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Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
SUBMITS REPORT
Complete Statement OF Years Active
ities Listed

The meeting of the Ladies' Auxil-
iary of the Milford Memorial HOspi-
tai was held in the sun room of the
hospital on Wednesday, May IL. at
3 p. m. At that time the following
report was submitted:
Number of patients admitted to
the new hospital .......... $50
Patients days since moving 1543
Average number patients for
April ................... 52
Average number operations for
April NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. lOf
Patients X-rayed (some had
several pictures) ......... 66
Average serving meals (at one
time or 300 meals per day.. 100
Number babies born ......... IL
Number of deaths ........... z
Number of patients in operating
room ........ .-......ss 90
Most patients in hospital at one
time .........s......... %
Most laundry sent out at one
time .................. .Ilol
The financial report Of the Ladies'
Auxiliary. is as follows:
February, 1887 to May, 1888
February Balance, 1887. 1893
trun to Page ,. Pleased
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
VETERANS OF PIONEERS
TO HONOR COL. j. w. REED

The 59th Pioneer Infantry
Association, composed or vet
Grams of the old 5yth Pioneer
Infantry, Delaware's wartime
regiment that served in France
in 1918, will meet at RiVerview
Cemetery, Wilmington, on Sun
day afternoon, May ~, at 200
o'clock, Standard Time, 10 pay
their respects to their wartime
commander, the late Colonel ].
Warner Reed, with a short SER
vice at his grave which will
include the placing Of floral
tribute. The ceremonies will
be of the simplest nature. Ma
jor Cannon, president of the
association, will make a few
Introductory remarks introduc-
ing Father Joseph Kelley and
Rev. Howard Davis. Wartime
chaplains of the old 59th each
will make a short address. A
firing squad and bugler from
the 19Sth Coast Artillery, the
Colonel's old regiment, will
complete the service. All vet
Grams are invited to attend.
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
HIGHWAY DEPT. AT
WORK ON PLOT HERE
Beautifylng Section OF Land at Kings
Highway Given By Doctors Grler

The State Highway Department
is beautifying the triangular plot OF
land at the intersection OF King s
Highway and the duPOnt-Boulevard,
at Haven Lake, Milford, near the
Kent and Sussex line.
This plot was purchased several
years ago by DR.. Frank l.. Grier
and DIR. G. Layton Grier, who in
company with a number of Outstand-
ing citizens of the state purpOsed to
erect memorial TO the late T. Cole
man dupont. in recognition of his
thoughtfulness and generosity in
building the first permanent highway
in Sussex county dupont Boule-
ward" Later presenting it to the
state.
A few months before his death.
DR.. Frank l.. and DR.. G. Layton
Grier decided the plot to the state
under certain conditions, that 1t be
used for the purpose originally .in-
tended or beautified with grass, flow
ers or shrubbery. This gave the
state an undisputable title to the
plot
w. w. Mack, Chief Engineer of
the State Highway Department, ac-
eepted the gift on behalf of the
state. The Highway Department
has raised the grade of the tract to
the height of the dupont Boulevard
planted trees. shrubbery and grass,
and repaired adjoining roads.
This is a valuable piece OF land in
a part of Milford that is rapidly de-
veloping into a fine residential sec
tion. II never will be used for
commercial purposes. The State
Highway Department is maintaining
the Kings Highway. and the abutting
street between the plot and the
Macklin. property. Milford has bene-
flied through the generosity OF DR..
E,rank L and DIR @ IaYtnn Grier.
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
MILFORD NINE DOWNS
CAESAR RODNEY, 1O-1
Wiley, Going Full Distance For
Highlets, Turned In Classic

Milford High School added Caesar
Rodney to its list of victims on the
home diamond last Thursday by the
score of 10 to l.
Wiley went the full distance for
Milford and held Caesar Rodney hit
less. The score:
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, May II To Tues
day, May II, Inclusive

Charles ]. HolzmuelIer, local wea-
ther recorder, reports the following
weather conditions for Milford, from
Wednesday, May IL, to Tuesday, May
IL. inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
Totals
MILFORD
Tntals

SCORE BY INNINGS
Car. Rodney 0 % 0 o 0 O. l
Milford 90 o 2 o 0 X-10
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
Ternnerature
Total Rainfall

Total Rainfall .... .9s
The following winds and condI-
tions prevailed during the same per-
iod:
The Washington times., 1938-12-09
LOOK! 4 Sale of Younger Men, 1926 to 1926 -

2-Trouser Suits -. herringbones checks and
plQids Of good quality wool and cotton fdbrics
Doube-breUsted sportbdck coat and mqnnish-
tailored vest. Sizes IL to e.
Warm. BurlY Overcoats .. double-bredsted
styles with raglan sleeves and full belt. Sturdy
wool and cotton fabrics in greYs, browns, blue
greys or oxford-greYs Tailored like Dads Sizes
l4-22.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
Cabin in Pines,
Deed is Done.

