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award a prize each week for the
i Best csay ciibmitted by a " grade
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BiV TO Gnoivo rime.spiniicj!,: .-
: l!S DlliECIED DY THE OflC BUllEIi
This Important Vegetable ih the Dietary Will Allow a Sys
tem pf Two cr Three Crops on the-Same Land Each
: Yecr Is a Good Dehydration or Canning. Crop, and a
. Good Greenhouse Vegetable to Substitute-for Lettuce
-.j?piiowln' are excerpts, fron
. Circular 183 o.f the QreeonlAeH
culriraFV clleei K1 "Splaacii
CroAlag. nnd-MarketlngSUlibe: ii
. thor beirT Prof. A. G. B. Boaqnet
, , P n .1 a tpg 1,1 n g JFebraari.
1923:1 . , j -" j
f pfS onftof ; the most -int-
"Kiteu. being ot partfcular jviluje
dnrlBK the spring, the fore;, pat
of thCmnte'. Xair.A&d winter. "
; There has been a considerable
Increase In: the demand fo ; thi
re re table daring r the past! few
year. , ; If fresh, large deaii nd
dark jtreen spinach ia offered ob
the,taarket. there is tendency tp
increase the consumption pehy
drators -demand this1 crop 'jultp
largely, as it - makes a reryi flnip
-Tefretablefor dryinjc;,-'""l.t;H'''i'
js Siilnach is "valuable ti for an ' in-
r tensive farm garden In that It cat)
1j nsed as a first "crop, pree4dlnfr
late vegetables, Buch as celery
late . cabbage, caallflower, : late
- beans.' fall iettnce,vetc, or ft Scaiv
follow as a fall crop such vegeta
bles as are' removed from this
ground br August 1 ; to Septeni-
? vC1IraatICj CndJtiona f .1
' Spinach is not- adapted , to hojt
weather cpn.dlUon4.y' jhia
tendency ptTinJf to- seed (.ver
qnlcklr during" i : warm' wcatheif.
Climatfc r condition -inC ; wejstep
Oregon ' are ideal tor - spinach
growing, and , wherevec" Jicoo.
moist . weather prevails." the Besit
fjiiality -oi "spinach will 'be pro
duced. , '-j
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' ; There are . . a . variety! j .of
soils which can produce satisfac
tory crops of spinach. ; -Probabljr
-fJilETIIilT
--Jhe Sugar Barons Want to
Ani.uompeuiion ana oave
' ;! ; t Their Bacon - -
rTCB-OrefStflih-'bf TlTedayj unj
der the hea4Ing,,'The Real Sugar
Baronsjha the olowlngditori
lal arttcle:y;-j.ry ' V r
- rQl tfcmf odadous propaganda
crltliieUaifiIiaat - 'the 6r6tective
j tariff probably none - surpasses
! that against ate, agai'Tla riff," 4
: sample of which "the Salem States-j
man published under the .head j
Datch of- Malicious but Fodllsbii
Lies." ; The article quoted byj thei
Statesman says that 6 H cents a'
pound said "for sugar includes 2
cents tariff tax, Implying that, if
the tariff were reduced, the price
would be lower. , : j,- j
- The -priee Is fixed In competition
between 'Hawaiian cine jand,
, American beet sugar on the;one
side and Cuban cane sugar on the
other hand. Cuban cane sugir isj
. produced at such low cost that it
can compete duty paid with other;
sugars.'. At least three-fourths of
the Cuban-plantation capacity , is
owned by Amr'lclb who also Con
trol the American cane sugafj-re-;
" , fineries. - Any, reduction to! thej
tariff would not M taken trom:
the"price; it would be added-to
their profits, for they would notj
- need e lower their price in order;
to compete. They are the sugar
barons, and they agitate against;
; the tariff la . order to- increase;
. their profits.?- " j
- The tariff enables about 300.
, 000 farmers in six states to grow
- tnisar beets, from which ; they!
. , yrrind sugar at a co-tperative re4
fineries or which they ell tj re
liners at a minimum price of S a
ton. the price rising by gradation;
f o that the grower and refiner di
vide equally any value above; the
i- minimum. Thus the large profits
alleged to be made by beet sugar.
