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The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oreffon, Saturday Morning, July 9, 1938
Advance Flax
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Jubilee Plans
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Conducted Tours of Plants
to Be Special Feature
of Mt. Angel Fete
MT. ANGELr Oregon's infant
but rapidly e rowing flax indus
try will be given a special 1m-
- pet ns by the elaborately, planned
flax celebration to be staged here
August 12, 13 and 14. Th
festival has support of the
principal cities of the Willam
ette Yalley and Clark county.
Wash., and is attracting state
wide attention.
In addition to the ordinary
" amusement features , the Flax
Festival cmmittee is arranging
to transport visitors to the large
flax-grow in g . farms adjacent to
Mt. Angel and to take them on
specially conducted tours through
the large flax plants here.
, The Tisltors will have an op
portunity to see demonstrations
of the latest modern equipment
used In reducing the flax to lin
en fiber, Included among which
to the recently Installed 'decorti
cating machinery which is - ex
pected to revolutionize the indus
try by eliminating the slow and
expensive retting process.
Chambers of commerce from
a number of Oregon cities have
accepted invitations to send cara
v a n s to . the festival, as have
several , manufacturers' organiza
tions. Local streets will be dec
orated with flax during the fes
tival, as will the floats which
will be entered in the parade to
be held la conjunction with the
celebration.
, Linen Kobcs for Royalty
The flax queen and five prin
cesses wilt be gowned in royal
robes of linen. Eighteen girls
from almost as. many towns are
competing for the crown in a
content conducted by a special
committee headed by Dr. A. F.
E. Sthierbaum. "
The queen will be given a
trip to the Golden. Gate Exposi
tion, where she will have oppor-
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xuuaiy lo gam Tiuuie puoiicii
for the Oregon flax industry.
Other events scheduled on
the flax festival program Include
i- the "Flax Gleaners," a three act
dramatization of flax raising.
with a cast of 20 professional
' actors: a flax carnival, linen -clad
! bathing beauty . contest, fire
works, sports- circus, novelty
Softball games, and flax harvest
dances. ,
Cost $110,907 to
i Execute '36 AAA
In Oregon; Administration
for . Marion County
I Is $5923.07
WASHINGTON, July 8-(-The
agricultural adjustment ad
ministration reported today lo
cal farmers' committees and as
sociations spent $110,907 in Ore
gon to execute the 1936 agricul
tural conservation program be
tween July 1, 1936 and Febru
ary 2. 1937. '
The total for the country
was $19,409,514. The AAA ex
plained that figure dH not in
clude: $3,172,718 spent for or
ganization work prior to July 1,
1936; $438,122 for "clean-up
work" after February 28, 1937;
$175,470 paid western range in
spectors, and $24,771 In miscel
laneous Items.
The AAA said the bulk of
funds paid for local expenses
went to local farmer committee
and field men paid on a day
to day basis.' It said the local
expenses amounted to five per
cent of the $376,097,826 paid
farmers for participation.
AAA officials said compliance
payments under the 1-936 pro
gram went to 3,961,596 individ
uals. Expenses by counties in
clude: Marlon, $5923.07; Polk. $4,
430.94; Linn. $5952.75 Clacka
mas. $5906.21; Benton, $2.-
192.88. -
All Lumber for
Model Home Is
From Local Mill
DALLAS A model home which
baa been built entirely of lumber
from the local Willamette Valley
Lumber company mill will be
open for inspection on Saturday.
July 9. Following this it will be
open for Inspection for several
days between the hours of Z and
t p. m. 1 . -
The house is located at the cor
ner of Jefferson and Clay streets.
: The latest methods of lighting,
ventilation and finish have been
vised In the house, furnishings for
which are by local stores.
The house was built for Mrs.
William Swindells by Oscar and
Forrest Holmes. It will be for
sale. The house was designed by
Howard Riley of Seattle.
Evans Is Hurt as
Crank Backfires
MISSION BOTTOM While
working on the Lafe Townsemd
farm Wednesday, Walter Evans
was struck on the forehead by
the crank of a spray engine he
was , cranking. Four stitches
were taken.
Hisses Dorothy, Ruth and
vtain TnwiiMii their mili
tary dance for the queen' at the
rodeo dance at St. Paul.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Ilawley,
newlyweds. left Wednesday for
Medford where they will make
their home.
Open House Today
WOODBURN The M & W
drug store will hold grand open
ing Saturday in its new building
on the east side of the Pacific
highway between Young and
Cleveland streets. The business is
to be operated by Kenneth Mc-,
Republicans of Polk County Slate
Rally Wednesday Night at Park in -Independence;
Candidates Coming
INDEPENDENCE The Polk county republican central
committee will I hold a business meeting and 6:30 o'clock
basket dinner Wednesday evening, July 13, at the city park
here, with everyone invited. -
All candidates have been invited, and among those ex
pected to be present are:
Charles A. Sprague, nomineeO . ,
I a m a. a . a M '
tor governor; Rnf us Holman. i D Be" oul "V". aneou-
Seattle Woman Breaks j
Leg in Tumble at Park ;
Injury Held not Serious
state treasurer and nominee for
Earl Snell and Congressman
James Moft, both, candidates for
US senator; Secretary f State
reelection; Dean; Walker, state
senator, and Llye Thomas, state
representative from Polk, : both
candidates for reelection; and
Harold Pruitt, president of the
state republican clubs.
' Guy C. Nugertt, Polk county
chairman, announces that repub
licans and friends of other coun
ties are invited J to attend the
picnic and program. Coffee will
SILVERTOX Mrs. E. W. Mar
low of Seattle stumbled on a
small rock and fell, breaking her
right leg above the a kle at Sil
ver Falls state' park 'Thursday.
The accident happened shortly
after noon and the Ekman ambu
lance was called. ' Mrs. Marlow
was a guest of Mrs. Mamie Burk
hart of Albany and had accom
panied the Burkharta to the state
park for a picnic.
The break was not considered
serious.
Money
s nouse
Burns to Ground
SILVERTON The Roy Morley
residence on South Water street
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Booth' and Infant son was burned
to the ground Friday . morning.
All household belongings were de
stroyed too. J
The Booths had a fire In 'the
stove, and had gone into the gar
den. : taking their son with them.
Shortly they , discovered flames.
shooting from the windows and It
was.3 only, by quick work .that
Booth was able to get his car,
parked near the houi e, away
from the danger zone.
Silvertojx firemen, who spent an
hour and a half at the scene, man
aged to keep . the . blaze from
spreading to other buildings. ;.
NOW! , I
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