4 i» r » fri 'Jfc__1 S i i l «qp' sgp'^.v Devoted to the Interests ot Eastern Clackamas County ESTACADA, OREGON, THURSDAY JANUARY 6, 1927 VOL. V, LL ADVERTISE LfiUlLM CUC« OUR NEW GOVERNOR CONVENIENT MARKE! FOR OUR FRUIT IS NOW ASSURED 3 3 S H S S NUAIBE M ASK ROAD MONEY A Viola delegation - - ......... . COMMUNITY CLUB TO SPONSOR S * /- ^ u ^ LIBBY, McNElL & . . LIBBY START CONSTRUCTION visited the Es ncada road be matched by the i Tß DEM0Ü3IAATE P R O N I METHODS ----------- C0Uaty- Tho petitionow woro b» ck- s p e c i a l i s t t o w o r k o n t r e e s ed b> Estacada businessmen. It was AN EXHIBIT A T O. A. C. OF LOCAL ORCKARDISTS i decided at the meeting to ask that the WORK AT ONCE ON CANNERY IN SHOWING PRODUCTS AFTER LECTURE ! road be classed as a market road ; SOUTH-EAST PORTLAND and that would give state aid. A t tending the session were H. C. 1 Clayton C. Long, extension In order to put before the student." hor- o f the agricultural college and visi The most cheering bit o f news lo-1 at The Dalles will not be affected Stephens, G. P. Rose, S. E W costcr, j ticulturist from O. A C will hold tors. who will attend the educational :c l fruit and vegetable growers have I by activities in Portland, J. A. Randolph Joe LaCroy, J. A. ■ an all-day session with the prune- exhibit, which will be held in Cor cceived in a blue moon came at the Superior quality o f Oregon-grown ; McComb, the the Fßhcy Brothers growers of Eastern Clackamas Co., nm vp.llis, February 18 and 19, the ad oeginning o f o f the year A. D. 1927,1 uuit, berries and vegetables, Port- and others, January 14th, it is announced by vantages o f Eastern Clackamss when the announcement o f a new land’s strategic location as a dis- John Dayman, in charge o f local ar county, an attractive display o f local, SMITH CLAN GATHERS ’ ."nnery to be built by Libby, M e-1 ributing center and labor supply rangements. The meeting will con products will be gathered and ship Nell & Libby was made in the Port- mint, together with the potential vene ct the Gem Theater at 10 a. m. ped to Thelma W ilcox who has been land papers. The story as published occ.1 market for the company’s ‘ ^r- ::nd Mrs- Arthur Smith .... morning ....................... and the will be given over chosen to represent the community in the Journal follow s: loads, was influential, said Kile, in j Curr’ncville entertained a number o f to a genercl dilcurs’on of"the pvob pro Ciub at O. A. C. Immediate construction on a site swinging the new plant to Poitland. relatives at a big Turkey dinner at loms attonding the growing of The assembling o f the exhibit is at 22d and Powell streets of what ‘‘Officers o f the company made their home on Sunday. prunes in this locality. Larger an 1 in charge o f Mrs. Ray Wilcox, who In addition to the tine turkey better fruit is the aim o f the agri Governor 1. L. Patterson will be the largest fruit and veget- ” n intensive study of the whole sit- desires that the exhibit be limited tc served, there were all the trimmings cultural college nod County Agent Governor Patterson goes into of- able canning piant in the Pacific nation,” said Kile, “ and decided in a small showing o f choicest pro- Northwest was promised by G. B. favor o f Portland for the new North- to make the dinner a most sumptu J. J. Inskeep, who will attend the ducts. It is planned to centralize fice with a unitad republican party K’ le Northwest manager fo r Libby, west plant, because o f this city’c ous one. meeting. the exhibit around the theme o f behind him and has the rc-spect und Those present to enjoy this happy McNeil & Libby, the world’s largest :lose contact with raw material re The afternoon will be spent in Friendship. The idea o f the friend- confidence o f all the citizens. He food canning operators, capitalized i sources and its natural avenues of affair were Mr. and Mrs. James some o f the prune orchards nearby liness of the climate and soil and the s a careiul economist and well at $65,760,000, who will build the Ustribution, locally and abroad. The Smith, Miss Jennio Smith and Mr. where Mr. Long will demonstrate friendliness o f the people to each trained business man and farmer, is plant. quality o f Oregon-grown products md Mrs. Walter Smith o f Eagle