/ * ■ '* * > -liT ’T '-- « S il.? Read Hie Ads— ’ I í f" f ‘ }'■ ! 35 Correspondents The Lalenl In M«*r< li4iic, 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 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