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h ill e x te n t >f th e d am age co u ld
g o t be e s tim a te d fo r n e a rly tw o
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th e r< ltd» s u ffe re d
W i s e th is year th a n on any o th e r
re c o rd e d occasion.
D em age is fro m fro s t and fre e z ­
in g . B a rn e y said th e freeze catch
In g th e roads w h ile th e y u ^tre f u ll
Of m o is tu re and th e g ro u n d u n d e r­
n e a th u s c e p tib lc to e xp a n s io n w ith
|h<- fre e z in g
O iled Itoads S u ffe r
P a r tic u la r and e x te n s iv e has been
th e d.im age to th e o ile d roads o f
the* c o u n ty , and r e p a ir crew » v ZÍ1I
f in d p le n ty o f w o rk a w a itin g rn i n e
>ca»onable w e a th e r In m any P
have
la rg e areas o f road » u rfa c
lied u n d e r pressure. b re a k in g
I
th e i il seal c o m p le te ly and le g v-
in g th e u rfa c e loose a nd ru ttc id.
M .icad a m roads have softened and
tn e u rfa c e has b ro k e n in m an y in ­
hl.m cc
Ir .n in g deep ch u c k hole
ill
a n d . b o u ld e rs w h ic h g iv e w a y ’ w ith
th e fu s t loud pas. in g o ve r Load
lim its .should he c a r e fu lly observed
B a rn e y d e c la re d , o r th e g re a t dam
age a lre a d y a c c o m p lish e d may he
v a s tly increased
M e a n w h ile th e e n g in e e r’s o ffic e
is a w a itin g th e tu n e w h e n a m u
check o f c o n d itio n s m ay bt m ade
and le p a irs begun A t present the
D u rh a m ro c k q u a r r y 1« th e o n ly
c ru s h in g p la n t in th e co u n ty in
Im putation. the r ad crew s d e p en d in g
"•m s u p p lie
a lre a d y on hand nt
L a in cl and Jackson q u a rrie
to
c a rr y on th e lim ite d re p a ir» b e in g
lilt at present
( r u s h in g W a lts
As «»on as roa d c o n d itio n
be ­
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. such th a t c o u n ty truck.-. o t i
a g a in engage in h e a vy h a u lin g • I I
ro c k c ru s h in g
e q u ip m e n t
v h ic h
can he o p e ra te d w ill be put in m o ­
tm n to fu rn is h such ro ck as w ill
be needed. B a rn e y re lu te d .
T h e re a rc b e tw e e n 60 and 70
m ile s o f o il m acadam road» in the
c o u n ty and a to ta l o f ro c k and o il
e s tim a te d b e tw e en 000 and 950
i»ll is on
m ile s W h ile m ost o f th
se co n d a ry state m aintained h ig h -
ways, th e c o u n ty also owns
few
m iles.
C re w s T ue sd a y s t ill w e re b a ttlin g
th e .-now hanks b e tw e en B u x to n
and Bacona w h e re d r ift s K to 10
feet h ig h re s u lte d fro m th«’ sn o w
re m o v a l o p e ra tio n . T in snow at
Bacona is e s tim a te d at 5 feet on the
fo r T r i a l ;
A c c id e n t
Lum ber
C ase
R e tu rn in g fo u r in d ic tm e n ts . t w » o f
th em secret, tlie W a sh in g to n c o u n ­
ty g ra n d ju r y c o m p le te d its w o rk
S a tu rd a y n ig h t T w o o f those in ­
d ic te d a re a lre a d y u n d e r arrest, in -
e lu d in g V ic to r D u h a ck o f N o rth
i
P lains, a p p re h e n d ed S a tu rd a y , a n d
I) N
L it t le r o f K elso, M o n d a y
a fte rn o o n .
D u b a ck is c h a rg e d w ith th r e a t­
e n in g to co m m it a fe lo n y b y o ffe r ­
in g v io le n ce to his w ife
L it t le r was a rra ig n e d T u e sd a y
m o rn in g b efore Ju d g e P eters and
e n te re d a plea o f not g u ilty . T h e
r a s e wa . set fo r t r ia l la te r and
bond o f $2900 was red u ce d to $1500.
F o r m o re th a n 20 y e a r* J E M or- D u b a ck was a rra ig n e d and g iv e n
b a ck o f S h e rw o o d hu> se rv e d a» u n til S a tu rd a y to e n te r h is plea.
th e m a y o r o f th a t to w n , w o rk in g
L it t le r is u n d e r in d ic tm e n t c h a rg ­
c o n tin u o u s ly to create a m od e rn ing o b ta in in g m oney and g<x>ds u n ­
lit t le c ity . He n o w lo o ks w ith d e r false pretenses th ro u g h p ro c u r­
p rid e u pon m a n y a c c o m p lis h ­ in g a loan o f $1000 on p ro p e rty at
m ents
w h ic h
place S h e rw o o d R id g e fie ld . W ash, th e p ro p e rty n o t'
am ong th e m ore m o d e rn to w n s be in g in his name.
in W a s h in g to n c o m ity . R e ce n tly,
M oney Loaned Here
a new h ig h school was c o n s tru c t­
A c c o rd in g to G. R ussell M org a n ,
ed. w h ic h g ive s S h e rw o o d a com - d is tr ic t a tto rn e y . L it t le r is a lle g e d
p le te school system
io have o b ta in e d th e m on e y fro m
M rs
R o xa n n a L o v in g o f G ales
C re ek a fte r re p re s e n tin g to h e r
that lie had purchased a 170-acre
fa rm w h ic h tie in te n d e d to s u b ­
d iv i d e . T h e fa rm is located fo u r
' m ile s fro m V a n c o u v e r.
■
In his se ttle m e n t w ith M rs L o v ­
in g it is re la te d , he gave as s e c u r­
R e -e le c tin g th e m a y o r o f S h e r­ ity fo r th e loan, a c o n tra c t o f sale
w o o d has become a h a b it w it h the signed by W F S k e lto n fo r fiv e
re sid e n ts o f th e m o d e rn and p ro ­ i acres o f la n d in th e fa rm S k e lto n I
g ressive s m a ll c ity in .southeastern ' is supposed to have paid $500 d o w n ,
W a sh in g to n co u n ty , as is attested j le a v in g a bala n ce o f $2000 due.
