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H illsboro, O regon, T h u rsd ay , D ecem ber 3, 1936
Ten VetCran Clerk AnnounceTHere; County, State
Past (irands Here Paid Honors Santa Plans Visit Tax Levy to
Show Decline
at Luncheon
H illsb o ro
A rgus
E suo lished
1891
Tw o Sections, F o u rte e n I’ag ei
Headed for Peace Parley
County Group
Will Continue
Making Plans
The Christm as holidays were o f­
fic ia lly in hered in to H illsb o ro S at­
urday evening w ith a blaze of gay
light. , in v itin g show w indow s fu ll
of Christm as g ift suggestions and
displays of Christm as merchandise.
This year stores have taken p a r­
C o m m is -
C o u n ty
P la n n in g
tic u la r pains to create a ttra ctive C o u n ty R o a d L e v y C lim b s ;
sion V o te s to C o n tin u e
C hristm as w indow s fu ll o f appro­
T o w n » S e e k to B oost C o l­
priate m erchandise ta r gifts fo r the
A f t e r M e e tin g F r id a y in
busy shopper, w ith the result that
le c tio n s
fo r N e x t Y e a r ,
H illsb oro again demonstrates that
C o u rt H ou se
it is the shopping center of Wash­
F ig u re » S h o w
der Tupper
■ 1901"
I' I a u k S ( ¡ r a n t (191 ^ (. I .e
D o c to r a n d N urse»
ington
county.
lie E ( ' l o u e l l ' I d ! » ' a l O p . i I U
Most o f the Chriatm as w indow s
p rem e e h a n e e llo i. F re d .1 Johnson
H olding a c lin ic fo r the purpose
W ith few exceptions, tax le vies'
, 1919», a ll o f P o rtla n d L e if S F in
o f determ in ing what is needed to
Guest Monday noon at the cham ­ were unmasked tor the benefit of
( )ppti. it io ii a m i s u p p o rt fo r the ,'tti. D allas. '1922), E d ic t ! I Hal ber ot commerce, H illsb o ro bust- large crowds w hich thronged stores in the la rge r p o litic a l units of the
rejuvenate the W ashington C o un ty
and sidew alks a ll day and w e ll
P lanning commission. C. W Rey­
c o u n ty b udget.
su b je c te d S a tu r ­ la g li. St Helena. 119271. I l a W nc: , men crowded Hie d in in g room
county a ll show increases fo r 1937 ;
in
to
the
evening.
nolds, executive assistant, and C.
C
u
rl,
P
o
rtla
n
d
.
H932>.
C
a
ll
A
to noma Ed C. Luce, veteran coun­
day iiio r tu u g to the u tin u u l p u b lic I
Center of the decorations this according to figu res released th is]
l lr o d id s e n
Forest d ro v e .
( |9 3 o . ty cle rk, who retire s January 1.
J. H um phrey, fie ld supervisor of
year, as last, is the big evergreen 1 week by J. E. Carpenter, county i
h e a rin g , came fro m th e w om en 1
| J o h n I. Foote. St Helens. (1936»
the state plan nin g commission, met
He was introduced by H. A. K u r-
W om en a tte n d in g th e m ee tin g o u t­ It A
B e n n e tt. P o rtla n d , present utlt, deputy under Luce lo r a n u m ­ on the co u rt house corner w hich 1 assessor.
w ith the county body F rid a y a ft­
blazes
w
ith
colored
lig
h
ts
as
a
ernoon.
n u m b e re d th e m en a b o ut tw o to , g ra n d vice c h a n c e llo r, also a tte n d - ber of years, and later county cle rk background fo r the cheery lig h tin g
The state and county levy shows
Result o f the consultation was
w ith Luce as deputy fo r liv e years. of the streets.
,'d
one.
a decrease of m ore than tw o m ills '
H ank o f Page was conferred upon
the appointm ent o f ^hree co m m it­
Monday, A r th u r Tupper. county
A t this point Saturday afternoon. ' in the total. For next year the
W ith th e e x c e p tio n o f the new W illa r d O H ughes by th e fo llo w in g cle rk elect, also made o ffic ia l an­
tees and a d e term in ation o f the
12, Sarita Claus is sched-1
c o u n ty
h e a lth u n it,
the va rio u s past g ra n d ch a n ce llo r» F ra n k S. nouncem ent of tin* reten tion of December
plan nin g group, 12 o f whose m em ­
state and county general levy is
( ( ’u n tln u rrf on pos« 7, colum n 2»
ite m s «if th e b u d g e t passed w it h ­ G ra n t as c h a n c e llo r c o m m a n d ! r. Luce as deputy, the firs t announce­
bers were present, to continue e f­
12 7 m ills and the road levy 8.11
out co m m e n t o r o p p o s itio n , w ith Edison I
B a lla g h as vic e eom- ment of personnel lo r the com ­
fo rts along county p la n n in g lines.
m ills, m aking a to ta l of 20 8 m ills ,
th e e x c e p tio n o f an ite m fo r H a n g s niaudcr. K A B e n n e tt as p re la te bined office of cle rk and au d ito r
as compared to a to ta l of 22.1 m ills
C om m ittees Nam ed
<1 ease te s tin g am ong c a ttle T h u u m l L i­ she E C ro u ch a: m a ste r. so ta r made. U tlie r deputies and
for 1936. T his year the state and
Com m ittees named by Ide were;
ite m
et up $3,740 fo r insp e ctio ns a t-a rm s
cle rks to be h ire d have not yet
county general levy was 15.5 and
W ater Resources — Herm an K e rk -
Lodges represented w e re G lencoe been decided on, T upp er said.
