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G resham O utlook TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS T W IC E A W EEK = GRESHAM. MULTNOMAH COUNTY. OREGON, VOL. 1«, NO. S# Gresham Postoffice Sees Busiest Season T he busiest season in the history of th e G resham postofflce is in full sw ing, w ith Monday, December 20, as th e busiest day, according to Miss E lizabeth Johnson, postm ast er. It ap p ears th a t everyone spent S unday w rapping packages and m ailing ca rd s and le tte rs, w ith the re su lt th a t the postofflce force was taxed to th e lim it to handle th e m ail th a t poured into th e office in a steady stream all day Monday. Miss Johnson urges people to com plete th e ir C hristm as m ailing at th e e a rlie st possible date. The congestion in th e m ails is so g reat th a t card s, le tte rs and packages for local delivery should be in the postofflce now. T h ere is a tendency to m ail on C h ristm as eve a rticle s intended for local delivery, b u t if th is is p ra c ticed g enerally it is obvious th a t only a sm all p a rt of th is m ail can be delivered, due to th e crowded conditions and th e sm all force av ailab le for handling the unusual volum e of in-com ing and out-going m ail. ST. DAVID’S CHURCH TO (JIVE FINE CANTATA T he C hristm as c a n ta ta “'T he Com in g of the K ing,” by Dudley Buck, w ill be given a t St. D avid's E pisco pal ch u rch. E a st 12th and Belmont, P o rtlan d , u nder th e direction of Tom G. T aylor, o rg an ist and choir m aster. Mr. T aylor, who is a fo rm e r te ac h er of m usic in th e high school at G resham , says th a t the c a n ta ta is w ell w orth hearin g by all tru e m usic lovers, and is con sidered one of th e best of the em i n en t A m erican com poser. A v est ed ch o ir of 25 voices will sing th e c a n ta ta on Sunday night at 8 o’clock. T he C hristm as decorations in St. D avid’s a re beautiful. S eats a re free. -Dr. D. D. Lockwood is p as to r of th e church. . ©bat (fhrifltmafl Orally 3 b LI ELLA FRACE DIES, VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA D eath entered th e hom e of Mr. and Mrs. K. C. F race on Second s tre e t T uesday evening, December 21, and claim ed th eir th ird child, L uella M ildred F race, aged 13 years. T he direct cause of death w as pneum onia, dating from a se vere attac k of th e grip suffered several y ea rs ago w hich had r e sulted in inflam m ation of th e m id dle ear. An abscess had la ter de veloped w hich produced a d ev ital ized condition of th e en tire system and pneum onia found th e child an easy prey. F u n eral services w ere held T h ursday afternoon from the U n denom inational tem ple by th e Rev. S. F. P itts, followed by in term en t in Lincoln M emorial p ark under th e direction of th e G resham F u n era l parlors. L uella is survived by h er p a r ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. F race, and seven b ro th ers and sisters, A rth u r, Mabel, M arguerite, Raymond, Rob e rt, W arren and John. She w as en ro lled in the sixth g rad e of th e G resham grade school and w as a m em ber of the U ndenom inational church and Sunday school. The fam ily moved to G resham in 1915. For that “b s t Minute Purchase” give— The Gift that Lasts You will find in our showing of jewelry just the gift you have been looking for to give to some particular person. SUGGESTIONS For H im For H e r Pearls AVrist Watch Pen and Pencil Sets Ivory Sets Manicuring Sets Ring Brooch Compact Sterling Bar Pin Table Lamps Candle Sticks Sandwich Trays Cut Glass Hand Painted China Ivory Clock Seal It ing Emblem Bing Strap Match Sport Chain Cuff Links Belt and Buckle Pen and Pencil Set ••Jumbo’’ Pencil Scarf Pin Tie Clasp A est Chain Bill Fold Cigarette ( ase Ash Tray Gold Pocket Comb This Is only a few of the many gifts In this store. Guy D. Jones JEWELER FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1»2<> <1J»O Per Year Columbia Brick Co. Observant Writer Postoffice Hours Xmas Notes Many Change p o E stm lizabeth Has Prosperous Year Johnson, G resham aster, an n o u n ces th a t for T he sp irit of C h ristm as is abroad. It touches m ore h e a rts and touches m ore deeply th a n before. T he w ider diffusion of th e C h ristm as sp irit is brought about by th e th e accom m odation of th e public T he Colum bia B rick w orks, w hich Jo liet, M ontana, December, 18, advance of science and th e developm ent of relig io u s and h u m a n ita ria n th e g en eral delivery window at is located a t H ogan station, com 1926.