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FOREST FIRES!  
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sTory is Told under "Our Burning |·TiTTs." This picTure N',.
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VOLUME 28 SPRING, 1953 NUMBER 4 v
"Entered as second class matter June 30, 1926, at the Post Ofhce at Lexington, Ky.,
under Act of March 3, 1879." i
Copyright, 1953, Frontier Nursing Service, Inc.
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 *1 INDEX
  ARTICLE AUTHOR · PAGE
  Beyond the Mountains 47
  Field Notes 52
  First Impressions Bella Vaughn 13
D1 Forest Fires! 2
g` In Memoriam 17
it "Moonshine" Goes to Market Primrose Edwards 30
C   Old Courier News 21 `
V 5 Old Staff News 35
! Our Burning Hills Betty Ann Bradbury 3
  Our Burning Hills Kitty Macdonald 5
  Our Burning Hills ' Elizabeth Hillman 6
  Tenacity (Photograph) Inside Back Cover
`   Upper Flat Creek School (Drawing) Joyce Stephens 32
i Urgent Needs _ 9
5 Where Else But Wendover Kay Amsden 43
i BRIEF BITS
g A Letter We Never Finished Reading 12
Dr. John Marcus Daniel, Kentucky
Pioneer Lee Daniel 15
First Aid Course Little Acorns 46
Four Future Couriers (Photograph) 20
Fruit Names The Countryman 50
i Have to Be Born There Contributed 16
B Hen and Hay (Cartoon) Kitty Biddle 29
· I’m a Broken-Hearted Gardener A M id-Victorian Ballad 60
  It Could Be Overdone Lexington (Ky.) Herald 8
It Shows in Your Face (Verse) ` Home Prayers 16
  McKinley Mosley’s Victory The Thousandsticks 34
l` My Tribute to the FNS’ers (Verse) Contributed Anonymously 42
Z); Papples Dallas Morning News 45
There Once Was a Man (Verse) Anonymous 46
V When Sassafras Came to Tea Kitty Macdonald 34
i White Elephant 51
  Wild Flowers (Verse) Peter Newell 46
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FOREST FIRES!  
Frankfort, Ky., March 16 (AP)—Forest fires in Kentucky
destroyed 1,405,359 acres or 2,195 square miles of timber valued  
at $12,648,231 in 1952. It was the worst forest—fire year in half a w
century. L
The annual fire report of the State Forestry Division said L
. . . there were 2,654 fires on protected land and 5,569 on non-  
protected acreage . . . · ;‘
The majority of fires and resulting damage occurred during {
a 20-day period from October 20 to November 10, said State *
Forester H. W. Berckman, who has charge of fire control. (The  
italics are ours.) g
Louisville Courier-Journal  
Starting on the next page, we give the stories of three  
forest Hres that threatened the destruction of FNS property-— g
as told by three of our nurses who helped iight them. It will be it
noted that an assistant fire warden with six men, and a crew of *
girls and men from Wendover, were able to get to the fire at  
Beech Fork, which has a telephone. But at Bowlingtown, which  
has no telephone, and is two hours from Hyden, the neighbors  
had to work without the help of fire wardens.  
A word about "back iires." It is a fact that, wind per-
mitting, the great fire draws the lesser one up toward itself.
When the intervening vegetation has been burned out, the great F:.
fire is stopped in its tracks. F';

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  OUR BURNING HILLS
Q (Hyden Hospital Ridge)
2 n by
BETTY ANN BRADBURY, R.N.
, Forest fires had never been a subject of great interest to me.
·· And this is probably true, as I have thoughtfully reasoned out,
w because I had never seen one, been near one, fought one, or felt
L the results of one in any way. And so when I came to Hyden
and FNS in early September, forest fires were among those
j things that were furthest from my mind. There were many
  other things that were furthest from my mind, too, but which
  have necessarily wormed their way into the conscious portion of
L my brain since my arrival in the Kentucky mountains. However,
  Forest Fires is the topic under discussion and the reason for the
t above bally-hoo is simply to impart to you my utter lack of
f experience along this line and the fact that when one comes to
, Kentucky to be a part of the activities of the FNS, one must be
i prepared for the hackneyed old anything!
