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Only 10 Days Until Fair Opening. Everybody Do Something to Boost for the Cleaner and Better Multnomah County Fair T W IC E A W EEK VOL. 13, NO. 41 G resham O utlook GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, JULY BETTER FAIR COMMITTEE IS WORKING ON SALE OF TICKETS; FIRST DAY TO SET FAST PACE 20. TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS 1928 Athens Magnificent Exposition Hall Used for Refugees LOCAL CANNERY HANDLED 60 TONS FRUIT WEDNESDAY B erry h arv e st is In full sw ing and w eath er conditions a re now ideal. T his is by far th e biggest event of the a g ric u ltu ra l In terests in th is vicinity, involving m ore w orkers in th e actu al h an dling of th e b erries and in allied lines. No estim ate has yet been giv en out by th e value of th e fru it being handled from day to day, but these in ch arg e of th e in d u stry sta te th a t on W ednesday of th is week, w hich seem s to have been th e peak day of the se a son, 60 to n s of b erries w ere handled. It is estim ated th a t 5000 tra n sie n t p ick ers a re em ployed In berry pick ing alone in th e te rrito ry trib u ta ry to th is can n ery and th a t an additional 2000 men, women and ch ild ren from th e g ro w e rs’ fam ilies a re engaged. A m illion and a q u a rte r G reek and A rm enian refugees from T urkey About 100 perso n s a re kept busy In have created a big housing problem In G reece w hich has m ade difficult and about th e can n ery in receiving, th e ta sk of finding sh elter for th e refu g ee o rp h an s of th e Near E ast Re w eighing, so rtin g , cleaning, acco u n t lief. Army b a rra c k s and even such fine stru c tu re s as th e Zappolon, show n ing and can n in g or b a rre llin g th e above, A th en s’ m agnificent ex position h all, a re being used te m p o rarily u n til o th er q u a rte rs can be secured. b erries. Tw enty-five larg e tru c k s are In connection w ith the p ag e an t on T uesday evening of fa ir w eek a ch o ru s hau lin g to ca n n erie s in o th e r cities, MANY INTERESTS ARE of 150 picked sin g e rs from the W hitney boys ch o ru s w ill p articip a te. T hese AFTER HARVEST PICNIC METHODINT CHURCH som e as far d ista n t as The D alles, sin g e rs have been specially train ed for a tra n sc o n tin e n ta l to u r to v isit th e TO BE AT COUNTY FAIR PUSHING TICKET SALES ANNOUNCES SERVICES an d are ru n n in g double shifts. D ur prin cip al cities from P o rtlan d , Oregon, to P o rtlan d , Maine. T hey w ill s ta r t A rran g e m e n ts for th e a fte r-h a rv e st Beside th e sev eral local o rg an iza- ing th e aftern o o n and evening th e re about A ugust first and th is it is said w ill be th e ir la st ap p e aran c e before TJie serv ices a t th e M ethodist p icnic of th e b erry g ro w ers have been i tions in e a ste rn M ultnom ah th a t a re a re often 50 or 60 vehicles In line for th e ir to u r begins. church w ill be held in th e ch u rch on an n ounced in a le tte r to th e co o p érât- pu sh in g th e sale of th e season and th e unloading shed a t one tim e and it the old site for th e la st tim e n ex t S un is freq u en tly 10 o'clock before th e la st week. As yet it h as not been found ing m em bers by D. E. Tow le in w hich fam ily tic k ets to th e M ultnom ah BERRY GROWERS TO ¡County F a ir, sev eral of th e P o rtlan d day. The moving of th e building will one is em ptied of its load and the n ecessary to a lte r it even in th e he sa y s: PICNIC PICKERS be handled in such a way th a t th e re ON FAIR GROUNDS slig h te st degree. T he v ario u s e n te r “T he B erry G row ers association w ill : Kfoups a re ta k in g a lively in te re st in will be no cessatio n or in te rru p tio n of tired d riv er gets aw ay to catch a little re st before th e daw n of an o th er long, ta in m e n ts to be given, one each a f te r a tte n d th e M ultnom ah County F