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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1924)
SOME BRIGHT ( ¡ l’Y. “Buy y o u r autom obile a C h ristm as p rese n t," say s th e ad. Good idea if A G resham m an left his c a r too long you have enough left a fte r buying it In fro n t of a P o rtla n d store. W hen he an expensive New Y ear’s card. re tu rn e d he found a police c a rd a t tach ed to his ste erin g w heel. I w as rid in g in a flivver and a g irl T hinking quickly he ca u g h t a P E P. w as w ith me, to o ; th e moon w as hid e le c tric c a r for hom e and notified th e behind th e clo u d s; a chilly n ig h t w ind d eputy sherifi th a t som e one had sto l blew. “ I ’m cold,” th e lady said to en his auto. me, “th a t w ind cu ts like a knife. ’ A fter a few phone ca lls th e c a r was located and re tu rn e d to th e ow ner “ You should have b ro u g h t your co at,” m in u s th e police card. I said. (You see, she w as my w ife). G a ra g es, A u to and A cc esso r y D ea lers o f E astern M u ltnom ah and N orth ern C lack am as C oun ties. •* GRESHAM • RAKER & SON, F o rd and F ordson D ealers and Service. BOTKIN & JOHNSTON. C hevrolet. W illard B atteries. GRESHAM GARAGE, H am lin & H oss. Dodge. H E SSE L IM PLEM ENT CO. W. A. H essel. O verland, W illys-K night, M axwell, C h ry stler. MAIN S T R E E T GARAGE. H enry T ilg n er. B uick an d S tar. BENTLEY S T IR E SHOP. D. W. Bentley. GRESHAM T IR E SHOP. G eorge B ran d t. GRESHAM BATTERY STATION. Mike A llshouse. W estinghouse. SAM’S AUTO TO P SHOP. S. E. P alm q u ist. C H R IST EN SE N ’S GARAGE. P ow ell Valley. SYCAMORE GARAGE, A. E. Oades. ROCKWOOD AND BASE LINE PLEA SA N T’S GARAGE. Rockwood. B. & B. GARAGE, Base Line. BASE L IN E GARAGE. TOLLISON’S GARAGE. TROUTDALE C. C. BUSH GARAGE. LARSSON’S GARAGE. VAN’S GARAGE. E. E. Van B uskirk. Surprise the Family Xmas Morning BORING AND SANDY W A LTER M ETZGER GARAGE. Boring. SM IT H ’S GARAGE, Sandy. P E R R E T ’S GARAGE, Sandy. B LU FF GARAGE, Bluff Road. A LLEN ’S GARAGE, C herryville. DAMASCUS GARAGE, D am ascus. W ith a New Star Automobile We have the agency for this car and will leave one in front of your house Christinas morning, or sooner if you wish. CORBETT AND SPRINGDALE CORBETT GARAGE, C orbett. R IC K E R T ’S GARAGE. C orbett. COLUMBIA HIGHWAY SERV ICE STA., S pringdale. PARSONS & NORTHWAY GARAGE, S pringdale. MAIN STREET GARAGE And the angels sing Peace on earth, good will to men. Each heart must raise Its song of praise, fo r C hristmas time is come again! SAM’S AUTO TOP SHOP S. E. PALMQUIST Gresham, Oregon MAURICE DAVE BOTKIN & JOHNSTON SALES Gresham SERVICE CHEVROLET! PLEASANT HOME AND ORIENT. C. M. BELL & SON, P le a sa n t Home. O RIENT GARAGE. Mike C unningham . HENRY TILGNER, Prop. Phone 1221 Hear the joy bells ring G en eral P etro leu m P rod u cts HOW TO START IN COLD WEATHER THE LARSON OIL BURNER Efficient Economical ö Ï Ï ( C o p y r ig h t b y E d w in G re e r, p r e s id e n t G r e e r C o lleg e o f A u to m o tiv e E n g in e e rin g C h ic a g o .) Of co u rse th e p rin cip al difficulty in sta rtin g a ca r w hen it is cold is th a t th e gaso lin e does n ot vaporize read ily and com bine w ith a ir in to a co m b u sti ble m ixture. U n d erstan d in g th is, do n ot w ear o ut th e sto rag e b a tte ry w ith th e s ta rte r or y o u r p atien ce w ith th e cra n k han d le w ith a fru itle ss endeav or to s ta r t som ething. Use y o u r head in stead of your arm . It w ill s ta rt easier, for n e ith e r h ea d stro n g nor a rm stro n g s ta rte r s a re w o rth while. As soon as th e engine s ta rts it is very im p o rta n t th a t th e choking de vice be opened p a rtia lly , depending upon th e te m p e ra tu re u n til th e engine h ea ts up, and th en fu lly closed. O th er w ise th e excess of g aso lin e w ill cau se th e engine to ru n sluggishly. Indeed, it m ay load up th e cy lin d ers w ith such a rich m ix tu re th a t th e engine may stop ag ain . T his in tu rn w ill m ake it h a rd e r to s ta r t th e engine th a n before. Do n o t open th e ch o k er ag ain if the engine sto p s from th is cause. G et as m uch a ir in as possible w hile you c