the latest methods of pruning and other and to visitors will be brought horoughly familiar with political “ Though we prefer not to an- ’vas ,con,3ider*d a!so- »«cause of the i^icek, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Snii.h o f j care o f old and young trees, out by placards, pictures, the exhib- conditions and there is every reason The sessions r.ro free to all Inter nounce financial outlay at this tim«, ?;a" df d‘ ™Bmtaln*d by Libby> Mc. Toledo, Oregon, Mr. ami Mrs. Fred its and by Miss Wilcox, who will at- t0 believe he will give the state a Bates of Garfield, Mr. and Mrs. ested and growers are urged to at Neil & Libby. either fo r site or plant,” said Kile, good administration as governor. tend the booth. “ The eventual size o f the corn- Arthur Smith and children and C. tend because at this time the prune ‘the plant to be built at this time A request is made fo r choice R. Lovell. industry !n Oregon is just in the will be the first unit o f what may pany'* local unit wil1 depend upon GAME SATURDAY specimens o f ginseng and golden process o f reorganization. Prunes develop into the largest food can- the, « “ » P o t io n given us by growers seal. It is the plan to get prize STAMP SALES HIGHER o f larger sire and better quality are ning plant on the Pacific coast if and dl*tnbutors of both raw mater The undefeated All-Stars will play specimens of canned fruit from the bringing a premium on the markets g.rls’ canning club at Springwater. he Gladstone Aces here in the high -he cooperation o f Northwest food a 9 and fln,shed p rod u ct” A3 the indicator o f a city's pros end with land here which is the best and fruit growers and consumers is Plant to Be latest o f school gym next Saturday eveninr I f there are choice .specimens Building operations will be in perlty »here is nothing better than suited to this fruit of any place in fruits or vegetable available it is de- ' at 8 o ’clock. Manager Cooke has what we expect it will be.” the sales o f stamps at the postofflee. the world, we can, with proper culti The new Portland plant will have charge o f F- J- Leonard local con- sired that theses items be registered ! warned the local squad against too Postmaster A. N. Johnson rejoris vation methods, become famous in at »he News offfde soon, although much confidence because of their a capacity, to start with, o f 500,000 trector’ The building will be o f con- that sales for the last quarter in this line of fruit growing. deii ery need not be made until Feb- coming o f f victors over such a good cases a year. With 24 containers to crete and inci uda the most ap- 1926 exceeded the sales for the same the case, this will mean an annual proved '» « h o d s of lighting and san team as played here Monday, but ruary 11th. period in 1925 by three per cent. WOODMEN SEE STARS barring breaks which may go against output o f 12,000,000 cans o f fruit itation, The equipment will be mod em throughout. them, another win is predicted foi and vegetable products. GIVES PRESS CREDIT G. F. Stowell, sales manager for CLUB AGAINST CHANGE In a game which at times re Saturday night. Will Employ Hundreds IN THE CONSTITUTION sembled a group o f Japanese tumb Libby, McNeil & Libby in the Port A return game with the Oregon The Oregon State Chamber o f Incoming freight fo r the operation land territory, said that arrange lers performing on a stage, the Es Commerce, in reviewing the pas. Mohawks is scheduled for next Mon The meeting of the community tacada All-Stars showed the W ood of the local plant will amount to 1 v.cnls will be made for practical!? year are optimistic about the future day n*£ht at the colosseum in Port 11,000 tons a year. Outgoing freight double the existing warehouse space lub last Friday night was not very men o f the World team o f Portland, development o f this state, holding land »veil attended but those who were a few fancy stunts and wound up will be between 10,000 and 12,000 now maintained locally, and that the forward-looking policy o f the out enjoyed a good session. The by breaking up a tied score which tons annually. general policy o f expansion will au newspapers responsible fo r settle MOUNTAIN REFUSES The plant will give employment tomatically follow start o f operations