County Politics—
A.B.C. Member—
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in A rg us Each Week
One of Only Two Weekly
Papers W est of Rockies
W ith Whi ch is Combined the I lillsboro Independent
Volum«* 13, No. (5
)111 l»l.< ir«» Iru|< !peiii|«nt I thl,lish«-<|
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H illsb oro , Oregon, Th ir day, M arch 26, 1936
«,
Land Bought Council to . Jear Arguments Clem’s Place
to Complete on Pinball Machines Friday Suffers Loss
matter
Sewer Site
by Burglary
H illf b o r o A rg u s K atah lU hed 1894
Two
Red Cross to Aid Stricken Flood Areas of East
Monday Last
D ate to File
for O ffices
To p la y or not to play.
T h a t’s the ipiestion w ith w h ich tin c ity council w ill
writstl«; F rid a y n ig h t when the
o f p iid ia l! games
w ill come to ju d g m e n t.
This m atter, firs t b ro u g h t to protest by the II illsb o ro
I w o T racts B ou gh t M ake P arent-Teacher association F e b ru a ry Id, was presented Second T h eft in M onth N ets
to the council in the fo rm o f p etitions prot •sting the
T o ta l of r h r e e A cres
T id y Sum to M ystery
[operation o f these iiia e lu n e s in
H ills b o ro on the grounds th a t they
for Plant
V isitor
| w e re used by m in o rs and w e re
Trophy Winner
Excavation
i w ie ld in g
a had m o ra l
Sections, Fourteen Paget
D ea d lin e N earing for T ho»s
C itizen s W ho W ould
S eek Favor
e ffe ct.
Many Sign Petitions
Begins
Prow ler
C o n c e a le d
Some 200 names were attached
to the p e titio n s w h ic h were p re
sented by a com m ittee w h ich in
cluded Mrs. S. W M elhu ish M rs.
G as S h ovel M oving G round
O fficia ls B eliev e M arauder
J
M
I ’e i. op
|(| V C I i .' i i |e
M
¡Reed and O It. K raus O perators
to M ake P la ce for T ank s
H id es at C losing
o f the machines w ere present and
I entered a vio le n t protest.
The cou ncil at th a t tim e in -
R o u n d in g o u t u tr a c t o f th re e
Cash and curre ncy am o un ting to
| strueted Paul L. Patterson c ity a t $■'*5,
iicre.s (o r th e H ills b o r o sewage d is
in c lu d in g $25 in nickels fr«lrn
to rn e y to dra w an ordinance p ro
posal p la n t at th e fo o t o f S o u th
the
p in b a ll machines, was stolfcn
h
ib
itin
g
Hie
machines
w
ith
in
the
F irs t ave n ue , . o u th o f th e r a ilw a y
c ity lim its . T h is ordinance
w ill Tuesday n ig h t from Clem 's P la it,
tra c k - , th e c it y th is week c o m
come
up
fo
r
passage
F
rid
a
y
nigh
t. recreation rooms on M ain street.
p le te d p u rch a se o f an aere-and«a-
T his is the second ro b b e ry there in
M
e
a
n
w
h
ile
th
e
p
in
b
a
ll
m
achine
h a lf o f la n d in tw o p a rce ls.
less than a m onth, the other b r
ow
ners
have
bene
streng
then
in
g
T h e la n d p u rc h a se d in c lu d e d th e
in g F e b ru a ry 28, when $17.50 In
th
e
ir
forces
and
c
irc
u
la
tin
g
p
e
ti
B o w m a n p ro p e r ty a nd a tra c t o w n
cash was stolen.
tions
th
ro
u
g
h
o
u
t
H
ills
b
o
ro
w
h
ich
ed b y P e te r C o r n e r !. T h is a m o u n t
Both bu rglarie s were ap pa rently
have been signed by a large n u m
o f la n d , it is b e lie v e d , w ill a llo w
accom plished in the same m anner,
ber
o
f
persons
according
to
re
fo r fu tu r e expanM lon i f necessary
the th ie f h id in g in the basement
ports.
and set re s id e n c e p ro p e r ty
w e ll
o r wom en's rest room u n til the
It
is
understood
tha
t
these
p
e
ti
a w a y fro m th e d ig e s te r ta n k s and
place had been locked fo r the
tions
w
ill
be
presented
to
the
c
ou
n
s lu d g e beds to be used in th e d is
c il and argum ents conducted in nigh t. Since the firs t rob be ry, ’ a
posai o p e ra tio n
fa vo r o f the m achines by W. G. check of a ll h id in g places was
C lear T ra c t
Hare, attorn ey, w ho w ill re p re made ju s t before closing tim e, and
O n th e C o r n e ll tra c t, th e o b i
Tuesday n ig h t [he search revealed
sent ow ners of the machines.
