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>'i”ï HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THUR8DAY, JANUARY 10, 1924 FIRST NATIONAL BANK HOOD B1VBR. OREGON At close of business December 31, 1923 RESOURCES Loans and Discounts i.............. $ 534,027.43 I 100,000.00 Carefully selected cuetomer," no<M end Real Estate Mort- ■■saa. Bonds, Securities, Etc................. 108,597.84 24,740.94 Sdkool ant^^iunicipal Honda, United States Bonds.................. 168,862.50 The aafeat investment. / Federal Reserve Bank Stock,.. 3,600.00 Bank Building and Fixtures... 48,500.00 100,000.00 N om Carried at less thsn real value. z N om Borrowed Money Other Real Estate...................... 25,950.00 Cash and Exchange.................... ..^«1,263.12 Deposits Carried at leas that) real value. 166,466.29 Cash on hand and credit bal « ances with Federal Reserve Bank and Correspondents. __ Total. Total ..........$1.056,004.06 Cash Reserve................ ............. Legal Reserve Required.......... / Excess over legal requirement Statement of the Condition of the. $1,056,004.06 $166,466.29 43,68219 $122,784.00 If it isnt an Eastman it isn’t a Kodak Boiler Banking Company, of Hood River, Ore. at the close of business, December 31, 1923 $778,201.69 94,947.46 305,136.17 9,945.55 12,221.74 7,593.57 Kodaks Let us do your Developing and Finishing 33,160.09 169,676.35 KRESSE DRUG COMPANY $1,410,882.62 LIABILITIES $100,000.00 Capital Stock...'.;............................. 55,372.40 Surplus and Undivided Profits.... 1,054,395.13 *»■ Deposits Federal Reserve Bank Re-discounts .... 167,955.00 • • 33,160.09 Foreign Drafts Sold __________ $1,410,882.62 HERBERT HOOVER Member Federal Reserve System. Secretary of Commerce SAYS: /. G. Vogt A family that owns its home, takes a pride in it, maintains it better, gets more pleasure out of it, and has a more wholesom?, health ful and happy atmosphere in which to bring up children. The home owner has a constructive aim in life. He works harder outside his home; he spends his leisure more profitably; he and his family lead a finer life and enjoy more of the comforts and cultivating influences of our modem civilization. "A husband and wife who own their home are more apt to save. They have an interest in the ad vancement of a social system that permits the individual to store up the fruits of his labor. As direct taxpayers they take a more active part in local government “Above all, the love of home is one of the finest instinctsand the greatest of inspirations of our peo ple.” Word has been received already from our various manufacturing houses of Nationally Known Merchandise that we are to receive very soon Spring Clothing Hats and Shoes ♦ There will be lots of style The same reliable makes And reasonable In price. SCHOOL SUPPLIES Pencil. Pencil Tablets Ink Tablets Writing Fluid Fountain Pen Ink Waterman’s Ftain Pens Ink Eradicator EMRY LUMBER & FUEL CO Note Books I. P, Note Books Buddy Memo. Books Crayons Creyólas Prang Water Colors Etc. Plans, Ideas and Suggestions Squibb Products DAVIDSON HEADS BODY OF CANNE« JUDGE CASTNER HAS REACHED 78TB YEAR EIGHT CANDIDATES SEEK POSTOFFÏCE HOOD RIVER DRUG CO Phone 1551 CITY MAKES PARK OF THE WEATHER RESOURCES Loans and Discounts........................... Bonds and Warrants.......................... Savings Department Loans.............. Furniture and Fixtures...................... Banking Premises................................. Other Real Estate................................ Customer’s Liability Account Drafts Purchased ........ j ...................... Cash on Hand and in Reserve Banks succumbed at 3 p. Ok to an attack of pneumonia. Mr. Ferguson’s death was so sudden that many of his close friends of the city had not learned that he was ill. Mr. Ferguson, who formerly re aided at Astoria, where he was an in fluential business man for a number STATE CHAMBER ANNOUNCES PLANS of years, had been engaged in or $12,000 TENDERED ON NEW PLACE charding here for about 15 years. Effort Will Be Made to Secure a Tread He ownsd one of the finest homes of Plans Under Way for Pariag Streets Cao- the Odell section. Ha was known hb Toward Stabilizing Legislation a careful grower and was known aectiag With Ht| throughout the country in apple mar Tourist Business Invited keting circles. Sees Highway Mr. Ferguson is survived by his Leroy Childs, president of the Hood wife, former president of the Hood The city council has offered the «»w» River Chamber of Commerce, F. A. Hirer Woman’s club and well known of $12,090 to the Batchelder estate for Olmsted, Leslie Butler and Win. P. throughout the state in 8unday school a 37-acre tract at the west edge of the Allyn, secretary of