Gresham outlook., May 08, 1928, Image 1

Blackface Comedians Will Raise the Roof at High School Gym Thursday Night, May 10.
Auspices Local Post American Legion
G resham O utlook
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GRESHAM. MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON.
VOL. 18, NO. 20
Raspberry Sales
Give Good Promise
' O rders for red rasp b e rrie s are
com iiig to the B erry G row ers P ack ­
ing com pany in a gratifying way
an d th e re is a prom ise of a m arket
a t a fair price for all th e berries
th at can be grow n in this vicinity,
according to inform ation given out
by tlie m anagem ent of the com pany.
In a r open le tte r to the grow ers
co n cern in g c u ltu ra l m ethods and
o ilier m a tte rs of in terest, D. E.
Tow le, m anager, says:
“T he tu rn of the season has come
a t last. Sum m er is here and 1928
rec alls the old riddle "W hy is the
y ear 1928 like a lum ber w agon?”
and th e answ er is "B ecause th e re
is no sp rin g in it.” So we find o u r­
selves loaded down w ith w ork th a t
wc w anted to do last m onth as well
as th e duties of th is m onth all rolled
in to one. I t the w eather should
ru n dry from now on, our yields of
b erries will depend on frequent
cu ltiv atio n s to kill th e weeds and
g ra ss as these enem ies sap the
m o isture and plant*food of the soil.
‘‘T he situation on sales is getting
b etter every day and it looks now
as though we can find a m a rk e t a t
a fair price for all th e b erries we
can grow, so it behooves you to get
busy and keep busy early and late
un til you get th e weeds and grass
out of the b erries and develop a
deep fine soil m ulch or dust b lanket
to hold th e m oisture.
If you are grow ing straw b e rrie s
you m ust act quick as th e dam age
of even one day's delay in killing
th e w eeds and stirrin g the soil
m eans a heavy loss. Use the s u r ­
face blade cu ltiv ato r blades for th is
w ork so as to not in ju re the stra w ­
b erry roots. In th e cane b erries
even if you have not over an acre
you should use a grap e hoe. P lease
call a t the can n ery or call by phone
and we will explain th e m erit of
th is useful tool w hich reduces the
hand w ork 75 per cent and h u rrie s
it up. We know now th a t we will
need all th e red ra sp b e rrie s we can
grow to fill our orders. A fter you
have hoed out and w orked the soil
back over the roots w ith th e disc,
tw o sections of the common h a r­
row is all th e tool you need for the
re s t of th e season but you should
use it often. Your m otto should
be h arrow , h arrow , harrow at least
once a week until h arv e st time,
‘‘We are receiving m ore rep o rts
of th e ravages of the root weevil
daily. H ave you ordered th e poison
b ait? If not, you should do so at
once as our supply is lim ited.
“P lease a rra n g e to m ake th e to u r
on S atu rd ay along w ith your neigh­
bors and we w ill show you th e ef­
fect of weevil on all kinds of berries
as w ell as the effect of different
c u ltu ra l m ethods th a t w ill he an
eye opener. B ring your lunch and
cup for the coffee w hich will be
fu rn ished free a t Sandy. We will
leave th e can n ery a t 9:30 sh arp
u n d er th e direction of County Agent
S. B. H all. Come and enjoy th e
day. We w ill go ra in or shine and
if it ra in s we have been invited to
lu n c h at th e Sandy grange hall so
h ere goes for a big day of b erry
field inspection on S aturday, May
12.
"T he receiving shed is full of field
c ra te s and the risk of fire is great.
We w an t th is space to hold the p re ­
h arv est m eeting in on S atu rd ay the
26th day of May so you should call
FOR STATE SENATE.
TUESDAYS
AND
FRIDAYS
$2.00 Per Year
TUESDAY. MAY 8, l»28
Electric Company Commended
for Extension of It’s Lines
E ditor of O utlook:—A fter m any 1 er. No w onder th a t he is so highly
m onths of w eary w aiting we are respected am ong th e farm ers of
about to be served by electric light M ultnom ah county with whom I
He has been
and power by th e P o rtlan d E lectric have com m ingled.
Pow er com pany. T his unit of ex ­ tried in th e crucible and not found
tension begins a t the in tersectio n of w anting as au executive of a g re a t
Cleveland avenue and th e Section corporation, as a citizen and as a
W hat m ore van any one
Line road, thence east about a mile, man
th en north on the Kane road about w ish?
I am about to close, but ere I do
a half mile. T he farm ers served
a re W. R. S chm ierer and his dairy, ! so. I am persuaded to give an ex ­
C asper F ran k . Mrs. J. Q. McClure, cerp t of an editorial from T he
Mr. G race for H. M urahata, Dewey Spokesm an-R eview , of Spokane.
