GRESHAM OUTLOOK HOLIDAY NUMBER, TUESDAY, DECEMBER
CHRISTMAS GIFTS IN THE MAKING
14, 1926
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Vegetables That Look But for
Themselves.
V arieties of vegetables th a t are
By 8TARLINO DORAN.
phraHP, “A M erry C h ristm as” Is one th a t autom atically ca rrie s reg lstan t to ce rtain diseases, and
Q L good cheer, but when It Is followed by an Interesting, allu rin g gift, also adapted to m ark et dem ands
a re being developed in ce rtain in ­
its cheer is sustained m ore th an a rapidly moving moment. Especially so stan ces, th u s doing aw ay w ith the
when th a t gift Is one possessing th e elusive q u a lity - p e r s o n a l touch!
necessity for m any of th e usual
And those a re th e kind of holiday gifts th a t are so easily made m ethods of control. W hile it is not
rig h t in your own home, for little cost, and w ith g rea t enjoym ent, evep possible to reach th is goal p ro m p t­
when tim e is pressing.
ly, if a t all, for all vegetables, nev­
E very woman rejoices in pretty clothes for her leisure m om ents, erth eless
considerable
progress
and w hile cosy knitted slippers a re com fortable, they a re ra re ly deli­ has alread y been m ade in th is di
cate enough for w ear with the dainty negligees of today. T his year, rection. A few o u tstan d in g achieve
how ever, it is a t least possible to com bine the w arm th and ease of a m cnts along th is line are indicative
wool slipper with the delicacy and sm artn ess of the loveliest lounging of w hat may be expected in fu tu re
robe. A new wool, spun from the fu r of w hite A ngora rabbits is now on years.
the m arket. It is dyed in th e sm a rtest shades, both pastel and the high
A sparagus g ro w e rs'in th e United
colors so popular th is w inter. The yarn has a fu rry ap p earan ce th a t is
S tates have for m any y ea rs su f­
very pleasing when th e therm om eter is low. The g irl who enjoys k n it­ fered serio u s losses from th e p re s­
ting will be sure to m ake a hit at C hristm as if she m akes a p air of these ence of ru s t on th e ir asp arag u s.
delightful slippers for her chum.
Breeding w ork in au g u rated in 1916
A charm ing lam p-shade is made from m anila w rapping paper. Cut by th e U. S. d ep artm en t of ag ric u l­
a piece of the paper to tit both top and sides of the fram e, and glue in tu re in cooperation w ith the Mass­
place. A strip of black paper finishes th e top and bottom of th e shade, ac h u setts A g ricu ltu ral E xperim ent
and a black painted band outlines th e p rin t which is pasted on the front statio n and th e M assachusetts A s­
of the shade. T he surface of th e shade is painted w ith am ber sealing p arag u s G row ers association re ­
wax dissolved in alcohol, im parting a lovely tran sp aren cy
sulted in the production of the
A common m ark et basket, with its handle enam eled black, and cov­ W ashington stra in s of asp arag u s
ered inside and outside w ith a gay blue, black or orange strip ed w ate r­ known as th e W ashington, the
proof m aterial, holds a generous asso rtm en t of the housew ife’s m uch M artha W ashington, and th e Mary
needed tools.
W ashington, all of w hich a re high­
A w aste-paper basket, purchased for tw enty or twenty-five cents, ly re sis ta n t to ru st, and a t the
may be m ade to charm ingly fit your friend's decorative scheme. Simply sam e tim e of su p erio r m ark et q u a li­
cover it with w all paper, with an ap p ro p riate design, and in an ap p ro ­ ty. T hese stra in s have been d istrib ­
priate color, and shellack it to m ake it dust-proof. Many other a ttr a c t­ uted and a re now being planted
ive boxes, for all so rts of p ractical uses, may be m ade in the sam e m an ­ largely by th e asp arag u s grow ers,
ner. T he effects obtained are diverse and varied enough to please especially in th e e a ste rn United
everyone, and all so rts of o riginality may be displayed.
S tates.
A cretonne slip cover to protect clothes is a useful gift th a t can
O ther o u tstan d in g exam ples in ­
be made in a hurry. It should m easure one yard and a h alf long, b ut if
clude th e developm ent of a variety
the cretonne is used In one piece it may be doubled, and only the side
seam s will need stitching. As these a re selvedged, th is m akes th e In­ of bean know n as W ell’s Red Kid­
ney which resu lted from w ork by
side of the slip neat. The top should be turn ed down one inch to m ake
C ornell U niversity and a New York
a casing, through which tape is pulled, to draw it up around the g a r­
grow er and w hich is highly re s is t­
ment hanger, when in use.
an t to th e an th ra cn o se disease.
