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P rin tin g - WHsbon®Mr g u s lloiu* iii Hillsboro I ik ri'usvs Loral Payrolls and Adds lo I.oral I’ronpirUy 175 New Families— Added as New l ’a id -iii-A d v a n rn A rg u s S ubscribers fro m Ja n u a ry 1 to A p r il 27 W ith W h ich ¡3 Combiner! the H illsboro Independent Volume 43, No. 12 IlilU b o r o Extension Meet Laurel Friday Candidate M o th er’s D ay P rogram Church o n Sun d ay Festival Held L a u re l was the center of the m usical fc.stval held last F rid a y by the schools o f th is section o f W ashington cou nty in observance of N a tio n a l M usic week. Schools ta k in g part w e r e M ountainside w ith G la d ys H ailey, teacher, L a u r- e lv ie w , M rs G rayce Hughes; F ir- dale. Miss Rose L m ik .it. F ir Grove, M rs lle b 'n A u stin . G rone r, M iss T h clm .i He e, and L a ure l. Mr. M a ry H a rlctna n A ll met in the m o rn in g and hand b a ll was p la y ed by a ll w ho wished to p a r tic i pate. Lu n ch was enjoyed and the program comm enced at 1:30, The three p rim a ry grades sang * Wee D u cky Goggles." “ M a rch in g S ta r” and "B ig g ie W iggle and Biggie Wee” ; in te rm e d ia te grades “ G on d o lie r .’ “ A S< a. ong fro m th e Shore ’ and “ W hich is the Way to Som ewhere T o w n .” “ The N ig h t in g a le ” and "T h e re ’s M usic in the A ir ” and a com bined chorus, “ A m - i rica the B e a u tifu l ” Special n u m bers by the various schools in cluded a harm onica du et by L u u r- Credit Bureaus «Incorporated I — Credit Report« In W ashington. T illa m o o k . Y a m h ill, P o lk und M a rio n Counties. Personal C o n ta ct on Collection« W ashington County Office C om m ercial B u ild in g Second and M a in Street« Phone 3071 llillxlioro, Oregon Established 1873 Hillsboro, Oregon, Thursday, May 7, 1936 Helvetia Boy Breaks Hand H ills b o ro A rgu s Established 1894 Many Features Planned for M other’s Day at U. of O. J am es D avid son Injured at S ch o o l; M any in City <11» M n F I, Rrnwn) LAU R EL 'I'lie l.u u re l H o r n e Economies E xtension u n it w ill meet F rid a y ut 10.311 a m. at the hu ll Miss III.nich e E irk v v o rlh w ill discuss "B u y in g H o siery fo r A ll M em bers o f the F a m ily ” T here w ill be a pot lin k lu n c h at noon A ll are c o rd ia lly in v ite d . K erries Washed O ut T he hard ram Sunday, w h ich scorned alm ost lik e a clo u d b u rst in some sections, d id considerable damage to fie ld s and roads. A patch o f n e w ly set blackcap b e rry bushes on the 1. A W h ittle place was p ra c tic a lly washed out. To lla n a r M others M othe r's Day w i ll be observed at the ch u rch Sunday w ith a short pro gra m con sistin g o f n u m bers fro m c a d i o f th e classes. P rea ching and com m u nio n services w ill fo llo w P o lls arc now d is trib u te d fo r the e le c tric lin e extension from the H elm place to ttie foot o f the m ountain. T in s extension w ill serve J a io li and W a lte r Schm idt. F ra n k Meibiut, J II M cPherson and F L. and i ■ • Brown M r and M rs W 11 M cN ay and H illy attended a d in n e r p a rty nt the H a rle y Looney home in P o rt land Sunday given in honor o f the b irth d a y an niversaries o f B illy M c Nay and Rosalie Looney. M rs. C a in e Aggas re tu rn e d S u n day fro m an extended v is it w ith re la tive s and frie n d s in South D a kota She said