ENJOY 3000 MILE TRIP
Mr. and Mrs Ray Meadows en­
joyed a 3000 mile motor trip
through British Columbia to Lake
Louise and Banff in Alberta,
down through Glacier National
Park and Yellowstone National
Park, stopping at The Dalles and
Hood River for a visit with old
friends.
They reported Glacier Park
and the highway to the Sun as
the most awe-inspiring part of
their journey.
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SERVING IN FLORIDA
Brian O. Burt, ship’s service
man, third-class, U S N , son of Mr.
and Mrs. Brian P. Burt, of Route
2, Beaverton Ore.,
Is
serving
aboard the barracks ship U. S. S.
A P L 56 which is attached to the
Florida Group of the Atlantic Re­
serve Fleet, Green Cove Springs,
Florida.
The Florida group, which is
engaged in the inactivation
of
the Navy’s reserve ships, is the
largest concentration of ships at
the largest berthing area in the
world. Approximately 500 vessels
are berthed in new $10,000,000
Piers-
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GO CLAMMING
A large party
of
Beaverton
; people went
to Ocean Park,
Wash., over the week end. In­
cluded in the two
cars
loads
were Mr. and
MV" Joe Merrill
and Norman and Marilyn;
>lr.
and Mrs. Clem Lorson and son
Louis; Mr. and Mrs. W alter L a r­
son and children, Phil and Mary
Margaret;
Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Ludwig, and their two dogs and
Miss Martha Ingram.
They did catch a few clams and
had a “wonderful time.'’
WEDNESDAY VISITORS
Mr and Mrs. Oda Chartier and
sons of Limon, Colo., and
Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Stogdill and familv
of independence, Oregon, and Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Waggoner and
family of Vanport, Ore., visited
with Mrs Hazel B. Puckett, on
Wednesday.
VISITORS
John Parrish of Stayton, Ore.,
and Mrs. Lucille Taylor of W il-
lamina, Ore and Hazel B. Pulck-
ett spent Monday evening witn
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Puckett ami
daughter, Donna Mae.
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VISIT AUNT AND UNCLE
Miss Pat McLoad. of Portland
is spending this week with her
uncle W ill and aunt Amy Jones
before
leaving
for
California
soon.
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ESTABLISHED 1927
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GO FISHING
Mr. and Mrs. Francr- Wood,
manager of the Union Oil. and
their son went fishing last Sun­
day on the Columbia down near
St. Helens, Ore. in G u y ’s Carr’s
boat.
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IN SEATTLE
New Books for
Beaverton
Readers
Three Houses
Sold In Pinehurst
Addition
The Beaverton Public Library
is
continually
securing
new
books. Among those just iu are:
For mystery lovers:
Cue for
Murder by McCloy, Blue Horse of
Taxco, by Knight, The D. A.
D raw s a Circle, by Gardner.
Adult Fiction: Prince of Foxes,
by Shellabarger Belvedere, by
Davenport, The Vixens by Yerby.
Non-Fictian: There’s a Spot in
My Heart, by Leslie. Tresury of
Cap Stories by Zistel W h > They
Behave Like Russians, by Fisch­
er.
In Pine Hurst addition being
built
by
Kaiser
Community
Homes Ins., three homes are be­
ing constructed, and all of them
have been sold at $12,750, within
a week after they were put up
for sale.
The ithree
bedroom
houses,
thourghly modern
are
located
just off J amis eon Kd.. on Fifth
Ave., of the subdivision. W o lff
and Phillips are the architects for
the group. Each house is equip­
ped with an automatic dish wash­
er.
It has not been decided whether
or not work on the other houses
in the project will be continued.
Lack of material
stopi>ed
pro­
duction last winter
For
children
the
following
books have just arrived; Silver
Chief to the Rescue, by O'Brien,
Stocky, by Baker, and On the
Banks of Plum Creek by W ilder.
The tract covers 420 acres and
the original plans call for
the
erection of 1375 houses plus a
shopping larea. If the building
continues, the addition will have
schools, playgrounds, all paved
streets, a sewsr system and city
utilities.
Lios Hawley of
Tigard
has
There are to be 17 basic floor
been selected as a candidate for I plans used with a variety of out-
Harvest Queen at the W ashing­ ' side finishing will give each house
ton County Fair being held at individuality.
Hillsboro August 27-30. She rep­
resents Tigard, Sherwood, Tuala­
tin, Beaverton. Kinton,
Scholls
anil Aloha, and is being sponsor­
ed by the Granges of those com­
munities. Miss Hawley, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. H a w ­
After almost a month of no
ley of Salem, is a graduate of “business” the Beaverton Fire
Tigard Union High School. The Department answered two calls
5’ 7“ brunette was May Queen at on Monday afternoon of this
Higard Hi in 1046.
week.
