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BIAVRTON, OUQON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1921. NO. M n mm sinus of Jim 'wsranira ORMBDEQT KATIGKAL GRANGERS HERE FOR HOLtOAT U OF 0. II HEW FEED STORE FOR is ran VOLUMR IX. em Bill EHERT1 "America m Pilgrim Days," Will Be SCHOOL HE TRENT IS TOPIC DF LE SPEAK HERE DEC 7-fl If Wishes of Caucus Monday Night are Carried Out, Roast snd Har ris for Council; Thyng, Recorder. Otto Erickson was again named for mayor of Beaverton at the caucus Monday night when a "Citizen's Tick et" was put in the field for the town lection, Tuesday, December 6. On the same ticket with him are August Rossi and Whiter Harris for council snan and George Thyng for recorder. The meeting was held in Pacific Theatre at 6:00 o'clock and was pre sided over by F. W. Cady, pioneer cft isen, hardware merchant and former mayor. C. .Allen, Southern Pacific agent at Beaverton, was secretary. Erickson and Thyng were named without opposition but the names of August RosBi, Walter Harris and Guy 8. Alexander were placed before the convention for the two vacant places s eouncilmen. On, the first, vote Rossi was chosen by a: large majority wnd HarriB and Alexander each re ceived six votes. A second ballot ,was .spread for the selection of the second candidate and when the count pro ceeded the two candidates ran neck and neck until the votes were two thirds counted, , Harris y then gained the lead and the resultant vote was '. 9 for Harris and 19 for Alexander. ,f; Erickson was named for his fourth year as mayor at the urgent request of citizens here "who appreciate the progressive stand he has .taken in town improvements. .- Under his ad ministration the water system has been extended and its warrant indebt edness has been taken up while ar rangements have been made for a sinking fund to retire the bonds. Largely through his efforts the pav ing now laid in Beaverton has been secured. Yet in the face of all these improvements he has given the town an economical and efficient admins- tration. Recorder Thyng was also named for ft fourth year. His careful attention to the books and his ready interest in town affairs have commended him to the voters. Rossi is an old resident of the town and has. had previous experience on the council. At present he is serving an appointment at the hands of the council to fill out the unexpired term of W, F. Evans, resigned. Harris is the general foreman of the Southern Pacific shops, has resided in Beaver ton about three years and has recent ly purchased property here. JUNIORS AND FRE SHIES WERE VICTORS IN GAMES At the inter-class games last Fri day the Juniors were victors over the Seniors by a score of 10 to 3. The line-up was as follows: SENIORS Crete Gray and Feme Powell, forwards; Evelyn Larson and Freda Zimbrick, guards; Velma Dav ies, center; Frances Gothard, side center; Phyllis Smith, substitute, . JUNIORS Marian Jones a nd Ber nice Murray, forwards; Eloise Barker and Ruth Jones, guards; Bernice Brown, center Noreen Nelson, side center; Mary Rowe, substitute. Tuesday, the Freshmen humbled the Sophomores by a score of 6 to 4, FRESHIES Frances Allen and Helen Jamieson, forwards; Bartha Hatzke and Carna Peterson, guards Eva May Homer, center; Louise Ben son, side center. SOPHOMORES Virginia WUaon and Mildred Watts forwards; Ernes tine Masters and Helen Reams, guards; Eva Norris, center; Janet Huntley, side center. Thanksgiving Day the local foot ball team met the Wiest Lynn high school on the local field, taking the short end of a 20 to 6 score. Ernest HasterB carried the ball across the line for Beaverton'B lone touchdown, winning the turkey offered by James Lewis for the first touchdown. Additional officers elected by the sophomore class Thursday of last week are: I. A. Mather, class advisor; James Hundson, class reporter; Helen Kearns, sergeant-at-arms. SILENT ALAMO LIGHTS WHEN POWER CO. FAILS Monday night when the lights fur nished by the North Coast Power Company failed to shine, many people wondered at the string of bright lights across the highway near the Oregon Electric depot. Investigation proved that it was Charles Fry, dem onstrating a Silent Alamo farm light ing and power plant at the Squires Gasoline Station. The plant has a capacity of 100 lights and operates a power washer and other farm home accessories. ... .... . .., ... ..,..