Police Regulations
Since th e announcem ent w as r e
Should Be Heeded cently
m ade th a t th e P o rtlan d
E le ctric P ow er com pany has pe
OREGON STATE MOTOR ASSN.
GREAT HELP TO MOTORISTS
AT LAST THE EXPECTED IS REVEALED
A pproxim ately 20 y ears ago, 10 and well know n in e a ste rn M ultno
One of th e m ost careless, incon titioned th e public service' com m is
sion
for
an
ord
er
of
vacation
of
th
e
m
o
to rists form ed w hat w as known m ah county, is presid en t of the
sid erate, anti dangerous types of
m o torist is th e m an or w om an who T rou td ale line, from M ontavilla to
! as the
"P o rtla n d
Automobile association.
T
ro
u
td
ale
via
Ruby
Ju
n
ctio
n
,
fails to yield im m ediate and full
j Club," and elected Sol B lutnauer as
C om m issioner Clay S.
License Service of the A.A.A.
right-of-w ay to vehicles of the County
president, settin g up as th e ir first
Morse
has
studied
th
e
abandoned
T
he D ecem ber Oregon M otorist
police and fire d ep artm en ts and to
w ork to protect th e in te re st of its
those of th e hospital. T his point rig h t of w ay and its rela tio n to the
advises th a t am ong other services
1 m otorists, to prom ote good roads,
is m ade by Geo. O. B randenburg, su rro u n d in g co u n try and roads,
to m em bers of the Oregon S tate
se c re ta ry of th e Oregon S tate Mo and has advised the board of coun
tion betw een m o to rists— not m uch Motor association, th e A.A.A., it
to r association, who declares th a t ty com m issioners to secure th is
different th an the problem s of to- w ill secu re for them th e 1928 li
th e A m erican A utom obile asso cia rig h t of way for p resen t extensions
cense if p ro per application is m ade
and
fu
tu
re
additions
to
th
e
county
i
day.
tion, w ith w hich th e local club is
by mail. T his Is for P o rtlan d re s i
road system .
T
his
club
w
as
la
te
r
reorganized
affiliated, has found th a t in m any
dents and m em bers outside an y
Mr.
Morse
believes
th
a
t
the
B
a
rr
as
the
Oregon
S
tate
Motor
asso
com m unities th is type of d riv er is
w here in th e state. T he ap p lica
road
w
ill
be
th
e
b
est
scenic
road
ciation
w
hich
“
rep
rese
n
ts
th
e
to be found in increasin g num ber.
tion blank should be properly
ru
n
n
in
g
ea
ste
rly
from
P
o
rtlan
d
A
m
erican
Automobile
association,
"S elfishness on th e highw ay
th e w ell know n A.A.A., and has tilled out and m ailed to th e a sso
re a c h e s no g re a te r heig h t th a n in until the Colum bia riv er highw ay is
The
above
show
room
and
garage
of
Raker
&
Son
at
Gresham
has
reached.
T
his
could
be
done
by
p erm an en t offices a t 440 M orrison ciation a t 440 M orrison stree t,
th is
p a rtic u la r
practice,”
Mr.
using
a
p
a
rt
of
th
e
T
ro
u
td
ale
div
stree
t, P o rtlan d , and b ran ch es in P o rtlan d , along w ith th e 1927 c e r
shared
largely
during
the
past
two
weeks
in
the
local
publicity
inci
B ran denburg states. “A lw ays th ese
tificate of re g istra tio n and a check
ision eith er from B irdsdale or F air-
various
cities of th e state.
public vehicles a re on e rra n d s of
dent to the showing of the new Ford line of autos which are just now
for the am o unt of th e license fee.
view
road.
He
says
th
a
t
if
E
ast
T
he
club
grew
and
prospered
m ercy to save life and property.
T his will obviate resid en ts of
H
alsey
stre
e
t,
into
w
hich
th
e
B
arr
creating
an
unprecedented
stir
in
the
motoring
world.
Last
Monday
from th e sta rt.
T he club p u r
T h e m em bers of the police and fire
chased p roperty on th e Sandy r | v. t M ultnom ah county stan d in g In line
roads
ru
n
s
a
t
E
ast
37th,
w
as
d ep a rtm en ts riding on such a p p a r
a car of the tudor sedan was here viewed by a thousand people and
er and a clubhouse w as built, still n t th e sta te license bureau.
a tu s a re risk in g th e ir lives w illing opened up to E a st 30th, by im
many
signed
up
for
future
delivery.
proving and h ard surfacing, and
owned and conducted by the club.
ly in order to save others, and the
T he farm ing in d u stry of the
then by broad c u rv a tu re w as co n
T he roads w ere not very good a t I
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.
