The Hillsboro argus., September 29, 1949, Image 1

Scout Drive
Under Quota
Set Monday
THE WEATHER
(By Leon H u b b a rd )
M t i .
Min.
Help the Seouls
O ver the Top!
W llh W h ic h I» < o m b I ned Ih e
County Gets
Basic Funds
For Schools
S c o u t « lin i
llll. I I K I . il
H illsboro
IS
. h o lt
$>000 W c d n e s th
to C .u l Mill« i
Th, W a s h in g t o n c o u n t y
chool -u p e rin te n d en t's office
ha: received its first h alf-y ear
share of O regon basic school
support m oney am o u n tin g to
a total of $391,778 20 acco rd ­
ing to a rep o rt this week by
Austin S traffo rd , county su-
p erin ten d en t T he county p o r­
tion was part of $17,026,152.82
which was d istrib u te d on a
state basis by th e state e d u ­
cational d ep artm en t.
h e n th o u g h t|i<- <|. oa ii to (tn si
l.tlllp U ig n l* <>vci w<* vs i l l I Mill lllll«-
to accept
rton.it I
«•I
have not o
th e n re s u lt? i
O k i ’.im p P it
p illili
lib i in '
a id
I I I I I I M ) tl.< r e c e n tly « ta b Jish e d <*h<» 1 p a tr o l pl.»r
I L lls b - u « a re sh o w n s ta n d in g at a
d k n< i P e tc i B o se o u g ra d e sch o o l w ith a ju n io r t r a f f i c p a tr o lm a n Pc •j sons ih o w n above «left
to lig h t» in c lu d e P a tro lm a n B i ll y F o ld s B W Barnes P r in c ip a l W a lte r H e n ry . H ills !» • o P o lic e C h ie f
.M elvin D e K o tk and B W I L iiin * - T e a c h e r A r t h u r C h a p m a n
'A n . u * phot-» by J a c k C r a ig *
n i l t l < I O K ’S
cm
$ »000 q u o t a is h i g h e i
t h a n b<
but
1* n e te ;s » iv
le t
H .is .in s
I I I , , .»M*(J p o p u la
i. W a s h in g to n c o u n ty , one o f
« .
r !
no: p o p u la tio n o f « h il
in .
tb< vsai
and
lo w e r
re q u ir e m e n ts fo i b o th
in d ( ’ u h S c o u t» P ie
it 12 y e a r»
th e Il<»y
im age i t now* 11 w ith
n fr o m n in e to e ig h t
M ille r expie.xhed hl» a p p re tta
tio n to the m any w o rk e r* vs ho »«•
b e lte d fot fu n ds to h e lp .seoutin*;
a e tiv iti,
in W a sh in g ton co lit i v
Commercial Bank
Marks 45 Years
Of Local Service
an n ive .»i y th is w eek acc
W I ' <’h i istrnwen p re sid e n t The
( 'o iim • i r ia l hank fu s t opened fo
h ii-io *
■ n O ctober 3 1904 w ith
A s Sto le* p re a id e iit and E d w a rd
S< h u lm c i u h. v i,-e-p reiud e iit
C o m m e rc ia l b a rk
R in g e d
)h llftl« o ro N a tio n a l l>.»»4
id Ihe new c o rp o ra tio n
I »lined • the ic s u lt of th e nu ’U’n .
d ie d tin
C o m m e rc ia l Na
11« UI., I bank of H ills b o ro T h, in
ha> served H lll» b o to and
St Itllto
W .d n ig to n co u n ty
bank
e m p lo y * 38 pel* h i * in -
Tf,«
it*
rlu d in . g bank o ffic e is and lint
.sets as $11 »(Kl.tiOO T o ta l de
to ta l
posits in the local bank am ount lo
$10 4M) (MN> accoi d in g to fig u re s ie
lea*' *d by bank o ffic ia l*
In a message to bank rmpb'V« -
K in-
P l, side nt C h risten se n said
ploy es m ay look w ith p r id e on the
ret Ol d of tin» in s titu tio n since* its
ago It has
<»: k’a liiz a tlo n 45 ycai
grovs n w ith th e c ity and th<‘ com*
n iu iu tv
k e e p in g in m in d that a
bank is o n ly v a lu a b le to the co m ­
m u n ity if it gives the be*., p -s ib',*
*e | v ic e f l i t s has b e lt and W ill con-
policy of eve ryo n e
th is bank
in clu d e C lu is te n -
A II Abt», vice-
Searcy e xe cu tive
v i<, - pi e s id e n t; Farit* A Bow m an
vice p i evid e n t, M P Cadv vice-
p re s id e n t. W illia m F H u rle y a 1st
ant vie«- p re s id e n t. I.v n n M Judy
assistant
v ic e -p re s id e n t.
H e ib e rl
K .ism m . cs, assistant v ie ,-p i« »ident
..m l t ust o ffic e r. C lyd e Y ount. c.«sh-
< ► « .» .
a
♦
Local Grade Schools
Begin Safety Patrol
Nn! .i single H illsboro school child has been killed in a
traffic accident mi the was to or from school d u rin g the past
\c a i
hut as tin 1 city continues to grow , the city police d e­
p artm en t. school ad m in istrato rs and public school children
them selves, are all co-op,‘ra tin g to p re v en t such a tragedy
The latest move to insure protection to H illsboro school
, hildren was the estab lish m en t last week of school safety
unusual Spelling
Rids Discovery ol
Long-Lost Brother
+ p a iro ls at the B W Ba.n»* .»r.d
P e te r B o m o w sch o o l! T h, p a tro ls
sta tio ne d at th e J e ffe rs o n vtrcct
m t,T .M ftio n s o f n o rth 1st a n d n o r th
3,1 av«*nu«*s are designed to in su re
glad» school c h ild re n a safe passage
across th e busy a rte r ia l*
ith o u t b e n e fit o f the EIH. A n to n
S c h in it of 634 S S eventh avenue,
H ills b o io
d isco ve re d
w h e re
b ro th c i is. but it to o k m ore
h a lf a c e n tu ry .