II wasn't long before one Of the
ladies remembered a cabin IN the
pines and the deed was done. By
an unanimous vote the committee
decided on knotty pine. So knotty
pine. all shined and glistening. will
form the background for the hang
ing exhibits.
Ladies serving on the decorations
committee are: Mrs. i. c. House.
Mrs. w. J. Clements. Mrs. Forrest
Kutz. and Mrs. Leroy Holt.
Most OF the women'S activities
will be wrapped up in department
L or domestic science, Department
NJ or domestic arts, and farm home
departments.
The ladies also will have an event
IN Department AA or the horse
show. This event promises TO be
the best event of the horse show.
Three gated English it will be
with all the fancy paraphernalia
that goes with it.
One of the most important fem
inine events is the queen contest.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03

created for the Camp Fire girls
who will also be awarded diplomas
and ribbons for their entries. Bead
ed head bands. woodwork articles
such as purses, copper work, knot
boards and fooled leather work
will be entered by the girls. /
A cup will be awarded to the
girl winning the most points in
this department with the points
being arranged thusly: three points
for first place, two for second and
one for third.
Taking a back-slide to the do
mestic science and domestic art
department, a committee of val
ley women has been appointed To
act as the judges for these depart
mentS.
These ladies have been chosen
for their excellent tastes, their
knowledge about cookery, fine arts
and other arts and their ability to
judge well and fairly.
Those who will display and Judge
for these departments are the Mes
DANES j. K. Fahring, Dave Vencill,
j. r. Snyder, H. V. Gray, A. Y.
Preble, d. V. Stewart, Jack Russell.
Herbert Reedy, Raymond Rose, Roy
BreedloVe, Pearl Brooks;
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03

Gertrude Maitland, art.
Only four cups were presented
in 1897 and there will be seven
in 1888 which proves that the
women are coming more into their
own every year.
Tucked way down N corner OF
the basement of the court house is
the farm bureaus office. In cor
ner in that corner of the court
house is the home department Of
flee. headed by Florence Glenn,
home demonstration agent.
Miss Glenn works with valley
women through the Agricultural
Extension of the University of
California. Ten home departments
have been organized in the valley
to act as. social and study groups.
Each year this group chooses
one particular project as its aim
for the year, and all of the men,
bers of all of the departments do
their part toward realizing that
aim.
For the year 1878, the groups
chose landScaping and home beau
tification as their major project.
All year they have been planting
shrubs and flowers around their
homes and have made attempts
to make their yards comfortable
place in which to live during the
hot summer months.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03

m 1918 of the first resident home
demonstration agent, Ruth Dlckey.
She continued her work through
June, 1919, in five centers Mt. Sig
nal McCabe, Eastside-Sunset, Jas
per. and Meloland, carrying on
such projects as home nursing
canning, utilization of all fruits
and vegetables, and raising OF
poultry,
Mildred Corbin followed Miss
Dickey as Home Demonstration
agent, coming to the county the
fall of 1919. In June, 1921, the
women of the county held a county
exhibit showing the work they had
been doing. The exhibit consisted
of clothing, dress forms, hats,
hlouses, children's clothing, can
ming, drying and brining of foods,
and cheese making. In September,
1921, the women started making
articles and getting exhibits ready
for the county fair in October.
Five centers, Meloland, Alamo
Verde, Central Highline, Eastside-
Sunset, and McCabe had booths
with exhibits in them. These ex-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
4-H Girls viii
Haze OuDn Dept

The first county lair after the
organization of the Farm Home
department found the women ex-
hibiting and these centers have
continued to exhibit at every coun-
ty fair since.
Four-H club girls at this years
fair have a special little depart
ment of their own, covering cloth
ing and home furnishing, in addi-
ton to the other All club activi-
ties.
Diplomas and ribbons will be
awarded the girls with the best
article or garment in each parti-
cular class. In the clothing de-
partment everything from towels,
darned hosiery. color wheels, dress
es, hats, and aprons to woolen gar
mentS with set-in sleeves, ensemble
suits and jacket and skirt suits
will be exhibited.
In the home furnishing class
diplomas and ribbons will be given
for marked linen, renovated furni-
ture, shoe bags, covered boxes, ano
most everything that comes under
home furnishing and home decor
ating.
A special department has beer
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03

