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30 Cor res pon d e ti ts~ I A .B .C . M em b er— W rite Dixtrict News Every Week for Your Pleasure. One of Only Two Weekly Papers West of Rockies W ith Which is Combine i the I Iillsboro Independent Volutili* 13, No. 5 K llls lio ru In d e p e n d e n t K eteh lished 1H7J« Republicans To W a sh in g to n D e c la re M ay S e lv e s Sign ed C o n tra c ts File to J a n u a ry A llo tm e n t to B rin g 13 C ents T h ro w s F ia t In to K in g M o rt p o litic a l glances have been turne d on the o ffic e to be vacated the firs t o f tile yea r by Edw. C. Luc . county c le rk , than any other n l six vucnneles To date fo u r f il- lugs have been made fo r the re- nomination, i n c l u d i n g H ubert K e lly . E d w in G raham , W A T u p p e r and J M, S tre tch e r of Scholls. R epublican offices arc w e ll re p resented w iy i the exce ptio n o f .state 11 pi esentative w h ich s t ill lacks a candidate. Dem ocrats. nt a m eet ing F rid a y nigh t, are rep orted to have com pleted th e ir tic k e t w ith tile exception o f c le rk . F ilin g ( loses M arch 30 D em ocrats m entioned fo r t h e v a i io n s o ffic e s in clu d e D r. G uy V ia of F o r e s t G ro ve fo r re p re sentative. M K Abraham , another F o rest G rove man. to oppose John C o nn ell fo r .sheriff, a n d A lb e rt K< m iner o f B ea verton fo r d is tric t a tto rn e y F ilin g s urc expected be- fore the tune e xp ire s M a rch 30. A n o th e r p rim a ry race was a . s p ie d this week w hen Paul 1, P a t t i I-o n . H ills b o ro a tto rn e y, w ho is seeking the n o m in a tio n fo r dls- liie t atto rn e y in opposition to G. Hu e ll M organ. Incum bent, file d on the re p u b lica n tic k e t. Patterson came to W ashington cou nty in 1820 and served as dep u ty d is tric t u ttu rn o y un de r E ll Tongue fu r six and o n e -h a lf years. Since le avin g thu t o ffic e he lias been in p riv a te p ra ctice in H ills boro lie is now actin g as c ity a t to rn e y fo r H ills b o ro Beaverton, Hank Gaston und Sherwood. P a tte rso n w as e d u cated in the (('t>lt t lltueri (in p a irr 3. C om pliance Per re tu m n | ) W PA, »Sanitary Work Success K enneth I.in k la te r. son o f the late lit and Mi i. 8 T. i.in k la te r, b ft T hursd ay fo r W ashington. D C.. to accept ap po intm en t as special fie ld ugent o f the d iv is io n of in vestig atio n of the W orks Progress A d m in is tra tio n He is to w o rk in und out of W ashington i.in k la te r, a graduate o f the H ills b o ro schools and an honor graduate in la w at the U n iv e rs ity of Oregon, is a nephew o f M r. and Mrs. B. W. Barnes. Grade School H oop Tossers in Tournament Annual B a s k e tb a ll Opened C ontest W ednesday Plan in the an nu al W ashington county grade school ba sketba ll too urna ine nt began here yesterduy aftern oon 1 Wednesday i in the union high school a u d ito riu m . P lay doses F rida y n ig h t w itfi the d e te rm in a tio n o f the cou nty cham pionship. Play begun at 1:30. U n ion won from W itch Hazel 16 to 14 M u llo y fo rfe ite d to OrCnco. T im b e r won from W atts 36-9 R c e d v illc won 26-8 fro n i Gaston F a ilu re of M u l- loy set the schedule ahead. Play in B class school was s ta r t ed when G aston met H e e d ville at 4 p. m . N ig h t games began w ith Sherw ood p la y in g T u a la tin at 7 o'clock, fo llo w e d by T ig a rd a n d SI. M a ry 's a t 7:50 and H ills b o ro and B eaverton at 8.(0 p. in., bo th in A class. B ushel B e n e fit paym ents on the 1036 w heat cro p w ill be made to those farm ers in W ashington cou nty w ho i signed a p p lica tio n s fo r 1036-1939 w heat contracts according to w o rd received fro m the a g ric u ltu ra l a d ju s tm e n t a d m in is tra tio n , says W F. C yrus, cou nty agent. T his paym ent w ill be made to those fa rm e rs w h o had signed such ap p lica tio n s and had placed them on file p rio r to Ja n u a ry 6 and w h o were in substantial c o m p li ance under the term s of the new wheat co n tra ct at th a t tim e. O n ly one 1936 puym ent w ill be made und the am ount of th is has not yet been determ ined The second nay o f the schedule w ill open at 1:30 p. m. t o d a y , when Bunks and Gales C reek meet in a m ixe d C and B class. Resum in g A class play 2:20 p m „ F o r est G ro ve w i ll meet A lo h a -H u b e r, w h ich w ill conclude the p r e lim in S u p c rviso r R e p o r t s M a n y aries. S e m i-fin a ls w ill begin at 3:10 