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VOLUME V.
The Times Will Come
To You Twice Each
Week After This Issue
The Beaverton Times has had
some trying times in its rather
checkered career. : Its history
would read like a page of fiction,
if we could translate into words
the heart-aches and worries that
have beset some of its publish
ers, or if we could tell you the
high hopes that have prompted
these men to attempt insur
mountable difficulties in order
that Beaverton might have a pa
per. The present publisher has tak
en a more practical view of the
matter, perhaps, than have some
of his predecessors, and has in
sisted that enough finance be se
cured and enough equipment be
provided to give the venture a
fair trial before rushing into an
adventure that could otherwise
have but one termination the
fate of all former efforts to es
tablish a paper have met. He has
insisted that the linotype be in
stalled and arrangements made
to pay for it that are not depend
ent upon the earnings of the pa
per He has bought and paid for
a sufficient equipment of type
to set all advertising for the pa
per and to take care of any rea
sonable amount of job work that
may come to him. Thus the pa
, per is established on a firm basis
and will stand or fall as a strict
WAR TAX FOR DANCERS
LATEST FOR BEAVERTON
Woodward & Coughlin Are Told
That Those Who Trip The
Light Fantastic Must Pay.
Those who have enjoyed the
social dances which Woodward &
Coughlin have been giving in
this city every two weeks will
note a surprise in the announce
ment for the dance tomorrow
night, for the usual 75 cents for
gentlemen has been increased to
85 cents This is due to the war
tax which Uncle Sam is putting
on all forms of luxury and pleas
ure. When you gp to a picture
show or a theatre, you are
asked to pay a war tax in addi
tion to the regular admission fee
and you pay it whether you like
it or not, But the boys who have
given Beaverton these popular
dances contend that their pat
rons would prefer to have it all
in one charge so they have add
ed the dime to the cost of the
ticket and will themselves pay
the tax to Uncle Sam. So when
you dance at Morse hall tomor
row night, you willl know that
ou have done a bit to help make
the world safe for democracy.
ALLOW US TO SUGGEST
That one of the finest Christ
mas presents that' you could
give would be a year's sub
scription to
The Beaverton Times
It will remind the recipient of
the donor twice each week
throughout the entire year
and will prove a useful, ser
viceable, inexpensive and also
a practical gift. It will carry
the Christmas spirit through
the year.
We will notify every recipient
of a Christmas gift subscrip
tion on a card appropriately
printed and containing the
name of the donor. ;
Lart it among your Christmas
. " Purchases.
ly business enterprise. If the
income can be made to meet the
expense and justify the invest
ment, the paper wiU live and
grow in usefulness. It will be
given a fair trial and will not
go upon financial rocks because
of inadequate equipment or un
warranted expense, nor for lack
of capital with which to conduct
what would otherwise prove a
promising field and a profitable
business.
The first innovation from the
old plans which we are now at
liberty to announce, is the publi
cation of a twice-a-week paper.
This is an experiment and we in
vite your expressions of approv
al or disapproval. If you like it,
tell us about it and show your
approval by helping us to get the
news promptly and by telling
our advertisers the appreciation
you feel for their support of this
paper. If the results seem to
justify the twice-a-week publi
cation, we will continue it. If
not, we will continue to give you
the same service in a weekly pa
per that we have in the past, im
proving from week to week as
we grow better acquainted with
you.
But don't forget to tell us just
what you think of the twice-a-week
service.
DAIRYMEN ARE URGED
TO SAVE STOCK AS DE
MAND FOR COWS GROWS
Present Best Time for Improve
ment of Dairy Herds, Says
County Agriculturalist.
Now is the time to buy dairy
stock and to save those you have
on hand. The high prices of feed
and the shortage on many farms
have made it necessaary for the
farmers to dispose of large num
bers of their stock and there is
now a shortage. Eastern breed
ers claim that if the slaughter of
dairy animals stops immediately
it will take six years for the
country to breed enough to take
fthe places of those that have
been sacrificed. Reports from
Canada indicate that a shortage
exists there although an in
crease is reported over last year.
The efficient dairy cow has a
bright future, but there is no
place for the inefficient. With
the present high prices for foods
the non-producer is an "alien en
emy" and must -be discarded,
while the high producer will not
only pay a profit on milk pro
duced but will return a profit as
a breeding animal. Offspring of
good producers are being sought
and will be in more demand as
the value of good breeding is re
cognized.
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Under present conditions her,,,. j hrjn tw mW.
improvement can be undertaken!
to Deuer aovanrage man ai any
oxner time, wnen tne cost, vi
feeding is less, the importance of
raising the production is not so
apparent. Present conditions
make this all the more import
ant and really necessary.