farm ers were hop in g fo r ra in as it was ve ry d ry and dusty Collrrtlona Indepe nd ent I Hr Mrs, John M Davidson) H E L V E T IA Jiirrx.s Davidson su sta iii(‘d a bad ira c tu ro on bis le ft band A p r il 29 w h ile p la y in g b a ll d u rin g gym nasium class p e r iod at the union high school. D r D in xin o re took X -ra y p ictu res and decided it w o uld be necessary fo r the boy to go to a honpitai in P o rtla n d , w here the fra c tu re wan reduced and James was back in school on M onday w ith his hand in a cast. ter. Mrs. Elizabeth Abraham , w ith C a lifo rn ia visite d re la tive s here the exception o f one and a h a lf the fir s t o f last week. years spent in C a lifo rn ia w ith his son. D r. W M Briggs. He was a A rg u s classified ads get results. m em ber o f the M ethodist Episcopal i church at D ille y fo r m any years. He was also a c h a rte r m em ber of the U n ited A rtisa n Lodge of D ille v . M r B ri ggs is su rvive d by one daughter Mrs Elizabeth A b ra - 1 ham. a son. D r W ilfo rd M Briggs, ; o f M onrovia. Cal , and one b ro th - , i er, George B rig g ,, o f Brush P ra irie , ; Wash. Mason Hill School Picnic on Sunday M A S O N H I L L The last of school ! p ic n ic w ill be held at the school house a ll-d a y Sunday. A ll pres ent and past resident« o f Mason H ill, and especially fo rm e r pupils, J are in v ite d fo r a real reunion. R em em b er Y our Mrs. L o nn ie R enfrow was taken to th e co u n ty hospital, where she i has undergone a m a jo r operation. Couple M arried E rnest O b e rm ie r of Mason H i ll and M iss V io le t Lickas of P ortla nd , w ere m a rrie d in P ortla nd M a y 1. i T h a t eve ning a crow d o f frie n d s ’ You need not give M other and neighbors gathered at the farm home o f the new lyw eds f o r a a costly g ift to make her c h a riv a ri and social tim e. N ew lyw ed» Return M r. and M rs. S teinm etz <M a rie R u fe ne r) re tu rn e d fro m a three 1 weeks' honeym oon t r ip to C a li- ; fo rn iu and spent the week-end here w ith her parents, M r. and M r. F. Rufener. T hey w ill m ake th e ir home in P o rtla n d O th e r S u n day d in n e r p a rly guests were M r. and Mrs. E H. G reen and fa m ily and M rs. M. G reen of P ortla nd L itt le S y lv ia M a rie G reen re tu rn e d ■home w ith her parent« after «pend in g some tune w ith her gra nd - 1 parents It Section 2. Pages 1 to 6 M OTHER With Flowers G. Scott, who has live d on fa rm near Sherwood .since 1909. w ith th e exception o f 2 ‘ , years a.s cou nty a g ric u ltu ra l agent of Clackam as county, candidate fo r dem ocratic n o m in a tio n fo r state happy. B eautiful, fra g ra n t rep rese ntative He is m favo r flow ers are ju s t the thing. of s tric t economy In state a ffa irs, Extend B est Wishek b e lie v in g t h a t no le g isla tio n I By Zell S tru t her» I should be passed w h ic h w ould T h is v ic in ity was w e ll re p re POTTED PLANTS add to Hie tax burden. H ite on c lu b met A p r il 29 at the sented at H ills b o ro on S aturday F arm ers have been ve ry busy and home o f M rs. Jessie Barnum . R o ll CUT FLOWERS e lv ie w ; com b band selection by ' the r a in y day gave them a chance c a ll "y o u r ow n choice" was re- ■ M ou ntainsid e; rh y th m band selec to do business and take th e ir | sponded to by nineteen members T o ’ U n iv e rs ity of Oregon student com m ittee