In v e s tig a tio n is d e cla re d to have
by th e fact th a t J. E M o rb a c k is
b e g in n in g his 21st ye a r as m a y o r ■ reve a le d th a t th e fa rm was p u r-
1
chased
on a c o n tra c t fro m th e F e d ­
th e re , m a k in g h im . p ro b a b ly , the
oldest m p o in t o f c o n tin u o u s s e r­ e ra l L u n d b a n k f o r a s m a ll d o w n
, p a ym e n t and th a t th e c o n tra c t la p s ­
vice in th e > U iL .
l i e fir s t e n te re d o ffic e in l l i l f t ed b e fo re ttic loan _ ^ a s o b ta in e d
I
and sin ce th a t d a te Shem vood has i fro m M rs ' L o v in g
M a rrie d M an
m ade a steady a n d
s u b s ta n tia l
A c c o rd in g to D e p u ty S h e r if f H a r ­
g ro w th whic h has re su lte d in paved
streets, m o d e rn w a te r syste m and r y Johnson, w h o m ade th e a rre st.
c o m p le te s a n ita tio n .
D u r in g
a I 1 L it t le r is 43 ye a rs o ld . a nd has a [
these ye a rs th e o n ly b re a k in his w ife and son.
C ir c u it c o u rt ju r y M o n d a y n ig h t, !
a c tiv e a d m in is tra tio n o f S h e rw o o d
m u n ic ip a l a ffa irs ,
was w h e n he a fte r d e lib e ra tin g fo u r hours, re ­
wan c o n fin e d to th e h o s p ita l fo r tu rn e d a v e rd ic t fo r M ic k e y H a ll
(('ontinurd on pace 3. roliimn D
' P a tto n s a w m ill la b o re r, in an a p ­ I
peal ta ke n fro m a fin a l a w a rd o f
tlie S ta te In d u s tr ia l A c cid e n t c o m ­
m ission. P a tto n w as in ju r e d J u ly
15 last ye a r a nd a f in a l a w a rd in
f u ll s e ttle m e n t was m ade b y th e
co m m issio n
N ovem ber
16. T h is
a w a rd was $39 31.
'
In his te s tim o n y b e fo re th e ju r y
M on d a y. P a tto n d e cla re d th a t his
fo o t was crush e d in th e a ccid e n t
in w h ic h he s lip p e d in to a g e a r on
F o rtu n e ,
and
p o ssib ly f a m e , th e lo a d in g docks, a nd th a t as a r e ­
a w a its Ih e w in n e rs in th e a n n u a l s u lt he s t ill s u ffe rs th e e ffe c ts o f
a m a te u r contest o f H ills b o ro Post th e in ju r y w h ic h w o u ld be p e rm a ­
A m e ric a n L e g io n to be staged again nent.
th is y e a r th e last w e e k in F e b ru ­
T h e ju r y a llo w e d h im a 25 p e r
[ ce n t d is a b ility
(( o n lln u rd »n page 3.
a ry o r th e f ir s t w eek in M arch .
olum n 5)
C h a rle s H. K n o cke , 42. P o rtla n d ,
A lre a d y a lo n g lis t o f a m a te u r
ta le n t is a w a itin g se le ctio n fo r th e was sentenced to a y e a r in th e
S a tu rd a y w h e n
he
In g sh o w w h ic h w ill be staged in c o u n ty j a il
the V e n e tia n th e a tre u n d e r d ir e c ­ plead g u ilt y b e fo re J u d g e R F ra n k
Peters,
to
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tio n o f th e L e g io n w h e n th re e
(Continued on page 3, column 3)
judges, ta k e n fro m va rio u s p a rts o f
th e c o u n ty , w ill a w a rd cash p rizes
a m o u n tin g to $35 to th e fiv e best
W H A r s t ill o f I he Forest (»ro ve acts p ro d u ce d .
.s c h o o ls was ele cte d re g io n a l c h a ir-
.Many A rts Needed
I man o f the* c o n fe re n ce o f e le m e n ­
W h ile Ih e L e g io n c o m m itte e w ill
ta ry sch o o l p rin c ip a ls , th e
fir s t
session o f w h ic h was h e ld in H ills ­ stage o n ly 20 acts fo r th e fin a l
b o r o S a tu rd a y
S chools o f e ig h t p re s e n ta tio n , a ll p e rfo rm e rs o f a ll
P in b a ll m achines, o f w h ic h th e re
c o u n tie s w e re re p re se n te d . D a v id kin d s, a re w e lco m e to d is p la y th e ir
H S c h in d le r, C o n c o rd school. M i l ­ ta le n ts in an a u d itio n w h ic h w ill w e re e stim a te d to he m ore th a n
w a u k ie . was elected v ic e -c h a irm a n , precede th e b ig show, and fro m 100 in o p e ra tio n in th is co u n ty , a p ­
and W B S c h n e b le y o f SI. Helens. w in ch Hie best acts w ill be se le ct­ p a re n tly w e n t out o f o p e ra tio n F r i ­
ed fo r p re se n ta tio n .
d a y in acco rd a n ce w it h th e d e ­
s e c re ta ry .
T h e a u d itio n w ill lie by co m p e ­ m ands o f G. R ussell M org a n , d is ­
T he m e e tin g opened w ith an a d ­
dress by C A H o w a rd , sta le s u ­ te n t ju d g e s in m usic, dra m a , and t r ic t a tto rn e y , and J. W C o n n e ll,
p e rin te n d e n t o f schools, w h o d e ­ e n te rta in m e n t o f a ll kin d s, a ssu r­ s h e riff P u n c h b o a rd s w e re also in ­
c la re d th a t th e school p rin c ip a l in g those w lio e n te r th e a u d itio n , c lu d e d in th e o rd e r.
F o llo w in g th e d e cisio n o f th e d is ­
f a ir
tre a tm e n t.
