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The Monmouth HI EfelLD VOLUME XIX MONMOUTH, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1927 NUMBER 29 There is No Land Like Oregon and Only One Willamette Valley 5 Marketing, County Fair and Oil Prospects, Federated Club Talk Topics Candor, in cold, crude chunk mark I'd tin riixcuNxiort of marketing prob lems, county fit lr nttciidiiwe urn I oil well finance methods at the meeting of tin' Federated clulm in Monmouth VYcdnemlny evening. If thi'y did not itift these matters to their very fyun diition principle it wan hecauxe there were vurioUK odds mid end that were overlooked by the men who took the floor. Professor F, I.. Hullurd of the 0. A.C, delivered' an extremely intercut ing aildrexN on marketing and rural problems. He explained that hi duties took him into every corner of the Htute and lie had recently mado a trip to the pant of the Rockies, and had found the condition of agriculture about the same everywhere. Oregon he said, was in belter condition than the middlo west because its farmers had not been quite so optimistic dur ing the war period and hud not bought up so much of their neighbor's land at inflated price values. He thought the northeast coast was in the brut condition due to accessibility to ex tensive markets. The two hardest problems the farmer has to solve he said are the high cost of help and too much of the price received for crops is absorbed in the cost of transportation to market. Of the various plans brought for ward to relieve agriculture such as legislation, cooperative marketing, he tuiid it was characteristic of each thut its advocates were inclined to muke too large claims. Individual c(Ton was tho indispensiblo without which none of the plans could be even par tially successful. Iieyond protecting the farmer from unfair competition and alleviating ex cesive freight rules he did not think furming could expect much from legis lation. Cooperation also is capable of injury as well as benefit to those who practice it. He asserted unbal anced cooperation becomes a machine which grinds itnelf to pieces. Thi:i he illustrated with the experience of California raisin growers who suc ceeded as long as their tolul crop was near the capacity of the country to consume. Hut success encou raged overproduction which was followed by collapse. It might seem heresy to say it, ho said, but cooperative mar keting to be successful must take on itself the limiting of production. Farming of the future, ho said, must' seek out markets before the crop is put in. Hood River orchurdists arej turning to pears and in time apple raising there will be a minor issue.' Tho reason is that in apple growing. they are competing with forty states while in late winter pears they have one or two stutes us competitors. (1. A. Peterson of Oak Point start ed the fire works on county fair at tendance. He said there were on the average a fine lot of exhibits but people grew tired of the work of pre paring exhibits when no ono came to see them. The only time anything that might, bo likened to a mass of! people were within the fair grounds i was at night when the young folks como out to dance and have a good time. He thought if more farmers could be persuaded to exhibit prize vegetables and stock they might uao como out to see their own BtutT and incidentally that of others. W. J. Stockholm disagreed. He told of instances where they had visit ed farmers who had good crops and who willingly let them have specimen for exhibition bi 1 who were not in terested in seeing their own stuff on exhibition, and would not attend. Mr. Hogg of the, Brush College dis trict thought we wore too close to the state fair and exhibition purposes can be served better there. He told of many times in which he had ex hibited stock and products and with no one coming to see them each time he had resolved this was the last. Representative S. L. Stewart plead ed for a revival of interest in the county fair for the sake of the club boys and girls. It is there, he said, they receive the start and encourage ment that leads them to more am bitious exhibits. Henry McKee of Perrydale then CANDOR I CLUB DISCUSS ON Making Air History AVIATION 9 9 I)cl'in."ilo. Itnti: ii ulr .ii'i In tit. ery day making jur history in his gnat flight, ltu'y to Africa, to South America and soon to fly North to the United states, Cunoda and hoi, if ujiii... brought up the subject of oil wells which could be made