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Three 1-Act * Comedies By Local Talent A night of comedy awaits the general public at the Bethel Congregational church, next Tuesday, June 21, at 8:15 when VOLUME 20. NUMBER 21 three one-act comedies will be ESTABLISHED 1927 presented to obtain construction funds. "Dress Reversal" An all-mens cast will present "Dress Reversal” under the di rection of Paul knepp. Comedy lies in events of any normal last night rehearsal when everything that can happen does happen, to the discouragement of the di rector. The cast includes Williard Ericson playing the role of Miss Van de Vanden; Rev. Francis Sturtevant as Dr. Middlebury; Joe Bates, the stage manager and prompter: Clarence Buffam, the butler; Bruce Piath, Miss Van Porter; Paul Knepp, the coach; Jack Manges, the detective; and •VTonald Webb, tne professor. All Women's Cast An all-women ' 3 cast will pre sent "Mother of the Bride,” di rected by Mis. Milton Metcalf. The bride, played by “ Mackie” • Barnes, provides the hubbub which involves the entire neigh borhood and virtually drives the mother to insanity. The cast Includes: Edith Cady the bride’s mother; “ Mackie” Barnes, the bride, Martha Eric- son as Liz Barton, Fredda Knepp as Sadie Bittenbender; Peggy Long as Mrs. Dusenbery; Daisy Masters, Fanny Simpson, a cor respondent from the local paper; Susan Sturtevant, Verna, the fashion expert; Edna Manges, as Mrs. P. Cadwallader Van Ralt, mother of the bridegroom. Teen Ager’s Play "W ho Gets the Car Tonight?” presented by the teen agers is directed by Maxine Cady Barnes. The usual at times even more than the usual, family tensions are created over this typical teen age question, “ Who Gets the Car Tonight?” Pop Jones, played by David Buffam is not to be outsmart ed by his demanding young de linquent, played by Bob Jack- son. Members of the cast are: Da vid Buffam, father of the Jones Punilv; Beverly Blank, the moth er; Bob Jackson the lovesick son, Dorothy Lee Carr, the daughter also lovesick; and Fred Myers, the boy friend. Music wdl be > rovided by tee hobby orchestra, uirected by Mi. * John Gilmore. The play night Is sponsored by the church building commit tee. TO GIVE PIANO RECITAL Next Thursday evening, June 20th. Maxine Cady Barnes will present her piano students in the last recital of the year. Those appearing on the program are Gwen and Lynda Horney, Louise Wilson, Barbara Vogland, Diane and Dwight Slitrwin, Paul Fei- sher. Sally Lindsay, Janice Hac- kett, Alice Erickson, Marlene Cook, Robley Morgan, Sandra Lee Samuelson. Cynthia Arpke, Virginia Huddleston, Carolyn Wyttenberg, Dorothy Christen sen. Carole Sheolev and Delores Fulier. The recital will t»e at 8 o’clock at Bethel Congregational church, and unlike past recitals, the students will play on a Stein way grand piano. Mrs. Barnes will award certi fica te - given by the Oregon. Music Teachers Association to students having had forty weeks of lessons in one school year, and will also play one or two num bers. The public is cordially invited to attend. Philippine Display At Dorothy Shop An interesting Filipino dis play may be seen in the window of the Dorotlyv Shop in Beaver ton. Among the collection are a Filipino eartnenware stone, the native costume of an Igorot wo man. the moun'ain inhabitants of northern Luzon, examples of na tive wood carvings, basket weav ing and linen weaving, native shoes and hats, a native broom and various oojects including cigarette boxes and lamp shades of native shell. This shell which is translucent is aho used for the sliding walls of the Fili pino houses. The collection belongs to Mrs. I. I. Pankoff, sister of Mr. Har old Miller, of Miller's Grocery in Beaverton. Mrs. Piankoff served for 20 months in the United Seaman Service. War Shipping Adminis-1 tration in the Philippines. China and Japan. She returned in April and is at present in charge of the Dorothy Shop. Legion Picnic At Oaks Park Sunday, June 29 Hollywood Post No. 105 Am erican Legion of Portland, Ore gon, will hold its annual picnic Sunday, June 29th at Oaks Paik in Portland. This is the Sunday following the closing of the State Convention. Legion Bands and Drum Corps have been invited and the Post hopes to have a Drum Corps Contest and a Band Contest. The