Printing—
Billsbo
D o u r lu lltllu bu ro h u m a *» «
Local I'a y riillx and Aitila
tu Local l'rim p i'rlty
rg u s
Section Two—
Bank Opening. Editorial». Feature«.
( la w iried. Public Notice«
and Advertising
W ith W hich iw C om bined the H illsboro In d ep e n d e n t
Volume 13, No. 15
H ills b o r o l i i i t i p i'iid i-n t E a tu b lia h e d 1873
H illsboro,
6, 11).;»
1938
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Commercial National’s ‘Open House’ Scheduled Saturday
Hillsboro Bank
Sets Program
for Opening
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Bank Building
Now County’s
Most Modern
Bank Remodeling First Planned
by Late Directors of Institution
O p e n in g o f ’ he b ra n d n e w q u a r­
tern o f th<- H ills b o ro C o m m e rc ia l
N a tio n a l hank S a tu rd a y a fte rn o o n
w i l l c lim a x p la n s fo r th e sw eep­
in g $14.000 re m o d e lin g p ro je c t g iv ­
in g H ill born o ne o f th e m o t a t­
tr a c tiv e banks in th e state, w h ic h
w e re co nceived some tim e ago by
, th e la te E d w a rd C
S c h u lm e ric h ,
p re s id e n t, and E m il K u r a tli. vice -
p re s id e n t. b o th o f w h o m d ie d last
June.
C areers n t bo th th e la te b a n k e rs
fu rn is h in te re s tin g p a ra lle ls . B o th
w< re b o rn o u t o f th e state. S e h u l-
rn e ric h n e a r h is to ric S u tte r ’s M ill in
P la e e r.d le C a lifo rn ia , in 1883. and
K u r a tli in N e w Y o rk C it y in 1866
B o th came to O regon as y o u n g m en
and s e ttle d near H ills b o ro in th e
ame y e a r —1875. T h e K u r a tlis to o k
a fa rm at B e th a n y and th e S c h u l-
m e ric h s m ove d o n to a fa rm
fo u r
m ile - south o f H ills b o ro . M r S c h u l­
m e ric h ra m p to H ills b o ro to liv e in
19(Xi and was fo llo w e d in 1904 b y
M r. K u r a t li
B oth T urn to B a n k in g
" E d " S c h u lm e ric h s f ir s t v e n tu re
here was w ith th e m e rc a n tile fir m
o f B a ile y . T o n g u e and S c h u lm e ric h .
In 1904 he was one o f th e o rg a n iz e rs
o f th e H ills b o r o C o m m e rc ia l bank,
as w e ll as th e C o rn e liu s S ta te b a n k
w h ic h was la te r -o ld to A . S. Sholes.
M r. K u r a t li
m ove d to
H ills b o r o
w h e n chosen c o u n ty re c o rd e r fo r
the f i r u. o f tw o te rm s in 1904 In
1911 he assisted in th e o rg a n iz a tio n
of th e t Id H ills b o ro N a tio n a l bank,
w h ic h he se rve d as a d ir e c to r u n a il
the m e rg in g o f th e tw o in s titu tio n s I
in 1927.
W ith th e jo in in g o f th e H ills b o ro
C o m m e rc ia l and th e H ills b o r o N a ­
tio n a l banks d u rin g th e f ir s t w e e k
o f J a n u a ry . 1927. M r. S c h u lm e ric h
was chosen p re s id e n t o f th e n e w f
< rganization, w ith M r K u r a t li be- ,
m g selected as one o f th e v ic e -p re s - !
