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rv ' mmf- THE ONTARIO AIU US ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1920. Fourteen Miles of Mains Needed for Ontario's Municipal Water System Y.W.C.A.PUNS r " J. Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Heads Association's 1920 World Sorvico Program. $3,000,000 NEEDED FOR WORK. Leader Calls Association a "Stabilizing Influence" In Outlining Post-War Prooram for Women Federal Coun cil of Churches to Announce "Y. W. C. A. Sunday." Mrs. John I). Rockefeller, Jr., clmlr ninn of tint National Kducittlomil Cum piilKti Cotiitnlttco of tliu 1020 World Service I'logmm of tlio Young Worn cii'h Christian Association, bus made tliu fdllunlnHluli'iiient: "Since tlin wnr wo tiro more thnn' over ii want of the economic, Industrial, educutlumil, social and religious dl(U- There Are More Miles of Water Mains, More Miles of Sewerage and Laterals in Ontario than in Any Tomn of Its Size in Eastern Oregon The Health of Ontario is Pro tected Thru These Agencies. MflO. JOHN O. ROCKEFELLER, JR. Chairman of the Educational Cam. palgn Committee of the Young Wo. men's Christian Association. cultfes which beset the lives of glrln und uoiiiuii everywhere. In mcutlnt: tlio post-war needti of women tliu Youni; Women's Christian AHnoelutlon stands ns mi Instrument of service, tested und proxen by war, and organ ized to meet tliu nmnlfold problems of peuro. ' "IlccniiHo of Its fifty odd years of ox porlencn In meullnj: fundamentiil prob lems nuYMlni; clrls, tliu Vouni; Wont en's ClulHilmi Association Is an orj;nnl nation particularly lit ted to oxcrt a stnhlllilnj,' Inllucnco upon tlio troubled times through n consistent program of service for girls and women, "American women aro asking how they may sliaro In tlio world's recon struction. They cun do so by enlisting tlio support of their communities for this World Service Program, which will Insuro to the world a healthier and bet tor womunhood. "This campaign of the Y. W. a A. to tell the people of the United States nhout Its work and to raise $1,000,000 Willi which to carry on Y. W. O. A. work during 1020 In the United States, Ituropc, China, Japan, India, South America, Kgypt, Siberia and Mexico will closo tlio week of February 2 to 9, which will bo known as Y, W. a A. Week, "Tho federal Council of Churches will probnbly sot ono Sunday ns a time for ministers throughout tho country to address their congregations on general rnnilltlmiM affecting women nnd tho Young Woiiioii'h Christian Association ns hii Instrument of sorvico. "Tlio Immediate task Is to bring to the peoplo of tho United States a knowledge of conditions affecting the lives of women In nil parts of tho world. Wo can no longer Ignore tho character, tho manner of life and the Ideals of other peoples, whothcr wo want to r not. A special call Is now coming to tho Association from China, Japan, India nnd South America, where work was held back during tho war bccntiso of tho necessity for spe cial activity In Franco and tho United States. "Tho World Servlco Program calls for ?l,r,00.000. Of this amount $1,500, 000'ins already teen secured." Tho eirtu'iitloiuil campaign commit ted Includes among Its members Mrs. Ilolicrt i: Speer, president of tlio Na tional Hoard of tho Y. W. O. A.; Mrs. Henry I' Davison, Mrs. William Van V. Hayes, Mrs. Itobert I Dickinson, Mrs. William Adams Drown, Mrs. Van Sanford Murle-Smltli, Mrs. Lowls H. Laphnm, Miss Ellen Hale Stovcnson, Mrs. Frederic II. Pratt nnd Mrs. Her bert Ice Pratt. Hvory city Is proud of soin.o of tho nchlovomontH which Its peoplo Imvo accomplished. Ontario's prldo Is conterod on Kb municipal wator sys tem which was constructed for tlio purpose of supplying tho pepplo with ptiro, soft wnlor. And that In what tho Byntotn lina accomplished. Tho Ontario municipal water sys om wns built bv tho peoplo at a total cost of nttnrnxlmntolr $120,000. It Is a pumping system Willi tno annuo rlvor ns tho source of mipplv. Tho wnlor token Into tho station Is twlco cleansed nnd purified boforo enter ing tho mains, Tho most mndorn dovlcos known to sanitary engineers nnd cliomlslH, the nluiii wash nnd tho ohlnrlncntor combined with u rapid sand filtration nystom tnko from tho water nil hhi montary mnttor.nll organic matter and lonvo It clonr nnd puro. Thnt this tins actually boon nc "ompllshod thru tho use of tint sys tem N nttostod to by tho fact that not hIiicp the svstom was constructed Hid put Into UNO In 1018 has tho city 'ippii visited by n tvphold epidemic This orourgn Is now a thing of the pnst with Ontnrlo, wlillo In tho do cniUm preceding the construction of the syiitom periodic outbreaks of till disease cnusoil groat trouble to tho eltlzeilH. Tho city do on not pormlt Itsolf to tnko this nil for crnntod. however eoiistsut wntcli Is kept ovor tho sys tem nnd periodic touts nro mndo thru tho Mtnullnir of snmnlixt to tho stato hneterlologlst for examlniitlnn. These touts b ivo In nil ensos shown thnt the system Is delivering