a ir th e m a tte r. The W. C. T. U. o rg an i- the Sunday school o r th e ch u rch ser By L. B. B aketel, h ard day. F our loads can be handled noon and one in th e evening in th e en m asse on S atu rd ay , A ugust th e i nation has a block of them , Mrs. W. vices. D uring the next week the P ublicity M anager, County F air. a t one tim e at th e unloading shed and C hautauqua te n t, a re of high calib re 4th. T he com m ittee th a t w as nam ed i F Honey being th e lead er of th e local building w ill be moved to th e new w hile b erries a re being tra n sfe rre d W hen it com es to doing som ething and all atten d in g w ill not only g et to a rra n g e for th e a fte r h arv e st pic- i Union and having them for sale. Mrs. site and on th e 29th th e new era of to th e shed from th e vehicles of all re a lly w orth w hile and a th in g w hich th e ir adm ission w orth, b ut be d elig h t nic, concluded to ta k e ad v an tag e of U. B. Kelley, 1184 E v erard stre e t, usefulness for th e building will be kinds. Including light tru ck s, delivery w ill have a positive effect on th e r e ed in th e b arg ain . T he "B etter F a ir ” th e very gen ero u s offer m ade by th e 1 heail of ’he P o rtlan d P.-T. A. and Club gin. cars, to u rin g c a rs and fru it w agons, su lt, D. E. Tow le, m anager of th e com m ittee is d eserving of u n stin ted d ire c to rs of th e County F air, and hold L eaders, is h an dling th e tick et sales T he p asto r, th e Rev. A. S. Hisey, big tru c k s a re backed up a t th e back th e a fte r h arv e st picnic as stated th ro u g h th a t group. B erry G row ers P acking com pany, is p raise for really splendid efforts. will occupy th e p u lp it and p reach the of th e shed and a force of men is above. there. Camp Scout Young, No. 2, S panish It will be of in te re st to all who v is m orning serm on on "T he F aith th a t kept busy loading them for th e night “T he plan is to call at th e can n ery W ar V eterans of P o rtlan d gave the U nsolicited, Mr. Tow le h as agreed ited th e fa ir la st y ear to learn th a t C onquers.” Miss D oris Z im m erm an trip s. to ta k e betw een 3000 and 5000 tick ets G resham B ap tist ch u rc h women a re to office and g et th e tick ets, and it is "Clean F a ir ” idea an en th u sia stic en w ill sing th e solo. Seven ca n n erie s are receiving the fo r w hich he w ill be responsible and have ch a rg e of th e ca fete ria again recom m ended by th e com m ittee th a t dorsem ent a t th e ir re g u la r m eeting The S unday school w ill be in se s su rp lu s b erries from th e local ca n T his m eans good eats, all g ro w ers p resen t th e ir p ick ers w ith last T uesday, and appointed a com th e se w ill be d istrib u ted am ong the th is year. b e rry pickers of th is vicinity. The served in a clean, w holesom e m an n er tic k e ts so they can atten d and have m ittee co n sistin g of M essrs. A. S. sion at 10 a. m. T he school has c la s s nery. Libby, McNeil & Libby of The sum realized from th is source w ill go and ex cellen t hom e cooked food. a d a y ’s p leasu re In seeing th e sights. H isey of G resham and C. W. G ossett es for all ages, is g raded th ro u g h the D alles have alread y received th e ir full a long w ay tow ard assistin g in m a k T hese women m ade a nam e for th e m Y our com m ittee recom m ends th is of Boring to m ake local arran g e m en ts Ju n io r d ep artm en t, and has a th o r q u o ta of 100 to n s of red ra sp b e rrie s ing th e fair a success and th e fair selves la st y ear and a re bound to live p ro jec t as an ex p ressio n of good feel- for a day on w hich th e v eteran s of all ough p ro g ram of education In religion and in addition sev eral tru c k loads of logans. Several tru c k loads go every board and all o th e rs in te reste d are up to th e ir rep u ta tio n w hich they ing on your p a rt to w ard s your h arv e st ) w ar8 should v isit th