All the valley service clubs in CO.
operation with the Brawley 20-30
club have secured the valley for
the most beautiful girl.
In each town the committee in
charge is selecting the girls and
obtaining their parents consent TO
their entering the queen contest.
Then this mass of beauty will be
presented at the fair Saturday, Mar.
5 for the final decision as to which
will rule over the event.
The coronation will oe held at
7:30 pm. Sunday. The valleys most
beautiful young lady will be crown
ed queen and the other contestants
will be her ladieS-in-waiting.
State Commander Joseph Long
of the American Legion and his
party will officiate as some of the
Judges in the final decision.
Last year Martha Jane Preble.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. y.
Preble of Imperial was queen OF
the fair.
Some people may think there Is
no science to domestic science. but
that is right where some people
are wrong, Just imagine what
would happen if the cook got toe
much or too little C12H22Ol1 il
/ somebody's pet pie. And what woulc
happen if she added too much
NaHCO3 to most anything. Why
il would be a tragedy OF the major
order! Then again what would ont
do without it?
Several classes come under thi.
department and the homemakel
can enter almost anything but the
kitchen stove which is a necessary
aide in most cases. In the homt
canned fruit. vegetables and meat:
there is everything from freestont
peaches TO mince meat.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
TheOnIy Crawler Tractor
With a Diesel Engine That
Can Be Cranked by Hand


i be
to
offs plug magnet
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
Crochet Champs
To Bid for Title

Adding a bit of incentive to en-
ter that favorite crocheted bed
spread. luncheon cloth or sweater
in the fair, is the national crochet
bureau contest. In this contest the
Imperial Valley crochet champions
have a chance to become the Unit
ed States champion.
In addition to the championship,
there are also monetary awards Oh
notable size. So all wielders of the
steel crochet needle or bone for
that matter, better get out their
fancy work and show the U. 5
A. 'ers that Imperial Valley has
something here besides grapefruit.
In 1886 it was noted that the
best cooks were Mrs. George Harris
of Imperial and Mrs. Cecile Lovett
of Brawley. In 1887. Mrs, Harris
held her position by winning the
cup for the culinary department.
Also in 1886 Mrs. K. Nordahl OF
Brawley took the honors for the
best cotton patchwork and en-
broidered spread and Mrs. Dave
Vencil of Holtville had the best
basket of mixed flowers.
In 1887 Mrs. c. B. McCullough
of Calipatria had the best display
with Mrs. Dave Vencin second
In addition to Mrs. Harris for the
culinary, the cup winners We're
Mrs. Clara Donley, for dlnned
f,.,it veoatab blpS and meat. Mrs G
p. Mccullough, flowers, and Mrs
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
Shrubs, FlouUers
And Ingenuity.

MANY have succeeded in making
outdoor living rooms and beautify-
ing the outsides of their homes
with a few shrubs and flowers and
little ingenuity.
1t is this project and the enjoy
ment in fulfilling this project, that
the women of the farm home de-
partments decided to make an out
door living room for their booth.
This they are doing by building
barbecue grill, a portion of
house, growing grass, and arranging
furniture. The booth is now well
under way with the grill already
in place, the picket fence up, the
house nearly finished, the sky ready
to hang and a few pots of flowers
hastily arranged to get the idea.
When it is completed, the out
door living room will be thing OF
beauty and a monument to out
door comfort. ValleyiteS, as well
as visitors will be able to see what
can be done with the backyard
that gets so dusty in the summer
time and so muddy in winter.
In addition to demonstrating the
beauty of the arrangement, the
exhibit will also show how Great
ing such a yard may be accom-
plished, the best location, which
is directly adjacent to the living
rooms of the home, and what can
be made to work in such a project.
Members of the home depart
ment booth committee have spent
much time and effort, as well as
some of that ingenuity in creating
the booth.
The committee is headed by Mrs.
Alex McRae who has been assisted
by the following ladies and their
husbands: Mrs. Evan T. HeWeS,
Mrs. Tom Allen and Mrs. Gra-
ham Elmore, picket fence; Mrs. r.
F.. Ballou, Mrs. l.. M. Crumrine,
and Mrs. Frank Maynard, sky;
Mrs. Stella M. Ballard and Mrs.
Ralph Anderson, furniture;
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03

