Aurora
Published Every Thursday
VOL.
XIII.
AURORA, MARION COUNTY, OREGON. AUGUST 21, 1924
Clackamas County Fair
Big Event This Year
Repairs to School Fornace Begun
At a recent meeting o f the state
board o f control plans were completed
to improve the provisional government
park at Champoeg in compliance with
an appropriation o f $1500, authorized
at the last session o f the legislature.
The improvements will include clear
ing much o f the land, installation o f a
water system and painting and repair
ing the buildings. Champoeg park is
one of the popular recreation centers
in the Willamette valley, and for many
years has been the scene o f an annual
reunion of Oregon pioneers.
Judge D’ Arcy, prominent resident of
Salem and for many years active in
pioneer circles, wi II have charge o f the
improvements.
Work started yesterday at the grade
school getting the furnace out prepara
tory to shipping it to Salem for re
pairs. The fall term begins Septem
ber 22d and it is thought there is little
enough time in which to get things in
readiness.
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POVERTY AND PROSPERITY
are the known marks of prog
ress. One is the outcome o f
adversity and carelessness; the
other an accomplishment from close
study and efficient management.
It is as easy to be prosperous as
poverty-stricken. All that is re
quired is waste neither time nor
money, but make full use o f both.
Without industry and frugality
nothing will do, with them every
thing.
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Meet for Reunion
Farmers are catting down hired help. The demand Is estimated at only n
per cent of normal as compered with 99 per cent a year ago, according to a
statement Issued by the Washington office of the Sears-Roebuck Agricultural
Foundation based on data from government sources. The low purchasing
power of farm products has forced the farmer to rearrange his operation^. He
Is coming to depend largely on his own and his family’s labor. In many cases
the hired man Is being dispensed with entirely.
Farm help costs more today than at any other time In the past sixty-one
years. Wages demanded are higher than a year ago and rates for 1928 aver
aged above all preceding years. The peak year In the wage scale was In 1990L
That year labor was scarce. According to the accompanying chart, In June of
1920 the supply was but 73 per cent of normal, while the demand was 109 per
cent of normal. During the latter half of 1920 and through the first six months
of 1921, the labor supply curve took a sudden upward swing, and in June of
1921 it was 99 per emit of normal, While demand had dropped to 87 per cent.
Until In June of 1922 the supply curve continued td rise, reaching Its height at
109 per cent of normal, while the demand was but 89 per cent normal.
With the beginning of 1923 city labor wages Improved. Large industrial
centers drew farm help cityward. Farmers had to pay wages ont of proportion
to what the farm could earn to hold their men. In June of 1928 the demand
saw 99 per cent of normal, while the supply curve was sagging to 84 per cent.
The latter half of the year demand lessened, due to excessive labor costs nnd
the Increasing supply. This year demand has made still further decline, nntll
now It Is but 81 per cent of normal, while labor supply, which Is gradually In
creasing, is estimated around 89 per cent
Mrs. L. L. Gribble gave a quilting
party Monday in honor o f her mother,
Mrs. Joseph Miller of Portland.
Many ladies o f the old colony were
invited to be present and renew old
time acquaintance and call up remi
niscenes of former days when this sec
tion was in its primitive stage.
In
those days the colony had a song
leader and songs peculiar to them
selves. The ladies rejoiced in recalling
the incidents o f the period and singing
the old familiar songs so long unheard.
Dainty refreshments were served and
a good time voted by all.
Local and Personal
Mrs. J. W. Sadler entertained Mr.
and Mrs. H. G. Kreis and family at
dinner Monday evening.
Coming Events
Mrs. King returned to Portland after
Aug. 21-28, Lutheran Chautauqua at
a week’s visit. Several little informal Gladstone.
dinners were given for her by friends
Sept. 18-19-20. Pendleton Round U p.
while in Aurora.
Sept. 22-27, Oregon State Fair.