e fair. T hese a r- and m o rals for all ages. T he E p w o rth L eague will hold its n ig h t to V ancouver. W ashington, w ith help and as an ad v e rtisin g plan for 1 ran g e m en ts and the d ate will be an - doffing th e ir h ats to Mr. Tow le for his prize. (nounced early n ex t week. M eantim e devotional serv ice a t th e ch u rch a t 7 b erries on the 300-ton co n tra c t of the th o u g h tfu ln e ss and splendid help. W. H. M itchell, in ch a rg e of selling n ex t year. “T he picking of th e b e rrie s a t the local v eteran and m ilita ry o rg an iz a in the evening. T he topic w ill be Oregon P acking com pany. S ta rr F ru it about th e W ith several thousand berry pickers th e concession space rig h t season is one of o u r big p ro b tio n s a re being in te reste d in a v e te r “Je su s F acing H is Life W ork: Was P ro d u cts com pany of P o rtlan d and visiting th e fair it is a foregone con g rou n d s and in th e pavilion, re p o rts a n s ’ day a t th e fair, and pledging It Easy for H im ?” V isitors w ill re Ray Mating of H illsboro a re receiving lem s to overcom e, and we a re su re it clusion th a t the atten d an ce th is year a h ea rty resp o n se to his c a lls and ceive a cordial w elcom e and a re In o rd ers of 76 tons each. In addition 60 th e ir cooperation. w ill be a record b re a k e r if old sol will sta te s th a t v irtu a lly all space has w ill help out on n ex t y e a r’s h arv e st tons a re going to th e Oregon C anning if o u r help goes aw ay w ith a good im L ocally th e tic k ets a re being sold vited to ta k e p a rt in th e m eeting. contin u e to shine and Ju p P luvius w ill been signed for. T hose who w ere com pany a t Newberg, 25 tons to the T h ere w ill be no evening ch u rch keep his ra in b a rre ls rig h t side up at h ere la st y ear a re com ing ag ain v ir p ression of th e G resham G row ers, and by Mrs. A lta G entry, Mts. W. F. B row nsville can n ery a t F o re st Grove th ey w ill com e back n ex t y ea r and service. Honey, Mrs. M. M. S quire, Mrs. Mary le a st u n til th e fa ir is over. F a ir tu a lly w ithout an exception. T he O re and 25 to n s to K ing's Food P roducts D avidson, Mrs. H. S. Clow, Mrs. B. L. w ea th er w ill m ean not only thou san d s gon Jo u rn a l and th e O regonian, to b rin g th e ir friends w ith them . com pany of Salem . One tru c k which TENT MEETINGS WILL “So p lease call a t th e can n ery office W alrad , Mrs. D. Q. B arry , Mrs. Jam es of v isito rs but th o u san d s of d o llars to g eth er w ith th e O utlook, w ill occupy is busy on these h auls haB a tra ile r. d u rin g th e next tw o w eeks fo r d e CLOSE SUNDAY NIGHT S terlin g , and Miss A nna B rugger apply on th e Indebtedness of the a s space along n ew sp ap er row on th e b a l T ru ck and tra ile r hold 12 tons, gross, sociation. W hat everybody is striv in g cony of th e pavilion and th e publicity ta ils of th e plan of atten d in g th e fair, I T hey m ay also be obtained at th e of- T he m eetings w hich have been In o r 8 tons of b erries a fte r w eight of five th o u san d stro n g on A ugust th e , flee of th e S ecre tary of th e fair, H. J. fo r is not only a fa ir of unequaled m a n a g e r’s office w ill adjoin them . p ro g ress on th e fa ir g ro u n d s since c ra te s and hallocks is deducted. 4th, 1923.” I P u lfer, an d a t th e local d ru g stores. prop o rtio n s, clean and w holesom e T he a rt, floral and fancy w ork ex Ju n e 24 will be bro u g h t to a close on C anning and b arrelin g is going on from every stan d p o in t, but one w hich hib its w ill be on a p a r if not su p erio r next S unday evening. E v an g elist E v co n stan tly a t th e can n ery and in addi B a p tist ( hurch Announcements. P lea san t Valley People Entertain. w ill reduce th e obligations in c u rred in to previous y ears, acco rd in g to th e e re tt H. P a rro tt and his h elp ers hnve