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VOL. XXXVIII HOOD RIVER. OREGON. THURSDAY. MARCH 31. 1927 FIRST NATIONAL BANK HOOD RIVER, OREGON RESOURCES . Cash on Hand and Due from Banka__ Bonds andi Securities^___ _____________ Loans and Discounts*__________________ Bank Building and Fixti ires .. L ... Other Real Estate____________________ * 249,920.54 265,483.40 526,678.08 50,072.50 3,500.00 We invite you to see and hear the new automatic ¿yictrol a 11,095,654.52 LIABILITIES Deposits __ _______ Capital Stock _ __ Earned Surplus___ Undivided* Profits _ Reserved for Taxes and Interest____ $ t 948,863.16 100,000.00 30,000.00 8,141.36 8,650.00 The Victrola that changes its own 11,095,654.52 Deposits March 23, 1927_ Deposits March 23, 1926... Gain over one year ago $ 948,863.16 874,066.56 $ 74,796.60 /jpASTING reflections is some* KUthing that only a mirror can do. When you wear the suit we’ve dry cleaned for you, even the mirror can re* fleet nothing but credit upon you. 7 z Statement of the Condition of the Bader Banking Company, o( Hood River, Ore. at the close of business, Mar. 23, 1927 1 g,’ RESOURCES Loans and Discounts........................ $760,364.21 Bonds and Warrants....................... 88,192.85 205,151.05 SavingB Department Loans........... Federal Reserve Bank Stock........... 5,250.00 18,000.00 Furniture and Fixtures.... ........... 86,000.00 Banking Premises........................... 19,300.00 Other Real Estate ........................... 209,231.49 Cash on Hand and in Reserve Banks Total $1,391,489.60 LIABILITIES Capital Stock.......................... Surplus and Undivided Profits Deposits .................... Federal Reserve Bank Foreign Drafts Sold... Total [CZJOCOl MEYER «L SMITH CITY TAILORS—SHOE REPAIRERS WE CALL AND DELIVKB $125,000.00 65,328.58 1,081,718.25 53,291.32 66,151.45 $1,391,489.60 e Syrtem Quality Nursery Stock NO FROZEN OR FROSTED STOCK * < All varieties,of Apples, Pears, Cherries, Peaches, Prunes, Plums, Apricots, Walnuts Roses and Ornamentals. F. A. MASSEE Crushed Rock Remember the delay in street paving, in Hood River, on account of delayed shipments of rock from Portland? Well, it won’t happen again, for we have opened up a Quarry and erected an up to date Rock Crushing Plant with rock enough in sight for many years. Blue Basalt of approved Quality by the State Highway Department. The plant is installed so that itcan be normally operated and it gives a much needed pay-roll to Hood River. Competition is the life of trade. When you are in need of Crushed Rock for Concrete or Road Material remember there is nothing better for this purpose, and get our figures. One yard or a thous and, we can furnish it We supplied the material for the new Hood River High School. LICENSED NURSERYMAN J. H. KOBERQ Phone 4533 CUFFS DU-O-LAC AUTO LACQUER Now located with Bert Head on Cascade ▲venue? Come in and let us show you the most durable and economical auto mobile finish. ▲ wide range of colors. Brush or gun application. % Clifford C. Porter -■ 1 Hood River, Ore. GROWTH This firm started shipping in a small way in 1916, with Wm. S. Duckwall selling the fruit in the East. Our growth and the volume of our shipments have been gradual but steady. From a few cars sent to one market, we are now shipping to all parts of the United States, and to a number of foreign countries. Our brand is known in these mar kets, and our Trade Mark registered. This business is generally done direct, and this system tends each year to increase volume handled in this way, as the result of sav ings effected by buyers in distant markets. We are buying for cash. Are you interested? We are prepared to furnish necessary supplies till harvest buy for cash before picking time. 1 DUCKWALL BROS. E. A. ▲. FRANZ BUILDING Phone 3531 GROWERS START SPRING WORK ACTIVITY NOTED THROUGH VALLEY Orduu-difita are Applying Early Spriyi Many Naw Strawberry Trade Being Planted Tbb Year theatrical success of their productions by the length of their runs on Broadway, he Intends to measure his production by its success in a rural city. Hla conten tion is that the rural city 1« the back bone of America, and Hood River be ing the beat known rural city In the world, he therefore concludes that llood River la the upper extremity of that backbone and is In a position to set the standards ft>r the rest of the country. The standards of mors la and ethics of tha rural city to different from that of Broadway, and Broadway la only a blemish or bump that la mis taken for a head. At any rate he haa the courage of bto convictions and to giving hla pre-view in Hood River. Mias