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About The Beaverton enterprise. (Beaverton, Or.) 1927-1951 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1950)
Junior Chamber Tells Chairmen Of Committees Chairmen of committees tor the year were announced February 15. at the regular meeting of the Bea verton junior chamber of com merce, by Donald L. Jenkins, presi dent. About twenty were present at Old Heidelberg restaurant, to take part in a general discussion meeting. The group is planning to honoi Beaverton's basketball squad at a dinner tentatively set for the first Tuesday in March. On March 15, it will meet with the West Slope Lions club on an exchange date. Study is being made on the pos sible entry of a "Miss Beaverton" ' in the Seaside contest for selec tion of a “ Miss Oregon”. Plans r re also being shaped up for float entry in the Portland Rose Festi- i val, whose theme is "Circus Days” Committee chairmen include: Awards, Harold P^'er on; Member ship, Bill Ness; Program. Harry Rothschild, Russ Peyton and Jack Weiby; Social, Earl Enger and Extension. Laurel Dennis. At the state board meeting, held in Roseburg, February 17 and 18. Bruce McMahon, John Barnes and Don Jenkins, with their wives, represented Beaverton. Turlow O'Hagen also attended. Annual Sale of Jerseys To 4H's Dated Feb. 25th U. o f o. L ib rary ~’.i£ene, Oregon BEAVERTON, Washington County, OREGON VOLUME 23, Number 5 r/ie W A S H IN G T O N COUNTY TA X DOLLAR ~ Bill Fudge and Bob Sinclair of Beaverton high school won first place honors respectively in im promptu speaking and serious dec lamation at the state-wide speech tournament held at Linfield college. McMinnville, last Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16, 17 and 18. Fudge topped the field in im promptu speaking over competitors from Eugene, Hillsboro, Salem, Tillamook and West Linn high schools. Sinclair scored a first place victory in serious declamation over speakers from Albany, Concordia Academy, Estacada, Grants Pass. Hermiston, Hillsboro, Oregon City. Salem, Sheridan, West Linn, Wil- lamina and McMinnville. Avis Jones • won 2nd place in radio \ speaking and also 2nd place in interview, while Beverly Larson took 3rd place in interview. The following speakers from Beaverton high school reached the finals in their contests: Extempore Speaking, George Evans, Arthur Carpenter and Bob Sinclair; in Serious Declamation, Avis Jones; in Oratory, Paul Choban: in Debate. Arthur Carpenter. Boh Sinclair and George Evans. 13f 3 - D O 3 ALL U-L HI OS SCHOOLS 3RAD* SCHOOLS M 17.L* Tw en ty-tw o animals including calves, bred heifers and producing cows have been consigned to the fourth annual Junior Jersey sale which will be held at the Washing ton county fairgrounds, Hillsboro, SCHOOL LIBRARY FUWU 0.1* Saturday, February 25, starting at 1 p. m.,the sale committee headed I by Fred Knox, Gaston, has an The above diagram tells the story cf the Washington county nounced. tax dollar, where it goes and why, in some quarters, there is a All bidding will be restricted to [ crescendo of alarm at the shortness of funds for such vital purposes as county roads. 4-H and FFA members. Represented are only those taxes collected by Washington A limit, of two animals to any county and spent by it for its various functions It does not show one buyer has been set, according monies collected and used by such agencies as cities, water districts to Joe Cox, Washington county ex or fire protective districts. tension agent, who serves as sec For the county general fund. $399,282.52 has been levied, at the retary of his county Jersey cattle rate of 11 mills. The county road fund receives $78,404.56, at 2.16 club. The sale is being held in co mills. For the county school library fund, $1,451.94 has been operation with other county Jersey taxed, at 0.04 mills. Total county tax exclusive of -chools is $479,139.02, or 13.2 mills cattle clubs in the state. Levies in union high, non high and accredited high school The sale committee includes Neal districts total $674,669.36, to which is added $70,966.72 for the rural Miller, Woodburn; L. S. Lorenzen 'high school district. Dayton; Marvin Pangborn, Tilla For grade school districts, taxation amounts to $1,330,536.62, to mook; Mancel Melott, V. D. Foster, which is inoluded the rural school district levy of $102,160.48. and J. B. Thomas, all of Hillsboro. ACTIVE H, S. Entries Win First Place In Speech Tourney Diagram Tells Tax Story ! PTA Honors Past Leaders Feb. 28 On Founders Day FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1950 SIN G LE COPY F IV E CENTS SUBSCRIPTION IN ADVANCE $2.00 P E R Y E A R CLUB PUSHES RED X Beaverton Asked To Participate In Seaside Pageant PUSHING T H E 1950 KI ND CAM PAIGN lor the American Red Cross in Washington county will be the Hillsboro Active club, which has divided the county into 15 districts for more conipre hensive coverage Shown discussing the annual drive are, seated, left to right; Amos Loboie. Cherry Grove: Carlton Wilder, Portland; Dr. John Gest, chairman, and Bob Faih, Tigard. In the bnek row are Howard Schoan, Orenco; Elmer Meltebeke, Banks; Stan Gray, Aloha Huber; Harlan Cruse, Cornelius; George Fischer, Hillsboro; Ken Erickson. Beaverton; A1 Judah, I^aurel Scholls, and Don Foelker, North Plnins. Not included in the picture are Bob Cozinc, West Slope; Don Nelson, Gaston; Emory Dye, Forest Grove; Neal Davidson, Sher wood, and Dave Keller, Tualatin. Community quota* for the east end of the county are set at; Beaverton, $2,100; West Slope, 1,875; Aloha, $66780; Tigard, 1,908; Sherwood, $572.40. and Tualatin. $286.20. Directors in the east end of the county are; Beaverton, Dr. C. E. Dixon, assisted by Ken Erickson: West Slope. A. N. Wetterborg; Aloha. Mis. Ernie Masters; Tigard. Mrs. Ralph Palmer; Sherwood, Mrs. George Stiles and Mrs. Montie Brickell, and Tualatin, Harry A. Wali-oil. Each director will select his staff of volunteers to do the door to door solicitation. The fund* campaign starts March 1 THREE CO. CANDIDATES START 1950 PRIMARY ELECTION DRIVE The city of Beaverton has been invited to participate in the 1950 "Miss Oregon” pageant at Seaside next July, and some B-averton girl will, if the invitation is ac cepted, have an opportunity to compete, for the coveted title of Miss O'egon," who will represent the state at the famed "Miss Amer ica” pageant, at Atlantic City in September. A franchise for participation in the fourth "Miss Oregon” pageant to be held at Seaside, Oregon's premier beach resort on July 21, 22 and 23, has been forwarded to the Jr. Chamber o f Commerce with the hope that the organization will sponsor a local contest to deter mine who will represent Beaverton at the Seaside event. The "Miss Oregon” pageant is open to any girl between the ages of 18 and 28 inclusive who is a resident of Oregon and who has never been married. The winner of the event at Beaverton will go to Seaside with all expenses paid for the event which will determine the winner of the title "Miss Ore gon.” At Seaside she will be judged on a basis of her talent; her person ality; her appearance In formal dress, and her appearance In a bathing suit, each of which will have an equal bearing in the final score. Girls desiring to enter the event should contact Junior Cham ber of Commerce for further in formation, or write the Seaside Chamber of Commerce. In the three years Oregon has sent a representative to AMantic City, two Oregon girls have been among the winners, and as a result have won scholarships, one to the University of Oregon and the other 1 to the San Francisco Conservatory ,,f Music. Eleven girls who took ,,ait In the 1949 contest at Seaside were offered scholarships to Pacif- ¡c University. Other prizes are also 1 presented. ■ - 1 In keeping with the national tradition, the Beaverton PTA will pay tribute to its founders on Tues day, Feb. 28, at the Merle Dnvies With declared candidacy of three »can precinct committeemen, with school. Also honoi ed will he the county officials, followed by filing a total of some 20, but no Dem- group’s past