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Volume 42, No. 32
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State Capitol
N ew s L etter
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A
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I. I N I I B Ï c
a
Speakership of House
Sought by Several
Repreaentativea
City Bonds
Find Good
Local
W a s h in g to n
Mott to Speak
Used
First Crews Bicycles
to Carry Loot; W. F. Cyrus
Youths Caught
Drawn for
to Continue
PWA Work
Legion Head
T w e n ty
S a v in g s G r o u p
D it c h
P a y s B ig P r e m iu m on
Hillsboro Argua Established 1*94
HillMboro, Oregon, Thurwday, September 26, 1936
M e n G iv e n Jo b s on
R e c o n s tru c tio n
Two mysterious robberies a t
Beaverton were unraveled by dep­
uties from the office of Sheriff
John Connell Saturday night with
the arrest of three minors and
the recovery of loot from the E rick­
son garage, entered in July, and
the Guy C arr garage, burglarized
September 21.
In Juvenile court Monday before
Judge Donald T Templeton, the
boys pleaded guilty and sentence
was indefinitely postponed pend­
ing good behavior.
The boys are said to have ad­
mitted using a truck in the first
robbery and bicycles in the last
to cart away the loot which was
recovered in various spots in the
surrounding woods. A typew riter
and adding machine were among
the things taken from the E rick­
son garage, while tires, batteries,
tools and other items w ere stolen
in the last robbery.
Two other boys from the east
end of the county also w ere a r­
rested by sheriffs deputies S atu r­
day night following an alleged raid
on the Cash Johnson melon paten
east of Beaverton.
In juvenile court the youths ad­
mitted their raid and agreed to
pay the cost of the melons. Sen­
tence also was postponed in their
! Football Friday—
P o s t,
A u x i l ia r y
O f f ic e r s
to
J o in t ly
Legion Lea der
H ilh i Opentt Scannt» os
Local Field at 3 p. m.
Two Sections, Twelve Page«
Better Times
Return Here
Sales Reveal
M e r c h a n ts
In s t a ll
Business
H e re
R e p o rt in c re a s e d
D u r in g
L ast
N in e M o n th s
N e a r B e a v e rto n
G e n e r a l Issue
T h u r s d a y N ig h t
ull oulwurd
fight fur the
house speakership seems to have
resolved Itself Into a duel betw een
William G raham and Howard I.at
ourettr. both of M ultnomah coun­
ty. there ure those among t h e
R eal
E s ta te ,
C o n s tru c tio n
G a s to n , W a t t s S c h o o l S e t
political wiseacre» w h o predict F ir s t N a t io n a l B a n k T a k e s
S ta te C o m m a n d e r E x p e c te d
thut neither of these contender»
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m
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n
t
R
e
fu
n
d
s
will wield the gavel doling the
a t F o re s t G r o v e M e e t
»periul session which 1» soon to
convene.
Washington county men for the
Both G raham and lattourette are
William F. Cyrus, county agri­ William F. Cyrus, who was re ­ Has the proverbial corner, around
Wiibhington Savings Az Loan as
which prosperity lies, been tu rn ­
avowed candidate» for the speak­ hoc in t Ion of Hillsboro wan aw arded Congressman Jam es W Mott of first time employed under the
cultural agent, was re-elected com­
elected commander of Hillsboro ed?
new
works
program
and
off
of
ership and both elulm the advan­ the purchase of the HillMboro city
post. American Legion. Tuesday.
Salem, representing the first dis­ relief, are swinging shovels and
m ander of Hillsboro post, Ameri­
Interview s with numerous Hills­
tage in the num ber of name» a l­ general fund refunding bond issue
He will be installed at joint in ­ boro
trict, will speak Sunduy ut coun­ axes today and will be draw ing
can Legion, Tuesday night. Other
businessmen in all lines would
ready on the dotted line Both, on their bid of pur $102.55 und
stallation
ceremonies
t
o
n
i
g
h
t
ty rally of Townsend clubs.
pay checks in two weeks, accord­
indicate that something of the sort
officers are: Jak e Weil, first vice­
however, labor under the distinct i premium of $H7U.75 The next
1
Tr
irsdayi
at
V
eterans’
hall.
ing to Floyd W Allen district en­
has happened, at least in this com­
disadvantage of geographical he highest bidder wus Hess, T ripp &
commander; A rth u r Kroeger, sec­
munity.
•
gineer of WI’A in Portland, and
eullon which was used to such Hutchurt of Portland with u bid
ond
vice-commander;
Jam
es
Say.
