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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1918)
J O a .,»* T he P olk C ounty P ost VOLUME L (T W IC E A W EEK.) CIVIC CLUB PLANS FRUIÎFUL YEAR CORN SH O W OFF INDEPENDENCE, OREOON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1918. NUMBER SX Peace Brings Us New Mouths to Feed The Polk County Corn Show, which was to take place in In dependence next week, has been jtostponed indefinitely. The executive board of the Civic Club met at the home of Mrs. J. S Cooper last Wednesday afternoon METHODIST AID LADIES SERVE EXCELLENT SUPPER to discuss plans for the New Year' work. There will he a meeting the The ladies of the Methodist church second Tuesday in January. This will touch upon matters vitally im gave their annual cafetera dinner portant* and apropos to the present Thursday evening. The event is day conditions. The delayed recep always looked forward to with keen tion will also he given that montl pleasure for the good ladies serve to the mothers and wives who have such good meals and at such reason sons or husbands represented on the able prices, in fact all their eatables Community Service Flag and also were dished out to the public ut pre for the paid up members of the Club war prices. The ice cream and cof As soon as the casualty list is all fee were donated by K. C. Eldridge received a memorial service will he and J. G. McIntosh. The dining rooms were decked held under the auspices of the club and gold stars placed for those who with Christmas bells and red lights have made the supreme sacrifice glowed from artistic'yule-tide shades It is hoped that the one already re making a merry assemblage of the ported will he the only one. Con gathering. siderable interest is being manifest ed in the study of France and a list BERRY RAISING TO BOOM IS LACH M UND ’S PREDICTION of subjects will be compiled for the new year. “ ’Because of the demand by the A civic feature and one that every citizen of the town and community government for all kinds of canned will he keenly interested interested goods, jellies, jams and preserves in is a memorial to our gallant boys for exportation to Europe the stock who helped so bravely in the world’s throughout the country has been great struggle. The club members practically depleted and it is esti want something of local interest, mated that fully six years will something that will be of good to the elapse before conditions become town and the ladies believe that a normal again,” said State Senator Club House dedicated to the boys Louis Lachmund, manager of the would afford much scope for adorn green fruit department of the Pheasj ment and would enter into the real ant Northwest Products company, life of he community and serve a today in predicting that in the next few years the raising of berries good cause for years to come. Another hoard meeting will be would become one of the State’s held this month when plans for the greatest industries. THESE ARE CALLED “Our soil and climate are ideally THE P-T. ASSOCIATION year’s calendar will be completed. HOLDS FR UITFUL M EETING TO THE OTHER SHORE A membership committee, includ adapted to berry culture, and since ing Mrs. G. W. Conkey, Mrs. B. F. with proper attention all kinds of I The Parent-Teachers Association ! Henry Stumberg, who came to In- Swope and Mrs. J. S. Cooper, Sr., berries, such as loganberries, rasp berries, gooseberries, blackberries, held a meeting at the public school j dependence in 1801), died at his home was appointed. strawberries and currants, can be building last Tuesday. A very in- j in Vancouver, Wash., last Sunday. ------- made to yield a net profit of from teresting discussion on Supervised j INDEPENDENCE BOY DIES AT ARM Y HO SPITAL IN EAST $100 to $200 an acre, owners of berry Study was led by( Miss Granger o f ! Alexander M. Holmes, a pioneer lunds should put them into berries," the High School. She is thoroly of Polk county, died Wednesday at conversant with all educational sub-1 the age of 78. He was the father of News has reached here of the he continued. Already the industry is making jects and her membership in the or Mark and Monroe Holmes. death of Walter Mauch, who died in the East. The young man was rapid strides in the Willamette val ganization is much appreciated. Mrs. M. Sacrc died in a Salem To the delight of the students, the formerly a resident of this city and ley, and with the view of encourag is a nephew of the Hanna brothers. ing and developing it generally in soup kitchen