Rainstorm Fails
To Stop Santa's
Beaverton Visit
U* of 0.
Eugene, Oregon
A steady dow npour o f rain which
greeted the arrival o f a m erry
Santa Claus at B eaverton's junior
cham ber o f com m erce com m unity
C hristm as
party,
D ecem ber
17,
T W O SEC TIO N S
SIN G L E COPY F IV E CEN TS
failed to interfere too seriously VOLUME 22, Number 48
BEAVERTON, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1949
SC BSC R IP IION IN A D V AN C E » .0 0 P E R Y E A H
16 P AG ES
w ith the event.
Instead o f the traditional line­
up at the com m unity tree site,
youngsters were a fford ed protect-
tlon from the rain by C arr’s Chev­
rolet garage, which invited them
under its protective ramp. H ordes
o f youngsters were on hand to
greet th e patron saint and receive
A num ber o f yo ingsters and
B eaveiton Rural Fire D epart­
LAST ISSUE OF 1949 PRESENTS FLASHBACK
UNAUTHORIZED HOOKUP BRINGS FINE AND JAIL, adults
g ifts o f toys and candies.
as well hn\f experienced a ment, In a com m unication rend at
A fter the distribution in town,
real C hristm as tHiili at the home the D ecem ber 19 cou ncil meeting,
OF LOCAL NEWS PICTURES, ANNUAL CUSTOM
CONTRACTOR TOLD TO REPAIR CITY STREETS
the Jaycees took Saint N ick in
o f Mr. and Mrs. I. W Hobbs, 6601 approved the hiring o f a fire hall
tow for a visit to shut-ins and
S. W. N ew ton PI* ' t . neai Raleigh night sleeper and agieed to con ­
youngsters in fringe areas o f the
Next w eek’s edition, which will m ent," business and financial ou t­
A cco rd in g to Carl Green, sani­ con tribu tin g factors o f the c ity ’s Hills, w here th ey have viewed the tribute $800 tow ard the cost o f the
tow n. A lthough this took m ost o f
herald the end o f 1949 and the look for the twelve m onths ahead
tary engineer, the flow o f m ater­ situation.
holiday display s«i up in the party regular em ploym ent o f such a
the day and reduced Santa Claus ial, and its character, through
bright new beginnings o f 1950, fea­ and a pictorial flashback o f local
F ollow in g a letter o f recom m end room .
man W est Slope Fire P rotection
and his Jaycee helpers into sod­
tures
"B abson ’s A uthentic State- events as recorded by cam era an
i new ly installed sewer lines indi­ ation from C. Bryan W alker, city
T he H obbs traditionally decorate district will kick-in $800 as will
den. dripping wet blobs, the ven­
annual presentation o f this new s­
cates an unauthorized hookup to recorder, the cou ncil voted to add for the Yuletide. But each yeai, the city o f Beaverton.
ture w as successful and great fun
paper.
the yet-to-be-com pleted city sewer $20 a month to the salary o f Mis. their m asterpiece seems to enlarge
Part o f the cost o f hiring the
fo r all involved, the party an­
installation. The city cou ncil, at G eorge Martin, clerk, m aking hei in scope, until it has com pletely sleeper, it was pointed out, will
Babson's forecasts will con cern
nounced.
its m eeting o f D ecem ber 19, passed stipend total $185. T he city fathers, outgrow n the usual mantel place. be the expense o f providing quar­
such im portant topics as general
Beaverton m erchants made the
an ordin an ce prescribing a fine singly and collectively, praised the
business, com m odity prices, taxes,
The scene this year represents a ters in the city hall. The never-
gift presentation possible and local
o f $100 and 60 days im prisonm ent w ork o f the city clerk.
retail and foreign trade, labor,
used city jail may be im proved foi
m
iniature
village,
complete
with
a
B oy Scouts aided in con trollin g the
m axim um fo r con nectin g house
deficit financing, farm outlook,
A letter from Carl Green recom ­ church, lots o f cottages. a village sleeping quarters and other a c­
crow d and otherwise.
1 sewers to the sewer system before m ended payment o f a large share tree fully d e co ra t'd lakes, m oun­ com m odation s furnished for c o o k ­
stock market, real estate and pol­
itics.
it is authorized.
o f m onies due Jftcobsen and R ilt- tains. skiers and even little ani­ ing. it was suggested.
