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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1920)
c i - ...i. -------- JM iiM iiiBim iiiniiBiiiBtiiaiiflriiBiiaiiiiwiiB.i'w m i'aiiiBiiiaiim cH iiw iim m iiau « ii _ CITY AND COUNTRY Hw .aY GAINES HAWN ! i In the Year I9IQ | i i i Nine Out of Every Ten Tractors Sold I Were Fordsons. I I lii Buifuin got among the Sbrinerà at Portland this week. Dean W alker was here irorn Eu gene Wednesday. F. E. Hickson was a Portland vis itor the lust ol the week. in the United States in s i i D. P. Sayles made a pilgrimage rnieuoui Uns week. "Y ou rex” Silverware This Was Also True in Polk County. i i GUARANTEED— “ \ourex” silver-plated ware is guaranteed to never show the effects of wear. Its base of silver-colored composition metal is insurance to the manufacturer, the dealer and the user that recourse to this guarantee seldom, if ever, will be required. There Are Many Reasons. Mrs. A. 11. Schmitz ol Portland is visiting her brother, Frank Fisher. § ■ ACE GARAGE Mr. and Mrs. George Graves were among the many in Portland tnis week. ! B. F. Swope and J. McLeod beheld lire Shriller* in nuliouai conclave at Cortland this week. Riley Graven has received -the Democratic nomination lor iioat representative. Independence Vulcanizing Shop (Opposite Fanners State Bank) Repairing of Tires and Tubes and Adona Tire Work Our Specialty. All work Guaranteed. M. J. O’DONNELL, Prop. BIRDS MUST BE PROTECTED ODD “CURES” FOR SICKNESS W ithout tho Native Songsters Success ful Fight Could Not Be Waged Against Insects Bed of Old Cinders Believed Effica cious in Greece— Preposterous Remedy for the Colic. One of the most valuable assets our nation has is its native birds. Too much cannot be said or written in their favor. Destroy them and in a few years the injurious insects will have multiplied to such an ex tent that trees will be denuded of their foliage, plants and crops can not be produced. There are more than 1,200 species o f our native birds, and millions of individuals. As a result of the ex amination of more than 50,000 •tomacha of birds, they established beyond a reasonable doubt that birds are of economic value, first in eat ing harmful insects, their eggs and larvae. Second, in eating the seeds of noxious weeds. Third, in devour ing field mice and other small ro dents that injure the arops, and fourth, in acting as scavengers. While the economic value o f birds should be kept in mind the esthetic value should also be considered. Man does not live by bread alone. We should protect them for their grace ful forms, their charming beauty, their delightful melody and their joyous activity.— T h rift Magazine. When a Greek baby is sick and all other remedies fail, a bed of cold cinders is very generally used as a last resort. The cradle is filled with old ashes and the infant is buried in them. The American nurses have never been able to discover what the benefit to be derived from this curi ous custom was supposed to be. The cure for colic is even more curious. When the baby has a se vere colic the ponds in the environs of the house are diligently searched by members of the family and ail the frogs are captured. These are placed alive on the child’s abdomen. It is a very tiresome treatment, as some one must sit and keep the frogs from hopping off the patient. No thought is given to the terror these jumping frogR may have for the child. Among the gypsies that wander over the Balkans the work of the Red Cross nurses is more difficult It will take years o f preparation and education to enable them merely to begin to understand the idea of child welfare. ^ STATE CHAMBER TO EXPAND ACTIVITIES State-wide Appeal For Budget Made to Provide For De velopment Program. .Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Brooklyn of Cortland called on liis cousin, W. 11. cootie, yesiem ay. large that it reaches every nook and corner of the section in which it is published is the only medi um profitable Industrial developments depend on two factors: Natural resources or raw materials, and proximity to markets for manufactured products. Granted these and sufficient encouragement development inevitably follows Oregon has the raw materials and natural resources It will be the purpose of the S.a'e Chamber of Cora raerce under its expanded progrnm to acquaint the world with these facts, and through direct solicitation, get in dust rial management to consider Ore gon as a site for their industries. Furniture and wool manufacture in Oregon are in their Infancy. So is the canning and preserving of fruits. With Its vast resources In water power, Its i labor market, geographical location. Oregon offers many advantages to the manufacturer who, however, must first be Interested lu Oregon and know its advantages. DOUBLE POPULATION OF OREGON FARMERS STATE CHAMBER PLAN The Post (Jimlifi without competition Oregon now ha* (.000 000 acres of I hih I uiul« r cultivation. In 1919 the agricultural crop was valued at 120 * 000.000 00. By honest advertising the Ore gon State Chamber of Commerce can doubla the agricultural acre age In three years This would add another $206.000.000 00 to the agricultural revenue of the State, using last years figures *s a . .. is o f figuring Its base of silver-colored composition metal—pre cisely the same color as the silver plating— perfectly conceals the effects of wear. That will be true as long as the ware remains in use. You can sharpen a “ Yourex” table knife without uncovering a base metal of different hue. Henry Cockle of Wilbur, Wash., lias been visiting his brother, W il liam, Sr., in Independence. For all purposes “ Y ourex” silverware will serve your purpose. Biliy Curbray oi Eureka, Cal., ar rived today and will spend the sum mer with hiis uncle, George, Reasonably Priced; Sensibly Purchased. The Auto Utilities Co. has sold a Case thrashing outfit to a party of formers in the