id e n t- B o th m en p la ye d p ro m in e n t
roles p o litic a lly . M r K u r a t li s e rv ­
in g tw o te rm s as W a s h in g to n co u n - i
ty re c o rd e r and la te r as H ills b o ro
c ity c o u n c ilm a n , and M r. S c h u lm e r­
M o ro th a n tw o m on th » o f c x tc n *
l My Ed O ’M ra r a i
In s p e c tio n o f th e ne w q u a rte rs of
» Ih o g e nera, p u b lic f«,i
f,, t
H ills b o ro 's C o m m e rc ia l N a t i o n a l
Itin e in co m p le te d fo rm S a tu rd a y
bank re v e a l* s w e e p in g c h a n g e
•ifte rn o o n w hen the H ills b o ro C o m ­
th a t h ave re s u lte d in a c o m p le te ly
m e rc ia l N a tio n a l b u n k's new ({m ir­
d iffe r e n t a nd n e w b u ild in g
te i» w ill be d is p la y e d ut mi
E n tire
re m o d e lin g and e q u ip ­
house
H o u r» set fo r the
m e n t-d e s ig n in g o p e ra tio n * fo r the
k ia n d o p e n in g are fro m 3
u n til 10 p m
hank w e re h a n d le d b y th e P T
A in g e c o rp o ra tio n o f P o rtla n d , a
R alph It Kaster m e m b e r
B a n k s b o a rd o f d in -c to r» .
... .
co m p a n y w h ic h has m ade s p e c ia lty
o f bank b u ild in g s and e q u ip m e n t s p e a k in g o f c o -o p e ra tio n g ive n by
< barge o f a rra n g e m e n t» fo r th e pr<
fo r th e past 25 ye a rs E d w a rd S c h u l- lo c a l f i l i n ' . P T A in g e . head o f the
H i.on tu w h ic h a ll b a n k p a tro n s a n d
fir m 'a id O u r in s tru c tio n s w t r e to
m ericli. la te p re sid e n t o f th e hank
o thers are c o rd ia lly in v ite d
An-
began conferences w ith th e d e s ig n ­ le t a ll w o rk p o ssib le to H ills b o ro
I'ou n e i rnents have b< cn m a ile d o u t
ers < ig tit m o n th s ago re g a rd in g th e |>eople and it is to ttie c re d it o f th e
a la rg e n u m b e r o f guest . Easter
i d
changes, w h ic h w e re c a rrie d on a f t ­ b u ild in g trades o f H ills b o r o th a t
w e w e re able to do p ra c tic a lly a ll
e r his death
A ll O ffic e r* Prement
th<* w o r k v tlh lo c a l la b o r a nd m a ­
Main Lobby Enlarged
A l, hank o ffic e rs and em ployes
T h e m a in h a n k in g ro o m is 24 te ria ls
w ill be on hand S a tu rd a y to gre e t
feet w id e and 70 feet long, o r alm ost
f iu nds and b u n k pa tro n s, and In
B ru ce C S c h u lm e ric h . .son o f th e
d o u b le th e fo rm e r lo b b y space I n ­ la te b ank p re s id e n t, acted as local
how th e m th ro u g h the ne w q u a r ­
ter», w h ic h h u v e been c o m p le te ly
te r io r tre a tm e n t o f th e roo m is done s u p e rin te n d e n t for. th e A in g e c o m ­
w ith m o d e rn lim p lic it y . w ith flo o rs p a n y d u rin g th e c o n s tru c tio n w o rk ,
changed fro m the o ld set u p u se d
a. k in 1912 th e bank in te r io r p ic tu re d above was th e -la s t w o rd '­
o f tile te x in a b la c k and g ra y c o lo r in a d d itio n to h a n d lin g w ir in g ,
f'»i m a n y years M usic w ill be f u r ­
l l show s the lo b b y o f the ll.lls h o r o N a tio n a l hank, m erged w ith
c o m b in a tio n in th e m a in lo b b y and p lu m b in g arid h e a tin g a rra n g e m e n ts.
nished th ro u g h o u t
th e day
w ith
( o iiitn . i l m l h a n k
o becom e th e C o m m e rc ia l N a tio n a l, w h ic h Iris
b la c k and b ro w n th ro u g h o u t the
ra d io p h o n o g ra p h s » u p p lie d by lo ­
ju s t h e r,, c o m p le te ly re n o v a te d to g iv e th e c o u n ty o r........ th e most
D ue to th e fa c t th a t it was la te in
w o r k in g space B a n k fix tu r e s are th e fa ll b e fo re w o r k on th e b a n k
cal dealers, E a s ie r said B ank o f ­
H1’
n ‘ '' P tS “ ’1 in , h r
h 'lrth w e s t S how n in th e p ic tu re are
' le ft I D a v id K u r a tli, ca sh ie r, and th e la te W H W e h ru n g p re sid e n t
o f w a ln u t in a lim e -ro c k g ra y f in ­ I in te r io r co u ld be s ta rte d , it was de-
fic e rs w h o w ill he u,i hand at the
ish trim m e d w it h b la c k m ic a rta , cid e d some tim e ago n o t to m ake
' ,»<*ning u i l l be W C C h riste n se n
base and ledge and set o f f w ith eb- . a n y s tru c tu ra l changes on th e b u ild -
p re s id e n t; M I* C ady. v ic e -p re » i-
j o n v m o u ld in g s .