—E d ito r O u tlo o k :— In th e m otives and efforts. < the G resham postofflce will be p rises a p lan t of 50 acres. F ronc T h ere a re m ore o rg an izatio n s doing h u m a n ita ria n w ork, relieving Outlook for Decem ber 7 I notice a open on C h ristin as day from 9 G lbrich is p a rt owrter and general th e needy and ch eerin g th e disconsolate, th is C h ristm as tim e of 1926 few item s in referen ce to w inter to 12. M ails will be received m anager of th e e n terp rise which th a n any form er C hristm as. and d ispatched on th e reg u lar sp o rts in C alifornia, u n d er the cap- was begun in 1905 by A. Klose and It isn 't m uch of an o rg an izatio n th a t doesn't do som ething to sp read holiday schedule. No ru ra l has g rad u ally eularged by addi C h ristm as cheer, and th e re a re also special agencies of relief besides I tlon, “ F u nny W orld.” F unny w orld route delivery will ta k e place tional m achinery and increased c a 1 is rig h t. I believe it w as 21 y ears th e c h a ritab le w ork of th e churches. S atu rd ay . T he lobby w ill be pacity as dem ands for th e finished Notable am ong local agencies a re th e E lks, who provide th e an n u a l j ago th a t I saw an ed ito rial In the open all day and th o se having product have m ade necessary. H. m unicipal C h ristm as tre e in th e P o rtlan d au d ito riu m and provide j O regonian sta tin g th a t a m an w as boxes may get th e ir m ail any R. K reitzer is the th ird m em ber of frozen to death in C alifornia, w hile C h ristm as tr e a ts for u p w ard s of 5000 ch ild ren of P o rtlan d who a re time. th e corporation. ‘ an o th er died by su n stro k e in P enn- carefu lly selected from am ong th e needy and u n fo rtu n ate. T h ere a re now 27 men em ployed T he S alvation Arm y and th e V olunteers of A m erica vie w ith each ' sylvania—a fre ak ish w inter, sure- o th er in providing C h ristm as cheer for th e needy. To th e se m ay be ' ly, for th e east. 1 w as living in WONDERFUL SYMPHONY j in th e p lan t n ear G resham , in addi W ashington at th e tim e, and like added th e Goodfellows. And th e re a re o th ers. „ AT AUDITORIUM, DEC. 27 tion to nine em ployes at the d is trib u tin g point in P o rtlan d w here W hat is tru e of P o rtlan d and vicinity is tru e all over th e U nited m any o th e rs u n fam iliar with the One of th e big m usical events of the com pany has a tra c t 100x100 S tates to a g re a te r or less degree. It is tru e of all civilized, C h ristian 1 "golden sta te ," could not get aw ay from th e idea of o ran g e groves and th e year w ill be th e first p erfo rm feet in area. co u n tries. x Clay pro d u cts of all kinds a re As an in stan ce of its ap p licatio n on a larg e scale, think of th e N ear big g ard en s being th e m ain a ttr a c ance in the Pacific n o rth w est of th e m assive sym phonic poem of ca rrie d at all tim es a t the H ogan E ast Relief w ork, w here h u n d red s of th o u san d s a re brought to realize tions in C alifornia. Before com ing to M ontana I O ttorino Respighi, “T he P ines of yard. D rain, building and p a rti th a t C h ristm as m eans som ething tan g ib le and helpful. T his cause spent m ost of th e tim e for nine Rome," by th e P o rtlan d Sym phony tion tile a re th e th re e leading v a should be rem em bered as a p a rt of C h ristm as giving. years in C alifornia. My first and o rc h e stra , at Its concert Monday rieties of tiling, w hile brick may be Also th e sale of C h ristm as seals to help stam p