. refiners are matched hy equally!
. large profits for beet growers.
. , These are the people whom n tbel
. Ameriean-uacan anti-tarui pro-
ragandists style "sugar barons
It fosters the Icet scsar
the Industrie s ,
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the largest yields arebeing ob
tained from oi!t, which have an
ibundanc'e of humns in thein.snch
13 the muck or beaverdam solla
lch, -sandy ,loain s$ &re also valua
ble in that; they;' can b0 planted
early and. make 'a good soil .for art
early crop, to be.fMlowed by art-
cither Vegetable- iata Jit'- the seif
sbnJ j Any soif'.wbtli grdwa'spla
acb must be one that can be pul
vefized to a fiao'dVsWe fed., that
proper 'seeding m aV hfe'raa de. Tlie
ssentlal.characters of.'any soil for
spinach are. abundance or organic
matter and freedom from 'ilods, or
ability to,- be "f finely pulverired:
The fall and winter crops mus:be
rrbwn on well :4 drained ground:
Land that is not . Jiormafly t well
Iralned cannot be- .jpjanted i until
4metlme durtngApVfl? which of
ten times bring the cron . into a
eripd of hot weather which Is hot
citable to it. ' :
rrVparation of t bo 'Ground ?
"'ilnasmueh as all spinach T3 grown
'omiseedahd sow-trwith-a hand
1Hlfklt is necessary to have a fine
wifrH tyil verlzed and , amcbth seed
hed Tn-urclerloo- btain, a- good
eRfiiah4 of jplants, ; the land
must be free from clods and fineH
ly! worked .down., - ; ; .
!lKuViind Pertit&er ,
IThe. extent to-Mch : a spin'acU
field will yield In tons is, largely
dependent on the amount of. or
ganlc mater fh" the.'so'd, or on the
8 up ply of manure . which , m ay be
available. If ; finerrotted " manure
is ion . handr Jt should be .applied In
thiasprlng and thoroughly worked
into tbe-grounds If manure ? is
numewnai carce(l(j Jini coaling
will be better than none. Manure I
industry, which saves the Ameri
can people from entire dependence
pri imports frobx Cuba br 'on the
sugar kings of Hawaii for theii
upply.
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-; One of the democratic tariff fic
tions is hat the "money magnates
alt favor protection -and that the
farmer is oppressed by it.. There
are quite a number of examples to
this contrary, iSugar is pne of
them. The sugar baron want a low
tariff to Increase their profits. The
beet, farmers" want ithe tariff - un
disturbed tc proteot their-industryl
A j'lower tariff would not benefit
the consumer; ft wetYd add to tlie
profjta of the-American owners of
ISfore and Worse Tlmn Tliat
: ft j is worse than- the Ortegonlan
states. The sugar barons want a
ouiLtbeip competitors, the beet
low" tariif'to Increase their profits,
and they want Jt in order to crush
sugar growers nd manufacturers
at jthls country
'" And more and worse than that;
If there can be anything worse.,,
They want to Throw dust in the
eyes of the American , people- to
keep them fronTseelng the grea
Injustice which is beinguffered
byj the United States'? trasary' - for
the sole benefif of these game su
gar barons. ; It is this: ,.
Having driven Spain from Cuba,
the United States, desiring to help
in getting that Insular country on
to jits feet, made a tariff differen
tial of 20 per cent on all goods
shipped from -Ih,t Island to . our
cofcntry. Thai differential still
stands. It benefits practically only
the sugar barons named nnless It
be the tobacco barons of our coun
try.). ;These sagaT-baronsshouId
pay-out 3.20 cents pound duty
onuthelr raw sugars, which other
importers must pay. They actually
pay 1.764, a Jpourd. -They thus
rot the United States treasury an
nually of thirty tq forty millions
of dollars, with.no benefit to any
one but themselves. Tbey give
none of it to the poer cane grow
ers of Cuba. - r. . :
The shadow of that iajiistlce
folows the Wall i. Street sugar
barons. That is the reason they
have so many jjlred liars to tell
whopera abAut the' awful sugar
trust composed of. the 300,000
American farmers who grow stisar
beets, who make this a good farm
cr6p by, hard work, and partly c-a
account of the by-products of tops
and pulp and molasses for stock
feed, especially dairy and poultry
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THE IAILY - STATESMAN ' dedicates '- one : full' page
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industries of the Salem district. Letters
j from boosters are solicited.- Tbis is l your
bocstjSalsm.
