the Interests of Eastern Clackamas V olum e 11, N u m b e r 20 SUGAR ECONOMY NECESSARY Sta tint* Saving Campaign With Families A ked To Pledge Economy. That the consumption of suenr in this country must be reduced, in order that the nation's sup ply will not be exhausted, is mot e than evident, with a nation al campaign now underway, ask ing families to pledge themselves to use stipulated amounts per day and the substitution of other sweets in place of sugar. Miss Lorene Parker. Clacka mas County’s Home Demonstra tion Agent, through the schools and teachers is asking the follow- * ing questions, which it would be wise for every housew'ii’e to an swer and send a report to Miss Schrepel, teacher of Domestic Science in the Estacada Schools. How much sugar is served on jour table in a week? What is the average amount which each person uses in tea and coffee? Does your family use sugar on ce reals? Do you add sugar to the baby’s ce real and cup of milk? What kind of dessert do you serve most frequently? Will . ach member of the family who uses more than six tablespoonsful of sugar a day—including the amount used in caxes, puddings, preserved fruits, etc., agree to reduce the amount to four tablespoonsful? Will you for one month substitute dishes which contain little sugar in place of cakes, puddings, etc? For in stance use molasses and syrups in sweetening; use salads freely, and use the canned fruits which you put up last summer in place of such dishes as cakes and puddings. v Will you agree to use fresh fruits, raisins, dates, figs, nuts, popcorn, and similar things for your holiday gather ings and cut down on candies and dish es which call for sugar? If there are five persons in your , family will you agree to limit the sugar u ;ed in all cooking and served on your table in any form, infcluding candy, to one pound (two cups) a day for the remainder of the year? This allowance will go approximately three ounces a day per person. For each member of the family overfive and six tablespoons additional, for less than five reduce the amount six tablespoonsful for each person. Will you keep a record of the amount of sugar saved in this way? The campaign makes a few suggestions as to substitutes for sugar, such as - cooking dried fruits without suirar; cooking cereals w’ith date# and raisins and serving without^igar; sweet ening fruits with honey and ma ple and corn syrups; using con centrated fruit juices Ymd fruit butters as sweeteners; making puddings, cakes, etc., with corn syrup, molasses or honey, instead of sugar. E staca da , O regon , T h u rsday , J anuary 31, 1918 A d jlp h M iller H e a d s G e o rg e C lu b . E x p e rt to D e m o n s tra te M ole T ra p p in g At the annual meeting of the George Social & Commercial Club, held Saturday evening, A. H. Miller was elected president- Sa rah Howard, vice president"- An drew Jannsen, secretary"— Mrs. C. A. Johnson, treasurer. Chris Klinker, Oito Paulsen and Albert Lins were appointed the house- committee. Installation of of ficers and a program followed the meeting, with the luncheon served by the program commit tee. At the Estacada School Feb. 8th at 2:30 P. M., Theo. M. Scheffer, assistant biologist of the U. S. Department of Agriculture will give a demonstration in the trap ping of moles and the preparation of the hides for the market. Mr. Scheffer is a recognized authority on the subject of ro dents and has had two years ex perience in the control of the mole nuisance in Oregon. Until recently the mole was captured merely to exterminate a destructive pest, with no thought of saving the beautiful and valuable pelt. The demonstration will include the proper traps for catching the moles, ho.v to skin and pre pare the pelts for the trade and the proper tools to work with. On the same day Mr. Scheffer will give a similar demonstration at Eagle Creek at 10:30 in the morning. Farmers Bulletin No. 8 3 2 - “ Trapping Moles and Utilizing Their Skins” - compiled by Mr. Scheffer may be had by writing to County Agricultural Agent R. J. Werner at Oregon City. C la c k a m a s T ra il B adly D a m a g e d Frank Ewing of Viola, with a companion, made a two day trip last week up the Clackamas Riv er, in the interests of the railway work, going to Three Links on Saturday and returning Sunday. Mr. Ewung reports that the main Clackamas River trail is in bad condition in many places, with the bridge over the North Fork washed away by the heavy floods of last month. The trail near South Fork Bluffs, Moore Creek and Roaring