and
b ro u g h t out question« fro m
the road levy 6 6 m ills. For next
man, R. G. Scott and Vernon B u r-
22 of N o rth P lains. D e lp h o
d ie o r tw o men present as to the N o
year there is a reduction in the
Praises Luce
lingham . Schools — A lb e rt K c m -
i*xuct n a tu re o f th e ne w state la w No. 31» of Forest G ro v e Y a m h ill
.state
and
county
general
and
a
m
er o f Beaverton. Oscor Hagg and
In m aking Ins in tro d u ctio n , K u r-
on te s tin g . T h e re was no o p p o s i­ N o till of Y a m h ill. C a la n th e N o 21
mi.se in the county road levy.
i
I. Gibson. Basn
I. Joh n­
uth la id that lie had wonted
a
m
i
Iv
a
n
h
o
e
No
I
o
f
P
o
rtla
n
d
.
tio n .
L e vy N o t M ade
son. W alter Upshaw o f T ig a rd and
T h e bu d ge t fo r 1937 ca lls fo r a A vo n No <¡2 o f St Helens. Dam on slioulde r to slio u ld e r w ilti Luce tor
W. F. Cyrus.
liin e -a n d -u -h a ll years in tile clerk's
I H illsboro, up to date, has no levy ,
to ta l o f $117.6H4 50 to be raised by No. 4 o f Pendleton and M a rin .o n
When a fence ro w fire burned for 1937. although the annual c ity I
H um phrey to ld the planners tha t
office. "T he p u b lic," K u ra tli de ­
No 9 ti o f D ullus.
f
the W P A projects were o n ly a
clared, "n eve r has had a more hon­ the base from tw o electric line budget m eeting revealed a possible
g iiu i. il
fu n d , $04.900 70 c o u n ty
sm all part of the w o rk, and th a t
est. more e fficie n t, or more fa itn - poles at the A rth u r C onnell farm increase over the 16 6 n u lls levied I
c I k h .I fu n d
and $194 95193 to the
northeast of H ilb b o ro Novem ber fo r 1936.
the state commission was p rim a r­
tu l servant."
road fu n d T h e a m o u n t is $24.813 40
25.
a
llo
w
in
g
the
poles
to
fa
ll
in
to
ily interested in the basic facts
Luce opened his ta lk by declar­
Forest G ro ve is o u t s t a n d in g '
m ore th a n was raised by taxes
the
C
onnell
pasture,
six
registered
and developm ent of the county.
-
, among the towns o f the county f o r 1
in g th a t his voice was not w hat
last y e a r.
Holstein»
of
the
prize
C onnell ] reductions in levy w ith the 19371
it once was and probably had beer,
Reynolds also prom ised the group
T h e h e a lth u n it h o w e ve r, b ro u g h t
figures set at 118 m ills as co m p a r-i
seriously im p aire d by te llin g the herd were electrocuted.
• the assistance of a man fro m the
o p p o s itio n fro m t It e
T a x p a y e rs ’
The fir e is thought to have s ta rt­ cd to 19 1 fo r the present y e a r.'
p
u
b
lic
over
and
over:
"N
o."
or
"1
state setup to assist the local group
L e ague o f
B e a v e rto n
w ith M rs
don't kno w ." He said these answers ed from bu rn in g ties along the Heaviest increase is registered at
in prosecuting th e ir plan to clear
Anna
K ru g e r,
p re s id e n t, v o ic in g
U nited
R ailw ay
rig h t-o f-w a y . | T u a la tin w here the levy clim bed
were
necessary
m
rep
ly
to
Hie
in
­
several m iles o f the D a iry creek
th<* league's ideus on the m a tte r.
President
Roocc
v
e
it
is
shown
here
aboard
the
C
ruiser
Indianapolis
channel, data fo r w h ich already
num erable questions not related to creeping through the d ry grass to I from 47 fo r th is year to 22.9 for
bound
fo
r
South
Am
erica.
On
a
rriv
a
l
M
onday
at
the
A
rge
ntin
e
O pposes l l l i t
the fence ro w The cows, becom­ the com ing year.
has been m ostly gathered
and
M o ve to e xte n d
th e
H ills b o ro the duties ol the cle rk
Capitol
h.
w£s
given
the
greatest
reception
ever
accorded
an
alien
In lu r o p e n in g ta lk against the
p ro p e rty easements procured.
He declared that as far as pu blic ing curious after the poles fe ll. I Beaverton has a le vy of 21.6 as!
sew er p ro je c t was in itia te d th ro n g ,i
v
is
ito
r.