  So when the word spread that the ridge above the Hospital
Z and Midwives Quarters was blazing furiously and all possible
  help was needed, I raced to don my iire-fighting outiit (jeans and
lz hiking boots) and, with the enthusiasm that comes at times
i from ignorance of true situations, I grabbed my flashlight and a
I rake and bravely joined my colleagues who were already groping
j their way up the mountain. Thoughts of saving the Hospital
i and adjoining buildings from complete destruction were racing
  through my mind as I stumbled along, my flashlight batteries
·1 none too good. And I couldn’t understand why I heard occa-
sional groans from my friends, "This would happen on my day
off . . ." "Gee Whiz! Do I have to climb that‘?‘?" But I soon
, learned.
  All my previous feelings of bravado subsided when I saw
cf: the ilames. I gulped and thought to myself, "What can I pos-
sibly do to help get that under control?" I felt infinitesimal-
and utterly incapable of coping with such force and fury. But
then I saw that a path about two feet wide was being raked
between us and the iire, and that it produced amazingly good
results. So—I started to rake. Vigorously I raked—Suddenly,

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I heard someone shout, "Why are you raking there? We’ve  
already raked a path a few yards above youl" Oh well, good l
practice——Next time, though, I made sure my path was the first ·
one. Fortunately the fire was a low one, confined mostly to l
underbrush, so that the path readily stopped the trail of fire. ”
But flames could be seen for what seemed miles, and our job V',
seemed an endless one.  
I raked, I stumbled, I sat down hard, I thought of all the l
snakes I might step on, I hurled dead trees down the mountain- k
side, and I wept involuntarily from the smoke. But I kept on k
raking-—until with immense relief I heard someone shout, "S0me- j
body’s got to patrol this area now that the iire’s out to make i
sure no sparks cross the path." I volunteered. Usually I don’t .
readily volunteer for things. This time I did. The others went
on following the hre and raking. I patrolled my part of the 2
mountain side, stomping out sparks now and then with my stout j
shoes. It was fine at first. Nice not to have to rake anymore.  
But gradually it began getting lonelier—and colder—and the 2-
smoke from smouldering underbrush was worse than ever. I .
wish I hadn’t volunteered so eagerly. My hands were cold. I
thought of building a fire to warm them by, but the irony of it
made me laugh. And then, to take my mind off the cold, I A {
thought how silly the girls from the Hospital looked when they q
went to "i:ight the fire" equipped with marshmallows all ready .
to roast! I wondered if they’d ever had an opportunity to roast  
them-. And then I came upon two graves, perched way up on p
top of the ridge, far from habitation, with fresh wreathes placed ·
on them, which miraculously had been left untouched by the  
fire. The ground around them was smouldering and the smoke ¥
was quite thick-—but, there they were, those two graves. I was f
glad I wasn’t superstitious, because I could easily have made ‘
ghosts out of the smoke formations. I stomped out some more
sparks and started retracing my steps. My, how lonely it was!
Just the gentle sounds of the breeze and smouldering earth  
reminded me of my hearing sense. . I `  
Suddenly a dull thud and a hissing sound came from the
direction of the graves. I dropped my rake and felt myself going ,
into an anxiety attack. I knew I had tachycardia and I could feel 3
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 FRONTIER NURSING smzvicm s
. around and stared fixedly at the graves, as if expecting to see
. cadavers clumsily attempting to rise up, stiff from centuries of
j lying in a supine position! I was rather disappointed but re-
lieved to see that the noise had originated from a burned out
” stump that could no longer withstand the forces of gravity! I
,'{ recovered finally and decided I didn’t like "fire-watching"—
  fighting was better because then one hadn’t the time to think
, about graves or cadavers—and it was infinitely warmerll I was
p cold—and just about ready to go A.W.O.L. when I heard the
` shouts of our wonderful Wendover friends who had, as always,
  come to join us in our misfortune. I said, "Hello—glad to see
° you——goodbye"——-all in the same misty breath——and headed for
, home, feeling cold mostly, but certainly less enthusiastic than
originally.
