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About The Beaverton enterprise. (Beaverton, Or.) 1927-1951 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1944)
< PUBLISH ED W E E K L Y IN O U R P L A N T O N V O L . 17. NO. 48 Rationing Resumed Beaverton, Oregon. Friday, December 29 .1944 Here and There The high school and grade school choruses gave a concert in the High school auditorium last week Wednes day night. Pvt. Ronald Webb was home from Seattle for Christmas and Lyman i home from State University. Miss Mary Ellen Nash of Portland Many people weie upset Monday I was a guest Sunday at the Ernest when it was announced that ration Webb home. ing would be resumed Tuesday on Miss Maxine Cady was one of 28 canned peas, corn, green and wax beans, asparagus, and spinach, in ad honor roll students for the fall term at the University of Oregon. dition to tomatoes. Mrs. Mae Darland came up from Butter now requires 24 points, and beginning Dec. 31, about 85 per cent ' Seaside for Christmas dinnei with the of all meats will be back on the ra Willis Cady family and Mr. and Mrs. ' Leslie Spencei of Portland were tion list. All red and blue stamps which be ■ guests also. Mrs. Gene Brown of Los Angeles came good before Dec. 1, were can celled and all sugar stamps and home j came up for Christmas eve party and dinner at the Lee Richey’s The Roy canning certificates except No. 34. Stamps valid now are the red Q5, Manges and Selden families were ad R5 and S5, and the blue X5, Y5, Z5, ditional guests. On Christmas day the Roy Manges A2 and B2, all in book 4. Five new ted stamps T5 thru X5 family were ente:tained at dinner at | Mr. Manges brothers home in Port and five blue stamps—C2 thru G2 land. will become valid Dec. 31. Art Stipe is here from Bend. Ore- Five pounds of sugar will be al lowed for a three months period, ; gon, on a business trip and to visit and 50 point allowance for meat par his sister and brother. Mr. and Mrs. George Blasser weie person for four weeks period. entertained Christmas at her broth- ' ers home in Portland. Pfc. Marvin O. Myers of Beaverton, who was wounded in Germany on No. vember 16, writes from a hospital in England that he is sleeping between 1 sheets and has hot water and hot I fofld. He was injured in the knee by machine gun bullet. Frank Magathan and daughter A joint installation of officers of Cherry have returned from Kansas Mr. Beaver Chapter No. 100 A. F. & A. M. and are visiting with his son. Magathan has returned to work in and the Order of Eastern Star was held at the Beaverton Masonic i the shipyard again. Walter L. Myers returned Friday Temple last Wednesday night. The auditorium was crowded with friends from three months of w oik south as far as Los Angeles for the old peo who saw a beautiful initiation. ples homes ot the Christian Church Officers of Beaver Chapter No. 100 Mrs. Myers met him in Berkeley for A. F. & A. M. for 1945 include: Worshipful Master—A. W. Schap- I the homebound trip. The Drew family had as their pert; Senior Warden—Bruce Steele; Junior Warde n— Harry Wright; guests for Christmas day dinner the Treasurer—A. M. Kennedy; Secretary E. L Drew family, and M.s. R. I'. — Ray Berst; Chaplain—Arthur John Roof of Portland', and E. T. Drew. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Pegg were ex son; Senior Deacon—Warren Goodin; Junior Deacon—F. L. McGeorge; Sen tremely happy on Christmas Day not ior Steward—Henry Pfenning; Junior only that Mr. Pegg was home from Steward—Virgil Myers; Marshal— the hospital hut that all their child Emil Hedburg; Tyler—W. H. McGrath. ren were home to help them celebrate Past Master Edgar Lusby was in for the first time in thiity-two years. Beginning January 6th, 1945, the stalling officer and Bill Graughe: i Beaverton Post Office will close at acting marshal. Through a misunderstanding as to one o’clock on Saturdays date of installation, the list of officers ! Mr. and Mrs. Fred Goyt entertained for the O. E. S. was printed last week. Sunday Mrs. Richard Goyt, Mr. and Beaver Chapter No. 106 Order of the \ Mrs. Gerald Goyt and daughter, Mrs. Eastern Star installed the following I Goyt's brother-in-law and Mr. and M;s. Daytoh Peck. officers: Mrs. Elmer Walters has been nd- Gertrude M. Hedberg, Wo: thy Ma tron; Warren