puro, hontthful wator. To tho housewife of Ontnrlo the now s stem Mrs been n godsend u has reduced tho work of tho home nnd tluit lias Inoronsed tho luipplness of the huslost hnlf of tho city's pop ulation. I'Niiittren Miles of MiiIiin Thst the Ontario system cover" tho city nnd tnkos Its blessings to ill tho homos ninv bo sen fro-n the f if thnt tliore nro fourteen miles of water mains In, tho Hstom Tho capacity of the plant for domestic piirpot'OH Is sufficient to supply the noods of a city twlro Outnrlo's pros ent slue. Thnt Is true becauso tb men In charge of Onlnrlo'n affair when tho system was built dotormln- od thnt It would not bo a makeshift thnt had to bo replaced In a fow years hut would bo ample for years to como, Tlioro nro today, moro than 100 water usorB connoctod with tho muni cipal systom and many of those wntored lawns and gardens from this systom Inst year, nnd demonstrated tho capacity of tho plant to sorvo that nood. I'luo I'lro Protection. Ono of tho grontest bcnoflts which the now systom has given Ontario Is that of enhanced flro protection. It Is a fuct that wlillo tolling Ontario what It neodod to hotter Its flro pro tection, tho officials of tho stato fire in nrs toil's offlco recently declarod that tho wator prossuro Is sufficient to fight any flro that could occur within tho city limits. Tins pressure is socurod turn tno big stool tower thnt at tho base of I tlio 'tank Is ,110 foot, nbovo the ground. Slnco this tank Is fed thru a l.-lncn main from pumps capable, of producing moro than n million gallons of wator per day It Is further demonstrated, that safety to tho pen- plo'H property Is possible thru the uso of this syRtom. Thoroforo, when Ontario holds out an Invitation to inon nnd women to como hero to mnko tholr homo, whou It ontortnlna tliu utrnngor within Itn gate, It docs thnt which It Is tho first duty of n city to perform. It gives him puro, hontthful water to drink nnd uso; nnd furnished n sufficient supply of that ncccssnry essential for the protection of life nnd property. That's My Business Vulcanizing, Retreading, Auto Accessories, Tires and Tubes Get our prices Parker's Tire Shop Ontario, Oregon Different Colors of Paper , Many builneu men have aiyttem of uilnu differentcolotiof psperfordifferentprinted formi, thu diitlngulihing each form by Its color. We canwotk this iy item out fcr you, using SJOJ3D tho Utility Diulneii Paper, and you will find that it eaves you time and money. Let us tliow you tho advantage of itand irdliing your paper and your printing. MMERMt BOND and Ouv Good PRINTING Will SaveXbu Money v CHINESE GIRL STUDENTS HAVE ICE CREAM AT MEETING SMALL Y. W. C. A. IS COMMUNITY CENTER Recreation for Girls Is Important Pea. turo of Work. Fifty-two young women In the Unit ed States are known as Y W, O A. "town secretaries." All of which means that tho fifty-two are organizing recreation work for girls and for the community at large In towns of less thnn 10,000 Inhabitants. The Y. W. O. A. may be In one rent ed room or more. It may be a whole building, but at any rate there Is a rec reation room and If possible a kitchen, reading and writing rooms. If the Y. W. O. A. has n building of Its own It becomes a community center, where all omen's organizations way meat. One of the Chinese air's who has taken an active part In the 8tudenti Patriotic Association dishing up Ice cream at a Y. W. C. A. student confercne At these meetlno women students from all parts of China come together t discuss problems affecting them and the future of China. Garden Seeds Just opened a large shipment of new Bulk Seeds These are guaranteed fresh and prices are right . We also have a shipment of Garden Hose the best on the market E. A. FRASER "Rex" Lime-Sulphur Solution SERVICE STATIONS Sorvico means as much or moro tut ho fruit grower of today than docs tho matter of price. To onahlo us to give hotter SERVICE to our customers wo have installed TANK SERVICE STATIONS at our Factory, also at Fruit- 'land, New Plymouth, Enunott and Wood.Spur, for the purpose of distributing "REX" LIME - SULPHUR SOLU-'JTON in Imllc to fruit growers. Those SERVICE STATION TANKS, of 10,000 gallon capacity.iire placed under ground and connected with a measuring device raised high enough to deliver the solution by gravity into tho growers' barrels or wagon tanks. AVo also distribute tho "REX" LIME-SULPHUR SOLUTION in baif vols, but, to maks a success of our efforts to provide hotter SERVICE, we urge the growers to provide themselves with suitable WAGON TANKS, or other containers, that they may take advantage of the Lower Price on this season's supply of "REX." SERVICE STATION DISTRIBUTORS Fruithtnd District Fruit Growers Association, Fruit laud, Idaho. North Payette Air Storage Company, Woods Spur, T daho. Now Plymouth Storage CompanyNow Plymouth, 1 daho. Dininott Fruit Growers Union, JDmmott, 'hlaho. . "REX" Spray Factory, Washoe, Idaho. Payette ValleyRexSpray Company PAYETTE, IDAHO Office Phone 94 Factory Phone 29G-R2 j