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About The Hillsboro argus. (Hillsboro, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1939)
r g us T.Y.V. Basketball Will Make its How Here Friday Night; Hillsboro, Oregon, Thurndny, December 2 Hillsboro Argus and Hillsboro Independent Consolidated in 1932 Annual International Good Will Drive Car, Bus Hit; One Dead, 10 Are Injured . Burton B. Cairn« Die* For Saturday Afternoon Head-on Crash Friday One man By Hillsbcro Chamber killed instantly, With the Christmas i absence of traditional "white" weather. Washington county resi dent vere joyou: ly lost in a tangle of tinsel and gift wrapping this week as they prepared for the year's most loved holiday we< k- end Indication of extensive gift-giv ing on Christmas Dav was seen in reports from crowded Hillsboro stores and shops Saturday that -ale- for that day had topped al! previ- mid eight others were treated tor minor hurts Friday afternoon when an auto and a Portland-bound Ore gon Motor bus collided head-on on the Pacific highway mar Tigard. Death made its claim on Burton was an architect in the Sun Fran cisco regional office of the farm security adnilnisti ation. according to Stute Officer 11 G Hoxie. PaMenger Hurt Most seriously injured was Gar rett Eckbo, 29. of Sun Francisco, who was treated in the St Vin cent's hospital, Portland, for a po- sible skull fracture und eorn|><>und fracture of the lower right leg lie was a passenger in the Cairns car. A leg injury and shock sent Mrs Ruth E McClamrock of Portland. a bus to the Samaritan hospital for treatment Donald Thomas Fahey of McMinn ville, driver of the bus, wax among the eight persons who suffered minor bruises and lacerations. turn-overs Mrs. Flint Early County Resident, Dies Sunshine Maybe? Ordinance for Revenue Bonds Passed by Council An ordinance calling for issuance of $180,000 in water revenue bonds for the triple purpose of purchasing, im proving and operating the existing water system in Hills boro was passed by the city council in special session Wednsday night. The ordinance will become effective in 30 days. Of the total authorization, $160,000 is explicitly named Fire Destroys Jack Gottlieb Farm Home Brother, Sister are Re-united After Separation of 49 Years; Recognition Difficulties Told A happy reunion Sunday was the meeting of A. (' . Wil- son, 63, and his “big sister," Mrs, Evert Richman, 74, who had not seen each other since separation 49 years ago. They met at the Union depot in Portland, where Mrs. Richman left a train which had just come in from Med ford. She had sent him a description of herself and of the clothes she would be wearing#..... ...... - ----- ------------ ----- In County Since 1516 A contracting carpenter by trade. Wilson has been resident of Washington county since 1916 His home al the present time is just north of Hillsboro's city limits on the old North Plains road. Possessing a tenacious and un failing memory for details, Wilson did not hesitate in giving an Argus interviewer exact dates sketching his and his sister'« lives we "I remember the very last saw each other," he said "It was in Dixie. Washington, on Oc tober 12, 1899 We didn't exactly expect to get separated so long .... A lot of water has run under the bridge since then. I guess we don't look much the same us we did.” Procuring an old family album which contains pictures of both his und Mrs. Ricluuuu's grandparents us for Announcement was made by Chambc r of Commerce ;tary Leon Davis, meanwhile that a gila Yulctide program will be broadcast over a loud speaker system from tht chamber offices hero Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. In addition to Lucille Fisher and her children's chorus from the B W. Barnes school, who will again be featured in a •s of Christmas carols, two other attractions have been billed, Tom Baker and his violin will en- tcrtain on the broadcast and a number of vocal selections will be rendered by a girls' quartet from the Hillsboro high school music de partment. Mrs A B Flint, 67. resident of Scholls for inuny years, died at the Good Samaritan hospital m Port ------------------------------------- ---- ----- *as the citv S top ppronriation for land Friday after an illness of j purchase of the company's fixed op- several weeks. | erating facilities. None of the bonds Funeral services were held Mon arc to be issued, the law provides, day aflcrmam nt the Scholls Metho until such time as a transfer of the dist church with Rev. F R. Sibley company properties has been nego officiating Interment was in Moun tiated but the entire issue will tainside cemetery. Pallbearers were be offered for sate on the effective W C. Christensen and J W Con date. nell of Hillsboro. Charles Imlay The $20,000 cash thus realized in and Henry Hagg of Recdvllle, Ce excess of the purchase appropri- cil Barnes of Beaverton and Ves The farm home of Jack Gottlieb, I ation would be used for immediate Baney of Cooper Mountain. Bert three miles north of Hillsboro on i necessary repairs to the system and Rowell and Mis J. M Stretcher the Jackson school road, burned to j for opening operation of the utility, sang, with Mrs. Ina Sutherland as the ground early Monday morning The council's original plan of au- accompanist. with a loss estimated at about thorizing $290.000 was abandoned in Cornelia A York was born in $2000 favor of issuing only the amount Little Rock. Ark , April 14. 