successful in this valley nnd which would do much to build it up. He detailed the ex periences of himself and others in the Cuarunteo Oil company of Eugene. At. times he was highly sarcastic. He referred to the head, of the company as "the chief" and also to a "doodle bug" which he usually had with him. $ii()0,000 in stock, he said, had been issued hy this company and of this $;l()(),()00 had been divided between three men, the remainder being sold to people who would buy. "The chief" was characterized with a reluctance to put his own shares "in the pot" and had usually been among the missing when his presence was wanted. Mr. McKee went into detail over efforts made to reorganize the company. He said there were times when the drill ers had not been paid wages due for six months and oil for the engines was not to be had for lack of funds. Re-organization was now effected, he said, with a man named Hock is from Yamhill county as manager. The company bus drilled down 3050 feet, the last fifty feet being through rock with more than half an iron content. Oil men, he cssertcd, were positive oil is just a short distance below. He appealed for financial aid to help finish the well. Th'j meeting was attended by about folly representative people of the county. Senator II. J. Elliott presid ed and County Agent Reck acted as secretin y. Mr. Beck made a brief talk aloi.g promotion lines und A. G Reiiiple of Dallas gave a review of attempts being made to secure a cannery for that city. Extended Birthday Party For Mrs. J. L. Murdock Mrs. J. L. Murdock had a very ex tended birthday this year. The event occurred on the 17th of March, and on Thursday, which is Aid Society day, Mis. Moore and Mrs. Shore ar ranged for a nice treat at Aid in honor of (he birthday. Also all day pres ents had" arrived from husband and children. Then Smjday when Mrs. Murdock got home from church she was greeted by four of her children r iid their fnmilios and a long table set out with a fine birthday dinner which they had brought with them and which nil proceeded to enjoy. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Murdock and three children of Monmouth; Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Mur dock and children of Corvallis; Mr. and Mrs. E. T. White and son of Al bany; and Mr. and Mrs. Lee J. Griner of Eugene. Town Team Wins The last gnme of basket ball, played between the Monmouth town team und the men of the Normal faculty proved to be rather tame, the town men winning 13 to 11. Quite a little trouble was had with the lights of the Normal gymnasium where the contest was held which had its effect on the playing. The town team was composed of: Sellers, Haussler, Smith, Winegar and Tilton. The members of the Faculty team were: Bell, Bar nett, Christenson, Dodds and Ray, J 1 ; I n J m it, .z-r -"47. ,r DILEDGE USE THEJffiFHIM President Landers Urges Graduates To Make Good With Learning In bidding a formal farewell to the class of forty-three graduates Wed nesday morning, President Landers referred with real eloquence to the Aristocracy of Education. He des cribed the method by which in the early duys of civilization, distinctions in society were won at arms. The squire who through some feat of valor became a knight, at the same time became a member of the aristocracy und us opportunity offered and his courage and resourcefulness in time of trial was made apparent he climb ed upward in the sociul scale. The only modern aristocracy he said was along the pathway of know ledge. People are looked up to and respected according as they use the special knowledge which they have uciuired, to advance the good of so ciety. Thus though knowledge is the key that unlocks the doors to pref erence it is not so much what or how much you know as to what you do with it. He detailed the experience of Mil licent Rogers of the New York family who sought to buy her way into the aristocracy by marrying a count and asserted that such hopes yield a heritage of bitter fruit. A vocal solo sung for the.occasion by Miss Woodruff gaVe fresh evidence of the high grade of talent she pos sesses for this kind of work. The exercises drew out a number of visitors and the chapel was filled almost to capacity. Although the program was informal the graduating class entered the chapel in processional to music by the Oregon Normal school orchestra. There is to be a motion picture Saturday night, "The Mysterious Rider" a Zane Grey production with Jack Holt as the star