presidents. of some 20 Republican candidates ocrats have come to the front to Mrs. Glen Ely is in charge of for precinct committeemen, the try for this basic political office. the rest of the program which will 1950 primary election campaign Dipper asks aspirants to this post deal with visual aid in the schools, starts to get underway to file rather than have write-ins j Among recent activities of the Maud W. Boscow, county treas- complicate party machinery, often ' association was the presentation . „ „ , - , . „ „ 'u r e for réélection to her times resulting in a tie vote or of of $25 to Boy Scout troop 517 _ r , ’ Is trying * * _____ , w office, by filing of February 14. electing a candidate who refuses which is to be used for the registra She resides at 705 E. Main street, j ,he honor> tion of a boy slated to attend the Hillsboro. Her slogan Is "Continued | One man and one woman, by aifnual Boy Scout Jamboree, prompt and courteous service, econ- j law, is to be elected in each pre- After the mailing on Tuesday Fourteen interested women at Sunday, February 26, the Naza-j Last rites were conducted in omy consistent with careful and rinct at the primary election, evening, a silyee offering will ac rene Church promises an insplra-j Pe«S 's Chapel, Tuesday, February tended the second meeting of the efficient administration." « rather than at the general ele< tion tional day. j 21. for Colonel Carlos W. Hunting- League of Women Voters discus company the customary Founders’ H P Barrows, 831 E. Main street, <>« previously. No filing fee is re- Day silver tea in the cafeteria. All In the Sunday School, at 9:45 ton, 66, Route 1, Beaverton, who sion group at the home of Mrs. interested parents and their friends Hillsboro, seeks relectlon to the ‘>uired and deadline for declara- a. m. the “ Harmonaires" from passed away at hts home on Feb- George Prier on Davis Ave„ last are Invited to attend. pout of county surveyor. He tells ,lons wi,h the county clerk Is George Fox College, Newberg, a ruary 18 after a long illness. Rev- Thursday. N IL E DAUGHTERS KITES about the same story In his slogan ®*nIch 10- male quartet, will be singing sev- erend Hohn Walsh, of St. Cecilia Mrs. Fred Huntress of Portland Beaverton Business and Profes Several Beaverton women who of "Continued courteous and ef- Deadline for qualifying to vote in eral times. They will also sing in Catholic church. Portland, officia- led a discussion of reapportion- sional Women's club, on March 5, are members of the Daughters of j flcient service." j Pr*mary eh*ction Is April 18. the morning service, with the pas- ted. Services were under auspices ment for the State Legislature and will host the North Willamette the Nile drove Into Portland yester For F. J. Sewell, 151 N E. 3rd , ‘ “ per8° n 8h* 11 bp qualified to district conference of the group in tor bringing a message on “The of Beaverton post No. 124, Ameri- Mrs. A. L. Donaldson talked on day to attend the Ceremonial at Ave., Hillsboro, the promii^'Th his ' ° ' '1<" P*Mml e ° ' ° * un ess an 411 day session at the C. E Ma Stewardship of Possessions.” c»n Legion. Interment was in the Government spending. the Masonic Temple. drive for réélection to the post of h* " ha" " * ‘ " ‘ " « 1 . Electors son school, on Center street, an In the evening service, 7:30 p. m„ veterans plot of Lincoln Memorial Mrs. Ray Meadows was parttcu- county coroner is "Prompt and |j'n n° * swoin in to \ote on nounces Mrs. Hildah Highbe, presi Rev. James Kratz of Garfield, Ore- Park, Portland. larly interested since her daughter, j impartial service." , « ec on ay. gon, will present his widely re- ' Colonel Huntington was born In Registrars within the eastern dent. Mrs. David Pearson, was dancing ■ W. A Tupper, county clerk, re ceived dramatic reading, John Bun- i Minnesota, in 1884, and was an at- Mrs. Martha Bernadlnl has been end of the county include; in the affair. ports a flood of filings for Repub- yon's “ Pilgrim ’s Progress,” appro- torney-at-law, admitted to practice Beaverton, C. Bryan Walker and