Friday, Juno 30, 1022 INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE Page Four COMMISSIONER IS SQUEALING "Oh what tangled webs we weave when first we practice to deceive, And then instaed of acknowledging the corn. State Highway Commission er V. B. Barrett is attempting: through the Oregonian to fasten onto Independence the blame for the mar ket road tangle. Mr. Barrett appears to have over looked at least one point in his tirade against the "road obstructionists" in Folk county: If the highway commis sion is functioning according to the law,' then how is it possible for so called obstructionists in Polk or any other county, to pester that august body? On he other hand, if the highway commission and county courts are violating law it is good citizenshp to call a halt to it Judge Kelly has said that it is in violation of the statutes to use mar ket road funds in building the Pacific highway, and Judge Skipworth holds a similar view. We presume that In the estimation of Mr. Barrett Messrs. Kelly and Skipworth are obstruction-, ists. And likewise, so would anybody else be who might oppose the illegal acts of the commission. The Enterprise has never been willing to concede that the highway commission has either divine or state arar tn An as it mav. It is willing .).:(. v,, Qvor tVist. itm av have that, so far as l "J tlUllill, HV.-.v., F appeared in that light for some time, concerned, the commission and court It is barely possible that the commis- nave Deen on gooa terms aim imvc sion will find in the final analysis tried to find some way out of the that it is presumed to be a part of the tangle in Polk, state government with only statutory "And now," continued Commis sioner Barratt, "you want the state to pave the road for you you want other counties to be deprived of aid and much needed roads in order that you can have hard sur face pavement for nothing. It wouk: be robbing counties In eastern Ore gon and western Oregon. I, for one, won't stand for it. You're not fair and are not asking for anything fair. You voted bonds and never sold a dollar's worth. You voted your bones for market roads aim not for the highway. If the state paved your highway and you haven't sold your bonds, what would prevent you from cancelling Uie bond issue and getting a road system for nothing?" At the former meeting of the com mission with the Polk county court the commission tried to have $23,000 turned over toward constructing bridges on the highway and $40,00'J in bonds, the commission saying that it would use the bond money on some section in the county, possibly near the Benton county line. Some how the delegation misunderstood the commission and had an idea that if the $65,000 was turned over, the commission would finish paving through the county and ask for no more funds. It was when this idea was expressed that Commissioner Barratt opened up. Chairman Booth gave assurance the county court Is privileges. Here's the Oregonian story: Road work in about ten couties is being held up and counties in convenienced because of Polk county, or rather a small group of obstrue . tionists in the town of Independence This statement was made direct to the Polg county court yesterday by members of the state highway com mission. The road obstructionists in Polk county, not content with blocking completion of the west side high way through the courts, have "gummed up -the road game" in many other counties through at tacking the agreement of the Polk county court to contribute market road funds on the unfinished state highway in that county. Market roa 1 money was about all the court had and the obstructionists went to court and a decision was obtained from Circuit Judge Kelly to the effect that market road funds cannot be placed on state highways. Nearly a dozen counties have been so placing market road funds and, in view of Judge Kelly's decision, this road work must stop. As soon as possible, the commis sion will try to get a decision from the supreme court. The develop ment has brought down a shower ot criticism against Polk county as a whole, although the members of the county court, with some heat, de nied vesterday that they were re sponsible and declared the whole af fair was the work of a few individ uals. "Morrow county," exclaimed W. B. Barratt, member of the highway commission, "has spent more money on 35 miles of macadam road than ycu people want to pay for a first class highway clear through your Polk county. Morrow has spent $265,000 on these 35 miles and Tues day it took me two hours to drive over it. We want an outlet' to the Columbia river highway, but you people of Polk are holding us up." "It isn't us," interrupted Judge Robinson, of Polk county. "No, it is a few individuals in our county," added a Polk county commissioner. reached, at