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PURCHASE HOME Mr. and Mrs. K. N. Hougard of Portland have purchased the Lt. Charlton Lee place on Lang avenue and are moving in this week. • * * CONVALESCENT Mrs. Jim Landers has been quite ill but Is better at this writing. * * * VISITING SON Mrs. Anna Roseman of Salem V O L U M « 20. M ’M R K K 31 is visiting at the home of her ESTABLISHED 1927 son. Mr. Chas. Roseman at Jack- town. • • • ATTEND PICNIC Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gerig and Mr. and Mrs. La Verne McRob- erts drove to Salem on Sunday to a Dallman picnic. They also stopped to visit at the home of Mrs. Gerig’s brother and to her surprise her brother from Wondering River( Canada, was there. They had not seen each other for 43 years. • • • BEAVERTON, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1947 SUBSCRIPTION IN ADVANCE $2.00 PER YEAR SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS Poles To Bring Added Beaverton Grade Beaverton High School Power To Beaverton Area For^Sept^Start ¡Teacher List Complete Plans Being Laid Ip Q g For Style Show Beaverton will have a style show sponsored by the Washing ton county unit of the Oregon Association of Beauty Shop Own ers and Operators on September 15 at 8:00 P. M. at the Beaver ton grade school. The show will include showings of hair styles and clothes. Beaverton beauty shops, mer CALIFORNIA VISITORS chants, florists and electricians Mr. and Mrs. Walter Caveness will combine to make this a left for a week’s visit with Mr. worth while performance. Baird of La Jolla. Cal. Members of the committee will * * * meet at the Florence Beauty shop HOUSE GUESTS in Beaverton on Thursday, Au Mrs. Paul Hornday and Mrs. gust 28, to plan arrangements. Lena Young of Santa Monica. Cal., visited at the Harold Miller home several days last week. • • • Only two new teachers have Billie Odeska comes to Beaver The staff for the Beaverton iteen added to the Beaverton ton from Dallas, Oregon, where grade school is complete for the High School staff for the com site taught for the last four years coining year, though increased She is a graduate of Oregon ing school year. enrollment may change the pic State College. Bernard Freese who wi'l teach ture w hen school opens on Sept. Teresa Gibson, wife of Jay physical education is a new com 8th. er to Oregon, Last year tje Gibson, Jr., has been named the Last year there were almost taught in Wllliston. No. Dakota. school clerk for the coming 5(H) pupils and it is thought that This summer he has l>een attend year.. Mrs. Gibson will work in there will i*e more this year. ing the University of Oregon. the high school office and do Added enrollment will present Prior to his teaching last year substituting when the need a problem since there are no he was Captain in thè Army Air arises. more class rooms. There will be a new mixed Force where he served as the Three new members have been physical training officer for 34 freshman chorus this year, and added to tne faculty for the months. two divisions of speech classes coming year. They are Mrs. The other new teacher, Mrs. beginners and advanced as we'l Margaret Saunders in the second as two’ classes in journalism for grade, who taught at Bakers both lieginners and advanced field, Calif, last year, though students. FROM WISCONSIN before that she taught in Salem, Returning teachers and the Miss Caro'ine Barber of Lake Oregon; Miss Letha Brewer, in subjects they will teach are as Geneva, Wls., visited her cousin. the fifth grade who taught the follows: Mis. W. P. Miller, Wednesday seventh grade last year in Hills- Edward Bader, Matheriiatics of last week. I huo , Oregon; and Eugene Rich and athletics; Beth Metzler, * * * St. Cecilia, the Beaverton Cath ards, seventh grade and boys olic parochial grade school situ Hngljsh; \ Kathryn Ward, Sci if repair and repainting work RECENT VISITOR WEDS ated next the Catholic church on ence; Gertrude Schoeler, home physical education, who taught! ¡s completed on Barries’ school Mr. Howard S. Norton of Joliet, the Tualatin highway, will open Glenn Hollar, in last year at Oak Grove, Oregon, by Sept. 8th, school will open economics; 111., who was in Beaverton last Mr. and Mrs. Al Begum amt All the stores in Haskell Cen on September 8, the same day as dustrial arts; Melvin Wells, mu Kcturning members of the I that day. Mr. James Beaoker month visiting his daughter. Mrs. the Beaverton public schools. ter, situated on the S. W. Can son Larry, aged 10, scaled Mt. faculty are: Eugene I will be principal for the coming sic and mathematics; VanderBoegh, was married just St. Cecelia school is under the yon