T W IC E
A
W EEK
G resham O utlook
VOL. 14, NO. 30
GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON,
MEMBERS FORl'M
PROSPECTS BRIGHT ¡MONDAY
EVENING,
FINE PROGRAM
FOR COUNTY FAIR
M .C.T.l Bucked by Federated
Clubs, to Sell 100,000
Tickets
TIME IS SHORT FOR WORK
FRIDAY, JUNE
11121
Republican Nominees for President and Vice President
T he m em bers forum
of the
G resham Com m ercial club will
m eet at W ithrow 's Monday a t 6:30
prom ptly for an o th er splendid d in
ner and to listen to tw o very in te r
esting sp eak ers on one of th e m ost
im p o rtan t and tim ely su b jects in
w hich th e people of th is locality
a re in terested .
T he sp eak ers a re R. H. Kipp,
m an ag er of the m a rk e t d ep a rtm en t
of th e P o rtlan d C ham ber of Com
m erce, and W. G. Ide, m an ag er of
the land settlem en t d ep a rtm en t of
Oregon Cham ber of Com m erce.
L. S. E llerm an , ch airm an of th e
m em bers forum com m ittee, will
call on County A gent S. B. H all to
preside a t th is m eeting.
F arm B ureau lead ers, farm ers
and all in te reste d in farm and m a r
ket problem s are u rged to atten d .
T h ere h as developed some com
p la in t as to th e length of th e
forum m eetings and th e ch airm an
has given his w ord th a t th e d in n er
w ill begin prom ptly a t 6:30 an d the
speaking be over and m eeting ad
journ ed a t 8 prom ptly.
T he forum m eetings have alread y
accom plished a g re a t deal for the
locality and th e ir u sefu ln ess should
increase.
TUESDAYS
AND
FRIDAYS
FOX FARM WILL
BE STARTED HERE
An im p o rta n t deal w as negotiated
j th is w eek by w hich th e five acres and
house owned by Mrs. Jo h n Dobson on
th e Pow ell V alley road in e a st G resh
am, form erly th e Crum b place, has
been p u rch ased by Ed. W alker, r e
cen tly from A lberta, Canada.
J. F. W hetstone, w ho handled the
deal, sta te s th a t Mr. W alk er's in te n
tion is to s ta r t a fox farm on th e new
ly acquired p ro p erty . T he location is
said to be ideal.
W alker is said to have been one of
th e m ost su ccessfu l stockm en in Al
b erta and besides livestock he spec
ialized in geese, tu rk ey s an d chickens.
W hile in C anada Mr. W alker w as ac
tively in terested in the U nited F a rm
ers association.
W alker alread y has considerable
know ledge of fox farm in g , It is
claim ed, and, has arra n g e d to have
five p a ir of W illow H ill silv er foxes
delivered to his p lace in November.
He w ill be assisted by th e service
m an fu rn ish ed by th e W illow H ill
com pany by w hich Mr. W alker w ill be
given ex p e rt in stru c tio n in feeding
and breeding of th ese w ily little an i
m als so rec en tly b ro u g h t u n d er do
m estication.
A brief period of six and a half
w eeks rem ains u n til the opening of
the M ultnom ah county fair, th e open
ing d ate being T uesday, Ju ly 29. F or
those who have the arran g e m en ts in
hand th e tim e w ill be m uch too sh o rt
and w ill req u ire co n stan t, close and
carefu l planning and w ork to bring
about th e p rep a ra tio n s needful.
T h ere is every indication a t p rese n t
th a t all w ill be in read in ess. P re s i
d ent M etzger has carefu lly a p p o r
tioned the w ork, fre q u en t board m eet
ing a re being held and th e re p o rts of
su p e rin ten d e n ts and com m ittees in
dicate satisfac to ry progress.
Im provem ents a re being m ade to
th e buildings and g rounds. T he roofs
of all buildings have been rep aired
and som e of them given a coat of
asphaltum .
EPWORTH LEAGUE WILL
T he sale of tic k ets is now an im
INSTALL NEW OFFICERS
p o rta n t m a tte r and is receiving m uch
atten tio n .