convention com pletes its work the Saturday of June 28th and therefore many Legionnaires will be able to par ticipate. Hollywood Post invites all Legionnaires and their friends. The guests of honor wil be pa tients from the Veterans Hos pital in Portland. The Hollywood Post Band which won first prize for Com munity Bands in the 1947 Rose Festival Paradise in Portland, will be the oficial host fot the oc casion and will not take part in the contests. Hollywood Post will hold op en house Tuesday, June 24th at Hollywood Hall, 43rd and Sandy Boulevard in Portland .The meet ing will start at 8 p. m. Dele gates and candidates for office will be given an opportunity to become acquainted with each other. All Legionnaires will be welcome. Rev. Phillip Ward To Preach at Bethel Sunday Bethel Congregational Church is fortunate enough to have se cured as a guest preacher for this Sunday, June 22nd, the Rev erend Phillip H. Ward, who has been teaching in the Near East School of Theology in Beirut, Syria. Profess r Ward has just recently reum ed from that troubled area, and has traveled extensively among the Turkish, Syrian and Armenian peoples. lie was born in Beirut himself, and comes from a noted mis sionary family. His great-grand father was a missionary in Tur key for 49 years; his grandfath er was treasurer of the Ameri can Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, and his father was Dr. Edwin St. John Ward, a medical missionary in the near East, who trained native physicians and surgeons in the American School in Beirut. At present Professor Ward has two aunts and an uncle who are al so missionaries of the American Board. His coming to Bethel Church is of particular interest, since he studied in Union Theological Seminary in New York City during the same periixl as our pastor, and also served in the famous Riverside Church School at the same time as did Rev. and Mrs. Sturtevant. Before l>eing sent to Beirut by the American board, he served two parishes in Connecticut. Dr. Ward \\ ill bring fresh in sights and new understandings of this area whose troubles are of major interest to the entire world today. The public is in vited to hear him. He will s|>eak to the Teen-timers at 10:1a and will give the high school jieople a chance to ask questions and share in discussion. A special featuie of the Morn ing Worship will be the brief commissioning service for the boys who plan to attend the first period in Camp Adams, leaving Monday. The Sunday is official ly Camp Adams Sunday, and the pastor will make a brief explan ation of the purpose and facili ties of the camp for the informa tion of those who have never attended. PIUXIC POSTPONED The womens fellowship of Bethel Church is postponing the annual picnic originally sched uled for June 24th. because of the conflict with the one-act plays that night. The time and place of the picnic will be an nounced later. TH REE YEARS OLD. John Paul Willison had his third birth day party at the home of his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. V. H Taylor on S. W. Wilson Avenue Sunday. June 15. * * • HOME FROM l\ OF O. John Tennant, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tennant, has returned to his home from the University of Oregon where he was a fresh man in Law this past year BEAVERTON, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON, Fire Destroys Kelly Store At Sylvan The J. D. Kelly and Son gen eral and feed store as well as a connecting feed storage barn at Sylvan on the S. W. Canyon Road and Scholls Ferry Road, a landmark since 1908, was burned to the ground last Sunday night in a spectacular blaze which started about 11:20 p. m. The store was owned by Mary Ross and Mrs. Anna Olgasheimer who believe the fire started from a fire ci acker thrown on the roof. Loss was estimated at $30.000: $10.000 of which was covered by insurance. Beaverton and Portland fire departments answered the call. Gasoline and dynamite caps stored in the building caused several explosions which could be heard as far away as Portland. At each explosion flames billow ed up into the sky over 30 feet. The Chevron Gas Station across Scholls road and the Tex aco Station across the Canyon were ixith seriously threatened by the intense heat. PORTLAND HUNT