out tuberculosis. W hat has b ro u g h t about th is consideration of o th e rs and th is activ ity second w in te rs th e re w ere passed night, Decem ber 27, W illem van had in styles to suit different types to do good? P rim a rily th e new er in te rp te ta tio n of th e teach in g s of th e in th e snow iest region I ever lived Ilo o g straten conducting. Respighi, of arc h itec tu re. Brick as a build M aster and th e ap p licatio n of C h ristian p rin cip les in business an d h u in, and I'm in the th ird w inter h ere the most prom inent am ong contem ing m a terial is grow ing in p o p u la r | in M ontana. I w as not by any p o rary Italian o rch e stral com pos ity a fte r a period favoring wood m an relatio n sh ip s. We say science has helped to bring ab o u t th is w ider observance of m eans in th e coldest portion of ] ers, com posed “The P ines of Rome” and concrete. As in everything, C h ristm as in th e sp irit of th e Christ. T he w ider and quicker diffusion C alifornia, as th e n o rth w este rn I in 1924, and It w as produced in sty les change in building, and of know ledge, speed of trav el, facility of sending relief—in fact, th e county, Modoc, freq u en tly has zero Italy la st year. T he Ita lia n p re brick is now said to be gaining r a p railro ad , th e auto, th e airp lan e, th e radio, th e new spaper, etc., developed w eath er an d 20 to 30 below, so I m iere w as closely follow ed by pro idly in th e favor of hom e builders. by science, a re g reat h elp ers in th e spread of th e m odern C h ristm as was told. H ow ever, I recall th a t ductions th ro u g h o u t E u ro p e and In Mr. O lbrich is alw ays glad of an in Ja n u a ry , 1917, w e had zero A m erica, w h ere it has been ac cep t o p p o rtu n ity to advise prospective sp irit of goodw ill and helpfulness. b u ild ers when they are in doubt as Dr. F ra n k C rane says the C h ristm as season is the season of th e w eath er for th e g re a te r p a rt of th a t ed as a sta n d ard re p e rto ire piece. m onth and 10 below fbr a num ber The P o rtlan d Sym phony o rch es to w hat m a teria l to use. horizon line. At th is season m en are led to th in k of o th ers. of days in succession, and on the tr a will be augm ented, for th e oc An o rd er for 15 carloads of brick He says: “ No o th er season com es n ea rer hum anity. It d eals w ith the needs of 18th the m ercu ry fell to 18 below. casion. to about 80 p la y ers—the w as recen tly filled for K lam ath th e p resen t. It ta k es m en as they h re and trie s to b rin g th e b est in T h at w as in S h asta county, 60 larg est ag g reg atio n of professional F alls, Oregon, w here it is to be ' m iles e a st of R edding, ea st of the in stru m e n ta lists ever assem bled in used in th e co n stru ctio n of a lum them to th e top. “I t is th e m ost kindly, hum an season. It d o esn 't cen su re or lectu re. m ountains, of course. I learned th is city for a sym phony concert. ber d rier and an a p a rtm e n t house. It doesn’t a tta c k or berate. It m elts th e ice from th e sp rin g s of hum an th a t w in ter of a tow n not far from The en larg em en t is to be chiefly in T he co st of tile and brick to th e T ruckee, Bocca by nam e, th a t is th e b rass section. T he celesta, r e people of th a t locality is tw ice kindness and refre sh es the w orld. "T he significance of C hristm as is ap p a ren t to all. Its rite s a re supported en tirely by th e ice in cently acquired by th e sym phony w hat It would be in G resham , but sim ple. T h ere is nothing of th e m ystic ritu a l w hich is com prehended d u stry , th e em ployes h arv estin g society, a pianoforte and a gram a- so convinced are they of the beauty the ice in th e w in ter season and phone a re to be used also. and economy of th is m ateria l for by only a few in itiated. It is for all, understood by all. The follow ing legend describing building p u rp o ses they a re w illing “ It com es down to e a rth and deals w ith p rac tica l th in g s, tra n sla tin g