road just east of Beaverton, Hood, Sunday, August 17 in a Duncan, mathematics and athlet Miss Merle Davies, two weeks after his return home. administration of Father Sniiler- are now open and ready tor party of 7, "clea{ to the top," as ics; Geraldine Sanford, English, Mr. Norton was high in his hon. be the lower grade teacher. Miss Marjorie Joli Larry puts it. business. Bernice Conoly, photography, praise of Oregon and its people When the new addition con- grade. Sister Consolata is principal of There was a lot of "traffic” on F'atts Furniture, the first store while he was out heer. first etmplated for Barnes school is English. Speech; Mary Roberts, Margaret Ga Miss the school and teacher of the first * * * opened, has been doing business the mountain that day, probab'y grade, completed it will necessitate the girl.s’ physical education; Mar three grades. Sister Jeanne Marie for several months. It is owned due to the beautiful weather and CHRISTENING addition of more teachers to (he jorie Whitbeck, librarian; Geo. Mrs. La Rene E»y, teaches the fourth and fifth wonderful cllmbin* . jnditions, Bander, social science; Lillian staff. Sharon Marie, infant daughter grades, and Sister Andre the by Mr. Flatt and managed by Mr. Mrs. Elizabeth Myi which Guide Leslie Blakeney, mathematics; V*iolet of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Mueller sixth and seventh and eighth Gales. They deal in all kinds of Union schoo' which opens on Maxwell, grade. home furnishings and specialize veteran of some 10 odd climbs of Multnomah Club road, was grades. Dorothy Sept. 1 will have Pearl .Cook as Elliott. • commercial; Mrs. Alice Carlson, second reports as l>est in ins experience, christened at St. Matthew Lu commercial; Ernest St. Cecelia had 88 pupils last in heating equipment. Principal uno Gladys Tucker as Whippel, for this time of year with more grade, Canyon Road Drugs, which has theran church by the Rev. Wer year, which is as many as they Webb, social science and speech; the other teacher. M ss Lily Wagner, third grade ner Fritz on Sunday, August 24. can handle. They expect to have been open for several weeks, is snow and “ that’’ just the right grade, Barnes, science and Cellar Mills school which op Amarette Sponsors were Mr. and Mrs. the same number this coming owned by Mr. and Mrs. Mitz firmness reducing the danger to Elizaiiellh Jones, ens on the 8th will again have journalism; Mrs. Marie Watson, third Wayne Pickering of San Fran year. Alexander. They carry a com almost nothing. Mrs. Margaret Stroeve for the English; Eleanor Duncan, Eng grade. On top they found a grave for cisco, CaJ. St. Mary’s of the Valley, the plete line of drugs, and have a Miss Geraldine Taylor, fourth principal with Elsie Underwood lish and music. * * * academy for girls from the first modern lunch counter as well. a stouthearted St Bernard dog School starts for freshmen on Esther Gustafson and Edna grade, grade through high school is sit DROVE TO TEXAS Falk Hardw’are store, which who had climbed the mountain in Thursday, Sept. 4 and for all Green, for teachers. Mrs. Helen Nelson, fourth Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson of Bea uated on St. Mary’s road just off opened this week, carries a com the neighlxirhood of 200 times, Tualatin View school which is other students on Sept. 8. School grade, verton recently returned from a the Tualatin hignway west of plete line of hardware and house- mostly to visit the Lookout Sta scheduled to open on Sept. 1st hours are from 8:45-11:45 M rs. I la Hutton, fifth grade, Beaverton. They will open school five w-eeks’ trip to Texas, where wares, besides gifts, toys, gar tion that used to lie on top of the will have Adele Ruby for princi from 12:30 to 3:30. on September 8. 1947. Mrs. Nancy Bourquln, sixth they visited friends and relatives mountain and which the wind pal and Frankie Tynes as lower Last year enrollment was 82 in den equipment and paints. Mel and weather ha* "slightly’’ de grade, in Texas and Oklahoma. They vin Falk, owner, formerly owned Mrs. Florence Payne, sixth grade teacher. were In Dallas, Fort Worth and the grade school and 80 in the molished. Co<g>ci Mt. Will have Margar AmarUlo, Texas, and in Sayre, high school; of these 80 were res a store in Regina, Canada. M. F. grade, Believe it or hot they also idents. The high school is a McCamley is manager of the et Dernnach as principal and Mrs. Florence Bullis. seventh Ok la. found a group riding a bicycle accredited high store. Mrs. Heard as the other teacher. On their way south they took standardized grade. Teresi Food Center has been on top, which they had taken up, At Hazeldale, Letha