CLUB PRESENTS Grade School Raleigh Garden Budget Approved Wins Blue Ribbon 47th ANNUAL SPRING RACE MEET A t the turn of the century 1906 saw the otficial organiza of dampening show there existed in Portland a small tion of the "Oldest Hunt Club Directors Chosen ers In on spite Sunday many people A record crowd attended the School District No. 4s meeting at the Beaverton Grade School Monday, June 16, to approve a budget of $104,110.00 for the coming school year. This means an increase of $600 for each teacher, among other things, an increase which met the appro val of almost everyone present. Three new members were elected to the school board. Charles Drew for a five year term, Maurice Romig for a four year term, and Mrs. Albert High- be for a three year term. The term of Bill Grauer, who has given nine years of excel lent and untiring service to the school as memlier and chairman of the board expire 1 and was one of the places filled by a newly elected member. The oth er two places on the hoard were created when the district was re cently changed from a Class B to a Class A district Fall from Trestle Injures Guy Carr Danger from burning wires threatened spectators and ex tinguished the amber highway Guy Carr.of Carr Chevrolet, until electricity could be turned suffered a back injury of a off. Lights in the district were cracked vetebrae while fishing off for about 45 minutes. Sunday morning June 15, when One Portland fireman, Sam the timber on which he was Sprando, 35, of Engine Company standing on, on an abandoned 8 suffered a pelvic fracture and logging trestle gave way and he hip injury when one of the ex fell 30 feet to the hank of the plosions knocked him off an ex Nehalem river. tension ladder. He was taken to While Carr will be left with Good Samaritan hospital. no permanent iinjurv or paraly The flaming northern wall of sis he will be in the Good the building fell across the high Samaritan Hospital in a cast way as its supports gave way. for a minimum of two months He was All traffic from all directions and possibly longer was held up for over two hours lifted back onto the bridge by a and Beaverton traffic was rout rope. ed over Green Hills to the Bertha Carr’s absence * ill make no Beaverton highway or over Sky difference in the <^ j ’ t Chevrolet line road. The south lane of the garage where business will be S. W. Canyon Road was blocked carried on as usual. until Monday afternoon with the fallen wall. It was here that Patrick J. Kelly brother <>f Mary Ross was slain in a store holdup a few years ago. Summer School to Begin June 30 To Meet Husband SUBSCRIPTION IN ADVANCE $2.00 P8R YEAR SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1947 Summer sch >cl will be held in the Aloha Hubei School for six weeks beginning June 30. It is Mrs. I. I. Piankoff, (Ruth Nor } open to all Washington County ris) sister of Harold Miller of grade school students who need Miller's Grocery, Beaverton is help in their school work. The leaving here the first week in fee is $15 for the six weeks. July to go to ban Francisco to School will commence at 8:30 a. meet. her husband who is ar m. and be dismissed at 12:30. riving from China on the Meigs. Further information may he ob it la Mr Plaukoff first trip tained from Mis. Florence Withv- out of hCina where he was born combe County sii|)orintendent’s of fice or from Mrs. Margaret in Harbin. The Piankofi’s will make their Stroeve Rte. 3, Box 232, Bea verton, who will be in charge. home in Forest Grove. group of horse lovers whose activ ities, as far as we can tell now, were centered In a stable located at 19tth and Northrup streets, in what is now known as Nob Hill apartment house district. It was then considered on the out skirts’ of the city. It was from this group that the Portland Hunt Club was born and the year west of the Mississippi. When a few of the most active members of this grouD drew uu a set of by laws for the imorovement of hordes, the encouragement! of riding and the promotion of amateur sports to hold horse shows and amateur race meet. In 1902 the property at 19th and Northrup was vacated. It was moved to 21 and 22 on John son street. Remained here until * * * 1911, when the club purchased HONPITAII.ZKD. Gelene Hobbs the property at Garden