Shown,
le
ft
to
rig
h
t,
are
the
president’s
son
James;
the
ye a r, j
ite m she d e c la re d th a t she co u ld
service was concerned, there was th ru st th e ir heads in to the p o w e r1 compared to 20 5 m ills th '
Several members o f the cou nty
a re s o lu tio n passed at Ih e Dee* t u ­
president; Captain Paul Bastedo. naval aide, and Colonel Edw ard
lines, according to Ralph E aste r,,Cornelius increased from 1
m ills
not see tlte use o f a h e a lth u n it " I
plan nin g group expressed doubt as
b e r c o u n c il m e e tin g T uesday n ig h t another present w ith a longer rec­ manager of PEI’ com pany in H ills ­
Watson,
m
ilita
ry
aide.
The
t
r
ip
included
a
stop
at
Rio
de
Janeiro,
N.
pay m y o w n d o c to r and h o sp ita l a u th o riz in g a request to Hie P u b lic ord. this being B. W. Barnes, super­
I this year to 17 7 next and G aston]
to the effectiveness o f the organ­
B razil.
boro.
b ills " she d e cla re d , "a n d I ca n ­ W ,n k s a d m in is tra tio n f o r $13.00(1 intendent of the high school.
' made the second largest in crea se,
ization as an a u x ilia ry to the coun­
The c o w l were valued at sever­
n o t sec w h y I s h o u ld he ca lle d on a d d itio n a l fu n d s to c o n s tru c t an in ­
One of his firs t recollections, he
ty court.
4 6 m ills th is year to 19.5 m ills fo r |
to h e lp pay fo r o th e rs. I th in k th a t d u s tria l se w e r th ro u g h th e in d u s ­ declared, was the log house in al hundred dollars.
W ith W. G. Ide. chairm an o f the
Fires d u rin g the fa ll. Easter said, ! next.
tile new d e p a rtm e n t w ill g ro w in ­ t r ia l area in th e west m id o f to w n , w h ich he live d on Baseline »tree*
county commission, presiding. Rey­
have damaged dozens o f poles car- , Sherwood's le vy decreased from
to a n iills to m * a b o u t out* necks .”
w
ith
Ins
fathe
r
and
mother.
nolds was the firs t speaker who
and to m a k e se ve ra l , x te n s io iL
Luce also talked of Hie changes. Tying high tension pow er w ire s ] 19 3 m ills th is year to 18.6 n e x t,
She also d e c la re d th a t the g o v ­ needed in th e re s id e n ti.il d is tric t
pointed out the ways in w h ich the
e rn m e n t d id not o w e th e people a
and advancements made at the and in several instances the fallen i w h ile Banks clim bed from 30.9
commission
could be of assistance.
T
h
e
in
d
u
s
tria
l
sew
er
is
needed,
it
lines
have
created
dangerous
s
itu
­
. m ills to 33 fo r another year,
liv in g ; o n ly th e r ig h t to e a rn a
co u rt house, m entioning th a t he
He said th a t the m eeting F rid a y
was
p
m
n
te
d
out
Io
th
e
co
u
n
c
il,
to
ations.
liv in g S iie m oved t i n t th e ite m
was the Itrs l in the county to use
came fro m a desire expressed by
i G eneral decrease, though slight.
g a th e r in d u s tria l w aste fro m ttie
Never, in the h isto ry o f the : is found in the three county w ater
a machine to r w ritin g d ire c tly in to
be tr ic k e n fro m th e budget
i several of the counties to hold pub-
ca n n e ry a nd o ilie r po in ts, and c o n ­
Sale
o
f
Christm
as
seals
in
Wash­
company
in
thus
valley.
Easter
de­
B r it t N e d ry . p rin c ip a l o f th e T i-
record books. T tie machine was i n ­
! lie meetings w ith members of the
; districts.
G arden Home d is tric t
gard schools, th e n to o k tin* flo o r d u cte d to spe cia l ta n ks in th e s e w ­ stalled m 1993 by the la te George clared, has there been so m any i dropped its le vy from 9 m ills in ington county promises to sur­
state setup, and th a t fiv e o r six
age disposal p la n t, se p a ra te fro m
B roken on ly by fog and ra in fa ll already had been held.
fence ro w fires w ith re su ltin g dam- | 1936 to 8 8 fo r next year, and M etz- pass any previous sale Rose Cave,
and said that he was speaking fo r tin - d o m e stic sewage T h is sewage M organ, cle rk at tha t tim e
Am ong the m any questions a im ­ age to electric and telephone poles. i ger is le v y in g 8 m ills fo r next '•ounty chairm an of the sale, de­ o f .36 inches spread over tw o days
the people of b is e nd o f the conn- n o w flo w s in to th«- ne w p la n t a m i
The state and county planning
in Novem ber, the record breaking
ed at the county cle rk, lie related, N e a rly every day hns brought re ­ year as compared to 8 8 m ills this clared Wednesday m orning.
ty.
It IS fea re d th a t d u rin g the busy
W ith
the sale only a fe w days au tum n d ro uth continues in to De­ groups, he said,, were form ed to
■ I believe." lie said, "th a t we season, th e acids in the in d u s tria l was "H ow old arc the Sequoia ports o f damaged lines, keeping yea r West Slope rir t its levy from
old. calls are com ing in fo r more cember, surpassing any s im ila r d ry help the various p o litica l s u b d iv i­
should consider
this
from
the waste w ill upset th e o p e ra tio n o f trees in the cou rt y a r d '" To this the re p a ir crews on the ju m p.
