Fair
TUESDAYS
AND
FRIDAYS
Now je a jy ^ E v e r y o n e Is Urged to Get Ready for the Greatest Fair Ever Held at Gresham
G resham O utlook
CANNERY CREWS
HANDLE MUCH FRUIT
SKETCH OF PLANS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS
T hese a re days of varied in te rest
and activity a t the local cannery and
if th e re a re any lazy folks around
th ere, they are kept busy try in g to
keep out of sight. More people are
being em ployed a t th e cannery this
year th a n any previous year. The
new receiving shed Is being taxed to
cap acity to accom m odate w orkers,
em pty cra te s and stacks of fru it. The
peak of the stra w b e rry season has
passed, 85 per cent of the b e rrie s
probably having been taken ca re of.
It is estim ated th a t som ething over
two thousand b a rre ls of stra w b e r­
ries have left the shed of th e B erry
G row ers P acking com pany during the
p a st m onth.
P erh ap s th e m ost in te restin g phase
of th e w ork going on a t the cannery
Ju st a t present, and th a t causing the
m ost need for a level and calculating
head, is th e different lines of industry
going on a t th e sam e tim e. W hile
stra w b e rrie s a re being hulled and
p rep a re d for th e b arrels, logans and
ra sp b e rrie s a re being graded for c a n ­
ning, perhaps an o th er crew of women
w o rk e rs will be p rep arin g th e same
kind of b erries for b a rre ls, Royal
A nns a re being stem m ed and graded
for canning and an o th er crew w ill be
busy a t the so rtin g m achine cleaning
and a rra n g in g th e big juicy L am bert
c h e rrie s for shipm ent.
T he G resham cannery is estab lish ­
ing a rep u tatio n for itself as to p le as­
a n t w orking conditions and su rro u n d ­
ings. P rom th e fac t th a t th e sam e
perso n s, both m en and w omen em ­
ployes, re tu rn to the can n ery year
a fte r y ear for th e sum m er season, be­
sp eak s for itself th e fac t th a t the
w o rk ers a re appreciative of th e ef­
fo rts m ade for th e ir com fort and con­
venience. S everal women, w ho have
w orked in various canneries before
com ing to G resham , stated th a t the
su rro u n d in g s a t th e p la n t here are
m uch m ore desirable th an elsew here,
especially In the m a tte r of efficient
forem en and floor m anagers.
T he refre sh m e n t stand is proving
p o p u lar again th is sum m er. Many a r ­
ticles, both hot and cold, can be p u r­
chased reasonably and prove very con­
Above is the architect’s drawing of the general plan of $100,000 or more, available at once for the race track and
v en ien t to the cam pers. T en ts are
!
the
county
the --------
first ------
building of which is now near- amusement facilities of the grounds.
risin g on ground leased for th a t pur-1
- fair ° grounds,
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pose ea st of the cannery n ear C l e v e - |in g Completion On the 51-acre tract
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,
,The sL
ale ?f th« e tickets is in charge of J. V. Cogswell,
land avenue. T his is an ideal place
for cam ping, much b etter th an w here I . . .
1 he ProSram of building and development of grounds : b° ar<? member in charge of gates and tickets. Mr. Cogswell,
th e te n ts w ere form erly erected, a s t h e j " ’1“ cover a period of five years at the end of which time t h e 'wh° ls a well-known insurance writer, is an adept at putting
t r e , . to rn , • a« c ia „i . h e i t . r from th e Multnomah county fair will have one of the finest if nnt i l,r !Sver b.'R. thin8s- He has established headquarters at the
T W IC E
A
W EEK
MESS FUND RAISED
FOR GUARD OUTFIT
A m ess fund, co n sistin g of »67.50
w as subscribed by th e business men
of G resham u nder th e auspices of the
I G resham Com m ercial club and given
to th e G resham b attalio n of th e local
h ea d q u arters com pany, l&6th Infantry
of the Oregon N ational G uard upon
th e d ep a rtu re yesterday of th e men
to the an n u al tw o-w eeks’ tra in in g en ­
cam pm ent a t Medford, Oregon.
