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THE Page Four Office: ARGUS. HILLSBORO, OREGON I Al ING Jieat/eA The (ìreat American Home Official Paper of Washington County JCdltor MBS. K. C. McKINNFY A**ociata Ed WELL, WELL, WE’RE tPlMMLP A<3AIM/ ten on only one »ide of the paper, should not exceed 30v words in length, and must be signet by the writer, whose mail ad dress must accompany the contribution. BENNETT GIVES VIEWS ON COUNTY AGENT WORK ........ fl 50 Foreign Count rie» Editor Argus. "I have been iÇr year SO.85 U. S. Outoki« üreg un Hix months criticised for my position opposing the employment of a county agent. Entered u •econd-c'n» matter in the poatofftee at Hillebom. Ore.-on \llow me to state my position on How to Remit—Send pootofficw money this matter, I am not against the order. exprtHK or personal check on your employment of a county agent, but local bank. Stamp«, coin or currency are | just against the activities of that at owner'» risk. Give poatoffiee address in full, including county and state. office as it has been conducted in Washington county for the past EASTERN BUSINESS REPRESENT STIVE—American Prew» Aviation. 215 W««t SPth St., New York; 122 South Michigan Avenue. Chicago, and 2111 Woodward six year*. “It appears to me that most of A ven tie. I Vt r< >i t _____________ __ the work performed by our agents PACIFIC COAST REPRESENTATIVE— Arthur W S’yv*# have been duplications of the in Inc.. Portland. Security Bid«. ; San Franctoco. Sharon Bldg., vestigations of the state agricul and law Angela*. Western Pacific Bldg. tural school and the national de N. F.. A. Fealnre Service. Meyer-Roth Advertising Service partment of agriculture, and that we get no place for the amount of NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC money paid for this office. M hat Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of any in dividual, firm, concern or corporation that may appear in the columns of the Argus I would like to see would be a will be g'adly corrected when callci to the attention of the editor. It is not the in county agent’s office that would tention of this newspaper to wrongly use or injure any individual, firm, concern or do some constructive work for the corporation, and correction« will be made when warranted as pruaiu,«>i*t> was the people of the county, not necessarily wrong published, reference or article. just farmers, however, as producers they would receive the most bene fit. “The laws provide that the coun ty court can take over property Maintenance of agencies that develop the county delinquent for taxes under certain and community has consistently been urged by the circumstances. The agent could Argus as important even with the great demand for classify this land, by land surveys, economy and recognized need for cutting taxes. and profitably assist in getting these plots into the hands of peo Elimination of such agencies in many cases would be ple for truck lands or homes and poor economy at a time when everything possible get them back on the tax rolls should be done to make conditions more prosperous. “He could assist in geting the So often the tendency is to pick out “the needle in farmers to producing one or two kinds of wheat, then by pooling the haystack,” and such would be the cas/ if the of could assist in selling at an advan fice of county agent were to be eliminated. tage to the grower. This would The county agent's office pays for itself many apply to all kinds of produce, fruits, times over in the course of a year, and especially to berries, grains, etc. As far as I have observed this county could be made those people who take advantage of the services of one of the greatest seed produc fered. Cash premiums for instance at the three fairs, ing counties in the state. county, state and Pacific International returned more “No county produces better po- than $750 to boys' and girls’ club members. Farmers tato seed than we do. I’o advise the growers how to select seed, and exhibiting at the state and land products’ exhibitions raise two or three varieties and received $541.50. In most cases the agent and as- “ • agent would pool for sale by the for sistant secure the exhibits and clean them up put money into W ashington coun- ty that we do not get through exhibition. each one alone trying to secure The office prepared and sold 1500 pounds of markets. squirrel poison, the difference in selling price be “We are producing too much at tween that prepared in the office and sold retail re this time, but not graded n o r sulted in a saving of $600. Ninety-nine ounces of handled to get the best returns, The agent could organize and it strychnine for gopher poison were dispensed at a would help every one in the coun- saving of 95 cents an ounce. ty, producer, merchant, professional On top of these savings the office was responsible man, and citizen. In short make this a selling and marketing de- for contacts which resulted in the sale of certified partment.**- -O. B. BENNETT. seed potatoes. Sales directly credited to them .Subscription Rate. Cash In Advance Maintain County Agent amounted to at least $2,000. So much has been said of the introduction and increase of acreage in alfalfa that little need be added. Irrigation, the importance of which has long been realized, is being rapidly de veloped through the co-operation of the county agent’s office. Certified seed potatoes are taking a front rank in the county’s agricultural program, largely through efforts of Agent Cyrus and Assistant Averill. Boys and girls in 4-H crops and livestock clubs through the efforts of the office have increased from 154 to 192 in 1931. Eighty-six of the boys and girls were in calf club work and all but four have com pleted their projects. Meetings held under the direction of the office for disseminating information of benefit to farmers totaled 244 from December 1, 1930, to December 1. 