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Council Proposes Hospital; Seeks PW A Water System Aid Willsbor^Mr g u Fr r- Ihll boro, Oregon, Thursday. Jul. 193« Hillsboro's Merchants Win Tournament Acclaim Industrial Accidents Kill Four Slated by Councilmen Firt moves toward agitation for municipally-owned general hos pital took place at Tuesday night's special city council session, when a motion was passed calling for a resolution setting a special elec tion to decide whether or not citi zens favor the move. The council Portland Man Electrocuted out ir three te ex- 22 (KW)- volt ch ctnauted a Harold Olson. 54, Han Anrbr- son. 51 and N< ; Erickson all instantly killed in a dynam explosion Thu whore working on a tension. Tin railroad ex i- part of ; work blading fur Standard Logging company »3« 12 miles southwest of the main a camp Tlie accident occuri they ere preparing for a blast to clear the w ay for new main line road when the mite exploded ahead of si ichedule. Three others. members of the powder escaped uninjured including John Olson and Mica Slaovich of Portland and Lawrence victims brought Hillsboro by Coroner Fred J Sew •11. 1883 born in He filled living at 7. commi: there from Portland. A ingle ma he had b« in the United Stat H Han' Anderson was born in Sel- ■n Norway September 17. 1886 Shown above are the Hillsboro baseball stalwarts who ruled as favorites of the fans in the state V»ui ¡.ament at Silverton this week Until they dropped a 4 to 2 decision Sunday night to Ed- Furniture, the Merchants had won 16 strai, t gam< ' to compile the best mark ever re in Hillsboro baseball history Those shown in the picture include (front) “Little Bert" Fleskes. row < left to right) — mascot and batboy; Bert Fleskes. catcher; Frank New Plan Has Fast Response Annual 4-H Picnic Wismer Files Planned Sunday Petition for At Roamer's Rest of in this vi re held from Donelson Henry S halier of Pilgrim House fficiatmg Burial took place in the Hillsboro Nels C. Erickson. 29. wa, born in Sweden September 17. 1998 md had been in this country for len years. He was a powder man md jack-hammer operator He re- dded at 4809 ! Lombard street n Portland, and survived by his widow. Mrs N E. Erickson. Hi. remains were taken by tho Pear son Funeral Home in Portland held Saturday afternoon. Shock Kills Worker Leonnes Daubenspeck, of Portland al Electric com- electrocuted when he ac- cidentally touched LOOO-volt wire while working Thursday aft ernoon in the company's Beaver- ton sub-station. Daubenspeck was working a ten-foot ladder when the dent occurred m. Thur according to Deputy Sheriff R H Busch, who First aid treatment was applied in Beaverton and he was then taken to St. Vincent's hospital in Port- (Continued on page 71 rule . ty fair on Sep' ■m- began to come in nn tount«d by Davis, manager of the event. Glenn ' Carlson of Scholls, petite blonde 1938 graduate of Hillsboro high school, was the first one to II jbmitted Monday Davis said, with the back ing of Future Farmers of America. Veld Kr oi Hillsboro l r • 2. a junior at Hillsboro high school candidate of the Laurel Farmers' Union. She is the daugh- ti r of Mr. and Mrs Ed Krause. Selection of the ' Harvest Queen" an idea new to the county fair. and wn announced just last week by the county board. Ar young woman between Ifi and 25 eligible to enter the race for the post with sevet young women eventually to be chosen, one of whom will be named queen with (he remainder as her attendants in the court. Meanwhile, preparations went on apace at the fair grounds making ready for the most pretentious edition of the fair vet planned. Re- there in buildm (Continued on page 81 Half Dozen Farms Yield Irrigation Method Results Large Number View Pasture Growths on More than 100 farmers and others interested in re sults of pasture irrigation in Washington county took ad vantage of a series of visits conducted on Friday, Saturday and Monday under the direction of County Agent William F. Cyrus to view the irrigation work being carried «>ut on six farms in the county. Flood irrigation was studied in Friday visits to the Loren Thurnher. Frank Setniker and Freudenthal farms southeast of Hillsboro. Saturday morning's meeting program chairman, I. G. Bron- leads of Hillsboro's Rotary club, ROT ARV III luncheon on the Weil lawn last week. I (H X I AIN BE Ml li I at n project viewers saw flus gushing stream hvdr.int on (he Setniker farm southwest of Hillsboro Li t week-end and gurgled on down an irrigation ■I. Woods. dilch Among Ainoni; tho Um c i shown hown 'left Heft Io right right» > are County Agent W F Cyril . Frank Setniker. 1. .'. l>r William B. ('handini O < n Poe. John Hiatt and n.ilpll limit. I I.DOU 311 ITIOD Inferi b l iri'iisifion nr-p' i lors re Hu f|.... I irrigali, dcnthul farm Among those pictured Heft G» right • are Art King, slate SI,,.', ,.