1872. A L Brock and Lester Lackey immediately needed. daughter of the late J W and Mar of the Hillsboro volunteer fire de Negotiations relevant to purchase garet York They came to Oregon partment responded with the rural of the utility will be continued, in March. 1877, settling first at rig at about 7:15 a. in but arrived meanwhile, between city officials Cornelius, and in February. 1879. , . — to save the house, which and the Peoples Water and Gas moving to Rendville She was mar- was already completely enveloped company, according to City Man lied to Arthur B Flint November | in flames A fruithouse and wood ager J. W Barney. If some agree 9. 1898. and lived at Scholls the re shed adjoining the burning build ment as to a fair purchase price mainder of her life. ing were saved by a dousing of for the company properties cannot Deceased is survived by the be reached, filing of a condcm- I widower; four children, Mis’ Julia Cause of the fire was believed to nation suit in circuit court to set E McInnis of Rendville. Leland A. be a defective flue Gottlieb suf a price may be the city's only al- I Flint of Kinton. Waldo B and Mar- fered burns on his hands and arms ternative, Barney declared. garet E of Scholls; seven when he went upstairs with a gar Revenue bonds do not mean add- 1 grandchildren; two brothers, Jody den hose and attempted to ex cd tax burden to a city inasmuch T. York of Aloha and John A. York tinguish the blaze before it spread as they arc redeemed with income ! of Reedville. and two sisters. Mrs. out of control but was forced to derived from operation of the util Charity Baldra of Portland and abandon the house because of acrid ity to be purchased, it is pointed Mrs. Alice Hughes of Oswego. smoke which choked him Brock out by City Attorney Paul Patter- ' Mrs. Flint was a charter member administered first aid to the burned son. The $180.000 issue will be matured over a period of 21 years of Scholls Grange and a member of fire victim. Beaver chapter Eastern Star. According to an account by Gott at the rate of $8000 per year, he j lieb. smoke was first noticed in the said. Funeral arrangements charge of W E Pegg of Beaverton (Continued on page 8) so he had little trouble finding her in the crowded station. "If we'd met on the street, we'd never have recognized each other. I'll admit," Wilson said, "I bad a bit of difficulty at that . . . almost stopped another woman, but she didn't look just right." contemplated Yule Program Set Account Given Fahey's ncocunt of ■ the accident, corroborated by witnesses, said that Cairn'« car skidded Into the path of the bus and sent both ve hicles crashing into (he ditch from the impact of the head-on collision Passengers in the bus who suf fered superficial injuries were Miss Una E Smith, 75 McMinnville; Miss Hazel Fau and Miss Jean Lar sen. Linfield college students. Mc Minnville. Mrs Boyd Ramsey, Van couver. Wash , Miss Norma Justin and Miss Vivian Stoneman, both of Bremerton. Wash . and Miss Elea nor Adams. Seattle (Picture on page 3) are well as many old curious tintypes and one genuine daguerreotype, he thumbed the pages and indicated a picture of hinutelf taken in Albany, Oregon, when he was 18 and an other of he and his sister when they were tiny tots. Mrs. Richman has been a resident of Oregon since 1893. She and her husband, only recently deceased, homesteaded at Troy, Oregon, in that year and had resided there un til November. 1938. when they pur chased a home in Wallowa. Horn In Oregon "We’re dyed-in-fhe wool Oregon ians." Wilson said proudly when questioned concerning the place of his birth He was born in Prine ville. April lit, 1878. and she in Al bany, March 13. 1865 Their par ents came to California from Ten nessee in 18.