the chamber, were circles. She was president of the city, on tlie Columbia River Highway, preseut at the annual meeting of the Hood River and Clatsop county Sun which, it la proposed, wlU, If pur Oregon ^tote Cbamlier of Commerce. day School associations for many chased. Is- developed into an automo From discussion at the meeting and years and la now a> member of the bile and municipal park and children’s with Manager Dudley of the Oregon executive committee of the Ori gon playground. The city asks that the association. A daughter, Miss1 , . . _ . — state chamber, It is very apparent that state e‘”"‘ existing ^’rP*jkln Hood Ulve£_will receive great benefit Martha Ferguson, graduate of Wil- ; rroin the program as outlined by the lamette university and member of tbe.^5 i^u,n2*nt at ?T’lna,*o“ ** .ff’TTh , i J"?® ?,tau‘. cfotnibi-r in cooperation with the faculty of the Mosier school., and a Lortland development fund. with interest at six per cent. Wash., survive. ■ «tote-wide legislative surrey to The city has voted to purchase from Funeral services for Mr. Ferguson determine by personal contact witn were conducted Bunday afternoon the federal government a surplus war business men and organization» from the Asbury Methodist church. truck, which will be utilised in street throughout Oregon what present laws Rev. W. 8. Gieiser, pastor of Odell rmproremeut work. The chassis of are harmful and what laws are needed Methodist church, officiating. Inter the truck will coat *600, and the coat will be launched during the coming ment followed at Idlewilde cemetery. of equipping it with a body win reach year by the state chamber. Suggested Ritualistic services of members of *200. in the report of A. 8. Dudley, execu The Dalles lodge of Elks were held. Tlie city, according to an announce tive manager of the state organiza Mr. Ferguson was a member of M the ment of the council Monday night, will tion, the survey was unanimously ap Astoria Elks lodge. make every effort this year to par* proved by the resolutions committee Mr. Ferguson, who was born at streets connecting with the Columbia and the general gathering,"' Salem, his father having crossisi H the River Highway at the cast and west Stabilization of the business of the plains in 1850, settling in Marlon euds of town. The council Instructed years old. He was an City Engineer Clark to confer with state, aud the elimination of "cure county, was all” legislative policy through tliex architect anti general builder and be the Ktate. Highway Otmmission and pointing out of sane, constructive fore purchasing his orchard here was endeavor to secure aid in paving ths measun s, is the purpose of the survey. connected with the firm of Ferguson street at the west edge of the. city. Following a personal survey of the A Houston in Astoria. Elev»n hundred feet of unpaved.street In addition to the survivors men - at thia section is bordered by property state, which will require some time, tioned above, Mr. Ferguson leaves the conclusions will be prepared in i that would be almost confiscated, were referendum form aud submitted to the five grand children, a sister, Mrs. J. the city to lay the paving through M. Griffin, of Astoria, and a brother, bank, agricultural au<l civhi organiza ■ assetunuent l*onds. F. W. Ferguson, of .Ran Diego, Calif. tions throughout the ztate. President of the Council Hershner C. C. Anderson directed the funeral. A resolution, asking .the inoreasing presided Monday night in the absence of the post road and forest road ap of Mayor PerIgo. T^e latter and Mrs. propriations to tlie 19211B22 basis was l’erigo left Tuesday morning on an extended tour. They will Journey by’ passed. The post road fund last year boat down the Pacific Coaet, through was cut from *100,000,000 to *75,000,- the Panama canal and then land to 000 and tlie forest appropriation, of Tlie worst hard lurk of the frigid New York City. Before returnin* which Oregon receives 40 per cent, was reduced from *10,0*0,000 to *0,500,000. neq»on happened to Howard 'Hollen home they will visit relatives and The Sinnott bill, providing for a na beck, young dairyman of the Frankton friends in Indiana and Oklahoma. tional park road program involving the district. Mr.