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Volitine 13. No. I I
H ills b o r o In d e p e n d e n t E sta b lish e d 1873
Dike
H illsboro, O re g o n ,'I hursday. D ecem ber 30, 1037
’ /o Take Near Gaston Dreaks, Eases Flood Condition
H ills b o r o A rg u s E sta b lish e d 1894
Two Sections, F o u rteen P ages
Advance in
City Building
Predicted
Hits New High
for Past Year
Headlines o f 1937 Pass
1938 Business in Argus’ News Review
Cold Wave, Many Deaths, Union Troubles
Included in Highlights of Past Year
S u b s ta n tia l R e v iv a l S e e n ;
L a b o r In flu e n c e , S trik e s
E x p e c te d to S h o w D e c lin e
F loo d w a ti
in te n d e d t
ai 1.1 in tip
C u t courte.
ke at Ga.sten as o f o ld T uesday n ig h t a fte r ra g in g flo o d had to rn a 60-foot hole th ro u g h th e $75 000 d ik e ,
d d ry
S h o w n in the fo re g ro u n d is th e s w o lle n m oa t out- ide the d ik e a nd th e b re a k in th e w a ll. F loo d e d
an o n io n fie ld a fe w days ago. Thus a ls o eased th e flo o d c o n d itio n f u r th e r a lo n g th e T u a la tin r iv e r v a lle y
BABSON PARK M a .
We a rc
n o t e n te rin g a m a jo r dep re ssio n ;
1938 w ill < i a re s u m p tio n o f th e u p ­
w a rd tre n d w h ic h began in 1933.
T h e f ir s t q u a rte r m ay be p o o r -
m u c h w o n » ' th a n th e e a rly m o n th s
b u t la te r in th e y e a r I lo o k
u b s ta n tia l r e v iv a l. D o n o t
th is c u rre n t sh a rp recession
m a jo r d e p ression! P a y ro lls ,
tocks. re a l estate a nd jo b s
i l l be on t h e ir w a y to n e w
z th e end o f 1938.
D ecem ber presents a tre -
< c o n tra s t w ith a y e a r ago.
T h e n , th e o ld y e a r was r id in g in to
th e h is to ry b Miks on a g reat w a ve
o f o p tim is m and hope. "G o o d tu n e s "
la y o v e r th e h o riz o n o f 1937 T h e
d a rk y e a r- o f 1929-1935 w e re d ro w n ­
ed o u t in a h u rric a n e o f w age
boost d iv id e n d e xtra s, a nd g ig a n tic
C h ris tin a s tra d e . M y fo re ca st at
th a t tim e was: ” 1937 w i l l be th e
fir s t y i a r o f re a l p ro s p e rity since
1929
T h e e n tire y e a r s g a in s h o u ld
ave ra g e seven to e ig h t p e r c e n t
above 1936.''
1937 Y e a r o f P ro s p e rity
P ro s p e rity d id come. Business d id
ave ra g e 7 p e r ce n t a b o ve 1936. T h is
past A u g u s t tlie B a b s o n c h a rt stood
at 8 p e r cent above n o rm a l, h ig h e r
th a n it had been fo r seven years.
B u t a fte r L a b o r day th e s q u a ll,
w h ic h had been b re w in g a ll y e a r,
s u d d e n ly s tru c k H ig h taxes, p o lit ­
ic a l m u d d lin g , la b o r a g ita tio n , and
th in -lo ck m a rk e ts cre a te d a t o r ­
n ado o f d is tru s t and fe a r T h e r e ­
s u lt has been one o f the sharpest d e ­
c lin e s on re co rd . T h e B a b so n ch a rt
is n o w 19 p e r ce n t b e lo w n o rm a l.
T he c u rr e n t g lo o m w ill c o n tin u e
to h u r t business d u rin g th e
e a rly
m o n th s o f 1938 B u t w h ile a c tiv ity
w i l l average at least 15 p e r c e n t be­
lo w th e fir s t q u a rte r o f 1937. it
s h o u ld not fa ll m uch b e lo w c u rr e n t
levels
D u rin g
th is d is c o u ra g in g
p e rio d th e base fo r a re s u m p tio n o f
th e u p w a rd tre n d w ill be la id . T h e
spt in g r a lly in 1938 w i l l be m u c h
s tro n g e r th a n seasonal.
G ood 1938 T re n d
B y n e x t F o u rth o f J u ly , business
s h o u ld have reco ve re d fro m a th ir d
to a h a lf o f its la te 1937 loss. T h e
r e v iv a l w ill p ic k up m o m e n tu m d u r ­
in g th e second h a lf H e w fa r it w ill
P e rm it F ig u re s
W ith hut one m ore day left until 19:',7 m arches into
history, a check of the y e a r ’s 52 issues of th e A rgus re ­
veals new s of g re a t im portance, item s of p e rm a n e n t in­
te re st and fea tu re s of passing fancy in the sw ift-m oving
p an o ram a of a n o th e r year.
I ’nusually heavy was the toll of d e a th in th e ran k s of
p rom inent W ashington county citizens and p rom inent
fig u res d u rin g the y ear. N um bered am ong those who
-♦p.1 < d on during 1937 are E I. K u r -
Packed House
at Opening of
Hill Theatre
H ills b o ro 's new est e n te rta in m e n t
ce n te r, th e H ill T h e a tre , opened its
d o o rs f o r th e f ir s t tim e C h ris tm a s
day. p la y in g to packed houses fo r
b o th o f its o p e n in g p re se n ta tio n s.
