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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1921)
IMPROVED CRATE IS URGENT NEED t v ANIT A W i l l . ! Manufacturers Should Make a More Rigid Inspection of Ma terais Put Into Boxes. GREEK SOVEREIGN LAUDS WORK OF NEAR EAST RELIEF THE PHONE CALL 1111, * 7 M c C lu r« N « w » | > » t r r i y a d l c s l t . ) Supper at MIhs Almira’* boarding house was In progress. “ Steak, cold ham, potato salad, hash or liver 1” sang Millie, tlrst class waitress, all in one breath. “ Steak! I love It I I ’ll have aome,’’ NAILING IS BIGGEST F A C T O R I^ r^ H ^ i.^ stomach the well-browned leather Consideration JOB PRINTING Prompt attention Given all orders Should Bs Glv.n to I th‘‘ “ ’ «•‘ «•ess of that establishment . _ _ , l served as steak. Methods of Construction Which „ , . _____, ...... , _ _ ! “ What’ll youse two have?* demand- Will Lessen Possibility of | ^ Millie of the “ Hallroom boys.” Loss In Shipping. . <j*etn and Dave. 'What was that tlrst piece you ren- <Prepared by the United States Depart deretl?” asked the latter. ment of Agriculture.) » Important factors affecting the suc “ Cease, fair girl, cease! I f you Are cessful use of crates in marketing passing around steak, my friend and fruits and vegetables were carefully I will have two nice, fresh cold stor studied by a specialist o f the bureau age eggs boiled to a crisp!” of markets, United Stales Department "Satso? Don’t be sassy or youse’ll of Agriculture, during a recent trip. get nothin'.” M illie was a very ln- The first o f these Is the need o f manu- j dependent waitress, and being Miss faeturers making a more rigid Inspec Almira's niece, ventured more remarks lion o f materials used. , during meat* hours than President While most manufacturers make an llardlng at a meeting o f congress, effort to have their stock Inspected 1 “ Give me some liver and— ” and to use only good material, In some “ Awrlght Mr. Moore.” put In Mil- cases this attempt lk frustrated by the ()ef„ re h<. had „ ,.hanoe t0 failure of the workman to understand “ Hash, please,” spoke up Mr. Per I aud appreciate the Ideal which is guid- rin. j lug Ills employer. Many crate-mill Our kitchen has been cleaned up I employees seem to cherish the old idea ! teda}~” salil~Dave 1 that because the crate Is a gift pack “ How can you tell, you funny fel- age It should be made as cheaply as I low?” gushed Mrs. Miller. possible, using any sort o f material ao long as there is a chance o f Its hold- 1 “ H ,sh ,or I f “ " 1? *+ Ing together, thus reducing the cost ! turned Dove. “Oh, my stars!” Mrs. Miller went to the grower and shipper. Into a spasm of laughter, consisting Th* Grower's Responsibility. of gurgles, sneezes and coughs. Tbe crate manufacturer having “ Evening,” remarked Mr. Richards, done his part In providing materials as he took his place at the table. free from defects, the grower or ship “ Why the gloom, DaveT” per should see to It that tbe crate la “Them's harsh w ords! I was Just not spoiled In being made up In his thinking o f the eggs I must feast packing bouse or field. upon tonight, and trying to Imagine Growers and shippers should remem I liked 'em when along you come, sug- ber that the nailing together of the crate Is one o f the biggest factors la i * e* !lng Kl<^ m 1 determining whether the container la U a' ha r r0“ ” ‘d Mr. Perrin. “ When you boys have been here seven years to be strong and substantial or weak like me, you'll stand anything, and and productive o f damage claims. Ce like anything.” ment-coated nails, not less than four- “ Seven months Is plenty: we penny In size, should always be used, and care should be taken to see that eobldn’t stand it another seven,” said they aro properly spaced and placed. Tom. “ Good evening.” Miss Allen slipped Greater care la perhaps necessary In making up crates for express ship Into her place opposite Mr. Richards. “ Good evening.” spoke he, timidly. ments than for car-lot freight ship “ Good evening,” spoke' she, slowly. ments, due to tho more frequent “ H um !” muttered Tom. handling they must undergo. For either method of shlpiplng considera “ Quite sol” whispered Dave. In hla tion should be given to methods of ear. "Methlnka some dire dlatster construction which will lessen the pos- has fallen. Richie and A llle uaed to he good frienda— church. Sunday!; movies, Wednesday and Saturday, and now they