Goodin, Worthy Patron; \ vised that her husband has been ser- Pearl Brownrigg, Associated Matron; i iously wounded at the front, i Mrs. Walter Myers has received a Harry Brownrigg, Associate Pation; Myrtle Nelson, Secretary; Mildred Os- 1 letter from her son Marvin that he field. Treasurer; Mary Bonlokke, Mar j is recovering f:om an injury to his shal; Evelyn Hohnstein, Organist; i knee joint. Gladys Mills, Ada; Alyse Fairweather, ! Lew Adams is ill in a Portland hos- Ruth; Doiothy Clement, Esther; Dru- 1 pital. I Mrs. Harry Alexander is reported ill silla Goodin, Martha; Nellie Acker man. Electa; Noreen Brookhardt, | in a Portland hospital. Mrs. Jay Gibson Sr., has feturned Warder; Henry Pfenning, Sentinel; from Idaho to spend the winter with Ruby Madden, Lady of the Lights; ; her son and wife. Anna Johnson, Soloist. Warren Williams arrived Christmas Degree ladies are: Isabell Kemp, morning to spend his furlough with Captain; Aliene Ott, Lois Keffer, home folks. He has been in the Marcy Buck, Marian Young, Gladys navy about three years. Frazer, Ilia Hutton and Hazel Mc Mr. and Mrs. Bob Summers enter Cord. tained Monday the families of Har- Minnie Schoene, installing officer; 1 ris Hanson, Guy Alexander and Elmei Emil P. Hedburg. Installing Patron; Stipe. A twenty-six pound turkey had Emma Gerrish. Installing Marshal; a prominent place on the table. Mahle Goyt, Installing Chaplain; Mrs. Ruby Boyd and mother Mrs. Corrine Sheppard, Installing Organ Z. Wilmot entertained relatives at ist; Sam Fetters, Installing color 'dinner Christmas. bearer. Ethel Hanson and Florence i Mr. and Mrs. George Thyng enter Drorbaugh had charge of flowers and tained eighteen relatives for Christ- gifts. Donna Mills and Gail Masters • mas dinner. were flower girls. I 1 Many Canned Vegetables On List Given Tuesday Joint Installation Held Wednesday In New Home P. J. Stevens, former Beaverton bar ber, is now located with his brother B. K. Stevens in a barber shop in the building with the Hillcrest Grocery which his brother owns and operates. Beginning January 6th, 1945, the Beaverton Post Office will close at one o’clock on Saturdays Miss Cady on Honor Roll Miss Maxine Cady, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willis L. Cady of Beaverton is among 106 university students list ed on the fall honor roll released Fri day. Miss Cady is a sophomore in music. ----- — « t ÿ : : V Í¿ . ^ B IT S O F N E W S Mr. and Mrs. Bob Holland enter tained fourteen relatives Christmas Day. Mr. and Mrs. Francis T. Sturtevant entertained her parents Mr. and Mrs B. F White and Mr and Mrs. John Dapp of Forest Glove for dinner on Christmas. Retiring Worthy Matron Alice Scott entertained her officers, husbands and wives and committee members at a turkey dinner at the Masonic Hall on Dec. 23: d. 3 Too Late to Classify LAN D C LE A R IN G Tractors Available L. H COBB, Phone Beaveiton 2881 48tf In New Guinea 2 Jap snipers were set to pick o ff an American captain Spotting thia. Pvt Charles Zuke whir led his Garand and bagged the Japs — befors they could pull thtlr t r iffara. S H O R T ST. A N D C A N Y O N H I G H W A Y . . . i Married On Christmas Day Business and Financial Outlook For 1945 Grocery Opens on A very pretty wedding was held on , South Lombard St. Christmas Day at Washougal. W ash-1 ington. when Miss Linda Thorpe and F:ank Brozda ot Beaverton, were 1 Residents in the vicinity of South united in marriage in the presence of Lombard will be glad to know that a relatives at the home of her sister, new grocery store will be open in Mrs. Walter Jenny. Mrs. Margaret thei. neighborhood at 561 South Lom E. Wright ot Beaverton, mother of | bard on January 3 when the Jackson the bride, and A H. Heindobler of Grocery opens. * Gifts will be given Portland, an uncle 01 the bride, stood, away. E. J. Jackson, proprietor, plans to up with the couple. Miss Thorpe is well known in this stay open evenings and Sundays for community having managed the Mary the convenience of his customers, es pecially now during the gasoline Ellen Beauty Shop for years. The couple will be at home on route shortage. He will feature Wadhams Quality 2. box 125 and Mis. Brozda will open hei own shop at West Slope soon j merchandise and will meet competi tive prices. after the new year. Watch