b a rn a lre a d y has be<*n d e m o lis h e d
M em bers o f the P.-T. A c o m m it the place clear, apparently.
and th e p ro p e rty c le a re d o f r u b
tee. p ro ba bly again w ill appear to
L eaves D ay’s Receipts
bish. D u r in g th e last w e e k cre w s
h a v e c u t o u t b la c k b e rr y hushes on L lo y d S elfridg e, H ilh i student body defend th e ir stand. Both factions
The b u rg la r d e lib e ra te ly le ft the
|
w
ill
be
given
an
o
p
p
o
rtu
n
ity
to
th e c ity p ro p e rty a n d re m o v e d o t h
day's receipts, hidden in the b u ild -
president, w ho was announced as
lie heard, according to M ayor J. H. j ing, and $10 in change in the cash
e r d e b ris
p re p a r a to r y to a c tu a l
w in n e r of R otary clu b basket G a rre tt.
c o n s tru c tio n .
register. Several d o lla rs' w o rth of
b a ll tro p h y at T hursd ay lu n c h
D elay in the fin a l hearing and nickels also was le ft in the safe
A c tu a l c o n s tru c tio n o f th e d is
eon.
I
passage
o
f
the
ordinance
w
a
s
posal p la n t began last w e e k w h e n
I bro u g h t about th ro u g h absence of a fte r the la rg e r sum had been re-
B u tle r A S o n ’s s h o ve l a rr iv e d and
’ moved.
tw o members of the council, w ho
began e x c a v a tio n fo r th e tanks.
The m ain door o f the safe, in
i
were
in
C
a
lifo
rn
ia
on
business,
P ro b a b ly w it h in a fe w d a ys fo rm
, general o p in ion am ong councitm en w h ich the m oney was kept, wa.-
g e tte rs w i l l b e g in
p la c in g fo rm s
1 being that the e n tire m em bership not locked, alth ou gh the m oney
p re p a ra to ry to a c tu a l p o u rin g o f
The most d e stru ctive floods in m any years took great to lls in life and p ro p e rty in the northeastern
1 should be present when a fin a l com partm ent had been locked. E n
ce m e n t.
section o f the U n ited States a fte r heavy rains sent riv e rs and stream s— already sw ollen by m e ltin g
trance to the inside com partm ent
vote i , taken
K e rn A K ih b e , c o n tra c to rs fo r
-n o w - fro m the A lle g h e n y m ountains— m iles out o f th e ir banks. In a d d itio n to having its business
C onsiderable speculation has been was gained by p ry in g the lock
th e c o n s tru c tio n
o f se w e r lines,
d is tric t deeply inundated. P ittsb u rg h was w ith o u t gas and e le c tric ity fo r several days. The photo shows
louse.
apparent
about
tow
n
as
to
the
a
t
t
i
h a v e e m p lo y e d a b o u t 25 m en and
"The P o in t.” where the A lle g h e n y and M onongahela riv e rs converge to fo rm th e Ohio. P ittsbu rgh's
Escape fro m
the place w a s
tude of the co u n cil at the fin a l
o f th is n u m b e r 10 a ie d ig g in g
flooded business d is tric t is in the rig h t background. Johnstow n, Pa., saw the Conem augh r iv e r rise
th ro u g h the back door, w h ich had
hearing
Q
uestioning
o
f
the
v
a
ri-
tre n c h e s fo r o v e r flo w sew ers at th e
to a stage alm ost equa lin g th a t of 1889. when the e n tire to w n was destroyed. L o w e r le ft, one o f the
ous councitm en, however, failed been unlocked fro m the inside
d is p o s a l p la n t a n d th e o th e r 15
city's bridges is shown w a shin g down the r iv e r a lte r being to rn fro m the riv e r banks. L o w e r rig h t,
and le ft open when the p ro w le r
Rotary
Cup
W
on;
R
otarinns
to
reveal
any
atte
m
p
t
o
f
the
coun-
a re d itc h in g fo r se w e r lin e b e
vie w of S w o lle n Potomac r iv e r at Hancock. Md. W ashington C o u n ty Red Cross has been asked fo r $250
’ cilm e n to reach a jo in t decision departed. On the other robbery,
tw e e n F o u r th a nd F if th avenues,
and everyone, w ho possibly can. is asked by the Red Cross to m ake co n trib u tio n s. Local c o n trib u tio n s
V isit L aurel T on igh t
several w indo w s also w ere opened
pre vio us to the m eeting.
south o f the ra ilw a y tracks.
should be le ft at the A rgu s office.
