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Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
Truck Rehabilitation
Program Inaugurated
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large share in the prosecution of
the war, there must be adopted by
every truck owner and driver 4
comprehensive program. of preven-
tive maintenance and general
truck reconditioning.
"The inauguration by the ODT of
a truck rehabilitation program to
recOndition worn trucks by the eX-
change of larger component units
such as engines, transmissions and
differentials for rebuilt units with
a minimum truck lay-Over in shop
is particularly applicable to the old
age farm vehicles" said Mr..
Keyes. These units, approved by
the War Production Board and in
cluded in its 1914 production sched-
ules, will be available at original
manufacturers plants engine re-
builders, and dealer garages. Ex-
change of engines, transmissiOns
and rear-end assemblies will not
be made, however, where necessary
repairs can be made by use of the
smaller replacement parts also in
cluded in the program. The pur-
pose is to keep more trucks on the
road, more days in the year"
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
MAGNOLIA

A special Easter program will be
rendered on Sunday evening under
the direction of the dramatic
chairman. Mrs. Edna Roe. Also
Easter music in the morning by
both senior and junior choirs. Spe-
cial HOlk Week services were held
each night this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Roe enter
tanned on Friday at dinner. Mrs.
Elizabeth Schwartz. Mrs. Edgar
Graybeal and son Ronnie of Bel
air. Md. and Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Wilcutts.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. J. Roe and daugh-
ter Doris and Pfc. William Roe and
Mrs. Roe visited Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Baisch of Chase, Md. on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wylie Failing, Jr..
and family of NOrristOwn, Pa.
spent Sunday with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. W. f. Failing.
Mrs. William Short is spending
this week in Wyoming with Rus
sell Bullock and daughter Edith.
Pfc. William Roe is home from
Georgia on a furlOugh.
Corporal Eugene ID. Anderson of
Suffolk Army Air Field. WesthOmp-
ton. l.. l.. spent the weekend with
his parents. Other guests were Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Hayes and daugh-
ters. Patricia and Barbara of Do
yer.
Mrs. John Schmick and daugh-
ter Betty spent the weekend in
as the guests of the
formers sister and brotherin-law.
MIR. and Mrs. James Besley.
Mr.. and Mrs Marshall Hart and
children. Nancy and Wayne. spent
with Mrs. Edna Sapp OF
Houston.
Mrs. Beulah Wright and daugh-
Ter Frances entertained on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Wright Mr..
and Mrs. Irving Wright and
son Howard of Clayton and James
of Frederick.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
SCHOOL HONORS MEMORY
OF NATIVE OF MILFORD

A memorial service was held last
week at Sleighton Farm School for
Girls at Darling, Delaware County,
Pa, for Miss Ida c. S. Harrington.
who had served as head boOkkeep-
er and clerk of the school for is
years. Miss Harrington, who died
on September 21 at Jefferson Hos
pital. Philadelphia. was daughter
of the late Vincent NJ. d. Harring-
ton. contractor and builder of Mil
ford.
Miss Anna c. Harrington of New
ark, formerly of Milford and Phil
adelphia, represented her family
at the services.
The service was conducted by
Deaconess Ruth johnson of the
Episcopal Church. who paid n tri-
butte to the character and work OF
Miss Harrington. A large American
flag, with a brass shield engraved
with Miss Harrington's name and
years of service. was presented as
a gift to the school by Miss Emily
+. Morrison. superintendent.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
CHIROPRACTORS MEET

The seventh annual educational
session of the ChirOpractor Asso-
citation of Delaware. held its con-
vention in the DUPONT Hotel in
Wilmington on April ! and .. At
t2 o'clock noon on Saturday the
Ladies' Auxiliary served dinner to
the ChiropractOrs and friends. At
ter dinner the meeting was opened
by DR.. VIM. II. Cook. president of
the association. DR.. Cook gave
greetings to the members and in
troduced the speaker, DIR. II. L..
Trubenbach of New York City,
who spoke and demonstrated the
following subjects: Office Analy-
sis, ChirOpractic Analysis. Adjust
ing the Vertabrael Column. assist
ed by DR.. ii. l.. Bromley of New
York City. On Sunday, Dr. Truben-
bach had for his subjects: Hernia.
of Sub-Occiptal Area.
Causes of DISSERTATIONS and how
they should be corrected: Adjust
ing Primary Curvature Cases. as
sisted by DR.. Frank Fl. Bromley.
of the knee joint by DR..
Frank II. Bromley of New York
City, after which there was an cleo
tion of officers for the ensuing year
as follows: President. DR.. A. W.
vice president. DR.. VIM.
II. Cook; treasurer. DR.. Jack X.
Segal: secretary, DR.. Thaddeus J.
All enjoyed and were
helped by the lectures.
DIR. Dalema Draper and DR.. Anna
X. Gregorius of Milford attended
he convention.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
Personal Happenings

