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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1920)
i C E R T A I N man in N e w York filled out his income tax report. It showed an income so large that his tax w as 53%. A n d his total gifts to church and char ity fo r the y e a r w ere $148. Think o f it— thousands spent for luxuries and pleasure for himself; and $148 to leave the world a little better than he found it! Most o f us do better than that; but not so very much better. Our average daily gift for all church causes is — less — less — less — less than than than than w e spend for daily papers a local telephone cail a third of the day’s car fare 3 cents a day N o wonder that 80% of the ministers o f Am erica are paid less than $20 a week. N o wonoer that the church hospitals turn a w a y thousands o f sick people a year. N o wonder that China has only one doctor for every 400,000 people. N o wonder that every church board and charity society is forever meeting deficits, forever passing the hat. BUENA The Interchurch W o rld Movement represents the united program of thirty denominations. They have surveyed their whole task, no business could have done it better. They have budgeted their needs; no business could have a more scientific budget. T h ey have united to prevent the possibility o f waste and duplication. At least a million dol lars will be saved by the fact that thirty individual cam paigns are joined in one united effort. And they come to the men or women w ho love America — to you— this week asking you to use them as the chan nel through which a certain definite part of your income can be be applied to make this a better wot Id. Only you can determine what part of your income that should be. I s a good time right now to answer that question W e ’re passing through the world just once; h ow much better w ill the world be because y o u passed through? April 25th to May 2nd Financial Campaign ^INTERCHURCH W orld Movement o f North Am erica The peMUestUn of this advertisement is made possible through the thirty denominations. aT H W IIM H IlH IIH IH IIin ilM lin iil V IS T A M. I. Conger and family of Suver | called on Grandma McClain Sun day. J. E. Lucas has ordered a new I Ford car from Captain Stidd of In-1 I dependence. Mr. and Mrs Ed Lichty spent Sun-1 | day with J. M. Prather and family | j at Corvallis. Clyde and Cleve Burdick of Port-1 B land Sundayed with their friend, | ■ Lloyd Duvall. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Gobat of Al- ! bany were Sunday callers at the ] 1 Harman home. G. G. Hewett, wife * and son of I | Elkins visited her mother, Mrs. | Louise Harman. Mrs. Henry Knighton, who spent a few days «with her daughter at Salem, returned home Friday. Carl Neal, wife and daughter of Portland, were the week end visit ors of lys parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Neal. Mrs. M. V. Prather spent a few days with her niece at Salem last week, going from there to visit her son, M., L. Prather and wife, at Eugene. Those who were shopping in A l bany last Saturday were G. E. Har man, wife and Mrs. V. C. Anderson, Mrs. Lichty, N. Prather, wife and Mrs. Harley Prather and son. M Those who attended the high ■ school play at Salem Friday night were Mrs. R. E. Prather, son, Leland, daughter, Ruth; Blanche Harman and Addie Gobat. All say that it was a fine play. Mr. W. R. Carrol and Mrs. Buela Martin were married at Dallas Tuesday. The groom is 80 years old and the bride about 45 years. The bride arrived from the East and has three children. May the best of wishes be theirs. It isn’t because w e are selfish; it isn’t because w e don’t want to help. It’s just because no one has ever put up a great big program to us, and asked us to think of the work of the church in a systematic businesslike way. United I >■ IIB I Mi I III I IB ì IMI I >■' III Miss Seymour transacted business in Salem Saturday. Mr. H. M. Hayles went to Port land Tuesday on business. Carl Crowley of Portland was here visiting his folks, the M. C. Crowleys. i Miss Mattie Crook spent the week end at Valley View visiting Miss Vera Johnson, j The central office has been out 19 i | of working condition for sometime | but i^ in order now. The A. H. S. Juniors, Frank Tubandt and Allen Caughey, are painting the play apparatus now. Harry Kester was in Independ ence Tuesday where he spent a | pleasant afternoon in the dentist's j chair. The school is preparing for a May day program and pageant. I Little Miss Veras McBee was | chosen May Queen. Miss Lillie Calkins, who is col lecting subscriptions for the Polk County Post and is working for a big prize in the contest, now has j 168,800 votes. She is represesting I the Airlie Camp Fire organization which is very grateful to her for her | faithful services. Miss Anna Englehorn of Salem I spent an enjoyable evening at her | I home with her folks here Thurs day. Her many friends here were ! also glad to see her and to learn j j she is getting along so goodwith j her work. On her return to Salem | she was accompanied by her broth er, William, who was visiting there. How much should I give to make this a better world? A A IR L IE iiiMliMiiiMiuiiiuiiaiiiMiuiiMiiiniMiiimMm I Have Installed Electric ¡ = = = = = Oven . THE PATIENT PARROT. Once upon a time there was a parrot, owned by the proprietor of a restaurant whose business was always brisk at mealtime. It had a perch near the door, and