P U B L I S H E D W E E K L Y IN O U R P L A N T O N VOL. 18, NO 16 For lobs Training Babson Talks on School Committees S H O R T ST. A N D C A N Y O N H I G H W A Y Beaverton, Oregon, In The Service Now The following men have been ord­ ered for induction May 24 by Wash­ ington County Local Board No. 1: Lyle Smith. John LeRoy Mills, W il­ liam Richard Brenner, Verne Albert Jelderks. Robert Compton Moore, Her­ bert Andrew Schmidt. Earl Austin Hotchkiss. Robert James DeYoung, Theodore Bernhard Salo, Joseph Rey­ nolds Lash, John William Agee, Ray­ mond Leroy Snyder, Fred Ordin John­ son. Robert R. Randel, Delno Roder­ ick Hoehne, Thomas Adrain Marlin, Robert Alfred Young. Norman Geo. Munger, Phillip Henry Cullinan. Ray­ mond Stanley Erickson, Robert James Atlee. Transfers —# Clayton Covington, Theodore Woodrow Williams, John A. Curtis, Bertrand Alvan Bixby, Walter Robert White. Babson Park. Mass.. May 18—We shall be passing up vast opportuni­ ties for national advancement if we now fail to capitalize our recent les­ sons on how' to educate. I mean the lessons which have been taught to us by the new techniques of training men and women for war. Public Schools vs Military Training It is true that civilian education is aimed at peaceful objectives. As commonly practiced, the most popu­ lar courses are the so-called "outside ALOHA activities’’, although most of them are non-educational. I refer to jit­ Commencement exercises for the ter-bugging, juke-boxirvg and those graver pastimes which may not be Aloha-Huber school will be held on immoral, but surely are a facsimile May 23 at the Grange hall at 8 p. m. Plans have been made for a picnic thereof. In military training, the upper grades at purpose is "How to win and come May 21 for the 1 back alive” . Nevertheless, the two Shutes Park. The four lower grades educations (civilian and military) can will have their picnic at the same Skating will also be alike in attitude, even if unlike in place on May 22. be enjoyed at both picnics. subject matter. Ira Scott formerly of Skyline school, The famed super-speed and ultra­ efficiency of military training are not will be the new principal of the Alo­ Other to be explained by mere mechanical ha-Huber school for 1945-46. methods a l o n e Stroboscopic or teachers include Mrs. Onetta Dooher, slow-motion pictures, models in mini­ Mrs. Whitehead. Mrs. Boswell. Mrs. ature, high-pressure coaching, pocket- Stroeve, Mrs. Yarbaugh, Miss Gideon. size texts,—these modern boosters are Mrs. Margaret Scott, and Mrs. Ber­ worthy of attention by every school nice Watson. Music and art has been added to committee. The inner difference, however,—which puts Army and Na­ the list of subjects and shop work vy training long miles ahead of our will be in charge of Mr. Scott. Final eighth grade examinations of horse-drawn public schools—is the su­ perior build-up of educational atti­ Rosedale, Witch Hazel and Reedville tude. schools were held Friday at the Raising the Mental Age Reedville school house. David Hagg is a great-grandfather, In the schooling of the armed forc­ es, both trainers and trainees are and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hagg are consciously dealing in life or death. grandparents of a daughter Mary Lou However, immature in years, the ser­ born May 5 to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford vicemen are quick to feel the adult Speaker (H agg). attitude of those who learn their les­ Oscar Hagg of the school board sons "under live ammunition” . This gave a splendid talk at the last meet­ “ adult attitude” , this precocity of ing of the Reedville P. T. A. last Sat­ maturity, is what makes military In­ urday. struction click and tick. Our public M. P. Nyssen is spending a few schools should duplicate, in peacetime, days with his son Louis Nyssen at this wartime attitude to raise the Palm Beach, California. A real surprise was given Mr. Gibbs mental age. o When we extend the range of edu- on his 95th birthday May 5. A din­ ation to cover maturity, we auto­ ner