w h ic h is m a k in g arrangem ents fo r M other's tio n by G ro n e r; tw o -p a rt songs by fa m ily to the new store and show CORSAGES and tw o visito rs. Com m ittees were , M ay 10, con ferred re ce n tly w ith tw o m others to m a k e su re th a t the plans fo r the big event day, F ir G rove; vocal duet w ith g u ita r T h is was the biggest crow d ever w ill appointed. In te re stin g papers were please a ll The c o lo rfu l canoe fete M othe r's day banquet and oth er features are included among accom panim ent by F ird a lc and a seen at a free show in H ills b o ro given on the fo llo w in g subjects: ¡1 k ,w i°nS abov«‘ lp ft to rig h t: B ill M arsh. E lin o r S tew a rt, both o f P ortla nd W avne M aypole dance by e ig h t L a u re l and was a co m p lim e n t to the d o n Rayon by M rs. Lena Olson and H a rb e it, Vu ginta E n d ico tt both o f Eugene; M a rj o rie S m ith. P o rtla n d ; M a rje ry K issling. Salem g irls. Several parents and frie n d s ors o f the free tickets. T h is com Mrs. C o tto n b y Mrs. R u th Anderson. Agnes B eckett and M rs. P ercy W. B ro w n ; C o -c h a irm a n G race Peck, — * A * storia, - were present. and L u c ile M cB rid e, m u n ity wishes F rancis B a rr and N e xt m ec-.ng. M ay 13. w ill be at J u n c tio n C ity. M r and Mrs. A lb e rt Beckm an B ud Phelps success in th e ir new the home o f Mrs. Cora M etzentine and tw o c h ild re n of W oodburn enterprise. and w ill be the last business m eet noon. Beaver chapter, O. E. S., visited at the H M W hlsnand in g of the y e a r M rs. Fred Youngen has had her conducted services. home Sunday. sm all g ra nd dau gh te r w ith her lo r M rs. H. H. Sonnema o f Santa M rs. Cooper was b o rn in O hio, Teacher Named the past tw o weeks as her da u g h M onica. Cal., a rriv e d Sunday at F e b ru a ry 11, 1849, and came west Highway East of Hillsboro the W illia m F C a m pb ell home to M rs H a rry Sehm eltzer o f M oun- ter, Mrs. A lfre d N ydegger o f M il w ith her uncle and a u n t in 1887. B U X T O N — A surp rise b irth d a y She was m a rrie d to John Cooper v is it h e r d a ug hter and fa m ily . [ la in Home has been engaged to w a u kie , is ill. A b n e r Briggs, w ho died a t the given M rs. Frances M arch Several from here w ent to Mason p a rty was M r. and M rs. Dave W hiteside o f teach the L a u re l school the com 15, 1888, in V ancouver, H ill F rid a y n ig h t to c h a riv a ri the C anby at her hom e here A p r il 30. Wash., and came to her home in home o f his daughter. M rs. E liz a in g year. beth Abraham , in H illsb o ro , A p r il A ld en Hosevear's name was o m it new lyw eds, M r. and M rs. Ernest The eve ning was spent in p la y in g Beaverton, w h ere she h a d liv e d 26. was born at Lindsay, C a rle to n cards. Present w ere M r. and Mrs. co n tin u o u sly since. ted in the announcem ent of the O b e rm e ii r. L O O K , county, N ew B ru n sw ick. Canada, M rs. C a rrie L itz c l o f S outhern D e llis C o rn u tt, M rs. Ira P ow ell, l.u u re l s trin g band p la y in g in the M rs. Cooper was a ch a rte r m em O ctober 2, 1853, the youngest son program at the H ills b o ro d in n e r O regon Is stayin g w ith her m o th M r. and Mrs. Fred B enefiel, Mrs. ber , o f Beaver chapter, O. E. S., , - , _ . o f Georg? and Susan B rig gs His FO R THE given at the h u ll A p r il 23. They er, Mrs. E lizab eth