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V O L . 1 7 NO. 43
Beaverton, Oregon.
Staff of ' All-American'' Newspaper
D E V E L O P M E N T OF G R E A T E R B E A V E R T O N
E S T A B LIS H E D
I'ridav, Mav 1(). 1()41
1927
Dairy
New County PUD Spring
Early Durham History About the
Show Saturday
Sattlers--Nokes and Ericksons
District Formed (
Judges for the Washington County
Spring Dairy Show, Saturday. May 15,
a ill be H P. Ewalt, instructor in
1 Dairy Husbandry, and I. R. Jones.
By ROV L. DAVIDSON
Formation of a new Washington
No all pioneers are of the covered
county oi ganization by PU D pro­ Professor of Dairy Husbandry at
wagon \enety Waatiington Couny
ponents was consumated Tuesday I Oregon State College, reports Palmei
Appointed Dean
has hundreds of sturdy-pioneers who
night at Aloha, under *he name - Turvend, manager of the show, which
have settled and carved homes out ot
"Sponsors Committee for the Rural Skill be held Saturday at the Wash-
the wooded and undeveloped hills
People's Utility District.”
Sponsor­ : Irigton County Fairgrounds in Hills
and valleys.
All you need to do for
ing the organization is the Wash­ | b'-ro.
At the noon program, national cer­
proof of this statement is spend an
ington County Farmers' Union and
tificates of merit for production will
afternoon visiting among the friend­
the Pomona Grange.
ly folks of the Durham neighhood.
FYances M. Coon of Beaverton i b. awarded to the various members
This section of the county, which
route 1, was elected chairman. E. L. Of the D H I A by Wm. F. Cyrus.
Outside breed en-
borders on Clackamas, was heavily
Ross. Aloha, vice-chairman and Mrs. County Agent.
i thusiasts and visitors have been in
timbered and bixished, and was
Ruth Ross, secretary-treasurer.
passed up by the early settlers who
The meeting followed a Hillsboro ; vited to attend the show.
sought the more accessible spots.
Monday night meeting when a com­ 1 The judging of the regular classes
As late as 1904. there were only a
mittee of seven was elected to form will begin at 10 o’clock and will con
After the noon
the new organization, which include i tinue until noon.
few families throughout the t entire
Francis M Coon, E. L. Ross, I Yank . luncheon and judging contests, th->
community. That was the year that
A Sattler landed in the country and
Sehulmerich, I-aurel. Bcvan Boge, ( Judging will be continued, and follow
bought ten acres, not far from the
Farmington, Henry Johnson, Cedar , ing the selection of the winners of
site of the present Durham school.
Mlllz, A. Christensen. Ti ard, and 1 the production class in each breed,
perpetual
trophies
will
bo
He hailed from Hismark. North Da­
A. L. Whitaker, Shute district. Main t h e
speakers were Ray Gill, state grange . awarded. Everyone is welcome to at­
kota, and came to
visit with his
wife's folks in F’ortland.
He likes
master, and Harley Libby, state tend the free show, says Torvend,
Left to right seated:
Rosalie Teufel. Bill See, Kathryn Thomp
and are invited t< N in g their lunch
Farmers’ Union president.
Oregon and looked about for a loca
son, Ronald Zahler, Miss Barnes, Inez Miller, George Gordon, Susan
tlon, and ulthough there was nothing
The next proposal to be offered 1 basket and join in with the pot-luck
Clement, Hallie Pace.
Standing
John Van Horn, Dick Willis
hut timber and brush on the land he
voters
will be a Rural district made luncheon.
Fred Zwahlen, Jack Myers, Ida Felsher,
Virginia
Christensen,
thought he saw great possibilities
up
of
farm
territory
and
including
Barbara Bainter, Dick
Potter Maxine Thompson, Nancy Junor,
He got busy clearing o ff the ground
the
towns
of
Banks,
Cornelius,
Gas­
and Bud Hite.
—-Courtesy Hummer
and planted oats and potatoes.
