H appy N ew
ear! W e’re at the 1 hreshold o f a N ew O p portu n ity! W ill the N ew Y ear Find Us Looking A h ea d H o p efu lly , T h a n k fu lly , w ith L arger P lan s?
TUESDAYS
AND
FRIDAYS
G resham O utlook
GKESHAM. MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON,
Attempted Strangling Winter Sports on Mt. Hood
of Gresham Girl Told to Be New Y ear’s Attraction
A ta le w hich Has been th orough
ly verified by Dr. H. C. Johnson is
told by Miss M ildred E isner, 16.
office a ssista n t for Dr. Johnson, to
the effect th a t on W ednesday a f
ternoon sh e w as accosted by a
peddler in th e doctor’s office and.
on refu sin g to buy his w ares, was
strangled.
M arks on the g irl’s
th ro a t w ere plainly discernible a f
te r Dr. John so n retu rn ed to his
office a fte r a brief absence down
tow n.
A m an of slig h t build dark com-
plexioned, w earing a light top coat
and S tetson hat cam e to th e doc
to r's office and spread out his sam
ples of ta p e stry and rugs w ith the
probable intention of m aking a sale
to the girl. W hen Dr. Johnson re-
C on tin u ed on page «
W inter spo rts on old Mt. Hood
are becoming p opular and special
a ttractio n s are being provided at
G overnm ent Camp for th e New
Y ear’s week-end.
E arl 8. Ham m ond, A laskan ex
plorer and dog-team driver, expert
leader in w in ter sp o rts, is at Gov
ernm ent Camp w ith seven of his
"huskies" picked from his pack of
42 at Nome. W ith his sleds and
experience he is b rin g in g th e finest
of w inter sp o rts w ithin easy reach
of people of G resham and P o rtland.
F our of his dogs are natives of
n o rth ern S iberia and th e oth er
th ree a re A laskans by birth. All
a re considered ro y alty
am ong
sledge dogs.
He also has w ith
him six puppies, th e cu test little
fellow s ever seen.
T his p a rtic u la r team was w ith
Mr. Hamm ond on a 3200-mtle ex
pedition la st w in ter and an 1800-
mile trip the w inter before. Mr.
Hamm ond has trav eled well over
the n o rth ern p a rt of A laska, to
Cape P rin ce of W ales, to P oint
B arrow and aro u n d th e S ew ard
peninsula. So It ap p e ars th a t re v
eling in the snow on Mt. Hood Is to
him ju st like sum m er sp o rt would
be to m ost O regonians.
Three-day Program Outlined,
T he p rogram for Friday, S a tu r
day and Sunday includes m ost ev
ery th in g in th e way of w in ter
sp o rts—skiing, snow shoeiug. to
bogganing and dogsledding. T h ere
will be co n tests for prizes and
special sp o rts for th e kiddies. More
Continued on page
4
FRIDAY,
DE( EMBER
»I. l»2tt
T hose who m issed viewing the
su n rise yesterday m orniug m iss
ed a gorgeous sight. F or m ore
“ P o rtlan d on th e C olum bia—the
th an a h alf hour the so u th e ast
G reater P o rtlan d ."
ern sky w as aglow with u nusual
T his is a slogan suggested by H.
b rig h tn ess. Beginning about a
W. Snushall, v eteran farm er and
q u a rte r past seven, th ro u g h a
in su ran ce m an of e a ste rn M ultno
stre a k of clea r sky. cam e the
mah, in a com m unication to the
deep m agenta tin ts ag a in st the
Outlook
d ark clouds.
G radually the
"Let every man, w om an and child
clouds brightened w ith the in
take
up th is slogan." says Mr.
creasin g flood of light, th e deep
Snushall, who senses th e fact th at
reds dissolved into oran g e and
P ortland will grow rupidly and
pink, sp read in g over nearly half
m ust expand to th e eastw ard,
the sky and changing rapidly
eventually tilling in th e vast level
w ith th e risin g of th e orb of day.
plain lying betw een the riv ers, the
A gainst th is resp len d en t back
Columbia
on th e north, th e Clack-
ground stood rugged old Mt.
j am as on th e south, th e Sandy on
Hood castin g a long shadow
the east and th e W illam ette on the
acro ss th e sky to the n o rth w ard
' west. He say s:
w hile th e snow y tops of Adams
"T he W illam ette riv e r on the
and St. H elens were crow ned
' west and the Sandy riv er on th e
w ith golden hue.
east are w ithin a stretch of country
Continued on page 4
As We Turn the Page
P our G resham singers, Guy D.
Jones. Miss G ertrude A lexander,
Miss K ath erin e U ratzel and Leslie
W alrad, w ill p articip a te in th e re n
dition of H andel's “M essiah", to be
given at the auditorium in P o rt
land next Sunday afternoon, J a n u
ary 2, beginning at 3 o'clock. The
ch o ru s will be presented by the
P o rtlan d O ratorio society under
th e leadership of Prof. J. A. F in
ley.
Mr. Jones will be one of six solo
ists and w ill tak e the ten o r aria s
of the oratorio. Five C hristm as
choruses will be used, th e conclud
ing num ber being the H allelujah
chorus. Front 75 to 100 voices are
expected to be heard. An adm ission
of 15 cen ts will be charged, the
proceeds of w hich will be used for
ch a ritab le purposes.