p. Persons C o -o p e ra tin g m. when the w in n e r o f the T ig a rd - St. M a ry's d i s h meets the w in n e r o f the H ills b o ro -B e a v e rto n game, The sa n ita tio n p ro je ct, in o jie r- i A t 4 p. m. w in n e r o f the O renco- atlo n over W ashington cou nty since | C a rlto n class w ill m eet th e w in n e r last Dei em ber un d e r W PA and in the T im b e r-W a tts m ix . (C o n lin u r d on page * , ro lu m n 21 sponsored by the state board of Class B cha m pionsh ip w ill be health, is acco m plishing co n sid e r gin at 7 p. in. w ith the w in n e r of able in the w ay o f c o rre c tin g un- the G a sto n -R e e d ville session meet san ila i v conditions, acco rding to O. in g S he rw o od o r T u a la tin . This F. A nderson o f O renco, p ro je ct w ill be fo llo w e d by a se m i-fin a l sup ervisor. clash between the w in n e r o f the U p to date (Mt o f th e farm s and U n io n -W itc h Hazel game and the schools surveyed have a p plied fo r w in n e r in the clash between Banks a ¿¡stance in c o rre c tin g u n s a n ita ry and Gales Creek. co n d itio n s und crew s have com C h a m p io n sh ip in the A d iv is io n M a n y W P A W o r k m e n E m pleted the w o rk, A nderson suid w ill be de te rm in e d at 8:40 p. m. th is week. p lo y e d on W ils o n R o ute w hen the w in n e r o f th e Forest S ix ty m ore requests are on file G ro ve -A lo h a H u be r m atch meets to be acted on um l an othe r batch o f the w in n e r o f the s e m i-fin a l e lim 8 to HI a p p lica tio n s is expected at inations. A c tu a l co n stru ctio n o f the W il- any tim e. S ixteen school d is tric ts C h a m p io n sh ip in C class w ill be | son r iv e r and the W o lf creek short have em ployed p ro je c t w o rk m e n d e term in ed at 7:30 p. nt. F rid a y to cuts to the sea, begun th is week to rem edy u n s a n ita ry conditions, be fo llo w e d by the game fo r the w hen men began re p o rtin g at the A nderson said. S ylva n end o f the W o lf creek ro u te co u n ty c h im p io n s h ip . M a te ria ls fo r the w o rk, A n d e r and at the G len w o od section of son points out, cost b u t $15 w h ile W ilson riv e r. a ll labor, both s k ille d and u n s k ill W ednesday (ye ste rd a y) 60 men ed. is supplied by the fed eral g o v w ere s w in g in g axes at S ylva n and ern m en t th ro u g h W PA. 211 at G lenw ood. M ore m en w i ll he added fro m tim e to tim e as they C o rre c tio n o f u n sa n ita ry c o n d i tions on school p ro p e rty th ro u g h Judge D onald E. L o ng has re are a va ila b le , acco rding to Herm an K e rkm a n , cou nty com m issioner. out the ru ra l sections, is being signed as m u n ic ip a l ju d g e in P o rt M peh o f the c le a rin g on t h e p a rtic u la rly urged by th e state land to la k e e ffe ct M arch 30. board o f health. Inspections and He has announced his candidacy W ilso n r iv e r ro u te w i ll be accom estim ates can be had by any o f the fo r the c ir c u it bench in M u ltn o p lishe d w ith tra c to rs and heavy school boards by a p p ly in g to A n mah cou nty, d e pa rtm e nt No. 11. m ach in ery, m o v in g d irt, stum ps and derson. w ho can he reached th ro u g h w h ich is the co u rt o f dom estic re brush in to a road grade as ra p id ly as possible. W hen the m oney a l the W PA o ffice in the co u rt house. lations and ju v e n ile court. located to the w o rk has been used, the rig h t-o f-w a y cleared w i ll also be graded and re a d y to receive ro ck p re lim in a ry to p a vin g o r any typ e o f surface selected by t h e state h ig h w a y com m ission. A t present the w o rk is un d e r the d ire c tio n o f C ity E ngin eer A p - person of P o rtla n d , but it is u n d e r P ro o f that H ills b o ro co m m u n ity I increased fro m $53,239,414,116 on stood th a t the re is some fe e lin g Is w e ll up the road to p ro s p e rity M arch I, 1935, to $70,663,977.15 on am ong P o rtla n d W P A o ffic ia ls that can be seen in the rep ort o f the the re s p o n s ib ility fo r t h e e n tire C o m m ercia l N a tion al Bank else M arch 4 o f th is year, a g ro w th of deal should be placed in the hands I m ore than 33i;t per cent in one o f W P A engineers. w here in the Argus th is week The rep ort, dated M arch 4. shows 1 year's tim e. F irs t men called in bo th crew s Increase in deposits d u rin g the Inst B ran ch b a n k in g lo o k on m ore are fro m P o rtla n d . L a te r, as men tw o years o f n e arly h a lf a m illio n