M a y o r J. H. G a rre tt, re p re s e n tin g
th e |M>ople o f H ills b o ro , and L eon S
D avis, c h a m b e r o f co m m e rce secre­
ta r y m ade s h o rt ta lk s w h e n in tr o ­
d uced by A . J. F o e lk e r. m a n a g e r o f
th e n e w show house. at th e s h o rt
d e d ic a tio n c e re m o n y a t 6:30 o ’c lo ck.
a tli and Ed S c h u lm e ric h . b a n k e rs ;
J. C H are, fir s t H ills b o ro m a y o r.
1 a nd D r A B B a ile y , one o f his suc­
cessors: N a th a n W e il, p io n e e r H ills ­
b o ro m e rc h a n t: C. H. N osier, e d u ­
c a to r R o b e rt H. M itc h e ll, a fo u n -
; d e r o f T h e A rg u s ; M elissa A Dodds.
: o ld e st n a tiv e d a u g h te r o f W a sh in g -
i te n c o u n ty : J u liu s L. M e ie r, e x -g o v -
I r r n o r . and Jam es U. C a m p b e ll, state
, s u p re m e c o u rt ju s tic e : N e il S ta n g e l.
p ro m is in g y o u n g H ills b o r o la w y e r;
Joseph C o n n e ll, o ld -tim e re s id e n t,
and D r. C h a rle s A L a m k in . p ro m -
: in e n t c itiz e n .
W e a th e r M akes H e a d lin e s
C o ld e st w e a th e r in s ix ye a rs
sw e p t d o w n on th e c o u n ty e a rly in
J a n u a ry , b u t i t se rve d o n ly as a
m ild p re p a ra tio n f o r th e re c o rd -
b re a k in g s n o w fa ll o f 25.75 inches fo r
th e year, w h ic h h it its h ig h m a rk in
a s to rm th a t began S u n d a y, J a n u a ry
31. and tie d up roads th ro u g h o u t
th is se ctio n o f th e state, c lo s in g
schools a nd s e ttin g business a t a
co m p le te s ta n d s till f o r n e a rly a
w e e k F a rm e rs w e re fo rc e d to be g in
reseeding o p e ra tio n s e a rly in M a rc h
to re p la ce seeded cro p s k ille d b y
lo w te m p e ra tu re s e a rly in th e ye a r.
H ills b o ro 's n e w c it y s e w e r system ,
c o m p le ti'd in D e ce m b e r o f 1936. was
accepted on M a rc h 2 w h e n th e c o u n ­
c il passed re s o lu tio n s o f f ic ia lly ac-
fo r
1937
R e a c h $ 7 3 4 ; T w e n t y - f iv e
N e w H o m e s E re c te d H e r e
B u ild in g d u rin g the past y e a r in
th e c ity o f H ills b o ro has h it a ne w
h ig h m a rk , a c c o rd in g to fig u re s
released th is w eek by E d w in B o w ­
m an. c ity re c o rd e r.
B u ild in g p e rm it fig u re s fo r th e
v e a r sh o w th a t $734 had been ta k e n
in la st w eek, w ith se ve ra l days y e t
to go. as c o m p a re d to a 1936 to ta l
p e rm it in c o m e o f $250
A la rg e
p o rtio n o f th e increased a m o u n t,
h o w e v e r, was rece ive d fro m p e r­
m its fo r c o n n e c tio n o f houses w ith
th e ne w H ills b o r o s e w e r system .
B o w m a n said.
O p e n in g o f th e new H ill th e a tre
h e re last w e e k m a rk e d th e la rg e st
b u ild in g jo b o f th e year. P e r m it
fig u re s fo r th e ne w th e a tre gave
th e cost at $12.000. w h ic h does n o t
in c lu d e e x ^ a costs added la te r Re­
m o d e lin g o f th e H ills b o ro C o m ­
m e rc ia l N a tio n a l bank, w h ic h has
been e s tim a te d as a $14.000 p ro je c t,
w ill be b ro u g h t to c o m p le tio n d u r ­
in g th e fir s t w e e k o f th e n e w y e a r.
In d u s tr ia l B u ild in g U p
O th e r in d u s tria l a n d
business
b u ild in g s o f th e past y e a r h ave in ­
c lu d e d th e R o y a l Soda W o rk s n e w
b ’ . ild in g on East M a in s tre e t, lis te d
on th e p e rm it as a $5000 s tru c tu re ;
th e n e w G o ld L e a f D a ir y P ro d u c ts
b u ild in g . 160 East M a in , $2500; a
$600 a d d itio n to th e H ills b o ro C o n ­
c re te B r ic k & T ile c o m p a n y p la n t;
th e n e w s e rv ic e s ta tio n o f th e H a l-
vo rse n M o to r co m p a n y ; $1700 re ­
m o d e lin g p ro je c t o f th e H ills b o ro
a rm o r y in S h u te p a rk : and a $1000
re s ta u ra n t b e in g b u ilt b v J o h n
M adsen on W est W a s h in g to n s tre e t
n e a r F irs t avenue.
H om es also w e re stressed b y
b u ild e rs in th e past y e a r, w ith a
to ta l o f 25 p e rm its ta ke n o u t d u rin g
th e y e a r f o r e re c tio n o f ne w homes,
and 16 hom e re m o d e lin g p ro je c ts .
T h e n e w h o m e o f M o r r is W e il a t
434 East L in c o ln s tre e t, a $10.000
b u ild in g , is am o n g th e o u ts ta n d in g
n e w a d d itio n s to H ills b o ro d u r in g
th e past ye a r, as is th e re c e n tly -
co m p le te d h o m e o f J. M . Person,
w h ic h was lis te d a t a c o n tra c t p ric e
o f $7800. w ith o u t sub se qu e n t a d d i­
tio n s and in c id e n ta ls . O th e r la rg e
hom es in c lu d e d those o f L . C.