hardly speak.” Supper at Miss Almira's boarding house was over, for which the suf fering boarders were duly thankful. The entire assembly gathered on the porch to talk over the day’s events. Miss Allen found a little rocker In one corner, and seating herself, gazed up at the evening aky. "Fran— Mias Allen.” “ Mr. Richards T‘ in cold tones. “ Miss Allen, why have you avoided me so, o f lateT” " I had my reasons, Mr. Richards.” “ You used to call me Edgar,” he reminded. “That was before you were en- | gaged to Julia.” “T o er— what, who?” he demanded. “ I believe you heard w e," came In 10 below zero tones. Showing Results of Poorly Crated “ But I suppose It was understood Lettuce. that we, you and I — p " I supposed so, too. Ton practi nihility o f loss. An instance o f this Is cally asked mo to marry you. tnd I the use o f the “ web” or deated side practically agreed.” fo r celery crates. The slats are “Then what Is the mattery* stapled to the cleats In the factory, “ I distinctly heard you say over tho making but one piece to each side to phone: ‘Congratulate me. B ill; Tm to bundle In the field Instead of three. be married next week.' 'Who toT It also Insures even spacing o f the asked BUI. ’Julia.’ you as id. My name slats and gives an extra thickness for la Frances,” finished Miss Allen. holding the nails, thus counteracting “There most be a mistake some any tendency o f the slats to split and where.” Insisted Mr. Richards. come away from the nails. “ Impossible. I heard you myself. Soma celery growers are experi You are the only Edgar here.” menting with a patent crate which is “ How did you hear nse?" re-enforced with wire around the “ I— well. I got the call, so couldn’t ends and the body o f the crate. In help hearing," stammered Miss Allen. actual use the end wires were twist She was a telephone operator, and, ed together to close the package, It be strangely enough, her switchboard was ing found Impracticable, owing to tbe on the Palace House line. height o f the celery, to twist the cen Tran ces, w a it!” Mr. Richards ter wires together. There Is no doubt dashed off. • f the strength o f this type of crate. Mr. Moore, Just shout to descend Need of Co-opsration. the steps on his way to hla club, felt Whatever the type o f crate used. It a heavy hand upon his collar and Is the duty of the manufacturer to sup- found himself being rudely dragged pit g o o d material, accurately cut and back up the steps. properly put together. This much “ W a lt!” he yelled. Then found the purchaser o f crates should de himself standing In front of Miss mand and should expect to pay for. j Allen. Having secured It, he should do his j “I have It, Frances. You didn’t part by seeing that the crates are made know, but Mr. Moore’s name Is Edgar up In a workmanlike manner, and. too, and he Is engaged to Julia Mason after packing, that they are properly It was he you heard over the wire. closed and fastened for shipment. By Tell her It’s so. old man.” Mr. Rich such co-operation manufacturers and art is hurriedly explained, while Mr. growers can feel better assured thut Moore stood glaring and rubbing the the crute will measure up to the Ideal back o f his neck. of a fruit and vegetable package; that “ Ye*, that’* right," he admitted, It shall carry the commodity Intact “ and Julie Is the best little woman you from the grower through the whole ever saw. sale market to the retailer. “Can you forgive me, Edgar r hum bly asked Miss Alien. “ I f yen'll coek m ; meals for the it of our lives, yea I” was th* as- •er. Few of Small Fowls Keep Yeung Fee. O f course, the “ hall roecn boya” pi* Out * f Miechlef and Teach were right around the corner of thd Them te Like Poultry. porch, listening to It all. “ No mere hash, stewed pranes or Bantams are very Interesting to chil canned cern for him— -lucky d o g ’“ dren. and even If It does not pay In muttered Dnve. * dollars and cents to keep a small flock “ Let us get married, then, and have of bantams yet many families have n# more of I t ” suggested Tom. found a few of these small fowls uee “ Huh? Say. stewed prunes, canned ful to Interest the children, keep them hash m V i J Í out o f mischief and teach them to Ilk* I w « t e r ie d De*e BANTAMS INTEREST CHILDREN poultry. _ ______ __ __ _ | Thanks for Christina Liras Sated in “ Beautiful W o rk ” of M ercy Athens, Greece.