.< ie n t J I. S earcy, ca sh ie r. It It
■ in g 's e x te r io r fo r some tim e , o th e r
N u m b e r o f w in d o w s in th e bank | th a n w h a t was necessary to e ffe c t
I « tei I n la n d It E M a lm g
i has been a lm ost d o u bled , w ith fo u r th e c o m p le te in s id e changes. D e ­
and I, A K u r a ,h m< m b e r o f the
hoard o f d ire c to r.1
p a y in g and re c e iv in g w in d o w s , a signs have been d ra w n w h ic h c o n ­
D eposits D o u b le d
s ta te m e n t w in d o w and a n o te w in - te m p la te th e c o m p le te m exiern iza -
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W ilh a in d o w re p la c in g th e th re e fo rm e rly I tio n o f th e ou tsid e, it was a n n o u n c ­
F ig u re s f< r 1937 on busni« • . d o n e
I v th e C o m m e rc ia l N a tio n a l w ere to 1888 ju s t h a lf a c e n tu ry ago. B agley. J o h n C o n n e ll. C. S Russell used T h is assures q u ic k e r h a n d lin g ed. a nd w o rk on th is section o f th e
w
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iC e a se d th is w e e k by J I. Searcy,
o f business fo r a ll b a n k pa tro n s, it I re n o v a tio n p ro je c t w i l l p ro b a b ly be
(a s h le r, and re v e a l th a t to ta l b u si- H ills b o ro was b o rn , it was le a rn e d In Banking 38 Years
was d e cla re d . A t th e fr o n t o f th e I s ta rte d la te r th is ye a r.
Seven ye a rs la te r, in 1911, the b u ild in g , in e x tra space p ro v id e d
ne»» has m o re th a n d o u b le d in th e y e s te rd a y fro m C a l Ja ck. J r . assist­
1 i t fiv e -y e a r p e rio d D eposits fo r ant ca sh ie r at th e H ills b o ro C o m ­ H ills b o ro N a tio n a l hank was b o rn th ro u g h th e changes, is th e p riv a te
1937 reached th e fig u re o f $1.727,- m e rc ia l N a tio n a l bank and o ld e st ill here W H W e h ru n g wa fir s t p res- o ffic e o f b a n k o ffic ia ls , and a n o th e r
•I P» 01. w h ile to ta , resources w e re p o in t o f se rvice m b a n k in g th r o u g h ­ id e n t, w ith D r S T. L m k la te r . v ic e - p a r tia lly enclosed o ffic e fo r use o f
p re s id e n t. and D a v i d K u r a t l i
•ct at $1870 5 4 ,0 0 T h e 1933 fig u re s o u t th e c o u n ty
o ffic e rs T h e m a c h in e room , w h e re
T lie F irs t N a tio n a l B a n k o f H ills - ca sh ie r J C Hare. E I K u r a tli. M
bow ed $820 940 06 as d e p osits and
sta te m e n ts are p re p a re d and m ost o f
b
o
ro
was
also
the
flr
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b
a
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B
agley
and
J
C
$1007.382 95 as resources
th e b a n k s a c c o u n tin g w o r k is c a r­
"T h i» ra p id g ro w th in th e ba n k's W a sh in g to n c o u n ty . Ja ck said a nd K u r a t li w e re a ll m em b e rs o f th e rie d on. is lo ca te d in th e e x tre m e
to the
... b o a rd o f d ire c to rs
business, w ith d e posit» m o re th a n was o rg a n iz e d b y th e la te J W
re a r on th e west sid e o f th e b u ild ­
d o u b lin g o v e r th is s h o rt p e rio d o f S h u le and his associates, in c lu d in g
In 1927. d u rin g an era o f p ro s p e r­ in g It is c o n s id e ra b ly s m a lle r b u t
tim e, m ade necessary th e changes J D M e rry m a n ca sh ie r; It II W a lk ­ ity . ttie N a tio n a l a nd C o m m e rc ia l m o re e ffic ie n tly a rra n g e d th a n be­
w e have ju s t c o m p le te d .' b u n k o f ­ e r J I I Foote and Z in a W ood, d i­ ha n ks m erg e d u n d e r th e p re se n t fore.