One
exercises le a d e rs h ip th ro u g h su g ­ a b s o lu te ly
gestion and
e n co u ra g e m e n t, and q u a rte r o f th e acts th u s selected t r ic t a tto rn e y to c la m p d o w n on
(('»nllnurd on Dagr 3, column 41
<C»n.• nurd on p»«r 3. column 5)
th e m achines, a ll o p e ra to rs in th e
c o u n ty w e re n o tifie d th a t unless
th e m ach in e s w e re
re m o ve d by
F rid a y , a rre sts w o u ld fo llo w . A c ­
c o rd in g to S h e r if f C o n n e ll c o m ­
p le te c o -o p e ra tio n was accorded his
o ffic e b y those persons o p e ra tin g
th e m achines.
D ecisio n to h a ve
th e
p in b a ll
H uy S couts fro m fiv e tro o p s in [ T ro o p 21(1. R o ta ry clu b . T om B ro n - games re m o ve d as g a m b lin g d e ­
second vices, fo llo w e d a d e cisio n i n a
th e H ills b o r o d is tr ic t m et in the lecw e. sco u tm a ste r, w o n
u n io n h ig h school g y m n a s iu m M o n ­ place w ith 25 points. T h ir d place M u ltn o m a h c o u n ty c ir c u it c o u rt in
d a y e v e n in g in c a p a c ity o f a Scout w ent to T ro o p 247, H e lv e tia , Joe w h ic h Ju d g e C r a w fo r d d e cla re d the
ra lly , g iv e n
u n d e r d ire c tio n o f I W enzel, scoutm aster, w it h 14 p o in ts, m ach in e s ille g a l. In Y a m h ill co u n ­
W illia m Johnson, fie ld e x e c u tiv e , j T ro o p 219. A loha, F. C oon, sco u t- ty. w h e re an o rd e r, s im ila r to th e
one here,
was issued, o p e ra to rs
and H e n ry J S e h a in e k, assistant I m aster, scored 7 points.
d is tr ic t c o m m issio n e r.
M em b e rs o f Ihe Sea Scout S h ip o b ta in e d a te m p o ra ry c o u rt i n ­
ju
n
c
tio
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r
e
s tra in in g the
s h e r iff
R a in b o w o ffic ia te d as ju d g e s d u r-
The
c o lo rs w e re
p re s e n te d
p ro m p tly at II tv in. and Im m e d i­ 1 in g tlie re la y and s ig n a lin g c o il- fro m m a k in g a rre s ts fo r v io la tio n s .
a te ly fo llo w in g . th e boys w e re in ­ I tests.
spected b y a c o m m itte e composed
C ontest a w a rd s and C. C. C o lt
o f It II. Easter, d is tr ic t c h a irm a n . m e m b e rs h ip stre a m e rs w e re p re ­
It I. B u rn e tt, d e p u ty co m m issio n e r, sented to s e n io r p a tro l leaders o f
and Sea S o u ls K e it li Busch and Hie a b o ve m e n tio n e d tro o p s b y It
E d w in W a lt.
It. Faster, d is tric t c h a irm a n , and
Close o f th e h e a lth re p o rts fo r
P re c e d in g Hus e ve n t the troo p s th e m e e tin g was closed b y J o h n - live w e e k e n d in g S a tu rd a y in d ic a t­
engaged in c o m p e titiv e re la y races, son w ith th e Seoul's p ra ^e r and ed an increase in th e n u m b e r o f
s ig n a lin g , eotnpnss and fir s t a id laps.
eases o f w h o o p in g cough fo u n d by
contests. T h e la tte r contest was
W a sh in g to n c o u n ty doctors. E le ve n
ju d g e d by P aul R tn g le and A. I..
cases are on Ih e re c o rd w ith a n u m ­
B ro c k . Red Cress fir s t a id re p re ­ E x a m in a tio n S c h e d u le d
b e r o f th e m located in H ills b o ro .
se n tative s. fro m tin* H ills b o ro fir e
In flu e n z a , w h ic h seemed headed
fo r B in d e r y O p e r a t iv e
d e p a rtm e n t.
th re e w eeks ago to w a rd an e p i­
C iv il s e rv ic e
e x a m in a tio n
fog d e m ic here, was re d u ce d Io one r e ­
Itre e i'lie s H o ld
A breeches r ip p in g contest, spon- p o sitio n o f b in d e ry o p e ra tiv e , bo th p o rta b le case T h e re also was one
.• , re il b y th e S w e e t-O rr com pany, hand and m a ch in e in th e g o v e rn ­ case o f measles, tw o o f c h ic k e n -
m ake rs o f Boy Scout u n ifo rm s , was
pox and one o f sca rle t fever.
H o w e v e r, in c o n n e ctio n w it li d o c ­
c o n d u c te d by Ja k e W e ll, d is tric t m ent p r in t in g o ffice , lia s been a n ­
c o m m itte e m a n H o w e v e r, th e troo p s nounced. T h e rate o f p a y Is 88 to rs ’ re p o rts to th e c o u n ty h e a lth
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d e p a rtm e n t, th e re s t ill are a n u m ­
w e re u n su ccessfu l in th e ir a tte m p t
tnr.v be o b ta in e d fro m F. C. H o lz- ber o f d o cto rs m a k in g re p o rts to
to r ip th e breeches.
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Ihe state h o a rd o f h e a lth and e x ­
T ro u p 228. A m e ric a n L e g io n. Ben
I ' l i i c c h o a rd o f e x a m in A s , at th e c lu d in g th e c o u n ty u n it, th e state
Faber, s c o u lm a s trr, w o n firs t place
reco rd s show.
w ith a to ta l score o f 2G po in ts. post o ffic e in H ills b o ro .