should alto be applied' prep -atory
to seeding the fall crop. I-
During the. final preparation of
the soil with the si Ike harrow and
planter, an application -of f ISO
pounds of nitrate of soda may be
made, or as an alternative, 6 (H) to
S00 pounds of tankage. - -
I' " , Varieties '
:. I There are a number of varieties
of spinach, differing in the shape
and color of the leaves,-also the
cj-Inkly nature of the same. Prof
bably the most widely used variety
is the Victoria, having ' a ' deep
green, pointed foliage; also -Thick
Leaf with. a. round thick leaf of
rich green color. Another variety
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WHICH, ifi isoiueiimrs u9k "Jc!
Sa-voyleayed which " has cripkly
dari( colored I green; ; leaves. iTbe
varietyXpng Standing is also used
by groy era i.whd are prod ucing, this
csop foe; the. cannery pr4ebydra-
From tk$ls wn ich have been
made it is very evident that there
la a great difference in the pro
ducing power of- different;Etrain8
of spinach of the same variety, and
therefoie one must not only en
deavor to choose a BUftable variety
bat also to obtain a high yielding
strain of seed.
i?H -Valufl of the Crop 'A
; Dehydrators ' and - canneries us
ually offer a price of about $30
per ton. Thea verage market price
in cities. etc.', ' varies . from S to
l?lc per pound,' depending largely
on the season and .the availability
of the cropv i Being a short, season
vegetable, one '$ must figure that
the land can be utilized soon after
tlie removal of the spinach ; for
another vegetable;,' thus making it
pOHSllle to double-crop the ground
during the season. . :
j : t'se As a Greenhouse" Crop
: Trials in the growing pf spinach
as a substitute crop for leaf .let'.
tucesTn a greenhouse, have shown
that this" is one of the best vegeta
bles that "can be produced during
the fall,7 winter, and. early part of
the ' spring. I ;ltmakes . a rapid
gijowthof f ine,; l;vigorous, 1 dark
green leaves and . seljs ; readily1 or
the market during the Reason?
above mentioned- at an 'average
price of 10 cents a pound. - , .l
'Put who could not "stay In the
game at all if the Wall Street com
mercial corsairs had their way; ot
aven ; a .part of their selfish way
.They -want to keephat Cubar
differential; and they i want ' ai
many more favors as others car
get.' regardless ot the rights of the
fahners of this . country, or of
American people in general.
imluGCYLOEl I
mm is FiiiMT
it', j hi, i rr -Refers
to Cvlinder Blocks
,JGasoline Engines; Saleni
Hasan. Experjt;.
tt Is generally supposed that
there is no special knowledge re
quired to-do welding and - that
there is no differeince between the
work f an expertwelder and that
of a . Jack-of-all-trades, ; who ' hapr
pens to have a" welding " appara
tus, says Charles- Duncan of the
Sqoare Deal. Welding company,
3 4 Ferry street, Salem. ' :
- Of course, everybody .wants hi
work done as cheaply as possible,
but if the weld does not hold, the
time spent In changing the broken
part and the money fpent for the
both Job is a net.Ioas, where an
expert woulddarthe "job rights in
thei first place and quite often at
a; lower cost4. Take , the Jlcm of
cylinder - blocks on gasoline en
gines, forInstance. ' f 0
.The intense-heat and high pres
sure of the "exploded gas ia " the
cylinders, together with the con
stant -pounding of the valves, In
time crystalizes the'soft inetal in
the block and it becomes hard and
brittle. ; ; The rapid succession of
expansion and contraction will
eventually: crack the block, ac
cording to Mr. Duncan. ' The aver
age person believes It la possible
to weld this hard low -carbon
block with the Very soft high car
boti welding metal, either by the
electric arc or by the acetylene
torch. Of course this cannot be
done satisfactorily unless the cyl
inder block, is rejuvenated. ', i
" 'tiejuvenating a cylinder block
does not mean polishing it up or
rutting a coat of paint on it, but
(Csnili'jicd on pss 11
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- THIS WEEK'S SLOGAN k i
DID YOU KNOW that Salem ought to be the center of:
the largest spinach growing industry in Oregon; that a
car load shipping supply, xtjay be developed here, of a.