-J Given In High School Audi tori ui Saturday Evenng. The students of the seventh and eighth grades of the public school, under the direction of their teacher, Mrs. Cecil Cantrell, are giving a Thanksgiving play in the high school auditorium Saturday evening. The play is entitled "America in Pilgrim Days" and is characteristic of that perod, presenting to the audience glimpses of the stories of both Hia watha and MileB Standish. Each of the two scenes carries a pleasing cen tral thought and arrive at a united conclusion that . Is of value to the audience as well as to the younger students of American history. The prices of admission are 26 and 15 cents. The proceeds will be used to secure a picture for the gram mar room, and the remainder is to be applied toward the cafeteria fund. MEDICINAL BEER Note Two minutes after a Milwau kee brewery delivered medicinal beer to a druggist a prescription was pre sented. How dry I am he sang aloud And hastily beat it thru the crowd As down the streets the 'livery came He knew the meaning of the same A prescription he then did get With Joyous thoughts of getting wet. He felt bo bad he was so sick He speeded to the druggist quick He obtained some of that new stuff J (Of course he knew it was a bluff) Most any trick no diffs how queer ,. They must have medicated beer.. What gives to it the power to heal It's just the feeling of the feel For ailment you can now give vent And purchase beer at some per cent A limit on what you can draw But you're protected by the law. So- for a drink you need hot beg Nor look around for a boot-leg In pharmacy the small or big You need not hunt for a blind pig, ; As darkness comes for feeling fine, No use to seek for the moonshine. A doctor writes a slip for you Which you slip to the druggists too Then you slip away from the store, When gone you slip back after more To the real it is related, , That's why they like it medicated. I O. 0. SMITH. O. A. C. SENIORS RAISE "SOUP STRAINERS" ON BET (By Eva Schultz) , The senior mustache contest at 0. A. C. which started on the "first day of October, "year of our Lord nine teen hundred and twenty-one," has at last ended. Seventy-five seniors entered the contest promising to report each week to have their mustaches measured and recorded, and solemnly swearing to use no hair tonic, teniae, or moon shine to haBten the growth of the pre cious Boup strainer. The winner of the contest, a prom inent man on the campus, reported on the closing day with the most luxuriant, most shapely and careful ly trimmed of soup strainers on the campus. Not only mustache contests but al "goofy" dances, etc., give, people reason to believe that "dignified sen iors do not always live up to their name. . FOUR BEAVERTON STUDENTS AT SCHOOL OF COMMERCE (By Eva Schultz) The school of commerce at the Ore gon Agricultural college is now the big school of the institution. The en rollment will likely reach 6000 before the college year is over according to President Kerr. This includes short courses and summer session students. Of this number, 750 are enrolled in commerce, 687 in engineering, 591 in agriculture, 520 in home economics, 174 in pharmacy, 87 in forestry, 76 in mines and 63 in vocational education. The increase in the school of com merce has been remarkable. Last year the enrollment was only 625; this rate of increase in the last few years has caused commerce to pass up both agriculture and engineering. Four of the Beaverton students. though registered in other courses,, are taking some commerce subjects. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hall, who have been living at Seaside for several months, have returned to Beaverton to reside. i. Father and San Evening Arranged by Prof. Nash Calls Men of Tows to Meet Boys of School . Last Thursday evening was "Dad's night out" This would have b your opinion especially if you had Been the crowd at the high school. Supt. Nash arranged the evening with the idea of getting "Pa and Johnnie" together for introductions, The fire works started when a game of Indoor baseball was called between the men of the town. The teams were piloted by Messrs. Schraeder and Woodruff with Doy Gray and Dr. Q. E. Mason as pitchers. Scorers ran out of chalk both Bides claim a victory. This event was followed by a three round boxing contest between Hud son and Emmons in which Hudson was proclaimed victor. A wrestling match between A, Masters and Jam ieson resulted in a victory for the former; while Gray and Weed wres tled to a draw after each had secured a fall but failed on the third. A fifteen minute basketball game between the fat men and the high school babies was a close contest. The only anxious and heart-breaking mo ment was when L. R. Dean slipped and sat upon Ward Smith, Smith has returned to school. The musical part of the evening's program was rendered or executed (take your choice) by pianist Mather, fiddler Schraeder bugler Tallman, and drum major Emmons. "Dad," at the end of the ordeal, was served rye bread sandwiches, hot dog, baked beans and coffee. The rushing of unsatisfactory of ficials the jazzing of winded players and the appetite of the fat men were mere incidents and cannot be referred to in an article of this length. FRESHMAN GIRLS RULED WITH JUDGMENT AT O. A. C. (By Eva ScHultz) Co-eds of 0. A. C. have a method of their