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Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-09
ANOTHER KILN OF
COLONY BRICK TO BURN

Kiln No. 3 of the Colony brick is
ready fer the fire this week.
This third kiln has been construct
ed entirely new, and the brick should
prove to be the best yet produced.
More than one hundred thousand
bricks are in this kiln, slightly more
than in the the two kilns formerly
burned.
The brick machine. will be started
again on the fourth kiln as soon as
conditions permit, and the bricks will
be continued to be made for several
years to come; for the Colony has sew
eraI houses to build as we'll as its ho-
tel, which probably will be commenced
soon.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-09
HIGH RAILROAD RATES
KILL PROFITABLE HUSBANDRY

Unless we can readjust our railroad
rates we viii have to re-write the agri-
cultural geography of the United
States. Our present rates will soon
move our granaries to foreign shores.
For to-day it costs 30 cents bushel
to ship grain from Missouri to New
York and the same amount can be
shipped by water from Argentina for
10 cents. We should take a lesson
from Europe and think Of our agricul-
ture. Those oounhies have developed
industry to the detHimens of agricnl-
mre; they have imperilsa thsir civil
izstion. We eannet atiesd 70 depend
upon overseas for our tot3 fcr iE pn-
dermines our base industry Hlsrbsrt
Hoover
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-09
FRUIT AND BERRIES
URGED FOR PROFIT

The wonderful success of the Ham
mond strawberry growers this season
and for the past several seasons should
point the way to prosperity Of the
farmers in Vernon Parish.
Our farmers should get together and
plant the same money crop. cooperate
with each other in buying and selling
their seeds and produce. Without the
aid of county agent. Vernon Parish
farmers are left SO severely alone that
they can not be got together to CO.
operate on. anything. But the growing
s6f berries. and shipping comparatively,
has PROVED a Wonderful money-maker
Ftc the HafsIpond growers, and Many,
our .AeighBor town Of Sabine Parish,
has; begun htthe move for berry and
E.fr1its $ectionS and this year, we are
'toId, fisE carloads of berries were ship
ped
The Democrat is in touch with a
reliable strawberry-plant house in Ten
desee, and can obtain pure-bred plants
for Vernon farmers at great saving.
Fruit trees also can be obtained at
new low prices, and severy farmer
should grow enough fruit to keep him
and his family healthy over the winter.
more fruit and less pills will improve
the health of the Parish.
Drop in and see the editor when you
want to plant berries or fruit trees.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-09
The Colony Diary
p: M - r cI T:e

Wednesday, June Yes, this is the
life! Comrade Cuno says this is the
life, (if you don't weaken). No one
here is out of employment, unless it is
of their own desire. There is always
something to be done and when you
81 it, you have done it for yourself.
5atna1 and Lindsey are repairing the
two FIordsons. You see, we had an
other glorious rain yesterday, and they
are repairing and looking over the iron
mules to-day, while it is too muddy
for Worky but tomorrow, they will go
again. Darth is. with the stump crew
until his pet iron mule" is ready to
go. The saw mill has been running
all morning, but this pm. the whole
crew is working around the brick kiln
making drains and starting to set brick
in the kiln for burning. Ole and Matt
are figuring out the repairs to be or
dered for the machine which will put
us in shape to manufacture our own
flooring, siding, ceiling. moulding, etc.
Work on the dipping vat is finished,
and the bossies should be given their
enforced bath very. soon. The whole
farm crew is at work planting sweet
potato plants at the Ford ranch. The
children went out with the farm, crew
and drove some of our goats in to the
dairy farm to JOIN the big herd that
is being taken care of there. Com
.rades, we need brick masons and
Sbuilders now, as we will soon start
our big hotel. If you desire to help
on this job. please write at once. Of
course there are some arrangements
the have not yet been made, but we
are getting ready to do the job and
want to know how many of you will
Inelp us out. Very few of you realize
the extent of our success, and none of
you realize how much work we have
to do right now. and above all other
things, you don't know how hard it
IS to get people to assume the respon-
sibility of making their particular job
a success. More people, are expressing
desire to join us now than ever be-
lore, and we are ready for them if they
Nee the right kind. What do | mean
q fright kind? Well, | mean peo-
pie who are tired of chasing dollars,
robbing their fellow man, and are rea-
dy to build a new social order in which
service is the incentive that drives
them on to better things-people who
arr. ready to sacrifice some Of the lux
uries Of life, now, in order to make
the necessaries and luxuries a certain
ty TO all people who will work and be
useful; people who realize they have
faults and make mistakes, as well as
their neighbors, and are ready to over
look the faults Of others as we'll as
expect Others to forgive their own.
Can you forget greed. suspicion, and
eaIousyp IF SO, you will fit in here.
Besides all this, if you can sit and
laugh while the rain pours through
HE roof and forces you totake show
bath-gell. then you can live in
ons part Of my Colony house, and help
ing about better conditions, It taxi
grit 10 stay here and if your sand
hsx is empty you will not stay; just
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-09