very high quality, going lo the very best markets that
the demand is already" large and bound, to grow very
fast, owing to the fact that spinach is one of the greatest
vegetables in . dietary schemes; that it is - called the
"Broom ,of the! Stomach that it is both a food and a
-medicine; that tbre should be money in the growing of
spinach; that t'je powdered dehydrated product? may in
- time take: all ihat thi3vSection can produce and that
" spinach growing as ;a ' greenhanse.; product ; should be
jdevelopedihereT-'-''- 7 ;x -' ;-: -
Dates of Slogans
(In Twicc-a-Week SUteamaa Following Day) ;
- L- CiKi iK-LL I
(With
Ijoganberries, October
; lrune, October S l
. Haiti lag, October 15 '
Flax,; October JSS 1 .
Filberts, Ort4bcr 29 ' V "
Walnuts, November 5 , ,
Srrawberriesy November 12
" Apples, November 19 '
Ittuiixberrles,1 Novetuber SO '
Mint, December 3 " ;
, Iknns, Etc.' leceniber 10 -Iilacklerrle,
Decerober 1 .
Cherrit, iJecember ?4 -lars,
December 31
. Ciooseberriea, January 7, 1023
Corn, January 11
Oelery, Jaa'iary 21
Splnacll, Ktc, January 28
Onions, Ktc Februairy '4 . . ' :
Potatoes, Ftc February 11
Dees, February 18 " . -Poultry
ami Pet Stock, Feb. 25
City Benutif ul, Etc, MaroU 4
. Great' Cows, March 11 f.,;;;
Paved Highway, Slarcb 181
Head Lettuce, Alarch. 25 KJ ' i
Silos, Etc April 1 ... '
Ijegumes, April ' 8 v ' .
Asparagus, Etc., April 15 ! i -i
CmML-Et&i Anril 23 ':-
Drug Garden, April 29 ' '-
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I.HST0 FiB
Circular Being Sent Out1 to
; -the Press of tfrre State '
- ' is Printed : i :
;(The Oregon Syndicate Service.
464 Hall street, Portland,' is send
ing the following matter,' under
the heading," "What j the . Grange
Means to the Farmers bt Oregon,"
to the pressof this state:) 'v,
Tbe benefit the farmer receives
from .the Grange depends largely
on the farmerjand tv-hat interest
he has In the Grangeltlf he is not
a member, of course jheiabes" not
have the opportuntyof'the'social
and educational ; Intercourse that
the -niembersl e44oy.f But never
theless beC.reeivefc!T)enefit. whlr-h
he sotneiicnes taiIsi4jkYealize were
secured fbr him i thrcnjgh the
forts of he Grange. For instance
when he "gets rh is mill from the
rural mail box each day,' he does
not realize that the Grange fought
his. .'battle; in congress for, about
f.hjrty years,' to secure this service.
He v doe not realize that the
Granpo endorsed and; -worked idr
Postal savings banks,; parcel post,
oare food laws, 'federal farm loan
systems, better highways, conser
vation' of 'national resources
building of Panama fanal, direct
election of United States senators
by the people, for Income tax laws.
both federal and state, to help re
lieve Rome burden of taxation now
bearing heavjly upon the property
owner. Few of bur farmers know
that the grangej has helped to
ure these, and hundred3.of others
benefits, which he now enjoys.-'
The -principles of the Grange
are broad, and!, the work under
taken by it is beneficial tokll the
people, as well as tbe Grange
members. The csember of the
Grange has an advantage over th
non-member, in that he is permit-
tea to meet with his neighbors at
regular stated meetings, and dis
cuss the problems of his fasm end
those of tbe'commonlty and in re
turn receive much valuable Infor
mation and Knowledge "
The Grange is a real farmer's
fraternity and the degree- work.
