The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume], December 21, 1923, Image 4

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T
Jult five more days until vacation,
then We can enjoy ten day. of lolld
comfort—l: we don’t~ overeat on
Christmas.
Last Friday night a social ball was
given in the H. S. auditorium to raise .
money for the A. S. B. fund. A good
sized crowd was present and all had i
a fine time. The school orchestra was
out and rendered three numbers. Dee
Maske gave a violin solo. Mrs. Leon‘
ard and Lois Brown gave readings.
and the Glee Club sang. after which
the baskets were auctioned off by Mr.
Grube. About $32 was realized.
Basket ball practlce is coming along
fine. The boys and girls are practlc
lng faithfully. The girls have the gym
on Tuesdays and Thursdays and the
boys on Mondays, Wednesdays. and
Fridays. Mr. Glover is endeavoring to
schedule two games for Christmas va.
cation. as that is a good time for the
team to go outside of town. The first
game of the usual season wlll he with
Molson. January 4. at Oroville.
The sophomore English class have
had a contest to determine whlch side
could get the fewest D‘s. Last Monday
evening the losing slde entertained
the winners at a supper at the H. 8.
gym. Gum's were enjoyed untll eight
o'clock. alr- reporting a fine tlme. Miss
Pond and Mr. Bullock promised to;
give a party at the end of the next six
weeks IF no D's are recelved in the
English class during that time.
We hope they are not like the high
school girl who wrote the following
note to her chum regarding a coming
examination :
"Honest. klddo, It's a cinch I‘ll flunk
on this ex. 'cause I don't claim to be
good In flggers, but I ain‘t scared
when it comes to anything else. When
you say grammar I'm there with the‘
big mltt and don't you rub 1t out.‘
That’s where I shine." ‘
The December typewrbtlng test was
given. Friday. None of the students
made the required number or words,
as Mr. Bullock gave it too suddenly.
A glass partition wlll be put In the?
commercial room by the manual train-t
lng department. It will ‘separate the
typewrltlng department from the
shorthand and bookkeepkng sections
and will make it less noisy.
Plays will be given by the commer
cial students In order that they may
obtain enough money to buy 3. But
roughs adding machine.
A woman fond of showy dress and
jewelry, went one afternoon to a tea.
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High School News
NEED DEFiNITEfiECLA
MATION POLICY IF AGRI
CULTURE Is To PnosPER.
When there appears to be a surplus
of farm products and price are low,
it almost seems out of nlé‘ )to con
sider such matters as ,Cxé’clamation
and land settlement. And yet, we.
in the west in areas where there is
land to be reclaimed and where such
reclamation means much to the wel
fare of the state as a whole, must see
far enough ahead to have some defi
nite policies in reclamation. With our
rapidly increasing population. it will
not take man} years. variously esti~
mated at 16 to 25. until domestic de~
mand will more than catch up with
production. As additions to acreage
by reclamation always will be small
when compared with the land under
cultivation. products from these acres
unless specialties such as truck and
fruit are overoemphasized. will have‘
little effect on the prices of farmers’
goods. Wlth upwards of two million
acres or more of land to be reclaimed
by irrigation and probably two million
acres of logged off lands suitable for
agricultural purposes. we as as tate
need to give the matter of reclama
tion our careful attention.
The development of logged off lands .
or reclamation of lands by irrigation
must be done in accordance with
economic principles or not at all. The
land must be of such character first
of all. that it can produce crops of
such volume and at such a cost that
their use for feed or sale will bring
a substantial return. Second. there
must bem arkets for these crops
either through cities close at hand,
through cannerles in case of berry
crops or through lives tock products
such as milk, eggs or meat for which
there ls always some market.
Moreover the prices of these lands
must be such that reasonable interest
on the investment and returns from
labor from the proceeds of the land
are possible. The only real guide to
follow is the results obtained by far
mers under similar conditions and on
similar land. These will show that for
logged of! areas. for instance, the
prices of raw land itself. except that
to be used for trucking purposes ad-}
Jacent to large cities, should be only
nominal, say $5 to sls per acre. The
clearing of these lands will cost from
8100 to S3OO per acre. practically all
that the land is worth when cleared
and sometimes pore. Original owners
will have to content themselves with
taking her mall son wnth her. She
wore a diamond sunburst 01' which
she was inordinately proud. The Little
boy behaved as most small hays do
when refreshments are served. The
next day she met n guest ut lea. ‘
“Dld you see my sunburst yester
day." she asked.
