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SIX ROSEBURC NES-REVIEW, ROSEBURG. OREGON, WEbNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 21, 1938. Grange of Oregon, Organized !n 1876, Strongly Identified With Development of State Initiative Taken in Much Beneficial Legislation, Social and Spiritual Lives of Communities Advanced, Children Aided in Educational Needs; Membership of 380 Units Aggregates Total of 23,000. Bv C. H. TUILEY. F'lltnr Oregon Onnfi Bulletin Since Its organization in our Plato 62 ypfira uea, the (Jraniro haa been a mighty factor In Aniridia, poclal and communitv develop ment, to flav nothing of the mnnv reonomlr oneniions it has val iantly fought for or nfialnst. Manv meaniires pubmltteri to tho voters Via the Initiative or referendum bave been defeated nr carried to a puncengful conclusion bv t h e O ranee, and tin firnnpe has de feated many pronomilfi by our leg inlnture that were Inimical to the general welfare. The order nan also been Instrumental In placing upon our statute book muny beneficial Iuwh, I The only Htrletlv farm fratern ity in America, the firanife has weathered the Htornm of 72 yeai-s, and Us Impressive ritualistic cere monies together with the beauti ful opening and closing rltea, have drawn Its membership Into close bonds of brotherhood. " In Oregon, Orange halls dot the landscape In nearly every rural floimnunltv, for there are liSfl unlt.fi of the order within tho state, and social and educational activities are rnrrled on with conrenitnnt Ptnhtllty and friendliness and pride in the basic Industry of America. Have 23,000 on Rolls . Kvery Grange In the Htate sub ordinate,, Pomona and Htate has active agricultural and legislative committees, and no equal body of men and women who make up tJie 23.000 members of the (I range, has a clearer conception of the duties of citizenship or a better under standing of the economic ques tions that are conlinuully aris ing. ; At nyory meeting of a subordin ate Orange usually twice a mouth, the legislative committee brings before the ossein hied O ra ngers n synopsis of legislative matters for discussion, Many laws on our sta tute honks are tho result, of delib erations In some local Orange that conceived tho necessity for mich legislation. Not only do mibordlnata Granges have actlvo legislative commit tees, but the Pomona or county Oranges also have like eominlt tees that ore In constant (ouch with tho legislative cnmniltleo of the stato Grange when tho legis lature Is In session. Kor tho Ore gon stato Grange hns a committee stationed ut Salem during the per iod when our legislature Is in hob fllon. carrying out the mandates or the delegates at previous stato Orange conventions. This commit tee works without fanfare and its work would he heartily commend ed bv every thinking person In Ore gon If . It wero Itnown how much vicious legislation Is killed before It over reacheBtho floor for iIIh cpssinn. "" Achievements Recounted Tho Orange In Oregon has to ItH credit tho placing In our siu tutoH an income tax law, thereby relieving proporty of any burden for state purposes. Three times tho Grange has fought to a finish the plans or thoso who wanted to placo a Hales tax upon the imjodIo with the expectation or relieving tnxablo Incomes from aiding In the supnort or Htuiu government. ..These are only two of the mnnv outHtandlng vMurles of organized agriculture in Oregon. Many more could be cited. At tho very Inception of the Orange aa a great rami h-atem-Ity, Its rounders realized (ho Im portance of training hoys and girls. Its luHtallatlon Horvico ad monlRhee every mother: "We trust that It will bo a prominent part of youn duty, both la and out of the Orange, to encourage ) education of the children wltiiln tho limits or your Jurisdiction." The Orange has Its mvn Juvenile branch, organized in 1SSS, lor chil dren under M yuitrH or age, Is in terested lit every yo:!li move ment, and IuhI ,hme the Oranges or Oregon financed 2ofi boys and girls at the 41 1 Hummer school at CnrvallU. Youth Unit Organized A new youth movement has re cently taken Its place In Grange lrcl4H In Oregon, a movement that i undoubtedly will spread Intel every Grange stato. This organi sation of young people, known as tho Young Grangers' Auxiliary, I will bo well represented ut the ' coming Hossiou or the National ! Orange at Portland next Novem ber. Already several counties in tho state are well organized into YOA's. ns they call thernseles, and the delegates at the last ses sion of the state Orange Instruct ed the master to appoint a sup erintendent of Gra"ie vouth. Fred A. Lewis of Klamath Falls was re cently appointed to forward the youth movement. An Important factor In Orange progress has been the admission of women on a baIfl of