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HOOP RIVER GLACIER, THURSDAY. JANUARY 1, 1925
ot re«-
Mrs. Gee.
mberlin.
returned to Portland Bunday.
Mtos Mansi Wleden returned to
Bunday after having spent
and the intervening day»
parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.
Mtos Wtoden to with the
tonal Bank, ef Portland.
MT. and Mrs. Ernest Gramse, of
Ontario, motored here to spend
Christmas with Mr». Graeme's par­
ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Bowerman.
After a short stay Mr. Gramm re­
turned to Ontario, his wife remaining
for a longer stay.
New Year’s eve marked the 20th
wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mr»-
. W. P. Kemp. They were invited to
dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
G. E. Bowerman, then given a sur­
prise when a party of friends gath­
ered to assist them in celebrating the
occasl« Ion.
Miss Edna Plog returned to Mossy
Kock, Wash.. Sunday,
Mins Olga Plog and Mias Lola
Graff went to Portland Sunday to
attend the state Teacher’s Association
in session this week.
Mrs. A. E. Jakku went to Portland
Sunday to consult a specialist regard­
ing her eyes. She returned home
fitted with
witto glasses.
Mrs. Harold Cutler entertained her
mother and sisters Christmas.
L. A. E. Clark has been called
for the federal grand Jury and will
go to Portland Sunday to be in readi­
ness for duty Monday.
Bunday school night Wit! be held
Thursday, January 8. Hupper will be
served at 6.30 p. m. Program at 8
o’clock. Last Bunday school night
the attendance was the largest ever.
The estnmlttee in charge of supper to:
Mrs. Clayton Fletcher, Mrs. Andrew
Weinheimer and Miss Emily Fletcher.
Tlie program will be announced next
week.
Bunday atftool 10 a. m. next Bun­
day. Missionary opening service in
charge of Mrs. L. A. E. Clark At 11
o’clock regular morning service with
■erinon by Rev. W. 8. Gletoer. Junior
church 6.30 p. m. Epworth langue
7.1S p. m., Mrs. W. 8. Gleiser leader.
At 8 o'clock evening preaching service.
The junior church elected officers
last Bunday evening as follows: Pres­
ident, Addison McCoy; vice president,
Blanche Howard; secretary-treasurer,
Vera McCoy; sergeant at artns, Mal­
colm Howard; pianist, Beatrice How­
ard; superintendent. Rev. Gletoer.
Last six weeks the boys played
against the girls. This six weeks
there are two captains and two sides.
Cecil Forcier to one captain and Vera
McCqy the other. The boys lost last
time and are giving the girls a party.
The committee in charge to Addison
McCoy and Cecil Forcier. The leader
for next Bunday evening to Dorothy
McCoy. Time, 6.30.
The Ladles’ Aid society will meet
at the home of Mrs. Andrew Wein­
heimer Fridsy, tomorrow, afternoon
nt MO o’clock.
The Epworth League cabinet and
choir met at the Ferguson home
Wednesday evening.
PINE GROVE
School will open Monday, January
6. Parents are urged to keep chil­
dren who have
any indication of
cold at home, aa it is desired to be­
gin the new year without epidemics.
Mrs. Isaac Jeffries left last week
with her daughter, Mrs. Vara Sack­
ett, for Buffalo, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bird, of Hood
River, are making their home this
winter with their daughter, Mrs. E.
E. House. 1
Mm. Ada Mills and Mrs. Ethel
House entertained last Saturday with
a miscellaneous shower for Mias
Adah faraway. A large number of
gifts were put on a beautifully dec­
orated Christmas tree.
Mtos Virginia Miller to recovering
from an attack of scarlet fever. Mtos
Florence Clark will substitute tor
Mrs. Miller during the period of
quarantine.
Harry Roberts, who to attending
O. A. C., spent Christmas at borne
and returned last Monday. Kingsley
Roberts, who to attending tbe Capitol
Business College in Salem, was also
home for tbe holiday.
Social grange Saturday evening will
be in charge of Mrs. Joe Vannler,
who has a good program arranged.
You are urged to come early aa the
program will begin at 8 o’clock.
Ford’s orchestra will furnish music
for dancing from 9 until 12 o’clock.
A hot dog supper will be served in
the dining room.
