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Read the Ads— .z 71 The la te s t In Merehandlulng N eu « tinnì Your Home Mori i Each Wrrk 35 Correspondents Write Neighborhood N rw i for the Information of the R eader* Each W c rk W ith Which is Combined the I Itllsboro Independent J iu iijx iid c n t V<»lii ini' l.'ii N<>. I 5 !•,. t.ib lis h c 'i 1873 A Salute to t alien Comrades Groups Join in Memorial to War Dead U tility D istrict R ejected by S atu rd ay P rogram S ta te B ody Stores Close for Day Court Fight A sked A m e rica n iza tio n F in a n ces O ffe red L ead er to I II I b b u i n a n il v ic in it y w i l l p a n i S u tu rd u y to pay trib u te * to tlu n if in o r y of the w a r dead and be- lo v e d out-s h i a p p ro p ria te t x e i ei. T h e d a y ’s e v e n t, w ill in c lu d e •» p a ra d e fro m th e V e te ra n s ’ h a ll on W est M a in s tre e t at 9:30 a in to th e V i n e tl.m th e a tre . w hen* a p a tr io tic p ro g ra m w ill he h e ld b e g in n in g at 10 a n d w ill be fo llo w e d b y e x e re l • at th e (« ra n d A r m y o f th e R e p u b lic to m b a t th e H ills b o ro c e m e te ry . As has a lw a y s been th e ta s e . H ills b o r o t m tin e is houaes w i l l be closed a ll d a y <»h S a tu rd a y . ( ¿Trying On A rra n g e m e n t*, a re in c h a rg e o f H ills b o r o post, A m e ric a n L e g io n , in a c c o rd a n c e w it h a re q u e st m ade b y G e n e ra l H ansom post. G ra n d m v o f th e H e p u b lh w h e n th e C iv il w a r v e te ra n s gave u p t h e ir c h a rte r s e v e ra l y e a r , ago b cause o f h a v in g so fe w s u r v iv in g m e m bers. T h o m a s V e rd e n iu s o f P o rtla n d , p re s id e n t o f th e A m e ric a n iz a tio n C o u n c il, w ilt peak at th e p ro g ra m , w h ic h be g in s a t lh a in. H o rn in H o lla n d . V e rd e n iu s p e e ia li/! s in m a k in g b e tte r A m e n c a n s o u t of fo r e ig n - b o m c itiz e n s In v o c a tio n w i l l be g iv t n by H ev C h a rlc M Heed. G Hu . f II M o rg a n w ill lea l in th e s in g in g o f ‘'A m e r i c a an I “ T h e S ta r S p a n g le d B u n n e r’’ and th e s e x te tte fr o m th e A m e ric a n L e g io n A u x ilia r y w ill s in g Heada o f a ll v e te ra n a n d p a tr io tic o rg a n iz a tion*. in th e c o m m u n ity a re In v ite d to s it on th e stage d u r in g th e e x ercises W K C y ru s , c o m m a n d e r o f H ills b o r o post. A m n c a n L e g io n , w i l l p re sid e P a ra d e w ill be u n d e r tin * g ra n d m a i * h«d. lu p o f L t. A r t h u r K ru e g e r, (o tn m a n d e r o f H e a d q u a rte rs c o m p a n y . 2nd b a tta lio n . 182nd in f a n tr y A ll p a tr io tic g ro u p s a re in v ite d to > - « t in th e ad' < >i . « i Hons w ill he lin e d u p a c c o rd in g to th e dat o f o rg a n iz a tio n . M em ber.s o f U n ite d S p a n is h W a r V e te ra n s a re e s p e c ia lly u rg e d to p a rtic ip a te in th e parade N a tio n a l g u a rd sm e n w i l l m a rc h a nd m a k e u p th e f i r in g '•quad fo r th e “ S a lu te to th e 1 le a d He rVC < >ffi< • i « Hon. H oy S c o u t tro o p a n d ( ’ .im p E ire g il ls an* a lso in v ite d to m a rch . O rg a n iz a tio n s w ill not m a rc h fro m th e th e a tre to th e c e m e te ry , b u t a ll w ill go i n a u to m o b ile s T ra n s p o rta tio n w ill be fu rn is h e d b y th e le g io n n a ire s a n d V I*’ W. i f ne ded. G ra n d A rm y o f th e R e p u b lic r it u a lis t ic w o r k w i l l be p u t on by th e le g io n n a ire s and V F W W o m a n ’s R e lie f C o rps. in a cc o rd w it h c u sto m o f v e in s, w ill p u t on th e n m e m o ria l r itu a l. O th e r pa t r io t ie g ro u p s w i l l f ile past the to m b s t<» p la ce flo w e rs h i m e m o ry o f th o do.id o f th e ir o rg a n iz a tio n s . N e ls o n W e a v e r w ill b lo w “ 'r a p s ’’ M a kin g of w reaths fo r the g ra v i s o f h e ro ic d e a d is being s u p e r in te n d e d by t h e W om an’s R elief . C o rp s and o th e r a u x ilia r y g ro u p (( (»nlinucd mi r u lu n in 2 ) Dairy Creek Claims Victim Id ah o M iss First C asu alty o f B a th in g S eason Unable to ba ttle the s w ift c u r re n t and n u m b in g cold of D a iry creek, Esther Sloan. 