Next S unday evening th e officers
T he county W. C. T. U. undertook elected by th e E p w o rth L eague to
th e sale of m any single adm ission serve th e en su in g y ea r w ill be in
tic k ets as an aid to th e ir fund for a stalled.
T hey a re H elen R ogers,
COOPE R ATI V E M A R K ETING
boy’s building at th e c h ild ren 's farm p resid e n t; B eatrice Jack so n , M yrtle
Calvin Coolidge for President and Chas. G. Dawes for Vice President
URGED TO All» FARMERS
home. T he federation of w om en’s R usher, H allie Jones, and Genevieve
The
nom
ination
of
Coolidge
Dawes
is
of
Illinois,
is
known
clubs, 109 societies, has joined w ith M cA llister, vice p resid e n ts; H elen
governm ent under the H arding] T he P o rtlan d C ham ber of Com
th e W. C. T. U. to put over th is sale of H isey, se creta ry , and F red C halker, was secured on the first ballot, as the “ H ell-and-M aria” gen- adm inistration three hundred m erce has tak en up th e b a ttle cry of
cooperation and is u rg in g cooperative
benefit tic k ets in aid of both the farm tre a su re r. T he L eague h as had a very He received 1065 votes, 44 go eral. He was chairm an of the million dollars.
hom e and the fair. F ifty per cent of p rospero u s y ea r and is looking fo r ing to his opponents, Lafollette U. S. experts who investigated
President Coolidge is said to m ark etin g asso ciatio n as an uld to
Dawes for vice German finances and whose re be well pleased with the ticket farm ers. A rec en t n ew s-le tte r in-
th e receip ts from th e tic k ets sold by w ard w ith keen in te re st to th e en su and Johnson.
president
was
a
second choice port on handling the rep ara and it is believed to be q u ite | clUfies the follow ing item s:
th e se o rganizations w ill go to th e ing year. An en th u sia stic and gro w
c h ild re n ’s farm home.
A fter four y ea rs of tria l in coop
ing delegation is alread y p lan n in g to of the convention, Prank O. tions seems favorable to Eu satisfactory to republican lead
He was budget director ers generally.
erativ e m ark etin g , m ore th a n th ree -
Some of th e leading b u siness m en of atten d th e F a lls City In s titu te th e first Lowden having been first nom rope.
fo u rth s of th e p ru n e g ro w e rs of the
Now for the campaign to V
P o rtla n d h a v e , becom e in te reste d in w eek in A ugust. Special m usic by a inated. He positively declined under H arding and his budget
ancouver d istric t alread y have sign
and
Dawes
was
nominated.
work
is
said
to
have
saved
the
close on November 4.
th e sale of benefit tic k e ts and a re selected q u a rte tte of th e ch o ir w ill
ed a new live-year c o n tra c t to con
p la n n in g w ith th e le ad ers of th e sing “My God and F a th e r.”
tin u e th e ir o rg an izatio n u n til 1929.
T he asso ciatio n now has ab out 450
w om en's o rganizations to m ake it a
The p asto r, th e Rev. A. S. H isey,
FIRST STATE BANK
.m em b e rs rep rese n tin g 3700 ac res la
big success. They have set th e ir will occupy th e p u lp it in th e m orning
IS ( OMM EN DED p runes, w hich includes 300 acres
m a rk a t 100,000 and hope to exceed and preach from th e topic “U nfinished
---------
I never before signed.
th a t.
B uildings.” T he choir w ill sing, th e
T he F irs t S tate Bank is being com-
T he asso ciatio n h as no debts, and
T heir p lans w ere fully explained anthem , “Lead Me R ig h t.”
j m ended by n ew spapers on d istrib u tio n !’W“ 8 th * la !;Ke8¿ P™ ne p ac k “ 1* Pla,,t
in th e Pacific N orthw est, covering a
by re p re se n ta tiv e s of th e W. C. T. U
T he devotional topic for th e L eague
of H a g E tiq u ette and o th er activ ities space
x 100 feet, th re e sto rie s in
an d federated clubs who appeared be w ill be “P lay and P erso n ality .” Mil
in
an
effort
to
in
te
re
st
th
e
young
Deo-
and
re p rese n tin g a v aluation
fo re th e fa ir board la st W ednesday dred M etzger w ill be th e leader.
■ . .