It has been cu sto m ary for several
y ears past to m ake up a sim ilar con­
trib u tio n each year to be presented to
the com m ander of th e com pany for
use along a g en eral line d u rin g th e
period of encam pm ent. I t ls m eant
as m erely an evidence of ap p reciatio n
from th e business men of th e com ­
m unity to th e men who so loyally sac­
rifice two weeks of th e ir tim e, In many
cases from lu crativ e em ploym ent, to
spend the days in ard u o u s m ilitary
train in g w ith but sm all m onetary re c ­
ompense. Those not acquainted w ith
th e facts m ight be Inclined to th in k
th ese encam pm ents a re m erely a m a t­
te r of passing aw ay a fo rtn ig h t of
idleness, but those who have attended
sta te th is ls far from th e tru th . Much
h ard w ork is en tailed d u rin g th e tw o-
week tra in in g course, espically if th e
w eath er be hot as w as th e case la st
year, and th e discipline is exacting to
say the least.
A petition was circu lated headed by
th e follow ing w ords, ‘‘As an ex p re s­
sion of o u r In terest In them and in
ap p reciatio n of th e ir fidelity to th e
cause of sta te and n ational defense
p rep aratio n , we, th e undersigned,
hereby subscribe th e am ount set op­
posite our respective nam es tow ard a
m ess fund for th e local b attalio n .”
The follow ing nam es a re appended:
G resham Outlook, W alrad M ercantile
com pany, L. L. K idder H ard w are Co.,
H essel Im plem ent Co., A ylsw orth &
M artin, F irs t S tate Bank, N ora W ith­
row, A. J. W. Brow n, A. W M etzger &
Co., T heodore Van Donlnck, W alrad &
W rig h t T ra n sfe r Co., O. A. Johnson,
T w entieth C entury G rocery, W lnnlfred
Jones, B. W. T horne, C harles Cleve­
land, Hank of G resham , Todd's B arber
shop, H. H. H ughes, G resham D rug
Co., R aker & Son, E. E. W elling, P eter
L enard, Carl Dahl, D. M. R oberts, R.
M. H ardy, Sam P alm qulst, W. R. H icks
Co., H epp’s R acket S tore, W alter W.
Metzger and Sm ith S ervice S tation.
C onsiderable in te re st has been m ain ­
tained In th e w ork of th e guard
finest fair grounds in the northwest The buildintt nroeran, ST ’ rd
Portlan,d wh' re h t « directing the sale of season th ro u g h o u t th e season, and th e p e r­
fh e road from Main stre e t to th e .
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west, i ne DuiiGing program tickets. The members of the bovs’ and virls’ Huh« are -.«cîot centage of atten d an ce d u rin g th e p ast
can n ery has been freshly oiled, w hich ls made possible by the small millage provided by act of the inc him in the m im tv ortrl
f_... v S — _ i
S1? t ’ few m onths has Increased from 60 to
99. The outfit w as highly com mended
affords protection to the fru it as well legislature.
This does not include the new race track and found at the Seward grill at lunch time.
as to p ed e strian s from th e dust.
I speedway, and new grandstand which is planned with a seat-
from the office of the ad ju ta n t g eneral
The price of the regular season ticket is $2.50 for one
on th e splendid show ing
capacity of 15,000 to start with. The financing of these latter year. I he sale of the five-year season ticket is a bargain offer a m t ade Salem
Cane Berry Harvest Tnder Way.
a t th e an n u al inspection on
must be provided for a an
other
method
is giving a five-year ticket for the price of one. After this allot- March 26.
D. E. Tow le, in th e follow ing letter, I -----------
n w
m c i ways.
w a y s , u One
ne m
e u i o a a adopted
d o p t e d IS
c a lls atten tio n to the ra sp b e rry h ar- the sale of 50,000 season tickets at $2.50; good for five years,
• • . ’ iment is sold there will be no more at this low price, says Mr. MERCY EXTENDED IN
vest w hich is now under way. H is any day and all days of all fairs. rrt-;-
a
move
to
raise ! Cogswell.
adm onitions a re tim ely and a re t h e 1--------------------
FEDER AL LIQ IO R CASE
re s u lt of careful investigation.
Mysterious Fire Incurs Heavy Loss. LIBRARY BOOKWAGON
at H artfo rd in 1868, b ut th ree years
O. H. Myers, a farm er living n ear
‘T he cane berry h arv est is now on.
afte r the close of th e Civil W ar.
