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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1929)
Always working for the best interests of Maupin and all of Southern Wasco County. MM A PIN Publishes only that news fit to print Caters to no particular class, but works for all. VOLUME XV MAN POWER AIDED BY CAPITAL MAKES Slat Chamber of Com marc Doing Good Work in Bringing la Nw Settlor The Oregon State Chamber of Commerce hug not been idle the punt five yenri, as 1. attested by the number of new settlerjs who have been induced t0 come to Oregon, in vest their money and build homes, 'il.r wi.rk of tte chnmbcr hoi been .done wit hunt the aid of the state, ini.l in order to continue with sat isfactory rvKult the Chamber will ini.Ko mi effort to have tho coming h-tfii-liilure nmke un appropriation with whlrh to advertise Oregon's re- The fallowing letter has been ad drihoi to each member of the new legUltilure, end Included with it a summary of the work of the Cham ber for tho period beginning July 1, 1923 up to Januury 1, 1020: Note these figures: Oregon has eighteen millions farm acres. Value ' of agricultural production for 1028 is about $170,000,000, produced on about 3,000,000 acres, exejusive of pasture. Only one-sixth of our land Is actually producing. In Oregon we have built a splen did system of highways, excellent Normal Schools, a fine Univcr. ity and Agricultural College. We have comfortable homes for the aged, tubercular and insane. We have utockcd the streams with fish and replenished the fields with wild fowl. Oregon has "been getting ready! Cetting ready like the merchant who erected a modern store build ing, filled the shelve with quality merchandise, installed a large cash register, hired th salespeople but forgot to advertise to bring in the i customers so they could see and buv. "Wh.r Will W G. Tho Mon.y?" We ma t get the money where we always get it from what we produce. And our Job now is to produce more more on the uncul 1 tivatcd millions of farm acres not now producing. We must secure more people with farming ability and money. The start has been made. Through the land settlement work of the State Chamber of Commerce 3,480 fam ilies have been brought t0 Oregon, who have purchased 112,018 ncre of land, valued at $14,861,079.60, all in five years' time, at a cost of $30 per family. Expense has been kept to a minimum. States all about us are engaged in this type of develoment which Is bringing new people and more wealth to share the tax load. Cali fornia is spending $2,000,000 year ly, one-half raised by taxation, t bring new people and increaso pro duction. We all know of her suc cess. Investing state funds to increase our income and improve out citizeh ship L constructive legislation, not just spending money. Our splen did resources are of little value un less we have monoy to develop their tnid people to use them. Our prominence as a state, our progresp ft'' pro'perity are dependent upon the ij.Uy and number of our pop plntion nd their investiments. Our state government is now spending practically nothing in the advancement of agriculture, our moat permanent and vnluahie as set We have no agricultural de partment, no immigration or irriga tion department, h it not good business to partially support by state appropriation a proven plan that has functioned successfully? That will bring a steady flow of new people and annually add many thousand acres of unproductive land to our tax rolls? We attach statement showing current results for the past sixty days, for fourteen months and dur ing the whole five year period; also a que:tionaire showing our method of trying to select only desirable settlers. In your deliberations at the com ing session, will you not seriously consider an adequate appropriation to advertise our re:ources? The State Chamber Is thoroughly organ ized to carry on the work and is a going concern, not an experiment. Summary of Activities Total families located -3,608 ALL OREGON PRES. MacDONALD BILLED FOR TALK TO BOY SCOUTS "Th P.ptoml.t" Will b TitU of Lecture at Lgion Hall oa January 18 Sanford MacDouald, president of Philomath college, noted 1 preacher, lecturer, author and traveler, has been booked for a lecture in Maupin which will be given in Legion hall on tho evening of Wednesday, January 16, at which time he will deliver his famous talk on "Tho Peptomlst," one of hut most popu lar topics. President MacDonald's aim is to give his audience the Inspiration nd uplift of addresses brimming over with the Joys, ambitions, (trugglcs, sorrows and successes of life that this duy and age, and this glorious country of ours afford. Gifted with a (trong personality, a keen senne of humor, a widely varied ex perience with life, and an excellent voice, his interpretation of current topics will be found to be true, na tural as life, and contagious with optimism. In speaking of Dr. MacDounld's lecture in its town the Mt Pleasant, (Mich.) Enterprise .aid: As an orator Dr. MacDonald is one of the most sought after speak ers on the platform today. His messages are straight-forward, logical and entertaining. He b a born orator with the polish of a college, and professional training. The range of his subjects is quite broad and covers mainly the field of human endeavor. The secret of his r-ucces- and phenomenal ability to hold the