| ml rmi.m valion mi i<e llu.;li MvGiIvra. Ed Frenili nthal, 1!. tv Agent Cyrus. Bradlord Fow Ie.. Hill Roberts anti J. Roberti.. POWER PLANI the waler I 1 North Plains Youth Scoti. John Enschede, Conn- 11 Ex-County Man niece, Ben Permits Withdrawn D. Mickle, former Wash- No rubbish lues will be permitte minty man and for several m Hillsboro until further notice. ad of the foods and dairies Fu c M arsii d Willie Dillon Multnomah of agriculture. Governor Marfin on T White as s agriculture quit the post to bee Hie p.i.l • studied the effect i of iprinklcr ir- rigalimi on the Hugh Callahan farm in Patton valley, while flood irri- gallon effects were noted Saturday afternoon at the Robert Warrens Not Necessarily News farm at Gales Creek . nd on Mon day afternoon at the Elmer Gucr- Councilman Ait K ber farm near Helvetia wearing a new haircut . On the Loren Thu mini farm Id Freudenthal being «nial pasturò from a jury . . II. E. Espey, the inspecting party on six acres of land, c addition to an alfalfa field with müssen presiding at a Cub meet its second heavy crop of hay already E A. Griffith nopi his brow who wasn't'’ Bill I in the shocks Put in l ast year aft- Hare and Don Templeton lock g I er the land had been leveled off I and put into shape through use of horns in legal battle a road grader, the pasture on the Grorgr McGrath aiding an iioui .nice adjuster over a ciatn 1 te Ladino clover lias been used to Jack Rush low, just fresh support the Thurnher herd both from fishing, seeking someone to | this year and last Irrigation of the patch, which amounts to about $2 take as a swimming partner Watching Hillsboro's ba chill team al Silverton: Doc Abrams • enabled the Thumhv as the cfcai up in the air. making i s half again as many cited comments Russell lis dale. ex-local branch manager of not irrigated. National bank, renewing ! 7 Acres .lustily According to plans. Thurnher will acquaintances on a trip to the game from Albany . . Claud soon irrigate most of his ranch Cook cheering son Vernon's sec I through use of the same svstem. ond-basing antics. (Continued on Page 8) county's 4-H club held at Roamers picnic Rest. Sunday. July 31. according to plans made by the executive com mittee of the Local Leaders associa tion. announced by L E. Francis. » ai;:.tan' county agent. Annual ball game between 4-H leaders and members will com mence at 10a. m. Speakers and pro gram for the day will be decided on and announced at a later date. County 4-H picnic has always been ine <>’f tlie highlights in the pro gram of 4-H club activities, states Francis, inasmuch as it is one of the few events which brings to gether club leaders and members Ir in all parts of the county, as well as principal guests from the state club office and from other counties in the state. All 4-H club people and their friends are welcome to participate in the picnic. Death Claims Mrs. J. Connell Mayor’s Post Hillsboro city politics began brewing this week with the an nouncement of several candidacies V1 1L ejections Nominating pétitions f»r-several candida’os were filed with City Re corder E M. Bowman during the oast week, and were accepted by the men named. J J. Wismer. present city council man from Ward 3. southwest Hills boro. has been named as a candi date for the post of mayor to suc- cc d Mayor J. H Garrett, who does not intend to run for that office. Hugh S Rogers announced his in- tentions ol campaigning for the mayor's post several months ago. but h*s petition has not been filed as William F Haase has filed for councilman from Ward 3. which post will be vacated by Wismer upon expiration of his term this year City elections will be held vember 8. in conjunction with the regular fall elections All city can didates must have their petitions filed not later than 30 days prior to the election. Bowman stated. Dr. J. O. Robb, incumbent coun cilman from southeast Hillsboro, ward 2. accepted the nomination to run again for the post, and L. C. Krarmen. who is councilman for an- the north district, ward nounced his acceptance of nomina tion. Terms of both men expire Death late last Friday night took Mrs. Berta M. Connell. 69. wife of Washington county's popular Sher- nf John W. Connell, at Jones hos pital in Hillsboro following an ill ness of three and a half months' duration She died at 11:57 p m. native of Mrs Connell was Oregon, born at Willamina in Yam hill county on April 21!. 1869. She had lived in Hillsboro for the past years. In addition to Mr. Con- nell. she is survived by a daughter Mrs W. E. I Helen Grimes' Slater, and a sister. Miss Anna McDonald. bot h 1 of Hillsboro; also a stepd tugh- and son. Mis Helen Patterson of Eugene, and John Connell Jr. Boy Scout camp for members of Hillsboro. Ihr HHNb »ro di-trict will ('prn Sunday. July 24. «it Lee Falls. day afternoon war Cherry Grove off the Sewed funeral chapel. Rev. H A Grove-McMinnville high- Peck officiated al the requiem rib > was announced this week Concluding services were hi Id .it . R R Faster, district chairman. the Portland crematorium. Many members of the Hillsboro Mrs Connell lived the ear v pari district arc planning to attend this her life in year's camn. which will last until later moved to Portland, where she Saturday. July 30. A staff of com- resided until coming to Hillsboro pctent men and older boy leaders Pallbearers Monday were Charles are in charge