Some persons have been o f the but Tuesday n ig h t the door alone
T h e c o m p a n y has b ro u g h t one
was opened.
la rg e d itc h in g m a c h in e to H ills b o ro
l.lo y d S elfridg e, president o f the 1 o p in io n th a t a tie vote was in
Deputies fro m the s h e r iffs o f
a nd is p re p a rin g to b e g in la y in g H ills b o ro un io n high .school s tu prospect, but the councitm en th e m
s e w e r lin e s soon.
dent body, was announced as w in selves do not expect such a s itu a fice were busy W ednesday a t
C re w s a re b e in g c a lle d fro m the ner of the R otary c lu b basketball tion. Both sides arc expected to te m p tin g to u n ra ve l the m ystery.
F rid a y n ig h t b u rg la rs entered
W P A la b o r n ils a n d a re e x p e c te d 1 tro p h y, at the T hursday luncheon be w e ll represented, it being in d i
to tak«’ th e e m p lo y m e n t o ffe re d 1 of »he club, by President C. T. cated that a large num ber of the | the oXlice o f D r. E M. R iordcn.
eye
specialist, in the M ille r b u ilo -
K F T illo ts o n , W P A e n g in e e r fo r Richardson T h is tro p h y is aw arded Parent-Teacher m em bership m ig h t
1 Ing. Forest G rove, and escaped
W a s h in g to n c o u n ty ,
has r e c e iv e d 1 earh year to the best a ll-u ro u n d attend.
T w enty-seven o f the m achines w ith cash, je w e lry and op tica l in
ba sketba ll
In s tru c tio n s fro m th e P o rtla n d o f p laye r on t h e H ilh i
Misses L o rra in e Chase o f H ills
fic e to d is c h a rg e a n y p e rso n c a lle d squad M em bers o f the squad and have been licensed in H illsb o ro , strum en ts valued at m ore than
according to the records o f the $100. according to a s h e r iffs re
boro and Helen S ah lfeld of H ills
to a P W A jo b w h o refu se s to a c the H ilh i coaches were present
port.
E
n
try
was
gained
by
use
of
c
ity
a
u
d
ito
r
A
lth
o
u
g
h
tw
o
o
r
three
boro ro u te 5. w in n e rs in the H ills
S e lfrid g e was selected by a vote
cept th is e m p lo y m e n t.
B rin gin g Q u o ta to boro M erchants' P o p u la rity con N ig h ts C ontinue C old; Fruit
I t is e x p la in e d th a t P W A . w h ic h of his teammates in accordance of th is num ber m ay have been a pass key. Loot in clud ed besides W PA
moved,
it
is
believed
that
at
least
change
and
stamps,
a
15-jewel
tests le ft on th e ir a ll-fre e C a li
is p u b lic w o rk s a d m in is tr a tio n and w ith a scoring system announced
w atch, fiv e w atch chains,
Full S tren gth R ap idly
fo rn ia t r ip fro m the U nion depot
T rees B loom Late
a p p lie s to a ll p u b lic c o n s tru c tio n , nt the firs t o f the season. It in 25 s t ill arc in operation. License E lg in
is
S3
each.
tools
and
a
retinascope.
_____
in P o rtla n d Sunday m o rn in g to
operated w ith federal funds under cludes scholarship, character, lead-
The
machines
are
o
f
tw
o
kinds.
C.
E.
D
avis
o
f
C
orne
liu
s
ro
u
te
gether w ith w in n e rs fro m other
contract, d iffe rs fro m W P A < W orks ! ership. in s p ira tio n to team m ates
(C o n tin u e d on page 8, colum n ( I
Rapid progress is reported fro m places in Oregon, W ashington and
In one m achine, a n icke l is fed
S pring, according to the eaten-
Progress A d m in is tra tio n ) in th a t “ nd a b ility as a p la ye r
the W ilson r iv e r hig h w a y project, Alaska.
in to a slot and the p la ye r uses a
dar. a rriv e d M arch 21. The w e ath-
T ro p h y is a s ilv e r figu re of
th e la tte r is r e lie f e m p lo y m e n t o f
w h ic h was inaugurated M arch 16.
steel b a ll w h ich is shot to the top
fe re d u n e m p lo y e d persons c e rtifie d b a s k e tb a ll p la ye r m ounted on
. . .
T ra n s p o rta tio n fo r M iss Chase
tro u g h , .
| w ith 460 1
o f an in clin e d board. As the ba ll
1
o y^ . 1I1 and her fa m ilv was fu rn is h e d b y
la s t s u m m e r as e lig ib le fo r r e lie f. sm all black pedestal.
of * w
in te r to welcom
three
shifts.
The
shifts
ro lls dow n it passes o r enters
i.ucv-
Minus.
I
tie
sh
ifts
consist
of
H
ills
b
o
ro
M
o
to
r
c
o
m
n
a
n
v
w
ith
“
"•••«■•
—
------- e the — day.
j ■
S e lfrid g e played a consistent
fro m 200 to 130 men each A m ax- F ra n k p aL1»i r ’ th.- wheel m d M
Tem peratures th ro u g h o u t the week
game at guard on the team th is rou nd holes protected by pins. The
imA
mnum
tt°?