full equal ity, something unknown 70 years ago. Tho (.range una the nrst or ganization In America to give wo men equal voice and vote. Any woman in the Grange is eligible to any office within the order. Practically every cooperative movement In Oregon owes Its ex istence to Orange initiative and leadership. Without the use of Grange halts in which to conduct preliminary meetings and with out the leadership trained in the Orange, most cooperative move men Ib among farmers could not bave been successfully launched. National Meeting Set November 14f In the auditorium ut Portland, the National Grange, ItH voting body composed of the masters and their wiveB of 40 states, will commence Its 72nd onnuul convention. Thousands of Grangers from the Pacific coast will throng our chief ity and spe cial trains will bring delegates and visitors from the At hint i seaboard. The sesHlon will last nine darn. Many questions of importance not only to agriculture, hut to tin nation as well, will be discussed and voted upon, becoming the pro gram and guldunce of the Grange legislative office In Washington, I). C. From control of monopoly to taking proHtH out of war, a wide range of legislation will be considered, and future policies of the National Grange, hh they are decided in Portland, will command the attention of our national law makers. The national, or seventh de gree. It is confidently predicted, will be conferred upon at least fl.UOO candidates. TIiIh degree, the highest within tho order, Is based , upon tho mythical goddcsscH of ancient Home Ceres, Flora and Pomona. Not until a Granger Inw taken this highest degree In the Grange, can a members of the or der have a real conception of l!io i dignity of agriculture. Grange Deputy If) - 'I Arthur Brown Formerly a resident of Douglas county, Arthur Brown, now re sides at Salem and serves as grange deputy for western Ore gon. 1 NYA Will Aid Boys and Girls to Go to College Students of collegiate grades who ure in doubt as to how they will pay their tuitions and buy books this fall will be heartened by the announcement mude last week by Ivan O, Munro, Oregon director or tho National Youth Ad ministration, In which he stated that funds available for student aid projects In Oregon colleges bave been increased $10,000 this year for a total of $134,000. In Ore gon there are 2i hcIiooIh in this group which will receive propor tional allotments based on their past enrollment. These student aid funds are available for needy college and graduate students In regular at tendance in institutions of colle giate and university standing for part-time work during the aca demic yeur. Individual earnings ure limited to an average of $15 i per month Tor studentH of colle giate standing ami r.U) for gradu ates. Rates of pay at the individ ual institutions are determined by the college or university authori ties. No provisions are made for direct loans or scholarships. Such student aid employment Is provided only for students of good character who need the as sistance to enter qr to remain In sohool. Applicants are limited to persons between the ages of six teen through twenty-four years, carrying at least three-quarters of a normal full-time program. Gradu ate applicants must have complet ed satisfactorily the requirements for a Bachelor's degree. Prefer ence is given to citizens and per sons owing allegiance to the United Htates. Students wishing to make appli cation should apply to the head of the institution which they are attending. Funds and allotments are now being prepared for the high school student aid program. Both public I and private secondary schools are I eligible to participate in the pro gram, provided they are non-profit making in character, tax-exempt, and bona fide educational institutions. IMPROVEMENTS TO WATERWAYS URGED Early In the seventies, the grange advocated the Improve ment of the Mississippi river by opening Its month and by con struction of levees. In 1874 It de clared: "We adopt It ns our fixed purpose to open out the channels In nature's great arteries that the life blood of commerce may flow freely." As an aid in the marketing of farm crops, the grange has given active support to nil sound legislation, providing for the Improvement of Internal wa terways. The national grange very early advocated building the Nicaragua canal and later gave Its unqualified support to tho Panamu canal project. o Moose riding is a thrilling snort In Canada. In order to qualify as moose Tlder, a contestant must leap from his canoe to the animal's hack, and remain mounted lone enough to have his photograph taken. Legend of Pomona Pomona . presided over fruit troes, Pomona was a wood nvtnllh and nn one nyiollori w In love of the garden and the cul ture of rulL She cared not