Herd improvement is best car
ried out by "Weeding and Breed
ing." By weighing and testing
locate the poor individuals and
cull them out. Get the best-bred
sire available and if the herd is
.small or the funds limited, or
ganize community breeding
clubs and buy better bulls than
could be purchased by one dairy
man.
Beaverton schools close today
for the holidays.
MINE NEW MEMBERS JOIN
BEAVERTON RED CROSS AT
LAST WEDNESDAY SESSION
Nine new members were add
ed and much valuable work was
carried forward at the weekly
meeting of the local Red Cross
chapter held Wednesday. The
attendance was good consider
ing the stormy weather.
At three o'clock the business
session was called and Mrs Gill
ingham, field secretary of the
Portland Red Cross, gave an ex
planatory talk that was helpful
to the local members' and will be
discernible in the future work of
the local chapter.
PATRIOTIC YOUNG WOMEN
BRAVE STORMY WEATHER
Honor Guard Members Conquer
Mud and Rain to Sew for
Soldiers at Front.
At the meeting of the Honor
Guard girls Monday mgnt,
many admiring remarks were
heard because of the loyal ef
forts made by Mrs Kingsley
Hendricks and Miss Liel'a Hen
dricks to be present and aid in
the Red Cross sewing which the
Honor Guard has taken up. Mr.
Hendricks, husband and brother
of the two loyal workers, was
one of the Oregon soldiers in the
National Army at Camp Mills.
These two young women braved
the disagreeable weather and
came the long distance from
their home to the Honor Guard
meeting because they realize the
necessity of the work as others
have not been able to do. Mak
ing real sacrifices seems to help
those who make them to be
ready for aditional service.
These young women are doing
a gratifying and patriotic work
as well as setting an ideal exam
ple. The meeting of the Honor
Guard girls Monday night was
held in the apartments of the
Misses Fitz'patrick in the Fisher
building because of the length
of time it takes to heat the Red
Cross room to a comfortable
temperature for work. Triangu
lar bandages for the Red Cross
were made. The girls are very
enthusiastic about the Red
Cross work. The Beaverton
..Honor Guard is composed of
Beaverton's most ambitious and
patriotic young women and it is
needless to say that they accom
plish a great deal of work which
is well and beautifully done.
Because of the short time which
they have for work and the
difficulty of heating the Red
Cross room, the Honor Guard
girls will continue to meet in the
apartments of the Misses Fitz-
patrick in the Fisher building,
until the weather improves. All
members of the Honor Guard,
or others who would like to be-
come members, are invited to
and thimb,e on Monday
evening at 7;00 0,clock sharp
Christmas Spirit Prevails Here,
The merchants of Beaverton
have given their stores a Christ
mas appearance and have gone
to considerable trouble to gather
together a supply of Christmas
goods to gladden the hearts of
the children. We bespeak for
them your fullest patronage at
this time.
Julius Gassner was transact
ing business in Beaverton
Thursday. He says that there is
an unusually large acreage of
grain in his neighborhood and
that it is in fine shape.
BEAVERTON, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1917
FOUR FARMERS' MEETINGS
HELD DURINC PAST WEEK
DISCUSS CANADA ' THISTLE
Four farmers' meetings were
held during the past week to dis
cuss farm problems and to con
sider the County Agent work.
Much interest was shown in the
project of Canada thistle control,
which the Agricultural Council
!has decided is one of the prob
lems to be taken up during the
coming year. From the testi
mony of the farmers of the sev
eral communities it was learned
that the Canadian thistles are
rapidly spreading in all sections
of the county, and unless some
thing is done by all the farmers,
many fields wiB be ruined.
To find a solution of this
.problem it is proposed to make
a number of trials of different
methods of control so that a
method suited to conditions
)iere may be found. It is ex
pected, however, that the fallow
method will be found most suc
cessful for the larger areas, but
where the thistles do not cover
an area of more than 20 to SO
feet square, ttwy may be smoth
ered with tar riper, lapping the
joints well, and weighting down
at seams and around the edges.
In fallowing the larger areas, it
will be necessary to work the
ground every two or three days
to prevent the thistle from mak
ing an appearance above ground.
The prevention of leaf growth
will starve out the underground
root stem by which the thistle
spreads.
Tea For Red Cross at Huber.
A tea will be served next
Thursday afterjioon, December
27, at the home of Mrs. Otto F.
L. Herse in Huber for the bene
fit of the Red Cross. All ladies
interested are cordially invited
to attend.
