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Volum e 13, No. 27
W ith Which is Combined the I Iulsboro Independent
H ills b o ro
In d e p e n d e n t
K d u b lis h c d 1873
H illsboro, O regon, T h u rsd ay , A ugust 20, 1936
Live -k
Lax Collector
Big Crowds Club
irrig
atio
n
Showmen t.vent
N early in l)og Building of
Lea I lire of Lair
House, He Says
Forecast at
Tours Start
Homes Here
County Fair
Next Week:
Continuing
L iv i sti
s h o w m a n s h ip conic- t h
u n o n g th e inter« tin g
h ig h
lights o f th e 4 II p ro g ra m at the
W a sh in g ton c o u n ty fa ir, states I, E
F ra n cis, assistant c o u n ty agent.
In
thi.s co ld e st m em bers ar<*
i ju d g e d solely on th e ir a b ility to
fit and p ro p i l y 'h o w th e ir a n i
m als T h e lo st m e t ii h i re ce ive d in
i th is phase o f 4 II w o rk , its w e ll
' as th e in te re s t aroused by th e hon-
. «»r o f b e in g an out ta n d in g show
I man. has d e v e lo p «1 som e excce d -
. in g ly fin e s k ill in th is fie ld
T h e W a sh in g to n
c o u n ty
fa ir
sp<»n .o r, a contest fo r each o f th e
fo u r b le e d s o f d a iry c a ttle and
also fo r sheep and hogs T h e o u t
sta n d in g sh o w m a n in < ach o f these
g ro u p s ag a in com petes in a spec
ia l co n test
fo r g ra n d ch a m p io n
.showman o f th e fa ir T h e S p e rry
F lo u r co m p a n y a w a rd s a handsom e
tro p h y fo r th e w in n e r i l l till.** Cl
test
C h a m p io n Nhnwm en Ilf t ill past
years w i re: Don Jossy o f the Rock
( ’ ree k D a ily c lu b 1933 Jo h n H au
sen o f th e H ock ( ’ reek O uiry dut»,
1934
Last ye a r, fo r th e fir s t tim e '. the
contest was opened fo r a ll cla.^s s
o f liv e s to c k
and
th e ch a m p io n
sh o w m a n t it le was w o n by C la y to n
N y b e rg o f th e T u a la tin D a iry d u h
( ’ la y to n w o n th e co n test w ith his
Duidc-.Jcr.sey g ilt
T h e schedule fo r th e s h o w m a n
sh ip contests fo llo w s F rid a y , S e p
te m b e r 4 at 3 p. m . sheep s h o w
m a n sh ip ; 3 30 p in . hog s h o w m a n
sh ip conto.stn fo llo w : F riday. Sep
a m . d a iry s h o w m a n sh ip ; 1 p ni .
ch a m p io n a h o w m a n sh ip contest.
are
F arm
SI.
O r g a n iz a tio n s
In crea sed Interest
A n n u a l E vent
Friday Special Day
H illsb o r o B u s in e s s
D u rin g
C lo s e s
A fte r n o o n
( ¡r o w in g In tv ir.s t In th e W iihh-
in g to ii c o u n ty fa n . S e p te m b e r 3. 4
a nd
5. manlfe.ste<i by
F a n n e rs ’
Union--, G ranges. I H incrnber.s and
lo y a l c itiz e n s o f th e c o u n ty , in -
in e i eased a tte n d a n ce th ia
d ie it« s
iay n u m b e rs o f th e fa ir board
w h o ir e b u sy sh a p in g th e pro*
g ra m .
T ile increased in te re s t is b e in g
n fle c te d in a g re a te r dem and fo r
c o m m e rc ia l d is p la y space and a
n u m b e r o f business houses a lre a d y
h a ve c tin lra c te d space fo r com rnei •
v ia l d isp la ys.
I'a i n t l n g
N e a r ly
Done
H e m o d e lin g and r e p u in tin g
of
th e b u ild in g s w ill la* co m p le te d by
A u g u s t 25, a d d in g to th e neatness
a nd Shut«* p a rk In a d d itio n , w o r k
m en u n d e r W P A are c o n tin u in g the
b e a u tific a tio n and im p ru v e in i-n t o f
th e p a rk w ith the re s u lt th a t fa ir
c ro w d s th is y e a r w ill fin d g re a te r
fa c ilitie s fo r fa m ily p icn ics, re la x *
a tio n and fo r th e am usem ent o f the
c h ild re n .
The
fa ir
p ro g ra m
r a p id ly
Is
ro u n d in g in to sha|>c, a c c o rd in g to i
Ed
I. M oore, m anager T h e fa ir
w ill
open
p ro m p tly
T h u rs d a y •
m o rn in g at 9 o 'c lo c k K c p tc m h c i 3 H u
A rea in T w o C ou n ties
and .»II e n trie s and d is p la y s m ust he
in place W edm - -day n ig h t. S e p tcm -
In clu d ed in P lan
bei 2 n o t la te r th a n I I p in N o th
in g
w ill he accepted a fte r th a t
d a t e and time* it has been decid e d {
• R | W w . I' Cyrnw ('m in ty A ir ent l
P re m iu m a w ill be p a id to tin* w in *
T h e C h e h a le m M o u n ta in a ie a in
n e ts S a tu rd a y a fte rn o o n . S e p tcm - ' the so u th and southeast p a rt o f
b t r 5.