business o f the^ evening was taken had the crowd on ineir toes as well TO GIVE UP BOY ment activities. Here is a paragraph jp by the matters o f revision of the as the players. Two extra periods i between 500 and 600 persons at the new plant. from a New Year’s letter just re ons itution o f the greater union of were needed to smr.3h the deadlock ceived. Storms on Mt. Hood have prevent during seven or eight months of the , W. A. Gellersen, Pacific coas clubs o f Clackamas county, the plan- end much credit i? due our team for year. Eighty per cent o f the e m -! manager for the company, and other The year 1926 has made history ed thc finding o f Leslie Brownlee I officials, made personal inspection •lli.g o f ; air exhibit for O. A. C. and the control tire/ showed in those for Oregon. Production, shipping -¡O-year-old Portland youth, who has ployes will be women. a map taik by President Ames show- •ense momon s. The game started and industrial records have been been lost above the snow line since The plant will contain approxi- ° f t ke Portland Property acquired ng the advantages o f a highway up out with the local team going right broken. In the activities that are -as^ Saturday. Calvin White, 16 mately 200,000 square feet o f floor *.y th . company, and o f local aondl .he Clackamas river. out after scores but the Woodmen tions before authorizing the new barometers o f business great pro- another lad who was lost the same bpUCvi n't- No action was taken by the club ’ .me back in the second quarter like gress has been made, not because da>' although belonging to different The company will distribute among u ’ , on the P. E. P. franchise on the up a whirlwind. Five baskets were o f any unusual conditions, but for PartY o f Portland boys enjoying Oregon and Northwest growers from . am er °°P *rat®* The industries department o f tht per river since definite information made by them in less than that many the reason that a new spirit has per- 2now sports during the vacation, was Commerce has not been received from Wash minutes. From that time on to the meated the entire state, created found after a three day hunt- He if lion dollars annually and will p a v ! Por,land Chamber o f ington. end o f the game was a hoss race. largely, we believe, by the active c o - ! now at home recovering from his about the same amount for local thr° U* h W*0Se ° fflCe8J tbese a r‘ It was the rally in the play-off which jab r nouncements were made, has coop The proposal to revise the consti operation o f the press o f the state 3evere exposure to freezing weather unanimously turned proved the metal o f the local team Cans used by the company will be erated with L-bby McNeil & Libby tution w a s in their support o f the development More than 100 experienced men art ,ntTere#U throughout all negotiations down. It was held that the constitu • nd fans are sure o f a good game work o f their local organizations and engaged in the hunt for Brownlee manufactured by local concerns. v.hcnc er the All-Stars put on their The plant will be ready fo r op era-1 . Ir™ * E’ L,nf ln’ ma" a* er o f the tion as it now stands covers the ad in a larger way the state-wide up- among them being his companion playin’ shoes. department, said that figures fo: mission o f granges to membership in ! from whom he was separated, A1 building program. tion on next season’s crops. L ibby,1 The spore: an Oregon canne ’ the greater union so it was felt that Feyerabend, formerly o f Estacada. McNeil & Libby, with a plant at The 1 1926 , indicate , Estacada 37 W. O. W. 31 no change is necessary. r eyerabend has exhausted himself BANK POSTS BULLETINS Dalles, has been operating in Oregon appr0,ximat^ Van Slykc 8 F 16 Callan in the hunt as have a score o f othei for a number o f years and has in ^ 6'00®*000- A cornet solo by Master Bullard ,ncrea,° ° f fr ° ,v A. Lovelace 2 F 2 O’Donnell seasoned woodsmen. The search will and a vocal solo by Lcnora Beck A nice example o f community. hand raw material contracts to as *1*° ,4° Per C J " x T T C r ^ ^ It. Love’ace 18 C 7 Page | with Libby, McNeil & Libby in th- added spice to the program. service is shown this week by the Es- - ont‘ nue as 'on8 M there is any hope gure operation o f the new unit, Edmonson 