Hiihi vs. Grove 10:00 a. m Hiihi vs. Grove 10:00 a. m The Leader in Its Field HILLSBORO, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29. 1928 Hiihi Playing Grove Eleven In Big Battle Local Team * Favorites in the Report Show» I Business Men Pay Honors to Club Workers Local Figure Girls Place High in On Utilitie» Low Hard Competition Hare in Hall of Fame Farm Values Reduced Mr. Plummer Speaker Youth Run» S5 Yard» to Bring Cutting Off of Timber Land» Boys and Girls Termed Great' Victory to Team When and Farm Decreaae* Make est Asset of County; Bud­ Vancouver Lead» For Reduction get Item Favored Dope Doesn't Count Hiihi han had a more successful season than their opponent*, but ’nothing matter* and all defeats are put aside if a Thanksgiving day vic­ tory is scored. High school rooters held a rully down town Wednesday evening and climaxed the evening with a huge Imnflre nt the new high school. The nnrne of John Hare was writ ten permanent ly in the Hiihi ball of fame Saturday when he returned from Vancouver. Wa»h.. a* the hero of the day. With his team truihng 6 to 0 he made an end run from a punt formation play and ran N5 yard* for a touchdown. Hare play- <•<1 the game of his life and will big gun on defense a* well, kicked goal. Fail to Score After failing to score in the ■ first they had t hree quarter when chances, the blue and white squad was barked 55 yard down the fichi in the second period while the trap­ pers went over f«»r their score. The game was feature«! by pass­ ing, Vancouver completing six out of '20 attempts and Hillsboro seven out of 19 try*. On a whole Hiihi had the better team, making more first downs than their heavier op­ ponents. The lineup was-as follow*: Fror- man, re; Chase, rt; I'MtterMon, rie; Bagley, c; Dinsmore, Ig; Paulry, It; Hare, le; Rar, qb; M. Johnston, lb; Blazer, rh; II. Johnston, fb. Substi­ tutes: Rushlow for II. Johnson, J. Delplanchc for Hare, Rogers for Pasley, ($ablr for Dinsmore, T. Tongue for Rogers, Hill for 1 Free- man. Church Benefit Is Financial Success Th«1 Methodist Episcopal church benefit nt the Venetian theater on Thursday night wax attended by 800 person», and materially reduced the church debt. There were fifty entertainer», including Chief of Po­ lice I.. V. Jenkin», police quartet, firemen'» bund mid the Portlmid Ad club quartet. The entertainer» were at their beat and a splendid concert wax given. The church la very appreciative of the support which madu the event a financial success. The women of the church served a »upper to the entertainer», in the church basement, after the concert. Other gue-tx were Mr. mid Mrs. Orange Phelps mid Fire Chief and Mrs. Walter TeWs. Chief of Police and Mrs. Freeman could not be present. Interesting talks were made by Chief Jenkins, Mr. Phelps, Chief Tew» and Dr. Lockhart. Convention Sunday Schools at Bethany More than 306 persons were pres­ ent at the Sunday school conven­ tion at the new Bethany Baptist church Sunday. Talks were given by Rev. E. J. Schcidt of the Ger­ man Reformed church. Rev. George Prntt of'Orenco, and Rev. William Graf of the Baptist church. Rev. Dickman was quarantined for small­ pox and unable to be present. John Croeni, and Henry Kuratli who is president of the .Sunday school dis- trict, gave talks. Musical numbers included a mixed choir, male quartet, mixed quartet, orchestra music and a zither solo. Famous Lecturer Is Heard Here by Many "Christianity, civilization a n d progress," was the subject of an address by Peter W. Collins, inter­ nationally known lecturer, before more than 250 persons In the Com­ mercial hnll here Friday night. The talk was given under the auspices of Hillsboro Council, Knights of Co­ lumbus. He made an appeal to good citi­ zenship to realize the danger that is threatening the world under the name of communism. Mr. Collins urged that there be no substitution for our present institutions. A marked decrease in the assess­ ed valuation of Washington county is shown by the figures given out Friday by Earl Fisher, state tax commissioner. The valuation of the county including utilities in 1927 was »27,836,052.15 as compared with the latest figures of $26,966,- 162.97 or a loss of »870,489.18, or in other words a greater burden on the smaller assessed valuation be­ Hazel Blades and Juanita Kerr, Hillsboro girls, guests of honor at cause so much taxes have to be luncheon. C. D. Minton, chairman, termed them good losers as well raised anyway. as winners. THANKSGIVING need more than ever the ubility to find con­ tentment. Contentment in peculiarly a condition of home life, and it is therefore, through the fam­ ily dinner that Thanksgiving can so aptly be ex­ pressed. In the savory steam from the turkey, in the tart appetizement of the cranberry, and in the reverie of the hour afterward, let us contemplate the real pigment of happiness. Let us, in short, bow our heads to the triumph of Home, where all happiness must begin and endure. Home—the in­ spiration of Plymouth Kock. Reduce Farm Value* decrease came in the The biggest _ values outside of corporations, due to cutting off of timber lands and to reduction» on farm land. This valuation last year was »24,853,620 as compared with $24,026,640 this year. The value of utilities last year was »2,983,032.15, decreased to »2.93:1.522.97, or a T om of $43,- 510. From 1926 to 1927 utilities took a