22, Jerom e. Idaho, lost her life M onday a fte r noon in the s w im m in g hole south of the S outhern P a cific ra ilw a y b rid g e . A tte m p ts at rescue, ( ( U t i l ill lied o n |IRH<* H. made by O ther N earby C ounties S peak at V en etian * A g a in s t by a c o lu m n ? ) In sile n t trib u te , a loru* soldier, in A rlin g to n N ational cem etery, salutes the m em ory o f his brave buddies w ho died in the W o rld w ar. Local Hoy Scouts Portland Man Highest for Takes His Life Rate Portland District With Car Gas W as D esp on d en t W hen W ife F iled for D ivorce Despondent because of dom estic d ifllc u ltits . Dewey W arren. 39. em ploye o f the S P A S ru ilw u y , took lu.i ow n life T hursd ay n ig h t on a lo ne ly road near Vernonia, acco rding to a re p o rt made by Fred J Sew ell, cou nty coroner, fo llo w in g an Inve stigatio n. W arren was discovered F rid a y m o rn in g dead in hia a u tom ob ile by Joseph S ch in id lin . fa rm e r liv in g on the Heaver Creek road, n e a r w h o ie fa rm W arren had parked his car on T hursd ay n ig h t A p p a r e n tly t i l " man had been dead .since I the n ig lil before, the o ffic ia ls be lieve. He had used a le ng th of sm all < f ir i' ho e connected to the exhaust pi|M' o f the ear ,o conduct the gas inside the auto. Doors and w indo w s were eh id and W arren was re c lin in g on the back scat when found Before s ta rtin g the m achine, he had w ritte n a le tte r to his w ife . ! w ho had file d suit fo r divorce, e x p la in in g the reason fo r his act [ S ch n u d lin , h i re la tin g the ta lc of , his discove ry to the officers, aid I th a t his son snw the car the nigh t before w ith the man s ittin g in th e h a rk seat H e also to ld of no ticin g the le ng th o f w h ite hose connected I to the exhaust N e ith e r the son nor fa th e r w ere suspicious o f a n yth in g w ro ng u n til the next m orning, they . explained. W arren was a resident o f P o rt land, but his body was taken M o n day fro m tin ' Donelson i Sew ell ch a p e l i l l H ills b o ro to The Dalles, w h e re b i s m other, b ro th e r and sis te r reside, fo r b u ria l Dead fo r a p p ro x im a te ly 70 hours, the body o f E ric Tosatt, 55. wood cu tte r, was found by oth er wood cutters in Tosatt's cam p near Jack- son Falls T hursday. A p p a re n tly the man died of n a tu ra l causes, accord ing to C o ron er Sew ell, w ho i n vestigated. T he body was bro u g h t to H ills boro fo r b u ria l. The o n ly id e n tifi cation found on Tosatt was a reg is tra tio n card from the N a tion al Re em p lo ym e nt service, g iv in g a b rie f h is to ry b u t show ing no relatives. Tosatt had been em ployed at the cam p but a short tune, and came there fro m P ortland. He was born June 12, HIM. in C hippew a Falls, j Wis. (( »ntinurd <wi p a ir 6. column I) E lection in the proposed n o r th west people's B o n n e ville po w e r d is tric t w ill be nccc.-sary to d e te r m in e w ho stays in the d is tric t and w h e th e r o r not there is a d is tric t, the h y d ro -e le c tric com m ission r u l ed. according to a le tte r received th is week by H. R. F in d le y o f Cedar M ill F in d le y has bet n c irc u la tin g p e ti tions a.-king that certain d is tric ts of the cou nty be excluded fro m the proposed d is tric t. P etitio ns co v ered m ore than 18,000 acres o f land and a p p ro x im a te ly 500 persons. Few refused to sign he said. Must Have Vote The le tte r related th a t the com m ission could not consider t h e pe tition s as the la w specified th a t the m a tte r m ust be bro u g h t to a vote, the vote d e te rm in in g w h at counties should stay in the d is tric t and w h ethe r or not the m u n ic ip a l ities of the county w o u ld be con tained in the d is tric t. A cou nty or m u n ic ip a lity vo tin g "n o '’ on the pro po sition w o uld be excluded, the le tte r explained. T he W ashington C o un ty T ax League has received an o ffe r fro m oth er counties to finance proceed ings in court in th is cou nty to p re vent the fo rm a tio n of the d is tric t or to b rin g the m a tte r to a vote. F in d le y states. In th is connection. F in d le y de clares that those interested in p re ve n tin g the fo rm a tio n of th e d is tric t arc prepared to fig h t the m a t te r and w ill con tinu e to fig h t it fro m every angle. The cause, he said, is gaining s tre n g th eve ry day and. before election tim e, is e x pected to have reached such p ro portions th a t the m ovem ent can be checked. In the fo llo w in g a rtic le F in d le y sets fo rth the purposes of the o r ganization w h ich is opposing the d is tric t and gives his reasons fo r opposition. (Bv Leaf on Seeks Baseball Fund P rosp ects D eclared B right for G ood Junior