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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1925)
GRESHAM OUTLOOK HOLIDAY NUMBER, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1925 New p rin cip als to th e d istric ts are Miss B aker at L usted. Miss Raynolds at th e A lderson school. Miss Rhoades at th e H u rlb u rt school, Mr. Ralph Sw ett a t the C orbett school, aud Mr. Olemn a t the O rient school. Clnh Work Progressing. New P a rk ro se high school, erected at a cost of ap p ro x im ately *31,000. COUNTRY SCHOOLS MAKE GOOD PROGRESS By W. C. ALD ERSO N. County Superintendent. T here are now 39 school d istric ts lo cated en tirely in M ultnom ah county w-hich conduct elem en tary schools. We have also nine jo in t d istric ts m aking a to tal of 48. D uring th e year we lost tw o d istric ts by annexation to Schooi D istrict No. 1. T w enty-seven of th ese d istric ts aTe located east of th e city. One d istric t also m a in ta in s a sta n d ard high school. In addition we have tw o union high schools, num bers one and two, located a t C orbett and G resham respectively. Of th e 27 schools ea st of th e city th e re a re now b ut five one-room schools. All of them m ain tain a nine m onth's term . E ight y ea rs ago we had but one school building in e a ste rn M ultnom ah county th a t w as in any resp ect m odern; to day th e re are 12. w ith th e best type of plum bing fix tu re s and a provision is m ade for la te r grow th. T he building is of hollow tile c o n stru c tio n w ith brick p iers and brick facings. At P a rk ro se th e re is a new high school building having to u r class room s, a te a c h e r's room and a prin- sip a l's office w ith ad ditional room s in the basem ent for a science lab o rato ry , dom estic science and m anual tr a in ing. All floors a re h ard wood and the building is equipped w ith sla te b la ck boards th ro u g h o u t. The ap p ro x im ate cost of th e building is $31,000. P lan s a re u n d er w ay for a new six-room building at Rockwood. Club w ork for a num ber of y ea rs has been an o u tstan d in g fe a tu re in th is county, an d now u nder th e able i d irectio n of W. D. K inder, th e county club leader, th e w ork is steadily p ro g ressin g . This advancem ent is show n ! by th e enthusiasm of th e m em bers and th e q u ality of th e various p ro d ucts. T his year a new p ro ject has been added to prom ote aud dem on s tr a te good physical developm ent, and h ealth clubs a re being form ed to c a rry out th is program . T h ree or m ore of th ese clubs will be organized in th e county th is y ea r—th e first one to be at R ussellville. T his w ork is to be under th e supervision of th e a g ric u l tu ra l college directed Jointly by Mr. K inder and Miss Mary P. B illm eyer. th e county nurse. T he le g isla tu re at th e last session provided for an atten d an ce officer in each county and Mrs. P aul W hiteside in this cap acity , like a real m other, proposes th a t every boy and girl p h y s ically able sh all atten d school re g u larly. In conclusion we feel th a t no co u n ty in th e sta te has b e tte r schools or m ore efficient and faith fu l te ac h ers th an our own in eastern-M ultnom ah. S A X i n Careful, Careful. fHrrry Christinas The Clackamas County Bank wishes everyone of its patrons and friends ! 5’ I the very Merriest Christmas ■ they have ever had I CLACKAMAS COUNTY 3ANK ■ I f S/ SANDY . OREGON V I & H IA T F G RO W TH . .......................................... llltimiHiiiitiHHHiittliliHHtllllHtlilHlliiHIlliim..... . IH KINO YEAR MARKED = = By MRS. A. J. AULT. ' = Isaa cstein , S enior—"Abe, w hat for you go up der sta irs tw o a t a tim e?" A num ber of im p o rtan t improve- = Isaa cstein , Ju n io r— "To safe my m en ts have been m ade d u rin g th e past 2 Too m uch can n o t said com m ending shoes, fad d er.” Isaa cstein , S enior— “D ot’s rig h t, my y ear in and around Sandy Bluff am ong j = th e vario u s hoards of d irec to rs for th e ir c a re in choosing th e te ac h ers 8<yi. B ut look oudt you don't sp lit w hich may be noted building activi- 2 your p a n ts.”