G resham , pleaded guilty T uesday In
GIVES SI MMER SERVICE
A fire of unknow n origin on th e
T his is the crow ning act of a year's
Zim m erm an ranch on Sandy boule­
W hile m any changes have taken F ed eral Judge B ean's co u rt to a ch arg e
w ork. H ave you m ade all necessary
The bookwagon of the public lib rary
place during th e p ast 58 y ears since of o p eratin g a sm all still on his place.
vard w est of F airview destroyed sev­
p re p a ra tio n s in advance? Success is
Mr. P arso n s and Miss Mary B assett M itigating circu m stan ces In the case
eral thousand dollars w orth of p ro p er­ began Its sum m er service la st week. GRESHAM GIRL BRIDE
b u ilt upon a foundation of little
OF BI LL RUN MAN stood on th e platform in the H artford caused the g o vernm ent's atto rn ey , J.
ty early Sunday m orning. The fire Equipped w ith books for both children
things. H ave you every little detail
sta rted in the horse b arn , which w as and ad u lts it will visit th e d istricts
Miss Agnes V irell, a p opular young in stitu tio n of le arn in g and proudly ac N. H elgerson, to recom m end leniency.
w orked o ut and a re you all ready to
destroyed, as well as six sets of h a r ­ ad jacen t to G resham .
lady of G resham , w as united In m a r­ cepted th e ir diplom as, with th e r e ­ These circu m stan ces, as told by Myers'
go? A good s ta rt w ill help you win
ness, a Case tra c to r, o th er tools and
Beginning on th e te n th of June, and riag e F rid a y evening, Ju n e 11, to m aining m em bers of th e class of 30, he atto rn ey , W alter C ritchlow , set forth
th e race.
im plem ents, 300 bushels of w heat and on a lte rn a te T h u rsd ay s from th a t date, T heodore H erg ert, of Bull Run, a t the sta te s th a t the co u rse of study was the fact th a t the m an is th e sole su p ­
T he cane b erry crop is good, the six tons
..— . of hay belonging to w.
O. Bur- , th e P lea san t Home d istric t will be vis- E vangelical L u th eran church in P o rt­ sim ilar to th a t of m odern days, a l­ p o rt of his p aren ts, bis fath e r being 82
p rice is good and we have m ade heavy gener, a re n te r on a p a rt of th e Zim- ! lted a8 follow s:
land, by th e Rev. Mr. H erg ert, of P o rt­ though, of course, the m an n er of p re ­ and his m other 78 and a p araly tic, and
b a rre l sales and if the w eather is wet, m erm an estate.
B u rg en er’s
loss 'G ilb e rt ..................................... 9 :0 0 a rn. land, and uncle of the groom , only sen tin g the lessons has changed with th a t he has a wife and four sm all c h il­
we can b a rre l th e b erries a t a fair am ounted to about »3000. In addition i I B ellrose ...............................
’ ’ 9:3 ........
0 a m.
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relativ es of th e two young people be­ the years. W hen asked If the young dren. In d esp erate need of, m oney
price.
to th is Guy D. Jones of G resham lost a P lea san t V alley s to r e ...........10:00 a.m . ing p resen t. T he bridal couple w as a t­ ladies of th e class w ere attired slm Myers tu rn ed to m oonshining b ut was
P lea san t View A ve.................1 0 :2 5 a.m .
ila rly to th e sw eet g irl g rad u a te of to caught.
The q u ality of pickers is b etter than Case th resh in g se p arato r which was K
erslake R o ad ......................... 11:35 a. m. tended by G u n n ar V irell, a b ro th er of
When th e tim e cam e to pass se n t­
usual. We have a g reat m any busted stored beside the b arn , and T. C. Mil­ D u s te d ....................................... 1:00 p.m . th e bride, and Miss F reda H erg ert, a day, he only sm iled in a know ing way
farm ers who are used t<\ hard w ork ler lost a tru ck and o th er belongings. C ottrell and C arp en ter. . . . 1:20 p.m . siste r of th e groom. T he bride was and acknow ledged th ere m ight have ence Ju d g e Bean said, "O rd in arily
com ing into the fields.