>2 and migrated to the Willamette valley in 1858. Each of them have six children, two of Wilson's sons having been born in Washington county. They are Joseph, born near Connell sta tion and now employed at North Plains, and Donald, born at Orenco and now living at home. (Picture ou this page) Tivo Days Left To Enter Xmas Lighting Contest Adding to the gaiely of Hills boro's Yulctide season. proud home-owners were busy this week stringing outdoor lights and pre paring novel night exhibits for prize competition in the annual Ru Christmas home tary-sponsored lighting contest. Only two day remain for those intending to enter the contest to turn in their entry blanks and be come eligible for competition in the cash prize event. The contest will officially close at 5 p. m. tomorrow i Friday >. t Nick wa- one of the party's i" per onages, however, for h. pl< asant duty to stand a large Christmas tree and ut<- presents to all attending. H MacKenzie, chairman of the in charge of arranging presided at the dinner during a novelty Yulc- vhich followed. Tom Bailey and Al Busch were the other Xma- party committee members. B u . m 1 i Best Hunter" Among special gift-receiv- < r at the evening affair was Bob Busch, who was presented with a chamber of commerce present in recognition of his abilities as the "most skilled hunter" in this civic behalf of the chamber. R W Weil presented gifts to six girls from the B W Barnes home eco- nomi cla-s in gratitude for their table waiting services at chamber of commerce dinners through the past year H irry Bates, represent ing the Hillsboro Pharmacy, also gave each girl a gift. They were Molly O'Donnell, Gale Kohlmeier. Irene Jones Beverly Gray. Helen Holm and Joan Grass. Davises Get Present In appreciation of splendid ser vice- rendered during the past year, chamber of commerce members gave Secretary and Mrs. Leon Da vi- a present On the musical en tertainment program were Wayne Nickeson and "Happy" Hansen. professional guitar and banjo team, and Tom Baker, vocalist, who was accompanied by his mother, H C. Baker. Vocal numbers were also ren- dered by a quartet and trio of stu- dents from the Hillsboro high school music department. They .cere Nancy West. Viola Bean and Vida Bean, who sang three semi- populur songs, and Evelyn Ann B i-c Neva Ziegler. Donna Mae H ird and Marjorie Sigler, who sang M Hurd accompanied the girls on the piano. While weather observers were waiting for the year's first killing frost and declaring the probability that blue skies instead of snow- might prevail on Christmas day. odds and ends of business were be- ing cleaned up by Hillsboro stores and offices in preparation for a two- day closing on Sunday and M >n- It was almost a county Grange day Deccmber 24 and 25. In keep- conference here last Wednesday ing with holiday custom, the Hills- night when over 150 officers and boro Argus will close its doors on members of seven community those two days and will distribute Granges assembled in the Hills- its next edition on Friday. Decem boro hall for joint installation of ber 29. one day later than usual. their new leaders. Seventeen offi- Chamber of commerce meetings cers represented each group. are at an end until the night of Grangemasters who officially took January 8. the next two Mondays over new duties for the coming being Christmas and New Years year were E W. VanHorn. Kinton; Day. Davis announced. The first Walter L Jaquith, Scholls; T. N meeting of the new year will feat Nelson. Dixie Mountain; ure a news review in pictures of Whitaker. Hillsboro; H. R. Find activities in Hillsboro and vicinity ley. Leedy; Oscar Hagg. Aloha during the year 1939 A main speak America's Red Cross, already Mrs John H Dobbins, Beaverton er will also be on the program. rushing aid to thousands of suffer and Mrs. Sadie Loftis, Washington Poultry Favored ing people in Finland, this week Grange In addition to the worry of what Theodore Roy, Grange deputy of to buy for dad and junior and sis announced opening of a fund for Multnomah county, conducted the ter. Washington county housewives contributions towards relief of the installation ceremony with the as found themselves confronted with Finnish people, suffering now as a sistance of Mrs. Roy and Claude the problem of what to prepare for result of the Russian invasion ol H Miller. Multnomah county Po a Christmas meal. Turkeys and their country. "Thousands of helpless men. wo mona master. The Russellville chickens are the cver-favorite mam Grange drill team from Multnomah courses for 1939 tables, it would ap men and children of Finland w’U county staged a fancy drill follow pear from advance orders being re become increasingly in need as ing installation, and refreshments ceived by county poultry raisers winter advances. There are emergent needs for medical and other sup were served in the dining hall while ingredients for fniit cakes, Another joint installation, at Ti plum pudding. pumpkin, apple and plies and assistance." declared Nor man H. Davis, national