—Tiger. 2009 E a st G lisan St. now em ployed. W ithout exception the P o rtla n d b ties. R. G ray and W illiam C rynes ! = New School Buildings. various p rin cip als and te ac h ers in P h o n e T A bor 2234 erected new houses. A. R adford l a s F airview h as ju st com pleted a th ese d istric ts a re sp a rin g no effort in splendid new building cothing ap p ro x m ain ta in in g a high sta n d ard in ed u adding tw o bedroom s and a bath to 2 G R E i T IN G S . im ately $30,000. At p rese n t it con cation, and it is u n iv ersally tru e th a t his house. I. F ow ler has rem edied ' = ta in s four cla ss room s, a p rin cip al's th e p atro n s of th ese schools a re co- 1 Christinas Challenges Workers. and p ainted his house and Ray W il- ¡f room , a lib ra ry room and an au d i o p eratin g w ith th ese te ac h ers in m a in kenson is p u ttin g up a new garage. , = R E V . A N D M R S. E. W W IT H N E L L to riu m 41 x 65 feet. It is equipped tain in g th ese sta n d ard s. C h arles W ilkenson has proved his = To our m any frien d s and co -la b o r residence w ith a new coat of paint and = e rs in th e work of th e M aster: we has p u t up a new p o u ltry house. He ' 2 L is tin g s of th e best hom es greet you in the nam e of the C hrist and his fath er. G. S. W ilkenson, have 5 a n d b u sin e ss site s in th e child, of Bethlehem , whose b irth d ay su n k a driven well on th e ir place to a 5 e a ste rn s u b u rb s of P o r t we celeb rate th ro u g h o u t the w orld depth of 93 fqet from w hich they pum p ST land. A lso a ttr a c tiv e o ffe r Many y ea rs have passed since Je su s 500 g allo n s of w ater in an hour w ith- ¡2 in g s in F lo rid a . first preached th e Gospel of gooil tid out noticeably low ering th e supply. F ings on e a rth , yet m uch of th e w orld They a re g rea tly in terested in th e ' 5 still lies in w ickedness, w ithout C hrist chicken in d u stry and have over 1000 TW ELV E-M ILE STORE and w ith o u t hope of etern al life laying liens, Should not th is fact challen g e us t Joe Caldo has also b u ilt a new p oul p ut fo rth g rea ter effort for the ad try house and H enry Gibson lias "Duilt vancem ent of C h rist's kingdom during sev eral sm all colony p o u ltry houses. th e com ing y ear? Our king is not H. H. W atkins erected a w ater tow er dead, but alive for everm ore, living at last sp rin g whieli afforded him plenty th e th ro n e of God, expecting to reign of w ater for irrig atio n purposes. He W hen you need G re sh am , O regon u n til his enem ies are m ade h is foot re p o rts th e finest g arden he ever had. e 2 Groceries, Hay, Grain, Feed, Rubber Foot W ear stool. Tlie victory is o u rs; so let us Q uite a num ber have im proved th e a p S = = move forw ard until th e kingdom s of p earan ce of th e ir places by rem oving T his is the p la ce to co m e th is world become th e kingdom s of the fro n t fences. ^IIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||lllllll|l|||llll||||||||||||||||||n|||||||||||||||||||||||||tl||||||)|||||||||||||= our Lord. Je su s C hrist. In the w ords B erry grow ing in th is locality is in of the hym n: W e specialize on creasin g . I t is found th is soil Is as M t us la b o r fo r th e M a s te r fro m th e fully ad ap ted to th e grow ing of b er Goodyear Tires and Veedol Oil d a w n till s e ttin g su n . Ia*t us t a l k o f a ll n is w o n d ro u s lo v e a n d ries as in o th er places and is not ro ears-. h ard hit w ith th e w in ter frosts. Those PHO NE 1121 T h e n , w h e n a ll o f tife is o v er, a n d o u r By MRS. ROBERT JONSRUD. Kes. Phone SIS settin g out m ore stra w b e rrie s a re Wil w o rk on e a r th is done tric ts above Sandy. T he high school A nd th e ro il is r a ile d u p y o n d e r I'll tie A nother m ilestone of y ea rs has been is m aking