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'VT"-I,a'OiUAiO i l'A'l tuaiAN, SitEfcUl, UliiGUiV FA LI CITY. SECTION s i) 1 7 : - i - inn nitm This cut la used by eoortesr of th Associated Industrie, of Ortgoa FALLS CITY COURTS Gl DEVELOPirJS fl Soil,! Climate, Air and Water Drainage Unite With Efforts of Man to Make Falls City Prosperity the Pride and Boast of Oregon Community Spirit Aroused and lUnited in Effort (By EDWARD T. BARBKR) ' Any city or community whose prosperity is based upon the ac tivities of any one line of indus try, be that mining, fishing, lum bering or agriculture, is always staking its future on . the long chance of the continued activity of its single industry. Its prosperi ty accompanied by an equally low tide of depression and commercial stagnation. ; This is especially noted In the cotton regions" of the south; the great wheat regions of the middle west and western states; the ex clusive stock growing sections, etc. .' So notable has the depression been the past few years in these lone-crop sections that the whole nation has been stirred to devis ing some form of even temporary relief.) .;. ' ' The "wear cotton overalls" campaign is remembered in which vervbodv was urged to wear over- Vylls and other cotton goods in I J border to create a market for the 7.- wrtton of the southern planters No sooner had this campaign got well started until the sheep men were in deen financial trouble and urging every one to eat more mutton and wear more ' woolen clothing. The cattle i men joined with the sheep men and then the . wheat farmers cried out aloud for every l one to eat an extra1 biscuit a day to relieve them of their sur plus wheat. ; ; 'v : ' . Falls City was founded on the lumber business. Its forests are still among its greatest assets and 1 its lumber industry Is still Its tar get business. But' the lumber business has had its financial "fluctuations, along with other industries, .and the fortunes of Falls City have fluctuated with those of the lum ber Industry. Sometimes riding high on a flood tide of prosper ; , ity and. sometimes, floundering in : the depths of discouragement and 1 inactivity. ' ' Misfortunes leave their scars 1 and markings on communities just as they do on the face of an Individual. It is the law of com pensating nature and the after JP . 1 - ' . . . ae manner in wnicn me scourg- ings of misfortune are met. Jt was the patience, wisdom and Courage developed in Abra ham Lincoln by the misfortune of his earlier years tha.t refined, and purified his life untile he became one of the greatest men of alt ' history. An earthquake which destroyed the city made San Fran cisco! a : greateri modern city. A , fire made a great city of Seattle. Thie forests about - Falls City still contain the foundation of fortunes. The great lumber con cerns! Interested there are merely marking time and 'getting ready Falls City Meat ! Market The! home of "Oregon Quality" ( meats . ' i ,: . roy Mcdonald, prop. EASTMAN KODAKS AND ! FILMS Prompt .' and satisfactory serv ice in Kodak finishing at " j Thompson's ! DRUG STORE E. P; Brown's Garage ! Authorized Ford Sales and Service i Gas and Oil, ; Auto Accessories All Kinds of Auto and Machine Work v Oxy-acerylene Welding Falls City Lumber Company M. D. HAMMEL, MGR. PROSPERITY BY 9 CULTUnAL RESOURCES to take advantage of the rising tide of prosperity in store for them in the no distant future. In the meantime Falls City folks have discovered I that their 100 square miles of agricultural lands contain fortunes; of still greater value. They have discovered that under intelligent cultivation the farms on a thousand hills may be converted into sources of revenue undreamed of by the early pion eers, j It was said in eulogy of Alex ander Hamilton; the financial wizard of our earlier constitution al period, that "He smote the rock of national resources and abun dant streams of revenue burst forth." : t So It has been discovered that to smite the soil of the hills and valleys about Falls City with the plow and the hoe streams of rev enue burst forth which assures the community of steady and reg ular Income to supplement what ever good fortune may bring to their lumber Industry. ; Eerry