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Show I Many Matters Get Lions' Attention At DinnerMeeting Recommendations of the major projects committee of the Milford Lions club that the club "cease to be merely a luncheon club" and get in some good constructive work for the community were received with enthusiasm Wednesday evening eve-ning at a spirited meeting held in the Union Pacific dining room. Also Al-so included in the report of the committee was reference to the great need of improved housing facilities and suggestions that the promotion and encouragement of the building of residences be the first major activity undertaken by the club. The report also commended com-mended the fine work done by the town Iboard members,' particularly in the securing of a library for Milford, and pledged support as a club in promoting other worthwhile worth-while projects. The major projects committee of the club is compsed of Lions J. R. Murdock, J. E. Wilson, Val Yep-sen Yep-sen and Parley B. Fisher and the report was read by Chairman Murdock. Mur-dock. The report also commended the proposed extension of activities activi-ties of the Delta Land and Water company and recommended the appointment of a strong agricultural agricul-tural committee within the club to cooperate with the company. Lion D. E. Kirk brought up the matter of preparing for the county coun-ty fair in Milford this fall and told of the need for about $2000 in cash for preparing exhibit and race horse stalls, completing the race track and grand stand and other facilities which must be provided for this year, after which the fair should be a self-sustaining matter. Following some discussion, Lion E. R. Moody moved that a committee com-mittee from the club be named to work out with the town board some plan whereiby the ground bordering Stoddard street in the rear of the business district should be disposed dis-posed of if the old plan to park the area should be found impracticable, imprac-ticable, and funds raised thereby be utilized to park the ground immediately im-mediately adjoining the new li-i li-i brary, complete parking of the j local cemetery, and for necessary I work at the fair grounds. Lion ' President J. M. Hughes appointed Lions Murdock, J. C. Smith, Moody j and Fisher to compose this com-j com-j mit.te and meet with the town board on February 2. Lion Kirk mentioned that he had : just learned that government limi-I limi-I tations on sugar 'beet acreage for I 1939 would not apply to the Milford Mil-ford valley and that the agricultural agricul-tural agent of the Union Pacific system was anxious to get about 200 acres in this valley planted to certified seed potatoes, but wanted want-ed only plots of about 40 acres in size in order to give the project a proper test. Lion Murdock added that it was understood that some of the large coast produce-houses produce-houses were dickering for the re-establishment re-establishment of" the pod pea industry in-dustry in this section on a large scale. Lion Moody mentioned the institution insti-tution of adult classes of various kinds in connection with the high school and urged that a committee commit-tee from the club be named to cooperate co-operate with and encourage af-tendance af-tendance at the agriculture classes. The president later announced the appointment of Lions Moody, (Continued on last page) I Lion' Club Meeting (Continued from first page) j Laurence Peterson and M. H. Pool to form this committee. j Another matter brought to the j attention of the club was the or- i ganization at the, high school of a j 24-piece fife and drum corps un-1 der the sponsorship of the local I American Legion post. Some of the instruments are here now and i , the others have been ordered. I Lions present at Wednesday's I meeting were: J. M. Hughes, S. A.j j Zabriskie, Laurence Peterson, Dr. I R. R. Shannon, Val Yepsen, Thorn-1 as Gerrard, La Mar Outzen, E. R.' Moody, D. E. Kirk, P. B. Fisher,! M. H. Pool, J. R. Murdock jr. andj David S. Williams. |