U of O L IBR A R i’
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY
Beaverton, Oregon, Friday, July 2, 1937
The Court House
Happenings of the Week
at the County Seat
Featured in Beaverton Festival
B y R O S E CAVE
SU IT S P IL E D IN
CIR CU IT COURT
T hfi'e d am age actio n s totaling $45.-
000 w ere tiled this w eeek by Ollie
Gaddis, V elm a Gaddis and Charleen
G addis n am ing in one a ction N eil
W ard and in tn e other tw o N eil Ward
and the P ortland Gas & Coke Co
A lleging that W ard w as an em ployee
of the com pany.
The com p lain ts all
a lleg e injuries claim ed su stain ed in
an a ccid en t on the B ull M ountain
road in tersection w ith the w est P a ­
c ific H igh w ay Ju ne 14.
S eek in g collection of a p iom issory
n o.e, F orest G rove N ation al B an k has
filed a g a in st Mrs. L, H. Britton.
E rn st Cobb is a sk in g that J. A
Johnson, G eorge L. H en d rick s and
W alter M eeuw sen, as d efen d an ts pay
$216.75 for dam ages claim ed sustained
to h is car w hen stru ck by a truck
driven by M eeuw sen a fte r he had
collided w ith a car driven by J. A.
Johnson.
C om plaint a lleg es
that
M eeuw sen w as agen t for G eorge L.
H endi icks.
For ‘.he collection o f certain m oney,
Guy A lexander has nam ed H. A. and
E v a E. A lexander a s defendants.
F our su its each se ek in g divorce
have been filed
by Lenora Taylor
a g a in st Claude A. Taylor; E leanor J.
K linger ag a in st R obert E. Klinger.
Kola K. N eff from R ichard D. N eff
and D orothy W ilson a gain st H arry
W ilson.
Best Farm
Year Since ‘29
Says Babson
Babson T alk , Mass. July 2 Libor
troubles and C ongressional jock eyin g
a te providing sp ectacular n ew spaper
headline«.
More basic and m ore im ­
portant new s, how ever is being- m ade
out nn the furni country.
T here no­
body is being sh ot; w hile tho m alls
are being delivered a s usual.
Bui
the cu ltivators and threshers are
w ork in g over-tim e for this is the
busiest year on the A m erican farm
in alm ost a decade.
C ity folks do not realize th e power­
ful position ‘.he farm er holds in our
econom y. The 1934 and 1936 droughts
unconsciously gave Us the im pression
that crop failu res build prosperity.
A short ci'op th is voar com bined w ith
the cloud of pessim ism hanging over
the b usiness world w ould have been
a d isa ster of world-wide m agnitude.
T here are no big carry-overs o f grain
and livestock from last se a so n to
m ake up for drought losses either
here or abroad.
There can »'.ill he
trouble, however.
Black lu st has
ruined m any a lik ely-lookin g crop.
R eports o f rust in the spring w heat
l>elt a r e daily becom ing m ore num er­
ous.
As usual the.y are probably
exaggerated.
R are C om bination
Bum per crops ordinarily m ean a
sharp break in price«.
Som e drop
h as ulreudy taken place at C hicago
w here w heat has fallen from $1.40 to
$1.20 a bushel.
E ven w itii “dollar
A R R E ST S B Y S H E R IF F
wheat" how ever m ost o f our farm ers
A N D D E P U T IE S
can pay up 'their old bills, “trade in”
their tia cto rs tak e in the county
R en e Ardeel, 48, and B essie Larson.
tair, and have enough le ft over to do
25, of H illsboro, on m oral charges.
a good job on the m ail-order ca ta ­
J a ck H em bree 40 for alleged ly having
logues.
T his sea so n is goin g to bo
issued a w orthless ch eck at Gales
A pproxim ately 100 en tries re p r esen tin g eight com m unities, took part
an extraordinary one.
N ot only
Creek; Elton Beard, 17. F orest Grove
in B eaverton's Ju nior F estiv a l la st Saturday.
B oixland R oyal Rotgir-
should w heat con tin u e to sell w ell
on a charge o f assau lt and battery
ian s were judges.
