Gresham outlook., December 14, 1923, Holiday Number, Image 9

HOLIDAY NUMBER
T W IC E
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SECTION TWO, PAGES 9 TO 12
G resham O utlook
VOI.. IS, NO. S3
STANDARD OIL
COMPANY’S SALES
SHOW PROSPERITY
G R E SH A M , M l'L T N O M A Il COI NTV, OREGON,
Garages, Auto and Accessory Dealers
of Eastern Multnomah County.
GRESHAM
E ight w ell know n m akes of c a rs are
rep rese n ted and sold In G resham . The
F o rd , C hevrolet, O verland, Dodge,
Buick. M axwell, W illys-K nlght and
G ard n er.
T h eir p o p u la rity based on th e num ­
b er of licences issued, is about in the
o rd e r nam ed.
S O M E T H IN G fo r th e c a r fo r C h ria tm a a —
a spot lig h t, w in d shield w ip er, m otor
m e te r a new tire . G resh am O verland
Co.
A. Heasel
T he G eorge W ashington Masonic
M emorial, being erected to W ash in g ­
ton th e Mason, by th e M aster Masons
of th e U nited S tates, on S h o o ter's Hill,
Ju st o utside th e city of A lexandria, in
V irginia and h alf w ay betw een th e city
w hich b ea rs th e first P re sid e n t’s nam e
and th e tom b in w hich his rem ain s lie
at rest, is not upon a n atio n al road.
T he hom e and tom b of W ashington,
at ML V ernon, is n ot reach ed from
an y w h ere by a n atio n al road.
T h ere m u st inevitably com e a tim e
w hen th is nation w ill rise In rev o lt
a g a in st a pen u rio u s policy w hich
leaves to a p atrio tic o rd er of devoted
women th e care and p reserv atio n of
th e p riceless relics of W ashington,
w hich a re in his estate, and m ake of
Mt. V ernon w h at it o ught to be, a
governm ent ch a rg e and care. The
M asonic fra te rn ity has alre ad y p r o ­
vided for a m onum ental restin g place
for th e Masonic relics of George
W ashington. But w ill we alw ays leave
to V irginia th e m aking, th e rep a irin g ,
and th e p rese rv a tio n of th e roads
w hich connect th ese th ree— home,
Tem ple, and city?
V irginia, has not, so far, been able
to list h erse lf am ong th o se sta te s
pro m in en tly identified w ith th e good-
ro ad s m ovem ent, alth o u g h she has
m ade vast strid e s in recen t years. The
road from W ashington to th e Tem ple,
and from A lexandria to Mt. V ernon is
a good road, b ut it should he th e w ork
of th e United S tate s g overnm ent to see
th a t so im p o rtan t a road is perfect. In
th is is seen an o th er am ong m any a r ­
gum ents, as to why th is g re a t nation
should itself build and fo rev er m ain ­
ta in th e backbone ro ad s w hich, as
n atio n al highw ays, w ill serv e a ll th e
people all th e tim e.
Save Steering Assembly.
T u rn in g th e w heels s tra ig h t ahead
or in to w ard th e curb w hen p ark in g or
w hen sta rtin g aw ay frpm th e curb
can alw ays be sim plified by allow ing
th e engine to move th e c a r slig h tly
fo rw ard s or b ack w ard s w hile steerin g .
A lot of u n n ecessary w ear is inflicted
on th e ste erin g assem bly by try in g to
m a n ip u la te th e fro n t w heels w hile the
c a r Is not in m otion.
11.
1»2J
#1.50 Per Year
NEW FOREST SERVICE MAPS
SHOW ROAD DEVELOPMENT
T he P o rtlan d office of th e F o rest
Service has ju st issued a new road and
rec re atio n m ap for th e sta te of O re­
gon.
T his folder of com pact, pocket-size,
c a rrie s on its face an up -to -d ate map
of all paved, graveled tru n k , secon­
d ary and proposed ro ad s of th e state,
w ith m ileages betw een all points. On
th e back is p rin ted m a tte r d escrip tiv e
of all th e cam ping places, rec re atio n
and scenic are as of th e N ational F o r­
est areas. T h ere is also given the
m ost com plete list so far published of
th ? m unicipal au to cam ps of th e state.
