1999.1342 West Sussex County Times HORSHAM HOSPITAL Wednesday, Oct 21st 1931 POUND DAY – RETURNS Districts Gifts to Horsham Hospital In spite of the present depression, the districts contributed generously to the Pound Day effort on behalf of the Horsham Hospital. The returns were as follows:- The Hospital (548 donors) 777½ lbs of groceries : 551 lbs butter : 68 eggs : 70 lbs apples : 1cwt 21 lbs potatoes, : sundries : 1 fowl : 2 tongues : sausages : cake : jellies : grapes, peaches and other fruit : vegetables : cotton wool : polishes : silver paper : china and glass ware and £15.15s.0d in money Town Hall (60 donors) 136½ lbs of groceries : 1 lb butter : 12 eggs : bread, books, matches, silver paper and £6.6s.0d Devonshire Laundry (20 donors) 48½ lbs of groceries, pears : bananas : Ovaltine and 7s. Billingshurst (27 donors and many school children) 220 lbs of groceries : 1 lb butter : jellies, matches and £2.7s.6d Broadbridge Heath (16 donors) 44 lbs of groceries : grapes Christs Hospital (54 donors) 110½ lbs of groceries and £2.1s.6d Colgate & Faygate (58 donors) 94¼ lbs of groceries : 16 eggs : carrots and £7.17s.0d Coolham (35 donors) 41½ lbs of groceries : 2 fowls : fruit and £1.10s.6d Cowfold (79 donors) 112¼ lbs of groceries : 12 eggs : 12 lbs apples : Jellies : oranges : toys : vegetables : soap and £7.12s.0d Five Oaks (9 donors) 14¼ lbs of groceries : 69 eggs : fruit : vegetables : silver paper : 10s Itchingfield and Barns Green ( 85 donors) 67 ¼ lbs of groceries : ½ lb butter : silver paper : £2.3s.6d Lower Beeding (46 donors) 70 lbs of groceries : 12 eggs : 3 lbs peaches : £2.18s.6d Mannings Heath (81 donors) 84½ lbs of groceries ½ lb butter : 6 eggs : 18 lbs apples : Jelly : cream :chocolate : Oxo : fruit : vegetables and £2.4s.8d Nuthurst (44 donors) 100 lbs of groceries : 1 lb butter : 3 eggs : 4 lbs apples : jellies : custard powder : oranges : soap and 2s. Ockley & Capel (13 donors) 12 lbs groceries : 2 lbs butter : 14 lbs potatoes : Jelly : pineapple : vegetables Roffey (267 donors) 273 lbs groceries : 11 eggs : 15½ lbs apples : 29½ lbs potatoes : jelly : custard powder : fruit : flowers : soap and 5s.2d Rudgwick ( 44 donors) 30 lbs groceries ; chicken : soap Rusper (29 donors) 76½ lbs groceries : 12 eggs : 17lbs apples : grapes, bottled fruit : dusters : soap : matches : £3.4s.0d Shipley & Coolham (23 donors) 54 lbs groceries : honey : soap : candles : 7s.6d. Slinfold (45 donors 140 lbs groceries : jellies : fruit : Bovril : vegetables : £1.12s.0d Southwater (80 donors) 115 lbs groceries : ½ lb butter : 8 lbs apples : jellies : vegetables : soaps, polishes : toilet paper : £2.5s.0d Warnham (35 donors) 61½ lbs groceries : jellies : custard powder : Bovril : £1.1s.0d West Grinstead (100 donors) 177½ lbs groceries : 2 lbs butter : 30 lbs apples : 85 lbs potatoes : 9s.6d Totals: 1,765 donors :- 1 ton, 5 cwt, 2 qtrs & 4 lbs groceries : 23 lbs butter : 16 dozen and 4 eggs : 1 cwt , 2 qtrs, 15½ lbs apples : 2 cwt, 1 qtr and ½ lb and £60.19s.4d in money. The gifts from the villages and the School were brought to the Hospital by helpers and local carriers free of charge. The two large Horsham posters were given by Mr C Bristow and they were posted free of charge, one being carried from the Carfax to the Town Hall on the day by Mr C Parsons. Thanks for due to the many helpers who distributed posters and leaflets, and also to those who received the gifts. Further gifts have been promised and will be acknowledged in due course. Friday, 30 Oct 1931 .