\ V O L U M E 19. N U M B E R E S T A B L IS H E D 1927 29 Hakson Discusses Prices .’> Trunk L in o To “ Is It The Squeaking W heel - - -** Portland \ddrd By W hy l)o W e Bet The Run Around Rhone Company B\ The Statt* llii»hwa\ Uoiiiiiiission? Junior C. of C. UomliiWiti" r Beav. Telephone Survey G loucester, Mass., August 16, An im portant event has happened here at the w orld ’s largest fish­ T he B eaverton Junior Cham ber ing port. T here has recently been o f C om m erce is con ductin g a sur­ a radical break in the wholesale vey to determ ine public opinion price o f fish. W hen it first hap­ on the telephone situation. pened last m onth, we did not take H ow m any o f the people are in­ it seriously, thinking it was due terested in securing direct P ort­ to a tem porary surplus which land phone service, how m any feel som etim es happens in the sum­ the present toll ch arge is exces­ m er and w hen everyone w ants to sive and how m any think Bea­ go fishing! But the m arket’s re­ verton and the surrounding areas cent action raises very im portant should be forced to wait fo r the questions in which every reader com pletion o f C om m onw ealth and o f this colum n should be interest­ K aiser developm ents before se­ ed. cu rin g im proved phone service. W hat H appened A fter W orld W a rl F ollow ing W orld W ar I, co m ­ m odity prices in general clim bed from an index average o f 260 at the tim e o f the A rm istice in 1919 to a high o f 337 in the sum m er o f R o a m e r’s R est Park, near T i­ 1940. F rom that date, they began to fall con stan tly each m onth for gard, w as purchased recently by a year, so that in August, 1921, Mr. A. S. H am ilton. He is a i experienced park o p ­ they had gone o ff 183 and were been associated down to 154. This was less than erator, having h alf their price in August, 1920. w ith Jantzen Beach P ark fo r sev­ F rom this low, they slow ly re­ eral years, and in the am usem ent covered to 215 in the spring o f business in C alifornia fo r 18 years. Mr. H am ilton plans im m ediate 1923, after which they again slow ly declined with seasonal and Improvements to Include a special other fluctuation s to a low o f 94 | kiddies park and im proved fam ily p icn ic facilities. In February, 1933. P opular and old tim e dances F rom this low, they clim bed to 166 in April, 1937; again fell thru- are planned as a year round a t­ As con ditions permit, out 1938 and 1939. F rom this opint traction. they gradually clim bed upwards am usem ent rides are to be in­ unti lthey again reached 166 in stalled. N ew diving boards and May, 1941. B y governm ent con ­ additional sw im m ing attraction s trols, the price index level was will be provided. Standard Insurance & In vest­ kept dow n to about 200 until negotiated the peace cam e in 1945. In a general m ent C om pany way, fish follow ed the sam e cycle sale. with certain variations depending upo nhow 'm u ch labor was needed fo r processing, can nin g or freez­ ing the fish after it left the boat. Let me n ow return to m y first statem ent that an im portant event has happened here at Gloucester, namely, there has been a big S n ow flake o f A rb or R ose 93663 break in the boat price o f fish. a registered B row n Swiss cow Fish As A B arom eter H ere are the facts: B efore W orld ow ned by A lbert M eier, B eaver­ W ar I, the best barom eters o f the ton, O regon has recen tly co m ­ fish m arket w ere cod ,—both fresh pleted a R egister o f P rod uction and salt cod. These sold at around record o f 12,223.7 quarts o f m ilk $2.50 and $5.00 resnectlvelv at and 517.61 pounds o f fa t in 365 that time. D uring W orld W ar I, days o ntw ice a day m iking, a c­ the prices strengthened and reach ­ cord in g to a report received from ed a high o f $3 75 and $7.75 res­ Fred S. Idste, S ecretary o f The pectively in 1918. Then cam e a B row n Swiss Cattle B reeders’ A s­ break and the prices fell to $2.75 sociation, Beloit, W iscon sin. T his record w as m ade as a 4 and $5.00 resnectlvelv in 1919. T hev rose again with general 1 year old. Nellie o f A rbor R ose prices and then fell o ff. with uns­ ; Swiss and-dow ns to a low o f $150 and 72037, another registered B row n $3.50 in 1922, although thev did not Swiss cow owned b y Mr. Meier reach their lowest prices until recently com pleted a R egister o f 1932 F rom then on fish gradually P rod uction record o f 11,020.9 qts. o f m ilk and 445.49 pounds o f fat increased \intil last m onth. A bout ten years ago, a new fish in 365 days on tw ice a day m ilk­ becam e the bellwether. In G lou­ ing. This record was made as a 6 cester. it is know n as “ red fish ’’ : but after it is filleted and frozen year old. and reaches the city where this colum n