T his list gives detailed in fo rm atio n as
to accom m odations to be found at
each au to cam p and includes 106 O re­
gon tow ns, arran g e d alp h ab etically
from A lbany to Y am hill. T his d ata
on au to cam ps w as collected la st
sp rin g by th e Oregon T o u rist and In ­
form ation B ureau and th is is th e first
tim e th a t it has ap p eared in p rin t.
T h ere a re special w rite-u p s, ty in g In
by n um ber to th e m ap, o r 22 of th e
m ain scenic, recreatio n and cam ping
a re a s of th e N ational F o re sts of O re­
gon. In addition th e re a re fo re st fire
and sa n ita tio n cautions, suggestions
for th e use of public cam ps, a list of
all F o re st S u p erv iso rs’ h ea d q u arte rs
in th e state. T he folder Is illu stra te d
w ith eight cu ts of Oregon scenery and
cam ps.
A som ew hat sim ila r m ap, though
not as com plete, w as issued in 1921 and
th e edition of 50,000 copies w as soon
exhausted, req u ests being received not
only from all over th e sta te of Oregon
b ut a very larg e num ber being r e ­
ceived from o th er sta te s, and esp ec ial­
ly from e a ste rn states. T his folder
m ap is said to be the best piece of a d ­
v ertisin g of O regon's fo rest scenery
and a ttra c tio n s yet put o ut by th e
F o re st Service.
A heavy dem and Is an ticip ate d for
th e folder m ap. Copies m ay b e se­
cured on req u e st to th e D istric t F o r­
ester, P o st Office Building, P o rtlan d ,
Oregon, o r from any F o re st S u p er­
v iso r's office in Oregon.
New Eerest Folder Maps.
In addition to th is th e P o rtlan d of­
fice has issued detailed m aps for p ub­
lic d istrib u tio n of tw o Oregon and
th re e W ashington N ational F orests.
T hese include th e Cascade and Ump­
qu a N ational F o re sts in Oregon, and
th e Chelan, O lympic and W enatchee
N ational F o re sts in W ashington,
T he C ascade N ational F o re st m ap
covers th e M cKenzie highw ay and r e ­
gion, as far so u th as th e m iddle fork
of th e W illam ette riv er, jo in in g th e r e ­
gion covered by th e U m pqua F o re st
folder w hich Includes Diamond lake
and extends so u th to the C rater L ake
N ational P ark boundary. T hese folder
m aps c a rry d escrip tiv e m a tte r of th e
p rin cip al m o u n tain rec re atio n areas,
tab les of d istan ces, suggested trip s,
and each is illu stra te d w ith several
cu ts of m ountain scenery and forest
cam ps.
T he W ashington N ational Forests
rep rese n ted by th e new folders are
th e C helan, w hich includes the w on­
d erfu lly scenic region around Lake
C helan, th e Olympic, in th e Olympic
P en in su la, and th e W enatchee w hich
Includes th e region from G lacier P eak
south to L akes K eechelus, K aehes,
and Cle E lam . T he folders c a rry v al­
uable in fo rm atio n and suggestions for
m o u n tain tra v e le rs and to u rists a» to
cam ping spots, scenery, special trip s,
fo rest reso u rces, fire prevention w a rn ­
ings, m ileages, and suggested outfits.
T hese m aps a re free and copies m ay
be obtained from th e F o rest S u p e r­
visors of th ese five N ational F o re sts
o r from th e D istric t F o re ste r’s office
In P o rtlan d , Oregon.
For Safety’s Sake.
In th e ru sh of m odern traffic It Is
fre q u en tly essen tial to be able to get
o ut of th e way In a h u rry as to stop
quickly.
T he discovery th a t m onkeys can be
tau g h t good m a n n ers Is very en co u r­
aging. P e rh a p s in tim e it will be
possible to teach road hogs.
Spotlights
Windshield Wipers
Tire Chains
Visors
Kell) Springtield
Kant-Sllp Cords
Bumpers
Etc.
WORLD WAR VETERANS
SEEK EMPLOYMENT
EIGHT MAKES OF CARS
REPRESENTED HERE
DECEM BER
NEED OF NATIONAL
HIGHWAYS IS SEEN
RAKER & SON, F o rd and F ordson D ealers and Service.
T he S tan d a rd Oil Com pany sub -sta
tion of G resham has had a very p ro s­
SHERMAN McCARTER GARAGE, C hevrolet, W illard B attery.