Mrs. Sam Freeman left Sunday to
spend tbe remainder of the holidays
with ber son and daughter in Port­
land.
Maurice and Gordon Graff, who
■re both in Portland, spent Christmas
with their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bryan, who
have been in Sioux City, Ia„ for some
time, are expected this week to visit
their son. W. J. Bryan. They will
leave soon for California for the
remainder of the winter.
Mrs. H. J. Graff is
I entertaining
: .1____
her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Henry Graff, of
Kennewick, Wash.
The Aloha club will meet Wednes-
day of next week with Mrs. E. E.
House.
Sam Gilman, who has been ill for
the past year, died at his home Sat­
urday evening. The funeral was held
Monday afternoon at the Anderson
chapel and interment was in Pine
Grove cemetery. He is survived by
a wife and two sons. Delbert and
Wayne, and daughter, Enlah.
Mrs. V. Winchell left yesterday
morning for Washington, D. O.. be­
cause of the very serious illness of
her mother. Mrs. Grace Hansen is
coring for her family in her absence.
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BARRETT
Miss Blanche Easterly came up
from Timber Wednesday to spend her
vacation with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Itastcrly.
Mr. and Mrs. A- T. Linn were din­
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Barney
Christmas day.
Mtos Edna Phelps spent Christmas
With her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Phelps.
Mr». M Chaney and daughter, Tone,
■ad Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ross, of Tbe
Dalles, spent Christmas with their
parents, and grandparents, Mr. and
Mkis. John Griffith.
taodore Gervlas came up from
Hand to spend the holidays with
M fWps family.
Itorny Crapper spent the week end
with hto cousin, Harvey Orapper, In Portland by hto daughter, Jean, who
will spend a week with ber cousin,
town.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Crupper and chil­ Janet Mecklln.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kerr and
dren were diaper guests of Mr.
•.ttrnn, Arthur, of - Mood River, spent
< Crapper’s sister, Mr« Peart Parker,]
{Christmas day the guests of Mm Ida
in town. -
a
F. Everson and family.
Mtos Anelory Everson toft Bunday
DAK GROVE
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Jacobsen, of for Portland to spend a month.
Charlie Church and Alma Rogers
Walla Walla, spent tbe Christmas
vacation at the homes of their par­ were married recently.
Dave Blunenatetn and Blanche Au­
ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. McCurdy
bert were married at Elgin Batur-
and 0. Jacobsop.
Miss Lempl Hukari waa bom^ ft»r day, December 1A They came home
Tutsday and were treated to a cha­
the holidays.
Mrs. A. Boyd and ber daughter, rivari Christmas eve.
Arthur L. Kerr and Florence Ever­
Ethel, left last Motffiay for their
home in New Weetmlnster, N. B., son were marrte«i Bunday, Dwem-
Canada. They had been visiting Mrs. ber 28.
Who’s next?
Boyd’s brother, G. A. McCurdy.
A Happy New Year!
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson went to west­
ern Idaho for the Christmas holi­
days.
\
PARKDALE
Horn Bros., who are having quite
Mrs. Jack Gordon and children re­
a lot of sickness among tbelr horses, turned Wednemlay of last week from
called tbe chief veterinary for the
state, W. H. Lytle, last Monday. Dr. an extended visit in the east.
MiHicent Goodlander to spending
Lytle diagnosed the trouble as poison
from a weed called snake grass which the holiday season with her parents.
Patsy Hutchinson had the misfor­
seemed to be scattered through tbe
hay. He also took a sample of the tune to break her arm Friday of tost
grass to the veterinary school to be week.
analyzed and will report back when
W. Blake returned Monday after
he hears from it.
spending a few weeks in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rowling visited
J. D. Bmullin returned home last
at the Alex Hukari home during the week after spending some time in
holidays.
Portland.
The young people had a party at
CENTRAL VALE
Doggetts last Friday evening. Every­
This time we wish you all a Happy one there bad a fine time.
B. Hopper returned from Baker
New Year and a prosperous one.
School will be resumed Monday, last week.
