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About The Beaverton enterprise. (Beaverton, Or.) 1927-1951 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1930)
FR ID AY. FE B R U A R Y 14. 1»30 THE BEAVERTON ENTERPRISE PACE 2 svas greater than the average urban income. Th e figures for forty-fou r farms H. H. JEFFRIES. Pubii.h« . * ---------j investigated averaged receipts Ire- ! expense of $3,545 a year, und after E d itoria l1 allowing for operator’s and family and Oregon S ta ir Association Member National Editori i l ! unpaid labor, left an income o f $2 A s s o c ia t io n 528. The same survey covered 345 — ------ native white families in cities and included in the income per family ashington county end western Mult- total income for all members earn of eastern V V Complete coverage nomati county ing wages and not just the head of the family. Th e data showed thut of the 345 families, fifty-th ree per PubHshed Friday of each week b, Pioneer Publishing Co. at Beaverton. cent had incomes under $2,000 a year and eighty-one per cent had in Ore. _____ _______________ __________________________ comes under $3,000 a year. ~T~ I a. a, the postoffice at Beaverton. Oregon. Thtki survey ulso covered the Entered as see »nd class matter at the po equipment of farm homes o f 412 under the act of Congress of March X 1 8 * ______________ farms. The following figures re- resulted from the tabulation o f these advance; advertising rate» on application investigations: Subscription price, $1 50 a year in 11% have individual 1 i g h t i n g I plants. 23% have electricity from power Beaverton Office. Broackvay near O E tracks. Phone 7503 lines, 66% have wtiter in the kitchen, Portland Office, 407-408 Dekuin Building, Phone A T w a te r 5914 27% have running water at sink, 20% have bathroom w'ith run until our present law * could be DANGEROUS HOUSE PETS. ning r.vater, changed or amended we would cf- 43% have furnace heat, Newspaprrs throughout the coun- feet quite a saving in gasoline taxes. 77% have gasoline or kerosene try have been making much over the Automobile engineers axe frank cook stoves, discovery of the nuv disease called in saying that there is no rtuson 3% have electric cookstoves. “ parrot feverj;’ It is said to be to scoff at the attempt being made --------------------- TH E BEA V ERTO N E N T E R P R IS E « mrnvon among parrot*, jrct •»»*/ to b“»ld a Diesel engine for anto Uas 1 ax Increased Gradually Each Year contracted by humans who may use. In fact they intimate that there handle them A number of deaths are pine a n u m b e r o f « » s o n s for have been attributed to it in var- believing it will be successfully <!«.n« ■ „ ,,,.r ,;r,ns within the ytar. So successful have W e often wonder in considering experiment, along this line proven . ” ! opts ,eaMered "n homes if up to this time that it really gives house pets scatterm in nomn, ' » some of the^e anintils that ved so us something to think about. And some oj me i .uimwis • _ ,. close to man do not have diseases the figures furnished us as to the that we know nothing about which cost o f such power, once it I, in may not attract attention and yet general use, giv e , us something new . . , . In.v<‘ n" ™ o f » rlcw ta* » a1^ a <lan« frou * ,hm«- cven J' may often be necessary A ft e r the . . . . .? . ground is broken and the (tax is laid . a tendency to Increase it M uf th % increaHes ’ im|||)sed This |# indicatcd by the which may. when transmitted to hu- to hope t o r . ___ _________ gasoline tax. Rarely 10 years old. it mans, prove serious. It is generally he- has coni;e jnfo such tvi(le popularity popularity lieved among doctors that ctits carry• Now that iiiu i »j»» spring is not far hway tis a means o f raising revenue than diphtheria, and it has been proved .( mj^ht be we to remember that today a gas tax is levied in every that the mosquito carries the germ •■pajnt.Up vVeek was not intended state in the union. of yellow fever into the huuim solely for the flappers. ; In 30 states the rate is now 4c a body, and also the germ o f ague. ---------- gallon or more, and from $1(K).