He
ton. Tualatin and Tigard, and exclud
had only three neighbors living at
ing the towns of Beaverton, Hillsboro
various distances by trails through
and Sherwood, whore opposition has
Mrs Buena Marls, Extension Spec the woods. "W e didnt' have anything
been the largest in previous elections,
inlist in family relationship at Ore then no roads, no power lines, no
the group decided.
All-American rating of superior was gon State college frir the last two nothing", Sattler said as he leaned
given to the first semester edition, years, has been selected by the state on a table which mounted a small
bandsaw and puffed contentedly on
of the Beaverton high school paper, hoard o f higher education as th
new dean of women at that institu­ his stub cigar. Up on the roof above
the Hummer, of which George Goi
don was editor, according to a letter tion, succeeding Dr. Kate W. Jame­ his son and another man pounded
away on a partly completed house.
1 received from FYed L. Kildow, di- son, who is to retire Julv 1st.
Ninety-two capped and gowned
During the two vears that she has The Sattlers are going to have a
I rector of the 24th All-American
seniors will receive diplomas Friday,
newspaper critical service sponsored served the college as extension spec­ new home .though it is not on the o r­
May 23, at an out-of-door commence
ialist in familv relationships, Mrs. iginal ten acres bought back in 1904,
Mrs.
Rip
Van
Winkle
I
m int to be held on the high school
The Beaverton Community Garden by the University of Minnesota Na- Maris has worked throughout Ore­ for the land has entirely justified
!
tiunal
Press
Association.
Superior
athletic field at 8 o’clock.
Bacca
CJub Flower Show will be .held
Remembers . . . .
gon with parent groups, service clubs, Sattler's faith in it and he has pros­
laureate services are scheduled for
Saturday May 24, in the Beaverton rating was earned by the Hummer students and youth grouns.
pered .and as conditions would per­
in
the
lead,
typography,
and
sport
—when Will Squires and Jack
Sunday evening, May 18, in the high
grade school play room. Doors will
mit, added to his holdings until he
story
division.
DeLetts were the “village black­
school gymnasium. Graduating exer
be open to the public from 1 00 p. m.
now
has 65 acres in all.
Excellent
rating
was
gained
on
smiths’’ of Beaverton.
Upon the
cises are in charge of George Goi-
until 9:00 p. m.
"Back
in 1904,’’ ho continued, there
vocation of these two men de­
don, class president. The class secre­
Classifications include all varitie* I coverage, balance, timliness, origi-
were only 15 houses between here
pended much of the farm de­
tary, Phyllis Foe, will read the
of short and long stem flowers, va­ ; nality, newswriting, interviews, edit­
and Portland.
And the road ovei
minutes of the senior events during
velopment in the country round
rious arrangements, a children's sec­ ing, headlines, inside page makeup,
the hill was nothing but a mud road,
repair coupled with keeping hor­
the past four years. Other students
tion, novelties and non-competitive printing, editorial page writing ami
with corduroy sections, places where
ses properly shod is indispensable
will speak on organizations and ac
flowers or arrangements.
sports writing.
the farmers cut rails and made a
in farm industry.
tivities relative to student develop­
Exhibits for competitions are open
The Hummer received 1070 points
Babson Park, Mass., May 16 This solid roadway across bad muddy
Mr. DeLetts’ civic line o f pur­
ment.
to amateurs and advanced amateurs
Quite a contrast to-day
is a time when readers should quit spots."
suit was serving as Justice of the
only. Only one entry may be made l out of a total possible of 1125.
A program will be presented con­
highway 217 runs right past the new
arguing
and
get
down
to
business
Entries
totaled
1,374
including
411
Peace
a
post
which
he
held
for
in each class. Entries accepted at
sisting of a sextette of senior girls, an
house, and there are roads, all hard
many years in the eighties and
Beaverton grade school play room college papers and 963 secondary I f you have a farm, live on it and surfaced or gravel all over the com­
accordian duet, and a reading. Betty
watch it.
