The Hillsboro argus., June 09, 1949, Image 1

, Hilhi Budget
Gets Strong
Ballot Nod
THE W E A T H E K
(Hr Leoti Hubbattfi
M
t i
m
».
C lassified A ds
A re Good S alesm en
r>
( o m htnetf
H ills b o ro . O regon. T h u rs d a y , June 9. 1949
In d e p e n d e n t— F o u n d ed
1873
R egular Pn-s» Time Juite Wednesday Afternoon for All Co u n ty D is tr ib u tio n T h u rs d a y M o rn in g
V o lu m e 56
No. 11 — F o u r Sections, 26 Pages
New Figure» Approved
By Wido 68 6 Margin;
Voter Turnout Light
Meager Vote Gives
Nod to All Three
Special City Issues
The liMil .0 budget fin Hill
I miik union In^li school, with
the tot.il am ount to he i,n-,ril
••id .it $ I .l.I.HJH 4li was apprnv
e d l>\ a ll ovei whelinini'. Kit to
•> m argin Mmidav by a icla
lively light tu rn o u t of voters
III« I .ISC Ilf
h ; h l tu rn o u t
i » t i l t o v « i nJ n
bud#« ' w h ic h
<>f t h r $133 (128 4« <«», m I $110.172 30
i tniud«* the ix |>ci < cut lim ita tio n
and $22,858 18 u outmd»
Kudu» t re c e ip t m »if J,Hi 97« SO re p
i< s tille d .i $8000 InetCMM* o v e t la st
>«••»,
I’ h r
d d it io n o f o iu tench« i
u tid
al ii v increiiM cx fo r .«II e m ­
ploy»
h ik e d th e s a la ry s e c tio n if
th« b u d g e t by $'»»40
It»« to t.d budget fu r 1949 50 t>
>167 31.t 4« $ .HIM h lg lit- i tl>. ai ll><
o h h i . s o i
m t. n it t o n x
st.it»
E,npi«>>r».* m
»
¡,«»«d i , - h - la st w »•» k a n d p ic tu r e d a b o v e m e
W .J is ( • d \
c la im
r«‘ftpon> b ild y o ffic e i
B« n
• rnpl<• ■ m nt s e c u rity d e p u ty M a x in e V . n M e lte -
A rg u s p h o to by E rn ie
*• A U in E lk in s . m anager
th e in c m h e , o f th e s ta ff o f the 1 >«•.«, o ffic e Fl<»n. 1
S« »»tt fa r m pla ce m e n t re p re s e n ta tiv e . W ayne («rah.« '
heke re c e p tio n is t. Ja ck Bascom h. c le rk and seated
M a rtz ,
hone fig u ie in lust ve.u h budge*
Th«
incieaae. h o w e ve i
d id not
h ii\ c to in voted since it was up
p io v r d m the lust bond » le ctl i,
IL G IO N
IUNIOR
LEAGUE
Hillat», ».
The H ills b o ro A rgus this
w eek was a w a rd e d th ird place
in the general e x c ellen ce con­
test of th e N a tio n a l E d ito ria l
association for w e e k ly n e w s ­
papers of m o re th a n 1500 c ir ­
cu la tio n It w as th e fo u rth
tim e in th e past 12 years th a t
the A rg us has placed in the
top th re e new spapers in its
class o ver the n atio n .
i< o n lin u e d
.»•»»*•> I
'/•»$• I
wihgh’)
tr unced
•
;
by
V e r n o n ia
am t
S lie i
w iupfx*»! by th e locals 12 2 g iv in g
the s ta tis tic a l lent t<> the H ill. I mho
i tub
In o ilie r L e g io n g a m e tin week
end Stiur w o«»d Journey» to Vei
J io u I m and Forest G ro v e goes to T i ­
gard T ig a rd pa»k
a jw i fe e t r e c ­
o r d w h ile F o i est G ro v e t a l l i e s
sla t# v f <»ne w in and one lu x
\!n l»
|i( * i\ir i( m
and
V e il,o n ia
h.*v»
y e t I»» le d c h a VI» t it >
M e i m an In S ta rt
J im N u t m h i pit» h» i fn » t h.is«
m an «*f the H ills b o ro nine
w ill
p ro b a b h get the nod ft in Couch
J i.n A ix L - is o ii f«»i h ill e tio ie s S u n ­
day N le tr n a li a lre a d y has one w in
to hi> c te d i, p itc h in g a fo iu - h it
-hu to u t aguinM F«»ic t G r o \c 1.»!»'
w »< k
N e x t W id ttcM i.iy n ig h t w i l l f in d
.»11 tr a in s in f u l l • w in g w ith V r i
ik h ii . i at H ills h o in
» tw ilig h t • T l
g .ttd at S h c iw < m | » n ig h t i and ll» u
y» ito n at Forest (¡ro v e (n ig h t >.