Jo n e s’ loss is estim ated a t about »1500. P lea san t H om e....................... 1:40 p.m . b eau tifu lly a ttire d In w hat flat crepe, been a difference. H ow ever, young w here a man Is engaged in m an u fac­
O rient ....................................... 2:10 p.m .
Make a careful inspection of the No insu ran ce was carried on any of Powell V a lle y ......................... 2:30 p.m . w ith full length veil with a banded people have been and alw ays will be tu rin g and selling liquor I th in k he
the
p
roperty
excepting
the
barn.
C edar ....................................... 2:50 p.m . ! head dress. She ca rrie d a bouquet of som ew hat the sam e, reg a rd le ss of th e should be sent to the p en iten tiary , but
row s. Clean picking m eans No. 1 b e r­
T
e r r y ......................................... 3:30 p.m . ! roses and sw eet peas and th e b rid es­ age In which they live, and the two th is case is som ew hat different. Mr.
ries and No. 1 berries are w orth m ore
Highways Are Being (tiled.
Ju n e 17th and a lte rn a te T hursdays maid c a rrie d pink sw eet peas. Mrs. m em bers of th is class concede th a t the Myers, th e co u rt will not sentence you
money, so pick them clean.
Many m iles of O regon’s main high- a fte r th a t date th e C orbett and Bridal H erg ert cam e with her p are n ts to night they grad u ated from the H a rt­ a t th is time. You may go on your hon­
T ry to deliver at th e cannery a t odd
I ways a re being oiled and the sta te Veil d istric ts w ill be served as fol- G resham from Kuhn, North Dakota, ford high school w as the m ost w onder­ or, but you m ust not violate th e law
tim es d u rin g the day.
D eliver at
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highway engineer, Roy Klein, says low s:
1 about tw o y ea rs ago and since th a t ful of th e ir lives up to th a t lim e. again.”
least tw ice a day and oftener if n ear i . . .
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. 560 m iles have been provided for. T his H u rlb u rt ................................... 9:30 a.m . | tim e has won m any friends am ong the Some of the 1926 g rad u ates of G resh ­
by. A p a rt of us should come early
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Oriental Beauty Shoppe Moved.
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. Includes the loop highw ay, much of B row er R o ad............................ 11:15 a.m . younger set of G resham . She has ta k ­ am Union high school w ere heard to
I have moved my beauty shop to
and a p a r t late to avoid w aiting to get I . , . .
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¡B ridal V eil.................................12:15 a. m en a g rea t In terest in affairs p e rta in ­ express th eir feelings In th e sam e way
, . .
, ” , i w hich has already been treated,
Second stre e t betw een Main and Rob­
unloaded. P lease try to
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w ork *- this 1
S u m m it...................................... 1:30 p m.
recently.
erts, w here I will be pleased to serve
out so as to keep th e b erries all mov- I
i C orbett ..
1:50 p. m. ing to th e ch u rch , especially in a m u­
T h ere a re now less th an a dozen my friends, old and new. F lossie T et-
ing all th e tim e.
not retu rn at once at 25c each for c a n ' S pringdale
2:30 p. m. sical line, as she is a singer of some
rlck, phone 99x1.—Adv.
m
em
bers of the 1868 class left and
ability.
She
w
as
also
form
erly
an
a
t­
3:10
p.
m
CRA TES: We have 45,000 cra te s of nery crate8‘ T h,s a PP|lef> t0 aI1 8 traw -
' .....
they
a
re
planning
on
try
in
g
to
get
our own In addition to the H illsboro i berry p o w e r s who do not need th e I
' ............................... 3.45 p.m . ten d an t a t G resham Union high school,
Coming Events of Interest.
logan cra tes. T his supply should be I crates for eane bprrip8 T bi" ’• only . ,Eve7 T uesday tbp Pe° P ie
the dis- .Mr. and Mrs. H erg ert have gone to word to all and exchanging greetin g s
Reunion
of Oregon Pioneer A ssocia­
at
the
holiday
tim
e.
Mrs.
