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ÎT ESD A Y , MAY 15, 192s UKESHAM LUSTED NEWS FROM MANY NEIGHBORHOODS CEDAR Mrs. A. C. A lthaus and daughter, Miss H elen A lthaus, w ere th e g u ests of th e fo rm er's p are n ts, Mr. an d Mrs. E. B. W illiam s from W ednesday u n til S atu rd ay on a trip th ro u g h th e W illam ette valley. T he m ain object of th e ja u n t w as a v isit du rin g study h o u rs to th e Oregon S tate college a t C orvallis and th e sta te u niversity a t Eugene. T he en tire trip w as a m ost enjoy ab le one. Miss A lthaus p lans to e n te r th e U niversity of Oregon next S eptem ber. T he laet m eeting for th e y ear of th e L usted P aren t-T each er asso- i ciation will be held F riday evening at 8 o’clock, preceding th e eighth g rad e g rad u atin g exercises. At the LYNCH A free clinic for ch ild ren under business m eeting to be held a t th a t school age w ill be held a t the tim e th e election of officers for the Lynch schoolhouse T h u rsd ay a f I com ing year w ill tak e place. Ice ternoon a t 1:30 o'clock, u n d er th e cream and cake w ill be served at auspices of th ^ P aren t-T ea ch e r a s th e close of th e program . Ladies sociation. F re e exam ination and are req u ested to bring cake. Mabel Brink has been selected to te sts will be m ade by, good doctors, n u rses and a s sista n ts, fu rn ish ed by rep rese n t th e L usted Sew ing club th e county h ea lth dep artm en t. a t th e sum m er school to be held at Mrs. F red W. Sm ith, w hose phone C orvallis in June. T he g irls are is SU nset 4842, w ill provide tr a n s now th ro u g h w ith th e ir w ork for portation for those who have no , the sum m er. Mrs. L illian Goger is J the leader for th is club. The m eans of conveyance. j m oney raised for sending the dele- A dvertising speeds up business. 1 gate to th e sum m er school has been j secured by th e aid of candy sales ' and silv er teas. Miss Mabel B aker, a stu d en t at the Oregon S tate N orm al, sp en t the week-end a t home. T he Cooking club g irls and boys, w ith th e ir leader, Mrs. E dith Bram, enjoyed a picnic F rid ay aftern o o n in th e L usted grove. T he m em bers of th e Top Notch Calf club a re p lan n in g a program for S atu rd ay evening, Ju n e 3, at the C ottrell schoolhouse. T he p ro ceeds will be used to help tak e th eir stock to th e sta te fair. T here are now 19 m em bers in th is club, live of whom are g irls. < years of service is only a starting point /» rB u iC K ” Skilled engineering and rugged construction make it the m ost durable o f m otor cars! Keep in mind when buying your new car, that more than three-quarters o f all the Buick cars produced in the last twenty-five years are still serving their owners. POWELL VALLEY T he la st m eeting for th e y ear of the Pow ell V alley P aren t-T each er association will be held F riday eve ning a t th e schoolhouse and will precede the g rad u a tin g exercises of the eighth grade pupils. All m em b ers a re asked to be present. The reg u la r m eeting of th e L u th er L eague will be held a t th e hom e of Mrs. O. F. Lind S atu rd ay evening. All m em bers are requested to be p resen t. Buick endures— Buick stays young— Buick stands up and gives its best over a longer period than any other car— because it is endowed with an extra-rugged double-drop frame — Buick’s world-famous Sealed Chassis and Triple- Sealed Engine— and the most nearly perfect oiling system ever developed — Y ou’ll prefer Buick because it leads in beauty and luxury: and you’ll prefer it, too, because it is the most durable o f cars— and therefore the most paying investment. AU Buick models have Lovejoy H ydraulic shock absorbers, fron t an d rear, as standard