.
of ab o u t $40,000. T his p la n t la st year
night. They w ere, M rs. U nruh, re p
i pie in econom ics and tru e p atrio tism , handled 7,500.000 pounds of dried
rese n tin g the W. C. T. U., Mrs. R. G. JUNIOR ATHLETES VS.
T he follow ing le tte r from one of l,rutleB- «»d d u rin g th e p ast four
ALLEY RATS, 16 TO 1
th e sta te s daily n ew spapers addressed ycarB over 23'500’0 w pounds. In ad-
B rand, first vice p resid e n t of th e
tn
“ ' llt,on •« P runes, th e asso ciatio n last
P o rtlan d
F ed eratio n
of W om en’s
p
ident of f i r s t S ta te Bank year handled m ore th an $31,000 w orth
A snappy six inning ball gam e w as
clubs, Melvin G. W instock and H arold
w as received th is m o rn in g :
I of stra w b e rrie s for m em bers.
B arde, P o rtlan d busin ess men, who played on W ednesday betw een th e
“You a re to be com m ended for th e
T he V ancouver asso ciatio n is a
G
resham
J
u
n
io
r
A
th
letes
and
th
e
m any w o rth w h ile activ ities you have 8 trong su p p o rter of th e proposed
a re aiding th e women in th e ir big u n
prom oted In re c e n t y ears, not the N orthw est P ru n e F ederation, and
d ertak in g . They not only have th e G resham A lley R ats, p re-am a te u r
le ast of w hich is your d istrib u tio n of ready to fed erate w ith Oregon local
team
s,
re
su
ltin
g
in
a
sco
re
of
16
to
1
w elfare of the c h ild re n 's home at
booklets on F lag E tiq u ette, and your u n its, Including u n its alread y formed
in
favor
of
th
e
ath
letes.
T
he
team
s
h e a rt but believe th e fa ir should be
cam paign to have an A m erican flag in “ • Eugene, Dundee, Scoffs Mills, and
every school room .”
u n its being form ed a t S pringbrook
p u t on its feet financially and m ade a re m ade up of th e y ounger high
school
boys
and
older
g
rad
e
school
F lag etiq u ette is c re atin g consider- alltl B ailas,
fu lly rep rese n tativ e of th e county and
boys.
able en th u siasm and th a t it is doing
T h e Oregon P o u ltry m en ’s aBSOcia-
city.
sotne good m ust be acknow ledged tlon •“ p lan n in g p erm a n en t Oregon
B atte ries—A thletes, Elw ood D un
T he board w as th o ro u g h ly con
when It Is know n th a t In one m all the egK-laying co n tests. Oregon h as about
vinced of th e sin cerity of th e ir p u r can, p itc h er; Ja m es B ushong, c a tc h
F irs t S late B ank received th re e le tte rs I 5000 p oultry p roducers, ab o u t 1000 of
er.
Alley
R
ats,
P
au
l
R
u
sh
er,
p
itc
h
e
r;
from ch ild ren ex p ressin g a d eterm ina- whom could be classified as com m er-
poses and th e b readth and wisdom of
tlon to e a rn enough money ru n n in g clal po u ltry m en , th ese tw o classes
th e ir p lans as explained W ednesday R aw ley W in ter, catch er.
e rra n d s and picking b erries to en- re p re se n tin g a $10,000,000 Oregon in-
to a large board m eeting. The board A nnual School Meeting N ext Monday.
able th e m . to m ake deposits en titlin g d u stry . T he purp o se of such an egg-
even g ran te d th e ir re q u e st for an ex
them to a flag.
laying c o n test would be to ad vertise
N ext Monday, Ju n e 16, is th e date
tension of th e ir privileges beyond for th e an n u a l m eeting of school d is
N ext S atu rd ay is F lag Day and Oregon us a p o u ltry sta te , and to
—Photo by O. M. Davidson m any ch ild ren a re striv in g to have a | Bt,m u late h ig h er av erag e production
th o se a t first agreed upon.
tric ts in Oregon. P ra c tic a lly all such
GRESHAM’S
PRIZE
WINNING
FLOAT
flag by th a t tim e. O thers have set I am ong Htate p o u ltry flocks. W ashing
In connection w ith th e fa ir board
th e ir goal as Ju ly 1st in o rd er to be In | ton has a p o u ltry in d u stry probably
m eetings a re called for 2 o’clock in
Trim
and
beautiful,
unique
and
attractive,
G resham ’s floral th
th e societies w ill put on an extensive
e G resham p arad e Ju ly 4th.