tion a con sid erab le am ount of fru it is T he Bible school of B ethel B aptist T he hom e of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. o th e r y ea rs to a m inim um . su p e rin ten d e n ts of th ese d ep artm en ts. ch u rc h will m eet at 9:45 as usual. S p rin g er of P leasan t Valley w as th e found a read y resp o n se to th e ir being handled ut th e public m a rk e t In T h at th e re w ill be m ore horses here T his m eans som ething u n u su ally good T he m en ’s Bible class will re tire to I scen e of a dancing p a rty S atu rd ay p reaching and la rg e num bers have P o rtlan d u n d er special arran g e m en ts th is y ea r th a n ever before is the as th ese exhibits have alw ays been big th e p arso n ag e for th e study of th e night, given In honor of Mrs. A rth u r professed conversion and healing of w ith th e city. H. H. Johnson and sta te m en t of Tom H ow itt, who is in draw in g ca rd s in p a st years. lesson, th e su b ject benig "John the F. Noot, of M inneapolis. M innesota bodily ills. T he big te n t has been Mrs. S. D. H arding, local grow ers, are S ecre tary P u lfe r w ill move h is of ch a rg e of the rac e section of th e fair. A postle and H is P ecu liar C h a ra c te r-I who is h ere on a sh o rt visit Mrs filled at n early all serv ices and on in ch a rg e of th e sales a t th e m arket. A big bunch is due any day from Cen- fice to th e fair g ro u n d s th e la tte r p art istics.” The m orning serm on by th e Noot is a niece of Mrs. S p rin g er. She T uesday and F rid ay evenings It Is tr a lia and C hehalis and a strin g of of nex t week. He h as been and still p asto r, th e Rev. D. Q. B arry , will be has an ex cep tio n ally sw eet p erso n ality usually crow ded, for th o se a re th e Parent-Teacher Bay at Counly Fair. fast step p ers a re com ing from C ali-J Is a busy m an w ith fa ir m a tte rs but T he M ultnom ah County Council of delivered at 11 o'clock from th e them e and gave p le asu re to all who m et her. evenings for healings. fo rn ia as w ell as from Salem and will be even m ore so from now on. C ottage p ray e r m eetings a re being P aren t-T ea ch e r asso ciatio n s has In The E xhibition of F a ith ” or "What j A fe a tu re of th e evening was Mrs Big b an n e rs an n o u n cin g th e fair o th e r points. All th e stables w ill be F aith Can A ccom plish " Special mu- Ovalle, th e S panish sin g er, who sung held each forenoon and la rg e r m eet vited th e C lackam as County Council filled and it looks a t th is tim e as it dates, h o rse rac in g and n ig h t horse sic w ill be rendered, ings at th e te n t each afternoon. It is to sh a re w ith them in m aking a suc T h ere will be “A nnie L au rie" a t th e m idnight lunch, som e additional ones m ight have to be show w ere stru n g over th e in te rse c no evening service. likely th a t a m eeting for healing will cess of P aren t-T ea ch e r day. Ju ly 31, and responded to th e overw helm ing be held tom orrow night, as th e c a n tio n s a t 82d and F o ster road, I n te r built. th e opening day of th e county fair at T he B ap tist S tate M inisterial Con ap p lau se w ith a song in Spanish. didates are too nu m ero u s for th e s e r G resham . W idespread in te re st a ttac h es to the sta te avenue and C olum bia B oulevard, ference and convention will assem ble Mrs. O valle has a tru ly rem ark ab le vices of th is evening. m o n ster h isto ric al pageant to be F airview and Sandy, F airview and a t C olum bia City next Monday even P lan s have been com pleted for the staged on the rac e tra c k th e opening Base Line and at th e division of th e ing and co n tin u e u n til Friday. P a s voice and a sw eet disposition and booth to be used as a re st room d u r would g race a w ider sphere. It is Notice to Berry Growers. n ig h t, T uesday, Ju ly 31. Mrs. Adah roads leading to N ew berg and H ills to r and Mrs. B arry expect