equipment S E D A N S $1195 to $1995 < < C O U P E S $1195 to $1850 SPO R T M O D ELS $1195 to $1525 A ll p r ic tt f . o. b. Flint, M ich., g i r t trtim rn l ta x to be a d Jed. 1 he G .M .A .C . fin an ce p lan , the m o tt den rable, u ava ila b le. Walter W. Metzger G resham T> FOR EVERY MOTOR CAR OUTLOOK, GRESHAM, ORISON 'FRANK E. ANDREW S FDR JOINT SENATOR THE PROPOSED PENINSULA BRIDGE at St. JOHNS Is Necessary to the Development of Portlands Great Industrial Section It's betw een A ndrew s and North for jo in t rep resen tativ e, M ultno m ah and C lackam as counties, on the republican ticket next Friday. F ra n k E. A ndrew s is really a P o rtlan d m an though he lives ju st acro ss th e line in Clackam as coun ty. He say s th a t in th e leg islatu re or any o th e r field of endeavor bis program is for the fu rth e r im prove m ent and expansion of ag ricu ltu re, for a m ore extensive and sound in d u stria l grow th, and for better m ark etin g facilities . Mr. A ndrew s is a d irecto r of the Cham ber of ■ Com merce and has been its president. He is stro n g ly indorsed by the Oregon City E n terp rise. The Oregon Voter gives a very carefu l an aly sis of the tw o men from whom th e voters w ill be called on to choose next Friday. It says: “T he men a re opposed in type, A ndrew s m aking decision prom ptly is definite and positive in attitu d e, w ith a knack of ta k in g hold of a situ atio n p erso n ally and firm ly: Colonel N orth, on th e o th er hand, is m ore cau tio u s in com m itting him self, relish es a position of in fluence r a th e r th an a task to exe cute, and m ore inclined to use his legislative w eight as an im pedi m ent to legislation th a t is obnox ious to him. th an to use It aggres- ively on behalf of other m easures. "A ndrew s is outspoken—to an ex tent th a t has tended to cre ate the im pression th a t his views a re su perficial and do not reflect m atu re thought. T his opinion does him an injustice. H is eager enthusiasm and ru stlin g energy push him fo r w ard—in word and action. He qualifies for th e jo in t re p re se n ta tive position th ro u g h p ro p erty ow n ersh ip in C lackam as county.” DAMASCUS Miss N ellie Reed, who has spent 20 years In A frica as a m issionary, Oregon City SALES AND SERVICE A STANDARD O IL PRODUCT will speak W ednesday evening at th e D am ascus F re e M ethodist church. Miss Reed w ill have w ith jA r E c o n o m ic a l T r a n ip o r la tia n h er m any of h er cu rio s, am ong w hich is the skin of a 25-foot python, a very d angerous snake of A frica. E veryone is co rd ially in vited to atten d . E lizabeth T re n ary of L ents spent th e w eek-end w ith Olive P reston. Miss P resto n planned to accom pany Miss T re n ary hom e for a few days. Miss T re n ary is a Junior at F ra n k lin high, P ortland. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bow erm an and d au g h ters Hazel, E thel and E velyn visited Sunday w ith Mr. B ow erm an’s bro th er, R. W. Bower- m an, who has been quite 111, at In gram Islan d , Oregon. D am ascus lost the p ractice game w ith C arver, 13-12. C a rv e r’s team w as m ade up of six H atto n s, two E ck a rts, and one Miller. T he D a m ascus team w as m ade up of A lbert H offm eister, Ja c k H am lin, A. E. Peake, V ayne S toll, Bill and Oren L ingle, Bill W eise, H erb ert Mulienhoff, and Sm ith. Mrs. Em m a H opper and son H ow ard of G resham attended the services a t the F re e M ethodist ch u rch Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. C hapm an of P o rtlan d visited a t th e D rake home Sunday. It has been announced th a t the program to be given a t th e Church of th e B reth ren on Sunday, May 20, Wherever the Bigger and Better o