own of making 0. A. C. freshman girls above those in the av erage institution. The Citation com mittee, which consists of girls from each hall and sorority, sees to it that 0. A. C. has respectful, reliable rookeBseB. RuleB to uphold college traditions are to be carried at all times by the 'yearlings." Green ribbons are to be worn without fail from the time they arise on Wednesday morning! until they retire Wednesday night. The last rookesB who disobeyed this rule was forced to wear her ribbon all day on Thursday, the only beribboned freshman on the campus. W. M. SNIPES THANKS YOU W. M. Snipes, the Reed vi lie black smith, desires to extend to you his ap preciation for the business extended in the past and to request a closing up of all accounts before the first of the year. In order that the same efficien sy and accommodation may continue, it is necessary that prompt payment of accounts be made. 46tf Students Home for Thanksgiving LeRoy EJtstrom arrived home Wed nesday night from 0. A. C, where he is a Senior in Engineering. Misses Delia Allen and Alpha Williams came home from Monmouth, where they are students at the Oregon Normal school and ate Thanksgiving turkey with home folkB. Misses Laura Ol son, Effie Van Kleek, Edith Weed, Edna Hocken arrived home Wednes day evening from 0. A. C. to gladden the parental tables and partake of good home cooking once more. Schools Closed for Thanksgiving The Beaverton schools closed Wed nesday evening for the Thanksgiving recess and will reconvene next Mon day bb usual. They were compelled to close Tuesday at two because of the break in the water main that resulted from the recent storm. G. W. Baker drives a new Chevrolet. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hughson. of Portland, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hughson. Mrs, W. L Jackson visited last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Allen. Mrs. Elizabeth Irish, who has been seriously ill at her home Southeast of Beaverton, is greatly improved. Mrs. Otto Erickson entertained with one o'clock luncheon last , Friday. Her guests included Mesdaraes L. D. Shellenberger, J. E. Davis, R. L. Tuck er, Geo. Blasser, Doy Gray, H. R. Nel son, W. H. Boyd, H. 0. Stipe, Elmer Stipe, M. Bergie, H. L. Hudson and J. C. Huntley. Thu afternoon was en joyed playing "500." Mrs. W. H. Boyd won the prise. Prof, Clayton L, Leaf, sf 0 A. C, Will Asanas Faxaters at Beaver taa High School, New-steer M. The Beaverton High School will again care for a community meeting of the farmers of this section of Washington County, Wednesday, No vember SO, at ten o'clock when Clay ton L. Long, Extension Specialist in Horticulture from 0. A. C. will ap pear under the auspices of the County Farm Bureau in lectures on "Orchard Management: Including soils, prun ing, spraying etc, - ' The afternoon's work wiH consist of a pruning demonstration at the David Pitt orchards south sf town on the Sorrento road. - ' r ' The girls of the home economics de partment of the high school will serve a 35-cent luncheon if there are enough present wishing it. This Is the second of a series of local one-day institutes to be given here this wnter. The first was, a ro dent control lecture given last month. The next to follow Prof. Long will be a poultry institute and demonstration, the exact date of which has not been arranged. An active interest and re sponse on the part of the people this year will establish such as a part of our yearly program from this point County Agricultural Agent Mc Whorter is more than anxious to have tiie people here receive the organized assistance of this department of the government's program and through the help of the high school hopes to succeed. j; ROAD MEETIH6ST0 BE HELD NOVEMBER 30 Many Road Districts Will Meet to Vote on Special Levies Next , Wednesday. On Wednesday of next week, No vember 80th, the people ol a number of road districts throughout Wash ington County will meet for the pur pose of voting on special levies to improve the roads of the county. That every citizen of the county is now deeply interested in better roads is without question, and the only way to provide for the upkeep and mainte nance of the roads is to provide the necessary money for their construc tion and maintainance. The County Court of Washington County has the past week sent out the following letter, addressed to road foremen; The snecial tax meetings have been delayed somewhat on account of the application of a new budget law oi 1821 to the special tax law under which we have been working m the districts. Our District Attorney has -out Ub right, however, and we have notices posted for all the meetings to be held on the 80th day of November. We are enclosing blank affidavit and are requesting that it be signed j and returned not later than the morn ing of December 1st. We will also en close