An investigation is underw ay to tan fo r their con tract w oik in mals lying alm ost hidden in the
The Beaverton rural departm ent
The score fo r the 1949 statem ent,
b rin g the offen d ers “ on the ca r­ N ovem ber on the sew age treatment snow.
also declared that it wants to raise
as released by Mr B abson's o ffice ,
p et" fo r a violation w hich serious­ plant. W ith $16,000 due and the
boasts 80% accuracy. In that fo r e ­
C him es in the church lin g out the pay for firem en on call from
ly hazards the health and welfare con tra ct sa tisfactorily fulfilled ac­ and when they stop, the music $1 to $1.50. This the city endorsed,
cast, he predicted that the total
o f the com m unity, accord in g to cord in g to Green, the engineer, the "H ere Com es Santa Claus" begins pointing out the amount o f ruined
volum e o f business for 1949 would
council voted paym ent o f $ 13,000 and jolly Saint Nick actually hoves clothes that have been the toll
M ayor H. H. Jeffries.
be less than o f 1948; that the peak
G one but certainly not forgotten with the balance due when final into sight, riding in his sleigh of fires In the past.
in wholesale com m odity' prices had
E dw ard Baker, 31, R oute 1, Sher­ b y the city cou ncil is the Salem cost estim ate is determined.
V ictor Lindberg, w ho resides on
been reached for this cy cle; that
behind his tiny, familiar reindeer,
w ood, is in the hospital recovering Sand and Gravel com pany, ju d g ­
Allen street at E rickson , was pro­
Federal taxes would n ot be d e­
and sk im m in g the rooftops
satisfactorily
from
a
fractured ing the dissatisfaction expressed
creased during the year and that
T hat the scen e has its fascin a­ visionally appointed to the B ea­
skull and exposure o f 12 hours on at the condition o f city streets
som e labor leaders would w ork for
tion has been attested to by as verton Planning com m ission, to
D ecem ber 11, after con fu sed search w here sew er lines were laid. The
pension systems and sick benefits.
m any as 30 sm all fry who have fill out the nnexplred tetm o f Tom
Kogcr M . Ilahaop
by law enforcem en t o ffice rs o f sanitary engineer, the state high­
stood spell-hound with mouth agape Graf, resigned. The appointm ent
Babson
is
an
internationally
W ashington and C lackam as county w ay dpartm ent and the city o f­
before the scene. Grownups also was made, providing Lindberg ac­
known business com m en tator and
left him lying in a w recked car ficials are all up in arms over the
cepts.
investm ent adviser. One o f the ou t­
com plim en t it warmly.
LOCAL KIWANIS LOOK
east o f Tualatin all night.
street and road status.
An ordinance was passed pro­
standing features of his philosophy
V isitors to the Hobbs have in­
FORWARD
TO
CHORALS
The Tualatin F ire Dept., looking
viding a procedure fo r opening
A s a result o f a con feren ce with
is an insistence on the im portan ce
The cold snap which visited cluded the Brownie troop from
fo r a car reportedly stolen from the principals concerned it has
A ccordin g to Murhlc Cook, lo­ o f religion In business. He presents
Greenhills, Cub Scout Pack 3. neigh­ streets and alleyways and dedi­
the
area
last
w
eek
end
caught
T. E. A rm lstead o f Osw ego, lo­ been arranged for the city street
borhood pre-school children and cating them for public use by cal m em bers o f the Hlwanis eltih a weekly com m entary based on re­
cated B aker’s 1940 Ford coupe crew s to spread gravel w here re­ B eaverton union high school with
R aleigh stu d en t» from 1st to 4th either laying out, widening, ex­ will he looking forw ard to th e search by a large sta ff o f w orkers.
its
fires
out
and
as
a
result
the
over the em bankm ent. The spot­ quired to make streets passable
tending or im proving, whenever
hour-long broadcast o f Christmas
T o assist you ng men and w om en
grades.
light was flashed on It and the li­ and charge the material to the student body spent a m orning of
chorals w h i c h th e International, in con cen tration on the fu n dam en ­
T he public is Welcome to call and the city has title to the proposed
d
isco
m
fo
rt
and
shivering,
a
ccord
­
cense num ber noted but the man sew er con tractor.