Gibbs. Mr. A lbertson, R alph David­ Wash., p ertain in g to the electrifica­
son, Mr. Kuhn, M. V. W hetzel, Mrs. tion of the faim Among o th e r m a t­
Em m a H opper, H enry Weiss. R. te rs it said, "E lectrify th e farm s.
T reber, Jo h n C. M urphy, Rose City Upon It depend th e com fort an d
• N ursery, Mrs. C arrie Powell and contentm ent of the woman on the
farm . For if they be dissatisfied,
. C harles Rivers.
And so, o u r w ishes and hopes a re ! the farm er cannot succeed and th e
realized. T he chief o bstacle con­ i fam ily will not stay in the country.
fronting us has been w hether or Qn thousands of A m erican farm s
not th e com pany could see its way ■ th e re is a failu re to provide w ash ­
, clea r and could afford to finance ing, ironing, b u tte r m achines, fans,
th is extension. The sam e problem ! sm all h eaters. — stoves for the
!
has blocked m any ru ra l extensions homes run by electric power. T he
Herbert Gordon.
of
electric energy in many of the women need the help of labor-sav-
One of tlie m ost o u tstan d in g c a n ­
states.
The problem would have ' ing m achinery in th e ir w ork even
didates for the sta te sen ate on the
been
an
one had th e re been m ore th an men in theirs. They a re
republican ticket from M ultnom ah along said easy
ro
ad
s every 100 feet, a I the m others of th e farm ers and
county is H erb ert Gordon. To show
farm ers' wives of tom orrow . The
householder.
th a t the voters of th is d istric t rec­
cost and burden of m otherhood tax
Now. ru ra l com m unities, depen- th e ir vitality. T h eir in te rests a re
ognize his ability and have confi­
dence in his principles they have , dent for electric service as Oregon one, and th e wife should have every
elected him to th e sta te leg islatu re is upon p riv ate investm ent and m odern appliance in order to do
six consecutive term s, during four m anagem ent, m ust rely upon pub­ her p a rt of the w ork as easily, ef­
of w hich he served as ch airm an of lic reg u latio n for the availability ficiently aud happily as does th e
th e ways and m eans com m ittee. and adequacy of service,— for the husband."
JOHN C. MURPHY,
He was the au th o r of th e tax su ­ prevention of discrim ination,—for Rt. 2, G resham , Oregon.
pervision com m ission w hich has th e fairn ess of rates, and, in gen­
been helpful to th e tax p ay ers of eral, for th e realization of the GRESHAM GRANGE TO
this county for the past eight years. broad social benefits to be made
HEAR CANDIDATES
In 1917 he backed th e prohibition possible by g en eral electrification.
G resham gran g e will m eet in
leg islatu re which put Oregon in the T he la tte r is a public function.
dry colum n two years before the Now the law of Oregon has a u ­ reg u la r session next S aturday, May
thorized p riv ate co rp o ratio n s to ex­ 12. at 10:30 a. in. In view of the
nation w en^ dry.
The Oregon Voter says of Mr. ercise th is public function and de­ prim ary election on May 18, the
pend upon th e ir desire for gain as g ran g e invites th e voters of the
Gordon:
“H is views a re so conservative th e m ain sp rin g of en terp rise in com m unity to be present during
the lectu re hour, 2 to 3 p. m., to see
in c h a racter, and his judgm ent so fu rn ish in g electric service.
Yes, th e in d u stry is expanding and h ear a num ber of th e can d i­
dependable, th a t he is found co n ­
sistently suppo rtin g sound leg isla­ rapidly and m ust continue to do so d ates in sh o rt speeches giving the
tion and opposing freak bills and if the people are adequately served, reaso n s why they should be sup-
and larg er i ported. Tliis seem s necessary in
m easures th a t tam p er w ith well es­ n ecessitatin g large
tablished p ractices in th e ad m in is­ am ounts of cap ital to be invested order th a t citizens may vote in ­
in electric service. And w here is tellig en tly at the com ing election.
tratio n of the sta te 's affairs."
