See the bargain» listed in the Want
Ads.
LHestoek Bought, Sold und
Exchanged.
P. C E L O R IA
405 E. R ussen near Columbia Blvd.
Phone W Alnut lis t
Portland. Oregon
C. A . B U T C H E R
/luyer of Livestock
Located on Rase Line and
Buckley Avenue
Phone TAbor 4*7»
H o s t* 1
P o rtla n d , Ore.
Phone Corbett USX
Troutdale. Ore.
C ecil J. P oun d er
Contractor and Builder
Let faiy ilijure your plans
ROCKWOOD
PLEASANT HOME
“Down In Maine.” a 4-act comedy,
will be p resen ted S aturday evening,
March 6, in th e gran g e hall at Rock-
wood for th e benefit of the M ethodist
church. The Rockwood o rch e stra will
furnish m usic for th e evening. The
play prom ises to be one of th e best
ever given a t th is place.
The L adies Aid of th e Rockwood
M ethodist ch u rch gave th e ir m onthly
silver tea F eb ru ary 24. w hich w as
called a W ashington p arty . W ashing
ton pie and coffee w ere serveu as r e
freshm ents.
The Rockwood o rc h e stra will p rac
tice on W ednesday evening of th is
week.
Sunday school w ill convene every
Sunday m orning at 10 a. m. a t th e
Rockwood M ethodist church. E pw orth
League w ill be held at 6:45, followed
by preach in g a t 7:30. T he them e
of the serm on next Sunday evening
will be. “ W anted Men.”
The
L adies Aid will m eet
*’ith Mr8 A Johan8on on T h u rsd ay
a ,l' ' rn 0 0 “
Jo h n so n w ill serve
The W. W. G. w ill hold its m onthly
m eeting on T uesday evening at the
home of Mrs. W. O. N asshahn.
V ictor E rickson, who w as o perated
on over a week ago for g all stones
and appendicitis, is m ending rapidly.
F rien d s hope th a t he w ill soon be able
to come hom e from Good S am aritan
hospital.
Mrs. B. C. A ltm an w as confined to
h er bed th e p ast week on account of a
severe cold. She is now up and
aro u n d again.
Miss C lara Johnson cam e hom e from
h er w ork in P o rtlan d tw o w eeks ago
as she was ill w ith flu. She has now
recovered.
S. H ata is erecting a b a rn on Mrs.
C arrie P ow ell's farm a t Gillis.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin K linski, accom
panied by Mr. and Mrs. F ra n k Gibbs
of G resham , m otored to G overnm ent
Camp Sunday afternoon.
ORIENTAL BEAUTY SHOPPE
Special attention given to all
Beauty Treatm ents.
RESULTS GUARANTEED.
T hird S tre et
TODAY
TOM ORROW
Phone 99x1
E V E R Y DAY
eat your noon lunch at
G UARANTEED
SEPTIC TANKS
The Oscarette
and
CEM ENT
W ORK
H ONEST W ORKM ANSHIP
REASONABLE PRICES
Our m eals a re all home
cooked, our service th e best.
JACKSON F. JONES
Our re g u la r p atro n s w ill
tell you or b etter still come
and see for yourself.
w ith
G resham Plum bing & H eating Co.
Phone
1238
DANCE
CITY HALL
TROUTDALE
Saturday, March 6
G / G R A Y ’S
ORCHESTRA
D ancing every o th er S atu rd ay
evening.
G entlem en #1.00
L adies F ree
A SAFE INVESTMENT
WITH GOOD DIVIDENDS
O u r F ir s t P r e fe r re d S h a re s P a y Y o u
7.2 p e r c e n t o n Y o u r M o n e y .
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Why Ton Should Bny This Stock
Our business is firm ly established, well m anaged and perm anent.
Your savings w ill be safe.
Your incom e w ill be re g u la r and dependable.
Dividends paid by check first of each m onth, or q u arte rly .
E xem pt from S tate P erso n al P ro p e rty Tax.
D ividends exem pt from N orm al F ederal Incom e Tax.
Investment Department
*20 Electric Building
PORTLAND ELECTRIC POWER CO.
C A R E IN H A N D L IN G C A R S
W IL E S A V E M U C H R l B R E R
By exercisin g g rea ter ca re in the
handling of th e ir autom obiles, local
m o to rists can do th e ir p a rt in the
cam paign to b rin g down th e cost of
tire s and to end the B ritish rubber
m onopoly G eorge O. B randenburg,
g en eral m an ag er of th e Oregon S tate
Motor association, recently declared.
