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AGNES LEWIS  
FNS Executive Secretary  
At her desk,  
Struggling with URGENT NEEDS -1
Photograph taken by Mary Jo Clark  
Cover pliotogmpli taken by Earl Palmer  
 
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THE QUARTERLY BULLETIN nf zhe FRONTIER NURSING SERVICE
Published Quarterly by the Frontier Nursing Service, Inc., Lexington, Ky.
Subscription Price $1.00 Per Year
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VOLUME 29 SPRING, 1954 NUMBER 4 '
"Entered as second class matter June 30, 1926, at the Post Office at Lexington, Ky., .
under Act of March 3, 1879." I
Copyright, 1954, Frontier Nursing Service, Inc.

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f CONTENTS
   
g ARTICLE ‘ AUTHOR PAGE
i An Irish Blessing 2
  Beyond the Mountains 37
n Field Notes 45
H In Memoriam 31
  Old COU1'l€I‘ News y 13
E   Old Staff News 25
E- On Learning to Drive a Jeep Barbara Clapp 23
  Operation Harriet Jane Furnas
  Illustrated by Constance Bicknell 19
  Stinnett Clinic Henry Craig Inside Back Cover
  The Day’s Work Olive Bunce 3
  The Story of Nursing A Book Review 36
I3 Urgent Needs 7
 
E3 BRIEF Bicrs
g; Birds and Men (Verse) Anonymous 12
Comments and Corrections 29
  Hawkins Children (Photograph) 5
Hints on Etiquette in 1834 Tu rnstile Press Limited 6
_ Howlers 5
  Just Jokes 22
i Kentucky Cheese Pudding Courier Journal 24
I Live and Let Live J. Alick Bouquet 12
Marcus David Muncy (Photograph) 30
Q "Medicine’s the Great Thing" Lewis Carroll 43
f Our Mail Bag 18
‘ Song for Spring (Verse) Julia May 11
Suzanne Kay Nixon (Photograph) 35
1 V White Elephant 44

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R AN lR|Sl·l BLESSING  
May lhe blessing ol Lighl be on you,  
lighl wilhoul and lighr wilhin. l
May rhe blessed sunlighl shine on you and warm your hearl lill
i’r glows like a greal peal lire, so Jrhal lhe slranger may come yl
and warm himsell a+ il, and also a lriend.  
And may ’rhe lighr shine oul ol Jrhe lwo eyes ol you, like yl
a candle sel in lwo windows ol a house, bidding lhe wanderer  
+o come in ou+ ol Jrhe s’rorm. ly
And may rhe blessing ol Jrhe Rain be on you—’rhe soil  
sweel rain. May‘ il lall upon your spiril so lhal all lhe lillle ·
{lowers may spring up, and shed rheir sweelness on lhe air. i
And may lhe blessing ol lhe Greal Rains be on you, may Jrhey R
bear upon your spiril and wash i’r lair and clean, and leave g
lhere many a shining pool where +he blue ol heaven shines, and ·
somelimes a slar. 4
And may +he blessing ol The Earlh be on you—’rhe greal i
round earlh; may you ever have a kindly greeling lor lhem  
you pass as you`re going along lhe roads. May lhe earlh be `
soil under you when you resr our upon il, Jrired al Jrhe end ol:
a day, and may il resi easy over you when, al lhe lasl, you ;
lay our under il; may il res’r so lighlly over you, Jrhal your soul
may be ori lrom under i+ quickly, and up, and oil, and on iis · r
way lo God.—C. R. l
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  THE DAY’S WORK
  by
. OLIVE BUNCE, R.N., s.c.M.
  Margaret Durbin Harper Memorial Nursing Center
l The day begins early here at Bowlingtown. I like to get up
yl, at 5:30 a.m. or thereabouts and ponder about the day’s work
W over my early morning tea. Leatherwood Creek, with several
{7 routine calls to make, plus a sick visit or two and one or two
.l old people to see——I must confess for my enjoyment as much
  ` as for theirs. My first cup of tea . . . will I ever get around; my
q I second cup, and I know I will.
_ It doesn’t take long to light a fire in the kitchen stove and
* prepare breakfast. Ten minutes to wash the dishes and find
i out the latest news from dear old Aunt Hannah who comes
S every morning to milk Flossie the cow. Then it’s time to feed
5 the animals. First Corky the parrot—to the music of pure
— jungle sounds; then the horses, Missy and Lacy. Next Mabel
the rabbit, and finally my flock. of chickens. Of course I have
i to stop and talk to them all. I like it and they expect it. Some
  of the replies aren’t very intelligent but I can’t expect a great
. i deal from them first thing in the morning.
