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'TB VilUUVli pTATCsaIAN, Balco. Oregon. Sunday Mornlnsr, November 22. 1931 Several Clubs Organized At Auburn; Community . Club has Session AUBURN. SforV 21 The A burn eomunily club met t the C Doner, ot the Health Clinic, poke to the club on the work done by the department. A short program was given by local talent. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Carl Krehbiet, Mra. Lambert Feeakena and Mra. Geo. Witt. The achool will sire the program tor December under the directum of the teachers. The achool has been quite ac tlre the paat week. Dale Smith has been elected school reporter. Clean, op day was observed at the achool Wednesday by raking up leaves and cleaning the flower beds. Honor, roll students la Mrs. In U gram's room - were Nola Lee, WHotta Griffith, Norman Kreh Mel. Floyd Baumgartner, Mabel Baumgartner and Eleanor Olson. Mn Rrlnm'i mora In Witte. Dorothy Krehbiel. Hilda Henne, Arnold Meyer, Eilleen Tarpley, Don Smith, EItob Holman, Elba Sizemore, Ernest Smith, Lillian Smith and Jimmie Pedklns. " Four 4-H clubs have been or ganized in the school. Cooking club, Mrs. Smith leader, president, Doriii Kearns, vice-president, Mar Jorle -Smith;" secretary. Lulu Sloan. ewtng club leader. Mrs. Ben H. Hawkins, president, Marie Baumgartner, vice-president, Al ma Henne. secretary, Elma ise more. Robbit club leader Ed Olson, president. Hillary Etsel, rice-president, Charles Stewart, secretary. Dale Smith. 'Bachelor Sewing Club leader, Mrs. HartwelL president; Clarence Frey rice-president; BilHe Lukin beal, secretary, Pete Sloau. ' A. E. Messing has gone to Niagara- to take a position with a surveying crew. C0IBS TAKE M SHI RESIDENCE SUVER. Nor. 21 Mr. and 'lira. H. F. Coney have taken pos session of the place which they recently purchased ' from A.' T. Aeele ef Albany. They moved here train Shedd. The children Veva and Eleanor have entered the Saver achool. Mr. Couey Is nephew of Irven Aerhart. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Celyer have rented a house on -the -Carl De Armoad place, known as the old Raver place. They sieved here from Fairview. The children, Frances, Adda and John, are at tending Suver achool. Mra. O. J. Bagley la spending the week ;rlth her daughter, Mra. Ed Steel of Salem. Ray Rlchter Thursday night visited Mr. and Mrs. Raymond RMilers, who recently moved froai Saver to Benton county near the Fir Grove achool. The Bidder are renovating their home. Earl Smith of Albany drove out tu his ranch near here Fri day morning. He Is building a ew machine shed la place ot the ne that burned About a year and a halt ago. Sacred Heart Hall r Is Put in Readiness For Annual - GSRVAI3, Nov. 81. Various members of the church have been working during the past week re decorating the walls and painting the woodwork In the Sacred Heart parish hall petting everything In reaoinoss ler the mid-winter ear- ' nival to he held Monday jrfghL A ood program will ho given, be giflntngat T:10. Games will ba a feature of the affair. The riri- will preside at a candy booth and raraeaments vin be served dnr iwg the entire oveninc The monthly meeting, of the Sa cred Heart Young People's club was -held at the parish hall Wa4. hesday night Nomination of of ti ters and planning for a pro-advent- modern and old-time dance occupied the time at the business jseeung. Thomas and Koker I Making Records in g ' - ' 'Coast Vluard Corps v jarrjcKsox Nov. 11 The feoplo of Jefferson are glad to learn that Cecil Thoma Klker, local hoys, who are mem hers ot the U. S. Cast uards un der CapUin Harry Walters at Bo inas, calif are making good and ovcell ta some of thetr arttrin. They participated hi the recent rescue of the crew, from the 111 atd ahip Munleon. -which -went ( uiem some real experience in rescue work. The hoys were out trom 11;S0 f.tibui a p.m. ineaest day. , The-boys have also diattnrnfah. ted themselves In target practice. .Cecil being second bait iTtM Tw !. "Roy- first in rifle shot. : Dinette Reported At Shelbumt Group iioma From Fishing . SflELBURN. M 91 w R. Ruiksa. who h trouhlo. was quite 111 this week. mr. ana Mrs. Jim t TrolUngor and Joha Trolllngor hare return - f oa com ay ssrersl days fishing i. "ip me coasc . o. Flnlor roturaod to her omo Todaosday. Mrs. Flniey t Crom Turner, where aha heiiuui i