Wa. h in g to n c o u n ty is in c lu d e d in
F rid a y w ill be p a r tic u la r ly <h*di- the area selected b y th e s o il c o n
f
i x a to m se rvice as a c o n tro l area
cated to H ills b o ro , b e g in n in g w ith
a hand c o n c e rt at 1 p. m a nd co n The to ta l area, a c c o rd in g to an-
t in u in g u n til 1 3(1 o ’c lo ck at w h ic h i iio u n c e in e n ts ju s t m ad • co m p rise s
tim e th e stores w ill close and e m <ppi oxdm atelv 25.000 acres and lies
ployees. o w n e rs and m a n a g ri w i l l m W a sh in g to n and Y a m h ill c o u n
fo rm a c a ra v a n to th e fa ir g ro u n d tie ' T h e h e a d q u a rte rs fo r th is p ro
a nd re m a in u n t il 3 30 o 'c lo c k w in n je ct w ill he located in N e w b e rg
is e x p eted to be sta rte d
th e stores w ill i» , -o p « ,n a g a in T he W o rk
c o m m itte e fro m th e B ica kia .st clu b , I soon by a fo rce o f 25 to 30 men
w h ic h ha ch a rg e o f th is eve n t r e
Son e ro sio n has dam aged a co n
p o rts th a t business co n ce rn s seem s id e r a b le a i i eage in t ills area w h e re
v e ry w illin g to c o -o p e ra te w ith r o llin g h ills id e s d e vo te d to cl an
th e F a rm e rs ' Unions. G ranges and c u ltiv a te d
o rc h a rd s
a nd
w h e re
4-H c lu b s in m a k in g th is a b ig , fie ld s have been cro p p e d c o n tin
( ( u n lln u r r f on p a i r • .
r o lu m n 4)
u o u sly to g ra in . In
c o -o p e ra tio n
: w ith fa rm e rs in th e area th e S o il
C o n s e rv a tio n s e rv ic e w ill dem on -
s tra te sod s a vin g fa rm
p ra ctice s
T he m eth o d s w ill in c lu d e r e t ir e
m en t fro m c u ltiv a tio n o f exce ssive
ly e ro d a b le and e ro d in g b in d by
p la n tin g to p e rm a n e n t ve g e ta tio n ;
re a d ju s tm e n t
o f c ro p p in g
areas;
in tro d u c tio n o f s tr ip c ro p p in g in
e fo rm o f ro ta tio n s ; seeding a n il
L ocal B a n k e r T r a n sfe r r e d to th
p la n tin g o f pa sture s; th e c o n se r
v
a
tio n and c o n tro l o f w a te r; and
S ta y to n B ran ch
th e d e m o n s tra tio n
of
w o o d la n d
m anagem ent p ra c tic e s
le a d in g to
Jam es Say. fo r th e past th re e , e ro sio n c o n tro l
W o rk in tin* area w ill be c a rrie d
ye a rs a ssistant m an a g e r o f t h e
H ills b o ro b ra n c h o f th e F u s t N a on in co -o p » '!a tion w ith th e fa rm -
( rs and in te re s te d state and local
tio n a l hank o f I'o i l land. wa.s tra n s - a g ric u ltu r a l agencies. In e s ta b lis h
fe rre d M o n d a y to t;ik e a position in g tlie d e m o n s tra tio n th e S o il C o n
as m an a g e r o f the B ilan cini in s t i s e rv a tio n s e rv ic e agrees to p ro v id e
tu tio n 's b ra n c h at s i a yto n. S a v’s th e necessary te c h n ic a l p la n n in g
place at th e H.^tk bere is being and assistance in s e ttin g , u p the soil
ta k e n b y W illia m J. Wccd from e ro sio n c o n tro l p ro g ra m fo r th e in
th e m a in o ffic e .
d iv id u a l fa rm e rs. In
r e tu r n th e
C o m in g to H ills b o ro fro m (¡a sto n fa rm i s agree to fo llo w I h i' re c o m
m
ended
p
ra
c
tic
e
s
fo
r
a
fiv e -y e a r
w h e n th e FTrst N a tio n a l h a n k o f
P o rtla n d b ra n c h was opened here. pe rio d .
S ay has ta k e n an a c tiv e p a rt in
a ffa irs o f th e local A m e ric a n L e A ssista n c e G ra n ted
g io n post and se rve d fo r a time
by R e lie f C o m m itte e
as tre a s u re r o f th e ch a m b e r o f
co m m e rce
He p la n s to m ove to
S e ve n te e n a p p lic a tio n s fo r o ld
S ta y to n w ith in th e c o m in g week.
age assistance w e re a llo w e d at th e
Weed has been connected w ith mc< tin g T h u rs d a y e v e n in g o f the
th e F irs t N a tio n a l h a n k o f P o r t W a s h in g to n c o u n ty r e lie f c o m m it
la n d fo r th e past seven ye a rs and tee. E ig h t a p p lic a tio n s fo r assist
was at one tim e associated w ith ance to th e b lin d also w e re a l
R ussell T is d a le , local b ra n c h m a n lo w ed.
T h re e
a p p lic a tio n s w e re
ager. in P o rtla n d He w ill m ove to d e n ie d and one was w ith d ra w n .
H ills b o ro w ith his fa m ily w ith in N e x t m e e tin g w ill be in S e p te m
a s h o rt tim e .
ber.