period, become a v a ila b le in W ashington d o lla rs and an increase o f n e arly v ig o r also (lu rin g t h i s c o u n ty th ro u g h co m p le tio n o f o th i branches o f T he F irs t N a tion al e r projects, crew s fro m th is cou n $50,(11)11 since N ovem ber 1. Com parisons show $832,895.38 on B ank o f P o rtla n d in crea sing fro m ty w ill be added to la bo r taken deposit M arch 4, 1933, as com pared j 18 to 28, th is g ro w th a cco u n tin g fo r fro m the city. Io the present fig u re s o f $1,311,- a p p ro x im a te ly 50 per cent o f the 994 08 A year ago deposils a m o u n t ed to $1,191,286.53 or an increase of increase in deposits. Business con $120,707.55 d u rin g the ye a r ju s t ditions, as gauged by the volum e closed. uf bank deposits, a r c ob vio u sly Deposits, however, increased n e ar g re a tly im p ro ve d in O regon. C om A lt appeal fro m a decision in ly tw ic e as fast d u rin g the e a rly m u n itie s outside o f P o rtla n d now p a ri o f the year as the y did d u rin g served by The F irs t N a tio n a l in c ir c u it cou rt by Jud ge R. F ra n k I he last part and the firs t o f this, clude A lb a n y. A storia . Bend, C o n Peters, is being take n in the ease th<- figu res show, due Io the fuel don, E nterprise, Gresham. H eppner, of W ing vs. P a rro tt, according to I hat crops were being m arketed H illsb o ro , LaG rande, L a ke vie w , W a lte r C. H u ti’ hinson, a tto rn e y fo r and m ore persons w ere em ployed M edford. N o rth Bend, Nyssa. Pen P a rro tt. The ease was to quiet d u rin g Ihe sum m er and fa ll. delton, Salem. Stayton, The Dalles, t itle in p ro p e rty a cq uired in lu x Loans and discounts d u rin g the T illa m o o k , U n io n and W oodburn. sale last spring. perio d ju s t closed m ore Ilia n kept | Ju d g e Peters ru le d that the tax pace w ith deposits. Ihe records sale was de fective in th a l the b ill C onfect lo tte ry Sold ■how Loans M arch I were $541.- o f costs was no, p ro p e rly file d and "W ilm a 's Place,” > co n fe ctio n e ry Din, the w h ole of Die p ro p e rly hud 188.08 as com pared Io $490,003 52 on shop on T h ird avenue, was p u r been offered fo r sale and not a N o vem b er I. Trem endous g ro w th of Ih i' F irst chased last week by F. L. D avis of p o rtio n s u ffic ie n t to cove r the N a tio n a l Bank o f P o rtla n d d u rin g H illsb o ro . M rs. W ilm a Cady w ill am ount o f tax due. the past tw e lv e m onths is revealed assist in c o n d u ctin g the business B rie f in the case is un d e r p re p by the M arch 4 fln a n c i* ! state fo rm e rly ow ned by J. H. Fair- a ra tio n now , H u tch in so n said M o n day. ment of thal institutaiun. Deposits weather. ✓ ’• Crews Begin Sea Highway Judge D. E. Long Bencli Candidate J Gaston Youth May be Victim Hit, Run Car .Must Comply T h is announcem ent means th a t those farm ers w h o signed these ap p lica tio n s p rio r to the date m en tion ed and w ho had seeded some- w here between th e ir m in im u m and m a xim u m acreuge p rio r to that date and w h o have le ft out th e ir necessary am ount o f contracted acres w ill be e lig ib le fo r th is pay- m ent. A cco rd in g to the announcem ent, a che ck-up to de te rm in e w h ethe r o r not a con tra ct signer was in com pliance on J a n u a ry 6 w ill be made. T h is means th a t it w ill be necessary fo r the con tra ct signer to show his contracted acres when com pliance is checked. T h is a n nouncem ent also carries the state m ent that the last paym ent on the 1935 crop w ill be 13 cents per bushel less a d m in is tra tiv e costs w h ic h w i ll am ount to p ro b a b ly around 1 >4 cents. T h is paym ent of 13 cents per bushel refers, o f course, to the bushels in the a llo t m ent W h ile the new a g ric u ltu ra l p ro gram has received the a p pro val o f congress and the president, i t is s t ill in com p lete in so fa r as its a p p lic a tio n to the local situ a tio n is concerned. T h is is term ed the "S o il C o nse rvation and Dom estic A llo t- ’ m en t A c t” , B rie fly , it pro vid es fo r a te m p o r a ry program to be in e ffe ct d u rin g 1936 and 1937, w h ic h carries w ith it aid in the fo rm o f paym ents d ire c t to in d iv id u a l fa rm e rs to assist v o l u n ta ry action by the m w h ich is de signed to accom plish so il conser v a tio n purposes. The act proposes to classify crops g ro w n in to tw o groups; nam ely, soil conserving crops w ill receive, Upward Trend in Business