your blank minutes to be re turned at the same time. We are asking you also to fill out a blank which we are enclosing, giving t he number of miles of road in your dis trct. the lenirth of the rock and gravel roads and their condition. We are also wanting the length and condi tions ol your bridges and unoer neaa of "remarks" let us know if those bridges can be replaced with a pipe and filled with earth. Last year, 47 of our road districts levied a special tax, 40 of them a ten mill tax, and while we do not expect to have them do as well this year we are sure that many of the progressive districts will continue to levy a sub stantial tax until their road program is completed. Some of the districts will no doubt reduce their levies to 5 mills and we would urge all of the dis tricts to vote some for maintenance. Taxes have reached a burdensome stage for many of our people. Our many state institutions are a credit to tht state. We boaBt of two of our state colleges that will compare with those of states that are many times our population and wealth. Our ele mentary schools are weu equipped and supported. Our courts are a nec essity and are expensive. Our soldier boys and our poor and needy have to be taken care ol. How can we do ail this and netrlect our county roads? Your special tax money goes right back into the hands oi labor oi your district and you can see the benefits that you are getting from it. We are very well equipped to do road work now and will be pleased if the districts will do what they can to help us along. This letter was written by order of the County Court and we are asking that you give it publicity belore you hold your meeting on November 30th. Very truly yours, J. W. GOODIN, County Judge. Thanksgiving Dinner Served by Wash ingtoa County Patrons of Hus bandry Big Success. Washington County Grangers did themselves proud as hosts and host esses to the National Grange yeterday when they served a Thanksgiving Dinner of turkey and all the trim mings to the members of the National Grange. Nearly a hundred of the members of the National Grange at tended and partook of the hospitality of Washington County at the Beaver on Grange Hall. Here they enjoyed a delightful program and expressed their appreciation of Western hospl talty. Here they were welcomed by Mayor Otto Erickson in all the warmth of that cordiality which has made him known throughout the state as no other mayor of a smaller town is known, One speaker expressed cleverly his appreciation of the mayor's welcome. When at Oregon Agricultural College the day before, the President of the College had arisen and announced that he "had just received a message from the mayor of his inability to corns and the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce will express to you the joy we feel in greeting you here." The delegates had smiled. These wen the old familiar words which had greeted them everywhere and he congratu lated Mayor Erickson on possessing the courage of his convictions and the faith to express them. . , The grange hall was beautiful, thanks to the efforts of the work com mittee. The interior has been re painted and its glistening white was toned to the right shades by careful placing of flowers and other decora tions. Displays of fruits and vege tables, grasses and grains helped to build the atmosphere of the farm home. And over it all the spirit of hospitality spread a mantle of wel come that made the visitors feel per fectly at home. There was no hesi tancy and from the first the spirit of Thanksgiving was uppermost. At 8:00 o'clock, when preparations were nearly completed, cars began to depart for Portland to bring out the guests apd shortly after 4:00 o'clock they began to arrive. From that hour until the closing songs by Mrs. J. E. Davis of the local grange, at half past eighty there was not a dull moment and by 0:00 o'clock the guests were again in automobile and their way back to Portland where their sessions continue today. MANY PARTS OF STATE STORM RIDDEN SUNDAY One of the' worst rain, snow and sleet storms in the history of Oregon visited the western coast on Saturday mgnt ana ounaay oi nis week. Portland and all west of that city was held in the storm's icy grasp and thousands, perhaps millions of dol lars' worth of property damage re sulted. This fine community escaped un scathed irom tne fierce storm, al though a drenching rain visited the city Saturday night and Sunday. In the city of Portland 12.000 tele phones were put out of commission by the "silver thaw" which followed in the wake of the storm, breakiiur down trolley, telephone and telegraph wires , by the hundreds. Stalwart trees were dismantled of their limbs, pretty shrubbery was crushed beneath the weight of ice. In Eastern Oregon and points in that direction heavy snowfall result ed. Trains were stalled, communica tion by wire