Milford chronicle., 1953-05-29
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Chicken Festival
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the development of the Festival,
which is designed to promote con-
sumption of chicken-the principal
agricultural commodity of the pen
insula. Scheduled activities are de-
signed to provide entertainment, to
publicize the Delmarva poultry in
dustry, and to provide new recipes
for making chicken even more tas-
ty and popular. Who can resist
luscious, fried chicken cooked in
the huge frying pan by a crew of
experienced cooks? Fred Greenly,
Jr., Kent County Vice-President of
the Delaware Poultry Improvement
Association, will direct the Har-
ringtOn Lions Club members in
preparing and serving chicken for
everyone.
Mrs. Earl White of Bridgeville
and her committee have completed
arrangements for the National and
Junior chicken cooking contests.
One hundred men and women from
all over the country are eligible to
participate in the Senior Contest
to be held on Wednesday, June
gath. Fifty gas and electric stoves
will be set up to accommodate the
contestants who will cook their
favOrite recipes. Prizes include
S500.00 plus choice of gas or cleo
trio range for 1st place; $4,000
plus choice of gas or electric range
for second place; and a new range
for third place. Prizes four through
fifteen will be announced later.
The contest winner will be crown
ed by the New York City Poultry
Commissioner.
Each contestant will be furnish
ed with one or two "Delmarva"
chickens ready to cook; also sew
eral kinds of fat, -four, salt and
pepper. Contestants will furnish
other ingredients and the utensils
needed. Recipes will be mailed in
advance to the Chairman of the
contest. Nationally known food ex-
perts will judge the prepared dish
es on the basis of palatibility, ap-
pearance and recipe.
Food editors who write for the
leading magazines and newspapers
in the country will fly to Delaware
in order to attend the National
Chicken Cooking Contest. Their
plane will arrive at the George
town Airport at 11:45 a. m, Tues
day, June 23rd; and depart from
the Dover Airport Wednesday af-
ternOon. Their schedule includes
visiting the poultry auction at
Selbyville, Delaware; a reception
and banquet at the RehobOth
Beach Country Club Tuesday eve
ming; a tour of lower Delaware
Wednesday morning and attend
ance at the National Chicken Cook
ing Contest. While on the trip.
these editors gather newswOrthy
material to use in their articles.
which further publicize Delmarva
Chicken.
Fifty boys and girls on the Del
marva peninsula between the ages
of 10 and Is years are eligible to
participate in the Junior chicken
cooking contest, (if they have not
won first place in previous con-
tests). Prizes include the follow
ing: 1st place-$50.00 cash, a
choice of either gas or electric
stove, and trophy from the Poul-
try and Egg National Board; End
place-$40.00 and a new stove; 3rd
place-$3O.00 and a merchandise
prize; 4th place-S20.0O plus mer-
chandise; 5th place-S1O.OO plus
merchandise; 9Th thru 10th-mer-
chandise.
Since the quota for contestants
is limited, interested persons
should send for entry blanks and a
copy of the rules and regulations
as soon as possible. These can be
obtained from the Delmarva Chick
en- Festival Office in Harrington,
Delaware; Mrs. Earl White, Bridge
vile; or the State Chairmen: for
Delaware, Mrs. Violet Goodwill.
Harrington, and Mrs. Margaret
Osborne, Dover; for Maryland, Miss
Nell Grimm, Salisbury, Mrs. How
ard Ryan, Salisbury and Mrs. S. R.
Atkinson, Fruitland; for Virginia,
Mrs. Lacy Vincent, Tasley.
Selection of miss Delmarva".
Festival Queen, will be held on
Monday, June 22nd, to rule over
the balance of the Festival pro-
gram. She receives a $50O.OO cash
prize or $75000 scholarship to
the college of her choice. Most of
the queens selected so far have
had brains as we'll as beauty. and
have chosen the scholarship. Earl
Hawk Of Greenwood, Chairman of
the 1853 Queen Contest, anticipates
large number of entries, and has
conducted several local contests
this year in order to narrow the
field down to a reasonable num-
Der. Service organizations in many
communities on the Delmarva
peninsula have already scheduled
local beauty contests to select the
girl who will be sent to the Festi-
val this year.
Charles Peck, Jr., President of
the Harrington Lions Club is in
charge of the Equipment Show to
be held in booths under the grand
stand at the Fair grounds. This
Show will give pOultrymen a
chance to see all types of poultry
equipment and supplies; and give
dealers an opportunity to display
new types of equipment. Mr.. Peck
will be assisted by J. Edward Tay-
lor, John Edgar Dowdy, and Ed
ward Kelly.
The climax of the Festival is the
parade held the evening of the
third day. Glamorous floats and
musical units representing Organi-
cations and firmssfrom all over the
peninsula combine to make this one
OF the clOst cOlorful events held
anywhere. Paul Neeman, assisted
by the Harrington Volunteer Fire
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