SPECIAL WELCOME FOR
NEW CITIZENS BEGINS
Believing; that the most Im
portant happening in anyone's
life Is that proud moment of
arrival.
the
BEAVERTO N
E N T E R P R IS E , this week Be
gins a speeial w-eieome which,
with cooperation of interested
merchants, will applv to every
child bom within the subscrip
tion range of the paper.
Acccredlted representatives
of the newly born child—say
the father, mother or grand
parent«—need only come into
the office of the Enterprise to
reeeive Birth
Announcement
cards and s|>ecial certificate
honoring the birth and qual
ifying the babe for a long list
of merchandise gifts.
There is no restriction what
ever. All that is required is
the arrival in the home of a
beautiful young member. (And
all babies are beautiful, you
know!)
VOLUME 22. Number 6
Oregon Jobless
Totals Approach
All Time Record
BEAVERTON, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON,
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1949
Spring Comes With a Rush c '*y W'H File
SUBSCRIPTION IN ADVANCE $2 00 PER YEAR
SINGEE ('On T E N CENTS
Citizens Committee Called
F - f S t t c l . To **** Rood Condi,ions
Payments
to Oregon's unem-
, ployed in February reached $4.-
038,397. an increase of 46.3 per
cent over the previous month. The
I total fell just short of equalling
the all-time record of $4.080,662
paid in March, 1946 when war
I workers and veterans were being
demobilized.
Property liens will be filed in
GROUP PASSES RESOLUTION ASKING ADDITIONAL
the month of April for all dc j
linquent sewer charges, marking ]
ONE CENT GAS TAX FOR PERIOD OF TWO YEARS
the end of the first quarter dur- j
lng which the fee has been due.
Seeking help of taxpayers anil I Mason Cady, of Hillsboro, was
declares Mayor H. H. Jeffries.
businessmen of the county, the elected chairman by the group,
These liens will he listed in the court
of Washington
county j which included about 30 citizens,
office of the county assessor at called together a committee rep From Beaverton, I^eonard Adams,
; the end of each quarter. On ren- resenting various communities to president of the Beaverton Bus-
Veterans without jobs received
| tal property, the lien will he filed a special
meeting on Monday, iness Mens’ Association, attended
$1,554,167 last month, 70 pel* cent
against the property owners. Un February 28, at 10 am. to make while Art Mason represented Tl-
| more than in January and well
der state law, the city of Bea a study of road conditions and gard.
over the previous high of $1,225,-
verton
will he empowered to
544 three years ago.
Readjust
offer recommendations to solve I After lengthy discussion
of
make foreclosure at any time to one of the worst crises in this
ment allowances, which come from
fund-raising
means,
the
commit
-
recover the amounts due.
department
ever on record.
federal appropriations under the
____________________________________
I tee voted to request the usual
You are invited to join with a
Since
the month of January,
G-I Bill of Rights, will expire for
’ 19 % now apportioned from 11c-
group of folks of Beaverton and
water users within the city of
most service men and women
vicinity who are meeting to en
PRESENTATION
OF
NEWS
''n8e and pttS tax fee'' be contln
j Beaverton, who will be included
next July 25.
ued as the state adds an addi-
joy old_time dancing—folk dances,
| in the Beaverton
sanitary dis BROADENS
THRU STRIKE 11tonal $5 to vehicle licenses and
square dances and the graceful
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS SPRING when the trict, have been assessed 1000^ of
11 cent on gas tax.
old time circle dances on Friday
No, we are not trying to ape
younger g e n e ra tion woke one m o rn in g w ith the memories water bills to provide a sinking
In a resolution forwarded March
night March 11 at 8 p.m. in the
fund applicable to costs of the
the New York Tim e« or the
o f b elow -free zin g w eather s till v iv id in th e ir m ind
j 1 to Senator Paul Patterson and
grade school gym. There will be
sanitary sewer system passed by
Portland Oregonian with the
Representatives J. O. Johnson and
a small charge per person to pay
As in d ica te d in the p ic tu re ,, it d id n 't ta ke the youngsters
the voters last Augtist.
fragmentary
presentation of
Earl E. Fisher, in Salem,
the
for the music and pianist.
world new« a« presented for
long to ta ke fu ll advantage o f the sudden tu rn in the
At the end of each quarter, ad
group requested an additional lc
Age is no barrier—some of our
the second week In these pages.