chairman gard. will be held tonight (Thurs mince pies and other culinary cre- of the Red Cross. "Our organization day) with Sherwood and Tualatin ations taking their annual granges participating Charles Dick share of popularity in grocery stores. has already made initial shipments of medicines, but needs funds for inson of Oswego was installing of With only two days left to enter ficer for an installation of officers the contest. Hillsboro home-owners future increasing needs. The Re< in the Green Mountain Grange at i were hurrying this week to get Cross will receive and administer contributions designated for Fin- Buxton Saturday night. their decorations up and file entry nish relief, and all funds so desig i blanks for eligibility in the cash nated will be applied wholly t( prize competition of the. annual that purpose." Legion Meet Off War sufferers of all nations al- Hillsboro post. American Legion, Rotary-sponsored home lighting contest. <For additional details, see ready involved in conflict are bc- will not hold a meeting next Tues story on this page.) ing aided by the Red Cross at pres day night on account of the busy ent. but growing hostilities abroad holiday season. Next meeting will Gifts for Needy be January 9. Lest the county unfortunate indicate the probability of growing J children and families be forgotten, demands in the near future. The the county welfare office w a s recently-namde Hoover committee wrapping toys, clothing and food- is co-eperating with the Red Cross in aiding Finland, with the com Hillsboro Argus will be stuffs donated by charitable citi- mittee furnishing food, clothing and zens here for distribution before similar supplies while the Red distributed throughout the the Christmas holidays to the un- Cross provides medicine and surgi county on Friday morning employed and needy. Toys and cal necessities. W F Norman of next week instead of Thurs clothing collected by the Lions club Aloha. County Red Cross chairman, day on account of the here were loaded into a truck and asks all roll call chairmen, to co Christmas observance Mon delivered to the welfare office operate by accepting contributions Wednesday night. for the Finnish relief. day. The Argus, like other Contributions from Washington A word of caution concerning the local business firms, will be dangers of fire around Christmas- county are being accepted at the Hillsboro Argus office, or with Red closed all - day Monday. tunc issued Wednesday by Cross chairmen in other commun People are asked to please Fire Marshal Wilbur Dillon "Well ities. it was announced by Mrs. E turn in their copy as early have a black Christmas instead of a C. McKinney, local chairman. as possible. Deadline for bright Christmas." Dillon declar ed, "if Hillsboro residents are not Classified ads will be at extremely careful in wiring then- 8:30 a. m. Thursday. trees and outdoor decorations." Over 150 Grangers Assemble Here for Joint Installation Red Cross Opens Drive to Aid Finlanders Argus Day Late They Hardly Look Like Us Grand Jury Returns Five Indictments Five indictments, two onen and iree secret, were returned by the mnty grand jury as that body ad- jourm-d its regular December ses sion Monday after an investigative meeting which extended over three davs Dclmer Lambert 26. was indicted in the first true bill on a charge of receiving stolen property. Lambert was named in the confession of two admitted walnut thieves as the man who bought their stolen sacks of orchard produce Lambert is now at liberty on $599 bail. H W. Poe. who was caught prowl ing in a blacksmith shop at Dixon's mill rccentlv was charged with burglary not in a dwelling in the bill. appre hended bv mill employes after night chase Tour on Friday Judges appointed by the lighting contesi committee will four the city Friday night directly following the deadline hour and will make final decisions on the most attract ively decorated homes after view ing exhibits of those whose names have been turned in on entry blanks. Prizes have been established this year for two classifications, the General Home division, with a first prize of $5 and a second award of |2.50. and the Doors and Windows division, with $3 as first prize and $2 for second. Residents who have already dec orated their homes and are intend ing to enter the contest will only be eligible by filling out an entry blank and returning it to the Argus office before the deadline. < An of ficial entry blank / printed on page 6, this section > "The small number of entries re ceived thus far in the prize contest leaves plenty of room for some at tractively decorated home to win one of the four prizes." it was com mented Wednesday by Fred Amach- er. chairman of the committee in charge. ut in his second ice in Hillsboro the annual cham- • Christmas party party guest him as the tainted per- called him "Ross" or "Mr me of the other guests Almost 100 t-hamber members and their wives Street Entertainment Set Mrs. Evert Richman, 74. and A. C. Wilson. 