ra n k th e engine and th u s ap p ro x i m ate a c o rre c t m ix tu re. If th e use of th e ch o k er device fails to s ta r t th e engine th e only th in g left to do is to apply h e a t to th e in tak e m anifold. You m ay p o u r a little hot w ate r o ver th e m anifold. T he in tak e w ill g et w arm enough th is w ay in a little w hile. B ut a s u re r w ay Is to w rap a cloth ab o u t th e m anifold and N either of th e se w ill g et into action, how ever, u n til a fte r th e engine has I been ru n n in g som e tim e and w ill not help th e cold m o rn in g tro u b le s of the ow ner. If th e re is a h ot w ate r ja ck et on th e c a rb u re to r, p erso n s w ho d rain | th e cooling system on cold n ig h ts w ill : aid s ta rtin g m a te ria lly if they flu th e I ra d ia to r w ith h o t w ate r in th e m o rn ing ju s t before it is tim e to s ta r t the engine. T h is w arm s th e e n tire engine, so th a t co n d en satio n is n o t likely to | occur. Free Crankcase Service Willard Batteries Miller Tires P h on e 2331 Latourell Bldg. Gresham, Oregon SAFE, COMFORTABLE MOTORING IS OBJECT FISK T IR E S By G eorge C. B randenberg, Public! ty D irecto r, O regon S ta te Motor Asso. TUBES ciation. T he g re a t m a jo rity of c a r ow ners In th e sta te of Oregon have little o r no We handle this well-known Guaranteed to give Satisfactory Sert Ice. conception a t all of th e d u ties of the product exclusively. We have Oregon S ta te Motor asso ciatio n . They sold lots of them and they are This oil burner has been designed especially for burning h e a r ab o u t it, th ey read ab o u t it, they all giving satisfaction. crankcase drainings, or fuel oils for heating purposes. Used in notice th e asso ciatio n em blem on the medium and large stoves for heating large rooms, shops, g a r ra d ia to rs of o th e r c a rs th ey pass on ages, small boilers, feed cookers, and many other uses. th e ro ad , b u t th ey seldom ta k e th e tro u b le to In v estig ate and find o ut for This burner will use from two quarts to one gallon per hour O • hl O« th em lesv es w h at th e o rg an izatio n is T im e to R e -tlr e ? w ithout smoke or odor. A very satisfactory stove can be made and w h at it sta n d s for. (B u y Dials) by using a steel oil barrel. Can be built for very little cost and One of th e m ain o b jects of th e as will give the service and do the work of a high-priced stove. sociation is to en co u rag e and prom ote We do all kinds of tire work. The kind th a t will give you more miles per tire. to u ris t tra v e l from o th e r sta te s into Oregon. T his is accom plished by dis This oil burner is a complete unit. No pipes to fit, no tanks We extend hearty wishes fa r a trib u tio n of free lite ra tu re reg a rd in g to connect. There are no complicated w earing parts th a t can Merry Christinas and a lluppy. Prosperous New Year. our w onderful scenic a ttra c tio n s and get out of order, such as floats, check valves, atom izers or other by te llin g th e w orld of th e g re a t sy s delicate adjustm ents which require expert attention. Ju st a tem of paved highw ays w hich Oregon neat, clean compact m achine, safe to both life and property in every respect. has co n stru c te d so th a t o u r w onders GEO. A. BRANDT Gresham, Phone 1471 m ay be accessib le to au to traffic. O pposite B row n's M arket E n co u rag in g to u ris ts to v isit the T^L8_n^-Ch? “ e is ? f the. forced draft type driven by a small 8l°W‘y UP°n “ ca re m u st be ta k e n n ot to s ta te is one th in g and ta k in g c a re of Em erson electric m otor which will run all day for a few cents. The oil tank has a capacity of 6i/2 gallons. The m achine has a g et an y w ate r on th e high tension them a fte r th ey a rriv e is an o th er ignition te rm in a ls o r in th e float thing. T h is is th e problem c o n fro n t floor space of 12 x 22 inches and is 23 inches in height. ch am b er of th e c a rb u re to r. W ater ing th e O regon S tate Motor asso cia will not pass th ro u g h th e sp ray nozzle tion today. So rap id h as been th e in W rite for further inform ation and references. and a tin y globule w ill stick th e re and cre a se of to u rist trav