9 G Caldwell ; field the coming year, the state's tacada State bank in their placing o f recivering Brownlee or his body, Or.borno G Select Port'and ! canning industry will assume realiy 2 Sttevemon NEW ORCHESTRA TO PLAY in the lobby o f the bank a rack well Hayden Operations at the company’s plant stupendous proportions. S Walker ENTERTAINS FRIENDS stocked with bulletins by the agri \Y oodard S 4 Kertzmier The dance to be given Saturday cultural college and department o f A delightful 500 card party was RADIOS GET DISTANCE DANCE OLD YEAR OUT January 8, at the band hall, will in agriculture. The subjects have been given their friends last Wednesday CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY troduce a new orchestra here. The chosen by the bank as those most o f (29th) evening by Mr. and Mrs. Eci The masquerade held in the band Haesley 6-piece harmonizers will interest to people living here and Steinman. A luncheon was served, Clyde Schock, local agent for the The twelfth birthday o f Robert range from ginseng culture to com- Frizes were won by Mrs. Jack Hay Halowat made-in-the-west radio re hall last Friday evening, New Year’s play all the latest dance hits an I ■Snyder, Jr., was the occasion o f a Eve, was not such a success since promise to be good. The need is munity buildings, including almost I den and W. W. Smith. Consolation receivers, has just installed a fine Tirty attended by a group o f his every phase o f farming and many o f trophies were captured by Mrs. Carl five tube set at the home o f N. O. there were so few who were cos felt for better music and this organ small friends. From 2 o ’clock until turned. Joe La Cray o f Viola, as zation is endeavoring to build uj interest to farmer’s wives, A s o illjo c ie and Jack Hayden. Those Morrison. It is bringing them In lusk they i arle merry. Presents map o f this section is posted on the ¡present: from coast to coast. There are now Uncle Sam and Miss Ely o f Currins- i regular engagement here so it i »»•ere given him to remind him o f the ville, dressed as an Indain Princes, hoped by the band boys, under whose a score o f these receivers in use in wal‘- I Messrs and Mesdames W. E. Linn lay. A lunch was served between The bulletins are not to be taken Jack Hayden, W. W. Rhodes, Wallace his vicinity, every one of them giv were winners for the best cos.umes auspices they come, that a large There was a good attendance of rowd will greet them and enjoy Tames at which Mrs. Louisa Rice as homo hut the bank will be glad to j Smith, Otto Kiggins, Carl Jocie, ing perfect satisfaction. sisted Mrs. Snyder. Besides Robert, dancers, however, and all report a their music. order duplicates for anyone in- Henry Beers, Earl McConnell, Mrs. The all-wave set has exceptionally there were present, David Eshleman, terested. Lena Underwood, Phil Steinman and fine tuning control, according to Mr. good time. Lyle Darron Millard Server, Walter WHEAT CROP LOOKS GOOD The band announces another dance •J. P. Steinman. achrock, a feature which is more Moore, E ncry Anders in, Walter JUDGE CROSS AND HIS FUTURE than ever appreciated now that there for Saturday evening o f this week. Under date o f December 22, F. L Sagner. Harold U shop, W ill's Ti pp, ENTERTAINS WITH 500 PARTY are so many high powered Portland Kent, agricultural si alistician, sayc Dorothy Snyder and Dora Woods. HAD LARGE CROWD An interest character passes from abundant rains and sonwfall have One o f the delightful social affairs stations covering the whole broad public ilfe this week when Judge The Halowat re- developed the best soil conditions KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT o f the weeek was the 500 party at est waveband. Harvey E. Cross steps aside as The Eagle Creek hall was packed for winter wheat for several sea the Harry Smith home last Friday eiver is able to reach distant sta county judge fo r C. W. Kruse. It tions at nearly the same wave length tight last Saturday night at the Le sons past; that much of the acreagi Ralph Johanson, 30, service station evening. gion New Year’s dance. 