Kenneth
E
Tillotson.
resident
en
In sales lines. Increases h a v e
good advantage In centering sup of pur $101 30 und prem ium of
gineer of Hillsboro.
adjutant; Leon Davis, finance of­
been noted during the last eight
port of house m em bers on John $409 20 The bond issue is for $34.-
The project, for which the men
ficer; L. M. Smith, chaplain; Joe |
o r nine months with very definite
Cooler prior to the opening of the 500.
were
drown
this
week
by
the
Leider,
sergeant-at-arm
s;
W.
V
ern
e.
advances being made during the
The gpacial meeting of the city
last regular session.
state employment office in the city case.
McKinney, historian, and Dr Ralph ,
last 90 days in sales, both for m er­
T h e re 1» a lime honored gentle­ council for the uwurding of this
hall, is the Beaverton ditch in the
Dresser, Morris Weil and Valentine
chandise and real estate
section
of
the
refunding
bond
is
­
men'» agreem ent In effect In O re­
drainage
district,
which
begins
at
Abadie. executive committee.
Gain Larger
gon political elrcls which decree« sue. wus held Tuesday night C o u n ty G a t h e r in g P en s io n the west line of the St. M ary’s
Paul L. Patterson and A. W W P A W a s h in g to n O f f ic ia ls
that when tin- presiding officer of Among other mutters tuken up by
One of the big gains has been
boys'
home
property
at
H
uber
and
Hoffman
were
named
Washington
the
council
wus
u
suggestion
thut
G
r
o
u
p
H
e
r
e
S
u
n
d
a
y
Multnomah county the other gavel
made in building m aterial with
ends at the southeast corner of
county American Legion council
R e c o n s id e rin g A c tio n
wtelder shall come from some out- u re-arrangem ent of police hours
sales 100 per cent or better as
the Beaverton city limits. Twenty
representatives.
»tote county With 11 L C urbett be made to assure better service
compared to the same period a
Jam es W Mott, congressman men and a foreman are employed
Install Tonight
of Portland presiding over the to the city. This wus left in the
I ' year ago, lum ber dealers and oth­
With
official
approval
still
lack-
Ditch
Six
Miles
hunds
of
George
McGee,
city
man*
from this district, will be the chief
senate the selection of either G ra­
Joint legion and auxiliary in ­ ing for the Wilson river short route > ers handling building m aterials re­
speaker Sunday afternoon in the
Work will begin on the west
ham or latlourette for the speak­ , uger.
“ T h e P rin c e o f E g y p t ” a t stallation will be held at the vet­ to the sea. word has reached J p o rt
Award
Made
locul
high
school
ut
the
county
ral­
boundary
w
here
boys
from
St
ership will give Multnomah coun­
erans’ hall tonight 'T hursday) at county commissioners that t h e f A great deal of the pickup in
First National bunk of Portland ly being sponsored by the Hills­ Mary’s home have already cleared
ty a monopoly on these legislative
8 o’clock. Freem an Frazier of Mc­ project has been reinstated after I construction and repair has been
H i l h i T o n ig h t , F r id a y
was
uwurded
t
h
e
Improvement
boro
Townsend
Old
Age
Pension
the
brush
along
the
creek
prepar
honor» which 1» contrary to all
Minnville. district commander, will Harry Hopkins, national relief ad- : brought about b y t h e Federal
bonds refunding issue umounting club The rally is scheduled to ing for the ditch crew. The six-
install legion officers, and Mrs. m inistrator i n
precedent.
Washington, re ­ Housing Survey which has been
In spite of rumor» to the effect to $29.595 90 on their bid of par start at 2 o'clock with a commun­ mile ditch will be straightened,
“The Prince of Egypt", local ta l­ M. W aters of Salem, district pres­ jected the project.
in intensive operation in Wash­
thut Jack Caufield of Tillamook $10159 plus $470 57 premium. The ity sing of Townsend songs to be deepened and cleared of all ob­ ent show sponsored by the Metho­ ident, will install auxiliary of­
ington county since spring. This
Announcement
of
reinstatem
ent
!
bonds
druw
3*i
per
cent.
followed
by
several
musical
num
­
structions.
county plans to throw his support
dist church and directed by Miss ficers.
survey has included a house to
reached
E
J
G
riffith,
state
adm
in­
bers
by
Harry
Pearson
on
the
Spread
between
the
high
und
to ladourettc, ttje Tillamook legis­
Beaverdam lands In and near Elma Williams, will be presented
house canvass in which property
Committees in charge of installa­
lator is «till regarded as decidedly low bids was not great except piano accordion and Prof T. H. Beaverton have been flooded for in the union high shool auditorium tion are Mrs. Fred Engeldinger. istrator of WPA in Portland, late owners have been given an e x ­
last
week
in
a
telegram
f
r
o
m
as
subm
itted
on
the
general
re­
Folkenberg,
violinist.