Soil Erosion
Project Setup
on Hill Farms
Say Appointed
Bank Manager
E>
Hillsboro to Play W illam ette fo r
Championship of Eastern Sunset
’I’li»' llills h n i <> “ Sm oke-Eaters" w ill p ile h e rs ; D avis, llo u e k , K h a ttiu k .
jo u rn e y to W illa m e tte Sunday to B aker a nd lle in ir ie ly in fie ld e rs ;
engage in a single gam»' to decide w h ile H anna. Balehelar, O akes and
th? cham pionship of the Sunset Jons w ill p a tro l th e o ld e r garden.
league.
T h e W illa m e tte p a rk is situ a te d
W illa m e tte won the loss when a so as to a ffo rd p le n ty o f shade
coin was flip pe d for choice of fields fo r th e sp e ctato rs and th e re is a
so th»' game w ill be played there.
fin e place to s w im and p ie n ii ad-
H illsb o ro won the first h a lf by laeenl Io th e p a rk. T h e gam e w ill
w in n in g six games and losing on»', lie c a lle d at 2:30 sharp.
w h ile W illa m e tte wen th»' second
h a lf h.v tl«« same count. W illam ette
won the Sunset league title in 1934,
w h ile H illsb o ro won it in 1935. so
this w ill he a batik« of champions
for Hi»' cham pionship. Both teams
are equal on games won and lost
F o llo w in g a schedule o f sum m er
w h ile W illa m e tte w ill be the fa v o r
ite du»' Io the fact that they are J m eetings set a year ago, there w ill
p la yin g on th e ir own field.
I m il he a m eeting o f H ills b o ro post.
Both teams boast strong defen Am erican Legion, u n til the second
sive clubs w h ile the h ittin g is
about even. H illsb o ro probably has i Tuesday
.
.
. ■ in . Septem ber when regu-
are resumed a fte r the
tin- edge in pitch in g as Husky has| ,ur
K
iim
m
rr
vacation.
according to
not yet been defeated this ,v
I Com m ander W. F. C y ru s .
and L e verctt s t ill has plenty on
In s ta lla tio n o f n e w o ffice rs, elect
that ball in the pinches. I.cveen
lias lost tw o fianps and K o lle rin e ir ed at the last m eeting in J u ly , w ill
none. H illsb o ro is death on le ft- he in jo in t session w ith the a u x il
hand pitchers so K o lle rin e ir may ia ry nt- such lim e as the a u x ilia ry
Ui-l the pltehinK assiitnmeid. Hoag sets for In s ta llin g it.s officers.
At the m eeting Septem ber 8 re
w ill be on hand for catching duties
w ith Z eigler in reserve
ports o f the convention and local
H ills b o ro s lineu p w ill be select post reports w ill be given in pre-
ed from Hoag, Z eig le r and Soren- p a rtitio n fo r the new office rs to
sen, caleliers; H»sky and Le verctt, I assume office.
August Session of
Legion Postponed
S m a ll
P r o je c ts
to
R e c e iv e
A tte n tio n in . S p e c ia l
C ou n ty T rip
I bree Units Listed
A n n u a l V a lle y
T our B e g in s
N ext W e d n e sd a y
Ily Wrn
E 1’ yruB. C o u n t , A«r»nt)
H ills b o ro
Argus
Established 1894
H. S. Corn Crop Lowest Since 1881
W h a t w ith m is u n d e rs ta n d in g s and
vasions, N J. Skee, ta x c o lle c to r
or th e c o u n ty dog c o n tro l board,
fin d s he leads a d o g ’s life .
“ T h e c o u n ty seems f u ll o f mis- |
s ta te m e n ts o f th e la w
and m is - J
u n d e rs ta n d in g s as to h o w it o p e r- 1
ates,’’ he said M on d a y, “ and one o f Lum ber Y ard s R ep ort M ore
th e m ost tro u b le s o m e o f these re - •
S a le s M a teria l for
lates to th e age o f th e dog. T h e I
la w c le a rly states th a t a n yo ne o w n - '
R e sid e n c e s
m g or
ke e p in g
a dog o v e r 8
m o n th s o f age m ust pay a license;
and i f th e dog is k e p t 30 days >
lo n g e r th a n th a t, th e o w n e r m u s t ;
pay $1 p e n a lty .
“ T h e re seems to be a g e n era l
u n d e rs ta n d in g th a t a license is n o t |
itu e u n t il th e dog is a y e a r o ld A H om e o f
L ocal E n terp rise
lo t o f fo lk s w h o have dogs say t
th e y d o n ’t o w n th e m b u t th e y be- '
N cari C o m p letio n
lo n g to someone else. A n d th a t 1
d o n 't m a k e any d iffe re n c e i f th e ,
dog stays w ith th e m 30 days th e y ! C onstruction boom in H ills b o r o '
a re lia b le fo r th e license fee on th e
dog reg a rd le ss o f the fo rm e r o w n e r. and v ic in ity , w hich began w ith ,
“ T hen. too. th e re a re some w h o more de m en t weather last spring,
th in k th a t i f th e dog is k e p t tie d , ‘ seems co n tin u in g in to the autum n.
o r c o n fin e d to th e ir o w n p ro p e rty , } Several new houses in H ills b o ro
a license is n ’t necessary, b u t h e re ! , are under con stru ction now w ith ,
la d in o
ed T u e sd a y w ith A r r iv a l
of
Rush Laundry Work
c lo v e r ,
strin g
beans
and
(C o n tin u ed on pave 5,
ro lum n 2/
sweet corn.
