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About Eastern Clackamas news. (Estacada, Or.) 1916-1928 | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1917)
EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS t D evoted to the Interests o f Eastern Clackamas County V olume 10, N umber 30 LOCAL BOYS ENLISTING Estacada Scene Of Preparedness Activity ■, ^ Estacada is getting its full share o f the throes o f patriotism and preparedness these 'ays and is responding with its share of enlistments. Part o f Company D. o f the 3rd Oregon, in charge o f Capt. Hulse is now stationed in this section, guarding and protecting the pow er plants at River Mill and Caza- dero. The Estacada Hotel and Pavilion have been turned over to the soldiers for headquarters, with the Lodge and other build ings at Cazadero being occupied. Already these signs o f prepar edness, coupled with a true mar tial spirit caused by the presence o f the neatly uniformed soldiers, is having its effect on the local boys, several o f whom have en listed, others have applied and many more contemplate joining the ranks at the completion o f the school term, if not sooner. Among the first to respond were Otis Wagner and Harold Young o f the Estacada High School, Carl Kimmel o f last year’s graduating class and James E. Folsom o f Spring water. Henry Boyer o f Estacada, who last summer volunteered, but was unable to pass examinations has this week volunteered again. While Sam Barr and a number o f the other boys expect to enlist later, Sam hoping to get into the artisans’ corps, where his know ledge o f blacksmithing will make him a valuable man. Contrary to the current impres sion, it is not necessary for the ♦ boys to go to Portland to enlist, as their preliminary enlistment may be made in Estacada, with final examinations made in Port land. Estacada is proud o f its young men who are enlisting and just as much praise is due those who volunteer and cannot pass the examinations, as their more for tunate comrades. County Court To Inspect Road As a result o f the efforts o f S. E. Wooster o f Estacada. repre senting the Farmers’ and Mer chants’ Club. Jean Lewellen and o hers o f Springwater. at a meet ing with the County Court last V\ <• Inesday, the Court has agreed to make a trip to Springwater n e x t Friday, where they will in spect the Clear Creek Canyon Road, with a view to having same properly graded and p a r k ed from Bittner’s Mill towards Springwater. E stacada , O regon , CHEESE FACTORY GETS BIG STIMULUS Government Expert • Enthuses And Convinces All Several complaints have been registered against the News for giving up so much space to the proposed cheese-factory. But the News is going on the supposition that keeping everlast ingly at it, brings success, and as long as the Farmers’ & Mer chants’ Club is willing to hang on to the project, despite discourage ments, the News will continue to do its share. A t a specially called meeting of the club Monday evening about fifty enthusiastic farmers and merchants were present and lis tened to the best practical talk ever given before the organiza tion. The meeting was called to al low the government expert, H. A. Chaplin, o f the Dairy Depart ment, o f the Bureau o f Animal Industry, o f the Department o f Agriculture, to talk on the sub ject o f the cheese industry. To sum up Mr. Chaplin’ s re marks, is to state thac it is sel dom an audience ever is privileg ed to listen to the remarks o f a man so well posted on all phases o f his work. Mr. Chaplin knew the cheese industry from the dairying to the marketing stand points and was able to intelligent ly answer any and all questions. As a result o f his many years o f practical experience as a Wis consin cheese maker, coupled with his broad knowledge o f the subject as applied to Oregon, the speaker was able to state to the fraction of a cent, the various ex penditures relative to producing the milk, manufacturing the cheese, marketing the output and handling the by-products. He presented figures showing the re lative overhead expenses o f such an industry, including every de tail and has promised to aid in the final installation o f a practi cal working plant here. Mr. Chaplin talked and answer ed questions for nearly three hours and in every instance more than satisfied his questioners and convinced the most doubtful and pessimistic o f the farmers. The stand taken by a few o f the farmers against the project was a fair one, based on such fig ures and statistics as could be ob tained from other sources, but even these men, after Monday's T hursday , A pril 12, $1. P er Y ear 1917 MOLALLA MAN TO HEAD ESTACADA SCHOOLS Council Start On Ordinances At Tuesday’s meeting o f the Estacada City Council, two ordi- nances were entered and read for the first and second times. Fi nal action will be taken at a spec ial meeting to be held next Tues day evening. These ordinances relate to the enforcement o f a herd-law and to compulsory connection o f all pri vate property drainage to city sewers. i Supt. Guthrie, Teachers Bos well, Baker ■ nd Under wood Decline Re- election. Prof. E. T. Wilson o f Molalla was chosen at a meeting of the Estacada School Board last Tues day evening, to the superinten dency o f the local schools. Prof. Wilson, who comes high ly recommended, is a strong man in this line of work and with years o f successful experience, will well carry on the good work that has in the past kept the Es- taeada Schools in the front rank. Mr. Wilson will come to Estacada about June 1st, where he will give his attention to the work during the summer months. This appointment was only made after Supt. Guthrie had re fused to assume the responsibili ties for another year, having ar ranged to enter business in con nection with the Keep - Fresh Company of The Dalles, where his knowledge o f agriculture will make him a valuable employee. Among the other teachers who declined to accept reappointment were, Frank Baker, Mrs. B. 0 . Boswell and Edw. Underwood, all o f whom have other plans for the coming year. In Mr. Underwood’ s place, Mr. H. C. McCormick of Corvallis was selected, to take charge of the Manual Training and Agri culture. Mr. McCormick has had years o f practical teaching experience, besides his special work at the 0 . A. C. All other t e a c h e r s o f the schools were reelected and a slight raise in salary was award ed them in appreciation of their excellent work in the past. Within a short time, the Board will have selected teachers to fill the remaining vacancies and it is hoped that as high grade a faculty may be maintained, as has characterized these schools in the past. _______ To Debate Road Bond Measure At the suggestion of Oregon City promoters of tne Road Bond Measure, the Farmers’ & Mer chants Club are contemplating staging a debate, with two o f the Live Wires representing the affir mative and either two local men on the negative side, or two well posted outsiders, such as C. E. Spence o f the State Grange and such partner as he may select. Such a debate should draw a good local crowd and would prove an instructive entertainment for the taxpayers, few of whom to date have definitely made up their minds on the merits o f the question, owing to lack o f know ledge on both sides. meeting are convinced that a cheese factory here will be a pay ing institution for the dairy men, and furthermore, these men are broad enough to retract from their former stand against the industry. A volunteer committee, com prising Frank Ewing, R. C. Dem- ing, A. L. Lasswell and Walter Givens, accompanied by Mr. Chaplin started out Tuesday morning and sold nearly all o f the balance o f the $1600. worth o f stock necessary to assure the success o f the industry. A regular dinner-meeting o f the club will be held next Mon day evening, the 16th, at the Ho tel Adams, when the stockhold ers will meet and elect a perma nent board o f directors and offi cers and the final details o f the organization will be perfected. It is hoped Mr. Chaplin will be able to be present, to answer fur ther questions and to explain the plans for the factory building, machinery etc. Every farmer is asked to at tend this meeting, either attend ing the dinner or coming to the meeting afterwards. Dinner re servations must he made at once with either R. C. Deming or I. D. Wright o f Estacada. or with the central phone office. New Garage To Be Built i i Dr. H. V. Adix announces that within a few days, ground will be broken on Main Street in Es tacada for the erection o f the new Cascade Garage. The completed building will be 50 x 100 feet, built o f cement, ti>e, or other fire proof material and will be modern in all respects. On completion, the building will be leased to S. P. Peszneck- er, who will operate the business on a much larger scale than in his present quarters.