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The OREGON STATESMAN. Salai: we-ron, Toesdny Morning, October 29, 19Z9 PAGI? TOREI ELECTRIC SERVICE Display Room ana General Business Extension Gives More Employment, AURORA, October 28 A very kood indication of the general prosperity in this section of th Willamette vajjeyi was recenUy pointed out by A- L. Strickland, manager of the Molalla Electric companyr when he announced that dniinr thm last Iwn vnin t company has doubled its number of customers. ' This means that by reason of v the Tery satisfactory general farm development taking place, the greater percentage of farms are enjoying the convenience and la "bor saving benefits of electric ser ice, and this is indicative of the general prosperity being enjoyed here. During the past two years the electric company has constructed and placed In operation approxi mately fifty miles of new rural lines, and has made four differ ent reductions in its rate for rur al electric service. since the laet reduction that was "made effective September 1, xne rates are very favorably com toarahto vlk nfhoii r.- - i liar classes of service throughout the northwest, and are lower than in several sections of this state. The company has recently sold its merchandising accounts, with the appliance and house-wiring business to the-Electric Appliance and Construction company, . who have rented part of the Molalla Electric company's office and will maintain Its display room and sales office there. Mi llareer anHnrtmenf - of irlnlf' ancesana ugnting futures be ing carried in stock, and the gen- iral growth of sales has created imployment for several local peo ple, the recent new additions be ing L. E. Ratcliffe and Miss Alice Garrett. TURNER, Oct. 28 Dr. Doug las of the, Marion' county child Health Unit, held a toxin-antitoxin clinic for small children, at the school building in Turner, Friday. Turner men attending the dis trict M. E. banquet and program at Leslie church, Salem, Wednes day evening, were H. S. Bond, F. C. Gunning, D. B. -Parks, Rev. W. S. Burgoyne, Ivan Hadley, and C. A. Bear. Dr. C. M. Epley of -Salem will lead a community sing, Wednes day evening at the Christian church. All are welcome. Mrs. John Cox who has been with relatives the past few weeks, arrived in Turner last week and will be at home to friends. Mr. and Mrs. James Versteig and family are moving to a farm sear Sublimity. Mrs. Susan Girardin, spent a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Robins at Tillamook. The high school boys lost their game played Friday at Gerrais. Mis Gladys Hale, a recent re sident of Turner has enrolled in the senior H. S. class. A. Cleveland of the "School of Master Methods" called Thursday on Miss Lillian Peterson and Ken neth Bear, who are taking a course of study mailed out from the Portland school. , I Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Funston left Thursday for Tigard, and planned to go on to Portland to visit Mrs. Funston'a parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Funstone, returning the first of the week. Mr. and 'Mrs. Charles Barber, have entertained as house guests the past week, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carlson of Longview, Wash. Mrs. Barber and Mrs. Carlson are sisters. Miss Josephine Gllstrap enter tained at her home Friday for her class that of the freshman and a few Invited friends. Mrs. Burgoyne planned a birth day surprisa for Rev. Burgoyne Thursday evening after prayer meeting. Friends spent a very pleasant evening. Rev. Burgoyne is sponsoring a series of volley ball games on Monday evenings, at the high school gymnasium. All are welcome. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hess of Cali fornia stopped last week to visit their friends, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Farris. Mr. and Mrs. Hes3 are re turning from a trip to Alberta, Canada. Rally day was observed at the M. E. church Sunday with a good program and good attendance. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Bear drove over to Corvallis Saturday for the big football gan played by Ore gon State College and Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Thomason have leased their farm. Mr. Thompson's health is not good and they will retire from farm work. The ladies of the M. E. church will hold their October Silver Tea at the home of Mrs. I. H. Small Thursday, Oct. II." All friends cordially Invited. Central Howell Couple Celebrate Wedding Date CENTRAL HOWELL. October 28 Mr. and Mrs. Bertie Bye cel ebrated their second wedding an- - niversary on Wednesday evening -with a dinner. The guests were those who enjoyed-their first -wedding dinner Vila them, name