and fruit growing began with the home garden ; and orch ard. J It developed that the ber ries and fruit grown on the hills about the city possessed unusually high qualities and brought unusu ally high yields, when pr.operly cultivated. It :was not play, it was hard work,' but j the hard work brought its corresponding compensation. J In due time f a cannery . was started to handle the fruit on . a larger scale than hie local mar ket. ; : j : After a period of experimenta tion and adjustment of the limita tions of the cannery to the limita tions of the community, a satis factory basis of working in harm ony has been developed It has been demonstrated that the berries and. fruits grown -on the hills are the most desirable and command the highest price in tne market. In this, as in all other lines, the safe plan is to diversify. Plant a few, berries of each kind demanded by the mra ket, and do the same - with the fruits. - The soil and climate, together with the unusually favorable con ditions of air and water drainage furnished by the hill contour, make all kinds of berries and fruits at home. The canning season begins with gooseberries, followed by straw berries, cherries, loganberries, raspberries, red and black; black berries, prunes and pears. me cannery; during the ; past season paid out to the farmers of ithe community: for fruits and ber ries the. following: i Gooseberries .. .... . . . 17,632.52 Strawberries .'. 1,500.00 Cherries, . Royal Anns. 4,536.00 500.00 7,070.00 207.00 416.00 9,400.00 Other kinds Loganberries Raspberries, red . . . Black Blackberries J . . . . Prunes (50 tons)..;... 1,100.00 Pears, (20 tons)...... 800.00 vi CLEAN UP! White Paint j2.73 per gallon Equal to any mail i order paint . F. COURTER & CO. i i KIWI CHICKS t " " "r - - They cannot fly. No more high fences ; good i layers. Literature and sample feathers. Fannie Branson, Falls City, Or. BABY CHICKS White Leghorns, trapnested, t guaranteed pure Tancred We get our breeders direct from the Tancred Farms, world's best laying strain. Ever-Lay Poultry Ranch FALLS CITY, ORE. Falls City Bakery l "Oregon Quality" Bread, Pastries and Lunch. This section is devoted to the industrial development of Falls City, Polk County, Ore.' The section will be under the direction of the Falls City Commercial Club, H. Mather Smith, President and Falls City firms. Each takes pride in advancing the civic and industrial d community. Every dollar you spend with them will help build a bigger, better and more prosperous city. J ;h-M: M : Hi; ;j ; !;! i Apples 1,500.00 The total cost of operating the I cannery, aside from wages and salaries was $89,240.20. Wages S 10,783.09. Salaries $4,000. The output of the cannery was 28,545 cases having a market value . of around $105,000. , : v; s . In addition to the fruits used at the cannery a number of per sons have found the grapes grow in the same prolific abundance and superior quality as other fruits. One vine inside the city limits has a-record of 300 pounds. It is es timated that on the hill side In the city 4 or 5 tons of fine grapes are produced annually. Enough work has been done with English walnuts to demon strate the high producing and high quality of nuts as a crop. The hills about Falls City seem especially adapted to walnut growing. The air and water drain age being especially adapted to the walnut tree in its prime. These fine berry, fruit and nut lands may be purchased at from $50 to $150 per acre. Think of buying lands capable of produc ing from $500 to $1000 worth of fruit, berries or nuts, at such prices. One blackberry farm sell ing to the Falls City cannery has a record of $5000 from 10 acres. It is doubtful if even the most progressive grower has attempted to produce the maximum crop.; Ir rigation during July and August would materially add to the value of the crop. ; f The cannery this coming season plans to add vegetables to its list of products and in an experimen tal way will try tomatoes. Falls City is aroused and active in its determination to develop its numerous resources so as to build a community upon a solid finan cial foundation such as can! not be shaken by the chance fortune of any one industry. It proposes to fight its way to permanent and regular prosperity . and to hold every inch gained. ; Figuratively speaking, it has spit on its hands and grabbed a new hold on itself and its possibilities. It proposes to no longer permit its vast wealth of natural resources to lie dor mant while the community is suf fering for financial nourishment Why a starving community when abundant financial nourishment lies all about? 