tw o and o n e-h alf tim es as g re a t as
th e aftern o o n , though som e find an
creation won over many com petitors in yesterday’s floral pa
p u blicity cam paign w ith m any u n
I he F irs t S tate Bank w ants several th a t of O regon; and C alifo rn ia prob
evening h o u r m ore convenient. T he
u su a l fea tu re s. They w ill then p u t
The above picture suggests its outlines. Its wonder b rig h t boys and g irls who can d rill 1 ably five tim es as big. Both W a sh
m eeting of G resham D istrict, No. 4, rade.
from 500 to 700 so licito rs in th e field, w ill be at 2 o’clock and w ill be for the ful color effects can only be imagined by those who did not ch ild ren for th e p arad e to call on Mr. I ington and C alifornia have p erm anent
M eyers at F irs t S tate Bank and m ake | egg-laying co n tests. Idaho also will
d istric tin g the city and su rro u n d in g
know n th e ir p lan s a t once.
see it.
s ta r t such a con test. In O ctober, at
election of one d irec to r and a clerk
co untry.
Caldw ell. O scar L. D unlap is p re si
also to vote on d irecto r for a term of
F irs t p rize of 350 w as won y e s te r ning. A com m ittee w as appointed
A p a rt of the plan is to have a sp ec
d en t of th e Oregon P o u ltry m en ’s a s
FOREST EXPERIMENT
five y ears for the union high school
and Prof. H. E. Crosby of
day In th e floral p arad e In P o rtlan d th a t evening, com posed of J. E. Metz
ial day a t the fair fe a tu rin g th e W.C.
STATION APPROVED! C sociation,
d istric t. All d istric ts com prising th e
orvallis Is s e c re ta ry -tre a su re r.
by G resh am ’s b eau tifu l float sym bol ger, E. W. A ylsw orth, F ra n k C. Jones,
T. U. and ch ild ren 's farm home. Also
high school d istric t w ill vote on a d i
Sal<l United S tates S en ato r A rth u r
a w om en’s federation club day. The rec to r. T he only can d id ate in th e izing th is city as th e gatew ay to Mt. H. J. P u lfe r and A. F. H am m ar. Steps
> lias ju st been received a t th e Capper, In a rec en t Interview : “ More
Hood.
T
he
float
w
as
a
th
in
g
of
b
eau
fo rm er is planned for W ednesday and
w ere tak en im m ediately for th e w o rk d istric t fo re ste r's office In P o rtlan d th an ever I feel th a t only a sm all p a rt
field is Wm. C. M. P ete rso n of th e
ty, well p ro portioned and a rtistic a lly ing out of a float w hich would ade th a t con g ress h as passed a bill pro- o f a g ric u ltu re ’s ills can be cured by
th e la tte r fo r F rid ay in connection
Pow ell V alley d istrict.
decorated and w as p a rtic u la rly a p q u ately re p re se n t th e Com m ercial vldlng for a n o rth w est foreat experl- law makPrH- O ur g o v ern m en t haH
w ith P o rtlan d day.
p ro p ria te as rep rese n tin g th e slogan club and th e city and M r s . Chas. m ent statio n for Oregon and W ashing- "*0*" “ o'1 aKaln an n o u n c‘‘d -
T he fa ir board adjo u rn ed to m eet G resham
6
« « s u in g policy, Its en couragem ent of coopera-
U ndenom inational Services
adopted by th e G resham com m ercial Cleveland w as secured to develop and lo n ’
Monday n ight, Ju n e 23.
I tlve m ark etin g . • * • Now, It’s th e
A nnounced.
club, “G resham , th e G atew ay to Mt. c a rry out th e plan. C a rp e n te rs and
T
he
m
ovem
ent
for
an
ad
equately
fa rm e r’s move.
He m ust choose
T here will be p reach in g a t th e
Hood.”