Slunvn in Banks’ Statement Attorney Prepares Tax Case Appeal bottom began T u e s d a y w hen th e huge electro pum ps at the n o rth end o f the lake were set in m otion. The pumps, ru n n in g n ig h t abd day. l i f t 240,000 gallons o f w a te r an h o ur over the dikes to d ra in in to the T u a la tin riv e r. A t the end of a week the w a te r is expected to be o ff the ground and another tw o weeks w ill be re q u ire d to com plete the sub-surface drainage to a p o in t where w o rk can begin The la ke bed is to be used fo r ra isin g vegetables fo r m a rke t and it is expected th a t the enterprise w ill be developed in to one of the largest p ro je cts o f its k in d in the j northw est. i Reports fro m Gaston in dica te th a t a large nu m be r o f Japanese la b o r ers are being im p orted to c a rry dn the w o rk The com pany is p la n ning, and w i ll soon begin, con s tru c tio n o f fro m 15 to 20 houses to accom m odate the crews. The houses w ill be constructed at the G aston corner o f the lake ( C o n tin a r d on pace 7, ro lu m n 4) 6 Haul p ub lican m orning P rio r Check P a tte rs o n P rep ara tions fo r t h e sum m er j w o rk in the developm ent of W ap i- M o n e y Goes to R aisers W h o A n o th e r M organ is Opposed L. L a ke C o m p a n y P um ps L iftin g F lo o d W a t e r s Wheat Crop Farmers will Get Pay lA lV 'll. t , Focus Eyes on Clerkship Content ; H illsboro, O regon, T h u rsd ay , M arch I«, 1936 i Court Grants Mill A ssets to Creditors U n ite d on R a ilw a y s S h e rm a n ' ' S h e r if f Probes Case Tw o Section«, F o u rte e n Paget W inners of Free Trips South Foreclose C o n s tru ctio n B eg in E q u ip m e n t B u y in g N e w In v e s tig a tin g B o dy W i ll G o v e rn m e n t R e p o rt in A p r il fro m S ub stantia tion o f claim s aggre ga ting m ore than $228,844 was g iv en In c irc u it c o u rt T hursd ay wnen Judge K F ra n k Peters issued three decrees in actions bro u g h t by the U n ite d R a ilw ays and W. C. C h ris tensen and L. J. M e r r ill against E. J Sherm an, th e E J. Sherm an L o g gin g com pany, the D a iry C reek Logging com pany and subsidiaries. The decrees d ire c t foreclosu re of liens upon p ro p e rty ow ned b y the various u n its o f the Sherm an lo g g in g interests. The m ill, above M ountaindale, has been in opera tio n fo r a nu m b e r o f years, get tin g in to d ific u lty w ith the slum p in lu m b e r prices d u rin g the e a rly years o f the depression. Largest o f th e liens foreclosed was against the lo gg ing ra ilw a y s and equipm ent The mortgage, held by U n ited R ailw ays, am ounted to $162,000 w ith in te re st at six per cent fro m Novem ber, 1928 A n o th e r lie n held by the U n ite d R a ilw a ys was fo r $36,396 secured by fo u r m iles o f lo g g in g road, in c lu d in g a ll steel, trestles, r ig h t o f w a y sid ings and s im ila r equipm ent. The action bro u g h t by C h ris te n sen and M e r r il as trustees, asked foreclosure on the m ill and e q u ip m ent w h ic h was se c u rity f o r a loan a m o u n tin g to $30,448. A ll decrees w ere b y d e fa u lt th ro u g h fa ilu re o f the defendants to answ er com plaints. Selection of grand ju ro rs fo r the new c irc u it c o u rt term was com pleted M onday in Judge R. F ra n k Peters court. The ju r y w i ll re p o rt fo r d u ty a fte r th e fir s t o f ne xt m onth. J u ro rs are M a th ie w Ryan, A r th u r J. H anley. Jerom e O. Boge. C laude C Cook, R obert B. M e d ill, W H R e illn g and Ted C. Jensen. H e llin g was named forem an. The case o f H e intz vs. Ferd G roner, et al. in w h ic h Adam H eintz, a m in o r, i f suing G ro n e r W alnut corqpany fo r false arrest, was continued w hen the a tto rn e y Miss Lorraine Chase Miss Helen Sahlfeld These tw o girls, w inne rs in the H ills b o ro M erchants' P o p u la rity con- ests, w ill leave Sunday on the nine -day a ll free tr ip to C a lifo rn ia and O ld M exico along w ith oth er w inne rs fro m Oregon, W ashington and A laska Miss Chase won in the v o tin g fo r g irls in H illsb o ro and M iss S a h lfe ld in the d iv is io n fo r g irls outside of H illsb oro . Contest Winners to Start California Trip Sunday A ll a b o a rd fo r th e sunny so u th ! T he tw o w inners in th e H illsboro M e rc h a n ts’ P o p u la rity contests. M isses L o rra in e C hase of H illsboro an d H elen S a h lfe ld of H illsboro ro u te 5, w ill leave fro m th e U nion d e p o t in P o rtla n d a t 8 :4 