By now it is broad daylight and I prepare the saddlebags
_ for the day’s work. Syringes to boil, salves and pills to check,
` and all the little necessities that people ask me to bring the
_ . next time I’m up the creek.
V Seven o’clock and time to groom and saddle Missy for work.
Q Then back to the house for morning clinic from seven-thirty
  to eight. This copes with daily dressings and treatments and
;i requests for sick calls. At last I’m ready to start the day.
  Missy feels good in the mornings and those miles of level
ij road to the first call go by quickly. Barnabas, my dog, trots
. alongside, leaving us only to chase imaginary rabbits. Jess and
  Tilda are waiting for me, smiling as usual. Both are getting on
  in years but are not at all old in spirit. While I am giving his
‘; weekly injection to Jess, we have a wordy tussle—which is the
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factory conclusion. A brief discussion on our gardens follows  
and then I leave them to journey another mile to an old lady.  
An injection of hormone is enlivened by a discussion on her cow, 3
due to calve in two weeks. A brief inspection of the animal in  
question (I must confess I know nothing about cows—-not even  
how to milk) and then on to Saul Post OfHce. Here I weigh a Y
lovely little stranger that I was privileged to bring into the I
world only two weeks ago. A first child, and so loved I am proud .
to have had just a little part in him. A thorough check for the {Il
mother follows and I leave them, quite happy in my mind about   I
them both. I
The next part of my road lies on a beautiful bridle path- l
rather rough but so pleasant after the dusty road. One more §·
baby visit to a seven-month—old child, very healthy and a bundle  
of energy, and I arrive at the home of the Spurlocks——loved, ri
I think, by all the Service. Lunch is ready and I join them, l
feeling thoroughly welcome, and with a hearty appetite for N
Mrs. Sarah’s good cooking, that I am not at all ashamed to .
display. A few of Jim’s "tall stories" and I am ready to ride .
up the creek a little farther to visit an old man who has not `
been more than a mile from his homestead in 15 years. A bad
accident with a mule and a sled put him in the bed, but I End _
he is recovering nicely. Oh, will I ever get those windows open! y
One of the children has cold blisters. These are swiftly treated, i`l
and then we aim for home. Missy is anticipating her evening  
feed, and Barnabas his hambone, so we pause only for a moment L
to chat with the school children on their way from classes. I
Always they ask the same question, "When are you coming to M
give shots," although they know these are not due until August.  
We arrive at the barn where Missy has a good rub down  
and goes into the pasture to cool off before her feed. With my {
mind on tea I start towards the house only to find a note in the  
door. Could I make a visit? Mother is "bad off." Luckily the {
call can be made by jeep, and twenty minutes driving on quite I
a reasonable road brings me to the house. The patient has a
severe cold and is "asmotherin’ to death." She is soon given `
treatment and made a little happier and, with a promise to call ·
tomorrow, I once more head towards the nursing centre and at  
last tea. The animals are now fed and the records attended to.  
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  Then a light meal to cook and clear away, and then the live-
Ԥ stock to water, and bed down for the night.
  By eight-thirty p.m. I’m ready for bed and hoping to stay
  there . . . but who knows ? Ellen’s baby may come tonight.
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l HowLERs
{_ 1. What do you know about Jezebel?
it Jezebel was a very wicked woman. One day she was sitting
QQ at a window and they said: "Throw her down." And they
`, threw her down, and they said, "Throw her down again."
_ . And they threw her down again, and they did so unto seventy
p times seven; and last of all the woman died also, and they
4 gathered up the fragments that remained thereof, twelve
- basketsful, which they hid by fifties in a cave, of which some
remain to the present day and the rest have fallen asleep.
  2. Who was Sir Walter Raleigh ?
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. Sir Walter Raleigh was a very polite man. One day he put
Q his cloak down in the mud for Queen Elizabeth to step on,
Q and she said, "Honi soit qui mal y pense" which means "I am
* afraid I have dirtied your cloak." Raleigh replied, "Dieu
  et mon droit" which means, "My God, you’re right."
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Children of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hays Hawkins, J r.
(Courier, Christine Ekengren)
Singapore, Malaya
HINTS ON ETIQUETTE IN 1834
Making a noise in chewing or breathing hard in eating, are
both unseemly habits, and aught to be eschewed.