T eam H ills b o ro Post. A m erican Legion, voted Tuesday n ig h t to sponsor a page ad vertise m ent in T he H ills boro A r g u s i l l tile near fu tu re to raise funds to finance J u n io r base b a ll in H illsb o ro . M em bers of a com m ittee appointed to c a ll on bus iness men and e xp la in th e p ro p o si tio n T hursday. June 2. in clud ed E. A. G r iffith . Jake W eil. A l Busch. P. L. Patterson. R. J N icol. W. C. Christensen. H L. MaeKenz.ie and W. F. Cyrus. W ith 23 boys appearing fo r pra c tice, C a rl Russell, in charge of the J u n io r baseball team, declared that H illsb o ro 's prospects w ere b lig h t fo r a w in n in g team th is year. He ri ported that the team re q u ire d new Streets Oiled equipm ent thro u g h o u t, costin g ap G raveled streets in H ills b o ro this p ro x im a te ly $125. wet k received a coating of lig h t He also reported th a t fo u r other o il to la y the dust fo r the sum teams had been organized to de mer. according to George McGee, velop m a te ria l fo r the ju n io r team, c ity manager. Seven blocks i n these being one each at L a u re l variou s parts of the c ity received and C ornelius, and tw o in H ills the tre a tm e n t m il th re e m o re a rc boro From these teams m a te ria l scheduled. fo r tho ju n io r team w ill be d ra w n if talent is developed. P re p a rin g fo r election o f office rs Nun High Board to Meet M ee ting o f the non-high school soon, R. J. N icol, W illia m D ie r- board lias been called for Tuesday d o rff and P. L. Patterson w ere ap night in the offices of O. B. Kraus, pointed a n o m in a tio n com m ittee to school superintendent, according to present names to the Legion at the an announcem ent Wednesday. A next m eeting. V a le n tin e A ba dle gave a rep ort n u m be r o f m in o r m atters are to. on the m eeting Sunday at M etzger be discussed, K rau s said. park of the W ashington C ounty Veterans' association. He said that he had issued an in v ita tio n to the association to be the guests next year of H ills b o ro Post. T he post voted to act as host. W. V erne M cK in n e y, cha irm an of the M em o rial day com m ittee, re H e n ry Jacobson of the state board. ported on the program fo r S a tu r M r. and Mrs. A lb e rt S tr ic f and Pete day, and A r th u r Krueger, m arshal of the day, reported on the parade Johnson o f Cedar M ills. O thers a tte n d in g were Mrs. John w h ich w ill s ta rt fro m the Legion Kam na. M rs H enry Jacobson. Mrs. h a ll at 9:30 a. m. W a lle r O rr. M rs George L e w e llin , M rs John Jepson, M r. and Mrs. Pete Y u n k tr . M r. and Mrs. E arl W aldron and fa m ily , John M ucrer, J. E Blazer and H a rold Aebischer. A ll rep ort the convention the C itru s fru its are on the diet list best ever held w ith a 50 per cent gain ill m em bership reported. E n now fo r persons re ce ivin g old age te rta in m e n t furnishe d by M t. A ngel assistance. Last w e e k a consign fille d eve ry leisure m om ent P rom m ent o f large C a lifo rn ia grape inent speakers in clud ed Charles fr u it was received at the store T albot, president o f the N o rth D a room on west M ain street and this kota Farm ers' U nion: A lfre d A ram week a shipm ent of oranges was on o f San Jose Farm ers' Union, w ho tlie flo o r fo r d is trib u tio n by case was re tu rn in g Io C a lifo rn ia via a ir w orkers. P runes also are on the list w ith a plane, H e n ry Jurgensnn o f W ilb u r, W ash, president o f W ashington shipm ent o f this f r u it received F .u nie i Union; Re. F ather A l- Tuesday afternoon. ru m I ’ reist of M l. Angel parish; The o ffic e is p a rtic u la rly in te r- Ray G ill, master of the s t a t e esled in g e llin g Iiiu n e d ia le d is tr i G range, and G overnor M a rtin bu tio n of the oranges because of A ram denounced the part of tile hot w eather, Miss A lic e M a x W illia m Green, president of the w e ll, exe cutive secretary said. A m e rica n F ederation o f Labor, in the " c r u c ifix io n " of the F razie r- G ill Re-elected Master Lem ke farm m ortgage b ill. Ray W. G ill lias been re-elcctqd G o ve rn o r M a rlin p ictu re d a great m aster of the O regon S late Grange. (tontinued on page it, -ulunin 1) Plass Elected High Office in State Farmers’ Union John Plass o f Roy, president of the W ashington cou nty u n it of the F arm ers' union, was re-elected vice -preside nt of the State F ann ers’ u n io n al the annual convention, M ay ID. 20, 21. G W. Potts o f J e f ferson was re-elected president