u of O l ib r a r y
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN EASTERN W ASHINGTON COU NTY
VO L. 11, NO. 10
The Court House
Beaverton, Oregon, Friday, August 6, 1937
Published W eekly
Local News... Living Costs
Due For New
Mark-Up
Teachers See Western Wonders on University Tour
Happenings of the Week
.at the County Seat
Mrs. J. E. Davis and Mrs. J. C.
H untley o f Omaha, Neb., who are
spending a few weeks visiting rela­
By R O S E C A V E
tives and friends in P ortlan d and v i­
cin ity w ere the inspiration for a
Court Sentences Meted
delightful party In the B oyd G rove
Tuesday afternoon.
Fourteen ladies
Out by Judge Peters
were
present to
en joy the basket 1
dinner, w hich was follow ed by play-)
A variety o f jail and prison sen-j
Babson Gives Labor Costs
ing bridge, in which
Mrs. VV. C
fen ces w ere m eted out this past week
Me Kell won 1st prize and Mrs. R. As Major Reason
by Circuit Judge R . F rank Peters.
McCauley second.
A g ift was p r o -1
Joh n E. Kari, 47, o f T im ber, con ­
Babson Park, Mass., Aug. 6 L iv­
seated to each o f the honored guests.:
victed on a morales offen se involving
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Miller with ing costs thi* Fall and W inter should
a m in or boy and B. E. W a ld orf, 45, |
their son Jack and daughter Mrs. be substantially higher than at pres­
w h o plead guilty to a ch arge o f as
All statistics point to this co n ­
B etty K ing and son o f Seattle, and ent.
sault with intent to c o m m i. rape,
Some divisions o f the fa m ­
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. W a gn er o f P ort­ clusion.
w ere sentenced to three years in t h e 1
land, returned to their hom e the | ily budget, o f course, will not su ffer
penitentiary.
T h ey were taken to J
first o f the w eek follow in g a two i as m uch as others, but the sum total
Salem by deputies Saturday.
weeks vacation a Cam p C reek near j o f the various advances will be roll-
M orris K nudtson, 59, o f T ualatin ,
R ents and
household
Mt. H ood.
Mrs. K>ng is rem aining siderable.
con victed o f assault w i.h a danger­
furnishings will probably lead the
with her parents tor a longer visit.
ous w eapon, drew one year in the
M oreover, T see no hope
Mrs. L. D. S hellenberger
a cco m ­ parade.
cou n ty jail with no credit fo r three
panied by her neice. Miss Ruth Have- that this Fall’s m ark-up will bring to
m onths in jail aw aitin g trial.
nor o f Portland, d rove to Klamath an end the upsw ing in living co<sts
P lead in g guilty to takin g an auto­
Falls last F rid ay to visit her son which began in 1933.
m obile w ithout perm ission, R ich ard
Puul and together visited C rater Lak>
Few peoplo realize that the aver­
R eed. 37, o f H illsboro, drew a sus­
and other places o f interest, return­ age fam ily’s expenses have jum ped
pended sentence.
ing hom e '.he first o f the week.
24 per cen t from the low o f 1933.
D .J. Jarm an 32, o f Banks, w a s 1
T h e newly organized Past Matrons W hat $1.00 would have bought during
gran ted a postponed sentence fo r
club o f the E astern Star met fo r a the Bank H oliday now costs $1.24.
w orthless ch eck operations on c o v li-
j p icn ic dinner in the garden o f Mrs. this slashing o f the dollar’s buying
tion that he subm it to parole restric-1
I Sam 1-awrence Friday aftern oon wiLh pow er has cut dow n
P H O T O S C O U R T C SV M O I I L « A | M f O R T r l
the average
tions, keep a w a y from intoxicatin g
14 m em bers present.
A short busi­ factory w ork er’s w age
increase o f
liquors, and m ake restitution o f the
Group of Mobilgas-fueled passenger busses used by 250 teachers in touring
n e s s m eeting w a s h e l d
fo llo w e d
dv
96 per cen t in dollar» to '50 per cent
ch e ck s; M onday he w as ba ck .again
Pacific Coast states to see western scenic wondera, and typical camp scene of thl*
the dinner.