Maffit their niece, Helen Nicholson of school and specializes in music. Mrs. Faye Marks, seventh Sister Consillia is principal of open for some time. It is a com each carrying a piece, re-assemb The Beaverton American Le- Beaverton, and their * grand will be the principal and Anna and Girls Physical Edu- grade, daughter, Linda Finley, as far as the grade schoot, and Sister Mar- plete one-stop food store and in ling it on top. Just a stunt, of cation, Rassmussen, anil Cristal Mabley glaa I’" i No 12 1 \i ill hold course, but they had climbed formal installation of 41 new Chico, Cal., and then picked them cene, principal for the high cludes meat. produce, frozen Esther Peer, eighth will teach Mrs. shcool. up on their return trip. members at their meeting on foods and general groceries. several times before and needed grade, Bethany school opening Sept. St. Mary’s Home for Dependent Miss Nicholson went on to Rip- Sept. 3 to lie held at the Odd Frank .1. and Mary P. Teresi are something harder to do. 8th will have Effie Selberg again Mrs Florence Brownlee. 8th Two sturdy boys camped over pon, Cal., where she visited be Boys, aged seven to eighteen, sit the owners, and E. J. 3l>erst is Fellows Hall in Beaverton at this year as tear her. grade. uated on th < Tualatin highw ay night on top Saturday night, fore returning home. McKinley School opens Sept. 8:15 P. M. Pins will lie award Miss Melba Jucht, music. near Huber, is under Superin manager of the store. * * * well equipped for it, but their Heath’s Bakery Is situated in 8th with Dorothy Buebefeldt as ed at this time also, and refresh Mr. Melvin Wells, Band. Father Gerace. The V A C A T IO N IN C A L IF O R N IA tendent cold perch was not to be envied school run by the home opens the Teresi Food Center. It is Members of the Beaverton principal and Bonnie Grimm as ments will be served. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McMahon Sep’ ember 3. The Post's new building is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Heath, as the wind how's over the tops grade school lioard for the com- the other teacher. and daughter, Terry, left Satur with the Father Goodrich is principal of who also have a store on E. in a gale, most of the time. McKay school opens Sept. 8 progressing rapid'y day. September 23, for California tne school and teachet of religion The magnila lent view, during ln* . year ” e J N“ r,to" Burnside street in Portland. They teachers. work on the building being done chairman; Dr. R. S. Welsh. Mr. and wll' have four on a two weeks vacation. all the climb and on top is com The rest of the teachers are sis carry everything in the bakery Maurice Elmer Jackson will he the n»w by the Legion personnel. Mem- * * * Charles Drew, Mr. . ,, „ . . . . ... .. . ters from St Mary’s of the Val line with many unusual pastries, parable only to an airplane view./ prinripal and Anna Vose, Ethel tiers are asked to be at the AT BEACH ley Sister Roberta is tne seventh and they specialize in decorated Ten snowcap jnaks could be seen* Romig Mrs Hl,dah H l* hbe and Walter anod Marian We'.dman building site next to the Kings- Mr. and Mrs. Ray Clearwater and eighth grade teacher. Sister from the top, Mt. Jefferson, Ernest Masters, clerk. ley-Beaverton Co. in Beaverton cakes for special occasions. Three of these were elected are to he the teachers. spent last week end at Delake f Mane the fifth and sixth. Three Sisters, etc., to the south, at 8:00 A. M. on Saturday anil Barney’s Gurr Shop, owned and By Sept. 15 all the schools in Just this year: Norton Peck, on the Oregon coast. Sister Joan the third and fourth. Sunday mornings, August 30-31 operated by A. Barnett, will lie and Mt. Adams Ranier. St. Hel Dr. Welsh, and the county will lie off to a start * * * Mr. Masters, Sister Justina for the second and to dig trenches and make foot open this week or next. Barnett ens, etc., to the north, not to clerk have served before but of another school year. AT BREIGHTENBUSH Sister Eileen for the ungraded mention the Hood River and ings. will carry a complete line of the others were elected just this Mrs. Florence Miller and her room. Deschutes Valleys. sporting goods and specialize in year. Capacity for the home is 125 friend Dorothy Anderson have All the party was pretty tired just returned from a week’s stay boys, which is the resigstration precision gun work. on returning tn camp at night. It Ease of parking is the by-word at Bruckman’s hotel at Brighten- for next month. In summer there the for those w ho shop in the Haskel' took eight hours to climb bush Hot Springs, Ore., tn the are about 90 bovs in the home. mountain and approximately