Milford chronicle., 1959-12-25
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS-High-
way accidents, involving damage
in excess of 800, showed a large
increase for November, according
to report of the Financial Re-
sponsibility Division of the Motor
Vehicle Department
According to this report there
were total of 728 of these acci-
dents reported to the Division dur
ing November. This is an increase
of $50 over the number reported
during the same month of last
year, and A more than reported
during November, $50 were in Will
mington and New Castle county, an
increase of 124 while SS were in
Kent County, an increase of 19 and
81 were in Sussex county increase
of II.
SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS -
Substantial progress was reported
today in the rebuilding of the half
mile harness track at Harrington
on which the Kent and Sussex
Racing meet is conducted each fall.
T. Brinton Holloway, general
manager of the Kent and Sussex
Fair and the racing association,
said that he expects the track inn
prOvement program to be COM
pleted early next month.
The track is being rebuilt at an
estimated cost of $4,000, he said.
so that it will be more useable
nndar a odxorco uvaofbar conditions
and thereby reduce to a minimum
the number of postponements and
race cancellations.
Improvement of the track prin-
cipally involves raising it eight
inches above the old surface and
providing for much better drain
age to the infeld by changing the
grading, Mr.. Holloway stated
The work is being done under a
i contract awarded to Edgell Con-
struction Company of Dover.
EMPLOYEES HOMO RED -
Eleven employees from the Bridge
vile and Milton, Delaware freezing
plants of John H. Dulany & Son,
Inc, Fruitland, Maryland food pro-
cessor were honored on Thursday,
December II, at gathering of
employees and friends. A Is year
Service Award Pin was presented
to Rebekah Jones. Anna Lindaie
and James Cartwright received 10
year pins. Five year pins were
awarded to Samantha Burton,
Mabel Collision, Virginia Dickerson,
Leona Jones, Dorothy Kemp, Zella
Shropshire, Annie Smith and Anna
j. Stuart.
Dulany's Delaware operations
are responsible for the freezing
of the asparagus, baby lima beans,
blueberries, carrots, caulifiower,
peas, crookneck squash, zucchini
squash, southern vegetables and
sweet potatoes marketed by the
company. The operations which are
seasonal in nature have been COM
\ pleted for the 1859 season.
TOY SHOP-A Christmas toy
shop Of our grandparents era is
the theme of this years newly in
stalled exhibit at the Delaware
State Museum, 316 South Cover
nors Avenue, Dover, Delaware.
Many of the toys and dolls as well
as books that would have been
found under the Christmas tree
at the turn of the century are
shown.
| Unlike the plastic and brightly
painted toys and dolls of today,
these cherished gifts are less color
/ frr1 hY4% ho n a 4nd
much more because the children
usually received one toy or doll
and it was expected to last from
year to year. In most cases the
children were permitted to play
with their toys on special occa-
sions only, which probably ac-
counts for the survival of so many
of these fine examples of toys of
a by gone day.
| The Delaware State Museum and
The John Dickinson Mansion will
be closed on Christmas Day. How
ever, they will be open on Satur-
day and Sunday at the regular
hours.
| ZWAANENDAEL MUSEUM -
Christmas in Delaware around
1900 is featured again in the an
nual Christmas display at the
Zwaanendael Museum. The tree this
year is a native cedar, cut from
a hedgerow, and trimmed with
simple homemade decorations and
tinseled ornaments with colorfuI
beads or small red balls and pic
lures of Santa Claus, angels or
stars. The home ornaments this
Christmas include dancing boys
and girls, cut from silver paper,
and popcorn balls in the place
of the strings of popcorn and cram
I,berries.
| Around the base of the tree is a
homemade picket fence built,
around 1887, for little girl by her
father, a carpenter Shown under
the tree are some of the toys that
would have delighted that little
Miss at the beginning Of the GEN.
tury. Included are a small wooden
bucket painted green and wash
tub painted red; a miniature cast
iron stove made by the Philadel-
phia Stove Works, probably a
saIeman's sample; a tin stage
coach and quaint wicker baby
carriage, tufted with blue satin,
and holding a beautiful blonde doll
dressed in white.
A nearby case displays dainty
doll dishes; story books and puz-
zles; and Christmas post cards of
the same period picturing jolly
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