Mr. Gordon has been a resid en t th is new cap ital to come from ? An add ress on citizenship will he
of Oregon for 4(1 years. Has been Well, th e re m ust be sufficient p ro s­ given by F ran k H. H ilton, can d i­
a m em ber of the board of req u ests pect of gain to a ttra c t th is new date for nom ination for circu it
of the U niversity of O regon for the cap ital and to keep on a ttra c tin g it I judge, d ep artm en t No. 6, fourth
past eight years and belongs to during an era of expansion. Aside judicial d istrict. A violin solo will
various patrio tic, fra te rn a l, civic from any legal requirem ents, the be given by W anda Thom pson.
and business organizations. He is first p rin cip le of reg u latio n is to George Honey is lecturer.
in m aking his announcem ent Mr.
not one of th e p erennial office seek­ afford to investors such reasonable
ers but has solely the in te re sts of o p p o rtu n ity for a fair re tu rn on the Honey said th a t since th e in stitu ­
the sta te a t h ea rt ra th e r th an any investm ent as w ill continue to a t­ tion of th e gran g e society, Decem­
tra c t new cap ital. Thu Investor’s ber 4, 1867, it has been the custom
personal interest.
co n tro llin g m otive is in his p ro s­ to devote one hour of th e day's
m eeting to th e lectu re hour, w hich
and take home and sto re 20 or 30 pective re tu rn , not in th e m ethod of is essen tially the educationaly p e r­
for each ac re of straw b e rrie s, also com puting it.
And now It Is fitting th a t we who iod, open to the public. T he p ro ­
10 for each acre of logans and red
gram s a re varied, tim ely, e n te rta in ­
rasp b e rrie s to m ake room for the a re served say, "T h an k you.” ing and instructive.
F
ran
k
lin
T.
Griffith,
p
resid
en
t,
and
m eeting and reduce the fire risk.
th e en erg etic and faithful men who
Please do so."
Mr. and Mrs. .1. F. W hetstone have
assisted him in giving th is farm ing
moved from th e ir home on Hood
com
m
unity
light
and
pow
er,
A.
C.
Staples Optical Bus In Gresham.
avenue to a 15-acre farm one-half
T he large optical bus of the McMickin, F red erick L. B race, S. C. m ile w est of Boring on the highw ay
W
hite,
H.
P.
Vickery,
and
Ivan
S taples Optical com pany is in
leading to the F o ster road or Ore-
G resham , w here it will rem ain the Sw ift d istric t m anager a t G resh ­ I gon City. Tlie place has sm all
balance of this week. It is on Main am, are especially deserving of buildings, a fine o rch ard and vine­
stre e t opposite th e Outlook office. thanks.
Mr. Griffith has ever been m ost yard. The form er ow ner was A.
T his is a com plete office w ith w a it­
T utton. Mr. and Mrs. W hetstone
ing room. An ex p ert optician will sym pathetic and friendly w ith any a re
ren o v atin g
th e ir G resham
te st your eyes, re p a ir broken lenses p ro ject w hich has for its ends help pro p erty , which they have ren ted
and fit new ones scientifically to for th e farm er and th e upbuilding to Mr. and Mrs. D. H. VanDuzen
your eyes. P rices are reasonable. and g eneral developm ent of fa rm ­ for the p are n ts of Mr. Van Duzen,
The bus w ill be in Sandy th e first ing com m unities. Well he know s who are coining from Boise, Idaho,
th a t p ro sp erity w ith th e farm er
p a rt of n ext week.—Adv.
m ens p ro sp erity in all oth er lines to spend the sum m er. C aroline
In su ra n ce funds for farm loans. of business. And so I tak e It that W hetstone, who is a sophom ore in
No com m ission or brokerage. Very m any tim es he has strain ed points high school, will continue h er w ork
in favor of th e w elfare of th e farm - here, com ing to school by bus.
easy term s. B. W. T horne.—Adv.
DEATH BRINGS REI.EASE
I’O EMANUEL ANDERSON
SEEKS R E -E LE C TIO N
Hillsboro Veterans
Promise Big Show
At the close of a long life, well
rounded out w ith the best th a t life
affords, deuth cam e Sunday to r e ­
lieve th e sufferings of E m anuel
Extensive p reparatio n s a re going
A nderson of P leasan t Home, for 22
on for the A m erican Legion m la
y ears past a resident of G resham
strel show to be given T hursday
and vicinity. For several years
evening in the high school gym ­
past Mr. A nderson had been in fail­
nasium at Gresham . T he ca st of
ing health, due to carcinom a, and
c h a racters is made up of legion­
for the past nine w eeks his suffer­
naires of H illsboro Post No. 6 aud
ings have been intense.
will include some veterans who a re
Em anuel A nderson w as born in
as able to m ake tun for the m asses
Hnrgurtda p ariah , Sweden, Ju ly 1,
as they a re to tight for th eir coun­
1S19. He eante to Am erica in
try when need be.