or her aon. Gerald who la ro rerlng from a serera atUck of y- cnt zever. Facts and Figures on Water -:- , Supply Given by Cunningham Engineers Have no Personal Preference in Making Reports, he Declares The writer has read with inter est the various letters to The Statesman dealing with the Sa lem water problem, and advocat ing different sources of supply. These communications are ' of value tn developing the argu ments pre and con, and have par ticular significance on account ot the coming election, ""when the voters are to express their prefer ence a 3 between wells, Willamette river water, and gravity water from the Little North Santiam. The connection of Baar and Cunningham with the Salem wat er situation, and data collected fcr two engineering reports give an intimate familiarity with your problem. These have been primar ily fact-finding reports, made in conformity to definite instructions received from the city council and iU committees. It ia the purpose of tlha letter to present some ot the figures from these reports, and the comparative features of the different projects, avoiding as far aa possible partisan argu ments. As engineers, we have no prejudice for any particular type of water supply. At Grant Pass we have Just completed the most modern and complete filter plant in the atate. At Prosser, Burns, and The Dalles, we have handled successful well installations, and at Port Townsend, Everett, and other cities have engineered grav ity supplies comparable with one for Salem, now in operation, and constructed for costs within our estimates. Our first, or appraisal report found a fair market value ot $87 5,04ft. far the plant of the Oregon-Washington Water Service-Qo as of August Slst. 1930. This figure was based :very largely on cast of reproduction, and would not now be correet, on ac count of greatly reduced costs for labor and materials. The apprals- report pointed out the short comings of the existing water works, the unsatisfactory intake location, the poorly considered filter scheme, the antiquated pumping plant, the small mains, the Inadequate reservoir and oth er features which would prove li abilities rather than assets if the city purchased the plant. The quality of water was unsatisfac tory; even the company admitted that; aad In addition to the pur chase price a large expenditure would fee necessary te rehabilitate the old system. There was a ques tion if an entirely new system might sot be actually cheaper. Also a mountain water supply had been advocated In Salem for many years, and -was favored by many people. The city council ashed for a fH report with authoritative estimates f costs tor these alter natives. Such a report was made in July 131. The Question of Wells Up to the time of this second report, there had been little agi tation for wells, and this source of supply was given' only general study and incidental discussion. When- cenelderiBg well develop ments, the most valuable data la the performance ot existing near by weus. h records of wells near Salem are not very promis ing. The test evidenea Is, 1. That there Is little probabil ity of scouring large, high produc tion wens near Salem. Any well supply would he a multiplicity of small sreOs with separate small pumps. 2. There are enough records ot failure, depletion sad contamin ation to indicate the hazards In that direction. 5. Well water would have some advantage In being colder than tty surface water. A disadvan- tage is its hardne tage is lis naraness, which is, a real factor to the housewife as well as to the laundry and boiler user. Conservatively estimated. well water would increase Salem's soap bill by $209. per day. .. With a- well supply the water would be pumped from an eleva tion many feet below Willamette river level up to reservoir eleva tion. WetVtyne sumps are not as -efficient as ordinary centrifugals. ana us grower cost would ho much greater than for a river suddIv. The-increased annual hill for elec tric power would offset the. cost of filtering water from the river. U seems evident that well inn. plies. a contrasted with the oth er sources, are atu-ronndAri h base eT doubt. If the voters ot Sa lem favor well, the first sten. preceding say large investment. should ho the drilling and tooting oi several experimental wells, it is entirely possible, that the plan ii nor ireeiMe lor Durnlr nhvf. eat reasons, disregarding- the ec- snail ilt at . . . . 