rapid strid e s ahead with liam W illiam s, Byron and E lm er E d th e r e ." w ards, H. H. W atkins, A J. Ault. Clar reached and it Is alw ays in te restin g to P rin cip al Geo. I). O rr us leader, w ith ence B row ning, R. G ray, E. R. Brooks, pause a m om ent before th e new year the follow ing utafT of te a c h e rs: L. Mc o v ertak es us and in re tro sp e c t view Nulty, m ath em atics, m anual train in g D. S w artz and J. Fow ler. Since th e re-g rad in g of B ear Creek "th e p assin g show ” of events of the and hoys' a th le tic s; Miss A laila Os- hill and re-g rav elin g of th e road from year ju s t passed. F illed w ith th e trum , E nglish, m ath em atics un<l g irls' the co u n ty line, th e ro ad s a re very usual joys and sorrow s, yet th e r e ath le tic s; Miss H elen McCormick, good, and, w ith th e building of a new view m ay be sum m oned up in th e one history and lan g u ag es; Mis« D orothy road down to th e Sandy riv er, gives a w ord— progress. H ughes, com m ercial te a c h e r; Miss The in d u strie s of this com m unity K am m erer, dom estic science teach er very p le asu rab le drive to th e C rissey G ladiolus farm and Dodge park. The a re dairying, diversified farm in g and and Miss F ried a B ratzel of G resham building of th is road has m eant co n gard en in g , chicken raisin g and wood- teach er of piano. An o rch e stra un- sid erab le to th e farm ers in the vicini cu ttin g . Except for one or tw o cro ss- der the lead ersh ip of P rin cip al O rr ty, as it gave w ork Io all who wished roads th is section is reap in g th e bene- has been o rganised. T he school ow ns lit of splendid roads, th e Mt. Hood a moving p ic tu re m achine, and gives to w ork out d u rin g the sum m er. Im p ro v em en ts in land clea rin g w ere Loop h ighw ay being the m ain th o r- j one show each week from th e Income made by R. G ray, A. J. A ult, C harles oughfare. T his fall, g rav elin g of th e of w hich, a new piano is being paid nd G eorge W ilkenson. A. Radford, Oregon City road was finished, be- ! for and v ario u s o th e r expenses of the < tw een K elso and the BlufT road, student-body. H. H. W atk in s and H ans B ergseth. y /, «X* . A nother long-looked-for im provem ent! T he Jo n sru d -G u n d erso n mill Is in School is going on with the usual ro u tin e of w ork, about 40 pupils being recen tly b ro u g h t about Is th e ex ten - full o p eratio n th is w in ter, saw ing ties nrolled. T his school lias a verv slon of th e P o rtlan d E lectric P ow er la n d lum ber. T he logging is In ch arge active P aren t-T ea ch e r asso ciatio n of ,','n ,t’a,ly “ Ilne a l<’ng th e O regon City ,,f H aley * G underson. about 50 m m ebers. road to Ke,8° T he poles a re all up C harles K rebs rec en tly sold his mill T he C o ttrell com m unity church is and ,h e w iring is in full p rogress, to P ro cto r A Bell, who a re now oper- moving alo n g nicely, even b etter th an J Tbo#e ad v an tag e of th is im- j atin g It In th e Beck tra c t of tim ber. y ear ago. T he av erag e atten d an ce Provem ent. th e Oregon City road, Boss A nderson rec en tly moved Into of the S unday school is about 30. Mrs. are ' P®terson, F. R athke, J. I his new resid en ce on Hie Oregon City B. S plaw n is th e su p erin ten d en t. ' Hal1, ° J a ,'kHon »nd F. C. A nderson. ! road. The re g u la r Sunday m o rning services » '80 & Jd n sru d sto re and Hie Ed. B ru n s and H. P e rre t also have ' J ’HE investors of today are the same as those re conducted by th e Rev. Mr. G len i ,idences of A lbert Jo iisru d and j each built a fine new residence, the of yesteryear—they w ant to see and be ville, of L ents, who is a very able Henry E rl a t Kelso. la tte r having rec en tly moved into his satisfied with property before they buy. peaker. T h ere is an active Aid so- : new home. Women’s (lu ll Progressive. Haines City issues an invitation for the most ex iety w ith an average atten d an ce of 15 T he K elso W om an's club will m eet The W om an’s club of K elso Is re- a c t i n g investigation of Its claims, and, further, ladies. » ¿ T l* * ■ Joicing over finishing th e year free of with Mrs. G ilb ert E rl on T hursday, guarantees satisfaction on a basis of Intrinsic values and desirability. a ” ave you read W alter R an tser's tiri debt, and w ith a good su rp lu s In the D ecem ber I7th, w ith Mrs. Ed. L ittle- h rrrrr' ad a - r in Hie Autom obile S ectio n ?