K ra m ie n . 567 East Jackson. $5000.
and M. M. R om ig. on East L in c o ln ,
$3500
Com plete L is t G iven
“ S e w e r c o n n e c tio n s d u r in g t h e
y e a r b ro u g h t th e p e rm it in ta k e u p
to th e $734 p o in t." B o w m a n said,
"w h ic h w i l l p ro b a b ly be th e re c o rd
fo r some tim e to com e Each hom e
w h ic h had to in s ta ll a c o n n e c tio n
G a rr e tt p a id tr ib u t e to O ran g e
Phelps, p io n e e r H ills b o ro th e a tre
m an , w h o is h a n d lin g h is se ve n th
th e a tre h e re w it h th e o p e n in g o f th e
H ill, in
h is s h o rt message. D a v is
w e lc o m e d th e n e w th e a tre on be­
h a lf o f th e c ity 's business
m en.
"T h e p e o ple o f H ills b o r o can be
p ro u d to h ave such a p ro g re s s iv e
c itiz e n w ith th e fo re th o u g h t to p ro ­
R e g is tra tio n o f u n e m p lo y e d p e r­
v id e th is c it y w it h such an e x c e l­
sons e n title d to file c la im s fo r u n ­
(C o n tin u ed on page
colum n 1)
le n t n e w th e a tre ." G a rr e tt said.
e m p lo y m e n t co m p e n sa tio n b e n e fits
H ill Pleased « i t h T h e a tre
w ill begin in H ills b o r o n e x t M o n d a y
H a r r y C. H ill o f S e a ttle . P helps'
m o rn in g a c c o rd in g to an o ffic ia l
p a rtn e r, fu r w h o m th e n e w th e a tre
n o tic e o f th e O reg o n S tate E m p lo y ­
was nam ed, a rr iv e d fro m his hom e
m e n t service.
in S e a ttle in tim e f o r th e o jie n in g .
A rra n g e m e n ts h a ve been m ade
and expressed
h im s e lf as
be in g
C o m p le te d
W a s h in g to n
c o u n ty
fo r re g is tra tio n w o rk to be e a rn e d
" m o re
th a n
p le a se d"
w it h
the
b e a u ty o f th e n e w b u ild in g . I t was
on in th e c o u n c il c h a m b e r o f th e
1037 school census fig u re s , fin is h e d
O ne o f th e w o rs t vt a r-e n d ra m
th e
f ir s t tim e
he h a d seen th e
N e a rly e ig h t inches o f p re c ip ita ­ H ills b o ro c ity h a ll, b e g in n in g at R
s to rm * on re co rd , w h ic h has s hat •tin - w eek, show a to ta l o f 10,117 tio n fe ll d u rin g th e past se ve n -d a v a. m M o n d a y and c o n tin u in g u n til
th e a tre
sin ce e a rly in
th e f ir s t
te r r d th e c o u n ty and e n tire n o rt l i ­ c h ild r e n o f school age, a e e ord in g to p e rio d m th e s to rm w h ic h sent 5 p m . it was announe. d bv A . G.
w e e k s o f c o n s tru c tio n . H e ren e w e d
w c<t since F rid a y lu g h t. I, as re - fig u re s released h e re y e s te rd a y by flo o d * o f w a te r ca scading d o w n Jo h n son , d is tric t manager o f U m
L a rg e s t C h ris tm a s m a il tu rn o v e r
a c u a in ta n ce s w it h a la rg e n u m b e r
u lte d lit an c »invited d«n a.i'.• of
‘ e v e ry id re n m m th e c o u n ty to p ile state e m p lo y m e n t s e rv ic e R e g is tra ­
o f h is frie n d s at th e th e a tre b e tw e en in th e h is to r y o f H ills b o r o passed
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th ro u g h th e lo c a l post o ffic e d u r ­
I up one o f th e h ig h w a te r m a rk s in tio n w i l l c o n tin u e on W ednesdav.
sh o w s in th e e v e n in g .
in te n d e n t
T h is re p re se n ts an
e rty
in g the h o lid a v rush season, ac­
lo ca l h is to ry , a c c o rd in g to fig u re s J a n u a ry 5. and F rid a y . J a n u a ry 7.
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c o rd in g to L . T M cP h e e te rs, p o s t­
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o f th e U. S b io lo g ic a l s u rv e y .
Those liv in g in the F orest G ro v e
to se v e ra l w e e k s o f ru s h c o n s tru c ­
•Jackson Ix d to rn was closed to tr a f f ic . t i n t s ie p .u l had n o t been rece ive d
" I t m a rk e d th e p eak y e a r
fo r
M o n d a y s 2 4 -h o u r p e rio d saw th e a n a w ill re g is te r at th e c h a m b e r o f
tio n w o rk , was n o t fin is h e d u n t il 15 h o lid a y m a il e x p e rie n c e d h e re ." th e
as a d d itio n a l flo o d -w a te rs
A d d itio n o f th e I.y d a d is tric t ro -
>ourcd
m in u te s p r io r to th e o p e n in g o f th e p o s tm a s te r said. "W e w e re g re a tly
in to th e ra m p a g in g T u a la tin ,
i p o rts b ro u g h t the fig u re s up Io th e peak p re c ip ita tio n o f th e c u rre n t co m m e rce b u ild in g th e re b etw een
s to rm , w ith 3 31 inches reco rd e d . H a m. and 5 p m. Tuesday. T h u r s ­
(C o n tin u ed on paße 3. colum n I )
th e a tre , it was re v e a le d a fte rw a rd s . s u rp ris e d b y th e in crea se d v o lu m e j
in g a ll th e lo w la n d
About
foot p re ..•n t m a rk , w h ic h is th e largest
S u n d a y s to ta l r a in fa ll reached a day and S a tu rd a y o f n e x t w eek.