eAillDll nan at LIle Imperial county
Fair this year, the "sunbonnet' 90
will have its own no mans land. "
besides offering the chief theme
for the exhibit hall
This year the feminine touch is
tinged with every color of the rain
bow for the general decoration
plan of the exhSoits building pro-
vides a monster rainbow with IN
perial Valley as the pot Of gold.
SlaShed across the ceiling OF
the building in brilliant colors the
symbol of bright weather ahead
will be reflected in the light hues
of the exhibit cases.
AT this point. however. while
planning the scheme of decoration.
the committee begged down on the
pot of gold. But the women. being
a sagacious committee, quickly
solved the matter
They substituted cups-of-gold
Maybe not real gold. but they are
made of a new kind of rustleSS
metal combination with a gold
tint.
The gold cups will be awarded the
winners OF each class. There are
seven classes; hence. seven cups
The lady who earns the creates,
number of points gets the cup. So
many points will be awarded for
the first, second and third places
IN each Sub-claSs of each class.
Something just had to be done
about the background for the pic
ture, guilt, and all other hanging
dlsplays, so when the new amphi-
theater was erected, the committee
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
Guardian Named
For Exhibit Dept.

Mesdames Paul A. jenkins, Her
bert LoWdermilk, N. A. Werning,
Ben Hulse. M. o. Simms, A. p.
Nuffer, Howard p Meyer, N. F..
Dupont, r. j. Mcnamara and r.
d. McPherrin. =
To assure good care of the "a.
ticles to be exhibited at the fair,
Mrs. Jack Russell has been appoint
ed chairman of the exhibit depart
ment for the week
In addition to acting as chief
guardian of the exhibits, Mrs. Rus
sell will also act in the capacity
OF hostess In this capacity she
will explain and show the articles
)n display
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03

arranging them is another with a
bit of art mixed in for good
measure. Therefore, take one ounce
of Imperial Valley sunshine, add
two pinches of soil, and mix well
with little originality and you
have something there"
Domestic arts includes every
thing not included in. the domestic
science department. In addition
to the fancy work. arts and Gratis,
sketches. water color. and oil
paintings. there is the miscellane-
Gus section. This section lists such
things as old documents, war relics
hair work, old musical instruments
and old lamps.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03

ladies got their heads together on
the important business OF back
ground. 1t seems that the hanging
displays are put up on the back
of the other end of the amphithe-
alter. What to pat on the back OF
the other end OF the amphitheater
was the problem at hand.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
Fair Activity
Dates From rs

Mrs. ]. F.. Arner and Mrs. Elton
Christian, lawn; Mrs. Fred kamm
and Mrs. F.. w. Leng, grill; ana
Mrs. C. E. Cooke, county chairman
Mrs. E. H. Imler, and Mrs. Evan
T. Hewes, building
Members or the committee have
been chosen because of some OUT
standing ability or experience In
the line of work. -
Valley home depsrtm ants are
McCabe Eucalyptus, Mt. Signal.
Rose Mesquite, Acacia, Jasper,
Eastside2Sunset, Alamo-Verde, Cal
ipatria, Spruce -Westmorland and
Magnolia Mulberry.
Participation of the home de-
partments in the county fair dates
back to the coming to the valley
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03

hibited garments, hats, hand made
blouses, organdy flowers, dress
forms, and hand made collar and
cuff sets with decorative stitches.
The food production exhibits con-
sisted of home made cheese, fresh
vegetables from their gardens, and
eggs. Canned fruits and vegetables,
dried vegetables, picked products,
jellies and jams made up the eX-
hibits of food preservation. White
bread. cakes, pies, cookies, and
doughnuts made up the rest of the
food exhibits.
Judges awarded first prize of $l00
to Eastside-S Sunset. The center us
ed the money for community i'm
provement.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
} Low Cost Maintenance


n
OF
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
Best Basket of
FiouUers Sought

Also in this department is the
flower class with a $40 award 60
ing to the person having the best
basket OF mixed flowers. Ranuncu-
lus. calendulas. anemone and .
score Of other flowers and plants
are listed in the ranks. Raising
flowers is one kind of science and
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
Rainb0qv Over
No Mans Land
- BY DOROTHY ZERWER

As Imperial Valley version of "1ancey Cravat
would say Its the snbonnet and not the sombero that
settled this country
Hence although the "sombrero" will be dominating
feature of the livestock corrals and part of the main
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-04

Mrs. w. o. Mabry, Monday left for
a visit with friends and relatives in
Jackson and Macon, Miss.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-04
NOTICE OF