G reshnm C om m unity C hurch.
business men of GreHham built the equipped fo rest ex p erim en t statio n for G ained leaders. Today, in farm ing as
usual hour next Sunday aftern o o n by
T he float w as built on a fram ew ork foundation, som e of them w orking all th e D ouglas fir region h as been be- !n ,n(,u" , ÇJr- ♦•’e Individualist Is help-
R egular services a t th e G resham
Rev. S. F. P itts.
......... ......_ ,
,
I less. Only by union and w ork to a
co n stru cted on a tru ck . At th e re a r th ro u g h W ednesday night. Y esterday
com m unity church on E a s t Powell
g ess for several y ears, and common end can farm ers e a rn b etter
T he p ray e r m eeting held T uesday
w
as
a
rep
lica
of
Mt.
Hood,
built
as
s tre e t w ill be as follow s: Sunday evening fa r excelled an y previous
m orning v o lu n teer w o rk ers com w as stro n g ly supported by ch am b ers profits.”
A ccording to governm ent rep o rts,
school a t 10 a. m., conducted by th e p ray e r m eeting w ith an atten d a n ce nearly as possible to scale, its wooden m enced a rriv in g a t th e Cleveland of com m erce, tim b er ow ners, fo rest
fram ew o rk being covered w ith som e home as early as 4 o'clock and a sm all schools, and federal, state, and p riv ate 11 ,s «"••m ated th a t about 10 per cent
su p e rin ten d e n t, Mrs. B.
H ow ell;
of fifty-two. ,
■of all a g ric u ltu ra l crops In A m erica
m a terial th a t could be molded into arm y of business men, and women and fo re ste rs of th e N orthw est.
p rea ch in g a t 11 a. m. by th e p asto r,
w ere handled la st y ear th ro u g h co
T he ladies m et ag ain W ednesday
T he F o re st Service has had a sm all o p erativ e m a rk e tin g associations.
th e Rev. E. F. Crook; preach in g also noon and served d inner for th e m en th e ridges and crev asses of th e m oun ch ild ren w orked stren u o u sly , some
In th e evening at 8; p ra y e r m eetings who w ere w orking on th e tem ple, as tain and show ing C rater Rock and of them w ithout b rea k fa st, u n til the statio n in th e W ind riv er v alley near
Zion E vangelical C hurch.
every W ednesday n ig h t a t 8. A c o r it w as donation day. T he nam e “te m o th er fam iliar outlines. T he top w as float was ready to pull o ut for the city S tab ler, W ashington, for som e ten
C h ild ren 's day w ill be celeb rated
gleam ing w h ite and th e g ray of th e ab o u t 1 o'clock. H undreds of th o u years, but h as never had sufficient
dial invitation is extended to attend.
ple" has been given to th e s tru c tu re
sides shaded down to p u rp le a t th e sands of daisies w ere used and th e In funds to c a rry on th e Investigative Sunday w ith a p rogram in Sunday
instead of tab ern ac le as it is to be a
Make your telephone e a rn you m ore
tim b er line, th e la tte r being re p re sis te n t call of th e w o rk ers on the and studies w ork th a t w as needed to school, and a p p ro p ria te ch u rc h se r
p erm anent building.
by connecting it w ith a w an t ad.
sented by tin y fir trees. An open v ario u s p a rts of th e float w as for be done, fo re st officers say. In sp ite vices In th e m o rning and a picnic In
gatew ay w as a t the fro n t of th e tru c k m ore flowers. To supply them sev of In adequate equipm ent and Insuf th e aftern o o n . T he Sunday school
A FLOAT.
and m assive g atep o sts covered w ith eral c a rs w ere sent to th e su rro u n d ficient p ersonnel, th e ex p erim en tal program will begin at 10 o'clock and
g reen ery and entw ined w ith flowers. ing co u n try as fa r as Rockwood, and w ork u nder Dr. J. V. H ofm ann, fo r th e ch u rch servloes In th e E nglish
A rched over th e gatew ay w ere the men, women an d ch ild ren gathered m erly d irecto r, h as proved its p ra c lan g u ag e a t 11 and In th e G erm an
By H. L. ST.C LA IR .