In the last analysis. Mr. B randen
burg said, it is really up to th e mo
to rists as to w hether or not th e ex
to rtio n a te policy of th e E ast India
ru b b er com bine sh all continue. He
pointed out th a t a policy of co n serv a
tion would accom plish th e double p u r
pose of b reak in g the ru b h ^ f monopoly
and a t the sam e tim e proving to the
m o to rists th a t th e ir tires cost them a
g re a t deal m ore th a n they would if
they would cu ltiv ate the habit of ta k
ing reaso n ab le ca re of them.
lu general, d riv ers are told to tr a n s
fer tire s to o th e r w heels w hen w ear
becomes ap p a ren t as a re su lt of posi
tion o n ,th e ca r, and alw ays so to drive
th a t tire s w ill not suffer unduly.
F ro n t tire s, it is suggested, should
POWELL VALLEY
be sw itched to opposite w heels when
i S aturday w as cleanup field day at w ear on the rig h t side of th e rig h t
th e Pow ell Valley schoolhouse when fro n t tire a p p e ars excessive, as a re
15 m en and about th a t num ber of
women w ith m any of the older children su lt of steerin g the ca r and crow ning
gath ered and cleaned up the yard, of roads, it is explained, the rig h t side
p lanted flow ers and set o ut sh ru b s of the trea d of th e rig h t fro n t tire su f
w hich had been m ost kindly donated fers ab n o rm al w ear, the situ atio n be
by W. L. Crissey. p ro p rie to r of th e Al
pine g ardens, and H arry C arlson, a ing ex ag g erated in the ease of balloon
P leasan t Home n u rsery m an . T he la t tires.
te r also furnished a num ber of rose
D rivers also a re w arned ag ain st
slips for th e grounds a t g rea tly re tu rn in g th e fro n t w heels w hile the car
duced prices. The w ork of b eau tify
ing th e grounds is not yet finished, is stan d in g still. Damage w hich a l
sev eral of th e men to come back later w ays re su lts from th is p ractice. It is
to com plete th e g rading of th e yard. pointed out, may be obviated by mov
The boys have taken ch a rg e of the ing th e ca r w hen tu rn in g th e w heels
leveling of th e baseball g ro u n d s w hich
will add m uch to the ap p earan ce of no m a tte r how slight the m ovem ent is.
U sers of balloon tire s a re urged to
th e prem ises. Lunch w as served by
the ladies of th e P aren t-T ea ch e r asso give them close atten tio n , for the re a
ciation at noon.
D uring th e aftern o o n judging of the son th a t th is flow popular type may
bird houses w hich had been c o n stru c t give longer service if infiation Is
ed by the upper grades took place. The w atched closely and tread s are given
first prize, $1 in cash, w as won by freq u en t inspection.
H arvey Yates and th e second prize of
Ail m o to rists a re w arned against
50 cen ts w as aw arded to E th el Nord-
sudden b rak in g of th e ir cars. T his
blom.
Mrs. E m elia F ra n k h as been en bad p ractice, it is pointed out, causes
gaged to atten d to the cooking of the w ear th a t can be avoided if the driv er
noon day hot lunches at th e school- only will try to m ake e a rlie r p rep ara
house d u rin g the m onth of March.
T his will be the last m onth for this tion for stopping them ju st a m om ent
school year (hut the lunches will be before the c a r m ust be halted. Since
served to pupils. Mrs. Geo. W illiam s p ark in g often is th e so u rce of tire
has been doing the w ork in th e lunch evils, the A.A.A. cau tio n s c a r ow ners
room but tu rn ed her w ork over to Mrs. .
F ra n k for th e rem ain d er of th e year. a Kainst se ttin g th e m achine too close
Mrs. J. F. Read en tertain ed a group 4° th e curb or driving ag ian st it and
of P o rtlan d ladies W ednesday afte r- i th ereb y squeezing the sides of the
noon, m em bers of the m issio n ary so- j tjre
eiety of th e W esleyan
M ethodist
'
church. Before th e ir d e p a rtu re , re- ' T h ‘* 8‘‘rvlces of affiliated m otor clubs
j fresh m en ts w ere served.
I a re being enlisted by th e A.A.A. in the
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j ta sk of In stru ctin g m o to rists how they
LYNCH
' can assist in stabilizing the cru d e rub
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her m ark et.
T he re g u la r m eeting of th e Lynch j "T he local c a r ow ners and u se rs can
P aren t-T each er circle w ill be held a t | a ssist th eir governm ent by saving 25
I th e schoolhouse on the evening of per cent of th e q u an tity of ru b b er or-
Friday, M arch 5.
d in a rily consum ed,” declared
Mr
B randenburg. “Steps have been taken
to en list th e services of the m ore th an
Lynhurst ( luh Gives Luncheon.
