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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1927)
HOLIDAY OUTLOOK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1927 4 ************************************************* H oliday H in ts W hat's a housew ife's time w orth? I . n e say not much but the Amc-ri can B ureau of Economic Ri search «■ays re a l money in dollars and * cents. A ccording to the b ureau th e a v e r ag e housekeeper does $1,751.43 w orth of work a year—alm ost equals the average m an’s salary. In te rp re t that in term s of our co u n try 's w ealth. Well, it is estim ated th a t ninety- five per cent of A m erican house w ives do th e ir own housew ork and in th is way add $18,000,000,000 to th e income of the country. H ouse keeping m ust be an im portant in d u stry —certain ly it’s a good big sound investm ent. If we consider tim e to do house w ork in term s of money, then su rely it’s w orth saving. Time saved aud reinvested in w orthw hile liesu re m ust be interest com pounded. L et's see what saves tim e. Most of us tire ourselves out be cause we w ant to do everything. T ired heads and hands don’t save tim e. F resh ones are alert, quick and accu rate and accom plish twice as much as tired ones. A good rule for the holidays is "keep rested." P lan to do ju st those things th a t seem most im por ta n t to you and your family and do them the easiest and best way. T here are lots of ways to save tim e in the kitchen. Lots of the th in g s th a t are easy to cook are ju st as good as the ones th a t are h ard to make and a lot of the old dishes can be made In half the time. Why spend a day and night m ak ing bread, if the sume good bread can be made in less th an four h o u rs? J u s t get the latest method and give it a fair trial. Take biscuits, for instance, if the fam ily likes delicious hot biscuits, and m ost fam ilies do. You can m ake a pan of biscuits for break fast in half the usual tim e, ju st about three m inutes to be accurate, if you prepare the dry ingredients beforehand. M easure two q u arts o r eight cups of sifted flour and sift three tim es with sixteen level teaspoons o r five tablespoons of baking powder and four teaspoons of salt. T h a t’s enough flour, bak ing iwwder and sa lt to m ake bis cu its four tim es for a family of live about forty-eight biscuits. Put this flour m ixture awuy In a tightly c o .e re d tin can I t ’s as easy as pie to add the shortening and milk and m ake biscuits for breakfast. W rite me w henever I can be of help with your baking—M artha Meade, Home Service Bureau, S perry F lour Co.. San Francisco. Five carloads of shelled p eanuts a re roasted dally, and tw o carloads of sugar, two carlo ad s of m ilk and four carloads of chocolate are am ong th e in gredients used each day in one huge candy p la n t In th e United S tates. WALRAD Merc. Co. Phone 1411 ( 7 / HISTM .1S / TEMS M em orie C lu s te r R a isin s d ” ,, 1-pound p ack ag e........ Valley C luster Raisins 2-pound p ac k ag e s........ 35c CURRANTS, O tter brand l-pound p ac k ag e........ . 20c OO., RAISINS, Stinmnld Needle»« A I’lfled , 2 f o r . . Xi»>C HAISI YS 4-pound packagi .. :!:ic Xmas Park PRUNES 5-pound b o x es.......... 85c DRUM ED ARY DATES 2 packages ............... 45c PITTED B A IE S 2 packages ............... LAYER PIGS per lb. 20c; per box 45c $1.45 BULK BYTES 2 pound«......................... 25c WALNUTS, Calif. No. 1 per pound ..................... 25c WALNCTN, Oregon F ranquett«, per pound 30c BRAZIL NUTS large w ashed. p o u n d .. 30c ALMONDS, ex tra fancy Calif, »oft »helled, lb. 35c ALMONDS, Texas b ard »helled, lb ............ 25c Ell.H ER T S. O regon’« pound ............................. 25c I’EAM TS, freah roasted pound ............................. 20c Holiday Mixed < and) pound . .......... 