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DRUD5-THF RHRAI PRFRR ERYTHETWIN ENEMIES m t n U n ftL m ta a ISOLATION A i OF AGRICULTURE The Rural Church the Guiding Star of Progress. THE NEW RURAL CIVILIZATION By P e te r Radford. Lecturer National Farmers' Union. W e a re c o n fro n tin g a new ru ra l civilization. I t is so rad ically differ e n t from th e life of th e p a s t th a t It m ay w ell be called new , n o t m erely b ecau se of its c h a ra c te ris tic s , b ut be ca u se of Its triu m p h in r u ra l co-opera tio n an d lea d e rsh ip . T h e u tilizatio n of m odern ag en cies, an d th e ubs of farm m achinery h ave g re a tly In c re a s ed th e efficiency of th e farm ers, b ro ad en ed th e ir vision an d m ade life m ore sa tisfy in g . T h e m ost se rio u s en em ies to co u n tr y life a re Iso latio n and d ru d g e ry , and p e rh a p s th e w o rse of th e tw o is Iso lation. It is th e cu rse of th e coun try . T h e h u n g e r of young people for co m p an io n sh ip h as been d isre g a rd e d an d in v a rio u s w ays th e social in s tin c ts h av e had th e ir revenge. T h e fru its of m odern In v en tiv e skill and e n te rp ris e h a v e en rich ed c o u n try life and afforded th e fa c ilitie s of b a n ish ing fo re v e r th e e x trem e Isolation w hich used to vex th e farm h o u se hold of th e p ast. T h e te le p h o n e Is a g re a t social a s s e t In th e ru ra l hom e; th e ru ra l fre e d eliv ery b rin g s th e w o rld 's daily m essag e to th e door; th e parcel p o st d e liv e rs ten m illion p ack ag es p er an n u m a t a h a lf m illion hom es, an d th e au to m o b ile a n n ih ila te s d ista n c e m alting Isolation a my'.h. T h e b u ild in g of public h ig h w ay s h a s b ro u g h t c o m m u n itie s an d farm -hom es c lo ser to g e th e r. T h e S lave of D rudgery. I t Is a d ra m a tic m o m en t on th e farm w hen m ach in ery e m a n c lp a 'e s th e sla v e of d ru d g ery . T h e evolution of farm m a c h in ery is a con tin u ed sto ry of h u m an in g en u ity . O ne m an now, by th e aid of m odern m echanical devices, can do a s m uch a s five o r te n m en u sed to p erfo rm an d th e w ork is le ss b u rd en so m e an d m ore fa sc in a tin g . T h e m iracle of co n q u est w ill lift th e c u rse of d ru d g e ry th a t h a s c ru sh e d th e co u rag e o u t of fa-m bovs and cau sed them to r e tr e a t to th e citie s T h e re are m any la b o rs a v in g devices for th e hom es th a t can reliev e th e w ife of b ack -b reak in g ta s k s. L a bor-saving m ach in ery h a s w ro u g h t e d u c a tio n a l p ro b lem s th a t h a v e e n gaged th e a tte n tio n of th e boye, re lieved th e housew ife an d added new eco n o m ies an d v alu es to farm in g » id h a s ta k e n aw ay se lf p ity an d given them a g e n u in e pride in th e ir calling W e n eed to ta k e full a d v a n ta g e of th e s e facilitie s. C o-operation th e Key-Note. O ne te s t o f m odern civ ilizatio n le th e c a p a c ity for co-operation T he ■elfish d a y s of th e in d e p e n d e n t te rm e r a re rapidly p assin g an d we e r e be gin n in g to e e tc b tb e vision and eh are th e p ro fits of o rg an ised efforts. T h e re a re m any farm m ach in es a d a p te d to se rv in g a co m m unity, b u t o rg a n iz a tio n o f fa rm e rs is req u ire d to p u r ch a se and o p e ra te th em on a co-oper a tiv e basts, an d new law s a re needed to p e rm it th e s e tra n sa c tio n s . New T a sk s fo r th e R ural C hurch. T h e r u ra l c h u rch h a s been slow te a d ju s t Itse lf to th e new o rd e r of th in g s. T h e c h u rc h e s a r e d isc o v er ing new o p p o rtu n itie s fo r serv ice, b ro a d e r co m m u n ity u se fu ln e ss and a g r e a te r so c ial m ission. T h e ch u rch T he Local P a p e r a M ost Useful A gency on th e F arm —T he P ress, P u lp it an d School a T rin ity of Influence T h a t M ust Be U tilized in Building A gricu ltu re. By P e te r R adford. Lecturer National Farmers' Union. m u st gird Itself for new ta s k s and u n d er a new virile ty p e of lea d e rsh ip u n d e rta k e re a l co m m u n ity b u ild in g w ith th e n