I f you have a store, be in
nineties.
.
from 8:00 a. m. until 10.30 a. m , school papers.
So many, In fact that we
Easton, class song-leader, will direct
it every minutu th*, it is open and munity.
Saturday, May 24th.
For four years the Hummer earned attend to your customers as you nev­ were lost most of the aftprnoon, driv
the class in song, written especially
All flowers exhibited in any sec­ a rating of second class, or good, un-
er have before.
I f you work foi ing many miles out of the way be­
for the occasion.
tion must be grown by exhibitor.
i til last year it was judged first class, someone else, give better service cause we did not know the shortest
Sweepstakes to be awarded to the
Mr. Metzler will present an award
than you have ever given in years route.
outstanding exhibit at the show, by , or excellent.
There are still woods, patches of
to the outstanding science student, a
past.
There is no use talking now
vote of the general public.
timber scattered over the country
trophy and pins to Torch Honor stu­
as
to
what
will
happen
after
the
Containers must be marked with
side, but these are gradually giving
| War.
dents, an athletic trophy to the best
owner’s name on adhesive tape, Town of Beaverton
way to cultivated land, fields and
Between
now
and
then,
we
should
all-around athlete; and will announce
placed on bottom of container.
Returns Water Bonds
orchards.
The new house of the
|
see
a
gradual
strengthening
In
com
The
Beaverton
Community
Garden
several college scholarships. Mr. W il­
The town of Beaverton has retired i modify prices, productive real estate, Sattlers is bidng built right in a field
club
will
not
be
responsible
for
con­
liam Grauer, chairman o f the school
$3000 worth of water bonds of series | and employment. With this thought of crimson clover, all abloom now
Beaverton Masonic lodge No. 100, tainers or other property.
1940 and $2500 worth of improvement
board, will present diplomas.
There
1 celebrated
its
50th
anniversary
Of and beautiful after the rains.
No exhibits may be removed be : bonds of series 1939, leaving a bal- in mind, we should forge ahead.
;
Thursday
evening,
May
15,
with
a
I course, some time there will be an- was a steady hum of countless bees
"Outside graduation exercises will
fore 9 p. m. ribbon awards.
' ance of $42,000 in water bonds and j other depression perhaps worse than at work as Sattler talked.
His tax
eliminate crowded conditions that large gathering of members and
$31,500 in improvement bonds, ac ; the last one hut this is some years es when he first bought the ten ncres
i
visitors.
Earl Snell, Grand Master
have existed in previous years,” states
I cording to Recorder R. C. Doty.
I for Oregon was the principal speak­
, ahead.
Moreover, when it comes were only $2.50 on the whole plot,
I. R. Metzler, principal.
The town has assumed responsibil- : its duration will depend largely upon though as he snys, there was noth­
er at the banquet program. Raymond
j lty of the Community library to be 1 how we act during the next year or ing on it and it had to he cleared.
Admission tickets may be obtained L. Lacy is Master of Beaverton lodge
henceforth known as the Beaverton 1 two.
I f we attend to business, get Now with all his improvements anil
from seniors. In case of rain, only with a membership of 142.
| library and to operated by an ap­ | out of debt, and have faith in one the 65 acres, he pays about $260
Dr.
F.
M.
Robinson
was
the
first
those who have tickets will be ad­
pointed library hoard. Board mem- another, we should have nothing to yearly in property taxes.
mitted to the gymnasium. Grandstand Master with a membership o f ten. ,
I hers and their terms of office are fear,
Sattlers' farm Is up-to-date In e v ­
The piano pupils of Mrs. Barret Mrs. W. T. Stratton and I. R. Metz­
seats will be given to those with The meetings were held in the
ery way.
A big tractor stood in the
Squire's building until the structure Randall wil be heard in a program ler, term expiring Dec. 31, 1943; Mrs. Germans Work Together
tickets if the ceremony is held out­ and all lodge records except th»
I*et us learn something from Ger­ yard where the house was going up
on FYiday, May 16, in the Beaver W. H. Grauer and Rev. Willard B.