Robert
Kelly
long periods, owners claim, r e ­ tonight (Thursday) and Friday Mrs. A. W. Hoffman and Mrs. W
in the running w ith a decided ad­
planation of housing loans a n d
vantage over either of the M ult­ funding issue in which the Wash­ will direct the community sing tarding early spring work and n ig h t As a special feature this a f­ V erne McKinney, auxiliary, and Washington, according to Floyd pledged to repairs, installation of
nomah county candidates If he d e­ ington Savings A Loan association Mayor J H G arrett will introduce water-logging the property, cutting ternoon the queen and her court W Verne McKinney. Fred Engel­ W Allen, district engineer for the household equipm ent and new con­
cides to press his claim to the was several hundred dollurs above the speaker following a brief ad ­ down yields of vegetables.
will be presented upon a float to dinger and H. L MacKenzie. le­ WPA in Hillsboro Monday. Allen struction.
believes that the project has a
the next highest in prem ium of­ dress of welome The address will
In the case of dry goods, there
vpM kerthlp
In addition to the ditch project, be driven through city streets, es­ gion.
good chance of approval.
be at 2:30 o’clock.
Moore Hamilton of Medford and fered.
has been a decided turn in the
corted by members of the cast and
County
legion
jam
boree
will
be
four
others
will
be
in
operation
Opening
of
bids
for
purchase
of
Following
rejection
by
Hopkins,
Local officials are arranging for October 1 or soon thereafter. Allen will afford ail an opportunity to held at Forest Grove Wednesday
num ber and am ount of sales, par­
t) ll. nry Oleen of Columbia coun­
ty hav e’ also let tt be- known thut I bonds wus Friday night when the a loud speuking set to be installed said Gaston city park, begun un-j see the costumes.
night. George Koehn of Portland, a strong protest against the move ticularly during the last 90 days,
The production has received departm ent commander, will b e was made by Portland and M ult­ merchants declare. B etter reports
they arc »till In the speakership council met. Besides the acceptance that everyone in the building may der CWA and continued under
race and refuse to concede any of the bid mude by the First Na­ hear. T here are now about twelve SERA, will be completed. 10 men strong support from civic and present and it is hoped to have nomah county officials interested are expected as business swings
advantage to the Multnomah coun- tional bank of Portland, for the Townsend clubs in the county and being called on October 1 and school groups, as represented in the P ortland post drum corps and in the project because of the num- into the autum n and w inter sales
. improvem ent bonds refund. the a delegation is exi>ected from each
ty candidates.
Sale of equipm ent and service
nine more October 7. Sidewalk cast and committees, as well as other musical organizations. Say. per of men necessary to carry it
council postponed the considera­
Governor M artin has let It be tion of the bids on the general re club The public is invited
and retaining wall are to be built others who helped to make it a Kroeger and Leider w ere appointed through to completion. Multnomah by the utility companies repre-
relief
officials
had
been
counting
Local club meeting Sunduy in here at once to be followed by success. Two prom inent local men to notify members of the jam boree
known through an adm inistration funding bond until Tuesday night
sented in Hillsboro, has m ade a
on it to care for large numbers decided pickup this sum m er with
Baptist church took definite steps
will make curtain speeches. Judge
spokesman, that he will tuke no
Bidders included W ash in g to n to send one or more delegates to completion of the grading of the R. Frank Peters tonight and Mayor and the installation.
of
unemployed
for
long
term
em
­
one company reporting last month
part in the organization fight, but Savings A Loan company of Hills­
block of property, half of which
A uxiliary officers, headed by ployment.
J. H. G arrett Friday night.
as the biggest in sales history in
will content himself with calling boro; Hess. T ripp A Hutchurt. First the first national convention of the ! already Is graded.
