LEG10:: OlIVESET
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CarlR, MoSer, State AdjUri
tant. Predicts High Mark
Will Be Reached h i
PORTLATCTJ. Tan. 1 1 9:t Special i
to The Statesman.) With, 2,000
membership - cards pouring Into
department headquarters, of I the
Amet 'lean liegion. during the wek(
just Jast, Carl XL Sloser, state ad-
jutaht, predicts; that 5 the lMvwiUiJ Mrs. jDena Freer and Mrs
sum uieu mr wm v icuun
In record time. ;! v WiVll
' "More Enthusiasm in -member
hip work than has ever been
shown in the 'organisation ha$
been manifested jsjnee ; announce!
xaent of the competition In which
posts of the legion throughout th
state ire matched tor nine sQTer4
trophy "cupsr,". commented , Ad j uf
tant - Moser yesterday, t "If h
plrlt continues , through . this
mont,h and, February, "the ilrst of
March should se the goal reached
and, the American Legion In Ore
Con at the highest mark since Itt-
- ceptioD. , j
What is more. It will place the
department In line for some highly
nnseo-sauonai xropuies. , auwiuj
there- V f pur ,Vosts In. the state
which hare, .more .members than
enrolled fn the entire year 'of 125.
They are; McMinnTille, - Antelope,
Corvallis and Independence. Ri
poraT6dTcntr That' there ; are no
posts which do not anticipate at
leaser as . large a . memersmp as
1 -rait-and more expect an in
crease over-former year., ,ih
Organization of .'cpnnty, confer
ences and . inter-county competi
tion is adding to membership and
community interest of the Ameri
ca Iegion In this state. Forma
tion of county councils, based on
the Plan already fnetrect in jTam
klQ county. Is Sein'g taken up by
Columbia and Sherman counties,
while joint county ; organizations
are being formed by Deschutes,
crook ana Marion-roiK counties,
rinterdty competition Js.keen
I between . i The j Dalles i and Hood
T Blver, Eugene and , Salem', Sa.
Helen's,, and Vernonla, ' Forest
OroVe and Hlllsboro, and Baker
. and Lft-Crande. )t ' , , ; j
!The sunshine society of, the
legioar La- Socle te dea 40 Hommes
t Chevaux, headed by Lelland
M. twwn nf - Portland, Is glvihg
excellent assistace in the member
ship work. j It has taken the lead
in Pendleton and that post, ex
pects to roll up the greatest mem
bership in the six years of its ex
istence. N".' -T
- :All . In , all," prospects . for an
active membership exceeding any
yet found In the - legion, are ex
cellent tor 1926."
FALLS lTY.t!AN?WH0
SOLDIERED-PASSES
JCoattaas ftoa pags 9) r r
lLi fi'i- J'xiL ':-.V-tT .vli -
mothers axe honoring . them with
m - v-Vw.V-i. -v
'
weU that; there will be no bad fe -
suits from this "feed.'
Mr.' and Mrs. John Moyer, Mrs
Alliubo-rd ana ilrs; Richard
ZL-Z Va W.i
aiuroay.--i. k .i
"tlhcle Jimmy Rundle, a Ciril
war Yeferan. and a 'member of the
Cf. iu R., wetft to Corvallis Satur-
mitj iy7 Jil 1Mb iWyWVA.UI
nhembry of his C A. R. comrade,
jfoni s:mft;:i - - - - -- ..j - -
f G. B. ' Parmentler has gone ' to
Eagen tojramaln for an indefin-ft-period
' " :C"M,i
' p TIJ.:Tyler,who has been quite
' 81 fof ome 4timels .ow at iheUd Mr. Moyer's mother in Salem
' - ui r .uu, jra muiiro
"Paui. While stlU very weak Mr.
v Tyler -Is on the -oend. 1 Thfs ,1s
.- fooa news to jar. -lyier-s nos oil
friends, who wm be glad to, see!
aim out again soon." ;. " I s
' w . . - . c. m. . - nr 1 T
Pemberton made a : professional
, trip to Falls City -last Saturday.