promised to due on the which sum July 5 and One aereement was least. Judge Robinson pay the state $27,000 Dallas-Salem road, of $14,000 is to be paid $13,000 August 10. The west side highway must now wait, explained Chairman Booth, until a decision on market road funds is reached in the supremo court. Social Events On Thursday night of last week Mrs. J. G. Mcintosh presented her piano pupils in annual recital. The Methodist church was beautifully dec orated with quantities of ferns anil Caroline Testout roses, the work being Dlanned and executed by Mesdames Ingram, Butts and Heffley. The auditorium of the church was filled to the doors, manifesting the interest of friends in the progress oi the students. Mrs. Mcintosh's class is composed of about 35 pupils, from the wee beginner whose little hands can scarcely reach the octave to the more advanced student of several years' . study. It would be useless to attempt personal mention of each participant in the 'program, but each number was well rendered, showing fully the care and thoroughness with which each lesson had been studied. Mrs. Mcintosh, as well as her pa .ils, is to be congratulated upon the suc cess of the recital. When Edwin Dole returned from town a few days ago he found a room full of boys who had come to help him celebrate his 11th birthday. Edwin, while rather staggered at first proved himself fully equal to the occasion and invited his friends to the shady yard where fun and laugh ter held full sway for several hours. Then came the lunch, an exceedingly important event to 12 hungry boys, end something which could be fully appreciated by them. There was a fire in the yard and a weenie roast, but each fellow must contribute a number to the impromptu ' program before the coveted weenie, brown and fizzling from the fire was his. Many and varied were the stunts performed iriiiMintrTi-n f" n roth Electric Sft&tBOBH (Successor to H. H. , Hansen W Ward Batteries ALL MAKES RECHARGED, REPAIRED . AND REBUILT EXPERT AUTO ELECTRICIAN ALL WORK GUARANTEED 188 C STREET INDEPENDENCE by the boys and of such a nature that it is only by a serious oversight that Ringling's side shows are not greatly increased by acrobats and sleight of hand performers, and the number of Independence small boys materially decreased. Even Grandma Dole fell victim to the savory odor of the luscious weenie, and, the prize being great, performed her stunt which while not as strenuous na those of the boys, found favor in the eyes of the company and was rewarded with a bountiful supply of "hot dogs". Ice cream, cake and candy formed a dessert just right and the games were renewed until darkness fell and the boys scattered for their homes to count the days till Edwin should see fit to have another birthday. Guests present were: Benton Skibis kze of Portland, Carl Pressler, Dan Moore, Merle Coquillette, Emmett Batch, Dale Wood, Kenneth Loretz,, Ronald Troxel, Melvin Wilson and Hollis Dole. . A story in the Capital Journal of a concert given at Silverton by Misj Mary Schultz, a niece cf Mr. and Mrs. George ReuJ, will be of particular in terest to the many friends of Miss Schultz in Independence: "Miss Mary Schultz,' Salem violinist, filled her concert engagement at Eugene Field hall in Silverton, Monday night, with pronounced success. A large audi ence, which included many out o town friends of the performer, was in attendance, and was most enthusias tic. A brief concert by the Silverton Mt. Angel band preceeded Mlsa Schultz's program, which was very much the same as the one given re cently in Salem. Additionally there were given the Tartini-Kreisler Var iations; the lovely composition, "Last Rose of Summer," by Ruthyn Tumey of Chemawa, and encores. About 50 members of the K. of P. and Pythian Sisters and their friends gathered at the K. P. hall Monday evening and enjoyed ' several social hours together. After a short pro- ntuuli nd readings "fiddler" and accompanist were com mandeered, and waltzes and fox trots filled the hours, the dancers pausing only to partake of the delicious re freshments' of ice cream and cake, when feet again kept time to tlio music until a late hour. The country homo of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh llanna was the scene of a de lightful picnic party Friday evening when the members of the millinery class and their families gathered on the spacious lawn for a seven o'clock dinner. A long table, laden with all the delicacies of the season, was spread on the lawn and the dinner served cafeteria stylo to 42 persona. After the table was cleaved, games and dancing en the wide verandfi were enjoyed, The families represen ted were: J. K. Neil, Dr. Snapp, A. L. Keeney, A. L. Thomas, D. P. Mae Carthy, A. E. llorton, Z. C. 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