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Eo in- 1111 l> liU li(i, AUGES. IIII.USBOKO, OREGON Club Exhibits at County Fair to Mark Close Successful Year (Rv L. K. Franeia, ! \ Four-H club exhibits at th e co u n ts fair today. Friday and S a tu r day will m ark the close of an o th er .v!:co?-stul year t i activ ity for 300 W a-h:ngton county boys an d girls rep resen tin g 50 clubs in the li ve st» ck and crops division, rep o rts I. T Francis, assistan t county agent. Th? activities of th e past year w ire open by the annual C hehalem M m ntain 4-H potato banquet w hich w .s held in D ecember. 1935. This b anquet has become an an n u al af- fa r and has gained considerable promini nee am ong th e club m em bers and potato grow ers of th e Chehalem M untam district. As a to th e 1937 4-H su m m er school for th? boy. w ho does th e o u tstanding piece of w ork d u rin g th e cu rren t year. A class for hom e b eau tifica tion ex h ib its has been added to the 4-H prem ium list by the county fair board. Francis fu rth e r points out th at a new p roject in ru ral e le c trifica tion has been organized for senior 4-H club m em bers. Ben Faber, ru ra l service agent for the P o rt land G en eral E lectric C o . is assist ing in this w ork. T his is a cours? of in struction on th e use of elec tric pow er on th e farm In ad d i- tion to th e re g u lar m eetings and discussions a series of tours are being held in o rd e r to give the m em bers an o p p o rtu n ity to see anti study electric pow er as it is actu ally being put to use Seventy of th e Wa ‘hington c o u n ty club m em bers a t'e n d e d the a n nual 4-H club sum m er school at th e O regon S tate college in Ju n e Forty atten d ed o n scholarships w hich w ere aw ard ed by business firm s and com m unity organizations over !!ie county. The Washington coun’y delegation m ade an o u t stan d in g record d u rin g the su m m er session, h aving seven o f its m em bers elected as th e heads of liv in g groups at th e su m m er school and also w ith n in e of its m em bers w inning high honors in th e various ju d g in g and new s w ritin g contests , w hich w ere held. The general q u ality of th e liv e stock ow ned by th e club m em bers this y ear is much su p e rio r to th at I all fashions show an increas of form er years, rem ark s F rancis ing trend toward tones In gray. P u reb red livestock has been p u r This youthful, o n e-p iece sports chased from the o u tstan d in g b reed frock, worn- by Pat Paterson, ers of W ashington county and n e a r film player, w ill be found In L. F. Francis, assistan t county agent, by counties. In ad d itio n to p u r the wardrobe of the w e ll- w ho is in ch arg e of boys' 4-H chasing high q u a ’ity pu reb red stock clcb w ork in countv. club m em bers have also been ta k dressed college girl this fall. T he frock is o f gray wool, ing ad v an tag e of offers of these resu i of this b anquet, th e ann u al breed ers of th e use of th eir s ire s ' topped by a belted jacket of p o tato to u r w hich is also sponsored for b reed in g w ith th e resu lt th a t gray and green plaid tw eed. by this club and th e influence som e fine young stock is being Her bag, shoes, and gloves are w hich these activ ities have had on raised. gray antelope. th e com m unity, this gro u p was T h e successful activ ities of th e aw ard ed th e honor of being th e b u ild in g constru ctio n club of th e Let the advertisem ents help you ou tstan d in g 4-H club in W ashing H illsboro union high school. M. M make your shopping plans. to n county for 19X5. Romig. leader, d u rin g 1935 has r e C rops club work* w as fu rth e r su lted in increased in terest in th is prom oted, sta te s Francis, by the p roject and th e o rg anization in th e n ew co-operativ e m ark etin g p ro past y e a r of tw o ad d itio n al cluhs. gram for the 4-H M innesota 13 O ut a t th e H illsboro ju n io r high seed corn. T his new plan placed school, u n d er th e lead ersh ip of on th e m ark et a uniform g rad e of W alter L. H enry, and th e o th er at seed co m w ith an unu su ally high th e D urham school u n d e r the lead germ ination test an d carry in g a ership of J. B erstadt. _ sp ecial 4-H label. T he rep u tatio n An im p o rtan t p a rt of all 4-H of this h igh-quality seed has grow n club activity is th e ex h ib itin g of u n til it has reach ed m idw estern th e projects w hich rep resen t th e cen te rs and in q u iries w ere receiv y ear's work, and in m an y cases th e ed last y e a r re lativ e to th e p u r resu lt of several y ears' effort. chase