appointed registrar for members priately interspersed with instru- in both Oregon and Washington. She reports the hours George Thynge; Aloha, Mrs. Ly attending mental musical selections. Rev. | At the entry of the first World man Ross and A A. Carlson; Reed- of registration are from 9:30 to Under sponsorship of the Bea- Kratz gave this reading at the $Yar. he enlisted in the army and vllle, Mrs. Rosa B. Connell; Orenco, 10 a.m. recent Oregon-Pacific Pastor’s con wa* commissioned a 1st Lieuten- \ vetton Business and Professional Featured speakers of the con j A. P. Peake; Cedar Mill. B. B. clave, and is certain to be well ant of the infantry, training at Women's club, a Well Baby clinic Reeves; West Slope, T. J. Ward ference are Fern Trull, of Grants received by the folks of Beaverton. Presidio, In San Francisco. Serv- will be held March 13, in the C. E. and Mrs. Clara B. French; Klnton, Pass, who is international rela The public In and around Bea ing overseas, he was promoted to Mason school. Mrs. Hildah Highbe C. Earl Stretcher; Garden Home, tions chairman for the state, and verton Is cordially invited to at captain in France, after the war will be in charge with Dr. Carl GROUP NAMES OFFICERS; BLASTS AT RELEASE Anna C. Jacokes; Tigard. Anna Florence Barton, of Coqullle, state advanced to the rank of major Tarlowski, of the public health tend these services Sunday. McDonald and Ed. J. Finley. membership committee chairman, and was subsequently promoted to service, attending, OF MISLEADING PROFIT STATEMENTS BY OSC la test date on which petitions M l"" Alda Sahiero, Filipino stu- the rank of Lt. Colonel, infantry These clinics will be held once a or declaration for candidacy for <lent who is attending Oregon reserve. month on a regular afternoon nomination to county, district, State College on a state B PW Twenty-five years devoted to the | total, with over $4,500,000. After the war, he went to Call- schedule, practice of keeping books on the Dairying, Torvend said, is a year- state or national office Is »kewlse scholarship, will also attend and fornia. Here he was a member , All mothers with well babies ar8- | speak. milk production of dairy herds around industry which helps es- March 10. of the Governors cabinet under cordially invited to participate in Mrs. Emma Boyd, of Beaverton. both Governor Rolph and Cover- I the cllnlcg There w ill' be no’ charge urn*Kcr,ebr"* e<l Eehruary 14, in the tabllsh a stable economy for the I is chairman In charge of luncheon ; IIne Clinics, m ere w in d no charge Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce county. Of the 4,800 f Hrms in Wash- nor Merriam and arrangements. for the service. building by the Washington county ington county, 2,100 are engaged in Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Beelor cel Governor Rolph appointed him j Dairy Herd Improvement Associa- | dairying to some degree. Two thou- ebrated their twenty-fifth anniver director of the department of pro Hon. sand farms are less than 20 ac:e* sary on Sunday at the home of her fessional and vocational standards brother, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest of the state of California. When Glen Ireland, of Forest Grove, In size, with many of them run by was reelected president o f the one man. Masters of Huber, it being a big Governor Merriam succeeded Rolph group and Sam Graham, Jr., of Investment in each farm is esti- surprise to the guests, as they be contjnued Huntington in this IV Tigard, was named secr.etary-treas- mated at between $30 and $60 Department Commander Vere were not informed of it being an ^ p09t_ where he stayed until 1935. urer. Joe Smidlkofer, Forest Grove, thousand dollars. Costs of produc McCarty of the Veterans of Foreign anniversary event. At that time, he resigned to enter was elected to the hoard of direc- tion are up and yet, through im- | Wars and Department Commander Refreshments were served to a private business, radio work and “ You can’t have one half of the The Loyal Berean class of the tors. All terms are