Milford chronicle., 1955-03-04
Harrington Is Enjoying
GrOIOiHg Pains
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However, Shaffer pointed out,
with the Diesel engines replacing
4 the steam engines there has been
a decrease in the number of rail-
road workers, and while not no
ticeable to great degree, the
character of the cOmmunity's daily
/ life has been affected.
Business interests no longer de-
pend on the Pennsylvania Railroad
completely but officials are turn
/ ing their efforts to securing new
industry for the community. With
an active mayer and council, plans
are now under way and work has
begun to increase the water supply
for the area. Service lines will be
extended and a new water tank
will call for a total expenditure
of approximately $100,000.00
The community's newest devel-
Opment is the Quillen Shopping
| Center, which officials say has
been lOng-felt need. The center
will have 10000 square feet of
space in its first seven units, with
an off-street parking lot adjoining
it which will accommodate 300 au-
tOmobiles. 1t will be one of the
most modern and complete shop
ping centers in the state, accord
ing to the owners.
An Acme Market will occupy the
largest unit with 5000 square feet.
Four other units have been rented.
Plans are now being made to Sc
cure a shoe store and a ladies dress
shop. The first seven units will
cost approximately $250,0OO, and the
builders say other units will be
added as requirements demand.
Harrington has a population of
5000 at present, but it is believed
the new shopping center will serve
an area of some $4,000 people, at
tracing shoppers from western
border Maryland towns.
Shaffer also points out that an
active school board has been keep
ing up with the growing require
ments and during 1853 and 1854
an elementary school with Il
rooms, offices, nurses quarters
and cafeteria was placed in op-
GRAFTON. This development cost
S522,00O while another S2O6,OOO
was spent to provide high school
field house.
The State Highway Department
has cOOperated by curbing and
paving Delaware Avenue. Streets
in the vicinity of the schools have
been paved by the community
with an additional outlay of sew
eral thousand dollars.
For many years Harrington has
been the home of harness racing
in the state, and as many as 400
to 500 horses have been i'm train
ing during the Off-seasons at the
Kent Sussex County racing
grounds. Because of increased in
terest the directors of the Fair
Association ordered work begun
on a new grandstand which is now
IN the course of construction. It
will also house art exhibits during
the annual fair which is scheduled
the last week in July.
This improvement entails an OK
penditure of $275,O0O on the part
of fair officials and will increase
seating capacity by forty per cent.
The community expects that a
new National Guard Armorv.
worth $4,000 will be started in
the near future, since it was pro-
Jected in 1854 by Brigadier General
Joseph J. Scannell, adjutant gen
eral of Delaware.
Colonel Shaffer reports that an
prOximately 100000 was invested
In new homes in the area during
the past two years, and REQUIRE
ments in that field are being pret-
ty well met as the demand becomes
apparent.
Completion of the dual highway
between Canterbury and Harring-
ton by the State Highway Depart
ment has given better access to
the community, and everyone
there is looking forward to an era
of expansion.
New business and manufacturing
will be encouraged to
locate there by a newly renovated
association. Plans TO
push this effort have been under
way for some time, Shaffer con
cluded.
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