T
«
v
L
b
'
,
r
d
o,
SahHeld
met
’
he
^
p
?n
P
have
hovered
around
the
freezing
year and was a fa cto r in b rin g in g am ount o f w in n in g s is m arked on
ty men. in c lu d in g cle rks and tim e - Iand' fh o s e golng fro m here e x ‘ m a rk each n ig h t, c lim b in g to great-
the cou nty cha m pionsh ip to H ills the hole and the m achine pays
au to m a tica lly.
boro. R unners-up fo r the tro p h y
keepers, have already been assign- pressed themselves as being v e ry er heights d u rin g the day.
The
other
typ
e
o
f
m
achine
uses
were W a rre n W ahner a n d Fred
Real sum m er w a rm th was regis
d to the w o rk and a ll employes
S
large
m
arbles
and
the
p
la
ye
r
is
B aum gartner. AU t h r e e
w e re
n de
n . e r r W
w PA
P A , w
w i ill
l i, l _
r e c e ..
i v e th
I n e
e wage
w a f f s fo
. - r the g irls on the tra in and the tered last T hursd ay w hen the m er-
un
receive
allow
ed
fro
m
fiv
e
to
ten
o
f
these.
bunched so closely in the scoring
scale p re v a ilin g in the m e tro p o li- frie n d ly s p irit o f a ll m a k in g the c u ry clim bed to 70. T em pe rature
trip .
that it was necessary to m ake a re The holes, again protected by pins,
range since and in c lu d in g M arch
I tan area, it is said.
»
are
scored,
and
w
in
n
in
g
s
arc
based
Board R eports H iring N early check and ju s t a po in t separated. on the to ta l score. The h igh er the R eason for P a y m en ts G iven;
18 has been fro m 70 degrees to
T o date, the crew s are about tw o
Charles W ells review ed an a rtic le
i By J. C. Raynor)
42.
’ m iles along the s ix -m ile rig h t-o f-
score
the
m
ore
n
ickels
are
re
tu
r
n
on attacks on the co n stitu tio n .
AIL P resen t S ta ff
C hapm an to Speak
On board
contestant
special,
w ay. w .th 2300 feet com pleted and
ed. T lie p a y o ff on these machines
M onday afternoon snow fe ll on
H ills b o ro R o ta ry club. N ew berg is not autom atic.
■
%
ready fo r rem oval o f stum ps and H illsb o ro 's delegation was one o f the h ills south of H illsb oro , tu r n
and Forest G rove w ill have a
the
fe
w
th
a
t
was
100
per
cent
in
grading.
As
soon
as
the
stum
ps
in g the landscape to a w in te r
Paym ents o f $200 a m onth t o ,
S lig h t increase in pay w ill be chicken d in n e r at L a u re l to n ig h t
s ta tin g members had rid d e n on a whiteness fo r a considerable dis
each o f eight m illio n in d iv id u a ls I have been taken out. the g ra d in
given teachers in H ills b o ro p u b lic • T h u rsd a y). A bo ut (it) arc expected
steam
ra
ilro
a
d
tra
in
before,
b
u
t
it
m
ach
in
ery
w
ill
be
started.
tance dow n fro m the sum m it. The
must be made, and not a lesser i
schools, the school board announc to go from here.
sum because the sum to ta l is the i So fa r the w o rk has been along was o n ly 50 per cent in the m a t snow m elted w ith rains M onday
ed Tuesday a fte r the board m eet
T h is m eeting at L a u re l should
te
r
o
f
rid
in
g
on
a
sleeping
car
or
co
m
p
a
ra
tive
ly
level
ground,
but
am ount needed to b rin g the nation
night.
in g M onday nigh t.
V ir tu a lly a ll not be confused w ith the annual
back to p ro sp e rity and keep it crew s this week were approaching eating in a d in in g car p rio r to the
Saturday, snow flu rrie s over the
teachers were re -h ire d , the board "g e t-to g e th e r" o f H ills b o ro
and
o f th is trip .
the rougher ground of the h ills start
there,
Eugene
B
u
rr.
Townsend
O
ld
_
. .
.
va lle y and on the h ills also were
reported, but fo llo w in g usual p ro L a u re l people. T onigh t's m eeting
and
m
ountains,
w
here
w
o
rk
w
ill
Age
Pension
plan
speaker,
told
E ve ry g ir l was given a ^question- reported. Sunday n ig h t a g a le -like
cedure the names w ill not be is for Rotarinns and th e ir ladies of
cham ber o f com m erce m em bers at be slow er and under a gre ater na ire Sunday, w h ich she fille d out. w j n(j d isrUp ted e le c tric lig h ts in
made p u b lic u n til a fte r school the three cities.
handicap,
engineers
say.