Mrs W F. Cyrus as president, were
Townsend
movement
in
Chicago,
The
play
is
set
in
early
Egypt
Wolf
creek
road,
another
project
recent years.
the session and presenting hl» rec­ Nutionul bank, und K M Adums
Also on October 1. nine men.
elected several weeks ago. Mrs. C.
designed to employ large numbers
Real estate agencies in Hillsboro
ommendations regarding the new company, ull of Portland, on the October 24-27 This same m atter including skilled a n d unskilled and has for its them e the life of H Eslinger is retiring president.
of men for a long period, also all report a decidedly better tone
sta te house a m i Ils location, leav­ general refunding bonds, und the is to be presented to all the clubs workmen, will report at Watts the young prince, Remeses-Moses,
•it the rally in order that Washing-
who lias been reared and educated
received treatm ent sim ilar to the to the real estate m arket with sales
in g the late of his itrogram to the
sume group with the Forest Grove tou county may be well represent­ school on the Gales C reek road ' - ' by the queen as her own son. The
Wilson road This also is expected showing healthy increases. Esti­
tender m e rc ie s o f t h e lawmaker»
complete work begun this fall u n ­
(C «illini»t| on pair* S. column 4)
ed
at
the
convention.
Rev.
Henry
lavish
luxury
of
the
age
is
ex­
to be reinstated end moved for mates of pickup place this line of
w ith o u t resort to any attem pt to
der SERA. The work includes in­
Young,
un
official
speaker
for
the
emplified
in
the
queen's
court.
approval.
busin • as at least 100 per cent
Influence them In their stand
stallation of a septic tank, base­
movement, delivered the address ment walls and leveling of the
An oriental dance will be a
Approxim ately 7000 men would better than last year Most sales
• • •
The club will meet again October school grounds
feature of the performances with
be employed a year w ith an ex­ are of small tracts w ith a surpris­
Most traffic uccidents occur be­
13 at 2:30 p. m. in the M E.
October 2, a crew of 10 men is Miss Joy Foelker as the dancer. Motorists Asked to Maintain Slow penditure of $8.000.000 in building ing number of cash deals reported.
tween the hours o f 5 und 6 p. m.,
church.
the roads.
Many of the sales are being
scheduled to report to C arpenter A vocal solo, an old Hebrew air.
with thousands of men and wom­
Speed at Crossings
Judge Donald T. Templeton is made to im migrants from t h e
Creek school, west of Forest Grove, will be sung by Rev. Charles M
en released from their dally grind
Reed
at
the
first
perform
ance
and
more
optimistic
concerning
the
ap­
middlewest. where three years of
to complete rebuilding a bridge,
urid In a hurry to reach home, ac­ County Court Prepares lor Annual
Safety lanes on Third avenue proval of the projects following drought has forced a great many
relocating a pipe line and rip ­ by Robert Kelly at the second.
Disposal of Budget Item .
cording to statistic» compiled by
i Continued on pare s, column 4)
conferences
w
ith
M
ultnomah
coun­
Music
will
be
furnished
by
Miss
each
side
of
Peter
Boseow
school,
rapping the creek in front of the
the state departm ent.
Dixie Lee MacDowell.
and on Baseline street at the in­ ty commissioners this week. Those
school.
With th<* county budget com- .
• • •
Cast is as follows: Queen Am- tersections of Third and Fourth interested in the road. Judge
The same day another crew. I n ­
Dedication of the new Hillsboro
The opinion by attorney G eneral I mi I tee appointed to Include V er­
cluding 12 men and a foreman ense, M arie Melanson; Remeses- avenues, have been painted this Templeton said, are convinced that
VanWinkle lim iting the location non Burlingham of Forest Grove. postoffice, tentative plans f o r will
report t<y Banks union high Moses. Rex Howell; Prince Seos- week as a safety measure f o r this project has a better chance of
of the new state house to t h e Oscar Hagg of Keedvllle and R G which have been underw ay for school to begin grading the athletic tris. Lloyd Selfridge; Prince Moer- school children crossing to school. approval now than it did before
original limits of the city of Sa­ I Scott of Sherwood, county officials ! some time, has been definitely set field.
is (later Amunophis). A. J Foelk­ C. H. Nosier, superintendent of j its rejection. Before it was reject­
lem hus not dam pened the ardor i ure working hard to complete cs- j for October 5. Fred Holznagel.
other project, laying of tile er; Lord Chamberlain, Don Chase: Hillsboro public schools, has an­ ed. Judge Templeton explains, the
of Governor M artin In his spon­ i llmates for the county budget in postmaster announced Wednesday at One
Witch Hazel school, east of Miriam, Gladys Busch; ladies in nounced. Lines already were on | project was just one of many while Prom inent Speakers to Address
Permission for dedication was Hillsboro,
sorship of a hill top site The radio | time for an early meeting. Donald
will not be operated un­ waiting. Evelyn White. Bernice Fel­ Oak street for th e David Hill i now it has been singled out for a
Educators Here in October
address delivered by the governor I t Templeton, county judge. Mid received this week from the postal til after th e rains begin and the ton; nobles, Faurrest Anderson, children.
thorough consideration.
last week advocating a larger cap- Tuesday Hagg served on last year s departm ent in Washington. Holz­ ground is easier to handle.