I
> «4
Mayor Mor back
Continues Tong
Term in Office
Many Entering
Legion Contest;
Plan Audition
First Meeting of
Principals Held
Ball Machines
Out of Order
Boy Scouts o f Fire Troops in Hillsboro
District l ake Bart Anniversary Event
W hooping Cough
Cases Increase
Directors of the Dundee N u t
G row ers' Co - operative Tuesday
voted to rebuild the present plant
on a larg er w a le . A ll strok was
fu lly insured and there w ill he
no loss to growers. The associa­
tion carried 90 per re n t co-insur­
ance on the buildings w ith a
value of $50.000 supported b y
appraisals made by a Portland
company, the directors w ere In ­
formed. Directors also moved to
esiabli.-h zones and equalization
allowances up to $2 a ton for
hauling from the various zones.
W ith d ra w a l o f W a sh in g to n c o u n ­
ty m e m b e rs o f th e D u n d e e N u t
(¡ro w e rs ' C o -o p e ra tiv e
processing
p la n t c o n tin u e s to be a liv e ¡»sue
In th is c o u n ty despite a s ta te m e n t
to the c o n tra ry issued last w e e k by
F. W. M eye r, p re sid e n t.
Last n ig h t i W ednesday i. a m e e t­
in g was h e ld in th e c h a m b e r o f
co m m e rce
at Forest
G ro v e , to
w h ic h a ll n u t g ro w e rs o f th is sec­
tio n had been in v ite d T h e m e e tin g
was fo r th e purpose o f d iscu ssin g
a processing p la n t in th is co u n ty ,
it is understood.
M e a n w h ile a c o m m itte e has been
(( ««itintied on pace S,
column 2)
Values Placed
on Foreclosed
Tax Property
T a x re v e rte d lands in W a s h in g ­
ton c o u n ty have reached a to ta l o f
23.530 acres and 695 c it y lots, a c ­
c o rd in g to a s u rv e y ju s t c o m p le te d
by th e O reg o n s ta te p la n n in g board
in in; in v e s tig a tio n o f t lie ta x r e ­
v e rte d la n d s o f th e state.
T o ta l assessed v a lu a tio n o f th e
p ro p e rty in th is c o u n ty is $132.-
380 a nd charges a g a in st th e p ro p -
e rty fo r ta xe s have reached a to ta l
o f $83.352 43
A c o n s id e ra b le p o rtio n o f th e to ­
ta l acreage o f ta x re v e rte d lands in
th is c o u n ty lie in th e c u to v e r lands
a nd h ill lands a b a ndoned b y th e
iiw n r r s because o f p o o r p ro d u c tio n .
W a sh in g to n c o u n ty c o n ta in s 467.-
770 »cres o f la n d w ith 228 068 acres
in fa rm s
{
Comparison .Made
C o m p a ris o n o f th e c o u n ty w it h
M.s»e disrlo ses th a t ta x r e v e r t« !
lands in th e state to ta l 1.795675
acres v a lu e d at th e tim e o f fo re ­
clo su re at $12.475.024
These r e ­
v e rte d la n d s n o w to ta l 2 95 p e rc e n t
o f th e to ta l area o f O regon and
the r a t io o f p r iv a te ly o w n e d la n d
to th e ta x re v e rte d area is a p ­
p r o x im a te ly 14 to one.
O f th e to ta l v a lu e o f $12475.024
o f ta x re v e rte d la n d s in O regon,
r u r a l re a l estate is v a lu e d a t $8.-
084.134. an average assessed v a lu a ­
tio n o f $4 84 p e r acre. T h e to ta l
assessed
v a lu a tio n o f c ity l o t s
a m o u n te d to $3.790.890. an average
o f $24.65 p e r lo t.
Average Low
T h e to ta l taxes, p e n a lty . I n t e r ­
est a nd o th e r costs due th e c o u n ­
tie s on th e r u r a l la n d s at th e lim e
o f fo rc lo s u re a m o u n te d to $3.558 -
"05. an a v e ra g e o f $1 98 p e r acre.
T h e to ta l o f taxes, p e n a lty , in t e r ­
est. and o th e r charges s ta n d in g
against th e c it y lo t at th e tim e o f
fo re c lo s u re a m o u n te d to $3,592.669,
an a ve ra g e o f $2.3 36 p e r lot T h e
g ra n d to ta l o f d e lin q u e n t taxes,
p e n a lty , in te re s t and o th e r costs
re s tin g against a ll these ta x r e v e r t­
ed la n d s as o f tim e to fo re c lo s u re
is a p p ro x im a te ly $7.151.374.
T h e re is not y e t a n y adequate
c la s s ific a tio n o f th e r u r a l acreage,
th e re p o rt p o in ts o u t. h u t e s tim a t­
in g fro m th e data w h ic h co u ld be
secured, it was fo u n d th a t a p p ro x i­
m a te ly 19.987 acres had at one tim e
been assessed as tilla b le
About
326.054 acres c o n ta in
tim b e r o f
m e rc h a n ta b le q u a lity , and 116 178
acres a re lis te d u n d e r re fo re s ta tio n
O f th e re m a in in g acreage lis te d
as n o n -tilla b lc . th e re is d o u btle ss
a la rg e area w h ic h is u n s u ita b le
fo r a g r ic u ltu r a l use o r fo r o th e r ­
w ise r e tu r n in g to p riv a te o w n e r-
shin. says th e re p o rt.
T h e in fo rm a tio n , w h ic h c o n tains
c o m p le te d e ta ils on ta x re v e rte d
la n d s fo r e v e rv c o u n ty
in
th e
state, was c o m p ile d f o r th e sp e cia l
c o m m itte e on tim b e r ta x a tio n a p ­
p o in te d b y G o v e rn o r M a r tin
in
1936 T h e d a ta is th e basis fo r
le g is la tiv e re c o m m e n d a tio n s by th e
g ro u p .
S ta te B u d g e t
Washington County Dollars Help
Argus Offers
Trip South to
Popular Girl
N in e
Exceed
D ays
V o c a tio n G u id a n c e W o u ld
in
T a k e L a rg e s t S um
T h is
(Continued on page 5.
column 4)
Heavy Snows
Hamper W PA
Id le because o f h e a v y snow s and
storm s, b o th in th e m o u n ta in s and
th e lo w la n d s . W P A c re w s t h i s
w e e k had resum ed w o rk on all
p ro je c ts w it h
th e e x c e p tio n
of
W o lf C re e k h ig h w a y w h e re o n ly a
s m a ll c re w was busy d ig g in g o u t o f
th e d rifts .
