout the State is in charge OF
George Worrilow, of Newark, Helen
L. Comstock, of Dover, Anna b.
Moore of Georgetown. They are as
sisted by women who are members
of the home demonstration CLUBS.
/ They feature exhibits showing the
latest home improvements in charge
of the County Home Demonstration
Agents, Mrs. Kate Hanly Daugherty
of Newark, Miss Mary Graham of
Dover, and Miss Laura B. Ruther-
ford, of Georgetown. They cooper
ated with Miss Helen McKurley,
State demonstration leader, and Miss
Pearl Mcdonald.
H S. Palmer, extension poultry
man of the University of Delaware,
exhibits the results of a two year
campaign in growing healthy chicks.
The opening day is always known
as Children's Day, when all children
under 16 years of age, are admitted
free. The grandstand built to seat
several thousand was free to every
body and it was almost filled to ov-
erf1owing. Excellent weather has
prevailed in this section for the past
two weeks, which allowed the farm
ers sufficient time to get the major
itv of their wheat threshed. Between
threshing time and tomatoes coming
on for the cannery there is a short
period when the farmers feel they
can take a little recreation. This is
one day they and their entire fam
ily spend at the Fair. They began
arriving early in picnic style, bent
on spending a full day of pleasure.
Most everyone came by automobile,
and besides the family, the car US
ually contained huge baskets OF
lunch. Many of them, however, don't
fool with lunches and patronize the
restaurants on the fair grounds, or
depend upon hamburger and wee
ME" sandwiches for lunch.
The crowd that attended was est1-
mated to equal any opening day
crowd and was thought to be about
5000. Over fifty per cent of these
were children. Due to the fact that
children are admitted free it is very
hard to keep an accurte check on the
Many of the people who |
come for full day never leave the
grounds and remain for the free
in the evening and also /
the display of fireworks which are
set off each night.
The several judges selected by the
different departments, began their
task of placing the awards Tuesday
morning and due to the increased
number of items on exhibit, it will
take them some time to finish their
lob. According to Mrs. Vertie Ca
hall, superintendent of the ladies de-
partment, they have more exhibits
then space and if interest in this de-
partment increases it looks like
some other department now using
part of the State building will have
to seek other quarters. Not only this
department but nearly all have more
entries this year then previous
years.