(XK),- W e love pets, and (we feel that Broadcasting sessions o f Congress ' 000 raised in this manner in 1925. there is something fine missing out would be a good way to make us the total tuken from the pockets of of the makeup o f anyone who does better satisfied svith our present motorists rose to $500,000,000 in 1929 not. But cven our regard for them rtidio programs. W e hear no specific complaints from J cannot blind us to the fact that ---------- ! motorists around this vicinity be- they should he wtitchcd more closely The difference between a w ife and cause they believe the taxation of S P E CI A L TRAVEL B A R G A I N ST. V A L E N T IN E ’S DAY Portland to Here is an unusual opportunity to save money. This ticket is good for travel on day coaches and in tourist sleeping cars. Take advantage ot this low fare and plan your trip to I.os Angeles now. Enjoy Greater Speed and Comfort Reclining chairs in day coaches pro vide maximum comfort. There's always plenty o f room on the train to rest and w alk about. Tourist sleepers give still greater comfort, yet they are economical. You save time, too. Up from the south at the hit-al< of morn. Over the enow by the south wind bor ne. Steals like the dawn or a eweel perfume Prom se of summer with bird and bloom. This is ths month when the banks of snow Gurgle in streams lo the rivers below. Ib is is the month of the mating moon. Brooding new U.'e that shall wake in June. C !5 Portland to San Francisco For further information and reserva tions phone or call at a..’dress below, or see your lucal in hel agent. Down on the shores ot the southern atrtam Wild bir.’s ere chanting the deathless theme. Voices of black bird, of w.-en, and dova Warble the song of nest snJ love, Eo.-ne by the breath of the southern breeze. So n they W . l l brood in the northern trees. F.arh one will croon, from his tree or vine, Cove-ladened lays to his ValenUne. Southern Pacific C. E. Allen, Agent Come, lone’y heart, put ycur sorrows away— This is the month of S*. Valentine's day, Why should you pine in ycur gloom apart— No one to love you and '.all you sweetheai« f Catch in your bosom the spirit of Spring; Ceme, join the chorus ot lovers who sing. Maids In despair now in sadness repine. Waiting tl.a call of St. Valentine. — The Woodmen News. 500 ___________________ V alen tin e Custom s an d Superstitions o f O ld There were certain superstitious dur- mg early times which now seem en- tirely to have passed away. For In- atutioe, If a young girl, on the eve of St. Valentine day, went alone und than they are for the appearance o f | a barbcr ¡s a barber always asks gasoline was originally justified. But waited until midnight <xi the porch of disease, and given more careful at you what you’ re going to have in- the practice o f steadily increasing it, ■' church, then started for home, scat- tention in the matter of eleanliues». stead o f telling you whtit you’re jumping it u cent or two every year tlli|ig hempseed on the way, It was W e htive no means o f knowing how belleved site would see her own true going to do. ( or so, is certain to call forth a wide- ' love In a winding sheet raking the many cases of illness might be pre — ------ j spread and strenuous protest. As j « . I . ., ,. . , . ., . . humpsecd behind her. Why he was vented if this plan was more genfc Unly the prosperous can dispute a roads are built and paid for, and as , . . „ „ ... . ' , . . * , , 1, , ’ supposed to be seen in a winding sheet erally carried out, but we do know crossing with a locomotive, but any*- the gas tax reaches the point where ,ms no( beef) exp|alne«l. that it would be a far more senst- ,, ,. , , . .. | b o d y can slide out where the ice is it is bringing in enough to take care . . _ .... _ ble thing to do than to wait until . . . . .. r Another superstition was most In- • l ,h,n* l o f ,he'^ increases should cease. Czas-1 tereBtlnj, ,f a yuung glr, got tive buy tin epidemic was traced to the ani- ! oliue is not always going to he as |,,aves and pinned one on each of the mal and thin have to stage a whole Airplanes may be as safe as autos, cheap as it is now, and when it' f,,ur corners of her pillow the remain- PRINTING O F E V