0 a. m. S u n d ay on a nine-day a ll-fre e trip to C a lifo rn ia a n d Old M exico. T im e Changed L e a v in g tim e was changed be cause w eather con ditions made it possible fo r a change in sa ilin g tim e o f A laska w inners, w h o are to a rriv e in Seattle F rid a y. The lu c k y g irls in W ashington con tests w ill assemble in Seattle and leave the re S atu rday n ig h t. Oregon w in n e rs jo in th e gro up at R irtla n d Sunday m orn ing . F o rty -fiv e g irts w ill be in the pa rty, w h ic h Is sponsored by the Oregon State W in n e rs in R a d io P ro g ra m E d ito ria l association and the W ash on A i r T o n ig h t in g to n Press association. W ashington and Alaska g irls w ill W ith fe w seats in th e V enetian leave Seattle at 11:30 p. m., a rriv e in P o rtla n d at 6:30 a m. Sunday. th e a tre vacant. H illsboro Post, A m - p « s ^ te ^ % rs t^ t^ tr K T he p a rty w i ll le a v e . P o rtla n d on the "K la m a th ” at 8:40 a. m. fro m . . th e u n io n depot. The scenic jo u r - 1° an en thusiastic audience. O n ly ne y th ro u g h S ou thern O regon w ill one o f the 18 num bers fa ile d to be made in d a y lig h t hours, passing ! appear. b e a u tifu l M ou nt Shasta at dusk. W inners w ere W ayne Nickeson, M onday—A ll meals in th e d in e r | banjoist. sponsored by the H ills - en ro u te to Los Angeles and San boro R o ta ry club, firs t; L a V e lle Diego—d o w n th e Coast L in e f a r- Jackson, accordionist, H i l l s b o r o r iv in g in Los Angeles late evening, h ig h school student o f N o rth Plains, ’ The sleepers w ill be tra n s fe rre d to second; R u th Boyles, v io lin is t, F o r- the tra c k s o f the Santa Fe. est G rove, th ird : Mrs. R obert W ar- Tuesday—A r r iv e San Diego 5 a. ! rens, ha rpist. Forest G rove star m. E a rly bre afkast w ill be taken ! route, fo u rth , and D ale B aker, at the San D iego hotel, the n a ! P a cific U n iv e rs ity singer, f if th , rid e ove r to Coronado Beach and j Cash prizes to ta lin g $35 w ere dis- do w n to T ia Juana. M exico, fo r I trib u te d am ong the contestants, lu n c h at Caesar's. R e tu rn to San ! Contest w in n e rs w i ll broadcast ’ D iego m id -afte rno on, going d ire c t T hursd ay n ig h t in a 15-m inute p ro to the E xpo sitio n grounds— balance gram over K G W fro m 9:15 to 9:30. j a fte rn o o n and eve ning w ill be spent The event is th ro u g h he courtesy I on the grounds o f th is m a g n ifice n t o f KG W . th is statio n a rra n g in g a i show. D in n e r at Cafe o f the W orld . special p ro gra m fe a tu rin g the w in (C o n tin u e d on p a r e 6. colum n a) ners. N um bers m issing fro m the o rig in a l program in clu d e d Roberta W hatley. B eaverton h ig h school vocalist, and the E w e r trip le ts of [ Aloha. B oth num bers dropped fro m the program a fte r th e close of entries. A pp e a rin g in place o f these num bers was a vocal solo by Edna R eso lu tion C ritic iz e s V o te S teinke o f H illsb o ro , w h o was w e ll received b y the audience, and Tom on Sales T a x , S a la ry Stretcher, Scholls you th, w h o gave Legion Contest Proves Big Hit; Crowd Attends Local Grange Opp oses Solons (C o n tin u e d on p ave 5, ro lu m n 3) H ills b o ro G range S atu rday passed a re so lu tio n c ritic iz in g m em bers of the legislature, w ho voted fo r the sales ta x and the m easure fo r in creasing le g is la tiv e salaries. O p Co-operation o f the people in the po sitio n was voiced to the senate b ill No. 1632. the “ W ater C a rrie rs rem oval of o ld house num bers is b ill," w h ic h w o u ld give the in te r asked by M a yo r J. H. G a rre t,. "The fact tha t there are tw o sets state com m erce com m ission power to raise rates on the w a te rw a ys o f house num bers, the old and new, O R E N C O - F o u rth an nu al achieve A p p lic a tio n s f o r p u b lic w o rks m ent program o f the O renco-S hutc and h u rt fa rm e ffo rts fo r cheaper confuses m any people w ho are new in the co m m u n ity." stated the m a y p ro je cts s t ill w ill be accepted by C a lf club was held M a rch 5 at the tra n sp o rta tio n . T he grange is p u ttin g on a play, or. "W hen the new' num bers were the state o ffic e of P W A. according home of M r. and Mrs. J. J. B radley. L. E. Francis, cou nty c lu b leader, "M r. and M rs.." a continuous m us p u t up the residents w ere asked to a le tte r received th is week by to leave the old ones six m onths H erm an K e rkm a n . co u n tv com m is