T he L y n h u rst Sew ing club held Its 770 m otor clubs affiliated w ith the
F eb ru ary pot luck luncheon T uesday A.A.A. to th e end th a t over a m illion
th e 23d, at th e home of Mrs. W. O, m em bers who a re daily ca r u se rs will
S haver on B ark er road. A fter the know how to save tire s and be in
business m eeting ca rd s w ere enjoyed position to pass th e Inform ation along
Mrs. R ichard S toner received honors to o th ers. R ules for saving th is v alu
while consolation fell to Mrs. O. Skal- able com m odity are being form ulated
stad. Mrs. C. E dw ards w as g u est for and several im p o rtan t suggestions
the day.
have been m ade by m em bers of the
com m ittee appointed by th e A.A.A. to
study th is m a tte r.”
W e h a v e m o v e d o u r g e n e r a l s t o r e to t h e c ity
h a l l b u ild in g , w h e r e w e w ill c o n t i n u e t h e s a l e o f
Duality Goods Plus Service
a t lo w e s t p o s s ib le p r ic e s .
W e h a n d l e P r y G o o d s, G r o c e r ie s , C o n f e c
ti o n e r y , H a r d w a r e , P e e d , G a s , O ils a n d A u to m o
b ile A c c e s s o r ie s .
A n e w v is ib le 1 0 - g a llo n g a s p u m p is b e in g
i n s ta lle d .
T h e F a ir v ie w p o sto fB c e h a s l»e<‘ii m oved
w ith o u r s t o r e .
ELSIE LANGLEY & SON
P h o n e G re s h a m 211.
F A IR V IE W , O R E .
COAL
B R IQ U E T S
A TRUCK FOR EVERY KIND OF WORK
EKSTROM TRUCK SERVICE
Daily Trips to Portland
Gresham
Phone
15S1
Powell
and
.Maple
Look
it o n the
dealer’s
counter
M ore
fo r y o u r
m oney
and
t h e b e s t P e p p e r m in t
C hew ing Sweet for
any m oney
C13
B01 _ _ O ffice P h o n e — — « Ill
Offlre Electric Bldg.
F R A N K C. JO N E S
C a rp e n te r a n d C o n tra c to r
O VARANTK Rh
SEPTIC TANKS
Air Tight
Water Proof
B u ild in g s M oved
Lower Prices
HUDSON ESSEX
Now Effective (February 27)
T hough the au tom ob ile tax reduction la w w ill not b ecom e
e ffe c tiv e until M arch 26, w e m ake this reduction N O W , pro
tectin g H udson - E ssex buyers m any d ays in a d v a n ce. So
there is no reason to w ait. Buy n ow .
Prices
“At Your Door”
ESSEX 6 COACH .
HUDSON COACH .
Hudson Brougham . .
Hudson 7-Pass. Sedan
$ 960
$1430
$1690
$1875
R em em ber these are not “ F . O. B. F a c to ry Prices” , but the d elivered
prices a t your door, includin g fre ig h t, rem ain in g w a r tax, an d the fo l
lo w in g equ ipm en t:
B um pers front and rea r— e le c tr ic w in d s h ie ’d c le a n e r
R ear v iew m irror— tran sm ission lock fb u ilt i n ) — ra d ia to r sh u tters
M oto-m ejer— com b in ation sto p and tai! lig h t
E a sy te rm s, of cou rse— N o d e E je r y h a n d lin g ch a rg e
M. C. Webster Motor Co.
P h o n e 2491
H u d s o a -E s s e x , w o r ld ’s la r g e s t
HUDSON - ESSEX
b u ild e r o f
" S ix e s ”
and
t h ir d
G re s h a m
la r g e s t
p ro d u c e r o f
m o to r c a rs
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
T he p atro n s of d istric t No. 39 w ere
notified last w eek th a t Ju d g e Bell of
th e Oregon su prem e court at Salem , In
th e S. E. E vans su it involving the co n
solidated g rad e school, decided in fa
vor of th e d istric t, tnereby su stain in g
th e form er decision of Ju d g e T ucker
of th e circ u it court. In com m enting
on th e m atter, Mrs. P. A ndersen, a
p atro n of th e school, say s: " I t Is
needless to say th a t the people of C or
b ett and vicinity who stand for a good
and pro g ressiv e school system , re
joice over the favorable decision. It
is g ratify in g to realize th a t the hoys
an d g irls of th is locality have a chance
as well as the children of th e city to
atten d b etter schools and to be under
th e supervision of first class te ach ers
in the respective grades. Any person
choosing teach in g as a profession
now adays m u st come up to the r e
q uired sta n d ard and it ta k es both
years and m eans to reach th e goal. A
teach er of th e old school w ho could
obtain a school alm o st an y w h ere w hen
able to read, w rite and figure a little,
would n ot sta n d m uch ch an ce th ese
lays to teach ."
Ju liu s Meier, who has been in New
York for som e tim e, was o ut at bin
sum m er home, Menucha, Bunday. A
large force of m en has been busy all
w inter rec o n stru ctin g and beautifying
th is w onderful place on th e Columbia
River highw ay. Dead snags and tree s
are being cut down, new tre e s of all
kinds rep lacin g the old ones, m aking
It look like a new place.
