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BffiAVSRTON Til Volume VI. BEAVERTON, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1918. . . ... No. 25.' The school election in District 48 passed off quietly Monday af ternoon, Chairman Davis being retained on the School Board and Clerk Hedge being re-elected by a large majority. The Board is authorized to purchase 100 new chairs for the auditorium and to place in the budget for the com ing year an item to reduce the indebtedness of the district by about $1000. The report of the clerk and the minutes of the last annual and . the special meeting were read and approved. The call for nominations for director, for a three-year term brought forth the names of & E. Davis, present chairman, and R. W. Cook, a man who has been active in the work of the Parent Teacher Circle and other school activities. G. W. Stitt made a short addresspraising; he good work Mr. Davis has done and in. favor of retaining his services for the district. James I. Hoopes and Rv H. Jonas were named as tellers and the ballot showed 98 votes cast such expressions of genuine lov- me umivi siioweu so votes cast ai,j w nnu of which 68 favored the reten- -battles and steer the ship of Proclamation of the President of the United States. For the first time in history the President of the United States is calling, together by Proclamation all citizens of the United States at one time, June 18, 1918, to meet a personal responsibility in time of war through the War Savings movement. A crisis is before the Nation and the people are called to rally to a duty imposed upon us because of war. There can be no excuses. Therefore we must obey the call to meet our full duty. THE WHITE HOUSE Washington, D. C, June 1, 1918. To the People of the United States: I earnestly appeal to every man, woman and child to pledge on or before June 28 to save constantly and to buy as regularly as possible the securities of the Government, and to do this as far as possible through . membership in War Savings Societies. June 28 ends this 'special period of enlistment in the great volunteer army of production and saving at home. May there be none unenlisted on that date. WOODROW WILSON, President of the United States. SSI MAY SKIP SPPAV " IN REGULAR SCHEDULES tion of Mr. Davis and 30 were ast for Mr. Cook. Clerk C. E. Hedge announced the result. For the first time in 12 years a ballot was cast aqrainst C. E. Hedce as school clerk. When the nominations were called, the names of G. S. Alexander W. Cook were placed before thej meeting. Many of those present thought Mr. Hedge had been put in nomination and for a time it seemed that the election would be on the two. Then C. W. Allen arose and asked who the nomi nees were,' and upon being told, placed Mr. Hedge in nomination. The ballot stood: Hedge. 71: Al exander, 19; and Cook, 6. On motion the Board was au thorized to provide 100 addition al chairs for the auditorium and another motion to request the (Continued on last page.) THREE TONS OF FLOUR SENT TROOPS IN FRANCE 'cnfi ID TMOWtT. 4V.rt food value of the flour, great as (Continued on page 5.) office of the Countv A ronf on1 - w --ov v a published report will be made which farmers can secure. This report will contain the man and in case any farmer wants to be aaviseci as to what crops are the best for his farm. what, variation are apt to produce best, or what treatment, if any, his soil needs for. certain crops; he need onlv telephone the Countv A ffanr who will locate his farm on the map, determine the class of soil "Washington County Patriots! class. fcrive up Wheat for Soldiers and Stricken Europe. Miss Welter is Graduate of St. Vincent's Hospital, Portland Mrs. L. F. Hines, Miss Kather ine Desincer. Miss Sophia Hol- boke, Misses Mary and Kather- ine O'Meara. Mr. and Mrs M Welter, Michael Weletr and Miss compare it with soil analyses of TX-j-i ; iit-U J ! j j " . jvatnerine wener were among similar types or sou and at once those who attended the gradua-Jgive him the benefit of the best tion exercises ol St. Vincent s.aavice available. Hospital in Portland Wednesday i evening. . They report a very im- j Starch Factory on Double Shift, pressive ceremony, an appreciat- A night crew is now employed ive audience and 20 nurses com- at the Starch Factorv and the pleting the course of training, j machines are running 16 hours Archbishop Christie gave a ,r more each day. The crew now short address to the; class, the numbers 21 men and the ontnut ... ... 1 1 1 1 ia AnniilnMil.. - ! prugroiu was weu anangea ana wuaHuiujr increasing the nurses of Base Hospital 46, former nurses of St. Vincent's, sent a conirratulatorv messacre. Miss Marv H . Welter, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. M.