T h e n x t sto p on th is to u r w ill
he at th e T a y lo r G u e rn se y d a iry
one and a h a lf m ile s cast o f H ills
b o ro at 1 30 p m . w h e re a n o th e r
•m all p o w e r u n it is b e in g used to
ir r ig a te la d in o c lo v e r p a s tu r-. A f t
er those w h o a re in te re s te d in th is
p ro je c t get th ro u g h lo o k in g at it.
we w ill m ove on to th e V an D e r
Hom p la ce ju s t east o f O r. neo
w h e re a ra th e r co m p le te o ve rh e a d
s p rin k lin g ir r ig a tio n system is in
H illsb o r o U n it T a k e s F irst,
o p e ra tio n on a n u rs e ry p la n tin g .
S m a ll I n its
T w o S econ d P la c e s
A ll th re e o f these s t-u p s are fo r
s m a lle r acreages th a n some o f the
T hrough the musical organiza
o th e rs in th e c o u n ty and fa rm e rs
w ith a lim ite d acreage on w h ic h tio n of the H ills b o ro u n it of the
it is p ra c tic a b le to a p p ly w a t r w ill A m erican Legion A u x ilia ry , hon
lm d th e m ethods used o f in te re s t ors came to this c ity when the
p ro v id in g th a t th e y are at a ll in m usicians took one firs t and tw o
second places
in
the contests
te re ste d in ir r ig a t io n in a n y fo rm .
T hursday at the state Legion con
I i l ig a tio n
p ro je c t- at R o b e rt W’ . vention. Roseburg
W a rre n s and
Jo h n
T h o rn b u rg h ,
F irst place in the d ivisio n fo r
bo th on G ale ere k. w ill be th e sextets
went
to the
H illsb o ro
o n ly fa rm s in th is c o u n ty v is ite d in group, w h ile the trio , composed of
th e
W illa m e tte
v a lle y ir r ig a tio n
singers from the sextet, won sec
to u r. A u g u s t 25 a nd 26 T h e cara ond
place as d id the quartet.
va n is exp e cte d to a r r iv e at th e Members o f the three groups in
W a rre n s fa rm at 3 p. in.. W ednes cluded M rs 1. C. K ram ien. d ire c
day A ft r lo o k in g o v e r crop s u n to r Mrs C. E Wells. Mrs. John
d e r ir r ig a tio n at th a t place, it w ill Pubols M r
Fred C a ldw ell Mrs.
| proceed to th e T h o rn b u rg h fa rm , C J. C rittenden. Mrs. Leon S. D a
a m ile west o f B a lm G rove .
vis and Miss M ild re d James, ac
T h is to u r w ill s ta rt T ue sd a y on companist.
th e S ta le y
B ro th e rs
fa rm ,
tw o
The local post was represented
m ile s east o f N e w Era. and w ill by P L Patterson, Jake W eil and
c o n tin u e fro m th re th ro u g h M a r W F Cyrus, delegates, and Leon
ion c o u n ty . T h e second d a y th e to u r |S Davis and V alentine Abadie. a l
w ill s ta rt in P o lk c o u n ty and w ill te rn a te s E. A. G r iffith , alternate,
c o n clu d e as m e n tio n e d
in th is was unable to attend.
c o u n ty .
Delegates from the a u x ilia ry in
O n t h i' W a rre n s place thi.s ye a r cluded Mrs. W. F. Cyrus. Mrs. P.
Patterson and Mrs. C aldw ell,
W a rre n s has ir rig a te d a p p ro x im a te L
ly 15 acres o f potatoes. 13 a c r.s o f delegates and Mrs. C ritten de n and
co rn , and 33 acres o f la d in o c lo v e r 'M rs . Davis as alternates.
W ashington county was p a rtic u
and pasture. F o u r acres o f potatoes
a lre a d y have been d u g a nd sold. l a r l y honored in the election of
S w eet c o rn s t ill is to be h a rve ste d Mrs. Blanche Jones of Sherwood
and p astur? is b e in g u tiliz e d fo r U (tate president of the a u x ilia ry
An attem pt to elect F ra n k M ille r
sheep.
O n th e T h o rn b u rg h fa rm , w h e re I of Forest G rove post as d is tric t
1
com
m ander, failed by tw o votes,
ir r ig a tio n was fir s t s ta rte d in 1931
on 12 acres, at th e present tim e g iv in g the election to Roy D aven
th e re are a p p ro x im a te ly 130 acres port o f S ilverton .
O f p a rtic u la r interest to a ll fo r
on w h ic h w a t r is b e in g used, a ll
to ir r ig a te la d in o c lo v e r. T h is is m er service men and members of
¡the legion was an attem pt to ob
u tiliz e d
fo r sheep, p a stu re and
seed V is ito rs to these tw o p ro je c ts ta in funds from the state legisla
n e x t W ednesday a fte rn o o n , w ill see tu re fo r the continuance o f a state
and hear o f th e re s u lts o f th e W a r service o ffic e r and to e lim in a te a ll
rens and T h o rn b u rg h ir r ig a tio n e x service to any except paid up mem-
, hers of the A m erican Legion.
perie n ce .