" Mrs. John F. Duniop came up
frbtoc -Portland last Sunday -with
Mr. and. Mrs. H. Mather; Smith,
knd will pend the week- Visiting
W4 friends.: f.' -J",
f R. Waterhouse is in a hospital
n Salem, where he has been re-
, ceiring treatments for some time.!
. Charles McCarthy was in town
last week, arranging to ship Their
' furniture to Eugene, .where Mr. J
and Mrs. McCarthy hare purchased
Woperty. - - !. .: -i
. l A crew of men, known as 'B &j
, p No, If worklnr on pile drivln'g.l
and construction .. work, for itheJ
M..-Ll - - -. V m 1 m . I
v ooiurn ruuic, cams - in last
week with i the work .train, i and
vtaXgXcarsri:a: wltf-Mhk'ke
their headquarters here ;for j two
or three weeks.?-They win do some
v Vork between V JIis Ctty knd
Slaek Rock, and also on Bu'taan
Siding. - ; j
Jj friend of the Oakhurst sdhool
Jjrtngsthe goodfnews that the: pa
)trona of the school have made ar-
angemenU td serve a tot lunch
,each day, sometimes aerring soup,
sometimes cocoa and sandwiches,
or bread and butter. Thls service
lagan on the 14th i ts much kfr
sreciated . y botfc pupfla and
: jLeaeher.",' xr rj t -j
U On . Thursday, January 2 $,f the
Jadies of the Chrisitfeu churchlwiil
serve one t their, celebrated hof
meals in the church parlors, from
to f o'clock, i The menu will
announced Uter1. Everyone Is
cordiilly iarlte4 to come. f Popu-
lar prices. , i -
I' AiUli , VAmMW V " .
las lasi Friday to. remain orer thtf
weekend. Tisitingrwith her nleerj
Mrs ' Reinlnfcton. Mr. and . Mm.
UVr. Black left the same day; f tor
Portland: where they will
.! j . . i i
tneir Sjon, Anarew, ana w"' w
tires. for a tew days.; j v ; ;
. . , Geoli tortus fias retarded Ito
tanfmtfA vliv atm3abore
Black j Rock. tp. resume s em-
dMj
hare a wood sawing conti met at
the iwillamette Valley Camp pbove
Black Rock. s
Stofett EMlts was a. Salem 7sl
tor on;e .day last week (.-Hejwas
accdmnanied home by j Mrs. i vas.
jpaltotj who U the if d use guest ipt
jjrsp Shjlts. f " V! ; y
4 Jane Hatamel, Miss Myrtl
jj j. jAaams were i ws vu
itortt In Dallas Saturday, attending
the' VonTention of Sunday School
gupierfctendents for ) Polk county,
held in the If.'E. h torch there,
wJth p-esfdent Elliott in the chair,
.- fa Hammell was , Portland
TiSftoi last! Friday. ahd again
VTAnU rm hnkihess tor the Falls
City Lumber Co.
The! 'Misses Jane Hammel, viola
Lane land Ellen Speerstra, accom
panied ' by j Columbus ' Tetherow.
were i visitors to Monmouth last
Friday night "for-the tiro hasket
ball games played that night by
the Falls City boys and girls ,
lames Shadle. who has - oeen
wlth pneamonia, Is ImproT-
ing sBowly.
Mrs. Ber. Freer, of Fir GroTe.
was a house guest at the "Win- Wil
lis hoixie orer the week-end. -
Roy McDonald drove to Salem
last Saturday, . transacting busi
ness. : j :? : . T:"
Mrs. Robert Shilts, Mrs. James
Talbdt and Un. Cora McCoy were
Dallas visitors Thursday.
Mri and Mrs. O. Aurland sent
Saturday in Rickreall and Salem.
wekknd visitor Vith her sister in
Corvallis. f :
Rewv H. JEI. Miles is conducting
the song services t6r the series of
meetings in the Methodist church
in, Dallas this week Rev. Thos.