Bob Tongue; slave, Billy Allison;
Teachers wil instruct the chil­
Among the speakers scheduled
nagel said. The telegram gave p er­
Itol site has brought a flood of le t­ committee
pages. Bobby Weil, Deloss A nder­ dren in safety m atters in connec­
The first meeting. Judge T em ­ mission for two dates, one being
to appear before the annual teach­
ters to the executive departm ent
son;
High
Priestess.
M
arie
Houguez;
tion with the demands that the
pleton
said,
has
not
been
definitely
ers
institute of W ashington coun­
Septem ber 28 which came too soon
in support of the governor’s p ro­
Priests. J. N. Wiley, Rex Jones. children cross the street only where
ty, to be held in the high school
gram Cnndularin Heights, which set, but an attem pt will be made for proper preparation of the p ro ­
Andrew
Young.
Fred
Holznagel.
safety
lanes
have
been
painted.
auditorium October 14. are C. A.
the governor is advocating. Is a to call the comm ittee for Monday gram. Holznagel pointed out.
Rev. R. L. Putnam ; Hebrew girls. Nosier said. Every effort w ill be
Plans for the program are in the
Trail of an injunction s u i t Howard, state superintendent of
lofty hill of 93 acres overlooking if the various portions of the
Eleanor Reed. Ardis Ellingson. made to make the children safety
budget
are
ready
hands of a comm ittee of the local
brought by a group of producers schools; Bruce Baxter, president of
the W illamette riv er und the city
M argaret Havens; Symbols of N a -; conscious.
Publication of the budget will be cham ber of commerce which in ­
of Salem and can be purchased
ture. Doris Weber. Eleanor K a lk -. Though there never has been of grade-B milk, who deliver to W illamette university at Salem;
about
November
1
with
Ihe
annual
Iatrger
D
istribution
of
Free
Gifts
Quincy Scott, cartoonist for
cludes E L. Johnson. Fred Holz­
for $100.000 A comm ittee of Salem
warf. Bernice Felton. Mrs. Rex a serious accident on these street Brandes creamery, to restrain the and
the Oregonian.
Promised by Committee
business men is still urging the budget meeting taking place the nagel. Father J. T. Cotello. I,. T
Howell; Jochabeda, Mrs. E. L Mc­ intersectoins involving school chil­ state milk control board from col­
last
of
the
same
month.
H.
C.
Seymour, state 4-H leader
lecting
equalization
fees
from
them
McPheeters, W V erne McKinney
purchase of the W illamette u n i­
Cormick; Courier, Byron Reed; dren. the schools desire to keep
Little change 1« expected in the and Ed L. Moore, secretary.
or the cream ery for processing and of Corvallis; J. E. O 'N eel superin­
versity campus as affording the
Members
of
the
retail
trade
com­
Amen-Hotep.
Robert
Hurd;
Moses,
this
record
intact,
he
said.
Full plans for the program will m ittee of the cham ber of com­ Lester C. Mooberry; Aaron, A n- j Motorists are urged to approach m arketing of surplus grade-B milk tendent, Tillamook county; K ath­
Ideal site for the new building. oudget this year except for the
e rin e
McRay, s u p e rin te n d e n t
The governor is expected to p re­ item to meet election expense and be announced later. All postmas­ merce. Howard Hadley. P. A. An­
(Continued on page 8, column II
the traffic lanes at a controlled started Thursday in Portland be­ Clackamas county.
possibly
some
change
in
the
item
sent both proposals to the legisla­
ters In the county w ill be invited derson. George Selfridge. Jake Weil,
rate of speed because the children fore C ircuit Judge Lusk
of
old
age
pensions.