J. II. Jacobson o f West U n ion was elected last yea r to the stale execu tiv e board and carries over. A resolution, w h ich w o u ld aid in s ta b iliz a tio n o f the d a iry in d u s try and w h ich was presented be fore the co u n ty u n it some lim e ago by the L a u rc l-S c h o lls un it, c a rrie d a fte r a sto rm y session. II w e nt to the state meet on a m in o r ity re p o rt fro m the local county u n it. Delegates from tin s co u n ty were: W a lte r O rr, Gns Krause. F. P u t nam . M rs F ra n k S ch u lm e rich L a u re l - S cholls; John Jepson. B lo o m in g ; J M V an dcizand cn, J. E LcW tiin, W A. S a lin o w , K a n s a s C ity ; M rs C lara M ucre r. Ncls Johnson. Cedar M ills ; J E. J i l t , G aston; Mrs. John Plass, Charles Herb, V crb o o rt; Mrs. M a ry Joyce. M id dle ton. John Plass, John K a n i na, Mrs. M ary H orner, secretary, fro m the cou nty org an izatio n; John Gates, Mrs. Juc B aker, West Union, R a tin g 90 1 p e r cent fo r A p r il, I H ills b o ro Boy Scout troops again displayed t h e highest e fficie n cy record in the P ortla nd urea council, leading the e n tire fie ld o f sixteen d istricts, according to Veasy G a rd ner. d is tric t com m issioner. T h is is the th ird consecutive m onth and the tw e lfth tim e in the last t h ir teen months. M em bership in the fiv e troops in the H ills b o ro d is tric t has shown ' a m ore than sub stantia l g ro w th in the last year, g ro w in g from 6-1 1 scouts to lo t at the present. T w e n ty-one o f th is num ber a r c Sea Scouts. Ben Faber has assumed scout- m a stcish ip o f T roop 226. A m erican Legion troop, succeeding L. E Francis, w ho has found it necessary to resign because of absences from town. Next s ssion o f the cou rt of hon or w ill be to n ig h t (T h u rsd a y) at the c o u rt house. A t the d is tric t com m ittee m eeting fo llo w in g the court, the n o m in a tin g com m ittee w ill subm it its rep ort fo r d is tric t com m ittee chairm an, d is tric t com- mLssioncr, and treasurer. Paul P at terson. A r th u r R e iling , and Jake W eil com prise the n o m in a tin g com m ittee. Plans w ill also be la id fo r the annual fin a n c ia l e ffo rt to b? made June a H ills b o ro has assumed a q u o ta of $330 to support Boy Scout a c tiv itie s fo r 1936. Last year the II. It. Findley) Seme people are w o n d e rin g ju s t w hat caused the T ax League m em bers in the eastern p a rt o f the cou nty to p e titio n the H y d ro -e le c tr ic com m ission to exclude th e ir p ro p e rty fro m the boundaries of the prop» d N o rth w e st B o n n e v ille People's U tility d is tric t. The fact is th a t the T ax Leaguers w ere do in g th e ir ow n th in k in g instead of g u lp in g dow n the sugar-coated pre- digested th in k in g th a t was being dished out fo r them. T hey were aw are that th e pres ent farm rate, one o f the low est in the U n ite d States, was made pos- sile because the y were in the P o rt land area, and th a t users o f elec tr ic a l energy in the congested dis tric ts of M u ltn o m a h cou nty were c o n trib u tin g . som ewhat, to w a rd lo w e rin g the cost of e le c tric a l en ergy in the s u rro u n d in g fa rm com m unities. In the proposed setup of the sev en-county u t ilit y d is tric t. M u ltn o mah was le ft ou, and other th in ly settled counties fro m W a ld p o rt to (C o n tin u e d on page 3. «*otumii 1) Ditch Digging Moved North S ew er C on stru ction C h an ged to H ig h er F ev els H igh level o f ground w a te r fo rc ed the rem oval th is week of the K e rn & K ib b e d itc h d ig g in g m a ch in e ry fro m streets in the south pa rt o f H ills b o ro to the n o rth side of the new sewer d is tric t. One m achine was put to w o rk Tuesday m o rn in g on F irs t avenue n o rth of Jackson W ork, w h ich has been un de rw ay in the v ic in ity o f Cedar street, w ill be abandoned u n til the w a te r level fa lls la te r in the sum m er. T he com pany has been e xp eriencing much d iffic u lty a ll along the south part, of the c ity w h ere deep ditches are necessary to g ive the sewers p ro p er fa ll. A t the depth o f 12 to 20 feet the machines have been en cou nterin g quicksands a n d ground water, (C o n tin u e d on pnse 5, llill.