Com
m ents by H ills b o ro g irls w e re parts o f the cou nty fo r a tim e.
the
noon
luncheon
M
onday.
closes.
Red Cross in C ounty A cts;
C rew s a r e being transp orted as fo llo w s:
B u rr, w h o is a ra p id fir e speak
In a re p o rt given to th e board,
Cold nights and la ck o f con
er. is a m em ber o f the speaking fro m P ortla nd in covered trucks,
Seek C ontributions
L o rra in e Chase: " I th in k this
it was disclosed th a t the taxpay-1 R citcr N ew P resid en t
each s h ift w o rk in g 7«j hours per contest is grand. I have had so sistent sunshine d u rin g the days,
s
ta
ff
o
f
the
Townsend
organization
,
ers o f the d is tric t have not been I
is delaying pastures and h o ld ing
L eagu e O regon C ities
in Oregon. He was in tro du ced by day w ith the th ir d crew staggered m uch fu n being in it. T h is t r ip
forgo tte n, because the tax levy has
One o f the greatest ( if not the Robert K e lly o f the local club.
in between in such m anner th a t is going to be v e ry ed uca tion al and back am b itio us gardeners. H o w
C
G.
R
eiter,
c
ity
m
anager
of
I
been reduced th re e m ills f r o m
greatest i disasters in the h isto ry
a ll men can com plete a llo te d tim e 1 ju s t kno w I am going to le a rn ever, here and the re a f r u it tree
C hapm an Booked
109 m ills in 1931 to 7.9 m ills d u r- I Bend, was elected president o f the o f the U n ited States is that ot the
is bu rstin g in to bloom and the
by the end o f the m onth.
C.
C.
Chapman,
e
d
ito
r
o
f
the
,
(C o n tin u e d on page S, ro lu m n 4)
League
o
f
O
regon
C
itie
s
at
Eu
in g the present year.
(C o n tin u rd »n pane 6. -o lu m n I I
floods in he tw e lv e eastern states, Oregon V oter, and keen p o litic a l
gene
last
week.
R
eiter
was
H
ills
A tte n tio n o f the p u b lic is called
m aking 450,000 persons homeless observer, is the speaker fo r next
boro's
firs
t
c
ity
m
anager
and
was
to the fact that a lth ou gh th is re
and causing a loss o f life o f more
M cP heeters A p p oin tm en t
d u ctio n tins been made, the stand- selected by the C ity o f Bend be than 170, w ith danger o f a decided M onday noon, it has been a n-
nounced. Chapman w ill discuss so-,
(C o n tin u e d on pnve
n ilu m n 2»
cause o f the record made here.
Sent for C onfirm ation
increase due to exposure, la ck of c la l se cu rity plans and pro ba bly
food and m edical cure. To re lie ve make some answer to the T o w n
A p p o in tm e n t of L . T. McPhee-
these suffere rs an appeal has been send argum ent.
F o llo w in g fo rm e r discussions of ters as H illsb o ro postmaster to suc
made by P resident Roosevelt and
ru ra l fire s and needed p ro te ctio n ceed Fred C. Holznaget has been
B u rr opened his address by a sk
A d m ira l C ary T. Grayson, pres, in g a ll businessmen, w h o w e r e
fo r ru ra l com m unities, the W ash sent to the U n ite d States senate
dent and exe cutive cha irm an of satisfied w ith the present economic P a y m en ts E xceed Y ear A g o in gton C o un ty F irem en's associa fo r co n firm a tio n .
the N a tion al Red Cross, for a m in situa tion , to raise th e ir
tio n Tuesday n ig h t named a com -
hands. I
M ore T han $ 7 0 ,0 0 0
im u m fun d of $3.000.000 necessary None responded. He then declared I
! in itte e to o u tlin e the necessary I
to p ro vid e cure fo r flood v ic tim s that the present situ a tio n was due
steps in fo rm in g ru r a l f ir e d is
W ith to ta l ta x paym ents cern- | tric ts the advantages and costs.
i l l y W in . F . C y ru s, County A gent!
greatest p o s s ib ility fo r a p r o fit fo r an in d e fin ite period.
to the lack o f purchasing power in
In answer to a telegram from
L a d in o clo ve r and canary grass able crop. Irrig a te d ladin o clo ver
puted to M arch 15. collections th is i The com m ittee, w h ic h in clud es a j
(C o n tin u e d on page
ro lu m n 1)
use fo r pasture can be increased pastures in th is county arc c a r r y A d m ira l G rayson, asking fo r $250
yea r exceeded last year by $74,- m em ber from each
departm ent. -
997.52, according to Miss G ladys ! consists of H arvey W illia m s, B ea v
on a few W ashington enm ity farm s ing an average of ahold three cows as W ashington county's quota. W
Eisner, tax deputy. T o ta l collcc- | erton ; A shlcv Ja ckso n ,' C o rne liu s;
and in m any cases could tic es per acre fro m A p r il u n til it gets I ’. N orm an of Aloha, president c f
tab lish ed w here the y are not us too we! in Iho fa ll. On bottom land the C o un ty Red Cross chapter,
F o re s t
ttons were $425.715.86 as com pared W a ltre V andcrvelden.