15c ( HIM Ol.ATES, CIGARS. TOBACCO and CIGARETTES In Xma» box«*» 1 4k “A Christmas for Sale” i Christman Seals Aid Community Health T he h ealth of every com m unity In Oregon depends to a very g rea t ex ten t upon th e public h ealth w ork th a t is being ca rrie d o ut in every oth er com m unity in th e state. No com m unity Is Isolated. T h is is e s pecially tru e w ith reg ard to tu b e r culosis because of th e n a tu re of the disease. T he program for th e con tro l of th is disease m ust be sta te wide and co n stan t. T he stim u la tion of local lead ersh ip is one of th e th in g s accom plished by th e O r egon T uberculosis association and its affiliated county h ealth author! ties, In cooperation w ith th e of ficial h ealth agencies of the coun tie s and th e state, according to Dr. F red erick D. S trick e r of the sta te board of health , who says con cern ing It; “ E very leader In every locality m ust help if we a re to banish tu berculosis. No h ealth program can succeed w ithout th e help of volun te e r leaders. They help to keep the h ealth n u rse posted on health problem s. T hen they help to solve those problem s by giving th e ir services and by supplying funds th ro u g h th e p u rch ase of C hristm as Seals. “The C h ristm as Seal sale has been adopted by th e A m erican peo ple as a reg u la r holiday in stitution. It ca lls atten tio n to th e need of active work for th e eradication of tuberculosis. It also provides funds for th e w ork of th e volun te er agencies as distinguished from the official and governm ental ag en cies. "No sta tistics can tell the whole story of w hat the C hristm as Seals have done; of th e prevention of suffering and of d estitu tio n ; and of the lives Haved y early to u sefu l ness and com m unity service. Sim ple p ractical advice for persons suffering from tu b ercu lo sis and for o th ers has been distrib u ted throu g h o u t th e sta te of Oregon. The penny C hristm as Seal Is pledged to the ta sk of erad icatin g tuberculosis. E very p u rch aser of 'h ristm a s Seals is en titled to a th rill for assistin g In providing b etter care for th e tuberculous. 'Oregon owes much to th e devo tion, self sacrifice, th e civic sp irit and th e vision of the men and women who year afte r year have assisted in the sale of th ese seals. " I t also owes m uch to th e larg er arm y of men, women and children who each year buy and use the C hristm as S eal.” C h ristm as Seals in G resham are on sale at various places of busi ness. In addition to th is a supply for each fam ily rep resen ted in the G resham g rad e school has been m ailed directly and any left over will be retu rn ed to the school when it is opened again, to g eth er w ith the money for those used. All seals sold in G resham will be to th e cred it of the school. H etty was cro ss, o r sh e would not have said it; and Max was te a s ing— Max was u su ally teasing. He loved his p retty sister, but he could seldom be m ade to see th a t her sm all trib u la tio n s w ere an y th in g but funny, an d he was m ore in clined to be ag g rav atin g th a n sym p athetic. It w as the day before C hristm as, and th e ir fa th e r and m other had been unexpectedly called aw ay from home to m eet an old frien d who w as ab o u t to sail for E urope. T he th o u g h t of spending th e holi day w ithout them seemed fo rlo rn enough to H etty, especially as a friend of h ers, who could u su ally be depended upon to b rig h ten w hat Max called "su ch o rphaned occa sions,” w as too sick to come to them . L ast of all, a d ain ty bit of China, w hich H etty had painted as a g ift for the invalid, had Just come back from th e "firin g ” ruined, and it w as too late to do an o th er. “N ever m ind, my dear Mehet- ab el; accid en ts will happen," said Max, in th e seren e tone of one who had no ap p reciatio n of a rtistic la bor, or of w hat such a loss m eant. I suppose an o th er soap dish, p ainted an o th er day, w ill a n sw e r.” " It w asn 't a soap-dish, an d you know my nam e Isn’t M ehetable!” answ ered Hetty. “ Well, then, my H etty w lthout- any-able, be consoled th a t to m o r row is C h ristm as.’’ It w on’t be w o rth callin g C h rist m as," she said p etu lan tly . “I'd sell my sh a re of it very cheap." ‘You w ould? A dvertise it th e n ,” advised Max. "T h a t’s th e su re st way to g et rid of w h at you don’t w ant to keep.” B ut H etty w as in no mood to be laughed at, and she responded very prom ptly when B ridget sum m oned h er from th e room. L eft to him self Max looked aro u n d th e p re tty place w hich H etty secretly called h er studio, and p rese n tly an Idea (lashed into his m ischievous head, w hich he acted upon in hot haste. He prin ted a larg e p lacard — ’C h ristm as for Sale, C heap”—and hung it in th e window w here the shade would hide It from w ithin, but w here It could be plainly read from th e stree t. H etty would be su re to go over to h er frien d 's in a few m inutes, and th en she would be su re to discover it, her b ro th er thought, laughing to him self as he pictured th e look h er face would w ear w hen she saw it. He sau n tered off, and H etty, r e tu rn in g to th e q u iet room, did not go o ut th a t afternoon. Two hours la ter, w hen Max retu rn ed , he had forgotten his joke In fre sh er in te re sts. He and H etty w ere c h a t ting before th e fire w hen th e door bell ran g , and B ridget b ro ug h t a little boy into th e room. 'I c a n 't m ake o u t w h at he w an ts,” she said. 'I w ant to buy a C h ristm as,” “In d ie s” It w as disclosed by a recent s u r vey th at th e sales in 1926 of rayon and silk u nderw ear for women had Increased, respectively. 45 per cent and S per cent over sales in 1925 and th at th e sales of cotton had de creased 33 per cent. By delving fu rth e r Into sta tistics. It Is found th at the sales of rayon u n d erg a r m ents during th e past year re p re sents 36 per cent of th e total u n derw ear business. *The average woman buys four vests, four slips aud four p air of bloom ers annually, according to th is rep o rt. G irls who work In sto res spend more money on silk lin g erie th an the average housew ife, It is said. S tupendous b ut Useless Sixty centuries ago a stupendous stone stru ctu re was built covering (lie equivalent of Id city blocks, or about 13 acres. It stretched Its pointed apex nearly ¡MS' feet lieav onward, and has stoisl through all times as a monument to the man who reared It its a colossal ntnuso leum to house his kingly h olies. tin e h u n d red tlo u - ‘ini men, «ays th t1 record. toiled u n d er th e scorch- ing sun o f Egypt for 30 y ears to d lli.it s tru c tu re N inety million i P' si one upon d form lite U I’ the the I!. ■ >ps. It was ■Id «I en M,.«es out »f Israel . Bine Serge Suits fSKM. All wool, latest m odels for men and young men. Come and aee them. A ylaw orth A M artin, G resh am, tf GRESHAM OUTLOOK, GRESHAM, OREGON Candy and Electricity. perfum es, to ilet soaps and chew ing and donned her hat. “I th in k I ’d b etter go, too. and T he e n tire elec tric bill of th e n a gum is m uch la rg e r th a n th e elec c a rry th is pie,” she said. “ I t j tion is less th a n th e bill of th e n a tric bill in all the homes. T he av would be a pity if It should fall off i tion fo r candy and tobacco. The erag e cost of electric service in th e th e b a s k e t” c ig a re tte bill alone is m ore th a n 50 hom es is only 8 cen ts a day. At a shabby little house w hich per cen t g re a te r th a n th a t for elec stood by itself a t th e end of an | tric service In all th e hom es of th e D on't forget the ad v e rtise rs when alley th e child stopped. H astily J country. T he am ount sp e n t for you need anything in th e ir line. depositing th e b ask et on th e steps, | and