Breaking of ground and the be
w eather A t Beaverton grade school, where the p icture was ditional liens agninst property in
gas tax for direct aid to counties.
best square dancers are no longer
The editorial staff, reeognlz-
ginning
of grading
operations,
the instance of non-payment of
Revenues from this levy, asked
kids and some of our kids are
take n , rope ju m p in g was in p a rtic u la r good fa vo r But base sewer charges will he filed at the
ing a legitimate desire of Its
preparatory to the installation of
for
a period of 2 years only,
good square dancers. I f you are
readers to see world news In
balls and m itts, as if fro m nowhere, suddenly appeared in assessor’s office.
sewer, water and pavement to
would go directly to the coun-
an expert
already,
come and
print, has taken on the addi
Mayor Jefffties
reports, how
serve a new, low-cost housing pro
j ties where collected.
force and even older men responded to the w arm lure o f
count noses so that perhaps an
tional
task of
transcribing
ever, that collections o f the sew
ject of some 400 dwelling units,
advanced session can be arranged.
County
commissioner
H.
R.
sunshine, to s it and ta lk as they basked in the glow
some of the more understan
er charges have been coming In
started in earnest on Wednesday,
Johnson
estimates
that
damage
These first session however will
dable news radio broadcasts,
(Photo by Tom G raf).
at a good rate and that delin
March 2, at Cedar Mill Park, un
give instruction in the fine art of
to oiled roads in the county will
to sot them down for the fuller
quencies are in the minority. Mon
der direction of Harry Mittleman.
"dosey doe” .
total
at least $1.250.000
while
service to our family of sub
ey so collected is deposited in a
Portland realtor and heavy prop
damage to all roads throughout
I f you cannot attend this first
scribers.
erty owner.
special sinking fund for sewer
meeting drop a card to the Square
the county will amount to at
W e say. too, "Won’t the dall
uses only.
According to information from
least $2,000,000
Dance Committee, Rt. 1, Box 300,
ies
please
settle
their
dlffer-
Mr. Mittleman's office, construc
Beaverton so that some indication
Pre.qent
maintenance
effort
en«-es and bring us world news
tion of the first houses in the
N EB RASKAN S W IL L STAY
will be shown of how many Inten-
consists of blading and rocking
service again?”
ambitious plan will begin Match
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Downs and j
ested persons there are in our 15.
county roads for as long as in
iitte son lien, their daughter, Mrs —
vicinity. Phone Beaverton 4365.
sufficient road funds hold out.
Women
in
seventy different
Location of the building project
With the beginning of the 1949 W. R. Cut less and baby daughter |
.
a
A group of Beaverton and West
Advices from Salem, meanwhile
is near that of the McClain shop countries will join Friday, March funds solicitation campaign of the Kathy
from Sidney, Neb., an- | f 11*6111611 JUfTlD IH
Slope couples who have been at
I tell of little success by two rep
ping center, in Cedar Mill Park, 4, in observing World
American
Red
Cross,
Mrs.
L.
P.
Day
of
visiting Mrs. Down's parents, Mr. '
‘
*
tending the dances in Portland
resentatives of the lower house,
a newly developed suburban sub Prayer.
Women of Beaverton Putnam, chairman of the Beaver and Mrs. E. L. Muse and her sis
and discovered how much fun
French and Peterson, who would
division betwqen Walker Road churches are cooperating in the ton area, announces ten new work ter Mrs. D. W. Bartholomew on
they are decided to bring this
improve motor vehicle revenue
and the new Sunset highway, service to be held in Bethel Con ers to the list of volunteer solicit, Walker Road.
type of recreation to our commun
distribution.
south of Cedar Mill.
ors.
gregational
church
at
one
o’clock,
Mr. Downs will return home
ity.
