BEAVERTON ENTERPRISE— Friday July 1, 1949
Chas. Dickinson Sets Mark
With 95th Year In Valley
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BORN 1854, PIONEER ALSO ESTABLISHED NAT L
BUSINESS O FFICE AND P L A N T
Plant located in Beaverton—Tualatin Valley Highway and Short St
RECORD WITH LONG MEMBERSHIP IN GRANGE
Published Friday o f each week by The Pioneer Publishing Co., at
Beaverton. Oregon. Entered a* second-class matter at the Poet Office
Beaverton. Oregon.
[ within the gift of that body.
I berries in the same manner. In
His wife, who passed away a this way they were able to buy
number of years ago, was
the | their fruit by the barrel and put
| first State Grange home econom- it up at their leisure. They man­
ic« chairman, then known as the j ufacturcd
prune
conserve and
, woman's home work committee.1 marmalade and have carried the
Now Available
i Dickinson himself for many years reputation of Willamette valley
was the song leader at
the | fruit all over the nation.
State Grange sessions.
Today the business is conduct-
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Seventy-five years after the or- ed by the third generation from j
ganization of the Oswego Grange the two plants on the site
of
Charles Dickinson was accorded the old donation claim and from
I special honors at a program at j an office in Portland. For years
Sllot are steam cured for
i ° 8W*8 ° in observance of the Dia- they
have had
all the orders :
strength and durability.
mond Anniversary of that body, they could handle and their pro-
Economically Priced
His three quarters of a century of duct now goes to every state in
continuous membership in
one the union.
12’ x 30’ ..... $771 erected
Grange is thought to have estab- I Charles T. Dickinson is one of
For further information write
lished a national record.
the very few surviving members
In 1900, the Dickinsons were of the Oregon Territorial Pion-
engaged
quite
extensively, in eers Association and was presi-
220'/j East Mh Street
McMInnvItlet Oregon
raising small fruit on their farm. dent oi il in 1928-
Finding that the market was un-
(Continued next week)
certain
and being
unable to
command a price that would pay
them for raising the fresh fruit,
they decided to market it in the
form of jams and jellies.
Beginning in a small way Mrs.
Dickinson at first processed the
fruit in her own kitchen and Mr.
Dickinson peddled it to merchants
LADIES'
in adjacent territory. Before long
they were not only handling their
own fruit but were purchasing
that o f the entire neighborhood.
With the financial backing
of
Concrete
STAVE SILOS
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By ilervey 8. Robinson
. in a log cabin on this place,
in
(Continued from last week)
I which I was born.
Charles T. Dickinson lives
on | - j got only
one years schi
school-
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............. ...............and Publisher
Stevenson Road Just o ff Boones in(? | attended school at Oswego
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Ferry
road — about
four
_ m
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■ * miles north . ^ 1862 for six months and again
I.K K W E S T E R M A N
A d v e í S g “ g " o f Tualatin, four miles west of in 1863 for the same length
of
Oswego and about seven miles time.
I got as far
as Wilson’s
southwest of Portland. He has, Fifth Reader. I worked on the
SUBSCRIPTION KATE S— P A Y A B L E IN ADVANCE
Washington A Multnomah counties
we believe, the record for
lo n g ' farm here till I was 20 and. for
Member- Oregon Newspaper Pub­ time residence in the West W illa­
One Y e a r ____________________ 12.00
the
next twenty-eight
years I
lishers' Amtociation
mette valley. He was born Dec. worked
Two Years
S.76
in logging camps, saw-
E DI T ORI A L 5, 1854 on the farm where he milla and lumber yards and at
Three Y e a r s ________________ 5.00 N A T I O N A L
Six m onths__ ___
1.50
_____ J as T o c A ti ^ n still resides, in good health, with bullding
almost
95 years o f continuous
Outside Territories
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“ I was married
on Sept. 17,
One Year ____ _____________ »2 50
residence behind him.
1883 to Florence A. Smith, who
Fourteen years ago, he told a
for some years had been a tea­
newspaper
correspondent,
"My
cher in the Central school
in
father, Joslah S. Dickinson came
Portland. We were married by
west on the steamship Ohio, the
the Rev. Frederick R. Marvin of
Whenever a guy plans something particularly reckless, to give ex­ same ship that brought the 4th
the Congregational Church. I be­
pression to an overflowing spirit, it seems there are always those who United States Infantry enroute gan going there when Rev. George
sit back and point oat the folly. And maybe by the efforts of these to Vancouver Barracks, in 1852. H. Atkinson
was pastor.
