GRESHAM OUTLOOK, SECTION TWO For Christmas Gifts. See my new stock of fall sam ples in S p lre lla stockings and u n d er­ w ear. O rders m ay be ta k en at W hite Way or w ill call a t your hom e evenings. Mrs. E tta Hoover, phone 3267.—Adv. Many new W ant Ads today. IGNITION SPE C IA L IST . T h a t's us. B ring your ca r n ere for any rep a irs, ad ju stm e n ts or p a rts for th e s ta rte r, g en e rato r, sw itches, w iring, lighting, etc. W ork done by an ex p e rt and is pos­ itively g u aran teed . We c a rry a com plete line of ignition p arts. G resham G arage, phone 2391. Notice is hereby given to the legal v o ters of School D istric t No. F o u r of M ultnom ah County, S tate of Oregon, th a t a School Meeting of said d istric t will be held at Schoolhouse, ou th e 10th day of D ecem ber, 1927, a t 2:30 o'clock in the aftern o o n for th e purpose of d iscu ssin g th e budget h e re in a fte r se t out w ith th e levying board, and to vote on the proposition of levying a special d istric t tax. The to ta l am ount of m oney needed by th e said d istric t d u rin g th e fiscal year beginning on Ju n e 21, 1927, and ending Ju n e 30, 1928, is estim ated in th e follow ing budget and includes th e am ounts to be received from th e county school fund, sta te school fund, elem en tary school fund, special d istric t tax. and all oth er m oneys of th e d is tric t: BUDGET ESTIM ATED E X P E N D IT U R E S Pergonal Service: 2 Principals, 1 .......................................................................................3 2500.00 3 Teachers, 13........................................................................................... 14805.00 4 Janitors, 1 ................ • ................. .......................................... 1500.00 5 Clerk, 1 ................................................................................................. 76.00 $ 2500.00 14805.00 150C.O0 75.00 T O T A L ........................................................................ Material and Supplies: 1. Furniture (desks, stoves, curtains, e t c .) .............................. 2 Supplies (chalk, erasers, e tc .)....................................................... 4 F la g s ..................................................................................................... 6 Playground equipment ................................................................... 6 Janitor's supplies ............................................................................ 7 Fuel ....................................................................................................... 8 Light ..................................................................................................... 9 W ater ................................................................................................... 10 P ostage, stationery and prin tin g................................................... * 18880.00 TO TAL............................................................................. M aintenance and Repairs: School building and grounds........................................................ » 1880.00 TO TAL............................................................................. 3 2000.00 Indebtedness: 1 Bonded, and interest thereon.....................................i ............... 2 W arrant, and interest thereon..................................................... 3 4800.00 3 150.00 TO TAL............................................................................. 3 4950.00 3 200.00 200.00 25.00 125.00 700.00 350.00 175.00 5.00 3 2000.00 Transportation of P upils: Transportation of P u p ils............................................................... 3 3000.00 lasuranee: Insurance ............................................................................................. 3 200.00 M iscellaneous: 1 Prem ium clerk's bond..................................................................... 2. Audit of clerk's b ook s.................................................................... 3 50.00 5.00 T O T A L .......................................................................... 