Milford chronicle., 1941-08-01


remained for the brilliant fire
works display and vaudeville pre-
sentation in the evening.
Wednesday was observed as
Race Fan Day with harness rae
ing as the main attraction. Fair
officials announced that everything
was in readiness for Governors s
Day on Thursday, the highlight OF
the week. Governor Walter w. Ba-
con and his STAFF were guests of
honor.
The final big feature of the fair
will be the auto races on Satur-
day, outstanding features schedul-
ed for Saturday follow:
A three heat match race between
Ted Horn, famous Indianapolis
driver and the veteran dirt track
pilot of the east, Bob Sail, will be
highlight of the Kent and Sussex
Fair professional sanctioned auto
races on Saturday, August 2, it has
been announced by Secretary Err
nest Raughley.
For the tfifteenth consecutive
year the speed events at the fair
will be under management of
Hankinson Speedways, the veteran
operator, Ralph A. Hankinson. In
his 31st year of speed sport en-
deavor, will be opening his 1941
fair season.
Points in the 1871 worlds cham
pionship dirt track title will be
awarded as well as in the current
Hankinson Circuit Championship,
which was won in 1910 by Horn.
Sanction will be under the Con-
solidated States Racing Associa-
ton, under franchise of which
Hankinson opened his season at
Reading, Pa, in April. By a work
ing agreement the Penn-Jersey as
sociation drivers will be allotted
a portion of the program.
A field of three dozen speed de-
mons from south, midwest and the
east have entered to compete in
the ten-eVent program, rs per cent
of which will be from reverse or in
verted starts in which the fastest
cars in the time trials will start
in the rear positions. Previously
seven events have marked the card
at the Harrington Fair, which at
one time wase the battle-ground Of
the famous Winn-Frame feuds.
Sail, the only driver to ever win
the eastern and southern AAA
crown, is "hot" this year to win
the worlds title and prove that his
added years have not dimmed his
ability.
Promoter Hankinson is calling
the match event a race between
age and beauty" Sail having the
years and Horn the looks.
Time trials will start at 1890
o'clock and first4ns ] eomDati i've
events will get under way at 2
D. m.
The Kent and Sussex Fair board
of directors includes: Paul Ad-
ans, Bridgeville; Norman Collision,
Clayton Elliott, E. J. Elliott. War
rem C. Newton, and w. ]. Swain,
Bridgeville; Asa Bennett, Frank
ford; Roy Cannon, Frank C. Hur-
ley, L. C. Longfellow, -Seaford; L.
d. Caulk, Woodside; William
Chambers, Viola; ]. M. Harrington,
Harold Schabinger, FELTON,; Harry
B. Johnson, Wyoming; C. E. Keyes,
Pennington; Henry Stafford, Burrs-
vile; M. C. Vaughn, Lewes; ]. o.
Williams, fredericksburg; George H.
Brown, Fred S. Bailey, ]. A. Ca
hall, w. H. Cahall, J. F. Camper,
DR.. w. T. Chapman, A. G. Creadick,
c. N. Cahall, Frank Graham, C.
Tharp Harrington, G. S. Harring-
ton. l.. B. Harrington, John H. Hol-
loway, w. E. Jacobs, L. T. Jones,
w. B. Layton, Howard Martin,
Charles d. Murphy, Jr., ]. c. Mess
ner, Warren T. Moore, Clarence
Morris, Harry F. Murphy, A. B.
Parsons, w. ]. Paskey, Fred C.
Powell. H. e. Quillen, Ernest
Raughley, S. L. Sapp, w. D. Scott,
B. ! Shaw, ]. W. Sheldrake, Lewis
Slaughter, Jr., Joshua Smith, w. A.
Smith, W. S. Smith. w. w. Sharp,
]. G. Smith, Earl Sylvester, and
C. F. Wilson, all of Harrington.
The first department at-the Kent and
Sussex Fair to complete Judging was
the children's department OF which
Mrs. Philomen Hopkins is superin-
tendent. assisted by Mrs. Leila Hop
kins.
The judges We're: Marvin Holling-
er, Frederick: Mrs. Margaret White,
Lewes, and Mrs. Ruth Sapp. Houston.
Following are the awards in the chill
dren's division:
NeedIework
Embroidered vanity set-Eirst, Dor
is Noshell, Houston; second, Betty
Embroidered towel-First, Beatrice
Adams, Bridgeville; second, Catherine
Adams. Bridgeville.
Embroidered buffet set-First, Bea-
trice Adams. Bridgeville; seond. Doris
Noshell, Houston.
Embroidered picture - First, Agnes
Carpenter. Milford; second, Hazel
Sapp, Harrington.
Embroidered bureau scarf-First,
Ruth Ann Adams, Cambridge, Md;
second, Betty Wootten, Milford.
Tea towel. colored embroidered -
First Hazel Sapp, Harrington; second,
Betty Wootten.
Centerpiece, embroidered colors. I'M
der % inches-First. HENRIETTA Colli-
son. Harrington; second, Gloria Scho-
field, Harrington.
Embroidered table runner : First,
Genevieve Sapp, Harrington; second.
Hazel Sapp. Harrington.
Embroidered pillow cases, white
Second. Gloria Sehofield. Harrington.
Embroidered pillow cases. eoIored-
First, Gloria Schofield. Harrington:
second, Pearl Birmingham. FELTON,.
embroidered chair set-First, Gloria
Scho6eld. Harrington.
Cross stitch table mat-Second, Bet
ty Wootten, Milford
Cross stitch pillow cases--F'irst, Ro-
sena Kielbasa, Milford
Bureau scarf crocheted ends-Sec-
ond, Gloria Schofeld. Harrington.
Solid crocheted ends--First. Gene
We've Sapp, Harrington; second, Agnes
Carpenter, Milford
Centerpiece crocheted edge-Second,
Betty Wootten, Milford
Pillow cases crocheted ends-First,
Genevieve Sapp. Harrington; second,
Gloria Sch0held. Harrington.
Crocheted chair set-First. Gloria
Schofield. Harrington; second. Gene
We've Sapp. Harrington.
Towel hemstitched ends-First, Glor-
Ia Schoheld Harrington.