of som e of th e local 4-H corn. These ex h ib its c o n stitu te th e 4-H D em and for this seed far surpasses division of th e W ashington county th e supply. and O regon sta te fairs As a r e P ig club w ork is cred ited w ith ! sult of ex h ib itin g and th e various th e largest increase for th e past ju d g in g and d em o n stratio n con year. T here w ere four pig clubs tests outstan d in g team s as w ell as w ith a total enro llm en t of 27 m em o u tstan d in g indiv id u als a re selected b e r and in addition, th ree indi- ' to rep resen t th e county in s ta te v id u al m em bers. A ppro x im ately 63 wide. sectional an d n atio n al con h. ad of hogs rep resen tin g t h e tests In past y ears W ashington C h ester White. Duroc Jersey . P o county h is held a p rom inent place land China, an d B erk sh ire breeds in th ese contests, states Francis. a re ow ned by th ese club m em bers T he q u ality of clu b w o rk th is y ear In terest in th e hom e b eau tifica as well i s th e in terest of th e p a r tion project w as revived in the ents. leaders and m em b ers in d i past y ear when th e H illsboro G a r cates th at th e county and sta te den club sponsored th e o rg an iza fair will see W ashington county tio n and leadership of a group of club w ork well in line w ith th e seven H illsboro boys w ho are en 4-H m otto "M ake th e Best B et ro lled in th. . . oiect. The G arden ter." / 1 " at tiled up by running, it la u sign that tin» filter should be changed, according to th e O regon S tate Mo- tor association. When a filter is I functioning propci i> u will fe d I warm a fter the m otor has been I running, due to the te m p o utu re of the oil circu latin g through it. W heel Moist A ny sudden or unusual n o t. ■ from the vicinity of an autom obile wheel should be Investigated w ithout d e lay. according to the O regon S tale Motor a., aviation, Oeea .anally an axle nut may conn* loose, or the (i.iMiline W aited T h e a v e ra g e m o lo r n t is prone t > w.i.-le g a so lin e T h e O re g o n S la te Mot«»! a N fa a • I’, . m i l , , 41 ■ante s of such w a ste ns Im p ro p e r ■ ai b u r e to r a d jiislm e n t, e x c e ssiv e ch o k in g , u n n e e o s i.iry id lin g o r r a c ing. h ig h pi I II tr a v e l. n e g le ct of lulu o iition. le a k in g pi .Ion rin g s, stic k in g v alv es soft tire s, d ra g g in g lira k s, a n d u n sk ille d d riv in g . P lea, e se n d to the Argus. in n e w s copy e a rly FEDE SAVIN and ' ■I LOAN T h is F e d e r a l S a v in g s & L oan A sso c ia tio n is u n d er U n ited S ta te s G o v er n m e n t S u p erv isio n ! Investors placing th e ir funds w ith us are perm a nently insured up to ÿôOOo per in d ivid u a l. Regardless w hether n r not y o u ’re a large or sm all investor you w ill fin d a plan th a t best meets y o u r requirem ent and you may open y o u r account w ith as little as ÿ 1.00. A ll funds invested before the lo th o f (he m onth receive earnings fo r the entire m onth amt are In come la x exempt. W hat o th e r form o f invest ment combines such an a ttra c tiv e re turn w ith safc- b — as does an account w ith y o u r local Federal? See us tom orrow or w rite fo r details Tualatin Valley Federal Savings and 'Sfwppin&Jfob Loan Association Ravlngi A L o u Bldr. » Hllhbara ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■aaaaaaaEBaaaM|Ba||aaaaaa)|aaBaaaB" Cordially invites the Public to Visit Its Booth at the Washington County Fair p H Hillsboro :. : September 3, 4 and 5 J's J* IS Æ’ „ Get Ready for Safe WINTER DRIVING I.et us cheek tic- fro n t wheel a lig n m e n t o f y o u r ear today. Stop shim m y, hard steering, w ander and excessive tire wear. R easo n ab le Cost COOMER W ork G u a ra n te e d LACKEY GATES TIRES — SHELL PRODUCTS AUTO LITE BATTERIES — STERLING OIL 365 E. M ain Phone 721 llfllxhorn £ X J. M PERSON, Mgr. Portland General Electric Co. Lineup With Bear : ON S AV IN G S MAKE YOUR AS YOU RE AD El".G i n u ts th a t hold th e w heel in p lae e 111.IV w o rk loose In e ith e r ease If tin* oil filte r fe d cold to the •a l ion d a m a g e m ay r e s u lt If th e touch after your car has been c o n d itio n is not c o rre c te d . Gray lor I-’all C'unty Ac«nO club is also o ffering a scholarship lìm i d a y , S c p tc m b e i .510 l O ttIN 'G D I M S O il I lite r rest Free Talking Facture Shew Electric Kitchen display GENERAL ELECTRIC an d H O T P O IN T LINES BE SURE TO GET YOUR Blue Fair Folder at the Booth This interesting, informative folder makes you eligible for an award in our prize contest. BE OUR GUESTS DURING THE FAIR