"No," rephed the woman. "but I
feared he would when I saw hhn tuke
the fourth sandwich."
Twenty-eight men reported to Mr.
Glover for bunker bull on the opening
night. The squad has been peeled to
18 and will probably go to 14 this
week for first team practice. nose
and Piper are out for the guard posi
tions, Rex Stuart: and Bermirti Curtis
are showing form nit forward. while
.Ervin Curtis and Dutch Uierde are
fighting it out at center. Uther first
team aspirants showing strung are
Ari Lewis. Ed. William and Jack
Griffith.
A material change In the rules for
this your eliminates the “star free
throw" thrower. Thls year‘s rules
states that the man fouled shull throw
the free throws unless a substitute
coming ln in his position shall do so.
The trend of the playing in the game
this year throughout the country will
he toward the guards. in the past.
‘stellur forwards have won for a team,
but the present leans more toward the
inst traveling. sure shooting type 01'
guard. Open style of play will prevail
with less and less fouling .by team‘
men. Iteterees must be more expert‘
in their decisions and must follow the
plays closely. due to the speedy play
ing In the present. Oroville contenders
in this district in the county are Mol
son and Tonssltet. We may not get
to the county tournament, due to the
weight and speed of other contenders
in the district. but whoever does go.
will know that they have been in a
game.
Thls year the district tournament
wlll include Oknnogan. Chelan. Grant
and Douglas counties, so it will have
to be SOME team to win.
One of the teachers received the'
followlng note from the mother of one
of her pupils.
“Deer teacher—You keep tellln' my
boy to breathe with his dlufram. but
maybe rich children has got dlatmms
but how about when there rather Is
In the army. and has got five chil
‘dren to keep? First its one thing, then
lts another and now its dlutrums.
That: the worst yet.”
the proiil securod from the original
crop and be willing to place these
lands in the hands of land seekers at
n nominnl price.
Considerable exploitation of nusus-‘
pectlng homeseekera wlth or wlthout
turm expertence has been qulte com
man by over-enthusiastic land sales
agents who would give the lmpresslon
that 5 or 10 acres of logged off land
‘wlll turnlsh a good ltvlnx for anybody
and the only thlng necessary In to get
hold of a unlt, bulld a home and llve
ln plenty for the rest of one’s llfe.
Dlslllnslonment has come all too soon
and no need wonder that those who
have been thul treated have resent
ment In their hearts and alter fertile
ground for the seeds at dlscontent
and radleallsm.
It should he understood by every
one who takes up new land, whether
that be among the use brush ot the
desert or in the logged 01! areas, how
ever sninbrions the climate or rich
the soil. that the development of a
form and home from raw lands entail
hard work and thritt. understanding
of the farming game or an intelligent
studious interest which makes it pos
sible to profit by the experience of
others.
In connection with reclamation onl
any considerable scale. there ahouldl
be well organized land settlement
plans. These should include provi
sion for the division of the land into
proper units suitable for standard
farming enterprises, the building or
a small house. a unit poultry house.
a small barn and the digging or a
well on each unit. It should also in
clude perhaps provision for a cow. a
;pig or two and a dozen hens. All
this should be provided at a cost such
that bona tide settlers may make a
first payment to cover in part the
cost of improvement. Further suit
able provision should be made where
by adequate supervision of the whole
project is provided for and whereby
settlers may have a long time period
under the amortization plan for final
payments on their farms. Such land
settlement plans are essential to the
best success of a reclamation pro
gram whether that he in connection
with logged oi! lands or lands under
irrigation. '
Two men were arrested for attempt
ing to force their way into the White
House. The attempt: of several other
men to‘do the some thing wlll he nr-i
rested before another year panes.—
Sedro Wooley Courier-Times.
WATER USERS ASSOCIATION.
This article is written for the pur
pose of better acquulnung the water
users, in general, of the West Oka
noxau Valley Irrigation district, with
the purposes and object at the 01-0-
ville-Tonasket Water Users associa
tion. ‘ '
It was organized la the spring of
1920 and lts object declared to be to
assist ln securing the best. most com
petent and economlcul management of
tlle dlstrlct by the board 01 dlrectors
(the election of whlch should be in
the control of the ussocintlon), to pro
cure u tulr dlstrlbutlon of water and
assist (wlthln lts means) in the im
provement and reclamation of the
ilunds of the dlstrlct. ln 'the accomp
lishments of such things as will re
sult ln the prosperlty of the farmers
and taxpayers of the dlstrlct.