Auxiliary Wins
Music Honors
in Competition
County Makes
Road Change
O ld C o n tract W ith R a ilw a y
N ow C o m p le te d
Channel change in D a iry creek
to correct 400 feet of road encroach
in g on the U n ited R a ilw a y rig h t-
o f-w a y near Mannin'g, was com
pleted this week, according to J.
W. Barney, cou nty hig h w a y cn-
gi neer.
A t the tim e the ra ilw a y made
its survey, the tracks passed through
part of the road a t a bend in the
creek The com pany purchased land
on the opposite side of the creek
and paid a p p ro xim a te ly $3000 to
the county fo r a channel change
and stra ig h te n in g o f the road at
this point.
The change was not made u n til
thi.s s p rin g when the cou nty ent a
new channel fo r the creek, fille d
Ihe old one. and re-located the
road, Barney said.
Republicans Meet
Here September 2
Republican w o rkers of W ashing
ton county have been summoned
to meet in H illsb o ro on Septem ber
2 and confer w ith state leaders on
county organization plans, accord
ing Io an o ffic ia l call by A r th u r W.
P ria u lx, state chairm an.
G eneral arrangem ents for Ihe
m eeting are in charge of Donald
T. Tem pleton, chairm an of the
county central com m ittee, .1. O.
Johnson, secretary of the county
com m ittee, and John It. Wood, state
com m itteem an.
The m eeting w ill be held at
night, w ill he open to a ll p a rly
w orkers and w ill ho participated in
h.v precinct workers, m em liers of
the Oregon Republican club, the
Young Republicans, the Landon-
K n o x Veterans' club. P ro-A m erica
and a ll other interested republican
groups, P ria u lx 's a n n o u n c e m e n t
says.
, or near H illsb o ro , one each at
Scholls. R eedville and near the
.Ma sonic Home.
Start House
Men Return
to Highways
After Delay
W ork on S ea R ou tes Resum *
W P A F unds
More Money Asked
A d d itio n
$ 3 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 A sk e d
to C o m p le te W ork
T o g iv e fa rm e rs an o p p o r tu n ity
s e some s m a ll ir r jg a tio n set-
ups. i lo ca l to u r, o r series o f v U -
It.s t > such p la n ts, has been a r
I ang( il (o r F’rid a y . A u g u st 28 T h is
w ill start in th e m o rn in g at 9:30
w ith a v is it to th e H a rd in place I too. they are w-ong, as the la w 1
several more in t h e
fo r m a tiv e '
r ig h t at th< F a rm in g to n
b rid g e m a k e s no exceptions.
stage. Pool-G ardner Lu m be r com- '
H u i d m is u s iiim ; a sm all power
“ M on e y c o lle c te d from licenses is ' pany th is week reported e i g h t ' A fte r com puting damage of the J u ly drouth, the departm ent of agri*
cu ltu re predicted the sm allest corn crop in 55 years fo r the U nited
jd u o i. ir r ig a tin g sm all patches of used as sort o f an in s u ra n c e fu n d '
homes under construction, fiv e i n ,
to
Tw o Sections, Tw elve P ages
States. The crop re p o rtin g board forecast a 1936 corn yie ld of 1.439.-
135 000 bushels, re fle ctin g a loss o f more than 800 000.000 bushels
since the J u ly 10 estimate. The board also predicted a wheat crop
barely large enough to meet domestic needs. The above p ictu re
shows graphically how the dry. hot weather has w ithered m idw estern
corn fields. The p ictu re was taken in one of the country's best
corn-raising sections, near F a irfie ld . 111.
Held at h a lf pace in one instance
and suspended in the other, W PA
Tuesday m orning again opened the
th ro ttle and allow ed W ilson r iv e r
and W olf creek highw ays to re
sume fu ll headway a fte r delays
da ting back to J u ly 1, the end o f
the fiscal year.
W hile crews have continued on
W ilson riv e r, heavy m achinery and
grade settin g has been held back
because of lack of funds to f u r n
ish skille d labor in s u ffic ie n t q u a n
tit y to keep d ir t m oving at the
pace set e a rlie r in the year. C le a r
ing and g ru b b in g crews have been
at w o rk al> o f the tim e near and
across the T illa m o o k county line.
W o lf CTeek Opens
W o lf creek, handicapped up to
this tim e by lack o f heavy m achin
ery. and fo r the last three weeks
closed e n tire ly because o f exhaust
ed funds, was placed in fu ll oper
ation again Tuesday m o rn in g w ith
380 men sent back to the jobs,
according to K. E. T illotson , re si
dent engineer.
T h ir ty m ore men are to be as
signed im m e dia te ly to th is jo b and
150 more are being sent to W ilson
r iv e r as soon as assignments can
be made, a re p o rt fro m the P o rt
land office relates.
T o ta l allocation fo r the tw o jobs
amounts to $1.200 000, it was an
nounced M onday by E. J. G r iffith ,
____ a
_ d m in istra tor. O f this am ount
state
! $743.504 is apportioned to W o lf
creek and $493.927 to W ilson riv e r.
Supplem entary applications fo r an
ad d itio n a l three m illio n d o lla rs a l
ready has been sent to W ashing
ton fo r approval.