during the crowded period of the day was trained to say, "Take your time, gentlemen; there's plenty of them | And are putting out the best bread on the market, g left." In the course of time the parrot escaped through the open ■ It is more like Mother’s bread. Clean and baked ■ door and flew away. It was found by electricity. in a field surrounded by a flock of crows. The crows were busily Try it; You w ill like it. plucking out the parrot s feathers, one by one, with the parrot lustily screaming, “take your time, geatle- men; there’s plenty of them left.” That is merely a story ( a sort of parlor story) but one phase of it I ____. g may apply to those participating T m ifw m iiiw m iiw m iiia iin iiiw iiH iim m i'w m iim iiB im iiim m m iiin iu B iiiB d M n iw T T in the Post's campaign for new subscriptions. No matter how thoroughly you think that you or ihmimiimimi in i ibi i m i !■! i mi i »11 « i i m i iai i m i Hi i !■! i tai i m i iai i ihi i wi m i« i m i lamai n, others have combed the field, nor how successfully, there will still be plenty of prospects left in that field to deserve your attention right up to the last day and hour of the campaign. But there's one phase of D IC K S O N & M A T T IS O N , Props. * the story you must disregard: You cannot afford to “ take your tinge" to it. The only tomorrow in this ------ Dealers in------ campaign is the tomorrow which will be too late. In that tomorrow somebody else will have won the Maxwell touring car or other rich prizes, which might have been yours. During this campaign a dollar n iM U !» IB :iH IIVIIB IIia ilin iia i| iB llia illB llB lllB H lfllllB !IIB III* m il« ? will he worth a good deal more to day than it will be worth tomor row. I Independence Bakery j INDEPENDENCE WOOD YAROI All Kinds of Wood I THE PO LK C O UNTY POST John L. Olivar Dead Has More Readers in South Polk County Has More South Polk County News Has More Independence Advertising ______ Tkan Any Other Newspaper John L. Oliver, a resident of Polk county and prominently identified with its orchard interests, was found dead in bed Sunday morning at his home near Salem. He is I survived by a wife end children. L I III 111 ISIBUMlI'BIIBII'Bil BH ■! IWI jMl I IMI I Ml I !■! I <■! I íHI I !■! I !■! | !■! | m | mTiW I !■! I ■ II ■ Next Week! O F ■ Women’s Wearing Apparel Owing to the condition of the weather, spring merchandise has not moved as it should have and I am forced to sacrifice new spring goods in order to meet my obligations. Must raise $5000.00 in 10 days. Do not miss this opportunity to supply your wants, for my loss is your gain. You are a l w ays safe in shopping at my store, as I carry re liable merchandise only. Every garment in the store reduced to the lowest possible figure regard less of cost. 9 ■ 9 ■ i i ■ 1 i 9 ■ ■ ■ g ■ I ■ 9 Come early and get the benefit of a complete stock. Big reduction on all Coats, Suits, Dresses, Waists, Skirts, Petticoats, hosiery, Underwear and Corsets included in this big sale. DON’T FORGET TO VISIT OUR BARGAIN DEPARTM ENT ON TH E THIRD FLOOR ■ ■ 9 I 9 9 ■ Silk cam isoles............... $1.25 and up Hosiery, b la c k ............... 19c the pair Georgette w a is ts ............ $3.49 and up Ladies’ summer sleeveless vests ............................... 19c each Voile and poplin waists . .98c and up Ladies’ summer vests with Ladies’ and Misses’ middie sle ev es............................19c each blouses.......................... 98c and up White dress s k ir ts ....... $1.50 and up Ladies’ trimmed hats, f r o m ........................ $1.50 and up Children’s koveralls .................... 98c Children’s trimmed liats, ^ Chidren’s bloomers ..................... 49c from ............................ 75c and up Ladies’ outing petticoats............. 49c Ladies’ dress s k irts ........$1.50 and up Ladies’ coats, from ... ........ $6.50 up Ladies’ wool, poplin and serge Ladies’ suits, f r o m ......... $10.50 up s k ir ts ......................... $4.29 and up Ladies’ silk dresses . . ....$10.50 up Ladies’ house dresses, long Ladies ’ wool dresses, from .. $8.50 up sleeves........................ $1.29 and up Ladies’ silk petticoats . . $3.00 and up Ladies’ union s u its ......... 49c and up Untrimmed hats for the ladies and Ladies’ gauze pants......... 19c and up ch ildren ................................ 50c up Ladies’ fabric gloves ................. 75c Flowers and ornaments for Crochet cotton ............8c per spool hats ............................ 10c and up Embroidery flo s s ..........4c per skein Ladies’ sweaters, from .......... $3*50 up Needle work to be W ool jersey dresses for em broidered...................... 23c and up ladies ..................... $16.50 and up Corset c o v e r s ....................... 29c and up Alterations free and all work Ladies’ cotton flannel gow ns. . . . 98c guaranteed Ladies’ muslin gowns . . . 75c and up O U R M O T T O : Satisfaction or money refunded Ladies’ combination suits. .75c and up Satisfied Customers ars Mors Pleasing to mo Than Big Profits I i 1 | « ■ ■ i i i My Sacrifice In This Sale le Your Gain If You Avail Yourself of this Opportunity I i i i You will be the loser I* you fall to attend this Gigantic Sale 1 i I A le c , one Overland 4-passenger Roadster In good condition i g 9 g f ■ p i ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ i I fc f p I I • ■ f ! 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