Clackamas County news., December 14, 1928, Page PAGE NINE, Image 9

CLACKAMAS COUNTY NEW S, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1 M 8
CHURCHES
Sandy L utheran
E nglish services next Sunday a t
1 0:30; topic in keeping w ith the a d ­
vent sp irit, which o ffe rs unusual op­
p o rtu n ity fo r reflection, m editation
and p re p ara tio n fo r the glorious
C h ristm as seuson. Let us thoroughly
exploit it. The keynote of the advent
as it has sounded down th e ages is:
" P re p a re ye the w ay o f th e Lord.
Make stra ig h t His p a th .” S entence
serm on, Unless Je su s C hrist is Lord
o f All, He is not the Lord of All.
been thinking to g e th e r nf som e of
H od's g ifts to us, the g ift ot th e Hi
ble and sp iritu a l g ifts to His children.
This Sunday we shall consider the
g re atest g ift of all— the g ift o f His
Son, Je su s C hrist. The su b je ct will
be: "T he P urpose of th e In c a rn a ­
tio n .”
S prin g w ater— Sunday school a t 10
a. m., m orning w orship a t 11. Two
of our ju n io rs, Donald Moore and Lu-
cile Joslin, a re going to sing fo r us.
G eorge— Sunday school a t 2 p m.,
church service at 3.
E i t i c t J * M athodU t
The Bible can ha to e v ery o n s who
will use it a blazed tra il to God.
■ N one who possess it and re ad it need
cry “ Oh, th a t I m ight fin d H im .”
He is in its b e a u tifu l po etry , in its
sw eet and te n d e r idylls, in its b u rn ­
ing words o f condem nation, o f hypoc­
risy and greed, in its stories, its prov­
erbs, its parables, its c h a ra c te rs from
A braham to I’aul. He is in C hrist—
in every w ord and deed o f a glorious
life — in the tria l and a g o n y o f a te r ­
rible death. He is in th e cross and
in the g arden.
Eagle C reek — Sunday school at
How m uch one loses o u t o f his
10:30 a. m., evening service a t 8 life who, h aving in his hand thi^
T he p ast two Sundays we have o ’clock.— T. I. K irkwood, pastor.
guide to God, m isses Him th ro u g h
curelessness o r ig norance o r p re ju ­
dice. A m idst the c ru sh in g w eight of
the overw helm ing problem s o f our
day, a n d su rro u n d e d by little per­
sonal problem s th u t boom larg e be­
cause so n ear, does yo u r sp irit long
fo r u n d erstan d in g , fo r stre n g th , fo r
courage, fo r love g re a t enough to
heal th e w orld's pain— a n d y our
ow n? Do you w ant God th ro u g h
C hrist? O pen th e book. God is to
be know n th ere.
We tr y to give you th e c le a r m es­
sage from the Bible. Come and find
o u t fo r yourself. The m orning se r­
vice a t 11 o ’clock, su b je c t “ T he P e r­
sonal G od.” A t 7:30 in th e evening,
“ Im p erfectio n A cknow ledged.” Do
not fo rg et th e Sunday school a t 10
u. m. stu d y in g th e In te rn a tio n a l les­
c> t o $
sons w ith all in the c o u n try of all de­
nom inations; we have a lively school,
We have a fine list of accessories for any car which
and a fin e o rc h estra to lead th e sing­
ing. T he E pw orth L eague m eets a t
we have priced special for the
6:30 and a fin e lot o f young people
lead it and a tte n d . A cordial welcom e
Holidays
to all who wish to a tte n d any of these
services.— C. T. Cook, pastor.
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E sta c ad a C h ristian C h u rc h
P resb y terian
C hurches
Buy Something
for the Car
for Christmas
LASTING AND USEFUL PRESENTS PRICED AT
25
BOB
MOTOR
COOKE
Phone
5 .0 0
COMPANY
24-5
E stacada, O regon
IM P O R TA N T
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H A N D L E K E R R S F E E D S FOR T H IS R E A S O N :—
W e b e l i e v e K e r r ’* F e e d * g i v e t h e p e n o n w h o b u y * t h e m
t h e m o s t f o r t h e d o l l a r . T h i * c h o i c e w a s m a d e a f t e r y e a r ’*
o f e x p e r i e n c e in D a i r y a n d P o u l t r y F e e d * .
■ om e in and we will explain f u rth e r and will gladly help you solve
your feed problem s.
BARTHOLOMEW & LAWRENCE
P h o n e 6 01
E stacada, O regon
CARL DOUGLAS POST, AMERICAN LEGION |
will give their regular
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LEGION DANCE
at the
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EACLE CREEK HALL
Saturday, Dec. 15 j
Many Useful Gifts
SPOT LIGHTS, FLASH LIGHTS, RADIATOR
ORNAMENTS, CAR HEATER, CIGAR LIGHTER,
and Many Other Necessities
Authorized
th e re still Would he a big p ro fit in
Possibilities of
grow ing g in se n g .”