Russell Curtis’ friends are sorry to
January S, after a vacation of a week
■nd a half. School closed Wodnes- bear that he to confined to hla home
day, December 24, with a short pro­ with scarlet fever,
gram attended by a few parents and
Mrs. Earl Shahan and ■on, Gordon,
left Friday for California to spend
a Christmas tree enjoyed by pupils.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Fletcher en­ the winter.
tertained k Christmas dinner party
Rev. W. L. Van Noys to visiting in
numbering 27. All the relatives in Parkdale this week.
the vicinity were present except Mr.
Stanley Barton and family have
■nd Mrs. F. E. Gilkeraon, who were moved into Mrs. Bbapan’s house for
kept home because the latter had the winter.
been quite sick with tonsilitis. Mr.
George Dowd returned home Mon-
■nd Mrs. R. W. Reynolds, who would day from a few days’ visit in Port­
otherwise have spent the day alone, land.
were included in the merrymaking.
Ralph Davies went to Hood River
Ths regular meeting night for the
Central Vale I*arent-Tea«-her Amtocla Monday to receive medical treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerhart Wertgen re-
tlon to January 5. A program has
been arranged with “Child Problems’’ turn«*d home from Portland last week.
G. Jenison and family returned
for the topic. It to hoped that a
Bunday from a trip in California.
large number will be present.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Sylvester en­
tertained a family bouse party from
Wednesday until Bunday. The guests
were Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Moss, Mtos
Olive Moss, of Portland, and Miss
Bernice Moes, of Hubbard. Miss Flor­
while waiting for the real work of the valley. There to much more that
ence Moss, from Hood River, was
some chosen profession, or It might could be said if time would permit.1
there Christmas day and Bunday.
following
la
an
address
that
The
be someone who was a perfect failure I have seen these schools ctfme from
Misses Olive and Bernice Moas are was delivered at the annual Hood in other lines of work but who had the most primitive of surroundings
■pending this week with their par­ River County Teachers’ Association a gbod store of unused muscles to until now they are quartered in the1
ents at Mosaacres and will return to meeting at the recent county institute back up his lack of success In teach­ most approved of modern school.
their school duties Sunday.
by Henry L. Howe);
ing, who would take up the duties of buildings.
I have seen our town
Fellow Teachers! I feel that I keeping school, not teaching, while school grow from the little one-room
The next regular meeting ef the
Mothers* club to January 8 at the have a perfect right to call you so, waiting for something more to bls, building to the several magnificent
although my school room day» ended liking.
home of Mrs. Earl Clark.
buildings we now have. I have seen
many years ago, I still feel that. In
In my own case I was as unpre­ the teaching staff advance from the
a way, my present work has many pared for teaching as it would be untrained, inexperienced teacher to
DEE
things that are of an instructive possible for anyone to be. One fore­ those especially trained for their
After 18 years of active duty, E. H. nature.
noon in early spring I was following work. I have seen our county school
Green, local superintendent of the
Your worthy county superintendent a long legged, long eared span of superintendents emerge from the law­
Oregon Lumber Company’s interests, in assigning to me the subject of tbe mules over a 40-acre field with no yer, doctor, farmer class to the ones
has decided to take a month's vaca­ “Rural Schools of Thirty Years Ago,” more intention of teaching school who have made teaching their pro­
tion. Mr. Green left Tuesday to visit was very modest as to the length of than I would have of taking a trip fession and the story might make a
a daughter in Donna, Tex He will time and when I called bls attention to the planet Mars, yet, before the book of considerable else.
visit other southern points before re­ to the fact that it was nearly 30 day had ended, on the advice of two
I will say in closing, that were it
turning. Mrs. Green accompanied him years ago since I suspended opera old friends whom I suspect of being possible to turn the hand on the dial
to Portland.