Mr. and Mrs. A. I^L o n d e, of C or
bett, have re tu rn e d from an extensive
visit to T aft, Ordgon.
Mrs. S tu a rt, of L atourell F alls, gave
a d in n er on Monday evening to Mr.
and Mrs. G. W ilcox, Mr. and Mrs. P.
A ndersen and th e ir son, Law rence.
Money to loan on rest estate. Farm
m ans at ( per ren t. 11 W T h o rn e
STATED COMMUNICATIONS
’ ot F .lrv ie w Lodge No 92, A. F.
|
— A A. M., S atu rd ay evening,
I March 6. 1928. a t 8 o'clock. L abor in
E A. and F. C. degrees.
V isiting b reth ren welcome.
W.M H STANLEY. Secy.
HARRY F E D E R SPIE L . W. M.
HEADACHES
and P A IN S ouicklv
RELIEVED BY USING
REMFA
2 5 CE NTS «»1
DRUG STORES
FAIRVIEW
A large crow d attended th e old tim e
d ance and card p arty given by the
g ran g e in the F airview hall Monday
n ig h t and a fine tim e was reported.
T he music was fu rn ish ed by the Zinn
o rch e stra. Mayor H eslin did th e c a ll
ing. The g ran g e served coffee, dough
n u ts am i fru it punch.
Jo h n Moller In stalled a D uro elec
trie pum p th a t fu rn ish es w ater for his
home, also for the p ro p erty recently
sold to $1rs. E lsie Langgley.
B. E. H eslin sold the la st of his
celery W ednesday, F e b ru a ry 25, on the
P o rtlan d m arket. His celery was late
h ut of very fine flavor.
Mrs. E tta F itzg erald of S eattle is a
v isitor of Mrs. A nna Swank.
G eorge A nderson and E lm er Brooks
left T h u rsd ay to work on a w heat
ran ch n ear W alla’ W alla, W ashington.
Will Cook is building a nice new
hom e on his lo ts In Fairview .
C. L. Catlow moved his fam ily to
S eattle, W ashington.
He and his
b ro th er are going Into th e g arag e b u s
iness there.
Mrs. Vivian will d em o n strate a
steam cooker in L angley's sto re Mon
day afternoon, M arch 1.
As daffodils a re bloom ing and robins
are here, people a re beginning to talk
gard en , so evidently sp rin g is here.
T he L adies Aid of th e F airview
M ethodist ch u rch will meet W ednes
day afternoon a t the home of Mrs. J.
H P eterson. All ladles of th e neig h
borhood are invited to attend.
Mrs. Nels L undborg was tak en to
th e P o rtlan d sa n ita riu m last evening
suffering from w hat may prove to be
«tone In the kidney. She w ill be under
observation un til It can be determ ined
by X -ray and lab o rato ry te sts w hat
th e condition may be.
P ortland
Ft. F ast T aylor
Phone EAst 63*9
Buick value
is winning
a larger
share of
public favor
every day.
It took
eighteen
years to
build the
first million
Buicks hut
only thirty-
three
months
for the
next half
million.
B U IC K M O TO R C O M P A N Y
Division o/ Qenrrai Motor« C orporation
FLINT, MICHIGAN
W. W. METZGER
SALEH AND SERVICE
GRESHAM
BORI MG
1801
PHONE
407
SANDY BLUFF
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Nash visited
S unday a t the home of the la tte r's
p aren ts, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Brook.
E leanor Brook was also hom e over
th e week-end.
A few neighbors and friends of Mr.
and Mrs. I. Voight g ath ered a t bis
home on S atu rd ay evening and had a
very enjoyable tim e dancing th e old
tim e dances.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. A ult sp e n t S un
day a t th e home of Mr. and Mrs. H el
m er Jo h n so n of O rient. O ther v isitors
a t the Johnson home w ere Mrs. Ju stin
Scoville and ch ild ren of P o rtland.
Mr. an d Mrs. Chas. W llkenson, and
Ray W ilkenson of P o rtlan d w ere en
te rtain e d by Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W ilken
son In honor of Geo. W llkenson's
birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Caldo en tertain ed on
Sunday, Mr and Mrs. J. J. Ju d k in s
and Wra. Fellow s,
An 8-pound son w as born to Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. P ahl on T h u rsd ay m orning
a t th e home of Mrs. A. Radford, who
is ca rin g for th e m o th er and child.
They have nam ed th e baby K enneth
W illiam.
Painting and Papering.
See Wm. Earns for painting, tinting
and papering. All work guaranteed.
Hogan road. R. 1, Box 70-A, Oresh-
am, Oregon,
n