1 " M uuesuon. n is rurUiar Possible that In case wells ' iumuiKu mun water commission. la the -best of mnA faith, might find It Impossible to carry owi tne will of the people, in -ocaer iwo sources of supply do Hot Involve the same haxarda. No one haa aeriouslv the physical feasibility of either a gravuy supply or a Willamette r -eapptz ana tne eholri h- tweea -these -depends on economic xeaiates tsMA nure antimn.t preiexenco. The JJUQm Kerth Kni.m Moat-S&lem Deenl wtth the JL,mi Morth Santiam. It 3ltt the main North Santiam jnst nwuul ana ihnnM o main North , ... . . oh 'W' . ' - " wim riorta Fork to a das clear tmm . !.,Si?I1S?"t!r SlSS"!1'' "I"'"' meos- H??0 4wt for saiem's sup- I PT, ad confMctlcr watur rt- I " r. ttotdd he 4ltmnaA nr 7t I moeraU cost L. SfJ4 objected to the UU I wwtf Fork because ft cannot b milotorr procected from hu- joaa occupancr. nv pnHi... Boa Jtu. Tho tacts are that Bull Ru ?mo6t uslqae among all municipal water supplies j& that compraca rotoctlc has been at tempted, Brom Bull Run In recent yoaro has booa ttorfllzod m an auao preoarOosL tutting jrwny from Portland, th Little North Fork Is a better -supply than Se attle's Cedar river. It Is. bettor than Green river, which supplies Tacoma. It Is far better, and has only a fraction ot human occu pancy of the McKenxle above Eu gene. The. Little North .Fork com pares favorably . with the . water sources of Sllverton. Corral! is, Hillsboro, Bend, and , other com munities. All of these claim moun tain water, and In truth do' have water which Is reasonably satis factory with no treatment except chlorine sterilization. It is a fact that the automobile and good roads have brought pol lution to even remote watersheds. However, this pollution Is not and never will be Intense, and modern science has brought a. most suc cessful method to offset It. With water relatively pure, and free from algae or organic growth, chlorinatlon will not produce any taste or smell. The Little North Fork, in common with the other streams mentioned, " even Bull Run, will sometimes carry tur bidity (mud) which must be set tled out in reservoirs, but present standards do not require filtration of water In this class. There Is no chance that the watershed ot the Little North Fork will ever bo come an agricultural area. By purchasing strategic tracts and careful policing, pollution should never exceed the present mini mum. The capacity proposed for a pipe line from the Little North Fork is 15.000.008 gallons daily. The present maximum demand in Salem Is about 7.000,000 gallons. While a smaller pipe line of less er capacity might be, put in. at re duceh'cost, odinarH foresight de mands: an allowance Ifbr growth la population. Furthermore, there are potential customers la the state Institutions and other cities slong the rente of the pipe line. it would be a mistake net to build for the future, yet there is a ten dency to forget that estimates for the gravity system cover a 60 per cent larger capacity than the oth er plans. On a gallon-per-day bas is the difference in first cost is not -o great. The estimate for the sraritr project is as follows: Gravity Project Supply lino ( 15.000.000 rat ions per dsy), $94,OO0. Storage 20.000,000 gallons reservoir in Wsldo Hills, $181,500. 9,000.000 gallon reservoir In town, $0,000. Distribution system (either an entirely new plant, or purchase and improvement of present sys tem), $1,S12,500. Total $2,500.- 000. This estimate should be rare. fully considered to see what it in cludes. The actual supply line cost including the dsm, pipe line, and appurtenances la onlr 88 of the total. The large settling reservoir in the Waldo Hills is an adjunct which conforms to good engineer ing practice and will reduce In surance rates. If, however. It be desired to cut to a minimum the first cost of the project, such res ervoir could be postponed. The distribution system estimate makes up 68 of the total, the figure covering, as stated, either an entirely new and adequate sys tem or mains, or purchase. Im provement and enlargement of the PTesent plant. If the Oregon- Washington Water Service f!a. plant can bo bought for what It is worth, and if tho people of Salem are satisfied with present domes tic pressure and fire