Christinas Party— : / A r Less Than 4c- H ills b o r o Business » I r in * W ill E n te rta in D ee e m b e r I I a t ( lilís im a s P a rty W eek Brines the C ounty O ffic ia l New spaper to Yo ur Home US ____ W ith W hich i.M C om bined th e H illsboro In d ep e n d e n t Volume- |.'t, No. |l) N oro In < li-|H -iii|i-nt E sta b lish e d 187.1 IliilHboro, O regon, T h u rsd ay , D ecem ber 2, 1937 Fuel for the Beacon Voters Veto Hillsboro 11 Road Levy P ro p o s e d ns D is tr ic t V o te rs ------- Ron«, L e v y N um ber O ne M u lt i- D e c is io n a t S a tu rd a y M o r n in g S»9 O ul » xl» *-' ■/ C -- ♦» •’A 1. " •3.«' S B lu e -J3.a • ' • - -sjf-*\> y * s / and C a p tu re u s & @ y iF , ?**'/*/* • - Two Sections, F o u rte e n P a g e t 7 wo D a y Soils Conference 1938 Budget l ops Vikings Opens H ere This M orning Adopted; Levy by 6 - 0 Score Thursday and Friday »Set for Conclave Raise Made .« 122 to 82 H ills b o r o A rg u s E sta b lish e d IB M W h ite G r id d e r s Annual T u rk e y in Chamber of Commerce Rooms, with Three Soils Experts from Oregon State College Handling Discussions D a y C l a s s ic ; L o n e S c o r e M eet M ade by B r o n le e w e Q u ie tn e s s K e y n o te s G a th e r in g on R a is e M ade E s tim a te Tax M onday; W hen O v e r- D is c o v e r e d This m orning (T h u rsd a y ) m ark s the opening of a sp e­ cial tw o-day soils co n feren ce being held in th e H illsboro c h a m b e r of com m erce room s, in which m aintenance of productiveness of W ash in g to n county soils will be dis­ cussed, a cco rd in g to W. F. Cyrus, county agent. A larg e tu rn o u t of farm ers is expected to a tte n d the conclave, first of its kind held here. This m orning's m eet­ ing opens a t 9 :4 5 , w ith ta lk s by A. L. King, O regon \ 'L - Wu* h in g to n c o u n ty n prop)»-.«•*•1 I W a sh in g ton c o u n ty 's 1938 b u d g e t i B y Ed C o m a n i w it h o u rt on t T i7 /^ • e x te n s io n sp e c ia lis t in soils, and R c o u rt re m a in e d in session to d is ­ lu c tu re the rea l s u p e rio r ity o f th e p e titio n n f H S ( ’lu ip m a i W -I E. Stephenson, associate p ro fe sso r o f cuss b u d ge t m a tte rs , a n d fo u n d B lu e a nd W h ite in lin e p la y , b a ll Enschede Hus . II I. |<|< H e n ry G soils at O regon S ta te college. T o ­ th a t an o v e r-e s tim a te in re v e n u e ! c a rr y in g and p u n tin g . llw g g . M a lt K in g a m i C J S tic k n e y d a y 's a fte rn o o n session gets u n d e r fro m sources o th e r th a n th e ta x T w ic e b e fo re tn c V ik in g s a nd H il- th e w a y a t 1:15 w ith tw o m o re ta lk s le v y had been in c lu d e d in C h a r lo Haim -» t»f M id d le to n , wa . h i h ave ta n g le d th is season, once in scheduled C. V. R uzek. o f th e O. S. b u d g e t fig u re s , n e c e s s ita tin g a nam ed c h a irm a n o f th e m e e tin g at -1 th e sea on's op, n e r a t H ills b o r o and C. soils d e p a rtm e n t, w ill discuss s lig h t raise in th e le v y fo r 1938. th e outset, b e in g chosen o v e r J () ag a in in tin - "jig -s a w t i l t o f c o u n ty "U s in g L im e and C o m m e rc ia l F e r­ A n tic ip a te d re c e ip ts in th e g e n e ra l Johm ton I» G S cott was m im e d « h ams at Fore.