Illinois Valley News, Thursday, December 11,1911
Square Dances Sweeping
On With Old-Time Swing
The old-time square dance is
not only coming back, but is tak
ing the country with -peed compar
able to a new col) giate fad, re
ports Miss Izola Jensen, O. S. C.
extension specialist in community
social organization, who has just
held some training meetings in
southern Oregon. These training
meetings, held in Coos, Jackson, I
and Klamath counties, were the
first of a series which will include i
other counties this fall and win
ter.
Outdoor square dancing this
summer, at a national training i
Planning More Ddiense roods
meeting at Colorado Springs at of lightning fires which totaled
tended by Miss Jensen, was par .'"5 for the season. Nearly five
ticipated in on some occasions by hundred of these occurred during
from 60 to SO sets of four couples th thunder storm of July 14 and
each. At the recent indoor train- 15. This is far in excess of any
ing meeting at Medford, 12 sets previous year. On the other hand
took part, while at Klamath Fall- the man caused fires were the low
17 sets were on the floor, with a est of record with only 353.
•"Favorable weather was a large
loud speaker over which Miss Jen.
sen did the calling.
factor in this record but it is also
Both young and old are taking certain that the aggressive Keep
i to these “swing clubs,” says Miss Oregon Green campaign had its
Jensen.
They are being intro influence. It is noteworthy that
duced in schools for noon hour or in going around the state that we
after school recreation, are used ' find people in all walks of life
by granges and other community thinking and talking about this
groups, and are even being used matter of not starting fires. It is
at church parties, frequently with 1 denned to continue this work of
the participants in costume.
pi blic information during the s"a-
A new mimeograph entitled son f 1912. ’
“Fun With the Old-Time Swing"
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has been prepared for free distri a
button to those interested in de
veloping this type of recreation.
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Farmers in this State and elsewhere in America are beginnng to
make plans for producing more “defense foods" in 1942. Amonj 1' «
h’ghly-nutritious foods needed in greater quantity are milk, ch ■ <?,
eggs, meats, and vegetables. G >od market prices for th? year i e
assured. Every farmer in the n ition will be visited ths fa I t y s i
AAA farm program committeen an who will assist in plann .’f t.
increases
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FOREST FIRES
MAKE RECORD
SALEM — Only 7,700 acres of
forest land wen burned over dur
ing the season of 19 11 on the 12
million acres cf forest land c oil
ing under the jurisdiction of the
state forestiy department, accord
ing to a statement by Lynn F.
Cronemiller, assistant state forest
er. This represents an all time
record, he added, and is just half
the previous low of 1937.
“Another striking feature of the
eason,” stated Mr. Cronemiller,
“was the record breaking number
Reade Dowlin, manager of
WNU of Portland, visited the M.
C. Atheys for a short time last
Fi ¡day.
In the evening he left
for Crescent City and Gold Beach
where he spent several days on
business.
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