eroteAttan. this figure can be greatly redueed. A gravity project ts entirely pos- bioi i . COst or 13,000,000 in stead of $2,600,000. Wo point out these factors onl that these disposed to go Into tho economics of the situatio rim have the whole picture. The same thing applies to tha Willamette river supply, which will ha dis cussed later. It la our ImDreaaian that Salem people are generally and deeply dissatisfied with tho present water supply, not only for poor water, but also for Inade quate pressures la some mrta nt town-and inadequate fire protec- nou aimost everywhere. If those in aumorttr wish onlr to in&rnn tho quality of water, and let tho other factors stand In their pres- Bi eiaiua, tne full amounts pro posed under the bond Issue seed not bo expended. Those are saat- ws i or me council and the future water commission to decide. Willamette River Water unquestionably tho present wat- T is bad, Most people attribute the tastes and odera te rhUri.. Actually they Hireetly -hy chlorine 1. comblna- uu tub organic matter and trade wastes. The exitiw- d fllters on Mlnto's Island Strata out leaves And roiru nii.v a a . - " remove aigae, and oth- m uiiuni niiBt anil .t.M. growths. The hirh nrnala .An tent make aeeessarv a hu. a. of chlorine and the nroiint the reaction rather than the chlor- e iiwii are offensive. tvilb a moaera trMtmut flltraUoa plant. Willamette river ww wouia seldom If ever have uoiiceajwa lasts or amou. A high, perceatars ef imnnritu. would bo actually removed by set- m mwaiiom. Chlorine would atill bo used, bat lB nnM uwuat, ana annar m n.tys areidlnf tho objocUonablo reac tion products, The other chesnl el applied la the filtration pro- " wuw remorea or are harmless and tasteless, i tonaoe 'u wn any , inter plant thort aro operatinr nrahlMn. oaly orpertenew wfll solro, rot oa it la oaf o to say that WUlamstte river can bo treated na nuaroa to meat Um ttodora standards of water sup PV. If there be any objection, it na bo oa psychological or sea tiaMnui rrounds. TJniuostionably thoro sre many peoplo who prefer water that Is waturally reasonably par to that which 4 Mrtrw Just how mueh weight should bo Uvea . this la something for tho veiers to aotormlno. : ToUowlas Is . tho abbrevlatod oaroaaxa lor this project: WBIametU Rlrer Projeoa lathka Ml lupplr lino IvH.lt I Filter plaat UmM calloni per da , 121,001 toras MlMOt cab: loa r o s o r r oir- la t! .tow r- r (,df Dlstrth. st. ,aa above)' l.tlt.f AddiUonal for t.OII-'-,,-f-,f 000 gallons , IMOI Total UIMfll Tho total cost ef the Intake. tupply line and ftlter plant is $S1!.S0. or 1 of the toUL This la based oa aa entirely new layout up-river from Mlnto's Isl and. Xf tho Voters favor Willam ette river water, and If subse quently tho water company prop erty should be purchased. It would bo a serious, indefensible mistake to build a filter plant oa tho Trade street sits, Tho intake is unsafe, tho site la too small aad much too raiuablo to use tor wat erworks purposes. Tho work al ready done can bo discarded, tho site sold, and aa. entirely new plant built for what tho water company has contemplated spend ing on the old alto. In this estimate iho allowance for distribution system Is exactly tho same as for tho grarity pro ject la this case again tho old plant, if purchased, would be greatly improved. If aa. entirely new plant wore built, it would conform to modern practice In also of mains aad ether features. Where there are now 140 fire hy- a rants, tne now system would J proviao 90. Hero agala If Salem demands only Improvement la the present Quality of water, and Is otherwise satisfied with the pres ent service, less than $1,600,000 would need to bo expended. Grarity Versas River Water ' Tho report ot July It II made no recommendation between grav uy water troa the Uttle North Santiam and filtered water from the Willamette river. Facts, esti mates ot construction cost and op erating costs were) given in detail, and have been carefully consider-! ed by most members of the City" Council. Under the figures of this report the first cost of the grav ity project Is greater. Oa the oth er hand, there is a oaring la op erating expense which la a meas ure offsets th difference in first cost. All of the economic factors are nearly enough on a par to make tho choice fundamentally one of puhHc sentiment, between mountain