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Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
BIRTHDAY PARTY

In celebration of her birthday, a
party was given Miss Margaret
Ann Warner on Friday evening,
September %. at the home of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey L.
Warner. Among the guests were:
Doris Wilkerson, Catherine Argo,
Betty Vinyard, Charlotte Ann Ben
nett, Doris Voshell, Marie Derrick
son, Yvonne Hollis, Betty Jane
Watson, Lois Williams, Gilmore
Satterfeld. June Joseph. Virginia
Hunt. Phyllis Harrison, Virginia
Belle Deputy. Lorraine Mills, Bet
ty Hanson, Louise Nailor, Marga-
ret Saunders, Thelma Mulholland,
Gerry TENN, Mildred Moy, Donald
Henry Saunders. Forrest
Tom Clendaniel. Gilbert
Theodore Layton, Tom
Henry Pussy. George Car
ey, Jack Cordrey, Paul Lynch.
Richard EMORY. Joe McFaul, Floyd
Blessing. Jackie Watson and Les
ter Warner After an evening of
fun. refreshments were served.
The guests departed wishing Mar
saret Ann many more happy birth
lays.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
G. w. Ayars Installed
AS Head OF Legion
CONTINUED from First Pasel

NConllnueQ from flI5t rage
routine. I'VE must work and plan
for peace" Commander Ayars said,
welcome into comradeship the re-
turning veterans and see that a full
rehabilitation program is admins
tered
300 Members Sought
Announcement was made that
$500 has been set as the minimum
membership goal for 1915 for The
Legion in Delaware by ]. Paul
Green, new first vice-commander
of the department, chairman of
membership.
The present 1914 membership of
the Legion in Delaware is 2,335, an
increase of 62S over last year.
Cards for 261 new members for
1915 have already been received,
Inkerman Bailey, adjutant of the
department, announced.
Other Officers
Other new department officers
are: First vice-commander, ]. Paul
Green, Wilmington; second vice
commander, Perry A. Reese, Mil
ford; adjutant, Inkerman Bailey.
Wilmington; finance officer, Will
liam R. Marvel, Wilmington; chap
lain, the Reverend Andrew w.
Mayer. Newark; historian, Harold
c. Whiteside. New Castle; ser
geant-at-arms, Herman B. ]. Har-
mon, Rehoboth Beach; national
executive committeeman, William
T.. Matthews, Jr.
Commander Ayars announced
appointment of a new executive
committee composed of George
Ehinger, Dover; Mr.. Jackson, New
ark; Everett e. Borton, Whining
ton; DR.. J. A. Wilker, LAUREL and
Ayars, Green, and Reese, ex-officio
members.
New officers of Walter L. Fox
Post. No. 2. Dover, were installed
by Commander Ayars.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06

The Late Disciples Sunday school
class will hold a covered dish sup
per on Friday evening, October 6,
in the basement of the church.
Supper will be served at seven o.
clock sharp. Bring your own sill
yer and china, also a covered dish
and your family
Milford Post No. 8, American
Legion, will meet at the New Ar
mory on next Tuesday evening at
8 o'clock, when election of new
officers for the coming year will
take place. All veterans of War No.
and War No. II are invited to
attend this meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
Winter Barley Is
Important Grain Crop
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Barley requires an earlier seed
ing date than wheat. Ordinarily it
is recommended that it be planted
by October l. so there is no time to
waste now. Seed a good variety at
the rate of two bushels per acre.
Tennessee Winter, rough
bearded type, is an old standby.
Kentucky No. /. very similar to
Tennessee Winter, is to be preferr-
ed, however. in that it usually
gives slightly higher yields. Marns-
barb, while not yielding as high in
tests, has the advantage of being
smOoth-bearded variety.
, Wong is the most recently intro
duced barley variety. 1t is very
short bearded and the straw is
stiff. In yield tests near George
town in 1914 it has yielded BUSH
els more per acre than Kentucky
No. l. 1t seems at this time to be
the preferred variety to use in that
area.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
STATE. YOUTH OFFERED
PRIZES FOR WORK
CONTINUED from first Page)