P etersen W h iffs 18
In gam »-. p l a y 'd L o t w «•« k T ig a id
stom p««! V e rn o n ia 10 3 and M u r
.:
|
•
, ' h
W ednesday m gh t t ilt h»i».st G ro v e
to o k th e nu a su ic o f V e rn o n i» 7*0
In a tib ih e r contest. T ig a rd chased
B»-.»y»rton o u t o f tin* p a rk to th«
tune »1 k I J im Petersen, T ig a id
' ■ • ■
' I
'Hl
|g
la t .
' • (KF
bunch ’.la the s trik e o u t street
Nun la y
a fte rn o o n
games
sch e d uled to In g in at 2 30
are
Swank Nominated
To Lead Chamber
f H ills h o i , l»< < I«-. iiu d w ith corn b ro o m *
M l I < >M .$ K W ll. l I I I » S T K > » l s
w»« per
In a ctio n since last w »•»•k has h e rn th new ly p u rih . sed Wayn» stre«-t
Pi« t ui« d lo o k in g th< new m ach in e o' e: .»•• fi m le ft H a ro ld H a th o r i. a s. taE
A ig u s p h "to by E rn ie M arl/.»
P a r t. <i»p< I a to r. and J W B a rn e y c ity m an.igei
Sweeper Begins
Removal of Dirt
On Local Streets
T he City r»f H i H s I h h i » , m » t tnl«> .««
tl<»h ‘nest week the Hew W ayiu
s tir e t ssveepci w h ic h wa* p m e h s
» d fro m
E ee iia u g h ty
M a ch in e ry
«»Hiipan.y S e a ttle Wash
The b lig h t orange sweep« t
a
five-h»n f u lly a u to m a tic KMl-lmis»
p o w e r m .»«him
has been in ac­
tu m W itt» success sill«*«’ last w , » *
.♦nd ace« rd m g to J
W
B in« y
< • \ numugei will gv<
mj
hours o f n ig h t w o rk in c le a n in g
th«* streets o f th e c it '
T he sw eeper «»»nlar
a le fu ••
hoppei
and a 160-gaIlon
w a te r
ta n k fo r use in damp«*ning the
streets A rang» o f fro m tw o to
e ig h t m ile s per h o u r van be m am
ta tm ’d by th e sweepei d e p en d in g
upon the c n d ltu m o f the s tie e t-
The o v e ra ll d im en sio n « o f the
sweeper are 15 feet H inches long.
H feet 8 inches w id e , w ith a 100-
in ch w h e e l base
Chamber Members Mull
Development Program
Meek»* p o nded out th a t th e c h iin i-
b r r had w o rk e d w ith the co u n cil
and p la n n in g co m m issio n on znn
m g the firs t p o in t o f the p ro g ra m
and < xte n sio n o f the business zone
seemed im m in e n t
In t l v m a tte r »»I p ic k in g Meek
i e p o rle d that th e » »»Ulici, w a nego
h a tin g fo i the I rln e a tlM i of th*
Sp .K s depot on W a h m g to n , tie« i
b e tw e en T h ir d .»nd F o u rth avenues
a nd p la n n e d c o n ve rsio n o f tlh e
» e rd ra lly located area in to a il o ff
tre e f p a rk in g f ictltt.y The coin
panv seems fa y o ra h lv in c lin e d to
w a rd i e|neatm n and in d ic a tio n s ai r
th a t the m ove w i l l be accom plished
soon.
M eeke
re p o rte d
Meeke
s ta te m e n ts c o n c e rn in g the depot
yvere conf 11 med bv M a y o r S< a b o lil
.street l.lg h tli < M ulled
The need fo r Im p ro ve m e n t n f
tie e t lig h tin g l.> g e n e ia lly re co g ­
nize d , M eeke tv p o rU U , and uvtiun
,
fo r b e tte r in g l ì u m i n a t i p w as in <1
possible th ro u g h appr<»\ d »»f t l v
$4a(M> tax le v y fo i the p u ip o '« ' at
Guard to Leave
For Two-Week
Training Camp
l)u<
to
F r id a y
d rt p «n
*•
C om pany I. 186th in fa n tr y
1 c •’
N a tio n a l G u a rd u n it
f«»i a tw o
week
tr a in in g
peru»d
it C am p
M m ra y at F or I.< w is. Wash
T he . dvanec de ta il W ill 1»
th is m o r n in g ’ T h u s la>
t in ­
»mp ui
«rrangem ents
fo r
E lid a
w h ic h is seh»'duled to I«
n ig h t at 10
Two
o th e r e n lis t <1
M o n d a y to a tte n d c o o k in g si
at F o rt Lew is These men are
irr.
D o yle I le g m a n a m i R«cr u it
M R S H H iA R I . I MCNG o f M o u n -
tu n d a le has been re-e le cte d p re si-
d« nt <»f the state hom e econom­
ic» «‘ .xtcnsioti co u n cil.