W hile th e d istric t was fo r several
Ginseng Industry | y ears
c o nfined to a few g a rd e n s n e ar
th e e n co u rag e re su lts had
Around Estacada j w E stacada,
ith g in sen g grow ing has a ttra c te d
Christmas
(C o n tin u ed from page 1)
Camouflage
H ow ever, this does not tak e into
i c ount the incom e from the sale of
seeds, and p lan ts th a t may be sold
1 from th e a c re d u rin g th** six years.
A fte r th e second y e a r th e re is a crop
■ o f seed ev ery year, w hich hasa good
| m ark e t value.
The shades w ould also he good fo r
j a long term o f years, and would not
have to be replaced when th e new
crop was p lan te d on th e ground. The
soil would be in f a r b e tte r shape fo r
the second crop, as this is a slow-
grow ing p lant and tak e s very little
i from th e ground.
O ne of th e obstacles to be tak en
into co n sid eratio n is the sam e th a t
c o n fro n te d th e m int grow ers a few
y ears back.
A g re a t m any people
a fte r lea rn in g of th e enorm ous p ro f­
its th a t had been m ade, decided to
m ake a quick fo rtu n e in grow ing
pepperm int, w ith the re su lt th a t the
m ark e t was flooded, and the price
of oil dropped to less th an the ac ­
tu a l cost o f production.
Mr. Os­
borne has m ade a close study of the
g inseng business fo r several years,
and he says he has no apprehension
of an over-production. In fa ct, he
says th a t the dem and is in creasing
fa s te r th a n the supply, and th a t the
prices a re g ra d u ally going up, and
he ex p ects them to continue to go up
fo r several years.
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By
Myrtle Koon Cherryman
0 W, how utu 1 goiiit; Co give
Jack Bayes a dollar for
spending money without of­
fending his m other?" thought
Isabel, as Christm as ap­
proached. "Anna Is so sen
sitive,
and
while
she
wouldn’t mind my sending
her hoy a book thut cost
n dollar. I know she would be hurt
at my giving money.
And there's
Mrs. Montgomery—I’ve alw ays sent
her a small plant, but a dollar would
be so much better, now that she’s In
the Home, where the board always
decorates for holiduys. anyw ay! But
would she like it? I’m sure she likes
to have a little something tn her
purse, but she is proud, and—"
Thoughtfully Isabel looked at the
crisp dollar hill she was holding, and
suddenly It struck her what a really
beautiful thing that steel engraving
of George W ashington was She took
a piece of puper and cut from It an
oval about the size of the engraving,
and then plnced It over the picture
It didn’t quite tit. hut It showed up
the portrait effectively, with the let
terlng on the hill excluded.
Next, she took an envelope, and
a fte r some measuring, cut from It.
very carefully, an oval at the left side
She scribbled with her pencil for a
In d u s try Not New
while, got out her m ineral paints, and
G inseng grow ing is n o t a new in ­
after fifteen m inutes work, she had
before her a neat portrait of WusMftjr- d u stry , Mr. O sborne points out. It
ton In a gold frame, at the side of has been grow n fo r fo rty y ears in
The Sunday m orning Bible school which was lettered:
th e U nited S tates. W hen asked as
lesson is Paul and his frien d s, tak e n T h e F a t h e r o f H i s C o u n t r y f o r h i s c h i l ­
to th e principal m arket, he said:
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from th e le tte rs o f P aul th e apostle
If y o u w a n t s o m e l i t t l e t r i f l e v o u n e e d T h ere a re 420,000,000 C hinam en who
to his frie n d Philem on.
A lthough
n o t be d e n i e d —
know som ething a bout th e m edicinal
the le tte r is very b rief, dealing w ith a H e w il l >?et it f o r y o u s t r a i g h t w a y ;
qualities of ginseng, and is being
( Y o u ' l l find h i m J u s t I n s i d e . )
strictly personal and delicate subject,
‘‘T h e re .’ she said. "That ought to m ore extensively used in the U nited
y et it contains social dynam ite. G et do for Mrs. Mnntgomery
Now. I’ll S ta te s every y e ar in the p re p ara tio n
down th e old fam ily Bible and read
try the other verse for Jack
If I o f m edicines. As the value o f g in ­
it, th en com e to Bible school S u n ­
make a Joke ot It, Anna will swallow seng fo r this purpose becom es m ore
day and discuss it.
