The Parker post., 1913-04-12
H. M. GRIFFING
WINS S. PRIZE
"PALO VERDE VALLEY CREAM
ERY BUTTER" Is NAME SUB.
MiTTED BY MESAViLLE MAN
FOR BLYTHE CREAMERY PRO.
DUCT.
(Palo Verde Valley Herald.D

(Palo Verde Valley Herald.)
Fl. NJ Griffing OF Mesaville, who
recently purchased the Saults gen
era! mercantile store, won the SIS
prize offered by the Herald for the
best name submitted for Blythe but
ter The brand suggested by Grif-
fling was ''Palo Verde Valley Cream
eyr Butter probably the simplest
name of the thirty or more that were
handed in.
The contest committee. consisting
of the four creamery directors, C. B.
Reynolds. R. E. Hopkins, L. B. Todd
and L. F. Norton, selected this name
at the end of two hours session on
Wednesday evening following the
close of the contest:
"Blythe's Best Butter" the Sugges-
tiop of H. E. .Weimers, was the next
choice of the committee. In fact
the judges We're evenly divided on
this and the winning name for some
time but finally gave the Palo Verde
brand the prize.
Other names which received favor
able mention we're, Blythe Gold
Bar" butter suggested by P. H. Bod
kin of Neighbours and "Palo Verde
Golden Harvest" by Mrs Asa F. Gar,
dner. The judges were not informed
as to the name of the person win
ming the prize until after they had
made their choice.
The name selected is to be work
ed into handsome design and used
on the butter that goes out from
the local creamery in the, future. The
cresmery. directors filed all Of the
names away and will probobly use
them when additional brands of but
ter are to be turned out.
BLYTHE TEAM WINS.
The Blythe baseball team again
proved it's superior class when it de
eaated the Sunnyside Irish nine by
a score of to 6 on Blythe diamond
last Sunday.
Both teams entered the game with
stronger lipe-ups than have played
in previous games. The villagers
were strengthened by the addition O.
Wilkinson at first and Shears Il. the
fed ard Sunnyside started the game
with Ben White behind the bat an6
Woods Jr on the second base. White
Is one OF the best backstops in the
valley ana Young Wood, who playet
his first game in the Palo Verde
valley on Sunday, proved an In
yeterate talker.
Blythe came to the bat first ant
scored one run. The farmer boys
followed with a blank. The towr
nine increased it's lead In the SECOND
frame and remained we'll ahead un
til the last half Vof the ninth inning
when the north-enders started I
batting rally that brought their score
within one point of tying the game
and gave the city nine real scare.
!. The Blythe infield consisting o
wilkinson, LeBarron. Berg and Hen
dersoa made themselves. conspicuou
during the game by missing ever.
grounder that was knocked their way
The outfield was kept busy chasing
balls that had been mufTed In tn
diamond and the speedy manner Il
which the fielders backed up tn
basemen saved the game for tn
town nine.
The Irish captain. Wood, proved
bad loser and In the sixth lnnin,
started an argument over mino
point and when Umpire Nelson stoo'
cat. tried to pull his team out Of th
game. The team, however. was hard
ly in sympathy with its leader AM
refused to pull. Bob Clayton tool
charge of the team and the Iris
finished strong 1t is reported tina
Wood came from somewhere up L
California where they don't use un
pires. Captain LeBarron state
after the game that If the Sun
nysiders tried to pull off an
more of the grammar school com
edy he would finish the serie
Witl the Neighbours team which i
anxious to get into the game.
GOOD THINGS TO EAT sY PALt
VERDE VALLEY WOMEN.
The second installment Of favorlt