...
m o to rist who fails to stop to allow
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,
U nited S tates would save tw o b li
nected
to
M
ultnom
ah
stree
t,
it
the
tim
e
of
th
a
t
beginning
and
one
„
Cars
to
Population.
MANY STATES CHANGE
free passage is co n trib u tin g en o r
. lion d o llars a year if it w ere possi-
in g s freq u en tly consid- . . . .
,,
,
,
, x
¡COLOR OF LICENSE TAGS
F ra n k Reussw ig, engineer and of th e th
m ously and needlessly to th is risk. would th e n ,c o n n e c t w ith th e new
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.. ,
ble to tu rn all anim al pow er into
86-foot
boulevard
now
being
b
u
ilt
ered
a
t
th
e
social
g
ath
erin
g
s
w
as
,
, ,
" If the individual w'ould but pon
.
, .
electrical pow er, says D. L. G askill,
Forty-tw ’o sta te s have adopted a sta tistician of th e Oregon S tate how
to im prove th e roads. T h ere
„
...
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d er the irre p a ra b le dam age th a t by th e Lloyd in te rests, follow ing
,, ,
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. .. . se creta ry of the E ast C en tral dlvi-
new color com bination schem e for Motor association, says th a t C ana w as no Colum
the
contour
of
S
u
lliv
an
's
gulch
bia highw ay at th a t ,
v.
su ch heedlessness and selfishness
.
sion of the N ational E le ctric L ight
1928 au to license tags. T his de da ran k s th ird In re g istra tio n of tim e and no o th er paved roads.
,
. . . .
...
on his p a rt could cause, and often from E ast 18th and M ultnom ah
„
.
..
,
.
.
,
.
..
association.
"A
nim
al
pow
er,
he
p referen ce
fo r change, m otor vehicles.
F in ally the club backed the
. . . .
"O regon is rap id ly developing cided
does cause, it is a c e rta in ty th a t the stre e ts to G rand avenue and
, , ,
. ..
says, "co sts th e farm er an average
T he United S tates is first w ith p ro ject , of . paved , highw
w
h
eth
er
to
blonde,
b
ru
n e tte or th e
Union
avenue
viaducts,
thence
to
ays and th e . , '
. .
, ,
into a cen ter for w in ter sp o rts, '
p rac tice w ould come to a sum m ary
of
25
cen ts for each horse pow er
m anifold sh ad es betw ixt, betw een a c a r for about every seven people. co n stru ctio n of th e scenic riv er
end. T his is a type of stre e t m is the B urnside bridge. T his would says A. E. S h earer, head of th e
and beyond, la revealed in th e Canada has 10.7 p erso n s to every highw ays and has fu rth ered many unit, w hile the co st of electric
hap th a t only in very few in stan ces give trav e l an o u tlet from th is new to u rin g d ep artm en t of th e Oregon
boulevard to th e Sandy a t E ast S tate Motor association. "T h e p e an sw e rs to an advanced question uutom obile and th e U nited K ing o th er th in g s of benefit to th e m o pow er on th e farm av erag es a
can be called ‘accidental.’ M unici
sm all p a rt of th a t am ount."
37th as w ell as to the B a rr road.
cu liar conditions ex istin g In Ore-, a a lre sen t to a l> «>• «tatea by th e dom 43 to every car. T he United to rin g public.
pal traffic reg u latio n s a re very
Kingdon,
how
ever,
has
m
ore
c
a
rs
A
m
erican
Autom
obile
association
T he Mt. Hood division rig h t of gon ren d e r accessible to every por-
Much cred it should be given th is
pointed on th e right-of-w ay for po
Piano Tuning.
way p ara llels m idw ay betw een th e tion of th e sta te w in ter play All told, th e re will be 23 different th an Canada.
m otor organization, and it should
P iano tu n ing, $3.50. P iano and
lice, fire, and h ospital vehicles.
color
com
binations,
six
sta
te
s
and
Base L ine road and V illa avenue g ro u n d s w ithin a few h o u rs drive,
be considered a privilege as it is a o rg an rep airin g . F red B. Jones,
T hey specify th a t the p riv ate ve
(E a st G lisan stre e t) for about ten m aking Oregon a p lace in w hich the D istrict of Colum bia retain in g
W idespread use of electricity in benefit for a m o to rist to be count- 1 2625, 49th s tre e t S. E., P ortland.
h icle sh all pull to th e cu rb and
. » « Phone
8952 o r G resham
m iles out, w hen it tak es a diagonal w in ter sp o rts can be enjoyed m ost la st y e a r’s colors.
