Milford chronicle., 1959-07-03

was crowned chicken cooking
champion by Gov. ]. Willard Tawes
of Maryland, assisted by Gov. ].
Caleb Boggs of Delaware.
Earlier, Governor Boggs crown
ed the male barbecue champion
Harold Weisberg, Hyatsville, Md,
poultryman, whose wife was the
national senior cooking champion
in 1856. He formerly worked, while
in college at the News-Journal
Company. In the contest he was
trailed by Ted Kaufman of New
York City and Sgt. Scott C. Wur-
ster of Quantico, Va.
After the browning of the senior
cooking queen, c. Ed McCauley,
president of the Delmarva Poultry
Industry Association, presented
prizes to the lucky rs; top winners.
Second place went to Mrs. Bar
bara Ann Penuel, an employee of
the State Board of Health, who
lives in Georgetown. She was
second last year in the junior con-
test.
Third prize went to a young man
who really deserved it. There have
been nine members of his family
in the contest at various times and
at last, Clifford B. Smith of White
Hall, Md, brought home the range
of his choice.
Virginia Karnes came from Mar
ion, Ind, to take fourth place and
the stove of her choice.
Other prizes from perfume to
portable mixers went to the other
contestants, each of whom deserv-
ed an air-conditioner for perform
ing their labor of love of chicken
cooking in 97-degree heat.
A four-mile parade an Official
welcoming ceremony for Hawaii
the 5Oth state, and a fireworks
display closed the festival.
At ceremony last Saturday
night in the Dover High School
stadium, Governor Boggs extended
the states welcome to u. S. Navy
Captain Gordon P. Chong Hoon,
official representative of Hawaii.
Twenty-seven bands, 40 floats,
and a number of marchers partici-
pated in the parade which was
witnessed by crowd unofficially
estimated in the neighborhood of
10000 persons.
Officials in the reviewing stand
included Governor Boggs; Cover
nor Tawes; U. S. Senators John J..
Williams and j. Allen Frear, Jr.;
U. S. Rep. Harris B. Mcdowell, Jr.;
1t. Gov. David P. Buckson; Capt.
Chung-Hoon; B. Gen. Robert ].
Goeway, commanding officer of the
1607th Air Transport Wing, Dover
Air Force Base, and Wilmington
Mayor Eugene Lammot.
Winners Listed
The parade winners are as fol-
lows: Floats = Poultry division:
Markers Hatchery, first; Purina
Milling Company, second Beacon
Milling Company, third.
Commercial: Nehi Bottling Com
pany of Dover, first; International
Latex Corporation, second; Farm
ers Bank of the State of Delaware,
Dover, third.
Agricultural: Delaware Potato
Growers, first; Delaware Farm Blu
reau, second.
Civic: Georgetown Chamber of
Commerce, first; Rutherian Club,
second.
All Clubs: White Oak, first;
Wicomico, second; Chestnut Grove,
third
Bands-senior division: Citizens
Hose of Smyrna, first; Tall Cedars
of Lebanon of Milford, second;
Seaford, third.
High schools: Centreville, Md,
first; Galena, Md, second; Caesar
Rodney, third.
Marching units-fire depart
ments; Smyrna, first Rehoboth
Beach, second; Pocomoke City,
Nd. third.
Fire department women's ,auxili-
aries: Frederick.
Veterans organizations: Seaford
Veterans of Foreign Wars, first;
Mason-Dixon Post, WV, second.
Boy Scouts: Troop 108, Dover.
Clown clubs: Chestertown, Md
Decorated automobile: Jackie
Hancock.
Fancy dress: Red Mems Lodge
of Fruitland, Md.
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