In goods.
It ig a g ood illustration
in ja il charged with breakin g this
unique motor caravan. Below is R. O. Burbridge, president of the University t4
Mr. and Mrs. A rchie M asters and o f the old axiom
that "everyth ing
parole.
C om plainant in the case
Tours, the college on wheels.
J
small daughter o fL ents, w ere visit­ has its advantages and its disadvan­
state» he was d ru n k and disorderly.
ing relatives here Friday.
tages.’’ H igher wriges result In high­
F ran k L ovequist o f H illsboro, a c­
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Olds attended er material costs w hich ja ck u p the
cused o f strik in g a man w e a r in g ' New W PA Program
Bernard’s
Airport
Night Prowl at
P ay and salary in­
the annual p icn ic and reunion o f the coat o f living.
glasses in w hich M. W ick w as c o m - ;
Olds« Johnson and P erk in s fam ily. creases have thus In part been offset
Houses Fourteen
plaining witness, was bound to the Announced by Officers
Rest August sin ce '29
These fam ilies crossed the plains in
Samuels Home
gran d jury.
Private Planes
L844 and had a pleasant tim e tog eth ­
Ja ck Dunne, 29, Carl W alter, 28.
N o one can deny that the nation
er, with m usic and sp eak in g and a | Is far better o f f today than It was
and Melvin Dorien, 24, w ere
sen­
W ith revised regulations in W P A
A great m any persons will be
P row lers In W ashington
C ounty big picnic dinner together.
ten ced to the cou n ty ja il to serve a and ail districts h aving been elim in­ surprised to hear that the Bernard
fou r years a g o despite this rise in
new
prow l
term o f six m onths each, the same ated and w ork to 1»; m ade from en­ airport at B eaverton Is the largest evidently are using a
Mrs. Inez E vans entertained with living costs.
A ctivity was above
technique,
especially
when
they
cam
e
to
run
con cu rren tly on a larceny gin eerin g a re q offices,
K. E. Til-1
outside
of
Portland,
in
Oregon. to the home o f H. Y. Samuels on the a birthday dinner at her home F ri­ norm al in July while this m on th ’s
ch arg e after w aivin g grund ju ry in­ lotson resident engineer will include j
day evening for her daughter!- Elsie business has opened with the biggest
T here are 14 private airplanes housed B ortha-Beaverton
highw ay
early
dictm en ts and pleading guilty.
The J Yam hill County in his administra-1
here all the time.
Geo. Y ates has a Tuesday m orn in g accord in g to report Guests in cluded Mr. and Mrs. A rch ­ rush o f any August since 1929. P a y ­
trio w ere ch arged with larcen y o f 95 tion work.
farm
incom e
ie Slone, Mrs. Claire B rigg s and LiU rolls. dividends and
fillin g station there and also cares
and Cornelius
pounds o f butter from the ca r o f
T ra n sfer o f D. H . D rew ery from fo r the d ifferen t ships, being an ex o f Deputies Ireland
Murray o f P o rt Augeles, Wash., Mrs. j have com e up far m ore than the cost
who
were
called
to
the
hom
e
Tues
C hester W illiam s o f W est H illsboro , ' P ortland to the o ffice s in W ash in g-j pert in his line.
R isin g prices are usually
Claire B uxton o f Portlund, and the o f living.
day night.
the p roperty o f the F orest Grove ton
C ounty
w as announced
this
Misses E va and E lsie W h itw orth .! a com pan ion o f im proving business.
Most o f th e ships are owned by
On inquiry the o ffice rs w ere told
C ream ery and the theft o f articles week. He has been given the duties' P ortlan ders
but
three
belong
to that about 3 a. m T uesday tw o men The dining table was decorated in H igher living costs are not an nlnrm-
in clu d in g clo th in g
and
ca r
tools | o f a ssign m en t clerk b rin gin g hei'e local people.
blue and w hite candles and flow ers,; lng sign unless they out-distance the
E. Stipe has a tw o-
from the ca r o f E. G. H ed ricks o f j W P A rolls and records from Yam hill passenger m onoplane, Lebert W ilson, ham m ered on the back window o f
In w holesale
prices
Mr. and Mrs. R obert Johnson and im provem ent
the m aid's room and told her ■to hur­
It is expected that under
L os A ngeles C alifornia, staying at a i county.