AcheSon of Jason Lee Memorial
church, Salem, has charge of the
services in co-operation with Dr.
Gordon, thei pastor.
) The ladies of the Christian
church at their meeting last Wed
nesday purchased a sewing ma
chine for the use of the Aid, and
will be prepared to take orders for
sowing for those not able to do
theirj own. They; also put out a
qiiilt, that day, and enjoyed "a hot
dinner at noon. jThat afternoon,
the (regular missionary meeting
aid (tea "was held,: with good at
tendance and -enjoyable meeting.
Entertains ?Domestic Science Class
I -.-a. tnjj 1 . tl,.
glrlsf of the domestic science class
of Falls 'Cltv hlEh school, with
theit teacher, Mrs. Patton, went
to the Falls City bakery, where
thejf spent a very ; profitable af ter
noon the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Munvon. Insnectinsr the "entire
Iplaht, being shown the mysteries
J of professional baking through all
l Its stages J looking Into the new
Viast fall, and having ev-
I erything explained in detail. Mr.
I lfniiA nioA Tota T varlnna
nf r7 . ' , .
prases kuu fuuus ui iiuur, Aitiu-
ihg the differences, what each
--'(nit wait tiAt tn-r ilan fust In r thA
Vi in, .
powders, and shortenings; in tact
sale used in baking,. the dbk
grade products. :
'I Mrs. Patton arid the members
of , Che class , appreciate this very
T
uch. and, judging from the In
terest shown .by the young, ladies
of (he class,' Fails City will have
a number of first "class takers In
this class.
f
Mr. and Mrs. John Mover visit-
i ias( Sunday. -
n ienort. from the schools are
fhi 'but the pupils of the high
school have resumed their studies
exdeDt Oraha Jones, who is still
j fn f quarantine, due to the slight
ease of scarletlna In : the family.
but that she is well and will re -
,, .
ucu as. aoon as poBiie. aimosi
afl) of the children of the grades
are in regular attendance, though
a few are out with colds and grip. more overwhelming than the de
Nd fnew' cases of scarletlna have sire to work for it.
f New four room Kpuse witK breakfast noolcr ' ;
Bestiof cohs'tructibri . All citv convpmVrirpa
Just outside.1 city limits
?,est! garden
147 N. CcinihcVcxal!
- - - , - ,
denelopied. V The.: situation Is being
watichf d by the local school board.
aau. tao oy ine.neaii.n nurse troia
the Oregon Normal school, Mon
moy Jta as .we Jbave Jbtudeht .teach
ers from that Institution., v - f
Missi Gordon has postponed pre
8f4itai her;puiils In fecltal? Until
tn the fmokthot February! s I
' The i junior vaudeville will .be
given Tuesday night February 2d.
The program as annonnced last
week will be carried out, and with
extra rehearsals will be better for
the delay. - '.
,n JMlss;.MIldred Grant came home
roin Salem last Friday, going with
her parents to CorvaHla Saturday,
td be present at the funeral ser
vices for her" grandfather, J.B.
Hart, returning to Falls City,
where she visited at home over
Sunday; ' -
,-, Simon Cbristianson was much
pleased to receive from the United '
States government lastVeek i rec
oghition of Ms faithful services as
a regular soldier during the last
Indian! wars In the Dakotas. He
was granted a, pension of $20 per
jnonthj dating from his 60th birth
day, and 'received his' pension cer-'
tificate ahd tirst draft for back
pay upon the same date. -Mr.
Chrlstiahaon' served for many
years Jn thej regular army, going
out In the severe winter cam
paigns; against the Indians.
. Thej Hazoldell Ranch Is making
numerous .shipments of Roquefort
cheeses, wliich Is going to, many
different parts .of .the United
States, ,A local. family this week
received: an acknowledgment of a
gift of jthis cheese in which the
writer fjald, ''1 enjoyed this even
more It ban the imported. Falls
City hajs a future In the develop
ment 1 'of this- industry. . Oregon
beats California in producing, but
California surely is ahead of Ore
gon In', tooting-her own horn.