Many people make a disgusting noise with their lips, by i
inhaling their breath strongly whilst taking soup—a habit which .
should be carefully avoided. You cannot use your knife, or fork,
or teeth too quietly. _ _
—Reprinted in 1945 by the Turnstile Press Limited,
London, England

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: URGENT NEEDS
5 HYDEN HOSPITAL
. 1. Boiler Room—Cut off from Remainder of Building: by metal
lath and plaster and a self-closing door of fire resisting
1 construction—~materials and labor ,..._,_.,.____,,_,___,___,_,____,_______________ $ 232.19
_? 2. Windows—Replacing two Ordinary Windows with Fire Resist-
  ing Windows: (metal frames with wire glass)—windows
{ and installation ................................................................._.,..._....,..._. 116,89
s` 3. Door—Hospital to Annex—Made Fire Resisting: materials and
Q labor .................................................................................................... 30.30
` 4. Coal Bent—End Partition Wall (Wooden)—Replaced: with
‘ , concrete block wall and a fire resisting door—materials and
· labor .................. ; .......»........,........................................................,....... 65,00
  5. Exit Lights—4 (Internally Illuminated): installed over exit
 f doors—lights and wiring ..................................,..............l.............. 261.71
I (Above items necessary in order to meet Fire Safety Requirements.)
. 6. Spot Light»—Annex: to light area in front—material and labor 75.35
7. Electric Range—Heavy Duty: installed with vent pipe and
( metal hood—equipment and installation—estimated .....,..._,,.... 725,00
  8. Water Heater (coal fired) and Hot Water Tank (220—gal. capa-
E city): to replace small heater and tank installed when Hos-
 ,1 pital was built—equipment and installation—estimated ........ 550.00
  9. Old Waiting Room Converted to Social Service Office: parti-
tion wall, cupboards, proper lighting, painting—materia1s
  and labor ............................................................................................ 455.95
 ` 10. Superintendent’s Office Converted to Office of Medical Director:
moving laboratory sink, fluorescent lights installed, putting
{ rods and curtains around examining tables, painting—
 " materials and labor—estimated ..................,.............____._..____________ 225,00
F 11. Kitchen Floor—Asbestos Tile Laid: to replace worn—out linc-
1eum—materials and labor—estimated ....................__.,________________ 90,00
12. Small Refrigerator for Wards: for formulas, vaccines and
 _ drugs .................................................................................l................ 129.95
` 13. Physician’s Office Scales: clinic use ................................................ 57.50
* 14. Sewing Machine—Treadle Type with Electric Motor Installed:
? to replace very old inadequate machine used for mending
~ hospital linens—price quoted .......................................................... 95.98
  15. Typewriter Table—Metal—Portable: for use of Hospital
i Superintendent .................................................................................. 12.85
f 16. Patients’ Gowns: 1% dozen @ $26.50 per dozen ........................ 39.75
ji 17, P3,tients’ Bedside Bells: 8 @ $4.50 per dozen ...................,..._.,_... 3,00
 _ 18. Food Mill ..............................»...----·--.»...--.-~---...-........................................ 4.50
. 19. Teakettle ..........................--~-·~-·-·---.--·--»- · .-.-------..·-----......»............. . ......... 3.95
= 20, Bedpans—Replacements: 1 dozen ......................................,,,.,,,,,_,,,_., 33,60
pg 21_ P;itients’ Bathrobes—Heavy Seersucker: 1 dozen ........,,,,_,,,_,,,_, 52,50
“ 22, Electric Heater for Night Nursery .................................................. 22.95
A g3_ Lawn Mower (All Steel)—Replacement ..........,,....,,.,,,,,.,,,,,,__,,_,,_,__ 18,62
  24. Pruner—H6aVy Duty .....--------------~---~---~----------------.-.............................. 4.49
° MARGARET VOORHIES HAGGIN QUARTERS FOR NURSES
 ', 1, Pereh eif First Floor—Screened: materials and labor _,,.,,,,__,,,,,_ $ 154,19
» 2, Dining Room Painted: (walls and ceiling only)—paint and