f genuine, long-lasting Duco has been postponed. T h e d ate will Chevrolet is driven, it is singled —they rival the costliest custom be announced later. out for attention and comment. creations . . . not only in b ril Mr. and Mrs. Simon H uddle have liance o f execution, but in a new 1927 Ford sedan. Its low-swung bodies are built T he Misses Lola and C lara Lingle richness and completeness of by Fisher, with all the mastery sp en t Sunday w ith th e ir paren ts, appointments as well. in design and craftsmanship for Mr. and Mrs. J. W. L ingle. Miss w h ic h th e F ish er nam e is L ola L ingle w orks in P o rtlan d In Truly, the Bigger and Better th e L a u re lh u rst d istric t and Miss famous. Beautifully beaded and Chevrolet is a car to be proud of C lara L ingle in th e Y. W. C. A. In paneled . . . stream-lined on a wherever you go. Visit our S eattle. wheelbase o f 107 inches . . . a car to be proud of wherever you go and finished in gorgeous colors show room today—and learn for yourself whatagreatcaritis! T h e Roadster or T o u rin g , . . $ 4 9 5 I he Coach $585 T h e C oupe.................................$ 5 9 5 T h e S e d a -............' . .................. $ 6 7 5 Convertible Sport Cabriolet . $ 6 9 5 The Im perial Landau............. $ 7 1 5 U tility T ru c k .........$495 (CheuM OMr) Light Delivery . . . . $375 Money Savers Men's blue work s h irts 69 ce n ts; d ress sh irts, co llars attach ed 98c; m en’s o v eralls $1 29; 36-lnch bath tow els 19c. tw o for 35c. Alys- w orth & M artin.—Adv. 'Chassis Only) FUEL A U p ric c i /. a. A. F lint, M ichigan Shearer Chevrolet Co. GRESHAM. OREGON Q U A L IT Y AT L O_W WOOD of all kinds COAL, best grades BRIQUETS, Diamond We are ready to ta k e storage o rd ers at sum m er prices. PROMPT SERVICE CO ST PAU8 FIVE Gresham Fuel Co. Office I Si I Pboaee Res. t i l At p reseu t in th a t d istric t th e re a re in d u stries valued at betw een $40,000.000 and $50,- 000,000 w ith a m onthly payroll of m ore th a n $1,000,000. D evelopm ent of th is are a would m ean m ore factories, m ore w ork, m ore p ay ro lls and m ore m oney d istrib u ted throughout P o rtland. No tax b u rd en —th e in crease would be but a scan t 54 m ill p er $1 assessed valuation. T he average hom e ow ner In P o rtlan d pays less th an $50 a y ear on his home. This m eans th a t his tax in crease for th e bridge would be less th an 50 cents. E xpense of o p eratin g the p rese n t ferry , about $80,000 a year, would be elim inated, fu rth e r reducing th e cost to th e taxpayer. D evelopm ent of th is g re a t a re a would bring in new tax ab le p roperty sufficient to m ore th a n pay for th e bridge. T he $4,260,000 asked for in th e bond m easu re covers ev ery th in g —co n stru ctio n, engineer ing, approaches, rights-of-w ay, etc. T h ere will be no call for m ore money. A vote for th e bridge w ill be a vote for a g re a te r and m ore pro sp ero u s P ortland. will be a profitable investm ent. Vote It 12 X For the Bonds Primary Election May 18, 1928 (P a id adv. by P rn inH u la B ridge C o m m ittee ) ROCKWOOD Mr. and Mrs. Axel W allin e n te r tained Mrs. S. L. Johnson and Miss Mildred Johnson a t d in n er S a tu r day evening. L ater some friends called to spend th e evening. Among those p resen t w ere Mr. and Mrs. Mertz of P o rtlan d and dau g h ter, Mrs. P a rk e r, of Chicago. T he Rockwood ball team beat Lynch Sunday, 18 to 7. The sto rk lias been busy around Rockwood p resen tin g Mr. and Mrs. Reeves (nee F ran ces G rim shaw ) w ith tw in boys, Mr. and Mrs. O scar W alin, of G resham , form er Rock wood resid en ts, w ith a girl. Over 50 m em bers of the R ock wood g ran g e and th e ir friends gath ered at th e home of Dr. and