A lth o u g h h a m p e re d b y m ud and
snow, n e a rly a f u ll fo rce was at
w o r k on th e W ils o n r iv e r h ig h w a y
w h e re ro c k is b e in g a p p lie d to
th e c o m p le te d s u rfa c e in an a t­
te m p t to keep th e roa d open to
th e s u m m it, w h e re a c re w is c o m ­
p le tin g c le a rin g o f th e r ig h t- o f-
Red Cross a c tiv itie s am o n g th e
flo o d s u ffe re rs o f 10 states have
ta k e n on g ig a n tic p ro p o rtio n s s u p ­
p o rte d b y th e d o n a tio n s fro m c i t i ­
zens in e v e ry w a lk o f life . In th e
above p ic tu re s can be seen a Red
Cross s u p p ly s ta tio n in C in c in n a ti
ru s h in g b la n k e ts and b e d d in g to
th e homeless, w h ile b e lo w is th e
m an w h o is d ir e c tin g th e o p e ra ­
tions. N a tio n a l C h a irm a n C a ry T.
G rayson.
W a s h in g to n co u n ty , u n m in d fu l o f
proposed quotas, has c o n trib u te d
lib e r a lly to th e w o r k o f r e lie f in
th e g ra v e e m e rg e n c y F unds s t ill
c o n tin u e to a r r iv e and m ust S t ill
c o n tin u e u n t il n a tio n a l o ffic ia ls o ’
th e Red Cross s ig n ify th a t th e
fu n d is g re a t e n ough fo r th e ta s k
a t hand.
A s th e flo o d s recede, th e re th e n
re m a in s th e la rg e ta s k o f assist­
in g th e fa m ilie s
b a ck to t h e ir
homes a fte r th e homes have been
m ade h a b ita b le again.
Fe -
Heavy Burden of
Interest Decried
by Mayor Carson
P re d ic tio n was m ade b y M a y o r
Joseph C arson o f P o rtla n d , s p e a k -
in g b e fo re th e R o ta ry c lu b h e re
T h u rs d a y , th a t th e T u a la tin v a lle y
w o u ld h a ve a fa s te r g ro w th th a n
a n y o th e r se ctio n o f t h e st3te.
P ro p e rty va lu e s, he said, w o u ld also
increase c o n s id e ra b ly .
M a y o r C arson d e c la re d th a t "o ne
o f th e fin e s t th in g s w e can do in
P o rtla n d is to e n co u ra g e th e u p -
b u ild in g o f th is v a lle y ." He v is u a l­
ized a d e v e lo p m e n t in th e n o t too
d is ta n t fu tu re , w h ic h w o u ld m ake
it im p o s s ib le to te ll w h e re the
b o u n d a ry lin e s o f th e m e tro p o lis
le ft o f f in c o m in g o u t th is w a y .
N eed f o r O re g o n and its p o litic a l
s u b d iv is io n s to be fin a n c ia lly in d c -
p e n de n t o f th e cast was stressed b y
P o rtla n d 's
c h ie f e x e c u tiv e ,
who
d e c rie d th e s e n d in g o f m illio n s o f
d o lla rs in in te re s t y e a rly to N e w
Y o r k in v e s tm e n t b a n kers. He said
th a t p ra c tic a lly e v e ry g o v e rn m e n t-
a l s u b d iv is io n in th e state is r e ­
d u c in g its d e b t b u rd e n , a h o p e fu l
sign.
P o rtla n d , a c c o rd in g t o M a y o r
C arson, w o u ld n e v e r have had a n y
r e lie f p ro b le m i f P o rtla n d had been
out o f d e b t at th e b e g in n in g o f th e
d epression and been a b le to keep
its in te re s t m on e y at home. O rc -
gon in 1936. he d e c la re d , sent $10.-
000.000 in in te re s t m o n e y east.
•'T h e w a y to m a k e th is c o u n try
h u m is to be fin a n c ia lly in d e p e n d ­
e n t.” asserted th e m a y o r. ''W e m ust
g iv e u p th e te m p o ra ry advantages
fo r those th a t c o n ic in th e lo n g
(C onlinu«i on page 4. column 4)
Drouth States
Families Aided
F a m ilie s fro m th e d ro u th areas
o f c e rta in c o u n tie s in 21 states,
A n o th e r c re w o f 75 m en was to s tra n d e d in W a s h in g to n c o u n ty and
have begun w o rk last w e e k f a llin g o th e r p a rts o f th e n o rth w e s t, are
trees and s la s h in g b ru s h across th e b e in g cared fo r b y th e R e s e ttle ­
was a n ­
s u m m it on th e s u rv e y d o w n th e m e n t a d m in is tra tio n , it
west slope to meet th e c re w c o m in g n o u n ce d th is w e e k by V ic to r M a d ­
across fro m th e T illa m o o k side. K . sen. r e h a b ilita tio n d ire c to r fo r th is
E T illo ts o n . re s id e n t en g in ee r, said. c o u n ty .
Because o f tlie deep snow , it was
T h e a id is in th e fo rm o f m o n th ­
decided th a t th e c re w w o u ld not ly g ra n ts, based on subsistence
be s ta rte d u n t il c o n d itio n s w o u ld needs o n ly , to fa m ilie s w h ic h m i-
p e rm it th e c re w to cross th e s u m ­ I g ra te d w est fo llo w in g th e d ro u th
o f 1934 a nd 1936 h o p in g to csta b -
A d e a l was b e in g closed th is m it w ith o u t w a d in g th ro u g h s n o w
lis h th e m se lve s here,
and n o w
w e e k in w h ic h H. W C u r r in o f banks.