BEAVERTON BOY SCOUTS
Willis Cady, assistant Scout
Master, has enlisted in the Navy
and is now at Goat Island in the
Mare Island Navy Yard, taking
additional training for service
as a wireless operator. He has
promised to write often to the
local scouts. His name will be
sent to New York to the Boy
Scout headquarters for enrol
ment on the Honor Roll of Boy
Scout officers who have enlist
ed. In order that he might be
with them, the local Scouts held
their first weekly meeting in De
cember one day earlier.
At the latest meeting of the
local Scouts several of the boys
carried the new table from the
residence of Dr. Carstens, where
it was made, to the Scout home
in the Cady building where the
meeting was held. Dr. Carstens
has won the gratitude of the
boys by his generous help with
tneir plans and they will not
soon forget it.
The indoor part of the second
class test will be held at the first
meeting in the New Year and
the outdoor part as soon there
after as the weather will permit.
The local Scouts have now
gathered in all about 600 pounds
of waste paper which will be
shipped to the mill soon.
James Walters Has Daughter.
Dr. P. M. Carstens reports the
birth of an 8-pound daughter to
Mr. and Mrs. James Walter of
Cedar Mills on December 16.
J. Frank Stroud made a hur
ried trip to Gresham on Wednes
day.
A LETTER TO SANTA CLAUSi
Beaverton Miss in Fourth Grade
Writes Letter That Saint
of Childhood Should
Receive Early.
Miss Rossi handed the fol
lowing letter to The Times the
other day with the statement
that she thought it was good
enough for the front page and
after we had read it over we
thought so too ,so here it is.
The letter was written in the
ordinary course of school work
and was a part of the daily rec
itation. The little girl is in the
fourth grade.
Beaverton, Oregon, December
14, 1917. Dear Santa I saw
your picture in the paper and
you were giving presents to the
soldiers. I think that was very
nice of you and I think they
need it. But I know you can not
bring one thing they love and
that is their mother. I know lots
of them are homesick. But if
you would give them presents it
would help a little. Don't you
think it would?
We have just learned a song
about you and it is very pretty.
Our drawing lesson was a
Christmas tree with balls on it.
I don't want much because I
want to help the soldiers. But
I 'would like a little candy, nuts
and a few of the things you have
at Christmas. I would like you
to send useful things instead' of
playthings this year, Santa.
At night I wish you would put
a roof over the trenches and put
fireplaces in them so they could
hang up their stockings.
And one thing I want very
bad, that is to win the war. 1
think every American does too.
But I suppose Germany wants
thfl same. Are vou going to
give us a victory for Christmas,
or are you on the German side,
Santa? I must tell you some
things the soldiers would like:
some letters, some bundles and
woolen stockings. Yours truly,
Violet Woodward.
F. M. Austin, engineer at the
rock quarry was in this morning
and says that the heavy rain the
first of the week caused the rock
crusher to close down but there
was enough rock already in the
bunkers to keep the truck busy.
Owing to the Bmall crew, t,he
work of crushing rock has gone
forward slowly, but will be re
sumed again as soon as the rain
until after Christmas,
Otto Erickson, the hustling
Ford agent, has received six of
the many cars he has sold so far
this month and has a promise
from the factory of eight more
before the year is gone. If the
Ford Factory could just keep
Otto supplied with cars, he soon
would have everybody In Wash
ington County using them.
F. W. Cady has received word
from his son, Willis, who is now
at Goat Island, Calif., that he is
being detained in camp the usual
three weeks during which time
the possible development of any
contagious disease is watched,,
and that for three or four
months he expects to remain at
Goat Island for training and ad
ditional study for the radio ser
vice in the Navy, after which he
is informed, he will be sent to
either Dinwiddie or Harvard for
a finishing course.
Miss Ruth Cady, who has
held a position in the Gold Hill
public schools for the past two
years, will arrive home tomor
row to spend the holidays with
her parents, Mr and Mrs. F. W.
Cady. .
Road Committee Meets
With Success But Has
Nearly $800 To Raise
A committee meeting of high
way workers was held in Bea
verton Wednesday evening. Re
ports showed splendid progress
has been made on the work of
raising money for clearing and
purchasing the right-of-way.
The committee have, however,
to raise about $800 additional to
complete the work to Hillsboro
and will extend their efforts in
this matter for a few days long
er. If you have not done your bit
for this much needed boost for
the community, receive them
kindly when they call on you
and help them all you can, or
Lester Squires Geta Appointed.