-t G ro v e . Each tim e tiliz e r s " , and S tephenson w i l l r e tu rn fu n d w e re c u t fro m $65.000 to $60 - re ta ry o f th-* m e e tin g , w h ic h w a the riv a ls fa ile d to c o n n ect fo r sco r- to t a lk on " M a in ta in in g O rg a n ic 000 and sch o o l fu n d in c o m e fro m Called lo o rd e r s h o rtly a fte r 10 by e b u t th e t h ir d tim e was th e c h a rm ' n o n -ta x sources was re d u c e d fro m M a tte r in th e S o il." ( <»unty .Judge D o n a ld T T e m p le to n and H ilh i cam e th ro u g h in th e game F iv e o f H ills b o ro 's c it y o fifc ia ls I T h e c o n fere n ce w i l l c o n tin u e a ll $34.200 to $27.200. lla in r s A irs V lr w x th a t r e a lly co u n te d a 'te n d e d a sp e cia l m e e tin g c a lle d b y d a y F rid a y , w ith fiv e to p ic s slated S t ill Less T h a n 1937 B e fo re assum ing h r post » e h a ir- P u n tin g . R e tu rn s S u p e rio r As th e re s u lt o f these in c o m e th e l.e a g u e o f O reg o n C itie s last j fo r discussion. T o m o rro w 's p ro g ra m , m an. lia in e a addressed tin p scktfd F ro m the- o p e n in g k ic k o ff, th e M o n d a y in th e F a ilin g b u ild in g o f- ! as a n nounced e a rlie r by C y ru s , is: cuts, th e ta x le v y was raised fr o m c o u rtro o m , e x p la in in g th a t .1 c h a ir /S r th e p re v io u s ly an n ou n ce d $405.279 - p u n ts o f B ob S u th e rla n d . H ilh i ta c k ­ 9:45 a. m — "C o n s e rv in g and U sin g fices in P o rtla n d o f J D Ross, r e ­ m an he w o u ld have t he im p a rtia l, le. and th e b - illia n t p u n t re tu rn s o f c e n tly -a p p o in te d B o n n e v ille p o w e r B a rn y a rd M a n u re ." C V. R uzek. “ I r ­ 78 to $417.504.78. S ta te m e n t th a t th e b u t th a t I ciim e o v e r h e re th is ' S . ’* ' K a y I ^ iir . B lu e a nd W h ite h a lf, a d m in is tra to r, to discuss p ro b le m s o f r ig a tio n P o s s ib ilitie s in W a s h in g to n 1938 le v y w o u ld be u n d e r th a t m o rn in g to vote no to llu s q u e s tio n o f th e c u rre n t y e a r s t ill h e ld good, g ra d u a lly fo rc e d th e V ik in g s back O regon m u n ic ip a litie s l n s e c u rin g C o u n ty ." A . L. K in g . . y — -z x - .1 a '. ix i- . r e r o f roo d d til< t n u m ­ C • f G,' • M C I in ' ■ 'h e ir o w n t e r r it o r y . N e a r th e cheap p o w e r. b e r one “ 1:15 p m — " B u y in g C o m m e rc ia l h o w e ve r, w h ile e s tim a te d e x p e n d i­ tu re s w ill be c o n s id e ra b ly in c re a s ­ m id d le o f th e o p e n in g q u a rte r cam e A .Judge T e m p le to n e x p la in e d th e M a y o r J. H G a rre tt. C o u n c ilm c n F e r tiliz e r ." C. V R uzek. Illu s tra te d th e fir s t o f tw o b re a k s th a t e v e n t­ J o h n W is m e r and L. C. K ra m ie n . discu ssio n — "L oss o f S o il and F e r t il­ ed o v e r la st ye a r. puipo.se o f the Special ta x at th e o u t­ .Jü < M. u a lly p a v t d th e w a y fo r th e H ilh i C ity M a n a g e r G eorge M cG ee, and it y b y E ro s io n ." and "C o v e r C ro p N o d is s e n tin g v o te s w e re h e a rd set o f the m e e tin g and read th e -.¿.’