presented aw ards as fo llo w s: J im ica l play. A p r il 2. R esolution ory the legislators, and then rem ove them . M any have sioner, fro m C. C. H o ckley. P W A m ie Ensley, s ix-ye a r c e rtific a te : N orm an B rad le y. L o rra in e Ren- signed by H. I. Patten and Ida H o r- not done it and it w o u ld be ap engineer in P ortla nd . preciated by the c ity cou ncil if Rennells, fiv e -y e a r necker. is as fo llo w s: A p p lic a tio n fo r the projects w ill nells, Robert "W hereas, the electors o f the state people w o u ld now rem ove the old be given f u ll consideration, and if pins; E lva B rad le y, fo u r-y e a r c e r o f O regon have, b y o v e rw h e lm in g num bers." acceptable given a p p ro va l w ith the tific a te ; P aul Rennells, tw o -y e a r m a jo ritie s , repeatedly voted do w n i un de rsta n d in g that the a d m in is tra ce rtifica te . M r. F rancis showed tw o movies. a ll sales tax b ills and a ll b ills fo r tio n in W ashington has no funds changing the c o n s titu tio n o f the I (C o n tin u e d on page 6. ro lu m n I ) a t present but w ill a llo t funds at state concerning the salaries o f the some la te r date i f available. le g isla tive bodies and. W hereas n o t "N o assurance can b e given ," w ith s ta n d in g these facts they again I H o ckley said, "th a t fa vo ra b le ac trie d to burden the people w ith tio n w ill be taken or funds a llo ca t these measures, they com p le te ly j ed M ay I repeat that th is is an e f disregard the wishes o f the people [ A fte r lapsing fo r one m onth, Ja n fo rt to he lp you get ready in case W ith com m unicable disease w e ll in these m atters. T hey caused the i uary, fo r the firs t tim e in n e arly o f the a v a ila b ility o f fun ds In the in hand, co u n ty he alth o ffic ia ls ( ( o n lin u rd on page ( , c o l u m n * ) tw o years, H ills b o ro Boy Scout near fu tu re fo r th is purpose." feel that danger o f any epidem ic, troops came back strong in Feb ------------------------------------------------------ --- e ith e r o f scarlet feve r o r measles, ru a ry to la te highest in the P o rt is passed, Miss M arg are t D ixon, land area council, according to re co u n ty nurse, said Wednesday. po rt fro m the headquarters. The One new case o f scarlet feve r H ills b o ro ra tin g was 77.2 pe r cent, was found in the Sherw ood d is tric t | over tw o points above the next dis and n o th in g new l ia s developed in A reso ltuion p ro te s tin g the fact tr ic t and passed the m e tro p o lita n H ills b o ro o r the L a u re l co m m u tha t no a p p ro p ria tio n has b e e n d is tric t by fo u r points. n ity . Three cases are un de r q u a r made fo r the cou nty was passed by Emphasis d u rin g the past m onth a n tin e at L a u re l and one in the the L a u re l-S ch o lls F arm ers' U nion on the p a r, o f a ll fiv e un its in the B ethany d is tric t, a ll cases of tw o T h u rsd a y n ig h t. C o m m itte e in c lu d d is tric t has been tow ards the Boy weeks' standing. A p p a re n tly the ed G ra n t Dodge, B. G. Boge and Scout C ircus to be held at the cases were discovered in tim e to G ustave Krause. The reso lu tion: P acific In te rn a tio n a l E x p o s it io n prevent fu rth e r spread in these "T o the H onorable C o u n ty C o urt: b u ild in g in N o rth P ortla nd , when The p o litic a l g u n s a r e com m unities. M iss D ix o n said. Whereas, it has been b ro u g h t to the 5000 scouts fro m W ashington, bo om ing W ith electio n only Las, week, a statem ent made by o u r a tte n tio n that the co u n ty cou rt Y a m h ill, Clackam as eight m onths aw ay, a d m in M ultn om a h. Miss D ixon was m is in te rp re te d and has this year failed, refused, or Colum bia. Clatsop. T illa m o o k , Hood is tra tio n o f Die b ig r e lie f fund made to read tha t eases of measles ueglected to m ake any a p p ro p ria R iver. Wasco, and Sherm an cou n ran ks as the one m a jo r bat- scale in a m anner s im ila r to scar tio n to support o u r an nu al cou nty ties in Oregon, and C la rk . C o w tle fro n t o f Ihe 1936 campaign let fever. T h is is no, (rue . Miss fa ir, and whereas, it is an a p p ro litz. Skam ania, W a hkiaku m , a n d The W ashington L e tte r on D ix o n said, as the skin peels in p ria tio n in w h ich w e are v ita lly K lic k ita t counties in W ashington page 2. second section, brings a d is tin c tiv e m anner in cases re concerned, and fo r the fu rth e r rea m in e together oil A p