water and filtered wat er. The agitation for well water Is subsequent; la time, and in the opinion of th present writer has loss merit than the other two pro posals. However, the city council hss decided to submit to a plebes cite all three propositions. The comparative first costs are given in the foregoing estimates. The figures ot $2,500,060. for the gravity system and $1,685,000. for river supply mar be e.id down if certain Improvements are poscpoaea. if first cost were tho only consideration, there could ba no srgument as to the better pro ject, uowever, the operating costs bring out a new angle to tho question. The cost ot operating aad maintaining a gravity pipe lino is very moderate. Oa tho oth er hand, very gallon of pumped water Involves aa expenditure for power. Presumably this would be purchased electric power, at com mercial rates. There also would be chemical and fitter operation costs in approximate nroDortlAn to the amount of water used. For the present dar conditions with aa average use of about 1, 600,000 gallons dally, and a max imum of 7,000,000 gallons la the summer, it is cheaper to pump and filter water than to pay the greater interest ch&rrt on the 15,O00,06 gallon gravity Una. a the city grows, the cost of pump lag wUl Increase, while the cost ot operating a gravity line will remain almost stationary. Before lae iuu capacity of the eravltr pipe lino is reached, wstor from this source will be actuallv cheaper. It Is dangerous to "count chick ens before they are hatched", bat there is every probability that with a Aualcipal plant and plen ty of good water, the sale of water and the revenues therefrom will be materially Increased. The state institutions east of Salem form potential aad probable customers. aey coaia es served with par ticular adantage br a aravitr una. -rney would ess from 18 ft.- OOO to Z.OOf.M gallons per day. and would add to the annual rev enues of the plant from 816.000. 1 te Jt.eoo. Also wtth ample water available salesa could giro rates tor mdttstrial supplies tower thaa tho eon of pumping trom other sources and yet high enough to be profitable to the city. WH1 Tsuces Ba Increased Water Is the most fundamental necessity of life, and famishing of water is one of tho most stable lines of business. Experience shows that neither depressions or flush times maka much dlffereaoe in the per-eeplta use of water. The oaly variable is population, and future revenues of a waterworks lnt can be predicted with groat accuracy sare for the population ractor. similarly a waterworks ea terprtse does not hare the vari able factors ot raw material costs aad sales resistance which affect most lines ot trade. Aa engineer et experience fa waterworks orao- uce can estimate, with reasonable assurance, the operating expen ses of a water plant. In the case of the Salem plant. public records la the form of re porta to the PabUe Service com mission, annual lor zp years, since 1811, give- complete back ground from which future condi tions may be eonserrstlvely pre dicted, la the Kar If 81 report these figures are all set us la great doted, and the analysis aad uiscussioa shows why a municip al water plant caa bp operated cheaper taaa one privately owned. The mala use of these figures, howeror. la ta their application to the future set-up for a municipal plant During the last If rears. Salem waterworks rsrenaos hare increased fS. Aa estimate of 19 percent Increase darts? the next Sf rears seems coasen stive. Predicted on this rate of growth. either the Willamette river ot f gravity projects eaa be carried through oa p reseat rates, and wuneat.aay support trom prop erty taxes other thaa the amounts Mf pail to tho water eompaay, Questions will be raised, what It 4ism faiSj t growt What it tha population actually slips back ward la the next d scad T What If the boad market is off aad high er taterest rates must be paid? What If prices ef materials rise from their present low levels T It mnst.be frankly admitted that such eoatfngsacies would alter the t-p pet we claim most emphat ically thai there need be no re course to property taxation. If there were any deficiency, the natural thing would ba a small lacrosse la water rates, and we cannot conceire nny city council or water commission that would not Increase rates before levying taxes. Present water