. Mri and Mrs. J. H. Dorman of
the lSvtjrlay poultry ranch are busy
tese dajrs, fts they are booking
daily orders for "baby chicks, and
have Ulrea'dy made shipments of
eggs for hatching. They anticipate
a much larger demand for both
chicks and eggs this year than
last ail 'advance orders are heavier.
Vivian Hadley was a Sunday vis
itor from Newberg.
Al jW. Strange of Portland re
cently transacted business in Falls
City.
j Hostess for Art Club
- Last week the Ladles Art club
was .very pleasantly entertained
at the home of Mrs. E. G. White,
when needlework, and social chat
occupied the afternoon. f)
The hostess served a dainty and
tLelicIbua lunch of . moulded gela
tine with whipped cream, peanut
brittle, dressing, coffee and divin
ity fudge. '
' fThbse present were: Mesdames
Frank Butler, Raymond Criswell,
Frank E- "Driggs, C. P. Horn, Geo.
M.t Lowe; Ira C. Mehrling, -H.
I Mather Smtth, Albert Teal, the
I hog-- d. Mra. Fred J. Patto-n.
an Invited guest.
Mrs. H. Mather Smith
tertadnlng this week. , ;
Is en
Hank Makes Improvements
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I L";1T.
Last week the Bank of Falls
a partition taken out
which throws a hallway and lobby
into jthe banking room proper, giv
ing a wider space for desk room,
and the transaction of business.
'!, ,
growing affairs of the bank and
is being . much enjoyed by the of
ficials. 1 s
n last Thursday ; evening, . at
egular annual meeting the
game directors and officers were
re-elected, as follows: president,
H. Mather Smith; vice president,
C. C. Gardner; cashier, R. SG.
White, with 1 ;L. Thompson, C.
L. Starr, Roy McDonald, Ira , C.
Mehrling and E. G. White compos
ing the balance of the directorate.
The statement ot the condition
of the Bank of Falls City Decem
ber 31, 1925, shows a healthy con
dition, with a' surplus of $6,000,
and
lundivlded profits of $1,155.-
96.
Deposlts $155,288.88.
knowledge of arithmetic can
be thrned into cash more readily
1
I than
a knowledge of grammar.
I
1 1 The desire for money Is always
TT
No
One-half acre of ground
-.1
landf - will produce enou'gTi to-pay. grbcery
diu ana taxes j,
HAS GROWN TO MILLION
i DOLLAR INDUSTRY
I1 1 1 (Coatlnnd from pags S) - , . -
press dispatches at the time; Lake
Labish celery received International-
notice through a gift to Presi
dent Coolidge. and to Senator Mc-J
Nary at Thanksgmns timer, and
mmediately afterward we received
Orders from new places and were
also offered higher prices than we
had. ever received. r
r The amount of available land,
of 'the peculiar, marvelous Lake
Labish type.Vrf beaverdanC is by
no i means exhausted, bo' that one
can scarcely make a prediction "of
what the ultimate output will be.
but we expect a continuous and j
teady. growth for several rears.
In this article I have only light
ly touched the subject, as our sec
retary, Mr. Jones, will no doubt
compile an attractive array of sta
tistics in his story, , One 'new fea
ture, however, for the year 1926,
will be a store on the i Pacific
highway, on land leased by us ad
joining bur celery ' gardens near
the Withycombe place, (now own
ed; by Ralph Klezlng), where we
expect to sell fresh vegetables to
the traveling public, many of
whom delight to securer it while
still moist . and sweet from the
garden. Yours sincerely,
ROY K. FUKUDA.
Salem, Or., Rt. 8, Jan. 20, 1926.
HE CLEARED MORE
THAN $50 AN ACRE
(Continued from P-ffe 9)
Helping to load on truck .... 10.00
Rented three acres at $15
fan acre !...