attention of his hearers is to be found in his sinccrcty. He believes the message he brings and hows others the reality of the truths he teaches. He is an eloquent as Bryan, as magnetic as Roosevelt, and as vivacious as Billy Sunday and like them draws hto lessons from life. Oratory is not a lost art with Dr. Sanford MasDonald the speaker. THE MARKETING COMMITTEE Two Maupin Mn Narnad to Attend Meeting At Arlington Two Maupin farmers have been placed on committees to mske ar rangements and gather material for he second Columbia Basin Wheat Outlook conference, to be held at Arlington, February 11 to 13. This conference, called by the Eastern Oregon Wheat League, will on ider many phases of the wheat nroduclng and marketing problems and will especially i tress investiga- ion of the feasability of a barge line down the Columbia. Charles B. Cox of Heppner, president of the league, with other officers and directors, has a ked the cooperation of the state college extension ser vice In making the conference as inclusive and practical as possible. Jess Fleming and Raymond Crab ree will a sist offically in the con ference on the production, tillage, eed supply committee. 'ust Doggerel Who thinks at poker he's fly. Who thinks atpoker he's fly. Came in with a sock That was full of good rock, Bue now of his boodle he's shy. Visitor Returns Home J. A. Pratt, who had spent the holidays with the families of his ephew, Carl Pratt, and niece, Mrs. Bunny Welch, returned to his home it Wamic Tuesday, Carl taking him iver, and also giving his children, a ride at the same time. Again At Hospital Mrs. Wm. Beckwith suffered a re currence of her old ailment the latter part of last week and was krn to a hospital in The Dalles. Mrs. Beckwith is suffering from a nervous affliction and it to hoped that a time under the doctors' care nt the hospital will put her on her feet again. Total investment $14,267,333.50 Total acreage 114,030 Total, inquiries 91,676 Pieces of literature mailed out 253,578 Total letters mailed 179,644 Clean up of safty razors Ever Ready, Auto Strop and Gillette 25 cents each at the Maupin Drug Store. Gresham Dedication services are held for new Gre.ham Methodist church. . MAUPIN, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY Z,Z3n. Popular Truckman Is Happily Married "Jack" Ingram and Mis Hasl Faust Join lius Now Years Just as the bells were tolling the death of the old year and welcom ing the new a well known young man of The Dalles and Miss Hazel Faust took the vows which united them for life. The wedding occur red at the residence of the bride's parenti and was witnessed by Inti mate friends and relatives only. ''Jack" Ingram, is well known to many Maupin people. When the stajre line was operating he was the gentlemanly driver and since the line has been discontinued has been driving the Spickcrman truck which carries freight to Maupin. Hi: bride is one of the most popular of the younger set of the county seat, a young lady of many attainments and' one who will make Jack a wife in more than name. The Times, in conjunction with the many friends of the newlweds, offers congratulations and wi hes Mr. and Mrs. Ingram a long , and ; happy married life. . ' LEGION DANCE JANUARY 12 i Chang Mad la Schedule Plain Instead of Mask Ball A ma k ball had been scheduled at Legion hall for January 12 but a chnge hs been made and instead of the costume affair a plain dance will be held. The favorite Colum bians from The Dalles will be on hand and as that orchestra has been giving the best satisfaction all who attend the coming dance will have a chance to ;tep to the best and latest music obtainable. FARM REMINDERS - Poison oak not adjocent to valu able plants may be destroyed by ap plication of one and one-half to two pounds of salt on each square foot of .oil about the plants to a distance of two feet. A strong so lution of eremite may also be used, says the Oregon rtate college ex periment station, but either of these materials may kill other plant: if drainage from the treated erea flows near them. Caponizing of chickens is a very old practice and has long been used for centuries by the people of Eu rogc. It was introduced from Eu rope into the United States in re cent times. Egg eating is a bad habit of hens and is hard to cure. When they have obtained the taste they do not only destroy and eat their own eggs but often all other eggs they find. The habit is easily spread and one hen might be the result of a loss of considerable eggs each week. Egg: filled with mustard or other bad tasting material are sometimes used to check this vice with more or less good result In many cases the hatchet method (that is to kill these hem) is the only method that will atop this expensive habit Nests which are not secluded and dark might be a starting point. Apples fed to swine will not, Dr. B. T. Sims of the Oregon exepri ment station believes, caure a break ing out on the skin, as a correspond ent seems to think. The eruption asked about looks like hives, and appeared on a sow that had been feed rather heavily on apples. The trouble ai described seems more like, mange, Dr. Sims thinks. Wants to Show here A compan7 operating a series of show shoni have been in Maupin several times lately, trying to make a deal whereby then can take over the picture show rights of Joe Kra mer. The company