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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1927)
HOOD RIVER. OREGON. Yesterday’s meeting Included a luncheon session in the Congress hotel, st which Mr. Htypes presided. Speak ers were A. E. Thompaon, D. M. Bots- ford, Ralph E. Morrison, Mareball N. Dana, associate editor of the Oregon Journal, and Horace E. Thomas, city and news editor of The Oregonian Officers of the new organisation are: Frank Jenkins of tbe Eugene BogUt-r, president; Robert W. Sawyer, Bend Bulletin, vic« president; Joe Tbomiaon, Hood litver Glacier, second vice-presi dent ; Lucien Arant, Baker Herald, treasurer; L. D. Gordon, Southwestern Oregon Daily News, secretary, and A. W. Sty is*», executive secretary. The following Oregon newspapers are members of the organisation : Lee Drake, Astoria Budget; Lucien I* Arant. Baker Herald; Robert W. Saw yer, Bend Bulletin; C. A. Sprague. Corvallis Gazette-Times; Bruce Den nis, Klamath Falls Neww-p L. D. Gor don, Bouthweetera Oregon Daily News; Frank Iainpkln, Pendleton East Oregonian; R. J, Hendricks, Salem Statesman; Earl Richardson, Dalias Obaerver; Earl Brownlee, Forest Grove News-Times; Joe Thomiaon, Hood Biy- er Glacier; Sheldon Sackett, McMinn ville Telephone Register; Ante Rae, Tillamook Herald, and Elbert Bede. Cottage Grove Sentinel. Item Auto-Strop Gillette-Durham Budgeting is wise; and the first item in the budget should be SAVINGS. un» BAI APPLE HARVEST IS The Executor Picking of the main commercial var ieties of apples. Newtown» and Spltzen- burge, started the first of the week. Growers, in tbo city tn large numliers last Saturday, were unable to fill their quota of harvest help and a call was issued for additional pickers. The fruit has been maturing better this Mason than for many year». The late August and early SeptemlH*r rains and subsequent cold weather caused a heightening of color, and mid-Coinmbla apples have never bean colored better than on this season. AH washing plant» of the community were ready to receive apples Monday. Tlie Apple Growers AssiH-latlon alone is <>|H<rating 22 maciitnes. Six of three are located at the coopers five's new ceutral packing house in tbe city. It is the largest in the state. Tlie Odell and Van Horn plants each have two washers. A washer is located at each of the following points: 11. K. Davenport's house and tbe packing plant <>n the Kimball place, Odell; The Annala, l*ierson, llnkari and Jakkn plants In Oak Grove; the Harrett Pack ing (K and C. King Benton house« in Barrett district; and at Mrs. Gladys W. Brock's, Geo. Bhejnwird's. Don Nun- atnaker’s and Ntmnmaker A Downing’s on the East Hide. Shipment of apples will show a ma terial lucreaae this week. Up to last 11» tasked nie through my natural life To guard the interenta of his wife. To see that everythiug was done Both for his daughter and hta son. Apartment House Proposition Within the near future the Board of Direc tors of School District No. 3 will advertise for bids on the old Junior High School property on the Heights. This announcement is made, in order that those who may be interested in the purchase of the property may visit and thor oughly inspect the building. that it might some day be aonverted into an apartment house. Put to sdeh use it will be a valuable and income producing piece of property. For further details see J. L. Breckenridge, City School Superintendent, who will arrange for your inspection of the building. BOARD OF DIRECTORS SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 3, To Portland? His children hate the sight of me. Although their friend I’ve tried to be, And every relative declares I interfere with his affairs. (With acknowledgements to the United States National Bank, Portland) GET GAME TICKETS Now uying Winter Nellis and Anjou Pears and Early Variety Apples •re prepared to have your fruit washed and packed, and will buy all varieties on a cash basis. We again advise selling at market prices. FRANZ BUILDING Phone 3531 Second Floor 4 » Hood River Merchants SAVE YOURSELVES MONEY by havina your Freight shipped by DOCK EAST OF OREGON APPROACH TO HOOD RIVER-WHITE SALMON BRIDGE Telephone 6151 • TEACHERS’CLASS SMITH City Tailors HIGH SCHOOL WAS DEDICATED FRIDAY -V ------------ Patrons and friends of tbe school gathered with faculty and students last Friday night to formerly dedicate the new 1175.000 high school building, which haa been occupied by classes since the term ls>gan September fl. The program of the dedicatory services were: Invocation. Rev. F. Gordon Hart, pastor of Riverside Community church ; address of welcome, Glenn B. Marsh, chairman of tbe board of education; piano solo. MI