The many friends of Lester
Squires will be glad to learn of
his appointment as a clerk typ
ist in the war department at
Washington, D. C. The position
carries a salary of $1100 to start
with and has excellent chances
for rapid promotion. Lester is
the kind of boy who will make
good wherever he is put. He has
been working in a garage at
Oakland, Calif., and his parents
expect him home for a short vis
it before he goes East to his po
sition. He received theappoint-
ment just in the nick of time for
he had ordered the expressman
for his trunk and would have
gone to the recruiting office to
enlist in a few minutes more if
the telegram announcing his ap
pointment had not come when
it did. He is a son of Mr, and
Mrs. W. E. Squires of this city.
County Cornell Hears of '
Cheaper Food for Stock.
The County Agricultural
Council held in Hillsboro yester
day heard of the possibility of
securing molasses as a stock
food at a cost of $40 per ton,
If this can be secured in quanti
ties which the farmers of this
county can purchase at this
price, it is by far the cheapest
feed now available and will be
used extensively here. The
council will investigate.
The Council received reports
from the delegates present, who
were representative of the dif
ferent sections of the county, of
the attitude of the farmers to
ward tahe work of the County
Agriculturalist, The reports
were almost unanimously favor-
mini. nr. jamison cave a re
port on the progress thus far
and of the plans for the future.
The occasion of the meeting
was the visit to. this county of
W. L. Kadderly, Assistant State
Leader of County Agents,
Farmers Hear New Plana.
A meeting of the farmers of
Beaverton and vicinity is being
neid at Grange Hall this after
noon at which County Agricul
turalist N. C. Jamison and As
sistant State Leader of County
Agents, W, L, Kadderly are in
attendance to discuss with the
farmers the matter of food pro
duction and the securing of
cheaper food products for the
stockmen is being discussed,
The call for the meeting was
signed by B. K. Denny. ,,
Jack Hooper, former owner of
Jack Hooper's Famous Barber
Shop, was in town Thursday,
snasing nanas with old ac
quaintances and friends. Mr.
Hooper is now living in Oregon
City and reports the river very
high at that place this week,
NO. 20.
better yet, go look up member
of the committee and make sure
that your part in this good work
is done.
The members of the commit
tee are: Aloha, Messrs. Nielson
and Bigham; Hulier, Cooper
Mountain and St Mary's, C. J.
Rose and F. W. Livermora;
Scholia, Ferd Groner; Farming
ton, Mr. Stevens; Laurel, Mr.
Brown; Reedville, Mr. Olelnger;
Bertha, Miss Plummer; Beaver
ton, Otto Erickson and J. A.
Mott; Portland, R. H. Jenkins;
Raliegh, S. B. Lawrence; Witch
Hazel, Mr. Hoffell.
Home Team Meet Defeat
At Hands of Ttgard Team.
Tuesday evening the town
basket ball tea mmet defeat at
the hands of a team from Ti-
gard in one of the roughest
games ever played on the local
floor. Several threatened fights
marred the evening's amuse
ment and when the gam was
over the few spectators who
had turned out found that the
Beaverton boys had tost by a
score of 82 to 25. Francis Liv
ermore, Billy Berst, Van Rod
man, Harry Barnes and Leroy
Ekstrom composed the losing
team. . '' "
Manager J. F. Griffith of the
starch factory is spending the
week-end in Portland and among;
the farmers in the territory to
the north of town on the roads
out of Portland in the interest -of
the factory, .. They have suf- ,f
fered much delay in getting the
machinery for the factory over ,
the railroads, a shipment hav-,
ing been on the road here from ,
Portland more than a week, the
delay being due to congestion
in the Portland yards. Between
800 and 400 tons of potatoes are
now in the bins at the factory.
H. E. Grabhorn, a prosperous
farmer of Cooper Mountain auc
tion, was in Beaverton yester
day, interviewing merchanta
and making the customary prt
Chrlstmas preparations.
The infant child of Ray Siver-
son has been quite ill with pneu
monia but is reported improved.
H. G. Vincent went to Oregon
City Monday on a business trip
The work for the Standard Oil
truck has grown so heavy that
Harry Barnes now has a helper.
Ed Barry has been suffering
from a fractured rib for several
days but is reported improved.
G. W. Stitt is reported better
after an illness that afflicted
him the last of last week. ,
Among the enthusiastic mem
bers of the Red Croat at Beaver
ton may be numbered Mr. and
Mrs. George Newman of Wast
Beaverton, who have shown
real enthusiasm for the work of
this international institution for
the relief of the war sufferers.
Mrs. A. Pugh and daughter, !
Miss Frances, of Hillsboro cam
to Beaverton on yesterday
morning's train aa the guests of
Mrs. Otto Erickson. Later in
the day, accompanied by Tre, y
Erickson, they extended tfir
visit to Portland, making tte
trip from hero to the city in the
Erickson automobile. .;- j
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