-.bo ro T h u rs d a y , M a y 28, 1936 Commission Rules Ballot Only Means P etitio n s P a ra d e, P rogram mid C e m e tery E x ercises Set on Oregon, H ills b o r o , colum n .1) Relief Office Gets Shipments of Fruit Wieber Selected Officer of K. of C. W illia m 11. W ieb er o f H ills b o ro was elected w arden of the K n ig h ts of C olum bus nt the state conven tio n held in K la m a th Falls Sunday and M onday. W ieber is grand k n ig h t of H ills b o ro C o un cil. K n ig h ts of C olum bus. Ho won out for w arden over Charles Hazen o f Pendleton W ieb er and A J. M il- tenbei ger w ere delegates fro m here M ilte n b crg e r, d is tric t deputy for W ashington. Y a m h ill a n d T illa m onk counties, was unanim ously elected a lte rn a te to the suprem e convention in T oronto, Can., in August. M r. and Mrs. M ilte n b c rg e r made the t r ip by auto and were accom panied by M r. and Mrs. Ben Hce- sackcr o f V crb o o rt. Nominees Guests at Meet; Health Plan Given O. K. Presentation of successful can didate in the recent p rim a ry fea tu re d the clo sing luncheon o f the H ills b o ro cham ber of com m erce Monday. Luncheon m eetings w ill be resumed in the autum n, it was announced. N e xt re g u la r m eeting of the organ izatio n w ill be M onday n ig h t. June 8, when o ffice rs w ill be elected. Preceding the in tro d u c tio n of candidates. Mrs. Hugh M c G ilv ra of Forest G rove spoke b ire fly on the need of a .fu ll tim e he alth u n it in W ashington county, p o in tin g out th a t the re w o u ld be no added cost under present plans, b u t tha t there w o u ld be added e ffic ie n c y . She presented a re p o rt on costs on the new setup, w h ich shows th a t $2700 w ill be fu rn ish e d by the U n ite d States p u b lic health service and $6020 fro m the county. The cou nty alrea dy spends $4611 in he alth w o rk, a ll o f w h ich is ch a rg able to w o rk w h ic h w o u ld be done by the n e w organization, le avin g $1409 o f a d d itio n a l m oney to be raised. The cou nty health as sociation proposes to raise t h i s m oney th ro u g h cities, tow ns and school districts, M rs. M c G ilv ra e x plained. The cham ber endorsed the m ove ment. A n o th e r speaker was M rs. P. L. Patterson w ho asked the m em bers to support t h e b e ne fit p ictu re show, the proceeds o f w h ic h w ill be used to c a rry on a p la yg ro u n d (C o n tin u e d on p ace 6, colum n J) Fruits Named for Paym ents Under Soil Act B en efits A lso P rom ised for D estro y in g W ee d s i By W m . F . Cyrus», C o u n ty A g e n t) A rg u s Established Completion Two Sections, Fourteen Pages State Officers High School Days to End Friday Night Sea Routes Seems Sure A d d itio n a l F ed eral F unds Early A ssu re C onstruction S tu d en ts F eatu re of G rad uation Program to End of June in A uditorium P re p a re N ew P la n Many H ear Dagwell E ngin eers L argest Launch P roject Crowd in H istory C overing 12 M onths at B a cca la u rea te U n in te rru p te d construction is ex- pected on both the W ilson r iv e r and W o lf creek roads, according to w o rd issued this week fro m the o ffic e of E. J. G r iffith , W P A ad m in is tra to r fo r Oregon. A d d itio n a l funds allocated to the projects fro m W ashington am ount to $47.530 fo r the W ilson and $48 - 000 fo r W olf creek. G r if fith said. T h is w ill assure su fficie n t funds to c a rry on u n til June 30 in W ashing ton county. H igh school days w ill end here F rid a y n ig h t fo r 101 students when diplom as are presented in the union high school a u d ito riu m at special exercises fe a tu rin g the 25th a n n ive rsa ry o f a com plete hig h school course. The program is scheduled to be gin at 8 o'clock and includes se ve r al num bers by graduates o f oth er years, in c lu d in g the fir s t class of 1911. School a c tiv itie s v ir tu a lly w ere com pleted M onday w ith fin a l e x a m ina tions b e g in n in g Tuesday m o rn in g and com pleted at noon T hursday. Fund Assured A fte r J u ly 1. G r iffith declared, the W PA has been assured of s u ffic ie n t funds to ca rry the w o rk along. Previous appro p r i a t i o n s am ounted to $418.959 and the new a llotm e nts b rin g the to ta l to $514,- 495 Endorsem ent last w eek b y the state h ig h w a y comm ission o f plans fo r continuance of w o rk on bath projects and ap plicatio n fo r $2.800.