F io m left: P a t and
Mike
MflCictlcey,
B eaverton
above th e "dollar” m ark but it looks
at Cornelius; Sherm an D ouglas, 32,
tw ins and D orothy Lee Carr presented » pretty picture w ith her decorated
lik e the best crop sin ce 1931 big
Zoe W itt 38, and Marie R ogers, 29,
tricyle.— C ourtesy N ew s-T elegram .
enough to allow us to sh ip w heat
colored, all of Portland, on a lar ceny
abroad for the first tim e sin ce that
ch a rg e o f ch ickens.
C ecil P ease of
year.
T his is a rare com bination.
B a n k s on a ch arge o f m alicious and
Chicken
Thieves
Rodent
Control
N ot sin ce 1929 have w e had both a
w anton injury to personal property.
Land in Jail
Meeting Scheduled
good c io p a m i a good price in tho
sa m e season!
Following
Chase
By
Aloha
Grange
C A I.LED T H U R SD A Y
Maybe I am stressin g w heat pros­
G R A N D JU R Y SE SS IO N
p ects too m uch for the incom e from
An irate afarm er w rote fin is to
P la n s for a rodent control dem on­
W ash ington C ounty Jurors w ere!
th is grain represents about 10 per
called into session Thursday, Ju ly 1.1 A party co n sistin g o f Mr. and Mrs. a ch ick en stea lin g ep isod e a fte r a stration to be held at the R o y A ntrim
cen t o f our to .a l an nu al farm in­
B
eaverton's
fifth
annual
festival
th
rillin
g
15-mile
ch
a
se
in
w
hich
the
I
place.
A
loha
T
hursday
night,
July
8
C hicken thievin g,
m orals
ch a ig es, Geo. H. H atch, Mrs. H ow ard H ugh-
Its im portance und popularity
parade, held Saturday w as colorful com e.
drunken driving, together w ith se cr et j son, Mrs. Robt. Johnston, and Mrs. alleged th iev es th rew a w a y th eir loot j a t 7:15 p. m., h as been m ade by
arise from the fa ct that w h eat and
w
ith
decorated
flo
a
ts
and
vehicles.
cotton are the farm ers’ ou ts.u n d in g
in d ictm en ts {constitute
th e doaket j Carl R ogers d io v e to Turner W ed­ haphazerdly from their sp eedin g ve- | m em bers of the A loha G range, re­
The story began w hen C. H. ports L. E. F ran cis .a ssista n t county
Ju d gin g o f parade en tries gave cash p iodu cts.
To the average city
stilted R ussell M organ, D istrict A t-, n esd ay m orning to atten d th e T ur­ h id e .
sw eep sta k es honors to a float en ter­ person, w h ea t is the sym bol o f "big
ner C onvention o f th e C hurches of M ayfield o f B eaverton saw his hen agen t.
torney.
roost
bein
g
invaded
at
5
a.
m.
ed
by
the
A
lohn-H
uber
Boy
Srtout
M ethods for trap pin g and poisoning
Christ.
N oted sp eak ers from the
A m erican fa rm in g ”.
A ctually, the
The display w as thait o f a m ore prosaic products such as corn,
M ayfield, sc a n tily fclresed ju m p ed gophers, trapping m oles, poisoning troop.
east w ere heard and special m usic
F ollow in g Order« have been signed featured throughout the week.
w ith milk, and veg eta b les each bring moro
into hiS autom obile and pursued the ground* squirrels and field mice, and flow er-canopied garden Hcenc,
in C ircuit Court m atters and filed
offend ers.
D urin g the pursuit down m ethods for th e control of other m is­ M arjorie Pugh, 7, of Aloha, enthroned m oney into the farm ers’ m oney bag.
A
m
arriage
license
had
been
issud
w ith the Clerk
the highw ay, M ayfield w atched the cellan eou s rodents will be dem on­ surrounded by to ts representing birds
L uella J. H ow ell v s MuKnomah Golf to A ngus L. McCarl of SW Mall thieves attem p t to dispose o f the evi- j strated and discussed a t this m eeting. b utterflies and a bum ble bee, and B u t w heat i« the bellw eth er o f the
farm year.
It is th e sea so n ’s "lead-
street,
P
ortland,
and
E
m
m
a
J.
L
e
o
p
-:
club, con firm ation o f sa le o f real
dence by th ro w in g the fow ls along T he present trend o f in creasing the w ith bluebirds m arching alon gsid e.
o ff” crop.