178 numbers his made a good growth and pros is admitted by h!s most bitter ene proprie‘ or o f Orient, was killed Most unique and attractive score .s the nearby stations. were sold and everybody enjoyed mies that Judge Cross has worked pects for the next harvest are very early Saturday morning when his What Is also believed to be a dis- cards were presented the guests at the evening. The next dance given encouraging. The condition in Ore hard during the six years that he has car turned over near Sandy. Ralph the beginning o f the evening which ance record for daylight reception by the Legion will be on January 22. gon is estimated at 97 per cent of been in office, and spent more than , , has been made by J. C. Moreland at McKinney o f Estacada was with Jo- the average eight hours a day attend- „ ____ J J L c- V normal. There is about the same nanson in the car but miraculously Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Bartholomew the hatchery with one o f these sets, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Gates o f Gresh acreage o f wheat in the state as waa ing to public business. Judge CroS3 •“¡»"aped with a few cuts about the were winners o f high scofe and re at 3o’clock in the afternoon, he am, accompanied by several friend , ha? not stated just what he intends planted a year ago and the condi head. Johanson had lived in the called the Ford garage here and let ceived lovely gifts. drove up on Monday evening to at to do when he retires but the accept_ Those present to enjoy the very them listen by telephone to a pro tend the special meeting o f the Re tion o f the crop is much higher than Gresham section all his life. He was ance o f a retainer in a case indicate* pleasant evening were Messrs and gram which was coming in at the bekah lodge, when they entertained the ten year average. There will be ra rried and leaves a widow and a that to some extent at least he will around 890,000 acres for 1927. The daughter. Other relatives live near Mesdames W. Smith, T. Ahlberg, H. hatchery, being broadcast by th* big their president. resume the practice o f law. He will government crop report make* en Orient. The machine driven by C. Gohring. F. C. Bartholomew, Bob Pittsburg, Pennsylvania station. give considerable o f hi* time in ar. estimate o f 82,855,000 bushels o f Johanson was said by traffic officers Cooke, W. J. Moore, R. H. Currin. effort to put the Gladstone Chautau wheat as a total o f Oregon,Washing to have been driven at excessive Mr. A. E. Spark*. Mr. and Mrs. Harry SPRINGWATER CHURCH qua on its feet. He and a number o f ton and Idaho, compared with 57,- speed and made several complete other men will devote more than the Sr" ith f nd ,dau* h‘ er »• *«" 132 000 for 1926 and a five year av somersaults after leaving the road. At the close o f the evening a THOMAS I. KIRKWOOD, Paator usual amount o f time to the assem erage o f 84,362,000 bushels. dainty lunch was served, after which Sunday School at 10 a. m., Ed bly next year. They hope to bring PEACOCKS COMING best wishes were extended one Shearer, Superintendent. back success to this venture.— Ban Mr*. Wm. Honnegar, o f Multno another for a “ Happy New Year,” ner-Courier. Regular services o f worship at 11. mah, Oregon, visited at the home of Much interest is being shown in when the guests departed fo r their Christian Endeavor at 7 p. m. her father, F. J. Harkenrider here he new Peacock model Chevrolet homes. SOLD AHEAD Services at Eagle Creek as usual, Sunday. which is announced in this issue o f and also at George if they so desire. the News. A carload will arrive PIONEER PASSES The Cooke Motor company will re NOTICE here Monday. Roy Wilcox o f the Cas ceive three cars Monday. They are Mrs. Mary Young, a pioneer res- Ed Sailing returned home this The Indies’ Aid o f the M. E. cade garage said today. He has sold to A. U. Bogden. a touring car; dent o f this section, died at the home week from Corvallis where he has Fred and Harold Horner from out church will have chicken tamales on had many inquiries and will be glad Everett Shibley. a roadster; and to o f her brother. Egbert Foster, at been visiting with hit brother Clyde Dodge way brought their girls in to *ale Saturday, January 15. Watch to demonstrate the new model as Ed Closner, a touring car, Eagle Creek, Wednesday night. and family. th« basketball game Monday. 'f o r further particulars. 14 soon as they arrive.