Night Service At Local Nazarene Church E S T A B L IS H E D 1927 Thumbnail Outlook For 1945 Look foi these developments Parmrnt' cash income will approxi mate that ot 1944. whiqp was $2J) billions. Both bituminous and anthracite mining will run 5‘1 below a year ago. Petroleum output will be upped 5'-, Iron and steel will decline 10%. A similar drop is in prospect foi chemical nuinufacturcH. Lumber output will increase 5%. The pa|>er and shw industries will run along on the same levels as during 1944. Industrial employment will be 7% less and factory pay rolls will decline 10c,. Greatest single expansion w ill come in the construction and building group, which will show an increase of 25% firom the low levels of 1944 s first six months. Look for a sharp drop in retail trade, especially in luxury items. Electric power output will be reduced 5% as wai contracts are cut back. For basically the same reason railroad freight ton mileage will fall 15 %. ALOHA By: Roger B. Babson The annual Christmas treat and party of the Aloha Grange for the j children was held December 23 at A Watch Night service beginning at their hall and was greatly enjoyed. 8 p. m., will be held at the local Mis. Claire Williams is enjoying Church of the Nazarene. Sunday a visit from her son Derlc Steiner. R night, Dec. 31. Plans have been laid 2-e who has been in the Matthews is- 1. A year ago the United States 23. The best cities for 1945 busl- wherein three of the ministers in the i lands for the past twelve months. Babsonchart Index of the Physical ness should be local chu.ch will speak, and various !• Lynn Livengood Altoona. Pa.. New York, N. Y. is able to be Volume of Business reglsteied 148.6; combinations of vocal and instru ¡around again aftei a long illness. today it registers 138, justifying my i Cleveland, Ohio, Davenport, Iowa. mental numbers will be given. The Cana San Jose, Calif, Wichita, Kansas. Betty Spencer is rapidly recovering forecast of a yeai ago. The service will begin at 8 and con from an automobile accident in which dian Babsonchart Index of the Phy 24. There will be a great stam tinue until one minute after twelve. the lights of the car in which she sical Volume of Business registe, ed pede in 1945 to get rid ot the make The people in and around Beaver was riding went out and the car 206.9 a year ago today; it registers ersatz goods which have been 197. 1945 will show a reduction of ton are cordially invited to see the struck a pole. . . . . „ . a. * made to take the place of good mer- Old Yeui 1944 out and i n the New . The cantata given at the Aloha more than 10% both in United States ,,, witness .. , „ _ .. chandise. Thus, 1945 will Year 1945 in at this service. .mark-down sales ’ of un.ation 'Community Church last Sunday morn and Canad.an business. Furthermore m ing under the direction of Mr. Ewer mes of the following comments a ^ (() n' erchandi8e. was greatly enjoyed, as was also the ply to both countries. Beginning January 6th, 1945, the 2 War moduction is alreadv be- ! Wise Wl11 be tho8e nianufac- Beaverton Post Office will close at Christmas Eve candle light service. ing cut back and this reduction vsdll ,‘>‘,,ch“ n,s and consumers who one o’clock on Saturdays ... .. realize that postwar competition will lapidly continue through 1945. Even bp terH f,c ^ the, , fJ e wi hhold Vesper Services Bring those railroads and industries which haseH unt„ m e Out Many People expect to benefit from a long war F w el Xri|<lo with Japan will be disappointed. i The Christmas Vespers at the Beth 26. The United States will own 3 The re-converslon of industry over 50lt of the world’s ships in 1945. el Congregational Church were we'l from war to peace business will in- attended. The program included an 27. There will be an increase iu during every month of 1946. J “ them? by the choir, solo Carol Sheo- crease _ .. , . . free exports with the Freed Coun for re- 5 , , .. . ley also Mrs. J. C. McCannon, sang, Furthermore, ’ time . required . . tries, but Lend-Lease exports will ^ Miss Maxine Cady played several conversion will not be as great as deciine Pvt. Ernest J. Hite has finished his numbers, a tableau of the Nativity most people believe. hoot training at Camp Roberts, Cali with Janet Rae Shofer, Wilber Mill- 4. Inventories quoted at