1 My enthusiasm for ire-fighting had hit rock bottom. I was
? going to run and hide if anyone yelled "F‘IRE" again—terrible
E but true-—until the call came at Wendover, on my night off duty,
Q- during a bridge game. I had inadvertently trumped Dr. Wood-
V yard’s ace. It was at this moment that Brownie poked her head
in the door and called for volunteers for a fire fighting crew to
F help at the Beech Fork Center. I was the first to volunteer . . .
I OUR BURNING I·HLLS
? (Jessie Preston Draper Center)
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L I KITTY MACDONQIALD, R.N., c.M.
  The forest fires had been raging on the surrounding hills for
  over a week and the air was so heavy with smoke that I had to
l turn on the jeep lights when I took my colleague, Dorothy, to
catch the bus for her week-end. I had answered a sick call,
and was fording the Beech Fork of Middle Fork River on my
~ way home, when I noticed the ridge on fire. For a moment I
J was seized with panic. But, as I rounded the bend to the nurs-
I ing center, I breathed a sigh of relief to find everything in
darkness.
I In the next hour I had called a fire warden, watered the
X cow and horses—who were iidgeting around because of the
smoke-—notified Wendover, gulped some supper, seen a sick

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1 baby in clinic, and tried to collect my thoughts. Lucy’s baby p
was due any time—the cow might miscarry—ninety bales of I
new hay were in the loft—the pump hadn’t been working———how ‘
much water ?—who could help ‘?—everyone was already out
iighting—should save the records but, on second thought, if they l
burned I wouldn’t have to worry about them. Then along came  
Fred Morgan with a fire crew of six men.  
» "We’ve fit this fire three nights and can’t stop it. You’re iw
` surrounded now, and hit looks like we’ll have to rake a ring and   _
backiire or you’ll burn up for sure. Can you git some of them  
wimmen to help fight hit‘?—this is all the men I can spare."  
As I called Wendover for recruits, I thanked the Lord that  
the phone was working for a change. In short order "them thar  ij
wimmen," with Wendover men, arrived equipped with hoes ¤
and standard fire rakes. We started the ring at the upper  Y
end of the pasture, backiiring as we went. I had no idea that  ll
a mountain side could be so steep and still grow trees. Some  ig
. held flashlights while others raked and every once in a while  ¤
you’d hear a yell and see a flashlight doing cartwheels down the  ’
’ bank, then come crawling back up lighting the way of a bruised  i
body. By two a.m. the ring was finished, and the backfire was  ’
dueling with the villain at the top of the ridge.  
I "caught" Lucy’s baby for her the next day (bless her for  
waiting)—the hay was safe, the horses quiet, the cow still chew-  
ing her cud, there was enough water for baths, the records were  
uncharred, and I had help enough to keep a careful watch until 2 
the last embers died and dawn broke.  l
P. S. With dawn came Henry (the barn man).  
"Miss ’donald, I reckon we better rake a ring around this l
barn fur that thar iire’s gitting purty close now, I’m a te1lin’ ya."
OUR BURNING HILLS  
(Margaret Durbin Harper Center) kv
  Y
ELIZABETH HILL}l'V[AN, R.N., s.c.M.
The air had been filled with smoke and the sun had been a
red ball for several days, but it wasn’t until I got home one day
and found Will Gay [chairman of our local committee] waiting

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, to tell me that there was some iire on the mountain at the back
L of the center that I knew it was anywhere near us. He was just
E about to send some men up into the hills to put the fire out, and
watch it during the night.