T h e a tre
e q u ip m e n t house
cre w s o f m a il, sin ce a f a llin g o f f o v e r the
o f w a te r was r u n n in g o v e r one sec­ | in c o u n ty h is to ry . K ra u s said It
m a rk o f 2.06 inches F ig u re s fo r C la im a n ts re s id in g hi W a s h in g to n
w o rk e d C h ris tm a s eve n ig h t and p re v io u s y e a r h ad r e a lly been a n ­
tio n o f th e h ig h w a y f ill, and w in d - | m a rk s th e fu s t tu n e th e to ta l has
the w h o le w e e k ’s p re c ip ita tio n to ­ c o u n ty w ill be saved c o n s id e ra b le
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d riv e n w aves a te at b o th sides o f I gone o v e r 10 000 T h e 10 117 c lu l-
ta lle d 7.98. M o o re said, b u t in c lu d ­ tim e and tr a v e l if th e y a rra n g e to
and c a rp e ts in place fo r th e C h r is t­
th e e m b a n k m e n t, c u ttin g awa> la rge ( l r e : i a n d iv id e d in to 5290 boys and
(C o n tin u ed on pace 2, colum n I )
In s te a d o f decre a sin g , h o w e v e r. ,
ed th e r a in fa ll re co rd e d o n ly u p to f ile t h e ir c la im s e it h e r 'a t H ills b o ro
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p o rtio n s Som e b a r w .r- I k Id th a t <827 g n l g iv in g a to ta l o f 403 m o re
o u tg o in g m a il increased b y a b o u t
9:30 a. m
W ednesday.
W ith a o r F ore st G ro v e u n d e r th e p ro g ra m
O ra n g e Phelps, th e a tre o w n e r, 100 sacks o v e r 1936. re p re s e n tin g a
th e f i l l m ig h t go out if h ig h -w a te r hoys th a n g ir ls in th e c o u n ty be ­
! ste a d y ra m c o n tin u in g a ll day yes- g iv e n above.
w o rk e d u n t il th e last m in u te on the p e rce n ta g e raise o f n e a rly 20 p e r j
c o n d itio n
c o n tin u e d m uch lo n g e r tw e e n th e ages o f 4 and 20.
I tc n la v . th e to ta l p ro b a b ly reached
T he re g is tra tio n w ill be e a rn e d on
p re p a ra tio n s .
d is a p p e a rin g
ju s t cent, it w as re p o rte d .
•Jackson b o tto m , south o f H ills -
T h e largest age gro u p :, w ith re ­ so m e th in g in th e n e ig h b o rh o o d o f
by th e state e m p lo y m e n t service,
boro, was tu rn e d in to a v e rita b le g a rd to n u m b e r a re 17 years. 740: ! n in e inches, it w as stated.
C h ris tm a s s p ir it e v id e n tly d id n 't lo n g eno ug h to change clo th e s and
M o n d a y . D e c e m b e r 20. was p eak I
w h ic h is a ffilia te d w ith th e U n ite d m ean a n y th in g to a th ie f w h o ro b ­ r e tu rn fo r th e o p e n in g n ig h t's p ro ­
se ctio n o f open sea b y T u e sd a y 14 731. 13 717. w h ile th e sm alle st D a ily F ig u re s {g ive n
d a y f o r o u tg o in g m a il, w ith 158 )
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the
bed L e w is A ltm a n 's c a r on Base­
sacks b e in g se n t o u t fro m th e lo - 1
D a y -b y -d a v fig u re s fo r th e past h e a d q u a rte r« in P o rtla n d F ilin g o f lin e stre e t C h ris tm a s eve. because S e a ttle S u n d a y e v e n in g , a nd w ill
loose and c o v e re d th e e n tire Jow- M iu n ,. a d iv is io n s , w it h 45(1 in th e
ca l o ffic e , as c o m p a re d w it h 141
W ith
th e c lo s in g d a te o f th e
la n d s and .* .tro n g so u th w in d s w lu p - fo u r- y e a r o ld class, 512 fiv e -y e a r | w eek sh o w th e fo llo w in g r a in fa ll cla im s fo r u n e m p lo y m e n t c o m p e n ­ he tiMik m ost o f th e th in g s A ltm a n ta k e a w e e k 's v a c a tio n b e fo re r e ­ f o r th e h ig h e s t d a y p re v io u s ly r c - a n n u a l T u b e rc u lo s is a ssociation s
reco rd e d :
sation b e n e fits is a p a rt o f th e social had been p la n n in g to use fo r g ifts . t u r n in g to H ills b o ro .
ped th e s u r fa c e to i m u d d y foam olds, a m i 576 at th e s ix y e a r m a rk
corded, w h ic h was d u rin g the 1936 ! C h ris tm a s Seal sa le d riv e past, in ­
s e c u rity act s p ro v is io n s .