Engineers estim ate th a t the w o rk
can be completed some tim e next
year p ro v id in g funds are made
available fo r labor. The state h ig h
way departm ent, it is understood,
is m aking every e ffo rt to have the
W ilson riv e r road open to tr a ffic
E R B ailey has started construe- ■
| tion of a new eight-room b ric k
, home n o rth o f the ju n io r high
school. V ic to r B atchelar is in charge
| o f the bu ild in g.
A n o th e r house begun th is week
is between F ifth and S ix th aven
ues on W ashington by Mrs. Ida
H inrichs, w h ich w ill t>e fiv e rooms
and modern. Mrs. H in rich s came
iicre re ce n tly fro m Iowa
Copeland L u m b e r Yards reports
Reports o f better business con
a new home being constructed at
Tobias station, east of H illsb oro , by ditions among mattress m anufac
Charles W oolcock. The house w ill turers and a decided tid e against
re-election of President Roosevelt, A n n u al J u d g in g T ou rs N o w
be m odern w ith six rooms.
was reported by M. P. Cady. H ills
Ben W ick of H ills b o ro is re- boro, on his re tu rn last week from
C laim 4-H In te r e st
j m odeling his house on north F o u rth A kron . Ohio, where he attended a
i avenue and ad ding a bedroom, ac- conference o f directors o f Sealy
| cording to a c ity b u ild in g pe rm it.
Livestock, crops and p o u ltry 4-H
Inc., mattress m anufacturers. He
Rex Jones has begun con stru c le ft H illsb o ro Monday. August 3. club members o f the county are
p
a
rtic ip a tin g in a series o f ju d g
tion of a home on T h ird avenue
Representatives o f the company
1 n o rth o f the ju n io r high school on from a ll parts of the U nited States in g practices in preparation fo r
I pro pe rty purchased this spring. The were in attendance. Cady said, and the county 4-H ju d g in g contests
residence w ill have seven rooms a ll reported business on the mend. held in co n ju n ctio n w ith the Wash
and a basement and a ll of fra m e However, in nearly every case, they ington county fa ir, according to L.
I construction.
also reported labor unrest due to E. Francis, assistant cou nty agent.
Tuesday the clu b members fro m
C onstruction w o rk on th e new the s w iftly m ou ntin g cost of liv in g .
This increased cost. Cady related. the n o rth pa rt o f the county a t
la u n d ry b u ild in g on W ashington
street between Second and T h ird I was being laid to the acts o f the tended a to u r w h ich included the
avenues, is progressing ra p id ly w ith governm ent in lim itin g a g ric u ltu ra l farm s of A ntone Evers. A. J. Evers.
the w a lls and ro o f in place and production and in some instances to C ecil H e ynd erickx. and Ralph H ia tt
where they received in s tru c tio n
the con tra ctor prepa ring to begin effects of the NRA.
The tr ip was made via the G reat from the assistant county agent in
inside finish.
N o rthern ra ilw a y to Chicago, and the ju d g in g o f sheep, d a iry cattle
re tu rn by the U nion P acific stream - and hogs
(C o n tin u ed on p a re S. rolum n 5)
Yesterday 'W ednesday) a s im i
I lin e r to P ortland.
The tra in east was a ir c o n d itio n la r ju d g in g to u r was pa rticip ated
ed. he said, and w orked ve ry w e ll in by the members in the south
■ u n til the cars ran over a skun k part of the county. On th is to u r
' and the a ir fans, draw ing a ir across the farm s of Ernest H ite. H. L.
i ice com partm ents under the cars, Robinson and F ra n k Kosm alski
fille d the tra in w ith concentrated were visited.
Today the p o u ltry club members
i aroma of polecat.
N o n -H ig h F r e sh m e n A llo w e d
On the w ay out. the tra in passed w ill receive practice and in stru c-
through the dro uth d is tric ts of M on- i tio n in selecting and ju d g in g poul-
P o r tla n d S ch o o l
tana. N o rth Dakota. Minnesota and tr y at the C ecil H e yn d e rickx farm . Y o u n g F olk to be G u e sts o f
F rid a y a ll crops members w ill
Illin o is. T hrough these states there
■ meet at the county f a ir grounds
i
T o w n se n d C lub
S lig h t changes o n ly have been was a sm all amount of grain in the to receive in stru ctio n in ju d g in g
made this year in rules governing fields and here and there a thresh grain and vegetables and in pota-
ing
machine
attem
p
ting
to
re
attendance of high school students
I to grading.
(B y R. L . P u tn a m )
fro m the non-high school d is tric t cover as much of the crop as pas i The ju d g in g tours are an annual
A rrangem ents fo r "Y o u th N ig h t"
in P ortla nd schools, according to a sible.