Noted always for their in it was connected with the saw and
side.
charter were destroyed by fire in ton grade school auditojum at t Hall, term expiring Dec. 31, 1942; many.
whenever the boys need to rip a
The program at baccalaureate will 1894. Ground for Beaverton's lodge’s o'clock. The Rhythm band, directed Mrs. Jay Gibson, term expiring dustry, the Gprmnns have to date board, started up the motor and tho
surpassed all previous attempts at
present
modern
temple
was
broken
by
Miss
Bertha
Ostraloh
will
play.
include music by the glee clubs, or­
; Dec. 31, 1941
Quite a
! organization, efficiency, and thrift. job was done in a Jiffy.
May 8, 1939, and dedication cere- 1 It will be their final appearance this
chestra, and an address by the Rev­
Certainly, Germany has secured th- contrast to the early day planing and
monies were conducted Oct 14, 1939 school year.
erend Willard Hall, of Bethel-Congre­
i solidarity
of her citizens.
In our sawing by hand.
Ladies of the Eastern Star served
The piano numbers will be given Grade School Graduation
determination tsi help Great Britain,
The family, besides the father and
gational Church.
the ham dinner to over 250 mem­ by the following;
we must not forget there is a happy mother consists of two girls and
bers and visitors.
Vanda Benson, Beverly Sappington. Ceremonies Wednesday
The graduating exercises for the I medium between ruthless nutocraey three boys. The girls work in Port­
Robert Speer, Beverly Lichty Doro
land, but as you'd well imagine the
thy Lee Carr, Ruth McKeel, Caryl . group of 8th grade students will be and wasteful democracy.
All German life has long been sub­ boys arc out on the farm.
Local Telephone Lines
Jean Short, Arlene Amel, Virginia held in the auditorium of the grade
Just across the road from the Dur­
Talbert, Lila Mae Cullen, Patty Wil school at 8 o’clock, Wednesday eve­ ordinated to the good of the nation
Overloaded at Present.
Hitler has been tough. ham school is the home of J. A. No-
helms. Helen Lichty, Sammie McKeel, ning, May 21. The public invited. ' as a whole.
Rev. George Springer will give the Standards of living, wages and hours, kes, who has retired from active
The local telephone people are Dolores Wright.
and other factors in the lives of the work In Portland to live with Mrs
having an unenviable time accord­
Four high school students have address.
Germnn people rank ahead o f indi- Nokes in the pleasant and convenient
ing to L. A. Gritten, District Manag­ earned credit In piano and will play
! vldual desires.
Abovp all, discipline surroundings of the Durham com­
A
police
escort
replete
with er for the company. The conversion compositions by Bach, Grieg, Rach­
has been intensified and maintained. munity.
He is clerk of the school
Beaverton
Garden
Cluo
to
to
dial
and
automatic
switching
maninoff
and
other
well-known
com
set earning sirens, and red and green
This last is not one of our own na- ! district and an enthusiastic booster
lights, brought Manley Treece, Presi­ which is now in progress, to be com­ posers. These students are: Wanda Meet at West Slope Today
tional characteristics.
It was con 1 of the community.
"W hy we have
dent of the Portland Kiwanis club, pleted early in June, would have Mae Brooks, Betty Hogan. Maiy
Mrs. Hartshorn of West Slope will splcuous by its absence in FYancc 1 either building or already completed
thrown
a
heavy
burden
on
the
operat­
Leed
Maden
and
Richard
Smurth-
along with Jack "Silvertip" Converse,
be hostess Friday, May 16, at her and contributed to her downfall.
about fifteen houses right in the im­
and eighteen of Jack's "stooges” to ors in any case That was normally waite.
home, to the Beaverton Garden club. Let I!s Wilke Up
mediate vicinity,” he said.
"With
to
be
expected.