"T h e re a re n ’t m any people w ho
»aid
•P«H t h e ir nam e a» we do
Mi
S ch m it,
h a p p ily .
and
counted on r u n n in g aero** h im
some day
state p r in tin g o f-
W,»i k in 4
S a cra m e n to
one o f his
fic e
d u i h te is M is C v le s tin e Hasel d i ­
rt >v, ie<i P ra n k s th e r e a b o u t* Sin
has been on the lo o k o u t fo r unu**
u a l s p e llin g * of her fa th e i * nanm
too and caine across
P ra n k S c h m it
or, a s h ip p in g list one day Before
M rs Hasel co u ld co n tact h im she
lost th«* address L u c k ily the same
p ris o n was lis te d in a te le p ho n e
d ire c to ry , and the 67-ye a r-o ld
k id
b ro th e r
on A n to n S c h m it was lo ­
cated in S.,n F ra n cisco a fte r 51
years o f silence
If yo u are ind«*ed m v b ro th e r,
w ro te P ra n k S ch m it, " it m akes me
most h a p py to contact you again
: .,¡1 these y< •«' ■ P h ■ ■ w r ltt
soon and t»*ll me of yours« If m o ­
th« i and o u r siste rs and b ro th e rs
T he lo n g -lo s t b ro th e r, w h o le ft
his W isconsin hom e in h i* teens
w ill p ro b a b ly receive m ore news
fro m the H ills b o ro co u p le th a n he
co u n te d on T he y have reared 12
c h ild re n since th e n
The co u p le liv e d in New E n g ­
land. N D . and came in O regon
f|v c y o a is ago
T h e y liv e d in
O rc n c o fo r a lit t le o v e r a
, y e a r be-
fo re m o vin g to H ills b o ro .
K tckhael
O ne o f A n to n 's sons, liv in g in
lei
and C la rk e Patten
assistant Eugene, is .«Iso nam ed F ra n k and
,
ire I rist«
a letter fro m h im a n iv,*d w hen the
S eaicv. Cadv. L e ster I n la n d H A o ld e r P ra n k sent h is fir s t le tte r in
K u r a tli. R a lp h Easter, and A ith u . a l years.
B e llin g .
A nd th is re u n io n m ay b rin g
m ore c o n fu s io n ." he la u g h ed " M y
b ro th e r
has
a
41-y e a r-o ld
son
named P ra n k He. m tu rn has a
son Guess w h a t th e y c a ll h im
T h a i's rig h t, it's P ra n k
Picker Call Made
By Local Growers
X I I I m ore filb e r t p ickers are
needed this w eek fo r harvest
mg in W ash in g to n c o u n t*. a,
c o rd in g to a re p o rt fro m A lvin
E lk in s , •m anager of the l l i l l *
boro
b ran ch
of the
O regon
Mate Employment office
E lk in a said th a t transport.«
tio n is now
being fu rn ish ed
fio in the local o ffice
lie r e ­
p o rted th a t th e pay rate varies
lio n , tw o an il a q iia ite r ren ts
pound to th re e d e p e n illi x on
Ih e in d iv id u a l g ro w e r. T h e fil
lic it p ic k in g season is expected
to co n tin u e th ro u g h most ol O c ­
tober.
Money, Radio Lost
In Rirport Thelt
B u rg la rs b ro ke in to the B a ll
R alston o ffic e at the H ills b o ro an
p o rt som etim e P u d a v n ig h t and
stole o ve r $100 m cash and in a tc i
i.,ls a cco rd in g lo a rep ort fro m the
s h e r iffs o ffic e
O ffic e rs said th e th ie ve s took $50
w o rth o f ro lle d n icke ls, a $50 p o rt­
a b le ra d io and o th e i m isce lla n eo u s
ite m s E n tra nce was gained by j i m ­
m y in g a pane o f glass fro m the
.o ffic e door.
lit lin b e i i i f d i f f e r e l i l w i i .V k m id ■
p.n tie n b ii b ll ess th e l l i l | i n l l.UU e nt
fre e d o m o f Ih e p re s .m nne " f th is
e n u iltiy ■ 1 h e ll- lie d ,in d in n s ’ V .'l
iii'i.
w it 'k
fre e d ,in
SI,1 1,1 »111
'
e ’ I reednni l l n . ‘ W here the
N r « ,|iii|n r G ni "
T ile « Iiv e rn m - s la le im n l fo llo w
" Y m i w n iild h . t 'c
h in d 11 Im ni
lin n m id range fa r a fie ld I " fin d •'
l.in r. a p p rn p ri ile : Ingm i Ilia n 111.4
adopted fm Ihe h nth a n im a l Na.