It more easily.”
g en erally know n, the dem and will in ­
C om m union, praise and preaching
On another small framed miniature, crease. If th e re w ere enough people
a t 11. The su b je c t fo r th e m orning she prin d carefully:
engaged in the business th a t they
m essage will be “ C hristian A ssurance If y o u n e e d s o m e l i t t l e e x t r a . J u st * o could join as o th e r producers, and
t o It!
o r How May We Know We are i f y o u t h i n k y o u c a n ' t a f f o r d It. " l e t spend a sum each y e ar in a d v ertisin g
G e o r g e d o It!”
S aved.” All a re welcom e.
th e ir product, the in d u stry would be­
Christm as morning Isabel was re­
The y oung p eople's m eeting a t 7
warded by r note from Mrs. Mont­ come m ore p ro fita b le th an it is today.
p. m. will be led by A rnold A n d er­
“ H ave no f e a r,’' he says, “ of o v e r­
gomery, thanking her for her "artistic
son. T opic, G od’s C hristm as G ift to
and ingenious card," und by a phone production, not fo r m any years at
th e W orld. Miss Bessie A nderson is call from Jack, who suld:
least, and if th e price was reduced
president.
"Miss Isabel, you don’t know how the C hinese would buy much m ore
On a cco u n t o f th e fo rm e r p resi­ many little extras I need, and that B ut if th e price w as to drop to even
Well mother doesn’t like
dent, Miss L eenian, m oving from th e dollar!
ono-third or one-half whit it is today,
folks to give me money, hut she’s pe
com m unity, it has been necessary to fecfl.v will’ng to let George do It!”
elect a new presid en t. Miss L eem an
And she knew that her Christm as
ESTACADA LOCALS
has been very fa ith fu l, and h e r mov­ camouflage had succeeded.
<(£), 1928. W e ste rn N e w s p a p e r U n io n .)
ing aw ay will be a severe loss. W e
A m iscellaneous show er was given
a re indeed so rry to lose h e r but are
a t th e C h ristia n church T hursday
SANDY LOCAL ITEMS evening h o noring Miss K athleen Beck
su re the young people will rally to
the su p p o rt o f th e new p resid en t and
whose en g ag em en t to Ja c k A ikins ha:
Mr. and Mrs. H a rry M urray le ft
the sam e happy lively m eetings will
been announced.
fo r P o rtlan d W ednesday and expect
co n tin u e.— H ugh F o ste r, pastor.
T he a m o u n t o f m oney ta k e n in at
to be a b se n t until th e f irs t of the
the high school carn iv al one evening
G irl’s basketball s ta rte d in the E s­ year. Since the La Dee L ogging Co.
last w eek w as $82.35, a n d a f te r d e ­
ta c a d a high school last w eek and sev­ closed down on acco u n t o f a fire
d u ctin g all expenses a p rfo it o f $67
eral gam es have have been scheduled. w hich b u rn e d m ost o f th e bunk was left.
Most of last y e a r’s team a re m em bers
houses, th e logging fre ig h t business
T here will he a sta te d com m uni­
has been irre g u la r, and as Mr. M ur­ cation o f M ountain C h a p te r 108 O.
E arl Day o f R oute 2, E stacada,
E. S., on T uesday evening, Dec. 18,
wishes the people to know th a t it was ra y w orked on th e logging tra in s, he
a t 8 o'clock, in th e M asonic building.
the E arl Day o f S andy th a t recently has been tra n s fe rre d to P o rtlan d fo r
E lection o f o ffic e rs will tak e place.
bought a new autom obile.
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Dealer
Bob Smith’s Garage
Phone Sandy 41
PACE NINE
Sandy, Oregon
GET THAT ELUSIVE STATION
“ C ” b a tte rie s, pow er tu b es and o th er a lte ra tio n s or re p airs
A n y kind o f a set re b u ilt
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tory results are not obtained.
Earl H. DeClark
§ Phone 85-1, The News Office
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Our Candy is in bulk. We will box
it in mixed or solid flavors accord­
ing to your own choice. You will
find it of high quality, although
our prices are lower than usual.
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C A N D Y !
IN QUALITY—
—LOW IN PRICE
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Very Special Prices on Candy to Churches,
Lodges and Clubs for Their Christmas Tree
Celebration.
Chi n ear G r e a te s t C o n s u m e r.
O ne o f th e questions alw ays asked
by stra n g e rs in E stacad a, is: “ W hat
j is the s tu ff good f o r? ”
The C hinese have used it for g e n ­
e ra tio n s as a nerve re sto re r, and as
a tonic. It is said to build up v ita l­
ity, and the claim is m ade th a t com ­
plete c u res of tu b ercu lo sis have been
e ffe c te d by th e use o f ginseng.