Mrs. Bernard Shortall spent a
part of this week in Centerville and
Baltimore.
Mrs. Gordon Clark of Cedar
Neck spent last week in Philadel-
phia as the guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcbride.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Henry of Phil
adelphia. were weekend guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Burris at
their cottage in Rehoboth.
Mrs. William ]. ,Brimijoin and
son Stephen of KenFil, n. j., are
spending some time with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. George r.
Macklin.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fl. Draper.
3rd. and Howard T. Postles were in
Baltimore on Monday and Tuesday
attending the Tri-State Gamers
Convention.
Miss Helen Pierce of Whining
ton arrived home yesterday to
spend her Easter vacation with her
mother, Mrs. James p. Pierce on
Lake avenue.
Mrs. Watson Shew and son re-
turned home on Sunday after
spending the past few weeks in
Philadelphia with Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hinkle.
Mrs. Albin Johnson and three
daughters of Minneapolis, Mimi.
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. S. J.
Petersen a part of this week, at
their home near town.
Miss Lucy Rumpstich, Miss Fran
ces PettyjOhn. Miss Evelyn Short,
Miss Ruth Webb and Miss Doris
SOckrider. students at WOmen's
College. are home for the between
term vacation with their families.
Miss Sockrider has lately been
elected as president of the Junior
class at Women's College.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
A GIRL SCOUTS DAIRY

September %. 1943-Well at last
the Girl Scouts have started! We
met tonight and discussed what
we are going to do in the following
months. Also we elected a secre-
tary and treasurer. l bet were
going to have fun!
October There were quite Il
few suggestions at the meeting to-
night as to what we can do to
earn our uniforms. l think I'll sell
cookies.
October 3O-As we have now had
several meetings. the Girl Scouts
are getting along pretty good.
$39.69 was earned at our rummage
sale and $40.50 at the farm festi-
val.
December 10-Hurrahi At last.
our uniforms have come. Now, !
know what it really feels like to
be Girl Scout. Five scout meet
ings have gone by since ]. last
wrote in my diary. We've been do
ing a lot of things lately.
December I've had Christ
mas party tonight
February IL. 1944-At the party
for the Boy Scouts tonight there
was a lot of noise but we had lots
of fun.
February 1STOnight we met at
the high school to practice for the
play we are going to give on
Birthday.
February 25-We practiced the
program we are going to give for
the Kiwanis Club tour sponsors)
on February 30.
March 10-March 12, the birth
day of the Girl Scouts everywhere.
we are going to attend the Presby-
terian Church.
March 24-The most surprising
hing has just happened to me!
I'm supposed to write an article
about the Girl Scouts every two
,r three weeks to put in the Mil
ord Chronicle. hope everyone |
likes the articles.
Reported by Arlene McGee !
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS

New Castle Presbytery will meet
at Princess Anne, Monday and
Tuesday, April II and IS.
The Susannah Wesley Circle of
the Avenue Methodist Church will
meet at the home of Mrs. Rebecca
Holzmueller next Tuesday eve
ming. April IL. at 1880 o'clock. A
full attendance is desired.
What: Bake. When: Saturday.
April s. Where: Mrs. George Reeds
store, East Front street. For Sale:
Dressed chickens and ducks. home
made pies. cakes. rolls, potato sal
ad and fresh country eggs. etc.
Sponsored by: w. S. C. S. of Cedar
Neck.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Mizpah Circle will be held at
the Presbyterian Church on We'd
nesday. April 12, at 1880. Members
will note that this is fhe Pal Party.
HOstesses for the evening are Mrs.
Gladys Shew, Mrs. Sallie Joseph.
Mrs. Helen Sapp- and Mrs. Sybil
Wilgus.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
Ill Persons To Get
Extra Food Rations
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To overcome these difficulties,
local boards from now on will is
sue extra ratiOns for reason Of
health only where the individual is
suffering from a type of illness
generally accepted as requiring
more rationed food. Application
may. of course. he made for addi-
tional rations for other illness, but
local boards will. except in cases
of emergency. pass these on to the
OPA district office for considera-
ton.
Illnesses which automatically
make a person eligible for more
food were determined for OPA by
the Medical Food Requirements
Subcommittee of the National Re
search Council. Individuals suf-
fering from these illnesses will re-
ceive additional ratiOns on the
basis of needs for 10-week periods.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
Milford Flyer Tells
OF Thrilling Flights
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though our bombers got in over
the target several ships failed to
return.
Then there was the final mis-
sion, which for a while looked like
it might really be the last one. 1t
was a night mission over Rangoon
and Sergeant Baxter's ship was
after an airdrome outside the city.
They came over and suddenly were
caught in a brilliant criss-cross of
spOtlights that held the ship PIN
pointed against the night sky.
The glare was so bright they
couldn't see the Jap night fighters
that attacked them but the pilot
put the plane through violent eva
sive maneuvers that spoiled the
aim of the Nip gunners. The only
way they could tell where the
Zeros were was by the tracer fire.
Miraculously they escaped Vi
tai hit and managed to turn around
and start back out. But the No. 4
engine was shot up and the prop
had to be feathered. Sergeant Bax-
ter got to work Immediately and
located the trouble. II was just in
time for as soon as it was repaired
the No. 2 engine was shot out But
they made il back on the three
engines, and without man being
wounded.
In India there wasn't much to do
around the base except go to the
movies. which changed every other
night. and see films year old.
Mail call was the big event and it
was worth missing chow. ii neces-
sary. to get the mail.
Just before he came back home.
however, Sergeant Baxter noticed
quite an improvement in living and
entertainment conditions there
The Red Cross helped lot by
bringing in games and books and
other small features that made it
more hOme-like.
The fellows who really have
been sweating it out over there are
the ground crews Sergeant BaX-
ter concludes. A lot OF those fel-
lows started with the 18th and 9TH
Bomb Groups in the early days in
the Philippines and down through
Java and the Middle East And
they are still at their jobs and do
ing them we'll. too. although they've
been away from home an awful
long time" he adds.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07

The Brotherhood class of Cal
vary Methodist Church will meet
Tuesday evening. April II. A full
attendance is desired.
On Thursday evening, April 13,
there will be a covered dish supper
in the church at $50. preceding
the congregational meeting. The
Mizpah Circle will be in charge
with Mrs. Mary Jamison as chair
man. Each lady will be expected to
bring a covered dish and each gen.
tleman to pay 35c.
The Women's Society of Chris
tian Service of Avenue Methodist
Church. will give a tea on April
u from three to five in the social
hall of the church. This will be a
fine time for you to bring your
friends to meet your friends who
will be there. Aprons of all de-
scriptiOns will be on sale, also pot
ted slips of many favOrite flowers,
already started. by those green
thumbed gardeners. A silver offer
ing will be received. This will be a
pleasant afternoon for ladies of all
denominations to meet together.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07

Miss Gertrude Atkins of Will
mington was the weekend guest
of Miss Florence Bennett.
.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles d. Abbott
and children of Buffalo. n. Y. will
spend the Easter weekend as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Alb
bott
Miss Ann Pierce. a student at
Wesley Junior College. is spending
her Easter vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Haswell
Pierce.
Jackie Webb of Philadelphia is
spending his Easter vacation with
his grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Webb at their home on
Lake avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Palmer
and daughter Mrs. Robert Mason.
and daughter have returned home
from Brooklyn. n. Y, after an alb
sence of six months.
-
Miss Florence Pearce. who is
taking the home making course at
Harcum Junior College is spend
ing the Easter holidays with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Pearce.
Mrs. F. Burgette Short. who has
been spending the past few months
in ST. Petersburg. Florida, with her
brother and sister-in-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. Roy Hart. is expected home
tomorrow.
Frank +. Conlin wns elected
president of the Delaware State
BottlerS Association of the soft
drink industry AT a meeting held
At the University Club in Whining
ION on Tuesday evening. Mr.. Con-
lin is manager and assistant trea-
surer of the London Dry Company.
Richard Wilson represented Mil
lord AT the meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
HEALTH FACILITIES
ARE NOW AVAILABLE
FOR COLORED PEOPLE
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In Milford the Well Child Con-
ferences are held the first Thurs
day of each month from 1870 to 4
p. m.
One of the health problems has
been to try to reduce the number
of infant deaths and it is encOur-
aging to note that last year there
were only SO deaths of cOlored in
fants out of $50 births. as com
pared to 81 deaths from SAT births
i'm 1912. Five hundred and thir-
ty-fOur babies under one year of
age were brought to these cOlOred
well child conferences last year
where mothers received advice on
feeding and health habits.
Facilities that aid the health of
children are of special interest in
the news this week since the
theme of National Negro Health
Week this year is "The Health of
Our Children in Home. School. and
Community"
TB Ranks 5th
Tuberculosis ranks fifth among
causes of death among the Negro
race in Delaware, with 81 persons
having died from this cause in
1913.
Dr. Conwell BantOn. director of
Edgewood. the State Board of
Health's tuberculosis Sanitorium
for Negroes near MarshalltOn,
states that this high number of
deaths could be lowered if persons
were examined and treated early,
before they became very i'll with
the disease. Edgewood is mod
ern. recently built sanatorium hav-
ing a 6S bed capacity. and only 81
patients at the present time.
tuberculosis clinics of the State
Board of Health are held in Mil
ford every Thursday of each month
at 10 a. m.
Venereal Disease
An average of 1900 Negro pa
tients a month were treated for
venereal disease in the State Board
of Heafth's clinics. About $4,000
treatments for syphilis were given
to Negro patients in State Board
of Health clinics during l94S. In
Milford veneral disease clinics are
held every Tuesday from Ill p. m.
Statistics show that heart dis
ease is the No. cause of death |
among Negroes in Delaware with
nephritis kidney disease) second,
followed by cancer. pneumonia and [
tuberculosis in that order.
DR.. Edwin Cameron. executive
secretary of the State Board of
Health. has sent out letters urg-
ing churches. schools and commun-
ity groups to work on their health
problems. not only during National
Negro Health Week. but all
through the year.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
CENTURY Club LADIES
GIVE HUMOROUS PLAY
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Next week will be the annual
covered dish luncheon. so mnch en-
joyed by the members and their
guests. 1t will he served at 1890
p. M. after which the monthly bus
mess meeting will take place. Ser
wing on the committees will be Mrs.
David Sills and Mrs. Herman Phil
lips, menu; Mrs. Carlton FOOks. ia
bles: Mrs. w. o. Lankford. coffee;
Mrs. F. Burgette Short and Mrs.
Wilson S. Vinyard. reception: Mrs.
Remsen Barnard. serving; Mrs.
Charles Banning, decoration. and
Mrs. Watson Shew. fees.
On April "a. Mrs. John Fry will
have charge of the program with
speakers. This will he
a great day.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
POCAHONTAS NOTES