fic ia ls said
W ith o u r g re a tly e n ­ re c to rs W ood is th e o n ly s u rv iv in g nam e o f C o m m e rc ia l N a tio n a l, th e T w o V a u lt* I scd
la rge d and m o d e rn ize d q u a rte rs we m e m b e r o f th a t o rig in a l b a n k in g bank w h ic h is th is w eek c e le b ra t­
T w o n e w v a u lts have been in s ta ll­
w ill be a b le to e x te n d even b e tte r g ro u p , h a v in g re tire d fro m a c tiv e in g Its "o p e n h ouse" fo r its b ra n d - ed at th e e x tre m e re a r o f th e b u ild ­
fa
rm
in
g
and
ta
ke
n
up
his
reside
n
ce
se rvice th a n in th e past '
n e w q u a rte rs .
ing. re p la c in g th e s in g le v a u lt fo r m ­
m H ills b o ro O th e rs associated w ith
C a l Ja ck, n a rr a to r o f th e H ills ­ e r ly used. Space saved by m o v in g
the fir s t b a n k w e re D r E A B a ile y .
b o ro b a n k in g h is to ry , lia s been < n - v a u lts back has b«'en u tiliz e d in th e
Jo h n M o rg a n and W. E B ro ck
lo b b y e n la rg e m e n t O ne la rg e v a u lt
A f t e r se ve ra l ye a rs o f o p e ra tio n . ' gaged in b a n k w o rk h e re fo r m ost
w ill be ifre d fo r b a n k re co rd s and
Shut«' a nd Jo h n I f Foote b o u g h t out " f th e p e rio d co ve re d in th e s to rv .
sup
p lie s, w h ile th e o th e r w ill be
in stalled by
a ll o th e r s to c k h o ld e rs ' in te re s t and He began w ith th e S lu ite hanks in
used
fo r s a fe ty d e p o sit boxes a nd
1900 and has been w ith th e w o rk
liq
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id
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te
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co
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and
s
e
c
u
ritie
s
storage.
A
n
as S lu ile and Foote. B a n ke rs. T he . t v e r since H e was w it h th e S lu ite
R O Y L a d ie s o f R o y are sp o n so r­ F irs t N a tio n a l B a n k had o p e ra te d I S a vin g s B a n k as c a s h ie r u n t il 1933 e ig h t-to n steel d o o r, o p e ra te d by a 1
in g a c a rd p a rty in th e B o y h a ll I u n d e r n a tio n a l b u n k in g law s, b u t w h e n he jo in e d th e s ta ff o f the tim e lo ck, opens in to th e v a u lts
B o th v a u lts a re a b s o lu te ly im ­
260J b. E. G ra n d A ve., P o rtla n d . O regon
to n ig h t 'T h u r s d a y E v e ry o n e is in - th e S tiu te and F o o te b a n k d e p e n d - C o m m e rc ia l N a tio n a l o f w h ic h tic
p re g n a b le . it was d e cla re d . T h e b ig
\ ill'll
Phone S E Ilw o o d 0202
| cd u pon p riv a te in it ia t iv e and h o n - is n o w an assistant ca sh ie r
.coin and s e c u rity and sa fe ty deposit
Miss M a rg a re t D u v c k w h o is a t­ ' esty. since th e re was no sta te b a n k -
v a u lt is o f th e la rge st design, and
te n d in g a b e a u ty school in Salem , ! m g d e p a rtm e n t a t th e tu n e B o th
is 22 feet lo n g and I I fe e t w id e .
spent th e past w eek w it h tie r p a r­ S tiu te and Foote o w n e d m u ch p ro p ­
W a lls, flo o r and c e ilin g a re 18
ents. M r and M rs E m il D tiy c k
e r ty in W a s h in g to n c o u n ty a t th e
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M r and M rs D a lla s C ook o f San tu n e, h o w e v e r, u n d co n d u cte d th e
Jose C a l. » i r e guests at th e lio m e b a n k a lo n g se cu re lines.