S chm idt, w h o Jesse M eyers, F em e P ow ell. Elsie and was a m em ber o f B ea verton J boyhood was spent on a fa rm . In Meyers, Dave K au m cr, Claude Grange. are a q u in te t, other m em bers be has been i l l fo r some tim e. ' - M - arch, 1880, at the age o f 26 he Riggle. M e rlin W atson, and Ches ing F. I. and Lee B ro w n . L lo y d Honors Won She is su rv iv e d by tw o brothers, w ent to M ontana, w here he was Every year more and more gar Aw O D aile y and O liv e M u llo y. H e lve tia school c h ild re n a tte n d ter. Neoma, T ra v o r and M e lv in R. B. and U. S. Scott, o f Beaver- engaged in the m in in g and lu m b e r E lb ert Stevens accom panied by ed the m usical fe stiva l at N o rth Canby. ton. deners are finding that Diamond in d u s try u n til J u ly , 1882. In A u Several fro m here attended a tils cousin, M axine B e lilm g . of P la in s F rid a y and received high Her husband died A u g u st 30, gust o f tha t year he a n d tw o Quality Seeds produce bountiful P ortla nd visite d frie n d s at N o rth honors. Several patrons furnishe d Townsend m eeting at Banks A p r il 1904. friends, A. H. and J. W. E llison, Bend fro m F rid a y u n til Sunday tra n sp o rta tio n and enjoyed t h e 28. crops. Seeds are tested for soil ‘4 made the longest t r ip eve r made M rs W a lte r Rowe o f Helena, program . Mrs. Jessie V. M yers o f Beaver- up to th a t tim e in a ro w boat. M ont., was the guest of her b ro th conditions to assure you greater ton v is ite d Mrs. F red Watson last They hauled a boat b u ilt by th e m iiiiiiiiiia ij er, S Davis, fro m S a tu rd a y u n til week. selves on the P a cific slope o f the satisfaction. You will find every Tuesday. She was e n rou te home H H M lIllli < A special m eeting o f W. B. A. R ocky M ountains across the d iv id e fro m a to u r o f C a lifo rn ia . The variety of vegetable and flower , was held at the home o f Mrs. to the B ig Hole r iv e r w here they illlN iillk lM fa m ily fo rm e rly liv e d w ith in a few B E A V E R T O N —Rev. C h arle s F launched it, fo llo w in g th is r iv e r Ethel M eyers A p r il 29. A n a ll-d a y seed in the bright orange and m iles of M ilts C ity in M ontana, C la rk. 67. died A p r il 23 in San m eeting w ill be held at the G range in to the M issouri and dow n that w here the A. D. H ill fa m ily is now L E IS Y V IL L E The Ladies' clu b h a ll M a y 13. Francisco. M r. Clark, had served as stream as fa r as* Ionia, Nebraska, green seed boxes. For results, located. w ill meet w ith M rs. Coussens M ay pastoi o f Hie B ea ve rto n C ongrega over 3.00 miles, w h ere the y a rriv e d School to Close M r and M rs W. I. Stevens were 14 Plans fo r the a n nu al L e is y v ille insist upon Diamond Quality. tio n a l ch u rch fo r fiv e years w hen O ctober . 17. M r. B riggs re turn ed B u x to n school closes M ay 15. Wednesday and T hursd ay guests of p icn ic w ill be discussed. he was gra nted a leave o f absence to his home in N ew B ru n sw ick. th e ir d a ug hter Ina Tit V ern on ia. The 4-H sew ing c lu b met at the A Tow nsend m ee ting w ill b e last N ovem ber o w in g to i l l health. You’ll find the Orange end Ja n u a ry 25. 