Rumors have indicated plans and all are invited to attend. The
Their H R 287 would apportion
Working in the residential areas around the 12th. The rest of the
I f enough come out to the first
Firemen,
in the past week,
meeting to make it possible to of Mr. Mittleman to set up a committee which has planned this are the following new workers; family plan to spend the sum were kept on the Jump with an revenues by one-third on the ba
large hotel apartment building service are Mrs. L. P. Putnam, Mrs. Mrs. A.
Alpenalp. Miss
Fern mer out here.
plan for them the dances will be
outbreak of fires in the Beaverton sis of vehicles owned In the coun
ty in comparison to state totals;
They attended Mr. Down’s par area.
held each week through the spring and a new modern motel. His of Maurice Rontig and Mrs. Albert Haines, Miss Elisabeth Martin,
fice
could
not
confirm
this,
how
one third on the ratio of acres
F.
King
and summer. This is for the com
Mrs. W. L. Small, Mrs. L. Romlg, ents golden wedding anniversary
Friday morning, at 6:30 a.m., in the county and one-third on
munity, and is planned as a non ever. and surmised that such a Vocal solos by Mrs. Wayne Geert. Mrs. G. S. Alexander, Mns. R. Mag. Sunday at St. Helens.
the department was called to the the basis of mileage ratio.
Al-
would he distinct and gens and Mrs. John Barnes, a his
profit recreation for anyone who project
gatte and Mrs. C. $ . Dixon.
home of H. M Woods, on Allen inough introduced February 4,
apart
from
the
project
now
under
4 thinks he’d like to enjoy the o!d
tory o f Worlij Day of Prayer by
Avenue near Menlo Drive. The the measure still remains in the
For business solicitations are
way.
time swing.
Mrs. Mark Lloyd, a prayer from the following additional volun
property owner said that he dis Highway Committee.
China by Mrs. Harold Miller, and teers; Mrs. H. C. Miller and Philip
Fred Kramer of Rt. 1, Box 286, covered the fire at 5 a.m. hut was
A delegation from the county
accounts of how the special offer S. Held.
Beaverton, passed away suddenly unable to summon help or put
court
committee was scheduled to
ing ig used throughout the world
Readers who have missed the at Hillsboro on Feb. 23, 194». Ser out the blaze sooner.
visit Salem on Wednesday.
by Mesdames L. P. Putnam, John visit o f Red Cross representatives vices were held at the Pegg Cha
Everything was burned down,
lVheeler, Stella Boswell, and Nor are asked to contact any of the pel, Beaverton, on Friday, Feh. including new electrical apfiliance*
ton Peck will be included in the above named persons for volun 25th at 3:30 p.m. Interment was which he had reportedly Just pur
service,
part of which will be con. tary contributions to the Red Cross at Crescent Grove Cemetery. The chased. No insurance was said to
Hillsboro is leading the district
Rev. Werner Fritz of St. Mat have been held.
cause.
Complete demonstration of Bea ft basketball tournament with three ducted by Mrs. E. R. Sheets.
thews Lutheran Church on Can
The
regular
meeting
of
the
Friday
afternoon.
telephone
verton high school’s Inner work I wins and no losses.
yon Road officiated.
workers
accidentally
hit
the
The
tournament started last Bethel Women’s Fellowship will
ings was afforded the public on
Mr. Kramer was horn March wrong wire which resulted in a
Wednesday night. March 2, when i Thursday night, showing Hillsboro, begin at 10;45 with discussions for
27, 1887 in Germany and came to false alarm.
the school entertained with
an T.Y.V. league runner-up leading the different interest groups. A
the United States in 1907 and to
Funeral services were held on
Saturday evening. In the home
open house.
with three wine and no losses potluck luncheon for members and
Oregon the same year.
He had of Thomas King, at 310 8. E. Wednesday afternoon,
February
guests
will
be
served
at
noon
and
The evening’s program began Schools entered in the tournament
lived
in
Beaverton
for
the
past
23,
for
Mrs.