their price . ...... . . s , fornia, and on his way East for a e i. nnd a service of baptism for Rol- values, rather than volumes, will con- “ 7n P “ T " , ? ? , '' f new assignment, stopped off to spend land and Kathleen Baker. tinue. as a whole, during 1945, about J the monpy l" the Vnite(i Christmas with the home folks and After the church services carols as during 1944. Haw material piles get married. The latter event took were sung before the fireplace and the will be larger, but manufactured 29. Both the British Eempire and place at 8 o’clock Tuesday evening at yule log was brought in, the singing goods will be smaller sia w ill go into the competitive for- the home of his parents. E. D. Hite's of the Boar’s head song by Willis 5. Population Increases in the eiSn markets during 1945; many car at Scholl's . Rev. Francis T. Stuite- Cady as the Boar's Head was brought United States during 1945 will be ,e,!' and government monopolies will vent of Bethel Congregational church in. I therefore forecast Janet Felsher brought in the about 700,000, but the birth of new j bp ln operation. joining in happy wedlock Pvt. Ernest raisins and Paul Knepp the Wassail. babies will fall off somewhat. i higher prices for coffee, cocoa, sugar J. Hite and Miss Grace Larson, daugh Everyone enjoyed the evening. Retail Commodity Prices and many othei articles for whicli we ter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Larson of 6. Rationing will continue thru | are absolutely dependent upon for West Slope. Janet Spencer attended th« most of 1945. During the early | e‘Kn countries. the bride and Sgt. Carl Karpstein of T O W N G O S S IP part of the year, I expect to see fur- M . r. . ... _ restrictions . . t . __ik.. „ , JO- , No Central Bank will be or- the air co.ps was best man. Only thei* especially in con- , .... ... . _ganized nor will the stabilization oi the immediate relatives were present. Melva Lee Beeler is spending the nection with meats, canned goods, etc. , , _______ , . .. . * _ _. ... ? _ , . foreign currencies be attempted in Both the bride and groom are gradu holidays in Portland with Archie 7. The retail prices of most neces- 1 * ates of Beaverton High School and Masters family. sities and some luxuries will he high- j a||M attended O. S. C. for one year. Mrs. Mary Dean had open house for er during 1945 than at present. The man) guests on Christmas day. prices of some of the luxuries, such as 31. The U ttle Steel Formula will Mi. and Mrs. Ernest Maste:s en furs, have already collapsed. be amended during 1945. tertained Sunday Archie Masters and ALL ABOUT TO W N 8. Steel prices of goods needed for 32. Industrial employment duiing family, Verle Emmons and family, peacetime manufacture should be a liM5 wiu be off in hour„ un<1 o fi little higher, but prices of the heavy 10% in pay rolls. Mr. and Mrs. Doy Gray had and sister Mrs. Violet Lamont. z The Grade School gave a very war goods will decline. This applies dinner Chiistmas eve with their son 33. The building of a few new pleasing program last Friday fore to the heavy chemicals. John's family in Portland. autos and new houses will he resumed 9. The wholesale prices of raw during 1945. Rhoda Thyng attended a banquet at noon in the school auditorium. Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Schoene of Port materials in general may decline dur the Heathman Hotel last week given 34. Many industries, now operating by the First National Bank of Port land, entertained relatives and friends ing 1945, but most consumer goods of long standing, sixteen to be exact, will hold firm or sell at higher pri on a forty-eight hour week, will re land to their employees. For both gasoline and bitumin turn to a forty-hour week duiing 1945. Boh Zimhrick and family have at the Mallory Hotel for dinner on ces. 35. Wage rates will not decline, Christmas day and the entire party ous coal, there may be price conces moved to their new home on Franklin but ‘‘take-home income” will be less. spending the evening in their home. sions. St reet. Mrsdamea Robt. Holland, Ernest 10 The great question mark of W ar Outlook M;s. Floyd Carlson, son and daugh to whom and ai [ 36. The greater par« of Germany’s ter had Christmas dinner with Mrs. Hite and George Blasser attended 1945 will be