1 PRATUM T! An all day meeting was held at the Methodist church here last Sunday. In the forenoon after Sunday school Dr. D. W. Riddle from the Kimball School of The ology, preached the morning ser mon and the father of Dr. E. C. Hickman sang "The Ninety and Nine." At noon a bountiful lunch eon was served in the church base ment. In the afternoon Dr. E. C. Hickman preached and he and his father sang a number of solos. They were accompanied by; pr. D. W. Riddle at the piano. I Mr and Mrs. : Crawford from Salem attended the meeting here last Sunday. Mrs. Crawford was formerly Miss Mary Folrick and has many friends in this' commun ity. : Mr. and Mrs.H. Kleen from Tillamook county were oyer the week-end. -They came for the fun eral of their ; little ''nephew i who was buried last Saturday. T r I Mr. and Mrs. E. Churchill and John and Ed Kleen, from Port land also attended the funeral of Young Leonard Kn. Mrs. D. Kleen is visiting in Portland at present. ; , . A number of farmers are doing spring sowing. j There are probably 1000 bush' els of potatoes stored . in this neighborhood. Those in need of potatoes should investigate before having inferior stock shipped in from other states. i A Chinese student from Kimball ocuooi oi i neoiogy win appear here in native costume and will give a talk; on China. Miss Lael Lichty will; play several violin solos next Sunday evening at 8 o'clock March 15. i r J R. WaterKouse, General Blacksmithing, Wagon and Logging Work, j Bank of Falls City . Capital $15,000.00 Surplus $5,000.00 s General Banking Business FALLS CITY BARBER SHOP Agency International Tailoring . ' Co. . " Cleaning and Pressing Wo. Bohle ' Phone 71 Mrs. Abigal Watt, Secretary. The advertisers THE MEEKLY WEWS OF GATHERED BY A COMPETENT REPORTER The Items Show the Doings of i Ambitious Community Showers, All in One Day Falls City city officers are as follows: .Roy McDonald, mayor; Albert Teal, councilman at large; auditor and police judge, Carrie E. Jobes; treasurer, H Mather Smith; councilmen: C. L. Hop kins, Wm. Bohle, R. L. Griswold, Raymond Crlswell, E. P. Brown. Regular council meeting: first Monday night of each month. High School Faculty: Supt. J. W. L. Kaufman; principal, J. A. Goodwin; instructors, Dorothy Ostrander, Phyllis Palmer and Mabel Hatch. - i Grade School Faculty: , princi pal, C. L. Barnhart; instructors, Ina B. Graham, Marie E. Lunny, Esther r Cleveland, Jessie Moyer, Mrs. George Logan, Pauline Jobes. The pupils of the grade school are planning a -native shrub plant ing for their grounds, under the advice of the . committee recently appointed by the Parent-Teachers association and the Civic Pride committee of the Commercial club. They will use the trees and shrubs and ferns obtainable in the woods close by, securing specimens of rhododendrons and other moun tain shrubs to add to the collec tion. ; On the afternoon of March 4th, the Ladies' Aid society of the Christian church gave a silver tea in the church parlors, the proceeds going to help swell the fund for the purchase of a new range for use there. The dining, room was decorated with daffodils combined with pussy willows and ferns, and center pieces of the same graced the tables. The refreehments con sisted of salad, hot buttered rolls, iced tea cakes and tea and coffee. About $13 was added to their fund. . On Friday. March 20th, at 8:00, the local high school will present the light opera, "The Toreadors" (The Bullfighters) at Victory hall. The high school chorus assisted by a number of extra voices has been working on the music for sev eral 'weeks under the direction of Miss Helen Gordon of Dallas, who will have . charge of the musical production. Mrs. Mabel Hatch has person .1 charge of the staging and stage direction. - Miss Phyllis Palmer has charge of a group of girls who will pre