Selection of Harvest Queen is
The first call took them at 1:30
based upon the number of ad­ to a brush fire at Cedar
street
mission buttons sold by each can­ and Progress which they extin­
didate, every button purchased guished before it could do any
counting 1,000 votes for the girl damage.
selling them At present, buttons
At 3:30 they were again called
may be bought in Schubring’s out. This time to Huber avenue
Groc., at Tigard, and at the Sher­ and Pike street where a small
wood Drug Store.
barn owned by
Mr. and Mrs.
Lets get busy and buy those Rhomberg had caught fire
near
buttons so w e’ll have a local girl the peak of the roof There was
reigning over Mie county fair.
no apparent reason for the fire
to start. The owners had put the
fire out themselves with hoses.
Though not before a hole was
burned through.
Lois Hawley Is
Candidate For
Harvest Queen
Fire Department
Spend Busy Time
Odd Fellows
Make Trip to
Beersheba
Mr. Ned Seiberts has just re­
A number of loyal Odd Fellows
turned
from
Seattle.
W ash ,
from Beaverton, Tigard and Tual­
where he attended the North­
atin attended the Encampment
west Furniture Mart.
meeting at Beersheba last Satur­
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HAVE PICNIC
thè edge of the hills between Co­
The Cheerio Club had a picnic burg and Eugene, dedicated to
at Mrs. Ruby Boyd’s last- Friday, meetings of the Encampment
Au g 15. Mrs. Jay Gibson. Sr.. branch of Odd Fellowship.
All
Mrs. Robert Stipe and Mrs. E l­ three degrees were given to about
mer Stipe were the hostesses.
150 candidates, by teams from
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Hillsboro, Bend and P o la n d .
ATTENDS COURSE
Five candidates from the Beaver-
Jay Gibson, Jr., has just re­ ton-Tigard-Tualatin district made
turned from attending a bank­ the trip. Grand officers from Ore­
ers’ course at the University of gon, Washington, Idaho and Cali­
fornia were present. Supper was
Seattle in Seattle, W ash.
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served on the grounds to over
500. An entertainment enlivened
MOVES
the evening until dark.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Gibson, Sr.,
have just moved into their new
home in the Beaver A p ts, on E r­
ickson Ave.
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Dr. J. R. Talbert, will resume
his practice of dentistry in his
GOES TO BEACH
Miss
Marion
Pattullo
spent offices in the Rossi building, aft­
last week end at her home in er a year’s vacation.
Dr. Talbert has been a resident
Cannon Beach with a group of
of Beaverton since 1925 and has
her friends.
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practiced dentistry here for the
last 23 years.
Resumes Practice
IN HOSPITAL
Little Charley Highbe is in the
Jones
Hospital
in
Hillsboro,
Ore., with pneumonia.
W e all
hope him a speedy recovery.
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VISIT HOSPITAL
Mr. Albert Highbe visited Mrs.
Highbe and |son at the Jones
hospital in Hillsboro.
State Officers to
Attend I O O F
A special meeting for all I. O.
O. F. members w ill be held Mon­
day, August 25 at 8:00 p. m. sharp
at the Beaverton Lodge in Beaver­
ton, Ore. A s special guests for
the occasion w ill be the grand
master of Oregon, Dr. Earl J. I vie,
the Deputy Grand Master, G ra­
ham Young and the Grand Sec­
retary, Earl Shank, and many oth­
er of the Past Grand Masters and
Past Grand officers of this state
and other states.
All I. O. O. F. members wheth­
er they belong to this lodge or
to another are urged to come to
the meeting It is felt that every
member w ill benefit greatly from
the program and everyone will
have a good time. Refreshments
will he served at the meeting.
BEAVERTON, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY. AUGUST 22. 1947
PRE-SCHOOL EXAMINATION
All children entering the first
grade this fall are required by
law to have a health examination
either by their own doctor or by
the public health department.
VACATION IN CANADA
Mr and Mrs. F. W Sylvester
and daughter Eunice, have just
returned from a vacation in Se­
attle and Canada. They left Aug.
3 by train for Seattle where they
stayed at the Benjamin Frank­
lin hotel. The following day they
went by boat to Victiria and then
on to Vancouver, B. C.
The family
returned
August
12 .
WORK ON HALL
PROGRESSES
PTA Board
To Meet
Executive Board of Barnes P.