W a t e r w a s f lo w in g •ver se ctio n s o f P h y s ic a lly and m e n ta lly h a n d ic a p ­
T h u rs d a y
ru sh . A fe w less th a n 75.000 pieces ; d ic a tio n s p o in t to one o f th e la rg -
06
A ltm a n re p o rte d
th a t a m an's C ro u d s a rc Pleased
tlie h ig h w a y th
Friday
at a d e p th o f ped c h ild re n o f th e c o u n ty n u m b e r
44
ja c k e t, p a ir o f b o u d o ir s lip p e rs , one
N u m e ro u s flo r a l d e c o ra tio n s p re ­ o f m a il w e re c a n c e lle d d u rin g th e cat re tu rn s e v e r to be m ade in th is
One F ire C all In
m a r ly a foot T iu . d . ay.
i
S a tu rd a y
w ith la rg e o n lv 50 the re p o rt show ed, w ith 20
M rs.
Z o la
w o m a n 's green
p r in t a p ro n ,
tw o sented b y frie n d s and business te n -d a y p e rio d fro m D ecem ber 15 ! c o u n ty , a c c o rd in g to
Sunday
se ctio n s o f the ide o f th e f i l l b e in g o f th e m a b le to a tte n d some o f the
2 nt;
A n o v e rh e a te d flu e caused
a p a ir o f m en's sox. tw o m en s h a n d ­ fir m s w e re spread th ro u g h o u t th e to 25. post o ffic e w o rk e rs re p o rte d . M org a n , d riv e c h a irm a n .
M unday
eaten a w a y by tie* w in d - d r iv e n schools.
3.31
c h im n e y f i l e in the W ebb hom e at k e rc h ie fs and a tw o -p o u n d sack o f lo b b y a nd lo u n g es o f th e n e w th e ­ w h ile s ta m p sales raised m ore th a n
"T h e W a s h in g to n C o u n ty H e a lth
T uesday
w aves.
147 West W a s h in g to n s tre e t C h r is t­ b ra z il n u ts w e re ta k e n
a sso cia tio n w ish e s to express its
fro m his a tre f o r
th e o p e n in g
fe s tiv itie s . $300 o v e r 1936.
T
o
9:30
a
A
tre
m
e
n
d
o
u
s
increase
in
g
r
e
|
k
m. W ednesday
1 12
mas n ig h t, w h ic h was eared fo r by coupe about 7:30 p. m F rid a y w h ile P a tro n s th e o p e n in g n ig h t expressed
d eep a p p re c ia tio n fo r th e p u b lic 's
W a p a to l>ike llre a k.s
in g cards was also re p o rte d . wQB
S ix ty feet o I d ik e < n tlx* T u a la tin
W e a th e r p re d ic tio n s fo r tlie v ic in - th e c ity fir e d e p a rtm e n t, w ith no It was p a rk e d in fro n t o f 326 East th e m se lve s as d e lig h te d w ith th e 45.000 c c n t-a n d -a -h a lf stam ps b e in g s u p p o rt in p u ttin g o v e r th e seal
re
s
u
lta
n
t
dam
age.
S.
W.
M
e
lh
u
is
h
.
sale." M rs M o rg a n said. “ I f y o u
B a se lin e s tre e t.
r iv e r in the W a p a to la ke section
show house. and th e c o m fo rta b le ,
| it y d u rin g th e n e xt fe w days in d i­
to re o u t w ith a t e r r if ic ro a r at m id
" I t s to be hop ed ." som eone c o m ­ b e a u tifu l a p p ea ra n ce o f th e new- sold, as a g a in s t o n ly 30.000 fo r th e h a v e rea d th e m a n y m ag a zin e
cated a lessening in th e in te n s ity fir e ch ie f, re p o rte d . N o c a lls w e re
p re v io u s y e a r, e v id e n tly re p re s e n t­
n ig h t M on d a y . as a 17 -foot head
o f th e ra in , w ith c o n tin u e d s h o w ­ re ce ive d fo r C h ris tm a s tre e fire s m en te d . "that th e t h ie f had a m e rry ty p e th e a tre seats. W o m en w e re in g a g a in o f a b o u t 15.000 g re e tin g a rtic le s and h e a rd th e ra d io p ro -
th is ye a r, he said.
g ra m s on tu b e rc u lo s is a nd th e seals.
C h ris tm a s ."
w a te r backed u p a g a u v t th e dik<
e s p e c ia lly pleased w ith th e ladies'
ers. A p p a r e n tly th e peak o f flo o d
lounge, one o f th e o u ts ta n d in g fe a ­ cards. M a il fro m H ills b o ro w as d i- th e n y o u k n o w w h a t y o u r s u p p o rt
T h e e n tire W a p a to la k e section wa
d a n g e r and dam age had passed la te
tu re s o f w h ic h is th e la rg e ro u n d rc c te d to p ra c tic a lly e v e ry n a tio n has m ea n t to those a fflic a te d . W o
u n d e r deep w a h i a- a re s u lt o f the ! C lo sin g d a le fo r f ilin g w o r k sheets T uesday o r e a rly W ednesday, b a r­
f
in s e t m ir r o r , w h ic h is illu m in a te d on th e globe, w ith th e H a w a iia n c a n 't do too m u c h fo r th e p ro te c *
u n d e r th e 1938 a g r ic u ltu r a l co n se r­ r in g u n p re ce d e n te d r e p e titio n
of
b y a n e w ty p e o f in d ir e c t lig h tin g . Islands. O rie n ta l c o u n trie s . A u s - | t i o n o f those w h o a rc w e ll a n d
re c e n tly -a p p lie d f e r t iliz e r < n th e , v a tio n p ro g ra m in O re g o n was d e ­ h e a vy d o w n p o u rs .