Local speakers include M i s s
to attend and the new building N.ve Bristol, Fred Engeldinger,
tive whose members will make
Plaintiffs contend t h a t t h e
have full confidence that motorists
Margaret Dixon, county health
will be open to Inspection by the Clarence Defrez. and L. P. Stran-
the final decision.
w ill come to a stop at the safety Brandes cream ery processes a n d nurse, and Mrs Eila Marsh, Beav­
• • •
S co u t C o u r t o f H o n o r
public. Holznagel will preside at ahan. met Monday night and plan­
m arkets its own surplus grade-B
lanes. Nosier pointed out.
president county health as-
W i l l be H e ld T o n ig h t th i exercises.
ned a fall bargain dav for October
milk and that consequently the ' erton.
Establishing a precedent which
Nearly
all
of
the
new
furniture
12
Court of honor for scouts in the
board has no right to collect the sociation.
will probably be followed up with
C H Nosier, superintendent of
fees from them. The board, it was
sim ilar action in other eases the Hillsboro district will be held to­ ordered by the governm ent has
Fred Engeldinger. Nye Bristol
contended, performs no service for Hillsboro public schools, will pre­
SStute Industrial Accident commis­ night (Thursday) ut t h e court arrived. Holznagel said, w ith the and George Selfridge were ap­ Collections to Date Show Increase
side
over the m eeting of t h e
them or for Brandes.
sion this week condemned seven house A district committee m eet­ result that the office can now be pointed as a special committee for
Over Same Period 1934
Washington County Teachers’ as­
trestles on a logging rullroad In ing will be conducted following more efficiently operated as far as the event.
sociation; B. W. Barnes, superin­
rapid distribution of mails
Columbia county owned by C. C the court.
Continuation of all relief work F o r m e r H ills b o r o M a n
It is planned to have a larger
Washington county tax collec­
tendent of Hillsboro union high
Arncy. The trestles were declared
projects
uncompleted
when
SERA
distribution of free gifts and to tions, at the end of the third
) school, over the high school divi­
B
r
a
n
c
h
B
a
n
k
M
a
n
a
g
e
r
to be unsafe for use and a hazard
was
closed
in
Washington
countx
advertise the day extensively over qu arter period, w ere tw o per cent
sion of the sectional meetings; Miss
to the lives of employes of the
T. B. Lumsden, form er Hillsboro Ruth Jones over the elem entary
the entire county as in the past. ahead of the same date a year the first week in Septem ber, was
logging company. The order of the
T here will be a full page of ad­ ago. according to Miss Gladys Eis­ assured, beginning Septem ber 28 resident and first liquidator of the ; division, and Ray J. Haas over the
commission forbids the use of the
vertising in The Argus, supple­ ner, tax deputy. Fifty-five per cent R. W. Weil, chairm an of the coun­ Shute Savings bank, has b e e n I principals, upper grades and rural
railroad until the trestles have
mented with a distribution of over of the tax roll had been collected, ty relief committee, announced named manager of the recently division.
been repaired or replaced.
this week. Word was received by established LaGrande branch of
5,000 bargain day circulars.
Carl Eggiman and Edward Mosh-
she said.
• • •
Weil Tuesday from state relief the United States National bank. | ofsky are on the program for vo­
Total valuation of Washington ue of poultry was $23.225. an in­
M erchants will make special dis­
Figures
just
compiled
by
Miss
Lumsden recently served as as- cal selections to open the day’s
Harold B Say. form er Portland county property fell $38.809. ac­ crease from $22.135 last yenr. Bees plays of free gifts and also of the Eisner reveal that the percentage headquarters in Portland.
newspaperman, has been employed cording to the summary of the am ountde to only $1255 in value. articles offered at special prices.
Included in the uncompleted pro­ sistant superintendent of banks.
activities.
of delinquency on the 1933-34 rolls
Exemptions for disubled soldiers i
by the slate highway departm ent 1939 assessments just completed by
jects are the Federal Housing sur­
has
been
reduced
to
26
per
cent.
to take charge of a newly created J E Carpenter, county assessor. of all wars amounted to $105.980
vey
office
force
in
Hillsboro
under
Total colletions of all taxes from
tourist inform ation bureau. For Total value a year ago was $21,- this year as compared to $89.810
the first of the year to date, equal the direction of F. J. Riler. and
the past six years Say has handled 828.090 as compared to $21.991.289 a year ago.
82 per cent of the 1935 levy, she the county relief cannery units at
publicity for the Portland chamber for this year, less public utilities.
Forest Grove, Hillsboro. H uber and
O ther valuations totaled $343,980
said The levy was $99.830.90,
Tualatin.
of commerce.
