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About Beaverton times. (Beaverton, Or.) 191?-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1918)
Friday, November 1, 1918. THE BEAVERTON TIMES MILK AS STRENGTH BUILDER ADVOCATED Dr. Mae Cardwell, Back From Washington, Advises Housewives. Page Five Dr. Mae H. Cardwell, of Portland, who recently returned to Oregon from Gary, Ind., New York and Washington, where she was engaged In medical re search work for the Children's Bureau of the Department of Labor, said in an interview: "The dairy Industries must be encouraged. The children of America must have milk. .They can not thrive without good clean milk. Housewives must use more milk. If they demand it the dairyman will find some solution to his problems and will see that his cows get the feed and that he keeps them alive and In good health. However, if the women don't order the milk; the dairyman isn't go ing to keep his cows around just as pets and ornaments.' ' Feed Is too scarce and labor too high for that. It's up to the housekeepers. . "Are you sending your breadwinners to work with all the vigor and strength you can muster for them in the way of , health of the nation U the kitchen question. Milk is on of the main factors in a diet" , Baby Expert Preaches Greater Use Of Milk. A milk bill and healthy children is cheaper than a doctor's bill and an underfed, under-nourished child. It would be cheaper to start right. - So says Mrs. A. Bayley, of the Parents' Educational Bureau, Oregon Congress of Mothers, who has presided at the testing of thousands of babies. She finds the milkfed youngster of .three or four years scores much higher than Letters fromThe Boys Who Have Gone to Make the World Safe for Democracy Letters from Omar Akin to stocked with letters. Ms mother and to his sister, Mrs. E. S. May, of Cedar Mills: Somewhere in France, Sept. 19, 1918. Dear Mother: I sup- nose that you think that I have We have been on two differ ent parts of fronts since I last wrote to you. We are some globe trotters, but we are now back of the lines. Don't know how long his diet. Mrs. Bayley preaches a ten lor some time, but as we greater use of milk for young and old. ; have been quite busy for the I past month and expecting mail Dairy Commissioner Sees Encouraging 1 every dav, I have been putting 8inn, j H off. We have not had any J. D. Mickie, state Dairy and Pood mail for over a month until yes- Commissioner, stated recently that the dairy situation, in spite of high prices of feed and scarcity of labor, is not all gloom. Reports have come to him from various parts of the state show ing that the housekeepers are begin ning to see that they must pay more for milk than they did a few years ago. The dairymen are beginning to take heart, too, in some instances and are looking to the future when the cow of today will be worth much more money alive than she would now, proper food?" asks Dr. Cardwell. "If j slaughtered. And that future Isn't so they don't get the right food they can't I the dairymen only continue think or work well. The same applies t0 hav courage and patience, to tin school children. See that they The wise man and the one who is have milk to drink; milk In puddings, r far-seeing, is keeping his herds intact. The kitchen is the power plant of the True, he won't keep the old boarder family and consequently, of the nation. who would just eat the food and bring Don't waste a drop of milk, or an ! no returns, but he is holding his good osnce of butter, but use plenty. The stock. The sensible housewife, too, must know a man can't feed and care itsrday and we all were over- for cows, keep a first class dairy, and provide clean bottles and well paid deliverymen without some expense. The Oregon Dairy Council is doing much to get the situation straightened out. The exhibit at the state fair, the splendid cooperation of the Food Ad ministration, the public schools, Ore gon Agricultural College 'and the Bu reau of Health, all help the educational work and are part of the great task of "keeping the home fires burning," which task includes the preservation of essential home industries and the health of the nation. A farmer may slaughter his dairy herd in three hours but he could not replace it in three years. Portable-economical Perfection Oil Heater is easily carried up stairs or down, from this room to that anywhere heat is needed. Lights at the touch of a match gives instant heat No smoke or odor. PERFECTION OIL HEATER Gives steady, comfortable warmth for many hours on one filling with Pearl Oil, the ever obtainable fuel. Cuts fuel bills, too, for less fur nace heat and fewer grate and coal-stove fires are required. Oil consumed only when heat is needed no waste. Buy Perfection Oil Heater today. Dealers everywhere. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (CALIFORNIA) the child who has had little milk in forgotten you as I have not writ-1 we will stay but think it is only tor a short time. We have b4sn having plenty of rain and it makes it disagreeable with the kind of work we do. Every thing is fine with me You must not worry about me. You will please excuse the ihort letters and write often for. we are short of paper at times and father times we do not have time to write. But I will writs, when I can. W-) all expert t. j'o hone after a few more walkm ..t the Huns. I am glad that you are still in "ood health. Goodbye.dear moth er. Write soon. Your loving OMER AKIN, Bat. C, 148 F. A. Dear Sister, Because of the scarcity of paper and time, I will irop you a line along with moth er's. I was Had to pet. your let tors of July 23 and August , the first rail we have had for over a month. Everything is going fine but the weather is against us for it has been raining for some time and doesn't look like it is going to ston soon. We have been s6me busy the nast month and are now back of the lies a short wav and think ;' will get busy soon. Tenors must be looking bad. for Fritz these days and I don't h.ink that he can see any other wav than to quit soon. The pictures of the kiddies are ne. but I do not understand the tall one on the end. He must' be quite a man by now. I expect to ' see them before long, for we are wrvr after things over here with zip. FxciiRe this short note.' Will tell yo all about it whn I see "on Write soon and T will write nffon qsi I can, which maw not he a often as I shonM, KnnJ. hve. Ymir brother.OMER AKIN. ... , F. H. Johnston, Special Agent, Standard Oil Co., Beaverton, Ore. Dealers: I. N. Robinson, Tualatin, Ore. E. J. Lawrenz, Sherwood, Ore. Stevens Bros., Farmington, Ore. Merchants Co-operative Exchange, Sherwood, Oregon. J. Peters, Wilsonville, Ore. E. T. Turner, Laurel, Oregon; , ' ' Vr,f J)iincnson Now in Navy, The fclWjnr letter to the Times, ten" at Ketchikan. Alas October 9,, mnv interest th nnns of "Fat" Duncanson. at "T, tine operator on the thiH vi"k at te S. P. depot. As the wer conservation rules do not "ermit us to send free copies, we surest that some of his friends ce mail him a copy of this is sue. "Dnn't know whether you re member me or not. I used to be tnn's Southern Pacific station nnt sri lonw aro. I was mostl" known bv the name of "Fat." I suppose mv friends at Beaver fon wonder where I am. If von have lots of soace, vou might let theem know through' your paper. T'm in the Navy as a wireless on wator and am stationed at thv Naw wireless station here at Ketchikan. Alaska. Hope this finds Beaverton intact and all nuHinc together. As ever. fFatV 0. E. DUNCANSON."