W ashington county health situ a
in g e ith e r one at present
The that o v e rflo w s for re la tiv e ly long called a m eeting o f the o ffice rs
to $350.718 34 to M arch 15, 1935. G love, and W ilb u r D illo n o f H ills tio n s tilt is w e ll in hand, according
and
d
ire
cto
rs
at
the
cham
ber
of
cheapest in ilk p ro d u ctio n of the periods of lim e, Reed can ary grass
B oth figu res arc w ith o u t the re boro. T h irty -th re e m em bers o f the to reports from the o ffice of Miss
year is made on pasture. On most can p ro fita b ly tic gro w n and more com m erce M onday evening and it
association from the fo u r tow n s
bates.
M argaret
D ixon,
county
nurse.
farm s pasture is not a va ila b le Io o f it should tic gro w n along the was voted Io send $250 im m ediate-
Rebates to M arch 15 last year a tte n d e d
ly
fro
m
the
cou
nty
fun
d
fo
r
W illia m
G rca u cr o f Beaverton Measles, w h ich have threatened to
exceed (¡0 days o f the year. On T u a la tin r iv e r and it.s trib u ta rie s ."
re
totaled $9500 as com pared to $12.-
reach epidem ic pro po rtions over
m any farm s, p a rtic u la rly where the
The use o f irrig a tio n lo c a lly a l lie f o f the flood sufferers. A ca ll
E ightccn members and guest-- o f 500 th is year. The levy fo r this was elected president to succeed
nu m b e r o f cows kept is re la tiv e ly ways in volve s the question of how was also made fo r c o n trib u tio n s the L a u re lv ie w c a lf clu b held th e ir yea r am ounted to S927.996.85 as Charles Douglass, w ho resigned the county, arc subsiding and cas
lu g li fo r Hie size o f the farm and long sufch pastures w ill last and | to replace this am ount in the coun annual achievem ent program on com pared to $919.003.90 a year ago. several weeks ago. P receding re es o f scarlet feve r arc being held
to a m in im u m .
w here the land ava ila ble, o r the w h ethe r o r not p ro du ction can he ty treasury.
the B a ttle sh ip Oregon. Saturday, Percentage of collections th is year freshm ents. the C o rn e liu s d e p a rt
The latest developm ent is at
lack o f m oistu re makes goixl sum m aintained un de r irrig a tio n . Some i Donations have been made in according to L. E. F rancis, assist is 47.2 as com pared to 40 per cent ment dem onstrated its m ethod of
h a n d lin g the 45-foot extension la d T im b e r where the state health de
m er pasture im p ra ctica b le , green people in discussing this, p o in t to j d iffe re n t parts o f the c o u n ty.........
and ant co u n ty agent.
a year ago.
partm ent has been checking the
feeding is necessary to take the the fact that in irrig a te d sections I an appeal is being made to every
C ollections on de lin qu en t taxes der.
W ilb u r M oore and John W at
The next m eeting w ill be held c ity w a te r supply in an attem pt to
p la c e o f pasture.
crop yie lds un d e r irrig a tio n have one to assist in th is h u m a n ita ria n kins o f L a u re l were elected presi fro m Jan ua ry 20 to M arch 15 of
locate
the source of typh oid fever
At tlie recent econom ic co n fe r decreased That is on ly to lie e x w o rk, no m a tte r how sm all t lie dent and vice-president, respective th is year am ounted to $92,715 99. , in H ills
, b o ro A p r il 23 w . ith the pro- cases, w h ich have developed there
w
h
ic
h
included
$50.204.53
fo
r
1935;
|
gram
*he
local
departm
ent.
ence d a iry m e n made tlie fo llo w in g pected and could h a rd ly be o th er- | c o n trib u tio n .
ly. M a xin e W ald ron of Scholls is
from tim e to tim e. A t present there
com m ents a n d
recom m endation: wise unless a fa rm in g system is i H ills b o ro donations m ay be lo ft secretary.