E R Y D E S C R IP T IO N PIONEER PR INTIN G & S T A T IO N E R Y CO. 408 Dekuin r W. 1 I I - started the delivery o f the telephone bo>>ks— Portland’ s semi-annual "best-1 from ti slight attack o f pneumonia. v .it..r■ " Tk ; i i i i i Paul E. Hedcen was confined to sellers. I he job was scheduled his home Sunday and Monday with *° be completed Friday. Dick Nokes has not been able to a ** vere « M - go to Tigard Hi since last Thursday ,!: " Bob Davis. Darcy and Bobby Dob- -7 7 . The t harles (S lim ) Myers family are again located in their home on Boones Ferry Trail Road near Jean station Mj-. Myers wtis in the hos- (■m ittl at McMinnville for several months on account of his foot being severely crushed in a logging camp. H e thinks he will be able to work again very soon. *1>n iW fr*‘ among those iwho enjoyed the D eM oss musical program in Tuu- latin Tuesday evening ________ IJie ¡.»ren t leacher association will gise a Founders’ Day” program at the school house next Thursikty cven-ing. I FARM INCOME STUDIED Miss Ogden and Miss Parks were dinner guests at the Dobson home Tuesday evening. Survey Brings to Light Many Thomas Cabe and Jessie W illiam s have been absent school on account o f sickness. Old directories are being picked up ,hls ,lmc by ,b‘‘ deliverymen, ti pre- caution taken by the telephone com- p.my to avoid the possible use on the part o f customers of obsolete telephone numbers. Thousands o f new telephone mini- hers and telephone changes are listed in the new directory. ^______ & survey of farm and urban in comes conducted by the Agricultural Mrs. Janies Nokes and H r s C. H Experiment Station of the L'nu.r M yers are still on the sick list. ' 1 '* bring! to light the mi J ’ . ; i w t t a t fact that the average farm- o M r 4 H. ' ' ■ • »to bed bl this organisation V, PILES and Associated Disorders are a form of VARICOSE VEINS which can be successfuffy treated without surgery, pain or loss of tune from routine activity in much the same manner as varicose veins a n l ulcers located elsewhere are treated Send fo r Free BixAlet VARICOSE VEIN CLINIC 2M »1 -2 *2 Tal. A T SMS l W W Buyer. Budding P ortland . Oregon V V V V W A V VW W A W W Ti'eth \| i>earance, the Cause present by ^ ke o f Dental M O R T IC IA N WE SERVE OREGON REGARDLESS OF THE T IM E HHii.\in*\y jots 14™ A F V T R E T T STS P O M T I.A M ), O R E G O N . COMPLETE AUTOM OTIVE M ACHINE SHOP 0 W « Grind Our Lenses, Therefore You will Notice that our Prices are Lower Thompson Optical Co. t f l “ ■ ' I M 0 04QH I Portland, Oregon 5th and Morrison Sts 6 6 6 Tablets and j ! NOW for the First Time ! Goodyear Tire Values ! HIGH PRESSURE BALLOON 30x3 ' 2 regular $4.95 $6.59 29x4.40 $5.79 29x4.55 $6.55 30x4.50 OTHER SIZES IN PR O PO RTIO N checks a Cold the first checks H a la ru in three days. ••4 ALSO IN LIQUID. ! j I :”X X X "X '‘X “X “X 'v v ‘X X " X x » x :« “X « x X ”X “X X X "X X X x-> ':X “!-x x x X “X";-< 31x4 $8.85 Relieves a Hea.lache or Neuralgia in day, PHONE A T MIS SECOND FLOOR CORBETT BLDG. I Life Time Guarantee Against Defects DR. C S LONG 30 ? Our Newly Installed Equipment Assures You of a Better and Mor« Thorough Examination. 30 x 3*/2 oversize $5.10 /S I J at these Low Prices W hen in the city take advant age of a Free Examination, and get your Free bottle o f mouth wash, and learn how easy and painless it istontvkc your teeth Healthy and Snce.vy W hite ♦♦♦*♦ » « ‘ “ D AY OR NIGHT WE CO R D IALLY IN V IT E YOU TO INSPECT TH E Comfort of our R«-Furnished Offices Meanwhile, the pretty valentines— a || hearts, paper lace and cupids— seem to grow finer each year. Beautl- fill hand-painted cards anil painted and beautifully decorated boxes for con- fectlons are sold In great numbers. Not the least Interesting of the pres- cut day valentines are the various and numerous assortments o f packages filled with all the pnrnphernnlla rend.v to he naaembled Into lovely valentines which children love to prepare for their teachers, friends and family. A s It bus now become more a day for children than for grown-ups, these packages afford much pleasure to the semler and to the recipient. 