(Continued on
3. column 7)
A t th e W o lf C re e k cam p, a b o u t
H ills b o r o w i l l becom e th e o w n e r of
the W oods b u ild in g on M a in street e ig h t m en re m a in , a ll busy d ig g in g
occu p ie d b y th e express co m p a n y th e cam p o u t o f deep d r ifts . The
w h ic h
and W. G. S ta m p o lis . C u r rin . w h o ro a d w a y in to th e cam p,
has tx'C li e m p lo y e d as salesm an lacks a m ile o f re a c h in g th e place.
w ith W G. Id e re a l estate business Is s t ill open, a llo w in g s u p p ly tru c k s
fo r th e last seven m on th s, plans and m en access th a t fa r. Team s
P ro b le m s in co n n e c tio n w ith th e
o p e n in g a re a l estate o ffic e o f his co m p le te th e tra n s p o rta tio n .
It is e xp e cte d th a t an a tte m p t i fe e d in g a nd m anagem ent o f the
ow n.
S ta m p o lis a lre a d y has m ade a r ­ w ill be m ade th is w e e k to open b ro o d sow and lit t e r w ilt bo d is ­
ra n g e m e n ts w ith th e F A 1. b a rb e r th e fo re st road fro m W e s tim b c r to cussed b y P ro f. A . W. O liv e r, in
shop, o p e ra te d b y E lm e r B a rb e r th e cam p. T h is roa d is closed by ] ch a rg e o f th e s w in e h e rd at the
O reg o n S ta le college, at a m e e tin g
and L lo y d Evans, on M a in s tre e t th e d eep snow.
o f th e hog raisers in th e H ills b o ro
east o f Ire la n d s , fo r q u a rte rs fo r his
, cham ber
of
com m erce,
F rid a y ,
shoe s h in e e q u ip m e n t a n d
hat
j F e b ru a ry 19 a t 1:30 p. m.. re p o rts
c le a n in g m a c h in e ry . He e xp e cts to
I
I
,
.
E.
F
ra
n
cis,
a
ssistant
c o u n ty
c o m p le te h is m ove S u n d a y .
agent.
C u r rin . w h o cam e h e re last s u m ­
M a n y fa rm e rs in th e c o u n ty have
m e r fro m L o rra in e , e xp e cts to re ­
Suit was filed at rinsing lim e i in rece n t tim e s been h a v in g d i f f i ­
m od e l one side o f his b u ild in g Io
c u lty w ith th e ir sow s at b re e d in g
la 't n ig ht I Wednesday) in c ir ­
acco m m o d a te liv in g q u a rte rs and
c u it court asking perm anent in ­ I am t fa rr o w in g tim e and have not
his o ffic e . T h e express co m p a n y
junction to restrain S h e riff John ! been e n tir e ly s a tis fie d w ith th.c
w ill re ta in th e o th e r h a lf.
success th a t th e y have been h a v in g
Connell and (>. Russell M organ,
w ith t h e ir litte rs , states F ra n cis.
district attorney, from stopping
Kerles Speaker
T h e S ta te c o lle g e and o th e r e x p e ri­
operation of pinball machines in
D a v id Eccles, e d ito r o f Business
m e n t s ta tio n s have been c o n d u c tin g
the county. Suit is b ring hrought
S u rv e y , w ill be th e lu n ch e o n s p e a k ­
hv several operators of machines j c o n s id e ra b le research w o r k in co n -
e r at th e c h a m b e r o f com m erce
i
n
e c tio n w it h th e fe e d in g and m a n ­
through Bagley & lla rc , a tto r­
M o n d a y noon. F. L. M oore, c h a ir ­
agement o f the sow a nd h e r lit t e r .
neys.
m an, announced.
I
way.
Woods Building
Reported Sold
H og Breeders to
Meet February 19
Pinball Operators
Seek Injunction
T ra v e l
w ith
A ll E xpen ses P a id ; P r iz e
$ 1 ,2 5 0 ,0 0 0 ;
'B y A. L. L in d b re k i
S A L E M C o n fro n te d on th e one
hand by sp e cia l a p p ro p ria tio n b ills
a g g re g a tin g m o re th a n $1.250.000
— n o t in c lu d e d in th e re g u la r b u d ­
g e t— and on th e o th e r hand
by
G o v e rn o r M a rtin 's w a r n in g against
d e fic its and n e w re v e n u e m easures
th e le g is la tiv e
w a ys and m eans .
c o m m itte e is h a rd p u t t o k n o w
w h ic h w a y to tu rn .
P in c h in g a nd s c ra p in g w h e re v e r
possible, th e c o m m itte e is p a rin g
a fe w d o lla rs o f f th e g o v e rn o r's
budget re c o m m e n d a tio n s here and
th e re b u t fo r th e m ost p a rt it is
p la c in g its " o k e h " on th e bu d ge t
ite m s as c o n ta in e d in th e g o v e rn o r's
budget W h ile some a d d itio n a l sav
ings w ill be s h o w n w h e n th e c o m ­
m itte e co m p le te s its w o rk on th e
re g u la r bu d ge t requests, it is n o t
p ro b a b le th a t th e b u d g e t s u rp lu s ,
f in a lly esta blish ed at a p p ro x im a te ­
ly $342.000 w h e n th e e x p e rts f i n ­
ished t h e ir b u d g e t ju g g lin g act.
w i l l exceed $500.000. W h a te v e r th e
a m o u n t it m ust be s tre tc h e d to
c o v e r th e sp e cia l requests w h ic h
h ave p ile d up since th e session be ­
gan and are s t ill c o m in g in .
Propose Spending
L argest o f th e special requests is j
one fo r $250 000 to fin a n c e a v o ca ­
tio n a l g u id a nce p ro g ra m . A p p r o x i­
m a te ly
a score o f a g ric u ltu r a l
g ro u p s are in te re s te d in a so -ca lled
o m n ib u s a p p ro p ria tio n b ill a g g re ­
g a tin g $144.500 fo r th e in v e s tig a tio n
o f pests a nd diseases o f pla n ts,
fr u its , vegetables, bees,
p o u ltry ,
c a ttle , etc. G o v e rn o r M a r tin w a n ts
$100.000 o f th e s u rp lu s fo r h is n e w
m in in g b o a rd and th e re a re se ve ra l
b ills fo r n e w s ta te b u ild in g s in ­
c lu d in g $200000 fo r a tu b e rc u lo s is
h o s p ita l in M u ltn o m a h c o u n ty . $54-
500 . { * « •
50-Jjcd p a v ilio n at
th e ’ eastern O regon
tu b e rc u lo s is
h o s p ita l at T h e D a lle s and $160.000
to a p p ly to w a rd th e pu rch a se o f a
b u ild in g in P o rtla n d to house state
d e p a rtm e n ts d o m ic ile d in th a t c ity .