5.5 m ills to 5.4 m ills.
stamps fro m a ll parts o f the coun­ fa ll in the m em ory o f old tim ers of sions o f the state and county solve
M uch o f the trouble, it is p o in t- ,
he always replied, he said, that he
standpoint of the children, amt not ] th e p la n t.
th e ir problems.
school
Am ong the union high
ty Miss Cave said. M any of the th is section.
fence row
could rem em ber when the trees cd out comes from
from an angle of dollars and cents
In suggesting problem s to b e
districts, the levies a ll are higher schools already have exceeded the .
O
ffic
ia
l
a
p
p
ro
v
a
l
was
placed
*
n
T
em
peratures
fires
w
h
ich
have
been
allow
ed
to
Because disease has not been d is ­
were not so ta ll.
solved, Reynolds pointed out th a t
w ith Banks leading the increases quota assigned them .
th
e
d
isp
o
sa
l
p
la
n
t
by
t
in
-
c
o
u
n
c
il
ru
n
w
ith
o
u
t
supervision.
M
ax.
He
was
w
o
rk
in
g
in
the
cou
rt
M
in.
covered soon enough, we have s u f­
Date
this is a c ritic a l tim e in forestry.
One novel stunt th is year is be-1
Am ong the fires crea ting d a n ­ w ith a ju m p upw ard fro m 3.8 m ills
24
57
fered te rrib le epidemic» in the u fte r a d iscu ssio n o f v a rio u s p h a s e s house, he declared, when the firs t
O u r ta x situation and its re la tio n ­
this year to 7.1 m ills next. The ing staged at D urham school, near! N ovem ber 26
21
50
cou nty resu ltin g in many deaths o f th e p ro je c t w ith F ra n k M c ­ autom obile was brought to H ills ­ gerous situations, was one near Banks d is tric t carried on a con­ T igard, where a n entertainm ent
N ovem ber 27
ship to the school system a l s o
Q ueen, e n g in e e r and d e sig n er. IL ' boro. This was a "one lu ng " m a­ G re e n ville on the Banks highw ay
( ( n u l l n u r d nn
J, r tilu n tn 21
18
39
N ovem ber 28
needs care fu l
consideration, h e
p r o g r a m has been provided and persons
to ld th e c o u n c llm c n th a t a recent chine owned by the late Dr. I.in k - tw o weeks ago in w h ich tw o poles siderable im provem ent
28
.........44
N
ovem
ber
29
(C o n tin u ed on pace S. colum n (1
paving the admission price of a i
in s p e c tio n by th e sta le b o a rd o f la te r and operated by Dr. L in k - burned through.
d ro p p in g lines, under W PA.
22
35
N
ovem
ber
30
T iga rd high school le vy is 15.2 dim e w ill be given C hristm as seals !
| h e a lth had b ro u g h t t h f com m ent la te r and O r v ille W ilke s, mechanic. c a rry in g high voltage Into the road­
26
36
December 1
m ills fo r next year as compared to in re tu rn . G raduated sales also
th a t th e e fflu e n t fro m th e p la n t
M any letters from land seekers way.
29
35
December 2
14.8
this, w h ile H illsb o ro increased have been established among the
was in th e ties! c o n d itio n o f any came to him d u rin g Ins tune in
A n o th e r at G lenwood, on the
fo r another year from 11.5 m ills to grades beginning w ith one-cent fo r ■ L ig h t rains of tw o weeks aj
p la n t n o w in o p e ra tio n in th e v a l­ the
cle rk's office, he rem arked. Gales creek line, dropped a large 117 A t Forest G rove the new le vy Ih e fir s t grade and ending w ith fa ile d to penetrate deep enough
l< u n tin u rd on pa^e H, colum n 2)
ley
One wanted a homestead close to
is 9.2 as compared to 8 4 m ills this eight cents fo r the eighth. Under in to the ground to moisten seed
M cQ ueen also a n nounced th a t he the highw ay. In reply. Luce w rote
this plan each c h ild is asked to grains, w h ic h have been ly in g in
year.
Cows, harness, auto tires, axes was p la n n in g to c a rry h is fis h pond that few homesteads remained, and
In the non-high school d is tric t sell e ith e r one seal or the num ber the fie ld s since September and
and chicken feed figured
in a d e m o n s tra tio n s fu rth e r and p la n t a th a t thi.se wen- so rocky, steep and
Employes of the H illsb o ro branch
October. Hundreds o f acres o f farm
the levy has been lowered one m ill, equivalent to the grade.
series o f robberies over the county n u m b e r o f tr o u t in t h e
ta n k . rem ote that only the buzzard» could
of The F irs t N a tio n a l B ank o f
Proceeds of seat sales in t h e lands are ly in g id le a w a itin g mois­ P ortla nd are b e n e fittin g th ro u g h an
from 8.7 th is year to 7.7 next year
reported this week to S h e riff John tr o u t b e in g m ore s e n s itiv e to im ­ lig h t on them.
C arpenter points out that this cut cou nty a ll are used fo r the p u r- tu re enough fo r plow ing.
Connell
p u re w a te r th a n g o ld fish .