The
"spoil-sports" some acts of rash thoughtlessness are prevented. Such When he embarked the steamer church was located at First and
had already sold practically all Jefferson streets.
at least, is the fervent hope of this editorial.
Douglas
W.
We are about to celebrate Just such an occasion as might make its space for passengers so when Taylor was librarian of the Sun­
700 soldiers came aboard the ship day School library at that time
sorry fools of the best of us—the Fourth of July. Whether It is be­
was crowded to capacity.
On April 20, 1874 the Oswego Í .£ . ° ' d' ' a b° y hood ™ «nd.
cause this national day is spoken of as "Independence Day" or be­
The passengers,
including the
175 was organized building upon the premises was
cause there are ready means for hazardous exploits, the coming week soldiers went by rail to the Chag Grange No.
converted into a processing plant.
and
Charlie
Dickinson,
then 1 18
end holds an unhappy prospect of tragedy that might well touch res river and from there by boat1
"
^.cK.nson,
then
« Mr. Dickinson was the first man
to Gorgon*
thence on
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CarryinK arm, walked barefoot
boots in Oregon to purchase a cat load
most any o f us.
(•orgona thence
mules t°| ,d'
under
There are reams o f statistics and columns of comparable figures Panama.
U. S. Grant was regi- f or four miles over a muddy o f jelly glasses. He bought 7,200
which purport to show the rise and fail of holiday accidents across mental quartermaster of the « h , country road to Oswego to affix dozen at one order.
They cost
the nation. But these figures and statistics are quite meaningless. Infantry.
his name to the charter list of him around 15 cants a dozen. He
‘‘While the troops were camped
In the basic value, Fourth of July accidents are personal for they
that body. There were 25 char­ says that his peak years were
at Cruces, the cholera broke out
make their marks in the close circle of family and friends.
ter
members, and at the April from 1918 to 1920. During those
and nearly
100 of the soldiers
14, 1949 meeting of the Grange years his sales averaged »50,000
Thoughtlessness, like a rash, breaks out under favorable conditions.
died and were buried on the Isth­
worth o f his products per year
And one of its bitter fruits Is that innocent people are sometimes mus.
Mr. Dickinson recalled from mem j an(j on<> y ear they exceeded »60,-
ory the names o f the other char-1 ppp
made its victim.
My father went to Yreka, Cal-
Over the Fourth, one of the first potential dangers is in the care­ ifornia, but decided that he would ter members and told where they
In 1920 Charles T. Dickinson,
less handling of the modern fireworks. Properly used, these devices have a better chance in Oregon, lived at the time the Grange was j then 66 years old, retired from the
organized.
are safe enough. But woe is the lot of the careless. Serious bums, so he went to Portland, late in
i business, turning it over to his
Charles is the only one of that sonSj Walter and Allen, each o f
with resulting Infection. Missing fingers. Lost eyesight. Other physical 1852. There he obtained a job as
superintendent of the territorial group still living. During the 75 whom
disfigurements, not to mention fires and other losses of property.
ran his own factory. They
years that he has belonged to
Some of the fireworks of today are truly alarming. At first glance, penitentiary, located at Front and the Grange,
put
up grape
and loganbesry
more
than
Harrison
streets, where Smith
1,000 | j uice and jams and jellies of all
they would seem to require the services of a professional "powder
members
have
passed
through
j
kinds.
Brothers later located their iron
monkey” to set them off. Yet, as the manufacturer would insist, they foundry.
the books, and he has, during j They began buying strawberries
are safe enough if used with the proper precaution.
"Father took up 320 acres
as that period held, at one time or i that were put down in sugar and
Another area which might bring disaster is the holiday-packed a donation land claim not long another, practically every office j frozen. They also handled rasp-
highways o f the state. Any driver will tell you that careful driving after coming to Portland.
takes all the danger from automobile travel. But there are many road
“ I was born in a log cabin
conditions which are not under the control of even the most careful on that claim Dec. 5, 1854 and
on Christmas day when I was
motorist.
,
The best rule would seem to be to keep your car under control, at 20 days old, my folks carried me
all times. Don't take chances because of an impatience at slower driv­ down the brail and crossed the
Willamette river in a skiff
to
ers ahead. But then, all these and many more have been printed and
Milwaukie where I was christen­
practically shouted from housetops for years. And still highway smash- ed In the old St. John’s Episcopal
ups happen.