sent several Spanish dances, un der her direction. These pretty dances will prove a very pleasing feature of the performance. Under such able direction the opera promises to be a worthwhile entertainment. The choruses include: Lillian Hatch, Gwendolyn.; Mickalson, Bertha Brown, Doris Mickalson, Ardella Dunlop, Viola Lane, and others. Clive Courter, Dee Luck, Rex Carey, John Watt, Paul Starr, Walter Kaufman, and others. Spanish dancers are: Frances Guthridge, Ethel ' Estey, Barbara Hall, Isabelle ' Hatcher, ""Helen Hall. Following is the cast of char acters and a brief synopsis of the plot: Senor Dictorio, a wealthy Span ish farmer Walter Kaufman. Benita and Juanita, his twin daughters Viola Lane, Ardella Dunlop. - Juan and Pablo, lovers of' Be nita and Juanita Wayne Neal and Paul Starr. Dolores and Maria, friends of Benita and Juanita Cleota Dodd and Veda Perin. Senors Swateo and Whackeo, beggars masquerading as torea dors Dee Luck and Charles Kaufman. The story I : Senor Dictorio, a wealthy Spanish farmer, has twin daughters, Benita and Juanita, who are in love with Juan and Pablo, two neighboring swains. The father frowns on this, and when the boys ask his consent to a double wedding he refuses, say ing that "his hopes are in a torea dor." At the feast In honor of the birthday of Benita and ' Juanita. Senor Dictorio makes the an nouncement that"' the two - great toreadors, Senator Swateo and Senor Whackeo, are to make them a visit. - When two ragged beggars ask Juan and Pablo for some money, the lovers are struck with a sud den idea. They dress the beggars up as Senors Swateo and Whack eo,! and palm them off as the real thing. Senor Dictorio welcomes them to the fiesta and Introduces them to his daughters who are very skeptical FALLS CITY an Enterprising Active and Snow and Sunshine, Rain and After Dictorio has asked the "toreadors" to give an exhibition bull fight that afternoon. Juan and Pablo show up the fake torea dors by bringing Senor Dictorio a message from the real Senors Swateo and Whackeo, saying that they couldn't come to the fiesta because their wives wouldn't let them. i Then Dictorio presents his daughters to the lovers, and "all's well that ends well." "THE TOREADORS" Wait for it, don't forget the time and the place : Friday, March 20, 8 p. m. at7 . Victory hall. h On Friday evening,' Feb. 27, Prof, and Mrs. Kaufman enter tained the high school basketball squad and the men of the school board at a dinner served at their home. "' Eighteen covers were laid and a three course dinner served. Those present and enjoying themselves to the "full" were: Austin Rick etts, Dee Luck, . Ross Bowman, Wayne Xeal, Frank Lusk, Rich ard Horn, Glenn Wingo, Orville Shultz, Charles Kaufman, Walter Kaufman, Paul Starr, Andrew Hunter, Mr. Kaufman, Mr. Mc Donald, Mr. Griswold and Mr. Starr. Hallot McMurphy and Earl Rennison were unable to attend Under the auspices of the schools of Falls City, an art ex hibit loaned by the Elson Art Co will be presented in Falls City for three days, April 1, 2 and 3. This will undoubtedly be the finest col lection of art subjects evjer pre sented in a city of our size, there being 2.00 numbers in the collec tion. Aa admission will be charg ed and pictures will be on sale and all moneys thus secured will I be used to purchase pictures for the schools. :) ! ; 1 1 Watch for the announcement of the place later. It is an item of interest to learn that one of our home girls, Miss Louise Kaufman, a daughter of Prof, and Mrs. J. W. L. Kauf man, who is a junior at Willam ette university, has been chosen for the female lead in the annual junior play to be presented in the Grand theatre, at Salem; during the junior week-end at Wiliam ette, on May !9th' If j: jh' j j :!:;; Louise has been cast i for the part of Olivia, in "Mr. Pim pass es By," i Saturday, evening the members of the senior 'and junior classes of Falls City high were guests of the Ladies' Glee club of Willamette university at the armory , for the freshman glee. The seniors enter tained the juniors, together with Mr. and Mrs. H. Mather Smith and Mr. and Mrs. R. G. White and the Misses Dorothy j Owens. Dorothy Ostrander land; Phyllis Palmer, a a picnic supper In the park at Kola. Others! present beside i class members were Miss Willard Hatch : and B ina -Lusk, Mr. w. v, Hadley.