Im iia l N e w spaper Week. O clnber
in 11 'F re e d o m Ones W here
New spape, ( in , s
"T hnse m x w o rd» te s tify to Ihe
in ip a e l n f all 1111 f e lle r , d press w illi
u fo rc e m id r ln r lly nn flo w of pm se
n r n ra tn ry c o u ld m u lch T hey say.
in e ffe c t. Hint ne w n p .ipcrs w h ic h
speak h o n e s tly w ith o u t fear nf e, 11
curshlp. and people w h o la v e • lined
> U l r A p p ro v e » P lan
The »tat,* h ig h w a y d e p a rtm e n t
gave th e green lig h t to the traffi-.
p a tro l p la n fo r the B W Barnes
and Pft«
Bo*cow beh »ol* afte t a
request by M e lv in D eR ock Hill.**
b«»ro c h ie f o f p o lice Last sum m e
the h ig h w a y d e p a rtm e n t made ,»n
in v e s tig a tio n o f th e crooning situ
a tlo n at the F irs t and T h ir d avenue
in te rs e c tio n * w ith J e ffe rs o n .in i
la te r a p p ro ve d the e sta b lish m e n t of
the school >afcty c ossrng*
C h ie f D eR ock said th a t his d e ­
p a rtm e n t am t the B a rr.« * and B<»s-
c«»w grade school o ffic ia l* had b«' n
discussing the crossing s itu a tio n f«»i
some tu n e a nd d e cid e d
n th e ,
ta b h sh m e n t of th e system on an
e x p e rim e n ta l basis th is year
H<
e x p la in e d th a t the h ig h w a y depart
m en t assisted by fu rn is h in g *e h "o l
crossing signs, safety Sam Brown«
belts, hats, and school crossing ban­
ners
W a lte r
H e n ry .
B
W
Barn,
school p rin c ip a l
w o rk e d clo se ly
w ith th e p o lic e c h ie f to set up th,
1 .,!■ t>
lie same lib e r ty n f e xp re ssm n a ir
liiv a rin h l.v fo u n d In g e lh e i
W hen
y o u have one. you a u to m a tic a lly
h ave Hie o th e r (»lie b u n g s the
0II1,a about and dem ands its p e r­
p e tu a tio n w ith no s trin g s u lla c h e d
'A n y m an in Ih e p u b lic eye
s h n n lii w e lco m e 111,’ J u s tifie d e ril-
ic in ii n f the press It stands fo r re ­
assurance th a t Ihe proecssc* by
w h ic h he a tta in e d o ffic ia l s la tu re
are
safegu.il ded
by
e n lig h te n e d
I p u b li, o p in in ii lh a l is c o n s ta n tly r e ­
freshed iiy Hie v ig ila n t re p o rtc i and
e d llo n a l w r ite r lie n e e . Ihe d a ilie s
and w e e klie s o f O reg o n and the
o th e r 47 stales a le re a lly c ru s a d in g
fo r b c ttc i g o ve rn m e n t as th e y d is ­
ch a rg e th e ir o b lig a tio n lo In fo rm
and educate then- leaders.
"C e rta in
u n fn rtu n a ie
c o u n trie s
deny th e ir n e u s p a p e is and I hen
citizens the r ig h t to g ive m id r e ­
ceive th is v it a l se rvice. I. p e rso n ­
a lly . w o u ld w a n t no p a rt o f Ihe
I life of those countries.'
p a llo ls
veek.
that
Henry
w< <
I
tarted
A
(C o n tin u e d on page 4l
Re-Dedication
Ends 100 Years
At University
P a c ific u n iv e rs ity ended its o b ­
s e rv a tio n o f th e in s titu tio n 's lOOili
. m in vers, ir y last S u n d a y w ith
1
re -d e d ic a tio n ce re m o n y in the a f­
te rn o o n S tudents, fa c u lty , a lu m n i
frie n d s , and special guests to o k p a rt
in the rc -d c d ic a tio n se rvices
A m o n g th e g ro u p was 96-ycar-
o ld H e n ry I, Bales dean e m e ritu s
o f Hie u n iv e rs ity P a c ific was 1(10
years and tw o days o ld Sunday The
c h a rte r to tile T u a la tin academy
fro m
w h ic h P a c ific sp ru n g was
gi anted S e p te m b e r 23. IHI!>
G o v e rn o r Douglas M c K a y w as the
fe a tu re d sp e a ker at th e Sunday oh
serv.m se He to ld Ih e g ro u p th a t
e d u ca tio n is a c o rn e rs to n e In the
ve ry fo u n d a tio n o f o u r system and
lie added th a t it m ust c o n tin u e to
lie (ha t w a y
T he g o v e rn o r n o ted h o w state
and p riv a te schools have flo u ris h e d
side b y side since th e days o f the
pio n e ers as he e x te n d e d e o n g ia t-
u '.itio u s fro m the sla te o f O regon
O th e r
c o n g ra tu la to ry
messag, s
w ere
d e liv e re d
by
Her
R a lp h
K le e n . se cre ta ry o f Ihe O icg o u
C o u n c il o f C h u rch e s, and t. T
Busch o f Forest G ro ve , v ic e -p re s i­
dent o f Ihe board o f trustees.
N otes
Statement ol Newspaper
Week Made by Gov. McKay
G o v e rn o r Douglii.,> M c K a y i ■ in -d
i, s tu lrm c n , IhiK week r d . iliv c
ii. it io ii. il new p .ip ci week. O cto b er
I In II N e w K p .il' > th ro u g h o u t Hie
n . ilio ii w ill observe Ih e w e e k in .1
Volume 56. No. 27—Four Sections. 28 Pages
f»
F e a r fu l
\ \ M l'» It ( . K l l s l l W
u a l ho -
iness m an w h o has been nam ed
re c ru itm e n t
c h a irm a n
fo r
th e
H ills b o ro b lo o d p ro g ra m .