Church by Bishop Thomas Field­
Human behaviour is seldom governed by rules. It is only when in­ ing Scott. My folks stayed there
dividuals, themaelves, realize reckless thoughtfulness must be con­ all night. Our home was not very
far from Milwaukie in those days
trolled that the most important step to holiday safety is taken .
Thoughtful celebrants, of course, can push back the holiday haz- —only a few miles—but there
that lurk in wait for them, whether on the highways, at the were no roads and people didn’t
travel on the trails through the
beach, or even In their own backyard.
woods at night.
But those who are given to an excess of enthusiasm, paying no heed
"In 1854, something over »1,000
to the risks involved, may sadly enough find thatydeath or injury will was raised by public subscription
so surely take the Joy out of life!
to build a road from Portland to
- W . K.
Lynn City, opposite Oregon City,
and my father
was placed in
charge of its construction.
My
mother,
whose
maiden
name was Ann King, was one of
The war is said to have been long over. But one of the devices of eleven children. With her folks
that period'« patriotism has survived into the transitlon-to-peare era, she left Indiana In the spring of
aa illustrated in this month in the Opportunity Bond Drive .
1852 for the Willamette valley.
There ia leas emphasis on patriotism, in current savings bond drives, There were thirteen In the fam­
and more selling on the basis of thrift, the opportunity o f financial ily when they started my mo­
independence and a sure return on an investment. With all these ther, her parents, her sister and
points of persuasion, however, the current Opportunity Drive has nine brothers. All of the brothers
died o f cholera on the plains.
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found no easy, smooth sailing.
“ My father and mother were
The idea of Investing In U. S. Savings Bonds is basically sound.
married on September 19. 1853 by
Oft repeated, but undeniable In logic is the fact that nothing is safer the Rev. Calvin S. Kingsley, who
financially than an obligation against the government.
This theory was principal o f the Portland A c­
cites the fact that every bit of currency in circulation is backed by ademy and Female Seminary. He
faith in the national government. And if the government is unable to was a Methodist minister. Father
and mother began housekeeping
pay its bond obligations, Its currency would also be valueless.
Takes
Out Of
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Mt. Hood Silo Co.
WE M UST S ELL
500 BRAND NEW
SUITS and COATS
Values to 49.95
Gabardine, Coverts, Twills,
Sharkskins, 100% wool.
Sizes 10 to 20—
38 to 44.
New Styles, New Colors. The Sole of the Year— Buy
Now. Not Every material in Every size.
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SPBC’L
500 Shorty Coats
S IN G ER
DRESS CO.
7 88
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TH f
102 Royal Bldg bet. Bdwy. A Pork,
’ 16 S.W Morrison (Ovei Knight's Store) j
$610,064.07
TOTAL DIVIDENDS
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Paid to Our Savers and Investors Since jOur Or«iümisât ion
Opportunity Left Cold
THIS INCLUDES $33,341.74 OUR
48TH CONSECUTIVE SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND
which will he received hy our mem hers on July
1st. IMP), and which hi
J
been figured at
The purchase of bonds, these days, is not the simple matter of di­
verting wage surpluses to "help win a war". Now the hard economic
facts of life must be faced. And, by some lamentable habit of thought
people have begun to wonder In some Instances at the continuing pres­
sure for government bond buying.
A careful look at ths amount of money that goes out in direct
federal taxation, without taking into account the hidden, indirect tax­
ation which effectively touches everyone in practically all purchases
made, tells an alarming picture. Taken as a matter o f routine from
each weekly pay check, the annual federal income tax is a muted blow
which is only brought put in the open each year, at the time of set­
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PER
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tling up the lax sccaunl.
But It Is enough td raise the question of why continuous appeals
must be made for government bonds, aside from the thrift feature. I .
Does the government have an Inaatlahle appetite that muat feed on 1 •
an unending flow o f money, regardless of how It is obtained?
A business or a corporation oftentimes must appeal to the money j .
market for loans whether by note, mortgage or bond. But no business •
will long exist which must follow each loan with an appeal for ano­
ther loan. Can government stay solvent by accumulating more and
more obligations, even In the face of a federal Indebtedness of some
»252 billion dollars?
N o one actually fears the government will go broke and repudiate
it* ohUgattons Bat It seems baffling that there must he more and
more money demands, through taxation or for voluntary purchase of
bonds It Is as though the end o f government spending might never
be reached and the process o f buying bonds, like the payment of
taxes, seems like dropping money into a bottomless well.
This might explain why many, who In time o f war, might make an
extra effort to buy s bond or two, in this instance, left opportunity
cold.
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