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G R E S H A M O U T L O O K , H O L ID A Y N U M B E R , F R ID A Y , D E C E M B E R
14, 1923
CHRISTMAS E l E (AltOl.lM J co u ntryw ide expansion of th e custom .
H ON THE INCREASE j It pointed as a model to th e splendid
It Is hoped th a t th is year attain
C hristm as caroling may be m ade •
fe a tu re of th e day of days. Though
no plans a re form ulated at th is tim e It
j'
org an izatio n for
th a t had been worke
city
! w ide 8*'ale ,n D etro it- As a fu rth e r
“ id to the raoven“ ‘n t th e B ureau Issued I ‘
J‘s . boo* le t> C h ristm as Eve C aroling j .-And th e re wer(J |n the 8anje cou
Ted’s Gifl >0 ,he Clirisi Child
Give Something for the Car for Christmas 8
n
I
w ill undoubtedly be brought about If
K'vlng a brief o u tlin e I 9hepher,ls abl(IhlK
th e fleld
g
too storm y w eather does not prevent. of ,h e h,8tory of th e CU8tom and
1 w atch over th e ir flock’by n ig h t"
L ast year, sta rtin g an hour or m ore 8t»Tctlons for proceedure to those in-
Slow ly and rev e re n tly th e m in ister
before daylight, several au to loads of , *‘re8tcd 1,1 c a rry in g out th e plan Io- read th e b eau tifu l old C h ristm as story
Fixing up the car is a means of
sin g ers covered th e city, singing the c a ,,Jr-
to th e w aiting co n gregation. Ted
remembering
the owner. It is a cer­
beau tifu l C h ristm as ca ro ls In fro n t of
“ BX 'h is tim e th e m ovem ent had I settled sn u g ly a g a in st th e back of the
tain
way
to
make
it a most Merry
dozens of hom es, rem em bering es-
con sid erab le advance, an d in the pew an d listened. He had listened to
Christmas for him.
pecially the sick, aged and shutins. i flr8‘ edition of th e booklet, a year ! th e sto ry every C h ristm as m o rn in g as
T he custom Is becom ing m ore gen- “ fte r efforts w ere m ade to revive the i fa r back as he could rem em b er; but
era l t ach year.
T he follow ing rep o rt I m ovem ent, 30 cities and tow ns in today it seem ed different!
We offer in Accessories the fol
show s th a t th is p rac tice w as ob- I w hich th e outdoor ca ro lin g had been
And suddenly th e re w as w ith the
lowing well known articles: Tirt
served in m any cities th ro u g h o u t the introduced w ere Included. T h ere w ere angel, a m u ltitu d e of th e heavenly
Chains, Jacks, Spotlights, Tirt
country. T here w ere 11 reported for undoubtedly m ore th an th is num ber, I boat,” continued th e m in ister.
Covers, Windshield Wipers, hand or
Oregon, but O resham , probably like h u t th e B ureau had not full facilities | T ed ’s eyes grew w ide w ith w onder
automatic, etc.
m any others, thro u g h fa ilu re to re- for 'ra c in g them . By the tim e th e sec- u wa9 m ore w onderful, m ore beauti-
p o rt to N ational Bureau for the Ad- 0,1,1 edition w as published In O ctober, fu l th a n any fairy sto ry he had ever
Our repair &uup contains only experienced me­
vancem ent of Music, w as not included
'h e list w as m ore th a n treb led ¡read .
chanics
apd we guarantee our work will suit.
1,1 the lls‘-
a,,d “ has co n " nue<l to grow w ith as- j “And, ,o> th e s ta r w ent before tbem
Trouble shooting or a general overhauling—it’s
It Is suggested th a t the choir lead ers to n lsh in g rap id ity ever since, as th e ant) led them to w hpre tb e young (.hlld
all the same to us. We can do it.
a rra n g e for observing th is b eautifu l follow ing figures tak en from th e bu- ia y."
custom th is year.
I re a u 's reco rd w ill show
"A nd they b ro u g h t him g ifts, gold
E veryth in g from a 5c V a lv e C ore to a C om p lete D o d g e Car
From a trac ea b le to tal of th irty in
30 cities and tow ns Dec. 1918
and fran k in cen se, and m y rrh .”
