Illinois \ alley News. Thursday. April 8, 1948
KERBY STITCHERS
HOLD MEETING
T h e 4-H S e w in g I I and I I I club*
h e ld th e ir w e e k ly m e e tin g on W ed
nesday, A p r il 7, in th e hom e econ­
o m ies ro o m w ith 20 r e g u la r m em
bers p re se n t a nd fiv e new mem
bers, P e g g y M ille r , M a rth a J a n t
C a r ty , N a n c y B a tm a n , Ila S lack
a nd D e lla M c C o rm ic k .
A le t t e r was read to us by M rs
B u r n e tte fro m M rs. T h e lm a S m ith ,
a s k in g M rs. B u r n e tte to send a
m e m b e r to m od e l h e r dress f 6 r tin
H o m e m a k e rs
D ay
p ro g ra m
in
G ra n ts Pass on A p r il 28.
M rs.
B u r n e tte hopes to be a b le to se-
le c t a m od e l a t th e n e x t m e e tin g .
S e w in g
II
m em b e rs co m p le te d
SURPLUS STOCK
CLOSE OUT SALE
Brand new merchandise — but we need the room so
much we have taken a REALLY BIG discount. Come
In! Look! Save MONEY on:—
2 O nly 30 cubic ft. Perfecold" electric com ­
m ercial size refrigerators. One glass, one solid
door.
1 o n ly M onitor 8 cu. ft. reach in R efrigerator.
1 on ly "Amana" 5 cu. ft. lift top H om e Freezer.
2 Dietz" com bination 9 cu. ft. R efrigerator and
9 cu. ft. H om e Freezer.
2 K ingsley electric W ashing M achines.
C om plete w ith w ringers, w ater pumps.
1 "Monitor" P ortable electric W ashing Machine.
1 M aster Grand" portable electric W asher.
g Just ONE; used
W ESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC RANGE
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Salvation Army Traces
BEFORE 9:00 a. m.
Birth to London Mission
h e ir p o th o ld e rs a nd p la n to m ake
The S a lva tio n A rm y , o p e ra tin g in
ip ro n s
n e x t w eek.
S e w in g I I I
*■11 w o rk on dresses. Those who i n e a rly 100 co u n trie s and colonies of
t a il to b rin g s o m e th in g to sew on the w orld, had its s ta rt in a sm a ll
London east end m ission established
w ill have to r e tu r n to th e ir re g ­
in 1865 by W illia m Booth, a fo rm e r
u la r classes.
M eth o d ist e vangelist.
M rs. B u r n e tte suggested th a t
In the e a rly eighties, p io n e erin g
m em b e rs do some o f th e ir w o rk a t p a rtie s were sent in to o th e r coun­
tom e w ith th e assistance o f p a r- tries. and by 1886 the o rg a n iz a tio n
n ts so th a t we w ill be able to ' had established u n its in N o rth
E urope, South A fric a ,
in is h o u r p ro je c ts b y th e end o f A m e rica ,
A u s tra lia and In d ia .
school.
T h e re a re now 30 m e m ­
Today, w ith a to ta l a ffilia te d
bers w ith o n ly th re e se w in g m a ­
ch in e s so a ll e n co u ra g e m e n t o f I w o rld m e m b e rsh ip o f m ore than
fo u r m illio n people, the o rg a n iz a ­
hom e s e w in g fr o m p a re n ts w ill be j tio n ’ s e va n g e lica l and socia l w e lfa re
a p p re c ia te d .
w ork is d ire cte d by 28,000 o ffice rs in
17,996 corps and outposts.
too
THE NEW PRICES
T & 0 ELECTRIC
211 NORTH SIXTH STREET
A c tiv e in ta k in g social and s p irit-
ual c o m fo rt to m illio n s o f s o ld ie rs
in W orld W ars 1 and II, the S a lv a ­
tion A rm y extended its assistance
to the peoples o f devastated coun-
| trie s at the close o f h o s tilitie s and
today its re lie f team s p ro vid e aid to
thousands o f w a r v ic tim s in E urope
and Asia. T hey operate c h ild re n 's
convalescent homes, hospitals, c lin ­
ics, clo th in g and feeding stations.
M a jo r em phasis is placed upon re ­
h a b ilita tio n o f wom en and c h ild re n
and re sto ra tio n o f the hom e as the
foundation of stable p o stw a r c o n d i­
tions.
City Dwellers Work
Sm all Scale Farms
T here are p ro b a b ly as m an y
"fa rm s” in New Y o rk C ity as th e re
are subw ay tra in s .
Two herd o f ca ttle and a h e rd o f
goats roa m and feed w ith in the lim ­
its o f th is in d u s tria l center. F u r th e r ­
m ore, the c ity has its share o f scie n ­
tific fa rm e rs and an abundance of
sm all-scale, one to nine a cre fa rm s ,
m ost o f w h ich are m echanized w ith
ro to til'e rs and o th e r im p le m e n ts
s p e cia lly designed fo r the s m a ll-
acre fa rm . Besides this, m etro p o -
lite s have d isp la ye d con sid e ra b le
[ I zeal and in g e n u ity in m a k in g corn,
i tom atoes and pole beans g row in
| thim ble-sized plots set am ong the
cem ent and b ric k canyons.