Ir a lia . S o u th A f r ic a and P a le s tin e h e a rty to p re v e n t th e ir b e in g c o n ­
la k e b o tto m at b a s t p a r tia lly lost , rid e d upon b y th e sta le A A A c o m ­ S n o w A ls o R ecorded
"The F ir e f ly
o p e n in g p ic tu re o f on th e re c e iv in g end o f packages.
ta m in a te d by th e disease, in a d d i­
th
e
th
e
a
tre
,
d
re
w
e
n
th
u
s
ia
s
tic
co
m
­
It w ilt re q u ire th re e w e e ks to m itte e at its re ce n t m e e tin g ut O re ­
In c lu d e d in p re c ip ita tio n fig u re s
" I d o u b t i f th e re is a s in g le n a ­ tio n to o u r fig h t f o r those a lre a d y
m en t o f th e cro w d s . T h e second tio n in E u ro p e w h ic h w a s n 't in ­ a ffe c te d ."
p u m p tlie w a te r out o f th e o ld la ke | gon S la te college, a e e o rd in g Io N E. was Hu' lig h t snow fa ll o i th e w e e k ­
p ic tu re p resented at th e n e w th e atre . c lu d e d in o u r o u tg o in g C h ris tm a s
bed again, it was -dated, b u t o p e i i ! Dodd o f Haines, c h a irm a n .
end. in c lu d in g f lu r r ie s on T h u r s ­
In d ic a tio n s a re th a t th e to ta l w i l l
Santa C laus a rr iv e d o f f ic ia lly in o f the H ills b o ro A m e ric a n L e g io n "E b b T id e . ' w i l l fin is h its ru n to ­
a tio ii • lo i »in w i l l n »1 b e g in u n t il
J a n u a ry 15 w ill be th e d e a d lin e day. F rid a y and S a tu rd a y . T o ta l o f
m a il." M cP h e e te rs said. G if t sacks reaeh th e $1200 m a rk . M rs. M o rg a n
W
a
sh
in
g
to
n
c
o
u
n
ty
fo
r
Ins
a
n
n
u
a
l
(( nn(inii'*d on |>M|O
i olum n .»>
n ig h t. a c c o rd in g to M a n a g e r A J o f w a ln u ts p ro v e d m o re p o p u la r said, since se ve ra l d is tric ts s t ill r e ­
post h e ld in S h iite P a rk a u d ito riu m
lo r re c e iv in g a d d itio n a l w o rk sheets, tw o and ;♦ q u a rte r inches o f sn o w
th e c o m m itte e d e cid e d C o u n ty c o m ­ was re p o rte d as h a v in g been r e ­ C h ris tm a s v is it a m id f lu r r ie s of
H ills b o ro 's post o ffic e saw th e E’o e lk e r. and w ill be fo llo w e d F r i­ th is y e a r th a n e v e r b e fore , lie added. m a in to be heard fro m .
a d o u b le b ill
p re s e n tin g
m itte e :. h ave been re c e iv in g th e m corded. w ith sonic o f tlio lig h te r snow and great gusts o f w in d , but largest tu rn o v e r o f m a il in Ih e h is ­ d a y by
m
anaged
to
spread
a
great
d
e
a
l
o
f
"S econd
H o n e y m o o n " and
“ T he
fo r Hie past m o n th fro m those w h o fa lls, w h ic h m e lte d alm ost on h it ­
to
ry
o
f
th
e
m
a
il
system
here,
as
"D a m s e l
in
Distress,
h a v e not p a rtic ip a te d in e ith e r o f tin g th e g ro u n d , not liste d . M oo re his u su a l Y u le tid e cheer d e sp ite tin* local o ffic e p a tro n s, d e s p ite alle g e d B a r r ie r ."
o p e n in g o n s la u g h t o f th e year's
tlie p re v io u s p ro g ra m s . A.II w h o said.
F o r a tim e late C h ris tm a s w o rst sto rm .
e n c ro a c h m e n ts o f " h a rd tim e s ." in ­ fe a tu r in g F re d A s ta ire , w ill open a
have tu rn e d in these w o r k sheets eve th e snow th re a te n e d to h e ro in e
u n d ate d m a il c le rk s w ith th e g re a t­ th re e -d a v ru n S u n d a y, w ith th e e x ­
T
h
e
h
a
lf-d
o
z
e
n
"guests
'
o
f
the
p re v io u s ly a re a u to m a tic a lly in - a m enace, ca using m uch d r iv in g
e s t flo o d o f packages e v e r ha n dled . tre m e ly p o p u la r “ T h e A w f u l T ru th
c
o
u
n
ty
ja
il
c
e
le
b
ra
te
d
C
h
ris
tm
a
s
s ta rlin g a fo u r - n ig h t s h o w in g tie
e lu d e d fo r n e x t ye a r, it w as slated. d if f ic u lt y a nd t r a f f ic h a za rd s on
w ith th e tr a d itio n a l tu r k e y d in n e r, A n e s tim a te d 15.(HM) m o re g re e tin g
P o rtla n d G e n e ra l E le c tric 's new
F ilin g does not b in d th e g ro w e r m a in h ig h w a y s and c u ttin g t h c a c c o rd in g Io J a ile r F re d E n n is T h e ca rd s th a n e v e r b e fo re sent out W ednesday.
25.(NH)-volt hue b e tw e en H ills b o ro
T h e re is s e a tin g room fo r e xa ct
to ta k e p a rt la te r, it was p o in te d m a d use to a m in im u m . A n u m ­ d in n e r, w ith a ll th e trim m in g s , was w e re re p o rte d Io h ave been re c e iv ­
and Beaverton alo n g th e O regon
b e r o f a ccid e n ts late F rid a y ke p t
ly 507 peo ple in th e n e w th e a tre ,
ed at th e I'osl o ffic e .