was given him by neighbors, the matically increase the power of edu­ center of interest being a big birth­ cation and tap its unexplored and day cake with his age written on it. undreamed possibilities. The surest T/Sgt. Earl Rutherford is home on way to raise the standard of living a 21-day furlough visiting at the home He was in Egypt, and true security is to raise the aver­ of his parents. age "mental age” of the population. Sicily, India and Italy serving nearly Hence, another way to raise this av­ three years. erage mental age is to encourage Miss Jean Imlay has returned from adult education. This requires sup­ a trip to Hobbs, N. M., after a short plementing our present public school vacation. system with new adult educational Charles Isaacson celebrated his fifth systems. birthday at the home of his grand­ School Systems Needs Reformation mother Mrs. Geo. Lippert. Our school system in its juvenile Paul Patterson was the scheduled branches offers alluring possibilities speaker at the commencement exer­ of reformation. Speaking brutally, cises Wednesday at Reedville school. but realistically, most of today’s Eleven graduated, seven boys and four schools—under the joint influence of girls. hardheaded politicians, softheaded sentimentalists and emptyheaded par­ 4-H Leaders Assn. ents—are a mess. That the school certificates of graduates are tradi­ Elect New Officers tionally engrossed on the skin of the sheep seems grimly fitting when we New officers for the Washington look up the I. Q. of this self-regi­ county local 4-H leaders’ association mented animal! were elected at the regular meeting Yet, unfortunate is the fate of of the group last Saturday, after those of us who seek to reform nearly two years of inactivity. Mrs. schools The prospective controversy, A. W. Connell, president; vice-pres., resistance, obstruction and reaction Clayton Nyberg. Tualatin; treasurer, are shocking to behold. The possi­ Don Hagg, Reedville; executive com­ bilities of reform are alluring, but the mittee; Mrs. Hildah Highbee. Beaver­ path of reform is appalling. It may ton; Mrs. Noreen Brookhardt, Aloha. be better to leave the schoolmen to stew in their own juice for awhile Vacation Bible School longer and turn attention to develop­ ment of adult education But I will To Open at Aloha say more about Adult Education next Plans are being made for the an­ week. Importance of Adult Education nual vacation Bible School to open In countless camps all over the (June 4 to 15, at the Aloha Community Mrs. Anderson is world, it has been demonstrated that ! Baptist Church. boys and girls become men and wo­ ! superintendent of the beginners or pre men most promptly and most surely i school youngsters 4 to 6 years of age when the mark of an educated man Mrs. Loree the primary for 1, 2, 3 and woman is not a diploma but a grades, and Mrs. Wohler of the jun- dogtag. I forsee that my realism i iors. will shock the sentimentalists, but the statement stands. Awarded Combat Badge Yes, the double failure of the an­ tiquated public school system is that With the 43rd Infantry (Winged it results in delayed maturity of the Victory) Division on Luzon—Private virtues, while prompting precocity in ilr s t Class Buren K. Pingelton, front the vices. I f it is hopeless to re-or­ line infantryman in the 43rd Infan­ ganize the schools, .there is high hope try (Winged Victory) Division, has to organize Adult Education. It been awarded the Combat Infantry­ could, it might, it may become Am­ man's Badge for very satisfactory erica's outstanding contribution to service while in combat against the world security. Surely, we cln edu­ Japanese on Luzon. cate for life as effiicently as we edu­ During 31 months overseas the 43rd cate for death. Division has participated in four campaigns. Guadalcanal Northern MRS. J. D. A LE X A N D E R Solomons, New Guinea, and Luzon Mrs. J. D. Alexander passed away He is the husband of Mrs Madge at the home of her daughter on Main Pingelton. Beaverton. street, Beaverton. Oregon. Friday May 11 at 7 20 a. m., after a short ill­ Parents Urged to Attend ness She was an active member in the Methodist Church and regular at­ Parents are urged to attend a ser­ tendant at all services when possible. A short goodby service was held in ies of meetings in the Aloha Com­ her honor on Monday morning at munity church on May 18. 