m Janet Mlade; address. Raymond W. Hatch, architect for new building: address. Geo. E. Goodwin, supervising engineer; address, Truman Butler; vocal solo, Albert T. One; ex- Ph> nation of school plant facilities, F. H. Knight, princli>al of the high school; concluding remarks, J. L. Brecken- ri<ll»K,-irfn*Tlritendent of schools. GLACIER MEMBER OF The Glacier la one of 15 Oregon newaiiapera, ten dailies and five week lies, outride- of Portland, which Mon day effected an organisation to be known as The Selected Oregon News papers, the aim of which la to aid local mercantile establishments engaged in the distribution of food.products, man ufactured articles, automobiles and na tionally advertised goods in securing larger appropriation of funds in na tional advertising campaigns. The fol lowing account of the meeting appeared In the Oregonian of Tuesday : Motivated by a desire to exploit standardized merchandise,leading news paper publishers representing every section of the state convened in an all day session at the Congress hotel yes terday. Resultant from thia meeting was the inception of an organisation to be known as the Oregon Newspaper group, including newspapers outside of Portland, whose purpose will t>e to offer to manufacturers seeking a mar ket tn the state a uniform and stand ardised form of merchandising co operation in Ihelr business transac tions. It will be a function of the nowsjmp- er organisation to act as a research agency to collect definite data pictur ing the scope and character of the var ious markets of Oregon. This data when complete, will be compiled in booklot form for the guidance of man ufacturers, both local and foreign, who seek to extend their Oregon activities. Headquarter» of the newspaper group win be maintained in the firm of Doty A Btypos. Ine., publishers rep resent 1res, of which Arthur W. Slype» of Portland is president. Due to the clouded sky. Hood River folk were able to gaze heavenward, watching th» racing alrplunea, Ixuind from Spokane to Portland Tuesday, without lieing blinded by the sun. That night, however, wore« of < Itlzena com plained of atiff necks. Nine planes pesned immediately over the city, fly ing low, ta>canee of the clouda. The first was sighted at 4:11 P. M. The city had Its first excitement Tuesday morning when (Jordon Mounce. Portland aviator, who dropped from the sky at dusk Monday night, while on the way from H|s>knne to Portland, for a visit with hfs old friend. Traffic Officer George Morrison, took off again nt an early hour. The Tuesday air race was won b.v C. W. Holman, who boat the time of E. E. Ballough by just 27 seconds. The two planes were traveling neck and neck when they pawed over Hood River. Class B racer». on route from Spo kane to Portland yesterday kept inter est at the tension point here. On Monday one of the big military transport planes was forced to make a landing on a sandbar Isdween here and The Dalles. The big ship was able to rise, however, and winged its way Into Portland after engine trouble bad been takun care of. The city school board has announced that It will call for blds In the near future on the old Junior high school on the Heights. The structure was left vacant thia year, when Junior high classes wore moved to the old high school building on completion of a new high school. The Junior high school was constructed tn 1921, when It was so built that it may convlently l>e turned Into an apartment house. It is antlci|>ated that the structure will he sold to some one who will con vert it into an apartment house. City The Hood River Ski club spent Sun School Superintendent Breckenridge day enlarging a runway on a steep hill will have charge of showing the build side n««r Homes tend Inn. The mem ing to prospective buyers. bers of the club, who have secured use of the Inn for the winter, will work each Sunday from now until snow flies, getting the run In excellent condition. The ski club has added 22 new meni- lH*rs from Upper Valley folk. John P. Cooper, of Parkdale, ha» l«-en elected vice president of the organization. HAVE FEAST TONIGHT Mrs. Allphin Injured by Car Although clues are meager, officers yesterday were trying to find the hit and run driver who Tuesday night struck and felled Mrs. John Allphin <>n Sherman avenue near her home. Mrs. Allphin, who had l>cen talking to Mrs. J. C. Meyer, whose car was parked on the north side of the street, had started to cross to her home Just opposite when the unidentified car dashed by at high speed. Mrs. Allphin was rushed to the hospi tal b.v Mrs. Meyer and a neighbor, Floyd French, In the former’s car. Her injurl,^ proved not to be serious, con fined to painful bruises.