ly Mr. and Mrs. A4 A- Hall and ' daughter Lucille; Mr. and Mrs. R. H, Bye, Perl Bye. and Merle Bye. :.,4 Mrs,' Henry Werner, and baby, Alice laxine, completed their so journ at the hospital Sunday, and are now at their home. - Fenimore Baggett has made ar- V rangementa with the school board Til! BLTH WOK The Hoovers Leave on Long Tciur: 'V ,-ir,:.v ITH i v i - Vr L 7 I I1 t If - i! V f It 1 I ff; -V. iJ li P V President and Mrs. Hoover as they left Washington to pay tribute to rhomas Edison, the noted inventor. After his Michigan visit formal iddress will be made at Detroit after ceremonies re-enacting the inven ion of the incandescent lamp by EJison at the inventor's Menlo Park Laboratory. The executive's program will carry him over 2,000 miles jefore he returns to Washington. Leaving'Michigan he will visit Cin :innati, then board a boat down the Ohio for a stop at Madison, InL, and m Wednesday will deliver his address at Louisville, Ky. -tr- -1 -mm I Nnrsraei Native Oregonian Tells Of Wonders of Prune Harvest in This Valley By Lois Simpson Crawford What do you know about prunes? An, amusing little story about this detectable fruit was told me recently. A young lady from Ok lahoma arrived in Oregon this summer and wanted to help har vest the prune crop. But what was her astonishment to find that prunes grow on trees. She had always supposed they grew on bushes. Have you ever seen a bin as large as two ordinary 'sized rooms just simply piled high with shiny, black dried prunes? That is a pretty Bight. If you have never eaten dried prunes cooked with Just enough sugar in them to make them syrupy and added enongh top cream to make them a rich cho colate color you have missed something. Oh, boy that's a dish fit for the table of the President of the United States. I wonder how many of those who buy dried prunes from the groceryman really know how they are grown and how many proces ses they go through before ulti mately reaching the consumer. Prune trees start to bear at approximately eight or nine years of age. When the fruit Is ripe, shakers, men armed with long sticks with a shepherds crook at one end, shake each separate limb of the tree to get the fruit off. Sometimes the orchards have to be gone over three or four times in order to get all of the fruit to to pipe the water from the school supply to the Central Howell store. Mr. Baggett la working to get it completed as soon as possible. Among those in this district who will benefit from the exten sion of the electric line are Peter Steffen, O. E. Steffen and J. Clark. Farmers have given up waiting for rain and have started in with their farming. The hum of the tractors can be heard on all sides from daylight to dark. Walter Binegar who drives the high school bus to Sllverton from this community, drives on such an even schedule that dur ing one week he varied only two minutes In time. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Clark have located near Monmouth, where Mr. Clark is employed on a dairy farm. Charley Schubert Is planning to re-roof his barn right away. FREE BOOKLET ; Describing Causes and Effects of IP ID-EG "'and other RECTAL v and COLON WKITB OR call rxm BOOKLET TODAY Dr. CriAS. JLDean ICECTAJL W COLO N CLINIC mam bim orpoacoiamrausc Km & &UNasnuKescoii JClEPtlONE ATWATER 2CCI Seam, San Fran cisccvyl r,LEs the ground as some which are not ripe at first or second shaking have to be left on the tree un til they ripen. Pickers follow the shakers and get down on their knees to gather the prunes into buckets and then pour them into boxes. In rainy weather the pickers and shakers hare no pleasant task. The pick ers are simply covered with mud from the knees .down and the shakers are deluged with water every time they shake a tree. Trucks or wagons are used to haul the boxes of prunes to the dryer. The prunes are poured into a huge basket which In turn is dipped into a vat of hot wa ter This basket lifts them nn and deposits them in a &t of cold water from which they are run to a traying machine, slotted grooves over which clean water pours continuously. Three men are required to operate this tray ing machine. These men then place the trays, which have been filled with prunes into long runnels where they remain . until dry. Firemen are on hand day and night to keep the furnaces at the right temperature to dry the prunes without burning them. Dryermen and their assistants watch the prunes constantly to get them through in first class condition. After the trays are taken out and the prunes cooled, sorters, who are generally wom en, sort them. They have queer names .for the soft prunes which have to be sorted ont ad re- dried. They are called Poggies or widgens. I can't Imagine who ever invented sucn outlanaun names. After the prunes are in the bins they are sacked and sent to packers and are run through grading machines. The prunes go through many hands and num erous machines are used before they are eventually ready for the market. p air law aimdl ElEITIUIIuN via Oregon Electric Ry. for the 19TH ANNUAL Pacific International Livestock Exposition Oct. 26 to Nov. 2nd Beer and Dairy Breeds Horses Hogs Sheep Goats v Manufacturers and Land Products Show - Northwest Grain Show - Wool and Mohair Show - Poultry and Pet Stock - Dairy Products Show - Horse Show Nightly O Sale October 24th to Nov. 2; return limit Nor. 4. 