is published it is know n by various names, such as “ sea perch ” , “ rose fish " or “ white fil­ lets". In 1935, this red fish sold fo r one cent a pound at the wharf. W hen W orld W ar II broke, it was selling at about tw o cents. F rom this figure, it clim bed to nearly Jam es G. Patton, P resident o f seven and one-half cents. T he the N ational F arm ers Union and price has now suddenly broken to United States Senator Guy C or­ three and on e-h alf cen ts—a decline don will be the speakers at the o f about 50 per cent. annual picnic o f the O regon State W hat A bout Cattle A nd Cotton F arm ers Union at Cham poeg, on But here is the im portant point Sunday, August 18. T he public is which every reader should note: invited. F ollow in g W orld W a r I, fish was P resident P atton will be in Se­ one o f the first Im portant com ­ attle Saturday and he and Na­ m odities to break In price. It was tional V ice - president H erbert follow ed by cattle, hogs, cotton, R olph will fly to C ham poeg for etc. Shoes, shirts and other m an­ Sunday’s picnic. A fte r the picnic ufactured g ood s fell a year later. they will co n fe r with President As fish led the procession upward R onald E. Jones and other m em ­ before W orld W ars I and II, and bers o f the state executive board led the procession dow n w ard fo l­ o f the O regon State Farm ers Un­ low ing W orld W ar I. the question ion. is w hether other com m odities are Senator Cordon has not an­ to follow fish again n o w ? I f so, nounced his topic but it is believed this event which is happening in he will discuss various measures G loucester should be w atched bv which have been b efore the Sen­ wholesale buyers o f all com m od ­ ate recently. ities. I f fish is again to be a lend­ T he picnic will start in the er, thpn cattle and cotton will m orning with a p icn ic lunch at tumble within a y ear: while shoes noon. Ice cream will be furnished and textiles will tum ble within tw o by the Sheridan C ream ery at a years. nom inal price. The speaking pro­ r f c a u «3 e c o m m o d i t y P R IC ­ gram will start at 2:00 p.m. ES RFGTN TO P F T .T N F T H E R E President R onald E. Jones, m em ­ IS NO RF.ASON F O R N O W BE- ber o f the executive com m ittee o f IN G B E A R IS H ON T H E STOCK the National B oard o f D irectors M A R K E T . C O M M O D IT Y P R IC E S o f the F arm ers Union, returned D E C L IN E D ALM O ST C O N T IN U ­ from Denver Sunday. He attended OU SLY F R O M 1923 T H R U 1932 a m eeting o f the executive com ­ W H IL E T H E STOCK M A R K E T mittee. W E N T U P A LM O ST CON TIN U ­ OUSLY FROM 1923 T O 1929 Mrs. Jenny A lexan der’s sister, H ENCE. I AM S T IL L BU LLISH Anna Jones, o f Sacram ento, is vis­ ON W E L L -S E L E C T E D STOCKS iting her fo r a m onth or more. Roamer s Rest Park Is Sold Brown Swiss Assoc. Reports On Two Milking Records State Farmers Union Banquet To Be Held Sunday • IF Y O U C H A N G E Y O U R A D D R E S S PLEASE N O T IF Y Y O U R PA PER BEAVERTO N, OREGON F R ID A Y , A U G U ST 16, 1946 Contributing substantially to the wealth of O regon and providing a most desirable location o f co m fo rt­ able, pleasurable living for m etro­ politan Portland workers, E astern W ashington county considers it­ self a very vital and is m ost as­ People ow ning dogs will have suredly an im portant part o f the to be on the outlook for Mr. D. great State o f Oregon. F. Kannem an, enforcem ent o ff i­ W’ e read with pride o f the tre­ cer D og C ontrol Bourd for W ash ­ m endous projects now goin g fo r ­ ington County. ward under the direction o f the He is out to clean up the streets State H ighw ay Department. o f B eaverton and rid the town We see the advantage in provid­ o f bothersom e dogs. W e all real­ ing faster and vastly im proved ize that very often they do get State laterals to provide easier ac­ into your nice vegetable or flow ­ cess T H R O U G H the State, but er garden s and do considerable what o f tra ffic conditions for the dam age. daily conduct o f business W IT H IN H e stated ulso that when going the State. on vacations be sure your dog is The population grow th o f the properly cared for and not left area bounded by W est Slope on tied up with no water to drink or the East and R eedvllle on the food to eat. He has found such W est has been trem endous in the cases. past fou r years with an ever-in­ I f you own a dog, give it kind creasing dem and for hom esites treatm ent but keep it hom e in within that area. your ow n yard. Now im proved transportation is The first “ B ike D erby” to be A lso don’t forget to buy your a very vital necessity. T w o estab­ d og license. held in B eaverton brought out lished tow ns have been serving the And by the