leaving him to m ake his way j in alone, Max and H etty retrea te d . | From th e sh e lte r of a tre e acro ss j the stre e t they could see th ro u g h < th e u n cu rtain ed window and catch 1 a glim pse of h u rried ly moving I figures. “W ouldn’t I like to h ea r him tell his sto ry ,” laughed Max. “T he old T W E L V E -M IL E ST O R E er ones w ould th in k he had in v en t ed it, if it w ere not for th e b ask et.” 4***************************************** T he la st tra c e of despondency « was gone from H etty ’s glow ing face, and h er eyes w ere shining w ith som ething m ore th a n m irth. "To th in k of all we have, Max! I don’t believe I ’ll ever be so cross a T n a W Æ n w w A Tv n W W W W w 7v and u n g rate fu l ag ain .” “ I th in k we m ight do q u ite a b u s iness in th is kind of C hristm ases. In o u r la rg e r new q u a rte rs w e a re b e tte r able If I live till an o th er y ear I m ean to to su p p ly your needs in m an u factu re a stock of them ,” de clared Max. B ut H etty understood th e e a rn estn ess u n d er th e fun. “ ‘O little tow n of B ethlehem ,’ how fa r its lig h t sh in e s!" she said. —T he Olive Branch. said the little fellow, looking a t H etty. H e w as n ot m ore th an six or seven y ea rs old; his toes w ere peeping out from his w orn shoes; all his clo th in g w as poor and th in , but the ch ild ish face w as b rig h t and in ten sely earn est. "B uy a C h ristm as!" H ejty r e peated. "Y es’m ; I don’t know w h eth er you’d sell one for a dime, but th a t’s all I ’ve got, and th e sign in your window said you’d sell ’em cheap.” . H etty stepped to th e window, w hirled th e card around, and flash ed a look a t Max. “Oh, I ’ve nothing to do w ith th a t,” she said. " I t is th is young m an who atten d s to selling th e C h ristm ases. You m u st ta lk to him about it.” Max looked confused, b ut th e sm all cu sto m er did not notice it as he tu rn e d to him. " I don’t know much about ’em, f.y we never had any a t our house, but if I could get an y kind of a one W hen you need a n y of th e s e n e c essities, th is is for ten cents, I ’d like it. Ted th e p lace to com e. T h e M o c k in g F u tu re know s about ’em, and h e’d planned T<> do good is tlie only way to be for su re to have • one th is year. happy. Some people seem to deceive T ed’s my big b ro th e r; h e’s 12 y ears themselvea, trying io speak of their old, and he sells papers. T h e re ’s way of life In the past or In the only him and g ran d m o th er to earn future, but not In the present. Union Gasoline m uch—she w ash e s some, and she Nothing so impedes tru e happiness Goodyear & Mansfield Tires and Veedol Oil k n its sto ck in 's. I ’m going to m ake (which consists In living a good life) as the habit of expecting a lot of m oney w hen I get a little something from the fu tu re ; w here bigger. Ted, h e’d prom ised Tude as for tru e happiness, which con and Baby a C hristm as, b u t he h u rt sists In Inner self-content, the fu his foot, so he feels aw ful bad tu re can give nothing and every Res. Phone 313 thing Is given by the past. The 'cau se he c a n ’t buy ’em anything. younger a man is the less he be I earn ed th is ten cen ts m yself, lieves in goodness, though he Is ru n n ln ' erra n d s for folks today, more credulous to evil.