tub being coaxial and the basket contained in the tub as shown in fig1 and 2 within the basket and coaxial therewith is mounted agitation means shown in fig1 and 2 as an agitator assembly 15 comprising an auger portion 16 and an agitator portion 17 the auger portion 16 includes helical vanes 16a and the agitator portion 17 includes an upstanding barrel portion 19 and a skirt portion 20 a plurality of scrubbing vanes are mounted directly above and adjacent the skirt portion 20 and in the illustrated embodiment shown in fig3 the agitator includes rigid vanes 18b fixed to an upper surface of the skirt portion 20 and flexible vanes 18a attached to surfaces of the barrel portion 19 drive means 22 are provided for oscillating the agitator portion 17 in a conventional manner as is well known in the art the drive means also drives the auger portion 16 of the agitator assembly so that the auger rotates unidirectionally as the agitator portion 17 oscillates thus the auger portion 16 rotates relative to the oscillating agitator portion 17 to auger the clothes or other fabrics adjacent the auger portion downwardly towards the lower portion of the receptacle or treatment zone where agitation is taking place the construction and operation of a double acting agitator including an auger portion similar to the one just described is disclosed in the co pending u s patent application of clark platt ser no 595 792 now u s pat 3 987 651 issued oct 26 1976 assigned to the assignee of the present invention the basket 14 and the tub 13 upon the start of a washing cycle will be filled with water to a level 50 see fig2 which.