River washed out in places and the water-gauge house and cable at the Upper Dam entirely gone, with the foundations of the suspension bridge at that point, badly dam aged. B rto n R o u te 1 N ow B o rin g R o u te 4 On Friday of this week, the rural free delivery route from the Barton post office will be discon tinued, the patrons being served by a new route, number 4 from the Bering post office. We are advised by the Rarton office that temporarily all mail may be directed as formerly, as the carrier from Boring will stop there and make collections. ■ Ralph Gibson, who for several years has been the popular car rier on the Barton route, last week resigned, with the Boring office furnishing a man in his place. To date, nothing but complaints have been heard from the pa trons, relative, to this sudden postal change and it is still hoped the . remonstrance petition sent in a few weeks ago will result in some more satisfactory service than the new route promises. C la c k a m a s T o R aise O v e r $ 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 This county’s quota for the coming Third Liberty Bond issue, which will begin about March 1st, is estimated at over half a mil lion dollars. Already the committees to han dle this loan have been appointed with H. C. Stephens of the Esta cada State Bank in charge of this I ortion of the county. G ra n g e O p p o se s B ond Issu e According to a communication received last week by the State Highway Commission at Salem from Chester L. Chambers of the Eagle Creek Grange, that organization intends to attack the further sale of road bonds, through an initiative vote at the election this Fall and to annul the vote of last Spring, by which the bonds were provided. The action of the Grange is based upon wasteful methods ’ alleged to have been practiced by the State Highway Commis sion, such as the purchase of $36,000, worth of automobiles. The Grange has also submitted a list of questions for the com mission to answer, future action to be somewhat dependent upon the answers. Engineer Nunn of the commis sion on Wednesday gave forth a report in answer to the questions of the Grange, stating that about $12,000. had been expended for automobiles, not including trucks for handling the paving material. He also explained the difference in costs between Clackamas Coun ty paving and paving as done by the state, in the difference in the specifications and grade of ma terials used. $1.50 B ek Y ear FREB JORG SELLS BUSINESS J. C. Killmm, Experienced Me<;t Meat Man Becomes Owner Palace Market The formal transfer of the Pal ace Meat Market and the butch ering business in Estacada, which for several years has been con ducted by Fred Jorg, occured this week, with the new owner, J. C. Hillman of Portland taking charge Saturday. Mr. Hillman, wife and daugh ter will make Estacada their home, having purchased the Jorg house on Currin Street. The new owner is a man of years of experience in the butchering and retail meat business; previous to coming to Portland having been in that line in the middle west. Mr. Jorg is leaving within a few days for Portland, where he has accepted a remunerative posi tion with John Clark & Company harness and saddle manufactur ers, Mr. Jorg being an experi enced saddle maker. Temporarily, or until school is out, Mrs. Jorg and children win remain in Eslaeaca, having rent ed the Loder house on Short St. Estacada is the loser in the re moval of Mr. Jorg, who has al ways taken an active part in all municipal,’ educational and com munity matters and the best wishes of his many friends are extended to him, and a cordial welcome to his successor. , » * . F o rm e r P rin c ip a l In Y. M. C. A. W o rk F. B. Guthrie of Salem, form erly principal of the Estacada Schools has accepted a position with the army Y. M. C. A. work and is now stationed at San An tonio, Texas. After leaving Estacada, Mr. Guthrie accepted a position with . the Wittenberg-King Company, where his knowledge of agricul ture was of value in the buying of produce for that firm. S p a r k s T o H a n d le O u tp u t o f C h e e se F a c to ry An arrangement was entered into this week between the Esta cada Cooperative Cheese Associa tion and A. E. Sparks of Estaca da, whereby Mr. Sparks becomes the secretary of the company. Mr. Spark’s efforts will especi ally be directed along the line of selling the output and with his experience in mercantile business covering many years, he should be able to obtain the best market prices for the cheese.