U sually, "as w heat goes,
old o f B eaverton.
property.
G lan d prize in section one w ent so goes the farm er”.
I f w e have a
P hil P olsk y w as received at a Port- i the highw ay. N ear the city lim its he p lantin gs of alfa lfa and clovers hav
F ia n c e s D eu te vs W alter
D eute,
m
ade
rodent
control
a
very
im
portant
overtook
the
th
ie
v
es
but
they
m
an
­
to
P a tty C urtis o f W est S lope com ­ big w in ter w h ea t h arvest w o can or­
land hospital last T uesday night,
d efa u lt order.
aged to elude capture.
A rrivin g at m easure, sta tes F in n cis, because ro­ m unity w hile Jan ice O sfleld, 5 on a d inarily exp ect good feed and storage
P a cific C oast Join t
S tock
L f.id su fferin g w ith fractured right ribs S. W. 1st aven u e and C arruthers st., d en ts are p a iticu la rly dam agin g to decorated tricycle, placed second.
crops and plenty o f m ilk and eggs.
B an k vs Mrs. C. H erm ann, et als, de- j due to an auto accident on the C a n ­ M ayfield again forced th e offen d in g su ch crops and esp ecia lly so w hen
T
he
parade
included
approxim
ately
O ther Crops in Good Klia|g-
yon
road.
fault an d decree o f sale.
veh icle to the curbing.
The occu ­ th ese crops are under irrigation.
100 en tries representing eig h t co m ­
It is too early to m ake an y d efin ite
F ederal Land
B ank, v s
M innie
The silver tea, quilt and rug show pants b ecam e belligeren t but the fa r­
M em bers of the A loha G range and m unities.
P la y in g groups con sisted statem en t«
about corn.
P la n tin g
Schulm erich, et als, order for publi­ D utch auction, given by the Qgaverton m er held his ground
until
police an y other people In th e county inter­ o f th e B eaverton high school band, w as unu sually Late but good rains
cation o f sum m ons.
R eb ek ah P. N. C. club at th e I. O. O. arrived.
ested in this dem onstration a re in ­ junior drum corps, B eaverton junior
during th e W inter an d Spring have re­
B ank o f B eaverton Liquidation, or­ F. hall T uesday night w as a huge
band, A loha-H uber rythm band and plenished
T hey arrested Sherm an D ouglas, 32, j vited to atend.
m uch
sub-soil
m oisture
der of pay dividend.
su ccess.
Punch, co ffee and cookies
Ktnton harm onica band, all in c o s­ drained aw ay in th e last th ree yeans.
w ere sold. A good program w as also C enter hotel; Zoe W itt, 38, o f 331
N. E. W eidlcr strecet and M arie R og- J
tum es.
July is the critica l m onth for this
P roh ate Orders
Signed and
Filed given by som e o fth e R eb ek ahs and
10% Dividend Declared
ers,
29
P
ark
hotel
all
N
egroes,
w
ho
!
S w eep sta k es in the flowser show v ita l crop.
A lot can happen be­
Odd fellow s.
w ith th e Clerk
are held for W ash ington cou n ty au­ By Defunct Beaverton Bank in ch arge o f Mrs. M C. M cKerchcr, tw een now and A ugust first.
Cob ton
C harles WaKer D ew ey, order for
T here w ere 27 quilts, 3 spreads, thorities in lieu o f $10t)0 bail each.
w en t to Mrs. Anna H olboke o f Beav-j also has yet to pa«s through its test
Bale of real property.
over 90 years old, 8 rugs on display.
, | period.
M ost o f the oth er leading
Josh u a W allace M arsh, ordering Mrs. O. S tip e received prize for best I
A paym ent o f a fourth dividend of erton.
Prize w in ners in the parade and crops a re now in such good shape
ap poin ting of ad m in istrator w ith will apliqued quilt.
Mrs. Tom Miller for
the d efunct B ank of B eaverton w as
Mayor
Resigns,
that only extrem ely poor w eath er in
annexed.
the old est quilt top m ade in 1776 and
ordered Saturday by Judge R. Frank flow er show division« follow:
July a m severely injure them .