shipping it d u rin g th e sum m er, p rin cip ally to th e east. It is in th is th e m eaning o f the four p a rts of to pay m ore for it. kindly im pulses into kindly acts. About two m onths ago a P ly “ It touches life as we live it and for one day lifts th e w orld n e a re r region also th a t th e ill-fated Don- “The Pines of Rome" ap p e ars on the m outh gasoline locomotive w as in w hat it should be. L ike th e p arab les of th e M aster, C h ristm as in fu ses \ ner p arty m et w ith d isa ste r in try - score: | ing to reach th e S acram en to valley idealism into th e th o u g h ts and acts of our everyday existence. 1. "T he P in e-T rees of the Villa stalled a t th e b rick p la n t w hich d u rin g th e fall of 1846, I believe is H orghese”—C h ild ren a re a t play in conveys th e clay from th e bank to “T hose who look only a t th e sky, fail to see th e ea rth , and those who gaze only a t th e e a rth do n ot see th e sky. Only th o se who look a t th e the date. I have trav eled th ro u g h th e pine groves of V illa B orghese; th e sto rag e %hed. T he p la n t’s ca th a t section on th e old C entral, they dance round In circ les; they pacity is 40,000 bricks a day. C arl horizon line ap p reciate them both and see them joined together. play a t soldiers, m arch in g and "D u rin g m ost of th e y ear, in m any m inds th e idealism of th e G olden I now th e S o u th ern Pacific, and fighting; they are w ro u g h t up by S hultz is the forem an of th e yard. .through th e 40 m iles of snow sheds th e ir own crie s like sw allow s at Rule and sim ilar teach in g s and th e p rac tica l actio n s of everyday life th a t w ere b u ilt in th e early day evening; th ey come and go in HIGH SCHOOL WINS seem to sta n d fa r a p a rt. , sw arm s. Suddenly th e scene ch a n g IN BASKETBALL “ It is a t th e horizon line of th e C h ristm as season th a t th ey a re u n i co n stru ctio n of th e railro ad . In es, and th is sam e region, also, th e m all v ersally seen to draw to g eth er.” T he high school alum ni m et de 2. “P in e-T rees n ear a C ata c a rrie rs used snow shoes on th eir com b”— we see the sh ad es of the feat T uesday evening by the high low ing th e S tar." G erm an services h o rses w hen th e g re a t depth of p in e-trees fringing th e e n tra n ce to w ill be held a t 11:35 w ith th e c e l snow m ade It difficult to get the a catacom b. From th e depth rises school b ask etb all team in the first th e sound of a m ournful psalm - gam e of th e season, th e score m ails th ro u g h c e rta in d istricts. eb ratio n of Holy Com munion. I enjoyed th e holiday num ber of singing, floating th ro u g h o u t th e air stan d in g T6 to 11. T he score a t like a solem n hym n, and g rad u ally th e end of th e first half stood 11 to MUSICAL PROGRAM th e Outlook. Very m uch pleased and m y sterio u sly d isp ersin g . Baptist Services. 8 in favor of th e alum ni, but in th e AT METHODIST CHURCH to note various im provem ents and 3. “T he P in e-T rees of th e Ja n l- T he New Y ear, its o p p o rtu n ities developm ents in M ultnom ah co u n culum "— A quiver ru n s th ro u g h the second h alf O kuda and D uncan T he ch o ir of th e M ethodist ty during th e fiscal year and e s a ir: th e p in e-trees of th e Jan icu - piled up 8 points and th e alum ni and unexplored ex periences w ill be th e g en eral them e a t th e services ch u rch , directed by Dr. George pecially enjoyed th e a rticle s from lum stan d d istin ctly o u tlin ed in the boys, w hich by th e way Included M allett, will give an evening of several d istric ts by th e older r e s i clea r lig h t of a full moon. A n ig h t th ree ex-captains, w ere unable to of the B ap tist ch u rch n ex t Sunday. C h ristm as m usic from th e old m a s dents. R eferrin g to th e one from ingale is singing. m ake an o th er score. 