A m erican facto ries is udm lttedly a ed . a „ m em ber and „„
c a rry .I.
th e A.A.A
i g g j ^ d TAbor
v
stop. If th e individual ca r ow ner
No single color m otif can be said prim e facto r in A m erican in d u s emblem conspicuously on his car. I
direction to Ruby and G resham . econom ically and w ith th e le ast ex
--------- si---------
does not m eet th is provision of
to prevail, b u t w h eth er by p re fe r tria l suprem acy.
T his portion should be tak en over, p en d itu re of tim e."
Joseph E. Dunne, sta te sen ato r, 1 T ai e a tip —try th e W ant Ads.
th e regulation, he is responsible
says Mr. Morse, as a dedicated
"T h e Cascade ra n g e extending ence o r accident, tw o com binations
fo r th e re s u lta n t m ishap.
stre e t, so th a t ab u ttin g p ro p erty n o rth and south th ro u g h o u t the tied for first place in p o p u larity ,
" In m any of th ese crash es, the
can have an o u tlet to th e sev eral sta te form s a sto rag e ground for six sta te s selectin g a d a rk blue
excuse is offered th a t th e curb was
ad jacen t highw ays.
snow , and from both th e ea stern background w ith w h ite le tte r n u
crow ded w ith parked c a rs and th a t
T he M ontavilla section is su g and w estern sides of th e m oun m erals and six selectin g green
p u llin g over, consequently, w as im
gested as a fu tu re high speed b oul tain s, easily accessible to ce n ters background w ith w hite le tte r n u
possible. T his is not th e case. One
evard from E a s t 82d and H alsey to of population, roads lead into th is m erals.
can pull over n ex t to the line of
Five sta te s selected w h ite b ack
th e crossing of th e Base L ine road w in ter playground, m aking snow
p ark ed c a rs and stop th e re w ith
or possibly to Ruby, G resham and sp o rts readily av ailab le w ithin a ground w ith black le tte r n u m e ra ls;
safety for th e a p p a ra tu s of th e de
th e Mt. Hood Loop highw ay. To tw o h o u rs drive frfom m ost points. four selected yellow and black, and
p artm en ts concerned u su ally uses
L ocal a n d lung d ista n c e
be of th e g re a te st value it is su g
"T he p ast tw o y ea rs have seen four selected oran g e and black. T he
th e m iddle of th e thoro u g h fare.
gested th a t business fro n ts and th is developm ent Intensified due to com bination of oran g e and black
m
oving—
g e n e ra l h a u lin g .
L ite ra lly , u nder no circum stances
grade crossing s should be elim i th e cooperation of th e sta te h ig h w hich w as p opular for m any y ears
No job too big o r too sm all.
is th e re an excuse for im peding the
nated, m aking th is a rap id tra n s it w ay d ep a rtm en t in c lea rin g the on acco u n t of th e claim s of v isib ili : t -i
p ro g ress of such a vehicle.”
E v e ry th in g b a n d ie d w ith
boulevard.
highw ays of «now over th e Mc ty m ade for it, has ap p a ren tly su f
care. C h a rg e s rea so n a b le .
fered
a
s
h
a
rp
dim
inution
in
popu
Traffic Cop—Say, w h at's th e idea
K enzie pass and th e Mt. Hood dis
A (HRISTMAS MEDITATION. tric t.
of driving up and down th e stre e t
Should th e devepolm ent la rity , acco rd in g to th e A m erican
Dally Trip«
co n tin u e Oregon w ill undoubtedly A utom obile association.
for live hours?
T he com ing of C h ristm as is a
M otorist—“ I'm w aiting for my
become th e w in ter playground of
joy to child ren , and indeed m akes
THINK! THINK! THINK!
Portland - Fairview
wife, she w ent in th a t sto re for a
th e co u n try .”
us all cap tiv es of th e sim plicity of
By carefu l m anagem ent and sa v
m inute.
Gresham
children. W hat a blow would drop
"Can you driv e w ith one han d ?” ing of dividends paid to sh a re h o ld
ers in Stock Com panies we fu rn ish
Raw elec tricity is now produced upon th e little folks who are g reat asked th e g irl in a g en tle voice.
a t a very low cost, b u t the cost of enough to believe th e sto ry of
“You bet I can ,” rep lied the eq u ally safe p ro tectio n to farm ers
a t ab o u t o ne-half of th e Stock
p rep a rin g and delivering it for use B ethlehem , th e m an g er and th e young m an, eagerly.
in a hom e is considerably g rea ter, w atch of th e shep h erd s, th e song of
"T hen have an apple," she said, Com pany ch arg e.—FARM ERS MU
TUAL F IR E R E L IE F ASS'N., 402
ju s t as th e cost of o th e r finished the angels w ere th is ch arm in g sw eetly.