one Shopping Center. Cascades. They spent their time Watch for the "grand o w n and one-half hours to come slid Mrs. Mary Turnbull Fraser, swimming, sunbathing and hik School bells will ring at 8:45 ing. They drove to the Hot ing,” which will be held soon. In ing down. But all had shared an late oi 4015 No. Concord Avenue, on Thursday morning, Septem exjierlence and awe inspiring Springs by way of Lebanon, Ore., the meantime Mitz Alexander Leedy Grange Hume Econom Portland, Oregon. Born June 9th, ber 4th for Beaverton high view never to tie forgotten. and came back through Bend, suggests "that you start making ics Club will meet on the second 1863, at McLellan's Brook, Pic- school freshmen. This is two Ore. your collection of tickets now Wednesday of September instead tou county. Nova 8. «M b . Canada., ' earlier than the rest. * • * Mrs. O. R. Nicholson of Bea for the gifts to be given away ........... . *. . of the usual date of the first Died August 22nd, 1947. at the of , Beaverton’s 'echdpl ............i popula verton has just returned from a at that time.” FISHING age of 84 years. Wednesday. tion will go. Mr. Joe Merrill and Russ Grant week's visit with her parents, Mr. Mrs. Fraser came from Nova Mrs. R. M. Torbett will lie These two extra days for the went down to Astoria fishing on and Mrs. Turner of Chico, Cal. Scotia to Portland in 1922. She is hostess for the occasion. Sunday tn Guy Carr’s boat, the When she returned home she Freshmen are used for general At the regular meeting of the survived by four children: Mrs. Shirley Lee. They w i’.i -eturn on brought back an unusual yellow orientation. The newcomers are At a candlelight service the Leedy Grange on Wednesday .1 M Ross and Mrs. F. W. Clark Monday. given time to get acquainted “ meated” water melon which her evening of August 23rd, at the night. Mrs. Pearl Van Domelon of Portland, Oregon; Mrs. J. D. * * * father specializes in growing. with their teachers, and with The Beaverton Saddle Club home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones and daughter of Cornelius, Betty Smith, of Tualatin; and Mr. J. DRIVE EAST Mr. Turner has been raising each other They are introduced their daughter Geraldine Ring- Jean and Mrs. Etta Cook of Hills- W. Fraser of Cedar Mill. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Doty, Bea these yellow melons for years. participated in the Field Day at to the building and their lockers stead was united in marriage to ixiro were guests. Six grandchildren: Wm. Ross, verton city recorder, and their He secured the seed from Louis Hillsboro, Sunday, sponsored by and rooms are assigned to them Jim M. Perrlne Rev. Kreisen of This Grange has been one of Mrs. Ethel Hickok, and Mary also they are given some prelim daughter, Meriam, 'eft last Wed- iana in 1910 when he was farm- the Washington County Sheriff the Behtany Baptist church, of the sponsors of Betty Jean to Chiene of Portland; Walter Chi- posse. nesdav, August 20, on their two ing in Oklahoma and became inary tests. Members of the Beaverton ficiated. rule as Harvest Queen at the ene, of Seattle; Christopher Mc weeks' vacation. They plan to justly famous for his water About 200 Freshmen are ex The bride wore a maroon suit Washington County Fair this Gregor of Nova Scotia; ami Kath drive to Glacier National park, melon. Later when he moved to Saddle Club brought home six pected this year They are to re ryn Willa Fraser of Cedar Mill- Yellowstone and on to Nebraska, California he took the seed with ribbons. One first prile and the with Navy blue accessories. Her week port to the gymnasium on the One great-grandchild: Ronald others ranked second and third corsage was of orchids where they will visit relatives. him and raises them there. second floor at the west end of A reception for 20 guests fol • * * Chiene of Seattle. Yel'ow “ meated” melons are won in the various events the building. lo w «! the reremony. Tho home Funeral services were conduct- sweeter than red melons, accord SPOKANE VISITOR was ireautlfully decorated with oil at the Little Chapel of the Mrs. Jacobs, from Spokane, is ing to O. R. Nicholson, who was APPOINTMENT OF REV. bouquets of pink and white glad- Chimes, 430 No. Klllingsworth at METHODISTS TO visiting her sons Mr. W. J. quite a melon grower himself BOWERS TO RED CROSS t p lis . 