tlons as a school teacher and turned responsible for the situation offered, of the clock back to the time when I
Wednesday, December 24, Charles my activities to other matters, be I had made up my mind to apply for left the long eared mules In the
Church and Mias Alma Rogers, of made the excuse that he had been a summer term of school at a certain hands of a new driver and knowing
ML Hood, were married at the Chris­ used to dealing with tbe ladles who cross roads, my only qualifications what I do now, after all these years,
tian church parqopage in Hood River were somewhat particular when it being a fair knowledge of the three my choice of a profession would be
by Rev. W. O. Livingstone. Mrs. Mal­ came to dealing with the past in the K’s, Reading, 'ltithmetlc and "Kiting, as a teacher of the young. I know
colm Church and Wilbur Knsisto at­ term of years. He wished to be sure and being a fair speller. As to meth­ that there is not much chance of any
tended them. Thursday night about that he waa on the safe side, and he ods of teaching or other things re­ one in that profession travrting in
50 friends from here and Mt. Hood does not object even if I do add a quired of a teacher 1 had not the I the millionaire class but the satis­
gathered for a charivari and made matter of 10 or more years to the faintest conception. To this day it is i faction of knowing that you have sent
program. To those of you who are one of the unexplainable acts of my someone out from you better pre­
merry till an early hour.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Shannon enter- very parti<-ular aa to what age limit life as to why I went Into the teach­ pared to meet the problems of life
tained Mr. and Mrs. Luhr Jensen and you wish the public to know I would ing profession and remained in it for because of some of the things that he
has learned from you cannot be meas­
family and Mrs. J. N. Giesey at din say. an one who feels that he knowa, n«>arly a quarter of a century.
the age limit of mankind aa I now
In thorn- old days the main require­ ured by the gold standard. It to the
ner Christmas day. i
'
see life ahould not be counted in ment aside from the one of muscular one vocation in which that which you
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Parker and ! days, weeks months or years, but prowess was the obtaining of a cer­ give to returned to you Increased ac­
family spent the Christmas holiday each Individual should be judged by tificate to teach from the county cording to the measure in which it
with Mrs. Parker’s parents. Mr. and the spirit of youth which to the ac­ superintendent
who usually followed is given.
Mrs. J. E. Ford, at Klickitat, return­ tion that carries the duties of the some other occupation as a means of
ing Monday.
day to a successful termination. the earning a livelihood. My first super-:
MI m Lois McEwen, who to attend­ spirit that acknowledges no defeat intendent was an old farmer.
He
ing high school at Oregon City, 1« 1 and that ajtirlt which la not afraid to was above the ordinary In that he
home for the holiday season.
undertake the new and untried. They could both read and write and boast­
MI ni Edna Green entertained Miss i are the ones who will never be old. ed of living the owner of a very
Bernice F1 s « tjr at dinner In the gold I although their yesra may be counted small library. He asked a few ques­
room of the Multnomah hotel, Port- on the shady aide of three score tions anti 1 answered him to the best
(By State Master Geo. A. Palmiter
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, night.
Mr. Green years. To those who are complaining of my ability. I presume I spent as
land.
Batnrday
chaperoned the young ladles and ■nd fault finding, the day starts long as 30 minutes with the old gen- in National Grange Bulletin).
The grange in Oregon to in pros­
drove them home over the highway wrong and ends wrong, and to thoae tieman. He seemed satisfied with the
Runday. Misa Fiscus will spend the ' who stand with folded hands waiting showing made by me and wrote me a perous condition with a net gain of
for opportunity to drop aomething in­ certificate, charged me 82.50 for it over 1000 members for the year, while
week at the Greens.
25 subordinate granges, one Pomona
Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss Cutler and to the dish that to upside down, they and went back to hi% plowing and I and four Juveniles were organised
small daughter, Virginia Lee. are , are the old ones, yes, they are more went to the leading director for my from' January 25 to September 30;
spending the holidays with Mr. Cut- than «»Id although they have scarcely school.
reached their first 20 years. Th«*y
My connection with the Oregon four new and one' reorganised subor­
lertojgarents at Oregon City.
Itelong to the antique.
schools began with the year of 1880 dinates since that time, and the work
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Church were
This work has
In dealing with my subject I shall ■nd ended at the old Park Street still progressing.
with Mrs. Church’s parents at Mt., I take the liberty of turning hack the school In 1899, making in all 20 years largely been made powdble by tbe ap­
Hood over the week end.
curtain of time to aomething like 50 of school work la the Hood River pointment of two national grange
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mdkmmnn en­ years ago. to the time when bnt a schools, the moat iff which was in the deputies in Oregon for two months in
tertained Mr. and Mr«- J- R- Editor. lad of 18 summers I taught my first Barrett school. In 1880 there were the spring. Our financial condition to
Mr. and Mrs. R. fl. Hasletine, and term of public a«“hoo1. Perhaps you three school districts in Hood River Improving as the state grange baa
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Crenshaw and have read “The Hoosier School Mas­ valley. Two districts, Barrett and paid off one-half of its indebtedness
their families and J. E. Millar at ter”; if so you have a very good Frankton, on the west side, and the and hopes to reduce it another 81,000
Christmas dinner. The evening was description as to what sort of school Turner-Jackson school on the east before the end of the year. Such
granges as we have lost have resulted
■lient at cards and stories around the I had to deal with. Eggleston gives side.