street by gift, grant, purchase, le­ in c o o p e r a t i o n with Mutual
tals and less o f the frills o f busi­
ing to I. R. Metzler, superintend see the display, by reservation.
in the fron t seat was not noticed, i A sum o f about $120,000 yet
gal ptocess or otherwise. A view ­ B roadcasting com pany, is s p o n ­
ness, he founded Babson Institute
ent. Because o f the vagaries of Mrs. H obbs announces. Groups of
W hen discovered next m orning, | rem ains to he paid the Salem
for men and, in «coop era tion with
from 10 to 40 m ay be accom odated ing board o f 3, in such cases, will soring for Christm as Eve.
B aker was found su fferin g from con cern , states the m ayor. The the w eather, h ereafter, Metzler
The program will hegtn at It his wife, W ebber C ollege for w o­
at one time. Anyone wishing to be appointed to determ ine benefits
prom
ises
that
fires
will
be
kept
head injuries and a frozen foot state also dem ands repair o f state i
and
assessments.
Advertisem ent
m idnight. Eastern Standard Time, men.
up all night as well as on Satur­ visit is invited to call C H erry 2237
due to exposure.
and posting is prescribed as well or 9 p. in. in G od’s country, the
road shoulders and m aintenance of
More recently, he founded "U to­
days
and
Sundays.
W ashington cou n ty sh eriff's of- | hard surfaced road repair.
as public h ealing for objections
P acific ( oast. Ton d ifferen t cities
pia
C ollege" in Eureka, K ansas,
T
here
is
one
room
,
under
the
fice was called to the chase about
R U M O R HAS I T .......
B itter criticism was not all con- (
will take |Mirt in the program
the center o f his "m a gic circle.”
m idnight, by C lackam as county. fined to streets made im passable gym, for which nothing can he
that H arry
Rothschild, R O L L IN G TO G E O R G IA
presentation.
He also has been active in the
T he car w as eventually found pil­ by sew er construction, how ever. done until com pletion o f the new
ow n er o f the Tip T op C offer
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. T hyng left
Pre-publicity for the event sur­ G ravity R esearch F o u n d a t i o n
heating
plant,
the
school
adm
in­
ed up on H ighw ay 217 and T ual­ Councilm an Oscar Martin dem and­
Shop, across the street from the M onday evening for Colum bus. mises that stations on the W est
starting this year.
istrator
points
out.
W ith
the
atin Bridge.
ed that som ething be done to rem ­
F irst Security Bank, one o f ihe Georgia, to spend C hristm as with roa st may tran scribe the program
plum
m
eting
o
f
the
m
ercury,
the
O f perhaps m ore local interest,
R ex G ordon, general delivery. ! edy
norm al
disrepair
of
city :
tow n ’s m ost eligible, though co n ­ their son-in-law and grand-children fo r release at the m ore convenient
how ever, will be the reprinting of
Sherwood, witnessed the accident streets. H e pointed out that the building gets so cold that it Is im ­ firm ed, bachelors. Is taking the Leland Shaw and R obert, John,
m idnight hour accord in g to PST. pictures o f the year. T hese will all
and reported that a 1946 Chevrolet city has Idle road-building equip- possible to really bring it tip to fatal step next week.
and R ichard. T hey expect to he along about the tim e that the
reflect events that have happened
sedan, tw o-tone brow n in color, m ent that should be put in use to i par
T hat is, ou r Inform ation adds, gone a month.
good Saint Nick picks him self
So, reports o f students having to
in the im m ediate area.
also believed to have been stolen, d o aw ay with ruts and road traps
unless
he
gets
cy'
1
feet
and
hacks
up out o f the fam ily hearth, dusts
picked up th e op erator o f the that jeopardize tires and m ake w ear coa ts in classroom s and of ou t at' the last m*niite.
G U E ST F O R T W O D A Y S
o f f the soot from his annaal de­
w reck ' and took o f f in the direc­ travel from one part o f the city m any su fferin g colds and sn iffles
scent, straightens his tain o'shant- j
C. J. Stevens was a house guest
is
recognized
by
the
school
super­
tion o f W a ck e r’s Corner.
to the other fa r from easy.
er and begins the long awaited
M onday and Tuesday at the hom e
intendent and he says that steps SON ON V ISIT
T w o P ortland youths were fin ­
Fred Goyt, city street superin­
distribution o f C hristm as pres­
o
f
Mr.