- 000 m ore in governm ent funds, set the m ach in ery in m otio n fo r p u r s u it of the protects a fte r J u ly 1. I f approved, the plans w ill give em ploym ent to 1200 men fo r u p w ards of 12 m onths and extend the w o rk o f cle a rin g and gra d in g on both projects. O f the to ta l am ount asked. $1.549.000 w ould be applied to W olf creek and $1.250.000 to W il son riv e r. The larger am ount fo r W o lf creek is designated to equal ize a p pro pria tion s fo r both projects, according to reports. Should the money needed be granted, according to H e n ry F. Cabell, m em ber o f the hig h w a y commission, the 17-m ile segment between the com pleted western part o f the W o lf creek and the roads connecting w ith Forest Grove, could be ready fo r bridges and surfacing Plans c a ll fo r crew s to w o rk fro m both ends o f both projects and T illa m o o k county s t ill has s u f fic ie n t funds to ca rry on fro m tha t end o f the W ilson rou te u n til fu rth e r funds are ap pro pria te d by the governm ent. The com m ission received bids on G arden Home overpass at the O regon E le ctric tracks, w h ich calls fo r a 107-foot tre stle and .6 m iles of grading. Cost as id by P a rke r- Schram . contractors, w o u ld be $28.- 151 The bid was re fe rre d to the engineer. Changes in the soil conservation program put orchards, sm all fru its and vin eya rds as e ith e r so il de p le tin g o r soil conserving, depend ing upon w h e th e r o r not a cover crop has been grow n. Cane fr u its and vin eya rds are so il d e p le tin g Rates of paym ent per acre fo r Class I I paym ents have been d e fi n ite ly set in most instances. These rates of paym ents have been an nounced in oth er press releases so th a t they need not be repeated here A tte n tio n should be called to the p ro v is io n re g a rd in g the c o n tro l <*f n o xin ns weeds. Class I I p a y m ents am o u n tin g to $10 per acre w here chem icals are used o r $5 per acre w here p e rio d ic c u ltiv a tio n is the m ethod em ployed to k il l out weed pests, are the rates th a t have been set. These paym ents, o f course, are again dependent upon the base acreage in 1936 o f soil conserving crops. The to ta l acreage o f th is class o f crops in 1936 at $1 per acre d e te rm in in g the to ta l allow ance th a t can be obtained fo r a Class I I paym ent. To show the a p p lic a tio n o f this, farm ers th a t had one acre o f noxious weeds w o u ld need to have 10 acres in so il conserving crops before the y could get $10 fo r fig h tin g weeds on th a t one acre. Weeds fo r w h ich paym ents w ill be made are lim ite d to those th a t have been sp e cifica lly designated and so fa r as we are concerned here, they am ount to w ild m o rn in g g lo ry and C anadian th istle . P ro b a b ly the most im p o rta n t T u a la tin V a lle y P o s t o f change in the pro gra m to local L egion H ost G roup farm ers is that p e rta in in g to the am ount of acreage th a t needs to be sh ifte d fro m soil d e p le tin g to Dan D a ffro n of Forest Grove, soil conserving crops. one o f the few s u rv iv in g G rand It now seems th a t a fa rm e r may A rm y of the R epublic veterans in o b tain a paym ent fo r seeding an the county, was elected h o no rary acreage o f soil conserving crops president o f the W ashington C o un in 1936 in a d d itio n to th e acreage ty Veterans' association at the an of such crops he had in 1935 even nu a l m eeting at M etzger p a rk S un though the a d d itio n is not 15 per day. T u a la tin V a lle y post of the cent of his d e p le tin g acreage in A m erican Legion was host and 1936. In oth er w ords he could get C om m ander H a rry E lia n d e r pre paid on a 1 per cent s h ift and up sided. A p p ro x im a te ly 300 m em bers to and in c lu d in g a 15 per cent sh ift. o f county p a trio tic groups attended. A fa rm that had no soil conserv M r. and Mrs. E. D. H ite w ere in ing crops in 1935 and has less than charge at the tables. (C o n tin u e d on page colum n H) O th er office rs are: W illia m F. C yrus, com m ander o f H ills b o ro post. A m erican Legion, a c t i n g president: Fred Boyd of Forest Grove. U n ited Spanish W a r V e t eran. firs t vice-president, and E. C. M o rfo rd . past com m ander of Veterans of Foreign Wars, second vice-president. Secretary w i ll be named by C yrus. W ashington county fa ir, to be N ext year's m eeting w ill be held held in S hu tc park, H illsb oro , Septem ber 3. 