M o re th a n 260 b ills p o u re d in
on th e le g is la tu re last w e e k — 174 in
th e house and 87 in th e senate.
T h e senate r u le a g a in st lo n g -
w in d e d speeches becam e o p e ra tiv e
W ednesday. Debates on b ills now .
e x c e p t fo r th e a u th o r, are lim ite d
to fiv e m in u te s . S peakers w h o
c ra v e
m ore tim e ,
h o w e v e r, can
u s u a lly b o rro w some fro m o th e r
m em b e rs w h o d o n o t ca re to use
th e irs .
Urges Law-
G o v e rn o r M a r tin sent a sp e c ia l
message to th e le g is la tu re th is w e e k
u rg in g passage o f th e a d m in is tr a ­
tio n b ill c re a tin g th e n e w d e p a r t­
m e n t o f geology a nd m in e ra l in ­
d u s try .
R e p re s e n ta tiv e G ra n t w a n ts to
b rin g th e ' in s id io u s '' in te re s ts th a t
of
j
'
;
1
,
,
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4 cm e P h o to
Court Action
Seeks Wav to
Pay Interest
O p e ra tin g u n d e r an a n c ie n t la w
i
i said to be enacted in th e days o f
I
th e C iv il w a r o r b e fore , test s u it
was file d in c ir c u it c o u rt F rid a y
to s e ttle d is p o s a l o f a su m o f
m o n e y w h ic h w i l l re m a in a fte r a ll
| c la im s ag a in st th e s a vin g s accounts
o f th e S h u te S a vin g s b a n k h ave
been paid.
T h e s u it is b ro u g h t b y G eorge
B. L e d fo rd against M a r k S k in n e r
as s u p e rin te n d e n t o f b a n k s in O re ­
gon. B o th p a rtie s have agreed to
th e s u it and s tip u la tio n s c o v e rin g
' a ll fa cts in th e m a tte r a re b e in g
s u b m itte d to th e c o u rt. A f t e r h e a r­
in g
a rg u m e n t. J u d g e R. F ra n k
P eters w i l l g iv e an o p in io n . I t is
u n d e rs to o d th a t th e ro u te to th e
s u p re m e c o u rt a lre a d y has been
p re p a re d a nd th e m a tte r w i l l be
ta k e n th e re fo r fin a l d e cision.
In fo rm a tio n L a rk in g
S earch o f th e la w discloses lit t le
in fo rm a tio n
as to
o th e r s im ila r
cases and it is said th a t th e b a n k
in g d e p a rtm e n t is s tu m p e d as to
th e c o rre c t p ro c e d u re in th e m a tte r.
T h e re are 678 a c c re d ite d c la im s
a g a in st th e savings accounts and
a ll w i l l re c e iv e 100 p e r ce n t o f
t h e ir deposits, le a v in g a s m a ll sum
o v e r a n d above a ll d iv id e n d s and
expenses, a c c o rd in g to th e d e ta ils
o f th e s u it file d F rid a y .
U n d e r th e p ro c e d u re o f b a n k
C o n te s t
S po n so red
by
N ew spaper
Som e p o p u la r and aggressive u n ­
m a rrie d M iss o f W a s h in g to n c o u n ­
t y b e tw e e n th e ages o f 18 and 30.
in c lu s iv e , w i l l leave P o rtla n d A p r il
3 fo r n in e days o f fu n and sightsee­
in g in C a lifo r n ia and O ld M e x ic o
w it h a ll expenses paid. T h e c o n ­
test opens to d a y (T h u rs d a y ) and
closes M a rc h 27.
T h e t r ip is sponsored b y th e
H ills b o r o A rg u s u n d e r ru le s and
re g u la tio n s s im ila r to th e tr a v e l
contest staged a y e a r ago, w it h th e
e x c e p tio n th a t H ills b o ro business­
m en a re n o t p a rtic ip a tin g and th e
e n tire co n test w i l l be based on n e w
and re n e w a l s u b s c rip tio n s fo r th e
A rg u s , th e w in n e r to get th e fre e
tr ip .
E v e ry p o in t o f c h ie f in te re s t in
C a lifo r n ia w i l l be v is ite d and th e
w in n e r, in c o m p a n y w ith o th e r
y o u n g w o m en fro m th e n o rth w e s t,
w ill also have a chance t o see lif e
in M e x ic o in some o f th e m ost
c o lo r fu l o f th e in te re s tin g to w n s.
Leave A p ril 3
L e a v in g P o rtla n d on S a tu rd a y .
A p r il 3, th e special r a ilw a y cars,
b e a rin g th e w in n e rs o f th is and
v a rio u s o th e r contests, w i l l b e g in
th e jo u rn e y S o u th , a r r iv in g
in
O a k la n d S u n d a y m o rn in g .
A t O a k la n d , th e cars w i l l b e
s w itc h e d to a so u th b o u n d tra in , a r ­
r iv in g in L o s A n g e le s in th e la te
e ve n in g , and fro m Los A n g e le s th e
P u llm a n cars w i l l be im m e d ia te ly
s w itc h e d to a S a n ta Fe tr a in fo r
San D iego, a r r iv in g th e re in th e
m o rn in g .
In San D iego, th e tra v e le rs w i l l
b o a rd busses f o r a t r i p o v e r th e
c it y a nd across th e b o rd e r in to
M e x ic o to T ia J u a n a and A g u a
C a lie n te , r e tu r n in g in th e e v e n in g
to San D ie g o fo r d in n e r a fte r w h ic h
th e p a rty w i l l r e tu r n to th e sle e p ­
ers.
