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.
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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.
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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.