% neatness. accuracy and COM
pleteness of records. (2l profit per
bird, go mortality of laying flock.
(4) egg production per bird. and
(5) a $50 to 300 word essay on
Value of Record Keeping. or My
Poultry Experience During 1914
As"
The contest will be under the
supervision of ]. Frank GOrdy,
poultryman for the Delaware Agri-
cultural Extension Service. The
rules and regulations governing the
competition and awards have been
formulated in cooperation with
Paul NJ. HOdgson, acting state
supervisor of Vocational Agricul-
ture. and C. E. McCauley, state All
club agent supervisor for the Ex-
tension Service.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
TEMPLE LODGE MEETS
TONIGHT

Temple Lodge No. 8. A. F. and
A. NJ, will hold special commun-
ication. with work in the fellow
craft degree tonight. Friday eve
ming, October 6. in the temple on
n. w. Front street. Worshipful
Master Frank L. Sapp has request
ed the attendance of all members.
The meeting will begin promptly
at eight O'Clock. Visitors are cor
daily invited.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Frances Ann Abbott. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James. ID. Abbott of
North Walnut street, celebrated
her tenth birthday on Thursday.
September 21. when she invited
several of her schoolmates for an
afternoon of fun. After playing
games and the present were open
ed they were invited to the dining
room where the birthday cake,
with 10 candles. were lighted. At
ter singing Happy Birthday" ice
cream and cake were served.
Those present were Arlene Co
hee. Cora Jean Cannon. Martha
and Alice Wilson, Betty and Janet
Miller. Faye Coffin, Joyce Argo,
Joan Hall. Loretta Baker, Jane De-
Chant. Dolores Davenport, Eleanor
Bennett and Jane Green.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
J. Fenton Daugherty
Is Acting Dean
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be in Brown Hall. which is the CEN
ter of undergraduate student life.
Dean Daugherty has always
manifested a keen interest in the
university's athletic program. He
served as president of the athletic
council for a number of years and
at present is a member of the
school board of control of athletes.
Dean Daugherty came to the Uni
versity of Delaware in 1929. Prior
to then, he had been professor OF
physics in the University of the.
South lat Sewanee. Tennessee, and
an Instructor at the University of
North Carolina.
He is a graduate of Dickinson.
class of 1921. He is married and
has two daughters.
Dean Daugherty has been active
in the Episcopal diocese Of Della
ware.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
Milford Grange Notes

Milford Grange met on Saturday
evening, September 30. and enjoy
ed a very interesting Booster
Night" meeting.
l. Donald Jester. master, presid-
ing, and welcoming guests and pa
irons.
About seventy-five members and
guests partoOk of a pot luck
supper in the dining room at $3.50
O'Clock, followed by a program in
the main auditorium at s o'clock.
The program follows:
Singing, "Star-Spangled Ban
ner."
Salute to Flag.
Duet, Whispering" and IF l
Had My Way" Esther Kenton and
Joan Swain.
Current Events, Mrs. H. r. Lem
eX. .
Singing, God Bless America"
Pageant. America for Free
DOM" Reader, Mrs. Mckinley Ma
lOney; religian, NJ. Ellen Bond;
education, Virginia Kirby; grange,
H. R. Lemex; agriculture, F. Da-
Wis Watson.
Singing, Pep Songs. Mrs. Trena
kenton, pianist.
Mrs. Jonathan S. Willis. Sr..
gave talk on past. present and
future of Grange.
Singing. Its a Good Thing to
be a Granger"
Paper on Grange Cooperation
in Postwar Planning" written by
Mrs. Douglas Fry and read by Miss
Ida Rosa.
Mrs. George Giltenboth. former
ly of Pittsburgh. sang three num-
bers: I'm An Old Fashion Town.
I'm the Woods" and Keep on
Hoping"
Reading. Value of Grange to
Agriculture, Marion Calls.
The following state and county
officers were presented: Worthy
State Master A. B. Thomas. Worthy
State Flora Helen Thomas. Worthy
Pomona Master Bailey Maull. Wor
thy Flora. Augusta Maull. State
Lecturer Huldah Willis. State
Steward Paris C. Kirby. Past State
Master C. E. Jester, Past State
Flora Nettie F. Jester.
The worthy state master and the
Pomona master extended greet
ings.
Closing number. Candlelight SER
vice around the altar. singing
'Blest Be the Tie" followed by
prayer.
Meeting this Saturday evening.
October Z. at s p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS

The Susannah Wesley Circle of
the Avenue Methodist Church will
meet at the home of Mrs. Frank
Hall. Tuesday evening, October
10, at 1880 o'clock. A full attend
ance is desired to start the win
ter's work.
The annual home coming at the
Ebenezer Church. Lewes, r. D.,
will be held on October s, Sunday
afternoon, at 2 o'clock at the
church. The minister will be Rev
erend Strickland from Rehoboth.
Special music will be arranged by
Mrs. Jacobs of Rehoboth. Everyone
is invited to come to enjoy this get
together.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
Del. State Hornets
Return To Gridiron
CONTINUED from First Psrel

N~N--~----~~ --N---
show signs of developing into good
players.
With only twenty men reporting
for the daily sessions and only one
with any varsity experience, the
outlook is problematical but Coach
Conrad is determined to field a
team to carry on"
The Hornets meet Morgan in
Baltimore on the 9TH, Lincoln at
Lincoln on the 14th. Camp Die
trick Md on November 4th in
Maryland and at Dover. November
18th. Two or three more games will
probably be added to the schedule.
The starting lineup for the Nor
San game will be: L. E., Thomas:
L. T., Caldwell; L. c., Warner; C.
NJ, Thomas; R. G., Burton or
Fountain; R. T.. Stephens; r. E,
Schenck; L. H.. Collie; R. H., Cott-
man; F. B., Wilson; @. B., AIdridge.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
BIRTHDAY PARTY

On Monday afternoon. September
Is. Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Wiley of
Ellendale gave a party in the Ell
lendale School in honor of the
tenth birthday of their daughter.
Jeanette. At one-thirty O'Clock for
ty children gathered in Mrs.
Smiths room. After singing Hap
by Birthday" refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served. Jea:
nette received many nice and use
full gifts. A good time was reported
by all. Jeanette was a granddaugh-
ter OF James Harry Lynch of Mil
ford, who died recently.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
ANNIVERSARY AT
COOLSPRING SUNDAY
CONTINUED from First Page.

This church was organized by
James Martin, about whom little is
known except that he was a Pres
byterian minister from ireland.
The Reverend William Beckett,
who went to Lewes in 1920 sent a
letter to England eight years later
stating that the Presbyterians had
two churches in lower Delaware,
one at Lewes and the other at
Coolspring.
The population of Sussex County
at that time was less than 1000.
According to the best estimates OBJ
tainable at that time there were l.
075 Episcopalians, 600 Presbyter-
ians and rs Quakers.
II has been established from ear
ly records that Mr.. Martin served
both the Lewes and Coolspring
Presbyterian churches from 1928 to
1743.
The Reverend John Thompson
was a great help to MIR. Martin in
founding Coolspring church.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
Fifteen Indicted
By Sussex Court
CONTINUED from FIRST PaEe)

NNohluluSd AEOu1 ElAob FakeJ
Roscoe Williams, murder in second
degree of Theodore Roosevelt Kel-
ly, Dagsboro District, on September
2; Charles White, Lewes and Re-
hoboth District, assault and bat
terry; Francis Hood, criminal as
sault; Dorey Allen. morals charge,
Fred and Lillian Taylor, Rehoboth,
keeping common nuisance;
Hampton Joshua Carmine, deser-
ton and nonsupport.
COverdale was sentenced by
Judge Charles l.. Terry to pay a
fine of $40 and costs.
Larry Smith, indicted at the June
term of court for selling liquor
without a license in Cedar Creek
District, was sentenced to five
months in the county prison and
pay the cost of prosecution.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
Kent County Oil Men
Elect Officers