3:00 P M . August 25th. Kain and Mr. F. M. Kain and when he lived in Oklahoma In HEAR J. J HANDSAKER POST ANNOUNCED They are spending several days The Beaverton Public library families and her daughter, Mrs. 1917 Nicholson took a prize at In a recent letter from the at Crater Lake. On their return will not i>e ojien on Lalsir day, Appearing In the pu'plt of the L. A. Wei's. She plans on stay the Oklahoma state fair with a Washington County Chairman, .1 they will make their home In Septemlier 1, so secure Ixioks this Methodist Church of Beaverton. melon weighing 105 pounds. ing in Beaverton about . tw o Sunday morning, August 31st at Nicholson will save the seed O. Rapp, of the American Red Cellar Mill where Mr. Perrien is week for that vacation reading. weeks. fthe Cedar Mill • * * eleven o’clock will be Mr. J. J. from this melon and if anyone Cross, announcement is made o f , the manager Among the new issiks just in The Clark-Whiteslde store will Handsaker, Pacific Northwest is interested in “ trying their the appointment of Rev. Everett . Lumber and Hardware HOUSE GUESTS are: Non-fiction, "Together,” by L. Bowers as Disaster Chairman I ------------- o|M >n its diKirs to the public on Executive Secretary of the Heif hand" at raising yellow centered Mrs Marshall, wife of the Gen Mr. and Mrs. Ray C. Maust of for the Beaverton district. The Parrwav Drive have entertained watermelon they should get in eral, and “ Study of History,” by September 0th with a wide vari ers and Goats for Relief. appointment wiP have no effect ety of latest merchandise in the The public is cordially Invited Mr. ami Mrs. Fred Shafer and contact with him. Toynbee. on Mr Bowers’ position as pastor 5-10*25c line. Jack Whiteside, to attend this service to hear Mr. Bobby of Nampa, Idaho, for the Mysteries: “ Thursday Turkey of the local Methodist congrega manager announces. Handsaker and to participate in past week FOOTBALL PRACTICE TO tion. School bus drivers are needed Murder,” by Rice, and "The Old The building formally occupied the response to the humanitarian • • • START SEPT. 2 Upon his return from a month’s! at Beaverton High School to op- Farm," by Reilly. by Thrifty Market and the Mar appeal of this leader, who only REBEKAH CLUB NEWS Fiction: "Silver Nutmeg,” by shall-Wells store is completely Inst week vacation In Southern Oregon and erate busses for the coming received assurance Rebekah needle and social club Beaverton High School foot- Northern California. Rev. Bowers school year. Ixifts, and "The Money Man,” by remodeli-d and the latest facilities from the United States Army w ill meet Friday. September 5. ball practice starts Sept. 2nd. will confer with leaders of the Application forms may be se Costain. installed to accomodate the that two hundred goats would be for potluck luncheon at noon at ' Boys who intend to turn out Red Cross in this area relative to cured from the district school For children: "The Hosed customers. -hipped to Japan about Soptem- the home of Flo Ehlert. on I>om- should report tn the locker rooms the duties of his new civic re clerk at the Beaverton High Gate," by Judd, and “Three Tho building has three ornate her 1-t if funds were made I i hard street. Beaverton for their uniforms on that dav. sponsibility School office Young Teachers," by Young entrances on Broadway. able Three Catholic Schools Open Sept. 3 and Sept 8 Portland General Electric is putting in the poles along the Bertha-Beaverton Highway to carry a 57,000-voU transmission line to replace the line there now in order to provide increased capacity and add to the source of electrical power in this area. This new line runs from the Oaks cable crossing at the Oaks park in Portland, Ore., up thru Fulton Park area, to Barbur Blvd., where it crosses at S. W. Tenth street and goes up to the Bertha-Beaverton highway and thence through to Beaverton sub station. This forms a direct tie be tween Station L. a steam generat ing plant in the Portland area and the Beaverton station and surrounding vicinity. Besides the 57.000-\ olt line on the top of the new poles, they will carry a 12,500-volt sub transmission line lielow on a lower cross arm. The purpose of this lower circuit is to give the Beaverton area mure power to take care of the great in crease in population The cost will In' $50,000 ex clusive of distributing lines and transformers which will in* ad ded as they are needed. On the poles now are the strained insulators and an “ A ” frame used only on high voltage poles. Po rtland General Electric hope to complete the work by Fall. School Staffs Almost Complete For Opening Day Six Stores Open Begum Party In Haskell Center Climb Mt. Hood Legion Hold Installation 84 Years Old Freshmen Start Leedy Grange To At Time of Death High School Early Meet Sept. 10th Watermelons Aren't All Red Win Ribbons At Field Day Candlelight Rite Unites Cedar Mill Couple August 23 New Books For Holiday Reading Variety Store To Open Sept. 6th Drivers Wanted For School Busses