. labor ........................ . .............A........................................................... 18.58
Q 3, Vvnshing Machine: largest size ................................................ , .,.,,,,_, 199,95

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4. Refrigerator Repaired: parts and installation ...A.................._....... 8.50 } 
5. Electric Fans for Nurses’ Bedrooms: 7—(10" dia.) @ $12.46 .... 87.22 ,
6. Shades for Ceiling Light Fixtures: living room and dining
'room——replacements—3 @ $4.30 .................................................. 12.90 ·
7. Electric Iron ............................................................................................ 12.95
8. Rack for Fire Hose .................................................................,.............. 14.50  "
9. Bedrooms-—Curtain Material (Dimity): 1 bolt (50 yards) ........ 22.35 ¥`
MARDI COTTAGE  
Midwives Quarters  
1. Electrical Wiring Repairs: breaker replaced, circuits added, all , 
connections checked and made tight—material and labor .... $ 149.20 ,`
2. Barbed Wire Fence-—Haggin Quarters to Midwives Quarters »
Horse Pasture: replaced with board fence——lumber, nails
and labor ............................................................................................ 40.00 V
3. Split Bottom Chairs Repaired: 11 @ $1.50 (less discount) ........ 15.00  V
4. Kitchen, Cupboards and Back Porch Painted: paint and labor.. 33.47  ·
5. Small Stove—Coal Fired: for stand-by cooking stove when _
electric current goes off—stove and installation—-estimated 20.00 `
6. Washing Machine—Wringer Assembly Replaced ........................ 19.31 j
7. Fluorescent Lamp for Students’ Study Table: estimated .......... 19.00 V
8. Shades for 5 Windows: (includes 1 venetian blind for bathroom 17.91  '
9. Serving Platters: hotel china; 2 large size @ $5.25 ...................... 10.50 _
10. Porch Chair—Aluminum Frame ........................................................ 10.45  ‘
WENDOVER  j
1. Big House-Small Lavatory: removing shelves, installing iix-  »
tures and laying asbestos tile, to convert linen closet into
lavatory——materials and labor ...................................................... $ 591.04 ;
2. Big House-—Linen Cupboard on Sleeping Porch: to replace ‘
linen closet—materials and labor ..............................................._ 78.68 g 
3. Garden House Attic—Chest 2-Vg x 6’: for reserve supply of `;`
linens——materials and labor ........................................................,... 39.45 `
4. Chicken Lots (4)-—Fencing: new wire, some new posts; 5 new `
gates—materials and labor—estimated ....................................,, 200.00
5. Pasture Fencing: exercise lot, horse pasture, cow pasture;
new posts and wire where needed—materials and labor ........ 175.62 Z
6. Electric Motor (3_H. P.) for Pump: completely installed ............ 185.41 i
7. Old Tool Shed—Covered with Boards: getting out board
timber, riving boards and putting on roof—labor .................. 56.92 2
8. Wooden Drains above Garden House: to be replaced—1umber
and labor~—estimated ........................................................................ 60.00 ,
9, Upper Shelf-Chimney Caps: 2 @ $12.50—Installed .................... 30.00 `
10, Cabin and Big House—Grate Baskets: 2 @ $8.50 ...............,....___. 17,00  
11. Big House—Interior Painting: kitchen, employees’ dining gl
room, hallway, lower bathroom and two oflices, including ~
cupboards; (Hazard painter)—materials and labor ........,...___. 225,77 .
12. Lower Shelf-Interior Painting: 6 small rooms and bathroom ~
—paint and labor (by our men) .................................................... 75.00
13. Garden House (Second F1oor)—Bookcases: to replace cases '.
loaned us; 4 large size——materials and labor ............................ 67.60  Y 
14, Big House Living Room—Olson Rug: size 8’ x 12%’ ................ 68,38 Q
15. Big House Living Room-—Desk Chair: repaired and refinished 25.00 3
16. Breakfast Tray: for guests ................................................................ 5.40 ‘(
17. Horse-Palomino ("Prince Charlie") .............,................................ 125.00  
18, Saddle Blankets: 3 @ $6.50 ................................................................ 19.50  .
