Milford chronicle., 1948-07-23
CoME 10 DE FAIRl

Wltn many OF their crops laid by Pen
lnsuia farmers, 0rchardists and dairymen.
with their families viii join with other Del
naarVa residents to enjoy the great Kent and
Sussex County Fair, which officially opens
81 Harrington, Delaware, next Monday eve
nlng, with Fred KOchman's world famous
"Hell Drivers"
Next Tuesday win be Childrens Day.
when kiddies under twelve are guests of the
fair management. Two familiar faces will
be absent this year for the first time since
the talr opened % years ago, "Pete" Shaw
ana Warren Moore, the original President
and Vice President of the Fair have passed
on, their places have been taken by Jacob
@. Williams Of fredericksburg, Nd, and ].
Gordon Smith of Dover, both of these latter
men cat their fair management teeth" un-
der the capable tutelage of Messrs. Shaw
ana Moore, and both are capable executives
in their own right.
Some 200 to 300 horses are on the grounds
and will participate in what gives promise
Of being some of the most exciting harness
racing IN the history of the Fair. Purses
nave been substantially increased and har-
ness races will be held every day except
Saturday, when the haIf-mile oval will be
taken over by the auto speed stars. State
Harness Racing Commissioner ]. Morris
Harrington, has also announced that Wed
nesday and Friday in addition to the har-
ness races, there will be running races.
The management has secured for the
nightly attraction on the huge open air stage
in front of the grandstand, a mammoth
Broadway Revue, which extravagantly cos
tumed and staged promises, the finest in
high class entertainment
a great deal of work has gone into the
preparation of the various agricultural and
livestock displays, both on the part Of the
exhibitors and the fair MANAGEMENT and
persons visiting the Fair would be remiss in
their civic duty if they failed to visit these dis
plays. We have been informed that the All
clubs of the state will have as they have had
IN the past an outstanding exhibit, with hun
dreds OF our farm boys and girls cOmpetiting
Tor the generous prizes and ribbons. Other
outstanding exhibits will be those of the cul-
mary and needle work department. Here the
feminine side of the picture takes over with
eye opening displays.
The high water mark of the Fair will be
Governors Day next Thursday, when Gov
ernOr Walter w. Bacon and other state Off
cials will honor the day with their presence.
Because it is an election year, politicians
and Would-be political greats" will turn
out en-masse. At least dozen tickets will
be filled in under, and in the grandstand dur
ing the course of the day, and political fu-
lures will be traded with more rapidity than
grain futures are traded on the Chicago
grain mart Rumors will be started, to be
later "scOtched" and regulations will be
shredded" to later be rebuilt"
All in all it will be a glorious week, as
Delaware as peaches and cream" and as
American as "play ball." If you can make
it don't miss it. Come to the Fair.
NGON&
EDUCATION A LOCAL PROBLEM
One might almost be expected to believe
that education Of the youth of the country
is a National political issue in 1948.
Government statistics show that in 1870
illiteracy in the United States was 20 per-
cent. The average percent of illiteracy
among native whites in the United States is