So far
a one place m onoplane, and BUI ry and open up the d oor as they saw I fam ily accom p an ied friends to Balm and In national incom e.
the now p rogram less delay will be
F orest G rove au to cam p.
; G rove Sunday for a p icn ic dinner to - ' this hag not been the cane.
M adsen a tw o-passenger by-plane.
som e one In the house with a flash­
en countered
in the placem ent o f
\ getber.
Ait wholegalo, food prices have re­
One o f the ships in the field is light.
She
called
Mrs.
Sam
uel»
and
W P A w orkers.
J. E. D avis left fo r his hom e in > corded a 58 per cent m ark-up since
ow ned by M is» E dna F ielder o f P ort­ they opened the door, let them in
Safeway Store Inc.,
A s field representative o f the W P A
A t retail, food is
land w ho was queen o f the recent an dlooked all through the house and | Omaha, Neb., Friday even in g o f last the low o f 1933.
W on Vedict in Suit
division, o f em ploym ent, Miss Irm a
Mrs. Davis
rem ained
in 44 per cen t h igher; cloth in g costs
air sh ow at E ugene in the "P ion eer basement but found no one.
She | week.
W ig g in s has been assigned to part- D ays” fiesta.
Shortage
of
showed them where the silverware j Portland fo r a lon ger visit with are up 27 per cent.
S afew ay
Stores
Inc., H illsboro, tim e w ork here, with her o ffic e at
good house space and the high cost
I relatives.
w as and they left.
w on a verdict Saturday when a ju ry ] the C ity H all; she will also have the
Callers returned Tuesday night but i Mrs. Lloyd Cram er has returned o f buildings have lifted rents 38 per
decided in their fa v o r over Mabel sam e w ork a f Yam hill and C lacka­
H ousehold furn­
Guy
Carr
Moves
were frightened aw ay by the lights ' to her hom e from the hospital and is cent over the low.
mas
county.
Plans
to
be
in
Hilis-
U lch in a dam age action.
ishings are also considerable higher
being turned on in the house and on ' doin g nicely.
Garage to Harris Bldg.
Mrs. W elch asked
fo r $2199 for boro tw o days each week.
— about one-fourth.
M iscellaneous
fron t porch. The deputies expressed
A l Jannscn returned to his home
M iss W ig g in s w as form erly c o n ­
dam ages claim ed
sustained
from
the belief that the same pair had re­ here the first o f the w eek from V ic- Items are now slow ly pushing ahead,
steppin g through a hole in 'the floor nected with relief w ork in this cou n ­
G uy C arr's A uto R epair, form erly turned to burglarize the place, ex­ I toritv, B .C., where he attended the but fuel and light remain almos.* un­
ty as execu tive
secretary, a post
o f th e store.
changed from th e depression lows.
located
on
Tualatin
h ighw ay and plaining that prow lers frequently rap , Shrine convention.
Seven w om en an d five men heard sim ilar to that now held by A lice
In the! last six m onths, rents and
or call to determ ine »w hether or not
Short
street
B
eaverton
was
m
oved
M axwell, cou n ty adm inistrator.
I Mrs. E m m a C louchc o f Twin Falls, clothin g have led the parade.
the case.
Yet
this w eek to the H arris building on the place is occupied.
! Idaho, and Mrs. Julia O 'N iel o f T illa­ livin g cost» have not m atched the
B roadw ay. The new location will at
m ook, visited at the hom e o f their rise In the general price level o r in
LeRoy Jack, 18,
ford a better op p ortu n ity o f display­ Union Oil Co. at
Farmers Union Unit
brother-in-law , Mr. and
Mrs. Sam the national Income.
ing the N ash-L afayette car, there
Takes Life
Oii| Friday.
Beaverton
Robbed
T o Meet Saturday
Gup Should N arrow
being a large show room in front.