- All report a very enjoy able trip. Mr, and Mrs. D. J. Grant were also guests at the armory in the Falls City ; delegation ''1-1' i i .--iJ-Wi'- 1 1. Id! C. L. Starr, an attorney of Port land, representing the interests of Cobbs & Mitchell Company, and former resident of Falls City; was in our city last 1 week on a short visit with his mother, Mrs. J. P. Starr, and, brother, H. E. Starr ana tamiiy, Mrs. H. C. Courter is up from Portland as the guest of her moth er, Mrs. Emily Calkins, and broth' er Park. Mrs; Calkins, who has been very I ill,' is ! improving in health under her daughter's care .;. M',-H i:M44!KtMJIlL;il!;i Mr. and! Mrs. W. A. Bancroft have leased the property qn South Main street belonging to' Sheriff Hooker and moved in this 'week. Snow and sunshine, rata' and flowers we had them! j.all on Monday the hills : surrounding Falls City , presented a mantle I of white, while down in the valley the jonquils," daffodils,! japonica and other early blooms were smil ing through . the showers, greet ing , the songs of robin, meadow lark, brown thrush j and other "early birds." One of the com pensatlons T for Oregon mist- no where else do we have all these at once in the east snow means ice and frost, here it means condensed mist with a little cool er air, not really cold.' : i j Mr. Geo. Kobinsoa of the Falls 14 in this section are evelopmgnt of the City hotel Isn't waiting for the mayor's proclamation he is do ing his spring cleaning bit by bit as he finds 'time -has had a lot of debris hauled away, some clean ing done in the street east of the hotel, and is also papering, puinting,! calcimining. and other wise getting the interior of the house ready for additional guests. Mr. C. J. Bruce 'drove in from Scio Sunday, bringing with him Wilford Bancroft, who has been doing some carpenter work for him on his ranch buildings down there. He spent ! the evening with Mr. and Mrs, W. p, Bancroft, and in renewing other; acquaintances around Falls City. : : , ( :. Mrs. Howell Entertains Good Will Club ;! Mrs. V. M. Howell was hostess to the Good Will Club Thursday afternoon, eleven members being present as follows: Mesdames Adams, Black, Cochran, Chamber lain, Jones, F. Mack, Rhoades, Richardson, Wingo and Webb. The invited - guests were Mrs. ; Harris and Mrs. Burbank. .H!"j' .11 Miip 1 After a time all sewing was laid aside and the business of the club was taken up. Many topics were discussed. Also election of officers for the next three months, as fol lows: President, Mrs. Geo. Cham berlain; vice j president,!; Mrs. Black; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. F. Jones, and correspondent, Mrs. F. Mack. - M I !!H!'i A very dainty lunch was served by the hostess. : ; ;: !;:; Mrs. A. F. Courter entertained the Ladies' Art club in her usual delightful manner on last ! Tues day. Her home was ; prettily deco rated with the yellow ' daffodils, while at the luncheon table, artis tic Japanese place cards and nap kins added a novel note to the arrangement. A charming innova tion was sprung on the 'guests phen the delicious lunch was served by two .young Japanese maidens impersonated by Ardella Dunlop and Viola Lane. Those enjoying the afternoon were Mes dames Driggs, ! Dunlop, Criswell, McDonald, j Kaufman, Frink, Grant;"; Lowe,; Thompson, Teal, White and Smith. Invited guests were Mrs. Hatch and Misses Pal ruer and Ostrander. The next ' regular meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. F. E Driggs. Mr. E. T. Ghormley. traveling freight and passenger agent of the Southern Pacific company, was in from Salem on Monday, on a gen eral inspection and get acquainted trip, as he has recently been as signed, to the territory to whicn Falls City is a part. Saturday evening the Frink orchestra gave a dance in Victory, hall, part of the proceeds from which will go to the fund being! raised for the purchase of a new piano for the hall. The usual good time and good attendance graced the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Griswold had as their guests for a trip to Salem Saturday evening to attend the Willamette freshman