Milford chronicle., 1954-06-25

this, the first nationwide junior
contest, there we're five boys, Sour
of whom won honors among the top
Is winners.
The other three boys who placed
as winners were: Charles b. Pep
per of Georgetown, in seventh
place; James w. Tuttle Of Oman
cock, Va, in 18th place, and Charles
Earl Hawk Of Greenwood the 14th
spot.
Young Voorhees, was presented
with a gold trophy by C. Fred
Smith, eastern manager of the
Poultry and Egg National Board,
which provided the prize trophy.
The jeweled crown of national king
was placed on young Voorhees, BY
Gov. Theodore r. McKeldin Of
Maryland. Mrs. Arthur S. Handy.
general chairman of the National
Cooking Contest, presented him
with a bouquet of red roses end
planted kiss on his cheek. He also
received a Kiss from Miss Delmarva
VII, Barbara Ann Eschenburg of
Berlin, Md
The new national junior cooking
champion, who is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Voorhees,, Sr., also
received $3.50 in cash, an electric
range, a vacation weekend for
two at Harrison Hall, Ocean City.
Md, set of Holland, Drew IRON
ware, and a set of American made
table cutlery.
In an interview following the
croWning ceremonies the winner
said he would use the cash towards
his college education and said he
planned to enter Rutgers Univer-
sity after completing high school.
He is a junior at Ewing High
School in Trenton.
He also said cooking was his
favorite hobby and chicken his
favorite food. He has been a An
Club members Of the Hi-Hoe Club.
cooking club for boys and girls.
lie has been cooking for the past
three years.
He also stated that he expects to
be a farmer even though mis- father
is an electrical mechanic. He is
one of family of five boys and
three girls. He attends Grace Luth-
eran Church and is active in the
Sunday School. His 17-year-old
sister, Christine, was also a con-
testant in the junior division.
The second annual Amateur Tai
ent Contest, staged Tuesday after
noon with Baxter Ward, TV per-
sonality from Baltimore as master
OF ceremonies, provided a wide
range of II varied talent acts.
Judging the contest were Cant
Lew Pierce of the Showboat in Re-
hoboth, Peggy Greer, song stylist
Of Towne House Inn in Rehobotb.
Les Howard of Seafcrd a2d Conway
Robinson of VITALITY in Balti-
more.
The judges could not agree on
a first and second place winner SO
II was decided to pool the first and
second prizes of $175 respectively
and split the total between two TOP
winners.
The top winners were David
Greene, Jr., a pianist of Milford.
and brother and sister team.
Brenda and Tommy Reed of Chinco-
league, Va, who sang INV One
and Only Heart"
Young Green played a sonata bv
Beethoven, Opus 10, Namber One
He has performed in five reeitals
of Mrs. ID. Grier in Milford and
1Ve IN Wilmington. The Reed chill
dren, age 10 and IL, have enter
tanned clubs, appeared in amateur
groups and at the pony penniBg
ceremonies at Chincoteague.
In third place with a prize of
$50 was brother and sister tsam
Carol and Kenneth Friedel Of
Bridgeville, with a piano and
trumpet duet. Fourth place winner
OF S25 prize was Joyce Lane Fooks
Pungoteague,, Va, who did a song
ana dance act, "Ma He's Making
Eyes at Me-. In firth place was
Nancy Wheatley, who was Miss
Bridgeville in the beauty contest
She won SIS for her presentation
OF kiss Me Again; the sixth place
winner with prize of $40 was
ten-year-old Janice Elaine Ames.
st. Michaels, Nd, who did a panto-
mine act to the tune Of "Orange
Colored Sky" The awards were
presented by Baxter Ward.
Mrs. Anne NJ. Barczewski Of
Newark, who competed in five pre-
Fious contests with only a sixth
prize to show for her efforts. We'd
nesday was crowned the National
Senior Chicken Cooking Queen in
one of the closing features of the
seventh annual DelIGaTva Chicken
Festival.