to spend ing th e fair. The re g u la r m eeting of possible th a t her voice m ay be heard If th e w eath er holds as good as it th e county council will be held th ere Losh Rose, directo r, is diligently at boro y esterday. T h ese w ere p ainted th e e n tire week th e re In th is confer- again at th e tin w edding of Mr and w ork perfecting every b ranch of th is by F red Todd and m ake an ex cellen t ence and In th e Young P eople's Sum- Mrs. S p rin g e r on Ju ly 28th on which prom ises we a re going to have b erries on th e aftern o o n of Ju ly 31 a t 2:30 affair w hich will fe a tu re m ore th a n show ing. S cores of ca rd s w hich have m er A ssem bly, w hich will be held occasion th e host and h o stess Invite of c o n tra c t q u ality soon. T he q u ality o'clock. T he sp eak ers a re Mrs. J. F. is im proving daily and w ith th e arm y H ill, who will ta lk on "T he H om e” 1000 men, women and children. T he been tacked up on v ario u s ro ad s lead from Ju ly 27 to A ugust 8. all. n t pickers in th e field we will have Miss F ran ces H ayes, whose subject is re h e a rsa ls of th e v arious groups are ing into P o rtlan d have been to rn no excuse for not keeping th e b erries "Ju v en ile P ro tectio n ,” and Mrs. D. B. underw ay and going along so sm ooth down, p resu m ab ly by sm all boys who picked up close. You m ust Insist on K elley, who will offer suggestive pro ly and satisfac to rily th a t it is a fo re liked th e p ic tu re of th e rac in g horse. close and fre q u en t pickings of your g ram s for th e P.-T. A. m eetings. gone conclusion the pageant, "On the T his is w orking a h ard sh ip on the help, as they have had th e ir Innings T ra il of th e S etting S un,” will be th e fair board who not only paid for th e All will Join In a picnic lunch at during th e p ast tw o w eeks ow ing to 6:30 on the grounds. T he fair board p rin tin g of th ese ca rd s b ut for th e ir m ost sp e cta cu la r and alto g eth er th e b erries rip en in g fast and the Is providing tab les to be used for the p leasing ever presented in G resham . being tacked up. heavy pickings they have had. Big p o sters an n ouncing th e fa ir and Not only w ill th is be tru e , but it will purpose. P a tro n s a re asked to bring T he q u ality of th e b erries is im cups and sliver. T he council will fu r also be the la rg e st event of th e kind its fea tu re s w ill be found on th e fro n t proving rap id ly and values will go up nish coffee, cream and sugar. All given here. Mrs. Rose is an a rtis t of of P o rtlan d and in te ru rb a n stre e t ca rs as the q u ality Improves. m em bers a re urged to be on hand to no m ean ability and her services a re beginning next Monday m orning. In In g re a t dem and for the p rese n tin g of addition all P o rtlan d n ew sp ap ers w ill The logan m a rk e t is gaining help m ake th e occasion a success, ad v ertisem en ts and new s p ag ean ts th ro u g h o u t the Pacific c a rry stre n g th every day so keep them N orthw est and C alifornia. T he gor sto ries, th u s reach in g th o u san d s upon picked up close. We need a lot m ore LOCAL OEEICERS TAKE ESCAPED PRISONER geousness of the spectacle to be of th o u san d s of people for th e week p re black c h e rrie s to fill our c o n tra cts fered here has never been surpassed ceding th e fair. for juice ch erries. We can use any T h ro u g h Inform ation picked up by G eorge H. M orrow, su p e rin ten d e n t an y w h ere in a sim ila r event. black c h e rry ; L am berts, Bings, Re Deputy Sheriff S q u ire an d City Mar of the rab b it division of th e fa ir has i publican*. or seedlings, it does not Miss E thel I. C alkins and her asso shal Cox, N athan W ells, a lia s F ra n k i m a tte r If they a re crack ed If they a re ciate s of the “ B etter F a ir" com m ittee cu t out a bit of w ork for him self Welch, escaped p riso n er from the w hich will not alone keep him