25 and A Cub Scout should be or­ Pegg’s Undertaking Parlors, beauti­ June 1. fully conducted by Dr. A. S. Hisey. ganized by boys 9 to 11 years of age Funeral services were held in the af­ and the boys cannot join unless their ternoon at Salem. Oregon. She had parents cooperate. come to Salem from Toronto. Canada. CARD OF TH A N K S SI years ago and had lived at Salem W e wish to thank our friends for until 1939 when she moved to Beaver­ the kind expressions of sympathy and ton with her daughter. She is survived by two sons George for the many floral offerings in the Alexander. Parkdale. Oregon. Norman recent passing of our mother. Mr. and Mrs J. V. Chandler Alexander. Salem. Marjorie Chandler. Mr and Mrs Geo. M Alexander Beaverton Five grandchildren and Mr and Mrs. Norman Alexander an older brother Maxfield Sheppard of Windsor. Ontario. Canada Add equal parts of prune juice and milk. Chill before serving How about your subscription? A N E M B L E M OF H O N O R That You Should Know Friday. May IS, 1945 Bits of News About Our Boys ESTAB LISH ED 1927 Sgt. Churchley in Germany Here and There 6th Army Group. Germany Veter­ an doughboys of the 142nd Infantry Regiment, experiencing some of their The Baccalaureate services will be hardest combat in more than 3f*0 j OUR BOYS days of t>attle, recently broke through: held at the nigh school Sunday, May Local Board No. 1 the Model Line at Oberhoffen, cap- 20 Rev. Johnson will be in chargo Dear Miss Gilham: tured Wissembough, and slashed their j " ’'1*1 fhe cooperation of other minis­ Got here OK and doing fine so far. way through strong Siegfried Line |t<>rs of the city. i Think I might like this after all. defenses. ! (.'lass day program will be held Fri- Can’t think of uny more. So Long. These 36th Division Infantrymen, da>’ at 8 45 p. m. All awards will Pvt. CH. O. W E AV E R among the most battle-weathered he given then. Parents are invited ASN ,.948i98i Co A WDPC 3 Cy 1907 troops in General Jacob L Devers' 6th to attend. ht. Lewis, Wash, , Army Groups, fought for three days The Beaverton Garden club will l against completely-manned Siegfried meet V*riday at the home of Mrs. Lillian Gilham. Dear Madam defenses but smashed through to get John Holmes at Garden Home at 2 Just came across this card, as it in on the kill of two German Armies P- m Dean Collins is scheduled to | was stowed away among other things in the Saar Basin. They observed , »peak on Victory Gardens, and couldn t find it when I wanted to their second anniversary overseas Save waste paper and tin cans and THE HONORABLE Thought I ought to let you know by boosting their total of German leave them at the Kingsley-Beaverton that I have joined the Navy Have captured to 10.000. i Lumber yard. Be sure to process cans D IS C H A R G E B U T T O N two weeks of boot training coniplet- Commanded by Col. George E. and tie papers up in bundles, # ed. just eight more to go. Lynch of Orlando. Fla., the men of Funeral services were held May 14 I he Navy is OK but don't like Cali- the 142nd achieved a spectacular tec- ut Pegg’s Chapel for Miss Anna F Fighting Near Japan I fo, nia. not a little bit. ord in Italy and France where they Ratcllffe of the Northwestern Christ- Several here from Beaverton, stormed strongly-defended beaches, j *an Home. She was aunt of Daisy- Orkle and George Poage of Salem. Aboard a U. S. Light Cruiser off DeHaan, W illy and a couple of others waged difficult mountain warfare, , and effect rapid thrusts into enem y1 Interment was in West Hills Mem- Okinawa (Delayed)—Richard Roberts 1 can 1 name. | oriai I ’m k quartermaster, third class, whose wife " drop a card now and then if ten I t o r ). Mrs. Marion Marjorie Roberts, lives 1 l*16 Navy