has opened and they hospital Monday and the funeral The Post has not learned the partic the state the company with which I find the lunches as pleasing as last was held from the home in Mon mouth Wednesday. She is survived year. (Continued on Page 4.) ulars. by n husband and three sons, two of which are in the service. A L L LIGHTS BURNING Guy, one of the sons unexpectedly CITY PAY IN G FOR HALF arrived home ’ Wednesday from an According to the manager of the officers’ training camp in Kentucky, company which supplies the city of not knowing that his mother was Independence with light, it is im dead until he stepped off the train. many years, over iso.uuu cases or tu ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ berculosis are registered with the De possible for the company to cut out ODD FELLOW S SURPRISED ★ partment o f Health. Those fam iliar fifty percent of the street lights, as [ Beware tuberculosis after In ★ BY REBEKAH SISTERS with the situation believe that the ad ordered by the city council, until ★ fluenza. No need to worry If dition o f unrecognized and unreported new equipment can be installed, so it you take precautions In time. cases would make the number nearer as yet the order of the council has The Odd Fellows were in time for Don’t diagnose your own con it 50,000. The very careful health sur not been complied with. However, a genuine treat last night. When ★ dition. Have your doctor exam vey conducted during the past two the city is only obliged to pay for the they had finished their routine work ★ ine your lungs several times at years In Framingham, Mass., revealed * monthly Intervals. Build up your they found the Rebekahs in the ban 200 cases o f tuberculosis In a popula half. ★ strength with right living, good quet room spreading a feast. They tion of approximately 15,000. I f these it food and plenty o f fresh air. proportions hold true fo r the United fully recovered from the surprise Don’t waste money on patent it States as a whole they would Indicate and did justice to the supper. After NEXT W E E K ’S H AN D ICAP it medicines advertised to cure tu that about one In every hundred per the refreshments the jolly crowd en Friday, the 13th. it berculosis. sons Is tuberculous. Each o f these joyed cards until a late hour. Become a fresh-alr crank and it HALF FLOYD SAFE Lieutenant Rail A. Floyd, formerly a prisoner of war at Karlsruhe. Germany, is now in Switzerland. Ho was with a large number ol Allied prison ers released by the Germans. The W ar Department noti- ied Mr. and Mrs. O. Floyd by elegram of their son’s safety. i LUCKY IH D EPH N CE » MUCH FIO SU E There’s flu to the right of us and there’s flu to the left of us, but nary little flu do we have. The second wave of the epidemic is hitting several places hard and Is resulting in another period of “ clos J. G. M c I n t o s h b u y s o u t ing." Dallas has a worse dose than JOHNSON & COLLINS at the first invasion of the malady. With but few cases, if any, in our This week J. G. McIntosh purchas midst, Independence is indeed fortu ed the grocery business of Johnson nate. If we take due care and pre & Collins and is now in possession. caution, we can escape the disad Mr. McIntosh has conducted the vantages of another period of de Rimgnlow grocery on the North side pression that putting on the lid for over a year and built up a good brings about. If those who contract business. Increased patronage made the disease in any form w ill volun it necessary for him to enlarge, and tarily isolate themselves, quarantine having the opportunity to buy out themselves so to speak, we can keep Johnson & Collins he wisely con a coming wide open to the world. cluded to do and will combine the W e must remember that should the two stores and at (he same time se plague again hit us it possibly may cure a better location, more convcni result in more drastic methods being ent for a majority of his customers. used to stamp it out. Other than There is no doubt Mr. McIntosh will the closing of schools, churches and do well and his patronage increase. public gatherings of all kinds, it It is greatly regreted that Messrs. might be deemed necessary to close Johnson and Collins will retire from all business houses as the disease business in Independence. They will he stamped out regardless of have been good men for the town. personal inconveniences and flnan- Mr. Johnson lias been in active husi rial considerations. There’s no way ness here for over five years and has of getting away from it or around