V andals w ere believed resp o n si
ble for th e dam aging of the new
b ro adcasting station, KEX, of the
W estern B roadcasting com pany,
Sunday night a t Buckley road and
Villa avenue.
C. R. C lark. In
ch arg e of th e station, reported th a t
the offenders had tried to operate
the set and in so doing had burned
out a num ber of fuses. They had
also to rn out several sm all coils
and tram pled on them. About $350
is believed to be the extent of the
dam age, caused by th e breaking of
a large 10.000-watt tube used in
the broadcasting. It is said to be
a difficult m a tte r to replace th is
tube.
T his is a popular station and will
be silen t until the dam age can be
F or low est ra te s on autom obile, repaired.
E ntran ce was m ade
tru ck and g eneral in su ran c e see through the use of a ladder and a
B. W. T horne.—Adv.
tra p door in the roof.
A Happy New Year to All
A P P R E C IA T IO N
LOYALTY
The merchants and pro
fessional men and women
of Gresham whose names
appear herewith desire in
this way to express to the
buying public their appreci
ation of the loyal support
accorded them throughout
the past year, and especial
ly during the Holiday sea
son, and invite the coopera
tion of all during the glad
new year of 1927.
The merchants and pro
fessional men and women
of Gresham serve a wide
area. They study the needs
and equip themselves to
meet every reasonable de
mand of the buying public.
T h e y support liberally
every local institution and
respond generously to every
call for assistance and for
whatever is for community
betterment.
January 1—a new page; 1927—a new book of 365 pages, clean and white and ready for a new record of friendship,
fairness and forward-looking effort for our community and as far as our influence may extend. With keenest desire and
sincere resolve to do our utmost, individually and collectively, to make this new year as nearly perfect as possible, we are
yours for a united, progressive and happy community.
ACORN SALES & SERVICE CO.
DR. H. V. ADIX
CIIRIS ALLEN, Used Cars
AYLSWORTH & MARTIN. Men’s Clothiers
BAILEY’S BARBER SHOP
BANK OF GRESHAM
BARNES & SON, Building M aterial
DR. M. F. BECKER, C hiropractor
BENTLEY’S TIRE SHOP, Federal Tires
BJUR’S ELECTRIC STORE
DR. A. W. BOTKIN
BROCKWAY & NELSON, Dodge Dealers
ROSS BROWN, Real Estate, Insurance
CITY BAKERY
W. J. COOPER, Attorney
G. M. DAVIDSON, Drug Store
EASTMAN LUMBER CO., Building Material
EKSTROM TRUCK LINE
JAMES ELKINGTON, Real Estate, Insurance
J. E. GATES
GRESHAM BATTERY & TIR E SHOP
GRESHAM BEAUTY SHOPPE Mrs. Lois St. Clair
GRESHAM CLEANERS & DYERS
GRESHAM DRUG CO.
GRESHAM GARAGE
GRESHAM MEAT MARKET, A. J. W. Brown, Prop
GRESHAM PLUMBING & HEATING CO.
GRESHAM PRODUCE CO.
GRESHAM SHOE SHOP, Carl Dahl
H E P P’S RACKET STORE
IIESSEL IMPLEMENT CO.
W. R. HICKS CO., Dry Goods
DR. H. H. HUGHES
DR. GEORGE INGLIS
IVY FILLING STATION
DR. II. C. JOHNSON,
Dog and Cat Hospital
GUY D. JONES, Jew eler
L. L. KIDDER HDWE. CO.
PETER LENARD, Tailor
LUNDQUIST TRUCK LINE
McGUIRK & SCHNEIDER, Attorneys
MAIN ST. GARAGE, Jas. Babcock, Prop.
DR. GEO. MALLETT, C hiropractor
A. W. METZGER & CO.
J. E. METZOER
WALTER W. METZGER, Buick-Chevrolet
M. & C. MUTUAL TELEPHONE CO.
NEWBERG PACKING CO.
DR. H. H. OTT
DR. W. J. OTT, D entist
PIGGLY WIGGLY STORE
PORTLAND ELECTRIC POWER CO.
PORTLAND - GRESHAM - SANDY STAGE
PORTLAND-GRESHAM STAGES, G. II. Lewis & Son
QUINBY GARAGE
RADIO ELECTRIC CO.
RAKER & SON
ROBERTS’ CONFECTIONERY
SAM’S AUTO TOP SHOP
SANITARY MARKET
DELL I). SMITH, Gresham Service Station
STANDARD OIL CO.
TABER PHARMACY
S. TAJIMA
TH E LADIES’ SHOPPE
TH E OSCARETTE, Confectionery
B. W. THORNE, Real Estate, Insurance
TODD’S BARBER SHOP
UNION OIL CO.
WALRAD & WRIGHT, Inc., General Hauling.
WALRAD MERCANTILE CO.
WITHROW’S RESTAURANT
M. C. WEBSTER MOTOR CO.
WELLINO’S RESTAURANT
ZAMSKY’S ART STUDIO, Photographer