think Of the fun we are having work.
ing out the greatest world problem
among comrades who all have the same
shifted to general jobs to-day. The
ideals!
*&*~
Thursday June the Second =
Nearly all of our work is being
farm crew and all extra men avail
able are planting sweet potatoes. You
see, after a rain we don't have the
trouble Of watering the plants, so when
Old Jup supplies US with the water, we
just fly into the job and try to prove
our appreciation at all times for tavors
shown. Lindsey and Darth are using
Fordson No. Z in plowing the land
that has just been cleared. Of course,
the garden work is going on as usual
and Comrades Thurman, Buck and
Alexander are dong good work there.
Comrade> Thurman is certainly pleas
ed have Leslie do his plow work, and
so are we. Caron and Yarnell are
fixing fences and goat pens, as Satnan
is LAID off with troublesome tooth
and Baltezore, with lame wrist, which
breaks up the Caron-Satnan and Yar-
nell-Baltezore teams; but we expect to
see them on the tractor and wagon
shop jobs to-mrrw. Comrade Alexan-
der, Sr. and Belohradsky are making
some excellent brooms and we are now
waiting for your broam orders. You
people of Vernon Parish, don't you
know we are manufacturing a first
class broom. right here at home; why
not spend your cash here when you
want first class broom. The saw
mill and brick crews are together to-
day putting brick into the new kiln.
and if you ever doubt the idea that
cooperation does not offer an induce
ment for individual effort, you should
have seen that gang work last night.
Also some volunteers were on the job
and | will wager that brick never went
into kiln faster any place. Every
body who came along got the disease
and joined in on the job. Even | was
infected and they tried to work me to
death; but Ed Landberg (my little
partner) was an excellent helper and
was able to stand up to the occasion.
The crew was composed of Landberg.
v. Boyce, c. Shut. Dad Crawford,
Schad, Valek, Rechsteiner, Nash, c.
Caron, Deininger, Waters, and Kaas.
Some crew! Some job. and we'll done,
too. Oh you cooperation Comrades,
sometimes wonder why you talk
about the cooperative commonwealth
and yet you rear back" at the sac
rifice (you think you have to make)
to get it, and the personal discomforts
to go through to obtain a demonstra-
ton Of what can be done through CO.
operation. You write me. 4 am in
debt, having a part ownership IN a
piece Of property and getting deeper
IN debt every year ! am As years old.
Can you folks take me into the Colony
and pay off my debts for me" Ques-
ton: If you are As years old now, how
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Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-09
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GOLD

longed for gold, and gold | sought
And gold found With gold bought
More lands and mines knew to hold
New hopes of wealth, new dreams Of gold
These hills of mine have had to be
Wife, children, home, and all to me-
x%s.@s.v,.y -4ssss.
The girl must be lady now - e ;" ~. ~ ri
The boy be twenty, anyhow. ,- Z. Il
send them all the cash they need - - n fI.::3
To cothe, and educate, and feed, 90. ~-gPa4 ~
And buy them luxuries-and yet i Il
What the gratitude get? =, -
letter every week or So =. Z :. =
Their mother makes them write, know, mr.
On certain holidays their cards. =. ~ a-S.s
Inscribed, To father, with. regards =
But affection or respect e7 ~. 81
father rightly may expect. = = <sSse -
There's scarce thing they can afford.
And this their pay, and my reward, s.--:.
For all the years worked and saved,.. .--:. II :.
And schemed and barganed fought and,
saved
And I'm weary, sick, and old,
1t seems that all have is gold
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-09