r d ern c h u rch a s th e c e n te r of ac tiv ity an d so u rce of in sp iratio n and g uidance. T h e triu m p h o v e r iso lation sn ^ th e y o .d u p i. e m a rc ln a tie n from d ru d g ery , th e d ev elo p m en t of good roads, telep h o n es, ru ra l m all se r vice and th e w onderful ev o lu tio n of farm m ach in ery m ake fo r relig io u s ad v an ce m e n t. T h e In c re a se In in tel ligence, new social co n scio u sn ess, grow ing s p irit of c o o p e ra tio n , added efficiency of ru ra l In stitu tio n s, cn ar- ac te r, hom e b uilding an d b e tte r ru ra l m orals afford o p p o rtu n itie s for a com m u nity-serving ch u rch to d e m o n s tra te Its pow er. T h e ru ra l c h u rch to fu l fill its m ission m ust sw in g a ro u n d It th e Influences for p ro g ress. A broad cam p aig n of p u b licity on th e su b je ct of ru ra l life is n eed ed In th is s ta te to d ay to b rin g th e problem s of th e fa rm e rs to th e fo refro n t. T h e oi cne c o u n try , placing o eio re tn e puo- c ity problem s a r e blazoned upon th e 11c th e daily pro b lem s of th e fa rm e rs fro n t pages of th e m e tro p o lita n d all ies an d echoed In th e co u n try p ress, and giving first a tte n tio n to th e leg islativ e, co-operative, ed u catio n al and b ut th e tro u b le s of th e fa rm e rs are social n eed s of th e a g ric u ltu ra l cla sse s seldom told, ex cep t by th o se w ho w ithin its re sp e c tiv e com m u n ity . seek to profit by th e story, an d th e T h e P ow er of A d vertisin g . g litte r of th e p ack ag e o fttlm e s ob sc u re s th e su b sta n c e . A se a rc h in g in T he influence of a d v e rtisin g is c le a r v e stig a tio n In to th e n eed s of th e ly visible In th e hom es an d h a b its of fa rm e rs will rev eal m any in h e re n t d e th e fa rm e rs an d th e a d v e rtisin g col fects In our econom ic sy stem th a t can um ns of th e p re ss a r e m ak in g th e ir be easily rem ed ied w hen p ro p erly u n Im p rin t upon th e lives of o u r people. d ersto o d and Illu m in ated by th e pow T he fa rm e r p o sse sse s th e th in g s th a t e r of th e press. a re b est a d v e rtise d . T h e ru ra l p ress, th e pulpit and th e T h e fa rm e r Is e n title d to all th e school a r e a tr in ity of pow erful In a d v a n ta g e s and d ese rv e s all th e lux fluences th a t th e fa rm e r m u st utilize u rie s of life. W e need m o re a rt, sc i to th e ir fu lle st c a p a c ity b efo re h e can ence and u se fu l fa c ilitie s on tb e occupy a co m m an d in g position in public farm s, an d m any hom es an d fa rm s affairs. T h ese g ig an tic ag en cies a re a r t well k a 'a n c s d In tb ls resp ec t, b u t o rg an ized In ev ery ru ra l com m unity the a d v e r tis e r can re n d e r a se rv ic e a n d only aw ait th e p a tro n a g e an d co by te a c h in g th e a d v a n ta g e s of m odern o p e ra tio n of th e fa rm e rs to fully de eq u ip m en t th ro u g h o u t th e co lu m n s of velop th e ir e n erg y an d u se fu ln e ss. th e ru ra l p re ss T hey a re local fo rce s w o rk in g for th e b e st In te re s ts of th e ir re sp e c tiv e T h e fa rm e rs a re In n eed of p erso n com m unities. T h e ir w ork is to build al le a d e r s h ip T hey h av e p o litical lead and th e ir o b je c t Is to serve. T hey ers, b ut th e y need local in d u stria l p ro sp e r only th ro u g h th e develo p m en t com m unity an d e d u c a tio n a l lead ers. an d p ro sp e rity of th e com m unity. Evorv farmer In th is s ta te sh o u ld ] It Is an a d m itte d econom ic fact th a t su b sc rib e for th e local p a p e r as w ell th e re can be no p e rm a n e n t p ro sp e rity a s farm p erio d icals an d such o th e r w ith o u t a p e rm a n e n t a g ric u ltu re . p u b licatio n s a s h e m ay find profitable, b u t h e should, by ail m eans, su b sc rib e An up-to-date fa rm e r m u st h av e an for his local p ap er, and no hom e a c c u ra te know ledge of to d ay and a should be w ith o u t It. T h e local p a p e r c le a r vision of tom orrow . Is p a r t of th e co m m u n ity life an d th e e d ito r u n d e rs ta n d s th e fa rm e r’s p ro b In th