busy ! not ro ttin g , and they can be picked a re still hard a t w ork perfecting th e ir T ay lo rsv ille, Illin o is jail, w as a r r e s t but will m ean a big sla u g h te r of ra b 1 w ithout stem s. P lease m ake a sp e p ia n s and a rra n g in g for th e sa le of ed yesterd ay by th ese two officers and bits. He announces and w an ts pub cial effort and b ring In all you can tic k e ts w hich alread y a r t well u n d e r tu rn ed over to D eputy Sheriff K en licity on th e fact th a t on F riday, A u j and also tell your neighbors. We w ay. The response to th e ir call for dall to be tak en to th e county jail. g u st 3, he will serve rab b it sa n d fu rn ish th e boxes. people to buy eith er the season or W ells, who has been w orking a t the Now Just a word about the c ra te fam ily tic k ets has been generous but wiches free of ch arg e to all v isito rs at Z em m erm an g arag e In P o rtlan d , is th e fa ir grounds. Some u n d ertak in g scarcity. Do not tak e o ut m ore th an they still need sev eral hundred m ore w anted on th ree in d ictm en ts in T ay you n eed ’for a h alf day ’s use. Look lorsville. buy ers to come up to th e m ark of 2000 and some Job! He w ill need to be an octupus and every w h ere at th e sam e your fields over carefu lly and get the w hich they set at th e beginning of c ra te s In use th a t have been left out th e ir efforts to a ssist in im proving the tim e. P ity th e poor rab b its which Be«blag Leather. will have to bite th e d u st to satisfy by carele ss pick ers, and keep them In fa ir and cleaning it up. To revive the lu ster to your leather th e crav in g s of a h u n g ry m ultitude. use; then we will have c ra te s enough ch airs, or w hatever you w ish, use the T he program as outlined in a re w hite of an egg with a sm all sponge ,o r “ ■>. D. E. TOWLE. ce n t issue of th e O utlook is v irtu a lly A W ant Ad will sell w hat you do i as It w ill be presented du rin g fair not need and get w hat you do need. T he old-fashioned m an w ho thought T he Rank of G resham pays 6 per woman suffrage w as a Joke, now finds cent inter* t on tim e d e p o s lta .- A d v . th a t if it 7 . , th e Joka'a on him T uesday, Ju ly 31. w ill be a big day on th e county fa ir g ro u n d s an d th e p ag e an t in th e evening w ill probably be viewed by th e la rg e st crow d ever assem bled on th e grounds. A lthough it is th e opening day of th e five-day fair, w hich Is u su ally co n sidered a p relim inary, the board th is year has reversed th e u su al plan and a rra n g e d a ttra c tio n s w hich w ill s ta rt th e fair off w ith a bang on th e opening day. T he h o rse show in th e aftern o o n and p ag ean t in th e evening w ill give th e fa ir a s ta rt, it is believed, such as no fair h as ever had h eretofore. W ith an auspicious opening, and th e ad v ertisin g th e fa ir w ill th u s ob ta in , th e re w ill be no doubt as to th e success of th e o th e r fo u r days. I t is highly im p o rta n t th a t people secu re season tic k e ts early . T he b e tte r fa ir com m ittee is w orking h ard to m eet its qu o ta of 2000 season tic k ets and solicitors a re covering th e cities and th e co u n try d istric ts for the sale of tickets. All w ho desire to encourage th e com m ittee in its efforts to m ake a clean fa ir also a paying fa ir should be p rep ared to buy tic k ets of th e solicitors. T he Com m ercial club has auth o rised a special so licito r to co o p erate w ith th e com m ittee in covering th e city of G resham . P eople a re asked to consider th a t by g enerous resp o n se In p u rch asin g tic k e ts they a re encouraging th e b etter fa ir idea, in su rin g th e success of th is y e a r’s fa ir and helping to clea r up th e heavy indebtedness w hich has accu m u lated th ro u g h several y ea rs of unsuccessful fairs. Whitney Chorus of 150 Voices to Participate Lady Ann on Way to New Egg Record