4 and 5. w i ll be an in H ills b o ro w ith the legionnaires a ttra c tiv e and pleasant event, ac as hosts, fo llo w in g an in v ita tio n co rd in g to an announcem ent made presented by V a le n tin e A badie. G eneral Creed C. H am m ond of th is week. T he fa ir board, nt a recent m eet P o rtla n d was the p rin c ip a l speak ing. decided that any and a ll form s er. and his subject was the P h ilip of g a m b lin g w ill be absolutely pines. D ru m corps fro m the Scout p ro h ib ite d , and g a m b lin g under the Young camp. U. S. V W „ 14 strong, guise of games of s k ill w i ll not be was present and played several num bers. The Beaverton band also p e rm itte d o r tolerated. furnishe d music d u rin g the day. G ypsy fo rtu n e tellers, m in d rea d A fo rm e r G erm an soldier, w ho ers and astrologers w ill not be served as stretche r-b ea rer, gave a p e rm itte d to operate concessions v e ry in te re stin g ta lk and to ld of and the sale of patent m edicines or some of the a c tiv itie s o f the G e r cheap m erchandise concessionists mans d u rin g the war. w ill be p ro h ib ite d on the grounds. It is said th a t the U. S. W. V. E atin g and d rin k in g concessions had the best percentage o f a t w ill have to com p ly w ith the state tendance of members o f the various san itatio n laws and the s tr ic t rules groups, 28 being present fro m Scout of the fa ir m anagem ent, as none H a rrin g to n eamp and A u x ilia r y , but the purest and best w ill be besides m any from P o rtla n d and sold. T his ru lin g o f the fa ir board oth er places. M r. and M rs. W. W. lias met w ith the a p pro val o f m any B row n, fo rm e rly of O renco but of the best organizations th ro u g h now of Vancouver. Wash., w ere in out the e n tire county and w ill be attendance, and also M r. and Mrs. s tric tly enforced. G 11. M itc h e ll of J e ffe rs o n v ille , T here w ill be a large nu m b e r of Indiana. e n te rta in m e n t features fo r the boys T u a la tin V alle y post made aw ards and g irls (hat w ill a ffo rd happines., to outstanding students of the and th rills . M etzger, Beaverton and G arden T he fa ir p re m ium lis t is being Home schools. W inners w ere M a x revised to meet the state a p p ro p ri ine M in e r of Metzger, G len Jgnes ation. and when com pleted w ill be o f B eaverton and W ard G reen of a va ila b le to those w ho are in te r G arden Home. A w a rds were based ested in having e x h ib its at the on honor, courage, leadership, k in d fair. ness and scholarship. Daffron Named Veteran Head Board Assures Pleasant Time for Fair Week 1894 Examinations Held Miss Elaine Caldwell Mrs. M organ and Miss C a ld w e ll of H illsb oro , w h o were named pres ident and corresponding secre ta ry. respectively, o f the Oregon Business and Professional W o men's clubs at the state conven tio n in Roseburg last week-end. Mrs. Morgan P re sid e n t of Oregon Group L ocal B. and P. Club W ell R ep resen ted at M eet M rs. H. R. (Z o la i M organ, depu ty county school superintendent and past president o f the local Business and Drofessional W omen's club, was elected president o f the Oregon Federation o f Business and Professional W om en's clubs at the state convention at Roseburg last week. O th er state o ffice rs elected w ers M rs. Leona B rya n t o f Co q u ille , fir s t vice -preside nt; Miss Helen Louise Crosby o f Salem, second vice -preside nt; Miss V ir ginia Sands o f Eugene, reco rdin g secretary; Miss E laine C a ld w e ll of H illsb o ro , corresponding secretary, and M rs. Dena Backes of K la m a th Falls, treasurer. M iss C h a ri O rm ond W illia m s of W ashington. D. C.. na tio n a l presi dent of Business and Professional W om en’s clubs, attended th e e n tire convention, and in her speeches stressed a ca ll to the wom en o f the na tion to take a m ore im p o rta n t place in p u b lic service, as w e ll as business a n d professional fields, and to m ake a study o f a ll the leading questions of the tim es. The na tio n a l h ig h w a y sign was aw arded to the Bend clu b th is year fo r the greatest increase in m em bership percentage. One of the h ig h lig h ts o f the con ven tion was the glee clu b contest (C o n tin u e d on p a t e 2 . colum n 1) C leanup D ay P lan ned for S cotch C em etery F rid a y w ill be cleanup day in I the Scotch ch u rch cem etery n o rth I of HilLsboro. it was announced i th is week, and persons o w n in g lots in the cem etery are requested to b rin g proper tools fo r the rem oval o f grass and weeds and to tid y up the place. L a c k in g funds fo r up keep. lo t ow ners are requested to assist w ith the w o rk. A c tiv itie s fo r the graduates be gan Sunday n ig h t w ith th e B ac calaureate services in the a u d ito r iu m w ith Rev. Charles M. Reed pre sid ing T he sermon was by R ig h t Reverend B en ja m in D. D a g w e ll D D.. Bishop o f the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon. O