¿¿••'s s c o rin g d riv e . le n g th y lis t < f im p ro v e m e n t« w h ic h C ity A tto r n e y P. L. P a tte rs o n m ade P ro b le m s and T illa g e M e th o d s in a t th e M o n d a y m o rn in g m e e tin g T a llm a n . V ik in g fu ll, fu m b le d on w h e n th e m o tio n to a d o p t th e c o m ­ c o u ld I m * m ade if th e ta x w e re a p ­ up th e H ills b o r o d e le g a tio n at th e R e la tio n to E ro s io n ." A. L . K in g . th e G ro v e 28 a nd B o b V a n L o m p o w e r c o n cla ve . p le te b u d g e t e stim a te , m ade b y H. R. p ro v e d T h e K»acr m an people lo <1, eide I f th e G e rm a n o f C h ris tm a s p re p a ra tio n s cent o f its te r r it o r y . M ost o f th e peo ple v e re n o t c o n te n te d « ith th e ir « e e k , fo llo w in g th e sm -re ssful eon- and O B K ra u s , c o u n ty school s u ­ d e r « ay " S o m rb ix tv s h o u ld have C h ris tin a s season began to e vid e n ce o f th e state A A A c o m m itte e , a t C o r­ th e p a rtic ip a tio n , o f course, and la n d la k e ,, fro m h e r b y th e peace p resent lo t. th e p resent g o v e rn m e n t e lu sio n o f last S a tu rd a y 's "b a rg a in p e rin te n d e n t. F le e g ifts « -ill be to ld m e " was th e w a y one a g re e ­ th e m se lve s at th e t a r io u s stores v a llis . even a fte r th e w o r k sheets a re s ig n ­ T h e p e n d in g b ills w i l l not s u p e r­ ed. th e re is n o th in g to c o m p e l th e g iv e n each b o y and g ir l a tte n d in g a b ly -s u rp ris e d s to re k e e p e r phrased th ro u g h o u t th e c ity . O n M o n d a y th e tre a ty was a g r ic u ltu r a l la n d , w h ic h w o u ld not e xist lo n g H itle r 's p a rty I d a y ." C h a m b e r o f C o m m e re e Seeret ir y th e p a rly , it w as a n n ou n ce d . T ic k ­ his re a c tio n s to th e u n e x tx -e te d ly is Ih ,' most v a lu a b le lo a n y c o u n ­ was yot< d in b y a p le b is c ite , and sede e r d is p la c e th e p re se n t a g r i­ g ro w e r to a p p ly th e p ro g ra m on h is m e rc h a n ts r e a lly s e ttle d d o w n to try . and was p a r tic u la r ly so to G e r ­ si ve ra 1 tim e s sin ce th e n has been I.eon S D a vis and his c o m m itte e ­ ets to th e p a rty and sh o w « -ill be h e a v y sales o f th e d a y. as he lo o k - c o m p le tin g th e ir Y u le d e c o ra tio n c u ltu r a l c o n s e rv a tio n p ro g ra m , b u t fa rm i f he b e lie ve s it to h is a d v a n t­ m a n y . ju s t b e g in n in g at th a t tim e t, c o n firm e d b y subs«*quent e le ctio n s m en speeded u p plans fo r th e d is trib u te d to e v e ry sehoel c h ild e 1 at a s h e lf c o m p le te ly d e n ud e d •chcm cs. s tr in g in g m ile s o f red and « •ill. if passed, add to o r s u p p le m e n t age to do o th e rw is e . re c o v e r fro m th e e ffe c t o f th e h u n ­ A n o v e rw h e lm in g m a jo r ity o f th e C h ris tm a s lig h tin g p ro g ra m Neai h b y d e le g a tio n s o f H ills b o r o b u s i­ o f th e s u p p ly o f "s p e c ia ls ' p re e n ropes and p a p e r across th e ir ,,1C p ro g ra m , it is e x p la in e d T housands o f a p p lic a tio n s fo r p a y ­ a ll lueal m e rch a n ts h a ve a lre a d y ness m en d u r in g th e c o m in g w eek M e rc a n tile stores p a r tic u la r ly stores, h a n g in g tin s e l d e c o ra tio n s , by D onaldson. g e r b lo c k a d e w h ic h was th e p r in c i­ l o l e r s l i , ii, - la v i red H itle r each m e n t u n d e r th e 1937 p ro g ra m a re s ig n e d to p a rtic ip a te in th is p ro ­ M i re th a n 650 pei-ple tw o -th ir d s « e r e re p o rte d to have d one th e and p la c in g m in ia tu r e w re a th s and N r « O rg a n iz a tio n s F o rm e d pal reason fo r th e a llie d v ic to ry in tim e ." je c t. he re p o rte d M u lti - co lo re d - f th e m w o m en - to o k p a rt in the greatest v o lu m e o f business th e y I he W o rld w a r ” W ith c o m m u n ity m e e tin g s and n o w b e in g h a n d le d a t th e s ta te o f ­ C h ris tin a s tre e s in e y e -c a tc h in g po- G e rm a n s M a k e O w n D e ris io n lig h ts w ill be h u n g in fro n t o f each g ifl p re s e n ta tio n e ve n t o f H ills ­ have e n jo y e d in m a n y m on th s. e le c tio n s h a v in g been c o m p le te d in fice . and some -500 h a ve a lre a d y been ( n m m u n iM n W ax t hre a t s itie n s . P re te n tio u s d is p la y s o f a t­ W ith le fe re n e e to c r itic s o f the e o -opi r a tin g e sta b lish m e n t. w ith b oro's b ig "b a rg a in d a y " c e le b ra ­ F ood stores d id n o t h ave q u ite the In Ih ,’ fo llo w in g year. G e rm a n y Nazi g o v e rn m e n f. lie d e cla re d T h e tr a c tiv e and u s e fu l C h ris tm a s g ift a ll p a rts o f th e state, ne w c o u n ty passed fo r p a y m e n t. F irs t ch e cks a lt lig h ts in o p e ra tio n b y D e ce m ­ tio n l i s t S a tu rd a y , a n d alm ost .-.ime r a tio o f sales increase E x ­ was at th e v e ry b o tto m .is deep as t i t tm .'in p e o ple a re e n title d to th e b e r II) at Ih e latest suggestion» sp ra n g up o v e rn ig h t a f t ­ , o rg a n iz a tio n s are n o w b e in g ro m - w i l l be issued and d istrib u t« *d fro m th a t n u m b e r c ro w d e d th e c ity 's p la n a tio n o f th is was g iv e n b y th e it c o u ld go T h e re w e re ix m illio n k in d o f g o v e rn m e n t th e y « a n t it j e r th e b a rg a in d a y " w e e k -e n d as p le te d p re p a ra to ry to g o in g ahead th e a c c o u n tin g o ffic e in th e P la n s fo r th e a n n u a l C h ris tm a s near b a rg a in d a y " f o l­ u n e m p lo y e d people and a lm ost th a t 1 is a m a tte r o f in te rn a l ra th e r th a n : season “ p a rt.' d a y " fo r a ll school stores d u rin g th e d a y. a c c o rd in g to fact th a t th e • he H ills b o ro r e ta ile rs eom m eneer! w ith th e 1938 p ro g ra m in e v e ry e stim a te s m ade la te r b y Leon S. lo w e d r ig h t a fte r th e T h a n k s g iv ­ ( c o u n ty As soon as th e state goals on fu tu re . m a n y c o m m u n is ts T h e re w e re even u n iv e rs a l in te re s t " c h ild re n o f ih e H ills b o r o sh o p p in g D avis, c h a m b e r o f c o m m e rc e sec­ in g ru s h fo r food and s ta p le s u p ­ p re p a ra tio n s fo r those w h o in te n d lo Ih e to ta l s o il d e p le tin g acreage and 100 e o n ,m u m t re p re s e n ta tiv e s chos­ " G e rm a n y is a c o u n tr y a b o ut 1« ice area e o n tin u e d u n d e r Ih e d ir c r - re ta ry . p lie s a nd fo u n d m ost hom es w e ll d " t h e ir C h ris tm a s s h o p p in g e a rly . i to ta l p o ta to acreage is rece ive d , the en to ta k e places in th e G e rm a n t h e s i z e o f O re g o n and a p o p u la tio n tio n o f Ihe r e ta il trades c o m m it- , Y o u m ig h t re m in d y o u r re a d e rs." state c o m m itte e w ill set u p c o u n ty Spe- ia l b a rg a in o ffe rs in - le by stocked fo r th e « e e k -e n d Did Shoes for Red Cross H cie tisla g . (» e rm a n v was fa re d w ill, ,,f "0 non.non" K lo s fe rm a n s a i d . tee o f th e c h a m b e r o f eom m ereo th e 28 c o -o p e ra tin g r e ta il fir m s C o in c id e n t « ith I h e "b a rg a in suggested one