way, while we are expanding bikes o f every color .size and de­ area and have pro­ scription as over one hundred on the su bject o f dogs, what about gressed to m eet the demands o f boys and girls participated in the the ca ts? Some o f the children the Increased population to the parade and races held last Sat­ in tow n have acquired ringw orm best o f their ability during the urday before a large crow d of from cats, so less cats would be I times o f critical material and la- spectators. an asset for Beaverton. i bor shortages. Beaverton and Alo- The Junior Cham ber o f C om ­ _ ha are capable o f handling the m erce have started a fine com ­ R e tu rn e d increased population, but highw ay m unity undertaking and it is Rev. F rancis Sturtevant will re­ con ditions must be im proved to fa ­ hoped that it will becom e an an­ sume his pulpit duties in the Be­ cilitate transportation. nual affair. It w as well support­ thel C ongregational Church this During the war it was under­ Sunday m orning at 10:30. He re­ standable that we could not get ed by both the businessmen and turned this week from a m inister's the required attention, but now townspeople. training con feren ce in Sylvan with millions being spent for huge O ver seventy colorfully d ecor­ Dale, C olorado. He will continue projects ated bicycles form ed at the par­ requiring the entire with a discussion on the sum m er ch anging o f certain landscapes, we ade starting point and progressed top ic o f fam ily relationships. to the high sch ool track where cannot understand w hy there is • • • the races w ere held. not a four-lane highw ay at least Scenic T our .... begun between Reedville and W est There, before a crow d o f proud parents, interested friends, and Mrs. Neta D aly and sister have Slope to con nect with the present rooting children, the boys and left on a trip through C olorado super highw ay into Portland. T his girls vied fo r honors and prizes and Utah, visiting Bryce and Zion is not entirely a "pleasure” h igh­ in the various racing events. way, but Is needed to provide daily N ational P arks on the way. • • • On this field o f many another business transportation for the Gresham People Honored sports event it was determ ined m any Portland w orkers living In who could ride the fastest, the Mrs. Iva Sum m ers gave a lovely this area. straightest, the slowest, and then party last W ednesday at her home It is true that certain o f the they "m ixed it u p” in the balloon h onorin g Mrs. Couley and Mrs. through tra ffic to coastal points bursting race and the shuttle H icks, o f Gresham . Bridge was will be served by the com pletion race. o f the “ Sunset H ighw ay” , but the played. G etting o f f to a good start the Mrs. Couley received first prize need for a four-lane highw ay be­ parade started right on the dot tween Reedvllle and W est Slope and Mrs. Gibson, second. In the past year con clu din g with and the entire events o f the a f­ Mrs. C ouley lived In Beaverton would certainly be apparent If It o f June, the First at one tim e and is now goin g to were given proper consideration ternoon went along in fine ¿hape. the m onth M ethodist C hurch o f Beaverton Indiana to live T he list o f w inners included: by tl>e H ighw ay board. • • Girl’s Dash: Germ aine Boyd, has noted a m arked im provem ent It has alw ays seemed -u L first; Gerlayn N orris. secon d ; a ccord in g to the pastor, R ev. E v ­ Portland la d le s H onored sound judgem ent to provide fo r erett L. Bowers, w hose attitude Phyllis Mead, 3rd. Mrs. D ick G oyt and Mrs. Lor^ established and existing needs be­ Jr. B oy’s Plank R ace won by regarding the future o f the Bea­ aine G oyt gave a luncheon party fore appeasing outside interests. Norland Fauteck. This race was verton church is optim istic. “ There at Mrs. D ick G oyt’s, M onday a f­ very interesting as both Norland is only one way fo r a church to ternoon, honoring Mrs. Gerald Fauteck and Jim m ie Holland proceed,” says Mr. Bowers, “ That Goyt, o f Portland. W e are living in a I Ten ladies, o f Portland, w ere en ­ successfully com pleted the ride to is forw ard ! R ecitation o f the rosary fo r the end o f the planks and the tim e when the church can mean tertained. B arbara and D ickey G oyt are | Joseph G. H llbers, 92, who died winner was decided by having m uch to the average m an if he a few days with their Friday, August 9, at the home o f the tw o boys try it again. H ow ­ feels that the church is o f a pro­ staying grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dick his son, in W est Slope, was read ever a prize was awarded to both gressive spirit.” Monday evening, A ugust 11, In o f the boys. In addition to m arked Increases Goyt. • • • | the W. E. P