Bob M urchbank o f E stacad a, a
b ro th e r of one of the biggest p ro ­
ducers of g in sen g in th e d istric t, has
concocted a fo u n tain drink m ade of
ginseng roots, which is becom ing
v ery popular. It is a ta sty beverage
and com pares very fav o rab ly w ith
Coco Cola. It is by fa r th e larg e st
seller o f all fo u n ta in drinks in E s­
tacad a, and it has proven very popu­
la r in Hood R iver, w here it was in ­
tro d u ced last fall.
“ S en g ,” as th e drin k is called, ap­
peals to those who p atro n ize the soda
fo u n tain ju s t fo r th e sake o f a cold
re fre sh in g drink, b u t it also appeals
to people who desire a v ig o ratin g
tonic. The la tte r a re th e larg e st
d rin k e rs o f Seng, because it a c ts
b oth as a m edicine and as a re fre sh ­
ing, p le a sa n t drink.
Seng sta n d s f a ir to becom e one o f
th e m ost d em anded fo u n ta in drinks
in th e c o u n try , because it m akes a
hit and becom es p o p u lar w herever it
is introduced.
W o n d e r f u l Possibilities
T he g inseng grow ing in d u stry in
E aste rn C lackam as county has w on­
d e rfu l possibilities. T h ere is a n al­
m ost unlim ited a m o u n t o f a creag e
su itab le to its c u ltu re. The re tu rn s
a re enorm ous. I t does n o t ta k e a
g re a t deal o f c ap ital to s ta r t one in
the business on a sm all scale, and
a f te r once s ta rte d it is easy to ex­
pand. M ost o f th e gro w ers have
s ta rte d w ith a sm all bed, and have
increased the size each year. A fte r
th e th ird y e a r th e re is plenty of
seed fo r a d d itio n al p lan ts, a n d also
seeds fo r th e m arket.
H ow ever, it is six y e ars b efo re
th e re is u crop' to sell, b u t a t th e end
of this six-year-period, th e g ro w er
should have a crop to sell every year.
It o ffe rs a g re a t o p p o rtu n ity fo r th e
m an of sm all m eans who has em ­
ploym ent all o r p a rt o f th e tim e, o r
connected up w ith the b erry , f ru it,
dairy of fa rm in g industry.
T here is plenty o f land fo r sale a t
reasonable prices n e a r E stacad a, in
fa c t th ro u g h o u t E aste rn C lackam as
county, th a t is ideal fo r g in sen g
c u ltu re.
Indications a re th a t this
section will w ithin a few y e ars be­
come thickly populated as a re su lt o f
the expansion o f this industry.
T he grow ers in the com m unity
a re not a fra id of th e in d u stry being
overdone. T he price is in creasin g
a s th e dem and fo r th e ro o ts increase
— in crease fa s te r th an th e supply.
Most o f those engaged in th e business
a re a n xious to have o th e rs g e t into
th e business. T hey will fu rn ish you
all the in fo rm a tio n th ey can, and it
is likely th a t any o f them can e ith e r
suply seeds o r p lan ts a t th e m ark e t
price, o r tell you w here th ey can be
purchased.
"I wouldn't he at nil surprised If
this Christm as buying wouldn't put us
In bed.”
“Buying doesn't nfTecl me th at way. m un ity include:
Name
dear! It’s Hie paying th a t’ll put mr
on the Hat of my back.”
J. S. O sborne
W. R W oodw orth
hm im t
Passon & N ickerson
A DIFFICULT JOB
Mrs. M. C. M idford
W illiam P alm er
W alter G ribhon
F ord H arrow
C harlie P alm er
T hom as C a rte r
T. J. R eagan
Jo h n M archbank
John D aym an
C arl P eterson
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R. G. Marchbank j
Phone 173
oth ers, and a few beds a re now to be
found in the S p rin g w a ter d istric t,
and also on D ouglass ridge, as well
j as a few o th e r places in E aste rn
C lackam as county. A larg e p a rt of
th e farm land o f th is end of the
co u n ty is said to be well a d ap ted to
ginseng c u ltu re.
Each y e ar a few m ore people e n ­
gage in the business on a sm all scale,
and p re sen t indications ure th u t th e
in d u stry will c o n tin u e to expand, to
the fin an cial a d v an tag e o f th e g ro w ­
ers and E a ste rn C lackam as county
as a whole, as it his been d e m o n s tra t­
ed m ost em phatically th a t no o th er
crop can begin to brin g th e fin a n ­
cial re tu rn s th a t ginseng is bringing,
and would bring, even if th e p re sen t
m ark e t price o f the roots was to be
c u t in half.
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L e tte rs ad d ressed to a n y o f the
above a t E stac ad a will be delivered.
G eorge D ouglass o f D ouglass Ridge,
R oute 1, E agle C reek, also has a h a lf
acre tr a c t o f ginseng, a n d th e re a re
several in th e vicinity o f E stac ad a
w ith g a rd en s o r sm all tr a c ts ju s t he-
ing sta rte d .