for two years, j proved management, 40% more ! Samuel E. Bowe of The American world rich and one half poor and large number of frlends.who called puh|ic relations, Beaverton Church of Christ cel- j Considerable discussion featured | c o w " alncp ln25 Produce 70% more W ‘ ° n have filed with Secretary still have world peace,” maintained during the afternoon and evening. In the aec0nd World War, Lt. ebrated Friday evening at the milk. ____________ of Stale Earl Newluy In his «>ffi< •• Dr. Roberto M. Hooker, professor Colonel Huntington served over- E|mer Walter's home on Lombard I>a" " a“ e of a resolution blasting A quarter of a century a g o , aver- i Salem, Oregon their joint inten- seas 9 months as transport office. , eet wjth a KOOd 0jd f asHion Oregon State College extension of Spanish and Iaittn American his He was then stationed ln San | Valentine nartv " " " ~ service for rale.sin^’ ^ t e m e n U of ! * * p Pr°4uctlon per cow, on a yoar’s [ |Jon io c ir c u it* a n ln ltlstlva Petl- tory at Pacific University, Wednes Francisco as officer In command ! r;amPf! ¿!Prp pUyPd dur,n(? ,he dairying profits that provide the ' milking basis, was 168 pounds of ««h ject to the November FJec- day night before members of the tion for payment of a State Bonus of all military personnel of trans Pvenln* wlth prl„ , g to Mrg public with a false impression of *"d “ th" n to O r e g o n * v X ' Ladies Fellowship of the Bethal ports and freighters at Portland Lind. ay, Mrg. Ely, Vlva Jack. Mr. the true picture. f0T S , Z W a s h in g - ^ O t'g o n V at. pans of World War Congregational Church. * ty. u wno were residents of Oregon n » J Can r 1 n o io a n P n fn fa . . n _ .. tIM .I I. _T N t t t s . . a t In a speech on Human Rights, and San U Francisco. Before ri». re- ,,nd a as ¡v(rs A1 Beguln, • Losina Coulter While si_ the DHIA ■ does not look ILÏII C O U l U y , , ____ , . _ . . . I Dairy herd recorda being kept for a* ><■""« one year prior to enter- Dr. Hooker, who was introduced tlrement, he was promoted to a and Walter Payne, W E ST SLOPE — Lions Club of A f, , , iTc .ueh r Z r d ^ l 7 * P » " average of 382 pounds of >"* the armed services. full Colonel and he continued as a After a gay evening refreshment* He such record, that have an ac- butt„ fat and 7-00f) da of m)lk j Inclusive dates for payment are by Mrs. Albert King, pointed out West Slope meets in the banquet Colonel in reserve. that if history books were revised room of the China Lantern on sec were served by the hostess. " ' 1 t h,l s T u T 7 I Tf> "»"V solvent In modern market- September 16, 19.0 June 30. When the second World War ----------------------------------------------------------- releases, to show more o f the great men o f it held, do not take Into 1 ond and fourth Mondays of each " nd m" "prvlrp for whlch P"y- sconce and art than the great ended, he returned to Portland. consideration all coats related to Ing trends, however, it Is becoming month, and are looking forward Here he practiced law and served even more important, Torvend said mPnt wo'ild be made must have hprop. of war thPrp wou,d h# to an active year. as executive secretary for the Port Service* and Interment will b. or a * allon of milk maintain highest efficiency in pro- I ^ r«te of $1000 for each full J. „ * k. * ' l r ' ' Z The club has been active in pro land Home. Builders Association. held ln Clinton. Indiana. foi Forty-five dairymen were present durtion methods month of domestic service and , orougnt out tne curing new traffic signal lights at In this latter capacity, he had a Franklin W. Nagle, who died Feb to hear annual reports and conduct Henry Hagg related that found- for each full month of for P °ln‘ that_the harriers of prejudice the intersection of Canyon and large part in plans for Blanding's f . . « « « RUtMhut builfWiM or .h . „ „ o f ,h , -r w » . would W h - lJ d ” . . T J ,’ r Multnomah Club roads. W’ork is Dream House, near Cedar Hills. wound. Mr Nagle, who was 60 Dinner was held in conjunction workPd tpn vf,arg bpfare „tabllsh- 