THE OUTLOOK SHOPPER
10 GRESHAM (Ore.) OUTLOOK Thur»., Oct. 17. 1968 (Sec. 3)
Church Starts Study Groups
Several four sessions study
groups--designed to explore
how the Christian ministry
meets all the needs of people
in the community--are being
organized at LynchwoodChrist
ian church.
Topics in the program are:
41 The Church and Pressing
Medical Issues of the Day,”
"Our City in Mission,” "Issues
Pvt. V. Medford
"Basic" Graduate
Pvt. Vern J. Medford, grand
son of Mrs. Mamie E. Riley,
26 NW 3rd St., has completed
basic training at Ft. Lewis,
Wash.
He has been assigned to the
U.S. Army engineer school at
Ft. Belvoir, Va„ for specializ
ed training in electronic devices
maintenance.
Pvt. Medford is a 1968 grad
uate of Gresham high school.
in Christian Living,” "New
Thinking in Today’s Church,”
and "The Generation Gap.”
The
church office--665-
9534--has the dates and location
of these classes.
Rev. Barry Ball, pastor, will
begin a new serie“ of sermons
Sunday, Oct. 20, based on the
synoptic gospel accounts of the
parables of Jesus. Title is "The
Parabolic Comedy and Tragedy
of Our Christian Existence Be
fore God.” The series will con
tinue to the end of the year.
Adult coffee hour is scheduled
each Sunday at 9:30 a.m., with
Bible school for all ages. Wor
ship service is at 11 a.m.
and Christian Youth Fellowship
at 6:30 p.m.
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Strawberries, apricots, ap
ples, raspberries, peaches and
cherries are all members of
the rose family.
Gresham W om an
A sked to M eeting
Mrs. Ellen Schouten, Rt. 3,
Box 722-2 , Gresham, has qual
ified to attend a career con
ference of New York Life In
surance
company’s
field
underwriters Oct. 21-23 at
the Benjamin Franklin hotel in
Seattle, Wash., according to
Robert M. Schober, manager
of the company’s Multnomah
general office in Portland.
Mrs. Schouten will join other
agents and company executives
for educational work in life
underwriting, health and em
ployee protection insurance.
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Value of the salmon catch
last year declined to $48.6 mil
lion from $73.5 million the year
before. Only 48.3 million pounds
of pink salmon were caught,
compared with 163 million
pounds in 1966.
CELEBRATING OUR
A/M/VCRSARY
FAMOUS
NAME
BRANDS
SALE
3 DAYS ONLY
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Oct. 17-18-19
SWEATERS - Reg. ’ l O ..................
v . . 2 for $10
SLIPPERS — Reg. $5 . . . . Now $2.50 pr.
BERMUDA SHORTS - Reg. «7 . . Now M
GREAT SAVINGS
Orestes
•
Vi TO Vt OFF
—
Suits
—
Skirts
—
Capris
Bras and Girdles, Broken Sizes
— Thursday, Oct. 17th, 'til 9 p.m. —
Hours: 10 to 5:30 Monday thru Saturday
THE DARBY LANE
21717 S.E. Stark
Near 12 M ile Corner
Gresham
LADIES'
CASUALS
THE SAN DY (Ore.) POST
Parcel Post Rates
To Rise Saturday
Postmasters of Boring, Fair-
view, Gresham and Troutdale,
reminded postal customers that
higher parcel post and catalog
rates will go into effect Satur
day, Oct, 19.
The rate increase will aver
age 10.5 per cent and in most
case will mean an additional
10 cents postage per parcel.
The higher rates were ap
proved by the Interstate Com
merce Commission in July.
Under the new rates the mini
mum charge for local parcel
delivery will go from 40 to 50
cents. The minimum charge for
parcels destined outside the
local delivery area wtH be rais
ed from 50 cents to 60 cents.
Almost all parcels that are
charged up to $1.10 under pres
ent rate will go up 10 cents.
There will be a 15 cent hike
on most parcels now charged
between $1.10 and $4, and a 20-
cent increases on parcels now
charged over $4.
Parcel post rates are based
on the weight of the package
and the distance it is mailed.
Higher rates for the deliv
ery of package and catalogs
are required to bring revenue
from this type of mail within
four per cent of operating costs,
as required by law. The higher
rates are de igned to put par-
Whiz Stitchers Begin
Year of 4-H Sewing
Four members attended the
first fall meeting of the Whiz
Stitchers at the home of their
leader, Mrs. M. Knopf, Satur
day, Oct. 5.
Karen Perletti is president
of the 4-H sewing club. She is
assisted by Allison Hill, vice-
president; Heidi Knopf, sec
retary; Tawni Waggoner, news
reporter; and Vicki Cook, re
freshments.
The group planned several
projects for the forthcoming
year.
cels and catalogs, which are
fourth-class mail, or a break
even basis.
Additional revenue is needed
from parcel post and catalogs
to off-set higher costs result
ing from pay increase approv
ed last year for postal em
ployees.
New Riding Club
Organizes Here
A new riding club has been
organized in the Gresham area.
Officers elected at the first
meeting are: Del Hendrix, pre
sident; Bob Allen, vice-presi
dent; Betty Hendrix, secretary,
and Mikel Allen treasurer.
Among the dozen members
at the first meeting were re
sidents from Rockwood, Gresh
am, Damascus and Boring.
Persons interested in join
ing the group may phone Mr.
and Mrs. Henrix at 665-1237,
New members will also be wel
come at the next meeting, Nov.
1, at 8p.m.attheHendrixhome,
Rt. 3, Box 965, three and one-
half miles south of Gresham on
Regner road.
Objective of the new club
is to promote interest in riding
and gain useful knowledge In
the many phase of horseman
ship, according to the secre
tary, Mrs. Hendrix. The o r
ganization at the present un
named, will be primarily a
trail group.
B irths
GRESHAM GENERAL
HOSPITAL
Son, Gary Lee to Mr. and
Mrs. Gerald Rutz, 410 SE 160,
Portland, Oct. 5.
Daughter, Melani June to Mr.
and Mrs. David Traxler, Rt. 3,
Box 945, Gresham, Oct. 7.
665-0061
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D O L L A R S A V IN G
NIGHT OWL
S P E C IA L S
From 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 17
Specials on
Ranges, Freezers,
Refrigerators
Both N ew and Used
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