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About Aurora observer. (Aurora, Marion County, Or.) 19??-1940 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1922)
Th?Aurora Observer Entered as second class matter March 28, 1911, at the postoffice at Aurora, Oregon, under the A ct o f March 3,1879. Geo. E. Knapp. Editor and Publisher E D IT O R IA L Opinions of the Observer. The Oregon Statesman credits the Salem District with having the finest Jersey cow in the world, the best cow o f any breed, and time, on this earth, more high record bovines than any other place, and argues that the high standard in dairying is reached not alone because o f the skill and patient care o f the dairyman, but in no small measure to the climate and soil con ditions o f the district. The Aurora district and the Salem district are practically one, so fa r as climate and soil conditions are con cerned. There is no reason that Au rora should not emulate her sister town in building up and encouraging this great industry. There is no other farming industry that will pay better; no other product bring so sure a re turn ; no other application o f soil val ues in this locality realizes a steadier income, good times and hard times, month in and month out; and no other use o f the soil return so much to the soil or offer so many chances fo r by products. Salem is boosting fo r cattle, Hub bard fo r poultry. W hy not Aurora fo r both ? Professor R. Justin Miller, o f the University o f Oregon Law Faculty appears to be “ all worked u p ” over the calamity which • threatens us by reason o f the women claiming-exemp tion from jury service under the laws o f the state. Supposing they do, wc got along very nicely without their services in this special capacity before they had the franchise, and we be lieve they are entitled to that much advantage over the men anyway. Now, . i f Prof. Miller should get somewhat nervous over the tendency o f modern womanhood to forsake the kitchen for environments furnishing great social privileges and a higher degree o f pre paredness fo r the fashion show, we might sympathise with him. W e have always agreed with Owen Meridith who wrote: “ We may live without poetry, music or art; W e may live without conscience, and live without heart; W e may live without friends; we may live without books; But civilized man can not live without cooks. FILLING THE STOCKING “ h ---------- For little children everywhere A Joyous season still we make; W e bring our precious gifts to them, Even fo r thé dear child Jesus’ sake. —Phoebe Cary. Y X 7H E R E there are children the * * Christmas stocking should never be forgotten. Nothing can take the place of it, for nothing else arouses quite so much speculation and pleas urable anticipation as what Santa Claus will put into that -homely ar ticle. The general distribution of gifts may well take place after breakfast Is out of the way; btft no child can be expected to wait very long for the "feel” of something Old Santa has left. If all his gifts are given immediately on waking, excitement will run high, and dressing and breakfast will be gone through with great difficulty. Also, a considerable quantity of candy and nuts will have vanished before the morning meal Is served, and with them will have disappeared all signs Of an appetite; As a means o f avoiding these condi tions the Christmas stocking serves a good purpose. Carefully filled, it will satisfy the child’s longing for “ Christ mas the first thing in the morning,” wlfL give him a taste of Christmas goodies without destroying his appe tite fo r breakfast, and will leave suffi cient expectancy concerning the other things coming so that he will readily feubmit to being properly bathed and dressed. An orange for the toe of the stock ing, some especially-desired toy which will prove of untold interest, some ar ticle of dress in which he can “parade around,” a handful o f pop-corn, a Small box of animal crackers and a stick or cane Of pure sugar candy Should make a stocking sufficiently bulging to please any child. All the food it contains can be consumed •without continual warnings of “Don’t eat too much now,” or “ Better save thè rest until breakfast.” The toy ’and the one other gift will hold the child’s interest until every one is as sembled for the big distribution, which need not be hurried.