One in te restin g sidelight on his
Farm ers also com plain of d ry increase in salaries e ffe ctive the
is im pressive because o f the fact pose o f stam ping out tuberculosis
C a ttle ru tiers, ap pa rently oper­
T he p la n t Us o p e ra tin g p e rfe c tly career relates to the num ber of
wells,
usu ally fille d at th is tim e of firs t o f December, it was announc­
in
the
state
and
county,
and
great
that
a
p
o
rtion
of
the
non-high
atin g w ith a tru ck, invaded M id ­ on its p resent load. M cQ ueen s a id , eatatea filed with the court fo r
year
by
r a in fa ll th ro u g h late Oc­ ed this week by E B. M acN augh-
strides
have
been
made
in
th
is
d
i­
d
is
tric
t
was
taken
out
to
create
the
Teachers
of
W
ashington
county
dleton som etim e d u rin g the early and w ill d o Just as good a jo b probate, research reve aling that
ton. president. Local employes are
tober
o
r
Novem ber.
rection.
the
figures
show.
union
high
school
w
ill
assemble
in
T
iga
rd
union
h
ig
llin
e
w
Sherwood
m orn ing of Novem ber 2(1. stole a w hen th e e n tire load o f c ity waste since the establishm ent of records
num bered among the 468 employes,
M oney collected from seal sa le s1 Woods continue d ry and hazard­ w ho w ill get a percentage o f the
a I d istrict,
cow and s, I o f harness front the has been tu rn e d In. T h e p la n t is in 1847. there had been 4.518 estates school Saturday m o rn in g f o r
Am ong the oublie schools, the have helped w ith tu b e rc u lin tests ous to f ir e w ith several brush $40.000 p a y ro ll increase.
county in stitu te. O B Kraus, coun­
F M Dodge barn amt an 18-months designed to accom m odate a p o p u la ­
A lo ha -H ub er d is tric t has managed fo r c h ild re n in schools at Shcr- fire s escaping in the past tw o
old Guernsey h e ife r from C. A tio n o f b e tw e e n 15,000 and 20.000, probated.
"T h is ju s t goes to show." he re ­ ty superintendent, announced W ed­ to lo w e r the le vy from an already
weeks, b u rn in g considerable te r- j The increase, w h ich w ill be on a
(C u n tin u cd <>n page S. colum n 3)
nesday.
A
fu
ll
program
has
been
Sanders, neighbor of Dodge
lie d e cla re d , and w ill w o rk p e rfe c t­ m arked. "how much chance a per-
r
ito r y before being brought under s lid in g basis ra n g in g fro m 5 to
lo w point. The le vy fo r 1937 is 1.4
prepared.
The he ifer was taken from the ly u n t il o ve rlo a d e d .
10 per cent, w ill affect a ll em ­
(( untinurd on p a t e 4. colum n 6)
control.
The in s titu te w ill open w i t h m ills as compared to 2.3 m ills for
Sanders pasture a fte r the thieves
ployes now d ra w in g up to $200 a
Lease o f th e a ir p o r t p ro p e rty to
C
old
nights,
w
ith
freezing
tem
­
this
year
The
nearest
school
among
m usic by the T ig a rd high school
had cut the pasture wires
R a lp h E H ia tt fo r fa rm purposes
peratures continue w ith o u t a break, month, w ith the greater pa rt o f the
z
glee club under the d irectio n of | the larger school districts, is Reed-
Saturday n ig h t thieves attem pted
(('u,itiiiu**<l on p a t , S. e ilu m n I I
the a ir co n tin u in g c h ill even in the increase a ffe ctin g those employes
v
ille
where
the
levy
is
4
I
fo
r
next
Miss
Frances
Nash,
to
be
fo
llo
w
e
d
|
to raid the W illia m Hesse farm in
m id dle o f the day. Smoke from in the lo w er salary bracket, M ac-
year
and
was
2.8
m
ills
fo
r
1936.
<
at
9:35
a.
m.
w
ith
a
business
mcet-
the Scholls neighborhood, but were
m any fire s keeps the sun h a lf ob- N aughton said.
)
¡ng
of
t
h
e
W
ashington
C
ounty
H
illsb
o
ro
schools
show
a
decrease
Emphasis was la id by the banker
routed when Hie Hesse daughter,
scured d u rin g the day.
Teachers'
association
There
w
i
l
l
Em
ployes
o
f
the
Penney
store
in
from
7.9
m
ills
in
1936
to
7.3
m
ills
upon the fact tha t the new increase
re tu rn e d home from the p ic tu r
iC o n tin a e d on page 6. colum n S)
j be an election of office rs and dele­ in 1937. Largest decrease probably H ills b o ro w ill share this year in a
in pay has n o th in g to do w ith the
show and heard some one in the
When his autom obile skidded on gates to the convention o f the edu­ is found at Beaverton where the C hristm as bonus w ith 25.000 other
granary They aroused tin» fam ily
periodic increases. The bank every
the icy bridg e over D a iry creek cational association .
levy has been cut from 152 m ills associates in a lt Penney stores,
and fo u r sacks of chicken feed
six months, or at other periods of
W in te r
opening
of
Jackson west of H illsb o ro Wednesday m o rn ­ | D epartm ental sessions open at 19 to 9.6 fo r next year. T iga rd de­ offices and warehouses, according
the year, adjusts salaries of em ­
were recovered from a hid in g place
q
u
a
rry
was
delayed
a
day
this
ing.
Charles
O.