when properly exemplified, is ns
teautif ul and. : Impressive as : that
ot any other order, i This Incul
M THE E
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in Daily Statesman
Sugrr Beets, Sorghtc
Sorghum,
Etu,
Zlayo. - 1
Water Powers, May 13
Irrigation, May 20 -Mloiag,
May 27a t
Ijaud, Irrigation, Ft r., I June S
Floriculture, June 10 1
llopa, CftbbAge, EtcM June 17
Wholesaling and J obb 1 u g,
Juno 24 ) . j '
Cucumbers, Ete, July! 1 . ,
dogs, July 8 v
GMtts, July 13 ' '
.Schools, Etc., July 23
.Sheep, July 2-
'National Advertising, August S
Seeds, Etc., Angust 13 v 1
IJvestock, August lO ' -Grain
and Grain Products,' Aug-
; us! 20 . i
Manufacturine, September 2 : ,
Automotive Industries, Septem
ber O -Woodworking,
Etc., September
'$10 .
Paper Mills, September 2.1 . 7
; (Back copies of the Thura
day edition of The Daily Ore
gon Statesman ara cu aand.
They are fT bale at ,10 cents
each-mailed 'to any i address..
r Current copies B cents).
cates a spirit of fraternity which
makes Grange members realize
that they are all one targe family
of brothers 'and sisters, and, : ar
such,?; that which is a benefit to
one is a benefit to all. . A grejtt
mfiny of our successful coopera
tive enterprises -had . their begin
ning In some Grange meeting
where brothers met, and after dis
cussing: the 1 merits .- and demerit
of the proposition, decided to start
cooperative creameries, cheese fac
tories, stock shipping associations,
stores, warehouses "jmid t fruit ex-
cnanges. Fe or tnese cooperative
enterprises bear the name of the
Grange, f or. outsiders, 1 as well, as
members of the Grange, were al
lowed, to take ; part in them; and
receie'the same benefitsl i-.
u Some" of these enterprises have
not "been succeesful , because co
operation Is not thoroughly understood.-
Cooperation ? means the
bandi'ngrTtpgether ; of., numbers of
individuals for the. mutual' bene
fit of .all. and not for! the ;elfish
gain of a few; tlll we find mem
bers of nearly all. cooperative en
terprises.Vho expect and insist on
getting .larger returns, than their
fellow.: members; and;; when-. this
cannot be done they knock the or
ganization. This is selfishness,
and has caused - the failure of
many cooperatives. - -, '
" The, Grange being a family or
ganization which admits men "and
women on an equal-basis, and also
allows; children - to become mem
bers, ; has worked ; wonders in
breaking up the isolation of the
farm home and providing a place
for the inen,; women and children
o get together ' in ; social . inter
course,, from which all receive, ed
neational :- benefits. The Grange
has always urged the. beautlf ica
tion of the farm home, and the se
curing; of every convenience possi
ble tolighten the burdens t the
farm house keeper. . 5 v;
The record of accomplishment
by. the Grange la long, but there Is
still work to be done., and no
Grange has a right to existence If
it doe? not take an active interest
in business and legislative ques
tions of -state and nation,: and
strive to make its -community a
better place la which to live V ','
Any farmer who will take' an
honest interest in the Grange will
receive for his family and himself
a three fold henefjt social, edu
cational and financial.
GEORGE A. PALMITER.
...... - Master. Oregon State Grange.
Salem 95 blocks street paving
laid Jn 1925,, and 96 blocks al
ready approved for 1926.
'; and articles
page.! . Help
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VERY SUCCESSFUL AfflUAL BAHQUET
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Notable Addresses Were Made and a Spirit of Ootimism
- and Cooperation Shown Parent-Teachers' Associa
' tion Doing Cood Work Baby Chick Orders Coming
! . Faster Thanr They Can Be Filled--Local and Personal
yTbe first annual banquet of the
Palls City Commercial ' club was
held last. Wednesday evening, with
the president, ; H. Mather Smith,
acting as, toast master.,, .... ,,,
-, The -banquet room of the. high
BOhool was nicely arranged for the
occasion, the large table arranged
to form, a hollow square.. , Decora
tiona were of crimson tulips, ( with
candles of the same had.e,In silver-holders.,
, ,
? About sixty-five - were seated
around the, daintily appointed ta
bles . . - , .