In
addition
to
this,
Beaverton Kiwanis club Wednesday
Business transactions will include
In the "Arsenal of Democracy’* role 1 our good roads and more building
evening.
And
exceedingly
lively there has been a very big increase
election of officers and selection of our country Is playing, our program we are only a few minutes from Port­
“ stooges" they proved to be. Their in the, number of calls placed, both Flower Show Committee
delegates to the state convention of of defense nnd aid is seriously hog­ land by different routes.
He used
local
and
long
distance,
with
the
con­
object was to sell Beaverton club on
Federated Garden Club« at Grants ging down.
Meet With Chairman
This is not due so much to drive back and forth before he
attending Portland’s meeting next sequence that all lines are experienc­
Pass.
Arrangements
are
progressing
The
Flower
Show
Commitee
of
the
to bottlenecks, strikes.
priorities, retired.
His son> Richard Nokes, is
Tuesday. They received plenty of ing occasional conditions of overload Garden club met at thehome o f its nicely for the club's annual flower lack of machine tools, skilled work­
church and school editor of the Ore­
help from their “ stooges" when they That Is in no sense a local condi­ chaiiman, Mrs. M. C. McKercher, on show to be held In the playroom of ers, etc., as to lack of appreciation j gonian.
tion. It prevails all over the United
outlined their plans for Tuesday.
Beaverton grade school, Saturday, on the part of our people as to th-
One thing that Nokes stressed, and
States. Government projects and de­ Monday for luncheon and to plan
The program committee presented fense demands must be given pri­ the details of the spring flower show May 24. Mrs. M. C. McKercher is seriousness of the situation.
The | you can readily see It, is the rapid
chairman
of
arrangements.
a sound motion picture on Neoprene, ority.
commonly considered hindrances ar- rate at which Durham country is
This added to the sudden which is to be held Saturday, Mav
a synthetic rubber-like material that achievement o f boom conditions has 24th, in the grade school play room
largely of a ''mechanical” nature. | building up as a home district for
is being used to replace natural rub­ thrown on the telephone business at Rules and classification will be found
Continued on Rage 2
folks who work In town.
The dis­
Stop! Think! Listen! Is God call
ber in a great many products es­ a time when It is very difficult to ob­ in the current issue of this paper, ing you?
tance is only ten to twelve miles and
Bible Prophecy tells us
sential to our national well-being. It tain new equipment or skilled work­ and for further information call anv The time is short. There are many
the city worker is no longer In gett­
Velma Marracelnt
member of the committee
Is made from coal, limestone, salt men to handle it.
ing to his home than the town dwel­
ways of learning. Attend this littl-- Honored by Shower
The committee consists of Mrs.
and water; can be used wherever
Miss Velma Mmrraeclnl of P ort­ ler who rides the trollfcy or drives his
To meet the local situation installa­ M C. McKercher, chairman; Mis Bible Class. I am sure you will get
rubber is used, but has the addi­
And the Durham folks will tell
help.
It
is
non-sectarian.
We
ha.e
land
was the honored guest at a -ar.
tional advantage of being resistant to tion of a new position is being W E. McCloskey, Mrs. T. W Blake quite a number from different de­
kitchen shower given on May 7, at you, with much pride and no little tn
rushed
to
the
local
manual
switch­
cracking from sunlight, ozone and
ney, Beaverton; Mrs. Harry L. Hud
The class meets this the home of Mrs Frsr.l* C'Meara In the way of supporting arguments the
board although the switchboard will son. Aloha; Mrs. S. B. Lawrence. Ra nominations
ageing. It will not swell or deterioi
time May 20, from 2 until 3 o'clock
Elmonlca. She will become the bride advantages that they have over liv­
be
discarded
in
any
case,
In
less
than
leigh station; Mrs H. A. Hampton M is Saiah Cullen. Farmington road,
ate rapidly from cantact with most
of
James Richard Holtioke in June ing right In a big city.