1888, he was u n ite d school house Wednesday evening held at the G range h a ll in the He is s u rv iv e d by a daughter. Miss in m arriage to Miss E lida J. A le x Birthday« Celebrated Green teed boxes at your eve ning o f M ay 14. E veryb od y is M argaret C la rk , o f San Francisco. ander Thelm a M u llo y and H illy M cNay o f last week. of F re d e ricto n Ju n ctio n , better neighborhood stores. Four-11 c a lf clu b m et w ith Wes in v ite d to attend these meetings. C a rl H. Patten o f the Beaverton N ew B ru n sw ick. To th is un io n were honor guests at the W. H ley Gales and C y r il Lorenz F rid a y W. B. A. ladies held a card greenhouse w ill ta lk oh a rra n g in g were born three ch ild re n . M cN ay home T hursd ay eve ning at a d in n e r p a rty c e le b ra tin g th e ir evening. O ffic e rs are Robert Gregg, p a rty at the Jesse M eyers home cut flo w e rs at the B eaverton G range In M arch, 1890, the y came to Saturday. birthdays. O thers present were M r pre sid ent; Tom G regg, secretary. M ay 1. 1891 M r. and Mrs. E llis W atson and M rs. J. E D avis o f Omaha, Neb., V ancouver. W a sh . and in and Mrs. J. W. M u llo y . M r. and O th e r members are E dw ard Seus, m oved to D ille y , where he engaged M rs W. H. M cN ay and G ilm a n A lb e rt. Remi and A r th u r Coussens. C lay D ooley o f Elsie spent the was a guest F rid a y of M rs. W. H. in the general m erchandise bu si N e xt m eeting w ill be al Coussens w eek-end at the E llis W atson home Bo.vd. W ight. M ay 22. here. Mrs. C a rrie Hanson, w h o is con ness w ith his b ro th e r, G e o r g e R em i K e rk o ff and fa m ily have M r and Mrs. R Place o f V e r valescing a fte r a recent operation, Briggs, u n til 1924 F a ilin g in he alth L E O N A R D 1)01 ( il.A S W R IG H T m oved to Seattle, where Remi is nonia v is ite d w ith re la tive s here is a guest o f her son and daug h then com pelled h im to re tire fro m Leonard D ouglas W rig h t, 17, o f w o rk in g M r. and Mrs. E m il K e r k over th e week-end. te r-in -la w . M r. and M rs. C a rl H a n business. He was postm aster at D ille y fro m 1892 to 1914 and was Beaverton ro u te 2 died M ay 3. He o ff are stayin g at the farm . D e lm a r Riggle o f Je w e ll. E llo n sen. was the son o f M r. and M is. A H. K a th le e n G regg w ent to Fossil In g ra m and W T a y lo r o f M is t v is Miss M arg are t Z im m erm a n, w h o agent there fo r the Southern P a c if ic ra ilw a y fo r 20 years. He was a W rig h t, b ro th e r o i M rs. Percy , on a geology fie ld trip . The class, ited M r. and M rs. Jesse M eyers re c e n tly re tu rn e d fro m Europe, La w re nce o f P o rtla n d and Janies un de r the d ire c tio n o f Professor M ay 2 and 3. was a guest o f Mrs. E lizab eth M c- rep rese ntative in the Oregon legis E dw ard W rig h t at home. W atson, spent the w eek-end there. Mrs. Jesse M eyers and George G ow en last week before going to la tu re fro m 1898 to 1900. M rs. th a t tim e M r. B rig gs made his Mrs. Edw ards e n tertain ed t h e F isher v is ite d M rs M eyers' b ro th Seattle. m issionary sixdety last Wedensday. er and sister. W illia m H iggle and M rs. B a rre tt R andell was hostess B riggs died J u ly 12. 