Milford chronicle., 1957-12-27
Cor. B0ggs Makes An
nudL Statement At
Years End
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Certainly with this feeling of
hope and confidence in our imme-
diate future, | want to extend to
every citizen of Delaware my
heartiest wishes for happy, heal
thy and prosperous New Year"
Governor Boggs concluded.
His full statement follows:
"As the curtain falls on the year
1857 we take one backward glance
and then confidently face what we
expect to be a happy and more
prosperous 1858.
This. has been an unusual year
one that began with great pro-
mise. and | might say is ending on
the same note.
while we can point with pride
to many accomplishments, we are
also aware that there were mo-
ments of anxiety and near frustra-
tion.
Economically, so far as our
people are concerned we have
moved forward. We still enjoy the
highest per capita income in the
United States. We are currently
the fourth fastest growing state in
the nation according to the United
States Bureau of Census and we
find that our production workers
have enjoyed average earnings of
$85.57 weekly.
Because of new Industrial en-
terprises, and expansion of those
who have been bulwark to the
state for many years, we know that
employment has been enjoyed at a
very high level throughout the
past months, and there is every
Indication that this will continue
in 1858. We welcome these new
and expanding business organiza-
tions to the First State and hope
that they continue to flourish.
with this industrial growth has
come population growth as well.
We know, according to recently re-
leased statistics that there are now
more than 418,000 citizens in our
state. Many of these have come
from neighb0ring areas to assist
in the production of goods and
supplying of services to our fell
low citizens.
1--WE are particularly proud that
homes have been provided for these
newcomers by an alert and efficient
group of people in the building
trades, whose far-sightedness has
given us dwellings in a wide range
of prices to meet current demands
1--WE are also aware that this
0n FOR IN l,nr nj
strain on our economy, for we
must provide from the state level
more and better schools, health and
welfare services and expanded
highways to carry local and
through traffic which also con-
tinues to increase.
These services from the state
level were perhaps the greatest
factor in causing the recent die
ma in which we found the State of
Delaware.
"At this point I would like to ex-
press personal appreciation to
those fine citizens of both political
parties, who working together have
found a solution to our immediate
fiscal problems. Teamwork of this
kind gives us new confidence.
However, we must remember
that as Delaware grows, our asso-
ciated problems grow-and we
must continue to explore ways and
means to meet this challenge so
that we will never be found want
ing.
Now a word about those who
provide US with our daily susten-
ance-our valued farmfolk. Early
in the year there was every rea-
son to believe that it could be a
banner IL months for agriculture.
The unanticipated drought GER
tainly changed that picture.
while broiler prices are at a
low ebb now, there has been a rec
ord year of production in that in
dustry. However, use of modern
methods, coupled with the ingenui-
ty of those in broiler production
may Offset this price decline to
some degree.
$50 as we are about to enter a
new year, l feel confident that our
legislators and our citizens gen
orally, knowing the nervous world
wide situation, will work together
in those key rograms-contsruc
tion of schools, expansion of high
ways and other government SER
vices-which will make it possible
for all of us to continue to say
truly, this is the first State.
Certainly WITH this feeling of
hope and confidence in our imme-
diate future | want to extend to
every citizen of Delaware my heart
lest wishes for a happy, healthy
and prosperous New Year"