busy s to re k e e p e r, as goals, a fte r w h ic h th e c o u n ty c o m ­ H. C. V a rn e r, local shoemaker, is th e u n u s u a l s itu a tio n o f h a v in g “ I f von can p ic tu re th e sla te o f O re ­ sponsors o f th is y e a r's c 'e u t . T he c o m b in e d w ith th e g if l p re s e n ta ­ d a y " was th e h o ld in g o f a special he b a la n ced on th e tr-p ste p o f a la d ­ m itte e s w ill b re a k d o w n th e to ta ls m a n y tho usa n d s o f y o u n g m en fro m gon w ith a p o p u la tio n o f 3.5.000.IMIO. p a rty is sch e d uled fo r S a tu rd a y . helping the Red Cross through the tio n s in th e la rg e c ro w d fo r one o f d is tr ic t n u m b e r one road ta x m e e t­ d e r a nd a tte m p te d to fasten a red 18 lo 2.3 w h o had n e v e r done a d a y ’s y o u w ill h a ve a f a ir idea o f th e D e ce m b e r 11. w h e n th e V e n e tia n Ih e m ost su ccessful "b a rg a in d a y " in g in th e c o u n ty c o u rt house, a t- ' p a p e r s tre a m e r to th e w a ll, " th a t b y in to fa rm goals. As f a r as k n o w n rep airin g of old shoes. He asks that nOw, n one o f th is w o r k w i l l be w o rk in I h e ir live s, s im p ly because c ro w d e d s itu a tio n o f G e rm a n y . A th e a tre w ilt ru n an a ll-d a y fre e e v e n ts h e ld in H ills b o ro , in th e te n d e d b y n e a rly 300. none o f w h o m . th e tim e T h e A rg u s is o u t th e r e 'll be m a te r ia lly a ffe c te d b y proposed a d ­ anyone having old shoes th a t m ight th e y c o u ld n 't fin d w o rk lo d o .” K lo s ­ m is ta k e was m ade at Ih e end o f th e sh o w fo r e h ild re n . s ta r tin g at 9 in p in io n o f a n u m b e r o f m e rc h a n ts a re c it y re sid e n ts Most o f those w h o o n ly 20 m o re s h o p p in g days u n t il d itio n a l le g is la tio n . be made serviceable w ith a little re ­ tc rm a n asserted. “ ’I I,is s itu a tio n w o r ld w a r in c u ttin g o f f area o f th e th e m o rn in g A fe a tu re p ic tu re , a C h ris tm a s ." S e v e ra l firm s , ba sin g a n tic ip a te d a tte n d e d th e m e e tin g and 95 p e r | M e a n w h ile , th e v a rio u s c o u n ty p air w ork turn them over to him fo rm e d the m ost fe rtito fie lr l f o r i i x u n ' i v s o m e , e d u c a tio n i l , de m a n d on past s h o w in g s , fo u n d cent w e re m en - seemed lo h a v e . P ip u la f io n pp, w «a.. e e m e d y and Anti that, w e agree, is a message c o m m itte e s h a ve issued in v ita tio n » and he w ill fix tlicra up (or the R u l c u n u u u n u n i and a ll u th » r u u n IJo ft -nttaaed un psc« J. i slumn 4) i h o i t i â ie p la n n e d (o r th e p iu - th e n u e h e s c o m p le te ly a v id u u t o f ; b e ta a c c u m p a n ie d by th e n ' la tm h i.- « u t 111 passing uii. tu a ll la i m t i a « h u h a v e u u t p a r t ic i­ Gran. Pt $6 City Fathers Hear J. D. Ross’ ideas on Power *z. (S' À 4% Dairy Problem Meeting Set for Wednesday Co-operation is Plea for Xmas Seal Sale Drive Hillsboro Has Many Outstate Registrations Thanksgiving Fire Claims Elderly Man Killing Frost Noted Tuesday B. A. Mitchell Passes Monday Lepion Dance on Saturday I urkey Day Dance Draws 400 Couples Searcy Appointed on Banker Group Bank Liquidation \ ¡elds Dividends Germany o f Today Discussed Pending Bills to Affect 1938 M onday by Portland Consul Conservation Progam Little Yuletide Spirit Has Invaded Hillsboro