Grosjean Heads
Recruitment in
Blood Program
W a lte r
G rosje a n .
p a rtn e r
in
H ills b o ro Ant,» P a rts ha* accepted
a p p o in tm e n t a* re c ru itm e n t c h a ir ­
m an fo r th« H ills b o ro blo o d p ro ­
g ram sponsored bv the Bed Cross
He w ill succeed M rs E K M cCoy
of H ills b o ro , w h o fo u n d it necessary
to g ive up th e w o rk bee mse o f her
d u tie s .is d is tric t p rts id e n t ,»f the
A m e ric a n L e g io n A u x ih ,tr>
"W , are v e ry glad to have M i
G ro sje a n ta k e o v e r th is p a rt o f the
c o m m u n ity p ro g ra m to m eet the
c o m m u n ity * blood need*
asserted
W V e rn e M c K in n e s H i l l s b o r o
bl«»,»d p ro g ra m c h a irm a n ' H is past
a c tiv itie s here have s h o w n h im to
be a co n scie n tiou s w o r k e r in the
in te re s t of the c o m m u n .ty H« has
agreed to h e lp because he realizes
Ih e im p o rta n c e o f the p ro g ra m to
the people of th is area
To Name R e cru it»
R e c ru ite rs w i l l be nam ed th ri'u g h -
o u t the c ity and s u rro u n d in g area
by G rosje a n It is hoped th a t in th is
w a y the H ills b o ro area w ill have a
s u ffic ie n t n u m b e r o f d o n ors at a ll
tim es to meet the quota on every
v is it of the b lo o d m o b ile to H ills ­
boro.
T he b lo o d m o b ile was at S h e r­
w o o d T uesday M s W S Bow en
is chan m an fo r th a t area It w ill
be at B e a v e rto n O c to b e r 24 w here
M r*
Lee T ho m p so n is c h a irm a n
and at Forest G ro v e N o ve m b e r 28
w h e re M rs Lee B ric k e r is c h a ir­
m an
T h e name o f V e r l S m ith was in ­
a d v e rte n tly o m itte d fro m the list
o f donors on the List b lo o d m o b ile
v is it to H illsboro.
G ro sje a n is a m e m b e r o f the Ro­
ta ry c lu b and the M asonic lodge.
B e fo re c o m in g here he was in the
au to parts business in P o rtla n d
The W a sh in g ton c o u n ty p a y m e i ’
th is week was «»ne-half of the p a y ­
m ent of $783 556 01 due the c o u n ty
on an a n n ua l basis T he c o u n ty to ­
tal represents the s ix th
largest
.•m ount in the state M u ltn o m a h
Lane, C lackam as M a rio n and J a c x -
*on co u n ties a ll re ce ive d la rg e r
amounts.
The co u n ty a p p o rtio n m e n t fo r the
basic su p p o rt fu n d fo r 1949-50 was
based on the fo llo w in g ite m s P u ­
p il m e m lx T s h ip . $316 656 20. te a c h ­
ers
em p lo ye d
$203.150.00.
p u p il
m e m b e rs h ip
a d ju s tm e n t.
$601 83.
tra n s p o rta tio n $44 416 75. e qualize
t.o n aid. $204 481. a d ju s tm e n ts and
m iscellaneous, $14 249 59
Sc: a ffo rd re p o rte d th a t on a con.-
(C o n tin u e d on page 4»
Handicapped
Week Features
Special Talk
H illsboro's S p artan s, one of
th ree un b eaten , u n tied team s
in the TYV league a fte r the
first round of play, w ill en-
k'aiie W est Linn F riday night
on th e H ilhi field as th e cir­
cuit chase settles dow n for
th e long grind. G am e tim e is
8 p. m.
M «»„T ’. A T IS F IE I» ( I » T O M E R a' S a tu rd a y 's b e n e fit a u ctio n
sponsored by th<- H ills b o ro R e ta il T ra d e B ureau was tw o -y e a r-o ld
Sandra A n n d a u g h te r
( J E P e p p a rd o f 627 E Jackson street It
d id not ’ aka long ! . the new frie n d s h ip to fo rm a fte r her fa th e r bid
th f i the co p p e r-, d o re d d o g — A rg u s p h o to by T om B ru b e c k i
Newspaper Week
Observed Here
By Civic Group
" I th in k the A m e ric a n new spaper
is a g lo rio u s th in g b u t I th in k it
has some im p e rfe c tio n s , t o o ' de­
c la re d D a v id W E ver e x e c u tiv e
e d ito r o f the O regon J o u rn a l, in
-p e a k in g be fore the H ills b o ro ch a m ­
ber o f com m erce T uesday in ob se r­
vance o f N a tio n a l N e w spaper Week
set fo r O c to b e r 2 th ro u g h O ctober
8
E v e r said he agreed w ith the
them e
fo r
N a tio n a l
N ew spaper
W eek th is y e a r—"F re e d o m Goes
W here th e N ew spaper Goes “ H o w ­
ever. he p o in te d out. th e v e ry
them e m ig h t in d ic a te th a t m any a
p u b lis h e r in the U n ite d States was
set fo r a w eek o f s e lf-c o n g ia tu la -
Uon in w h ic h he sh o u ld not e n ­
gage
Don t get me w ro n g ' he said
1 b c l.e v , a ll in a ll th a t th e A r n e ;-
lean press is fre e and com p e te n t
B u t I som etim es feel th e re is a
c e rta in smugness in c e rta in ne w s­
papers and a re s tin g on o u r la u re ls
th a t is not good fo r the co n tin u e d
h e a lth of th e p u b lic a tio n s ."