T. A. will meet at the home of the
president, Mrs. H. C. .W alters,
Friday evening at 7:30 p. in.
All chairmen are urged to lie
present.
String Classes
To Be Offered
BUSINESS WOMEN HOLD MEETING IN BEAVERTON
County Fair
Opens
Aug. 27
The Washington County Fair
will open ollic.ady, August 27,
at Sliute Park in Hillsboro, Ore.
at 7:00 p. m. following the Boy
Scout Barbeque and will continue
through August 30.
Speaker for tile evening will be
Congressman W alter Norblad who
will crown the Harvest Queen.
The Business and Professional Wom en’s Club
of Hillsboro and Beaverton held its August meet­
ing Friday, August 18, a picnic, in the garden of
Mrs. Elizabeth Myers’ home on Sorrento Road
just south of Beaverton. After a most ample din­
The queen will be Chosen from
the following girls by the num­
ber of votes they secure through
the sale of tickets by five o’clock
on Wednesday. The auditing com­
mittee takes charge of the count
of votes at this time and is ready
to disclose the winner by the
tune the ceremonies are to s u i t
Present standing of candidates
are as follows: Beverly Armitage,
is in the lead with 1,379,000 votes.
Next inorder is Betty Van Do-
melen, Evelyn Hoffman, Betty
Weathers, Lorraine, Cooper Do­
n ne Foelker and Lois Hawley.
ner they held a short business meeting.
The fair includes exhibits
of
Mrs. Margaret Stroeve of Cedar Mill Is presi­ cattle, produce, handiwork, 4-H
dent and Miss Viola Taylor is secretary of the Club work, equipment both for
group whose total membership is well over 150. farm and home, contests and lots
of entertainment of many kinds
for every member of the family.
Our Interesting Neighbors
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hoge, w h oi girls, due to her voice, in Fred
live on Huber road, near Huber, | Allen’s Town Hall Skit, and in
Ore., are starting a stables to Helen Hayes "B a m b i" program
lxjanl privately owned horses.
that ran for 13 weeks, besides
Besides
having the latest in
other
radio productions.
stables and I hix stalls there an
individual
paddocks
that
the
On l>eing questioned if she
horses can exercise in. In case were satisfied with rural life, she
the owner is not able to get out replied, "I love it. I'm just be­
to ride his horse every day this ginning to live since I retired.’’
prevents his horses from getting She continued that "our climate
“high.’’
here is so far superior to any­
Hoge is also building a full thing we have in the east,” and
half mile outdoor riding track she doesn’t mind the rdin.
and there are many riding trails
Hoge who served as a Captain
in the vicinity.
In the war has always been a
Hoge owns ten acres in this circus fan. H e is a member of the
vicinity and his^next door neigh­ Circus Fan's Association, which
bor, Pers Crowell, who Is a horse is a group limited to 1000 mem1
lover too, owns an adjoining ten bers in the United States, who
acres. The ring is located half like circuses. Their motto "W e
and half on each of their land. pay our w ay” is strictly adhered
Pers Crowell who is a well to and none of the members ac­
known artist and author and re­ cept circus passes. Local chap-
cently illustrated and wrote a ters are known as tents, while
book on horses “Beau Dare”, the state organizations are known
will build his studio overlooking as “Tops.”
the ring and stables so that li<
Through this extreme interest
will always have living models in the circus, Hodge has acquired
for his artistrr
an interstlng past time During
Crowell has been president of many of his vacations he has
the Highlands Hiding Academy at served as a clown in various cir­
cus’s. Am ong these are Ringling
Sylvan for the past two y e a r»
In time Hoge and Crowell plan Bros., Russell Bros., Cole Cron,
to organize a riding club if the Clyde Beatty, Tom Mix Circus,
riders want it. However, they W ild W est, Sells Sterling Circus
and Lew is Bros, circus.
will not rent horses.
One time Mrs. Hoge joined her
The Hoges have lived in their
present location since a year ago hushand riding a circus elephant
hut this was her only circus ap-
last May.
Mrs. Hoge was
form erly
a pearance.
Instruction in ensembles play­
in various N e w
York
ing of string instruments is to be singer
offered
at
Beaverton
Grade Night Clubs, a player In stock
School beginning this fall, ac­ companies and an actress in ra­
cording to Ruthann McKenzie, dio. She took the part of little
who will direct the work. A
charge will be made for the
classes, as Mrs. McKenzie is not
on the teaching staff of the school |
hut is being allowed time during |
school hours, and use of a room
in the building.