P as­
Parade
B ertha Irene P alm er, ad m ittin g es­ m ade by M is. M ill'*'s great grand Leaving City
P eters; this dividend is 10% of 'the
tures
and
la
n
g
es
a
lon
e
are
below
the
ta te to probate and ap poin ting ad- m other during the R evolutionary war.
One
to
four
years;
R
uth
H
owe,
sa v in g s d epartm ent deposit cla im s up
Truck gard en s fruit
minis* rator.
Mrs. L. L. Myers awarded prize for
T he sum fiis t; W anda B enson and G w endolyn! avera g e season.
Mayor M eyer handed in hi« regls- to and including May 8th.
F ive to seven years; i orchards hay fields and early pota­
G uardianship of C harles E. Bran- th e best pieced quilt.
Mrs. Chas. nation as m ayor o f B eaverton at* a | to be disbursed am oun ts to $4.504.40. Sm ith, second.
Even
daw, approving ten th annual report. I Van K leek for the quilt w ith the m eetin g o f th e C ity C ouncil T u esd a y ., C hecks w ill bo m ade payable through P a tty C urtis first; Jan et O sfleld, sec­ toes are in good condition.
C harles Gusuave Schm okel, fixing m ost pieces, ¡SO years old, m ade In H e has purchased the Fred H alsten j the F irst S ecu rity Hunk of Bouverton ond.
E ig h t to 11 years: D onn ie Hous­ eg g und m ilk production arc higher
T h is is a
ton, first;
A ilene
A ustin,
second. than usual a t this season.
tim e and place o f h earing final ac 1869.
Mrs. W ardel first and second place on th e Sorien'.o road., w hich is
T w elve to 14 years:
John E dw ards! farm year.
count.
prize« for rugs and Mrs. Joe Bush for outsinde the city lim its and therefore |
T otal incom e o f A m erican husband­
A ndrew J. R isley, order o f paym ent th e m ost q u ilts entered .
first;L ew ts W ilson, second.
cannot retain h is o ffi c.
The Coun­ Stores Prowled
o f certain funds.
Three or m ore children:
Aloha-! m en in the low year o f the depression
T he B eaverton Fire D epartm ent j cil introduced a resolution than kin g Last Week
John Ecklnud con tin u in g h e a r in g , boys are p racticin g every night this-- him for his services.
Huber scouts
(sw eep sta k es) ¡fir st; j reached only $5,400,000,000. N ow , four
o f petition for sale o f rm l estate.
n
avy
scene;
o
f
W illiam Boyd floa'.,; sh ort years later, average prices are
w eek as they plan to enter the con ­
The recorder w as ordered to send a j O, D. Glover, gen eral store at Gas-
John W. C ornelius, ordering issu - 1 tests in the “H appy Day" celebration
second.
M
arching
units: Aloha-Hu-1 130 per cent higher than they were
letter to form er m ayor W ilson a kin>- on, w as entered about 3 p. m. T h u rs­
At w holesale,
a n ce o f citation.
her school rythm band, first; Beav- j a t the low In 1933.
ai': Shute P ark .
him
to
take
up
the
du'.les
for
the
rest
.
day
by
prow
lers
w
ho
escaped
with
an
w heat is up 140 per cent, corn 380
G uardianship of G ratton H. F r o st,;
•rto
n
junior
band
.second.
P ortland last Thursday evening.
of the year.
estim ated 125 cartons of cig a rettes
per cen t hogs 270 per cent, eg g s and
ap poin ting guardian.
F low er Show
Mr. and Mrs. D ew ey D rorbaugh at- j M essrs D rorbaugh and R oad w e r e 1 E n tran ce w as gained by boring a row
poultry 120 per cent, and m ilk and
Lou Goldia McGill fix in g tim e for
tended the weddin
- ' M
Ma * • appointed as a building com m ittee for of holes across th e low er part of a
Section A Six roses: Mrs. A. E. butter 60 per cent.
H ou sek eepers
final settlem en t of estate.
G alaw ay to Mr. Arnold Y eom ans in the new city h a ll, w hich w ill he sta r­ roar door after a screen had been H ansen, first, second.
S in gle rose: are w ell aw are o f th is even though
Mary OB'- ien, approving final re-1 Mrs. J. H. McLeod
accom panied ted T uesday J u ly 6.
pried open.