A T in ia n M a rin e ve te ra n C a rl
G re id e r o f Salem w ill be the p r in ­
c ip a l speaker n e xt Tuesday at 12
o 'c lo c k at th e c h a m b e r o f com m erce
lu n c h e o n m ee tin g in obserxance of
»ass ( ha n g rx S eeded
'E m p lo y th e H a n dle,.ppped W eek
The J o u rn a l e d ito r re p o rte d th a t
fro m O c to b e r 2 th ro u g h 8 accord r,_
to A lv in E lk in s m anager o f the th e te c h n iq u i s of n e w sp a pe rir.g are
H illsb o ro b ra n ch o f the O regon c h a n g in g "M a n y o f these changes
are th e re s u lt o f s c ie n tific study
state e m p lo y m e n t o ffic e
T he lu n c h e o n w ill m a rk la u n c h ­ in d too ruanv editors, e s p e c ia lly ui
in g o f 52 w eeks n t a c tiv ity in a id ­ s m a lle r c itie s are not in fo rm in g
in g w o rk e rs w ith p h y s ic a l h a n d i­ them selves about these tech niqu e »
T he y are th e ones w h o
caps to solve th e ir e m p lo y m e n ' he said
are s a tisfie d to s it back a rd be
pi oblem s
sm ug "
The fe a tu re d
speaker
C a rlto n
E v e r charged th a t a n y e d ito r w ho
G re id e r is a fo rm e r V S M a rin e does not keep abreast o f im p ro v e d
co rp s lie u te n a n t He lost his e y e ­ te ch n iq u e s o f new s is as bad as t h “
s ig h t w h ile in com bat w ith th e to w n d o c to r w h o d o e sn't read m e d ­
Second M a rin e d iv is io n on T in ia n ic a l jo u rn a ls o r a tte n d re fre s h e r
T h e su b je c t o f his ta lk w ill be courses.
"Y o u 're H ir in g a W o r k e r s A b ility
A d vise s S h o rirn in g
— N o t H is D is a b ility
T he J o u rn a l e d u to r e x p la in e d
M ee tin g O pen to P u b lic
th a t R u d o lp h Flesch. an A u s tria n
E m p lo v m a n t M an a g e r E lk in s re ­
w o rd e x p e rt, le d in th e s c ie n tific
p o rte d th a t th e m ee tin g is open to su rve ys
th a t
ad vo cate d
sim p le
th e p u b lic and special a rra n g e ­ w o rds He said th a t D r F lesch d e ­
m ents have been m ade to h o ld a vised a fo rm u la w h ic h tests sen­
c a p a c ity c ro w d at the ch a m b e r of tences and th a t one o f his b ig goals
co m m e rce room s
W e w a n t to
was his fig h t to e lim in a te c o m p li­
m a k e sure th a t e v e ry person in the
cated usage c o m m o n ly fo u n d in
c o m m u n ity is m ade a w are o f the g o v e rn m e n t d e s c rip tio n , k n o w n as
jo b p ro b le m o f th e handicapped. "g o b b le d y -g o o k ."
,.nd w h a t the c o m m u n ity can do to
E v e r said th a t th e A ssociated
so lve it . " he said
G re id e r the guest s p e a k e r g ra d ­ Press, v a rio u s o th e r w ir e services
th
e
O regon J o u rn a l and o th e r p ro ­
uated fro m S p rin g fie ld college w ith
h o n o rs and rece ive d his B S d e ­ gressive n ew spapers w e re w o rk in g
gree in p h y s ic a l e d u catio n B e fo re h a rd at th e jo b o f s im p lific a tio n
T he J o u rn a l e d ito r said th a t
th e w a r he received a fo re ig n com ­
p e titiv e sc h o la rs h ip to a tte n d a new spapers s h o u ld cu t d o w n the
O n th e J o u r ­
p h y s ic a l e d u ca tio n school in B e rlin n u m b e r o f e d itio n s
T he same y e a r abroad, he w as a ski n a l we have s ix e d itio n s d a ily . It
a nd the
in s tru c to r at M ittle b u r g
A u s tria , m eans h u rr ie d w r it in g
T h e idea!
and la te r spent one m o n th at the e v e r-p re s e n t d e a d lin e
N ils B ilk G y m n a s tic school at O l- s e t-u p w o u ld be a m o rn in g and art
a fte rn o o n e d itio n w it h an in te rv a l
lc ru p . D e n m a rk
In a d d itio n to th e re g u la r c h a m ­ fo r c a re fu l w r itin g , e d itin g and
b e r o f com m erce guests, and m e m ­ he a ding These im p -o v e m e n ts w ill
bers o f the g e n era l p u b lic m ore not come in O regon, th o u g h , u n til
th a n a h a lf dozen state o ffic ia ls tra n s p o rta tio n im p ro v e s ." he said.