Professor Hex Underwoqd, who
The
Congregational
family
has planned the material to be
Camp
over
Labor
Day
taught, is obtaining small cellos,
week
end will
be an event
violas, and bass viols from Czech-
of interest at ('am p Adams. Sev­
oslavkia for the use of the pupils.
eral families of Bethel Church
It is not expected that these will
have indicated interest In attond*
lie available immediately, but they
ing the camp. The program in­
will be used as soon as they
cludes worship decussions, recre­
come.
ation and some work on the camp
Mrs. McKenzie is well qualified itself.
to Instruct courses in string in­
struments. She is a graduate of
the University of Oregon School
of Music, and has taught music in I
several schools in Oregon, includ- j
ing the Portland school system.
Her previous experience includ-1
»•fl the directing of orchestras and | The AInha-lhiber fall term will
choruses. She is now stu d yin g! commence on September 2 The
violin under Professor Rex Un-1 school bus will follow the same
derwood, as well as giving private j schedule as last year until further
violin lessons.
notice. The following are names of
This method of teaching chil­ the teachers and principal, though
dren to play an instrument by the teachers have not been assign­
group teaching every day. with ed to their grades as yet. Principal
no practice away from the in­ Mr Bullis. m us.i; Frank Bushnell,
structor, is very similar to the teachers, Mrs Browder, Layton,
teaching being done by Melvin Nelson. Gordon. Whitehead, Clow,
Schneider in the campus elemen­ Bossell and Miss Gideon.
tary school of the Iowa State
Teachers College at Cedar Falls, QUICK TRIP
Iowa, which received national
The Oscar Kruettners of S. W.
publicity In the August. 1947, Sunset Road have no need of an
Readers’ Digest.
airplane Thev left Tuesday. A u g ­
W ork is progressing on the cut­
ting through of Hall Street from
Broadway to Farmington
Road
The road foundation is in, and HOME FROM SEATTLE
heavy gravel has been scattered
lu r in g Bates son of Mr. and
on as a surface. Cars can be driv­
en on it now to ease congestion Mrs. Gene Bates, arrived home
Tuesday
August
19,
from
a
in the shopping area But it
not cut through the railroad month’s visit in Seattle with his
grandparents
track« as vet
SUBSCRIPTION IN ADVANCE $2 00 PER YEAR
Labor Day
Family Camp
To Be Held
Aloha-Huber
School Opens
Fall Term
ust 12, together with their daugh­
ter. Mr
Kruettner’s sister and
Mrs. Kmettner’s mother on a
trip Involving over R00 miles of
driving visiting Crater Lake and
the W allowa Mountains, reaching
home Wednesday afternoon
Beaverton Hobby
Orchestra to Give Barnes School
Concert Aug. 25 Adding 4 Rooms
Barnes school district 57 will
The Beaverton Hobby Orches­
receive sealed bids until 2 p. m.
tra under the direction of Mr. J.
August 27 for construction of a
I). Gillmore, has prepared a sum­
The addition will im»ude four
mer concert program for Mon­
day evening, August 25, 8 p. m. $35,000 four room addition to be
The concert will I k 1 Held at the added to the present school, ac­
Bethel Congregational Church on cording to M. It. Bennett, chair­
Watson street, and is opened to man of the school board.
The additions will include four
anyone who is Interested in at­
classrooms, and a full basement
tending.
Soloists for the evening will 1)« which will be used for a cafeteria
James A. McKinnon, flutist, who and a primary play room.
It is hoped that the addition
will be accompanied by Mis. J. A.
McKinnon at the piano, In "M in ­ may iw ready for occupation by
uet' ’by Kuhlau- Norton L. Peck, the middle of October.
violinist, pkiyin* "AniUmttno” by
The addition '■•as made neces­
Lemare, with orchestra accom­ sary because of increased enrol­
The Cadar addition of
paniment; George Springer, corn­ ment
et ist, Darrel Summers, trombonist houses which have iieen sold this
numbers to be selected and Janet summer are in the Barnes school
Shafer voilinlst, who will play the district. It is expected there will
Adagio
movement of
Bruch’s he a 100% Increase In pupil en­
“Concerto in G Minor.” Miss Shaf­ rollment over the 48 registered
er will be accompanied by M ax­ there last year.
Plans, specifications, and forms
ine Cady Barnes.
contract
documents
may
it is also planned to have some of
from
Stokes and
of the members of Ruthann Mc­ lie obtained
Kenzie's class in string ensemble Allyn, architects office in Port­
playing a few numUTs.
These land, Oregon.
little beginners show remarkable
progress under her direction, and
are always interesting to watch
and listen to.