V
a
n
d
ivicr.
fo
rm
e
r­
in tw o divisions fo r the high school creased from 7.2 m ills this year Io to P A Anderson, local manager.
ployes upward. These w ill continue
in the ferns about 2(H) yards from
week
when
a tree fo u r
feet ly of H illsb o ro and now liv in g at .and elem entary grades At 11 there 6.9 fo r next, w h ile Sherwood cut
A ll re g u la r employes, w ho have
to be made in the fu tu re as in the
the barn.
through
fe
ll
across
the
brid
g
e
on
Beaverton,
n
a
rro
w
ly
escaped
in
­
, w ill be an address. "S haping the its le vy fro m 8.1 to 6.3 nulls.
been w ith the store a year, w ill
Saturday night someone stole an
M atters o f im portance, in clu d in g - past.
the
q
u
a
rry
road.
W
ork
at
the
ju
ry
.
C
u
rric
u
lu
m
fo
r
the
L
ife
of
To-
receive
tw
o
weeks
extra
pay
w
h
ile
“ The action we have ju s t taken,"
ax from the Ito.vd woodyard o il
L ik e the union high school d is ­
T he ear skidded, turne d and 1 day.” by Dr. F loyd C. W ilco x of tric t. Banks pu blic school increase;! those em ployed for shorter periods discussion o f the annual A m erican j M r. M acNaughton said, "is not to
Cedar street
0 . E Scott of near q u a rry began Wednesday.
Legion am ateur contest, w ill be
Weakened by fire w h ich burned stru ck the ra ilin g w ith the rear 1 L in fie ld college.
w
ill
receive
proportionate
amounts.
M anning also reported this week
be
confused w ith ou r long-standing
its levy, clim b in g from 3.7 m ills
before the H illsb o ro post, A tn e r i- ,
The m eeting w ill ad jo urn fo r the thus year to 10.3 m ills. C ornelius
T - his C
that fo u r tires and tw o wheels through the base, the huge tree en,|. broke th e .p la n k in g and backed
— hristinas bonus is not a ran Legion, m eeting Tuesday n ig h ty i plan of g iv in g salary increases at
from a model T Ford in his b a rn ­ toppled Saturday nigh t, crushing down a 20-foot hank to the field. day at noon. M erle Davies o f like w ise has an increase, the new , part o f any perm anent bonus plan according to Jake W eil, com m an­ ] certain in te rvals d u rin g the year.
W hat we have done is a bona fide
yard harl been stolen the m iddle of the bridge stringers and deck, ac­ V a n d iv ic r started the motor, drove Beaverton is president o f the coun­ levy being 8.2 m ills as compared t • but is an ad ditiona l rem uneration der.
.
, I
Oetotier. and Elm er Jones o f near cording to J. -W Barney, county the ear to the Downs f illin g sta­ ty teachers' association.
5 8: w h ile Forest G rove boosted fo r the lo ya lty and service w h ich
M em bers c f the post arc u rg e d , increase e n tire ly apart from these
tion,
and
re-entered
the
highw
ay
highw
ay
engineer.
A
bridge
crew
has played a part in m aking 1936 to attend and b rin g a buddy w ith others and to be made e ffe ctive
H ills b o ro reported ttie theft o f a
the le vy from ¡ 8 this year to
the most successful year in the them w ho is e lig ib le to m em ber­ in the pay of each o f these 468 em­
m ilk can from the stand near his was im m e dia te ly set to w o rk m ak­ to proceed on his way. T tie dam ­
m ills fo r next.
age
was
a
sm
all
dent
in
the
back
in
g
repairs.
iiousc on Novem ber 14
histoFy of J. C. Penney company ship in the post Reports show the ployes."
of the ear. according to a she riff's
stores. Anderson said. In the H ills ­
The cause back of the pay ad-
m em bership clim b in g w e ll above
report.
boro store eight associates w ill the num ber en rolled at this tim e vance is la id largely to the in -
I,lite r a ear d riv e n b y W E
share in the bonus.
last year.
* crease in liv in g costs.
Folsom skidded in the same place,
Suits aggregating $20.909 fo r in -
"1 personally, was ve ry happy to
crashing in to the ra ilin g . The d r iv ­ ; ju rie s received in an autom obile
learn o f this decision by our board
er was not in ju re d
,
, i accident O ctober 23 on the east
State police have discovered a of directors." Anderson said in
O th er cars experienced * ltP !'al edge of the countv. were file d this modern Damon and Pythias, those I com m enting on the plan."
The
d i f f i c u l t y on the Rock ereek bridge. W|,,.k hv
A rth u r I.. Mason and tw o frien ds of ancient times, one H ill boro store
has enjoyed
a
A
slin
and
a
ear
owned
by
Carl
S.
Je.m nette C ram cr Mason of P ert- of whom assumed a place in ja il splendid year, and our success
W ith some 899 applications for not made, most of Hie persons c a ll­ of Washougal. Wash , skidded
i’aiid
Both allege severe bruises. fo r the other.
due to the w o rk and lo y a lty of
benefits under the social secu rity ed the postmaster Io exp la in that a telephone pule and ro lle d in to
H. W. M arshall of Newport, east­ store group. I am sure that
law scattered
around H illsb o ro they had no employes or were the ditch. The d riv e r ap pa rently, other in ju rie s. and mueh m ental
th
e
ir
exper-
anguish
as
a
resu
lt
of
be
ing h im se lf in the role o f Damon, customers, lik e m yself, w ill
among employes. I he local post otherw ise exempt.