Mrs. R. M. S tew art first; E lm er Stipe their w eek ly retail bill for foods has
port and account.
her grandson Jack Marsh to Co
V erm ilye Motor C om pany of Tigard second.
Six delphinium s: Mrs. A. E not advanced h alf as m uch a s w hole­
A ugust Bornett, ad m ittin g estate to j
quille Satu rd ay •where thety v< sited
wo« entered on F riday night and 8 Siddens, first; Mr*. I. R. M etzlcr, se c ­ sa le quotations.
T he big
rise in
probate and ap poin ting M innie Read
at th e hom e o f Mr. and Mrs. Ted Twc County Ycuths
tires and car a ccesso ries are listed as ond.
S in gle delphinium : M is. L. W. prices, plus a good h arvest should
adm inistratrix.
H ornecker, returning to their home
m
issing;
the
p
tow
lers
entered
through
Strayer, first; Mrs. C. W. Struthers. boost farm Incom e to around $9,000,-
T heophile Cappoen. approving bond
Drown Last Sunday
an unlocked w indow .
A used au to ­ second.
000.000. th is season, — 10 i>> t d Bl
N oah D ick Jam ison gu ardianship i he*e.
m obile w as also taken.
T h is w as
Mrs. Carl W olf, Mrs. Cecil B arnes ,
Section B— Long-stem m ed flo w ers:; above a year ago, and the h igh est to­
fix in g tim e and place of hearing.
Tw o fa ta lities from d row ning in later recovered on B ybee S treet in Mrs. L R. Metader, first; Mrs. Inez! ta l sin ce 1929.
C hristian U n d er , d isallow in g claim and Mrs. P. Stock spent W ednesdaj
W hitw orth, second.
Short-stem m ed
Paul Rcdo'.zke, ad m ittin g estate to v isitin g Mrs. R udy W olf at her home th e T ualatin river w ere recorded in P ortland .
N ew Group« to B en efit
W ashington C ounty th is w eek when
flow ers: Mrs. F. G. D onaldson, flrst.l
probate and ap poin ting Albert E in P ortland.
H
ig
h
er
prices for their short crops
Mrs. R M. S tew art second.
Lilies: have pulled m ost farjr.eis through the
Miss Mona Miller o f Seattle. W ash, H erm an Alsen. 20, o f M etzger, w hile Along Broadway
R ed etzk e adm inistrator.
sw
im
m
in
g
In
th
e
river
about
100
feet
Mrs. C. W. Struthers, first; Mrs. L. drought years but the “service" peo­
W illiam H ouston, fixin g tim e and spent several days last w eek visitin g
W. Strayer, second .
her parent« Mr. and Mrs R. M. Mill east of the T ualatin h lg h w a v bridge In Beaverton
place of settlem en t.
ple have been hit hard.
C om m ission
She w as accom panied hom e by sank to his d ea'h Sunday afternoon.
A. B. F in dley a d m ittin g esta te to er.
W ild flow er« Mrs. M aggie W il­ h ouses, grain elevators storage, con­
Johnston's
G
arage
m
oved
th
is
w
eek
It
i<
=
reported
Alsen
w
ent
sw
im
m
ina
her
brother
Jack
w
ho
is
sp
en
din
g
a
probate and ap poin ting H. R. Find
liam s first; M is. N. A. W alker, sec-i cerns. an d th e lik e are geared to
T he body wo-* j into their new q uarters In the I**wis ond.
ley, admin la. rator, and
ap poin ting w eek w ith an oth er sister. Mrs. B etty a fter a heavy m m l.
Arranged in basket, bow l or handle m am m oth
h arvests.
They
building
on
Broadw
ay,
w
hich
w
as
r
«'•Offered
W
ed
n
esd
ay
at
approxim
­
King.
appraisers.
vase:
Mrs. N. A. W alker, first; Mrs. starve on crop failures.
G
iain
traf­
built
especially
for
them
.
They
have
F ranklin W ester son o f Mr. and a tely the point w h r e he w as s^en to
L. W S rayer second
O ld-fashioned fic to ta ls m ore han 30 per cent of
Mrs Spek W ester .Is seriou sly ill at have gone down by a com m ercial a large display w indow for cars, a bouquet:
M arriage License*
Mns. R. B. D enney, f ir s t .! som e gran ger railroads' revenues. A
larger shop and lots o f room for
Several diver.