1932. A f te r ; M r. and Mrs. A lb e rt H anley and Jessie T illm a n , near Eugene over at her home M onday afte rn o o n to home in H ills b o ro w ith his daugh- ■ fa m ily and M rs. E in a r B erggren the week-end. M r. F ishe r has r e a m issiona ry s ilv e r t e a . Guest and sons visite d La m be rt Gardens turne d. but M rs. M eyers w ill speaker was M iss L a u ra A u stin , I Sunday. T u li;) season is at i t s spend the week there. w h o fo r m any -years has served as -, i h e ig h t th is week. A large crow d fro m th is com m u a m issionary in In d ia . M iss A u s tin n ity attended the A m e rica n L e le ft fo r In d ia W ednesday a fte r gion dance at Banks M a y 2. h a vin g spent th e past yea r on f u r M r. and M rs. W esley W is w e ll lo ug h in P ortla nd . M rs. M eBreen. guard ian o f the L u k e brothers o f M an ning have iM o n ica P o n g ra tz' o f Castle Rock fin ish e d logging the Bov D argotz visite d at the Joseph Pongratz B eaverton B ethel o f D aughters o f Job, and h e r daughters D o ro th y tim b e r and now are logging the home o ve r the week-end. and D o ris and M iss LeR ay M a rty n fo rm e r Ducett tim b e r in the can I attended th e G rand Session o f the MRS. JULIA A. COOPER yon back o f the N. H. Nielsen p ro p e rly . Mrs. J u lia A Cooper, 87. died at D aughters o f Job o f O regon at U p d ik e bro th ers made a t r ip to her home in Beaverton T hursday ! Roseburg. Mrs. C. E. Hedge has been i l l fo r M o la lla one day Ibis week w ith aftern oon A p r il 30. 1936. The f u , th e ir tru c k , b rin g in g back a load neral was held from the Beaverton the past tw o weeks. o f m achinery. M etho dist ch u rch S atu rday a fte r- T» Spend W isely P O R T L A N D A recent qu estio n n a ire sent to 42,000 veterans in the New Y o rk area disclosed th a t 25 per cent o f the ex-se rvice men. plan to invest th e ir bonus proceeds | in b u ild in g new homes o r m o d e rn izin g th e ir present dom iciles. A n e a rlie r survey, conducted by the legion, had a s im ila r result. Hiteon Surprise Birthday Party H eld Buxton Newsham Floral Shop A bner Briggs Was Former Legislator fo r a p e rfe c t crop in -¿Hi ORANCE CREEN BOX Former Beaverton Pastor Succumbs Leisyville Club Meets May 14d SUCCESSFUL FARMERS Z Hayward F GIVES YOU THE LUXURY OF V -T Y P E M O T O R IN G ... a/¿cm Genf/ D epend on I.X .L . D A IR Y FE E D S PO U L T R Y FE E D S 0 M an u factu red in H illsboro. • M ixed co n scien tio u sly by p eo p le you k now . The V-type engine always has been associated with the most M ad e from Ihe fin est o f h om e grow n grain s and h ig h est test co n ce n tra te s. expensive cars. The Ford V -8 is the only car under $1600 with a V-type eight cylinder engine. Q F lock and herd tested . But that’s not all. Everything else C on sisten t q u a lity — Low p rices. W illia m II. (B ill) Try Them and Be Convinced of Their Quality DIERDORFF HILLSBORO FEED CO Candidate for Republican Nomination I. X. L. P ou ltry and D airy F eed s * «Me * -YEAR PROTECTION PLAN C O U N T Y CLERK MeCORMICK DEERING FARM MACHINERY Phone 271 160 W. M ain S t (V e n e tia n lle k e l, F. O, Eagnn, c ity ) LESTER IRELAND & CO. Hillsboro, Oregon P rim a rie s M ay 15 F arm er - V etera n (P a id A d v.) about the car has been engi n eered in k e e p in g w ith th e standard of V -8 engine quality. The new Ford has beauty, roomi ness, comfort, driving ease and safety— everything you w ant in a modern automobile. W e are ready to send you a Ford V -8 to drive, whenever you say the word. FORDOR D e live red H ills b o ro 'M otor C o . AUTHORIZED SALES AMO SERVICS SE D A N ’784 Completely equip ped, including safety glass, cigar lig h te r and bump er guards.