$20674 73 fo r 1933-34: $10.779.35 fo r
arc tw o cases and others, w h ich
at
Hie
A
rg
ils
office,
and
at
the
jirc
s
-
"W h e re land is ava ila b le , sudan adopted Hint w ill
Person
W
ill
A
tten
d
m a in ta in fc r- i
A chievem ent aw ards were made $1932: $5927 6!) fo r 1931 and $3217.-
cannot be d e fin ite ly diagnosed.
grass o r red clo ve r can lie used to t ilit y W hen w a te r is applied to a cut tim e arc as follow s:
to W ilb u r M oore fo r tw o y e a rs ’ 14 fo r 1930 Last year d e lin q u e n t
S ea ttle C o n feren ce
O f the scarlet fe ve r Miss D ixon
good advantage fo r sum m er pas crop. Hit' y ie ld o f that crop is gen- I W eil's store. $25: I,. T. M cPhcc- clu b w o rk and Jean and John | collections am ounted Io $71.994.79
J M Person o f H ills b o ro w ill said this week: "Ten diagnosed
ture. I f sudan grass is used, it (■rally increased and at any t im e ’ ters, $5: M I ’. Cady. $5: F C. M c W atkins and M avie S m ith for one | m a kin g c o lle c tio n , this year $20,-
leave Sunday m o rn in g fo r S eattle cases and three that are question
should lie seeded not e a rlie r than when a crop y ie ld m i g h t t ic K in n e y. $5. M rs E m m a D ie r d o r ff. y e a r of c lu b w ork. T h e e n tire d u b
21.20 more
to attend the P a cific N o rth w e st able. is not an epidem ic in a coun
M ay 15. T h is is a go ixl sum m er ¡doubled quit«' n a tu ra lly the d ra in $2; F II. B o w lb y , $2: W Verne was presentt'd w itli a c e rtifica te o f I T otal collected is given as $530.- conference o f Savings A Loan as
ty of 30,000 persons and is no
feed. Sweet elover, if not stem - ¡in i the so il in rem oval of plant M cK in ne y, $2: Mrs. S. II T hw a ite, achievem ent for having com pleted I 93(1 in c lu d in g rebates as com pared sociations on M onday. Tuesday and cause for fear or |>anic. tmt docs
ro t resistant v a rie ty is used, offers ¡food is also doulded. T h is means $1: W II. i B ill i Hoscow. $1, A rgus its w o rk 100 per cent
to $438.213 in c lu d in g rd ia te s last Wednesday. Representatives
from seem cause Io raise a w a rn in g flag,
some p o s s ib ility . T h is should lie that m ore fe rtiliz e r must lie used e m p lo y e .. $1. W ho is next'.’
Ames W atkins. La ure l, leader o f | year, m aking 57.2 per cent o f the W ashington. Oregon, Idaho, W yo w hich says scarlet fever is bad to
seeded a- a lfa lfa is o rd in a rily seed Ilia n w o u ld lie used if land w ere
the d u b . was aw arded his leader's c u rre n t ro ll.
m ing. M ontana and U tah w ill a t have and is dangerous.
Jail Empty
ed in tins county and on s im ila r I not irrig a te d . T here is am ple evi-
pin fo r h a vin g led a ItMl tier cent
tend Person is secretary o f the lo-
"N ow is the tim e to c a lm ly stop
soils. W here w a te r is a v a ila b le and denee w here the fa rm in g system
The W ashington cou nty ja il w a- clut).
In s ta lls N enn S ig n
Ic a l W ashington Savings & Loan m d realize the danger and map out
w here tile laud is not too wet fo r ¡and fe r tiliz in g practice is such as em p ty Wednesday fo r the fris t
The re m a in d e r o f the afternoon i Im p e ria l Cafe has installed an ¡ and T u a la tin V a lie v Federal Sav- a plan o f defense T h is plan, for
tim e L lie n ff C e lilu ll d e J ju J .
la d in o clover, tliu u lfc is about tlie
(l laitlnu-d on pas» 5, column «)
was spent
the ¿tup.
a t t r a t t i . e lle.v Neon »l^n.
Ula o
LudU JooUtldtlU lla
cou vtnie nca m ay be d iv id e d in to
L. Selfridge
Wins Honors
C ourt Game
Crews Making Girls Leave on
Spring Arrives
Special
Swift Inroads Contest
W ith Snowcap
Sunday Morning
on Sea Route
for South Hills
Pension Plan
Outlined fo r
C. C Members
Teachers Here
Get Wage Lift
Aid Asked for
Flood Victims
Tax Collections
Show Increase
Ladino Clover and Canary
Grass Profitable to Farms
Battleship Used
for Laurelview
Calf Club Event
County Firemen to
Aid with Districts
Both Tickets Filled
A n oth er C an d id ate S eek in g
C ounty Clerk Job
P rospective candidates fo r the
p rim a ry election now face
tte
deadline, the last m in ute fo r f i l i r g
being M onday. Ma<$h 30.
Com plete tickets by bo th parties
w ill be in the fie ld , a lth ou gh a ll
announcem ents had not been mat e
at a late h o ur W ednesday afte -
; noon.