  Sometime next morning, however, nre broke out again and
  in the afternoon Mr. Gay, with a lot of helpers, went up the hill
L? and raked a wide fire ring along the ridge of the mountain behind
‘j ~ the center and the nearest other houses. By the time they had
  worked down to the road the iire was catching up with them fast,
 . and I was horrified to see the flames roaring through the trees
F and to feel the heat beating down. I became quite pessimistic
 i because I felt that with such a hre whole trees were going to `
 { burn, and I imagined blazing trees crashing and rolling down the
  hill regardless of fire rings. At that time, too, I didn’t understand
  about nre rings, or really what the people werepdoing—my one
 it idea of fighting a iire being to beat it out—and was quite taken
  aback when, just as the iire seemed at its height, they shouted
  that they’d leave me now. I think Mr. Gay must have realized
— that I sounded a bit doubtful for he stayed for a while to fire-
 g watch while that part of the hill burnt out.
 _, In the intervals of fire watching, I really thought I should ~
  make some preparations for evacuation. So, I packed a suitcase
 S with valuables and put the nursing records ready at the door
E to be thrown in the jeep and driven to safety. I imagine Mr.
 g Gay thought I was a bit daft when I kept asking him where
  would be the best place to put my horse—Bobbin. He said he’d
 ; be quite safe in the pasture but I wasn’t at all sure that he was
{ to be trusted in a fire-encircled pasture. I also had a week-old
calf to be dealt with when (for I was quite sure it would) the
j barn caught on iirel I was going to rely on Flossie, the cow, to
, look after herself.
5 However, we were quite safe that night but next morning
M  there was a pillar of smoke to be seen again in the hill behind ~
V   the center, and this time the fire was burning just around my
, spring house. Dorothy Gay closed school and brought her larger
L children to help iight fires. They controlled this iire but, while
they were working, more fire was springing up behind the Gays’
[ house and this iire just ripped through everything——all but burn-
i ing up a little house on the edge of the forest.
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There was no smoke around me by afternoon and I started
to feel quite complacent. It was getting dark. I had just finished .
feeding the animals in the barn when I looked up and, to my _
horror, saw a thin ring of fire immediately behind my water ;
tank. I leapt into the jeep, shot up the road in a cloud of dust  
and gave three blows on the horn, which was the pre-arranged  
signal for "It’s broke through at the nurses’." I got three helpers  
to come back with me and we started raking again. However, N
we found that once the fire reached the edge of the trees it y
would not burn through the open—and so I was protected to a *‘
large extent by the pasture. I did have a tree-filled gully running `
between the two pastures which was a danger spot, and now the ‘
fire was gradually converging from two more directions. So we ;/
raked a wide ring above the pasture fence, and fired up from this E
ring. By this time quite a lot of willing helpers had arrived and,  
to be on the safe side, they raked a ring above the whole length I
of the FNS property. It was thirsty work and I carried supplies  
of hot cocoa up the hill to them. l
That night the fire went through every bit of the timber on  
this mountain. It came down to the pasture fence but was  
stopped by the fire ring. Unfortunately there was a brisk wind,  
and this kept on carrying sparks from smouldering tree stumps,  
so we needed to keep a good watch all through the night. Nothing é
further happened, however, and in a few days we had some wel- sg
come showers. I then unpacked my suitcase, and told Bobbin We {
could stop worrying! l
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IT COULD BE OVERDONE l
Three-dimensional television may be the next thing after
color television gets going. It will be time to call a halt when yy
the beverage commercials start overiiowing on the living room  4
floor.
The Lexington H emld, Monday morning, May 4, 1953

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{ URGENT NEEDS
  Here are our urgent needs for the new fiscal year. We have
5 cut them down to bedrock and, honestly, these things are urgent.
  A few, such as Olson rugs, may not seem as vital to you as to
L; our nurses. It lifts their morale no end to have raggedy-raggedy .
N things replaced by new ones. As for paint—you will note that
‘ when our nurses want to repaint a room, all they ask for is the
  aint itself. The ut it on. The aint for the outsides of build-
_ P P
E ings has to be applied by regular painters. It is essential to pro-
; tect the woods underneath.