Under the rules of the association,
a general meeting of its members
should he held somewhere in the
district each month. But the busi
ness of the association is largely
tmnsucted by an executive committee
at tive members, which should meet
frequently. muking reports of its pro
ceedings to the members at the mouth
ly meetings. and also from time to
tithe through the muiil.
’i‘he otllcers of the association are:‘
president. vice-president; secretaryl
and treasurer, and also the executive
connulttee of tive. The officers are
elected during the early part of Jan-l
unry ln euch year, except that two
only of the executive committee re.
tire each year. and the president is
ex-ofllcio a member of that committee.
Believing that it is for the best in
terests of the entire district. that care
should be taken in the selection of
candidates for the otilce of director of
the district. the constitution of the
association provides for no endorse
ment of a candidate not nominated by
3the association; but provides for a
primary vote by the members upon
such names as are first submitted in
writing (by the person seeking to
become a candidate) to the executive
committee. who mail to each member
tickets containing the names of all
that have so tiled. and inclosing a
postpultl envelope addressed back to
the committee. instructing the mem
ber to mark an X opposite the name
or his choice and return it. un-i
signed. And when the votes are in.
the committee counts them and the
one receiving the majority becomes
the candidate. subject however to the
approval of the membership at a gem
eral meeting held immediately prior
to the district election.
The association nominated a can
ldidate under its rules in 1920 and was
defeated at the election. In 1921 it so
With But a Single Thought:
“ i ' ° ”
Get the Cash, and Get It Qunck.
WITH THAT INTENTION
Sale Ends Monday---No ExtenSlon
Those of you who have waited for this last smash at high prices take
notice. We have gone through the store and marked many items at
prices that will hurry their departure. .
In all sincerity and earnestness we ask you: Do you value the hard
earned cash you are spending this year. If you do, spend it where it will
travel the farthest. THAT PLACE IS HERE. A.word to the prudent
is Plenty—ACT- MONDAY ENDS IT.
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WM. 3.. MISHLEIR
Oroville, Washington.
nominated another candidate and
elected him; and in 1922. it nomina
ted another candidate and elected
him. This year three men having al
ready become candidates without the
association‘s assistance, it did not
nominate a candidate. And at the
general association meeting held in
Oro'ville on the Bth. it declined to
break over its rules by endorsing
either of the three candidates in the
field, thus leaving its members free
to act as they saw fit in the matter.
The association primary rule is a
good one as it heads of! self selected,
or factional selected. candidates and
those who want to get on the board
to ride some personal hobby. or to
avenge some fancied grievance; and
should result in a thoughtful consid
eration of the wouidbe candidates
and their qualifications to transact
the business of the district; and also
to consider whether any change
should he made in the board, which
should not be done unless there is a
good reason for it. but if there is such
a reason. to get after it strong.
it we have a bad and unsatisfactory
district board. or an unflt member of
the board, Join the Water Users asso
ciation and assist in the process of
elimination; using the care and delib~
eratlon of a primary vote in order to
make a careful and intelligent choice
of the new member of the board. The
association has done much for the
past; but if you don’t think so. get
into It and help us. If it is not what
it ought to he. get inside and thus
find what it is doing and help to make
it what it ought to be. Don’t stay
outside and merely criticize. Every
eligible waiter user in the district
should be a member. The annual dues
are practically nominal. only SI.OO.
Its only failures In the past have oc
curred for the want of funds to pay
the small expenses required. With
reasonable support in the way of each
member paying his dues and a fair
increase in membership, and attend
ance at its monthly meetings, much
more can be done for its members
and the water users in general.
Space in this article will not permit
an enumeration of what has been ac
compiished by the association, further
than to say, that its executive com
mittee. in its frequent meetings with
the district board is on agreeable
ibusiness terms with it, and the board
often appreciates the help that the
committee can give in the way of in
formation, and as a means through
which the board can reach the wants
and desires of the water users. The
board furnishes the association true
carbon copies of the minutes of each!
board meeting. which are read. and up
|for discussion at the association meet
|ings; and it is the intention to also
inform the member: throw]: the
malls of any matter of “ancient Im
portance to warrant so doing.
Water users, come and Join as. It
is not necessary to wait until an anno
ciation meeting in January to do so;
just send your name and the SI.OO
dues to the secretary. C. N. Tompkins
‘of Oroville, and he will at once enter‘
your name on the books and send you
9. receipt for the dues. through the
mail. 01' you will find the member
ship roll at the office of R. P. Hoskyn.
the association president. The larger
DR. ROBERT s. NELSON
GRADUATE nnd LICENSED
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