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INDEPENDENCE. POLK COUNTY OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19,
1918
NUMBER 10
CAMP FIRE GIRLS BUSY
PEOPLE, DOING MUCH GOOD
Our Correspondents Send News of Vali:c
By Mrs Laura J. Blume, Albany
fres. Sscsjawta C v p Fire
The Magic Uniform For the kitchen.
The Camp Fire Girls. i Camp Fire girls refrain from
candy between meals, soda or
Dr. John H. Finley, publisher chewing gum; they save money,
of the New York Times last sum-; Camp Fire girls raise veget
mer in an article m de the sugables for family use.
gestion which has been taken- Camp Fire girls can fnit ard
hold of with such eager joy by vegetables for use.
the Camp Fire girls. Dr. Gu-j Camp Fire gir9 care for little
lick, president of the National children.
Camp Fire Girls of America in J . ,
r j j r i ' Camp fire gins have a un
his annual address in Wohelo' , ...
n. t,o u ir;u,, in I orm r tne same reason soldiers
says: Dr. John H. rinley in a , , . .
. .... . ... , , , , nave their uniform.
brilliant article pUads for patn-;
Mam n n iHPftl Wei. He tells I Camp rwe girls learn what to
us of a magic unseen garment
which one has always ready in a
locker of the mind, as a symbol
of nu mbership in the brother
hood of service just as the army
uniform is the symbol fr the ab
solute obedience of the soldier
who obeys the command without
question.
The weaving of this intangi-i (By Lieut. Col. V'cCrae)
ble mystical uniform should he j Th(j folowing poem is Consid
begun in childhood or youth, jered by some t0 be the finest
this learning to do things for the ipoemof the war Lieut Col
public good, for the welfare and ; McCrae ig a Canadian. He was
happiness of the many, the com-. bon in Gue)p 0nt and (?radu.
munity, the state and one's coun ;ated m artg and medicne at j0
try. To the Camp Fire Girls ront0 University. At the oui
this magic garment can be moie:break of tht war he wa3 asso.
real than any other gar.renc you ;
possess. It is a spiritual fact in-1
steal pf merely a material latr.,
Spiritual things are eternal, ma
terial t lings wear outandaie
lost with the years.
This play of the imagination, j
this imaginative symbolic gar
ment is as real as your heart
When there is work to be done
put off your clothing of pride,
self will and personal preference;
put on your magic uniform, the
unifoi-m of spirit. Know that
there are thousands of others
clad in this magic unseen uni
form, fighting by your side, so
close that you can sometimes al
most feel their presence. It is
an unseen garment which by
their industry, every Camp Fire
girl will be adding to their evtry
day costume, whatever it is,
this magic uniform of her weav
ing, which will make every girl
ot only more beautiful in ap
pearance but more kindly and
helpful and happy wherever she
may be."
Every Community Should
Have Camp Fire Girls
The govesnment says the girls
of America should be organized
and the Camp Fire Girls is the
organization to do it, for all girls
should be members of an organ
ization which is built on the
sound basis of the home. There
should be no town so small, no
city so large, no place so obscure.
vo place too sophisticated to
have its group, or better, groups
of Camp Fire Girls carrying the
message of "Glorify Work."
"Give Service" into every home
in the United States.
Some Truisms
Girls use enough candy, sodas
and chewing gum to support 2U,
000 soldiers.
Saving one cent a day per per
sen would be ten million dimes,
one million dollars, or $365,000,
000 in one year.
Fifty per cent of the money
paid for food is wasted in Amer
ica. We waste as much fats 83
we use.
What Camp Fire Girls .Do
Camp Fire girls keepdtTealtfiy;
they walk 3o;miles a -week.
Camp. Fireigirls UyefiSKi in
7... .';;..
do in common emergencies
Camp Fire girls sing "Ameri
ca." "Dixie" and "The Star
Spangled Banner,"
Oamp Fire girls go on hikes
I and go camping.
IN FLANDERS FIELD
cjate profe8Hor 0f
McNeil University
Pathology at
If.. 1 L
CiNeii university, ms uruuiei
'n urofessor of medicine at Jef
ferson Medicaf School of Phila
idelphia. When war was de
clared Lieut. Col. McCrae who
was a veteran of the South Af
rican war, was in England ann
at once volunteered for the front.
He was attached to an artillery
unit of the service and saw all of
the heavy fighting. The poem
w s originally published in
Punch, London.
In Flanders Fields the poppies
grow
Between the crosses, row on
row,
That mark our place; while in
the sky
The larks still bravely singing
fly
Unheard amid the guns below.
We are the dead! Short days
ago
We lived, felt dawn, eaw sun
sets glow,
Loved and wert loved; and now
we lie
In Flanders Fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe;
To you from failing hands we
throw
The torch be yours to hold it
high!
If ye break faith with us who
die,
We shall not sleep thourh pop
pies blow
In Flanders Fields.
Boys and Girls Liberty
Food Club
A Boys and Girls Liberty Food
Club is being organized by the
U. S. Department of Agriculture
and the State Agricultural col
leges, composed of all club mem
bers in the 33 northern and west
ern states. In order to become
a member of thi3 club each boy
and girl enrolled in club work
must sign a card pledging him
self or herself, through food pro
duction and food conservation, to
help win the war and world
peace. By this pledge each
member promises to endeavor to
the best of his or her ability to
follow instructions, attend meet
irgs'of ' the club, make an ex-f:'.i-.7t
'ifcVn accurate records and
'make a complete report of his tr
her activities and achievements.
Each member is then furnished
with'' a handsome sertificate sign-
k.-:'1
fill
-' i i; V$ S
ex?
ed by the state club leador, and
upon successfully completing the
work of the club for the year is
given a diploma of achievement.