- C Following the repast the toast
master introduced Roy McDonald,
mayor of Fall City,ywho, In a few
well chosen remarks, welcomed
the, visitors from other places,
congratulated his fellow members
of . the-; Commerclarclub upon the
occasion,; and . ; in closing said
"The spirit of unity that exists
among commercial organizations
will always get results."-. .-'.'
Mri. - Robert L. Griswold then
sang a group of songs, Mrs." Ray
mond Criswell accompanist. Mrs.
Griswold was in fine voice and her
selections were well rendered, giv
ing much . pleasure to her listen-
"I-.. . . " . . - '
Fred J, Patton, city superint
endent of schools, was introduced
by Mr. Smith, and spoke upon the
VBroad . Spirit of Cooperation in
Team .Work." -. Selecting; a few'
epigrams' from the purposeful talk
we quote: "Have a fixed purpose
first and foremost, - Have concen
tration of effort." ''Progress can
be defined as action and a move
ment ; forward.'. "Are you using
life, or Is life using you?", ; -,
' W. 1. Te'utsch, head of the ex
tension , department of i Oregon
Agricultural college, followed and
tave a splendid talk upon the re
lation of -agriculture to business,
stressing the fact that agriculture,
as has so "often, been said; is a
basic industry. t .
Mr.Teu8ch congratulated the
members of "the Commercial club
upon the; accomplishments of, the
past year, as shown by the commu
nity fair, and exhibits made at
bounty and "state Tfairs, and aaid
he; hoped to" visit Falls .City fre
juently. He also assured the club
of bis desire to be of every as
sistance to the farmers and other?
of the Community, :.n4;ji;:;i
I : Mr, Paul E. Spillnian,, this newly
appointed agricultural agent nd
bo.vs and girls lh leader t for
Polk county, rjesponded, tothe
happy Introduction made' ; by the
toast master, though he had noJJ
expected to speak. ,Ifis address
was. an outline of ideas which he
hopes to carry out in his work in
the county, and were an index of
the earnest purpose to be a help
with which he comes to this coun
ty. - la the address Mr. Spillman
said: S"I was raised in the Will
amette .valley, didn't know any
thing about sajre brush and jack
rabbits until a few years ago,' so
your problems that you have here
from an agricultural standpoint
are not new to me. , - f
; E. E. Faville, editor of t the
Western Farmer, who came as a
representative of the State Cham
per of '.Commerce, responded to his
introduction by Mr. Smith in so
witty and cordial a speech that
all were lli?hled, apreciating the
plrit of good fellowship ; which
Mr.' Faville ' brought as the out
standing point in i.hls greetings
from the State Chamber of Com
merce. lle; said,. also, bring
o you as an organization the best
wishes of the Portland Chamber
of Comeree." ; Mr. Faville; spoke
bf . the necessity of all industries.
Including "I agriculture,? receiving
earnings thatbalance; saying that
we can have no general prosperity
without all sharing in the good
times or one or Jwo Industries. He
asssured the local organization that
the State Chamber is ready at any
and all times toheIp all organiza
tions of the state, in every way
possible. . t ' , . .;.:.
- ' Quoting briefly from the many
good thin-3 .'Mr., t' Faville; said:
"Today it is concerted effort that
bring3 the thing3 worth while.
"The discontented that makes us
want- better .-things, and "desire
progress, i3 what makes us go
ahead. It is this discontentent
For instance: Salem district h3
two counties growing the cacrcd
myrtle the only place it grows cn ;
this, continent. What unique fact J
do -ypii know about the district?
Address articles to Slogan Editor, f
care Statesrnan. ,
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1AL umb hi
that will make Falls CUy.a better
town tomorrow." "It is discont
ent that has made America what
It is.V "let ns suppose ;a, tHangle
the , base , of . which , is, oportunity,
on one side.; service,? and on ,the
other is achievement. This cham
ber of commerce if it places Its
hase npon opportunity, ' and gives
its, service to young, and old alike
!will reap the achievement to
which you have appointed . your
selves." ; -:, f '--I'-. '
"Leadership Is what counts.