A pair of shoe trees can be m ade festive in a jiffy, if the wooden
The R obust v ariety of pça bean,
tips are gilded and the m etal pieces then wound w ith half Inch satin
w hich is im m une to m osaic w as de­
ribbon, and the knob finished with perky little bows.
veloped
a t the Michigan A g ricu l­
J u s t one shoe tree can be quickly tran sfo rm ed Into a powder puff,
back p atter style, w hich is so convenient and dainty for evening use. tu ra l college. V arieties of cabbage
re sista n t to cabbage yellow s, a
An Inexpensive pow der puff, which can bo bought in a num ber of sizes
w idespread and d estru ctiv e disease
and even heart-shaped if desired, Is first opened a t th e side seam Just
of th a t crop, have been developed
wide enough to slip the pointed end of the shoe tree in. It is then se­
curely sewed in place. The trim m ing com es next. A piece of flowered by the U. 8. d ep artm en t of a g ric u l­
tu re and the W isconsin E xperim ent
silk or ribbon the sam e size us the pow der puff is sewed onto th e back,
station. V arieties of tom atoes of
w ith edges held down with tiny silk stitches. A row of Val lace, w ith
su p erio r com m ercial q u ality and
the thread pulled to frill it, is then sewn all around the edge. Ribbon
highly re sista n t to the w ilt disease,
wound around tho handle, in ft color to m atch th e silk on the back of
w hich is serious in the ce n tral and
the pow der puff, com pletes th is dainty gift. Silver or gold ribbon is
so u th ern states, have been bred by
very effective, and n bit of sachet pow der betw een th e powder puff and
th e U. 8. d ep artm en t of ag ric u ltu re,
the silk back is still another charm ing touch.
th is work being supplem ented by
So forget the shades of past stru g g les nt C hristm as tim e, and with
tiie sta te experim ent statio n s of the
a little tim e, care, and ingenuity, m ake instead holiday gifts th a t are
south.
m erry little shades of your own personality for your friends.
A Soft Answer.
“My dear, I w ish you could m ake
bread th a t my m other use to
m ake," rem ark ed th e groom.
T he bride sm iled and answ ered
in a voice th a t did not trem b le:
Although the re tu rn s on the recto rs is composer! of George II. "W ell, dear, I wish you could m ake
the dough th a t fath er used to
cauliflow er crop w ere very discour­ C ham berlain, W. E. H urt. E. J. m ake,”
aging for th e year 1927. planting F ohrenbachor, T. E. Soule and W.
will be only slightly lower next A. Duncklee.
Two other com panies for the
year th an this, according to of­
ficials of the C o-operative L ettuce prom otion of cauliflow er growing
and Cauliflower association, with have been organized during ttie
past year. The Pioneer com pany
h eadquarters at T routdale.
Borne com parative figures may was organized Ja n u ary 1, 1926, and
l»e of Interest to th e rea d er at this last May the Columbia Cauliflower
tim e to show th e loss which the C o-operative association was o r­
grow ers have sustained th is year ganized. The Columbia em braces
due to the unfavorable w eather the grow ing d istric t w est of the
conditions, coupled with excessive Sandy river. W. J. Jackson, p re si­
m oisture during the harvest, which dent: It. A. S tew art, se creta ry ;
with E rnest Peterson com prise the
was delayed for two weeks.
"Back of the season of C h rist­
The price began nt a very favor­ hoard of d irecto rs of the Pioneer
m as
able figure, but by th e tim e the association. The officials of the
And back of th e g reetin g s
peak of th e h arv est was reached Columbia are E. A. Stafford, p re si­
you get
the price had declined to such an dent; and 11 E. Bloyd, secretary .
Is Hie p leasu re of th in k in g of
extent th a t h arvesting of the caull- | E. A. Stafford, C. A. Ituegg, E H.
friendships
flower crop was discontinued for a H eckm an, A. A. McMillan and J. C.
T h at have never gone back on
week. D uring th is «lint-down a p ­ S trebin com prise th e board of di­
you yet."
proxim ately one-half of th e 1926 rectors. These two organizations
shipped 39 carloads of cauliflow er
crop w as lost.
May the coming year be a
The low price of cauliflow er was during the pust season.
prosperous one for you,
The grow ing of celery is also an
due to th e su rp lu s on the eastern
is the wish of
m arket, which was caused by the im portant diversion of the locality
heavy shipm ents from New York contiguous to T routdale. A pecu­
and M ichigan during the sam e p er­ liar ad ap tab ility of clim atic and
iod that the crop was being har- i soil conditions m akes th is a richly
vested in the west Had the crop productive celery area. Between
been gathered two weeks earlier 75 and 100 ears of celery w ere
in this district, the g rea ter portion shipped from T routdale during the
First Street
of It would have realized a favor- I past season by the T ro u td ale Cel­
O pposite T elephone Office
ery Co operative association. 65 of
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able price.
In 1925 the Oregon crop was har- them being consigned to far e a st­
vested during the sam e period as ern p o in ts ,— Florida . M aryland,
this year, but the m arket was p ra c ­ New York, Texas and Illinois.
tically bare, hence the highly fa ­ Around a dozen ca rs w ent to P o rt­
vorable re tu rn s of that year. The land In carload lots, aside from
plantings of 1925 am ounted to 10« sm aller q u an titie s at intervals.
acres, an d shipm ents of 65 cars
About >11,000 rep resen ts th e gain
were made, for w hich >12,000 was In receipts th is year over last,
received Tills year 206 acres were when around >24,000 was received
planted to cauliflow er and 75 cars from celery shipm ents, w hile this
w ere shipped, which brought e sti­ year about >35,000 was realized.
m ated re tu rn s of but >29.000.