The Southern Pacific is layiisj;
heavy rails between Airlie and
A tea spoonful a
r. n.YbuaayiY't .
i Mnji teaspoonfnl
f tvtj. CicK meal Jor
T.J days iur cacK ot li
loo ooaooo psrsons
in tha VnittfdSutcS
iurun ul (Ik nation.
Monmouth, the heavy loereriuB8truction jn con8er'vation of food
tram requiring oeuer irac eu.j apd ,lothinjr and loyalty of act
land thought. A great deal has
i
H. llirschherg Was again been done, but it is undoubtedly
elected treasurer of the state
grange this year.
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BY5HERBERT HOOVER
I Oregon has sent a host of fine,
strong, clean lads to our army
and navy. Some are in the front
line trenches now and they will
all have had their turn in the
next few months. There 9 a
great army of young patriots
left in Oregon ready to line up
as a strong reserve in the second
line trenches. Every anny h;is
to have its reserves reserves of
men, reserves of food, reserves
of ammunition. Every child in
the public schools i Oregon can
be a fKvl soldier. He can stand
in linf , shoulder to shoulder with
all the others, with firm intent
to produce food, so that the re
serve of food for their big broth
ers and their fathers in the front
line trenches will be always
ready in France when needed.
The country has had cause to
be glad that so many of its young
people have already received in
true that a great deal more can
be done, and if every person acts
Do Your
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Labels I Programmes
Checks Meal Tickets
Posters Letter Heads
Bades Shipping Tags
Folder Visiting Cards
Blotters . .
t, . , Business Cards
Receipts
Bill Heads Announcements
Pries Lists Butter Wrappers
Milk Tickets Wedding Invitations
Iijtt-r wrappers are $1.00 for
100 and we use regular butter
wrapper ink for our butter
wrappers insuring your satisfac
tion. Good stationery is as cheap n
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WAR
RAGES inFRANCB
MUST
a lUi i
as an able and aggressive officer
in this army of the second line,
there is no reason why wonder
ful Oregon with its wheat and
its fruit, should not lead the
Union in increase production and
conservation, and decrease of
consumption. Is the causa not
great enough? Is the result not
worth while? The Food Admin
istration looks to you for support
and loyally.
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the long run as tablet and high
priced boxed papCr. Why not
have your letter heads and en
velops printed. We print them
in any number you may want,
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BOY SGOUTS LEADERS
GIVE ADVISE THAT'S GOOD
Health and Saving, Factors in These Times of
War Necessity
Health Hints For Scouts
Good health is the basis of life
and health.
Look at the bottom of the milk-
bottle for dirt instead at the topi
for cream. I
Sound bodies mean clear
bodies. Therefore, a body must
bo clean (withiu and without.
Kurda nt linst nnen daily. '
' I
Tt't the stomach rest between
meals.
Exercise before going to bed.
Clean wounds, scratches and
bruises heal very rapidly. They
should be thoroughly cleansed
with hot water and tied up iu
clean immiou; rK wi bi:i""-''
bandage.
The best tonic is sunlight mid
should be taken frequently every
day.
Try a bag of hot sand for neii
ralgia. Warm borie-aeid solution will
remove dandruff,
A little soda water will relieve
headache caused by indigestiou
""duo in a faint should be laid
flat on the back, with the head
lower than the rest of the body, if
possible, the clothes loosened, cold
water applied to the face; and
otherwise let alone.
The best time to bathe is just
before going to bed, as danger of
taking cold is
Health Bulletin.
thus avoided.--
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Helps For Saving
Saving money is largely a mat-
ter of habit, aud the sooner a bo
acquires it the better off and th
more prepared ho will bo o meet
tho issues of the future. Unfortu-
there is often no special in
eentive for a boy to save, so iim
money which ho earns is liable t
j be spent almost as soon as he geU
it.
Like every thing else one miu.';
make a special effort to acquir t
tho habit of saving.
There is .first or all, the bank,
which one conceals in a convcii
ieut place and in which ono pull
a,uU thu oJd C()iiuj that he eail
spare. Care should bo taken b
have tho bank strong euougli
and one out of which the owner
cannot shake the coins, when ,
temptation to spend comes ovei
him. If the bank opens with ti
key it would be well for tho bo;'
to give it into tho safe keeping,
of a responsible adult, with tht
instruction to keep it until a ccr
ain date, or until the boy has ti
definite purpose for which to us
t lie money.
And that brings us to the nex".
step. It is much easier to savo
for a certain thing or reason tha.?
just merely to save. If the boy
says in the beginning, "I wan
camera and its going to cos;
five dollars' he immediately ha
a ditinite goal in sight, towarc-
which lie can plug, lie can acur
ately measure his progress ami
tell just how near he is to th
ud. The same spirit that keepi
him bucking tho line in footbaK
toward his opponents goal-post i
will, if he amounts .to anything
and has the "pep" of a real boy
in him, spur him on.
If a boy saves money in com
petition with another, he is ilkely
to do far betetr than if he goes i:;
alone. There are any number ai
suggestions as how to earn moD
ey, which a wide awake boy can
make use of. And if he adoptii
them with a rival in view, he
will go ahead much faster thai',
he otherwise would. Competi
tion truly is "the spice of life."
Or a boy might set a definitu
slint for himself, saying: "I am
going- to save a quarter t hi i
week and this money is going to
lm the first 1 earn. All over thai
amount which I receive thin
week, I shall feel justified in
spending in whatever sensibl
way I want." To have an,'
spending money at all therefore,
tho boy would have to earn more
than a quarter. A great many
lads tackle the proposition th
other way about. They save only
when they have especially goM
luck.
June 20, is War Savings
Stamp Day