Parts for all cars, trucks and tract
Sept. 17-20, Clackamas County Fair.
ors. W. E. Burns—Dan Burns (Not
Aug. 25-Sept. 1, Christian Endeavor
Brothers—the same Man) High St., Conference at Turner.
at Ferry, Salem.
Sept. 6-9. Oregon Irrigation Congress
Mary McCormick spent yester meets at Klamath Falls.
Personal Notes of Interest Gathered Here and There day Miss
evening with Miss Orletta Kraus,
both ladies driving to Portland this
Presbyterian Church
morning, where they will locate
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
John Kister and Ray Yergen spent
W. A. Giesy, o f Portland, spent Sun quarters for the coming school year.
Evening service at 8:00.
day with his mother, Mrs. Rose Giesy.
the week end at Barview.
The topic o f next Sunday evening’s
Parents desiring to send their chil
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Mr. A. W. Giesy, of Portland, is city people during the summer months.
sponding a few days with his sister.
Robert S. Yoder, o f Needy, who has
Mrs. Geo.,Kraus.
been teaching at the Needy school,
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Mr. and Mrs. William C. Nagl are will have charge o f a school at Win-
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rejoicing over the arrival of a ten lock, Wash., this coming season. The
school will open September 1st.
f pound boy last Thursday evening.
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Habits can be cultivated with
age. Start a savings campaign in
your home, and open a Savings
Account with your local bank.
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Pioneers of Old Colony Times
Klamath Falls, Ore.. Aug. 18.—
People from all parts o f Oregon and
neighboring states are expected to at
tend the Oregon Irrigation Congress
and Klamath Products Show to be held
here September 6 to 9, according to A.
M. Collier, chairman o f the committee
in chaise o f the two events.
The Irrigation Congress is considered
one of the most important agricultural
meetings in Oregon and representatives
from the U. S. Reclamation Service,
irrigation associations, farm bureaus
and civic, commercial and industrial
organizations o f this state and northern
California will be present at the four
day session.
Elaborate plans have been worked
out for the housing and entertainment
ot delegates and visitors. A street
carnival, races, fire works, dancing,
and baud concerts will be features of
the entertainment program.
It is also proposed to hold the Kla
math County Fair during the same
week and plans announced today by the
fair officials state that agricultural ex
hibits, livestock exhibits, displays of
fancy cooking and sewing, an auto
mobile and implement show show, and
a display o f lumber products will mark
the fair.
Si iney Graham and family were
Elmer Zimmerman and wife, o f Port dren to Woodburn high school this year discourse will he a rather unusual one
land, spent the day in Aurora Sunday. are requested to meet at the State and yet one o f great importance:
shopping in Aurora on Tuesday.
Bank tomorrow (Friday) evening to ’ ‘Should the Man be Cooliiige, Davis,
Henry Kraus' an3 son were business
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Pierce, o f Aums consider transportation.
LaFollette or Somebody Else?”
visitors in town on Tuesday.
ville, spent the week end at Chas.
Everyone cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. J. C. Hare and Mrs. Will R.
Emily Griffith is visiting her cousin. Beeke’ s.
J. F. M athews .
King,
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f
Portland;
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Frank
Jane Yergen,
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Gribble, o f Settlemier, o f Woodburn, and Maxine
Miss Mella Grindalin was an Oregon Champoeg, were Sunday guests of Mrs. Giesy were guests at a birthday dinner
Aurora Railway Mail Service
Geo. Kraus.
City visitor on Saturday.
at the Sadler home Sunday in honor o f
NORTH BOUND
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hoffman were in
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Kraus attended of Peggy Sadler and Frank Settlemier. 6:02 a. m—No. 64..
Aurora on Sunday.
the A. T. O. picnic at Gladstone Sun
Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis, o f Beaver 10:19 a. m—No. 62.
Creek, celebrated their 50th wedding 2:16 p. m.—No. 18..___ - __ Letters and
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sutherland were day.
Parcels Post
Woodburn visitors on Thursday.
Mrs. Thriphine Will and family vis anniversary on Friday, August 8th, at
the Welch church at Beaver Creek.