it. always taken a great interest and a So lucky Independence must not get prominent part in the affairs of the careless or indifferent community. Whether we will continue to be well and wide open depends upon R. M. W A LK E R PROMOTED; those of our citizens who get the IS N O W A CA PTAIN disease in the future. They will either keep the town open or close Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Walker have it up. received a cablegram from their son, Ray, since the signing of the JOSIAH W IL L S APPOINTED armistice, saying that lie was safe RUR AL SCHOOL SUPERVISOR and also had been promoted. He is now Captain Walker. Josiah W ills has been appointed rural school supervisor for Polk Do your Christmas shopping early. county to succeed Floyd Moore. f ADVICE ÏO “ ELU” CONVALESCENTS it enjoy life. it |f Washington, D. 0. (Special.)— Ac- cordlng to a report made to the United States Public Health Service, the epi demic o f Influenza In Spain has al ready caused an Increase In the preva lence and deaths from pulmonary tu berculosis. A similar association be tween influenza and tuberculosis was recently made by Sir Arthur News- holme, the chief medical officer o f the English public health service, In his analysis o f the tuberculosis death rate In England. In order that the people o f the Unit ed States may profit by the experience o f other countries Surgeon General _ ,, . — ,, . . Rupert Blue o f the United States Pub- 11c Health Service has just Issued a warning emphasizing the need o f spe cial precautions at the present time. "Experience seems to indicate,” says the Surgeon General, “ that persons whose resistance has been weakened by an attack o f Influenza are peculiar ly susceptible to tuberculosis. 'W ith millions o f its people recently affected with Influenza this country now o f fers conditions favoring the spread of tuberculosis.” constitutes a source o f danger te be guarded against" What te Do. In his statement to the public Sur geon General Blue points out how those who have had influenza should protect themselves against tuberculo sis. “ All who have recovered from In fluenza," says the Surgeon General, “ should have their lungs carefully ex amined by a competent physician. In fact, It Is desirable to have several ex aminations made a month apart Such examinations cannot be made through tfie clothing nor can they be carried out In two or three minutes. I f the lungs are found to be free from tuber culosis every effort should be made to keep them so. This can be done by | right living, good food and plenty o f \ fresb a|r » Danger 8lgns. The Surgeon General warned espe cially against certain danger signs, such as “ decline” and “ colds which hang on.” These, he explained, were often the beginning o f tuberculosis. “ I f you do not get well promptly, If your cold seems to bang on or your health and strength decline, remember that these are often the early signs o f tuberculo sis. Place yourself at once under the One M illion Consumptives In the care o f a competent physician. Tuber United States. culosis Is curable In the early stages. “Then you consider this a serious Patent Medicines Dangerous In Tuber menace?” was asked. “In my opinion culosis. It is, though I hasten to add It is dis "A b ove all do not trust In the mis tinctly one against which the people leading statements o f unscrupulous can guard. So far as one can estimate patent medicine fakers. There Is no there are at present about one million specific medicine for the cure o f tuber cases o f tuberculosis in the United culosis. The money spent on such States There is unfortunately no medicines Is thrown a w a y ; It should complete census available to show ex ne spent Instead for good food and d#- actly the number o f tuberculous per- cent Uvlng." eens in each state despite the fact that most e f the states have made the d lo As long as humans are starving re portable. In New Yerk city, reporting has keen in force for we must save lood. An Christmas Tragedy Cl)ri$tma$ M om ins She sat beneath the mistletoe Without the slightest fear; She felt no wllil, glad tremor, tnough She knew he lingered near; She sat there calm and unafraid. And sleepily he yawned, for they'd Been married for a yeur. •v ISIS THEATRE MONROE S A L IS B U R Y In the Great Character Portrayal, “ TH AT D E V IL B A T E E S E .’ ’ (Also a comedy.) O lookit. T om m y, Santa com e fo r you and But I never heard a single sound w h en he left that Christm as tree. SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14