C O U N T Y FA IR C O U R IE R GRESHAM OUTLOOK VOL. 15, NO. 43 G R E SH A M , M ULTNOM AH COUNTY, OREGO N. FR ID A Y , JU L Y 34, SECOND SECTION 1935 #1.50 P e r Y ear MULTNOMAH COUNTY’S 19TH EXPOSITION County Fair at Gresham Ready for Grand Opening on Tuesday Big Parade to Advertise Fair Will Visit Portland Tuesday A MILE OF SMILES! «30^ SIX BIG DAYS OF EDUCATIONAL FUN BOOSTERS WILL MEET AT 10:45 SHARP Exhibits and Demonstrations Will Crowd All Buildings, W ith a huge m ilita ry d em o n stra­ exhibits w ill be open to th e public f n tion by the Oregon N ational G uard, T uesday. T he fo rm al p ro g ram s ta rts th e N ineteenth M ultnom ah County W ednesday w ith a fu ll c a rd of h a rn e ss and saddle races in th e aftern o o n an d a F a ir w ill open its g a te s T uesday w ith rodeo by Ben Jo ry and his P endleton th e g re a te st collection of exhibits and cham pions, who a re alre ad y encam ped th e clea n est and m ost up to d ate p ro ­ on th e grounds, in th e evening. g ram of am usem ents and e n te rta in ­ Rough rid ers, broncho b u ste rs, la rie t m ent th a t has ever been prep ared for th ro w ers, ste er rid e rs and ro p ers a re am ong his com pany w hich w ill p u t on M ultnom ah county audiences. C a rp e n te rs and a rtis a n s of all c la ss­ a perfo rm an ce every evening d u rin g th e fa ir except Tuesday. es headed by P re sid en t A. W. M etzger E x h ib its of ca ttle, h o rses, sheep, and S ecre tary P u lfe r are w orking sw ine, m a n u factu res, in d u strie s; hom e n ig h t and day to m ake doubly sure th a t everything is going to be ready. handiw ork, p ro fessio n al and am ate u r a r tis ts ; cookery, jam s, preserv es, New roads are being built, electrician s a re busy strin g in g w ires and hanging poultry, and ev ery th in g th a t goes to tra n sfo rm e rs; stockm en and h o rse­ m ake display s from th e factory, hom e men are com m encing to a rriv e w ith and farm w ill be seen in th e v ario u s buildings. th e ir live stock; prospective ex h ib it­ Queen V irginia w ill be crow ned w ith o rs and concessionaries a re arriv in g an d th e w orkm en a re ru sh in g on the all possible cerem ony on W ednesday night, G overnor P ierce of Oregon huge new entrance. T he fair w ill be gay w ith color by m aking th e co ro n atio n ad d ress and day and b rig h t w ith g litterin g elec­ placing th e cro w n on h er head. A huge m usical p ro g ram em bracing tric lights by night. On th e opening night th e re w ill be vocal and in stru m e n ta l sta r6 ; q u a r­ a m ilita ry dem onstration by m em bers te tte and band o rg an izatio n s has been of th e Oregon N ational G uard. Our planned to ru n th ro u g h th e w eek. citizen soldiers will p u t on an exhibi­ Five m ale q u a rte ts a re am ong th e num ber. « tion depicting as n ear as possible an T he la rg e st trav e lin g am u sem en t engagem ent under a c tu a l w ar condi­ organizatio n , to u rin g the Pacific tions. The big am usem ent zone and all th e ' C o n tin u ed on p ag e 2 TRUCKING County Fair Will Be Taken to Metropolis With Invitation T he N ineteenth M ultnom ah County F a ir w ill be tak en to P o rtlan d Monday w ith th e in v itatio n “ It'» Your F air, Come on over and help p ut it over.” At le ast enough of th e local bo o sters w ill form a p ara d e and pass over th e p rin ­ cipal s tre e ts of th e m etropolis. F our bands supplem ented by th e a ir callope of th e L evitt-B row n-H uggins show s w ill m ake the trip . T hey a re C am pbell's P o rtlan d band, th e G resham band, th e Dixie band and S h aw 's o rch e stra. T he p arad e in ch a rg e of O. A. E astm an an d J. V. Cogswell w ill form at the fair g ro u n d s in tim e to leave a t 10:45 