1918 th e num ber of cities and tow ns
110 cities and tow ns Dec. 1919
Ah, those kings w ere ric h : they
in the United S tates th a t observe th e '
330 cities and tow ns Dec. 1920
could afford to b rin g him gifts. He
fine old custom of outdoor C hristm as I
667 cities and tow ns Dec. 1921
pitied th e shep h erd s. T hey b ro u g h t
We can supply you with one or a full set of these tires. All-weather, Path­
ca ro lin g had increased in 1922 to |
1154 cities an d tow ns Dec. 1922
no g ifts; they m ust have been poor
finder or Wingfoot Types of cases—Cord or Fabric. Also Tubes.
1154
according
to
an
elabo r-I
"The to tal for 1922 does not include like him ! T hen he looked up q u ick ly :
a te survey ju s t issued
by the 3uo cities and tow ns in th e previous
"And we, too, may bring him g ifts;
an elaborate survey ju st issued by th e su rv ey s from w hich no re p o rts w ere j ,b e poor, as w ell as th e aged,” con-
N ational Bureau for the A dvancem ent received as to 1922. U ndoubtedly a , eluded th e m inister.
ol Music from its offices in New York, la rg e p ercen tag e of them observed the
T ed 's b reath cam e quickly an d his
It is expected th a t C hristm as of 1923, custom .
eyes slfone w ith excitem ent. H e w as
w ill be greeted by m erry ca ro lers in
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HAMLIN A IIHSS, Props.
Garage Phone 2391
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T he resp o n se of th e public, scat a little child, and he w as poor, and he
close to 2,000 com m unities in every ,
, ,
Gresham
Nights 706
7 lered from coast to coast atnl from til« w anted to give th e C h rist Child a gift.
sta te in th e Union.
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T he people w ere tro o p in g out of the
Authorized
Dodge
Service
Station
C anadian border to the G ulf of Mex­
"T en y ears ago,” says th e A dvance­
ico, fu rn ish es convincing evidence th a t | ch u rch now, in m erry groups. No­
m ent B ureau in its survey, "outdoor
e .
c
, ,, , i th e outdoor C h ristm as ca ro lin g has body noticed th e shabby little boy,
C hristm as Eve C aroling, especially by ,
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7 | stru c k a p o p u lar chord and fulfills a who, w ith flushed face and q u estio n ­
Itin e ra n t groups through the stre e ts of
ing eyes, w ent slow ly down th e step s passed in to th e n ex t pew —now it had
p o p u lar desire.
tow n and village, was alm ost u n ­
and tu rn e d into a side street. Sud- I reach ed him ! H e h eard th e package
"Som
e
of
th
e
cities
w
ere
large,
o
th
­
known in this country. The beautiful
denly be rem em bered; th e cloud left drop w ith a d u ll th u d into th e plate,
old custom th a t had once been uni­ ers sm all. Some had caro lin g groups his face and he dashed joyously down T hen he leaned back, unm indful of
enough
to
cover
th
e
en
tire
are
a,
o
th
­
versal in E ngland had all but died.
th e snow y sidew alk. A w onderful 'h e cu rio u s g la n ce s in his direction,
"T be w idespread adoption of th e ers for but one or tw o d istric ts; th in g had happened la st n ight! S an ta A little, q u iv erin g sigh escaped his
w
hile
in
still
o
th
e
rs
ca
ro
ls
w
ere
sung
Com m unity C hristm as tree did much
C laus had paid a v isit to his hom e for Ups; b ut his eyes w ere b rig h t and
to bring the ca ro ls to public atten tio n aro u n d th e com m unity C h ristm as tree th e first tim e, alth o u g h he had hung th e re w as som ething glad in his h « art
again. Yet the singing of the c h a rm ­ only. T he inform ation w as g ath ered his faded, little stocking u n d er th e T he C h rist C hild had accepted T ed’s
ing old Y uletlde songs for the public from new 8P»Pe r clippings from ail
m an tel every C h ristm as eve. It w as gift.—Je n n ie M. M ills, in F arm and
benetit was all too Infrequent and the p a rts of 11,0 co u n try , as w ell as by di­
so nice to have a C h ristm as g ift of | Home.
g eneral absence of th e w aits,' th e rect correspondence, and It is probable
his ow n; Ted th o u g h t lovingly of the
trav elin g bands of caro lers, in th e ir ,h a t ,nany clt,ea w ere overlooked
I USE OF CHRISTM VS
p icturesque red cam bric capes, was No placea w ere d e lu d e d w here the new top and quickened his steps.
child m ay b rin g him g ifts,'
TREES IS APPROVED
p a rtic u la rly reg rettab le .
ca ro lin g w as sim ply an indoor or th e A w little
ords ran g th ro u g h his head. I
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"T he N ational B ureau for the Ad- - ch u rc h event.