In none o f these states and in event in the county, states Francis. at Shute pa rk next Monday are
le tte r sent out this week b y O. B.
g Ohio, was there a corn ; and are held fo r the purpose of being com pleted by the local T o w n
Kraus, superintendent o f schools. clu din
(C ontinued on pace d. colum n 2)
g iv in g 4-H
members special in - send club. B eginning at 7:30 o'clock
The only change of any conse
| stru ctio n
in
ju d g in g
livestock, there w ill be a program fo r yo u th
quence allow s freshm en students
| crops and p o u ltry . Judging is con- consisting of w h istlin g , music, and
to e n ro ll only at Benson p o lyte ch
t sidered one of
the im p o rta n t a b rie f address. “ W hy Youth Should
nic. or at G irl's po lytech nic in
phases of 4-H clu b w o rk since it be Interested in the Townsend O ld
schools outside of th is county.
form s the basis of selection fo r Age Recovery P la n," by the pre si
The proposal was defeated by al-
Students w ho attended any P o rt
livestock, crops and p o u ltry in dent. R. L. Putnam . This is to be
' most unanim ous consent of the con- land high school last year, or in
p ra ctical fa rm in g operations.
follow ed by games fo r a ll ages and
Jvention and a su b stitu te resolution previous years, arc to be p e rm itte d
a w iener feed. Young people fro m
I adopted w h ich elim inates assist to con tinu e in P ortla nd i f they de
16 to 35 years of age w ill be guests
ance to any but legion members; sire.
o f the club.
■ sets up funds fo r a legion service
Students
who
attended
high O ren co M an C o n d u cts O w n
The club, along w ith a ll other
o ffice r, and forbids the asking o f | schools in this cou nty last year or
clubs, has received notice tha t the
D e fe n se in C ourt
assistance from th e taxpayers
in previous years, w ill be p e rm itt
“ per capita" dues of 10 cents per
D is tric t 2. w h ich includes H ills * ed to tra n sfe r to P ortla nd schools
C hairm an and secretary o f the m em ber is being discontinued and
, boro, opposed the request fo r aid o n ly on approval o f the county
W
ashington
county
no
n-h
igh
school
a new fin a n cia l plan is being in tr o
Conducting his ow n defense. M a r
¡th ro u g h tax funds and m aintained school superintendent.
board were authorized to care fo r duced. However, u n til the new
1 that tlie legion should be able to
Students w ill not be pe rm itte d tin Bernards. O renco farm er, ap m in o r m atters in a d m in istra tio n of plan is in w o rk in g order in every
continue service to its members to attend in P ortla nd unless a peared Monday in Justice A. W.
w o rk in connection w ith the board club the "q u o ta " plan is to be
throu gh a paid o ffic ia l.
c e rtific a te of residence i approval i Havens court to answer a charge at a m eeting F rid a y n ig h t in the continued. Townsendites w ill fin d
The legion and the a u x ilia ry has pre vio usly been obtained from of assault and ba tte ry brought by
concerning the new
took a stro n g stand against e f it h c county superintendent, and ap- Mrs. Kate Burleson o f Orenco. The o ffice of O B. Kraus, county school in fo im a tio n
superintendent.
plan in the last issue o f the "T o w n
fo rts to e lim in a te com pulsory m ili- I p lica tio n fo r such c e rtifica te should alleged assault took place J u ly 17
The board also accepted an send W eekly.’’
: when Bernards declared he ordered
<C o ntinued on page 6. ro lu m n 2)
; be made some tim e previous
high
Several H ills b o ro members a t
1 Mrs Burleson to stop p ickin g apples agreement w ith Beaverton
, e n ro llm e n t in P ortland.
school d is tric t w h ere by Beaverton tended the fo u r-co u n ty Townsend
Kraus has p a rtic u la rly requested on property claim ed by Bernards.
has
agreed
to
transp
ort
students
ra lly at N ew berg Sunday. John
The hearing req uire d n e arly a ll
that personal a p plicatio n bo made
th is year fo r $6800 and n e xt year W eir, western regional representa
w herever possible, but i f w ritte n day Monday and at its close. Jus fo r $5600.
tive,
and M ayo r W illis Mahoney,
a p plicatio n is made the ap plican t tice Havens took the case under
T ransp ortatio n o f Garden Home dem ocratic candidate fo r U. S. sen-
is urged to state bis year in high advisement u n til T hursday m o rn students to T ig a rd was discussed f ator, were speakers.
1 school, school attended last year ing.
The pu blic is c o rd ia lly in v ite d to
Bernards, as a defense, declared when it was discovered th a t T iga rd
' and school to be attended in P o rt
that th? property, fo rm e rly owned contracts did not take these stu attend Townsend m eetings and get
land.
dents in to consideration. I t was de first-h a n d in fo rm a tio n concerning
"T he sum and substance." Kraus by the Orenco N u rsery company, cided tha t an attem pt w o uld be the plan and the Townsend m ove
J a c k B u tle r , 15, R eco v erin g
points out in his le tte r, "is th a t un- s till was in his possession by rea made to use the re g u la r bus lines. ment.
son of federal la w and that he had
(Continued on pace 3. column 4)
from A c c id e n t
the rig h t to order M rs. Burleson
from the premises despite any p?r-
mission she m ight have been given
T h ro w n from his bicycle when
to pick the fru it. Because o f th is
ho collid ed w ith a car d rive n by
. phase of the defense. G. Russell
E a rl W ilson. Jack B utle r, 15, is in
Morgan, d is tric t attorney, called
Jones hospital recovering from a
A ll-sta te nicnie o f the Farm ers' j E. B. Tongue as a witness to te s tify
fra ctu re d s k u ll and a broken col
U n io n o f Oregon h o no ring t h c : as to the proceedings, both in c ir
la r bone.
O REG O N S T A T E C O L L E G E , latest m o n th ly re v ie w of the agri
secretary. E. E. Kennedy cuit court and in federal court.