The man who has leadership, has
the key to any situation! "Service
with a vlsionv Service . with ; con
certed effort. That is -what
counts.". ... . ; .
' Mr. Faville closed his address
with- that beautiful, poem, ;,'A
Friend or Two,"- . .1.,- .
- The toast ..master Introduced
sext Robert H. Kipp, chairman of
the marketing department of the
Portland Chamber of .ComercC i
Mr. Kipp responded- briefly.; us
ing, several . good stories to illus
trate his points. : He" gave us es
pecially the message that the mar
keting department of fthe Oregon
( Chamber of Commerce will if. be
glad to' help our local organiza
tion, our county, agent' and our
farmers and prod ucers. ' ' He also
"urged the Comercial club to work
rcIbSel Vi th, hd "farmers, making
tpetr T?roblems I the rpblema bf
the club. " ""vH:
v Miss Helen Hall and Clyde Ban
croft gave fa very fine Interpreta
tion of he Charl6i;ton, tendering
tbb dance ih a graceful manner.
, Mrs. Winnie Braden, ' seerfetary
of the i Dallas Chamber of Com
merce, and secretary of the Polk
County Federated Clubs,,; now
numbering twenty w ithln ; the or
ganization; responded to the toast
master with - greetings from - our
neighbors. : She touched upon
many things in -which all of the
county are concerned, stressing
road problems especially, and
bringing the assurance of the Dal
las Chamber 'of -Commerce that
that' body. Is strongly In favor of
the construction oi a road via Val
setr to Newpoit, Also that an ex
tension of present stage service
mould follow the opening of such
a road., ; -' ' : . . ' : '-.Hju.. -;;. ;
CoLiW. B. Bartram, field man
Jor the state and the second linen
company wis Introduced, and
promised to ceme to the club at a
latere date 'when, he could tell in
detail of the growing of flax, and
go Into details as to the different
steps In the, process of converting
the flax. into the finished products.
Co5. Bartram spoke very highly, of
the Wilamette valley as it has im
pressed , him, urging upon all the
necessity for optimism rather than
becoming discouraged when every
thing is not Just right,
'i Miss Jane "Hammel gave two
piano numbers, Hungarian Rhap
sodie and Souvenier. a Chopan
composition, la-her usual brilliant
mairner.' l. . -; .
I. II. Mather Smith, president of
the Comercial club,' closed the eve
ning's talks with an address on
Optimism. : He ; thanked the offi
cers and members for their coop
eration ' In the" past, and assured
the club he deeply appreciated the
honor they conferred in reelecting
him as president, assuring - the
members of hij'earnest desire to
make the achievements of 182 G
surpass those "of the year Just
gone. ;; ; ;--;,;
. The banquet Was prepared and
served by .. the domestic science
class of the Falls City high school,
with their teachei,, Mrs. ; Pfcyiiia
Palmer Patton. The young ladles
of the class are:, Natalia Munyon,
Catherine Wagner, Marcta Daelt
gen, Violet Hawk, Irene Hubbard,
Orpha Jones, Iva McCormack,
Laura Lewis, and Ellen Spoerstra.
Three members ot the 1925 clasa
VerjIce McSherry, Roberta Hawk'
and Esther Larsen, and Mrs. Ma
bel Hatch, one of the instructors
In the hih school, asl3ted during
the evening. . ' M
i .The ladies of the committee ia
charge from the Commercial clxiX
Mesdame3, Griswold. Hammel and
H. Mather Smith, assisted ia the
arangement and decoratloss cf tha
banquet room and tables. ; .
The'luenur.-war "well ;p!ii;nc J,
m iifi'mn
lb
and was excellently cooked and
served. ' It is as' follows:
, , Fruit cocktail
. Breaded veal steak with jfravy
: ' Mashed potatoes
- Creamed peas and carrots
in .timbale cases' -Parker
House rolls with butter
;. '. balls . I , 1 '
Spring1 salad with wafers
Pumpkin pie with whipped cream
Coffee- I .