el into Oregon hold back th e gasoline. th a t th e o rg an izatio n h as been hard P ra c tic a lly all m odern c a rb u re to rs p u t to keep up its w ork of seeing to have som e s o rt of w arm in g device to it th a t o u r v isito rs g et th e ca re an d a t h ea t th e gaso lin e and air e n te rin g the ten tio n due them as o u r guests. GRESHAM, OREGON m ixing cham ber. Some get a ir from a T o u rists com ing in to O r e g o n stove o r h o t-air fu rn a ce attac h ed to th ro u g h C alifo rn ia o r W ashington th e ex h a u st pipe and som e depend on pass th ro u g h th e h an d s of pow erful W ishes you A M erry C h ristm as and h o t w ate r from th e cooling system . live w ire m o to r-clu b s th a t leave noth A H appy N ew Year Ing undone to c re a te a m ost favorable im p ressio n in th e m inds of visitors. C. M. Z IM M ER M A N If we in Oregon expect to com pete w ith o u r n eighboring sta te s In devel O. R. ZIM M ERM A N opm ent of to u ris t b u sin ess it is highly im p o rta n t th a t o u r m otor association 50th and H aw thorne, Portland be accorded th e sam e lib eral m e a s u re of su p p o rt as is being given th e Phone—TA bar Ih’lihi g re a t clubs of C alifo rn ia and W ash ington. I he I’hilco Battery is the CORD TIRE battery. It carries a positive guar T he Oregon S tate Motor association is one of th e m em bers of th e g re a t antee. If your I’hilco Battery goes wrong it is fixed or you get a new battery Free. fam ily of affiliated A. A. A. m otor Phones Bdwy. 857# T h ree 65V4 N. Second S tre e t clubs th a t have done so m uch to b rin g G resham 1201 and 355 T ru c k s Daily In su re d C a rrie rs ab o u t th e fav o rab le co n d itio n s w hich the autom obile o w n ers of th is co u n try enjoy today. T h ere a re m ore th an • D 1 A M 9 H 3 ♦ O K IE ) 700 of th ese clubs in th e United S tates and Canada. Local and b o n y D istance M oving A m em bership in th e Oregon a sso A ll M ak es o f B a tteries R ep a ired an d R ech a rg ed ciation c a rrie s ^ tth It a m em bership Wood Coal Briquets in th e p a re n t bddy, th e A. A. A., and Free Service on any Make of Battery’ en title s one to th e p riv ileg es and ben Tim es is g e ttin ' good ag in —T ry to yer d u rn rep in in ', a n ’ you’ll notice th a t efits of any of th e o th e r affiliated « help them all you kin. yer sk ies a llu s ’li be sh in in ’. If you c!ubs. No m a tte r w h at s ta te one tr a v Don’t s it 'ro u n d w ith han g in g lip, h a ln ’t th e nerve to try , sneak aw ay els th ro u g h , he w ill find "T h re e A" clubs, any one of w hich w ill gladly th a t is su re to floor you; T ry to g it som ew heres an ' die. Full Line of Ignition System, Starter and Generator Parts ren d e r g ra tu ito u s serv ice to th e mem a b etter g rip on th e w ork before you. C h arlie W heeler, who likes an im als, P u t som e g in g er In y er w ords, when her of an affiliated club. you g re e t a neighbor, th ro w your lists th e follow ing R e m em b ers of our tro u b le s to th e birds, g it rig h t down n atio n al m en ag erie; Golf lynx, hot Put This In Your Pipe. S top yer kickin' ’b o u t th e tim es, get to labor, a n ' you'll notice ev’ry day, dogs, blind pigs, teddy hears, lounge a h u stle on you! S k irm ish 'ro u n d and th in g s is cornin’ rig h t your way. lizard s, oil sh a rk s, rad io bugs, fox g rab th e dim es, ef th e d o lla rs shun Stop y er k ic k in ’, g et a hold of th e tro ts, p olitical g oats, W all S tre e t West Side of Brown’s M arket, Gresham Phone 1701 you. C ro ak in ' never bought a dress. w heel and tu rn It; you kin never h u lls, society I'ons, h um an flies, poor G row lin' Isn 't In It; fix your p eepers h an d le gold 'less you tr y to e a rn It. flsh, owl c a rs, ja il b ird s, an d old on su ccess, th en go In to w in It. B rush th e cobw ebs from yer eyes, stop crabs. J. H. LARSON MANUFACTURING CO. Invite Us to Your Next Blowout! GRESHAM TIRE SHOP Mt. Tabor Garage “ZIM’S SERVICE” PHILADELPHIA “S’ BATTERIES I I a 8 I pniLCO ----------- ,| e s STARTER AND GENERATOR REPAIRING GRESHAM BATTERY STATION MIKE ALLSHOUSE, Proprietor MORGAN BROS. TRUCK LINE Portland — W ay Points — Gresham » (ft