?_ In our long list of those needs, there is something for every
it purse from those who can afford to replace guttering to those
  who can only give a garbage can. We welcome each response
  with enthusiasm. It is so dear of you to care.
‘ In addition to ever thin else we need a new `ee to re lace
5 J P
" one of the old ones. We can kee our 'ee s oin without ex-
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  cessive costs of maintenance if we get one replacement each
T year. The price of jeep, with heater, is $1,705.00.
  HYDEN HOSPITAL ‘
E 1. Replacement of All Guttering on Hosptial: materials and
*; labor .................................................................................................... $ 390.00
¤ 2. Outside Fire Escape Steps and Platform—Replacement: ma-
_i terials and labor .......................................................................... ‘ ...... 32.00
i 3. Removing Slide Back of Horse Barn: labor .................................... 25.00
, 4. Employees Cottage—Entrance Porch: re-flooring and putting
E roof over it—materials and labor—estimated ............................ · 130.00
; 5. Crushed Rock and Cement Drain—In Front of Manure Bent:
g cement and labor .............................................................................. 32.35
} 6. X-Ray Dark Room—Repairs: scraping off rust and painting
Q developing tank; cleaning and painting walls; laying acid-
§ resistant tile on floor (to make room safe for technician)—
’ material and labor—estimated ...................................................... 75.00
7. Painting Interior of \Vards and Clinic Rooms: painting done
by nurses-—matc1`ialS ........................................................................ 97.65
8. Metal Utility Ca.binet—White Enamel: for storage of treat-
X -. ment trays in clinic .......................................................................... 13.95
Qi 9, Dressing Cart-White Enamel ............................................................ 47.50
-` 10. Duck Curtains for Ward Beds—with Metal Grommets: 1-dozen 40.92
11. Metal Portable Linen Hamper: complete with one laundry bag 18.00
12. Extra L21lll’l(]l`y Bags: 1/ig-dozen @ $3.15 each ................................ 18.90
13. Wooden Kegs: with Faucets: 5-gal. capacity—for Distilled
Water—3 @ $3.85 ........................................ Z ..................................... 11.55
14. Labeled Hospital Jars for Treatment Room—Chrome Covers:
Set of 5 ________...._........................... . ....................................................... 4.95
~ 15. Tongue Blade and Applicator Jars—Chrome Covers: set of 3 .... 6.75

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16. Heavy Duty Vacuum Cleaner (Will also be used at Haggin °
' Quarters)-—price quoted .................................................................. 119.50 ·
17. Putting Explosion-proof Light Switches in Operating Room:
switches and installation ................................................................ 27.30  ;
HAGGIN QUARTERS FOR NURSES  ,
1. Painting Trim on Exposed Side of Building, and 2 Porches: V ,
materials and labor—estimated .................................................... $ 200.00 W
2. Screening Porch oif Second Floor: materials and labor—— {
estimated ............................................................................................ 185.00 f
3. Caulking Cracks Between Tubs and Walls in 3 Bathrooms: =
materials and labor .......................................................................... 12.30
4. Hot Water Boiler: replacement of damper and set of grates— ~  
installed .............................................................,................................ 43,27 ,_
5. Converting Broom Closet to Linen Closet—First Floor: shelv- Y
ing and lab0r——estimated ................................................................ 10.00 `
6. Aluminum Saucepan .............................................................................. 2.25 V
7. Can Opener .............................................................................................. 2.29_
MARDI COTTAGE for FRONTIER GRADUATE SCHOOL
OF MIDWIFERY A
1. Kitchen Sink and Counter Tops: replace small, ilat-rim sink
with larger double compartment sink and cabinet; replace `
rotting wood and worn-out linoleum on counter tops-
material and labor—estimated ........................................................ $ 300.00
