diff --git a/app/helpers.php b/app/helpers.php
index d403fa8..e123f25 100644
--- a/app/helpers.php
+++ b/app/helpers.php
@@ -41,11 +41,8 @@ class ItemSelectList
 {
   public static function ItemShowNumbers()
   {
-    $item_num_results = DB::select("SELECT
-      *
-      FROM items
-      ORDER BY item_assigned_num
-      ");
+      $item_num_results = Items::orderBy('item_assigned_num')
+                                ->get();
       $item_nums = '<option disabled="disabled" selected="selected" value="0">choose...</option>';
       foreach($item_num_results as $item_num_result){
         $item_nums .= '<option value="' . $item_num_result->iditems . '">' . $item_num_result->item_assigned_num . '</option>';