w ill a tte n d n e x t w e e k s m ee tin g , B e ttr r H e a d lin e s Needed
a c c o rd in g to a re p o rt by E lk in s , E v e r also advocated b e tte r h ead­
T he guests w ill in c lu d e E a rl L o v e ll, lin e s "T h e y are th e ta rg e t o f m ore
state d ire c to r o f the u n e m p lo ye d ; c o m p la in ts th a n a n y o th e r p a r, o f
L. O. A rens. S la te In d u s tr ia l A c c i­ the new spaper I h e a r discussed."
d e n t co m m issio n . H a rry K c tte rm a n . he said "In a la rge p a rt, th e h ead­
c h a irm a n o f the g o v e rn o r's c o m ­ lin e s set th e tone o f th e paper
m itte e fo r n a tio n a l handicapped. T he y are not easy to w r ite . As you
J
R S m u rth w a ite J r . veteran
k n o w , o n ly so m a n y le tte rs can go
e m p lo y m e n t re p re s e n ta tiv e (o r O re ­ in to one c o lu m n and th e h e a d w rit-
It'o n tin u e d on page 5)
gon.
W o rld
In Ins response. P re sid e n t W a ite
( ' G ie rsb a ch re m in d e d Ihe g a th ­
e rin g tb n t "as u n iv e rs itie s go we
are y o u n g Y el in III,- m ore th a n
likt ye a rs th a t P a c ific has f lo u r ­
ished. Ih e w o rld has changed ' he
p o in te d o u t
" In IH49. m en pos-
ssessed an a b id in g fa ith in th e m
selves.
t h e ir
g o ve rn m e n t,
th e ir
churches, th e ir schools and in God
"T o d a y fe a r is h o v e rin g o v e r th e
pe o ple," th e P a c ific p re sid e n t d e ­
cla red . "fe a r o f a to m ic energy ol
c h a iig r. o f new p o lilie .il fo rm s
such as are a ris in g m E urope and
Asia o f sickness and o f g o v e rn ­
m ent. F ear has rep la ce d fa ith "
D r D o n a ld B rid g e s, p re sid e n t o f
Ihe
P a c ific
School o f R e lig io n .
B e rk e le y . C a l . said success is b u ill
on In n u m e ra b le fa ilu re s and dream s
lh a l have died
"B e y o n d the success o f e ve ry In ­
s titu tio n is a long lin e o f fa ilu re s
and d ream s that d id not come tru e ."
D r B rid g e s d e cla re d " I l takes ,1
good d e a l o f lo sin g lo fin d w h a t
e v e ry m an w a n ts to fin d
V r ilv e r s lty C h a p la in W illia m I t
G enne led ih e g a th e rin g in .1 pledge
o f re -d e d ic a tio n Rev C F M cC a ll
p astor o f 1 the F u s t C o n g re g a tio n a l
church, gave the invocation.
Close Match
Seen in Lion,
Hilhi Battle
Unbeaten Spartans
To Meet Wes, Linn
On Hillsboro Field
W ash in g to n C ounty
R anks Sixth P lace
In M oney R eceived
n m an lii«* di tv, f
way M onday w ith
akf.ist Lu v o lunteer
on .« d aw ioto-dusk cam ­
paign foi these charactei
h u ib h n i* , i,i .in i/jtio n s
M ille t
1873
Per Copy. 10c
H ills b u ru . O re g o n . T h u r s d a y . S e p te m b e r 29. 1949
P o p ulation G row th;
Lower M inim um Aqo
M akes Aid E ssential
in t h l* »in
i m b<- tu r n e
( o i l o íric e
In d e p e n d e n t— F o u n d ed
Hreclp
Benefit Ruction
Fund to Support
Christmas Party
C h ild r e n s C h ris tm a s p a rty ben­
e fit a u c tio n h e ld S a tu rd a y a fte rn o o n
on Second a venue opposite the
co u rth o u se was a tte nd e d by several
h u n d re d persons, and e v e ry th in g
fro m slabs o f bacon to baby c a r­
n ages w e n t on th e b lo ck in p re p ­
a ra tio n fo r th e a n n u a l C h ris tm a s
p a rty to be g iv e n by R e ta il T rade
B u re a u o f th e H ills b o ro ch a m b e r
o f com m erce
P re s e n tin g the m erchand.se d o n ­
ated by H ills b o ro businessm en w ere
H A 'H a n k ' K u r a tli. Joe M u lc ro n e
and R u fu s D ennis
T w o sta ke -sid e tru c k s , loaded
w ith enough a rtic le s to m ake th e
a u c tio n an a ll-a fte rn o o n a ffa ir, w e ie
p a rk e d near th e in te rs e c tio n of
M a in and Second
"W e w ish to th a n k m erch a n ts
w h o m ade th e a u c tio n possible by
t h e ir
generous
d o n a tio n s ."
said
H e rm a n Schoen, c h a irm a n o f the
bureau. " E v e r y th in g was sold and
the sale was w e ll accepted b y th e
p u b lic ."
T he
closest
b id d in g
o ccu rre d
when
au ctio ne e rs
o ffe re d
sm a ll
ite m s p a rtic u la r ly fo o d and candy.
E nvelopes c o n ta in in g so p ro b a b ly
re c e iv e d the m os, bids. and. to
e ve ryo n e 's am usem ent, fin a lly sold
fo r »7 73
Som eone gave a tw o -d o lla r b id
on a red s h ir t h e ld by A u c tio n e e r
M u lc ro n e W hen asked fo r a h ig h e r
b id . a n o th c: person shouted
"It
w o u ld be a ll r ig h t i f yo u had a
hat.