actor. One show at 7:30, A motion picture show is to be given Monday night, "The Campus Flirt" played by Bebe Daniels. Two shows: at 6:30 and 8:15. With the coming of vacation Wed nesday noon, lusting until Monday, most of the faculty who could do so are scattered to their respective homes. A party consisting of Miss Florence Johnson and Miss Marie Mitchell with Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Morris are spend ing a short vacation at Agate Beach Inn at Newport. A women's dual debate is to take place on the evening of March 29. The local club debates the Chinese question with Linfield, the affirmative team in each case being at home with the negative team as the traveler. The affirmative team is represented by Helen Bryant and Florence Snow and the negative team by Louese Howard and Mildred Quint. April 5th, the Madrigal club of the Oregon Agricultural college will pre sent the comic opera, the "Mikado" in the Oregon Normal auditorium under the auspices of the Normal school fac ulty. This famous operu which has entertained thousands, receives a tal ented interpretation at the hands of the Corvallis club and will be very much worth seeing. It is being put on here for the purpose of financing the Educational conference to be held at the Normal school in April and further details may be expected in ntfxt week's issue. Messrs. Hugh Bell and Albert Beaidsley are planning a- business trip to Portland tomorrow. Mrs. Neal's Anniversary The annual birthday party for Mrs. Esther Neal was held at her home Friday noon, March 18th. Present were Messrs. and Mesdames William Dawes and Charles Dawes of Indepen T. J. Edwards and Neal Edwards of Monmouth. A feature of the dinner table was a birthday cake sent Mrs. Neal by her daughter-in-law in Wasco. Mrs. Neal received some fine birthday remembrances. 1 Dr. C. G. Stem spent Sunday with Fred Johnson on his ranch at Airlie. BY BUELL GRANGE Seventy-Five New Members Initiated As Result of Lodge Contest Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Powell attended a session of the Grange at Buell Tues day evening where seventy-five can didates were given the first two de grees of the order. Ninety-five can didates had signed up to join the Grange at that time but the full num ber did not show up for the occasion. Buell which had a membership of forty previous to the big adoption now rivals Monmouth for leadership in point of numbers in the county. While the grange at Buell was estab lished only a short time ago it has some live members and they have de veloped the ritual part of the organi zation to the point where they will put on tho first degree as an exhibi tion before the state grange to be held in Corvallis in the late spring. Among the members influential in this grange are Mr. and Mrs. Locke, for merly of Mountan View. The large increase in membership in the Buell grange is due to a con test which pittf-d the men of the or ganization against the women to see who could recruit the greater number. Meetings at Buell are held in the old school house of the community which was recently purchased by the joint effort of Grangers and Woodmen of the World. To pay for it, community dances were held and these have been a big social feature of that section, being attended by citizens of Willa niina, Sheridan, and other towns in that section, and have proven very popular. Mr. Palmiter, the state master of the Grange was present at the time of the class adoption Tuesday night. Linn County's Best Bested By Local Horseshoe Twain J. O. Andrus and T. J. Wedekind, Monmouth's representative horse shoe hurlers, with A. E. Randall as busi ness manager, went to Albany and engaged the choice of Linn county in the county in the ancient and honor able game of barnyard golf. The Linn county prodigies were strictly not in it, being easily defeated by the skillful twain from Monmouth who won 6 games out of 9. There are rumors of a return engagement! and true sportsmen are even now en gaging seats by the ringside to cheer the local champions. LARGE WE'RE NEVER SATISFIED- StlUCIfS-WiSH I HAD MIS JOB tfornifJ'To Do 4U VKf Bot RtM touD IN A TKl'CK DE.IVE?L.W SROCeBlCS NO BACK ACHS fea 44lM,NO SOi F&T. Prttty soft, t'D say OU DEAC - WISH I HAD Ht? JOB noThim't"DoaliDay But Side " around oh b'loon hres and sell automobile nobha1nfas Ton. HtiH , NO 1tt AL SAL Mf HEADAO'ES- Vrgtty soft Joe, Wei Gct I Asks One Million Nations! Above is Aaron Sapiro, origina tor of the Farmers' Co-operative