G ive y o u rse lf a t r e a t ! G e t in to a n
W ell, he had n o th in g to give. T h en he
L arg e q u a n titie s of young D ouglas
vancem ent of Music, w hich is in te r- f New York led all sta te s in th e num -
stopped sh o rt—he had his top!
| firs w ere re p o rte d to have been
O v e rla n d S ed an a n d “ step o n it”!
esteil in extending m ore widely th e in- her of tow ns and cities rep o rted as
T he next S unday m o rn in g a little | shipped from th is sta te th is y ear to
T
h e sen satio n o f p o w er is wonder»
fluence and utilization of m usic am ong having observed th e caro lin g custom boy In a th re a d b a re su it slipped q u iet- C alifo rn ia and H aw aii to be used s
as
th e A m erican people, saw in th e '■> 19.2. Its to ta l w as 111. P ennsyl- ,y in to a back pew of th e g rea t ch u rch . C h ristm as trees. O regon's firs wi
fu l. T h e bigger n e w en g in e m ak es
rill
C hristm as caro . lin g one of the . m ost in- , vanla
w ith 93. M assa- ' I He
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(h him an
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th u l,„ s help F
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m ak
n V
r e if
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w ith
oddly-shaped
I th
to
it seem lilr/i
like C h rist-
y
o u m a s te r o f traffic a n d h ills !
splr ng uses of song, as a sa tisfactio n chuse ts bird w- th 86. C alifo rn ia had packaK e, w hicb he tillKered lovlngly ma9 ln balray H onolulu. In th e U nited
A n d th e T rip le x sp rin g s (P a te n te d )
*2 I " ’ * J"LtO ,h*‘ COn"n.U"l,y' „ A .
7 ’ h ‘° 5 ’ NeW J ‘>r9ey 54' 1111 ‘»»rough th e service. T hen th e S tates live m illion C h ristm as tre e s are
and a m eans of ex pressing the C hrist- ' G eorgia 50.
give
th e ro a d c o m fo rt o f a long,
o rg an played softly and he could h ea r used each y ear, and in th e e a ste rn
m as sp irit. In 1917, th erefo re, sh o rtly
E very sta te In th e Union is reco rd - th e clin k of th e money as it fell Into sta te s w ith th e ir rela tiv e ly dense pop-
h eav y car. B efo re b u y in g a n y car,
a fte r its own inception,
. _ . _ th e , B ureau, ~ a t ed in th e list a t th e end of th e su r- th e collection p late.
H e held th e u latio n , tre e s su ita b le for use a t
» sug g tf < n o
.. . t,i inn 1 of in eey. The D istricts of Colum bia nnd precious p ackage close to him —th e I C h ristm as a re becom ing scarce,
fin d o u t h o w m u c h better y o u w ill
ro . (g an wor
ng act ve y for the A laska also ap p ear.
p la te w as com ing n e a re r— it had I Does th e age-long custom of cu ttin g
like a n O v e rla n d . T h e price has
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G r e sh a m G a ra g e
a
You Cant Outwear
a VT I? Tire
And That Statement is Backed By
The Offer of a New Tire FREE
ÏDVT a C-T-C tire on any wheel of
A your ear—and any other make
tire of equal size on the opposite
wheel. Then drive them continuously.
If (he C-T-C tire fails to outwear and out­
run the other tire, you will get a new C-T-C
tire FREE.
This is the amazing Guaranty the manufac­
turer is permitting authorized C-T-C deal­
ers to make on C-T-C tires bought before
January 15th.
Nor is this offer any more startling than the per­
formance of these remarkable hand-built C-T-C
tires.
But it is a means of bringing the PROOF home
to YOU—by the greatest demonstration of good
faith ever made by a tire manufacturer.
C-T-C tire s won’t skid—and can be driven a t low inflation
to "C onserve the C ar." T hey a re th e stro n g est, toughest,
longest enduring tire* built.
BUY YOUR TIRES FOR SPRING NOW
In spite of their Gl \RANTEED SUPERIORITY
I -T-l s coeit NO MORE than ordinal v tire».
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T IR E 5
Bentley’s Tire Shop
Malli Street
G re h u in , Oregon
Ynlcanialng, Keireadlmr. B n , Oll« and Breare.
C h ristm as tree s a t th e holiday season
co n stitu te a w astefu l use of fo rest m a­
te ria l? T his is a q u estio n often asked
of G overnm ent an d s ta te fo rest offi­
cials. Along in D ecem ber each y ear
th e U. S. F o re st S erv ice expects to r e ­
ceive le tte rs p ro te stin g a g a in st th e
cu ttin g of young tre e s for C hristm as.