M u lc ro n e w h o d id not need
th e lo u d s p e a k e r
re tu rn e d
"T w o
and a h a lf Do I hear th re e * " It
sold fo r $2
A gas w a te r hea te r va lu e d at $93
don ate d by T u a la tin V a lle y Coop
w as sold to H e rb e rt M c M u lle n o f
H ills b o ro S tu d io fo r $30
Voters Approve
PGE Franchise
By Wide Margin
H ills b o ro residents w e n t to the
p o lls last F rid a y in a special c ity
e le c tio n and a p p ro v e d the e x te n ­
sion o f the P o rtla n d G e n e ra l E le c ­
t r ic c o m p a n - fra n c h is e fo r fiv e
years fro m J a n u a ry 1. 1950 T he f in ­
a l vote was 225 yes. 88 no. w ith a
to ta l o f 313 persons ca stin g b a llo ts
U n d e r the te rm s o f th e new f r a n ­
chise the PG E co m p a n y w i l l pay
to the c ity each y e a r d u rin g the
lif e o f the fra n c h is e , b e g in n in g in
th e ye a r 1950. an a n n u a l fee based
on th re e per cent o f th e gross r e v ­
enues fo r the im m e d ia te ly p re c e d ­
in g ca le n d ar y e a r received by the
co m p a n y fro m th e sale o f e le c t r i­
ca l p o w e r a nd e n e rg y fu rn is h e d
w ith in the c ity
The c ity o f H ills b .ro w ill re c e iv e
an increase o f m ore th a n $2200 d o l­
la rs in revenue u n d e r the te rm s
o f the new fra n c h is e . T h e e s ti­
m ated to ta l incom e fro m th e new
agreem ent, a p p ro ve d by the voters,
w ill be about $5400 co m p a re d to
$3200 received in p re v io u s years.
C ity o ffic ia ls e xp e ct th e fra n c h is e
fee w ill increase as the c ity g row s
and gross business increases.
O th e r than th e p ro v is io n s fo r the
a d d itio n a l revenue, the fra n c h is e
re c e n tly a p proved, is th e same as
th e one u n d e r w h ic h o p e ra tio n s
w ill co n tin u e u n t il th e end o f 1949
T he n o n -e x c lu s iv e p ro v is io n o f th e
present
fra n c h is e
is
co n tin u e d
H o w e ve r, the n e w fra n c h is e m a y be
cancelled on a ye a r's no tice in case
th e c ity w ants to go in to p u b lic
o w n e rs h ip and o p e ra tio n o f p o w e r
t a d litie s .
In d ic a tio n s are ra m p a n t th a t the
J im D a vis ele ve n w ill get its ro u g h ­
est test o f th e young season in a t­
te m p tin g to brush aside th e flo p s ,
coached by Jigg> B u rn e tt T he team
fro m th e eastern end o f th e league
b la n k e d M ilw a u k ie . 8-0. a c re w
th a t H ills b o ro also tro u n ce d , and
p la ye d a 6-6 tie w ith T ig a rd last
w eek in th e league's o p e ning rou n d .
T he L o in s w ill b u n g one o f *be
league's best and biggest b a c k ,.
J im
M c In to s h
to to w n
F rid a y
n ig h t and th e 190-pound h a lfb a c k
is expected to p ro v id e m u c h o f
the West L in n p u n ch
M c In to s h
was the b ig reason fo r an in te re s t­
in g e v e n in g last y e a r w h e n th e
S p a rtan s p u lle d out a n a rro w win.
P e w D u e l E xpected
B u rn e tt, lik e H ills b o ro 's D avis,
b e lie ve s th e pass is here to stay
and n o b od y w o u ld be shocked if
F rid a y s a ffa ir develops in to a duel
in the skies. T he L io n coach f ig ­
ures his team is g o in g to be to u gh
fo r a n y b o d y to d o w n if th e passes
are c lic k in g
F or the th ro w in g
end. he has th e v e rs a tile M c In ­
tosh and his to p re c e iv e r is L a r r y
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Lee. r ig h t h a lfb a c k
T h is com bo
s p a rk le d in la st y e a r's game
T h e L io n s w ill b rin g a good deal
m o re w e ig h t o n to the t u r f b u t th e
S p a rta n s b u t th e H ilh i c re w is be­
co m in g accustom ed to g iv in g a w a y
10 p ounds p e r m an. T h e s ta rte rs
p ic k e d b y
B u rn e tt average 176
p o unds p e r m an in th e lin e and
171 in th e b a c k fie ld
The
S p a rtan s
m e a n w h ile ,
a rc
fresh fro m a 25-0 w in o v e r O reg o n
C itv in th e league's f ir s t ro u n d . The
passing a tta c k , w h ic h D a v is p ro m ­
ised H ilh i fo llo w e rs as m uch as a
y e a r ago. was v e ry m uch in e v i­
dence ag a in st th e P io n e e rs and
C o n n ie S p ro u t's tosses accounted
f o r h a lf th e y a rd a g e p ic k e d up by
H ilh i T h e lit t le q u a rte rb a c k 's arm
u n d o u b te d ly w ill be b ro u g h t in to
p la y again F rid a y n ig h t.