now shows one night each week at Madras, Shaniko, Kent, Dtifur and Tygh Valley: Sold Truck to County County Commissioners Kelly and Curtis were in Maupin last Monday and with Roadmaster Fauerso pur chased a new Ford Truck frofh Kra mer Bros. One Wednesday Joe Kra mer with Commissioner Kelly left Maupin, the former going to Port land, where he will have the truck fitted with a duo body, while Kelly went t0 The Dalles to sit as a mem ber of the county court. Narrow Escape When Car Goes Over Bank Mlin Fulkorson Narrowly Escapes D.atb Car Total Wreck While coming down the Criterion hill Monday evening Melvin Fulker son's headlight went out, he turning the machine towards the high bank, Jumping jitt aa it went over. The car rolled fully 300 feet down hill, finally landing near the rear line of the Martin lot When Melvin finally reached the wreck he found it one in plenty. There did not seem to be a whole piece left, but the lad discovered the motor was still running, al though it stopped shortly after he arrived. One wheel was completely smashed, all fenders put out of commision, windshield destroyed, radiator shaken loose from it moor. ings, top reduced to kindlings In fact the machine was a total wreck. But for his presence of mind Melvin might have been killed. When the car first left the road it went down head first for a ways, then rolled over a few time;, straightened and then turned a somersault finally landing as stat ed above. If the boy had not been able to leave the vehickle it would seem that nothing less than a mir acle could have saved him from be ing pounded to pieces. He can rest sati fied hat his lucky star shone on the last day of 1928 and pat him self on the back that he was allowed to greet the new year with a whole skin. NOW ACTING AS MINE EXPERT Jack SUats 'Examines Southern Oregon Gold Mine Jack Staats adressed a letter to The Times, writing from Dillard, Douglas county, and vouchafes the information that he is on his way to Grants Pa s, where he will in vestigate a prospective gold mine for a Portland friend. He will spend some time at Grants Pass and then will come north again, expecting to be in Maupin the latter part of the month. WHAT'S NEW A bullet carrying an anesthetic which causes unconsciousness for a short time has been developed for capturing wild animals for zoologi cal gardens. Following the style in automobiles telephone.", aro now being made in various colors. A new machine will turn out cigaretts at the rate of 400 a min ute. It has been discovered that water can be effectively sterilized by ex posure to the genn-killing rays of ultra-violet electric lamps. - An all-electric ship of 9,000 tons, which may be operated by one man, was recently completed in Philadel phia. An electrical camel for exerci ing purposes, similar to Preseident Cool idge's famous electrical horse, has been produced. Experiments with new methods c iceless refrigeration are being made at New York Univer ity. Dane Went Big The Legion's New Year dance proved to be all to the good. A large crowd occupied the floor and the music of the Sexton Colum bians made each foot in the room beat time. The i;ext Legion dance is ccheduled for January 12. Saw Monmouth Fi While at Monmouth the firtt of the week Charley Crofoot was an eye witness of the fire which killed three normal studnts. He, with, his brother, was called t0 the scene and stayed long enough to Bee that the building was doomed, the roof about to fall in when he left He did not learn of the deathi of the young ladies until later. Incidently Charley visited with his brother, a resident of Monmouth, and whom he had not met before in ten years. ' A good clear vision thermometer 60 cents at the Maupin Drug Store. ?c? NEW TALENT TO BE SEEN AT COMING LEGION SMOKER Floyd Hollomaa and Sherman Coun ty Whirlwind Will Tang!, in th Main Event Another Legion smoker will be pulled off at the Maupin hall on the evening of Saturday, January 19. The affarr will consist of four aix round bouts and a found-round curtin raiser. A feautre of the smoker will be the main event in which Floyd Holloman, winner by a knock-out at the last fight fest, be ing pitted against a fighter called "Young Gene Tunney," who lives in Sherman couny. Holloman is well nd favorably known to Maupin fight fans, while his opponent has a large following in his own bailiwick. Some fast and furious work is expected in this bout Manager George Morris is re iponsible for the statement ,. there will be fcur new faces appear ing at this smoker, none of those who have appeared here and who have lost decisions having been sign ed up for the coming affair. Competent ring officials will be hand to Judge themerits of the respective pugilLts. The contest ants signed Ud are all fast and will ing and some of the best bouts in Maupin ring history are nromfcd We will publish a program of the af- xair in next week's Maupin Timec. Bank Floor Repaired Part of the floor in the lobby of the Maupin State Bank under went repairs this week. One part of the floor showed signs of weak ness and an investigation showed the joist: as having decayed. The floor was taken up by Job Crabtree and new joists put in. The old floor supports had rotted so they had become too weak to support the floor. Later ventilators will be in stalled in the bank floor and these are de igned to supply the