SOUTH BOUND
Geo. Yergen and John Kister were ited at the home o f Leonard Will, at
There were 150 guests present, 75 com 2:10 a. m.—No. 50.
Jennings Lodge, Sunday.
Sherwood visitors over Sunday.
ing from Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. 9:31 a. m.—No. 11..
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Leabo left Tues
Norma Gribble is spending the week Lewis are the parents o f Mrs. Glen 9:43 a. m.—No. 17._______Parcels Post
day morning for a drive to Crater in Portland visiting her aunt. Mrs. Wm. Yergen.
2:08 p. m.—No. 61.
Lake.
Bradley.
Henry A. Snyder returned from In
For Sale: Young Jersey cow with
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Arthur and Thorston Anderson left dex. Wash., on Thursday last. He has
calf three weeks old.
Grover C. last Sunday for a week’ s visit at
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Mrs. Alfred Hocken returned home
L. M. Bitney and Fred iergen mo
Mrs. George A. White and daughter,
Sunday after a long visit in Salt Lake
tored to Eugene on Sunday, where o f Salem, Oregon, are spending a few
M o r r is O p t im a l
City.
they attended horseshoe tournament.
days with Mrs, Diana Snyder and
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Mrs. Diana Snyder returned Satur
family.
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Mr.
and
Mrs.
Ivan
Knotts
and
Mrs.
day evening from a brief visit on the
Metta Campbell were Sunday guests o f
3ÉÜ coast.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sutherland.
m Miss Margaret Knapp is spending the
I week in Portland with her cousin, Miss Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Miller, o f Port
land, spent the week end with their
i Frances Wilson.
daughter, Mrs. L. L. Gribble.
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Mrs. Will R. King, who has been vis
Miss Lois Sims and Mr. L. A, Miller,
iting at the home o f Mrs. J. W. Sadler,
both o f Hubbard, were married on Fri
returned home yesterday.
day and are spending their honeymoon
E. M. Hurst and family and Mrs. at Crater Lake.
Henrietta Will motored up the Colum
Mrs. C. Ziegler, daughter and son
f t bia Highway on Sunday.
A S A T EM PO R A R Y I N V E S T M E N T
spent Sunday at Welch’ s on the Colum
Mr. and Mrs. Glen (Chick) Baker are bia Highway and in blueberry pieking
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f t rejoicing over the arrival o f a son. born on Mount Hood.
for Your Crop Returns, Take Out One
f t August 14th.
Seven or eight hop posts on the
Mr. and Mrs. R. J, Hughes have re William MHler place fell down from the
of Our Time Certificates of Deposit for
turned from a week’s vacation at weight of the hops soaked by the re
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North Beach.
cent rain.
S i x M o n t h s o r O n e Y e a r ’s T i m e .
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Yergen, of Don
i ald, were shopping in Aurora on Tues The Sunday Oregonian contains a
somewhat lengthy article on Colvin
day.
They make an ideal short time invest
Park and its beauties as a resort for
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Champoeg Park to be Improved
Twenty-five directors gathered for a
special meeting o f the directors o f the
Clackamas County Fair Association
held in the county court room last week
Wednesday evening.
Plans for the
county fair to be held at the Clackamas
county fair grounds, September 17, 18,
19 and 20 were made.
Presiding over the meeting were H.
W. Kanne, president ot the associa
tion, whose home is at Happy Valley;
and Carl Joehnk, of Canby, secretary
o f the fair association.
The meeting was o f a most enthusi
astic nature, for heretofore there have
been only five or six directors and the
officers arranging the fair schedule and
events, but the by-laws and constitu
tion were recently changed, whereby
25 directors were appointed to work University of Oregon Will
with the executive committee. Conse
Loan Historical Film
quently workers from various parts of
the county, who had been appointed as
University o f Oregon, Eugene, Aug.
directors, were at this meeting and
took an active part in arranging the 16.—•■‘A History o f the World W ar,”
a motion picture now in preparation by
four days’ program.