County Woman
Re-Elected Head
Sacred Concert Oi
State Group
At Local Church
VFW Work Slated
ililM b o ro
lig h t < f the m oon
is sh
ab<»y c
Ray
♦
A
acre<I «•oneri t
•
N egro Mal» C h o i us fro m
Hughes
M eth o d ist ch u rc h of Pol t land w ill
!»«• pi c.s« nte(l Sunday at K p m at
J a c k Sw ank has been nom inated H i II s I mho M eth o d ist
ch u rch ,
ne-
fm
tin* p re sid e n t s post of tin* c iu d itig to Rev C l.in n»« E is h e r,
Ih lls b o ro ch a m b e r of »oinnieic«
l)ir« 'cte d by Rev Enm> Whal< »
.»«cording t«> an aim u n e e in cn l h \ th is 11-voiee group, w h i h p a tle i s
W (.’ S c h w e im at Tuesday •» ch am ­ its s ty le a fte r th a t o f th e n a tio n a lly
ber m ee tin g
fam ous W in g - O vei J o id a n ’ chon
O th e r nom inees in clu d e G eorge w ill sing several g ro u p »if N c g io
l. iic k s o n . v ic c -p i e s id r n t. Jim An* s p ii d u a ls
T h e re w ill he no d m is i«»n c lu n g » '
del son. tK asui c r. Ernest M« s.>ei
to m usic lo v e rs w ho a tte n d A fre e
and V< i non S m ith , d ire cto rs
N o m in a l ions fro m the flo o i were w ill o ffe rin g w ill he ta ke n
« a ile d fo i Tuesday Im t none w a
fo rth c o m in g
A n o th e r o p p o rtu n ity
fo r flo o i n o m in a tio n s w ill he g ive n
M em bers o f the H ills b o ro VE W
at Tuesday s m ee tin g pre ce d in g the P sf w ill re p o rt to the h a ll at 6 p m
»•lectum it was Announced by W F rid a y fo r a gro u n d s clean up hi'
W W m an
ch a m b e i ni.ui.ig« i
f< i , ’ the re g u la r m«*eting
T he
ll-p « iin t
p ro g ra m
of (h °
llills h o r o ch a m b e r o f com m erce, .is
pm fo rth by P resident I. C K ra -
lin e n and v a rm tis co m m itte e head
was m u lle d in an »»pen fo ru m at
Tuesday s m ee tin g of the g ro u p
( ham h r i l)|iect»»r John M « e k e pre
sided <»vn
the fo ru m
and
p la in e d v a lio u s item , to m em hei
G e n e ra l u n a n im ity m i the II
p o in t
was e v id e n t a Meek» u n ­
fo ld e d the p ro g ra m v. ith v ir tu a lly
n o e x c e p tio n be in g ta ke n to the
proposed slate fo r d e ve lo pm e n t of
Hilhi Directors
Reject Four Bids
For Gymnasium
on page 2
Seven Stops Set
For Jersey Tour
In County Sunday
Tigna
H iils h o io A
Am
,n » r , I tear,
n an L c g rm n in e
u i l l tia v e l tn I m , i \ i i tm i S u n d a y to
p u t h i u n d e fe a te d i« i< » rd » h i the
til«»« k .»ft» r tv* » lu u n d
o f le a g u t
pla> Th« MacK»*nxiein«7i w ill face
.» B<.i\« it<»n h<|uad w h ic h ha.s l »«•».,
F irs t p ro p o sa l was fo r le v y in g
o f a ta x in e x c e ls o f the six per
cent lim ita tio n to raise >4500 fo r
the purpose o f im provement?« and
b e tte rm e n t of the streets o f th e c ity
o f H U ls b jro
T hts me sure was
passed by a 178-142 co u n t
181-138 was th e m a rg in g iv e n
to the p roposal to le v y a tu x in
excess o f the s ix p e r cent lim ita tio n
fo r the purpose o f fin a n e in g new
s tre e t lig h tin g These ,m prov«‘rne,,ts
w ill consist o f in c re a s in g th e in ­
te n s ity on a ll e x is tin g lig h ts at c ity
in te rs e c tio n s and ne w m e rc u ry v a ­
p o r lig h ts on Baseline fro m T h ir d
avenue to th e w e s te rn lim its o f
th#* c ity T he a m o u n t c a lle d for in
th is issue was $4500
The th ir d m easure, a proposal to
raise taxes above th«* ,-ix p#»r cent
lim ita tio n fc r the new re c re a tio n
p ro g ra m , re c e iv e d a 198-119 go-
?head sig n a l T h is i -ue. a $2090
fu n d a i l l be used fo r the ree re .i-
( tio n o f c h ild re n th is su m m e r in
co o p era tio n w ith School D is tric t
No 7
The a n n ou n ce m e nt
was m ad ”
S a tu rd a y n ig h t
the a n n ua l con-
v i : b - n t the N E A in S a l’ L ke
C i’ ;- L ta h w h ic h i being a ” - , d< i
by W Vein«- M c K in n e y . A rg u s e d ­
ito r .«nd c o -p u b lis h e r
and s o n
«
W in n e r o f firs t place in the o ve r-
IfWMj c irc u la tio n d iv is io n was th e
S- • « r v d l c N J S ?rner>et M essen­
ger (ia /e tte . w h ile second plac«
w« nt
th e L, pe»
M ie n . L peer
Co »o’ v Pre
O nH N o rth w e s t W in n e r
The A rg u s was the o n ly n«
Legion Squad
Set to Battle
Beaverton There
AMKAICAN
All th re e m easures propos­
ed in a special election held
last F rid ay at th e city hall
w ere passed by com fortable
m arg in s d esp ite th e sm all
n u m b er of voters th at tu rn e d
o u t to th e polls
National General
Excellence Award
Won lor Fourth Time
11 h
UK’’ ttllft H.