1931, and attendance at these meetings was 6,203. Office calls totaled 3,792, telephone calls, 1,116, and farm visits totaled 1,755. Individual letters written amounted to 1,855, and 78 different circular letters were sent out to 10,984 persons. Bulletins and mimeo graphs sent out make a total of 2,768. Six 4-H club achievement days were held with an attendance of 787. Among other totals 152 called at the office for information on weed control and purchased sodium chlorate. These and many other services are being rendered daily that are of vast importance to the improve ment of farm conditions in the Tualatin valley. County’s appropriation for the county agent and the assistant in the budget for 1932 is $2,480, which makes the cost of the office per $1,000 of assessed valuation the small sum of 9.5 cents. If an individual pays taxes on property with an assessed valuation of $10,000 he contributes 95 cents toward the support of the local extension office. State and federal appropriations for this work in the county are dependent on the county giving mon ey to the support of the work. How much does the $2,000 state duplication cost Washington county? County’s equalized valuation by the state tax com mission on which basis the 1931 state tax was paid is .031106 per cent of the total state valuation. Therefore, local taxpayers contribute $62.21 toward the $2,000 of state money w hich the county receives for support of extension work. Twenty-one and two-tenths cents out of each $100 paid in taxes here goes to maintain the office of the county agent and his assistant. If $100 is paid in taxes with a county agent, without the county agent’s office $99.788 will be paid. Agriculture pays 60.2 percent of the $2,480, which is listed in the budget for the county agent work. This amounts to $1,492 and if divided equally among the 3,917 farms in the county, the cost would be 38 cents per farm. George Rawlinson, Portland laundryman, said something really worthwhile in a talk here last week when he urged support of the local laundry, rather than the wagons that come from Portland. He point ed out that it provides opportunity for local men and women to work, thus increasing the expenditure of payroll dollars in the community. This same logic backs earnest support of the Perfection Bakery. The quality is there. Give these home institutions your backing rather than send the money out of the city, never to return. Hillsboro people have big hearts as evidenced by the fact that the quotas for the community chest and the Red Cross were over-subscribed in large quan tities. When local folk realize the need they are al ways there with the goods. Shelves in local stores offer myriads of suggestions for the Christmas buyer and purchases made here will help to increase much desired prosperity among your neighbors. It resolves itself into practice of the Golden Rule. Governmental affairs should be conducted in good order so that if a question is to be decided everyone be given an opportunity to express themselves for or against. Public good does not call for mob rule and every effort should be made to preserve order at public meetings. Helvetia is doing itself proud with the organiza tion of a band. The Argus wishes success for the new organization. CHILD hygiene I By Oregon State Board of Health) For a long time the welfare of children was apparently neglected. But there are instances of an early recognition of the importance of the child. Socrates in his appeal to the senate asked: “Are you not risking the greatest of your posses sions? For children .ire your riches, and upon their training for well or ill depends the whole order of their father’s house.” Yet it is only within the past fifty years that we have been concerned with child health and protection. “The children are the army with which we march to progress,” is a statement made by Herbert Hoover before he be came president of the United States. Child hygiene is the most signifi cant and important part of the public health program. Childhood is the time to build a lasting foundation i for health. Modern child hygiene embraces all known methods for health promotion and disease pre vention. Child hygiene begins with the saving of the health and lives of mothers. The development of the fetus is absolutely dependent upon the mother for its own welfare. The expectant mother should con sult a capable doctor as early in pregnancy as possible. He will give her a complete examination and outline her proper daily routine. He will warn her of possible signs of danger, which, if recognized in time may prevent damage to her self and to her unborn child. Monthly letters of advice are sent to all mothers who make applica tion to the State Board of I lealth The mother should have skilled medical and nursing care before, during, and after the birth of her child. In order to insure the proper development of her child, every mother should nurse her own baby. Fresh air night and day, proper clothing, regular hours of sleep and scrupulous cleanliness and the formation of good habits r HOW OO YA T SPELL 'LECT»lC ' ? OH YEÇ 1 WAN.MA FiPE INJUN, EO i NU- G l O vü an ' a COWBOY ÇjiT A i QGC’A), Aie plane , a foot Q alu — -to SANÎÀ CLAÜS DADDY. whihg essentials fur the development healths babies. ’‘Infant ('are” • tains specific directions in regard to the proper care