Dr. and Mrs. Pendra o f Portland
T
h
e
really
astonishing fack is that
R
enovation
o
f
the
stru
ctu
re
will
L e R o y Jack, 18, Hilhi athlete, 6on
visited Mr. and Mrs. Olds Saturday living costs have not jum ped m ore
G aining entrance by jim m yin g the
T he A ugust m eeting o f the W ash ­ place this garage am on g the most
o f Mr. and Mrs. R oss J a ck was
A gainst the total
A com ­ lock on the back d oor prowler* en­ and K indall B arry o f San F rancisco, than they have.
fou n d dead on his bed at the V ance ington C ounty Unit Farm ers Union | up-to-date in this section.
Calif., wris a visR or at the Olds hom e increase o f 24 per rent, wholesale
plete
new
d
rivew
ay
has
been
laid,
will
be
held
Saturday,
August
7,
8
:3
0
1
tered the Union Oiil C om pany at
farm on R osedale road, about a qu ar­
Mrs. Guy M cCorm ac, accom pan ied prices have been pushed ahead 46
ter o f a mile east o f the R iver-road p. m., at the' Ve'.crans Hall, H ills­ the interior o f the building red ecor­ Beaverton som etim e during the Snt- friends to San F rancisco for several
per cent and the national Income has
fo r tools, urday-Sunday holiday.
A 6 % foot
T uesday afternoon. On the bed was boro, a cco rd in g to Mary F. H orner, ated, rack s con stru cted
Uuys visit returning to her hom e in nearly doubled.
T he
logical
ou t­
cases
fo
r
parts,
etc.
piece
was
cut
from
the
w
ater
hose
secretary.
a .22 calibre rifle and a bullet from
: G arden H om e Friday,
com
e
to
expect
n
ow
ia
that
this
gap
A
predom
inating
feature
o
f
the
F inal arrangem ents fo r participa­
and used to syphon gas out o f the
the gun had penetrated his heart.
A gath erin g o f r«#itives w as held betw een w holesale and retail prices
installation o f tank tru ck s; 20 gallons were taken
T he youth w as discovered by a tion in the C ounty Fair will be co m ­ new location is the
' at the hom e o f Mrs. B lan ch R o ch in
T ak e bread
4 five gallon,
buckets I Portland Suturday evening Mrs. Inez will gradually narrow .
sm all sister, w ho, with her m other pleted and all locals to have booths the gronse hoist under cover, m aking along w ith
for
Instance.
T
he
price
today is
w
inter
w
ork
m
ore
en
joyable
both
an 8 ounce bottle o f Union glass j W hitw orth and daughters E va and
cam e ’.o the house on an inspection will be asked to register with the
All available space is in fo r the cu stom er and wnrkm en.
cleaner and a flashlight, accord in g E lsie with their house guests Mr. on ly nine cen ts a loaf up 34 per
trip. The m oth er and b oy had ta­ secretary.
to D eputy S h eriff B usch who inves­ and Mrs. A. Stone Mrs. Claire B riggs •ent from the 1933 low. Yet, the ba­
ken turns sleeping there tak in g care dem and and if the space allo’.ed will
ste Ingredients,—wheat has jum ped
not
be
used,
the
F
air
Board
should
tigated.
o f the place fo r the ow n er w h o is In
and Lila M urray were am on g those 175 per cent In price. But the oth er
Pinball
Hearing
be notified so that it m ay be used by
Caifornia.
present.
costs o f bread-m aking, such ss milk,
Ordered on August 17
A ccord in g to reports
Tieroy
had som e one else.
taxes
Mrs. M. C. M cK ercher was hostess salt overhead, tru ckin g, and
O
ther
m
atters
to
com
e
before
the
been m ak in g extensive preparation to
Bank
Liquidation
Office
hnvd
not
been
boosted
as
m
uch
as
to
a
grou
p
o
f
friends
at
a
birthday
com p lete his high school cou rse this m em bers are materials pertaining to
P ayrolls and taxes are the
dinner at her home F riday evening wheat.
H earing an Injunction restraining Moved to Beaverton
vear and had ea in cd s u fficie n t m on­ the P eoples Utility District.
w atch !