63. brother and sister. who saw each other for the first time Sunday ; rfter a separation of 49 years, referred to their respective family al Ibinns when they arrived at Mr. Wilson's home near Hillsboro and ; decided they wouldn't hate recognized each other if they had met on the street. (Their story; Bottom column one, this po^e) Of Xmas Holidays Is the Argus Wish For All Subscribers Volume 46, No. 41 Two Sections—Sixteen Pages Santa Denied False Identity Pre - Holiday Activities Rush County The Very Best To Attend OSTA Meet Many of Washington county'» grade and high school teachers arc planning to attend the annual meeting of the Oregon State Teach ers' association in Lincoln high school. Portland, on December 27. 28 and 29. according to County School Superintendent O. B. Kraus. Business sessions will be held on the first of the three days, Kraus said. Electric Rate Reductions Effective on January 1 Savings Up to 30 Per Cent on Monthly Bills to Favor Low Use Customers Rate reductions up to 30 per cent for Portlab ! Gen eral Electric company customers in Washingt'- . county will go into effect on January 1, 1940, in acco- .ance with a new rate schedule proposed by PGE officials and tenta tively approved by the state public utilities commissioner Wednesday, according to word from R. R. Easter, Tuala- 'tin Valley branch manager The approved rates, also being of fered by the Northwestern Electric company, will mean a total saving of $700,000 annually to 1M.000 resi dential customers served by the two companies. Northwestern Electric has no service in Washington coun- Merger of Two Savings Firms Here Probable Other Reductions May 1 Approval has just been received from Washington. D. C.. by the Washington Savings and Loan as sociation of Hillsboro for a 100 per cent conversion into a federally chartered association with perma nent federal insurance up to $5000 per account, according to J M Per son manager of the association. This means that every account will be transferred in full and in addition will receive insurance un der the regular federal plan up to $5000 without any charge. The new institution will be known as the Washington Federal Savings and Loan association and it is con templated that it will merge with its companion association, the Tu alatin Valley Federal Savings and Loan association, which is already under federal charter and federal , ly insured. The two will then oper ' ate as a single institution. Founded in 1925 Including commercial rate reduc tions, promised beginning May 1. the total savings for customers of both systems will be increased to an aggregate of $1,340.000, officials estimated. In stamping tentative approval for the rates. State Utilities Com missioner Ormond R. Bean reserved the right to make adjustments after further studies but definitely okay ed January 1 as the effective date for new rates of both companies. Washington county residents, in cluding customers in Hillsboro and other municipalities as well as those residing on rural routes, would en joy exactly the same rates as resi dents of Portland under the pro posed system of rates. Starting at 3.5 cents for the first 50 kilowatt hours as compared with 5.0 cents for the first 40 kilowatt nours under the present cost sched- ule. the new rates would bring the greatests savings to small consum ers. With the minimum monthly bill reduced from $1 to 85 cents, user of only 25 kilowatt hours per month would get a ... bill _ of 88 cents as compared cornPared * 16275553 r--------- The saving. 37 cents, would be 30 per cent. Washington Savings and Loan as sociation was founded in 1925 by J. M Person, its present manager, and is among the few institutions in [ this state which maintained an un-' broken record of dividends through out the depression. It has also main Low Rate Restricted The seven mills per KWH rate tained sufficient liquidity to meet the ordinary needs of its investors listed under the proposed schedule, at all times with the exception of it is pointed out, applies only to a short period during the "bank use of electricity for hot water holiday" of 1933. The association heating. If no electricity for this was the first in the state of Ore purpose is used over and aoove the gon to construct its own home of first 325 kilowatt hours, the pres fice building, which was built in ent rate of eight mills per KWH for the year of 1930 and in which both such use would still be in effect. The eight-mill rate