Ix>rralne Keeton, of Seattle, la the leading lady and will make a per nona 1 appearance at the time of the showing of “Above the Clouds" In Hood River. Margaret Kissinger, of the Rainbow Fruit Farm, who 1a a niece of Mr. Reece, also appears In the picture and will greet the audience from the stage at the Rialto theatre April 13-14. The busy season for fruitgrower« la on in the mid-Cotambia. Spring broke with a suddenness the past week, and orehardists In all sections are busier than since last fall, when the harvest of the record apple crop was on. Development of leaf buds of apple trees has lieen decidedly rapid the past week. In some of the more protected sections of the valley, the gmvn of the buds is already appearing. Applications of sprays are being made in nearly all sections this week. Growers are using lime-sulphur to con trol San Jose scale and other insects. In many Instances, growers are making use of oil Bordeaux sprays. While it is still too early to make predictions on the 1927 apple tonnage, the crop will be far short of last sea With J. Fred Adams, formerly of the son. Two heavy yields do not follow Olympic hotel, Seattle, aa manager, the in succession. Conservative growers Columbia Gorge hotel will open for •nd shippers are prone to place the the season next Saturday, If arrange 1927 apple crop around 3,000 cars. No ments now under way are completed. damage resulted to apple fruit spurs Such word waa received here Monday last January, when sub-aero tempera from Charles E. Kiefher, ef Los An tures were experienced here. Some in geles, Calif., who now controls the tour jury, however, was suffered by pears ist hostelry. “Mr. Adams haa been in the hotel and cherries. It will probably not be heavy enough, it la thought, to have busineM for about 18 yearn,” Mr. Kief any effects on the season's yield. The ner write«, "and haa worked at hotels freese was severe enough to practically such as the Brown Palace, of Denver; wipe out the peach crop for the season. the Palece, in Ban Francisco, and the I’each trees are blooming only in pro St. Catherine on Catalina Island. “We have had many Inquiries In re tected areas. Growers of the Upper Valley, in gard to the hotel and at thin time have Klickitat and Skamania county sec many reservations for various occa tions, are busy setting a new acreage sion«, tourist parties and conventions. "I «lnwrely trust that we may again of strawberries. The keen demand for this fruit by canners, the profitable re thin year enjoy the cooperation of the turns of the past several years, coupled people of Hood River, as we feel that with the discovery of the poison bait this property is of direct Interest to for control of root weevil has stimu your prosperity as well aa our own. It lated berry growing to an extent not 1 h something which is a credit to your community and brings many people to observed In 10 years. Many growers are resetting young Hood River.” pear orchards, where mortality was heavy from heavy freeaing, and nu merous new small blocks of cherries are being planted. COLUMBIA GORGE TO OPEN NEXT SATURDAY MdSAAC TO REPORT AT SATURDAY MEET R. J. Mclaaac, president of th’e Apple Growers Association. juat l*ck from a tour of the British Isles and continent al Europe, said he found apples of good quality in keen demand, at good price«, tn the foreign markets. Mr. Mctoaae, who was accompanied by hie wife, toured the chief foreign distributing cities, investigating fruit markets for the <sioperative. He will make a com prehensive report Saturday at the an nual meeting of the aaaoctotion. “Hood River fruit, I find,” raid Mr. Mclaaac, "to well handled abroad. "Apples, however, thia year, as a result of the delays in harvest last year and for various other causes, have not held up welt Good apples In the European markets are bringing good money. The Newtown, becaiiHe all defects, such as bruising, are immediately apparent, have suffered worse tiian red apples. Still the Newtown is the staple apple of the United Kingdom and Denmark. It to fast growing in favor in the Ger man markets. The Newtown the past several weeks. In spite of the fact that it shows every bruise and defect im mediately, has been bringing better prices than any other apple in the chief export inarketa.” A. J. Miller, East Side grower, who ha« been representing the association in the southern states, ba« juat re turned borne. He will make a report Saturday at the annual meeting. Directors will be named Saturday from the following nominees: R. J. Mcl«aac, J. H. Mohr. Arvo Hukari, M. O. Downing, D. L. Pierson, C. King