3 56.00 TOTAL............................................................................. Total estim ated am ount of money for all purposes during the year ......................................................................................... ESTIM ATED REC EIPTS From county school fund during the com ing school y e a r ... From state school fund during the com ing school y e a r ........ From elem entary school fund during the com ing school year 3 30965.00 Total estim ated receipts, not including proposed t a x ........... RECAPITULATIO N Total estim ated expenses for the y e a r ......................................... T etal estim ated receipts not including proposed t a x ............... 3 13915.06 3 30965.00 3 6356.00 844.56 6714.50 * 3 30965.00 3 13915.06 B alance am ount to be raised by district t a x .................. H ie Indebtedness of D istrict No. 4 is a s fo llo w s: Total bonded indebtedness....................................................... Total warrant indebtedness................................................... Total am ount of other ind eb tedn ess................................ 3 57000.00 None None Total am ount of all Indebtedness......................................... 3 57000.00 3 17049.94 D ated this 17th day of November, 1927. J. V. COGSWELL, Chairman Board o f Directors. A ttest : C. J. LUNDQ UIST, D istrict Clerk. ORIGINAL ESTIMATE AND ACCOUNTING SHEET. School District No. Four. E X P E N D IT U R E S u 3 11 1) 4) u X &a£ Pergonal Service: 2 Principals .......... 3 Teachers ............ 4 at 3135.00 3 at 3130.00 1 at 3125.00 3 a t 3120.00 2 at 3115.00 4 Janitors ............... t Clerk .................... 3 1533.29 Material and H nppllo: 1 Furniture (desks. etc.) ........................ 3 I Supplies, chalk, etc.. 3 4 F la g s .......................... 3 6 Playground equip. m ent ........................ $ 6 Janitor's su p p lie s... 3 7 Fuel ............................ 3 8 Light .......................... 3 9 W ater ........................ 3 10 P ostage and station ery................ 3 200.00 200.00 25.00 100.00 125.00 700.00 350.00 175.00 h h »,_£ O M fc« ** A" S ssS . 3 1533.29 310320.00 3 2300.00 313410.00 3 750.00 3 1000.00 3 50.00 3 1500.00 3 75.00 311223.29 312093.29 317285.00 3 8940.00 TOTAL .................... 318880.00 Expenditures for three fiscal years next preceding last school year. Budget allow ­ ance in detail. n 4) ITEM 3 200.19 3 63.77 3 337.50 3 160.51 3 46.21 3 333.00 3 16.66 3 16.66 3 200.00 3 466.00 3 200.00 3 116.00 Maintenanre anil Repairs: School buildings and grounds .................. 3 2000.00 TOTAL .................... 3 2000.00 3 808.18 3 1351.32 3 1303.28 119 10 3 333.33 3 701.31 3 119.10 3 333.33 3 3 701.31 3 2960.50 3 4108.33 3 4423.00 3 2809.65 3 266.66 3 4053.89 4950.00 3 5770.15 1 4374.99 3 8476.89 Transpnrtatlun of Pupils: Buss e x p e n se ... 3 3000.00 D rivers.................. 3 916 96 3 1666 66 3 1333 34 3 1826 98 3 916 »6 3 3000.00 3 1825.98 Ia«sranre Fire, L ia b ility .. .. . 3 200.00 3 228.1)0 3 466 67 3 908 no TOTAL ................ .. 3 200.00 3 228.00 466 67 3 908.00 TOTAL ................ . . 3 3000.00 M Hcellanrun*: M iscellaneous . . Clerk’s bond . . . .. 3 Audit clerk's books 3 GRAND 316940.00 315112 SO 1DÍ7 By a c a re fu l aud p a in s ta k in g ap­ p lic a tio n o f those methods w h ich have been fo u n d to be best ad ap t­ ed to th e p a rtic u la r needs o f the e n te rp rise concerned, an annual ap­ p ra is a l o r In v e n to ry o f both assets and Lia b ilitie s is made by every p ro p e rly conducted business. Ac­ count is taken o f nil ta n g ib le and in ta n g ib le resources, in c lu d in g stocks, accounts and b ills re ce iv­ able, and o f w h at is w ritte n down in th e ledger as good w ill. T he occasion is not one observed m ere­ ly as an o p p o rtu n ity fo r survey­ in g w h a t has been accom plished d u rin g the yea r ju s t passed, o r d u r­ in g m any years o f v a ry in g suc­ cesses and disappointm ents, but m ore s p e cia lly fo r the purpose o f shaping the po licies and a c tiv itie s