Mr.. Foster c. Willhide and wife,
with their six children, are again To-
Gated in the Colony. after a residence
of three years in Arizona. Mrs. VIII
hide is a Montessori teacher Of exper-
ience. and will engage in the kinder
garten work; Mr.. Willhide will assist
Mr.. Burton in the. accounting depart
ment.
Mrs. W. H. Lindsey viii have charge
of the primary grades in the school
during the vacation. while Robert
Lindsey will assist in the Grammar and
High School work.
%,*%*
Mrs. Joseph E. Bloodworth is again
in PORT Arthur, Texas. after two
weeks visit with her father, Comrade
A. Belohradsky.
4 S.
Mr.. George 7. Pickett chaperoned
the school children to the swimming
pool on Saturday, for their usual pic
mic. Picking berries, romping thru
the woods, and swim in the pool were
the order of the day.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-09

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Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-09
PICTURES AND SHOW
SUNDAY EVENING

The shipment Of reels from the Agri-
cultural Department at Washington to
Mr.. W. A. Dougherty. manager Of the
United States Farms at Newllano. has
arrived and will be shown on Sunday
evening at the Colony theater.
The reels consist of Government
Poultry Farms in three reels. and
National Forests as Recreation
Grounds" in one reel.
Everyone is invited to see these pic
lures, and no charge will be made.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-09
COLONY MAKES MORE
PEANUT BUTTER

The boys in the bakery. not having
all their time occupied, have gone in
to the peanut-butter making industry
again, with George Thomas helping.
They are turning out some fine but
ter and are offering it for sale in con-
tainers by parcel post. This is fine
peanut country and finer peanut-but-
ter can be produced here.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-09
PICTURES FOR COLONY
FROM AGRICULTURAL DEPT.

W. A. Dougherty. in charge Of the
United States Demonstration Farm at
Newllano. Llano Colony. has been not
flied that the following films have been
tentatively booked for his use, and
they will be shown at the Colony thea
ter on arrival:
July 1918. Home Decentralization
Agent, 3 reels.
Aug. 20-22, Cotton Manufacture,
4 reels.
Sept. l7-l9. Wool and Lamb Mar
keting. reel.
Out Of the Shadows. 2 reels.
Government Poultry Farm, 3 reels.
Natl Forest, as Recreation Grounds,
! reel.
when a man assumes a public trust
he should consider himself as public
pfoperty.-Thomas Jefferson.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-09
SAYS "MoRE RAIN"

During the week ending June 9th,
we enjoyed over an inch of rainfall,
80 inch on May 3lst, and so inch on
June 9th. These rains are coming al
just the right time to start off the new
IMPLANTED sweet potatoes. The barom-
eter says more rain.
The temperatures for the week are
as follows:
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-06-09

'Just back from your wedding trip
eh2 Too bad you had such fotter
weather! You couldn't have enjoy
ed yourself particle Puck
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-09
Wins 2nd
Basket Ball Game
From Hill Academy

The basketball team from Hill Mil
itary Academy, Portland, Saturday
night lost its fourth game of the SER
les played with Medford and Ashland
by score of 26 to 10. This was per-
haps the best and fastest game of
the four At the end of the first half
the score stood 8 to 8. At the begin
ming of the second half Ashland took
the lead and kept good six points
ahead for the final count.
A record breaking crowd of abou.
500 people saw the game.
In each of the four games played
in Southern Oregon, Hill lost by a
small margin, the smallest being the
first game at Medford, where the
score at the end OF the game stood
Is to 13, In the last game there
Hill played the entire first half with
second string men, and Medford ran
away from them, 16 to /. In the
second half the regular lineup from
Hill went in. and MedfOrd did not
make point, while Hill added Z,
making the score at the end of the
game l6 to s. The Medford games
were rough and tumble. The Med
ford team exeelled on pass work, but
neither team could show up to
advantage. due to rough play. The
games In Ashland were less rough
and both teams used better team
work.
Hill has n good fast team and lost
only due to being on strange floor
They fought hard to win, but are good
losers.
In 1915 Portland team came to
Oregon and lost also to
and Medford Hill is the
first team making the trip from the
far north since that time.
The Medford team goes north this
coming week, while Ashland is s~plan-
uing on playing the winner of Nor
thern California at Fort Jones.
On Thursday of this week the high
school is going to play game with
the alumni, the entire proceeds of
which are to go on the Rogue. The
alumni have a strong team. Those
will see one of the best
games of the season.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-09
POWER PLANT GIVES
FARMER CONvENIENCES

HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 5-A. G.
Watkins of this city has invented q
floating power plant designed to
make available to farmers many OF
the conveniences OF an electrically
lighted city home. Not only will II
light the house, barn and grounds
with incandescent lamps. but it drives
pump that will supply 1900 gallons
of water every "a hours for the bath
room, kitchen and barn and furnishes
motive for vacuum cleaners, wash
ing machines, grindstones. saws and
other like implements.
The machine itself consists OF two
pontoons that inclose the pumps and
generators as well as the gearing.
II is moored in a stream and the
current OF the stream does the rest.
II the current OF the stream is slug
gish II is increased by narrowing the
stream to the width OF the slulce box
Of the machine. The wheels OF the
generator. which are turned by the
current like the well known mill
wheel. are of the undershot type and
operate at slow speed. The sides Of
the pontoons form the sluiceway. The
bottom OF the sluiceway is formed
by a deflector that causes the water
to be raised from the bed OF the
stream. II the current of the stream
has a velocity OF two or more miles
an hour the plants are said to work
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-09
CARBONIC GAS co. STRAITS
BUILDING AT SPRINGS

The Ashland Natural Carbonic com.
pany will begin the erection of build
ings and the installation OF machin-
cry this week. The machinery will
be run by electric power and will
necessitate the building of a power
line to the Pompadou( Mineral
springs.
The Liquid Carbonic company of
Chicago will deliver two more car
loads of cylinders here this month,
each car representing an investment
Of more than $10,000.O0. The de-
livery of the gas to the railroad will
mean some heavy and constant haul
ing and will require a well graded
and surfaced road to the springs;
this will be built for year around
use.
W. A. Brown, Kansas City and Wes-
tern manager for the Ciduid Carbonic
company, who is here on the coast to
arrangements for selling the
gas. was in the city yesterday. While
here a trip to the springs was made
and thorough tests made of the quail
ity Of the carbonic gas and the guam
titles available for commercial use.
Mr.. Brown is satisfied that the
amount of Ashland natural gas that
will be sold in the future will depend
On their ability to cover a
large field and that the natural gas
can be supplied from the Pompadour
springs in unlimited guam
titles.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-09

satisfactorily. Under these condi-
tions the smallest unit will furnish
two and a half horse power, brake
test.
The machine, which is of the slow
speed type, is designed to obviats
engine trouble. The only expenses
involved in the upkeep OF the plant
is painting the pontoon once a year
and oiling the machinery every week.
The plant is equipped with flood
guard that is regulated automatical-
ly and governs the flow of water to
the wheels. The racks attached to
this guard prevent driftwood and
Ice from reaching the wheels. Be-
cause the whole plant is built on pom
toons and because it floats on the
surface of the water, 1t allows for
variation in the rise and fall OF the
stream. The machine is anchored
with cable that permits it to swins
with the current.
To increase the power OF the plant
the wheel box may be extended and
additional wheels added.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-09
SATURDAYS NEWS
- IL GILL

Endeayor week was celebrated by
a union social of young people from
the Christian, Congregational and
Presbyterian churches, Thursday
night. About so were present to
enjoy the games and program. An
impromptu debate was a feature, as
was the Candle ceremony. Forty
young people with candles formed
q big circle; 1881 told Of the first
lighting OF C. C., lighting the can
die OF the next, and so on around the
40 years. When all were burning,
the chorus of Let the Lower Lights
Be Burning" was sung. After refresh
ments, a song and prayer and the
Mizpah closed the evening.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-09
Missionary Society.

The missionary society OF the Chris
tian church held its regular monthly
meeting at the home of d. N. Davis
on the Boulevard yesterday after
noon. A most interesting session
was featured, with Mrs. Katherine
Morrison leading, and Mesdames w.
L. Headley, ]. NJ. Beaver, l.. A. Bent
ley and Mae Benedict assisting on
the program. Three new members
were received into the society and
delicious refreshments were served.
The next meeting was planned to be
held at the Palmer home on Lincoln
street.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-09
GOVERNOR ASKS FOR
OBSERVANCE OF PRUNE WEEK