a typi«-al example of what the major­
fireplace.
s
I taught my first term of school on from tbe fact that farming has been
J. E. Millar, Mr. and Mrs. N. E. ity of the rural schools were in thoae the east side in a little one-room so unprofitable that many farmers
Nelson and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mc­ daya. There were many “Flat ('reek shack locate«! near where the Lens have moved away, abandoning their
Cammon were Portland visitors just De«*atrlcta” and hut few Ralph Hart- station on the Mount Hood railroad land and no one has come to take
ftooks to teach them.
now to. Its most noted characteristic their places. -With high wagrt paid
lief ore Christmas.
Aa a rule the buildings were one- was ventilation. It was open to the for labor in other industries and with
J. R. Edgar was recently called to
Dallas by the death of an aged uncle. roomed log buildings or perhaps if elements above, below and on all more conveniences and pleasures in
tbe city, how is the drift of people
on the prairies of Kansas or Nebras­ sides.
____ The furnishings were such as
J. W. Edgar.
Gerald Cunliff, Eleanor Whitely. ka it might be a low squat building could be made from the material at from the farm to the city to be pre­
Edna Green, Lola McEwen and Izmlse of sod, all furnished much the same hand and would be noticeable for ita vented unless we can make farming
Edgar, all of whom attend school way with home made benches of flnlsh. For Instance the lid of the profitable? Our annual state grange
was very successful, while the
away from home, are home for the varied forma and sixes, blackboards teacher’s desk was hinged by leather session
so called because they were black, straps. And it was a very good desk lecturers gained much benefit from a
holidays. _______ ;________
conference of lecturers, as did home
nothing to compare with the smooth for its kind.
surfaced slate boards and patent
About this time the Barrett dis­ economics committees from a round
MOUNT HOOD
seats of today.
trict came into existence. It had the table session of those workers, Bev-
Mrs. Keltsie Devin was here from
It Is said that the teacher Is the distinction of being double boarded, eral grange picnics and fairs were
Portland to spend Christmas with her guiding spirit of the school room and making ventilation a little leas ex­ held and tbe work in general to pros­
husband.
the success or failure of the school tensive, seats all of one else made by perous and promising.
The Oregon state grange has con­
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Henderson and depends upon many things that a Grandpa Hodge, and if I remember
son. Adelbert, came up from Philo­ teacher, may or may not do. This rightly, Mrs. llenderson, mother of tinued to fight for the Income tax,
maintaining its reputation of more
math Wednetwlay to apend Christmas waa true In the rural a«*hoola of forty Professor “ L. F. Henderson
waa * among
*
‘
yeara ago. the teacher being an un­ the first teachers and through her than a score of years in the fight for
with W. T. Wyatt.
efforts a ■mall Mason A Hamlin or- a just system of taxation. The dairy
Joe Hess came from Portland Hat- known quantity.
In irtoat of the achoola there waa gan was purchased. Barrett school interests, tbe grange and other farm
unlay to spend a few days with F.
a aummer and winter term and very was then at
„ the head of the list as organisations have mrfde a fight to
B liras and family.
seldom did a teacher teach hla second th«“ best equipped school in the val­ save the anti-oleomargarine and filled
W. A. Langille was home from Ha term in the name school.
milk bill, which is up for popular ref­
There
lem to spend Christmas with his waa a continual ahiftlng of teachers, ley.Also about this time a band of pio­ erendum. and we are not only handi­
family.
each succeeding teacher going back neer residents, of whom the late E. L. capped for lack of finances, but the
Miss Alice Werth, of Portland, ar- over the same ground covered by hla Binltb was a moving spirit, formed a many will vote against the measure
her
r^ved Friday for a visit with
preiteceasor.
stock company and a two-room build­ through misunderstanding due to such
friend. Miss Florence Everson.