L ew is 9. M atthieu. D aly City. Cali­ Good Sam aritan hospital.
A rrangem ent o f d ining table:
Miss sh ort crop thi« year would have dealt
p
ark
ing
cars
w
hich
will
be
ap
preci­
M
onday
afternoon
at
the
Win.
J
en
­
blood tran sfu sion s have been given
fornia and Ina R. B elts .Gaston.
Jean K lein first; Mrs. L. W. Strayer! th ese roads a death-blow ! Then, too,
ated
by
those
w
an
tin
g
repairs
m
ade
sen sw im m ing b ole about tw o m iles
Fred L. Scofield M orrteville, V er­ him.
second.
Most unusual flow er: M rs.1 good h arvests everyw here at good
Ed M cElrov has been rein stated in south of C ornelius, C harles N ew m an, Look for their grand op en ing .date R eb ecca E ggm an.
m ont and M argaret Brown. Omaha
R am bler roses. p rices mean everyone g ets hi« share
h is form er position on the railroad 16. son o f Mr. and Mrs. P ercy N ew ­ to be anounced later.
N ebraska.
Mrs. B arrett R andall, first; M iss N a ­ o f the incom e.
Som e section s have
T
he
Kell
G
ardens,
across
the
street
man
o
f
C
ornelius
route
2
w
as
drowned
Chrl H agen and Maria M cGinnis and is stationed at Eugene. Mrs. Mc-
om i S w ett second.
not "had a crop" sin ce 1931
T his
from
Joh
nstons
G
arage
la
look
in
g
w
hile
sw
im
m
ing.
A
you
nger
broth
both o f Tigard, received a m arriage E lroy left T uesday to spend the w eek
year
all
farm
areas
with
the
excep­
fine
and
In
about
tw
o
w
eeks
w
ill
he
er, Robert. 12. w itn essed the accident, j
w ith him.
licen se at Oregon City. June 29.
It sh ow s w hat
M rs. F ran ces A lhands and son of tion o f section s o f ciudem M ontana,
Mrs. H. R. N elson and h er sister C harles called to h is b roth e- to help a m ass of bloom.
D akotas
w est-central
can be done to b eau tify an ugly, P ortland, visited relatives here Sat-, th e w estern
him
as
he
could
not
sw
im
an
y
more;
Mrs.
Grace
P.
Lloyd
of
C
ulver
City.
Miss Jane D om agalla o f Portland,
K an sas and n orthw estern O klahom a,
w
eedy
lot.
W
ho
w
ill
be
n
ext?
u
n
la
y
and
attended
the
parade
and
the
brother
m
ade
a
grab
for
him
but
is spending th e w eek visitin g Misas Calif, and Mrs. Ora A. P ow ell of
should have good harvests.
rose show.
T he depth of
P ortland, le ft last F riday for V an ­ could not. reach him.
C atherine Van K leek .
—
i
A bright season for the farm er in
Edgar M cElroy is en oyln g a w eeks
couver, R .C.. and V ictoria, return - 1 th e w ater w here '.he lad w ent down
1937 Is a
particularly
fortun ate
vacation
at
bis
hom
e
here.
Mrs.
Joe
K
eller
returned
to
her
w
as
16
feet.
T
he
body
as
recovered
Mrs. C arrie Leonard
o f Seattle, ing Monday.
“break"
for
the
factory-w
orker.
In
Mr.
and
Mrs.
A
rchie
Olson
are
hom
e
h
ere
Sunday
fo
llo
w
in
g
a
tmno
j
about
30
feet
d
ow
n
stream
a
fter
R ev. and Mrs. H arper Burns have j
W ash., is v isitin g th is w eek at the
a tt all m y years o f stu d yin g th e b usin ess
hom e o f her parents, Mr. and Mrs. rented a farm near Cedar M ills and i grappling had been carried on for Spending the w eek end h olid ay on a , w eek s vacation in her co tta g e
C ontinued on P age 4
fish in g trip to E ast Lake.
Seaside.
three hours.
are m ovin g there th is w eek.
H. O. Stipe.
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