F ilin g s th is w eek in clud ed W il
lia m H. D ie rd o rff of H illsb o ro , re
publican candidate fo r n o m in a tit n
, to the o ffic e of county cle rk:
W. L iiiis o n of Durham , east o f T i
gard, dem ocratic candidate
fc r
assessor opposing B. B. Reeves o f
Cedar M ill fo r the nom in ation , a rd
M. K. A braham o f Forest G ro t e
fo r sh e riff, democrat.
Democrats to Meet
C o u n ty-w id e m eeting o f
th e
W ashington cou nty dem ocratic cen
tr a l com m ittee has been called fo r
F rid a y n ig h t in the cham ber of
com m erce rooms at w h ic h t in e
p re lim in a rie s w i ll be com pleted f.«
the e n try o f a f u ll co u n ty a n d s ta 'e
tic k e t in the p rim a rie s in May.
Republicans, ap pa rently, are n o t
p a rtic u la rly interested in le g isla th e
jobs. John T h o rn b u rg o f Forest
G rove so fa r is the o n ly Candida* e
to announce and he is seeking a
j senatorship.
F o r the representatives, ta lk cen
ters around A. M. Jannsen of
R e ed ville and J. W. Hughes o f
Forest G rove. Jannsen. w h o s e rv td
a te rm in 1931, w h ile he has n it
file d, is expected to ta ke the ju n p
w ith in a day o r tw o. Hughes w ill
be a candidate to succeed him se f,
h a vin g served last term .
Serious consideration is beir g
given by E. C B ennett o f H ill i-
boro to ju m p in g in to the p o litic «1
arena. H e w ill m ake up his m il d
! in the ne xt fe w days as to w h e th
er he w ill seek the dem ocrat¡c
n o m in ation fo r s h e riff. B ennett is
a n a tive o f th e county.
D ierdorff Native
Son
W illia m H. D ie rd o rff. pro m ine i t
fa rm e r o f near H ills b o ro and ac
tiv e in W o rld w a r veteran a ffa iis ,
dived in to the p o litic a l fie ld T hurs-
day
by
filing for the
republican
j n o m in a tio n fo r county cle rk.
D ie rd o rff was born in K la m a h
Falls F e b ru a ry 18. 1898. and sho rt-
j wnere
w here ne
he nas
has u liv e d ever since. H is
e a rly education was in the ru ra l
page S.
I
I
|
,
colum n 3)
Sales Day Set
for Next Month
A nnual
B argain
E vent
is
S ch ed u led A p ril 25
H ills b o ro ’s annual spring bargain
day was set fo r S aturday, A p r il
25. it was announced a fte r a met t-
in g o f the re ta il trades co m m itt ;e
o f the cham ber of com m erce M o n
day n ig h t.
The bargain day w ill fo llo w t ie
lines o f previous s im ila r even s,
according to Ed L. Moore, secre
ta ry o f the cham ber. The eve.it
w ill be advertised w id e ly by d ire ct
m a il and newspaper a d ve rtisin g
over the e n tire county.
M erchants
p a rtic ip a tin g
w ill
again o ffe r special prices and free
g ifts to v is ito rs in H ills b o ro on
th a t day. As usual, the d is trib u
tio n of g ifts w ill be at the cham
ber o f com m erce rooms on f i e
a ftern oon of the sales day.
The re ta il trades com m ittee also
decided to strengthen the endorse
ment plan and make it m ore e f
fective.
Health Situation Believed
in Hand; Issue Warning
the fo llo w in g points: 1. Rem em ber
th a t measles and scarlet fe ve r can
be confused. Be sure! 2. P ut c v c y
sick c h ild aw ay fro m the fa m i'y ,
a llo w in g o n ly one person to i t -
tend him u n til it has been deft i-
itc ly de term in ed w h at is the tro u b 'e .
is.
"3 C a ll a q u a lifie d doctor. Y o u
m ig h t get along w ith o u t one b it
this m ay prevent the p a tie n t from
s u ffe rin g loss o f hearing; co n tra ct
in g an in c u ra b le k id n e y disea as
or a damaged
heart
Acquai it
y o u rse lf w ith the sym ptom s of nit
diseases w here the re is a rash, b it
d o n't be too sur«> you kno w be
cause even those w ho have studl -d
or specialized fo r years acknow
ledge th a t m ild eases of one d is
ease are most d iff ic u lt to d is ti i-
guish from severe o r n o t ty p ic a l
eases o f o th e r disease«.
"4. T r y to rem em ber th a t if your
c h ild Is sent home because he ha«
signs of a cold or sore th ro a t, it
seems ill. th is was dtxie to pro te ct
y o u r c h ild e q u a lly w ith o th e r* in
(l untinsrd on
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