K A N S A S C IT Y - T h e m a il ear-1 ed co n cre te . A spe cia l cu sto m e rs'
lo b b v is p ro v id e d ju s t o u ts id e th e
o f M r and M i- A r c h ie Jesse D e­
r ie r has been la te these days on ac
S h u tr l akes C o n tro l
ce m b e r 29.
co u n t o f th e h ig h w a te r m a k in g v a u lt, w h ic h is set at a lo w e r le v e l
F
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years.
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's
th a n th e b a n k p ro p e r. T h e s m a ll
tra v e l v e ry slo w .
A la rg e c ro w d a tte n d e d th e h a rd -
. to the
tim e dance g iv e n b y th e Hoy S o d a l­ j b a n k ra n u n d e r th a t nam e u n t il
M r and M is F lo y d S h a w e n te r­ lo b b y is e q u ip p e d w ith th re e coupon
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ity T h u rs d a y e v e n in g at M oore's
ta in e d T ue sd a y e v e n in g a n u m b e r bo o th s fo r use o f custom ers.
B a n k c o u n te rs a re o f th e n e w lo w '
h a ll T h e m u s ic was fu rn is h e d by H e re ta in e d h is post as b a n k p re s i- o f th e ir frie n d s w it h a p in o c h le
dent, w it h his son. A C S lu ite . be- p a rty .
m o d e rn typ e , and a re so designed as
V a n d ch e y s o rc h e s tra .
Born, to M r a n d M rs
Edw in I co m in g ca sh ie r T h e n e w b a n k nam e
M r and M r - Z e lb e rt B a k e r e n ­ to p e rm it c a r r y in g on o f a ll phases
I was J W. Shut«'. B a n ke r, u n d e r
•h sse. a g ir l. J a n u a ry 1.
te rta in e d a n u m b e r o f th e ir frie n d s o f b a n k in g w it h ease to b o th cus­
w h ic h it o p e ra te d fo r a n o th e r dozen I N e w Y e a r's eve at a "500" ca rd to m e rs and b a n k w o rk e rs . T h e lo b ­
I ra v e fo r ( ‘a llege
C la re n ce and R a y m o n d V a n d e r­ years It was a b o ut 1910. M r Ja ck p a rty at th<- J. A M cC ov hom e in b y is e q u ip p e d w ith tw o la rg e
re
d , th a t A C S lu ite b o u g h t
zanden le ft S u n d a y fo r Spokane. out ca lle
o f Mi- ch e ck desks, a settee and a c u s to m ­
lus fa th e r's in te re s t in th e ft- I h o n o r o f th e b irth d a v s
Wash
to a tte n d G onzaga u n iv e r ­
B a k e r and M rs. W illia m V a n d e r- e r ’s w r it in g desk, a ll fin is h e d in
n
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in
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titu
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and
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ity . C e c il H a re o f S h e rid a n spent
B e rt D y k e and M rs. M a r ­ th e same w a ln u t lim e -g ra y .
G eneral Painting and D ecoratin g C ontractors
S a tu rd a y n ig h t at th e J. M V a n d e r­ it as th e S lu ite S a vin g s B a n k A t lin V a n d e rza n d e n had h ig h score. L ig h tin g Schem e Noted
P o rtla n d . O regon
th
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E B W ebb and M rs W a lte r A l-
O n e o f th e o u ts ta n d in g fe a tu re s o f
zanden hom e and also re tu rn e d to
e ric a n N a tio n a l B a n k o f H ills b o ro
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M r and M rs F lo y d S p o o n e r and se ve ra l ye a rs th e tw o w e re c o n s o li­ by a ll a fte r re fre s h m e n ts w e r e tu re s fo r o ffic e rs ' desks, check
th e tiecorating on th e Com­
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tin d e r th e n a m e o f S lu ite S a v ­ served.