The accident happened in the national
•
Kankakee. 111., w ill be held Sun- 1 whereby M. R. Johnson,
Forest C o rvallis Com ing out of the A p r il- , cu ltu ra l situation and outlook pre
street near Ihe B aile y service s ta - 1
K'(intinued on pane S, ro lu m n 3)
Farm ers'
M ay 6 per cent tailspin , the gen pared by B rcith a u p t. Meat supplies
tio n about 3 p. m. Sunday, a c c o rd -' d«v at Champoeg nark
W ashington
cral Oregon farm price level has on the markets, especially u n fin
in g to a report in the office of U n io n members o f
soared up w a rd ap pro xim ately 20 ished stock, are lik e ly to be in
John Connell s h e riff B u tle r, it is county are urged to attend, b rin g
per cent d u rin g the past three creased through forced sales d u rin g
said, was rid in g down the street j th e ir baskets and th e ir friends, ac
months, as the great d ro u th of 1936 the next few months, although the
and failed to notice the W ilson car. cord in g to Mrs. M a ry H o rne r of
spread over a g ric u ltu ra l areas east 1937 m arket outlook fo r p ra ctica l
T w o people were s lig h tly
in - 1 Bloom ing, county secretary.
be
o f the Rockies, says L . R. B re ith - ly all anim al products w ill
ju re d about 7:30 p. m. Monday in j Kennedy w ill meet w ith t h e
Dissatisfied members of both the
upsets on the highw ay at the n o rth - I W ashington county u n it. Farm ers' republican and dem ocratic parties aupt. a g ric u ltu ra l extension econ strengthened.
Union, next Wednesday evening at
The curre nt, or A ugust issue of
oast entrance of Shute park when 8:30 o'clock in the H ills b o ro Grange w ill caucus in the H ills b o ro Grange om ist at Oregon State college.
"The d ro uth situation so fa r has the m o n th ly rep ort on a g ric u ltu ra l
the machines collided w ith piles of ball.
ha ll at 9:15 o'clock
Wednesday
registered favo ra bly for Oregon conditions gives special considera
d irt th ro w n up bv the sewer e x
"T h is m eeting w ill be open to night. August 20. to attem pt the
cavator. according Io accident re the p u b lic and all are urged Io a t launching of an independent tic k e t producers of eggs, bu tte rfa t, wheat, tion to the probable trend of prices
oats, barley, potatoes and several
ports file d Tuesday.
ten d." states Mrs
H orner "M r. for national and state offices, it has other com m odities." R r e it h a u p t fo r eggs, d a iry products, beef. hogs,
Those in ju re d were Em m ott S ta f K ennedy is a national a u th o rity been announced.
lamb«, wool and wheat. According
ford of H illsboro, and H. I. Shi- on farm problem s and his address
The meeting is in lie u of the says. "H op prices have advanced Io the analysis, prospective supply
geno. 52. Banks b e rry grow er Both should be o f in te rest to anyone in form ation o f the new U nion p a rty more than any other com m odity, and demand conditions are quite
d riv e rs declared that there were ! W ashington county since we are in Oregon, and a ll candidates chos helping to boost the Oregon farm favorable in respect to d a iry prod
no lights on the piles of d irt. Both , ai a g ric u ltu ra l co m m u n ity.’’
en w ill be entered in the N ovem price index, ow ing to unfavorable ucts and hogs, especially. The num
ears upset.
ber election as independents, it is I grow ing conditions fo r hops in ber of m ilk cows in relation to the
Service Station Sold
Robert Wade. 21, resident of the .
assumed. Peter Zim m erm an, pep- , Oregon, W ashington and C a lifo rn ia population o f the U nited States is
A lfre d Johnson of D u luth . Minn., cry leader from Y a m h ill county, I —not because of the d io u th .”
M anning
neighborhixxl s u f f e r e d '
showing
a moderate dow nw ard
T hat tlie im m ediate effect of the trend, w h ile consumer demand has
cuts and bruises when his ear sk id has purchased the J. R. Holwege seems to be the m oving s p irit in
dro uth on prices w ill not be fa v been strengthening. These tw o fac
ded in gravel as be rounded a bend service station. M r. and Mrs. J o h n the attem pt.
A meeting of the Farm ers’ U nion orable in respect to a ll Oregon farm tors account fo r most of the changes
In the road near M anning and son and fa m ily w ill liv e at 1020
E. Oak street. Mr. and M rs. H o l w ill be held in the same hall be products is evident, however, both in the trend o f Oregon b u tte rfa t
went over a bank, iip s-ttin g .
Four persons were in ju re d , tw o wege anil fa m ily are m oving to fore the voters session w ith E. E. from the record of price trends prices fro m year to year, accord
of them seriously, when a h it and Camas, Wash., w here he has em Kennedy, national secretary of the d u rin g the past few weeks and ing to data in the published r e
ploym ent.
(C ontinued un pane 3, eulumn I)
fro m
in fo rm a tio n given in, tlie port.
uniou. as speaker.
M attress Men
Club Members
Find N atio n a l
Preparing for
Outlook Better
Fair Contests
Board Makes
Rule Change
O.A.P. "Youth
Night” Monday
Assault Case
Hearing Held
Non-High Board,
Beaverton Agree
Youth Suffers
Broken Skull
Stilt»? Farm Union
Picnic on Sunday
Middlewest Drouth Conditions A id
Foreing Oregon Farm Priées Higher
Third Party Voters’
Meeting Wednesday