is ag e of a d v a n c e m e n t In a g ri lem s. It Is th e local p re ss th a t will cu ltu ra l sc ie n c e th e re Is no ex cu se fo r stu d y th e local pro b lem s and th ro u g h soil d ep letio n to f u rth e r m en ace th e Its colum ns deal w ith su b je c ts of m ost n a tio n 's p ro sp erity . v ital Im p o rtan ce to local life of th e com m unity. Soil is not a dead In e rt su b stan ce, A N oble T ask . In too m any In sta n c e s th e c o u n try p a p e rs m im ic th e c ity p re ss by giv ing p ro m in en ce to sc an d als, a c c id e n ts an d political a g ita tio n . T h e new r u ral civilization h a s placed upon th e ru ra l p ress re n e w e d re sp o n sib ilitie s, and en larg ed p o ssib ilitie s for u se fu l ness. It e n n n o t p erfo rm Its m ission to a g ric u ltu re by re c o rd in g th e fra il tie s, th e m ish ap s an d In o rd in ate a m b itio n s of h u m a n ity , o r by filling Its colum ns w ith th e ech o es of th e s tru g gles of busy stre e ts , o r by e n c h a n tin g sto rie s of city life w hich lu re ou r c h ild re n from th e farm . It h as a h ig h e r an d n o b ler ta s k Too o ften th e p ag es of th e c ity d allies b ris tle w ith th e stru g g le of am b itio u s m en In th e ir wild lu s t to r pow er, and m any tim es th e flam es of p erso n al conflict s e a r th e te n d e r buds of new civ ilizatio n an d illu m in a te th e p a th w ay to d e stru c tio n . T h e ru ra l p re ss le th e govern in g pow er of public s e n ti m ent and m u st bold ste a d fa s t to p rin cip le and k eep th e ahip of e ta te In th e ro a d ste a d of p ro g ress. T h e ru ra l p re ss can b est se rv e th e In te r e s ts of th e fa rm e rs by ap p ly in g Its e n e rg ie s to th e so lu tio n of problem s affe ctin g th e local com m unity. It m ust stem th e m ig h ty life c u rre n t th a t Is m oving from th e farm to th e c itie s, sw eep in g b efo re it a th o u sa n d boys an d g irls p e r day. It h as to deal w ith th e fu n d a m e n ta l pro b lem s of civilizatio n a t th e ir fo u n tain head. Its m ission Is to d ire c t grow th, te a c h e f ficiency an d m old th e In te lle c tu a l life as m any suppose. It Is an activ e, virile force, full of en erg y end pow er and the fa rm e r should know hla soil If he would m a in ta in its p ro d u ctiv en ess. A g ric u ltu re Is recognized as th e g re a te s t of all In d u stries and a pros perous. p ro g re ssiv e and en lig h ten ed a g ric u ltu ra l p< re la tio n Is th e s u re s t sa fe g u a rd o f ' ~ T ak e good ro ad s for yo u r tex t and go e v e ry w h e re p ren ch ln g th e gospel of b e tte r farm conditions. T h e a v e ra g e bird Is th e fa rm e r’s b est and tr u e s t frie n d —s ta n d by y o u r frien d s—t he feath « re d so n g stera. It la a p p a re n t th a t th e old c re d it sy stem m u st give w ay to b u sin e ss m ethods In financing th e crop. T h e P h ila d e lp h ia S ociety fo r th e P ro m o tio n of A g ricu ltu re Is th e old eat a sso c ia tio n of Its kind In A m erica. T h is w as o rg a n ise d by G eo rg s W ash ington an d B enjam in, F ra n k lin In 17ÌS. F arm in g Is a b u sin e ss p ro p o sitio n and th e fa rm e r Is th e b ig g est b u sin e ss m an in b u siness. D on’t fo rg e t th e fa ith fu l old frien d —th e h o ra e —rem e m b e r he la prone to becom e tlrs d a s w ell a s yourself. Som e of th e w orld's first g en tlem en and sc h o la rs and p a trio ts w ere fa rm e rs and today som e of th e w o rld ’s b eat th o u g h t Is given to farm in g . Q uality Groceries Monopole Brand Tomatoes 2 yi pound cans .25 1.40 2.65 $ 2 cans 1 doz. cans 1 case , Peas 2 cans 1 doz. cans 1 case ’ - .35 1.75 3.40 $ - . Standard Brand 3 cans Tomatoes 3 ’ Corn - 2 ’ Peas f .25 .25 .25 - Waterbury & Chapman “The Quality Grocers” Estacada, • Oregon Family Theatre Shows Saturday Sunday W ednesday N ights SATURDAY | N IG H T HELEN' H E SP E R IA The famous Italian Tragedienne, in “ Her Last Hope ” A tragic story of an adventurous girl. In three parts. One Reel Comedy SUNDAY N IG H T “ Facing The Gatling Gun ” A itory of love and intrigue. Comedy One Reel W EDNESDAY Announcement N IG H T Later.