in d ic t e d the non*
.tu n
I the 1949 .»(i
< <illc I ft.i ih c t.oh
o f tin* sMinc a m o u n t o f in o n t >
ua n< ‘ cd e d I . im I y e u f
•is u
Voters Okag
AH Measures
In Citg Vote
M is Edgar l.e in in g o f M u n t.n n -
dale w .s re -e le cte d p re sid e n t of
th e O regon Horn»’ Econom ic > Ex
te n sio n C o u n c il at th e 17th an n ua l
m e e tin g at O n 'ffo n S ta te «'«»¡leg»’
last w eek It 1» b e lie ve d to he t l v
f i v t tim e th a t a p re sid e n t has he u
re-e le cte d t»' the post
O th e r office r-- nam ed w e ir M rs
FI yd Fox
S ilv e rto n
fir s t y ic<
pre sid e n t
M rs
1.
K rih s . Bend
second v ic e -p re s id e n t. M is Rus c ll
k. hh e rt S p rin g fie ld
e c u ta i v M is
(»uy S h u m w a y. M c M m n v iIh *. tr« as
u rn
and M r
F r a n k lin l.o e tu g .
N o rth Powd» i h is to n n
M r^
L e m in g was nam ed to n
second tw<* y e a r t r im as presiden*
She ha*- long been a c tiv e in iu i. 1
w iiin c n s w o rk amt was in t l v
for» 11 »»nt in 1939 w h e n the horn»'
e x te m i n p ro g ra m was in a u g u ra te d
m W a sh in g to n county
Sh»’ is a
gr. d ila te o f Reed co lle g e a n d fo r
la y e a r* was a g ra d e a m i h ig h
school teacher
A ch ie v e m e n t* Tol«l
A Auccessful ye a r in hom e < < •»
nam ics u n its th ro u g h o u t t l v s ta b ’,
c lim a x e d by re a ch in g the $2 i dud
m ai k toyy ard a $ I »(M)0
> d fe r
Azalca H ouse at O re g o n St d e c l .
lege, w as re p o rte d hv »»fit. , is and
N e w k ir k
A c c o rd in g to C a p t
C h a ri»
M cG ra w , fiv e tru c k s w ill c.»'
th»’ m a in body o f m« n to c a m p .•»
w ill be j» in» i h fo re d e p a rtu re I
seven m ore tie . p e a rrie is fro
Forest G ro s e
('a p t
M eG aw also stated th
nv u n e m p lo y e d m en m ay sign ui
w ith the N a tio n a l G o ..id and r»
c civ e arm y pay fo r th e tw o -w e e
tr a in in g cam p
L is te d below are th e co u n ty men
w h o are scheduled to m ake th«
tr ip
C a p ta in ( 'li.n l« - E M c G ia w
h ir s t L ie u te n a n t S te v e P N i h e ff
W
Second
L ie u te n a n t
John
B ro w n J r
M aste r Serge.m t S te p h c i C Me
E n te r
S crg c.m t F
i i ' t C'L»ss
dgar W
Fir-t
Class- E
Edgar
M a rl H u g e r. Jack I Sloan
Sergeant Leo A ( ’ »mptou
C o rp o ra l: J im G Adam s. W a n e
C B ro w n . S ta n le y H P iilo n . W 1
ban, H G ree r. I tien F. J o h n -’ o
P o n a ld W Mat n. D o n a ld
Sev -
m our. R o b e rt F S te rn
P riv a te F irs t C lass D o n o v a n P
G ram ling .
P riv a te Joe P Hälfe, ltn b i r l W
C u m m in g s , Jesse M H • \ ! ■
I
don I. F la ig . J im E Greg<»iy. Bud
M G u in t h n . E van F. K j o , ,,«'-. .1 »rl;
N
L<’ BI an«’ . L a r iv J
M ic h »'lis.
H a ro ld F M u ll. H e rb e rt P Ol.-<»n
E lto n 1. P a rrish
R e cru it Ray A B a ,h e r Jei • v A
B a u m g a rtn e r P aul F. Bi •11. P y lc
R P egm an
P a rre l I.