—Tolstoy. and when I see your sign, I come In." He w as such a stu rd y little fig ure, his b lu e eyes so honest and eager, and th e sm all hand w hich 1 held o ut th e tre a su re d coin w as so rough and red w ith cold! Max’s th ro a t sw elled, and he looked a p pealingly a t his sister. “I ’m a fra id we h av en ’t an y of th a t kind of C h ristm ases left on ' our shelves,” he said, “b u t m aybe we can find som ething th a t will do. C an’t we, H etty ?” H etty aro se w ith o u t a word, produced a m a rk e t-b ask e t of good ly size, and in to it w ent packages Never in our history has our stock of merchandise suitable for from p an try , c e lla r and w ardrobe, w ith candy and n u ts to m ake it the Holiday Season been as complete as this year. We have used “look C h ristm asy .” T hen Max every care to make the best selections possible, and offer you high class grav ely pocketed th e dime, b e merchandise, always at prices consistent with careful merchandising. cause, as he said, he "w o u ld n ’t for an y th in g deprive th e little m an of | Naturally, with stocks so large and varied it is possible to call your the sa tisfactio n of feeling th a t his | attention to a few items only. Make our store your headquarters when C h ristm as w as honestly bought and paid for w ith h l’s own hard in town and inspect our different lines at your leisure. A glance will ea rn in g s.” convince you that it is not necessary to go further for varieties, quali “ We do n 't u su ally deliver our ties or prices. goods," explained Max. “b u t as we have no o th e r cu sto m ers ju s t now, and as the b ask et is too heavy for you, 1 don’t m ind going along to c a rry it." In great variety. Prices range from T he early du sk had fallen, and I Boxes of your husband’s favorite H etty threw a cloak around her 17c to 50c per pound smoke. 10 and 25 in a box. I G. W. Page & Co. f S eason ’s G reetin gs to * A ll My Friends and P atron s æ tv æ w æ tv a æ a a w æ a ■ ■ * | a GROCERIES HAY GRAIN FEED RUBBER FOOTWEAR 5 ---- S ---- P h one 1121 XMAS GROCERY BULLETIN Stocks are Complete j XMAS CANDIES BOX CAN DIES XMAS CIGARS Box 50. to $2.25 50. to $1.25 NUTS DATES OREGON W ALN U TS........... lb. 25. 1 DROM EDARY......pkg. 2 for 45 c‘ ALMONDS lb. 30. ; PH I I D I)A I LS pkg. 2 for 45c B R A Z IL S .................................. lb. 30c I ! B U L K ................................ 2 lbs. 25c When Xmas Turkey is Mentioned FIGS RAISINS Choice Baskets Assorted Figs J S l ’N M A ID PU FFED 2 pkgs. 25.‘ 75c ; SI NMAID SEEDLESS 2 pkgs 25c Imported Black Figs ......... pkg. 20< » M A RKET DAY, Spl, 4-lb. pkg. 35(i Imported’White Figs.......... pkg. 20c | Cluster RAISINS... 15-oz. pkg. 15^ each ............ ................. PUDDINGS PRUNES Phone Oregon Italian Prunes, for sending east. 5-lb. fancy box.... 1891 No n e e d to even ta k e th e tim e to com e a n d Belect y our ow n T u rk e y . T ell u s th e size bird you w a n t, or th e n u m b e r of people you w ish to serve, a n d w e w ill do th e re st. If you p re fe r o th e r fowl, we have a good a s so rtm e n t. I Cross & Blackwell’s Plum Puddings, Imported from London, med 45c { Heinz Plum and Fig Puddings, } med. size 45c, large size.......... 75d £ GRAPE JUICE I MINCE MEAT 2 lbs. 35.* Pure Concord Grape Juice suitable M IN CE M EAT, bulk for beverage, or making jelly. M IN CE M EAT, Heinz, 1 gallon glass jugs, special $1.49 ! 1-lb. can 25«’, 2 lbs. 45c Of course, we have Ducks. Geese. C hickens and ro a sts for those who p refer them . Always the choicest and ten d erest. Elll your Ckrlstm a» and New Year D inner Menu here. S E R V IC E We wish to invite you especially at this busy time to make use of the careful service which we have provided for your convenience. When busy at home phone us your orders and they will receive careful and prompt attention. When you drive down town there is ample parking space about our store where you may leave your car and shop in comfort. Remember, The Big Store on the Corner. // e take this means of thanking our many friends and patrons and wish all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. GRESHAM MEAT MARKET Store open evenings all next week A. J. W BROWN. Prop Pow ell S treet Phone 1*91 On the M t. Hood Loop Highway O rder your O ysters eafly "< (.ire * A II t .r e e n tra d in g Stamp» rg » J tsG ► * r \ A. IV. Metzger & Co. Store Dept. Phone 1451 3 fcW Quality and Serrice few £W va Feed Dept. Phone 1281