is at the pres- associations are now quartered. Notices to its savings account । ¿'T6, bn‘n? by users :.holders are now in process of being °‘ electrically-heated water on a mailed for a special meeti: g to meter ratify conversion into a federal as- r.ai? reductions mean more sociation. There are also a number ,ban Just the initial savings, East- of formalities to be completed be- er P0111^ out ln comments on the fore consummation of conversion. proposed lowering of monthly bills. "A pronounced increase in the con sumption of electricity and a wide spread tendency toward use of more electric appliances will follow with a resultant pickup of sales in this I line." Franklin T Griffith, president of the PGE. declared in a public '"Made to Order Christmas." a statement concerning the new rates: one-act comedy directed by Frank “It is our hope and expectation Roberts, will be presented at 8 p. that the inducement of the lower m Thursday at the Hillsboro union rates will rapidly increase the high school auditorium. The pro average consumption of our do gram is free and the public is in mestic customers. The principle of vited. Lynn Michel is arranging the the proposed rate is to increase the uses of electric service at lower music. Cast in the play includes Ned unit costs and eventually restore Ross. Jim Abts, Marjorie Sigler. the earning power of the company." In comparison with the present Stanford Grey. Ceolla Gernhart down-scaled cost schedule, the new and Frank Ryan. rate system would mean smaller Jim Abts is stage manager and percentage savings to large con the dramatic class is building the sumers. The new and old rates and stage §et. a schedule indicating savings fot The same program will be pre various levels of monthly consump sented in assembly on Friday. tion will be found on page 8. Program Slated Hilhi Tonight Social Security Benefits Under Amended Law to Be Paid After January 1, Peebles Announces Monthly benefits to aged workers and to survivors of workers who die will be made after January 1 under pro visions of the federal social security act as amended at the last regular session of congress. The Portland office of the federal social security board will receive applications for these benefits from eligible Music Featured At Lions Party An all-musical program was en joyed by the 40 Lions club mem bers and their wives who attend- ed the club's annual Christmas party here Tuesday ngiht. Headline entertainers on the eve ning program were Wayne "Nick Wayne" Nickeson and Verne “Hap ly" Hansen, banjo and guitar team known in midwest theatre circles as the "sophisticrats," who pre- sented a 45-minute rendition of cowboy and popular tunes. Others on the entertainment bill were Hughie Ring of Orenco. union high school student, who accom panied himself on the guitar for three vocal selections. Byrle Ramp, well-known Hillsboro pianist, ren dered a number of piano solos and presented two of his pupils, Gloria Bates and Naotni Hamel, in re- Rains Damage Roads LAUREL—The heavy rams of last week did considerable damage to several dirt fills that were made during the summer. The road crews were kept busy hauling dirt and rock to stop the washing. The re cent rain is the first of the season to cause the water to flow in road side ditches. persons in Hood River. Clackamas. •Multnomah. Yamhill. Tillamook. Washington. Columbia. Clatsop and Wasco counties, according to an announcement by James E. Peebles, Portland manager. Law Explained These monthly benefits. Peeblel explains, will be based entirely on work performed since January 1. 1937. at jobs covered by the social security act. All lines of commer cial and industrial employment are under the law. Workers in these jobs are required to have a social account card They also pay a tax of one per cent of their wages and salaries and the employer pays an equal amount. The following groups of persons are entitled to these benefits: (D Workers of age 65 or more who choose to retire and who have worked in at least six calendar quarters since January 1. 1937. and earned at least $50 in each quarter. <2* The surviving widow and children of a worker who dies after December 31 if there is a child un der age 16 or under 18 and in school. The deceased worker must also have had the six quarters of em ployment stated above. 13 Surviving parents who were wholly dependent on an unmarried son or daughter may receive bene fits when each parent attains 65. The deceased worker must have been fully insured under the law at time of death. Booklets explaining the old-age and survivors benefits plan of the social security act may be obtained without charge by addressing the social security board Old Post Of fice Building, Portland.