Stock E xchange B uilding, P o rtlan d ,
commqidities th a t are used in a story stric k en from the New T esta
hom e a re m uch g re a te r th a n the m ent. T he child ren know nothing Ring out, ye c ry sta l sp h eres! Once Oregon.—T he F a rm e rs' Own A sso-j
elatio n —or H. W. S n ash all, G resh
bless our hum an ears.
co st of the raw m ateria l, or th e of th e In ca rn a tio n , no m ore, indeed,
^Jf ye have pow er to to u ch our am, Ore.
th
a
n
of
A
tonem
ent,
w
hen
they
see
o rig in a l value of th e a rtic le a t th e
-senses so.
so u rce of supply, says an au th o rity . the p ic tu re of Je su s upon his own And le t your silver chim e move in
cross.
m elodious tim e,
C hristm as keeps th e world young
Window Cleaning.
And let th e bass of heav en ’s deep
F or ex p ert window cleaning see by th e b irth of th e Child in th e hu
o rg an blow.
S. T ajim a, o r leave o rd ers w ith J. m an h eart, th e tru e B ethlehem ,
And w ith your ninefold harm ony
Ross Brow n, G resham , phone 2501.
and as th e re is no C alvary outside
m ade up fu ll co n so rt
of
hum
an
bosom
s,
th
e
re
a
re
no
To
th e angelic sym phony.
See the b arg a in s listed in the
—Jo h n Milton.
m angers aw ay from the tru e B eth
W an t Ads.
\
lehem w ithin us.
i — - . — -■ . — — —
Love is w ithin th is gift. All its
Ne mutter what kind
liny your accessor-
C h r iit m a i K a lc 'd o a c o p e t
colors a re dissolved and it$ su n
of n car you have or
ies, tires and tubes
light passes thro u g h th e prism into
HRISTMAS places n ka-
w h a t it« trouble
from us. Stundard
leiilosrope ki my band.
an abiding bow of prom ise a rc h
may be—we can re
makes, guaranteed
F an tastic designs of rare
ing our life's sky.—B. J. Hoodley
pair It. We know
i|uallty and Just as
coloring and exquisite form
engines and we ran
low priced as cheap
show themselves—p id u re s of
Johnny Was Right.
people, ami places, and epi
make them purr like
brands. Give us a
“M other,” cried little Mary, as
sodes — dream s unfulfilled
kitten«.
trial order and be
. . . persons whom I have
she rushed Into th e farm house th ey
convinced.
loved and lost pass be/ore
w ere visiting. "Jo h n n y w an ts the
me.
They all but speak.
listerin e. H e's Just cau g h t the
I seem to catch a distinctive
w ish th e ir friends
cu te st little black and w h ite a n i
note and a fam iliar ring of
and patro n s
m al, and he th in k s it's got h a li
laughter.
.
.
.
places
teeming with sweet memo
tosis."—Union Pacific Magazine.
ries and hallowed associa
.7 Merry Christmas
tions come, too, and are
Correct.
gone! . . . Ghosts of un
and a
She—"W hat do you th in k of th e
accomplished
desires, un
You will find in our stock of accessories just the present to please that motorist friend of yours.
new type of c a r th a t can be co n
Happy Prosperous
solved problem«, unattalned
Our stock includes cigar lighters, hand and automatic rain swipers, fire extinguishers, see-back mirrors,
verted for sleeping?”
goals, pass In review. . . . It
He— "It's the bunk."—Motor Age.
New Year
spot lights, etc., etc.
1« C h ristm as' Joyous In Its
present gladness, but thrice
tnd That*« That.
blessed In m em ories! A day t ’
Mr. Newlywed — "Y our salads
In which music. If but th e Jt
a in 't like my m other used to m ake.”
lau'.'liter of a child, Is ric!, r 9
G eo. II. L ew is A Non
Mrs. Newlywed— "W ell, your sa l
than royal feasts, and when • ’
ary
a
in
't
like
my
fa
th
e
r
used
to
Stages fo r G r»«h sm , T ro s tila l» ,
a tried friendship Is more J.t
Sandy sad P o rtlan d over P ow sll
m ake."—Judge.
h en rtw in g th in riclicst wine. . '
HAM LIN & HOSS. P rops.
G a ra g e P h o n e 2391
V a lle y , S nrtln a M a r aad Base l.la r
•j
W. I ' pennypackcr.
L
m ads.
Oregon Mountains
Invite Winter Sports
H A U L IN G /
Let Us Do It!
Fancher Truck Service
Phone Gresham 2x1
Try Our Automobile Repair Service
E X IT
Geo. H. Lewis
& Son
GAS- OIL—ACCESSORIES
n
Gresham
We'll begin to hear now that
I Uncle Sam ought to play Santa
Claus to the European nations.
l.'f t
• •
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W rs t« ra X s w -p s p r Cnlon . I t
G resh am , O regon
N ite P h o n e 1771