2. Septic Tank System: cleaning tank, replacing broken tile, etc.
-——materials and labor ...................................................................... 29.14
3. Creosoting House, Painting Trim: (last painted in 1946)-—
_ materials and labor-estimated .................................................... 250.00
4. Blue Willow Dinnerware: replacements .......................................... 17.75 p
5. Laying Stone Steps to Path to Hospital .......................................... 9.00 ~
6. Garbage Can ............................................................................................ 3.00
7. Washing Machine: repair of wringer at factory ............................ 19.31
8. Olson Scatter Rugs (3) for Living Room: size 3’ x 5’ @ $13.80 41.40
WENDOVER
1. Old Log Cabin: replacing foundation, sub-ilooring and top °
ilooring in bathroom; resetting plumbing iixtures, putting
new fittings in toilet tank, repairing leak in pipe; painting Z
bedroom and bathroom—materials and 1abor—estimated .... $ 200.00 Q
2. Old Big House: Kitchen: replacing sinks and cabinets and  
splash boards—materials and labors ............................................ 398.16 A
3. Old Big House: Fire Escape: replacing steps and rails-
materials and labor .......................................................................... 38.31
4. Old Big House: Guest Room: Olson Rug—size 9’ x 12’ to re-
place rug loaned us ............... L ............................................................ 67.80
5. Lower Shelf-Board Walk in Front of Rooms: replaced with F
crushed rock and cement to protect building—materials ··
and labor ,_,.....,............... . ....................................................... , ............. 90.00 .
6, Power Saw: price quoted .................................................................... 46.00 * 
7, Trouble Light .......................................................................................... 2.45 Q
8, Hand Grinder ......... . ........................................... . .................................... 6.95 Q
9, Pressure Sprayer ................................ . ................................................... 7.95 l
]_()_ Shgeing Knife ,,,,,,,.,........................... . ..................................................... 3.75  
11, New cena; and Pad for Tenacity (mule) ........................................ 7.20
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 ' 12. Flushing Gun for Unblocking Plumbing Pipes .,.............................. 59.95
‘ 13. Laundry Stove»—New'Top for Old Stove: Factory order ............ 50.68
14. Bedspreads: %-dozen @ $3.93 each .................................................. 23.78
. 15. Aluminum Teakettle .............................................................................. 3.95
_’  16. Aluminum Cooker: 10-quart capacity ..,........................................... 3.65
THE CLEARING
it 1. Bull Barn: putting retaining wall and crushed rock in front
s of barn to keep mud from building; replacing rotting lumber
vw in foundation, and boxing; creosoting barn; repairing stock-
` ade—materials and labor ................................................................ $ 229.25
2. Caretaker’s Cottage: making three new screen doors—ma-
terials and labor ................................................................................ 16.81
BEECH FORK
1. Center to be Painted: (badly needs doing)—materials and
» labor-—estimated .............................................................................. $ 300.00
2. New Guttering (to be done before center is painted): ma-
terials and labor-—estimated .......................................................... 200.00
· 3. Sawdust and Manure Bents: repairs—materials and labor ......,. 35.36
. 4. Whitewashing Horse Barn, Cow Shed, Manure and Sawdust
. Bents: (inside and out; stalls done by nurses)-materials
` and labor .............................................................................................. 18.93
5. Hot Plate (Double Burner): replacing kerosene stove ................ 26.78
6. Fuel Saver for Fumace: replacement .............................................. 14.00
7. Set of Dishes: replacements .............................................................. 15.30
8. Card Table: to supplement small dining room table .................... 5.79
9. Warm Morning Heater: replacement of ash pan ............................ 3.73
10. Washing Machine .................................................................................. 159.95
FLAT CREEK
1. Center to be Creosoted; Trim Painted: material and labor—
estimated .......................................................................................... $ 400.00
· 2. Paint for Living Room, 3 Bedrooms, Clinic and Bathroom: put
