Modern Press, The (Newspaper) - December 17, 1935, Port Washington, Wisconsin 1008 GRAND AVE A COUNTY-WIDE PERIODICAL A D BOLENS EDITOR TELEPHONE 546 VOL I NO 4 PORT WASHINGTON WIS DEC 17 1935 A YEAR INDUSTRIAL MATTERS The Reed Paper Co ers of Milwaukee is negotiating with the Grafton Advancement sociation with intent to acquire the old Gerlach creamery property opposite the inter-urban tion in that town and hopes to move there shortly The Stehling Co Milwaukee owners of what is known as the old Cedarburg foundry located on the Hamilton road near the Canning Machinery plant and east of the railroad tracks lias begun proceedings to get back control of that property from the roofing con- cern that had a ten-year lease and is now some years behind in rent and obtain a court decision ing said lease and then it is stated some sort of a factory will be started in that building malting the sixth new business enterprise in Cedarburg in the present year Hurrah for There was a premature an- about the old record factory in Grafton published in the county papers that this plant had been taken over by a Chicago bakelite concern The fact is that negotiations at present writing have not been closed though it is expected the deal will be completed some time this month The Cedarburg garage burned down November 10th located next to Wirth's store Cedarburg has had the ruins torn down and a modern building will be erected on that location A new movie building is in in Grafton to be located on the vacant lot owned by Mr len facing the village square Work on n e w movie in the old Boerner store buildings is progressing steadily and it is stated that it will be ed for business in approximately sixty days Some Milwaukee parties are looking over property on both sides of the river near the flour mill in Thiensville with a ability that it may be acquired by an outside factory that needs water power The volume of mail order iness of the F W Boerner Co Port Washington has grown to nearly the peak of the boom years and the shipping crew has had to work over-time some days to keep pace with incoming business SOME QUESTIONS Here are a few questions that members of county's community organizations might ask one another and thus start in- that will bring forth valuable information How many gallons of gasoline were sold in Ozaukee county ing 1935 and how great lias been the increase over previous What is county's barley crop in bushels for What was the total in What was the output in cases of Ozaukee county's canning tories for Have you the figures that show Ozaukee county's production of cheese and butter in pounds for Cnn you give us the total ket value of live stock poultry and eggs shipped out of Ozaukee county in How many tons of coal were dumped on to our harbor docks in 1935 is the total catch in pounds of our commercial man for What is the total payroll of county manufacturing plants for OUR GINSENG FARMS CULTURAL SHOP IN TH HOME TOWN Merchants throughout our ty have sensed in an uncanny way what everybody will approve as a common-sense course ing up with needfuls instead of fancy goods for Christmas pers We haven't seen so many fully selected displays for years as are now shown in nearly every store in Ozaukee county Wl en you prepare your gift get this year render be sure to at least window-shop in the stores near home before you go to the big neighboring cities not You'll find exactly what you want is useful gifts priced right and all will be satisfied What's the need to spend the time and money to go to neighboring big cities to or look over countless pages of a mail order catalog when what you really want is here right on your own home town Grove Bernie You won't be missed when you are dead if you're not known while alive Bet most ol our readers don't know that there is an Austrian fraternal insurance society in Port Washington In the boom days membership was approximately 200 now it has shrunk to 82 How many acres within he limits of Old Ozaukee are given over entirely to the tion of lid readers can't even guess Nor tho location of these ginseng farms Well in the southern section of the county there are several such farms soire of which have been carried on for a long lime We selves know only two the H A faim and the Bros farm both near the lage of Thiensville From one of these owners we learn that there is a total of about forty in our county that are used for the cultivation of ginseng One to make a lour of these to get a complete ture about what raising ginseng means and the work involved the latter being very special and re- quiring a long before a profitable rt turn can be realized The market price fluctuates ly depending upon the country's total production Some it brings as high as a pound Other years it sinks lo a low us and thm is no profit shown Those inclined lo enter this field should get thoroughly posted be- fore a start because it costs like if you do nut put ture across in tion and quality ANOTHER LANDMARK There's an stone farm house in Grafton township still shows the rifle windows of pioneer days Can you tell its location the name of thi family now residing there and about its THE CURVE GOES UP A small church in our county hrus witnessed what no doubt has curred in other congregations since the started organizing men's clubs a marked in- crease in attendance Here's this particular church's record for tlie past four Average attendance in August 47 average in Si 57 in October 68 average in ber 76 In the congregations the average attendance increase is still more marked Every right-minded citizen will find a glow of sincere delight in his heart at this showing Information comes to ye that the Literary Society is still going of the oldest cultural organization1 in county Meetings arc held in the public school auditorium on last Wednesday evening of each month with programs that arc a delight lo regular attendants and frequent visitors On occasions it has been necessary lo hold these meetings in a bigger public hall usually the Singer Hall ance the first eight months of 1935 approximated 1400 we have not u record of the other later mouths Programs arc always interesting with notables appearing at inter- vals The benefit lo ity area is incalculable with some outstanding figures polling manent places in the nation's tory like Dr Robert director of Milwaukee's famous school the most educational institution of kind in the world and Dr Cigrand founder of nation's flag day and author of many tional books Present officers President Walter Roell Mrs Thin secretary Mrs T D Kyan Joseph Residents of 0111 county will get a real treat and improve their status if they form the habit of attendance We do not know what the rules and tions pertaining membership comprise but persons have a liking for lie cultural side of life will clo well to inform and if eligible become associated with this splendid organization A LAYMAN'S SERMON The cli u rob no matter what or denomination IS AN INSTITUTION separate ami dis- linci from priest or as an individual in TOO often people I lie person who at the allai and who speaks from I he pulpit as the church in toto Also too many people look upon the church us a conventional place fur special ceremonials such as christening baptism ma I ion and marriage and for funeral riles How about the of the church as an in religious county conservatives arc discussing the advisability of organizing a S O S club
