Milford chronicle., 1934-12-14

Iedcner as general chairman, wa
the most successful ever held. There
were on display 564 entries consist
ing of approximately 800 individua
exhibits. This year members of Mid
land Grange No. 27, Patrons of Hus-
bandry, North Race street, George.
town, and Wesley NJ. E. Church
have cooperated in staging the fair
The poultry and pet exhibits were
housed in the Grange Hall, while
the corn, grain, fruits, nuts, vege-
tables, farm products displays,
home economics exhibits have been
shown in the Jones' Memorial Hall.
Monday night, in connection with
the fair, the Georgetown Home and
School Association put on an inter-
esting program in the Jones' Men,
orial Hall.
Some of the highlights of the fair
were the displays of Paul Williams,
Georgetown High School agricultur-
al student, who showed 176 pro-
ducts, covering almost everything
grown; the fall and winter garden,
exhibited by Norval Pepper, MEM
ber of Midland Grange, living be-
tween Georgetown and Concord;
consisting of twenty fresh vege-
tables taken form his garden.
According to Prof. Hoke S. Pal
mer of the University of Delaware
the Barred Rocks, in the poultry sec
ton, contained some of the best
specimens that he has seen in years.
Prof. Palmer said, Il want to con-
gratulate the boys and farmers of
the Georgetown community on the
exceptionally fine birds shown this
year.
Another interesting feature of the
show was an exhibit of 1884 winners
by Mr.. Warrington, vocational ag-
ricultural teacher in the school.
Mr.. Warrington, who is a record
of performance breeder of single
combed white leghorns and one of
the most prominent breeders in Del
aware, had on display siXty-three
ribbons and five championship tro-
phies which he has won in four
major shows in Delaware, Maryland
and New York this year. He had
number of his prize winning birds
on exhibition, many of them valued
at $50 each.
The crab cactus exhibited by Elva
Cordrey, member of the home beau
tification class of the Georgetown
Agricultural Department attracted
considerable attention. The plant
had about fifty blooms open. The
most interesting part of the home
economics section was an arrange
ment of twelve tables by twelve
girls. They were set up for two per-
~ or r. Q
tive arrangement of the silver, dish
es, flowers linen. Several of them
presented desirable settings for the
Christmas holidays.
Mr. Warrington, general chairman .
had as his assistants in the various
divisions, the following committees: (
Agricultural Department - Corn,
RayIyn Hoyt, Willard Short, Francis
Wilson; grain, Raymond Sockriter,
Lewis Marvel, Howard Dickerson;
vegetables, Edwin Pepper, Harvey
Donovan, Wilbur Reynolds; fruits
and nuts. Granville Marvel, Paul t
Bohn, Billy Hudson. I
Poultry Department-Eggs, Paul +
Williams, Vernon Hill. Sherman
Hudson; standard production pOul- q
try, George Mears, Herman Hudson, f
Herman King; meat poultry, George
Marcum, Emil Ujvorasy, Elmer Il
King; poultry project display, Clar- Il
ence Abbott, Dale Mears, John Par
sons. -
Farm Products Display-James
Rogers, Charles Cole, Robert Lynch.
House Committee - David Dukes. NJ
James Pusey. Davis Carlisle, Robert
Bunting, Clifford Baker. d'
Flower epartment--Faculty COM
mittee, Miss Susie Collins, Miss An c.
ita George; student committee, Elva
Cordrey, Thelma Elliott, Sara Mill H
man.
Pet Department-Faculty chair Il
man, Harold McNally; student COM
mittee, Edward Conaway, Louise {
Carey, Evelyn Rust, Ralph Richard fl
son.
Home Economics Department - j
Faculty committee, Mrs. Naomi p.
Townsend, Miss Alberta Smith; stu ei
dent committee, Harriet Smith, FL al
sic Smith, Doris Warrington.
The judges were: Corn, grain and Pl
former County Agent JC
Iolloy C. Vaughn, of Coolspring;
standard production. Prof. Hoke S. HI
Palmer, of the University of Della Nj
ware; meat poultry. Wilson Hatfield
# Greenwood; home economics ex- ia
libits, Mrs. Sara n. Groves. teacher
n the Lord Baltimore Consolidated Ge
school; rabbits and cats, Edward
3oehm, of Seaford; pigeons, Prof. -
Inner E. Raymond; bantams, F.
'haddeus Warrington; flowers, Mrs. ia
Idward c. Sudler and Walter Town
end of Georgetown. 60
Following is the list of awards in
he different classes: Go
Corn (single ear)-George Mears,
rst; Clarence Abbott, second; Ray Du
IN Hoyt, third; F. T. Warrington, frs
)urth; Mildred Donovan, fifth. thi
Five Ears of White Corn-George
ears, first; Raylyn Hoyt. second, Du
Ten Ears of White Corn-George ono
ears, first; Raylyn Hoyt, second 5
nd third. !
Single Ear Yellow Corn-Gran- |
lie Marvel, first; Sherman Hudson. A
,cond and third; Billy Hudson. Jan
urth; James Pusey, fifth. Mis-
Five Ears of Yellow Corn-Gran- fou
lie Marvel. L
Ten Ears of Yellow Corn-George and
arcum. sec
Adult class for single ear of yell "
W corn-Roy Swain, first and sec u
n. NOrva1 pennpr third and HAN