w ords, w ro u g h t in flow ers, "G R ESH th e blossom s. O ther flow ers used tical value to fo re ste rs and tim ber lan g u ag e at 11:50 o’clock. T he pastor,
A framework built upon a truck,
AM, GATEWAY,” and w ithin th e with good effect w ere blue lupine, fox ! ow ners of th e D ouglas fir region, it Is th e Rev. H. R. G ebhardt, will preach
On which all kinds of green is stuck,
gatew ay th e w ords, “To Mt. Hood." A gloves and bach elo r buttons.
g en erally recognized Such re su lts as | on ••>« serm on topic, “ Wise U nto S al
According to some a rtis t’s dream
T he ch o ir will sing the
m ass of g ree n ery su rro u n d ed the en
Who views with pride the finished scheme—
One of th e finest th in g s connected I m ethods of n a tu ra l resto ck in g of vation."
tire fram e and extended to the ground w ith th e p rep a ra tio n of the float was D ouglas fir lands and relativ e h um id an th em : “T he C h ild ren ’s P ra ise ,” by
T h a t’s a float.
and w ithin th e tru c k w ere th o u san d s th e splendid s p irit of cooperation ity as related to fo rest fires have Ira B. W ilson. Im m ediately a fte r the
Wild flowers gathered from the field.
of the wild flow ers th a t m ake th e show n by th e business men and c i t i - ! proved the value of such In v estig a serv ices the picnic will be held ra in
Rare beauties from the garden's yield;
co u n try so beau tifu l. W reath s and zens g enerally. B usiness seem ed t o 1 tive w ork, is th e opinion of fo resters. o r sh in e a t som e place close by w hich
Sweet maidens dressed in fluffy white,
festoons of m a rg u e rite daisies toned ta k e a seco n d ary place in th e m inds i S tudies of ra te of grow th of our will be announced at th e services. All
Arranged in pantomime and light—
down th e g reen su rro u n d in g th e float. of all. H ousew ives left th e ir w ork to i tre e species, b est m ethods of raanage- m em bers and frien d s a re req u ested to
T h a t’s a float.
E lton E astm an drove th e tru ck . He help in fashioning the floral pieces m ent of second grow th stan d s, effect provide them selves w ith a banket
w as accom panied by L eslie St. Clair. and ch ild ren w orked eag erly th ro u g h -I
different m ethods of logging on lunch, dishes, etc. D uring th e a fte r
A lot of plans, confused and wild;
O ccupying th e place of honor In th e o ut the forenoon. Jokes and lau g h ter i n a tu ra l rep ro d u ctio n , rate of spread noon th e re will he gam es and con
A lot of folks, excited, mild;
float w ere Miss L etitia P u lfe r and and co tn rad erie k ep t everyone good : of fo re st tires in different fo re st types, te sts, ice cream and cake for all.
A steady head to guide the work;
h er atte n d a n ts, Mrs. Roy P eterso n and n atu red and th e dozens of w orkers prediction of Are w eath er by stu d y of T ickets for free Ice cream w ill be giv
A few good joksters, some who shirk—
Miss F lo ren ce Rosin.
atm o sp h eric sta tic , a re a few n t the en to all ch ild ren who atten d th e S un
seem ed like a big fam ily party.
T h a t’s a float.
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G resh am 's float w as en tered in Sec-1 All those who took p a rt have re a m any fo rests problem s, fo rest officers day school p rogram and m o rn in g s e r
A dream of beauty rolls along
i flon 2, C lass B, re p rese n tin g cities of son to be pleased with th e success of say, in need of carefu l and intensive vices. A m ost co rd ial Invitation Is
extended to all frien d s to spend th e
Before the wondering, praising throng.
Oregon, p rep ared by am ate u r decora-1 th e ir v en tu re and it Is predicted th a t j study.
A country town has won a name,
tors. It w as ordered by vote of th e i next y ear p lan s w ill be m ade ea rlier
T he D ouglas flr region ecenom ically day with Zion E vangelical church.
, m em bers' forum of th e Com m ercial j and even b e tte r re su lts will be ob I is one of if not th e m ost im p o rta n t in
Is given a prize, a place of fame— *
T he Bank of G resham pays 6 per
That’s a float.
club it its m eeting la st Monday eve tained.
th e United S tates today.
cen t In terest on tim e d e p o s ite —Adv
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GRESHAM FLOAT WINS
FIRST PRIZE IN ITS CLASS