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About Estacada progress. (Estacada, Or.) 1908-1916 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1916)
ESTACADA PROGRESS Devoted to the Interests of Eastern Clackamas County V olume 9, N umber 17 M E WE SHIRKING CHURCH SUPPORT? Efforts Being Made To Install Business System The question may arise in many minds, as to why the Prog ress and its- publisher, are dis playing such an active interest in matters pertaining to church work. The answer being as sum med up in the opening lines of that good old hymn—“ God moves in mysterious ways, His wonders to perform.” While this article deals more directly with the support o f the Estacada Ivi. E. Church, the same appeal is made for the financial support of all churches in our midst. Our schools, of which we are justly proud, are supported by taxation but it is up to each one o f us individually, w h e t h e r church attendants or not, to help support our churches, if for no other reason than our sense of civic pride. While the Progress does not like to chronicle these facts, it seems best to i»resent them to the public, Kor instance, Rev. Spiess. who has been in charge o f the Estacada M. E. Church since last October and who dur ing that time has accomplished wonders, not only in a spiritual way, but by his tireless work in connection with the ne a church basement, has not received his salary for the past four weeks. This salary only amounts to a- bout$9.62 per week, which is mighty small for the services rendered, but owing to its small- ness, it is all the more reason that it should be forthcoming regularly. Other expenses are probably equally in arrears and no one is directly to blame, except maybe all of us together. Much credit is due a few church workers, who are doing more than their share to make both ends meet financially. It costs but $12.50 per week to conduct the work of this church or a yearly expenditure of about $650. This amount is divided as follow s:- pastor’s salary, $500; janitor, $52; lighting, S12; insur ance on church and parsonage, about $6., and $80. as their share towards the state denomination’s work. Last year, this church raised and expended $705.03 but a part of this sum had to be raised at E stacada , O regon , T hursday , J anuary 13, 1916 the last mini te of the fiscal year by popular donations and the disagreeable job of soliciting these donations, fell to the lot of a few ardent workers. It is to the credit of Estacada, that a good response has always been made to these late appeals, but if the present plan works out, these last resort appeals will become a thing of the past and , all expenses will be met, when due. The Progress is printing a sup ply of church pledge cards and regular monthly business state ments, which will be used in an effort to place the Estacada M. E. Church finances on a purely business basis. There are many of us, who owing to selfishness, are not di rectly interested in church work, but who are willing to help fi nancially, in a small way at least. There are many Estacada people, who when appealed to, gladly gladly give from $5. to $50. in a lump sum each year, to make up a deficit. If the present plan carries, it will eliminate the asking and making of such donations by all church members and friends be ing asked to sign a regular year ly pledge card, agreeing to pay each month, on receipt of a reg ular business statement, o n e twelfth o f their yearly pledge, whether it be a few cents or a few dollars. This church now has but sev enteen regular signed pledges, and on these seventeen about one half o f the church support is forthcoming each month. An effort will be made at this time to secure at least twenty-five j more pledged contributions, on which an assured monthly in come can be relied. Pledges of from 10c per month up will be asked for and should be received, thus doing away with requests for donations later. T h e greatest hindrance to church collections lies in the con tributor getting in arrears a few months and then having to pay up, that which collectively looks like a big sum o f money. The new arrangement o f sending out regular monthly statements, as a reminder, would greatly over come this trouble. To any church, in Estacada or tributary country, which desires to inaugurate a similar business system for the handling of church finances, the Progress will do nate a supply of printed pledge c a r d s and statement blanks, printed as desired. School Rate Promised The establishing of a special rate by the P. P. L. & P. Co., for school children, between Barton, intermediate points and Estacada, will soon be announc ed by the railway company. A reduced fare, to allow pupils from down the line to attend the Estacada schools, has been under consideration for several months and within a week or so the Progress will be able to announce theexact fare, which will average from l t f c to ly2c per mile, prob ably. First Carload Of Year Buyer C. E. Lucke bought and shipped a carload of about 90 hogs from the Esiacada yar s last Monday, being the first ship ment for the 1916 season, with a slightly better price paid than during December, as the price this week was $6.25 tops. If the second years growth of these yards with their livestock i buying is in proportion to the first year, Estacada and adjacent country will become noted as one of the pork producing sections. Anoiher shipment will be made Monday, January 24th, parties having stock for sale should no tify W. Givens, Estacada. To Load Livestock At Eagle Creek Traffic Manager F. D. Hunt announces that arrangements are being made to-install at Eagle Creek, a chute and pen, for the loading of hogs and other live stock into the cars. This added facility is the out come of the growth of the Esta cada stock yards and will be a great convenience to the Eagle Creek and nearby shippers, who formerly have had to bring their livestock to Estacada for loading. Game Violaters Get Suspended Sentence ; Game Warden Ben S. Patton of Esiacada and Special Deputy George Kitzmillerof Eagle Creek, last week, arrested Charles Me Creary of Troutdale and Lee Cooper of Dover, for alleged vio lation of the game laws. McCreary and Cooper, in Jus- tice Devore’s court in Estacada, Tuesday, pled guilty to having killed a doe deer, the skin of the animal being used as evidence. Owing to the youth o f Me Creary, who is about 16 years old, and who shot the deer. War den Patton, after consultation with the Juvenile Court author ities at Oregon City, suspended sentence on the boy and let him off with a reprimand. In the case of Cooper, who is of legal age, he was fined $25. and costs, but on promise of good behavior hereafter, the fine was remitted and the costs of about $7. were collected. $1. P er Y ear TAXPAYERS LEAGUE MEETS MONDAY Big Delegations From All Districts To Attend The first regular meeting of the Eastern Clackamas Taxpay ers League will take place next Monday afternoon,at 1 o’clock, in the Family Theatre in Estacada. A big crowd is expected, as word has already been received from the district representatives, saying that good sized delega tions would be present. The first business of the meet ing will be reports from the var ious branch organizations; the appointed presidents of each com munity organization as fol lows, being requested to give a report outlining the sentiment of the taxpayers in their respective districts, regarding cooperation w ith the League: Barton George Turner Eagle Creek Homer Glover Estacada E. W. Bartlett Currinsville—John Ely- Upper Garfield—Guy T. Hunt Lower Garfield—Fred Bates George—H. C. Stevens Springwater—J. C. Kilgore Sandy District—W. A. Proctor and A. C. Thomas Viola Ray Miller Logan -G. A. Kohl Cazadero A lf Drill Boring—Z. Lake Damascus S. Dallas Dodge Fred Horner Dover H. H. Udell Stone F. E. Brown Kelso Mr. Karl Clackamas A. Mather The principal speaker of the meeting will be Frank B. Riley of Portland, who will talk along matters pertaining to road con struction and its direct benefits to a community. Mr. Riley is well known to many local people, being not only one of the best public speakers in the slate, but being a man well posted on com munity development and kindred subjects. While no definite announce ment can be made, it is hoped that at least one member of the Clackamas County Court will be present and say a few words, al though Judge Anderson is unable to attend, as Monday is his regu lar day for the handling of pro bate matters. It is likely that Editor E. E. Brodie of the Oregon City Enter prise, Hon. Geo. C. Brownell and others will be present. Great interest is being display ed on all sides in the formation (Concluded on back page. |