needed ventilation under the floor. MRE- CHARLES FRALEY PASSES Aunt of Maupin Business Man Dies at Her Dalles Horn Mr:. Charles Fraley, aunt of Ben Fraley and grandmother of Virgil, Dolph and Louis Mayhew all of Mau pin died at her home in The Dalles on Tuesday night, aged 75 years. The body was laid to rest in the Odd Fellows cemetery at The Dalles to day, (Thursdy) the funeral being under auspoices of the Eastern Star, of which order decedent had been a member. With her husband Mrs. Fraley came t0 Wasco county in 1889, settling on Tygh Ridge, near Kings ley. Besides the widower Mrs. Fra ley lea-s two tisters and seven children, four of whom still reside in this county. Ready For Steel The bridge crew are about ready to begin erecting the steel truss over the river on the new bridge. The abutments have been completed and a quantity of steel girders have been hauled to the west end of the struc tpre. It is expected the full crew will be at work the first of the com ing week, and then it will be a mst ter of a short time until the river will be spanned by the truss. Wprk men are engaged in taking up the covering on the floonj of the part of the bridge over th flat on the eact side preparatory to spreading con crete for the roadway. Surveying For Tank Truck Several O. W. surveyors came up from The Dalles today and are en gaged in lying out a siding to reach the site of the Union Oil company's tank yard. The talu will be erected near the section house and close enough for Frank Klimpt to enjoy their shade in the hot months of the summer. Mor Flu at Turners While Frank Turner was ill in bed with the flu his wife dircted things at the postoffice. Before Frank got around again Mw. Tur ner contracted the flu and was com pelled to take to her bed. ' .Their daughter, Olive, luckily was at home for the holidays and upon her devolved the task of taking care of the mails. Frank is about again, but his wife is not yet able to be out. Olive will assist her father thh week, then she will return to her business college duties at Portland. Number 9 BOY SCOUT TROOP FULLY ORGANIZED FOR ACTIVE IRK Thirteen Now on Roll and Moro Application Coming In Roster of Troop The recently organized Boy Scout troup at Maupin now has a membership of 13 and several boys have signified their intention of joining soon. Dr. Stovall and Scout Directer Belcher are taking Scout matters up with a vim and it will not be long now before our troop will be numbered among the most proficient in the west The roster of the troop at present is as fol lows: Edmund Wit on, , - Bonny Duus, Ivan Donaldson, Harry Ru therford, Laco Greene, VaL Miller, James Slusher, William Slusher, Forest Urban, Albert Alexander, EI don Allen, Melvin Lindley, Henry Wilson. Those who have applications for membershop in and who have not yet reached the required age of It years, are: Ralph KaLer and Theodore Kirsch. ; Dr. Sanford MacDonald, preai. dent of hilomath college, a noted lecturer, will be here on Wednes day, January 16, and will giva a lecture in benefit of the local scout iroop. tnose of our people who are desirous of helping in the scout movement should procure tickets to the lecture, thereby helping the youngsters in their work and am bition to become real Americana through the teachings and practice of the Boy Scouts. WHAT TO DO IN CASE YOU'RE TAKEN WITH FLU Measure Suggested to Ba.Takoo to Isolate Cases Report Must be Sent la State Board of Health has issued a circular designed to educate people in care of those attaoked with flu, al-0 tells what must be done in such cases. The first set of instructions has to do with the case, the second what to do with persons exposed to the disease. The circular follow.: 1 Communicable through infected secretions from nose, throat and res piration tract Incubation period seven to 14 days. 2 Cases and suspected ca es must be reported. 3 Must be placarded. , Only if so decided by the local health officer. ' 4 Must be excluded from school and public gatherings. 5 Must be placed in reirictiva quarantine. 6 Must practice concurrent disin- 1 fection. All discharges from nose and throat should be collected on cotton or gauze and burned. All articles soiled with these discharges must be disinfected. Wwat t0 Do With Persons Exposed 1 CHILDREN Children need not be excluded from school unless themselves infected. 2 ADULTS No restrictions, but if in immediate contact with a case should avoid contact with other per sons. Returned to Portland . Miss Jean Wilson, who has been visiting her home folks thru the holiday time, returned to her duties with the P. E. P. Co. Tuesday after noon. Jean has been promoted and now occupies a more responsible position with the company than she did a few months back. Visited in Portland Tom Gallagher and family went to Portand on Sunday and visited with relatives there until New Yean evening. Tom has been busy taking stock at the Shattuck store, and having completed the task of counting the prunes, beans,, etc., de cided a rest was due him before tackling the rest of the goods In the store. Lad Breaks Arm While cranking a Ford car at his home near Wamic on Tuesday, Vernon Woodcock wai so unfortun ate as to have on of his arms broken. The machine back-fired and the crank caught the lad before be could get away, his arm being badly shattered between the wrist and elbow. 1