Home. planned a wonderful party for Late in 1916 the Portland Jun Saturday night jointly celebrat ior Hunt Club was organized. ing her mothers Sunday birth 46 years have passed since the day and Father’s Day. The party day this group of horse lovers was a huge success but due to handed together to lay the foun the wet Rose Festival Parade and too much excitement con Due to a misunderstanding oi dation for what has now become cerning the party, Gelene became special publication requirements the oidest club. This can be at ill on Saturday and was taken applicable to budget elections tributed to the back ground of to St. Vincents Hospital wi'h and budget public hearings. City tradition that has been built up some undiagnosed malady. Attorney Patterson has advised through the last 4 decades. * * * Portland Hunt Club has sched that the election to approve the OPERATION PERFORMED. City Budget for 1947-48 lie held uled June 21 and 22 for its “ An Little Miss Joan Hall underwent mi Tuesday, July l. 1947 and nual Spring Race Meet to be a serious bone operation Monday that the public hearing on the held at the club grounds at morning at Hahneman Hospital, budget be held on Friday, July Garden Home. which will confine her to her 11 . 1947 Events for most every type of bed for a month or more. Official notice appears else horse. Harness racing and trot * * * where in tills newspaper. ting under the saddle brings the BABY GIRL. Mr and Mrs. standard breds in the vicinity to Richard Ritz. (Evelyn Robinson, the half mile track. Corinthian’s daughter of Mrs. A. Robinson for both senior and junior hunt of Newton Place) are proudly an teams and knock down and out nouncing the birth on Sunday for hunter and jumper. Pony race afternon at 2:45 of a daughter, for children. Stock horses shown Susan Elizabeth, who weighed under western equipment. The 7 pounds and 2 ounces. Mrs. Mioland mile. Named for Ore Ritz and baby Susan are at W il gon’s most famous thoroughbred. cox Memorial Hospital. K4 mile steeple chase shown * * * A meat packing plant serving over 12 jumps. This is one of our RETURN FROM CALIFO R wholesale and retail trade l>e- most exciting events. It w ill test NIA. Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow comes a new industry in the skill of rider and horse. Robinson returned Sunday from Beaverton-Aloha area. This area Five eights mile race One a trip to California. They found was selected as being most cen and one quarter mile point to a lot in Carmel, only five blocks trally located for the largest point shown over 8 jumps this from the octan, which they market. Is another thrilling event. bought and will start construc The new concern operates un This meet has been planned tion of a home as soon as plans der the name "Do Ann’s, which for iioth senior and juniors for can be drawn. is a new trade name. This plant, it is our hope to promote a bet formerly located in The Dalles, ter understanding with the horse was part of the Columbia Gorge circle in all countries. W e ex Packing Co., which is now doing pect to have several entries from slaughtering operations only. A concrete bmek building 30 Beaverton, Paul Easton, whose feet by 30 feet has boon erected fine driving has always brought on Farmington road near Huber cheers from the gallery will not be seen driving his standard West Slope residents are fur avenue, and nil of the latest bred, “ Miss Dean” as she is to ther eonvenienced by the open equipment has been Installed for foal sometime this month. But ing of a new variety store lo efficient and sanitary production. “Johnny Harvester” her brother B. B. Donne, president of the cated behind the West Slope company, is a rtsldent of route owned and driven by Harry Zell Pharmacy. will he thera. Grace and Joan 3. Beaverton. The new store, officially titled L. V. Rex, is production man Karns Orenco will be seen tak the West Slope Variety Store is ager of “ Do Ann’s" and Colum ing there share of laurels. owned and operated by Mrs Opal Mrs. T. G. Ferguson will enter bia Gorge Parking Co. Thompson who has been in va B. F. Peterson, foreman of the her thoroughhred. Sir Windsor riety store woik as merchandiser new plant, was formerly super in the steeplechase. and buyer for twenty five years. Mr. and Mrs. John