-Hollenbeck visited a gar expenditure of *7,500,000 in three age in the city and had his radiator years, was approved. Under this leg filled with alcohol. He then drove to islation approximately *280,000 w6uld a neighboring country home for a social be provided for surfacing 58 miles of affair. leaving his machine outside in dirt road in Crater latke national park. the chill atmosphere, confident that all Other resolutions provided for re would be well when he was ready to questing congress to declare the Old depart. Oregon Trail a natluual highway; In A party of friends, however, hap- dorsed. the transportation act of 1920, I>ened along. They saw the unprotect and recommended that no congres ed machine and one of them comment sional action bi* taken to change it ', ed on the carel 'lcoaueos of young Hol- Tbey ended by carefully planned cooi>eration with the lending limbeck, r thinking rtp do railroads of the country in advertising draining the ra y turn. When Oregon; approved the establishment of their neighbor a lea vs for I os Angeles, Mr. Hollenbeck ft s and sponsofed a plan un Mt wt th» forestry service would exchango Um Charles Dehart, the night before of the American ber lands In the national forests for Other officers named at the Htriim of timber land along the state the first freeze, left hlif automobile Ing were: Vice president for Oregon, highways, to prevent the destruction parked at a curb on Ninth street. C. J. Cluar, Oregon Packing Co„ Pvrt- of the tree-lined roads, declared to be Water running doom the heavy grade land; vice president for Washington In the gutter in which the wheels one of the stnte’s great scenic assets. A. MacMillan, Pride A Co., Beilin** Outlining the irogram for 1924. Mr. stood, -froze over the wheels, and ham; secretary-treasurer, C. D. Min when he returned in the dark he was Dudley pointed to the need for co ton. Brownsville Canning Co„ Forest ordination between the community unable to start the car. An Investi Grove;, executive committee, B. B. gation showed that the wheels, form civic and commercial organizations, Manning, Ray Mailing Corporation, and outlined national publicity plans ing a dam. had caused the water to Portland; Mark Edward. Olyaipta to be operated in exjunction with freeze over the rima and lock the car Canning Co., Olympia, Wash., and the railroads and existing tourist fast. It was necessary to chop away Robert Burns Wilcox, Libby, McNeil the ice with an axe before the car A Libby, Tlie DaUes. agencies. Indorsement of land settlement could be removed. A banquet at the Multnomah hotel and marketing study was urged, and concluded the convention. "Jimmy’’ the establishment of a group plan of A new task jvas found for City Anderson, preaident of the National activity fof the chamber outlined. Traffic Officer MbrMson Saturday. A Cannera’ Association, was chief speak This plan, endorsed by the annual city ordinance provide» that property er. Other speakers at the banquet meeting, provides for the creation of owners must remove the snow from were ; Walter M. Pierce, governor organization service, publicity, legis their sidewalks. Ih many instances of Oregon ; Dr. E. F. Koh man, chem lative, research, agricultural, indus individuals await the action of a ist for the national association; Chea trial, resort and travel and mercan chinook wind. At the instance of ter G. Egbert, vice president of the tile bureaus within the state cbainlier, Mayor PerIgo, City Marshal Hart Associated Industries of Oregon, and chairmanship of each under a direc startl'd out Officer Morrison to warn C. C. Colt, vice president of the Flrat tor of the gronp. property owners that the law must be National Bank, of Portland. Tlie state development program of olteyed. Small boys and transient la- the Portland Chamtier of Commerce tMirers came into their inning. whs ontllned by W. D. B. J><sls<>n. general manager of that organization. The xero temporal urea of the past Paul B. McKee, general manager of week affected but »lightly the flight the California-Oregon Power Com Of automobile birds of pajMJd ohM pany of Medford, spoke on “The Htute the Columbia River Highway. w- Attitude.” R. II. Kipp, manager of ,,nse plate« from many "dd-wooteni the marketing department* of the states as well as those of Washing Judge and Mrs. G. R. Castner enter Portland chamtier, spoke on the ton, Oregon and Idaho have been seen tained memtiers of Canby Post, G. A. state’s marketing problems and Mr. on cars streaming along over the R., and their wives Monday afternoon, Brewer discussed the land-settleinenl «now-covered pavement. Sunday C. January 7, the occasion being Mr. situation. D. Simpson, who started from hoim , Castner’s 78th birthday anniversary. “Is the Tourist Business Worth Ida., passed through with his family, It was a surprise for the Judge, Mrs. While?” was the subject of two talks heailed for Vancouver, Wash. Castner managing to get up an excel by railroad men. William McMurray, “We have found the roads tine at lent dinner unbeknown to the Judge general passenger agent of the Union all points," said Mr. Rimpson. I and to invite the ilifferoit guests. An Pacific, and J. A. Ormandy, general would