"r ... , Parent Teachers ? -
The regular meeting of the
Parent Teachers : Assoclatfon for
January ;was held Monday night,
with good attendance. Routine
business. was, transacted, -with, re
Port , byjjMrs.. R.. Paul for the .soup
comlttee. The committee eeds
more .vegetables to cpntln I e the
hot Juncli program,, and .those In
terested who can Are' alked to
send or take supplies to the grade
school.;; The. pupils and' 'teachers
are "both enjoying the service. ?
. Mrs.Kate G". Boyd spoke of the
desire of the patrons of the school
to form" a choral club, offering to
conduct the organization in -rehearsals,
and, on motion, it was
decided to - bold a preliminary
meeting next Sunday afternoon at
three o'clock, in the -high ; school
auditorium. Everyone in the'
comunlty s who ; Is interested and
wishes to become a member of the
organization, whether members of
the Parent-Teachers or . not, ia
cordially Invited to be preseat.
; 2 Rer. H. H. Miles made.the fol
lowing motion: "I move that this
asoeiation go on record astfavor
Ing strict observance of law, and
that we ask the honorable fmayor
and councilmen to rigidly enforce
such-ordinances and laws las we
have to give ns better city" This
motion -' was ; seconded by II. E.
Starr. Mr. Miles asked permis
sion to speak ' : on , thlsr motion,
which; he did briefly, urging thai
every one take jtbe stnd that each
of us must observe the: laws
strictly,, then we can consistently
ask the city officials to enforce
the laws, wherever they find vio
lations, saying that a good exam
ple .of law observance from each
member ., of the organization is
necessary to show that public sen
timent Is for law observance.
; 3The motion caried. It was then
moved, "seconded and caried that
a copy of the preceding motion be
presented to the mayor by the sec
retary of the association? ;
Mrs. Criswell, president, -spoke
briefly on the need of a Boy Scout
organization, calling on Mr.; Miles
to speak on the subject. Mr.
Miles said he bad planned to call
a preliminary meeting of the boys
for-next Friday night, at the M.
E. ch.Urch. -. .. . 4
H., Mather Smith, president of
the Bank of Falls City.- was intro
duced by Mrs. CriswelL spiaklng
upon. "Thrift as -a Character and
Ration Builder ' - "; -.
The ' stndent -teachers froni
Monmouth presented a stunt'pro-
gram, which wai entertairilrT and
well given throughout, rftjeclal
ly Pleasing were a group cf the
Normal school songs. ' - ' '
: The comlttee in charge cf re
freshments, .with Mrs. . Cleve
Powelrchairman; were .Mrs R
Paul. Mrs. C. E. Rennison Mrs!
Latt Ray; Mrs. Purdy, Mrs. Guth-ridge.-
Mrs. Starr, and Mrs. A. A.
Muck. They 'served hot taraales
with salted wafers, coffee and
sweet wafers.
lKcal and Personal -
Mrs. Rosa Post returned last
Sunday from a two weeks visit In
Salem and Albany.- While in Al
bany she attended a Grand Army
of the Republic banquet, and was
entertained,by relatives there.
T'he Falls City basketball t earns
went to Independence last Friday
evening, where both teams r.it t de
feat at the hi::.l3 of the Indr.-or.d-ence
p!ayer?4 The score f i tha
girls' game-, 13 23 to IS, r-d in
the boys game 30 to 11. O Teb
ruary 19 return games w! ! . La
played in. Fall City.
" The Ju uior vaudeville ' v 1 ?
given on Monday nisht, i' . - y
1. Popular pricves anj r - : a
program. . . "
The Everlay Poultry Han: li J; a
busy place these days. Tv - 1 m
been receiving ro r'--ny c : ' 5 f
babr chirks "that tl :y JV r- -celled-rart
cf t!.;;r r. : . '-,..
keep fror.i I Gv '
Docs it pay to atl .!' ? j. t 1
the Doraia-s. Tlicy rlart: : 1 . :l
of their 'Incut ators "aV-.-ut. a .vc k
ago, and have two t3'. f - $
now inculatln.?.
'1-d SoK-;!?rslrc::.i c f T! : !; '"nr r !;
wa3 a visiter in 1'i.r c ' ;-V.
day. .
cent arrivr.U fr
I Cot a C,vc .-.
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