Highway;
Mi a. near Spencer avenue. Bring your About twenty-four relatives a n d
vegetable or mineral oils and chemi­ a month. The conversion to auto­ Bertha - Beaverton
There are school busses, mall routes,
matic
switching
next
month,
will
of
George
Davis, West
Slope;
Mrs Bible and friends and come.
cals. nor will it soften or harden ap­
Ton friends were present at the party and power lines Just about everything
course
improve
the
situation
vastly,
L. R. Brisbin, Cedar Mills; and Mrs will be surprised what a fine time many useful and ornamental gifts | that goes to make up a convenient
preciably when exposed to high tern
peratures. Also, it will not support but there will still remain the heavy R. B. Denney, Raleigh.
we have.
and modern standard of living, hut
were received by Miss Marraccinl.
and
altogether
unanticipated
load
combustion
Products made from
______________________
l
it wasn't always that way.
upon
the
system
generally
due
to
the
C A R L JL. TH E O B ALD
this material are being used in th
increasing
tempo
of
the
defense
in
Mrs.
H.
C.
Browne
left
Thursday
The John Ericksons will tell you
Carl L. Theobald, late of Tualatin,
home, in service industries and in all
dust ries.
died May 12 He was the father of , evening for Pennsylvania, to attend
Floyd Nelson of Portland, Is now | that there wasn't much when they
producing industries.
Mrs. Emmett Melton of Tualatin; son the wedding of her son Dr. Browne in charge of the meat department 1 settled their ten acres back In 1911.
Dr. A H. Forsyth of Pe Ell. Wn
o f William Wallace Theobald; brother She will also visit relatives at Roch­ at the Beaverton Safeway store Jim They lived on the Bon'*** Road, bu*
M A R TH A RE IF8C H NFJD E R
was a visitor.
Portland, Hall, Trout- ester, N Y.
Paul, the former manager, has been there was no road there at all when
Martha Reifschneider, late of West of Prentiss
they arrived, no way at all to haul in
transferred to F'orest Grove.
Slope died May 11. She was the wife dale: Everett of Vaughn, Wash.;
Church Council Meeting
Mi. and Mrs Ray Frewing and
Mr. Nelson planB to move to Beav­ the lumber for their ’ shack” as Mrs.
of Hugo, mother of Frieda, Richard, Wallace of Roseville, Cal.; Elwood
"How did you
Walter and Otto Reifschneider; sis­ and Arner Boyd Theobald, San F. an- family of Alberta, Canada, were erton as soon as he can secure a Erickson called It.
Scheduled for Monday
get It In?” we asked.
Washington
county
council
of ter of Ottille Philllpi and Paul Acker­ cisco. Mis Zelda McCornle and Mrs guests Sunday at the A E. Wilson house.
"W ell there was a rough road along
They Intend to make their
Tony Ftaker, who is employed at
churches final meeting is scheduled man; grandmother of Alice, Phyllis, Hiller Ibach of Tualatin, and Mrs home
the Beaverton Safeway store, is now the foot of the hill past the old Pall
Monday. May 19. In the Hillsboro Audrey, Mione and Paul Reifschneid Ralph Gifford, Salem. Funeral serv­ home here.
They hauled the lumber out
enjoying a vacation In California, place.
Funeral
services
were
held ices were held Thursday, 1 p m . In
Methodist church. A new year for er
We got
John O'Calla­ there and dumped It off.
Subscribe to this paper only $1 per visiting his patents.
Rote City Finley's Morntnglight Chapel. Com­
the organization will start with a Wednesday. Interment
Continued on Page 4
han
of
Portland
la
taking
his
place.
year.
mitment
Oswego
cemetery.
cemetery.
,
meeting in the fall.
Beaverton High Commencement
Exercises Slated Friday, Nay 23rd Beaverton Garden
Beaverton Hummer
Rated All-American
Club Show May 24
Business Outlook
UptoUsSaysBabson
Masonic Lodge Has
50th Anniversary
Piano Recital Scheduled
Friday at Beaverton
Kiwanis Club
Entertains Guests