402 Orphrum Thaatrr Bldg BF.acon MJS Portland SPECIALISTS IN AUTO WRECK WORK AND MOTOR OVERHAULING PEGG P1" '111" ’» made heeause of those fre- quently offensive missives being sent with malice aforethought. DISEASE CANNOT S T A R T « * IN A CLEAN MOUTH A U your moving Disease. lnt«roatin( Facts Jean from Have Healthy t M r V° KUe- There ls no ,loul,t th,,t m,,ny. fr,e," 1ish,'/s 'v,‘ re *p'ered and E. BEAVERTON, j DURHAM X «R E G O N ."U-*------r— ’ t,’ '! î)Ut. !cw rUr* Mroul<l co,,i(,e if thfy jumps in price the additional tax i- |ng one to be placed In thè center, and pin has bad four ways in which to dodge. going to work a hardship on millions if that night her sweetheart appeared ---------- | o f motorists. W ith these considet- In her dreams they would be married A N ew York gfrl found $2000 on ations to he reckoned with our legis- 1 before tbe end o f tbe year, the street', returned it, and won a lators should be content to let the It Is written of one young lady of CHEAPER CAR FUEL. husband. Which proves to girls that tax rest svhere it is, or lower it If those times that she confessed, tn or- Motorists who find the purchase can’t be too careful about what they can’ t see the wisdom of doing der to make the charm more potent, of gasoline a lurdcn will be among 1 ,hry »>ick “ P '*>c street. ! so, then they deserve to be kept at to having boiled an egg perfectly hard, the most interested citucns in th e' , ---------- home and others sent to the capita' removed the yolk, tilled the vacant About the only improvement left who can look that far hhead. place with salt and. upon going to bed, country in a report ih ___ >t there ____ is ' * * * — ■ I eaten the entire egg, salt, shell and nil, early promise of applying the Diesel l>r ‘’ " r y cord^ to ^put on his cars is spurs to help them climb tele- N e w T e l e n h n n e R o n U s drinklnR ° r 8peaking t0 anv principle to passenger car fueling. phone poles IN e w 1 e ie D n o n e BOOKS one after she had finished the eating of ,t_ W e read that n six-cylinder car Put in Circulation recently made a 792-tnilc trip on But the really, truly way to find out W hat would l*»ve happened if hoop ---------- $138 worth of fuel oil. A t that rate the name of your owu true love was Approximately 80,0(X1 alphabetical a car could run from New York to skirts and rumble scats had occur- to write the name o f all your admir A listings, exclusive of the classified ers upon hits o f paper, roll them up in San Francisco nt a cost o f $840. red in the same generation. ■ " ' section. T o get the same results from gas a clay, put them In a vessel of water Many re- Such are just a few o f the high- and the first one to rise to the sur- congressmen seeking re -' gallon o f it would have to run the car 1 JO miles and w ho ever heard election this year will have to stutter I'*'*1*'' ° I hebruary, 1930, issue of face was surely the one. tell o f anything like that? If the w'hen they tell the farmers how lk,‘ hrown'-covered Portland tele- The practice of sending comic val- Diescl principle cbn be made prac- | much they have helped them. phone directory, being delivered this en tines is a much later one. These tical for all types o f passenger cars week by the 1 untie Telephone and caricatures which poked fun at peo- w r are due for nothing less than A fte r being engaged 26 years, a Tr|cgraph company. More than 126,- pie’s personal appearance, their clothes an industrial revolution. For one Missouri nun married at the age of copies o f the directory were nni' even the work In which they were engaged had their greatest popularity I* tiling, we would never have to worry 9| But you ’ll have to admit that he l'r' n,c,L •> Fortu- V about u shortage of gasoline. And t put up a good fight. I Aided by .10 trucks and a fleet o f Perh,,fa 40 or 50 ypars « 8 0 . they now seem to have lost ? Bldg.—Third at Washington St, PORTLAND. !v_r * ^ ' since 'T J ' - , ' * the ease parrot fi ver developed. motorcvclcs. 8.5 uniformed messengers $ 1.50 BUSINESS CARDS t.. .issa Cupid In Training ♦hooting Match. fg, Hit S T IP E S G A R A G E BEAVERTO N. **S "^ «^ «+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + < ORE. i