Ed Allen o f the firm o f Allen & Samson o f E s t a c a d a returned home Saturday, a fter an absence o f several months near Tillamook. Ed purchased a Denby truck a fe w months ago and since then has been operating it in connec­ tion with a Tillamook County road job. He is now back home to stay and with his machine will give his entire attention to the flour, feed and lumber business. Supervisor George H ively o f the Viola district is planning to have a sign painted, “ Stop and View t h e Clackamas Valley f r o m H ere’ ’ . This sign will be posted o n t h e Springwater-Portland road, at the top o f the big land­ slide, where one o f the most m ag­ nificent panoramas in the state can be seen. The Springwater Grange w ill meet on Saturday next, when several candidates will be initiat­ ed into the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd de­ grees. As usual a fine dinner will be served and all Grangers are welcome. The Springwater Harvest Fes­ tival on last Sunday was a grand success, the church being crowd­ ed to capacity and the beautiful decoratiorts receiving consider­ able comment. The services and J. L. Duffy, secretary o f the addresses were greatly enjoyed, being especially appropriate to Portland Ad Club, was an Esta­ cada business visitor this week. the occasion. Pendleton Normal School Proven Necessity (Copied from Portland Oregonian.) MONMOUTH, Ore., June 26.—The Oregon Normal school opened this week . . . students enrolled 765, argest on record for state Normal in Oregon . . . . how to care for large student body a problem . . . . 00 being crowded into auditorium wi T seating ca­ pacity of 560. Galleries filled with e. ra cha rs in a ales. More than 150 students seated on piaitorm New boarding houses completed, additions to room­ ing houses built and tents used Oue hundred girls sleep on upper floor of school. The official school report gives 160 grade pu pils In Monmouth, for teacher practice. Read what those you have elected to handle the affa ra o f your state and who are thoroughly informed rega daig school conditions in Oregon have to say ccn , i..ng measure 308 on the ballot at the coming eleci.on: By Jam es W ith y c o m b e , G o v e rn o r o f O re g o n : "U tu | on ie u nqu estionably in need 01 school w ork and Pen dleton Is tin* lo g n u l school o f th is class In E astern ■> < pw cif n orm al lo r a By J. A . C h u r c h ill, S ta te Superintendent of Public In s tru c tio n : “ I tru st th a t the v o te rs o f the S la te will asxi.st in ra is in g the stand ard o f our a« L'.ol.s hv »•Ma..h.shing a S ta te N o rm a l School a t Pendl< u>< By P. L. C a m p b e ll, P re s id e n t of th e O reg o n : “ A t least one a d d itio n a l needed in O re g o n ." N o rm a l U n iv e rs ity of School ih u i g e n tly By W . J . K e r r , P re s id e n t of th e O regon A g r ic u ltu ra l C o lleg e: "S in c e the people o f Pen d leto n a rc in itia lin g a m easure fo r the esta b lish m e n t o f a N o rm a l S» I mol . i lu a i place. It w ill g iv e m e pleasure to supp l this m « i n t e ' By J. H . A c k e rm a n , P re s id e n t O reg o n N o rm a l School, a t M o n m o u th : " A c a re fu l a n a ly sis e f th e situ a tio n w ill co n v in ce a ny one that O rego n needs a N o rm a l School in E astern O r e ­ gon and P e n d leto n fills a ll the g o vern m en t re q u ire m e n ts ." ■ y th e C o u n ty School S u p e rin te n d e n ts of O re g o n : "R e s o lv e d , th a t it le the sense o f the Cou nty School S u p erin ten d en ts o f the S ta te o f O regon, in co n ven tio n assem bled, that the beat In teri xix o f the hools o f the S ta te dem and in creased fa c ilitie s fo i the tra in in g o f teach ers, and th a t we, th erein ! c. em ioix e the in itia tiv e m easure to esta b lish a N o rm a l School at iv n d le t o n .” By M rs. C h a rle s H . C ao tn e r, P re s id e n t of th e O regon F e d e ra tio n of W o m e n s Clubs: " I m ost h e a rtily en dorse the location o f said N o rm a l School at P en d leto n " P r c i. R o u e rt C. F re n c h , F o rm e r P re s id e n t N o rm a l School L o cated at W e s to n : of tho " A n im m ed ia te esla . lish inciil o f Much a school a t som e cen tral poin t M.ch ax Pen dleton w ould prove a g ie u t asset to the rttate o f <>i»-gon B. F. ta u lk e y . Ex P re s id e n t S o u th e rn O regon N o rm a l S c h o o l: " I shall su pport the loca tion N o rm a l School at P en d le to n ." of an E a stern O regon Stale Board of Hcgrnl* of Oregon Normal School declares that “ the necessity lor additional Normal school facilities in Oregnu is uppun in .' Portland Chamber of Commerce endorses measure 308 and say Pendleton most logieul location for Nor­ mal school in I'aisteru Oregou. 