R eturn to Los Angeles
T h e fo llo w in g d a y th e p a rty w i l l
be back in Los A ngeles, w h e re th e
w in n e rs w i l l be tra n s fe rre d to one
o f th e la rg e hotels, a fte r w h ic h
th e re w i l l be a t r i p to C a ta lin a
Is la n d a nd a jo u rn e y th e re in th e
g la s s -b o tto m e d boat, r e tu r n in g in
th e e v e n in g to L o s Angeles.
T h e f o llo w in g d a y th e re w i l l be
sig h ts e e in g tr ip s a ro u n d th e c ity
a n d H o lly w o o d , w it h
a th e a tre
p a rty a n d d in n e r. T h e n e x t d a y
also is spent in Los A n g e le s w it h
th e in d iv id u a ls o f th e p a rty fre e to
go w h e re v e r th e y w is h u n t il 5:30
o 'c lo c k a t w h ic h tim e th e p a rty
w ill le a ve f o r th e tr a in on th e w a y
to San F ra n cisco .
A r r iv in g th e n e x t m o rn in g in
San F ra n cisco , th e p a rty w i l l be
tra n s fe rre d to a h o te l, and a fte r
b re a k fa s t th e re w ill be a 4 0 -m ile
tr ip . A t n ig h t th e re w i l l be an es­
c o rte d t r ip
th ro u g h C h in a to w n .
T h e n e x t d a y th e p a rty w i l l be
fre e to do as each desires u n t il
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column 3)
Helvetia Plans
Dinner Tonight
W ith a la rg e sa le o f tic k e ts fo re ­
c a s tin g a n e x c e lle n t attendance,
w o m en o f th e S u n s h in e C lu b , o r ­
g a n iz a tio n n o rth e a s t o f H ills b o ro ,
w ill stage th e f ir s t H ills b o ro d in n e r
to n ig h t
'T h u rs d a y )
in H e lv e tia
c o m m u n ity h a ll.
T h e d in n e r, th e fir s t to be served
in
th e H e lv e tia c o m m u n ity fo r
H ills b o ro businessm en and
t h e ir
w ive s, w i l l be a t tw o tables, one
at 6:45 p. m. and th e o th e r a t 7:30.
F o llo w in g th e d in n e r th e re w ill be
e n te rta in m e n t. H ills b o ro fu rn is h in g
a p a rt o f th e p ro g ra m a n d th e
H e lv e tia w om en th e rest.
P o stp o n e m e n t
because o f
th e
heavy sn o w and in c le m e n t w e a th e r,
was a n n ou n ce d last w eek. T h e
e ve n t was to have been F e b ru a ry 3.
Popular Chamber o f Commerce Members
I
j
j
I
i
Given Example o f Aetion by Dictators
Accused o f re v e a lin g secrets o f
th e ch a m b e r o f co m m e rce b ro th e r­
hood to t h e ir w o m en fo lk w ith d e v ­
a s ta tin g re s u lts a t th e re c e n t " A ll-
C lu b s J a m b o re e " staged b y the
H ills b o ro
M en's
B re a k fa s t clu b .
H e rb Staples, C. T . R ich a rdso n ,
P a u l P a tte rson and Jam es W ells,
w e re a rra ig n e d b e fo re C o m m issa r
F ra n k ic h k o v itc h
and
c o n v ic t e d
M o n d a y n ig h t a t th e c h a m b e r o f
co m m e rce n ig h t m eeting.
T h e p ro s e c u tio n was co n d u cte d
b y Iv a n A w fu litc h s k y w h o read
th e in d lc tm r tits . T h e C o m m is s a r
read confessions p u rp o r tin g to have
been w r itte n by th e accused and
sentence was passed im m e d ia te ly
a fte r.
A lth o u g h
th e
d e fe n d a n ts
w e re g ra n te d p e rm is s io n to speak
fo r one m in u te in th e ir o w n de ­
fense. i lie p ro s e c u tio n fo rg o t to e x ­
te n d th a t co u rte sy.
Protest M ade
In th e good o ld A m e ric a n w a y ,
th e am used by.sittcrs. p ro te ste d the
fa ilu re o f P ro s e c u to r A w fu litc h s k y
to a llo w th e accused th e ir b r ie f
tim e in c o u rt H o w e v e r C o m m is s a r
F ra n k ic h k o v itc h e x p la in e d th a t tlie
d e fe n d a n ts w e re acco rd e d a p e r fe c t- ,
ly fa ir t r ia l and f u r th e r speech was
n o t necessary.
D e p u ty S h e r iff D ic k Busch acted
as o ffic e r o f th e c o u rt and dragged
th e d e fe n d a n ts to t h e ir places be­
fo re th e co m m issa r, w h o was s m o k ­
in g a b ig c ig a r and sca n n in g the
e m b e llis h e d pages o f a w e ll illu s ­
tra te d m o v ie m agazine.
F ra n c is S tu rg is acted as ju d g e o f
th e c o u rt a nd G. R u sse ll M org a n
acted as p ro s e c u to r, each a p p e a rin g
u n d e r an a lia s w ith o u t th e b e n e fit
o f ve st b ru s h in g w h iske rs.
M eeting Called
P re c e d in g th e se izu re o f o rd e r ly
g o v e rn m e n t, a m e e tin g o f th e re ­
ta il tra d e s c o m m itte e o f the c h a m ­
ber
was announced fo r M o n d a y
n ig h t at 6:30 in th e H ills b o ro
P h a rm a c y to discuss pla n s fo r a
s p rin g o p ening.
L e tte rs fro m th e le g is la tiv e re p re ­
se n ta tio n in Salem also w e re read,
each o f th e re p re s e n ta tiv e s fro m
th is c o u n ty le n d in g e n d orse m en t
to a re s o lu tio n passed by the c h a m ­
b e r u rg in g th a t m oney be a p p ro p r i­
ated to increase th e fa c ilitie s fo r
tu b c rc u lo s i! p a tie n ts in the state
(lo u U n u td un page t,
iu I u m h
7)