of babies and can be bid on application to this department. When the child begins to walk it leaves babyhood behind and be comes what is known as the pre school child. I’hr age between two and >ix is one that is frequently neglected. This, however, is the most important period in the life of the child. In it, habits good or bad are formed winch influence the Liter years; in it, slight phy teal defects and nutritional di orders have their origin which unchecked will mark or arreat fut ure mental and physical develop ment. Parents should systematically as sure the child of exc client health throughout the pre-school period. The child should have a medical and dental examination at least once a year and all defects should be remedied. The child ready to enter school should be fit in every way. SI’RI I s (II* Oregon Blate Hoard of Health) MilUoiig air il iilt i tmsiiming mot<- ftmtl than their bodies aitiinlh re quire, mid a large number of thia c I hmm are Nhortciiing their lives bv overrating Capac it v ealeiN m» doubt drrive a lot of enjoyment out Mill ixfying their appetites to the limit Satisfaction from rating, houeter, is a relative matter 1’ e r .«• o n n who habitually rat large ineah have large ami dilated xtoin.ulr< It naturally takes more bulk to give Much pgrNoiiM th d feeling of (ulhir.HM which to ni.iin me alls enough After the first frii weeks of reducing diet, the slum ivh hav ing I cmn food to hold and digest, begins to have a better muscular tour and got Minaller II will then take a far lean amount of food to produce the sensation of fiillneM. In rating ax in most other pur suits which man follows, (hr mind is the controlling factor To some persons meal time means moving up to (hr table, Naving nothing, eating all they can hold and thru drift ing into an easy chair for a nap or a smoke Such persons arc miss ing a part of life that is their right Hr Nociablr and take your time Don’t forget that you arc a human bring and that one difference hr tween you and other animals is that you can enrrv ideas that will make life pleasanter for yourself and others If you do this and takr your time you wdl find that vou require less food ami the meal time will mean more than rating large quantities of food Chew your food m I ow I) You should not be so bus! that you cannot take time for your med When you find lli.il jour business require* mo lunch time that you must curtail your meal hours then iou have ceased being the master •f your jot» Efficiency does not lepend on the lime vou put into our work but the work vou put nto your time The great trouble with many of UN is that ue live to e it instead of eating to live We allow our appe titex to tempt us tu eat more th in we really need. The organs of the human body vs ill land a rem irk able amount of t|»i <•. ptrlouliflv tU nt»' Publnhed Every Thur»d«y ■.... .......................................... By McKinney & McKinney, Publisher, Communication« to The Argus for pub Arru« Building, Main Street. Tel. 3101. Two Phone, lication in this department should be writ W. VKRNE M.K1NNEY Tliui'Htlay, December 10, 1931 ....—-— W15bon$&<\ rqus »1 HILLSBORO ulvcrtising to X I diMVHM'N, cerebral r and dhibetvN aa do hl perMHiM. nd wlml your normal Id be for tour age HIK make it a point to « weight Is maintained, w right bright GO EAST for CHRIS T M A S! Special Home Visitor** Round Trip Farr, are in effect to many point* for Chriilmaa. I. XAMI’I I S: Chira,» HI. I'aul ,1,1,1 al.TI HI. I-Ola IM.lt Other point« In proportion Tl.krl. »n ««I« Nu*. 11. St i l»*r. 5. II. 17. U. Iti »«turn limit r«b. i«, i »ii I. b Stuiuc s/ TUNE IN on Station KOIN every Monday at 9 P. M. for our Greater Oregon Program An inspired GIFT for mother Rotary Dinner Tonight— Members of the Rotary club will entertain their wives at dinner to night at the Veterans* hall. The speaker of the evening will be Dr. Alexander J. Schleuning, who will speak on conditions in Russia. Too Late to Classify FOR SALE Crazy crystal«, enough for 15 gallons, for Si.50. Call and try a Klaas free at 1137 Second St., boro. Your Rusin«*« DAYS / Robert E. Burns Funeral Home Something of the thrill and happiness of Christmas will enter into your home every day of the year if you give Mother an elec tric range. No other gift can bring her as much joy and permarftent pleasure. KITCHEN TASKS MADE LIGHTER. Really you are giving her an extra hour every day to do with as she please«, for the electric range saves at least that much time in the preparation of meals. And you are giving her a longer, healthier, happier life by relieving her of kitchen drudgery. An electric range is the Christ mas gift that you OWE to mother. And it wdl save its own cost many times over in the cooking economies that it makes posaible. Modern Chapel Private Family Room 4 Phone 206 Our own electric stores off.r a complete line of the famous Hotpoint and Westing house ranges. Leading furniture dealers offer other fine ranges bearing our com plete endorsement. Ami you will find doz ens of ultra modern, fidl automatic models selling at new low price levels most of them between $100 and $200. Make this a year-round Christmas. 229 West Pacific Ave. Fore»t Grove You may take as long »« eighteen months to pay for an electric range purchased between now and Christmas. A *10 down ayment will place it i in your home. hese ferma are available I at all dealers. P At Our Own Storr Give VAer a WHEN THE NEIGHBORS HOTPOINT & WESTINGHOUSE Geoev^ The following ranges, on Male nt leading dealer*, are fully approved alao, and will give you complete satisfaction. 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