th e r num bers in clud ed the in vo ca tio n by Rev. H a rry D ow ney, m usic by th e Cad- m an qu artette, s c rip tu re reading by Rev. G uy P. D u ffie ld and benedic tio n by Rev. R. L. Putnam . B ishop D a gw e ll based his serm on on the text, "T o h im w ho o ve r- cometh. I w ill give.” E n la rg in g on this, as it m ig h t a p p ly to scholastic attainm en ts, he pointed o u t th a t a gre ater nu m be r o f students be gin th e ir schooling than com plete the w o rk , due to obstacles w h ic h the y fa il to overcome. On th is occasion, he declared, the school is pre sen ting diplo m as to those w h o had overcom e th e ob stacles presented. T he w o rld was lik e this, he pointed out. and gave o n ly to those w ho had the w i ll to overcome. The graduates were urged to meet a ll obstacles in the fu tu re and to overcom e them , c a rry in g , th ro u g h to a successful te rm in a tio n , th e ir plans and tasks. The largest cro w d ever to atten d a baccalaureate service in H ills boro was present, the crow d being estim ated a t fro m 800 to 1000 p e r sons. N ine m in isters w ere present on the p la tfo rm w ith those ta k in g p a rt in the program . The g ra d u a tio n program F rid a y n ig h t w ill feature graduates of the j fir s t class o f 1911, m any o f these i fir s t graduates appearing on the program . The program includes the ' in vo ca tio n by P rof. E. Foord o f G ra n t high school. P ortla nd , g ra d uate o f 1927. The h ig h school g irls ' chorus w i ll sing. “ L o n d o n d e rry A ir , " w h ic h w ill be fo llo w e d by the sa lu ta to ry by G e rtru d e A n n M unkres. A fte r the salutatory. Mrs. (C o n tin u e d on page i . colum n 4) Child Drowns in Fish Pool E ffo rts to R ev iv e F u tile ; L o g g e r M ee ts D e a th F u n e ra l services fo r K a rl T eufel. 22-m onths-old son of M r. and Mrs. John T e u fe l o f H illsb o ro , dro w n ed T h u rsd a y n ig h t about 7 o’clo ck w hen he fe ll in to a lily p o d it the T e u fe l home on East Oak street, w ere held S atu rday m o rn in g at the graveside in R iv e rv ie w ceme tery. Services w ere in charge o f Rev. Charles Reed o f H ills b o ro w ith arrangem ents by Donelson & Sew ell. U nable to fin d the c h ild about the house, the parents began a search w h ich ended at the pool, a p p a re n tly about 10 m in utes a fte r the accident. E ffo rts to re v iv e the c h ild , made by physicians at the Jones hospital w ere u n a va ilin g . The fa m ily has been In H ills boro fo r the last fiv e months, ta k in g over the M u lle r greenhouse. K a r l was an o n ly ch ild . Official Canvass Primary Election Voting Completed O ffic ia l canvass of the p rim a ry election of M ay 15 was com pleted last T hursday by E. W. Johnson and A. M. S. Stook. m em bers of the o ffic ia l canvassing board. No changes in the fin a l resu lts were revealed in the canvass over w hat had been p re vio u sly recorded in the Argus. One tie o f interest was recorded in the election fo r rep ub lica n pre cin ct com m itteem an in precinct 33, where James A. S ew ell and Robert N. T orbe t were both on the ballot. Each received 46 votes. W rite -in votes fo r d is tric t attorn ey on the dem ocratic b a llo t gave Paul Pat terson 8t. M organ 67 and A lb e rt K em m er 37. Constable nom inations on the dem ocratic tic k e t w e r e : W. F. Dcssinger. Beaverton d is tric t; N. J G r iffin . Forest G rove d is tric t; J. R. Peppard, H ills b o ro d is tric t; Rudy Olson. Sherwood d is tric t, and Twiss, T igard. Republican nomination fo r con stable in the fo llo w in g d is tric ts : W F. Dcsinger, B eaverton; M ik e W ira k . Forest G rove: J. R. Peppard, H ills boro; E. G. Hagey. Sherwood, and H erb M cD onald, T iga rd. R epublican p re cin ct co m m itte e men: P recinct No. 1—T. A. M u llo y , 2 E arl Reiser. 3 - W . C. Eddy. 4 W R. H o w xh u rst. 5 A. H V in cen t, 6- John E Wood. 7 J O. Johnson. 8 Rov Flood, 9 A. T. K cin m cr, 10 T ic. 11 H J V alen tine, 12 H T Hesse, 14 H a rry Bear, 15 Charles G rabel, 10 I ’ . C. Newm an, 17 Tie, 18 Tie, It) F re d C Hom e. 20 Tie. 21 P P atton. 22 Tie. 23- Tie. 24 G eorge O ppenlander, 2.5 M rs. C harles Stanton. 20 Sam S to w e l. 27 T ie . 28 W. L. M ooic. 29—C h arle s J. Herb. 30 J E L e w - ton, 31— Tie, 32 E a rl E Long. 33 Tie. 34 L. R. C ypher. 35—C la u d * H E lfo rd . 39—0 . Earner, 3« -J. Pubols, 39—C. J S tickney, 40 Ross F in d le y, 41 Fred Kfxihlond, 42 < Continued on poa< a, column I )