The difference lies mostly In de­ f o r m anufacturing m a c h in e ry ,
• • •
creased values of tim ber in the steam engines, etc.; $350,305 for
Court sessions for reckless driv­
With a total of 64,019 cans of fruit s
Eventual decision on the walnut by him to represent not only 7,400
and vegetables packed by the can­
A lively contest over at least county, the assessment f o r this merchandise and stock In trade; ers will be something besides
neries. more than half the total | control code for Oregon and of acres of Oregon’s 12,000-acre total,
one sent in the house of rep re­ year being $2,398.929 ns compnred $179,970 for farm implements; $75,- routine m atters hereafter. A. W.
to
$2,912.409
a
yenr
ngo
Some
oth­
695
for
hotel,
office
furniture,
li­
interest
to w alnut growers of but also 90 per cent of W ashing­
Havens, justice of the peace for
num ber of allotted cans for Wash­
sentatives is presaged by the resig­
Hillsboro, announced this week.
ington county have been filled. : W ashington ounty, lies with Secre­ ton's total acreage, as opposed to
nation of Lew Wallace of Portland er items have increased slightly braries.
in num ber and value over last |
J. H. G arrett of Hillsboro was Weil said. Of the total. 14.683 cans tary of A griculture Wallace in the code regulation. The names
Justice Havens plans to obtain
(Continued un p a ir . 8. column 4)
year.
copies of the story. "And Sudden elected president o f "Associated belonging to the committee, are in I W ashington following hearings on were the result of a poll nnducted
Tillable land Is shown as 139,-
Death." and present it to the driv­ Merchants, Inc.," a co-operative the Hillsboro warehouse for w inter I the code held in Portland l a s ', among the growers of the two
week A sim ilar hearing is being states to determ ine the exact num­
888 acres vnltted at $9,049.909 with
ers for reading as part of the court buying organization formed i n relief.
Portland Thursday evening by 20
held in California.
ber of growers opposed to code
a unit Value of $84 78
sentence.
dry
goods
m
erchants
from
Oregon
Nnn-tlllable land Is valued at
The story deals with the details
Foremost in the fight to nullify limitations.
and
southern
Washington.
A
total
$2,712,830 for the total of 281,852
the code as applied to Oregon
Dame Nature, generally a plod­ of an autom obile w reck and the
Opposition to any code changes
walnuts, was Frank Rowell, of was voiced by a num ber of grow ­
der from season to season in nor­ death Which follows. It is being of 29 stores are now m em bers of
Slight decrease in expenses over acres w ith a unit value of $9,82.
the
organization.
Farm
im
provem
ents
are
valued
Scholls, president of Associated ers and the co-operatives through­
mal fashion, sometimes, in n fit used in traffic courts in larger
last year Is indicated In the budget
The m erchants have employed
W alnut growers and Ferd Groner, out the territory.
of the non-union high school board nt $3,172,380; city lots at $1,073,555 of absent-mindedness, dips h e r cities to admonish reckless drivers
an
experienced
buyer
and
will
pool
and
Im
provements
at
$1,685.010.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Jocko,
residence
in
an
attem
pt
to
bring
about
an
pioneer nut grow er of this county.
her
brush
in
the
wrong
paint
pot.
of the county prepnred at the an ­
|
their
purchases
in
order
to
obtain
There
are
3308
horses
In
t
h
e
Coslett
service
station,
are
cele-1
understanding
of
the
seriousness
nual budget mealing held last
So it is this autum n in the hills
W alnut growers of Washington
county valued nt $120,595 or $37.- around Laurel, w here she already of careless and unlaw ful driving. j the best possible prices, according brating the arrival of a first born, ! and Oregon have contended that I
week.
to G arrett Savings made will be sex undeterm ined as yet.
Items of tuition and transporta­ 20 each, an Increase from the val­ has. with bold strokes, touched
an injustice was being done the
reflected in prices to customers,
tion am ounting to $48,500 and $22,- uation of $113,490 last year. C at­ crimson to the vine maple and a A g e L im it E x te n d e d fo r
The little visitor, w rinkled of grow ers of these tw o states be-1
he stated
500 are the same this year as last tle increased from 19.850 valued dab of gold here and there to ash
face and not much larger than a cause of the fact that n o rth e rn ,
Three Washington county stores I new born kitten, arrived Septem ­
E n lis tm e n t in C C C C a m p
Organization meeting of the
Total expenses for next year are nt $15 per head In 1934 to 20,088 leaves. Perhaps, after all, it is just
are members of the association, the ber 17, after the family bungalow w alnuts are classified in p ro d u c-1
placed ut $77,979 as compared Io with a totnl value of $350,510 or a practical joke, but now and then
tion quotas w ith the nuts grown Hillsboro Youth Co-ordina t i n g
Boys
and
young
men
from
C.