of the camp this Follette. L. C. Kramien and Her year, headed by Paul H Yearout. bert 1. Mackenzie of Hillsboro and field executive, as camp director. Wayne Hampton. Lee Jernigan and Camp fee is $1. with each Scout to provide his own food. District Scout Camp to Open lution of the water system problem. Need of a modern hospital in Hillsboro was pointed out by Dr. J O Robb who declared that ade- quate hospital facilities here would keep many of the more serious cases which are now sent to Port- land He termed the existing hospi tals excellent, when the limitations of equipment and space are con sidered. but declared that with growing population both in Hills boro and entire surrounding area a fireproof and soundproof structure was an urgent need. WPA Aid Envisioned Under present provisions < f the city council, the municipality can not take advantage of a possible 45 per cent PWA grant because there is no section allowing the city to operate a hospital. Hence, call ing of a special election to change the charter provisions would be necessary declared City Attorney P. L. Patterson. The motion passed by the coun cil. favored by Councilmen Robb. A. Kroeger and L. C. Kramien. calls for presentation of a resolution at the August 2 meeting which will provide for a special election, on the measure authorizing the city to run a hospital. Applications tot PWA loans and grants are not ac ceptable after September 30. and z 15-day notice is required before ac election can be held. Water System Topic Council members voted. 3 to 2, to resubmit an application t > th» Public Work.- administration fol loan and grant of about $400 000 to put in a new water transmission line from the headwaters of the Tualatin, a storage tank cast of Forest Grove, and new distribution lines throughout the city. The re sulting setup would be a system in competition to the existing People's Water and Gas company system. Robb. E A. Griffith and Kramien favored resubmitting the applica tion w hile Councilwoman A n n a Wells and Councilman Kroeger vot ed no on the proposition. It was also decided that J. J. Cunningham. Portland engineer, be hlred |O make a complete appraisal ■ existing water system. re _ The of - the council unanimously passed a meas ure requesting the water company to allow his access to records and property, with a view to bringing the data down to date. Reports of the water and light committee revealed that at the last meeting with Northwest PWA Di rector C. C. Hockley, they found that: 1. No PW’A money would be provided, at least with Oregon ad ministration approval, for construc- tion of a competing system; (Continued on page 6) Demolition of Landmark Under Way Razing of the old "Second stremi livery barn" on the corner of East Washington street and Second ave nue. began this week with L. D. Rose. Hillsboro route 2. in charge of tearing down the ancient Hillsboro landmark. Rose was the contractor whose bid was accepted by Elmer John son and W. C. Christensen, co-ad ministrators of the estate of Ed ward Schulmerich. Hillsboro bank er who died last year, which owns the building and property. Terms of the contract provide for complete razing of the building within 30 days, and removal of all debris. The big lot. which is 77 by I86 feet, will soon be the location of a large, modern super-service s I a- tion. Johnson and Christensen an- nounced. with thc Union Oil com* pany planning to erect the struc j ture. Construction on the station ■ will begin soon after the present ' building is completely removed. I Until recently the first floor of I the huge old building was used as , the Used Car Exchange. Closing of the Schulmerich estate during the past week permitted disposal ot I the old structure. Na/neA the Freu tin. ileeliir pump setup, anil those shown inspecting if include Fred Thurnher <li'fl>, hi Ben Swank, outfielder: Walt Schlaffle. pitcher outfielder; Ham Chiotti. outfielder; Art Knispel, first base; Bill Kemper. shortstop; second row— Doc Abrams, manager: George Hölscher, third base; Herb Sahnow, pitcher; Roy Heiser, pitcher- infielder-outfielaer; Vernon Cook, second base: Carl Schwab, first base. Details of the Merchants' doings in the tournament are run in detail in the Argus sports section page 4. this section. First Harvest Queen’ Entries Made Funcr -•1 Application for PWA Aid On Local Water System Dynamite Explosion at Cochran Claims Three; j. Special Vote Possibility On Hospital 111 nn id - in until later in the year Only excep- of agriculture conservation but will remain in colu extra : pecial precautions which hed Ilie light automo- nuiml of tile slate office until Aug- comply v Hh fl"- firemen s demands i are taken, he said. bilo ajanut a telephone pole. Razing of one of Hillsboro's oldest buildings got under way this week as the one-time livery barn, later a garage, on Second and Washington streets crumbled beneath the wrecker's bar to make room for a new super-service station to be erected there. The Argus camera caught the building just after the wrecking crew had torn off the old false front which made the structuré loom so large.
