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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1918
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic announces its editor and publisher details with office and residence addresses in Newberg Oregon. The paper is entered at the Newberg post office as second class matter.
Oregon City Courier notes a column titled Divorce Mill with thirteen cases last week including a fifty year marriage. The piece reflects wartime shortages and public interest in domestic matters as of October 10, 1918.
Advance reports indicate former Governor Oswald West will take actions in the next three weeks as the "politics adjourn 8" slogan falls from favor. The shift suggests a new phase in local political strategy and public messaging.
The text questions the fate of a long proposed jubilee meeting planned months ago to celebrate the paving completion of the road between Newberg and Portland, hinting that it may be time to proceed with the celebration or even cancel.
Oswald returns from abroad to enter the Oregon senatorial race and appear as a combatant in a renewed campaign. The move signals a sharper political contest with potential national implications.
The arrival overseas of the party of American editors, including E. B. Piper, managing editor of the Oregonian, is announced. Readers may expect first hand accounts of stirring scenes from Mr. Piper’s pen.
Jim Stewart of the Fossil Journal will again represent Wheeler county in the coming legislative session. He plans to go to France as a YMCA worker after the session. His family includes two sons in the army and a brother wounded at Salonica, another brother killed in action.
Men in the Port land shipyards favor moving families to nearby towns like Newberg and commuting to work if railroad fares can be reduced. With government control of railroads and Portland housing strains, a policy allowing homes in outside towns within reach could be feasible. Many would choose country towns for family life, but current passenger rates make daily travel costly.
The editors explain that paper and materials have surged 200 to 300 percent and government rules limit free copies and arrears. To cope with higher costs and salaries, the subscription rate will rise after November 1, 1918 to two dollars per year. readers can prepay at old rates before that date.
The road between Newberg and McMinnville is described as heavily damaged by automobile traffic. The writer argues that only a hard surface will endure future use and predicts a general demand for paving all main traveled roads once the war ends, despite the cost.
The speaker notes no charge for the suggestion and rejects the idea it aims to curb driver behavior. It is emphasized that turning on the gas is easy, urging caution to prevent accidents.
The near completion of the Newberg Portland road has made the route a popular Sunday drive with four to six hundred cars leaving Portland on evenings. A Portland banker bought the J. W. Chambers home east of Newberg, a sale unlikely without the paved road, fetch ing a high price.
Residents warn that the Rex hill grade becomes a danger in winter as dirt replaced by clay after a dirt shovel and rain makes the pavement slick. Observers fear repeated close calls for autos and trucks unless side rails or sanded pavements are added.
The weekly report covers fair price movements for goods through October 7 1918. It lists price observations and notes on consumer market conditions while highlighting stability or changes in key items during the period.
A Woman's World column argues that parenting is a lasting scheme of life that strengthens family bonds. It cites a father who must choose time and resources to “make good” with his boys, emphasizing temper control, careful speech, and a hopeful, sunny attitude.
The article explains air resistance in the twelve and a half mile Simpson tunnel affecting electric trains. It notes a fifteen by eighteen feet cross section, two hundred blast fans at Brig and two exhaust fans at Iselle, and that trains with the current meet less resistance up to fifteen and a half mph but face greater drag at higher speeds or in the opposite direction. Coasting downhill on a one thousandth gradient, gravity allows limited speed and braking by air caps speeds to about thirty-five mph.
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