E le c tric r a ilro a d rig h t-o f-w y was out. hut it m akes it p o ssib le fo r s h e riff's d e p u tie s and sta le p o lic e ­ served u p by M rs. Em us, w h o assists
A m e ric a s c r im in a ls a re g ro w in g b y y o u th s n e t ye t o ld e n ough to
Response to th e e o u n tv r o l le r e f- w ith an even 100 seals p ro v id e d in
placed in s e rv ic e [ o r tile III: I lim e h im Io do so A ll g ro w e rs w h o are m en busy. Speeds o f m ore Ilia n 20 th e c o u n ty ja ile r in Ins w in k by
y o u n g e r day b y day. w ith 18 p e r v o te ."
iir c 's plea fo r a id m et w it h a g e n ­ Ih e b a lc o n y and Hie re m a in d e r on
F rid a y . a e e ord in g Io It I. Easier, ch a n g in g t h e ir acreages, w h e th e r m ile s a n h o u r w e re d a n ge ro u s h a n d lin g th e food d e p a rtm e n t.
cent
o f th e c o u n try 's m a jo r c rim e s
Ih e m a in flo o r Seats are e q u ip p e d
"S o b sisters are a ll w ro n g ." Ih e
i a d d in g o r s u b tra c tin g , s h o u ld f i l l
H a lf a h u n d re d a n c ie n t g ra n d e ra l response, a c c o rd in g to r e lie f
d is tr ic t m a n a g e r
, out one o f th e re p o rts, it w as stated. th ro u g h o u t th e c o u n ty S ta rt o f tlie ju r y in d ic tm e n ts , some dates as fa r w o rk e rs , w ith a la rg e n u m b e r o f w it h ru s t-c o lo re d p lu sh backs and fo r th e fir s t n in e m o n th s o f 1937 G -m a n declared, " in s e e kin g to m in ­
Cost o f b r in g in g Pie new
lin e
h
a
v
in
g
been
c
o
m
m
itte
d
b
y
y
o
u
th
s
h e a vy ram s late C h ris tm a s d a y
im
iz e th e c rim e dam age a ttrib u ta b le
d
eep
green
b
o
tto
m
s
and
a
rc
o
f
th
e
. . iiq
....
D e ve lo p m e n ts
tin d e r
th e
19.38 | w ashed traces o f sn o w a w a y.
back as tilth , w e re diam issed by needy fa m ilie s b e in g s u p p lie d w ith o v e r-s tu ffe d ty p e .
th ro u g h a nd lie t a ilin g new i-q
u n d e r 21 ye a rs o f age
lo y o u th . L o o k in Ih e m ug ' book o f
i l l ' I d io n ■ H1-'i u u lt iir . i l co n s e rv a tio n act are
D is tric t A tto r n e y G Russell M o r ­ food, necessities and g ifts o f toys
tn e n l III th e H ill boro
T h a t was th e ra th e r s ta rtlin g m es­ a n y la w -e n fo rc e m e n t o ffic e and y o u
T w o s ta irw a y s , e q u ip p e d w i t h
m l T h e ! ; , | H -lo w e d up b y Hie u n c e rta in ty o f I Low est te n ip e i a tu re o f tlio w e e k gan as a C h ris tm a s pre se n t to those fo r c h ild re n . C iv ic groups, c h u rch e s
w ill a m o u n t to J.'tO.tH'ti In
sage c o n ve yed H ills b o r o c h a m b e r o f w ill be shocked by Ih e g re a t p ro -
s ta tio n has h e rn s u p p le m e n te d w ith the p ro v is io n s o f th e new fa rm acts w as liste d last W ednesday n ig h t and in d ic te d o v e r th e lo n g p e rio d o f and p riv a te o rg a m za tih n s. as w e ll c h ro m iu m -p la te d m o d e rn is tic r a i l­ co m m e rce m e m b e rs b y C. C. Spears, tm rtin n o f boys and y o u n g m en p ic ­
th e latest e q u ip m e n t a n i l new typ e le ft w h e n congress a d jo u rn e d fo r T h u rs d a y m o rn in g , w h e n th e 23- years. L iq u o r la w v io la tio n s o f th e as m a n y in d iv id u a ls , jo in e d forces I ings. lead Io th e b a lc o n y and lou n g e special o ffic e r m c h a rg e o f th e E'ed-
tu re d th e re . T w e n ty years ago th e y
a u to m a tic sw ite lu
A d d itio n o f tlie C h ris tm a s h o lid a ys, h u t th e re have degree m a rk was reached W a rm ­ p r o h ib itio n era c o n s titu te d most o f to spread good ch e e r and c h a rity room s. T h e la d ie s ’ lo u n g e is f in ­ r r a l B u re a u o f In v e s tig a tio n fo r th e i w e re th e gre a t e x c e p tio n in such
n e w lin e assures H ills b o ro o f a been some d e fin ite m oves in O regon est th e rm o m e te r l e a d in g was T u e s ­ tlie d isca rd e d in d ic tm e n ts , it was re ­ o v e r th e h o lid a y s am o n g the les-, ished in b lu e a nd fu rn is h e d w ith
fo rtu n a te
m o d e rn is tic ta p e s try a n d ch ro m e d e p a rtm e n t o f O regon, at its n o o n - : records, and to d a y w e fin d these
p o rte d
co n stan t s u p p ly o f p o w e r w ith v e ry lim in g the past w e e k C o n tin u a tio n day's 55 degrees
c r im in a l p h o to g ra p h books c ra m ­
c h a irs and d a v e n p o rts , w h ile Ih e d a y m e e tin g M on d a y.
lit t le d a n g e r o f b o th lin e
e v e r o f th e I93R p ro g ra m is n o t d e p e n d ­
S e ve ra l w h o to o k a d v a n ta g e of
"O n e o f th e m a jo r p ro b le m s o f ! m ed w ith y o u n g s te rs ,"
m en 's lo u n g e has new ty p e le a th e r
g o in g o u t at the same lim e
II ent u pon the fa te o f th e b ills in
th e h o lid a y s and c e le b ra te d b e yo nd
•
lie
U
n
ite
d
S
tales
is
th
a
t
o
f
y
o
u
th
-
,
ch a irs.