r il 3 and 4 you a ll Die latest develop cove rin g from scarlet fever. son tha t we. the farm ers o f the fo r ¿i gig a n tic d e m on stra tion of ments in the p re sid entia l race Few er eases o f measles w ere re cou nty are the p rin c ip a l taxpayers: scouting a c tiv itie s and e n te rta in d ire ct fro m the nation s ca p i ported this week than last a lth ou gh Therefore, we the m em bers of ment. tal. Be sure to read th is new an increase in th is disease is e x L a u re l-S ch o lls local of the F a rm and In fo rm a tiv e fea tu re e v The sixte cn -a ct pro gra m w ill last pected in the west end o f the co u n ers' U nion desire Io reg ister our n e arly three hours and hundreds e ry week. ty, w here o n ly a few cases have protest for said a ttitu d e and ac o f boys w ill engage in each act. been rep orted up to date. t io n . ' The o u tsta n d in g fe a tu re o f th« I Removal of Old Numbers Urged PWA Asks County to Prepare Projects + --------- to C ity L an d Offices E n g in e e r H e re B o u ld e r D a m Loose ends in the co n stru ctio n o f H illsb o ro 's new sewer system and disposal p la n t seemed draw n closer together this week w ith the h irin g o f the fir s t crew by K e rn & K ibbe, contractors w ho w ill b u ild the sewers. W o rk is expected to ¡ begin at once. C o nstructio n o f the disposal p la n t aw aits d e tails in connection w ith purchase o f land fo r the site w h ich w ill be concluded th is week, ; opening the w ay fo r Oscar Q u tlr r & Son. w h o have a sub co n tra ct fo r excavation. The re m a in d e r of the w o rk w ill be by W arren N o rth west Incorporated, contractors. La b o r H ire d In te rv ie w s fo r laborers, w h o w 'll be em ployed b y K e rn & K ibbe. w ere conducted Tuesday m o rn in g at the c ity h a ll by Sam L in d , super viso r fo r the contractors and A. G. Johnson, placem ent man fro m t ie o ffic e of the na tio n a l re -e m p lo y m ent service in P ortla nd . A ll la b o r ers em ployed w ill be selected fro m lis ts supplied by the e m p lo ym e nt service and none w ill be h ire d w ho have not been registered. F irs t crews, it is understood, w i ll be made up o f laborers, both s k ill ed and u n s k ille d , d ra w n fro m the persons w h o have been c e rtifie d fo r re lie f and have been em ployed o r are e lig ib le to e m p lo ym e n t cm W PA. H ow ever, la b o r is un d e r con tr o l o f P W A and when the lists of r e lie f cases have been exhausted, o th e r unm eployed can be draw n. K e rn & K ib b e aiso have estab lished an o ffice in H illsb o ro , hav- f ^ ^ e d T d7 " <y Th‘rd stree‘' James Reed. P W A engineer, has established office s upstairs in the c ity h a ll and expects to be here as long as co n stru ctio n is un de rw ay. H is duties in clu d e sup ervision of w o rk as re la tin g to governm ent rules and re g ulation s concerning I (C o n tin u e d on pave 3, colum n 4) Tax Payments Forge Ahead T o ta l E x ce e d in g Y e a r A g o ; R e b a te is S p u r S pu rred by a rebate o f three per cent fo r pro m p t paym ent o f taxes in fu ll, and lesser rebates fo r in te rm e d ia te quarters, W ashingt m cou nty taxp ayers poured a stream o f cash in to the tax co lle ctio n o f fice d u rin g t h e days preceding M arch 15, when taxes became due and payable w ith penalty. W ith ta x m a il s t ill uncheck?d fro m S atu rday n ig h t to date, cash co lle ctio n at the tax o ffic e Tues day n ig h t totaled $317.756.91, ac co rd in g to Miss G ladys Eisner, t ix deputy. C o lle ction s last year to t re deadline o f M a rch 15 am ounted to $279,932.52. H ow m uch m oney was re p re sented in the flo o d o f m a il u n tc - counted fo r between S atu rday n ig h t and th is date, could not p o s s itly be estim ated. M iss Eisner said. C o l lections appeared to be made this year w ith considerable m ore a la c /i- ty as a re su lt o f be tte r econom ic conditions, she declared. The e x tra rebate b ro u g h t a great m any m ore f u ll tax paym ents tha n w ere made last year, Miss Elsr.er said. C lerks s t ill w e re busy p ie p a rin g tax statem ents W ednesday w ith a considerable tr ic k le o f ta x payers s till m a kin g paym ents. Local Scouts Again at Top; Prepare for Circus in April Health Authorities See Improvement Relief O n c e; Establishing I, Heynderickx Club Leader C a m p a ig n 's M a in Issu e — at E x p e c te d Grand Jury Drawn I I S tru c k by w h at he declared was ' a h it and ru n d riv e r, Joe