March, 1969. and in A ugust of the
T here will he six com edians, six
sam e year to Bucklin, Missouri,
soloists, in terlocutors, an eight-
w here F eb ru ary 21, 1875, lie was
piece o rch e stra, a chorus of 50
joined in wedlock to Miss C hristina
voices, as well as a num ber of
Onsdorff. who, w ith six children,
special a rtis ts and acts. The boys
survives him. Mr. A nderson cam e
have been w orking hard for two
Io G resham in March, 1906, and
m onths on this program and feel
from th a t tim e on has been asso ­
th at they have a show th a t will ex­
ciated in various ways w ith e n te r­
cel any other of its kind ever p re ­
p rises w hich have m ade for civic
sented in th e county.
and religious b etterm en t.
The play was given at H illsboro
The deceased had been a m em ­
W ednesday and T hursday evenings
ber of th e Swedish L u th eran con­
and was a d istinct success. The
gregation at Bucklin from its o r­
S en ato r W. W. Banks,
th e ate r th e re has a seating capacity
ganization in 196!* un til he cam e to
If th e voter on May 18 when he of 1000 persons and was sold out
G resham , and since th en has be­
longed to the Saron L u th eran selects five republican sta te sena- I both nights. T he first night m any
ch u rch in Powell Valley, at all to rs from a field of eight could have were tu rn ed away.
The fea tu re num bers of th is s u ­
tim es a faith fu l and conscientious before him the p ictu re o í W. W
m em ber, ready to serve and do ev­ B anks show ing th a t sq u a re head 1 perb show include a boy soprano
and yodler, the w orld's cham pion
erything in liis pow er for the fu rth ­
erance of C hristianity.
He held and clean cu t, kindly face th ere sh arp sh o o ter and sniper, a baritone
various offices of responsibility in could he no question about his soloist, a m onologuist, an im itation
the ch u rch of his choice.
nom ination. But th e voter has even Scotch bagpiper, clog and tap d an c­
Mr. A nderson w as a m em ber of m ore to guide him (or h er) and ing, with several other specialties.
The local en tertain m en t com m it­
the hoard of d irec to rs of Em anuel
hospital from its o rganization in th a t is his splendid record as a tee co n sists of Ted Johnson, E rn est
191(1 until two y ears ago. when he sen ato r. Mr. B anks is a keen law ­ Brugger, C lark Akins. Mr. McCor­
was com pelled to resign on account yer of high ideals and a w ealth of m ack. H. A. BurneH and Ralph Dea-
of failing health. T he upbuilding j experience and profoundly in te r­ ville.
The proceeds of th e show will be
of th is in stitu tio n , of w hich P o rt­
land Is ju stly proud, lias been one ested in the laws from th e citizen's used to help pay for the A m erican
Legion's new home recently p u r­
ol th e fond projects w hich filled the standpoint.
chased on Powell street.
life of Mr. A nderson. He was one
Mr. Banks in a le tte r to th e O ut­
ol (he o rg an izers In 1910 and a look said w hat voters In eastern
IMPROVEMENT (L I B
m em ber of th e board of d irecto rs
for m any y ears of th e Bank of M ultnomah should well consider:
PLANS FULL PROGRAM
"I call your atten tio n to the fact
Gresham .
A full evening of en tertain m en t
Besides his widow, the deceased th at as a m em ber of th e sta te se n ­ and business, not to m ention a fine
is survived hv six children. Ju liu s ate I was very nctive in securing dinner, Is being announced for th e
E. of V ancouver, Wash., Mrs. Ellen
Base L ine Im provem ent club which
S andstedt of Chicago, Edw ard G. for tlie M ultnom ah county fair the will m eet Monday evening, May 14,
and C arl T. of P o rtlan d , Mrs. Eva legislation desired by your com-1 at Rockwood g range hall for its
P rice of Aloha, Oregon, and Mrs. inanity p articu la rly in reference to I reg u lar m eeting.
The dinner,
Em elle M. G. Lundliom of G resh ­ the m illage tax in su p p o rt of the which will be served by th e ladies
am.
Fourteen g ran d ch ild ren , a
of the grange, will be a t 6:30.
b ro th er, A lfred A nderson of B uck­ fair and I feel for th a t reason th a t
E n tertain m en t features w ill in ­
lin, n b ro th er In Sweden and oth er my candidacy is deserving of the clude a w histling solo by Miss A u­
relativ es, also survive.