—Margaret Bart lett in Farm Journal. C A S T O R IA For Infants and Children In Use For Over3 0 Years A lw ays bears Signature o f I n H uest ; ^ S ant O n S kis 4 ,/ElEannr EKing Copyright, 1922, Western Newspaper Union. The fairies began to laugh. “ Now, you’re laughing, too.” “ Why, this is Santa Claus’ castle you’re in,” answered the fairies. Ralph let o u t . a yell of delight, throwing Lis cap into the air. “Well, what’s all this noise?” demanded a large, rather rotund, jolly-faced man who entered the hall. “ You’re the one I came all the way to see. I wonder if you would be too busy to take me through your work shops?” “ No, o f course I’m not. Come right along. “You see, I have my castle divided into two parts. One side, where they make toys for girls, and the.other side entirely devoted to boys. I suppose that’s where you want to go?” “ Sure!” came the reply. “ In this room"—he opened the door —“I am perfecting an airplane that "a boy about your age can run and man age easily.” Ralph was all eyes. He couldn’t say enough. “ Get in and try it.” “ Now, in the next room,” he con tinued, “ I am perfecting a motor that will take you up the hill after your coast down.” After they had made a tour of all the rooms, Ralph said he ought to be going. “ Well, I want you to see something else out in the garage that helps me to get around better. You see, I have my car all fixed up,” said Santa. “ I put chains on my back wheels, and then, taking off the front tires, I rivet, these runners onto the rims.” “ Those wheels fit in the curves of the runners, don’t they?” “ Yes, I made them to fit that way. “ Jump in, Ralph, and I’ll show you how my runners work. Incidentally, I’ll take you through my tunnel,, so you won’t have to pass that horrid creature’s house that you were telling me about.” “ That was fine!” exclaimed Ralph, when Santa stopped, his eyes shining. “ I’m so glad I had this adventure. I’ll get home fine, from here. So long, Santa!” HEBE were three things that Ralph thoroughly enjoyed— j the West, skiing and ad-1 venture. He and three other j fellows about his age, rang- j ing from nine to twelve had been skiing all morning. The whole surrounding country was mountainous and the boys had no trouble finding places to ski. “ Well, fellows,” said Ralph, poised for action at the top of the hill, “ I’m off. Here begins my great quest for Santa Claus” and he made a low bow, scraping the snow with his cap. “ So long,” and he was gone. “ Good luck,” called the fellows. , He seemed to go on and on at a re markable speed after he reached the i bottom. The boys stood and watched j him skim over the snow out o f sight. Ralph went on for t.wo or three miles I this way. Then he came to a wooded strip. His ruddy cheeks glowed with delight, as he thought of the adven-1 tures he might have here. The farther into the forest he got, the darker it grew, until finally Ralph couldn’t see his hand before hie ! face. There wasI only one thing he knewf of to do— feel his way out. That was a slow p ro ce ss , but Ralph t h ou g h t j any way out of this dark hole would suit him. In his search for December Tw enty-Fifth. a way out, he Observation of December 25 as the found a p l a c e where the snow date of the birth of Christ was adopt seemed to go al ed under Pope Liberius in 353 or 354, but the early church observed the fes Had a Bull’s Head most--straight up. tival with little uniformity. It occurred to and Horns. him that t h i s might be the side of a mountain, and if he could get up high enough he SOM E S P E N D E R would come to daylight. Can I spend He slid down several times, got Christm as even badly scratched on branches, but that didn’t bother him in the least. He was in g with you ? determined- to get out of the forest. I ’ d rather you The mountain proved to be quite high do you r spending and after an hour or so of climbing b efore Christmas. Ralph sat down to rest in the snow. As he rested, he took a good look at what was before him. What was that »uiiuiniiiiiiHiiuiiiuiiiiiiiiiniim iiuiiin up on the top? Why, it looked like a hut, sure enough—a place where he could rest, get something to eat and get warm. Ralph didn’t rest long, he wanted to get to the hut. It was a queer little | S By ELEANOR E. KING S = place, he found upon reaching it. It m m iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim m iiiiiiiiiiiiiirc looked as though a puff of wind would iUH ((g), 1922, Western Newspaper Union.) be enough to blow it over. Ralph knocked at the door very n p WO young girls were standing in front of one of the counters in gently for fear of knocking the house down. The door opened, but Ralph a large department store. They were started back with surprise, for the well dr^s^ed and gave the appearance object before him had a bull’s head ; of coming from wealthy, refined homes. “ There is