0. E. By trains leave at 7:05 a. m., 1:01 a. &w 11:10 p. 4:00 p. m., B:tO p. m, 7:45 p. m., for Portland- - a. Returning leave Portland at 8:00' a. m 10:50 a. nu, 2:01 p. m., 4:45 p. m., C :0S p. m., 10:10 p. m. Tickets, further information, etc ot J. W. Ritchie I. F. Knowltonv Agent Trav. Pagr. Agent 8. A. Wkhf ord. City Pagr. Agt. - Phone 727 ' . - - : norairrii ins BWHOT OF 676 ! MONMOUTH, October 28 The total enrollment fe rstndenta at Oregon normal school la S7C Jthis year. Last year the enrollment totalled 868. The T.W.C.A. of the normal met Tuesday evening and elected these officers: Alice Jacobson, president; Cora Wood, vice pres ident; Grace Crawford, secretary and Camilla Weal and, treasurer. iMra. Parker, permanent secretary or -Tne T.W.C.A., on the Oregon State . campus, will address the normal group at the next meet ing to be held in the Evangelical church. Mrs. Inex Miller la faculty ad. Tiser for the local branch of the organisation. Mrs. A. F. Courter entertained at 3 tables of bridge Tuesday af ternoon at her new home on East Main street. Attractive autumn leaves and flowers were effect ively used about the rooms; and a dainty late afternoon luncheon was served. Honors went to Mrs. Delmer R. Dewey. The Monmouth - Independence Study club held an interesting bi monthly meeting Monday after noon with Mrs. A. B. Robinson on Monmouth street. The lesson was on the Greek drama, Oedipus Ty- rannus, by Sophocles. Mrs. W. R. Day presented a well arranged book review of Kristin Lavrans. datter by Sigrid TJndset. Other members who participated in the program were: Miss Mabel Rid dell, Mrs. H. N. Mattison, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. O. D. Butler, Mrs. E. M. Ebbert, Mrs. J. C. Collins and Mrs. D. A. Hoag. Preceding departure of the Ore gon Normal school football squad for Areata, Calif., the Monmouth Lions club members and the foot ball men and coaches enjoyed a luncheon together Tuesday noon in he Odd Fellows dining room. Eaeh fooball man was presented with a Lion for a luncheon part ner and seM-introductions were In order. Speakers Included President J. 8. Landers. S. H. Dietrick, Ira C. Powell and Joe Wilson, student body president. Monmouth stockmen assembled their exhibition animals for ship ping by train Thursday and Fri day to the Pacific International show. William Riddell & Sons took a show string each ot Cots wold and Lincoln sheep, Angora and Long-Wool Angora goats; Guthrie Bros, took Angoras and Lonawools: McCaleb Bros, were represented with Romney sheep and Aneora goats: K. T. J!vans had his famid Percheron horses; and A. H. Craven took Romney sheep. ManT farmers and their famil ies from this section will spend from one dav to the entire snow period of the Exposition investi gating the stock exhibited there. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Alien 01 Bandon were guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Craven. Mrs. Allen Is a sister of Mrs. Craven. Mrs. George Berreman ana children Curtis and Alice nae tnne to Seattle where they Will be guests for several weeks of Mr Tiprreman's mother. Mrs. A. M. Arant left Tnursaay for Baker, where she will visit her sons Manley ana ljucien, both of whom are newspapermen of that city. . Mrs. H. K. Slckatoose ana mi: Mary Dornslfe have been "ob taining an uncie, ur. 1. . tow of Penston, Mo., who is visit ing various relatives throughout the west AMITY, October -.J5: Massey has purchased the Xieble servicJ station. Mr Massey now has the enUre frontage on that block on Main street. A. O. -Mas .ey will have charge of the ser- a'sULiehl. and family pla te move to the Chehalem wuntry. near Newberg. Mr.JUebl has traded his eity PW.JLJ . conducted SrAmity 'service sion for al- most three years. MOT SHE SHI SOLD Jefferson Gardener Makes Unusual Record With Beans, Other Vegetables By ANNA KLAMPS J. B. Fisher, who has leased the D. if. Burnett ranch north ef Jef ferson the past year, finished har vesting his eron of beam this week. From a two acre tract of the Kentnckv Wanfor h v. harvested