. T here are 160 cra tes to a car and
T he m ain crop w hich is handled between >2.75 and >3 50 is received
by th e C o o p e ra tiv e Lettuce {it ' for a crate.
Cauliflow er association Is ca u li­
T he officers of the T routdale
flower. The m ain purpose of the i Celery C o-operative
association
corporation at the tim e It was o r­ are Russell Wilson, p resid en t;
ganized w as to specialize In the . Jam es Simonl, vice president ¡and
m arketing of both lettuce and c a u l­ YV C. Spence, secretary and trea s
iflower
The growing of lettuce urei
T he board of director« Is
was tried for tw o years, but, due to composed of Russell W ilson. Jam es
unfavorable clim atic conditions, Sirnonl, Jo h n B. B urns, Thom as
has been abandoned
Although l,ew and August I.lsi.
these tw o crops have been m a rk e t­
ed th ro u g h tho chaunel of this as­
tvoiri Obesity.
sociation. any farm product may be
Science says, "K eep 20 pounds
added as the organization b unes under w hat you th in k is your n o r­
more stable and the board of d i­ mal weight and avoid h y p erp a ra­
Thia hat and many more
thyroidism ." Dr. Pflueger discov­
rectors deem s such fu rth e r m a r­ ered that new kind of obesity, says
that we are showing will
keting advisable
many have it. that do not know it.
win your Instant approval
The Co-operative L ettuce A C aul­ A m an w eighing 200 pounds that
for they have that indefin­
ought
to
weigh
ISO
pounds
could
iflower association was Incorporat
able.
yet vital element
lengthen his life if he would get rid
ed In May, 1925. under the laws of of
called ’‘style.”
20 pounds. Eat men and o th ers
the sta te of Oregon
It is a non­ not too fat. try th is: Once every
profit organisation, w ithout capital month, or b etter, tw ice, eat n o th ­
M ISS H A L S E Y
stock. George II. C ham berlain of ing but fru it for 24 hours.
First Street
C orbett is the president and A C
Opposite T elephone Office
Insu
ran
ce
funds
for
farm
loans.
Heidi, T routdale, is the secretary
No com m ission or brokerage. Very
and tre a su re r. The board of di­ ' easy terms. B W. Thorne.—Adv.
G IF T S fo r MEN
Women and Children
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C aps
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25c to $1
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L a d ie s’
K erch iefs
P h oen ix
S ilk H osiery
For Ladies
all th e new colors
Beautiful K erchiefs in
Gift Boxes
$1 to $1.95
15c to $1.50
Men appreciate sensible gifts. Good looking gifts, yes, but something practical and use­
ful. Something he would buy for himself. Something he needs—is the ideal man’s gift.
Our store has everything a man’s heart can desire. If you buy it here our label guaran­
tees his appreciation—no matter how large or small the gift may be. He knows that it is
of finest quality and the newest style.
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He can use a scarf! F or protection
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Gay strip ed silk s— k n itted ones and
o th ers of w arm Scotch wool.
Troutdale Association Specializes
in Lettuce, Cauliflower and Celery
B ells
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W hat could be m ore useful th au
a belt or a p air of su sp en d ers? See
our new H ickok le ath e r b e l t « -
some in allig a to r or in plain q u a l­
ity. S uspenders as gay or p lain as
they come— w ith plenty of snap.
In C h ristm as boxes.
B ells ....................... . . . . 50c to #2.00
S uspenders ...................50c to #1.00
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T he old saying of cold hands
w arm h e a rt doesn’t apply here—
for to give him a p air of our q u al­
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coldest h eart.
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Driving ( I l o t e s .............. #2.00 to #3.50
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G au n tlets ......................#240 to #5.00
Suede
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Wool ...................................50c to #1.00
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SHIRTS
........................... #3.00 lo #5.00
NECKWEAR
We have th e finest stock of h ats
and caps in tow n. Our h ats a re
noted for th e ir w onderful q u ality
and style— and for th e ir sensible
prices. YVe c a rry all sizes in a
wide variety of sty les and colors.
Elizabeth’s
Frock Shoppe
Give one or m ore of our q u ality
sh irts handsom ely packed in a gat’
X m as box. We have them in silks
—b ro ad clo th s—and finest p ercales
and m ad ras, as w ell as o th er new
m aterials. All sizes and p attern s.
S ilk S h ir ts ................... #3.00
B roadcloths
#2.00
P ercales ..................... #140
M adras ....................... #140
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#240
#2.50
Several nam es on your list can
be given neckw ear, lu xurious silks
th a t w ill be su re to please. Popu-
la r prices. In X m as boxes.
Felt Hats
#3.50 to »6.00
Caps ........................... #1.00 to #3.00
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Attractive
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