The Beaverton review. (Beaverton, Washington County, Or.) 192?-1941, December 02, 1938, Image 4

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(Editor's note:—Apparently the
proposition of the West ('oast
Telephone Co., to expand and im­
prove their service in Beaverton
and territory, and increase the
rates, is not apt)roved by every­
body. T^ie Review editor signed
the petition for the increase be­
cause we wanted better telephone
service, which under the present
system s inadequate. We thought
the rate proposed was fair. How­
ever, we believe in a thorough
discusión of matters pertaining
to the public welfare, and wel­
come letters on debatable sub­
jects.
Already the town and countryside is
being littered with a flood of Christmas
Rditor of the Beaverton Review.
Beaverton. Oregon.
According to the papers the
West Coast Telephone Company
proposes to increase telephone
NEW YO R K — “U n ity ," the
rates in this district seventeen
to seventy-five per cent. They sculpture by Harry Poole Camden,
have the gall to call this
a of Parkersburg. West Virginia,
small increase in rates. If the which won for him the 110,000
telephone subscribers promise to prize in the contest for sculpture
pay this increase henceforth and to embellish the United States
forever after, the telephone com­ Government Building at the New
York World's Fair 1939. The group
pany in return promise "to mod-
represents
a typical American
ernlxe their equipment.
family being sheltered by the
If the shack, which they now symbol of “Unity.” There were 430
occupy, begins to leak they might contestants in the competition,
put on a new roof; if the rafters which was held in the Fair’s Hall
are sprung and beyond repa.r of Communications.
they might even put up a new
building—with subscribers’ mon­
Patronize
Beaverton
ey. The new building was prom­
ised years ago but. as all of us Review Advertisers.
know, was never built.
Ju st imagine a business man
NOTICE OF CITY ELECTION
going to his customers with a
Notice is hereby given that the
proposition that If they will agree
to let him raise his prices seven­ regular annual election for tho
teen to seventy five per cent he Town of Beaverton will be held
will moderinze his store and give at the City Hall, on First and
them better service.^. The cus­ Main Streets. Beaverton, Oregon,
tomers would soon tell him to go on Tuesday. December 6. 193?.
some place where It is ever so between the hours of one o’clock
hot, in season and out of sea­ P. M. and seven o’clock P. M. at
son.
The up-to-date merchant which time the following named
modernises his store and give* officers will be elected;
One Mayor to servé one year.
(he very best service be is ca­
Three Councilmen to serve two
llable of in order to attract cus­
years.
tomers who now pass him by.
One
Recorder-Treasurer
to
I* is only reasonable to suppose
that better equipment and better serve one year.
Dated at Beaverton. Oregon,
service will also bring new cus­
tomers to the telephone company. this 23rd day of November. 1938.
The Idea, of course, back of it
TOWN OF BEAVERTON.
a l l . is to raise rates,
and anv
Homer L. Wilson,
promises they make is only a i
Recorder-Treas u rer
b a i t for the customers.
An or­
ganized opposition will be nec­
essary I d order to forestall the
g ta b .
Even if you have agreed
to let them increase your rates
I: Is not too late to go in oppo­
sition. It Is time they are told
t h a t the people of this common- !
tty are not millionaires; neither | y O U
are they svrlrers.
JOHN’ F . F E L SH E R .
DEWEY, The Plumber
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advertising from Portland Stores.
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When You Can Do As Well or Better
IN BEAVERTON!
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Check the W ant
Ads first whether
plan to sell,
buy, rent or trade
you’ll find it prof I I
itable to use the
W ant Ads.
RadiOddities .
Why Go To Portland?
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May B e Bought in Many Beaverton
Stores!
by S q u ie r
¡H~M-WELCOME COMMITTEE!
MR. BUSINESS M A N :-
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WAR OVER, H E T O O K T O
BARNSTORMING . C O W PASTURE
LANDINGS WERE A F R E Q U E N T
The columns of The Review are
N E C E S S IT Y . H E L A TE R W O N A
TROPHY FO R LIGHT PLANES
SPEED
open to you to let the people of this
territory know that you are also in the business of
selling Christmas Gifts.
List some of the articles
and invite the folks to come in and see your stock.
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