cut off and much injury was done to unsheltered stock. Ris ing floods followed the storm when the warm wave melted the heavy mantle of snow. Through it all this locality, shelt ered as it is by friendly surrounding hills, came out with the usual gentle rainfall increased to an Eastern down pour. Following are some of the high lights of the big storm: Telephone damage in Portland, $300,000 with 12,000 phones out of commission. Willamette River approaching flood stage since storm. Columbia River gorge blocked by snow trains stalled. Trains from east delayed and detour- lng by way of Tacoma. Portland street car service crio pled. Heavy rains in many sections of Uregon. Know three feet deep at Moro. Snow 27 inches deep at LaGrande. The Dalles, snow 86 inches deen. topped off by sleet. Citv business paralyzed. Pendleton 21 inches of snow. Much damage done. Western Washington, snow 26 in ches deep in Kittitas valley. Everett, Washington, snow 40 in ches deep at east portal of Cascade tunnel. , L t N. D. Jamison and son Neal, of For est Grove were guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Jonas Thanksgiving day. i Varied Subjects Will Be Presented m Masterly Manner for Beaverton Residents. The University of Oregon will pre sent a series of five lectures of an ex tension course in the Beaverton High School auditorium, Dec. 7th, 8th, 0th, 10th and 11th. The school has been able to secure ths course after much effort In arranging dates and speak ers, The course is free to all. A small admission fe of ten cents for adults may he charged In order to care for some car fare; if such is the case definite announcement will be raadet otherwise the addresses and lectures will be free. The first three men on the course will also appear be fore the high school in the afternoon and all persons interested are invited to these sessions. Following Is the program for the week; Deo. 7 Dean E. C. Robbins, "The Organised Community." Dec. 8 Director Earl Kilpatrick, "The Movies Shall We Use Them oi Abuse Them?" Dec. 9 Prof. J. H. Gilbert, "Taxa tion and Vexation," Dec. 10 -Prof. , A, R, SweetBer, "Swat the Fly." Dec. 11, Dr. P. A. Parsons, "Know ledge and Liberty," The school will open each evening's program with a short musicals. The school official hope to make this work a permanent part of each year's work and that the University in its program of reaching all the state will have from this city the response that it rightfully should have. FRUIT GitOWERS TO MEET ON DAVID'S HILL MONDAY Fruit growers of Forest Grove and vicinity will meet at David's Hall on uavid's Hill, at iu:uu a. m. Monday, November 28th, for discussion of pruning and other questions of inter est to the Washington county or chardists. In the afternoon of the 28th, pruning demonstrations will bo held on the farm of E. A. Kueter of Forest Grove. 'Clayton L. Long, Ex tension Horticulturist from the Ore gon Agricultural College, will be the principal speaker, and will conduct pruning demonstrations with the as sistance of local growers.' These1 meetings were planned by the Farm bureau Horticultural Project Com-, mittee at a meeting held recently In Forest Grove which was attended by I D. G. Lilly, Chairman, E .A. Rueter, I J. C. Leedy, and others. On Tuesday November 29th, a lim liar meeting will be held at Hillside starting at 10:00 a, m. at the farm of D, G. Lilly. Mr. Lilly is arranging his prune dryer so that the afternoon meeting can be held in warm and com' fortable quarters, The afternoon will be spent in orchards doing actual pruning work, the same as planned at forest urove. DIGGER CAMPAIGN Communities make renort on Suulr rel poisoning. Communities interested In squhrel poisoning have reported sufficiently that a summary of the year's work can be made. (1) Scholia, J. J. Van Kleek. leader, reports 68 pounds of poison barley sold. (2) Watts Com munity, K. E. Jones, leader, 51 pounds. i9) uanKs uommumty, (Jhas, Hero, leader, 42 pounds sold. (4) Cedar Mills, S. T. Waiters and Chas. Hchlnd ter, m pounds. (6) Hillside, N. tink er, leader, HI pounds. (6) Blooming, H. Scheuerman, leader. 10 pounds. Of the commercial organisation handling poison, ths Farmers' Feed ft Supply Company of Forest Grove sold 108 pounds. Banks Mercantile Company was second, and the Grange store at Sherwood third. A total of 632 pounds of poisoned barley was distributed direct to far mers, 211 packages were sold from the Farm Bureau office The esti mated gross r benefits on the squirrel poison campaign are placed at $6,320. Many farmers oay that ft Is easy double this because one nound or poison often kills as many as twen ty to thirty squirrels, and only ten squirrels have been estimated for each package of poison distributed. value or roison Ksti stated As an example f val le cf poison ing gray diggers, Ralph Baker, of Gaston, Oregon, Route 2, called at the