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