-Welter of Beaverton, js a member of the As a result of the patriotic ac . tion of the retail dealers and many residents of Washinrtnn County, over thirty tons of floutf is neing turned over to the gov ernment for export to the army and the allies. An 80,000-Ib ca pacity car was set in at Gaston Monday, transferred to Forest Grove Tuesday, and to Hillsboro Wednesday of this week, for loading the stocks of flour which were concentrated at those points. It is believed that Wash ington County will make a show ing in this, matter which will ; compare very favorably with any county in the state. - Many instances have come to - v - The comnanv will hn ahla f handle all surplus potatoes now in the hands of the formers nn1 I those who have contracts' with the company should hold them selves in readiness fnr - noli i J deliver them as soon as haying lis nvw Tlio . ; " wmyauy is canng for deliveries as they are being maae ana no loaded team has Soil Survey to Begin. xiiicc men uj. u5 uniieu ' " 'wucu vcitill I1H8 States Department of Agricul- been turned away, while the sur- i.uic axe uuw in wie coumy ana a m " ia lajjnuy oemg fourth will soon arrive to begin turned into flour for which there the soil survey of this county in response to requests made last winter bv th varinus commer cial clubs And the Conntv Arri- cultural Council This, work will he the most complete and .comprehensive of anything kind ever under taken here rv Gprriiji.of 5nejti. mableralU "inrl a avuaat- ..ItHVft farmers otthiJMs 0f wavin' sat isa ready market. tne nOtlCe Of the r!mintv VnnA An-nt-l, r.t 4.U-. J 1 11. - Admmistration where families survey is completed a map will having less than, one sack of be made on t"e sale of one inh wheat flour m the house have to the mile wnih will show ev- rt m- , ' err type of soil in the countv. The moral strength which ' The map w"" he nlaced in the Owing to some failure to ret proper arrangements made, the patriotic lecture that was to have been given here Wednesrfnv ev ening bv Geortro A. P.rnwn nt Portland, was not held. When Mr. Brown came, there was nei ther crowd nor hall arrangement and later 1.4, Dr, OAniA H Ann I J.J mv , i , .79 .. ... .ovi nusu (JCU jie Ul" The "worlr h .,i j .4.1 n V . . , r: 'zl ciiiciaiu giccn , ib wici . mr. crown naa returned three months asausage whin Portland. borinirs on evervirtiva hia irTicrn r,, n ai 'j or soil on every sectiofnd cahr of property here, was looking "It is well to apply lime-sulphur, 1-50, with the 4-5 weeks SPray for control of codlinar moth on annles and neara. an a nreran. tionary measure," says Prof. H. r. cares, or u. A. U. "Still if dry weather continues It will hardly be necessary to spray for any iungous disease unless pres ent In the orchard due to lornl conditions. "If it should turn' off rainv in orchards where the set of fruit is good and not already covered with a protective coating of fun gicide summer strength applica tion should be made hefore the rain or as soon after as possible. It is too late for good control after a period of rain. In re gions where fonr and mist nre. ' vail it is best to hold strictly to the recommended schedule of sprays for brown rot of prunes and peaches." W.J.Butner. The hand of death brought to a close weeks of suffering Tues day night when William J. But ner, prominent citizen, well known Mason and former Coun ty Commissioner, passed to his" last rest. The funeral services will he held this (Friday) afternoon at i o clock trom the residence, the Rev. Dr. Elliott of the Unitarian Church of Portland, officiating, and interment will be in the Rose City Park cemetery, members of Hillsboro Lodire. A. F. and A. M having charge of the final cere mony. William J. Butner was horn in Cedar County. Mo., July 8. 1852, and died at Beaverton, Oregon, June 18, 1918, being at the time of his death iust three weeks un. der 66 years of are. He was mar ried. September SO. 1871. to Rnr. ,ah S. Thomas and in 1880 came i across the plains to Multnomah County, Orecon, where thev i lived until 1889 when they came to Washington County, locating on a farm near this town where hey lived until last November I when they moved to town. No Li .mi ... cnuaren were born to them. He is survived bv his widow and bv two sisters. Mrs. Marthn Samsel of Stockton. Mo., and Mrs. Serena Akin of Vancouver. Wash. Mr. Butner was a memher of the Masons since 1883, was one of the charter members of Ben verton Grance. was Gonntvf'om. missioner for two terms from 1903 to 1911 and several times served as school director androad supervisor in his home district. after business interests here on Monday. , Mrs. Brehawt of Sandv is the mest of her sister. Mrs. T,. R Dean, this week. f Mr. and Wr. T. J. TTnnmVan of San Francisco, accompanied by Mrs. B.A. Rohse. th eir dAiirh. ter. whom thev have heen visit ing, went to Bellin"ham, Wash., Wednesday for a short visit. Closinsr exercises of Rt. Marv'n Home were held yesterday fore noon. St. Mary's Institute gave diplomas to a nnmher of vmmr ladies yesterday afternoon and St. Cecelia's Parochial school is to celebrate the closing of the school year withith dedication of a service flair at 9 -45 this (Friday) morning.
