Milford chronicle., 1957-08-09
SesQEti-C CentenpiGL
At Milton Was
Highly Successful
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through him to the Canadian peo-
ple-thanking him for having given
the sesqui-centennial an interna-
tionaI flavor. Mayor Ledwith, who
received gifts from Governor
Boggs and Miles L. Frederick,
State Development Department,
said that "the wonderful people of
Delaware have made my visit a
great occasion for me, and l shall
carry happy memories back to the
people of Canada"
Others who attended the official
luncheon were: U. S. Senator John
j. Williams, former U. S. Senator
John G. Townsend, Jr., Arthur
Reed, state representative from the
Tenth District;s Attorney General
Joseph Donald Craven: 1t. Gov.
David S. Buckson, State Auditor
Dale Wheatley, State Insurance
Commissioner Harry Smith, DR..
John A. Munroe, history depart
ment, University of Delaware; j.
Paul Slaybaugh, Wesley Junior
College; John H. McWilliams, Sus-
sex division, State Highway De-
partment; Gerrish Gassaway, Del
aware State Chamber of Com
merce, and more than a dozen
mayors of Delaware communities
Charles Mailett, manager of WJWL.
Georgetown, served as master of
ceremonies.
That was the beginning of an
eventful afternoon and evening.
While the 234th u. S. Army Band,
Aberdeen, Nd, provided a concert,
people started to line up for the
free chicken barbecue, one of the
big features of the weekend. They
came, saw, and ate more than S.
900 portions of DelmarvalOus
chicken, which the Beacon Milling
Company served under the direc-
ton of Walter Carey-no relation
to General Chairman w. Howard
Carey. 1t was Henry G. Wagamon
of the sesqui-committee who di-
rected the affair.
Then came the event all had
awaited-results of the beard
growing contest. After due con-
temptation the judges made the
following awards to those whose
whiskers have not felt a razor since
mid-April-DonaId Fisher, first;
Carl Moser, second; Robert Raley,
third; Huet Thomas, fourth; Nell
son Belts, fifth.
Another throng of several thou
sand gathered to witness the fire.
works display along Wagamon
Lake and all pronounced it one of
the best such affairs Sussex Coun-
ty has seen in some time.
Visitors to the community were
pleased to find souvenir program
available which gave interesting
accounts of early Milton along
with many photographs of the
cOmmanity's past, including it's
reign as shipbuilding center; its
great fire of 1907, and other events.
1t traced it's newspaper in the
community = and tongue-in-cheek
quoted barber prices for 1909
"children's haircuts, 10c; ladies'
hair cleaned, 25c; hot towel with
every shave. Open z a. m. to $50
p. m"
An aftermath Of Friday nights
parade went unreported. other than
that a 105-year-old woman was in
the line of march. After some
searching it was found to have
been Mrs. Zinnia Brookfield,
Negro women from Ellendale. She
wanted to be in the event and
friends provided a car for her. She
slept peacefully throughout the
entire route of the big parade.
AS Governor Boggs said on the
occasion of his two visits: '"This
community has certainly shown us
what pride and teamwork can do.
We wish for Milton and its people
a bright and prosperous future
for they are deserving of it." A
loud amen" went through the
crowd as they happily inspected
objects of art, industry and culture
of 150-year period, displayed in
shop windows throughout the town.
Smyrna's fire company won top
hOnors of the night Friday by TAX
ing first places las the best appear
ing company with band in the
parade, and the company coming
the longest distance, with prize
money totaling SIPS.
FELTON, captured second place
prize of $50 in the contest for the
best appearing fire company with
band. All other companies with a
band received $25 each.