F i «,r in »n.
L a rr y
I
I enz. Ben E
Loucks.
James A M u m . L a w re n c e ' W Me-
Mai,»»”
Ton, M N e w k ir k . Jan,»
F Neb ” ». N o rm ,m C 0ls»»n. J »«
«»I, R R u fe i W a lte r J R u fe r Ben-
n> 1
S h ip m a n . C l i f f o r d
F S "L
b c ig c r.
R u s s rl
F
St • in g h .un ,
G eorg«' !■ T l, »»,,,. is. E rw in A le s li t e.
a special r h 'c t io li F riday
flc le g a t
.it th e im 'c tin g
In regard to telephone civ ict
A c h e c k fo i $!.»Odd w a tin n e d
M eeke said that A P S c rip t nr«
•yet to O r e g iiii S ta te P r e - id 'i t A
d is tric t
m anager
f.«t
th e W e t l. S tra n d lo he In I I u n til $ n Odd
Co; st
T ele p h o n e
co m p a n y ha
m ore lx iaix<rd to l» ,iild ¡1 student
prem ised «’»»n? Kiel at lo ll o f Ih» « «»un e i’op ci ¿it i\ e liv in q 1,»»,,.-«' * on tl,«'
tv -w id e d ire c to ry n e xt ye a r Con ca m p ii
T he housu u t i l s*'i1 \ «' Lot h 1
sidera hie o p p o sitio n to the fo rm K.s .1 student li \ m u cent« , fo , \v«t-
us» d tin
vcai
w it h s e p a ra te di- n ,rn and hr h u i'd q il.i, ter.. fo r the
W C ( ’h riste u se n . p re .id e o t o f,
recto rie s
f»»r
H ills b o ro .
F or» -l « ti,to c u llite li c lin i,,*; .nti,n. il meet - 1 th- C »m m ereial N a tio n a l hank «1
G ro ve and R e m e rto n
has h r^ n I t ’ Rs
H i Ish io . has been nam ed p re s i-j
exp e rie n ce d A lte ra tio n s »re fo rth
dent o f the O regon Banker.- ass«»-
The
research
co
m
m
itte
e
h
e
.n
t
com ing also on m a la d ju s te d lo ll
«’tat io,,
latest rep o rts on th e progress <»f
chargeft
in
W a sh in g to n
county
The e le c tio n h ig h lig h te d the fio -
the
stu
d
y
underw
•;.
»n
r«
I
it
t
o
it
«
•
M» » ke
re p o rte d .
w h i c h
h «y e
»1 busiHc > c sum Tuesday o f the
n
u
llin
'
”
to
d
e
n
ta
l
de«
•>
in
O
r
w»»i ked to 11 ills h o i " s dis idv aiitagi-
gun and recom m ended th a t th«' is«»»eiati«»n s l l t h a n n u I « •m \e n -
A re p o rt of M e n u, B rin k w lm h.i
yvork c o n tin u e u n til " d e fin ite « a» ti«»n at the »Multi,»'ll,all h o tel
in ve stig a te d the le le p h o iie situa
C h ris ’ ensei, -ucee«ds H a r r \
I
lio n fo r the ch a m b e r was read h> elusions a ie reached w h ir l, w ill h C l.ile t h»»s (>f the F ir t N a t on d Ban \
h e lp fu l I«» (h e g o n f tn ilie s " S e v ­
M eeke B r in k s rep o rt p o in te d (•»
•
»f
P
o
rtla
n
d
Fleeted
vice
p
ie
ident
tlv
»«forementi« tied
defect:-
and e ral new research pi «»,<'< 1 w««.
Ila I p|
th om
. . i • • ■ ,
i e x p la in e d and end »i • cd
-others
Portland branch Bai
T he Icg is1 a ti\e m m m tltc c
i-re ­ o f ( ' » I l f . ,O I ( ie»», ge McP<»n ilr l o f I
The co m fo rt tafi««n p ro g ra m has
»',«shier o f J o h n sto n B , . , ,
been abandoned fo r the present hut "in n ,e n d e d that the c o u n c il w o rk P u fin
to
get
mode,
,,,/h
t
mn
and
•
x
p
a,,- the»
B ankets. In c . was elected
'not fi»r:p»tten
M eeke stated A d ­
| s ,o „ o f the h«»n,e ec«»n«»„,i s h u d it
, easurer
d itio n s tp c ity b u ild in g s l,a \« ' alley
lated the s iiu .d io n te m p i . i i l y . it it,g pi ie» d h ig h on th e p r io r it y list
O th e r new o ffic e r are J«»ln, B ,
o f h u d d ii g p in je e t at th e college R” g 'I > p re sid e t,t o f F irs t Nation.iL
v as p o in te d out
«'f B a k c i e l,a irm a n «»f the e xe cu ­
M atu te on Book*
tiv e c o m m itte e , and G o d fr r v C ,
A sta tu te to b rin e auout re m o d e l­
B lo t,in I ’ lu te d S ta te * N a tio n 1. Eu
ing o r re m o va l of ob je ct i«,liable
gene. J a m e - II S ta ib itd F ust N.i
business b u ild in g s asked fo r in
F
O
R
E
S
T
G
R
O
V
E
T
lip
<
1.