A cco rd in g to the d e p a rtm e n t o f
I a g ric u ltu re th e re has been an in ­
crease in fa rm in g a c tiv ity a ro u n d
J urban areas, w ith 90,000 new s m a ll I
fa rm s developed w ith in the past five I
years. M a n y o f these fa rm s a re op- I
cra te d on a p a rt-tim e basis and
, raise specialized crops fo r c ity con- ,
sum ption. '
Reasons fo r increased a c tiv ity in
"su bsiste n ce ”
fa rm in g
are
the
a v a ila b ility o f m echanized e q u ip ­
m en t fo r s m a ll acreage and the I
necessity fo r m od e ra te and lo w in - j
11 come fa m ilie s to b e a t the m o u n tin g
1 cost o f liv in g
A FTER 5:00 p. m.
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L. D. McGuire
M anager, PHONE 2950, P. O Box 224
J. W. WONDERLY, Cave Junction, Auctioneer
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ANNOUNCING
O p e n in g
O f The
FRIDAY, APRIL 23
Mr. & Mrs. C. 0. Johnston
REDWOOD HIGHWAY
CAVE JUNCTION, OREGON
Bombing Out Fires
R e a s o n a b le
P riced
V
WATCHES
You can afford to carry this watch in the woods
or any other rough work. Good time keepers
hut very inexpensive
2.5 0 and 3 .5 0
We now have a complete line of
FRANKLIN’S VETERINARIAN SUPPLIES
( KiAREII E LIGHTERS and CASES
ARDEN'S ICE CREAM
E x p e rim e n ts w ith bom bs fille d
w ith w a te r and dro p p e d fro m d iv in g
planes w ith the o b je c tiv e o f slo w in g
dow n the spread o f fo re s t fires u n til
ground crew s can rea ch th e m have
p ro ve d successful by the U. S. fo r­
est se rvice in tests n e a r M issoula,
M ont. A rm y planes c a rry in g the
bom bs loaded w ith w a te r flew close
to tree -to p le ve l and dropped the
d is in te g ra tin g bombs. Results were
not p e rfe ct b u t were good enough to
w a rra n t fu rth e r tests w ith m odified
e quipm ent. E ven a s lig h t check to a
fire ju s t g e ttin g u n d er w ay m ay
prove h ig h ly im p o rta n t in a llo w in g
tim e fo r tra in e d fire fig h tin g crew s
to a rriv e . The fo re st se rvice has
been a le rt in using fly in g e q u ip m e n t
in fig h tin g fires. I t has crew s of
tra in e d
fire - fig h te rs
know n as
“ sm oke ju m p e rs " who p a ra ch u te to
the v ic in ity o f fire s h a rd to reach
w ith ground crew s. E q u ip m e n t and
food are p a ra ch u te d to such fire ­
fig h ters as needed.
See O u r N ew
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NOW ON DISPLAY IN OUR CAVE JUNCTION STORE
The 1948 Model, Latest in Styling and Flavor Saving Devices
INSTANT COOKING HEAT
Strength of Subsoils
Dave White
DRUG SUNDRIES and FOUNTAIN
Cave Junction
O v e rn ig h t to
PORTLAND or
SAN FRANCISCO
O ft y o u r n e x t »rip to P o rt­
land or San Francisco try our
convenient overnight train«.
Ia>ave any evening; arrive at
your destination next room ­
ing. I t’s as simple as that.
R ido in ro o m y s t a n d a r d
1 ullmans or in comfortable
coaches. It s the easiest and
safest way to travel, Saves
time and money, too. Over-
night service returning. also.
r fan«« and s. Sedille« call:
h»e lu e n d ly Southern Pacific
See your n earest 8. P. Agent, or w rite J A. ORMANDY
G P A , M S Pacific B uilding Portland i
A new m ethod fo r d e te rm in in g
the stren g th o f cla y subsoils w hich
can m ake possible the sa ving of 50
m illio n d o lla rs y e a rly to the con­
s tru c tio n business in the United
States has been developed by ex­
pe rts at N o rth w e ste rn u n iv e rs ity .
Using a h yp o d e rm ic needle and cas­
to r o il, coupled w ith tw o photo-elec­
tr ic cells, a specim en o f cla y en­
closed in a ru b b e r m e m b ra n e and a
clock-operated, a u to m a tic d isk re ­
corder, a w a te r pressure in stru m e n t
has been devised w h ich w ill increase
e xis tin g
know ledge
about
the
stren g th o f clays and oth er co­
hesive soils used in engineering
structu re s. E v e ry b it of knowledge
engineers a cq u ire about cla ys w ill
enable them to design and construct
b u ild in g s and e a rth dam s m ore
e co n o m ica lly. The w o rk w ill con­
trib u te to b e tte r levees along riv e rs
and a id the n a tio n 's flood co n tro l
p ro g ra m .
W omen in Congress
M rs. Rebecca F e lto n was the firs t
w om an to serve in the senate. She
was appointed by the g o ve rn o r of
G eorgia to serve In place o f Sen.
, T hom as E. Watson, deceased. Sena-
I to r George, elected N ove m b e r 7,
1922, to fill out the te rm , re fra in e d
fro m p re se n tin g his cre d e n tia ls u n til
N o ve m b e r 22. a llo w in g M rs. Felton
to p a rtic ip a te in the sessions o f the
senate on N o ve m b e r 21 and 22. The
firs t wom an elected to the senate
was M rs. H a ttie C araw ay, elected
Ja n u a ry 12, 1932. M iss Jeanette
R a n kin , M ontana, was the u first
rs i
w om an elected to the house o f rep-
resentatives. She was elected in 1916
and again in 1940. M iss A lice M
Robertson. M uskogee. O kla., was
the second wom an to serve in the
house
She was a R epublican and
served one te rm , 1921 23.
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