C.
Store
at
Hillsboro,
Carlson
$17.45
per
head
in
1935.
Sheep
$711.1011 this yenr, the difference
had been suddenly moved to the in California. They contended, ’at
dogwood blooms show w h i t e
numbered 5059 worth $8880 or against d ark er foliage of the firs. Washington ount.v interested in en­ & Sherk at Sherwood, and Rey- | Coslett warehouse in a race with the P ortland hearing, that the v a r - ' Council of the National Youth Ad­
being In the emergency fund.
rollm ent in the CCC camps, may nolds' at Mountaindale.
the stork, or w hat ever it is that ieties grow n here and in Washing- ; ministration was held in the cham­
D efinite denial of a request for $1.74 each while goats totaled 987
At Quatama, M artin Heerdt has m ake application at any time be­
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brings baby monkeys out of the j ton w ere not in competition with ber of commerce rooms Monday
transfer of students from Banks head valued at $1385 or $1.40 each. two acres of straw berries bearing fore the call October 1, it was an­
to Hillsboro high school and from The vnlue of sheep decreased over fruit and expectud to continue pro- . nounced this week by Alice M ax­ L e o n a rd C l a r k e J o in t
nowhere into the here.
C alifornia varieties because of the night. B. W Barnes Is chairm an
T igard lo West Linn, was confirm ­ last year.
H ills b o r o M o t o r F ir m
As soon as the youngster, s till1 superior qualities of the northern and Mrs. H arry Morgan secretary.
duct ion in fair quantity for some well, exeutive secretary of the
Swine
numbered
2795
head
v
al­
ed by the board when the legal
Leonard Clarke of P ortland I s ! short on covering for his pink nuts and, therefore, grow ers should I A plan for two double tennis
time. The variety is the Oregon j local relief office. The entire quota
departm ent of the state superin­ ued al $18.025 or $5 95 each A com­ and the second crop was brought for this county, to be announced now employed in the office a n d ; body. Is hardened enough to the j be allowed to set their own m ar­ courts to be constructed through
parison
shows
an
increase
from
tendent’s office ruled that Ihe
government aid and cooperation of
■bout by early clipping of the later, must be taken from the re ­ parts departm ent of the Hillsboro w eather, the cage will be m o v ed ' ket quotas.
board had full authority to desig­ Ihe $9745 valuation a yenr ago.
to the service station, w h e re ! A lbert W. G entner, attorney for local organizations was endorsed
There w ere only 283 fur fox folinge close to the ground forcing lief rolls. The nge limit has been Motor company. He was formerly j back
nate the school to be attended by
new growth. The fru it was produc- j Increased to Include persons from connected w ith the Frank C hevro­ Interested visitors may call at any ; the Associated growers, subm itted and the union high school board
students In any given area outside found by assessors w ith a vnlue ed w ithout Irrigation. Heerdt said 17 lo 28. she said.
tim e of the day or evening.
a certified list of names declared will be asked to sponsor It.
let company In Portland.
of $4410 or $17 44 each. Total v al­
of regular high school districts.
-W hile to
S ALEM
upppearances the
Other Projects Ready
Portland Finn High
Congressman
Rally Speaker
Jamboree
Big Gains in Building
Planned
Hope Revived
for Short Cut
Local Talent
on Two Nights
Schools Seek ¿or
Safety of Pupils
Select Group for
Review of Expense
Postal Department
Sets Program Date
Program Prepared
for Teachers’ Meet
Court Action Hits
State Milk Board
Hillsboro Merchants
Plan Bargain Event
Local Tax Receipts
Surpass Last Year
Relief Aid Projects
Accepted By WPA
County Total Valuation Drops,
Assessment Summary Shows
Walnut Growers Fight on Code
Handed to Wallace for Decision
Justice Here Plans
Lesson for Drivers
Garrett to Head
Merchants’ Group
Little Change Made
Non-High Budget
Plodding Old Dame
Plays Season Joke
Stork Visitor with
Mr. and Mrs. Jocko
Youth Council for
Hillsboro Formed