Milford chronicle., 1935-08-02
KENT And SUSSEX
FAIR DRAWS 5000
ONOPENINGDAY
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cultural Building the trunks of liv-
ing trees, placed pine needles and
small trees around them, and paint
ed a forest scene background, with
such realistic results that one OBJ
server was heard to remark that he
could almost hear the rustling of the
wind in the boughs.
Forest Fire Depicted
The other half of the exhibit, de-
picting forest ravaged by fire, and
having as a background a scene of
blackened stumps and a still-burn-
ing forest fire, was prepared by
bringing charred stumps and char
coal fro mactually burned areas, and
setting them in a bed of sand. The
back drop of the exhibit was made
from two tent flies of the Redden
Forest camp equipment, upon which
Mr.. Taber, working with cOlOred
chalk crayOns, created the back
ground prospective for the real ma
terials included in the forepart of
the exhibit.
"The central idea," said State For
ester Taber, lis to demonstrate |
graphically what happens when a |
forest burns, and to show the Obser-
yer that n Omment's carelessness in
or near woodland, may result in
irreplacable losses"
Yesterday, celebrated annually as
Governors Day, was the biggest day
OF the Fair. Governor Buck and his
party arrived at the Fair at l o'clock
after receiving the customary sa-
lue, he proceeded to meet the re-
ceptiOn committee.
This committee was composed of
Benjamin l. Shaw, president of the
fair association; H. E. Quillen. the
treasurer, W. w. Sharp, DR.. William
4. Chapman. former State Senator
W. E. Jacobs and Representative
Walter J. Paskey.
Game, Fish Exhibit
The State Game and Fish Com t,
mission has a special exhibit at the ;
Harrington Fair which opened on :
This exhibit includes not a
only live fish in an especially con- !
structed pond, but also an exhibit
of stuffed birds, fish and animals
native to the State and a cOntinu-
Gus exhibition of motion pictures of
Delaware wild life. The exhibit was a
under the direction of for :
mer Governor Robert P. Robinson, 6
president of the commission, and
Clarence s. Foster. chief State game o
warden.
Horses Judged First v
Some few of the exhibit depart n
nents have completed the placing Il
Of awards and Harold Schabinger. "
of the Horse, Mule II
and Pony Show said his depart Il
nent was larger than last year by
about 80 per cent. He roughly esti- nj
mated the entries TO be well over a n
hundred as compared to about sew d
enty last year. These entries were n
he first ju lged. n
First Preserved Figs Shown ce
The second department to get its n,
wards placed was in the culinary N
ection, of which Mrs. John W. al
heldrake is superintendent with N
lrs. Earle Noble as her assistant.
here are several features to be W
Mentioned about this exhibit. First, cl
is the first time in the history re-
f the fair that preserved figs were al
Exhibited. Jelly that was scientifi- m
ally made under the Jell-Meter- u,
ipette systems. was displayed. Mrs. a,
heldrake was very enthusiastic c1
bout her department. adding that "
be exhibits were unusually good in al
act above the average. She was
rank to admit that the display and in
ariety of candy was not as great as n,
I former years but the larger ex- of
ibit Of fruit more than offset this al
onditiOn. oy
So far the only incident which has w
asst a blight on Delaware's leading bs
air, now called an exposition, was ba
he death of William T. Moore, of ar
father of State Treas II,
rer Warren T. Moore, vice presi- ba
ent of the fair association, who had re
Orked night and day, even after his an
aren't was stricken, to get the fair IN
# for good start. Mr.. Moore was an
nable to take part in any of the inn