1------- *d “ ** ' * now going forward on the installa- marriage and by teaching children He and his wife built a home in the ar regular noon-time tion with hopes of getting them **%“ ......V ................I year’' of a** had bpPn in P00' W” n with rP?," «oon-ume arrau affair (n|f fh„ aPrvlr„ of a tester. First some of the contributions made by ...... ----- I the Beaverton area about a yea, hea,th of the Hillsboro chamber. Palmer rMuJt of thlg work WM „ f(ve into use within the next thirty ago. He was associated in the Negroes in the scientific fields of He was born March 4, 1881, in s Torvend, county agent, »nd ’ county combination with a tester days. 1 our country. Real Estate office of H. H Jeff Clay county. Indiana and lived in Henry Hagg, member of the DHIA j travelling over 1,000 miles per The club entertainment committe As evidence o f this, he quoted a ries du'ine *his time. Beaverton for the past three years, during Its entire twenty-five years I rnonib to service herds. met Monday night to plan for a Texan as saying. “ I wouldn’t mind Colonel Huntington is survived His occupation was a coal miner of existence, were featured speak- | Next, the movement advanced to get-together of members and their my daughter marrying a Negro If wife Rosina, and his fa- hut 111 health forced him to leave *«■"■ filling in for Professor P M L j oJnl yamhlll-Waahlngton coun- wives sometime soon. A similar . ¡'>prh,0rant Huntlnr<0. he wasn't too black and didn't the mines and come to Oregon Brandt of OSC. who was unable to j t|Pg and finnlly Washington county party was held last year If weather conditions hold out have too crimpy hair." Thp Colonel was a member of Surviving are two sons, Wayne, appear bermi«e of death In hit *et up its own program, with three the Cqnyon Road Theatre Drive He emphasised that minions ars the V FW American Legion, and of Portland, and Herbe’ t W 1101 family. SUNSHINE CANASTA ^ »» . | tP" ,Pr" . In will again open Its gate to auto spent for war but not for world an honorary member of the Order Mpn)o Dr)vP Beaverton; a daugh- w _ , , „ ■ Torvend indicated the growth of World Wr.r II kicked the props mobile-driving movie fans. peace. More should he spent "for Mrs. Marian Talbert, entertained o f the Purple Heart and the Mili ter Mrs Brr-M Osborne, of Con- the rounty da,ry Industry by point- out from In under a thriving DHIA Plans are to swing open the education for our children- not to a table o f "Canasta" at the Sun tary Order of World War. or«. California; two sisters and Ing out that in 1925. It accounted program Since the end of the war, gate On or about March 1. states I equip them for war " shine Dairy in Portland Tuesday. three brother* in Indiana fo^ I6G of income and was not the association has been strength- C. E. Tillman, manager. "There is something wrong with Her guests were Helen Fisher. P «gg was in charge of the b dy, considered one of the major Indus- enmg Two tester* are already Shows start at dusk The the this world when our voung men Carrolvn Summers, May Bla«ser of T R IP TO SE ATTLE Mr and Mr. Bruce Steel spen' here Remin. were shipped Thurs-, tries Today, however, the Indus- employed and the third tester Is atre Is located at the east city ltm m„st sacrifice themselves |n Beaverton and Edna Shelles of war, the week end in Seattle. day. Feb 23 try accounts for 25% of the county . about to he added. Its on Bertha-Reaverton highway, he said. West Slope. Nazarene Church Military Rites Schedules Songs And Burial For And Reading Sun. Col. Huntington Women's League Considers State Reapportionment Beaverton Club Hosts District Meeting Mar. 5 Club Sets Clinic For Well Babies; Begins March 13 DHIA Celebrates 25th Year At Recent Annual Meeting Party Surprises Couple On 25th Wedding Anniv. VFW And Legion Work On State Bonus For Vets Class Group Has Valentine Event In "Old Fashion" "Half Rich, Half Poor No Aid To Peace Of World Lions Club Sees Fruit Of Labor In Signal Light Franklin W. Nagle - - ..- ,„r M Drive-In Opens Mar. 1 Depending On Weather Note
