The daily star-mirror., 1922-01-12
Two CARS WHEAT
TO near EAST
CHAIRMAN MAKES REPORT
OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST
DISCUSSED AT CHAMBER MEET

j. D. Davis, chairman of the Near
East Relief committee for Latah
county, at the chamber of commerce
meeting Wednesday, reported that the
second car of flour for the Near East
relief was being billed out from Mos
COW on that day, and that Latah
county had gone we'll over her quota.
The contributions were made in wheat
beans and money, but the product
sent to the starving people OF the
Near East was flour, milled at this
place and shipped to Seattle, where
it was loaded on a ship and went
straight through to it's destination.
Mr.. Davis explained that better terms
were secured by having the local IN
stitution mill the wheat. He express
ed deep appreciation of the support
given BY the people of the county, the
various communities doing their part
nobly.
Fletcher Talks Pig Clubs
County Agent 0. S. Fletcher was
called upon by President Hagen to
tell something of the boys and girls
club work in Latah county. He said
that a number of clubs were being
organized, one of which is in the
Kennedy Ford district, in the northern
part of the county. Six boys have al
ready become members and six bred
gifts, of the Duroc Jersey type, have
been bought from the Swales farm
at Johnson, in Whitman county. The
club is being financed by the Potlatch
State bank. Mr.. Fletcher told of the
pig club work at Genesee, under the
direction of Professor Smith, who has
charge Of the Smith-Hughes work in
the school.
Rev. J.. Orrin Gould, who has charge
of the work of the University Christ
ian Federation, as student pastor, an
nounced that, owing to the absence OF
Rev. Dean Hamilton, chairman of the
chamber of commerce committee IN
charge of the campaign in the COM
munity for funds to carry on the
work of the federation during the
year, Ray Carter had been named
chairman of the committee. He ex
planned that his salary is paid by the
national organization and that all of
the $500 budget which is to be raised
is used in carrying on the activities
of the federation, in the interest of
the young people attending the uni
versity.
DR.. e. w. White, Veterans Bureau
medical examiner, stationed at this
place. was present and told of his
work with the cleanup squad in south
Idaho during the past three months,
and stated that he was more than
glad to get back to Moscow, where
he hopes to be stationed indefinitely.
He told of the, cases OF tuberculosis,
some SO in number, with which ne
came in contact in the past few
among. ex-service men and
said he knew of no reason why the
disease should be more prevalent
among them than with other persons,
which led him to believe that there
nay be a large number of incipient
Eases among the citizenship of the
state. especially the young. Here, he
said, is where the value of county
health nurse comes in, and he ex-
pressed his approval of movement in
latah county to employ a nurse.
DR.. Magee, who recently came from
he east to engage in the practice of
Medicine in MoscoY told of his pleas
ire in getting located here and be- ;
coming acquainted with Moscow peo- I.
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st. Marks Gives 500 :
DR.. G.. M. Miller, head of the de- ;
,artment of English of the university, :
vas greeted with applause when he
that St. Marks Episcopal
hurch, of which he is an officer, !
would give s1OO toward the Univer-
ity Christian Federation maintenance 7
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