how, the funeral of Mrs. Bates in Portland, what price the government will dis-iarm y will collapse before the Ger- Carlson's brother in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Smith came conducted by Mt. Hood chapter O. posc of its billions of dollars worth man planting season opens in the of unneeded supplies. spring of 1945. Befoie surrendering, E S home from California last week. Germany will try poison gas. Last week Thursday morning there Farm Outlook Mr. and Mrs. Lafond Sr., of Watson 37. Japan will not h old out as 11. The weather will be the great Street, had a family gathe. ing at was a pile-up of cars near St. Mary's and Mr. Stafford coming from Hills est factor In farm production and long as most people think. Japan will their home Christmas. Miss Alice Watts of Seattle came boro, had his knee injured, and is prices duiing 1945. The weather has collapse within six or twelve months still being treated. 1 been exceptionally good on the whole after Germany collapses. home for Christmas. 38. If Stalin's health continues, he for the past few years, but sooner or • ir-"«*? later we Will have a severe drought!will be the world’s most powerful I man In 1945 and may dictate the or an early freeze. 12. Pending a weather upset, more peace terms, especially fo: the Paci bushels of corn and wheat and more fic. . fp*. 39. Sometime after April, 1945, bales of cotton will be raised in 1945 . than ever before in our history. Al Russia will join (or threaten to) the though some prices ipay slide off, Allies against Japan but only after the total farm income for the first the promise of territory privileges \ and a huge loan. half of 1945 should hold up. 40. The markets may witness a 13. There should be a 15% decline 1945; in hog slaughter and a 5% increase "communistic acare” during but they should soon recover there ¡in cattle slaughtei 14. Dai.y products will continue to after. increase both ln volume and ln price Stook Market I am forecasting at least a 3% rise in j 41. The rails will show the great- volume < e*t decline during 1945, because tho 15. Farmers will start in 1945 to airplane and shipbuilding stocks are work again for legislation on their already pretty much deflated, parity piogram, due to fea of a col- 42. The heavy chemicals, steel« lapse in all farm prices after the and motors may hold their own dui- war | ing 1945; but consumer go ods wi.i •: 2* j do much better, r /:•$ l US(., 16. Taxes will not be Increased; 43 The safest stocks to buy—con- duilng 1945 and some will be reduced; sidering value, income and safety - ¡in f act, some nuisance taxes will be will be the merchandizing stocks, es- ' eliminated altogether. j pecially the chain store stocks. 17. The Federal Debt will continue 44. 1944 saw a large increase In to increase during 1945. I the demand for peace stocks with a 18. Whatever Is done about taxes: decline In war stocks; bnt 1945 will f ■■ . . " y . HflÉH g the cost of living will continue to witness them both moving more or rise during 1945. less together. Switching has been 19 Providing Jobs for returning over-done in most cases, soldiers will be the big political foot-, 45. 1945 will continue to witness hall of 1945. I am not now prepared creeping inflation, althoough the big to forecast what will happen In this movement toward Inflation will not connection. take place until the next business 20. Through a coalition of Repub-1 depression which will follow the post- licans aryl Conseivattve Demorrhts War prosperity, we should have a "do nothing" Con- Bonds gress during 1945. 46. Though hank loan rates should Retail Hales continue to have an upward tendency, 31 The volume retail sales will interest rates in general will remain show a decline during 1945. Prices low through 1945, since the money of ladies' apparel and general lux- supply Is now 20% above normal and uries will suffer, while grocery sales gove’ nment controls will continue, should bs higher. 47. Anticipating the expected de- 22. The total dollar retail Bales cltne In Federal taxes 1945 should should be about equal to 1944 with surely see a falling off in the price of an Increased demand for woolen a n d -------- cotton textiles for civilian use. Continued on I’ M® * General Business Married Tuesday At Groom's Home m
