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V olume 12, N umber 21
WHAT BOYS’AND GIRLS’
CLUBS ABE DOING
An organized effort to improve
agriculture and home life through
boys and girls—that is, the pur
pose of boys’ and girls’ club work
as conducted in the 33 northern
and western States by the United
States Department of Agriculture
and State agricultural colleges.
Boys’ and girls’ club work is
as permanent as is the public
school system, because it is back
ed by permanent institutions,
State and Federal, permanent
legislation, State and Federal.
It is a definite part of the co
operative extension program in
every State in the Union and a
definite part of the county farm
bureau or other farmers’ organ
ization for cooperative extension
work within a county.
Extension work with boys and
girls covers the field of food pro
duction and food conservation,
also work in home economics or
home-making lines.
Boys’ and girls’ club work is
designed to ciiange the point of
view of the boys and girls, both
rural and urban, of America so
that they will want to make fur
ther preparation and study in the
business of farming and home
making, and will see the need of
taking the Smith-Hughes vo
cational courses in agriculture
and home economics, and matri
culating for courses in colleges
of agriculture.
Club work makes farm and
home work, sometimes thought
of as drudgery, an interesting
game. Club work sets standards
of achievement for boys and girls
in home activities and dignifies
common labor.
It is a training for community
leadership and farm and home
cooperative work of every type
and kind.
It socializes community life
through the boys and girls, and
gives young people a real motive
in all their work.
It also teaches farm boys and
girls that it is infinitely better to
be a proprietor of farm land,
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E stacada , O regon , T hursday , F ebruary 13, 1919
First Half of Taxes Dujs
The tax collecting department
of Clackamas county is now en
gaged upon the enormous task of
“shaking down” the sum of
$944,869.15 from the taxpayers,
this being the amount reported
to Sheriff Wiison, county tax
collector, Monday by County
Assessor Everhart as the amount
due. This is in excess of $75,000
of any previous sum raised in this
county, and is due to the special
tax voted by several road dis
tricts for road improvements.
The first half of the 1919 taxes
are now due and payable. The
taxes have been apportioned as
follows: State, county, school,
road and library, $550,402.03
special schools, $146,901.36
county high schools, $32,061.94
special roads, $130,364.24; cities
and towns, $73,593.15; forest
patrol tax, $657.28; union high
schools, $10,889.15.
The 1919 Valentine
Putting thrift into Valentine
Day, February 14, is the latest
objective of the government’s
war saving strategy. Substitute
the Thrift Stamp for the little
valentine and let the big War
Savings Stamp bearing the be
nign countenance of Benjamin
Franklin carry your greeting in
stead of the usual big box of fin
ery is the urge of Thrift Stamp
workers.
There is no desire say the
officials to take away any senti
ment from this age-old custom of
sending valentines but rather to
put into it an element of strength
which will aid in perpetuating
the custom with Young America.
“As for the comics we have no
remedy or substitute” declared
Samuel Hubbard of the War
Savings Division. Thrift Stamps
are not an antidote for them nor
will Thrift Stamps aid in en
couraging this phase of valentine
day observance.
Unsanitary School House
The County Superintendent of
Schools on his visit to the Currins-
ville District, found the school-
house in a very unsanitary con
dition. The dust was thick on
the walls, the pupils were behind
with their work, being forced to
go back and start now where
they should have started last
September. He ordered the
school board to put the building
in thorough repair and in a
sanitary condition, as it was the
worst in the county. This is no
reflection on the present teacher
as she was not responsible for
for these conditions.
Priscilla Club Donated $5
to Estacada Civic Clyb
•The Priscilla Club of Currins-
ville held their regular meeting
Thursday, Feb. 6th at the home
of Mrs. Shankland.
A very delicious dinner was
served at noon by the hostess.
In the afternoon the business
meeting was presided ovef by
Mrs. Currin, President. The
following officers were elected:
Pres., Mrs. C. C. Saling; Vice
Pres., Mrs E. Yocum; Sec.-Tres.,
Mrs. Hughes.
A vote was taken whereby the
Club donated $5 to the Civic Club
of Estacada for the library.
Delayed by Blowout
Mayor Bartlett was in Port
land last Thursday and Friday,
he having taken his daughter
Mrs. R. L. Smith as far as tne
metropolis on her way back to
Colton, California. She shorten
ed her visit here with her par
ents on learning that her hus-
band had been taken down with
with the flu.
On his way home Friday night
the Mayor was delayed on Boring
Hill by a blowout and did not
reach home till the wee sma
hours Saturday morning. How
history repeats itself, for we have
distinct recollections of being de
layed till the same hours, on
more than one occasion, by a
blowout, and this before the days
of the automobile or even of the
pneumatic tire bike.
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Lecture at High School
Friday Evening, Feb. 14th
Dr. Sheldon of the University
of Oregon will lecture to the.
people of Estacada, Friday even
ing, Feb. 14th, at 7:15. Every
body invited. Admittance free.
Films and slides will be shown.
$1.50 P er Y ear
COUNCIL HELD THEIR
The City Council met Tuesday
evening, February 11th, for its
regular monthly session, and was
called to order by Mayor Bart
lett. Councilmen present were
Messrs* Morgan, Wells, Barr,
Osborn, and Smith, none being
absent. The minutes of the pre
vious meeting were read and
approved.
The following bills weresubmit-
ted, allowed and warrants drawn
to satisfy the same: A. Sagner,
$95.71, P. R. L. & P. Co„ $21.00,
S. E. Wooster, $45.00, Raegan,
$3.00, Byers, $6.00, Osborn, $27.
00, Lovelace, $17.50, 12.50, 6 00,
East Clackamas Supply Co., $18.
27. The water report showed
the receipts for January to be
£156.95, and was accepted by the
council and ordered placed on
file. The city treasurer was in
structed to pay the 2nd install
ment on the pavement on Broad
way to the amount of $165.00.
The recorder was instructed to
buy stamps to the amount of $2.
00. A petitition was presented
for a new sidewalk on Main St.,
and was referred to the commit
tee on streets and public proper
ty* No further business being
on hand, the council adjourned.
State Industrial Accident
Commission Man Here
G. A. Wood auditor for the
State Industrial Accident Com
mission of Salem, made his an
nual official visit to this city Mon
day. He called at this office on
business, and after that was con
cluded, visited a little while. In
course of a conversation it tran
spired, that he came from Fari
bault, Minnesota, where t h e
editor took his theological course.
Mr. Wood was a graduate of*
well known boys’ military acad
emy at that place, Shattuck
School, and his wife a graduate
of the girls’ school St. Mary’s
Hall, both institutions having
been founded by the late Bishop
Whipple of the Episcopal Church.
As Mr. Wood was at Fairbault.
at the time the editor was there,
they found that they had many
mutual acquaintancesand friends.