The full orchestra has t>een
playing
together
each
week
throughout the summer anil has
prepared several numbers of a
A new beauty shop is to be
light character. They plan to op­
en the program with “ March Vic- o|H*ned in the W a lk e r Department
Other members of Circus Fans torius,” by W right, arranged by store annex on Aug., 23 by M rs
Association travel with the cir- Braine, and then follow with La Rue Trout. Mrs. Trout is a
cusses during their vacations, al­ “ Down in the Vale of Shenan­ graduate of the Portland Beauty
so.
doah” by Harris, arranged by Academy as well as N ixies Beau­
ty College in Tampa, Florida. She
Itaph.
the
Other numbers planned for the has lived in Beaverton for
evening «are "M arche
Militalre, last seven years.
Mrs. Eleanor Ernst the other
No. 1” by Schubert, arranged by
shop
has
Seredy; “The Missouri W altz” by operator in the new
Logan, arranged by Yoder and lived on the Farmington Road
“The Jolly Coppersmith” by Pet­ for the past two years.
A corsage will be given to each
er, arranged by Roberts.
James Jersey is putting up a
lady who attends the opening of
new pumice block building to re­
the shop.
place the building which housed
the Aloha Cleaners which burn­
ed Thursday, July 17. The founda­
tions are in and the sides are well
The Cub Scout softball game
up. It is hoped the buildings will
W ork on the Clarke Whiteside
lie ready for occupancy by the to tie played Tuesday, August 26, “ Five and Ten Cent
Store”
is
is
first of September.
6:30 p m. at the Beaverton hall progressing steadily, and It
The building measures 38x50 park on Mall street promises to hoped that it will tie ready to
and Is divided into two )>arts tie a thriller. It will i>e between open for the public about the first
which
will
house
the Aloha the Beaverton Pack all star team of September.
Cleaners in a 24x50 foot space, and the Bonny Slope all star
The Interior has been entirely
anil still have room for another team. Each team has won a game painted, the tile floor Is laid and
establishment in the 14x50 foot of the two games played pre­ counters, drawers, and shelves are
space. The other space has not viously.
the light fixtures are in. Display
as yet l»een taken
The first game between these being installed for every use.
Contractors on the job are I«ar- two teams was played August 5,
son, Fleming and Newcomb.
in Beaverton with Beaverton w«n-
VISITORS FROM EAST
-l»8 si[npB aipi pue oi td n itu-u
ting
so
excited
that
feeling
was
TWO WASH. CO. ENTRIES
It is with regret that the Vel-
Among those who have already almost too tense. Gene Grosse of don Boges will see Kben and
made livestock entries for Ore­ Bonny Slope hit the only home Merle Dustin* leave for Boston,
gon’s State Fair in Salem, Sept. run of the game.
Massachusetts this week end. The
I«ast Tuesday, August 12, Bon
1 to 7, are C. E. Stretcher, of
Dustins, who are friends of the
Beaverton and Austin I’. Flagei, ny Slope was the home team. Veldon Boges, Jr., and classmates
They outplayed the Beaverton
of Sherwood.
of theirs in the Medical College
Spitzbart, manager of the fair team in every way, with the fi­ of Boston University left early
says entries are the heaviest in nal score of 18-6 in Bonny Slope’s this summer in a panel truck con­
favor.
years
verted to a house trailer to “see
Don’t forget Tuesday .August
America
First.”
They
came
26, 6:30 p. m., Beaverton softball
SELLS PRIZE BULL
through Yellowstone and Glacier
park for a good game. Plenty of National Parks, and visited Grand
A.
Meier,
a
Brown
Swiss
good ball playing, as well as much Coulee and Bonneville Dams on
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of the unexpected.
their trip here. W h ile staying
has recently sold the bull Ar1*>r
with the Boges they visited Mt.
Rose, MacJoe, 79868 to Clyde A
Hood, Mt. Rainier and the Ore­
Bowen, MrMinnville. Oregon ac­ DINNER GUEST
cording to a report from Fred S. I Mr. Carl Brokke of Portland was gon Coast. On their trip home
Idsto Secretary of
the
Brown , a guest for dinner at the Frank ' they plan to go south, taking In
Swiss Cattle Breeders' Associa­ Epplett home on Stacey avenue Crater T^ke and Yosemlte Nation-
I al Park.
one evening last week.
tion. Beloit, Wisconsin
Two Operator
Shop To Open
August 23
Aloha Cleaners
To Re-Open Soon
In New Building
Cub Scouts Play
Exciting Game
To Open Soon