Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-07-20
BOYS IN COUNTRY
IN Their EMERGENCY
CLUBS ARE BUSY
County Leader Gives Instances
Of Their Splendid Work
Done.

The boys of the rural districts of
Marion county have an eye to the pa
triotie situation, according to W. Q.
Hopes, emergency club leader. assoei-
ated with W. NJ. Smith,, county SUI
psrintendent of schools. They also
Anow that there is an Industrial club
in Marion county and the boy that
does things better than the other boys
is sure of his reward in the way of
prizes at the state fair and free trip
to attend the summer school at the
Oregon Agricultural college.
Louis Girod, 70, and Isadore Girod,
Is, of Quinaby are doing their best
to convert two small Poland Chinas
into larger units of marketable bacon.
When not giving their pigs an extra
meal, the boys are making hand on
their father s farm or work for neigh
bors, investing their money in war
savings stamps. They are the sons of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Girod.
On the road one mile west of the
Keizer school house may be found two
posters tackrR to a telephone pole
with the reading, "Stop and see my
pig" Blanche Weathers, age IL, and
| Cora Weathers, IA, are the owners and
sole proprietors of two Poland Chinas
and they are so proud of their owner
ship that the notice was placed on the
telephone pole calling attention to the
fact, Besides pig raising, they have
taken a man s work on their father s
prune orchard and in the picking Of
Loganberries. They are the daughters
of Mr.. and Mrs Charles Weathers, ru-
raj route s, Salem.
A pure bred Duroc Jersey, yclept
"Polly," and nine little pigs is the
personal property of Ivan Jones, age
az, of the Beuna Crest school, eight
miles from Salem on the Salem Cham
poeg road. He intends to bring Polly
and her numerous family to the state
fair this fall. He is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. M. Jones, rural route s, Jones.
The three Savage boys of Waconda
are lined up with the food administra-
tion in their effort to prevent food
shortage. They are in the pig business.
Walter, age IA, works away from home
at times. Francis, age IL, is a hustler
around his fathers store at Waconda
and the youngest, Ralph, age 8, is also
lin the pig business although too young
Ito belong to a regulation pig club.
They are the sons Of Mr.. and Mrs. D..
c. Savage.
Roy Dunn Of North Howell is anoth-
er pig club member and at present ne
is feeding his Chester White pig with
visions Of premium at the coming
state fair He was in the pig business
a year ago but was unable to bring his
lporker to the state fair. He is IL years
lold and the son Of Mr.. and Mrs M. A.
Dunn.
]. w. L. Smith, rural county super
visor, finds the young folks through
out the county becoming greatly inter
ested in all the Industrial club work
and especially so since the fortunate
ones who attended the two weeks sum
mer school at Corvallis have reported
such fine times at the Oregon Agricul'
tural college.
William G. Drager, age 10, and Lew
is A. Drager, age II, live in the Prln'
Gle school district about four miles
from salem. lIUulS ID luioiiS ~ CiiNS'N'
White for the state fair. He won last
year with registered Poland China
and is out again for additional honors'
William Drager now has q pig weigh
ing 1875 pounds and is putting it on
an anti Hoover diet with hopes of pro-
ducing something that will look IKE
first premium to the state fait
Judges The two boys are the sons OF
Mr.. and Mrs. i. w. Drager.
Veledda Ohmart age ii, is something
of financier besides following the
patriotic injunction to produce. One
year ago she borrowed $40 with which
She bought a sheep, naming her new
possession "Charity." The income
from said "Charity" for the year fig
ured $1O.4O for lamb and 1904 for
the years cut Of wool. Not having any
overhead expense of doing business
she has paid back on her investment
$1544. She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray V. Ohmart.