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' fa m ily o f M c M in n v ille sp e n t th e
desks, and coupon booths, as w e ll as
m ercial N ational Bank.
T h e w in d d id q u ite a b it o f dam I th e th re e m a in c e ilin g c h a n d e lie rs
w e e k -e n d v is itin g re la tiv e s in Roy. ings B a n k P r io r to A C S h iite 's as­
s u m p tio n o f b a n k d ire c tio n , a ll th e age to th e te le p h o n e lin e s in th is
A b o v e th e v a u lts at th e re a r o f
ha n ks had been located on M am n e ig h b o rh o o d .
th e b a n k is th e m ezza n in e flo o r,
stree t at ttie p re se n t s ite o f th e V e n -
M r. and M rs. J. A M cC o y w e re w ith a ne w o ffic e fo r th e b a n k's
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M r and M rs J o h n S in c la ir e n te r­ T h ir d and M a in stree ts
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and
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c la ir. M r and M rs E M ille r. M r m en t m th i' w a ve o f b a n k clo sin g s n in g .
e lin g o f th e H ills b o ro b a n k . In
Mr* F A III.e h Ml .Ilel Ml th a t sw ept th e e n tire n a tio n a b o u t
John W irtz . II G r if f in g and A v is th a t tim e Assets o f ttie o ld b a n k
\\ e 're p roud th a t y our h a n d ­
w e i.' purch a se d by the F irs t N a tio n ­
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som e stru c tu re boasts
M rs. H e n ry G r if f in g spent the al B a n k o f P o rtla n d , w h ic h opened
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present m a n a g e r o f th e b ra n ch
I o n g ra tu la te s the O fficers and
In 1904. a second b a n k m ade its
W o rk on School Begun
in H ills b o ro w it h th e
D irectors of the
B E A V E R T O N W o rk has begun appearance
fo rm a tio n o f th e C o m m e rc ia l b a n k ,!
h e re on th e n e w B e a ve rto n grade o rg a n ize d b y a g ro u p headed by A I
M h o o l b u ild in g , w ith ttie G eorge
S holes and Ed S c h u lm e ric h . 1
M angas c o n tra c tin g c o m p a n y o f S
Sludes becam e p re sid e n t, w it h Ed
P o rtla n d in ch a rg e E re c tio n o f th e
S c h u lm e ric h as v ic e -p re s id e n t and
— A rtistic
s iij> e rin te n d e n t's o ffic e on th e ne w
upon th e ir progressiveness in m odernizing
G e o rg e S c h u lm e ric h as c a s h ie r On
ehool g ro u n d s was co m p le te d th is
and bringing up-to-date the best bank
— Efficient
w eek. T h e n e w b u ild in g
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R e m e m b e r th e m o re yo u te ll, th e
rea d y fo r use at th e b e g in n in g o f m o re y o u se ll w h e n u s in g Argus'
in O regon.
— Econom ical
school n e x t fa ll.
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Short History of Local Banking
Given by Veteran Bank Worker
BEST W ISH E S-----
Commercial National Bank
Tiletex Floor
Roy Ladies Hold
Card Party Tonight
ich s e rv in g e ig h t ye a rs in th e O re - : s h o rt tim e u n d e r S c h u lm e ric h . A t
gon state le g is la tu re , fo u r as re p re - I
s e n ta tiv c anti fo u r as senator. Death th e tim e o f th e 1927 m e rg e r he was
cam e to th e tw o m en e a rly in J u n e v ic e -p re s id e n t o f th e C o m m e rc ia l
o f 1937. M r. K u r a t li d y in g on June b a n k and was th m nam ed ca sh ie r
5 a n d M r S c h u lm e ric h n in e days o f th e n e w in s titu tio n .