19, New Typewriter ...................................................................................... 175.00  ·

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 l 20. Transfer Check Files: 3 @7 $12.50 ......,...,...........,..A..,....................... 37.50
21. Fibre Card Index Files: 3 @ $2.05 .................................,..........,...,... 6.15
22. Vacuum Cleaner—Heavy Duty: for use in cleaning hot air
‘ furnaces and registers .................................................................... 131.05
._ 23. Washing Machine .................,...............,................................................ 199.95
f 24. Chicken Feeder ..............................................................,....................... 6.75
‘ 25. Paint Scraper .................................................................................,........ 2.50
_ 26. Pipe Wrench—24" ....................................,.............,...,......,.................... 8.33
 T NEVV TRUCK
4 Truck: % ton, with stake bed, overload springs, heater and de-
I" froster (less trade-in value on old truck (1950 model) ........ $1,410.40
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T THE GEORGIA WRIGHT CLEARING
  Caretaker’s Pre—World War I Cottage—Reconstructed (Essential)
p 1. New Roof: board roof replaced with asphalt shingles—ma—
terials and labor ................,..........._....._..............,.............................. $ 592.74
. 2. Kitchen—Rebuilt: made larger; 2 additional windows and
V small back porch added—materials and labor ............................ 646.87
V 3. Miscellaneous Repairs: to house, porches, screens, etc.—ma-
· terials and labor ................................................................................ 326.76
4. Painting—Interior and Exterior: (Hazard Painter)——materials
. and labor ........................,................................................................... 290.54
; 5. Drainage Around House: guttering; rock retaining wall back
` of house; open rock and cement drain at side of house; drain
tile under steps to connect with culvert—materials and
labor ......................................_.........,....,,....,........................................ 149.59
6. Electrical Wiring: wires in kitchen moved for reconstruction;
.» one circuit added; reconstructed kitchen and back porch
i wired—materials and labor ............................................................ 73.72
ii BEECH FORK NURSING CENTER
p Jessie Preston Draper Memorial
1. Widening Road to Barn: to prevent jeep accidents; (locust
A posts for retaining wall given)—labor ........................................ $ 40.25
· 2. Water Tank-—Repairs: caulking or patching leak in bottom; 2
‘_ new hoops; overflow pipe assembly; tank and hoops painted;
roof coated with tar—materials and labor——estimated .......... 100.00
. 3. Cow Barn: cement drain and board floor—materials and labor
` —estimated ...................................................................................... 45.45
4. Clinic and Bathroom: asbestos tile to replace linoleum (28
° years old)—materials and lab0r—estimated ............................ 86.10
, 5. Living Room: Olson rug for hearth; size 4’ x 5’ .......................... 12.94
  6. Living Room: slip covers for 3 chairs-materials and making
  —estimated ........................................................................................ 47.00
7. Bedspreads: 3 @ $3.95 .......................................................................... 11.85
, 8. Ironing Board: metal ............................................................................ 10.95
9. Clinic Scales: portable .......................................................................... 6.49
_ 10. Double Bit Axe ......................................................... . .............................. 3.67
BOWLINGTOWN NURSING CENTER
Margaret Durbin Harper Memorial
{rh 1. Living Room Chairs: (old ones past repair); 2 platform rock-
» ers GD $39.95 ...................................................................................... $ 79.90
_: 2, Bedrooms: Olson rugs; size 30" x 54"—4 @ $7.46 ...................... 29.84
` 3. Clinic Windows (2): material for curtains—6 yards @ $ .44 .... 2.64

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4. Bedrooms—Bedspreads: 4 @ $3.95 _____________________,_______A_____,___________.__ 15.80 ‘
5. Hot Plate: single burner _,______,__________,_,_______,,__,_____________________,____,_______ 17,49 L
6. Vacuum Cleaner: new motor put in ........,........_...,....,..................... 19.06 ~
7. Gay’s Creek Clinic: portable scales _.___._________.___._._____._____._._._.__.__.._.. 6.49 {
BRUTUS NURSING CENTER .
. Belle Barrett Hughitt Memorial a
1. Center—New Asphalt Shingle Roof: (includes repair of gutter- `
ing)-—materials and labor ............,......_............,............................. $ 451.21 ;
2. Floors—Clinic, Clinic Waiting Room, Patients’ Lavatory and 1
Nurses’ Bathroom: asbestos tile to replace linoleum (23 »
years 01d)—materials and labor .................................................... 274.80  
3. Sleeping Porch: to prevent rain blowing in and leaking
through floor to ceiling in clinic; 7 windows——materials and ~
labor ......................_....._._..__..._..__..___....__....__...._._........._,....._._.............. 83.28 T
4. Chicken House—Fenced In: materials and labor—estimated .... 30.00 ,