glee, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. L. Kaufman, whose daugnter Louise is a student there. , A .' Woman Dlr ; Fanner . t , Mrs.! F. A. Wolfe, whose farm home Is about two miles south of Falls City, past the Oakhurst school, visited the city Saturday. She reports everything looking fine for this season of the year. and is already making extensive plans for her gardens, both flower and vegetable. . Mrs. Wolfe has several hobbies, among them the growing of choice gladioli, dahlias and fine vegetables. She has a large variety of tulips, as well as other spring blooming bulbs and shrubs, and ner garden will soon be "a thing of beauty" to all be holders as Well as a "Joy forever" to her. Mrs. Wolfe also .specializes in fine fruits of many sorts, among hem Royal Ann cherries and many kinds of apples. She is plan ning a new acreage of eight acres in strawberries -for this year, and says she has grown very fine cab- hacA on tha tram a noil for thlrtv. five years, due to suB-lrrigation from streams above.. This is just to show what real whole hearted interest in one's home and crops can accomplish. Mrs. Wolfe does all her own farming, except the most difficult plowing and heavy work.. Mr. Alex Edick, who resided in Falls City and operated a livery and feed stable here years ago and now lives in Corvallis, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Brown last Wednesday. coi. c w. Matthews was a business visitor to' Corvallis last week . Mr. George King, who has a small ranch about four miles east of Falls City, was a guest at the home of W. D. Bancroft last week. Tats est Is &M& fey courtesy of tfc Mr. King and family were arrang ing to have Mr. Bancroft-put their buildings in good condition so they may occupy them during the coming summer. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Neal and sons Dannie and Sydney visited Scio last Saturday. T. D. Hollowell is very busy these days getting his extensive green houses and gardens in shape for the season's activities. He al ready has the hot houses all filled, principally with vegetables, includ ing head lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes, and will soon have early plantings of peas, onions and other hardy vegetables in the ground. Mr. Hollowell took time the past week to visit with relatives in Portland, Oregon City and Salem. James Hunter visited Portland last Sunday. Mr. jH. Willis Koehler was home for thie week end, returning to Portland Sunday afternoon. He was accompanied by Mrs. Koeh ler and; Miss Ardella Dunlop, Mrs. Koehler planning to spend1 a few days in Portland, while Miss Dun lop will go on to Estacada where she will be the house guest of Miss Mary Alice Reed. Mr. (and Mrs. Clay Guthridge and son Billy made a trip to Scio last Saturday. Mr. W. V. Hadley of Newberg has returned to Falls City to re sume his position as plant superin tendent for the Falls City Canning company. - , - Mrs.l Jessie Moyer's cooking club class at grade school enter tained the members of the grade school faculty Monday, serving a lunch, consisting of the following menu: f Sandwiches, stuffed eggs,. potato ! salad, pickles, cake and chocolate. Those in the class are Orphie Jones, Ruth Kaufman. Jane Hammel, Lucille Lakey, Irene Hubbard, Delia Richardson, Lucille Mack and Virginia Adams. Mrs-. Louise Chappell left for Ardity last Friday where she will spend the next two weeks. . Mrs. Fanny Branson, who has many kinds of choice poultry, is specializing on the Kiwi breed. She L shipping eggs for hatching, sending them as far east as New Jersey. The many friends of Mrs. Ira Mehrling will be pleased to learn he is convalescing from her recent illness. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Bell visited Mrs. 