L.
L.
H
u
m
bu
rg
on
Franklin
Mrs.
M
cK
erch
er’s
son,
George,
Is
have
been
taken
to
rem
edy
such
ally apprehended in M ultnom ah tendent. reported that his instruc­
ents.
Avenue.
visitin g her.
a situation in the future.
cou n ty and adm itted the theft.
tions were to spend as little on
A dding further to the confusion street m aintenance as possible due
o f the chase, Em il F ailm etzger o f to the adverse condition o f the
B ox 65. W ilsonville, driving a 1940 budget for streets. He also said
Dodge, allegedly sw erved over the he was w aiting fo r dry weather
yellow line on H ighw ay 217 and b efore g oin g to w ork on som e of
TAXPAYER PROTESTS
knocked th e 1941 C hevrolet o f the most pressing road problem s.
R alph Joseph R oggen baeh , W ood-
T h e cou ncil and m ayor heatedly
SEWER USE CHARGES
burn, Into the ditch. N o one was discussed budgetary ills and the
hurt.
fa ct that it took tw o elections to
BECAUSE OF LOCATION
■Washington cou nty deputies, al­ pass a $16.000 budget as the m ainly
though in form ed o f the Baker
f ' i
w reck, failed to ch eck it because
An award o f the jo b o f install­
o f so m any things popping around
ing perm anent fen ce o f 290 feet,
them. A passerby discovered the
com plete with 10 foot gate, w as
injured man, next m orning.
m ade D ecem ber 19 by the city
cou ncil to Portland W ire and Iron ­
w orks, in the am ount o f $630. T h e
rp » I K R K i» it s p irit that pervade« o u r w orld
fence will enclose part o f the
F loyd Carlson and Miss Laurel
sew
age treatm ent plant.
(lu rin g this season. Y o u fe e l it in the jo y o f
P eterson w ere m arried in the
S
pecification
s call fo r a fen ce
¿riving g ifts . . . in th e o ff e rin g o f w ishes to
Chapel o f W estm inster P resbyter­
six feet high with an ad d ition al
those a ro u n d you . . .
in tin* h y m n s anil
ian Church o f Portland M onday
foot o f barbed wire at a fo rty -fiv e
evening.
degree angle.
C oun cllm en O scar
caro l« . It i« esp ecia lly n ecessa ry , in these
T he R ebekah N eedle and Social
F loyd is a B eaverton high school
Martin and Jack W eiby, a p p oin t­
Club held its regular m eeting and
tim e s, It» sp read th is sp irit to a ll . . . to
graduate and also a U niversity o f
ed as a com m ittee t o study bids,
C hristm as party at the home of
a
lle n d the c h u r c h o f o u r ch o ice and pray
O regon graduate. He is w ork in g
recom m ended the award.
M is. R aym ond H eard on Hyland
in Boise. Idaho, where they will
that the light o f the Ixtrd show u s o u r May
T hu rlow W eed, actin g in the
R oad. Friday, Dec. 16.
cap acity as attorney fo r Fred H au-
It was election o f officers, F lor­ live.
o
n
ce
m
o
re
.
Miss P eterson is a Portland girl
ger on C anyon road across from
ence H eard w as elected president;
and has had several years o f nur­
N. L. Thom as, realtor, asks the
E lsie Terry, vice-pres.;
Thelm a
city to defer sew er use ch a rges
B arron, sec.; and H azel Maly, ses training.
T hose from Beaverton w h o at­
MAY Y O IJ R C H R IS T M A S be iMMintifiil w ilh
fo r his client because en gin eerin g
trea surer.
tended the w edding were Mr. and
plans do not at the tim e include
T here w ere tw enty-one m em bers
the
w
arm
th
o
f
good
frie
n
d
s
and
a
th
a
n
k
fu
l
Mrs. Guy C arr and Shirley Carr,
service to his home, w hich Is on
present and tw o children w ho all
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Blasser, Mr
heart . . . is the sin c e re wish o f the sta ff and
a low level.
en joyed a tw elve-thirty pot-luck
and Mrs. S. S. Paxson. Mrs. P egg
lunch after the business meeting,
W eed
contends
that
H au ger
co
rre
sp
o
n
d
e
n
ts
o
f
the
and Mrs. B etty Myers.
there was an exchange o f gifts.
could force
the city
to install
T he next m eeting will be at the
sew er lines and install a pum p,
hom e o f E lsie Terry, the new vice-
should the case be brou ght before
president, in January.