Della
Cynthia
Allen
Iiombard, fire broke out around
with the high school band pre and their standings are: Hillsboro a nursery will be available so that
ten years.
He was employed by the chimney. Damage was held Fisher, pioneer Oregon teacher
children
may
be
cared
for
through
senting several marches.
Boys with three wins; Tigard, one win
and resident o f Beaverton for 72
Student and adult tickets go on the Portland Traction Company to a minimum.
and girls glee clubs sang selec and one loss; Forest Grove two out the service.
years. Reverend Albert King of
sale this weekend for the Monica as a foreman. He had been con
Grass
fires
were
also
answered
tions and four majorettes offered wins and one loss; Beaverton two
ficiated. Vault interment was at
Lind ballet «how to be presented nected with the company since in West Slope.
DAUGHTERS OF N IL E
a twirling routine.
¡losses; and Sherwood two losses.
Crescent
Grove
cemetery
and
Friday, March 25, in the Beaver, 1909.
A fter the entertainment. Y-Teen
Tonight (Friday! Tigard and
A large number o f Beaverton ton high school auditorium under
Pegg’s Mortuary was in charge
Death came to his suddenly, but
members acted as guides and es Forest Grove play o ff with the women attended a meeting of the
of arrangements.
sponsorship of the Business and he had been in ill health for the
corted parents and friends thru- winner meeting Hillsboro Satur. Daughters of the Nile in Port
past 10 months. He was a mem
Professional Women's club.
Mrs. Fisher was born July 6,
out the building. All rooms were day night on the Hilhi maple.
land on Wednesday.
ber of the Electrical Workers
Funeral services for Howard 1859, near Harmony, N. Y. She
Any
member
of
the
club
will
open and the public was given
Askay of Rt. 1, Box 243, Beaver was the daughter o f Frances E.
furnish tickets, with the following Union No. 125.
full opportunity to “get the feel”
He Is survived by his wife, Eth ton were held on Feb. 22nd at and Orin S. Allen. Her father was
located
in
downtown
business
of the high school routine.
places: Mrs. Elmer Benson. City el B. Kramer of Beaverton. One the Miller and Tracey funeral par a Civil War veteran and a dis
Science rooms had displays and
Market;
Mrs. Hilda Highbe. High- son Frederick S. Kramer and one lors in Portland. Interment was tant relative of Ethan Allen.
the chemistry laboratory conduc
be Variety; Florence Miller. Flor daughter, JoAnn E. Kramer both in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
She attended school in New
ted several experiments for the
Mr. Askay was an uncle of B. York and Pennsylvania. With her
ence’s
Beauty Shop; Mrs. Coia of Beaverton. He also had two sis
amusement and enlightenment of
Clearwater, Clearwater Plumbing ters and one brother in Germany. F. Blethen.
parents and brother, Clarence W,
the visitors. Student achievements
SHERWOOD
TANNERY,
CANNERY
AND
CITY
ENGAGE
and at the Mode Dress Shop
she came to Oregon in 1876, locat
were on display In several rooms
ing on Tualatin Plains, where she
Miss Geraldine Sanford, Mrs
and in other rooms, students car-
EXPERT TO DETERMINE TREATMENT PLANT COST
taught school at Columbia Acad
Ann Elliott, Miss Bernice Conolly
•-ied on a reasonable facsimile of
emy.
and
Miss
Amarette
Barnes,
high
normal class-day activities.
In 1877, she moved to Beaverton
^
Tours
of inspection ended in
A fter hearing represent a# ives | plans to be made and fiscal pro school teachers, and Mrs. Rene
with her folks who bought prop
the schools’ new cafeteria where, of the Frontier Leather company, grams established for the Immed ®ly’ i,r s ’ ®e,ty Myers and Miss
erty for a new home just south
to the background music provided Portland Cannery and city offic iate future as well as the estab- | ^ er*e Davie-s, grade school teach- |
of Allen avenue, near Lombard.
by Bob LaJlick’s orchestra refresh ials from Sherwood report on [ lishment
o f sinking
funds to ers, also have tickets for dlstribu.