ask for no better highway than elaborate cake embellished with flags passenger agent of y>e Southern Pa tlie Columbia River Highway from and candles decorated the table, to cific, went Into detail on the volume Pendleton here.” which the comrades did full Justice, and character of tourist trade. The Monnt Hood Txx>p Highway as together with the other good eatables. “During the last year,” said Mr. far ns the orchard section of the Up Mrs. Castner had a hard time to Ormandy, “there visited Oregon from per Valley remained in excellent con keep tlie Judge out of the house Mon other states and foreign countries be dition and the traffic between here day while the dinner was tieing pre- tween 400,090 and 500.000 tourists. and the Upper Valley is heavier this pnred but woman’s strategy finally These tourists spent within the bor winter than during any former win prevailed. A phone message came ders of our state somewhere between ter. Trans-Columbia traffic, however- asking the Judge to meet a man at *15,000,000 and *18,000,000. Tlie tour was halted because.of an ice blockade the Chamber of Commerce rooms. He ist business, then, is one of the prin- on ferries. The river will romain has failed so far to find the man. His «•ipal basic industries of the state, and frozen for several days after a thaw comrades of Canby Post presehted the during 1924 it prolmbly will pass by a starts. Judge with a handsome Masonic em very generous margin the income re blem, n Knight’s Templar charm for turned to the state by such Important H. F. Fi Steubblng. Steubbing. who travela for » his watch gnnrd. Industrie« as dairy products and live Portland hardware flrm, making his The following were present: Mr. stock. headquarters here, had to make a trip Mrs. Jonathan Johnson. Mr. aud “The people of California and of to Goidendalo Monday. With ferries and Arizona and of Texas and of the here and at The Dalle» tied up by the Mrs. H. B. Leonard, Mr. and Mrs. 8. F. southern, middle and eastern states Ice ho was forced to go all the way to Blythe, James R. Cash, Mr. and Mrs. and of the eastern Canadian provinces Portland and double back over the R. F. Frasier, Mrs. J. M. Wood. Mrs. John A. Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. G. are turning their eyes more and more North Bunk railroad. II. Castner. toward the forest-covered mountains and valleys of Oregon, Washington The Hales department of the Apple aud British Columbia. The crowds of Growers Association was sadly ham tourists who visited Oregon and the pered the past week because of lack Pacific northwest last season are only of heat. Twice, the last time Tuesday, the vanguard of those other hordes of a plug blew out of the boiler in the tourists who arc to come in ever- Pythian building, shutting off the heat increasing nnmbers as the years go by. from the offices. Tuesday morning the “We are a favored people and ac offices were locked, while the officers Receipt of letters from th« United cording to the laws of economics are attempted to conduct their work at the States civil service to local citizen^ entitled to and will, without any par Davidson warehouse. A inquiring as to qualifications of ap ticular effort on our part, reap an plicants revealed last week that elktit ever-increasing harvest from tourist leads; candidates wish to succeed T. A. At last lit began to thaw Tuesday travel, yet if we are to know the full evening. It was a slow Reavis, whose term expires in early benefits of this most lucrative trade, afternoon'and and there was no Chinook wind February, as Hood River postmaster. It behooves ns to study it, foster it thnw, to turn the snow to slush snd water They are: Thomas F. Johnson, Jo- , •nd and anticli antlcipaje the future needs of and raise the streaina. A slow thaw seph W. Morton. Thomas R. Ri**6 .this great fasic Industry." ing process, according to Gordon G. Rov D. Smith, Geo. I. Slocum. Ira a Brown, la much better for the fruit Taylor, Mrs. Jeree Rodwell trees than the hasty thawing induced Charles E. Grave«. by a Chinook. Children’» Clinic PoatgMtod ■ The White Salmon ferry is still frown np. The Columbia, too, la be The clinic for children of pre-echool low the xero point, and it is thought •ge will bo postponed again this Thia community was shocked Fri thnt It will be several days after the month, according to day by the news of the sudden death Ice is gone before the ferry boats can public health nurse, of J. E. Ferguson, member of a prom make their way over the bar on the of measles makes U the clinic. inent pioneer family of Salem, who Hood River aide. LOCAL MEN CONDBNSBD BBPORT OF Ladies’ Rest Room J. E. FERGUSON IS PNEUMONIA VICTIM Rubber Stamps OFFICE I f t t 't. OÍA