GRESHAM GARAGE, H am lin & Hoss.
p ero u s year in 1923, due to an increase
In th e num ber of autom obiles, an im ­
GRESHAM OVERLAND CO., W illys-K night, G ard n er and
O verland.
provem ent in g eneral busin ess condi­
MAIN S T R E E T GARAGE, Buick.
tio n s and a la rg e in c re ase in to u rist
BEN TLEY'S T IR E SHOP.
tra v e l in and around G resham . The
GRESHAM T IR E COMPANY.
new Mt. Hood Loop road h as had much
to do in expanding new te rrito ry and
GRESHAM BATTERY STATION, W estlnghouse B attery.
S. E. PALMQUIST, A uto Top Shop.
h as resu lted in a co rresponding in ­
R. A. ASHDOWN, W ashing an d P olishing.
c re a se in dem and for petroleum prod
ucts.
JOHN ID E GARAGE, L innem ann.
LOUIS P. CHRISTENSON GARAGE, Pow ell Valley.
T he com pany has g rea tly increased
SYCAMORE GARAGE, Sycam ore.
its efficiency in service by replacin g
th e old R iker ta n k tru c k w ith a new
ROCKWOOD ANO BASELINE
and up-to-date 2-ton Mack ta n k truck.
GEO. PLEASANT GARAGE, Rockwood.
A lso a 2-ton Mack package tru c k w as
B. & B. SERV ICE STATION, Base Line.
added du rin g th e year to rep lace th e
GEO. PAGE GARAGE, 12-Mile C orner.
% -ton F ord fo rm erly in use.
SMITH & BRAUND GARAGE, Base L ine and P u llen Road.
T h ere has been little change in the
TOLLISON'S GARAGE, B aseline and T ro u td ale Road.
p ersonnel d u rin g th e p ast year. Mr.
Ju dy, form er a s sista n t special agent,
TROUTDALE
w as tra n sfe rre d to A lbany in th e sam e
C. C. BUSH GARAGE, T routdale.
cap acity in F eb ru ary of th is year. He
LARSSON'S GARAGE, T routdale.
w as succeeded by R. J. E rw in who,
COOK’S GARAGE, C hevrolets, T ro u td ale.
w ith his wife, resides on P ow ell stre e t
BORING ANO SANDY
in the house fo rm erly ow ned and oc­
W A LTER METZGER GARAGE, Buick, C hevrolet, F ord, Boring.
cupied by th e late Mrs. Ja n e W ilson.
SM IT H ’S GARAGE, C hevrolet, Sandy.
IL O. Bone, special agent, has been
P E R R E T T ’S GARAGE, F ord, Sandy.
in charg e since Ja n u a ry , 1921, and
B LU FF GARAGE, Bluff Road.
ta k e s a keen in te re st in G resham a f­
fairs. H e sta te s th a t in creased b u si­
CORBETT ANO SPKINGOALE
n ess from a S tan d ard Oil stand p o in t
CORBETT GARAGE, C orbett, F a rm e r & H aynes.
in a com m unity is b u t a reflection of
N ETHERTON & F E R R IS GARAGE, Corbett.
th e p ro sp erity of the com m unity it­
COLUMBIA HIGHWAY SERV ICE STATION, S pringdale.
self. T h at being th e case, G resham
PARSONS & NORTHWAY GARAGE, S pringdale.
show s a steady grow th from year to
PLEASANT HOME
y ea r and th e re is nothing to stop its
HALL BROS.’ GARAGE, P le a sa n t Home.
co ntinued p rosperity.
F red H oss, fo rm erly au to tan k
tru c k salesm an, resigned from the
S tan d ard Oil com pany sev eral m onths
ago to ta k e a half in te re s t in th e
! new hose have been added to th e
G resham G arage. A. E. H engstle? w as GRESHAM EIRE BOVS
eq u ipm ent w ithin th e p a st few w eeks
READY
FOR
SERVICE
prom oted from package tru c k driver
T he officers of th e d ep a rtm en t are
to ta k e his place.
as
follow s; chief, M. J. A ilshouse
W. O Booth, em ployed in M arch,
T he p ast y ear has not seen any d is­ a s s is ta n t chief, F. L. M ack; se c re ta ry
1923 as ex tra w arehousem an, h as been
a s tro u s fires in G resham , and th e fire F red Je n n in g s; tre a s u re r, C. J. L u n d ­
prom oted to Mr, H e n g stle r's form er
d ep a rtm en t h as been called out a few q u ist; fire m a rsh a ls, T. Van D oninck
position as package tru c k driver.