In 1877-78 she taught the one-
ments were served by the Home steps taken to solve
GROUP ADOPTS NAME AND CONSTITUTION FEB. 17
a serious prove intent of sewer conntruc- tion.
room Beaverton school.
Economics class.
stream pollution situation, in its j tion.
COMMITTEES REPORT ON PRELIMINARY FINDINGS
She married the late John N.
morning session, the State Sani-
The cities of Albany, Oswego KIWANIS BILLS GAME
SUNDAY GUESTS
Fisher in 1878 and had made her
tary Authority, Friday afternoon and Sheridan will be’ asked to OF DONKEY BASKETBALL
home in Beaverton up to
the
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil W. Terry February 25, announced decisive appear before the authority, at I
By action taken at its second the Beaverton E N T E R P R IS E sur
entertained the following guests steps to be taken in its program jts next meeting, and explain why
An enlightening evening which meeting, held February 17 In the vey, a* printed In a recent issue time of her death.
Surviving are six children; Mr*.
at their home. 2286 N. E. Canyon of stopping pollution of the Wil- no action ha* been taken on san- wW purport to show how local Kiwanis hall, organized business- was made.
Mary
F. Cady, Aberdeen. Wash.;
lamette river.
itary problems
Road on Sunday, February 20th.
baaketball players con cope with ! men will now be known as the
Albert Rossi and Jay Gibson,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Myer and
Larry Smith, of the leather eom
Herman Kerhli, of the league j « troupe of motion-picture and Beaverton Businessmen's Assoc on the finance committee, report Mr*. Dora Barnes, Vernonia; Mrs.
daughter Mary Alyce. Mr. and pany, announced to the authority of Oregon
Cities, attended the ; circus trained donkeys is sched- iation, as the group approved the ed that cost for rocking a lot 100 E ffie Burke, Ruxton: Lloyd V.
Fisher, Portland; Mae L. and Earl
Mrs. A1 Robinson and sons. Mr that the tannery, cannery and city meeting in an advisory capacity 'lied for
the Beaverton
high
name and constitution as present feet square to a depth of 3 in
E.
Fisher,
both of Beaverton.
and Mrs. Walter Anderson, all of had decided to go together to on municipal sewage disposal. He , school gym on March 11, at 8 ed by committee chairman Don ches would amount to $280.
It
Portland and Mrs. Abbie Ander build a sewage disposal system outlined the difficulties various p.m., in a game scheduled by the Jenkins. About 35 were present was understood that the Ameri Daughter Esther is deceased.
Also remaining
are 14 grand
son of White Salmon, mother of complete enough to handle the cities had in the matter o f fin- Kiwanis club to benefit its un- and a continuation of the parking can legion would permit use of
children, 23 great grandchildren
needs o f all three. Warren Clark, ancing.
der privileged children fund.
Mr. Terry.
situation study was voted.
its vacant property, at the corner
and one brother, Floyd W. Allen,
Commissioner William C. Bowes | Committee
to handle arrange-
sanitary engineer, o f Salem, has
Committees who also reported of First and Washington, as a
o f Cornelius.
“ HOME S A F E T Y ” F ILM
been engaged to prepare a cost of Portland, discussed the status j ments, such as lining up ten or preliminary findings were those parking area. The committee was
and manning the on parking meters, finance and asked to continue its work, to in
Of sepcial Interest to parents report o f the sanitary system and of the city’s sewer project. He I more riders
said completion of the Job is ex- admission
ticket booth, was to pa i king zones survey.
A new clude a break down of present po-
will be a film on “Home Safety” treatment plant.