4. "T he P ine-T rees of th e Appian The Bible school w ill begin a t 9:45 te rs next Sunday a t 7:30. T he m u T he gam e w as intense th ro u g h o u t C orbett w hich m entioned S tagger- W ay”— Misty daw n on th e Appian and all w ho atten d a re invited to sical num bers a re as follow s: weed m ountain, w ill sta te th a t th e w ay: so litary p in e-trees g u arding as th e team s w ere evenly m atched. “B reak F o rth In to Joy,” C horus. la rk sp u r and loco weed both grow th e m agic lan d scap e; th e muffled, Bailey w as a little off luck on long be th e re on tim e w ith lessons and “Holy N ight,” Mrs. H. H. Ott, in g rea t abu n d an ce in th is region, ceaseless rh y th m of unending foot shots, o th erw ise the alum ni m ight w ork th o ro u g h ly p rep ared . The Mrs. H enry S orensen and chorus. how ever, th e cases of stock in ju ry steps. T he poet h as a fan ta stic have chalked up a victory. D uncan m orning ch u rch service w ill begin vision of bygone g lo ries: tru m p e ts “ Holy N ight,” Chorus. a t 11 o’clock. G roup th re e w ill are ra re , stockm en keeping th e a n sound and, in th e b rillian ce of the and Okuda m ade a big hit w ith th e “T he P rin ce of P eace A ppears," im als, p a rtic u la rly sheep, aw ay n ew ly-risen sun, a co n su lar arm y audience. O kuda m ade the first lead the B. Y. P. U., w hich w ill m eet b u rsts fo rth to w ard s th e sacred at 6:30. T his w ill be a unique s e r j Leslie W alrad and Chorus. from th e fields w here th ese p la n ts way, m ounting in triu m p h to the b ask et of th e year for the high school and each of th ese tw o chaps Solo, Miss Rose P o tter. vice. The su b ject p resen ted w ill a re p len tifu l, being m ore carefu l capitol. O ffertoire, " E v e n i n g S t a r , ” m ade seven points. be “The A ssociations of Y outh.” in th e sp rin g tim e. Also on th e program will be the C aptain David Lane is still n u rs K. D. F en d all w ill lead th e group j (W agner). I w as esp ecially in te reste d In the C m ajor sym phony of S ch u b ert, “Je su s th e K ing A ppears.” C h o r a rtic le on F airview , as it w as at often called "th e G re at,” the long ing a so re eye, as the re su lt of a in vividly p rese n tin g th e subject. T he evening ch u rch service w ill us. th a t alw ays p re tty spot w here I est of th e com poser’s o rch e stral p ractice gam e, but prom ises to be Solo, "T h e re 's a Song in th e A ir,” got my first view of th e land of big w orks. In th is com position, the on hand next sem ester. follow w ith a p p ro p ria te m usic by H chubertian flair for melody and th e choir. T h ere w ill be special Dr. M allett. trees, though I saw som e on my b rillia n t effects a re probably Window Cleaning. " N a tu re ’s P ra ise ,” Mrs. H. H. Ott way down th e Colum bia. B ut It worked out w ith g re a te r decision m usical num bers a t both services. For ex p ert window cleaning see th an in th e “U nfinished” symphony. T he Bible study and p ray e r m eet J and Chorus. w as afte r we w ere le t off th e old T he rem ain in g n u m b ers on the S. T ajlm a, or leave ord ers w ith J. “Love Divine, A lm ighty," Chorus. em ig ran t tra in (one of th e type ing w ill precede th e choir re h e a rs program are to be th e popular Ross Brown, G resham , phone 2501. Solo, Miss O ertru d e A lexander. al W ednesday evening, beginning o p erated th en by th e N o rth ern P a "L 'A rllsien n e” su ite of Bizet and “O Come, All Ye F a ith fu l,” cific and ru n n in g over th e old th e p relu d e to "L o h e n g rin ” of a t 7:15. For low est ra te s on autom obile, Chorus. W. & N tra c k s) th a t we began to W agner, W illem van H oogstraten tru ck und g en eral Insurance see Free Methodist Services. B. W. T horne.