for forests and rivers, hut WeH tho cultivated' country and trees which bear delicious apples. Her right arm bore for Its weapon not a javelin but a nrunlner knir Arm. ed with this she busied herself at one time to repress the too lux urious growths and curtail the branches that struggle out of place: at another tn unlit th ia-iff and Insert therein a graft, making me Drancn adopt a nursling not its OWn. She tnnk mm Inn that her favorites should from drought and led streams of water by them that the thirsty roota. might drink. This occupa tion was her pursuit, her passion. Pomona was a nnmnn divinitv anil Is represented In tho nrimo of youth and beauty, decorated with tho blossoms of fruit trees and bearing in her hands branches loaned wnn iruit. Hope with us Is emblematical of the fruit blos soms, the early summer time youth. The blossoms fill us with hope for the matured fruit of the orchard and the fruits of life further cn In our journey through the years. Here each Pomona's hand bestows In cultured garden, fruit uncultur ed flows, . The flavor sweet and the hue more fair. Than e'er was fostered by the hand of care. v The cherry here In shining crim son glows. And stained with lover's bjood, In pendant rows. The mulberries o'er load the bend ing boughs. I. Douglas County GRANGES We Greet You NORTH SIDE BEAUTY SHOP 560 North Jackson St. ROSEBURG, OREGON Phone 82 IMMIGRATION CURB WANTED BY GRANGE 7?Vei- RfnPA 1877 tHo m-onnn 1. M steadily opposed the admission of Chiliene Inln thia tmiml-u n.l . ter took a similar stand ngaiiiFt Japanese immigration. Since 13S9. the grange has maintained a posi tion In favor of restricted Immi gration and has never abated that stand. RlnCR the nenilnn IVDfam to established in 1780. the United Mates has paid out more than ?8, 000,000,000 in benefits. Greetings to DOUGLAS COUNTY GRANGERS Umpqua Cleaners 230 W. OAK ST. ROSEBURG, OREGON A PAGE FROM HISTORY' SON OUTDOES DAD IN RAISING PIGS HIONniOHSON, N. C (AIM Kdward Ilulloek, 1 1-year-old ncro l-II club boy, tliil so well with IiIh club Ik this year that his father asked him to take charge of all the plgH on the farm. The boy's pij;e sained 1!)0.Ii pounds In 122 days while four from (he same litler eared for by his father put on an average of only 117 pounds of weight each. After weighing the piss and figuring the profits, the elder Mul lock decided to let his buy look afler nil the pi its from now on. GRANGERS When in Roseburg We Invite You To Visit Our Store Everything Electrical State Licensed Electrician Roseburg Electric 135 North Jackson St. Telephone 123 We Congratulate The GRANGERS On the work which they have done to make Doug las County a better place to live in. UMPQUA FLORISTS 125 W. Caw St. GRANGES WE EXTEND TO YOU OUR BEST WISHES REMEMBER We Pay the Highest Cash Prices For Poultry and Eggs and Turkeys PAY US A VISIT VALLEY PRODUCE "7 ''HucNfi I I d I r " ' ' ' " '"77, "" I ' J ' ' A. Montgomery Ward Greets Grange in 1874 In 1872 A. Montgomery Ward pioneered a new idea the idea of selling by mail and originated the Guarantee "Satisfaction or your money back." All America warmed to this new way of buying and in 1874 Wards had twice moved to larger quarters. It was in this year, as illustrated by the above picture, that the Grange called upon A. Montgomery Ward and secured his pledge that he would "Buy for Less" and "Sell for Less." It was in this year that the single-sheet price list" grew into a 8 page catalogue, with the first mail order illustrations picturing the "Grange" hat and a few pieces of luggage. In I 876 Wards moved to larger quarters and the catalogue was increased to I 56 pages. The first mail order pictures of men's and women's fashions were used by Wards in 1878 the very height of style in those days! By 1887 over 21,797 articles were listed in the cata logue of that year. In the year 1897 over 2.000,000 customers bought from Wards. Previous to 1905 customer paid for Wards calulogue. but from 1905 on, free distribution of the catalogue has been Wards policy. Between the years of I 9 I 4 and 1929, eleven big Mail Order houses were built throughout America to hasten the service to Wards customers. Starting in the year 1926 a new policy was instigated by Wards a policy of bringing still closer to the :onsumer, the facilities of saving money and today 1938 over 500 retail stores have been established through out America. Your local Montgomery Ward Store opened herein 1928. , " Members of the Grange and Friends today as way back in 1874 two fundamental principles still exist More for our Money" and "Satisfaction or your money back." You are cordially invited to make your local Montgomery Ward store in Roseburg your shopping headquarters. Phone 646 Corner Washington and Main Montgomery Ward