Oregon
The younger pupils were in the ing was constructed, the lower room complete misrepresentation.
Fred Harris entertained bls daugh­ majority in the summer schools which being used as a school room and the an<l Washington are the first two
ters from Beattie and Victoria, here ' waa nsnahylaught by aftme young u|>per one as a lodge room. The first states to try to take the dishonesty
for the Christmas season.
mins, it being an easy way to earn ■« bool on the west side, as far as 1 out of the manufacture and sale of
Mias Florence Everson came home i spending money while waiting for know, was on the Belmont road a oleomargarine and the manufacturers
from Portland Wednesday to spend some Prince ('harming to take her short distance from the west line of who are making enormous profits
the city limits, and waa abandoned from the business realise that if we
from the waiting list.
Christmas.
pass our measures other states will
for the building at rrankton.
The
winter
schools
were
the
ones
Roy Brown went to Portland last
follow suit, consequently they are
The
early
settlers
took
a
very
great
most
largely
attended.
The
farm
Monday to spend the holidays.
work was usually over and the older interest in the schools. In my own spending unlimited funds to defeat
Carroll A. Bishop went to Oregon i pupils were in attendance and aa In Hchooto Fridsy afternoon was a sort the farmers in this measure.
City Wednesday to spend Christmas the “Hoosier Bchool Master” l ttHLjof
The Oregon state grange expects to
if visitor's
viaitor's day in which some part
‘
with friends.
question of handling the worst boy
bo*, of the week’» work was reviewed for take an active jjffft In the session of
Dorothy Hlggan is making her in school by main muscular force waa the benefit of the visitors or an im­ the legislature due in January and
home with Mr. and Mrs. W. T. ■ the moat Important one In the minds promptu program given for entertain­ the granges are dim Iissfkg several
measures that will be presented at
Wyatt
of the school board., The teacher ment.
I have given you a brief outline of that session. We have requested that
W. A. Laagllto left Friday for Ba might he some lawyer or college atn-
lem. He was accompanied as far*as i dent striving tv> make ends meet the evolution of the rural schools of a legislative committee be appointed
RURAL SCHOOLS OF
FORTY YEARS AGO
GRANGE OF OR
SHOWS PROGRESS
r
in our granges, to help the state com-'
rnittee and to back up their efforts,
We have several new grange halls
this year, one of which was dedi-
cated in October and is valued at
86,000. Hevetal more are intending
to build this winter and more would
do so if they could finam-e them­
selves.
PROSPERITY SEEN
BUT WARNING GIVEN
(By Truman Butler, president of
Butler Banking Company).
It goes without aaytng that 1924
closed with figures more reassuring
than the most hopeful of us wonld
have foretold at the beginning of the
year.
The recent account of ’ the
largest sale M fruit ever made by the
Apple Growers Association, and the
statements of the local banks at the
«•lose of the year, reflect a condition
that is more than gratifying to every­
one in tbe valley.
There have iwen periods, in the last
25 yeara when ft* has been difficult
for an optimist to find good material
at hand. It was then we learned
that for the successive year the apple
crop would not return to the average
grower his cost of production. It was
then, too, we learned that instead of
an average crop of 100 cars of straw­
berries the valley had prtxluced but
24 carloads. It waa then that some
timid souls were predicting the elec­
tion of LaFollette and other ultra
conservatives were sure we had un­
dertaken more than we could handle
in the building of the -Hood River-
White Salmon bridge. Tbe Dawes
plan for improving European condi­
tions was not yet in operation and
with that much material at hand it
was easy to*find plenty of reasons
why ' we jEi’re entering the worst
period of depression we had ever
experienc'd.
Bo fast, however, does the wheel of
fortune turn, that at the close of the
year the veriest tyro of an optimist
finds himself with more material than
he can use.
My inclination to to wax eloquent
and show 57 reasons why we are
going into the greatest era of pros­
perity and development the valley has
ever known.
My sober second thought to to re­
solve. here and now, to keep at least
one foot on the ground nearly all the
time, and. harking back to 1910-12,
this will serve notice to the first Op-
to-the-minnte. wide awake yonng pub­
licity enthusiast who wants ns to
spend 87.000 for n multi-colored book­
let describing the wonders of Hood
River valley, that I will be among
thoae who want a loss elaborate pro­
gram.