Reserves Get Workout
Reserves p la ye d o v e r h a lf th e
game at O reg o n C ity , th e re b y g e t­
tin g needed e xp e rie n ce
P e rfo rm ­
ances by K e n J a rr e ll, h u s k y sub
fu llb a c k ^ and Don Bahnsen, rese rve
h a lfb a c k , in d ic a te d th a t th e y w ill
be o f s u b s ta n tia l h e lp b e fo re th e
season
is o v e r
W e rn e r
Sheets
lo o k e d good in the lin e a g a in st th e
Poneers.
D ave Eischen, b ig le ft ta c k le , has
been nam ed game c a p ta in fo r th e
W est L in n clash
D a v is p ro b a b ly w i l l s tic k w ith
th e s ta rte rs against O reg o n C ity ,
w h ic h m eans th a t L y le G u e ric k e
and D ic k V a n L o m w ill m an th e
ends. E ischen and B ill P ife r w i l l
h o ld d o w n tackles. H e rm a n L e o p o ld
and D ale C h ris tia n s e n w i l l be in ­
s ta lle d at guards and V e rn M ea­
cham w ill be at ce n ter. T h e b a c k ­
fie ld w ill have S p ro u l a t q u a rte r.
A d R u tsch m a n and J e rr y L c B la n c
at h a lfb a c k s and M a r ty H a n k in s o n
a t fu llb a c k
State Fair Money
Given Local FFA
A . H. 'T o n y » A bts. re p re s e n tin g
th e O regon B a n k e rs ' association,
presented th e H ilh i c h a p te r o f the
F u tu re F arm ers o f A m e ric a w ith a
check fo r $125 T uesday noon a t
the c h a m b e r o f com m erce lu n c h e o n
fo r th e lo c a l g ro u p 's p riz e - w in n in g
shop e x h ib it, show n th is m o n th , at
th e state fa ir in Salem .
In m a k in g the a w a rd . A b ts said
it was a lm o s t g e ttin g to be a h a b it
fo r h im to be m a k in g a w a rd s to
th e H ills b o ro F F A g ro u p A b ts e x ­
p la in e d th a t th e lo c a l c h a p te r had
w o n m a n y o th e r p rizes in th e past
years and th a t he was b e co m in g ac­
custom ed to p re s e n tin g p rizes to
th e H ills b o ro group.
Council Meets Tuesday
R e g u la r m e e tin g o f the c it y co u n ­
c il w ill be held at th e c o u n c il c h a m ­
bers in th e c ity h a ll T uesday a t
8 p m.
"Centurama" Highlights
Forest Grove Centennial
W H A T AM I B ID fo r th is buc. A uctioneer H A. t H a n k i K u r a tli asked lo ca l area people g a th e re d at the
c h ild re n 's C h ris tm a s b e n e fit a u c tio n S a tu rd a y . A m .m il Ihe thousands o f d o lla rs w o rth o f a rtic le s donated
by local m erchants were, radius, e le ct.ic stove, b a n d s of fencing s’ aples and w ashing m a ch in e — 'A rg u s
piiuto by T o m B ru b e c k '
.
,
A huge cast, c o lo rfu l costum es,
life - lik e pantom im es, and e x c e lle n t
n a rra tio n a ll c o m b in e d to m a k e the
P a c ific
C e n te n n ia l's
s h o w in g
of
"C e n tu ra m a " one o f th e largest and
p ro b a b ly the best e xtra va g a n za s
e v e r to be a tte m p te d in W a s h in g to n
co u n ty
T he huge pageant, d e p ic tin g 100
years of P a c ific u n iv e rs ity , was
staged th re e d iffe re n t n ig h ts at M c ­
C re ad y fie ld , th e s c h o o ls fo o tb a ll
stadium , w ith thousands o f people
w a tc h in g the h is to ric a l p e rfo r m ­
ance W ednesday th ro u g h F rid a y .
Special b la c k -lig h tin g e q u ip m e n t
added an e x tra d ra m a tic to u ch to
th e show and p a r tic u la r ly sp e ctac­
u la r was a huge b a c k d ro p th a t d e ­
picte d a f r o n tie r scene o f th e o ld
west. In n o rm a l lig h tin g th e huge
p ic tu re to ld a s to ry , b u t u n d e r the
flu o re sce n t rays w h e n a ll th e o th e r
lig h ts w ere o u t. th e huge p a n ora m a
to o k on an a w e -in s p irin g g lo w th a t
w o u ld be d if f ic u lt to re p ro d u c e in
any natural getting.
T he m ore th a n tw o -h o u r show
opened w ith an in tro d u c tio n o f o f­
fic ia ls , c e n te n n ia l hostesses, and a
b rie f n a rra tiv e e x p la n a tio n . S h o rt­
ly a fte rw a rd s , g a y ly -e la d g ir l pages
tru m p e te d an o p e ning s a lu ta tio n .
A f t e r th a t, the near tw o -a c re stag­
in g g ro u n d s w ere n e v e r w ith o u t
action.
The opening scene. "Before the
White Men." featured Indian rid ­
ers dashing wildly past ihe crowd­
ed grandstands. Indian dancers, and
a portrayal of life in the earty
Oregon wilderness. Scene two. saw
the fust early settlers arriving on
the Tualatin Plains and a panto­
mime of several Incidents that his-
tor- recorded In the mid Itth cen­
tury. Action in the early settler set
was centered around a stage re-
production of a small log cabin.
The cabin, according to the nar­
rator. was used for early chui-eli
meetings. An act showing the w ife
of Rev Harvey L. Clarke chasing