Benton, W. R. Collie, R. A. Collins, G. B. Marsh, and C. E. Coppie, all memlH-rs of the old board; and A. J. Graff, Geo. T. Galligan. M. A. Udellua, George Hhepfiard, and Hprvey E. Jones. The association will also vote on re ducing its directorate from 11 to 7. YAKIMA FOLK TAKE OVER THE WAUKOMA Mr. and Mrs Guy Painter, of Yak ima, have leased the Hotel Waucoma property here and will aaaume charge tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. Painter are experienced in the hotel business. They built the Commercial hotel, of Grand view, Wash., which they operated for 10 years. • Mr. Painter announced that he will continue the present staff of the hotel. K. D. Peterson will remain as day clerk, and O. J. Johnson will continue to greet guests at night. “Mrs. Painter and I want to get acquainted with the Hood River folk just as fast as we can,” said Mr. Painter yesterday. “We want to be come active citisena of your commu nity. We wish to assure you that the Waukoma hotel will be made a place where you and your friends are always welcome, and we will try to maintain a scrvlf* that you will like. We hope soon to be greeting motor tourists, who we believe will be passing through over the Columbia river and Mount Hood loop highways in unprecedented numbers.” Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Russell, who have been operating the hotel for a number of years, have not announced their future plans. HOOD RIVER MAY SET MOVY STANDARD “Above the Cloud«,” a motion picture coming to the Rialto, will have Its first apprarsnce In Hood River. Walter Reece, the producer-director, haa novel. Individual and revolutionary Ideas about motion picture exploitation. He states thgt as It la a custom with CASCADE AVENUE FOLK PAINTING UP The garages and service stations of Cascade avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets have won comidlmenta the past week by their work of Im provement Buildings have been paint ed by the Cascade garage, M. L. Beck, proprietor, and the Bert Head Motor Co. Mr. Head has constructed an attra» five fence around hto used car depafb- m« nt. ami plana are now uuder----- a new fence around th» auto t wnfiking _____ department. Clint . Mooney, formerly of th» Heights, haa joined Mr. Head and to hl charge of the «hop of the motor com- pany. Clifford Porter, too, baa second quarter« in the Head building and to operating a jmintiug aervice there. MR. CASE’S RECITAL WINS APPROBATION The recital given at Riverside church last Hat unlay night by Albert T. Cane, known throughout ths mid- Columbla for hla deep, rich baas voice, won the plaudits of folk from every section. A presentation of a part of the opera “Faust" was a feature of the recital. George W. Smith, the city’s sweet ten<»r, rang Faust with Mr. .Case. The continued development of his musical talent is a bobby with Mr. Cane, who is a West Bide orchardlst. He baa been lilieral in giving of his talent for the stimulation of public and civic meetings. Ml«« Sarah Abbey Howes was the acconipaniHt at the recital of last Sat urday night. GALLIGAN HEADS NURSERYMAN’S CLUB H. 8. Galligan, pioneer East Side nurseryman, was elected president last week of the newly organixed Hood River County Nurseryman’s club. Other officers are: August Guignsrd, vice- president, and F. A. Mas**, secretary. The new club proposes to standardise the grades of nursery stock. Leroy Childs and Gordon G. Brown, respec tively director snd horticulturist of the Hood River experiment station, were named honorary members “We plan on keeping in close touch with experimental station authorities and others who are In position to aid us,” said Mr. Galligan. “In order that we may be better posted on what varie ties to propagate." — h — The baseball season will open with a bang here Sunday afternoon, when the Hood River team will play the first mid Columbia league game with Gold- endale, Wash. Mayor James Strana han will pitch the first ball. Fans are showing a greater Interest than lor many yean. Bualneaa folk are backing the team, which will be strictly amateur. Not a cent, accord ing to David Hall, secretary of the dub, will be paid a player this season. On Sunday the Knights of Pythias band will be present at the diamond for a concert. The ball club is seeking the support of churches. Season tickets have been forwarded all mlnisten of the city, who have been asked to lend their sup port in freeing all games from rowdy ism Richard Garber, coach of Hood River high school athletic teams, will catch for the locals this year. He was an Oregon Agricultural College star. Thomas Scott, former University of Washington vanity