I believe our prospects for the fu­
ture are excellent, bnt this is a time
for clear thinking, and the hard
knocks this community has taken will
have left their scars in vain If we
fall to use the experience we have
bad to guide ns into constructive,
reasonable paths of progress.
against making, similar ones during
the coming year. Our achievements
have been such that we are proud of
them. If you will pardon our boast-
fulness we will enumerate a few of
them:
s'
"
The cable plant within The town of
Goldendale, Wash., has been entirely
rebuilt. New cable has been put up
in the town of White Salmon, Wash.
A new pole line with sufficient cir­
cuits was constructed between White
Salmon and Underwood, Wash., so
that the Underwood exchange was
done away with. A large part of the
pole linen In the Trout Lake, valley
were replaced. New cable has been
put up In Parkdale so that we might
k«-ep pace with that community. Two
miles of new cable have been put up
in the Hood River exchange; a large
part of it along the Tucker road,
where the old cable had become an
extreme annoyance to both the com­
pany and its patrons.
With but very few exceptions every
demand for new service has been met
promptly. This last item is some­
times a thorough test of the com-
pany’s resourcefulness and demon­
strates its ability to serve. .
In addition to these betterments
this company has followed closely
throughout the year a reconstruction
program that is surely placing Its
plant in a better condition.
We are also proud of our 38 em­
ployes. A large proportion of them
have l>een with the company for
years. They are efficient and loyal,
both to the employer and to the
patron.
Through these employes we wish
you all a happy and successful New
Year.
Erects Win Lawsuit
A memorandum of decision from
Judge Wilson, of The Dalles, who re­
cently beard the case of the Apple
Growers Association vs. J. B. Freet,
West Hide grower, and Mrs. Freet,
denied a petition of the plaintiff co­
operative sal«*» agney for an injunc­
tion prohibiting the marketing of
their apples through any source other
than the association. The Association
alleged that Mr. Freet. who has a
membership contrAct with the cooper­
ative organisation,' had marketed fruit
front a West Hide tract through it
for the part several years and had
purchased supplies for this season’s
harvest. The defense, however, was
that the ranch was owned by the
wife, whose disposition of the fruit
could not be bound by the husband's
membership contract.
Capt. Wilbur represented the de­
fense. while Judge Derby was attor­
ney for the Association.
Organ Recital at Riverside
Hans Hoerlein will give an organ
recital of Christmas music at the
Riverside church next Sunday even­
ing under auspices of the Sunday
Evening club. The program will be
aa follows:
Aderfe Ft deles, introduction, varia­
tions, finale. Oake; Ths Shepherds,
Salome; March of the Magi Kings,
the sustained note being to represent
the stiir which guide«! the Msgl to
the manger where Christ was bom,
Dubois; Ancient Christmas Carols—
Christmas Carols, Guilmant; Nosl,
Dubois; Noel, d’Aquin; Noel
sals, a very old Scotch car
mont; A Rose Bursts Forth,
0
desch; O Du Froehlichs,
(By J. E. Smithson, Manager)
At the close of the year we usually Rhapsody on Old Carols, Lester. *
■pend some time in mental reflection
Sodatel Users Should Cash Cbecka
■nd pass over the outstanding events
of the year. Others with complicated
Notice has just been received from
business affairs take an actual count the Extension Service of the Oregon
of stock and prepare financial and Agricultural College to the effect that
statistical information to show a number of refund checks have not
whether or not the year has proven to been cashed by users of sodatol. A
be a successful one for them.
3O-day limit was placed on these
This to all of great value in plan­ checks st the time they were Isensd.
ning for the new year's work. Past The college, however, has no desire
mistakes cannot be entirely erased, to avoid payment and to quite anx­
but they may be guarded against. ious that all holders of these ‘ *
Past achievements and succeonea can­ cash same. Rend them to the
not be changed, hut a study of them ■ion Department, which will
makes for larger success in the fu­ in the
ture.
chocks
The Oregon-Washington Tetophone tlons.
Company, liter all individuals or busi­
ness enterprises, has made its mis­
takes and also has earned a fair
■mount of succeM during the year
just dosed. Our mistakes, we trust,
have not been too nw
We
acknowledge them and are guarding
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SHOWING PROGRESS