Rented four acres 'at $10
an acre i
45.0a
40.00
Total cost for 7' acres; $438.90
: i '
Although he paid $85.00 for
redt of the seven acres, Mr. Turri-
idge found himself with a net
profit of $283.10, or about $40.00
an acre. If he hadnt charged
himself with the $8 ! rent, his
net returns would bare been
$368.10, or an average of $52.50
an acre. j
;ln the matter ;of preparing the
ground, it will be noted that Mr.
Turnidge disked four times, har
rowed three times, rolled the
ground , two times, thus putting
the land In the best of condition
for the growing of flax.
MARKETED XELERY IN
20 DIFFERENT STATES
(Continnad from psgs ) ' "
as we can always get a price ad
vantage over their product. This
year for the first time we shipped
ceery into the w big j California
markets as long, as whad any
high Quality celery, which took us
up to the 10th of November and
well into the California shipping
season. This alone will show the
superiority of our product.
! Marketed In SO States
We marketed our celery direct
in; twenty different states and-Can
. V - a iAA
braska, Minnesota, Iowa and 1111
nOis were the heaviest consumers,,
with California, Texas, Missouri,
Montana and Kansas being close
. -.. '-iff
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SRTtANO OFKCtS,
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vrpaan Bwil-fna BOS-SI2 SK-r BuHdw
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KigK taxes h '4
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behind . them. ' States usins our
eefery for the. first time last: sea
son, which wilt probably serve ' as
an introduction of 'our celery, are
Iowa. Maryland. Florida and
Michigan. "T
The association .handling this
celery Is i00 .per cent strong of ,
the Werr Icroirrs Ji..tUi section
and includes 32 members, who
have Incorporated under the name
"Labish Meadows Celery. Union."
From Small Beginnings
r The celery ;lndnstry .started here
In 1915, but it was not'nntil 1920
that.lt reached proportions where
carloads were shipped out. This
year just passed we shipped 300
carloads, and I think it Is safe to
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State -at Liberty 1
'say that we can market profitably
a conservative increase. every year
as the demand Increases. ; At least
we are going to try for 400 'cars
this coming season. - This Increase
will not "be 'any big bulge on the
market, as shown by the fact that
;$he celery shipments fori .1922
!or.theVntire "country ere 12,uOO
cars, while "during the year 1925
there v were overf X 20,000" cars
snlpped.-i t . t '. . i
The statistics of the country on
celery growing as given by the
:Annual Crop, Report of the govern
ment show that it is necessary in
"all sectIohsot the country, except
In Oregon, to have 'from 14 ' to
1 acres of land to produce a
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What
Will
gone over
See
a window full of articles to sell at S3.
Sbme, yes, lofe of ite igtflyrt , $5
aii 1eV offer is worth Vmcke
than $3. Some up to $8. '
First come, first served rnb phone orders accepted this, is, part of .
ouV CLOSING OUT SALE! and we could not rebuy for a like Vent.
We were going to use this space 1 to list the items
would accommodate so few, that we have decided -
them in our Liberty street window. v
See the Window Today
' And if yipu cant get down early in the morning have
husband father or brother stop in on bis ,way to the
or office. . . ! f " 1 : " :
SINCE 1896
carload of celery, while In Oregon
a conservative estimate i would
place the average of 1 carloads
ot celery to the acre", which tends
to showlthat. Oregon has a very
promising oritlook in the 'celery
industry, and this particularly In
the Xabish district;
;rRONAti;BoJONEs,V,
Manager lAblsh Celery Union.
Brooks,.6re., Jan. 18, 1926. . ,
When time, passes slowly, you
can get more action by Investing
in some second-hand tires.
How often, .how often, in try
ing to make something better, we
only make It much worse? .
Ttime
Buy
our stock arid
'It
JAMES" J. j "
! i Portland, Oregon
Candidats for the Republican
nomination for United States Sen
ator at , the May 21, 1928, Pri
maries. -
Will ! alVays be present when
the Senate Is In session looking
after all the interests of all the
people i of Oregon just as loyally
as he did .when State Senator, U.
S. Attorney in -Alaska "and ra soldier-
fn ance.'-. Represents no
special interests.Paid Adv.
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