to be fo llo w e d and pursued In the im m e d ia te fu tu re . T h e w ise und prudent in d iv id u a l who realizes the im p ortan ce o f look­ in g c a re fu lly to the m knagem ent and conduct o f bis a ffa ir : know s fro m day to day the ap pro xim ate value o f Ills ta n g ib le assets. Rut perhaps lie docs not as c o n tin u a lly keep before h im s e lf the re a liz a tio n o f the tru e v a lu i o f th a t pro te c­ tio n w h ich is vouchsafed by w hat, despite a ll th a t may be sulil o r charged to the c o n tra ry , Is a com ­ mon regard fo r rn d obedience to th a t h ig h e r law w hich conscience and tru e b ro th erh oo d dictate. Per­ haps he Is prone also to fo rg e t th a t am ong these m ore o r less In ta n g i­ ble assets the re may he found in ta n g ib le but b in d in g lia b ilitie s in tbe fo rm o f due b ills payable In kin d. T h e re Is an inescapable o b li­ ga tion fo r th is service rendered, bused upon the b in d in g considera­ tio n o f “ value rece lvi ,” though th a t has not been fo rm a lly o r le­ g a lly expressed in the con tra ct. Blessings T aken f o r G ranted. I t Is w e ll, th e re fo re , th a t a ll o f us, ne m a tte r w h at o u r s ta tio n o r occu pa tion , at th is season set a p a rt fo r im tio n n l tliiiu k s g b Ing, w h ile ex­ pressing a p p re cia tio n fo r . o u n ti- fu l tem po ral blessings bestowed, pause w h ile tho ugh t Is given to w h at m ig h t be the con dition. In d i­ v id u a lly and n a tio n a lly , were we deprived o f the c o n tin u in g assur­ ance o f th a t benign p ro te ctio n the source o f w hich we geetr some­ tim es to forge t. From yea r to year we rea I the p ro fo : d an ­ nouncem ent th a t d u rin g the tw elve m onths past the A m erican na tion has been the g ra te fu l re cip ie n t o f a bo un ty lib e ra lly bestowed. The fo rm , though not the words, has become alm ost stereotyped. The p -o p le f the U n ited States w ould regard w ith amazement a s ta te ­ m ent to the i u'ect th a t fo r some unexpected reason the fu ll m easure o f th e ir blessings had not been fo rth co m in g . T h e y could not easily he convinced th a t w h ile they are prepared to observe T h a n k s g iv ­ in g day and once a yeu r a c k n o w l­ edge th e ir g ra titu d e , a t least su ­ p e rfic ia lly , the y have not paid th e ir o b lig a tio n In fu ll. RAGE FIVE For fecund seed, for strength and s k ill To sow and harvest tbe supplies Which now our bursting garners fill. We give Thee thanks, O Lord For every wise and holy thought. For all of worth that we have won. For every kindness we have wrought. For every kindness to us done, We give Thee thanks, O Lord. For faith— of all Thy gifts the best— The vanquisher of worldly care, For peace amid the world's un­ rest. For hope amid the world’s des pair, We give Thee thanks, O Lord. — John Powell in Capper’s Weekly. serving i f we can preserve its tneuning w ith it. but we sha ll never he able to do th a t I f we come to th in k th a t p le n ty Is fittin g ly cele­ brated by the displa y o f p le n ty in the fo rm w e have it, and h id in g our lacks as tilin g s w ith w h ich such u day has no concern. I f T h a n ks­ g iv in g pa rta kes som ething o f hu­ m ilia tio n and humbleness, as our fo re fa th e rs conceived it. It Is the th in g s we lack in o u r n a tio n a l life and cha racter, and lack because we have made no p ro pe r e ffo rt to possess them , th a t should he most In o u r thoughts th a t day. It Is d o u b tfu l w hether they are. O ur T h a n ksg ivin g , we fea r, Is m ere a boast than an expression if g r a ti­ tude. “ An hum ble and h c o n trite h e a rt” m ust precede ny genuine expression o tlia n k s . A m erica Is not p a rtic u la rly know n fo r Its h u ­ m ility Pilgrim Times, and Ours. I f we w ant to preserve th is In ­ s titu tio n in the s p ir it o f Itt fo u n d ­ ers we have o n ly to fo llo w th e ir w ise exam ple. T he th in g s they lacked they acquired by e ffo rt. We do not lack the same things, ns It haiipens. We do not, fo r exam ple, lack tu rk e y , and we are ra th e