tim es to m in er blazes w ithin th e town and A. W. M etzger; ca p ta in , Ja s. Jen
T he S tan d ard Oil payroll now in ­
and has an sw ered th e call to sev eral nings.
cludes the follow ing m en: H. O. Bone,
fires in th e c o u n try aro u n d G resham .
special a g e n t; R. J. E rw in, su b -sta ­
W hile it has n ot alw ay s been p ra c ­
J u s t how to obey th e notice "F in e
tio n sa lesm an ; R. H. Gibbs, clerk ;
tic ab le to ta k e th e fire equipm ent o u t­ for Speeding" w ould be a puzzle to
A. E. H engstler and A. Sim onsen, auto
side th e city, th e boys have alw ays r e ­ m ost d riv ers w ho ta k e th in g s lite r
ta n k tru c k salesm en; W. G. Booth,
ally.
sponded pro m p tly to th e call anti
w arehousem an and package tru ck
have been read y to give every a s s is t­
d riv e r;
J. M arriage, e x tra w are­
If an oil stove sm ells, drop a sm all
ance possible. Six hu n d red feet of
piece of gum cam phor into th e tank.
housem an.
Mr. Bone expressed his own a p p re ­
ciation and th a t of his m en for th e
co u rtesy show n them by th e ir patrons,
and th e ir w ishes for a M erry C h rist­
m as and a H appy New Y ear fo r all.
W ith the com ing of cold w eather
and a re su ltin g decrease in em ploy­
m ent. em ployers of th is d istric t are
urged by L. C. Jesseph, n o rth w est dis
tr ic t m an ag er of the United S tates
v e te ra n s' b ureau, to give p referen ce to
reh a b ilita te d W orld W ar v eteran s
w hen vacancies occur o r new posi­
tio n s a re created . Jobs a re being
so ught for bookkeepers, shoem akers,
c le a n e rs and p re sse rs and o th e r ex-
service men train ed in a variety of
o ccupations, he stated.
In m ost Instances th e reh a b ilita te d
w ar v eteran s are allow ed from 30 to
90 days on th e job w ithout any ex­
p ense to th e prospective em ployer, it
w as stated. T his is know n as place­
m ent tra in in g and gives th e em ployer
an o p p o rtu n ity to size up th e cap ab il­
ities of his em ploye.
Mr. Jessep h urged th a t em ployers
w ho m ay have positions to All during
th e n ex t few m onths should get in
touch w ith th e n ea rest office of the
V ete ran s' B ureau im m ediately by le t­
te r, telephone or p ersonal contact.
B ureau offices a re located in S eattle,
P o rtlan d , S pokane and Boise.
FR ID A Y ;
TUESDAYS
AND
FRIDAYS
G ive O n e F o r C h ristm a s
The Tudor Sedan ¿9 a gilt
every member of the fam­
ily will share. It adda to
daily happiness. It will
extend the joyous spirit of
Christmas to every day of
the year.
radiator, broad cowl, sun
visor, and large windows
make it stylish in appear­
ance. Yet it is sold at the
lowest price ever asked for
a Sedan—only $590 Lath.
Detroit.
This new Ford type is of The rich, permanent luster
an exceptionally pleasing of its finish, the quiet good
design. W ide doors open­ taste of its upholstery, and
ing forward, folding right the ornamental treatment
front seat, and a roomy of its full-nickeled hard­
interior make it a conven­ ware, all help to make it ■
ient car to use; its high car you are proud to drive.
Tin Car o n 6* o b to m rd thrmr^h thr F ord R'eekl-r P to r J u ft Plan.
GIVE SOMETHING FOR THE CAR
AUTOMOBILES
Overland Touring .....
Sedans ..........................
Coupes...........................
& SON
$635
i\
Red Bird Sport Models.
$875
Champion Utility Closed
Cars .................................... $865
a t G re sh am
at Gresham
Ihe ( iood Maxwell ....
at Gresham
$965 rtrurit
Gresham Overland Co
R e lia b ility .
RAKER
XMAS
P h o n e 1141
P h o n e 1141.
.EMENTS
S ervice
MACHINERY
f or the large farm, the dairy man, the berry grower or the gardener.
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