♦he court.
Flow Through Sewer Lines
Alerts City To Violations
Hobb's Miniature BRFD OK's Night
Village Scene Is Sleeper; Agrees
Christmas Thrill
To $800 Yearly
New Year Edition Features
Pix And Babson's Forecasts
Driver Lays Out
Twelve Hours In
Confused Search
Cold Caught H. S.
With Fires Out;
Students Shiver
City Awards
Fence Bid To
Wire Concern
Floyd Carlson
Takes Bride In
Rebekah Needles Portland Rites
Elect Officers,
Note Christmas
Pegg's Mortuary
Conducts Rites
For Mrs. E. Lamb
A rrangem ents fo r the funeral o f
Mrs. Ellen A. Lam b. 93. w h o died
oM nday in Bellvilla sanitarium of
Portland, will be handled by P e g g ’s
M ortuary o f B eaverton, Thursday
m orning at 9:30 a. m.
Celebration o f the rosary was
W ednesday at 8 p. m. at the
Pearson funeral church in P ort­
land and solem n requim high mass
celebrated at St. R ose C atholic
church Thursday m orning.
Mrs. Lamb was a m em ber o f a
fam ily with an extensive back-
Her
ground o f early arm y life.
father WAS a cavalrym an who
fought in the Civil W ar. Her hus-
hand fought in Indian war«. Her
sons and sons-in-law have fought
in wars from the Spanish-Am eri-
can war through W orld W ar II
H er parents are buried in A rlin g­
ton cem etery. W ashington. D. C
She is survived by fou r living
children o f «even, tw o sons and
tw o daughters; seven grandchil­
dren and 11 great grandchildren
Grandson Takes
Center of Stage
Yuletide Events
Mr. and M is. D. P. M acDonald
have been busy with pre-holiday
entertaining at their home. On Sat­
urday, assisted by Miss Iva P eter­
son. they were hosts at a C hrist­
mas dinner party fo r 16 friends
from P ortland follow ed by an ex­
ch ange o f gifts by the attractively
decorated tree.
T his week their grandson, Joey
G asiorow ski o f Seattle, is their
houseguest after spending last week
with his paternal grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. P J. G asiorow ski. in
Portland. On W ednesday he cel­
ebrated his fourth birthday with
his gran dm oth er as hostess fo r his
small friends and relatives from j
Portland.
Joey's parents. M". and Mrs. D. J
G asiorow ski. will arive on F riday |
to spend the holidays w ith the j
M acDonalds.
M O N TAN AN
F R IE N D S
The Misses D onna snd Claire
Livesay. o f G reenw ay D rive en­
tertained ftiends from M ontana,
with a dinner last week.
BEAVERTtIN ENTERPRISE
) our
Homvtotrn
T he city indicates a d ifferen t
point o f view, inasm uch as a vote
by the electorate passed an ord i­
nance callin g for con stru ction o f
the sew age treatm ent plant and
sew er mains, tow aid w hich the
sew er use charge will apply. W ith
the sew er designated as a public
health im provem ent for the well­
being o f the city, the sew er use
ch arge Is made on the basts o f
100% o f the w ater use, regardless
o f w hether or not there is actual
use o f facilities.
Mr. Hauger, in a letter w hich
accom panied W eed’s, pointed out
that a large property ow ner w ith­
in the city limits is situated m uch
m ore conveniently near a sew er
line yet has never received a sew -
I rr use charge. The record er re­
pot U1 to the cou ncil that, a. ting
on this Inform ation, he ch eck ed
his records and discovered the
property owner, w ho uses w ater
from his own well. Full ch a rg e
from January, 1949 will be m ade
¡to him.
In the case o f H auger, W est
qiope water services his h om e T h e
city charges him 100% o f hts w a­
ter bill, through arran gem en t with
| the W est Slope w a ter d istrict
I hoard.
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