seventeen tons of beans. most or them were sold to the cannery from which he niiiuri seventy-five dollars per ton. wnen tne cannery closed down on canning beans, thnv w tat. en to Portland by Mr. Fisher, wnere be found a ready market for them. The eost of producing the beans was estimated at ISO 0. The pick ing season commenced July 29, and continued until Oetohr i which gave the pickers almost mree months of continuous work. The beans were planted on rich river bottom soil, which ! ra cially adapted for gardening. Mr. Fisher also had quite an acreage of beets, carrots and squash. O. V. Fellows and familv m cently from Grand view, Washing ton, have leased the Burnett ranch for next year, and expect to plant three acres of beans. On the nlace there am ftlfiA eight acres in strawberries, which win oe Dearing next year, and Mr. FelloWS is Dlantinc unnthor thnu acre patch of strawberries this iaii. Prune Harvest Over in Orchard Heights District ORCHARD HEIGHTS, October 28 Dr. David Bean and her hus band, Dr. Bean, both well known practitioners of Salem, having finished the harvesting of their prune crop here, have gone on a two weeks motor trip to various points of Interest in California. . All the deer hunters of this neighborhood have returned. The close of the hunting season fol lowed so closely after the close of the prune harvest that the va cation of the nimrods was very brief. George Doran and Jim Best were the only ones of the crowd who succeeded in bringing down a deer. William Layton and family, formerly of Independence, and Sidney Wilson, have leased the old Walt farm for a term of six years. The place Is now the prop erty of Guy O. Smith, an attorney of Salem. The old house which was the home of the Wait family burned down some years ago and the new tenants are erecting a substantial and picturesque log house of six rooms. The Layton family are old-time friends of the Simmons family who knew them before coming here from Idaho. This community is glad to wel come the newcomers. Every county in South Caro lina has a natural resources com mission. Loder Bros, celebrated the Ed son light anniversary by electric ally lighting their used car lot. ub For a Full THIS BARGAIN DAY RATE GOOD ONLY UNTIL NOYEMBER 1, 1929 If you are paid in advance and remit us $3.00 your subscription will be extended on year from your present date of expiration. For Your Convenience You May Use Coupon Below This Rate Does Not Apply Within Salem City Limits THE OREGON STATESMAN SALEM' OREGON Please have the Oregon Statesman" sent to me bymail for one year in payment for which I enclose $3.00 in check, money order or curren cy. nTusTspecial offer is for the Bargain Day Period only. :. ; :,-:. v . . New. Subscriber :- Name Renewal Loed Canary Wins First Prize at Fair in Henmston ZEN A, Oct. Mrs. El vim Madsem of Lincolm was delighted Saturday wben she received a letter from a former Lincoln feather. Miss Leaare Dyer who now re side at Hennlstoa. . . Mr. Madseei care Miss Dyer a canary bird before he left Lincoln andMiss Dyer stated In her letter that the bird, "SHppy" had won first prise on appear uce at the recent county fair at Hcrmiston. The mother of -Skippy made an unusual record when ahe laid 28 eggs last eason and also raised sever al families. IS SCHOOL lH BET 1PHIH ROBERTS, Oct. 28 An Im portant meeting of the school board was held Saturday night at the school house. It was voted to have several large windows put in the east end of the east room so that there will be sufficient light during cloudy days. The entrance to the boys' and girls' lavatories is to be remodel ed. A new blackboard for the primary room was ordered, and gravel is to be hauled on the ground In front of the school house. Mrs. Mabel Higgins is the chair man of the board and Mrs. Hilda Casper is the clerk. The other two directors are Lewis Salchen berg and H. B. Carpenter. The first meeting of the O. T. club this fall Will Include the members and their husbands. The club will meet Friday evening, Oct. 25 at the home of Mrs. Will Pettyjohn. A buffet supper will be one feature of the evening. Mrs. Alice Coolidg has had her cherry orchard sowed to veatch. The community club will meet Saturday evening for a business meeting and a good time. A pro gram will be put on by the Fchool, and other numbers will be given by local talent. George Veall is the president and he Is planning a year of good pro grams which will be entertaining and instructive. Claims totaling $1315.70 have been paid to Statesman readers by the North American Accident Insurance Co., in the past year. These claims were paid on the $1.00 policy issued to Statesman subscribers. The state of Iowa owns 796 cows which last year produced 7, 018,123 pounds of milk at a net profit of $145,079. RUBER KUNMB test Year '.,".