r m iss­ in g the lesson o f the P ilg rim s I f we confine o u r e ffo rts to a c q u irin g o n ly the th in g s they had need to acquire. We suspect I f they had lacked In the same measure the th in g s they lack today they w ould hnv"> d ire cte d th e ir e ffo rts tow a rd a c q u irin g those things. B u t the P ilg rim s had the fo rm o f ple n ty th a t Is s p ir itu a lity , and th e ir w ants w ere m a te ria l. O u r ease Is the d ire c t o p p o site ; hut whereas o u r ancestors rounded out th e ir plen ty, su p p lyin g th e ir deficiencies h.v la bo r and s triv in g , we nre satisfied to nlovv ou rs to rem ain one-sided, and o u r T h a n k s g iv in g to he a praise o f p le n ty th a t represents too lit t le o f a race’s s tru g g le to acquire som ething It needs much m ore tha n the fatness o f a T h a n k s g iv in g tu rk e y . — Kansas C ity Star. T h e t r u ly rece ptive a ttitu d e of a people o r a n a tio n Is determ ined by Its a ttitu d e o f tho ugh t It has been t r u t h f u lly observed th a t It Is o n ly by g iv in g th a t room is im ide T lie sto ry -f the conquest o f our fo r th a t w h ic h we desire and w h ich g re a t area fro m Its n a tiv e w ild e r­ we should receive. T h is Is as ness is one o f tiie epics o f man's e x­ tru e In the realm of governm ent istence. T he rich est h e ritag e ever under a social dem ocracy as in in ­ bestowed upon the hum an race tins d iv id u a l a ffa irs. S tandards w h ich fa lle n to the A m erican people. They have been established nnd w hich ure accounted desira ble ean lie are trustee s fo r p o s te rity in th e ir e n jo ym e n t m id a d m in istra tio n . m a intained and p ro te cted OOl, e l T h e y have been w a ste fu l and p ro d ­ they are fostered and supported by igal, hut are learning, am i in some an o ve rw h e lm in g w e igh t o f p o p u la r respects have learned the lesson o f th o u g h t and sentlm en’ A ll loyal conservation. .M illions o f newcom ­ and p a trio tic citize ns profess. w h ile have been absorbed and g iv in g th a n ks fo r m a te ria l bless­ ers have c o n trib u te d s tre n g th us w e ll ings received, to he th n n k f, th a t as some weakness to the body p o li­ th e ir lo t has been cast among a tic . In d u s try has m arked the In w -u h ld ln g nnd Justice-loving pe<- decades o f th is greut developm ent. ple. On th is day o f annual th a n k s ­ In m any m a tte rs a pace has been g ivin g , us we take account o f all set fo r the w o rld In science and In th a t has been bestowed. It w ould he w ell fo r a ll a lik e to examine^ business and In t h r if t . O ut o f these m a te ria l a c tiv itie s has come a c u l­ o u r ow n p riv a te ledgers to dis tu ra l advance. E du catio n has cover ju s t how much. In ch e e rfu l spread u n til it is now un ive rsal. obedience to the rules and stand T he stan dard o f liv in g Is h igh er a rils w h ich we have v o lu n ta rily here than In any o th e r land. set up, has been u n g ru d g in g ly given It Is w ell then th a t once a yenr to o u r ow n and o u r neighbors' the tho ugh t o f the na tio n hould cause —C h ris tia n Sciencp M o n ito r tu rn to Its blessings In g ra titu d e and th a n ksg ivin g . T he losses and s u f­ fe rin g - th a t have befallen the peo­ ple are the more b ra ve ly borne Tor th is annual con sid eratio n o f the bounties und the progress and the One year, a few weeks be fo.e happiness th a t have tnurked the T h a n k s g iv in g , a frie n d sent a line yeur. T he na tion 's th a n ks are the liv e tu rk e y to the W h ite House more fe rv e n t fo r the re a liz a tio n o f w ith the request th a t It be served fo r P resident L in c o ln ’s dinner. T i d the sorrow s o f oth ers.