— The wonderful taork done by the N ear East R elief organization in saving the Uvea o f tens o f thousands o f Christiana throughout Asia Minor and Trans caucasia has received signal recogni tion Ln praise bestowed by Queen Sophie o f Greece in a cablegram dis patch by the Greek sovereign to Dr. James L. Barton, Chairman, and Charles V. Vickrey, Secretary, o f the M. m IS IIJ i * '* *■■■■?*. * W ï v . N i * « * ’-. s. * / ¿ Phetograpn u j .nuunal. K IN G A N D QUEEN O F G R E E C E Near East R elief organization, 1 Madison Ave., New Y ork City. H er message reads: “ Deeply touched your great kind ness towards Greek w ar sufferers In Straits A rea and Asia M inor. Thank you nil most sincerely. S O P H IE .“ At th e same time, the Greek queen sent her check to Dr. Barton, Chair man o f the Near East R e lie f Commit tee, fo r 1,000 francs as a contribu tion to what she termed the “ beauti ful w ork’ ’ o f feeding, clothing and housing the more than 110,000 little children who have come under the care o f the N ear East R elief during the past year. t Besides Queen Sophie, A d m h al P. Coundourlotis, o f the R oyal Hellenic Navy, who was regent o f Greece fol lowing the death o f the late K in g Alexander, on October 25, last, has also cabled to express the gratitude o f the Greek people fo r the aid fu r nished the Christian populations o f Turkey by the Near East R elief. More than )120,000.00 was raized among the Greeks o f the United States, in tw o weeks, and sent to the Near East by the Near East R elief, to be used in helping the widows and orphans rendered destitute by the continuation o f disturbed conditions in the form er Ottoman Empire. T h * funds o f the Near East R e lie f are gathered by private subscription not only among Americans, but among tbe Armenians and Greeks ln tho United States, whose countrymen ln Turkey and Transcaucasia have been through indescribable suffering. In an official report to Charlea V. Vickrey, General Secretary o f th* Near East R elief, Miss Glee Hastings, o f Spencer, Iowa, describee the p iti able condition of tens o f thousands o f homeless, starving, half-naked refugees, driven from their homes In the war area, and huddled in atables and out-houses, or on tbe bar* ground, for lack o f shelter. “ Most o f the refugees» are country people with almost nothing except tbe clothes on their backs, stupefied and dazed by their misfortunes Bread is given only to women and children at the rate o f one-half loaf for a person, each day. The m ilk Is reserved for the babies and sick. The refugee« sit around, huddled up against the walls— women with dull, sad faces, little children that are blue and pinched with tbe cold, and too miserably lifeless to cry. One fam ily o f five sleeps at night on a bare atone floor, under one thin, ragged h a lf cotton blanket. In one room several women are wasting away with tuber culosis; ln another are some a«vare eye casi». Including tw o young blind girls, who have no one In the w orld to care for them. The overflow from these buildings live ln a wooden abed with tbe walls and floors gaping with holes where the wood has rotted away and in tents improvised from rags and pieces o f carpet.” A uatioii-wide appeal ie belag made to carry on this work, checks to be sent to Cleveland H. Dodge, Treasurer, 1 Madison Avenue, New York City. U. S. ARMY HEAD ASKS ARMENIAN AID Washington — M ajor General James G Harbord, recently ap pointed General Pershing s assistant C hief o f Staff, has gone on record ln support o f the work o f the Near East R elief in Armenia. He savs, ln a letter to the Near East R elief: " O f all the heart-breaking distress that exists in other countries, I be lieve thet the Near East situation should most appeal to our charitable 'eople. There are many thousands of helpless orphans— children o f Christian parents in a Moslem lend, who must be helped by our people if they are to survive. The A r menians have preserved their race, their religion and their language ua- der conditions o f distress tor over a thousand year* They are worthy o f a better fate than to perish, and I believe that w ill be thetr fa t* w ith out substantial financial and moral support from the good people o f our couatry. "J . O. H ARB O RD . "M ajor General. U. S A rm y.” General Harbord is oae o f the trustees o f the Near East R e lie f o r ganization. now making a general ap peal for funds to continue Its work among the destitute o f BlM e lands.