303 X YES is a vote (P a id A d v ) for your children E astern O regon S ta te N orm al School C o m m itte e. My J. H Owlrtn. He» > Pen dleton , O re E. H. S. Echoes Eagle Creek Notes Contributed Contributed N ext Friday afternoon the E. H. S. football warriors w ill invade Mil waukie with hopes o f bringing home the spoils o f victory. The winning o f this game would mean for Estacada the first steps to­ wards the county championship, as Milwaukie is said to have one o f the fastest teams in the coun­ ty this year, although, heretofore the team has made a very poor showing. But with several ex- 0. C. H. S. stars in the line-up, and by hard training, they have developed into a contender for the county championship. Mrs. Hattie Clester very pleas­ antly entertained The Helping Hand last Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. R. M Brash was a Port­ land visitor Saturday. O w ing to the scarcity o f apples this fall the job o f picking them will be small. Supervisor Brenton Vedder was visiting the schools at Eagle Creek and Douglass on Friday. Mrs. John Reid and sons, Theodore and Chester, were din­ ner-guests at the home o f R. B. Gibson Saturday. The Estacada High School is each year broadening out into larger fields o f study and student body activities. The latest activ­ ity is the oratorical contest to be held Dec. 1st. About fifteen stu­ dents have signified intentions o f trying out in this branch o f edu­ cation. The w inner’s name will be engraved on the Oratorical Cup presented by the Class o f ’ 16. The Wehsferians were delight­ fully entertained by the Adelphics in the park last Friday evening. One o f the main attractions o f the evening was the wedding o f Mr. Websterian and Miss Adel- phia, after which the wedding supper o f toasted marshmallows was served, and everyone was well pleased. Ralph Gibson and family were visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Douglass Sunday. H. S. Gibson and Alex Baker helped R. B. Gibson clean out his well the first o f the week. Mrs. A. W. Cooke spent Mon­ day night at the home o f her mother Mrs. S. F. Howlett. I Gresham Beats Us 13 To 7 Contributed Last Friday they came forth. Not the bunch that avoided meet­ ing our boys and taking their punishment last year, but a new bunch, said to be all new but one man. They beat our boys, yet they did not wallop them, neither did they walk over them. Everything went lovely during the first half with E. H. S. mak- ng a touchdown and steady prog­ ress with line-bucks, end-runs and short passes. But alas the last half opened with a man in Gresham’ s back-field, who could outrun anything in Eastern Clack­ amas County, the deer in the hills not excepted. They even claim that he ran circles around James- John’s “ Chink” . This runner got away twice and made long runs for touch­ downs both times. The game was well played on both sides, with good sportsman­ ship, clean playing and a close score making the contest well worth the spectator’s time and money. The Basket Ball Girls, under the direction o f Miss Lilly, are daily training for their future con­ tests. Fach class is represented by a g irl’s team and Several in for­ mal games have already been played. G irl’s athletics are begin­ ning each year to play a more prominent part in school life and some very exciting games are expected. A party o f students including all the football players will w it­ ness the Nebraska-O. A. C. foot­ ball game in Portland next Satur­ day. * Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Todd o f Ft. Dodge, Iowa are visiting at the home o f her sister, Mrs. A. E. Sparks o f Estacada. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Coffin and children o f Hazelton, Kansas are visiting at the home o f his sister Mrs. H. H. Yount o f Currins- ville. At the R. H. Currin home in Currinsville this week, Mrs. Lydia Marrs o f Salem and Dr. and Mrs. Collins and family o f Spokane are guests. Under the direction o f Super­ visor Frank Millard the Spring- water road crew are working on the Trachsel cut-off road, straight­ ening the lower end and creating better drainage. Roy and Carl Douglass were kept very busy Saturday chop­ ping grain fo r some o f the farm­ ers. j An enjoyable farewell party to which the public was invited, was held at the Givens home in Estacada last Monday evenin' , in honor o f Mr. and Mrs. Guy Drill, who are leaving soon to make their future home at Eugene. Mrs. Mary Bartholomew o f Heppner. Oregon is visiting at the homes o f her daughters. Mesdames E. E. and C. C. Saling o f Currinsville,