The list of officers and commit
teemen for Kent county for 1944-45
are as follows:
Chairman, ]. A. Harman, Har-
man Oil Company, Dover; vice
chairman, w. C. Paradee, Pure Oil
Products Company, Dover; secre-
tary, M. N. farrell, The Texas Com
pany, Dover
Legislative Committee - Chair
man, E. w. Buchanan, Tide Water
Oil Company, dealer. Dover; vice
chairman, Howard Schweitzer, The
Texas Company, Dover; w. d. Nc
Kee, Gulf Oil Corporation, Dover;
Roy Honey, Pure Oil Company,
dealer, Dover; Julian Dunning,
Sinclair Refining Company, Clay
ton; w. S. Dickerson. Atlantic Re-
fning Company, dealer, Camden.
Public Relations Committee
Chairman, w. E. Holt Holt Oil Co.,
Dover; vice chairman, H. B. Apple
ford, Sinclair Refining Company,
Dover; Edward Bitter. Gulf Oil
Corporation. dealer. Dover; B. S.
Marvel, The Petrol Corporation,
Dover; ]. F. Camper, Gulf Oil Cor
poration, dealer, Dover.
Local Affairs Committee Chair
man, ]. o. Patterson, The Texas
Company, Dover; vice chairman,
J. E. Lofland, Atlantic Refining
Company. Dover; Charles Mat
thews, Atlantic Refining Company,
dealer, Dover; F. L. Jones, ESQ,
dealer. Dover; M. N. Run. South
ern States Dover Petroleum Coop
erative, Dover; r. w. Slaughter,
Sinclair Refining Company, Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
Republicans Meet
In Dover Tonight
CONTINUED from First Page,

meeting and present a review of the
campaign issues on a county and
state wide basis, as well as dis
cuss some of the affairs at Wash
ington.
The principal PURPOSE of the
meeting is to acquaint the Repub-
lican committeeman and women
and workers with what has been
accomplished by their county Off
Gals during the past two years
since most of the county offices
then passed into Republican con-
troll.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
BAKE

A bake will be held at st. Paul's
Methodist parsonage on Saturday,
October z, beginning at IL o'clock
noon. Cakes, three layers. $3.50;
pies, so and so cents; rolls, 80
cents per dozen.
Our best pastry cooks have been
secured for this bake. Please leave
all orders at the parsonage. 200
North street Phone 321.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
UNION CHURCH
Sunday, October 8
school at 2 D. m.

Sunday school at 2 p. m.
Everyone taking part in the
Rally Day program come out for
we want to practice right after
Sunday school.
Rally Day services will be held
Sunday, October Is, at 2 p. m. A
very interesting program is being
prepared. Let us make this a big
home coming. Those who attended
Union Church in by-gone years and
every family in the community to-
day are invited to be present.
The w. S. G. S. will meet at the
church this Friday evening, Octo-
Der 6. Everyone invited. Ice cream
and cake viii be fer sale.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Fergus B. Purves
of Glendale. California, welcom-
ed son, Keith Purves in Holly
wood Hospital, Beverly Hills, on
Sunday, October 1. This is their
second child, the first one being
a daughter, Margaret Young
Purves. Mrs. Purves is the for
mer Miss Mary Vineyard, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin B.
Vineyard.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06

The School Door Canteen, as
one might call it, opened last
Friday night in the high school,
for the students and started off
the fun that will continue during
the school term, provided there
are no games on Friday night to
interrupt. Last year this provid-
ed an evening of entertainment
that was much enjoyed by the
teen age group of students. Jack
Cordrey is the new president and
bylaws for the governing of this
activity have been drawn up.
Dues paid by those attending will
be used in part for new records
for the dancing. Ping pong,
shuttle board and cards are some
of the amusements enjoyed by
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
Football Season