-.V;. Anywhere In Oregon BY HOT COFFEE KINGWOOD. October 18. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Bernard are much distressed by a serious acci dent which befell their little granddaughter, Patty McCartney of Salem Wednesday. The child upset an eleetrie per colator and spilled the coffee over her body, causing severe burns on her back. Two physicians are in attendance on the case and the lit tle girl Is resting as easily as could be expected. William Hacker, A. L. Apple white, and Theodora Bernard made a business trip to Corvallis Wednesday. Major Robertson and C. E. Jen sen, have moved to West Salem from the Adolph Nelson house on Kingwood Heights. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smith drove to Dallas Tuesday afternoon where they were business visitors. John Schneller and his son John Junior of Portland were vis itors Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cannoy and of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Schneller. Mr. and Mrs. David H. Harrell were guests for Sunday night sup per of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smith. The Harrells live In Portland. Mrs. Harrell Is a niece of Mr. Smith. Friends of Mrs. L. J. Shlpler who formerly lived here will be interested to bear that she has returned with her family from California, where they spent the summer. They are living in their home in West Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Thomas and their daughter Doris and Mrs. Thomas' mother, Mrs. M. Part ridge, came up from Portland Monday and were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Finley until Tuesday morning when they started by mo tor for California. They will visit Mrs. Thomas' sister, Mrs. E. B. Bentley, at San Diego, and her nephew F. R. Row Ian, at Glendale. They will then go on to Los Angeles where Mr. Thomas will work at carpentering under a nephew, J. S. Newsome, who is a contractor. The Thomas family will at least spend the com ing winter in California, and will probably settle there permanent ly if they like the country. Charles Adams and Elmer Cook made a second trip in quest of big game. This time they went to the Alsea country, leaving Friday and returning home Sunday. They brought home a fine buck. Mr. and Glen L. Adams drove to Ligard Wednesday where they took the sixth degree in the state grange. Mrs. Elmer Cook also at tended the grange meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Barnes of Jefferson were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Vosburgh and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Tantis are again settled at home. They have been helping different prune farm era of the Orchard Heights neigh borhood with the harvesting of their crops. Mrs. E. Doolittle of Scotts Mills and Mrs. A. L. Applewhite were dinner guests of Mrs. Theodore Bernard Wednesday. Reginald Vosburgh is suffering from a badly sprained wrist, caus ed by a fall from his horse. Read the Classified Ads. By Address, ED be CMS TRUCK ROBERTS, Oct. 8 D. PettyiT John, while cranking a Ford true; which he recently purchased, broke a bone in his right arm just above the wrist Thursday. This is the second accident of thin nature which has occurred her during the past ten days. The other unfortunate one was Lerojr Edwards, who broke both bone in his right arm while attempt ing to crank a truck in which he had been playing while It was parked near his home. Mrs. C. D. Query was called to Portland Monday to attend the funeral of her niece, MargarefV Moyea. Mrs. James Fidler who recent- ly came from Bay City, where she has been staying with her son JohnTidler, is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Fidler. Mrs. J. W. Eldrldge of Ratooa, New Mexico, is here on a visit with her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Davenport and family. 1 J. P. Blankenship, after spend a ing a few days at Cascadia, re turned home Wednesday. Girls? League of I. H. C. Busy INDEPENDENCE, October 2$ The girls' league of the inde pendence high school held a meeting Wednesday, October 23. The girls are trying to make one hundred dollars this year and to do this they decided to have a carnival and to sell candy at the corn show. The girls are also going to start a glee club under the supervision of Miss Brock. returned from a brief visit with Mr. and Mrs. Vetcher, friends of theirs who live near Salem. The new Independence library is to be open for inspection Fri day. Follow the sports in The States man; full sport news reports fresh each morning. 11 4 smxffliffis Q ? i til 6AS0UHE- 5Z. Mail Only fn Tit 7 !E5)