..illin
c
tifWial
M c M n u ,\ tile ; C la re nce II
the ch a m b e r p ro g ra m already i.-
on the books. M eeke »aid b u t lo r i p : i - li a ll in fo r s w im m in g cl.iss- \d u n g Cm « C o u n ty h in k . (»old
should be e n force d Io b rin g about i's al the n r « poni l i r i . ' Is S unday. Beach and (Ti1erh«»s. m e m b e r- «<
I it v. as diinuuutrd this week.
the executive committee
i
H uuUnucd on pa<e 3)
P u re b re d Jersey c a ttle w ill be on i
d is p la y on fa rm s o f seven W a s h in g ­
ton c< u n ty d a iry m e n w ho w ill pla y
host« to a c o u n ty Je rse y to u r S u n ­
day The to u r is scheduled to sta
\ I W H M \K K
*. t > the people f th is v a lle y w if i soon be
at 9 30 a n,
and w ill c o n tin u e
«* i * f ac rd in g t . O w n e r G eorge Padgett The “ w itc h tre e ”
th ro u g h o u t th e day. a c c o rd in g to
H ow t ab vc > d y in g as a re s u lt o f being s tru c k by lig h tn in g last
F re d K n o x , to u r chairman.
S ’t •• l
d P a d g e tt says th e tre e m ust com e d o w n .— ’ A rg u s p h o to
O ne o f th e h ig h lig h ts o f th e to u r
by Ernie Martz?
w ill be a h e rd c la s s ific a tio n at the
V P F oste r fa rm n» a r Sch Ils by
Pr<»f»ss«»r H a r ry K in g «»f the V i -
v e rs ity o f B ritis h C o lu m b ia . s.»y -
K n o x B re e d er w ill have » chance
’ • see P rofess- r K in g cias .fy 13
t
» L i t th e F i l t e r fa rm
Plans For th e day ca lf fc r
pie
nic lu n ch at th« K n o x B ros farm
th re e m ile s n o rth w e s t o f Gas an on
the s ( oggins V a lle y road
S chedule fo r th e to u r is < S fo i-
B\ Ernie Martz
low s
The
"w
itch
tree
is
doom
ed to fall before th e w oodm an's
9 3(1 a m — V P Foster fa rm 2
ax e and in th e n ea r fu tu re a lan d m ark which has been an
m ile s ' r th o f S ch o lls; 10 30 a m
M M«l«»tt fa rm . 3 m ile« w< t ef e \ i catch er th ro u g h o u t th e countv for m anv v ears w ill be
L a u re l. 11 15 a m
M« I »tl Je i <■ v cut dow n. T he tree, a fir.
is located about two m iles n o rth -
fa rm . 4 nibes w o t o f I. u re l 12 30
w est of H illsboro on th e p ro p erty of G eorge P ad g ett.
am
K n o x Bros
3 nole^ ■
west <f G aston ’ Scoggins V .iL e ,
•
\
r d t o g to M :.-
Padftctt the
r o a d ’ : 2 30 p m . —L lo y d K n c X f «I m
tre e has n e v e r has a n y o th e r lim b s
1 m ile n o rth w e s t
f F ore t G t <» \ e.
e th e r lh a n ih c w itc h lik e g ro w th
3 15 p m
E D. Wils<»n «V S Hl. ’
at th e to p o f the 100-foot tr u n k
m ile s n o rth o f G ales C re ' k; 4 00
D u rin g a lig h tn in g s to rm e a rly
p m - H o w a rd R obertson. I m ile -
th is spring, th e tre e was s tru c k
cast o f G ales C reek
and
a s trip m ore th a n fo u r inches
B u d g e t vo te and th e e le c tio n of
Anyone in te re s te d in Jersey c a t­ -ehocl board direct us f >r H ills - w id e was s trip p e d o ff th e w id e ly
tle is urged to a tte n d th e to u r. b«H<» d. iiv t N ■ 7 has been set fo r k n o w n f i r f r o m t o p to bo ttom
K n o x stated
J u n e 20. a c c o rd in g to J W P o y n - The " s tr ik e " p ro ve d to be too m uch
•«•
s u p e rin te n d e n t
of
H ill- b o r o and at present, the once-areen
fo lia g e w h ic h f n m e d the • w itc h -o n -
grade schools.
a -b ro o m s ilh o u e tte is b ro w n and
T w o d ire c t r> w i l l be elected and th e g ro u n d beneath th e tre e is
’ he h u d i- ue o f $118.000 w ill go covered w ith needles.
bef ic the v o te rs If passed, some
O w n e rs h ip ( hanged
A n organizational mooting of a o f th e m oney raised w ill be used
T he tre e was o r ig in a lly th o u g h t
fo
r a new s ch o o l bus and ne w
W a -h ilig to n couni.v c h a p lt i o f .A1
to be on p ro p e rty o w n e d by Dw ig h t
co h o lics A n n o n y m o u s h. .- been >ei mow .ng e q u ip m e n t. P o y n te r stated P o m e ro y and P o m e ro y s w ife , w h o
T he p o lls w ill be open b e tw e en 2 now resides in P o rtla n d , stated th a t
fi l n e xt T h u rs d a y June 16, .it th .