gives me time Rugged fighting in Italy saw them Mrs. Garnet Snider (M ayfield) und Sincerely, among the first Americans to battle Lynne, who have been visiting hei on route 1, Beaverton, Oregon, saw- C. E. SEYMOUR on European soil when they waded s' ster Mrs. J. R. Hampton of Coos duty in the very shadow- of the Jap­ I ashore at Salerno. They took the Ray- Oregon, will return home May anese homeland in recent weeks as San Diego, Calif., May 8, 1945 j treacherous heights of Mount Mag- ,s Angeles, California, four days close by the Jap's mainland ____ H A t the regular meeting of Beaver- war. they tnfiltered enemy lines two ’ (or H viait with her brother Andrew as a part of a task force which sent overlooking Velletri, Nichol. Mres. Stroeve and Mrs. Un- wave after wave of carrier-based ton Council on May 7 a budget com-I take heights became delwood arc Maters. planes against Kyshu and Honshu mittee was appointed as follows; G. opened gates to Rome, and L Connor, Otto Keil, W. T. Stratton, the first unit to |>ass through the M.ss Pearl Cook will teach and bo Islands. .principal of the school at Union, Ore- Assigned to provide anti-aircraft N. P. Bingaman, M B. Murphy, with capital city. H. i Front the beaches of Southern 1 K° n' il is a 2-room school. Mrs protection for the Navy's fast an 1 alternates Paul Knepp and W. north Gladys Tucker will also teach there, hard hitting flat tops, this cruiser Kentp, to study a budget for the city France, these doughboys sped and smashed back remnants of the I A marriage license has been Issued was in the middle of the action dui- for next year. Carl Green consulting engineer, has German 19th Army trying to break i t0 John Sundby of Beaverton and Eli- ing the entire engagement. Her first out at Montelimar First to pass zaf,eth Dumas, Hillsboro and to Sid- kill of this operation came in the af been engaged to make a preliminary .... first ...... day „ „ , when she sulvey °n sewers and sewage disposal j thru Lyon, they captured Memire- ne>r Woolett and Ruth Popp, both of ternoon of the teamed up with a destroyer to shoot Illant and study on storm water drain- mont. historic Koervig?|>urg Castle, Beaverton, Colonel Carlos Huntington, Secre­ down a Jap bomber and capture Its j “ *>e St. Marie Pass and Selestat . pilot alive after he had parachuted .. r f r «T «c iir »i ~ Members of the regiment include tary of the Home Owners Building into the water. Earlier that day L A M P r l R E G IRLS Homer Churchley of route 3. | Assn., was a guest of Kiwanis Club Wednesday eve. It was also ladles one of the most spectacular kills c f ; The Kinunka and Tawanka group Beaverton, Oregon. night and a large crowd were in at­ the engagement was made when two | of Camp Fire Girls had their annual! tendance. A D V E R TIS E M E N T FOR IUDS twin-engine Jap bombers were shot picnic and skating party at Shutes1 A letter from Pfc. Marvin Meyers down a few thousand yards off the | park, Hillsboro, on April 27. (Equipment) written April 29. reports that he had cruiser’s starboard beam. The girls will meet only once a Notice is hereby given that School | returned to his' old romn-nv i„ .h Committee Appointed ss d.7 »»«»■ «r» — j r - h > - = »• ~ f h 'T h°m at‘°r t0i ^fQ0*the a'atLick T WO Win in Finals e l” . wil> receive up to, but not later and ' \vu/?n a° hoepitaMn'^England that' ne*veie earn* *°nSeveral hours la-1 Forty-four high schools qualified : ll'* n 8 ?0,.o c lo‘;k War j until the last of March, ter. American planes sent out to in- ° ne .ol *?ore a**?letes for Saturday’s . I . ? “ 5!*.0. .JU" L 19i 8l " “ J’ ! B?