egg Mortuary, Bea- W alter Sim m ich, o f Hazeldale, in both the attendance and the verton. was the winner in the Sr. b oy ’s m em bership o f the church as well I.eave F or Camp C ellllo Miss Irene Van Kleek left on | R equiem m ass was celebrated plank race successfully com plet­ as the church school, there has ing the plank ride once and with­ also developed a m ore stable fin ­ the B eaver W ednesday evening to \ Tuesday in St. C ecilia church with in inches o f the second run-off. ancial plan and policy. T he organ i­ attend the Red Cross training | the con clu din g service follow ing F our other boys in this division zation o f the M.Y.F. fo r the high center, at C elilio Camp, Nevada in Mount C avalry cem etery. Mr. H ilbers was born in G er­ also com pleted the test o f straight sch ool age level; the developm ent City, Calif. She will return August m any on O ctober 12, 1854. He Fellow ship 26th. riding. T hey were: Bill Byrd, Gail o f the Y oung Adult cam e to Oregon in 1878 and m ar­ Layden, R on R om lg and Sam for the college age and younger ried V ictoria Zeram ba, o f P ort- married folk ; the creation o f the Visiting At R ogu e R iver Simmich. Edith Marion and M arjorie Van land, in July, 1896. Sr. b oy ’s dash winners w ere: Bill popular Junior C hurch on Sunday Bernard, first place; W alter Sim ­ m orn in g for the little on es; and K leek left M onday fo r a tw o week I He retired after W orld W ar I the stimulated interest In the W o ­ vacation visiting their aunt, Mrs and was invalided fo r the last few mich, 2nd; and !%>n Layton, 3rd. 1 years. o f Christian Ser­ Carl R hoten, at R ogu e River. Elaine Pilse was the w inner of m en’s Society • • • S urviving are his w ife and fou r the g irl’s slow race with Mary vice are all testim onies to the sons: W alter H „ o f W est Slope; Lee CabenB, 2nd; and Annette fact that the ch urch is an insti­ In D lsccharged tution seeking to serve the pre­ Amell, 3rd. Crandall Peck, son o f Mr. and H en ry B., and August J., o f P ort­ Joseph G., o f San Davis Stephens was the win­ sent hour! Mrs. Dayton Peck, has recently re­ land; and A num ber o f needed property turned home, having been dis­ P ra n cslco; and three grandchild­ ner o f the Sr. boy’s balloon burst­ im provem ents were mnrfe in the charged ing race. from the arm y after ren. w hich in serving over tw o years. He was L eroy Berger, Don R ibble and present church plant, Lee Zum walt were the winners in itself is inadequate to m eet the previously stationed in Japan. • • • that order o f the Jr. B oy’s slow m odern ch urch's desire to serve race, with Bill Byrd leading In a grow in g com m un ity like Bea­ Mr. and Mrs. L on g have been R ecitation o f the R osary for the senior event, trail\l by Ron verton. A lovely electrict E verett on a vacation, goin g to Long A ndrew A. Dosek, who died in the was purchased and Beach and as fa r south as New- | G ood Samaritan Hospital, Sunday R om ig, 2nd; and Ed Ram sdale, O rgatron placed in the sanctuary, thus en­ port, stopping at the d ifferen t evening, after a brief illness, was 3rd place winner . Claris Poppert was the winner hancing the w orship service. Ad beaches. read W ednesday at 7:30 In the in the Jr. Shuttle race paced by ditional parking fo r Sunday m orn- Chapel o f P egg’s M ortuary, Bea­ Norland Fauteck, w ho was sec­ 1 ing has been provided just south V icto ria Itound verton. ond place winner. Jim G regory o f the church on 4th St. Miss Eunice S ylvester and Mrs. Requiem mass was said W edn es­ Only recently the services o f ** Rasm ussen have gone to V ictoria day at 10:00 a m . In St. Cecilia took this event for the senior di­ well qualified custodian have been | for a week and later, Mr. and Mrs. Church with F ather G. M. Snider- vision. All entrants were recipients of i secured, and what with tne co m ­ I Sylvester and E un ice are goin g on hon officiatin g. prizes and plenty o f lee cream pletion and dedication o f the Up­ a trip to Southern Oregon. Mr. Dosek was born D ecem ber was on hand for all entries and per R oom Chapel, a new depart­ • • • 127, 1876 in N ebraska where he ment o f the C hurch School will m any o f the spectators as we:- Mr H opper is w ork in g in For- spent his active years farm ing. He N ow Is tfie time to pi.an tor I com m ence in Septem ber. est G rove, goin g up on the bus was married to Pauline H ayek 45 T hose who were adm inistered every day. next year’s events and be prepared , years ago In N ebraska and cam e o f H oly Baptism to ride the plank in the next an­ the sacram ent * * * | to Oregon five years ago. Mrs. nual “ bike derby” . In the past year are: Jan Elaine Straley Hom e Guests i Dosek passed aw ay tw o years ago. Jarvis, P atricia Johnson, I