pitcher, will oc cupy the box for the locals. The tentative line-up for the wet of the team is: Jeff Bell, first base; Don Tameon, second base; Bud Cooper, shortstop; Stub Anderson, third base; Jake Bcnsel, left field; Charles De Hart, center field, and Art Oyler, right field. The teem has been strengthened by coaching of F. R. Adams, former Kan sas City league player, who will direct the playing of the aggregation through- oat the season. GARDEN CLUR SEEKS HARDY LOCAL SHRUBS In an effort to determine for the benefit of its members what shrubs hfive proven hardy in Hood River, the local garden club will submit the ques tion at the next meetiug, which will be held Monday, April 11. Many shrubs which survive the milder winters of Portland have been unable to with stand Hood River’s climate and «x- penalve looses have, in some cases, re sulted. All club memtiers will be asked to write down and submit the names of shrubs Which have proven hardy or la place of havipg an invited speak er, a round table dtocoadkn will be at tee next ‘ ddwer fans who esssM. The dot win be announced next _ week, it la abo hoped to have a display showing the leading varieties of narMaaua or daffodils, which will be in bloom at that time. Growers who have encountered dif- Acuities or who, on the other hand. have been particularly successful will he asked to submit their experience for the benefit of the meeting. Details will be announced next week. MR. AND MRS. STATEN BACK FROM SOUTH A. C. Staten, West Side orchardlst, who returned last week with Mrs. Staten and their daughters. Mrs. I* H. Kltson and Mias Betty Gene Staten, from San Francisco, where the family spent the winter, reported that six Inches of snow was encountered on the summit of the Siskiyous. “The California and Oregon high way«. however," «aid Mr. Staten, “were in excellent condition, considering the heavy rain« of the past month. I am mighty glad to get back to Hood River and greet my old friends again.” Mr. Staten said that Hood River ap ples on the San Francisco market held up far better than he had anticipated. The local fruit was of far better qual ity than any other offered the San Franctoco trade, he said. Mr. Staten declared that he saw Spltsenburga in excellent condition as late as February. Mrs. Kltson and Ml«« Staten will re main here for a few weeks before re turning to Ban Franctoco. DEALER CARAVAN PAYS VALLEY VISIT A caravan, representing the Ford company, of Portland, and various dealers in truck accessories and sup plemental equipment, paid the valley a visit last week, making the Coulter Motor Co. local headquarters. Demonstrations were made at the local plant, and the caravan visited prospects In various parts of the val ley. Those participating in the event were; Francis Motor Co., Mitchell, Lewis A Htaver, and the Woodward Sales Co. The caravan left here for The Twin Peaks Auto Co. will hold eastern Oregon points. an automobile «how next Wednesday, when the new Vibratlonlesa Star and Rockford Grange to Give I’toy the new Six will be presented to the Hood River public at the company’s Another play is to be given by Rock show rooms, corner of Fifth and Oak ford Grange under the auspices of the streets. Home Economics club. These plays in “W’e want everyone to visit our place the past have always proved very pop of busineM next Monday and see these ular and this year the talent will in new cars,” said James Fenemore. clude some of the old favorites and a “They are worth the attention of all few new faces. who are Interested In motor car con Rehearsals are now going on for struction.” "Mrs. Temple’s Telegram,” a farce in tw will. be AftTYwL three sets, to be- given the lest of* P. 8. Rife, of the office of the Twin April, s definite dste to he announced Peaks Co. at The Dalles, will be hare later. for the show. The plot concerns a young husband who tells his wife a big “whopper” and, Riverside Haa Musical Evening haa a bard time squaring himself. - A musical program featured the There will be a Free Lectors on meeting of the Sunday forum of River side church. Lowell and Galt Patton, Christian Science at the local church well known Portland singers, accom on the corner of 9th and Eugens Sun panied by a friend, were here from day afternoon, April 10th, it I p m. Portland. Local folk who participated by John J. Flinn, O. 8. B., of Bvanrton. in the program were Geo. W. Smith Ill., a member of the Board sf Lecture ship of the Mother Church, the First and MI m Prudence Splght. The choir gave a number that was Church of Christ, Scientist. In Boston. Ml* much appreciated. TWIN PEAKS WILL HOLD AUTO SHOW