The authority's edict called for pected In 2'4 to 3 years. Treatment ^ have been appointed Wednesday group, composed of Guy Carr, Ed lice protection expense,
to be shown at the Barnes PTA
March 3, at the regular | Zumwalt, Paul Taggart and Don
Jack Whiteside, chairman of the
meeting to be held at the Barnes preliminary report by March 1 plant should be completed by the night,
summer
of
1950.
with
use
o
f
san-
Beaverton
Kiwanis
business
meet-
1
Walker,
were
charged
with
the
parking
zone survey, offered a
with
final
specification
to
he
school on W alker Road Friday.
task of determining costa for Im *emmn %r kl.»t»>n to (tiring eltjv
brought in hy June 1. Mayor San itary facilities for at leaat part mg, according to Marble Cook.
March 11 at 8:00 o'clock.
Although the donkeya "manag : mediate Improvement of selected | parking ordinances to date.
The
The film Is a ’’Underwr iter’s ders of Sherwood, reported on of the city, he added
In the afternoon seaslon, rep- , ed’’ by Jack Moore, have appear- streets for parking use.
copy of Beaverton’s packing or-
Laboratories” production and has wells being sunk to dilute tan
A delicious Chinese dinner, com.
of the dlnance was ordered posted at the
much, to offer to housewives and nery waste and lessen the polu- resentatives from cannery, pulp | ed generally throughout the state Marble Cook, chairman
plete
with chop sticks and fortune
and paper, game commission and , this Is the first time they have parking meters study, called upon postoffice, in order that members
tion of Cedar creek.
homeowners.
cookies, was enjoyed by over 200
other
interests
met
for
a
discus-
been
booked
for
Beaverton.
A
his
committeemen
to
report.
Fran
might
study
them
prior
to
next
The
sanitarians
took
no
action
Mrs. Albert Dallman. Health
guests at the Barnes school on
Chairman of Barnes PTA, with on this turn of events hut served sion of the state's water polllutlon | donkey soft-ball game was once Holboke and Bruce Steele related meeting.
Walker road. Thursday, Feb. 24
control
program
played
here
but
Cook
contends
the
results
of
a
trip
to
Forest
j
Next
meeting
of
the
association
notice
that
any
contribution
to
Mrs. Chas. Daniels assisting will
Mrs. Benjamin Higashi and her
The
authority
indicates
It
will
that
the
basketball
presentation
Is
Grove
and
Interviews
with
many
will
he
held
on
Thursday,
March
the
pollution
of
Cedar
creek
would
hold a general discussion on the
mother,
Mrs. Chin Chow, prepared
request
pulp
and
paper
represen
even
funnier
than
softball.
people
Harold
Miller
and
Mae
3,
in
the
Beaverton
Kiwanis
Hall,
bring proceedings through the o f
film.
the dinner with assistance from
tatives
to
meet
with
them
at
th»
Money
realized
will
go
towa’
d
Clement
likewise
discussed
their
All
business
or
business
property
fice
of
the
Attorney
General.
L Everyone in the district is in
On the subject of cities gener next meeting to stsrt definite ac the Kiwanis activities in behaU visit to Hillsboro. Cook outlined owner* are urged to participate In Mr. Higashi in serving
"sited to this meeting.
Tables were waited on by mem-
ally,
the sanita'y authority tndi-ltion toward elimination of Wllla of underprivileged children of the the resulta of his questionnaire the organization. The public
1»
Refreshments will he served in
bers of the PTA.
cates that it expects
dispoaal | mette river pollution.
|area.
on parking and a presentation of Invited to "sit in” .
the cafeteria.
LJM
j
Grandpappy's Old
Time Swing Sesh
dPids All Hepcats
Ced. Mill Park
Homes Project
Gets Underway
Women of W orld Red Cross Adds
Join March 4 in Ten Workers to
Prayer Service Funds Campaign
Beaverton Area
Fire Outbreaks
Fred Kramer
Hillsboro High
Beaverton High
Entertains Wed. Leads District
W ith Open House 9 Eliminations
Mrs. Della Fisher
Passes Feb. 18th
A t Age of 89 Yrs,
Ballet Tickets
Go on Sale for
Show of M ar. 25
How ard Askay
Sanitary Authority Moves
On Pollution of Willamette
Business Men's Assn. Votes
To Continue Parking Study
Barnes PTA Hosts
Over 200 Guests
A t Chinese Meal