Cedee country. Sold in Independence only by Mr. uni Mrs. J. R. Collins and Mr. and Mis. John Becker are spend ing ten days on the Santiam. A. L. Kullander Mrs. Alpha Bascue and sister. Miss Edna GreenwaH, enjoyed the big Shrine convention this week. Jeweler and Engraver M. C. Williams autoed to Port- laud ¿Sunday and brought bis fam ily borne, so all of them missed the hig time. What is the plan of the expansion Mrs. C. M. Branson and sou of movement of the Oregon State Cham Aberdeen, S. D., ore visiting her ber of Commerce? How is it to be brother anil sister, C. W. sparks carried out? What is it for? und Mrs. A. G. .Williams. These are the three questions upper most iu the minds of the majority of Mr. and Mrs. U. A. Kreumur and those who have been informed of the movement which the State Chamber Mr. und Mrs. Thomas Hurl motored launched April 19th with a survey of to Portland today in the Rreamer the state to set up preliminary organ . . .,ee uie d e c in e parade to ization and establish a direct connec night. tion with practically every community in the thirty-six oounties of Oregon. Movie picture fans are looking The expansion movement by way of forward with much pleasure to next explanation might be divided into three Wednesday and Thursday nights distinct classes. These are: when Douglas Fairbanks will be First—A survey of the state. seen ut the Isis in “The Molly Second— An educational campaign to coddle.’’ be carried on through local newspapers and by mailing literature pertaining Mrs F. E. Dickson returned from to the movement direct to Industries, firms and Individuals interested in the Portland Tuesday where she has Don’t be a slacker; eat Liberty development of the state. been for the pust six weeks Among bread. Third— The intensive organization the Shriners was Ray ("Champ ”) work at which time a state wide can Clark of Caldwell, Idaho, accomf vass will be made, county by county, pained by Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Dickson s o raise a budget to enable the Oregon Slate Chamber of Commerce to carry sister. >n its program of development work Last night after the Pythian Sis for the state on a broader, more com prehensive scale. This canvass will be ters lodge meeting they were ban nade throughout the state during June queted by the gallant men of the and July. order who prepared and served the This budget is to be obtained by meal. The ladies declare it was the popular subscription. The appeal will oust they have h ad ,in fact they are be state wide and to everyone interest ed in the development of Oregon and hoping it may happen again. his particular community. It is be lieved the response w ill be met by the 6600 gallons of gasoline, shipped manufacturer, the merchant, the farm into Independence by the business er and the Individual, for each is vital men Monday, lasted just twenty- ly interested in seeing Oregon forgs four hours. Distribution was by ahead and develop its advantages and ticket and the gas was sold at cost. resources. Circulation OO Henry Gaines Hawn of San Fran cisco. an authority on community build ing, is one of several speakers now touring the state in connection with the expansion movement of the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce. The State Chamber is making a state wide appeal for a budget of $450,- 000, covering a period of three years, to carry on its development work. The movement has been endorsed by more than two hundred leading men throughout Oregon. Klghty community executive committees have been organ ized to co-operate with the State Cham ber in the canvass throughout the state which will be conducted during June and July. Is sold only through jewelers with an established reputation for reliability. Y ou’ll find it on sale only in jewelry stores. The shortage for the present is ap parently ut an end for the Standard Oil Co. received a shipment this week. Main Street Phone M-1321 ITS EFFECT WHY FRANKLIN WORE NO WIG ■ According to T h is S to ry, Quaker Sim plic ity Had Nothing to Do W ith the M atter. • “ H ere’s a new play to be pro duced to be called ‘The Hammer.’ ” “ That ought to make a stunning hit.” C O M IN G C A T A S T R O P H E . First Young Hopeful— 1 read in the paper where folks over here are going to wear Dutch wooden shoes. Second Ditto— Gee, whizz! M a’s slipper is hard enough for me. E X P L A IN E D . “ They are explaining the increase in marriages by the fact that this is leap year.” “ Then 1 suppose the girls are jumping at the chance.” Benjamin Franklin was about to be presented to the French king on the occasion of his first visit tc France in the capacity o f representa tive from the new America. The .court custom of the time demanded that one going to an audience with the king must wear a wig o f the proper fashion. A count, who hai Franklin in tow, sent a wigmaker the day before to take Franklin’s measure and fit him out for the au dience. The wigmaker arrived at Franklin’s lodgings, measured the poll o f the great American fore and aft and round and about, and took his departure. An hpur before the audience the wigmaker returned with the wig. But when Franklin attempted to put it on it would not fit; he couldn’t begin to get it on his head. “ Sir,” said Franklin to the wigmaker, “ your wig is unfortunate ly too small for my head.” “ Pardonnez moi, monsieur,” re plied the wigmaker, “ your head is vastly too large and quite beyond the fashion of the court.” Franklin appeared, therefore, at court with his bald pate and shaggy gray hair. Tell The PosL The Gasoline Shortage Has Been Greatly Relieved. You Will Be Safe Now In Buying That Car You Were Figuring On. We Have Them. Maxwell and Nash We Also Have Good Buys In Used M AXW ELLS, and CHEVROLETS. OVERLANDS, DORTS The Truck Season Is Here Don’t Forget Our M axw ell and Nash Trucks THEY LEAD T h e A u t o U tilitie s C o . DALLAS, OREGON INDEPENDENCE, OREGON V