A
uger,
who
am ple to cover our needs if we do ou r | fair as these cra tes belong to the cane i tric t betw een P o rtlan d and Gresham \a ls e tz , Oregon, for a few days w here
tion, Ju n e 17.
has
been
In
P
o
rtlan
d
for
m
ore
th
an
a
elect
th
e
ir
reading
on
th
e
following
they a re visiting with a b rother-in-law
p art in keeping them moving. To do 1 bprry grow ers afte r your crop is h ar-
E astern S tar picnic supper, Ju n e 18.
and siste r of th e groom , Mr. and Mrs. m onth, has visited Mr. and Mrs. P ar
thls we m u st not hoard crates. Do not I vp8,pd' 80 ,f you wi8b to avold Pay in * chedule:
sons several tim es during th e past few
S tate E ditorial convention, P rin e ­
90 a. m. Neal Cam pbell.
keep over one day s supply on hand I for ,hp pmP‘y can n ery crates, bring P o w ellh u rst .......................
weeks. Her nephew , H. B. A uger, Is ville, Ju n e 18 and 19.
G ates & Powell Valley Rd
9:15 a. m.
after th e first picking is made. If you I tbem in at once‘
L aurel & Powell Valley Rd 9:3< a. m. CLASSMATES OF |H«S
an In stru cto r in Jefferson high school
G rade school election, Ju n e 21.
have a g re a te r supply th an this, eith er j C H E R R IE S: We are now receiving Lynch
.10:00 a. m.
HAVE HAI’FY R ELMON In P o rtlan d . An Interestin g fact, as
.. 10:20 a. m.
re tu rn them a t once or take no em pty black ch e rrie s both Bing and Dam- B arr and B urbank
F irst Day of Sum m er, Ju n e 21.
related by Mr. P arso n s, is th a t his
. .10:40 a. m.
ones o ut u n til you get your supply bert for ou r ch erry pool. The so rtin g B arr and E d is o n ...
Business
m en's trip to C orvallis to
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. P arso n s enjoyed uncle g rad u ated from th e sam e high
I m achine is runnin g every day and we Gladiola A ve............
.. 11:00 a. m.
down to enough for one day's picking.
P ark ro s
,1 1 :1 5 a m. a visit and S unday d in n er with Mr. and school In H artfo rd Just 20 y ears before visit sum m er school, Ju n e 23.
I tr u s t you will a ll read th is advice ! are shipping in carload lots to the E ast 57th and M ason............ 12:30 p. m •Mrs. H. B. A uger in P o rtlan d last he did.
Social m eeting of th e W. C. T. U.
and act on it for if you don't, we will j eastern m a rk e t w herever th e best
The wagon will c a rry a special s u p - ' week and to m ake th e occasion a m em ­
Ju n e 24.
surely have a c ra te fam ine and if we price is obtained. Have th e ch erries ply of books for outside high school 1 orable one with Mr. P arso n s, esp ecial­
High School d irecto r E lection, Ju n e
A stran g e idea am ong some d a iry ­
do, it will be your fa u lt and the loss ' well colored but do not leave tbem on reading for stu d en ts who are anxious ly, th e re w as p resen t a t th e dinner
28.
men
is
th
a
t
since
calves
drink
a
good
the tree s until they become soft.
of tim e and b erries w ill be heavy.
to accom plish th is reading during va­ the house g u est of the A uger family,
Clinic of M ultnom ah County Public
S tra w b erry
grow ers,
atten tio n :
If your ch e rrie s are badly cracked, cation. Novels, garden books, house Mrs. G eorge Auger, of H artford. Con­ deal of liquid food, w ater is not r e ­
quired.
T
his
Is
a
sad
m
istake
says
H
ealth
association, Ju n e 29. a t library.
P lease ta k e notice th a t your
to so rt them - a - t ........
hom - plans, history and adventurous travel necticut, an au n t of Mr. A uger. She I
—. account It « will
... pay you ™
O. A C. as good clean w ater Is need­
*111 be ch arged w ith all the em pty | and not have to have double haulage a re the types of books th a t ad u lt read-
T
hree-day
C elebration, A m erican
and Mr. P arso n s w ere m em bers of the
cra tes you do not need th a t you do on your culls.
ers will find. For the ch ild ren fairy sam e g rad u a tin g class of high school ed before calves a re offered a t least Legion, Ju ly 3, 4 and 6.
th ree tim es a day.
M ultnomah County F air, A ugust 3-8.