Farm Bureau office for a supply of poison and stated that they had often I killed as many es twenty to thirty I ! squirrels with a single package of poi son, and that he valued a dead digger worm a ooiiar to mm. The Farm Bureau has set aside a revolving fund of $78.00 to start the squirrel poison campaign in 1022. An initial order of strychnine has already been purchased. The finances of the squirrel poison campaign for 1021 are in good shape. Practically all of thm monev h& wn collected for the poison sold, and it is expected that the balance of $18.00 or ezu.uu ww oe paid in this month. Frank Saylor underwent an opera tion at St. Vincent's hospital last Tuesday morning for tonsllitis. At last reports he was doing nicely and it is hoped be will soon be able to re turn home. Mr. Saylog Is the son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Tallman. Owners of Starch Factory Rc-lacer orate to Utilise Building for Re tail Business, Incorporated for $10,000, a group of lone and Portland men interested in the Pacific Potato Starch Factory, announce the opening of a feed store In Beaverton which will utilise the old mill and factory as a retail store. W. C. Gifford is manager and a general feed business will be conducted, They base this action on ths belief that there Is room hers for a second feed store and assert that there is more than enough business now going to Portland and Htllsboro from terri tory tributary to Beaverton, and which they hope to be able to control, to make them an excellent business. Directors of the new company are J. R. Olden, lone, Ore,, president) Mr. Roberts, lone, secretary; Henry Smouse, lone; John Williams, Port land; and Hsrbert M. Olden, Ions. Besides conducting a general feed business which Includes flour and poultry supplies, they will Install ma chines to clean grain and mix poultry feel according to ths farmer's own formula. Thsy have a carload of Fisher's feeds due hers today but ex pect later to mix their own feeds. Ths starch factory will be kepi In tact and in case it is to be operated at a later date, a new building will bo erected for the feed business. Their announcement appears la an other column. FORTH) GOES Oil RECORD FOR FUR 1S2S Exposition Unqualifiedly En dorsed by Voters of the Metrop olis at Saturday's Bee ties. With the largest vote sver east at a city election the voters of the citv of Portland on Saturday last went on record lavoring ins ivm Exposition moro than four to one. Over 17,000 votes were cast and there wvre only a few loss than 600 voted against tax ing the city for the expenses of ths By this vote the city of Portland pledges itself to levy a special tax to raise two million dollars. The busi ness Interests of the city ars to raise another million by subscriptions to a stock company and the State at largo including Portland is to i another three millions, one million of which the city will be called upon to pay, leaving the state outside of Portland to raise two millions of dollars by a special tax levy to cuver a period; ol three years. In all probability a special session of the legislature will be called for the purpose of enacting such legisla tion as necessary and providing for a special election to be held throughout the state to vote on the proposition, , ANNUAL HKI) CBOSB ROM CALL DEC. 6TH TO 1QTH IN. CLUBIVB Plans are under way for ths annual Roll Call of the Red Cross, which will be Dec. fith to Dec, 10th inclusive. Willis Cady will direct the work here. Mr .and Mrs. Millet, of Hillsboro, spent Thanksgiving day with M r. and Mrs. Geo. Covell, Mr, and Mrs. R. L. Tucker and chil dren, of Hillsboro, at Thanksgiving turkey with Mrs. Tucker's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Peck. Mr, and Mrs, Elmer Stipe had as their guests Thanksgiving day, Mr. and Mrs. H. 0. Stipe. The Ladies Aid Society of the Con-' gregstionat church met with Mrs. C. E, Mason lest Thursday afternoon with an attendance of twenty-eight ladies. The afternoon was spent In making aprons and quilts. Mrs. Mason served coffee and cake. Ths next meeting will be Dec 1st, with Mrs. G. p. Ford ney. Last Sunday afternoon sums mis creant entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Pindar, while they were away and carried away a bat, three shirts, a pair of siioes and two suits of clothes belonging to Mr. Pinder. Mrs. Helen Davin, Worthy Matron of Beaver Chapter, O. B. ft, enter tained the officers of the chapter at a luncheon last Monday at her horns South of Beaverton. Those to enjoy her hospitality warei A. M., Hattis Shepard; Cond., Dora Stipe; Asso. Cond., Ivy Summers; Secy., Jessie Pharis; Adah, Helen Buck; Ruth Verna Huntley: Esther. Mattie Wood! Martha, Mary Beret; Efeeta, Frances Hudson; Chaplain, Ruby Boyd: Treas urer, Inei Whitworth; Marshal, May belle Erickson; Warder, May Blaster;, Organist, Arlic Shellenberger.