H ills b o ro c h a m b e r o f com m erce and 7 p in a t th e B W. B a rn e s as long as she liv e d the tree w o u ld
S ta rtin g lim e is 8 30 p in
school.
n e v e r be cut d o w n A t one tu n e,
s u rv e y o rs w ere m a rk in g o f f th e
P o m e ro y b o u n d a ry lin e s a n d it
was d iscovered th a t th e fam ous f ir
was net on th e P o m e ro y p ro p e rty
a fte r a ll and th a t it was
n land
ow n e d by Padgett.
T he c u ttin g d o w n o f th e tre e w ill
cause m a n y . m e m o ry to re c a ll
th e day w hen the w itc h was fir s t
seen by a fre c k le -fa c e d I.id go ­
in g fi.-hing in th e cree k n e a rb y o r
by a fa m ily o f S u nday a fte rn o o n
sightseers.
Famous Witch Tree
To Fall Before A xe
Budget Election
Set lor June 20
A lcoholics S late
O rganizing M eet
d u c te d
C h a r le s S c h m id e s k a m p . a l-
, So of -P o rtla n d -offered a bask b id
f $238.183, .,nd an a lte rn a te f.g -
u re o f $218.685
T he gym . a c c o rd in g to s p e c ific a ­
tio n s w ill h ave dim en sio n s o f 142
b y 163 feet a nd w ill be atta che d to
the present g y m n a s iu m
B a lco n ie s
w ill be p ro v id e d along each side o f
the p la y in g flo o r and a c tiv ity room s
w ill be c o n s tru c te d u n d e r th e b a l­
conies T he in te rn r w ill be w ood
w ith tim b e r trusses, w ith a v e n ­
tila tio n system p ro v id e d f o r each
section.
County Tour Set
For Candidates
A rra n g e m e n ts have been m ade to
h,lv,? -#” h n n y C a rp e n te r. K O IN n -
dio a n n ou n ce r, to act as m a ste r o f
ce re m o n ie s at the M iss H ills b o ro
contest slated to be h e ld in th e h ig h
school a u d ito riu m J u n e 20
Bob Cozine, H ills b o ro H a rm o n y
House, and his band are sch e d uled
to e n te rta in at the se le c tio n p ro ­
g ra m
T o u r P lanned
A S a tu rd a y to u r o f a n u m b e r o f
W a s h in g to n c o u n ty tow ns, s ta rtin g
at 11 30. has been a rra n g e d and
w ill leave H ills b o ro a fte r s to p p in g
at n u m c rc u s places th ro u g h o u t th e
to w n and go to C o rn e liu s . Forest
G ro ve . Banks, d o w n the Sunset
h ig h w a y to th e C edar M ill d is tric t,
B e a ve rto n T ig a rd . S h e rw o o d, and
r e tu r n to H ills b o ro th ro u g h S c h o lls
and M id w a y
T ic k e ts fo r th e sh o w w ill be on
sale at lo ca l business houses w h e re
p ic tu re s o f th e g ir ls a rc on d is ­
p la y
McKinley School Reunion
Attracts Over 300 Alums
R)
M rs
C la ra
M ru rrr
M - K IN L E V -F I.M O N IC A J u d g e d
bv the h e a rty handshakes ana e x-
<-I .»'nations o f
W e ll
w e ll, if it
st- t
the 60th a n n iv e rs a ry
hcmecoBiing at M cKinley sellout
Sunday w .is i huge success.
O v e r 3(>n w ere p re -c u t to e n jo y ,
p o t-llic k luncheon served c a fe te ria
s ty le
In
the
.school
basement
G rou p s gathered al lo n g tables up-
sb*irs and on th e school la w n w -illi
plates heaped h ig h to sw ap m e m ­
o ries ol -id school days
Hillsboro Banker
Heads State Body
Swimming Deadline Set
A, Forest Grove Pool
T he H ills b o ro u n io n h ig h school
board re je c te d a ll fo u r bids fo r a
new g y m n a s iu m w h ic h w ere open» d
at a F rid a y n ig h t d ire c to r's m ee t­
ing
The lo w basic bid. $233.668. was
s u b m ille d by P e r r ir D o lp h P o rt­
la n d T he a m o u n t o f th e D o lp h b id
is g re a te r th a n th e m oney a v a il­
able fcr the p ro je c t it was p o in te d
out by J o h n R C ox. H ilh i p r in c i­
pal I f a lte rn a te s lis te d by Ross B.