—Adv trea su ry . The b ask et social th a t the page as Joint hostess w ith Mrs. E rl, Come to Haines City. Here you will And the May th e tru o C h ristm as sp irit of »luh gave In O ctober and th e b azaar coming metropolis of Central Florida. Here is one of the fastest growing cities in the United held In November to g eth er netted P eace and Good-will to all men rest States. Every feature to make this municipality $140, w hich m ore th an covers th e re on th e ed ito rs, stafT and rea d ers of th e a more desirable place fo r Investment is being m aining debt on the play shed which Outlook, both far and n ear, during the cultivated. New industries are appearing almost the club built for th e school. T he com ing year. dally. < lui> num bers 20 m em bers, with Mrs. Come to Haines City. Only your own inspection R obert Jo n sru d . p resid en t and Mrs. DAMASCUS n 1 b n n & tho f,u lIcst conviction of Haines City’s W alter Dolan, se c re ta ry -tre a su re r. “ h ' J W » fra c tio n s— a 221 foot altitude, A C h ristm as service will be held at M eetings a re held on th e fo u rth T h u rs excellent drinking water, lakes, hills, wide streets the D am ascus Sw edish M ission ch u rch w hite wayR good schools, churches, and the finest day of each m onth at th e various ! B illo n Hill S llter Black Foxes. on C h ristm as day at 111:30 a. tn. The system of highway and rail facilities in Florida— ltonies. The clu b p arta k es of th e n a Rev. J. Johnson will p reach. The m ake Haines City. B uyers have but a short tim e left tu re of a P aren t-T ea ch e r o rg a n iz a Io m ake th e ir p u rch ase in tim e for young people will give a program on COME TO HAINES CITY—WELCOME AND tion, Inasm uch as it w orks m ainly for j A XHK delivery of th ese fam ous foxes d i th e 26th at 7:30 In th e evening. All PROFIT AWAIT YOU. th e benefit of our schooi. rect from P. E I. Canada. So be are co rd ially invited to atten d these fore m aking your decision satisfy Hrhools Shew A dvancem ent. services. y o u rself th a t the foxes you buy are The K elso school Is p rogressing eligible for reg istra tio n in The A m erican N ational Fox B reeders' nicely u nder th e lead ersh ip of Miss ' D octor— U ndoubtedly you need m ore REALTOR ex ercise; w hat is your occupation? A ssociation, which is th e system Inez Nyman as p rincipal and Mrs. A. j P atie n t— I'm a piano mover. JC r - recognized by m ost breeders and C. Bauntfeack, p rim ary teach er. The Doctor (reco v erin g q u ic k ly )—W ell, fur dealers. la tte r is a resid en t of th e d istric t and —« r—h ere after move tw o at a time. ' -ÇÎ We wish to tak e th is o p p o rtu n ity is serving h er sixth successive year. I Milk report his u u< »ale af w ishing everybody "A MERRY On the first of Decem ber th e te ac h ers heap «I the < tutus.a otite XMAS and invite you to visit o u r sta rte d serv in g hot lunches w hich will ranch d u rin g the holiday season. continue d u rin g the w inter m onths. Kelso belongs to Union High school . W a lk er’» F ox R anch Dlst. No. 2 and busses are fu n to an d | w ith the melody m a ste rs of from the High school n ear Kandy for I S p rin g ers 1 mile E of G resham Phone 52x6 th e bent fit of atu d en ta from th ia see-J Gresham .Masuni«* Hall tlon as w ell as C o ttrell and th e dls- Care in Choosing Teachers. East Glisan Realty Company Geo. W. Page Season’s Greetings to All My Friends and Patrons | J. F. WHETSTONE KELSO COMMUNITY HAS YEAROF PROGRESS n C om e To H A IN E S C IT Y 3rd nl^ Bryson DANCE, DEC. 18