rates in Sa lem arc not excessive. If the qual ity of water and serrice were ade quate. If the present water com pany lmprors the plant, you can bet your last nickel on the cer tainty that aa application for rate increase would soon follow. Why, then, should the water user object te a Id to 16 per cent lacrosse la. rates if he gets good water for which the water company would charge him mueh more? The matter of rate increase is cited, not as a probability, but as a contingency. In any case the taxpayer need have no fear. One familiar with waterworks plants generally, la , Oregon aad else where, knows that they are ac tually relieving the taxpayer of his fair and Just shsro in tire protection and other expenses. In Portland, the water department is truly donating to the taxpayer services worth $400,000 a year. In the November 1880 Issue Of tho University of Oregon COM MONWEALTH REVIEW is a tabulation showing the financial condition, of Oregon municipal utilities, mostly waterworks. It is stated that "city-owned utilities, after paying all operating expen- i and fixed charges, and tak ing care of interest oa the bond ed debt and. leaving a consider able margin tor extension and improvement of the plants." The facts can readily be secured snd the accuracy of this statement chocked. If other mnnlcipal wat erworks are generally successful. why should failure be anticipated for Salem? The per capita ex penditure, eren . for the most costly project is not greater than other cities hare paid. Salem has enjoyed a healthy past growth, and in the terms of the life in surance man is excellent "risk" for the future. Respectfully, John W. Cunningham. The Oregon State college beav er, a bronxe mascot weighing near ly loot pounds, a symbol of the college spirit since 1884. was stol en from tho campus at the start of the football season. y Oh, Jack4n-tjie-BoK is happy, Vsj (W As happy as can be; ni mm m mm mm m UZZZZZZJZL II 17. BUI IS- Grangers Endorse SpaukJ Ing's Efforts to Reducs Highway Payrofl CHEMAWA. Nor. It At the Isst regular meeting of the grange, held Thursday night, the following officers were elected: H. W. Bowdea, master: Mrs. Chloe Holden, overseer,-' Mrs. An na . Beaty, lecturer; Hal Keefer, steward; Albert GIrod. Assistant steward; Charles Weathers, chap lain; C C. Ackman. treasurer; W. E. Savage, secretary; William Bennett, gatekeeper; Miss Myrtle McClay, Ceres; Mrs. John Zllln ski, Pomons; Mrs. J. C. Ackman Flora; Mrs. C. A. Poole, assistant steward; Ernest Sarags, Jr., musician. Mrs. Clara- GIrod was selected to bo captain of the degree teams. The following resolution was passed unanimously: Whereas State highway commissioner C K. Spauldlng la now engaged in an effort, to reform the State High way. Department by reducing In flated salaries of highwsy en gineers and eliminating waate and extravagance In all branches of the department: bo is resolv ed by Chemswa Orange No. 188 in regular session November If. 1881 that we are in hearty sym pathy with this program of Com missioner Spauldlng and tender him our moral support and all ma terial aid at our command." Fred McCaU of the agricultural committee care a report oa the county, committee meeting .aad explained the oleomargarine sit uation snd Its importance to the farmers. W. E. Savage, Lester Evans and Harry Oldenburg of the regalia committee reported the purchase of full set of regalia whloh will be put into use at the next meeting. Tom Maddock with the Woodmea representative. Ed Rogers and the neutral, Albert Mlntmrn. apprais ers, put a price on the property, re-built new, and seme sort of a deal will be made with the Wood men after their next meeting. Ott Beaty was appointed a committee of one to furnish a well. Toxoid Treatments To be Given Tuesday WODBTJRN, Nov. 81 Toxoid treatments will be administered again Tuesdsy in a preschool clin ic. It .has been announced by Mrs. Hirma Overton, chalrmaa of the local health center. The clinic will be held November 84, start ing at 1:80 p. m. yjjsk li For never before has $antx - Given such cause for glee Tha toxoid treatments will pe gtvea eapeetslly for ehfldrett who hare had the first treatments bat haro not completed the aeries. Biru aerUOeatM will also bo gir aa tat at ths elinto -- Dr. O. C Doner of Salem, who la eoanscted with Us Marion county health work, and Miss