Governor Olcott, in proclamation
has set aside the week of Februar.
l4-1g as "Prune Week." in order Il
uphold one of the greatest industrie
of the state. The proclamation fol
lows
ITO THE PEOPLE OF THE
STATE OF OREGON:
"The prune industry is one of
the greatest horticultural indus
tries within the State of Oregon.
Nearly forty thousand acres OF
our finest agricultural lands are
planted with prune trees. Last
year, despite adverse weather
conditions, thirty million pounds
of prune were harvested in the
state. OF this number but eight
million have been sold. The twen-
ty-two million pounds unsold rep
resent an enormous asset to the
State of Oregon il they can be
moved and placed in the hands OF
consumers. The fact that they are
lying idle jeopardizes this enor-
nous industry. The people of the
State Of Oregon should give widest
cooperation to the prune growers
TO meet the grave situation.
Il hereby designate the week
from February 14th to Febru-
AIRY 18th, inclusive, as Prune Week
within this state. | call upon the
good spirit of our people to join
in a movement to'assist this great
industry, not only for the good of
the industry itself, but for the good
of the people of the state as
whole. ! urge that every home
in Oregon take advantage of the
opportunity which Is presented by
the prune growers to become well
stocked with this nourlshing and
healthy fruit | ask cooperation
from hotels, grocers. restaurants,
or from any other source which
may give assistance, and | also be-
speak the hearty cooperation OF
the press, which is always freely
given in the furtherance of every
proper and beneficial movement.
This is serious situation, involv-
ing the welfare of thousands of
our best citizens. Prompt and
hearty response from the people
OF Oregon in the purchase Of one
of our greatest home products will
relieve the situation and bring
about a quick betterment of con-
ditions. | am certain the appeal
of the prune growers will not be
in vain.
Very Sincerely Yours
"BEN w. OLCOTT,
Governor,
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-09
{g2l)(YEEZERg

with women interested in educational
lines met with the teachers and dis
cussed many topics of interest and
benefit to the schools Miss Bertha
Davis of the Oregon Agricultural
College was present and gave an in
teresting address to the assemblage.
Miss Davis stated the Ashland Par
ent Teachers Circle is one of the
largest, strongest and most result
getting in the state. She also urged
that the circle write to their repre-
sentatiyes in legislative session in
Salem and insist they support the
bill which calls for censorship of the
movies to the extent that no girl un.
der / G nor boy under IS be permit
ted by the movie management to at
tend a show where robbery or crimes
IS shown. The club voted to have
the secretary write. to the represen'
tatives urging the passing OF the
movie censorship bill.
Miss Davis also stated she would
have an expert in dressmaking come
to Ashland and establish a part-time
school, the date of which will be an
nounced later. This school will be
conducted under the Smith-Hughef
law, and the government will bear
two-thirds of the expense and the in
dividual one-third. A large number
present yesterday expressed them
selves in favor of this arrangement
and will plan to attend.
Certificates were presented to five
school girls who have completed the
specified reading course mapped out
last year by the Parent Teachers
Circle. These girls are: Margaret
Higgins, Daisy Yaryan, Arlene Inflow,
Janey Walker and Juliet Goodwin
They had answered satisfactorily a
set of questions on each book, which
were inspected by a committee.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-02-09

of the tickets, prizes being awarded
to those selling the largest number
No expense whatsoever attended
this sale, the proceeds of the show
being the donation OF Mr.. and Mrs,
Bergner, and the tickets being do
mated by John Loughlin, so the entire
amount goes to swell the Ashland
contribution.
The names OF the pupils selling the
largest number OF tickets follows, and
TO these Manager Bergner has al
lotted the prizes offered;
Leonard SwensOn, $5.25, Haw-
thorne; Lydia Smith, S4.00, Junior
High; Dick Hitchcock, $2,5O, Haw-
thorne; Wallace Broughton, S2.50,
Hawthorne; Gladys Mcdonald, $3.50,
Junior High; Auten Bush, S2.25,
Junior High; Jennie Walker, $225,
Hawthorne; Ruth Olsen, $2.25, Jun
ior High; James Knuten, $2.00, Jun
ior High; Addison Helms, $500. Jun
ior High Mary Maly, $1.50, Jun
ior High; Kathryn Phipps, $l.25,
Junior High; Edith Patterson, $1.25,
Junior High; Vernon MacCarter,
$1.25, Junior High; Irwanda Bate
man, 75c, Hawthorne.