It is u su a lly pointed o ut th a t sev eral
m illion tre e s a re used each year w hich
if left to grow to m a tu rity w ould p ro ­
duce a co n sid erab le q u an tity of lum-
| her. Is it not, th e re fo re, an econom ic
w aste to use them as C h ristm as tree s?
T he F o re st S ervice believes th a t the
I use of young tre e s as C h ristm as tre e s
is e n tirely justified. To w hat h ig h er
use can tre e s be p u t th a n to b rin g joy
and h ap p in ess to little ch ild ren ? The
g re a te st caution, how ever, should be
u rg ed a g a in st th e .in d isc rim in a te of
tre e s w ith no re g a rd to th e n u m b er or
condition of those left. In sta n d s of
young second g ro w th , th e cu ttin g of
C h ristm as tre e s ca n be m ade to serve
as an ac tu a l benefit if m ade in th e n a ­
tu r e of a th in n in g r a th e r th an a clean
| cu ttin g .
F o r C h ristm as tre e s of av erag e size.
I it would be w ell n o t to th in o ut to a
g re a te r d istan ce th a n eight feet be-
| tw een trees.
It is too often th e p rac tice for city
folks to d riv e o ut in to th e co u n try
I an d to cu t a half-dozen young tree s
along th e highw ay, selectin g one out
of th e lot. leaving th e rem ain d er. If
you m u st do th is, a t le ast do n o t cut
them along th e highw ays, and get p e r­
m ission from th e o w n er of th e land.
A utom obiles and good ro ad s a re con­
trib u tin g too heavily to th e despoiling
of th e sh ru b b ery alo n g o u r ro u tes of
trav el.
ju s t b e e n re d u c e d .
d e m o n s tra tio n .
Gresham Overland Co.
W. A. HESSEL
U n d er N ew M an agem en t
East Gresham Service Station
Pow ell V alley Road, n ear S tan d ard Oil T anks
AL. BAUMAN. Prop.
x GAS
OILS
GREASES
Free Crankcase Sen-ice
Phone 14 i t
Daily Trips to Portland
Res. Phone 19
193«
Gresham Transfer & Storage Co.
SOD VrOL FDR STUMP
BLOWING TO BE SHOWN
A stu m p blow ing d em o n stratio n w ill
be held a t Sandy, O regon. T h u rsd ay
m orning. D ecem ber 13, at 9:30 o'clock
T his d em o n stratio n is being p ut on
by County A gent H olt of C lackam as
county an d G eorge W. K able from
O. A. C. T he o bject of th e d em o n stra­
tion Is to try out th e stum ping pow ­
der, sodatol. w hich has been ordered
from th e governm ent a rse n a ls at Du­
pent, W ashington. Mr. K abie has se­
cured a sm all sh ip m en t for dem on­
stra tio n p u rp o ses and is using th is for
d em o n stratin g in th e com m unities
w here land c le a rin g is m ost needed.
Those in th e vicinity of Sandy and
th o se in te reste d In o rd erin g sodatol
w ill no doubt be in te reste d In a tte n d ­
ing th is d em o n stratio n .
It w ill be held on th e B runs farm in
th e w est edge of Sandy, at the ju n c ­
tion of th e Bluff road and Loop h ig h ­
way.
A sk us fo r a
BI KILN MALRAD, Prop.
A Truck for Every Purpose
Kurten for Service
Moon
l0A I L v
We Solicit Your B usiness
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STORAGE
a
i n8ured C arrjerg
Believe It o r NoL
liigh-Gear Hill ( limbing.
D on't attem p t to save money by be­
The high-gear hill clim ber is first
ing niggardly in your expen d itu res lo r
legitim ate upkeep, equipm ent or o v er­ cousin to th e sco rch er, and both are
hauling. B etter your money go fo i bound to become w iser as tim e goes
these th an th a t it be given to doctors, i on.
T hese statem en ts a re m ade w ith the
law yers and perh ap s u n d erta k ers, be­
full u n d erstan d in g th a t the m odern
cause of your saving propensities.
autom obile is m ade to clim b alm ost
anything but trees. But to clim b a
t lean Running Boards.
steep hill on th e high g ea r im poses
Giving the ru n n in g boards an a p ­ th e h ard est kind of w ork not only on
pearance of new is m erely a m a tte r of the engine, but also on every oth er
cleaning them w ith a rag sa tu ra te d p art of th e car. T he low er g ear ratio s
with gasoline. K erosene is th e best are provided for hill clim bing and
su b stitu te.
they should be used for it.
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