on by nurse .......................................................................................... 36.85
3. Enamel Surface Rug for Kitchen: Note: Inlaid linoleum is
cracking badly. This to put in middle of iloor over linoleum
V —should last 4 to 5 years ................................................................ 8.50
4, Ceiling Light Fixture: replacement—installed .............................. 16.20
; 5. Olson Rugs: for 3 bedrooms—replacements, size 4%’ x G' @
  $18.06 each .......................................................................................... 54.18
° 6, Dishes: replacements ............................................................................ 5.22
7, Vaeuum Cleaner: budget-priced ........................................................ 44.95
8. Single Beds——2—complete with Mattresses: @ $28.50 each ...... 57.00
  BowLrNetrowN
 , 1. Stone Foundation Wall of Barn—Re-laid: cement, hauling
 3 sand and gravel, laying wall-—(50 cut stones given by
E neighbor) ............................................................................................ 5 57.30
. 2. Water Tank—Painting Tank and Iron Hoops: materials and
` labor-—estimated .............................................................................. 50.00
l 3. Low Pole Fence to Enclose Flower Garden: materials and
  labor ________,,,..... . ................................................................................... 14.50
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4. Tin Can Hole: digging hole and making cove1·—material and 1
labor ........................................................................................,........... 17.70 ‘
5. Paint for Living Room, Clinic, Kitchen and Bathroom: put on ‘—
by nurse and maid ..................................,._,........._.,,__.,,____,__________,_,__ 20.68 ;`
6. Coal and Wood Grate for Living Room ............._,....._._____.__,,__,.__,.,.,. 8.12 7
7. 5-Way Cooker: replacing 2 worn—out saucepans .................,,......... 4.50 2
8. Leaf Rake .................................................................................,.............. 2.29
9. Washing Machine ..................,.........,....................................._..._._,_....... 159.95 <
10. Single Beds (2) complete with Mattresses: @ $28.50 each ........ 57.00 "
Bmrrus {
1. Painting Interior of Center: living room, hallway, 4 bedrooms, t  
bathroom, clinic and waiting room—paint put on by nurse J
and couriers—estimated .................................................................. $ 50.00
2. Water Tank—Painting Tank and Hoops: materials and labor ~
—estimated ..,..................................................................................... 50.00 {
3. Creosote for Barn and All Out Buildings: 20-gallons @ $1.85 .... 37.00
4. Set of Grate Bars and Fire Backs for Kitchen Range .................. 10.65
5. Split Bottom Chairs—Locally Made: for bedrooms—4 @ $2.50
each ............................................................................................. ' ....... 1 0.00
6. Pillows: size 18" x 25"—2 @ $4.49 each .......................................... 8.98
I POSSUM BEND
1. Horse Barn-—New Roof: materials and labor—estimated .......... $ 75.00 `
2. Window Screens—18 to be Repaired: screen wire to be
replaced where needed—materials and labor--estimated ........ 36.00
3. Painting 2 Bedrooms: put on by nurse—4-gallons paint @ $3.35 13.40
4. Curtain Material for 2 Bedrooms: double windows in both a
rooms—30-yards @ $0.47 ................................................................ 14.30 `
5. Curtains for Hell-Fer-Sartain Creek Clinic: small windows ...... 4.00
‘ 6. Pressure Canner: for sterilizing purposes—16-quart capacity 21.99 *
7, Washing Machine ................................. . ................................................ 159.95 ;
RED BIRD
1. Entrance Switch Box (Electric): replacing box, and wire in
one circuit; testing and checking all circuits——materia1s _
and 1abor—estimated ...................................................................... $ 75.00
2, Painting Interior Woodwork: materials and labor ........................ 62.50
3. Painting Walls of All Rooms: put on by nurse—materia1s ........ 41.31
4. Electric Hot Plate (Double Burner) .................................................. 26.78 ,
5, Olson Bedside Rugs: size 27” x 4’——2 @ $11.00 each .................... 22.00 `
6, Bedspreads: for double guest ro0m—2 @ $3.94 each .................... 7.88 .
7, Blanket Binding ..................................................................... 1 ................ 6.07
8, Chun] ,,_,,_,,,.,..................... . ............................................................. ` ........ 2 .95
 
A LETTER WE NEVER FINISHED READING  
"Dear Public Speaker: ` Q
"Have you ever been asked to deliver a speech of interna- (
tional importance which might change