October 13-Dover.
October 27-Seaford, away.
November 3-Rehoboth, away.
November 10-Rehoboth.
November 17-Georgetown, away
November 23-Dover, away (mor-
ling).
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06

4
autumn activities is
the opening of the
Milford New Century
- Club which will oc-
cur on Monday at two-thirty. This
will begin the forty-sixth year
of the club, a record that is the
pride of the members. Mrs. John
w. Fry, and her program chair
man, Mrs. Elizabeth d. Riggs,
have outlined the schedule for
the coming months, which will
be contained in the calendar
presented to the members by
Mrs. Riggs on Monday. New
chairmen of new departments
will vary the interests of club
work and a good year can be
expected. DR.. NJ. Dalema ORA
per entertained the board of di-
rectors on Tuesday at her home
at three. Present were Mrs. Fry,
Mrs. F. Burgette Short, Mrs.
Herman Phillips, Mrs. David
Stills, Mrs. Joseph ]. Pearce, Mrs.
Carlton Fooks, Mrs. Alfred Hous-
ton, Miss Ida Draper, Mrs. Will
son S. Vineyard, Mrs. M. Haswell
Pierce, Mrs. August Faix, Mrs.
James Cresson, Mrs. Charles
Banning and Mrs. G. Marshall
Townsend.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
LOCAL SERVICE CLUBS
HAVE FINE MEETINGS
CONTINUED from FIRST Fass,

Miss Gertrude Holloway, Home
Demonstration Agent for Sussex
county, spoke on Gardening for
Victory"
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06

Mrs. Frank Shockley announces
the engagement of her daughter,
Frances Willard, to Captain Leo
nard I. Hylton, of Roanoke, Va.
Miss Shockley, a graduate of
Milford High School, and who
attended Beacon College, is now
in the employ of the Wilmington
Trust Company. Captain Hylton
is a pilot in the U. S. Army Air
Force. The wedding will take
place this month.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06

Mrs. T. Carlisle Collins enter
tanned a group of friends on
Wednesday, inviting them for
dessert bridge at one-thirty.
Present were Mrs. Dean Kimmel.
Mrs. Byron Gibson, Mrs. Ray
mond Masten, Mrs. James Humes.
MA Frank Grier, Mrs. August
Fax, Mrs. Robert Baynum, Mrs.
Carlton Fooks, Mrs. Herman
Phillips, Mrs. Jack NAPLES, Mrs.
l. d. Short, Mrs. Wilson S. Vim
yard, Mrs. N. M. Stokes. Mrs.
John B. Baker. Mrs. Thomas
Simpson, Mrs. John Burris, Mrs.
Lester Adkins, Mrs. NJ. Haswell
Pierce, Mrs. Ray Warren, Mrs.
Roscoe Galloway, Mrs. Charles
Banning. Mrs. Harry Mulholland,
Mrs. David Stills. and Mrs. Ed
gar Wood.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06

Major and Mrs. Lorman Opie
Chancellor of Washington, an
nounce the arrival of a daughter
in Walter Reed Hospital on Sun
day, October 1. She has been
named Ann Opie Chancellor. Mrs.
Chancellor is well remembered
here as the former Miss Ruth
Ann Holzmueller.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06

those who do not dance. This is
a wholesome way in which the
out-of-school evening can be
passed and enjoyed. Milford is
fortunate to have a canteen.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Walls, Mr..
and Mrs. William Hill, Mrs. Hut
tenlock, Mr.. and Mrs. James Cover
dale, Mr.. and Mrs. James Bickel
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Clifton,
were the weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. William B. Herring.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06

Mrs. J. Lynn Pratt who recent
ly returned from a summer at
Rehoboth, announces a meeting
of the Memorial Hospital Auxil-
larry on Wednesday, October II,
at her home at three. Mrs. Pratt
would be pleased to see all mem
bers present for this first fall
meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
CRAWFORD