no use talking. Christmas and horns, and a man’s body, cloven is just a bore to me. I know before hoofs and a long tail. “ Well, my boy,” said the creature, j I open a present that everything I "what are you here for? Did y o u j have mentioned as wanting, is here come to help me? I usually have before me.” “Yes, I know,” returned her friend.” some boys come about Christmas time.” Ralph gave a shudder. So j You never do have much anxiety over this was his beloved Santa Claus, who ) what you are going to get for Christ looked and talked like thls7 Why mas—or any time,” she added. A rather trim looking woman who hadn’t someone told him? had been standing near them, waiting “ Who are you?” stammered Ralph,' for change, now stepped up. getting up his courage. “ Are you Santa j “ Pardon me, but . i couldn’t help Claus?” hearing part of your conversation.” The creature burst out laughing. It i She handed the girls her card. “I sounded like thunder. He held his j think I am the possessor of the keys sides and rocked to your happiness—at Christmas time with laughter, —and I just had to- tell you.” R a l p h didn’t “ My name Is Betty Wentworth, and know what to do this is my friend Janis Hamilton, now—was he go Miss Harper. I have heard lots about ing to laugh him your work here in the city. I would self to death? be only too glad to try the key you Well he rather speak of and see if it would fit.” hoped he would. “ Good. Come to my office at ten Then the crea tomorrow, and I will tell you more ture finally com about it.” posed himself to Betty went. She spent a pleasant say, “ No! but I hour or so talking with Miss Harper. follow up Santa She thought her suggestions splendid with my helpers. and left fifty dollars to cover the ex We break up the penses involved. toys for the chil Instead of sleeping until noon Christ dren that they mas morning as she usually did, Betty R e a c h e s Santa get for Christ; was up and dressed at eight o’clock. Claus’ Castle. mas. You stay She called for the . machine and drove here tonight, with to Miss Harper’s office. me and then go along with us. It’s The room was piled high with great sport breaking up toys.” baskets containing fruit, canned goods, “ No, I can’t stay,” said Ralph, back candy and toys. Necessaries which ing away. “ I am in quest of Santa Miss Harper knew only too well, her Claus.” poor people needed. The beast doubled up with laughter j They piled them in the machine. again. Ralph thought this an oppor-1 Then under Miss Harper’s guidance, tune time to make his getaway, so he : they were left at the homes of the put on his skis and and started down j most needy in her district the mountain. Dangerous? Anything Betty had the time of her life.i She was better than staying with that j couldn’t believe that a little basket full of food and toys could create beast. The recipients couldn't Ralph seemed to be coming to a such joy. When they re wall. He jumped, landed squarely and thank her enough. skimmed along the snow for a mile or turned to the office, Betty said: “My, more. Looking up (he hadn’t had : Miss Harper, your key surely fit. I time to do this before), he beheld in have never had such a wonderful front of him a great castle, covered Christmas. If people wouldn’t think I was ungrateful, I would go right with turrets and towers. “Now, what have I gotten into?” home, take all my presents and give said Ralph, aloud. He knocked at the them away, too.” door and was admitted by two queer T o Clean W all Paper. looking fairies. Stale bread, moistened' and then “ Who are you, and who lives here?” queried Ralph. “ Do you go around heated, can’t be beat for cleaning soiled wall paper. breaking up toys, too?” IA CHRISTMAS I 1 SUGGESTION I Children Cry for Fletcher’s The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over thirty years, has borne the signature of on the wrapper all these years si- j u s t to p r o t e c t th e c o m in g 'UsCcJLvZt generations. Do not be deceived. All Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Jusi-as-good” are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger' the health of Infants and Children— Experience against Experiment. Never a t te m p t't o relieve, your baby with a remedy that you would use for yourself. What is C A S TO R IA C a s t o r i a is a harmless substitute for Castor Gil, Paregoric» Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. For more than thirty years it has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and b y regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the assimilation of F ood ; giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Comfort— The Mother’s Friend. C A S TO R IA 3ENU1NE Provided the governor-elect and the legislature guarantee their action will be, legalized, the state highway com mission will take up on December 29 the building of the Columbia highway through the burned area of Astoria. This and the approach to the city will amount to about $250,000. There were 67 fires in the Crater national forest during the last season according to the report of Hugh B. Rankin, supervisor of that forest. The cost to the forest service of suppress ing these fires was $7046.18, and the damage to timber inside of the na tional forest was $1057.31. George William of Haines was found guilty at Baker of manslaughter by a jury in circuit court which heard evi dence bearing on the first-degree mur der charge of the prisoner growing out of his confessed slaying last summer of Tom Paine, a recluse living in a small cabin in the hills west of Haines. Necessity of increased facilities for handling the rolling stock of the Southern Pacific company at its Brooklyn shops in Portland has re sulted in active construction work be ing started on three new buildings, which will cost approximately $50,000, according to officials of the company. J resolutions requesting the state -legislature to do nothing to disturb .^erkings of the present state com pensation law were adopted at a con vention of the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen at Springfield. The meeting took up several problems of legislation and also the matter of an advance In wages. A warning was issued to all dance hall managers in Douglas county that in the future the presence of an intox- ioated person at any dance held within the county will mean the immediate forfeiting of the license issued to the dance manager unless a warrant is secured for the arrest of the person disturbing the dance. 'A poison campaign against the jack rabbits of the high desert in Deschutes county will be started within the next few days under the direction of an expert sent out by the United States biological survey in order that the stores of hay saved for winter feeding of cattle may not be devoured by the voracious rodent hordes. It was reported at Salem that the Eastern & Western Lumber company, of Portland has purchased approxi mately 1,000,000,000 feet of timber in the Cascade range in Marion and Clackamas counties from the Foster Timber company of Milwaukee, Wis. The tract lies north o f the Silver Falls Timber company holdings. The state labor department sent a representative to Astoria to investi gate the labor situation there. Reports reaching C. H. Gram, labor commis sioner, indicated that a large number of men were headed for the lower Co lumbia river city, while others who were employed there before the fire are leaving for other cities. Aotion in the lower house of con gress for relief of Astoria fire suffer ers will follow upon a telegraphic re port of the conditions requested by Secretary of War Weeks, it was decid ed after a conference between Repre- entative Hawley of Oregon, Majority Leader Mondell and-Chairman Madden of the house appropriations committee. The Association of District Attor neys of Oregon, in annual session at Eugene, went on record as favoring the repeal of the present woman jury law on account of its cumbersome pro cedure and impossibility of procuring a jury in many statutory cases wherein the law requires that half of the jury shall be women and also favoring a law compelling women to serve. The historic, mill race extending past the campus of the University of Oregon at Eugene will be straighten ed at a point opposite Villard hall to make more room for a sidewalk on Franklin boulevard. The city coun cil has authorized the expenditure of $2000 in the work. ALW AYS In Use For Over 3 0 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought THE CENTAUR COMPANY, N EW YORK CITY. C. D. EBY PAUL C. 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Phone 1113 A u r o r a , O regon Canby Phone 13-16 (Mail—Aurora, Route I) “■'5V2 r~sr WILLAMETTE VALLEY Mortgage Loan Co. We have funds to supply your needs for new buildings, land clearing, or new and ad ditional equipment. Or perhaps you have a mortgage maturing in the near future. We loan on first mortgage security ex clusively and will be glad to consider your application. We loan for three or five years at cur rent rates. Office at Aurora State Bank PLAN A H E A D — To attend the Poultry Show and Institute at Hubbard on Friday and Saturday, January 12th and 13th. C O P E L A N D ’S HUBBARD, OREGON