sh arp . T hose who do not m ake th e trip to P o rtla n d from h ere b ut who w ish to Join the p rocession in P o rtlan d w ill m eet a t S ixth and M adison stre e ts in tim e to s ta r t a t 11:30 o’clock Hharp. It is expected th a t th e Queen of th e F a ir and her e sco rt will be in th e p rocession as w ell as a n um ber of In d ian s and m any local young women. T he com m ittee in ch a rg e of th e p arad e has broadcasted a g en eral in v ita ­ tio n to all resid e n ts of th e d istric t to p articip a te, eith er in decorated c a rs or “as is." A n um ber of d eco rated ca rs a re being arra n g e d for th e display. Big Amusement Aggregation Will Be Feature of County Fair SIXTEEN BIG CLEAN FEATURE SHOWS Shows Built and Maintained in Northwest, A Veritable Traveling Amusement Park “ B u ilt in th e N o rth w e st to E n te r ta in th e P e o p le of th e N o rth ­ w e s t.” is th e s lo g a n of th e big L e v itt-B ro w n -H u g g in s show s w h ich w ill fu rn is h th e ex clu siv e a m u s e m e n t a ttr a c tio n s of th e N in e te e n th A n n u a l M u ltn o m ah C o u n ty F a ir. T h e sh o w s a re a ll new b u t th e n a m e , w h ich s ta n d s fo r o n ly th a t w h ich is b est in w h o le so m e o u td o o r a m u se m e n t. T h e sh o w a g g re g a tio n Is com posed of 16 big fe a tu re show s ta s te fu lly d e c o ra te d , w ell p re se n te d a n d w ell m an a g e d . E ach a t ­ tra c tio n is a c o m p le te show in itse lf an d w ell w o rth th e a tte n tio n of all w ho a tte n d th e fair. T h e re a re n in e rid in g devices c a r ­ ried, sp e c ia l p ro v isio n b e in g m ad e fo r th e v e ry small- kiddies, fo u r m in ia tu re rid e s b e in g used fo r th e ir sp e cia l benefit. T h e co m p a n y em p lo y s n e a rly 350 p e rso n s a n d tra v e ls in 25 la rg e ra ilro a d c a rs. On ac co u n t of th e s tr ik in g c o lo r of th e show tra in it h a s been c h ris te n e d " T h e O ra n g e S p e c ia l.” E v e ry d e p a rtm e n t of th e sh o w is c o m p le te ly m a n n e d by e x ­ p e rts in th e ir p a rtic u la r lin e of b u sin e ss, in c lu d in g m ec h a n ic s, ra ilro a d m en, h o rse tra in e r s , te a m s te rs , d riv e rs, c h a u ffe u rs, a c ­ c o u n ta n ts . sp ie le rs, e le c tric ia n s , a n im a l m en, cooks, w a ite rs , c a sh ie rs , b la c k s m ith s, p a in te rs , c a rp e n te rs , te n t m a k e rs , c a n - v a sn ie n . T h e re a re o v e r 300 w ild a n d d o m estic a n im a ls in cluded in th e sh o w p ro p e rty . LOOKS GOOD IN A FIV E GALLON H A T. COGSH ELL IS COGITATING. P re sid e n t A. W. M etzger has u n d e r­ taken to assu m e resp o n sib ility for the pilot d ep a rtm en t at th e fair and Is also th e officiai free in fo rm atio n head ­ q u a rte rs for a rriv in g ex h ib ito rs and concessionaires. A. W. w alks aro u n d am ong the w orkm en and says "P ile it h ere," and "pile it th e re ," till th e w ork is done. Any q u estio n of policy of location th a t's in d ebate is put up to M etzger and he decides it. ^llllllll|||lllillllllllllllllllllllll|llllt!lll|l|,|||ll||||ll"|l|" " g ! J. V. Cogswell, su p e rin ten d e n t of tick ets, Is w ondering w hat he w ill do if som e of th e late "life m em b ersh ip s” a re p resen ted at the fro n t gate. W ell, .1. V., h e re ’s a suggestion. T he old m em berships w ere good for th e old g ate and tliat gate w ill be closed, and except for delivery p u rp o ses w ill be a th in g of th e past. T he new gate w ill he itt use for adm ission of fuir p a t­ rons. P erh ap s som e of the folks m ight get by witli cu rry in g a Hack of Hour or potatoes on th e ir sh o u lders and obtain adm ission in th u t m anner. l'!l'