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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1927)
HOLIDAY OUTLOOK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER By MRS. L O U IS E N E L S O N ftWce D rive in an d lea rn why o u r lin e of c u sto m e rs is ste a d ily in c re a s ing. Shell, Union Richfield Gas Best G rades ot E astern and W estern Motor Oils, Greasing. T ires and Tubes. Mt. Hood Service Station LONG & THOPMSON Phone 631 G resham n We wish all our friends A Very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Pros|»er<nis New Year One m ore year has rolled around on the cycle of tim e, a year Oiled w ith joy and sorrow , as all years are. We have seen some m aterial ch an g es in our com m unity, b u t for th e m ost p a rt we are not different from a year ago. The H and of th e U nseen has tak en a la rg e to ll from o u r com m unity during th e p ast th re e m onths, and th e re a re eight v acant places in our m idst, w hich w ere tilled by kindly neighbors and friends a t the happy Yuletide of 1926. But so m ust it ever he so long as m an dw elieth on th is earth. T he social life of our com m unity ce n ters around th e two church o r ganizations, th e M ethodist and B aptist—the Rev. Oliver Gill is the p o p u lar p asto r of th e form er, ta k ing up his w ork h ere at th e be ginning of the conference year. He and his wife a re domiciled in th e n eat and com fortable home w hich is th e p ro p erty of th e church. T he B ap tist ch u rch has been w ithout a p asto r since th e Rev. Wm. F airw ea th er tendered his resig n atio n in A ugust, b ut services a re m aintained each Sunday by su p p lies from th e new B aptist sem in a ry in P ortland. T he social activ ities of the O rient school a re ca rrie d on m ostly th ro u g h th e P aren t-T each er o rg an ization, of w hich Mrs. Mary P e te r son is the very efficient president. MOTORISTS! A nother social o rganization is the M ultnom ah G range. T his is the I second oldest g ran g e in M ultnom ah i county being first organized in 1877 in E ast P o rtlan d , a la te r re- j organization tak in g place in the I sp rin g of 1889 a t O rient. T his o r der still re ta in s one c h a rte r mem- I her in th e person o t Jo h n S leret who now resides in G resham b u t is a re g u la r a tte n d a n t of the m onth- , ly m eetings. i Not m any new buildings have been erected during the p ast year. The late R. I. A nderson had erect- ' ed a new home opposite th e O rient school, w hich he with his fam ily ! had occupied but a few m onths pre- i vious to his death. W. A. P ro cto r Jr., who conducts 1 a g en eral m erchandise sto re at ' Orient, moved his dw elling house ATTENTION! T ir e s B a tte r ie s V u lca n izin g Red Crown Gasoline TUBES M obiloil a R a d ia to r A lco h o l Full Line A ccesso ries E v e r-re a d y A u to m o b ile TJ C Free Crankcase draining service by correct lubrication specialists. CZ) IVY FILLING STATION E. L. STAFFORD, Prop. IRE A ir P re ss u re G re a sin g z Id Z UJ -J O cd UJ N Eight-hour battery charging system L am ps cn —i u. r 0 T hrough funds provided by the m em bers and p atro n s of the school a cem ent floor has been p u t in th e school basem ent. A stove, tables, a sink and o th er n ecessary equip ment have been in stalled and th e pupils a re provided each day w ith a hot dish for th e ir luncheon, free of cost to th e pupils. Mrs. Mary E k stro m has been p u t in ch a rg e of th is featu re, and It is hoped the large num ber of u n d er-nourished i ch ild ren w ill be m a teria lly less- , ened by providing health-building food for them . The Unpleasant Details of Motoring Eliminated Here! V ee d o l GRESHAM OUTLOOK, GRESHAM, OREGON 1927 Pleasant Home Has Many Community Advantages “Let the H o lid a y O utlook B e Y our G u id e” S ervice is a com m odi ty. P e rh a p s no o th e r person in th e w orld n eed s it o r a p p re c ia te s it m ore th a n th e m o to r ist. W h en you b rin g your c a r to o u r service s ta tio n you w ill find SE R V IC E o u r m otto. We sell it a n d we give it free. 16, Willard Five-Point Service Automotive Electrical and Tire Accessories GRESHAM BATTERY and TIRE SHOP til Ivy Killing St,ilion Corner Pow ell and R oberts Phone 1701 TMMFERCÛ A Truck for every purpose lp..j Our trucks go anywhere. « Hauling Contractors Light and Heavy Local and Long Distance Hauling C all us for a ll kinds o f H au lin g, S an d , G ravel or R oad M aterial, C em ent an d S ervice. f Gresham Transfer Co. i « H WALRAD & WRIGHT, Props. G resham , O regon g P hon e 1631 from the old location at P lea san t Home to his place of business and his fam ily resides th ere. J. G reen wood, who is em ployed by th e P. E. P. com pany a t Bull Run, has purchased seven acres of land from Mrs. Ralph Johanson, a t O rient s ta tion and is erectin g a new house w hich is nearin g com pletion, and which th e ow ners w ill occupy to be near the school. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. H aw es have also erected a new home on th e ir acreag e w est of th e O rient school. T his hom e will be m odern in every way and w ill be a cred itab le ad d i tion to our com m unity. We hope th e year 1928 will bring new joys and g re a t p ro sp er ity to our friends and neighbors and our co u n try a t la rg e and ex press a w ish th a t th e C h ristm as tide may be fro u g h t w ith a deeper m eaning and be observed w ith m ore reverence to him whose day of n ativity we honor. |£ 4 Y ou’ll be su rp rise d a t th e m iles of sm iles c re a te d by o u r gas a n d oils. R ich field and S h ell G as Penzoli for Best Lubrication G u a ra n te e d P u re P e n n s y lv a n ia Treat your car to a Christ mas gift of United States Tires and Tubes. A N o t R e s tfu l All W ork G u a ra n te e d . <*»*•<* FURNITURE MOVING “ Hnd a go, <1 le ctu re on A laska, ' d id n ’t we. Z e li? ” asked one o f Mr. G orton’s Height .»>.•<, m eeting him tlie next m orning. "T o sit there by (lie " r a d io p e iH rfu l as pie fo r tw o hours ‘ he aring Idin reel o ff the In fn r: in tio n was a grand rest fo r me, bent nut w ith cra n b e rry in g as I he.” “ It was a good enough ta lk .” ad m itted M r. G orton, g ru d g in g ly, ‘‘tint It d id n ’t rest me any to speak of. H a ving to sit s to c k -s till w ith o u t a chance Io got in a word fo r tw o m o r ta l hours. I was p re tty w ell worn I out a fte rw a rd . B ut 1 took the Ian torn out in the wood sited, and by the lim e I'd s p ilt up it week's k in d lin g , I fe lt kin d o f rested and calm ed down.”- Kansas C ity Star. $$ T om get Quality, Service and Price, ct when you patronize | Lee’s Service Station | •% M ile E a s t of G re sh am on Mt. H ood Loop N o th in g D o in g A f t e r T h a t CHRYSLER High Compression Motors S ta n d a rd iz e d Q u ality 66 G reat Six Sedans ( ’«»upes Coaelies T ourings R o a d sters fO A Light Six T he W hippet ALL MODELS Redhead Motors O ptional S ite W its about to m a rry .Mr .Moneybags, nm l it was a case of May amt I»ecember. * T lie man W its old and rich , and she was young and fa ir. A p a rty was given m celebrate tlie b e tro th a l, and one o f the guests wits requested by the hostess to oblige w ith a sone. “ Yes. do sing. Mr. Swootnote.” rem arked the prospective bride, “ p o you hapjien to rem em ber ‘M y Sw eetheart W hen a Boy'?” “ G reat Scott I” exclaim ed tlie vo ca list. “ Rem em ber him ! Yon must ta ke me fo r a c e n te n a ria n !’’ He w its not in c ite d to the wed ding. G ets I t A l l Is a Gift For the Whole Family ( bains Spot Lights Mirrors Bumpers, M yers W ater S y stem s An Automobile I For Christmas? G ifts h u rrie d ly selected, tri th e la s t m o m en t, re g a rd le s s of cost, in all p ro b a b ility p ic tu re th e a v e ra g e g iv e r at C h ristm a s tim e. Is it n o t p ro b ab le th a t y o u r g ifts, in th e ir a g g re g a te costs, w ould m ak e a s u b s ta n tia l dow n p a y m e n t on an a u to m o b ile ? In all p ro b a b ility th e w hole fam ily can co l lectiv ely p a rtic ip a te in th e o w n e rsh ip of an a u to m o b ile by p o o lin g th e c o st of m an y of th e ir g ifts a n d m ak e th e n e c e ssa ry dow n p ay m en t. Yon— your fam ily and your friends can enjoy the ant,»mobile gift for years to com e, therefore is not the gift of an antom ohile in this m anner in reality a gift of the real spirit of C hristinasf The best gift is a gift the entire family ean enjoy fo r ru n n in g w a te r in th e house fi & P r id e o f P e rfo rm a n c e “ T h e re ’s no pleasure tn hard w o rk.” said Mr. R a ffe rty. “ Mebiie no t.” re p lie d Mr. Dolnn. "M ehbe people has changed e n tire ly . I can w e ll rem em ber when a man en joyed b rn g g ln ’ n lsiu t how much lie could 'Io Instead o f how much he d id n 't have to.” A GIFT FOR THE CAR Pubes Why Not Merry Christ mas .1 gift for the whole family. E lectric Lights w ith a F-M new type lig h tin g plant lie l.a ta l ('ream Separators and Milkers O He Hessel Implement Co no tool», no d r ills a n d no - •am w «. A n d h- «1oe«n*t q u it « n a t io n a l la w s . b re a k any T h o u g h r»*ultj» a r e th e eatne you c a n b e t y o u r la s t p e a As If you had m et a p ro fe s sio n a l yeu g Repair Driveways. Now la the tim e to re p a ir y< driveway» w ith cru sh ed rock road gravel. See W alrad * Wrtg G resham , phone 1631 — Adv. § BROCKWAY & NELSON POWELL STREET GRESHAM. OREGON D o d g e Brothers Fours and S ix es Graham Brothers Trucks & 5