— Kansas C ity Tim es. th e P reside nt's son, w ho was the life o f th e W h ite House, took a Electricity Aid to Farmer. great fa n cy to the b ird , nam ing If The local office of th e P o rtlan d Jack nnd feeding and p e ttin g It. He even ta u g h t it to fo llo w him E lectric Pow er com pany Is g reatly Interested in assistin g th e d istrib u ­ about. Ju st before T h a n ksg ivin g , w h ile tion of "E le ctric ity on th e F a rm ,” the P re sid e n t was discussing Im ­ a periodical published in th e in te r­ p o rta n t bttslnesa w ith a cabinet o ffi­ cer, Tad rushed Into the room, sob ests of sim plifying farm in g and its hlng w ith anger T he tu rk e y was problem s. Ivan Sw ift, local m a n ­ about to he k ille d I And Tad had ag er of th e pow er com pany, sta te s flow n to th e President to la y tbe th a t th ese highly in stru c tiv e Jour­ cnse before bin) und save Jack. “ B u t," said the President. "Ja ck n als m ay be had by th e farm er for was sent here to he k ille d and th e asking. If th e nam e and ad ­ d ress be left a t th e elec tric com ­ e a te n .” “ I can’t help I t . ” blubbered Tad p any’s office, a copy w ill be m ailed between sob-. " l i e Is a go: d t t ir reg u la rly . E le ctric Mghts ease up key, nnd I d o n't « ant him k ille d I” The Prt ith-nt o f the t U lti f a common b a rn ­ B. W. T h o rne.—Adv. ya rd fo w l now. I have seen them offered fo r the sum o f Hire: tietice W hen m usic, heavenly maid was young; each, the bird s w eighing fro m ten to tw e lve pounds. A flrs t-rn te t u r ­ W hile yet In an cien t G reece she sung. —Collins. key, w e ig h in g from tw e n ty-five to t h ir t y pounds, a vo ird upo is was I considered w ell sold when It bro ug ht a q u a rte r o f a d o lla r.” Q u ite a difference nowadays when you go to buy you r h o lid ay I bird. No Time for Selfishness N e ll'-h n » -* on T h a n k s g iv in g day 3 1807.60 ................ .. 3 3 3 1807.60 55 00 TOTAL s « O « etf 100.91 506.25 338.54 146.99 Indebtedness: 1 Bonded, and interest thereon .................. 1 4R0O.00 2 W arrant, and interest 150.00 thereon .............. .............. ■*» rt 5.00 TOTAL .................... 3 1880.00 TOTAL bsj! L. 2 aj 4 : 3 210.59 3 3 3 3 IS, TWIELY THOUGHT FDD THIS SESSBK Balance Private Ledgers. T his orig in al estim ate show s in p a ra lle l colum ns th e u n it co sts of th e sev eral services, m a teria l and sup p lies for th e th re e fiscal y ea rs n ex t pre- oedlng th e c u rre n t year, th e detail ex p en d itu res for th e la st one of said th re e preceding fiscal y e a rs and the bud g et allo w an ces and ex p e n d itu res for six m onths of th e c u rre n t year. (“Six m onths of th e c u rre n t y ea r" m eans six m onths of th e la st school y e a r). Expenditures and budget allow ance for six m onths of iast school year. NOVEMBER Grafted Eranquette Walnuts. G row n in your own com m unity. Come and pick them o ut y o u rself before they a re dug. 50c to >1.50 each. Also f ru it tre e s, shrube, and rose bushes at Lam b's' N ursery, Rt. 7, box 332, P o rtlan d . L ocated a t Rockwood road betw een V illa ave­ nue an d Base Line.—Adv. NOTICE OF SCHOOL MEETING ù» c FRIDAY. Notice is hereby given to th e legal v o ters of School D istrict No. 4 of should he fa r from a ll human souls. M ultnomah County, S tate of Oregon, th a t an election will be held In said S urely a man shell I he th a n k fu l D istrict a t Schoolhouse on th e 10th day of D ecem ber, 1927, a t 2:30 th a t It Is w ith in Ills power to ban o’clock In th e afternoon, to vote o n .th e question of In creasin g th e Ish selfishness and to learn how to am o u n t of th e t a i levy In said DistrUff for th e year 1927 by m ore th a n lie frie n d ly , k in d ly , hospitable aud six per cen t over the am ount of such levy for th e year Im m ediately p re ­ hom e-loving ceding. I t Is n ecessary to raise th is additional am o u n t by special levy for Repair Driveways. th e follow ing reaso n s; G eneral expenses of school. Now Is the tim e to re p a ir your D ated th is 17th day of November, 1927. drivew ays w ith cru sh ed rock or A tte st; C. J. LUNDQUIST, D istrict Clerk. . I road gravel. See W alrad A W right, JAMES V. COGSWELL, C h airm an B oard of D irectors. Gresham, phone 1631.—Adv. RHEUMATIC NEURITIS ( annot Exist In the Human Body. It I n preposterous, In fact. It la a sham e to tmffer frtyn any form of rheumat Ism. Trunk'« pre* rlplton does not