Notice is hereby given that, pursu-
ant to a resolution heretofore passed
by the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the City of Durant, MISSISSIPPI
pi, It their first regular meeting in
August, 1888, an election will be held
on the Both day of August, 1888 at the
regular voting place in the City Hall
of the City of Durant, Mississippi for
the purpose of submitting t. the
qualified electors of the said City
of Durant, Mississippi, the question
of issuing the bonds of said City in
the sum of Fifty Five, Thousand
1855, 100000 Dollars, the proceeds of
said bonds to be used for the purpose
of purchasing land for school pur-
poses and for erecting, equipping and
furnishing a school building.
All qualified electors of the City of
Durant, Mississippi, are eligible to
vote at said election.
Dated this the End day Of August,
1888.
CITY OF DURANT, MISSISSIPPI
PI, ELECTION COMMISSION.
BY Marcus Love,
52-1-2-3 Chairman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-04
Farmers Use 100000
Tons Fertilizer This
Year Over Last
TotoI Runs 30l, l80.35
Tons For Twelve Mos.
Period Ending June

Approximately 100000 tons Of fer
tilizer and fertilizer materials were
utilized by Mississippi farmers for
increased crop production during 1888
based upon sales of inspection tax
tags by the State Department of Ag-
riculture This is no q record tom
mage, but compares favorably with
any except the record years.
The exact total for the twelve
months period ending June 80, 1888 is
301 1905 tons. OF this total 297 ,953. IS
tons were purchased during the first
six months of this veal and the
small remaining tonnage during the
last half of 1887. 1t is thought that
ppaoximately as much and possibly
more will be purchased during the
after half of the year
Peak months in the fertilizer in
dustry are March and April, these
accounting for 106.15O on and 1922
tons respectively this year. and rep
resenting about three fourths the to-
al movement of the year. The peak
fertilizer movement is just ahead Of
h peak period of crop planting,
which comes in March and April.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-04

Yet, official records show that fer
tilizer consumption during 1888 IS
not of record proportions and is by
no mean outstandingly large. Dur
ing the previous year of 1887 the to-
tai was 325,320 tons, and the annual
tonnage has exceeded 100000 tons at
least four times. The all-time re-
cord year was in 1880, when the to-
tai was 400, us tons. 1888 is, in fact,
the first year of lessened fertilizer
purchase since 1892, for h total
of 84,525 tons of that year was in
creased annually to the peak of the
)eriod in 1887.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-04
TRUSTEES NOTICE OF SALE

Under, and for the purpose of pay
ing the Indebtedness secured by that
certain need of trust executed by
Swinney Gin Company, a Mississippi
Corporation, by A. E. Swinney, it's
President, and Gordon Ashley, its
Secretary to C. B. Snow, as trustee
for the benefit Of the Delta Cotton
Oil Company, of Jackson, Mississippi,
dated March %, 1896, and recorded
n Book 70, at page 216 ct seq, of
ne Record of Mortgages and Deeds
Of Trust or Lands of Holmes County,
tississippi, default having been made
in the payment thereof and all of
he Indebtedness secured by said deed
If trust having o been declared
due and payable and having been
'equested by the said Delta Cotton
Dill Company, the owner and holder
/ said indebtedness, so to do, 1, c.
:. Snow, as trustee named in said
'eed of trust, will on Saturday, the
It'll day of August, 1888, within le-
al hours, sell at public auction, to
he highest bidder for cash, at the
outh Front door of the courthouse
Holmes County, Mississippi, in the
ity of Lexington, the following de-
cribed property conveyed by said
eed of trust. situated in the City
Lexington, Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi, to-wit:
Begin at N. E. corner of Lot
361, City of Lexington, Miss, run
North BAN degrees East 100 feet,
thence South 70h degrees East
55 feet, thence South Is degrees
East so feet, thence South So de-
grees along fence to Highway,
thence North "a "a degrees West
1852 feet to close; situated in Lot
302, City of Lexington, Miss, known
as Fair Grounds Lot; the same
being the property on which there
is now situate and operated a
cotton gin, it being the intention
to include herein and convey
hereby the whole of said gin lot
and outfit, and there is included
herein and conveyed hereby the
whole of said gin lot and outfit,
and the seed house and lease of
seed house lot, whether the same
is herein correctly described or
not, together with all the improve
ments thereon, including the whole
of the gin plant located thereon,
with all of the machinery, equip
ment, appliances and appurte-
nances and other personal prop
erty now located on said premises
or used in or about said gin plant
and the business conducted there
on.
Witness my signature, this the LIST
day of August, 1888.
C. B. Snow,
o2~l-2-S Trustee.