F u rth e r progress is reported on m in istra to r H. R T olley, is to get
escaped in ju r y w h ile the machine |
recently pleaded g u ilty to a charge happy to see these good frien ds of the 1936 a g ric u ltu ra l conservation a plan w h ich w ill f it in w 'tb the
o ffice is w is h fu lly hoping t o avoid
A ll over the U nited States h u n ­ suffered scratches and bent fe n d ­ icnccs.
The
suit
is
brought
against
E.
E
the
irs
receive
this
substantial
of reckless d riv in g
fo llo w in g a
a last m in ute rush to file by p e r­ dreds of thousands of employes are
program in Oregon, although plans situation in the d ro u th states. O th ­
ers
Kesler and F rank Pockrus, oper­ crash w ith another autom obile near I rcce (liitio n of th e ir efforts."
sons w h o have delayed.
flooding file post offices w ith a p ­
fo r 1937 have not been announced. e r problem s have been presented
M a n in Emerson of Forest (•ro ve I ators o f the Monroe T ransfe r com ­
Rex
in
this
county.
He
was
sent
A t present o n ly a sm all po rtion plications fo r the benefits which suffered a bruised head Sunday I pany. owners o f a tru c k alleged by
I according to N. C. Donaldson, c x - in the suggestions made in com ­
to
ja
il
and
la
te
r
paroled.
of the total num ber of application w ill he paid in the form of an old night when his ear and one d riv e n I the p la in tiffs to have stru ck th e ir
' ecu tive secretary. The state com­ m u n ity meetings held a ll over the
His frien d, w ith whom lie was I
blank» have been returned and age pension when the applicant be­ by F. W B u lk in s o f P ortland c o l- ! passenger autom obile in the rear,
m ittee has com pleted its w o rk in co u n try. Thebe Suggestions a n d
fin a l (late for filin g w ith the post­ comes (15 years. In ease o f death, li'ded on the Baseline intersection th ro w in g them in to the w indshield. tra ve lin g , W illia m Lund, also e ll
setting the to ta l county soil-deplet­ problems are being threshed out
N ew port, was arrested and lodged!
m a s te r is tl p. m. Saturday night. there also w ill be benefits from at F irst avenue. Emerson's e ir tu r n ­
in g bases and forw a rde d its recom ­ in a conference w ith representa­
T w o other suits fo r damages as
1. T. McPhccters, postmaster, points the savings.
m endations to W ashington for the tives fro m the states.
ed over twice, according to w it ­ the result o f nn autom obile acci­ in the county ja il Monday by state
K
a
th
ry
n
Cawrse.
prom
inent
4-H
officers to answer to the charge i
The governm ent offieals respons­ nesses.
Some consideration Is also be­
nut.
dent. were file d by H ow ard E. and fo r w h ich M arshall pleaded g u ilty .] g ir l in this county has been aw a rd ­ 1 approval of the A g ric u ltu ra l A d ­
To help e m p lo y " , who have d if ­ ib le for the program point out that
Nora Belle T u cke r of H illsb oro
ed a gold medal fo r the most out- ju stm e n t a d m in istra tion
in g given to t h e 1938 program
As
soon
as
approval
has
been
ob­
Investigation.
Hie
officers
declare.
I
fic u lty in com pleting th e ir a p p li­ the new system sets tip an enforced
against E rin II. and Brandon Hall.
club mem ber in
stan din g 4-H
w h ich should perhaps be re fe rre d
cations, the post office m aintains
The accident is alleged to have revealed that ju s t previous to the W ashington county fo r 1935-38. it tained. the state com m ittee w ill
savings
account
w
hich
w
ill
insure
crash
L
u
nd
was
behind
the
wheel
a c le n ; i l l the post office lobby Io
taken place between F ourth and
was announced this week by O B. c e rtify to each county com m ittee to as the 1938 state programs. As
n'.slst w ith the w o rk. This clerk, a ll persons, w o rk in g in industry, an
F ith avenue on Baseline street in of the autom obile. M arshall took Kraus, county superintendent of the to ta l county soil-de pleting base the federal la w now stands, each
the blam e and declared that he wa> schools.
fo r the county. It w ill then be the in d iv id u a l state w ill have to w o rk
Mtcl’ lie e te r s a id is available ev­ income in the la tte r years of th e ir
H illsb o ro October 25.
O tto F o w le r o f C o rv a llis w ill a d ­
the d riv e r. Lund is free under $199
ery day and w ill be on the jo b a ll lives.
The medal was received from H. d u ty o f the cou nty com m ittee to, out a plan fo r c a rry in g on the soil
T ite ke r is suing fo r $344.59 for hond to answer to the d riv in g
dress the W a sh in g to n c o u n ty F a rm ­
of
.Saturday afternoon u n til 0
C Seymour, state clu b leader, fo r adjust the in d iv id u a l farm soil- conservation w o rk a fte r January
damages to his autom obile and in
e r'
U n io n m e e tin g S a tu rd a y
at
w inners o f the contest sponsored depleting bases to w hatever extent I. 1938. in a w ay w h ich w ill meet
o'clock.
ju rie s to his sons Charles. 9. and charge.