Various sections of the county are Alfred Powers, of the University Ex
to have their days at the fair this year, tension Division, will be released in
September. Mr. Rowers is cutting the
it was decided, and it is probable that
scenes
most important historically from
Canby and G. A. R. will have the first
about a dozen official war reviews,
day. Molalla, Oregon City, West Linn
and Milwaukie are to have special days. which he is re-arranging, re-titling
and re-editing to form a six-reel film,
At the suggestion of A. E. Cowell, of
Milwaukie, member of the board of to be included in the University Loan
Collection.
directors, there will be children’ s day
‘ ‘This film will satify a specific de
this year.
Friday, September 19th,
was set aside by directors and this mand on the part o f the schools, Ameri
date will also be known as Milwaukie can Legion folk, and other organiza
tions interested in historical subjects,”
day.
From indications, this will be one of stated Mr. Powers.
The picture will show life among the
the biggest days of the fair, for that
community Will be represented with a men in the various forms o f service
band, about 700 school children and the during the war; famous battles, in
mayor of the city. There will also be cluding Chateau Thierry, in which the
gaily decorated automobiles to tell just American forces were active; leaders
where these people are from.
It is in the war, Wilson, Poincaire, Pershing
also planned by the residents o f Mil-j and others; the machinery used in war;
waukie to have, an exhibit showing camouflage; and scenes which have his
some of the productions from that sec torical significance.
tion. One of the prominent celery
The University film service now has
growers has promised a large display a half million feet o f film which is
of celery, while others have promised available in the loan collection. The
grain, grapes and fruit. It is planned pictures are educational, and Include
to have special features for children’ s scenic, industrial and historical ma
day and an effort will be made to se terial. The films are loaned, some free
cure Governor Walter M. Pierce for an o f charge and others for a small rental
address.
fee. They are especially popular with
Everette Wilson, who had charge of schools, churches and community or
the rodeo at the fair grounds on July ganizations.
4th and 5th, has offered to put on a
first class show, according to members
of the executive board, consisting of Former Aurora Man
bucking broncho acts, bulldogging and
Dies at Silverton
various kinds of races. Twenty-five
Umatilla Indians, in their gatb, will
Gustave Bach, who some years ago
also appear in a war dance and other
attractive features during the four owned and conducted a meat market in
Aurora, and who for the last 25 years
days of the fair.
Among the evenings’ features will has resided in Silverton, died suddenly
be dancing at the large pavilion. It is Saturday night. Mr. Bach had at one
also planned to have a concert but defi time the only market in Silverton and
nite arrangements for this were not has been for years prominent in busi
completed. It was suggested that the ness and political circles. He leaves
fair association secure the Kiwanis surviving his widow and three chil
dren, mother and one brother, Henry.
octette for one evening’s concert.
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Mr. and Mrs. A, D. Yergen, Dell
George Askin was in Aurora over
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the week end, returning on Sunday Yergen. Jane, Phillip and Bud Yergen
f t evening to Dufur where be is employed, have returned to their home after a
short visit with Mrs. Yergen’s brother
Mrs. E. B. Fuller, o f Oregon City,
in Tacoma.
visited at the George Yergen home
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Stoner returned
over the week end. Mrs. Fuller is in
charge o f the Crown Willamette first Sunday evening from a trip to Seattle
and Vancouver, B. C. While away
aid.
they also took in Seaside and Long
Teddy Gloss has a new pet in the
Beach,
i person
o f a small black bear cub which
I she introduced to the public last Mon The city is installing a drinking foun
f t day. Bruin led very nicely up and tain on its lot on upper Main St. This,
i down the street, but whether by reason with those at the State Bank and Will-
♦> o f natural good nature or from a course Snyder’ s. make a prettty complete
* o f training we are unprepared to say. equipment for this town.
ment as they
do not depreciate in
value, are as gopd as cash, and pay 4%
interest.
With a deposit o f this kind
you will be prepared for your next tax
payment or your spring operating ex
pense.
W e Compound Interest Quarterly at 4%
on Savings Accounts.
Aurora State Bank