S ix ye a rs ago M r. C h risten se n
la te r on J u n e 14 T h e y le ft b e h in d
th e m one o f th e s tron g e st fin a n c ia l was chosen v ic e -p re s id e n t o f th e
in s titu tio n s in th e n o rth w e s t as a C o m m e rc ia l N a tio n a l and h e ld th a t
m o n u m e n t to t h e ir h a rd w o rk and p o s itio n u n t il he was nam ed p re s i­
d e n t o f the in s titu tio n e a rly la st
business sagacity.
s u m m e r He is an e x -s e rv ic e m an,
i hristensen H e rr in 1925
h a v in g served in th e a rm y as a
W
C " B i l l " C h risten se n , n e w I sergeant d u rin g th e w o r ld w a r A t
p re s id e n t o f th e C o m m e rc ia l N a ­ p re s e n t he is se c re ta ry and a m e m ­
tio n a l. is a fo r m e r U n iv e r s ity o f b e r o f th e board o f d ire c to rs o f the
W a s h in g to n s tu d e n t, and began his In d e p e n d e n t B a n ke rs A sso cia tio n o f
c a re e r as b a n k m a n a g e r w ith th e th e T w e lfth F ed e ra l Reserve d is ­
S h e rw o o d b a n k in 1922, w h e re he tr ic t. e m b ra c in g th e e n tire P a c ific
re m a in e d fo r a y e a r and a h a lf. T h e Coast. H e also serves on th e ta x ­
fo llo w in g fe w ye a rs w e re sp e n t a tio n c o m m itte e o f the O regon S ta te
w it h th e state b a n k in g d e p a rtm e n t B a n k e rs association T o h im fe ll th e
as liq u id a to r. H e cam e to th e o ld ta sk o f c a rry in g o u t th e w o rk o u t­
H ills b o r o C o m m e rc ia l b a n k in 1925, lin e d b y M r. S c h u lm e ric h and M r.
w h e re he se rve d as c a s h ie r f o r a
(C o n tin u ed on page i. colum n 1)
Best Wishes to the
COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK
A, L. Amacher
C ertified Public A ccou n tan t
Rcem 1
H IL L S B O R O
W ells Bldg.
We Congratulate the
Commercial National Bank
on the opening of its new , m odern
ban k in g q u a rte rs. W e wish
our n eig h b o r every
success.
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WILEY & SM ITH
Kansas City
Steel Filing Equipment
FO R TH E
CONOR A TULA TIONS - - -
Commercial National Bank
Commercial National Bank
V. M. PILIP, Inc.
F u rn ish ed by
Art Metal Construction Co.
O regon A gents
West Coast Printing and
Binding Company
Lcisyvillc
1324 W, B urnside St., P o rtla n d
Congratulations!
Commercial National
Bank
BEST
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MacKenzie Motor Co.
Commercial National Bank
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Commercial National Bank
lit. 9, Box 561, P ortland
Oscar Jacobs
PLASTERING done by
Route I
otor C o .
C ornelius, Ore
AU’ MORIIIO VU.E l AMO SEBVKS
ELECTRICAL FIXTURES
H E A T IN G
for the
Commercial National
Bank
installed by
The P. T. AINGE Corp.
Oregon
1*3» S. H S ixtccn lh Avenue
Portland. Oregon
Congratulations to the
Commercial National
Bank •
Modern Sign Service
G ENER AL CONTRACTOR
H IL L S B O R O
Hillsboro,
W indow L ettering by
B. C. Schulmerich
1«3 E. Jackson SL
to the
o u n n e tt—
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n X
P L U M B IN G
W IS H E S
rhnnr 734
SIGNS O F ALL KINDS
887 N. Tillamonk St . Portland
rhnne RFamn 8178
WE ARE HAPPY
^TO CO N G RA TU LA TE
Designers and Contractors
th e O fficers and D irectors
of I lie R em odeling
of the
Wish Io Extend to the
Commercial National Bank
upon the m odern, u p -to -d ate hank
building, w hich they now o ffe r
fo r th e convenience of
W ash in g to n C oun­
ty residents.
Commercial National Bank
its P re sid e n t, Board of D irectors and
S ta ll—c o n g ra tu la tio n s a n il-th a n k s for
th eir courteous am i p a tie n t c o -o p era­
tion d u rin g this o p eration.
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