H a m m o n d . P o rtla n d , are exercised,
his fig u re o f $199.303. w ith a lte r ­
nates d e d ucte d w o u ld be lo w
T h e board w ill m eet w ith re p ­
re s e n ta tiv e s o f the H a m m o n d c o m ­
p any to n ig h t 'T h u rs d a y ! to s tu d y
re v is e d fig u re s . It was a n tic ip a te d
th a t th e b id fo r the p ro je c t w o u ld
no' exceed $183.000. C ox re p o rte d
M a la rk e y and M oore o f P o r t­
la n d s u b m itte d a basic b id o f « 4 3 .-
090 ,n d « 0 8 193 w ith a lte rn a te s de­
I’ regrani »iiven
A short p ro g ra m fo llo w e d Ihc
lu n ch v uh a cco rd io n m usic by F ir-
n-m L a n g u r,
g ro u p
s in g in g
of
School P a s s .' in tro d a c ti n o f f o r ­
m e r teachers o f th e school m e n ­
tio n o f a lu m n i and guests f aun a
distance and s in g in g o f " A u 'd Lang
S\ n c.'1
Tw o T ra c k e r*
O n ly
T W O O F T H E M E N »Ml»» S I K V » $ » O Ihe M c K in le y school site
o v e r 60 years ago w e re on hand Sunda.v lo r the a n n iv e rs a ry c e le b ra ­
tio n at the school. P ic tu re d are M r and M rs A lb e r t K e e h n , le ft,
and M r a m i M rs J u liu s Foegc A d d itio n a l p ic tu re s a p p ea r on a n ­
o th e r page in th is w e e k s A rg u s and a g ro u p p ic tu re o f llie entire
assemblage w ill be printed uext w eek— (Photo by Wtnansi
A llr m l
tw o fo rm e r t r -ehers w t r "
pre-enr M i-- M in n ie F ra n tz A rm
lim it
f f ’oi Hand, w h o ta u g h t t h "
-cl-onl in '910. and M iss M a rg a re t
S u lliv a n , also o f 1 'o itia o d . w h o
'a u g h t ill 1915
L e tte rs w ere received fro m Mar
I ha B e rg e r G u e rb e r and Rep F o i
F isher, w h o w ere fo rm e r teachers
hut unable lo be present. A m o n g
Ih o e a tte n d in g w ere A lb e rt K e eh»
o f Pi r lla n d w h o was Ih e o n ly !
c h a rte r p u p il, h a v in g a tte n d e d the
firs t te rm a fte r e s ta b lis h m e n t o f
the school in 1889 J u liu s Foegc and
A lb e rt Keehn w ere th e tw o re ­
m a in in g m em bers o f the c o m m itte e
o f th re e w h o located th e site The
o th e r in e m lie r was N e ils Johnson,
father 4 the late N « U Jubtuiu&.
j
In
fa m ily
re p re s e n ta tio n ,
th e
M e ie r fa m ily , sons and d a u g h le is
o f J o h n M efe r. led the lis t w ith
s ix O n ly one m e m b e r was u n a b le
to a tte n d
T h e Mead fa m ily n u m b e re d fiv e .
S e v e ra l o f each fa m ily came fr o m
a distance
S ite o f Si-honl Show n
O n d is p la y w e re a n u m b e r o f
g r it ip p ic tu re s o f the sa-hool, |n -
e lu d in g one o f th e fir s t b u ild in g , a
'OxJO-ft w h ic h was e ie e ted on
site in the woods h a lfw a y betw een
C o rn e ll and W a lk e r roads T h is lo ­
c a tio n was chosen by re c o m m e n ­
d a tio n o f (he c o u n ty s u p e rin te n ­
den t. C la rk S m ith , as a c o m p ro m ­
ise betw een tw o groups One g ro u p
fa vo re d a site on C o rn e ll, th e o th -'r
m W a lk e r road The land had been
p u rc h .sed in O cto b er, 1889. fro m
E d ith M onroe
D ire c to rs s e rv in g to e ffe ct tb o
Pl, chase w e ie Peter Nelson. N e ils
fohnson and W illia m K eehn. and
C le rk E p h ra im W e lls T he d istrict
hart been ta xe d lo raise $ |3 fl f „ r
b u ild in g
A n a d d itio n a l $230 wa»
b o rro w e d lo pay the cost o f clear»
m g etc
Records A vailab le
T he b u ild in g was erected by A l ­
be rt and Ernest Keehn
Ite m s lis te d in th e fira t re c o rd
book show wages fo r te a cbe r. $33;
cost o f one acre o f la n d she. $8.‘>-
lu m b e r b ill. $ IIB 2 8
Schooi had been held In Ihe
W e lls hom e u n t il the b uildin g w a i
completed Fannie Sappington was
the first teacher T he school term
waa three months Ella L lch ty waa