Osburn of intendent of The Dalles plant Mrs. Thompson has stationery and was brought to “ Do Ann’s” Gearhart will be showing their supplies, hand made items, cards to supervise sausage making. jumpers .Miss Carolyn Hall a bags made to order, toys, greet Other employers of the plant popular young rider from Os ing cards, baby clothes and sup include Jake EisenbBIrg of Rte. wego, also Gordon Wilson and his plies. sewing equipment, pottery 3, Beaverton, a veteran, and B. horse David O. Mr. C. L. Kings and notions of all kinds. ley, Lake Grove and Fred Roach F. Peterson, Jr. The store will feature a Post with Sonny is always a thrill. office as soon as enough resi Miss Jerry Pearson of the “ West dents of West Slo|x> have sign- j Highland School of Riding” will ed the petition requesting one. be seen jumping Charcoal. In the meantime Mrs. Thompson The Portland Mounted Police, will sell stamps for the conven lead by their captain. Mat Vetch, ience of her customers. will parade the V i mile track In o|>ening the show. Judges for the m«^t are: Mr. During tlie opening session of IN T R O lir C IN ’ G “ DO A \ V S " . Frank O’Connor, Mr. Harold Ray, tiie ninety-fifth annual Oregon Pictured at the left is the in Conference of the Methodist Mr. A. Cornin, Sr. Mr. R. M. terior of the new “ Do Ann’s” Church, convening at First Me Paddock, Mr. Errol Ostrum. meat processing plant, a new thodist Church In Portland, a Paddock Judges: Lee Damon addition to the industry of the gavel made by Mr. M. M. Romig, and Sam Black. o f Beaverton, from a piece of Patrol Judge, Jim MacGregor, Beaverton-Aloha area. timber given by Mr. and Mrs. and Thomas E Palmer. Workmen shown in the plant Harry Eliander, of Progress, was Judge of Entries: Jack Hering. are, reading left to right: II. F. presented to Bishop Bruce R. Clerk of Course: Ted Crawford. Timer: Dr Edw. Hurgett. Peterson, Jr., sausage maker; H. Baxter by Rev. Everett L. Bow ers, pastor of the Beaverton con F. Peterson, Supt.; and Jake gregation. Eiseniieisz, helper. The piece ;>f timber from Below is the exterior of the which tiie gavel was made was new modern building already taken from the old Ames Chapel familiar to Farmington Road Methodist Church, which has This is the time of year when long since been converted imo travelers. turn to "getting an old barn and is now being all thoughts away from it ail.” demolished bv Mr. Eliander. Members of your newspaper Due to the fact that the church staff will start taking their va is no longer in existence and that the community which orig cations next week and we will inally took Its name from the be short handed. Ad copy in by Monday night chapel, (named in turn for Bish and news In hy Tuesday night op E. R. Ames, who presided for over the 1853, ’<>0 and ’70 con will he in Friday's paper sure. ferences of the Methodist Church Thanks for your cooperation. has changed its name to Pro gress, it was felt that the church in Beaverton which was a daugh HEADS AND BODY TYPE ter of this early pioneer work should make the presentation RESTYLED FOR GREATER and thus assist in the preserva tion o f some of the history of READER EYE COMFORT the early day Tualatin Valley We hope ycu like the new Methodism. Mrs. Ziona Wilmot (nee Fan- I dress. . . .That’s the "powder no) of Rt. 1, who recently cel«* an«l paint” of your newspaper The head makeup darkened hrated her ninety-fourth birth day, and who is the oldest mem a little— maybe they’re suntan ber of the Beaverton church, was ned. For greater readability we a charter memiier of the Ames Chapel and cnioys* reininiscitng have put in a larger modern with her pastor and friends of body type which has been de- the early days around Progress signed for easier reading. We hope you like it. and Fanno Station. strolled through the beautiful rose gardens of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Polchow on S. W. Olsen road. The people of Raleigh Hills are proud to have a gard en with such an unusual set ting to enter in the Portland Rose Show. Although the gard en of the Polehows was not at its best, it was awarded a blue ribbon. City Budget Election On July 1st Do Ann's Meat Packing Plant New Industry Variety Store Opens West Slope Valley Made Gavel Presented Bishop Baxter Vacations R Here