Michael Crawford. age GO years,
passed away suddenly Sunday NOR
ming, October 1. Funeral services
were held Tuesday from St. Johns
R. C. Church at $3.50 a. m. Mr..
Crawford is survived by his wife.
Catherine Crawford of 10 Park
avenue. Milford. Interment was
made in Odd Fellows cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06

Mrs. Rebecca Gordy and daugh-
ter Elizabeth, have returned to
their home in Baltimore, Maryland,
after spending some time with her
sister Mrs. L. ]. Matthews.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
Obituary

GRIER
W. Haswell Grier died Tuesday,
September 26, at his home in Uti-
ca, N. Y. He was born in Dover,
November 2, 1868. a son of the late
William G. and Elma C. Grier. Sur
viving Mr.. Grier are a brother, A.
o. H. Grier of Wilmington, and a
sister, Mrs. Dewitt C. Supplee of
Philadelphia. Mr.. Grier formerly
lived in Wilmington and Salisbury,
Md. and had lived in Utica for a
long time. He was a plumbing
The funeral and in
ternment took place in Utica. Mr..
Grier was a nephew of Mrs. Georgia
Pierce and Mrs. Clara Deputy. a
cousin to Miss Annie Ratcliff and
T. Carlisle Collins of Milford. The
late George S. Grier and Martin
dale Collins were his paternal and
grandparents.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06


dale, Mr.. and Mrs. James Bickel
and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Clifton,
were the weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. William B. Herring.
Mrs. Rebecca Gordy and daugh-
ter Elizabeth, have returned to
their home in Baltimore, Maryland,
after spending some time with her
sister Mrs. L. ]. Matthews.
Members of the book club and
those wishing to join are requested
to meet at the home Of Miss Bur-
della Davis, on Wednesday evening
of next week.
Postles Hammond spent several
days last week in Wilmington and
Philadelphia.
Quite a number of out-Of-town
guests have been invited to attend
the Caulk Club masquerade, which
will be held the latter part of the
The exact date will be re-
leased by the committee in charge
of arrangements for the affair in
the next issue of the Chronicle.
The greatest Ball game in the
history of Milford will be held on
Friday October %, under the
auspices of the Caulk Club. The
American league cham
pions. will play the Caulk all stars,
of players of the Nation
al and American leagues. Chief
Bender. will pitch for Caulk All
stars. and present indications are
that Milford will have thousands of
visitors from points in Delaware,
and Virginia on that day.
George H. Baynum has returned
from Fort Wayne, Indiana where
be recently went for treatment.
The Ladies Aid society of Mill
wood are planning to have an Ella
DOrate meeting in the near future
IN the Grove at the church.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
THIRTY YEARS AGO
TAKEN FROM THE 1919 FILES or
THE MLFoRD CHRONICLE

Harry L. Grier is away on an ex-
tended business trip to Toronto,
{ anada.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06

Members of the book club and
those wishing to join are requested
to meet at the home of Miss Bur-
della Davis. on Wednesday evening
of next week.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06
JONES

Charles G. Jones, age e. years,
a prominent business man Of Mil
ton, passed away suddenly on Mon
day morning, October 2, at Chester
town, Md. Funeral services were
held on Thursday afternoon at two
O'Clock from his late residence in
Milton. Interment in Goshen NJ. E.
cemetery. He leaves a widow. Mrs.
Virginia Burton Jones of Milton,
and four children, Henry Jones of
Delmar. William Jones of Milton.
Charles G. Jones. Jr.. of the United
States Navy and Mrs. Harry Jester
of RehobOth.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06

Postles Hammond spent several
days last week in Wilmington and
Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06

The Ladies Aid society of Mill
wood are planning to have an Ella
Dorate meeting in the near future
IN the Grove at the church.
Milford chronicle., 1944-10-06

George H. Baynum has returned
from Fort Wayne, Indiana where
be recently went for treatment.