gain of »65,785. Values as given out by Assensor W. F. Boley ar" as follows: Trac­ tors, »192,510; ‘ horaes, »143,180; cows, $408,530; mules, $13,056; «s i ,o i v, stock, $54.485; sheep, »17,810; goats. $3.225; swine, »17,945; poul­ try, $34,280; foxes, »11,550; bees, »3.835; implements, »19,570; mer­ chandise, »420,130; stationary en­ gines, »511,910; gasoline engines, $810; office fixtures, $72,490; li­ braries, »1,850; money, $810; notes and accounts. »58,840; cars, »2,680, and »hares of stock, »73,450. The number of animals are as follows -Horses, 3,734; mules, 95; cows, 13,056; sheep, 3,968; goats, 873; swine, 2,167, and foxes, 159. Throughout the state public utili­ ties increased »5,000,000. Oregon valuations shriveled »2,084,277. Boy Scout Honor License Fees Court a Feature Discussed at On Next Tuesday Rotary Meet The automobile license fee reduc­ tion was discussed at the meeting of the Hillsboro Rotary club Thurs- day by Ray Conway of the Oregon state Motor association. Mayor M. P. Cady was chairman of the pro- gram. Promi»« I* Made The first Boy Scout court of honor in the new court house will la- held next Tuesday evening and will be made a special feature, ac- cording to R. Frank Peters, chair- man of the court, It is expected that the American Legion, the Rotary, _. _ Knights of Pythias, and Cornelius troops will all have a number of boys ready for the court, A special invitation is extended to the members of the sponsoring organizations, their wives and their friends to attend the ceremony. Pictures of the winter camp will be shown. Mr. Conway called attention to The promise that had come out of the last political campaign, that of reducing the automobile license fees. Three plans were being considered by the legislative committee, a cut in the license fee and increase on the gas tax, a marked decrease on the fees of used cars, and lastly a cut of 30 per cent in the license fees and bond to the limit, which would be $8,000,000, to finish the z present highway system. The latter plan, he said, would have had much C onsiderable interest is being opposition a few months airo, but, now it is receiving the active sup- shown in the Washington county port of good roads men throughouti fiddlers’ contest at the Venetian theater this week. The event is the state. ' being sponsored by the theater man- The speaker pointed out many sections of the state had been agement, nnd the Hillsboro mer- paying into the state highway fund chants, who are giving valuable without receiving any work. The prizes. The fi be held at the bonding plan, he said, would enable _ (Thursday) after the whole state to secure the roads theater the first show, which will be about and they would be of great value E<1 Alexander of Cornelius in the development of the country. 8:30. won first Sunday night, Calvin Whit­ California and Washington have' more of Laurel placed ahead Mon­ lower license fees, according to the day night, and Frank Clark of Hills­ speaker, who brought out the point, boro won first place Tuesday. however, that automobiles in those First prize in the finals is a sil­ states were on the personal prop­ ver loving cup given by J. L. Ander­ erty roll. He said that a car cost son, jeweler, and $15 in cash by the more in the first five years in Venetian. Second prize is a Tele- Washington than it does in Oregon. chron electric clock given by the All Into Construction i K. A. Price Music and Electric com­ The Venetian gives $5, in Mr. Conway explained that all the pany. money from license fees and gas cash for third, and $2.50 for the tax went into road construction. fourth prize. F. M. Herrington, one of Henry The three-cent gas tax is expended by the highway department as well Ford’s old-time fiddlers and United ns 75 per cent ,,f the license, the | States champion, who has been at other 25 per cent going to the coun­ i the theater since Sunday, will play ties for road work. That 4,392 ' again this evening. miles of road are on the system and that 3,500 have been completed, wa» the statement made by Mr. Conway. A hundred and ten mil­ lions have been spent, part from the federal government nnd some from the various counties in co­ operation. He said that some motorists were Banks, Nov. 28.—Mrs. Mary Gray, now paying more on old cars than supreme chancellor, of Portland, the enr would bring in a sale. The problem, he stnted, wns to wns the principal speaker at the keep faith with the people and make Willamette Valley district conven­ an honest effort to revise the pres­ tion of the R. N. A. which was held ent license fees nnd provide for here last Friday. Delegates from the following payment nt a time when the car lodges were present: Marguerite, owner will be more able to pay. Oregon Rose nnd Hnzeldell of Port­ Old-Time Music land, Magnolia of I.ents, Hailey of Dr. W. IL Pnsley was in charge St. Johns, Golden Glow of Beaver­ of the five-minute program. Dr. ton. nnd Rosewood of Forest Grove. Pasley on the violin and Frank Visitors were also present from Cor­ Clark on the dulcimer played some vallis, Salem, Aberdeen, Wash., and old-time tunes. other places. Each visiting lodge ..... ........... .......... „ ...... ’ ‘ 1 a number for the pro­ The footbnll tenm from the high , " furnished .. ,.l. .. . 1 ... 111 1. be — entertained .. .. a ....... 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