5. Barn Hydrant: broken pipe replaced-—materials and labor ........ 13.90 `
6. Chest of Drawers—Unpainted ..,.....__...._..__..._..._............,.................... 25.95 i
7. Bedside Rugs-—Loop Pile: 3 @ $5.95 ....,....._.....,...,........................... 17.85 “
8. Bedroom Mirror .......................,..._,...._..._._.....___...._............................... 5.49 ’
CONFLUENCE NURSING CENTER ~,
"Possum B€H(l"—Fl'HHC€S Bolton '
1. Canvas Top for Jeep "Bolt": replacement ...................................... $ 115.05 `
2. Washing Machine: (badly needed) ....................l............................. 159.95
3. Bathroom—Floor: replacing rotten boards in floor, and worn-
Out lin0leum—materials and labor—estimated .......................... 40.00 _-
4. Chicken H0use—Fenced in: materials and labor ___._......._.....,_........ 23.45 ,
5. Cross Fence Between Yard and Pasture: getting out posts
(timber given), wire and labor ._._....._....._._..........._.........._._..._..._. 84.75 p
6. Fire Screen: (folding type) ._.....,..__.._....,....._......._._...,..._....._.............. 5.40
7. Living Ro0m—Platform Rocker ..................,...............,..................... 39.95
8. Living Room Draperies: material for 2 tailored panels and
valance; 6 yards @ $.89 ................................................................ 5.34
9. Living Room Fireplace—Basket Grate: replacement .................. 8.50
FLAT CREEK NURSING CENTER
Caroline Butler Atwood Memorial "
1. Water System: (Necessary Because Spring Now Runs Only in
» Winter:)
Well: drilling and casing ................__..___......_,.....__....__.,._.....,._..._._....__ $ 298.25
` Electric Pump Unit: deep well pump, motor (1 H.P.), pressure
tank, sucker rods, drop pipe, couplings, working barrel—
equipment and labor—estimated .................................................... 540.00
Pump House: frame with concrete floor and insulation—mate-
‘ rials and labor—estimated .............................................,,............... 480.00
Pipe Line to House: ditching, pipe, fittings and connections—
materials and labor——estimated .................................................... 232.00 4
Our trustee. Mr. Chris Queen. the engineer in charge of the
Ford Motor Company holdings on Red Bird River, has been so Ji
kind as to work out the type of equipment needed. has drawn .
up plans for the pump house and will supervise the installa-
tion of the equipment.
2. Fire Hydrant and House: cracked hydrant replaced; house
rebuilt—hyd1·ant, materials and labor—estimated .................. 200.00 fl
3. Food Chopper .......................................................................................... 6.49
4. Lamp Shade ............................................................................................ 3.59
5. Hatchet .................................................................................................... 3.95 `

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Q Clara Ford
` 1. Driveway: reconstructing large stone and cement culvert; re-
‘t building low retaining wall and repairing rail fence along
s side of driveway—materials and labor (contract) .................. $ 106.00
. 2. Power Lines-—H0use to Barn: insulated wire (26 years old)
; replaced; yard light installed at barn—materials and labor
V —-estimated ,_____,.....,,.._,__,,,,,___,,,,,____,____,,______ _ __._.....,,,.............,........... 140.00
l 3. Washing Machine: (badly needed) ...........................l........................ 159.95
l 4. Chest of Drawers-—-Large, Unpainted .............................................. 25.95
  5. Desk with Drawers—Unpainted: for record work ...................... 39.95
l 6. Steel File: 2-drawer sections for family records; 2 @ $12.00 .... 24.00
· 7. Gooseneck Lamp: for desk work ...................................................... 2.69
8. Bedspreads: 3 @ $3.95 ........................................................................ 11.85
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SONG FOR SPRll\|G
_. Tall cedar trunks are darkly seen
R l - Cool, amidst the tender green,
The dogwood boughs ot shimmering white
Reach out to render light tor light.
Pertume ot lilacs, sweetest smell
_ Ot all the scents I love so well]
Breathes ardor round the mottled thrush -—
l·lis lovely notes together rush.
And over each and over all
A gentle harmony dolh tall.
For Pan has brought his pipes along
·l· In answer to the thrush`s song.
* Julia May
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LIVE AND LET LIVE  
by  
J. ALICK BOUQUET ‘  
One of the stories about St. Werburgh [England, seventh  
century] is that of the wild geese. Flocks of wild geese devoured  
the greenstuff in the kitchen garden of one of her convents. As a ` 1
punishment some of the geese found their way into the cooks’ \,
pots. St. Werburgh summoned the flock of geese and preached {
to them, whereupon they promised to amend their ways. But  
the following day the geese ravaged the garden again. St. Wer- I
burgh expostulated, and so did the geese. "Last night," said   .
the geese, "we made a resolution to behave, but in spite of this  
_your cook caught two of us and baked them in a pie!" St. I
Werburgh agreed that it was not fair. She sent for the cook  
and the pie. St. Werburgh prayed, and made the cook pray too. ]
And the geese in the pie came back to life. She then ordered ll
that no goose should be eaten in the convent so long as the  
geese did not raid the gar