M c B u r ney. 11 years old, Gaston ro u te 2. was re co ve rin g fro m cuts a n d bruises sustained S atu rday m o rn ing along the road between Gaston and his home near La ure lw o od . The boy is the son o f M r. and Mrs. Joe M cB urn ey. Young M cB u rn e y was fou nd ly - in g unconscious in the w reckagc of his b ic y c le s h o rtly a fte r 11 o'clo ck by B la ir B ro w n m anager of the fa rm com pany w h ic h is op e ra tin g W apato lake, acco rding to s h e riff's rep orts B ro w n too k the c h ild home and la te r the fa m ily took h im to M c M in n v ille , w here he was placed un d e r a d o c to r’s care When he firs t regained conscious ness. he declared th a t he fe ll fro m his bicycle, but la te r to ld o f a green C h e vro le t coupe o f l a t e model, w h ic h he saw speeding to w a rd h im around a curve. The car was w e a vin g in the road, he said, and he cou ld o n ly rem em ber see in g the ra d ia to r com ing at him ( (.'•n tin u r d on page 6, ro lu m n 5) about 10 feet away. W hat happen ed a fte r th a t he could not re m e m ber. D e p u ty S h e riff D ic k Busch, w ho investigated, ra th e r doubts th the car s tru c k the boy o r t h e bicycle. T h e in ve stig a tio n , he said, d id not reve al any serious bruises on the c h ild except on the head, w here he a p p a re n tly stru c k the road in fa llin g . H ea d s C o u n ty B o d y ; M e e t The fra m e o f the bicycle did not H e ld H o n o r M e m b e rs g ive evidence o f being s tru ck, a l though the fro n t wheel and forks w ere fo u n d about 75 feet fa rth e r C ecil H e yn d e rickx. leader o f the dow n the road u__u in the d ire . c tio n , in V e rb o o rt 4-H d a iry , sheep and Th .ChfJrire bh \ hahd i <?Cn ’ r a v c ll"8 - p o u ltry clubs, was elected president The Thn fo rk s had bro ken fro m the I o f the local leaders' association at fra m e of the w heel at the jo in t, the opening m eeting o f the yea r and disclosed an old break w h ich he ld in the c o u rt house M onday had been held tog ether b y o n ly a evening, according to L . E. F ra n - sm all s t r ip o f m etal. cis, assistant co u n ty agent. T h ir ty In M c M in n v ille , the boy ap pa r clu b leaders o f the co u n ty w e re e n tly was s u ffe rin g fro m ' concus present. sion and shock as he relapsed in to O th e r o ffice rs elected w ere vice - unconsciousness at in te rv a ls a ll day, president, M rs. F. S. Reed, Reed- D e p u ty Busch reported. v ille ; secretary, M rs. E. M . B o w F ra n k F u ra ka w a o f Banks F rid a y man, H illsb o ro ; treasurer, O. B. re p o rte d the th e ft o f a c u ltiv a to r K raus, cou nty school s u p e rin te n d fro m his fa rm , and A lb e rt Erickson ent; e xe cu tive co m m ittee -at-la rge. o f near Forest G rove reported to Joh n Schm eltzer, o f th e Chehalem co m m u n ity and M rs. S h e riff C o n n e ll the loss o f a w a lle t M o u n ta in w ith his d riv e r's license and $53 F ra n k C onnell, Route 1, H illsb o ro . F o llo w in g the election o f o ffice rs in cu rre n cy. the re was a general discussion o f c lu b organization, scholarships to th e 4-H sum m er school, cou nty and state fairs. I Men Selected for Crews on Sewer Lines L o g g in g Railroad Lien Largest F ound Unconscious in R o a d ; Hillehor«« A r r u n E etab lU h ed 1894 Protest Lack of Fair Appropriation show w ill be the grand e n try p a r ade of the e n tire m em bership, led by tw o scout d ru m and bugle corp« and the massed colors. M usic fo r the show w ill be fu rn ish e d by th e Seventh U n ite d States In fa n tr y band fro m V ancouver Barracks. H ills b o ro troops arc engaged il l the fo llo w in g acts in a d d itio n to the grand e n try : T ro o p 216 o f H illsb o ro , tre k c a r, cam ping: T ro o p 219 of A loha, fir s t aid; T ro o p 228 o f H illsb o ro , firs t aid; T ro o p 247 o f Aloha, b ridg e; Sea Scout R a in bow. boat d r i ll w ith 24-foot w h a le boat. F M. Coon has been ap po inte d scoutm aster o f the troop at A loha, acco rding to announcem ent by £ d M cE lro y, ch a irm a n o f th e tro o p com m ittee. T h is means a ll H ills - boro d is tr ic t troops are f u lly o f ficered. A steady increase in m em bers in a ll the troop s o f the d is tric t, es p e c ia lly those o f the three H ills boro u n its has been e vid e n t d u r in g the past m on th and by the end of M ay it is expected th a t a ll threo o f these tro o p * w ill be f u ll w ith ove r lu u scouts in the arty Unuta.