F u rth er­
o f last week honoring S. A. T heday "Ingredients" to
State annual p icn ic has been an­ D istrict A ttorn ey G. Russell Morgan
ey fo r this purpose.
m ore better volum e has helped to
o
f
Portland.
Other
guests
included
nounced
fo
r
A
ugust
15
at
C
ham
poeg
and S h eriff J. W . C onnell from con ­
C oroner F. J. 'Jewell w h o investi­
T he o ffic e m aintained at H illsboro
W. Kiddle, offset som e o f the higher “ other
fiscatin g pin ball m achines was sot by the state superintendent o f banks Miss A lyce B loom , W .
gated, s'.ates death w as self inflicted P ark .further states Mrs. Horner.
c osts.”
fo r 10 a. m. A ugust 17, a fter District In con nection with the linuluatlon o f E arl H ouch, all o f P ortland, Mrs. J.
in a fit ot d espon den cy
W.
H
uson
a
n
d
G
eorg
e
M
cK
ercher.
G radually all these “ other ch a rges’’
A ttorney M organ had m ade a verbal O il Shute Savings B an g has been
Mr. and
Mra. Carl W o lf
enter­ are slow ly edgin g
upward,.
R e­
Motorists Arrested
petRion to the Judge to have dis­ closed .and the liquidation w ork con ­
tained a t their hom q Sunday h on or­ placem ent o f m achinery, general re­
Suits and Orders Filed
solved
a
tem
porary
restraining
order
tinued
through
an
o
ffice
ewtablishcd
After Accident
ing Mrs. W o lf’s father Mr. W innlger pair w ork, and a host o f misc-ellane
on F ebruary 4, b rou g h 1
. by W illiam at B eaverton.
on his birthday anniversary.
Guests ou „ m an u factu rin g costs w hich are
Martin.
C harles
B u rg d orfer
is
seeking
included Mr. and M is. W innlger o f not sensitive, are sit m oving ahead.
D rivin g while intoxicated caused
H
earing
here
origin
a
lly
set
for
Mr.
and
Mrs
L
W
.
Allyn
and
foreclosu re o f a con tra ct
coverin g
the arrest o f tw o m otorists Sunday: April 4, then
later postponed by small son Darrell o f Gaston, visited I-aure) and Mr. and Mrs. R udy W olf Sooner o r later bakeries will have to
p rop erty in Tualatin Gardens, from
Jack up the retail price o f bread
W illiam E. Cay, 7335 North L oncas the court because o f sim ilar cases at the hom e o f Mr. and Mrs. H. R. o f Portland .
N apoleon R o d erick et ux.
Mrs. Matilda
Kelly o f Sellw ood again.
T he same story Is true o f
ter Ave., P ortland, was arrewled at being appealed in M arion County.
!
Nelson
Friday.
T w o d ivorce actions filed
include
spent Tuesday afternoon and evening m any oth er "con su m er” businesses.
the scene o f an accident at W est
Lutie Behrm an vs H enry B ehrm an
visitin g her sister Mrs. Geo. Thyng. I E ven sharp changes
In the price
Slope on ) the Tualatin Valley High
and
Marie D in sm ore vs John
B.
of
»sensitive
com m odities
Geo. M cK erch er went t o A berdeen j level
w ay w hen cars operated by Gay and
D insm ore.
W ash,, M iturday, returning Sunday take m any m onths to seep through
C ecil Miller, H illsboro route 5 co l­
Summer
Pests
O rders In C ircu it Court signed by
on the N aval R eserve Eagle.
the entire econ om ic system.
R ead­
lided.
Judge P eters include State o f
Ore
Mrs. J. C. H untley was an over- j ers will probably rem em ber that the
T he M iller baby suffered bruises
gon through
H igh w a y Com m ission,
night guest o f Mrs. E lm er
Stipe good s which are slow In goin g up to ­
and shock as also Mrs. Bessie N ew by
prelim iary ju d g m en t; Federal Land
T uesday night.
day are the sam e ones w hich were
riding in th e M iller car.