Mrs. C. L. H aynes la st T uesday for a p arty . Mrs. Maude L andes gave a piano solo, Mrs. I) ,K. Young sang, and Mrs. J. B. Sm ith w histled and sang a t th e sam e tim e, which was considered very u n u su al by those p resen t. Mrs. W atson told the fortune of th e en tire com pany. Two stu n ts w ere introduced the first th a t of m aking a p ictu re on cardboard w ith gum for w hich first prize w ent to Mrs. George T hom p son. In the second a crep e paper dressing contest, Mrs. C ,L. Iiuynes ju d g ed the best dressed model, and Mr. Leady won second prize. Lunch was served a t m idnight. Portland’s Electrical Shopping Center The Portland Electric Power Company’s Home The Electric Building At Broadway and Alder Streets Is In the very heart of the huNlneNH (llHtrlct. The Electric Store on the F irst Floor is Portland's Electrical Shopping Center. W ithin one to three blocks of nearly all the principal stores, shops, hotels, banks, restaurants and theaters. Street cars right to the door from every part of the city, for single fare and tra n s fer. Principal railway ticket offices, and Inter- urban railw ays and stage term inals easily accessible. The te ac h ers of Rockwood school en tertain ed th e m o th ers of the dis tric t on F rid a y afternoon, w ith a very enjoyable M others' Day p ro g ram . Mrs .Altm an read a poem of w el come which she had w ritten in which every m other was nam ed, In WLCCTTUÇ BLeCTW C $ u < alphabetical o rder. Thp children of g rades th re e and four executed a very n eat drill to the m usic of The Tin Pan P arad e and then sang the song. T he boys of th e four u pper g rad es san g “W onderful M other of M ine” and d istrib u ted flowers to ail th e m others. The g irls of th e seventh and eighth g rades recited poem s in p raise of ANNUAL TANKHEATER SALE m other. L ucille A yres recited a poem en titled “ When F a th e r S ta rts to Shave." Mrs. D onald M ulcare sang "L ittle M other O' Mine.” A very unique display greeted the g u ests on th e ir a rriv a l, th e b lack board being covered w ith pictures B alance 50c a w eek w ith gas bill of all th e m o th ers present. As this had been done w ithout th e ir know l edge and as som e of the p ictu res had been tak en m any m oons ago, the resu lt w as su rp risin g and very hum orous. The Rockwood P aren t-T each er Slzlli A Salm on HK. 7611 association will hold a Daddy's Day program in th e school F rid ay eve Staples Optical Has In Saudy. ning, May 18. Ail th e daddys of the i and Mrs. Alonzo R adford and chil- i 'Iren, F ra n k B lackburn, Mr. and The la rg e optical bus of the d istric t are urged to come. V aughn McCann has enlisted In Mrs. Joe i ’aldo, W illiam Caido, I S taples O ptical com pany la in Sandy W ednesday and T hursday, th e United S tates navy. He is a Mrs. 8. B. Splaw n, Mr. and Mrs. I May 16 and 17. T his is a com plete m em ber of the p resen t year g ra d u ' Ray W ilkenson and Mr. and Mrs. office w ith w aiting room. An ex p ert optician will te st your eyes, atin g class of G resham Union high H arvey W atkina. Ray W atkins w as hom e from rep a ir broken lenses and fit new school. Scappoose Sunday for a v isit w ith ones scientifically to your eyes. P rices a re reaso n ab le.—Adv. th e hom e folks. SANDY BLUFF Mr. and Mrs. Ja ck M antor of Buick Bargain. J. H. W eeks of th e L usted d is P o rtlan d visited w ith th e C. J. W il 23-45 S p o rt T ouring, fully equip tric t w as given a happy b irthday su rp rise Sunday. T hose p a rtic ip a t kenson fam ily over the week-end. ped and g u aranteed. $350. W W. Metzger or W illiam Booth, Oreeh* ing in the b irth d ay d inner w ere Mr. New things under "Claeelfled." am, phone 1801.—Adv. PORTLAND COMPANY Portland Gas & Coke Co.