_.»uro to leave your news either tercept the enemy reported that finals of the 19th annual Oregon ! ed Proposals for the award of a cop-j at Millers Grocery or at the Enter- prep track and field championships at B act, for furnishings and equipment , prise office. enemy bombers and 12 fighters had for Grade school addition designated! S/Sgt. Robert L. Baines is now with been shot down and that the attaj.k Coivallis Friday. lVO-yaid dash In the third heat a8 Project N o- ORE-35-179-N located j 10th Army Engineers at Okinawa, had been routed. This report called for a celebration wop by Gandee, Ashland, White, Tl- n Beaverton. County of Washington, j having moved there this month from Such bids will be | Noumea, New Caledonia. He went of all hands and a big dish of walnut , gai d and Walker, Washington, tied ^,ate of Oregon. j for second, both qualifying for finals ,ece*v’ed in the office of Clerk local- j overseas in March, 1944, and spent ice cream for dinner that night. ed at Beaverton and will be opened J several months at Guadalcanal and The cruiser and her entire comple­ | Time 10.4. Pole Vault Seven qualifying She-|and Publicly read aloud at the above j the New Hebrides. ment came through without a scratch. ard, Athena; Rasmussen, Bend. Hunt­ stated time and place in Library, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hansen of er, Corvallis; McKnight, Beaverton; Beaverton, High school. Beaverton are parents of a baby boy, Joseph Johnson at Melville Hickock, Grant; Bakke, Jefferson; i Each bid must conform and be res­ born May 16. Grandparents are Mr. Venture, Franklin.. All tied at 10 ponsive to all the 'pertinent Contract and Mrs. A. E. Hansen. He has been Documents. Copies are now on file named Michael. Joseph Arch Johnson, seaman, first feet 9 inches. and open to public Inspection In the class, 20, of Beaverton, Oregon, is , ------------------- The Cedar Log, a newspaper pub­ offices of the Owner located at Beav- lished by the seventh and eighth stationed at the Atlantic Fleet’s Mo- j [ erton and at the office of Freeman & grades of Cedar Mill school made its tor Torpedo Boat Training Center, \ r ) i n n | f l n n n i n f c Melville, R. I . where he is undergo- U V H U U I T & p jJ U llt lJ | Hayslip Assoc. Archts., 304 Postal third bow to the public this week. Bldg.. Portland, Oregon, where copies Mrs. Stroeve originated the idea and ing training prior to joining a PT m , may be obtained by a deposit for each i it has become a very popular publlca- squadron. C O IIin in tP P set as shown below. This deposit ' tlon. James is the son of Mr. and Mrs. V w l l l M l t I v v will be refunded if the set of Con­ D. V. Kimsey, of Beaverton. He at- j - The annual open house was held tended quartermaster school at G ulf-' At a recent meeting of the Beaver tract Documents is returned in good May 15 at Cedar Mill. A dinner was ! ton school board a budget committee , condition within 10 days after the j served with Mrs Helen Ward and port. Miss. Johnson is a graduate of the E l-' was appointed to make a survey and bid opening. ______ In charge. | Mr!. A. R. Pearson The lensbui g High Srhool. Ellensburg, I budget Members of the committee Ea. h bid shal l he made out on a bid I pupils work was on display ' Wash., and also attended the Univer-jare: Edwin Zumwalt, Clifford Ack -1 form to be obtained at either of the. Commencement exercises for the sity of Kansas. | erman, Dr. J R. Talbert, Alton E. said offices in which fhe Contract ; Cedar Mill school were held May 17 at Cook, George Eisenhauer. Documcnts are on file. ! the Grange Hall. E. G. Webb dellv- Each bid shall be accompanied by a j ered the commencement address, Mrs. Miss Moshofsky Married i Sondi certified or cashiers check payable | Stroeve gave the school awards, and ay’s Game Postponed to the Owner, or a bid bond in favor A. R. Pearson presented the diplomas, Mr. and Mrs. George E. Moshofsky I n Favor of Rain of the Owner, executed by the bidder. The class roll: Diane Cover, Bertie of Beaverton announce the marriage ______ ■as Principal and a satisfactory surety Mae Emry, Janet French, Marjorie company Surety, in an -- amount n »» o t, i now, Holt, .v Keith Kurtz, A Alvin L * Koilelte. Follette P a u T l^ S ^ h u fe ^ u ' ^ M ^ r ' a ^ a m J ' ~ T h ? 