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
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CREEN
BOX
Former Beaverton
Pastor Succumbs
Leisyville Club
Meets May 14d
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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.
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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
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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
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Completely equip­
ped, including
safety glass, cigar
lig h te r and bump­
er guards.