Many su p p o rt of the people residing in g u sta H ahn, with piano accom pan­
friends join in the ex p ressio n s of
im ent by Miss Melba Handers, both
sym pathy to th e bereaved family. the ea ste rn p a rt of th e county."
teach ers in G resham Union high
Space does not p erm it us to tell school, and singing by th e Jacob-
F u n eral services in E nglish and
Swedish w ere held th is afternoon half of what m ight be said about son m ale q u arte t, already favorites
in the Saron L u th e ra n ch u rch , w ith Mr. Bunk’s p u b lic-sp irited n ess and w ith the club.
in term en t in Lincoln M emorial
T he m em bers of th e executive
P ark u n d er th e direction of th e civic activities. T he Oregon Voter board who w ere elected at the last
G ates F u n eral home.
The Itev. says th is about him as a law m aker: m eeting have m et and will have r e ­
Enoch Sandeen preached, assisted
“H is (B unk's) w ork in com m it- ports to m ake and com m ittees to
in the service by the Rev. C. G. lees was co n stru ctiv e and effect­ name.
B lom qutst and the Rev. A. M. Green
It is understood th a t the m eeting
of P o rtland. “ Rock of Ages” was ive; in d u strio u s; on the job, had date of the E ast G lisan S treet club
sung by Mrs. K. J. H agberg and his head w ith him ; word wus good; lias been changed so as to not con­
Miss M artha H agberg, w ith Mrs. other se n ato rs alw ays knew w here flict with th a t of th e Base Line club,
Enoch Sandeen a t th e organ. Dr. he stood aud th a t he would stand and th a t the G lisan stre e t boosters
> G. S tu re sang, “Face to F ace.”
will be p resen t on Monday evening.
Tlie ch u rc h choir ren d ered T en n y ­ rig h t th e re w ithout wobbling or Since th e problem s of the two o r­
son’s “C rossing th e B ar,” and a t leaning or sidestepping; an able ganizations a re very sim ilar, it Is
the grave, “N earer My God to and forcible m em ber who sp e cia l­ expected th a t th e exchange of Ideas
T hee." T he cask et w as covered ized in legislation rela tin g p rin ci­ will be m utually beneficial.
w ith a b lan k et of flowers, th e gift
of th e fam ily, w hile th e Ladies Aid, pally to M ultnomah county."
For Sale.
the congregation and o th er friends
C hurch building on North Rob­
CHA
KIN
co n trib u ted several b eautiful floral
erts, opposite E astm an Lum ber
T he ap p earan ce you desire, the yard. Te be rem oved from prem ­
pieces.
com
fort
you
dem
and.
Life
will
bo
The p allb ea re rs w ere F ra n k S taf­
ises. Bids received up to May 26
fenson, S. M. S taffanson, A ugust very different when you are su p ­ Mail bids to Evangelical church,
ported
com
fortably,
co
rrectly
by
Staffenson, Andrew R ydberg. A. W.
G resham , Ore., P. O. box 111.—Adv.
Charis. F or dem o n stratio n in the
A nderson and C. A. L indgren.
F or real estate loans see or call
privacy of your home, w rite Ada E.
R andall, box 26, G resham .—Adv.
B W. T h o rn e —Adv
Ads. add to your ad-vantage.
Many Candidates Present Their Qualifications and Invite the Thoughtful Consideration of Voters at Primary Election, May 18
Allan A. Bynon
Dorothy McCullough Lee
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATE
FOR
FOR
REPRESENTATIVE
»
State
Representative
“Earnest Effort for Sensible
Legislation”
Primaries May Is
P a id Adv.
M ultnomah County
Make HAL IIOSS your choice for
S ecre tary of S tate.
R epublican.
Primari»-.. May IS
Joint Representative Multnomah
& Clackamas Counties, 30th Dist.
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NORTH, W. C
M u 1 tnomah County
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NORTH, W. C
C lac kamaa County
P aid Adv. by P op ick for R ep re­
se n ta tiv e Club
J. o.
BAILEY
REPUBLICAN FOR
State Senator
SLOGAN: Experienced
Legialator — Fighting al­
ways for constructive and
against selfish and per­
nicious laws.
Paid Adv.
Paid Adv by Richard Deleh
M ultnom ah County
Young HuNineM Man of
experience anti good
judgm ent.
A dv.— By n o n -fo r-R ep resen ta tiv e
Club. H an over H eady. P resid en t
Legislature
FOR
State
Representative
"Clean governm ent; law s to
prom ote the p rosperity
and happiness of our
people.”
NORTH
Ed.
Popick
F. S. Pickering
C andidate for the
RE-ELECT
Thomas M.
Hurlburt
R«‘puhli4‘an N om ination
Your Sheriff
FOR
County
Commissioner
Of all “That’s Good’’,
Oregon has the Best.
LET’S GO!
Paid Advertisement
I stand on my rec­
ord. Public welfare
! first, always.
Republican Primaries
May 18
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