'Bell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bancroft, over the week end. Mr. .and Mrs. Bancroft ateo en tertained their daughter, Mrs. H. P. Frye, her husband and family of Newberg on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Myers at tended a family party near Stay ton last Sunday, and were much disappointed that the weather, did not permit the enjoyment of their favorite outdoor sport, swimming, as bathing suits were taken along with the intention of enjoying their first outdoor swim of the season. Regular Christian Science serv ices are held every Sunday morn ing at the home of Mrs. Electa Bancroft. Mr. W. H. .Beard is the first reader,' Mrs. N. Hodgdon sec ond reader. Miss Opal Ward, who is teach ing school at Hebo this year, visit ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W, W. Ward, over the week end. " Mrs. Guy Mott was the recipient of a most pleasant surprise last Friday afternoon, the .Rebeccas giving her a miscellaneous shower at the home of Mrs. Dina McMur phy. Many nice gifts were present- FALLS CITY CANNING CO. Oregon Fruits, Berries . , and Vegetables "UICKAT.ID1E BRAUD" Vfe believe Falls City territory, capable cf developing into one of the most prosperous and desirable; communities in Oregon I Tnat my Is We Are' Ihre-Thst ls XihjXlc i 1 Urge Oihers to Ccze FALLS CITY MERCANTILE CC. w MWMOMOT AsaeUtd Industrie, of Ortf on ed "and! dainty refreshments were served. Those present were: Mes dames Pugh. Tice, Lunney, Mc Murphy, Treat. Moyer, Adams, Post, Mott, and invited guest, . Mrs: Maggie Loft us. Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. McDonald were hosts for a dinner party last ' Thursday evening, honoring Mr. A. F. Courter in celebration of his birthday. Guests present were Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Courter, Mr. and Mrs. H. Mather Smith and . .... . Y IT T Jnnn Earl Weaver, of Wells, Ore.,Tias purchased the Travis property on the south side and with his fam ily has moved here to make their home. - 'A committee of citizens, headed by Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Myers, have purchased a new piano for the use of the patrons of Victory ball, thus obviating the necessity for renting a piano for musicales, operettas and other entertain ments where a good piano is nec essary. The funds necessary; will De raised oy giving entertainments of different kinds, including com- edy skits, plays, dancing parties and other parties. Mr. Haliet Mc Murphy has in charge a play to be given some time next month. .ii iK" ocnoui nrws ( , - (By Frances Hatch, a senior) Miss Helen Miles, who was here M E church, visited school Wed nesday morning. The general science class took their lunch to the river last Tues day, to study the river and. the surrounding country. j The juniors, accompanied by their class adviser, hiked to Teal's ponds last Wednesday for a picnic supper. Thursday the student body council met, and approved of the rules for partial student body gov- ernment that have been in force for the last two years! A special assembly was held on. ' Tuesday at the close of the fifth period. County Superintendent Josiah Wills and Mr. Carleton of the University of Oregon faculty, gave short talks. Mr. Wills an nounced the American Legion e say contest for this year, for .whick the subject Is, "Why has th American Legion, an organization of veterans of the World war, ded icated itself, first of. all, to up. hold and defend the constitution of the United States of America?" Mr. Carleton, who Is visiting the schools throughout the state of Oregon, talked about college, our preparation for and need of it. After the general assembly Mr. Carleton met with the seniors and answered questions for them. Last week the regular meeting of the home economics club was postponed until Thursday. The program for that meeting consist ed of a "Jack-in-the-Box" dance' by . Miss Palmer and a talk on. cards by Bertha Brown. This taoob rarnlar mutlnr was nn Monday. The special feature of tl'is meeting was a talk on "Right Living," by Mrs. Kaufman, read- incro Kv T.lllfon IT o H m n A f nli Lane, and "Lest We Forget,1 by Esther Larsen, completed the pro gram. The girls In the club are" planning to make gingham hats in their meeting next month. .They -are also considering, fixing up a ,-..: i'. ' i. x (Continued oa safe 12) Mack's Place Confectionery, Soft Drinks, Cigars and Tobacco. The Falls City Commercial Club Meets the 2nd and 4th Wednes days' of each month at Gem Theater. Space donated by Dr. C P, Horn - The Griswold - Gricr Lumber Co. SonglM Fir Mill! St rails City, Or. TH) UMBEii' CrisvoH Lcricr Co. Gasco Building, Portland, Ore.