This seems to be very busy
month for most people with the
Holy Week services in the differ
ent churches leading up to Easter
Day, but it seems the members of
Ionic Council No. 13, ID. of p, have
an extra full month, with our Dep
uty Pocahontas Sister Short in
stalling the officers of our home
council on Monday evening, April
10, then on the following evening,
April IL, she and her assistants
will trail to Magnolia to install the
officers of Saguachie Council No.
9. Sister Short is expecting all
who are in the drill to be present
both evenings. There will be a way
for all Tuesday evening.
Then on Mondays sleep. April
"a, our Pal Party will be held,
when we will see and know who
our pals are. The writer has
wonderful pal and from seeing the
gifts at the different holidays there
are plenty wonderful ones. so come
and see who she is April "a.
But We regret very much that
with so many activities we feel we
must postpone the long-promised
bingo party until Monday evening,
MAY /, at which time the chair
will be given to the lucky person.
This chair has been on display in
the window, of the Hallett's store.
So watch the paper as reminder.
We were glad to have some OF
our Wilmington friends as our
guests on last Mondays sleep. We
are hoping to see them again on
next Mondays sleep for the in
stallation.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
REA Coop Providing
Needed Power Supply
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cooperative $l.Ol2.377 on its con-
structiOn allotments as of Decem-
her 81, l943. Principal and inter
est repaid by the cooperative on
its construction loans amounted to
S206.004. which is $SO,0OO.00 more
than the 25year amortization
schedule demanded. In addition.
the cooperative has invested S10.-
10000 i'm War Bonds as a reserve
for emergency and for later main
tenance.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
Legionnaires Plan
For Dover Rally
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the work of the Legion in Della
ware.
Invitations are being sent to all
ex-service men in and about Do
yer whose names are known, and
the members of the David c. Har-
rison Post No. IA, Smyrna. and the
Harrington Post, No. Z, Harring-
ton, have been asked to invite any
in those communities. It was EN-
phasized, however, by Commander
Herbst. in talking about the meet
ing. said that the only reason some
may have failed to get invitations
was because of the fact that they
were not known to be ex-service
men and that this should not keep
them from attending the meeting.
Invitations have been extended
to. all state officers of the American
Legion and officers and members
of the American Legion Posts
throughout the State and many of
these will attend.
A movie. Tommy. Get Your
Gun" will he shown. Refreshments
will be served at the close of the
meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
SUNSHINE CLASS NOTES

The Sunshine Glass of Calvary
Methodist Church, John wilkins.
teacher. and Miss Alice Brown,
president, will meet on Wednesday
evening at s o'clock, April IL. This
will be meeting of great impor-
tance and all members try to be
present. Mrs. May Thomas. to-
gether with her committee. will
be in charge of the hospitality.
They will be looking for you.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
TWO Hurt IN SUSSEX
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT

Preston Paynter. - years Old. is
in the Milford Memorial Hospital
suffering from a crushed chest and
Il deep cut on the left leg as "A re-
suit OF an accident which happen
ed within a half-mile of his home.
near Gravel Hall, last Saturday
night when car owned by Samuel
W. Wiley got out OF control and
turned over.
Robert Alton Kitchens. living in
that section. was in the car with
Wiley and Paynter. Both Wiley
and Kitchens sustained bruises and
abrasions. but no bones were
broken.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
MANAGES HOSPITAL CAR

Mrs. Rose Randolph of Los An
geles. California. daughter of the
late James Younger Grier. former
ly of Milford. has been placed in
charge of hospital car on the
Santa Fe Railroad. This mobile
hospital is for the medical care of
Mexican laborers who are rebuild
ing part of the Santa Fe line in
Mrs. Randolph is a
trained nurse.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
A DAUGHTER Is BORN

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gorlich
are the proud parents of baby
girl, Carol Marie. weight Z pounds.
61s ounces. born March 30 at the
Mary Immaculate Hospital, jana
lea. Long Island. Baby Carol Marie
and Mother Jean are doing fine.
Eddie will be remembered as the
former Burton Bros. parts man
ager and Jean was employed by
the Equitable Life Insurance Com
pany at New York prior to her
marriage.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
Milford Grange Notes

Milford Grange held its regular
meeting on Saturday evening.
Quite a number were absent due to
illness. Mrs. Bond was elected Sec
retary. Paris C. Kirby presented
the program. The subject being
"Legumes." This program was ed
ucational as well as entertaining.
Mr.. Calls showed pictures of the
various varieties of legumes.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
Kiwanis Club Sets
Up Garden Contest

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(e) Companion cropping.
(f) Successive cropping.
(g) Freedom from disease
(h) Freedom from insects.
ID Quality of produce.
ID Special practices.
The above ten points shall be
based on a total average of 100
points. Each item shall have a
maximum value of 10 points and
graded down accordingly.
Prizes
First prize. $25 U. S. War Bond.
Second prize, $40 in War Stamps.
Third prize, $5 in War Stamps.
Entry blanks can be obtained at
Humes Hardware Store and the
Pearce Hardware Store.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
WEDDING
LYNCH WILSON

LYNCH WILSON
Mrs. J. H. Lynch of Ellendale
has announced the marriage of
her daughter, Miss Helen A. Nj.
Lynch. to John Mccoy Wilson of
Milford. The couple was married
by the Rev. o. B. Rice of Trappe,
Md. at the Trappe parsonage on
October 26, 1910.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
Shawnee Club News

The Shawnee Home Demonstra-
tion Club will meet at the home of
Mrs. Royal Hopkins, 205 Hanley
street, Harrington, on Friday,
April IA. at 2 p. m. The demon
stration will be ON Storage of
Clothing and House Furnishing.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07

A local parent-teacher group
is now functioning at the Ele-
mentary School and is filling a
need that has existed for some
time. A room mother has been
elected, whose duty will be to
work with the teacher and find
out her needs and help with the
fulfillment of the same. There is
no set program and the help that
the parents will give is more i'm
portant than the benefit deriv-
ed for them. The benefit goes to
the pupils and teachers. Mrs.
A. E. Humes heads the set-up for
the present school term. Month
ly meetings may be carried on
just as the need presents itself.
This will be a helpful group for
the establishment of a library
and other requisites for each
grade.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07
Friendship Class Notes

Because the combined social of
the Friendship and Fellowship
Bible Glasses of the Avenue Meth
Odist Church has been postponed
until May. the committee of the
Friendship Glass takes this way
in thanking each and everyone who
helped by donation or work in
making the banquet for the Fell
lowship Glass a success.
Anna w. Prettyman and Emma
Whaley, co-chairmen. with Emma
p. Matthews in charge of the fl
nance and Mrs. Marguerite Tease
in charge of the dining room.
Mrs. Matthews had in hand at
last report S50.24 to add to the
class treasurer.
Milford chronicle., 1944-04-07

A number of farmers in the i'm
mediate vicinity of Milford have
been interested in the use of silos
during the past few weeks and the
result of this awakening was shown
this week when a carload of Una
dilla silos was delivered to those
who had purchased by Charles
Groves who resides near Shawnee.
The silo is not used very extern
sively in this section of the coun-
try. but those who have used them
say they provide a better way to,
keep more stock on less acreage.