Jaanlta Johnson, local health nurse, will ba la charge. A group ot local women will also aid. . Powell.Girl Stays With Sclo Relative WKle Mother HI SCIO, Nor. 11 Dona June Powell ot Jefferson la staying with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Meritt. Sr., and Is at tending Sclo schools while her mother, Mrs. Ernest Powell Is in Albany hospital reoorering from aa appendicitis operation. A number of Scio high school students attended the Christian Endeavor social held at tho Will 81ms homo Tuesday night. " After a short business session the even ing was spent in : playing games. Later, refreshments were served to tho following: ; Rev. and Mrs. E Ralston and daughter, Ruth; Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Thurston, Mrs. John Sims, Lorena Thurston, Har ry Stricter, Jermila Dolrosky, Gerald in e Rogers, Virginia Turn ldgo, Venota McClain, Helen My ers, McKlnsie Calloway, Miss Irene Mae. Dillon McLaln, Wld and Ot to Ralnbolt, and Norene. Gene vieve, Verio, and i Marley Sims with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will 81ms. Woman's Club Gets Report on Changes At Health Center . AURORA, Nov, 21 Mrs. A. F. Knoor and Mra. Frank L. Miller, entertained tha Aurora Woman's club Wednesday afternoon at the Knoor residence. Mrs. John read a poem, "Sunrise", by Mario La France; Interesting facts were brought out by Mrs. W. W. Irvin in a paper on "Livestock Indus try. Another paper, "Anna Shan non Monroe" was given by Mrs, Harry Erans; "Autumn" by Mrs. A. W. Kraus; and Art", by Mrs. Loren Oiesy.-A health meet ing was called immediately fol lowing the club, at which time Ms. A. L. Strickland gave a faU report of the work ot the health center, which has been renovated. The rooms cleaned, new curtains hung, drapes placed between the rooms, the chairs, tables and floor all have a nice clean shin ny surface owing- te several coats of paint, and the plumbing re paired. Minnesota has 8 7.8 IT miles of surfaced roads of all classes out of a tout mileage ot 119,681. His lack with treasures fs bursting, WHH fpys and gifts galore; WiHi trains, and dolls and engines, That girts and boys adore I - Come see them now at Peratey't Bring Dad, bring Mother, too; To twinkling, blinking ToyUnd k Where Xmas dreams come trusl H0 N. Ulxrtf SU Sv S, OFFEEG TTJltNER, No.t, 80 The Turn er Drama tie club fare an enter tainment to a large audience Thursday night la tho high school aadltorium. Muslo was tarnished by the "Arkansawyers" old time orchestra. - The first set presented was "Fair and Warmer1, Including reader, Cecil Martin, Harold. H. Smith, Ethel, Helen Poets, Mary Mabel Tucker. Mrs. Moray. Mabel Walker; Lary, .Vernon Cos tea. The second aad lengthy number of tho evening was "And tho VII lian Still Pursued Her", a burles que on old time drama, and was cleverly presented by Jack Screw, luce. Dean Tucker; Emallno Han dout, Harold Smith, Lena Han dout, Lucille McKlnney; George Crabum. Cecil Martin; Jim Spy up. Vernon Coatee; Mary Iual gln. Mabel Walker Lizzie Leaping. Helen Peets, Tho last act, "And the Lamp Went Out" was given In panto mine, the east including; reader Mabel Tucker; Evelyn De Vere, Mabel Walker; Ralph Grayson. Cecil Martin. Mrs. De Vere, Helen Pets; Herbert Vanderslice, Dean Tucker. Mr. and Mra. Thomas ' LltUe have had as their house guests Mr. and Mrs. John Walker of Spirit Lake. Idaho. Mr. Walker la a brother of Mrs. Little and also of Mra. George Keen of Stayton. Mrs. C. Bones Is home from a rlslt with her daughter, Mrs. N. J Winkler of Vsncouver. Wash. While Mrs. T. T. Palmer and young daughter, Peggy, wore driv ing in the Battle Creek district, their car went into a ditch. Little Peggy waa bruised about the head and shoulders- They were able to go on home after a pass ing trackman pulled the car back to the road. Sack Social Profits $17; Bazaar Next CRABTREE. Nor. $1 Ruth and Alice Planb of Alrlle, risited in Crabtree at the home ot their sister. Mrs. John Parsons. The "sack social' sponsored by the Ladies Aid was a great sac cess socially, and financially. Sev enteen dollars was put la the big sack by the door. The women are working at present on the pro gram for the basaar to be given la December. Ima Bilyeu ts visiting at the home ot her uncle, Robert Cole, of Missioa Bottom, near Salem. V A V A V V V , s ) Dili PLEASES tUDIEOCE