—Adv. Mrs. Jam es S terlin g is p ian ist. realize th e change in c h a ra c te r of will conduct th e e n tire concert. T he Rev. L. A. Skuzie, p asto r of T he p asto r w ill p reach a t th e th e co u n try as com pared to much The an n u a l expenses of th e fed th e F re e M ethodist ch u rch , w ill d e m orning hour on “T he A fterglow th a t we saw f a rth e r east. T h ere eral g o v ern m en t now ap p ro x im ate liver a C h ristm as serm on S unday of C h ristm as.” T he E p w o rth w as no sta tio n a t F airview th en , about th re e billion d o lla rs—a very m o rn in g on th e them e of “Man’s L eague devotional m eeting w ill be and th e tra in stopped a t th e road large sum of m oney; but som e fif H eritag e in C h rist.” Songs a p p ro at 6:30 as u sual, b u t th e re w ill be cro ssin g n ea r th e M. E. ch u rch , or teen b illio n s less th a n 1918. Of th is an n u a l budget, th e th ree la rg p riate to th e occasion and th e no social h o u r preceding It th is w here it's located now, and let us est Item s a re : 1865,000,000 for in F rid ay E vening, Dec. 24—C h rist them e w ill be sung. re st on th e public d eb t; »559,- m as p rogram a t F ree M ethodist week. off w ith hand baggage, th e tru n k s te 000,000 e a i Isabled so ld iers; ch u rch . T he u su al o rd er of th e day will having gone on to P o rtlan d . A »472,000,000 for the sin k in g fund; Addltional Locals. be observed, th e evening to be giv S atu rd ay E vening, Dec. 25— S un Mrs. W illiam E dw ards of P en b eau tifu l day. th e 8th of A pril, »344,000,000 to r th e arm y ; »838,- en over to ev an g elist effort. 000,000 for th e navy; »217,000,000 day school C h ristm as program a t dleton arriv ed T h u rsd ay to spend 1884, and su rely M ultnom ah county for Civil an d S panish w ar pensions. Sw edish M ission church. the C h ristm as holidays with frien d s w as a densely wooded section at T he balan ce goes for o rd in ary ex Zion Evangelical Services. th a t tim e! I w as w ith my p are n ts penses of th e th ree b ran c h es of the S unday Evening,' Dec. 26—C h rist T he an n u al C h ristm as program and relativ es In G resham and P o rt and siste r and b ro th e rs and, as we federal gu^krnm ent w ith the many m as p rogram a t F airview Sm ith of th e Zion E vangelical ch u rch will land. She also b ro u g h t w ith her passed along “duck la n e” on our com m issions, b u reau s and Indepen M emorial P re sb y teria n church. be given F rid ay evening at 6:46. A th e tw o-year-old d au g h ter of Mr. dent estab lish m en ts. T he annual T uesday, Dec. 28, 8 P. M Regu b eautiful C h ristm as tree w ill de and Mrs. Newell E dw ards who h as way to th e Base Line, we saw H. S. ex p en d itu res of the federal govern- S tone plow ing a g ard en p atch, as m n t now, in peace tim es, is ap lar m eeting of G resham P o st A m er light young and old. On C h rist sp en t th e p ast tw o w eeks w ith h er th a t w as his first year on w hat proxim ately th re e tim es w hat it ican Legion and A uxiliary at m as day E nglish services w ill be g randm other. G resham G range hall. In stallatio n w as to be th e fine farm w hich he w as before th e W orld W ar. T he C h ristm as v acation period held a t 11 a. m., w ith th e ce le b ra of officers in both organizations. afte rw a rd developed. A few y ears tion of Holy Com munion. T he s e r for both high and g rad e schools b e Chas. A. R ogers has a Myers deep Dec. 28, 29. 30—A nnual conven mon topic will be, “T he M eaning gins today, Decem ber 24. School afte rw a rd s I re tu rn e d to M ultno w ell force pum p, cy lin d ers, double mah county and sp e n t some tim e in geared Jack and 60 x 80 feet of drop tion Oregon S tate T each ers asso will resu m e on Monday, Ja n u a ry of C hristm as. road building, and Mr. Stone m ight pipe with rod. T his is a second ciatio n , L incoln high, P ortland. Sunday school will convene a t 3, U<27. be term ed th e "g ran d old m an" of hand outfit in very good condition C. E. St. C lair h as p u rch ased a th e u su al h our, 10 o'clock, on S u n W ednesday E vening, Dec. 29— and w orth m uch m ore th an the day. E nglish services will follow new F ord ro a d ste r th ro u g h th e th e road building e ra in the nlne- price asked, »36. Phone 1871 at A dm ission of new m em bers to band. B erry G row ers office.—Adv. C ontinued on page 4 at 11 a. m. from th e them e, “Fol- R aker & Son agency. A ÏUctrij, ìlìtrrij Sljrislnias to All