G ay sus­
TH IS E F L L A MERE
B ank vs R . D. Law son, et al» decree tained a sprained wrist and ankle,
D O N 'T L O O K S O J U IC V ,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Keller, with their j the last to go down du rin g the de­
G O N • - B U T H E ’ LL DO
o f foreclosu re; F ederal Land
Bank a ccord in g to Deputy S h eriff Ireland
F or this reason com m od ­
h om e guest Miss Mary Safely, left pression.
H T V , VOU
s o n A S T A R T -- N O W
vs W m . M eeuwsen et als, co n firm a ­
price
adjustm ents are alw ays
Sunday m orning for San Franckaco I ity
M O S Q U IT O E S —
H E R E 'S T H E W AV
A fter sm ashing into tw o parked
tion o f sale o frr#l p roperty; Cassie ca rs ow ned by C -C. Karlee, Gas'.on,
W H A T IS T U IS -
painful and upsetting.,
fo r a w eeks visit.
CO ON
M ichell vs
F ran k B. M itchell, de­ and W alter
Mrs. Jay G ibson returned to h e r 1
Davie, Cherry Grove.
E fficie n cy Tukes up .Slack
fault and decree o f divorce.
hom e here F riday evening fo llo w in g ! R enders m ay well ask w h o has ab­
Charles Diutelm an, also o f Cherry
E state ord ers
signed by Judge G rove, was taken
a tw o weeks visit at I-a G rande with sorbed the trem endous d ifferen ce In
into custody by
Tem pleton in clude: Julia E. Nixon,
Mrs. G. R. Hill.
S h eriff Connell.
the wholesaler and retail price levels.
setting tim e and place fo r hearing
Pwter, Joh nn y and V irgin ia Huson R aw m n ’. rrial producers are doing
final a ccou n t; M Gillie authorizing
with their aunt Miss Vee N oble o f better; w holesalers are
prosperous
sale o f real p rop erty ; Jam es C. T o b ­ City to Purchase
P ortlan d are spending a w eeks v a ca ­ again ; labor is better o f f ; and m anu­
in, adm ittting will to probate and Mowing Machine
tion at Tw in R ocks.
facturer!* are
rep ortin g
exoelhtnt.
appoin ting Max
B erger,
execu tor;
Sunday guents oT Mrs. M. C. M c­ earnings.
The answ er to the mys
Jessie May E m m ons, ap p oin tin g ap­
K erch er Included Mr. and
Mrs. G. tery Is that the increase in volum e
T h e B eaverton city fathers met
praisers;
Jessie M. M inton, fixin g k».«t w eek and ordered a m ow ing m a­
A G ilm ore and daughter E lizabeth ha* reduced the cost o f production
tim e fo r hearing final report.
and Miss B ernice Moore, all o f P ort-j
ch in e to cu t grass within the city
E very industry docs better doing a
land.
W illiam H ouston, closin g estate o f boundaries.
huge business at a small profit than
record ; H ogan Lindahl, fix in g time
Fred Van Kleek, with a party o f by doin g a small business at a lar­
T hey also authorized the purchase
and place o f final settlem ent; Char o f a drin k in g fountain to be installed
fiv e neighbors w h o have been visit-1 ger profit.
Increased e fficie n cy all
les G ustave S ch m ok el approvin g fin ­ In the recorders o ffice in the new
Ing here for the past tw o w eeks, left along the line ha* enabled business
al a c c o u n .; H. T. Dan forth, author­ city hall.
fo r their
hom e In South
Dakota to take care o f a portion o f the h igh ­
izing the borrow in g o f m on ey; L aw ­
T uesday. T hey will viait Y ellow stone i er operating costs
T he record er was asked to take
w ithout passing
rence S. M cConnell au th orizin g sale $5000 out o f the sinking fund and
N ational Park enroute home,
all along to the eonsum ers. T his la
o f real property.
Mrs. C arrie I-enryard and Mrs. F i why it ha* been possible to increase
place on tim e deposit, so as to se­
O. D onaldson were dinner guests o f | wages w ithout increasing living costs
cure interest, as the city will not
Mr. and Mr*. W. C. M cK ell Saturday correspondingly.
D on 't accep t substitutes— B uy the have to pay out this m oney until
evening.
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