Marketing Plan, plaintiff against Henry Ford in a $1,000,000 libel suit, for a statement in the Dear toni Independent which charged t' lt he was in "a conspiracy of bankers who seek to control the food markets of the world." Chicken Dinner for Boys' And Girls' Athletic Teams The boys and girls basket ball teams of the high school were guests at a chicken dinner given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roth on Wednesday evening. The table was appropriately decor ated with a basketball in the center surrounded with moss and violets. Each place at the table was marked by hand painted favors. After dinner was served Miss Huckleberry and Mr. Patchin present ed letters to the following players: Jeanette Hinkle, Cora Light, Gladys Mitchell, Florence Bierce, Ilia ftuber, Greek Riley, Bernice Winegar, Evan geline Davidson, Paul Penhollow, Mar vin Smith, Claude Winegar, Leslie Davis, James Bush, Elmo Jensen and Herschal Bond. The giris presented Miss Huckle berry with a basket of flowers and the boys presented Mr. Patchin with a watch chain. Yells led by Leslie Davis were given to Mrs. Roth, Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Winegar for giving the splendid din ner. Then games were played and a very enjoyable evening was spent. ' The teams wish to thank the ladies for the good time. A baby girl was born to Mayor and Mrs. Howard Morlan in the Salem hospital Saturday morning. The young lady has been named Charlotte Clare. ffoSH- WISH I MAO MIS J06 WCTH.W' T' Po Atl tAV BWTjGflK.' So?AS AV LADLE ICE CREAM no BAwlim'oot fen. him feu. Daw' tAtte with au oaief-, r VohY I4AFTA TRY T PlEASG A UT 0' FUSSY OU DAMES PoftTT SOFT, I'LL Tell Tu ' wsiuD ' Vft ops- WrSH I HAD HIS JOB WTHU' TO DO ALL "PAY BUT S IT ArXOUAO LOOKING- WISE AM' RMEftw p His "Discount Profits No wORdY 'Boot BEimS- SToox tuflH USED CARS no DoDY TO Take Hrs AftEWCY AWAY FROM HIM,. , Pretty Soft, Til say LIFE CARES END EOR YOUNG MATRON Zona Mulkey Strain, Native Daughter, Passes After Lingering Illness After a period of sickness lasting over two or three years past, death came to the relief of Mrs. Walter Strain Tuesday morning at 3:20 o'clock. She has been a patient suf ferer and for the past year has been confined to her bed most of the time. Zona Mulkey Strain was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Huse Mulkey of this city. She was born in Monmouth May 31, 1889 and was educated in the schools of this city. She was married to Walter Strain February 22, 1907, who with two daughters survive her. They are Velma, and Victory Lorrain. Her par ents also, survive her as well as two brothers and four sisters: The latter are: Hartley Mulkey, Monmouth and Myrle Mulkey, Adams, Oregon; Mrs. M. M. McGowan of Buena Vista, Mrs. Grace Holman, Chehalis, Washington, Mrs. Blanche Sloan and Mrs. Edna Adams, both of Monmouth. Mrs. Strain was a member of the Christian church and a faithful work er in the church activities. Funeral services will be held in the Christian church, Friday afternoon, March 25 at 2 p. m. Rev. Victor P. Morris will officiate with A. L. Keeney direct ing the services. Burial will be in the K .P. cemetery. Mrs. Hewitt Honored By Greenwood Birthday Party A birthday party was givW at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hewitt of Greenwood in honor of Mr. Hewitt's mother, Mrs. D. M. Hewitt of Mon mouth. She was brought there from Mon mouth shortly after Sunday school and to her great surprise found a housefull of invited guests to greet her. The house was beautifully decorat ed with ferns and yellow daffodils. A delicious dinner was served at about 12:30 by the hostess Mrs. Guy Hewitt assisted by Miss Ilah Courtright. Those presgnt were: Mr. and Mrs. Early Hewitt and daughter, Mrs. Floyd Travis of Eugene; Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Hewitt and daughters, Frances and Audry Mae of Portland; Dr. L. L. Hewitt also from Portland; Miss Ilah Courtright; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hewitt and son Derrel, from Green wood. -By A. B. CHAP1N tfee- wish- i had WIS Jos WOTmtf ' t' Do ALL JVW fcTSir ON A Soft Cuswcn keepim' boom wo Smeuy ol soda suit ran. im . No tfOOEY HANDS OX SOPPY FEET Good MiWTtaeTrY soft feu "him SOQD CsiEF - WISH I HAD HIS JOB That mail man DoESw'r Kno HrS WELL OFP , , 0 RCSPo VSiOlUTY P KEEPWfr- THE iNDUSTRlSS OF THE COMMOWITr W A FLOORISMIMfi- CODITIOd WoTRENP0vl Financial WORftres- Ue certainly has it soft If And So out indefinately w i