"C rim e s are c o m m itte d b y those
gu a ra n te e s e o iit in iiily o f se rvice and congress, b u t those in ch a rg e o f the
I th e ir r a p a c ity w e re a rre s te d on
T u b e lig h ts are used th ro u g h o u t f ill c rim e ." he said, "a n d its s o lu - j w h o a re p e rm itte d to g ro w u p in an
| charges o f d r iv in g w h ile in t o x i­
has been m ade necessary a i r .
b y p ro g ra m k n o w Hint passage o f a
lio
n
lies
to
a
g
roat
e
x
te
n
t
w
ith
th
e
a tm o s p h e re o f c rim e .” S pears as-
Ih e th e a tre , w ith tw o la rg e fro s te d
th e g ro w in g p o w e r dem and in th is lu ll m e lu d in g -s o m e fo rm o f acreage
cated o v e r th e w e ek-end. s h e r if f :.
lu b e fix tu r e s fla n k in g th e la rg e in d iv id u a l hom o and th e c o m m u n ity j ■ sorted. " I f a c h ild has th e w ro n g
c o n tro l and a n o rm a l g ra n a ry p la n
seel Ion
j o ffic e re p o rts said.
in
flu
e
n
c
e
on
y
o
u
th
m e n ta l d ie t, he w ill be ju s t as
"R in g in g m il Ih e o ld and r in g in g
In te rfe re n c e o r b re a k d o w n o li 1 w ill a ffe e l the p ro g ra m n e x t year.
SCH O LLS
Jo h n F S u th e rla n d , m ir r o r in th e lo b b y . T a n panels are 700.000 Juven ile Delinquents
G ates P ipe and In v e s tm e n t co n i-
m e n ta lly w a rp e d as he w o u ld be
Hence th e re is a g e n e ra l d is p o s itio n in Ih e n e w ." w ill he p a rt o f th e , p a n y o f H ills b o ro p la y e d Santa w e ll k n o w n re s id e n t o f th is c o m ­ used in Ih e m a in b o d y o f th e th e ­
e ith e r h ili' b e tw e e n here am t Ilea
" I f a ll th e ju v e n ile d e lin q u e n ts in p h y s ic a lly i f fed Ih e w ro n g k in d o f
v e rto n a u to tu a t ieall.v cause . .w itc h '- - Io h o ld up f ix in g o f c ro p goals and fe s tiv itie s p la n n e d fo r Ihe V e te ra n s C laus to its em ployes, a ll o f w h o m m u n ity . d ie d at Ins hom e h e re S a t­ a tre . w ith Ih e e c ilin g fin is h e d in
th is c o u n try c o u ld bo g a th o ro d fo r
T hose raised in a careless
Io he th ro w n at b o tli l lill s ljo in and
iim la r a ctio n u n t il th e ne w le g is ­
re ce ive d sizeable cheeks w h ic h <) u rd a y and n in e ia l services w e re Ian. o rc h id , b lu e -g re e n and h u ff, a c o n v e n tio n , th e 25.000 at th e B o y f in d
home, w h e re g a m b lin g o r r id ic u lin g
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T h e e i r n t is b e in g sponsored by 1937 "
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m ents and associate w ith q u e s tio n ­
a lo n g the T u a la tin V a lie v h ig h w a y
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th e fin e s t o f its ty p e he had e v e r society In th e fie ld o f m o re im ­ ly reach a d u lth o o d wt»h a w ro n g
.it the tb ta ry c lu b lu n ch e on are n o w b e in g sold by m e m b e rs o f ents. fa m ily re u n io n s h e ld sw ay
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p o rta n t crim e s. 13 p e r r e n t o f a ll
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and n u m e ro u s Y u le p a rtie s w e re J S u th e r la n d o f P o rtla n d , and a I cen \ Y a llr n c u rta in c o n tro l and m u rd e rs . IR p e r ce n t o f a ll la rc e n y . m e n ta l sla n t.
C .lll: lU i! poW- and these w e re tu rn e d o v e r to tlie
last ye a r. K ;r4 e r »i»l <
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h a lf siste r. M i C a rrie H itc h c o c k o f ' s ile n t tra c k are used, with a W a lk e r 10 i'o r re n t o f b u rg la rie s and 50 p e r
r e lie f o ffie c fo r ne e dy c h ild re n
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w h e th e r th e p ro p e r em phasis on
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Week-end Storm Rages Over Unemp |°y»ient
County; Floods W reak Havoc Are Scheduled
Damage Set at
$20,000 Figure
in Estimates
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10 J 17 Children
Downpour Hits
Counted in School Peak at 3.31
Census for 1937
Mark Monday
Thief Pulls Santa
Claus Act with
Reverse English
Mail Turnover
U p 20% Over
Figures for ’36
Seal Sale to
Near Record
January 15 is
' Report Date
Christinas Celebrated in Varied
Fashion Throughout County
Second Powet
Line in Use
: Juvenile Criminals Increasing
J G-Man Tells Chamber Members
Big New Year’s live
Dance Planned
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