8CA*lfdule game hetw" ,‘ n t the — ...... r - » , - as - ------- ---------- ------- - > e in ivun*. lvin ua tial mass which was celebrated i - £OUtnty, A1Uta,a and the Beaverton less than five per cent of the maxi-1 Nancy O'Connor, Paul Peterson. Jack centL at\h e marine^ base chapel in w * ter 8 WaS J ,OS,,,° n‘‘d until 'aaL mum amount of the bid. The check I Phillips, Bob Shearer. Dixie Lee s in Diego The bride’s mother ac- W ^ " esday Heavy on Friday or bid bond shall he given as a guar-, Skeels, and David Strickland han Diego. ine nriae s i n^ and Saturday nites caused the post-; antee that the bidder will execute the compan.ed her South tor the wadding. MMnwhiU Bourerton Contract, If ,» b« tw a r M to him, ml -------------------------- ------------------- The bride wore a wool tail leu r as takjnK a )onK reat before tack- conformity with the Contract Docu- posit will be refunded if the set of Amencan Beauty red with a mate h- „ ng the Allstars on Wednesday, ments and will provide the surety Contract Documents is returned In lng. ve v* 11 ' PI '*'.re h * * Said Bob Sturm, manager of the'bond or bonds as specified therein good condition within 10 days after I Buster's, "we are going to take the Within five days after notification of the bid opening. gra< ua ' t ul ^ i f longest rest that we can In order to , the award of the Contract, Each bid shall be made on a bid it iri< t is we nown m oi a play the Allstars.” The Allstars have The Owner reserves the privilege of form to be obtained at either of the __ beaten Beaverton once this year by rejecting any and all bids or to said offices in which the Contract C - *!!'_, j . „ R V rinn^Hieh^Srhnof ’39 i nd art at * soor,‘ of g'6 The only hope of waive any Irregularities or informa- Documents are on file. . g »cnooi ana are a Beaverton's chance's to whip the A ll- > lities in any bid or in the bidding. 1 Each bid shall be accompanied by a present making their home in San starmen lies in it’s outfield. This No bidder may withdraw his bid for certified or cashier's check payable Diego. Buster outfield has the best percent- a period of 30 days after the date set 1 to the Owner, or a hid bond In fsvor age in the league and is the limelight j for the opening of bids. o f the' Owner, executed by the bidder Don’t forget the Gaytown Tiger of the team. Bill Nye, Keith Coon, Date May 15, 1945. ' as “ Principal ‘ . . . . and - a satisfactory and Allstar game Sunday at 1 30 and Don Smith are the outfielder's in ; E. H. MASTERS, surety company as Surety, In an grade school diamond. which Sturm thinks he can beat with. 1 Clerk School Dtst. No. 48 amount not less than five percent of Meanw hile in the Allstar camp, the I Washington County the maximum amount of the bid. Views Nazi Horrors Allstars will send it's leading pitcher, i Deposit required for one set of The check or bid bond shall be given In a recent letter to his parents, t Bobby Whitworth against Beaverton. ! plans and specifications $5. as & guarantee that the bidder will Mr. and Mrs. Emory Smith of B eav-;Th e only defeat the Allstars have t o 1 Date of first publication May 18. execute the Contract, If it be award- erton. Pfc. Bert Emory Smith des- date is when it was elked out by th e11945. ed to him, in conformity with the cribed the scene of a mass burning' Strong Gaytown Tigers. The All-] Date of last publication June 1, Contract Documents and will provide alive of 1000 prisoners of war con- stars infield isn't much to talk about 1945. the surety bond or bonds as specified centration camp in Germany. "They except for It’s leading Rookie at t h i r d ------------ ----- ■ ■ therein within five days after notlfl- were pushed into a cement structure base in Ja< k O'Connor. The outfield AD V E R TISE M E N T FOR BIDS j cation o f the award of the Contract, with bodies stacked four and five comes know w here in the rating as Notice is hereby given that School ! The Owner reserves the privilege of high. Most of the bodies turned black the Buster's do. District No. 48 Washington County | rejecting any and all bids or to from being cooked so badly. They Up in Southern Beaverton, known hereinafter referred to as the "Own- waive any Irregularities or Informall- all had pushed into the comers