H ilh i F o o tb a ll S q u a d
th e V e te ran s
h ill
m H ills b o ro
among 1.909.000 club members of may be necessary to make them w ith the approval o f the secretary
i f any. are p ro -
Donald. 2. Mrs. T u cke r is asking
W h a t p e n a ltie
Fow le r is a ffilia te d w ith the O re­ $5076 fo r in ju rie s to her self and
Hie nation by M ontgom ery W ard balance w ith the total county soil-1
Cam paign B ruins
v id e d fo r e ith e r e m ployes n r cm - R o ta ry G u e s t» T o d a y
gon Seed G ro w e rs ' association and
com pany The prizes arc sponsored de p ictin g base. When this lia s been o f a g ricu lture.
W
ashington
county
dem
ocratic
expenses
incurred
as
the
result
of
p le y e i , w h o fa il to m ake a p p lic a ­
H ilh i foo tb all squad w ill he w ill ta lk about th e p ro d u c tio n and
done and the w o rk checked by the]
cen tra l com m ittee has been c a lle d , through H v national com m ittee on state com m ittee, the in d iv id u a l ap- j
the alleged in juries.
lio n . Is n o ! k n o w n , o th e r Ih a n liia t
Em ploy Salesman
luncheon guests of the Rotary club sale e f clo v e r, grass and ve tch seed.
Boys' and G irls ' club w o rk of
in
for
a
m
eeting
in
the
cham
ber]
fa ilu re to ta k e a d va nta g e o f the
The com plaint alleges that B ran­
plicatio ns fo r grants can be made]
F a rm U n io n M a rk e t w ill b i* open
Used Car Exchange this week
of commerce rooms in H illsb o ro Io-J Chicago.
g o v e rn m e n t
o ffe r
w ill
p ro h ib it at the Veterans hall Ibis noon
don
H
a
ll
was
d
riv
in
g
the
ear
of
pot lu c k
out.
has announced the addition to the
— — ------—-
these persons from sharing in the iThursday» when the R otary club in th e forenoon, w ith
E rin H a ll between 3 and 4 a. m n ig h t (Thursday» at 8. according to
Plans fo r the 1937 a g ric u ltu ra l]
Ed 1. Moore, chairm an. P lans w i l l 1 Dr. J. O. Robb w ill speak F rid a y
benefits of the savings systent later cup and other trophies w ill be lu n ch and a fte rn o o n m e e tin g
O
ctober
25.
fa
llin
g
asleep
and
a
l­
usual.
high school conservation program in vo lve aj sales s ta ff o f G uy R. Roseerans.
be
made
to
strengthen
and
expand
before
the
H
illsb
oro
on.
who w ill cover the ru ra l te rrito ry
P re sid e n t Jo h n I ’ liiss Mias issued lo w in g the car to crons to the
in this county, he I students on tuberculosis and (tie num ber of problems. One o f the on N ash-Lafayette automobiles.
N early a ll of the 180 applications presented Io w in n in g members of
a- ( a ll fo r Hie le g is la tiv e com m ittee w ro ng side of the pavement, crash­ the organization
problems,
according
to
AAA
ad-,
the
team
B.
M.
Goodman
w
ill
be
1
value
of
the
C
hristm
as
seal
sale.
sent em ployers were returned on
said.
in g in to the T ucker m achine.
to be present at the meeting.
schedule, and where re tu rn s were chairm an.
Perhaps
th e m ost o u ts ta n d in g
| m e e tin g m years o f P h o e n ix lodge,
K P . was h e ld M onday n ig h t w hen
a past su p re m e c h a n c e llo r o f the
d o m a in o f
N o rth
A m e ric a
and
| m an y past g rim d c h a n c e llo rs of
( h e g on a tte n d e d am t assisted in
th e w o rk A la rge c ro w d was in a t­
tendance. and the lo d g e m ee tin g
B u d g e t M e e tin g
A p p ro v e » was fo llo w e d by re fre s h m e n t am i C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e P ays
a good fe llo w s h ip m ee tin g
R espects to E d L u ce M o n ­
A ll
It e m » ;
B e a v e rto n
Past g ra n d c h a n ce llo rs
present
w e n - W illia m M C ake UH99i, .l i m e ,
d a y ; W i l l be D e p u ty U n ­
G r o u p O p p o s e » F u n d fo r W M a lo n e y l|0 0 3 i (Jus (.' Mosei
Valuable Cows
Electrocuted
When Poles Fall
Council Seeks
More Funds for
Sewer Project
Record Drouth
Continues Here,
Many Wells Dry
Christmas Seat
Sale Promises
to Break Record
Thieves Steal
Wide Variety
Bank Workers
Get Pay Boost
Teachers’ Meet
Set This Week
Huge Tree Crushes
Bridge at Quarry
Penney Store
Paying Bonus
Autos Skid on
Icy Pavement
Legion to Discuss
Plans Here Tuesday
Portland Couple
Demand Damages
Last M inute Rush to File Applications
Police Find Modern
Version of Myth
Further Progress Reported on N e w
fo r Social Security Plan Seems Likely
Ï
County Girl Wins
Gold Medal Award
County Farm Union
Meeting Saturday
1
Agricultural Conservation Program